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|Provides nutrition education, special checks to buy healthy food, breastfeeding information and support, help in finding health care and other community services to women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, postpartum, and to children up to age five years.
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Watsonville, CA 95076
Primary Phone: 831-722-7121
Felton location:
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ELIGIBILITY:Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or just had a baby. Children under 5 years old (including foster children)and families with a low to medium income, working families may qualify.
|WIC is a family friendly and participant centered program that provides nutrition education and breastfeeding support in a respectful and culturally competent environment.
|**NEW**Our advocates can connect your family to programs such as Medi-Cal and the Covered California Health Exchange (Affordable Care Act).
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Special checks to buy healthy foods like organic fruits and vegetables and whole grain foods at local grocery stores and at the Watsonville farmers' market.
Nutrition education (available during the day and in the evening) and great health tips for you and your family
Breastfeeding information and support for you and your baby
Referrals to health care and other community services
A Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program
Healthy Kids/Healthy Families insurance assistance fathers-only classes
Demo kitchens and healthy cooking instruction
Bags of fresh produce from 2nd Harvest Food Bank
Personal Peer Counselor for breastfeeding support from pregnancy through the first year of your baby's life
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Humana Announces New Programs To Help People Across The Country Stay Healthy And Well
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), a leading health and well-being company, today announced several exciting new initiatives at the Humana Challenge PGA TOUR golf tournament that will engage people in their own health and well-being. The event was held in the Bob Hope Square at PGA West in La Quinta, Calif. and featured Gary Player, leading golf icon and recently announced Humana health and well-being ambassador. One of the new initiatives that debuted during the event is the Humana Walkit Challenge, which encourages people to improve their health by counting their steps, both at the Humana Challenge and at various PGA TOUR events across the country. Through this program, attendees at the 2013 Humana Challenge will receive a pedometer to help them track their steps.Following the tournament's conclusion, Humana will take the Humana Walkit Challenge to other PGA TOUR stops and challenge attendees to meet or surpass the number of steps taken during the Humana Challenge. The PGA TOUR stop that comes closest to equaling – or exceeding – the steps taken at the Humana Challenge will win a KaBOOM! multi-generational playground build in their community in 2014, funded by Humana. "The vision for the Humana Challenge is all about 'well-being … with a side of golf,'" said Bruce Broussard, President and CEO of Humana. "Through the Humana Walkit Challenge we are encouraging all attendees, both at the Humana Challenge and across the country, to take a more active role in their health." Separately, the Humana Walkit Pro program is also new this year and will offer more information about how PGA TOUR pros are getting healthy through their craft. Humana, in partnership with IDS, a division of SMT and the PGA TOUR's ShotLink Scoring System, will track the number of steps taken and calories burned by every player on the course in real-time – each day of the Humana Challenge.
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North Shropshire market town.
Located in North Shropshire, Market Drayton is a traditional Shropshire market town with origins dating back to before the Domesday book. Modern buildings in the town centre mix with fine examples of 17th century black and white constructions.
The town claims to be "home of the gingerbread", which has been produced in the town for over 200 years.
The Wednesday street market dates back over 750 years, having been established by the Abbot of Combermere as a place to sell the Abbey's produce.
Robert Clive (Clive of India) was educated at the local grammar school.
Visitors can enjoy a stroll alongside the Shropshire Union Canal which runs close to the town centre.
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An enthusiastic UCLA fan shows off some of her moves during halftime of Wednesday's UCLA-USC game at the 2016 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament in Las Vegas.
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After opening the season with a strong finish in non-conference play, UCLA struggled in the Pac-12. They still believe in their depth and hope it carries them in the Pac-12 Tournament.
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(By Balachander) Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) said it has taken the $80 million March draw from Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), in a move that may thwart a rival bid from Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH).
Clearwire said the Special Committee of its board plans to continue talks with Dish, which had last month announced an unsolicited buyout proposal of $3.30 per share for Clearwire.
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Sprint, which already has a 50.8 stake in Clearwire, agreed in mid-December to buy the remaining 49.2 percent stake in Clearwire for $2.97 per share or a total of $2.2 billion. Sprint is the third largest wireless carrier in the U.S.
Sprint needs approval from Clearwire's minority shareholders to proceed with its deal.
The move by Clearwire on Wednesday further complicates Dish Network's effort to buy the provider of fourth generation (4G) wireless broadband services, the Wall Street Journal reported quoting people familiar with the situation as saying.
"One sources said the draw isn't intended to dissuade Dish from pursuing the company," the WSJ reported.
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"The Special Committee will pursue the course of action that it believes is in the best interests of Clearwire's non-Sprint Class A stockholders," Clearwire said on Wednesday.
After a rigorous and extensive two-year process, Clearwire pursued numerous strategic opportunities, including discussing the sale of spectrum with no fewer than 10 parties and a series of ongoing conversations with Dish that date back to 2010.
Clearwire's 4G network spans the nation and covers over 130 million people in around 80 U.S. markets. Clearwire has publicly stated that it has 60 MHz of spectrum beyond its operating needs in the top 100 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). Clearwire owns or leases spectrum covering about 46.6 billion MHz-POPs nationwide.
Meanwhile, Clearwire and Sprint have amended agreement that will allow Clearwire, at its option, to take the last three draws under the Sprint Financing Agreements whether or not an accelerated build out agreement has been entered into by the parties.
Clearwire said it does not expect to enter into an accelerated build-out agreement with Sprint at this time.
On Wednesday, CLWR shares fell 1.56 percent to trade at $3.15, while Sprint shares inched up 0.35 percent to trade at $5.80. DISH shares traded 0.14 percent lower at $35.09.
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Vt. House expected to approve ed funding changeApril 25,2013The Associated Press
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I recently learned of a college student named Aaron, a history major who was having doubts about the wisdom of that choice. Those doubts are understandable, for there is more than a small dose of snickering at this time of year regarding the employability of the newly minted graduate who majored in English, history, political science, philosophy or one of the "soft" social sciences. Our own university emphasizes and applauds its role in preparing students for "jobs," to the exclusion of other functions of higher education.
While we can salute those who have made up their mind as to which part of the economic machine they wish to accommodate, there are other functions of university education that surpass in importance preparation for the first job. Education's first task, barely begun in K-12, is to assist the often reluctant learner to figure out how civilization works and what opportunities, as well as hazards, it holds for each of us.
To sort through these opportunities, the student must, at the same time, learn to recognize the purposes of a life well lived. Whether or not the student believes she has settled on values, a liberal education, including a course in philosophy, will help the novice to get them in proper order.
For example, it is not self-evident to the emerging mind that the deepest satisfactions in life come from the capacity to understand and assist one's fellow humans. The untutored mind tends first to think in terms of ambitious self-satisfaction, what others might call "greed." The value in service to others, articulated in every religion and announced by the second commandment of the standard Bible, is often seen as sacrificial. It is not. It is the richest source of meaning in life.
One life is little more than a millisecond in the course of the civilization of which you are inescapably a part. You don't want to waste it. Your influence on all the lives around you, your spouse and children, other children -- including your support for their education -- relations with fellow employees and friends, all these influences are your contribution. You may not realize this until you approach the edge but what comes after you is more important than your life. Your life's value is in its contribution.
Even if you think your values are already in place, the humanities broaden and strengthen understanding, providing the compass to the rich, well-lived life.
As the baby emerging from the womb knows only light, dark, noise, comfort and hunger, so the college freshman understands only a small fraction of the elements providing meaning to her soon-to-begin adult life. Literature is our guide to understanding the varieties of human character, offering clues by which we make our own way, even better with some backup from psychology and sociology.
If you don't know where you have been, you don't know where you are going. If you don't know who came before you, you don't know who you are. Literature, with history, offers a sense of the context of contemporary life. How did we get here? How have the mechanisms of social life evolved, from tribalism through nationhood? What's next? Political science offers that understanding of the processes of power that go far beyond the intuitive, negative and often ill-informed sense of how things happen, offered on the Internet or by popular culture.
We live in a web of institutional circumstances that often seem permanently and frustratingly fixed, a labyrinth of obstacles blocking life's objectives. A complex of ladders offers a better analogy, with shifting technologies altering the reach and strength of each. You will have a more accurate idea of how long these ladders are, the missing rungs, the elements of rot, their overlapping routes, if you know history, literature, political science and other studies of human circumstances.
Our races to the moon and other amazing technologies of science, such as nuclear bombs, have passed by self-knowledge on the ladders of life, to our endangerment. The 18th century poet Alexander Pope had it right:
"Know then thyself, presume not God to scan. The proper study of Mankind is Man."
So, whatever you may think as you survey the job market, Aaron, you got your major right.
John Havelock is a senior lawyer, former Alaska attorney general and retired UAA professor of justice.
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The humble Valentine's Day rose might bring tears of joy to those who receive them, but plenty of blood and sweat goes into growing them.
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The developers behind Queensland's largest wind farm say there has been another setback.
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A steady increase in avocado consumption over the past six years, along with strong prices, is continuing to drive unprecedented growth in the industry.
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Any hope of an early end to the drought declared in Charters Towers last week has been cruelled by the less than optimistic - neutral at best - chance of rain given in the Bureau of Meteorology's three-month forecast.
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Education Queensland says a Tablelands school, west of Cairns in the state's far north, has done the right thing in turning down a donation from a proposed wind farm developer.
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A cash donation of $10,000 to a local school has been howled down by opponents of a controversial wind farm development on the Atherton Tableland.
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Fire crews have put out two fires in far north Queensland in the past 24 hours.
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Police say they have serious concerns for an elderly man missing on the Atherton Tablelands.
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The Queensland Government may need to appoint a local councillor on the Tablelands, in far north Queensland, after no-one nominated to replace a retiring councillor after next month's election.
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The Tablelands Regional Council in far north Queensland says residents in parts of the region no longer need to boil drinking water.
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Police in Mareeba say a search for a missing woman in far north Queensland has been suspended due to a lack of information.
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Far north Queensland police will test an item of clothing to determine whether it belongs to an elderly woman who went missing earlier this month.
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A search will continue today for a 79-year-old woman from far north Queensland who has been missing for more than a week.
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Police have found a car belonging to a 79-year-old woman missing in far north Queensland.
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Police are looking for a 79-year-old woman from the Atherton Tableland in far north Queensland who has been missing since Monday.
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Two children who were reportedly missing from Tolga on the Atherton Tablelands have been found safe and well.
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Police are searching for a 15-year-old boy and his 11-year-old sister who have been reported missing in far north Queensland.
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Police say they are questioning a man in relation to a suspicious death on the Atherton Tablelands in far north Queensland.
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Police say they are treating the death of a 51-year-old woman in far north Queensland as suspicious.
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A cyclist has been admitted to Atherton hospital in a critical condition this morning after a vehicle hit him.
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Fire authorities are monitoring a large grass fire at Mareeba in far north Queensland.
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A large grass fire in north Queensland is threatening homes.
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Residents who were evacuated from their homes due to a fire threat in far north Qld are now being allowed back home.
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Residents are being evacuated from their homes as a large grass fire sweeps through far north Queensland.
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Black Unemployment Rate Takes A Big Dip To 9.5%
The latest unemployment numbers show a decline among Blacks to 9.5 percent. That's .7 percent lower than last month, and .1 percent lower than April. Among Black women, the unemployment rate is 7.9 percent.
The national unemployment rate has fallen from 5.5 percent to 5.3 percent for the month. That's the lowest rate since April 2008. "But the drop was mostly a result of a 432,000 drop in the labor force, which represents the number of Americans working or looking for jobs," says USA Today. For the month of June, 223,000 jobs were added to the economy. For the previous months, initial job addition numbers were revised down, showing that the jobs recovery has been happening at a slower pace than first thought.
Moreover, it's still a struggle for college grads to get their foot in the door at a lot of companies, prompting them to take jobs they wouldn't have considered in a better job market. Average hourly earnings remain unchanged at $24.95.
Continuing with the mixed bag results, the number of long-term unemployed has fallen by 300,000 to 2.1 million. Professional and business services, healthcare and retail all saw significant gains. And the energy industries are showing signs of life.
"What's more, white-collar workers in fields like finance, insurance, software and marketing have been in high demand lately, a turnaround from the early days of the recovery when many new jobs tended to be in low-wage sectors like retailing and restaurants," adds The New York Times.
Long story short, economists called the report "solid" but "disappointing."
"The lack of wage growth continues for another month while the labor market's improvement certainly stalled," one economist told The Wall Street Journal.
"[W]e still think there's a good chance that the Fed will hike rates in September," added another.
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US Economy Creates 280K Jobs, But Black Unemployment Increases
U.S. economy added 280,000 jobs in May, but the black unemployment rate rose to 10.2%. Let's do more to put all Americans back to work #Jobs
— THE CBC (@OfficialCBC) June 5, 2015
The US economy created 280,000 jobs in May, much more than the 220,000 that had been forecast. Even with the positive numbers, the unemployment rate increased from 5.4 percent to 5.5 percent. Still, experts say that it's evident companies are looking to do some hiring, even with a first quarter that seemed to stall. Wages were also up more than expected, eight cents to $24.96.
"Many economists think the first quarter woes were temporary and that the economy will rebound this spring," writes the Wall Street Journal. "Federal Reserve officials predict a bounce back, and most have said they expect to begin raising the central bank's benchmark short-term interest rate from near zero later this year." Even the International Monetary Fund is asking the Fed to hold off on any changes to the interest rate.
While all that is happening, we have some bad news for Blacks seeking employment: the unemployment rate for Blacks actually increased from 9.6 percent to 10.2 percent. We took a quick look and couldn't yet find an explanation for the change (we'll keep an ear to the ground), but this article was published last month after the Black unemployment rate dropped to single digits. The numbers, The Washington Post says, "point to an often-overlooked aspect of America's racial divide: When the economy reaches the end-stage of a recovery–as the country reaches full employment–African Americans tend see a sudden improvement more dramatic than the rest of the country. And that's what's happening now, according to economists, who say that tight employment is the best way to bring down the black joblessness rate."
Even in good times, the article says, the unemployment rate for Blacks is twice that for whites. Two of the problems identified there are discrimination and criminal history.
Thinking optimistically, we'll note here that the areas where the greatest job gains were made were leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, healthcare, retail and construction. So if you have any desire for a position in those areas, you might want to polish your resume.
Skip The Fancy Present: College Graduates Need The Gift Of Financial Literacy
Can you remember how you felt after you graduated from college? Aside from being happy I had a degree, it made me feel like a real adult. Granted I was already living in my own apartment and starting my career (I had a salaried position with a design company my senior year), I didn't feel like I had all the answers.
No matter how much you try to prepare, there's always some area where you lack basic knowledge. It's understandable considering many college students had assistance from their parents and never truly tasted what the real world has to offer. If only there was a "Real World 101" course during my time in school that prepared me for what's in store.
Maybe there is now.
One thing is quite clear: college graduates today lack a basic understanding of financial management and planning. Failure to grasp these essentials unfortunately can and will lead to high debt and improper planning for the future.
Perhaps we need to focus on teaching our loved ones personal finance instead of patting them on the back and handing them an expensive gift when they cross the stage.
A new survey called Money Matters on Campus is taking a look at first-year college students across the United States, and sheds light on what they know about debt and personal finance. With tuition and student loans on the rise, the study also reveals college graduates have an 8.5 percent unemployment rate and 16.8 percent underemployment rate. More than half of the students surveyed fear not being able to pay back their student loans (many will default) with a general consensus of feeling ill-prepared to manage money.
Young adults today aren't acquiring wealth like their parents and as a result are holding off on marriage, having kids and home ownership. More are managing money on their own and are likely to have credit cards, but not budget, save or invest. What's sad is that some will even resort to payday loans which are usually a financial kiss of death.
After reading the survey I found something very interesting that sheds light on students in two and four-year institutions. According to the survey, graduates from two-year college programs are more likely to possess money savvy and responsibility. While 26 percent live paycheck-to-paycheck compared to 16 percent of four-year students, they lead in areas of balancing checkbooks, using budgets (60 percent of two-year students have one compared to only 39 percent of four-year students), and mindful spending when their money is low.
I have a younger sister finishing up her sophomore year in college, enrolled in the business honors program. We have frequent chats about life after graduation that include what to expect and common banking practices. While she thankfully won't have college debt thanks to academic scholarships, she is concerned about finding a good enough job that will help make her as self-sufficient as possible.
My son and my bun baking in the oven are way too young to understand anything about money. My husband and I invest in their academic future through 529 college savings plan but will keep an open dialogue regarding personal finance and what to expect. As a parent, it's our job to give as much financial advice as possible so they can reach greater heights and hopefully not make the same mistakes.
What conversations are you having with your children about money? Here are some reads you might want to check out.
Financial Lessons We Wish Our Parents Taught Us Sooner Than Later
Money Advice You've Head But Don't Follow
10 Steps You Can Take to Build Your Financial Empire
Jobs Report Shows More Hiring Among Better Paying Jobs
Experts say that last week's jobs report was not only good news for the declining unemployment rate, but also for the kinds of jobs that are being created nowadays. Higher paying jobs in areas such as professional services, construction and health care are now becoming more common.
For a while, the unemployment rate was creeping downward, but oftentimes it was because low-wage jobs, such as those in retail and food services, and people who just stopped looking after long and fruitless searches. Now we're seeing more jobs that pay a living wage being added to the economy. Construction added 45,000 jobs, professional and business services added 62,000 jobs and health care added 226,000 jobs over the past six months, up more than 60,000 from the previous six months.
Meanwhile the number of retail jobs added was half of the previous three months, reports USA Today.
Some aren't as optimistic about the jobs picture. From The Economist:
Do not be fooled by the latest jobs report. The American labour market is far from full strength. As Steve Blitz of ITG Investment Research, a consultancy, points out, the steady improvement in the employment-to-population ratio for 25-to-34-year-olds has stalled in recent months (at around 77%). Although the number of people who want to work full-time but can only find part-time jobs (the so-called "part-time for economic reasons" or "PTER") has fallen, it remains much higher than before the recession hit. The same goes for "discouraged" workers, those who want a job but say that there is no point in looking.
Even USA Today published a story on Friday saying the opposite of what this new cheerful, positive story says. "Without a vibrant consumer to buy their goods and services, U.S. companies are hesitant to invest in the future. As such, they don't hire, and they don't build," writes Trish Regan, who goes on to say that the jobs created are low-paying ones.
Then, of course, we have an unemployment rate for Blacks that's still nearly twice the national average. You can't say the economy is on the positive path when a whole segment of the population isn't working.
We have to be mindful that some of the good news is the result of policies that artificially prop up the economy. For instance, there has been an economic stimulus plan in place that includes rock-bottom interest rates, enacted during the recession to spur growth. For a while now, Fed Chief Janet Yellen has threatened to put an end to those policies as the economy improves. But that move is consistently postponed.
"Friday's April jobs report that suggested the economy still has some ways to go to meet the Fed's criteria for beginning to raise interest rates. And that means more easy money for investors," writes Business Insider. Yellen sees "market dangers" ahead, even as the economy continues to stop and start due to everything from labor protests to the weather.
In other words, we have to be specific when we look at the US economy and our own personal financing. Make your personal decisions wisely, whether it's spending, saving or investing. There could be more waves of change ahead.
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Unemployment Rate Drops To 5.4% Nationwide; Black Unemployment Rate Down To 9.6%
The US economy added 233,000 during the month of April, a marked improvement from what we saw last month when only 192,000 jobs were created. (And that figured was actually revised to a lower figure, 85,000, upon closer inspection.) The news puts the economy back on the stronger track that we were seeing in 2014.
It also brought the unemployment rate down from 5.5 percent to 5.4 percent, the lowest point since May 2008. That was at the beginning stages of the Great Recession.
"The jobless rate is moving closer to the Federal Reserve's expectation of 'full' employment, which it pegs between 5% and 5.2%," writes The Wall Street Journal.
The landscape is still a tough one for Blacks, with an unemployment rate of 9.6 percent. But that's down from 10.1 percent last month.
And those who are locked in part-time jobs or have given up the search dropped from 10.9 percent 10.8 percent. Labor force participation is 62.8 percent, a historic low.
Overall, experts say a number of factors drove the jobs slowdown of the last few months, including bad weather and a labor dispute that kept goods from going in and out of the country through Western ports. Inc. also argues that factors like a healthier homes and construction sector along with a normalized dollar value versus foreign currencies will help. Average Americans weren't the only ones hurt by the varying factors. Even tech companies, which have been solid for some time now, were hit.
But, analysts predict, these are all temporary conditions. What has persisted — and what continues to hurt consumers — is wage stagnation. "Workers' hourly wages grew 3 cents to $24.87 and were up 2.2% from a year earlier. That growth is still modest, but it comes amid other signs wages are slowly picking up from the weak 2% annual pace of recent years," the Journal added.
The move to increase minimum wages across the state and federal level indicates that the government recognizes a need to increase income to meet the cost of living. Moreover, the willingness for more companies to increase wages shows that competition for a strong, competent staff is heating up, a situation that favors workers. Wages will likely continue to increase, though, of course, we'd all like to see them go up faster.
Via BLS, the AP, New York Times
Job Creation Slows In March To 126,000
The US economy only added 126,000 jobs in March, the lowest number since December 2013. The unemployment rate was unchanged — 5.5 percent — but there are fears of a slowdown. The average number of jobs added each month of the first quarter of this year was 197,000 versus 324,000 during the final quarter of 2014.
Experts are blaming the harsh winter for the decline. They had expected an addition 248,000 in March.
But there are other indicators that the economy is tapping the brakes. According to The Wall Street Journal:
Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of goods and services produced across the economy, expanded at an impressive 5% pace in the third quarter last year, then slowed to a 2.2% growth rate in the fourth quarter. Closely watched gauges of consumer spending, business investment and manufacturing output have all pointed to a further slowdown in the first quarter, which ended earlier this week.
Fed chief Janet Yellen says she's still confident that the economy is on an upward trajectory.
Wages rose seven cents to $24.86, up 2.1 percent for the year. This positive wage news is coupled with word from McDonald's, Target and a number of other large companies that they will be giving workers raises.
Another bit of positive news: the number of people filing for unemployment fell to a 15-year low of 268,000 last week.
Now back to the negative news: the unemployment rate for Blacks is 10.1 percent. That's a decrease from 10.4 percent last month, but still nearly twice the national average.
"The unemployment rate for Black communities is crisis level, even as the economy gets closer and closer to a full recovery," Valerie Wilson from the Economic Policy Institute tells The New York Times. Median hourly wages for Blacks have also fallen 3.6 percent over the course of the recession, twice that of whites.
National Unemployment Rate At 5.7%; Black Unemployment Still Above 10%
The US economy added a better-than-expected 257,000 jobs during the month of January, inspiring many who had given up the search for work to head back into the hunt. The national unemployment average increased from 5.6 percent to 5.7 percent.
The government even went back and increased the number of jobs added in November and December by 147,000, making November the strongest month we've seen in a long time (423,000 jobs added).
"Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal had expected payrolls to rise 237,000 in January and the jobless rate to fall to 5.5%," the newspaper says.
"The report suggested employers maintained enough confidence to keep expanding in 2015 following the best year of job growth during the current expansion," the article continued.
And to keep the good news coming, average wages also increased 2.2 percent over last year to $24.75 per hour. That's for the same amount of work hours per week, 34.6. It's not going to make anyone rich, but it's a step in the right direction.
Healthcare, retailers, construction and professional and business services were leading the charge in hiring.
But unfortunately, as we report every month it seems, employment numbers for African Americans lags behind the national average at 10.3 percent, nearly double. A closer look at the numbers also shows that it's Black men who are especially hurting, with an unemployment rate of 10.6. For Black women, it's 8.7 percent. The Washington Post notes that Blacks are the only group besides teens with an unemployment rate above 10 percent. A chart posted in that story shows that the unemployment rate for Blacks has gone above 15 percent in the past few years.
But, it's worth noting that that high point happened after the high points for Whites and Hispanics. "This means this demographic group [Black Americans] has had less time to recover from that high," the paper says hopefully. "If we shift all of the groups to the same starting point (peak unemployment), you can see that black unemployment is still dropping more slowly relative to the peak, but less dramatically different. In other words, the trajectory is similar; it's just happening a bit later."
As a whole, consumers are benefiting from more hiring and lower gas prices. Let's all hope for continued recovery for everyone.
Black Unemployment Rate May Hit Single-Digits By Mid-2015
From a big picture perspective, last week's jobs report, which boasted a 5.8 to 5.6 percent drop in unemployment — sounds pretty inspiring. It is, after all, the lowest unemployment rate since June 2008, before the Great Recession. But zooming in on the Black jobless rate, that figure is nearly twice the national average at 10.4 percent. Worry not, though — there is hope! Analysts foresee a single-digit jobless rate on the horizon.
According to BlackVoiceNews, Black Americans may see the unemployment rate dip down below 10 percent by mid-2015.
"If the same trends in the labor force participation rate and the decline in the unemployment rate that we saw in 2014 continue into 2015, the Black unemployment rate should get down to the single digits by the middle of this year," said Wilson, director of the Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy (PREE) at Economic Policy Institute.
Wilson analyzed the labor force participation rate, which includes those who are currently working or actively looking for a job, and the employment-population ratio. "She found that Blacks had the biggest increase in both measures from December 2013 to December 2014," BlackVoiceNews wrote.
Though the Black unemployment rate still hovers at a disheartening double-digit percentage, it did decrease from 11 percent in November and 11.8 percent from the year prior. Focusing on the labor force performance of Black women over the age of 20, BlackVoiceNews notes a decrease from 9.5 percent in November to 8.2 percent in December. For comparison, White women saw their jobless rate slide from 4.5 percent to 4.4 during the same period.
As for Black men over the age of 20, the unemployment rate trickled down from 11.2 percent to 11 percent from November to December. White men saw their November 4.6 percent jobless rate drop to 4.4 percent in December.
During a Q&A Facebook session with MSNBC's Chris Hayes and Labor Secretary Tom Perez, one inquirer posed that very question about why there is such a stark difference between Black and White unemployment rates:
"Why is it that under the First African-American POTUS only African Americans have had double digit unemployment his entire term and why nothing is being done to address that crisis?" Heyward Johnson asked.
"The unemployment rate for African Americans has fallen 6.4 percentage points since its peak in March 2010. It is close to its pre-recession level but is still unconscionably high. The President's investments in skills, highway infrastructure and minimum wage help all workers, including African Americans. In addition, the President has targeted specific investments through his My Brother's Keeper Initiative, Promise Zones, and Secure Cities, Secure Communities initiative to help address the persistent unemployment and opportunity gaps in minority communities," Perez replied.
Wilson would assure Johnson that the labor force projections for African Americans looks optimistic: "The African American workforce is benefiting from the job growth that is taking place right now and the longer that continues, the better it's going to be for those communities."
"The country added 252,000 jobs last month, higher than the anticipated 240,000," MadameNoire wrote. "An average of 246,000 jobs were added each month in 2014, the highest since 1999."
Unemployment Rate Drops to 5.6 Percent For US, Remains At 10.4 Percent For Blacks
Jobs numbers released this morning show that the unemployment rate in the US has dropped from 5.8 percent to 5.6 percent. This is the lowest unemployment rate since June 2008, before the big meltdown. Professional services, construction and healthcare led the way on industries that hired last month.
The country added 252,000 jobs last month, higher than the anticipated 240,000. According to USA Today, the numbers for October and November have also been revised higher, with 50,000 more jobs than first reported added to the figures. An average of 246,000 jobs were added each month in 2014, the highest since 1999. Let us take a moment to look at these wise words from our neighbors to the North with regards to our President Barack Obama. And Jon Stewart's commentary about new Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
However, it's not all good news. Already sluggish wages actually fell five cents to $24.57. The big concern, besides getting people back to work, is getting them a living wage and an income that will generate spending. This doesn't help.
And speaking of the concern about getting people back to work, one reason why the unemployment rate has dropped is 273,000 stopped looking for work. So the share of Americans who are members of the labor force matches the September low of 62.7 percent.
For Blacks, the numbers aren't so rosy. African Americans have an unemployment rate nearly twice the national average at 10.4 percent. That's actually down from 11 percent last month. It's also lower than the 11.8 percent from a year ago.
Just so we can end on a happy note, we have Goldman Sachs' forecast that the country will add another 300,000 jobs if oil prices stay as low as they have been. No doubt, if you have a car you've noticed how much less you're spending to fill the tank. Oil prices have dropped below $50 a barrel. With the savings being passed on to the consumer, that means there's more money to spend elsewhere. Experts hope that spending will drive employers to do more hiring. Some of the industries that USAT says could benefit are the restaurant and auto industries.
US Economy Added 321,000 Jobs In November, The Most In 3 Years, But Wages Are A Concern
"Over the first 11 months of 2014, our economy has created 2.65 million jobs. That's more than in any entire year since the 1990s." —Obama
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) December 5, 2014
The country added 321,000 jobs during the month of November, the most in three years, according to the Labor Department. But it's wages, not just jobs, that are still a concern for the American economy. The unemployment rate held steady at 5.8 percent.
Despite this good news, the Black unemployment rate crept up from 10.9 percent to 11.1 percent. For Black men, the rate is 11.2 percent. For Black women, it's 9.6 percent. The number of long-term unemployed (27 weeks or more) is 2.8 million, much the same as previous months. And the number of people working part-time when they would rather have a full-time job is also largely unchanged at 6.9 million.
The areas gaining the most jobs were temp help (23,000), retail (50,000) and manufacturing (28,000). The average workweek rose by .1 hour to 34.6 hours and the average wage went up nine cents to $24.66.
It's those wage numbers that should be raising eyebrows. Simply put, people are working, but they're not earning enough money to keep up with the cost of living.
"Economists had expected wage gains to accelerate the second half of the year," reports USA Today, though experts are happy with the increase in hiring.
"Now that the labor market is tightening, however, employees may even feel confident enough to ask for a raise beyond the piddling 1% or 2% or so that many companies have been offering. So far this year, average hourly earnings have risen 2.1%," writes a separate USAT story. When people have more money, the entire economy benefits. People can afford to buy more even if companies see a temporary dent in their bottom line to absorb the higher labor costs. Prices go up as a result. To offset what's called a "wage-price spiral," the Federal Reserve will likely raise interest rates a bit. Those rates had been kept low as we worked our way out of the recession. Higher interest may sound all bad, but if you have any sort of savings account, that's actually a good thing.
Still, even with all of that, there's the issue of the minimum wage. Many families in this country struggle to make it on retail jobs, in fast-food work and in other low-paying positions. Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of the first fast-food worker protest. The Fight for 15 campaign, which seeks $15 per hour, led protests in 150 cities this time around. The New York Times focuses on one of the campaign's biggest supporters, Terrance Wise, who works two jobs at two fast-food restaurants and still, he says, his children live in poverty. Neither job pays more than $10 per hour. Wise, 35 years old, was a high school athlete who seemed well on his way before he had to drop out of high school to support his family after his two brothers went to prison.
That story also includes a wrenching video about a family that juggles a paper thin budget to keep their household going and medications for their children.
Wages for everyone, not just the one percent, need to increase if we're really going to see the country bounce back and move forward. In the meantime, we mustn't forget the people at the bottom of the wage scale, who are contributing members of society with families to support as well.
So often, even on this site in the comments section, there are those who say "Fast food jobs aren't for adults. They're stepping stones. Get more skills. Get a better job." That's all fine and well, but not everyone is in a position to do that. We have a responsibility as a society to provide the basics to those in tough circumstances so they can improve their lives. No one wants to work two jobs and still struggle to survive. We have to be better and do better. That means corporations and the highest earners have to contribute more.
Moreover, as we've discussed, when workers make more money, the economy as a whole benefits. So while we're seeing some very bright lights in these monthly jobs numbers, we have to make sure the jobs people are getting will offer wages that sustain them and their families.


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A Kipp survey has found that UAE credit card customers pay twice as much interest compared with their UK counterparts. With the row over Mashreqbank's mortgage rates escalating, we ask whether the big banks are overcharging.
January 22, 2010 12:44 by Ben Flanagan
Credit card users in the UAE pay twice as much interest compared with their UK counterparts, a Kippreport survey has found.
Global credit card providers charge UAE consumers an average monthly interest rate of 2.382 percent – more than double the rate in the UK.
On top of this, UAE consumers often pay hefty annual fees to use credit cards: HSBC, for example, charges AED600 per annum for its Visa Platium card.
Five major card providers were surveyed: HSBC, Lloyds TSB, Barclaycard, Royal Bank of Scotland and American Express. All were either unable to comment or were not reachable when contacted by Kipp.
The news comes as a row over mortgage interest rates charged by Mashreqbank escalates. According to a report in The National, the bank switched its base for calculating variable mortgage rates from the Emirates interbank offered rate (EIBOR) to an internally set rate.
This means that Mashreqbank customers could typically be charged an extra 2 percentage points on top of their regular mortgage interest rate, which The National report says could cost an additional "tens of thousands of dirhams a year, and even more in some cases." A group of Mashreqbank customers has written to the UAE Central Bank to complain about the matter, according to the report in The National.
Mashreqbank declined to comment when contacted via its public relations agency.
It is unclear whether other banks will follow Mashreqbank's move in switching the way they calculate interest.
HSBC Bank Middle East says that it offers both EIBOR-linked and variable rate mortgage products in the UAE. "The former is directly linked with 3 Months EIBOR with a fixed spread for the life of the loan. This is adjusted every quarter," the bank told Kipp. "The variable rate mortgage product is a bank discretionary rate. As of 1st Jan 2010 our variable rate remained unchanged."
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Banks are grossly overcharging for credit cards and have been doing so for years. It is simply another example of the sheer greed shown by the banks and it is about time that legislation was brought in to curb their excesses
In every country, the regulator plays the role to protect the interest of the individuals. Contracts with "small print" which permit an institution to 'never lose' are unfair and the regulator must not allow these to be used to take consumers for a ride.
When the terms of pricing are agreed at the initiation of a contract, these should b upheld until maturity or termination by the client wilfully. Institutions are entitled to make a profit for their shareholders but the business risks & gains cannot be one sided.
Islamic lenders are even worse than the conventional banks as they are able to hide behind the "we don't charge interest" claim and instead charge extortionate "profit" rates – Tamweel have been charging TEN percent on mortgages for over a year now where conventional banks are charging 7-8% and getting criticised (rightfully so) for making unfair profits given how little it is costing them to borrow because of the low EIBOR rate. Its time someone did an expose on the Islamic lenders……..
Its much more tham that there were an article in Saneou Al Hadath the Arabic business magazine with proves that Standard Chartered bank Cahrged somebody (interest plus delay plus different names) over 100% of the amount drawn from his card, yes beleive it or not
i have bee trying to find out who to complain to for many months about my Tamweel mortgage rate, anybody help with this? 10% is crazy, especially when the UK for example is about 2% at the moment for example.
It's disgraceful that the rates have gone up in the last 12 months, especailly when EIBOR has reduced and so short sighted by Tamweel. It's like they're trying to make it even harder for people to pay their mortgages and therefore default – what they'll be left with is a house worth less than the loan in my case…
I think the Dubai government needs to step in with these banks – they are completely holding back the healing process of Dubai and it was most of their fault that we're in this situation in the first place – they make it like they are always on the winning side and it's time they stopped taking advantage of the public to ensure their profits stay in the billions…
When the government officials, regulators and business sponsors are one in the same people … what do you expect?
I am settling my mortgage as we speak and am horrified to find out that my payment amount each month was calculated at 5.99% when the bank prevailing rate at the time was 9.1%! This means I was underpaying a huge amount every month. Apparently the reason this was done was to get round lending criteria internally a smaller amount was easier to push through! Does anyone know anyone at The Central Bank to contact, is there an ombudsman? Wishful thinking?
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Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome is a rare disorder associated with mutations in the CREB-binding protein gene (1). It is characterized by broad thumbs and toes, characteristic facies, postnatal failure to thrive, and delayed development (2). These children often have chronic gastrointestinal problems, including gastroesophageal reflux, feeding difficulties, and chronic constipation (2–4). They are not reported to have an increased incidence of atopic disease. Herein is the first report, to the authors' knowledge, of eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease presenting as dysphagia in this population.
A white boy who had received a diagnosis of Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome in infancy was assessed by our gastroenterology service for dysphagia and possible gastroesophageal reflux at 12 years of age. He had many characteristics of Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome, including short stature, developmental delay, hypertrophic thumbs and first phalanges, and characteristic facies. He also had bilateral colobomas of the iris, inguinal hernia, bilateral cryptorchidism, and a type 2 atrial septal defect. In infancy he experienced gastroesophageal reflux and multiple episodes of aspiration pneumonia. A videofluoroscopic swallowing study revealed aspiration of liquids. Subsequently, he required a feeding gastrostomy tube and Nissen fundoplication. By 4 years of age, he was eating well, and the gastrostomy was closed. At 5 years of age, he was brought for treatment of dysphagia. A rigid endoscopy was performed, and an alimentary foreign body was found in the lower third of the esophagus. Since that time, he has undergone 5 esophageal dilatations for recurrent dysphagia and a second esophageal food impaction, all performed by surgery. No esophageal biopsies were performed during these rigid endoscopies. His medical history was pertinent for asthma treated with intermittent fluticasone during the same time period. He had no known allergies. The family history was positive for allergies (brother).
At 12 years of age, he was given omeprazole for possible gastroesophageal reflux. Despite this treatment, he continued to experience significant dysphagia with solid food during the next 6 months. The results of a barium swallow were normal. Complete blood counts were normal aside from eosinophil counts ranging from 0.8 to 1.0 × 109/L. His total immunoglobulin E was elevated at 5052 kU/L. Flexible upper endoscopy revealed a tubular esophagus, thickened esophageal mucosa, and multiple white deposits. The remaining examination results were normal. Esophageal brushings were negative for Candida species. Multilevel esophageal biopsy specimens revealed >50 eosinophils/HPF (40×) and eosinophilic micro-abscesses. Antral and gastric body biopsy specimens revealed significant eosinophilic infiltration. The results of duodenal biopsy were normal. Prednisone (1 mg · kg−1 · d−1) rather than inhaled corticosteroids was given secondary to the presence of eosinophilic gastritis in addition to esophagitis. The patient experienced significant improvement of his dysphagia while receiving prednisone and was able to begin being weaned from the drug after 1 month. An assessment for allergies revealed positive results of skin prick testing for milk, soy, and wheat. Radioallergosorbent testing for milk and soy also yielded strongly positive results. A diet free of milk, soy, and wheat was implemented, and he was weaned from prednisone. During the next 4 months he continued to do well, experiencing only 2 brief episodes of dysphagia that resolved without medical intervention.
A second white boy with Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome presented at 10 years of age with a 5-year history of dysphagia for solid food. He also had short stature, developmental delay, hypertrophic thumbs and first phalanges, and characteristic facies. At 9 years of age he required an emergent upper endoscopy and esophageal dilatation for esophageal food impaction. Unfortunately, esophageal biopsies were not performed during that procedure because it was performed urgently in a nontertiary medical center. His medical history included atopic dermatitis, asthma, allergic rhinitis, and chronic constipation. The family history was positive for food allergies.
Further investigation revealed a normal complete blood count and normal results of 24-hour esophageal pH monitoring. A second upper endoscopy found longitudinal furrowing and a ringed appearance of the esophagus. Multilevel esophageal biopsies revealed 55 eosinophils/HPF. The results of macroscopic and microscopic examination of the stomach and duodenum were normal. Because of the severity of his symptoms, he was treated with prednisone (1 mg · kg−1 · d−1) for 2 weeks, followed by a gradual decrease during 6 weeks. The results of skin prick testing were positive for eggs, nuts, and apples. Radioallergosorbent testing also gave positive results for eggs. He was asymptomatic after receiving a diet free of eggs, nuts, and apples for 6 months. Subsequent recurrent solid food dysphagia was treated with swallowed fluticasone 250 μg twice daily for 1 month and then 125 μg twice daily for another month. He responded well to the fluticasone and remained asymptomatic 6 months after its discontinuation.
Dysphagia and easy choking have been reported in several children with Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome. A Canadian series of 18 children who were monitored into adulthood noted 2 men with persistent dysphagia for solids who had had feeding difficulties during infancy (4). A similar series of 45 children and adults from the Netherlands mentioned many patients with swallowing difficulties and easy choking (3). Scott et al (5) reported a 7-year-old boy with dysphagia for solids secondary to a postcricoid web, and 2 other patients were reported with vascular rings impinging on the esophagus (6,7). Eosinophilic esophagitis, a known cause of dysphagia in children and adults, has not yet been described in this population.
Eosinophilic esophagitis and gastritis are associated with many symptoms, including vomiting, dysphagia, and abdominal pain. Affected individuals frequently have a personal or family history of atopic disease. Peripheral eosinophilia and elevated immunoglobulin E are variably found (8). Endoscopy may reveal nonspecific inflammation of the esophageal and gastric mucosa. More specific features include white specks on the esophageal mucosa, a ringed appearance of the esophagus, and longitudinal linear creases (9–11). Esophageal and gastric biopsies reveal mucosal inflammatory changes, eosinophilic infiltration, and microabscesses. No absolute number of eosinophils is diagnostic of this condition, but generally, >20 eosinophils/HPF are found in the gastrointestinal mucosa of this population (8,9). These patients undergo allergy testing, and when the results are positive, restrictive diets and environmental precautions are implemented. Patients who do not respond to dietary changes usually respond to an elemental diet or corticosteroids (12).
Dysphagia and esophageal food impaction are not uncommon in eosinophilic esophagitis. In a case series of 12 children with dysphagia and >10 eosinophils/HPF in the esophageal mucosa, 6 presented with an esophageal food impaction (13). Another series of children with dysphagia demonstrated that esophageal food impaction was more common in the group with >20 eosinophils/HPF in the esophageal mucosa (14). Esophageal strictures have also been reported in children with eosinophilic esophagitis (8,10,15).
Eosinophilic disease of the gastrointestinal tract is clearly associated with atopic disease. There is no known association between the gene mutations found in Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome and eosinophilic disease of the gastrointestinal tract, nor does there seem to be an increased incidence of atopic disease in this population. Consequently, the finding of eosinophilic esophagitis in these 2 children with Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome may be secondary to chance alone. However, this association does underline the importance of a thorough investigation when children with Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome present with dysphagia or feeding difficulties.
The clinical presentation, endoscopic findings, and biopsy findings in these 2 patients are consistent with isolated eosinophilic esophagitis in case 2 and eosinophilic esophagitis and gastritis in case 1. The prevalence of eosinophilic disease may be underreported in this population because of the lack of endoscopic evaluation of children with Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome and dysphagia in earlier studies. Given the importance of a diagnosis of eosinophilic disease to the subsequent medical management of this condition, we suggest a full upper endoscopy with biopsies in children with Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome presenting with persistent dysphagia or feeding difficulties.
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I attended a karate match. Brown belts, they were among the best students. You score for landing a punch or a kick on the pads in the front or on the side. You are not allowed to strike high or low. As I said there were no injuries during this match. It just looks like something happened. Ouch!
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Jen doesn't swim. She doesn't have a driver's license. She had never been on a quad. And if I recall correctly, she doesn't know how to ride a bike. So she's getting a quick lesson on riding and operating a quad. Gee, I did not know the thing had brakes for the first 30 minutes I was riding. Just turn uphill and you stop, like snow skiing. And she wanted to ride on back of someone. No! We made here do it herself. Darned if she did it. It's kind of funny because all the quads they gave our group were green except for the black one I rode. Odd man out again, I ended up on it. I was not the leader but I had the odd bike anyway.
Four Wheel Group
This intrepid group was on a mission. They were determined to go on quads in the desert. Some had never been on a quad. Others admitted they did not know how to ride a bike. And there were a couple who could not drive a car nor swim. Well, I guess swimming is not a fair prerequisite for using a quad. Talk about sheltered lives, but they sure had a good time. There was no hope to get this group to jump so I would settle for making them raise their hands. Even that was not easy to coordinate.
There was a point when David took up the sport to test his skill. He could ski pretty well. He wanted to snowboard but his mother required him to don a helmet. So he opted to skateboard. She did not know he needed a helmet for this too. I have to admit that David got the hang of it and could do some nice tricks. Basic things, but he was skilled enough for me to be impressed. And of course I was around to get some images. Look ma, no feet (on the board).
Ponquogue Bridge
I got a call one night. I was home in NY and on call. Lisa was on Long Island. It was twilight and she was breathless. She'd found a bridge and rode over it. She was still a long way from home but the view was breathtaking and she was exhilarated. It is a very long tall bridge in a spot you would never expect. Despite the long uphill ride, it's not too strenuous. We've done it many times together since she discovered it. As impressive and hard as one might expect from its look, I've never been physically challenged as I thought. Every time we ride it I smile.
Yale Snow Bowl
Halloween 2011, Columbia University, Baker Field, Yale vs Columbia. At least I didn't travel far. It was snowing hard before kick-off and it never let up the whole game. Yale won. Yay! Snow is wet. I had an umbrella and my trusty long lens 80-400mm. I shot. I tried to keep my gear dry. I shot anyway. Alex remembers this game fondly. I remember being wet and cold. I'm used to cold when I ski. But when you are sitting and just moving your finger on the shutter, fun has an entirely different context. His Elis won and I got some shots. Everyone was happy.
ECAC Hockey Championships
I admit to being a photo opportunist. Alex wanted to follow his beloved Yalies to the ECAC Hockey Championships. It was held in AC, Atlantic City. It's hilarious because Alex and I don't gamble. The venue was where they used to hold the Miss America pageant. And no camera; I was stopped as soon as they saw my serious camera gear. I think it was the 80-400mm lens that really scared them. Other people got in with medium teles. So I fell back on my Canon G11 point and shoot. Now that's a real challenge. There's a shutter lag, you shoot, and a few milliseconds go by before the image is captured. At that lag, how in the whole wide world do you capture the action. Lighting is horrible and everything is moving to say nothing of the glass that surrounds the rink. You might as well not turn on the camera. So I just sat there and experimented. As with anything, I figured you have to follow the action. That means the puck is where the action is. Yup! I got a few with the puck headed past the goalie. Not great but not bad. You have to look close but that puck is in the frame.
Marathon 2008
This post ties in with other discussions on this blog. J recently ran the LA Marathon. I met Charlie and we flew in his Bell 47 helicopter. I shot with Manny, from Sport's Illustrated. Manny told me of the quintessential shot of the NY Marathon in which the image is made of the runners cresting the Verrazano Bridge. Well, I was in the position to try for this image. The shot had been described but I had never seen it. It was crystal clear blue sky day as Charlie and I hovered in his ship over the bridge. It also helped that he had been a former NYC Police helicopter pilot. We were not chased away from the venue. All that remained was to get that "shot." You can go wide or tele. I know I didn't quite get it right. I got a lot of images but the "one" got away. I still count myself lucky to have been there. A lot of stars came together for me to have the chance.
Woodsman Day
The county fairs in Maine had woodsman day. Excuse me, 'women' day also. The best group was 'Chicks with Axes' well at least the name. In one place they put a Coke can (full) in the bullseye for the axe to hit. Sawing, chopping and other assorted timber skills were contested. The loudest were the chainsaw events. Cut down a tree, yes, there was a contest for that as well. For the participants this was really serious stuff. The trees were erected like telephone poles. It's the last event. The trunks are trimmed to the same diameter. Bring a sharp axe and wear a shin guard. No bleeding this time.
Beard is optional. But there are some folks who don't seem to get out too much into the world.
What would a competition be without a two man hand saw event? You need rhythm and a good partner on the other end.
But it's the chainsaw that has made all the difference. They even compete in souped up chainsaws to cut the block in the fewest seconds. It's way too loud. They actually hand out ear plugs among the audience.
There are always the old ways and you compete here by chopping this block as you stand upon it. Watch the axe. Don't cut yourself.
Remember I mentioned Chicks With Axes? They had their own T shirts. Aim and fire away.
At one point they put a Coke can in the bullseye so the reward of a soda spray resulted if you were accurate.
It was pretty cool! Justin Henin, Belgium, Svetlana Kuznetsova, US Open Tennis 2007 finals… Manny Milan, a well-known Sports Illustrated photographer, invited me as his assistant. I got to access the venue from as close as you can get. It was exciting! And it was an education in shooting sports. Manny told me the shots that the photographers were trying to capture. Then I had the opportunity to get them myself. Lighting is artificial because the finals are in the evening. Most photographers prefer daylight. Everyone tries to capture the moment when the champion collapses in joy on the court.
The preferred action shot always has the tennis ball and a look of total concentration. Where you're stationed in the stadium determines whether you are trying wide angle or telephoto images. The cameras are fast and the lenses fast and heavy. The preference is overwhelmingly Canon. The "glass" ranges to the biggest fastest lenses, which are more than a handful. You don't carry them as much as you "lug" them. Thanks Manny.
In thousands of images there is only a small fraction, which get the player, the expression, and the ball in the same frame. And after all of that, the editors take only a few to illustrate the story of the event.
Even the award ceremony is scripted. Photographers are assigned positions from which to shoot the champions. It helps if you have connections.


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