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Nunez becoming object of target practice
Pitchers seem to be taking aim at Eduardo Nunez this year. Nunez, who is holding down the shortstop position until Derek Jeter can return to the Yankees from the disabled list, was knocked out of a game for the second time in a week after being hit by a pitch in the second inning Friday night by the Orioles' Miguel Gonzalez.
A week ago Friday, Nunez was plugged in the right biceps by the Tigers' Doug Fister at Detroit and had to sit out the next two games. This time, it was a fastball to the right wrist that got Nunez on the last type of night (42 degrees at game time) a player wants the ball to hit him, not that any player ever really wants to be hit.
Nunez clearly was in a lot of pain but after being treated behind the plate by trainer Steve Donohue remained in the game, at least briefly. Nunez gave it to the old college try and went to his position at the start of the third inning, but after making one practice throw indicated to the dugout that he could not continue and was replaced by Jayson Nix.
Also under the weather, pardon the pun, Friday night was Andy Pettitte, whose was supposed to start Saturday against the Orioles but was pushed back to Tuesday night or perhaps Wednesday night during the Yankees' inter-league series against the Diamondbacks. Pettitte is bothered by back spasms. Andy said he felt something in his back in his last start and had some treatment afterward, but the back tightened up during the night Thursday. At this point, the condition does not appear major, just a reminder that the lefthander is 40 years old.
Phil Hughes will start in Pettitte's place Saturday with Hiroki Kuroda scheduled to start Sunday night's series finale.
Nunez latest Yankees casualty
The Yankees' return to Detroit Friday turned out just as negatively as their last visit when the Tigers completed a sweep of the 2012 American League Championship Series. An erratic Ivan Nova failed to last five innings, and the Yankees could not solve Detroit lefthander Drew Smyly, who provided four perfect innings of relief for Doug Fister with five strikeouts.
Prince Fielder did the most damage with a pair of home runs for five RBI. His three-run shot off Boone Logan in the fifth wiped out a 3-2 Yankees lead. Fielder's two-run blow off Sean Kelley in the seventh opened up a five-run Tigers spread. Kelley had also yielded a solo homer to Alex Avila the previous inning.
The Yankees are hoping to see more of the Ivan Nova of 2011 when he was 16-4 with a 3.70 ERA and less of the Ivan Nova of 2012 when his ERA bloated to 5.04 despite a 12-8 record. The Yankees got the Nova who struggled last year. The righthander fell into deep counts throughout his outing and was up to 96 pitches by the time manager Joe Girardi made the move to Logan with two down in the fifth inning.
Andy Pettitte apart, Yankees starting pitcher has been inconsistent. The rotation will make its first full turn with Phil Hughes being activated to start Saturday at Comerica Park. The Yankees originally planned to have David Phelps start at Detroit while Hughes was to make an injury-rehabilitation start at Triple A Scranton.
The Yankees' offense was limited to a three-run fifth. Fister wild-pitched one run home. The other two runs were courtesy of Kevin Youkilis' first home run with the Yankees. The former Boston villain has been the Yankees' hottest hitter in the first week of the season, batting .375 and slugging .688.
The worst news of the day was that Eduardo Nunez had to leave the game after being struck in the right bicep with a pitch in the fourth inning from Fister, who had also hit Brett Gardner with a pitch in the third. Nova plucked Miguel Cabrera, the last batter he faced, in the bottom of the fifth.
Jayson Nix took over at shortstop and is likely to play there again Saturday. X-rays on Nunez were negative, but such a nasty bruise on his throwing arm won't heal immediately. Shortstop has been the steadiest of positions for the Yankees since Derek Jeter took over as the regular in 1996, but that is not the case now. Jeter, by the way, just began soft tossing in his rehab in the extended spring training and is not expecting back for several weeks, which makes the absence of Nunez critical at this point.
So what happens if Nix should get hurt Saturday and Nunez is unable to throw? Girardi said he would use catcher Francisco Cervelli as an emergency infielder, not that the skipper wants to see that scenario.
It was good to see Brennan Boesch get a nice hand from the sellout crowd of 45,051 while the other Yankees players were booed during pre-game introductions at the Tigers' home opener. Boesch played the past three seasons for Detroit and was a crowd favorite. He got his first hit with the Yankees, a single in four at-bats, and made a fence-crashing catch in right field to rob Fielder of a potential extra-base hit in the third inning.
Umps go 1-for-2 in early calls
The Yankees loaded the bases in each of the first two innings of ALCS Game 1 but failed to score with each frame ending with a close play for the third out. One call by an umpire was correct. One was not.
Tigers starter Doug Fister walked Derek Jeter to begin the home first and issued two more free passes after two were out. Alex Rodriguez hit a hard grounder that shortstop Jhonny Peralta gloved with a back-hand stab. Peralta threw to second for a force on Raul Ibanez. The play was close, but second base umpire Sam Holbrook got it right.
The second inning was another story. Two-out singles by Russell Martin, Jeter and Ichiro Suzuki had the bases jammed again. Ichiro's hit was in the infield, which is why Martin could not score. Robinson Cano then hit a one-hopper to the mound that caromed off Fister's body to Peralta, who threw to first base to get the final out.
Or did he? First base umpire Rob Drake called Cano out, but video replays clearly indicated that Cano's foot was on the base before the ball was in first baseman Prince Fielder's glove. A crucial call went against the Yankees.
Ichiro named AL Player of the Week
Ichiro Suzuki was named the American League Player of the Week for the period ending Sept. 23. It marked Ichiro's fourth career weekly honor and his first with the Yankees. The previous time he won the award was for the period ending Sept. 26, 2010 with the Mariners.
Suzuki batted .600 with three doubles, two home runs, five RBI, seven runs and six stolen bases in six games and 25 at-bats. For the week, he led all players in batting average, hits, steals and on-base percentage (.630), was tied for second in total bases (24) and ranked third in slugging percentage (.960) and tied for fourth in runs.
The center piece of the week for Ichiro was Wednesday's split-admission doubleheader sweep of the Blue Jays. In the day game, Suzuki had a double among three hits and scored two runs as the Yanks beat Toronto. In the night game, Ichiro had 4-for-4 at the plate and on the base paths. His double in the eighth inning knocked in the deciding run of a 2-1 victory.
It was the second time in his career in which Suzuki collected at least four hits and four stolen bases in a single game (previously accomplished July 20, 2004 against Boston). Ichiro was the first player in the majors to do it since the Rangers' Julio Borbon Aug. 15, 2009 and the first Yankees player since Rickey Henderson had five hits and four steals April 11, 1988.
It marked the first time that Ichiro recorded at least three hits in each game of a doubleheader and he became just the seventh Yankees player to do so since 1969 (last by Derek Jeter in 2008). After going 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, three RBI and two runs in a 10-7 victory over the Jays Thursday to complete a three-game sweep, Ichiro helped lead the Yankees to their seventh straight victory Saturday, going 3-for-5 with two walks, a homer and three runs in the 10-9, 14-inning triumph over the Athletics.
Other noteworthy performances last week included the Tigers' Miguel Cabrera (.346, 4 2B, 4 HR, 10 RBI), the Rays' Jeff Keppinger (.440, 11 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI), the Indians' Carlos Santana (.308, 3 HR, 8 RBI) and the Tigers' Doug Fister (shutout over the White Sox Sept. 22).
Everybody on short leash in Game 5
Just as in Detroit in Game 4 of the American League Division Series when A.J Burnett loaded the bases with three walks, Yankees manager Joe Girardi did not hesitate in making a call to the bullpen when Ivan Nova was wavering early on in Game 5.
The Tigers struck for back-to-back home runs (by Don Kelly and Delmon Young) in the first inning for the first time in their postseason history. When Magglio Ordonez led off the second with a double, Phil Hughes began warming up for the Yankees. While Hughes answered the call to the pen, Nova answered the wakeup call by getting out of the inning without any damage with two groundouts and a strikeout.
That's the beauty of winner-take-all games in the postseason be they Game 5 in the ALDS or Game 7 in the Championship Series and World Series. Both teams have their backs to the wall and must pull out all stops. There can be no worrying about saving anyone for the next game. You've got to get to the next game first.
Sure enough, Girardi brought in Hughes at the start of the third inning. Considering how Nova had worked out of difficulty in the second, the move seemed premature. Obviously, the manager saw something lacking in Nova's stuff and made the switch to Hughes, who when used in relief can just air it out.
Hughes' fastball was clocked at 94 mph as he chalked up two quick strikeouts. Delmon Young, who has been a tough out in this series (3 home runs), got a long single on a drive off the right field wall, but Hughes got the Tigers' most dangerous hitter, Miguel Cabrera, to ground into an inning-ending fielder's choice.
Doug Fister, who was battered by the Yankees in Game 1, was proving a tougher customer this time out. The righthander mixed speeds well on his fastball and added a cutter with late life. His breaking stuff was less effective, but he was keeping the Yankees off balance.
You remember all that stuff about Burnett being on a short leash in Game 4? Well, every pitcher on the Yankees had the short rope in Game 5. After Hughes gave up a single with one out in the fourth, Girardi summoned Boone Logan, who gave up a hit before retiring Jhonny Peralta on a fly to right and striking out Ramon Santiago.
At that point, CC Sabathia began throwing in the bullpen – very interesting.
Nova 2nd rookie to start do-or-die playoff game
Ivan Nova's victory in Game 1 of the American League Division Series was technically a relief appearance because of the rain suspension, so Thursday night he was becoming only the second rookie to start a winner-take-all postseason game.
The only other was Phillies righthander Marty Bystrom in Game 5 of the 1980 National League Championship Series at Houston. Bystrom was not involved in the decision, an 8-7, 10-inning Philadelphia victory. He pitched 5 1/3 innings and allowed 2 runs (1 earned), 7 hits and 2 walks with 1 strikeout in 5 1/3 innings.
Frankly, Yankees manager Joe Girardi would take that from Nova, who held the Tigers to 2 runs and 4 hits with 4 walks and 5 strikeouts in Game 1, a 9-3 Yankees rout. Their bullpen is pretty fresh all things considered, thanks to the length they got from A.J. Burnett in Game 4 at Detroit.
Girardi also has the option of using CC Sabathia out of the pen against a left-handed batter who likely would not have seen him since most of the Tigers' lefty hitters were in platoon situations. I would also not be surprised if Joe used either David Robertson or Mariano Rivera and perhaps even both to pitch two innings.
Tigers manager Jim Leyland remained adamant that Game 3 winner Justin Verlander, the AL Cy Young Award and Most Valuable Player candidate, will not pitch in Game 5. Yankees fans may think that is a ruse, but I believe him. Verlander did his job, and Leyland doesn't want to tax his ace who was still throwing 100 miles per hour in the eighth inning Tuesday night.
Besides, the Tigers have Game 2 winner Max Sherzer, who shut out the Yankees for six-plus innings at Yankee Stadium, available as a long man should Game 1 loser Doug Fister falter. That is not chopped liver.
The Yankees were playing a winner-take-all ALDS Game 5 for the seventh time and the first since they lost to the Angels in 2005. It was the Yanks' ninth deciding game in the best-of-5 format, also including the AL Championship Series of 1976 and '77, both against the Royals.
Thursday night was the Yankees' fourth Game 5 in a best-of-5 series at home. They had won the previous three: 1976 ALCS against the Royals, 1981 ALDS against the Brewers and 2001 ALDS against the Athletics. Overall, the Bombers are 5-3 in Game 5 of best-of-5 series and 11-10 all time in winner-take-all games, including 6-7 in Game 7s. They are 8-6 in ALDS games when facing elimination.
Rain may have helped Yanks this time
When the Yankees and Tigers opposed each other in the American League Division Series five years ago, a rainout proved a benefit to Detroit, which went on to win the series. This season, a suspended game due to rain in the ALDS may prove to have been in the Yanks' favor.
It is too early to tell after one game, naturally, but the Yankees moved a step up on the Tigers after Game 1, which took two nights to complete because of inclement weather. The Yankees had their bats in full gear against Detroit's Doug Fister and won big, 9-3. On a night when the sellout crowd of 50,940, a record at the current Yankee Stadium, chanted "M-V-P" every time Curtis Granderson came up, Robinson Cano proved he is in the same category with a six-RBI game.
The chief danger in opposing the Tigers in a best-of-5 series was the task of having to face AL Most Valuable Player and Cy Young Award candidate Justin Verlander twice. The rain that forced the suspension of Game 1 after 1 ½ innings Friday night changed all that. Verlander will have only one shot at the Yankees now, and maybe only if he starts Game 3.
Of course, CC Sabathia can only pitch once in the ALDS for the Yankees. But Ivan Nova besting Fister, who was 8-1 with a 1.79 ERA after coming to Detroit from Seattle in a July 30 trade, gave the Yankees an edge. It takes a lot of pressure off Game 2 starter Freddy Garcia. Manager Joe Girardi said after the game that his plans call for Sabathia to start Game 3 and A.J. Burnett if there is a Game 4.
Fister was first hurt by Cano with a run-scoring double in the fifth that the Yankees thought might have been a home run. By the time Cano hurt the Tigers again, Fister was out of the game. With runners on second and third and two out in the sixth, Fister froze Brett Gardner with two fastballs. The righthander then went with a breaking ball, which only served to speed up the bat of Gardner, who punched a single to center for two runs and a 4-1 lead.
Fister lost if after that, yielding a single to Derek Jeter and a walk to Granderson. Despite having lefthanders Daniel Schlereth and Phil Coke in the bullpen, Tigers manager Jim Leyland brought in righthander Al Albuquerque to pitch to the lefty batting Cano, who crushed a 0-1 slider for a grand slam to right. Leyland defended his decision by pointing out that Albuquerque, who was 6-1 with a 1.87 ERA in the regular season, had not allowed a home run all year and permitted only three inherited runners to score and held lefty hitters to a .177 batting average.
It was Cano's seventh career postseason homer (third in the ALDS) and the first postseason salami for the Yankees since Ricky Ledee in Game 4 of the 1999 AL Championship Series against the Red Sox. Beginning with Tony Lazzeri in the 1936 World Series, the Yankees have hit 11 grand slams in postseason play.
Maybe Leyland knew something after all about Cano against lefties because Schlereth gave up an RBI double to him in the eighth. Cano's six RBI tied the franchise record for a postseason game, joining Bobby Richardson in Game 3 of the 1960 World Series against the Pirates, Hideki Matsui in Game 6 of the 2009 World Series against the Phillies and Bernie Williams in Game 1 of the 1999 ALDS against the Rangers.
Nova was, well, super, as the crowd likes to chant. He pitched six innings of shutout ball before the Tigers got two runs in the ninth when Luis Ayala allowed a pair of inherited runners to score. The move to Ayala did not work. The move to Mariano Rivera did. He ended the game by striking out former teammate Wilson Betemit.
Five years ago, the rainout of Game 2 at the old Stadium worked in the Tigers' favor. It was made up the next day with a 1:10 p.m. start. After Mike Mussina blew a 3-1 lead, the Yankees went down meekly in the late innings as twilight approached against the 100-mph stuff of Joel Zumaya. In Detroit, Kenny Rogers eked out his revenge against the Yankees with seven shutout innings in bearing Randy Johnson in Game 3, and the Tigers wrapped up the series the next day by pounding Jaret Wright.
Five years later, a much different scenario may emerge.
Let's play ball — again!
And so the visiting team takes the field. What a strange way to start a ballgame. No singing of the National Anthem, either. Of course not; the game had already started. In addition, the game time temperature dropped about 20 degrees in one inning, but that was almost 24 hours later.
Such were the sights and sounds of the resumption of Game 1 of the American League Division Series between the Yankees and the Tigers Saturday night at Yankee Stadium. And when was the last time Jorge Posada was the first batter of the night. The unusual circumstances were due to Game 1 being suspended because of rain Friday night. Pitching lines of the starters, Justin Verlander and CC Sabathia, were read by official scorer Jordan Sprechman. They were replaced by Doug Fister and Ivan Nova, respectively.
Fans who had to drive home disappointedly in the rain Friday night were back in their chillier seats for the first pitch Saturday night. The weather forecast had been similar to that of the night before, which brought to mind horrendous scenarios had there been another stoppage. It rained much of the afternoon. The Yankees were able to take batting practice but not the Tigers. The mercury kept dipping until it fell to 55 degrees by the time Posada led off the second inning with a single. It was October baseball all right.
The Stadium crowd warmed up when Russell Martin doubled. Things quieted down when Posada was caught in a rundown on a grounder to third by Brett Gardner. After balking the runners to second and third, Fister struck out Derek Jeter and Curtis Granderson. Nova retired the Tigers in order in his first inning as everyone seemed ready to settle in for some postseason ball.
Rain invades ALDS, suspends Game 1
It was somehow fitting that following a regular season in which 22 Yankees games were affected by inclement weather that the postseason would, too. But the first game?
Game 1 of the American League Division Series between the Yankees and Tigers Friday night at Yankee Stadium was suspended because of rain in the middle of the second inning with the score 1-1 and will resume at the point of the suspension beginning at 8:37 Saturday night.
"We've been through this all year long," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "It's not what either club wanted. Both clubs have to deal with it. The one thing I probably learned as much as any other, you cannot fight Mother Nature."
The dream matchup of the Yankees' CC Sabathia against the Tigers' Justin Verlander will have to wait, perhaps to Monday night at Detroit. Girardi said that Ivan Nova will pitch Saturday night and Freddy Garcia in Game 2 Sunday. Similarly, Tigers manager Jim Leyland said he will stay in rotation with Doug Fister resuming Game 1 Saturday night and Max Scherzer to start Game 2 Sunday.
There is nothing definite about when Sabathia and Verlander will work again but if so it will probably be at Comerica Park, so Yankees fans lost the marquee pairing. The break for each team is that neither Sabathia nor Verlander will start more than one game in the best-of-5 ALDS.
Sabathia struck out the first two batters before giving up a home run to Delmon Young, but the Yankees figured out a way to get a run off Verlander without a hit in the bottom half. Derek Jeter struck out but got to first base on a wild pitch. A walk to Curtis Granderson and two groundouts sent Jeter around the bases.
The change in pitchers may affect the Tigers more than the Yankees because Leyland's lineup was set for a lefthander in Sabathia and now will oppose a righthander in Nova. Both Detroit pitchers are righthanded, so the change doesn't affect the Yankees.
"That's the one little dilemma probably, but it will work out," Leyland said. "I'm going to keep my lineup in there and see how the game plays out. I'm not going to start pulling guys out and change my lineup in the bottom of the second inning. My lineup will be the same when we take the field. I do feel bad for the national audience and the fans that were here tonight. Certainly, it was really a marquee matchup. That's a little said, but that's the way it is."
The only tickets valid for Saturday night's resumed game are tickets for ALDS Home Game 1. Fans holding tickets for ALDS Home Game 2 originally scheduled for Saturday night must use them for Sunday's game. There will be no refunds or exchanges for tickets to ALDS Home Game 1 or ALDS Home Game 2.


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We have noticed some moderate ranking changes in the past 24 hours, which have reverted to previous ranking positions dating back to the middle of December.
Our rankings are secure, so I am not writing this as a complaint, but as the sharing of an obersvation: there is a new shift occuring right now.
In addition, we have also observed a reduction in the number of double listing "authority rankings" for various sites over the past 2 weeks or so. Many of these previous double rankings were indeed redundant, so this removal of some double listings is a perceived good thing in our opinion, at least in the sectors we watch.
Is anyone else having these same sorts of observatiosn these past 24 hours?
[edited by: tedster at 7:25 pm (utc) on Jan. 5, 2007]
1. Yes, top ten for main term for 3 years and many #1's
2. #9 to #60, not excatly oblivion but as good as.
3. Yes, minor changes although two new sites seemed to have popped out of nowhere.
4. Yes, only one displayed but when you click to see the similar results it's all threads from my message board
5. What is a GWT account?
6. Pr has maintained at 6, although was showing 5 for afew hours last night.
So I'm sitting pretty at #2, hoping not to go up to #1 when it actually happened one week ago. Then like clockwork, I'm gone from a couple of DCs.
Just my observation, but it's like Google is purposely taking out top 10 sites one by one, putting them through a series of filters and seeing if they pass the tests. If yes, then they come back stronger... if not, then kaput. Right now, on certain DCs, I'm kaput.
well I can put to rest one myth...
one of the sites that took one of the spots after we vanished, is 262k worth of duplicated product links...so much for page size eh? they have probably 300 products, and each one is listed seperately in both sidenav, and bottomnav, no category, manufacturer nothing. smells like canned ham to me
The thing that is interesting to me is that the site: supplemental thing (#4) is so widespread, and yet a few here see the big plummet in their rankings without that symptom. For those who do not see the raft of supplementals, do you have strong PR, like at least a 5-6 home page? For those who do see the new supplementals above their domain root in site: -- is your PR also strong, or is it more medium to low?
I feel like there's some common factor we are still missing. Is anyone seeing the deep plunge for a pure informational site, or is it only e-commerce? Other ideas?
So we seem to have ruled out two descriptors - including #4 (the odd site: results) which was widely reported, but turns out not to be exclusively true. Perhaps it is only true for lower PR urls, or perhaps it's a total red herring -- although it sure does seem to show up frequently.
it is seldom whole sites effected
That's a good observation, steveb. No one is reporting zero Google traffic, just a major loss of important SERP positions. So our descriptor list shrinks instead of growing:
1. Sites affected used to rank well for many keywords, and often for a long period.
2. Now those rankings have not just dropped a little bit, but effectively were sent to oblivion
3. The rest of the SERP where the site was removed usually shows only minor changes
4. ruled out
5. For those with a GWT account, there is no message that clarifies what happened
6. ruled out
7. Some SERPs still send good traffic to a url on the domain, but over 50% of total Google traffic to the domain is gone.
So this appears to be some kind of keyword related penalty - is that accurate? If so, are these single words, 2-words, more? Highly competitive, mildly competitive?
I don't think it pays to rule out any particular descriptor as a blind alley, until at least one report comes in that reports an exception. I really hope to organize our reports so that something eventually becomes clear. People have suddenly lost significant traffic, not just wobbled a bit.
Also new, it seems less things are fixed every refresh, whereas before if 10 things got worse 6 got better. Now it seems for evry thing that gets worse, maybe 2 get better.
Some domains lose maybe 90% of their rankings, while a few things seem totally uneffected. Some domains only have a single page, or handful of pages effected, while the rest of the domain does just fine. In both cases, when looking at things a page level on the same domain, the effect is 100% random in terms of what pages are effected versus which ones aren't. In that way there is nothing whatever for a webmaster to "fix", other than sites with weaker designs seem more prone to be hurt harder, so cleaning up design cruft continues to be the best thing you can do even if does little.
In my case, it's a very competitive keyword (cityname) - a highly searched vacation destination. 20 million plus results returned and I used to be in the top ten.
For the same 2 word term - "cityname vacation" I still hold # 1 and #1 for the plural too.
That part is the most obvious part of the phenomenon, since it is so easy to see when comparing pages on the same domain. It's really a fool's errand thinking about this if you ignore the randominity.
Once again, the idea that Google is infallible in the one thing effecting a webmaster negatively while accepting it in everything else they do is allowing self-centeredness to delude you.
(Of course it is not ONLY random, most obviously since when example.com/dir1/ is penalized everything under it in the directory structure is penalized too).
This website was number 1-10 on hundreds of keywords for few years. Now I can't even find a cache of almost all pages.
I found the other website, that have exactly copy of my website with redirect to my pages. It looks like my competitor tries to ban my website.
By the way, I have non-affected website with similar content with one of my affected subdomains content (not 100% copy). It was not affected.
This is not random, I see a very distinct pattern for why my site is being effected. I accept that other factors can kick in and have new effects, but for us we are slowly clawing back our previous rankings and the overall pattern is consistent and changes are having predictable effects.
The supplemental problem is currently only on a www search as opposed to a 'UK only' search where all is healthy for site:search. However, our rankings were and are effected for any search, be it worldwide or just in the UK.
If your site is showing supplementals on top in a worldwide site:search, then your rankings seem to be subject to a dramatic increase in the algo's demands for the pages from your site to qualify a good ranking in the serps. As Matt said, no new algo but imho the current algo needs to be completely satisfied or else you are toast. This is why you generally either see top 10 rankings or 950+. Having said that, you may not trip any part of the algo and achieve position 50 as normal. In our case, the key appears to be a pages relationship with other pages that also qualify for that search. It is related to the way we link to another site. Other sites/pages may trip the algo for other reasons. In all cases, if you are
'supplemental top heavy' then you are subject to an increase in the demands of the current algos.
I think there are several possible reasons why a site firstly becomes 'supplemental top heavy'. These range from clumsy and duplicate metatags, keyword density suspiciously high to doubtful linking strategies suggesting the pages are affiliate landing pages. Googles intention was probably to flag sites that have a suspect profile and subject these to a more critical application of the current algo. In practice, some innocent sites may have been effected..... but if seo webmasters are noticing it.... maybe they got it spot on! In our case, it could have been any one of these plus an unhealthy relationship with another site. If any of these cause you to be 'supplemental top heavy' then you are deemed less worthy and achieving top rankings becomes more difficult.... but not impossible. The dramatic loss in traffic is caused because the site becomes more critically assessed by the same algo as everyone else, but if anyone of the algo's requirements are not met, you suffer more than others.
So this appears to be some kind of keyword related penalty - is that accurate? If so, are these single words, 2-words, more? Highly competitive, mildly competitive? "
again, yes spot on Tedster
I still rank for various 2 word searches (or 3 if you include the word "in")
I also own 4 other sites (none as big as the tanked one) and these are all unaffected
as yet anyway
One of my keywords was ranked 4th yesterday but after reviewing all thought i checked my website ranking and found, it the same page which Google use to show me on mid of december.
For confermation i check my keyword ranking in google datacenter and there its showing the position...
More obviously, if you have fifty pages that are essentailly structured the same, and three are penalized during data refreshA, then in data refreshB, one is unpenalized while two more are, then in data refreshC, two get unpenalized and one other ones gets penalized, etc etc, it's plain that errors are taking place... EITHER they intend to penalize all consistently, or the pages being penalized are collaterall damage to something else they are trying to do.
And of course the also obvious evidence is the other sites pinned to the bottom of the results around #950... some are similar mistakes on other domains, but that whole group down there is usually extremely spammy with huge numbers of bad links or other blatantly spammy tactics. These aren't the sites that naturally score at around 940, they are put there. In trying to put some pages at #940, they screw up sometimes and put many pages down there they don't intend to.
It's just unproductive to look at "my site" and assume Google woke up one morning and decided to deliberately give you rankings 900 spots different than they have for half a decade... and then two days later put some of the pages back up 900 spots but not some of the others.
"I found the other website, that have exactly copy of my website with redirect to my pages. It looks like my competitor tries to ban my website."
Yeah, sadly this works all too well, one of the clear ways that shows how off base one of Adam's previous statements was. Google is in pure denial about this.
For most of the posters here, this is a 'new' phenomenon. But for a great many others this is an all too familiar plight. As I read on, I keep thinking to myself that the only real change I see is that it is a new year/month/week/day.
Even the Googlers Matt and Adam claim that there is nothing 'new' going on (no new changes). IF this is indeed true - what on earth could be causing this continuing devistation.
Tedster, thank you for trying to pin-point the exact symptoms folks are currently experiencing. I think it is extremely valuable info. But, AGAIN, I am of the "been there - done that" ilk. ALL of the things you have on your list - I have experienced - but I experienced them MONTHS AGO! (and unfortunately am still trying to recover)
As a 'battle worn' veteran, here are my thoughts...
If this is 'nothing new' then why was I effected last April (June and Sept), while others are just experiencing this now?
I think we need to really go back and examine the significant changes to the algo that Big Daddy ushered in.
One major change that I have noticed is a sudden Major emphasis on PR. For years, site PR seemed to be of little value, as far as ranking and indexing goes. The sudden rise in PRs importance when it comes to INDEXING is very problematic.
No site is an Island! We ALL depend on good quality links. Some (depending on competitiveness of keywords) more-so, than others. My site depended on good quality links from other sites and in-turn, other sites depended on good quality links from my site.
When my site was sent to 'Supplimental Hell', how do you suppose it effected those sites that were dependent on links from my pages? My, once potent out-going links, were now rendered impotent! Sites depending on them were bound to suffer 'some' residual effect.
(I will interject here that my site started out with an original PR5. I was first hit in April. In the next PR update, following my demise, I saw my PR DROP to PR4)
Now take my example above and multiply it exponetially! Apply the same to the sites that are currently being 'hit'. Ask yourself - "How will the out-bound links on the currently effected sites impact those depending on those links, down the line? ...and so-on and so-forth.
WHY do I keep coming back to 'the strength of linking'? Because IF Big Daddy just penalized duplicate content (example) independently - then EVERYONE would have been effected at once!
BUT it seems that this phenomenon has 'rolled' out more like a tsunami following a major quake. Those on lower ground (lower PR) being effected first. But when the 'lower ground' has been washed away, the higher ground will become much more vulnerable.
I think that what we continue to witness is due, at least partially, from a "Big Daddy Tsunami Effect" - when our linking supports are compromised, our sites are then more vulnerable to (example) indexing and duplicate content issues - yada-yada.
IMHO - (Sorry for being so long winded)
I Think that the 'new' Big Daddy "LazyBot" (what I like to call it) has compounded the problems we experience.
Google, in their attempt to be 'frugal' with spidering, has made recovering from penalties a difficult and often lengthy process.
I mourn the passing of "freshbot" and "deepbot".
[edited by: shogun_ro at 1:16 pm (utc) on Jan. 6, 2007]
I have been following this basic topic for months now. My site was originally 'hit' In April 2006.
That is the same time I started seeing this. It only happens to 1 site of mine. The site is 6 years old and had 1000's of top 5 rankings. It still does but just not as many or in the same way as before.
yes, am out of supplemental on those dc's
site:mysite.co.uk shows 269,000 deliveries
this was the same number in supplemental yesterday
www.mysite.co.uk shows 717,000 indexed on those dc's
it was 1,200,000 yesterday
still supp on my local dc though (on g.com - not on g.co.uk)
and local one shows 1,100,000 indexed on g.com
5th headache of the week coming on.......

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A Canonsburg-area company hopes to build the first solar power generating plant in Western Pennsylvania, using the sun's rays to make electricity that will be sold to utilities, state and company officials said.
Community Networks LLC, a wireless telecommunications company in Southpointe, proposes to begin building a solar power station in Washington County this fall that would generate 3 megawatts of power a year, state Sen. J. Barry Stout, D-Bentleyville, said in a statement.
That would produce enough electricity for about 450 homes a year, said Jared Blanton, a spokesman for the Solar Energy Industries Association, a trade group in Washington.
If the project becomes a reality, Community Networks would have the second solar power generating plant in the state, said Christy Herig, spokeswoman for the Solar Electric Power Association in Washington.
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More solar power generating facilities, known as solar "farms," are being developed nationwide, and those built generated about 6,000 megawatts of electricity last year, Herig said. About 2,400 megawatts of solar power is expected to be developed in the United States in the next few years, she said, but it is difficult to determine how many systems will be built to generate that much power.
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Although solar power farms are more prevalent in the states where there are more sunny days, such as California, Arizona and New Mexico, Herig said it still would work in Western Pennsylvania, which is hardly the nation's sunniest location.
Federal stimulus funding available for alternative energy production is another good reason for optimism. President Barack Obama announced $117.6 million in stimulus money for solar power, in addition to a $175 million solar appropriation in the current federal budget.
Community Networks said it was premature to discuss the solar power project, but it expects to have an announcement in early August, said John Bevec, vice president of business development. David N. Hommrich, president of the three-year-old company, could not be reached for comment Monday.
Bevec declined to comment on possible locations for the solar generating plant, or possible buyers of solar energy from the facility.
The company likely will have a market for power it generates because the state's Alternative Energy Standards Act of 2004 requires that electric distribution companies and power companies include a specific percentage of electricity from alternative resources in the electricity they sell in the state.
Community Networks wanted state funds to help pay for the solar power station, but the company put its application "on hold" and was not considered for approval at the Commonwealth Financing Authority's July 14 meeting, said Steven Weitzman, a spokesman for the state Department of Community and Economic Development.
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2. Stitch along the hem. This will make the fabric to gather.
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To avoid having to gather and hem a round edge, if an facing would be appropriate, I will almost always use a facing. By placing original fabric and facing right sides together to cut them out, one will be able to sew the rounded hem (taking into account necessary hem length) with the fabrics in the same position….right sides together. Trim, clip small triangle cuts (notches) along raw edge, turn and press. This creates a nice finish, "slip" or shadow panel and no raw edges to deal with at the hem.
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Lessons Learned from a Year of Aquaponics
Part 3: Lessons We Learned From Our First Year With Aquaponics
By Scott Beuerlein, Horticulturist
After extensive conversations with the genius engineers who helped me start the system, and a couple of really smart and friendly experts at Jones Fish Hatchery, I chose to go with bluegill and catfish (which, by the way, were donated by Jones Fish Hatchery). There was wild enthusiasm around the Zoo for tilapia, but I had worries using a tropical fish in a system that would not only be a start up with the oscillating fluctuations in water quality that goes with that, but would also experience significant daily changes in water temperature during winter. Our system is heated—kept at a minimum temperature in winter of around 60F, but on sunny days the greenhouse can zoom up to 80F, which is the point where it vents. Water temperature would follow, and I was not sure tilapia could handle that. So I chose catfish and bluegill, despite everybody's wishes, and endured weeks of abuse and ridicule until another dude made an even worse decision.
The fact is the bluegill and catfish did well, and I still feel it was a good decision for that time. Early on, we did experience a wild ride of water quality before the bacteria stabilized and before the plants grew on enough to achieve adequate balance with the fish. More importantly, our water hardness is astronomical and that's not something we have much control over. Bluegill and catfish are unfazed. Even more impressive, due to a learning curve (read: "series of blunders") on the water return system (described later), the system virtually drained itself of water on several occasions. Needless to say, the only choice upon finding nearly empty tanks was to fill with tap water. Of course we added this water at the far end of the system, allowing it to pass through both our gravel and raft tanks which brought it closer to temperature and possibly helped to release some of the chlorine, but this was far from ideal. Nevertheless, we never lost a fish due to this, which is a real testament to the toughness of these species of fish.
In recent weeks, however, we have had a couple of issues with the catfish, in part because they are a scale-less fish. After consulting our Curator of Aquaculture and Reptiles, Jeff Mitchell, my worries about tilapia have been allayed, and we are considering a gradual replacement of the catfish with them.
We have lost fish. Early on, we had a few jumpers. Since this occurred almost entirely when water quality had not yet stabilized, there's been some speculation that maybe this was the cause. Maybe it was because I was singing too many Nick Cave songs while working in the greenhouse. Who knows? Things have gotten much better, and we seldom lose any fish.
As for harvesting fish, we haven't done that, although the decision looms. Yes, I have in fact named all the fish and we've had some good times together. This probably wasn't very smart. Chef never did bond with any of them, and he sees the fish only as the delicious fillets they might one day become. We'll see what happens. A year ago we started with 6" or smaller fingerlings. The catfish now appear to be 3-5 pounders. The bluegills are still fairly small and not yet what a fisherman would call a "keeper."
Our best successes have been tomatoes, basil, bok choi, beets, chard, and chives, with some basil, chard, and tomato plants living for nearly a year. We had tomatoes producing in all but the darkest few weeks of a very cold and gray winter. Disappointments have been peppers and lettuces. The difference between success and failure seems to be the ability to grow fast and strong. Aggressive growers seem to skirt past that vulnerable seedling stage where aphids, snails, and damping off take them before their time. In just the summer months last season, we harvested over 30 pounds of basil.
Germination is almost instant in the wet, warm environment, but there's a slow, lagging period until the seedlings finally reach a decent size. Once there, plants grow very vigorously, and respond to repeated harvests with very strong bursts of re-growth. We've been trying to boost plants through the seedling stage with foliar fertilization, using fish emulsion and seaweed extract.
It is interesting that in the Fall, when daylight hours noticeably decreased, most of the plants responded by a marked decrease in growth, and no amount of fertilizing or other means seems to make any difference. It is just the plants natural response to diminishing daylight. It appears temperature is not a factor, because as the day length increased in early Spring, which wasn't any warmer, the plants responded by putting on strong new growth.
Pests and Diseases
Overall, we've experienced remarkably few issues with plant or fish health in regards to pests or diseases. Our only two issues are snails and aphids. I don't know how snails showed up, but they appear to be here to stay. There's really no control, except to periodically lift the foam rafts and hose the little devils off into the gravel. This seems to keep their numbers low enough that the plants can grow past their predation on roots. The problem seems much less in the gravel and hydroton beds than in the raft beds.
Aphids are interesting. Their numbers ballooned as we went into the Winter months, and it was a challenge to keep them controlled with organic treatments of Spinosad and insecticidal soap. Aphids alone, I believe, prevented us from growing lettuce. At one point this Spring, all on their own, Lady Beetles (and their voracious larvae) showed up and had a noticeable effect on aphid numbers. But, just as they mysteriously arrived, they mysteriously disappeared, but so did the aphids. Maybe it was the heat?
My philosophy with the aquaponics greenhouse is that if a crop is difficult, we'll replace it with one that isn't. We don't have the time to make pest control a lifestyle. Becoming an expert on treatments isn't on my bucket list, and we certainly aren't going to introduce chemicals into an ecosystem whose whole success hinges on the fine balance of fish, bacteria, and plants. Nope, that's a high wire act that doesn't need morel variables.
As mentioned before, foliar sprays of fish emulsion and seaweed extract (iron added) provide a wonderful occasional boost, especially to young or heavily producing plants. For some reason, iron is commonly low in aquaponic systems, as are calcium and magnesium. Because of this, once in a blue moon I add a dollop of seaweed extract (with iron) and a product called CalMag to the water. Call me crazy, but I can almost witness plants greening up and growing after application.
We don't clean as often as you would think. This is as intentional as it is convenient. Aquaponics depend on healthy, functioning bacteria. Aggressive cleaning is detrimental to bacteria. So, we're rather lackadaisical about scheduling heavy cleaning, especially of the bio-reactors, and we're not very thorough about it when we finally get around to it. I learned this lesson from installing and maintaining garden ponds, and I learned it well. Give bacteria their space, and they'll play nice.
Water Quality
Our water is hard, and will stay hard. Fact of life for city dwellers in the Midwest. The pH creeps down constantly, and I need to keep an eye on that. Otherwise, the system is remarkably stable. An interesting point about pH. You'll remember that our system is split into two sides. The left has one tank filled with expensive clay balls called Hydroton, which overflows into a foam raft tank. The right has one tank filled with practically free round limestone gravel. It also spills into a foam raft tank. The pH on the Hydroton side was always threatening to fall below safe levels, requiring me to add things to try to bring it back up. But the gravel side remained remarkably stable. If you think about it, this makes perfect sense, because what's better than lime to moderate acidity? We have half a ton of limestone gravel filtering every ounce of water as often as it passes through the system. One day it finally occurred to me, put a layer of limestone gravel on the floor of the Hydroton's side raft bed, and see what happens. I did, and it has worked. The pH remains a little low, but not so low that I have to worry about it as much as I did.
When we began, I obsessed over water quality, testing constantly. Gradually, came to rely on the system and lost precious little sleep. More recently, we had a few problems with the catfish and Jeff Mitchell, our Curator of Aquaculture and Reptile, thought these were attributable to some water quality issues. We backed off on our feeding regimen some, which has lowered nitrate and nitrite levels, and we've been more aggressive about changing out water. Our problems have abated. Moral of the story: don't get too complacent on water quality. You should lose a little sleep over it from time to time.
Turface and Rockwool
Rockwool is a heat expanded rock product that looks and feels very much like fiberglass insulation. It's not cheap and I really don't like the stuff. I have to use it on the raft tanks, because it prevents the plants from falling through the holes and into the water. Initially, I was told to use it on the gravel and hydroton beds too, which I dutifully did. But soon I began to wonder if I could just plant seed in those beds directly. I tried, and it mostly didn't work. Much of the seed fell down through the crevices into the water. But I knew from starting rare plants from seed at home that Turface is a very useful product in media mixes. It's a calcined clay product that looks like kitty litter. It is often used on baseball infields to dry up puddles or raise low spots. It has an astronomical amount of surface area, holds a lot of water, has an enormously high cation exchange (ability to hold nutrients), and I knew a layer of it on top of the gravel and hydroton would keep the seeds where they could germinate. It worked just as I suspected, and I haven't looked back since. No expensive, gross rockwool in the gravel and hydroton beds, seeds are sewn direct.
Take Home Message
How sustainable is our system, and how sustainable is it for the average guy to do at home? These were questions we wanted to answer when we started the system. For us? We started with a nice but fairly expensive greenhouse with a heating system, which means heavy costs up front and not incidental operating costs. Harvests exceed operational expenses, I'm sure of this, but how many years of operation will it take to recoup the initial capital costs? That's a question for the genius engineers, I'm pleased to say, but certainly it would take time, and also the continued commitment of someone who is fairly passionate about the system. If our system were larger, enabling greater harvests, I believe that the relative harvest to costs ratio would wind up in the favor of aquaponics. But, again, over time. Less time, but still time. This is one reason why this system is so intriguing for urban agriculture.
Interestingly, I think for the homeowner on a budget who puts minimal capital into the system in the early stages (subbing a poly tunnel for a glass greenhouse, for instance), the prospects of economically sustainable success are improved. For one, the system can be opened in the summer to allow naturally occurring insect populations to limit pests, but also because you wouldn't be heating the system in the winter. Yes, this brings production to a crawl for a few months, and you would also have to face the issue of getting the plant/bacteria/fish/water quality balance steadied every Spring, but you would have saved a ton of start up costs. There is still much to learn and improvements to make, which is to be expected from something so new.
Please come visit our greenhouse, which is located near the Base Camp Cafe. Weekdays during the summer months, we have a keeper encounter there every afternoon at 1:30PM. You're also welcome to schedule a tour with us by appointment. Email Fia at [email protected] or myself, at [email protected]
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Lessons Learned from a Year of Aquaponics
Part 2: How Aquaponics Works In Spite of Everything
by Scott Beuerlein, Horticulturist
How It Works
So before we go into the "lessons learned," which will be our final installment, here is a quick briefing on how aquaponics works. Aquaponics is a closed loop agricultural system in which fish are raised in a tank. Water from the fish tank is continuously pumped up to a bio-reactor, which is a fancy word for a small filtration system that mainly houses bacteria; that bacteria converts ammonia from the fish waste into forms of nutrients for plants; water exits the bio-reactor and is dispersed through trays housing plants, which take up the nutrients. The water then falls back into the fish tanks so clean that it makes for happy, healthy, hungry fish. We feed the fish and thereby keep the whole cycle going.
Our system is in a small, 12' x 25' greenhouse divided into two sides of two trays each. One side consists of a tray with hydroton, which is expanded clay balls, ($300.00, available from hydroponic suppliers), the other tray is a raft bed, made from foam insulation that floats on the water. Plants are stuck into 1" holes in the foam so their roots hang in the water. The other side is the same, except we substituted ordinary limestone gravel ($15.00) for the hydroton. Air is pumped into the fish tank, the bio-reactor, and the raft tanks. The only inputs are fish food, small amounts of a few nutrients, organic pest controls like insecticidal soap (used sparingly), electricity for the pumps, gas for the heating system, and water.
Why It Works
As a horticulturist who has studied roots and soil and how air and water and nutrients all work together to make plants grow, I still consider aquaponics a weird kind of alchemy. I cannot wrap my head around the idea that roots, which would rot at the drop of a hat in wet, mucky soil, can thrive in a tank of water. Sure, I know there's plenty of oxygen in that water, and, true, without soil there are no soil-borne pathogens in the system, but, still, sorcery of some kind or other must be at play! But that kind of thing has never bothered me very much—could never understand why Darren held onto his ideals with such a blind death grip on Bewitched and didn't just go with the flow. Seriously, a twitch of the nose and you're living the dream on the French Riviera? Fool! He caused so much stress in their lives. Anyway, fact is, aquaponics works and it works pretty darned good.
In our next and final episode, we'll reveal the "Lessons We Learned", which, although fulfilling, will leaving you wanting more.
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Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration Licensed Practical Nurse, Burlington County VA Clinic in Marlton, New Jersey
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
1 vacancy in the following location:
- Marlton, NJ
Work Schedule is Full Time - Permanent
Opened Thursday 10/6/2016 (20 day(s) ago)
** Closes Monday 11/7/2016 (12 day(s) away)
Job Overview
Vacancy Identification Number (VIN) TAG: 1818793
OUR MISSION:To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.
This position is located at the Burlington County VA Clinic, 3000 Lincoln Drive East, Marlton, NJ 08053
The Burlington County Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), Marlton, New Jersey is part of the Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. The CBOC provides primary care services for Veterans in Burlington Countyand surrounding areas by highly qualified primary care providers, with specialty care referrals to the Crescenz VA Medical Center. The CBOC provides Primary Care, Behavioral Health, Social Work, Podiatry, Women's Health, Cardiology, Sleep Medicine and Laboratory Services.
This announcement is reopened until the position is filled. Candidates will be referred to the selecting official on Oct 13, 2016 and then as needed.
For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov/ or www.philadelphia.va.gov
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority
Nursing Duties include documenting observations and changes in patient's condition; collaborating with health team members to facilitate education and positive patient care outcomes; providing nursing care to patients with a variety of health concerns; and accountability for meeting and maintaining the qualification standards and functional statements of assigned grade.
She/he will perform nursing procedures and treatments as needed. The LPN has the ability to work effectively with staff, patients and family and displays excellent communication skills. She /he has the knowledge and ability to recognize, respond and initiate an appropriate level response to medical emergencies such as cardiac and/or respiratory failure.
The LPN/LVN demonstrates the knowledge and skills to provide care and services consistent with Infection Control Standards of Practice providing optimal outcomes for patients, residents, visitors and employees.
The Burlington County Community Based Outpatient Clinic is seeking a full-time Licensed Practical Nurse who possess good organizational skills which enable completion of work and the ability to establish effective communication with patients, families, visitors and members of the interdisciplinary team
Tour of Duty: Day shift, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM M-F. Possibly extended hours to include early morning, evening or weekend
Travel Required
- Not Required
Relocation Authorized
- No
Job Requirements
Key Requirements
- Designated and-or Random Drug Testing required
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
U.S. citizenship
English language proficiency
Physical standards - All applicants must meet the physical standards for the position. A physical examination prior to employment is required.
Registration Current, full, active and unrestricted registration as a Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurse in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the U.S. or in the District of Columbia. The Licensed Practical Nurse must maintain a current, full active and unrestricted registration to continue employment with the VA
Educational requirements can be met as follows:
A. Graduate of a school of practical or vocational nursing approved by the appropriate state agency and/or accredited by the NLNAC. B. Health care education or training in military service accepted by the licensing body. C. Granted a license by a jurisdiction that does not require graduation from an approved school.
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) from the American Heart Association (AHA) or the Military Training Network(MTN) is required prior to assuming clinical duties.
Three (3) years of LPN experience
Experience caring for patients in an outpatient setting.
The full performance level for a Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurse is GS-6. All grade determinations are based on recommendation of the LPN Standards Board.
(a) Six months of qualifying experience as an LPN or LVN; or
(b) Graduation from an approved school (which may be waived as provided in paragraph 4 of Section C) and one year of experience that involved nursing care work in a hospital, outpatient clinic, nursing home, or other supervised medical, nursing, or patient care facility that provided a practical knowledge of human body structure and sterile techniques and procedures; or
(c) Graduation from an approved school of at least 24 months duration.
(d) LPNs at the GS-4 grade level perform all duties expected of employees at the GS-3 grade level; however, they are expected to exercise greater judgment, require less supervision, and to operate in accordance with all established policies, procedure, and techniques.
(a) Completion of at least 1 year of qualifying experience at the GS-4 level or equivalent.
(b) Demonstrated knowledge and ability to provide a full range of practical nursing care to patients with a variety of physical and/or behavioral problems. Works with the RN and/or MD/DO to appropriately orient/train less experienced LPNs/LVNs and/or Nursing Assistants (NAs)/Health Technicians (HTs) in relation to acceptable standards of practice in promoting optimal patient care delivery. Provides effective education to patients and/or family members in relation to common disease processes, medication, and /or prescribed treatment regimes.
(c) Demonstrated ability to serve as a responsible member of the nursing team and interact in an appropriate manner with patients, family members, professional and other supportive personnel involved in the delivery of patient care, incorporating acceptable, established customer service standards into practice.
(d) Knowledge and skill sufficient to prepare, administer, and appropriately document actions taken specific to commonly prescribed oral, topical, subcutaneous, intramuscular, and/or intravenous medications as permitted by approved local facility policies and procedures. Observation and documentation will include patients response to medication administered and the reporting of any noted change in patients condition to RN or MD/DO.
(e) Knowledge and ability to recognize the need for and to institute emergency measures when indicated, promptly seek the assistance of the RN or MD/DO, and assist in resuscitation procedures in cardiac and/or pulmonary arrest.
(f) Recognizes and appropriately responds to breakage/malfunction or loss of equipment, safety hazards, and supply deficiencies, promptly reporting to appropriate personnel for corrective action.
(g) Completed work is under the general supervision of an RN or MD/DO. Individuals at this grade level are expected to have a broad working knowledge of practical nursing procedures. However, completion of more complex practices or procedures may be subject to closer higher-level review.
(a) Completion of at least one (1)year of additional qualifying experience at the GS-5 level or equivalent , fully meeting all performance requirements for the GS-5 LPN/LVN.
(b) Technically proficient in initiating, performing and completing assigned duties in providing care to variable patient populations.
(c) Knowledge and ability to appropriately carry out assigned patient care based on the patients conditions; to use judgment in selecting the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatments; and to accurately recognize, report and record relevant patient information. Completed work should need only a general review by a registered nurse (RN) or physician (MD/DO) for appropriateness and conformity with established policies/procedures.
(d) Ability to observe, identify and respond to the patients needs for care, including medication, equipment-assisted care and patient/family education. In organizing and delivering care, the LPN/LVN recognizes and considers emotional , cultural, spiritual, socio-economic, and age-related factors.
(e) Prepares and administers prescribed medications (oral, topical, subcutaneous, intramuscular and/or intravenous) and performs treatments according to established policies/procedures. Observes for physical and/or emotional changes in patients condition from prescribed medications/treatments, promptly and accurately documenting noted changes, and reporting any deviations from normal to RN or MD/DO.
(f) Knowledge and ability to recognize urgent or emergent patient care situations, seek assistance of the RN and/or MD/DO, and initiate appropriate emergency interventions as directed.
(g) Knowledge and understanding of human behavior, patient motivations and reactions to situations, and ability to appropriately utilize this knowledge in working effectively with patients, family members, and other staff.
(h) Establishes constructive relationships with individual patients and their families to elicit feelings and attitudes, and to promote positive relationships, communication and socialization skills. Fosters an environment of respect for individual patient and family rights to privacy and dignity in all aspects of care delivery. Effectively incorporates knowledge and understanding of established customer service standards in all interactions with patients, family members, and/or other internal/external customers.
(i) Knowledge and skill in performing support duties for complex diagnostic tests and/or specialized practices or procedures, which include preparing the patient, assisting in the diagnostic examination, preparing and handling specialized instruments or other specialized equipment, and monitoring the patients condition before, during, and following the procedure. Serves as a preceptor in orienting, educating, and training less experienced LPNs/LVNs or NAs/HTs related to support duties for these more complex, specialized tests/procedures.
References: VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G13 LPN Qualification Standard
PLEASE NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
Must possess mental and emotional stability. Functional requirements include the following abilities: Heavy lifting of 45 pounds and over, heavy carrying 45 pound and over, Pushing 4 hours, Reaching above shoulders, use of fingers/ both hands are required, walking for 8 hours, standing for 8 hours, both legs are required and kneeing and bending, ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously, near vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other eye, ability to distinguish shades of color, hear the whispered voice (aid permitted). Environmental Factors required: Working with hands in water, working closely with others and protracted or irregular hours of work.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Security Clearance
Not Applicable
Additional Information
What To Expect Next
After we receive your complete application package (including all required documents), your qualifications will be reviewed and assigned an initial rating.
We will also review your application to make sure that your résumé supports the answers given in the questionnaire. If your résumé does not support your questionnaire answers, we will adjust your rating accordingly. Based on your ranking or numerical score, you may be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. You will be notified when your rating is determined.
VA offers a comprehensive benefits package. This link provides is an overview of the benefits currently offered: http://www.vacareers.va.gov/why-choose-va/benefits/index.asp.**
Other Information
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
Salary Range: $42,340.00 to $59,272.00 / Per Year
Series & Grade: GS-0620-00/00
Promotion Potential: 06
Supervisory Status: No
Who May Apply: This announcement is open to permanent and current VHA employees only
Control Number: 452571500
Job Announcement Number: PHL-17-JHo-1818793-BU


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