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Angela Bryant ran to Wells' house before making her 911 call Saturday. Wells -- who says Bryant and his mother are "always communicating" -- spoke in platitudes when asked how Bryant can avoid issues in the future.
"Every day of your life, you've got to put God first and continue to be yourself," Wells said. "He has to strive, every day, to be a better man. He came into the league and he made it a goal to play football. He is remorseful about this happening. He is."
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Stevivor -- "As part of IGN's latest "Ask Microsoft Anything About Xbox One," Chief Xbox One Platform Architect Marc Whitten confirmed that gamers will be able to simultaneously log into an Xbox 360 and an Xbox One.
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With consumer confidence plunging and governments around the world racking up seemingly unpayable bills, many investors have sought refuge outside of fiat currencies in order to help protect some of their assets from the ravages of inflation, which is sure to come eventually. Almost by default, investors have piled into gold which has seen its price soar to $1250/oz. before dropping back to the $1160/oz. level it is at currently. This recent pullback has left gold investors will an interesting dilemma: buy more assuming that the economy or the dollar collapse, or sell as the economy picks back up on the back of solid corporate earnings in a variety of sectors.
Although gold remains an excellent hedge against failing currencies, it does not offer the same upside in good times that its cousin silver does which is extremely important in these uncertain times. This is because gold has virtually no industrial uses, while silver finds its way into a host of critical applications, ensuring that the metal will be in demand no matter if a boom or a bust is in our immediate future. This is especially important in today's economic climate since the economy could seemingly turn in either direction at any time; there is plenty of data to support both sides of the debate. Due to this conflict, we believe that silver could make an interesting choice for investors who are concerned about the world's fiscal condition [see Silver ETFs: A Better Investment Than Gold?].
Not only does silver have a variety of uses, but demand is currently outstripping supply. In fact, it is estimated that for every 1.5 ounces of silver that are consumed, 1 oz. is produced, suggesting that as time goes on, silver only becomes more in demand for its multitude of uses. So while gold receives the bulk of the attention because of its high price and rarity, an excellent case can be made for investing in silver as well. Below, we profile the seven best reasons why demand for this metal is likely to stay high, no matter what the economic situation [also read Five ETFs For A Double Dip].
- Electronics -- Virtually every electronic appliance on the market today has a sprinkling of silver in it, including switches on ovens and TVs, circuit boards, and RFID tags. The metal is even used to coat CDs and DVDs because of its ability to resist tarnishing. Due to its wide use in the electronics sector, which has been booming despite overall market weakness, silver demand looks to remain high in high-tech.
- Batteries -- Silver-zinc batteries have become extremely popular within the aerospace and defense industries, which value the power source due to its 40% longer run-time than the more widely used lithium-ion batteries. However, since the batteries can't be recharged as much as their counterparts, they are unlikely to experience widespread adoption in the near future. Yet, if this can be rectified, silver-oxide batteries could take off; many consider them more environmental sound, and they feature a water-based chemistry, unlike many other batteries. Either way, the batteries are likely to remain popular with militaries around the world and other outfits who need an extra long charge, a factor which could help to boost silver demand if the industry takes off [see Global X Lithium ETF Hits The Market].
- Photography -- While the amount of silver being used for photos has gone down considerably as more consumers shift to digital photos, the precious metal still plays a vital role in x-rays, which is expected to be a heavy growth market in emerging countries, where living standards and health-care practices are rapidly improving. Still, the sector uses roughly 128 million ounces of the metal every year and accounts for a large portion of silver demand that seems unlikely to evaporate in the near future.
- Catalysts -- Surprisingly, silver is a crucial component of several industrial processes, including the making of plastics. More than 700 tons of silver annually are used in the world's chemical industry for the production of two compounds -- ethylene oxide and formaldehyde -- both essential to the plastics industry. These chemicals are also used in polyester production, antifreeze coolants, and surface coatings, ensuring that virtually every product is touched by silver in some way.
- Historical Ratio -- In much of the world's history, the price ratio of silver ounces to gold was around roughly 16:1, which is about the ratio of the metals' occurrence in the ground as well. Since silver's nominal high back in 1984, the ratio has been hovering near 45:1, while the current ratio stands at about 65:1, suggesting that either gold will have to fall dramatically, or silver will have to rise in order to get the numbers back into line with historic levels. At current price points, the dollar value of silver would have to rise up to $25.8/oz. in order to make the 45:1 ratio hold; a nearly 50% gain for the white metal.
- Emerging Market Demand -- The world's three major currencies, the dollar, the euro, and the yen, all have severe fundamental issues because of the high levels of debt and slow growth in the countries they represent. As their government budget situations get worse, more investors are likely to lose faith in the currencies, which could increase demand for alternatives such as gold and silver. While many believe that gold will be a primary beneficiary of this trend, I believe that silver is more likely to come out a winner. This is because of the emerging markets and the increased demand that these individuals will put on the silver markets. Most low-income individuals in many emerging countries such as China and India simply could not afford to buy a gold coin as a hedge since, in most cases, the price would be more than a year's salary. However, silver, with a price less than $20/oz., is easily affordable by billions and is more likely to see capital inflows for this very reason should more people lose confidence in the U.S. dollar and other major world currencies [also see How Emerging Markets Offer A New Way To Invest In Commodities].
- Solar Power -- As demand grows for alternative fuel sources, silver is likely to be a primary beneficiary. Silver paste is used in 90% of all crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, which are the most common type of solar cell on Earth. The metal has also found a way into other areas of the solar market. The commodity is now being used to "generate electricity by reflecting and concentrating solar energy onto collectors containing salts which are used to run generators," according to the Silver Institute. Should alternative energy investments pick up in the near future, it could end up having a bullish effect on silver prices [also see The Guide To Solar ETF Investing].
Ways To Play
While buying silver coins and bars remains an attractive option for many investors, there is often a markup associated with buying from dealers and selling the products back remains illiquid and often very expensive. Due to this, many investors have embraced ETFs as a way to obtain exposure to the precious metal. Below we profile four funds that offer exposure to silver [also make sure to read The Definitive Guide To Silver ETF Investing].
iShares Silver Trust
(NYSE: SLV)-- This iShares fund is the most liquid and popular silver ETF available to investors; the fund currently has $5 billion in assets under management and average daily trading volume approaching 10 million shares. The fund charges an expense ratio of 0.5% and has produced a gain of 26.9% over the past 52 weeks.
ETF Securities Silver Trust
(NYSE: SIVR)-- This fund offers similar exposure to SLV except that it is not as widely traded but it has a much lower expense ratio, making it perfect for buy-and-hold investors. The fund is also famous for holdings the silver in secured vaults and disclosing the individual silver bar numbers on the company's website. As an added layer of security, the holdings are inspected twice a year by an independent assessor, which should help to give investors piece of mind that their silver investment is in good hands [see Why You Need A Swiss Gold ETF].
PowerShares DB Silver Fund
(NYSE: DBS)-- For investors seeking a futures based strategy, DBS offers a compelling choice. The fund tracks the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index-Optimum Yield Silver Excess Return which is a rules-based index composed of futures contracts on silver and is intended to reflect the performance of silver and currently consists of December silver futures. Since the fund's inception, it has outperformed both the S&P 500 and the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury 20+ Index by more than 500 basis points.
Silver Miners ETF
(NYSE: SIL)-- Some investors are wary about investing in a coin or a bar, luckily the Silver Miner ETF exists to alleviate that problem. The fund tracks the Solactive Global Silver Miners Index, which is designed to reflect the performance of the silver mining industry. The fund currently holds 24 securities in total and has large allocations to Silver Wheaton Corp (NYSE: SLW)(14.3%), Fresnillo PLC (13.8%), and Pan American Silver Corp (Nasdaq: PAAS)(12.4%). Since the fund's inception in mid-April, it has lost 2.2% while charging an expense ratio of 0.65% [read more about SIL on the fact sheet].
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Disclosure: Eric is long silver bullion.
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This is an excerpt from Sport Mechanics for Coaches-3rd Edition by Brendan Burkett.
Sport Mechanics
Sport scientists work in the field of biomechanics, a discipline that assesses the effects of forces on humans and, vice versa, the effects of forces that humans apply. It's obvious that gravity and air resistance, or even the forces that occur during collisions, make no distinction between nonsporting and sporting activities. A high jumper fights against gravity just as a person climbing stairs or a plane taking off does. Likewise, air resistance opposes both an automobile and an Olympic sprint cyclist. This tells us that the same mechanical principles used in our everyday world can be applied to sport. A typical example of biomechanics is shown in figure 1.1, with the forces generated overlaid on top of the human anatomy. The combination of this mechanical principle with human anatomy allows you to understand sport mechanics.
Mechanical Principles
In sport, mechanical principles are nothing more than the basic rules of mechanics and physics that govern an athlete's actions. For example, if a coach and an athlete understand the characteristics of the earth's gravitational force, they know what must be done to best counteract the effect of this force and, conversely, what actions must be performed to make use of it. A springboard diver who is aware that gravity acts perpendicularly to the earth's surface has a better understanding of what trajectory gives an optimal flight path for a dive. Similarly, wrestlers quickly learn that gravity is their friend when they've got their opponents off balance. On the other hand, if they don't maintain their own stability, gravity can team up with their opponents! Ski jumpers understand that if they flex their legs and bend forward as they accelerate down the inrun, they reduce air resistance. This body position allows them to accelerate to an optimal speed in preparation for the takeoff. Once in flight, ski jumpers counteract the force of gravity by making use of air resistance. They extend their legs and lean forward to deflect air downward. In response, the air pushes them upward. It is this variation in the use of gravity and air resistance that helps Olympic ski jumpers fly to distances in excess of 130 m (426 ft).
There are many forces on earth besides gravity and air resistance. These forces act in different ways, and if you're in a contact sport you must also consider the forces produced by your opponents. If you are a coach and you understand how all these forces interrelate, you'll be better able to analyze an athlete's technique and improve the athlete's performance. If you are an athlete and you have this knowledge, you'll understand why it's better to apply muscular force at one instant than at another and why certain movements in your technique are best performed in a particular manner. Even as a spectator and sport fan, you'll find that an understanding of basic mechanical principles helps you become more knowledgeable and appreciative of what it takes to produce an excellent performance.
In sport, the laws of mechanics don't apply to the athlete alone. Mechanical principles are used to improve the efficiency of sport equipment and playing surfaces. Modern track shoes, speed skates, skis, slick bodysuits for swimming and cycling, and safety equipment (such as pole-vault landing pads) are all designed with an understanding of the external forces that exist on earth and the forces that an athlete produces. This knowledge has been instrumental in raising the standard of performance in every sport.
When we compare the performances of two athletes, we often say that one of the two athletes has better form, or more precisely, that one athlete has better technique than the other. By technique we mean the pattern and sequence of movements that athletes use to perform a sport skill, such as a forearm pass in volleyball, a hip throw in judo, or a somersaulting dive from the tower. Elite athletes create the image of having all the time in the world to complete a complex task, and in biomechanical terms they have effectively refined their kinetic link (that is, the timing of movement between successive limbs, like the thigh, shank, and foot during kicking).
Sport skills vary in number and type from one sport to the next. In some sports (e.g., discus and javelin), there is only one skill to perform. A discus thrower spins and throws the discus—nothing more. As such, this activity is defined as a closed skill; that is, it is closed to the thrower because the thrower is the person who determines when to start to spin and when to release the discus. But in tennis, players perform forehands, backhands, volleys, and serves; and all these actions depend on what the opponent has done and are defined as open skills. Each skill, whether it's a tennis serve or a discus throw, has a specific objective determined by the rules of the sport. In a serve, a tennis player wants to hit the ball over the net and into the service area in such a way that the opponent cannot return it. A discus thrower aims to throw the discus as far as possible, making sure that it lands in the designated area. Both athletes try to use good technique so that the objectives of each skill are achieved with the highest degree of efficiency and success, and sport mechanics is required to understand this process.
Good Technique
An athlete can perform a skill with good or poor technique. Poor technique is ineffective and fails to produce the very best results. In the worst-case scenario, poor technique can also cause injury to the athlete as well as to the people surrounding the activity. You can see plenty of poor technique at any public driving range—and, along with poor technique, inferior results! Hooks and slices are mixed in with wild swings that miss the ball entirely. Even if you know little about golf, you'll be amazed by the variation you see in the performances of a single stroke. Now compare these recreational golfers with elite professional players. Although elite players differ in height, strength, and weight, the basic technique they use in their strokes is very much the same. From backswing to follow-through, you're likely to see a smooth application of force that appears graceful and fluid. This efficiency of motion tells you that elite golfers use good technique, with a refined kinetic link. They practice for hours to hone this technique so that their actions become highly effective and get the job done.
Apart from minor differences, all top-class athletes, no matter what their sport, use superior technique based on the best use of the mechanical principles that control human movement. But it's important to remember that the refined, polished movements you see in the technique of an elite athlete seldom occur by chance. They usually result from hours of practice, and more importantly, smart practice—the right type of practice. Likewise, it's virtually impossible nowadays for an athlete to reach world-class status without the assistance of coaches and sport scientists who know why it's better to perform movements one way rather than another. Today's top athletes get help from knowledgeable coaches who critically observe their performances and tell them what is efficient movement and what is not. The coaches' knowledge and sport science assessment, coupled with the athletes' talent and discipline, help produce safe, first-rate performances.
Teaching Good Technique
What must you know in order to teach good technique? As an example, let's look at what's necessary when you teach a novice to drive a golf ball. When you introduce this skill, it's an asset if you can demonstrate good technique, although this ability is certainly not essential. What's more important is that you are able to analyze and correct faults in the novice's performance and that you use good teaching progressions to lead the novice to a more refined performance. To do this you need a basic understanding of the mechanics of the golf drive, which means that you must know why certain actions in a golf drive are best performed in one way and not another. It's the same when you coach or instruct classes in volleyball. A volleyball coach needs to know the mechanical reasons why certain movements get a player up in the air for a spike and why other movements do not. In baseball, a pitching coach aims to teach the most efficient actions for the windup, delivery, and follow-through. Similarly, a batting coach works to make the batter a more effective hitter. The golf, baseball, and volleyball coaches are using their knowledge of mechanical principles when they eliminate poor movements and replace them with actions that are more efficient. One of the best ways to transfer this knowledge is to use a variety of processes to communicate with the athlete. This can be enhanced with a variety of new technologies to provide feedback to the athlete.
Failure of Traditional Training Methods and Use of New Technologies
Many coaches and athletes still follow traditional methods during training. They reason that "this is how it was done in the past and it worked well, so this is how we should do it now." They have no idea why some movements may be good and others bad, why some are safe and effective while others cause injury and erratic actions. Then there are those coaches who are happy using a trial-and-error method. Occasionally they get good results, but more often they don't. Many coaches teach their athletes a technique based on a world champion's technique without taking into account differences in physique, training, and maturity. Similarly, young athletes often copy every action of a world-class performer, including idiosyncrasies that are mechanically ineffectual. For example, Al Oerter, four-time Olympic discus champion from 1956 to 1968, frequently inverted the discus as he swung his arm back during his windup. This action was simply a personal trait that added nothing to the mechanical efficiency of Oerter's throwing technique, yet many young athletes copied it, believing that it would add distance to their throws. Or, a more comical example of copying idiosyncrasies was seen in the number of kids who attempted slam dunks with their mouths open and tongues hanging out. Why? Because this was a common characteristic of Michael Jordan!
Being able to distinguish between safe, mechanically correct movements and those that serve no purpose is essential for skill development. Coaches and athletes who blindly mimic the methods and techniques of others progress only so far. Sport Mechanics for Coaches will help you eliminate this haphazard approach. By developing a basic understanding of mechanics, you'll be able to analyze performances and teach movement patterns that produce efficient technique. This will lead to better performances.
Application of New Methods and Technology
Technology is part of everyday life, and some of this technology has a place within sport. For example, people use a global positioning system (GPS) in their car, or when hiking to monitor how far they have traveled or how long it will take to arrive at the destination. Similar technology can be used in sport to determine how far an athlete has run during a game or to quantify how straight someone paddled a kayak. This modern-day knowledge can provide new feedback to athletes and thus tell them something they didn't already know. Or at times this technology is merely telling them something that the coach has repeatedly said but that somehow didn't get through.
How many times has a golf coach told a golfer, "You are lifting your head just as the club is making contact with the ball"? The golfer doesn't feel her head moving and for a number of reasons doesn't or can't make a correction to her technique. If the coach uses a video camera to record her swing and then plays the video back, the golfer can see the fault in the mechanics. More advanced technology can measure the amount of movement, like how far the head lifted, and with the use of force transducers and EMG (electromyography), can measure the timing of muscle sequences. This type of monitoring with technology can provide a new approach to coaching; therefore, in understanding sport mechanics, we need to understand and incorporate technology into the training sessions.
How Sport Mechanics for Coaches Can Help You
Most people involved in coaching are reluctant to study sport mechanics; from experience they know it has meant tackling dry, boring texts loaded with formulas, calculations, and scientific terminology. These texts are frequently written by academics who fail to explain the relationship of good technique to the principles of mechanics in a manner that is meaningful to coaches and sport enthusiasts. You'll be happy to find that Sport Mechanics for Coaches is a different type of book. This book contains few formulas or calculations, and it uses familiar measurements in both imperial and metric units. Whether you coach, teach, analyze, perform as an athlete, or watch as a fan, Sport Mechanics for Coaches is a book that you can learn from immediately.
To get the most from Sport Mechanics for Coaches, all you need is a desire to know how and why things work in the world of sport. In other words, if you have curiosity and a desire to improve, you'll get a lot of useful information from this text. Here's how:
You will learn to observe, analyze,and correct errors in performance.
This is the most important benefit you'll get from reading Sport Mechanics for Coaches. This text will help you develop a basic understanding of mechanics, and by using this knowledge you will be able to distinguish between efficient and inefficient movements in an athlete's technique. The information in this text will help you pick out unproductive movements and follow up with precise instructions that help optimize performance. You won't waste time with vague advice like "Throw harder" or "Try to be more dynamic." Obscure tips like these only confuse and frustrate the athletes you're trying to help. One of the most effective ways to observe, analyze, and correct errors is through the use of technology—so we've added a section on technology within each chapter to provide you with some extra resources. On the other hand, if you're the athlete and your coach is not present, a basic knowledge of sport mechanics will help you understand why you should eliminate certain movements in your technique and instead emphasize other actions.
You'll be better able to assess the effectiveness of innovations in sport equipment.
When Greg LeMond of the United States won the Tour de France by a few seconds over Laurent Fignon of France, he certainly illustrated the value of fitness and determination. But equally as important, LeMond and the technicians who assisted him knew the importance of reducing wind resistance to a minimum, particularly during the Tour's final time trial. They realized that if LeMond could maintain a low, dart-like body position and have the air flow smoothly over and past his body, he would spend less energy pushing air aside and could spend more energy propelling himself at high speed. This knowledge of mechanics paid off! It's no different in other sports. You need to know what is gained from design changes in such items as golf clubs, tennis rackets, skis, speed skates, mountain bikes, and swimsuits. This edition has also added sections titled "What Does _____ Mean in Sport?" to various chapters to provide several examples of real applications in sport. Sport Mechanics for Coaches cannot teach you all there is to know in the world of sport equipment design because changes and modifications will continue to occur at an ever-increasing pace. But this text will certainly give you a foundation of knowledge on which you can build.
You'll be better prepared to assess training methods for potential safety problems.
Think of an athlete squatting with a barbell on his shoulders. Where should your athlete position the bar? Should it be placed high on the shoulders or lower down? And what about the angle of the athlete's back during the squatting action? What are the mechanical implications of a full squat compared to half and three-quarter squats, and how fast should the athlete lower into the squat position? If you know about levers and torque, you'll understand why it's dangerous to bend forward when you squat. Likewise, if you are familiar with the characteristics of momentum and understand how every action has an equal and opposite reaction, you'll know that dropping quickly into a full squat puts tremendous stress on the lower back, knees, and hips. It's possible that you have been teaching good technique but don't fully understand why one way of performing the technique is potentially dangerous and another is not. Sport Mechanics for Coaches will give you the reasons. In gymnastics you will frequently see spotting techniques that provide a high level of safety, and you'll also see other techniques that endanger both the gymnast and the spotter.
To further explain these concepts we've also added a new section, "How to Measure," within each chapter. This new section describes several ways to measure what is happening in sport that can then be used to assess training methods. By reading Sport Mechanics for Coaches you'll discover why efficient spotting requires an understanding of balance, levers, torque, and the momentum generated by the gymnast performing the skill. This information will help you teach safe spotting techniques in gymnastics and good technique in weight training. Of course, Sport Mechanics for Coaches is not limited to these two sports. You can apply the mechanical principles that you read about to every sport.
You'll be better able to assess the value of innovations in the ways sport skills are performed.
In sport, our capacity for reasoning and creativity has been responsible for the advances in talent selection, technique, training, and equipment design. We all possess a tremendous capacity for creativity, and to be a good coach you must use this creativity to search for better ways to improve your athletes' performance. All athletes differ in physique, temperament, and physical ability; what works for one athlete will not necessarily work for another. Similarly, a young athlete will differ dramatically from a mature athlete. To help your athletes achieve top-flight performances, it's good to learn why sport techniques are performed as they are and to be prepared to modify certain aspects of these techniques in order to fit the athletes' age, maturity, and experience. There are many examples of the willingness of coaches and athletes to try out new ideas. In team games, think of how coaches modify attack and defense formations relative to the team they will face in an upcoming contest. Among athletes, think of how the creativity and experimentation of Dick Fosbury revolutionized the high jump and how the glide and rotary techniques have increased the distances thrown in the shot put. In gymnastics, consider the number of skills named after their creative inventors (such as the "Thomas Flair," named after former U.S. gymnast Kurt Thomas). So be curious and learn the how and why of technique. At the same time, be creative and willing to experiment, and be sure to encourage your athletes to use their own creative capacities as well. Always look for ways to improve your understanding of the sport you are coaching. Be a coach, an analyst, and an innovator all at the same time!
You will know what to expect from different body types and different levels of maturity.
If you understand the mechanical principles governing the techniques of your sport, you'll understand why young athletes, who are growing quickly have a tougher time maneuvering, changing direction, and coordinating their movements than more mature athletes do. You'll realize that you cannot and should not expect young athletes to follow the same training regimens that you would demand of a more mature athlete. You'll also understand why tall athletes with long arms and legs have an edge in some sports but are at a disadvantage in others. Similarly, you will realize why smaller athletes tend to have a good strength-to-weight ratio and can cut, turn, and shift more quickly than athletes who are taller and heavier.
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The shameful state of the salaries of restaurant workers, who often earn a poverty-level $2.13 an hour before gratuities, is a topic that's hotter than the biscuits in Paula Deen's kitchen these days.
But while politicians argue about the minimum wage and lobbyists push to keep workers' salaries artificially low, I have an unconventional recipe for righting this obvious wrong: Tip more.
Yes, some industry-watchers believe it's time to freeze the tipping tradition. Withhold your gratuity and a fundamentally flawed and unfair system will crumble, they say. They'll get no disagreement on the flawed and unfair part from me, but unless the cost of the gratuity is baked into menu prices, pulling your tips will just hurt the people it's trying to help.
The number to aim for: 25%.
Paying a quarter in gratuity for every dollar you spend on a restaurant meal makes sense when you understand the economics of the restaurant business and your place in the food chain. It also makes sense when you talk with its best-known critics.
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The poster child du jour for the no-tipping future is Sushi Yasuda, a traditional Japanese restaurant in midtown Manhattan, which cut gratuities this spring. Instead of soliciting tips from its guests, it raised menu prices to cover servers' salaries. But Scott Rosenberg, the restaurant's owner, concedes that when he eats elsewhere, "I always tip at least 25%."
He says he'd like to see others follow his lead, but so far only one other restaurant he know of, an Austin brew pub called Black Star Co-Op, has banned tips. There's a reason other restaurants haven't jumped on board this sushi boat: A Cornell University study finds that higher menu prices would drive customers away. Maybe price-sensitive patrons like the illusion that their entree is cheaper than it actually is.
Most servers support the tipping economy, which doled out $40 billion in gratuities last year. They're not exactly thrilled at the thought of losing their "bonuses," some of which are effectively untaxed.
"The vast majority of servers like the tipping system because it affords them a greater income than they could get from comparable, untipped work in terms of skills and education," says Cornell Professor Mike Lynn, a leading expert on tipping.
Some patrons understand it takes more than rhetoric to reform the system, and in the meantime, they're also overtipping. Amanda Huber, an office manager for a consulting company in Morrisville, N.C., is a former server and knows from experience how much a waitress depends on a reasonable tip to make ends meet.
"The hourly rate for most waitpeople will not even pay their taxes," she says. "So they get a zero paycheck most of the time, before tips."
By the way, if you're reading this, here's another compelling reason to tip above and beyond: Chances are, you're a frequent traveler and you eat in a restaurant more than the average American, which is about five times a week. People turn to you for tips on tipping. Your attitudes toward gratuities can affect many restaurant guests and countless restaurant employees.
But perhaps the most compelling reason to tip 25% is understanding the economics of the restaurant business. Almost four in 10 restaurant industry workers earn at or below the federal minimum wage, even after factoring in tips, according to a study by the Aspen Institute. As a result, servers experience almost three times the poverty rate of the workforce as a whole and rely on food stamps at nearly double the rate of the general population.
Sure, in a perfect world, all restaurant prices would cover the true cost of the meal, including your server's salary. The abhorrent practice of forcing workers to rely on gratuities to earn a living has no place in 21st-century America. Just because restaurant owners can legally pay below-subsistence wages, and because their employees let them, doesn't make it right.
A workforce that doesn't have to stare poverty in the face every day would be better able to organize itself, educate consumers and push for meaningful change to America's messed-up tipping culture.
Assuming, of course, servers want to end a warped tradition that keeps them in poverty and allows restaurants to misrepresent their menu prices. I hope they do.


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The Harvard men's soccer team will host the Haitian National Team at Harvard Stadium Sunday at 5 p.m. (Gil Talbot).
- Press Release Annoucing Harvard vs. Haiti
- Official Game Program
- Live Statistics
- Live Video (with English audio)
- Live Video (with Creole audio)
- Live Audio (WHRB.org)
- Live Audio (Bel Mizik 91.3 FM Boston)
- Haiti vs. Harvard YouTube Commercial
- Tickets
The Particulars
The Harvard men's soccer team will host the Men's National Team of Haiti on Sunday, April 10 to benefit Partners in Health relief efforts in Haiti. The game, which will be played at 5 p.m., will be held at historic Harvard Stadium.
The Haiti National Team is traveling to New England for a five-day benefit tour, taking on Dartmouth on April 8 before heading to Cambridge for Sunday's exhibition against Harvard.
Ticket Information
Tickets to the game for the general public will be $10. Admission for the game will be free to Harvard undergraduates, but donations will be accepted for this worthy cause with all the proceeds going to Partners in Health.
Follow From Home
For fans that cannot attend the game, there are several outlets covering the contest in both English and Creole.
A free video stream will be available in English with Chris Villani having the call. A similar free video stream will be available in Creole.
Live statistics for the game can be found here.
WHRB.org will provide audio in English, while Bel Mizik 91.3 FM Boston will cover the game in Creole.
About Harvard
The Crimson, which is led by Carl Junot, the Virginia B. and James O. Welch '52 Head Coach for Harvard Men's Soccer, defeated two ranked opponents during Junot's first season at the helm in 2010.
Harvard earned four nods to the All-Ivy League team, including sophomore forward Brian Rogers and sophomore midfielder Scott Prozeller who garnered spots on the All-Ancient Eight second team. Rogers paced the Crimson with five goals and 11 points, while Prozeller tallied three goals and amassed seven points. Prozeller will serve as co-captain of the Crimson in 2011, along with junior defender Tim Linden.
Junior goalkeeper Austin Harms was tabbed All-Ivy honorable mention after recording three shutouts and a 1.15 goals-against average.
The Crimson completed its 2010 season 5-7-5 overall and 2-3-2 in the Ancient Eight.
About Haiti
The Haitian National Team, which visits Dartmouth Friday, April 8 for a 7 p.m. tilt, is currently the 99th ranked team in the world out of the 202 FIFA nations.
Haiti is coached by Edson Tavares, who has served in that capacity since 2010. The nation has a strong soccer heritage, having qualified for the World Cup in 1974 and winning the 2007 Caribbean Nations Cup.
Partners in Health
"We are thrilled to host our friends from Haiti," said Harvard head coach Carl Junot. "Together with Partners in Health and the administration at Dartmouth, we hope that this extended weekend of games will be a large benefit to Partner's In Health's work in Haiti."
The events at both Dartmouth and Harvard will raise money to support Partners in Health and its relief efforts in Haiti, which is still recovering from a catastrophic 7.0 M earthquake that struck on Jan. 12, 2010.


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Ramapo Select - New Balance Track and Field Center
New York, N.Y. - Senior captain Daquan Grant (Copiague, N.Y.) placed 4th in the Triple Jump to headline the Farmingdale State men's and women's indoor track teams at the Ramapo College Indoor Select meet on Saturday, January 19th.
Grant's jump, an ECAC qualifying jump of 13.93 meters, is currently ranked #7 and #11 respectively on the ECAC and NCAA national performance lists. The jump is also an indoor personal best for him and ranks him 10th on the All-Time Farmingdale State performance list. Five of Daquan's six jumps were ECAC qualifying jumps.
In other notable finishes, sophomore James D'onofrio (West Babylon, N.Y.) ran 7.24 in the trials and 7.20 in the final of the 60m dash to place 9th in the event. Both marks were personal bests and he is now in sole possession of 3rd place on the All-Time list.
Freshman Karl Nilsen (Smithtown, N.Y.) tied for 3rd place in the Pole Vault with a jump of 4.25m ( 13' 11 1/4"). Karl is now #10 on the All-Time list.
For the second meet in a row, freshman Stephen Schmidt (Levittown, N.Y.) set a personal best in the 35-lb Weight Throw with a toss of 10.70m ( 35'1 1/4 " ). this places Steve # 10 on the all time list.
In her first 20-lb Weight Throw competition, freshman Maia Cadle-Hinton (Huntington, N.Y.) moved into 3rd place on the All-Time list with a throw of 10.44m (34' 3").
Farmingdale State will head back to the New Balance Track & Field Center this week for the NYU Team Challenge on Friday, January 24th.


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I have been guilty of going to the Chic-Fil-A drive through after taking the kids to gymnastics, or whipping up a batch of tacos from an Old El Paso kit. I would try to lose those extra pounds doing diets involving powdered shakes and soups, or eating Lean Cuisines and drinking diet pop. I knew it wasn't healthy and it nagged at me in the back of my mind, but I was doing what I had to do as a busy mom, right??? Problem is, I still had the extra pounds, was tired and my allergies were kicking my butt.
I had heard about the documentary Forks Over Knives and finally got around to watching it. The case presented and the overwhelming scientific evidence that a whole-foods, plant-based diet can basically save your life really affected me. Especially being high-risk myself with family members from both sides suffering from strokes, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. I decided to give veganism the old college try. I am not saying I am going to have a perfect diet, but I am going to make a real effort to follow a low-fat, vegan diet.
I think my biggest challenge will be getting the kids to have open minds about new foods. They will happily eat a vegetarian corn dog as long as they don't know it is not an actual hot dog in there. I am not making my kids vegan too, but do want to cut out the processed foods from their diets. I figured muffins would be a pretty safe bet for the little ones. They love zucchini bread so I searched for vegan zucchini muffin recipes. Most of them had a lot of oil, but I was able to adapt a recipe for oil-free Chocolate Zucchini Muffins from Happy Herbivore to make these muffins and they turned out FANTASTIC!
- 1 1/4 Cup Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
- 1 1/4 tsp Baking Powder
- 3/4 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1 Large Banana
- 1/2 Cup Applesauce, Unsweetened
- 1 Cup Raw Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 1 Cup Shredded Zucchini (about 1 large zucchini)
- 1/4 Cup Vanilla Rice Milk (or other non-diary milk)
- Mash banana in a large bowl and stir in applesauce. Add sugar and mix well. Add vanilla rice milk, vanilla and zucchini. Stir until well combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon).
- Slowly add dry ingredients to wet and stir until completely moistened.
- Line muffin tin with paper liners and fill 3/4 full.
- Bake in 350 degree oven for about 20 minutes or until toothpick poked in center comes out clean.
Note: These were very sweet so you could probably decrease the amount of sugar to 3/4 cup if desired.
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|Santa Barbara > Restaurants > Italian
Ca' Dario Ristorante is a local favorite and a must see for the city's visitor. The top rated food is overseen by the restaurant's colorful Executive Chef/Owner Dario Furlati. Hailing from Il Lago di Como, which is in northern Italy near Milan, Dario has been in kitchens nearly his whole life. He brings old world favorites such as our Ossobuco and Tagliatelle Bolognese to life in a traditional Italian Ristorante setting.


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Kansas City: Where to find the best coffee around campus
Posted by TheShot on 21 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Foreign Brew
The University of Missouri, Kansas City published an article today on some of the better coffee options in KC: Where to find the best coffee around campus – Culture. Not surprisingly, the aforementioned Roasterie Café got the highest marks, followed by the Oak Street Coffee Shop.
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What Is Altruism?
French philosopher Auguste Comte coined the word altruisme (with meaning 3) in 1851, and two years later it entered the English language as altruism. Many considered his ethical system - in which the only moral acts were those intended to promote the happiness of others - rather extreme, so meaning 1 evolved. Now universal in evolutionary theory, meaning 2 was coined by scientists exploring how unselfish behaviour could have evolved. It is applied not only to people (psychological altruism), but also to animals and even plants.
Altruists choose to align their well-being with others - so they are happy when others thrive, sad when others are suffering. Essential in establishing strong relationships, most societies acknowledge the importance of altruism within the family. By motivating cooperation rather than conflict, it promotes harmony within communities of any size. Of course, peace within communities does not necessarily herald peace between communities, and the two may even be inversely related - witness for example, the way in which social strife tends to decrease within countries at war.
Altruists broaden their perspectives in an effort to overcome the artificial categories that break up the complex web of life. Altruism is the abdication of claims of power over others. To state that "None of us are worth more and none are worth less than anyone else" is almost a truism, but modern technology has given a new urgency to all such appeals for altruism. Life on earth is being destroyed at an alarming rate, and evidence is mounting of impending disasters such ecological collapse and climate change that threaten us all. Until a fundamental shift of consciousness occurs, such disasters can only get worse. Communications technology - and WWW in particular - is boosting altruism and establishing a global consciousness. It is encouraging to see how easily individual acts of altruism can have a global impact (e.g. Wikipedia, free software, or give away websites). In spite of massive investment by the corporate world, a mentality shift in the IT sphere is well underway from scarcity to abundance.
The most effective counter to the spread of altruism is the modern money system, since it is responsible for an unnatural transactional mentality. The inherent conflict in conventional money establishes zero-sum (competitive) relationships between people and organizations - so that those who help others necessarily disadvantage themselves. Such a system places a destructive overemphasis on self which erodes true society, fuelling consumerism and accompanying depression. Our main project is therefore to help develop an alternative to centralised money. If resistant to selfish attack, an internet-wide gift economy will act as a breeding ground for altruism. Many people would love a chance to ignore money and concentrate instead on helping others. A decentralised global gift economy system would do just that. By uniting altruists everywhere, coordinating local acts of altruism in a coherent fashion, the world could finally understand the power of getting back to our altruistic roots and escaping from Win-Lose thinking.
Everything that makes it possible and enjoyable to live is a free gift. For almost all of history, humans never saw the need to buy and sell things, or even to barter. Altruism is its own reward. Positive relationships with others have always been a more natural basis for self-esteem than either material objects or illusions about money or power over others.


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Chetwynd, Amanda G. (1990) Total colourings. In: Graph colourings. Pitman Research Notes . Pitman, pp. 65-77.
Chetwynd, Amanda G. and Hilton, A. J. W. (1990) The chromatic index of graphs with large maximum degree, where the number of vertices of maximum degree is relatively small. Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Series B, 48 (1). ISSN 0095-8956
McMillan, T. J. and Cassoni, A. M. and Edwards, S. and Holmes, A. and Peacock, J. H. (1990) The relationship of double strand break induction to radiosensitivity in human tumour cell lines. International Journal of Radiation Biology, 58 (3). pp. 427-438. ISSN 0955-3002
McMillan, Trevor J. and Kalebic, Tia and Stark, George R. and Hart, Ian R. (1990) High frequency of double resistance in the B16 melanoma cell line. European Journal of Cancer and Clinical Oncology, 26 (5). pp. 565-567. ISSN 0277-5379
Nieduszynski, I A and Huckerby, T N and Dickenson, J M and Brown, G M and Tai, G H and Bayliss, M T (1990) Structural aspects of skeletal keratan sulphates. Biochemical Society Transactions, 18 (5). pp. 792-793. ISSN 0300-5127
Nieduszynski, I A and Huckerby, T N and Dickenson, J M and Brown, Gavin and Tai, G H and Morris, H G and Eady, S (1990) There are two major types of skeletal keratan sulphates. Biochemical Journal, 271 (1). pp. 243-245. ISSN 0264-6021
Price, Patricia and McMillan, Trevor J. (1990) The use of tetrazolium assay in measuring the response of human tumour cells to ionising radiation. Cancer Research, 50 (5). pp. 1392-1396. ISSN 0008-5472


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You may receive a full refund of the registration fees you paid if you are unable to participate due to an injury, illness, pregnancy or childbirth, unanticipated active duty deployment, unexpected covered travel delays, a family member's pregnancy or childbirth, a family member's loss of life, injury or illness.
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Telehealth, the use of electronic communications and information technology to deliver health-related services at a distance, is a promising service delivery model for occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech-language pathology, and audiology. However, prior to engaging in telehealth, practitioners in the United States should be aware of the most current policies and practices related to telehealth and licensure, reimbursement, HIPAA compliance, and malpractice insurance coverage. The questions and responses below are designed to serve as a catalyst for further inquiry into the federal and state regulatory requirements associated with the use of telehealth technologies to deliver occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech-language pathology, and audiology services at a distance.
1. Is there a need to secure licenses in two states (i.e., where the practitioner resides, and where the client is located), before engaging in telehealth?
Current medical and legal practices dictate that it is the location of the client that determines the state in which the practitioner must be licensed. At the present time, if that location is in a different state from the one the practitioner is licensed to practice, then the practitioner would need to secure a license from the state where the client is located unless the state has exemption provisions within its licensure laws. Although not all states have laws, regulations, or policy pertaining to the use of telehealth, it is possible that a regulatory board receiving a complaint on a practitioner delivering services through telehealth who does not hold a license in the state where the client is located would fall back on the "operating without a license" penalty provision that exists in every state.
There are consultation and licensure exemption provisions in various states. For speech-language pathology and audiology, some states allow individuals to work in another state without a license for up to 30 days in a calendar year. In this situation, the practitioner must hold a license from another state that has equivalent licensure requirements and must provide services in cooperation with a speech-language pathologist or audiologist who is licensed within the state where the temporary practice will occur. Although this exemption exists in some states, it remains untested for use with services provided via a telehealth service delivery model.
Similarly, a few states permit an occupational therapist licensed in another state to practice temporarily by notifying the state's licensure board for occupational therapy of the intent to practice within the state on a temporary basis, paying a fee, and submitting required documentation and credential verification.
Additionally, the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) have their own licensing requirements and credentialing and privileging process because they operate on federal property (military installations, VA hospitals, etc.). Practitioners must hold a license in one of the US states, District of Columbia, or US territories, and be credentialed (i.e., authentication process to validate qualifications) through the DOD or VHA system in order to practice. Once the credentialing and privileging process is complete, a practitioner using telehealth can engage in inter-state practice if the client is located on federal property at the time of service delivery. This provision is not extended to services provided off federal property.
The Service Members Telemedicine & E-Health Portability Act (STEP) (H.R. 1832), proposed on May 11, 2011 by Representative Glenn Thompson may provide a solution to health disparities among military personnel who are eligible for federally funded health care services. If passed by Congress, the STEP Act will enable health care professionals (DOD civilian employees and personal services contractors) to use telemedicine and e-health applications to treat service members where they are located, including in their homes. Currently, health care professionals must obtain licenses in states where their clients are located if services are provided off federal property (i.e., in the clients' homes or communities). Under the STEP Act, health care professionals providing therapy/treatment to service members through telehealth and e-health technologies will not be required to obtain additional licenses in the states where their clients are located (Thompson, 2011).
2. Do state laws differ concerning if and how telehealth can occur?
Yes, states have different laws concerning if and how telehealth can occur. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) have written model practice act language for states to consider when crafting laws and policies related to telehealth. States may use the model practice act language verbatim; apply part(s) of a model practice act, or create their own language to meet state-specific needs. The legislative and regulatory language and policies vary by state for occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, audiology, and physical therapy. Currently, among the state boards overseeing speech-language pathologists and audiologists, 14 states and the District of Columbia have some provision, statutes, regulations, or policy, regarding the use of telehealth/telepractice (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2011). Similar to provisions for speech-language pathologists and audiologists, several states have statutes, regulations, or policy related to the use of telehealth by occupational therapists and physical therapists.
With inconsistent adoption and non-uniformity of language regarding the use of telehealth, it is extremely important to check a state's statutes, regulations and policies before beginning to practice; such information can be found through a number of mechanisms. The state licensure board within the state where a practitioner plans to practice should be regarded as the leading authority on the use of telehealth as a service delivery model within the state. Most state licensure boards have websites that can be easily accessed through a search engine. Generally state laws, regulations, and policies governing practice within the state can be found on these sites. It is always incumbent upon practitioners to know their scope of practice laws and regulations for the states in which they render services. Professional associations may also be a resource for preliminary information gathering.
3. Do any states expressly disallow telehealth?
There are a wide variety of regulatory mechanisms that may disallow the practice of telehealth or create barriers for its use within various professions. Problems can arise when the interpretation of the language of a statute, regulation, or rule creates barriers for the use of telehealth. One such example of restrictive language would be a requirement that the clinician conduct an in-person physical exam of the client before providing telehealth. Moreover, such restrictions are not universally applicable across all professions and their areas of practice. For example, a client seeking assistance from an occupational therapist to identify and implement ergonomic principles and work space modifications to promote health and prevent injury may not require an in-person evaluation prior to a remote consultation. Instead of an arbitrary requirement, clinical reasoning should dictate which clients are appropriate for services delivered through telehealth.
For speech-language pathology and audiology, Delaware has a regulation that states: "Licensees shall not evaluate or treat a client with speech, language or hearing disorders solely by correspondence. Correspondence includes telecommunications (Delaware General Assembly Title 24 Professional Regulation, 2006, Section 18.104.22.168)." Thus the Delaware Board, through an unfortunate choice of wording, significantly limits the use of telehealth within their state for speech-language pathologists and audiologists by defining telecommunication in this way. Because amendments and revisions of statutory and regulatory language take time and money, careful consideration of practice language and its interpretation is warranted. It is important for practitioners to review the state practice act, board regulations, and any relevant board opinions/interpretations in the state in which they reside, to determine what restrictions or requirements may come into play as they relate to the use of telehealth. Before embarking on inter-state telepractice, practitioners will also need to check the state practice act for the client's state of residence. If a state's practice act does not mention telehealth or have any published opinions or positions, practitioners should contact the state board for further clarification to ensure that they do not violate any aspect of their license.
4. Can services delivered through telehealth be billed the same way as services provided in-person?
Practitioners are encouraged to contact the reimbursement entity prior to engaging in telehealth to determine if and how services delivered through telehealth are reimbursed. Medicare does not currently recognize occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, or physical therapists as telehealth providers. Some state Medicaid programs do reimburse for services delivered through telehealth by rehabilitation professionals, though qualifying circumstances vary by state. Private insurance reimbursement for services delivered through telehealth varies by state. Some states have legislation that requires insurance companies to reimburse for a service delivered through telehealth if that same service delivered in-person would be reimbursed. If a practitioner does bill for services delivered through telehealth, the modifier "GT" is generally used along with the appropriate CPT/HCPCS code. The use of this modifier identifies the service delivery model as telehealth and enables the collection of data on the frequency and types of services delivered using a telehealth service delivery model.
5. If practitioners fulfill the requirements to maintain licensure (e.g., continuing education obligations) in their state of residence, do they also need to fulfill the requirements to maintain licensure for the state in which the client resides?
Provided a practitioner holds a license in his/her home state and the state where the client resides, the practitioner is required to comply with the laws, regulations, rules and policies where the licenses are held, including continuing education requirements, which vary between states. For example, in occupational therapy, continuing education (CE) hours required for licensure renewal range from 0-24 hours per year; some states calculate hourly requirements annually while others calculate hours biannually. An activity that is defined as continuing education for which hourly credit is allocated also varies by state. Some states require that the CE hours are earned from state-approved continuing education providers. Other states may also accept activities for which the practitioner has engaged in over the course of the renewal period, including scholarly activities such as presenting at a conference, engaging in research, or contributing to articles, chapters or books. This is not an exhaustive list and many other variations on CE requirements between states and the rehabilitation professions do exist and require careful review before embarking on multi-state telehealth practice.
6. Will professional malpractice insurance cover services delivered through telehealth?
Malpractice policies for services delivered through telehealth vary by carrier. Practitioners should therefore consult with their malpractice insurance carrier prior to engaging in telehealth. Consideration of the insurer's licensed coverage area is also warranted if a practitioner intends to practice in multiple states using a telehealth service delivery model.
7. Does a sole practitioner need to abide by HIPAA regulations?
Telehealth is a service delivery model. Services rendered through telehealth must comply with the same rules, regulations (federal, state, institutional) and practice stipulations that apply to services delivered in-person. Two major areas to consider when reviewing HIPAA compliance are security and privacy. Practitioners should become familiar with the HIPAA Breach Notification Rules and technology encryption requirements. Excellent resources are available for practitioners to complete a risk analysis for privacy, security, and HIPAA compliance when using Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) (Watzlaf, Moeini, & Firouzan, 2010; Watzlaf, Moeini, Matusow, & Firouzan, 2011). When states have differing requirements for privacy, security, and informed consent, practitioners are encouraged to follow the most restrictive laws and regulations (particularly when the greatest restrictions occur where the client is located).
In conclusion, practitioners and their clients are poised to benefit from the use of emerging technologies to deliver health care services. Practitioners interested in using telehealth should become familiar with all pertinent legislation, regulation, and policies related to licensure, reimbursement, and malpractice coverage for services rendered through telehealth. Additionally, practitioners' respective professional associations, the American Telemedicine Association and its Telerehabilitation Special Interest Group, the Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law (CTel), and regional telehealth resource centers may be able to provide additional information for professionals interested in using telehealth as delivery model.
1. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2011). State licensure telepractice provisions. Retrieved from http://www.asha.org/Practice/telepractice/telepractice-licensure/
2. Delaware General Assembly Title 24 Professional Regulation. (2006). 3700 Board of Examiners of Speech/Language Pathologists, Audiologists & Hearing Aid Dispensers, Section 220.127.116.11. Retrieved fromhttp://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title24/3700.shtml
3. Thompson, G. (2011). Thompson STEP Act passes U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved from http://thompson.house.gov/2011/05/thompson-step-act-passes-us-house-of-representatives.shtml
4. Watzlaf, V., Fahima, R., Moeini, S., & Firouzan, P. (2010). VoIP for telerehabilitation: A risk analysis for privacy, security, and HIPPA compliance. International Journal of Telerehabilitation, 2(2), 3-14. doi:10.5195/IJT.2010.6056
5. Watzlaf, V., Fahima, R., Moeini, S., Matusow, L. & Firouzan, P. (2011). VoIP for telerehabilitation: A risk analysis for privacy, security, and HIPPA compliance – Part II. International Journal of Telerehabilitation, 3(1), 3-10. doi: 10.5195/IJT.2011.6070
(This post originally was published in International Journal of Telerehabilitation; telerehab.pitt.edu; Vol. 3, No. 2, Fall 2011; doi: 10.5195/ijt.2011.6077)
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Occupational Emergency Medicine
Occupational Emergency Medicine
ISBN: 978-1-444-32964-3 January 2011 BMJ Books 256 Pages
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This burden of work means occupational disorders impact the whole of the emergency department. Michael Greenberg addresses your questions and concerns about the management of these patients:
- from triage to discharge, and beyond
- for all work-place injuries or disorders, whether office-based, agricultural or industrial
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Occupational Emergency Medicine is an essential reference for emergency physicians and trainees, featuring comprehensive information on legal issues involving the physician, and advice on managing occupational health admissions.
Table of contents
1 Introduction (James M. Madsen).
2 Potentially Lethal Occupational Exposures (Christina Price and Dennis P. Price).
3 Occupational Dermatology: Issues for the Emergency Department (David Vearrier).
4 Occupational Infections (Amy J. Behrman).
5 Occupational Toxicology (John A. Curtis and David A. Haggerty).
6 Work-Related Trauma and Injury (Mark Saks and Brad A. Rahaman).
7 Occupationally Based Disaster Medicine (James M. Madsen).
8 Work-Related Ocular Injuries (Joseph L. D'Orazio).
9 Occupational Pulmonary Disease (Michael G. Holland).
10 Occupational Illness and Injury in Law Enforcement Personnel (Richard T. Tovar).
11 Occupational Illness and Injury in Firefi ghters (Richard T. Tovar).
12 Occupational Illness and Injury in Prehospital Care Personnel (Derek L. Isenberg and Carin M. Van Gelder).
13 Health Hazards and Emergency Care for Health Care Workers (Amy J. Behrman).
14 Occupational Concerns for Truckers and Drivers (Natalie P. Hartenbaum).
15 Unusual Problems in Occupational Emergency Medicine (Edward A. Ramoska and Guneesh Saluja).
16 Arts Medicine: An Overview for Emergency Physicians (Robert T. Sataloff and Mary J. Hawkshaw).
17 Occupational Hearing Loss: An Overview for Emergency Physicians (Robert T. Sataloff, Mary J. Hawkshaw, and Joseph Sataloff).
18 Voice Disorders: An Overview for Emergency Physicians (Robert T. Sataloff and Mary J. Hawkshaw).
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By USCENTCOM Public Affairs
MacDill AFB, Fla. (November 28, 2011) — The commander of U.S. Central Command, Gen. James N. Mattis, has directed an investigation into the incident near the Salala Checkpoint, Khas Kunar Province, Afghanistan, in the vicinity of the Pakistan border on Nov. 25, which inflicted casualties on Pakistan military personnel.
General Mattis has appointed Brig. Gen. Stephen Clark from Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Fla., as the Investigating Officer. The inquiry will be CENTCOM-led with the support, cooperation and involvement of a NATO element on the investigation team.
Additionally, the investigation team has been directed to include input and participation from the International Security Assistance Force. The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Government of Pakistan will be invited to participate. It is USCENTCOM's intent to include these government representatives to the maximum extent possible to determine what happened and preclude it from happening again.
The investigation team will focus their efforts on the facts of the incident and any matters that facilitate a better understanding of the circumstances surrounding the deaths and injuries of the Pakistan forces.
General Mattis has directed the investigating officer to provide an initial report by December 23, 2011.
The appointment letter for the U.S. investigating officer is provided here.
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Planned release date - April 4, 2014
Well this is a very interesting choice of directors. The Russo Brothers (Joe & Anthony) have been tapped to direct Captain America 2. Their previous film experience includes "You, Me & Dupree".-
It hasn't been finalized or announced officially so things may change, but if not, I'm trusting that Marvel knows what they are doing. They have had some good luck with some of their choices for directors, some of which initially raised some eyebrows (that one guy that made "Elf" for Iron Man, a guy best known for Shakespeare films for Thor, and a guy that had one not very sucessful movie for the Avengers)
CA:TFA was pretty much my favorite "phase 1" movie leading up to The Avengers (sometimes tied with Iron Man) so I have high hopes for the sequel.
I don't think Whedon was that big of a shocker compared to these new guys or Fav. Whedon wrote some pretty popular X-Men comics and is pretty well known as a comic nerd with two cult shows under his belt that prove he can do ensembles well. He doesn't have a lot of movie experience, but that the only major knock.
The Russo brothers is one of the oddest picks to me and makes me a little nervous.
Yeah I know, you're right about Whedon but I had to try and make some parallels to make myself feel better
Haha, this is now the third choice for a director who's primary TV guys. Whedon being the first and the Game of Thrones guy for Thor kinda makes sense. Maybe Marvel prefers them cause they're less likely to fight against them and try to do their own thing? We know Marvel has this grand scheme in mind with a movie continuity, which is more like a TV series than traditional movies.
You, Me and Dupree, oh my gosh that movie looked so bad, lol. That is an odd pick to say the least. I mean really, maybe they will have a mini Cap or something, lol. Cannot say this bodes well but I hope I am wrong.
Now Thor got a really good director in Alan Taylor. He has done marvelous work on the Game of Thrones directing some of their most acclaimed shows. Although I don't any of you guys watch GOT but man you should as it is by far the best TV show going right now.
I really hope these guys do Cap right.
Yeah, hopefully we'll get some information about Cap 2 soon so we aren't so nervous over the directors, haha. Rumors are that they'll bring in Falcon, which I kinda hope doesn't happen. I don't want Clint and Tasha to just disappear until the next Avenges movie and Clint and Cap have a well known friendship/mentorship in the comics that would be pretty cool to see brought to the big screen, especially with how Clint got shafted in Avengers. I also don't think there's gonna be a SHIELD movie anytime soon and Clint doesn't really fit in Thor or IM, so Cap is only chance he'll get. I think they should definitely bring in Sharon Carter though, that's a pretty natural progression of the Peggy storyline from Cap 1.
I agree with your ideas on the sequel. I don't know much about Falcon but right now I'm thinking I wouldn't want to add him in. According to a press release it sounds like SHIELD will play a part in the movie so I would hope there would be some appearances from BW and Hawkeye.
The second installment will pick-up where the highly anticipated 'Marvel's The Avengers' (May 4, 2012) leaves off, as Steve Rogers continues his affiliation with Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D and struggles to embrace his role in the modern world."
I definitely want to see some kind of continuation of the Peggy storyline, whether it be him meeting up with her (like Joss wrote for the Avengers then cut) or by bringing in Sharon.
I just want it to be about Cap and really nobody else. I also hope they give Evans the chance to really develop a good relationship wtih somebody man or woman. I know you two guys thought his quasi romance with Carter was great but I found it understated and totally lacking in chemistry. So I hope this time around they get him a woman and there are some sparks and the logical choice would be Peggy.
Don't want to see the Falcon because I have never been a fan of sidekicks at all. Totally respect Nolan for never doing Robin since I always thought Robin was weird and found it unbelivable that this like 14 year old kid was kicking the crap not only out of grown men but grown men who were thugs, enforcers and in some cases super powered, always was a credibility gap for me there. So no Falcon please.
Although if they have Hawkeye in it I won't be upset because I know it will make my friend Hawk happy, lol.
Wouldn't just Cap be him sitting around his apartment doing the daily crossword puzzle? I'm not sure audiences will be ready for such an intense movie.
I wonder if they'd touch the civil rights movement that Cap missed through Falcon? They avoided a lot of that in Cap 1 with no one batting an eye toward Gabe Jones and there was only offhand comments toward Jim Morita and Peggy Carter. It's a different director though so who knows what we'll see as part of the man out of time storyline, but I think it'd be a waste to only focus on the technology. There was a great scene from the Avengers: EMH volume 1 by Joe Casey (unrelated to the cartoon) that had Cap visting the Vietnam wall that I think would be fun to see. Just Cap looking about all the wars and 9/11 that he missed while on ice. I'm sure they'd want to avoid getting political, but I think it's important to see him react to just how many huge events happened since he was frozen. Kinda like Leeloo reacting to learning about all the wars and nuclear weapons man created in The Fifth Element (though I'm sure Iron doesn't like that movie, haha).
Personally, I like Robin and I think he's important for Batman's psyche. Robin is there to stop Bats from spiraling into his broody moping as well as be his foil and I think a lot of the Robin hate is misplaced. I don't think he's ever been as much of the loner as he's made out to be.and in fact has a pretty big support system of friends despite acting grouchy at times.
Robin was also Batman's outlet for all the sexual frustration he had, poor Robin, lol. Also it depends who is writing Batman on whether he is too broody. Quite frankly Miller and the modern take on Batman is too dark and broody for my tastes as Batman is practically mentally deranged and instead of using his parents death as a motivation to fight crime it has become a pathology that makes the character almost unhinged.
I liked Cap just didn't think he and Carter had any chemistry, doesn't mean I didn't like the movie but whereas you guys rate it up there as your fav Marvel movie after Avengers, and if you guys think Cap was better than Avengers then you are crazy, lol, I rate it behind IM and Thor but part of that is because I like Thor and IM better and part of that is because you guys like Cap better.
So you don't think SR doing crosswords puzzles would be good entertainment. What I mean by solo is no sidekick. I do like Hawk's idea about showing all the things Steve has missed to create a sense of confusion and loss for the character. The one advantage this new director has is he is shooting Cap in modern day so really he doesn't have to worry overly much about what was shot before in regards to being too much like the first film. Since this director is completely unknown to me I have no idea what he can do but I am really hoping it is good.
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Clearing the clubhouse air
I just want to take a moment to clear the air about a story I wrote a couple days ago about the clubhouse situation now that Roy Halladay is not with the team. In today's Toronto Star, my story was referenced with comment from second baseman Aaron Hill:
Second baseman Aaron Hill takes his inherited leadership role in the Jays' post-Roy Halladay world very seriously. So, before anything could get ratcheted out of proportion, he wanted to make it absolutely clear that even though this Jays clubhouse may seem more relaxed and self-confident, it's not the result of Doc's departure, taking his legendary intensity and "don't-bother-me-the-day-I-pitch" focus to the Phils. It's balanced with other players maturing.
"This clubhouse has always been good," Hill explained of insinuations of intimidation Halladay might have had on the young Jays last year. "But you just have to have that respect for the guy on game day because that's his game. Everyone has his own routine. That's his routine. It's just for the fact he was so focused. You stick around (Halladay) for a while, we had a great time with him. You knew when he was going to do his (focus) thing. You knew when not to mess with him. It was just funny reading that (on MLB.com) because it made it sound like he was a bad guy."
I spoke with Hill this morning and he told me he had no issues with the way my story was written and no problems with the angle I took in the piece. CLICK HERE to read my article. Hill's only issue was with the headline that appeared above the story, which read, "Post-Doc era finds Jays looser, relaxed." Hill knows that I do not write the headlines.
Hill agrees that there is definitely a difference in the clubhouse since Halladay was traded, but that does not mean Doc was in any way a negative influence or difficult to be around. I was careful to make that clear in my story. Hill also agreed, since Halladay was traded, it has been easier for the younger pitchers tp step up and form their own identity.
From talking to many of the pitchers — Shaun Marcum, Brian Tallet and Ricky Romero have gone on the record in this regard — they say that the absence of Halladay has opened the door for them to step up and try to be leaders in the clubhouse and on the staff. That's a good thing. But, don't take it the wrong way, they'd welcome Halladay back in a heartbeat.
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Thanks for clearing that up Jordan. When I first read the headline, I was upset and almost didn't want to read the whole article. I know that is not the way you intended it to read, but I am glad others noticed it too and it wasn't just me. Roy Halladay was and still is my favorite player in the game basebal.
Jordan, frankly no "clearing of the air" was needed, people are too sensitive.
The fact is Doc is gone and the sooner the team and fans move beyond that the better. Frankly, I'm tired of the "wish Doc was still here" type of articles and posts from fans. He's not and never will be back so deal with it and the sooner the better.
AA did a phenomenal deal and we got great prospects in return. A continual remembering of Doc is like the Jays continually rolling out memories of 92 and 93. Get over it.
Time to move on, the young pitchers have, maybe Hill and others should too……
Hey Jordan….thought it was a great article. The atmosphere around the clubhouse is, in my opinion, immesurable towards a teams success. The open exchange of information between pitchers should help them mature as major leaguers.
No need to "clear" the air man….anyone who read the article knows that it was well written, and properly researched. And for those who could not get past the headline………the article under it explains it….your welcome.
Keep up the good work Jordan
I agree with the other comments, there should have been no need to clear the air…..some beat reporters apparently are hard up for a story and love to take things out of context completely…..Your story was very well written and the angle you went for worked….
What I got from the article, is that our team has become more of a "TEAM"….not that they weren't a real team before….but I always felt like everyone was out to just prove their worth…or like they were trying to prove themselves to the brass.
Now, from everything I have read this year so far, is that the pitchers are working together to figure out how to take down their opposing team. And the same with the hitters…in their approach to who they are facing that day.
I like this new approach and you've presented it well.
Keep up the good work Jordan, I am sure other reporters are very jealous of your job…I know I am.


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Nearly a year after Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster, it's time to take a look at its legacy and take an opportunity to stand in solidarity with the people who continue to suffer the impacts. We're calling for a nuclear free, renewable future and asking you to join us in sending messages of support and hope to Japan.
The silence and contamination left behind by the Fukushima disaster have been captured in the online photographic exhibit Shadowlands by photographer Robert Knoth. Robert's haunting photographs of empty villages, deserted schoolyards, and abandoned farmlands not only act as a chilling reminder to us of the costs of nuclear energy, but an impetus to continue demanding a future free from nuclear risk. We also bring the stories of several people whose lives have been seriously disrupted, some of whom live with constant worry about how their children's health has been affected by radiation.
"For me the exhibition is about the loss of beauty and loss of tradition. Both are kept in high regard in Japan. For around 2000 years the villages now evacuated have been inhabited. With great precision and care people have been adjusting themselves and the landscape into an almost perfect blend. You can see their respect for nature and their environment in the way they build and paint their houses, their gardens and the way the farmers are growing their crops or keep their cattle. Everything deeply rooted within their culture and nature itself. And carefully preserved for centuries. Fukushima made a dramatic impact into the lives and environment of the people living there."– Quote from photographer Robert Knoth
The nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi plant that began unfolding on March 11, 2011 is the biggest since the Chernobyl disaster of 1986. The disaster was not simply the result of the earthquake and tsunami hitting the east coast of Japan, but due to the failure of Japanese authorities to protect people. For example their withholding from the Japanese public of full information on radiation levels. The kind of failures we have seen in Japan are possible everywhere there are reactors and there is no such thing as a safe nuclear reactor.
Radiation expert Rianne Teule, who has worked as Greenpeace nuclear campaigner for ten years, has personally seen the impacts of the Chernobyl disaster, so after hearing about the situation at Fukushima her first thoughts were for the people living nearby. "I knew the risks the population was exposed to, and how disruptive and long-lasting the consequences of a nuclear accident could be." A year later, 150,000 Japanese people in total have been displaced from their homes by the Fukushima disaster – some may never be able to return.
Rianne made several trips to Fukushima following March 11, to conduct on-the-ground radiation testing, and and to conduct radiation monitoring and provide information to local people, and says that what she witnessed was 'surreal.' Not only had people's lives been completely disrupted, but the disaster then struck the most vital of necessities: radiation measurements of food supplies began to show contamination. "The most disturbing thing for me was the lack of information provided to the people being affected, they often had no idea of the radiation risks they were exposed to."
"The Fukushima disaster shows that nuclear power is inherently unsafe. The 'clean and safe' nuclear energy that the industry talks about is a myth. A disaster like this can happen again and the impacts are devastating. More than 150,000 people had to abandon their homes, lost their livelihoods and many of them will never return."
Today, she is sending her own message of solidarity to the people of Japan:
"My thoughts are with you. I truly hope that your suffering will not go unnoticed, and that it will act as a wake up call for the rest of the world. I pray that the Fukushima disaster will contribute to speeding up the Energy [R]evolution and help push the world into a truly clean energy future."
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