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Workers' Compensation Lawyer & Employment Law in Pittsburgh
As Americans, we spend nearly one-third of our lives working. Having steady employment gives us a sense of personal pride and self-worth, and allows us to earn a living and provide for our families.
When we go to work each day, the last thing on our minds is worrying about getting injured or being mistreated. We automatically assume that our employers have taken the necessary precautions to ensure a safe and non-hostile work environment.
Unfortunately, the unexpected can and does happen in the workplace. Employees:
- get physically injured
- develop illnesses
- endure sexual harassment
- may even be discriminated against or wrongfully terminated
If you or a loved has been a victim of a workplace-related incident, it's critical that you reach out for legal help as soon as possible.
Your employer and their insurer will have an experienced attorney by their side; you deserve to have legal representation to level the playing field.
For the past 18 years, Employment Law and Workers' Compensation Attorney, Sean A. Casey, of Casey Law has exclusively dedicated his practice to protecting and enforcing the rights of employees in Pittsburgh, PA.
Depending on your specific situation, Casey can help you obtain workers' compensation, social security disability benefits, or damages for unfair employment or discrimination practices.
Casey is a skillful negotiator who has taken part in nearly 200 mediations to amicably resolve conflicts. If mediation does not work in your case, he will not hesitate to aggressively litigate for your rights in court.
Call (412) 201-9090 or (888) 658-0041 today to receive a Free case evaluation.
Are You A Victim of Workplace Discrimination?
Despite strict state and federal laws designed to protect workers from experiencing unfair treatment or discrimination in the workplace, it still does occur.
Sean A. Casey, Esq. has spent nearly 20 years advocating on behalf of workers who have endured employment discrimination.
He handles a wide variety of cases involving:
- Discrimination based on
- Sexual harassment
- Wrongful termination
- Retaliation
You may have legal recourse against your employer for on-the-job discrimination.
Being the victim of discrimination in the workplace can make you feel violated, frustrated, angry, and ashamed. It can be scary and intimidating to share personal details of the mistreatment you have experienced.
Attorney Casey wants you to know that you are not alone, and he will will stand with you as you take the necessary legal steps to seek justice.
Filing A Discrimination Claim
In Pennsylvania, a discrimination claim can be filed either:
- with the the state administrative agency –the Pennsylvania Human Rights Commission (PHRC) or,
- the federal administrative agency — the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Without the assistance of a qualified Employment Law Attorney, the claims process can be very confusing and difficult to navigate.
Attorney Casey has filed countless claims and knows how to avoid missteps and errors that could jeopardize your chances of receiving compensation. His in-depth knowledge and experience will help you build the strongest claim possible.
Discrimination Statistics
In 2014, there were 88,778 charges filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission across the U.S. Of those charges:
- 35% were based on race
- 29.3% were based on sex
- 10.8% were based on national origin
- 4.0% were based on religion
- 3.1% were based on color
4.6% of U.S. charges, a total of 4,045, were filed in Pennsylvania.
Of those charges:
- 28.4% were based on race (3.7% of the U.S. total)
- 27.2% were based on sex (4.2% of the U.S. total)
- 7.4% were based on national origin (3.1% of the U.S. total)
- 3.7% were based on religion (4.2% of the U.S. total)
- 1.9% were based on color (2.8% of the U.S. total)
Do You Believe You Were Wrongfully Discharged From Your Job?
Pennsylvania is an at-will employment state, meaning your employer can terminate their
relationship with you at any time. Having said that, there are certain statutes and laws that protect you from wrongful termination and hold your employer liable.
If you feel you have been fired or let go due to unjust or discriminatory reasons, you may want to consider filing a lawsuit. You may be able to get your job back, or receive compensation for the financial hardship you endured following your termination.
Contact Attorney Sean A. Casey at (412) 201-9090 or (888) 658-0041 for a Free consultation to discuss your legal options.
Unlawful Reasons For Termination
- your race, nationality, disability, religion, gender, or
- your refusal to do something illegal
- filing a complaint
- taking job-protected leave
- filing a workers' compensation claim
- whistle-blowing on safety violations or illegal practices
Were You Sexually Harassed At Work?
Employees are protected from actions by an owner, supervisor, co-worker or client that constitute harassment.
This includes
- sexual assault
- unwanted advances
- inappropriate touching
- lewd comments
- offensive material and other behavior that is threatening, degrading or creates a hostile work environment
- unwanted requests for dates and requests for sexual favors in return for a job or promotion
If you are a victim of sexual harassment, you may be entitled to legal recourse and compensation. Don't suffer in silence. Attorney Casey can protect your rights and hold the wrongdoer accountable.
Protecting You Against Retaliation
Did you finally get up the nerve to assert your rights by opposing discrimination and harassment in the workplace only to have your employer "retaliate" against you?
You may be a victim of an unlawful employment practice called retaliation.
The basis of a retaliation claim states that an employer may not fire, demote, intimidate, harass or retaliate against you if you filed a claim of discrimination or participated in an investigation regarding a discrimination claim.
Too many victims of workplace discrimination and unfair employment practices stay silent for fear of being punished by their employer. You have every legal right to speak up! Attorney Casey will protect your rights and work with you to gather evidence to support and strengthen your claim.
Pittsburgh Workers Comp Attorney
I've Been Injured On The Job, What Are My Rights?
In Pennsylvania, if you have suffered an on-the-job injury or occupational disease, you are entitled to benefits under the workers' compensation law.
Workers' comp is a state-funded insurance program that was designed to provide financial assistance to injured employees to help cover medical expenses and replace some or all of the income lost while out of work.
As a trade-off for bearing the costs associated with your injury or illness, your employer is exempt from being sued.
Workers Not Eligible For Workers' Comp
Most employers in Pennsylvania provide workers' compensation coverage to their employees regardless of whether they are full or part-time. Coverage begins on the first day of employment.
However, there are a select few employees that may not be covered such as:
- Federal employees
- Railroad workers
- Longshoremen
- Shipyard and Harbor workers
- Agricultural laborers
- Volunteers
Making Sure You Get Nothing Less Than What You Deserve
The process of filing a workers' comp claim can be very complex. Don't attempt to tackle the system alone. The slightest misstep or error can make it difficult to receive benefits or be denied altogether.
Without the help of a qualified workers' comp attorney, you could end up getting only one quarter of the benefits you are actually entitled to.
Workers' Comp attorney Sean Casey will do all the legwork for you, so you can focus on your recovery.
He knows the Pennsylvania Workers' Comp system inside and out and will help you build the strongest claim possible. He will make sure your claim meets all the appropriate deadlines and includes all the necessary documentation.
Genuine Commitment To Your Health And Recovery
I understand how a work injury or illness can turn your life upside down. My goal is to make sure your medical and financial needs are being met during this difficult time.
Give me a call today to (412) 201-9090 or (888) 658-0041 to begin the process!
Maximum Recovery Can Be Yours
- Reimbursement for medical expenses (full coverage)
- Wage replacement benefits — up to two-thirds of your pre-injury wage
- Vocational or medical rehabilitation to return to work
- Permanent Partial Disability benefits (for periods where you have suffered lost wages but are still able to work at a lighter duty or lesser paying position)
- Permanent Total Disability benefits (if you are unable to work in any capacity, you can receive lifetime benefits)
- Survivor/death benefits — funeral expenses and lost income awards to dependent family members
- Special Effects — if you have lost the permanent use of all or part of your thumb, finger, hand, arm, leg, foot, toe, sight, hearing or have a serious and permanent disfigurement on your head, face or neck, you may be entitled to a specific loss award.
When You Can Sue Outside of Workers' Comp
While it's true that you cannot sue your employer for any punitive damages (pain and suffering), there are certain circumstances when you may be able to sue a third party who bears some responsible for your injury.
Situations that may warrant a third party claim
- If a defective piece of equipment/machine part used at work injured you, you may be able bring a product liability suit against the manufacturer
- If you were driving while on a job assignment and got hit by another motorist, you may have a personal injury lawsuit against the person who hit you
- If a toxic substance caused your illness, you may be able to sue the manufacturer of that substance
Is My Injury or Illness Covered?
The majority of all injuries and illnesses are covered under the Workers' Compensation law in Pennsylvania. Even if you are at fault for your injury, you can still be approved for workers' comp.
Categories of Injuries Covered by Workers' Comp
- Specific incidents that cause an injury.
- Repetitive actions resulting in an injury such as conditions like carpal tunnel syndrome caused by repetitive movement.
- A pre-existing condition that has been aggravated by work activities. This may include conditions like arthritis or heart disease. The pre-existing condition does not have to be work-related for the aggravation to be covered under workers' compensation.
If your illness was aggravated or caused by your employment, you may be eligible for workers' comp.
Additional Requirements For Illness Coverage
- Illness must have occurred within 300 weeks of your last employment in an occupation where you were exposed to the hazard.
- For certain lung diseases, you must have worked in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in an occupation that exposed you to silica, coal or asbestos for at least two years during the ten years prior to your disability.
No Coverage is Provided if:
- An injury or death was intentionally self-inflicted
- There was a violation of the law including but not limited to illegal use of drugs and alcohol
Common Workplace Injuries and Illnesses
- Neck or Back injury
- Head injury
- Eye injury
- Brain injury
- Shoulder or knee injuries
- Tendonitis
- Broken bones
- Stress fractures
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Burns
- Hearing loss
Catastrophic Injuries Suffered on the Job
- Traumatic brain injury
- Amputation/severed limb
- Severe burns, scars and disfigurement
- Paralysis
Occupational Illnesses
- Exposure to toxic or hazardous substances (asbestos, lead poisoning, etc)
- Black lung syndrome
- Asthma
- Cancer
Common Causes of Workplace Injury or Illness
- Slips, Trips, and Falls
- Falling from heights
- Collapsing structures
- Forklift accidents
- Equipment/machinery defects
- Falling objects
- Lifting
- Explosions
- Fires
Dangerous Occupations With High Risk of Injury
- Construction workers
- Industrial and manufacturing employees
- Factory and warehouse workers
- Commercial drivers, delivery drivers
- Airport employees
- Health care workers
- Municipal employees: police officers, firefighters, corrections, and road officers
- Service industry workers (cooks, waitresses, maids, janitors, child care workers)
How Will I Know If My Claim Has Been Accepted?
Once you report your injury to your employer, the insurance carrier will either accept or deny the claim through one of the following documents:
- Notice of Compensation Payable (NCP): This document states that you will be provided payment for medical expenses and lost wages. At the time that an NCP is issued, you will receive a Statement of Wages (SOW) which will outline the calculation of your Average Weekly Wage (AWW) and compensation rate.
- Temporary Notice of Compensation Payable (TNCP): Your claim has been accepted on a temporary basis with medical expenses and lost wages to be paid for 90 days.
- Medical Only Notice of Compensation Payable: Allows insurance carriers to assume responsibility for medical costs but not lost wages.
- Notice of Denial: The insurance carrier has denied liability for your work injury and will not pay medical benefits or lost wages.
Do I Have To See The Insurance Company's Doctor After My Injury?
When you suffer an injury or illness on the job, your employer will most likely require you to be treated by one of their designated health care providers for the first 90 days.
It's important to comply with this provision because failure to do so may result in the insurance company being relieved of their obligation to pay for your health care services.
Your employer should have a list of six or more physicians for you to choose from, and it should be posted in your place of employment.
When the 90 days is up, you may see your own doctor.
If, however, your employer does not have a list of physicians posted or they have not acknowledged in writing their desire for you to see one of their doctors, then you may seek initial treatment with your doctor.
What Is An Independent Medical Examination?
Once you begin receiving workers' compensation benefits, your employer or its insurance carrier is permitted to send you to an independent medical evaluation (IME).
An IME may be used to assess any progress you may have made with your injury or illness. The insurance company may use the results of an IME to modify or terminate your benefits.
If you refuse to appear for this examination, the employer may seek an order from the Workers' Compensation judge requiring you to attend the examination. Repeated refusals to attend the examination, may result in a suspension of benefits.
When Will I Receive My First Workers' Comp Check?
In Pennsylvania, you can receive workers' compensation payments if a doctor places you on medical leave from work for more than 7 days. To be paid for your first seven days of missed work, you would need to be off work and under a doctor's care for 14 consecutive days.
You should expect to receive your first check sometime after 21 days following the date you informed your employer about your injury.
How Much Will My Weekly Check Be?
Weekly benefits for wage loss are equal to approximately two-thirds of your average weekly wage (AWW), up to a pre-set maximum for the year of injury. In 2015, the weekly maximum is $951.
Your wage loss benefits may be offset by:
- 50% of Social Security benefits
- employer paid portion of a pension
- severance pay
- unemployment compensation
- earnings from employment
Attorney Casey will make sure your employer's insurance carrier has correctly and fairly calculated your AWW.
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How Long Can I Receive Workers' Compensation Benefits?
You can continue to receive workers' compensation benefits as long as you are considered disabled.
Returning To Work In A Limited Capacity?
If, at some point you are able to return to work but only in a light-duty or lower paying capacity, Attorney Casey can help you obtain Permanent Partial Disability (PPD) benefits.
These wage loss benefits would be based on a percentage of the difference between your previous and current wages.
Partial Disability benefits are payable for a maximum of 500 weeks.
Permanently and Totally Disabled, Unable To Work
If your injury or illness is so severe that it prevents you from reentering the workplace indefinitely, Attorney Casey will fight for your right to receive Permanent Total Disability benefits over the course of your lifetime.
You become eligible for PTD benefits after a doctor has determined that you have reached Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI), meaning you have stopped making progress in your recovery and this is as "good as you're going to get."
Your doctor will assign an impairment or disability rating to your injury or illness which will largely affect your ability to receive PTD and in what amount.
Is A Lump Sum Settlement Right For Me?
Has your work-related injury or illness kept you out of work for more than four months? If so, you may be able to negotiate a settlement with the insurance company for a lump sum.
A lump sum is payment the insurance company would make to you now to cover expenses they would owe you in the future.
This would replace your weekly or bi-weekly workers' compensation checks, medical bills or both.
Lump sum settlements can be collected as
- a single lump sum final payment or
- periodic guaranteed payments in an annuity-like structure
If you accept a lump sum of money for your medical expenses, it's important to know that you will not be able to collect any more money from the Pennsylvania Workers' Comp system.
After a settlement has been reached, the insurance company is under no further obligation to pay your bills. This is true even if you develop future complications arising from your work-injury or illness.
That's why it's so important to adequately plan for any potential future medical expenses. You don't want to be left holding the bill!
Factors to consider before accepting a settlement
- what is the likelihood of you working again?
- do you think you may require more surgeries?
- will the settlement be enough to give you financial security?
How Much Money Can I Expect To Receive In A Settlement?
A number of factors go into calculating the value of your settlement. Some of these include:
- your pre-injury average weekly wage
- your age
- ability to work
- your residual earning power
- the amount of years you have been receiving benefits
- whether there is litigation pending
- whether there exists an Independent Medical Exam which offers an opinion different than that of the treating physician
- whether Medicare needs to approve the settlement
A final settlement must be approved before a Pennsylvania workers' compensation judge at a hearing on the record.
At Your Service!
Contact Employment Law and Workers' Compensation Attorney, Sean A. Casey for any legal questions or concerns you may have regarding your employment.
Call us at (412) 201-9090 or (888) 658-0041
Receive a Free consultation to discuss such issues as: discrimination and harassment in the workplace, filing a workers' compensation claim, or wrongful termination.


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Carpets & Candids: Diane's summer sweater & leather
I love my sweaters. It makes me sad to give them up in the summer. I'd be sad to give up this sweater in particular. It's gorgeous. Is she sweltering though in LA? Especially in those leather pants too? Air conditioning though, you know? Full Article
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Southern Copper Corporation: A Great Investment Opportunity in a Recovering Global Economy
Posted by: Patricio Kehoe (IP Logged)
Date: December 19, 2013 11:13AM
Large companies that are trading near their 52-week lows are always worth taking a look at due to their growth potential and good point for entry. When the stock in question is Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO), one of the world's largest producers of copper, even more so. With current share prices hovering around the $26 per share mark in December, and dropping to its 52-week low of $24.50 on Dec. 5, investors might be looking at a great value-investment opportunity. So let's take a closer look at this stock and the reasons why an investment in the copper industry might be worthwhile.
Emerging Markets
One of Southern Copper's main sources of revenue stems from emerging markets. In fact, around 65% of global copper consumption comes from Asia, with China accounting for 41% of worldwide demand. Hence, the firm will continue to focus its attention on the Popular Republic in years to come. As of late, however, the short-term decrease in demand has taken a toll on Southern Copper. Nevertheless, looking towards the long term, the construction sector is bound to regain momentum as urbanization is on the rise.
This might sound like speculation to some, yet economic variables concerning Chinese growth indicate a clear upwards trend. As the economy continues to grow, copper will become increasingly important. There have naturally been worries regarding China's economic situation and future outlook, and in turn, Southern Copper has lost around 31% in share value over the past year. In other words, the stock offers a clear opportunity for optimistic value-investors looking to buy in cheap.
Low Cash Costs and Other Growth-Drivers
Apart from focusing on emerging markets, Southern Copper is also set to benefit from the recovering U.S. and European economies. As these markets regain momentum, demand for copper is bound to increase, leading to greater commodity prices and new opportunities for the company. Considering that copper supply is very limited, and fresh discoveries of reserves are the exception, an industry giant such as Southern Copper will surely benefit from an improving economic environment.
One of the firm's most exciting features are its low cash costs. At a mere $1.30 per pound of copper, it is one of the lowest in the industry, far below that of rival Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX). Hence, in terms of competition, Southern Copper doesn't have much to fear, as it operates with large margins and has a steady output. Free cash flow levels are indicative of the firm's ability to operate with large margins, as is the 46.6% operating margin, which is 10.6 times higher than the industry average, and 14% higher than Freeport-McMoRan's.
Further Expansion in Sight
As the company enters 2014, heavy investments in expansion projects are expected to peak, reaching the $2.3 billion mark. Since Southern Copper expects the improving economic environment to generate larger demand for copper, and higher prices, expanding production is seen as a wise strategic move. Should the economic situation prove to follow the expected path, share price is bound to increase significantly over the coming year.
For investors looking to make a smart value-investment, Southern Copper seems like a good choice, as it enables shareholders exposure to a key commodity. As a core element in construction, as well as in electronic products, demand for copper will continue to grow as long as the economic environment is improving.
Also, since the stock is trading at 13 times its trailing earnings, it is still very well valued, entailing only a small price premium of 4% relative to industry peers' average. With EPS growth at 28.4% and ROIC at 51.8%, Southern Copper is definitely a stock to keep in mind. I personally feel very bullish regarding this copper producer, and thus can only agree with Ray Dalio's recent 68.7% increase in shares of common stock.
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I have a problem. My patient had a several milia on her face. I tried to peel it by 15% salysilic acid. 2 weeks after she came again with several brown spots on the area which I've peeled before. then I peel it again with 15% salysilic acid. but two weeks after, she came again with bigger spots on her face. How can I reduce her spots? I've tried lactic 45% + hq 2% peeling and kligman formula for home care. I'm afraid that her spots can't recover. Is there any other alternative treatment except laser or IPL?
How Can I Reduce Facial Brown Spots?
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Post-peel regimen can address pigmentation
Facial skin pigmentation can result from a number of factors, including:
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In this case, pigmentation has been exacerbated by a chemical peel and perhaps, hormonal, solar, and inflammatory stresses occuring after the peel. The post-peel protocol is absolutely essential after a chemical peel. In this case, the most productive protocol for skin pigmentation should begin with a tretinoin and hydroquinone-based pre-treatment and a medium depth peel to affect the melanocytes of the skin. Post-peel protocols should be stringent with avoidance of sun exposure and chronic or prolonged inflammation.
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I love all the bags but the penguin is adorable!!!!!
A quilt is a blanket of love. Sharon
These are so cool, cute, fun... what great ideas you have. LOVE the butterfly belt.
They are so sharp. I love the butterfly and the penquins. It looks like you are having a lot of fun.
Love them! And I happen to have some jeans waiting to be recycled!!
Take time to recharge your batteries. Its hard to see where youre going when your lights are dim. Robert H. Connelly
Love your bags and so many ideas. Great project.
Great bags! I found some cute jeans the other day and have them set aside to try making a bag. My dh came in later - was unhappy with his belt and threw it in the trash. I grabbed it up to try with the bags. LOL. Your bag with the butterfly belt is lovely. Mine will be plainer as the belt isn't fancy but it's a learning experience. Thanks for sharing your pix.
Ingenious. Love them but most of all the belted one. It looks store bought to me.
Absolutely wonderful, great job and thank you for sharing
Have a Blessed day
Those are great!
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Laughter is the best medicine
Those are really cute. I'm glad they are selling. I made some to sell and only sold a couple. My favorite was the one I used a red bandana handkerchief to make the belt (cutting a strip on the diagonal from corner to corner). I tied it in a square knot rather than a bow. Then used the cut off corners to make a piece hanging out of the back pocket. Another one that my daughter claimed immediately was made with cargo camo. pants. I used the big cargo pockets in the legs to make one purse and the top part for another. She took the cargo pockets one.
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It wasn't the most Graceful behaviour at the James Bond afterparty.
But watching ex-Bond girl Grace Jones go berserk when a fan stepped on her fur coat had us cackling into our vodka martini.
The eccentric singer caused ructions in the VIP area of the Battersea Power Station bash when a poor guest accidentally trod on her fluffy number.
Grace kicked off big time, becoming incandescent with rage.
Leaping away in fright, the 007 fan got both barrels as Grace started shrieking and shouting. At one point it looked like she was going to knock The Living Daylights out of him.
Even Daniel Craig, looking utterly bored throughout the evening on the other side of the vast marquee, looked vaguely animated for a few moments as pals tried to calm Grace down.
A source said: "The guy looked totally freaked out. He accidentally brushed past Grace and stepped on her fur coat which didn't go down well.
"He didn't know where to put himself when she started yelling - Grace can be quite scary. He just kept apologising and then ran as soon as her friends stepped in."
With smoke coming out of her ears, Grace - who starred in the 1985 Bond film A View To A Kill - decided she wanted some coming out of her mouth as well.
So she lit up a cigarette but, to the organisers' horror, she chose to spark up in the VIP room.
007 minions tried to tell her this was a big Dr No-No as it was lowering the tone of the plush event - but she ignored them.
Guests including Dame Judi Dench and Bond girls Gemma Arterton and Olga Kurylenko looked on as Grace puffed away, effectively giving them the Oldfinger.
A spy said: "Everyone else traipsed out in the cold to smoke. But Grace was having none of it."
Thankfully Bond was not required to intervene, and Daniel carried on quaffing champers in a quiet corner with girlfriend Satsuki Mitchell.
Co-writer of the Bond theme, Jack White, was there with Radiohead's Thom Yorke. And we also saw Bob Geldof and Lily Allen at the canapes and chocolate chilli soup.
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Heresy. Craziness. Madness. But in all honesty ...
This was actually the perfect time to hand over the All Blacks captaincy permanently to Kieran Read, a far more likely World Cup starter than Richie McCaw, who is hurtling into the sunset of his magnificent career.
No, this is not an attack on The Great One - I'm happy, delighted, honoured to worship at McCaw's feet as much as the next fan. But the All Blacks appear to be heading down the same dodgy track as the last World Cup, when they only paid lip service to preparing contingencies for McCaw and Dan Carter.
Read should at least have kept the captaincy for the Sanzar series, which begins with the All Blacks playing the Wallabies on Saturday.
Carter's injuries are giving the All Blacks an inadvertent World Cup leg up because Aaron Cruden is getting loads of test time that will prove to be invaluable by 2015. Carter may well have hit the the Jonny Wilkinson zone - that time in a rugby career when the mere sight of a footy stadium can set the bits and bobs holding the body together twanging like overstretched piano wire.
But it seems McCaw will hog the No 7 jersey from the word go, even when he's spent most of the year unfurling his tent around the world.
At least Steve Hansen could have left Read as captain for this year, let McCaw battle his way back like the next man, and make the captaincy decision after that based on the best available evidence.
Really though, this was THE moment, the time to hand over. A fair bet is that the World Cup will be a year too far for McCaw - the odds say that preparing Read for the task is the sensible option. It's not just about the World Cup either ... the elitist sabbatical business sticks in the craw, especially in the way McCaw has been fast-tracked back into not only the test team, but the captaincy, on virtually no lead up action.
The central contract system and the big bucks paid to McCaw and Carter are helping, or will help, to muddy the waters no doubt, but there was a time when All Black selectors weren't so entwined with the players. Either that, or they were a tougher breed. (Bring Back Buck and all that.)
Great coaches such as Sir Alex Ferguson and Wayne Bennett have made the tough calls on great players over the years but it is shaping as an area where modern All Black regimes - who otherwise excel in test player development - struggle to see the big picture. The in-crowd rules, and those favoured players ain't getting any younger. Hansen and co even had trouble axing a clearly struggling Ali Williams, apparently leaving the bloke to axe himself.
Wallabies mirth
Giggle, giggle. There are words out of Australia claiming the new scrum laws will help the Wallabies to become powerhouses in that area. Makes good pre-test copy I suppose. Next idea: a change of government will stop Quade Cooper's brain fades.
Honour Val in bronze
Another magnificent gold for Valerie Adams, and one that deserves bronze. A statue would be a fabulous way to honour the multiple Olympic and world shot put champion, to permanently reflect her place in New Zealand sport and life. The only Auckland sports statues (that I know of) are at Eden Park - those of Dave Gallaher and Michael Jones add a lustre to the place and are tactile reminders of the past. So let's honour other sports legends in the same way. Sir John Walker is another who deserves the statue honour. Perhaps Aotea Square would be ideal.
Better quality, please
A plea to Coliseum, the company with the major New Zealand broadcast rights for the English Premier League soccer. Please, please, please do everything you can to improve the picture quality of your internet coverage.
Hollow words on Ashes
Who said this? "I think we can take a lot of positives from that ..." The answer: just about every losing captain or coach these days, the latest being Australian cricketer Michael Clarke after his team slumped to a 0-3 Ashes scoreline against England. Considering Australia's glorious cricket past and fairly recent Ashes dominance, finding positives out of this series is an exercise in clutching at straws.
Short-changing Lomu
The public spat between Jonah Lomu and his former manager Phil Kingsley-Jones over a he-said, he-said financial dispute many years ago is pathetic. There's a formula for promoting sports books in this country that involves alerting scribes to at least one issue that will get decent media play. The trouble is, these marketing-driven issues can overshadow everything else. Lomu and his advisers are crazy for encouraging some tawdry nickel and dime dispute to become a major part of his extraordinary legacy.
Warriors to win
The Warriors are in another little slump but there's no way they can lose to the Panthers in Auckland on Sunday. The Panthers are demoralised by a run of losses, and the Warriors' motivation should be at a record level. This is probably a do-or-die game for their top eight hopes, and there will also be memories of the horrific 6-62 loss to the Panthers in May that need erasing. How on earth did that happen? Anyway, moving on ... coach Matt Elliott won't need to push any buttons to get the troops fired up - the early engagements will bring back horrible reminders to the players. Prediction: a big Warriors win. Despite two losses in a row and lying in 10th place, the draw suggests they are still in with a good chance of making the playoffs.
Too tacky for Marshall
Benji Marshall is blaming the Blues for his tacky video, whereby he farewelled his Wests Tigers fans while dressed in his new rugby franchise's jersey with four games still left in the NRL season. The Marshall many of us have witnessed and admired from afar always seemed a stronger individual than that.


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Ok, I am just about ready for the body work and paint. I am a little concern if I have the skills time and do I want to try and blast off the paint off my car or should I just have a professionel do it. They want 1500 to blast the car, seems a little high. But I am concern about all the talk about respirators and the dangers of blasting. I do have a new blast unit that I never use cost me around 450.00 bucks and my compressor is a commercial grade 5hp that can keep the psi at blasting range. I don't have a way to get the car up so the underneath can be done. And of course the neighbor's. I need a little help with making the decision.
Another thing you have to worry about when blasting, is warping the body panels. How bad is the paint that is on it now? Does it all need to be taken off?
Yes, a few coats on flaking.
What I usually do is sand the exterior panels with a 8" orbital sander (such as a national detroit 900" and then go over with a 6" dual action and 80 grit. I actually use a combination of stripper, sanding and blasting, as they all have areas where they are easiest and work the best. I limited sandblasting to rusted areas with pits and areas in which sanding and stripper couldn't be done as easily. Like inside areas, frame suspension parts, hinges,ect. Most rusted metal should be replaced unless the pits are minor. A small home sandblaster should work fine and not damage panels if you limit what you do and are careful. I used a cheap siphon feed for a long time which is really slow but doesn't really hammer the panels and silica sand, but you need to be sure to wear a respirator if using silica as a media, well any media, but silica is really bad for the lungs. Most sandblasting units for home will require more time to use and still need some compressor power and dry moisture air to prevent plugging. A big commercial sandblaster can do it much faster and you don't have the mess. If they use the right media and are experienced they shouldn't damage panels. It takes more time typically to strip at home, but you don't have to worry about dragging it anywhere and may come out a little cheaper depending on how much sandpaper, stripper, media(usually not too bad) ect you use and electricity ect to do it. You can break up the work and epoxy prime as you go, and its not too bad. If you don't want the mess or hassle I would call around. Many would just rather take somewhere to have done and avoid the work and mess. Think you will be able to find a place to do it at a better price. Just have plans in store for away to protect it all with epoxy primer asap. Make sure they are not using soda though, based on what others on here have found out about its use. People have used injenious ways to do undersides without use of a rotessirie. Maybe do a search. Think I even remember someone rolling the body on its side on a bunch of huge intertubes, lol.
Thanks, that's good information. After reading another thread here about the bare metal. And now with the information you gave me I plan on having it prime right away. Also will check on what media is being use.
The Eastwood Co. sells a magnetic mill thickness guage for about $50 of course it wont work on fiberglass, or maybe you can borrow a mill thickness guage or get your local body shop to do a mill thickness test on your existing paint. A factory job is usually about 5 to 10 mils. Then you can determine what you have on there. If its just factory paint then you can just sand and prime. No sense in going down to bare metal unless you have to, its a lot of work time and money. AL
I appreciate all the advice and plan on looking into the mill gage. I think I will also do some trailering around with the car to different body and paint shops that I am considering and see what they recommend. Wish I had more experience in that area and then again I did all the frame suspension, cage and much more and really ready for this project to come to a finish.
If you have any paint that is flaking, you need to completely strip the thing. The new paint will only be as good as the foundation.
I appreciate the time you all have taken, and I do want the best job possible done on my car. So I have dicided to take the car down to bare metal to have the best chance of getting the results I want. Thanks for the help. I will keep everyone posted with pictures.
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Welcome to the Official Homestead Thread![ Edited ]
Hi everybody,
I started a blog where all are welcome to come and share their ideas. I plan to be posting fairly regularly, and will be strongly supporting op-ed's, pictures, machinima, and ideas from any of the community at all times, so please let me know if you would like to contribute! I strongly feel we are a community first, and every one of us has a place in it -- yes, even you!
Everybody is the hero of the story in their own minds, and thinks they are doing and saying what is right and makes the best sense for Home, so I would like it if we can all have a safe and transparent place to grow together, and not be defined by favoritism, group politics, or fear of reprisal.
If there are to be any concrete rules they are only this: Rule number one is we are here because Home is fun and we enjoy it, and rule number two is we all just want some little respect. I'm not saying all points of view are created equal, but my goal is and always will be to shift perspectives, to see how different points of view connect to get as close to the truth as possible.
All are welcome, so please forward all comments, complaints, death threats and propositions of undying love to The Homestead at:
We are all on equal ground here. Welcome to The Homestead!
Re: Welcome to the Official Homestead Thread![ Edited ]
Hot off the presses, Things Are Looking Up in Home (link).
Don't you feel all warm and fuzzy? I sure do.
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Love is in the air this February, and we all know what that means -- Ogre Extermination! lol
I've seen alot of you playing in Edo, and after reading some of your thoughts and ideas I took some time to arrange my own.
So, is Granzella pulling a fast one? Oh, Grr! (link)
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Hi Guys,
I already posted this earlier, but it got moved into the giant Clusterpuck that is the complaint thread, lol.
Anyway, as we all know, Mo' Updates, Mo' Problems (link)
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It's just plain wrong to see so many emphatic and invested Home users silenced with the click of a button. Moderation needs to really rethink their approach if they want any semblance of a civil relationship with the community. When you try kill our free speech you draw lines in the sand.
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Everyone blocks are out of this world! Where do you find such spectacular patterns? Such talent in this group.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Everyone blocks are out of this world! Where do you find such spectacular patterns? Such talent in this group.
Corry - your Christmas blocks are beautiful. Nice job dforesee and Katie Ann :thumbup:
Very pretty blocks :thumbup: It would be fun to see all of Quilt Mom's blocks together in one picture (hint, hint!).Originally Posted by Quilt Mom
Thanks for posting these pictures.
OOOOOOOO, so pretty! Love that color combination. Don't think I've seen that pattern posted here before - it's a great one. :-DOriginally Posted by kwiltkrazy
I received two great blocks from Quilting Nonnie today. Thank you, they were worth the wait. I'll post pictures soon.
:lol: :lol: :lol:Originally Posted by Quilter4HireAndFun
Yay, glad they arrived safely and you like them! :lol: :lol: :lol:Originally Posted by sew cornie
Homecaregiver-Patsy, Your block is on its way, sorry it took so long, hope you like it. October partner-Pat
Which way.... Do I post photos of the blocks I am sending out? or do I post photos of the blocks I receive? or both? Just want to do it right! lol
I think it is fun for the receipient to have "first" surprise at seeing it and then can post a picture for all to see. However, some folks are not able to take a photo and post pictures so then it's nice for the maker to do so after it has been received.Originally Posted by Jupiter
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School is out, but, in several of Vacaville's lower income neighborhoods, one regular part of many students' days continues: a free, nutritious lunch.
In its third year, Vacaville Unified's summer lunch program, formally called Seamless Summer Feeding, got underway this week and will continue to Aug. 1, two weeks before classes resume.
"We just had to do it," said Theresa Stout, director of child nutrition for the 12,300-student district.
From 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. weekdays, trucks and volunteers take bagged lunches to 15 neighborhood sites, from Elm School and Buena Vista Apartments in the central and southern sectors of the city to Country High and the Bennett Hill Apartments in the north. The program serves children, infants to 18 years. No one in those age groups is turned away.
Taking a cue from the burgeoning food truck culture, Stout help to organize the program in 2012, with funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and in-kind donations from charities, including The Father's House, a Vacaville church.
At the time, nearly 50 percent of VUSD students qualified for free or reduced-cost lunch under federal guidelines, but the numbers have dropped slightly since. Taking note that many families are not only struggling financially but also lack dependable transportation, she made a decision to deliver the lunches.
"They're not going to come to us, we need to go to them," Stout said at 11 a.m. Tuesday, midway through the morning deliveries, as she stood under a shade tree at Brownsville Estates, an apartment complex on Brown Street.
Volunteer Gene Braden, in charge of driving the boxy delivery vehicle donated by The Vacaville Storehouse, rang a cowbell at the Trower Park site, to alert families that the truck had stopped for about 15 minutes.
"We see the same children at The Storehouse" (the food and clothing distribution center operated by The Father's House) during the week and during the school year, he said. "We know their names and their stories."
Over time, he added, relationships form with the children and parents as a result of daily contact.
"The only difference between me and them is different circumstances," said Braden, an easygoing man with a ready smile. "They're all good kids. This shows that we care and that we love them."
At Lincoln Corner Apartments, on Scoggins Court, just off East Monte Vista Avenue, Kayleigh Warath sat on a grassy lawn area with her three children, sharing a bag lunch of chicken strips with spinach leaves wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla, green peas, fruit juice and milk.
From West Jordan, Utah, she was visiting her sister in the apartment complex, and the school district's summer lunch program impressed her.
"I think this is amazing," said Warath, tending to Connar, 7; Jaxon, 5; and Karleigh, 3. "I've never seen where they come to you. I think people are really helped with the truck coming to them. A lot of people don't have cars."
While not going into details about her personal circumstances, she added, "My children have been eating better since they've been here — a lot better."
At the Scoggins Court stop, Braden and his daughter, Amber Braden, and Maria Lopez, a food service worker at Fairmont Elementary, handed out more than 40 lunches during a 20-minute stop.
During the summer lunch program, on any given day district food service staff at Will C. Wood High School may prepare as many as 500 to 600 lunches daily (including infant formula, if needed), and more than 19,000 lunches by the program's last day.
For the elder Braden, the reason for the considerable collective effort five days a week is simple: "We live here," he said firmly and without hesitation.
A the Trower Park stop, Iudalia Torres walked hand in hand with her daughter, Diana, 2, one of her five children, each aglow as they clutched their bagged lunches and headed home.
Nearby, seated near the park's playground, Kristan Sosa, 10, soon to be a Callison Elementary fifth-grader, gulped down a cold carton of chocolate milk.
Later, at the Scoggins Court stop, Alma Uribe arrived late to pick up a bag lunch, but a visitor handed over his bag to her, which she, in turn, gave to her daughter, seated inside her car.
"They do a great job," she said of the district's summer lunch program. "It's providing for the children."
Stout, citing district data, noted that 48 percent of district students, or 6,000 children, qualified for free or reduced-cost lunches in 2011-12, a year or so after the height of the Great Recession. During the 2012-13 school year, 42 percent of all students qualified. This past year, 43 percent qualified.
The drop may be attributable to an improving economy but the decreasing numbers may also be due to district officials doing more efficient outreach, asserted Stout.
"We have online applications now," she said. "We think we did that part a little better."
Of the generally decreasing numbers of needy, Stout said, "We hit a peak (in 2011-12), but it's too early to say there's an upward trend again."
According to state education officials, Seamless Summer Feeding encourages more public school districts and county offices of education to provide meals in low-income areas during summer and certain other school vacation periods. It combines features of the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and the Summer Food Service Program.
At a program website, USDA officials said that hunger is one of the most severe roadblocks to the learning process.
"Lack of nutrition during the summer months may set up a cycle for poor performance once school begins again. Hunger also may make children more prone to illness and other health issues."


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Firestone senior running back Cody Grice said he has received scholarship offers to play football at the University of Akron and Alabama State University, but he plans to wait until after the 2010 season to make a commitment.
Grice revealed his plan during a phone interview Thursday with the Beacon Journal.
Grice also said he's receiving interest from the University of Wisconsin and the University of Cincinnati.
Grice's teammate and best friend, senior two-way lineman Tommy Brown, has already verbally committed to play football at Ohio State University.


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The St. John's IceCaps (23-30-1-3, 50 PTS) look to bounce back against the Manchester Monarchs (25-24-3-3, 54 PTS) Saturday at Mile One Centre after a devastating shootout loss Friday night.
LAST NIGHT: MCH 5 STJ 4 (SO) | Eric O'Dell notched four points but it didn't matter, as the IceCaps fell 5-4 to the Monarchs in a shootout Friday night at Mile One. Clinging to a 4-3 lead with less than a minute to go in regulation, Andy Andreoff scored his second of the game to send it to overtime and then to a shootout, where Martin Jones stopped four-of-five shooters and Jordan Weal and Colton Yellow Horn scored for Manchester. For St. John's, O'Dell scored twice and added two assists and Kael Mouillierat recorded a goal and two assists, as well as the only IceCaps' goal in the shootout. Patrice Cormier had a goal and an assist while Eddie Pasquale made 22 saves in his first start since being returned by the Winnipeg Jets.
PREVIOUS MATCHUPS: FEB 16: STJ 5 MCH 3 The IceCaps rebounded from an early 2-0 deficit to down the Monarchs 5-3 at Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester. Carl Klingberg, Aaron Gagnon, Patrice Cormier, Spencer Machacek and Jason Jaffray (into an empty net) scored for the IceCaps, who snapped a five-game losing streak. | FEB 15: MCH 5 STJ 2 The IceCaps lost their fifth straight game in a 5-2 loss to the Monarchs at Verizon Wireless Arena. Brandon Kozun potted two goals including the game-winner, while Tyler Toffoli also had a pair for Manchester. Martin Jones made 22 saves for his second win against the IceCaps this season. Eric O'Dell notched a goal and an assist for St. John's, while Jason Jaffray picked up a power play tally. | JAN 5: MCH 3 STJ 2 (OT) | JAN 4: MCH 3 STJ 2 | NOV 7: MCH 4 STJ 1
STJ: Eric O'Dell 8 PTS (3G, 5A) | Jason Jaffray 5 PTS (2G, 3A) | Carl Klingberg 4 PTS (3G, 1A) | Eddie Pasquale (0-1-1, 3.42 GAA)
MCH: Tyler Toffoli 8 PTS (6G, 2A) | Brandon Kozun 7 PTS (7G) | Linden Vey 7 PTS (7A) | Peter Mannino (2-0-0, 1.46 GAA)
INJURY REPORT: F Jason King (head), F Hunter Tremblay (head), F Ivan Telegin (head), F Ryan Schnell (lower body), F Max Macenauer (undisclosed), and D Ben Chiarot (undisclosed).
QUICK HITS: F Ben Maxwell extended his point streak to four games (2G, 3A) with his second period assist last night… F Eric O'Dell's two goals last night gave him 18 on the season, tops on the club. His four-point effort tied a franchise high, set last season by Patrice Cormier and equaled last month by Kael Mouillierat. O'Dell has 11 points (6G, 5A) in his last seven games, while Mouillierat has 10 points (2G, 8A) in his last four contests… The IceCaps have scored three goals or more in six of their last eight games and four or more in four of their last six contests… The IceCaps have lost five straight games vs. the Monarchs at Mile One Centre dating back to last season. STJ is 6-6-1-1 vs. MCH all-time … STJ is 5-9-1-2 vs. the Atlantic Division… The IceCaps are 8-9-1-1 on Saturday nights this season… F Norm Ezekiel wore number nine in his AHL debut Tuesday night but wore 13 last night. Last season, Ezekiel played for the Barrie Colts (OHL) with IceCaps F Ivan Telegin, Winnipeg Jets prospect F Mark Scheifele, and Manchester Monarchs F Tanner Pearson… In the second of back-to-back games this season, the IceCaps are 9-11-1-0.
TRANSACTIONS: Mar. 1: St. John's (AHL) signs D Josh Godfrey to a PTO | Feb. 27: St. John's reassigns G Chris Carrozzi to Ontario (ECHL) | Feb. 27: Winnipeg (NHL) recalls D Derek Meech from St. John's | Feb. 27: Winnipeg reassigns G Eddie Pasquale and D Julian Melchiori to St. John's | Feb. 22: Winnipeg recalls D Julian Melchiori from St. John's | Feb. 19: St. John's recalls F Norm Ezekiel from Colorado (ECHL)
RECENT ACTION: FEB 24: POR 4 MCH 3 (OT) | The Manchester Monarchs earned five-of-six points last weekend but could not grab the sixth as they fell to the Portland Pirates, 4-3, in overtime in game nine of the VIP Cup, presented by VIP Parts, Tires and Service, at the Cumberland County Civic Center on Sunday afternoon.
QUICK HITS: MCH has won three of its last four games, recording at least a point in each contest… F Brandon Kozun has five multi-point games in his last seven games… F Tyler Toffoli saw his five-game point streak (5-3-8) snapped in a loss last Sunday but scored in last night's win. Toffoli has six goals in six games vs. STJ this season… D Matt Case made his Monarchs debut last Sunday… Former IceCaps G Peter Mannino is 2-0-0 with a 1.46 GAA and a .944 SV% vs. STJ this season but is currently injured and did not make the trip… Forwards Linden Vey, Brandon Kozun and Tyler Toffoli have combined for 22 points in six games vs. STJ this year… D Chris Huxley participated in the IceCaps' training camp in Corner Brook back in October. Huxley was a healthy scratch last night… F Andy Andreoff, who scored twice Friday including the tying goal with 43 seconds left in regulation, scored his first professional goal with the Monarchs in a 4-2 victory against the St. John's IceCaps on April 15, 2012… F Brian O'Neill made his professional debut against the St. John's IceCaps on March 17, 2012… Former NHL defenceman and Boston Bruins general manager Mike O'Connell, Director of Pro Development for the Los Angeles Kings, was in attendance. O'Connell's last visit to St. John's was as head coach of the Providence Bruins back in the early 1990s.
TRANSACTIONS: FEB 27: MCH (AHL) signs F Ian O'Connor and F Kris Belan to PTOs | FEB 22: MCH signs F Hunter Bishop and D Matt Case to PTOs; loans D Matthew Register to Ontario (ECHL)
Listen to every IceCaps game this season online at www.stjohnsicecaps.com by clicking the 'Listen Live' link on the homepage. Play-by-play broadcaster Brian Rogers brings you all the action on the ice, including a pregame show that starts 30 minutes before the drop of the puck.
Fans can also listen on the radio at 930AM This Is Newfoundland Labrador. And, watch all the games streaming live online at www.ahllive.com!


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Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
On November 18, 1978, over 900 members of Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones, died in the largest mass suicide/murder in history by drinking tainted punch. Featuring never-before-seen footage, this documentary promises to deliver a startling new look at the Peoples Temple. We will certainly see this documentary, which is to be released Oct. 20, 2006, or buy the DVD
This movie was so awesome and such a nail biter. Javier Bardem is chilling in this role as the assassin.Added 9 Years Ago from Blockbuster Online


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The 2014 Global Economic Crime Survey is one of the broadest and most comprehensive surveys we have ever conducted on this subject.
The Malaysian cut of the report reveals that economic crime stubbornly persists and even so, Malaysian businesses appear to be underestimating its severity. It highlights the high risk areas under attack within the business and what companies can do to detect and mitigate these risks.
This year, three new categories of economic crime were introduced - procurement fraud, mortgage fraud and human resources fraud - some of which have the potential to impact Malaysian business significantly.
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Every public health patient in Britain would receive a personalised diet and fitness regime under radical plans to cut obesity levels and shift the focus of the medical system from treatment to prevention.
The plans, which may also include personalised sex advice, are the centrepiece of several new measures to be unveiled by the Blair Government in a forthcoming white paper on health.
The proposals, leaked to the Independent on Sunday newspaper, are also expected to call for screening young children to identify those at risk of obesity and related illnesses.
The Blair Government hopes to make health care a key issue in its re-election campaign next year and has already signalled a shift towards preventive medicine. But the Government may not agree to a push to ban smoking in public places.
Opponents are likely to attack the proposals as an example of the "nanny state", but participation in the individual regimes is expected to be voluntary.
Patients will be set specific goals, monitored by their family doctor, only if they volunteer. Doctors will give individualised advice on weight loss, fitness and sex under plans that, if approved by Cabinet, could be in force within four years.
The proposals are be released on November 10 and come as the private sector reports a massive rise in the number of people signing up for weight-loss programs and fitness regimes. Up to 100,000 Britons have reportedly joined private slimming clubs over the past year.
An individual's adherence to a plan is likely to be monitored by doctors via email to save the already over-stretched National Health Service.
Childhood obesity rates have trebled over the past two decades and related illnesses - diabetes, heart disease and hypertension - are soon expected to pass tobacco as the leading cause of premature death.
Health ministers hope the new individual plans will inspire Britons to take greater responsibility for fitness and health.
But senior Government figures appear to be resistant to following Ireland, New York and parts of Australia in banning smoking in public places, on civil libertarian grounds.


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yea, from a stop light, it was a easy kill. 2+ car on him by end of 3rd gear
not sure if it was the new one though but it was a tl- s
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peaceful in his sleep, not screeming like his pasengers in his car
They are decently quick and run with if not beat a stock wrx with your average driver.
stage2 or higher wrx's shouldn't have any trouble though.
I think they are mid-low 14sec @ 100mph or so cars.
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They're pretty nice looking. I've seen a few in blue around my area, sex.
Dont the new TL type-S's have like 290hp? Id think you would have to be at least stage 2 in order to punk one.
F-ing paper racing.
I raced a Audi last night in the rain. It was pretty crazy. We were on the freeway. He would pull on me but never made a car length and then I would keep even with him. I don't know if it was an S4 or a A4 but it was quick
The normal TL runs a Low 15 auto to High 14 manual with the engine that was rated at 270hp, I don't think the Type S will be that much faster, they are 286hp and 256tq.
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My buddy has a 2005 TL with a Comptech S/C. It's pretty quick.
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I can't imagine them doing much to a WRX until higher speeds. I went to AOL Autos (lol, i know) and they have an article on the updated TL/TL-S and it says the TL-S weighs in at 3560 pounds. Couple that with all the weight over the front wheels and I don't see much of a problem when it comes to stock vs stock. A stage 2 WRX would eat this thing alive.


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Planet Buzz, AKA VideoTell, AKA PlanetBuzz.com, a social media directory, is not to be trusted to pay for services rendered. If you are a business, I recommend you not provide your services to them unless you receive full payment first. My experience over three separate projects: you will not get paid.
My business was originally hired to create MyBuzzCode website. We negotiated 50% payment down, and 50% on delivery. I was paid 50% down, and on competition of project, they dropped the project all together. I was told they would send me some additional files to complete the project, however these never came, and weeks went by with no response or final payment. This project was a wash, and businesses time spent on their project did not profit. The completed site, with initial information they provided me, is still sitting on my server.
After some time I was contacted by the owner Dennis Campbell asking if I "was on board" for another project. This time to fix up their main website PlanetBuzz.com. With hesitation I accepted and held several conversations, a few of length, and provided a new quick revision of their older website as requested... what we had labeled as "Website Lipstick".
I was asked to make several changes to the initial design "lipstick", and after three revisions, well over 12 hours of work, and no payment, they again stopped communicating. I finally called and was told directly by the owner Dennis they were busy but would contact me to move forward. Yet weeks went by and no one responded. Later I found out they went with another company to complete this work, which is fine, except that they could have communicated it rather than hiding, ignoring, and not being forthcoming.
Alas this finial project, shame on me for forgiving them and trying once again to provide a good service and move forward despite their previous bad business to business practices. This time I was contacted by the president, and I explained my previous experiences with his company, and bluntly told him my hesitation in providing any services for Planet Buzz. He apologized, and promised on the spot I would be paid for this new project, but they needed me to start immediately, with a two week turn around, in which they for sure pay.
Hindsight twenty-twenty, I regret this deeply, hence my time to write this report. My small business with good intent paid out of pocket for this new website development, having been assured quick turn around and payment. Likewise I extended myself further by creating business cards and slideshow templates, all with very quick turn around, assuring my word was solid and my services prompt. Unfortunately there is not mutual respect with this company.
All monies spent out of my small business pocket for this final project, it's been over 5 months now, and I have been given many excuses why they havent been ready to pay me, and it seems though the internal communication is extremely poor. I've called other individuals within the company, such as Dennis the owner, who replied to me that he didn't know what was going on!?! Again, the completed site, with initial information they provided me, is still sitting on my server.
In summary, I have work three projects, complete two, and have been paid half for the first one. I have requested payment several times, and am at my end. They do not respect the time and efforts of others, do not communicate their intentions when they change, and do not have a clear business path as they have initiated and dropped each of these projects.
I cannot speak for the products they offer, but I can speak loudly about the business and the founders alike. Do not trust them. Do not provide services unless you are paid first in full. Do not expect good communication. Do not expect mutual respect. Do not expect internal business coherence.
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Ohio University scientists have identified genes that may be involved in protecting the kidneys of diabetics from damage, a first step in the development of a drug or therapy for millions of people who suffer from kidney failure as a result of the disease.
The research, presented June 22 at the Endocrine Society annual meeting in Toronto, pinpoints three genes that may play a role in diabetic kidney disease, which affects between 1.5 and 3 million Americans. To understand the roots of this common complication, scientists examined gene function in healthy and sick mice. Earlier studies at Ohio University's Edison Biotechnology Institute found a connection between growth hormone and diabetic kidney disease -- diabetic mice engineered without the growth hormone receptor didn't get kidney disease.
Researchers focused their studies on the genetic structure of these kidneys to find out why they had escaped damage. "We have to look at what genes growth hormone affects because you can't do away with growth hormone itself," said Karen Coschigano, lead author of the recent study. "We don't want to lose the good things that growth hormone does."
For this new study, researchers examined the damaged kidneys of diabetic mice, the healthy kidneys of normal mice and the healthy kidneys of diabetic mice lacking the growth hormone receptor. Scientists noticed that two genes at work in the third group were inactive in the normal mice and in the diabetic mice with kidney disease. And they identified a third gene that was inactive in the mice missing the growth hormone receptor – but active in the other two groups. The finding points to a possible genetic cause of the disease.
Knowing which genes are involved and how they work could be useful in therapy or diagnosis of kidney disease, Coschigano said. Scientists could activate protective genes, for example, or turn off the damage-causing gene.
"The overall idea would be to discover drugs that would regulate these genes," said John Kopchick, co-author of the study and Goll-Ohio Eminent Scholar and professor of molecular and cellular biology.
"Potentially, we could give the diabetic person a recombinant protein derived from the gene as a drug, and if it's early enough, reverse the kidney damage or halt the progression," Coschigano said.
The genes also could help doctors track the health of a diabetic's kidney. "Instead of actually looking at the kidney to see if it's becoming less damaged, we could look at the change in the gene expression," she said.
Kidney disease, which impacts between 10 percent and 21 percent of the 15.7 million Americans with diabetes, often results in kidney failure, according to the American Diabetic Association. Tiny blood vessels in the kidneys that filter waste, chemicals and excess water from the blood become damaged and leaky. When the filtration system breaks down, patients require dialysis or kidney transplants to survive.
Though the study was conducted on mice, Coschigano notes that there is human evidence of the connection between growth hormone and kidney damage. People with acromegaly, a rare disease in which the body produces too much growth hormone, may have a higher incidence of diabetic kidney damage, she said.
In future studies, scientists hope to confirm the genes' roles in kidney health and explore how growth hormone is involved in the process.
The study was funded in part by the Central Ohio Diabetes Association, the State of Ohio's Eminent Scholar Program and Sensus Drug Development Corporation. The Edison Biotechnology Institute is a biomedical genetics institute at Ohio University and part of the Ohio Department of Development's Thomas Edison Program. Kopchick holds an appointment in the College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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1975 Dutch train hostage crisis
|1975 Dutch train hostage crisis
|Wijster, Netherlands
|52°49′N 6°31′E / 52.817°N 6.517°ECoordinates: 52°49′N 6°31′E / 52.817°N 6.517°E
|December 2 – December 14, 1975
Attack type
|Murder, hostage-taking
|Guns / handguns
Non-fatal injuries
|Moluccan youth
|A free South Moluccan Republic (Republik Maluku Selatan)
On December 2, 1975, seven South Moluccan terrorists seized a train with about 50 passengers on board in open countryside near the village of Wijster, halfway between Hoogeveen and Beilen in the northern part of the Netherlands. The hijacking lasted for 12 days and three hostages were killed.
The attackers came from a village (Bovensmilde) where a few years later a primary school was seized. The attackers hid their weapons disguised as presents for the Sinterklaas holiday on December 5.
At the same time, seven other South-Moluccans took hostages in the Indonesian Consulate in Amsterdam.
The South-Moluccans came to the Netherlands for a temporary stay, promised by the Dutch government that they would get their own independent state, Republik Maluku Selatan (RMS). For about 25 years they lived in temporary camps, often in poor conditions. After these years the younger generation felt betrayed by the Dutch government for not giving them their independent state and they started radical actions to draw attention to their case.
Around 7:10 AM the emergency cord was pulled on the local train Groningen-Zwolle. The traindriver, Hans Braam, was immediately murdered. When on the third day the Dutch government had not given the hijackers what they wanted, 22-year-old national serviceman Leo Bulter was murdered and both bodies were thrown out of the train on the rails. That night 14 hostages managed to escape from the train.
The next day young economist Bert Bierling was brought to the doors and shot dead in full view of the police and the military as well as the press. The dead bodies thrown from the train were only allowed to be taken away a couple of days later.
On 14 December the hijackers surrendered. Among reasons for surrender were reports about retaliations on the Moluccan islands and the sub-zero temperatures in and around the train.
The hijackers were convicted to sentences of 14 years. The most fanatical member of the hijackers, Eli Hahury, committed suicide in prison in 1978.
In 2008 a Dutch-language television film was made about this hostage crisis.[1]
See also[edit]
- Attempt at kidnapping Juliana of the Netherlands
- 1975 Indonesian consulate hostage crisis
- 1977 Dutch train hostage crisis
- 1977 Dutch school hostage crisis
- 1978 Dutch province hall hostage crisis
- Bijzondere Bijstands Eenheid
- List of hostage crises
- Terrorism in the European Union


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Don't forget that the huge shoe and handbag sale is happening tomorrow (Saturday, January 28th) at the Arvest Ballpark in Springdale. The sale kicks off at 8 a.m., and you'll want to get there early and snag the really cute stuff. (Early birds get the deals!)
When they say sale, they mean it. ALL the shoes and handbags will only be $10EACH! The selection of more than ONE THOUSAND shoes includes NEW and gently used shoes (men's, women's and children's) which were donated from the best stores and closets in our area. The fundraiser is organized by Ozark Guidance Center, one of our nwaMotherlode sponsors, and the sale will continue only as long as the shoes and bags last.
At this year's event there will also be a raffle which will include a fur jacket and a Chanel purse, among other goodies!
This is definitely a worthy cause. Proceeds from the fundraiser, which is called "Walk a Mile in My Shoes … Sale for Mental Wellness" (Click here for more event details) are going to fund counseling services for kids and adults in Northwest Arkansas.
Because mental illness is not discussed as often as other illnesses, most people don't realize that it affects more people than cancer, heart disease and diabetes. So the money from this fundraiser is incredibly important for our community.
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Resistance training conserves fat-free mass and resting energy expenditure following weight loss
Hunter, Gary R., Byrne, Nuala M., Sirikul, Bovorn, Fernández, José R., Zuckerman, Paul A., Darnell, Betty E., & Gower, Barbara A. (2008) Resistance training conserves fat-free mass and resting energy expenditure following weight loss. Obesity : the Official Journal of the Obesity Society, 16(5), pp. 1045-1051.
Objective: To determine what effect diet-induced 12 kg weight loss in combination with exercise training has on body composition and resting energy expenditure (REE) in premenopausal African-American (AA) and European-American (EA) women.---
Methods and Procedures: This study was a longitudinal, randomized weight loss clinical intervention, with either aerobic (AT), resistance (RT), or no exercise training (NT). Forty-eight AA and forty-six EA premenopausal overweight (BMI between 27 and 30) women underwent weight loss to a BMI <25. Body composition (densitometry), REE (indirect calorimetry), maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), and muscular strength (isometric elbow flexion) were evaluated when subjects were in energy balance.---
Results: AA women lost less fat-free mass (FFM, P 0.05) (47.0 4.6 to 46.9 5.0 kg) than EA women (46.4 4.9 to 45.2 4.6 kg). Regardless of race, RT maintained FFM (P 0.05) following weight loss (46.9 5.2 to 47.2 5.0 kg) whereas AT (45.4 4.2 to 44.4 4.1 kg) and NT (47.9 4.7 to 46.4 5.1 kg) decreased FFM (P 0.05). Both AT and NT decreased in REE with weight loss but RT did not. Significant time by group interactions (all P 0.05) for strength indicated that RT maintained strength and AT did not.---
Discussion: AA women lost less FFM than EA women during equivalent weight losses. However, following weight loss in both AA and EA, RT conserved FFM, REE, and strength fitness when compared to women who AT or did not train.
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