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Waiting for the Cannabis Crackdown
Obama's inconsistency on medical marijuana is reason to doubt his tolerance of legalization.
Jacob Sullum | 9.9.2013 2:30 PM
Two weeks ago, nearly 10 months after voters in Colorado and Washington decided to legalize marijuana, the U.S. Justice Department finally responded. Its announcement, which took the form of a memo to U.S. attorneys from Deputy Attorney General James Cole, promised neither acceptance nor confrontation, saying only that the Justice Department probably has better things to do than prosecute newly legal marijuana growers and sellers, provided state regulation is strict enough to allay federal concerns.
This conditional forbearance was widely interpreted as a "green light" for legalization. But anyone familiar with the Obama administration's inconsistent, disingenuous approach to medical marijuana has to wonder whether the Cole memo truly signals a newfound respect for state policy choices.
Cole listed eight "enforcement priorities" that Colorado, Washington, and the 18 states where marijuana is legal for medical but not recreational use will be expected to address. The three most significant probably are "preventing the distribution of marijuana to minors," "preventing the diversion of marijuana from states where it is legal under state law in some form to other states," and "preventing drugged driving and the exacerbation of other adverse public health consequences associated with marijuana use." But the list also includes "preventing the growing of marijuana on public lands," "preventing marijuana possession or use on federal property," "preventing revenue from the sale of marijuana from going to criminal enterprises," "preventing violence and the use of firearms in the cultivation and distribution of marijuana," and "preventing state-authorized marijuana activity from being used as a cover or pretext for the trafficking of other illegal drugs."
If a state fails to adequately deal with these issues, Cole said, the Justice Department may yet decide to prosecute state-approved suppliers or "challenge the regulatory structure itself." This exercise of prosecutorial discretion is completely one-sided, subject to suspension at any time. Not only can the Justice Department change its policy at will; it is the sole interpreter of these eight goals and the sole judge of whether states are doing enough to reach them. Just to give you a sense of the ambiguity and subjectivity inherent in Cole's criteria, the feds could say all bets are off if campers in national parks are caught smoking pot, if a 22-year-old buys marijuana at a state-licensed store and shares it with his 20-year-old brother, if pot shop owners exercise their Second Amendment rights by keeping guns for self-protection, or even if cannabusinesses make money, since all of them are "criminal enterprises" under federal law.
Further grounds for skepticism can be found in two earlier Justice Department memos that Cole mentions. The first, issued in October 2009 by Cole's predecessor, David Ogden, seemed to fulfill promises by President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder that the Justice Department would not try to undermine state medical marijuana laws by targeting suppliers who comply with them. Ogden told U.S. attorneys that "as a general matter" they "should not focus federal resources" on "individuals whose actions are in clear and unambiguous compliance with existing state laws providing for the medical use of marijuana." He listed criteria for federal prosecution, such as "sales to minors," "sale of other controlled substances," and "financial and marketing activities" inconsistent with state law, that made sense only when applied to suppliers, which jibed with what Obama and Holder had repeatedly said.
The Ogden memo inspired a "green rush" of cannabis entrepreneurs in states with medical marijuana laws, provoking outrage among federal drug warriors, who launched a crackdown more aggressive than anything seen under George W. Bush. In June 2011, seeking to retroactively justify these raids, seizures, and arrests, Cole issued a memo falsely claiming that the Justice Department's policy of forbearance had always been limited to patients and their caregivers. According to Cole's gloss, the feds never imagined that people would make money by supplying patients with marijuana, even though the Ogden memo clearly contemplated that prospect. Given Cole's willingness to lie about the policy he was contradicting and Holder's willingness to bless that lie, even while continuing to promise tolerance of medical marijuana dispensaries, the latest memo has to be taken with a shakerful of salt.
As Tom Angell, chairman of Marijuana Majority, puts it, "My optimism is tempered by the fact that despite the Justice Department's 2009 announcement that it shouldn't be a priority to bust medical marijuana providers operating in accordance with state law, this administration went on to close down more state-legal marijuana businesses in one term than the Bush administration did in two terms." Fool me once…
This article originally appeared at Forbes.
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Jacob Sullum is a senior editor at Reason.
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41 responses to "Waiting for the Cannabis Crackdown"
September.9.2013 at 2:36 pm
…the Justice Department probably has better things to do than prosecute newly legal marijuana growers and sellers…
SQRLSY One
Emperor / Ayatollah Obozo means to say, "Y'all voters is ignernt and stooopid when y'all legalizes pot, so I'm a gonna tax the livin' SNOT out of y'all so as to foster freedom an' democrassy an' stuff an' stuff in ferrin' lans, while y'all stoopid basturds can't be a havin' NON of that them thar bad "freedom/democracy" stuff-an-stuff at home, ya SEE?!?!?" Freedom and democracy is for them that FORIEGNERS, not for stupid American state voters, ya GOT that??!?!?! Goddamit, how stupid ARE you non-Obama-worshippers, now?!?!!?
mulp
September.10.2013 at 1:24 pm
Who filed criminal charges against pain patient Angela Raich in 2002??
Was it Obama appointed Eric Holder?
No, it was the compassionate small government President Bush appointed conservative John Ashcroft.
Who wrote the opinion enforcing the 1937 Federal law over the California State medical pot law passed by California leftists in 1996?
Conservative Justice Scalia in the 2005 decision Raich v Gonzales!
Who will become president January 20, 2017? Attorney General Cruz who thinks Justice Scalia is the best Constitutional scholar ever?
Would a President Cruz appoint someone with orders to ignore the Constitution, or would he appoint a conservative like John Ashcroft?
Perhaps your hope is Jerry Brown runs again and wins the presidential election in 2016? He was the anti-Reagan governor who cleaned up after Gov Reagan back in the 70s, so as president he could clean up the disaster from Reagan's crime war that has put so many pot smokers in prison.
BakedPenguin
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But anyone familiar with the Obama administration's inconsistent, disingenuous approach to medical marijuana has to wonder whether the Cole memo truly signals a newfound respect for state policy choices.
Of course not. The Obama administration does one thing: further its own power. It will be ambiguous so that it can change direction at any time. The people who take this as a green light do so at their own peril.
I guess President Bush and his Ashcroft and Gonzales were better because they prosecuted individuals growing pot for medical treatment in California legally under State law without any sales at all for purely personal use?
And they were superior because they took the case all the way to the Supreme Court to get an opinion from Justice Scalia stating that Angela Raich was a criminal for growing 6 plants under California law for her personal medical doctor prescribed pain management?
A compassionate conservative Republican president would employ limited power to arrest every damn pot user because they would be totally consistent and predictable in rejecting State preemption of Federal power.
Almanian!
DEATFBIRSECIA
OT, but this is what the Liar in Chief James Clapper had to say about the "economic" spying done by NSA on Petrobras, Brazil's largest oil company:
"In a statement Sunday, US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper reiterated that the US intelligence does not steal trade secrets.
"The United States collects foreign intelligence — just as many other governments do — to enhance the security of our citizens and protect our interests and those of our allies around the world," he said.
It was "not a secret" that US intelligence agents collected economic and financial data, including information about terror financing, he stressed.
The practice helped provide the US and its allies with "early warning" of potential international financial crises, as well as about the economic policy or behavior of other countries that could affect global markets."
Early warning about potential international financial crises. Right. Got it.
I've noticed they've learned to not bother with denying the allegations of the act at least, like they initially did
But I imagine the real use case scenario goes something like this:
IRS: We're not seeing the expected income reported on this guy's tax returns. We think he has foreign investments.
NSA: hmm.. oh forgot, we don't need to go through FISA because we're really investigating a foreigner, hehe. Saves us some time.
Marc F Cheney
The important question is whether the NFL will tolerate it.
If I am reading this article correctly, you have parsed the language and determined that a government official making an official statement may not actually have said or meant what the average person might believe he said or meant? Hell, I didn't even bother reading the thing and I could have told you that. Words spoken by a weasel are by definition weasel words and therefore you can't trust a single word they say.
Jaybirdmojo
Who is in charge of scheduling/rescheduling? The Executive? The Legislative?
Theoretically, or realistically?
To whom would I write a strongly worded letter?
If that's the case, it seems silly to wonder if Obama could possibly reschedule weed to… oh… Schedule IV but then it would be within his executive powers to say "Schedule II, bitches", right?
No matter the schedule, the law requires prison terms of 10 to life for possessing or growing a thousand pounds or 100 pot plants, even if used to produce hemp rope or paper.
Jacob Sullum Asks Whether We Really Can Expect the Feds to Tolerate Marijuana Legalization
And you people keep asking questions you already know the answer to…
HazelMeade
I never thought I would say this, but, barring some sort of catastrophe in Colorado, I think marijuana legalization is a won battle.
As in, on marijuana legalizaiton we are where gay marriage was 5 years ago. The culture has already shifted and the opponents just don't know it yet.
Not that gay marriage doesn't still have some victories in it's future, but those victories are all but assured. Similarly, with what is happening in Colorado and Washington state, it's more or less inevitable that mainstream culture is going to shift towards tolerance of marijuana use.
The only thing I can see stopping it is some kind of sensational incident involving weed and killing or raping of children. Perhaps if there was some sort of hippie cult commue full of stoners making child porn, then MAYBE that might be enough to change the momentum.
Louis Cypher
" The culture has already shifted and the opponents just don't know it yet."
I think the opponents do know it is a losing battle. But they will not go away quietly.
Ask and Ye Shall Receive.
sarcasmic
The proponents of redefining marriage didn't really get a lot of traction until they framed the argument as one of civil rights and equal protection (if you don't want to redefine marriage then you hate gays). I don't see that happening with marijuana. Especially because there's no social stigma against hating drug dealers.
Troy muy grande boner
I would think that once weed is an out-in-the-open multi-billion dollar industry, and the feds selectively persecute someone, especially someone who is doing everything to comply with state law, then they are going to have an equal protection claim.
Feds will simply say that federal law trumps state law. The end.
Justice Scalia ruled you can't grow pot for your own personal use to treat your medical condition under doctor prescription and legally with a State permit.
Raich v Gonzales 2005.
This. Too many people have used marijuana or know people who have used marijuana with little or no negative consequences, or with negative consequences entirely supplied by the state.
Younger people are more and more supportive of legalization. Demography and reality are on the side of legalization.
And yet ….
Oh, they'll keep doing holding actions, but they're the Germans and it's October 1944. The end is in sight.
Where's the legal challenge?
The SSM people got homosexuals declared a protected class so they could sue based upon a civil right argument. Are dope users and dealers a protected class? Quite the opposite.
I'm not seeing any legal grounds for changing the law at the federal level, and I seriously doubt it will happen unless it's challenged in court. Which isn't going to happen.
But young people don't vote. And by the time they do vote, they have kids and their views change. I hope you are right and it does change.
Older people grew up with "pot leads to heroin" and assorted other BS. Many of them still believe that. Most younger people would laugh at that crap. I'm not saying it's going to happen tomorrow, but it's inevitable. I would be very surprised if federal criminal laws against pot are still in place in 2020.
The problem is that the generation that knows weed is harmless is the boomers, and they have had plenty of power for decades to legalize pot. Yet they haven't.
crazyfingers
If this was true it would have been legalized when the Baby Boomers came to power. Unfortunately the "I'm not the problem, it's everyone else" mentality isn't going anywhere.
The Baby Boomers, despite their reputation, are / were hardly of one mind about pot. Nixon was elected (in a landslide) for a reason.
Parenthood has this odd way of turning people into drug warriors.
if a 22-year-old buys marijuana at a state-licensed store and shares it with his 20-year-old brother
All the more reason we need to push the age up to 24 or 26 like how it is for insurance purposes, for the children. College "kids" won't be just a euphemism anymore!
if pot shop owners exercise their Second Amendment rights by keeping guns for self-protection
Arizona was supposed to be more anti-Fed, and while they pushed for nullification on Obamacare, even as far as proposing Bill SB1475 to make enforcing Obamacare a felony, they were totally OK with the Feds coming in and sending Sandusky to 10 years in prison for this reason
or even if cannabusinesses make money,
I suspect CO will just roll over too. But what happens in WA with the state in charge of the biz?
bassjoe
Regardless of whether or not Obama is being disingenuous, this "guidance" may have next to zero influence on the next administration's policy.
Furthermore, there's enough ambiguity in the guidance — what exactly is a good enough regulatory structure to avoid prosecution? — to give an especially-aggressive US Attorneys leeway in doing whatever the heck he wants. Localities and police agencies that simply do not want legalization can simply file multiple complaints with the US Attorney's Office complaining about how the state's regulatory structure is deficient, no matter how idiotic and frivolous, and that may be enough to trigger a wide-ranging criminal FICO prosecution against anybody involved in implementing the law or selling the supposedly-legal product.
The ONLY way to stop this is to seize power away from the DEA and US Attorneys by passing legislation on the Congressional level to stop this madness. There is zero scientific basis as to why marijuana is classified with heroin and crack cocaine and Congress should do what it is supposed to do — oversee and correct madness in the government.
I personally support the legalization of EVERYTHING. If you are doing something that doesn't harm anybody else, go for it. Government should ONLY get involved if you harm somebody else (duh!) or if you are truly looking for a way to cure your abuse (and then only to without judgment refer you to professionals or charities that have expertise).
"Not only can the Justice Department change its policy at will; it is the sole interpreter of these eight goals and the sole judge of whether states are doing enough to reach them."
Arbitrary law, arbitrary enforcement.
royalphoenix
September.9.2013 at 10:03 pm
I do not believe this is a constitutional issue but rather a social one, and the people have spoken at the polls. How much longer do Americans allow this type of behavior from their so called elected representatives ? Nixon made cannabis a schedule one drug….Nixon. peace
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TheCleanGame
October.22.2013 at 2:21 pm
Ultimately it doesn't matter.
Prohibition of cannabis is over in Colorado for sure. Anyone and everyone that's 21 is now looking in to or growing cannabis.
There's no way the feds are going to do house to house eradication of cannabis.
Doesn't matter what they do with the commercial end… I know that at least in Park County, the DEA would have to bring in all their own personell… they won't get any help from the local LEOs.
Cannabis is NON-Addictive… period! http://thecleangame.net/2013/0…..ve-period/
High CBD strains are on the rise… strains that don't get you high and only medicate.
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Intel has published an interview with Sean Maloney, its Executive Vice President who was recently named chairman of Intel China.
IFP: First of all, how are you feeling and how does it feel to be back at work and in the middle of everything?
Maloney: It feels great. Physically I'm almost completely recovered. And my speech continues to improve. It's better than when I started in January and it will be better again all through the course of this year.
IFP: You've had a long and successful relationship with the technology community in Taiwan. How does it feel to be coming back and keynoting at Computex during this interesting time when everything is changing and the dynamics of the traditional PC industry are changing?
Maloney: It's an honor. I've done this keynote for years and not doing it last year killed me. The change that you mentioned is a good thing, and our partners in Taiwan are embracing it.
IFP: Are you worried that Intel will be seen as trying to resuscitate the PC at a time when conventional wisdom says that the PC is declining?
Maloney: Well, we don't see it that way. Clearly the PC this year is doing really well, but the PC still has room to grow and we need to kick start that.
IFP: How do you challenge the critics who are saying that some of this is too little, too late -- that the ARM ecosystem is too firmly established now, particularly in tablets and phones?
Maloney: The ARM ecosystem is really well established, but I don't think that anyone is in the position that Intel is in to get all the way from the bottom to the top. In process technology, we are still 2 years or more in front. I think it will be a good 4 or 5 years.
IFP: Intel has talked a lot about accelerating the SoC (System-on-a-Chip) roadmap, which according to some pundits can't happen fast enough. Why is it taking so long for the company to accelerate Atom SoCs and is there anything you can do to make it go faster?
Maloney: Well, unfortunately 2 years ago we thought that the market was not moving as fast as it has moved. Now we've announced that we will be doing one new process generation every year for the next 3 or 4 years. That's pretty fast. It's a big acceleration from where we are now.
IFP: Intel CEO and President Paul Otellini mentioned during the recent investors meeting that China is poised to be No. 1 in the PC market next year. What does that mean for Intel?
Maloney: It means everything, right? The U.S. was the first and foremost market for 43 years at Intel. Now it's going to be China, No. 1. That's amazing. Really, I am excited about China. It's the first market for Intel next year. There are so many things we can do in China, and we're going to do them.


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Kubota UK is making a major announcement at this year's Royal Highland Show that will see the agricultural machinery manufacturer significantly strengthen its presence across Scotland.
The company is joining forces with A M PHILLIP Agritech Ltd, one of Scotland's leading suppliers of farming solutions, in an exciting new partnership that further expands Kubota UK's agricultural dealer network.
The deal now means Kubota's full range of agricultural solutions will be available to farmers and contractors from three of A M PHILLIP Agritech's depots – Conon Bridge, Perth and Glenrothes. This includes Kubota's M7001 Series, M5001 Series, MGX-III Series and the L Series, along with the company's market leading RTV utility vehicles and Kubota grassland implements.
Rob Edwards, Business Development Manager for Kubota UK's agricultural division, commented: "This is an important announcement that further highlights Kubota's commitment to the UK agricultural industry. Already this year, we have strengthened and enhanced our network with appointments like Battlefield Machinery and Lister Machinery, but that's just the start and there's much more to come.
A M PHILLIP Agritech Ltd has been serving the Scottish farming market since 1955, with six branches across the North and East of the country. With 110 staff, the company has built up an excellent reputation for providing a friendly, reliable and excellent service to its customers.
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As mainstream science starts to more-openly recognize the effectiveness of practices such as yoga, meditation, acupuncture and so forth, more of us are learning that we are energetic beings, who must consider how other energies affect our well-being. As believed from an early age by Taoist Masters in China, and later proven by quantum physics, we are all connected; even through the outer reaches of space and time, we are all connected to the "Way" of the cosmos, the Tao.
With this knowledge, it is up to each of us to decide if we want to connect to the flow of this loving energy that surrounds us, or do we ignore it and close ourselves off from it. The cosmic energy will keep flowing, without judgment, either way. If you decide that yes, you want to invite this positive energy into your life and bathe in its abundance, then here are some ideas on how to rekindle your relationship with the cosmos.
Sometimes we don't even realize how besieged we are with negativity. This can be self-perpetuating and attract wrong situations and wrong people into our lives. To help you assess your level of negative energy, below is a quiz from Christie Sheldon from Loveorabove.com. Find a quiet space and look inside. It all begins with self-awareness.
Do you complain? All the time or just sometimes?
Do you often discuss what's wrong in the world more than what's right? This includes the 'terrible' weather, 'horrible' traffic, 'idiotic' government, 'lousy' economy, 'stupid' in-laws, etc.
Do you criticize? All the time or just certain people?
Do you blame? All the time or just certain situations?
Do you believe that you have no control over most of your results?
Do you feel like a victim? Do you talk about people doing things to you?
Are you grateful for what is or will you be grateful when things finally start going right for you?
Do you feel like things are happening to you? Or do you feel that they are happening through you?
It takes courage to be honest to yourself and accept if you are overly negative. You create your life experiences. The cosmic energy around you will guide you through these experiences, but it is up to you to experience them in gratitude. Along the way, being grateful for what is happening, both the good and the bad, will invite more positive energy into your life.
Most of us, at some point in life, struggle with the negative thinking and judgment of the self-talking ego-mind – "Nothing good will ever happen to me," "I could never do that," "I'll never find the right job." At times this ego-mind is loud. Sometimes it can even be harmful – "I'm a horrible person," "I don't deserve happiness" – filling you with misguidance and doubt. Without limiting this negative self-talk, you will disengage from the ever-present flow of Qi – cosmic energy – that is available to you. You must take control of your thinking, calm and rebalance your thoughts and reaffirm your bond with the cosmos.
At times, we have to motivate ourselves daily to face negativity and address its sources – the ego-mind, stressful lives, the crazy world, etc. Here are some ideas for daily affirmations – you can learn the ones that resonate with you and ones that are most relevant to your life, or think of some of your own. Keep them written, visible and say them out loud.
What other people say about me is their problem, not mine.
Life isn't perfect, but I sure is great.
It's okay to have down days.
Even when I'm struggling, I have so much to be grateful for.
Every experience is just another important lesson.
Not everything is meant to stay.
Being wrong is the first step to being right.
I do not need to hold on to what's holding me back.
My happiness today is simply the result of my thinking.
Who I spend quality time with matters.
Drama and judgments are a waste of perfect happiness.
Most people are judging me far less than it seems.
I can make the world a happier place.
The work is worth it.
The energies of the Sun, the Earth, the Galaxy and the Cosmos influence us through higher dimensional subtle energies on the physical, etheric and spiritual levels. It is easy for us to get stuck in the physical plane and believe that all that matters is what we experience physically. Yet, our energetic field and our spirit are also communicating with cosmic energy.
By remembering this connection to the greater cosmos in each of the layers of the True Self, encased in our human form, we help open up the line of communication with higher energies of the Universe. And in this, we experience a deeper transformation on all levels – in body, mind, spirit and soul. Practices such as yoga, tai chi and qi gong, although typically used by people for exercise and lowering stress, can help you realize the True Consciousness beyond the fear-based 3D world. Additionally, specific practices that focus on opening up the heart chakra energy center, Anahata, are effective at increasing the heart's capability to assimilate cosmic energy. These include different types of concentration techniques focused on the heart and reciting the Lotus Sutra.
Much of our effort to connect with the cosmic energy flow requires inner focus, some quiet time of reflection and solitude in a safe environment. Here is where cleansing our external living space of negative and stale energy becomes just as important as clearing our inner space.
You often hear ideas such as de-clutter, let go of unneeded stuff and rearrange your furniture to create more space. This is both practical and effective in helping you feel lighter and more positive.
You can also use bells and chimes, recite mantras or prayers, sprinkle pure salt in the corners of each room, and use natural incense.
Creating a living space with less negative energy is important, but don't forget to venture outside. Reconnecting to nature while you retreat into a place of stillness, with fewer people, less electromagnetic pollution and no media, can help you open up to the natural flow of the Universe. It gets you to disconnect from your regular pace of life, so you are more in tune with yourself.
Meditation starts with a short daily practice that for some of us means just relaxing our mind or sitting still. The more meditation one does, the more cosmic energy one receives – this energy will flow through the entire mind/body/spirit of the True Self. With consistency, a meditation practice blossoms into longer and longer stretches with less and less thought, where we become open to the insights of the Universe and gain clarity that enriches our lives.
The process of bringing more cosmic energy into your life will harmonize and balance your connection with the Tao. This is a fundamental relationship and interaction in all of our lives. It is up to us to decide how deeply we want to benefit from this relationship and if we are ready to expand our awareness of it.


The order Odonata contains the dragonflies and damselflies and is one of the most popular insect groups. Odonates are popular with both the amateur and professional because they are large, colorful, easily observable and have exceptionally charismatic behaviors. In recent years dragonflies in particular have been popular with birders as many dragonflies rival birds in wingspan, color, gregariousness, and predictability. As a result of their popularity with the public, they have become the focus of many conservation efforts in North America, Europe, and Asia.
Odonata was until recently composed of three suborders: Anisoptera, commonly known as dragonflies; Zygoptera, commonly known as damselflies; and Anisozyoptera, as the name denotes, a morphological composite of the previous two suborders. However, the suborder Anisozygoptera has been abandoned, as current research shows that Anisozygoptera is not a natural group, and is paraphyletic (Rehn 2003, Lohman 1996). Thus, the group has been combined with the suborder Anisoptera, which does form a natural group in a new suborder called Epiprocta (Bechly 1996). To facilitate the discussion of North American odonates it is useful to use the names Zygoptera and Anisoptera when discussing differences between the damselflies and dragonflies, as there are no extant Anisozygoptera in North America.
Dragonflies (Anisoptera) make up the more specious of the two suborders and are much more easily observed than their dainty relatives, the damselflies. They have large eyes that take up nearly the entire head surface and when not contiguous are not as widely separated as within the damselflies (see the key below). They also have a very robust body structure to support a massive musculature that propels their large, broad wings. Dragonflies are unmatched as fliers and have a very agile, deliberate flight. Males are often territorial, defending oviposition sites from other males.
Figure 1. Dorsal view of an adult dragonfly from the family Libellulidae. Photograph by Seth Bybee, University of Florida.
There are six families of dragonflies found in Florida, each of which is easily identifiable. These insects are commonly found around ponds and open bodies of fresh water and large blacktop parking lots (perhaps parking lots resemble open bodies of water to odonates where they search for prey and mates). There are a number of species that disperse away from water for a time before returning with a mate to breed and deposit eggs.
Damselflies (Zygoptera) comprise the more morphologically diverse suborder of odonates. In North America and particularly in Florida they have similar characteristics, which are: eyes separated by more than the width of a single eye, abdomen much longer than wings, very slim body structure and a simple fluttering flight. Damselflies can often be quite spectacular in color such as the ebony jewelwing damselfly, Calopteryx maculata, found throughout the eastern United States and Florida wherever there are slow flowing, shaded wooded streams.
Figure 2. Dorsal view of an adult Calopteryx maculata, a damselfly. The species is in the family Calopterygidae. This image shows one of two general wing forms found within damselflies in Florida. Photograph by Seth Bybee, University of Florida.
Figure 3. Dorsal view of an adult damselfly from the family Coenagrionidae. This image shows one of two general wing forms found within damselflies in Florida. Photograph by Seth Bybee, University of Florida.
Away from the forest habitat one can find other families of damselflies. One of the most commonly encountered families is Coenagrionidae, which can be observed just about anywhere along the edges of water systems. A less common family of damselflies is Lestidae. This group is readily identifiable in the field by their behavior of perching with their wings held open, a characteristic more common to dragonflies than damselflies.
Odonates are found on every continent except for Antarctica. In particular, the majority of the families that comprise Anisoptera are broadly distributed throughout the world. Some species of dragonfly have vast distributions such as the blue-eyed darner, Rhinoaeschna multicolor, which is found from coast to coast in North America, in addition to Central and South America. In contrast, many families of damselflies are narrowly restricted and several families have an extremely limited distribution.
Florida is home to more than a 150 species of odonates belonging to three families of damselflies: Calopterygidae, Coenagionidae, and Lestidae (Daigle 1991) and six families of dragonflies: Aeshnidae, Cordulegastridae, Corduliidae, Gomphidae, Libellulidae, and Petaluridae (Daigle 1992). They can be seen near any body of water or running stream, often sitting in sunspots breaking through the forest canopy along a river or pond, or patrolling the water's edge. Some species can be found in open fields far away from water while searching for prey or while migrating.
Eggs: Odonate eggs display a large array of shapes, from those that resemble tiny rice grains to minute mangos. Odonates oviposit in three ways: endophytic (within a plant), epiphytic (on the surface of the plant), and exophytic (on water or land, Corbet 1999). Generally, eggs oviposited endophytically are several times longer than wide while those laid epiphytically and exophytically are ellipsoidal to subspherical (Corbet 1999). Clutch sizes can be as large as 1500, with some females depositing several thousand eggs in a lifetime (Corbet 1999). Eggs hatch seven to eight days after oviposition but hatching can be postponed for up to 80 days (Miller 1992) and in one case 360 days (Sternberg 1990).
Immature odonates (naiads): Immature odonates are sometimes referred to as larvae or nymphs, but here will be referred to as naiads because odonates are aquatic hemimetabolous (lacking a pupal stage) insects as immatures. Naiads live in most aquatic habitats. Some can even survive in salt water (Corbet 1999). All naiads are voracious predators feeding on everything from small invertebrates such as mosquito larvae to smaller vertebrates such as fish and frogs.
Figure 4. Frontal view of a dragonfly naiad from the family Macromiidae. This image shows the general form of dragonfly naiads. Photograph by Seth Bybee, University of Florida.
Figure 5. Dorsal view of a damselfly naiad from the family Calopterygidae. This image shows the general form of damselfly naiads. Photograph by Seth Bybee, University of Florida.
Naiads will molt nine to 17 times before becoming adults (Corbet 1999). The number of generations per year depends on the species of odonate. Species at higher altitudes or in dry environments usually have one generation per year while those in tropical habitats may undergo multiple generations per year depending on the availability of appropriate habitats.
When naiads are ready for their final molt they leave the water and crawl onto the bank or vegetation where they will molt into adults. Much like a caterpillar emerging from a chrysalis, they need to pump up their wings and allow their bodies to harden before they can be effective fliers. A newly emerged odonate is teneral (soft). A teneral dragonfly has glossy wings and the colors on the body are often pale. Several days after emerging and hardening completely, a dragonfly will have taken on the colors of an adult dragonfly.
Adults: Identifying males and females is not difficult. Males will have what appears to be a pouch on the second and third abdominal segments that contains secondary genitalia. The actual male genitalia are found on the last abdominal segments along with a grasping structure used to hold the female while mating. The male produces sperm at the tip of the abdomen and transfers this sperm to the secondary genitalia where the female will have access to it. Females do not have secondary genitalia or grasping structures at the end of the abdomen but instead have a single genital opening and a small ovipositor at the end of the abdomen that will be used to oviposit her eggs (see above for types of oviposition). Normally, the male dragonfly is more colorful while the female will be a dull brown or grey. This is not true for all odonates. For example, both sexes of Calopteryx maculata are very similar in coloration with the exception of the female having a white pterostigma while the male does not.
When odonates mate they form what is called a "mating wheel." The wheel is formed when the male grasps the female behind the head and the female raises the tip of her abdomen forward to come in contact with the secondary genitalia of the male. Odonates can often be seen flying in tandem in this fashion.
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Miller PL. 1992. The effects of oxygen lack on egg hatching in an Indian dragonfly, Potamarcha congener. Physiological Entomology 17: 68-72.
Mitchell F, et al. (2012). Digital Dragonflies. Texas A&M AgriLife. http://agrilife.org/dragonfly/ (1 April 2015).
Rehn AC. 2003. Phylogenetic analysis of higher-level relationships of Odonata. Systematic Entomology 28: 181-240.
Sternberg K. 1990. Autökologie von sechs Libellenarten der Moore und Hochmoore des Schwarzwaldes und Ursachen ihrer Moorbindung. DrT, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg Germany.
Westfall MJ, May ML. 1996. Damselflies of North America. Scientific Publishers, Gainesville, Florida. 649 pp.
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FRANCE is prepared to consider cutting its 15 per cent stake in Renault SA to help shore up the carmaker's alliance with Nissan Motor Co, Agence France-Press reported on Saturday, citing an interview with Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire.
France is ready to consider reducing its holding if it leads to a "more solid" alliance between the Japanese and French carmakers, Mr Le Maire told AFP at the Group of 20 finance ministers meeting in Fukuoka, Japan.
France isn't planning an imminent stake sale in Renault, according to a government official asked about Mr Le Maire's comments. Renault should concentrate on forging closer links with Nissan before seeking other alliances, he said. Renault declined to comment and Nissan officials couldn't be reached outside of business hours.
The comments follow the collapse of discussions between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and Renault to form a global car manufacturing powerhouse. The talks ended abruptly earlier last week when Fiat withdrew its offer after France asked for more time to seal the deal as it tried to get the backing of its Japanese partner Nissan.
Renault 'wants partnership with Nissan to succeed'
In an interview in Le Figaro published on Thursday, Mr Le Maire said the long-term goal of the French state isn't to run companies. He also said that "all options could be considered" regarding the French stake in the Japanese carmaker. Renault owns 43 per cent of Nissan.
Saturday's remarks from Mr Le Maire seem to go a step further in trying to soothe a rocky relationship with Nissan following a year that saw the arrest of Carlos Ghosn, the larger-than-life boss of the alliance. Ghosn was arrested in Japan over misuse of corporate funds. BLOOMBERG
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These limitations have been a direct result of the lack of a single voice with regard to international policy. The creation of the figure of High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy through the Treaty of Amsterdam and of the European External Action Service by the Treaty of Lisbon, have not served to overcome these shortcomings.
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When a friend gets engaged, what's the most appropriate gift to commemorate the occasion? Cookware? A food processor? Cold, hard cash? How about an all-expenses paid trip… to the slammer?
With just a few months left before their respective wedding days in 1987, Canadiens defensemen Mike Lalor and Chris Chelios left the Forum after practice one afternoon to meet some of their teammates for lunch. Unfortunately for the grooms-to-be, Montreal's finest had other ideas in store.
"On my way down to the restaurant, one of the police officers that patrolled the Forum on his beat pulled me over," recalled Lalor. "He said 'Mike, what's going on here? It looks like you have some parking tickets you haven't paid.'
"I had no idea what he was talking about," the former Habs' blue-liner continued with a chuckle. "And the cop said, 'We have a warrant out for your arrest.' He was being nice, but he was like, 'Mike, we have no choice here,' and he cuffed me."
Luckily for Lalor, he wasn't about to spend the afternoon in solitary confinement.
"They got Chelly at the exact same time. I saw them bring Chris in and he was telling all the other cops that the guy must've been a Nordiques fan or something," recounted Lalor with a laugh. "The officer just kept right on with it, telling us there must be some misunderstanding and that they would figure it out, but in the meantime, they were going to have to keep us there locked up overnight!"
Spending the evening in the clink wouldn't be necessary thanks to teammates Chris Nilan and Guy Carbonneau, who came to the rescue and bailed out their caged buddies.
"We were in there for at least an hour-and-a-half, and we started getting pretty nervous. Knuckles and Carbo arrived and pretended they'd just heard about it on the radio and came as fast as they could," described Lalor. "We knew as soon as we saw them there smiling that they'd planned the whole thing."
They may not have had to actually post bail, but at least the devious Habs pranksters covered the engagement lunch after springing their teammates from the big house.


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Jeffrey F. Rayport is a consultant, author, and founder and chairman of Marketspace LLC, a strategic advisory practice that works with leading companies to reinvent how they interact with and relate to customers. Marketspace is a unit of Monitor Group, a global strategy services and merchant banking firm.
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Rayport is an authority on information-intensive industries such as media and entertainment, retail, and financial services. He has published a series of MBA-level textbooks on e-Commerce and a bestselling business book on integrating multi-channel customer experiences.[1] In 1996, his Fast Company article "The Virus of Marketing"[2] introduced the concept of, and coined the term "viral marketing."
Previously a faculty member at Harvard Business School, where he was voted outstanding professor in 1997, 1998 and 1999.[3] At HBS, Rayport developed and taught the first graduate-level e-commerce course in the United States, "Managing Marketspace Businesses" in 1995.[3] Business plans produced by Rayport's students resulted in various high-tech start-ups, including Yahoo! [3]
Rayport earned an A.B. from Harvard College, an M.Phil. in International Relations at the University of Cambridge (U.K.), and an A.M. and Ph.D. in the History of American Civilization at Harvard University.[4]
He has served as a director of several public and private corporations; current directorships include Andrews McMeel Universal, GSI Commerce (NASDAQ:GSIC), International Data Group, Valueclick (NASDAQ:VCLK) and Monster Worldwide. He also serves on the advisory boards of advertising agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky and public relations firm Brodeur (a unit of Omnicom Group; NYSE: OMC). In addition, he is a trustee of the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA; a director of the Nantucket Preservation Trust inNantucket, MA; and a director of From the Top (a classical music program distributed in the United States by National Public Radio) in Boston, MA.
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In his 2000 book e-Commerce, with Bernard Jaworski, Rayport formulates a set of design principles for e-Commerce websites, called the "7 C's":[5]
Context: Site's layout and design
Content: Text, pictures, sound and video, that the web pages contain
Community: The ways sites enable user to user communication
Customization: Site's ability to self-tailor to different users or to allow users to personalize the site
Communication: The ways sites enable site-to-user communication or two way communication
Connection: Degree site is linked to other sites.
Commerce: Site's capabilities to enable commercial transaction
Rayport, Jeffrey F. and Sviokla, John J. (1994) Managing in the Marketspace, Harvard Business Review, November/December 1994.
Rayport, Jeffrey F. and Sviokla, John J. (1995) Exploiting the Virtual Value Chain, Harvard Business Review, November/December 1995.
Rayport, Jeffrey F. and Hagel, John III (1997) The Coming Battle for Customer Information, Harvard Business Review, January/February 1997.
Rayport, Jeffrey F. and Leonard, Dorothy (1997) Spark Innovation through Empathic Design, Harvard Business Review, November/December 1997.
Rayport, Jeffrey F, The Truth About Internet Business Models, Strategy & Business, Third Quarter 1999
Rayport, Jeffrey F. and Jaworski, Bernard J. (2000) E-Commerce, McGraw-Hill/Irwin MarketspaceU
Rayport, Jeffrey F. and Jaworski, Bernard J. (2001) Cases in E-Commerce, McGraw-Hill/Irwin MarketspaceU
Rayport, Jeffrey F. and Jaworski, Bernard J. (2002) Introduction to E-Commerce, McGraw-Hill/Irwin MarketspaceU
Rayport, Jeffrey F. (2008) It's Down to Two: Microsoft and Google, BusinessWeek February 4, 2008
Rayport, Jeffrey F. (2008) Where Is Advertising Going? Into 'Stitials, Harvard Business Review, May 2008.
Rayport, Jeffrey F. (2008) Why Ballmer Bailed on Yahoo, BusinessWeek May 10, 2008
Jump up^ Rayport, Jeffrey F. and Jaworski, Bernard J. (2004) Best Face Forward, Why Companies Must Improve Their Service Interfaces with Customers. Harvard Business School Press, January 2005
Jump up^ Rayport, Jeffrey F. (1996) The Virus of Marketing, Fast Company, December 1996.
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Jump up^ Rayport J, Jawoski B. E-Commerce, McGraw-Hill/Irwin: 2000, ISBN 0072465212.
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MoU Signed Between Steatite and Taiwan Trade Centre
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by Steatite Limited with the Taiwan Trade Centre, Taipei City Government, the Department of Economic Development and Taiwan Republic of China (ROC) in an enhanced collaboration bid.
This acceptance from the Taiwan Trade Centre follows Steatite's recent efforts in winning substantial business for Taiwanese manufacturing within the UK and in particular within the government sector.
This agreement recognises the importance of collaboration between Steatite, the Taiwan Trade Centre, Taipei City Government and the Taiwanese Electronics Industry in promoting technology and services, as well as highlighting its desire to establish long term relationships. Signing are Chi-Jui Huang, commissioner Taipei City Government, Cheng-Fen Chang, executive director, Taiwan Trade Council and John Lavery, managing director, Steatite.
John Lavery commented on the signing; "This is a positive step in recognising the achievements of Steatite and its relationships with Taiwanese manufacturing Companies.
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Bekas (kurdisch: Waisenkinder) ist ein kurdisches Filmdrama des Regisseurs Karzan Kader aus dem Jahr 2012. Der Film handelt von zwei Kriegswaisen, die versuchen während der Herrschaft Saddam Husseins aus Kurdistan (Nordirak) nach Amerika zu fliehen.

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Die Brüder Zana (6) und Dana (10) leben als Waisen im kurdischen Teil des Irak. Als sie durch ein Dachfenster einen Superman-Film ansehen, beschließen sie, Saddam Husseins Land zu verlassen und nach Amerika zu gehen, der "Stadt in der Superman lebt und die Eltern wieder zum Leben erwecken kann". Sie versuchen Geld als Schuhputzer zu verdienen, letztlich kaufen sie einen Esel, der bald den Namen "Michael Jackson" bekommt. Sie glauben, dass man nach kurzer Reisedauer bereits am Ziel sein könne. Sie hängen sich unter Lastwagen und kommen so über eine Grenze. Eine weitere Grenze passieren sie in einem Kofferraum in einem Sack. Als Dana auf eine Landmine tritt, schickt er seinen Bruder in das nächste Dorf um Hilfe zu holen. Er wird aber von allen Bewohnern feindlich abgewiesen. Die Sonne und Hitze setzen Dana sehr zu, er bittet seinen Bruder um Verzeihung und springt von der Mine. Die vermeintliche Landmine entpuppt sich als Blindgänger, die nach ein paar Geräuschen nicht detoniert. Dana rennt in das Dorf und wird nach kurzer Suche fündig. Er und sein Bruder schließen sich in die Arme und weinen vor Glück.

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This Year it's REALLY Happening: First Ever Be'er Sheva Pride Parade
Published: June 15, 2017 Author: A Wider Bridge Staff
After 16 years of expectation and a long struggle, the LGBTQ community is embarking on the first gay pride parade in Israel's largest southern city, Be'er Sheva.
The first ever Beer Sheva gay pride parade will be held on Thursday, June 22. Last year's parade was canceled after the municipality and the police refused to allow a parade in the city, saying it was not a "city of parades and marches." The parade then turned into a protest in front of the city hall, which was widely covered on Israeli media and also around the world.
"The first parade in Be'er Sheva takes place after many years of expectations and struggles," Mickey Levy, chairman of the Pride Home in Be'er Sheva, told LGBT magazine WDG. "It's very exciting to be part of making history in the city, especially for the gay community here. We and the municipality are full partners this year. It's true that there were difficulties in the past, but we leave them in the past, and this year we are all marching forward to create a city that has room for all its residents, especially for it's LGBTQ community."
The cancellation of the march in the city last year led to tension between the gay community in the city and Mayor Rubik Danilovich. The community submitted a petition to the High Court of Justice to hold the parade, but the court rejected the petition and the judges offered alternatives that were unacceptable to the members of the community. The community then decided to protest to express its rage on the day the parade was supposed to take place. A young activist was bullied by the police and then arrested during the event.
The events of last year overshadowed the relations between the municipality and the community, but also created a new opportunity for discourse that eventually led to the first parade in Be'er Sheva this year.
The parade will take place along three main streets of the city and will end up at the municipality square, where the festival will take place in the presence of the Mayor, Mr. Rubik Danilovich, with performances by Margalit Tsanany, Ania Bukstein and the Queen of Drag in Be'er Sheva and the South – Celine Le-Divine.
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How are you all finding seeing the GP?
The only way I could get an appointment with ANY doctor at my local surgery was to get registered to go online at 8 in the morning and choose between the only 2 appointments (both with the same doctor) still available. At other times when I've looked there have been none available at all. Phoning up is a complete waste of time. Thank you Labour, yet another fine mess you got us into. The NHS safe in politicians hands? I think not.
At my Doctors, you have to ring to make a telephone appointment to speak to a Doctor to see if your complaint is serious enough to merit a face to face appointment. You have to ring on the day from 8.30am. From this time until at least 9.00am the number is constantly engaged (I wonder if the phone is even manned). When it does answer, most of the time all the telephone appointments have been booked and you are advised to try again the following day. This goes on each day until you become ill enough to merit an emergency slot. It can take weeks to get an appointment and has on occasion taken me over a month.
Why don't they employ more doctors?
I agree that the NHS is not safe in politician's hands but I don't think that any political party is any better than another concerning this.
Thanks not just my GP then! We must not forget GPS are private businesses funded by the NHS.
Not sure it's all the fault of Politicians. The problem is that patients just wont wait. If it's a real emergency then it should be A+E, or call the doctor out, or visit a walk in centre or insist when you phone up that you want an appointment that day, failing that, ask for an appointment in a few days time or go on 'patient access' and book one online.
At the end of the day, we're talking about supply and demand. Increasing population, with the added factor of infirmity in old age = higher demand. Despite inviting medicos from all over the world to the UK, we're still underprovided in terms of GP - patient ratios; many medics are leaving the UK through over-work, and many med students are now reluctant to become GPs; so inadequate supply. Answer:- train more Doctors & Nurses; preferably from our indigenous population. Keep politicians out of trying to micro-manage the NHS; limit salary levels for Trust Managers, reduce wastage on unused aids and medications; control the price of drugs from the pharmaceutical companies; and start funding elderly care (social services) to reduce strains on the NHS.
O for the good old days when 50 patients turned up mob handed on a Monday morning & were all seen by 12 o'clock.
This happens in Wales, you just go to the Doc and sit for hours.
But the problem of increasing population, people living longer, ageing population is not unique to the UK, yet other countries can cope.
Over work, that is a joke is it not, GPS don't come out at night any more, or weekends, in our surgery they see patients for 22.5 hours per week or less. Try getting a GP to come out to you!
Their pay compares well to Doctors pay in other countries and they have an excellent retirement package.
As for training of Doctors, it is near impossible to get into med school even for brightest of students. Places are being taken by fee paying students from abroad.
That would be in the last 20 to 30 years...i'm not a frequent visitor to the doctor so i don't really know when that system ended.
That would be in the last 20 to 30 years when that system ended....i'm not a frequent visitor to the doctor so i don't really know for sure Coffee.
It is to be hoped there are some potential doctors among all these illegal immigrants .
I had an appointment scheduled for today at Stockton Heath Medical Centre but couldn't go because i didn't feel too good (yes I know that sounds weird).
I tried to ring twice, once first thing and once late morning, simply to say I couldn't goso that they could give my appt to someone else if need be but I just couldn't get through on their phone system so I gave up waiting in loooooong queue each time. It used to be quite good but of late it has been a nightmare.
A few weeks ago when my son needed a repeat prescription for an inhailer he rang and finally got through only to be told he would have to request it on line. He had no internet access at work so I tried from home but had no idea what it was we were requesting a repeat of and his records obviously didn't show, he had no idea what it was called either. I tried ringing them to ask but couldn't get through so I gave up and just drove down there. They told me what medication it was but again said it had to be done online and I couldn't request over their counter even though I was stood in the surgery. They eventually said it was ok...but just that once.
Coff: I'm not one to suggest that Doctors should work more than 40 hours per week; but Burnham should have thought of this when he gave them a pay rise for reduced hours; instead of increasing the numbers being trained, first. Having had a home visit by my Doctor today, I must dispute the idea that it doesn't happen. As for fee paying "foreign" med students; that's a matter for Government to stop, and start training home grown staff. It was you who started this topic, by informing us that we have a low ratio of Doctors to patients; which indicates too many patients and not enough Doctors. Two thirds of hospital admissions are due to OAPs, bed blocking, cos we don't have the facilities to care for them (under medical supervision) at home or in a home. It costs more to keep them in a hospital bed, than it would to keep them in a home; but Social Services are being starved of funding.
dizz do you not have a user name and password for the doctors online service?
It would have to be the one that is issued to the patient.( mine is different to the one for Mrs Sid) Once you have that you can then go online using that and see what meds are prescribed, order a repeat and specify which chemist you can get the prescription from. you should also be able to make and cancel appointments that way as well. I know my doctors have several methods for getting in touch including a text number if you have to cancel an appointment. Also if you have the counterfoil from the old prescription you can use that to order a repeat as normal by either handing it in to the receptionist or putting it in the box provided for repeat prescriptions at the doctors. I know that my mother rings the chemist to get her prescriptions sorted and they sort it out with the doctors.
I need to make anappontment to see the practice nurse, which is about the only thing i cannot do online and will have to call them. Will probably do that after nine when the rush to get appointments dies down and the phone line are not as busy.
Like Sid says it is a good service & you can even book appointments when the docs is shut & don't need to get up at the crack of dawn to listen to a receptionist's sharp intake of breath.
Too right it's a good service, and the majority of staff can't be faulted; but it's groaning under the weight of increasing demand and expectation, and unless we set limits on our expectations, it will become a black hole for funding. A recent Panorama prog, showed an initiative in Liverpool, which is attempting a composite approach to elderly care by the NHS and Social Services; this would actually mean taking money out of hospitals and into community care. But for years politicians have tampered with the service, instead of establishing it's strategic mission and boundaries, and then ensuring it's funding (incl Social care), under clinical management.
Thanks Evils & Davy, I've no idea if ours has and online service with usernames/passwords as they've never mentioned that they do but then again we don't go very often so maybe they think it's no use to us.
It certainly sounds like it would have been a lot easier though so i will ask next time I'm passing.
Think nearly all doctors surgeries have this facility nowadays. great for repeat prescriptions as you dont even have to go out of the house, especially if your nominated chemist delivers.
Dizzy,just phone the surgery & ask & if they say "yes" ask them to print the paperwork off for however many people you want to sign up then you do the rest from home.
No complaints from me these days.
Things seem to have got a lot easier in recent years.
Too right it's a good service, and the majority of staff can't be faulted; but it's groaning under the weight of increasing demand and expectation, and unless we set limits on our expectations, it will become a black hole for funding.
But we should have a much better health care then we have, the French, German, Swedish, Spanish, Swiss manage to do so why can the UK?
In Frence if you need a operation you will get one within a couple of days.
Even in Poland if you have high blood pressure they will take you in to hospital, here you just get handed a letter telling you high blood pressure is not an illness.
Good link Coffee. Seems mine has a problem with people getting through on the phone.... glad it's not just me then.
I wonder who decided which patients would be sent a survey and why they were chosen or was it just a random pick from the hat (well ok database).
268 doesn't seem a very big proportion of the thousands they probably have on their books.
It will tell you how many people they have on their books.
I've got a video call from a GP tomorrow morning at 10:30 about my knackered achilles.... part of the Pru Vitality membership!!
Blimey I just looked and ours has just over 17000 registered patients. No wonder it's hard to get through or get an appointment these days.