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Former advertising employees at agencies Crispin Porter + Bogusky LLC and Sterling-Rice Group Inc. have formed the new agency Grenadier in Boulder, in partnership with a Kansas City, Missouri-based firm. Jeff Graham, Mark St. Amant, Rob Hofferman, Wade Paschall and Randy Rogers are partners in Grenadier, which is a subsidiary of Barkley LLC, said Graham. Grenadier's 3,000-square-foot office is at 1221 Pennsylvania Ave., in The Hill business district near the University of Colorado-Boulder campus.
Jeffrey Haskin has opened HealthCare Solutions, an insurance brokerage, at 801 Main St., Suite 210, Louisville. The company provides customized plans with the goal being to reduce cost of health-insurance premiums. Phone is 720-505-8440, email is firstname.lastname@example.com.
Now & Zen, a retailer of acoustic alarm clocks, has closed its 1638 Pearl St. store in downtown Boulder after nearly 20 years and will move toward online sales. Clocks will be assembled and shipped to customers from 908 Main St., Louisville, which will not be a storefront location.
Boulder International Hostel, 1107 12th St., Boulder, has closed to make way for Sigma Alpha Epsilon, a fraternity previously located at 1101 University Ave. Another location is being sought for the hostel.
Boulder-based can manufacturer Ball Corp. plans to shut down manufacturing plants in Columbus, Ohio, and Gainesville, Florida, because of changing market demand. The Columbus plant employs approximately 110 people and operates two of four existing lines that produce standard 12-ounce cans. The Gainesville plant employs approximately 125 people and produces several different beverage can ends for standard can sizes.
Longmont Cheese Importers has opened in its new location at 103 Main St., Longmont. The building, built in 1931, originally housed Longmont's electric utility. The store will have 11,000 square feet of space, compared with 8,000 square feet at its old location at 33 S. Pratt Parkway.
Commercial and home-remodeling contractor Melton Design Build moved to 3082 Sterling Circle, Boulder. The company's phone number remains the same, 303-473-9542. Its new website URL is MeltonDesignBuild.com. The offices will include a new design selection center, interactive and unique product displays, multiple kitchen and bathroom vignettes, and room for growth.
Boulder-based home and commercial remodeling contractor Melton Construction Inc. has changed its trade name to Melton Design Build and its website to MeltonDesignBuild.com to reflect that it provides both architectural design and construction services.
The city of Longmont's sales- and use-tax collections increased 3.1 percent in July, compared with the same period a year ago, according to the city finance department's latest report. Longmont collected $4,250,472 in July, compared with $4,122,858 collected in July 2011. The collection in July represents sales made in June. The sales-tax component of collections increased by 3 percent from the same month the year before, and the use-tax component increased by 4.4 percent. Total sales- and use-tax collections for the year to date increased 2.6 percent compared with the same period in 2011, according to the report.
Broomfield-based Level 3 Communications Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) is offering its content-delivery network, or CDN, services in Latin American countries, targeting the services to businesses, government bodies and multimedia content providers that want access to an emerging market, according to a release from the company.
Boulder-based Covidien Plc will voluntarily recall some Cool-tip RFA electrode kits made before Aug. 30, 2011, after reports that four patients received serious burns from grounding pads in the kits. The kits in question are being recalled "due to a potential degradation of foil within the … grounding pad," according to a press release from Dublin, Ireland,-based Covidien (NYSE: COV). "RFA" means radio-frequency ablation.
Boulder Housing Partners has joined 10 for Change, an initiative that challenges Boulder County businesses to save money by integrating sustainability practices in their operations. BHP is pursuing a wide-ranging sustainability program with the intention of becoming the nation's first net-zero energy and zero-waste housing authority.
James L. Lieberman, who served as Boulder-based Array BioPharma Inc.'s manager of environmental health and safety from 2001 to 2010, agreed to pay a fine of $147,628, according to court documents for insider trading, allegedly trading shares of Array's stock based on material nonpublic information related to an impending drug-development agreement with Novartis Inc. Lieberman neither admitted to nor denied the SEC's allegations.
The city of Boulder has launched inspireboulder.com, a website that citizens of Boulder can use to engage and communicate with city officials on civic projects and issues. The online exchange allows participants the opportunity to share ideas, second others' ideas, expand upon existing ideas, give feedback on initiatives and collaborate with city officials on a variety of topics online anytime, from any computer.
Office Evolution is growing nationwide by franchising its virtual office-services concept. The Boulder-based company offers virtual office services such as conference rooms, telephone answering, executive suites, reception and mail services, as well as a professional address. New franchises will be priced at $141,000 to $224,000. The privately held company's growth plan is to sell 100 new franchises around the nation in the next five years.
Boulder-based Campus Publishers, a division of Redrock Publishing Co., has added two guides to its family of 39 official University Visitor Guides. Middle Tennessee State University's guide will make its debut in summer 2013 and Florida State University's guide will launch in fall 2013. The guides each will reach 80,000 members of their respective university communities. Campus Publishers also publishes the University of Colorado's guide.
Boulder and Broomfield counties again fared better than the state and nation as a whole, in monthly unemployment figures released Aug. 17, by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. The Boulder-Longmont metropolitan statistical area recorded a jobless rate of 6.5 percent, by far the lowest along the Front Range urban corridor and unchanged from June's figure. Broomfield County posted a 7.7 percent unemployment rate for July, up slightly from 7.6 percent in June. Colorado's statewide jobless rate for July edged up a tenth of a point to 8.3 percent, marking the first time since October 2005 that the state's rate matched that of the nation. The statewide rate had been 8.2 percent in June and 8.1 percent in May.
Broomfield-based Level 3 Communications Inc. (NYSE: LVLT) has signed a multiyear agreement with Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) to expand Time Warner Cable's national network. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The agreement also includes the delivery of additional core infrastructure services that will enhance the redundancy and reliability of the cable network.
Boulder-based full-service advertising agency Griff/SMC Inc. has been selected by Lake Forest Park, Washington-based LifeForce Foods to design new packaging and labeling for the company's line of sprouts and micro-greens.
The Climb, which already runs three weekday routes each way between Gold Hill and Boulder along Fourmile Canyon, started weekday service between Boulder and Jamestown on Aug. 15. The new morning bus leaves the Jamestown Mercantile and post office at 7 a.m., making stops in Lefthand Canyon and along Lee Hill Road. It arrives at the Boulder Transit Center, 14th and Walnut streets, at 7:50 a.m., from where riders can transfer to Regional Transportation District buses to other points in the city and county of Boulder as well as toward Denver and Longmont. The new return trip will leave the Boulder Transit Center at 5:15 p.m., arriving in Jamestown at 6 p.m. The fare is $3 each way, although residents living along the route can obtain a free pass, good through the end of the year, by visiting the-climb.com or contacting Phil Carter at email@example.com or at 303-447-2848.
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Transit of Venus from Shohola
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Our River Talk columnist Scott Rando sent us this photograph the morning of Wednesday, June 6, along with the following note:
"I gave up on seeing the transit of Venus due to the cloud cover and went to run errands and go to a meeting in NY. The meeting ended and as I reached home around sunset, there was a sliver of sun... just a sliver!
I grabbed the camera and spotted a place where the sun was still hitting the slope and set up quickly. I used a mylar solar filter to protect eyes and camera, and with about a minute to spare, I got this shot. You can see the disk of Venus superimposed on the upper right corner of the Sun, which lost its lower half due to trees on a western ridge. Clouds are also sneaking in. Another sunset in Shohola!"

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In California, used oil is a hazardous waste. It can contain such contaminants as lead, magnesium, copper, zinc, chromium, arsenic, and chlorinated compounds. Motor oil poured onto the ground or into storm drains, or tossed into trash cans (even in a sealed container) can contaminate and pollute the soil, groundwater, streams, and rivers (and it's illegal!). The oil from a single oil change (1 gallon) can ruin a million gallons of drinking water – a year's supply for 50 people. Recycling your used motor oil reduces this pollution threat.
There are many benefits to recycling used oil besides keeping our water and land clean and safe.
The City of Berkeley and the State of California provide numerous collection centers for the recycling of your used oil and used oil filters. These certified used oil collection centers will accept used oil from the public at no charge during regular business hours that the center is open and even offer a 40-cent per gallon refund.Certified collection centers will not accept used motor oil that has been contaminated with other fluids such as antifreeze, solvents, brake fluid or water. So please, do not mix your used oil with anything. If your used oil accidentally gets contaminated, it must be disposed of as hazardous waste. Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste accepts contaminated oil and other household hazardous wastes such as antifreeze, cleaners and paints. For more information or to find a drop-off location near you, call (800) 606-6606 or visit their website at http://www.household-hazwaste.org/.
The following is a list of certified used oil collection centers in the City of Berkeley:
1201 Second Street • 981-6350 Mon-Sat 8:00-4:30
Berkeley Marina (also accepts filters) 201 University Avenue • 981-6740 Mon-Sat 8:00-4:00
Berkeley Honda (also accepts filters and antifreeze)
1500 San Pablo Avenue • 665-0106 Mon-Fri 7:30-6, Sat 7:30-4:00
Art's Automotive (also accepts filters and antifreeze)
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Jiffy Lube (also accepts filters)
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Written by Carl Berg on 16.01.2012 at 13:37
That Nader Sadek album is a monster.
Written by Guest on 16.01.2012 at 22:49
No Septicflesh on here?
Sweeet. Already better than most 2011 death metal lists.
Written by psykometal on 21.01.2012 at 21:43
You should check out Archspire if you like tech death...my fave tech death release of all time atm...
Edit: You wanna talk about underrated and under talked albums, Archspire's All Shall Align got almost no recognition despite my constant hyping on all kinds of DM lists and threads here on MS...
Written by psykometal on 22.01.2012 at 18:22
I noticed you stated that you found about 15 new bands off my list but I wanted to add that of all of those (aside for Archspire) you should also really check out Demisery and Ouroboros. Both of these bands put out very impressive DM releases last year.
Written by Iron Nostarion on 26.01.2012 at 12:58
Deicide's shitfest higher than Immolation? Meh. :S
Written by 3rdWorld on 26.01.2012 at 13:50
Written by Iron Nostarion on 26.01.2012 at 12:58
Deicide's shitfest higher than Immolation? Meh. :S
Providence had the most uninspired songwriting i had ever witnessed from Immolation especially considering how good their last album was.And I personally liked the slick production of To Hell With God, hence the ranking.
Written by Iron Nostarion on 26.01.2012 at 18:43
Perhaps true, but Deicide's was also uninspired. Also, "Illumination" beats the crap out of any song from To Hell With God. =P
Written by mehdi on 28.01.2012 at 14:06
How about Decrepitaph, Necros Christos or even AMON AMARTH
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 28.01.2012 at 14:19
And a thrash metal album tops the list
and another thrash album on 47.
And what is current day Cynic doing in a death metal list?
Written by Guest on 05.02.2012 at 12:19
Azarath is black, no?
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Written by Guest on 05.02.2012 at 12:19
Azarath is black, no?
Blackened Death....
Written by Schizonaut on 02.03.2012 at 17:10
No Lock Up ?
Written by Schizonaut on 02.03.2012 at 17:10
Deicide's album better than Blood Red Throne's ?
Written by Apothecary on 06.03.2013 at 14:04
Pretty good list overall. Personally though, I would've put Obscura and Beyond Creation a little higher and also thrown on Septic Flesh's The Great Mass.


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India may not have have been part of the problem, Ramesh insists, but it must be part of the solution.temperature rise to 2 degrees C, a dissenting Indian negotiator wrote a strong letter of protest. It was, he wrote to the prime minister, "a body blow to everything that we have fought for," giving voice to the widely shared conviction that agreeing to the overall target opened the door to future emissions constraints for India that would undermine its right to develop.
Ramesh is now the undisputed hand at the helm of India's climate policy.the IPCC process and to Pachauri's leadership of it. Climate conspiracy theorists pointed out that Hasnain now works for Pachauri's influential think tank, TERI, and began to widen their attacks to a more general assault on Pachauri's credibility and reputation for integrity.
As an elected politician, Ramesh must avoid charges of giving in to international pressure.an advisor on economic policy and finance in various government and private posts. Only two years after his entry into Parliament in 2004, he was appointed Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, then briefly served as Minister of State for Power. He took the Environment and Forests portfolio in May 2009, giving him a voice in domestic climate policy but not, at first, in international negotiations.
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Absolutely, still a great band without him but you can't help but wonder just how good they could have been had Cliff not been killed. His influences seemed to be a lot more eclectic than the rest of the band and he brought a real artistry to the music. He does stuff on those first three albums the like of which I've never heard from another rock bassist.
Metallica lost "something" when Cliff died- a bit of weirdness that they never got back. A great band without a doubt, but never the same for me, either live or on record.
I think I'm going to have to listen Ride The Lightning and Master Of Puppets now, with a bit of Kill Em All thrown in for good measure.


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Staffing firm Accountemps periodically surveys executives to find out what they deem the most annoying and overused office cliches. Here are a few of the best, according to Yahoo! Finance.
"Leverage" -- Basically, doing more with less. Example: "After the layoffs, we can leverage our staff of three to cover the entire Eastern seaboard."
"It is what it is" -- Not much you can do about it. As in "Our staff has just been cut in half. It is what it is."
"Reach Out" -- Delivering bad news to customers or employees. Example: "Reach out to the customers with a letter announcing that their interest rate just doubled."
"Viral" -- So prevalent that it's everywhere, perhaps nauseatingly so. Example: "Twitter has gone viral."
"Game changer" -- A catalyst of some sort that can change the way someone or something is viewed. Example: "Getting indicted for fraud was a game changer for Bernie Madoff."
"Disconnect" -- When you want one thing, but get something else. Example: "There is a disconnect between what the consumer wants and what we intend to provide."
"Value-add" -- A gain of some kind, usually financial. Example: "She refuses to donate to charity unless she sees some value-add, say, eternal salvation."
"Circle back" -- To see someone again and again, even if may not want to be seen. Example: "I'm having cocktails with Mervin, but I will circle back around midnight to see if you've finished the Implebottom Report."
"Socialize" -- No, not talking. Rather, the concept of jamming an idea down people's throats. Example: "We need to socialize to our patients our practice of closing the doctor's office every day for two hours at lunch."
"Cutting edge" -- A must-have modern product or technology. Example: "Sleeperama's cutting-edge mattress will take the country by storm."
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Throughout history, females have used women's outerwear to display social status. These days, women wear jackets for their functionality and warmth, but many also use ladies outerwear to show their style or their understanding of the latest fashion trends. Before the mid-1800s, women often differentiated between jackets and coats; jackets referred to shorter, waist-length outerwear while coats were described as longer, heavier, more formal outwear. As the times changed, so did the styles of women's outerwear. Double breasted pea coats and knee-length trench coats became fashionable during the twentieth century and windbreakers, fleece outwear, and rain coats were developed to protect women from the elements. Today, there are many types of women's outwear available, all of which can be imprinted with an organization's name and logo.
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Organizations can find women's outerwear in a large variety of styles, materials and colors. Fleece and soft shell jackets are some of the most popular outwear items, as they are often the warmest and they are durable enough to last for years. Traditionally, fleece was made from goat or sheep's wool, although today polar fleece, which is a synthetic material, is much more common. Soft sell jackets are usually composed of polyester materials, making them warm, wind-resistant, and water repellant while also breathable for the recipient. Some styles are designed specifically for activewear, while other jackets have a much more professional, corporate feel. Organizations looking for incredibly unique women's outerwear should consider imprinting their logo onto sophisticated leather or lambskin jackets, trench coats, or hood jackets. Or, to truly stand apart from the competition, consider distributing brand name jackets from Columbia® and Port Authority®. Recipients will immediately recognize the value of these gifts and keep that in mind when it is time to make a business decision.
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Jeff Mapes, The Oregonian | September 16, 2013: Sen. Jeff Merkley helps lead push that scuttles Fed post for Larry Summers: Oregon politics today
Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon played a significant role in deep-sixing the potential nomination of former White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers to be the chairman of the Federal Reserve.
Summers on Sunday announced he was pulling his name from consideration for the Fed post following mounting opposition from the left flank of the Democratic Party.
Merkley, a member of the Senate banking committee, was one of the early opponents of naming Summers to the powerful post overseeing the nation's monetary system, as Obama had reportedly wanted to do. And he helped precipitate Summers' withdrawal by informing the White House that five Democrats on the banking committee were prepared to vote against him, according to a Senate Democratic source.
"Senator Merkley's well-known opposition to Larry Summers likely made a big difference," said Adam Greene of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, one of the groups lobbying against the Summers appointment.
In July, Merkley was one of about 20 Democratic senators who joined Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, in signing a letter to Obama urging him to appoint Fed Vice Chair Janet Yellen to the chairmanship.
The letter praised Yellen's "prescience" in warning before the 2008 financial meltdown about the "pending threats that the housing bubble and shadow banking sector posed to our entire economy."
Summers wasn't mentioned in that letter. But Merkley has indicated he has thought Summers was too close to Wall Street and not concerned enough about the needs of the middle class.
"Larry Summers for Fed Chair? Disconcerting … many questions to answer," Merkley tweeted in July.
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Interim Report Assessing the Adequacy of and Accountability for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medical Assistance (MA) and Safety Net Assistance Payments Made to Adult Care Facilities (ACFs) to or on Behalf of Residents of Adult Care Facilities
New York State Department Of Health - Office Of Long Term Care - Division Of Home And Community Based Services
January 2008
Table of Contents
- Interim Report
- Exhibit 1 - Full Text of the Legislation Directing the Study
- Exhibit 2 - 18 NYCRR 494.5
- Exhibit 3 - Standardized Building Cost Computation
- Exhibit 4 - SSI Benefit Levels Chart effective January 1, 2007
- Exhibit 5 - Proprietary Facility Revenue Per Diem - Upsate vs. Downstate
- Exhibit 6 - Proprietary Facility Expenses Per Diem - Upstate vs. Downstate
- Exhibit 7 - Not For Profit Facility Revenue Per Diem - Upstate vs. Downstate
- Exhibit 8 - Not For Profit Facility Expense Per Diem - Upstate vs. Downstate
- Exhibit 9 - Adult Care Facility Closings and Openings 2003-2007
- Exhibit 10 - PNA Questionnaire
- Exhibit 11 - PNA Summary
In Section 24-e of Part B of Chapter 58 of the Laws of 2007, the Legislature mandated a study to evaluate the adequacy of and accountability for SSI, MA and safety net assistance payments made to ACFs to or on behalf of the residents of ACFs. The results of the study are to be reported to the Governor and the Legislature no later than January 1, 2008. The full text of the legislation is attached as Exhibit 1.
The Department of Health (DOH or the Department) is designated as the lead agency in carrying out the study and other state agencies1 have been assigned to assist the Department in the completion of the study. The legislation requires an examination of the following issues:
- Assess whether SSI, MA and safety net payments are adequate to assure the health and safety of ACF residents;
- Determine if operators who receive payments on behalf of ACF residents assure that these funds are used for the health and safety of ACF residents;
- Determine whether new rates and models of compensation should be recommended to assure the health and safety of residents and assure adequate personal needs and clothing allowances; and
- Determine if SSI and MA financing should be restructured with respect to the services provided.
On June 28, 2007, an initial meeting was held among appropriate state agencies to determine the direction of the study. Each agency's concerns on SSI payments, related funding issues, and adequate service delivery, were discussed and evaluated. A second meeting was held in October on progress to date and a consensus was reached on the additional work and time that would be needed to meet the goals of the legislation.
There are currently 488 licensed ACFs statewide under the jurisdiction of the DOH2. Of these, 305 are operated by for-profit entities (proprietary), 176 are operated by not-for-profit corporations and seven are operated by local social services districts. There are three types of ACFs that DOH regulates:
- Adult Homes (AH) which provide long term residential care, room, board, housekeeping, personal care and supervision for five or more adults unrelated to the operator3 and which tend to be characterized as either single-or double-occupancy with congregate dining and activity areas, of which there are 383 licensed facilities;
- Enriched Housing Programs (EHP) which provide long term residential care including room, board, housekeeping, personal care and supervision to five or more adults, primarily persons 65 years of age or older, in community integrated settings resembling independent housing units4 and which are generally an apartment-based model; and
- Residences for Adults5 which provide room, board, housekeeping, case management activities and supervision to five or more adults.
Sixty-three ACFs are also licensed to provide limited medical services to residents under the Assisted Living Program (ALP) as explained in Exhibit 2.6 A separate component of the study is being undertaken to assess payments to ALPs.7
The statewide ACF capacity is 39,000 beds, of which approximately 3,800 are designated as ALP beds. The December 31, 2006, census for all facilities was 31,675. SSI and Safety Net recipients comprise 13,500 of the total ACF census8. Approximately 2,500 SSI recipients occupy ALP beds.
Determining Cost of Care9
To address the goals of the study, DOH determined it was necessary to select a sample of facilities and perform an analysis of the financial data contained in cost reports filed by facility operators. The 2003 reporting year was used as it is the most recent year for which we have complete data for all ACFs that were required to report. The cost report data was compiled to determine average per diem revenue and expenses to compare the various types of facilities by size, location and resident composition and in an effort to determine the number of facilities which were operating within the SSI Level III payments.
Beginning with the 2003 full data set, facilities with a census of less than 75% were removed from the sample so that only data from facilities at or near full operational capacity would be used. Facilities having less than 20% SSI occupancy were also removed to exclude high-end10 ACFs. These modifications resulted in a sample of 138 facilities. The federal COLA11 for 2004 – 2007 was then applied to the reported revenue and expenses of the sample group in order to make the numbers from the 2003 cost reports current. Finally, we added the legislated state share increase in benefits for SSI Level III residents for 2006 and 2007 to the base.
When analyzing the data, significant variations were observed in reported rental expense, mortgage interest, building depreciation and real estate taxes by facilities. It was decided that a standard was needed to bring building costs consistent for all facilities. To arrive at a building cost standard we applied a constant to allow for equality of building expenses for all ACFs. The building cost standard applied is explained in Exhibit 3.
After applying these adjustments to the cost reports, we computed revenue and expense per diems for Proprietary and Non Profit ACFs. We also separated the data by upstate vs. downstate.
Preliminary Findings
The adjusted revenue and expense per diems were calculated from the financial reports submitted by the 138 sample facilities considered as operating efficiently and housing primarily SSI recipients. The total adjusted revenue and total expenses were then divided by resident care days, to arrive at a per-person-per-day (per diem) amount. The sample of 138 facilities was also separated into several categories for further comparison of the financial data. The categories include: Not For Profit Facilities, Proprietary Facilities, Upstate vs. Downstate Facilities. We also plan to include a comparison of Impacted Facilities vs. Non-Impacted Facilities in the final report.
For comparison purposes, the SSI Level III benefit rate for 2007 (Exhibit 4) is shown on each of the graphs in Exhibits 5-8. The 2007 rate is $1,264 per month. The resident is entitled to a personal needs allowance stipend of $164/month, while the operator retains $1,100/month of facility revenue which is a per diem rate of $36.17.
The charts included in this interim report as Exhibits 5-8, illustrate the various adjusted per diem revenue and expenses from the sample of 138 non-ALP facilities.
- Chart 1 This chart illustrates adjusted per diem revenues between upstate and downstate proprietary facilities. Approximately 75% of facilities statewide show average per diem revenue between $35 - $49. (See Exhibit 5.)
- Chart 2 This chart illustrates adjusted per diem expenditures between upstate and downstate proprietary facilities. The chart shows 20 of 46 (43 %) proprietary facilities downstate operate within the per diem rate of $36.17, while 4 of 58 (6.8 %) upstate proprietary facilities are operating within the $36.17 rate. Approximately 70% of facilities statewide show average per diem expenses between $30 - $49. (See Exhibit 6.)
- Chart 3 This chart illustrates adjusted per diem revenues12 between upstate and downstate Not-For-Profit facilities. A review of the chart shows there is no definable trend of revenue for Not-For-Profit operated facilities. This may be attributable to the fact that NFPs have additional outside sources of revenue that are not available to proprietary facility operators. (See Exhibit 7.)
- Chart 4 This chart illustrates adjusted per diem expenditures between upstate and downstate Not-For-Profit facilities. None of the downstate NFP facilities operate below the per diem rate of $36.17, while 3 of the 25 (12 %) upstate NFP facilities are operating within (actually below) the $36.17 rate. Similar to NFP revenues, a review of the chart for NFP expenses shows there is no definable pattern of expenses for this group. (See Exhibit 8.)
Additional Factors13 that Need to be Considered when Addressing the Adequacy of SSI Payments
ACF Closings
One aspect of the measure of the adequacy/inadequacy of the cost of care for SSI eligible residents is the number of ACF closings in recent years. Since 2003, there have been 103 facility closings with a combined capacity of 5,374 beds. Statistical information on file indicates that SSI residents comprised 70% of the occupancy in these facilities.
As referenced in Exhibit 9, the number of facility closings has dropped significantly since 2006, suggesting that the increases in the State Share of the SSI Level III benefit rate in 2006, and again in 2007, has helped to stabilize the financial operation of predominately SSI facilities.14
ACF Openings
As illustrated in Exhibit 9, over the past five years there have been 61 new facility openings with a combined capacity of 3,651. However, only 10%, or 350 of the new facility beds, are occupied by SSI recipients.15
Medical Assistance Utilization in ACFs
An analysis of 2005 Medicaid utilization by ACF recipients who receive SSI benefits shows aggregate spending of $206 million in non-ALP facilities. This equates to approximately $75/day per eligible person for Medicaid services. We identified several categories of medical services that may directly supplement the services provided in ACFs to SSI residents, including services that are likely provided to ACF residents on site. See table below which shows spending for the four cost components comprising 25% of the MA services provided.
|Category of service
|Number of Claims
|Number of Recipients
|Per Diem Cost
|Home Health Care
|Personal Care
|LTHHC (Long-Term Home Health Care)
|Case Management
The extent to which these MA services subsidize ACF care to residents has yet to be determined.
Resident Personal Needs Allowance (PNA) Funds
The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) has collected data related to how SSI residents in Mental Health ACFs spend their PNA. The questionnaire used for this purpose is attached as Exhibit 10. Exhibit 11 provides a summary of the information collected. An evaluation of the OMH Personal Needs Allowance Survey indicates that 64% of people report that they rarely or never have money remaining until their next PNA stipend is received. Eighty-seven percent of those surveyed reported that they spend the full amount of their PNA within the first two weeks after receiving it. The highest categories of PNA expenditures were food (30%), cigarettes (29%) and clothing (17%). Sixty-eight percent stated that there are items that they need but cannot afford. Four out of ten respondents reported that item to be clothing.
The State Office for the Aging (SOFA) is still in the process of collecting the same data from frail elderly ACF residents in non-impacted facilities. SOFA expects to complete this task shortly.
Challenges to Date
- One significant issue has been the completeness and accuracy of financial data from Annual Financial Reports. The most recent complete set of financial reports is from the 2003 filing year. Filing delays for 2004 and 2005 are the result of an outdated manual reporting procedure. The Department is automating the cost report process beginning with the 2006 reporting year which should reduce processing time. This reporting system will be on-line in early 2008, making it possible for more accurate analysis by using more current data. The system will enable the Department to also utilize 2007 financial data later in 2008. Using the 2007 financial data will allow for a more thorough analysis of the significant increases in the state share of the SSI rate that occurred in 2006, and again in 2007. These increases raised the state share by a total of $250 (23.3 %) per month downstate and $280 (26.7 %) per month upstate. We expect the 2006 data to be available by June 2008 and the 2007 data by August 2008.
- A number of ACF operators formally objected to a request for more detailed cost report information concerning related party expenses, claiming that the Department is not entitled to this information. The letters have been referred to the Department's Division of Legal Affairs (DLA) for further action and advice on how to proceed. More detailed information is needed to adequately assess ACF expenditures and their relationship to resident health and safety.
- The approval of new staff dedicated to the study has only recently been received. The Office of Long Term Care is in the final stages of the hiring process.
Further Analysis/Recommendations
The amount of information obtained to date indicates that we need a further commitment of staff time dedicated directly to this study. In summary, additional analysis is needed in order to draw more appropriate conclusions regarding the adequacy of SSI payments to ACFs in supporting resident health and safety. This analysis must include the following issues and actions:
- A process for measuring quality of service delivery in order to identify facilities that provide adequate and efficient care to residents;
- Analyze other available funding sources which impact facility operations such as endowments, bequests, and donations made to NFPs, and Medicaid-covered long term care services provided to residents to determine the extent to which these additional funds support and/or substitute for ACF services and perform further analysis of the source of additional revenue often not identified in the financial reports;
- Implement a separate study to examine ALP cost and service delivery to determine the extent to which MA payments impact and supplement quality care and services;
- Analyze the effect of grant subsidies other than the Quality Incentive Payment Program (QUIP) on facility operations as a supplement to SSI;
- Elicit the assistance of ACF associations in gaining insight into operating costs and services as well as assisting the Department in obtaining related party transaction information from operators;
- Refine study findings by utilizing more current cost report data collected through the new automated process;
- Identify the root cause(s) of the large number of facility closings over the past ten years;
- Research funding methods used by other states' residential care programs and the extent and methods of oversight of their ACFs; and
- Share preliminary report with the Assisted Living Reform Act Task for input and further recommendations.
- Mental Health, Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities, Office for Aging, Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, Assisted Living Reform Act Task Force. See Exhibit 1 for full legislation.
- Additional categories of ACFs, including shelters for adults (SSL § 2.23) and the family type home for adults (SSL § 2.22), are under the jurisdiction of other agencies.
- Social Services Law § 2.25
- Social Services Law § 2.28
- Three facilities are licensed as residences for adults (SSL § 2.24). Data related to these facilities is not included in the study, due to the fact that they are classified in a different living arrangement (SSI Level II Residential Care vs. Level III Enhanced Residential Care). See Exhibit 4, the 2007 SSI Benefit Levels Chart explaining the SSI Levels of Care and associated benefit rates.
- 18 NYCRR 494.5(a) and (b) See Exhibit 2.
- The potential impact of the Assisted Living Reform Act on occupancy and payments to ACFs is not intended to be considered in the study at this time. If sufficient data are available at the time of completion of the study, recommendations related to Assisted Living Residences (hereafter "ALR") may be included in the study.
- Safety Net is designed to serve as a short-term temporary payment structure paid by the counties to eligible persons until the federal SSI payments are processed. As a result, Safety Net recipients represent less than 2 percent of the SSI population. Approximately fifty percent of the Safety Net residents reside in publicly operated adult care facilities.
- Some components of our data may be incomplete. Further analysis is necessary in order to properly assess the data and conclusions which may be drawn from the data.
- A "high end" facility is one that is primarily private pay with high monthly fees for board and care.
- Every year the Social Security Administration (SSA) adjusts the federal SSI benefits to reflect the increase in the cost of living. This increase is based on the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the third quarter of the current year and the third quarter of the previous year.
- Not For Profit operated facilities do not show consistent patterns of revenue and expenses due to the availability of other sources of income such as endowments, bequests, charitable donations, interest on investments, etc.
- The Department believes that some components of our data remain incomplete and that further analysis is necessary in order to properly assess the data and conclusions which may be drawn from the data.
- Additional information needs to be obtained to assess if other factors besides the SSI rate may have had an effect on the facility closings.
- All but one of these facilities is predominately private pay. There is one facility located in New York City that was constructed utilizing United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant funding; this home will provide housing to another 100 SSI eligible residents in accordance with HUD low-income housing requirements.


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Richard Childress Racing
Recent News
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Preview for Martinsville
October 22, 2013
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series News and Notes
Race: Goody's Headache Shot 500 presented by Kroger
Date: Sunday, October 27, 2013
Location: Martinsville Speedway
RCR at Martinsville ... In 138 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Martinsville Speedway, Richard Childress Racing has earned two pole awards and posted seven victories with drivers Dale Earnhardt (five times), Ricky Rudd (1983) and Kevin Harvick (2011). RCR Chevrolet teams have earned 27 top-five and 53 top-10 finishes at Martinsville dating back to the team's first start there on April 10, 1972. RCR teams boast a 16.7 average starting position, a 16.1 average finishing position and have completed 64,492 of the 68,698 contested laps (93.9 percent) at the paperclip-shaped race track. Richard Childress, a former driver in NASCAR's top division, contributed four of those top-10 finishes from 1976-1978.
RCR in the NSCS ... In 2,369 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts dating back to 1969, RCR has amassed 43 pole awards,104 wins, 448 top-five finishes and 942 top-10 finishes, with an average starting position of 17.9 and an average finishing position of 15.8. RCR has earned 14 total championships (six Sprint Cup Series championships with Earnhardt in 1986, '87, '90,'91, '93 and '94, five NASCAR Nationwide Series titles, two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series titles and one ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards title) and was the first organization to win titles in NASCAR's three national series.
RCR Talladega Rewind ... Last weekend at Talladega Superspeedway, Menard captured his third top-five finish of the 2013 season (fourth-place) while Harvick finished 12th and Jeff Burton 21st.
The Collective RCR ... Throughout the season's first 32 races, RCR's Sprint Cup Series entries have earned one pole award with Harvick at Kansas Speedway and collected three wins with Harvick at Richmond International Raceway in April, the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May and at Kansas Speedway in October. Collectively, the organization has notched 13 top-five and 32 top-10 finishes with drivers Burton, Austin Dillon, Harvick, Menard and Brian Scott. Harvick is representing RCR in the 2013 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup and is currently tied for third in the standings. RCR's other two full-time Sprint Cup Series drivers rank 16th (Menard) and 20th (Burton) in the driver championship point standings.
Interactive RCR ... For up-to-date news and exclusive content, visit RCR's Twitter page - @RCRracing - along with the RCR Sprint Cup Series team Twitter pages - @RCR27PMenard, @RCR29KHarvick, @RCR31JeffBurton and driver Twitter pages @KevinHarvick. Information about the 14-time championship winning organization can be found on Facebook at www.facebook/RichardChildressRacing and at www.RCRRacing.com along with official driver pages: www.facebook.com/PaulMenard27, www.facebook.com/OfficialKevinHarvick and www.facebook.com/OfficialJeffBurton.
Catch the Action ... ESPN's live coverage from Martinsville Speedway begins Sunday, Oct. 27 at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. The race will also be broadcast on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.
Paul Menard
No. 27 Turtle Wax/Menards Chevrolet SS
This Week's Turtle Wax/Menards Chevrolet ... Paul Menard will pilot chassis No. 419 at Martinsville Speedway. This No. 27 Chevrolet SS was previously run this season at Martinsville Speedway, Richmond International Raceway and New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Menard at "The Paperclip" ... Menard has 12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Martinsville Speedway. His best start of ninth came in 2010 and 2012, and best finish of 12th came in 2012. The Wisconsin native has completed 5,779 of 6,034 laps attempted (95.8 percent) at the half-mile oval.
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Let's Get "Sirius"... Be sure to tune in to Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Channel 90 at 1:45 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, Oct. 24. Menard will join "Tradin' Paint" hosts Chocolate Myers and Jim Noble to chat about his fourth-place run at Talladega Superspeedway.
Pink Pace Car Rides ... Menard and fellow Sprint Cup Series competitors Jamie McMurray and Ryan Newman are teaming up with Chevrolet and the American Cancer Society as part of the "Making Strides against Breast Cancer" program to welcome breast cancer survivors and their guests to Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 8 a.m. ET. Each guest will receive tickets to Sunday's Sprint Cup Series race, gift bags from Chevrolet and NASCAR and the opportunity to take a lap around the half-mile track with Menard, McMurray and Newman in the official pink Chevrolet Camaro pace car. Menard will be available to members of the media from 8 to 8:15 a.m. ET.
Race Rewind ... Menard started from the ninth position in last year's TUMS Fast Relief 500 and persevered through handling challenges to earn a career-best 12th-place finish at Martinsville Speedway.
Menard's Thoughts on Racing at Martinsville Speedway: "Martinsville Speedway is pretty easy to drive, to be honest. What makes it difficult is it is a long race and you only have one lane with 43 cars on the track. It is really hard to get into a rhythm when you're surrounded by other cars for 500 laps. You can get into a rhythm for a couple of laps, but then it gets broken when you try to pass someone or you're getting passed. It becomes a game of bumper cars for the most part, and it is very easy to get shuffled out of line and to lose a lot of spots. Track position will be key, so if we can start up front and stay up front hopefully we'll be in good shape to finish well at the end."
Kevin Harvick
No. 29 Rheem Chevrolet SS
This Week's Rheem Chevrolet SS at Martinsville Speedway ... Kevin Harvick will pilot chassis No. 420 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable in the Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500. Harvick has driven this RCR-prepared machine four times this season at Martinsville Speedway in April, to Victory Lane at Richmond International Raceway in May, New Hampshire Motor Speedway in July and again at Richmond in September.
M'ville Short-Track Stats ... Harvick has made 24 Sprint Cup Series starts at Martinsville Speedway dating back to the 2001 season. Throughout his years in the Sprint Cup Series, the California native has made one trip to Victory Lane (April 2011). Harvick has also collected one pole award (2010), three top-five and 10 top-10 finishes. He has an average starting position of 13.7 paired with an average finishing position of 16.6, has completed 97.5 percent (11,736 of 12,034) of the laps contested and has 363 laps led to his credit.
Rheem on the Hood ... The red Rheem logo will adorn the hood of the No. 29 RCR machine this weekend at Martinsville Speedway for their final of seven appearances during the 2013 Sprint Cup Series season.
Gotta Have a Rheem ... Rheem Manufacturing Company (www.rheem.com) is privately held with headquarters in Atlanta and U.S. operations in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Indiana, North Carolina and Texas. In its 88th year of operation, the company manufactures a full-line of eco-friendly, technologically advanced residential and commercial heating and cooling systems; tank, tankless, solar and hybrid heat pump water heaters; whole-home standby generators, controls, swimming pool and spa heaters; indoor air-purification products; and commercial boilers throughout North America and world markets. The company's premium brands, including Rheem, Raypak, Ruud and Richmond have been recognized with countless industry and consumer awards for reliability, innovative design and high quality. Rheem is the official heating, cooling and water heating supplier to Richard Childress Racing, and is a primary sponsor of RCR's No. 29 Chevrolet in the Sprint Cup Series and RCR's No. 33 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.
Race Rewind ... After starting from the 12th position, Harvick and the No. 29 Rheem Chasing the Cure team was relegated to a 32nd-place finish in the TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway after the engine expired with 27 laps remaining in the 500-lap event.
What is it like to race at Martinsville Speedway? "Racing at Martinsville Speedway is definitely a challenge. You have the tight turns and you also have to worry about the tires falling off. It creates the ultimate challenge of keeping track position, dealing with the fall off of the car, deciding whether you want to be good on the start or end of a run, and when to get tires. There are a lot of challenges in strategy, but also in balancing your car at Martinsville. So, not only does the race track itself create a lot to challenges with the tight racing quarters, but you deal with challenges in the strategy as well."
You talked about the tires falling off during a run at Martinsville Speedway. Do you think this is a good thing? "Oh yeah, absolutely. I was brought up racing was on a lot of old worn out short tracks that wore out the tires, so we always had to worry about tire management, strategy and what we put underneath our cars always came into play as we raced on those types of tracks. I think Martinsville (Speedway) is very similar to those tracks I used to race on, and is a good short track that has a lot of elements to think about in order to have a good day."
There's a lot of stress that goes along with things like pack racing at Talladega Superspeedway and battling traffic at Martinsville Speedway. How much does that weigh on you as a driver? "They are completely different styles of racing, but you can still get caught up in someone else's mess really quick. No matter where you're running. If you're the leader and you come up on lap traffic, they want to stay on the lead lap and they will usually become more aggressive as they start pushing their way through the cars ahead of them. Martinsville (Speedway) is much like Talladega (Superspeedway) in the sense that you can get caught up in someone's mess, and it's just part of the game that you have to deal with."
Jeff Burton
No. 31 Sleep Innovations Chevrolet SS
This Week's No. 31 Sleep Innovations Chevrolet SS at Martinsville Speedway... Jeff Burton will race chassis No. 435 this weekend at Martinsville Speedway. This is a brand new No. 31 Chevrolet seeing its first on-track action during Friday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice session.
Burton in Martinsville ... Burton grew up an hour away from Martinsville Speedway in South Boston, Va. and Sunday's event marks his 38th start at the half-mile facility. He has amassed 10 top-five and 16 top-10 finishes, led 940 laps and made one trip to Victory Lane in 1997.
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Race Rewind 2012 ... A penalty on a lap-394 pit stop thwarted Burton's solid run at Martinsville Speedway in last year's TUMS Fast Relief 500 and the Richard Childress Racing driver finished 22nd.
You have a lot of history at Martinsville Speedway since you grew up one hour away. "Martinsville Speedway is one of my favorite race tracks for many reasons. I have a lot of memories there as a child growing up and going to watch guys like Richie Evans and Sam Ard race there. One of my first big races was at Martinsville and I also won my first Grand National race, which is now the NASCAR Nationwide Series, at Martinsville. We had a really fast car there earlier this season on long runs. If the race had stayed under green-flag conditions until the end, we had a good chance to win the thing. I tore the nose off of the car earlier in the race so we were terrible on short runs. You would think aerodynamics don't matter at Martinsville, but it was unbelievable the difference in handling of the car after the wreck. We tested there a few weeks ago and except to run well again this weekend."


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Effective Conflict Resolution Seminar
In addition to resolving cases that reach a point at which informal intervention is not effective, the Center offers a seminar on effective conflict resolution in the residence halls upon request from the residence life staff. The seminar provides students with a three hour interactive learning experience in communication, negotiation and mediation designed to empower them to resolve disputes on their own. When offered in addition to formal coursework and in conjunction with the peer mediation program, a profoundly important impact on the culture of the campus can be accomplished. Students are learning in a variety of settings how to manage and end conflict productively.


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Main Page Risk Factors Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment Screening Reducing Your Risk Talking to Your Doctor Living With Narcolepsy Resource Guide
The treatment and management of narcolepsy involves lifestyle changes and medications.
The goals of treatment include:
- Improving daytime alertness
- Minimizing or eliminating troublesome symptoms such as weakness, hallucinations at the beginning or end of sleep, and sleep paralysis
Treatment involves the following:Lifestyle changesMedications
At this time, there are no surgical procedures for the treatment of narcolepsy.
Revision Information
- Reviewer: Michael Woods, MD
- Review Date: 05/2016 -
- Update Date: 05/20/2015 -


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It's time – we are now beyond the start of Free Agency at 12:01 AM November 5. We at Phillies Nation will take a look at a players, namely outfielders, catchers, starting pitchers, and relievers, who the Phillies may target this offseason. We will explore potential performance, fit, cost, and feasibility. We continue today with right-handed outfielder/first baseman Mike Morse. And a reminder: you can check out all the "Pass or Play" posts by clicking on the category hyperlink.
From 2010 through 2012, Morse was a corner outfielder and part-time first baseman for the Washington Nationals, hitting .296/.345/.516 with 64 homers in that time span. Among players with at least 1,000 at-bats from '10-'12, Morse ranked 28th in batting average, 82nd in OBP, 18th in slugging, and 23rd in OPS.
So what the heck happened last year?
Well, his year started pretty well: four homers in his first four games and nine homers in his first 30. After those 30 games, however, Morse hit just .199/.254/.30 with only four homers. Morse was plagued by nagging injuries, including a right hamstring.
Morse is a right-handed hitting power threat, though, with career splits of .284/.340/.479 against lefties versus a very similar .280/.332/.470 against righties.
With a line-up presumably line-up loaded with lefties, and a need for both starting and reserve righty outfield help, and possibly a right-handed first base option, Morse, who will be 32 on Opening Day 2014, is a solid fit. His age isn't a big issue on a one or two year deal, but his history of nagging injuries may be.
Morse made $6.75 million last year in his final year of arbitration but may come cheaply to a team looking to take a low-cost, low-risk run at Morse. Morse is not among FanGraph's 47 Top Free Agents or MLB Trade Rumors Top 50 Free Agents, my normal crutches for projections. To be honest, he could command anywhere from a non-guaranteed invite to Spring Training to a $1.5-$2 million one year deal.
So, Morse-to-Phillies was such a hot thing last season that the Phillies official home page had to address it. This year? Outside of a few odd blog posts, there is very little buzz about Morse yet alone "Morse to the Phillies".
That was until last Wednesday, when Todd Zolecki wrote that the Phillies had already made several offers to free agents and speculated that Morse was among that group.
Verdict: Play
Morse, for me, is a modest play. I would use Morse more so as cheap insurance for Howard than as outfield help, but his history and series of nagging injuries give me a long pause. Morse has spent parts of nine seasons in the Majors but has only qualified for the batting title once. This one is a Play but with a strong "Buyer Beware".
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Isn't Mike Morse essentially an older, less durable, more expensive Darin Ruf, who happens to already be on our 40 man? I'd go with a pass on this one.
Morse is a tepid PLAY. Nothing to get real excited about.
Agree on all counts. If there is one thing I really like about Morse, it's that he's apparently a very good team guy. Yes the SABR-metrics folks are running to their bathrooms to puke right now, but I'm old school enough to think this kind of thing is important.
I think for all reasons mentioned in the posting and him being a good presence type, I'd play.
Many people said that Michael Young was also a good team guy. However, he cost the Phils $6.2M to $7.2M (depending upon whether the Phils or Dodgers paid for Young's month in LA) for 5/6 of a season of below replacement level performance and I don't even know whether or not he was good in the clubhouse. I'm all for good clubhouse guys, but only when they can be reasonably expected to provide value on the field.
hk, I didn't say all the stats and facts should be forsaken because he's a good presence to have on a team. I said "for all the reasons mentioned in the posting and…. I'd play". I didn't write the positing, but I agree with it. And you are right, it's clear that 2011 was an outlier, that type season is not likely to happen again. It was also not likely that Raul Ibanez would hit 2 more home runs than Dominic Brown last season, but he did.
Furthermore- If Ian is right that "he could command anywhere from a non-guaranteed invite to Spring Training to a $1.5-$2 million one year deal." then clearly we're not talking about a Michael Young type of deal. At that type of salary structure, for me it's a play all the way.
Point well taken.
I was among those people who sold themselves on Young based in part on clubhouse attitude. To be fair I felt there was a sluggish air on the team that could have easily turned negative. That said, I was also sold on the belief that neither Asche or Franco was ready to bring up to the parent club and the team needed a 1-year swing guy… Wrong!
I don't buy it, anymore. What I believe is that I guy with natural talent rises to the occasion and excels sooner by getting his "seasoning" against better competition. It's why C students from top high schools tend to be C students in average colleges while A students in poor high schools tend to be remain A students at tough colleges.
There are too many 21 and 22-year-old stars in MLB for me to buy the idea that every promising kid has to be 25-years-old before he's "ready" for the Bigs. Yeah, I'm sure there are many late bloomers but either the Phils have most of them or they're doing something wrong in their system. Dom Brown, while still not a good fielder, improved once he got to the majors. My bet is that he never would have improved a lick had he stayed down on the farm. The same for Darin Ruf. We may be seeing the same growth out of Cody Asche. In the meantime, young Maikel Franco is languishing in the system at a time when he's already good enough to drive in more RBIs than any other infielder other than a healthy Howard. Does anyone actually believe Yasiel Puig will be sent down by the Dodgers to get more of the training he could use?
Ashburn was a star at 21 – period. Ennis was 21, too. In fact, Ennis's rookie numbers would have made him the second highest RBI producer on the 2013 team (and highest batting average) and he really didn't break out as a star until the advanced age of 23. Roberts came up at 21 and was a star by 23. Callison was called up at19 (with the Cubs) and became a full-time player with the Phils by 21. Schmidt came up at 22 and was a star by 23. Bowa was a "late bloomer" at 24.Flash forward to the 21st century and Howard and Utley were starting at age 24.
Seems careers on this team are now getting started later than ever – and based on technical abilities, today's graduates appear to be less prepared than ever.
As always, I invite comment.
@wbramh, "Flash forward to the 21st century and Howard and Utley were starting at age 24."
It's a common complaint, but I think it's overstated, at least recently.
Phillies 23 and under, back to 2006: Brown, Galvis, Asche, Floyd, Mathieson, Hamels, Kendrick, Worley, Pettibone, Bastardo, Aumont, De Fratus
Utley and Howard were blocked, rightly or wrongly, but at 23 Ruf was a first baseman who wasn't exactly blowing away A and A+ pitching. And Chooch at 23 was struggling in Clearwater with a .592 OPS.
You say "There are too many 21 and 22-year-old stars in MLB for me to buy the idea that every promising kid has to be 25-years-old before he's "ready" for the Bigs."
How many 21 and 22-year old stars are in MLB can you find who didn't prove themselves at lower levels before being called up? Very few, I would guess.
At 22 Utley had a .746 OPS in high A Clearwater.
At 22 Howard was a first baseman with a .828 OPS in low-A Lakewood. Not exactly lighting anything on fire.
Can you name any 22 year old Phillies prospects who had shown enough at AA and above to be given a major league starting job?
Schmenk, my larger point was that these players cease to get any better while languishing in the minors. I picked stars to make the point that 5 years in the minors does not make the player.
But you're right, I unfairly discounted a few recent players who have skirted staying with the parent club before reaching the age of 25. Obviously, the bigger problem is the state of their farm system no matter the age of the player.
wbramh, I think you'd agree that even if it's true that players stop developing and don't get better while in the minors, that's no reason to call them up before they can contribute at the major league level.
Schmenk: What you're saying makes sense except in the alternate universe that the Phils were playing in this year which featured an endless line of A-ball quality players serving stints with the parent club You also have to go with what you got and too often it was MiniMart or McDonald or Wells or Bernadina pinch hitting and Durbin, or Ramirez or Valdes or Cloyd pitching… Or worse, Wells and McDonald pitching!
At times I thought I was watching scab junior college players suiting up during a strike season.
Taking Martinez/Galvis as an example, Martinez was used instead of Galvis so that Galvis could play regularly and not sit on the bench for 95% of the time.
As for D.Young/Ruf, Ruf hadn't played the outfield, and when he did in spring training he looked lost. DY turned out to not be much better, but I can understand why they made that choice.
I understand the logic, Schmenck.
My question is why wasn't Martinez sitting on a bench along the Seine?
(and don't tell me it's because Summer in Paris is peak season)
As for Young v Ruf, yes for the reasons you've supplied,
But I think the comparison at the time should have been Young v Mayberry and Young was no clear upgrade over what the team already had. Of course, Mayberry ended up dropping another notch, too but by then they could have stuck Ruf in right – or Hernandez if he was available and never wasted time and $700,000 on Delmon.
That money would have been better spent paying you to introduce management to the world of sabermetrics… I'm serious.
Likewise, I still find it hard to believe that the acquisition of Michael Young was necessary. I doubt that Asche's extra few months in the minors couldn't have had more value to him and the team had he been brought up in April, especially if my theory about rising to the level of competition is correct.
I play, offer him one year 5 million with a second year option at 10 million that's attainable…. Morse has some big pop from the right side which we need and he can play a corner outfield spot, which we also need… Plus if we sign morse it won't cost a number two pick, of course we will probably lose that Pick to another free agent anyhow
You know what wouldn't surprise me,- if the Nats tried to get him to come back. I think they missed him last year.
I agree with that lefty, I also agree with what you said above about a good clubhouse presence, it is important and it's a big intangible that's almost always overlooked and undervalued
Possible play on a 1 year deal.
Pass, pass, pass. This guy has had one outlier season in which, despite his poor defense, he hit so well that he was a valuable player. During the rest of his career, he's basically been Delmon Young, a hitter living off of that one great year while being so poor defensively and on the base paths that he hurts his team more than he helps it.
Another candidate to move the team from bad to mediocre.
I have to agree pass pass. As much as they need a RH outfielder with some pop to sacrifice every other aspect of the game. 3 years ago maybe you could hide his deficiencies but not on this team
I hope you folks read the part about how this guy would cost little to nothing. I get that he's not going to set the world on fire, but why not take a chance on this guy? There is so little risk. The F.O.'s actions the last few years suggest to me that they really want to stay under the L.T. threshold and begin a slow rebuild. If true, and they don't really want to grant huge contracts to the the likes of Beltran, Choo, Granderson, Ellsbury etc.- then why not Morse on a cheap deal?
Do we really want them spending more money on being a 4th place team? While the Mets, Nats and Marlins and Braves continue to develop and bring up exciting young talent?
Let this guy be part of a bridge to a renewed effort to build back a strong farm system instead of relinquishing the rights to draft picks and and good prospects. IMO- Please, enough with the big spending.
"I hope you folks read the part about how this guy would cost little to nothing."
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Okay, that may not be fair but I'd sooner trust St. Louis, Boston or Oakland to find 4 or 5 (or 7 in the case of the Sox) overachievers to flesh out their club than rely on RAJ and his scouts to make similar smart picks. If I thought this management team had the same capability to build a 1993 type of club I wouldn't hesitate to endorse the "bargain" retreads on their list.
This is the same management team that brought in the Youngs, C. Wells, Bernadina, etc. and went through no less than 25 pitchers (about 20 of whom were little league quality)… and couldn't seem to shake their apparently incurable case of MiniMart Simplex.
You might be right about taking a chance on a Morse, but like Boston, this team needs no less than seven really good overachieving and underpriced bets to pull off a turnaround . They're more likely to settle for the cheapest two Delmon Youngs in FA – likely a league average right fielder and some 4.8 ERA pitcher coming off Tommy John who tore up the league 3 years ago before he tore up his arm.
The day RAJ said the team had to be careful with spending money because attendance was down was the day I realized he had no idea why attendance was down in the first place.
Wbramh- you sir, are one of my most respected commenters here at PN. I always enjoy reading your observations.
So let me try to understand your rationalization on this one.
"If I thought this management team had the same capability to build a 1993 type of club I wouldn't hesitate to endorse the "bargain" retreads on their list."
-I get that, lack of trust based on track record, completely understandable.
"You might be right about taking a chance on a Morse, but like Boston, this team needs no less than seven really good overachieving and underpriced bets to pull off a turnaround."
I don't want a Boston style turnaround, they don't have the horses in the farm to do that. I don't want them to try a quick fix, I thought I made that clear. To repeat, I see this guy as an inexpensive part of a bridge to the future.
"The day RAJ said the team had to be careful with spending money because attendance was down was the day I realized he had no idea why attendance was down in the first place. "
Well, that's a totally stupid statement by RA Jr., if he made it. I just don't recall reading it, might have missed it, been busy. However it is the way that most businesses go when they feel the pinch of slower sales, they cut spending. I'm not saying it's necessarily the right thing to do, it's just what most do.
To sum up what I think you are saying-
This management team is incapable of implementing the right strategy, so they should not try to do so. Isn't that's like saying if you're not good at driving in your own lane on I-95, you should go against traffic instead- ?? smh.
IMO- Whether your good at it or not, you still stick with good strategy.
And the strangest part is that further up the page you commented that they should work with the homegrown talent and bring them up even sooner. My friend, I think we are sort of on the same track here, but you have me a little confused. If they spend big, that usually retards the age of prospects getting to the bigs, no? If they go after guys like Morse instead, while slowly bringing the Hernandez', Galvis', Franco's, Rupp's and Asche's of the world up, that would be more in line with your thinking right?
Sorry wbramh, but I don't get it- do you want them to bring guys up, or spend like drunken sailors?
Lastly, just as I told someone last week in a comment about Ryan Howard,-
Until someone replaces them- this is OUR management team. If last year didn't prompt any firings, I doubt you'll see any now. These are the guys making the decisions, we all have to hope that they are learning, and will do a better job in the future. Because as Phillies fans not on the inside, hope is all we've got.
Do you know who else cost little? Delmon Young and Laynce Nix and Chad Durbin and….. Even if the cost is low in dollars, that does not account for the opportunity cost of giving a roster spot and playing time to a player who has been below replacement level with the exception of the season that we both agree was an outlier. I am tired of seeing this team give playing time to players like the aforementioned ones. The front office should allow Ruf to play whatever role they would otherwise sign Morse to fill and use their off-season to add good players.
Thanks for the compliment. I love your posts too, Lefty.
As for that quote from Ruben, here it is:
"…writes Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the club must spend big in free agency. Gelb says the club has ample room to increase spending above the $189MM luxury tax line if it wants, though GM Ruben Amaro Jr. has expressed hesitation. 'Obviously, we had a lot less people coming to the ballpark this year,' Amaro said at season's end. 'We have to be cognizant of that. We have been greatly supported – our payroll was, what, $165MM? That should be enough to put a contender on the field.'"
As for what I would have Ruben do, the answer is hire a sabermetrics expert a year ago to start preparing for post-season FA and trade periods this year. Instead, they waited until 4 days ago to consult part time with sabermetrics-minded Scott Freedman out of the commissioner's office. Here's Ruben's tepid comment on the subject some time back and he's held to that policy:
"Look, we are going to continue to be a scouting organization. That said, I think we owe it to ourselves to look at some other ways to evaluate . . . If we have any changes at all it, they will be pretty minor."
And minor they were because the club still hasn't hired anyone and it's too late even for a part-time outside consultant (good or bad) to help them make decisions now.
In contrast, Bill James has been on the staff of the Red Sox since 2003 and they've won 3 World Series during that period. Every team goes through transitional periods but the Sox are never down for long because of people like James and it's not surprise the Cards have built a formidable sabermetrics unit which they started to put together 9 years ago. Mozeliak swears by it. In other words, you can't make "pretty minor" commitments to entering the 21st Century.
So I guess my answer to your question is I'd have Ruben do nothing. Zilch!
Consider 2014 another wash – and one that will likely be worse than 2013.
His multi-year $100 million plus contracts have only come back to haunt the team. And based on Ruben's bargain basement acquisitions last season I wouldn't trust him picking "bargains". either.
What I'd have him do in the off-season is hire the best sabermetrics person available by league consensus (or the best person they can steal) and have that person build an entire department as Mozeliak did in St. Louis . Next, I would have him hire the best super scout in the business (again by league consensus) and have that person rebuild their scouting department with people who know what they're doing. IMO, that combo would be a better investment in the team's future than acquiring Robinson Cano at the league minimum salary while doing a one-for-one trade of MiniMart for Stanton.
With any luck they'll be prepared for the 2015 season and truly building for seasons beyond.
If signed cheaply 500k-750k I say yes..additionally if signed he would take up one of the bench spaces that RAJ could fill with his "lover boy" Minimart.
Another option we have via trade is mark trumbo from the angels… The angels are looking for a third baseman and starting pitching, and they're believed to covet Kyle Kendrick for some reason, so would a Kendrick and asche for trumbo trade work for both sides or would the phillies have to add a little something to sweeten the pot there…
I would think we would probably have to include something more to land trumbo, it might be worth looking into for the phils
Getting back to the argument about good "clubhouse presence" and "chemistry"…. I feel pretty strongly that that's one of the reasons why Boston won a title this year. Yes, they had talent and yes, a bunch of guys overachieved and yes, Ben Cherington pushed allllll the right buttons in rebuilding his team (memo to Ruben here)…..
But…. They had that certain "it" factor that played along with all the talent, etc. Anyone that says that chemistry isn't important isn't looking at the whole picture.
Now…in the case of Mike Morse or Michael Young, one or two guys alone that have that clubhouse presence thing going for themselves aren't going to hoist the team on their shoulders and carry it to victory. That much is for sure. It takes the ENTIRE 25 man roster (and all the guys being shuttled back and forth from Lehigh or Reading) to embrace the culture and be part of that "chemistry" thing.
Morse had a horrific season last year. Barely hit above the Mendoza line. I'd rather allow Darin Ruf to have a full season, that overpay for Morse. Time to move onward to a real contender, not a pretender.
Morse for 2 million or less? PLAY PLAY PLAY.
He's a perfect fit for the team. Outfielder: check. First baseman: check. Right-handed: check. Power hitter: Check. Sure there's all those injuries in a disappointing 2013, but the price is so low… and the potential is so high… um, what's not to like?
Completely agree Manny. How are things on the other side of the ocean these days?
All good, thanks for asking! Been traveling a lot so it's harder to post as often as I'd like, but I still check the site and comments all the time 🙂
For that little money, I'd go after Morse in a heartbeat.
I understand that Ruf is just that – a little rough around the edges but the guy does have raw power. That being said I still don't understand the public stance that Amaro has taken with this guy. Ruf is a cheaper and younger and probably better version of Mike Morse.


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