construtive spring cleaning - help others and help yourself
Thursday, April 30, 2009
ProActive Rants: Senior centre seeks donations of books, puzzles and plants - Brantford Expositor - Ontario, CA
ProActive Rants: Senior centre seeks donations of books, puzzles and plants - Brantford Expositor - Ontario, CA
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Board Heads In Wrong Salary Direction - Chatham Daily News - Ontario, CA
Board Heads In Wrong Salary Direction - Chatham Daily News - Ontario, CA: "Board Heads In Wrong Salary Direction
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Overpaid for what they do - citizens finally speak out -QJ-- good for them "
Posted By
Overpaid for what they do - citizens finally speak out -QJ-- good for them "
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Douglas md's -Daily Dose Health Digest for the week
Dr Douglas always has something interesting to say - he is not fond of those that profit from others misery-those that write self serving and obvious research reports- always worth a read
- watch out for your daughters
- drug testing - why job holders and not welfare recepients
- drug more gouging
- uneessary prostate treatments -cure is worse research
Stop shelling out your cash for yesterday's solutions. What I talked about in the Daily Dose this week... Vegetarians more likely to have eating disorders Hang on to your carrot stick. There's actually a new study that's got something negative to say about vegetarianism. It turns out that many people who are vegetarians have made this "lifestyle choice" because they think it will help control their weight—as opposed to simply swearing off meat for the principle of it. Because of this, some people are now saying that vegetarianism is a sign of an eating disorder. Read the full story. Not-so-great wall of China: Imported drywall could be toxic Yet another Chinese-made good is threatening the health of people here in the U.S. Florida homeowners have complained that the drywall in their homes, which was imported from China, is not only giving off a foul odor like sulfer, but is also emitting corrosive gases that are destroying home appliances. So you can just imagine what it's doing to people's lungs. Read the full story. States battle over drug tests for welfare recipients Believe it or not, some states have shot down bills that would require drug tests for people on the welfare rolls. As if it's not bad enough that we have 20 million illegal citizens of Mexico getting health benefits from the U.S. taxpayers, now it seems that it's just fine to be paying people to sit around and take drugs instead of taking a job and contributing to society. Where does it end? Wonder drug aimed at creating wonderful profits for Big Pharma It's no secret that Big Pharma companies allow their marketing departments to have an undue amount of influence on their research and development departments. There's one new drug in the works that has "marketing gimmick" written all over it. The drug in question is known as the "Polypill" – it's a 5-in-1 pill that's designed to fight heart disease. Read the full story. Daily Dose readers can now tap into the minds of other health-conscious readers at http://clicks.douglassreport.com//t/AQ/FZU/GPs/C4Y/AQ/AmRRXw/Sskv Copyright (c)2009 by www.douglassreport.com, L.L.C. The Daily Dose may not be posted on commercial sites without written permission. |
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Friday, April 17, 2009
Public reader input- Public speak out
HARMONY DISCONCERTING ( on tax gouging)
Sir:Down through the years there have been famous illegal or unethical "transfers" of wealth. The Great Train Robbery, for example, or the heist of an armoured car in Montreal a few years back, or the Enron debacle, or more recently the Stafford and Bernard Madoff successes in parting people from their money. There have also been some notable team efforts with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid or Bonnie and Clyde. However, there is a new team in action -- McGuinty and Duncan about to lighten our wallets through tax harmonization.
This massive cash grab is quite simple. We will now pay combined provincial and federal taxes on all services such as haircuts, manicures, stamps, real-estate closing costs, all the way up to new homes, depending on the value of the house, and on hundreds of personal items and foodstuffs.
Our federal and provincial governments are doling out massive sums of money to bolster our economy and need to take more of our money from us to fund it. Any government suggestions that this is "revenue neutral" because of one-time rebates to be mailed out two months before the next provincial election are pure horse feathers. Much like the insincerity of McGuinty's aim that the health tax implemented several years back is not a tax.
There are some amazing coincidences in the timing of this long reach of the combined governments to increase their take from us. For several years, McGuinty has been complaining loudly about the unfairness of equalization payments from Ottawa and that Ontario is being short-changed. Now, all of a sudden McGuinty is silent on this subject. Another interesting tidbit is that in the next federal election, there will be 21 new seats in the House of Commons from Ontario.
On a related subject, King Stevie's Quebec strategy has exploded in his face. He needs those Ontario seats. Last but not least, Stevie is providing a $4.3 billion "incentive" (bribe?) to Ontario to complete the sales tax harmonization.
Let's see: 21 new Ontario federal seats that could offset Conservative losses in Quebec, $4.3 billion coming to Ontario from Ottawa, sudden cessation of complaints from Toronto about Ottawa's unfairness to Ontario, and the federal Conservatives and provincial Liberals actually romancing again. Could there be a connection to all of these phenomena? Probably not even the Shadow knows . . . -- H. David Goldsmith Chatham
DON'T LET THE SRC GO TO WASTE ( on waste of public assets)
Sir:Recently, I was driving through Dealtown. I was on my way to a client's home, when I was amazed by what I saw. From a distance, I was under the impression that there was a large resort or retirement complex that I was unfamiliar with. A closer look, and a little research later, I realized what I was looking at was the Southwest Regional Centre, former health-care facility for the developmentally challenged.
Not growing up in Essex or Kent County, I was oblivious to the fact there existed such a facility here. In fact, my wife, born and raised in Windsor, always joked with her friends growing up that mentally ill people were shipped off to London or St. Thomas for psychiatric help. She was unaware that Southwest Regional Centre was nearby, let alone such a big and beautiful property with loads of potential.
The reason for this letter is to not only make known what it is we are letting go to waste, but to encourage the surrounding area to make something of this potential disgrace. To let a piece of property and architecture not be used to its full potential should be a crime. The value in the lakeside property alone is worth a mint.
In these economic trying times, why let it sit there unused, destined to become an eyesore unless it is maintained and loved. What we need to do is to fully examine all the possibilities in order to maintain the property and invite a new owner to provide stimulus in these desperate times.
Dealtown is barely large enough to be on many maps. Why not, as a boost for Dealtown and the surrounding area, we band together to save the Southwest Regional Centre?
The possibilities are endless -- a retirement community, tourist resort, educational facility, etc.
There is also the chance that if certain organizations were aware of its existence they may look at expanding or moving to the area. What about entertainment studios, training facilities, even a return to use as a health-care facility? -- Dave Richardson Windsor
SEEK HOSPITAL CLARITY ( On the need for real information not government spin)
Sir:To those who depend on Sydenham District Hospital, do not be fooled by tricky messaging. If you listen closely to what the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance said, you would have heard the term, "new facility," not "new hospital," for Wallaceburg.
The CKHA, when asked if this "new facility," which has not been approved nor funded as yet, would be a hospital with an emergency department, the answer is, there is a long planning process to go through before they will know that. When asked since they do not know if there will be an emergency department, how can they close the medicine beds effective July 27, since these are vital for a functioning emergency department, the answer is they need to support the efforts of the CKHA to save money. One answer contradicts the other. Which is it? The CKHA needs to get rid of the mumble jumble and be straight and honest with the users of SDH. Will the "new facility" for Wallaceburg contain an emergency department or will it not? If the answer is "yes" or "we do not know" then how can you close the medicine beds effective July 27?
Call Ken Tremblay (519- 437-6000), Gary Switzer (519-351- 5677) and Maria Van Bommel (1- 800-265-3916) and ask them for an answer. The people who depend on SDH deserve a clear, decisive and honest answer now. -- Jeff Wesley SOS Chair
Article ID# 1527562
Sir:Down through the years there have been famous illegal or unethical "transfers" of wealth. The Great Train Robbery, for example, or the heist of an armoured car in Montreal a few years back, or the Enron debacle, or more recently the Stafford and Bernard Madoff successes in parting people from their money. There have also been some notable team efforts with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid or Bonnie and Clyde. However, there is a new team in action -- McGuinty and Duncan about to lighten our wallets through tax harmonization.
This massive cash grab is quite simple. We will now pay combined provincial and federal taxes on all services such as haircuts, manicures, stamps, real-estate closing costs, all the way up to new homes, depending on the value of the house, and on hundreds of personal items and foodstuffs.
Our federal and provincial governments are doling out massive sums of money to bolster our economy and need to take more of our money from us to fund it. Any government suggestions that this is "revenue neutral" because of one-time rebates to be mailed out two months before the next provincial election are pure horse feathers. Much like the insincerity of McGuinty's aim that the health tax implemented several years back is not a tax.
There are some amazing coincidences in the timing of this long reach of the combined governments to increase their take from us. For several years, McGuinty has been complaining loudly about the unfairness of equalization payments from Ottawa and that Ontario is being short-changed. Now, all of a sudden McGuinty is silent on this subject. Another interesting tidbit is that in the next federal election, there will be 21 new seats in the House of Commons from Ontario.
On a related subject, King Stevie's Quebec strategy has exploded in his face. He needs those Ontario seats. Last but not least, Stevie is providing a $4.3 billion "incentive" (bribe?) to Ontario to complete the sales tax harmonization.
Let's see: 21 new Ontario federal seats that could offset Conservative losses in Quebec, $4.3 billion coming to Ontario from Ottawa, sudden cessation of complaints from Toronto about Ottawa's unfairness to Ontario, and the federal Conservatives and provincial Liberals actually romancing again. Could there be a connection to all of these phenomena? Probably not even the Shadow knows . . . -- H. David Goldsmith Chatham
DON'T LET THE SRC GO TO WASTE ( on waste of public assets)
Sir:Recently, I was driving through Dealtown. I was on my way to a client's home, when I was amazed by what I saw. From a distance, I was under the impression that there was a large resort or retirement complex that I was unfamiliar with. A closer look, and a little research later, I realized what I was looking at was the Southwest Regional Centre, former health-care facility for the developmentally challenged.
Not growing up in Essex or Kent County, I was oblivious to the fact there existed such a facility here. In fact, my wife, born and raised in Windsor, always joked with her friends growing up that mentally ill people were shipped off to London or St. Thomas for psychiatric help. She was unaware that Southwest Regional Centre was nearby, let alone such a big and beautiful property with loads of potential.
The reason for this letter is to not only make known what it is we are letting go to waste, but to encourage the surrounding area to make something of this potential disgrace. To let a piece of property and architecture not be used to its full potential should be a crime. The value in the lakeside property alone is worth a mint.
In these economic trying times, why let it sit there unused, destined to become an eyesore unless it is maintained and loved. What we need to do is to fully examine all the possibilities in order to maintain the property and invite a new owner to provide stimulus in these desperate times.
Dealtown is barely large enough to be on many maps. Why not, as a boost for Dealtown and the surrounding area, we band together to save the Southwest Regional Centre?
The possibilities are endless -- a retirement community, tourist resort, educational facility, etc.
There is also the chance that if certain organizations were aware of its existence they may look at expanding or moving to the area. What about entertainment studios, training facilities, even a return to use as a health-care facility? -- Dave Richardson Windsor
SEEK HOSPITAL CLARITY ( On the need for real information not government spin)
Sir:To those who depend on Sydenham District Hospital, do not be fooled by tricky messaging. If you listen closely to what the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance said, you would have heard the term, "new facility," not "new hospital," for Wallaceburg.
The CKHA, when asked if this "new facility," which has not been approved nor funded as yet, would be a hospital with an emergency department, the answer is, there is a long planning process to go through before they will know that. When asked since they do not know if there will be an emergency department, how can they close the medicine beds effective July 27, since these are vital for a functioning emergency department, the answer is they need to support the efforts of the CKHA to save money. One answer contradicts the other. Which is it? The CKHA needs to get rid of the mumble jumble and be straight and honest with the users of SDH. Will the "new facility" for Wallaceburg contain an emergency department or will it not? If the answer is "yes" or "we do not know" then how can you close the medicine beds effective July 27?
Call Ken Tremblay (519- 437-6000), Gary Switzer (519-351- 5677) and Maria Van Bommel (1- 800-265-3916) and ask them for an answer. The people who depend on SDH deserve a clear, decisive and honest answer now. -- Jeff Wesley SOS Chair
Article ID# 1527562
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Monday, April 06, 2009
HIV-positive man found guilty of first-degree murder - Brantford Expositor - Ontario, CA
HIV-positive man found guilty of first-degree murder - Brantford Expositor - Ontario, CA: "HIV-positive man found guilty of first-degree murder"
Thursday, April 02, 2009
SOS wary of new hospital talk - Chatham Daily News - Ontario, CA
SOS wary of new hospital talk - Chatham Daily News - Ontario, CA: "SOS wary of new hospital talk
HEALTH CARE: Wesley believes it won't have an ER
Posted By BOB BOUGHNER, THE DAILY NEWS
Posted 4 hours ago
Despite talk of a new hospital in Wallaceburg, the Save Our Sydenham Committee is forging ahead.
'It's just more babblegap to confuse the issue,'' Jeff Wesley, SOS spokesman, said yesterday.
Wesley said he's convinced the plan is to build a 'glorified primary and urgent care clinic with no emergency room.''
Chatham-Kent Health Alliance officials said Tuesday they plan to replace the 55-year-old Sydenham campus and the 50-year-old Public General campus in Chatham."
" This illustrators what happens to those that over promise and do not deliver or has cried wolf to often. The skepticism is well earned and the vigilence by the citizen is needed ' QJ
HEALTH CARE: Wesley believes it won't have an ER
Posted By BOB BOUGHNER, THE DAILY NEWS
Posted 4 hours ago
Despite talk of a new hospital in Wallaceburg, the Save Our Sydenham Committee is forging ahead.
'It's just more babblegap to confuse the issue,'' Jeff Wesley, SOS spokesman, said yesterday.
Wesley said he's convinced the plan is to build a 'glorified primary and urgent care clinic with no emergency room.''
Chatham-Kent Health Alliance officials said Tuesday they plan to replace the 55-year-old Sydenham campus and the 50-year-old Public General campus in Chatham."
" This illustrators what happens to those that over promise and do not deliver or has cried wolf to often. The skepticism is well earned and the vigilence by the citizen is needed ' QJ
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Records show more evidence of hospital data manipulation: Opposition - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Records show more evidence of hospital data manipulation: Opposition - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): "Records show more evidence of hospital data manipulation: Opposition
Posted Wed Apr 1, 2009 9:33am AEDT
The Victorian Opposition says it has evidence to suggest more hospitals have manipulated patient waiting lists.
The Government commissioned an independent audit of the Royal Women's Hospital, which found that some data has been falsified.
The Opposition's health spokeswoman, Helen Shardey, says freedom of information records indicate that other hospitals, including the Austin and the Royal Melbourne, are fudging the figures."
Posted Wed Apr 1, 2009 9:33am AEDT
The Victorian Opposition says it has evidence to suggest more hospitals have manipulated patient waiting lists.
The Government commissioned an independent audit of the Royal Women's Hospital, which found that some data has been falsified.
The Opposition's health spokeswoman, Helen Shardey, says freedom of information records indicate that other hospitals, including the Austin and the Royal Melbourne, are fudging the figures."
Manipulating infomation for self serving gain -is not original. Vigilence, audits and the freedom of inomation act are weapons to ensure that the system is truly transparent with nothing to hide.QJ
SOS targets trustees - Chatham Daily News - Ontario, CA
SOS targets trustees - Chatham Daily News - Ontario, CA
Volunteer hospital board of trustee members were put on the hot seat during last night's Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Tri-Board meeting.
Conrad Noel, vice-chairman of the Save Our Sydenham committee, asked trustees to vacate their seats so they can be replaced with people who are interested in representing the interests of the community.
He was one of three local residents to address hospital trustees about community concerns over the Hay report to the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network, recommending the closure of the Sydenham District Hospital emergency department.
Wallaceburg Coun. Sheldon Parsons served notice there are 220 applications for membership with the SDH corporation and the number is growing.
He hopes to see that number grow to 1,000 to have voting power to elect representatives to fill what he understands is three of seven positions on the SDH board, which will be up for consideration at its annual meeting on June 22.
SOS chairman, Jeff Wesley, told the tri-board it seems like every five years Wallaceburg has to fight to keep services at SDH.
Another tool in the accountabiiity arsenal - target the public directors and trustees - So far the SoS group is adding pressure to all the right points- to be continued- QJ
"Now we're at the point where a lot of people are fed up," Wesley said.
Volunteer hospital board of trustee members were put on the hot seat during last night's Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Tri-Board meeting.
Conrad Noel, vice-chairman of the Save Our Sydenham committee, asked trustees to vacate their seats so they can be replaced with people who are interested in representing the interests of the community.
He was one of three local residents to address hospital trustees about community concerns over the Hay report to the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network, recommending the closure of the Sydenham District Hospital emergency department.
Wallaceburg Coun. Sheldon Parsons served notice there are 220 applications for membership with the SDH corporation and the number is growing.
He hopes to see that number grow to 1,000 to have voting power to elect representatives to fill what he understands is three of seven positions on the SDH board, which will be up for consideration at its annual meeting on June 22.
SOS chairman, Jeff Wesley, told the tri-board it seems like every five years Wallaceburg has to fight to keep services at SDH.
Another tool in the accountabiiity arsenal - target the public directors and trustees - So far the SoS group is adding pressure to all the right points- to be continued- QJ
"Now we're at the point where a lot of people are fed up," Wesley said.
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