Touring Macerata, Itally

Royal Rajasthan on Wheels  

Royal Rajasthan on Wheels, a luxury train in India has been introduced in January, 2009 by the Rajasthan Tourism Corporation and Ministry of Indian Railway. After immense popularity and success story of Palace on Wheels, the operator of Palace on Wheels has started this royal train tour. Journey on Royal Rajasthan on Wheels is same like Palace on Wheels train journey and even the destinations of the train are same like Palace on Wheels. Royal rajasthan on Wheels covers a seven days itinerary. 

The destinations covered by this Indian luxury train are the pink city Jaipur, golden city Jaisalmer, Lake City Udaipur, Sawai Madhopur, Chittorgarh, Bharatpur, and Agra. The destinations of Rajasthan house the forts and palaces of Rajput era. Bharatpur is known for the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary while Sawai Madhopur is famous for the Ranthambore National Park. Touring the destinations, the royal guests of the Royal Rajasthan on Wheels will explore the Amber Fort in Jaipur, Golden Fort in Jaisalmer, City palace in Udaipur, Chittorgarh Fort in Chittorgarh and Taj Mahal in Agra. 

The deluxe coaches of Royal rajasthan on Wheels are adorned with finest Indian rugs and Persian carpets. The coaches are named after the royal residence of Rajasthan such as Hawa Mahal, Chandra Mahal, Surya Mahal, Moti Mahal, Sukh Mahal, Jal Mahal, Padmini Mahal, Kishori Mahal, Phool Mahal, Jogi Mahal, Kumbha Palace, Umaid Palace, and Lalgarh Palace. 

Dining at the restro-lounges of the Royal Rajasthan is sure to a memorable experience in life. A wide assortment of traditional Rajasthani, Indian and continental cuisine is served at the restro-lounges. The restro lounges also serve both Indian and imported drinks. 

Spa centre and the souvenir shop are the other main onboard facilities at this luxury train in India. 

Traveling on this luxury train the tourists explore the forts and monuments of Rajasthan, enjoy cultural programmes at the special venues, experience royal styled dining at the heritage hotels. The most enjoyable will be the camel safari at the sand dunes of Rajasthan. 

If you want to experience a royal tour on a luxury train in India, Royal Rajasthan on Wheels can fulfill your dreams. While embarking on a Royal Rajasthan tour, you experience the elegant lifestyle of the Rajput kings.

The recent tragedy at Virginia Tech illuminates the colossal failure of government and public policy to all our citizens who have mental disabilities and are ignored, denied. blurred, blamed and are invisible. The Federal Government should lead in establishing an environment of reality and acceptance of treatment without the ignorant stigma of shame. Mental problems are just as legitimate as a cut needing stitches or a heart attack. Yet people who seek help for a psychological problem are still looked upon as flawed and blamed for not being able to handle their own problems.

We need public education to encourage individuals to go for help when they recognize feeling out–of-control or in a situation where they need counseling, support and advice. Some problems are chemical imbalances and often medications can reduce symptoms or stabilize the individual, if the person takes the medication. They don’t always take them because the medications have such uncomfortable side effects that the patient believes that the disease is easier to cope with than the drugs.

Other problems are situational and don’t need to be medicated but brought to the surface, worked out and resolved. The best way to do this is through “talk therapy.” There are many modalities that effectively work to educate and empower people to stop repeated patterns of destructive and self-deprecating behaviors. Being molested as a child is one example. There is no drug to resolve the damage done and continuing negative effects on adult relationships like trust issues, guilt, shame and sexual confusion and dysfunction. These issues need to be resolved by other means.

Medicating such a wound just exacerbates the dilemma and doesn’t resolve or heal the wound. Neither does behavior modification.

Grief is similar issue. Typically it isn’t pathological, yet it hurts like hell for a long time. Medication isn’t recommended. Talking about the pain and expressing the hurt is a healthier way to deal with grief. Knowing what to expect, the hot spots and the time frame is empowering. Just knowing that the immediate pain will heal itself is part of the healing process.

Historically, we as a nation have attached a stigma of shame on the individual suffering from a mental problem and on the family. I know because in 1956 my father was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and rather than go to a hospital and inflict shame on his family and himself he killed himself at 45 years old.

In the 1960’s we began systematically to empty out all our mental hospital. Often they were less than ideal, but rather than reform them we dumped the patients onto the street. Most homeless people have serious mental health problems and so do most inmates in jail. Today when a person is identified with serious mental problems there is no place to put him or her, few long-term beds and certainly not an adequate amount are available for the mentally ill. Half way houses substitute as a safe place to be housed, but they are rarely safe. And inmates in jail don’t get adequate mental health help to prevent recidivism, returning to jail after they are released.

Then in the 1990’s the Health Maintaince Organizations (HMO’s) appeared on the reimbursement stage and embraced short-term therapy with an emphasis on behavioral modification and limited psychotherapy to six or on occasion twelve sessions. Any additional sessions need to be approved by the HMO before they would be paid. This was the death knoll to effective therapy for the severely mentally ill.

Behavior modification is basically a band-aid type of therapy believing if you change your thoughts you heal any pain or problems from old wounds. Just sweep it under the carpet and it will fade away. This works for some minor problems and patients who can adjust in a very structured modality but is not realistic for more severely wounded people, some need months and even years of therapy. The most seriously disturbed patients may take months just to establish trust in their therapist before they even reveal what happened to them.

States don’t have enough money to adequately fund Community Mental Health Programs. Many people fall between the cracks even when identified and mandated to get out patient therapy. Mental health practioners are overloaded, overwhelmed and underpaid. It is a job with high burn out and high turn over. A patient may begin with one therapist, who moves on and the patient is transferred and has to start all over with someone else.

Private insurance limits the number of visits they will pay for through reimbursement and co-payments. They closely monitor the number of visits, that are regulated by HMO staff. A mental health professional literally has to beg for additional visits when deemed necessary. Additionally the HMO tells the practitioner what they will pay and it is rarely his or her regular fees, always less.

Mental health must become a higher priority in this country to prevent innocent people from becoming victims. All of society is responsible for this tragedy. We must demand more education, better treatment and prevention strategies to avoid similar incidents in the future.

This is a broken system and needs to be fixed. Now!

HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK LAWS, LEGAL OBLIGATIONS IN LAW OF WORKERS AND WORKPLACES

(Based on author’s site www.geocities.com/hlthsf)

The Health and Safety at Work Act and various directives and industrial health and safety regulations are increasingly charging employers and employees with duties at the workplace.

Employers’ legal duties regarding workers and others, and employees’ statutory duties to employers and fellow workers, make it essential to businesses and their workforce to have some appreciation of basics of the work safety requirements –and related decisions of the courts.

Factories Act 1961 applies where mechanical machinery is used by a business. It requires the workplace to be properly lit, properly ventilated, with sufficient toilet facilities. Under this Act moving machinery must have a fence surround; must be properly constructed and maintained, e.g., all hoists, lifts; must be kept unobstructed all floors, passages, and stairs; floors must not have slippery surfaces, and fire-escapes must be provided and maintained -due care must be exercised to avoid risks being taken or caused both to and by employees which may result in injury.

Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 to a considerable extent is based on the working conditions in offices, although it covers also shops railways. It requires rooms not to be crowded, to allow some 3.5m.x3.5m., 12 square metres, floor space per person, the temperature to be not below 16 degrees centigrade, suitable natural or artificial lighting, suitable and sufficient and easily accessible sanitary facilities with running hot and cold water and towels.

Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 in section 2 now encompasses the common-law duties; it emphasises the duty to provide a workplace free from hazards, the maintenance and safety of machinery and equipment -with appropriate e.g. warning signs displayed, in liaison with the work-force, by consultation with trade union Safety Representatives, a health and safety officer on the premises who must have regularly updated health and safety training -including first aid, a Safety Committee and Written Safety Policy statements; it requires that the employees too must take reasonable care and co-operate in these respects.

Other Acts, and Regulations -six in 1993 upon EU Directives, have been adding to these: e.g., the Working Time Regulations 1998 prescribe e.g., rest periods.

There is a health and safety commission, and the Safety Executive is empowered to inspect, issue Improvement or Prohibition Notices, to prosecute -fine or imprisonment.

Contracts of Employment often allow disciplining for failure in due care.

Some Related Court Decisions

Hardaker -v- Huby, 1962, said that the system of work must be safe.

Hudson -v- Ridge MFC Co., 1957, decided it a duty to provide one’s employees with reasonably competent fellow employees.

Wilson & Clyde Coal -v- English ,1938, ruled that the duty of care may not be delegated n respect of ensuring by the use of safety equipment.

Paris -v- Stepney Borough Council, 1951: the duty is individually owed to employees ~blind in one eye should given goggles -usually not worn.

James -v- Hepworth & Grandage, 1968: there was liability for injury to an illiterate who was unable to read the signs that warned of danger.

Wicks -v- Charles A Smelhurst Ltd., 1973 ,found it unreasonable to expose an employee to risk of serious injury not contemplated at the time of issuing the contract.

Walker -v- Northumberland County Council, 1994, held liable for forced retirement on heath grounds of the claimant kept working at the same place, with the same work-load, after he had suffered a nervous breakdown.

Coulston -v- Felixtove Dock & Railway Co., 1975, said that long-term illness entitled to sympathetic consideration requiring enquiries from the employee and medically qualified advisors -including employee’s, as to whether to cease to employ for the sake of business was essential.

Wiles -v- Fores (Sussex) Ltd., 1976, thought that if absence was disrupting the workplace a reasonably warning might suffice.

Warner -v- Barbers Stores Ltd., 1978, held it failure in due respect to refuse time off to attend a domestic problem.

Spalding -v- Port of London Authority, 1977: if behaviour reasonably jeopardised safety, the employer could issue a disciplinary warning.

The health and safety laws charge governments to ensure compliance by workplaces and workers.

(This is an outline; laws change, always ascertain current law.)

The author has a website at: http://www.geocities.com/eoa_uk