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The U.S. Coast Guard: Mission Effective in WWII
The naval history of World War II is huge, given the size of the war and participation of nations involved. And more often than not, the United States Navy offers a huge and understandingly repetitive presence over the naval history of WWII. More often than not however, it is the United States Coast Guard's selfless service and true expense that is lost in that large shadow. As an Honorably Discharged U.S. Coast Guard Veteran, I wear a Coast Guard "Excellence" Ribbon, as well as the 9/11 Transportation Medal for service in the 9/11 attacks in 2001. With experience in rough seas, law enforcement, and search and rescue – I am pleased to share this story about the U.S.C.G. in WWII.
In November of 1941 the Coast Guard went from the Treasury Department to the Department of the Navy; so perhaps this was why the histories of WWII usually look past or only shortly mention the Coast Guard's priceless role in the great event. The United States declared war after the Japanese surprise bombing of Pearl Harbor, and spent four years and eight months in the fray of internal and external conflict. It was this catalyst that the Coast Guard's accountabilities to its service to country extended significantly, being valued more than just search-and-rescue, and law enforcement; now it was seen completely integrating militarily.
The Coast Guard was actually involved in some very significant events in World War II. How effective were they? Seaman John Cullen, for instance, was walking the beach performing routine night patrol on the 13th of June of 1942. During his walk Seaman Cullen observed four Germans landing ashore, on a saboteur mission code-named Operation Pastorius. Seaman Cullen of the U.S. Coast Guard was actually the first American who came into contact with the enemy on the shores of mainland USA during WWII. Another incident, CGC Icarus (WPC-110), a 165-ft patrol boat that once had been a rumrunner chaser during Prohibition, put a German U-352 under water on 9 May 1942, off the south coast of Charleston, South Carolina. The Icarus crew took on 33 prisoners that day. They were the first German nationals taken in combat as prisoners by any U.S. armed force.
During the entire length of WWII, U.S. Coast Guard elements sent 12 German and two Japanese submarines to the bottom of the ocean, and would end up capturing two German warships. Finally, Signalman 1st Class Douglas A. Munro was the only Coast Guardsman to be awarded the Medal of Honor. It was at the 2nd Battle of the Matanikau, Petty Officer Munro was tasked with leading the extraction of 400 United States Marines that had been beaten and overrun on the Japanese island. Munro used a 7.62 mm deck-mounted machine gun aboard his "Higgins Boat" to direct a suppressing fire against the Japanese positions as the other recovery boats took on the beaten and battered American Marines. He would end up selflessly putting himself between heavy fire from the Japanese forces and the U.S. Marines – leading the ten landing craft and saving all five-hundred U.S. Marines, including 25 wounded, all escaped.
A DRIVING FORCE
The United States Coast Guard was and continues to remain to be the most professional, elite, and under appreciated service out of the 5 branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. In WWII history, evidence suggests the U.S. Coast Guard was more involved than the history books lead on. So, just how effective was the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II? Admiral Chester Nimitz highly praised the valuable and selfless performance of Coast Guard men and women in World War II by stating: "I know of no instance wherein they did not acquit themselves in the highest traditions of their Service, or prove themselves worthy of their Service motto, 'Semper Paratus'—'Always Ready.'"
It was back in 1837 that the Coast Guard went even further with the order to save lives and property. The main functions of the service were no longer just law enforcement related, but now relied upon as the saviors of life and property with maritime safety taking up an equally important role. For a branch of service that has less people serving in it than the New York City Police Department; it always seems it is the U.S. Coast Guard that always stands out at the end of their long days. The Coast Guard has been involved in every single one of our nations wars at sea – along the side of their Navy counterparts. These brief aforementioned illustrations stand as evidence to the examples of the Coast Guard, it's crew, and it's mission capabilities. Of course, all of this centered around being a 5th military branch of service, with all privileges entitled.
There is another historical event that would equal silence to the incredible effectiveness of the Coast Guard's mission capabilities. Signalman 1st Class Douglas A. Munro, is the aforementioned Coast Guardsman who would equally compare in this quiet and unpromoted glory in while their service. It's interesting in part to think about just how unrecognized the service is. Proof? Half of my recruit training company didn't even know the Coast Guard was a seagoing service when asked about it by the Company Commanders. If recruits are naïve about the mission, is it unreasonable to assume that the general public wouldn't have an idea of Coast Guard's mission effectiveness? Of course not.
The mission effectiveness pre-dating our modern era is apparent when looking back in the historical entries. The Revenue Cutter Service (as it used to be known) was re-named United States Coast Guard in 1915, after the U.S. Government observed just how effective they were as a wartime and non-wartime entity. It's amazing that with such successes in the field and low publicity, both publicly and within the other four military branches; the Coast Guard still continues remain the most underappreciated branch of the services.
UNDERAPPRECATED, MOST EFFECTIVE
Overall, the Coast Guard performed valiantly with statistics of their own military accomplishments during WWII. 12 submarines were sunk in the Atlantic Theatre by Coast Guard Cutters, Coast Guard Anti-Sub Planes, and Coast Guard-crewed naval vessels. The U.S. Coast Guard documented that from 1941, to the end of the war, Coast Guard crews had served successfully on board Navy attack transports (APs & APAs) and with personnel to spare. They continue on to say, "It was an obvious choice to let the Coast Guard continue to assist in manning various ships of the ever-increasing Navy fleet. They readily took to all of the various types of landing craft utilized by the Navy, including the Landing Craft Infantry, Large, or LCI(L)s, beginning in 1943."
Technologically, the Coast Guard headed a cooperative effort between scientists and the U.S. Navy, to develop Long-Range Navigation (LORAN) system. The Coast Guard stated that, "Pulse transmission of radio waves permits LORAN to measure the time a signal travels. This allows an infinite number of lines of position to be placed over the Earth's surface by radio. Using special charts and a simple receiver, a plane or ship could determine its general location within a few miles by longitude and latitude. LORAN is the first use of electronic navigation, precursor to Global Positioning System (GPS)."
In June of 1942, legislation in the Executive Branch changed the face of the U.S. Coast Guard forever sealing their fate as a military service. Further, the presidential decree allowed for the centralization of the Coast Guard as the premier multi-mission branch of service.
According to the U.S. Coast Guard Historians Office:
"The President delegates port-security to the Coast Guard. Responsibilities included: Control of anchorage and movement of all vessels in port; Issuance of identification cards and the supervision of access to vessels and waterfront facilities; Fire-prevention measures including inspections, recommendations and enforcement; Firefighting activities, including use of fireboats, trailer pumps and other extinguishing agents; Supervision of the loading and stowage of explosives and military ammunition; Boarding and examination of vessels in port; Sealing of vessels' radios; Licensing of vessels for movement in local waters and for departure; Guarding of important facilities; Enforcement of all regulations governing vessels and waterfront security; Maintenance of water patrols; General enforcement of federal laws on navigable waters and other miscellaneous duties."
Handling and piloting these small boats in the rough surf is most certainly a specialized skill. Additionally, this type of emphasized skillset was not common among men in the Navy. Not guys in the Coast Guard though. Many of the coxswains (small boat handlers) had learned this skill from pushing boats through the surf at coastal lifesaving stations. Coast Guard small boat handlers were actually only at lifesaving stations. Most were highly seasoned small-boat handlers, as this proved valuable to the service. Maneuvering landing craft through strong currents, reefs, sand bars and heavy surf, is what these lifesavers excel at. Further, their aid to amphibious operations during the entirety of the war is infinite.
RISING UP
The experience of these surfmen were priceless during amphibious operations. The Coast Guard's surfmen acted as trainers and coaches to the U.S. Navy small boatmen trying to learn the complexities of controlling craft in the rough waters and heavy seas. During the early period of WWII, thousands of Coast Guard and Navy personnel were skilled and apt to handle landing craft in preparation for the beaches.
Part of that landing craft mission was landing troops at D-Day, but, given the sheer size of the operation, the Navy and Army asked that the Coast Guard also provide a flotilla of ships to rescue Americans stranded in the water. The Coastie's punctually rose-up to complete the challenge, pulling from their daily experience in saving lives for over a century. The Coast Guards Cutters and other small-craft went to war on D-Day. They were literally behind the first wave of landing craft hitting the beaches of Normandy. They had been told to stay two miles away from the shoreline, but most of the Coastie's took their craft closer to shore where they could rescue more lives.
The United States Coast Guard pulled over 400 men out of the water that day. One small-boat named "Homing Pigeon," manned by the Coast Guard, rescued 126 lives in one day. It was the Coast Guard Cutters Eastwind and Southwind that would end up capturing the Nazi vessel Externsteine off the coast of Greenland doing weather and supply duty after a brief fire-fight with nobody killed. The Coast Guardsmen gave the newly captured Nazi ship the name USS Eastbreeze and placed 37 men on board to man the vessel. Eastbreeze would end up sailing to Boston where the U.S. Navy renamed her USS Callao. Nazi supply vessel Externsteine was the only enemy ship captured while at sea by any U.S. naval forces during World War II.
What was the scope of the Coast Guard's rescue operations in WWII? A thorough examination of the United States military's records in the European phase of the war will reveal just how optimal the small services operationally effective they were outside of battle. 4,243 servicemen and merchant mariners were saved, and of these 1,658 survivors were picked up from being torpedoed along the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. 810 souls were saved in the North Atlantic, and in the Mediterranean 115 saved. Further, 1,660 were saved from rescue cutters from the English Channel at D-Day. The fact is almost four and a half million fighting soldiers would embark by ship, to fight the enemy in Europe and Africa. Of them all who were deployed -- 3,954 were lost at sea.
THE TOUGH KEEP GOING
Over the course of World War Two, the U.S. Coast Guard remained completely active with the remaining landing forces until Japan surrendered. Other operations that were contributed to the Coastie's efforts were mine-sweeping off the coasts during occupation. At the finish of major military operations in the Pacific, the soldiers. sailors and airmen being ferried home by the Coast Guard would come to know the last ride home as… "Magic Carpet" rides. These rides home would have to have been one of the most relieving moments of any war wearied serviceman.
The Coast Guard contributed as much as any other branch of service to the war effort as part of the amphibious forces in the Pacific theatre of war. The men of this nation's smallest branch of service, – smaller than the N.Y.P.D. to be exact – proved as heroic and valiant as the men in the other branches. The Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, in 1946, would stand on the podium and publicly state that during the war the United States Coast Guard "earned the highest respect and deepest appreciation of the Navy and Marine Corps. Its performance of duty has been without exception in keeping with the highest traditions of service."
The fact of the matter is…"Their experience in operating in all types of surf conditions as well as on the high seas made the Coast Guard crews a valuable addition to the Allied invasion fleets." The United States Coast Guard continues to be the most elite branch of service operational today, also making the Coast Guard statistically – the best the five branches of military has to offer. The truth is that for being the most under appreciated branch of service; the men and women of the Coast Guard display their moral and ethical principles in the line of duty. They truly were mission effective in WWII.
Humbly,
-- D. L. Smith
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Through the potting process parts, mostly electronics, are potted into a housing using 2-component cast resin, or circuit boards are covered with a potting layer. Or component surfaces are covered, often with a transparent protective coating. The potting hardens at room temperature and becomes an integral part of the potted part or final device.
The great advantage is that potting can be achieved through fully or partly automated processing and dispensing by Formed-in-Place Technology. The part application is carried out in an economical and reliable fashion with an automatic mixing and dispensing system by Sonderhoff Engineering.
The chemical basis of the 2-component cast resin systems used for this are polyurethane (PU), polyurethane-epoxy mixes or silicone. The chemical and mechanical properties of these plastics can be varied over a broad spectrum. The potting is therefore suited to a wide range of applications.
When the potting has cured, it protects electrical and electronic parts from damp, dust, dirt, temperature, shock and accidental contact. Potting improves the electrical insulation and can be rendered fire-resistant.
The resin component is made up of polyols. Together with fillers and diverse additives they make up the A-component of a potting recipe. Varying molecular weights (chain lengths) in the resin polyols determine how hard or soft the potting is going to be.
The hardening of the PU resin components at a potting rests on a chemical reaction between both components, A and B, the alcohol group of the resin with the isocyanate group of the hardener.
PU casting resins are 2-component potting systems and consist of a resin and a hardener component. A mixing and dispensing system mixes the two components in a pre-determined ratio. After the application on the part, a cross-linked upper surface forms in a few minutes. The complete curing time varies depending on the potting recipe and material properties.
Silicone-based casting resins are 2-component potting systems and also consist of a resin and a hardener component. They, like polyurethane potting, are processed in a mixing and dispensing system and are mixed together to a pre-determined ratio.
The mechanical properties of silicones, e.g. very high tear-resistance and flexural strength, are superior to those of polyurethane. Silicone potting is additionally very weather and ageing-resistant and survives temperatures up to +180° C, for a short time even up to +350° C.
Transparent silicone potting is UV-stable and possesses great chemical resistance. Thanks to excellent dielectrical properties, silicone potting is often used to protect electrical and electronic components, battery packs, sensors and circuit boards. Silicone potting can be given flame protection up to UL-94 V-0. As part of the completed construction of the part, they can reach protection classes to IP 69K and NEMA 4 to 6p.
In the potting process, in contrast to foam sealing, nucleation is left out, as potting is about the production of a compact elastomer without foam structure. The air present in the potting mass (A-component) is completely evacuated by thin film degasification in the storage tank of the potting dispenser system.
The two components, potting polyol and hardener, recirculate in separate pipelines from the reservoirs of the system to the mixing and dispensing head. Gear pumps ensure a constant flow rate. Line valves open the flow of material to the mixing and dispensing head and interrupt it after a time specified in the dispensing programme. Not until reaching the mixing chamber of the dispensing head does an agitator mix the two components in their pre-determined ratio. With electronically regulated rotational speed, the dynamic, homogeneous mixing of the components can be exactly controlled.
Only then does the dispensing and automatic material application begin. After a curing of a few minutes, a bubble-free potting mass is formed.
The mixing and dispensing systems of the DM40x series by Sonderhoff achieve extremely reliable part processing to create hard to gel-like potting with Formed-in-Place technology. They process medium to large batches very efficiently and economically in volume production.
Employing FIP technology, standard within the industry, the dispensing system's mixing head dispenses the potting mass in the exact quantity required for the part. This high volume accuracyfacilitates the reproduction of identical potting masses to fill cavities of equal size. The varying viscosity of the potting products ensures uniform potting distribution even in the most convoluted cavities of complex components. Bubble-free potting is essential for all-over adhesion to the part surface without any disturbance through air inclusions.
Dynamic mixing, as opposed to static mixing, has the advantage of making the mixing duration and homogenising intensity of the potting components adjustable at any time. Specially developed agitator designs allow gentle mixing after a few turns.
In contrast to volumetric dispensing, which relies on the determination of a constant output volume, Sonderhoff's potting systems measure gravimetrically. They dispense by weight, weighing the exact quantity to be dispensed. By weighing and comparing the dispensed quantity with the set value in the machine programme, deviations are adjusted and the applied quantity kept constant.
A vital reason for the employment of 2-component potting is the ease of automation of the material application on to the industrial components.
Successful potting is dependent not only on the potting material and potting system, but also on the upper surface of the part being potted. For example, a dividing layer of fats or dust prevents ideal adhesion between potting material and the upper surface of plastic parts.
Via a plasma nozzle on the mixing head, atmospheric plasma treatment can take place on the part surface directly prior to the potting application. The part is purged of minuscule accretions of organic material down to the narrowest crevice. At the same time, the surface tension is increased, so that the potting can flow into every cavity of the part surface. Through strong chemical bonds an ideal adhesion between potting mass and surface is achieved.
Even in complex, hard-to-access part geometries, electronics must be protected. As the miniaturisation of products continues, often the tiniest output volumes are required – so-called micro-potting. The mixing and dispensing systems dispense the tiniest quantities, down to approx. 0.05 g/s With dispensing nozzles of varying length and very fine interior diameters, the mixing head applies minuscule volumes very precisely in often very out-of-the-way part geometries.
Sonderhoff's polyurethane-based FERMADUR® and silicone-based FERMASIL® potting products, with material properties such as hardness, tensile strength and temperature resistance, are flexible in application. They are adjustable to the most varied conditions and requirements of the part to be potted.
There are many reasons why 2-component potting on PU or silicone basis is used in many different branches of industry. For example, electronics and electrical parts are being built ever closer to the engine compartments of vehicles, placing higher demands for temperature resistance and head dissipation. Their employment ranges from automobiles and air-conditioners through electronics to lighting and solar power.
Another reason for potting use is the introduction of digitisation in many product ranges and areas of life. Fault-free and reliable operation of electronics are considered a given by the customer. This makes the protection of highly sensitive electronics necessary. Through potting with cast resins, the electronics are protected from the infiltration of damp, dust, foreign bodies, and water, ensuring a long functional life.
Potting masses based on polyurethane or silicone protect the sensitive electrical and electronic parts of devices from variable operating conditions, such as temperature fluctuations and overheating, dust, pressure, damp, shock and vibrations, and even mechanical strain caused by vandalism. Compliance with the listings for the safety level of electronics housings UL 50 / UL 50E must be achieved accordingly.
The dimensionally stable cast resins fill, after curing, even the tiniest gaps in plug housings, connectors and power supply units. Before potting all the air in the potting mass is eliminated by thin film degasification. The potting can therefore flow freely into all cavities, without air pockets hindering its adhesion to the substrate. Polyurethane potting for plugs is characterised by low shrinkage and excellent high voltage resistance and insulation strength.
Our extremely weather-resistant, silicone-based potting protects the electrics of photovoltaic devices, so that they remain sealed after construction and stand up to diverse weather conditions and atmospheric fluctuations. It protects the flat wire connectors in the junction boxes of the photovoltaic system against the infiltration of damp, and thereby from corrosion. The total construction of the junction box with its completely potted interior electronics reaches penetration resistance to IP 67.
For polyurethane and silicone-based LED potting, a bubble-free seal is essential for optimal potting transparency and the high transparency it provides. Air inclusions, rips or unevennesses lead to unstable potting. With thin film degasification in the storage tank of the dispensing system by Sonderhoff, these potting faults are avoided. The air introduced into the potting material during the production process is evacuated from the storage tank by vacuum.
The production of a domed, decorative upper layer surface (doming) with highly transparent polyurethane potting, achieves a glass-like, three-dimensional appearance for logos and brand names. The potting surfaces are resistant to scratching and tears, because the potting masses return via a "self-healing effect" to their original state. Scratch-protected clear potting layers of polyurethane are used for sensitive surfaces, for example in the interior of cars, or for the preservation or fragile objects.
Filters play an important role in many sectors, whether in air-conditioning or industrial systems, cars or vacuum cleaners. The quality of filters, the gluing of filter packets and the leakage-free sealing of the filter frame is essential for clean air in many products and industries.
In the production of air, oil and fuel filters, the filter end-caps are joined with 2-component potting-adhesives, just as the filters are glued and sealed to the filter frame.


Thomas Beutel has been working in the hardware and software industries for over 20 years. He has held both hardware and software engineering positions and most recently served as The Coaches Training Institute's Information Technology Director. He has also been creating websites and providing hosting for friends and family for over 4 years. His passion is helping people express themselves easily on the web and getting them connected to clients, friends and family.
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Home/Blog/Are You Fostering Collaboration or Unhealthy Competition on Your Team?
Everyone knows a bit of competition can give you a buzz. It's normal in the workplace for colleagues to compete with one another. When it becomes unhealthy competition, then it's time to worry.
According to management research firm, CEB, 6% of Fortune 500 companies have already gotten rid of rankings, with the CEO of Accenture, Pierre Nanterme recently announcing his decision to axe the process and replace it with a "a more fluid system, in which employees receive timely feedback from their managers on an ongoing basis following assignments." Here is the full interview where he breaks the news.
A friend of mine recently recounted a difficult situation he encountered at work. His boss at the time had informed him and his counterpart that she couldn't decide on who to choose for the newly created, more senior role. According to her, they just had to buckle up and prove themselves! Now, what type of environment do you think she created there? She may as well have put them in a boxing ring! Competition, not collaboration.
Of course, we all need a level of competition in the workplace to drive performance. The key is to know when we have crossed the line from healthy, constructive competition to that unhealthy, destructive competition that creates dysfunctional teams.
Before we kick off our team coaching programme with a team, we assess the team as a whole and measure the balance between productivity and engagement in the team. Some teams score better on the productivity competencies than the engagement competencies, and vice versa. We find that unhealthy competition is present in teams that score low on the engagement factors such as trust, respect, camaraderie and constructive interaction. These are all raw materials essential for building collaboration and creating high performance teams.
High performance teams are made up of small numbers of people with complementary skills who are equally committed to a common purpose, goals, and working approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable. These teams have members who are also deeply committed to each other's personal growth and success.
Does this sound like your team? If not, your team culture probably fosters unhealthy competition and discourages collaboration.
Make team meetings and social gatherings a priority. The key to building a team that has members who are committed to each other and open to collaboration is trust. I love collaborating, but I am also careful about who I collaborate with. To build trust, I dedicate time to building meaningful relationships with solid foundations of trust. This is practically impossible without time spent together, both formally in meetings and informally, over lunches and drinks. To find opportunities to collaborate, team members need regular opportunities to find out what everyone is working on, and to identify shared interests – both work-related and otherwise.
Be a collaborative leader. Where possible, always ensure that team members are involved in decisions that impact the team. I recently facilitated a Vision and Strategy session for a leadership team in London. The team leader was amazed to see how powerful their collective vision was, compared to what he had started out with. Months later, he noted that the engagement of team members was considerably higher as they had co-created the team vision themselves, so were totally bought in.
Walk the talk. Learn to share ideas, resources and even your best employees! As a Learning & Development Expert turned Executive Coach, I have come across my fair share of leaders competing with one another for talent. I have facilitated talent review meetings and worked with managers that were so keen to retain the talented members of their team to work for them, that they refused to put them forward for internal promotions. They did not want to lose them to other leaders and departments. Competition, not collaboration! In a number of cases, the organisation itself ended up losing the talented individuals altogether as they went on to find opportunities with other companies. If only you had shared!
Study and guide your team culture. Every team has a culture – "the way things are done around here". Whether you have consciously guided it or allowed it to effortlessly emerge, your team has a culture. Pay attention to it over the next few weeks and decide whether it needs a change. Then, get working on it.
Ask for help. If you find that your team culture is not ideal or needs a little bit of attention, go ahead and work on it. More importantly, don't feel like you have to do it on your own. Every leader can benefit from a mentor, coach, HR partner, or a trusted adviser who they can call on at any time. Don't wait until things get out of hand before you work on creating a collaborative team culture and building a high performance team.
Do you have a great team culture? Did you work on it or did it emerge on its own? What other advice can you give for building collaboration and avoiding unhealthy competition in the workplace? Remember, share, share, share!
If you would like some help with assessing your team culture or, to proactively create a collaborative culture, contact me for an informal chat.
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Information from the Police revealed that Marian Loum, age 29, Haddy Sowe, age 19, and a 17 year old girl have drowned at sea on Saturday 22nd October, 2016.
They drowned at sea behind the former Radio Syd in the outskirts of the capital city.
Disclosing the circumstances surrounding this sad incident in a press release, Inspector Foday Conta indicated that the police is in receipt of a case of drowning of three people who left their homes to have a picnic on the beach behind the former Radio Syd in the outskirts of Banjul.
The release noted that on Sunday, 23rd October 2016, the other two bodies were found on the beach behind Lands Office.


There have been 4 recalls on Hornet vehicles in recent years. The latest was issued on 2010-12-03 due to a problem with the wheels.	Approximately 2338 vehicles were involved. Since 1997, Hornet's have experienced approximately 5 recall(s) due to hazards with various components, including the equipment, lpg tank assembly, exterior lighting, recreational vehicle. See a list of recalls for your model year below.
Recall Summary: KEYSTONE IS RECALLING 10 MY 2010 HORNET TRAVEL TRAILERS. THE PROPANE MANIFOLD MAY COME IN CONTACT WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL RELOCATE THE PROPANE LINES FREE OF CHARGE. NO VEHICLES ARE RETAIL SOLD. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KEYSTONE AT 1-866-425-4369.
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CENTRAL STATE HOSPITAL WAS ONCE THE WORLD'S LARGEST MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITAL. IT HOUSED MORE 12,000 PATIENTS IN THE 1960S.
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Central State Hospital is a product of the 19th century's effort to help care for mentally-ill patients. It was once the world's largest mental health hospital. It housed more 12,000 patients in the 1960s. With so many years gone by and so many stories to tell, what history lies behind these walls?
Historian Edwin Atkins is fascinated with Milledgeville and its history. "Milledgeville State Hospital, the State Asylum, the Sanitarium," said Atkins.
"The patients were brought here usually in a car or ambulance, police. They came down this driveway and they were offloaded under the front porch into a secure door and then taken in for processing,"
The building was completed in 1858 and known as The Center Building. Its doors were often a symbol of a patient's road to recovery.
In 1879, it was named for Doctor Theophilus Powell, the hospital's superintendent from 1879 until 1907. Atkins says Powell is considered one of the fathers of mental health reform. "
The building's intricate details and architecture echoed Powell's thinking about how a mental health hospital should look. "They did not want to infer that the family was coming to a prison, or to an insane asylum. That did not have a moral kind of attitude and therapy about it," said Atkins.
On the edge of the pecan grove sits the Jones Building, the heart of Central State Hospital in the 1800s. "Where the operating room, the cafeteria, X-Ray, pathology," said Atkins.
The operating room was one place where Gloria Williams assisted doctors during her 30 years as a nurse. "There were patients everywhere," she said.
Williams came to Central State in January 1960. She had several roles, including teaching nursing students how to care for patients."It was rewarding but it was also challenging," Williams said.
"Very often we would do 75 or 80 shock treatments, or ESTs. Our shock days were Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays," said Williams.
Before shock treatments, doctors at Central State routinely performed lobotomies. Removing part of the patient's brain to alter their behavior. "It was once a desired treatment many years ago for people with severe depression or people who were chronically psychotic or schizophrenic," said Williams.
Contrary to popular belief, she says, most patients were not confined to the wards. "We would have parties out here for the patients, we had watermelon cuttings, we had Easter egg hunts. There was always something going on," said Williams.
Williams retired in 1995 and the hospital has changed, even since then. Central State Hospital closed in 2010, after years of questions about how patients were treated. (*The article incorrectly states that the hospital closed in 2010. While the hospital does serve far fewer people than it once did, it's open and expanding. A brand new facility was opened in March of 2018.) In Georgia, and across the country, mental health services moved away from large institutions to group home settings. "Just to see this grand old building in such disrepair is just a sad, sad experience," said Williams.
Now some of the buildings are abandoned and unsafe to enter. But one thing is for sure...Central State Hospital still looms over the city of Milledgeville and in the minds of those who walked the halls.
These days the Hospital Redevelopment Authority is working to revitalize the campus. Mike Couch runs the organization and says there are several projects they're working on. One is the youth challenge academy, a program designed to help at-risk teens graduate high school. Another is the Bostick Center, a Geriatric facility for elderly parolees.
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Something I seem to be struggling with is committing to memory how to implement route summarisation within each routing protocol. So in this post I'm going set down the necessary steps to implement summarisation in each protocol.
Points - Configured on a per interface basis, Router creates a NULL0 entry as loop prevention (longest match rule works here so if there isn't a more specific route within the summary route the router will drop the packet), When the last specific route within the summary is removed the NULL0 entry is removed.
Summarisation is performed on the ABR and ASBR only.
Note - By default ABR's and ASBR's do not summarise routes.
Summarisation to be done on a Level1/2 router, which injects level 1 routes in to level 2.
If summarisation is being implemented, ALL level1/2 routers in the area need to be configured for summarisation.
Otherwise if one router advertises a more specific route then the Level 2 router will direct all traffic to that one router (due to the Longest Match rule).
*You state which level router you are summarising in to (default is level-2).
BGP will not advertise a summary route unless the route can be first located in the Routing Table. As a result you can't simply apply a summary in the BGP process as it won't exist in the RT and therefore will not be advertised.
To get round this you first add a static route for the summary point to NULL0 and then you apply your summary route in BGP.


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Chief Weaver retires as Force's longest-serving officer and with one regret: that Fire and Police Depts were not separated
As Fire Chief and Assistant Commissioner of Police Elvis Weaver takes his leave from the Royal Police Force today, March 22, he has one regret: that his dream of seeing the Fire Department separated from the regular Force has not been realized.
Weaver says he is saddened that the separation did not come to fruition in spite of all the work that has been put in to make it a reality.
However, it is up to the Administration to decide whether it wants to proceed with the separation or not, he acknowledges.
Weaver has long advocated for a fleet of new tenders to ensure that the men and women of the Fire Department are properly equipped to do their jobs.
While he also regrets not having received those new trucks – which he says was out of his hands – he is optimistic that the Department eventually will receive the tools necessary to do its work.
Weaver is the longest-serving officer in the Force, retiring with dignity from the institution he served for 43 years and to which, he says, he has given his all.
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The Supreme Court has sought the government's view on a public interest litigation challenging the legality of Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, which was invoked by Mumbai police recently to arrest two young women.
A bench of Chief Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice Jasti Chelameswar gave the government a day's time to respond to the PIL filed by Shreya Singhal, daughter of a lawyer. Section 66 (A) provides for a jail term of up to three years for anyone who uses a computer or any other communication device to send information that is grossly offensive, menacing, causes annoyance or hatred.
"A criminal provision has to be clear and unambiguous," senior counsel Mukul Rohatgi said while arguing for the petitioner. "This section, for example, makes sending any message that causes annoyance to another, without defining what represented annoyance."
The girls were arrested for objecting on Facebook to the bandh-like situation in Mumbai following the death of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray. They were released soon after a public outcry.
"Different people have different levels of annoyance. The section is obnoxious," Rohatgi said, urging the court to either impose a stay on the section or declare that no arrests can be made under it without specific clearance from a senior police officer. The court, however, refused to accept his demand. "Let's see how much of a bloodbath, the police create for themselves," Justice Kabir said. The bench then listed the case for further hearing…
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RCIPS Commissioner of Police David Baines
(CNS): The eight opposition members of the Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly have asked the speaker to call a special meeting of parliament to debate the management of the RCIPS, which they say is in dire need of review. The members want two motions to be addressed at the earliest opportunity and before government's next planned meeting, which, it was revealed today, will be on 25 April. As well as a private member's motion filed by Opposition Leader McKeeva Bush into the handling of a search and rescue operation, East End MLA Arden McLean has filed an extensive lack of confidence motion in the governance of the RCIPS.
North Side MLA Ezzard Miller has seconded the lack of confidence motion and both of the private members' submissions are supported by the entire opposition bench membership, which now has the numbers required under Standing Orders to compel the speaker to convene a meeting to discuss matters of national importance.
Given the catalogue of issues currently surrounding the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, the members believe that the public no longer has confidence in the police. Outlining a list of concerns, the MLAs noted the failure of the police to respond to complaints and the impact that is having on the confidence of people reporting crime. They also pointed to the break-ins at the police yard and the many failings in the courts because of poor evidence collection.
"Our residents are complaining that the police don't respond to crimes for a very long time," McLean said Wednesday at a last-minute press briefing at the Legislative Assembly, which was called to make the announcement. "We believe the governance (of the RCIPS) needs to be changed," he said. "There are young, good police officers that can do the job."
Seeking a declaration from the entire membership of the Legislative Assembly that they do not have confidence in the governance of the RCIPS, the opposition MLAs hope to use that to persuade the governor to appoint an independent team to review the police administration and then identify a Caymanian who can take over the leadership of the police service.
The second motion, filed by Bush and supported by Anthony Eden, who left the PPM government benches just last November, asked his political colleagues to back his call for an independent public enquiry into the search and rescue operation for five people, including two children, who went missing on Sunday, 6 March, and are now presumed lost at sea. Shortly after Bush announced his intention to file this motion, Police Commissioner David Baines asked the governor to undertake a review of how the operation was handled. Although the governor agreed, there has been no indication of who will head up the review, whether it will be a public enquiry or when it will begin.
Bush also pointed to the negative effects the RCIPS failures are having on the tourism product, following more home invasions in North Side and the recent robbery at a popular waterfront restaurant, where a visitor was injured during the hold-up.
"Tourism is vital to this country and we have criminals attacking our tourists," he said. "You would think that the police would have good patrols around tourist areas."
The MLAs said they were all gravely concerned over the lack of visible police patrols, the alleged discrimination in the service and the recent rumoured departures of many local officers.
Bodden Town MLA Alva Suckoo, who left the government benches in December, said he had been very patient with the police to come back and show the members of the LA what was being done to address the community's concerns.
"We are a relatively small jurisdiction. I don't see why it's so difficult," Suckoo said. "I know we have a lot of great officers in this country but I think the leadership needs to be examined. When women are afraid to go to bed at night because they don't know if they are going to wake up to someone standing over them, then we have an issue," he added.
The opposition MLAs are hopeful that Speaker of the House, Julianna O'Connor-Connolly, will call the meeting sometime next week.
The press conference was called before the government had announced its decision to meet later next month ahead of the budget session, which is expected to open in early May. In a release from the premier's office, officials said Cabinet had agreed this week to call a meeting of the LA on Monday 25 April to deal with a number of bills and private members' motions.
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What a joke, politicians blowing more hot air. They will not move or remove anyone. Her excellency the Governor will have the last word. Have a good look at the posted picture I see a hint of a smirk. We have all been Bush-wacked.
I am amazed at some of the comments I am reading on here. I had the priveledge of serving with the RCIPS having retired from the UK having completed 30 years there. I came in to the RCIPS as a Constable despite having attained a higher rank in my previous career. I had specialist knowledge and training which I shared with my colleagues within the RCIPS who were from many different backgrounds and countries. Some wanted me to share with them what I had to offer. Some didn't. Strangely some of those that didn't were the first to shout about things not being fair or equal. There are many really good officers within the RCIPS. There are also some very poor ones. Unfortunately the ones that I would asses as being poor always seemed to have either a useful connection with someone with influence or a political side to run to. Their inability was allowed to pass because it was more difficult to get rid of them than to keep them. It was also some of these that appeared to be the most prolific agitators within the ranks. Such a shame that the very public they are employed to protect and serve now feel the need to launch some of these attacks on this site. Do you really think experienced knowledgeable officers will come, or even more importantly, stay in a society that appears to be so anti ex pat ?
I still have many friends of different nationalities serving with the RCIPS.
I fully believe that the last people you want to have any control over the Police are the politicians but Cayman appears to be wanting that to become its policy. I also believe that the press are there to report the news and not try to make it.
Maybe I am a dinosaur in my thinking but these two as bed fellows are, in my humble opinion, a disaster in the making.
There is an old adage that the society gets the Police it deserves.
Be very careful what you wish for Cayman as once you have gone down a road of armed police on every corner (and let's be honest would you want ALL your officers armed?) and getting the service to dance to the tune of whichever political party is in power it will be almost impossible to turn it around.
My previous 20 years experience in the RCIPS is that for every 10 UK officers that arrive here, 8 are solely here for the money, sea, sand, sun and fun and the other 2 are genuine and will work their asses off at a moments notice.
Why are you on here and not chasing villains? Donut taking too much time? Seems you got a jealous chip on your shoulder. UK cops can be sent home if they don't work.
Failure in Government, Failure in Immigration, Failure in Education, Failure in Parenting. Easy way out, blame the Expat CoP.
This is totally on Helen Kirkpatrick and her abysmal performance as Governor.
First of all, she has no clue whatsoever of what locals are thinking. Whether you liked the former Gov Taylor or not, he got around and had a good feel for what the community was thinking. He didn't spend 2hrs at the Market at the Grounds in Lower Valley on a Sat morning trying to decide what to buy. He spent it to connect with the ordinary people of the community.
We saw a recent example of Helen's connection with the community on the front page of the paper – attending Mrs Dart's tea party.
From what I understand, just like former Nothing-Before-Coming-to-Cayman Stuart Jack, she doesn't go anywhere unless she's CHAUFFEURED in the new wheels that her boy All-done gave her. You won't see her pulling into FFF at the Strand in her own wheels on a Saturday afternoon.
Secondly, I'm sure that these MLA's know that they can't solve the CoP issue down at the LA. Only Helen can. What should have happened is that the 8 of them should have met with her and she should have listened, got back to them as to what she proposed to do and acted. But she doesn't have any time for them and they know that. So instead of her getting them to agree to a 'early termination arrangement' with Baines, she is left to await the outcome of the LA.
I hope that while she's lying on her beach chair waiting, she reads the history of David Ballantyne who even the UK Attorney General at the time coming out here couldn't save.
Amen..she has turned out to be one of our worst Governors..To be honest I was expecting better from a woman but she just doesn't seem to have the guts for the job…Tea parties and cocktail receptions are more her style..
Statistical fact: The lower the percentage of Caymanians in the resident population, the higher the rate of crime.
The above fact flies in the face of the argument and suggestion that this continued "growth and development" is the best way forward – not to mention the anecdotal evidence of alarming disenfranchisement of Caymanians.
We are doing many things wrong in this country. The woeful performance of the RCIPS is but one element of the much wider problem(s).
– Whodatis
(*Single-celled and one-dimensional organisms need not respond to the above.)
A very broad brush racist comment. Does not explain the overwhelmingly Caymanian population of Northward. One dimensional organism yourself! Why even have the audacity to try and exclude anyone from answering (dictatorial trait), especially your amoeba brethren
(Obviously someone failed to comprehend the final sentence.)
Btw, my post also does not explain the overwhelmingly British population of British prisons, or overwhelmingly American population of American prisons and so on. What exactly is your point here, you damn jackass?
Furthermore, a sensible person knows to accommodate for differences in the respective penal codes and attitudes regarding criminal activity.
For example, a Caymanian is arrested, charged and becomes a convicted criminal for doing exactly the same thing a Brit (in the UK) that brings him nothing more than a warning – consumption of marijuana. In fact, marijuana consumption is a staple of British, American, European and Canadian tertiary education and adult life whereas we throw our Caymanian 18 year olds in jail for the very same.
Anyway, to each his own – but truth is truth.
Actually there is no offence in the UK of consumption of Cannabis but I suspect you are referring to a simple possession offence for personal use. If so there are criteria such as amount found, circumstances and frequency that allow a warning where appropriate. Not every time. Just in case you needed a little clarification on your statement.
I trust you are currently residing in the UK with such a firm grasp of her laws and such.
Quite sure you aren't though. Wonder why. Somewhere better caught your eye maybe?
My point was to point out that your comment was stupid. Your reaction and cussing shows I hit the mark. You will disagree of course. But I can't fix stupid, no one can
Ok bud.
I wonder how many of these Caymanian Anglophobes have British passports?.
Silly comment, Cayman passports are British, see for yourself by looking at one. Why do most people given Cayman residency from developed countries never give up there birth passport, do they really want to become Caymanian?, or just for a time.
So if you obtained a British passport would you give up your Caymanian one?
Works both ways brah.
Give Bainsey a break. Look at him, he can't even put his hat on straight for his official photo.
Alden should be ashamed of himself, he talks about Mckeeva, but guess what Mckeeva stands up for his people when they need him!! Somebody having a bad Easter no sipping on bubbly this weekend!! lol
@12:46pm Too bad you are missing out on the bubbly this weekend.
To 12.46 What happen ,didn't get no free fridge from PPM? Guess Mac had you spoiled.
All MacKeeva is doing is taking another opportunity to bash the Brits…especially anyone who he thinks is a part of the UK establishment that won't allow him to do as he wishes.
Well this is when we will see who are MEN and WOMAN; will they stand for what is right for their people or continue doing what they have done for the last 3 years ignore the people who voted for them and focus on themselves!! #Useless #gutless #spineless
Men or Women, huh? Is there another choice?
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If you need help in only now differentiating who is a man and who is a woman, I would say that you have been drinking in the wrong sort of bars!
As a West Bayer that voted for and supported Tara, I am waiting to hear from her to see what stands she takes. If she continues to sit on the sidelines and support Alden and the PPM in this situation, she can be prepared that me and a lot of West Bayers will make a change come next May…
@12:33 Are you crazy, Tara sitting on the sidelines? This lady has been out front taking licks getting a minimum wage in place ,and trying to improve education . But where have you been ,probably sitting on the sidelines waiting for UDP/CDP to get back in power to give you freeness.
For your information, I voted for one person, Tara, not because she was UDP/PPM or whatever the other one was called..Unlike you I don't believe in the parties, I believe in voting for who I think best would represent me and my country and I am not lead blindly by McKeeva or your god Alden.
Wrong is wrong and this Commissioner has to go and I expect my representative to stand up and be counted and represent the vast amount of people not only in West Bay but all over Cayman, not just the Caymanians but also the expats that see this and are affected by it. This man has lost all control and he does not represent our interests.
It you want to play the PPM/UDP card go ahead..My country comes first, way above any party, it leaders or its fanatic supporters..
Trust I have made myself clear.
"When women are afraid to go to bed at night because they don't know if they are going to wake up to someone standing over them, then we have an issue."
Exactly. Sort it out.
Whisky bravo says:
Is baines supposed to be standing infront of everyones house all night and day? Lol he foiled a new years robbery but the rest took 14 hours to respond, come on now hes tryna do something but its hard to maintain the "police academy" keep it up he soon wont give a sh*t lol
Yes, got a medal for running down a man with his car. Anyone could do that but do you see any of his other police officers getting medals for crimes the many prevented? Trust me had a been another police offer he would no longer be on the force.
If this was a Caymanian Alden and the Regressives would have him/her terminated long time!! In 3 years they have not once stood up for the people of these islands!!
DIdn"t get that free appliance since UDP lost out?
This is a great start to the Easter Weekend, I applaud these 8 members of parliament for taking a stand. For far too long things have been occurring in these islands and RCIPS not held accountable. Alden you like to use that word so make sure you back it up when it counts!!
It would be interesting to know whose policy it is to employ the less talented members of RCIPs from the larger Island to the east. I really believe that is the biggest problem. Less officers but better trained would resolve a lot of this. So is he being forced to keep them on, or is this his doing? Its all very well screaming for him to be thrown out, but then what next? Mac as head of COP? Somebody who cowtows to Mac or the MLA? Most of the MLA's have had their noses in the trough so long that it would be very convenient to have a stooge as CoP. Is that good for Cayman? Not in the least…As usual everyone screaming for accountability from the CoP when there is zero accountability elsewhere, including the people now calling for him to go.
The RCIPS by and large are not helpful to the public or to themselves, with a few good officers left to despair about the condition of the force. They don't care, they don't listen and they don't act.
Having witnessed first hand their incompetence and blatantly unsatisfactory actions after being the victim of a violent crime I made a complaint to the COP. This was a huge mistake, rather than address the issues with their police officers they targeted me as retribution. Do not point out when they fail in the most simple of tasks, it only makes them mad. You will be punished, not the officers who refuse to do their job.
Do not expect the RCIPS to help you when you need it. They won't. And in return they can expect the same from the community. It's no surprise people would get robbed and not even bother calling. After my experiences I will never even bother to call the RCIPS again.
This is not how policing should be done.
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This is the time. Critical time for the VOTED members of Boddentown to prove to their voters that they WILL do as ask asked.
This is the make or break it period. You only get one shot. You make the wrong desicion now its all over.
Stand up or say goodbye. Stand up
Tony and Al will but you can forget Ozzie and Wayne doing anything…
Well if Ozzy and Wayne won't then they need to ensure they have other plans in place come next election.
We the people of Boddentown will not allow them back in.
Put up or shut up time fellas. Where's your marbles. Are they steel or driftwood.
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Right on Brother! Independence or nothing!
Clarence Ebanks says:
Ladies and Gentlemen as a strong generational Caymanian I must weigh in on the matter re CoP. I applaud the Governor's stance to support the CoP Mr. David Baines and I encourage all politicians to exercise restraint. Being a community and faithful Church of God member for 55 years I have seen plenty in Cayman. Let us take our emotions out of it and in light of the recent tragedies let us try for Heaven's sake to be impartial. The bulk of the crimes we see taking place and chaos erupting in the educational system is all part of a growing cancer in Cayman (call it the SPIDER). WE have lost our way. As a people we have lost sight of our community spirit which caused our industries to flourish and grow and welcomed the mass to these shores. Perhaps we grew too quickly (explains Mount Trashmore- but that pales to the SPIDER) and as a country we failed to manage change well. We have to look to the family at a personal and individual level to see what's going on. Moms and dads working 2 and 3 jobs to make ends meet, out of control cost of living which places severe pressure on families, leveraging of extended family members like aunties and grandparents to help raise kids and in most cases nannies do the job. The young ones grow up in economically, socially and even spiritually starved environments and have little to no role models. Allot of them turn to gangs for support and accept the way of the streets.
We have a case of 2 Caymans. Let's face it. The haves and the have nots. Yes it exists in most countries but when you have 55,000 people rubbing shoulders that close you feel it much stronger.
On the one hand, we have the rich lighter tone business oriented Caymanians – don't need to call names but we all know who these powerful families are AND the mid to upper tier expats who have high disposable incomes according to global standards.
On the other hand we have everyone else fighting for scraps and having to endure the bright lights of the stuff they just can't afford, houses they can only look at and never given even an invitation to visit, fancy cars they will never drive, hotel rooms they can't stay in- with their menial jobs and low standard of living. It's within this context that our misguided youths are thrust and with low morals and few role models they succumb to vice- seek the easy way out to earn a quick dollar. Crime is rampant for lots of reasons but please please please put down the pitchforks and see and call the problem for what it is. We need to fix our broken society, TOGETHER and try to find ways to bridge the wealth disparity in Cayman and create opportunities for those most at risk and/or disadvantaged to come up in the world and break through their socio economic barrier. We need all levels coming together- church, community, private and public sector and call in international support if needs be!!!!!!!!!!!! But do it fast rather than waiting around for another consultant to describe how fat the cobwebs are. Nuts find the SPIDER.
The police and its leader Mr. Baines are doing their best. It's the system that we have so support it. Don't throw the baby out with the bath water. We have no time to make a new baby- takes 9 month LOL !!!!
Support the CoP and the police force. Work with them. Having spoken to many dedicated police officers who do a fine job day in and day in for LOW pay, they have such a hard time making cases because witnesses are either not reliable or don't cooperate lest they be branded as "snitches". If we kill the metaphorical SPIDER and stop clearing the cob webs we can solve a number of our country's ills- not just crime but education, employment, and finance to name a few. Yes, having more productive citizens and residents will generate more wealth. It's proven.
The leaders of the country should focus on doing their part to locate the SPIDER and fix the problem. Why have they not held an LA meeting since Nov of last year? In any other profession they would be fired on the spot, yet they moan and complain like kids and want to de-stabilize the current enforcement system by doing away with the CoP Mr. Baines. This is crazy and some have a personal axe to grind against Mr. Baines (no names need to be called) but for God's sake leave it alone and again focus on that SPIDER.
I agree...but says:
You are correct the spider is the issue but that doesnt justify ignoring the obvious. The RCIPS needs new leadership. It is limping along and unable to effectively offer its service. What are you suggesting? Pretend all ia great there and continue to stick our heads in the sand? This is one specific issue. It wont kill the spider but it certainly will fix the poor policing we have forced upon us by the FCO and Government.
Clarence, i want some of that stuff you smokin'…That has to be some good $hitt…
Even the Bible says there are none so blind as those who will not see…
Share the spliff nah!
You must be living in another island!! SMH
Sir, whilst I applaude your spiritual commitment I amust remind you of something.
The recent actions and the stance taken have reminded me of a story in the old testament of the Bible.
Its the story of Moses and the Pharoah.
Let my people go. No. God takes away until he takes away the first born sons.
I would rather say thank you. Have a nice day. You tried but it is not working out, rather than lose my first born.
We, the Caymanian people are Moses. The Gov, the MLA's and COP are the pharoah.
Whats it going to take.
Maybe God is speaking by what has been happening through the failings of the current regime and we the Caymanian people are not listening.
An old Caymanian once said, when a child lashes out so loudly and often, then maybe there's something wrong at home. The child was being abused.
Well the local population has been lashing out very loudly and for a long time. Something MUST be wrong at home. The current management is not working. Change MUST happen.
And yes emotions must play a part. If it was your family member, like a son, daughter or anyone that has become a victim of a serious crime, and because of bad managment nothing was done that could have, should have prevented or solved it, then I guarrantee you would be singing a different song.
So please, unless its hit you hard at home, dont sit on your high chair and make assumptions without personal experience.
Its time for a change, the vaca is over.
Rico Warez says:
Pure unadulterated Waffle Clarence Ebanks Low pay my ass this situation has occurred because we allowed UK officials with their agenda to come here taking advice from those closest and loyal to them who are corrupt Then they allowed the same little corrupt group to recruit criminals from jurisdictions where corruption is prevalent to come here as a proxy force against Caymanians and have brought discord and resentment and blatant discrimination towards the local population. That must be the dangerous Spider you keep referring to, what has simply happen now those who keep maintaining this enormous criminal web can no longer control the spider and her offspring from doing what they want do. Divide & Rule Clarence Finally we aren't destabilizing the current enforcement system it is destroying our society and displacing us you idiot!
Clarence thank you for a very logical article. You are so correct. No matter who the Commissioner is many residents will not support him. Society needs support the police, not antagonize them and above seek solutions to Cayman's criminal and social problems.
I expect the usual retoric thumbs down regarding my response but conversely I doubt that even I can approach the recent record of 100 thumbs down set by a previous premier.
Chris, the RCIPS does need the support of the committee, but the RCIPS is not defined by a single person. Baines is a failure, his greatest failing is allowing our community to fall to hopelessness. We have lost confidence in him, and by extension the services he is entrusted to provide. I don't believe anyone is expecting perfection, however the reality is we are fed up! I would hope that Baines would be replaced with someone that Cayman can accept as having our back, through thick and thin. That is not what we have now. What is the benefit to us as a people in keeping Baines? Will some forward unseen forward progress be haulted? Will our quality of life lessen? Why? Why should we allow him to finish his contract?
You are right about one thing, this is just a Zimbabwe style "land grab" for political control of the Police.
This will go on until someone is placed in the hot seat who is beholden to family ties, politics or can be controlled in any other form.
Once that is firmly on the way, the lobbying for a local governor or a governor with a reduced or limited control will be next.
Rest assured, I will observe this from another jurasdiction.
Are you referring to the infamous EastEnd land grab by the former min? Yes Juan. We still remember it.
Flights leaving everyday son even some direct to London..get on board!
Please stop talking this political crap..and by the way what is wrong with us having our own people in positions of power in Cayman. Do you honestly believe that everyone that comes from England is above reproach..If you like I can give you a long list of corrupt English people that were sent to us that were in positions of high power and left these shores in disgrace..Similarly, I can point to Caymanian politicians and person in high positions in Cayman who have lost their power and never to be elected or hold office again..
Stop painting all Caymanians with one brush…You haven't lived here long enough..Get down of your high horse and get to know us, you will find the we are a kind, hospitable and welcoming people but understand that if you continue to insult us or tear us down as a people, we will stand up!
Thanks for the advice, I will go when I am ready not when you say so.
The Cellist says:
I doubt it.
There is nothing wrong with having your own people. In power and I believe that the original poster was referring to this happening now.
There is a definite feeling that the road to self determination and self governance is under way. I have no view either way, I would just prefer to be somewhere else for the transition.
Wow, we now have the term "strong generational Caymanian" which I believe is possibly slightly higher than a multi generational Caymanian, not as low as a paper Caymanian but does get you a seat on a truck during Batabano
Just Watchin says:
I'd been giving the Commissioner the benefit of the doubt but his handling of the Tempura matter and his locking arms with the Governor's office to frustrate and stall the Information Commissioner has convinced me that he is merely a puppet of the Governor's office and the FCO.
This Governor is an utter waste. Instead of Alden giving her a brand new Jaguar to drive around in, he should have worked a deal to send her back to the UK and let her do "her FCO work" from there; she doesn't do anything for the Cayman Islands and doesn't need to be a guest on our 7-mile beach at our expense. I thought Stuart Jack was a waste but she beats him. Neither of course had been anything in the UK other than just another UK civil servant until they came to Cayman.
On top of that, I continue to hear too many stories of the double standards that apply to UK officers vs officers from Cayman and other jurisdictions.
It's time for new leadership of the RCIPS and IF it can't be one of our own, it needs to be someone who comes on a SINGLE two year contract with a mandate to sort the organisation out and knows that at the end of it, he/she is gone.
The cycle has to be broken and I commend the members who have challenged the issue. I just hope they have a plan or formula for what should happen.
P.S. And the ultimate piece of waste – Larry Covington – should have no input in what goes on here in policing.
A very illogical comment . Have you ever thought of making a positive response in your blogs or are you incapable of such thoughts?
What is there to debate over? Just show him the door ASAP!
Raffaelle says:
I really did not think anybody could be worst than Mckeeva but Between Alden, Baines and Helen Kilpatrick I have now started the process of Beatification for Mckeeva.
Hancock says:
How can you possibly make Bush beautiful. Surely that would take a miracle.
beatification…not beautiful…get your dictionary out please..
And your sense of humour is just where? Suggest you blog elsewhere.
Blacka Sayso says:
It looks like Dear Helen needs to be reminded that it is us the people of the Cayman Islands that have the last say and if she want to throw her lot in with Baines she can leave when goes too. What Many here have not told her is that once you get caught in the Cayman Winddrift no amount of tea parties at Dart or Legge's embellished hearso can bring you out of the discontent funk that will follow you around this little island. Which can not be wipe or power washed off you.
People of Cayman do NOT have the final say. The FCO does. The Governor can revoke any law, suspend the LA and controls the t RCIPS. And she does what she is told by the FCO. What on earth makes you think you are the final say. Only one way that happens, and that is independence.
You are right – we don't have the final say. That is why we need to go to Full Internal Self-Government." At least that will be a good start. We will be able to replace all those Caymanian UK puppets within the civil service.
I am sure she will go when she is ready. Not when you say so.
Everyone is complaining about the symptom, and not the disease. Why is there crime on our beautiful, peaceful little island in the first place? That is where the focus needs to be centered.
Ok here you go: the last premier made the mistake of granting 3000 status at one time. The infrastructure and jobs just wasn't there to support this huge mistake. Remember this 3000 became 9000 when spouses and dependents. The granting of permits without a fair opportunity for caymanians, then there's the glass ceiling effect in the work place. Unfair practices that provide concessions to the wealthy and big corporations, whilst the small businessman has to close up shop. Unfair pay schemes. The CEOS and executives receives huge incentives even when there are losses and the basic employees receive crumbs. Over 500 students graduating each year. No work, no hope, no balance, no equal opportunity then what do you expect? The days of paradise is over. Take a look around you and ask yourself I this the Cayman you came to? Is this the Cayman you expected it to be and live in? Is this where you want your children to grow old when law abiding citizens are robbed and mugged on a daily basis?
Cabron says:
Don't know much of where the 3000 status grants and Baines intertwine, however, I am quite clear on the lack of effective leadership in the security aspects of these Islands. There is no escaping it it's nothing but sheer incompetence.
anon 851 a very big reason you have crime is because our police department is not worth the money invested in it. We have way too many police officers for this size island but you supposedly need them due to the crime. But the police department has no accountability and the final say on their chief does not rest with caymanians but the Governor. We cant even mess with their budget. If our police department was performing the crime rate would go down.
Mac revenge attack! RCIPs proved he had no morals at all due to some stupid lack of basic rules, and now he wants revenge
Taoukalo says:
Mac demanding accountability. Eden in alliance with a known gambler.
Strange times my friends. Strange times.
Allar says:
I applaud the eight member let's just see if PPM have the balls to stand by them. Enough is enough Baines must go he is causing an unstable country.
Southsounder says:
Applaud what exactly? the fact that the opposition want to put their own stooge in Bain's place, to placate their own constituents and help engineer the prosperity of their careers?
The shameful state of the Police funding, compounded by a population who are always looking to blame someone else for their own misgivings, prejudice and inaction, is not a recipe for an improvement.
Putting a Caymanian in his place will make the position even more political and will not resolve the problems that they face, the last thing we now need is a change of Police commissioner and senior staff, at every election!
If we want a 21st century Police service, then we need to be prepared to invest in it and have it run by someone who is accountable and not genetically or politically swayed by a few megalomaniacs in the MLA.
This is a sad day for justice. Baines stood up for corruption. Did we forget this already.
He does not deserve this. Shame on you MLA 's I will not vote for anyone who has signed this.
Silo Broker says:
You and south sounder can both vote for Baines in the next election see how far you get with that.
Nothing will come of this because Alden will say the Governor has already called for an independent investigation. He is useless and has no guts.
It is so good to see the opposition and independent member working together for the good of the people. I can honestly say I am proud of all of them and it goes to show that "yes" Caymanians can and will stand up and stand up together for what is right and do the will of the people.
Baines will still be here when Alden is voted out of office and I hope that Alden will see his inept attitude then while Baines and Helen, with their special gues Duncan are sipping Champagne at Government House.
I think the CoP has called for an independent inquiry, not the Governor, but don't let a factual error get in the way of a good witchhunt. And "Duncan" – would that be Duncan Taylor, the man who was promoted to Ambassador to Mexico – a nation of 122 million people? I suspect he has a rather larger champagne budget than the Governor of this little place.
Someone in the LA needs to start asking questions about RCIPS handling of the Martin Bridger investigation. Whatever may have gone on during Tempura this is exercise is getting to look more and more like a cross between a witch hunt and deliberate obstruction of the work of the ICO.
I think at best the CoP has given up. Can't control his force or compound.
That is why he's gots to go
It's a bunker mentality – remember his outburst against the media a few years ago.
Only certain types of people are to be held responsible for their actions.
As long as they are not Caymanians or lodge members
O'Really Factor says:
Does any member of the PPM have the courage to vote their conscience on the two motions and represent their constituents?
Will MLA's Tara Rivers Marco Archer Osbourne Bodden Roy McTaggart Joey Hew et al show loyalty to their voters instead of choosing loyalty to the PPM or will they do the cowardly thing by not attending the debate or abstaining in the vote?
Will Madam Speaker covene a special meeting of the LA?
Can Premier McLaughlin afford to allow his slim majority government members to vote their conscience and act in the best interests of the voters who voted them into office on a platform of Accountability, Transparency and Good Governance?
Politically can the PPM afford to be seen to go against the wishes of the majority of the public who are demanding answers and greater accountability from RCIPS, Governor Kilpatrick and elected governments if they fail to support both proposed motions with general elections only 14 months away?
There are more questions than answers so stay tuned.
Alden has already circled the wagons and said he will stand with the COP and the rest of his stooges have no balls, guts or stamina to do what's right..If he thinks Helen can protect him come election time like she does her favorite boy Baines now, he has another thought coming..she can protect him but we the people of Cayman have the right to vote and we will use it to move Alden and his entire group of useless politicians…Mark my words Alden, your days are numbered and you will not be re-elected…
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