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Paw-ternity leave? Don't hold your breath
Take a decent idea, give it a cute name, and there's no telling how far — in the age of the Internet — it might go.
Paw-ternity leave, not an entirely new concept, is drawing some major attention this week — the root of which, best I can figure, was a story in London's Daily Mirror.
To read the headlines that one story has spawned in the echo chamber that is the Internet you'd think giving employees paid time off when they get a new dog was an idea that was sweeping the nation, if not the globe.
Not quite — though we wouldn't mind if it did.
The Mirror story mentions two companies in the UK — one of them being Mars Petcare, which provides 10 hours of paid leave for employees with new pets, the other being a small British tech support company whose owner offers up to three weeks of paid leave when employees bring a new pet home.
"Pets are like babies nowadays so why shouldn't staff have some time off when they arrive?" said Greg Buchanan, who owns Manchester-based IT company BitSol Solutions. "The first few weeks of a dog moving to a new home is a really important time, especially (with) puppies."
"I don't have kids myself but I do have dogs and I understand how much they mean to people," he added.
In an interview with USA Today, Buchanan said he took a week off from work to help a new puppy get settled in his home.
"We got a puppy from a rescue home and we realized it needed to be looked after properly, so I took a week off to ensure it was welcomed into the home, and to set boundaries for the dogs. You know, 'You can't chew the couch' and 'You can't jump on the television,' things like that. And it went from there, and my dog is now better for it," says Buchanan.
After that, he began offering employees paid leaves when they got a new pet. He says the policy has helped improve office morale.
The Mirror article also cites a survey by pet insurance provider Petplan that found almost one in 20 new pet owners in the UK has taken paw-ternity leave.
"The rise in new pet owners taking paw-ternity leave indicates that people recognize the importance of settling in new pets with the right support and care," said Petplan's Isabella von Mesterhazy. "The early days of a kitten or puppy's life are a vital part of the pet's early development – especially for them to become a proper part of the family."
(Photo: Pinterest)
Posted by John Woestendiek May 5th, 2016 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, bitsol, bitsol solutions, dog, dogs, employees, employers, england, home, leave, london, mars petcare, new, new dogs, paid leave, paw-ternity, paw-ternity leave, pawternity, pawternity leave, pets, uk, work
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A bull in a china shop? How about a boxer?
The first time I saw the sign outside a giant warehouse off Interstate 40/85 in Greensboro — a place called Replacements, Ltd. — I chuckled and wished I had my camera.
On the sign, the company was proclaiming its dog friendliness.
What does Replacements sell?
China and crystal.
The phrase "bull in a china shop" came to mind, followed by the phrase "you break it, you buy it."
But I never took that picture, and — not being the type of person to replace china, or own it — I never dropped in to investigate.
Now, sparked by a story in the latest issue of All Animals, I've done a little research, learning (contrary to my assumption) that Replacements allows more than little dogs toted in customer's handbags, that from 20 to 30 employees regularly bring dogs of all sizes to work with them (including one with a boxer), and that the company's owner (a dachshund man) is also a pretty interesting guy.
(And maybe, too, that china isn't as boring as I always thought.)
There's a captivating story in the spring issue of Oxford American, that relates the company's history and profiles its owner, Bob Page, who openly lobbied for the legalization of same-sex marriage in North Carolina, and whose company has established itself as gay friendly, pet friendly and family friendly.
Page, a native North Carolinian who grew up on a tobacco farm in Rockingham County, developed a passion for plates, and pursued it, according to the magazine.
When Page was growing up in rural North Carolina, he didn't know anyone who was openly gay. He endured the hardship of being different in a small town, and the pain stayed with him: after he was drafted into the Army, he considered suicide. By the time he became an auditor for the state in the late 1970s, he was miserable in his job. He spent weekends junking around flea markets and trolling for collectibles, and he found that he looked forward to this hobby far more than he enjoyed going to work. He said, "My love of flea markets and the fact that I hated my job were the two things that compelled me to start Replacements."
Today, the warehouse is the size of eight football fields, has a full-time staff of 400 workers, grosses $80 million a year, and dogs can commonly be seen alongside employees in their cubicles.
The company's dog friendliness also caught the eye of the Humane Society of the United States, which publishes All Animals magazine.
The magazine reports that Replacements has had a pets in the workplace program for more than 20 years.
It started when Page brought his own dachshunds into the office, enjoyed it and realized employees might like to bring their dogs to work, too.
The effects have been highly positive, the company says, improving job satisfaction and job performance, helping employees form stronger bonds and increasing cooperation.
Four years ago, Ford welcomed a husband and wife research team from Virginia Commonwealth University to spend a week at Replacements to conduct a study about dogs in the workplace.
Business professor Randolph T. Barker and his wife Susan, a professor of psychiatry, divided the 90 participants into three groups: those who had dogs and brought them to work, those who had dogs but didn't bring them to work, and those who didn't have dog.
Measuring the amounts of cortisol in participants' saliva at specific moments throughout the day, they found that dogs in the workplace make people — no matter which group they are in — happier.
Sure, it was another one of those studies that tells dog lovers what they already know, but it lends even more credence to the question:
If a china shop can be dog-friendly, can't every workplace be?
(Photos: At top, a boxer named Harvey accompanies an employee on her way outside, courtesy of Replacements, Ltd.; bottom photo, Charlie rides along with employee Kim Headen as she works in the warehouse, by Peter Taylor/AP Images for The HSUS.; other photos courtesy of Replacements, Ltd.)
Posted by John Woestendiek April 21st, 2016 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, bob page, china, china shop, cortisol, crystal, dog, dog friendly, dogs, dogs in the workplace, employees, greensboro, pet friendly, pets, plates, replacements, replacements ltd., silver, study, workplace
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The fuzzy — and not so fuzzy — sides of the federal government furloughs
Politicians aren't happy about it. Americans aren't happy about. But there may be one group can see a bright side in the federal government shutdown.
Dogs. (Then again, they see the bright side in pretty much everything.)
With their owners spending more time at home, the pets of furloughed federal workers are likely getting more attention, more dog park time, more time to snuggle while watching daytime TV on the couch.
Let's just hope no one gets too used to it.
The shutdown, while already hurting some pet-related business, is helping some others. The Huffington Post reports that business is booming, for example, at Muddy Mutt, a self-serve dog wash next to Shirlington Dog Park in Northern Virginia.
"I'm getting more business because people aren't working," said Andrew Low, owner of the Muddy Mutt, where dog owners commonly bring their dogs in after romping in the river. Low said the business is usually quiet during the week. But since the furlough? "Twenty-five on Monday, 14 on Tuesday, 23 yesterday… We don't even ever come close to that."
The furlough might be bad news, though, for professional dog walkers in the DC area.
Christina Bell, owner of Doggy Daze DC, said that business is down by about half since the shutdown went into effect. JJ Scheele says her business, Dog Walking DC, has also taken a hit.
"All the walkers are down anywhere from one to three dogs," Scheele said.
At Just Walk DC, a dog-walking cooperative, Meg Levine said the decrease of customers, three days into the shutdown, has been slight. But between government-employed pet owners having more time, and less income, a protracted shutdown could hurt dogwalkers badly — not to mention the rest of the country.
"There certainly is a sense of frustration from a lot of my clients, who feel that this is just needless roadblocking,"Levine said. "For the most part, we are continuing to chug along and feeling very hopeful this will end soon. I like D.C. when it functions. Oh, this town."
(Photo: Dog walker Meg Levine, courtesy of Just Walk DC)
Posted by John Woestendiek October 4th, 2013 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, business, dc, dog walking, dogs, dogwalkers, dogwalking, economy, effects, employees, federal, federal government, furlough, furloughed, government, government shutdown, home, pets, politicians, ripple, shutdown, washington
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In praise of the dogged American worker
Some of you might remember Darcy — the too cute to strangle Boston terrier for whom I've served as babysitter while her mom and dad were away.
Twice, I took Darcy into my home for multi-day stays, where she proceeded to test my patience half the time, and be adorable the other half.
That was back when I had a house. Now, upon my return to Baltimore — having given up my home for the purposes of our continuing road trip — the tables have turned, and Darcy and her humans have most graciously taken Ace and me into their's.
Where, as you might guess, I proceeded to test their patience half the time (going so far as to clog up their toilet yesterday morning … the house guest's worst nightmare), and attempted to be adorable (once I had my coffee) the other half.
And all this just before the start of school, no less.
Here in the city of Baltimore, yesterday was the first day of school — so, with both Darcy's mom and dad being city schoolteachers, it's all the more impressive that, with everything else that was on their minds and agendas, they agreed to house one road-weary man and his 130-pound dog over the weekend.
There, in addition to the hazards of using too much toilet paper, this is what I learned:
Teachers — or at least teachers like Dan and Marite — should be appreciated much more. I say this not because they gave us shelter, but because in the days I spent with them I've seen how much of themselves, their own time, their own money, their hearts and souls, they pour into what they do.
Yesterday, as Ace and I sat drinking coffee on their front stoop after they left, I watched as children headed down the sidewalk for the start of a new school year, many of them tightly holding the hands of their parents. And I thought how fortunate they were — even in a school system as troubled as Baltimore's — to have teachers like Dan and Marite. And how much worse things would be if they didn't.
Dan spent the bulk of the weekend on his computer, finalizing his lesson plans, sweating the details. Marite cooked up some do-it-yourself orange Play-doh out of flour, water and food coloring. When we walked with the dogs down to the shopping center for lunch, Dan and Marite hit the Goodwill store, and came out with a full bag of classroom supplies.
They spent most of the weekend copying, printing and working away on their laptops, sitting side by side and sharing the couch with Darcy and Ace, who generally makes for a pretty jam-packed couch.
But Dan and Marite take chaos in stride. They seem to have mastered patience, which I guess all teachers must. They are so easy going that she probably won't mind that I — lacking the technical know-how — am writing her name without the accent thing over the "e".
While their home has plenty of clutter — I would describe their decorating scheme as contemporary-tornado — Ace and I only added to it, what with our leashes and dog bowls and dog food and camera and laptop and dirty laundry. We just wedged ourselves and our stuff in, and felt right at home. (Virgo that I am, I will admit I feared putting anything on a counter for fear it would disappear immediately under a stack of paperwork, laptops and school supplies. By the way, have you seen my glasses?)
The clutter, though — I'd say it's 85 percent school related — is just another sign of their commitment.
One of the things that has struck me in our travels across America — and maybe it's because I don't at the moment have a "real job" — is how commited American workers are.
Most people seem to truly cherish their work — though not always their jobs. And there's a difference. One's "work" is doing what they got into a career to do, whether it's teaching kids, righting wrongs or driving trucks, whether it's lawyering or newspapering. One's "job" is what that work has evolved into — thanks to managers, supervisors, corporate chiefs and stockholders.
We the workers, in a way, are their Play-Doh, and they tend to mold, bend and stretch us, sometimes to the point of snapping.
They take your one job and squeeze two more jobs into it; then shovel layers of bureaucracy on top, burying you under piles of seemingly meaningless paperwork, and doing away with anything that might serve as support. They tell us to do more with less, and, at times, seem to be doing everything in their power to prohibit us from doing our jobs right. Then they — those at the very top — reap the benefits of the more, while we scrape by on the less.
I don't think that makes me a Communist, just a pissed off worker — or a pissed off former worker, to be precise. (I kind of like the boss I have now, who looks a lot like me.)
As a nation, we fail to show enough appreciation for those doing the heavy lifting. And yet the heavy lifters keep lifting — they, and teachers especially, manage to stay fired up about the work, if not the job, despite shrinking benefits, paltry salaries and all the forces that seem intent on extinguishing that fire.
So, a little early for Labor Day, I salute the American worker, who, like the American dog, keeps at it — leaping obstacles, heeding commands, summoning up energy even when exhausted, snapping at and shaking off all the annoying little bugs that come down from above, buzzing in our ears and getting on our backs.
("Dog's Country" is the continuing account of one man and one dog spending six months criss-crossing America.)
Posted by John Woestendiek August 31st, 2010 under Muttsblog.
Tags: ace does america, america, american, animals, benefits, career, darcy, dog's country, dogscountry, employees, employers, job, labor, labor day, ohmidog!, overburdened, overworked, pets, road trip, salary, school, support, teachers, work, workers
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Why just 1 day to take dog to work?
Every day should be "Take Your Dog to Work Day."
At least that's my thinking — and it's the view of the Humane Society of the United States, as well.
HSUS is encouraging dogs in the workplace programs, and this year it has teamed up with Petplan, which describes itself as America's top-rated pet insurance provider, to ask busineses to consider adopting programs permitting employees to bring dogs to work.
Such policies, they say, can be beneficial to employees, dogs and the company bottom line. Studies have shown that employees who bring their dogs to work tend to be more efficient, happier and healthier.
"We share everything with our four-legged family members – our joys, our sorrows, sometimes even our lunch," says Natasha Ashton, co-founder of Petplan. "It seems only natural that we also share our work lives with our pets."
To assist employers in implementing a dogs at work program, Humane Society Press, the publishing division of HSUS, published "Dogs at Work: A Practical Guide to Creating Dog-Friendly Workplaces," a guide to creating a business environment where employees' dogs are welcome.
Authors Liz Palika and Jennifer Fearing present the tangible benefits of dog-friendly policies and provide step-by-step advice on obtaining management buy-in, setting fair procedures and protocols and dealing with any concerns about dog-friendly policies in the workplace. Dogs at Work also includes detailed advice about how to prepare dogs for the office environment, provides sample policies and handouts and provides two comprehensive case studies describing successful dog-friendly workplaces.
"Our canine companions make excellent colleagues, even at big companies," said Fearing, chief economist for The Humane Society of the United States. "In the midst of tough times, employers can improve morale and support the human-animal bond by relying on Dogs at Work to develop and implement a workable – and free – program that works for everyone."
The HSUS implemented a dogs at work program in 2007, and about 50 dogs come to work at the organization's three offices in the Washington, D.C. area.
(Photo: Soco, HSUS staffer Cary Smith's dog, at work; by Cary Smith, courtesy of HSUS)
Posted by John Woestendiek June 25th, 2010 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, benefits, dog, dog friendly, dog friendly workplace, dogs at work, employees, employers, guide, hsus, humane society of the united states, insurance, natasha ashton, news, ohmidog!, petplan, pets, policies, take your dog to work day, work, workplace
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Wherefore art thou: Huneck's tardy obituary
Nearly a month after the death of famed dog artist Stephen Huneck, the New York Times has seen fit to print his obituary.
The internationally known artist, woodcarver and furniture maker, and creator of the Dog Chapel, a hand-built church in Vermont, fatally shot himself on Jan. 7 in Littleton, N.H.
According to his wife, Gwen, he had been despondent over having had to lay off most of the employees of his art business that week.
While Huneck once had a national network of six galleries, only the one at his residence on Dog Mountain remains.
The tardy Times obit offered little new information about Huneck's life or his suicide, except for this bit of irony: His death has led to a renewed demand for his work, enabling Ms. Huneck to hire back most of the employees let go last month.
Posted by John Woestendiek February 3rd, 2010 under Muttsblog.
Tags: art, artist, death, demand, dog art, dog chapel, dog mountain, employees, galleries, huneck, increased, late, media, new hampshire, new york times, newspapers, obituary, renewed, stephen huneck, suicide, tardy, vermont
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Dog artist Stephen Huneck dead at 60
Stephen Huneck, whose paintings, sculptures and woodcut prints of dogs celebrated his deep love for animals, took his own life last week in New Hampshire.
Huneck, of St. Johnsbury, committed suicide Thursday in Littleton, N.H. His wife said he was despondent after being forced to lay off employees at his Dog Mountain studio and Dog Mountain chapel in Vermont.
"Like many Americans, we had been adversely affected by the economic downturn," Gwen Huneck wrote in a letter Friday announcing his death. "Stephen feared losing Dog Mountain and our home. Then on Tuesday we had to lay off most of our employees. This hurt Stephen deeply. He cared about them and felt responsible for their welfare."
Two days later, he shot himself in the head while sitting in a parked car outside the office of his psychiatrist, the Burlington Free Press reported.
A native of Sudbury, Mass., Huneck started out whittling wooden sculptures and later dog-themed furniture. In 2000, he built the Dog Chapel — a miniature version of the 19th-century churches that dot Vermont's landscape — from wood harvested from his 175-acre Dog Mountain property.
The chapel, a popular tourist stop, has vaulted ceilings, stained-glass windows with images of dogs pieced into them, and handcrafted pews, also built by Huneck. A sign outside reads: "Welcome all creeds, all breeds. No dogmas allowed."
Dog lovers would make the trip to Vermont just to see the chapel, many writing notes to their deceased pets and attaching them to the walls. Huneck never took them down.
Huneck advocated for dog-friendly lodging, water dishes at parks and highway rest stops, and dog-friendly dining.
"Really, my agenda is to make Vermont the France of America, as far as the way we relate to our dogs," Huneck told The Burlington Free Press in 2006. "I think it would be wonderful if people could bring their dogs into restaurants. … Every time I eat at a restaurant I feel really guilty because I know those scraps would make a friend of mine really happy."
Huneck's seven books — including "Sally Goes to the Beach," "Sally Goes to the Farm" and "Sally Gets a Job"– featured woodcut prints of his beloved Labrador retrievers, accompanied by quirky captions.
"He was one of the most creative and active members of the Vermont crafts community," said Jennifer Boyer, co-owner of Artisans Hand, a craft gallery in Montpelier. "I appreciate how much energy he put into his works, which were whimsical and sardonically funny. He really had a unique sense of humor."
In 1994, Huneck fell down a flight of stairs and was in a coma for two months. Although he recovered fully, he had to relearn everything from how to walk to how to sign his name, according to his Dog Mountain website.
After waking up from the coma, Huneck immediately began working on a series of woodcut prints he had envisioned before the accident, based on his dog Sally. The first in the series was called "Life Is A Ball."
After this near death experience, Stephen began work on the Dog Chapel, a place, as he described it, "where people can go and celebrate the spiritual bond they have with their dogs."
(Photos from dogmt.com)
Posted by John Woestendiek January 10th, 2010 under Muttsblog.
Tags: all breeds, all creeds, artist, chapel, despondent, dog, dog artist, dog chapel, dog mountain, dog mountain chapel, dog mountain studio, dogs, economy, employees, gwen huneck, himself, layoffs, life, littleton, new hampshire, no dogmas, shot, st. johnsbury, stephen huneck, suicide, takes, tourists, vermont
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The Supreme Court ruling on President Obama's health-care overhaul was supposed to lift the confusion clouding one-sixth of the U.S. economy and energize health-care stocks. So far, it's proving as divisive in the stock market as it is with the voting public.
Thursday's historic ruling in favor of a mandate requiring Americans to have health insurance or pay a penalty could swell the ranks of newly insured patients by more than 30 million. That lifted acute-care hospitals and Medicaid providers, some by double-digit percentages late last week. But the threat of new taxes and profit-constraining regulations also worried a big swath of other stocks like drug makers, medical-device companies, and big health insurers.
Which of these reflexive moves might have legs? Bad-debt expenses routinely exceed 10% of revenues at hospitals. The promise of universal health coverage and fewer uninsured patients showing up in emergency rooms lifted hospital chains like HCA Holdings hca -0.050188205771643665% HCA Holdings Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD79.66 -0.04 -0.050188205771643665% /Date(1469566922257-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2593094 AFTER HOURS USD79.1 -0.56 -0.70298769771529% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 21483 P/E Ratio 14.973684210526315 Market Cap 31167001458.5755 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 172798 More quote details and news » (ticker: HCA), Universal Health Services uhs 1.2002341920374706% Universal Health Services Inc. Cl B U.S.: NYSE USD138.28 1.64 1.2002341920374706% /Date(1469566923652-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 768685 AFTER HOURS USD133 -5.28 -3.8183396008099506% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 837 P/E Ratio 19.89640287769784 Market Cap 13260612239.028 Dividend Yield 0.2892681515765114% Rev. per Employee 127657 More quote details and news » (UHS), Community Health Systems cyh 1.483216237314598% Community Health Systems Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD13 0.19 1.483216237314598% /Date(1469566857245-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3290521 AFTER HOURS USD13 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 11423 P/E Ratio 16.282565130260522 Market Cap 1457188759.5861 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 142518 More quote details and news » (CYH), and Lifepoint Hospitals lpnt 0.9425357251444207% LifePoint Health Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD66.4 0.62 0.9425357251444207% /Date(1469566800371-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 282832 AFTER HOURS USD66.4 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6154 P/E Ratio 18.51955151447537 Market Cap 2855904451.09131 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 138283 More quote details and news » (LPNT) between 5% and 11% Thursday alone, while those without acute-care services like Select Medical sem 0.6076388888888888% Select Medical Holdings Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD11.59 0.07 0.6076388888888888% /Date(1469566921791-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 569262 AFTER HOURS USD11.59 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3269 P/E Ratio 10.166666666666666 Market Cap 1512000060.08148 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 98432.3 More quote details and news » (SEM) and Kindred Healthcare knd 1.3179571663920921% Kindred Healthcare Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD12.3 0.16 1.3179571663920921% /Date(1469566921004-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 510133 AFTER HOURS USD12.3 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2430 P/E Ratio 16.748366013071895 Market Cap 1033830247.74288 Dividend Yield 3.902439024390244% Rev. per Employee 134644 More quote details and news » (KND) were flat.
Sheryl Skolnick, co-head of research at CRT Capital Group, thinks investors should "enjoy the rally while it lasts." For one thing, any benefit from less bad debt could be offset by slower reimbursement growth and fiscal belt-tightening. The law's major provisions won't kick in until 2014, and Republicans have vowed to repeal the law the first chance they get. "I think the market has overreacted, without taking into account the risks from lower reimbursements and the November election."
Barron's anticipated the decision (see "How to Play the Obamacare Ruling," June 11), while prediction markets like Intrade recently pegged the odds of an overturn at more than 70%.
Among managed-care companies, the surge of Medicaid providers also looks overzealous—since the ruling essentially limited Washington's authority to compel states to participate in the expansion of Medicaid, the federal insurance scheme for the poor. Still, the expansion wasn't summarily struck down, which makes the 5% to 9% pop in Medicaid-focused specialists like Molina Healthcare moh -1.628171147292692% Molina Healthcare Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD51.96 -0.86 -1.628171147292692% /Date(1469566858722-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1797619 AFTER HOURS USD52.1181 0.1581 0.3042725173210162% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 25477 P/E Ratio 21.295954752243944 Market Cap 2988766843.38867 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 725932 More quote details and news » (MOH), WellCare Health Plans wcg 0.7411524921252548% WellCare Health Plans Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD108.74 0.8 0.7411524921252548% /Date(1469566923686-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 513164 AFTER HOURS USD108.4219 -0.3181 -0.2925326466801545% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 43116 P/E Ratio 34.964630225080384 Market Cap 4776560869.45068 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 2023300 More quote details and news » (WCG) and AmeriGroup (AGP) look like a momentary sigh of relief.
In contrast, big diversified insurers like Aetna aet -0.5006788866259335% Aetna Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD117.25 -0.59 -0.5006788866259335% /Date(1469566933451-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2549743 AFTER HOURS USD117.25 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 149923 P/E Ratio 17.658132530120483 Market Cap 41314703435.3027 Dividend Yield 0.8528784648187633% Rev. per Employee 1217040 More quote details and news » (AET), Coventry Health Care (CVH), Humana hum 0.5491012080226576% Humana Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD173.96 0.95 0.5491012080226576% /Date(1469566924275-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1034560 AFTER HOURS USD173.96 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 421752 P/E Ratio 24.281506916237454 Market Cap 25784890994.8224 Dividend Yield 0.6668199586111749% Rev. per Employee 1082950 More quote details and news » (HUM) and UnitedHealth Group unh -0.02116700769067946% UnitedHealth Group Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD141.7 -0.03 -0.02116700769067946% /Date(1469566868431-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2547328 AFTER HOURS USD141.6 -0.1 -0.07057163020465773% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 120797 P/E Ratio 22.17527386541471 Market Cap 134757449141.462 Dividend Yield 1.7642907551164433% Rev. per Employee 880625 More quote details and news » (UNH) struggled after the decision. Sure, millions of new patients are a boon, but the sludge of costly new regulations and the proposed establishment of state-based insurance exchanges aren't. Requirements to guarantee coverage to all comers without prejudice to their medical history and without charging more for existing conditions also worried investors. Perhaps too much.
"While the government may play a bigger role in health care, the entire system still ultimately relies on insurers," says David Pearl, co-chief investment officer of Epoch Investment Partners, who likes the prospects for big diversified insurers and holds shares of Aetna. "In the long run, the biggest insurers are likely to be low-cost providers, and they're more likely to gain market share." Since the health-care overhaul was unveiled two years ago, insurers have started to tweak their businesses, and share prices have begun to reflect the anticipated margin pressures and commodification of managed-care services. The group trades at less than 10 times projected profits, below their median of 13.4 times over the past decade and at a 20% discount to the overall stock market.
Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Joseph France also thinks the market has overlooked the potential for consolidation and the ability of big insurers like UnitedHealth to counter rising costs by expanding services. Humana's chief business, Medicare-related policies, is "growing rapidly because of baby boomers aging into Medicare and choosing managed care, and the company's long-term strategy of reinvesting in more cost-effective products that preserve the benefits its members find most attractive." He thinks shares are worth 11 times projected 2013 profits, or $95—above current level near $77.
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- Full-service spa
- Indoor pool and outdoor pool
- Breakfast available
- Health club
- 5 meeting rooms
- Childcare
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
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- Deluxe Suite, Terrace
- Junior Suite
- Comfort Room, 1 Double or 2 Single Beds
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- Standard Room, 1 Double or 2 Single Beds (Loggia)
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- This hotel has 48 rooms
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- Government-issued photo ID required
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- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in rooms
- Free self parking
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- Breakfast (surcharge)
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- Bar/lounge
- Poolside bar
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Indoor pool
- Outdoor pool
- Health club
- Full-service spa
- Spa treatment room(s)
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- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Sauna
- Number of meeting rooms - 5
- Conference space
- Meeting rooms
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Multilingual staff
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- Number of buildings/towers - 2
- Year Built 1988
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- Garden
- Library
- In-room accessibility
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La maison Ennea has 6 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include massages, facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a spa tub, and Turkish bath/hammam.
Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.
DiningRestaurant gastronomique - This poolside fine-dining restaurant specializes in French cuisine. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
On Site
- Health club
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Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.
Reservations are required for massage services and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
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You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check in or check out:
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 3.00 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 18 years of age.
Pet deposit: EUR 15 per night
Optional extras
Rollaway beds are available for EUR 30 per night
Breakfast is offered for an extra charge of EUR 24 per person (approximately)
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of EUR 15 per pet, per night
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Excellent 4.3 /5 from 42 reviews
Nice but we didnt and really use the facilities. Also with it being offseason the staff did not have a good handle on what restaurants were closed so recommendations were unreliable
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Absolutely wonderful 4 nights that we spent at this hotel. After a little push we were upgraded to a larger room. The hotel staff was extremely helpful and polite. The breakfast was wonderful. The pool area is beautiful. It is a short walk to town and the location is very nice.
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August 23rd, 2013 09:49 PM #6
Yes! We definitely need one.Jude, blackbird.
☽ Teddy * Alma * Marian * Frances * Amra * Donovan ☾
August 24th, 2013 01:31 AM #8
I remember when there was a "Beyond Names" board (I say as I sit in my rocking chair, knitting a sweater.) It was a good thread. We could have discussions without someone saying "What does this have to do with names?"
It's a great idea, @dantea!-Athena
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August 24th, 2013 06:24 AM #10
Yes, we definitely need this! A lot of people post off-topic threads in the "Momberries" forum, so it would be nice to be able to have a forum where we can talk about non-related stuff. Sometimes I have a non-related question, but I don't want to clog up the Momberries forum so I don't post it haha♀ Edith. Iris. Lyra. Violet. Clara. Freya. Alice. Ottilie. Marian. Luella. Beatrice. Anthea. Romilly. Martha. Grace.
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August 24th, 2013 06:37 AM #12
Agreed. Good idea.~Boys~
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Self-Medication of Mental Health Problems: New Evidence from a National Survey
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I purchased this product, after reading good reviews, to clean my stainless steel kitchen sink. I followed the instructions 'to the letter' but I was less than impressed with the result. It left the sink cleaner than when I started but the finished result was no better than using bleach. It did smell very nice though! Disappointed, particularly as this product is not cheap.
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- There is NO rainbow effect after applying the protector on the screen. For the price of this product compared to other screen protectors that go for about $30 and beyond, its clarity is superb and does not cause any annoying light distortion on the screen.
- Application was easy. The holes are cut just right.
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1) Go to your bathroom and let the shower run with hot water for minute or two. This will let all the steam/water vapor in the air stick to any dust particles and bring them to the floor.
2) Have the screen protector unpacked and placed on a clean, dustfree counter or tabletop in the bathroom.
3) Do a quick overlay of the protector over the iPhone so that you get an approximation of how to center the edges from all sides. This avoids the "doh" moments later if you are off target.
4) Wash your hands thoroughly with soap. Also use some alcohol pads to wipe your fingertips to eliminate traces of oil. Air dry your hands.
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I was surprised that there were two protectors in the packaging, I gave the second one to my daughter who also has an iPhone 4.
The material is extremely clear, thick and much more rigid than I expected. I think that if the manufacturer used a stickier adhesive it would address all the peeling issues but the adhesive is not much better than protectors that stick using static. Because it is a very weak adhesive it really doesn't tolerate repositioning very well either. When installing on my daughter's phone I had to reposition it and it didn't restick properly. I did use the "tape trick" to peel it up so it was not due to distorting the edges and my hands and phone surface were "surgical" clean so the problem does appear to be with the product, not my installation technique.
I have removed and discarded this product after several months of use, the problem was noticeably worse after my wife played a game for several hours on a long flight. I'm not hard on my phones so I think I will see how I do without a screen protector for now since Apple is using a more scratch resistant glass on the screen that the earlier models used. My daughter also had the same problem but a lot sooner - probably due to repositioning it - and is no longer using it.
If you take your time when installing and ensure no dust and no bubbles, you will not be disappointed. It's nearly impossible to tell that there's a cover on the phone at all. In fact, after I installed this on my wife's phone, she could not even tell the difference.
Tips for successful installation have been covered in other reviews, but I'll share my method as well:
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3. Have Scotch tape at the ready.
4. Thoroughly clean the screen using a lint-free cloth.
5. Be very careful when initially applying the screen protector, making sure that it's perfectly centered and the cutouts are well positioned. Don't worry about dust and bubbles at this point, just focus on positioning.
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Definitely recommend this product. Have used all sorts of screen protectors, and Steinheil Ultra Crystal is by far the best.
I was need of a new screen protector and I came across this product. I usually won't spend so much money on an item as this but I decided to take a chance on it.
After I received and applied the screen protector onto my iPhone 4, I noticed that the screen protector wasn't 'Ultra Clear' as stated but instead a bit on the grainy side.
This really didn't bother me much but what disappointed me was that the film started to peel off around the home button and earpiece within two days of applying it onto my phone.
Not really a solid product and I would recommend trying a different company's screen protector.
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Good item but pricey compare to others that does the same job. I could not tell the difference between this item clarity vs other cheaper screen protectors.Published on September 10, 2013 by Ted Le
I had purchased this previously through Amazon and it worked GREAT! On the second time around, I don't know if this is a different seller, but the quality was much less. Read morePublished on February 8, 2013 by Heather Elwell
i've always used this on my iphone because the last at a very long time( 6 months + ) and not easily scratched at all. i don't know why people are complaining. Read morePublished on October 11, 2012 by broski
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Famous boardgame and great iOS experience, with expansions as in-app purchases.
"iPhone Game of the Year", iTunes Rewind Germany.
"The single best board game experience in the App Store", gamezebo
"Carcassonne does just about everything right on the iPhone", ars technica
"It is quite simply one of the most polished games on the platform", wired.com
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Build a medieval landscape, tile by tile, claim landmarks with your followers and score points. As a winner of the prestigious "Spiel des Jahres" award in 2001, the game allows for a plethora of play styles and strategies. If you like social gaming or board games you will love Carcassonne!
• Official Carcassonne game with original artwork
• Universal App - Buy once, play on iPad and iPhone
• Expansions available via In-App-Purchase
• "The River" adds a new strategic element to the game play
• "Inns and Cathedrals" adds a double follower and tiles to upvalue cities and roads.
• "Traders & Builders" with trade-goods, pigs and builders.
• "Princess & Dragon" with dragon, princess, fairy and magic portals.
• "Phantom" adds the phantom, a game piece you can place in addition to other followers.
• "Winter" with a new theme, tiles, and the Gingerbread Man.
• "Double Base Tile Set" adds the possibility to play with twice the amount of base game (or winter) cards.
• Easy mode that does not count Fields, ideal for Kids
• 9 different AI players: (Hans, Count, Countess, Maid, Servant, Juggler, Fortune Teller, Witch and Warlock)
• Play with up to five players passing one device around
• Unique Solitaire mode
• Local network play
• Internet multiplayer with Push Notifications
• Online and offline ranking
• Game Center Achievements
• Comprehensive in-game manual
• Tutorials with voice acting
• Compete for the best score in Solitaire Game of the Week
• Chat function for Internet and local network games
• Play with Game Center friends
• How do I redownload my Expansions?
You can restore your purchases free of charge in the app's purchases menu. (The treasure chest in the main menu.)
• Help! I'm trapped in a menu screen!
Try opening http://carcassonneapp.com/cleanup.html in your iPad's or iPhone's Safari.
• What about more Expansions?
We are continuing to work on further expansions. Please don't hesitate to tell us which one you'd like to see next!
• Can I play asynchronously?
Yes. In "Play with Friends" you can leave the app and will be notified when it's your turn again. No pressure though, unlike "Quick Play" there are no time limits.
• Can I play against my familiy or friends by passing the device around?
Yes, of course. Up to five players can play on the same device.
• Do I need to buy the expansions to participate in a game with expansions?
If you are playing local network multiplayer you can share an expansion with your opponents. To play online multiplayer, you need to buy the expansion to play with it.
• Can I play with expansions in quick play?
Yes. However currently we limit the combinations of the expansions in quick play to avoid fragmentation of the player base and longer waiting times for games. We try to give three or four useful combinations for quick play. There is also the "Automatic" category that tries to match you up with anyone who wants to play right now.
What's New
• Fixed an issue preventing phantom placement in some cases
• Fixed crash when selecting contacts from the address book
• Detailed scoring no longer shows icon for pigs on field when playing without the pig
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