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But White House officials suggested the policy might do more to incite unwarranted fear of Ebola than prevent its spread, and could discourage health workers from assisting in West Africa.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo responded by revising that state's policy to allow health workers to be quarantined at home.
Mark Graber, a professor at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, said states have the power to "regulate for the health, safety and general welfare of the population" within their borders. That includes quarantines in cases of a "reasonable perception of danger to public health," he said.
But the federal government could supersede the states if it issues orders regarding travelers from West Africa, because only it has the power to exercise foreign policy, Graber said.
Michael Klag, dean of Johns Hopkins' Bloomberg School of Public Health, criticized New Jersey's policy in a letter to Gov. Chris Christie, posted on the school's website. He wrote on behalf of Kaci Hickox, an alumna and nurse who was placed in isolation after traveling to Newark Liberty International Airport from Sierra Leone on Friday.
Hickox's case drew national attention. Her isolation raised "serious constitutional and civil liberties issues," given that she shows no Ebola symptoms and has not tested positive for the disease, said her lawyer, Norman Siegel.
"While I applaud your concern for the health of the citizens of New Jersey and recognize your responsibility to protect their health, I do not think that this policy does so," Klag wrote to Christie. "Instead, it increases paranoia without materially protecting health."
Hickox was allowed to return to her home in Maine to complete her 21-day quarantine, Christie said Monday.
Christie has defended his state's policy of automatic quarantine for medical workers returning from treating patients in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. He told reporters he did not reverse the policy in allowing her to be discharged from the hospital.
"We're very happy that she has been released from the hospital," said Christie. "She hadn't had any symptoms for 24 hours and she tested negative for Ebola, so there's no reason to keep her."
For states to fairly use their powers to quarantine and impose other health-related restrictions, actions must respect constitutional rights to equal protections and due process, said Joseph Ali, a research scholar at Hopkins' Berman Institute of Bioethics.
That means treating all people the same when it comes to being placed in quarantine, ensuring they are quarantined in a comfortable setting, and compensating them for their time, he said.
Maryland officials emphasized that their guidelines were developed in consultation with officials from the National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"It's based on science and it's based on evidence," said Dr. David Mayer, vice president for quality and safety at MedStar Health.
The state on Thursday designated Johns Hopkins Hospital, University of Maryland Medical Center and MedStar Washington Hospital Center to care for any Ebola patients in Maryland, should federal facilities including the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, not be able to admit them.
Federal health officials on Monday called on states to impose voluntary home quarantine for people at the highest risk for Ebola infection but said most medical workers returning from West Africa would only require daily monitoring without isolation.
Baltimore Sun reporter Colin Campbell and Reuters contributed to this report.
Trucks that run on the Illinois Tollway are bracing for the 40% toll hike that kicks in on Jan. 1, part of a long-range plan that by 2017 is expected to raise truck tolls by 60%.
Moody’s Investors Service has announced it considers the Texas toll road that has the highest speed limit in the country in default for failing to make its full June debt payment.
House transportation leaders are not expected to drop tolling restrictions on existing interstate highways as they consider ways to fund highway programs in a policy bill they could unveil this summer, according to people familiar with the discussions.
President Obama has proposed lifting the ban on tolling existing interstate highways.
Tolling drivers along Interstate highways would help states come up with the additional funding they need to fix and maintain aging infrastructure, the libertarian think tank Reason Foundation argues in a recent report.
The amount of uncollected tolls on the Henry Hudson Bridge in New York City skyrocketed after it moved to an all- E-ZPass system, the Associated Press reported.
The Rhode Island General Assembly has passed a bill to delay the date on which the tolls on the Sakonnet Bridge were due to rise for cars and trucks.
A group of business interests have formed the Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates to advocate against proposals to add tolls to existing interstate highways.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and legislative leaders have endorsed a plan to reduce tolls on the bridge connecting New York City boroughs Staten Island and Brooklyn.
Newly elected Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) announced a nearly 50% reduction in the tolls that will be charged for the first time, starting Feb. 1, at two tunnels leading into the East Coast’s third-largest port.
New Year's Day dippers are plunging into the sea to get people to dip into their pockets. The charity swim was at Cleethorpes.
One person has died and two are hurt after a New Year's Day house fire. Crews were called to Kirton near Boston at 3am.
Police are appealing for information after a 30-year-old man died. Seven people are in custody on suspicion of murder in Leeds.
Police officers have today lit a candle to mark the 15th anniversary of the murder of the 34-year-old policeman in Leeds.
The family of Kavan Brissett, who was stabbed to death, have made an emotional appeal as they spend their first Christmas without him.
NHS Vale of York medics are urging people to visit chemists for minor illnesses over Christmas instead of blocking up A&E departments.
Figures show there were 508 incidences of pancreatic cancer in Wales with 451 people dying of the disease.
Barbara Evitts was left with just £33 in her account after shelling out the money on 'useless' products.
Grimsby's town centre has been named the UK's unhealthiest according to a new report.
It has been a tough week for high street banks in Norfolk and Suffolk.
Then on Friday Royal Bank of Scotland announced it would close six NatWest branches in Beccles, Thetford, Gorleston, Holt, Hunstanton and North Walsham between May and June 2018, as part of plans to close 259 RBS and NatWest branches nationally, putting 680 jobs at risk.
Both companies said the decisions were driven by their customers increasingly choosing to use online and mobile channels, as digital technologies changed the traditional relationship between customers and their bank.
Data from NatWest showed between 84% and 89% of customers using the affected East Anglian branches “already bank in other ways locally”, with in-branch transactions declining by an average of 30% since 2012.
Further industry research supports their claims that the customer base is favouring digital services.
The 2017 Communications Markets Report by industry watchdog Ofcom found banking to be one of the top five activities people used the internet for – with banks amassing more online users than social networking sites. Data from the Office for National Statistics supports this, showing almost two thirds (63%) of adults now use internet banking.
In its Way We Bank Now report, UK Finance found consumer activity on banking apps has rocketed by 354% in the past five years, up from 21% of people using them in 2012 to 61% at the start of 2017 – equal to 19.6 million users.
It also found people were increasingly using banking apps to access a broader range of services such as savings, credit cards and mortgage or investments accounts, rising by 30%, 46% and 86% respectively between 2015 and 2016 alone.
Electronic communications between banks and their customers, such as text alerts and video chats, are also becoming increasingly popular, replacing face-to-face communication.
UK Finance said changes in the choice of options for interacting with banks had “empowered customers in the way they choose to manage their finances”.
However, as the switch to internet and mobile banking gathers pace there are some who are not – or cannot – share in this empowerment.
Jonathan Clemo, chief executive of Community Action Norfolk, said that while most people in rural Norfolk would already have to travel to get to a bank there were other factors to consider in closing high street branches.
He said: “One issue that gets flagged up a lot in market towns is the availability of cash. Whether or not you are able to use digital services the one thing they cannot replace is cash. A lot of businesses still use it and some people are more comfortable using it.
“While broadband in rural areas has improved there are some people for whom it would still be a significant challenge to access online banking.
“I can understand the decision by the banks in many respects to focus on their online services, but what are they doing to support their customers who are less likely to be able to access those services because they do not have confidence in their IT skills or do not have the technological access?
“The challenge is often not the individual closure, but the knock-on effect on the community. If each bank pulled up a map of where their commercially viable branches are, they are likely to be the same places that would come up for a high street retailer or Post Office.
Linda Mathews, information advice and advocacy manager at Age UK Norfolk, said the charity had been asked to help dozens of elderly Norwich and Peterborough Building Society customers open new accounts after it was taken over by Yorkshire Building Society.
“When older people opened their bank accounts they may have had passports and driving licences which have since expired or which they don’t have any more, so when they came to open a new account it proved very difficult and caused a great deal of upset,” she said.
Ms Mathews added that the opportunity for social interaction which banks provided was important to older people.
Deluxe Corp., Shoreview, named Lynn Grubb managing director for rewards and loyalty. Grubb was head of new client partnerships for American Express Loyalty Edge and served as chair of the Loyalty Track at Card Forum.
AmeriPride Services, Minnetonka, named Kristin LeBre director of U.S. labor relations and human resources. LeBre was in-house counsel for ShopNBC and served on the Minnesota State Bar Association Employment Law Governing Council. AmeriPride also named Kathy Jennings senior director/operations controller and Todd Schlachter director of direct sales.
Exosite, Minneapolis, named Lizabeth Converse chief operating officer. Converse was a founder and managing partner for White Pine Consulting Group and worked for Avaya Communications and Lucent Technologies.
Recombinetics, St. Paul, named David Aberle vice president of finance and interim chief financial officer. Aberle held leadership positions for St. Jude Medical. Recombinetics also named Dr. David Brown vice president of biomedicine. Brown was a staff physician at Children's Minnesota and worked for Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism.
Northcountry Cooperative Foundation, Minneapolis, named Shaun McElhatton senior development counsel. McElhatton was an attorney for Leonard, Street and Deinard. He served on the board for First Children's Finance and Historic St. Paul.
Burn & McDonnell, Bloomington, named Lana Tullis senior staff engineer. Tullis joined Burn & McDonnell in 1995 and later worked as an environmental engineer for Bolton & Menk. She served as chair for the Central States Water Environment Assocation.
Palisade Asset Management, Minneapolis, named Jennifer McCord compliance officer and a member of the investment committee. McCord was a due diligence manager at Ameriprise Financial and an investment strategist at U.S. Trust Co.
Stylmark, Fridley, named Joe Roginski vice president of sales and marketing. Roginski was vice president of sales and marketing for Colony Displays and held leadership positions for Rose Displays and McCue Corp.
Anderson CC, Edina, named John Healy project executive. Healy was construction manager for United Properties and Frauenshuh. Anderson CC also named Joe Kraus project manager. Kraus was a project manager for Frauenshuh.
Rixmann Cos., Burnsville, named Rob Vanden Broecke director of operations for CashPass Network. Vanden Broecke worked for Kinetic and St. Croix Promotions & Retail.
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The Public Security Police (PSP) issued a communique last Friday (Feb 3) through the official government channels to the media. The same text was made publicly available on the Government Information Bureau (GCS) website.
In the press release, they made serious accusations against “an English media outlet” for the sake of “clarifying” what they labeled a “false” news report over an incident involving a Hong Kong couple and a taxi driver who insanely overcharged the two tourists for a taxi ride from the Venetian to Wynn Palace on January 30 (the 3rd day of the Year of the Rooster).
“The taxi driver concerned admitted that he overcharged the above-mentioned woman [the Filipina wife], and our Force has handled the case appropriately [how?]. On the other hand, investigation found that the content of the video clip only showed the malpractice [!] of the taxi driver concerned and did not target on [sic] the personal privacy of the driver [!!]. After a comprehensive analysis [?], it was concluded that the above-mentioned incident [violation of privacy?] did not constitute a criminal offence and no one was detained in the incident,” reads the PSP press release.
So the big question is what is the police “denying” or “clarifying” exactly?!
Detention is a deprivation of liberty. Someone who is (either legally or illegally) coerced to stay in a confined place and not authorized to leave is deprived of liberty, and is therefore under detention.
In this trade, we are used to people blaming the press, the messenger, because we are normally the bearer of unfortunate news. But we are shocked to see this kind of behavior from a police force, gratuitously attacking the reputation of a media organization that was simply doing its job.
So, we contacted the couple who confirmed that all the facts reported by the “English media outlet” “are true.” Moreover, the husband, a British national, considers the PSP communique to be intriguing, very confusing, and misleading.
The police failed to mention that there were complaints filed with them (namely overcharging and violation of privacy); they failed to mention that the taxi driver was at the station for a very short period of time while the couple was held for over 5 hours pending investigation.
What’s more, is that new facts – some alarming – are finding their way to us.
A source familiar with the case told the Times that the police officer at the scene of the incident (somewhere about Wynn Palace) communicated to the couple that for HKD3,000 the taxi driver would be willing to “let go” of the accusation of “privacy violation,” just prior to escorting everyone to the station, because, naturally, the couple refused the preposterous proposal.
We also learned that the couple, as advised by their lawyer, filed a complaint to the Tourism Department, which redirected them to the Traffic Bureau (DSAT), claiming that the latter is the entity which supervises taxi operations.
In the meantime, the “bad apple” is out there free to pursue his greedy unlawful activity – as far as we know. What did the police do? What does “handling the case appropriately” mean? We don’t know, but we want to know.
Pursuant to the applicable law, the police shall “guarantee the fundamental rights and liberties of citizens” as well as assuring “respect for the law.” Since they chose to participate in this public debate, we seek a clarification on how these goals were implemented in the reported case.
We also seek clarification from the police as to whether they are talking about us, Macau Daily Times, which reported the incident. They failed to display the courage or decency to name the “English media outlet” and such lack of transparency looks poor on any police force badge.
Amy Jeanne Binder, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Binder of Miami Beach, was married last evening at her parents' home to Robert Allen Scher, a son of Myra Waldman of New York and Dr. Irwin Scher of Mahwah, N.J. Rabbi Rex Perlmeter performed the ceremony.
Mrs. Scher, 26 years old, is a teacher at Public School 9 in New York. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and is studying for a master's degree at the Bank Street College of Education. The bridegroom, 29, is an assistant district attorney in New York. He graduated from Tufts University and the Duke University School of Law.
Actress Leah Remini attends the 2014 UNICEF Ball in Beverly Hils, Calif. on Jan. 14, 2014.
Actress Leah Remini, a former Scientologist, has spoken out about HBO’s investigative documentary Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief.
The 44-year-old King of Queens alum, who made headlines after her high-profile exit from the Church of Scientology in 2013, Tweeted a heartfelt thank you to the moviemakers for following through with a film about the controversial church.
“Thank you to the brave who did something about it. And to those who didn’t have a voice, you do now,” Remini Tweeted on Monday.
Remini left the church in July 2013, citing issues with the management as the main reason for her departure.
This week, MOHAI’s Phyllis Franklin finds out what happened to Seattle’s red light district.
Wh atever happened to Seattle’s “good old” frontier days of gambling, loose women, and vice?
The last “Ask MOHAI” told of Lou Graham’s demise in early 1903. As a quick review, at the end of 1902, Seattle’s formidable Madam Lou, along with other inhabitants of the city’s Tenderloin (the area south of Yesler and concentrated on Washington Street between First and Third Avenues) were ordered to move by the newly elected Chief of Police, John Sullivan. Lou left town to resume business in San Francisco, dying shortly after. So what happened to those who chose to stay in Seattle and make the best of the city’s increasingly rapacious need for real estate and intolerance of vice?
Fat from the enormous wealth of the Klondike Gold Rush, Seattle got serious about changing its image from an untamed frontier town to a morally upright West Coast city. At this time, Seattle’s business district shared the same streets as the parlor houses, box houses (saloons with cubicles in which customers could tryst with waitresses), and dance halls. Shutting the vice-related businesses down entirely was an unpopular proposition, especially since they had long been a boon to the city’s economy. But officials felt that these undesirable businesses needed to be moved to a lower profile location. Besides, the city needed the area to expand its wholesale district.
The answer, according to Chief of Police Sullivan, was for the unsavory businesses to move south of Jackson Street toward the tideflats, which were little more than Seattle’s garbage dump. The main problem with this proposal, however, was that the district was already occupied by the lowest rung of vice-related businesses. In fact, many considered it to be the worst red light district in the country.
Next to the putrid tideflats, and lining what is now King Street and Weller between Fifth and Sixth Avenues were burlesque theaters, cigar stores, saloons and gambling halls, and crib houses full of cramped cubicles offering little light or ventilation. The crib houses were the seediest of Seattle’s brothels — and rife with crime. Many were situated on pylons making it easy to rob customers and shove them through trap doors to the water below. The thugs, thieves, and loose women who inhabited these establishments were a public nuisance the city wanted to contain. As more businesses were forced to move in to the area, the demand for real estate rose, resulting in the construction of new buildings and rocketing rental rates (gentrification happened even in the red light districts!).
Eventually the tideflats were filled-in, creating one of Seattle’s few flat areas, perfect for the factories fueling Seattle’s growth. By 1906, as the need for space for “legitimate” businesses increased, yet another call went out to relocate the Tenderloin even farther south.
Though prostitution continued, the red lights went out in the Tenderloin as the “golden age” of vice in Seattle began to fade.
Trustees for Monterey Peninsula College are scheduled to award the construction contract for the student services building to Swinerton Builders during a special meeting at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.