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If family friendly is high on your list - Wyndham Reef Resort offers you the chance to have fun with all the family and reconnect with your loved ones in a beautiful, safe, enjoyable environment where kids can find fun and friendship and parents can relax and unwind.
At Wyndham Reef Resort we believe every family should have a room with a view, so our property is the only resort in the Cayman Islands that offers families 100% BEACH SUITES - Guaranteed! With spectacular ocean views and a million shades of blue, a vacation at Wyndham Reef Resort, Grand Cayman is an incredible setting that your family will remember forever. It's everything you imagined and more!
Our One Bedroom Oceanfront Villa were created with families in mind, offering you practical facilities and the luxury of additional space. The comfortable living room opens right out onto the beach with floor to ceiling sliding glass doors. Each suite has a private patio or balcony offering unsurpassed views of the Caribbean Sea. With a full kitchen and dining area, there's ample room to cook and entertain in your suite. The kids love the Murphy beds in the living room which conveniently fold out at bedtime and fold away again throughout the day. For parents privacy there is a spacious separate bedroom with King Size Bed. This suite offers you maximum occupancy and affordability accommodating a total of 4 guests.
For larger families our Two Bedroom Oceanfront Villa offer a large full kitchen, ample dining room and comfortable living room that opens out onto the white sand beach. This suite comes complete with two separate spacious bedrooms and bathrooms for optimum privacy. The master bedroom offers guests a King Size Bed with an unrivalled view of the Caribbean Sea while the guest room offers a Queen size bed with island view. The addition of 2 single Murphy beds in the living area offer you maximum occupancy and affordability for a total of 6 guests.
RUSTY PELICAN - Everyone loves the Rusty Pelican as it's situated right on the beach and it's perfect for open air dining while you gaze at the Caribbean Sea. You can dine under thatched palapa's on the beach or if you prefer, dine on the patio, or just pull up a chair at the beach bar and joy great food and a cold beer.
The Rusty Pelican serves up casual fare with an international flair. There's everything from traditional burgers and healthy wraps to more exotic international daily specials. Our friendly staff will be happy to introduce you to some island cocktails and excellent elixirs such as the famous Cayman mudslide and delicious strawberry daiquiris.
PELICANS REEF - In the evenings enjoy our A La Carte menu on the patio or beach, feel the sand between your toes and gaze at stars. Our A La Carte menu features fresh fish, Caribbean lobster, Pasta and steaks and accompanied by an impressive wine list. Dine with us and experience our uniquely warm island service which makes for memorable evenings. Our air conditioned, indoor restaurant, Pelican's Reef is open at the weekend for those looking for a change of pace.
Don't forget to catch the inimitable Barefoot Man performing exclusively at Pelican's Reef.
SUBWAY - Why not Grab a sub and a pizza and some drinks and enjoy a romantic evening island style with your feet in the sand and dinner under the stars! Kick back on a beach chair together and admire the night sky! Theres so many ways Wyndham Reef Resort restaurants can romance you! See Local Cayman.Directory Business Page.
BISTRO - The Bistro provides a cool indoor option for dining during the day. Our casual dining menu offers something for everyone. From family favorites like freshly baked Pizza to lighter bites such as Soup & Salad the Bistro is open for breakfast and lunch so you can take a break from the sunshine and come to cool off in cool air-conditioning.
There is a weekly programme of activities at Wyndham Reef Resort to keep the family occupied - everything from Ice cream socials, sand castle competitions and beach games, to kids club, beachside movie night and so much more. For the young at heart and kids of all ages - join in our Tie Dye Craft Table where you can make your very own souvenir T-Shirt from Wyndham Reef Resort.
White Sand Water Sports have brought families everything they've asked for when it comes to fun in the sun. Based right here at Wyndham Reef Resort they really have thought of everything to make sure you have a blast while you're here on vacation. So from Stand Up Paddle Boarding to Stingray City Tours, and Jet Ski Safari's to Sailing on a Hobie Cat - White Sand Water Sports will make sure your family has a safe and fun time, both above and below the water.
Snorkeling is a must! It's great fun for all the family (age 5+). You will see so many species of tropical fish that reflect the biodiversity of Wyndham Reef Resort eco system, everything from Stingrays and Eagle rays, to blue tangs, Queen Angel fish, tarpon, and sergeant majors and you might be lucky enough to see a turtle! If you've always wanted to snorkel - here's the perfect opportunity! There's daily fish feeding from our dock, so if you are new to snorkeling you can dip your toe in the warm Caribbean Sea, and come see why people rave about the snorkeling at Wyndham Reef Resort.
If your family likes to keep fit on vacation our Gym offers state of the art equipment in cool air conditioning and there are daily activities like relaxing Yoga and rejuvenating water Aerobics, to keep you active and what more can you ask for than almost a quarter mile of white pristine beach for an energetic beach walk in the afternoon?
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There's loads of fun for the family on a vacation to Grand Cayman from tiny tots to Grand parents there's lots to see and do. From boating, and fishing, to swimming with dolphins, or stingrays and there's so many snorkeling spots to discover. There are submarine rides, horse back rides and even helicopter rides that the family will love! You'll find rare turtles, exotic birds, blue Iguanas and even crocodiles to see here. Cayman offers so many fun activities you'll be hard pushed to choose what to do. With the largest concierge team on the island at Wyndham Reef Resort you can be sure of some great recommendations and plenty of excitement in store on your Cayman vacation.
Part of the Cayman Islands Experience is our lively music and culture, so we try to weave this into the fabric of your Ultimate Family Vacation Experience. Throughout the week there is colorful local entertainment at Wyndham Reef Resort, you will hear everything from Reggae to sizzling Soca and Cool Calypso - there's a weekly welcome party, a Caribbean Beach BBQ Buffet, Live Musicians, and in season The Barefoot Man Dinner Show which is a must see.
Life is what you make it... at Wyndham Reef Resort we live by that motto! You can do just about anything here... or nothing at all. If you're all about relaxation you've found the perfect spot, if you want to get out and about together as a family and explore Cayman's vibrant culture and colorful nature, there's plenty to see and do.
Like the idea of passing by the oceanfront beach bar anytime to catch a cold beer or cool cocktails made with 'top shelf' liquor ? or unwind in the cool air conditioned beachside Bistro serving fresh food all day - eating on your own schedule, and if you look forward to finishing off the day by dining under the stars with your feet in the sand... then check out our ALL INCLUSIVE choices for optimum value on vacation.
If you like the comforts of home and enjoy eating and entertaining in your condo, rather than dining out every night, then Wyndham Reef Resort's all beachfront suites are perfect for you. With a fully fitted kitchen, complete with all the equipment and amenities, you can grill from your kitchen or a kick back with a BBQ on the beach ! So, either look for our 'Room Only' option or variety there of with our Meal-Inclusive option. Whatever suits your needs.


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My right nipple has been blanched after feeding. Typically comes out white around the tip of the nipple the pain gets worse after feeding.
Is this normal? After what should i do?
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My right nipple has been blanched after feeding. Typically comes out white around the tip of the nipple the pain gets worse after feeding.
Is this normal? After what should i do?
Blanching is often due to a poor latch. Is it hurting? Is baby having enough wets and stools?
Another term for that is vasospasm. If you search it, I'm sure you will find a lot of info. I don't have bookmarks about that.
ETA: duh. You say it is hurting. Sorry I missed that. Has your baby been checked for tongue tie? Has an IBCLC checked your latch?
Susan's right :)
and check the great resources on the bottom of the page too. I have more than plain old nipple blanching as I have Raynaud's phenomenon, which was diagnosed in my hands as a teenager and has spread to my nipples during bfing. Hardly anyone, evne obs and LCs, know that Raynaud's can occur in the nipples. I went to 5 practitioners until I finally saw this Kellymom link on LLL and was diagnosed. The good news is both mechanical blanching due to a shallow latch (baby's mouth is small) and Raynaud's both get better over time. While you are working on the latch try drinking steaming hot tea, and if you have pain take a hot shower afterward and see if that helps. Wear warm clothes too! I wear a polarfleece jacket to bed in winter now.
Do you get symptoms when baby is not bfing, but when you suddenly feel cold? I got painful twinges beginning when I went outside in winter, or stepped into the refrigerated section of my grocer. You should have seen the expression on an ob's face when I told her that (I think she wondered if I was playing with a full deck, LOL).
BTW I took the medical treatment for Raynaud's for (see my signature link) for 8 days until the side effect headaches overwhelmed me. Last night I saw in the shower I had triphasic colour changes on my nipples (normal-mulberry purple-white) when I got into the shower, but the pain is entirely gone. Just letting you know even if it's the worst case and you have Raynaud's phenomenon that you can both feel better right away from getting warm, and you can take a medicine to feel better which might well help long-term even if you stop the treatment early, as some people in that study did due to headaches. (I'm going to write the authors to let them know my experience, to help out!)
Thanks for the input. I did see a LLL LC my first week of BF when my nipples we starting to peel...she helped me work on positioning the baby correctly, and said the latch looked good. The nipple blanching just started end of week 3 going into week 4...
Pain is typically after nursing...almost like there is a clamp on my nipple. The pain is only on the right side...
Baby has lots of wet diapers and lots of poopy diapers...sometimes up to 6 a day...never less than 3...
I will try the warm compress....
I hate nipple pain though! Makes me dread nursing that side...what I have been doing is nursing first the side that doesn't hurt and then finishing off a session w the tender side...
Should I take further measures beyond that?
This sounds like vasospasm, alright. If I understand this condition correctly, it is the blood flow back into the nipple that causes the pain after nursing-the clamping feeling after nursing, and heat will hopefully help. there are a few suggestions at the end of the article referenced above, including applying warmth after nursing, avoiding triggers such as cold, caffeine, alcohol and nicoine, and to take a mild pain reliever. But the number one thing that will help is to stop whatever is causing the compression of the nipple, which is likely a latch issue, no matter what the latch looks like, it should not hurt.
I did see a LLL LC my first week of BF when my nipples we starting to peel...she helped me work on positioning the baby correctly, and said the latch looked good. The nipple blanching just started end of week 3 going into week 4...
Hmmm- never mind what it looked like, did the latch FEEL good? And has that changed? or did it hurt then and it has continued to hurt?
Did you see a La Leche League Leader (peer helper, volunteer and unpaid) or a Lactation Consultant? (has a clinical education in lactation support and likely charges a fee for her service? LLL Leaders offer support and direct mothers to breastfeeding information that may help them, can offer positioning tips, that kind of thing. Certainly I will look at a mom who is nursing and make suggestions based on what I see. But for a really troublesome latch that is causing a mom to feel like she cannot nurse anymore due to the pain, imo it is important to see a Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) if at all possible. Also, if anyone ever tells you that a latch is fine based on how it looks, when you are telling them it hurts, that is not helpful. A latch can look fine and still hurt and that means something is up and further assessment is needed. On the other hand, if the latch was feeling OK then, and now hurts, something has changed and that needs to be assesed.


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- This article is about the senior staff position. For information about general scientists in Starfleet, see Starfleet sciences division personnel.
The science officer was the senior staff member aboard a starship or starbase with the broad responsibility of coordinating the science department of the post. (TOS: "Balance of Terror")
Science officer was a standard position aboard space vessels. Starfleet, Arkonian, Klingon, Romulan, and Vulcan vessels all operated with science officers. (ENT: "Dawn", "Impulse"; TOS: "Day of the Dove"; TNG: "The Next Phase"; DS9: "Soldiers of the Empire") In the Vulcan High Command, the science officer was assisted by a deputy science officer. (ENT: "Impulse") In Starfleet, several junior science officers assisted the science officer. (VOY: "Flashback")
In 2270, James T. Kirk considered Commander Spock to be the best science officer in Starfleet. (TAS: "The Jihad")
On a starship, science officer duties could be assumed as part of a senior officer's other duties. For example, Data served as both science officer and operations manager on the USS Enterprise-D and Spock served as both science officer and first officer on the USS Enterprise.
Science officers were responsible for observing and theorizing explanations for strange or seemingly unexplainable circumstances. (TOS: "The Savage Curtain") In the 22nd and 23rd centuries, the science officer was responsible for sensor readings. (TOS: "Spectre of the Gun")
A general survey party required the direction of the science officer. (TOS: "The Ultimate Computer") In a medical emergency, the findings of the science officer were heavily relied upon. (ENT: "Observer Effect")
The science officer was required to keep sufficient data. (TOS: "The Immunity Syndrome") They were also required to supply the commanding officer with all reports, observations, and speculations that might have affected the safety of their vessel. (TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before")
According to Jadzia Dax, it was a science officer's job to always have a "better idea." (DS9: "Paradise")
List of science officersEdit
- Adislo, Hars - 2375 (Star Trek: Insurrection)
- Chu'lak - Deep Space 9, 2375 (DS9: "Field of Fire")
- Data - USS Enterprise-D, 2364 (TNG: "We'll Always Have Paris")
- Dax, Jadzia
- Deep Space 9, 2369-2374 (DS9: "Emissary", "Tears of the Prophets")
- IKS Rotarran, 2373 (DS9: "Soldiers of the Empire")
- Decker, Willard - USS Enterprise, 2273 (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
- Frazier, Riley - USS Roosevelt, 2365-2366 (VOY: "Unity")
- Kustanovich - USS Livingston, 2350s (DS9: "Invasive Procedures")
- Janeway, Kathryn - USS Al-Batani, 2360s (VOY: "Caretaker")
- Mara - Klingon battle cruiser, 2268 (TOS: "Day of the Dove")
- Masada - USS Constellation, 2267 (TOS: "The Doomsday Machine")
- Mirok - Romulan science vessel, 2368 (TNG: "The Next Phase")
- Sonak - USS Enterprise, 2273 (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
- Spock - USS Enterprise, 2250s-2270; 2273 (TOS: "The Cage"; Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
- Swenson - USS Enterprise-D, 2364 (TNG: "Skin of Evil")
- Syvar - 2372 (DS9: "Shakaar")
- Taitt - USS Enterprise-D, 2370 (TNG: "Descent, Part II")
- T'Pol - Enterprise, 2151-2161 (ENT: "Broken Bow", "These Are the Voyages...")
- Tuvok - USS Excelsior, 2293 (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country; VOY: "Flashback")
- Valtane, Dmitri - USS Excelsior, 2293 (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country; VOY: "Flashback")
- Vanderweg, Greta - Deep Space 9, 2375 (DS9: "Field of Fire")
- Wildman, Samantha - USS Voyager, 2371 (VOY: "Elogium")
In 2368, Captain Jean-Luc Picard honorably made Jay Gordon Graas an acting science officer during a ship-wide emergency. (TNG: "Disaster") In 2369, acting Captain Beverly Crusher briefly assigned Ensign Taitt as the science officer aboard the bridge. (TNG: "Descent")


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Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, first awarded in 2012, are awarded to the author of the best book for adult readers in two categories — fiction and nonfiction. Two additional authors shortlisted in each of the categories will be named finalists. The winning authors and finalists will receive cash prizes ($5,000 and $1,500 each respectively). The award is co-sponsored by Booklist and RUSA, with the long and shortlists of selected titles being drawn from the annual RUSA CODES Notable Books and Booklist's Editors' Choice lists.
An annual series initiated under the auspices of the Emerging Technologies Section (ETS) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) of ALA to recognize outstanding reference sites on the World Wide Web.
Each year the History Section's Historical Materials Committee compiles and publishes its "Best Historical Materials" in RQ. In addition, the Committee evaluates the pattern and effectiveness of coverage in all fields of history, promotes enhanced availability of historical works and information, and serves as liaison among bibliographers, indexers, publishers, and professional associations. The winners are selected by the Historical Materials committee under the auspices of the HISTORY section of RUSA.
Best of the Best Business Websites
Identifies outstanding web sites for librarians involved in providing business reference services. The winners are selected by the BRASS Education Committee.
Established in 1974, this medal honors the creation of a reference work of outstanding quality and significance, including, but not limited to: writing, compiling, editing, or publishing books or electronic information. The winners are selected by the Dartmouth Medal committee under the auspices of the CODES section of RUSA.
The Listen List: Outstanding Audiobook Narration was established in 2010 to identify and honor outstanding audiobook narration. Focused on the experience of the audiobook, the members of the Council select titles that offer notable listening experiences. The winners are selected by the Listen List committee under the auspices of the CODES section of RUSA.
Since 1944, the goal of the Notable Books Council has been to make available to the nation's readers a list of 25 very good, very readable, and at times very important fiction, nonfiction, and poetry books for the adult reader. The winners are selected by the Notable Books Council under the auspices of the CODES section of RUSA.
Outstanding Business Reference Sources
List of outstanding titles in business reference. The titles must be a source for frequently asked business reference questions, and must be suitable for mid-size to large academic and public libraries, compiled by the BRASS Business Reference Sources Committee working group. The winners are selected by the Outstanding Business Reference Sources committee under the auspices of the BRASS section of RUSA.
The Outstanding Reference Sources Committee was established in 1958 to recommend the most outstanding reference publications for small and medium-sized libraries. The winners are selected by the Outstanding Reference Sources committee under the auspices of the CODES section of RUSA.
Established in 2007 by the CODES section of RUSA, The Reading List seeks to highlight outstanding genre fiction that merit special attention by general adult readers and the librarians who work with them.
The Sophie Brody Award was first awarded in 2006, and includes a medal for the winner, as well as citations for selected honor books. It is funded by Arthur Brody and the Brodart Foundation, and is given to encourage, recognize and commend outstanding achievement in Jewish literature. The winners are selected by the Sophie Brody Medal committee under the auspices of the CODES section of RUSA.
Achievement Awards
ReferenceUSA Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Services
Established in 1990, the Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services is a citation and $1,500* award presented to a library or library system for developing an imaginative and unique resource to meet patrons' reference needs.
Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award
The Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award was established in 1958. It presents a cash award of $5,000* and a citation to an individual who has made a distinguished contribution to reference librarianship.
John Sessions Memorial Award
Established in 1980, the John Sessions Memorial Award recognizes a library or library system which has made a significant effort to work with the labor community and by doing so has brought recognition to the history and contribution of the labor movement to the development of the United States. Such efforts may include outreach projects to local labor unions; establishment of, or significant expansion of, special labor collections; initiation of programs of special interest to the labor community; or other library activities that serve the labor community. The winner receives a plaque.
NoveList's Margaret E. Monroe Library Adult Services Award
Established in 1985, the Margaret E. Monroe Award is $1,250* and a citation presented to a librarian who has made significant contributions to library adult services. The individual may be practicing librarian, a library and information science researcher or educator, or a retired librarian who has brought distinction to the profession's understanding and practice or services for adults.
Reference Service Press Award (discontinued 9/2016)
Established in 1985 and sponsored by Reference Service Press, this award constitutes a plaque and $2,500*. It recognizes the most outstanding article published in RUSQ during the preceding two-volume year.
Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS)
Global Financial Data Academic Business Librarianship Travel Award
This $1,250* award recognizes a librarian new to the field of academic business librarianship in order to support attendance to the ALA Annual Conference.
BRASS Emerald Research Grant Award
The Emerald Research Grant Award will be awarded to individuals seeking support to conduct research in business librarianship. The funds may be used at the discretion of the award recipients.
BRASS Mergent Excellence in Business Librarianship Award
Established in 1989, the Excellence in Business Librarianship Award presents a citation and $4,000* cash award to an individual who has made a significant contribution to business librarianship.
BRASS SimplyMap Student Travel Award
This award consists of $1,250* and is given to a student enrolled in an ALA accredited master's degree program to fund travel to and attendance at the ALA Annual Conference and a one-year membership in the Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) of RUSA.
BRASS Morningstar Public Librarian Support Award
This award, $1,250*, is to support the attendance at Annual Conference of a public librarian who has performed outstanding business reference service and who requires financial assistance to attend the ALA Annual Conference.
Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES)
Louis Shores Award
Established in 1990, this award recognizes an individual reviewer, group, editor, review medium or organization for excellence in book reviewing and other media for libraries.
Zora Neale Hurston Award
This annual award, founded in 2008, provides $1,250 for funds to travel to the ALA Annual Conference, tickets to the United for Libraries' Gala Author Tea and two sets of Zora Neale Hurston books published by Harper Perennial, to an individual ALA member who has demonstrated leadership in promoting African American literature. Sponsored by HarperCollins Publishers.
HISTORY Section
ABC-CLIO Online History Award
This award consists of $2,500* donated by ABC-CLIO, a publisher of reference materials in the field of history, and a citation. The award recognizes the accomplishments of a person or a group of people producing (1) a freely available online historical collection, or (2) an online tool tailored for the purpose of finding historical materials, or (3) an online teaching aid stimulating creative historical scholarship.
Gale Cengage History Research and Innovation Award
Established in 2012, the Gale Cengage History Research and Innovation Award winner will receive a citation and up to $2,500* which may be used at the winner's discretion. This award will be granted to an MLS degreed librarian from an ALA accredited school to facilitate and further research relating to history and history librarianship. An emphasis in an area reflected by the History Section's subject-oriented committees, not excluding American history, is required. Those committees are: Genealogy, Local History, Instruction and Research Services, and Historical Materials.
Genealogy / History Achievement Award Sponsored by ProQuest
Established in 1992, this award presents a citation and $1,500* cash to a librarian, library or publisher and recognizes professional achievement in historical reference and research librarianship. Sponsored by ProQuest.
Emerging Technologies Section
ETS Achievement Award
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RSS Service Achievement Award
This annual award, founded in 2010, is given to an RSS member who has made either a sustained contribution towards attaining the goals of the Reference Services Section or a single significant contribution that has resulted in a positive impact upon the work of the section.
Sharing and Transforming Access to Resources Section (STARS)
STARS-Atlas Systems Mentoring Award
Sponsored by Atlas Systems, Inc., this award offers $1,250* to fund travel expenses associated with attending ALA's annual conference. The recipient will be a library practitioner who is new to the field of interlibrary loan/document delivery or electronic reserves, and who has daily, hands-on involvement in the areas of borrowing, lending, document delivery, electronic reserves, material delivery, or resource sharing.
Virginia Boucher-OCLC Distinguished ILL Librarian Award
The Virginia Boucher-OCLC Distinguished ILL (Interlibrary Loan) Librarian Award is an annual award consisting of $2,000*, sponsored by OCLC, and a citation. It recognizes a librarian for outstanding professional achievement, leadership, and contributions to interlibrary loan and document delivery through recent publication of significant professional literature, participation in professional associations, and/or innovative approaches to practice in individual libraries.
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Personal Responsibility
A fellow named Vince recently explained to me that he had once been a Democrat, but finally concluded that his political leanings were the result of an unfortunate personal flaw – a tendency to blame circumstances for his misfortunes. So, Vince resolved to embrace personal responsibility and, with it, a conservative political perspective that rejects the welfare state and holds individuals responsible for their success or failure.
Vince's outlook reminded me of a time years ago when I assessed a well-known weight loss company's business model. The company sold memberships that entitled customers to a given number of meetings, by the end of which they were told they would lose the amount of weight they desired and would be trained to keep it off.
In fact, more than 90 percent of customers failed to meet their weight loss goals and, even among those who succeeded, few kept the weight off. Despite these abysmal results, customers came back again and again, buying on average five memberships before giving up.
More distressing was the fact that the company expected its members to fail. Its business model even depended on it. The company didn't begin making a profit on a customer until halfway through the third membership.
But, why did customers go along? Why did they keep returning to a program that almost always failed to deliver on its promise? Focus groups revealed the answer. Customers didn't blame the program. They blamed themselves. Their refrain was, "If I had only stuck with it."
This assumption of personal responsibility would have made sense if most or even many of those in the program had been able to stick with it. But, almost none did, which suggested the program itself was flawed and that it, not customers, should bear most of the responsibility for failure.
Sadly, the same can be said of today's economy and the inability of many Americans to claw their way to prosperity. As noble as Vince and others are in assuming responsibility for their economic wellbeing, that sentiment should not blind them or us to economic conditions and policies that, like the weight loss program, make success all but impossible for many people, including many who try fervently.
America was once "the land of opportunity." Unlike Europe's class-bound societies where opportunities for upward social mobility were few, America was a place where anyone from any station in life could become a success. Some say it's still true. But, it's not.
For decades, as wealth drained from middle and low income workers and became more heavily concentrated among the wealthiest Americans, one industrialized country after another surpassed us in the share of people able to escape poverty. Americans who are born into the bottom income quintile are 35 to 45 percent less likely to escape poverty than their counterparts in Canada, Germany, Britain, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The numbers who fail are even greater in West Virginia, where a third of our children are trapped in the unfortunate bottom quintile.
And the poor don't fail because we coddle them. All of the countries mentioned above redistribute more income and provide more generous public assistance than does the United States. They also provide universal healthcare.
For years conservative commentators have decried social safety net programs for creating a "culture of poverty" in which generations of families remain mired in dependency. They ridiculed investments in education, worker training and child nutrition as "throwing money at problems." And their views carried the day in congress and state legislatures, which cut benefits for poverty-related programs and shifted more of the cost of going to college to students and families.
The money saved by these measures was used to finance tax cuts for businesses and the wealthy, whose rates, even after recent increases, are still less than half of what they once were. Meanwhile, in the private sector, although worker productivity has grown for decades, the share of revenue that businesses allocate for worker wages and benefits and investment has reached generational lows, while the amount allocated to executive compensation and profits has skyrocketed.
We were told these policies would stimulate job growth and counteract the culture of poverty by restoring necessary incentives to work and invest. But they've done the opposite. Social and economic mobility is at an all-time low. America's economy, like the weight loss program, doesn't deliver for customers, particularly those at the middle and lower end of the income scale, including many who take personal responsibility and "follow the program." And in economics, unlike in weight loss, there's only one program from which to choose.
Still, calls persist to slash entitlement programs. In West Virginia, governor Earl Ray Tomblin wants to reduce funding for higher education while further cutting corporate taxes, thereby reducing the ability of young people to go to college in a state that's last in the nation in educational attainment. This despite multiple studies showing that ameliorating childhood poverty and making college affordable are among the most effective actions we can take to lift new generations out of poverty.
President Obama's proposals to raise the minimum wage and guarantee access to preschool will alleviate some of these ills. Still, more broad-based action is needed to reduce income inequality and counteract the effects of poverty. But, it won't happen as long as we're seduced by the myth that equal, or at least sufficient, opportunity already exists for those willing to assume personal responsibility.
– Sean O'Leary can be contacted at email@example.com. A version of this column containing links to references and statistical sources may be found at www.the-state-of-my-state.com.


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50 50 & Grandpa Elliot
The Dodgers became the first team to win 50 games yesterday at the Ravine when they defeated the Rockies 1-0. The Rockies had a no-hitter going into the 5th inning. The only run came in the 8th inning. Awesome pitching for both teams.
The game was also the 50-game suspention for Manny so after a day off today, Manny will play in San Diego. The way our hitting has been lately, we really need him. I don't expect him to just show up and be like a hitting machine but I expect the team to get better with him around and his hitting will improve as he plays more.
It was a beautiful day at the Ravine for the 12:10 game time Thursday. Way to start July wtih a win! Because of the early start, it was also Camp day so buses after buses of kids made it to the stadium as well as numerous families with their kids. I took my 10 & 5 year nieces. they were wearing their Dodger Jerseys with pink tank tops underneath. We were waiting outside for the gates to open so we were there two hours before game time and we stayed until the end. In the 5th inning, we were put on the big screen and they along with their auntie started jumping up and down. We had a grand time.
Today it was back to work, but tomorrow my friend Lorena and I are heading to Petco Park in San Diego! Manny served his time so we are ready to move on and support him because he wears the Dodger uniform. I expect the opposition to give him a hard time. We cannot stay Saturday but we will be back on Sunday. Let's go Dodgers, Let's go!! We are ready to take the "Beat L.A." chant in San Diego.
Tuesday night, Grandpa Elliot sang the best rendition of "God Bless America" that I have heard at Dodger Stadium. let's see if the link works
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Thanks Dillon,
Grandpa also played the harmonica for the Star Spangled Banner. He is amazing.
I was also at this game. I had never heard of Grandpa Elliot and I have never seen anyone play the harmonica quite like he did. I also am not crazy at the singing of God Bless America in the 7th inning but I agree with you Emma, this version was the best.
Grampa blows a mean harp.
Here he is with StonyB playing an original song about Hurricane Katrina:
"The Rain" by Grampa Elliot and Stony B from Rob Grabendike on Vimeo.
I guess the word preceding "a mean harp" was not accepted as I got an email to approve it. LOL, never seen that. Like the politicians say " I approve this message." LOL.
I asked my aunt if she knew who lukemccain was and she hit it out of the park. She would be my life line for any old movie question if I needed a life line.
With the Dodgers beating every team in sight, having Manny's bat in the lineup will be icing on the cake. It'll be interesting to hear your report on the San Diego trip and his reception there.
We are barely beating the teams, we need to score more runs. Having Manny back is huge but I know that he will need time to catch up. Is going to be interesting the road trip. After SD, the Dodgers head to New York and Milwaukee.
I have a feeling Manny won't take as long to catch up as some have said. He's a veteran with a great knowledge of the pitchers and the strike zone. I think Manny's going to dial it up a notch to try and prove something. Look for the Padres pitchers to pitch to him careful but not as careful at first and perhaps see Manny sting them for it in a big way.
I sure hope you are right but I do see the Padre pitchers testing the waters with him. Would love to see Manny sting them. Is going to be an interesting this weekend. We will be heading there soon.
I've got some friends moving to San Diego. I think I may try to get over to San Diego next year to see a Dodgers game.
Very nice performance by Mr Elliot, have you and Lorena a good time in San Diego.
I hope you have a great time in San Diego, it's going to be crazy. I really really hope my Padres can take a couple games from you guys, though it's very unlikely!! Anyways, BEAT LA!!!
Do it. You will see the team and the big contingency of Dodger fans here.
Check the other link that 32and53 posted here about Grandpa Elliot.
Interesting towel that the Padres are giving out tomorrow….er later on today with the "Beat LA" on it.
Heya Emma! How are the boys doing out there? I hear Manny's back. Sucks to hear he had a crappy night on his first game back. He'll come around soon enough. Unless the Padres have other ideas!
Hey Canuck,
Well he homered in the second game but we lost the game. It has been so crazy at Petco. I will be there tomorrow. I got to start a new post but have been so busy. Thanks.


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Placido Polanco is finished as an everyday major league player.
Whether it's his precipitously declining offensive ability or his inability to stay healthy, Polanco simply cannot productively withstand the burden of a lengthy season. He could latch on elsewhere and play out a few one-year deals as a utility infielder and defensive replacement, but this season cemented the notion many fans had last year that he is mostly finished.
Polanco remained stellar defensively, but proved so brutal at the plate that he ranked as one of the very worst with the bat in the National League. In 90 games and 328 plate appearances, he hit a measly .257/.302/.327, with a .279 wOBA. After adjusting for park effects, he hit 30 percent worse than the league average, a mark bottomed by very few.
Among the 137 NL players that tallied 300+ PAs, here are several pertinent Polanco ranks:
- 12th-lowest wOBA
- 7th-lowest ISO (Slugging Percentage – Batting Average)
- 20th-lowest Walk Rate
Polanco walked even less, swung even more, made less contact, and the contact he made was predominantly weakly-hit grounders easily fielded by the opponent. He had the 9th-highest groundball rate in the league. He hit for absolutely no power whatsoever and was such a dismal hitter that fans would have preferred to see the pre-2012 Kevin Frandsen play third base.
However, Polanco remained a very good fielder, saving four runs above average with his glove. His fielding rating ranked 7th among the 50 NL players to man third base this year. That was his only saving grace this season, as the difference between him and Frandsen and, to an even greater extent, Ty Wigginton, was quite evident. Still, this was a waste of a season for such a formerly-talented player. While it was great to see him record his 2,000th career hit, it was awfully tough to watch him struggle to connect with pitches he used to line up the middle.
Now that the season is finished, it's tough to separate the year from the entire contract, as the Phillies won't exercise Polanco's option next season. The three-year, $18 million deal Polanco signed prior to the 2010 season was met with mixed feelings. On one hand, he was an elite defender that could still make solid contact. On the other hand, he was going to switch positions, was already in his 30s, and appeared to be on the downswing of his career. Further decline was expected, though perhaps not this quick nor this substantial.
To prove worthy of his contract, Polanco needed to produce approximately 4 WAR over the life of the deal. Well, he produced 4 WAR in 2010 alone, added another 3 WAR last year, and his fielding this season put him in the black for another half-win this season. All told, his 7.5 WAR in a Phillies uniform from 2010-12 was worth $32 million.
It may be tough to reconcile that Polanco was worth his entire deal in its first year alone, and provided plenty of surplus value when he was clearly a shell of himself at the plate the last two seasons, but that's another issue entirely. That speaks to the perceived value of offensive stats vs. defense and baserunning. The areas in which Polanco excelled (defense) or performed well (baserunning) aren't as sexy as a solid slash line. Those stats are still new and haven't been widely accepted in the mainstream vernacular. Polanco made amazing play after amazing play, but in the mental ledgers of many, the lack of offense was far more detrimental.
The idea that a run produced at the plate = a run saved on defense = a run produced on the bases is still scrutinized by many, which makes it tough for players who produced the way Polanco did in 2010-11 to get proper respect for their overall contributions. The contract was risky given his age and the position-switch, but he surpassed his salaries on fielding alone.
Grade: C-. Polanco had a disaster of a season, but it's tough for me to give him anything lower than this in just 90 games. He was bothered by injuries all season but still played top-notch defense, and I cannot in good faith give him the same grade as Wigginton. It was difficult to watch Polly's drastic decline unfold, but he'll remain one of my all-time favorite baseball players.
Read the rest of the 2012 Phillies Player Reviews here.
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Excellent article! He's one of my all-time faves as well and I'm really glad to see you give him the respect he deserves. As frustrating as he's been at the plate, his defense has been IMPECCABLE.
The problem with giving Polly a D- or higher is even a minus in front of the D implies passing, or barely adequate. Overall, was there enough to offset his essentially failed season? Probably, but not necessarily definitely, including being a good defender. But D plus would be as good as it gets.
If he goes out this way, it's still a fine career. And I suspect there's a part time role for him somewhere that if he can avoid injury, enables him to appraoch a B level for '13. But it's no guarantee with what I assume is a populated field of reserve types that are more likely to stay healthy.
Nice writeup. Good points on the value of defense.
And while I also think a C- might be a tad charitable, it's only a quibble.
Eric, you really should get together with your fangraphs' brethren and re-work the scale when it comes to what WAR is worth in actual dollars. I'm sorry but the figures are way off.
IMO- If teams actually went with that system of measurement, the price of a ticket and beer would have to double in order to field a 40 man roster, and nearly every team would pay luxury tax.
$32 million worth of WAR for Polanco the last three years? He might have been worth the 18 he got, maybe for his defense, but Pedro Feliz could give you that for much less.
Seriously, you guys have created the best baseball metrics site around, and you're slowly winning people over, but I think you're really screwing up your credibility with this WAR/$ scale. Just my 2 cents, but you should cut it by about 50%.
To add to Eric's comment, the reason that ticket and beer prices aren't (even) higher, is all of the pre-FA players who get paid a relative pittance. The Dom Browns, JMJs, Phillippe Aumonts, etc. are what teams rely on to get them cheap value. Players like that, who have not hit free agency yet, including players in the arbitration phase, are not included in the fangraphs dollar value estimations. As Eric said, those valuations are meant to show what a given level of production is worth in a free market.
I understand that, and it's fine until it's used in improper context like this. If you want to say Chase Utley has already made what he is being paid for this season, I have no problem with that, but in this case 32 million worth of production? Sorry, I'm not buying it.
I don't mean to pile on or be overly repetitive as schmenk and Eric have basically said this, but sometimes coming at it from a little different angle can help clear up questions or concerns on a topic.
Here's a good overview of how they calculate the dollars per WAR value: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/win-values-explained-part-six
It's only based on free agent salaries because those are the only wins you can really buy on the open market. If a team went out and bought all 25 positions through free agency, then, yes, you're right, it that payroll would be huge and ticket/concession prices would need to go up. But they can't, because the non-free agents aren't on the market.
The $/WAR calculation just tells you the amount of money a team would likely have to spend to buy that particular amount of production on the free agent market. That's why you only consider free agents – because those are the only wins you can buy.
If, as the dude with the goofy heart avatar says, you're saying that you don't think that Polanco was that valuable because his worth was mostly derived from his defense, then that's a different argument all together, based not on the $/WAR calculation, but on how much value defensive runs saved provides. In other words, that would be a critique of WAR itself, not the $/WAR calculation, which is separate, but obviously reliant on WAR being somewhat representative of the number of wins that player provided.
Oh, you're just an overly repetitive piler oner and you know it. Thanks man I get it, still don't like $/WAR as it's presently constructed, but I get it.
The problem I see with these numbers that are being thrown around is that free agent value, despite all the newer stats, is not usually based on defense, but on things like RBIs, HRs, and batting average, and sometimes OBP. Fielding doesn't figure very prominently in most front office thinking (although it is figured somewhat).
Until that changes, Polanco will never be seen by baseball execs as a 7.5 WAR player. That's probably the reason he didn't get $32 million in the first place.
Polanco was mighty fine on defense WHEN HE WAS IN THE GAME. But his absences forced the team to use the horrid Wigginton, the mediocre Fontenot, and others who couldn't play 3rd and didn't hit much better than Polanco. In my opinion, if you're sitting for 72 games, you're essentially putting a replacement player in the game. That should lower your WAR significantly.
It seems that Polanco's WAR IS penalized when he sits. It's a counting stat, and it doesn't increase when he's not playing, which is why he only had 7.5 WAR and not 10 or 11 or something. Now the Phillies had some bad luck and some good luck in replacing Polanco. Wigginton was below replacement, but Frandsen added 1.6 of WAR.
But what I think you're saying is that if the Phillies had known Polanco would be so hurt and ineffective this year, they would have spent more (in money or a trade) in shoring up the position. And by not having an opportunity to do that it cost the team, and that should somehow be reflected in Polanco's numbers.
Here's a question: would the 7.5 (and $32M value) make more sense if it came at a steady rate of 2.5 in each of the 3 years? What if he got all 7.5 in year 1, and the Phillies knew he would be too hurt to play in years 2 and 3?
Eric S. I get it, I understand you are using what they'd get paid in FA. And as long as there is a level playing field, I have no problem with WAR whatsoever. If Polanco and his 7.5 fWAR is measured equally using the exact same formula against Evan Longoria and his 16.2 fWAR over the same three year period, I'm fine with it. Although I'm not in love with cumulative WAR. If you want use a WAR per game average, or just year by year, that's fine, but Polly's first year and his last are much too different to average out or be cumulative. George is right, we should consider "when he is in the game".
But we all know that Longoria (picked purposely because he also missed a lot of games) is too young for a huge payday- 6 years 17.5 is what he's in the midst of being paid, and that's much better than most young players. To say that his value is what he will get in FA is to me inaccurate. What if he never makes it to FA? What if he signs an lower extension because he is happy in TB? (He already did, he could again) What if he gets injured, ruining his big payday? The assumption of FA to Value is wrong in my mind, I strongly believe you should think it through again, there has to be a better way.
Also, I value the hell out of defense, and so should WAR. I just don't think you need to pay as much for it when you are not getting production from the bat. Pedro Feliz, WIlson Valdez, hell Juan Castro – they can all play excellent third base, but they all have basically minor league bats. With guys like Polly you have no speed, and no power. I don't care that he's a .300 contact hitter, I just don't see the value. You might as well have those other guys and pay less.
Concerning Mike Trout- If he were eligible, do you really believe Arte Moreno would lock him up for, say, 10 years at 50 million? Or any other owner for that matter? HALF A BILLION dollars? These are humans we are talking about, with the same frailties as any other athlete, I really think these numbers are inflated by at least 50%. I believe that if you really stand for accuracy in numbers, which is what SABR metrics is supposed to do, then you'd want to get this right. Again, all due respect for the wonderful work you folks do.
If you are comparing Polanco's $/WAR over the past three years to Longoria's, you still don't get it – despite your claim that you do – because Polanco signed with the Phillies as a free agent while Longoria signed a team-friendly long-term contract while he was still under team control. Longoria is irrelevant to the $/WAR in free agency conversation until he becomes a free agent (if he ever does become one).
First I want to say that you have long been a respected poster on other sites, and I enjoy reading your comments.
I totally agree with your last sentence, in fact it probably clarifies what I've been trying to say better than I have been able to.
Everything I have read about stand alone rWAR, fWAR, WARP, tells me it is a comparative tool to be used for the purpose of establishing how valuable a player is, compared to another (vs. a replacement player). Am I wrong there?
It's when $/WAR comes in that the disparity shows up. If you can't use the number to compare two different third basemen "Longoria is irrelevant to the $/WAR…" then what purpose does it serve?
Maybe what I'm calling for is an entirely different number, a new one. I may write Dave Cameron about this.
If I may jump in again, you're right of course — WAR is used to compare how valuable one player is vs. another (both of them relative to the baseline of the typical replacement player).
e.g. in 2010-12, Polanco produced 7.5 WAR, Longoria 16.1 WAR
Applying the $/WAR ($4.5M per 1 WAR) to that will give you the exact same ratio between the two players, but with both numbers multiplied by 4.5.
e.g. Polanco's 2010-12 level of production would cost about $32 M on the free agent market,
and Longoria's level of production would cost about $69 M
And the way to think about these last numbers is this: if we wanted to go out before the 2010 season and buy 7.5 WAR, it would have cost us about $32 M (because teams have actually paid about $4.5M per WAR). If we wanted to go out and buy 16.1 WAR, it would have cost us $69 M. On average. Some teams overpay, some teams underpay, and as someone said, defense is generally undervalued, etc. But on average, to get the production that Polanco has given the Phillies, it would have cost ~$32 million.
Thanks. Let me try another stab at this…
1. WAR is a descriptive calculation, not a predictive one. Therefore, we can use it to compare what happened (i.e. Longoria generated > 2x more WAR than Polanco over the past 3 years).
2. $/WAR is only a calculation that should be used when trying to determine (in foresight) how much a free agent should be paid or (in hindsight) whether a free agent earned his contract. If you are using it to determine how much to pay a free agent, you should predict how much WAR you think the player will generate during the length of the contract and multiply it by ~$4.5M. If you are using it to assess a completed contract like Polanco's, if you believe he was worth 7.5 WAR, the calculation holds that the Philies got somewhere around $32M of value for $18M.
3. It sounds like the $/WAR that you are seeking = All $ paid to MLB / The sum of all MLB players' WAR. This would give you the average price paid for each 1.0 WAR for an entire season (or seasons), which you could then use to determine which player provided the best value to his team.
I hope this, plus others' comments, helps.
Yikes, pagan had a 4.8 WAR this year. What's his $/WAR?
Pagan is an interesting case because the defensive metrics are so volatile on him over the past few years. If I was looking to sign him this off-season, I would start with the average of his last three seasons – his age 29 to 31 seasons – which is 3.7 fWAR and 3.4 rWAR per season. If I targeted a 3 year deal for his age 32 to age 34 seasons, I would probably expect his WAR to begin to decline and estimate his fair value at somewhere around 3 WAR per season. However, due to the fact that the supply of free agent CF's plus those CF's that are allegedly available through trades seems to be much greater than the demand for them, I would expect to pay whichever CF I sign at a discounted (< $4M/WAR) rate. I would be happy if the Phils can get Pagan or Upton for $35M / 3 or even Victorino for $24M / 2.
The first line I read in Eric Seidman's blog is "…Polanco is finished as an everyday major league player." I think that is a rather rash and presumptive statement to make.
I do understand Polanco having a horrible year with the bat and injuries obviously played a role in that. However, as Seidman conceded, it didn't hurt the former multi-gold glove winner's (for 2nd and 3rd base) skills in fielding. If Polanco can miraculously recovered and be in good health for a full season, his unhampered hitting may improve for another club taking a chance on him and have the confidence in him to be that everyday player with the gold glove at a key position.


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Officer Robles made contact with the driver and passenger which the report states were suspected to be illegal immigrants.
Officer Noah Leuschner joined Robles at this time during the traffic stop. The driver and passenger were asked for identification but according to what Robles said in the press release neither could provide identification.
At this point it states the driver begin to run from the vehicle and ignore the yells by Robles, "Police,stop" .
The subject ran toward his residence on Hackberry St.
"I did not know what the subjects's intentions were and I tased him," Robles said in the press release.
The release said the subject fell into the home and closed the door behind him. Robles told Leuschner he was entering the house and when he did it says he did not initially see the subject but found him in the kitchen.
Leuschener detained the passenger of the car and he was placed in the back of a police car before he radio for additional backup and continued to the house to help Robles.
The press release said that Leuschner saw Robles and the subject fighting so he tased the subject.
"During the physical altercation the subject obtained the taser.Robles heard Leuschner say, 'Drop the weapon, drop the weapon.' Shots were fired by Leuschner and the subject fell. The subject was holding the taser in his right hand."
The subject, Margarito Martinez-Gallejos, was killed by the fatal shot in the abdomen.
Officer Robles was transported and treated at a hospital for injuries to his right leg and he received during the physical altercation.
UPDATE: 10:40 a.m. The Three Rivers Police Officer actually taken to the hospital was Moneis Robles. According to Police Chief Vance Roberts he was taken by ambulance to the hospital in Jourdanton and has since been released. He will come into the police station later today to give a statement. Officer Noah Leuschner shot and killed one of the suspects involved in the incident. The deceased name is Margarito Martinez-Gallejos. He was 25 years old.
Roberts said the investigation with is being conducting with the help of Texas Ranger James Bennett.
No other information was given at this time.
UPDATE 10:15 a.m. The Three Rivers police officer that was taken to the hospital has been identified as Noah Leuschner. His injuries are still unknown at time.
THREE RIVERS – One suspect is in custody, one suspect is dead and a Three Rivers police officer was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries after a traffic stop ended with shots being fired at a home.
According to Three Rivers Police Chief Vance Roberts, the traffic stop was initiated at 10:34 p.m. and ended at a home on Hackberry Street.
He said the DPS crash investigation team was on the way to the scene as well as Texas Ranger James Bennett.
No more information is available at this time.


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President Steve Cook in the Detroit News: EAA experiment has failed Michigan kids
As the Legislature considers legislation to expand the Education Achievement Authority (EAA), it should consider the track record of this experiment, designed to improve the academic performance of schools in the city of Detroit.
In just one year, the 15 schools taken over by the authority have lost 25 percent of their students, with a continued downward spiral in enrollment. An independent audit has exposed the finances of the EAA to be in chaos. Not only are the finances in chaos, so too is the learning environment. In just seven months, over 5,000 discipline-related cases have been reported, including drug and weapons possession charges as well as assaults on students and staff. Clearly, these schools do not provide a safe learning environment.


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Shumlin signs minimum wage billBy Neal P. Goswami
VERMONT PRESS BUREAU | June 10,2014MIDDLESEX Touting tripartisan effort and support from the business community, Gov. Peter Shumlin signed into law Monday a bill that will raise the states minimum wage to $10.50 by 2018.
Shumlin signed the legislation at the Red Hen Bakery, whose owners have strongly supported boosting the minimum wage from its current $8.73 an hour. The plan will boost the rate over a four-year period to help the business community adjust.
In 2016 the wage will be $9.60, followed by $10 in 2017 and $10.50 in 2018. The increases will help lift up low-income Vermont families, Shumlin said.
We are at a time in Americas economy where the gap between those who have and those who dont, hardworking families, has never been wider. And, we all know that working families should be paid a fair wage, he said.
Those earning the minimum wage, especially the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour, are struggling, Shumlin said.
You dont bring enough money home at the end of the week to feed your family. You live in poverty, and I dont think theres an American who believes in the greatest economy in the world, in the greatest democracy in the world, that its fair to work for $7.25 an hour work hard and come home at the end of the week and have to live in poverty, he said.
The Legislature took up the minimum wage as a priority after Shumlin joined other Democratic New England governors and President Barack Obama at an event in Connecticut in March. Obama is pushing to raise the federal minimum to $10.10.
But Congress has not acted.
Instead, weve had governors across America trying to do the right thing, Shumlin said.
Connecticut has already passed legislation to boost its minimum wage to $10.10 by 2017. And Shumlin said governors in Massachusetts and New York are committed to doing the same thing.
Women, who make up 60 percent of the minimum wage earners in Vermont, will benefit from the law, Shumlin said.
We know that there is a wage gap between women and men. These legislators and others have been working with me to close the gap. This is a step in the right direction, not only for hardworking Vermont families to have a fair wage at the end of the week, but also for Vermonts women who get paid less per hour than men for similar work, he said.
Randy George, co-owner of the Red Hen Bakery, said he supports boosting the minimum wage because workers cannot provide for themselves on the current pay.
I always thought that frankly, what Vermonts has been is far too low. Anyone who has to buy groceries and keep a roof over their heads for themselves or a family knows that these are foolish numbers, he said.
George said his business, which employes about 40 full-time workers, benefits from paying higher wages because it attracts skilled workers who want to stay.
If Im going to attract skilled people and keep them, we have to exceed that. So, we dont even look at the minimum wage. Our goal is to get to a livable wage for most and eventually all of our full-time employees, he said.
Sen. Kevin Mullin, R-Rutland, the chairman of the Senate Economic Development Committee, credited Shumlin for urging lawmakers to raise the wage. It was Mullins proposal that lawmakers eventually adopted. Shumlins proposal would have topped out at $10.10 in 2017.
There was not a minimum wage bill moving until the governor made sure that something happened at the crossover deadline (for legislation to advance). So, if it wasnt for Gov. Shumlin we wouldnt be standing here today, he said.
Rep. Helen Head, D-South Burlington, the chairwoman of the House Committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs, praised the near unanimity within the Legislature for raising the minimum wage, even if specific proposals differed.
Were very grateful to be here today and appreciate all the support for Vermonters, Head said.
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Zach Johnson wins Crowne Plaza Invitational
Johnson outlasts Dufner for Sunday win
Zach Johnson came into Sunday's Crowne Plaza Invitational one stroke behind tour leader Jason Dufner but ended the day one stroke ahead to win the tournament.
He did so even after taking a two-stroke penalty on the final hole for failing to properly re-mark his ball before sinking his final putt.
Johnson and Dufner played the day as the final twosome, leading their closest competitors by 4 to 5 strokes throughout the day.
Dufner has been on top of the golf world with two tournament wins in the past month, followed by Sunday's second-place finish.
The win propelled Johnson from 18th to 3rd in the FedEx Cup points race.
Up next for the PGA tour is the Memorial, May 31-June 3 at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio, with the U.S. Open scheduled for mid-June.


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Setting is one of the most exciting skills of volleyball, it's like the quarterback in a football game.
The hand position needs to be above the forehead. Thumbs should be close to one another with wrists back and somewhat down. Elbows should be slightly in front of the shoulders. The hands should be in the shape of a volleyball.
The movement that follows is the player extends their arms after contacting the ball, pushing it to the desired target. Arms should finish fully extended.
During the off season, take out your volleyball and practice setting!


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50+: Live Better, Longer
Doctors' Honesty Put to the Test
Feb. 8, 2012 -- Is your doctor always telling you the truth?
Maybe not, according to a survey on doctor honesty. More than 1,800 doctors nationwide answered anonymously.
"Fifty-five percent said in the last year they described a patient's prognosis in a more positive way than was warranted," says researcher Lisa Iezzoni, MD, director of the Mongan Institute for Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is also professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.
More than a tenth said they had told an adult patient or a child's guardian something that was not true.
"Nearly 20% of doctors had not disclosed mistakes to their patients because they were afraid of being sued," she tells WebMD.
However, the survey did not ask for explanations. In some cases, she says, there could be a plausible reason to bend the truth. A patient with a terminal illness may have told her doctor she does not want to know how bad it is looking, for instance.
The study is published in Health Affairs.
Doctor Honesty: More Survey Results
The researchers wanted to see if the doctors followed the standards spelled out in the Charter on Medical Professionalism. This was published in 2002 by the American Board of Internal Medicine and endorsed by more than 100 medical professional groups. It addresses responsibilities and communication topics, such as honesty in talking to patients so they can make an informed decision.
Doctors surveyed are in pediatrics, family practice, surgery, anesthesiology, psychiatry, internal medicine, and cardiology.
They were given $20 to mail back the survey.
Among the findings, most doctors agreed they should:
- Fully inform patients about the risks and benefits of a treatment
- Not lie to patients
- Not disclose confidential information to unauthorized people
Other findings:
- More than a third did not completely agree they should divulge all financial ties with drug and medical device companies.
- More than a quarter said they had revealed unauthorized health information about a patient.
- Women were more likely than men to say they follow the principles.
- Minority doctors were more likely than white or Asian doctors to say they follow the principles.
Doctor honesty differed by specialty, Iezzoni says. Cardiologists and general surgeons were more likely to report having honest communication with patients, she says.


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As soon as next week, federal Judge Michael Seabright is expected to accept an agreement between the city and Honolulu DeOccupy protesters that spells out how personal property placed on sidewalks can be removed by the Department of Facility Maintenance.
The stipulated agreement between DeOccupy and city attorneys was worked out in January, but will become part of the official court record after a Friday morning hearing before Seabright in U.S. District Court.
Part of the accord requires the city to continue operating a dedicated phone line at the Facility Maintenance yard in Halawa, allowing DeOccupy protesters to retrieve their tents and other personal belongings within 24 hours.
"Currently, anybody can call a dedicated phone line to be able to retrieve their stuff by the next business day," said Catherine "Sugar" Russell, a de facto spokeswoman for the DeOccupy movement. "So, the entire process of making sure that property is not being destroyed and that there is something in place is extremely important, and I was really pleased to see the judge uphold that today."
In a statement issued late Friday, Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell said he was "pleased that the court ruled the City & County of Honolulu can continue Stored Property ordinance enforcement."
Protesters claim that before the agreement was reached four months ago, they were receiving harsh treatment during raids on city sidewalks around Thomas Square Park in Kakaako.
"(They) actually started hacking through people's stuff with bolt cutters and destroying people's things, and didn't even care about what it was or what it meant to the people, or who owned it," said Christopher Smith, a longtime DeOccupy protestor. "You know, you just can't destroy people's things like that."
During Friday's hearing, city attorneys asked Seabright to dismiss a lawsuit filed by DeOccupy Honolulu in December. The lawsuit claims the city's stored property ordinance, which allows the removal of items placed on sidewalks after being tagged for 24 hours, is unconstitutional, since they believe it violates protesters' rights to free speech and due process, and protection from unreasonable searches.
"There's going to be enough substance of the complaint to continue," said DeOccupy attorney Richard Holcomb. "(Seabright) may knock out a few of our counts, but the meat of our complaint is still intact."
Although the judge allowed the DeOccupy lawsuit to proceed, Caldwell remains optimistic the entire law will eventually be upheld.
Meanwhile, Seabright also handed the city a partial victory by denying DeOccupy protesters' motion that would have temporarily halted enforcement of the stored property law until the court can rule on outstanding constitutional issues raised in the lawsuit.
City spokesman Jesse Broder Van Dyke said the city has not incurred any additional costs because of the lawsuit, since all of the legal work is being handled "in-house" by the Department of Corporation Counsel.
Two DeOccupy attorneys are working pro-bono, but said they would file a motion to have the city pay their legal fees if the lawsuit prevails. When asked, Holcomb would not divulge the current cost of the case.
Holcomb said DeOccupy protestors would not challenge a new law (Bill 7) that allows for the immediate confiscation of personal property without 24 hour notice until the city actually begins enforcement. Caldwell has said the city is the process of writing new administrative rules for the law, which was passed by the City Council last month.
Two DeOccupy attorneys are working pro-bono, but said they would file a motion to have the city to pay their legal fees if the lawsuit prevails. When asked, Holcomb would not divulge the current cost of the case.


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The search was scheduled to continue Monday for a 15-year-old boy who was swept into waters off Kealakekua Bay last week.
Hawaii County fire officials said the search will likely end Monday night, unless new evidence is found.
In the search, which included Coast Guard crews last week, there were no signs of Tyler Madoff.
The Madoff family is blaming a Colorado tour company for what happened.
Madoff was kayaking with a three-week Ultimate Hawaii Adventure Tour on July 4 when a rogue wave swept him and five other participants into Kealakekua Bay.
Bystanders and two representatives from Hawaii Pack and Paddle, who provided the kayaks for the tour, helped to rescue five paddlers from the pounding surf.
Madoff's parents credited those who saved the lives of others.
"You saved other families from this great sadness that we now feel," said Michael Madoff, Tyler's father. "You are heroes and we will always remember you."
"They were still in the area and were instrumental in that rescue," said Malia Louis of the Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii on Hawaii Island. "Two in particular, Ola and Letisha, were in the water giving instructions as well as bring the children up to the surface. They were literally being plucked out of the water."
All of those rescued are expected to be okay, including one teen who was airlifted to Queen's Medical Center last week.
The Colorado company Bold Earth Teen Adventures led the kayak excursion out into Kealakekua Bay. Officials with the Department of Land and Natural Resources said the group was not permitted to kayak in the area.
Now, Tyler Madoff's family is blaming the adventure group for its poor handling of the entire situation.
"The representatives from Bold Earth expeditions have shown poor judgement and extremely poor character," said Michael Madoff. "You lied to me to my face, and you know it. Shame on you."
Our calls to Bold Earth Teen Adventures were not returned.
The Madoffs are now headed back to New York to care for Tyler's two siblings. They left with this final message to the teen who they say was an avid swimmer, football player, and musician: "We love you son. We will carry you in our hearts, always."


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Don't Wake Me I Plan On Sleeping In
65 comments:
- ray said...
lovly.love the little details like the buttons&checked fabric xx
- July 8, 2008 at 5:30 AM
- WendyB said...
I heart the purple with purple tights.
- July 8, 2008 at 5:52 AM
- selinaoolala said...
i'm looking forward to wearing brights too, and mixing them with bright tights like at proenza schouler
- July 8, 2008 at 5:54 AM
- Pamcasso said...
what a clever little wrap skirt, I may have to diy something similar:) and I love your coral necklaces!
- July 8, 2008 at 5:55 AM
- melly said...
i loove this song
- July 8, 2008 at 6:00 AM
- Casey-Scott said...
How bizarrely ironic. I was listening to that song as I clicked onto here!
But I am loving the monochromatic look. I've always thought that monochromatics look really smart when they're put together well.
Your outfit is adorably cute. I love the skirt!
- July 8, 2008 at 6:09 AM
- Anne-Solange said...
I absolutely love the pattern detail of the white (or pale blue?)skirt, it's a brilliant idea ! The two last pictures are fantastic.
- July 8, 2008 at 6:21 AM
- Lady Smaggle said...
I love monochrome dressing...
- July 8, 2008 at 6:24 AM
- Anushka said...
your photos are hilarious - i love the poses that you do, and the perspective with the grass. I also love that purple silk dress - stunning.
- July 8, 2008 at 6:37 AM
- Adele said...
Nah, i like the outfit. Love the photos you look great :) x
- July 8, 2008 at 6:37 AM
- Anthea said...
Thanks for the comment! Colored tights are definitely going to spice fall up! We really need it here in Vancouver :) Link exchange?
- July 8, 2008 at 6:41 AM
- Old.soul.in.the.city said...
Cute outfits :)
- July 8, 2008 at 6:45 AM
- Penny said...
I love the idea of wearing a monochromatic outfit in lots of different textures!
I think my favourite is the purple silk dress from the Givenchy runway; I love the way the fabric folds
- July 8, 2008 at 6:46 AM
- kathrin said...
looks like tights will be big ... yet again! really nice and colourful.
yes being late for work... i know what that's all about!! i just want today to end...
thanks for your comment on my jewelry post. i really like your coral necklace, it really stands out. i quite like turquoise too.
- July 8, 2008 at 7:28 AM
- yiqin; said...
I lvoe the photos! They are so awesome. Especially the 2nd one! You look so lovely! Ohyes, I always dream of being photographed on the streets too!
- July 8, 2008 at 7:38 AM
- jayne said...
great shoes, and lovely faded photos! oh i hate when i oversleep, it rarely happens but when it does my composure for the day is wrecked. last year, when i went to cambridge, england to do a little summer study program, the first night i set my alarm, but forgot to turn it on! oops, so of course, being jet lagged and all i got up 2 hours late, it was humiliating to show up late for the first day of classes :\
- July 8, 2008 at 7:40 AM
- Vintage Vinyl said...
I love that outfit, you look very classy and funky at the same time.
Where do you work?
- July 8, 2008 at 8:11 AM
- MadameDior said...
Absolutely love the Jean Paul Gaultier dress, the colour just jumps out at you and the detail at the hem is interesting. Your outfit is lovely, and the checkered detail is a pleasant surprised. I realsied that you have very unique taste in your jewelry, all of your pieces are beautiful.
- July 8, 2008 at 8:13 AM
- Fashion Fleur said...
those looks are ace... i love them!!!!
- July 8, 2008 at 8:19 AM
- Nadine said...
Beautiful pictures! I love the monochromatic look!
- July 8, 2008 at 8:43 AM
- jo said...
those buttons on the collar look great! subtle but oh-so-interesting to look at (: i think i can suggest that to my friend who has been quite compulsively collecting stray buttons
- July 8, 2008 at 8:50 AM
- coco said...
I loved the head to toe pink look. It reminds me of being 5 and refusing to wear anything other than pink.
- July 8, 2008 at 8:52 AM
- Miss Woo said...
I really want to try and pull off an mono colour outfit, but its hard as the only thing that works for me at the mom is boring black :/
and love the coral necklace in the first pic.
- July 8, 2008 at 9:30 AM
- annabananna said...
great colors in those outfits. an di love your skirt, the checkered details are darling.
- July 8, 2008 at 9:31 AM
- apricot tea. said...
Lovely outfit as usual. :] & the postal service lyric made me smile.
- July 8, 2008 at 9:42 AM
- Elsie Wright said...
Oh, I remember this collar! What an ingenious idea for a diy project. I've sewn many a-button in my years, but it is always because I have a tendency to mess with them and they fall off :\
- July 8, 2008 at 10:08 AM
- LML said...
yes i find myself playing the 50's housewife a lot. my uniform is a full shirt or skinny jeans a cardigan and grandmaw jewelry lol!
like what u said in the post below on icons - very true!
- July 8, 2008 at 10:59 AM
- lola729 said...
i luv how the plaid really plays up the theme of ur outfit!
- July 8, 2008 at 11:07 AM
- Kira Fashion said...
interesting view from one full color :)
a kiss!!!
- July 8, 2008 at 11:17 AM
- CoutureCarrie said...
I love the song you have quoted in the title of today's post . . . but I forget who sings it? And the plaid lining of that skirt is truly unique. Would you like to trade links?
- July 8, 2008 at 11:24 AM
- fashionpuppy said...
you are definitly right!
- July 8, 2008 at 11:35 AM
- Mimi said...
I love those photos here!
- July 8, 2008 at 12:20 PM
- 1234 said...
im excited for monochromatic outfits too!
- July 8, 2008 at 12:39 PM
- pretty face said...
God I ADORE those photos you have up of the runway. TOTALLY the look I am going for. Oooh did you spend a very very very long time looking for them?
Oh and darling do you mind if I pinch 'em and put them up on my blog, just for posterity y'know? I'll do it now and take it down if you object :)
- July 8, 2008 at 1:19 PM
- Tina :) said...
I love the button collar on the shirt - so cute & creative!
- July 8, 2008 at 1:20 PM
- Bananas Diary said...
I really like the pictures you made!
The colours are so bright!
What kind of camera do you have?
I'm trying to find a good one!
- July 8, 2008 at 1:24 PM
- Fashion-Obsessed! said...
Hey, great previous post and i agree with you on all aspects of it. Personally i think we should all stay out of "celebrities" Lives and i don't believe it's fair that we constantly feel the need to delve into their lives, when really it's private to them. I do however believe we can admire their style, after all it's none of our business to judge them on a personal level, as you said none of us are perfect.
A wonderful post and a great topic to discuss.
I love the outfit you are wearing in this post and i love the coloured tights on the models. I have to get some!
- July 8, 2008 at 1:33 PM
- steelcloset said...
The matching tights are...TIGHT!!! It looks like we're going back to matching, which is fine. It takes away a lot of the hard thinking!
- July 8, 2008 at 1:41 PM
- Luxe. said...
Givenchy can do no wrong in my eyes, loving the candy brights
Oh and I tagged you, look in my blog for the deets...
- July 8, 2008 at 1:55 PM
- Lauren! said...
Cute outfit! And I love the mood of your photography.
- July 8, 2008 at 1:59 PM
- Miss White said...
I'm starting to look forward to fall now, and I'll keep all my coloured tights!
Great photos, as always, I love the composition of the last one!
- July 8, 2008 at 2:13 PM
- Winnie said...
Yeah the all one colour look is still hot then! The photos you have taken are really quite lovely.
- July 8, 2008 at 2:32 PM
- L. said...
The uber chartreuse outfit looks awesome. I really love the whole monochrome look but it's surprisingly hard to achieve esp. if you add tights into the mix.
Your outfit is so lovely. I love the hint of plaid in the wrap around skirt and those gorgeous coral necklaces.
- July 8, 2008 at 3:00 PM
- Antoinette said...
I've been tagged by the gorgeous Dapper Kid of Dapper Kid. Having never been tagged before I just cop and pasted the rules did my mosaic and tagged some people.
a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into mosaic maker.
1.What is your first name?
2.What is your favorite food?
3.What high school did you go to?
4.What is your favorite color?
5.Who is your celebrity crush?
6.Favorite drink?
7.Dream vacation?
8.Favorite dessert?
9.What you want to be when you grow up?
10.What do you love most in life?
11.One Word to describe you.
12.Your flickr name.
I am Tagging.
The Fashbot, Of Fashion Robot
Yonctopus of Yonctopus Is The Bomb
Hipster Museings?fashion reporter FYI
Fashion PiratesThe Clothes Horse
- July 8, 2008 at 3:07 PM
- Katia said...
Aw so cute! I love your colar with all the buttons!
- July 8, 2008 at 3:07 PM
- Always In Style said...
Cute outfit and those pics remind me of a photography exhibit that I saw at the Guggenheim last year...wish I could remember the name of the artist. Just wonderful!
- July 8, 2008 at 3:49 PM
- Emily said...
I am absolutely in love with everything in Gaultier's collection. It's so much fun!!
- July 8, 2008 at 3:52 PM
- Yetunde said...
i think i would look like a complete fool if I tried to wear monochromatic outfits. maybe i will try it for halloween?
the necklace is gorgeous. reminds me of Brasil. sorry to hear you woke up late for work and have to deal with all the extra stuff.
hope your 4th weekend was super fun!
- July 8, 2008 at 4:04 PM
- Dang said...
Yippee, you look adorable. I love your necklaces!
- July 8, 2008 at 4:14 PM
- fashionista said...
you look lovely ;)
- July 8, 2008 at 4:25 PM
- Raiment Urbane said...
Love all the colored tights!
- July 8, 2008 at 4:49 PM
- Belle said...
I love the button collar, and your necklaces.
- July 8, 2008 at 5:21 PM
- i think thats hauttte said...
i really loved all the textures in the haute couture, and all the effort+incredible sewing it needed!your necklace looks really cool, same with your button collar!
- July 8, 2008 at 6:33 PM
- Wendy said...
Most of your photos are really vintage looking, very pretty and unique.
- July 8, 2008 at 8:09 PM
- Pratishtha Durga said...
Necklace! Pretty! Gasp!
I wouldn't have thought of the "dysfunct 50s..." if you hadn't brought it up first. But yes, am looking forward to monochromatics in all their bright glory. I have seen that with a little detailing and texture in place, monos are actually quite easy to accessorize.
- July 8, 2008 at 10:27 PM
- Pudding and Pie said...
Two things I love are bright colours and couture, so I'm loving the above looks too.
You look lovely, as usual. I like the red necklace.
- July 8, 2008 at 11:10 PM
- Nay'Chelle said...
Dysfunnctional 50's housewife...nice description.
I too want to change things up, but I'm too wonky to focus on things like that during the summer.
- July 8, 2008 at 11:35 PM
- Charlotte said...
I loved this JPG collection. Colour Power!
- July 9, 2008 at 12:53 AM
- thesil said...
Love your vintage skirt and the combination with your necklaces!
- July 9, 2008 at 2:09 AM
- Mimi said...
I heart this 'Purple Rain' :D
- July 9, 2008 at 4:46 AM
- Elysia said...
i loooove those colors! i also love the postal service allusion!!!
- July 9, 2008 at 5:26 PM
- enc said...
You look happy!
I love all those bright monochrome looks, too. I wonder how they'll translate in the real world.
- July 9, 2008 at 7:14 PM
- Shen-Shen said...
That second picture of you is so adorable!
- July 9, 2008 at 11:02 PM
- gilda said...
you're so cute. i can't take it. ;)
- July 10, 2008 at 9:29 PM
- AlicePleasance said...
O dear, I feel like a dysfunctional 50s housewife most of the times!
I want a "colorblock fall", I'm obsessed with colors interactions right now :-)
- July 11, 2008 at 4:06 AM


text: Got a green garden in your yard? Or maybe you're a container gardener. Either way, July is a perfect time to start planning your plantings to keep your kitchen full of fresh and yummy things right up to fall. A lot will depend on what region you're in, but in July, early spring crops have come and gone and you might be looking at some bare dirt. There are some fast-growing, heat tolerant veggies that may surprise you. Continue reading