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You may not think that you would enjoy a book about the peopling of the Polynesian islands, but this one you will. The vast Pacific Ocean was the last region peopled, and with celestial-navigation techniques that seem almost magical to the outsider. Linguistics, archaeology, folklore, and geography all come together in a fascinating story.
The Reaganite welfare queen archetype was, of course, a myth, and based on essentially one person. Linda Taylor indeed drew welfare checks via several false identities, but her real story was one of American segregation, bigotry, and eventually psychological imbalance and murder.
Changes in political colour, internal rows and natural churn have prompted a wave of new leaders to take control in some of the biggest and most well known councils across England.
Kevin Bentley (Con) has replaced long-serving leader
David Finch (Con) as leader of Essex CC, after Cllr Finch decided not to run for re-election. Cllr Bentley, who is well known in local government circles as chair of the Local Government Association’s people and places board and former chair of its Brexit taskforce, has already set out his new cabinet’s agenda, built on “three guiding principles of ambition, renewal and equality”.
Sarah Jones, New York Magazine May 12, 2021
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Ronald Reagan needed to prove a point. It was 1976, he was campaigning for president, and he had to convince the American people that welfare was bad for them. All wars need enemies, even the war on welfare, and eventually Reagan found one: Linda Taylor, an Illinois fraudster.Read Full Article »
Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield lead an impressive panel of speakers at the NZ Medical Association Doctors in Training Council Trainee Forum recently.
Dr Bloomfield shared with attendees at the May 8 event the values that had guided him through his career, and in managing the COVID-19 pandemic.
He also took questions from the floor about the response to COVID-19, and the upcoming health sector reform.
Dr Bloomfield’s attendance was warmly appreciated by everyone at the forum.
Other speakers at the forum included Anna Clark, Deputy Director General Health Workforce; Dr John Bonning, Council of Medical Colleges Chair; Dr Stephen Child, Southern Cross; and Lynda Taylor, from NZMA Financial Services.
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image captionNew council leader Linda Taylor said the authority would work closely with the county s six Tory MPs
Cornwall Council has a new leader after the Conservatives won a majority in last week s local elections.
Linda Taylor said she would head up the unitary authority after her party became the first to take full control of it since its creation in 2009.
The Conservative group leader takes the top seat after no-one stood against her for the the post, she told the BBC.
New deputy leader David Harris also stood unopposed and a new cabinet had been confirmed, she said.