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BJP issues a 24-point programme; RSS, temples and beneficiaries to be reached out
New Delhi, Sep 11: In its bid to prepare the party for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has asked its booth committee workers not only to be in constantly touch with the local Sangh Pariwar leaders but also temple, ashram (hermitage), math (Hindu convent) and priests of the local temple. They have also been given instruction to organize a booth-level convention of beneficiaries of government schemes.
The BJP has issued a 24-point programme to its workers at the booth management level that also included formation of a Polling Booth Committee as per the new booth numbers. The party document tells providing responsibility of five booths to mandal level workers including BJP's different morcha workers. Every Booth Committee has been asked to collect booth wise data of the two past Assembly and Lok Sabha elections from the district president. They have also to do grading of these booths in A, B, C D category and responsibility of D grade booths should be given to workers while C category booths to be given to office bearer of the party.
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Membership list has to be verified and new members have to be made at the booth level. Every booth must make 20 new member that must includes 10 SC and 10 OBC members. The party also has provided a number on which membership of the BJP can be sought by giving missed call. They have to organize booth wise meeting.
The BJP document tells there must be 2-3 such booth members who can keep the booth lively. They have to organize six programmes so a booth programme chief has to be nominated. The programme included facilitating people to listen Man Ki Baat programme at 11 AM on every month's last Sunday. The list of the booth committee members have to be sent to the state offices. They have to be in touch with Sangh Pariwar workers of the area.
The booth workers have also been asked to contact PACS, dairy, Cooperative Banks and members of other cooperative institutions to make them members of the BJP. Members of the self-help group of the area have to be contacted and made members as well, NGOs have to be contacted. Local temple, Hindu Convents (Math), Ashrams and priests to be contacted by the BJP booth committee. As far as the villages are concerned all winners and defeated Village heads and its members to be reached out.
They have also been asked to poach booth workers from other political parties to make them member of the BJP. A list of smart phone users have to be made to create a sector wise whatsAapp group, list of five bike riding worker and poll symbol of BJP lotus has to be painted at five places in every booth area. Booth wise list of beneficiaries has to be made and they all need to be convened at one place. One of the workers who got the benefit of the any scheme of the government has to be appointed as Labharthi Pramukh (Vikas Doot). The last thing that they have been asked to is reexamining the voter list, new names to be added by filling form 6 or online filling form 6.

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The PT-202 was first introduced in 1988 as the PF-200 FET and was specifically designed to power the entire home. At that time, ADA still offered a single-zone multi-room system (System 100) and the introduction of the PF-200 made it possible to use just one power amplifier in place of four of its contemporaries. The PT-202 maintains the essence of its predecessor in its all high-current design that features nine MOSFET output devices per channel. Naturally, the most unique aspect of this spectacular amplifier is its stability down to Ohm, something unheard of in any other amplifier making it possible to drive sixteen (16) pairs of speakers (8Ω). That is 32 speakers all wired in parallel making the PT-202 ideal for large areas with many speakers and perfect for residential and commercial environments.
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Madewell and Lucky Magazine held a Denim Event held at Chateau Marmont in Hollywood earlier this week. Here's an overview of some of the fashionable attendees.
Kristen Bell and Rachel Bilson both look adorable. Love their looks!
Lauren Conrad went with a pretty minimal look for the event. She looks good but it's not my favourite look.
Katie Cassidy wore a super cute dress. I don't love the white clutch, gray shoes and black/red detailing on the dress together.


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Canada and that tiny insignificant country to the south of us, what was its name, oh yeah the USA, have recently signed an agreement giving Canadian firms access to the stimulus money spent by the government in 37 states. The trouble is that almost all of the money has already been spent. In return these states have been granted perpetual access to bid on any municipal and provincial contracts of any Canadian provinces that may sign up to the deal negotiated by the federal Conservative government. The government, and most of the sheepish media, have been touting this as a great "victory", even though it restricts the power of Canadian localities to create local jobs in perpetuity while chasing a pot of gold that has pretty well be drained already. Others, such as the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) don't think this is so great. Here's their opinion.
Trade deal short-changes provinces, cities:
OTTAWA - "The new trade agreement forged by Canada and the United States as a way to side-step U.S. 'Buy America' provisions amounts to Canada giving away the farm for very little in return," says CUPE National President Paul Moist.
OTTAWA - "The new trade agreement forged by Canada and the United States as a way to side-step U.S. 'Buy America' provisions amounts to Canada giving away the farm for very little in return," says CUPE National President Paul Moist.
The agreement, which opens up Canada's municipal and provincial procurement markets to the U.S., will give American companies access to over $100 billion in Canada's annual sub-federal procurement market.
"This agreement is certainly good news for American corporate interests, but there is very little assurance that this agreement will create good jobs for Canadians," said Moist.
With the bulk of U.S. stimulus money already spent, the deal does very little to resolve the issue that started the dispute – specifically, that Canada could not profit from U.S. stimulus dollars. However, the new agreement will leave the 'Buy America' provisions basically intact, and only applies to the 37 states that have signed on to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Government Procurement Agreement (GPA).
Meanwhile, under WTO rules provinces and municipalities will lose an important policy tool in the form of local purchasing power.
"Buy local policies are good for the environment and for Canadian businesses, and they keep jobs and tax revenues in the community. Why the Harper government would enter Canada into such an uneven deal for Canada is baffling," said Moist.
The agreement may also open the floodgates to increased privatization of public services such as water and hydro. While provincial and municipal procurement was previously excluded from NAFTA, now U.S. investors will be able to launch Chapter 11 investor rights challenges if they feel provinces or municipalities are taking policy actions that harm their interests.
"This deal commits Canadian governments to forfeit valuable procurement sovereignty, while the U.S. offer is largely empty. This kind of risk is the last thing we need during an economic slowdown. Our government needs to look at improving its own record of research, development and innovation, instead of selling our provinces and municipalities short."
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While some are "cleaning up" by getting a commendable 10,000+ people to pay attention to both their projects and the LEGO brand in general (many of whom aren't dyed-in-the-wool FOLs, which I think is pretty good publicity for LEGO), it looks like The LEGO Group is quickly trying to do a little bit of "cleaning up" themselves. [MORE]
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- Study protocol
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Determinants of the clinical course of musculoskeletal complaints in general practice: design of a cohort study
© van der Waal et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2003
- Received: 24 October 2002
- Accepted: 24 February 2003
- Published: 24 February 2003
Musculoskeletal complaints are frequent and have large consequences for public health. Information about the prognosis after presentation in general practice is far from complete. Knowledge about determinants of the clinical course of musculoskeletal complaints is essential for management decisions and to inform patients about their prognosis. The purpose of this study is to provide information about the prognosis of musculoskeletal complaints other than low back pain by studying the course of these complaints in general practice and to identify determinants of this course.
Patients of 18 years and older, who present in general practice with a new episode of a musculoskeletal complaint of the neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, arm, hip, knee, ankle or foot, are recruited by their general practitioner (GP). Participants will receive complaint-specific questionnaires by mail at baseline and after 3, 6, 12 and 18 months. The following putative determinants of the course of the complaints will be investigated: sociodemographic characteristics, characteristics of the complaint, psychosocial job characteristics, physical workload, physical activity during leisure time, pain coping, mood, kinesiophobia, social support, optimism. The primary outcomes are perceived recovery, pain, functional status, sick leave and overall quality of life.
- Sick Leave
- Neck Pain
- Musculoskeletal Complaint
- Pain Coping
- Observational Prospective Cohort Study
Musculoskeletal complaints are a frequent health problem. The point prevalence among adults in the general population in the Netherlands is estimated at 45%[1]. In the Netherlands, every year 109 patients per 1000 persons visit their general practitioner (GP) with a new episode of musculoskeletal complaints [2]. Musculoskeletal complaints have great consequences for public health, because of their strong impact on functional disability, health care costs, sick leave and work disability. In the Netherlands, almost 26% of the functional disability in the population can be attributed to musculoskeletal disease [3]. About 6% of the total healthcare costs are spent on musculoskeletal problems [4]. In Sweden and Great Britain 30% of all sick-leave days and work disability are due to musculoskeletal problems [5, 6].
In Dutch public health care, the GP serves as a filter, as all referrals to specialists, physiotherapists and most other health care providers need confirmation by a GP. This implies that the GP has to distinguish complaints with need of specialist care from those that can be managed in primary care. Such decisions require information about the risk of developing chronic pain and disability in relevant subgroups of patients. However, information about the determinants of the prognosis of musculoskeletal complaints, which is necessary to inform patients, and to decide on content of care and referrals, is far from complete.
The course of low back pain has already received much attention, and has been studied thoroughly [7–11]. Therefore, low back pain has been excluded from this study. Little information is available about determinants that influence the course after presentation in primary care of almost all other musculoskeletal complaints. Studies on prognosis are mostly performed in specific populations; for example in a specific group of employees [12, 13]. or patients attending specialist care [13]. These results are not applicable in general practice [14].
From the limited amount of available evidence a few putative determinants of the course of musculoskeletal complaints can be derived, including severity and duration of the complaint, and some intra-individual factors and extra-individual (environmental) factors [13, 15, 16]. More severe pain and previous neck pain were associated with a worse prognosis of neck pain in the study of Borghouts et al. [13] Ariëns et al [17] reported a positive association between neck pain and the following work-related physical risk factors: neck flexion, arm force, arm posture, duration of sitting, twisting or bending of the trunk, hand-arm vibration and workplace design. Windt et al. [18] observed that a high risk of persistent or recurrent shoulder complaints was found for patients with concomitant neck pain and severe pain during the day. In the study of Jørgensen et al. [15] psychological distress acted as a determinant of physical health change, sick leave and patient self-rated improvement in patients with musculoskeletal illness. Macfarlane et al. [19] reported disability as a determinant of continuing symptoms of shoulder pain. Avoiding physical activity had a negative effect on long-term functional status in early rheumatoid arthritis according to Evers et al. [20] and Lankveld et al. [21] Psychosocial variables, such as depressive symptoms or inadequate pain behavior, have not often been taken into account, although these factors have been shown to be related to a high risk of chronicity in low back pain [22]. So far, the majority of research has evaluated the prognostic value of clinical characteristics (symptoms and signs), whereas little attention has been given to the potential prognostic value of psychosocial and occupational factors.
The purpose of this study is to provide knowledge about the course of musculoskeletal complaints other than low back pain in general practice and to identify determinants of this course.
The study is designed as an observational prospective cohort study in general practice. At baseline and after 3, 6, 12 and 18 months of follow-up, individual patient data are collected by means of self-administered questionnaires. The Medical Ethics Committee of the VU University Medical Center approved the study protocol.
Study population
Patients are eligible for participation in the study if they meet the following inclusion criteria: patients who visit their general practitioner with a new complaint or new episode of complaint of the neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, arm, hip, knee, ankle or foot; 18 years or above and capable of filling in Dutch questionnaires. An episode of complaint is considered 'new' if patients have not visited their GP for the same complaint during the preceding 3 months. Patients are excluded from the study if a fracture, malignancy, prosthesis, amputation or congenital defect causes the presented complaint and if patients are pregnant. Patients can be included in the study only once.
Inclusion procedure
International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC) codes, selected for inclusion
Neck Symptoms/Complaints
Shoulder Symptoms/Complaints
Arm Symptoms/Complaints
Elbow Symptoms/Complaints
Wrist Symptoms/Complaints
Hand/Finger Symptoms/Complaints
Hip Symptoms/Complaints
Leg/Thigh Symptoms/Complaints
Knee Symptoms/Complaints
Ankle Symptoms/Complaints
Foot/Toe Symptoms/Complaints
Muscle Pain/Fibrositis
Other Symptoms, Multiple/Unspecified Muscle
Symptoms Multiple/Unspecified Joints
Other & Multiple Musculoskeletal Symptoms
Sprain Of Ankle/Foot
Sprains/Strains of Knees
Sprains/Strains Other Joints
Other Injury Musculoskeletal
Syndrome Of Cervical Spine
Osteoarthritis Spine
Acquired Deformities Of Spine
Ganglion Joint/Tendon
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Osteoarthritis Hip
Osteoarthritis Knee
Other Osteoarthritis
Shoulder Syndrome
Tennis Elbow
Osgood-Schlatter, Osteochondritis
Acute Meniscus/Ligament Knee
Chronic Internal Knee Derangement
Acquired Deformities Limbs
Other Musculoskeletal/Connective Disorder
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
When the pop-up screen appears, the GP indicates if the patient has been given a brochure, meets the selection criteria, and has given preliminary consent. With this information, we gain insight into the non-response and the external validity of our findings. Each GP includes patients during a period of 3 months.
If this procedure does not result in a sufficiently large number of participants (see below), the GPs will be asked to extend the inclusion period. Furthermore, additional GPs will be recruited outside the setting of NS2. These additional GPs will follow the same inclusion procedure, although the supporting NS2 software, which includes the pop-up reminder screen, is not available to these GPs.
Mailing procedure
After receiving a preliminary consent form, the investigators send additional information about the study and a final consent form to the patient. Also the baseline questionnaire is included in this package. Patients who are unwilling to participate are asked to return a non-response card. In order to increase the response rate, participants who have not returned the questionnaire within 10 days are contacted by telephone. Patients, who return an incomplete questionnaire, are contacted to complete the questionnaire by telephone interview. In addition, small incentives (coffee, tea and candies) are presented to the participants.
Depending on the complaint marked on the fax, patients receive a complaint-specific questionnaire. Three different kinds of questionnaires have been developed: questionnaires for 1) complaints of the neck and upper extremities, 2) complaints of the hip or knee, 3) complaints of the ankle or foot.
Content of the questionnaires
measured in questionnaire
outcome measure
at baseline
at 3 months
at 6 months
at 12 months
at 18 months
- characteristics of
the complaint
- questions about severity and duration of the complaint (Where and how long do you have complaints? What do you think is the cause of your complaints? Did you visit any kind of doctor, therapist, or social worker? Did you use any medication to relieve your complaint during the past 3 months? What did your GP do concerning your complaint? Have you had the complaint before during the past year? How often did your complaint bother you during the past 3 months? Do you have any other complaints?)
- pain
- 11-point numerical rating scale [31]
- perceived recovery
- 6-point rating scale (completely recovered, much improved, improved, no change, worse, much worse) [31]
- functioning
- scales from the SF-36[26]: physical and emotional role-functioning
- all scales of SF-36
- complaint specific functioning
1. upper extremities and neck
2. hip or knee
- ankle or foot
- complaint specific questionnaires
1. based on the Pain Free Function questionnaire [28] and the Copenhagen Neck Functional Disability Scale [29]
Western Ontario and McMaster Universities OA index (WOMAC) [32, 33]
- Foot Function Index [34]
Sick leave
number of days of absence and reason of absence in past 3 months because of the complaint at issue
Perceived General Health
scale from the SF-36[26]: perceived general health
Perceived overall Quality of life
5-point rating scale
determinants: intra-individual
Sociodemographic characteristics:
age, sex, pregnancy
right-/left-handedness, ethnicity (Dutch, Surinamese, Antillean/Aruban, Turkish, Moroccan), marital status (unmarried/never been married, married/living together, widow, divorced), household composition (number of persons and number of children below 5 years of age), length, weight, smoking behavior (smoking every day, smoking now and then, not smoking but previously every day, not smoking but previously now and then, never smoked), educational level and work status (number of working hours (paid activities) per week; 6-point rating scale), profession/occupation (open question)
list of complaints and diseases [35]
Pain coping
Pain Coping Inventory (PCI) [36]
distress scale from the Four Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ) [37],
derived from the Tampa Scale [38, 39]. and the Fear Avoidance and Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ) [40]
SF-36 vitality scale
determinants: extra-individual
Psychosocial job characteristics
Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) [43]
Physical workload
based on the Dutch Musculoskeletal Questionnaire [44]
Physical activity during leisure time
type of physical activity and how often
Social support
Social Support Scale (SOS) [45]
- actions/advice by the GP (wait and see, drug prescriptions, rest, referral to therapist or specialist, exercises, injection, hot or cold compresses)
- actions by the patient (self-medication)
Outcome measures
The questionnaires will be sent at baseline (approximately 16 pages) and after 3, 6, 12 and 18 months (approximately 8 pages) and contain the following outcome measures: at the level of symptoms, pain is scored on an 11-point numerical rating scale. At the level of disability, functioning is measured with complaint specific questionnaires (Table 2) and subscales of the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36)[26]: physical role-functioning, emotional role-functioning, after 6, 12 and 18 months of follow-up and the complete SF-36 after 3 months of follow-up. Perceived recovery is scored by the patient on a 6-point rating scale. At the level of handicap, sick leave is measured. At the level of quality of life, perceived general health (subscale of the SF-36) is measured. Overall quality of life is measured on a 5-point rating scale, based on the format of the first question of the perceived general health subscale of the SF-36.
In contrast to hip or knee complaints (WOMAC) or foot problems (Foot Function Index), an upper extremity disability scale, suitable for our study, is not available in Dutch. We considered it important to assess and analyze upper extremity function as one unit (kinetic chain [27]). Therefore, we decided against using several joint-specific questionnaires, and derived a new scale from two existing, validated questionnaires [28, 29]. The face validity of our scale is satisfactory, and other clinimetric properties (internal consistency, validity and responsiveness) will be analyzed within the framework of our cohort study.
Sample size
There are no straightforward rules for computing sample size for observational studies. A guideline that is often being used advises at least 10 patients per determinant[30]. The expected proportion of patients in each category of complaint (according to localization of complaint) is based on the incidence of these complaints in Dutch general practice [2]. Based on these data we expect that patients with hip complaints will comprise the smallest category (5,1%). Participation of 2000 consecutive consulting patients should be sufficient to include 100 patients with hip complaints, which enables the construction of a predictive model for hip complaints that includes 10 predictors.
Statistical analyses
The analysis will initially be conducted separately for different categories of complaints. Three categories of complaints will be made according to localization of the complaint as indicated by the patient questionnaire; 1) complaints of the neck and upper extremities, 2) complaints of the hip or knee, 3) complaints of the ankle or foot. In each category, traumatic (according to ICPC code or cause of the complaint, indicated by the patient as 'accident') vs. non-traumatic, chronic (i.e. symptom duration at least 3 months) versus acute and elderly (65+ years) vs. non-elderly, will be compared. The course of the complaints will be described by means of descriptive statistics. Determinants that influence the course will be determined by means of (logistic) regression analysis and analysis for repeated measurements over time (Generalized Estimating Equations).
Outcome measures will be analyzed separately in different multiple regression analyses. Correlations between potential determinants will be calculated with Pearson or Spearman correlation coefficients. In the case of high correlation between 2 determinants only the most predictive determinant in the univariate analyses will be included in the multiple regression models.
The NS2 will provide additional information about all patients who are eligible for the study. This information covers ICPC code, medical consumption and co-morbidity during the 12 months in which the GP participates in the NS2. The information is available for participants of the study as well as for eligible patients who refused to participate. This information will be used to analyze if the group of participants is a good representation of the source population of eligible patients. Furthermore, the information will be used to calculate yearly incidences of all categories of complaints in general practice.
This protocol describes an observational prospective cohort study on the determinants of the course of musculoskeletal complaints in general practice. The results will give GPs indications for optimal treatment and referral. Based on the results of this study, priority can be given to the development and evaluation of intervention strategies in general practice, including medical interventions, ergonomic advice or cognitive-behavioral interventions. Furthermore, the study can contribute to existing Dutch clinical guidelines for General Practice. The intended size of the study population is sufficiently large and the follow-up period is long enough to describe the influence of at least 10 determinants per diagnostic group on the course of complaints over 3 to 18 months. The results of this study will be presented as soon as they are available.
This study is financially supported by the Dutch Arthritis Association.
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Kitchen Basics: Simple Broth Master Recipe – How To Make It And Store It
People looking to improve their health through eating whole foods can't do much better than learning to make and use homemade broth rather than buying pre-packaged commercial. The reasons why range from tradition to being sure to get as much nutrition from food as possible.
As a matter of survival of the species, and ways to get adequate nutrition without compromising on taste, we humans developed cooking methods. Every now and then, one master recipe came along, and still survives in almost all cultures to be a base in multiple other recipes. One of those recipes is broth. The ingredients may vary based on what is available at any one time, but the idea is the same. Simmer livestock bones in water to bring out the nutrients, and give food a savory taste.
The name of any one broth itself is identified by the bones or ingredients used to make it: chicken broth, beef broth, veal broth, and some people have been known to make vegetable broth. (Will tackle this another time.) This writer and cook chooses to make both chicken broth and beef a few times between fall and spring, divide it and store it for use later.
To make this master recipe, you will need:
A big pot with a lid – how big of a pot to use depends on the amount of meat and bones used.
A single beef soup marrow bone with meat – 4 quart
2 pounds of beef bones – 6 quart
Whole cut up chicken – 6 quart
Stewing Hen – 8 quart
Previously roasted chicken carcass that has NOT been picked – 6 or 8 quart depending on the size of the bird
Yes, my kitchen has a whole lot of pots.
Meat and bones – see the chart above for options. If veal bones are available, those are also an option. With chicken, always throw in the giblets and neck if they come with the meat.
Carrots – 2-4 BIG, beefy ones, cut in large pieces
Celery – 3 ribs, cut in large pieces. Use some leaves as well.
Yellow Onion – one, peeled and chopped in big chunks
Kosher or sea salt – 1-2 tablespoons to taste (optional)
- Take the meat and bones and put them in the bottom of the pot.
- Dump in the veggies and salt.
- Pour in water until it is about two inches below the top of the pot.
- Put the pot on the stove with the lid covering it.
- Turn on the gas. At first, it might be a good idea to start at about a medium, and turn the fire low once the concoction starts to simmer. For electric stoves, I would put the dial on about a 2-3.
- Once the pot begins to simmer (light boil), keep it covered and let it go for about an hour and a half to two hours. (The longer it cooks, the more flavor, but the less there will be of it.)
- At desired doneness, turn off the fire, and let the pot cool for a few hours. (This will not hurt it, especially if you're going to boil it in another recipe later.)
- Using slotted spoons and a mesh strainer, fish out the meat and set it aside. Scoop out the veggies. I usually pitch them at this point, but they are perfectly fine to go back in the broth if there is a quick turnaround (you're making soup immediately).
At this point, actually making soup or stew with the broth is doable. However, if one is making broth to be stored for future use, there are those that can it, but I choose to freeze it:
- Put the cooler broth into some sort of large container and put in the refrigerator overnight.
- Either chop the meat and store it in the freezer for use later, or put it in the fridge for snacks.
- At a good time the next day, scoop off all the fat that will have congealed on the top, and strain the broth through a mesh strainer to get as much of the fat out as possible. (There will always be some left.)
- Using quart sized Ziploc freezer bags and a Sharpie, write today's date, the name of the broth, and how much (i.e., 2 cups, 4 cups) is in the bag on the tag. (I divide my broth into 2 cup sections as that is an easy, even amount to work with for rice, just drinking the broth, or making a single bowl of soup.)
- Measure the desired amount of broth into a liquid measuring cup and pour it in. (I also prop open the bags in another container to keep from making a mess during the process.)
- Close the bags and freeze.
What this allows for, as mentioned above, is pre-measured packets of homemade broth available any time a cook needs it. To thaw, take the packet out of the freezer and put in a bowl of cool water.
Some notes about broth:
Some recipes call for using other spices like whole peppercorns, garlic and bay leaves. There is no reason other than the taste of future dishes NOT to use these items. It is strictly a matter of personal preference. If these flavors are desired, go for it.
Many beef bone broth recipes call for the bones to be roasted at 350-400 degrees for half an hour (turn once) before putting them in the water. I've tried that. Either way is fine.
After making chicken broth for years, the best broths come from either a stewing hen, or a previously roasted chicken that has not had the meat picked off of it, especially the back. (Cut off the breast meat, though.) Just dump it in the pot, roasting veggies and all. The roasting seasoning delights the palates in this house.
So, there you have it. Seraphina's simple broth master recipe. With fall just around the corner, a couple pots are in order.


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October 15, 2010
JAMES E. MCMILLAN III, PLAINTIFF,v.NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, DEFENDANTS.
The opinion of the court was delivered by: John Gleeson, United States District Judge
Plaintiff James E. "Jimmy" McMillan III brings this action, pro se, against the New York State Board of Elections ("State Board") and the Board of Elections in the City of New York ("City Board") pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking both monetary and injunctive relief. The State Board moves to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction or, in the alternative, pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim. The City Board moves to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim. For the reasons stated below, the State Board's motion to dismiss is granted. The City Board's motion to dismiss is granted with respect to claims for damages accruing prior to June 2, 2007. With respect to all remaining claims for damages, the City Board's motion to dismiss is treated as a motion for summary judgment under Rule 56 and is granted. Finally, the City Board's motion to dismiss is granted with respect to McMillan's claim for permanent injunctive relief.
McMillan is the founder and leader of the Rent is Too Damn High party. In 2005 and 2009, McMillan ran for Mayor of New York City, and in 2006, he ran for Governor of New York State. In 2005, his party's full name appeared on the mayoral ballot, but electoral authorities subsequently removed the word "Damn" from the party's name, listing McMillan as a candidate for the "Rent is Too High" party on the 2006 gubernatorial and 2009 mayoral ballots.
McMillan brings this pro se action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the State and City Boards, alleging that elimination of the word "Damn" from his party's name in 2006 and 2009 constituted a violation of his federal constitutional rights. Defendants maintain that the party name was altered because the seventeen letters in "Rent is Too Damn High" made it too long to fit on the ballot. They point to provisions of the New York Election Law that authorize abbreviation of party names containing more than fifteen letters "whenever limitations of space so require." See N.Y. Elec. Law § 7-104(2) (electronic voting machines); id. § 7-106(10) (paper ballots). McMillan, however, asserts that the word "Damn" was excised from the party name for religious reasons. He further alleges that the defendants permitted the names of other parties containing more than fifteen letters to be printed on the ballot, and that elimination of the word "Damn" from his own party's name was arbitrary and discriminatory.
McMillan filed his initial complaint on June 2, 2010, seeking damages of $50 million as well as a permanent injunction granting the "Rent is Too Damn High" party a guaranteed appearance on all future statewide ballots. McMillan attached a number of exhibits to his initial complaint. Also on June 2, McMillan moved for a preliminary injunction requiring defendants to include the "Rent is Too Damn High" party on the general election ballot in November of this year. In response to an order to show cause why the requested preliminary injunctive relief should not be granted, the State Board submitted both a memorandum of law and an affidavit. Similarly, the City Board submitted a memorandum and affidavit, along with several exhibits. At oral argument on June 16, 2010, McMillan provided the Court with still further exhibits that pertained both to the claims asserted in his complaint and to his request for a preliminary injunction.
Following oral argument, I denied McMillan's motion as moot, as the parties had settled upon a mutually agreeable abbreviation of the party's name -- "Rent is 2 Damn High" -- to be printed on the November ballot should McMillan succeed in collecting the required number of signatures for an independent nomination under New York's election law.*fn1 McMillan v. New York State Bd. of Elections, No. 10-CV-2502 (JG)(VVP), 2010 WL 2607272, at *1 (E.D.N.Y. June 25, 2010).
Meanwhile, on July 1, McMillan filed an amended complaint, seeking $350 million in damages and a permanent injunction requiring defendants to include "Rent is 2 Damn High" on all future ballots. Additional exhibits were attached to the amended complaint. On July 19, the City Board filed a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. Along with its notice of motion, the City Board filed a notice to McMillan explaining that written materials outside the pleadings had been submitted to the Court, alerting him that the Court might treat the motion to dismiss as a motion for summary judgment, and encouraging him to submit affidavits and other documentary evidence in support of his claims. Claiming sovereign immunity, the State Board moved on July 21, 2010 to dismiss McMillan's amended complaint for lack of jurisdiction or, in the alternative, failure to state a claim. Again, the State Board submitted with its motion an affidavit and a number of exhibits.
Oral argument was held on the motions to dismiss on September 10, 2010. I informed the parties that, given the number of exhibits and affidavits that had been submitted, I was inclined to treat portions of the defendants' motions as motions for summary judgment. I invited the parties to bring to my attention any facts or evidence relevant to the motions that they believed I did not have before me.
A. Liberal Construction of a Pro Se Plaintiff's Submissions
Where a plaintiff proceeds pro se, the court must liberally construe his obligation on the part of the court to make reasonable allowances to protect pro se litigants from inadvertent forfeiture of important rights because of their lack of legal training.'" Abbas v. Dixon, 480 F.3d 636, 639 (2d Cir. 2007) (quoting Traguth v. Zuck, 710 F.2d 90, 95 (2d Cir. 1983)) (alteration in original). In construing McMillan's submissions, I therefore "interpret them 'to raise the strongest arguments that they suggest.'" See McPherson v. Coombe, 174 F.3d 276, 280 (2d Cir. 1999) (quoting Burgos v. Hopkins, 14 F.3d 787, 790 (2d Cir. 1994)).
B. The State Board's 12(b)(1) Motion to Dismiss
1. Legal Standard
The State Board moves for dismissal pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1), alleging lack of subject matter jurisdiction in light of the Eleventh Amendment. A case is properly dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under Rule 12(b)(1) when the district court lacks statutory or constitutional power to adjudicate it. Nowak v. Ironworkers Local 6 Pension Fund, 81 F.3d 1182, 1187 (2d Cir. 1996). The plaintiff bears the burden of proving subject matter jurisdiction by a preponderance of the evidence. Aurecchione v. Schoolman Transp. Sys., Inc., 426 F.3d 635 (2d Cir. 2005). The court must construe all ambiguities and draw all inferences in favor of the plaintiff. Marakova v. United States, 201 F.3d 110, 113 (2d Cir. 2000).
The Second Circuit has held that an action is properly dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction where a plaintiff's claims are barred by the Eleventh Amendment. Madden v. Vermont Supreme Court, 8 Fed. App'x 128, 129 (2d Cir. 2001). More recently, the Second Circuit has stated in dicta that Eleventh Amendment immunity may not be a matter of subject matter jurisdiction governed by Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1) when raised in a motion to dismiss, and might be more properly treated as a challenge to the legal sufficiency of the complaint under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition v. Rowland, 494 F.3d 71, 77 n. 4 (2d Cir. 2007) (citing Wisc. Dep't of Corr. V. Schacht, 524 U.S. 381 (1998)). Without resolving the issue, the court noted that the distinction is significant in one respect: "while we must accept all factual allegations in a complaint as true when adjudicating a motion to dismiss under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) . . . in adjudicating a motion to dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, a district court may resolve disputed factual issues by reference to evidence outside the pleadings, including affidavits." Id. (citations omitted). This distinction does not affect the outcome here; in evaluating the State Board's assertion of sovereign immunity, I look only to the pleadings and to state and federal law.
2. Eleventh Amendment Immunity
McMillan's Section 1983 claims against the State Board are barred by the Eleventh Amendment and are therefore dismissed. See Iwachiw v. New York City Bd. of Elections, 217 F.Supp.2d 374, 379 (E.D.N.Y. 2002) (dismissing § 1983 claims against the New York State Board of Elections on the basis of sovereign immunity), aff'd, 126 Fed. App'x. 27 (2d Cir. 2005). The State Board is a state agency for the purposes of the Eleventh Amendment.*fn2 Id. The Eleventh Amendment bars a suit for money damages or an injunction in federal court against such a state agency unless either Congress has clearly abrogated the state's immunity or the state has unequivocally waived its immunity. Kentucky v. Graham, 473 U.S. 159, 167 n. 14. Section 1983 does not abrogate the sovereign immunity of the states, Quern v. Jordan, 440 U.S. 332, 342-43 (1979), and the state has not waived its immunity with respect to the claims asserted by McMillan, see Edelman v. Jordan, 415 U.S. 651, 673 (1974) ("[W]e will find waiver only where stated 'by the most express language or by ...
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Mike Parker is leaving Tribal DDB after two and a half years as president of U.S. operations and then managing director of the branch in the Bay area.
Moet & Chandon USA has chosen brpr to be its national digital agency of record. It was deciding between eight agencies.


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Enduring Investments is a boutique consulting and investment management company, founded in 2009, offering focused inflation‐market products, insights and advice. The mission of Enduring Investments is to provide specialized, high value‐added advice, investment products, and research to our clients, focusing on our unique strengths and deep experience in inflation‐linked markets.
Enduring Investments is registered as an Investment Adviser with the state of New Jersey and as a CPO and CTA with the National Futures Association.
We have posted the summary of our Quarterly Inflation Outlook for Q1 2019 on the blog.
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Bloomberg has published an article that involves Nobel Laureate Bob Shiller and Michael Ashton of Enduring Investments. Find the link on our news page.
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A new year, so we have started a new list here that will contain all of the media appearances for 2019.
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We have added a new tab to the site. The Library tab will now take you to a modestly curated collection of links to articles, books, presentations, and videos on subjects related to inflation and real assets. Let us know if you think of one we ought to add!


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Friday, September 24, 2010
The Games
However you may cavil,
We got the game, the game;
However it may unravel,
We have no shame, no shame.
Only a hundred workers lost their lives,
Only a footbridge fell;
Only the beggars were put to the knives,
Our hands remain in the till.
The white man does not appreciate
How well we negotiate
Reality and bluster,
Third world and first world state.
Our metaphysics teaches us
To look with benign eye
On scoundrels and scalawags
Who leave us high and dry.
O India we assure you
Your image shall not be dented;
However the shit may hit the fan,
Our glories shall be scented.
Be not the anti-national wag,
Sing praise to national pride;
Whatever be the price to pay,
We shall bring in the bride.
And when we do the beggars will
Be back where we know them;
And they will so rejoice with us
When we show them
All the infrastructure we built
While they were in quarantine;
They will dance to national pride,
They will say it is fine
If they never have a belly full,
Or a shanty in their fate,
So long as the Queen acknowledges
How the games made India great.
1 comment:
- ML Raina said...
paan spatters the toilets
faeces litter the granite slate
still we keep on chanting
glory to India the great
Kalmadi sparrs with Iyer
Sheila kicks the plate
still we keep on singing
glory to India the great
dollars sneak into pockets
they bulge and inflate
still we keep on chanting
glory to India the great.
- September 24, 2010 at 9:35 PM


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Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend. It's that time again...the EAD Design DT is hopping! You should have arrived here from our guest designer Kate's blog!
I used one of my favorite sets - Right on Track!
The next stop on today's hop is
very cute
So sweet...love the sentiment! Lee-Ann :)
This is adorable Lauren!! Love the stickerz and the great washi tape!!
TFS and have a GREAT Monday!!
what a cute card!! I love "punny" sentiments!!
Oh my so bright and colorful! And the sentiment reminds me of Barbie Mermaidia! (I so got to get out of the house more lol)
super fun!!! :)
Love your card! TFS.
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What a bright and cheery card!! Love all the different colors and patterns.. super fun!
sooo cute lauren! I love the washi tape too!
Oh that is too CUTE! LVOE the mushrooms and your card is so cheerful!
So ADORABLE!! :D
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Hot school lunches are prepared on site every day by The Farm Kitchen. All children in Foundation and KS1 are entitled to a free hot lunch.
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Meals should be ordered at least a week in advance. You may order as far ahead as the latest menu allows or order week-by-week but orders must be placed by midnight Tuesday for meals the following week. Alternatively, children may bring packed lunches with healthy foods to school. In line with our Healthy Schools ethos, sweets and fizzy drinks are not permitted.


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No-Kill Shelter Intervenes With Threat of Mobile Home Area Poisoning Cats
REEDS SPRING, Mo. (AP) — A no-kill animal shelter is stepping in after someone threatened to begin killing stray cats at a mobile home park in southwest Missouri. KYTV reports residents of the White Eagle Woods park in Stone County recently received an anonymous letter urging them to put out water dishes tainted with antifreeze. Residents reported that dead cats began showing up a short time later.