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An employee of a Southeast grocery chain used to pack fresh
meat and seafood from the supermarket into a plastic tote and
toss the whole thing in the dumpster. After work, he'd retrieve
the merchandise and sell it to nearby restaurants.
When he was finally prosecuted, the stolen goods totaled
well over $5,000, says Bill Alford, then the chain's loss
prevention manager. Alford, now a Food Marketing Institute
consultant and president of International Lighthouse Group in
Charlotte, N.C., advises retailers on how to minimize loss from
No one knows exactly how much seafood is lost to theft in
the retail channel. But it could add up to hundreds of millions
of dollars.
Grocers in 2005 lost an average of 1.69 percent of their
company's overall sales to shoplifting, vendor theft, employee
theft of money and merchandise and worthless checks or
credit/debit card fraud, compared to 2 percent the prior year,
according to an FMI report, "Supermarket Security and Loss
Prevention 2006." The report focused on loss from theft or
fraud and did not include data on loss due to spoilage.
Retailers measure loss in one of two ways, either by measuring
the retail value of lost merchandise or the supermarket's cost
of lost merchandise. Overall, grocers reported that their
theft-related losses, typically caught by inventory tracking,
are the same as or lower than in 2004.
However, the grocery-loss-prevention managers surveyed for
the report estimate loss from their meat and seafood
departments at 3.7 percent of department sales. With annual
retail seafood sales, totaling about $16 billion, indeed
disappears, the annual loss tallies around $592 million.
Grocers are becoming increasingly sophisticated in theft
prevention. About one-quarter now use some type of biometric
system that scans and matches a shopper's fingerprint to the
bank, driver's license and fingerprint information on file,
providing more secure check-cashing and payment for
Seafood retailers use a variety of safeguards to combat
theft: surveillance cameras, electronic tags on product
packages, employee-tip hotlines, POS software and employee
screening. Some lock their freezers and coolers or lock their
most expensive seafood products like lobster tails and crab
legs in cages inside the coolers.
Meat and seafood are susceptible to theft, says Alford,
because of their relatively high value. Dry grocery items in
2005 had a shrink rate of 0.7 percent of department sales, the
lowest rate among the grocery departments, while bakery
departments had the highest rate at 8.3 percent of department
sales. For the typical grocery store, the total value of stolen
dry grocery items is far higher than stolen bakery items, but
the percentage is lower because dry grocery sales are so much
higher than bakery sales, often the store department with the
lowest sales, says Alford. Meat and over-the-counter medicines
are the most frequently stolen products, followed by health and
beauty care items, baby formula and razor blades, according to
the FMI report.
Theft of seafood products in the retail channel is a big
problem, says Jim Wallace, VP of perishables procurement for
C&S Wholesale Grocers in South Hatfield, Mass. "Shrimp and
things like that disappear all the time. [Theft] is a
significant problem."
Distributors like C&S have safeguards in place to
prevent loss, but retailers and suppliers can never prevent it
completely, says Wallace.
At retail, shoplifters and dishonest employees steal
product. Shoplifters may grab a bag of frozen shrimp on impulse
and sneak it into a pocketbook or down their pants (yes, it
happens). Or, they may be part of an organized operation,
shoplifting with specific customers in mind. The latter likely
arrive at the store knowing exactly what they want - perhaps
frozen salmon, mahimahi or shrimp. They stow it in a cooler in
the car and take it to a bar or restaurant where they sell it
for pennies on the dollar, says Alford.
Fresh product is somewhat protected from shoplifters because
it's typically behind glass and must be requested.
"People are less likely to conceal and steal the product
because they have to make a face-to-face contact," says
For fresh seafood, the greatest loss threat is dishonest
employees who take product. Or, they may generate an incorrect,
lower-cost price tag by under-weighing product or punching in
the code for a lesser-value product, says Alford. They also may
collude with a cashier to ring up an item of lesser value than
the product they actually take.
That's why the most important measures retailers can take
are to stay on top of their seafood sales figures, make sure
cashiers are ringing accurately and compare front-end figures
with department numbers to verify accuracy, Alford says. POS
exception monitoring software is one tool that allows the store
to analyze POS data in various ways to find patterns that may
be due to theft. It can be used, for example, to flag all
seafood purchases for $1 to $2. Since very little seafood costs
$1 to $2, repeated transactions for those amounts are
automatically suspicious, says Alford.
It's also wise to lock coolers and freezers, he adds.
At the Potash Bros. Supermart in Chicago, Seafood
Buyer/Manager Donnell Yancey runs the seafood department solo.
The store went through about five fish guys in two years, all
of whom were caught stealing product, says Yancey. In some
cases, video cameras caught employees eating product they
didn't pay for.
In addition to the cameras, Potash Bros. affixes Metro
Systems' square electronic tags to packaged products like
shrimp. Unless the tags are deactivated when they pass through
the checkout, an alarm will sound as they are carried out of
the store.
But even with the cameras and tags, "you can't catch it
all," says Yancey.
All 27 Haggen's and Tops stores in Washington and Oregon are
equipped with surveillance cameras in back rooms, on the sales
floor and at entrances and exits, says Russ Casteel, the
chain's seafood merchandiser. There are virtually no private
employee areas, he says.
When it comes to preventing theft, smaller stores may have a
bit of an advantage over large chains. At Casey's Market in
Western Springs, Ill., all employees must pass by the desk of
store Manager Joe Lane in order to leave. In 17 years, he's
caught only one employee stealing.
To prevent the company from being a victim of theft in the
delivery link of the supply chain, a designated receiver at the
store verifies the counts, packs and weights of shipments
before signing for them.
Retailers must make sure they have procedures in place for
direct-store deliveries, says Alford.
"When those controls are in place, the loss in the supply
chain is very, very minimal."
SFlb Contributing Editor Lisa Duchene lives in Bellefonte,


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Blaq for BlackBerry PlayBook v1.6: The Best Twitter Experience Just Got Better!
Blaq is one of our fave apps for our BlackBerry PlayBooks and recently the team of Kisai Labs have updated it again. If you love Twitter and you have a BlackBerry PlayBook, this is one app you will find amazing on it. If you haven't checked it out or have before, you need to check out the updated Blaq. Check it out…
One of the top bug fixes is to the stability of real time streaming. Here's what is listed in the changelog:
- Read saved searches – You asked for it and it's here!
- Bit.ly support (Pro coming soon)
- Img.ly support
- Yfrog support
- Twitter photo support
- Klout score on tweet card (configurable)
- View your own profile
- Maximized WebView notifications – Native notifications prompt even when you're viewing websites within Blaq.
- Cannot insert mention between text when composing a tweet
- Mentions and DMs are not sorted
- Direct message notifications would not show
- Trending topics don't load
- Some tweet links were untappable or broken
- More stable real-time streaming
- Tweet Card some times does not display (potential)
- Search results scroll performance improved
- When an image upload fails, tweet is still sent
- Minor internal issues
Blaq is available in the BlackBerry App World for only $1.99! That's a steal for what the app does. Try it for yourself and let us know what you think! I was really to see that Blaq officially updated in the BlackBerry App World. Thank you Kisai Labs for the updated app. I'm really hoping to see a Blaq for BlackBerry soon too as the PlayBook version has really outdone itself.
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Editor's note: An early version of this online article was unintentionally published with source material and draft notes. As soon as the error was recognized, the article was corrected and reposted within an hour. The source material contained a paragraph from a Sun-Times report.
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Phone scammers pretending to be police
Crime: Crooks claiming to be investigating fraud
By: Don Patterson
| Posted: Wednesday, Mar 05, 2014 03:33 pm
Foothills residents are urged to be wary of a new telephone scam involving people claiming to be police officers investigating cases of fraud.
Okotoks RCMP Sgt. Donna Rorison said they have received a number of complaints from people reporting they received phone calls from an individual claiming to be a police officer.
People are asked to confirm personal information, including social insurance numbers, or are told money needs to be paid to prevent fraud charges being laid. In some cases, she said people have been told to send pre-paid credit cards or gift cards for businesses.
�They�re asking for a social insurance number or advising that money is required to be paid in order to stop the police from arresting them,� said Rorison.
In some of the calls, the man has identified himself as a Const. Miller from a provincial justice department.
Rorison said the calls have come from a 613 area code in Ontario. If the calls aren�t answered, Rorison said voicemail messages with a return phone number are left instructing the people to call. When someone calls back, the crooks behind the scam will answer saying they are with a justice department.
Rorison said this makes people think the phone calls are legitimate.
She said people often fall victim to the scam because they fear being stuck with a fine or more severe penalty.
�Sometimes people don�t work it all through, they just get worried about it, especially this time of year because if they didn�t pay this $200 fine it�s going to go on their taxes,� she said.
Rorison said police will never phone people asking for personal information and they do not ask for money.
�The dead give-away on that is no department of justice is going to take a Home Depot cash loaded credit card in payment of some debt that you owe on a fraud charge,� she said.
Police are still seeing a number of instances of the common relative scam, where someone, often seniors, receive a phone call from someone claiming to be a relative in distress needing money.
�They�re saying this is so-and-so granny, I�m stuck in a Mexican prison or I need some help, I�ve had an accident, I�m in big trouble I can�t get a hold of mom or dad,� said Rorison.
She said these types of phone calls often aren�t reported and she is asking anyone who may have received this type of phone call to report it. She said it gives law-enforcement a record of fraud calls.
�We may not be able to do anything about it but we still want to know about it because we want to know if it�s happening in our area and you might get targeted again,� she said.
Anyone who may have received a suspicious phone call similar to these or other cases is encouraged to call the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501 or visit www.antifraudcentre.ca.
The Okotoks Western Wheel welcomes your opinions and comments. We do not allow personal attacks, offensive language or unsubstantiated allegations. We reserve the right to delete comments deemed inappropriate. We reserve the right to close the comments thread for stories that are deemed especially sensitive. For further information, please contact the editor or publisher.


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Studio: Dimension Studios
Year: 2008
Rated: Not Rated
Film Length: 1 hour, 53 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1080p High Definition Widescreen (2.35:1)
Audio: Dolby TrueHD, English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, Italian Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
Release Date: December 16, 2008
The Movie
( ½ out of )
Death Proof (aka Quentin Tarantino's Thunder Bolt) is the second half of the double feature Grindhouse, released theatrically in the United States, with the first half being Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror. Grindhouse was Rodriguez and Tarantino's tribute to the exploitation films of the 1960s and 1970s and the theaters that showed those films, and even included fake trailers for other non-existent exploitation films. The original exploitation movies were shown in seedy cinemas in which the quality of the celluloid was atrociously consistent with the quality of the theaters showing these "B" movies. The film prints were typically spliced together with scenes, or even entire film reels, missing from the presentation, and Death Proof has been deliberately designed to appear like a scratched and damaged celluloid print.
Death Proof is the story of Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell), an aging movie stuntman who stalks and kills young women with his indestructible cars. Death Proof actually appears to be 2 different slasher movies, both featuring Stuntman Mike, spliced together to create one film. The movie opens with a fancy title card flashing "Quentin Tarantino's Thunder Bolt" for a millisecond before a plain black and white title card displaying "Death Proof" is spliced clumsily into the film. The first half of the film has multiple scratches, dirt, and debris consistent with aging celluloid. By contrast, the second half of the film is virtually pristine, with only a few apparent edits, which cements the illusion that the second half of the movie is a sequel filmed several years after the first movie and later spliced together into one film.
This extended and unrated version of Death Proof includes a couple of scenes that were not included in the original Grindhouse double feature, and some existing scenes have been extended with additional dialogue or other footage. There is a new bridging sequence joining the 2 halves of the movie together that was not included in the original Grindhouse theatrical edition. The bridging sequence stands out as being filmed entirely in pristine black and white following the dirty and scratched print quality of the first half of the film. At the conclusion of this sequence, the film turns to full color and remains virtually clean for the remainder of the film.
Some of the changes from the theatrical version may be for the better, but that is not always the case. The "lap dance" scene that was infuriatingly cut from the theatrical version is included here. A good case can be made that the omission of this scene in the original version was artistically better, in that your imagination can fill in the missing scene on a grander scale than the actual scene itself. The scene is not a bad one, it simply is not as lurid or exciting as you might hope or expect.
Although I am a Tarantino fan, I did not find this to be one of his better films. The trademark dialogue and eclectic film score are apparent here as in other Tarantino movies, but I was disappointed that the plot is pretty thin. This perceived weakness may demonstrate the difficulty in making a movie as a tribute to a genre that never was strong on plot in the first place. Film buffs will spot some stylistic and thematic similarities in this film to Russ Meyer's Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! as well as Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. Chick Habit by April March stands out from the other music in the film score, and this is the song that plays over the main menu of this Blu Ray edition.
( out of )
The movie is in 1080p high definition in a wide-screen 2.35:1 aspect ratio. The picture quality is excellent, taking into account that the first hour of the movie is deliberately filled with scratches, dirt, and debris. The second half of the movie is of pristine quality. This dichotomy creates the impression that the second half was a sequel filmed years after the first half and then edited together into one film. The amount of grain is appropriate throughout the film and assists the illusion that one is watching a scratched celluloid print of this film on the big screen.
( out of )
The Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks both do good service to the movie. Death Proof is heavy on character dialogue with most of the revving engines and crunching steel reserved for the latter half of the movie. The rain scene makes good use of all of the speakers, however, much of the soundtrack comes through front and center in the dialogue.
Special Features
( ½ out of )
Notably missing from the special features are deleted scenes. Additional footage is known to exist that was not in either the theatrical or this extended version. As just one example, there is a scene in the second half in which the girls greet Zoe as she comes through the arrival terminal at the airport. This scene is shown very briefly in the international trailer.
Also missing are the fake trailers that were shown with this movie as part of the Grindhouse double feature with Planet Terror. At least Planet Terror on Blu Ray includes the Machete trailer, whereas this film has no trailers other than its international trailer.
The special features include all of the following:
Stunts On Wheels: The Legendary Drivers of Death Proof (20:39): Director Tarantino talks about the different generations of stunt drivers that worked on this movie, along with behind the scenes footage of various parts of the car chases, and interviews with the drivers themselves.
Introducing Zoe Bell (8:57): Zoe Bell was Lucy Lawless' stunt double on Xena: Warrior Princess and Uma Thurman's double on the Kill Bill movies, and she plays herself in this movie.
Kurt Russell as Stuntman Mike (9:32): Tarantino and Russell talk about the inspirations for his role as Stuntman Mike.
Finding Quentin's Gals (21:13): Quentin Tarantino speaks in depth about casting each of the female leads, who also offer their anecdotes about being cast in this film.
The Uncut Version of "Baby, It's You" by Mary Elizabeth Winstead (1:47): Features Winstead's complete performance of "Baby, It's You" in one uninterrupted film take.
The Double Dare Trailer (2:35): Trailer for documentary about legendary stuntwoman Jeannie Epper and Zoe Bell.
Death Proof International Trailer (2:20): This trailer plays up the sinister aspects of Kurt Russell's character.
International Poster Gallery: Features 17 different lobby cards for Death Proof.
Extended Music Cues: This option presents complete audio on 3 music tracks: Unexpected Violence by Ennio Morricone, Gangster Story by Guidot and Maurizio De Angelis, and Italis A Mano Armata by Franco Micalizzi.
BD Live: As of the date of this review, there are not yet any BD Live features offered online for this title.
( ½ out of overall)
Fans of Tarantino or exploitation films will certainly want to add this one to their permanent collection. It is disappointing that the studio failed to include any deleted scenes or fake Grindhouse trailers with this edition. I will watch anything that Quentin Tarantino writes or directs, but I believe this is not one of his better films. Subplots are set up and then are left unresolved, deliberately so I suspect to imitate the uneven quality of most exploitation films. The problem inherent in making a tribute to bad films is that slavish imitation of that genre may also create a bad film. Death Proof is not a bad film by any means, it is just not a great film. Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez have both made other films in this genre that are much better. (Pulp Fiction and From Dusk Til Dawn come immediately to mind.) Tarantino has previously set the bar so high for himself that Death Proof cannot help but be a disappointment. The good news is that a bad Tarantino film still surpasses the quality of most other films. Death Proof has some great car chase scenes, snappy dialogue, and memorable music. If your expectations are not too high, you can get ready for a wild ride.


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PROVIDENCE - In the little more than a year since it has been open, Jacky's Waterplace & Sushi Bar has become one of the city's premier restaurants for its contemporary take on Asian cuisine, and its dramatic views of the city and Waterplace Park from its floor-to-ceiling windows.
It would seem an ideal spot to sit and dine on nights when the braziers are blazing with WaterFire logs. But even on a recent blustery midweek visit, Jacky's was quite busy. Colorful fish swim in the huge aquarium at the entrance. Two floor-to-ceiling glass booths bloom with exotic (though plastic) plants sitting on beds of carefully arranged rocks. Wine buckets stand sentry for anyone choosing from Jacky's extensive wine list - mostly white to fit the Asian cuisine. The sushi bar top changes colors. Woven balls of light hang above the main part of the dining room that juts out toward the Waterplace basin.
Fans of owner Jacky Ko's Jacky's Galaxie suburban restaurants will find familiar and popular items on the menu yes, even General Tao's Chicken. But there's a flair for the new as well with this expanded menu. Here you'll find steamed Chilean sea bass with shrimp and scallops in miso sauce, roasted Peking duck carved tableside, a two-pound stir-fried lobster. Everything from soup to entrées is served on elegant white teardrop-shaped bowls and dishes set on white table linens.
Asian restaurants are known for their exotic drinks, and Jacky's is no exception. The Lychee Martini ($10), complete with lychee fruit juice and lychee nut on the bottom, was a refreshing taste of the Orient. The caramel Apple Martini ($10) with butterscotch schnapps, garnished with caramel sauce, was the perfect autumn libation.
Egg drop soup is a staple at many Chinese restaurants, too. But at Jacky's there's a Seafood Egg Drop Soup ($10 for a bowl big enough to share). Floating alongside the familiar strands of egg white were bay scallops, shrimps, a hint of crabmeat, even a tinier hint of lobster, plus slices of Chinese broccoli and mushrooms in a very delicate broth.
I've often had shrimp and vegetable tempura, but lightly battered and flash-fried crispy Chicken and Vegetable Tempura ($10) was a first. This very good Japanese dish had four long pieces of tender, mellow chicken accompanied by tempura-style broccoli, onion, sweet potato and squash, served with a tangy brown dipping sauce.
The Chicken Tempura, along with the Seafood Egg Drop Soup, could serve as a complete meal for one. Or maybe you could switch the chicken with an even more delicious, almost dessert-like appetizer - Walnut Shrimp ($12). This refreshing dish had large shrimp atop a sea of pineapple chunks swimming in a sweet fruit mayonnaise sauce. A scattering of crunchy candied walnuts, prepared in honey and sesame, completed the tempting serving.
Sushi is a big part of the menu, so of course I tried Northeastern Tiger Roll ($16). This tiger was surprisingly tame, a long train of a heady mix of shrimp, avocado and cucumber topped with torched salmon, masago (flying fish roe) and minced scallion, all served with lobster sauce and eel sauce on a bamboo leaf. It was a very delicate mix and, with the sauces, very smooth going down. It was so good I didn't feel the need to dip it in the fiery wasabi, which had been cleverly fashioned to look like a leaf. It was all very soothing, save for spicy slices of ginger on the side.
The Grilled Chicken Breast with Teriyaki sauce ($20) was a nice light dish, thanks to a dab of teriyaki sauce that was not overly sweet and did not overpower the three chicken breasts (Jacky's portions are generous) with slices of onion, too. On the side were crisp broccoli and asparagus spears, plus a half ear of corn sliced in two.
The Stir-fried Flat Iron Steak ($20) had big chunks of tender beef tinged with just enough garlic to add a hint of their flavor to the dish, which included crisp Chinese broccoli and sesame walnuts.
As a side dish, there was a traditional home-style Lo Mein ($15), with shrimp and slices of pork and chicken stir fried with the long wheat noodles. Although nothing out of the ordinary, it was very fresh tasting.
Fried ice cream and fried bananas are on the dessert list; the others are not made in Jacky's kitchen. Something a little different was the Mango Mousse Cake ($8), a small, round, very moist cake the size of a hockey puck with the mango mousse on top. If you're a fan of mango, this one's for you.
Jacky's Waterplace & Sushi Bar, 200 Exchange St., Providence. (401) 383-5000. Jackyswaterplace.com. Dressy casual. Reservations. Wheelchair accessible. Free valet parking after 5 p.m. AE, DIS, MC, V. Serving 11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 11:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Fri.; 1 to 11:30 p.m. Sat.; 1 to 10 p.m. Sun. Happy hour 2 to 5 p.m. Mon. to Fri. with half-price appetizers and sushi. Appetizers $5 to $15. Entrees $12 to $40. Full bar.
Dinner for two at Jacky's Waterplace & Sushi Bar might look something like this:
Lychee Martini $10.00
Caramel Apple Martini$ 10.00
Northeastern Tiger $18.00
Chicken Breast Teriyaki $20.00
Stir-fried Flat Iron Steak $20.00
Mango Mousse $8.00
Total food and drink $86.00
Tax $6.88
Tip $17.00
Total bill$ 109.88


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Lake to Bay Loop Harrison Street Pedestrian Improvements
Update: September 8, 2014
Project Description
The Seattle Department of Transportation is planning to construct curb bulbs at intersections along W Harrison Street. These improvements will be completed as part of our Neighborhood Street Fund program and improve pedestrian mobility and safety.
Harrison Street is part of the Lake to Bay Loop that connects Elliot Bay to Lake Union through Uptown, Lower Queen Anne, South Lake Union and Belltown. However, today the corridor lacks marked crosswalks and pedestrian amenities.
The project team selected three intersections along W Harrison Street to which curb bulbs will be added. The selected sites were chosen in conjunction with the final Bicycle Master Plan update and will complement future bicycle facilities in this area.
Project Benefits
The goal of these improvements is to allow safer crossings for pedestrians and improve mobility for all users. Curb bulbs help reduce crossing lengths and improve visibility between drivers and pedestrians. The work will include:
The work is one of the 12 projects selected by the Bridging the Gap Oversight Committee to be completed as part of the Neighborhood Street Fund program, which is funded by the Bridging the Gap (BTG) transportation levy, passed by voters in November 2006 and scheduled to end in 2015.
Project Schedule
The project recently reached 90 percent design and project team expects to finalize design by the end of 2014. Construction will begin and be completed in 2015.
Click here to view 90 percent design plans.
Project Materials
Project Contacts
If you have questions about this project or would like to be added to the project mailing list, contact Art Brochet at email@example.com or 206-615-0786.
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Millennials Are Getting So Many Tattoos. Blame the Internet?
"I tattoo everyone from high-school principals to the other end of the freaking spectrum," says Mike Dunn, a tattoo artist at Visual Expressions in East Hartford.
A music teacher recently came in to get a music staff that morphs into a DNA strand tattooed on him. It was his first tattoo and "he couldn't wait to get back to school and show it to the kids," says Dunn.
But it's the millennial generation, or generation Y, or anyone born roughly after 1982, that's the most tattooed generation ever, with about four in 10 people between the ages of 18 and 35 having at least one tattoo (according to the Pew Research Center). (That's about 38 percent of Millennials. Gen-Xers are close behind, at 32 percent with at least one tattoo, and only 15 percent of Baby Boomers say they've got a tattoo.)
Tattoo artists I spoke with around the state said the most popular tattoos these days are lettering and words. And showy tattoo blogs like Fuck Yeah Tattoos (fyeahtattoos.com) and Tattoologist.com back this up — song lyrics, excerpts of poetry, affirmations, latitude-longitude coordinates and birthdays dominate recently got tattoos. "Breathe" is tattooed on the insides of more bottom lips than you'd believe.
These tattoo displays function as alternatives or reinforcers to social media sites where your photos and personal information are organized and exhibited as projections of you. Fuck Yeah Tattoo photo submissions are almost always directly linked to the Tumblrs and blogs of the submitters, and within these blogs are shrines to their own ink and more elaborate descriptions of their tattoos' meanings, significance, origins and histories. The pride of the accomplishment is in the hours spent getting a tattoo, the pain of the needle, or the money spent, or the boldness of a tattoo's placement. And, of course, there's special attention to the meaning of the tattoo. It's who this person is, captured in a lover's note, a verse from a poem, a lyric from a Coldplay or 30 Seconds to Mars song. Or, in many cases, a depiction of Woody from "Toy Story" or a melting clock from a Salvador Dali painting.
There's also endless joke-spirited tattoos — Rick Astley, Michael Jackson, "Bowie Christ" (David Bowie's head on Jesus Christ's backlit, robed and haloed body) and meme tattoos inspired by double rainbows and "Inglip." When an earthquake shook the east coast earlier this year, someone in Brooklyn got an "I survived the quake" tattoo, which made its way several times around the Web.
Liz Anderson, of Studio Zee in New Haven, says that with the wider acceptance of tattoos today and a greater interest in committing to a tattoo, words and lettering are a neat form of expression that bypasses the traditional pictures/symbols route of yestertattoos.
"Not everybody is a visual person," says Anderson. "So writing a word is a very direct way to relate meaning to someone."
Tattooing is a custom that dates back to Otzi the Iceman, the 5,300-year-old mummy discovered in the Italian Alps in the early '90s, who had markings on him resembling lines and crosses. But it's in the past couple of decades that tattoos have become little status messages on the body, inked icons of personal taste, and much more mainstreamly acceptable in modern American culture. Today we have reality shows centered on the art and practice of tattooing, and last month Mattel released a new Barbie doll whose shoulder, arm, chest and all the way up her neck are inked with flower tattoos. Some parents have bitched about its potential influence on their kids, but the doll's on back order through November.
In a 2006 article in The Journal of Popular Culture, Mary Kosut points out the change in tattoo demographics over the past several years. "The community of new tattooees transcends age, class, and ethnic boundaries, and includes a heterogeneous population of teenagers and young adults, women, African Americans, Latin Americans, urbanites, suburbanites, white-collar professionals, and the college-educated," she wrote. "Those who make up what could be described as the traditional tattoo population — working class, blue-collar, bikers, prisoners, punks — are also still getting tattooed, but have been carefully edited out of media discourses announcing the elevation of tattoo cultures. ... American children are growing up in a cultural landscape that is more tattoo-friendly and tattoo-¿ooded than at any other time in history."
Kristen Lake, manager of Ink-Side-Out Tattoo in Norwalk, said, "A lot of our customers get a lot of lettering, quotes that are meaningful to them. … 'Seize the day' is the most common tattoo I've seen."
Other semi-fads you'll see on blogs and on your friends are white-colored tattoos and tattoos done in fluorescent ink that glows under blacklights. Though Lake says clients are often disappointed in just how subtle a white tattoo is, and so she discourages clients from getting them.
"People's expectations of white tattoos are too high," she said. "They think it's gonna be really vibrant because their skin's not pure white. … We'll do it but we definitely advise them it's not gonna be very visible."
"We have lots of younger people coming in and doing their tattoos in white ink," Lake continued. "They want white tattoos on their wrists and hands. They're scared to make the leap and get something dark."
As tattooing becomes more accepted, it also becomes a more complex, but higher-valued, art form. Liz Anderson at Studio Zee got her master's in art history but has made her career in tattooing, a path she says many of her peers also followed after graduating from art school. And since there's no "tattoo school" or certification process — tattoo artists come into their professions through apprenticeships and years of practice and observation — it seems likely we'll start to see tattoo academies and certification programs cropping up in the next few years as tattooing keeps moving into realms of higher art and more esoteric designs. More clients are coming in with pieces of art they've seen on the Web and want on their bodies. Anderson's done tattoos of pieces by Edvard Munch, William Blake and Salvador Dali.
"People have been getting these fine-art paintings," Anderson says, "which I love. I feel really fortunate that that's catching on." A flip through her portfolio shows Anderson's Victorian-style inkings you could imagine a die-hard Jane Austen fan going in for.
Mike Dunn said he refuses to tattoo the necks, faces and hands of kids coming in for their first tattoos, and there are parents of young, overeager taste-displayers who've thanked him for that.
"Young kids come in with really bad ideas," Dunn said. One kid wanted the song lyrics, "If I live you're dead; if I die you're forgiven" tattooed on his back in big letters. "I told him, 'You're gonna have assholes coming up to you for the rest of your life giving you crap over that tattoo because you think it means one thing but it means something else.' I talked him out of it." Another kid wanted to get "Italy" tattooed on his neck, and Dunn asked him if he had a job. He didn't.
"I told him, 'If you get a stable job, you can come back,'" said Dunn.
There are few genres of tattoo that might be considered "classics." Dunn says it's the religious tattoos — the Virgin Mary, praying hands, crosses — with the longest shelf life. Meanwhile, big tribal tattoos and other cryptic badass-signifiers are out of fashion.
It's hard to say what tattoos will remain fashionable and which will become passe in the next decade or so, but Dunn says with increasingly improved technology, options are limitless, and so picking timeless designs is both easier and harder. A better question, though, is whether timelessness matters to most people. Most tattooees know tattoos aren't temporary, and happily commit to their selections. When you use your body as a canvas of taste, you're likely very confident in your interests.
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Yesterday's second quarter earnings release by troubled electronics retailer RadioShack (RSH) lacked the shock value that I believe many were expecting. It certainly was not a good quarter; there were no revelations big enough to suggest that a turnaround has begun.
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911 — I like- 4 wheel drive grip, extremely reliability with incredible brakes. Technically advanced for it's time for all weather driving. Flat 6 is both flexible in traffic and brutal. Excellent build quality still drives like new after being driven in UK, Hong Kong and Australia I dislike- No storage space for nearly anything except a girl
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Das Land des Lächelns (Lehár, Franz)
This work likely not be in the public domain in the US (due to first publication with the required notice after 1922, plus renewal or "restoration" under the GATT/TRIPS amendments) in the EU and those countries where the copyright term is life+70 years. However, it is public domain in Canada (where IMSLP is hosted) and in other countries (China, Japan, S. Korea) where the copyright term is life+50 years.
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Early release amount depends on the sentence length. Inmates serving 37 months or more are eligible for the full twelve months of early release while those serving 31-36 months will be eligible for only a nine month sentence reduction. Those with less than 31 months sentence are eligible for only a six month reduction. Inmates may receive less than their maximum eligible time off due to program overcrowding. The average sentence reduction BOP-wide is approximately nine months.
Some inmates due to the violent or sexual-abuse nature of their crimes are ineligible for any time off. Felony or misdemeanor convictions of robbery, rape, assault or child sexual-abuse will disqualify as well as an element of violence or use of a firearm or weapon. Other disqualifications include those with pending state charges, warrants or detainers; INS-ICE detainers, and military or state inmates.
Eligibility for RDAP is determined by the institution's RDAP staff and requires that the inmate has a verifiable documented narcotic drug, prescription drug, or alcohol abuse problem in their Presentence Investigation Report, considered the "bible" at the BOP. Having a judicial recommendation, although not necessary or conclusive, is helpful for RDAP admission with the court's recognition and encouragement for treatment. Unfortunately, the PSR often times inadequately reports an inmate's substance abuse due to erroneous advice from counsel or lack of accuracy. Updating the PSR, after the fact, is very difficult after sentencing. In such cases, the burden of proof is much higher but not impossible. The offender can seek documentation verifying substance abuse from a former probation officer or treatment provider. The documentation must adequately show the diagnosis and treatment performed as well as written contemporaneously within one year prior to incarceration, and in most cases, even prior to the initial arrest or indictment.
Next, the offender must meet formal psychological diagnostic criteria by passing a formal clinical interview by the Drug Abuse Program Coordinator (DAPC), who will look at official background documentation, such as a PSR, and other information that supports the diagnosis. The offender must also not have any mental disorders that may interfere with RDAP participation and must sign a treatment contract. During the clinical interview, a substance abuse or dependency disorder may not necessarily be diagnosed by the DAPC even if there is documentation in the inmate's file, in which case, the inmate is deemed ineligible.
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Is true that all my husband has to say to get into rdap is that he drinks too much?
Can you get this RDAP Eval in State prison?
I have been taking nerve and anxiety pills since my first wife died plus I have a hernia disk in my back and the only thing relieve my pain is Loratab 10ng, can I get in the RDAP program?
Shedrick, the answer is Yes. Prescription drugs is considered a substance for abuse and is commonly used to get into RDAP.
When my husband went to prsion.paper work show he has a problem withdrugs. My husband. Was given 7 years sentence.as olny being in their may 31 2012. Was fighting for his lifegot very sick. While in Prison. Lost is right eye was not getting the Medicare treatment he needed. Is learning how to walk again.is some where in dlass TX please call me if u can help me.
Madeline, please give us a call and I'll make sure you get the info you need dealing with medical requests at the BOP.
If I live in LA , how can you assist me?
Omar, yes we can and in fact, have local counsel in the LA area. We work with all clients throughout the USA.
Our son, 21, has been sentenced to 10 years for selling marijuana and Possession of a firearm. He has a heroin/narcotic addiction.. positive drug screen while on probation. Has had in patient treatment after conviction and before sentencing. Is he eligible?
Jenny, the firearm will prevent him in getting a sentence reduction but he can still do rdap. The addiction, if well documented, would get him into rdap. The in-patient treatment after arrest will not help him much.
My boyfriend has been in the rdap for almost 2 months now. He was just informed he may not be eligible for sentence reduction due to a prior state conviction of battery in 2005. He says he will appeal it because he believes it was dismissed. Does it matter if it was or not ? Is battery considered aggravated assault?
Renea, no battery is not considered aggravated assault. If it was dismissed, he will not have a problem.
What if you got caught selling drug ?Will the program take him in
My fiance' was initially sentenced 5 years for grand theft auto. He's in Sioux falls state penitentiary. I know he's in a treatment type program already, he's had an alcohol problem before he was incarcerated, is he eligible for RDAP?
Sommer, it sounds like he was in a state jail and this program is for federal prisons.
I'm gonna to most likely get sentenced between 30-36 months for sex trafficking next month I smoke weed an have prior convictions for marijuana possession am I avail for rdap an if so how long will it reduce my sentence
If my fiancé has prior Criminal Reckless charge will that disqualify him from the time cut?
Hi John. It's important to have all your documentation prepared so you are sure to get into rdap. Please call our office.
quisiera saber si mi hija califica para rdap ella esta por conspiraccion y su sentencia fue de 68 meses
My daughter father was sentence 7yrs. For selling drugs and had a lawyer for 2 yrs. Do he qualify for the program.
Wynter, he can get in the program if he can prove he has an alcohol or drug problem. Please call our office to discuss. He is little to do with his case or attorney.
My son is in medicl center federal prisoners he was diagnosis Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective disorder the medicine he on is prolixin and cogentin.I like to know if he can get in the RDAP program. His out date is Aug 2016.
Curtisene - your son may be able to get into the program but we need more info. Please call our office to discuss your case. 866-543-0250
My boyfriend was sentenced to 15 yrs at 50% and was incarcerated on april 29th 2014. he has prior class x charges and battery of a handicap in his past. He now is taking prozac and depakote in prison. He lost his father and mother at a young age and I know that is why he has so many problems with anger and addiction. would he be a good canidate?
Angie - it sounds like your boyfriend is in a state jail with a state charge. The RDAP program is only for federal inmates in federal prison. Sorry.
Hello, my fiance was sentenced to 11 years in medium institution he has tested postive for marijuana in the past he had a gun charge prior and did 3 years in state jail would he be eligble for the program or do you know anything about the 65% law or the point dedecutions.
Nicole - these are a lot of questions and I am going to need more information in order for me to give you an answer. Please call our office.
My Dad was sentenced to 24 months for a white collar crime (first offense) in August of 2014. He just was admitted into RDAP at Edgefield that begins Nov 24th, 2014. What is a realistic time for him to be out in a halfway house? Thanks!
Hi Brandon. He will be done with RDAP in 9 months, which is Aug 24, 2015. He will immediately go to the halfway house for 6 months after and then go to supervised release. As soon as arriving to the halfway house, he may leave to work, go shopping, exercise, church, etc. He will have to be sleeping at the halfway house for 3.6 months with weekend passes to go home. He can then do home confinement for 2.4 months.
My husband is waiting for sentence and is looking at 5-20 years. He has prior drug abuse problems, but has a felony for residential bulgury, will that disquilify his eligibility or is there any way to get him in the program?
My husband has Asthma, he had been use asthmas medicine all time, dose he qualify for RDAP, also, he is US green card holder.
Jackie - yes, he may still be able to get into RDAP and the time off. Please call our office.
Julie, you have to be a US Citizen. Also, asthma meds are not the type that can be easily abused.


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Tuesdays with Dorie: Oatmeal Breakfast Muffins
Tuesday, August 17
This week's Tuesdays with Dorie recipe was chosen by Natalie, of Oven Love. Thank you, Natalie, for picking something that turned out to be a pleasant surprise! For as much as I love oatmeal, the thought of an oatmeal-based bread made with applesauce in place of butter, made me think of something dull, dry, and brick-heavy. I could not have been more wrong. These muffins were moist, flavourful and light. Of course it's hard to resist anything topped with nuts, brown sugar, and cinnamon (as an added bonus, the muffin batter contains buttermilk.)
The recipe was intended to be made into a splendid loaf, but since that would have led to a massive carb overload on my part, I quartered the ingredients and made about 4 muffins. I use the word 'about' because the last one was forged out of some desperate bowl scraping in the hope that I could manage just one more. So technically it made 3 1/2 muffins. These were perfect for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
For the recipe, please visit Natalie's blog! And if you decide to go the muffin route, I highly recommend making the full recipe, or at least half. Carbs be damned, these muffins are too good to get by on only 4. Yet another reason that I love Tuesdays with Dorie: I don't have to write out the recipes! I still type like a chicken pecking at it's food.
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Oh these look delightful, Valerie! :-) Love the streusel topping especially. :-) Love your new header too!! :-)ReplyDelete
These muffins look amazing! I'd love to try halving the recipe to give me seven -- three and a half muffins wouldn't work well in a family of four!ReplyDelete
What wonderful looking muffins! I agree - the recipe sounded heavy and . . . kind of unappetizing. What a surprise - a pleasant one. Great job on the math and the extra muffin - who want's only "half" a muffin! :) Beautiful photography!ReplyDelete
OMG your muffins look soooo good!! I love cakes with streusel topping!!ReplyDelete
Oh your so smart to halve things into good portions! Your muffins do look irresitable...the topping is trop bonReplyDelete
Hey Valerie, these look great. I've found that applesauce in place of fat can often produce a very moist cake/muffin. And this method is, of course, great for people trying to cut unnecessary fat from the diet. I'm going to check it out...ReplyDelete
Oh, and your new header is so nice. Is it new, or am I just blind:)?ReplyDelete
Thanks, all!ReplyDelete
Stella, you're not blind. I've discovered the dangerously addicting world that is Picnik. I think I spent all weekend playing around on it. :p
Thank you hunny for this great muffin.ReplyDelete
Have a great week dear.
Lisa xx
Your muffins look perfect! If it's brick-heavy you want, come on up to my place.ReplyDelete
I love the new header too, and now I must go figure out what Picnik is.
Wow, your muffins are so cute with the crumb topping! I'll definitely have to try that next time!ReplyDelete
What cute muffins! Love your photos and the topping looks absolutely delicious.ReplyDelete
Your muffins look awesome! And i've gone the 'scrape trying to manage one more muffin/cupcake/cookie' and come up with a nub of a muffin :)ReplyDelete
Love your muffins! Thanks so much for baking with me- I'm glad it surprised you in a good way!ReplyDelete
WOW! Your muffins look amazing!!!!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous muffins!ReplyDelete
The muffins look so perfect, a good way to enjoy this recipe. Great new header.ReplyDelete
Yeah...I didn't have very high hopes for this one, either. What a tasty surprise it turned out to be. Love you picture!!ReplyDelete
Your muffins look gorgeous! I had a funny feeling this recipe wouldn't be outstanding...but how wrong was I!! I can't wait to make it again already :-)ReplyDelete
So cute for brunch! And great for an on-the-go breakfast too. I like it.ReplyDelete
I don't much like healthy desserts. Desserts are supposed to be sinful ;) But I do make such things sometimes, this looks exactly like how I picture them to be.ReplyDelete
Magnificent muffins. Next time that is the route I am taking.ReplyDelete
Know all about scraping the bowl for just. one. more. cuppy/muffin.
Thanks for visiting, and for taking the time to read through my ramblings!
If you have a recipe comment or question, I'd love to hear from you.
Happy Baking!
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4 Who persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
5 As the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the ancients: from whom also receiving letters to the brethren, I went to Damascus, that I might bring them bound from thence to Jerusalem to be punished.
6 And it came to pass, as I was going, and drawing nigh to Damascus at midday, that suddenly from heaven there shone round about me a great light:
7 And falling on the ground, I heard a voice saying to me: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
8 And I answered: Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me: I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
9 And they that were with me, saw indeed the light, but they heard not the voice of him that spoke with me.
10 And I said: What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me: Arise, and go to Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things that thou must do.
11 And whereas I did not see for the brightness of that light, being led by the hand by my companions, I came to Damascus.
12 And one Ananias, a man according to the law, having testimony of all the Jews who dwelt there,
13 Coming to me, and standing by me, said to me: Brother Saul, look up. And I the same hour looked upon him.
14 But he said: The God of our fathers hath preordained thee that thou shouldst know his will, and see the Just One, and shouldst hear the voice from his mouth.
15 For thou shalt be his witness to all men, of those things which thou hast seen and heard.
16 And now why tarriest thou? Rise up, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, invoking his name.
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Megaworld lines up new development projects in Manila
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ABS-CBN News reported that property developer Megaworld Corp. is allocating P25 billion (US$585.75 million) for its capital expenditure this year to develop new and ongoing projects.
Megaworld senior vice-president Kingson Sian said this year's capital budget is roughly the same amount spent in 2011.
The company has 11 new projects planned for the first half of this year to capitalize on an emerging property market. Over 40 residential projects and several BPO offices in Metro Manila are also being developed.
They are also looking to target a wider range of customers through the projects of subsidiaries, Empire Land Holdings Inc. and Suntrust Properties Inc.
As a leading residential condominium developer, Megaworld has cornered 16 per cent of total market share, according to a study by real estate advisory firm CB Richard Ellis Philippines.
From 2000 to 2011 the company produced the most number of residential condominium units totaling more than 40,000 units. The units account for an estimated total aggregate salable are of about 1.9 million square meters or 17 per cent of the market.
Colliers International also recognized Megaworld as the top residential condo developer based on the number of units completed and to be completed until 2016 and total aggregate salable area.
In 2011 along, Megaworld launched eight new projects and said it expected net earnings to hit a record that year that was 18 per cent higher than in 2010 with a strong take-up of retail and office space.
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Now that I passed the exam, I would like to share some practices that helped me for preparing. All of these are result of my personal experience and by no means a scientific research :)
- The book I used to study was the legendary book by Katherine Sierra and Bert Bates, available from amazon. This book contains all the materials you need for the exam, and even more than that. The mock questions they contain are actually a lot harder than the ones in real exam, but it is still good in a way that it toughens you up. I was surprised to see than in real exam for multiple choice answers they tell you how many you have to select, in the mock questions in the book they don't.
- Code, code, code! I will say it again, code! Whatever question arises in your head, try to immediately figure it out by writing a small piece of program that would help you to see what is going on and understand it. Leave no darkness in your mind about how things work in Java. Also try to use java compiler from console, not IDE like Eclipse, because sometimes they have I/O problems of mixing outputs. (I saw that when I had print statements in finally block, and sometimes in Eclipse they were appearing after exception, but in console print statement inside finally executed always before the method threw an exception. I guess standard error and standard output streams are somehow not separated properly.)
- Sierra book advises you to first skim over the easy questions and answer them before. DO NOT DO THAT! The questions in this exam are known to be VERY tricky, so a lot of questions which may seem easy to you at a first glance can contain very nasty tricks. Go through every question in order, and never underestimate the hardness of the question. In fact there are some questions that which will be very easy, but those few do not worth taking the risk of missing tricky questions. As one old saying says, if you underestimate your enemy, you will loose, if you overestimate your enemy, you will win only once, and then loose. To win him all the time you need to exactly know him. You are going to give this exam only once, so you will not loose anything if you overestimate its difficulty ;)
- Use public transportation to get to your exam location. However experienced driver you are, driving takes attention, thus it may impair your concentration and focus before the exam. It also depends on availability of public transportation, I was lucky to have my testing center only 500m away from train station. But if this would not be the case for me, I would probably go out half an hour earlier than I need in order to have some time to relax and concentrate later. I also took my time to revise my notes in the train, since train took 20 minutes to get to destination :)
- Take water! 3 hours of active thinking is not a little, and brain really works better when it is hydrated. I drank around a liter of water during the exam, and I could think sharply for 2 hours straight. In mock exams I was doing before, I was getting tired after 10-15 questions. What I would like to suggest is that verify that you will be able to use bathroom in the exam (most places should not have a problem, but verification will not hurt), because you will really need it :) I would also suggest not to take any food, especially the 'energetic' ones. Digestion is known to be one of the most energy-consuming processes in human body, together with brain activity, so any energetic food takes time to give effect. The time you don't really have during the exam.


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Who'll blink? That's the biggest question in the ILA-USMX negotiations, but there are others. Let's take them one by one.
Why couldn't the International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance agree on a contract extension?
Federal mediator George Cohen reportedly was ready Tuesday with a press release announcing an extension of the ILA-USMX contract to mid-January, with no preconditions on bargaining. USMX agreed to the mediator's request to extend the contract and bring the parties back on Jan. 7 for two weeks of intensive negotiations in Washington. The ILA proposed extending the contract to Feb. 1 — but only if USMX took royalties off the table. Royalties are a crucial issue, and USMX wouldn't accept the ILA's demand to continue the status quo. At that point, negotiations broke off.
What happens now?
No new meetings are scheduled, but both sides are being pressed — from Washington and industry groups — to extend the contract past its Dec. 29 expiration. Whether the pressure will break the deadlock is unclear. ILA President Harold Daggett says that if there's no extension, the union is prepared to carry through with its threat to strike. Until there's movement on the royalty issue, bargaining is suspended. At this point, neither side seems willing to budge.
If there is a strike, when would it start?
Daggett has authorization from union delegates to call a strike when the contract expires. If there's no extension, picket lines could go up as early as Dec. 30, although there's speculation that the ILA might delay a strike until after its paid New Year's Day holiday. If there are slowdowns before the contract expires, employers could lock out the union, as they did on the West Coast with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union in 2002.
Could the government intervene to halt a strike?
The Taft-Hartley Act empowers the president to seek an injunction triggering a back-to-work order halting "a threatened or actual strike or lockout affecting an entire industry" and that imperils "national health or safety." Several industry groups have urged President Obama to intervene to keep the ports open. That intervention could take the form of behind-the-scenes persuasion, which likely already has begun, or the "nuclear option" of a Taft-Hartley injunction. The National Retail Federation has urged Obama to use Taft-Hartley if necessary to head off the threat of a strike. If the ILA strikes and the walkout drags on, the administration will face increasing pressure to act.
Which cargoes would be affected by an ILA strike?
A strike would affect containerized and roll-on, roll-off cargo carried or handled by carriers or terminal operators that have signed the ILA-USMX coastwide master contract.
What about non-containerized cargo?
That's more complicated. The ILA will continue working breakbulk ships and cruise vessels, which unlike container lines are not under the master contract and could switch to non-union stevedores if the ILA struck. The ILA says it will continue to handle military cargoes and perishables, including containerized bananas imported by fruit companies that aren't under the master contract. However, a growing volume of reefer containers move on container ships operated by major carriers that are master-contract signatories and would be hit by a strike. Many military shipments also move alongside commercial cargoes in container ships that would be idled.
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What will shippers do?
Some have already begun diverting a limited amount of cargo to Canada, Mexico or the West Coast now that the ILWU's Office Clerical Unit is back to work in Los Angeles-Long Beach. Air freight also is an option, but that's expensive. Canadian ports provide a relief valve, but can't handle all cargo that normally moves via the East Coast. Montreal has draft limitations. Halifax has deep water and efficient on-dock rail, but its two container terminals total only about 145 acres and have berths for only five sizable container ships at a time.
What will carriers do?
Major container lines' ships won't be worked in East and Gulf Coast ports. Most carriers say they'll probably sit tight for a few days, hoping any walkout proves short-lived. Then they'll implement contingency plans, declaring force majeure and dropping cargo at Canadian and Mexican ports. Any interruption at East Coast ports will cause vessel schedule disruptions that will take weeks to straighten out.
Would an ILA strike be coastwide?
A strike would affect all major container ports along the East and Gulf coasts, and all major container lines serving those ports. There are a few small non-ILA terminals, such as Chester, Pa., used by Independent Container Line, but all major container lines and terminal operators are contract signatories. There's been speculation that the ILA's southern locals might disregard a strike call, but that appears to be wishful thinking by cargo interests. Many ILA local leaders aren't eager to strike, especially if it's to preserve overstaffing and work rules in New York-New Jersey. However, Benny Holland, the union's Texas-based executive vice president, notes that container royalties and other master contract issues affect all ports. He says that if the ILA strikes, the union's southern locals will support it.
What's the status of negotiations on work rules?
Most ILA work rules are in local contracts that supplement the coastwide master contract. Employers are hoping to use the master contract to provide local negotiators with flexibility to change port-specific work rules such as starting times and staffing requirements. Common practice in labor negotiations is to swap money for work rules, but most of the money is in the master contract. Both sides have agreed that the new master contract won't be ratified until all local contracts are agreed upon. That leaves local negotiations in limbo until the master contract talks get back on track.
What are container royalties? Why are they an issue?
Since the 1960s, carriers have paid per-ton royalties that are used mainly to compensate ILA members for the loss of jobs to containerization. In 2009, the ILA and USMX eliminated caps on carriers' payments and dockworkers' year-end royalty checks. The change has added $180 million to carrier costs over the last three years. Workers' royalty checks, previously capped at $16,500 for experienced workers and $7,500 for newer hires, averaged $15,500 last year and were as high as $36,000 in Savannah. Employers note that few ILA members from the 1960s are still working. USMX wants to freeze workers' royalty checks at current levels while guaranteeing them for 25 years, use the excess for other benefits, and eliminate payouts to future hires. The ILA sees royalties as a perpetual payment it negotiated to offset the permanent loss of jobs, and is dead-set against capping them. With hundreds of millions of dollars on the line, neither side is willing to back down.
Why are this year's negotiations so difficult?
The ILA and USMX entered this year's bargaining with starkly different objectives. Since his election as ILA president last year, Daggett has vowed to negotiate a lucrative contract. Employers, meanwhile, are determined to control costs and work rules that they were reluctant to tackle in previous contracts. There's also been a clash of negotiating styles. Accustomed to the collaborative approach of previous ILA presidents John Bowers and Richard Hughes, USMX officials have been exasperated by Daggett's give-no-quarter style. When USMX Chairman/CEO James Capo complained recently that ILA leaders "view bargaining as a one-way street leading only in their direction," he meant it.
Which standoff will be settled first – the U.S. government's fiscal cliff or the ILA-USMX "container cliff"?
You tell me.
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Family of Na'alehu woman sues over deadly Ka'u crash
Updated On: Oct 16 2013 11:46:59 AM HST
The family of a Na'alehu woman killed in a Ka'u car crash is suing the estate of the deceased other driver.
The Hawaii Tribune-Herald reports the lawsuit was filed Oct. 9 on behalf of Trinidad Ballesteros' children and others.
Ballesteros was driving a pickup Jan. 23 near Mile 54 Highway 11. It was struck head-on by a sedan driven by 73-year-old Donald Ingoglia, a Sacramento, Calif., attorney.
The truck caught fire. Ballesteros and passenger Richard Taylor of Na'alehu died at the scene.
The crash also killed Ingoglia, his son and his grandson. Ingoglia suffered a heart attack before the car crossed the center line. The lawsuit claims Ingoglia drove too fast and was negligent.
The lawsuit names the trustee of the Ingoglia family trust and Ingoglia's estate executor as defendants.
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Throughout an uncertain offseason, Fitzpatrick organized a series of player workouts - including a mini-camp in Arizona, three days of passing drills in Elma, and periodic workouts at area high school fields.
Through the process, Fitzpatrick solidified himself as the leader of the Bills offense, and hopes what the players accomplished in the offseason will translate to the field.
"I think we're at a little of a disadvantage, because there are some cities where a lot of guys stay there year round. It was hard at times to work out schedules, and get everyone in the same place, just to get on the field together," said Fitzpatrick. "Whether it was just throwing, or practicing, or getting everyone working out, but I try to make it a point for at least the receivers, running backs, to get here early."
"He's a winner. He's a guy that goes out and lays it on the line every time you step on the field. Those are the kind of guys you want to go to battle with - especially when it's your QB. He's a smart player. I'm glad to have him on my team, and hopefully he can get us over the hump and into the playoffs," said running back CJ Spiller.
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