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Two brothers got a lot more than they had bargained for when they broke into a home in Las Vegas de Cerere, province of Limón.
The two teens, 16 and 17, planned to stick up and rob the couple living in the home. One brother had a knife and the other had a firearm.
Unfortunately for them, the owner of the home also had a gun, and he shot one in the head and one in the arm and back. Both brothers died at the scene.
The drama played out about 5:30 a.m. Sunday. The Judicial Investigating Organization did not report any arrest.
There were other weekend deaths. In La Carpio, La Uruca, a 2 a.m. gang fight resulted in a shootout that sent two young men to Hospital México. And two hours later, perhaps as a spin off of the earlier confrontation, a man with the last name of Portoblanco suffered fatal injuries when he and two other persons were attacked. The victim died later at Hospital México from bullet wounds.
In Lomas de Ocloro a 42-year-old man with the last name
of González suffered a fatal knife wound during an argument with another man about 7 p.m. Saturday. A 25-year-old man was detained.
Sunday afternoon about 1:30 p.m. agents based in San Ramón were called to the body of a 20-year-old man in an area known as Santo Sepulcro. He had been stabbed to death. Agents identified him by the last name of Jiménez and said he lived in the area. The body was in a vacant lot. He had been reported missing by his family.
An Atenas man died early Sunday during an argument at a bar. The victim, a 20 year old with the last name of Zeledón died about 1:30 a.m. when the other party in the argument pulled a gun and shot him three times, said agents.
Earlier in La Carpio seven persons attacked a man boarding a bus and stripped him of his cloths and shoes. He suffered three stab wounds and was hospitalized. That incident took place about 7:30 p.m.
Agents also reported that a home in Barrio Jiménez, Guadalupe, was the target of invaders Friday night. About 8:30 p.m., an occupant was leaving the home when robbers took advantage of the open gate to rush into the home. They took a small safe and about $3,000 in cash, agents said.

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recommended to use with the iPad?
Do I need to have wireless Internet service at home for this device to work?
Will the district prevent access to inappropriate websites? Will the iPads be filtered off school grounds?
What about backups?
Students will have access to their Google Drives from their iPad devices. Work that can be synchronized with Google Drive should be stored there and will be available for access from any Internet-enabled computer or tablet device. Part of the students' initial orientation will cover Google Drive use. Students may also share and collaborate on work stored in Google Drive. Students may use iCloud, as well, if they choose, but the District cannot provide support for personally managed iCloud accounts.
Will iPads replace textbooks?
What will happen if a student does not bring his or her iPad to school?
If I withdrawal my child, what must I do?


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Nashi was a drunkard ronin who lived in Otosan Uchi. In 1132 he gave guidance to a group of samurai in their quest of the fabled kolat. [1]
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Wanna know where to find poetry on the Web? The Poetry Foundation asked a few poets where they like to visit. You can read the article titled Poetry Blog-O-Rama on their site, and then tell me a few places for poets and writers that you visit on a regular basis.
On a side note, I'm happy that the poetry community has found another home. Rob Kistener has started a site called Writers Island, with prompts and postings for Tuesdays.


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This option matters for compressible flow only. In this case STAR calculates your inlet mass flow rate basing upon velocity and density you've provided. During the calculations it keeps the mass flow rate constant, but this can be done in two ways: a) adjusting the density (Velocity option, i.e. provided velocity is kept constant); b) adjusting the velocity (Mass flux option, i.e. provided density is kept constant).
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A baby bracelet worn home by a newborn when leaving the hospital 50 years ago.
Dog tags from the Korean War.
Those items and many more were returned to their rightful owners following the arrest of two Pumphouse Road residents charged with stealing them.
Kris Mitchell and Tami Amburgey were arrested on numerous burglary charges following a March 14 traffic stop, according to a news release from the Anderson County Sheriff's Office.
The annual community Easter egg hunt, sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 34 and the city of Lawrenceburg, has been rescheduled for Saturday, March 30 at 1 p.m. at the American Legion fairgrounds.
More than 8,000 eggs will be filled with candy and some prize eggs. Five different age groups will be participating, ages 1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12 and there will be an area for special needs children.
Free pictures with Mr. and Mrs. Bunny will be available for all children. Refreshments will also be provided.
To better serve the public, the library needs more space, according to Library Director Pam Mullins.
A building expansion, to be exact.
One that's necessary, Mullins said, to accommodate patrons who attend children's library programs, as well as to properly shelve children's circulation materials.
With the upcoming fiscal year budget to be set by the end of May, the library board will need to make a decision soon as to what an expansion in 2014 would look like.
Questions remain over who will or won't have to purchase one, but one thing is certain: enforcement of the county's business license ordinance could soon be conducted by the Anderson County Sheriff's Office.
During its meeting last Tuesday night, the Anderson County Fiscal Court held a first reading on the ordinance that included a lengthy debate on whether commercial and residential landlords, and a list of others, should be required to buy a business license.
When you're a Wildcat Princess attending the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament, first you:
Put on a shiny blue wig.
Crown yourself with a tiara.
Wrap a feathered boa around your neck, drape yourself with jewelry and rub a temporary University of Kentucky tattoo on your cheek.
Then you're ready to greet the UK fan populace, as you have been for the last 17 years.
Francine Sloan, a Lawrenceburg resident and member of The Wildcat Princess Club, almost didn't travel to Nashville last weekend.
A female driver, Karen Kerr, 55 of Indiana, was airlifted to the University of Kentucky hospital after her losing control of her vehicle, flipping her car six or seven times before landing in the median.
Kerr was eastbound on the Martha Layne Collins Bluegrass Parkway at about mile marker 52 near the Anderson-Mercer line when she started sliding sideways, Kentucky State Police Trooper Marvin Kelly said Wednesday afternoon.
A driver clipped the front of an Anderson County school bus at about 8 a.m. Tuesday morning at the intersection of Glensboro Road and Mustang Trail, leaving the bus sitting in the turn lane as EMS checked every student and adult for signs of injury.
Officer Clay Crouch of the Lawrenceburg police department said the female driver was allegedly pulling into the left turn lane to head into the Anderson County Middle School entrance and did not see the school bus, consequently clipping the bus's front bumper.
A vehicle caught fire after rear ending another vehicle on a rainy Monday morning, according to Lawrenceburg city police.
The lights at the US 127 intersection in front of Walmart and MainSource Bank were flashing yellow, City Police Chief Chris Atkins said, when two vehicles traveling north on the bypass braked suddenly.
A third vehicle, allegedly affiliated with Walters Buildings of Lawrenceburg, rear ended the black Chevy SUV in front of it, Atkins said.
For the second time in as many years, the Democrat-controlled House in Frankfort is pushing a redistricting plan that would kick state Rep. Kim King (R-Harrodsburg) out of Anderson County.
The plan, which has been approved in the House, calls for Anderson County to become part of the 54th House District, moving it from the 55th and joining it with all of Spencer and a portion of Bullitt counties.
Anderson is now joined with Mercer and a portion of Spencer counties.
Three of the four suspects charged with invading a Citation Drive home, stealing guns and cash and holding two teens at gunpoint pleaded not guilty last Thursday in Anderson District Court.
Andrew Muns, 18, Charles Peach, 18, and Ryan Ashburn, 19, remain behind bars, however, after District Court Judge Donna Dutton rejected their attorneys' arguments to have their bail reduced.
"The bond will remain the same, in light of the severity of the charges," Dutton said.
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|Boston Junior Blackhawks
|Saugus, Massachusetts
|America East Hockey League, IJHL Super Elite
|New England
|Home Arena:
|Kasabuski Memorial Ice Arena
| Red, Black, and White
|Richard Salsman
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|Texas Tornado (NAHL) (higher)
|Franchise history
|Boston Junior Blackhawks
The Boston Junior Blackhawks were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Saugus, Massachusetts. They were a member of the International Junior Hockey League.[1][2][3] The Jr. Blackhawks fielded teams in the America East Hockey League ,IJHL Super Elite League, IJHL Elite League, as well as youth selects and other youth ice hockey levels in other local youth hockey leagues.[4] The Jr. Blackhawks played their home games at the Kasabuski Memorial Ice Arena. The Boston Junior Blackhawks were the affiliate of the Texas Tornado of the Tier II Jr A North American Hockey League.[5]
The Jr. Blackhawks had produced over 300 alumni playing in higher levels of junior ice hockey, Major Jr., NCAA Division I and Division III, and ACHA college programs, and professional hockey, including:[6][7]
- Paul D'Agostino - Evansville IceMen (AAHL
- Lukas Dvorak - ATUS Weiz (Oberliga)
- Kyle McCullough - Brooklyn Aces (EPHL, Bloomington PrairieThunder (IHL)
- Simo Pulkki - SaiPa (SM-liiga)
- Rob LaLonde - Reading Royals (ECHL), Toronto Marlies (AHL)
- ↑ http://ushr.com/news/19980723
- ↑ http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080804/SPORTS05/808040358/-1/SPORTS
- ↑ http://juniorhockeymagazine.com/publication/?i=28453&p=21
- ↑ http://www.wickedlocal.com/swampscott/sports/adult_leagues/x997990323/Quick-Shots-Swampscott-edition
- ↑ http://www.hockeybarn.com/columns/view.htm?article=590
- ↑ http://bostonjrblackhawks.com/page.php?page_id=10112
- ↑ http://juniorhockeymagazine.com/publication/?i=29948&p=11
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Outline | Syllabus | Resources | Mediography
MCM1700R: The Art of Curating
Spring 2012
Dept. of Modern Culture and Media
Brown University
Prof. Mark Tribe
A juried exhibition organized by the students of The Art of Curating, ART//SHOW includes work by graduate and undergraduate students from Brown and RISD. This curatorial project explores the complex interplay between artistic and curatorial practices. To what extent does the art have autonomy and authorship, and to what extent does each piece function as part of a whole as envisioned by the curator? Respecting the vision of each piece, the show presents a varied yet cohesive collection of artworks that are linked more aesthetically than thematically. The materials that make up this exhibition range from the ephemeral — string and light — to the more concrete — steel and wood. Some works are concerned with the personal, some examine systems that structure 21st century life, and several are tongue-in-cheek. The multiple discourses that ART//SHOW spotlights coexist harmoniously, communicating their respective ideologies without speaking over their peers.
Ethan Zisson - ReProduction
Cassie Packard
Hijack the Ratty
Robert Gordon-Fogelson - Way-Finding
Stanislava Chyzhykova - Bikers from Thayer Street
Jessica Liss - Public Possession
Stephanie Teo - Underground Economy
Alessandra Castillo - Resonance
Caroline Washburn- The Language of Abstraction
Maria Krezia - Come Together
Madeleine Luckel - In Context
Evan Finkle - Epic Fail
Ora Star Boncore - Exposed
Yo-E Ryou - Meditation in the Museum
Atilio Barreda - RAINBOW BEAUTY
Maria Krezia - Plug In & Play Van Abbe
Stanislava Chyzhykova - Presentation: Transverse temporal Gyrus, Animal Collective and Danny Perez
Atilio Barreda II - INFORMATION
Evan Finkle - Presentation - Curating [New] Media
Jessica Liss - 54th Venice Biennale - ILLUMInations
Robert Gordon-Fogelson - The 2012 Whitney Biennial
Madeleine Luckel- Without Boundary
Ethan Zisson - Art in the Streets
Alessandra Castillo - Maurizio Cattelan: ALL
Yo-E Ryou - We Are Here
Caroline Washburn- #class
Ora Star Boncore - Art Battles
Maria Krezia, Stanislava Chyzhykova and Yo-E Ryou - Meditation in the Museum
Evan Finkle, Cassie Packard, Robert Gordon-Fogelson - The Bad Gallery
Atilio Barreda , Alessandra Castillo - Rainbow Beauty
Jessica Liss, Madeleine Luckel, Ethan Zisson - Brown Craft & Design Guild: Student Works Sale
Stephanie Teo, Ora Star Boncore, Caroline Washburn - Language of Abstraction
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Sally Fletcher-Murchison is an American ceramic artist who was born in Sacramento,California in 1933. She grew up there and received a BFA in advertising art from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1955. She worked as a designer before moving to Hawaii. She studied ceramics at the University of Hawaii, where she received an MFA in 1966. She has taught at the HawaiPlantilla:Okinai Potters' Guild, the University of Hawaii Lab School, the Hickam Airforce Base Craft Center and the Honolulu Academy of Arts. She is known for her massive hand-built stoneware sculptures that resemble pots, but are nonfunctional. Since the 1990s, she has turned her attention to figurative ceramic sculpture, especially rhinoceroses. It is her avowed intent that these sculptures will help call attention to the mistreatment and extinction of animals.
The Hawaii State Art Museum and the Honolulu Academy of Arts are among the public collections holding work by Sally Fletcher-Murchison.
- Honolulu Advertiser, "'Personalities' surveys humanity's highs, lows", Sunday, September 14, 2003.
- Yoshihara, Lisa A., Collective Visions, 1967-1997, Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1997, 105.
- Murchison, Arthur E., Sally's husband
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2 days to go! Fledglings flock here.(195 Posts)
Babystep 29 highlight's the Ask Flylady page
This week we are in Zone 4 the bathroom & 1 other room. Detailed cleaning list for those that can be bothered here
It's Sunday so Renew your Spirit Day and no missions.
December's monthly habit is Pampering
Flight Plan for today.
Morning. I would like to get back on the flywagon. DP and I did a massive declutter just before Christmas and it has made a massive difference. I am determined to at least try to keep on top of things.
I plan on taking all the decorations down next Saturday. I love the tree and lights, although I may take the cards down before then.
Hope ds starts to feel a bit more settled with a return to his normal routine Bitchy. We have gone back to normal bedtime routines for the dc as they are a nightmare once they are out of their routine.
To do
Small pile of ironing.
S and s
Hoover downstairs
Contemplating a walk with dc
Empty car of rubbish and junk
Make beds - done
Healthy food shop
Washing out
Reload wm
Decorations stay up till 12th night here, I hate putting them away, the house seems so dull without them.
Welcome Whispers and welcome back Doris and Mercury.
Hello Whispers welcome aboard.
Well the alarm went off at 8, but I didn't get out of bed until 9. No point in shocking the system too much?
Laundry on
Dry laundry away.
Washing up
Cat litter changed
Refuse/recycling out
Got DD as a willing-ish helper, so about to crack on with the bedding.
Decorations will probably stay up to 12th night, any earlier and Dd would complain (they only go up on the 21st)
Morning routine done.
Dont let me back if I havent dealt with cat litter and guinea pigs!
Morning all
Lovely and sunny here and planning a walk later. However before then I need to:
- Get everyone dressed and fed
- Hang washing out
- Get DD showered and hair washed (she has a LOT of lovely thick hair that takes FOREVER to wash and dry!)
- Organise sleepover for DD
- Get DD to tidy bedroom so there is room for sleepover friend
- Hoover DD's room
- Get DC to help tidy living room which, to coin Doris' excellent phrase, 'looks like Santa has thrown up over it'
Not sure when decorations will come down here, though cards never quite made it up in the first place . We'll give it a few more days at least as I like the twinkly lights
Back again.
Turns out my 'willing helper' thinks she'll get extra pocket money. She saving up for this
Updated Done
Laundry on
Dry laundry away.
Washing up
Cat litter changed
Refuse/recycling out
DD's winter quilt out of storage
DD's bedding changed (summer quilt goes under bottom sheet as an extra layer)
My bedroom:
Bedding changed
Dusted! And all clutter removed (to lounge )
Having 5 minute break whilst washing machine on spin cycle, then will stick in another small load.
Next job- DD's room <adopts superhero pose>
Morning all, I have had a lovely Christmas most of it being spent with the in laws who hired a farmhouse nearby for Christmas, and spoilt us with great food and treats throughout, the only bit of telly we have watched was gangsta granny and 2 episodes of star wars yesterday, and the rest of the time we have been setting up lego's and downloading apps onto tablets.
We have the eldest stepdaughter and kiddiewinks down today, so im going to cook a roast dinner with the left over turkey from xmas that mil brought over with her yesterday.
And now I also have an entirely new reason to clean house and keep on top of it, after we blitzed round the house yesterday morning for the inlaws, it was all very tidy and clean, (thankfully) dp popped out for a cig. Who happened to turn up unannounced? only the frigging landlord! to collect his post !!, he actually seemed very nice, said how nicely we had done the place up and then asked if we had seen the loft, dp was a little bit honest and said he had popped his head in, to which he replied that we were welcome to use it if we wanted, it has a double and single bed in there if we had any guests etc and that the only reason its not in tenancy agreement is because of the stairs. So of course dp is already talking (not to the landlord yet) about insulating it properly and fixing things etc. And I'm already planning how were going to sort ds1s room out into a nursery, for impending baby when fertility comes back.
So now we have a fourth bedroom :D Just feeling a bit more la-dee-da now, lol, going from a council estate with a 2 bed housing association house, to a very lovely estate without a council house in sight which has 4 bedrooms , oh if only my old stuck up neighbours next door could see me now!! Not that there is anything wrong with council houses etc, its just that now that I am out of my old estate, I can see it for what it is. And lets just say that actually I think it may just have been one of the roughest estates in my old town. I have never seen a police car on the street I'm on now and on my old estate it was at least a weekly occurrence and if a certain person was around at least a thrice daily occurrence.
And my uni things came through yesterday as well! so now I am officially a student!
Hope everyone else is well and had a good Christmas
So ds was up every 2 hrs from the 10:30pm he actually settled down to sleep last night. And then got up for the day at 5am <sobs> but we did manage to have a long chat and got to the bottom of some of his worries. Changing clubs for training and a detention he has when he goes back to school. At 6:30am I threw a hissy fit and stomp my foot and sort out getting some sleep. Had hoped to get up at 10am but didn't wake until nearly 11am at which point ds served me scrambled egg and a cup of coffee. thankfully he also seems to be in a better mood and ready for today's adventures. And apparently he also went back to sleep.
Needless to say today will involved bitchy's special brew.
<leaves vat on naughty corner bar for all those who need it>
Oh and just because I love you all here is the joke that ds decided to tell me at 5am this morning. For a ds joke it has improved in standard.
There were three boys in detention at school, a boy called zip, a boy called willie and a boy called wee. The teacher had to leave the room for a moment. Zip hid on top of a cupboard, willie hid in a drawer and wee just ran around in cicles. Teacher walked back in the room and shouted "zip down, willie out and wee in the corner"
Gossip - that sounds like a great start to a new year . Nothing wrong with feeling a bit 'la-di-da' either. I only have three bedrooms here. <doffs cap>
Ooh, and you have made me realise that I am also officially a student again now, as I have paid for my OU course now, which starts in Feb. <excited>
Welcome to Whispers (love that book, by the way, particularly that line!). And welcome back to Doris and Mercury.
Goth - you are steaming ahead with your lists today! My DC loved the 'How to Train Your Dragon' books, btw.
Engels - Jan birthday here too. Can be a tricky time of year to have a birthday.
Oops, battery is running low, so have to dash. Waves to everyone I've missed out. Eustacia - have you done the cat litter and guinea pigs yet? <stern look>
Slept in till 9am today!
To do :
Guest crisis clean
Get DS1 out of the front door
Watched that film with ds yesterday goth !
bitchy at least your ds has a sense of humour
even if he does have to be up at 5.30am to demonstrate it . Hope you have a better night tonight.
<waves at mercury, doris and whispers>
sounds like a lovely christmas gossip
of studying toffee and mercury. I'd love to do further study ins Literature and Creative Writing.
feet well done on the run. Am signing up for my May 10k later and will look and see what else I can do inbetween.
Ta da
rubbish out
one load washing away
one load washing done and drying
one load washing on
cleaned coffee table
sorted ds toys a bit
showered and did hair
paper recycling sorted
cleaned hairbrush
made beds
phew! Got really annoyed at dh sitting on his arse all morning while I sorted the house. Still, he's just finished making tiramasu and is putting lamb on. ILs will be here in an hour or so. Am wathcing The Gruffalo for the first time with DS. Thinking about writing thank you cards - DS got so many presents and ama lready starting to forget who gave what.
To do
Small pile of ironing - done
S and s -done
Hoover downstairs - dp doing
Coursework sad - about to start
Contemplating a walk with dc - done was great
Empty car of rubbish and junk
Make beds - done
Healthy food shop - doing tomorrow
Dw - done
Washing out - done
Reload wm - done
I have come on to report my progress/ procrastinate before starting my work. I feel so much better for actually getting stuff done rather than just thinking about it!
Ds' joke is great Bitchy - I am going to share it with my DS later I think it will really appeal to him. He is 7 and finds anything he considers to be rude hilarious
Gossip what are you studying at uni? <nosey>
Engels that sounds a bit like my dp (although I am letting him off today as he didn't get in from work until 5am.) Home made tiramisu sounds lovely - enjoy.
Hmm I don't think I can waste any more time idling on here bbl when I have completed some work - have a good afternoon all.
popping in beofre getting properly on it in Jan. I did a lot of work on clearing the junk pile next to my side of the bed! Then christmas day happened ....
sorry ignore my post need to renamechange
On a roll... Want to see if we can fill a 2nd thread
Updated Done
Laundry on
Dry laundry away.
Washing up
Cat litter changed
Refuse/recycling out
2nd load laundry done
My bedroom:
Bedding changed
Dusted! And all clutter removed
DD's bedroom
Winter quilt out of storag
Bedding changed
Majority of toys away
Quick go through clothing, 1 carrier bag read for recycling
Dd & DH playing BopIt, ha they can't beat my high score
Stopping for a
MN then onto the lounge.
I have washed my car it was disgusting and took too buckets of soapy water to clean all the muck off. How I hadn't been stopped for covered number plate I don't know. Now all i need to do is finish clearing it out and hoover it... <boak> kids, long distance traveling neither are good for cars.
Goth - wow, what a list! (I like the casual 'All clutter removed' from your bedroom list - that would take me several days!).
Bitchy - love your DS's joke . Well done on car cleaning.
Enviable lists also from Mercury and Engels.
Most of my day seems to have been spent dealing with DS1, so not much Flying done so far. The change in routine has really messed him up. Managed to get him out to the local park for about five minutes today, but not without a struggle (partly physical because he physically fought me to stop me turning off the computer and I had to push him off me). Praised him for getting out and deliberately ignored the fact that he was just sitting there, not skateboarding. Then made him tidy up his room once home and have a bath. And eat lunch. The next mission is to get him to wash his hair (which he was meant to do in the bath) and to get dressed.
I feel so discouraged after all the progress he made. Hopefully, he can draw on his memories of what he achieved before in order to build up his confidence again - something I reminded him of today.
Operation Crisis Cleaning is beginning shortly. Might need a to spur me on.
Dd appeared at midnight last night saying she felt sick. We organised a bucket, and then she slept in my bed whilst dh decamped another room. However she slept fine and is not sick...soo...another day has turned out with a rather disorganised start...Ds2 woke us up screaming he had lost the red bucket (the one we use to avoid him peeing on the seat)...and so forth...
Bitchy I love your joke. I am NOT going to tell that to ds2, I think he would repeat it to anyone he met for the next few years.
Three men/boys out of the house (off to a football match with a friend of ds2's)
organised numerous hats scarves thermal vests gloves that matched and fitted respective parties
cooked early lunch before they left, lamb and rice
more slobbing around in my pjs! although I did get the boys dressed very quickly
another wash in
dw loaded
table wiped again
Now I am going to TRY TRY TRY AND DEAL WITH MY HORRENDOUS BEDRoom...(although the rest could do with just as much attention)
<arf> at Swan's DS 'losing the red bucket', DH woke me last night by saying 'drench' in his sleep.
Done for now
Hall vacuumed
Dusted in lounge
Bag of stuff handed to DD with instructions to put away (haven't looked yet)
Vacuumed lounge & kitchen
DD now watching Charlie & Lola DVDs, while I cabbage before starting dinner.
half bedroom!
stopping for a cup of tea
my children are behaving (in terms of physical inactivity) as you describe, most of the time. Dd has been lying in bed all day, and starting screeching she was sooo soo hungry and could I bring her lunch in bed. No. (lunch is still sitting on the stove top from 12/30 when she said she wasn't hungry) Everyone is just overwhelmed by tiredness malaise post term collapse - I don't think it strikes younger children quite so hard as they are still hardwired to want to get up and run around all the time
I think you did brilliantly to get your ds up and to the park, and I often have those physical struggles to switch off electronic devices. I realise that once it has cut out they are fine, it is just that transition which makes them react.
The mistake is to get dressed and start working oneself, as then one realises how incredibly lazy everyone else is, loafing around all day in their pjs
I still haven't got dressed
Up later than planned but Ta da
Tidied away cards, left over wrapping paper, the extra presents.
Cleaned kitchen sides
Swept floor
3 x w/m
3x t/d
Hoovered hall and landing
Tidied top landing
Located 2 iPads which had been missing for 3 weeks! Tidying along the way.
We went out to stretch our legs to a wood with the boys and dog, 3 hrs later we left. The boys had a whale of a time, playing 'it', running about, build a camp, have a go on a swing rope. DS2 cried earlier because he didn't want to go -- and leave his beloved computer--, but yet had the most fun out all of us.
Goth we love "How to training your dragon" in this house, in fact hoping to take the boys to this when comes to Uk later this year.
Was hoping to go to the shops today, as have an empty fridge, but as we were out longer than anticipated, I am going to try and magically make something for dinner!!!!
Merry at the risk of sounding like an overexcited teenager OMG!!!!!!
DD is watching the film again. A live show would blow her mind.
I would like to say we are being invaded by dragons, but it happened long before DD came along. When she was a baby and laid on the sofa we used to cocoon her in a long IKEA dragon.
You are so right, Swan - I should have continued lazing around, then Ds1's inertia wouldn't seem so bad . I'm comforted to hear of your household's similar inertia.
Have managed a crisis clean, although it's still ongoing. Kitchen, dining room and sitting room tidied, mopped and hoovered. Took hours. Am moving upstairs next. Still haven't reached our bedroom. Thought tomorrow's visitor might cancel because of transport issues, but she just phoned to say she will definitely be coming. Thank goodness I made a start of cleaning up.
Well done Buddha!
Dh has just rung up to say the parents of a friend of ds2 he met at football match has invited him and the two boys round for a drink! Yay! I am so pleased that they are all getting some social life (a friend of mine I may add, just that they always go to the same football stadium) and I have another hour to hoover my bedroom [festive sad person]
Dd is still lurking in her room but she seems to have finally got dressed and is singing loudly! I fear she is going to be up again till midnight at this rate.
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The (cost-)effectiveness of an individually tailored long-term worksite health promotion programme on physical activity and nutrition: design of a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of disability and mortality in most Western countries. The prevalence of several risk factors, most notably low physical activity and poor nutrition, is very high. Therefore, lifestyle behaviour changes are of great importance. The worksite offers an efficient structure to reach large groups and to make use of a natural social network. This study investigates a worksite health promotion programme with individually tailored advice in physical activity and nutrition and individual counselling to increase compliance with lifestyle recommendations and sustainability of a healthy lifestyle.
The study is a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial with the worksite as the unit of randomisation. All workers will receive a standard worksite health promotion program. Additionally, the intervention group will receive access to an individual Health Portal consisting of four critical features: a computer-tailored advice, a monitoring function, a personal coach, and opportunities to contact professionals at request. Participants are employees working for companies in the Netherlands, being literate enough to read and understand simple Internet-based messages in the Dutch language.
A questionnaire to assess primary outcomes (compliance with national recommendations on physical activity and on fruit and vegetable intake) will take place at baseline and after 12 and 24 months. This questionnaire also assesses secondary outcomes including fat intake, self-efficacy and self-perceived barriers on physical activity and fruit and vegetable intake. Other secondary outcomes, including a cardiovascular risk profile and physical fitness, will be measured at baseline and after 24 months.
Apart from the effect evaluation, a process evaluation will be carried out to gain insight into participation and adherence to the worksite health promotion programme. A cost-effectiveness analysis and sensitivity analysis will be carried out as well.
The unique combination of features makes the individually tailored worksite health promotion programme a promising tool for health promotion. It is hypothesized that the Health Portal's features will counteract loss to follow-up, and will increase compliance with the lifestyle recommendations and sustainability of a healthy lifestyle.
Trial registration
Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN52854353.
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of disability and mortality in most Western countries. CVD causes nearly half of all deaths in Europe (49%)
According to a survey in European Union countries in 2002, 56% of the Dutch population over 15 years was insufficiently physically active for health
The results of a recent meta-analysis on cohort studies indicate that fruit and vegetable consumption is inversely associated with the occurrence of coronary heart disease. The risk of coronary heart disease decreased by 4% for each additional portion of fruit and vegetables per day
The imbalance between PA and nutrition is an important cause of overweight and obesity, which in turn are important risk factors for CVD
Worksite health promotion
In the prevention of cardiovascular disease, lifestyle behaviour changes are of great importance. Worksites have specific features that make them a promising place for health promotion. Worksites offer an efficient structure to reach large groups, enable the introduction of social support, and make use of a natural social network for peer support
Literature shows contradictory results of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) on worksite health promotion programmes (WHPPs). A recent systematic review concluded that there is strong evidence for effectiveness of WHPP, based on two RCTs with a small effect on exercise behaviour and on energy expenditure
The overall picture emerges that WHPP may increase PA and improve nutritional intake among targeted groups, depending on the critical features of the interventions. Amongst others, as success factors of WHPP have been identified: (1) interventions tailored to the individuals' readiness for exercise adoption, (2) programmes that integrate specific components (nutrition, smoking, PA) into a combined approach, and (3) linking individual approaches to environment and policy conditions
In contrast, three factors have been identified as greatest risks for ineffective WHPP: (1) a low, selective participation, (2) lack of adherence to the WHPP, and (3) an intervention effort too short for sustainable change in behaviour
In conclusion, previous WHPPs have shown contradictory results. Studies are needed on a WHPP that counteracts the three main factors for ineffectiveness.
In the study protocol described in this article, a long-term WHPP will be evaluated that adds the following four critical features to a traditional WHPP: (1) a computer-tailored advice on PA and diet (to increase awareness and adherence to the WHPP) (2) insight in progress over time on health-related behaviours (to increase adherence to the WHPP, compliance with the lifestyle recommendations and sustainability of a healthy lifestyle), (3) continuous feedback and support through monthly e-mails (personal coach) for 12 months (to increase adherence to the WHPP and compliance with and sustainability to the lifestyle recommendations), and (4) opportunities to seek personal advice from a variety of professionals (to increase adherence to the WHPP).
The aim of this pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial is to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a new investigator-driven WHPP with individually tailored advice in PA and nutrition and individual counselling to increase compliance with the lifestyle recommendations and sustainability of a healthy lifestyle.
Study design and population
The study is a single blind pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial with the worksite as the unit of randomisation. The (evaluation of the) intervention is targeted at the individual level. The study population consists of workers in companies that offer a standard WHPP to their employees, as provided by an organisation specialized in health management (LifeGuard Inc., Utrecht). Eligibility criteria for individual workers in the study are: 1) paid employment, 2) working at least 12 hours a week, and 3) being literate enough to read and understand simple e-mail and Internet-based messages in the Dutch language. All participants are blinded to the type of intervention. Data collection starts in September 2007 and will continue until August 2010. Participants will be requested to fill out a questionnaire at baseline and after 12 and 24 months. A physical examination (the 'health check') will take place at baseline and after 24 months. The study design and participant flow are shown in Figure
Figure 1
Flow of participants through the trial
Flow of participants through the trial.
Within each company, units will be randomised by a researcher not involved in the study, based on a table of random numbers (SAS command Ranuni). Within each company, worksites with comparable work activities and a comparable number of workers will be randomly allocated to the intervention or the control group. Subsequently, workers within each unit will be asked to participate in the study, presented as an evaluation study of different types of WHPP. All participants from one worksite will be randomised together rather than individually because individual randomisation may lead to contamination of the control group. Written informed consent at individual level is collected after agreement of the employer and randomisation at cluster level. Since it is deemed not possible within companies to withheld participation in a WHPP, workers within the control group will receive a standard WHPP.
Standard program
The standard WHPP consists of:
1) A questionnaire to assess, among other things, PA level and fruit and vegetable intake.
2) A health check to assess weight, length, total blood cholesterol level, blood pressure, resting heart rate, body mass index (BMI), percentage of body fat, and predicted maximal oxygen uptake.
3) Advice of the provider's personnel, based on the outcomes of the questionnaire and health check. In addition, workers with a high total cholesterol level or high blood pressure will be referred to their general practitioner.
4) Access to a restricted part of the Health Portal on Internet, containing general information on health and health-related behaviours. The individual results on the questionnaire and health check are also retrievable through this web site.
On top of the standard WHPP the intervention group will have full access to the personalized Health Portal on Internet. The Portal contains four critical features: a computer-tailored advice, a monitoring function, a personal coach, and opportunities to contact professionals at request.
Computer-tailored advice
Participants will receive a computer-tailored advice to increase awareness of their lifestyle
After baseline measurements the participant in the intervention group will receive an email with the notification that a personal advice is available on the Health Portal. Considering the answers on the questionnaire filled out at baseline a personal advice on PA, fruit and vegetable consumption, and fat intake will be generated. The advice aims to increase adherence to the intervention and to motivate the participant to engage in PA and a healthy diet, and consists of the following parts:
1) Personal feedback: feedback on to what extent the recommendations on PA and dietary intake are met.
2) Action feedback: feedback on the specific barrier attributed by the participant as most important to not meeting the recommendations. The advice also contains opportunities to link to further information on the Health Portal and provides tips on how to meet the guidelines.
If one meets the recommendations, only the personal feedback is provided. See Figure
Figure 2
Example of the flow to a computer tailored advice
Example of the flow to a computer tailored advice.
Monitoring function
Second, a monitoring function is integrated in the Health Portal to increase adherence to the intervention programme and consequently increase compliance with the lifestyle recommendations and sustainability of healthy behaviour. Recent studies have shown that people who want to change their lifestyle should be encouraged to regularly monitor their progress in adopting a new behaviour
With the monitor function individual progress charts on self-reported weight, BMI, PA, and fruit and vegetable intake will be generated. The results of the baseline measurements will be used as starting point. The frequency of the use of this monitoring function is at the discretion of the participant. After 12 months the progress will be evaluated and communicated as part of the intervention. See Figure
Figure 3
Example of the flow to a progress chart (monitoring function)
Example of the flow to a progress chart (monitoring function).
Personal Coach
The third critical feature of the Portal is a personal coach who will give continuous feedback and support through monthly emails. As like the monitoring function, this feature is part of the Health Portal to increase adherence to the intervention programme and to motivate participants to comply with the lifestyle recommendations and/or to maintain a healthy lifestyle. A previous study found promising results of individualized, interactive support for behaviour change on lifestyle
Three groups of participants will be distinguished, based on Health Portal use and lifestyle. First, participants who do meet the recommendations on PA and/or fruit and vegetable intake at baseline will receive automatically generated emails with support to maintain their healthy lifestyle. Second, those not meeting the recommendation and not using the Health Portal will receive a reminder, a single question whether they have changed their behaviour and an invitation to use the monitoring function. Last, participants who use the monitoring function, but did not meet the recommendation at baseline, will receive a personal, not automatically generated, email with feedback on the data imported in the monitor.
If the participant does not want to receive the monthly emails, he can indicate this on the Health Portal.
Contact with professionals
The fourth feature is the opportunity to seek personal advice from a variety of professionals. By sending a message via the Health Portal participants can consult several experts such as a personal coach, a physiotherapist, or a dietician. This function is added to the Portal to increase adherence to the intervention programme.
The complete Health Portal will be offered for 12 months. After 12 months the monthly contact by a personal coach will be terminated, but access to the Portal will remain throughout the project.
Primary outcomes
Physical activity
PA level will be assessed by the self-administered short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)
Both categorical and continuous indicators of PA will be calculated. By multiplying the metabolic-equivalent (MET) intensity for each activity with the weekly duration (in minutes) spent on each activity, the continuous measure (MET-minutes per week) will be calculated as recommended in the IPAQ scoring protocol
Fruit and vegetables
Fruit and vegetable intake will be assessed by means of a self-administered nine-item validated Dutch Food Frequency Questionnaire
Total fruit consumption and total vegetable consumption will be calculated in grams. The total scores will also be used to determine compliance with the recommendations of an average of 200 grams of fruit and 200 grams of vegetables a day.
Secondary outcomes
Self-efficacy concerning PA and fruit and vegetable intake will be determined by asking how confident participants are to engage in PA and fruit and vegetable consumption in the next month, rated on a Likert scale between 1 (certainly) and 5 (certainly not)
Perceived barriers
Perceived barriers concerning PA and fruit and vegetable intake will be assessed, by asking for the most important barrier to engage in these behaviours. The question on barriers to engage in PA has the following answer categories: not enough time/too busy, do not enjoy sports, too expensive, tired, fear of injury, no facilities at home, no facilities in direct environment, lack of a partner to exercise with, health problems, unsafe environment, and no barriers. The question on barriers concerning fruit and vegetable intake has the following categories: not enough time/too busy, not tasty, too expensive, no facilities at work to buy fruit and/or vegetables, no availability in the shops in the home environment, and no barriers.
Fat intake
Fat intake will be assessed by means of a self-administered 35-item validated Fat list covering 19 (groups of) food products. Participants will be asked about the frequency of food items during the last month with fixed categories. For each of the 19 categories a fat score, ranging from 0 (lowest fat intake) to a maximum varying from 3 to 5 points (highest fat intake), will be determined. Scores on the Fat list are presented in points instead of grams of fat, as only the most important saturated fat sources were included in the questionnaire
Cardiovascular risk profile and physical fitness
The risk profile for cardiovascular events will be assessed by the SCORE (Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation) system, taking into account the following risk factors: sex, age, smoking, total cholesterol level, and systolic blood pressure
In addition to these measures length and body weight will be measured to determine BMI (kg/m2). Waist circumference and thickness of three skin folds (i.e. men: pectoralis major, abdomen, quadriceps; women: triceps, crista iliaca, quadriceps) will be measured to calculate body fat percentage.
A submaximal exercise test on a bicycle ergometer will be conducted to predict maximal oxygen uptake, according to the American College of Sports Medicine's (ACSM) protocol, using three-minutes stages and terminates at approximately 80% of the age predicted maximum heart rate. The initial test workload will depend on age, sex, and exercise status. The maximum number of workload stages is four, and the minimum test time is nine minutes. Participants will be asked to pedal with a frequency of 60 revolutions per minute (rpm). During the test, heart rate will be recorded, and used to predict maximal oxygen uptake (Vo2max). All the physical measurements will be done according to the guidelines for exercise testing of the ACSM
Confounding variables
Possible confounders include demographics, smoking behaviour, and general health. The demographic variables of importance are age, ethnicity, educational level, sex, and marital status. Smoking is defined as current smoking status. General health will be assessed using the Short Form-12 questionnaire
Process evaluation
In the non-response analysis the following characteristics of (non)participants will be considered: age, sex, education, job title. In addition, enterprise size (number of employees) and history of health promotion activities in the company will be considered.
Adherence and Sustainability
Adherence to the intervention programme will be analysed in relation to compliance with lifestyle recommendations on PA and on fruit and vegetable intake, and in relation to sustainability of a healthy lifestyle. As markers of adherence to the intervention programme, the frequency of visiting the Health Portal, duration of stay on the Portal and frequency of contacts with professionals and personal coach will be registered. This will be done for the full Health Portal, as well as separately for the different parts of the Health Portal.
In addition, characteristics of participants (demographic variables, lifestyle at baseline, job, social support from colleagues and friends, and Internet availability at home) will be analysed as to subgroups with the best adherence to the intervention programme, compliance with the lifestyle recommendations, and sustainability of a healthy lifestyle.
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The cost-effectiveness analysis will be performed from a societal perspective as well as a company perspective. The following direct costs will be determined: cost price of the standard WHPP, costs for the Health Portal and direct costs of medical consumption. Direct costs of medical consumption will be based on frequency of contacts with a variety of health professionals and average remuneration fee, assessed by an adapted version of the Dutch Trimbos and iMTA Questionnaire on Costs Associated with Psychiatric Illness (TiC-P)
The indirect costs will be based on assessment of days with loss of productivity at work due to health problems and productivity loss due to sickness absence, using the Dutch productivity and disease questionnaire (PRODISQ)
In a second step cost-effectiveness ratios will be calculated on two measures of health: general health and the SCORE risk profile for cardiovascular events.
Sensitivity analysis
The sensitivity analysis will start with the analysis of the effectiveness of the intervention in specific subgroups, most notably those workers with a low physical activity level, with a low intake of vegetables and fruit, and with a high body mass index. A sensitivity analysis will also be performed on the individual cost-effectiveness ratios by means of bootstrapping. This part of the sensitivity analysis will be used to determine the minimum level of effectiveness required to make the Health Portal more cost-effective than the standard WHPP.
Sample size
The assumptions for the power calculations were: an intra-cluster correlation of 0.05 (as observed in a previous cluster RCT in companies
Statistical analysis
An intention-to-treat analysis will be used with last available information carried forward to missing data in subsequent measurements. A multilevel linear regression model with repeated measurements will be used (SAS proc Mixed) for continuous outcomes and a hierarchical logistic regression (SAS proc Genmod) for dichotomous outcomes. The effect of self-efficacy, environmental determinants, Portal use, and drop-out during follow-up on primary and secondary outcome measures will be evaluated for their potentially differential effects.
Although the discriminatory power will be limited, an analysis will be carried out as to which subgroups participate in the WHPP and the Health Portal and which subgroups have the best adherence to the lifestyle recommendations (age, sex, education, ethnicity).
In addition, preliminary analyses will be performed for workers with cardiovascular complaints and workers with obesity in order to evaluate whether these subgroups are more or less amendable to changing their lifestyle.
In this study protocol the design of a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial on worksite health promotion is presented. The study is designed to evaluate the (cost)effectiveness of an individually tailored long-term worksite health promotion programme on PA and nutrition. It is hypothesized that the unique combination of critical features (a computer-tailored advice, a monitor function, a personal coach, and the opportunity to contact professionals at request) counteracts the main factors for ineffective WHPP (lack of participation, adherence to the WHPP and sustainability), and leads to a change in lifestyle. By conducting an extensive process evaluation we gain insight into the effective elements of worksite health promotion. By registering several process variables it is possible to find out if participants with a higher adherence to the (separate parts of the) WHPP are more likely to comply with the lifestyle recommendations.
With the health check as starting point for the WHPP, it is aimed to increase participation. The Health Portal's critical features are aimed to counteract loss to follow-up, and increase adherence to the intervention programme, compliance with lifestyle recommendations, and sustainability of a healthy lifestyle. Because of the long-term follow-up, sustainability of healthy behaviour will be facilitated.
The cost-effectiveness of the extensive Health Portal will be compared to the cost-effectiveness of the standard WHPP.
In conclusion, this study evaluates a promising intervention on healthy behaviour and results will provide insight into cost-effectiveness and the effective elements of WHPP.
Competing interests
SR declares that she has no competing interests. AB has advised LifeGuard Inc. with respect to validity and reliability of questionnaires on working conditions, work ability, medical consumption and productivity losses in past. FB is Research and Development director at LifeGuard Inc.
Authors' contributions
AB and FB originated the idea for the study and its design. AB was responsible for acquiring the grant for the study. SR further developed the described intervention protocol and will be responsible for data collection, data analysis, and drafting of the final research report. The authors participated in discussing the design of the study and developing the research protocols. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) funds this study. ZonMw project number: 62300039.
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The only player who obviously was not wanted back at any cost was Pollard. And looking at his history, it's a disturbing pattern...one that likely will continue. As for his play on the field, I was never really high on him, so I really have no idea who you are referring to with that...he still has many believers on this board...I was never one of them.
And McKinnie was put back in only because of injury...not some result of players standing up to the coach.
As for us not winning another for 12 years...maybe, but it won't be the result of us not wanting any part of Bernard Pollard.Although Walsh's system of offense can compensate for lack of talent; however, defense is a different story. According to Walsh, talent on defense was essential and could not be compensated for. What did Walsh do in 1981? He acquired physical and talented players on defense.
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Considering that most of our major losses happened on Defense, I am willing to say that we will be even better this year on D than last year. Yes we lost leadership but I also think that "Harbs and Co" which include Ozzie know more about the Ravens staff than I do to put the right pieces together. The past 5 years have shown it.
Kudos to Q for not shying away from the subject to actually talk about it a tad bit.
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People just don't want to believe that the story is true for some reason. Now you have a respected player like Boldin coming out and admitting that some players handled it unprofessionally.
What more do you want?
John Harbaugh salvaged the situation as long as he needed to, to the best of his abilities, until he got the ring and now he doesn't have to put up with it. He REALLY doesn't have to put up with it from players who don't move the needle. On the field.
Gangster. I keep telling you guys. Show up to his Godson's baptism and kill his father the same day. They bucked at Harbaugh and they dissed Flacco. Now, Harbaugh and Flacco have all of the stroke and control of the locker room is shifting.
Quite normal actually."Please take with you this final sword, The Excellector. I am praying that your journey will be guided by the light", Leon Shore
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Two things are bothersome enough to complain about, to me.
First, while columnist are allowed to have opinions, it crosses the line when they come up with speculation, and then in a later story treat the speculation as fact.
The idea that Harbaugh was upset by Pollard, and so upset that he cut him for his outspoken nature, is speculation, not fact. You can't go to Pollard and present it as fact in order to get a quote out of him, and then use the quote to further create the illusion that they are reporting fact.
I have to believe they've hurt Pollard reputation around the league...based on what? And maybe they've hurt Harbaugh's too, if players who might want to come here start believing that Harbaugh's locker room is divisive and he cuts guys he doesn't like.
Maybe that's overblown, and maybe there's no reason to get upset, but if I were in the shoes of Harbaugh or Pollard, I wouldn't be happy.
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I wish Boldin and Pollard were still on the team.Boldin would have been a FA after this next season so they would just had to have juggled the cap for 2013, and they could have drafted a SS this upcoming draft as a future replacement for Pollard. One thing you can say about those two is that every time they stepped on the field you knew that they were going to give you everything they had.
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I think speculation is part of forming your opinion and thus, opinion pieces. They are hired to do so. As long as they aren't pulling facts out of their ass, and the conclusions are logical, I don't have a problem with it. The "mutiny" stuff that Florio has brought up has never actually been presented as fact...he is going off what his sources have told him and what looks logical based on what happened. It is not illogical to come to his conclusion and I don't think it's wrong for him to present it as what he believes.
As for Pollard...well, I think a lot more of his reputation damage has to do with him being run out of town 3 times in 7 years and his play on the field than this nonsense. He got a job in less than a week of being cut. I'm sure he is pissed and probably is looking at this as a reason for him not getting the deal he wanted, but even if that stuff never happened, I find it hard to believe that a team would lock itself into a deal longterm for a guy who has obviously not been a favorite of 3 head coaches in that short of a period of time.
In no way am I saying he shouldn't be upset, but I also don't think it means much as players find any and every reason to be upset at their former teams after being cut. Maybe next time he shouldn't be in the words of a former teammate who put their name next to their quote..."unprofessional" when taking issue with stuff from his coach.
As for Harbaugh...I don't think he cares. This is not harming his reputation and as the offseason has worn on, players are extremely happy to come and play here and for him. He doesn't care, he wanted him out, and he got what he wanted...and as long as we pay guys, they will come here because Harbaugh is a proven winner. There are a lot more coaches who have done a lot worse to players but still have players respect and they want to play for...the guy in New England, Parcells, Coughlin, etc...hell his brother as well.
I've seen nothing...nothing to suggest that this will affect players opinion of Harbaugh as supported by the free agents that we've gone after coming here. As for Pollard's feelings and reputation, I don't care, he isn't a Raven anymore. I wish him the best, but I am not shedding a tear for the guy.
JMHO.Although Walsh's system of offense can compensate for lack of talent; however, defense is a different story. According to Walsh, talent on defense was essential and could not be compensated for. What did Walsh do in 1981? He acquired physical and talented players on defense.
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Who cares if they are opinion writers or reporters, if they put something out there in print, they should be subject to the scrutiny it deserves.
Some of you guys get so defensive about perceiving people to be so defensive :)
Re: Q Gives His Take on Mutiny-GateAlthough Walsh's system of offense can compensate for lack of talent; however, defense is a different story. According to Walsh, talent on defense was essential and could not be compensated for. What did Walsh do in 1981? He acquired physical and talented players on defense.
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People expect PFT to be journalism and nothing more. It's very own header says its a news AND rumor site.
So when folks get uptight when they talk about the rumor du jour and apply journalistic standards, I just laugh.
I've been reading PFT since its inception. Florio is very well connected, more so than the ESPN talking heads and has been very accurate when his stories are reporting on news.
I think most fans simply read the Ravens stuff and not the rest. If they read all of his stuff (and his writers), they'd realize he's just as fair (or unfair) to the 31 other teams.


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Does this count as working/do I need to declare it for tax?(43 Posts)
I have a 9 month old, and am not going back to work until she is 1, but a friend with an 8 month old is going back to work next week. I offered to look after him as she was really worried about leaving him with strangers, so we have agreed that for the 2 days a week I will take my DD to her house for the 8 hours and look after them both there. She said she will give me £50 per week as she doesn't want to feel she's taking advantage, and also knows I have been a bit tight on money (am a single mum)
Does this count as work or is it just babysitting as it's nothing formal?
You are being given money to perform a service. This is called "working" and the money is taxable. You cannot pretend it's anything else, or make up some lie about doing it for free and being "given a present".
There are plenty of rules and regulations that could completely destroy this arrangement. As far as the child minding goes, probably better to keep quiet.
As far as the income goes, the current climate is very much against tax-dodgers. IF this £50 per week would, along with your other circumstances, incur a tax bill, come clean. If not, keep quiet.
This is not legal advice. It's pragmatic advice, based on my perception of how you'd be treated by the authorities if they nosed into it.
God help you if the child comes to any harm while under your care. The world - which we have all helped create - will put on its judgy pants and you will be hung out to dry.
I have a friend who entered into an arrangement like this with another friend. Another mum at the school who was also a registered childminder found out about the arrangement and reported it so you do have to be careful.
Certainly if the fees are under the annual tax allowance and there is no other pay in that year there is no tax or NI due on it.
The minimum wage is morally wrong anyway and an interference in the free market.
We have a nanny two days a week as well. As well as obviously paying her properly and giving her the requisite holidays etc, we do give her £50 petty cash for expenses. This covers food she buys to cook for the DC, playgroups for DC2, haircuts for them both, bus fares if they go on the bus etc
All these are work-related expenses a nanny might need to incur, however in our case the £50 usually lasts her about 2 months, perhaps a bit less in the holidays.
And, as a tax adviser, I can certainly confirm that £50 per week for two days' work would not be accepted by HMRC as expenses.
HMRC got 72,000 anonymous calls to its Tax Evasion hotline last year. All it would take is one call from someone your friend has irritated, and she could find herself investigated to buggery.
And, yes, HMRC is currently having a push on tax evasion and the black economy. It was awarded £1m more funding last year to investigate reports of tax evasion.
Do you and your DC never go to friend's houses Cinnabar? Would you really sue a friend if you got injured at their house?
I wouldn't want to. I'd avoid it if I possibly could. But suppose I got the kind of injury that stopped me being able to work. Or, worse, my DC was left paralysed and needing 24 hour care. Then, yes, I would sue. I would have to, to get my DC the money they need to secure their financial future.
And I wouldn't feel bad about it, because I wouldn't actually be suing my friend. It would be a claim on his/her household insurance.
But that's assuming that I was on my friend's property for social reasons. The OP may well find that her friend's household insurance wouldn't be valid for a similar claim because the insurance company (who don't give a stuff about HMRC, frankly) would see it as a business arrangement.
We certainly had to extend the terms of our household insurance when we took on our nanny, to reflect the fact that if she were injuried in the course of looking after our children then it would have been a work-related injury.
She also had to amend the terms of her car insurance because she takes our children in her car. We make up the difference in her insurnance costs when she renews each year (i.e. her insurance company provides her with two quotes, one for normal social use and a second to include business use).
All this might seem hard nosed - it is hard nosed - but you have to think of these kind of things in business.
I cannot possibly imagine what work-related expenses to the tune of £50 could be incurred by the OP nannying at the friend's home for two days with food provided.
I see where you're coming from, Pearly, but payment is payment. If you did your usual job for someone, and they paid in vouchers or products instead of money, you'd still have to declare it. HMRC has rules for payments in kind.
In OP's case I am pretty sure £50 is more likely to be seen as expenses than wages, but would still advise a call to HMRC just in case.
A loophole is you do it as a favour and your friend gives you a gift of supermarket vouchers.
You need to be careful of things like whether your employer allows working for other employers, and also in terms of whether you're claiming any benefits that mean income has to be declared.
Your friend will be in breach of all sorts and if she does read this thread..
Friend I would advise you to consider paying HopHop minimum wage and some holiday. I'm sure everything will go swimmingly and HopHop is obviously willing to do this for you, but should things go wrong for whatever reason, or for any reason HMRC have cause to investigate you, you are vulnerable legally.
Strictly speaking it is employment if you are being paid to look after her child. But on the other hand the £50 per week could be for food, trips out, petrol money and so on.
You're not breaking any laws, friend should be officially operating as an employer, but unless you report her then it won't get investigated.
So is the basic jist of this - I'm not breaking any laws with arrangement, friend should technically be giving holiday and contract, but will be fine as long as it doesn't get investigated?
I will show her this thread tomorrow (just incase she is concerned about me suing ) thank you!
Well, obviously you'll make whatever decision is right for you. I just wouldn't want you to go into it without your eyes completely open in terms of what this is and what your entitlements are.
Flowery it will be nice to have a change of scenery and for DD to start spending more time with him especially as they're both only children. It's not like an office job!
It's not really work in my eyes, just doing what I do with DD x 2 for the two days.
I'm just imagining a post the other way round.
"I've been helping out a small business two days a week and they have been paying me £50 cash in hand, but someone told me I should be getting holiday pay and minimum wage, is that right?"
Cue outraged MNers advising the poster that yes she has been underpaid and is entitled to holiday pay, and how outrageous that the small business owner has taken advantage of her.
An informal exchange of favours would be the OP looking after the friend's DS for a few hours and the friend reciprocating for a few hours.
Friend paying less than NMW for regular childcare in her home is not an informal exchange of favours.
Anyone working two days a week at their employer's place is saving cost at home, that isn't a favour the employer is doing them.
No one would advise the OP to work for a friend's small business in retail or in an office for two days a week for £50. Why do people think childcare is different?
but the regularity and duration of the arrangement make it an employment , regardless of the rate of pay. It isn't the odd hour to cover until friend gets home from work or an emergency.
She's giving you £50 a week. This isn't a wage for employment, it's an informal exchange of favours. If you're going to be at her house two days a week, you'll be saving costs at home. Will you be eating your friend's food, maybe even using her washer & dryer?
I'd advise discussing all the details with her, so you both know what your expectations are. Then ring up HMRC to ask if you need to declare it. I suspect they'll say no, but rather safe than sorry!
We have been close friends since we were children, so if it wasn't working well I would just say at that point. I definitely wouldn't ever sue or anything like that!!
Friend has said she will leave food ready to be warmed up, and going out he can go in the buggy and DD still goes in her sling quite often (she's very petite) but they have a garden so plan to mostly stay home.
You're right - OP, if you're likely to sue/report your friend at a later date then best not enter into this arrangement.
I've dealt with countless situations where employees have said at the start of an arrangement that is technically illegal that they are fine with it, only to change their mind later on and it all end up going very pear-shaped for the employer.
16 hours childcare is not "informal babysitting". Informal babysitting is for a few hours on a Saturday night occasionally or similar.
Plenty of people may take advantage of people willing to work as a nanny without giving them employment rights and the legal minimum pay, but that doesn't mean it's ok.
Talk of tribunals is not at all far-fetched. If the OP and her friend fall out, which isn't, you know, outside the realms of possibility when childcare for little money is being provided by a friend, the OP may quite rightly decide that actually she does want her employment rights, and no one could blame her.
Do you and your DC never go to friend's houses Cinnabar? Would you really sue a friend if you got injured at their house?
Any suggestion of "reward" over and above expenses effectively gives status of employee not volunteer so entitled to holiday pay, sick pay etc. I didn't think you could care for 2 under 1 without dispensation.
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