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I think we should make an «anyversary» every year, and send him our best feelings, and telling him «we're still waiting for that appology»!
Now seems like as good a time as any to get nostalgic over seasons past. Let's take a look back over the last decade at some of the major Habs trades that have shaped the team we see today, some were for the better, and some so dumb that physical pain is brought to me just writing about them. (All stats given are accurate to the time of the trade unless specified otherwise)
Honourable Mention: June 30, 2014 Montreal/ Colorado
To Colorado: Daniel Briere
Daniel Briere
Age: 36
With Montreal: 69 GP 13G 12A 25PTS
Last Season: 69 GP 13G 12A 25PTS
Role: 4th line C
Contract: 2-year $4M AAV (1 year remaining)
Current Location: Colorado Avalanche
To Montreal: P.A. Parenteau + 2015 5th round pick
P.A Parenteau
Age: 31
With Colorado: 103GP 32G 44A 76PTS
Last Season: 55GP 14G 19A 33PTS
Role: 2nd/3rd line LW
Contract: 4-year $4M AAV (2 years remaining)
Current Location: Montreal Canadiens
You'll notice the stats are a little different on this one as this trade just happened and there is no hindsight to dictate advantage, however this Habs trade was too good to not mention. We shed a veteran whose offensive production is waning, who also never fulfilled a need in the Habs offense and usually found himself centering the bottom line, for a player 5 years younger, with a better PPG, and the potential to fill the vacant 2nd line LW spot. All of this while not affecting our salary cap at all, and not to mention the 2 contact years remaining for Parenteau meaning it's minimal sweat off our backs should Parenteau not work out. Yeah, safe to say we won this one. Oh, and there's also a draft pick coming back our way. Just icing on top of an already appetizing cake.
3: February 26, 2013 Montreal / Dallas
To Dallas: Erik Cole
Erik Cole
Age: 34
With Montreal: 101GP 38G 27A 67PTS
With Dallas: 103GP 24G 14A 38PTS
Role: Top 6 Winger
Contract: 4-year $4.5M AAV (1 year remaining)
Current Location: Dallas Stars
To Montreal: Michael Ryder + 2013 3rd round pick (Connor Crisp)
Michael Ryder
Age: 32
With Dallas: 101GP 41G 35A 76PTS
With Montreal: 27GP 10G 11A 21PTS (previous years not included)
Role: Top 6 Winger
Contract: Year 2 of a 2-year $3.5M AAV
Current Location: New Jersey Devils (2-year $3.5M AAV)
Again, we were somehow able to rid ourselves of an aging offensive presence for a younger and better player. Cole was a lone bright spot in the dismal 2011-2012 season that most Habs fans have done their best to redact from memory. Teaming up with Pacioretty and Desharnais, Cole's line was the only one capable of producing any offence. In the lockout-shortened season of 2012-2013, Cole had a very hard time recapturing that offensive spark notching just 3 goals in 19 games. As the Canadiens had returned from the Eastern Conference cellar as a playoff-bound squad, Bergevin was looking to beef up the offense and Cole was not looking at all like a man capable of contributing to a long playoff run. Enter Michael Ryder. Ryder boasts pretty much the same stats (better, actually) as Cole over the seasons prior, and considering the roles and scoring capabilities of both of these players, Bergevin essentially traded Erik Cole for a younger, better and cheaper Erik Cole going by the name of Michael. The trade more or less worked out as Ryder came into Montreal guns ablaze scoring 23 points in the last half of the campaign. Straight up, man for man, this was a fair trade, maybe a tad biased for the Canadiens. I don't know how Bergevin does it,
(hypnosis? Bullying? Dangling GMs by their ankles until draft picks fall out of their pockets?) but he somehow managed to convince Joe Nieuwendyk that we were getting the raw deal man-for-man and needed a third to sweeten the pot. That third went on to be be Connor Crisp (currently number 22 on Mitch Brown's Top 30 Prospects list) Montreal most definitely wins this trade.
2. March 2, 2004 Montreal / New York Rangers
To New York Rangers: Jozef Balej + 2004 2nd round draft pick (Bruce Graham)
Jozef Balej
Age: 23
With Montreal: 4GP 0G 0A 0PTS
With New York: 13GP 1G 4A
Role: Prospect
Contract: (No info)
Current Location: Chomutov Pirati (Czech)
2005 2nd Round Pick (Bruce Graham)
Age: N/A (Bruce was 17)
With Montreal: N/A
With New York: 0GP 0G 0A 0PTS
Role: Undrafted Defender
Contract: N/A
Current Location: Played last season with the Allen Americans of the CHL (Central Hockey League). During this off-season, Graham signed with the Nottingham Panthers of the EIHL
To Montreal: Alexi Kovalev
Alexei Kovalev
Age: 31
With New York: 492GP 142G 287A 429PTS
With Montreal: 314GP 103G 173A 276 PTS
Role: No1 RW
Contract: 4-year $4.5AAV *
Current Location: Retired
This is is a trade that looks an infinite times worse with hindsight. Everything that could have gone wrong went about as negatively as possible for the Rangers. Jozef Balej was a fairly valuable prospect after he had tallied 92 points in 62 games during the 2001-02 season with the Portland Winter Hawks and a 51st overall draft pick does quite a bit to sweeten the pot, however there are no guarantees that draft pick will garner positive returns; case in point, Bruce Graham. Not only did the 6'6″ d-man never suit up for the Rangers, he also never even played a full season in the AHL, limited to brief call-ups from the ECHL or the CHL (Central). As for Balej, Even a 92 point season in the WHL wasn't even to qualify for a legimate shot to prove himself in the NHL as he only dressed for 18 games over the span of 3 years, with 3 different teams. Main point: The Rangers ended up giving away Kovalev, a bonafide goal scorer in his prime, who went on to play 4 extremely successful seasons in Montreal scoring almost 300 points, for two prospects who went on to contribute a grand total of 5 points to the club. Fair to say Montreal takes the advantage in this one.
1. February 25, 2007 Montreal / San Jose
To San Jose: Craig Rivet
Craig Rivet
Age: 32
With Montreal: 653GP 39G 166A 205PTS
With San Jose: 91GP 6G 37A 43PTS
Role: Top 4 D
Contract: Final year of 4-year $2.5M AAV
Current Location: Traded to Buffalo, waived by Buffalo, Claimed by Columbus. After a very brief stint in Columbus, Rivet signed with the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL where he would retire
To Montreal: Josh Gorges + 2007 1st round draft pick (Max Pacioretty)
Josh Gorges
Age: 22
With San Jose: 96GP 1G 9A 10PTS
With Montreal: 464GP 13G 75A 88PTS
Role: Reserve D
Contract: 1 year $475K
Current Location: Buffalo Sabres (I don't wanna talk about it…)
Max Pacioretty (22nd overall pick 2007)
Age: N/A (Max was 18)
With San Jose: N/A
With Montreal: 319GP 107G 106A 213PTS
Role: First line Winger
Contract: No impact on trade
Current Location: Montreal
In format alone, this trade is very similar to the previous Kovalev trade (and the more recent Vanek trade) however, the outcome could not be more different. In Kovalev's case, the veteran went on to be very successful while the prospects never panned out in their new location. The opposite happened in this trade. The 'prospects' went on to be franchise players while the veteran fizzled out after 2 mediocre years. I find this trade especially bad because there is a HUGE difference in value between a first and a second pick. Kovalev in his prime gets a 2nd and a non-roster prospect, and Craig Rivet garners a 1st AND a promising young d-man with 2 seasons under his belt? Craig Rivet, who in 653GP managed all of 39 goals? There is something to be said about good defense, but if your giving up a first, a pick capable of nabbing a player like Max Pacioretty, you gotta have some offense coming back your way. But that's just my opinion. Regarless, horrible horrible trade for San Jose, it was lopsided to begin with and only became more so as time passed. Rivet found himself in the ECHL, meanwhile Pacioretty is becoming the best American goal-scorer since Mike Modano, and Gorges finds himself as Gionta's predecessor as the Habs next captain (Tragically traded before this could become reality). Yeah, Habs win by a canyon sized margin.
3. July 3, 2008 Montreal / Toronto
To Toronto: Mikhail Grabovski
Mikhail Grabovski
Age: 24
With Montreal: 27GP 3G 6A 9PTS
With Toronto: 335GP 91G 117A 208PTS
Role: Top 6 C
Contract: 2-year ELC
Current Location: New York Islanders
To Montreal: Greg Pateryn + 2010 2nd round pick (Jared Knight)
Greg Pateryn
Age: 18
With Toronto: 0GP 0G 0A 0PTS
With Montreal: 3GP 0G 0A 0PTS
Role: TWD
Contract: N/A
Current Location: Hamilton Bulldogs
There was also a 2nd rounder coming our way but it was traded 4 times before Boston drafted Jared Knight with it, so looking at Jared Knight's stats wouldn't have much impact on the decision. Technically we should include Robert Lang as he was the player the Canadiens used this pick to acquire (interesting side note: this pick went TOR -> MTL -> CHI -> TOR -> BOS being used in trades to acquire the pick that would become Brandon Saad, the aforementioned Robert Lang, and Phil Kessel, amongst others). As for the actual trade's impact on both teams, Mikhail Grabovski went on to have 5 successful seasons as a staple in the Toronto offense, while Greg Pateryn watched the big club's games from Hamilton all but thrice. Now at 24, Pateryn remains developing in Hamilton. Despite the longer than usual developmental period there is still hope as Pateryn continues to get better and continues to have a shot at playing in the big leagues (And finds himself at #11 on Mitch Brown's Top 30 Prospect series). By no means did anyone ever lose sleep over this trade as no one ever really cared for Grabovski; It just would have been nice to get some more point production coming back. This is only considered a bad trade because of the 208 point disparity but it's definitely way more lopsided 6 years later. However, that could change if Pateryn continues to progress.
2. September 30, 2006 Montreal / Dallas
To Dallas: Mike Ribeiro + 2008 6th (Matthew Tassone)
Mike Ribeiro
Age: 28
With Montreal: 276GP 50G 103A 153PTS
With Dallas: 461GP 123G 284A 407PTS
Role: Top 6 Forward
Contract: 1-year $1.9M
Current Location: Nashville Predators
To Montreal: Janne Niinimaa + 2007 5th (Andrew Conboy)
Janne Niinimaa
Age: 31
With Dallas: 22GP 2G 4A 6PTS
With Montreal: 41GP 0G 3A 3PTS
Role: Depth Defence
Contract: Not Available
Current Location: Retired (Last played for Asploven HC)
Included in the trade was a 2008 6th going to Dallas and a 2007 5th coming back to MTL. Neither of these picks spent any time in the NHL so just in terms of NHL impact it was just a man-for-man (However if we are counting, Andrew Conboy contributed more to the Canadiens franchise in his 2 full seasons in Hamilton than Tassone contributed to Dallas' system, so there's that). In the same vain as the Grabovski trade, No one was beat up about Ribeiro's departure considering his poisonous personality. Looking at production alone, this is a horrendous trade. The vowel cocktail that is Niinimaa was less than stellar to begin with and only got worse putting up 3 points and a -13 41 game season while Ribeiro put up 6 full seasons in Dallas at just about 1 PPG. You have to think we would have been able to get something decent in return, or at least a better consonant to vowel ratio.
1. June 30, 2009 Montreal / New York Rangers
To New York: Ryan McDonagh + Chris Higgins + Doug Janik* + Pavel Valenteko* (*Not Pictured)
Ryan McDonagh
Age: 20
With Montreal: 0GP 0G 0A 0PTS
With New York: 246GP 26G 77A 103 PTS
Role: Highly touted prospect
Contract: Unsigned
Current Location: New York Rangers (Likely to be named as their next Captain)
Chris Higgins
Age: 26
With Montreal: 282GP 84G 67G 151PTS
With New York: 55GP 6G 8A 14PTS
Role: mid-6 Forward
Contract: 1-year $2.25M
Current Location: Vancouver Canucks
To Montreal: Scott Gomez + Tom Pyatt + Michael Busto (not pictured)
Scott Gomez
Age: 29
With New York: 158GP 32G 96A 128PTS
With Montreal: 196 GP 21G 78A 99PTS
Role: Should have been Top 6 F, ended up being captain of the press box
Contract: 7 YEARS $7.357M AAV!!!
Current Location: After being BOUGHT OUT, Gomez signed two 1-year deals worth less than 1 mil with San Jose and then with Florida the following year. Now a UFA.
Tom Pyatt
Age: 22
With New York: 0GP 0G 0A 0PTS
With Montreal: 101GP 4G 8A 12PTS
Role: Depth F
Contract: 3-year ELC
Current Location: Found moderate success in Tampa Bay for 3 seasons. Has signed to play for Geneve-Servette HC of the Swiss league
Thanks, Bob Gainey. Also, whenever you're ready to make a public apology, we're listening, seriously, anytime works.
Gainey made a trade so HORRIBLE, the league SHUT ITSELF DOWN to make up a rule to MERCY KILL Gomez's ABHORENT contract to put all Habs fans out of their misery. Obviously I still have a bit of animosity over this abomination. Take a minute to imagine a defensive core consisting of PK Subban, Alexei Emelin, Nathan Beaulieu, Jarred Tinordi, and RYAN MCDONAGH! That could have been ours but hey, Gomez was cool too (seriously Gainey, apologize for this monstrosity) Alright, its been fun, I'm gunna go punch a wall.
I think we should make an «anyversary» every year, and send him our best feelings, and telling him «we're still waiting for that appology»!
Shit on the Gomez trade all you want, but people forget what was going on at the time. NO superstar wanted to come to Habsland if they could help it. That trade was bait to bring in Gionta and Cammalleri.
Then he shouldn't let go Kovalev, Koivu and Tanguay, there was a line that worked incredibily well at the end of a season, they should get another shot, for instance.
I don't believe this sh.. that free agents wouldn't come here, at that time. They let relatively good players go (Suray, Streit) because of the …principle of not paying big money for, but he gladly payed huge money for Gomez and Gionta… bluff…
They were scapegoats, they weren't living up to their potential. The money was just a nice way of saying that…
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I painted most of the day in the Buggy Barn today so a 'work in progress' photo will be coming soon.
This horse portrait WIP is what I started a couple days ago. This is what I like to do in the evenings to relax. I find detailed graphite sketches and watercolors to be very relaxing. Acrylics and oils can be very energizing me and pastels are somewhere inbetween as far as how it feels for me to work in the different mediums. I think thats why I like to switch back and forth.
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I think the roosting chickens are turning out well although I am always anxious to get back to it after stepping back for a few days and make some adjustments. The time inbetween helps bring new eyes to the painting and the comments of the visitors at the store really help! Thank you all who commented and stopped to chat! Stop back by again to see the progress! I am hoping to move to either kitties or a fox by next week for the mural. My plan is to do something more on the eye level of a child so they can be more a part of the mural. Kids are such natural artists with big imaginations I am enjoying the kids reaction very much. I think art helps to keep the kid in all of us alive so nuture your 'inner kid' and enjoy and buy art!
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Thus, you will need to know how make a good impression to ace your interview if you are looking for a new job or planning to do so in the future. Mastering this art is not easy as most people do not go through them very often.
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1. Not taking the interview seriously
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2. Dressing down or inappropriately
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3. Not knowing the location of the interview
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4. Leaving your mobile phone on
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5. Chewing gum
Chewing gum is unprofessional and may distract your interviewer, making it hard for him/her to focus on what you are saying. Also, as the interview questions become tougher, your chewing may become more aggressive due to nervousness. It is okay to have a mint or to chew a piece of gum but take the gum out before the interview.
6. Having a weak handshake
26% of job seekers made this mistake. A weak handshake indicates a lack of confidence in yourself. Keep your handshake firm.
7. Saying too much/ too little
Don't gloss over vital information, and don't go into too much details. It is a two-way conversation, try to maintain a balance between saying too much or too little. Be calm, listen carefully to the question and answer it thoughtfully.
8. Lying
You may sell yourself in the resume but don't oversell or lie about your experience or what your abilities are in an interview. If you don't know something or the answer, just let the hiring manager know. He/she will appreciate your honesty.
9. Poor posture
Present yourself well, don't hunch or sink into your chair. Sit upright and keep your back straight. A good posture sends good signals about your overall demeanour. Be careful not to come across as a stiff robot too.
10. Showing up late
Arriving late without a valid reason is telling your hiring manager that he or she isn't worth your time. If there is any emergency, call the company immediately to let them know. Reschedule the interview if needed.
11. Not being yourself
Don't focus on saying the "right thing" you think your hiring manager will like that you do not portray an accurate view of your skills and experience.
12. Fidgeting
Be conscious of your actions. Don't play with your fingers, clothing or hair when you are uneasy or nervous.
13. Not smiling
Nervousness can make you forget to smile but make sure you don't look unhappy or unenthusiastic about having this opportunity.
14. Not making eye contact
Not having eye contact with your interviewer will indicate you have something to hide. On the other hand, do not stare at your interviewer. You do not want to come off as creepy or mental.
15. Not having your portfolio handy
A portfolio helps the hiring manager see your overall experience and skills. Don't be caught without it.
16. Not having "hero" stories
Some interviewers will ask "How did you overcome this particular challenge in your old position". Be prepared to whip out your "hero" stories to demonstrate your competence but be careful to have a balance between showing your capability and bragging about your achievements.
17. Inadequate research about a potential employer
Learn as much as possible about your prospective employer so you do not appear dumb when you are stuck with a common question like "What do you know about our company?". Visit the company's website, learn about their people, their history and their mission. Familiarise yourself with the organisation and show your hiring manager that you are diligent and you care.
18. Not knowing the name and designation of the interviewer
Have a printed copy of the email asking you to come in for an interview. Write down the name, contact details and designation of the person in case you need to refer to it.
19. Not having a notepad and good pens
You may need to fill up application forms or take notes during the interview. A second pen is needed if your first pen runs out of ink. Impress the hiring manager by showing you are always prepared.
20. Mumbling
Mumbling indicates you are not sure of yourself and it will do you no good if your interviewer cannot hear what you are saying.
21. Not having your planner or fully charged smartphone
The interviewer may ask you to return a few days later for a second round of interview. A planner or your smartphone will allow you to commit and schedule that on the spot.
22. Trash talking
No trash talking or complaining about how your former boss is a piece of crap or your previous employer treated you unfairly. If you were fired or laid off, prepare an explanation and put a positive spin on it.
23. Focusing on what you want
You need the job but don't keep focusing about how much you want or what you need. Explain how the company can benefit by hiring you, be their solution.
24. Not preparing questions for the hiring manager
Asking the appropriate questions to show your analysis and situational understanding of the organisation. Hiring managers are reassured when you show intelligence by tackling pain points of the position such as "What contribution you'd like to see this person bring to the company?"
25. Failing to ask for the job
The interviewer may not have an answer for you at the end of the first session but do not be afraid to emphasize that the job is really what you want. However, do not appear too aggressive or desperate for it. Send a thank-you note or polite email after the interview to express your gratitude for his or her time and consideration.
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English National Ballet's Emerging Dancer Competition is unique in British ballet in throwing the spotlight on more junior dancers or "tomorrow's stars" as ENB put it. This year's competition is on the 11 June and ahead of the that we talk to the finalists – Precious Adams, Fernando Carratalá Coloma, Giorgio Garrett, Daniel McCormick, Francesca Velicu and Connie Vowles…
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The Royal Ballet's latest triple bill has a happy beginning and a sad ending and in the middle there's Wayne McGregor's new piece, Tetractys, an emotionally-neutral blank sheet on which you can write your own feelings – or more likely, your own thoughts.
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Find the Answers to Your Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation and Disability Benefits Questions
Most people navigating the workers' compensation and disability benefits application processes come to us with questions and confusion. Here, we share some of the questions that we answer most about the disability and workers' compensation application and appeals processes. If you have a question for us, check out this page to see if we have answered this question for others!
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Can my employer require me to use my leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) while I receive workers' compensation benefits?
Yes. Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, certain employees are entitled to 12 weeks of unpaid leave during any 12‑month period, if you have worked a sufficient amount of time worked to qualify for the benefit and your employer is large enough to be subject to the Family and Medical Leave Act. Though the Family and Medical Leave Act provides for unpaid sick or family leave, employers may require you to take FMLA time while you are out on a workers' compensation injury leave. Keep in mind that if you exhaust your FMLA time while on workers' compensation, your employer does not have the obligation to offer you your job back, unless you are covered by a union contract or employment contract that provides otherwise. For more information on Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation and the Family and medical leave Act, click here.
Should an attorney who has settled the wage-loss portion of a Pennsylvania workers' compensation claim continue to represent a claimant in dispute over medical treatment?
Yes. Unfortunately, however, there are many firms that refuse to perform any work on behalf of an individual once they have settled the wage-loss portion of a claim. With open medical coverage, the insurance company still has the right to challenge the reasonableness and necessity of medical treatment. There are times when insurance companies will just stop paying medical expenses without any basis to do so. If you're represented by the type of firm that takes the money and runs, you may be out of luck.
I am a retired airline employee collecting my PBGC pension and paying for COBRA benefits. Do I have to pay my entire premium?
No. For all American Airlines and US Airways flight attendants and other eligible airline personel between the ages of 55 and 65 years old who are collecting their pensions through the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC), they can take advantage of the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC), which pays 72.5 percent of qualified health insurance premiums for eligible individuals and their families.
This is how it works. If you are collecting your PBGC pension and you are paying premiums for your health insurance coverage, you will be required to pay 27.5 percent of the premium and the IRS will give you a tax credit equal to 72.5 percent of the cost of your premiums. If, for example, your health insurance premiums are $20,000.00 a year, you would get an IRS tax credit equal to $14,500.00, which is deducted dollar for dollar from any federal taxes you owe.
The credit can be taken only if you are receiving your PBGC pension or you are a qualifying family member of a PBGC pension payee who passed away or finalized a divorce with you.
The health insurance plans that qualify for the HCTC include coverage under a COBRA continuation provision, coverage under a group health plan available through the employment of your spouse, coverage obtained in the non-group (individual) health insurance market other than coverage offered through the health insurance marketplace, and coverage under certain state-qualified health plans established prior to January 1, 2014. It does not include any insurance marketplace coverage.
As a practical matter, this means that flight attendants who are receiving COBRA coverage and are collecting their PBGC pensions may take advantage of this credit for as long as they are receiving COBRA coverage. They may be able to do so after COBRA expires, but only if they are then covered under a qualifying health insurance plan for the HCTC. For more information concerning the health coverage tax credit, click here.
May American Airlines Flight Attendants be disciplined for time lost from work due to a work injury (OJI)?
Answer: No. Section 27 (M) of your contract provides that a "Flight Attendant who becomes ill or injured as a result of an occupational incident shall not be charged a sick leave occurrence for absences related to the occupational illness or injury."
What are the most common work injuries?
Most surveys show that the most common injuries are caused by overexertion associated with lifting, holding, carrying, pushing, pulling or throwing.
The remainder of the list is as follows:
2. Falls to the ground.
3. Falls from one level to another, such as from roofs, ladders and stairways.
4. Injuries resulting from tripping or falling without hitting the ground.
5. Getting struck by objects or
6. Getting struck against an object.
7. Automobile collisions.
8. Compression injuries caused by machinery in a factory.
9. Repetitive motion injuries, including carpal tunnel syndrome, which affects the hand, and cubital tunnel syndrome, which affects the elbow.
10. Assaults and violent acts.
What are the non-medical requirements a claimant must meet to be entitled to Social Security Disability benefits?
To qualify for Social Security Disability benefits, the claimant must have worked the required number of quarters and paid required social security taxes for generally five to ten years.
If I collect unemployment compensation benefits, will it hurt my application for Social Security disability benefits?
To be eligible for unemployment compensation benefits, you must be ready, willing and able to work. To be eligible for Social Security disability benefits, you must be disabled from all forms of employment. Claimimg that you are ready, willing and able to work is inconsistent with a simultaneous claim that you're disabled from all employment.
There are situations in which an application for unemployment compensation benefits is consistent with an applicant for Social Security disability benefits. If you are capable of working light duty work only and are 55 or older, you could be found disabled using rules from the Social Security Medical-Vocational guidelines.
Some administrative law judges understand that people need money to live and are willing to forgive an inconsistency between a claimant's receipt of unemployment compensation benefits and their application for Social Security disability benefits. Many judges, however, are not particularly impressed by application for Social Security disability benefits when the only reason you are not working is you were laid off because of a lack of work or a plant closing. Under the law, receipt of unemployment compensation benefits is not conclusive proof that you are not disabled. Nonetheless, you need to understand that if you apply for and receive unemployment compensation benefits (and you are not entitled to Social Security disability benefits under the medical vocational guidelines), a judge may view your receipt of unemployment compensation benefits as evidence that you are not disabled.
Will my Pennsylvania workers' compensation benefits always be reduced if I am receiving Social Security Disability benefits?
No. Eventually your entitlement to Social Security Disability benefits will expire and you will be entitled to receive full retirement benefits.
Effective December 15, 2015, your entitlement to Social Security Disability benefits will end on your 67th birthday. At that time you are entitled to full retirement benefits. How will that affect my Pennsylvania workers' compensation benefits? Under Pennsylvania law, your employer or its insurance company is entitled to reduce your workers' compensation benefits by an amount equal to 50 percent of your Social Security Retirement benefits, provided you were not already receiving Social Security Retirement benefits at the time you suffered your work injury.
Let's assume that as a result you begin receiving Social Security Retirement benefits after you suffer your work injury. Once again assume that you have an ACE of $4,000.00, a PIA of $2,200.00, and retirement benefit of $2,200.00. (For an explanation of these terms, see the prior FAQ).
The workers' compensation insurance company will be entitled to reduce your workers' compensation benefits by $1,100.00 monthly, reducing your weekly workers' compensation benefits from $500.00 to $246.15 weekly. You will thereafter be entitled to $1,066.67 in monthly workers' compensation benefits and $2,200.00 in monthly Social Security Retirement benefits (weekly workers'' compensation benefits $246.15 times 52 equals $12,800.00 in yearly workers'' compensation benefits divided by 12 equals $1,066.67 in monthly workers'' compensation benefits plus $2,200.00 Social Security Retirement benefits equals $3,266.67 in combined workers' compensation and Social Security Retirement benefits).
I have been approved for Social Security Disability benefits. How will this affect my Pennsylvania workers' compensation benefits?
Under Federal law, the Social Security Administration is entitled to reduce your Social Security Disability benefits for workers' compensation benefits you receive, but this is not a dollar-for-dollar offset.
To calculate the reduction in Social Security Disability benefits that may result from an award of workers' compensation benefits, you need to contact your local Social Security office to get two numbers: your ACE (Average Current Earnings) and your PIA (Primary Insurance Amount).
Your combined entitlement to workers' compensation benefits and Social Security Disability benefits is not supposed to exceed 80 percent of your ACE. Your PIA is the maximum you are entitled to receive in disability benefits.
For example, let's assume you have an ACE of $2,300.00, a PIA of $1,500.00, and you have been awarded workers' compensation benefits of $500.00 per week. Your monthly workers' compensation benefits equals $2,166.67 (workers' compensation benefits $500.00 weekly times 52 weeks equals $26,000.00 divided by 12 months equals $2,166.67). Because 80 percent of your ACE is $1,760.00, there would be a complete offset of your Social Security Disability benefits and you would not receive any Social Security Disability benefits while you continue to receive worker's compensation benefits of $500.00 weekly.
Let's suppose instead that your ACE was $4,000.00 per week, your PIA was $2,200.00, and you have again been awarded $500.00 in workers' compensation benefits.
In this instance, 80 percent of your Average Current Earnings equals $3,200.00. You are receiving $2,166.67 in monthly workers' compensation benefits, and thus you would be entitled to additional benefits of $1,033.33 in Social Security Disability benefits (80 percent of $4,000.00 equals $3,200.00 minus monthly workers'' compensation benefits $2,166.67 equals $1,033.33).
You are obviously not receiving the maximum that you would be entitled to receive under the Social Security Act if you weren't receiving workers' compensation benefits, but you're earning more than you would get if you qualified only for Social Security Disability benefits or only for workers' compensation benefits.
For more information from the Social Security Administration, click here.
May I submit medical bills to my health insurer if my workers' comp claim is denied?
Yes. The health insurance company may, however, require some type of documentation that the claim has been denied. If you have received a Notice of Workers' Compensation Denial, send it to your health insurance company or give it to your medical provider with instructions to send it to the health insurer with the bill. If you have not received a denial, contact the Workers' Comp insurance company to get a written denial of the claim. Once the health insurance company has received evidence of a denial, it will be responsible for payment of medical bills in accordance with the terms of the health insurance contract. If your health insurance requires you to treat within a netwok, you must get this issue clarified as soon as possible to avoid being charged out-of-network prices for medical treatment that should have been paid by the workers' compensation inusrance company.


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Kat, the Pink Turbo Ranger, a native Australian, is a natural born leader. She is sophisticated and aggressively takes control of any situation. She is interested in helping her community and the environment, with an Australian belief that the land is sacred. Her formal training in dance gives her a graceful and fluid fighting style. Kat is a student teacher at Justin's school, and discovers that he is a child genius. As the Pink Turbo Ranger, Kat pilots the Wind Chaser Turbo Zord, and arms herself with the Turbo Wind Fire. Kat passed her Turbo powers on to new Pink Ranger Cassie.


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The firm had sales of $287bn (£160bn) in 2004-5, more than its three closest rivals put together, the Deloitte 2006 Global Retailing Powers study showed.
Tesco rose to fifth in its table, behind Carrefour, Home Depot and Metro.
Success in China, India and Russia may help determine which firms challenge Wal-Mart in the future, Deloitte said.
Chasing the leader
Tesco, France's Carrefour and Germany's Metro are all aggressively expanding in China, while Wal-Mart plans to hire 150,000 staff there over the next five years.
"The likes of Tesco, Carrefour and Metro would see themselves as chasing hard in the pack behind Wal-Mart," said Richard Lloyd-Owen, Deloitte's head of consumer business.
While Wal-Mart is dominant in the US, rival retailers have got a head start on it in some key emerging markets.
"Winning in places like China, India and Russia and not just a retailer's home market is going to be crucial in the future," Mr Lloyd-Owen added.
"In that sense, Tesco, Carrefour and Metro would probably say they have a level playing field with Wal-Mart."
US firms Kroger, Costco and Target, Dutch firm Ahold and Germany's Aldi complete Deloitte's list of the world's top ten retailers.
In a separate study, Deloitte found that US supermarket group Roundy's was the world's fastest growing retailer between 1999 and 2004, averaging 57% compound annual growth.
Internet retailer Amazon grew 33% during the period, making it the sixth fastest-growing firm.
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On August 11, 2019, every parent's worst nightmare happened in Erie, Pennsylvania, as a fire in an overnight family child care home took the lives of five young children ranging in age from 9 months old to 8 years old. Harris Family Daycare was regulated by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services and operated out of a three-story home for nearly 20 years. The owner offered nontraditional (and overnight) hour care to meet the needs of working parents in her community.
When I saw the news day, my heart was heavy and my thoughts were with the families and the family child care owner.
In the United States, one out of five adult workers has a nonstandard work schedule (working early morning hours, evening hours, or overnight compared to those who work more traditional day time jobs).[1] Among low-income families, studies have found that half of parents work jobs during nontraditional hours (e.g., cleaning offices at night or working second shift retail or food service jobs).[2] For families who need child care during nontraditional hours, the search for child care is extraordinarily difficult. Few child care centers offer care during nontraditional hours and about one-third of regulated family child care homes offer nontraditional hour care.[3]
In the Erie case, the mother of four of the children who died was working as a nurse during an overnight shift. The father of three of the children was a fireman responding to a call at a different location. The fire occurred at 1:15 a.m. presumably while everyone was sleeping. Fire investigators found one smoke detector located in the attic and preliminary reports indicate the fire may have been caused through an extension cord malfunction.[4]
For regulated child care (centers and homes), federal law requires an annual inspection for health, safety and fire standards.[5] However, fire safety rules and inspection compliance procedures are set individually by each state. To operate a licensed family child care home in North Carolina,[6]
- A battery operated smoke detector or an electronically operated (with a battery backup) smoke detector is required.
- For homes operating overnight, a battery operated smoke detector or an electronically operated (with a battery backup) smoke detector is required in each room where children are sleeping.
- An annual licensing inspection is required and a local fire inspection is required if the county in which the home is located requires it.
How do the North Carolina child care licensing requirements measure up against National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recommendations?
Unrelated to whether a home is used for child care purposes, NFPA requires that at a minimum, smoke alarms be installed in each sleeping room and on every level of the home.[7] NFPA recommends that smoke alarms be tested once per month. For smoke alarms with non-replaceable 10-year batteries, the battery should be replaced immediately if the alarm chirps (indicating the battery is low). For smoke alarms with any other type of battery, batteries should be replaced once per year.[8]
In the case of the Erie family child care home fire, there was confusion about whose job it was to check for smoke alarm compliance (e.g., the P.A. Department of Human Services during annual inspections or the local fire department).[9] Pennsylvania state legislators are now drafting legislation to clarify roles and responsibilities and requirements. Perhaps it is time for us to review those regulations and make sure that lessons learned from Pennsylvania are used to inform safety practices here in North Carolina.
Fire safety generally is a large issue. North Carolina does need fire safety rules and effective monitoring in place for licensed child care. At the same time, the public generally needs to be aware of potential fire danger and NFPA smoke alarm recommendations. It is important that all centers and homes be equipped with working smoke detectors, that those smoke alarms are regularly tested and that batteries are replaced on an annual basis. At $5 – $20, many smoke alarms are an inexpensive investment.[10]
Particularly for licensed family child care homes, it is critical to ensure that fire protection policies are clear, and that the roles and responsibilities for safety checks are clear as well. Parents work nontraditional hours. Child care is needed, which may involve hours in which everyone in the household is asleep. The tragedy in Erie, P.A. gives us a chance to review fire safety rules for N.C. licensed family child care homes and centers. A child's life depends on it.
[1] Nontraditional Hour Child Care in the District of Columbia (2018), Urban Institute. https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/99768/nontraditional-hour_child_care_in_the_district_of_columbia_0.pdf
[2] Nonstandard Work Schedules and the Well-Being of Low-Income Families (2013), Urban Institute. https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/32696/412877-Nonstandard-Work-Schedules-and-the-Well-being-of-Low-Income-Families.PDF
[3] National Survey of Early Care and Education Fact Sheet, April 2015. https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/opre/factsheet_nonstandard_hours_provision_of_ece_toopre_041715_508.pdf
[4] https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/13/us/erie-day-care-fire-inspections/index.html; https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/five-children-killed-pennsylvania-day-care-fire-n1041231; https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pennsylvania-day-care-fire-firefighter-loses-3-kids-in-erie-blaze-that-killed-5-children/; https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/08/13/pennsylvania-daycare-caught-fire-did-not-have-enough-smoke-detectors/2002744001/
[5] The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-186), https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1086enr/pdf/BILLS-113s1086enr.pdf
[6] https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/documents/pdf/F/FCCH_rulebook.pdf
[7] National Fire Safety Association recommendations and Fire Safety Code, https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/Staying-safe/Safety-equipment/Smoke-alarms/Installing-and-maintaining-smoke-alarms
[8] Ibid.
[9] https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/08/13/pennsylvania-daycare-caught-fire-did-not-have-enough-smoke-detectors/2002744001/


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text: Sections View Full Chapter Figures Tables Videos Full Chapter Figures Tables Videos Supplementary Content ++ Hemolysis of red blood cells (RBCs) within the circulation or in the extravascular spaces of the spleen and liver can produce a spectrum of disease, from mild, asymptomatic illness to severe hemodynamic compromise leading to critical ED encounters. Acquired hemolytic anemia consists of hemolysis not due to congenital or inherited disorders of hemoglobin synthesis or of the RBC membrane. ++ Presenting symptoms and signs of hemolytic anemia include those common to anemia in general: weakness or fatigue; dizziness; shortness of breath with dyspnea on exertion; tachycardia, particularly at rest; palpitations; chest pain; new or accentuated cardiac murmur; and pallor. RBC destruction generates free hemoglobin that is then broken down into bilirubin. When bilirubin production exceeds the liver's ability to conjugate it for biliary and fecal excretion, jaundice, abdominal pain (particularly from gallstones), and darkened urine may develop. Splenic enlargement may promote the storage and extravascular breakdown of RBCs. ++ The laboratory findings characteristic of acquired hemolytic anemia are those that demonstrate blood loss and hemolysis of RBCs, hemoglobin breakdown, and compensatory RBC production (Table 232-1). The complete blood count (CBC) serves as the diagnostic cornerstone, providing the anemic level hemoglobin and hematocrit and the increased reticulocyte count indicative of the bone marrow's effort to replace lost RBCs. Findings on peripheral blood smear demonstrate the abnormal RBC morphology needed to verify the presence of hemolysis: schistocytes generated by intravascular shearing of RBCs and spherocytes produced by extravascular phagocytosis of RBCs within the liver and spleen. ++Table Graphic Jump LocationTable 232-1 Basic Tests and Findings in the Evaluation of Hemolytic Anemia View Table|Favorite Table|Download (.pdf)Table 232-1 Basic Tests and Findings in the Evaluation of Hemolytic Anemia PurposeTestFindingConfirm anemia/blood lossHemoglobinDecreasedHematocritDecreasedConfirm compensatory RBC productionReticulocyte countIncreasedConfirm hemolysisPeripheral smearSchistocytes—intravascular hemolysis, RBCs fragmented by shear mechanismSpherocytes—extravascular hemolysis, RBC phagocytosis by macrophagesConfirm hemolysisLactate dehydrogenaseIncreased, released by RBCsPotassiumIncreased, released by RBCsConfirm hemolysisHaptoglobinDecreased, indicative of intravascular hemolysisFree hemoglobinIncreased, indicative of intravascular hemolysisHemoglobinuriaPresentConfirm hemoglobin breakdownTotal bilirubinIncreasedIndirect bilirubinIncreased (hepatic conjugation of bilirubin overwhelmed)Urinary urobilinogenIncreasedAbbreviation: RBC = red blood cell. ++ Intravascular hemolysis of RBCs releases hemoglobin into the bloodstream that then binds to haptoglobin and other serum proteins. The hemoglobin-haptoglobin complex travels to the liver for processing, thus decreasing the amount of free haptoglobin in the serum—an important laboratory finding when corroborating the existence of intravascular hemolysis. Breakdown of RBCs releases lactate dehydrogenase and potassium, leading to elevation of both in serum. With excessive hemoglobin breakdown comes increased bilirubin production that cannot be conjugated by the liver for biliary and fecal excretion. Laboratory findings associated with excess bilirubin production include elevated total bilirubin; elevated indirect or unconjugated bilirubin; and increased urinary urobilinogen, a by-product of bilirubin breakdown formed by the intestine and passed into the urine. Excess free hemoglobin ... GET ACCESS TO THIS RESOURCE Sign In Username Error: Please enter User Name Password Error: Please enter Password Forgot Username? Forgot Password? Sign in via OpenAthens Sign in via Shibboleth Get Free Access Through Your Institution Contact your institution's library to ask if they subscribe to McGraw-Hill Medical Products. Access My Subscription GET ACCESS TO THIS RESOURCE Subscription Options Pay Per View Timed Access to all of AccessEmergency Medicine 24 Hour $34.95 (USD) Buy Now 48 Hour $54.95 (USD) Buy Now Best Value AccessEmergency Medicine Full Site: One-Year Individual Subscription $595 USD Buy Now View All Subscription Options


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Laura Puccino was born in Lawton and has proudly called Lawton her home for the last 32 years. Mrs. Puccino has 2 children: Jessica, 24, and Tony, 14, and 2 grandchildren: Bentley and Brice. Mrs. Puccino graduated from Cameron University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Education. Currently, Mrs. Puccino attends the University of Oklahoma and is in her 3 rd year of her doctoral studies.
Mrs. Puccino has been with Lawton Public Schools for 22 years and has been an administrator at Tomlinson Middle School, Eisenhower High School, and MacArthur High School. When not busy with school work, Mrs. Puccino enjoys watching her son play baseball and attending MacArthur games. Mrs. Puccino enjoys running and sometimes still competes. She also enjoys reading, going on vacation to the beach, and enjoying her family. Mrs. Puccino is proud to be back at Mac and looks forward to her son's graduation as a Highlander! Go Big Mac! Email
Angela Cordes is a proud graduate of LPS. She attended Eisenhower Senior High School where she graduated with honors and ran cross country and track and participated in Gentry Singers Show Choir. She has two sons; Branden, 20, who is a Mac graduate and Kye, 15, who is a freshman at Mac.
Mrs. Cordes also attended OU, ECU and Cameron and has Masters Degrees in Teaching, Educational Leadership and School Counseling. She taught Spanish for five years before becoming a school counselor. She was a counselor for 6 years and became a principal five years ago. In her spare time, Mrs. Cordes enjoys watching MHS and OU football, running/working out, portrait photography and working at her boutique, Tatas For Now, that was created after her battle with breast cancer two years ago. Although she is an IKE grad, her love for Mac runs deeper than she ever would have imagined. Email
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Danny Smith was born and raised in Lawton,OK. He has 2 brothers and 1 sister. His first house was on Oklahoma Street, in Lawton View. He Went to Head-Start at Douglas and attended grade school at Will Rogers and Almor West. In 1982, Mr Smith Graduated from MacArthur and was voted Outstanding Male Athlete while competing in multiple sports, including wrestling, cross-country, track and football. He would later go on to letter in the sport of wrestling at Oscar Rose Jr. College in Midwest City, OK.
Mr Smith is starting his 21 st year with Lawton Public Schools. He has taught English and coached football and wrestling at Central Middle School and MacArthur Middle School. He is currently starting his 4th year as a principal at MacArthur High School. Ironically, Mr Smith did not start out as an educator because he came from a family of educators. He actually wanted to be a writer for National Geographic Magazine. As soon as he was out of college, he started volunteer-coaching at MacArthur Junior High at the request of his uncle, Speedy Gonzalez (a long-time coach and teacher at LPS) and realized he really liked working with kids. Teaching and coaching was a calling that became too hard to resist.he probably will never be rich but the rewards of working with kids to help them better themselves are vast and cherished! In that respect,he is truly rich! Email
Nicholas Mims was born in Huntsville, Alabama. He comes from a large loving family, whose mother is one of twelve children and grandfather is one of 16 children. He has one brother and a sister. He graduated from Baldwin County High School in Bay Minette, Alabama in 1992. Mr. Mims (also known to us as Coach Mims) is extremely versatile and multi-talented. He has been playing musical instruments since the age of 3 and continued to excel in the science and performance of music all through his college career.
Coach Mims decided to serve his country by joining the United States Marine Corps (Reserve) after high school, while taking advantage of the Montgomery G.I. Bill to pay for his college degrees. Not many can say that they have accomplished the feat of serving in not one, but three military branches of service. Coach Mims honorably served in the United States Marine Corps (Reserve), The United States Army, and The United States Air Force (Reserve).
Coach Mims is starting his 19th year with Lawton Public Schools. He has taught Health/Physical Education & Safety MacArthur Middle School. He has coached football, basketball, baseball and track/field at MacArthur Junior High School with his mentor, Coach Virgil A. Maddox. He also coached varsity football at MacArthur High School. He currently starts his administrative career as assistant principal at MacArthur High School.
Coach Mims continues to be a beacon of light and an advocate for empowering today's youth of the community to strive for greatness. In order to do so, Coach Mims makes it a personal challenge to always, listen, be a life-long learner, and love God and family. Email
Mrs. Susan Jones was born in Karlsruhe, West Germany. She has 2 sisters and 1 brother that were all raised as "military brats". Mrs. Jones has moved 10 times throughout her early educational years, so can't remember all the schools. Mrs. Jones graduated from Augsburg American High School, where she met her husband of 27 years. Mrs. Jones has four sons, Andre 28, Terrence 25, Jordan 22, and Antwan 20, whom are all graduates of MacArthur High School. Mrs. Jones has lived in Lawton since 1990 and considers Lawton her home. Mrs. Jones has attended OSU/OKC to pursue a degree in Deaf Interpreting, and then changed her major to Social Studies Education at Cameron University. She also received two masters' degrees from Cameron University, one in Special Education and the other in Educational Leadership. Her career with Lawton Public Schools began in 2001 as a Deaf Educational Interpreter until 2013 when she became a Special Education Teacher at MacArthur High School. Two years later, in 2015 she changed to a different curriculum by teaching American Sign Language and Advanced Placement History classes. Although not a graduate of MacArthur, she feels like a Highlander! Once a Highlander Always a Highlander! Email


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The Evolutionary Light Institute was created to give people tools and teachings for direct engagement with the Light spurring our current evolutionary process. Our focus is on supporting the massive transformation underway on our planet and working for the success of our evolutionary destiny.
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Bastienne Schmidt is a German born, Bridgehampton and New York based multimedia artist. As an artist she explores concepts of identity and place through photography and painting.
Schmidt was born in Munich, Germany and moved at the age of 9 with her family to Greece. She spent her childhood surrounded by her father's archeological work, which instilled in her a desire to organize, map, and attempt to understand systems through her artwork. Photography and art fall for Schmidt into the realm of archeology, exploring layers of history and meaning, and reassigning value to them.
Her photographic work is included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the International Center of Photography,The Brooklyn Museum in New York and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, among others.
Her work has been shown extensively in exhibitions around the world and received the Kodak Award in 1996. Six monographs of her art work have been published in the past 20 years.
With her latest project Grids and Threads Bastienne Schmidt provides a minimalist meditation on the concept of white space and it's perception.
The work is inspired by Marcel Duchamp's "Three Standard Stoppages," in which three imaginary measuring devices underline the arbitrariness to qualify and quantify something. Objects and colorful markers are photographed in the snow from a bird's eye perspective, using the white environment as a blank canvas.
She uses conceptual photography and works with temporary installations of threads, sticks and cloth as a tool that she will document through video and photography.
It is a continuation of her artistic quest of concepts of space and systems that define them.
In Process @ The Watermill Center invites the community to engage with our Artists-in-Residence on Saturday afternoons through open rehearsals, workshops, studio visits, lectures or artist talks.
Watermill's mission is to provide artists and thinkers the opportunity to focus on the development of their work and practice. Artists-in-Residence have gone on to perform at venues and festivals including the New Museum, Roulette, PS122, American Realness, Clocktower Gallery, Performa, Vienna's Donaufestival, Kampnagel in Hamburg, CPR – Center for Performance Research, and the Baryshnikov Arts Center.
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Friday, 8 December 2006
Chertoff thinks it's "righteous" to give each traveller a terror score
Everywhere he goes this week, USA Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff is being dogged by questions about the illegality of the Automated Targeting System (ATS) first pointed out in the comments I filed with the DHS Monday on behalf of the Identity Project .
Today in Atlanta, Chertoff had this to say about the scheme that is already being used to archive your last 40 years of travel records, use them and everything else the government can find out about you to assign you a terror "risk assessment" each time you cross the borders of the USA, and use that score to decide whether to let you exercise your right to travel as guaranteed by international human rights law:
"It's not only legal but required by law," Chertoff said during a visit to Atlanta. "I think this is a righteous program."...
Literally every day we're turning people away" at U.S. entry points, Chertoff said.
And he asserted that the ATS has "no cost to privacy or human rights."
The AP story that reported this didn't say whether Chertoff said godliness or cleanliness are among the 50+ factors used to calculate this "righteous" score.Link | Posted by Edward on Friday, 8 December 2006, 14:32 ( 2:32 PM)


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Located on the border of California and Nevada, Death Valley National Park (nps.gov) is a 3 million-acre desert wilderness area comprised of jagged rock formations and towering sand dunes. Death Valley has harsh desert conditions and is in a remote location so pack appropriate supplies and follow the park's safety regulations.
Death Valley National Park has nine campgrounds; four of them are open year-round while the others operate seasonally. Furnace Creek Campground requires advanced reservations made through the federal recreation site (recreation.gov). The rest are on a first come-first served basis. Backcountry camping is allowed with a permit obtained from the visitors center; camps must be set up at least 200 feet away from water sources, and fires may be built in only designated areas.
At the Panamint Springs Resort (deathvalley.com/psr), reasonably priced king, queen and double bedrooms are available. The on-site restaurant offers salads, burgers and 100 different beers from the bar. Guests of the Stagecoach Inn and Casino (nationalparkreservations.com) are treated to comfortable, pet-friendly rooms with televisions. Guests cool off at the outdoor swimming pool or play roulette in the casino. Nearby restaurants include Ensenada Grill and Sourdough Saloon. For an upscale experience, the AAA four-diamond Furnace Creek Resort (furnacecreekresort.com) offers tennis, horseback riding and golf. Enjoy steaks and fish in the elegant dining room, or indulge in casual, buffet dining at the family-friendly Ranch area of the resort.
Hiking and Biking
For an easy day hike, take the one-mile Keane Wonder Mine trail that provides picturesque views of Death Valley. Serious hikers may want to tackle the 13-mile Bighorn Gorge route that gains 5,000 feet in elevation. Bikers use separate trails, such as the moderate, four-mile Hole-in-the-Wall route or the difficult 40-mile West Side Road trail. When temperatures climb over 90 degrees, watch for warning signs of dehydration, such as dizziness and nausea. Bring plenty of water and if necessary, dampen your clothes to stay cool. When storms approach, avoid canyons that could have flash floods.
Other Activities
Death Valley is a prime location for birdwatching. Spot common mallards and turkey vultures or look for rare birds like golden eagles and California quails. The area has a fair share of uninhabited ghost towns that are perfect for adventurous travelers. Explore abandoned trucks in Ballarat or inspect old shacks and mining equipment at Inyo Mine. Architecture enthusiasts may be interested in a visit to Scotty's Castle (nps.gov), a 1920's-era mansion that hosts daily tours and special organ concerts throughout the year.
Death Valley Tours (deathvalleytours.net) hosts a 10.5-hour guided excursion that leaves from Las Vegas. Experience the picturesque views at Zabriskie Point, see the Devil's Golf Course, a dry salt lake, and explore the abandoned town of Rhyolite. Pick-up and drop-off services are included at select Las Vegas hotels. For a camping experience, join the four-night adventure offered by Green Tortoise (greentortoise.com). Take a dip in Tecopa Hot Springs, hike down in the Ubehebe crater and spot animals at the Mesquite Flat Dunes. Transportation, entrance fees and approximately 70 percent of the meals are included, but all participants are encouraged to help with cooking and cleaning up.
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The problems associated with the kinds of gambling machines now to be found in betting shops throughout Britain's towns and cities, tending to be concentrated in poorer areas, are becoming so well-known that they now feature in primetime television drama. To quote from last week's Radio Times, 'Jimmy McGovern's highly charged, probing drama ['Broken', BBC1, Tuesdays 9.00 pm] shifts its focus each week, bringing us a different troubled soul for Father Michael (Sean Bean) to help, or try to. This time the spotlight falls on Roz, the middle-aged mother of three who has confessed she plans to kill herself. She is a woman who can cope with anything except the shame she knows is about to break over her head. Addicted to gambling machines in betting shops, she has embezzled huge sums from her boss'.
It turns out that the amount Roz has lost on gambling machines over a few years is a little short of £250,000. The shame she feels and her thoughts of suicide are well known accompaniments of such a gambling addiction. They are just the kinds of things that appear regularly in comments posted on the Gambling Watch UK website. Also appearing in last week's episode of Broken was a representative of the betting company that wanted to set up yet another betting shop in the local high street. As the industry does, she argued that the betting shops brought much-needed employment opportunities. To be fair, she was silenced and appeared stunned when Roz appeared to tell her story. Father Michael, the central character in the series, tried, sadly unsuccessfully, to turn Roz's shame into productive anger at the proliferation of betting shops with their high-powered addictive machines.


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Dr. Anthony DeSantis, Clinical Professor, received a UWMC Chief of Medicine Service Award for 2018. Congratulations, Abe!
New findings show we are closer to a male contraceptive pill.
Irl Hirsch is being honored with a Laureate Award from the Endocrine Society.
Irl Hirsch received the Jeff Hitchcock Distinguished Service Award from Children with Diabetes.
Dr. Laura Crisa has been awarded a highly competitive Innovative Research Grant by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
The division welcomes Dr. Stephanie Page as our new division head.
Anthony (Abe) DeSantis, MD, clinical professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) has received a 2016 UW Medicine Cares Award.
For the first time guidelines recommend surgery as a treatment option specifically for diabetes.
A single injection of a hormone that may target brain circuits involved in regulating blood glucose levels leads to sustained diabetes remission.
Researchers will conduct a research program on the effect of known hormonal factors working in the brain to regulate whole body glucose metabolism and appetite.


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Location: The Student Hotel
Address: Viale Spartaco Lavagnini 70 , FlorenceDate: Thursday 26 September 2019
Art performances and DJ sets on the terrace: BOSSY inaugurates the events of September at the Fooo
The event will start at 7.00 pm with a performance in the internal courtyard and at 8 pm it will continue with a DJ set on the terrace. Free entry with inclusion in the list.
The September programming of The Student Hotel's green court in Viale S. Lavagnini 70 is coordinated by FOOO - Florence Out of Ordinary
It will be an artistic performance followed by a DJ set on the terrace to kick off the cultural events of Fooo, the Florence summer space dedicated to green and conscious living, located in the inner courtyard of The Student Hotel (TSH) . The evening, curated by Bossy , a collective of young artists, illustrators, photographers who promote music evenings in a fusion between the world of clubbing and the world of visual arts, will start at 7.00 pm with a performance in the internal court and at 8 pm will continue with a dj set on the terrace. Dat Vila DJ and Matthew Mazke in console. Free entry with inclusion in the list.
The evening will be held on Friday 13th in collaboration with " Tropical Animals ", one of the most important electronic music events on the Florentine scene (entrance on the rooftop by invitation). Also on Friday the court of Fooo will come to life with the sounds of the Brewin 'Quartet, followed by a jam session.
Sunday 15th the appointment with vintage is renewed with the Pimp My Vintage Temporary Market that will welcome participants with selected stands including fashion and craftsmanship, jewels, new brands, and vinyls without missing the photo booth corner and street food in the relax area. From 20 in the court there will be the live jazz of the band Azul Quartet with Jam Session to follow.
A microphone and a stage open to all are the main ingredients of "Placehold Open Mic" the appointment scheduled for Tuesday 17 , born as a literary open mic, which has rapidly expanded and now celebrates musicians, actors, experimenters accepting every creative form . From stories to poems, from comedies to songs with a single rule: each original intervention cannot last more than 8 minutes. Thursday 19 will also be an opportunity to explore the stands of the " Collab Market ", the flea market of self-produced jobs of the Student Hotel's coworkers, displayed in court.
The music will be a strong protagonist of the month of Fooo with Yell the Dijay (Wednesday 18); Vox power (Thursday 19) Low frequency with a special guest, directly on the rooftop (Friday 20) and finally Levi Strauss (Thursday 26).
Saturday 21 , from 18.30, on the occasion of World Clean Up Day , the global social initiative that aims to dedicate a day to clean certain areas in various cities of the world will make common ground with the Student Hotel and the community of Ploggers to clean up the neighborhood. Next, there will be the vinyl market proposed by the musical project " Sorry I'm not a deejay ", which will also be repeated on Sunday 22 September.
From swing to jazz to bossanova: Wednesday 24 is the turn of " Il Trio Cantagallo ", a Pisan acoustic formation formed by Andrea Giorgelli on vocals), Giovanni di Bella on guitar and William Succi at the cajon. Their repertoire is the result of the study and review of pieces that range over time and in musical cultures (8.00 pm).
All appointments are free.
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One of the most astonishing religious stories on the web at the moment comes from Mexico, where a particularly brutal and feared drug gang, La Familia Michoacana, has been buying up the works of a Colorado evangelical, John Eldredge, and making new recruits read them as part of their induction process.
According to Religion News Service, "Family values and religion are emphasized during the recruitment process, [to La Familia] which includes daily group prayer sessions and mandatory readings."
Then they get taught to chop people's heads off; that is the signature of the gang. All the Mexican drug gangs are notoriously violent, but La Familia is the only one to use decapitation so much that the local Catholic clergy have had to get guidelines for burying bodies without their heads attached. There have been twenty in one town alone this year.
La Familia's leader, known as El Más Loco (the craziest one) started off as a small-time assassin, but dealing cocaine in the USA in the 90s was very impressed by the evangelical preachers he heard. Since then the gang has grown until it now supplies about half the the $20bn methamphetamine market in the USA.
El Más Loco wrote his own little book of Thoughts (vanity published, but no doubt he got very good terms from the publishers) but he is also greatly impressed by John Eldredge's book Wild at Heart.
"Eldredge's theology is based on a 'muscular' view of Christianity, one that emphasizes an 'authentic masculinity' that has been lost" according to Religion News Service. You can download from his website some of the talks he gives:
"Ask the men you know to name their favorite movies. Nine times out of ten, they will be stories of great battles, fought against desperate odds.
Watch little boys at play. They nearly always wind up acting out their dreams to be a Hero in the midst of great battles.
God set this desire in the heart of every man because every man will find himself in a great battle. The Bible promises it is so. We live in a world at war, an epic struggle of good and evil begun before the dawn of time. Learning how to fight in this battle is essential for every man."
Eldredge is of course horrified by the use to which his book has been put by La Familia, and there is something disturbing about the way in which American suburban fantasies of manliness are used by real killers: it's like finding that the Taliban drive Chelsea tractors.
But the most interesting thing is that Wild At Heart is part of a much larger programme of discipline among the gangsters. Although they are often recruited in prison or rehab, they are forbidden to use drugs themselves They are forbidden, too, to sell drugs to natives of their own province. The penalties are savage, if sometimes stopping short of death.
They announced themselves in 2006, rolling five severed heads onto a dance floor, accompanied by a card which read:
"La Familia doesn't kill for money, doesn't kill women, doesn't kill innocent people. It only kills those who deserve to die. Everyone should know this: Divine justice."
This isn't exactly moral behaviour, but it isn't complete anarchy, either. And it is theoretically important. The Cognition and Culture theorists of religion, whom I wrote about last week, have as their main enemies the "functionalist" school who believe religion is not a byproduct but a useful form of social organisation which holds people together as nothing else can.
Functionalists would love this story. Religious techniques are used by La Familia to knit together people who may have no knowledge of their biological families into a much larger group of fictive kin, whose link is other people's blood that they have spilled.


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The last rose of the season is treasured as much as the first bloom. © Rita Jacques 2018 Windsor, Ontario.
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Pretty zinnia, not fully in bloom. I've been treasuring the fall flowers while they last! My garden in Windsor, Ontario. © Rita Jacques 2018.
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November sunlight in the plumes! Windsor, Ontario. © Rita Jacques 2017.
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Is that Oz? Nope. Not the yellow brick road! It's the Renaissance Centre in downtown Detroit viewed over 12 km away in Windsor. © Rita Jacques 2017.
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Just realized this post didn't get published…trying again! Cold weather prediction means I picked the final bouquets of the season. Lucky me! The flowers will last another week inside! Windsor, Ontario. © Rita Jacques 2017
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Any flower found blooming in November is a prized possession! They're usually smaller and some are misshapen but way to go, Mother Nature for letting them still bloom! My garden, Windsor, Ontario.
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Boston Ivy on my fence. Windsor, Ontario. © Rita Jacques 2017.