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Pebble smartwatch
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Displays phone notifications; customisable watch faces; easy software upgrades
Spotty integration with iPhone, Android notifications; lacks promised software features
I'm not a Watch Guy. At least, I don't own a bunch of different watches and wear them on different occasions, nor do I own pricey jewelry watches. I'm not this guy. But I've worn a watch almost every day since I got my first Casio C-80 calculator watch (stylin'!) in elementary school.
And yet, even though my beloved Swiss Army watch with the black leather band had served me well for years, in April of 2012 I paid US$110 and joined a Kickstarter project to buy the Pebble Smart Watch. I can't even recall my thought process, other than I thought it seemed cool. After all, my first watch was a calculator and my second was a watch with digital hands! Maybe I'm a Tech Watch guy, despite nearly two decades of analogue life.
Regardless, I do wear a watch on my wrist, and feel disconcertingly unarmed without it. Yes, I can reach into my pocket and pull out my phone in order to find out what time it is, but a quick glance at the wrist just seems more efficient. And for the last week, the thing on my wrist has been a Pebble – which has completed its journey to reality – paired with my iPhone.
It's… a watch
I'll get to the Pebble's "smart" features in a moment, but the most important thing is that it does work as a watch. It's a little bit larger than my last watch, but it fits comfortably on my wrist and comes with a nice vinyl band that can be replaced with any standard 22mm watchband, from metal to leather. My watch has a black face, but there are four other colors (white, red, grey, and orange) available.
The Pebble comes preloaded with three watch faces, and more are available online, downloadable via Pebble's iOS or Android apps. Though it does offer classic analogue hands and an amusing "fuzzy time" face that keeps things vague – at 4:53 it still says "ten to four" on it, the best face is called Text Watch. It features an attractive typeface that displays smoothly on the Pebble's 144-by-168 screen, and rather than showing hands or digits, it spells out the time "four fifty three" with the hour bolded.
There's a misperception that the Pebble is a watch that uses the same E Ink technology found in ebook readers like the Kindle, but that's not true. It's actually a low-power LCD screen with a backlight. (The watch is readable in normal light, but in the dark you can activate the light by touching a button or even just giving the watch face a hard tap.)
A button on the Pebble's left side takes you out of watch mode and into a set of menus, which you can navigate by using three buttons on the right side – the top and bottom move the selection up and down, with the center one choosing the highlighted selection.
Just below the one button on the left side are a series of four metal circles, to which you connect the Pebble's included, magnetic USB charge cable. I haven't had the watch long enough to rate its battery life – the company claims it's about a week – but as someone who takes his watch off every night anyway, it's no great hardship to plug it in along with my iPhone, iPad, and laptop every few days.
If Pebble did nothing more than tell the time, it would be a decent watch. But of course, it does more.
It talks to your phone
The Pebble is a Bluetooth peripheral for your iPhone or Android Phone. You pair the two devices together and then you can use the Pebble to control certain phone features. In addition, the Pebble can receive notifications from the phone.
When I paired the Pebble to my iPhone 5, it immediately connected to the Phone, Music, and Messages apps. When I received a call, the Pebble vibrated and displayed the identity of the caller. When someone send me a text message, the text appeared on the screen. (You can dismiss the text with a single button press.) The Pebble's built-in Music app lets me see the currently playing track; and play, pause, and change tracks.
Unfortunately, adding support for other notifications is spotty due to an incompatibility between the Pebble and iOS 6. To enable push notifications from other apps to appear on the Pebble, I had to go to my iPhone's Settings app, tap on Notifications, and then toggle the notification options for particular apps on and off.
Once I toggled the setting for Boxcar, for example, my Boxcar push-notifications started coming to my phone. Unfortunately, when the phone and watch lost contact with one another – for example, when I walked outside while my phone was charging in the house – the app's notifications stopped being sent to the Pebble until I toggled the setting again.
That's a bummer, because I really enjoy getting notifications on my watch. Just as I'd rather glance at my wrist to see the time rather than pull my phone out, it's nice to see who's calling (or what that text message says) without having to get out the phone.
What's missing
The Pebble watch itself is loaded with nifty hardware, such as a low-power Bluetooth 4.0 radio, a magnetometer, and an ambient light sensor. But none of those features are supported right now. Instead, according to Pebble CEO Eric Migicovsky, the company will be releasing software updates every couple of weeks until all the features promised on the Pebble Kickstarter page are available.
So while one day I might be able to use a golf range-finder app (I don't play golf, though), or integration with RunKeeper (but I don't run!), right now I can tell the time and see some push notifications, and that's about it. As someone who does ride a bike, I'm looking forward to the promised bike-computer app, at least.
Enjoy the ride
When I asked one of my colleagues who also bought a Pebble how he liked it, he said that even without more software updates, he'd spent US$100 on watches that were far worse than the Pebble. That's how I feel: This is a cool, geeky electronic watch that might end up being a whole lot more if the company can make good on its software promises. It was probably wise for Pebble to focus on getting the hardware right first – after all, software is updatable but hardware is forever – but it still leaves the impression that this is an unfinished work.
If Pebble's makers do indeed fulfill their promises, I might recommend it to my geekier friends. For now, though, I'd recommend people who didn't buy the promise of this watch on Kickstarter to wait and see how it develops. The hardware is solid enough that I'm optimistic, but it seems premature to encourage all but the most adventurous to jump on board.
Jason Snell (@jsnell). Senior VP, Editorial Director, TechHive


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Nex-Tech will begin holding free technology workshops at the Great Bend Public Library with "Smartphone & Productivity Apps," at noon Wednesday, June 18. Space is limited so registration must be done in advance. Lunch will be provided.
The Great Bend Chamber of Commerce Coffee scheduled for Thursday morning has been canceled, due to the funeral service for Roger Brining. A coffee hosted by Doonan Peterbilt – GMC of Great Bend will be rescheduled at a later date.
Great Bend USD 428 Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. on Monday, at the District Education Office, 201 S. Patton Road. Items on the agenda include budge approval, insurance review, approval of 2014-2015 licensed employees' agreement, clarification of GBHS Student Handbook, approval of elementary, middle school and high school fees for 2014-2015, Multi-Tiered System of Supports implementation plan for next year, drop-out report, update on HVAC project at Riley Elementary School, and report of licensed teacher resignations and licensed teacher appointments and administrative appointments.
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LORRAINE -- A Lorraine man was injured Saturday in a one vehicle accident in Ellsworth County. Kansas Highway Patrol reports the accident happened shortly before 8 p.m. at Ave. V and 10th Road, just south of the city of Lorraine. Christopher Scott Chamberlain, 26, was northbound on 10th Road, attempting to turn left or west onto Ave. V. Chamberlain said the rear wheels of the Chevy S-10 pickup he was driving locked up, sliding him into the ditch.
The jury trial for LaVeta D. Miller that was scheduled to start this month has been rescheduled for Aug. 18-22 in Barton County District Court. The trial had been scheduled for June 23-27, but the prosecution requested the new date because a witness was unavailable.
Robin Lee Branson, serving two life sentences for 1982 murders committed during liquor store robberies in Great Bend, has been denied parole. Branson was eligible for a hearing before the Kansas Prisoner Review Board in May, and public comments were accepted in April.
The Kansas Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program is a federal program that will provide $30 in checks for income-qualifying seniors age 60 and older, to purchase locally grown fresh vegetables and herbs, fruits and honey.
Property loss from a recent vandalism spree in Great Bend will exceed $2,800, according to information from Crime Stoppers.
The 12th annual Firefighters for MDA Run and Fun Walk will take place Saturday, June 7, at Great Bend Fire Station No. 1, 1205 Williams St. Registration opens at 7 a.m.; 5K and 10K runs are at 8 a.m. and the 1.8-mile Fun Walk starts at 8:15 a.m.
Barton County Arts Council will hold its annual meeting of voting members at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 19, in the Ray Schulz Research Library of the Barton County Historical Society, 85 South U.S. 281, Great Bend.
The Great Bend Recreation Commission wants to help dads start off the summer with a golf outing with their kids. GBRC's Golf Outing with Dad event is for children ages 8-16 years of age accompanied by an adult. The outing will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 1, at the StoneRidge Golf Course.
Great Bend's Wetlands aquatic center is open daily, but Family Swim Nights do not start until Tuesday, June 3. This popular attraction is a great way to get the family in to swim after work hours and get a discounted rate, City Parks Director Terry Hoff said. Admission on Family Swim Nights is $2 per person and this takes place every Tuesday and Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.
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Between 2007 and 2012, the sales of beer in the U.S. fell by more than 2 percent, according to a report by the Beer Marketer's Insights. Experts say the latest recession is one of the reasons, but another one might be the fact that more Americans are brewing beer in their own kitchens.
At least that's what some people in the beer business, like Tess and Mark Szamatulski, owners of Monroe's Maltose Express, believe.
At a home-brewing workshop Friday at the New Canaan Library, the couple told the approximately 50 attendees that it's easier than ever to make beer at home.
"You can brew a really good beer in your own kitchen," Tess said. "If you can boil water, you can make beer."
The American Homebrewers Association estimates there are 1.2 million home brewers in the U.S. and that two-thirds of them began brewing in 2005 or later.
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The Szamatulskis brewed a clone of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale in just two hours at the workshop.
The couple started selling home-brewing supplies by mail in 1991. Since then, Maltose Express has grown and they now have what they say is the largest home-brewing and wine-making supply store in the Northeast.
They are the authors of the best-selling beer recipe books "Clone Brews" and "Beer Captured."
Having tried beers from several different countries, the couple said one does not have to go overseas to try a good brew.
"The best beers in the world are in the U.S., hands down," Mark said.
Tess agreed.
"America is the best brewing country now. It used to be Belgium and Germany, but I think America is No. 1 now because of the love for craft beer from Americans."
Not only are American beer lovers in the right place, but now is the best time to drink beer, Mark said.
"The best beer is right now," he said. "All the ingredients are better now, people know how to make beer better now, and you can get your hands in anything."
Tess said Americans are slowly going away from mainstream beer brands and starting to try more craft beer. According to the couple, Connecticut is still below the U.S. average for craft beer consumption, but breweries are growing here, too.
"There's still a lot people stuck around the old thing," Tess said. "But (craft breweries) are popping up all over Connecticut."
New Canaan resident Connie Dinning, who attended the workshop, said she always steers away from mainstream beers.
"I always order the beer that I don't know what it is," she said.
Her husband, Mark, said they'll soon be making their own beer after having the lesson Friday.
"I thought it was very motivating," he said. "It seems fun to make and fun to drink, of course."
At the workshop, Tess and Mark went over all main beer ingredients, such as hops, grain, water and yeast, as well as fermentation, sanitizing and beer styles.
One of the questions they were asked was how to balance the alcohol level when making a beer. Mark said the brewer must do so before fermentation.Read Full Article
"It depends on how much malt you put in your beer, how much sugar you put in your beer. You have to use a calculator," he said. "For every pound of corn sugar, it's a percent higher for 5 gallons. For every pound of malt, it's .8 higher."
A beer-making kit, which they sell at their store for $115, includes a plastic fermenter, a 5-gallon glass carboy, a Universal stopper, an airlock, a bottler capper, bottle caps and brush, sanitizer, flexible tubing, a bottle filler, a floating thermometer and hydrometer, an instructional book and their clone recipe book "Beer Captured." Beer recipe kits and bottles are not included.
With so much experience in the beer business, Mark and Tess were asked what they think makes a good beer.
Tess said good beers leave you wanting more.
"When you look at the beer, you admire it, and then when you smell it, it invites you in and you want to taste it," she said. "And you start to get a little sad when it's half empty because it's going away. Then you get really sad when it's gone. And it leaves you wanting, but when you realize you have another beer, that makes you really happy. That's the mark of a good beer."
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (GameCube) review
"The trouble with The Two Towers, which chronicles the middle chapter (beginning with Frodo still in the care of The Fellowship) of the series, is that it pays so much obvious loving attention to the movie it is borne of, that the gameplay elements seem an afterthought, left under-ripe and wholly unsatisfying. Powerful cinematic moments such as The Battle at Helm's Deep are reduced to novelty, superfluous small screen re-enactments followed up rather clumsily by limited, repetitive Golden Axe-esque gameplay. You'll remember Golden Axe? Perhaps not -- it's a very old game. It featured three characters: one fast, one strong, and one in-between. And so, meet Legolas, Gimli, and Aragorn."
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ASC ES Building remodel is underway
The Adams State College Education and Social Studies (ES) Building remodel has already begun, without a hard hat or cement mixer in site.
Hiring an architect and design team, reviewing plans that consist of enormous pages full of code requirements, and finite details for everything from site civil engineering, landscape design, a multitude of architectural and structural details, information technology, heating and ventilation systems, plumbing and sanitary waste systems, a walk-through with tentative contractors, further review of plans, pre-ordering components, procuring moving contractors, boxing materials and supplies, finding alternate locations for faculty and staff offices and classrooms...and all this needs to happen before the first sledge hammer swings to knock down even one wall in the ES Building.
There are multiple considerations and steps taken before arriving at the point where workers begin the initial inside demolition of the three-story, 70 thousand square feet building, according to Erik van de Boogaard, Adams State associate vice president for Facilities Planning, Design and Construction.
Before any of the physical logistics are contemplated, the first steps involve preparing a program plan, budget, and concept, and receiving approval by the Board of Trustees for Adams State and the Colorado Department of Higher Education.
After approval, a design team is hired. Their job is to verify the program, design the electrical, plumbing, and IT systems and layout the space. This requires meeting with departments and stakeholders housed in the building to determine special needs and gain consensus. After consultations, reviews, and meetings, the layout of classrooms and office spaces is completed through a three step process of schematic design, design development and, finally, construction documents ready for bidding. At this, van de Boogaard said, there shouldn't be any more "moving walls" on paper, but there always remains room to modify slightly as construction proceeds. In essence, plans are not complete until the project is done. This is particularly true in renovation type work, when discovering the unknown can sometimes be a daily occurrence.
On paper are the plans -- a thick book measuring 2 feet by 3 feet -- listing out code plan, demo plan, grading plan, sanitary waste plans, landscape, mechanical demolition, mechanical, electric demolition, electric, technical demolition, technical, etc. Dotted lines on existing walls represent those scheduled to be demolished; there exists a page for each aspect including materials, finishes, hardware, measurements for every door, window, frame, wall, and ceiling to be constructed. Every element imaginable is planned and goes through multiple revisions; all reviewed by building stakeholders and facilities personnel.
On November 11, a pre-bid walk-through happened with various prime bidders and their sub-contractors whose bids need to be in by November 30. In between these dates, contractors can submit questions for the design team and architect and request addendums to the plan.
In the meantime, starting in August, some faculty and staff inhabiting the ES Building have already moved to new locations, or are preparing for the move by boxing up books and supplies. Spreadsheets created and boxes categorized with colored tape help make the move efficient.
Half of the college's 2,500 on-campus students attend class in the ES Building five days a week, and teacher education, counselor education, English, communications, sociology, psychology, and history, government and philosophy departments are located in the building. It was a major feat, led primarily by Dr. Frank Novotny, vice president for Academic Affairs, and Dr. Mark Manzanares, ES Building manager and director of Academic Instructional Technology, to find temporary office and classroom space for the spring and summer 2011 semesters. Coordination and cooperation across campus added to the success of the major undertaking.
Adams State finals week starts December 13 and the next week physical work on the ES Building will begin with movers emptying building contents. Demolition and asbestos abatement will likely start in January, once contracts are finalized. van de Boogaard said it could be two to three months before there is any noticeable difference in the building's outside appearance. The approach to the remodel will depend on which contractor is the successful bidder, as "every contractor will have a different idea."
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2 teens killed, 2 others injured in Va. crash
2 teens killed, 2 others injured in Va. crash
BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. —
Two teens were killed and two others were injured Thursday in two-car collision in central Virginia.
Jacob Baird, 17, and Kate Thurston, 16, were killed in a crash around 8:30 a.m. in Bedford County, WSLS reported.
Two other teens, ages 18 and 19, were taken to the hospital. All were in a Ford Mustang, which crashed into a Ford pickup truck, deputies said.
The 49-year-old pickup truck driver was treated at the scene for minor injuries. The truck was driving on Va. Route 24, while the Mustang was turning onto Route 24, deputies said.
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Saturday March 2 an epic day at the library
Saturday, March 2, will be an epic day at the Fond du Lac Public Library.
- Hobby Expo: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Clubs and organizations from around the area will
demonstrate and share information about their favorite pastimes. The Fond du Lac Model Railroad Club will have an all-day demonstration in the lower level meeting room. Door prizes will be awarded all day long, and a staff bake sale will benefit library programming. The Expo is free; no registration required.
- Dr. Seuss Day: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Children's Room. Kids ages 3-12 can stop in to hear stories, try their hands at a make-and-take craft, do a bit of coloring and hope to win one of the door prizes. This event celebrates Read Across America, a national event celebrating the great Theodor Geisel. The library's Dr. Seuss Day will be hosted by Marian University's chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, an international honor society for education students, through the Literacy Alive Grant. The event is free. No registration required.
- Read Across Fondy Sale at The BookCellar: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All kids' chapter books and books for teens just 25 cents. The BookCellar is in the lower level of the library.


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Hi all,
I need to get a replacement a/c and furnace system for my 2 story 2000 sq ft home built in 1980. I had two local contractors (both well recommended) come out and got somewhat different inputs but both suggest a 4 ton system which equals the original capacity. Main items I have questions on:
1) flow area for return air: Original equip had a 30 x 10 inch register. We placed a built in cabinet (it's a long story) that has a 3.5 x 42 inch area for return air. It is positioned about 3 inches in front and 5 inches below that 30 x 10 register. Our existing system did work with this, but first contractor thinks it's probably OK, the second says it needs to be opened up. It would require $500 of rework to that cabinet to install some kind of decorative grill in place of the solid facade panel currently there. I was thinking that I could take a wait and see on this one as it can be modified after the new unit is installed. Is there a definite way to determine what's adequate?
2) The exhaust stack size. Currently have original thing in place which is a heavy wall "pipe" 4.2 inch inside diameter, I'm told it likely contains asbestos. Goes from the ceiling in the garage straight up thru the roof, about 20 ft long. Current arrangement has both the furnace and 50 gallon gas water heater exhausts Y connected just below and sharing that passage. First contractor doesn't bring it up, second guy says it's not adequate for both. I think he said that current code requires a 4" metal vent for the furnace alone. Any way to know if my built in "pipe" will be adequate for both the furnace and water heater?
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Feb. 12, 2012: Diversity in Fashion
Feb. 12, 2012: Diversity in Fashion
It's Fashion Week in the Big Apple!
One of the fashion industry's most highly anticipated events of the year kicks off Thursday, Feb. 9. The clothes will be brand spanking new, but what about the models? It's an age old tale -- there are not enough models of color on the runway. We hear from some ladies on the diversity (or lack thereof) on the catwalk.
And Asian and Asian American models are ranking third as the most used models; is this change a good thing? We hear from Asian Boston Media Group about their plans to integrate into the industry, as well as Boston's own Fashion Week! Jay Calderin, founder of Boston Fashion Week, stops by.
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This worksheet is designed as a tool to help you anticipate expenses you might incur during your preparation and expedition to Philmont. You can download the trek budget worksheet here, and read more below:
PHILMONT FEE The Philmont fee covers meals, tents, cooking gear, program resources, camper's insurance, leader's kits, medical care, chaplain service, use of horses and burros, Philmont patch, etc.
TRANSPORTATION Include all costs to transport the crew to and from Philmont. Be sure to check insurance coverage on packs and gear in transit. In addition to transporting the crew, be sure to budget for materials that will be shipped to Philmont.
MEALS AND LODGING Be sure to budget for all meals and lodging en route to Philmont. (The cost of meals and lodging at Philmont is covered by the Philmont Fee, above.) Include gratuities and occasional "treats" along the way. Note: Using facilities at military bases or council facilities may help reduce this expense. Contact Air Force and Army liaison officers and local council offices for additional information.
TRAINING Weekend training events in preparation for your Philmont expedition may entail additional expenses for meals and other incidental costs.
PROMOTION Include costs for promoting the expedition, including production of brochures and other materials, postage, meeting expenses, and novelty items such as hats or T-shirts.
EQUIPMENT Philmont expeditions may require your crew to purchase or rent equipment/supplies. In particular, crews are required to bring backpacking stoves and may need to purchase additional items from packing list.
SIDE TRIPS AND TOURS Crews may wish to participate in side trips and tours of attractions en route to Philmont.
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2012 has been a time of great transition in SEO. With Google's Penguin update in May, we saw a concerted move away from it being duped by black hat techniques, and a move towards beginning to incorporate social signals into its algorithm.
The water's still a bit murky when it comes to how important social signals are and will be in the landscape of SEO, but here are a few FAQs that you'll no doubt be very interested in hearing the answers to…
Which social signals matter to search engines?
Having been widely covered, Danny Sullivan's article, What Social Signals Do Google & Bing Really Count?, answered some key questions about which social signals were important to the two biggest players in search: Google and, having overtaken Yahoo earlier this year, Bing.
Both Google and Bing corroborated the theory that those Twitter users who are deemed to be authoritative lend their authority to the pages they tweet.
However, only Bing said it also looked at how often a link had been tweeted and retweeted, while Google said that this factor was measured in "limited situations". Bing also said it doesn't calculate Facebook users' authority, whereas Google says it does, but again, in limited instances.
While when Danny wrote his article back in December 2010, both Google and Bing were privy to Twitter's firehose data (the constant stream of what people are tweeting that should carry some link credit), the firehose data deal between Twitter and Google ended in 2011 when Twitter surprised everyone and decided to go it alone in the online search & advertising racket - although Twitter did renew its social search partnership with the much-less threatening Bing.
How much does the Google algorithm rely on social signals?
In April this year, Branded3 published its Tweets vs Rankings study, in which it reported that there seemed to be a direct correlation between the number of tweets of a url and ranking.
Then, in May, Distilled highlighted that it's still not clear whether or not Google is using raw 'Like' numbers from any/all of the social sites yet, or to what degree this data affects SERP positioning.
However, when the Penguin update came out, Google penalised practices such as keyword stuffing, overuse of exact-match anchor text links, link farms, and links from clearly irrelevant sites.
So it's natural and logical to assume that the void that the devaluation of these kinds of signals left has to be filled with some other kind of signals.
This, together with the fact that we know Google is moving towards an internet utopia of high-quality, author-attributed content, makes perfect sense that it definitely will be relying on social signals, but to what degree and exactly which ones, no one knows for certain.
Does more shares mean more links?
Simple logic tells us that that if content is sharable, then it's also linkable. Your social networks on each platform follow your brand because it interests them, and naturally, they're more likely to like, share, retweet, repin, or whatever the action is on that platform that lets them endorse your content – and therefore your brand.
Equally, if your brand publishes its industry expertise, then this content is also sharable in a slightly different way: industry blogs and sites will link back to it when they want to reference it in their own work.
A link is just another kind of endorsement – one from people who have their own website or blog, and while the vast majority of your social media audience won't tend to have their own blog or website, some will.
In terms of link acquisition, then, think of your brand's social media channels as targeted distribution channels for the great content you're putting on your brand's website and blog – as well as, of course, other great content from around the web.
And even if the majority won't be able to link back to you, that majority's endorsements will help put your content in front of the people who will, as well as sending positive social signals to Google.
How important are authorship signals?
First there was the link graph, now there's the social graph… And soon, we'll have author graph that Google is building with Google+.
In July this year, Grant Crowell interviewed Sagar Kamdar, Google's Director of Product Management on Search, also responsible for other social initiatives in search.
One of the supposed key reasons for Google implementing Authorship is to enable it to identify duplicate content – as well as low-quality, farmed content. When asked whether authorship was used by Google as a ranking signal, Sagar basically said no, but watch this space. However, while it's not an algorithmic factor, it is a social klout signifier, which is used in the mix to weight results.
A fantastic article by Mike Arnesen, published on SEOmoz heralds the imminent arrival of AuthorRank, and insists that when it does finally come (which could be tomorrow or in two years), it's going to have a big effect.
However, Andrea Pernici argues that Authorship profiles aren't the be all and end all, because they can actually have a negative impact on CTR and could therefore be a bad thing for certain people/brands basically because it may confuse the average searcher (and let's face it, they won't know why people's faces and names have started appearing next to some of their search results).
Andrea warns that while SEOs and others in the digital industry have been romanced by the notion of Authorship, they must also remain critical and think carefully about whether the projects they are working on with their clients really warrant this kind of attribution.
Fair point… But has Andrea perhaps overlooked the rel="publisher" tag? This tag, if you don't already know, is slightly (but significantly) different to the rel="author" tag in that it links back to brand pages on Google+, not individual profiles.
And as Aaron Charlie wrote just a few months ago, while we're not yet seeing publisher info next to results in the SERPs, we soon could be – and it would make perfect sense to, wouldn't it?
If and when publisher info does start being rolled out, it is likely to have a big impact simply because those results that display publisher info will visually stand out from those that don't.
And lastly, there is a hidden benefit of Authorship info being displayed in the SERPs, as covered by Matt McGee for Search Engine Land:
If a user returns to the search results after reading an author-tagged search result for a certain period of time, Google will add three additional links to similar articles from the same author below the originally clicked link.
And not only this, but other posts by the author will be also displayed if you've previously read one of their articles.
What's the place of social media in the SEO landscape of the future?
As outlined in Mike Arnesen's riveting read on SEOmoz, Google filed a patent for "Agent Rank" (whereby popular "agents" would have their content ranker higher) way back when in 2005. However, the infrastructure just wasn't in place to implement this idea… And now, with Google+, it is.
The fact that Google has been working on this idea for at least the past seven years goes to show, I think, just how determined Matt Cutts and his team are to utilise social signals (in this case, authorship) to help it rank content – a process that it will naturally hone and get better at over time.
The challenge of integrating social signals into Google's algorithm is undoubtedly a mammoth one, especially given the fact that these signals are coming from platforms that Google and its other search counterparts don't actually own.
But the launch of Google+ (i.e. the impact of the +1 on rankings, and the impact of Authorship) is a move away from the reliance on these other platforms, and a move towards funnelling social media activity to a place where Google can reliably measure and use the data for its own ends.
However, as SEOs serving different industries, we must also bear in mind that Authorship will take off at different rates for different industries.
As Andrea Pernici rightly points out, SEOs in particular have a vested interest in implementing authorship for themselves and their agencies because they need to be seen to be ahead of the game as well as promote themselves as experts in their field.
What matters for SEOs may not matter so much for brands right now - until we as SEOs can convince brands to put resources into strengthening their Authorship signals.
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Good post - thou the link to ""What Social Signals Do Google & Bing Really Count?"" returns a 404 error page - not very good user experience, is it?
The link path took a good few hours but is now fixed.
"The challenge of integrating social signals into Google's algorithm is undoubtedly a mammoth one, especially given the fact that these signals are coming from platforms that Google and its other search counterparts don't actually own."
You make a great point, and that's why I tell my clients that Google+ is worth just a little attention. Obviously it doesn't have the reach of Facebook or Twitter, but it is content that Google can see and track and measure. Does it need to be your main focus? No, but it should be part of the mix.
Absolutely Nick - and I think that, given the changing landscape of SEO and social, and their increasing interdependence, brands and website/blog owners should be chipping away at Google+ now, while the floor is still relatively clear.
Get in there early, and you could stand to do your site a lot of good in the future.
And for all those naysayers, Google has said itself (I wish I could find the direct quote) that it will die if Google+ doesn't work - which just goes to show how determined it is to make Google+ work.
First, Google needed to get SEOs on board (which I'd say it's pretty much done), who then convince the brands to buy into it, and those brands will then be incentivised to bring the customers on board. Well, that's the way it should work, anyway...
Exciting times!
He he, what would have happened if no one had taken up G+? Would Google have died?
If there is no one on G+, it would never work, a bit like a deserted Facebook with no friends.
People should never have taken up G+; they should have ignored it completely instead.
Why? Now we have yet another social network to content with.
But G+ will never take off the way Facebook did. Most people (outside of SEM) still don't know what G+ is and those who do know prefer to stick to FB where all their friends are.
Others like me are getting social media fatigue. FB, Twitter, G+... At least Pinterest is niche.
But then that's the challenge both for Google and for SEOs, Henri - to give brands a really good reason to go over to Google+... And what better way to do this than to make it so that they'll rank higher if they're performing well on Google's own social media platform and producing quality content that's attached to their own experts? Incentivise brands in this way, and they will, in turn, incentivise their customers to help them achieve their SEO goals.
It's not necessarily set in stone that Facebook will always be as popular as it is now - things can and have changed drastically when it comes to web trends. And, of course, that's not to say that Facebook won't be as popular as it is now, either. It just depends on how well it and its competitors evolve, doesn't it?
There's so much at stake here that Google really has to innovate in order to stay alive.
Watch this space, I say...
We've been well aware for sometime now regarding Googles changes and overall focus drawing more attention to UX and to social signals. Where brands can derive most value is that from ensuring all channels are optimised for search and blending this with their online content strategy to form a cohesive strategy.
G+ is an emerging channel and by saying it will never take off, I feel is a tad hasty. Google+ has a lot more potential, wait and see! Future trends pending, I see G+ being more integrated with our other channels to give a boost , this includes wrapping up google+ account holders via their other services, remember Youtube and Gmail and needing one to have the other ? I see a pattern....
Great article!
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I do believe that Google is working on using data from Google Plus to build an Agent Rank/Author Rank/User Rank that may influence Web search results rankings
Thanks Holly! Great point about the interdependence of YouTube and Gmail and the emerging pattern. Google aint stupid, and introducing AuthorRank is a really savvy move - one more step towards making the Internet more social.
And, like lots of social platforms now, which give more popular content more exposure, Google is using humanpower to help it decide what's most useful and relevant. Very smart.
Great Post, what do people see in the future more or less impact from social?
Hi Fi Dunphy,
It's pretty much understandable that Google+ will serve as the basic infrastructure for Google's social search in the future. But, don't you think other popular social networks/platforms should adopt the idea of data sharing at least to some extent and actively be a part of the social signal mechanism? Don't you think such collaboration will mutually benefit all of us? (Including Google which instead of relying only on Google+ (which has limited active users), can consider other popular platforms as well). A better social search may become possible with such kind of collaboration. Of course, privacy issues need to be addressed adequately. But eh ….. Obviously Facebook won't be interested :)
Hello Kavin,
When you say that other sites should be sharing their data, sharing it with whom? One another? And by data, do you mean the kind of stuff users are searching for, for example?
I guess there's plenty of data out there from Twitter and public Facebook profiles/pages, for example, that enable social listening, but G+'s API is yet to be thrown into the mix, so that's a stumbling block... However, very coincidentally, I did hear a whisper from a good source only a few days ago that this is imminent (next few months).
There's no doubt that there should be more data sharing going on and that collaboration would be beneficial to the industry and to users, but realistically, when there's advertising revenue at stake, I don't think it's going to happen 'for the greater good'.
It's an interesting time for social search though, isn't it?
With Facebook having already done (what I consider to be) the hard stuff first - i.e. garnering so many account holders, globally, and making its platform the number one online space for people to communicate and share content - it means that it can now concentrate on improving its search algorithm and developing itself as a social search engine. It just needs to be careful with pushing advertising in people's faces (I've started to get a bit hacked off by recommendations for brands/products I don't care about in the slightest - it all feels a bit sudden, pushy, and very transparent).
I think Google's definitely got its work cut out with G+, and while the idea of authorship is genius in terms of making SEOs and brands buy into it, it remains to be seen whether the average user will bother checking it out and committing to it as they have done to Facebook. Brands will have to offer something really special if they're going to win people over (although Cadbury UK is showing, without a doubt, that this is achievable).
I'm also excited to see the impact of the next generation of social platform - Medium and Branch (by the creators of Twitter): http://www.branded3.com/b3labs/could-medium-branch-revolutionise-the-way-we-use-the-web/
Interested to hear your thoughts!
Some interesting points Fi Murphy.
My comment refers to Google's initiative to incorporate social signals into their algorithm. I'm talking about the kind of collaboration Google had with twitter (deal now expired), similarly partnership between Bing and Facebook.
At a time when Google is in the process of incorporating social signals into the algorithm, shouldn't Google consider having collaboration with other social platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn instead of relying only on Google+ (for social signals) so that the future social search may become much advanced and relevant to the users (Though some experiments and expert opinions suggest that Google considers social signals from Twitter and Facebook , even Google confirmed it when they had a deal with Twitter, it's still not clear to what extent they consider these signals when it comes to SERP ranking).
Social platforms should also come forward for a mutual cooperation with Google so that even they can be benefitted in terms of traffic and sign ups. It's not something impossible, when Bing and Facebook can work things out why not other platforms, but understandably it's not that easy too. But possibly when it comes to social signals Google should take all popular platforms into consideration so that social signal may become a stronger ranking factor which in turn will immensely help to improve the quality of search results. But as we can see, going forward Google will most probably consider Google+ (only or majorly) when it comes to social signals. Though it makes business sense, it's not a great idea from a user point of view.
You're right there Kavin - it would be the best thing for users if signals from all the major social platforms were taken into account.
But I suppose the reason why the likes of Facebook and Twitter aren't collaborating with Google (and Twitter has now partnered up with Bing anyway) is because they know they're on to a good thing of their own, plus they've got what Google doesn't - a really successful and widely used social network.
Why give their data to Google, the ultimate search competitor, when they can go head to head with them in the social search arena?
Yes, I agree, both the social networking giants don't really see the necessity to collaborate with Google. It makes sense when Facebook decides not to, given the social network's strong user base, influence and its future ambitions. But I don't see a reason why other platforms shouldn't collaborate with Google including Twitter.
When you talk about social search, undoubtedly Twitter and Facebook can prove to be dominant players. But Google's social search in the future will be completely different from the internal social search offered by Twitter and Facebook. They can't compete with Google's social search with their current internal search infrastructure, but they can really be a good alternative. If they seriously want to take Google head on in social search, they have to launch search engine, even Mark Zuckerberg hinted about Facebook's search ambitions recently. I have always had this question in my mind; what if Facebook launches a search engine? But that's more simply said than done; Bing tried but couldn't make a significant impact.
I would say, the question you have raised is debatable :)
Great post - if you are ignoring social you will be left behind in one way or another. Google love pushing their own products so Google+ is now imperative.
Thanks Oliver, glad you enjoyed it.
Kavin, thanks for coming back to me. On the other hand, you could argue that Google's social network can't compete with those of the likes of Twitter and Facebook, rather than the other way around being more of a factor.
Enticing users over from other social networks they've been loyal to for years is a really tough gig and, I think, the hardest thing out of the two to pull off - especially when others are so so popular.
As for Twitter, it's paired up with Bing now, and I certainly think it's less of a case of what if Facebook launches a search engine, but when.
That's right - and i think that while many people in the industry have been happy to just sit back and say that it's impossible to quantify the value of social media, the real experts are forging ahead and making attempts at doing so.
While it is hard, measuring the value of social media is *definitely* possible - especially now that the weight of social media in the SEO mix is becoming more and more tangible.
Well, why are we not talking about the social bookmarks as a part of the social signals? A social bookmark is a more direct way of endorsing a link.
G+ is being pushed down the throat of sem community by Googleas they are desperate. And desperation leads to many illogical steps. So it makes a good sense to give g+ a fair attention to take away some early mover benefits :)
Great post. Hitting the 'signals ' right away.
I'm sure I'm not the only one who is super-frustrated about the way that Google applies its method to the non-Google social networks. It doesn't seem right to skew the search engine in favor of those who use Google Plus (though I understand why it is done).


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AUSTIN — Given his first chance to speak publicly since poor quarterback play helped doom his team to an unsightly Thanksgiving loss to TCU, Texas coach Mack Brown began Monday by announcing Case McCoy will start this Saturday's game at Kansas State.
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Brown said Ash is questionable for this week against No. 6 KSU due to injured ribs. But Brown and offensive play-caller Bryan Harsin said they weren't sure when Ash suffered the injury. When asked if any of Ash's ribs were cracked, Brown said, "I don't know."
Asked if Ash, who committed three turnovers against TCU after throwing just five interceptions in his first 10 games combined, would be starting this week if he was healthy, Brown said, "You know he's not. We don't get into ifs and whats." When asked the same question, Harsin said, "This week would be a chance for both those guys (Ash and McCoy) to compete."
Asked if Ash, who still ranks 19th nationally in pass efficiency, remains his choice to lead the UT offense next season and beyond, Brown said, "I see David being a good player in the future." Asked later to clarify that response, Brown said he'd already answered the question.
A UT spokesman said McCoy would not be made available to the media this week, even though UT has traditionally made the starting QB available every week during Brown's 15 years in Austin, even though the school has often pitched the starting QB as an ambassador for the program, and even though McCoy relishes every chance he gets to do interviews. The spokesman said the team did not want McCoy to talk because Ash's situation "is fluid."
Brown and Harsin said they weren't sure if Ash's injury contributed to his struggles against the Horned Frogs, or if he'll be available as a backup this week. As a precaution, UT listed punter Alex King as the third-team QB on the depth chart.
King, who played high-school quarterback in New England and ran the scout-team offense earlier in his college career at Duke, is being prepared as the emergency quarterback so UT won't have to burn the redshirt of freshmen Connor Brewer and Jalen Overstreet. But Harsin said Brewer and Overstreet are preparing to play this week if needed.
In summary, the Longhorns simply are hoping for the best from McCoy, who hasn't started a game since last December at Baylor, where he had four interceptions and a fumble in a 48-24 loss.
Last month at Kansas, McCoy came off the bench to lead late touchdown drives and rally the Longhorns to a 21-17 victory. But after Ash was pulled in the second quarter against TCU last week, McCoy was ineffective on UT's last possession of the half.
Ash played the first three drives of the second half before McCoy relieved him again. UT failed to move the ball on his first drive, then scored a TD on his second. Trailing by a TD with less than two minutes left, McCoy threw an ill-advised floater into triple-coverage to allow TCU to seal the upset.
How will he respond Saturday? Like everything else related to UT's quarterbacks, it's anyone's guess.
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Suffolk, ss. Division of Administrative Law Appeals
James Yarasitis,
v. Docket No. CR-05-923
Medford Retirement Board,
Appearance for Petitioner:
Harold Lichten, Esq.
Pyle Rome Lichten Ehrenberg & Liss-Riordan
18 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02108
Appearance for Respondent:
Lane Hermann, Esq.
Law Offices of Michael Sacco
285 College Highway
PO Box 479
Southampton, MA 01073
Administrative Magistrate:
Maria A. Imparato, Esq.
James Yarasitis filed a timely appeal under G. L. c. 32, s. 16 (4) of the September 13, 2005 decision, and the October 5, 2005 decision, of the Medford Retirement Board to deny the involuntary application for accidental disability retirement benefits filed on his behalf by Fire Chief Frank A. Gilberti, Jr. (Exs. 1, 2, 3, 4)
I held a hearing on December 18, 2007 at the office of the Division of Administrative Law Appeals, 98 North Washington Street, Boston. I admitted documents into evidence. (Exs. 1 - 39) I marked the Petitioner's pre-hearing memorandum "A" for identification, and the Respondent's pre-hearing memorandum "B" for identification. The Petitioner testified in his own behalf, as did Deputy Fire Chief Stephen Michael Howe. There is one tape cassette of the hearing.
1. James Yarasitis, d.o.b. 2/26/1946, worked for the City of Medford as a firefighter from March 1977 to August 13, 2004. He held the rank of Captain when he stopped working.
2. Mr. Yarasitis was assigned to an Engine Company. His duties as a Captain included the regular line duties of a firefighter. He was responsible to proceed to his assigned apparatus upon receipt of a call for service. He connected or hooked up the apparatus to a fire hydrant, operated pumps to supply water, advanced hose to the seat of fire or other hazard, operated ladders, performed ventilation, performed search and rescue, performed salvage and overhaul operations, returned equipment to the apparatus, and provided medical assistance. He was responsible for equipment and apparatus maintenance. (Testimony; Ex. 7, Captain Essential Tasks)
3. During the course of his employment Mr. Yarasitis sustained six injuries to his back prior to the events of August 13, 2004. On October 21, 1979 Mr. Yarasitis fell to the ground and injured his back when he was trying to open a hydrant. He sought medical attention on October 24, 1979 and was ordered to bed rest until October 29, 1979. (Testimony; Ex. 30)
4. On June 25, 1981 Mr. Yarasitis sustained an acute lumbosacral spine strain with left sided sciatica when he had to get off the engine sideways, which caused him to fall half-way to the ground. He sustained his injury while trying to break his fall. Mr. Yarasitis sought medical attention on July 31, 1981. He was provided medication and exercises and cleared to return to work unless the problem became more severe. (Testimony, Ex. 31)
5. On May 20, 1988 Mr. Yarasitis felt back pain when he lifted a victim from a bed to the floor in order to perform CPR. He did not lose any time from work (Testimony; Ex. 32)
6. On November 27, 1988 Mr. Yarasitis slipped on mud and sustained a lumbar strain while erecting a ladder. He remained on duty and sought medical attention the next day at Lawrence Memorial Hospital where he was prescribed bed rest, ice and Tylenol. (Testimony; Ex. 33)
7. On March 10, 1995 Mr. Yarasitis sustained a lower back strain when he moved a bed to check a wall inside the bedroom for fire extension of an outside fire. He sought medical attention on March 13, 1995, and again on March 22, 1995. He was advised to remain out of work from March 22 - 29, 1995. (Testimony; Ex. 34)
8. On September 26, 1999 Mr. Yarasitis suffered a left low back muscular strain when he lifted a metal grate weighing 100 pounds to clean out brush. He sought medical attention that day. He was diagnosed with a pulled muscle and spasm, and was prescribed ice and Motrin. He missed two days of work. (Testimony; Ex. 35; Ex. 22, 9/26/1999)
9. On August 13, 2004 Mr. Yarasitis was the Captain on Engine 4 for fire suppression. He rode in the front passenger seat of the truck, sitting forward with an air tank on his back. He was dressed in full turn-out gear comprising a helmet; a jacket with a mask and flashlight attached; bunker pants; and firefighting boots with 1 ½ inch heels. In his pocket he carried a hose wrench, wedges and tools. This gear weighed about 35 pounds. (Testimony)
10. On August 13, 2004 Engine 4 was called to the scene of a car fire. Mr. Yarasitis overhauled the back seat of the car. This entailed digging out the carpet and cutting the seat with a carpet knife. Mr. Yarasitis had to lean into the car, kneel and bend to accomplish this task. He felt slight pain in his back. (Testimony)
11. Several hours later Engine 4 was called to the scene of a motor vehicle accident. Mr. Yarasitis did not have to perform any work at the scene, and Engine 4 returned to the station. (Testimony)
12. When Engine 4 returned to the station, Mr. Yarasitis, in one fluid motion, jumped out of the front passenger seat while the engine was rolling by holding onto the rail on the dashboard, descended two 20-inch steps at a 45 degree angle, and landed on the ground in order to direct traffic as the engine backed into the station. Mr. Yarasitis felt pain in his back when he landed on the ground. (Testimony, Ex. 8)
13. Mr. Yarasitis applied ice to his back at the station. His back pain continued to increase and radiated down his right leg. Deputy Chief Stephen Howe took Mr. Yarasitis to Lawrence Memorial Hospital Emergency Room where he was diagnosed with lumbar strain and spasm and prescribed Vicodin, Valium and Motrin. (Testimony, Ex. 36)
14. Dr. Abraham Shurland, an orthopedic surgeon, evaluated Mr. Yarasitis on August 25, 2004. Dr. Shurland noted that Mr. Yarasitis experienced the acute onset of back pain while working. "There was no traumatic event." Dr. Shurland reviewed x-rays from the emergency room that revealed mild arthritic changes. He recommended physical therapy and an MRI. (Ex. 20, 8/25/04)
15. An MRI on September 11, 2004 revealed disc degeneration at T11-12 and at the three caudal lumbar interspaces, with a small midline L4-5 disc herniation or degenerative annulus bulge with minimal canal encroachment. (Ex. 28)
16. At a follow-up visit on September 16, 2004 Dr. Shurland noted that Mr. Yarasitis was in physical therapy twice a week. Dr. Shurland extended the physical therapy prescription for four additional weeks and prescribed an anti-inflammatory. (Ex. 20, 9/16/04; Ex. 29)
17. On October 28, 2004 Dr. Shurland referred Mr. Yarasitis to Spaulding Rehab for a back evaluation because his continuing back pain was making it difficult for Mr. Yarasitis to be as active as he wished to be. (Ex. 20, 10/28/04)
18. On November 1, 2004 Alec Meleger, MD, evaluated Mr. Yarasitis at Spaulding Rehab. He noted Mr. Yarasitis's complaint of right sided lower lumbar regional pain with radiation to the right anterior thigh, exacerbated by walking up stairs and sitting. Dr. Meleger recommended a trial of lumbar facet joint injections into the right L3-4, L4-5 and L5-S1 facet joints. Mr. Yarasitis declined the suggestion and asked to be referred to chiropractic treatment. (Ex. 23, 11/1/04)
19. At Mr. Yarasitis's visit on December 13, 2004, Dr. Shurland recommended a work hardening program to try to "strengthen him up and get him ready for a return to work." (Ex. 20, 12/13/04)
20. Mr. Yarasitis received chiropractic adjustments by William W. Girouard, DC, but continued to experience lumbar pain and hesitance in moving, walking and bending. By letter of December 20, 2004 Dr. Girouard recommended additional chiropractic treatment. (Ex. 26)
21. On December 27, 2004 Mr. Yarasitis underwent a Functional Capacity Evaluation at Spaulding Rehab. Mr. Yarasitis did not "demonstrate functional capacities adequate to perform full duty work as a Fire Captain at this time," although he was deemed to have given full effort during the evaluation. He performed in a light to medium level of physical demand with respect to load handling, but his job required a medium to very heavy level of physical demand. A work hardening program was recommended by the physical therapist. (Ex. 24)
22. Mr. Yarasitis began work hardening at Spaulding Rehab on January 3, 2005 which included stretching, strengthening, cardiovascular conditioning and work simulation. He suffered a severe increase in back pain on January 13, 2005 when he sneezed. The program was put on hold on January 21, 2005 pending the outcome of facet joint injections performed on February 8, 2005. By February 22, 2005 Mr. Yarastitis's pain had returned to its pre-injection level. On February 25, 2005 Mr. Yarasitis was discharged from work hardening "secondary to an inability to progress to functional work levels due to marked increased pain." (Exs. 23, 2/22/05; Ex. 25, 2/25/05)
23. By letter of March 17, 2005 Fire Chief Frank A. Giliberti, Jr. requested information from Dr. Shurland about whether Mr. Yarasitis would be able to return to his position of Fire Captain. Dr. Shurland indicated that Mr. Yarasitis suffered from low back pain, that he planned to have Mr. Yarasitis have another epidural injection, and that he planned to prescribe a lumbar corset. Dr. Shurland indicated that the expected medical outcome of his plan was unknown. (Ex. 21, 3/17/05)
24. By letter of March 29, 2005 Dr. Meleger informed Dr. Shurland that Mr. Yarasitis had obtained two days of relief from his facet injection. He suggested radiofrequency ablation of the lumbar facet joints. (Ex. 23, 3/29/05)
25. On May 9, 2005 Chief Giliberti filed an involuntary application for accidental disability retirement benefits on behalf of Mr. Yarasitis, together with Mr. Yarasitis's acceptance of the application and waiver of a hearing before the retirement board. (Ex. 7)
26. A regional medical panel composed of Drs. Frederick Mansfield, Mark Friedman and Thomas Sciascia convened on July 7, 2005 to evaluate Mr. Yarasitis. Dr. Mansfield is an orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Friedman is an internist. Dr. Sciascia is a neurologist. (Ex. 12, Board of Registration in Medicine website)
27. The panel answered in the affirmative to all certificate questions. (Ex. 12)
28. The panel summarized Mr. Yarasitis's treatment, and noted his symptoms of back pain and right buttock pain that radiated down his posterior thigh to his knee. Physical examination revealed tenderness in the right iliolumbar angle, forward bending to 60 degrees with right posterior thigh pain, backward bending to 10 degrees with right low back pain, and bilateral lateral bending to 20 degrees with discomfort. Ankle jerks were absent. (Ex. 12)
29. The panel noted that Mr. Yarasitis said that "his back pain prevents him from carrying the firefighter's protective equipment and from pulling hoses and lifting heavy equipment, as would be required as part of his job." (Ex. 12)
30. The panel concluded that Mr. Yarasitis was physically incapable of performing the essential duties of his job, and that the incapacity is likely to be permanent "since it has persisted from 8/13/04 to the present." (Ex. 12)
31. The panel opined that the incapacity is such as might be the natural and proximate result of the personal injury sustained on August 13, 2004. "This injury probably represented an aggravation of an underlying condition of lumbar disk degeneration." (Ex. 12)
32. On July 26, 2005 the Board voted to allow Mr. Yarasitis's application for accidental disability retirement benefits, and forwarded its decision to the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (PERAC) for approval. (Ex. 13)
33. By letter of August 31, 2005 PERAC remanded the matter to the Board as unsupported by substantial evidence because stepping off of a fire truck is deemed to be a common movement done frequently by many people both in an out of work. PERAC asked the Board to review the situation to determine whether there was in fact an injury sustained, and to determine whether the situation could be distinguished from the case of Ouellet v. Lowell Retirement Board, CR-97-1796 (DALA dec. 7/31/1998, no CRAB dec.) (Ex. 14)
34. On September 13, 2005 the Board informed Mr. Yarasitis and Chief Giliberti that it agreed with PERAC and was denying the application for accidental disability retirement benefits. (Exs. 1, 13) Mr. Yarasitis appealed. (Ex. 2)
35. By letter of September 28, 2005 the Board requested that PERAC rescind the Board's denial because the Board was going to hold a special meeting on October 4, 2005 to review additional documentation submitted by Mr. Yarasitis. (Ex. 16)
36. By letter of September 28, 2005 the Board acknowledged receipt of Chief Giliberti's involuntary application for superannuation retirement on behalf of Mr. Yarasitis. The Board declared its intention to table the application until its meeting on October 4, 2005. (Ex. 17)
37. On October 5, 2005 the Board voted to deny the involuntary application for accidental disability retirement benefits, and to accept the involuntary application for superannuation retirement. (Exs. 3, 18) Mr. Yarasitis appealed. (Ex. 4)
The decision of the Medford Retirement Board is reversed. The Board shall award accidental disability retirement benefits to James Yarasitis. The Petitioner did suffer a personal injury on August 13, 2004 when he jumped down from a moving fire truck and felt pain in his lower back. Jumping down two 20-inch steps, dressed in 35 pounds of turn-out gear, while the fire truck was rolling to a stop is not a job duty "involving common movements done frequently by many humans both in and out of work." Injury caused by a common movement would not be sufficient to establish entitlement under G. L. c. 32, s. 7 (1). Adams v. CRAB, 414 Mass. 360, 609 N.E.2d 62, 66 (1993).
This case is distinguishable from the case of Ouellet v. Lowell Retirement Board, CR-97-1796 (DALA dec. 7/31/1998; no CRAB dec.) where a firefighter claimed to need a hip replacement as a result of "stepping off" of a fire truck which aggravated his pre-existing osteoarthritis of the left hip. He did not describe any trauma. Five years later the firefighter needed a total replacement of the new hip, claiming that the revision was necessary because of a fall he suffered at work.
The medical panel in Ouellet concluded that the first hip replacement was as a result of the firefighter's degenerative arthritis of the hip, and not as a result of stepping off the fire truck. The panel concluded that the second hip replacement was the result of natural degeneration and complications of the type of procedure used to insert the first new hip.
In the instant case, the Petitioner described in detail the maneuver that he needed to use in order to get off of a rolling fire truck. He did not merely "step off" the truck. The Petitioner described immediate trauma after hitting the ground, needed to ice his back, and soon after required a visit to the Emergency Room. He has not been able to return to work since. Furthermore, the instant medical panel (which is the same medical panel convened in Ouellet), concluded that the injury of August 13, 2004 aggravated to the point of total and permanent disability the Petitioner's pre-existing degenerative disk disease. There is no basis on which to conclude that the panel employed an erroneous standard to reach this conclusion with respect to causation. The panel reviewed medical records and a job description, took a history, performed a physical examination and considered and accepted the aggravation theory of causation. The Petitioner has therefore met his burden of proof with respect to causation by demonstrating that his disabling degenerative disk disease was aggravated to the point of permanent disability by a work-related event. See, Blanchette v. CRAB, 20 Mass. App. Ct. 479, 481 N.E.2d 216, 220 (1985); Baruffaldi v. CRAB, 337 Mass. 495, 150 N.E.2d 269, 271 (1958).
The Board shall award accidental disability retirement benefits to the Petitioner.
Maria A. Imparato
Administrative Magistrate
This information is provided by the Division of Administrative Law Appeals .


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The River Nith in Dumfries & Galloway is one of Scotland's most productive rivers, both for salmon and sea trout, making it a particularly attractive watercourse to fish. Its character varies from
steep-sided wooded gorges and long glides in the upper river, through fast moving pools and runs in rich fertile pastoral land further downstream.
Given the correct water levels, there are few Scottish rivers which can match the quality of the fishing to be had on the River Nith, and the majority of such fishing is readily available to visiting anglers. There are no major lochs or dams in the catchment so the flow is largely rain dependant and relies on the input from a series of tributaries.
Opening day on the river at Dalswinton.
Whilst the river Nith is famous for its large 'greyback' salmon, several thousand salmon of all sizes are captured every year, along with similar numbers of sea trout - though recent years have seen a marked decline in the sea trout fishing. In addition the river has a good population of wild brown trout and grayling, many of which are of specimen size.
Blackwood beat on the Nith
For news on the river from education to catches photo's please look at the Facebook page here
Nith Conservation Policy 2018
The Nith District Salmon Fishery Board have considered their Conservation Policy for the 2018 season. The Nith has been assigned Category 1 status with the exception of the continuation of Category 3 status downstream of a line taken from Scar Point on the East bank of the estuary to Airds Point on the West bank of the estuary.
The Board notes the mandatory total catch and release requirement for salmon on all River Systems throughout Scotland to 1st April in any given year.
The Board notes the voluntary total catch and release policy for salmon from 1st April to 31st May on the River Nith system in any given year.
The Board recommends for conservation purposes that wherever possible total catch and release policy be adopted for the whole river system, but taking into account the Category 1 status for the majority of the
river system, if salmon are to be taken then no more than two salmon per person per season be taken with a view to achieving in excess of 80% catch and release of salmon for the 2018 season.
The Nith at Dumfries.
Some of the Nith's salmon beats are included here, with more expected to join shortly. You can read about each one, see its current fishing availability, and book fishing permits online or by telephone.
In particular you have free, unlimited access to:
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