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Powered by Automated Insights Injury Prawn Put the Stamp on MyDixieWrecked for Third Straight Win
- Injury Prawn
- (4-3)
- 98.86
- MyDixieWrecked
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- 86.00
Injury Prawn earned their third straight win when they beat MyDixieWrecked 98.86 - 86.00. They were led by Cam Newton who had 16.76 points and Jamaal Charles who got 16.30. The streak, which has been a windfall for Injury Prawn, has allowed them to move up from ninth place in Week 5 to fourth place now. They also have the second-highest scoring output in the league at 113.02 points per matchup. MyDixieWrecked goes to 3-4 and falls to 10th place. Injury Prawn has now run over WilkyGuy (98.02 - 97.74) and wolfpack (140.98 - 62.18).
Top Players
- Jordan Reed
- Cam Newton
- Jamaal Charles
- Sam Bradford
Smooth Moves by Injury Prawn
- Benched RB Willis McGahee, who scored fewer points than any RB in the starting lineup with 3.90.
- The 16.30 points scored by Jamaal Charles was the eighth-highest score of any RB in the league this week.
- Zac Stacy had 14.70 points, the 10th-highest score among RBs in the league this week.
- Jermichael Finley scored 13.20 points to rank second among TEs in the league this week.
- The 16.76 points scored by Cam Newton led the team, the third time that's happened this season.
Toyota Missed Opportunities by MyDixieWrecked
- Trent Richardson had a season-low 1.70 points against a projected 11.90 and has now underachieved in four straight games.
- Antonio Brown did not meet his 11.19 projected points and has now underperformed versus projections for three straight weeks. He also scored a season-low 5.30 points.
- 6 of the starters on MyDixieWrecked scored less than their projected points.
- With 5.90 points versus a projected 10.17, Giovani Bernard scored only 58.0% of his projected point total.
- The Kansas City Chiefs Defense scored only 79.1% of their 10.12-point projection, with 8.00 points.
What If
- Injury Prawn would be 5-2 if they played MyDixieWrecked every week.
- Injury Prawn would have beaten four other teams besides MyDixieWrecked this week.
- Injury Prawn would have defeated MyDixieWrecked 140.98 - 95.44 had they played each other last week.
- If they played the same schedule as MyDixieWrecked, Injury Prawn would be 5-1.
- If Injury Prawn had played every team in the league each week, they would be 47-30.
- MyDixieWrecked would have lost to seven other teams besides Injury Prawn this week.
- MyDixieWrecked would be 2-4 if they played the same schedule as Injury Prawn.
- MyDixieWrecked would be 31-46 if they played every team every week.
Game Notes
- MyDixieWrecked scored 86.00 points against a projected 91.11 and underachieved for the sixth time this season, including the last four weeks in a row.
- Injury Prawn won again and is on a three-game winning streak, currently the longest in the league.
- Injury Prawn did not cover the 20.35-point spread, winning by 12.86 points.
- The RBs on MyDixieWrecked collectively had their worst week of the season with only 7.60 points.
- The RBs on Injury Prawn collectively had their best week of the season with 42.30 points.
- Injury Prawn won even though MyDixieWrecked performed better against their scoring projection. MyDixieWrecked scored 94.4% of their 91.11 projected points, while Injury Prawn recorded 88.7% of their 111.46-point projection.
- Injury Prawn got 79.1% of their points from players they drafted.
- Injury Prawn won despite failing to reach their projected point total, improving to 1-2 when doing so. MyDixieWrecked also failed to reach their point expectation and falls to 2-4 in such games.
- Points by NFL Position
- Top Players by Points
- Game Flow
- Weekly Scoring Comparison
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Michael Bailey, Formula One correspondent
Monday, October 7, 2013
Hethel-backed Lotus enjoyed a return to form with a double podium at this year's Korean Grand Prix.
It was Kimi Raikkonen who held of his French team-mate Romain Grosjean to come home behind effective world champion-elect Sebastian Vettel and his Red Bull at the Mokpo circuit.
Second place lifted the Finn back to third in the drivers' standings ahead of Mercedes' Brit Lewis Hamilton.
"Second place is OK and a good result for the team, but we're here to win and having to fight your way to the front from a bad starting position is not ideal," said Raikkonen, who is destined for Ferrari next season.
"Qualifying was pretty awful for me, but it's difficult to say whether a better grid position would have made the difference.
"Sebastian was faster than us at the end; not massively, but a little bit for sure and his tyres were fresher too so I think it would have been tough to catch him in any case. We were closer to the Red Bull than we have been in some races, but not close enough.
"People might say it was good luck with the safety car, but sometimes these things go with you and others they go against you. We made up some places even before that happened, and if we hadn't had the speed then we wouldn't have been in a position to take advantage. You could see at the end that we had more than enough pace to keep the others behind, so I think it's deserved."
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Grosjean added: "It's a fantastic result for the team. Of course, one step higher on the podium would have been better for me and two steps better would have been superb, but it didn't quite work out that way.
"Our battle with Lewis was good and our pace was great, but the two safety car periods hurt our attempts to battle for the win. After the restart I should have been in front of Kimi on the road, but it was my mistake which let him past. I went a bit wide in turn 15 and got on the astroturf – which is very slippery – and that let him get a run on me.
"Then there were yellow flags into turn three so I couldn't take the place back straight away.
"Of course, I was asking the team to let me past Kimi as I was on fresher tyres, but they left us to race which is our philosophy of fair play. You lose so much downforce in sectors two and three, and obviously our cars are pretty close on performance so it's pretty hard to pass, but we have to be very happy with a double podium."
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21 Oct 2013, 12:08pm by Rivers McCown
MMQB looks at the mindset in Indy after Sunday's big win, explains the call that decided the Jets-Pats game, and eulogizes Bum Phillips.
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Breakdowns of Ravens-Steelers, Jets-Patriots, and more, plus jokes about waterbongs and Wings records.
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19 Oct 2013, 03:44pm by Rivers McCown
I joined Bin Lee, one of our game charters, on his Part-Time Movie Guy podcast (Google Hangout) to talk football, charting, and all things FO. (The other guest, Nate Richards, also charts games for us.)
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19 Oct 2013, 03:40pm by Rivers McCown
Well, this pretty much sucks. Ex-Oilers coach Bum Phillips passed away Friday night at 90.
Here's an NFL Films special on Bum if you, like me, weren't around to be an NFL fan in Bum's heyday.
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18 Oct 2013, 03:50pm by Tom Gower
ESPN.com Tennessee Titans writer Paul Kuharsky had me on his Periodic Podcast. We ended up talking Titans, analytics, and how I look at games.
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18 Oct 2013, 07:02am by Mike Tanier
It has been a busy week for me, with a bunch of historical articles and a toe-dip into the whole "Redskins" thing. But nothing stops the previews, which take a look at some major divisional rivalries with waning interest ... after the Colts-Broncos relationship drama.
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Friend of FO Chase Stuart applies Bayes Theorem to a current NFL event. In our football-analytic minds, however, the meaning of this column should be much more important than that.
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16 Oct 2013, 11:29am by Matt Waldman
Height, vertical prowess, and strength are helpful, but there is technique involved with winning a "50/50 ball." His touchdown reception late in the fourth quarter against two Patriots defensive backs is a great example. Here is a frame-by-frame demonstration.
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15 Oct 2013, 10:21am by Mike Tanier
History buffs: relive some of the worst quarterback disasters of the modern era! I use the Bills situation as an excuse to go back and look at the 1984 Bears, 1991 Eagles, and other teams that had to call people off the golf course or out of the office supply superstore to play quarterback. Jim McMahon's injury reports make up 35% of the word count.
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Matt Waldman posts his college scouting report of Chargers' WR Keenan Allen, his No. 2 receiver in the 2013 NFL Draft class.
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Is a high-variance quarterback inherently worth more to a team that's a fringe contender? What in the heck has gotten into Jerricho Cotchery? Why is Jared Cook so confusing?


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5" x 7" on Canvas Board
I have spent the past three days working on Color Theory. The goal was to produce a series of paintings using only 2 complimentary colors, and white and black to achieve values when needed. I did one painting in the pure colors to demonstrate the colors used to create the other three. I found this a fascinating study. I wish I would have spent more time on a solid composition. Definitely worth the effort to try these!


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High Body Mass Linked to Hearing Loss in Women
December 5, 2013
Subjects in a large new study who had trouble falling asleep had a 45 percent increased relative risk of heart attack.
Subjects in a large new study who had trouble falling asleep had a 45 percent increased relative risk of heart attack.
THE FACTS Sleep apnea causes disrupted breathing in the middle of the night for more than 12 million Americans. Fatigue, high blood pressure and weight gain are some of its more familiar symptoms.
Sleep-disordered breathing, or sleep apnea, is a common condition characterized by repeated awakenings and pauses in breathing during the night. People with the disorder often snore and gasp during sleep, and it has been associated with hypertension, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Now a new study suggests it may also be associated with mental decline and dementia. The study, published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, is not the first to find a connection between sleep apnea and dementia, but it is the first to use an objective measure of sleep-disordered breathing -- actually counting the number of disordered breathing events during a night of sleep using EEGs and other equipment. It is also the first to study the matter prospectively, first finding the disordered sleeping pattern in healthy people without dementia, and then checking, years later, to see if they were more likely than regular sleepers to deteriorate mentally.
THE FACTS For some people who snore, a slight tweak in sleeping position - lying on one side instead of the back - can lead to a better night's rest. Yet staying put in that position, while wrapped in slumber, is not always an easy feat.
There always seems to be something keeping us awake.
Advice long given to snorers may not work for everyone.
New guidelines suggest tonsillectomy for recurrent sore throats only if frequent or severe, but the operation may be considered for children with trouble breathing while they sleep.
Snoring can be disruptive and, in some cases, a sign of a serious health problem, but treating it can be time-consuming and expensive.
Mounting evidence suggests that therapy can help reduce the frequency and intensity of nightmares.


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Christopher Corona
Nov 6, 2013
Shantel Demand
Oct 30, 2013
Home » News » Crime
Woman, 64, offers burly thief a fierce fight for her purse
Toker, 64, a native of Argentinian who became a U.S. citizen in 1998, said she didn't think of the possible danger to herself when she tussled with the robber over her purse. Afterwards, her two adult daughters, she said, weren't happy about what she did, telling her that the man could have had a knife or a gun, and no purse was worth her life.
The robbery happened about 10:40 am. Thursday. Toker, who is separated from her husband and whose only income is her monthly $475 Social Security check, was walking to the Currier Institute of Art, her woven brown bag accented with a large bow in a dark brown and white giraffe pattern tucked under one arm. In her other hand, she carried a paper tote containing all her personal and financial papers.
The robber took off running with her purse and Toker ran right after him. She caught up to him in a nearby alley where he had stopped and was rummaging through her purse. He had her purple wallet, one she bought for herself on her birthday 10 years ago, and was tearing through it.
He shoved her to the ground, but Toker still kept trying to get her property back. The purse, she said, contained her life: the cell phone with all the numbers of her children and friends; a wallet with her daughters' photographs; the $2 lucky bill she had carried for years; and very little money because, she explained, she really doesn't have any.
Toker recovered her pocketbook, which also contained her eyeglasses, and her cell phone, which was undamaged in the incident. The wallet is torn, but still useable, although she would like to get a new one.
He had short dark hair, was clean-shaven and wore a red T-shirt, black shorts and light-colored tennis shoes.
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America Should Stand Up for All New Moms & Require Paid Maternity Leave
Four pregnant women sit next to each other at a busy airport. Cara, is from Canada, Mary is from Mexico, Anne is from the U.S., and Irene is from Italy. Like most women that have just met, they are able to form an instant bond about their pregnancies. They shared how much weight they have gained, stories about morning sickness, and more. For the most part, their stories are typical. It's not until the conversation turns to the topic of maternity leave do their stories start to differ.
Cara shares that she will be at home on a paid leave for almost an entire year after her baby's birth. She will return to work two weeks before her baby turns one. Mary, who will get 12 weeks of paid leave, looks at Cara with envy. She is worried that 12 weeks of paid leave is not enough time to before she returns to work. Irene is not as worried because she knows that five and half months of paid time off will give her enough time to get the baby on a decent schedule before she returns to work.
But when Anne shares her story, the other ladies realize they don't have it as bad. Anne will stay home with her baby, not because she can afford to, but because she can't afford childcare. Although Anne has been working as a paralegal for a small law firm for the last four years, she is not eligible for any paid time off when the baby is born. Like many American women, she used all her vacation and personal days to attend her routine pregnancy exams. By the time the baby arrives, she will not have any more paid time off. Anne will work until the baby is born and she will not return to work. She will quit. It doesn't matter than Anne works for a thriving law practice. She is the only paralegal on staff and her firm will not be able to sustain the practice without her. A replacement, a male, has already been hired.
Anne was faced with a problem that many American women are faced with she decides to have a child. What to do when the child is born. Anne does not make enough money to afford child care. So she has been left with the only choice available, to quit.
How is it possible that the leader of the free world, fails when it comes to protecting new moms? There is no reason why the United States is one of only three nations in the world that does not require employers to offer paid leave to new moms.
At the federal level, there is some limited protection for pregnant women through the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, The Family and Medical Leave Act, or Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. But not all women are covered under those laws. Those laws apply only if you work for what is called a "covered employer," or an employer that has either 20, 50, or 15 employees, respectively. Women are left to try and find protection through any available state statutes that may or may not offer protection to more women.
Some may argue that the U.S. doesn't value family, motherhood, or breastfeeding as do other countries. Who knows. But it's time for us to get it together. If 178 other nations can figure it out, so can we. Let's stand up for new moms in this country and require that employers offer paid time off to all new moms.
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There will be some that say they shouldn't have to pay for a woman's time when she willingly got pregnant. As a woman with 3 kids (planned), I have worked for 18 years and have paid into the government. I have paid for insurance for those who couldn't afford it or didn't opt to get any. I have also paid for those on welfare who may really need it and for those who were to lazy to get a job.
I would prefer to pay into a maternity fund rather than pay for a deadbeat to sit on their ass while I have to leave my children to be raised by a sitter. Why shouldn't the US have paid maternity leave made standard? They pay salaries for those who hold office for much longer than they are in office.
This story seems really fake. If she knew she couldn't afford child care with her salary, why wasn't she saving up before her pregnancy and while she was working? I am also confused as to how she can't afford child care for her baby but can afford to stay at home? I think that it is selfish for mothers to expect their employees to pay for them to stay home and take care of a baby. I knew that with my job I wouldn't get paid maternity leave so I asked my manager for two weeks off from work after my due date. I was just fine for those two weeks and after because I had saved up the money before hand. I think that passing a law that requires paid maternity leave will just result in less women working in high paying jobs. We already wonder why men are paid more than we are..
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July 7, 2012 at 10:21 PMWell said, Ms. Jones. Well said. (And also jademom07!) -
Daycare for my two sons eat up my entire salary. If my health insurance had not been so good, I would have had to stay home because including the tax impact and extra costs, I probably lost money to work.
How you managed to physically go back to work after two weeks I will never know? My c-section scar didn't close until 11 weeks after birth.
Why can't SS pay for this?
- I am from Canada where we get 52 weeks of mat leave. We aren't paid by our employer, we're paid through employment insurance, which we all pay into. We don't get paid our full salary, just up to 47% of our salary. Each employer can decide if they want to "top up" mat leave pay. We need to work for at least 17 weeks prior to our leave in order to claim the insurance benefits.
Our employers are not required to hold our position until we return, they are simply required to offer a similar position at the end of our leave.
Not every woman "plans" her pregnancy. Both of my pregnancies were unplanned. Turns out, birth control is not 100% effective.
With two kids, it makes more financial sense for me to stay home, as I would need 2 full time jobs just to cover daycare. I wouldn't be bringing home any further disposable income, so we've cut our expenses instead.
Not everything is black and white. There are shades of grey, so please don't be so quick to judge.
- Amen Jademom07. The hard working people always get screwed. It doesn't pay to be honest, but it sure does pay to be a deadbeat.
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July 7, 2012 at 10:53 PMAll of this stuff makes me so thankful I stay at home. Yes, we live paycheck to paycheck, but I could never dream of leaving my baby in childcare. I had the chance to go to medical school, but knew I wanted a family also. In my book, it was an either/or decision. I know many women are single or are the major breadwinners for their families, but I think a lot of women, they just want to have their cake and eat it too. -
Ok...I wantAAALLL of yall who this to be such a FATASTICAL idea to re read exactly what nanabird just wrote. They GET the benefit because they PAY for it. They PAY a pretty huge portion of their checks to the government. So long as all of you who are for this realize that it wont come AND include your current rate of take home pay.....fine. AND you realize that you will continue to pay whether you have children or not and when you no longer can have them. I havent done the math but I have a feeling it's paid for and THEN some. The article seems to fail to mention this....
LittleFrogs, I didn't have a c-section and I have a sit down job which allowed me to return to work early. I do wish that I could have stayed home longer or even quit my job all together but that wasn't an option. There would've been a big loss of income for my family if I had chosen not to return to work. I already knew what child care was going to cost me and that I wasn't going to get paid leave so that's why we saved money for the payments and that's why I keep working just to stay ahead.
- All these women saying it is wrong to ask the government to pay would probably be the first ones to take advantage of the assistance. How is it wrong to pay for maternity leave, but it's ok to pay for food stamps and other low income assistance? I know people that refuse to get married (combining their income) or work extra hours because they would lose their government assistance. Why do hard working individuals ("middle class") always get the short end of the stick? Hopefully one day SOON women get paid leave so they can enjoy and handle motherhood with little less stress.


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Men's Cross Country Preview
Sept. 4, 2003 If you look at the Tigers' seventh place finish in Conference USA last year, you wouldn't come to the assertion that the Tigers are a contender to win C-USA in 2003, however that may be the case. Memphis has a very strong team heading into this fall which holds an international flavor. "We haven't been this strong in the seven years I've been here," said Cross Country Coach Greg Rusell. "We should finish at the top of the conference and if all goes right, I think we can win the conference. We are loaded this year. In the 33 years Coach Hays has been here, he tells me only one other team was as strong as the one we have for 2003. We are anxious to get going." Last spring, distance runners Mate Nemeth (Szekszard, Hungary, Jr.), Adam Didyk (Adelaide, Australia, Sr.), Ferenc Bekesi (Budapest, Hungary, Sr.) and Istvan Kerekjarto (Biatorbagy, Hungary, So.) joined the Tiger Track & Cross Country program. By the end of the spring, Nemeth was a C-USA Double medallist and NCAA Championship Qualifier and Didyk, Bekesi and Kerekjarto all fashioned top-three finishes in C-USA and all qualified for NCAA Regional competition. Add to that quartet a highly touted Hungarian recruit, Szabi Karadi (Budapest, Hungary, So.) and Australian recruit, Kym Morgan (Adelaide, Australia, Sr.), with local standouts Rehan Mahmood (Germantown, Tenn., So,) and Imran Mahmood (Germantown, Tenn. So.), and the Tigers are on the prowl in 2003. "I really think this team has the ability to qualify for an NCAA Regional and possibly an NCAA Championship meet this fall," said Junior Mate Nemeth. "That's why we all came here, so we could train and excel together as a team and accomplish those goals." Nemeth won the 3000m Steeplechase and 5000m run at C-USA Outdoors last fall. He went on to earn a berth in the NCAA Championships where he placed 12th in the steeplechase. He is the team's top runner entering this fall, but fellow Hungarian Szabi Karadi and Australians Kym Morgan and Adam Didyk could challenge him for bragging rights this fall. "Szabi (Karadi) has run very good times in the past," said Track Head Coach Glenn Hays. "If he does as well here as he did in Hungary, then he could be quite a runner for us." Karadi competed in the Hungarian National Championships this summer and won the 5000m. His friendship with Bekesi, Kerekjarto and Nemeth brought him to Memphis. Bekesi has had an excellent off-season of training. A transfer from Baylor, this will be Bekesi's last opportunity to compete collegiately. "This is what I have worked for," said Bekesi. "Now we must seize the opportunity we have to qualify for NCAA Championships." Bekesi was Baylor's top runner two years ago at the Big 12 Cross Country Championships. Morgan won the South Australia Cross Country Championship in 2002. Morgan also qualified for the finals of the 1500m at the Australia Olympic trials in 1999. He is considered one of Australia's top young runners and a contender to earn a spot on the Australian Olympic team for the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. Like Karadi, a friend brought him to Memphis. Adam Didyk, a former teammate of Morgan's at The University of South Australia, was C-USA's top ranked runner in the 5000m before coming down with an illness just prior to the meet. Didyk has trained very well and will perform a critical role for the Tigers this season. "We are really excited about the potential of this team," said Didyk. "This is exactly what we wanted. We wanted to put a squad together that could compete at the highest levels and that's what we were able to do." Returning from last year's squad are sophomore twin brothers Imran and Rehan Mahmood. Both Mahmoods are top-flight runners and triathletes in the Memphis area. Natives of Germantown, they each competed in three meets last year. Imran placed 14th at the Murray State Invitational with a time of 23:26.20 and Rehan placed ninth at the Murray State Invitational with a time of 22:30.90. "I am really excited about this team's potential," said Cross Country Coach Greg Russell. "The guys really train hard and are really talented. When you have a team with so much depth as we do, you want to take advantage of that by training together. Having able training partners is key to getting better, and that's exactly what the guys have done. I'm looking forward to a good year."
The Tigers begin their season this Saturday by hosting the Memphis Twilight Classic at the Mike Rose Soccer Complex. The meet begins at 7 p.m.


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2/19/12 Tanya Bons
For years we've been told about the "driver shortages" and though they did exist, they were self-inflicted. Shortages have been created and maintained by: Companies using drivers as disposable temporary labor, Driver Bonuses based on stealing drivers from other companies, Wage Stagnation, Lack of knowledge of the industry/lifestyle, and "Free Training" Schools focused on getting contracts signed, not creating drivers.
We have cried wolf too many times and now the wolf is really here and no one is listening.
Industry Effect: Increase in Hiring, Increase in Training
For at least a decade the trucking industry has been combating an ageing population. The average age of a truck driver is forty-eight and in the last decade drivers over the age of fifty-five have increased 19%.
The advanced age of the trucking industry is due to generations of individuals believing that a college education was more beneficial. In 2005 only one out of five high school students pursued a specialized industry, skill.
Colleges have annually increased their tuitions and yet failed miserably with job placement. The average 2010 college graduate carries a debt of $25,250. In 2010 student borrowing was over $100 billion and outstanding loans exceeded one trillion. Unfortunately, 80% of bankruptcy lawyers say they have seen an increase in clients that have student loan debt and that debt is rarely discharged in bankruptcy court.
Currently the Council of Economic Advisers is estimating an increase demand for graduates that receive specific skill training to overtake those with a university degree and MDRC has found that career schools increased students' earnings by 11%. The new Community College to Career Fund has been established to award grants to institutions that train students for careers and the Educational Department ordered colleges to show that they are preparing students for "gainful employment" or they would risk losing federal student aid. Private vocational schools are at an advantage because gainful employment has always been their goal, no placement, no students.
Industry Effect: Increase in Hiring
The economy grew about 1.7 in 2011. It is estimated to grow about 2.3 in 2012. One of the first signs in economy growth is the increase in trucking.
About 170,000 trucks were taken off the road during the recession; we will need to replace those trucks, and drivers, before we are prepared for the ongoing growth of the economy.
Industry Effect: Increase in Hiring, Increase in Truck Driver Wages, Increase in CSA Compliance, Increase in Recruiting, Decrease in Driver Shortage, Decrease in Unemployment, Variation in Driver's Backgrounds/Educations
Job placement, job security, price comparison to college educations and even the rampant television truck driving shows have all factored into the increase of enrollment. The telephones at the schools are ringing off the hook and the email boxes are full; everyone wants to know how they can become a truck driver. If everyone that wanted to be a truck driver could attend training we might be able to delay the driver shortage and avoid some fall-out but it isn't that easy.
Financing and funding has been a major deterrent for many. In 2009 the Workforce Investment Act, WIA, was funding 60-80% of the students attending truck-driving schools. The WIA funding for 2011/2012 has seen a decline of 72.8% in funds, a cut of over $1.94 billion. Many of the WIA offices are limited or completely out of funds.
Historically many low income, often less educated, individuals received the funds to attend the schools. In 2006 starting pay for a truck driver was $32,000, this varied greatly from the $5.15 minimum wage. WIA offered many of these individuals the opportunity to change their lives. Now the funding isn't here and the disadvantaged individuals become even more disadvantaged.
In 2012 the majority of students enrolled in truck driving schools are self-pay. The lack of WIA funds, the tightening of the banks and the factor that most potential students are unemployed has created a beg, borrow, steal defense to pay for enrollment. This has ruled out training for many of the disadvantaged and has opened schools to a new clientele.
The 2012 truck driving school student often has, at minimum, a high school diploma, they previously held a good job prior to the recession, they are a veteran, they may have had their own business and they still have access to some money. Though these rules do not apply to everyone, many of the students fit at least one of the above categories.
Starting pay for truck drivers is now around $36,000 while minimum wage is $7.25. Students entering the truck-driving field are no longer from low income, less educated backgrounds; these new students are used to making money and sometimes double the trucker's salary.
These new students, along with making money, are also used to holding full-time jobs. They're not as apt to quit when things get rough; they hang in and try to make a go of it.
Many students also consider using their education, experience, and self-motivation to start their own business and become owner-operators in the future.
Truck driving schools are popping up everywhere. Colleges are throwing programs together on a side campus, contract training schools are loading their classrooms and new vocational schools are opening down the block from existing schools. Students have never had a better opportunity to choose the type of training they will receive. Students, with cash in their pockets, can enroll in programs that offer longer driving hours, improved placement and better training because they are paying themselves. The disadvantaged students will be forced into signing contracts for "free training" and the real "lucky ones" will be ushered into the partnering college programs that their WIA office prefers.
Industry Effect: Increase in Hiring, Increase in Hiring of Truck Driving School Graduates, Increase in Safety, Increase in Training, Increase in Insurance, Increase in Pricing on Consumer Goods, Decrease in Current Driver Pool
The last four decades has seen a steady decrease in injuries and fatalities but the Compliance, Safety, Accountability, CSA, safety-scoring system, in its infancy, is now hoping to increase the decrease. It's uncertain whether CSA will make a marked difference or not since it is too early to tell; CSA has graded only about 15% of the carriers.
CSA explores carrier and drivers by the seven Behavioral Analysis Safety Improvement Categories, BASIC,; driving safety, HOS, driver fitness, controlled substances, vehicle maintenance, cargo securement and crash statistics based on state reports. One third of the carriers surveyed indicated that they have made changes in their maintenance programs to be better meet CSA requirements.
The initial step to meeting CSA requirements is to have a team; drivers, mechanics, and office staff, that all work together to make sure that a thorough pre-trip is performed, infractions are recorded and repaired before the trucks leave the yard. Infractions, like brakes that are out of adjustment, can leave a severity score of 4 on a carrier's report.
Carriers will need to review their drivers and dismiss drivers that have high CSA scores as it will have a large impact on a carrier's insurance costs. Truck driving school students do not have any CSA points when they graduate so hiring them is a perk for carriers. In addition, students that received proper training will be able to perform a thorough pre-rip inspection.
CSA has found a higher number of citations in particular geographic regions, which has forced carriers to increase shipping rates in those areas. Increasing shippers' costs ultimately effects pricing on goods to consumers.
Industry Effect: Increase in Hiring, Increase in Shipping Costs, Increase in Pricing on Consumer Goods
Currently the trucking industry is in an uproar over the change in the Hours of Service. The American Trucking Association, ATA, is suing the Federal Motor Carrier's Safety Association, FMCSA, in regards to the new rules.
Previously truck drivers could work a maximum of 82 hours in a seven-day period. The new HOS, taking effect July 2012, limits a driver's week to 70 hours. Also, drivers must take at least a 30-minute break after working eight hours. The new HOS also require a 34-hour rest period each week with two consecutive nights off from 1:00am to 5:00am. The new hours are being established to fight fatigue and increase safety on our roads.
The new HOS will cause companies to re-work routes, change deliveries, hire additional drivers, create new delivery fees and run drivers during peak traffic hours. It is estimated to cost the industry about a billion dollars to implement the new hours.
The new HOS will cause drivers to change their sleeping patterns, change their delivery patterns and ultimately, lose money along the way.
The FMCSA isn't solving any problems; they're creating new ones. If the FMCSA wants to tackle the issues of fatigue and safety they have to start with the basics. Commercial drivers drive when they're tired, lie about their hours, eat while they are driving and speed for one reason; they get paid by the mile. How many miles a week would you drive if you were getting paid .34 cents a mile? - Yep, as many as you could.
If the FMCSA really wants to take distracted, tired, unsafe drivers off the road they need to mandate the way these drivers are compensated.
In the end, the new HOS rules will force some drivers into early retirement and other drivers into career changes for financial stability. Carriers will find themselves replacing the drivers that left and hiring additional drivers just to manage the deliveries they currently have. Shippers will have see negative results in their supply chains, distribution and productivity and their costs will be added to the price of their wares.
Industry Effect: Increase in Hiring, Increase in CSA Compliance, Increase in Pricing on Consumer Goods
In 2010 the FMCSA, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association, issued a rule that would require motor carriers with a 10% violation rate on their Hours of Service, HOS, regulations to have a mandatory Electric On Board Recorder, EOBR, installed on their equipment before June 4th of this year.
Currently there is a proposed rule that would make it mandatory for all drivers documenting their HOS with logbooks to have an EOBR. The proposed rule would affect about 500,000 carriers.
In May of 2006 Europe made it mandatory for all new commercial trucks to have a Digital Tachograph, EOBR. The majority of European drivers with EOBRs are paid hourly rather than per the mile; carriers paying per the mile are looked on as being deceptive.
EOBRs can track drivers' locations, speed and hours making it difficult and costly for carriers to push drivers into racking up the miles. Some carriers will push their drivers to make the delivery on time but the EOBRs will make that pushing difficult and it will be reflected in shippers' pricing. The FMCSA proposal will require carriers to monitor and regulate their current drivers more closely and hire additional drivers to cover their "renegade" drivers.
Industry Effect: Increase in Hiring, Increase in Wages, Increase in Bonuses, Increase in Pricing on Consumer Goods, Decrease in smaller carriers, Variation in Qualifications, Variation on Hiring Processes
Carriers are entering a position where they are forced to make decisions and changes. Currently companies that could not hire students are meeting with their insurance companies and asking for the ability to hire properly trained students. Companies that previously put ads out to get drivers are now calling schools and asking how they can attract graduates. Carriers that never employed recruiters are calling schools and asking what recruiters "do" when they come in and speak with students.
Carriers are increasing wages and introducing bonuses to entice new drivers. They're placing ads and opening their own schools just to keep up with current demand.
Carriers are keeping the "Hiring" signs up longer because they have to look at about 20 applications before they find the right driver.
Carriers, even in the midst of CSA regulations, are lightning up on some of their qualifications. They are looking at the "complete picture" of a student rather than denying everyone with a speeding ticket. Being unemployed for over a year isn't preferred but if the student has not tickets, no alcohol related incidents, no accidents, no misdemeanors, no felonies and they have a good previous job history they shouldn't have any problem finding placement with many companies.
Carriers will also find that as they revise their qualifications they are under more scrutiny from students then ever before. The new students are no longer desperate for employment with the first company that comes along. These students are educated, informed and planning their futures. They expect to stay with trucking companies, for the long run or until they can purchase their own trucks. Students have many options, especially with the influx of new carries hiring graduates, and students can choose the company that best fits them.
Students will find carriers they like and attend schools because those carriers recruit from those schools. Carriers that don't "offer more" may not even have the opportunity to speak with students as many of the schools will be forced to reconsider their placement offerings to students.
Carriers that offer contract "free" training will be at an advantage due to the fact that they will not have to improve their offerings or "impress" their students. They will continue on their path of getting contracts signed, offering accelerated training and putting students behind their steering wheels. Their turnover rate will remain excessively high but they will offset that by increasing their contact default costs.
Many of the small carriers are entering a "make-it" or "break-it" stage. They can't offer the benefits or the services larger carriers offer. Their business is increasing daily and they need to have cash available since the banks are still tight with funding.
In addition, the Transportation Intermediary Association, TIA, is putting the smaller carriers to the fire with a proposed mandatory bond in the H.R.7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012. The act includes a compulsorily $100,000 bond for freight brokers, regardless of company size. The husband and wife team running a business in their Kenworth will be subjected to the same bond as the largest and most successful freight brokers in the country. All brokers should have bonds but they should be relative to the amount of business a broker consumes.
Industry Effect: Increase in Hiring, Increase in Fuel Mileage, Increase in CSA Compliance
In December 2011 Peterbilt announced a 93.2% increase from December 2010 sales and Kenworth announced a 105.3% increase. Class 8 truck sales from January 2012 bypassed sales for the January of 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. Sales for trailers grew 69% in 2011. Carriers are estimating that they will increase their fleets by 16% in 2012.
Equipment manufacturers have added shifts, called back laid-off individuals hired new employees and built onto their plants. Suppliers are rationing their products and some manufactures are even setting up shop to make their own parts because growth is crippling their suppliers.
All that new equipment entering the workforce is going to need drivers. Some of the carriers will be replacing used equipment but as mentioned previously, they are estimating increasing their fleets by 16% this year alone.
Industry Effect: Decrease in Driver Shortage, Decrease in Shipping Costs, Combat New HOS, Increase in Infrastructure Costs
For over thirty years trucking in America has meant no more than 80,000 pounds maximum weight for a standard load. Permits have been available for exceptions, both on weight and height, but those are exceptions.
While Americans have been hauling 80,000, Canadians have been hauling 95,000, most Europeans have been hauling 97,000 and Mexicans have been hauling 106,000 pounds.
The Safe and Efficient Trucking Act, SETA, included language allowing the increase from the standard 80,000 to 97,000 with the addition of a sixth axle. The Association of American Railroads, AAR, successfully began a campaign to overtake the proposal and circumvent the 21-31% increase in truck freight capacity. The trucking industry claims it was "rabbit punched"; they weren't aware the AAR was opposed to the weight increase because the AAR was initially using consumer safety groups for opposition rather than directly addressing the issue. Certainly shippers are interested in the increase of capacity as it would help cut costs and increase competition between truck and rail but the trucking industry's claim of being "rabbit punched" may be hard to swallow as the American Trucking Association, ATA, agreed to join the AAR and table the capacity increase for at least three years in order to keep peace with their transportation partner. In addition, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, OOIDA, was strongly opposed to the increase from the beginning.
Our loads may not be getting heavier but our trailers are getting longer. Around 1980 maximum trailer length went from 48 feet to 53 feet and now many of the trailers on the road are 53 feet. Some carriers believe that shippers were really at an advantage when this happened because carriers neglected to charge for the increased capacity. Today, Sec. 1404. Trucking productivity, would allow a size increase on double trailers. These "pup" trailers, at a maximum of 28 feet will now see a maximum of 33 feet. This will increase the load capacity by around 18%. We may or may not see an increase of double trailers on the roads but you can be certain the shippers will pay for the extra capacity.
Industry Effect: Increase in Hiring, Increase in Road Construction, Increase in Traffic, Increase in Pricing on Consumer Goods
The House Bill, Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill, is committing $260 million to spend on our highways, bridges and more over the next five years. The Senate is also working on their own Bill that would devote $109 billion to infrastructure over the next two years. Lastly the Obama administration recommends a $476 billion commitment for the next six years.
All this road construction will be good for the country but bad for truck drivers and carriers. Construction means traffic and traffic means trucks are not moving; no one is making money. The traffic delays may show up in shippers' bills as carriers pass their cost down. Shippers will also pass their cost down to consumers.
Industry Effect: Increase in Hiring
The war rages on regarding Mexican motor carriers crossing the borders to drive in America. OOIDA is suing the Department of Transportation, DOT, and FMCSA in regards to establishing a double standard on the safety of the Mexican trucks; Mexican trucks do not need to comply with all U.S. safety regulations that the American trucks must meet.
Mexican carriers must meet the Pre-Authorization Safety Audit, PASA, before they are granted the authority to operate in America. Currently there are eight Mexican carriers that have applied for authority. One carrier has been denied, two just applied and five others are awaiting their PASA results.
Regardless of who is winning or losing, it may be awhile before we see Mexican carriers crossing the border with their own authorities.
The majority of trends and influences in the trucking industry are all pointing to an increase in hiring and a negative fall-out from a shortage of drivers. There are many changes on the horizon, which should be implemented through carriers, truck driving schools, truck driving students and shippers; their success or failure will ultimately be reflected in your pocketbook.
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Because of the crappy Ice on the Barr Trail, Larry and I discussed moving some of the runs to Rampart Range Road behind the Balanced Rock in the Garden of the Gods. We would still meet/start at Soda Springs Park and then run up El Paso. Although a dirt road, it is always in good shape because the crazy people with the guns keep it all packed down.
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DENVER (AP) -- With the losses piling and the injuries coming almost daily, the Baltimore Orioles seemed to be in a dire spot.
Then, Brian Roberts stepped in.Roberts hit a grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning, helping the Orioles end a seven-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.Colorado headed into the ninth ahead 2-0 behind seven strong innings from Joe Kennedy, but Shawn Chacon (0-5) walked two with one out and another with two outs before Roberts lifted his third career grand slam over the wall in right."We needed anything to boost our spirits at this point," Roberts said. "We are struggling and needed something to lift us up. This was exciting for me. It felt good to contribute."Chacon seemed to have righted himself with three straight saves after blowing three in a row, but took a step back with his effort against the Orioles. He walked four in the ninth and was booed after Roberts' homer before walking off to mock cheers after blowing his sixth save in 19 chances."I had no command. I felt fine, I just threw a lot of balls and got behind in the count," Chacon said. "I didn't get the job done. I'm frustrated, but all I can do is go out there and do what I do."Baltimore had just six hits, but five Orioles pitchers held Colorado to six hits to keep the Orioles from being swept in their first trip to Coors Field. B.J. Ryan (2-2) struck out three in 1 2-3 innings to pick up the win.It still wasn't easy.Colorado had runners on second and third with one out after Vinny Castilla walked and Matt Holliday doubled, but Jorge Julio struck out Charles Johnson and Preston Wilson to pick up his 10th save in 12 chances.Baltimore manager Lee Mazzilli didn't even want to think about what would've happened if the Orioles had lost."Let me alone. Let me enjoy this game. It's been a long week. It's Fathers Day, don't bring it up," he said.Todd Helton knocked in one run with a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning and Holliday drove in another with a double in the seventh for Colorado. The Rockies haven't hit a homer in five straight home games for the first time in team history, but two runs still should have been enough with the way Kennedy pitched.He ended a four-game losing streak by allowing three runs in five innings Tuesday against Boston and was even better this time.Kennedy didn't allow a hit until Miguel Tejada's one-out double off the wall in right in the fourth. He stranded Tejada there and didn't allow a runner past second base, giving up four hits in seven innings."Kennedy pitched a fantastic game," Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said.Daniel Cabrera wasn't bad, either. He allowed just three balls out of the infield in the first five innings, giving up a run in the fourth on Helton's sacrifice after leadoff hitter Aaron Miles walked.Cabrera allowed eight runs in the sixth and seventh innings after pitching five shutout innings his last two starts, but Mazzilli didn't give him a chance to get in trouble this time.Cabrera was replaced by John Parrish with runners on first and second and two outs in the sixth, leaving after allowing three hits and one run. Parrish got Helton to ground out to first to end the threat."I didn't want him facing Helton," Mazzilli said. "The guy can take you deep any time. I had to go with the matchups you think will get you out of an inning."Baltimore ended its losing streak, but not its injury problems.Left-hander Eric DuBose was put on the 15-day DL with a sore elbow after right-hander Rick Bauer (elbow) and left fielder B.J. Surhoff (calf) went on the DL the previous two days.The Orioles also played without third baseman Melvin Mora for the third straight game with a sore foot, and outfielder Jay Gibbons was limited to pinch-hitting duties because of a sore hip flexor."It's a lift," Mazzilli said of ending the six-game road trip with a victory. "We still have had a tough trip. We need the off day."Game notes
Burnitz was back in the lineup after missing two games with a tight hamstring. He was 1-for-4. ... Baltimore 3B David Newhan took a hit away from Johnson with a tough backhanded stop in the third inning. ... Baltimore pinch-hitter Jose Leon's bat broke in half and flew into the stands behind the Orioles' dugout in the seventh, but no one was hurt.
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4th | T Helton hit sacrifice fly to left, A Miles scored. | 0 | 1 | |
7th | M Holliday doubled to deep left, J Burnitz scored. | 0 | 2 | |
9th | B Roberts homered to right, J Hairston Jr, D Newhan and L Lopez scored. | 4 | 2 | |
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Weather | 68 degrees, partly cloudy |
Wind | 6 mph |
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I got my blood work test result back.
First time ever I have not been anaemic since the age of 12. ( I am now 49 - that 37 years of aneamia from being under carbed - and they blamed it on the veggie lifestyle!)
However my B12 = 211 ng/L.
I asked my GP if she could give me B12 shots if necessary - she said NO.
Are you in the UK? Have you found this?
Any way around it?
Find a GP that is integrative or alternative. Mine was and she even suggested the shots despite my B12 going up quite a lot with HCLFRV.
Those don't work if you have a deficiency. They are alright for maintenance I guess, but unwashed organic vegetables from your garden are even better for maintenance. Shots are necessary for deficiencies.
And you're so sure why?
I refer you to this:
Cobalamin (vitamin B12) deficiency is caused by pernicious anaemia, food–cobalamin malabsorption, vegetarianism, and other deficiency states. It has a reported prevalence of 3–29%[1]. The usual treatment for cobalamin deficiency consists of intramuscular injections of the drug. However, these can be painful, are difficult to give to disabled or elderly patients, and are costly if administered by health professionals [2]. In the 1960s, Swedish investigators treated 64 patients with pernicious anaemia with 1000 µg of oral cyanocobalamin, and all showed clinical and haematological remission [3]. About 1% of cobalamin is absorbed orally in subjects without intrinsic factor. The daily requirement of cobalamin is 1.0–2.5 µg, and thus, large oral doses may meet these needs [4]. This hypothesis was confirmed by several more recent trials with sublingual or oral doses of cobalamin between 1000 and 5000 µg [5–9].
Cobalamin is traditionally administered by intramuscular injections. However, it has recently been shown [9] that the sublingual route is equally effective. In this prospective study of 30 subjects with vitamin B12 deficiency, we found that sublingual and oral administration of 500 µg of cobalamin was equally effective in correcting cobalamin concentrations. Most of the increase in cobalamin concentrations was achieved by the end of the first week of treatment (Figure 1). Previous studies used sublingual or oral doses of 1000–5000 µg [5–9]. Our study shows that as little as 500 µg is enough to correct cobalamin deficiency. All our subjects had a very low serum cobalamin concentration at entry to the study (mean 100 pmol l−1) and all were in a preclinical state of cobalamin deficiency. None had specific symptoms of cobalamin deficiency or anaemia. Plasma homocysteine concentrations as well as urine MMA concentrations were within the normal range. After 4 weeks of cobalamin treatment, there appeared to be a trend towards lower concentrations for both these metabolites. The difference did not achieve statistical significance, except in the sublingual group, where the decrease was of borderline significance. Since the low concentrations of cobalamin in our subjects were found as part of a screening program, in the absence of specific clinical symptoms, we assume that the subjects were at an early stage of negative cobalamin balance.
In summary, a dose of 500 µg of cobalamin given either sublingually or orally, is apparently effective in correcting cobalamin deficiency in subjects with early-stage disease.
Sublinguals work, they fixed my proven deficiency. I've got the blood tests (mma and homocysteine) to prove it.
"Those don't work if you have a deficiency."
This is an outdated information. Recent literature suggests otherwise.
im in newcastle. i have found any and all dr's ive delt with to be a complete nightmare. unless its truma, they are less than f***en usless. they wouldn't even test my b12 levels. when you bare in mind i suffered from septicemia, allergic reactions to antibiotics which stripped my stomic of its linning and was on strong antibiotics of one type or another for 8-9 months, i think this is more like medical malpractice than just shoddy medical care. sorry to say it but go private. you can get sublingual drops off amazon, while you wait to see a private dr..
regards, james :)
Try and search for alternative or integrative ones. They are really open minded and like people that take charge of their health if you can find one.
Are alternative/integrative one private? If so what can I expect to pay?
Why does that sound typical! I am sorry you have had this experience, hope things have improved.
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During the first year of a statewide ban on dumping electronics in the trash, Oregonians recycled more than 24 million pounds of electronics, or about 5 million pounds more than they did in 2009, according to data released this week by the Oregon E-Cycles program, part of the Department of Environmental Quality.Program Manager Kathy Kiwala said two factors apart from the ban contributed to the increase in 2010, which was the second year of the program. First, it appears more people are upgrading to digital televisions and getting rid of their old ones. Also, recycling companies had to notify their customers of the ban, which meant more Oregonians learning about the potentially harmful pollutants contained in computers, monitors and televisions. Under the E-Cycles program, the DEQ works with about 240 collectors across the state and 6 recycling companies. In 2010, about 30 more electronic waste collectors opened statewide. Companies such as Fossil Solid Waste Transfer & Recycling in Wheeler County expanded access in Eastern Oregon, boosting the numbers further. The E-Cycles program was established in 2007 by HB 2626, and it uses no tax payer money. Instead, the program relies on annual fees from electronics manufacturers that sell their products in Oregon. Fees are capped at $15,000 and based on sales from the year prior. Manufacturers also have to participate in a collection and recycling program, submitting a plan to the DEQ for approval. Smaller companies pay lower fees, say $40, and don't have to participate in the recycling on the scale of, say Dell. Some of the electronics contain valuable elements such as copper, gold, and lead. Thus, the recycled products are sold to cover the required services, and can even lead to profit. "There's no need to go out and mine a mountain top or into the ground when we can mine this pile of urban waste," Kiwala said. "It saves a lot of energy." Even though the electronics contain toxins and carcinogens such as cadmium and mercury, disposal before the ban posed no imminent threat, according to DEQ. And though waste lingering in landfills is less than ideal, it hasn't been flagged for cleanup. That's because modern landfills are lined, catching runoff in pipes for treatment. Corey Paul is an associate writer for Oregon Business. |
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Greetings friends, hope you are all well. We are planning a trip from South Africa to Ethiopia up the East coast and I am wondering if anyone can offer any advise as to any shipping companies in Kenya. We fly out of Nairobi so the plan is to go straight through Kenya and spend some time in Ethiopia and then do a Uturn back into Kenya and fly out of there. We had a contact for shipping from Ethiopia and I would have thought that it would have been easier from Kenya given that they are a larger economy.
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THE sixth annual Loaded Festival will be taking place in a Kidderminster pub to raise money for Cords4life.
The event, featuring 10 acts, will be held at the Royal Exchange, in New Road, on Saturday.
Kidderminster band the Karpet Kickers will be headlining the show supported by rockers Sons of Beaches.
Sister Shotgun and Time of the Mouth will be returning to the fundraising festival and Rip Tyde, Enemo J, 11:11, Diamond Lil', ITB, and 61A will be making their debut performances.
Entry to the festival, which is taking place from noon to 11pm, is free but music fans are being encouraged to donate their loose change to Cords4life, the charity set up in memory of Kidderminster tot Charlie Harris-Beard who lost his battle with Leukemia in February.
Cords4life was set up by his parents Fiona Harris and Joe Beard to raise awareness of umbilical cord donations.
Loaded festival organiser Carl Wilkes said: "I was close to Charlie's dad and I've done a lot of work with them. It'll be nice if we could raise as much as last year.
"This year we're more focused on the music. It's a rock festival. Last year was a nightmare with two stages as there is only two of us organising it. This year we're just making the main stage better.
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LAJES FIELD, Azores -- Reservists with the 419th Logistics Readiness Squadron arrived at Lajes Field, Azores, Friday, June 8, as part of a cooperative effort with the 65th Air Base Wing.
Members of the 419th LRS will complete annual training at Lajes while the 65th LRS exercises its ability to receive forward-deploying forces.
Force reception is one mission of the 65th Air Base Wing.
"I've never been on a TDY where I've had this type of reception," said Chief Master Sgt. Glenn Bair, 419th LRS superintendent. "Everybody is here to help us out. Everything is lined up. You couldn't ask for a better reception."
The 419th LRS, part of Hill Air Force Base's 419th Fighter Wing, will focus on training here, but the reservists also intend to assist their active duty counterparts at every turn.
The training is a confidence booster, said Capt. Andrew Moisan, 419th LRS commander's representative.
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For Lajes Field logisticians, the arrival of the 419th validates the 65th LRS' ability to receive and bed down forces.
Though the 419th's stay is temporary, the total force integration at Lajes Field will be mutually beneficial for the units, said Lt. Col. Scott Hopper, 65th LRS commander. "I can tell you that it's a win-win relationship. Both squadrons are going to gain from this relationship."
While training on all facets of the LRS mission, the 419th will also be devoting some time to ensure that their active duty counterparts with the 65th are also in compliance with logistics regulations.
"It's a two-way street here," said Bair, a Logan, Utah, resident. "We want to leave Lajes with an invite to come back because we were able to help Lajes' personnel accomplish their mission."
This cooperative relationship between the reserve and active duty unit is really about the bigger picture, Bair said.
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Labour has hit out at embattled ACC minister Judith Collins' plans to hand out staff awards, saying it will set a dangerous precedent for other ministers.
ACC spokesman Andrew Little told told state services commissioner Ian Rennie of his concern over Miss Collins' intention to introduce "gold star" awards for staff who do well.
Miss Collins wants to give a monthly award based on "good news" reports she receives from ACC management and letters she receives from claimants.
Mr Little has told Mr Rennie he is worried about the "erosion of the important distinction between the minister's role in giving guidance and direction to the board of the corporation, and the corporation's role in acting as the employer of its staff".
He has asked Mr Rennie to check on the scheme and report back as to whether he believes it meets the requirements of employee management roles in the state sector.
Mr Little does not expect this will take long to complete.
"All it will take is for Mr Rennie to ring up the minister's office or speak with ACC senior management."
Mr Little is unsure about Miss Collins' motives for the award, but warns she should not be over-reaching her lines of responsibility.
"What we don't want is employees working out what is going to please the minister rather than doing what they're supposed to, which is to deal with claims and provide treatment for those claimants," he told NBR ONLINE.
He says Miss Collins's point of contact should be with the CEO and board members, and they should be the ones to create such an award.
Mr Little is fearful this could set a precedent with other ministers keen to interfere in the day-to-day running of their departments.
The Labour list MP says he is still getting mixed reports on the performance of the corporation after the departures of CEO Ralph Stewart and Miss Collins' dumping of board chairman John Judge and other board members.
"The frontline staff are finding it much tougher – they feel like the 'meat in the sandwich.' Former ACC minister Nick Smith was heading in one direction, Judith Collins is heading in another, and now we've had all these changes."
He believes the recent upheaval at ACC is even more reason Miss Collins should leave senior management to run their own corporation.
Meanwhile Miss Collins has called on ACC managers to start firing staff who breach the corporation's new "zero-tolerance" policy on privacy breaches.
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Little... sour after taste from being served by Crusher?
Or is it that you couldn't get anywhere near a win in NP?
Little should go back to stirring trouble in union ranks - because he's certainly not effective at being a politician, nor does he have the credibility or nous - he should leave it to the likes of Minto, Bradford and Hone to demonstrate political credibility... LMFAO!
when did the zero tolerance policy commence? Just received the latest apology for a further privacy breech that occurred a week ago.
No one has been held to account nor will anyone be!!
Are ACC staff children that they require the minister to acknowledge what they are employed to do?
What about the claimants nothing has changed since the days of Gluckman.
Minster just disband ACC and give us back the right to sue
2 stamps on the back of a hand = 1 silver star
2 silver stars = 1 gold star
2 gold stars = Allowed to go home early on a Friday
Who cares what Labour thinks about it? Little Muppet.
The big flaw is that anyone getting an award from a National minister will be the first up against the wall when Labour get in.
Get Collins to sort out the ACC investments bungle after her shredding the board and give herself a gold star.
If they were new entrants kids needing a self esteem boost I'd say 'Great idea!' but these are grown people who keep screwing over patients in need at the bequest of the minister and PM. They should not be rewarded.
At least she is making an effort to solve things at ACC .....unlike the Board.
I guess you get the gold award if you can somehow both deny a claimant a payout, and also get them to write a nice letter to the minister.
Template: "Dear Jude, I'd like to compliment xxxx from ACC for his/her astonishing speed in rehabilitating me into the work force. I had never really thought about going 'cold turkey' before, but now I can reflect back, and see the benefits to the economy. Thank you"
wonder what Jude is going to do with the apples she gets.
Collins continues the trend under National of Ministers directly encroaching into the operations of departments and crown organisations such as ACC, She was probably wanting to match McCully announcing he was going to speak directly with valerie Adams' coach!
It takes us down a very short path with a very small step to Ministers choosing the heads of Government departments and political appointees being in place for the time the Government is in power.
We have already seen a significant run down of the State Services Commission (which has had responsibility for the independent appointment of department heads). It is little wonder that fewer and fewer talented public service managers are interested in heading departments when they can get well paid jobs without political interference in the private sector.