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So, at the risk of stepping of Jeff's toes, I figure the biggest thing coming out in time for this posting is the few details of the possible NFL CBA that the press has been able to get. The plus side to this is that they could end up beating my pessimistic beliefs that we'd miss some games this season. Nice to see both sides on better terms.
If you haven't found the article here's a bulleted list of details I got from ESPN.com: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6687485
Players get 48 percent of "all revenue."
Players' share will never dip below 46.5 percent, under new formula being negotiated.
This seems fair to me. I realize that the players generally aren't putting their money at risk, but they are putting their own health and well being on the line. Many have criticized the players for being greedy, but if the owners can certainly live off what they get from the team. Besides, as you will see later on down the list, the owners don't have to put up much of their own money on the stadium. They get that straight from the local tax base.
While they are playing, and even after, players should be able to benefit from the use of their names and images. Most people are rather shrewd about that and are seldom criticized as much for it.
Odd history note, Charles Darwin took considerable effort to point out that the theory of Social Darwinism had nothing to do with his theory of evolution through natural selection and was quick to point out that he in no way agreed with Social Darwinism.
Teams required to spend close to 100 percent of the salary cap.
I imagine this is good news to fans of small market teams like Buffalo, but the owners of these clubs are probably sweating it out. It doesn't seem to allow much for future planning and I wonder if it may lead teams to overpay. I imagine most would eat the fine rather than the alternative. What makes it harder for lower bracket teams is that beyond spending close to the reported $120 million salary cap, they'd have to put more money forward in the form of benefits. This may bring about some changes in ownership and I wonder if it may lead to some relocation down the road as the gaps widen.
Rookie wage scale part of deal but still being "tweaked."
Not sure of any further details here, but I agree with the veterans on this. It was a hard pill to swallow some years ago when Matt Stafford came into Detroit during the height of the recession making around $41.7 million before ever playing a down. A few years before Jamarcus Russell signed a then record $68 million deal with around $31 mill guaranteed. A number of vets, including player rep Kevin Mawae, decried these rich contracts for players that had never stepped onto the pro stage. It is indeed tough to swallow Russell making more than most proven NFL QBs. Should be interesting to see what they can agree to on this issue.
Four years needed for unrestricted free-agent status. Certain tags will be retained, but still being discussed.
I am not sure what this really says, though I imagine it applies to any new deals and not to existing deals. I believe it calls for a four year minimum. I figure the players want to ditch the franchise tag, as few seem to be pleased when they are placed under it.
18-game regular season designated only as negotiable item and at no point is mandated in deal.
Shouldn't even be negotiable in my eyes. I think people should be satisfied with 16 games. Why risk further injuries and stretch rosters even thinner? I hear a lot of talk about shortening other seasons and I don't see why anyone wishes to lengthen the NFL season.
Full 16-game Thursday night TV package beginning in 2014.
I dislike this as it only serves to pimp the NFL network and get more money out of fans. You get about a minimum of $40-50 even for a crappy seat and have huge contracts with ESPN, Fox, CBS, and NBC, why keep pushing money out of the fans by requiring them to buy your network?
Owners still will get some expense credits that will allow funding for new stadiums.
The union estimated that revenue will double to $18 bil by 2016. How is that not enough to build your own stadiums? Keep on squeezing.
Retirees to benefit from improved health care, pension benefits as revenue projected to double to $18 million by 2016.
This is my favorite item that the players are fighting for. More sports need to stand up for their past greats. I can't help but recall the story of George Mikan when I see this. Many hall of famers have recently joined a class action suit against the league. While in these current times, it may be hard to think of pro athletes getting a pension when most people have lost theirs, but these are guys who played before the money got so big. Good to see football recognizing the people who built the game to its current and projected level.
Odd piece of hockey news, as Jagre is reportedly interested in coming back to the NHL. He played the last few seasons in the KHL. The Wings were reportedly suitors, but that ship may have sailed. At 39, he's not exactly a hot prospect and the Wings are old enough as it is. Most folks here are looking for the team to get younger (other than Lindstrom coming back). Jagre is now calling on the Pens. Sounds like a nice use of their money and cap space to me.
The most interesting aspect I've seen about the NBA draft is the Spurs putting feelers out about trading Tony Parker. The Spurs are reportedly talking with The Kings and Raptors about trading up. Seems like breaking that group up was inevitable and Parker is probably the guy you can get rid of that would cause the least imediate impact. I can't help but wonder if the Spurs should have won more, but I fondly remember all they accomplished in the face of the NBA business and the Lakers.
I'd like to close by once again thanking Harvey and Lanz for their recommendation of The Teammates. The book was a great story about baseball and freinships and I couldn't help but agree with the suggestion that modern baseball seems to have taken the air out of teammate bonding anything close to what used to be common. Still, a great story told in a riveting style. I highly recommend it to any Gabbers that have not had a chance to read it and have the time. I imagine it would be even more compelling to all the Boston fans out there.
I leave you as always with the word of the week inspired by Fan82.
MTV affect, noun
Hello all and welcome to another Wednesday of deep thoughts. This has indeed been a very strange year for weather. While many of you battled a cold and wet spring, the southwest has just baked. Normally we get fresh reviving spring rains...but not this year. It has been months since it has rained in Austin. We began to see 100 in May and it has just continued to heat up.
This is what it looks like in the Austin area. Yes it is always hot this time of year, but we don't normally see this until late July or August. It is sad to say, but what we need is a good tropical depression to roll in. By the way, we call this a pond...or stock tank. We call it a mud hole now...
One of the wonderful things about Austin is the many summer water activities we have available on the area lakes. Here is a photo of our water source...Lake Travis:
When full, Lake Travis does not have any islands. With all of the drought in our area, it was especially troubling to see a community discarding water. Here is something that caught my eye today:
PORTLAND, Ore. Call it the big flush.
Because a 21-year-old man was caught on a security camera urinating into a city reservoir, Oregon's biggest city is sending 8 million gallons of treated drinking water down the drain.
Portland officials defended the decision Monday, saying they didn't want to send city residents water laced, however infinitesimally, with urine.
Public health officials say, however, that urine is sterile in healthy people and that the urine in the reservoir was so diluted perhaps a half pint in millions of gallons that it posed little risk.
Some people in the city, in the suburbs and around the world called the flush an overreaction, especially since animals such as ducks contribute waste routinely and, sometimes, die in the water.
"More than 1 billion people worldwide do not have reliable access to clean drinking water, and here we are tossing away nearly 8 million gallons of water just to appease the ignorant residents who believe their tap water will otherwise turn yellow," read one comment posted on The Oregonian's Website.
Let me get this straight...we are rationing water and Portland is flushing 8 million gallons of water. I mean even if the guy that took a leak in the water supply was the guy that drank 48 beers...it is 8 million gallons of water and a few ounces of urine. As the writer says, what about the birds and other animals that add their special flavor each day? So, if you knew that a guy took a leak in your water supply, would you drink the tap water?
The reservoirs distribute water that flows from glaciers on Mount Hood. It is treated before it goes to the reservoirs for distribution, and then goes directly to consumers.
The reservoirs are drained twice a year for cleaning, and workers have found animal carcasses, paint cans, construction material, fireworks debris and even the plastic bags people use to scoop up after their dogs, said David Shaff, administrator of the city water bureau.
Even so, Shaff said, the yuck factor was the primary reason for the decision to drain the 8 million gallons, at a cost of less than $8,000 to treat it as sewage.
"Nobody wants to drink pee, and I don't want to deal with the 100 people who would be unhappy that I'm serving them pee in their water," he said. Shaff said the security cameras also showed something that's still unidentified was thrown in the water, heightening concern about potential risks.
The Mount Hood watershed that supplies the city is brimming this spring, with 8 million gallons flowing through it about every half hour.
"If I lived in Texas, I might have had a different response," he said.
No Doubt...
While we are on urine, do you remember remember the small quirk that made Moises Alou unique? Moises did not wear batting gloves as he believed that peeing on his hands toughened them to the point that he did not need batting gloves. Jorge Posada apparently also does this during spring training...I think I will opt for a wave if I ever run into these guys
You have probably heard about DeShawn Stevenson being arrested for public intoxication. Were you surprised to hear that it was 10:30 at night and that he was outside a friends apartment in Irving looking for his cell phone? As I read about this event, I was shocked to read that DeShawn did not go to the South Beach team party after they won the championship. His wife is very pregnant and could not make the trip to Miami. So, since she could not come...he did not go to the party. This does not sound like a guy that would be charged a few nights later with public intoxication. So, what did he do wrong? According to Stevenson, he was lucid and told the officers that he was not drunk and was not driving...they arrested him anyway. Officer said he did not know where he was and that he failed a sobriety test. He spent 5 hours in jail and was charged with a class c misdemeanor. He also paid a fine of $475.00
What did Stevenson do that any of us have not done? DeShawn has an idea of why he was arrested..." Stevenson, a large man who sports several tattoos, including on his face and neck, speculated that officers profiled him based on his appearance. A lot of people get stereotyped. If you see a person like me walking down the street-not in my suit attire-in my average attire, it kind of looks suspect." he said.
The apartment complex was a very nice complex located in Irving. If you see a large man with tatoos on his face and neck wandering around the parking lot, perhaps it would turn heads...but you would think that after the cops talked to him that they would have let him go back to his friends unit....that's just my take anyway.
Can you imagine your son playing in the college world series? Do you think that you would do anything necessary to go to the game? Last year, David Roth missed his son's appearance in Omaha. When South Carolina made it back to Omaha this year, he decided that he would not miss the tournament again. Because he had no personal time available, David had to quit his sales job in Greenville, SC to attend. His son, Michael did not disappoint. He pitched 7 1/3 innings in a victory over Texas A&M on Sunday. Now that is what I call a special father's day gift! By the way, if you know anyone that needs a car salesman in Greenville, David will be available next week!
Hats off to the Marlins for bringing back Trader Jack McKeon. The Marlins went back to a proven formula when they were suddenly without a manager. The man is 80 years old and managing a major league team! So far, so good...as the Marlins won on Tuesday, to end a long dry spell. McKeon is definitely old school and I think that this is exactly what this Marlin team needs. In case you wondered how long the transformation would take, here is your answer:
MIAMI -- Whatever the reason for Hanley Ramirez's day off Monday, his outspoken Marlins teammate Logan Morrison reportedly was none too pleased with Ramirez's perception of time.
A source told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel on Tuesday that Morrison ripped into Ramirez after the shortstop arrived less than half an hour before the team stretch Monday -- something the paper reported Ramirez has had a habit of doing this season.
Morrison scolded Ramirez for his repeated tardiness, the Sun-Sentinel said, and told him that was the reason for his season-long slump.
According to the paper, Ramirez didn't respond to Morrison's comments until after the outfielder left the room. Then, the paper said, Ramirez began shouting with no particular target identified.
New Marlins manager Jack McKeon held Ramirez out of Monday's lineup, saying that he didn't like the way he ran in the Marlins' previous game.
Morrison would not address the issue when asked about it by the Sun-Sentinel on Tuesday, but Monday, Morrison was hopeful that the arrival of the old-school McKeon would change the attitudes former manager Edwin Rodriguez had tried adjusting.
"We have a lot of guys who Edwin said don't hustle or play hard," Morrison told The Associated Press on Monday. "Maybe Jack can kick them in the butt."
Good for Morrison... but what is it with Hanley Ramirez? This guy is blessed with unbelievable skills, yet he just does not know how to play the game the right way. Hopefully, McKeon can remind Ramirez what being a professional is all about.
As I have been writing my blog, we actually had a thunderstorm roll in. Maybe it is from Portland? Who cares, we will take it.
That is all I have for today, but I will leave you with a bit of Jack Handey to ponder:
Instead of a trap door, what about a trap window? The guy looks out it, and if he leans too far, he falls out. Wait. I guess that's like a regular window.
Love is not something that you can put chains on and throw into a lake. That's called Houdini. Love is liking someone a lot.
Thanks for stopping by and feel free to leave a few deep thoughts of your own...
Today we squeezed in our first official Tee-Ball game of the season...This is my second season of coaching the Little Beeze's team...This year our name is the Riverdogs...And we have a bad-ass team...Unlike last year, every kid can kind of the throw...The Little Beeze has a great arm, and there is a 2 little girls, and 5 other boys who can throw well...There are only a couple kids that we've had to work with at all, and they have gotten right away...
Most of the kids are hitting well too...Just a couple having trouble, but they'll get there...So, as I said, we squeezed in the first official game today...Between morning thunderstorms, and now the evening storms...It was also picture day...Can't wait to post the boy's evil grin with his bat in hand...
Now this is one of those Pussification of American youth leagues...No keeping score...Everyone bats, it doesn't matter if you get 3 outs, the whole team bats, then you switch...At this age, (5-6 year olds) I'm okay with the everyone batting...But not keeping score bothers me...There should be winning and losing...Kids need to know that losing exists...I made sure that the staff knew that I keep score...How? By how many outs are made...
Well, in game one the Riverdogs dominated...Ripping the ball past their front line of defense, and getting some past their secondary infielders...(3 kids play across an arch near the pitchers mound...Then there are 7 infielders behind them)...The boy laced one through the middle...They got one of our base runners out in the first inning...
Then we took the field...The Little Beeze was playing the third-base side on the arch...That inning he threw a runner out at 1st, home, and 3rd...We got three other runners out...6-1 in my book...Onto the second and usually final inning...(time limit league)...We hit the hell out of the ball some more, and they got one runner out...Little Beeze got his second hit, ripping it down the 3rd base line...
Their last at bat I, being the quality coach that I am, rotated the positions, so everyone gets a chance at some ground ball action...It was humid, and this is the point when the kids lose a bit of focus...We only got one base runner out...Final, 7-2 Riverdogs...Handshakes, and then coach Beeze broke out the "Capri Suns"...
Thursday evening we'll be back at it, and I expect more of the same...It's gonna be a good season!
Later, The Beeze.
Well well well... It's the first day of 'Summer' here at TheGab.
This bring on a few yearly 'milestones' to look forward to.
For example... No more school buses out and about screwing up your commute to and from work. Maximum construction on every square inch of roadway. Fat guys in Speedo's... SHUDDER... Old dudes in black socks and sandals...
And backyard barbeque's...
Hey look... Wimbeldon... Who cares...
CWS... PINNNG... Switch to wood already before someone else gets killed.
OhioSt... Like I said last time... There will always be evidence.
NFL lockout... Stop fucking around and just sign the papers.
NBA draft is this week... ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Did I just watch SpOrTsCeNtEr and NOT see a single story about LeDouche??? You have got to be kidding me. Scratch that. Pat Riely had to open his mouth.
Hey Cubs... Thanks for rolling over against the Yanks this weekend in 'Inter-League' play. You win the Friday night game and then decide that letting them hit BP off your bullpen the next two game would be fun... The Sunday night game was the MOST baseball I have watched in one sitting this year. Looks like it will be the high point for the season. Thanks for ruining it again, Cubs.
Oh, fuck... That's right... Soccer is in it's pre-round-warm-up-round-robin-play-for-2-years-to-not-qualify-for-World-Cup-play
Fuck off soccer...
...And the WNBA
...And the BCS
Ah, crap... Looks like I have run out of sports to offend...
Wait for it... Wait for it... Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaait for it...
Hey NASCAR... Mix in a right turn will ya! It's starting to get old again. No wonder your ratings are down and no one is in the seats at the track. However, when you DO go to a road-coarse, it is a snooze-fest. Who ever qualifies first or second is most likely going to win.
That's it for me... I got shit to do.
Enjoy your summer Gab!!!
"Charl can keep the green jacket for now, I think this is much more sweeter"
Greetings from the Hoodwood, where we are celebrating the annual arrival of Princess Katie.
How bout dat kid?
I thought for sure for sure that after Rory McIlroy had his painful meltdown in the Masters last April that you would never hear from this kid again. Almost like how Jean Van De Velde had his epic meltdown on the 18thin the 1999 British Open. Has anyone even heard from that Frenchman again? But McIlroy shot a 65 of Thursday to grab the lead at Congressional and would not be headed, guarding it like a personal fiefdom and destroying the field, like Tiger Woods used to do. His -16 set a US Open record breaking the record set by
Tiger Woods. His domination was so complete I was hearing grumbles by golf wonks about how easy the course was playing. Rory didnt meltdown on Sunday as some were expecting (or hoping that he would do) instead playing a leisurely 3 under on Sunday and making the Fathers day finale his personal Sunday stroll. As gracious in victory as he was classy in defeat just two months earlier; McIlroy has seemed to shake off a loss that might have defined lesser golfers like the 99 British did Van De Velde and has stamped himself as one of the young guns to really keep an eye on going forward. It will be fun to see if there will be duels when a certain feline golfer gets healthy, heres hoping that happens and that right soon.
What is it about Boston?
I mean really, growing up all I ever heard was Boston always moaning about how their teams were cursed that they always got the shaft in big games. The Red Sox and the Bucker grounder, the Pats getting hammered in the Super Bowl, the Bruins always melting down when the weather got warmer. I always would say that it was a balancing act for the arrogant Celtics always winning. I mean hell, in 1986 the Pats lost the Super Bowl and the Red Sox lost the World Series but the Celtics won their 16th NBA championship in between. But to me it always seemed that Bostonians were always crying about their teams not winning the big games. Fast forward to 2002, when Adam Vinitieris 47 yard field goal split the uprights in Super Bowl 36, Boston has had an unbelievable run of titles. The Pats won 3 Super Bowls in 4 years, the Red Sox ended the so-called Bambino curse in 2004 rallying from 0-3 to beat their hated rival Yankees then sweeping the Cards in the Series; then winning the Series again in 2007 The Celtics even got in on the act winning a title in 2008. I couldnt hate on the Celtics this time, I had developed a respect for the late Red Auerbach that I never had when he was alive and I felt for Kevin Garnett who never got a real chance to play for a title in Minnesota. So that left the Bruins who had never won a Stanley Cup title in my lifetime. They hadnt even been to the finals since my senior year in high school. Did I mention that I went to my 20thyear class reunion last November? I remember the Oilers sweeping away the Bruins like so much debris as Mark Messier was the captain of that team that beat the Bruins in five games. The Bruins had more or less been the red headed step-child of the Boston sports scene. Or at least the championship part of it till this spring. The Bruins looked like they were going to be the foil for a glorious return of the Stanley Cup back to Canada, the Canucks won their first two games and talk of a sweep was prevalent. Things looked even gloomier when the Bruins forward Nathan Horton was knocked out of Game 3 and the rest of the series by a late hit by Aaron Rome, but the hit woke the Bruins up. Rallying around their fallen teammate the Bruins strafed the Canucks in the 3 games in Boston and with a winner take all finale in Vancouver the Bruins came up aces and stoned the heretofore powerful Canucks attack 4-0. Tim Thomas has now ascended to the the Mt. Rushmore of Boston legends of the 21stCentury, Joining Tom Brady, David Ortiz, Kevin Garnett. Its gotten so bad ESPN's Stephen A. Smith (a noisy New York Native) whined about how New York has fallen off so bad behind Boston
Cards and Dodgers McCourt in trouble?
Cue the uh oh
Cards pimp slugger Albert Pujols is headed to the DL with left forearm fracture, this bodes bad for both parties as the Cards are having a devil of a time in a three way joust for the NL Central lead with the defending champ Reds and young hungry Brewers. The Cards can ill afford their most feared bat being sidelined as both these teams could leave the Cards in the dust by the time Pujols is back in the swing of things. And a hurt Pujols means less of aq chance to put pressure on the Cards for the big money. You might not see Pujols in Cardinal Red next year
its a distinct possibilty. Meanwhile MLB rejected the deal between Fox and Dodgers owner Frank McCourt where Fox would be part of a $3 billion dollar deal and McCourt would get $385 million. What a fucking country, you nearly drive one of the most respected franchises in not just baseball but in sports and still can get some money. McCourt screams that he will sue but bully to MLB for seeing through this sham owner. Lets gets Mark Cuban as the owner here and bring prestige back to the Dodgers. I think Fay Vincent was dead wrong when he compared Cuban to the late George Steinbrenner. Cuban may be a bit obnoxious but hes never paid someone to dig up dirt on a player just so he didnt have to pay him, like Steinbrenner did. Vincent is a noisy wonk who wants people to pay attention to him, had it not been for the untimely passing of Bart Giamatti in 1989, Vincent would have been Giamatti's caddy for years
The Most Boring...ever???
The NBA draft used to be a time of high anticipation and sometimes it was just a formality. There were years where the #1 pick was a foregone conclusion. Shaq in '92, Ewing after the cold envelope in '85, LeBron in '03 but this year there is nothing...The Cavs got the number #1 pick but Kylie Irving hardly quickens my hearbeat and my favorite player Kemba "Ebo" Walker is a lottery pick but hardly a #1. There is talk that the Cavs might trade one or both of their top picks to garner a veteran player. Jimmer Fredette is almost a stone lock to warm the bench in Utah or Indiana but be the white bread loveable lug that will garner an NBA check for the next 15 or so years. But on the real, I took a look at the mock draft that was on ESPN and was like "Really, who the fuck are these guys?" This years draft is probably one the most forgettable in recent years, if not decades. Only the ill fated 1986 draft with the tragic Len Bias death, and the drug stunted careers of Roy Tarpley, William Bedford and Chris Washburn may have been worse. No dis to Brad Daughtery, Mark Price, Ron Harper, John Salley and Dennis Rodman who were solid players that came out of that draft but by and large they were pretty unheralded themselves during that draft. This year I might just watch the draft to see the first pick and go back to working on my hotshots golf game.
Phat Dap/Head Slap
Phat Dap
Its rare when I give dap to a Dukie but Jay Bilas deserves it for his brutally honest opinion piece on ESPN.com about paying college athletes.(I'd provide the link but you have to be an Insider) I am one that believes that you dont get many of the scandals that you have with boosters and over friendly "Friends of the Program" if you give player a small stipend and don't hand me this bullshit about kids getting a free ride and that room board and education is the only thing they need. I bet those that say that had plenty of money to hang out and get grub as well as go out on dates and have the things that most college kids that can get a job or have well to do family can get. Make the stipend a flat rate for all D-1 schools and you solve a weighty problem.
Head Slap
To the ingnant (yes I spelled it like that) hooligans of Vancouver who senselessly rioted after the Canucks lost game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals to the Bruins. Someone tell me what turning over cars, breaking windows and looting had to do with a hockey game. And please dont give me that mob mentality shit. People should have known better, you didnt see any rioting going on in Miami after the Heat lost.
One more slap while Im at it, to the University of Kentucky. I dont give a shit that Princess Jazzie's Uncle Matt goes there. UK is never above patting itself on the back and when they honor fellow criminal...errrr Coach John Calipari on his 500th coaching win last season it seemed like a nice touch for a milestone. But the NCAA has stepped in and said that Calipari has a number of vacated wins from his criminal past....uhhhh coaching stints at UMass and Memphis...so his 500 wins are really only 458. But it ghets better, sore headed UK fans are now squawking that there are 38 coaches that should have wins vacated. UK is acting like the snitch that figures if they get busted they are gonna rat everyone else out. Is it me or does that Wildcat logo look more and more like a fuckin' rat???
That's the view from the Hoodwood...until next post fellow sports fans!
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We have recently had a mock survey at the LTC.Seems that now the low chair (adirondack style) is considered a restraint.When I first started using them years ago I understood that they are not a restaint because the resident can... Read More
- 0Mar 11, '07 by brendamyheartQuote from CapeCodMermaidDid you know if a resident falls of the mat, it is considered a fall!!!!!!!!!If you make the resident sleep on the mat instead of the bed so they can't stand up then it's a restraint. If you put a mat on the floor to prevent a serious injury if they [b]do[b]get out of bed, it is NOT a restraint.(just make sure it's documented and keep it off the floor when the resident or an ambulatory roomate is out of bed)
- 0Mar 11, '07 by mortei can understand the mats being a restraint, if the patient is minimally ambulatory...and they try to walk on the mat and cant.....esp in the places that use mattresses instead of high density foam mats.....i think the biggest issue is documenting the non ambulatory status....and yes, somewhere along the line it changed and now if they roll onto the mat it is considered a fall;---if they are in a low bed- it makes no @#%@ sense to me.
- 0Mar 17, '07 by nightmareWe have exactly the same problems,we use bed rails to protect an epileptic lady from falling out of bed when she has a seizure.She is not physically able to get out of bed but it is seen as a restraint.We have a temporary care plan which is signed daily stating that the bed rails are for protection only.When we put bumpers on the bed rails to prevent her from injuring herself while having a seizure the commission said we were restricting her vision and isolating her! You really can't do good for doing bad in this job!
- 0Mar 19, '07 by withasmilelpnQuote from bucksandraYes I really want the low chair to act as a restraint truthfully for my residents who think they can walk but can not. Do they actually? They haven't made a chair that can keep them from doing anything. It hopefully slows them down enough so that when their alarm sounds and I am at the end of the hall I may make it in time to prevent the skin tear, bruise, broken hip or amazingly nothing but paperwork, paperwork, paperwork scenario that happens again and again. Yes I understand all the interventions and documentation required and I am dutiful in this respect. Only one on one is truly effective and who has that staff? And what about the poor, sweet lady that beats you when you try to prevent her from killing herself? Often times I'll take the person with me while I pass meds. Then I'm out of compliance with my med pass times, right, but what else is new? Can't win!Please refer to Federal Tag 221. This has to do with Physical Restraints. By definition, a physical restraint is ANYTHING that is fastened to or around the Resident that prevents the Resident from rising or having NORMAL access to their body. A low chair is not a restraint Unless, the Resident cannot rise every single time and on demand. Hope this helps.
- 0Mar 19, '07 by nightmareAh different countries,same d@*n problems!!We also use bean chairs for the forgetful ones who think they can walk.Recliners are not as good as they tend to get stuck in parts of them,not the intended outcome you want really.We are only to use lap straps on wheelchairs when the chair is moving.We use a lot of call mats but by the time you get to the room your resident could be on the floor or tottering around in danger of falling onto furniture in the room.I wish the Care Commission would come in and care for some of these confused residents for a whole day,maybe then they would appreciate our dilemma and not accuse us of using restraint all the time :angryfire
- 0Mar 19, '07 by withasmilelpnBean chairs were great for one resident we had, but they said it was 'undignified?' I guess a bump on the head is?

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Moron Moment of the Day: Man Calls 911 to Avoid Ticket
July 29, 2014 5:35 PM
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A man in Melbourne, Florida wanted to avoid a speeding ticket…so he called 911.
Julius Lupowitz got pulled over for speeding, but didn't want the ticket, so he called 911 to report a fake murder.
The fake scenario Lupowitz called in was recorded:
"There's definitely someone going to get shot. Please, please. Wingate and Hollywood. Please," a man says on the 911 call released by officials. "There's a man with a gun. I see him looking at me but I don't think he sees I'm on a cell phone. I swear I'm so scared I might get killed myself. Please."
The police were dispatched and they discovered the call was indeed false.
What would have been a $200 traffic ticket, turned into a felony charge with a five-year maximum prison term.


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Spacious end 2 bedroom apartment with balcony in 4 star complex. The apartment is self contained and furnished to a very high specification with cooking facilities included. With a king size bed and small pull out bed in the master bedroom,large bunkbeds in second bedroom and double sofa bed in the living room the apartment sleeps 6. The Villa Park complex is situated only 5 minutes from all local amenities, with bars, restaurants and ski lifts. boasts excellent spa facilities, with heated swimming pool, gym and jacuzzi. With a restaurant also available onsite, why not have a meal and then relax at the end of the day with a massage or drink in the complex bar?
Borovets Area
Borovets is the oldest and most established ski resort in the Balkans. Located in the Rila mountains only 70km from Sofia and with over 45km of pistes, skiing is excellent for any standard of skier. With a mild winter climate and plenty of snow, the ski season generally runs from mid December through April. Borovets compares favourably with other ski resorts when considering the cost of a typical winter sport holiday, with instruction, lift pass and equipment hire considerably cheaper than other resorts. Apres skiing in the resort is excellent, with many cafes, bars and restaurants.
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Villa park is situated, just a 5min walk from the main gondola, bars and restaurants. Set in pine trees which offers peace and tranquility after an energetic days skiing,
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The Spacious apartment is fully furnished to a high standard with a fully fitted kitchen. All linen and towels are provided, with a mid week change of bedding and towels.
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Best of the month: my own Oktoberfest?
It's time once again for my monthly blog traffic stats, and I see that October was kind of a bittersweet time.
Two of my 10 most popular items were farewells, one to Sarah Palin who isn't running, and one to Muammar Gaddafi, who isn't doing anything.
When the chips are down, in Wackytown
Say, Blog Guy, I keep reading about those group tours you organize to that place you call Wackytown, the goofiest place on earth.
Right, that's Krasnoyarsk, in Siberia. Think you'd like to join us on a trip? We've got a gambling junket coming up. Why waste your time in Las Vegas when you can go to a Wackytown casino?
Not her only child…
Chaz Bono returns to OWN, blasts "penguin" jibes
Bono, the only child of actress and singer Cher, is the subject of a one-hour special called "Being Chaz", which looks at his life with girlfriend Jennifer Elia following his female-to-male sex change, OWN said on Wednesday.
Your article states that Chaz is Cher's "only" child, which is wrong. She has Elijah Allman from her marriage to Gregg Allman.
Bag? What bag, Baby?
Hi Michelle, Sweetie, it's me! I'm calling on my new iPhone, from Los Angeles. Where are you?
Oh, hey, Barack, you caught me just finishing a speech at a grocery here in Chicago.
It's a black day for candy lovers…
Okay, take that black stuff out of your mouth, put it on the floor, and back away.
That's just me helping the government warn folks about the danger of eating too much licorice.
Just plain wrong…
Snowstorm blankets Denver area just days after balmy weather
DENVER, Oct 26 (Reuters) – A heavy, wet snowstorm descended on the Denver area early on Wednesday morning, causing widespread power outages and numerous car crashes and minor injuries in the Centennial State, officials said.
Just two days after record high temperatures, six inches of snow fell in the Denver area forcing the closure of roads in the mountains and eastern planes.


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Friday night cute kid video & open thread
Sorry for the light blogging today. Was tied up with other stuff.
Here's your Friday night open thread and cute kid video–she's the latest YouTube singing sensation.
Other miscellaneous items of note:
*To catch a plagiarist–bloggers expose a brazen White House prose thief.
* Meet the Obamacans.
*Boeing loses air tanker order to Airbus. The Northwest is in an uproar.
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Photoshop of the Day: Appease-y Rider
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By necessity due to Obamacare?
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Parody video: Evolution of Liberal Dance
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Parody video: Evolution of Liberal Dance
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White House rejects petition to construct Death Star, citing deficit concerns and an introspection shortage
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CARDIFF, United Kingdom – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is raring to start as coach of Cardiff City and sees Saturday's third-round FA Cup clash at Newcastle as the perfect starting point.
With Premier League survival top of the Welsh club's agenda, Solsjkaer could be forgiven for looking to ease himself into life at his new club.
But, in the wake of Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert's claim the FA Cup was a distraction he could do without, Solskjaer will not accept anything less than 100 percent in a competition he won twice as a player with Manchester United.
"Every game is important," he said. "We know how close Cardiff were to lifting the cup a few years ago, so we go in there hoping to go through to the next round. The Premier League is very important but the FA Cup gives us a chance to build momentum.
"For me the game is great because it is the first game and I have had a six-week break since the Norwegian Cup final and I am eager to get going."
He added: "There is pressure in every football game. Every time you train and go out onto the pitch in the FA Cup, League Cup and Premier League there is a pressure on yourself and your pride says you go out and do your best.
"That is what you have to do. We are not going to go there and do 99 percent, we go out there 100 percent.
"I have had success in the FA Cup a couple of times and walking around waving to the fans after winning it are memories you remember." – Sapa-AFP
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Looks Like There's Even More Jordan Future Colorways On The Way
Now that the Jordan Future silhouette has officially made its retail debut, the folks over at Jordan Brand are already working on future releases. As you will see below, there are quite a few other colorways on the horizon. Aside from providing another quick peek at the "Volt" colorway, we've got a first look at the new navy blue, brown, and black iterations. Though the pics aren't that clear, you will surely be able to make out each forthcoming release. Take another look after the jump and be sure to sound off in the comments section below.
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Nike Air Raid in Black/White-Flint Grey (More Detailed Pics)
Following up on a story we did about a week ago, today we have more detailed pictures of the Nike Air Raid in Black/White-Flint Grey. Here's a little history about the retro sneaker (or as the story was told): Phil Knight (co-founder and chairman of Nike) left a note for Mark Parker (who is the third Chief Executive Officer of Nike) asking him to come up with an outdoor basketball shoe. That note then ended up at the desk of Tinker Hatfield and the rest is history. With "For Outdoor Use Only" branded at the heel of the sneaker, the upper and tongue is covered in Black leather with Flint Grey on the upper toe and crisscrossing straps. Finishing off the look is the White midsole.
Let us know what you think, do you plan on picking up the Nike Air Raid in Black/White-Flint Grey next month when they release at select Nike retailers such as FootLocker or Crooked Tongues?
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Where Architects Live: Zaha Hadid, Shigeru Ban, David Chipperfield & More
Presented at this year's Salone del Mobile, "Where Architects Live" is an exhibition highlighting the homes and dwellings of some of the world's leading architects and designers. Included in the list of eight designers are familiar names like Zaha Hadid, Shigeru Ban, Daniel Libeskind, David Chipperfield and more, all of whom have opened up their homes for an intimate look at how they live. Check out some of the interiors above and head to designboom for a closer look.
More People Collaborating With PacSun, This Time It's Rook
Take a look at the new Underdog Collection by ROOK, available exclusively from PacSun. Aiming to bring a dark, street-inspired edge to a sports theme, the range features tees, a hoodie and a long sleeve shirt that truly push the boundaries. Just see for yourself in the gallery above.
Get yours here.
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Vans OTW Celebrates 'Block' Collection with Schoolboy Q & More
Los Globos was the place to be this past Saturday as Vans OTW celebrated the release of the "Block" Collection with several performances and product displays at their block party in Los Angeles.
Bringing out some of LA's best talent such as Gaslamp Killer, Salva, Nosaj Thing, Groundislava, the night was highlighted by Schoolboy Q's hour-long set and Them Jeans and Keltronix on the turn tables.
Check out images from the event below and look for the collection now through participating Vans OTW retailers.
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Onia Spring/Summer 2014 Featuring Liberty Prints and More
The Onia brand of swimwear has offered its share of casual basics to compliment their swim trunks in past seasons, but Spring/Summer 2014 shakes up the basics offering. Onia's swim program remains as strong as it has always been: their Calder 7.5-inch trunk is updated with wave patterns in black and navy as well as very strong Liberty art fabrics that are unique to these garments. The tops, especially the Jack dress shirts, are casual and proper in or out of swim trunks. Available online at Onia.
Onia Spring/Summer 2014 Featuring Liberty Prints and More is a post by Jeff Carvalho on Selectism.
UNDFTD x Nike Lunar Force 1 Pack – More Detailed Pics
A couple of days ago we finally revealed the release date of the UNDFTD x Nike Lunar Force 1 Pack, and today we have more detailed pictures of the two sneakers. Both the high and low Lunar Force 1 SPs have been modified with textured uppers. The highs are fitted with an Orange suede-like build and a houndstooth print on the ankle strap, while the lows are completely covered with the pattern. Both sneakers are finished with a speckled Lunarlon midsole and an Orange inside lining.
Don't forget that both the high and low UNDFTD x Nike Lunar Force 1 will be available at Concepts online this Friday, February 28th. Let us know if you plan on picking up a pair or the entire pack after the pictures below.
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Air Jordan 1 Retro KO Rivalry Pack – More Detailed Pictures
March Madness is just around the corner and we have more pictures for the Air Jordan 1 Retro KO Rivalry Pack. The pack features the Air Jordan 1 Retro KO in two different colorways in a two tiered box. Each pair represents the school colors for the rival teams – Georgetown and UNC. We still don't know the exact date this pack will release, but we have a feeling these will drop sometime around the upcoming NCAA Tournament next month.
In the mean time, enjoy the pictures and check back with Sneakerfiles as more information becomes available.
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Fricote Issue 14 Investigates Burger Porn, 3-D Food Printing and More
Parisian food imprint Fricote launch Issue 14 of their magazine. The front cover's artwork by Zim&Zou opens up into a series of creatively-minded features that help create a link between art, design and food. Among the notable features are 3D printings of famous French chefs alongside their signature dishes, recipes with Bertrand Grébaut's new place Clamato and the photo-driven Warsteiner series by Mathieu Vilasco. Check out Fricote Issue 14 select specialty newsstands globally.
Kobe IX (9) Elite "All-Red" -More Pictures
Just a couple of days ago, we got a preview of the Kobe IX (9) Elite "All-Red," and now we've got some more detailed pictures of the shoes. Nike is keeping steady with the red all over theme, following their recent release of the Nike Air Yeezy 2 "Red October." The Kobe IX (9) Elite "All-Red" sees the knitted upper in a bold red, with a black base, with glowing outsoles. Still no details on a release, but stayed tuned and we'll let you know soon! (Photos via Flight Club -CN)


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On the weekend of July 4, 2007—Bunch of Grapes, a beloved bookstore on Main Street in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts—burned down when the restaurant next door caught fire. The prospects for revival of the business seemed remote. The Nelson family, its owners for decades, had already decided to sell, and it was hard to imagine that anyone would be ready to rebuild the store—fixtures, inventory, staff, all from scratch, considering the expense and the effort involved. Well, that is what happened. Bunch of Grapes made the national front pages a couple of weeks ago when President Obama, on one of the first days of his Martha's Vineyard vacation, stopped by to pick out books for his daughters and received an advance galley of Jonathan Franzen's blockbuster new novel, Freedom. In its way, all that publicity for the store signaled its return to full stature as a mainstay of the independent book culture that, while under siege in so many ways, still represents the image of what readers cherish about the experience of browsing bookstore shelves.
A few days after the excitement of the Obama foray, I stopped in at Bunch of Grapes to talk to its new proprietor, Dawn Braasch, about her revival of the store, its prospects as a year-round enterprise, and to see if there are any greater lessons to be drawn about the future of bookselling from her impressive commitment to retailing that the store's resurrection represents. Braasch was the events coordinator at Bunch of Grapes at the time of the fire. She had moved to Martha's Vineyard in 2005 from South Carolina, after raising two sons and a varied career in such activities as a trucking company and a caterer. Details of her deliberations with the Nelsons about the transaction, which involves a long-term lease on the property (which the Nelsons decided to keep) and a purchase of the Bunch of Grapes name, are off limits as a subject, she says.
Once the deal was done in October 2008, Braasch's first move was to open a mini-store of 650 square feet down the street from the burned-out shell, intending to preserve the store's identity while the major work was undertaken. On June 13, 2009, the beautiful, wood-paneled two-story structure, which very much resembles the original store, reopened. Several key members of the staff stayed on, including the main buyer, Dailis Merrill, who Braasch credits with the eclectic and creative choice of books from the front list to the classics and the selections of children's books and games that makes the store an anchor destination for visitors and long-term Vineyard residents. I think it is safe to say that time at Bunch of Grapes ranks with beaches, boating, bike riding, hikes, and sports as an essential pastime for visitors to the island.
The store's main sale months are, of course, June through August, but Braasch's goal is to develop enough momentum in the peak period to carry her through the rest of the year. She says that, while satisfied with this summer's results, revenues are running about 15 percent less than before the fire, although the economic meltdown that coincided with the period Bunch of Grapes was out of business might be part of that. On a beautiful Saturday morning in late August, the store was bustling, even though there were no events scheduled for the day. Braasch has continued the store's successful tradition of signings for any prominent author passing through as well as for local celebrities such as David G. McCullough, Jules Feiffer, and Judy Blume. Braasch also supplied copies of Alan Khazei's new PublicAffairs book Big Citizenship: How Pragmatic Idealism Can Bring out the Best in America for a Friday night event at the home of Harvard Professor Rosabeth Kanter, and sold a solid 64 copies.
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1. What does Abbot Thomas's treasure consist of?
(a) 10,000 gold pieces.
(b) 1,000,000 dollars.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) A rare book.
2. What happens when Mr. Garrett goes to look for the Tractate Middoth a second time?
(a) He is hit over the head.
(b) He becomes ill.
(c) He is murdered.
(d) He screams.
3. What happens when John Eldred locates the will?
(a) He dies.
(b) He jumps with joy.
(c) He inherits millions.
(d) He cries.
4. What mysterious being does Mr. Williams see in the painting?
(a) An elf.
(b) A werewolf.
(c) A creature crawling on all fours.
(d) A unicorn.
5. What is Mr. Somerton's job?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Antiquarian.
(c) Pilot.
(d) Teacher.
6. Who tells Parkins he saw someone in his hotel window?
(a) His friend.
(b) A boy.
(c) A girl.
(d) The maid.
7. What does Mr. Williams decide to locate in "The Mezzotint"?
(a) The manor house.
(b) The boy.
(c) His mother.
(d) The lighthouse.
8. What letters are carved into school master Sampson's coin?
(a) G.W.S.
(b) G.T.B.
(c) Z.T.S.
(d) I.D.K
9. Whom does Mr. Somerton's servant write to, in "The Treasure of Abbot Thomas"?
(a) Mrs. Somerton.
(b) Mr. Gregory.
(c) Mr. Douglas.
(d) Rabi Perth.
10. In "A School Story," what happens to the writing on the paper the narrator finds?
(a) It comes to life.
(b) It changes language.
(c) It disappears.
(d) It begins to bleed.
11. Why does the landlord tell Mr. Anderson there is no room 13?
(a) People are superstitious.
(b) The architect made an error.
(c) It burned down.
(d) People like even numbered rooms.
12. What room number does Mr. Anderson choose in "Number 13"?
(a) 2.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 13.
13. What does the landlord tell Mr. Wraxall that men saw in the woods during the time of the count?
(a) Something supernatural.
(b) A robbery.
(c) An elf.
(d) A unicorn.
14. Where did Mr. Wraxall travel on his last trip?
(a) Sweden.
(b) France.
(c) Ghana.
(d) Russia.
15. What did Mary Simpson's uncle used to wear?
(a) A black coat.
(b) A red hat.
(c) A wig.
(d) A dress.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Mr. Anderson notice about the room number on his door after he goes to retrieve a book?
2. How many wills did Mary Simpson's uncle make?
3. Where is Abbot Thomass treasure buried?
4. What does Frank hear while standing near the rose garden?
5. In "Number 13," what is strange about all the hotels in Denmark?
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Dump truck, delivery truck collide in Penfield
Penfield, N.Y. -- Three people were taken to the hospital Tuesday morning with minor injuries after a dump truck collided with a delivery truck on Five Mile Line Road, according Monroe County sheriff's deputies.
Deputies said the dump truck was driving westbound on Whalen Road and the delivery truck was driving southbound on Five Mile Line Road
Police said the dump truck passed a red signal light and crashed into the other truck, sending it into a tree.
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Still not convinced by the whole Ultrabook thing? Well neither's Acer it seems, as it refuses to pull the tubes from its netbook division. The latest such offering for your pre-order delight? The Aspire One D270. Sure, there's no HSPA+ like the recently revamped Aspire One 722 -- a fact reflected i
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Could the major container lines finally be coming to terms with the overcapacity of vessel space that has acted as a drag on their earnings over the past two years? Recent carrier actions cutting the number of services, especially on the unprofitable Asia-Europe trade, suggest they are exercising discipline in reducing capacity, at least in the short term.
But for the world's largest carrier, the short-term view is no longer enough. Instead, Maersk Line — so influential in determining the direction of the market, be it the introduction of slow-steaming or the launch of a daily, guaranteed service — is taking steps to slash capacity in the short term and limit capacity growth over the longer term.
Maersk sent a strong signal to the industry this month, saying it was pulling 19 ships with total transportation capacity of 14,500 20-foot-equivalent container units out of the trade. It will end the AE5 service permanently and suspend sailings by the AE9 service until early December.
Other carriers, besieged by the slack demand wrought by Europe's recession and debt crisis, also have reduced Asia-Europe capacity over the last few months. Maersk's capacity cut follows reductions by the CKYH alliance of Cosco, "K" Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin Shipping and by the G6 Alliance between the Grand Alliance and the New World Alliance. Hanjin also will cut Asia-Europe capacity this winter.
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"If you are looking at the magnitude of capacity that Maersk is pulling and put it together with what the G6 and CKYH have done, it's a dual message," said Lars Jensen, CEO of Copenhagen-based research analyst SeaIntel. "On one hand, we are reaching the point where we believe the Nov. 1 rate increase will go through. But if we don't see more capacity withdrawals, I'm not convinced the rate erosion will stop over the longer term because of this."
Maersk and other carriers plan to boost their Asia-Europe rates by $500 to $550 per TEU on Nov. 1. "But I don't think they are pulling enough capacity out of the market yet to stabilize rates," Jensen said.
Over the longer term, Maersk Line parent A.P. Moller-Maersk is taking steps to de-emphasize the group's focus on container shipping. It aims to boost investment in its more profitable lines of business and lower the share that goes into container shipping. In the first "Capital Markets Day" meeting with analysts and investors in the group's 108-year history, CEO Nils Smedegaard Andersen outlined the new investment strategy, which will increase the combined share of capital investment to 50 percent in the group's other three core sectors: Maersk Oil, APM Terminals and Maersk Drilling. Those sectors currently get about 34 percent of the group's capital spending. In particular, the oil unit would receive substantial new investment. It has promising prospects that will require heavy investment in offshore oil wells in Angola, Norway, the North Sea, the U.S. Gulf and Brazil. The group aims to increase oil production by 50 percent to 400,000 barrels a day from its current 265,000 by 2020.
"We will aim for more stable results," Andersen said at the Oct. 9 investors' conference. He added that the group aims to deliver return on invested capital of more than 10 percent in five years. "It is going to continue to be a volatile business," Andersen said about Maersk Line. "We will continue to see vessel overcapacity for some years."
Maersk Line lost $602 million in 2011 and had a negative return on invested capital of 3.4 percent, primarily due to low freight rates on the Asia-Europe trade that plagued the industry through the first quarter of this year before the line returned to profitability, briefly, in the second quarter and then to losses again in the third.
Henrik Lund, head of investor relations, said the group aims to raise Maersk Line's pretax earnings by 5 percent above the average of other carriers in its peer group. To do this, it's likely to try to raise freight rates to reflect the quality and reliability of its service to shippers. Maersk has been aiming to boost schedule reliability on all of its trade lanes into the high 90-percent bracket. It has held down the No. 1 position in schedule reliability according to SeaIntel data.
"We want to price good service and get paid for delivering high-reliability products, such as Daily Maersk," Lund said in an interview, referring to the daily Asia-Europe service the carrier launched last year.
Related: Asia-Europe Air Carriers See Turbulence, Too .
But this may be difficult, given shippers' penchant to care more about price than quality service. "My feeling is that over the longer term that there is not that much to be gained from service differentiation," SeaIntel's Jensen said. "But in the short term, Maersk Line and Hamburg Sud are the two carriers that consistently have an edge compared with the rest of the peer group."
The risk for pricing service based on quality is that shippers will opt for lower freight rates regardless of service. He pointed to one large carrier that consistently performs below average in terms of reliability, but "is growing nicely in terms of organic growth."
"What that tells me is that a large number of shippers out there are happy with average reliability, which was about 77 percent in August," Jensen said. "A smaller group who value reliability have already probably migrated to Maersk Line and Hamburg Sud a long time ago."
In the face of vessel overcapacity over the past two years, A.P. Moller-Maersk already had begun to scale back investment in the shipping sector. It decided against exercising the option to order the second 10 of 20 18,000-TEU Triple-E ships. The first 10 are scheduled for delivery starting next year. The company also said it won't buy any more refrigerated containers next year.
"We feel that Maersk Line has achieved sufficient capacity for the coming years, through 2013 at least," Lund said. Five years from now, he said, Maersk Line's total share of the invested capital will fall from 38 percent to the 25 to 30 percent range. "In absolute numbers, there are probably going to be more dollars invested in Maersk Line, but because the other sectors are growing significantly more than Maersk Line, its relative share within the group is probably going to be smaller," Lund said.
Maersk isn't alone in refraining from new orders. Mediterranean Shipping Co., the world's second-largest carrier by trade volume, says it won't order new ships until the market turns. "Clearly, that is a message to other carriers … (that) have been ordering new ships," Jensen said. "If Maersk Line and MSC can persuade other carriers to refrain from ordering more ships, that would be great for the industry, because then we can hope that we'll see a strong upturn in the market by 2014 or, more likely 2015, as the current overcapacity gradually gets absorbed."
It's not clear whether A.P. Moller's decision to reduce Maersk Line's share of the group's investment capital means it will no longer try to maintain its share of the container market, which had long been one of its primary goals. Andersen said earlier this year that Maersk had the fleet capacity needed to maintain its market share and did not plan to buy more vessels.
"If Maersk Line and MSC are not able to set the tone and get the other guys to follow, they are going to find themselves in the position where they are going to be forced into the choice of sticking to their choice of not ordering new ships and losing market share, or also ordering new ships to maintain market share," Jensen said. "But then you'll have the persistent problem of overcapacity. It's the same game we see over and over."
A.P. Moller-Maersk hasn't targeted the actual share of total capital investment it will make in each of its other three core sectors. APM Terminals currently receives 8 to 9 percent of the investment pie, a figure likely to grow considering its operating profit increased 30 percent in 2011 to $395 million. Its return on investment increased to 15.6 percent from 12.2 percent in 2010.
APMT's investment strategy targets the acquisition or construction of terminals in fast-growing emerging markets, largely on the north-south trade. But it also has invested in terminals in developed markets this year, including acquiring a terminal in Gothenburg, Sweden, and taking a stake in Russia's Global Ports.
The shift in the investment focus on shipping represents a generational change at A.P. Moller-Maersk that began in 2007 when Andersen was hired to replace the team that had backed Maersk Line's acquisition of P&O Nedlloyd, which plunged the shipping unit into a $568 million loss in 2005.
Soon after being appointed group CEO in a management shakeup in 2007, Andersen began closing or selling less-profitable or money-losing units, such as the group's plastics unit and its Odense shipyard in Denmark. Andersen also signaled that he intended to shift the group's investment strategy toward the more profitable sectors.
"It's not a surprise that they are rationing the investment in the container shipping line sector because they are getting negative returns," said Philip Damas, division director of Drewry Supply Chain Advisors in London. "There seemed to be a gradual realization that they need to stop investing in the shipping sector. This is what any proper shareholder in charge of investments would do."
Through it all, however, it's clear A.P. Moller-Maersk is committed to its container shipping business and will continue to invest in it. "Of course, if Maersk Line asks the group for more money and has a good investment case, we have funding to back them," Lund said. "Clearly, we believe Maersk Line will be profitable over the cycle, not just in the Golden Years. We do say it's challenging markets short term."
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Naperville has wrapped up its in-house inquiry into allegations that members of the city's upper management made sexually crude remarks and engaged in other unacceptable behaviors on the job. Little additional revelation came from the three-pronged investigation.
City spokeswoman Linda LaCloche said separate investigations were conducted by members of the Legal Department. All three stemmed from allegations contained in a May 2 memo to the City Council and Mayor A. George Pradel that served as the resignation notice from an eight-year employee of the Human Resources Department.
The departing employee leveled an array of charges, among them a hostile work environment, gender-based discrimination, and retaliation against the employee for meeting with City Manager Doug Krieger to discuss the employee's workplace concerns. The memo also alleges that some managers have smoked marijuana while attending conferences and conducted their own business while on the city clock.
The gender discrimination and retaliation complaints were found to be unsubstantiated, LaCloche said.
"For the hostile work environment, some of the allegations have been substantiated but only those pertaining to comments that were made," LaCloche said.
One of the two department leaders named in the memo signed a separation agreement May 28, two weeks after Krieger and Assistant City Manager Marcie Schatz put their signatures to the document. The other — described in the memo as "a man who openly ogles women and who has no filter on his mouth" — has been assigned to different duties but remains on the city payroll.
Krieger also was accused in the memo of "making racially offensive comments" with the former HR executive who still works for the city. An outside investigation conducted by Terry Ekl, a partner in the Lisle firm Ekl, Williams & Provenzale LLC, confirmed that Krieger told an off-color joke, and reported that an investigation of the incident took place in January, culminating in a verbal reprimand for the administrator. Krieger also was ordered to undergo the city's harassment prevention and diversity awareness training before the end of this year.
All other city employees will be required to complete the training by April 2015 as well, LaCloche said.
"A respectful workplace is of the utmost importance to us as an organization here," she said.
The parting accord for the employee who resigned, obtained by The Sun through the Freedom of Information Act, provided four weeks severance at $46.39 an hour and stipulated that the city would not contest any unemployment claim for benefits filed by the former staff member.
Other terms of the agreement forbid Krieger, Schatz and "city officials who were privy to the circumstances surrounding (the employee's) separation" from discussing the case. The separation contract also specified that if a prospective employer inquires about the individual, only "neutral" reference details will be provided, not the reasons for the individual's departure.
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For the record, we were big fans of Nicole's two recent European singles, "Poison" and "Don't Hold Your Breath" (particularly the latter). And while "Right There" is a decent enough jam, it doesn't hold a candle to the dreamy DHYB.
Anyway, on with the video! Here we have Nicole marching around the concrete jungle that is Los Angeles while wearing various sexy outfits and busting a wide array of dance moves. And gotta love that product placement! (Yes, we see you, prominently-placed Belvedere bottle!)
Meanwhile, Fiddy spits rhymes like, "I like it when you're freaky, I'm freaky / I'll explore your body completely!" Poetry, pop fans. Pure poetry.
Things eventually erupt into a sultry dance party as Nicole and her ladies shake and grind in what appears to be an empty warehouse space-turned-nightclub.
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I'm just gonna lay it all out on the line...
I don't feel like tracking my food.
I don't always feel like eating vegetables or freaking fruit, for that matter.
I don't feel like pushing my body to exhaustion just to lose .002 of a pound.
I don't feel like expressing my feelings in healthy ways.
Sometimes, I just wanna EAT CRAPPY food, feel sorry for myself, watch silly romantic unreal movies, and not move other than to go to the bathroom.
Yep! That's how I feel sometimes.
And, then, I feel even worse. And, then, I eat more. And then, I move even less. And, then, I snap at people that I really love. And, then, I feel worse. And, then...
I had intestinal flu last week. It was so extremely brutal on my insides, that it has taken me a long time to feel "normal" again. And in the mean time, I have slacked on my healthy ways. I have begun to slip into old habits. And, now, I am finding it VERY hard to really get back into it. I have a HUGE case of the I DON'T WANNAS. And, having my car be invaided by strangers and having MY stuff taken was a real wall to my emotional well-being. I was angry, violated, frustrated, guilty, mad, sad, stubborn, and then I found a bit of forgiveness. (Huh, that's pretty much how I am with myself about any mistake I make...)
I know from my past stumbles that the only way to start to feel better is by taking baby steps. Starting with really small goals. Drinking water. Doing some strength exercises and some cardio. Eating at least one veggie and one fruit per day. And, I must forgive myself!
Action WILL become motivation. I just gotta start the motion.
We are hard wired from an early age to seek approval from others. To feel good about ourselves based on someone else liking us or liking something we did or said. Or, even to only like ourselves based on our own inner approval. But what if we lose all our money, our job, our house burns down, our loved ones leave us, we lose the use of our limbs? Are we no longer to love ourselves? Or able to be loved by others?
I believe that when we have a belief in something bigger than ourselves (God); that we already have our approval needs met. God made us and God is pleased with us. He loves us--and with that--who needs anything else?
I know some of you may be reading this and you don't believe in God. Or, at the very least, you despise religion. I wouldn't blame you. Religion has been and continues to be used for nefarious purposes. Religion is not God.
I just know that after having this inner belief in my inherent approval (by God), I have been more open to taking risks, to believing in myself, to allowing myself to love others and to be loved by others, and to feel good on even the worst of days.
I hope, and pray, that every one feels this type of love and approval in their lives.
Intestinal flu has hit me! My horribly bad kitty has been sweet as pie and has slept on my belly for two days. Maybe he's not so bad after all...
I have managed to eat a little today. Much better than yesterday. I guess I'm on the mend. But I sure do feel like I was hit by a truck.
So much for getting back on track.
My friend, who has parents on a mission trip in Haiti, finally got word that they are indeed alive! She is so happy! She is also thankful for all the prayers and is asking that people keep praying for their safe return. No one knows when that will be. Her step-Dad is a doctor is is very much needed at this time.
Thanks for keeping their return home safely, in your prayers; and the need for Haitians to have a safe home, also in your prayers. Thanks, Jenn
I've had the topic on my mind quite a bit. I think many of us would like to be in better physical shape for better sex. Maybe not many of us blog about it.
I must put in a disclaimer before I proceed. My boyfriend is fabulous. The intimacy is wonderful. There is absolutely nothing wrong with us in that department.
...but...There is always room for improvement, right?
Most of my hang-ups with S-E-X come from my upbringing, I think. I was raised Catholic and my sexual education was mostly about the basic mechanics and a nice speech about saving yourself for marriage. In other words, no talk about pleasure and lots of guilt.
I believe I was a bit on the late end of virginity-loss; in that, I did not "pop my cherry" until I was in college. Actually, my partner and I were each other's first. And , well, like most first encounter's it was awkward, weird, and slightly uncomfortable. I 'loved' the guy. We were supposed to be together forever...
I'm not a "multiple partners kinda girl". I have to be in love and have to feel like we are serious. I can't/won't compartmentalize. Emotions are integrally tied to the physical for me. You can imagine the hang-ups that come with that.
So, loosing weight for better sex is just the physical part. For me, I also have to feel emotionally better too. If I don't feel sexy, loved, cherished, etc; "IT" just isn't as good. "IT'S" un-fulfilling.
Looking good/better has been a goal of mine. But then it occurred to me that when I was thin I wasn't comfortable naked either. I wasn't confident of my supreme sexiness. So, the big question has become: What will it take for me to know my own supreme sexiness?
Is knowing THAT what makes S-E-X better? Sure stamina and flexibility are a must. Then there's the whole "knowing yourself" part of the equation. (Didn't I mention I was raised Catholic--that's a no no.) It is definitely weird for me to communicate specific directions to a partner. Does that come with more confidence too?
From a "God made sex a beautiful, pleasurable, act between a man and a woman" perspective-- The woman focuses on pleasuring the man and the man focuses on pleasuring the woman--and THAT focus on other is what makes S-E-X good/great. That involves tons of trust. Tons of belief in ones own ability to be deeply loved by another. Loads of patience. Lots of practice ;-)
I hear tell that sex either gets better over time with one partner or it gets stale. I'm hoping for/working toward the former.
Okay, so my bottom line seems to be that getting in better physical shape will certainly help make sex better. But that better sex is just not so simple as a better physical body. It involves better emotional health, a fantastic partner, and better communication sparked by a feeling of confidence in ones own supreme sexiness. Would you all agree?


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we have several laptop trollies where the students logon to the network with restricted desktops - this is now working fine technically (we have a wireless controller set using VLANs) - although, inevitably we have the 'keys falling off' scenario and a couple of broken screens. We have learnt to manage this by checking the trollies and laptops on a fortnightly basis for ANY damage - this is then recorded and any damages since last time are highlighted. It is very much down to the teachers concerned to manage the laptops and they get hassle from the SMT when things go wrong.
We have now added another VLAN to separate 'guest' users to give them temporary access to the internet. We have also set up a group for students and teachers to use this entry too. This means that they can access their school work via the VLE without having to go via the school network.
This VLAN uses a separate IP range so is in effect a VPN, but it does still have the filtered net so our students are 'safe'. No doubt we'll still have the access problems, but hopefully not too many, and also we don't have to get too hung up about anti-virus stuff.
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- 0Jul 19, '13 by WeepingAngelHas anyone had any experience with these kinds of bed enclosures? I think they look goofy as heck, but do we find that they are effective?
- 0Jul 19, '13 by AMR21I have used them in peds. They really only work for people who have nothing much attached to them. Dealing w iv tubing, feed tubing, monitor cables is a big hassle for staff and I almost need a sitter in the room anyway to keep them tangle free. For people who are all over the bed and a free from cables, etc they are great.
- 0Jul 19, '13 by blondy2061h, MSN, RNI've never seen them. It reminds me of our Ribiviron tents. An adult playpen of sorts?
- 0Jul 19, '13 by rncat2000I have used them in peds often. We call them vail beds. I agree that if they have iv tubing or wires for monitors it can be a hassle but they work very well.
They protect the patient from falling out of bed but give them the freedom of moving around in bed. At the hospital where I work they are considered a restraint however.
- 0Jul 19, '13 by LifesAJourneyI've only seen this used once, but it was years ago. The adult patient was involved in a mva. Suffered brain/neurologic injuries. All I remember was the patient did have freedom to move around within it without falling out of the bed.
- 0Jul 19, '13 by KelRN215, BSN, RNI've seen them many times in peds. For the most part the patients in them were developmentally delayed older children, often children who used these kinds of beds at home.
- 0Jul 19, '13 by xoemmylouoxLooks sorta like a Posey bed. Used one once for a patient who had a degenerative neurological disease. Kept them and us safe, but was a pain to clean.
- 4Jul 20, '13 by noyesno, BSN, RNCan you put some colored plastic balls in there?
- 0Jul 20, '13 by sapphire18 GuideI've used them in neuro pts- called a veil bed- awesome for those without tubes and lines who just won't stay in bed.
- 0Jul 20, '13 by iluvivtWe use them on our rehab unit for brain damaged patients. My only complaint is that once you unzip you have to find a place to to put the unzipped side. I usually just toss it over the top but wish they had a hook or something so I was certain it would stay put while I am providing care.
I am usually just there with the patient for a short while to provide IV care but I imagine that as a secondary benefit it is is huge stress reducer and time saver for the nurse The patient literally cannot climb out of bed and fall or escape.


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2: something people hate to find on their windshield? parking tickets
3: name something a man might buy before a date? candy
4: something you cook in the microwave? oatmeal
5: a piece of furniture people need help moving? couch
6: name a reason a younger man might date an older woman? sugar mama
7: name something a dog does that might embarrass it's owner? humps the guest
8: name a test you can't study for? pelvic exam
9: something a boy scout can get a badge for? CPR
10: name a phrase with the word home in it? home sweat home
11: name a sport where players lose teeth? hockey
12: name something a teacher can do to ruin a good day? give detention
13: name something that can brighten your day? the words"i love you"
14: name a bird you wouldn't want to eat? a woodpecker
15: name something a person wears even if it has a hole in it? jeans
16: name something that gets smaller the more you use it? a candle
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Western Soundscapes: Ginny Trumbull and Coyotes
By Jeff Rice
Salt Lake City, UT – In the 1950s, audio recording was just starting to make its way out of the studio and into the field. Wild bird recordings had been captured as far back as 1929, and gradually as the technology became more portable, intrepid audio engineers began hauling bulky reel-to-reel tape decks out into the back-country.
Fred and Ginny Trumbull were two such pioneers. They weren't professionals, but began taking a tape recorder with them as they camped and vacationed throughout the West. Both have since passed away but radio producer Jeff Rice spoke with Ginny Trumbull in this archive interview for the Western Soundscapes series. Mrs. Trumbull recalled her special technique for recording coyotes.


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