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Published: Tuesday November 19, 2013 MYT 9:41:00 PM Updated: Wednesday November 20, 2013 MYT 12:20:34 AM
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Anson Wong, aka 'The Lizard King' at the Sepang Sessions Court after he was sentenced to six months' jail for smuggling 95 snakes in 2010.
PETALING JAYA: Infamous wildlife smuggler Anson Wong, also known as 'The Lizard King' is rumoured to be back in the animal trafficking business.
Al Jazeera's 101 East presenter Steve Chao, who produced an investigative film about Anson Wong's smuggling business, said sources informed him that Wong is still in business.
Penangite Anson Wong, has been internationally recognised as the "face" of the animal trafficking trade.
His infamy stemmed from 1998 when United States agents arrested him after being lured to Mexico in an elaborate five-year investigation, and was the subject of the book The Lizard King by author Bryan Christy.
Wong was later convicted for smuggling endangered species and sentenced to 71 months in prison in the United States.
Since being released from prison there, Wong returned to Malaysia, with his permits revoked. However, many suspected that he had returned to the wildlife smuggling business.
Those fears were confirmed in 2010, when Wong's bag broke open while he was in transit to Jakarta to reveal 95 boa constrictors.
He was initially sentenced to five years in jail, but his term was reduced to 17 months on appeal and was released in February 2012, despite evidence of his involvement in other smuggling cases.
Wong currently resides in his hometown, Penang.
Malaysian authorities saying that his permits have been revoked, but new reports have surfaced of his return to the illegal wildlife trade.
"During our research, we received reports - almost daily - of shipments of ivory or of endangered species being routed from parts of Africa and Asia to customers worldwide," said Chao in his article published on Al Jazeera.
"It was soon clear to us that this black-market trade of pets and animal parts was massive - estimated at US$19bil (RM60.4bil) a year; and that it was only made possible with the help of government officials in their respective countries," he said.
Chao then set to track down the so-called face of the animal smuggling trade.
Posing as dealers, Chao and his team got inside Wong's syndicate. They spoke to his long-time distributors, allies-turned rivals, and even current-day employees.
"Sources told us that even while completing his prison sentence (for the earlier snake-smuggling attempt), Wong had continued trading in endangered species," said Chao.
Dr Chris Shepherd, Traffic South-East Asia deputy regional director, a wildlife trade monitoring network, said news of Wong's renewed smuggling activities was frustrating but he did not find it surprising.
"The links the media is making and the questions they are answering with their investigations are the very same ones NGOs and conservationists have been begging the government to look into for years.
Dr Shepard also said it was strange that media organisations appeared more interested in monitoring wildlife traffickers like Anson Wong than certain governments.
"The full (101 East) report, will presumably tell us more, but in the meantime we're really curious to see how enforcement agencies are going to respond," he said.
The 101 East programme on The Lizard King will air on Friday, 6.30am on the Al Jazeera Network, with repeats
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On May 28, 1996, a severe thunderstorm developed over south-central Indiana, then "split" into two separate severe storms. The northern storm headed northeast as a "left-moving" storm and produced some wind damage and hail before weakening. The southern storm turned east-southeast and evolved into a classic "right-moving" supercell that produced wind damage, large hail, and at least 4 tornadoes along its path through north-central and east-central Kentucky. The strongest tornado was estimated on the ground for about 30 miles and was categorized as an F3 with isolated F4 damage over parts of northeast Bullitt and Spencer counties in north-central Kentucky (just south and southeast of Louisville). This tornado produced severe structural damage to many homes in the area; some homes were destroyed. The following series of Doppler radar images from the NWS Louisville (KLVX) WSR-88D show the overall evolution of this storm. | |
Base reflectivity data (lowest radar elevation) showing a severe storm in progress across southern Dubois county in south-central Indiana (northwest of Louisville). The storm was moving east-northeast producing strong winds and hail. The heaviest rain and hail were located in the western quadrant of the storm (red colors) with lighter rain to the east. | |
Ten to twenty minutes later, the storm was undergoing a split with two distinct cells apparent. Note that the tightest reflectivity gradient was on the south side of the southern storm and the north side of the northern storm. This is typical in "mirror-image" splitting storms and represents the most likely location within these type of storms for severe weather phenomena. | |
About 10 minutes later, the splitting process continued. Note that the red colored areas were now completely separate with lighter reflectivity returns between the 2 storms. This likely was a downdraft area that was promoting the split. The southern storm started to take on some curvature on its southern flank indicating an increase in severe weather activity. | |
The split was complete 10 to 20 minutes later with an almost mirror effect to the 2 storms, albeit a stronger southern storm. The "left mover" (northern storm) had a tight reflectivity gradient on its northern side where strong winds and hail occurred. This storm then weakened after this time. The southern "right moving" storm was evolving into a classic supercell with a hook echo on its southwest flank and a "V notch" (note the red colors), i.e, blocking flow pattern aloft, just downwind in reflectivity data. The first tornado (F2) touched down around this time with the southern cell. | |
The mature right-moving supercell continued to move east-southeast. While the first tornado dissipated, golfball size hail fell in southwest Jefferson county, KY (near Louisville). At left, the storm is shown over northeast Bullitt, southeast Jefferson, and Spencer counties in north-central KY. A definitive hook echo is present over Bullitt county indicative of a strong, cyclonically-rotating updraft, i.e., mesocyclone wrapping precipitation around the circulation. A second strong tornado (maximum strength F3-F4) developed and was on the ground within the hook area. Just north of the tornado, large hail and very heavy rain were occurring (dark red and pink colors). Downwind, moderate and heavy rain fanned out in a "V notch" signature. | |
This is a low-level storm-relative velocity (SRM) image at the same time as shown in the reflectivity image above. Green colors are storm-relative radial winds directed toward the radar (located to the west of the image); red is flow away from the radar. A tight tornado vortex signature (TVS) is evident near the town of Mt. Washington in northeast Bullitt county (20-25 miles east of the radar), which was coincident with the hook echo in the corresponding reflectivity image above. The TVS was associated with a strong tornado on the ground. Just northeast of the TVS, light green colors denoted strong storm-relative flow into the parent mesocyclone of the supercell. | |
The storm continued east into Spencer county, KY where a mature hook echo still was evident on the supercell's southwest quadrant. The tornado was still on the ground at this time producing structural damage to homes and uprooting and debarking numerous trees. Heavy rain and hail continued just north and east of the hook. | |
Corresponding storm-relative velocity (SRM) data for the reflectivity image shown above. The radar is located to the west (left) of the image. A tight circulation again is evident over west-central Spencer county, coincident with the hook in the reflectivity image above. The associated tornado eventually weakened and lifted over eastern Spencer county, although 2 additional, but weaker (F0-F2) tornadoes occurred along the storm's path over east-central KY. The storm then gradually weakened and was overtaken by an approaching squall line (not shown). |

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The Boston Bruins announced front-office changes on Friday morning that included the hiring of East Greenwich resident and Providence College alum John Ferguson Jr. as the team's executive director of player personnel.
General manager Peter Chiarelli also said that Scott Bradley had been promoted to assistant general manager and Ryan Nadeau to director of hockey operations/analytics.
The 46-year-old Ferguson will scout both pro and amateur players and will advise Chiarelli on trades and signings. Most recently the director of pro scouting for the San Jose Sharks, Ferguson was the vice president and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs from 2003 to 2008.
"It couldn't be better for myself, my family, and joining an organization of this stature with this kind of success behind them really was a great fit for me," Ferguson said.
Said Chiarelli: "I've known John for a long time and I've always been impressed with his work ethic. He's got a real good eye. He knows both the game, the players and the business of the game.
"We felt we needed a strong player personnel type in our front office. He'll stay in Providence, but again, he'll be involved in the strategic planning also. He's there a lot anyway, but he'll be scouting all over the place and he'll be doing some amateur scouting, too."
Ferguson was a target of the media and frustrated fans during his tenure in Toronto, which hasn't won a championship since 1967. In 2006, he signed off on the Maple Leafs' trade of Tuukka Rask to the Bruins for Andrew Raycroft.
"He got a raw deal. This is a smart hockey man. This guy works hard and knows players," said Chiarelli.
Ferguson's father John Sr. was a rugged winger who won the Stanley Cup five times with Montreal. John Jr. played at PC from 1985 to 1989 and in the AHL and the IHL. He is a graduate of Suffolk University Law School.
Bradley has been with the Bruins for 21 seasons and was most recently the director of player personnel for the last five seasons. As assistant GM, Bradley replaces Jim Benning, who left the Bruins to take over as GM in Vancouver. Nadeau has worked in hockey operations for eight seasons. He will continue to scout college prospects.
What's the deal?
Jarome Iginla and the Boston Bruins are still talking contract, but as of late Friday, the veteran winger was another day closer to free agency on July 1, which is his 37th birthday.
"I met with him [Thursday] night. The [free agent] shopping period is the shopping period. He's a good player that we want to sign. We'll see how it goes," said Chiarelli on Friday.
"Jarome wants to stay and we're trying to find a spot for him. But we're both big boys. If we can't [work it out] then we can't [work it out], but we're certainly both trying to work at it."
Iginla scored 30 goals last season while playing on the Bruins' top line with David Krejci and Milan Lucic. He was paid a base salary of $1.8 million last season with bonuses that pushed his pay past $5 million.
The NHL salary cap for '14-15 reportedly was set at $69 million on Friday, which causes problems for the Bruins, who probably will have a total of just under $6 million to sign such players as Iginla, Torey Krug and Reilly Smith.
"This is not about what [Iginla] wants, or morally what he should do. It's nothing about that. It's about 'can we fit him in?' That's what it's about. There are players that you wouldn't like trading [to potentially create cap room], so there is some pain involved in that," said Chiarelli.
Draft prospects
Barring trades, the Bruins will have four picks when the draft resumes on Saturday morning. Boston traded its third-round pick in this year's draft to Philadelphia for Andrej Meszaros in March and its sixth-round pick to St. Louis for Wade Redden in 2013. That leaves picks in the second (56th), fourth (116th), fifth (146) and seventh (206) rounds.
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28 Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Babylon's King Nebuchadnezzar defeated, the LORD proclaims: Get ready to attack Kedar; destroy the people from the east! | 28 Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked: This is what the LORD says: "Arise, and attack Kedar and destroy the people of the East. |
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40 But more blessed shall she be, if she so remain, according to my counsel. And I think that I also have the spirit of God. | 40 In my judgment, she is happier if she stays as she is--and I think that I too have the Spirit of God. |
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11 Those with good sense are slow to anger, and it is their glory to overlook an offense. | 11 A man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense. |
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15 The leech has two daughters: "Give, give!" There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, "Enough!": | 15 "The leech has two daughters. 'Give! Give!' they cry. "There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, 'Enough!': |
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Jets Players to attend Mark Sanchez's "Jets West" 2012 Passing Camp
Posted by Erik Manassy on Jun 4, 2012 in News | 2 comments
Jets West, the camp Mark Sanchez runs with the help of his family, is back on for it's third year. Mark puts up his teammates and invites them to his High School where an organized camp is run for the skill players of the offense. Last year they called the camp, "Camp Lockout".
Tim Tebow told the Daily News that he will be attending Mark Sanchez's "Jets West" passing camp in Southern California in a few weeks.
Sanchez, hoping to establish himself as the unquestioned leader of the offense, extended the invitation to his backup. Sanchez and Tebow, who have had their every move dissected to extreme levels ever since the backup QB arrived via a trade with Denver in March, will headline a group of skill position players that will participate in this annual rite of summer. – Via TheJetsStream
- Tim Tebow
- Greg McElroy
- Shonn Greene
- Joe McKnight
- John Conner
- Jeremy Kerley
- Patrick Turner
- Scotty McKnight
- Dustin Keller
- Jeff Cumberland
- Josh Baker
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- Stephen Hill
- Bilal Powell
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- Terrance Ganaway
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- Santonio Holmes
- Chaz Shiliens
- Terrance Ganaway
I think it would be a good idea if Santonio Holmes makes it to the camp. If he doesn't, you KNOW the media will make a story on this and personally I would like to avoid that if all possible.
Also I think Terrance Ganaway, the Rookie Running Back, should go. I know he's going to spend a ton of time away from his wife BUT he needs to show the team he's in this thing and fully dedicated. Maybe he can bring his wife with him, just an idea. He hasn't played a down yet in the NFL, but when your QB invites you to a camp, you should go. I'm sure he has a good reason NOT to go.
Stephen Hill should be there too.
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Tristan Thompson's Player Mailbox
This past June, the Cavaliers had two of the top four picks in the Draft. Even casual fans expected the selection of Kyrie Irving. But pundits didn't see the Wine and Gold tabbing Tristan Thompson at No. 4.
With less than a month remaining in their rookie seasons, the Cavs are ecstatic with both of their first rounders.
Tristan has been one of the top rookie rebounders all season, but since being inserted into the starting lineup, he's turned up his game -- averaging 11.8 points on .506 shooting, 7.7 rebounds (4.4 offensive) per contest.
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Univ. of Texas evacuated
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The University of Texas at Austin ordered an emergency evacuation of all buildings on Friday due to threats.
"Evacuation due to threats on campus," said an alert posted on the university website just before 10 a.m.. "Immediately evacuate ALL buildings and get as far away as possible. More information to come." (Reporting By Corrie MacLaggan; Editing by Bill Trott) http://news.yahoo.com/university-tex...150824822.html |
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Update at 11:14 a.m. ET: KXAN-TV reports that the university's Director of Communications, Rhonda Weldon, says the university got a call around 8:35 a.m. local time from a male with a middle eastern accent claiming to have placed bombs all over campus.
The caller claimed to be from the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization and that the bombs would go off in 90 minutes, KXAN reports.. President Williams Powers has been notified, and officials arenow evacuating all of the buildings out of an abundance of caution. Update at 11:12 a.m. ET:A UT official tells the American-Statesman that the university had received multiple bomb threats to multiple buildings. |
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Reports that a man claiming to be with Al Qaeda called saying that bombs would go off in 90 minutes.
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I blame the Amish
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I blame the flying pigs.
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Oh shit:
Update at 11:31 a.m. ET: North Dakota State U. orders all employees, students off campus after receiving bomb threat, the Associated Press reports. The University of Texas at Austin and North Dakota State University have ordered campus buildings evacuated because of bomb threats. http://content.usatoday.com/communit...1#.UFNQRI2PXSi |
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First of all, terrorists rarely give a heads up. Seems like some students didn't study for Friday's exams.
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More likely someone like the nutjob who kept calling in bomb threats to Pitt last spring combined with copycat nutjobs |
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These animals want body counts why would they want to warn anyone. |
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Latest Code News
Below is our complete Code news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Code Streaming New Song
London-based shapeshifters Code have teamed up with Noisey to launch new track "undertone," from the band's full-length album "mut" (due out on February 27th in Europe and March 10th in North America via Agonia Records). Give it a listen below.
Tearing down the barriers of extreme metal limitations, Code takes a daring plunge into the unknown delivering a dynamic progressive post-rock album that is sure to cause a stir.
On the new album, the band commented: "mut is the sound of us as a band freeing ourselves not just from the confines of what Code is, but from genre conventions of any description. The time for conforming has past and we have created an album that is the purest distillation of our creative ambition. This is the first time in the history of the band that we have created music with no reference points and as a result, this is our most stark, intimate and emotional album".
"mut" was recorded in the famed Brighton Electric Studios (The Cure, Foals, Nick Cave, Royal Blood) with engineer and producer Paul 'Win' Winstanley. Cover artwork and layout were created by the Austrian designer Thomas Neulinger.
The band's fourth album "mut" is the follow-up to 2013 effort "Augur Nox" (reviewed here). The track listing is: More...
Code Reveals New Album Details
The London-based metal shapeshifters from Code will release their bold new album entitled "mut" on February 27th in Europe and March 10th in North America via Agonia Records.
Tearing down the barriers of extreme metal limitations, Code has taken a daring plunge into the unknown following an urge for further unhampered expression, and delivers a dynamic progressive post-rock album that is sure to cause a stir. The premiere song off the release entitled "dialogue" is now available for listening below (yes, all the song and album titles are annoyingly lowercase).
On the new album, the band commented: "mut is the sound of us as a band freeing ourselves not just from the confines of what Code is, but from genre conventions of any description. The time for conforming has past and we have created an album that is the purest distillation of our creative ambition. This is the first time in the history of the band that we have created music with no reference points and as a result, this is our most stark, intimate and emotional album."
"mut" was recorded in the famed Brighton Electric Studios (The Cure, Foals, Nick Cave, Royal Blood) with engineer and producer Paul 'Win' Winstanley. Cover artwork and layout have been created by the Austrian designer Thomas Neulinger. The track listing is as follows: More...
Code Recording New Album
The British avant-garde metallers from Code have begun the tracking process for their forthcoming fourth full-length album at Brighton Electric Studios (Gary Moore, Nick Cave, Saxon) in England.
"It will be a bold and challenging album that will be sure to test preconceptions again," comments the band. The album is scheduled to be completed at the end of October and is set for release on Agonia Records in early 2015. This album will follow previous release "Augur Nox" (reviewed here).
Photos from the studio can be seen at Facebook here. With varied musical backgrounds of the band's members and a will for experimentation, Code confronts the conventional metal and rock patterns with its own take on extreme music.
As put by Metal Injection, the band "blends the grim aggression of black metal and crosses the North Sea back into the world of stylish progressive rock."
Code Announces Free Release Show
Avant-garde metal outfit Code announced that the band will be playing a free album launch show in celebration of recently released third opus, "Augur Nox" (reviewed here).
The show is brought by Terrorizer Magazine and Mythology Agency, and will take place on November 30th at The Unicorn in London (UK). The entry will be free and starts at 19:30 GMT. During the event, Code will perform songs from new album "Augur Nox" along with a selection of tracks from the previous two full-length's. Get full details right here.
Code Posts New Music Video
U.K. outfit Code has released a music video for the song "Glimlight Tourist," which can be viewed below.
The track comes by way of the band's latest album "Augur Nox" (reviewed here), which is out now in Europe and due out November 26th in North America. You can also stream the full album at this location.
Code Posts Full New Album Online
U.K. black metal experimenters Code are due to release new album "Augur Nox" (reviewed here) on November 19th in Europe and November 26th in North America via Agonia Records.
Today the band has teamed up with Terrorizer.com to stream the full album. Check out the full stream below.
You can also watch the previously released lyric video for "White Triptych" over at this location. More...
Code Posts New Lyric Video
After streaming "Becoming Host" online, U.K. based avant-garde metallers Code premiere another new track entitled "White Triptych" that can be experienced in the form of a lyric video.
Watch the clip below, courtesy of Metal Hammer UK. The track comes off the band's new album "Augur Nox," due out November 19th in Europe and November 26th in North America via Agonia Records. More...
Code Streaming New Song
British metallers Code sit on the boundaries of black, avant-garde, and progressive metal. Today the band reveals a second brand new song, entitled "Becoming Host."
The song is taken from Code's forthcoming album "Augur Nox," which will be released on November 19th in Europe/UK and November 26th in North America via Agonia Records. "Becoming Host" is available for streaming in the player below, courtesy of Invisible Oranges.
The first released song, "Glimlight Tourist," can also still be heard over at this location. "Augur Nox" was mixed and mastered at Orgone Studios in London (Ghost, Cathedral, Ulver) after three years of development and pre-production. More...
Code Streaming New Track
U.K. avant-garde metal outfit Code today premieres a new song entitled "Glimlight Tourist," which will appear on the band's upcoming 3rd album, "Augur Nox." The release will hit shops on November 19th in Europe and November 26th in North America via Agonia Records. The following press release was also issued:
"Augur Nox is the first album featuring Code's new lineup of Aort, Wacian, Syhr, LORDt and Andras. The brand-new material demonstrates the band's fresh personnel in a vivid light, confirming Code's position as a radiant gem in the extreme metal world. It displays a multifaceted approach: from stunning wide-ranging vocals, otherworldly clean passages and barbed metallic riffery, all filtered through a refined prism of avant-garde black metal. The album is Code's most progressive effort to date, yet always captures the band's distinct eerie and arcane vibe.
"Featuring ten tracks and two interludes over a 55-minute playing time, Augur Nox is a bold step forward where acute songwriting and expansive experimentation go hand in hand. Code's sound has been both refined and exaggerated at the same time, to produce a melodically dense and ambitious piece of work. The band describes the forthcoming release as their "most dynamic and challenging material to date."
Augur Nox was mixed and mastered at Orgone Studios in London (Ghost, Cathedral, Ulver) after three years of development and pre-production. The track listing is:
1. Black Rumination
2. Becoming Host
3. Ecdysis
4. Glimlight Tourist
- Dx. (interlude)
5. Garden Chancery
6. The Lazarus Cord
7. The Shrike Screw
- Rx. (interlude)
8. Trace of God
9. Harmonies in Cloud
10. White Tryptych More...
Code Reveals New Album Details
Code, which was covered in our look at non-traditional black metal bands, has now announced a new album is due out titled "Augur Nox."
The release will hit shops on November 19th in Europe and November 26th in North America via Agonia Records. Check out a teaser clip below. "Augur Nox" is the first album featuring Code'sw new line up of Aort, Wacian, Syhr, LORDt and Andras. Agnoia Records also comments:
"The brand-new material demonstrates the band's fresh personnel in a vivid light, confirming Code's position as a radiant gem in the extreme metal world. It displays a multifaceted approach: from stunning wide-ranging vocals, otherworldly clean passages and barbed metallic riffery, all filtered through a refined prism of avant-garde black metal. The album is Code's most progressive effort to date, yet always captures the band's distinct eerie and arcane vibe.
"'Augur Nox' was mixed and mastered at Orgone Studios in London (Ghost, Cathedral, Ulver) after three years of development and pre-production. It will be available in digipack, limited vinyl and digital formats. The vinyl formats include: black vinyl, colour in colour vinyl (bone white/ultra clean) limited to 100 copies and a further 100 copies on swamp green/ultra clean colour in colour vinyl." More...
Unearthing The Non-Traditional Black Metal Scene
Record sales may be dropping and labels may be on the verge of extinction, but the underground metal scene is still a thriving and vibrant place where musical innovation continues to occur. Every Monday we dig deep into the underground to unearth three bands you may not have had the chance to check out yet, but which deserve to be heard.
It's no secret I dig bands that mix it up and don't stick to one straight style, having previously unearthed avant-garde bands, a handful of genre flip-floppers, metal outfits that experiment with non-traditional sounds, and those bands that just plain ignore musical trends.
Today you'll get another dose of heavy music that doesn't play by the normal genre rules. These three bands may all technically be black metal, but they push that definition to its limits and sometimes even well beyond!
This German act is currently with Code666 records, which is a smaller label in the grand scheme of things, but it still has some very solid underground acts known for combining sub-genres and mixing up their sounds.
Todtgelichter has four full-length releases under its belt, having just dropped new album "Apnoe" this year (reviewed here). "Apnoe" is definitely less raucous and battering than previous releases, occasionally dropping out the black metal altogether, just to bring it back in at unexpected times to barrel over an unsuspecting audience. The harsh vocals are present but take a back seat to clean male and female singing, accompanied by atmospheric and calm parts that give off a modern-era Anathema vibe.
Keep up with the latest on Todtgetlichter at Facebook and be sure to check out a track from the current album and its predecessor "Angst" below.
Code Signs With Agonia Records
U.K. based avant-garde black metal outfit, Code, has inked a worldwide record deal with Agonia Records. The band's as-yet untitled third studio album is set to be released later this year.
Gathering together a group of U.K. based musicians with widely varying musical backgrounds, Code has nearly finished the recording of the new material, which is scheduled to be mixed at Orgone Studios (Ulver, Ghost, Cathedral, Hexvessel) in London, this July. Code describes the forthcoming release as the band's "most dynamic and challenging material to date."
The band commented: "Code is pleased to announce that we have recently signed a deal with Agonia Records for our next two albums, the first of which will be released later this year. We would like to thank Agonia for their huge support and enthusiasm and very much look forward to working with them to bring you our latest offerings."
The band's last album, 2009's "Resplendent Grotesque," was nominated for a Spellemann award (Norwegian equivalent to the American Grammy Awards) in the best metal album category.
Code Vocalist Leaves Band
Kvohst, vocalist of the British/Norwegian black metal act Code, has left the band. Code guitarist Aort has posted the following statement online, announcing the departure:
"With regret, I would like to announce that Kvohst has left Code in order to concentrate on his own music with Hexvessel and vocals with Dodheimsgard. I, of course, wish him all the best for the future and extend my thanks for 10 years of pleasurable and productive work together.
"This is not the end, but hopefully a shift in course to fresh destinations.
"I have been working with a great new musical lineup over the last half a year or so to really hone where the new album will be heading. I have been working on this new album for the last two years and we all believe very strongly in it's potential as a dynamic follow-up to 'Resplendent Grotesque'.
"How this will be realised vocally is not clear at the moment. There are many questions that remain unanswered... but there are irons in fires. The one certainty is that I am as determined as I have ever been and I will put the same unflinching soul and dedication into the future as I have with both of our albums to date. I also have new projects afoot which will up the ante in terms of brutality and darkness so please keep your eyes peeled for more information.
"Thanks, as ever, to all those who find a home within Code's musical endeavours… Your continued support is always massively appreciated."
Code Announces Lineup Changes
UK black metal band Code has issued the following update:
"We have not been in hibernation, but merely stealing ourselves, plotting and concocting since we returned from our European tour last year. There have been many changes in the Code camp and we would like to bring some of them out into the open for the carrion to feed..."
"Our, so far untitled, 3rd album is slowly emerging from it's crysalis. It's a mutant creature that's evolving and forming of its own will, as we mold to it and bring it to life. We are currently working on some experimental vocal lines and arrangements, re-arrangements and re-arrangements. Kvohst and our wordsmith Andrew Nicol are threading the letters through the needles and so far Aort has composed 10 unrefined and deathly heavy, raw working tracks. As you may crave, this new album will be a continuation of pushing the boundaries of progression and developing the strange world of Code further off the map and into uncharted zones - there will be many things that will shock, bewilder and flabbergast and yet there are many notions that pull the sound into a more organic and raw state this time around." More...
Code Announces New Touring Drummer
Norwegian black metal band Code has issued the following update:
"We would like to welcome and introduce a new live drummer into our ranks who has been working with tireless discipline behind the scenes to prepare the raw backbone of our live shows on the forthcoming European tour. The cult has been injected with new blood and with more rehearsals than we have ever managed to have in the history of the band, we look forward to playing you songs from Nouveau Gloaming and Resplendent Grotesque in a way that you haven't heard them before – enhancing the spirit of Code."
"We hope you will join us in welcoming Vooren into the cult of the wayside pastors and on to the stage at your local show!"
Code Announces European Tour Dates
UK progressive black metal band, Code, has issued the following update regarding the details of their upcoming European tour:
"In September and October this year we will be traveling across Europe spreading our otherworldly musings. Joining us will be Icelandic cowboys Solstafir and German occultists Secrets of the Moon. We will be operating a rotating headline policy so get there early to be sure to see us all. We will also be joined by Borknagar for the shows on the 24th, 25th and 26th [of] September." More...
Bilocate Confirmed For Devilstone Festival 2009
Jordanian dark Oriental metal band BILOCATE is confirmed to perform in the upcoming DevilStone Open air Festival 2009 in Anykšciai, Lithuania which will take place on July 17th to 19th. This will be BILOCATE's first appearance in Europe alongside SEPULTURA, KEEP OF KALESSIN, CROCELL, SINISTER and many others.
The full line up of 20 bands confirmed is as follows:
SEPULTURA [Brazil, groovy thrash metal]
KEEP OF KALESSIN [Norway, modern black metal]
SINISTER [Netherlands, technical death metal]
CODE [England/Norway, nostalgic black metal]
TRAUMA [Poland, death metal]
ZAS [Lithuania, sociopolitical metal/rock]
BILOCATE [Jordan, atmospheric oriental death metal]
LEPROUS [Norway, challenging progressive metal]
AZARATH [Poland, straightforward death metal]
FRAILTY [Latvia, doom/death metal]
OBTEST [Lithuania, expressive pagan metal]
NAHASH [Lithuania, occult black metal]
THE PROWLERS [Italy, progressive power/heavy metal]
DIABOLICAL [Sweden, catchy death/thrash metal]
SAPLES [Lithuania, old school death metal]
CROCELL [Denmark, aggressive death/thrash metal]
STRANGER AEONS [Lithuania, progressive metal/rock]
HEAVEN GREY [Latvia, atmospheric doom/death metal]
LUCTUS [Lithuania, thrashing black metal]
+ Special Guest [TBA]
For more information on the festival, visit devilstone.net.
Code Posts New Song Online
U.K. black metallers, Code, have uploaded the song "In The Privacy Of Your Own Bones" from their upcoming album, "Resplendent Grotesque," on their official MySpace page.
Code Streaming New Song Online
U.K. black metallers Code are currently streaming the song "The Rattle Of Black Teeth" from their upcoming album "Resplendent Grotesque" on their official MySpace page. The band had this to say about the new song:
"And in my deepest darkest dreams The rattle of black teeth is growing and growing In the heart of my brain...
"For one week only, another new track from the 'Resplendent Grotesque' album. Consume and comment......and come back next Wednesday for another taste of the grotesque...."
Code Unveils "Resplendent Grotesque" Album Artwork
U.K. based black metal band Code has issued the following announcement about unveiling the artwork for their new album on their MySpace blog:
"We are proud to unveil an advance preview of the beautiful and decadent album cover artwork for Resplendent Grotesque. Created, painted and lovingly slaved over by the enigmatic, brilliant and cult artist Stephen Kasner.
"We are eternally grateful and blessed for his vivid and inspired portrayal of our music. As the man himself remarked, "I feel very successful in channeling the emotions and ideas, in my own way, as they were described to me. And of course, your music was more than enough to evoke the demons. They have made themselves clearly known in these works, I am certain."
"We hope you admire it as much as we do."


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Davis Camp Park
Bullhead City,
Phone: (928) 754-7250
Visit Campground Website
Sites: 171
Recent Rate: $25 2/2014
Latitude: 35.1820866252879
Longitude: -114.564914703369
These reviews are the opinion of an RVParkReviews' member and not the views of RVParkReviews.com
Date of Stay: February, 2014 - $25.00
The park area without sewer is much nicer than the area with sewer hookups. Sewer hook up area has some really junky cluttered RV sites. Would recommend camping without sewer hookup. The dry camping area looks really nice. Good views of the river.Quiet. Half full in February. Local company provides internet for $4.99 per day. $2.00 per day for pets. We camped at Davis Camp Park in a Travel Trailer.
Date of Stay: January, 2014 - $17.00
We camped down below where we did not have any services; however, you are right on the river, which wasa bonus. Water and sewer services are in another area of the park. It is quiet here and the lots are level. Internet is through a separate company and quality was good. We camped at Davis Camp Park in a Motorhome.
Date of Stay: October, 2013 - $30.00
The price has increased to 30.00 per night for less amenities. No internet unless you pay to hook-up thru a private company, no cable, a few channels with our antenna,no picnic tables. A poor dog is in a kennel barking all the time right beside us. Campground is run down but staff are friendly. All units crowded together in certain spots although the campground is basically empty. Would not stay here again. We camped at Davis Camp Park in a Fifth Wheel.
Date of Stay: September, 2013 - $25.00
If you like funk and dirty old RV's, then this is the park for you. There are many permanent residents and their rigs are old and unkept. The hook-ups were good and the view and access to the river are good. Those are about the only redeeming qualities. Oh, and good machines in the laundromat. Some of the roads are paved but most are very, very old paving that is pretty much gone. The only grass is where individuals have watered. No picnic tables. I didn't use the showers but they looked old and basic. Our gravel pad was fairly level and plenty large. No Wi-Fi and no cable. The atmosphere of the whole place is rough and dirty. I would not return. We camped at Davis Camp Park in a Fifth Wheel.
Date of Stay: April, 2013 - $29.00
This is a nice, clean campground. It is convenient to downtown. The sites are big and easy to access. We camped at Davis Camp Park in a Fifth Wheel.
Date of Stay: November, 2012 - $25.00
Rate based on weekly stay. When we arrived we were told by staff that we couldn't drive around to view sites before paying. Renovations were being done on washrooms but were clean/older. Internet didn't work when we arrived but a new internet provider was introduced during our stay and worked well. Would stay here again. We camped at Davis Camp Park in a Fifth Wheel.
Date of Stay: February, 2013 - $15.00
This is a great park for dry camping. I know they have hookups available as well, but being close enough to touch my neighbor does not appeal to me. Hence, we dry camp a lot. We had the perfect spot on the south beach. Site was level, we were on the beach, had a covered picnic table, garbage can, and fire pit, we were walking distance to the casinos in Laughlin across the river, and our closest neighbor was 3 sites away, also on the beach. The weather was perfect the entire time, and the security and park maintenance patrolled the area on a regular basis, so we did not even have to put our BBQ away when we left our site. We will definitely be back next year. We camped at Davis Camp Park in a Motorhome.
Date of Stay: January, 2013 - $20.00
This is a great little surprise park (although not completely a surprise because we read about it on RV Park Reviews). It is right on the Colorado River. There are non-hook up sites right to the river, or hook up sites above the river or full hook up sites in a different area of the park. There is a great place for the dogs to run near the river and swim safely in a little lagoon. I would would given it a 10 except the people at the office weren't all that friendly. Also, they weren't available for ice at the times they said they would be open. The sites are a little bit close together on the hill portion of the park. The ones by the river would be great if you didn't want hookups of any kind. Next time we would do those and boondock. We camped at Davis Camp Park in a Travel Trailer.
Date of Stay: December, 2012 - $14.00
Price is monthly (everything included except internet). Came here on recommendation from a fellow traveler. Glad we did! Internet is no longer free, they have daily, weekly & monthly rates. It works very well. AT&T & Verizon cell service is good. This is a county park and very well kept, snowbird heaven. Although there is not much in the way of amenities, Laughlin, NV is just across the river (we watched the fireworks on New Year Eve from our rig)! Staff are all friendly and very helpful. A lot of things to see and do around the area. Will be back next winter. We camped at Davis Camp Park in a Motorhome.
Date of Stay: October, 2012 - $16.00
Great value for the money--very pretty river/city/mountain views. Back in sites pretty tight between the palm trees. Nice for an overnight (even though we had very high winds), but we were sorry that the big grassy fenced in field could not be used to exercise our dog. There were "hazardous" flags all over that grass. We camped at Davis Camp Park in a Motorhome.
Date of Stay: November, 2012 - $13.00
Government run park so no amenities or social activities but fair value for what you get. New Wi-Fi has been installed and works great but there is an additional charge. Sites are gravel and level. New staff and grounds keepers are friendly and working hard to bring park up to date. Restrooms are being updated but showers are still connected to the laundry so to get hot shower timing is everything. Will stay here again. We camped at Davis Camp Park in a Motorhome.
Date of Stay: October, 2012 - $25.00
Decrepit bathrooms, Old dirty cinder block showers. Best sites taken by very long term wrecks, some work kampers. No Wi-Fi as was supposed to be, they said they were upgrading. Wouldn't let us park in "A" section, nicer than "C" & "D" & closer to river. Length limit of 30 or 32 feet, but you could put a 45 footer in many. If we went there again, we might dry camp down on river shore. We camped at Davis Camp Park in a Motorhome.
Date of Stay: February, 2012 - $15.00
Davis Camp Park is very friendly and a nice park. Great bike riding and walking park. Also can do a little hiking around the hills. Majority of rest rooms and showers are older but there are a couple of newer buildings toward the dam that are a little nicer. Basically government type buildings and showers. Warm water but nothing fancy. Definitely would come back here. We camped at Davis Camp Park in a Travel Trailer.
Date of Stay: February, 2012 - $25.00
Pulled in late after office had closed but able to find our spot and took care of everything in the morning. Nice level site in the "C" area, not far from the restrooms. Great place for the price, located right on the river and just over the bridge from Laughlin. Quiet in the evenings and beautiful desert mornings. Nice for our dogs. A bit windy but the warm weather made up for it. Would definitely stay again. We camped at Davis Camp Park in a Motorhome.
Date of Stay: January, 2012 - $20.00
Nice camping, great weather at this time of year, not a shady campground, so stay away in the summer. Will stay here anytime in the area. Only negative was high winds that made it impossible to stay, but other than that, great place. Kids will love it: water, swimming, fishing, boating. Adults have the casinos. We camped at Davis Camp Park in a Tent Trailer.
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Sunday is bound to be emotionally tough for most people who love America. We lost our innocence and sense of security 10 years ago. Things have never been the same as they were before the terrorist attacks and never will.
Keep the pressure on the DROP sham
Becoming a docent at the Museum of American Jewish History requires more than a quick crash course. It's clear to museum visitors that Laurie Gottlieb has passed the test.
The summer superhero flood of movies continues with the release of yet another Avengers-prequel, Captain America: The First Avenger.
Friends and family battle the pain from the loss of a great soldier killed in a horrific attack in Afghanistan.
The ability of retired Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua to testify will be at issue next month.
Judge refuses to dismiss charges against Monsignor William Lynn, who allegedly endangered the welfare of children by reassigning to other parishes priests suspected of molesting students.
Inside the Museum of American Jewish History, Laurie Gottlieb stood in front of an unusual display — a full-scale covered wagon.


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Stassi Schroeder the star of the hit Bravo show "Vanderpump Rules" stunned in a beautiful white dress as she was welcomed to New York by George Wayne of Vanity Fair at his Annual "End Of New York Fashion Week" Party at Sofia restaurant Saturday, February 15th . Schroeder hung out all night and partied with girlfriends and boyfriend Patrick Meagher . Sources say that Stassi was very warm and friendly. The night also featured live performances by Skyz The Limit. The event was produced by Jeff Krauss, Victoria Wells and Dana Frank.
"Vanderpump Rules" just wrapped their reunion, and with Stassi's decision to quit her job as a server at the ever chic restaurant, SUR, we can only wonder if she will return next season?


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Category Archives: Nurses and Nursing
Workplace Wellness: Q&A with Catherine M. Baase, The Dow Chemical Company
We've written extensively on NewPublicHealth on the importance of building a Culture of Health—an environment where everyone has access to opportunities to make healthy choices. In June, the Washington Post held a live forum—sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation—titled "Health Beyond Health Care," which looked at how creative minds in traditionally non-health fields are working together to build a Culture of Health in the United States. As part of our continuing coverage of this issue we spoke with Catherine M. Baase, MD, Chief Health Officer at The Dow Chemical Company, about workplace wellness programs.
NewPublicHealth: Why do you think workplace wellness is important?
Catherine Baase: I guess it depends on "important" in what way. I'll tell you two things. One is if you were asking me why it's important to a business or a corporation, I think it brings critical value to many different corporate priorities—things such as safety, human capital priorities such as attracting and retaining talent, manufacturing reliability, the capacity to positively impact health care costs. So there's a landscape of corporate priorities where the achievement of healthy people is important, even including job satisfaction and employee engagement.
But on another lens, I would say that I think workplace wellness is important to society for the achievement of public health objectives. The fact that we're not doing really well on the achievement of health outcomes for our population as a whole, and the achievement of improved health will depend on a variety of sectors of society getting involved, and one of them is workplaces. Others are schools and communities and things like that, but the achievement of public health objectives depends a bit on workplaces being involved, as well.
NPH: Who is it that benefits from workplace wellness?
Baase: Well I think the individuals, the employees and oftentimes their families, because a lot of workplace wellness programs either directly or indirectly impact the family. It's the community within which folks live because the culture is impacted, and the company certainly.
Total Worker Health: Getting and Staying Healthy in the Workplace
For the last several years, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been promoting a concept called "Total Worker Health," which combines safety programs to prevent accidents on the job with health promotion programs such as smoking cessation. The idea is that emerging evidence recognizes that both work-related factors and health factors that are often beyond the workplace together contribute to many health and safety problems for employees and their families.
A new report in the CDC's latest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) shows why the combination can be critical, finding that the risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke is higher for blue-collar and service workers than it is for white-collar workers. Studies have suggested that before, but the new MMWR recommends strategies that companies can implement to reduce that risk.
In the new report, CDC researcher Sarah Luckhaupt, MD, analyzed National Health Interview Survey data for 2008-2012. She found that the prevalence of a history of CHD or stroke among people ages 18 to 55 was 1.9 percent for employed adults, but among the employed the risk was 40 percent higher in blue-collar workers (e.g. construction workers and truck drivers) and 53 percent higher in service workers (e.g. hairdressers and restaurant servers). Luckhaupt says that job stress, shift work, exposure to particulate matter, noise and secondhand smoke are all likely contributing factors to the higher rates of CHD and stroke.
In a conversation with NewPublicHealth, Luckhaupt said that employers can help improve the health profiles of employees by using the Total Worker Health program, launched by CDC and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health three years ago as a guideline for workplace wellness programs. CDC now publishes quarterly reports on effective Total Worker Health programs established by employers across the United States. Recent examples include:
- Live Well/Work Well at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in N.H., which aims to improve worker safety and health at the medical center.
- Hearing loss prevention at the Domtar Paper Company in Kingsport, Tenn., and the 3M manufacturing plant in Hutchinson, Minn., which address both noise reduction exposure on the job and in the community.
- A "Culture of Health" at Lincoln Industries, a manufacturing factory in Lincoln, Neb., which includes companywide stretching for 15 minutes every day to help prepare the muscles that will be used on the job; massage therapists who assess and treat people who may be at risk for injury; an on-site clinic for health maintenance, wellness coaching and acute care; counseling and support programs; and social and fitness events.
County Health Rankings — Nurse-Family Partnership: Q&A with Elly Yost
Rockingham County, N.C., is one of several counties profiled in videos produced for the 2014 report of the County Health Rankings, a joint project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, and released yesterday. The Rankings shows how communities across the country are doing and how they can improve on their health.
Rockingham evolved from a wealthy county to a poor one very quickly after losing two major industries only a couple of decades ago. The community suffers from high general smoking rates, high obesity rates and high rates of smoking during pregnancy. When the 2010 County Health Rankings were released, Rockingham was ranked at 71 out of 100 counties on health measures. The community's poor standing served as a wake-up call.
One new program set to begin this spring is the Nurse-Family Partnership, a decades-old, evidence-based community health program that serves low-income women pregnant with their first child.
Nurse-Family Partnership is based on the work of David Olds, MD, a professor of pediatrics, psychiatry and preventive medicine at the University of Colorado Denver. While working in an inner-city day care center in the early 1970s, Olds was struck by the risks and difficulties in the lives of low-income children and over the next decades tested nurse home visitation for low income families in randomized controlled trials in Elmira, New York, Memphis, Tennessee and Denver. Results have shown that the program improved pregnancy outcomes; improved the health and development of children; and helped parents create a positive life course for themselves. There are now Nurse-Family Partnership programs in 43 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands and six Indian tribal communities.
In the Nurse-Family Partnership programs, the mothers receive ongoing visits from the nurses in their homes from the first trimester until the baby is two years old. Program goals include:
- Improve pregnancy outcomes by helping the new mothers engage in good preventive health practices, including comprehensive prenatal care from their healthcare providers, improving their diets and reducing their use of cigarettes, alcohol and illegal substances.
- Improve child health and development by helping parents provide responsible and competent care.
- Improve the economic self-sufficiency of the family by helping parents develop a vision for their own future, plan future pregnancies, continue their education and find work.
According to Heather Adams, executive director of the Rockingham County Partnership for Children, there are about 5,000 children under the age of five in Rockingham County. Over half live in poverty and are born to mothers under the age of 20 and many of the children are in single parent households.
"The County Health Rankings really gave us some concrete data to show us what we knew anecdotally was really true," said Adams. "Nurse-Family Partnership really rose to the top as a really strong program that could help meet some of our needs."
As part of its County Health Rankings coverage, NewPublicHealth recently spoke with Elly Yost, MSN, PNP, director of nursing practice at the Nurse-Family Partnership national office in Denver, Co. Yost is a pediatric nurse practitioner who previously worked in hospitals and community practice settings.
Tobacco Cessation Success: Smoking Rates Drop for Registered Nurses
Health care professionals who smoke often represent a significant obstacle to getting patients to stop smoking. Among registered nurses (RNs) in particular—whose population historically has a high percentage of smokers—smoking limits their ability to be strong advocates for cessation interventions. In 2003, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) grantee Linda Sarna, PhD, RN, FAAN, began a study at the UCLA School of Nursing to monitor smoking rates among health care professionals, with an emphasis on RNs. The study showed a significant drop in smoking rates among registered nurses and the results were featured in the January special issue of the Journal of American Medicine, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Surgeon General's landmark report on the health consequences of smoking.
The UCLA study found that the proportion of registered nurses who smoke dropped by more than a third from 2003 to 2011. While RN smoking rates held relatively steady between 2003 and 2007, they fell from 11 percent in 2007 to 7 percent in 2011. The drop represents a 36 percent decrease in smoking rates among RNs—more than double the 13 percent decline among the general U.S. population during the same time period. The study also found that RNs were more likely to quit smoking than the general population.
Tobacco Free Nurses, an RWJF-funded national campaign led by Sarna and Stella Aguinaga Bialous, DrPH, RN, helped to reduce the prevalence of smoking among RNs. Founded in 2003, the nurse-led program aimed to dissuade nurses from smoking in order to prevent smoking-related health issues among RNs and their patients. Tobacco Free Nurses works by supporting smoking cessation efforts among nurses and nursing students; encouraging nurses to advocate for a smoke-free society; and giving nurses tobacco control resources to help patients with cessation efforts.
In addition to the significant decline among registered nurses, the UCLA study found that smoking rates also fell for most other health care professionals. However, licensed practical nurses (LPNs) did not see any significant decreases. Approximately 25 percent of the LPN population still smokes, which is the highest percentage of smokers among health care professionals.
>>Bonus Link: Learn more about the last 50 years of tobacco control in RWJF's interactive timeline.
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps: Paid Sick Leave in New York City
Beginning later next year, more than a million workers in New York City will have a brand new, health-promoting benefit: paid sick leave days that guarantee wages on a set number of days when they or a family member they care for is ill.
The new law, passed last June by the New York City Council and overriding an earlier veto by the mayor, begins to go into effect in April 2014. New York now joins San Francisco, Calif., Washington, D.C., Seattle, Wash., Portland, Ore., and the state of Connecticut in adopting at least some sick leave provisions.
Not every employee in New York City will get paid sick leave under the new law. The bill that passed the City Council initially applies only to businesses with 20 or more employees, who will be required to provide five paid sick days a year; that extends to companies with 15 or more employees beginning October 1, 2015. Smaller businesses and manufacturing firms are exempt from the paid leave provisions for now, though these workers will gain five days of unpaid sick leave, so they can take time off without fear of losing their jobs. Advocates hope to extend paid leave to cover those workers before long.
Advocates say paid sick leave is critical for smaller businesses, and especially for low wage earners. A survey by the Community Service Society (CSS) of New York found that half of low-income respondents said they have less than $500 to fall back on in case of an emergency, and according to CSS, without compensation for sick days, people are often forced to choose between caring for themselves or a loved one and heading to work.
A 2012 study in the American Journal of Public Health shows why the measure that is critical to individuals and families is equally crucial to society as a whole. The study found that lack of certain workplace policies, including paid sick leave, led to an additional 5 million cases of adult H1N1 (swine flu) during the 2009 outbreak.
Funding for much of CSS's advocacy came through a County Health Rankings & Roadmaps grant to focus on four areas in two New York City boroughs, the Bronx and Brooklyn, that have very poor health rankings. The goal was to build support among small businesses, faith-based organizations and low-wage workers for passage of the ordinance through grassroots events, town halls, story collection and media coverage, as well as by encouraging partners and allies to include this policy as part of their policy agendas. The grant runs through November 2014 and CSS will be focusing its efforts, now that legislation has passed, on creating awareness and implementation of the new law.
NewPublicHealth recently spoke with Nancy Rankin, vice president for policy, research and advocacy at CSS about the new law and its impact.
NewPublicHealth: Key components of the legislation you advocated for passed. What's next in your efforts on paid sick leave?
Nancy Rankin: We are continuing to work on this issue because we recognize that having a law pass is not the end of the story. We now need to do outreach to inform workers about their new rights and employers about their new requirements, because a new law requires compliance and it requires people to be aware of its provisions.
Leading the Workplace Wellness Movement: Public Health Departments' Role
GUEST POST by John Skendall, Manager, Web and New Media at the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO).
"How much are we really doing in the area of worksite wellness? Are we walking the talk and serving our employees the way we should?" This question was posed by Paul Jarris, executive director of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), in a session on workplace wellness at the organization's annual meeting last Friday in Orlando.
Jarris said that health departments can do more to foster wellness among employees in the states and territories. "We in public health are not leading in this area," he said. "We are the laggards."
>>Follow continued ASTHO Annual Meeting coverage on NewPublicHealth.org.
Terry Dwelle, state health official for the North Dakota Department of Health and moderator of the session, agreed. "Health departments must have a worksite wellness program. We need to practice what we preach," said Dwelle. He also said that the business case for worksite wellness needs to be made to convince employers of the value of investing in wellness.
Webinar: Advancing Health in Communities through Building Successful Partnerships with Business
The business sector is a critical partner when it comes to promoting the health of a community. Employment, income and overall economic stability greatly impact employee and community health. Increasingly, businesses are expanding their efforts from worksite-based health promotion programs to community-wide initiatives to ensure their employees' access to healthy choices and environments.
Next Tuesday at 3 p.m., a County Health Rankings webinar will take a look at how local health leaders and businesses can work together to advance the health improvement efforts in their communities. The webinar will feature guest speaker Cara McNulty, Senior Group Manager for Prevention and Wellness at Target Corporation, which according to webinar organizers is "known for its commitment to community giving." McNulty will share examples and lessons learned from her experience at Target to answer key questions:
- What kinds of partnerships are businesses looking for?
- What do communities and businesses need to understand about each other in order to forge successful partnerships?
>>Join the webinar to learn how to build common ground with businesses in your community and advance community health together.
The Reverberating Impact of Low Wages
A recent vote by the Washington D.C. City Council requires large retailers to pay a minimum hourly wage of $12.50 an hour—$5.25 more than the current minimum wage of $7.25 nationally and $8.25 in D.C.— and the decision received wide attention, especially when retailers planning to build new stores in the city said they'd pull the plug on the projects if required to pay the higher salaries. But at least two recent magazine articles explain why there's been a fervent recent push to try to push up the wages of those in low-paying jobs. New York Magazine recently surveyed 100 fast food restaurant employees in that city and asked, among other things, "can you live off your paycheck?" The answer appears to be no. The average pretax monthly pay for the surveyed workers was $984 while average monthly expenses including rent, utilities, groceries and cell phone bills was $1,115—which adds up to $131 more in expenses than pay.
>>Bonus Link: Why does income matter to health? See a NewPublicHealth infographic on how stable jobs and income lead to healthier lives.
And last weeks' New Yorker Magazine added heft to the need to look at the current minimum wage rate, in light of just how critical that income is to many households. According to the article, while low-wage retail jobs were once squarely aimed at high school students looking for pocket money and those looking for supplemental income, in the last few years of stiff unemployment, studies find that current low-wage workers are responsible for 46 percent of household income. According to the New Yorker article, "Congress is currently considering a bill increasing the minimum wage to $10.10 over the next three years…still a long way from turning these jobs into the kind of employment that can support a middle-class family."
Recommended Reading: 'Day in the Life' of Public Health Nurses
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Human Capital portfolio's blog, a forum for discussion about the challenges of building a diverse, well-trained health care workforce, features a "Day in the Life" series this week featuring public health nurses. With their own words, these nurses talk not just about what they do, but why they do it—the importance and meaning of their efforts.
For Anneleen Severynen, RN, MN, PHN, of the South King County Mobile Medical Unit for Public Health Seattle and King County in Washington State, it's about being able to help one person at a time. Anneleen wrote about Charlie, a 60-year-old Native American man who started drinking at the age of 12, bounced around foster homes, returned from service in Vietnam hurting even more, and now calls himself a "lost cause" who expects to drink himself to death.
"As I sat silently, I listened to him grieve the loss of his culture and detail the many kinds of discrimination he has suffered. Though he spoke with the slurred speech of a chronic alcoholic, his eloquence moved me. I noticed tears in his eyes as he described a few happy childhood memories with his father—memories not quite lost to him."
By helping him to open up she was also able to get Charlie to agree to a few medical tests. He was given a prescription for high blood pressure. She doesn't know whether he'll follow through, but she knows that because she took the time to listen, he now has a better chance.
"Every day I get the chance to make a difference in people's lives, and to help them know that they matter. I can help one person at a time make small choices that will improve their lives and health. As long as there is someone to hear their stories, there are no lost causes."
Recommended Reading: RWJF Report on the State of Nursing in Public Health Departments
A new report funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and produced by the University of Michigan Center of Excellence in Public Health Workforce Studies offers—for the first time ever—a comprehensive assessment of the state of nursing and nurses in state and local health departments. Enumeration and Characterization of the Public Health Nurse Workforce: Findings of the 2012 Public Health Nurse Workforce Surveys looked at—among other things—size, composition, educational background experience, retirement intention, job function and job satisfaction of nurses.
RWJF recently spoke with Paul Kuehnert, MS, RN, CPNP, team director of Public Health at RWJF, and an alumnus of the RWJF Executive Nurse Fellows program, to discuss the report.
Among the report's findings is that while public health nurses report high levels of job satisfaction, they're also concerned with issues such as job stability, compensation and the lack of opportunities for advancement. It also found that about 40 percent of public health departments have "a great deal of difficulty" hiring nurses.
"It should be a high priority to address gaps and take steps to strengthen the public health nursing workforce," said Pamela G. Russo, MD, MPH, RWJF senior program officer. "Public health nurses are likely to need training to keep pace with the changes as health care reform is implemented and public health agencies focus more on population health. The size, makeup, and preparation of the public health nursing workforce greatly affect the ability of agencies to protect and improve the health of people in their jurisdictions."
Read the report and recommendations from the project's advisory committee.


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