THE failure to retain staff in the borough's planning department has been partly blamed on 'underpaid' officers being tempted by 'far more attractive' pay packets elsewhere.
David Boyer, the council's operational director of environment and transport, delivered an update on planning issues to councillors during Wednesday's scrutiny committee meeting.
Mr Boyer's key responsibilities include development management, building control and highways.
Colin Walker, who had been the development control manager for two years, left the authority in December.
The issue has been one of many Mr Boyer has been dealing with since taking on his role in November.
However, he confirmed a range of recruits are set to be brought into the planning department.
He said: "Planning has gone through a lot of change, both nationally and locally.
"For planning professionals there is lot of demand in the marketplace but there has not necessarily been training and development of young professionals.
"I think another impact we have had is there has been wage suppression in a lot of local government.
"I think another problem we have had is there are far more attractive packages elsewhere and we have lost staff unfortunately, a lot of quality staff, due to that.
"We are all aware too that the development manager left post at the end of December, which has obviously been another issue I have been dealing with.
But despite the pressures facing the council, Mr Boyer insists it is a 'good organisation to work for'.
He said: "We have a lot of interesting work and I think we have supported our staff through austerity, we have managed to protect them.
Former council leader Cllr Ian Marks pressed Mr Boyer over why the authority has struggled to retain staff in the planning department.
Mr Boyer acknowledged Cllr Marks' concerns and admitted the borough has 'suffered'.
He added: "I think one of the big problems we have had for a couple of years is a lot of staff vacancies and that has led to a lot of pressure.
"A lot of that has been covered by temporary staff, which is not always ideal.
"We are looking at capacity improvements.
"At times, I don't think we have had enough planners with the right, necessary skills on the ground.
"But we have a lot of good staff still in there – we have a really good core of permanent staff in there.
"When I started looking at some of the grades that some of our planning staff were paid and looked at that benchmark, I think we have been underpaying our planners.


Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have escalated their aggression on the Gaza Strip since the Eid al-Adha eve, killing twenty Palestinians and injuring 27 others, including four critically. The casualties resulted from acts of assassination and bombardment, and an incursion in central Gaza during which eight were killed on 20 December 2007. IOF also leveled sixty dunums (one dunam equals 1,000 square meters) of agricultural land and partially destroyed twelve homes in the area.
According to Al Mezan's investigations, at approximately 12:30pm on 20 December 2007, an IOF special unit sneaked into middle Gaza area from the eastern border fence and headed to the west. It entered for one-and-a-half kilometers and reached the village of al-Msadar in central Gaza. Soldiers stormed six tall buildings and held their inhabitants into one room in each building. They opened holes in the walls and used them for snipers. In a standard procedure, soldiers removed floor tiles and used them for hiding. At approximately 6am on the same day, an IOF unit reinforced by four armored bulldozers and ten tanks took positions in the area. Bulldozers leveled sixty dunums of cultivated land. IOF also launched air strikes and artillery attacks, which left many civilians and fighters killed and injured and caused damage to twelve homes.
23-year-old Samer Helmi Abu Saif.
At approximately 1:30pm, also on 20 December, IOF wounded Reuters photographer Nihad Khalil Shanaa, who was injured as soldiers opened fire at him from the top of a tall building. At approximately 3:30pm on the same day, soldiers opened fire at another photographer, Rami Abu Dayya, who works for al-Aqsa TV. He sustained wounds from shrapnel to his head as helicopter gunships launched three missiles that landed in Block B of the nearby al-Maghazi refugee camp. Seventeen Palestinians were injured during this incursion, four critically, before IOF retreated at approximately 10:20pm.
Five others were injured in this attack, all while returning from the dawn prayer at the mosque.
In yet another attack, at approximately 10:45am on 18 December 2007, an IOF launched an air strike at a police station close to the Morag intersection in the north of the southern Gaza town of Rafah. One police member, 21-year-old Hani Najeh Barhoun, was killed, and 20-year-old Mohammed Khalid al-Sharif was injured from shrapnel.
At approximately 8:30 on the same day, an IOF fighter jet fired a missile that hit a car on Said Aal-Aas Street in al-Nasir neighborhood of Gaza City. Two persons who were in the car were killed. They were identified as 35-year-old Majid Yousif al-Harazin and 38-year-old Jihad Daher. Five bystanders were also injured in the attack.
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights strongly condemns the escalation of IOF aggression against the Gaza Strip. It particularly condemns the arbitrary attacks on urban areas.
Al Mezan also condemns IOF's continued siege on the Gaza Strip, which has caused severe suffering to the civilian population. The Center calls on the international community to act effectively and in harmony with its obligations under international humanitarian law (IHL) by intervening to halt IOF's conducts, which constitute grave breaches to the Fourth Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilians in Times of War (of 1949). These acts have brought about a serious deterioration of the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, especially in Gaza. Al Mezan therefore calls on the international community, particularly the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention, to ensure proper protection for the civilian population under occupation in accordance with the obligations under IHL.
This report was edited for clarity.


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FAA establishes restrictions on drone operations over additional military facilities
By MJ
The Federal Aviation Administration announced today new airspace restrictions effective July 11, 2019 on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) attempting to fly over national security sensitive locations.
The FAA has been cooperating with federal partners to address concerns about malicious drone operations by using the agency's existing authority under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 99.7 (14 CFR § 99.7), Special Security Instructions, to establish UAS specific flight restrictions over select, national security sensitive locations.
The FAA's Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), FDC 8/3277, defines these special security instructions. The FAA published a NOTAM, FDC 9/3332, which alerts UAS operators and others in the aviation community of this change and points to FDC 8/3277.
The additional 12 restricted locations requested by the U.S. Department of Defense are identified below.
Raven Rock Mountain Complex in Adams, PA
Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence, MO
Pine Bluff Arsenal in White Hall, AR
Tooele Army Depot in Tooele, UT
Hawthorne Army Depot in Hawthorne, NV
Pueblo Chemical Depot in Pueblo, CO
Iowa Army Ammunition Plant in Middletown, IA
Watervliet Arsenal in Watervliet, NY
Blue Grass Army Depot in Richmond, KY
Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, PA
Rivanna Station in Charlottesville, VA
Maui Space Surveillance Site in Maui, HI
UAS operators, in particular, are urged to review the special security instructions prescribed by FDC 8/3277 and the important supporting information provided by the FAA's UAS Data Delivery System (UDDS) website. The UDDS website provides easy access to the text of FDC 8/3277 and other UAS-specific security NOTAMs; a current list of the airspace to which these special security instructions have been applied, supported by an interactive map and downloadable geospatial data; and other crucial details. A link to these restrictions is also included in the FAA's B4UFLY mobile app.
The new UAS flight restrictions highlighted above and by FDC 9/3332 are pending until they become effective on 07/11/2019. UAS operators should keep in mind that access to the airspace identified by FDC 8/3277 and UDDS is strictly controlled. Operators who violate these flight restrictions may be subject to enforcement action, including potential civil penalties and criminal charges.
The FAA is continuing to consider additional requests by eligible Federal security agencies for UAS-specific flight restrictions using the agency's 14 CFR § 99.7 authority as they are received. The FAA will announce any future changes, including additional locations, as appropriate.
For further, broader information regarding flying drones in the National Airspace System, including frequently asked questions, please refer to the FAA's UAS website.

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This is our profile on Pam Price. Scroll even further down to find works by this artist.
I was born and grew up in the West Country of England. As a child I loved to paint and draw and in 1971 I gained a College diploma in Art and Design. This led to various commissions for murals both painted and in 3D – GRP. I then worked in Exhibition design and was instrumental in construction and decoration for several festivals.
In 1974 I came on holiday to Western Australia where I worked as a roustabout and later as cook for a shearing team. It was the true "Sunday Too Far Away' lifestyle and a far cry from my previous world. Any free time would find me wandering into the bush fascinated by the amazing flora, which I began to draw and paint.
Eventually I came to Sydney where I started designing a range of Australiana items. In 1976 I began 'The Graphic Factory' at The Rocks. It was a fantastic time as the rest of the world was really noticing Australia. The business expanded rapidly and soon I was sending my designs, printed on a wide range of items, to London, Paris, Florence, Tokyo, the USA and Canada.
The Graphic Factory soon outgrew its City premises and in 1988 I bought a small warehouse in Camperdown – this I later renovated to become my home/factory/studio and in the late 80's I had also purchased my getaway property in the Webbs Creek Valley, to which I escape as often as possible.
In 1998 I closed the retail shop in the Rocks to concentrate on wholesaling. The Red Cross and Amnesty International asked me to design and manufacture ranges for their mail order catalogue, which kept me busy for many years, then commissioned me.
My life still seems incredibly busy however I look forward to finding more time in the future for painting and exploring other artistic areas.


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Rubbish service has residents lining up to take a dump
Posted on May 10, 2016 by insidecroydon
There's mounting annoyance at the council's official dumps each weekend, as residents trying to do the "decent thing" find themselves in traffic queues which take more than 30 minutes to access the Purley Oaks or Factory Lane recycling centres.
What a waste: Much of the green garden waste being collected by the council might readily be composted by residents
Croydon appears to have created a perfect storm for itself, with the introduction of its opt-in green waste collection service at the same time that a Surrey recycling centre at Caterham has been closed.
The free garden waste collection service was withdrawn as a consequence of Tory Government austerity cuts at the end of last year, with a paid-for service, costing between £55 and £105 per annum, offered to residents in its place.
This change of service has been portrayed by the opposition Tories as the Labour-run council discriminating against the residents of the leafier suburbs of the south of the borough, even though it is understood that there may be keen gardeners to be found in green outposts of such gritty northern wards as South Norwood, Norbury and Waddon, who may also have need for such a service.
It's worth noting here, though, that the council's green recycling collections are probably not the most eco-friendly option they might have offered. More than a decade ago, composting bins were provided to residents as a nudge towards recycling more, and wasting less. Today, for a more modest one-off charge than for the collection service, composting bins could have been sold by the council to residents, offering a longer-term solution and reducing the need for monthly collection truck routes creating more air pollution.
The recycling depots handle a wide range of materials, not only green waste, but the increase in the number of visitors has been noticeable since the introduction of the charges for green waste collection and the closure of the dump in Caterham. And weekends, when most people have more time available to spend sitting in a queue of cars, tend to be the busiest time.
Two visits to the council dump at the weekend by our loyal reader saw them queuing for around half an hour on each occasion – not the one-hour-plus which some Tory councillors have claimed.
The long and winding road: conscientious residents in the queue to access the official Croydon recycling centre at the weekend
But it was still noticeably longer than on previous visits, with the queues at Purley Oaks building from 8am on Sunday. With dozens of cars idling and their engines still running, this is hardly the greenest of solutions to recycling.
According to Stuart Collins, Labour's street-cleaning and environment cabinet member, the use of the recycling centres is under review. He claims 14,000 residents have signed up for the garden waste collection service – a tidy £750,000 income to add to his department's budget each year, especially in future when the one-off cost of the new wheelie bins is expected to reduce.
It has also been suggested that some of the queues may include people who live outside Croydon. Surrey County Council's depot at Chaldon Road, Caterham, has been closed since March for "essential maintenance", and is not due to re-open until the end of this month. Surrey does recommend that its residents use an alternative dump, south of Redhill, but there's a strong suspicion that some have opted to drive into Croydon.
With the staff at the recycling centres rarely, if ever, asking for proof of Croydon residence from the dumpers, it appears that hard-pressed Croydon Council is yet again providing a subsidy for Surrey, albeit unwittingly.
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7 Responses to Rubbish service has residents lining up to take a dump
Arfur Towcrate (@ArfurZTowcrate) says:
If you're that lazy that you won't compost your own stuff, that cheap that you won't pay for it to be collected and that stupid you drive and queue up at the dump for more than 30 minutes, you're an idiot.
David Wickens says:
Down in leafy Burgess Hill we have had a "paid for" service for several years. It is bi weekly and costs about £70pa. A pair of our neighbours share a bin. It is good value and we only take any surplus to our tip which incidentally accepts small "domestic" trailers. I don't see why flat or small garden owners should subsidise those with larger gardens.
Arno Rabinowitz says:
Its all fairly typical of the shambles that pretends to be our local government at the moment.
It wasn't their fault that they had to impose a charge for collecting garden refuse.
It is unequivocally their fault, their lack of reasonable, professional foresight that they did not foresee an upsurge in the use of the free dumping facilities and make arrangements accordingly.
A few more containers at the dump would help, some sort of quick in and quick out for garden refuse must be possible, some new ideas, anything….but, no, any idea of doing something that actually improves or enhances the quality of life for residents seems to be the last thing on their minds. Appalling.
Angus Hewlett (@angus_fx) says:
Friends in Penge were complaining of exactly the same at Churchfields recycling centre (Bromley borough, almost Lewisham) this weekend. Don't think it's so much a Croydon problem as a people problem.
Ian Stewart says:
I went twice on Monday to Factory Lane and on the first occasion it took around 25 minutes to get in, the second time it took 50 minutes. I wasn't recycling green waste, despite living in the gritty north of South Norwood, I have scraped the shillings together and opted to purchase a green waste bin, albeit a small one, I was shifting some rubble produced from new fencing.
It seemed to me that part of the issue was the number of commercial vans loaded to the roof with waste – I hope they're paying to use the facility, but I didn't see many going across the weigh-bridge.
The queuing system is also an accident waiting to happen. Drivers not waiting to get in are racing past the queue on the wrong side of the road, forcing oncoming drivers to take to the pavement.
Christopher John Myers says:
I had a nightmare visit on Monday – there was a queue from the Purley Oaks roundabout back to Purley and similarily up to South Croydon. People were going ballistic as the whole roundabout was blocked. When I eventually got in, after 20 minutes and risking life and limb, there was ONE man on duty. There was one other 'managerial' person in a high vis jacket and one of those measuring wheels on a stick surveyors use, guessed he was working out the length of the queue!
Rob Bailey says:
I haven't had a garden since I was a kid so I'm no garden expert, that's for sure. But I'm confused, my parents designated a generous area of the back of the garden for compost, where they put their garden waste, for the whole of my childhood. They also took organic kitchen waste out to it. I remember it all composting well.
So I don't understand why people aren't composting their garden waste, and reducing road journeys. The first respondent, Mr Arfur Towcrate, clearly thinks this is what should be happening.
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You searched for +publisher:"Victoria University of Wellington" +contributor:("Leslie, John"). Showing records 1 – 17 of 17 total matches.
1. Bannan, Kelvin. Industrial Relations and Institutional Changes in Sweden: a Response to European Integration.
Degree: 2009, Victoria University of Wellington
► Many observers have identified Europeanization as undermining the foundation of national systems of capitalisms. This paper addresses a national level response. The approach taken assesses… (more)
▼ Many observers have identified Europeanization as undermining the foundation of national systems of capitalisms. This paper addresses a national level response. The approach taken assesses the positions (for change) by actors within the Swedish Model toward the 'Laval' European Court of Justice ruling (C-341/05). Through the analysis of position documents and semi-structured interviews with representatives from the social partners, this paper identifies key pressures within the Swedish labour market model in response to the Court ruling. The extension model (autonomous collective agreement model) proved to be the preferred option for the Swedish partners. Concurrently, this model results in the least amount of change to Swedish industrial relations. While a substantial degree of support was identified for 'change', specifically the legislated minimum wage option, institutional structures were identified that restricted such positions from reaching official channels of influence. This case provides evidence of institutional continuity and is an example of national industrial relations proving robust against the forces of European integration. Advisors/Committee Members: Leslie, John.
Subjects/Keywords: Sweden; Industrial relations; Politics and government; Organizational change; Labor policy; Economic integration
Bannan, K. (2009). Industrial Relations and Institutional Changes in Sweden: a Response to European Integration . (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1322
Bannan, Kelvin. "Industrial Relations and Institutional Changes in Sweden: a Response to European Integration." 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed July 16, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1322.
Bannan, Kelvin. "Industrial Relations and Institutional Changes in Sweden: a Response to European Integration." 2009. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Bannan K. Industrial Relations and Institutional Changes in Sweden: a Response to European Integration. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2019 Jul 16]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1322.
Bannan K. Industrial Relations and Institutional Changes in Sweden: a Response to European Integration. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1322
2. Lovatt, Simon. New Zealand's Assistance with Invasive Species Management in the Pacific.
► Invasive species are one of the biggest threats to development and well-being in the Pacific. They have wide-ranging impacts on economies, the environment, and societies;… (more)
▼ Invasive species are one of the biggest threats to development and well-being in the Pacific. They have wide-ranging impacts on economies, the environment, and societies; in addition to causing USD 1.4 trillion of losses each year. Invasive species are also the primary cause of biodiversity loss on islands which could significantly affect the ecosystem services which Pacific Islanders depend on. Every year New Zealand spends NZD 500 million on biosecurity, and Australia has spent AUD 175 million on a single eradication project. In comparison, in the Pacific there are only six people working fulltime on invasive species issues at a regional level and there is limited funding available. This thesis assesses the role of four New Zealand agencies that assist with invasive species management in the Pacific: the International Development Group of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Biosecurity New Zealand division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the Department of Conservation, and Landcare Research. Together these agencies provide funding, build capacity, offer technical advice, and occasionally implement projects. While there are important gains to New Zealand in assisting the Pacific with invasive species management, such as a reduced biosecurity threat and learning opportunities for staff, the desire to help the region for its own sake is a major driver. Suggestions for future improvement include having more information on the economic impacts of invasive species in the Pacific, increased coordination between donors, and including invasive species measures in regional trade agreements. It is hoped that New Zealand will continue to play its critical leadership role in invasive species management in the region. Advisors/Committee Members: Leslie, John.
Subjects/Keywords: Conservation; Biodiversity; Pests; Development
Lovatt, S. (2011). New Zealand's Assistance with Invasive Species Management in the Pacific . (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1790
Lovatt, Simon. "New Zealand's Assistance with Invasive Species Management in the Pacific." 2011. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed July 16, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1790.
Lovatt, Simon. "New Zealand's Assistance with Invasive Species Management in the Pacific." 2011. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Lovatt S. New Zealand's Assistance with Invasive Species Management in the Pacific. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2011. [cited 2019 Jul 16]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1790.
Lovatt S. New Zealand's Assistance with Invasive Species Management in the Pacific. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1790
3. Vu, Thi Minh Hang. Vietnam's ASEAN Chairmanship in Dispute Management of the South China Sea in 2010.
► This thesis examines the attempts of Vietnamese policy makers to manage the dispute with China on the South China Sea within the context of Vietnam's… (more)
▼ This thesis examines the attempts of Vietnamese policy makers to manage the dispute with China on the South China Sea within the context of Vietnam's ASEAN Chairmanship in 2010. In particular, it examines the actions of Vietnamese policymakers in the preparing and conducting the 2010 ASEAN Defence Minister Meeting Plus and ASEAN Regional Forum. It asks whether and how Vietnamese policymakers have utilized the ASEAN chairmanship and its agenda-setting powers to put the South China Sea issue and the Chinese in the spotlight at these meetings. It argues that Vietnamese policymakers sought to constrain Chinese actions in the South China Sea by raising international publicity on the issue. The thesis considers the strategic measures taken by Vietnamese policy makers in managing the South China Sea conflict from the perspective of two schools of thought in international relations: realism and constructivism. While realists and neo-realists suggest that the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must, constructivists argue that policy makers are social actors, who are concerned with the respect of others. Constructivist approaches offer a more convincing way to explain how and why Vietnam, a weaker state might try to constrain China, a much stronger state, on issues of sovereignty in the South China Sea. Finally, the thesis concludes that, despite several failures, Vietnamese policy makers were able to make progress in managing this conflict by using international publicity to constrain the Chinese from acting unilaterally. Advisors/Committee Members: Leslie, John.
Subjects/Keywords: Maritime law; International relations; South East Asia
Vu, T. M. H. (2013). Vietnam's ASEAN Chairmanship in Dispute Management of the South China Sea in 2010 . (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/3287
Vu, Thi Minh Hang. "Vietnam's ASEAN Chairmanship in Dispute Management of the South China Sea in 2010." 2013. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed July 16, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/3287.
Vu, Thi Minh Hang. "Vietnam's ASEAN Chairmanship in Dispute Management of the South China Sea in 2010." 2013. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Vu TMH. Vietnam's ASEAN Chairmanship in Dispute Management of the South China Sea in 2010. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2013. [cited 2019 Jul 16]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/3287.
Vu TMH. Vietnam's ASEAN Chairmanship in Dispute Management of the South China Sea in 2010. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/3287
4. Pham, Lan Thi Thu. The diffusion of norms, rules and mechanisms for the enforcement of labor standards and the resolution of disputes in the Asia-Pacific, in particular among signatory countries of the TPP.
► People are central to economic development. Workers are relatively vulnerable compared to the other factors of the economy, including governments and employers. Because violations of… (more)
▼ People are central to economic development. Workers are relatively vulnerable compared to the other factors of the economy, including governments and employers. Because violations of workers' rights and poor working conditions are prevalent, especially in developing countries, the diffusion of internationally recognized labor standards is now emerging as a critical process in the world. This is a process by which internationally recognized labor rights are transferred between countries by various means with the expectation of improving labor conditions world-wide. For this process to be successful, it is important that not only labor standards but also rules and mechanisms for their enforcement be diffused. The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) is currently under negotiation. The TPP is expected to be the first "high-quality, twenty-first-century agreement" in the world. Norm entrepreneurs have chosen the TPP to be a channel for the diffusion of labor standards in the Asia-Pacific. How is the TPP likely to diffuse the norms, rules and mechanisms for the enforcement of labor standards and dispute resolution? Will it be by means of goodwill, cooperation and consensus or through material conditionality? Labor rights are human rights which must be upheld and promoted. The answer to the above empirical question is very important to the policy-makers of signatory countries of the TPP, given that labor standards are considered to be a sensitive issue in many Asian countries. Their concerns are grounded in history. The Government of Poland and the communist system in Eastern Europe were brought down as a result of the implementation of labor rights in the 1980s¹. How to implement these rights without causing social and political disorder is a complex question for policy-makers in the TPP countries. The thesis reviews the literature on theoretical norm diffusion and labor standards as well as provides the empirical evidence of past diffusion of labor standards in order to identify which mechanisms of diffusion are likely to prevail in the field of labor standards in the Asia-Pacific region. It answers who are the drivers of diffusion. It draws on the record of all signed FTAs in the region to provide an empirical foundation for its projection about the likely content of the TPP in terms of rules and mechanisms for the enforcement of labor standards. ¹ After the rights to organize freely and to strike was recognized by the Government of Poland, the Solidarity Unions was formed and after many ups and downs of its evolution, finally it had led successfully the overthrow of the communist Government of Poland and "played a central role in the demise of communism across the Soviet bloc, changing forever the course of history in Europe". Read more at http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1060898.html, and http://future.state.gov/when/timeline/1969_detente/fall_of_communism.html Advisors/Committee Members: Leslie, John.
Subjects/Keywords: Labour standards; Resolution of disputes; FTAs; Free trade agreements; TPP; Trans-Pacific Partnership; ILO; International Labour Organisation
Pham, L. T. T. (2013). The diffusion of norms, rules and mechanisms for the enforcement of labor standards and the resolution of disputes in the Asia-Pacific, in particular among signatory countries of the TPP . (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/3496
Pham, Lan Thi Thu. "The diffusion of norms, rules and mechanisms for the enforcement of labor standards and the resolution of disputes in the Asia-Pacific, in particular among signatory countries of the TPP." 2013. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed July 16, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/3496.
Pham, Lan Thi Thu. "The diffusion of norms, rules and mechanisms for the enforcement of labor standards and the resolution of disputes in the Asia-Pacific, in particular among signatory countries of the TPP." 2013. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Pham LTT. The diffusion of norms, rules and mechanisms for the enforcement of labor standards and the resolution of disputes in the Asia-Pacific, in particular among signatory countries of the TPP. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2013. [cited 2019 Jul 16]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/3496.
Pham LTT. The diffusion of norms, rules and mechanisms for the enforcement of labor standards and the resolution of disputes in the Asia-Pacific, in particular among signatory countries of the TPP. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/3496
5. Reiling, Pascal. The End of the Rhineland Model? Changing Labour Relations in Germany - Evidence from the Minimum Wage Debate.
► Hypothesis: Effects of globalisation, European Integration and re-unification have pushed the German political economy away from its unique institutional setting, framed as Rhineland Capitalism or… (more)
▼ Hypothesis: Effects of globalisation, European Integration and re-unification have pushed the German political economy away from its unique institutional setting, framed as Rhineland Capitalism or the Rhineland Model. Legislative decisions in the last years and current positions of politicoeconomic actors in wage setting mechanisms - a distinctive part of the Rhineland Model - seem to foster that shift and illustrate the incremental 'Anglo-Saxonisation' of the German political economy. Advisors/Committee Members: Leslie, John.
Subjects/Keywords: German labour relations; Liberal convergence; Institutional change
Reiling, P. (2010). The End of the Rhineland Model? Changing Labour Relations in Germany - Evidence from the Minimum Wage Debate . (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/4491
Reiling, Pascal. "The End of the Rhineland Model? Changing Labour Relations in Germany - Evidence from the Minimum Wage Debate." 2010. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed July 16, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/4491.
Reiling, Pascal. "The End of the Rhineland Model? Changing Labour Relations in Germany - Evidence from the Minimum Wage Debate." 2010. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Reiling P. The End of the Rhineland Model? Changing Labour Relations in Germany - Evidence from the Minimum Wage Debate. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2010. [cited 2019 Jul 16]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/4491.
Reiling P. The End of the Rhineland Model? Changing Labour Relations in Germany - Evidence from the Minimum Wage Debate. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/4491
6. Carter, Jordan Tracy. The Rise of the State: Broadband Policy in New Zealand 2000-2011.
► Between 2000 and 2011, changes in government policy significantly increased the role of the state in telecommunications markets in New Zealand. In both regulatory and… (more)
▼ Between 2000 and 2011, changes in government policy significantly increased the role of the state in telecommunications markets in New Zealand. In both regulatory and investment activities, the historic approach of liberal market regulation was transformed into active intervention. This changed approach aimed at speeding access to high-speed broadband services. There was a remarkable lack of political debate between the major political parties as to the objective being sought, or direction of policy towards greater intervention in order to achieve it. This research outlines in broad terms the background to the debates underpinning policy change, and the history of New Zealand's approach. It outlines in detail the key policy changes made. In the regulatory domain, four key changes are discussed. These are: the implementation of sector-specific legislation (Telecommunications Act 2001); the decision not to unbundle the copper local loop (2004); amendments to the Telecommunications Act strengthening the regulator and imposing 'operational separation' of Telecom (2006); and the 'structural separation' of Telecom and the debate on regulatory forbearance (2011). By the end of the case period, these changes meant that generic competition law had been replaced by sector-specific legislation, a specialist regulator with broad powers to monitor and regulate the industry, and a leading solution to discrimination issues with the complete ownership separation of network and services in copper and fibre-optic telecommunications networks. In the investment domain, five key stages are discussed. These are: Project PROBE (2001-4), the Broadband Challenge (2005), the Broadband Investment Fund (2008), the Ultra-Fast Broadband Initiative (2009) and the Rural Broadband Initiative (2009). Together these saw public spending on telecommunications infrastructure rise from nothing in 2000, to a combined package in the two final (and current) initiatives of around $1.6bn of public funds. This money combines with private investment to deliver fibre-optic broadband infrastructure to three-quarters of homes, and significant improvements to the availability of higher-speed broadband in rural and remote parts of New Zealand. Increasing levels of government intervention in these markets was an opportunity for considerable political contest. Instead the case period 2000-2011 is characterised by similarities rather than differences between National and Labour. The thesis suggests that an explanation for this similarity arose from the perceived importance of high-speed broadband infrastructure for New Zealand's economic prospects, and a shared analysis by Labour and National that market provision would not suffice. This imperative defeated temptations to politicise the project. Advisors/Committee Members: Leslie, John.
Subjects/Keywords: Broadband; Telecommunications; Regulation
Carter, J. T. (2012). The Rise of the State: Broadband Policy in New Zealand 2000-2011 . (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2399
Carter, Jordan Tracy. "The Rise of the State: Broadband Policy in New Zealand 2000-2011." 2012. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed July 16, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2399.
Carter, Jordan Tracy. "The Rise of the State: Broadband Policy in New Zealand 2000-2011." 2012. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Carter JT. The Rise of the State: Broadband Policy in New Zealand 2000-2011. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2012. [cited 2019 Jul 16]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2399.
Carter JT. The Rise of the State: Broadband Policy in New Zealand 2000-2011. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2399
7. Barbalich, Keiran. Sugar and Democracy in Fiji: the Material Foundations of Post-Colonial Authoritarianism 1970-2005.
► Fiji became independent in 1970, and functioned for 17 years under a constitution with democratic elements, including elections. Three times since 1987, however, armed force… (more)
▼ Fiji became independent in 1970, and functioned for 17 years under a constitution with democratic elements, including elections. Three times since 1987, however, armed force has overthrown constitutionally elected governments. Some observers see this as a failure of the consolidation of Fijian democracy, while others acknowledge the facade of Fijian democracy. Among those who acknowledge Fiji's authoritarian institutions, conflict persists as to whether authoritarianism is the inevitable product of ethnic conflict in Fijian society, or a consequence of post-colonial institutional legacies. No movement toward democracy in Fiji is likely to succeed until we understand the material foundations underlying Fiji's authoritarian politics. This thesis argues that Fiji' authoritarian political institutions, established under colonial rule, have been sustained since independence by forces in the international economy. These forces have helped to maintain the economic, social and political dominance of a Pacific-Fijian chiefly elite over Fijian society. Specially, chiefly control of the sugar industry, Fiji's principal export, has provided chiefs with sufficient patronage resources to retain their control over Fijian society through electoral politics or, at the event of undesirable electoral outcomes, through armed opposition. Through post-colonial structures, the chiefs control the land-tenure system, and through their setting and receipt of land rents, they have been the principal beneficiaries of Fiji's sugar exports. This comparatively inefficient industry, and the social and political institutions that it rests on, have survived because Fiji, as party to the European Union's Sugar Protocol, has received two-and-a-half to three times the world market price for its sugar exports between 1975 and 2009. This thesis makes its case through close textual analysis of Fiji's three constitutions, detailed inspection of Fiji's land-tenure system, and, specifically, the accounts of the Native Land Trust Board, as well as examination of the secondary literature on Fiji's sugar industry. Advisors/Committee Members: Alley, Roderic, Leslie, John.
Subjects/Keywords: Democracy; Political economy; Political history; Fijian history
Barbalich, K. (2009). Sugar and Democracy in Fiji: the Material Foundations of Post-Colonial Authoritarianism 1970-2005 . (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1047
Barbalich, Keiran. "Sugar and Democracy in Fiji: the Material Foundations of Post-Colonial Authoritarianism 1970-2005." 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed July 16, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1047.
Barbalich, Keiran. "Sugar and Democracy in Fiji: the Material Foundations of Post-Colonial Authoritarianism 1970-2005." 2009. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Barbalich K. Sugar and Democracy in Fiji: the Material Foundations of Post-Colonial Authoritarianism 1970-2005. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2019 Jul 16]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1047.
Barbalich K. Sugar and Democracy in Fiji: the Material Foundations of Post-Colonial Authoritarianism 1970-2005. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1047
8. Lah, Oliver. The Climate for Change: the Conditions for Effective Climate Change Policies: a Case Study on Residential Home Insulation Policies in New Zealand and Germany.
► Changes in the global climate and the insecure future of the world's energy supply place unprecedented risks and uncertainties before mankind. Massive changes need to… (more)
▼ Changes in the global climate and the insecure future of the world's energy supply place unprecedented risks and uncertainties before mankind. Massive changes need to occur, driven by effective policies. But what is the ideal climate for change? With a case study on insulation policies for the residential building sector this thesis aims to identify the conditions for a climate for change. This thesis explores the factors that help or hinder change and the structures that enable change and enhance implementation. Within a particular policy area, i.e. residential home insulation, this thesis examines the impacts on policy development and implementation of environmental and resources pressures, the strength of centre-left and green parties and the levels of corporatism in New Zealand and Germany. The case study of insulation policies in New Zealand and Germany has been chosen because of similar policy aspirations and rhetoric in the two countries but differing policy achievements and outcomes. The thesis compares three decades of policy making and implementation in Germany and New Zealand and finds that, if environmental and resource pressures are high, corporatist structures may impact positively on climate change policy development and implementation. It also finds that in pluralist countries centre-left and green party strength may be more important for the success of climate change policies than in corporatist countries. Advisors/Committee Members: Leslie, John, Chapman, Ralph.
Subjects/Keywords: Comparative studies; Corporatism; Climate change; Energy security
Lah, O. (2009). The Climate for Change: the Conditions for Effective Climate Change Policies: a Case Study on Residential Home Insulation Policies in New Zealand and Germany . (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1117
Lah, Oliver. "The Climate for Change: the Conditions for Effective Climate Change Policies: a Case Study on Residential Home Insulation Policies in New Zealand and Germany." 2009. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed July 16, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1117.
Lah, Oliver. "The Climate for Change: the Conditions for Effective Climate Change Policies: a Case Study on Residential Home Insulation Policies in New Zealand and Germany." 2009. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Lah O. The Climate for Change: the Conditions for Effective Climate Change Policies: a Case Study on Residential Home Insulation Policies in New Zealand and Germany. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. [cited 2019 Jul 16]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1117.
Lah O. The Climate for Change: the Conditions for Effective Climate Change Policies: a Case Study on Residential Home Insulation Policies in New Zealand and Germany. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1117
9. Schnellecke, Katia. Gender Equality – A Feel Good Norm?: Divergence between Rhetoric and Practice in the EU's Development Policy towards the Pacific Islands.
► As one of the world's largest donors, the European Union provides development assistance to the Pacific Island Countries. At the same time, the EU actively… (more)
▼ As one of the world's largest donors, the European Union provides development assistance to the Pacific Island Countries. At the same time, the EU actively promotes its own values and principles toward the Island Countries as part of the development cooperation with the region. In taking on the role of a norm promoter, the EU promotes its core values in the Pacific region such as democracy, good governance, the rule of law, and also gender equality. The Union is committed the promotion of equal treatment and equal opportunities for women and men. The norm is emphasised and promoted in all development strategies for the Pacific region and in the agreements with the Island countries. But how committed is the EU to gender equality when it comes to the active promotion of the norm in the development projects for the Pacific Islands? This thesis investigates the divergence between the EU's rhetoric and practice when it comes to the promotion of gender equality in its development policy towards the Pacific region. An analysis of the Union's rhetoric promotion of gender equality and practical support of the norm in the development projects for the Pacific region provides clear evidence for a gap between the EU's intentions and reality. Whereas the norm is actively promoted throughout the EU's strategies and agreements with the Pacific region, gender equality is neglected in the plans for most of the development projects. This thesis argues that the successful promotion of gender equality is hindered by internal and external barriers as well as the EU's fragmented composition into different units and actors, that pursue a policies based on norms as well as for interest-related reasons. The identified divergence between the EU's intentions and reality has a crucial impact on its role as a norm promoter: it undermines its power as a normative actor and its legitimacy to shape the concept of normal. Advisors/Committee Members: Leslie, John, Coffe, Hilde.
Subjects/Keywords: European Union; Gender; International aid
Schnellecke, K. (2013). Gender Equality – A Feel Good Norm?: Divergence between Rhetoric and Practice in the EU's Development Policy towards the Pacific Islands . (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2923
Schnellecke, Katia. "Gender Equality – A Feel Good Norm?: Divergence between Rhetoric and Practice in the EU's Development Policy towards the Pacific Islands." 2013. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed July 16, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2923.
Schnellecke, Katia. "Gender Equality – A Feel Good Norm?: Divergence between Rhetoric and Practice in the EU's Development Policy towards the Pacific Islands." 2013. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Schnellecke K. Gender Equality – A Feel Good Norm?: Divergence between Rhetoric and Practice in the EU's Development Policy towards the Pacific Islands. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2013. [cited 2019 Jul 16]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2923.
Schnellecke K. Gender Equality – A Feel Good Norm?: Divergence between Rhetoric and Practice in the EU's Development Policy towards the Pacific Islands. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2923
10. Beuse, Simon. New Zealand's Green Party and Foreign Troop Deployments: Views, Values and Impacts.
► this thesis reviews and analyses the Green Party of New Zealand's views on the use of force in international relations, particularly when that involves the… (more)
▼ this thesis reviews and analyses the Green Party of New Zealand's views on the use of force in international relations, particularly when that involves the deployment of NZ troops. It addresses three key questions: 1) When does the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand believe it is legitimate to use military force overseas? 2) How have the Greens attempted to influenced the public debate and the parliamentary decision making process regarding to foreign troop deployments? 3) What impact (if any) did their actions have in the three cases of Afghanistan, East Timor and the Solomon Islands? In order to answer these questions adequately, the thesis begins with an introductory review of New Zealand's foreign relations, highlighting key relevant events in the country's diplomacy. This chapter will be followed in chapter three by a brief introduction of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, its origins, evolution and influences. The main part of the thesis, however, will focus on the country's recent foreign troop deployments in East Timor (chapter four), the Solomon Islands (chapter five) and Afghanistan (chapter six) and the actions the Greens undertook to support or oppose those deployments. How the particular political circumstances shaped the nature of these conflicts and the responses to them will be examined in the individual chapters. Finally, in the conclusion I sum up what I believe is the Green Party's position and influence on the use of military force. I argue that the Greens have developed a coherent approach to the issue, giving greatest importance to the international legitimacy of the intervention. They have, however, been pragmatic in some respects when it has come to the source of that legitimacy, preferring United Nations support but accepting regional endorsement in the case of the Solomon Islands. Second, I argue that in practice, the Greens had a limited influence on New Zealand's military deployments. This has been the case even when the party has been involved in supportive relationships with the government. Advisors/Committee Members: Leslie, John, Capie, David.
Subjects/Keywords: Green Party; Foreign troop deployments; International relations
Beuse, S. (2010). New Zealand's Green Party and Foreign Troop Deployments: Views, Values and Impacts . (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/4504
Beuse, Simon. "New Zealand's Green Party and Foreign Troop Deployments: Views, Values and Impacts." 2010. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed July 16, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/4504.
Beuse, Simon. "New Zealand's Green Party and Foreign Troop Deployments: Views, Values and Impacts." 2010. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Beuse S. New Zealand's Green Party and Foreign Troop Deployments: Views, Values and Impacts. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2010. [cited 2019 Jul 16]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/4504.
Beuse S. New Zealand's Green Party and Foreign Troop Deployments: Views, Values and Impacts. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/4504
11. Ruane, Nicholas. Collaboration in the process of legislative lobbying: A study of a disabled peoples organisation lobbying for change in New Zealand 1989-1993.
► This thesis examines lobbying from the disabled people's organisation Disabled Persons Assembly (DPA) NZ from 1989 until 1993. It explores how the organisation conducted lobbying… (more)
▼ This thesis examines lobbying from the disabled people's organisation Disabled Persons Assembly (DPA) NZ from 1989 until 1993. It explores how the organisation conducted lobbying activities with respect to two pieces of New Zealand legislation with constitutional significance: The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993. This thesis places the plight of minority groups within the political process squarely under the research microscope and asks: what factors explain the different outcomes to the DPA's lobbying efforts to the Bill of Rights in 1990 and the Human Rights Act in 1993? More specifically it examines the DPA's decision to collaborate with the New Zealand Aids Foundation (AF) during the 1993 Human Rights Act campaign. Collaboration with the AF was a controversial decision that resulted in heated discussions within DPA. Some members were concerned about the political risks of aligning with the AF. DPA leadership however saw a possibility for broad human rights legislation, and took the decision to collaborate. They were convinced that collaboration would bring benefits in the form of greater resources, access to Parliament and better relationships with the media which would all lead to an enhanced capacity to make the case to the public. The thesis argues that by working with the AF, DPA was able to change its lobbying narrative from one solely focussed upon disability rights to one that broadened out to broader human rights protections. DPA was not positioning itself as a minority group arguing for narrow exceptions to existing legislation, a tactic it had pursued in previous campaigns. The campaign proved successful, gaining support from MP's, as the Human Rights Act was perceived to have public support. The thesis also shows that to understand DPA's successful strategy it needs to be seen in the context of a failed effort from a previous campaign. DPA's campaign to lobby for the 1993 Human Rights Act began from the point of an unsuccessful fight to have disability rights included in the 1990 Bill of Rights. DPA was, in effect, 'locked in' to fighting the 1993 campaign from that point. Advisors/Committee Members: Capie, David, Leslie, John.
Subjects/Keywords: Lobbying; Disability; Collaboration
Ruane, N. (2012). Collaboration in the process of legislative lobbying: A study of a disabled peoples organisation lobbying for change in New Zealand 1989-1993 . (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6959
Ruane, Nicholas. "Collaboration in the process of legislative lobbying: A study of a disabled peoples organisation lobbying for change in New Zealand 1989-1993." 2012. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed July 16, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6959.
Ruane, Nicholas. "Collaboration in the process of legislative lobbying: A study of a disabled peoples organisation lobbying for change in New Zealand 1989-1993." 2012. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Ruane N. Collaboration in the process of legislative lobbying: A study of a disabled peoples organisation lobbying for change in New Zealand 1989-1993. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2012. [cited 2019 Jul 16]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6959.
Ruane N. Collaboration in the process of legislative lobbying: A study of a disabled peoples organisation lobbying for change in New Zealand 1989-1993. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6959
12. Young, Jason. Markets, Migrants and Institutional Change: The Dynamics of China's Changing Huji System, 1978-2007.
► This research seeks to understand how institutions of governance are adapting to the changing conditions arising from the large scale internal migrations as a result… (more)
▼ This research seeks to understand how institutions of governance are adapting to the changing conditions arising from the large scale internal migrations as a result of the growth of the market economy in China. The primary focus is explaining continuity and change in the formal institutional arrangements of the huji system over the period of study (1978-2007). During China's 'static decades' (late 1950s - late 1970s), internal migration was heavily restricted, regulated and controlled by state planning and state allocation of public resources to the point where internal migration was for most limited to political migrations. The mechanism for controlling population movements was and largely still remains the 'household registration/huji/hukou system' but since the policy of 'reform and opening', the number of people involved in spontaneous, nonsanctioned and 'outside the plan' economic migrations has grown rapidly. Most scholars agree that there are now well over 140 million nongmingong (rural workers), residing in Chinese cities without 'urban household registration'. This research acknowledges the politico-economic dynamics of this contemporary increase, specifically the reintroduction of market economics, integration into the global economy and the geopolitical dispersion of foreign capital, and seeks to investigate how huji management has been adapted to the challenge of 'temporary' residents in urban areas. Liberal economic arguments view the huji system as a hangover of the command economic functioning of central planners and an impediment to economic growth and development. However, the sustained period of rapid economic growth over the period of study suggests the role of huji management in development needs to be reconsidered. This study seeks to ascertain what role the huji system has played in this development and explain how and why it has survived and adapted this revolutionary upheaval. Data is generated from hukou statistics, laws, directives and regulations as well as migration, urbanisation and economic indicators to demonstrate the exact nature of the relationship between domestic economic development, the movement of migrants and changes in law, government policy and regulations regarding people's movement and residency. From this data the major changes are presented, including liberalisation of labour migration, some liberalisation of hukou transfer, decentralisation of hukou decision-making, and a general prioritising of the modern values of efficiency and equality, though far more the former than the latter. From these findings a model of formal institutional change in China's huji system is developed outlining a dynamic process of change that occurs due to a gap between informal institutional practices and formal institutional arrangements brought about by changing socio-economic conditions and an evolving institutional culture. The research gives us a better understanding of the dynamics of institutional change in a transitional society, contributes to institutionalist studies of change and… Advisors/Committee Members: Huang, Xiaoming, Leslie, John.
Subjects/Keywords: Hukou; Work force; Migration
Young, J. (2010). Markets, Migrants and Institutional Change: The Dynamics of China's Changing Huji System, 1978-2007 . (Doctoral Dissertation). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1361
Young, Jason. "Markets, Migrants and Institutional Change: The Dynamics of China's Changing Huji System, 1978-2007." 2010. Doctoral Dissertation, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed July 16, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1361.
Young, Jason. "Markets, Migrants and Institutional Change: The Dynamics of China's Changing Huji System, 1978-2007." 2010. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Young J. Markets, Migrants and Institutional Change: The Dynamics of China's Changing Huji System, 1978-2007. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2010. [cited 2019 Jul 16]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1361.
Young J. Markets, Migrants and Institutional Change: The Dynamics of China's Changing Huji System, 1978-2007. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1361
13. Castle, Matthew Adrian. Forging an Australasian Region: Trans-Tasman Integration and Interregionalism in the Asia-Pacific.
► Most commentators view the Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations (CER) agreement as a remarkable example of bilateral integration. CER is not usually regarded, however, as… (more)
▼ Most commentators view the Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations (CER) agreement as a remarkable example of bilateral integration. CER is not usually regarded, however, as a platform for Australia and New Zealand to jointly engage with third parties. Yet, more than a decade of CER-ASEAN relations culminated, in 2010, in a Free Trade Agreement (the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand FTA, AANZFTA) between the two regions. This suggests that intra-regional trans-Tasman integration might "spill over" into external cooperation with third parties. Close cooperation and joint approaches have not, however, eventuated in other cases. Australia and New Zealand applied separately to join the interregional Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) forum in 2008 and 2009, indicating that their ability to act as a region is not consistent across policy or issue areas. This is an intriguing empirical puzzle, given that most observers of interregionalism elsewhere understand the ability of regions to act in international relations ('actorness') as a general, rather than variable, characteristic. Why, then, did Australia and New Zealand negotiate as a single entity with ASEAN on an FTA, but did not coordinate their approach in the ASEM case? This thesis argues that the process of trans-Tasman integration has produced a set of issue-specific institutions, which present Australian and New Zealand policy makers with a ready-made framework for cooperation with third parties in some, but not all, issue areas. Once these institutions were established, it proved a relatively simple step to extend the scope of their operation beyond the trans-Tasman level. This suggests that in the trans-Tasman case, 'actorness', understood as the basis on which regions can engage in international relations, may be issue-specific rather than generalised. This thesis makes its case by critically analysing the emergence and evolution of CER-ASEAN relations and by documenting Australia and New Zealand's separate applications to join ASEM. It draws on extensive archival research and interviews with key actors and decision makers. The thesis adds to the nascent field of interregionalism by offering a new empirical case in which to test and develop theories. It makes a contribution to our understanding of the way institutions shape the scope for regions to "act" in international relations. More broadly, this study provides insights into the relationship between institutional design, individual actors and policy outcomes. Advisors/Committee Members: Leslie, John, Capie, David.
Subjects/Keywords: CER; Regionalism; Asia-Pacific
Castle, M. A. (2012). Forging an Australasian Region: Trans-Tasman Integration and Interregionalism in the Asia-Pacific . (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2464
Castle, Matthew Adrian. "Forging an Australasian Region: Trans-Tasman Integration and Interregionalism in the Asia-Pacific." 2012. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed July 16, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2464.
Castle, Matthew Adrian. "Forging an Australasian Region: Trans-Tasman Integration and Interregionalism in the Asia-Pacific." 2012. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Castle MA. Forging an Australasian Region: Trans-Tasman Integration and Interregionalism in the Asia-Pacific. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2012. [cited 2019 Jul 16]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2464.
Castle MA. Forging an Australasian Region: Trans-Tasman Integration and Interregionalism in the Asia-Pacific. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2464
14. Murphy, Barbara. The Currency of Identity: Ireland 1978 to 1992.
► Following 10 years in operation, the European Monetary Union (EMU) has been shaken by the global financial crisis and some peripheral states have experienced significant… (more)
▼ Following 10 years in operation, the European Monetary Union (EMU) has been shaken by the global financial crisis and some peripheral states have experienced significant economic shock. The pitfalls of currency unions have been well documented in the literature of International Political Economy (IPE), so the situation that these states find themselves in cannot come as a surprise to any member country. Without highly synchronised economies, some states will suffer significantly in the event of an exogenous shock. This begs the question why a country would make an "irrational" choice to join the monetary union to begin with. The predominant IPE theories on how the EMU was formed are explained using rational choice with material interests as the focus for interstate bargaining. By arguing that they really have no choice to begin with, rational choice theory renders small states impotent. Unsatisfied with this reductionist answer, this body of work explores the participation of one of the states currently in trouble by introducing a constructivist theory of economic identity politics. Exploring the historical record of Ireland in the period of 1978 and 1992, this work reveals that Ireland in fact had choices, and the "irrational" choices it made were significantly influenced by Irish identity politics. However Ireland's "irrational" motivation can only be understood by including economic identity politics into the analysis. It will reveal that the supranational institutions of the European Union can serve as economic instruments to further nationalist goals. In the process the institution can become embedded in the nation such a country like Ireland is now a hybrid - highly European monetarily while it still remains distinctively Irish. As small states now make up the majority of the European Union this thesis adds to our understanding of small state participation in its most ambitious institution thus far. Advisors/Committee Members: Thirkell-White, Ben, Leslie, John.
Subjects/Keywords: Economic identity; Constructivism; Optimal currency area; Small states; Euro; Neo-functionalism; Currency; Ireland; Identity
Murphy, B. (2010). The Currency of Identity: Ireland 1978 to 1992 . (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1456
Murphy, Barbara. "The Currency of Identity: Ireland 1978 to 1992." 2010. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed July 16, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1456.
Murphy, Barbara. "The Currency of Identity: Ireland 1978 to 1992." 2010. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Murphy B. The Currency of Identity: Ireland 1978 to 1992. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2010. [cited 2019 Jul 16]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1456.
Murphy B. The Currency of Identity: Ireland 1978 to 1992. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1456
15. O'Dwyer-Cunliffe, Finnian. Searching for the Soul of Europe: The Impact of the Sovereign Debt Crisis on an 'Ever Closer Union'.
► The destruction of global financial markets and the collapse of the Greek and Irish economies in 2010 caused a ripple effect that spread across the… (more)
▼ The destruction of global financial markets and the collapse of the Greek and Irish economies in 2010 caused a ripple effect that spread across the Eurozone and presented the EU with an unprecedented crisis. The level of economic devastation led many to question the integrity of the single currency and the direction of the European project as a whole. This thesis has examined three rounds of debate during the Sovereign Debt Crisis between 2010 and 2014, in order to ascertain the effect of this period on three competing 'visions' for the future of Europe. It has found that efforts to reform economic governance in the EU in the wake of the crisis have for the most part led to an entrenchment of the consolidation orthodoxy sponsored by Germany and its allies in northern Europe. However, a political turning point in mid-2012 led to a reprieve for the European Left and the subsequent advancement of the Social European vision advocating greater solidarity in the place of fiscal austerity. While the consolidation coalition's commitment to economic stability and oversight has for the most part been maintained, the shifting balance of power in European politics, and an increasing frustration with the failures of austerity, have provided momentum for a major revision to the status quo. This thesis has found that while the Eurosceptic rise in the 2014 elections has raised serious questions for the EU, it has highlighted the unwavering commitment towards further integration among the dominant political actors in Europe, and will most likely set the Continent further along the path towards an ever closer union. Advisors/Committee Members: Leslie, John, Thirkell-White, Ben.
Subjects/Keywords: Europe; Integration; Economy
O'Dwyer-Cunliffe, F. (2014). Searching for the Soul of Europe: The Impact of the Sovereign Debt Crisis on an 'Ever Closer Union' . (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/5213
O'Dwyer-Cunliffe, Finnian. "Searching for the Soul of Europe: The Impact of the Sovereign Debt Crisis on an 'Ever Closer Union'." 2014. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed July 16, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/5213.
O'Dwyer-Cunliffe, Finnian. "Searching for the Soul of Europe: The Impact of the Sovereign Debt Crisis on an 'Ever Closer Union'." 2014. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
O'Dwyer-Cunliffe F. Searching for the Soul of Europe: The Impact of the Sovereign Debt Crisis on an 'Ever Closer Union'. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2014. [cited 2019 Jul 16]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/5213.
O'Dwyer-Cunliffe F. Searching for the Soul of Europe: The Impact of the Sovereign Debt Crisis on an 'Ever Closer Union'. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/5213
16. Chan, Oliver. Consociationalism, Party Organization and Adaptation: the Austrian Party System and the Challenge of Post-Industrialism.
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/364
► In October 1999, the political situation of the Second Republic of Austria changed with the centre-right Osterreichische Volkspartei (Austrian Peoples Party, OVP) coming in second… (more)
▼ In October 1999, the political situation of the Second Republic of Austria changed with the centre-right Osterreichische Volkspartei (Austrian Peoples Party, OVP) coming in second place in the general elections for the Nationalrat (National Assembly) to the farright, populist Freiheitlische Partei Osterreichs (Freedom Party of Austria, FPO), resulting in an FPO-OVP coalition government. This outcome was the culmination of a gradual decline in the vote share for the centre-left Sozialdemokratische Partei Osterreichs (Social Democratic Party of Austria, SPO) and the OVP which began with the 1986 general elections. This situation was unprecedented in not only post-war Austria, but also in post-war Europe. Nowhere else had the far-right achieved such impressive electoral successes, let alone been in government. Why was it possible for a new far-right party to be so electorally successful in Austria? This thesis joins a growing body of literature that looks inside party organisations to understand parties' relative capacities to respond to changes in their environment. It demonstrates that, at least in one case, it is unwise to assume that parties behave like unitary actors that rationally seek electoral goals. This is because institutional rules inside parties privilege some interests in internal power games, shaping whether and how the party responds to changes in the composition of interests in the electorate. The response of the Austrian party system to the 'post-industrial' transformation of Austrian society provides a good opportunity to observe the impact of organisation on party adaptation to environmental change. The post-war 'consociational' organisation of the OVP and the SPO entrenched the power of economic interest groups – labour unions, business associations and farmers – within each party organisation and, through them, in policymaking. This so-called Proporz system provided a reasonable reflection of the composition of social interests in post-war society. It also responded to the challenges to Austrian democracy in the post-war environment. However, it proved extremely rigid in the face of changing Austrian society. Institutional rigidity within the post-war Austrian party system proved ill-suited to confront the challenges of post-industrial transformation. Social transformation in Austria was not unlike that which had occurred throughout all advanced industrial democracies. It undermined traditional class-mass constituencies, such as blue collar workers, farmers and small business, while creating a new and largely white collar pool of voters. Orthodox conceptions of party change would assume that parties adapt automatically to such changes in voter concerns. The SPO and OVP responded to these changes, at best, slow and half-heartedly. This provided an opportunity for the FPO to target with little competition. It was the entrenched economic interests within the SPO and OVP prevented these parties from offering a credible challenge to the FPO for these voters. Advisors/Committee Members: Leslie, John.
Subjects/Keywords: Political party system; Post-Industrialism; Austria
Chan, O. (2008). Consociationalism, Party Organization and Adaptation: the Austrian Party System and the Challenge of Post-Industrialism . (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/364
Chan, Oliver. "Consociationalism, Party Organization and Adaptation: the Austrian Party System and the Challenge of Post-Industrialism." 2008. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed July 16, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/364.
Chan, Oliver. "Consociationalism, Party Organization and Adaptation: the Austrian Party System and the Challenge of Post-Industrialism." 2008. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Chan O. Consociationalism, Party Organization and Adaptation: the Austrian Party System and the Challenge of Post-Industrialism. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2008. [cited 2019 Jul 16]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/364.
Chan O. Consociationalism, Party Organization and Adaptation: the Austrian Party System and the Challenge of Post-Industrialism. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2008. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/364
17. Stephens, Gregory R. Electoral Reform and the Centralisation of the New Zealand National Party.
► Political party organisations respond to the challenges of their environments. Different organisational structures have different capabilities and capacities and, therefore, some organisations are better suited… (more)
▼ Political party organisations respond to the challenges of their environments. Different organisational structures have different capabilities and capacities and, therefore, some organisations are better suited to some environments. What happened to party organisations when New Zealand changed from a first-past-the-post to a mixed member proportional electoral system? Did all parties have the same capacities to meet the challenges raised by this new environment? This paper addresses these questions by examining the organisational responses of the New Zealand National Party to the introduction of the mixed member proportional electoral system after 1993. The National Party was constructed to operate in a first-past-the-post electoral system and it did so successfully, winning twelve of the nineteen elections it contested. In response to the challenges of the first-past-the-post environment, National decentralised both candidate selection and campaign structure. National's decentralised organisation proved to be a liability for National under the new mixed member proportional environment however. Mixed member proportional demanded the construction of a nationwide list and a coherent campaign for the nationwide party vote. With its existing organisational structure, National was unable to meet either of these demands and suffered the electoral repercussions of that failure. After four consecutive elections in which National lost vote share, the National Party centralised its organisation in 2003. This paper analyses the centralisation of the National Party's organisation and the reasons for it by examining the Party's efforts to reform candidate selection and management of campaigns. The two organisational structures which National used for selecting candidates and managing campaigns under mixed member proportional produced different results. The candidate pools for 1996, 1999 and 2002 failed to provide nationwide appeal and produced incentive for electorate candidates to ignore the party vote element. Further, the campaign structure for these three elections allowed electorate committees significant control and the ability to undermine the nationwide party vote campaign. In the 2005 election, however, candidate selection and campaign management showed significant changes. The candidate selection process provided incentives for electorate candidates to seek both electorate and party votes, although it arguably still failed to produce a nationally appealing party list. The management of the campaign was also significantly different. It demonstrated the benefit of central campaign control in a mixed member proportional electoral system. The 2003 centralisation gave National elites significant control and allowed National to almost double its 2002 result in the 2005 election. This thesis demonstrates that a mixed member proportional electoral system gave National strong incentives to centralise its party organisation. Advisors/Committee Members: Leslie, John, McLeay, Elizabeth.
Subjects/Keywords: National Party; Party organisation; Electoral reform
Stephens, G. R. (2008). Electoral Reform and the Centralisation of the New Zealand National Party . (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/302
Stephens, Gregory R. "Electoral Reform and the Centralisation of the New Zealand National Party." 2008. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed July 16, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/302.
Stephens, Gregory R. "Electoral Reform and the Centralisation of the New Zealand National Party." 2008. Web. 16 Jul 2019.
Stephens GR. Electoral Reform and the Centralisation of the New Zealand National Party. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2008. [cited 2019 Jul 16]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/302.
Stephens GR. Electoral Reform and the Centralisation of the New Zealand National Party. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2008. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/302


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Leonore Esther Vera Irma Ruriksdotter Ekstrand, ogift Petersén, född 20 september 1949 på Lidingö, är en svensk skådespelare.

Leonore Ekstrand växte upp på Lidingö och sommartid i Båstad (Malen). 2013 blev hon nominerad till en Guldbagge för Bästa kvinnliga biroll för sin medverkan i Avalon (2011).

Hennes bror, Etienne Petersén, är far till Axel Petersén, som regisserade filmerna Avalon och Under pyramiden.

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How Not to Crush the Life Out of an Investment Team
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Aflac's CFO makes his case.
By Leanna Orr
Fred Crawford, chief finance officer of Aflac Inc. (Misha Friedman/Bloomberg)
Reinventing the Investor Experience
Corporations tend to be unfriendly environments for the in-house investment teams that manage their pension funds or, for insurers, vast capital pools. These often-massive balance sheet items sway stock prices — which CFOs abhor — and managing them isn't the core competency of an automaker or health insurer.
Recognizing this conflict, one Fortune 500 chief financial officer has made it his business to find a better model.
"I've been around for a while, and the bad tension comes when an insurance company parent tries to force the asset management unit into their box," Aflac CFO Fred Crawford told Institutional Investor in an interview. "That's why creating the firm-within-the firm culture is so important."
To increase the value of the entire corporate entity, Crawford argued, "you need to release some of the boundaries around the asset manager. You have to do that to attract the talent and develop the skillsets inside the company. That cuts down completely on tensions internally. There's a reason why asset managers trade at 17 or 18 times earnings and insurers trade at 10 times earnings."
[II Deep Dive: One Firm's Elusive Quest to Quantify Investing's Culture]
In 2011, Aflac hired away Goldman Sachs Asset Management's insurance head to run its own portfolios. Then, Crawford let his new global CIO Eric Kirsch do his thing.
Kirsch has built an investment team of about 80 people in New York and 30 or so in Tokyo. "It has its own identity, and is also held somewhat at arm's length from the corporation," Crawford said. "That firm has two very large clients: Aflac Japan, managing $110 billion, and Aflac U.S. at $13 billion." The independence has allowed Kirsch to foster an asset management culture, which is good for the CIO and CFO alike.
The two executives talk frequently — much more often than is common for many investment and financial chiefs. But that doesn't mean every conversation is easy. Under the firm-within-a-firm model, Crawford said, "you hold their feet to the fire performance-wise. It creates a nice level of tension inside the company that helps instill better performance."
Aflac's investment operation retains elements of the insurer's corporate culture, if not all of it. On every office door, Crawford said, "there's a little duck."
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Read eBook The Unfolding Now: Realizing Your True Nature Through the Practice of Presence Epub [MP3] 100% free!
The keys to self-knowledge and deep contentment are right here before us in this very moment--if we can simply learn to live with open awareness. In The Unfolding Now, A. H. Almaas presents a marvelously effective practice for developing the transformative quality of presence. Through a particular method of self-observation and contemplative exploration that he calls inquiry, we learn to live in the relaxed condition of simply "being ourselves," without interference from feelings of inadequacy, drivenness toward goals, struggling to figure things out, and rejecting experiences we don't want. Almaas explores the many obstacles that keep us from being present--including defensiveness, ignorance, desire, aggression, and self-hatred--and shows us how to welcome with curiosity and compassion whatever we are experiencing.
A.H. Almaas is the pen name of A. Hameed Ali, the creator of the Diamond Approach to Self Realization. The Diamond Approach is a contemporary teaching that developed within the context of awareness of both ancient spiritual teachings & modern depth psychological theories.


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De molen De Drie Lelies is een korenmolen in de Nederlandse plaats Maasland (gemeente Midden-Delfland). De molen ligt aan de Molenweg net buiten het dorp, achter de Dijkmolen. De molen is in 1767 gebouwd ter vervanging van een eerdere standerdmolen op dezelfde plaats. Tot in de jaren 60 van de 20e eeuw was de molen in bedrijf voor het malen van veevoeder. In 1974/1975 is de molen gerestaureerd, waarna De Drie Lelies tot 1985 in bedrijf was. Daarna volgde een lange periode van stilstand. Op 27 oktober 2002 liep de molen tijdens een hevige storm uit de rem en begon hij te draaien, wat kans op grote schade of brand geeft. De molenaar van de Dijkmolen kon erger voorkomen. In 2006 werd begonnen aan een grondige restauratie, die in juni 2007 is voltooid. De molen draait nu regelmatig, niet op vaste dagen.

In de molen is te zien dat er vroeger vier maalkoppels aanwezig zijn geweest. Tegenwoordig is daar nog slechts de maalstoel van over.

Boven de deur is een gevelsteen aangebracht waarop te lezen is:
Den Eerste Steen
Geleyt Op Den 4Mey
Door Teuntje Vander Lely
A.V.D. Lely
Anno 1767

Teuntje van der Lely was de dochter van de eerste molenaar. Helaas is zij door de wieken van dezelfde molen korte tijd later doodgeslagen. Het raam boven de ingang is slechts schijn: de bakstenen in de boog zijn beschilderd om het geheel als raam te doen uitzien.

Molen in Midden-Delfland
Rijksmonument in Midden-Delfland
Grondzeiler
Korenmolen
Maalvaardige molen


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Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2004, v. 604 n. 1 I, p. 306-311 How to Cite?
It has been suggested that electromagnetic cascade of very high-energy gamma-rays from gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) in the infrared/microwave background can produce delayed MeV-GeV photons. This delay could be caused by the angular spreading effect of the scattered microwave photons or deflection of the secondary pairs due to the intergalactic magnetic field. Very high-energy TeV photons of GRBs could be produced by a few mechanisms including the proton-synchrotron radiation and electron inverse Compton emission from GRB internal shocks as well as external shocks. We suggest that the information provided by the delayed emission could give constraints on models for TeV gamma-rays. A more accurate calculation of the delayed time caused by the angular spreading effect is presented by considering recent observations of the extragalactic infrared background and the theoretical high-redshift infrared background. We also suggest that the dependence of the maximum time delay of scattered photons on their energies, if determined by future GLAST detector, could differentiate the two mechanisms causing the time delay.


Purpose: To conduct an educational intervention to reduce compassion fatigue among Arizona transplant nurses. Background: Burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and loss of compassion satisfaction raise the risk of compassion fatigue. Transplant nurses support the patient continuum of life and death, and often experience emotional and physical exhaustion and grief when dealing with poor outcomes or patient loss. When patients disregard the value of their new organ or are non-compliant with medications, nurses may feel conflicted. There is a paucity of research as to how those situations are experienced among transplant nurses. Method: Two workshops were conducted to reduce the risk of compassion fatigue among transplant nurses (n=7) through the delivery of educational and skills training. Education included symptoms, perceptions, triggers and outcomes of compassion fatigue. Skills to reduce compassion fatigue were outlined, such as self-reflection, mindfulness, healthy boundaries, and reaching out. Discussion content was analyzed for commonalities. Findings: Participants reported an overall high level of personal satisfaction within their specialty, relating this to the improved quality of life for patients who otherwise faced terminal illness or imminent death. Burnout and secondary traumatic stress experiences were deemed as inherent within this nursing practice. Symptoms of headaches, nausea, joint pain, and extreme fatigue were described as occurring in times of increased stress. Triggers reported for these symptoms included poor teamwork, lack of management support, and high nurse-to-patient care ratios. Ethical and moral dilemmas were unanimously reported as causing the highest levels of stress and professional dissatisfaction. Implications: Burnout among transplant nurses is perceived as inherent to this specialty due to associated challenges with a life and death continuum of patient care. Participants asserted that the nurse-to-patient relationship remains rewarding, which helps to prevent the onset of compassion fatigue. Participants conveyed that the term compassion fatigue is viewed as negative and does not accurately represent compassion levels when feeling fatigued from providing patient care.


It is important for people with diabetes to be acutely aware of their feet. Ordinary problems can rapidly escalate and lead to serious complications. Typically, people living with diabetes will eventually experience decreased circulation or sensation in the feet. Nerves to the foot that control sweating stop functioning leading to dry, cracked and peeling skin. This nerve damage can also lessen your ability to feel sensation, allowing foot injury to occur more easily. Because of this, ulceration is a common occurrence with the diabetic foot.
A diabetic foot ulcer is a defect or break in the skin and is often caused by excessive pressure or rubbing against the skin from things such as ill-fitting shoes, decreased flexibility, walking barefoot, or insufficient shoe cushion. It can act as a portal through which harmful bacteria can enter, and may result in serious infection.
Visit a podiatrist regularly for a diabetic foot check and for help to remove any calluses, corns, warts, or thick toenails.


Most of us know that the sooner we do our taxes, the sooner we get any refund we're due. It's a great reason to get them out of the way soon—but there are other good reasons to do them as soon as possible too, like knowing how much you might owe, and having plenty of time to deal with any problems that come up.
Of course, it doesn't make sense to actually pay the taxes early. You want to wait until close to April 15 to pay so that the money you're paying sits in your accounts, earning interest or dividends. You want that money working for you.
By filing early, you can have the best of both worlds. You can figure out exactly how much you owe, but you don't actually have to submit your payment until April 15 – allowing you to figure out what you owe early while giving you plenty of time to get your accounts in order to pay that amount.
He also notes that doing your taxes early gives you plenty of time to deal with any issues that may come up between now and then, like filing errors, missing documents, or forgotten deductions. There's no reason to wait until the last minute, when everyone else is scrambling just to file, to try and get help with any problems that could have been easily fixed now, early on.


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