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Transfield, detention centres, ethics, depression & Abbott’s Commission of Audit
“Isn’t this all nice and cosy?”
[reblogged from No Place For Sheep. We draw your attention to the links to the Migration Council of Australia.]
Douglas Sneddon, Non Executive Director of Transfield, the global operations, maintenance and construction services business awarded the $1.22 billion dollar contract to provide ‘Garrison and welfare services’ to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection detention centres on Manus Island and Nauru, is also a director of the St. James Centre for Ethics, and Treasurer of the Black Dog Institute.
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Arguments
Berlioz says a discussion with a female may turn into an argument about male/female relationships the female thinking that the male wants to win a point over the female. So Berlioz says that of course males do want to win the point, but on its merits and not in order to put the female participant down.
Cam anyone please tell me, what this argument is about? Well, of course it concerns male/female relationships. But what is the argument actually about and what kind of points do males want to win? Do males ever let a female win an argument?
I started the discussion a few days ago with:
Are we Equals?
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/no-sex-please-were-equals-20140217-32umo.html
I just read the above article in the Sydney Morning Herald. It is an edited version of an article first published in The New York Magazine.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/no-sex-please-were-equals-20140217-32umo.html#ixzz2u0QEdkBK
So I am asking myself now can married couples be equals? The answer is of course, sure, they can be equals. However in a sexual way they definitely cannot be equals unless they are happy to live more or less in a kind of sibling relationship.
I think the French did get it right a long time ago: Viva la difference!
1. March – Autumn in NSW
I reblog this post of Peter’s so all my blogger friends get a chance to see it too.
Today is the First of March – the beginning of autumn on the Southern hemisphere.
Normally we wouldn’t notice any difference from the summer of yesterday and the autumn of today. But when I opened the front door today this is what I saw.
Rain in the morning
As it is a rather slow rain the plants love it.
The Grevilleas are in full bloom and are producing nectar for the Rainbow Lorikeets.
In the backyard it is not much different and we won’t be out there for tea later in the day.
Aunty Uta was heading straight for her computer and she is busy hammering out another blog.
This Man Got Mugged At A Train Station. What He Did Next Was Genius.
Hi Nelson, I just love this story! I have to reblog it, I trust you do not mind if more people are going to read it. It is said what this man did, was genius and you say he deserves a medal. I very much agree with this! 🙂
Dobri Dobrev
This story is very much worth sharing, I think. I reblog it from Nelson’s Digital Catharsis.
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Find more stories of heroism on my other blog – Heroes of Yolanda. People from around the world joined hands to help out our unfortunate brothers and sisters affected by the strongest typhoon to make landfall. I hope you find the time to visit. Click the image to be directed there.
How to build a perfect refugee camp
My apologies to my blogger friends for adding another link, this time from New York Times Magazine. This article was published already a week ago, but I came across it only just now. I am very impressed how the refugee problem is handled in Turkey. I wonder are they more humanely thinking than we are?
If I Were a Man – By HW
Are we Equals?
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/no-sex-please-were-equals-20140217-32umo.html
I just read the above article in the Sydney Morning Herald. It is an edited version of an article first published in The New York Magazine.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/no-sex-please-were-equals-20140217-32umo.html#ixzz2u0QEdkBK
So I am asking myself now can married couples be equals? The answer is of course, sure, they can be equals. However in a sexual way they definitely cannot be equals unless they are happy to live more or less in a kind of sibling relationship.
I think the French did get it right a long time ago: Viva la difference!
Australia’s World Kidney Day
http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/world/world-kidney-day
Australia’s World Kidney Day 2013
Protect your Kidneys, Save your Heart!
The presence of kidney dysfunction greatly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease – an important fact that is often overlooked! If you are at risk of kidney disease. See your doctor to discuss maintaining your heart health as well! Refer to our webpages: Your heart and CKD * Diabetes and CKD.
Key Facts About Chronic Kidney Disease & Cardiovascular Disease
- People at every stage of CKD are at more risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), although those in the later stages have the highest risk.
- CVD remains the leading cause of death for people on dialysis and those who have a transplanted kidney.
- People with CKD have a 2 to 3-fold greater risk of cardiac death than individuals without CKD.
- For people with CKD, the risk of dying from cardiovascular events is up to 20 times greater than requiring dialysis or transplantation.
Keith DS, Nichols GA, Gullion CM, Brown JB, Smith DH. Longitudinal follow-up and outcomes among a population with chronic kidney disease in a large managed care organization. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2004;164:659-663
Foley RN, Parfrey PS, Sarnak MJ. Clinical epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in chronic renal disease. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 1998;32:S112-S119.
- Identifying CKD early and slowing progression to kidney failure is important in reducing your risk of CVD.
Weiner ME, Tighiouarr H, Amin M et al. Chronic kidney disease as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality: A pooled analysis of community-based studies. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2004;15:1307-131
- The best way to reduce the risk of CVD is to make healthy lifestyle choices. It is also important to control and maintain a healthy blood pressure, cholesterol level, and blood glucose level if you have diabetes. If you have CKD, this usually means using medication as well as having a healthy lifestyle.
Page updated 21 February 2014
I googled the above and copied it. I became aware of World Kidney Day when I looked at some of the posts by Devon Texas. I think it is a good thing to be informed about what you can do to stay as healthy as possible.
AuntyUta 