Analysis coalition bickering keeps domestic and European politics stuck
By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s first three-way coalition in decades was forged in a crisis last year when unity was paramount. Now, as it faces major structural challenges, deep differences between the parties are re-emerging, delaying critical decisions at both national and European levels.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting energy crisis forced Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD), the Greens and pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) last year to cross traditional red lines and make tough compromises on nuclear power, coal and defense agree.
Now, however, as the urgency to act collectively fades, they remain stuck in their political affairs, which they see as a “payback period,” as one senior government official put it.
The Greens in particular, but also the SPD, want to invest more in the transition to a low-carbon economy. The FDP, on the other hand, is striving for a return to solid public finances after approving special spending of several hundred billion euros in the pandemic and energy crisis.
These divisions prompted FDP leader and finance minister Christian Lindner, who has ruled out tax increases, to postpone the presentation of the 2024 budget last week.
There is a risk such cracks could delay projects needed to modernize Europe’s largest economy, analysts including Carsten Brzeski, chief economist at ING Germany, said.
Around 30 government initiatives are now being held up by the coalition itself, be it speeding up the construction of public infrastructure, reducing bureaucracy in renewable energy projects or banning new oil and gas heating systems.
Julia Reuschenbach, a political scientist at the Freie Universität Berlin, said that the FDP in particular is acting as an “internal opposition to its own government” in order to sharpen its profile after a series of bitter election defeats at regional level.
The German coalition dispute is also affecting the politics of the European Union and is causing irritation among the partners.
The bloc has been forced to postpone a vote originally planned last week on a landmark law to end sales of new CO2-emitting cars in 2035 after last-minute transport minister Volker Wissing of the FDP made a last-minute objection to what appeared to be a long-agreed move.
Germany’s reluctance to send heavy weapons to Ukraine has also angered European and NATO allies over the past year.
Brzeski said that while German governments have learned to deal with the crisis, “they don’t have a good track record of dealing with structural change – and that’s where we are now.”
In response to this criticism, a government spokesman said that Berlin is already grappling with numerous challenges associated with the transition to a carbon-neutral economy.
“These are processes that take time. But the government has already made many decisions in the first year and a half to push the transformation forward. And she will keep doing it.”
FDP IN THE FIGHT FOR LIFE
The German political system that was installed after the Nazi era ensures that power is shared and restricted much more than in peers like Great Britain or France, said Philipp Koeker, a political scientist at the University of Hanover.
For example, proportional representation means that coalition governments are the norm, which can slow down decision-making.
But while some bickering between the partners is hardly uncommon, analysts and government insiders say this coalition’s lack of experience, electoral pressure and diversity contributed to the stalemate.
“Too many issues are just being passed up,” said another senior government source.
In an unusual exchange of letters last month, Lindner and Green Party economics minister Robert Habeck had fallen out over the budget plans, with the latter expressing concern that funds for environmental projects would not be sufficient.
Unlike Habeck or Scholz, Lindner is also party chairman, which puts him in a particularly difficult position as the person responsible for government policy, but also as an appeal to voters. That can require uncomfortable compromises, especially since the FDP is now fighting to survive. She is just 5% in polls, about half of what she won in the 2021 general election and on the cusp of what it takes to enter parliament.
There are also disagreements between the SPD and the Greens – the government, for example, recently decided to shelve plans for a National Security Council because the SPD chancellery and the Green foreign ministry could not agree on who should head it, according to the two government sources.
Scholz, who is often criticized for being too cautious, could theoretically use his right to issue binding guidelines to tell ministers what to do, said Köker from the University of Hanover.
However, highlighting just one minister could result in that minister’s party dropping out of the coalition, he said.
Instead, Scholz chose to downplay differences and ensure each party feels well represented, said Gero Neugebauer, a political scientist at Freie Universität Berlin.
“Above all, he wants to keep the traffic light coalition together, even if the decision-making process takes longer,” he said, using the coalition’s usual designation after the party colors red, green and yellow. “That’s the price.”
(Reporting by Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke; Additional reporting by Holger Hansen, Christian Kraemer and Alexander Ratz; Editing by Tomasz Janowski)


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Once, when I was a boy, my parents decided to take my sister and I into the city for a day trip. We lived a few hours north, so travelling into the heart of Sydney was a rare treat. Dad worked in Sydney so coming in on his weekend wasn’t something we really ever did. As a novelty, my parents decided to take us on the Monorail, and it was a trip that changed me. Come Sunday, the monorail will embark upon its final flight. This is its story.
The once-great Sydney Monorail this week began its transition into scrap metal, as the NSW State Government pulls it down. We thought it prudent to run the eulogy once more in light of current events.
The Sydney Monorail is beautiful. It sits on a steel-blue track built almost six above the city streets below. There are six trains of seven carriages each on the Monorail network at any one time — a system that can service 5000 passengers per hour.
There are eight stations littered along the 3.6km track, originally designed to link the Sydney CBD with Darling Harbour under its original name: TNT Harbour Link. To ride the whole loop you’ll need 12 minutes.
I first rode the monorail in the mid-1990’s. I don’t remember where we were going, or how long we spent on the track, but we definitely rode it, and I had a ball. I distinctly remember my mother, terrified of heights, closing her eyes behind sunglasses and refusing to look down — afraid of the 33km/h sky-train. I couldn’t tear my eyes away from the scenery as we seemed to hop effortlessly across the city awnings.
For a young boy in a town with one train station, the idea of a sleek, futuristic train that ran on a line in the sky was beautiful. It was sci-fi in motion: public transport meets Star Wars.
Truth be told, the monorail and I are almost the same age. It was meant to be opened to coincide with Australia’s Bicentenary celebrations on 26 January, 1988, but significant construction delays and a lack of planning meant that the Sydney Monorail opened on 21 July. I was born in February, so the Monorail and I both celebrated our 25th birthday this year. Unfortunately, the Monorail’s upbringing was more tumultuous than my own. Almost immediately after its completion, cracks began to form in the lofty idea of the city’s own Monorail.
You see, the Monorail was a privately-owned transportation system, which meant the corporation that owned it intended to run it for a profit. High ticket prices followed, and immediately started putting people off travelling on the Monorail. Instead, they opted for cheaper options like buses, trains or walking.
For example, one of the shortest trips you can take today is between The Galeries shoping center and City Centre Station on Pitt Street: a trip that takes you about eight seconds to do, costing you almost $6 for the privilege. A day pass sets you back almost $10 on a system that doesn’t really go anywhere to tell you the truth. Compare that to less than $4 for an adult pass on the city’s train network which takes you everywhere faster and you see why nobody really rode the Monorail.
Each of the Monorail’s six trains is operated by a driver, but that wasn’t always the case: the company had intended to operate the Monorail automatically, but that was scratched after faults in the trains saw the idea nixed.
The Monorail quietly shuffled passengers above Sydney’s streets for years without incident, but in 2010, two trains on the line collided, hospitalising several passengers. Two years after that, a power failure on the tracks meant that almost 100 people had to be lifted from the cars to safety by the NSW Fire Brigade.
Passenger numbers dwindled, and discussions began behind closed doors about what to do with the ghost train above Sydney’s streets. In March 2012, the NSW State Government purchased both the Monorail and the light rail services beneath it as part of a Darling Harbour redevelopment plan. They said that the Monorail would be torn down in June 2013; an unceremonious end for a troubled city icon.
People are boarding the monorail today like they’re boarding a theme park ride: it’s a novelty. There are smiles on their faces. They know that today will be the last time they board this beautiful, yet deeply troubled attempt at transport progress. For many, their last time may even coincide with their first time.
The Monorail is now busier than it has been in the last decade, much to the bittersweet delight of ticket gate operators and drivers. Queues for tickets stretch longer than they ever have or will.
“I expect we’ll get very busy today, actually,” said the guy in the ticket booth as he gave me my ticket. He crossed out a few lines on my day pass before handing it to me. It was an ad for weekly and monthly passes on the Monorail.
It has been raining in Sydney all week: a city weeps quietly for its fallen icon in a sad ode to progress played out in a pitter-patter orchestra on the carriage roof. I’m sitting in the third car right now, writing about this train once bound for the future, and across from me are two young boys who are the same age I was when I first rode the Monorail.
They already live in a world of bullet trains, electric cars, private space flight and unlimited potential in one of the most blessed countries on Earth: they live in the world I dreamed of when I was their age. What advances in technology will they see in the next few decades?
Will these two boys be the two brothers responsible for a great leap forward in human knowledge? Maybe. Perhaps they’ll have an idea for a better Monorail one day. It all could start right here.
The final flight of the Sydney Monorail will be on Sunday 30 June, 2013.
Images: Transport for NSW

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Haikus Without Prescription: Translating memory from the web into print
Haikus Sin Récipe (“Haikus Without Prescription”) is the title of my cousin Luis Felipe Blanco’s blog. He began sharing his poetry in it in 2008, and worked on it with some regularity for two years until his sudden death in November 2010. It contains 163 text entries, mostly poetry, in Spanish, English, and Spanglish (there’s lots of that).
My project, based on my cousin’s blog, addresses the notion of digital spaces as memory sites, and consists of a twofold strategy for memorialization. The first part involved the creation of a booklet with a selection of poems from the blog, in Spanish, that was later presented (in December 2015) as a memory device to my close family. The second part consists of a video that offers a personal meditation on my process, in the tradition of memory performance.
My cousin’s blog, now orphaned and ever confined to the digital, is subject to the policies and physical integrity of Blogspot’s infrastructure. In light of this, I made the decision to create digital and print backups of it. But how to better make the content accessible in a way that would truly favor memorialization? The subsequent process of reflection and research led me to translate the material from one medium to another: from digital to print. Memory studies suggest that when digital content is stored away online it is very often as though it disappears, as users are less likely to revisit it; digital technologies, when off, are opaque and not readily accessible. The booklet that I designed is meant to facilitate access to my cousin’s poems in a way that a computer cannot: a book, in its materiality, prompts a person or a group to engage in the ritual of reading alone or aloud, or browse, undistracted by other elements and without having to rely on a device.
My editorial and aesthetic choices at the moment of designing the book were made purely out of instinct and personal taste. It was quite challenging to complete a project within an academic setting in which I had no other framework than myself and my relation to the content. However, as the intended use had determined the format, approachability did influence some aesthetic decisions. For instance, I tried to overcome any possible barrier of taboo or literary distance between the reader and the content by hand-binding the booklet, using craft paper, and hand-writing an introduction.
The final product contains only a selection of poems by Luis Felipe and is subject to be revised and re-made in the future using different texts. It does not reference a particular historical event or site, but instead groups together fragments of his creative output -which poses the possibility of reconstructing some sort of essence of the author, his personality, or his character. In that sense, the booklet is also a memory probe that serves to trigger unique processes of memorialization of individual experiences with my cousin that other members of the family may not be aware of.
In order to further contextualize the project for exhibition, I included images of the actual blog in the performance video, in which I am also reading a poem written by Luis Felipe shortly before his passing.

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Jenny died of anorexia, but she didn't stay dead.
She's back and she's warning the world about her deadly disease.
Josh, the media-savvy reporter, helps her get the message out...and falls in love with her drive, her sass, and funny little streaks of innocence.
Can Jenny save the world from anorexia?
Can Josh save her from herself?
Honorable mention, Year’s Best Science Fiction

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The Weekly Resist for February 27th, 2017 - No Unilateral Nuking of Anyone, Please
This week I was listening to Dan Carlin's latest Hardcore History podcast on the history of nuclear weapons. My take away was that we need to make it illegal for any President to unilaterally go nuclear, because sweet Jesus, have there been opportunities - and pressures - since 1945 to do so.
We can change this - and with Trump in the White House, we must.
Two Congressmen, Rep. Ted Lieu and Sen. Ed Markey, have proposed legislation that would make it illegal for a president to use a nuclear weapon absent a declaration of war by Congress. Seems like a hell of an idea.
Call Congress and demand they change the law to keep us safe.


Philips today added to its lineup of Lightning-equipped headphones with the new Fidelio NC1L. Similar to its predecessor the Fidelio M2L, the NC1L headphones use a 24-bit digital to analog converter to provide high-quality audio playback.
As detailed by The Verge, the Fidelio NC1L headphones plug directly into the Lightning port, providing a direct digital connection to the phone and a power supply for the headphone’s onboard noise cancellation technology. The Lightning connector power allows Philips to provide a valuable feature like noise cancellation without requiring the additional bulk of a battery.
Digital Trends went hands-on with a prototype of the new headphones and found they offered solid performance.
As for the performance, our initial audition of the cans impressed, as they blocked out an immense amount of ambient noise even at low volume levels. The set we tried out is only a prototype, and the final version will undergo some interior and exterior design changes. But even at the early stages, we’re excited about this technology.
Designed for usage in a variety of environments, the Fidelio NC1L headphones also include multiple noise profiles suitable for making phone calls and for allowing ambient noise when awareness of your surroundings is necessary. The Fidelio NC1Ls should launch in North America in April for $299.
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RESERVE Bank governor Philip Lowe has warned of an extended period of economic uncertainty for Australia as the nation seeks to curtail the impact of COVID-19.
The RBA has just released its annual report into the bank’s activities over the past 12 months, also taking a look at what lies ahead.
“The economic outlook remains highly uncertain and is dependent upon the efforts to contain the virus,” Mr Lowe said.
“It is likely, though, that Australia will experience relatively high unemployment over the next couple of years and that inflation will be below target,” he said.
“Addressing the high rate of unemployment will be an important national priority.”
Mr Lowe said addressing unemployment would require ongoing support to aggregate demand through fiscal and monetary stimulus.
“Structural reforms that help Australia be a great place for businesses to invest, innovate, expand and hire people also have an important role to play,” he said.
“Both prior to and during the pandemic, a priority for the Reserve Bank has been to invest in our banking and payment systems to make sure that they are secure, stable and efficient.
“We are also focusing on how we can best benefit from the larger and more complex sources of data that are now available.”
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive, James Pearson, said the RBA governor’s comments highlighted why all governments needed to ensure the necessary testing, contact tracing and quarantine approaches for dealing with the virus.
“Until we have a widely available vaccine, the strength of the economic recovery will depend on our ability to successfully prevent outbreaks of COVID undermining the confidence of households to spend and businesses to invest and employ people,” Mr Pearson said.
“Given the uneven impact of the virus on households and businesses across the economy, it is important that Federal and state and territory governments continue to provide fiscal support where it is most required,” he said.
“Without this support the economic recovery will take longer and the scarring of the economy will be deeper.”
The RBA annual report can be read here.

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Seven other states have signed the Paris Agreement, but have not ratified it. Iran (1.66%), Turkey (1.04%) and Iraq (0.48%) are currently the top emitters among the 10 nations that have not yet ratified. The others account for a much smaller share of global emissions: Eritrea (0.01%), Libya (0.14%), South Sudan (0.24% with Sudan) and Yemen (0.07%). The Paris Agreement is an agreement within the UNFCCC (UNFCCC), which deals with the reduction, adaptation and financing of greenhouse gas emissions from 2020 on. The agreement aims to address the global threat of climate change by maintaining a global temperature increase well below 2 degrees Celsius this century and continuing efforts to further limit the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius.  However, in recent years, Saudi Arabia`s attitude towards climate change has shifted from systematic obstructionism to conditional acceptance. Indeed, according to the principle that all countries have «common but differentiated responsibilities», Saudi Arabia signed and ratified the Paris Climate Agreement on the eve of its entry into force on 4 November 2016. In September 2017, the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology organized the Regional Outreach Event of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in Riyadh, during which plans for the scope and process of the sixth report were presented and the results of the fifth report were presented. Angola was the last country to ratify the climate agreement on 12 August 2020. Kyrgyzstan was ratified on 18 February and Lebanon on 5 February. Once ratified, the agreement will require governments to submit their emission reduction plans.
They will eventually have to do their part to keep global temperatures well below 2°C above the pre-industrial period and «make efforts» to limit them to 1.5°C. Turkey and three major oil-exporting nations are among seven countries that have yet to ratify the 2015 Paris climate agreement. Angola joined Kyrgyzstan and Lebanon and ratified it in 2020, meaning the agreement was formally approved by 190 out of 197 countries. On November 3, 2016, Saudi Arabia ratified the Paris Agreement and its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) became its NDC. The NDC aims to reduce up to 130 MtCO2e per year (132 MtCO2e in AR4 GPC) by 2030, through beneficial contributions to economic diversification and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2015). Since then, Turkey has argued that it is a developing country and that it has gained special circumstances that allow it to choose to provide funds. But it is still not possible to access climate money, a condition that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said must change if Turkey is to ratify the agreement. The United States, which is still on the list of 187 people ratified by the UN, began the procedure to withdraw from the agreement in 2019 and will withdraw on November 4.
President Donald Trump doubts that greenhouse gas emissions are likely to cause dangerous amounts of global warming. International agreements are initially signed to signal their intention to comply, but they become binding only through ratification. It may be an act of Parliament or another formal adoption. .

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- Separate dry and wet garbage from June 1
The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) will collect only separated garbage from June 1. You will have to separate your garbage into dry and wet bins, if you want it to be carted away by NMC. The civic body will provide separate waste bins to citizens at a cost of Rs14 crore. Green bins will be for wet garbage while blue bins will be for dry garbage.
- Doctors to observe ‘pen down’ agitation on June 6
AURANGABAD: The city doctors will observe a pen down agitation on June 6 as a part of their national level movement that aims to bring the attention of policy makers towards the alleged atrocities faced by medical professionals, among various other demands. The protest is part of a call for national movement ‘Delhi Chalo’ called by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) to highlight the pressing issues and demands. Asserting that enough is enough, IMA national president K K Aggarwal shared a set of demands in a communication addressed to the members, including opposition of criminal prosecution of medical negligence and clerical errors. The IMA has also initiated online petition to garner maximum support for its agitation to be held in Delhi on June 6. IMA’s Aurangabad chapter secretary Santosh Ranjalkar said city doctors would check the patients but would not issue any prescription, except in emergency cases, as a mark of protest on June 6. “Around 1% of IMA members from Aurangabad will participate in the protest planned in Delhi, while others will observe pen-down agitation between 10 am and 1 pm. It is high time that all doctors should unite and raise voice against injustice meted out to them at different levels,” Ranjalkar said. Besides expressing dissent over invoking criminal prosecution of medical negligence and clerical errors, the national body of health professionals has sought capping on compensation in Consumer Protection Act on doctors and professional autonomy in treatment and prescriptions. Pressing for stringent Central act against violence in medical profession, the IMA has stressed upon the need for amendments in PC PNDT Act and other legislations. Recommending One drug-one company-one price policy, the IMA has advocated for central anti-quackery law and no unscientific mixing of systems of medicine. Regarding students pursuing health science courses, the IMA has demanded that the government should empower MBBS graduates, scrap proposed exit examination for passing out students, creating 25,000 post-graduate seats in family medicines and facilitating single window registration of doctors and medical establishments. Ranjalkar said students from government medical college and private college from Aurangabad would be also roped during the June 6 protest. “The local IMA members who will be taking part in agitation at city-level would also hold special meeting in the evening to express solidarity with the national movement. The future agenda to be given by IMA would be discussed during the meeting,” he said.
- Goa to provide EVMs for hackathon on June 3
PANAJI: The election commission of India has written to the chief electoral officers of the five states which went to assembly polls, instructing them to provide electronic voting machines (EVMs) for the hackathon scheduled on June 3 at New Delhi. Affirming to the reports, chief electoral officer for Goa, Kunal said that they will be opening up the EVMs for selection for political parties. “As per instructions, the political parties will be selecting the EVMs for the hacking challenge. All these EVMs were used in the state assembly elections. The selected EVM will be sent to New Delhi. The selection process will happen on May 26,” he said. As per the challenge issued by the election commission, national and state level political parties which contested in the elections held in Goa, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Manipur will be eligible for participation. “The claimants will have to alter the results in the control units used during these polls in exactly the same scenario as the EVMs remain within the technical and administrative safeguards of ECI after the poll. The claimants will have to alter the results in the EVMs used during these polls in exactly the same scenario as the EVMs remain during the storage in strongrooms,” the instructions from the election commission said, adding that each team will be given four hours to prove their claims. Each political party will be allowed to choose a maximum of four EVMs from any four polling stations out of the five states. Each party can have a three member team for the event.
- Key GSLV launch on June 5
Isro is set for the launch of the first developmental flight of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) -Mark III- D1, capable of placing satellites weighing four tons in geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO), on June 5. Boosted with fully indigenous cryogenic upper stage (CUS), it is set to launch the GSAT-19 communication satellite which will be integrated next week.
- Gaming kingpin sent on judicial remand till June 5
INDORE: A local court on Monday sent online gaming kingpin, Ramesh Chourasia, on judicial remand till June 5. Chourasia, who was arrested from Mumbai on May 17, was produced before judicial magistrate first class Dr Dharmendra Kumar Tada, after his police remand period expired. Chourasia had been running the betting racket in 15 countries and had a yearly turnover is Rs 200 crore. He had developed software in which the customers are bound to lose the game and he would earn the amount that they had put the bet for, police said. When he was in police remand, investigators took him to Mumbai and raided his office on the second floor in Kewal industrial area. The police found that the furniture of the office was recently shifted. However, they recovered functional preview and software of a new gaming application, Fungame. The data backed up in the office was seized. Chourasia was also taken to his sealed office Dreamworld in Tardev, where several incriminating evidences were collected against him. The accused had recruited a staff of 15 executives in Mumbai who kept an eye on all the operations in the country. Area managers had been appointed in different states, who would provide a master id to the agents in different areas. They would place the bet either at the shops or by downloading the software in their smart phones. If the customer won the bet, they would be given the money by the area manager and if he loses, he will have to buy the points again. Everyday more that Rs 5 crore bets were placed by locals, police said. Police also have booked Achal Chourasia for the crime. He had been running part of the operations, including maintenance of servers. Police said Chourasia’s business thrived after 2002, when internet speed substantially increased in India. The company had initially installed its own servers. But later on, it rented servers in Dubai and the USA.
- GST to have minimal impact on CPI Index: Morgan Stanley
GST) is likely to have minimal direct impact on the consumer price index (CPI) basket, a report by Morgan Stanley said. This is because most of the tax rates for the items in the CPI basket are likely to be taxed at a lower rate under the GST as compared to the existing levy.
- Medical tourism and wellness policy to be rolled out on June 21
With the aim of incentivising medical tourism and traditional Indian wellness programmes, the government has decided to get hospitals and wellness centres to register with the ministry's website and to also notify costs at which procedures or packages will be offered by them.
- Assembly session likely to be reconvened first week of June
CHENNAI: After weeks of political turbulence involving the warring factions of the ruling party, the Tamil Nadu assembly session is all set to be convened, probably in the first week of June to debate on demands for grants for various departments. The session, which comes after the budget presentation on March 16, is likely to begin on June 7 or 8 and continue for a month. Government sources said chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami will hold review meetings with ministers and bureaucrats from Tuesday. He is likely to begin with the industries department as the opposition has been harping on exit of investments from the state. A sizeable number of 98 MoUs signed during the global investors meet is yet to take off. “Clearances from housing department, town and country planning, pollution control board and other service departments are difficult in coming. Unless, the government improves the ease of doing business, the assembly session will be only going through the motions,” said a senior officer. The EPS dispensation will strive hard to rid the perception that there is a complete paralysis of governance. Financial managers, however, point to the severe strain in finances, with a net outstanding debt of Rs 3.14 lakh crore being estimated this fiscal, and have raised doubts over implementing welfare schemes. “The state is unable to make payments to retired and serving transport workers and bought three months’ time to pay a paltry sum,” said a minister, on the sidelines of bus strike last week. The state is grappling with the closure of 60% of Tasmac outlets along the highways and the growing resentment and protests against shifting of shops. A high court order against unapproved layouts last year affected real estate activity, one of the prime earners. A strong opposition is set to take on the government on various fronts. “No action has been taken against ministers facing corruption charges. Our debates will set the house on fire,” DMK leader S Duraimurugan said. He accused the government of failing to address basic needs like drinking water. DMK has strongly objected to the move to prorogue the House last week, since it had grand plans of celebrating party chief M Karunanidhi’s diamond jubilee in assembly and birthday on June 3.
- EC's ‘tamper EVM’ challenge to begin on June 3
The Election Commission has challenged national and state political parties to demonstrate that the electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in the recent polls to five state assemblies were tampered with despite the safeguards mandated by the poll watchdog.
- 'No proof given by those who alleged EVM tampering,' says CEC, announces June 3 for hacking challenge
After opposition allegations over the last month that electronic voting machines (EVMs) were tampered during recent state polls, the chief election commissioner (CEC) said today "no proof has been submitted" by the complainants".


Full time dairy farmer and Herdwatch member Richard Hiscock, from South Brewham in Somerset, has become a farming sensation on social media platform TikTok with his channel "Milking with Rich". He has had a meteoric rise now reaching almost 100,000 followers and 20 million views to become a very recognisable face among farmers on the social platform.
Richard is a very busy man operating two dairy herds of 350 black and white jersey crosses on Picketts Farm, one Spring calving and one Autumn calving with the help of his herd managers and family. The farm is very much family orientated with Richard enlisting the help of his wife Emma, two young sons Jack and Henry and indeed his brother Tom who also operates his own dairy herd right next door!
Richard has been sharing his day-to-day stories for over a year and explains he only really started to take it seriously in the last couple of months “I started posting videos on TikTok and I suppose after everyone said our cows looked great so I decided I’d start to put a few more videos up and it just took off from there.”
Richard documents the trials and tribulations of farming on his TikTok platform as well as providing some of his own tips he has learnt along the way. Richard explains “I suppose I just put up my daily tasks on the farm and people love to come on and watch, a lot of people take to the comments for a discussion or just to comment on what I am doing, I think TikTok is a lot more powerful than a lot of people think!”
When it comes to managing his farm, Richard sees his key performance indicators as grass utilisation and maintaining a young herd on his farm and advises every farmer to “find out the few things that make your system profitable and really focus on them”.
Richard has many practices in place to ensure his herd is operating at the highest level possible. “We recently installed new 24/48 parlours and we have also improved the cow tracks, we are always looking at ways to improve the farm!”
USING HERDWATCH TO MANAGE HIS TWO HERDS EFFICIENTLY
Richard signed up to Herdwatch in May 2020 and has been amazed with how efficient and time saving the app has been for his farm management needs.
“I tried out all the apps on the market and Herdwatch was by far the most efficient, getting signed up was so easy, I was able to do it all by myself on the app!”
"Big icon buttons and simple steps make it a straight forward app and if you have any problems at all using the app or finding data the Herdwatch support team are great, they are on it straight away."
Trying to manage all the key data for such a big operation can seem like a daunting task however Herdwatch has helped streamline everything for Richard and make it seem simple! “I have two holding numbers and its really easy to switch from farm to farm on the app, it saves so much confusion!”
Having multiple people working on the farm, Richard loves the fact that each person can login to the app on their own phone and record as they go ensuring everyone has full visibility on what is going on on the farm. “When it comes to stuff like recording medicines, its great, all the herd managers are on the app on their own phones and they can enter details whilst on the go, nothing gets forgotten about.”
Calving time can be a very busy period for all farmers with late nights and early mornings, operating both Spring and Autumn calving herds, Richard identifies the calf registration tool in the app as his favorite feature. “This is the best bit about the app for me because we can do it on site as it happens, no more pen and paper! Also if you have no phone signal it doesn’t matter because the app works online and can send it through later!”
Farm inspections have become a much more straightforward task at Picketts farm in recent years. "The inspector is more assured when they know Herdwatch has your back, everything is there all in one place it makes it so much less stressful!"
"Herdwatch has made all our lives easier, more free time, less paperwork, it makes farming simpler! I tell all my mates to chuck the pen and paper in the bin and download Herdwatch, its a 3 minute job!"
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You too can join Richard and over 17,000 other happy farmers saving time on farm paperwork and making better decisions – to find out more information or download the Herdwatch farm management app, go to www.herdwatch.com or call 02037732763 today.


The Russian pianist, Anna Vinnitskaya, received her first piano lessons from her mother at the age of 6, played her first orchestral concert when she was 8 years old, and her first recital at the age of 9. After studies at the Sergei Rachmaninoff Conservatory in Rostov-on-Don with Sergej Osipenko, she began studying with Evgeni Koroliov at the Hamburg University of Music and Theater in Hamburg in 2002.
Anna Vinnitskaya has won several international piano competitions and received numerous awards. She entered the competition circuit at age 13, winning first prize at the International Junoshenki competition in 1995. In 2000 she achieved a third place at the Monza Competition and two years later (2002) first place at the Jaèn Competition, where she also won the Audience Award. This was followed with a first prize at the Elise Meyer Competition in Hamburg in 2004, and the fourth prize in the Ferruccio Busoni International Competition in Bolzano in 2005. On June 2, 2007, she won first prize in the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition in Brussels. After a memorable Gaspard de la nuit (Ravel) in the first rounds, she impressed the audience and jury in the final round with L.v. Beethoven's Sonata No.13 in E flat "Quasi una fantasia", Op. 27 No.1; the compulsory work La Luna y la Muerte by Miguel Gálvez-Taroncher; and the Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Prokofiev. Vinnitskaya was only the second woman in the history of the competition for piano to win the first prize, after Ekaterina Novitskaya in 1968. In 2008 she received the Leonard Bernstein Award of the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival (2008). For the past three years, she has taken part in the concert series “Junge Wilde” at the Konzerthaus Dortmund. This special series presents young artists who pursue ambitious international careers.
As a soloist, Anna Vinnitskaya regularly performs with renowned orchestras such as Dortmunder Philharmoniker, Münchner Philharmoniker, Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks Hamburg, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester-Berlin, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Milan Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid, and KBS Symphony Orchestra/Seoul. She collaborates with conductors Andrey Boreyko, Alan Buribayev, Charles Dutoit, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Pietari Inkinen, Marek Janowski, Dimitri Jurowski, Emmanuel Krivine, Louis Langrée, Yoel Levi, Kyrill Petrenko, Krzysztof Urbański, Juraj Valcuha, and Gilbert Varga. Upcoming performances include concerts with the National Orchestra of Belgium, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Museumsorchester/ Frankfurt, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, New Japan Philharmonic, Konzerthausorchester/Berlin, National Philharmonic of Russia, and the Orquestra Filarmônica de Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. She has given recitals all around Europe The summer of 2011 marked Anna Vinnitskaya’s successful debut at the Lucerne Festival. In the field of chamber music, she regularly plays as a trio with the violinist Erik Schumann and the cellist Nicolas Altstaedt.
In April 2009, Anna Vinnitskaya’s debut album was published on the French label Naïve, featuring works by Sergei Rachmaninov, Sofia Gubaidulina, Medtner and Prokofiev. This recording was awarded the “Diapason d’Or” as well as the “Choc du Mois” by Classica Magazine. It was also nominated for a Midem-Classical Award. In October 2010, her first orchestral CD followed. As soloist of the Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin conducted by Gilbert Varga, she recorded Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major. This album earned her an ECHO Klassik award in October 2011. In March 2012, she released her third CD with several masterpieces of Maurice Ravel such as Miroirs and Gaspard de la nuit. It was immediately awarded the “Diapason d’Or”. The album, which was recorded in Berlin in the autumn of 2011, demonstrates Anna Vinnitskaya’s abundant musicality and virtuosity. In her ardent performance, she commands breathtaking art of phrasing and immaculate technique, combined with captivating stylistic confidence.
Anna Vinnitskaya was appointed professor of piano at the Hamburg University of Music and Theater in Hamburg in 2009.


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How do you obtain the samples?
A previous collaboration meant that we already had contact with the Office of Water Protection and Supply in Ticino. Following our request, they went straight to the operators of wastewater treatment plants and simply asked them to collect samples. As our samples need to be collected in glass bottles and kept cold at all times, we picked them up ourselves rather than putting the staff of the wastewater treatment plants to the trouble of sending them by post or courier. That was still easy to do in February, and we could go whenever we liked, but the samples are now being left outside the gate at prearranged times, since we’re all observing social distancing. Many people have been involved in making this happen, and they all deserve a big thank you!
What did you find in the samples from Ticino?
Nothing yet, unfortunately, as we’ve also been forced to work from home. We’re a highly interdisciplinary team and we hope that both we and our project partners from EPF Lausanne will be able to return to our laboratories with a special permit in the coming days in order to optimise the measuring technique and analyse the first samples.
Where else have you taken samples in the meantime?
We now have samples from 12 wastewater treatment plants – including Zurich, Lausanne and Kloten/Opfikon in addition to the nine biggest plants in Ticino. There are now over 300 samples in our freezer rooms!
You and your team are about to embark on the analysis of around 200 litres of wastewater. How will you go about doing this?
We’re planning to measure the most recent samples first and then work backwards in order to show the spread of SARS-CoV-2 retrospectively.
Aren’t you afraid of catching the disease yourselves?
Even in the absence of coronavirus, it’s imperative that we protect ourselves when dealing with wastewater. Our current understanding is that coronavirus is viable for less time in wastewater than other viruses, but my colleagues are also able to detect the inactive virus in the water.
What is the long-term goal?
We hope to be able to detect the outbreak sooner and before it has spread as widely – i.e. one to two weeks earlier than can be achieved by testing infected individuals who show symptoms and go to hospital. This would allow the authorities to respond faster.
Will our wastewater therefore become a sort of “COVID-19 early-warning system”?
To do this, we would need to build up a network of strategically selected wastewater treatment plants. Then, when we give the word, the plants would send samples to the laboratories, where they could be analysed quickly. Let’s take the number 19 from COVID-19 as an example: with samples from 19 large wastewater treatment plants evenly distributed across Switzerland, we could analyse the wastewater from around 2.5 million people.
We could even take “live” measurements of the virus in wastewater, as we do with the water temperature – but that’s just wishful thinking at this stage. We can already do this for drug residues and many other organic micropollutants using the prototype MS2field, which we built last year.
What do Eawag and its research partners need in order to achieve this goal?
Conducting analyses of water and wastewater is the responsibility of the cantons. But the Confederation provides considerable assistance so that all stakeholders – wastewater treatment plants, local government, cantons, the private sector and researchers – are pulling in the same direction and have the same objectives. We want to help ensure that there is a unified method for detecting the novel coronavirus in wastewater, and we’ll then make these results available to all interested parties.
It would be great if we could continue to enjoy straightforward access to wastewater treatment plants, as well as their samples and data. So far, this has relied on personal contacts and a lot of goodwill on the part of plant operators – and can be a very time-consuming process. It would also be helpful if we had access to official, georeferenced case numbers through our interaction with the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) so that we could compare our results.
For the project itself, we’ve applied for funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) as part of the special call on coronaviruses, and our application is currently being examined. However, we’ve already carried out some initial work with the assistance of EPFL and Eawag. Although this came at considerable effort and expense, we simply couldn’t wait – especially when it came to sampling. It had to happen now.

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New research out of China has surveyed the mental health impacts of forced lockdown and the role exercise played in this.
The study, which was published in the Psychiatry Research journal, surveyed 369 adults who lived across 64 cities in China for the month of February this year.
The participants all had different work situations, with roughly 38% working from home, while more than a quarter of people were still going into the office and 25% stopped working altogether, according to a statement from Sydney University.
The study, which was a combined effort between researchers in China and Australia, found that those who had stopped working reported worse mental health outcomes.
“We weren’t surprised that adults who stopped working reported worse mental and physical health conditions as well as distress,” said Andreas Rauch, the co-author of the study at the University of Sydney, said in a statement.
“Work can provide people with a sense of purpose and routine, which is particularly important during this global pandemic.”
According to the research, those living in areas that were more affected by the COVID-19 outbreak also reported lower levels of mental health and life satisfaction. But, the majority of those who felt this way also had chronic medical issues.
When it came to exercise, the results were interesting.
Participants who exercised for 30 minutes or less reported positive life satisfaction during lockdown, while those who engaged in more than two and a half hours of exercise per day reported lower levels of life satisfaction.
“We were really surprised by the findings around exercising hours because it appears to be counter-intuitive,” said lead author, Dr. Stephen Zhang, from the University of Adelaide.
“It’s possible adults who exercised less could better justify or rationalise their inactive lifestyles in more severely affected cities. More research is needed but these early findings suggest we need to pay attention to more physically active individuals, who might be more frustrated by the restrictions.”
So, from these very early findings, it seems that finding a balance with exercise is key.
According to Dr. Zhang, we can use this data to see what it would be like for many Australians in lockdown.
“The study offers somewhat of a ‘crystal ball’ into the mental health of Australian residents once they have been in the lockdown for one month,” he said.
While Australia isn’t in official lockdown, the Government advice is to not leave the house unless you’re an essential worker, going to out buy items like food and medication, or for exercise.
The current health crisis is evolving rapidly. If you suspect you or a family member has coronavirus you should call (not visit) your GP or ring the national Coronavirus Health Information Hotline on 1800 020 080.


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The Tiger Who Came to Tea at the Lyric Theatre
Judith Kerr’s children’s book The Tiger Who Came to Tea has been captivating young minds for years; thankfully David Wood’s stage adaptation does not let down its legacy. With a set straight out of the brightly illustrated pages of the book, specially written songs and a capable cast of three, this play will delight kids from ages three and up.
Abbey Norman as little Sophie and Jenanne Redman as Mummy were energetic without ever veering into shouty children’s TV territory. Norman, as a woman playing a little girl, suspended audience disbelief with ease. The prolific Matthew Dudley deftly juggles the roles of Daddy, the Milkman, the Postman and the eponymous Tiger. Some very enjoyable physical comedy is employed as clumsy Daddy fails to get his suit jacket on the right way, then dons the tea cosy instead of his hat. The Milkman echoes The Two Ronnies with his list of products: “I got Swiss rolls, sausage rolls, toilet rolls…” The Tiger himself is magnificent looking, bows with a flourish and moves with a walk that’s slinky to the point of camp. His entrance onstage, playing on the pantomimic “he’s behind you!”, elicits the most gleeful response from the young audience. Unlike the book, Tiger can’t talk. This means the children get to interpret his hand gestures for Sophie and Mummy, shouting out, “he’s hungry!”, “he’s thirsty!”
It’s always impressive to behold new ways in which theatre conquers its limitations. A clever illusion means that hungry Tiger appears to devour plates of cookies, the contents of the fridge and a rather large cake in seconds. The set is never changed so the story relies on lighting and props to conjure up new settings like the cafe and a road.
There’s plenty of education laced throughout the show which makes it even more appealing to parents. One recurring theme being that the children are encouraged to count up the numbers on the clock to tell the time before each mealtime. More ambitious still, the cast instigates a three-part canon about “yummy sausages” with the audience (to varying effect).
The 55-minute running time seemed just right: the kids in the audience maintained their interest and energy to the end. Refusing to allow the play to dip after Tiger makes his final exit, the lighting crew crack out revolving, projected stars and the wondering song It’s Different in the Dark. From start to finish, The Tiger Who Came to Tea will certainly keep the little ‘uns enthralled.
The Tiger Who Came to Tea is at the Lyric Theatre until 7th September 2014. For further information or to book visit the show’s website here.
Watch the trailer for The Tiger Who Came to Tea here:

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Vice President of R&D and Chief Strategy Officer, Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Dr. Yi Feng is the Vice President of R&D & Chief Strategy Officer at Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co Ltd. He previously served as a senior consultant of drug regulatory affairs at Covington & Burling LLP. Prior to that, he had held several leadership positions during his 17 years tenure at the CFDA Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE), including Assistant Director of the CDE and Deputy Director of the Office of the National Major New Drug Discovery Program Implementation. He also worked as an orthopedic surgeon after graduating from Fourth Military Medical University. Dr. Feng has accumulated profound knowledge and expertise in drug evaluation, laws and regulations. He has been involved in making regulatory and scientific decisions for the first approval of many drugs in China in various therapeutic areas. He has led or participated in drafting and formulating many laws, regulations and guidelines in China, and has had in-depth studies in the regulatory systems of Europe, the United States and other countries. He also led the effort to bring the concept of Good Review Practice commonly recognized by international regulatory authorities into China’s evaluation process.

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The gang fighting in Addu has erupted into a clash with the police last night, that resulted in injuries to 11 policemen and four civilians. One of the poice vehicles which went to the scene was rampaged. This is a violet gang fight that has been terrorizing the local population since July this year. At a climax this afternoon, a group of stick wielding youth boarded a school bus and attached the children in the bus. Several children bled with major injuries. One had a broken nose. According to unidentified sources, Haveeru repoted this incident was related to the ongoing gang fighting.
In the news tonight was also the gang fighting in Fares Maathodaa, which has been an island where there has been violent clashes between youth belonging to two wards of the island since an argument developed into a fight between them.
I have come across people today who have brushed off these as the cost of a transition to modern human civilization and democracy. Some of them argued that the old and dictatorial institutions has to come down and society has to “unwrap” itself before stabilizing into a full blown democracy. Some even argued that the cost Iraq had to pay to get over the clutches of a dictator and a murderer was over ten years of near starvation, and an aftermath that has cost over 1.5million Iraqi deaths and nearly 100,000 US lives in Iraq.
The feeling I got by listening to them is that it doesn’t matter as long as it were others who were paying the price of the transition. We could sit and sip coffee and talk about it. And yet, others could enjoy the pleasures of modern living behind the secure homes that they only could afford, here and elsewhere.
It is sad, that this anarchy will be continued for the benefit of a phantom unseen and unknown. I simply cannot understand the helplessness of the people to find peace and harmony. We have politicians and political parties who have been paid out of the public coffer and through enormous international aid to ensure just that; stability and safety. The money is well spent, without any foreseeable outcomes for which they were earmarked.
One thought that comes to my mind is, why not we privatize public security to the gangs that seem to be mushrooming all over the country. We can outsource Male’ municipal police services and Addu municipal police services as well as Huvadhu municipal police services and so on to private contrators. They will have to send their members for police training in the state run Police Schools before being allowed to serve in the municipal police services they awarded on contract.
I believe that the society would be better off in the hands of private contractors providing municipal police services.
We have MNDF whose job it is “to be in waiting”. The country is going into absolute anarchy. They number over 2% of the population according to rumours and have the best training and unlimited resources, yet will standby and see the country rot slowly.
What a shame!
September 30, 2007 at 11:50 am
..how long, how many lives, what extent of destruction of what type; will it take us to say “Its all of us, everyone of us who are responsible for where we are in?”
September 27, 2007 at 4:39 am
shame!shame!shame!where are the bloody terror laws?if it was some guy politician with a piece of chalk.. he/she would have been charged..arrested by starforce and now sentenced to prison… what about these gangs? no they cant be.because:1.both opposition and drp gets ‘help’ from these gangs.2.there are rich drug dealers among leaders of both main political parties.3.this kinda anarchy is beneficial for both parties (so that they can say.. “see.. this is the result of .. blh blah.. and if you do what we say.. you wont have to live i fear”4.too much of human rights, when it comes to drug dealers and gang leaders.5.and many other reasons.PS. MNDF,Police… we are depending on you.
September 25, 2007 at 1:29 am
this is no new game. the govt is the player and we (the public) are being played.
September 24, 2007 at 11:44 am
ShihabOutsourcing homeland security to private interests will create war lords like in tribal areas of Pakistan where the govt. cannot enforce law unless they go through the warlords.To do that would be jumping from the frying pan into the fire.
September 24, 2007 at 8:48 am
Dont worry guys, this is just the begining of the gang fights, there is a lot more to come. Fasten your seat belts and getready to face the consequence of letting the drugs to flow on its ease for years in a small country like Maldives. Now dont talk about it, If you cant participate just be a spectator like me…
September 24, 2007 at 7:35 am
years of negligence by the government. now we are seeing the fruits of it.
September 24, 2007 at 3:23 am
Its not a shame on police alone. Police cant control riots yes! but how about the public! shouldnt they be more civilised? This is ramazan, but we see another picture all throughout maldives.. robbery, riots, n blur blur..


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Asian equities get to 5-week maximum
On Friday, Asian equities rallied to five-week maximums because Fed Chair Jerome Powell told once again that the Fed is going to be patient about lifting interest rates. Another factor was the news that trade negotiations between China and America are gradually progressing, shifting to higher levels.
As the major US bank’s dovish stance kept a lid on the evergreen buck, the Chinese currency managed to ascend to its highest value for over five months and it was on course for its greatest weekly jump since the 2005 revaluation in onshore trade.
Meanwhile, European equities are anticipated to go up, and financial spread-betters expect the British FTSE, Germany’s DAX, and France's CAC to head north by 0.1% - 0.2%.
MSCI's index of Asia-Pacific equities surged by 0.29% demonstrating the highest value since December 6. As for Japan's benchmark Nikkei, it soared by 0.97%. Additionally, Shanghai Composite Index tacked on by 0.56%.
American equities extended its surge because market participants responded to Powell’s mixed remarks, while Macy’s warning suppressed US equities.
Major American stock indexes rapidly regained their losses after Fed Chair told that the major bank’s balance sheet would be significantly smaller.
Meanwhile, Chinese and American statesmen are working on arrangements for higher-level trade negotiations after this week mid-level officials debated American demands that would need substantial change in China to address such issues as forced technology transfers, IP theft as well as other non-tariff barriers.
Fundamental tensions between China and America won’t probably go away and there’s a high probability that any agreement to have levies suspended breaks down when it becomes evident that US leader’s goals can’t be met.
Meanwhile, the common currency strengthened by 0.2% hitting $1.1523. Against the Japanese yen the greenback slipped by about 0.1% being worth 108.28 yen.
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With the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness now upon us, heralding all the snug delights of darker autumn nights, the impromptu fireworks ‘do’ is top of many party lists. Private pyrotechnics are a popular way to add sparkle to any seasonal gathering, but they are also the bane of many pets and their owners.
If you have a puppy or a kitten and this will be your first winter together, be warned, fireworks season begins soon and goes on for a very long time, well beyond New Year; early preparation is a must.
Top of the list has to be the good will of your neighbours. Let them know you have a dog or cat and ask them to tell you when garden fireworks are on the cards. We can all prepare for organised events, but it is those sudden bangs and swooshes from the garden a few doors down, that can cause most damage.
Not all pets are scared of fireworks, some seem to get used to them. However, where young animals are concerned it is best to assume the worst and stay safe. Very old animals can also get a sudden fright, the result of failing senses, where once familiar sights and sounds suddenly become unfamiliar and scary. Again, don’t take any chances. Keep your elderly pet safe with these simple tips.
- Ensure dogs and cats are shut in the house before dusk. Feed early and get pets out early to urinate and defecate.
- Cat flaps should be locked. Cats may need a litter tray to see them through the night.
- Do not walk your dog when there are fireworks about. Make the morning walk the big one of the day and aim to provide indoor entertainment in the evening.
- Unless they are clearly terrified, playing with your pet, whether cat or dog, is a great way to build positive associations with firework sounds.
- Make the games rambunctious, play tuggy with the dog, get the cat to chase a toy on a string. Running around counters anxiety.
- Aim to block out disturbing visual stimuli, like flashing lights. Close curtains and blinds. Turn the house lights up bright.
- Create a sound wall by turning up radios and TV’s, loud. Break out the weekly wash. Washing machines are a great way to block noise from outside.
- Be calm but upbeat. Do not actively reassure your pet or keep checking in with glances- this communicates to your pet that you are worried and seeking reassurance!
- If your pet is anxious he can be allowed to lie beside you, so long as you are not actively encouraging this.
- It is a good idea to create a covered, dark den at the core of the house, where your pet can hide if they want. Owners that have crate trained their dog or pup will be ahead of the game. Deep, cardboard boxes are also great. Deaden firework noise by covering the den with a heavy blanket. Get your pet used to the den now. Fill it with treats and toys, to make it a desirable, safe space.
- Use products like Feliway, Adaptil and Pet Remedy sprays to calm pets on the night.
- If your pet is already highly anxious around fireworks and other loud noises, seek specialist help. Your vet together with a qualified behaviourist can advise on treatment and a range of sedating and anti-anxiety drugs to be used on the night.
- Everyone should consider using one of a number of desensitising sound CD’s. Many pets can be taught over time that firework sounds are non-threatening. Don’t delay, start preparing now.
Leonie St Clair
This article first appeared in the October 2015 issue of SE22 magazine.

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SCREENING KEY TO BOOSTING COLORECTAL CANCER SURVIVAL
In Canada, 1 in 13 men and 1 in 16 women will develop colorectal cancer, making it the second leading cause of cancer deaths. When detected at an early stage, the five-year survival rate is over 90 percent but drops to 15 percent when detected late. Unfortunately, nearly half of colorectal cancers have already spread at the time of diagnosis — however, with appropriate screening, 90 percent of colorectal cancer is completely preventable.
“The first step in preventing colorectal cancer is regular screening, but only 40 percent of people that should be getting screened are getting screened,” says Dr. Sundeep Rai, Medical Director at Canadian Place Endoscopy clinic in Mississauga. “Timely preventative screening is critical in lowering colorectal cancer rates, especially for those that are high risk, such as those with a strong family history.” Minimal wait times for maximum health Canadian Place Endoscopy has been doing just that since opening its doors in 2011. The clinic has screened over 45,000 patients for colorectal cancer and has diagnosed hundreds of cancers. “Our goal is to provide safe, comfortable, and timely screening with short wait times,” says Baljit Sidhu, Clinic Director at Canadian Place Endoscopy. She has also recognized the importance of providing nutritional counselling for patients as an ongoing, exceptional service.
“Our team of highly-skilled physicians and nurses provide our patients with outstanding medical care in a professional, warm environment,” says Dr. Rai. In addition to working at the clinic, all physicians are practising gastroenterologists and surgeons in the surrounding hospitals. “We make sure we close the loop with each and every patient and discuss the results of the colorectal screening in person. We also facilitate any further testing or consultations if needed.”
Dr. Rai encourages everyone to speak to their family physician to find out if they are eligible for colorectal screening. All costs associated with the screening are completely covered by provincial government health care plans.


Clean ammonia from Abu Dhabi has made its way to Japan.
The Japanese oil company Inpex said today that they successfully brought clean ammonia produced by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to Japan. The ammonia was made via natural gas from ADNOC’s Fertiglobe joint venture with the Dutch chemical company OCI. The Japanese engineering firm IHI and transportation company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines also helped bring the ammonia from the United Arab Emirates capital city to Japan, according to a press release.


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Nestled beneath Cradle Mountain within Tasmania’s Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Dove Lake is a unique corrie lake formed by ancient glaciation. It’s one of the island’s most famed photographic locations, framed by the jagged spires of Cradle Mountain and with a historic boathouse on its shores.
While Dove Lake can easily be viewed from the adjacent parking area, it’s best explored on the six-kilometre-long Dove Lake circuit walk which follows its perimeter. Wander through Tasmanian deciduous beech, snow gums and pencil pines, together with tussock grass, and witness the unique glacial features in its surrounds. The aptly-named Glacier Rock is one of the walk’s highlights, exhibiting striations caused by rocky debris as the glacier slowly moved down the slopes of Cradle Mountain, carving out the basin in which Dove Lake now sits. A cool temperate rainforest known as the Ballroom Forest lies at the lake’s southern end, home to ancient, moss-covered myrtle beech trees that tower above. The lake’s most iconic feature is without a doubt it’s boatshed which nestles on the northwestern shores. It was built in 1940 from King Billy pine by one of the Cradle Mountain Rangers, Lionel Connell, and remains largely unchanged today.
Dove Lake is accessed from the northern entrance to Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park through the town of Sheffield. A private vehicle is the most convenient option, although Cradle Mountain Coaches operates infrequent shuttle buses, mostly catering to bushwalkers hiking the Overland Track.
In the early 20th century, boating on Dove Lake was a popular activity, with the park’s founder Gustav Weindorfer using a raft made from two pine logs and a deck to take visitors on punts across its waters. Huon pine boats were later purchased by the Cradle Mountain Reserve Board for recreational purposes, and it was for these that the boat shed was built.