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The Workplace Responds The Workplace Responds to Family ViolenceFamily Violence to An Organizational Guide The Workplace Responds to Family Violence Table of Contents Fact Sheet Family Violence and its Impact on the Workplace Action Steps Questions and Answers Resources Sample Letters Sample Policies The Workplace Responds to Family Violence Fact Sheet Family Violence by the Numbers • Based on 1990 census figures, almost 100,000 women in Franklin County will experience some form of domestic violence during their lifetimes. (CHOICES) • 5,083 domestic violence charges were filed in Franklin County in the year 2000. (CHOICES) • Seventy-five percent of employed victims are harassed on the job by their abusive partners. (Family Violence Prevention Fund, 1998) • Nearly one-third of the Franklin County Municipal Court arraignment docket is spent on the crime of domestic violence. (CHOICES) • The number of domestic violence charges filed in this jurisdiction has increased by 180% since 1994. (CHOICES) • One out of four women in central Ohio will be physically abused by an intimate partner in her lifetime. (CHOICES) • In 2000, Franklin County Municipal Court reported more than 6,000 domestic violence cases in our community. (CHOICES) • In 1999, more than 3,300 substantiated cases of child abuse were reported in Franklin County. (CHOICES) • Child abuse is 15 times more likely to occur in families where domestic violence exists. (CHOICES) • Thirty percent of Americans say they know a woman who has been physically abused by her intimate partner in the past year. (Domestic Violence Advertising Campaign Tracking Survey, New York: Conducted by the Lieberman Research Inc., November 1994-February 1995) • Women of all races are equally vulnerable to violence by an intimate partner. (Family Violence Prevention Fund, 1998) The Workplace • Women are more likely to be assaulted and injured, raped or killed by a current or ex-partner than by all other types of assailants combined. (Browne, 1989) Responds • Ninety-five percent of all domestic violence is male to female. (AMA, 1992) • Seventy percent of intimate homicide victims are female. (Bureau of Justice Statistics Selected Findings: Violence Between Intimates (NCJ-149259), November 1994) • Approximately 4 percent of older adults living in private homes reported experiencing abuse or neglect. (National Survey on Abuse of the Elderly, 1990) to Family Violence Family Violence and its Impact on the Workplace What is Family Violence? Family violence can occur in the following ways: 1) Child Abuse–Child abuse can be a one-time occurrence, but more often it is a pattern of behavior involving regular physical attacks, emotional abuse, or acts of neglect or molestation. The following are several types of child abuse: • Non-accidental injury may include severe beatings, burns, strangulation, or human bites. • Emotional abuse is a pattern of behavior that attacks a child's emotional development and sense of self-worth. Examples include constant criticizing, belittling, insulting, rejecting, and providing no love, support or guidance. • Neglect is failure to provide a child with basic necessities of life including refusal or delay in providing food, clothing, shelter, medical care, and education as well as abandonment and inadequate supervision. • Sexual molestation is the sexual exploitation of a child, including rape, incest, fondling of the genitals, pornography, or exhibitionism. 2) Domestic Violence–Domestic violence is a pattern of assaultive and coercive behaviors, including physical, sexual, and psychological attacks, as well as economic coercion that adults or adolescents use against their intimate partners. The perpetrator does this as a means of achieving compliance from or control over the victim. These patterns include a variety of tactics, which are carried out in multiple, sometimes daily episodes. The Workplace Responds to Family Violence 3) Elder Abuse–Elder abuse can be defined as an action by a person in a position of trust which causes harm to an older person. There are six types of elder abuse: • Neglect • Physical • Sexual • Financial • Abandonment • Emotional/Psychological For the purpose of this organizational guide, the majority of information will deal with domestic violence. How Does Family Violence Impact the Workplace? Family violence in the workplace is a broad concept that encompasses behavior that occurs both on and off the worksite. Family violence as it relates to the worksite includes all behaviors that interfere with an individual's capability to safely and securely perform their duties at work. It includes all kinds of conduct ranging from harassing or repeated phone calls, e-mails or faxes at work to unarmed and armed "show-ups". Off- site, behaviors can include sleep deprivation and physical injuries (breaking fingers, etc.) which impact on an individual's ability to perform a job. A batterer's interference in the workplace is one of many means by which the batterer exercises and displays an attempt to exert power and control. Violence does not stay at home when victims go to work. Violence at home often becomes workplace violence. It is crucial that family violence be seen as a serious, recognizable, and The Workplace preventable problem, like thousands of other workplace health and safety issues that affect a business and its bottom line. Responds to Family Violence Public Perceptions: While some employers may feel family violence is too controversial to address, public opinion feels otherwise. • A 1995 poll found that 91 percent of consumers felt it was a good idea for companies to support activities designed to educate the public on the prevention of domestic violence. • 57 percent of senior executives believe domestic violence is a major problem in society. • One-third of them also thought the problem had an impact on the bottom line. • 40 percent said they were personally aware of employees and other individuals that were affected by domestic violence. • 78 percent of Human Resource professionals said that domestic violence is an issue in the workplace. *From the FVPF "The Workplace Responds to Domestic Violence." See Disclaimer at end of document. Legal Liability: Aside from safety and bottom-line incentives to employers in developing positive policies regarding employees facing family violence, there are liability issues to consider. A batterer may stalk or assault the victim or others in the workplace, or abuse may occur between two co-workers in a dating or marital relationship. Several laws may apply: • Occupational safety and health laws generally require employers to maintain a safe workplace, which may include a violence-free workplace. The Workplace • Family and medical leave laws may require employers to grant leave to employees who Responds are coping with domestic violence situations. • Victim assistance laws may prohibit employers from taking adverse job actions against a person who discloses the situation or who takes time off from the job to attend court appearances. Under certain circumstances, acts of violence against women may constitute a form of sexual harassment. This is true if the abusive partner creates a hostile work environment at the victim's workplace, and the company knowingly fails to take reasonable corrective actions, such as informing safety personnel of the problem and instructing them to take appropriate action. to Family Violence Productivity: Work productivity can fall dramatically when family violence is present. • Family violence affects productivity and increases absenteeism • 37% of women who experienced domestic violence report this abuse had an impact on their work performance in the form of tardiness, missed work, keeping a job or career advancements • 75% of battered women who are employed are harassed by their abusive partner at work • Batterers also may be less productive due to violence, incarceration, or legal proceedings Health Care Costs: Injuries and treatment for family violence increases health care costs. • The total health care costs of family violence are estimated in the hundreds of millions each year, much of which is paid for by the employer • 44 percent of executives surveyed stated that domestic violence increases their health care and insurance costs Workplace Safety: As stories of shootings, often related to family violence, have become increasingly common, employers are more concerned about violence in the workplace today than they were 20 years ago. When a victim attempts to leave an abusive relationship, the workplace can become the only place the assailant can locate and harm her/him. The Workplace Responds • 94 percent of corporate security directors surveyed rank domestic violence as a high security problem at their company. • A large majority of EAP providers surveyed have dealt with specific partner abuse scenarios in the past year, including an employee with a restraining order (83%) or an employee being stalked at work by a current or former partner (71%) to Family Violence Action Steps Creating a Supportive Environment When an Employee Discloses the Abuse Talking to an Employee Who is Being Abused Guidelines for Supervising an Employee Who is a Victim of Domestic Violence Guidelines for Supervising an Employee Who is a Perpetrator of Abuse What You Should Know About Perpetrator Programs Special Concerns for Immigrants The Workplace Responds to Family Violence Creating a Supportive Environment Talking openly about family violence is the most important first step in changing attitudes and behaviors about it. Providing awareness-raising materials and creating a supportive environment in which it can be discussed will make any program you implement more effective, and will let victims of abuse know that help is available. Remember, if your members speak languages other than English, materials should be available in appropriate languages. There are many ways to create a safe and supportive environment. • Be aware of the dynamics of family violence and use this understanding in evaluating a situation. • Use your experience as a manager and team leader to clarify that your organization does not justify or condone abuse. • Identify the individual's immediate needs and REFER that person to an agency to deal with the specifics of abuse, intervention, and treatment. • If you are comfortable pursuing the matter, provide additional support and encouragement to help families dealing with violence to take full advantage of available resources. The Workplace Responds to Family Violence When an Employee Discloses the Abuse When an employee discloses abuse, the supervisor should communicate four important messages: 1. The supervisor is concerned for and supports the employee 2. The information the employee has chosen to share will be kept in the strictest of confidence 3. The employee should seek help for abuse, and appropriate referrals (names and phone numbers of organizations) should be given 4. The supervisor is available to help with work issues or with access to other resources in the company, if that is what the employee wishes. The Workplace Responds to Family Violence Talking to an Employee Who is Being Abused • Plan what you want to say; determine a good time and place to talk; and stay focused on the problem. • Ask questions like, "How can I help you?" or "What do you want to do about the situation?" Listen without judgment. Do not moralize or criticize. Give the victim plenty of time to answer. • Don't say, "Just get out" - it is not a safe piece of advice. • Emphasize that you are concerned. Let the employee know you are supportive and that she/he is not responsible for what is happening. • Let the employee know that you and your organization believe that verbal, emotional or physical abuse in a relationship is never acceptable. • Let the employee know that violence is a crime even if it occurs at home. • Emphasize that when the employee is ready, there are a number of choices available through your organization. Allow the employee to make decisions. Do not attempt to diagnose or treat the problem yourself. Offer to contact the relevant referral agencies for the employee. • Provide the employee with information. Accept that a victim's opinions and solutions may change over time. Some victims leave and return to their partners several times, and this should not be seen as a failure. • Suggest that the employee develop a safety plan; there are resources that can help with this. The Workplace Responds to Family Violence Guidelines for Supervising an Employee Who is a Victim of Domestic Violence • A stable work environment with clear and consistent performance expectations will help an employee achieve his or her best possible performance. • Temporary changes in job responsibilities, schedule or even location, if permitted by the organization's needs, could be an appropriate accommodation for some victims and make it possible for them to focus on essential job functions. • Encourage the employee to let you know in advance if he or she can't meet a deadline or can't handle a specific job function (e.g. answering the phone if the abuser may call). Temporarily adjusting expectations will allow you to respond in a supportive way to the potential performance problem. Guidelines for Discussing Performance If you think the employee may be a victim of family violence but the employee has not brought it up, address both the performance problem and your concern about possible personal problems. 1. Find a private space to talk to the employee 2. Clearly identify the performance problems you've seen 3. Tell the employee you understand that sometimes "personal issues" can interfere with good performance 4. If there are clear signs of abuse, gently encourage the employee to discuss the situation 5. Whether or not the employee discloses the abuse, offer referrals or information on how to get help The Workplace 6. Suggest ways that good performance can be achieved. Be clear about the performance review process and what the consequences are Responds to Family Violence Guidelines for Supervising an Employee Who Is a Perpetrator of Abuse With millions of victims battered every year in this country, it is inevitable that abusers are among the working population. Batterers come from all class backgrounds, races, religions, and walks of life. They may be unemployed or highly-paid professionals. The batterer may be a good provider, a sober and upstanding member of the community, and a valued employee. Below are some suggestions for talking to an employee who has been identified as a perpetrator of family violence. • Do not agree with any statements that suggest the partner may be at fault. Remember that there is no excuse for family violence. • Express your concern, but be clear that you will not condone violent behavior. Condemn the behavior but not the perpetrator's character. For example, "I am very concerned about your abusive behavior." • Be conscious of the safety issues involved: – Never confront an abuser – Make sure the victim has a safety plan in case the abuse should continue or escalate. • Refer the individual to batterers' intervention counseling or parenting classes. The Workplace Responds to Family Violence What You Should Know About Perpetrator Programs Intervention programs specifically for perpetrators of family violence have emerged over the past 15 years, in response to the growing awareness of the problem of family violence in our communities. The primary goals of these uniquely designed programs are victim/survivor safety and offender accountability. To this end, intervention programs for perpetrator accountable for the abusive conduct and for making any changes necessary to eliminate all tactics of abuse and control. • Many perpetrator intervention programs are part of the criminal sanctions imposed to protect victims and the community. • Small group intervention is the preferred method of treatment. • Couples counseling, marriage counseling and/or family therapy is not appropriate as an initial intervention for perpetrators of family violence. • Managers should refer to established perpetrator intervention programs that are monitored by the courts and local family violence programs. • Preferred programs for perpetrator intervention: – Require a minimum commitment of 6 months; – Have clear consequences for noncompliance; and – Have a written policy regarding the duty to warn the victim and community of safety risk. The Workplace Responds to Family Violence Special Concerns of Immigrants Central Ohio has a large population of immigrants for whom English is not a primary language. If an immigrant employee discloses family violence and seeks assistance from you, special referrals may be needed. Local civil rights groups and immigrant groups in your community may be able to help you meet the needs of these victims.* 1. Prepare for the conversation and culture-specific differences 2. Provide an interpreter if needed 3. Don't make assumptions about her/his economic, educational or immigrant status 4. The victim may have culture-specific fears based on her/his native country's attitudes 5. The victim's legal status may be affected by disclosure of abuse 6. Help the victim make a safety plan 7. Use simple language 8. Focus on the family 9. Ask if the victim has a support structure 10. Let the victim know that there are resources in a variety of languages in the community *See the Resource section for appropriate referrals The Workplace Responds to Family Violence Q&A Questions About Domestic Violence and Answers You Might Not Have Expected 95% of domestic violence is male to female. For this reason, this section will refer to "she" as the victim and "he" as the abuser. Isn't domestic violence a less serious problem – less lethal – than "real" violence, like street crime? Domestic violence is real violence, often resulting in death or permanent injuries and making home one of the least safe places for victims to be. It accounts for more injuries to women than rapes, muggings, and automobile accidents combined. Unlike crimes by strangers, domestic violence is likely to be repeated and often involves an abuser who will go to great lengths to impede the victim's escape. Domestic violence is a crime that uses violence as a tool to intimidate and control the behaviors of another person. Domestic violence has been the primary factor in almost one quarter of all homicides committed in Franklin County since 1990. Why doesn't she leave or ask for help? This commonly-asked question implies the victim is responsible for stopping the violence and reflects a lack of understanding about the complex nature of domestic violence. An abused person may have reasons for not leaving the relationship: • The abuser will not allow his victim to leave and often threatens to kill her or her family if she does. (Research tells us that women are more likely to be killed at the time they try to leave.) • She may be embarrassed and ashamed to admit that she is being abused. The Workplace • The abuser threatens to kidnap the children if she leaves or convinces her she would never Responds get custody if they were to divorce. She may be unable to support herself or her children on her own. • The victim may have been raised in an abusive home and believes a violent marriage is "normal." • The victim may be isolated, in denial, and unaware of the seriousness of her situation. She may not know that there are resources available to help (such as protection orders, safe to Family Violence • The response to the victim's initial outreach for help, which is a monumental effort, may not be positive, polite, or respectful. She will feel rejected all over again, and be turned off from seeking help, perhaps forever. • It may be against the victim's religious or other beliefs to end a marriage, and she may not see separation as a viable choice. • An abused person may still feel love and compassion for her partner. She may believe that he will change and that each time will be the last. Even when a victim asks for help, she often encounters disbelief or outright denial of the situation. She may be blamed for "provoking" the violence herself. Workers in religious, health care, mental health, and legal agencies are often poorly trained, uncomfortable with the issue, or too busy to understand the victim's situation to offer effective help. Why do so many people refuse to admit that they, their friends, their relatives, or their co-workers and neighbors live in an environment where domestic violence exists? Nearly everyone involved in or affected by violence in the home – abusers, victims, friends, family members, co-workers, and neighbors – attempts to minimize or deny the seriousness of the situation. An abuser denies he is violent, or claims his behavior is not serious or is warranted. He does not want to acknowledge the truth of the situation. He is using threats and force to control someone he loves, and he alone is responsible for his violent behavior and for changing it. The victim may minimize the violence because she does not want to face the fact that the person she loves is hurting her and she is ashamed and embarrassed that she may have caused the violence. Family, friends, and other people often do not see the abuser's violent side. They may be afraid to get involved or avoid action because they don't know what to do. Some believe the violence is a "private" matter. Many family members and friends try to find excuses for the The Workplace violence, such as substance abuse or stress. (See next page.) When everyone turns their backs, the level of violence escalates and both the victim and the batterer become less likely Responds to seek help. If a couple has domestic violence issues, don't they just have a bad relationship? Maybe poor marital communication is the problem. Bad relationships do not cause domestic violence. Many couples have bad relationships that never become abusive relationships. Violence is a learned behavior, picked up by observing to Family Violence other abusive relationships (such as fathers controlling or abusing mothers) or the images of violence against women in the media. The misconception about bad relationships is especially dangerous to victims because it encourages them to focus their energy on "improving the relationship" in the false hope that this will stop the violence. It also allows the abusers to blame the violence on the victims rather than acknowledge their own responsibility. The violent partner is the sole source and cause of the violence. A victim's behavior does not cause domestic violence. Victims are battered whether they are compliant or resist, whether they are quiet or speak up, whether they protect their children by fighting back or giving in, or whether they are awake or sleeping. Isn't domestic violence caused by alcohol or drug abuse? Alcohol and drug use do not cause domestic violence, although they are often used as an excuse for domestic violence. We know that many people have substance abuse problems but are not violent. We also know that there are many abusers who do not abuse substances. Episodes of problem drinking and incidents of domestic violence often occur separately. Clearly, substance abuse neither explains nor excuses domestic violence. The person who is abusing drugs or alcohol and who is abusive to his partner has two separate problems. He needs help for both problems, or neither will improve. Isn't domestic violence often triggered by stress, such as the loss of a job or some financial problem? Stress does not cause domestic violence. We all experience significant stresses or conflicts at different times in our lives, but most of us do not become violent. When abusers use violence to respond to stress, they do so because they have learned this response and choose to use it. To be rehabilitated, perpetrators must hold themselves accountable for the abusive choices they make. The Workplace Doesn't most domestic violence occur in poor or racial minority communities? Responds Abusers and victims come from all races, socioeconomic classes, ages, religious affiliations, sexual orientations, occupations, and backgrounds. Economic and social factors, however, influence the kind of help people seek. Affluent people can usually afford private help – doctors, lawyers, therapist, hotels, travel expenses to get away – while people with fewer financial resources tend to call the police or other public agencies. Therefore, people with lower incomes and members of racial minority communities to Family Violence tend to be over-represented in the statistics of public agencies, creating a distorted picture. Approximately one-third of the men counseled for battering at Emerge, a treatment program in Boston, MA, are professional men who are well respected in their jobs and their communities. These have included doctors, psychologists, lawyers, ministers, and business executives. (Massachusetts Coalition of Battered Women Service Groups.) Aren't there a lot of cases of "husband battering"? Aren't women equally violent? Does domestic violence occur in same-sex relationships? Domestic violence, particularly of the injurious or life-threatening nature, is primarily perpetrated by men toward women. Severe violence in relationships results in victimization of women in 95% of the cases. Same-sex partners can be victims or perpetrators of domestic violence. Violence in these relationships may be significantly under-reported to public agencies, because of homophobia and fear of negative reactions to the relationship. Won't children in abusive homes be okay as long as the violence isn't directed at them? Children do not have to be hit or beaten for domestic violence to cause them damage. Research reveals that children who witness domestic violence are affected in the same way as children who are physically and sexually abused. They have more trouble sleeping, and they will likely have difficulties with peer relationships and with school. Older boys run a higher risk of stealing, skipping school, acting out in aggressive ways, or getting into fights with siblings. Older girls who have witnessed violence are likely to become withdrawn, passive, clinging, and anxious. Juvenile delinquents are four times more likely to come from homes in which fathers beat their mothers. What happens when these children grow up? As adults, they have higher rates of suicide, substance abuse, and unemployment compared to adults from non-violent homes. When The Workplace children from violent homes develop their own intimate adult relationships, they are more likely to beat their partners than are others. Responds Why should public resources be used on this private problem? Many forms of domestic violence are a crime. Domestic violence contributes to the systematic destruction of individuals and the family, the foundations of our society. The costs to the community also boil down to dollars: the health care, criminal justice, social service, and lost productivity costs are staggering. Domestic violence costs $3 billion each year in employee absenteeism and sick leave. Families in which domestic violence occurs visit physicians eight times more often than the general population. to Family Violence Resources LOCAL What is CHOICES, Eliminating Domestic Violence? CHOICES, Eliminating Domestic Violence is one of the most comprehensive programs in the state, offering a wide range of services for victims and survivors of domestic violence, family members, friends, employers, and professionals in Central Ohio. With services that range from shelter and hotline to counseling, education, and advocacy, CHOICES is the researcher, creator, and developer of the local systems that help battered women and their children. CHOICES offers domestic violence training that is designed to meet the specific and unique needs of each organization. For assistance call CHOICES BUSINESS OFFICE at 614-258-6080 or CHOICES HOTLINE at 614-224-4663. STATE What is The Ohio Domestic Violence Network? The Ohio Domestic Violence Network is the statewide coalition representing the collective voice of domestic violence programs and allied professionals in Ohio. The Ohio Domestic Violence Network's comprehensive reference collection of over 1,400 books, videos, and articles are available for loan by individuals, agencies, and corporations. The Ohio Domestic Violence Network offers an extensive training program and technical assistance on a wide variety of domestic violence related topics. In addition, the Ohio Domestic Violence Network operates an information line that provides access to local domestic violence programs in Ohio. For assistance, call 1-800-934-9840. NATIONAL What is the Family Violence Prevention Fund? The Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF) is a national organization working to develop innnovative responses to the epidemic of domestic violence. Established in 1980 by Esta Soler, the FVPF is widely respected for its pioneering and award-winning work. The FVPF has The Workplace created policy, advocacy, prevention and education programs that have ben replicated in all 50 states and several foreign countries. For more information about the FVPF's programs and Responds publications call 415-252-8900. to Family Violence OTHER LOCAL RESOURCES: EMERGENCY 911 Adult Protective Services 614/462-4356 Beit Ohr (Light House) For local info, call Michael Broidy at 614/449-4200 Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Organization 614/268-9622 Catholic Social Services 614/221-5891 Columbus City Prosecutor's Office 614/645-7483 Domestic Violence Unit 614/645-6232 Directions for Youth 614/294-2661 Domestic Violence Hotline - CHOICES 614/224-4663 Domestic Violence Shelter - CHOICES 614/224-4663 Elizabeth Blackwell Center Rape Counseling 614/566-5353 Franklin County Children Services 614/229-7000 Franklin County Office on Aging 614/462-5230 Franklin County Prosecutor's Office Victim/Witness 614/462-3555 Jewish Family Services 614/231-1890 Latino Outreach 614/278-3195 Legal Aid Society 614/224-8374 National Domestic Violence Hotline 800/799-7233 Parent Connection 614/224-2273 Prevent Child Abuse Ohio 614/722-6800 Rape Crisis Hotline 614/267-7020 Shalom Task Force 888/883-2323 Suicide Prevention Hotline 614/221-5445 The Workplace United Way 614/227-2700 Responds Batterers' Intervention Programs Africentric Personal Development Shop, Inc. (APDS) 614/253-4448 Lutheran Social Services/D.O.V.E. 614/228-5200 Mt. Carmel Commitment to Non Violence 614/234-2939 Crossroads, Solutions to Domestic Violence 614/445-0352 Southeast, Inc. 614/225-0980 to Family Violence Sample Letter to Staff Dear Associate: In Central Ohio, one in four women are affected by domestic violence at some point in their lifetime and over 3,000 cases of child abuse were reported last year alone. Family violence is not confined to the home. As a matter of fact, 75% of employed victims are harassed by their partners while at work. I am pleased to announce that while our organization has always had no tolerance for family violence, we have made this formal in the following ways: • The development of a policy and procedures addressing the issue of family violence; and, • Training for all managers, human resource personnel and safety and security to help them understand and recognize the symptoms of family violence and to make appropriate referrals. That is why, over the next several weeks you will begin to see information and resources as they pertain to family violence intervention and prevention. It is imperative that you know that your leadership is here to help you and your family. Please know that your concerns will be held in the strictest confidence. Together, we will break the cycle of family violence. (signed by a CEO or Director) The Workplace Responds to Family Violence Sample Letter for Management, HR, and Security Dear Executive: I want to take this opportunity to ask for your assistance with a very important issue - family violence and its impact on the workplace. In Central Ohio, over 6,000 cases of domestic violence and over 3,000 cases of child abuse were reported last year alone. Family violence is not confined to the home. As a matter of fact, it cost employers between 3 to 5 billion per year in absenteeism and 75% of employed victims are harassed by their partners while at work. Here is where I need your help. With the assistance of the Columbus Coalition Against Family Violence, over the next several months, we will be initiating a three-phase plan to address the issue of family violence. First, we will train you and all other managers, human resource staff and security on this issue. This training will help us to understand and recognize the symptoms of family violence and to make appropriate referrals. Next, we will announce our new policy on family violence to the entire staff. It is as follows: Our company is committed to creating a supportive workplace environment in which employees feel comfortable discussing violence at home and seeking assistance with those issues. Management is encouraged to maintain a non- judgmental and supportive environment for the employee. Lastly, we will build a campaign of awareness for all of our employees to let them know that their leadership can help if they are suffering from violence at home. We will also work to ensure that adequate collateral material be available for employees to take at their discretion. Thank you in advance for your support of this effort. Together we will break the cycle of family violence! The Workplace (signed by a CEO or Director) Responds to Family Violence 1) General company policy We, at ____________ Inc., are committed to creating a supportive workplace environment in which employees feel comfortable discussing violence that is occurring at home and seeking assistance with those concerns. Management is encouraged to maintain a non-judgmental and supportive environment for the employee. • The workplace must send a clear and consistent message to all employees that the employer will respond to employees who are victims of domestic violence in a non-judgmental and supportive way. • Supportive policies and programs are critical in addressing family violence as it affects the workplace. • One way to create the message of a safe and supportive environment is to display posters and anti-family violence messages. There are also safety cards, newsletter articles, email messages, and hotline postings that can raise awareness. • Remember that you may have employees whose primary language is not English. • You should also include materials that address family violence for employees in same-sex relationships. 2) Job Modification and Attendance We, at ___________, Inc., will make every effort to respond to the needs of employees who are victims of family violence as business needs allow. This may include temporary modifications to job assignments, schedules or shifts, making it possible for employees to focus on both their personal safety and on work responsibilities. A domestic violence victim may need time away from work to: • Obtain a civil protection or restraining order • Go home to pack her things with a police escort • Relocate to a shelter or move to a new home • Meet with law enforcement, court officials, social workers or lawyers • Go to court • Seek medical and dental care for injuries • Deal with family issues (childcare, transportation to school, etc.) • Meet with security, law enforcement or other professionals to develop a safety plan The Workplace Responds to Family Violence 3) Second-Chance Policy We will review the possibility of using a Second Chance Agreement when an employee, at the point of termination, reveals that she or he is currently a victim of family violence. A Second Chance Agreement will be a written document that includes the history of performance problems, what performance improvements are expected, and a time frame for these improvements to occur. The agreement will be subject to legal and human resource review before being implemented. • Some employees do not feel safe disclosing anything about the abuse to supervisors or coworkers, even though their performance problems may be directly related to the abuse. • The employer should not at any time require that the victim leave the abuser as part of the Second Chance Agreement. 4) Perpetrator Policy We are committed to providing a workplace in which the perpetration of domestic violence is neither tolerated nor excused. Any physical assault or threat made by an employee while on company premises, during working hours, using company resources (phone, email, pagers, etc.), or at a company-sponsored social event is a serious violation of our policy. This policy applies not only to acts against other employees, but to acts against all persons, including intimate partners. Employees found to have violated this policy will be subject to corrective or disciplinary action, up to and including termination. • A company is justified in terminating an employee who perpetrates acts of domestic violence on-site or using company resources. The Workplace Responds to Family Violence Sources: Office of the administrator for the courts. Final Report of the Washington State Domestic Violence Task Force, June 1991. Klein, Dorie, Martin, Sue and Kaufman, K. The Most Commonly Asked Questions About Domestic Violence, in Domestic Violence: A Training Curriculum for Law Enforcement, Volume II, edited by Sue Martin and K. Kaufman. (Family Violence Prevention Fund: San Francisco, 1988). Love Shouldn't Hurt Campaign of King County, Washington, CHOICES for Victims of Domestic Violence, 1997. Permission to Reprint or Adapt Disclaimer: Some of these materials were adapted from the publication entitled, "The Workplace Responds to Domestic Violence: A Resource Guide for Employers, Unions and Advocates," produced by the Family Violence Prevention Fund. Edited by Donna Norton, Esq., Stephen T. Moskey, Ph.D., and Elizabeth Bernstein. For further information, please visit www.endabuse.org. Note to reader: Domestic violence can occur in any relationship, heterosexual or homosexual. The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that over 95% of all victims of domestic violence are women and most perpetrators are male. Because of this majority, this manual uses the pronoun "he" when referring to batterers and "she" when referring to victims. However, employers must be responsive to the needs of all employees, regardless of whether the victim is male or female. The Workplace Responds to Family Violence
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For some days I'm trying to convert a double from any base to another ( tipically 2, 10 or 16), but with no luck. I thought it will be easy to find a library or some kind of an api.
I only could find convert Integer valueas or BigInteger but they had no fractional part so it is pointless. Unfortunately the Double class or the BigDecimal does not have the base convertion.
I have thought about dividing 2 numbers in that particular base, but again the BigDecimal does not have this feature like BigInteger does.
Wich is the apropiate way to this as I'm thinking about it for a couple of days and manually I'm losing way too much precision (or I implemented it poorly)?
Can you please teach me how to do this?
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- Feb 3, 2012Hey all. So far, I haven't seen or heard a lot of interest in working on this fundraiser for Their Highnesses. Are you interested and willing and able to help? In order for this to be worth anybody's effort, we need at least a few folks willing to donate some food items to sell at TOL, and a few folks willing to spend a little time at a table selling the stuff.
I'm willing and able to make and donate a bunch a meat pies. They would be cooked, wrapped in foil, and frozen and labeled with suggested re-heating instructions. I, too, am willing to spend some time at a table selling.
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Faithful Place
By Tana French
(Viking, Hardcover, 9780670021871, 416pp.)
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The hotly anticipated third novel of the Dublin murder squad from the New York Times bestselling author
Back in 1985, Frank Mackey was nineteen, growing up poor in Dublin's inner city, and living crammed into a small flat with his family on Faithful Place. But he had his sights set on a lot more. He and Rosie Daly were all ready to run away to London together, get married, get good jobs, break away from factory work and poverty and their old lives.
But on the winter night when they were supposed to leave, Rosie didn't show. Frank took it for granted that she'd dumped him-probably because of his alcoholic father, nutcase mother, and generally dysfunctional family. He never went home again.
Neither did Rosie. Everyone thought she had gone to England on her own and was over there living a shiny new life. Then, twenty-two years later, Rosie's suitcase shows up behind a fireplace in a derelict house on Faithful Place, and Frank is going home whether he likes it or not.
Getting sucked in is a lot easier than getting out again. Frank finds himself straight back in the dark tangle of relationships he left behind. The cops working the case want him out of the way, in case loyalty to his family and community makes him a liability. Faithful Place wants him out because he's a detective now, and the Place has never liked cops. Frank just wants to find out what happened to Rosie Daly-and he's willing to do whatever it takes, to himself or anyone else, to get the job done.
Tana French grew up in Ireland, Italy, the United States, and Malawi. She trained as an actor at Trinity College Dublin. Her first novel, In the Woods, was published in 2007; it won the IVCA Clarion Award for Best Fiction and the Edgar Award for Best First Novel and was a finalist for the LA Times Book Award for Best Mystery/Thriller and the Irish Book Award for Best Newcomer. She lives in Dublin with her husband and daughter.
Writer Tana French lived all over the world as she was growing up, but her books are grounded in Dublin, the city she now calls home. French tells guest host Lynn Neary how her latest novel, Faithful Place takes readers into a grim corner of Dublin where families do their best to suffocate dreams and cops are to be avoided at all costs. More at NPR.org
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"[French] revisits, evocatively and lyrically, themes she's used before: love, loss, memory, murder, and life in modern Ireland. French's writing remains brilliant, and her dialogue is sharp, often lacerating, and sometimes mordantly funny. Faithful Place is her best book yet."
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"Part Raymond Chandler, part Roddy Doyle, crime fiction's rising star takes it into mesmerizing new territory . . . French's hypnotic storytelling remains in full force in this novel . . . Faithful Place is wrenching to a degree that detective fiction rarely achieves . . . French does something fresh with every novel, each one as powerful as the last but in a very different manner. Perhaps she has superpowers of her own? Whatever the source of her gift, it's only growing more miraculous with every book."


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One of my regular criticisms of George W. Bush as President was, when presented with an opportunity to achieve greatness, he repeatedly failed to rise to the occasion. Indeed, his presidency can be viewed as a long series of missed opportunities:
"Once in a generation, the stars align for a political leader. There is this perfect moment – too often based on some enormous danger of long-lasting consequences for generations to come . . . the perfect combination of leadership and threat, of challenge and response meet. The leader – imperfect, fallible, yet ready to rise to the occasion – grabs the brass ring."
That was what I wrote following 9/11. There was a moment to transcend politics. Restructure global alliances, refocus military spending away from its cold war footing, force some sort of Israeli/Palestine deal, wrestle structural US deficits to the ground. Rather than dare the nation to rise to the challenge, to make personal sacrifices for the greater good, to step up to greatness, the country was told to . . . go shopping.
Barack H. Obama seems to be following W's footsteps. He has failed — twice — to is rise to an occasion of great import. In the words of White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, he has "wasted a good crisis" — for the second time. The financial collapse was a grand opportunity to undo three decades of misguided decision-making and radical deregulation. He chose to focus on . . . Health Care.
Now, we have another crisis — the BP Gulf of Mexico disaster. And yet again, we see another missed opportunity. The Oval Office speech last week was just that — a speech, filled with platitudes and mere words. Where was the challenge, the sense of national need, the urgency? It was the same tired energy speech that, as The Daily Show's Jon Stewart has pointed out, every single president since Nixon has given.
For the greatest orator of his generation, our president appears to be lacking in imagination.
I am not a presidential speechwriter, but if I were, this is what I would have suggested to President Obama that his less than historic, June 15, 2010 Oval Office speech should have looked like:
"Good evening, my fellow Americans.
On April 20th, an explosion ripped through BP Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, about 40 miles off the coast of Louisiana. It killed 11 people, began pouring oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Estimates of this leak have risen from 1,000 barrels per day a month and a half ago to as much as 100,000 barrels per day. The Gulf of Mexico is now endangered — the food that it produces, its pristine beaches, its travel and tourist destinations are all threatened with despoilation. This is an environmental catastrophe of unprecedented proportions.
But there is worse news: This tragedy may be the future we are looking at. This may be the first of many such catastrophes we face in the years ahead. It is the result of a series of too many bad decision made by too many people about too many important things. Our corporate partners have made the inexpedient judgment to take on more risk in order to pursue greater profits. We saw this in both the banking sector, the auto industry, and most recently, at energy exploration companies.
Our regulators have become too cozy with their charges. Our Supreme Court somehow has mistakenly come to the conclusion that corporations are equivalent to Human Beings, with the same guarantees to free speech and political participation. We have failed to develop fully explore alternatives to fossil fuels. We have allowed ourselves to become so inured to the benefits of cheap, plentiful energy, that we have ignored their risks and costs.
We are in danger of losing our way, of no longer being a Democracy, and morphing instead into a corporatocracy — a nation of, by and for Corporations
This has gone on for far, far too long.
So tonight, I am proposing 10 sweeping changes for America:
1. Energy R&D: First, we need to recognize that a decade into the 21st century, we are as a nation overwhelmingly wed to 19th century fuel sources. What we need is a fundamental breakthrough in energy technology. Toward that end, I am convening a new "Manhattan Project" — only this time, it is for fundamental research into new forms of Energy. We need more than incremental improvements in solar and battery power, we need a major breakthrough that is the equivalent of the Atomic bomb in its magnitude.
I am requesting Congress Fund a $250 billion dollar Federal research agency to fund fundamental physics and chemistry research — into battery technology, solar efficiency, wind and wave power, thorium nuclear, and all manners of new ideas. The private sector has failed to do this over the past century, so it is up to we the people to get this accomplished. (If we were able to find $185 billion dollars for AIG, then surely we can find $250B to secure our energy futures).
2. Gas Taxes: Gasoline is cheap and plentiful. This has encouraged us to be incredibly wasteful in our energy choices. We are the only industrialized western nation that has not implemented some form of disincentive to to be so profligate in our fuel consumption. Hence, we will be phasing in Pigou taxes over the next 10 cents per year for the next 10 years for a total of $1.00 per gallon of gasoline by 2010.
The US consumes 16 million barrels of gasoline a day. Automobiles use nearly 10 million of those barrels — about 400,000,000 gallons per day. We want to slow that consumption, and channel the pigou taxes into productive research and mass transit. Speaking of which:
3. Mass Transit: I am implementing a massive overhaul of our national mass transit. We are too inefficient in how much energy we consume merely getting around from place to place. Hi Speed rail between cities, increased rail within the cities, natural gas burning buses, and electric vehicles will become the standard.
4. CAFE Standards: For local driving, we need to also be more efficient. Thus, we will raise our national Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for automobiles. We were making progress in the 1970s and early 80s, but we got complacent. I am confident that our auto engineers and manufacturers will find a way to deign more efficient vehicles.
We will work closely with those who want to convert our long haul trucking fleet to natural gas. We will figure out how to get this done.
5. Alternative Energy for Homes: I have already established tax credits for making homes more efficient, replacing old furnaces, upgrading insulation and windows. But we can do better. So we will be offering a new set of tax credits for alternative energy sources at the home level. Solar, geothermal, wind will all be subsidized by a federal tax credits for home and multi-unit apartment owners.
6. Upgrade the Grid: Our existing energy grid is antiquated, inefficient and problematic. I am appointing a panel of scientific experts to make recommendations to upgrade the electric grid, transmit power more efficiently, and help to reduce black outs. Further, we need to make the grid more secure from attack from overseas hackers and others who would use our open society to do us harm.
7. Campaign Finance Reform: I have appointed my old colleague, John McCain, as head of a task force on campaign finance reform. Both sides of the aisle have become corrupted by the money in politics. No one knows the campaign finance rules better than John, who has been working on this issue for decades. The time has come for reform, to prevent the banksters and the oil company lobbyists from having their way.
8. Lobbying Rules: The revolving door between regulators and industry, between Congress (and Congressional staffers) and lobbying firms is totally unacceptable. Whether its Toyota and Auto safety regulation, the SEC and Corporate defendants, or BP and mineral and mining agency that supervised them. , it will no longer be tolerated.
Hence, as CEO of the Executive Branch, I am putting a 5 year waiting period before you can leave government employment and take a job with the industry you were regulating. For Congress members and their Congressional staffers, you cannot go into any industry covered by the elected official you worked with. This includes any legislation they worked upon. This moratorium will also be submitted as legislation for Congress to pass, and woe to the lawmaker who votes against it.
9. Corporate Donations: The Supreme Court's recent decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission granted "corporate personhood" — it gave corporations the same speech rights as flesh-and-blood human beings. This was an error, and was not what the founders envisioned when they wrote "We the People." Hence, I have introduced legislation into Congress to reverse that Supreme Court decision.
10. Transparent Disclosure: Finally, we are mandating a completely transparent system of disclosures — for all campaign donations, lobbying activity, and any and all donations to groups that engage in lobbying. You have the right to give money to whatever groups are trying to influence legislation . . . but the people have a right to know what was given to whom and for what purpose. All of this information will be published on publicly available websites.
My past 6 predecessors in this office all made similar promises — but the danger was not acute enough to get the nation to act. The Gulf tragedy has now focused our attention in a way that perhaps never was before. It will require effort, sacrifice, hardship. But it will also create new jobs, develop new industries, and put the United States on firmer footing to be a world leader in energy.
In the end, we will be a better nation for it — stronger, more secure, wealthier — for the sacrifices I am calling upon all of us to make.
Good night, and God bless America.
That is the speech I would have had the President make. Truly inspiring leaders, when presented with terrible situations, find a way rise to the occasion, to achieve greatness. He missed the last time out. If the mess in the gulf gets appreciably worse, he will have one last opportunity. I hope he doesn't pass up the chance yet again.
The Tragedy of the Bush Administration (November 2nd, 2004)
Tactical Error: Health Care vs Finance Regulatory Reform (September 9th, 2009)
Category: Bailouts, Energy, Politics, Really, really bad calls, Regulation, War/Defense
Via Visual Economics, comes this info-porn on Goldman Sachs: > click for big ass graphic
Category: Corporate Management, Digital Media, Really, really bad calls
On Monday, Moody's downgraded Greece's government bond ratings to junk status of Ba1 from A3. As legislators debate new regulation for the financial sector, this action yesterday serves as a reminder to the folks in DC that the current regime of ratings agencies has become an unmitigated disaster. It also raises a simple question: What…Read More
Category: Credit, Really, really bad calls, Regulation
Joe Nocera cuts right to the heart of the "Blame Fannie and Freddie" argument in today's NYT. It is an article well worth your time to read. He looks a the CATO/AEI narrative — that the government forced the GSEs (and the banks through the CRA) to make ill advised loans to people who could…Read More
Category: Bailout Nation, Bailouts, Credit, Real Estate, Really, really bad calls
Today's must read media piece comes from former Fed Chair Paul Volcker, in the NY Review of Books: "Some five years ago, at a conference of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, I lamented that "the growing imbalances, disequilibria, risks" were giving rise to "circumstances as dangerous and intractable" as any I could recall—intractable…Read More
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To a man whose only tool is a hammer, pretty soon everything begins to look like a nail. I couldn't help but be reminded of that aphorism as I read the most popular article on WSJ.com yesterday — Tax Hikes and the 2011 Economic Collapse — a screed on the Laffer curve and Supply Side…Read More
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WSJ: A commission probing the financial crisis denounced Goldman Sachs Group Inc., saying the firm first dragged its feet over requests for information then dumped hundreds of millions of pages of documents on the panel. The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission issued a subpoena to Goldman, demanding that the firm provide a key for identifying customer…Read More
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Why the 'Experts' Failed to See How Financial Fraud Collapsed the Economy
By James K. Galbraith
The following is the text of a James K. Galbraith's written statement to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee delivered this May. Original PDF text is here.
Chairman Specter, Ranking Member Graham, Members of the Subcommittee, as a former member of the congressional staff it is a pleasure to submit this statement for your record.
I write to you from a disgraced profession. Economic theory, as widely taught since the 1980s, failed miserably to understand the forces behind the financial crisis. Concepts including "rational expectations," "market discipline," and the "efficient markets hypothesis" led economists to argue that speculation would stabilize prices, that sellers would act to protect their reputations, that caveat emptor could be relied on, and that widespread fraud therefore could not occur. Not all economists believed this – but most did.
Thus the study of financial fraud received little attention. Practically no research institutes exist; collaboration between economists and criminologists is rare; in the leading departments there are few specialists and very few students. Economists have soft- pedaled the role of fraud in every crisis they examined, including the Savings & Loan debacle, the Russian transition, the Asian meltdown and the dot.com bubble. They continue to do so now. At a conference sponsored by the Levy Economics Institute in New York on April 17, the closest a former Under Secretary of the Treasury, Peter Fisher, got to this question was to use the word "naughtiness." This was on the day that the SEC charged Goldman Sachs with fraud.
There are exceptions. A famous 1993 article entitled "Looting: Bankruptcy for Profit," by George Akerlof and Paul Romer, drew exceptionally on the experience of regulators who understood fraud. The criminologist-economist William K. Black of the University of Missouri-Kansas City is our leading systematic analyst of the relationship between financial crime and financial crisis. Black points out that accounting fraud is a sure thing when you can control the institution engaging in it: "the best way to rob a bank is to own one." The experience of the Savings and Loan crisis was of businesses taken over for the explicit purpose of stripping them, of bleeding them dry. This was established in court: there were over one thousand felony convictions in the wake of that debacle. Other useful chronicles of modern financial fraud include James Stewart's Den of Thieves on the Boesky-Milken era and Kurt Eichenwald's Conspiracy of Fools, on the Enron scandal. Yet a large gap between this history and formal analysis remains.
Category: Bailouts, Really, really bad calls, Think Tank
The big flaw in the business critique of regulation is not so much that it overstates the costs, but that it understates its benefits — in particular, the benefits of avoiding low-probability events with disastrous consequences. Think of oil spills, mine explosions, financial meltdowns or even global warming. There is a natural tendency of human…Read More
Category: Bailouts, Really, really bad calls, Regulation
There are a variety of estimates as to the total spillage from the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
As of yesterday, they were all significantly losses worse than the 10.8 million gallons of crude the drunk captain of the Exxon Valdez spilled. The range is 23.2 million gallons by the US government, to the worst case scenario of BP itself at 92.5 million gallons.
And counting.
When this is done, it will dwarf the Valdez in total spillage, economic an d environmental damage.
Tracking the Oil Spill in the Gulf
click for interactive timeline
Graphic via the NYT
Size of Oil Spill Underestimated, Scientists Say
NYT, May 13, 2010
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Is there a rumor you've heard that you would like to track down? Is there something in the city — like playground equipment or a pothole — that needs to be fixed? Rick Romano answers some of the mysteries of life in Wauwatosa and helps solve everyday problems.
When will the lanes on Burleigh Street near Highway 45 be less confusing?
Issue: Two readers within a few days wrote to us noting the confusion on westbound Burleigh Street approaching the highway.
"There are two left-turn lanes," wrote one reader, noting that she has seen drivers think the right-most left-turn lane also allowed them to go straight. The other reader called attention to similar confusion in the far right lane of westbound Burleigh Street.
They both wonder when pavement lane markings will be corrected.
Status: City Engineer Bill Wehrley said the city is in the process of restriping the lanes, as weather permits.
He advised drivers to look at the overhead lane signs affixed to the Highway 45 Bridge for guidance.
He also said Burleigh Street road design and construction to accommodate new retail development east of the highway is a work in progress.
"We are in the process of widening the road, providing proper turn lanes and installing new signals at two intersections," Wehrley said.
Roadwork started last summer. The Mayfair Collection recently opened, generating a high volume of traffic. The Meijer store under construction is expected to open within the year.
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My year and a half old Jasper is a bit on the heavy side (12 lbs).I didn't want to admit it at first and it happened slowly but one day I looked at him and just realized what a big guy he had become. I'd like to blame the use of dry food instead of a raw meat diet, but I'm not sure how it happened. I usually give a half cup in the morning and a fourth cup at night. The two 5 month old kittens I'm fostering are pretty small, I'd guess from having been on the street so long. What would you say is the best way to feed three cats in this sutuation so that they each get an appropriate amount of food? Right now even though I use 3 separate bowls, they push each other out of the way and compete at feeding time. I could feed the young ones in the bedroom or begin the scary process of free feeding. What do you suggest?
four cups of dry food seems like a lot to me. Dry food is more fattening. Switch to canned food. 1/2 can 2x a day to max 1 can 2x day.
I would separate Jasper's food from the food for the kittens. Feed them in different rooms.
My boy is also a year and half and about 12 or 13lbs. I really don't think that is bad for a neutered male. Probably depends on the cat though.
I second feeding wet food. Soooo much better for them -- they will eat less dry, poop less and gain less weight.
I free-feed dry (Nutro Max or Complete) and give 1/2 container Meow Mix Select in the am and half in the pm. Wish my cat would eat a better quality wet but he won't (just goes down the drain).
Sorry - no advice on feeding multiples as I only have one :(
Definitely feed them separate and add some canned food. We have one thats just right and one chubby one. I was only feeding them 1/2 cup dry and about 2Tbsp canned each per day. The Vet said too much dry. Now they are getting 2Tbsp dry each and 1/2 of a 5.5 oz can wet a day. The chubby one is loosing slowly and the other one lost some weight initially, but seem to be holding steady now. He has his dish higher up then the other one. She can't get her weight up that high without a step stool. They are eating Canidae wet and their light dry food.
Can you guess who out ways whom?
We have 3 cats, one male and two females. I feed them in different places, although at the same time and the same quantity. My male does like to nose in on his sibling's dish when he's done with his own (total type A eater, lol), so I have to watch for him; otherwise, it works out fairly well.
We feed our crew at 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. When we feed dry, we feed 1/3 cup for each feline of Royal Canin Indoor. When we feed wet, we typically divide the 5.5 oz can (we like Felidae) into 3 portions and add a bit of dry kibble to their dish. Fresh water all the time in three different locations (sometimes if my male doesn't seem to be drinking enough, I splash in some clam juice to pique his interest).
Their weights are quite stable and the vet says they are in the "ideal" category.
My male orange & white is 12.25 lbs, his sibling is 10.25 lbs and my torbie female is 11.25 lbs.
Here's my trio (from 2005; my orange & white sibs were still kitties):
I feed my two cats in two different rooms. They each get one can of Fancy Feast in the morning. And there's a big dish of dry available all day, and a big water bowl. The dry food and water are on the floor in a quiet corner of my kitchen. The only problem is our Wheaten Terrier munches on the cat food. Both cats are trim and healthy. They seem to like the arrangement. Each meows and goes to her own room in the morning when I get up.
Well, I can only say what works for me...I have three cats. Cougar has IBD/pancreatitis - he sits on top of a bar stool and eats his dry kibble. The other two eat on a small rug nearby. I sit near them so that when one finishes his food (he eats really fast) I am between them and he can't go to the other cats food bowl. It means I have to watch all three of them at every meal, but it isn't a big deal.
I have to watch my cats when I feed them wet food . They have their positions and wait for their food. But two, mother and daughter, wolf their food and then try and steal from the more dainty eaters. I referee. The three kinds of dry are out all day. Most of my cats are in a good weight, the mom and daughter are fat at around 17 pounds while Henry is a big boy but not fat at 15 pounds at 15 months.


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Time for outside vegan running once again as it is finally warm enough to feel like spring. We will meet at the East River Road Trail on Summit Avenue in St. Paul at 6:00pm. There is a small parking lot there for parking. If need be we will break up for faster paced folks and a bit slower. No vegan will be left behind, so even if you are a new runner, please feel free to join us! RSVP through Vegan Meetup and find a link to a map there also: http://www.meetup.com/vegan-415/
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|12 Reading and Book Signing at 5:00 pm
Come join us at Ethique Nouveau (317 West 48th Street in Minneapolis) for a reading and book signing on May 12th at 5:00pm as we hear from the authors and editors of Confronting Animal Exploitation, a new anthology that gives voice to grassroots activists living in and around the Twin Cities. Highlights of the newly released book include an oral history of the Animal Rights coalition, and essays by staff and board members of the organization. Along with selected readings, expect provocative conversation about the history of the animal rights movement in Minnesota, and its future. RSVP through Vegan Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/vegan-415/
|17 Dineout at Bambu at 7:00 pm
Join us at Bambu Asian Restaurant in Maplewood (1715 Beam Avenue, Maplewood, MN) at 7:00pm on Friday, May 17. Bambu makes incredible vegan food. There will be lots of options, great portions, and good prices. RSVP at Minneapolis Vegan Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/vegan-415/
|18 Vegan Nutrition 101 at 1:00 pm
Join us as we launch a new component of Vegan University, called Vegan Nutrition 101. This workshop will provide both new and experienced vegans with an in-depth look at sources of necessary nutrients in an animal-free diet. The workshop will also answer the age old question: where do you get your protein? Attendees will also learn about other nutrients such as B12, Omega 3, and iron. Location: Ethique Nouveau, 317 W 48th St., Minneapolis, MN. RSVP at Minneapolis Vegan Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/vegan-415/
|19 May Book Group at 5:00 pm
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|21 Vegan Grocery Shopping Tour at 6:30 pm
Are you newly vegan, know someone who is, or looking to expand your plant-based diet? Join Melissa Maaske, mentor through Vegan University, as she guides you on a tour of Whole Foods Market, 7401 France Avenue S in Edina. You will learn simple tips for reading labels, discover products you overlooked in the past, and have your questions on veganism answered. With help from Melissa, you can make health-conscious choices about what you eat. While it is not required, we do appreciate donations of a couple of dollars to help defray the cost of Meetup fees. More details and RSVP through Minneapolis Vegan Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/vegan-415/
|23 Dineout at Amazing Thailand at 6:30 pm
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|25 VegKins Waffle Meetup at 10:00 am
VegKins will meet at the Fuller Park Building at 48th and Grand to dine as a group at the ARC Vegan Waffle Party. Hope to see you there. Annual Vegan Waffle Party at 10:00 am
Join us at our Fourth Annual Vegan Waffle Party - yes, that time of year when the waffles are piping hot and the toppings seemingly endless. This delicious waffle brunch goes from 10am until 11:30am at the Fuller Park building located at 4800 Grand Ave. S (the corner of 48th St. W and Grand Ave. S). All you need to do is bring one tasty topping to share. Soy vanilla ice cream anyone. Peanut butter and banana. What about some bee-free honey with cinnamon. Whatever you bring should be 100 percent vegan, and all ingredients listed on the packaging or on a note card. Bring your own reusable plate and utensils. The event is free and Fuller Park has a playground and a field perfect for tossing a frisbee. And you are only a stones throw from Ethique Nouveau, the only 100% vegan store in Minnesota, at 317 W 48th St. So after a delicious waffle brunch, stop by Ethique Nouveau where we will be sampling the newest vegan ice cream option, LUV NICE CREAM starting at 11:00am. AND…pints of LUV Nice Cream will be for available for purchase with a percentage of sales donated to the Animal Rights Coalition. RSVP at Minneapolis Vegan Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/vegan-415/
|31 Lumineers Leafleting (All Day)
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