9 No throwing rice or extra guests permitted – but you can have a COVID-19 'micro-wedding' at Vancouver city hall By bc.ctvnews.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 14:31:00 -0700 The city says couples can book its Helena Gutteridge Plaza at City Hall for just $85 and bring eight guests to have an outdoor, physically distant wedding ceremony. Full Article
9 NYC Nurse Steals Credit Card From 70-Yr-Old Dying COVID-19 Patient On Ventilator By 100percentfedup.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 21:58:49 +0000 The following article, NYC Nurse Steals Credit Card From 70-Yr-Old Dying COVID-19 Patient On Ventilator, was first published on 100PercentFedUp.com. "She is a despicable human being" Continue reading: NYC Nurse Steals Credit Card From 70-Yr-Old Dying COVID-19 Patient On Ventilator ... Full Article Featured
9 Protesters demand end to Manitoba's COVID-19 lockdown measures By winnipeg.ctvnews.ca Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 17:10:00 -0600 A crowd descended on the Manitoba Legislature Building Saturday afternoon, demanding an end to the COVID-19 quarantine. Full Article
9 China's Third Plenum: Policy Changes and Their Impact By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 10:15:41 +0000 Research Event 13 November 2013 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm Chatham House, London Meeting Summary - China’s Third Plenum: Policy Changes and their Impactpdf | 39.94 KB Event participants Dr Tim Summers, Senior Consulting Fellow, Asia Programme, Chatham House One year after a transition at the top of China's Communist Party, a major party gathering − the third plenum − was held on 9-12 November, with Chinese officials preparing a 'comprehensive plan for reform' in the context of apparently slowing growth in China as well as social and environmental challenges.The speaker will comment on the outcomes of the plenum and the debates which led up to it, and examine likely policy changes and their impact on developments in China. Department/project Asia-Pacific Programme Full Article
9 China Looks Serious About 'Decisive' Market Reforms By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 09:30:56 +0000 20 November 2013 Dr Tim Summers Senior Consulting Fellow, Asia-Pacific Programme (based in Hong Kong) @tasumm Google Scholar 2131120Third Plenum.jpg Farmers harvest in the village of Gangzhong in China's eastern Zhejiang province, 19 November 2013, days after China's ruling party unveiled a list of sweeping changes including reforms to the land ownership system, loosening controls over state-owned enterprises, relaxing the controversial one-child policy, and eventually shuttering forced labour camps. Photo by Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images. China’s leaders set out their intention to push forward with policy reform following the Third Plenum. The full decision released on 15 November makes clear the aim to loosen constraints on the market, and suggests a dilution of state-owned enterprise influence. A new national security committee could also lead to greater policy integration between domestic security and international affairs.The Third Plenum of the Chinese Communist Party’s 18th Central Committee took place in Beijing from 9−12 November. Initial reactions based on the communiqué released on the last day of the meeting were mixed. However, on 15 November the authorities published the detailed decision approved by the plenum, and an explanation given to the plenum by Party General Secretary Xi Jinping – in which he acknowledged major problems facing China.These documents make the implications of the plenum much clearer. In sum, it offers a clear political signal that as China’s fifth-generation Party leadership enters its second year, it is intent on taking forward a ‘comprehensive deepening of reform’ across a wide range of issues. As an indication of the importance of this, a new high-level ‘leading small group’ will be established to coordinate and oversee this process. The decision spells out various new measures, and reiterates many which are already part of the government’s agenda.More market in the economyThe most important material is on the economy, where the decision makes clear that the leadership envisages a ‘decisive’ role for market forces, and the establishment of ‘fair and equal’ competition in the economy. This will provide a guiding principle for policy-making over the coming years.One of the ways of achieving this is to reorganize the functions of government. Here the decision reiterates the themes which the government has been working on since Premier Li Keqiang took over in March this year, namely reducing or removing the need for government approvals to businesses, freeing up the investment environment, and allowing businesses and the market to take the lead unless there is a strong reason for government intervention. Better governance is a wider theme of the decision, covering the judicial system and reforms to the party’s disciplinary organs which would clarify leadership and accountability in anti-corruption investigations.SOE reformA possible impediment to market reforms is the power of China’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs), and the original communiqué gave the impression that nothing much would be done about SOEs. However, the ability of these so-called ‘vested interests’ to stymie market reforms has been weakened by the targeting of a number of senior SOE-related cadres in the party’s latest anti-corruption campaign, which began at the end of 2012.Further, the detailed decision suggests further reforms are in the offing. Although the relevant section of the document begins by restating the leading role for state ownership, a series of subsequent policy aims could serve to dilute it, such as ensuring equality in property rights protection and competition; developing mixed (state and non-state) ownership through cross-shareholding and bringing private capital into state-led projects; shifting from managing SOEs to managing state investments in enterprises; better supervision of SOEs which operate in natural monopolies; and removing administrative monopolies.International affairsThe decision talks about further opening of China’s economy, but the vast majority of the issues covered in the decision are domestic in nature, and announcements such as a further relaxation of birth control policies have attracted most attention. Even the points on military and defense issues relate more to internal management than external capacity.There was, however, one announcement which could have important implications for China’s foreign policy, which will be watched carefully outside China, the establishment of a ‘national security committee’. Xi said that this was being set up in response to external pressures to protect national sovereignty, security and development. He also cited internal pressures to maintain political security and social stability. It is too early to judge what the exact remit of this body will be, but it could lead to greater policy coordination and integration between domestic security issues and international affairs, at a time when China is playing a more important role across the international spectrum.To comment on this article, please contact Chatham House Feedback Full Article
9 China's Third Plenum: Another Turning Point? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:59:54 +0000 Members Event 28 January 2014 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm Chatham House, London Transcript: China’s Third Plenum: Another Turning Point?pdf | 67.45 KB Q&A: China’s Third Plenum: Another Turning Point? pdf | 81.28 KB Event participants Professor Shaun Breslin, Associate Fellow, Asia Programme, Chatham House Professor Jane Duckett, Edward Caird Chair of Politics; Director, Confucius Institute; Director, The Scottish Centre for China Research, University of GlasgowProfessor Christopher Hughes, Head, International Relations Department, LSEChair: Rob Gifford, China Editor, The Economist Following the Third Plenum of the Communist Party’s 18th Central Committee in November 2013, the panel will offer their thoughts on whether the economic, political and social reforms announced, such as the relaxation of the one child policy and establishment of a national security council, signal a new era for China’s domestic and foreign policies. The speakers will consider how significant these reforms will be in comparison to those announced in 1978 by Deng Xiaoping following the Third Plenum of the 11th Central Committee. Full Article
9 China's Priorities in Africa: Enhancing Engagements By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 13:15:01 +0000 Research Event 13 June 2014 - 12:45pm to 1:45pm Chatham House, London Meeting Summarypdf | 61.95 KB Event participants Ambassador Zhong Jianhua, China’s Special Representative for African AffairsChair: Alex Vines OBE, Research Director, Area Studies and International Law; Head, Africa Programme, Chatham House With extensive and diverse engagements across sub-Saharan Africa, China is one among a range of international partners that is evolving its policy and relations with African states. At this roundtable meeting, Ambassador Zhong Jianhua will discuss China’s interests in Africa, the challenges it has faced and how China cooperates with international governments and across sectors in Africa. Christopher Vandome Research Fellow, Africa Programme +44 (0) 20 7314 3669 Email Full Article
9 Modi's Victory: An Assessment By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 15:00:01 +0000 Members Event 16 July 2014 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm Chatham House, London Transcriptpdf | 57.86 KB Transcript Q&Apdf | 108.47 KB Event participants Richard Heald, CEO, UK India Business Council (UKIBC)Manoj Ladwa, Communications Director, Narendra Modi for Prime Minister CampaignDr Gareth Price, Senior Research Fellow, Asia Programme, Chatham HouseChair: Adam Roberts, South Asia Bureau Chief, Delhi, The Economist The unprecedented victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Narendra Modi, in India’s general election was a milestone in the recent history of India, leaving a single party with a majority in parliament for the first time in 25 years and the ruling coalition with a clear mandate. Manoj Ladwa, who worked on Modi’s election campaign, will provide his insights into the campaign and assess why it worked so well. The panel will consider the policy implications of the election results and, among other issues, provide insights into how this might shape India’s business outlook and foreign policy over the next five years. Members Events Team Email Full Article
9 China's Quest for Currency Power By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 10:45:01 +0000 Research Event 17 July 2014 - 1:00pm to 2:15pm Chatham House, London Event participants Alan Wheatley, Global Economics Correspondent, Reuters News (2011-13); Freelance Economics WriterGeoffrey Yu, FX Strategist, UBS LimitedChair: Paola Subacchi, Research Director, International Economics, Chatham House The US derives significant geopolitical power by issuing the dominant reserve currency. Not surprisingly, China would like to wield similar power and is successfully promoting the use of the renminbi to settle trade. The speaker will argue that the RMB’s chances of becoming a major reserve currency are poor, as financial liberalization, although a necessary condition, is insufficient. China must also earn the unquestioning trust of global money managers. History suggests this takes decades even for a rules-bound democracy, let alone an opaque, unpredictable single-party state. Department/project Global Economy and Finance Programme Effie Theodoridou +44 (0)20 7314 2760 Email Full Article
9 Don't write Libya off yet By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 16:09:33 +0000 31 July 2014 , Volume 70, Number 4 Branding the country a failed state is unhelpful Magda Meliti is a Middle East researcher and commentator Meliti.jpg Libyan Parliament spokesman Omar Humaidan speaks to the media in Tripoli. Photo: Hazem Turkia/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Full Article
9 Assessing the danger of war: parallels and differences between Europe in 1914 and East Asia in 2014 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 15:11:53 +0000 12 November 2014 , Volume 90, Number 6 Joachim Krause Full Article
9 China's Foreign Policy as Domestic Policy: The Case of 'One Belt, One Road' By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Sep 2015 08:00:01 +0000 Research Event 29 September 2015 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm Chatham House, London Event participants Charlie Parton, Counsellor, Political Section, Beijing Delegation, European External Action ServiceChair: Roderic Wye, Assciate Fellow, Asia Programme, Chatham House The speaker will argue that Chinese foreign policy should be viewed as an extension of domestic policy to a degree not seen in other countries. China's foreign policy aims to support domestic growth and employment, must be aligned with nationalist and narratives of ‘rejuvenation’ and the ‘China Dream’, and must help dilute hostile foreign values. The ‘One Belt, One Road’ project, also known as the ‘New Silk Road’, exemplifies this. The speaker will illustrate its origins and development, discuss how it promotes the Communist Party’s domestic agenda, as well as look at (secondary) geostrategic aims and difficulties. Finally, he will look at the lessons for Europe, and why and how this Chinese initiative should be welcomed.THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL AND REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. Department/project Asia-Pacific Programme Joshua Webb +44 (0)20 7314 3678 Email Full Article
9 China's Fury Over South China Sea Belies Its Legal Insecurities By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Jul 2016 09:11:57 +0000 4 July 2016 Sonya Sceats Associate Fellow, International Law Programme @SonyaSceats Despite its dramatic rejection of the South China Sea arbitration case initiated by the Philippines, China is gearing up to play a much larger role in the evolution of the international legal system. 2016-07-04-ninedashline.jpg A vendor in Beijing stands behind a map including an insert depicting the 'nine-dash line' in the South China Sea. Photo by Getty Images. It is tempting to read China's refusal in this case to acknowledge the jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal in The Hague as the defiance of an arrogant superpower that views itself as above international law. No doubt many in Manila, Washington and elsewhere are purveying this view. But there is more here than meets the eye.For decades, Beijing has complained that the global order was forged in an era when China was weak and the rules of the game are rigged against it.But this lament is more difficult to sustain in relation to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, which China helped negotiate in the 1970s and early 1980s. Beijing signed the treaty as soon as it was opened for signature in 1982 and ratified it in 1996.The Philippines initiated this arbitration against China in 2013 as part of a long-running dispute over rights in the South China Sea, including over the Spratly Islands (known as the 'Nansha Islands' in China) and surrounding maritime areas. Under the treaty, China is not obliged to defend the case but this is no bar to proceedings and it remains legally bound by the award. From a legal perspective, its refusal to participate is thus a risky move, all the more so since the ruling is likely to have legal ramifications for China's highly charged maritime disputes with other neighbours such as Vietnam and Malaysia.It is well known that the legal proceedings launched by the Philippines sparked a contest of ideas in Beijing. Behind closed doors, some Chinese international lawyers argued that China should prove its commitment to the international rule of law by vigorously fighting its corner in the arbitration. The defeat of these liberal voices is usually interpreted as an inevitable effect of the nationalists' grip on power under President Xi Jinping.In a significant concession to those on the losing side of the argument, however, China published a position paper setting out its objections to the jurisdiction of the tribunal and formally conveyed this to the tribunal which treated it as ‘effectively constituting a plea on jurisdiction’.This novel form of ‘non-participating participation’ must be seen against the backcloth of a strategic ambition by China to develop a greater mastery of international law. At an important meeting just two months earlier, the Communist Party called for China to strengthen its ‘discourse power and influence in international legal affairs’ and use legal methods to safeguard its ‘sovereignty, security and development interests’.Our research team at Chatham House has been tracking impressive steps by China to realize this goal, including new government decision-making machinery designed to promote compliance with international law, a hiring spree of international lawyers and new advisory committee for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, promotion of scholarship and efforts to show norm leadership especially in ‘new domains’ of international law such as cyber law, and a training programme to share growing Chinese international law expertise with the global South.We know from Chinese colleagues that maritime disputes are a major impetus for this drive. For years, the Chinese government has fretted about its low capabilities in the international legal field, compared with other permanent members of the UN Security Council and regional rivals such as Japan. Now, impelled by the need to protect its strategic interests in the South China Sea and elsewhere, it is doing something about it.It may seem paradoxical in light of its bullish attacks on the Philippines and even the tribunal itself, but China's boycott of the arbitration should also be seen as a manifestation of its low confidence in its own capacities in the realm of international law. Speculation is rife that the leadership lacks faith in its ability to convince the tribunal of the legal validity of its controversial ‘nine dash line’ demarcation of China's rights in the South China Sea. In the arbitration and otherwise, China has avoided clarifying the precise legal basis and implications of its ‘nine dash line’ claims while sponsoring a vast industry of academic studies to support its position.In the meantime, China is playing to its strengths, including its deep pockets, in pursuing an extrajudicial approach. An audacious programme of land reclamation and militarization of atolls and escalating patrols and exercises in disputed territories is a clear effort to alter ‘the facts on the water’. And in recent months it has choreographed statements of political support for its South China Sea claims from a motley crew of states with economic ties to China.While China's rejection of the South China Sea arbitration is true to form for a powerful state that, like its great rival the United States, is generally ill-disposed towards binding international dispute resolution processes, it is not inconceivable that this approach will give way when China becomes more confident in its ability to play and win at ‘law fare’, as we are already seeing in the context of World Trade Organization disputes. Until then, in time-honoured fashion, Beijing is biding its time, plugging its skills gap and hoping it can shake off mounting reputational damage from its petulant spurning of these proceedings.To comment on this article, please contact Chatham House Feedback Full Article
9 What's the best wording for "In Stock" using a shopping cart? By forums.digitalpoint.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 00:51:23 +0000 Full Article
9 Don't even think of it By www.flickr.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 22:49:17 -0700 captain_j03 posted a photo: Wish me a happy mother's day and I'll slit your guts like a ripe melon. My mood is not the best today - my sister woke me at 6 AM for said reason. On a sunday. And guess what - I am not even a mother. Toy Project Day 1746 Full Article
9 Martin's Dinosaur By www.flickr.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 02:02:37 -0700 Iker Merodio | Photography posted a photo: Martinen dinosaurioa. Full Article
9 Sean Hannity on the Obama administration's big lie By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 20:18:36 -0400 Sean Hannity reacts on 'Watters' World' to the Obama administration being caught lying about Russia collusion. Full Article
9 Ousted health official dismisses Trump's claim he is disgruntled: 'I am frustrated at a lack of leadership' By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 22:24:26 -0400 Ousted vaccine expert Rick Bright said he is "frustrated at our inability to be heard as scientists." Full Article
9 A former editor at the Observer says Kushner's claim of coronavirus 'success' stems from his inability to empathize with other people's grief By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 01:00:18 -0400 Elizabeth Spiers wrote about an incident where Jared Kushner used the memorial of an employee to congratulate himself for success. Full Article
9 South Dakota Governor demands Sioux tribes 'immediately' remove COVID-19 checkpoints because they interfere with traffic By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 17:44:40 -0400 South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem sent letters to two Sioux tribes demanding they remove COVID-19 checkpoints because they interfere with traffic. Full Article
9 White House won't consider another stimulus bill in May -Kudlow By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 10:58:38 -0400 The White House has halted talks with Congress over any further coronavirus stimulus package as it waits for more information about how U.S. state reopenings affect the economy, White House top economic adviser Larry Kudlow told reporters on Friday. The Senate and House of Representatives have already passed four major bills to address the novel coronavirus outbreak, including three aimed at stabilizing the economy as most Americans have sheltered in place and unemployment has soared. Full Article
9 Trump donor and lawyer to represent Biden's accuser By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 11:13:15 -0400 The former Senate staffer, who is accusing Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her 27 years ago, is being represented by a lawyer who is also a donor to President Trump. Full Article
9 Canada PM 'worried' about situation in Montreal By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 16:59:11 -0400 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Saturday for caution and expressed concern about loosening lockdown measures in Montreal, the epicenter of Canada's coronavirus outbreak. While several Canadian provinces, including Quebec, are preparing reopening measures and a gradual revival of their economies, Trudeau stressed prudence and said that the country is not yet out of danger. Quebec is the worst-hit province in Canada, with more than half of both the country's 67,000 cases of coronavirus and 4,700 deaths. Full Article
9 The federal government finally announced initial plans to distribute Gilead's coronavirus drug remdesivir after days of confusion By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:16:00 -0400 The government said it's distributing the promising coronavirus drug, remdesivir, to some hard-hit states. Eventually, all 50 states should get it. Full Article
9 Record-breaking cold and snow blast through Mother's Day weekend By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 16:44:31 -0400 "Passing along a message from Mother Nature," the National Weather Service in Binghamton, New York, tweeted alongside a photo of a car covered in light snow. "Happy Mother's Day Weekend." Full Article
9 Lockdown Mutiny Brews in California After Guv Blames Nail Salon for Spreading COVID-19 By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:00:07 -0400 On Thursday, the Professional Beauty Federation of California published a press release to the “Hot Topics” section of their website. It was titled: “Time to Sue Governor Newsom.” The release came in response to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement that the following morning, California would officially enter “Phase Two” of the “Safer at Home” order. Select businesses, from florists to clothing retailers to toy stores, would be able to resume operations in a limited capacity. But absent from the list of acceptable businesses: beauty salons. Newsom placed businesses like nail salons and barbershops in “Phase Three”—a stage he believes to be “months, not weeks” away. “This whole thing spread in the state of California—the first community spread—was in a nail salon,” Newsom said in a press conference last week, without providing details about the date or location of the case. “Many of the practices that you would otherwise expect of a modification were already in play in many of these salons, with people that had procedure masks on, were using gloves, and were advancing higher levels of sanitation.”The news has thrust nail salons onto the frontline of a growing coronavirus revolt in California, a battle being waged in many more American cities, like Dallas, where hairdresser Shelley Luther became a star of the anti-lockdown movement when she opted to go to jail rather than comply with an order to close her hair salon. Anti-Lockdown Protesters Are Now Facing Down Cops Outside of BarsOn Monday morning, the Professional Beauty Federation of California will file a lawsuit in federal court demanding a regulated reopening process of their salons. “We were 100 percent behind the lockdown, so that we would not overwhelm our hospitals,” the group’s legal counsel Fred Jones said in an interview with The Daily Beast. “However, after two months of the lockdown, in which, by Gov. Newsom’s own admission, we have succeeded—we have checked the mark, we have flattened the curve—we were anticipating that the governor would allow for gradual reopenings of our beauty salons under strict new guidelines.”Their argument, Jones said, hinges on the fact that, without regulated reopening, stylists will be forced underground to meet financial ends, resulting in a potentially more dangerous risk.“A lot of our stylists are on the brink of starvation in order to make their leases and make ends meet,” Jones said. “So you have a volatile combination of desperate clients and desperate stylists. We know that will lead to thousands of our stylists going underground and moving kitchen to kitchen and house to house. That’s reality. Nobody can argue that. So the real question is: how do you stop that from happening if you’re the governor? You can’t.”He suggested a gradual and controlled reopening would be safer than “stylists going house to house and spreading more than beauty.”Unmasked Protesters Storm Huntington Beach After California Governor’s ClosureSome salons statewide have already opened, defying the statewide order, like an Orange County nail spa owner who has vowed to stay open despite being handed a citation by local police, who ordered her to appear in court in July. “I have to do what I have to do. I’m fighting to provide for my children and myself and my family,” another salon owner, Breann Curtis, of The Clip Cage barbershop in Auburn, California, told Fox40 about her decision to reopen. “It’s very hard. I’m pregnant. I have children.”“Just going into debt every single day,” added Tisha Fernhoff, who owns The Beauty Bar Salon in the same Auburn shopping center. “How much longer am I supposed to just go down the rabbit hole before I just throw in the towel and go back to work?”According to Jones, the California State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology—which issues all 623,442 beauty licenses in the state—has already drafted a protocol for how salons could reopen under the current conditions. He claimed Newsom had blocked the plan from distribution, to avoid mixed messaging. (Newsom’s office didn’t respond to a request for comment and a spokesperson for the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology said their draft protocols “haven't been published because they are not finished.”)“We want him to release the plan so that our professionals can start stocking up,” Jones said. “We know we’ll need masks. Will shields be required for these services? They probably will.”If such a plan was to go into effect, Jones said, salons would use personal protective equipment widely. They would stagger appointments to avoid crowded waiting rooms, spread out work stations and shift schedules, implement a touchless pay system, and remove anything in the waiting rooms that could carry contagion. “So, sorry no more magazines and newspapers for our clientele,” Jones said. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends maintaining a distance of six feet from other people—a practice that would be all but impossible in salon settings. Dr. Birx Says What Trump Would Not About ProtestersThere are 53,694 licensed beauty salons in California, representing 313,734 stylists or cosmetologists, 34,093 barbers, 90,392 estheticians, 1,679 electrologists, and 129,802 manicurists, according to the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology. All of these workers, Jones said, have to complete between 350 and 1600 hours of formal education before acquiring their license, including training in sanitization. Jones emphasized that the lawsuit stemmed from financial desperation, a sentiment shared across the country. The Labor Department announced Friday that the economy lost over 20.5 million jobs in April alone, putting the national unemployment rate at its highest since the Great Depression: 14.7 percent. But the devastation has hit the beauty sector differently than many industries. Over 80 percent of salon workers are independent contractors, meaning each stylist represents their own business. By extension, many salon owners are basically landlords, “whose income relies on those booth owners,” Jones said. As a result, most salon workers qualify for unemployment benefits under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, signed by Trump in March—although the program is riddled with loopholes, has frequently run out of money, and may not cover their entire income, which heavily relies on tips. It is salon owners who stand to gain the most from the lawsuit. “Freelance workers do benefit on unemployment benefits,” Jones said. “But most of those Paycheck Protection Program reimbursements are based on your payments. If you’re a salon owner, you don’t have a payroll. Those stylists are their own proprietors.”On Friday, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Ed Markey (D-MA), and Kamala Harris (D-CA) introduced legislation to give a majority of Americans $2,000 a month throughout the pandemic. Asked whether the bill could provide financial relief to salon workers, while allowing them to maintain social distancing, Jones seemed doubtful that it would pass. “It’s the proverbial ‘check is in the mail’ promise,” he said. “When you’re dealing with true economic devastation, let me tell you, most of our licensees will not be banking on a divided Congress and a White House that is also divided. While Washington fiddles, our stylists are burning.” Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more. Full Article
9 Elon Musk says Tesla will 'immediately' leave California after coronavirus shutdowns forced the company to close its main car factory By news.yahoo.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 13:34:00 -0400 In a tweet Saturday morning, Tesla's chief executive said it would file a lawsuit against county officials over not being able to run its factory. Full Article
9 Re: Management of respiratory failure due to covid-19 By feeds.bmj.com Published On :: Friday, May 8, 2020 - 19:19 Full Article
9 Re: Face masks for the public during the covid-19 crisis By feeds.bmj.com Published On :: Friday, May 8, 2020 - 20:15 Full Article
9 Classifying deaths from COVID-19: Why the official statistics will never reflect the true mortality from coronavirus, and how future studies could try to address this By feeds.bmj.com Published On :: Friday, May 8, 2020 - 21:11 Full Article
9 Covid-19: underneath the iceberg By feeds.bmj.com Published On :: Saturday, May 9, 2020 - 05:45 Full Article
9 Re: Clinical features of covid-19 By feeds.bmj.com Published On :: Saturday, May 9, 2020 - 09:36 Full Article
9 Re: Covid-19: how to use your time when clinical placements are postponed - Wellbeing perspective By feeds.bmj.com Published On :: Saturday, May 9, 2020 - 13:41 Full Article
9 The multi-ness of fighting the short-term and long-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic By feeds.bmj.com Published On :: Saturday, May 9, 2020 - 16:58 Full Article
9 Re: Covid-19: Brazil’s president rallies supporters against social distancing By feeds.bmj.com Published On :: Saturday, May 9, 2020 - 17:51 Full Article
9 Australian neuroscientist given two year suspended sentence for falsifying Parkinson's research By feeds.bmj.com Published On :: Thursday, April 7, 2016 - 12:41 Full Article
9 Improving Immigrants' Employment Prospects through Work-Focused Language Instruction By www.migrationpolicy.org Published On :: Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 This report describes the range of policies available to improve immigrants’ economic integration through language acquisition, especially those focused on getting immigrants into jobs or moving into higher-paying jobs. It assesses promising models and practices from Europe and North America. Full Article
9 The Role of Civil Society in EU Migration Policy: Perspectives on the European Union's Engagement in its Neighborhood By www.migrationpolicy.org Published On :: Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Civil society provides a crucial link between governments and the communities they represent—infusing policy processes with grassroots knowledge to which governments may not otherwise have access. Looking at the European Union’s efforts to engage with civil society in its “neighborhood,” this report examines the benefits, challenges, and mechanisms to building dialogue and cooperation on migration and development. Full Article
9 Big blow for former Sunshine Girl - Registered Nurse Nichala Gibson recovered from COVID-19 but her father was not so lucky By jamaica-gleaner.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 00:32:12 -0500 THE LAST two months have been two of the worst in the life of former national netball star Nichala Gibson. She lives in New York City, the epicentre for the COVID-19 virus in the United States. Gibson and her sister suffered, then recovered from... Full Article
9 Black Immigrant Mothers in Palm Beach County, Florida, and their Children's Readiness for School By www.migrationpolicy.org Published On :: Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400 This report draws on a six-year longitudinal study of Palm Beach County, FL, examining parenting, child care enrollment, and other factors that encourage early school success. The authors find kindergarten-age children of Black immigrants have significantly higher odds of being ready for school than children of Latina immigrant or Black U.S.-born mothers. Full Article
9 Vladimir Vinokurov | May 9 – the day world history changed By jamaica-gleaner.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 00:17:26 -0500 May 9 marked a very special day for all Russians as the day of the victory over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic war. At 00:16 hours on that day in 1945 Act of Military Surrender was signed by the German military leaders in Berlin. The... Full Article
9 Wykeham McNeill | Tourism after COVID-19 By jamaica-gleaner.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 00:18:42 -0500 The crisis of COVID-19 facing Jamaica and its tourism industry must be used as an opportunity to revolutionise the industry and re-engineer the sector to accommodate the new world we will exist in after COVID-19. There is no doubt that this crisis... Full Article
9 Yaneek Page | It will be years, not months, for COVID-19 business recovery By jamaica-gleaner.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 00:23:46 -0500 ADVISORY COLUMN: SMALL BUSINESS On Thursday, May 7, the RJR/GLEANER Communications group staged a virtual town hall meeting on Television Jamaica titled “COVID-19... Full Article
9 Uber loses US$2.9b, offloads bike and scooter business By jamaica-gleaner.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 00:26:10 -0500 Uber lost US$2.9 billion in the first quarter as its overseas investments were hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, but the company is looking to its growing food delivery business and aggressive cost-cutting to ease the pain. The ride-hailing... Full Article
9 Region will have to live with threat of COVID-19 until 2021 By jamaica-gleaner.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 13:26:38 -0500 (CMC): Although the spread of COVID-19 has been contained in the English-speaking Caribbean and Haiti, the chairman of The University of the West Indies (UWI) COVID-19 task force, Professor Dr Clive Landis, says the region is not out of... Full Article
9 COVID-19 from a Biblical perspective By jamaica-gleaner.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 00:20:19 -0500 The common questions that many are asking today in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic are: Why has this befallen us? Why is there so much death and dying from this disease? Where is God in all of this? If God exists, why doesn’t He intervene and... Full Article
9 Health + Tech | Innovating through the COVID-19 pandemic By jamaica-gleaner.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 00:14:40 -0500 The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has resulted in many opportunities for the health technology industry. Our usually technophobic population has been embracing technology more and more since the start of the restrictions due to the spread of... Full Article
9 Teachers will need psycho-social support post COVID-19 By jamaica-gleaner.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 00:13:23 -0500 Education officials across the Caribbean and Latin America have asserted that teachers will be in need of psycho-social support for their return to the classroom, following the COVID-19 pandemic. Approximately 91,710 teachers and seven million... Full Article
9 Be strong for your families - Lady Allen sends message of strength in COVID-19 battle, urges women to fight on By jamaica-gleaner.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 00:29:56 -0500 Lady Allen – wife of Jamaica’s Governor General Sir Patrick Allen – says Jamaican women are among the strongest and most resilient in the world, and despite many bearing the full brunt of the coronavirus pandemic as breadwinners for their families... Full Article
9 Diabetes Core Update: COVID-19 – The Role of Community Health Workers as First Responders, May 2019 By diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 00:52:17 +0000 This special issue focuses on The Role of Community Health Workers as First Responders in the COVID-19 Outbreak. Recorded May 5, 2020. This is a part of the American Diabetes Associations ongoing project providing resources for practicing clinicians on the care of Diabetes during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today’s discussion is an audio version of a webinar recorded on May 5, 2020. Presented by: Betsy Rodriguez, BSN, MSN, DCES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Colleen Barbero, PhD Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Denise Octavia Smith, MBA, CHW, PN, SFC National Association of Community Health Workers Full Article
