Saturday, June 30, 2012

Flight attendant loses cool aboard NYC plane

Closed captioning of: Flight attendant rants at complaining passengers

>>> let's begin this half hour with a flight attendant who lost his cool after passengers started complaining about a long delay. it was all caught on tape. nbc's ron mott has details on this. ron , good morning to you.

>> hey, matt, good morning. if you've flown more than a couple of times, you start to tune out announcements flight attendants make. not on this flight. the flight attendant was trust traited, not because seat backs and tray tables with weren't in their upright and locked positions. american eagle flight 4607 from raleigh-durham, north carolina was grounded for five drama filled hours because of weather. the delay pushing the crew to its time limit for the day.

>> if you have [ bleep ] otherwise you're going to have to fly with jose.

>> passengers dave abels flying with his nine-year-old daughter caught the incident on video.

>> the more people spoke up, the more he was getting angry at us and crazy.

>> the line for takeoff was so long and tensions so high, the pilot eventually returned to the gate.

>> unfortunately our hands are tied. we cannot leave until that's obtained.

>> reporter: tempers reached a boiling point and cops showed up.

>> he doesn't care. that's what he got on the intercom and told everybody.

>> serrano and passengers were questioned by the police but no one was arrested.

>> the captain wasn't back here.

>> we're going to finish this discussion on the jet way.

>> the passengers from indie rock band several fellow travelers deserve some of the blame.

>> i think jose probably suffered the brunt of a lot of the frustration of the banks. i noticed at one point it seemed like he was tearing up. i could tell he was upset.

>> reporter: parent company american airlines said passengers were threatening and unhappy. but said it had been a long day for our customers on board as well as our crew. we do apologize. eventually the flight was canceled. nbc reached out to serrano for comment. american airlines spokesperson said the incident is under review, they do not discuss personnel matters. they sent an e-mail from a first class passengers who said passengers were verbally abused.

>> ron , thank you very much.

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7/23/2012 - 7/27/2012 : HS Football Camp

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Friday, June 29, 2012

The School of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy ? HND ? As


There is an established (since 1957) School of Physio and Occu Therapy affiliated to the National Hospital Colombo. It trains physiotherapists on a 2 year program for an HND to absorb into hospitals by the Ministry of Health. It is considered a vocational institute that gives focused job training.? Practical training in the National Hospital is an integral part of the course, where they go on rounds and help with physical therapy for recovering patients. I was also given physical therapy from these students when I was recuperating in hospital after surgery for a broken femur. The syllabus given is outdated and apparently not changed since 1956. They take students with basic A levels and as it is a diploma awarding institution it required minimal entry standards that included aptitude tests. However lately it has been decided only to recruit a number of students from Provincial levels, so that after training they can be sent back there to work. So a provincial allocation has just been gazzeted that has done away with aptitude tests and made entry even easier. This is likely to reduce their standard. Further the quantity intake is not based on any criteria, but on the whims of the Government as to how many they require leading to inconsistent entry requirements. It must be noted that these students get a stipend of Rs12,000 a month during their training period for the two year Higher National Diploma.(HND) In the meantime, the Applied Health Sciences Faculties of both the University of Colombo and the University of Peradeniya have established a Special Degree program in Physical Therapy leading to a BSc in Physical Therapy. This is a 4 year course that commenced in 2006, where the first batch qualified 18months previously and have yet to receive appointments into the Health Department. Each University churns out 30 students each year, only giving the country 60 graduates a year qualified in Physical Therapy, none of whom have yet received appointments into the Health Department hospitals. There is a pay anomaly, where the diploma holder is on pay scale similar to nurses. The degree holders currently have not been assigned a pay scale and this may be part of the reason for them not receiving appointments as yet. Those Graduates are now agitating for a pay scale commensurate with their qualifications, higher than for the HND holders. They fear that the Health department does not wish to give them a higher grade, explaining the delay in appointments. They have been promised ?that the School of Physiotherapy will be closed once these graduates come out, so they will not face any competition. I must also mention that there are over a thousand vacancies in the Health Sector that are not filled for physical therapy and the current carder in all the hospitals is only 390. Physical Therapy is the career in greatest demand the world over and the need for physical therapists in Sri Lanka is immense as there are thousands of patients who require physical therapy. It is therefore ironic that we in Sri Lanka have over 60 physical therapy graduates without employment appointments in the state health services sector. My personal opinion is that both the school and the degree program MUST run in tandem as they cater to the needs at different levels. The request by the degree holders to close the school is unreasonable as we need both Diploma Holders and Degree Holders to cater to the demand. The school should perhaps come clean and change the syllabus to a more current and relevant format so that the finger cannot be pointed as to the quality of the education that they receive. It is important to pay the graduates on a higher scale commensurate to their qualification. The entry requirement for these undergrads is on a par with medical students, and dental school, so they believe it is important they receive a wage commensurate to the standard of work they perform. It is also apparent the reason they have not received appointment letters is that they have not been able to agree on their pay scale, that the new graduates demand. They will not accept the same grade as the diploma holders. The demand for the closure of the Physiotherapy school as mentioned earlier is unfair. We need even lower qualified people to do this work in the private and public sector and should not encourage exclusivity. The quality of the degree is on a par with University Education overseas and so they MUST NOT impose the closure. The university syllabus is current, and will fulfill all requirements of International Employment as there is a shortage of physical therapists. I believe graduates of Physical Therapy must be hired at the appropriate pay scale. I also believe the school should continue churning out two year diploma holders, which also fills a great void in the national requirements, both for Degree Holders AND Diploma Holders.

I wish to point out that there are private tertiary institutions that also do HND programs that are recognized for further study overseas and affiliated to overseas colleges as well as this is a profession in high demand world wide and is also a profitable venture for the private institutions to offer. With the ever increasing private tertiary establishments it is likely that more will crop up and also will be in demand by private hospitals if the quality of their output exceeds that of the state institutions. This will force the state institutions to compete at a higher level improving the quality of their courses to keep up to date.

The pressure therefore MUST be on the state to improve their output otherwise their intake will suffer, and the fee paying student gain the upper hand in this profession as well. Another rich v poor, and state v private sector battle!!

Source: http://kalpanakaranna.blogspot.com/2012/06/school-of-physiotherapy-and.html

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Video: California Foie Gras Ban

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Foreclosure in America | Real Estate Investing Facts

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At first glance, last seasons foreclosures statistics seem to demonstrate that the nation?s foreclosures turmoil is on the decline.

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But in fact, millions of home owners are still struggling with foreclosures. For many, the painful procedure is taking even a longer period than it used to. And the turmoil is expected to last for decades.

?People are in the foreclosures procedure for a longer period, and their situations are getting more complicated all time,? said Mullen Sawyer, professional movie director of the Oak Mountain Community Development Corporation in Worcester, which operates the NeighborWorks Home Ownership Middle of Worcester.

The decline in the foreclosures procedure has created a backlog that impacts more than just plagued home owners. Home property home bank loan foreclosures damage the real estate industry, and a weak real estate industry is a move on the financial climate.

Massachusetts Lawyer Common Martha Coakley has said the foreclosures turmoil is the individual greatest factor standing in the way of a full financial restoration.

In 2005, property home bank loan foreclosures affected just 1 % of home mortgages in New Britain, according to the New Britain Public Policy Middle at the Government Source financial institution of Birkenstock boston. Home property home bank loan foreclosures leaped in 2006 and have kept high since then.

Figures from the Boston-based Warren Team present foreclosures applications, the first step in the foreclosures procedure, tumbled 43 % in Worcester County from 2010 to 2011. At the condition level, applications dropped 47 %.

?It may deceive individuals to think property home bank loan foreclosures are last seasons problem,? said Jimmy M. Warren Jr., us chief executive of the Warren Team. ?I happen to think we?re going to see an uptick this year.?

The statistics don?t reflect what NeighborWorks is seeing: Each season since 2007, more families have come to the guts seeking foreclosures therapy, Mr. Sawyer said.

And at the attorney general?s office, foreclosures complaints have increased, quadrupling from 2009 to 2011.

In the fall of 2010, the nation?s greatest financial institutions stopped property home bank loan foreclosures after they were caught ?robo-signing? documents and using other methods methods to procedure property home bank loan foreclosures. Banks began with property home bank loan foreclosures this season, but more gradually.

?Because there?s such lawful risk now including property home bank loan foreclosures done wrongly, what?s happening is servicers are being absolutely sure of their certification before they?re going ahead,? said Clark L. Ziegler, professional movie director of the Birkenstock boston housing Relationship. ?It may not change the ultimate outcome? but how long the home?s in limbo is that much a longer period.?

foreclosures in the United Declares took a typical of 348 times to close last one fourth, according to RealtyTrac, an Irvine, Calif.-based firm that monitors property home bank loan foreclosures. In Birkenstock Boston, property home bank loan foreclosures took 544 times on regular, RealtyTrac said.

Brandon Moore, us chief executive of RealtyTrac, said in the company?s year-end report that the lack of quality on certification and legalities means ?we are continuing to see a highly alignment foreclosures procedure that is inefficiently dealing with behind home mortgages.?

In addition to the documents decline, the foreclosure qualities are selling more gradually than they used to, because of soft demand.

Some individuals point to lawful arguments as another reason for the delay. Forty-nine states reached a $ 25 million home bank loan arrangement with five big financial institutions recently over violent foreclosures methods. The arrangement includes $ 318 million in relief for Birkenstock Boston.

Still, the Birkenstock Boston attorney general is advancing with a lawsuit getting financial institutions with other illegal foreclosures methods. The suit claims financial institutions started property home bank loan foreclosures without holding actual home mortgages and damaged the land recording procedure through the Mortgage Electronic Signing up System.

foreclosed qualities tend to sell at a discount, and property home bank loan foreclosures also have a larger impact on home. A detailed study by scientists at Harvard University and the Birkenstock Boston Institution of Technology found that property home bank loan foreclosures predict affordable costs for houses less than a quarter-mile away, and particularly for residences less than one-tenth of a kilometer away.

Data like this has experts saying the flood of property home bank loan foreclosures is reducing the nation?s financial restoration.

Edward A. Hjerpe III, chief executive and us chief executive of the Government Home Loan financial institution of Birkenstock Boston, said the real estate industry can?t recover until bank providers work through the foreclosures backlog.

?It won?t be fully normal again until much of that supply is consumed,? he said.

Katherine A. Kiel, chairwoman of the overall costs department at the College of the Holy Cross, takes a properly positive view.

?It may slow the restoration,? she said of the foreclosures backlog, Yet I don?t think it?s going to turn it one way or the other. It may put a move on the financial climate, but it may help home costs drop to where the industry comes again.?

foreclosure revenue included just 3.8 % of single-family home revenue in Birkenstock Boston last season, according to the Warren Team. But beyond the statistics, Mr. Warren said, property home bank loan foreclosures have a emotional impact on home owners.

?It has an impact on customer thinking,? he said. ?They listen to foreclosures, they listen to these sad stories. It just makes individuals say, ?Oh, gee. I don?t want to buy a home and end up like that.? ?

State and federal government bodies have established several applications to help plagued home owners prevent foreclosures. In Birkenstock Boston, the attorney general and others are forcing bank providers to prevent needless property home bank loan foreclosures by offering more bank loan variations.

?This turmoil has frozen the whole industry,? Ms. Coakley said. ?It is affecting the whole financial climate. Until we secure it and allow for individuals again to build equity in their residences, we?re not going to have the kind of growth in individual customer wealth that we need.?

Richard J. McNally, chief executive of Security First Mortgage, indicated hope that federal assistance applications would ?stop the blood loss,? but he said the turmoil is far from over.

?We?re probably into this for a good four to six decades before we really come out of it,? he said. ?Originally, they were saying we should be out of this now. It?s all really mind-boggling.?

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Thursday, June 28, 2012

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AC Costs Got You Heated? Try These 9 Ways To Chill Your Bills ? In ...

Summer already got you down? We?re in the midst of a heat wave in the middle of the country. Tulsa tied a 101 year old record Monday when the high temperature hit 105 degrees. On Tuesday, the heat index soared to 112! With heat like that, your air conditioner is working overtime, and draining your wallet.

The U.S. Department of Energy says heating and air conditioning your home take a 43 percent bite from your monthly utility bill.? Bankrate.com has 9 ways to reduce those costs this summer:

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  • Improve plantings around your house.?That?ll help stop the sun from reaching inside your home.
  • Clothe your windows.?Screens and window films can reflect heat before it can be transmitted through glass.
  • Flip a switch.?Set your AC?s thermostat at 78 degrees when you?re home, and higher when you?re away.
  • Fan it.?Use fans to circulate air inside?the house.
  • Chill in the basement.?If you have one, basements are the coolest place in the house.
  • Don?t bake or cook on the stove.?A no-brainer.?Ovens?and stoves put off heat. Really?
  • Maintain or replace your AC.?That goes for replacing your filters often.
  • Let humidity set your AC pace.?On humid?days, set the AC fan speed on low. The slower air movement through the AC equipment removes?more moisture from the air, improving comfort in your home.
  • Splash in the bath.?Or shower. Or pool. Or sprinklers. Or ?.. You get the idea.

Click?here?for more info on cooling down air-conditioning costs.

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