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Suffolk, ss. DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW APPEALS
Appeal of:
Marie J. Parente,
v. CR-07-187
State Board of Retirement,
Appearance for Petitioner:
Suzette A. Ferreira, Esq.
189 Main Street - 3rd Fl.
Post Office Box 170
Milford, MA 01757
Appearance for Respondent:
Crystal Chow, Esq.
State Board of Retirement
One Ashburton Pl. - Rm. 1219
Boston, MA 02108
Administrative Magistrate:
Joan Freiman Fink, Esq.
Pursuant to G.L. c. 32 §16(4), the Petitioner, Marie J. Parente, is appealing the February 26, 2007 decision of the Respondent, State Board of Retirement, not to include her monthly allowance for expenses, her travel per diem reimbursement, and the value of her parking space as regular compensation in the calculation of her superannuation retirement benefit (Exhibit 1). The Petitioner's letter of appeal was timely filed pursuant to G.L. c. 32 §16(4).
A hearing pursuant to G.L. c. 7 §4H was held on March 11, 2008 at the offices of the Division of Administrative Law Appeals, 98 North Washington Street, Boston, MA. Various documents were entered into evidence at the hearing (Exhibits 1 - 22). The Petitioner's Pre-hearing Memorandum was marked as "A" for identification and the Respondent's Pre-hearing Memorandum was marked as "B" for identification. The Petitioner testified in her own behalf. Mark Finnerty, the Director of Legislative Payroll Benefits, testified on behalf of the State Board of Retirement. The record in this case was left open until May 15, 2008 for the filing of written closing memoranda.
Based on the testimony and evidence presented, I make the following findings of fact:
1. The Petitioner, Marie J. Parente, d.o.b. 5/22/28, served as a State Representative in the Massachusetts Legislature from February of 1981 through December of 2006 (stipulation of the parties).
2. She was a member of the State Retirement System during this time (stipulation of the parties).
3. On November 7, 2006, the Petitioner filed an application for superannuation retirement benefits, said retirement to be effective in January of 2007 (Exhibit 10).
4. In this application for retirement benefits, the Petitioner requested that, in addition to her salary, her allowance from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for expenses, travel per diem reimbursement, and the value of her parking space be included as regular compensation in the calculation of her retirement benefit (Exhibit 10).
5. Throughout her tenure as a State Representative, the Petitioner was paid $600 per month, or $7200 per year, for expenses. That amount was deposited directly into her account each month in accordance with the provisions of G.L. c. 3 §9B (testimony of the Petitioner).
6. The check for the monthly allowance for expenses was not included with her bi-weekly regular pay and was not part of the payroll system. The Petitioner received a Form 1099 "Miscellaneous Income" each year reflecting her $7200 annual expense allowance (testimony of Mark Finnerty).
7. In addition, the Petitioner received a travel per diem reimbursement for mileage, meals, and lodging in accordance with the provisions of G.L. c. 3 §9B. The statute provides that the amount of this travel per diem reimbursement varies based on the distance that the individual member has to travel. As the State Representative from the Town of Milford, the Petitioner received a per diem allowance for mileage, meals, and lodging of $26 per day (testimony of the Petitioner).
8. The Petitioner also received a free parking spot at the State House in Boston (testimony of the Petitioner).
9. On December 4, 2006, the Petitioner sent the State Board of Retirement a request to review whether she may include her travel expenses as well as other expenses as regular compensation for retirement purposes (Exhibit 4).
10. No retirement deductions were taken from the payment that the Petitioner received for her monthly allowance for expenses and her travel per diem reimbursement (stipulation of the parties).
11. On December 15, 2006, the State Board of Retirement sent the Petitioner a response to her inquiry relative to the status of her travel allowance, indicating that it was in the process of gathering additional information on the matter (Exhibit 5).
12. By letter dated December 16, 2006, the Petitioner sent the State Board of Retirement documentation from the State Treasurer's Office dated February 21, 2003 stating that the value of her parking spot was $1,260 for both federal and state tax purposes (Exhibit 6).
13. On February 26, 2007, the State Board of Retirement sent the Petitioner written notification denying her request to include the following as regular compensation: (1) monthly allowance for expenses; (2) travel per diem reimbursement; and (3) the value of her parking space (Exhibit 1).
14. On March 5, 2007, the Petitioner filed a timely appeal of this denial with the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board (Exhibit 2).
After careful review of the testimony and evidence presented in this case, I conclude that the Petitioner is not entitled to have her retirement allowance recalculated to include as regular compensation the following: (1) monthly allowance for expenses; (2) travel per diem reimbursement; and (3) the value of her parking space.
G.L. c. 32 §5(2) provides that a superannuation retirement allowance shall be based on the average annual rate of regular compensation received by such member during the member's last three years, or the highest paid three years, of creditable service (emphasis supplied). Regular compensation is defined by G.L. c. 32 §1 as "salary, wages or other compensation…lawfully determined for the individual service of an employee by the employing authority not including bonus, overtime, severance pay for any and all unused sick leave, early retirement incentives, or any other payments made as a result of giving notice of retirement .. ." (emphasis supplied). Regular compensation is further defined in Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (PERAC) regulation, 840 CMR 15.03 (1)(a), which provides that in order to be considered regular compensation, a payment must "be made as remuneration for services actually rendered." In Boston Assn. of Sch. Administrators and Supervisors v. Boston Retirement Board, 383 Mass. 336, 419 N.E. 2d 277, 280 (1991), the Supreme Judicial Court opined that the term regular compensation "refers to remuneration geared to work or services performed; moreover regular as it modifies compensation, imports the idea or ordinariness or normality as well as the idea of recurrence."
(1) Monthly Allowance for Expenses
In accordance with the provisions of G.L. c. 3 §9B, the members of the General Court receive an annual allowance of $7200 for travel, meals, and lodging. The members receive $600 per month, payable on the first day of each session and the first business day of each month thereafter, until the total amount of $7200 has been paid. The monthly allowance checks are issued separately by the Department of the State Treasury and are not included with the member's regular bi-weekly pay check.
In or about March of 1953, a Special Commission was created to review the issues relative to travel and expense allowances for members of the General Court as the general consensus was that these members were entitled to an additional annual payment since they had expenses above and beyond the expenses normally incurred by employees in private industry. This Special Commission noted that "it is the unanimous intent of the Commission that the members should be reimbursed their actual travel, hotel and living expenses only, and to assure that this is accomplished, have recommended that payment be made by the treasurer only upon the submission by the member of a voucher wherein he certifies that he actually travelled as stated, and used the hotel and meals as authorized" (Exhibit 15). The report of the Commission subsequently led to the promulgation of G.L. c. 3 §9B in 1953 as "An Act to Establish Travel Allowances for the Members of the General Court And to Reimburse Them For Such Of Their Expenditures As Are Singularly and Solely Incidental to the Adequate Performance of Their Official Duties" (Exhibit 15).
The Petitioner argues that since her monthly allowance for expenses was regular and recurrent, it should be classified as regular compensation. In support of her position, the Petitioner cites the case of William Bulger v. CRAB, 856 N.E. 2d 799 (2006), where the housing allowance paid to the Plaintiff as President of the University of Massachusetts was determined to be regular compensation in the calculation of his superannuation retirement benefit. In Bulger, supra at 806, the Supreme Judicial Court held that "the expression `regular compensation' points to recurrent or repeated amounts of compensation not inflated by extraordinary ad hoc payments. [M]oreover `regular' as it modifies `compensation,' imports the idea of ordinariness or normality as well as the idea of recurrence [citations omitted]."
Notwithstanding the Petitioner's argument, the fact that the monthly allowances were recurring does not render them regular compensation. See Cooke v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board, (Suffolk County Superior Court, CA Number 06-0632; March 22, 2007), where the Court held that despite the fact that the Plaintiff received a portion of an institutional allowance on a recurrent and regular basis, the payment did not qualify as regular compensation since he "never received the institutional allowance as remuneration for services he performed as a university employee." Moreover, the Bulger case, supra, may be distinguished from the present case. In Bulger, the Court noted that both Mr. Bulger and his employer recognized that the housing allowance was not intended to be used for housing but instead was meant as an economic inducement for President Bulger to remain employed at the University of Massachusetts. In this case, the monthly allowances were meant to reimburse the Petitioner for her actual expenses incurred in performing her duties as a State Representative.
Both DALA and CRAB have held that monthly travel payments for transportation, mileage, meals, hotel accommodations, parking, and tolls, are considered to be ordinary and reasonable expenses associated with fulfillment of the requirements of a certain position and are not payment for services. Thus, these monthly travel payments are not considered to be regular compensation. See William Turner v. Teachers' Retirement Board, CR-00-1009 (DALA dec. 5/25/02; no CRAB dec.), where it was held that the travel allowance Mr. Turner received in his position as Superintendent of Schools for the Narragansett Regional School District was not considered regular compensation for purposes of calculating his superannuation retirement benefit. See also Judith Riordan v. Teachers' Retirement Board, CR-02-564 (DALA dec. 3/10/04; no CRAB dec.) where the payments made to the Petitioner, the Superintendent of Schools for the East Bridgewater Public School System, for travel and telephone costs were excluded from regular compensation as they were paid as a reimbursement for a necessary cost of employment.
The Petitioner further claims that her annual allowance for expenses should be considered regular compensation as she had to include it as gross income for income purposes. The1099 Miscellaneous Income Tax form issued to the Petitioner indicates that the annual allowance of $7200 is "nonemployee compensation." The Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) follows the definition used by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that gross income is "all income from whatever source derived." 26 U.S.C. §61(a). Notwithstanding the fact that the federal definition of regular compensation is broad in scope, regular compensation as the term is defined in G.L. c. 32 §1, the retirement statute, does not include reimbursement for expenses.
(2) Travel Per Diem Reimbursement
The per diem reimbursement payment that the Petitioner received for traveling from her residence in Milford, MA to the State House in Boston, MA does not constitute regular compensation for the purposes of calculating her superannuation retirement benefit.
G.L. c. 3 §9B also provides for a travel per diem reimbursement for mileage, meals, and lodging to each member of the General Court. This per diem, ranging from $10 to $100 per day, varies depending on the member's place of residence. In order to receive this per diem reimbursement, each member of the General Court is required to submit a "Per Diem Request Form." The member then receives a separate check from the Department of the State Treasurer for the travel per diem reimbursement as this amount is not included in the member's regular bi-weekly pay check.
DALA and CRAB have held that such reimbursements for travel, mileage, and lodging, etc. do not qualify as regular compensation for retirement purposes. In Richard Rooney v. State Board of Retirement, CR-07-291 (DALA dec. 6/15/07; no CRAB dec.), the payments that were made to Mr. Rooney, an employee of the Department of Transitional Assistance, for travel and mileage were determined to be reimbursement for in-state transportation expenses, and not payment for service. As such, the reimbursement made to Mr. Rooney was not considered as regular compensation in the calculation of his superannuation retirement benefit. In the current case, the travel per diem reimbursements made to the Petitioner were not payments for her service as a State Representative; rather, they constituted reimbursement for her expenses for travel and mileage. In Cooke v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board, supra, the Suffolk Superior Court considered the issue raised by a member of the State Retirement System as to whether a stipend paid by the National Institute of Heath for living expenses during the period of a fellowship constituted regular compensation in the calculation of his superannuation retirement benefit. The Superior Court held: "As these funds were specifically earmarked for a specific purpose and not `lawfully determined for the individual service of the employee' as specified under G.L. c. 32, s. 1, they fell outside the scope of `regular compensation' as defined in the statute."
(3) Value of the Petitioner's Parking Space
The value of the Petitioner's parking space does not constitute regular compensation as the parking space was not provided to her as remuneration for services actually rendered. Rather, the parking space was provided to her as a benefit "that would enable the plaintiff to perform [her] job more effectively" by affording her a place to park at night. See Kenneth C. Pelonzi, et al. v. Retirement Board of Beverly, et al., Docket No. SJC-10098, May 21, 2008. In Pelonzi, the Supreme Judicial Court held that the personal use of a motor vehicle furnished by the City of Beverly to Mr. Pelonzi, the Commissioner of Public Safety and Chief of the Fire Department, does not qualify as regular compensation for purposes of calculating his retirement allowance. The Supreme Judicial Court in Pelonzi, supra, reasoned that the use of the automobile would help Chief Pelonzi perform his job more effectively and that the automobile was not meant to compensate him for his services to the City but rather to assist him with his professional responsibilities. The Court further noted that "employers routinely supply employees with other noncash job related accessories and benefits (e.g., cellular telephones, personal computers, facsimile machines, parking spaces) to enable their employees to perform their jobs more efficiently…" (emphasis supplied) Id. See also Margaret Patz v. State Board of Retirement, CR-07-297 (DALA dec. 6/12/08; no CRAB dec.), where the value of a parking space provided to the Petitioner, a Systems Analyst at the Criminal History Systems Board, was determined not to be regular compensation for the purposes of computing her retirement allowance.
The Petitioner argues that since she was required to pay taxes on the value of her parking space, the value of that space should be considered regular compensation. However, the fact that one is required to pay taxes on a benefit does not render it compensation as that term is defined in G.L. c. 32 §1. The IRS every year establishes a qualified parking exclusionary amount that is excluded from the employee's gross income, 26 U.S.C. §132 (f)(2)(B). Likewise the Commonwealth's Bureau of State Office Building (BSB) conducts an annual survey of parking rates to determine the fair market value per month for qualified parking in the State House. If the BSB determines that the fair market value of an employee's parking space is in excess of the IRS's set exclusion, that excess is then taxable. In this instance, the value of the Petitioner's parking space for the years 2004-2006 was in excess of the exclusion set by the IRS. As such, she was taxed on the excess amount and not taxed on the entire value of her parking space.
Based on the foregoing, I conclude that the following payments made to the Petitioner are not regular compensation to be used in the calculation of her retirement benefit: (1) monthly allowance for expenses; (2) travel per diem reimbursement; and (3) the value of her parking space. Since no retirement deductions were taken from the allowances and the parking space, there is no need for a recalculation of the Petitioner's retirement allowance.
Joan Freiman Fink, Esq.
Administrative Magistrate
Dated: 6/27/08
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Fulton Blues is named for a district in Richmond, Va., that was once home to a large number of the city's middle class African-American families. But by the 1960s, Fulton had fallen on hard times. Its scenic views of the James River and easy access to downtown made it a target for "urban renewal," as it was euphemistically called in the Virginia Statehouse. The residents of Fulton were evicted and the neighborhood was razed.
When Harris moved to Richmond a few years ago, he began to learn about its history and set to work on writing his latest collection.
Listen to a selection of his music and Harris' interview with Jacki Lyden, host of weekends on All Things Considered, by clicking the audio link at the top of this page.
This is WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Jacki Lyden. And it's time now for music.
LYDEN: A new album by bluesman Corey Harris pays tribute to a Southern neighborhood with a painful past.
COREY HARRIS: (Singing) Well, Fulton, Fulton, what done happened to you.
LYDEN: The section of Richmond, Virginia known as Fulton was once home to a large number of the city's middle-class African-American families. By the 1960s, Fulton had fallen on hard times. Its scenic views of the James River and easy access to downtown made it a target for urban renewal, as it was euphemistically called in the statehouse. For the residents of Fulton, it was an eviction. The neighborhood was razed and its residents scattered to the wind.
LYDEN: Corey Harris moved to Richmond a few years ago and began to learn about its history. The McArthur Genius Grant winner set to work on writing his latest collection which he named after Richmond's Fulton neighborhood.
HARRIS: Before it was Fulton, it was called Rocketts, which was the name of the landing on the James River. And that is where the enslaved Africans were taken off the ship and marched the couple miles into Shockoe Bottom to the slave market.
LYDEN: Can you give me an idea of how the land was confiscated?
HARRIS: From what I know, it started with people in the newspaper saying things like, well, we have to do something about this community, calling it blighted, that sort of thing. And then afterwards, developers came in with the help of the city and then took it over. The same thing happened in Vinegar Hill, which is a neighborhood in Charlottesville, which, if you've ever been, they have a downtown mall. And the Omni Hotel sits on Vinegar Hill now but it was...
LYDEN: I've been to that hotel. Mm-hmm.
HARRIS: Yeah. Similar thing happened in Charlottesville, too, where land that was seen to be valuable was taken away from the people who had occupied it for generations.
HARRIS: (Singing) Well (unintelligible) I do down in Richmond town. Mm (unintelligible) down in Richmond town. (Unintelligible)
LYDEN: I'm speaking with blues musician Corey Harris. His newest album is called "Fulton Blues." And, you know, we were talking about the history of that name, Fulton. Lots of the songs on this album are informed by the rougher, sadder parts of the past. You've got one called "Lynch Blues," for example.
HARRIS: Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
LYDEN: Can we talk a little bit about that piece?
HARRIS: Yeah. That song was inspired by a true story. I had an uncle named Wade Fiddmont who lived in Arkansas, and he had done some work for a white man. And the man was very tardy in paying him, looked like the man was not intending to pay Uncle Wade, so he went and confronted the man.
And as so often was the case in the South, whenever a black man would stand up to the system, then he would be eliminated. So that's what happened. They captured him, and they lynched him because of him demanding to be paid for the work that he had done.
HARRIS: (Singing) What do I see here hangin' 'neath the trees. What do I see hangin' 'neath the tree. Well, why they hang you is you don't bend at the knee.
That was something that resonated in me. And I feel very strongly, you know, when bad things happen, a step towards healing, a step towards knowing the history and knowing what happened is to write a song to express it creatively in some way. And so my way is by music.
LYDEN: Well, this is what blues has really always done, it seems to me from the beginning, is give us stories. You know, it's not just about the human experience but also about personal history.
HARRIS: Yeah. I mean, I say it often. The blues is a book of life. So everything that happens in life is expressed in the blues, and that includes personal history, collective history. It includes what's happening right now. It includes the sadness, the joy, the pain, everything.
HARRIS: (Singing) But I never did know what old people do, what the old people told me. But I never did know, is the good book said you got to reap what you sow.
LYDEN: Let's talk about Africa, really going back into the ancestral past and the roots of blues.
HARRIS: Yeah. Mm-hmm.
LYDEN: You have been really interested in the late Malian guitarist Ali Farka Toure. Did I say his name right?
HARRIS: That's right. You said it very well.
LYDEN: Ali Farka Toure...
HARRIS: Yeah.
LYDEN: ...who died several years ago back in 2006.
HARRIS: Yes.
LYDEN: You wrote a book about him.
HARRIS: Yes.
LYDEN: And you played with him. What was that partnership like?
HARRIS: Well, Ali Farka Toure was someone that I will never forget. He had a profound impact on my outlook and on my music.
ALI FARKA TOURE: (Singing in foreign language)
HARRIS: He was probably the first amazingly great musician who did not describe himself as a musician that I met. When you meet him, he's like, I'm a farmer. Look at my hands. And his hands were not soft. He really was a farmer. And he played music because he wanted to share that with other people. He wanted to entertain. But more so, I think he wanted to educate.
He was always talking about ideals in his songs, talking about Malian history when he was already an established guitarist in his own style. He encountered the blues of John Lee Hooker and, you know, the R&B Wilson, P. Kidd and Johnnie Taylor and Otis Redding and Bobby Blue Bland and all those people, and so that put another layer onto his music.
So he was really like the missing link for me. And to go to Mali and to encounter this elder who knew so much about the music and the history and culture that my parents came from really was profound to me.
HARRIS: (Singing) People the same no matter where you go. They give into the (unintelligible) stealing from the (unintelligible). Mm, that's why I'm going to the ground, going to the ground. I'm going to the ground, going to the ground, going to the ground.
LYDEN: That's Corey Harris. His new album is called "Fulton Blues." You can sample a few tracks at our website, nprmusic.org. Corey Harris, thank you so much.
HARRIS: Thank you, Jacki.
LYDEN: And for Sunday, that's WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Jacki Lyden. Check out our weekly podcast. Search for WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED on iTunes or on the NPR app. And tonight, head over to npr.org for complete live blog coverage of the Oscars ceremony. We're back next weekend. Until then, thanks for listening. Have a great week. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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WACO, Texas – After a victory at #25 Louisiana College, Wesley College's football team jumped up one spot to No. 6 in the American Football Coaches Association Top 25 Poll, it was announced on Monday. The Wolverines (3-1) remained sixth in the D3football.com Top 25 Poll, which was released late Sunday night.
The top five in the AFCA poll remained the same with Mount Union at No. 1, the Crusaders of Mary Hardin-Baylor at two, St. Thomas at three, Linfield at four, and Wisconsin-Whitewater at five. Three of Wesley's opponents this season, including UMHB, are ranked in the AFCA Top 25, with Salisbury at 11 and the Navy & White's next opponent, Birmingham-Southern (4-0), at 13.
Also receiving votes in the Coaches Poll are Louisiana College (2-1) and Huntingdon (3-1), who Wesley travels to on October 27.
D3football.com's top-five remained the same as well, with the same first two teams, followed by Linfield, Wisconsin-Whitewater and St. Thomas. The Sea Gulls, who Wesley defeated on the road earlier this season, comes in at No. 7. Birmingham-Southern is ranked 16th, while Louisiana College and Huntingdon are 23rd and 24th, respectively.
The Wolverines are idle next Saturday, but host #13 Birmingham Southern on October 6 in a 1 pm kickoff.


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Most musical revues come across as a scattershot collection of songs. But "Closer Than Ever," now receiving a sterling revival by the York Theatre Company, contains plenty of story lines — two dozen, to be exact.
Each of the 24 numbers in David Shire and Richard Maltby Jr.'s show, which enjoyed its first off-Broadway production in 1989 but has rarely been performed since, seems more like a concise one-act play.
Dealing as it does with themes of loss, love and dreams both fulfilled and unrequited, it's like a musical manual for the middle-aged.
The tone ranges from comic to bittersweet to downright tragic, but warmth and wisdom resonate throughout. If you can't find something to relate to here, you simply haven't lived or loved.
A first-rate quartet of Broadway pros fully inhabits the songs. The perky Jenn Colella ("High Fidelity") turns "Miss Byrd," about a seemingly strait-laced office worker with a secret life, into a fun, erotic romp. Christiane Noll sings "Patterns," a by-now familiar cabaret staple, with a moving world-weariness. The stalwart George Dvorsky is deeply moving in "If I Sing," a son's tribute to the musician father who mentored him. And the engaging Sal Viviano delivers "One of the Good Guys," in which a married man ruefully recalls missed romantic opportunities as a touching seriocomic lament.
The performers engage with each other beautifully in such numbers as "She Loves Me Not," depicting a roundelay of unrequited love complicated by sexual persuasion, and "Another Wedding Song," in which a couple embarking on their second marriage are sure they've got it right this time around.
The set — featuring a half-dozen doors surrounded by cloud-filled backdrops — wittily reflects the terrific opening number, "Doors," about the fateful choices we make:
"Doorways are good
they can be enlightening
Doorways can change you
which isn't frightening
So tell me why my stomach is tightening
Looking at another door."
Fluidly staged by Maltby and featuring expert musical accompaniment on piano and bass, "Closer Than Ever" has more substance than most book musicals. Let's hope the York brings back the same team's wonderful 1983 musical, "Baby."


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These events engage elementary and middle school students with jumping rope or playing basketball while empowering them to improve their own health and help other kids with heart-health issues. And both programs are great ways to satisfy the physical education standards as determined by SHAPE America.
Jump Rope For Heart and Hoops For Heart Help Students Grow!
- Kids learn the value of community service and become empowered to contribute to their community's welfare.
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- Participants learn jump rope and basketball skills they can use for the rest of their lives.
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Jump Rope For Heart or Hoops For Heart events are conducted in school by physical education instructors, coaches or teachers. They can be scheduled whenever it's most convenient-during physical education class, lunch or before or after school. Once you register, you'll receive an event kit with everything you need to conduct a successful Jump Rope For Heart or Hoops For Heart event:
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DescriptionComfortable and secure, the Invacare® Get-U-Up™ Stand-Up Lift is the answer to your patient transfer needs. Its ergonomic styling and easy maneuverability make the Get-U-Up Lift an ideal product for everyday patient handling. The Get-U-Up Lift helps ensure caregiver security and patient peace of mind. Ideal for use with partial weight-bearing patients as well as those needing rehabilitation support, the Invacare Get-U-Up stand-up lift offers safety, comfort and stability.
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* Striker says has suffered "no significant injury"
* Aguero carried off early on with knee problem
* Mancini hopes City put an end to nervous finishes
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* Striker says has suffered "no significant injury"
* Aguero carried off early on with knee problem
* Mancini hopes City put an end to nervous finishes
(updates with Aguero quotes)
LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Manchester City striker Sergio
Aguero has calmed fears over the extent of the knee injury he
sustained in the champions' opening 3-2 Premier League win at
home to Southampton on Sunday.
The Argentine striker, whose last-gasp goal against Queens
Park Rangers sealed the title for City in dramatic fashion back
in May, was carried off on a stretcher after 13 minutes.
City's top scorer last season looked in severe pain after a
tackle before getting to his feet and then dropping to the floor
again but he later said he had not suffered a serious injury.
After City had come from behind to win, Aguero said on his
Twitter account: "The studies I had done revealed there's no
significant injury but it was a very tough hit to my knee.
"Tomorrow, the physicians will evaluate the time it will
take for me to recover.
"I can't muster words to thank (you) for your concern and,
with this much support, I'll probably get back up on my feet
"And I want to congratulate my team mates for their effort
in turning this game around."
Any long-term absence for Aguero would be particularly
agonising for City having missed out on striker Robin van
Persie, who opted to join Manchester United after leaving
"I think we need to wait two days for the scan," City
manager Roberto Mancini told Sky Sports after the match.
But City's comeback in a thrilling victory over promoted
Southampton proved they have goals throughout the team.
In scenes reminiscent of May's title triumph against QPR,
Carlos Tevez, Edin Dzeko and Samir Nasri scored as City came
back from 2-1 down to win late on but Mancini hopes this is the
end of nerve-jangling finishes.
"I hope it is the last day like this. I remember the other
very well. But it is important that we won this game because the
first game when you start the season is always difficult," the
Italian said.
"It's important we have this character but next time it is
better we close the game before.
"I think today is only because it was the first game, we
work together only for two weeks... we need to improve more our
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A whole new trend is emerging with the spring shows: dressing like you're from somewhere else.
Tory Burch envisioned her girl on a trek to Eastern lands, where the former Upper East Side prepster lets her inner hippie out to play. Think tie-dye sundresses, embroidered sweaters and skirts, pompom necklaces, loafers with hand-woven fabric and purses sourced from a fabulous souk somewhere on Madison Avenue.
Vera Wang found her inspiration in India, from where she borrowed crisp cottons, silk prints and some traditional jacket and tunic details and turned them into one of her most romantic collections to date. Vests over sweeping full hemlines, tulip-skirted dresses and her beloved bike shorts. Evening had slips of lace in Jaipur jewel colors, crusted with gold embroidery — an embarrassment of riches.
For Rodarte, the Mulleavy sisters went even further afield: Dungeons & Dragons, or more specifically '80s fantasy games. And indeed it looked like "Game of Thrones" through the "Star Trek" portal: futuristic-looking grommeted leather pants with graphic silk blouses or dresses in a collage of metallic brocades, all finished with metal dragon earrings and chunky platforms that appeared computer generated. Game over.


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Reynolds American (NYSE: RAI) is the second-largest U.S. tobacco company, responsible for about one of every three cigarettes sold in the country. The company sells some of the leading U.S. cigarette brands, including Camel, Kool, Pall Mall, Winston, Salem and Doral. RAI is also the second-largest manufacturer of smokeless tobacco products through its Conwood division. Unlike competitors Altria Group (MO) or Lorillard, RAI does not have a single premium brand, like Marlboro or Newport. Instead, the company has focused on three key brands -- Camel, Kool, and Pall Mall, which together account for roughly a third of the company's revenue and receive more than three quarters of the company's marketing budget.
The company is U.S. centric and will find it difficult to grow internationally having sold the international rights of its cigarette brands to Japan Tobacco. RAI, along with its competitors, also continues to face pressure from tobacco litigation.
RAI was formed through a series of mergers and acquisitions. The primary merger took place in 2004, when the second and third largest U.S. tobacco companies, R.J. Reynolds and Brown & Williamson merged to form RAI. Then in May 2006, RAI acquired Conwood to take advantage of the fast-growing smokeless tobacco market.
In 2009, RAI earned a total of REYNOLDS AMERICAN (RAI) $8.42 billion. This was a decrease from its 2008 total revenues of $8.88 billion. As a result of the decrease in total revenues, RAI's net income declined. Between 2008 and 2009, RAI's net income decreased from $1.34 billion in 2008 to $962 million in 2009.[1] meow
RAI's primary segments include R.J. Reynolds Tobacco and Conwood (acquired in May 2006), which accounted for nearly 94% of the company's sales. Its two smaller segments include Santa Fe and Lane, which accounted for a combined 6% of revenue.
RJR is the largest segment of the company and accounted for approximately 90%. Its key brands include Camel, Kool, Winston, Salem, and Doral.[2]
Conwood makes products in categories of smokeless tobacco, including moist snuff, dry snuff, and loose leaf tobacco. Conwood's largest brands are Grizzly, Kodiak, and Levi Garrett.[3]
Santa Fe makes Natural American Spirit cigarettes, which are made of additive free and organic tobacco.
This segment makes specialize tobacco products such as roll-your-own and pipe tobacco, premium cigarettes, little cigars, and premium cigars.
RAI is highly susceptible to tobacco litigation. Large, high-profile court cases generate negative publicity and can be very costly for the company, even before including any damages awarded. Three important cases in the industry resulted in victories for RAI, Altria Group (MO), and other tobacco companies, leading to a general improvement in the litigation environment. This is a positive factor for RAI, as litigation expenses should be more predictable and stable.
Public awareness of health risks associated with smoking has led to a decrease in the number of smokers (from roughly 50% of the population in the 1950s to around 20% in the early 2000s). While this factor could still affect future demand for RAI's cigarettes, the likelihood of a significant decrease in consumption due to health concerns is small, since the health risks have been widely known for some time.
A decrease in the social acceptability of smoking could lead to overall reduced rates of cigarette consumption -- smoking has become somewhat less socially acceptable in the U.S., due to both shifts in cultural attitudes and government regulations on smoking. However, the company is hoping that people who quit smoking because of the social stigma switch to their smokeless tobacco products. Infact, this is what led RAI to acquire Conwood for $3.5 billion and it has proven to be a strong area of growth for the company. RAI's consumer research shows that many customers who use Conwood's smokeless products are indeed cigarette smokers switching from cigarettes to smokeless tobacco products.
Governmental regulations can have a large impact on tobacco companies' revenues and, indirectly, consumer demand. There are two main ways in which governments attempt to regulate the consumption of cigarettes, excise taxes and regulations on smoking in public places.
The tobacco industry has proven to be somewhat more resistant to the effects of economic downturns than other industries, perhaps due to the addictive nature of their products or the brand loyalties. Cost-conscious consumers may stop smoking or downgrade to a value-priced brands during economic slumps, but most consume the same brands at the same, or slightly lower, level. As a result, RAI and other tobacco manufacturers generally experience less of a decrease in revenues during recessions than the economy as a whole.
Reynolds American has roughly a 29% market share in the US. The only two other major competitors include Altria Group (MO), holds a 50% share and Lorillard, which holds 10% of the market share. The remaining 11% of the domestic tobacco industry is composed mainly of deep-discount manufacturers and other small, specialty cigarette makers.[4]
RAI produces more savings brands (nearly 40% of its product portfolio)[5], making it likely to benefit from any consumer switching from premium to value brands during downturns. Lorillard's flagship cigarette, Newport, is by far the most popular brand of mentholated cigarettes. However, Altria's size and revenues put both of them at a relative disadvantage in terms of sheer heft in the industry. All of them are subject to similar external events, i.e. taxation, litigation, and changes in popular attitudes about smoking and sucking wiener.


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I have to report to the surgery center in about 21 hours, at 6am Thursday morning. I have my meetings with the nurses, doctors, and care team. At 7:30 am they will roll (hopefully they don't make me walk!) back and begin the reconstructive process! I should be about 3:30 – 4:00 pm. I don't know that I will be back to post here until Friday night or Saturday at best. Facebook may be a better place, since I can post from my phone, which is likely to be more comfortable! Today is a keep busy day, hanging out and preparing with the parents, and making sure we get checked into the hotel tonight!


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Sunspot (Adan Canto), left, Kitty Pryde (Ellen Page), Iceman (Shawn Ashmore) and Colossus (Daniel Cudmore) prepare for an epic battle to save their kind in "X-Men: Days of Future Past." (Fox)Link
Ian McKellen returns as Magneto in "X-Men: Days of Future Past." (Fox)Link
Young Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) meets his older self (Patrick Stewart) in "X-Men: Days of Future Past." (Fox)Link
Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in "X-Men: Days of Future Past." (Fox)Link
Dr. Trask (Peter Dinklage, seated) plots to eradicate mutants in "X-Men: Days of Future Past." (Fox)Link
Beast (Nicholas Hoult) unleashes his inner animal in "X-Men: Days of Future Past." (Fox)Link
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To be clear, Hugh Jackman says it was his idea for Wolverine to be naked in "X-Men: Days of Future Past."
Early on in the new film, which brought in $111 million in its debut over the Memorial Day weekend, Jackman's Wolverine is transported from a bleak future into a far groovier past, where he wakes to find himself without clothes — and in a waterbed no less.
"The scene was written that Wolverine gets out of bed wearing boxer shorts and I'm like, I'm sorry, boxer shorts and Wolverine doesn't go together," Jackman said in an interview with Hero Complex. "They said, Don't worry, we'll make it briefs. I was like, Yeah, that's worse. I said, 'If he's in bed with a girl, I don't think he's getting out wearing underwear.' I just felt like I was really letting him down — either that or I'm an exhibitionist, one of the two."
If anyone should understand Wolverine, it's Jackman. The Australian actor first played the antihero with a temper in Bryan Singer's 2000 comic book tentpole "X-Men," the film that arguably ushered in the modern age of superhero cinema. In "Days of Future Past," which sees Singer return as a director to the franchise for the first time since 2003's "X2," Wolverine's consciousness is sent back in time to help prevent the events that led to the future world in which nearly unstoppable robots known as Sentinels track and kill mutants.
That lands him squarely in 1973, an era that Jackman thinks suits Logan well.
"I've always said he was born for the '70s," Jackman said. "I've always imagined the moment Rick Astley, Duran Duran, Wham came in musically, that's when he actually escaped to the forests of Canada. It had nothing to do with Stryker. Leg warmers, shoulder pads, bad hair and '80s music was enough."
Based on Chris Claremont and John Byrne's famous "X-Men" comics story line and written by Simon Kinberg, "Days of Future Past" unites the casts of both the original "X-Men" trilogy — including Patrick Stewart as professor Charles Xavier and Ian McKellen as his friend-turned-foe Erik Lehnsherr, better known as Magneto — and Matthew Vaughn's 2011 prequel, which featured James McAvoy as a younger Xavier, Michael Fassbender as Magneto and "Hunger Games" star Jennifer Lawrence as Raven/Mystique, a role played in the original films by Rebecca Romijn.
Also featured are Nicholas Hoult as Beast, Ellen Page as Kitty Pryde, Halle Berry as Storm, Omar Sy as Bishop and Evan Peters as Quicksilver.
Peter Dinklage joins the ensemble as Bolivar Trask, the mastermind who develops the Sentinels to help humanity defend itself against mutant powers.
"It was like two films," Jackman said of his time on the film's Montreal set. "We shot the future first, … It was like a reunion to begin with. We shot all that stuff with the old cast, and then I remember the last day that Patrick worked was James' first day. That was the beginning of the new type of film. The younger cast really are very close, and as big a stars as they are, they're very down to earth and they really actually work together incredibly well. They laugh a lot, they sing a lot, they play practical jokes. They shoot each other with BB guns."
Jackman also praised Singer, who stepped back from promoting "Days of Future Past" after a teen sex abuse lawsuit was filed against him last month. (Last week, the filmmaker filed a motion to dismiss the suit.) The film is the biggest hit in recent years for the director, whose previous two cinematic outings were the fairy tale update "Jack the Giant Killer" and the Tom Cruise period war movie "Valkyrie."
"He had a real clear vision at the beginning — which was a bold one at the time when there was nearly no comic book genre — of this movie being a character piece first, and that for every bit of superhuman ability that you see, you see every bit as much if not more of their human frailties and flaws," Jackman said of Singer. "Plus also I think the underlying themes — tolerance and acceptance and second chances and discrimination — these are all things that he's passionate about and that he brings out so well.
"He's one of the very few who can handle multiple story lines and character arcs and still make it work and make it satisfying and have the big picture be so clear," the actor continued. "He was very passionate about this movie not just because it's his genre in a way and his franchise that he helped to create but also just as a time-travel movie, which he's a big fan of. There was a lot at stake for him."
He appears to have succeeded. "Days of Future Past" has a 91% fresh rating on the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes; in her review for The Times, critic Betsy Sharkey said, "The massive top-drawer cast — basically anyone who's ever had a walk-on in an X-Men movie shows up — has never been better employed either. It is amusing and at times moving to see the older and younger versions of key characters as they rewrite a bit of X-Men history."
Jackman, for one, was keen to see that history revised: "I think what Bryan and Simon have done so well is unify the series and almost give it a fresh life because there were some inaccuracies — different filmmakers come in and some cared more than others about how things made sense in terms of timeline. Now I feel like in Bryan and Simon's hands that's been addressed. I got goose bumps at the end of this movie. It did make me feel like it was a fresh beginning."
While Jackman has hinted that his tour as Logan might be coming to an end at some near point in the future, he's set to reprise the role at least twice more — in a sequel to last summer's stand-alone film, "The Wolverine," again working with that movie's director James Mangold; and in "X-Men: Apocalypse," which Singer announced he would direct on Twitter earlier this year.
"I do think the raw material for this character is pretty amazing," Jackman said. "There is a lot to him, I think that's why he's been one of the most popular characters in the comic book. There is a lot more to discover, and I feel like the scripts are getting better and better. The films feel fresh and original. It generally feels like there is a reason and hopefully we'll find out that there's a desire for more, but I'm not going to do it unless there is something new for the character and we keep him going in the direction we are."
— Gina McIntyre
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NZXT Guardian 921 RB
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Man these spammers are geniuses...put (NO SPAM) in the thread title to hide the spam. It's brilliant. Hopefully this doesn't catch on...what if rapists wear signs that say (NOT A RAPIST)? They will be raping everybody! D:
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Posted 24 February 2012 - 05:16 PM
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[CPU]Intel Xeon W3670 (i7-970) @3.20Ghz---[CPU Cooling]Thermalright Silver Arrow---[MOBO]ASUS Rampage Gene III---[RAM]G-Skill Rip Jaws (24GB)(6x4GB)---[GPU]ASUS GTX 780 OC---[PSU]KingWin Lazar LZ-1000---[CASE]Bitfenix Colossus Venom Edition---[HDDs]WD Dives(6.5TB total storage) and Samsung 250GB SSD(boot)---[Monitors] 3X NEC 24" LCD2490WUXi ISP Panels and 1X Seiki 39" 4K monitor
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Posted 25 February 2012 - 06:25 AM
My Rig: Project One
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Posted 26 February 2012 - 02:25 AM
Unless you are planning on modding the crap out of the NZXT case, get the haf. Also check out the bitfenix shinobi case. It is pretty cheap and it is a great modding project. Check out OC3D.tv's builds with them for further info
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Posted 26 February 2012 - 04:26 AM
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Please make one build thread with a total budget for the parts you need and if you provide a list of sites you can buy from, you can be given more informed advice.
Of these two with no other options I would choose the HAF 912
I would say which ever one you like the looks of and fits your needs.
Personally i dont care for cases with the front cover/door's..
So would agreen with Stonerboy...
HAF 912 hands down.
No contest.
HAF, that was easy.
dump the confusion then get the HAF.
Unless you are planning on modding the crap out of the NZXT case, get the haf. Also check out the bitfenix shinobi case. It is pretty cheap and it is a great modding project. Check out OC3D.tv's builds with them for further info
Of the choices offered the HAF by FAR!
I will choose the HAF 912.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Walters says the paparazzi were lying in wait, but she's not saying anything about her future employment.
Walters returned to "The View" on Monday, after reports circulated widely the previous Friday that she would be retiring from television in May 2014. The television news legend is 83 years old.
She said photographers were waiting for her as she went to work on Monday, expecting she would discuss her future plans on the air. Instead, Walters had nothing to say about whether or not the stories were true, saying "I have no announcement to make."
Walters created "The View" in 1997.


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Thursday, June 27
|8–9 a.m.
|Registration and Breakfast
|Join exhibitors, peers, presenters and other attendees for a continental breakfast.
|9–10 a.m.
|Opening Keynote
|"The New Face of PR: Tap the Power of Search Engines and Social Media"
|Danny Sullivan, founding editor, Marketing Land and Search Engine Land
|10–10:15 a.m.
|Coffee Break
|10:15–11 a.m.
|Breakout Sessions: Set I
|Strategies & Innovations Track
|"Social Goes Visual: Engage Others With Powerful Multimedia Content"
|Heidi Sullivan, vice president, global media research, Cision
|Daniel Lemin, public relations and digital media consultant; owner, Social Studio
|Social Business Track
|"From Social PR to Social Business: Make Building Digital Literacy a Team Sport"
|Eric Schwartzman, founder and CEO, ComplySocially
|HyperConnections Track
|"Inside 3-D Content Mapping: Ten Ways to Create Content That Sparks Action"
|Mike Neumeier, APR, principal, Arketi Group
|11–11:15 a.m.
|11:15 a.m.–Noon
|Breakout Sessions: Set II
|Strategies & Innovations Track
|"Unleash the Power of Social Media: A New Take on Traditional PR"
|Gregory Galant, CEO and co-founder, Muck Rack; co-founder and executive producer, The Shorty Awards
|Social Business Track
|"A Digital Transformation: See How Other Firms Have Integrated Social Media"
|Phil Gomes, senior vice president, digital integration, Edelman
|HyperConnections Track
|"Social Media for B2B: What Works — and What Doesn't — in the High-Tech Sector"
|Kerry McClenahan, CEO and co-founder, McClenahan Bruer
|Noon–1 p.m.
|1–2 p.m.
|Luncheon Keynote
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|"Keeping Pace With a +Mobile World: Where Content Marketing and PR Are King"
|Kevin Sangsland, APR, vice president, Airfoil Public Relations
|Social Business Track
|"Avoid the Landmines: Social Media Law for PR and Communications"
|Glen Gilmore, attorney, social media strategist; professor, Rutgers University
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|Brandi Boatner, digital experience manager, IBM Global Technology Services (GTS)
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|"Get the Right Buzz: Newsworthy Campaigns That Showcase Your Brand"
|Meltwater Presenter: TBD
|Social Business Track
|"Get REAL: How Engagement at Scale Boosts Customer Relationships"
|Chris Heuer, founder, Social Media Club
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|"Live From ... Wherever: How Streaming Content Engages Audiences, Boosts Business"
|Amani Channel, senior producer, KEF Media
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|"Go Global: Seven Steps to Integrating Digital and Social Tactics for a Live Event"
|Heather Read, program manager, social media, DuPont Corporate Communications
|Kirsten Mucha, digital communications leader, DuPont Corporate Communications
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|"Data Driven Business Decisions: Improving Current and Prospective Work With Quantified Insights"
|Brent Chudoba, vice president and general manager, SurveyMonkey Audience and SurveyMonkey
|Tracey Parry, APR, senior vice president and partner, Airfoil Public Relations
|5:30–7:30 p.m.
|Networking Reception, hosted by the PRSA Technology Section
|Faces & Names Lounge & Bar,
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Friday, June 28
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|Opening Keynote
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|Strategies & Innovations Track
|"Intensify the Customer Connection: Extend the Online Experience In-Store"
|David Bivins, director, creative strategy, MICROS Retail Solutions
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|David Johnson, vice president, agency sales and service, Marketwire
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|"A Lesson From AARP: How Digital Technology Transformed the Member Experience"
|Kevin Donnellan, executive vice president and chief communications officer, AARP
|Social Business Track
|"Social Media Law 101: Protect Your Brand, Avoid Lawsuits and Comply With Industry Regulations"
|Robert McHale, Esq., founder, R|McHale Law; author, "Navigating Social Media Legal Risks: Safeguarding Your Business"
|HyperConnections Track
|"Augmented Reality: Connect and Engage Using New Touchstone Technology"
|Lynne Johnson, director, digital and social, brand strategy and marketing, Waggener Edstrom Worldwide
|Noon–1 p.m.
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|Luncheon Keynote
|2–2:15 p.m.
|2:15–3 p.m.
|Breakout Sessions: Set VIII
|Strategies & Innovations Track
|"'The Clip Report:' What's New, What's Next"
|Steve Rubel, chief content strategist, Edelman
|Social Business Track
|HyperConnections Track
|"Get Ahead of a Crisis: Leverage Social Media to Defuse Damaging Situations"
|Sandra Fathi, president and founder, Affect
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|"Attract, Engage and Convert: Get Ahead With Content Digital Marketing and PR"
|Lee Odden, CEO, TopRank Online Marketing; author, "Optimize: How to Attract and Engage More Customers by Integrating SEO, Social Media and Content Marketing"
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|Moderator: Peter Himler, founder, Flatiron Communications LLC
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|"Can You Hear Me Now? Thriving in the Digital World"
|Laura Dunn, senior consultant, national media and public relations, Kaiser Permanente
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IT pulls its job creation weight in June in the US
Be nice if somebody else took some of the weight
A lot of things might be sizzling or even on fire right now in the United States, but job creation is not one of them.
The monthly jobs report put out by the US Department of Labor is sure to put everyone in a bad mood for the long, hot weekend, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting that only 80,000 jobs were added to the economy in June. That's fewer than the 100,000 expected by economists and considerably lower than the 200,000 or so new jobs that the economy has to create each month to keep pace with population growth.
Job creation by private enterprises has been a third of what it needs to be
In the second quarter, the economy averaged 78,000 net new jobs per month, compared to an average of 226,000 for the first quarter. That average for the second quarter is a little higher than expected, since the BLS has revised upwards the number of jobs created in April (from 68,000 to 77,000) and in May (from 69,000 to 77,000.
That job creation rate is about a third of what it needs to be, and it needs to be a lot higher to create work for the 12.7 million people who are looking for work and can't find it and are therefore on the official unemployment rolls in the USA. The general consensus is that there are as many people who would work if they could but who have stopped looking because they have not been able to find work for a long time, and therefore are not counted among the unemployed.
The US unemployment rate holds at 8.2 per cent
Governments at the local, state, and Federal level had briefly stopped slashing jobs earlier this year: but in recent months they've slashed their payrolls as they did during the Great Recession, although admittedly at a much less severe level. Since the Obama administration started, 633,000 jobs have been slashed in the government sector (at all levels), and 4,000 more jobs were cut in June. There were 169,000 government jobs cut in the last twelve months.
As has been the case since that Great Recession, the professional and business services segment was a key driver of job growth, and added 47,000 net new workers in June. Of these new jobs, 25,000 were for temporary workers in the accounting field, presumably to cope with late tax payers, who should have gotten their forms in to the IRS on April 15. Over 1.5 million workers have been added to the professional and business services sector since September 2009, when this sector dipped to its lower level. The manufacturing sector added 11,000 workers, more or less in line with the prior two quarters and considerably lower than the average of 41,000 workers per month during the first quarter. Healthcare companies added 13,000 workers in June and wholesalers added 9,000. Other industries were more or less flat.
The Good Bit
Every month, El Reg comes up with a proxy for IT employment culled from bits of the BLS jobs report. We have to do this because the US government doesn't track jobs by title, which would be very useful, but instead tracks jobs by the industry sector where people work. Both sets of data are necessary, obviously. And we look at the raw data instead of the seasonally adjusted data because it is our contention that in this economy, for these sectors, the raw data is actually more indicative of what is going on in the IT proxy.
In the manufacturing area, computer and electronic products makers added 7,600 workers, with a total of 1.12 million people employed in this area. Computer and peripheral equipment makers inside this broader group had 165,900 workers, up 2,000 from May, and communications equipment makers employed 109,700, up 600 from May. Semiconductor and electronic component makers employed 389,900 people, up 2,300.
Telecommunications firms, which are technically part of the information industry sector according to the BLS, had 827,500 workers, up 900 from last month, but data processing and hosting companies cut 400 jobs, to 242,800 workers.
Within the professional and business services sector, which has a total of 18 million workers, those engaged in computer systems design and related services added 10,000 workers in June, with an aggregate payroll of just under 1.6 million workers. Management and technical consulting services firms, which often have an IT aspect to their work, added 15,800 workers and have 1.14 million employees across the country. ®


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