Second Recall Effort Launched Against San Diego Mayor

SAN DIEGO (CBSLA.com) — Opponents of San Diego Mayor Bob Filner launched a second recall effort against the mayor Monday, in the wake of accusations from seven women of sexual harassment.

The San Diego City Clerk’s office said petitions to recall Filner can begin circulating on August 18.

Last week, Filner said he was going into treatment but was not quitting his job.

City Clerk Says Recall Petitions For Filner Tom Reopelle

KNX 1070's Tom Reopelle reports that seven of the nine San Diego Councilmen want Filner out of office.

“I think seven out of nine, a very clear super-majority, sends a message that the council has lost faith in Bob Filner’s ability to lead the city,” said Councilman Mark Kersey.

“Filner should deal with his demons as a private citizen,” he said.

On Sunday, Senator Dianne Feinstein joined the growing number of officials calling on the mayor to resign.

Filner has two weeks to respond before either group can begin collecting signatures. Supporters of a recall will need to collect 102,000 valid signatures to get a recall on the ballot.

The second recall effort has raised questions over the legality of two such efforts under the city’s charter.

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England name unchanged 13-man squad for second Test against Australia

By talkSPORT | Monday, July 15, 2013

England have named an unchanged 13-man squad for the second Ashes Test at Lord's.

Alastair Cook's team hung on for a famous 14-run win in a titanic first Test at Trent Bridge, and the selectors confirmed on Monday the same 13 to pick from when the second starts at HQ on Thursday.

Cook and coach Andy Flower will then have tougher decisions to make about whether to again give Steven Finn the nod as their third seamer ahead of either Tim Bresnan or Graham Onions.

Finn struggled in Nottingham, where man of the match James Anderson led the home attack brilliantly and was rewarded with 10 wickets.

Announcing today's unchanged squad, national selector Geoff Miller congratulated Cook's England on the "composure" they demonstrated to keep Australia at bay on the final day.

"It was a fantastic start to the Ashes Test series, with both sides showing a huge amount of skill and determination," he said. We have selected the same squad for the Lord's Test, because this continues to provide options for Alastair Cook and Andy Flower— Geoff Miller

"I would like to congratulate England on showing a great deal of composure to win by 14 runs."

Miller is expecting more of the same from both sides in the remaining four Tests.

"I have no doubt that the rest of the series will be equally compelling," he added.

"We have selected the same squad for the Lord's Test, because this continues to provide options for Alastair Cook and Andy Flower."

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Exclusive - Angus Fraser: England will replace Steven Finn with Tim Bresnan for second Ashes Test

By Nick Rostron-Pike | Monday, July 15, 2013

Angus Fraser believes England will replace Steven Finn with Tim Bresnan for the second Test against Australia.

The Three Lions have taken a 1-0 lead in the Ashes series, following a dramatic 14 run victory at Trent Bridge.

Finn was chosen over Bresnan for the first Test, but was used sparingly on day five of the encounter, and cut a forlorn figure in the outfield as the match wore on.

And Fraser, who is Managing Director of Cricket at the 24-year-old’s county, Middlesex, claims Yorkshire star Bresnan will be preferred at Lord’s.

“The fact that Alastair Cook seemed reluctant to bowl him during those tight situations on Sunday is not a good sign,” he told the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast show. “A captain has to trust his bowlers but he kept returning to Jimmy Anderson, Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann, his three big guns. Bresnan’s got a good chance of playing this week.

“I don’t think Finn’s bowled as well as he should have done all summer but he’s the sort of bowler who can produce deliveries that others can’t.

“He’s 6ft 7in and can bowl into the early 90mphs, he gets big bounce and provides something different to the attack.

“The fact he was hidden yesterday [at Trent Bridge] would not have done a great deal for his confidence. I’ve had it myself where it’s lovely when the ball keeps finding its way to you, but, when it doesn’t, you stand around there doubting yourself even more.

“The entire Bresnan package is looking a bit more appealing than Finn for the second Test.”

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Dementia Care In Hospitals Is Still Poor, According To Second National Audit Of Dementia, UK

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Dementia Care In Hospitals Is Still Poor, According To Second National Audit Of Dementia, UK

People with dementia are still experiencing poor quality care in hospitals, according to the second National Audit of Dementia published today (Friday 12 July). Although some improvements have been made since the first audit was published in 2011, there is a gap between written policies and actual practice and several areas have shown little progress.

Just over three quarters (76 per cent) of hospitals now have dementia champions in place at ward level, but two fifths (41 per cent) of hospitals are still not offering dementia awareness training to new staff. Similarly two fifths of hospitals (41 per cent) have offered no awareness training to support staff, and a tenth did not provide this training to nurses in the twelve months.

Commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership and carried out by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, the audit surveyed almost all eligible hospitals across England and Wales (98 per cent).

As well as training, the report highlights the following key areas for improvement:

Only 36 per cent of hospitals currently have care pathways in place for people with dementiaLess than half of patients in the audit had been given key health assessments e.g. for delirium (38 per cent) or mental state (50 per cent)A third of hospitals are not giving sufficient guidance and information to family carers and written information in case notes is still patchyLess than half of hospital boards are routinely reviewing performance in relation to patients with dementia.

There has been some progress in areas, including an increase in the number of patients receiving nutritional assessments and a 10 per cent fall in the prescription of antipsychotic drugs.

Alzheimer's Society comment:

'Hospitals are under immense public and political pressure to improve their standards, but given that people with dementia occupy a quarter of hospital beds, it is scandalous that improving dementia care is not a top priority for a number of hospital managers.

'With the news this week that thousands of healthcare assistants are not receiving even basic training, let alone awareness training of how to care for people with dementia, it is unsurprising that we are hearing of instances when carers dare not leave their loved ones' side.

'We know that staff want to improve their knowledge of dementia care, but they need to be offered the right tools, support and training to do so. Without a serious culture change to ensure that new policies are actually being put into everyday practice, care for people with dementia cannot and will not improve.'

George McNamara

Head of Policy and Public Affairs

Alzheimer's Society

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John Howard's Second Innings

Here is the man set to become the president of the International Cricket Council in two years:

Bowling very, very wrong ‘uns may not have got him the job, but as a retired statesman, there are plenty of things that former Aussie PM John Howard can bring to highest levels of cricket adminstration.  A few humble suggestions for how the old boy can successfully make use of his background in international politics as ICC president:

1. Make Australia a bridging power. While India may be the center of cricket now, the rest of the world—particularly outside South Asia—is somewhat conflicted about how much to bandwagon against it and how much to balance it. Australia under Howard was faced with a similar dilemma. Was Australia an extension of the West, as proudly proclaimed by Robert Menzies, or was it primarily a regional player in the Asia-Pacific, as Paul Keating envisioned it? “Well, why not both?” Howard seemed to ask when he assumed the Prime Ministership. Under Howard’s leadership of the ICC, Australia can position itself as an actor that takes full advantage of Indian financial and administrative dominance in cricket  while keeping England, South Africa, New Zealand and the West Indies actively engaged.

2. Don’t be a lemming. Just because the big man says something ought to be done, doesn’t mean it should be. While he himself may disagree with this assessment, Lalit Modi is not God. And neither was George W. Bush. It may have won Howard serious brownie points in Washington committing his country to the Iraq cause, but it came back to bite him in the end. Similarly, he shouldn’t be afraid to push back against the BCCI’s more outrageous demands, rather than just going with the flow.

3.  Adopt institutional Darwinism. Like the multinational architecture of the Asia-Pacific region, the international cricket calendar is a jumble, a mishmash, a mess. Rather than let it try to do everything (badly), Howard should force the ICC to focus on the events that bring out the best of cricket, and create windows for them. Prioritise and standardize the IPL, the ODI World Cup, the World Twenty20, regular Test series, and domestic First Class and Twenty20 competitions. Scrap the Champions Trophy, the bevy of minor ODI tournaments, and series over five matches. Create a two-tiered Test structure. Overhaul the Future Tours Program, even if that proves more daunting than UNSC reforms.

4.  Enforce norms. Cheating—Shahid Afridi style—is not controversial. It’s just plain wrong. But what about discrepancies over pitches, umpiring or power plays? There’s plenty to do still to ensure that everyone—players, officials, coaches, commentators and fans—are on the same page.

5. Save Pakistan. Pakistani diplomats regularly argue that Pakistan is too important to fail. Bad rhetoric, perhaps, given the negative connotations, but with only ten Test-playing nations around, this is undeniably true for cricket. Giving billions of dollars of aid may be a waste, and selling conventional weaponry may be downright dangerous, but keeping Pakistan—and Pakistanis—involved in cricket is worth every penny.

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John Howard's Second Innings

Here is the man set to become the president of the International Cricket Council in two years:

Bowling very, very wrong ‘uns may not have got him the job, but as a retired statesman, there are plenty of things that former Aussie PM John Howard can bring to highest levels of cricket adminstration.  A few humble suggestions for how the old boy can successfully make use of his background in international politics as ICC president:

1. Make Australia a bridging power. While India may be the center of cricket now, the rest of the world—particularly outside South Asia—is somewhat conflicted about how much to bandwagon against it and how much to balance it. Australia under Howard was faced with a similar dilemma. Was Australia an extension of the West, as proudly proclaimed by Robert Menzies, or was it primarily a regional player in the Asia-Pacific, as Paul Keating envisioned it? “Well, why not both?” Howard seemed to ask when he assumed the Prime Ministership. Under Howard’s leadership of the ICC, Australia can position itself as an actor that takes full advantage of Indian financial and administrative dominance in cricket  while keeping England, South Africa, New Zealand and the West Indies actively engaged.

2. Don’t be a lemming. Just because the big man says something ought to be done, doesn’t mean it should be. While he himself may disagree with this assessment, Lalit Modi is not God. And neither was George W. Bush. It may have won Howard serious brownie points in Washington committing his country to the Iraq cause, but it came back to bite him in the end. Similarly, he shouldn’t be afraid to push back against the BCCI’s more outrageous demands, rather than just going with the flow.

3.  Adopt institutional Darwinism. Like the multinational architecture of the Asia-Pacific region, the international cricket calendar is a jumble, a mishmash, a mess. Rather than let it try to do everything (badly), Howard should force the ICC to focus on the events that bring out the best of cricket, and create windows for them. Prioritise and standardize the IPL, the ODI World Cup, the World Twenty20, regular Test series, and domestic First Class and Twenty20 competitions. Scrap the Champions Trophy, the bevy of minor ODI tournaments, and series over five matches. Create a two-tiered Test structure. Overhaul the Future Tours Program, even if that proves more daunting than UNSC reforms.

4.  Enforce norms. Cheating—Shahid Afridi style—is not controversial. It’s just plain wrong. But what about discrepancies over pitches, umpiring or power plays? There’s plenty to do still to ensure that everyone—players, officials, coaches, commentators and fans—are on the same page.

5. Save Pakistan. Pakistani diplomats regularly argue that Pakistan is too important to fail. Bad rhetoric, perhaps, given the negative connotations, but with only ten Test-playing nations around, this is undeniably true for cricket. Giving billions of dollars of aid may be a waste, and selling conventional weaponry may be downright dangerous, but keeping Pakistan—and Pakistanis—involved in cricket is worth every penny.

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