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Well i probabyl shouldnt be just confused with some things. no need to really explain. but im in a good mood after all that. i get to see alisha in a little more then 12 hours. i cant wait. i had my english and Arch. exams today and i think i did alright on both of them. went to get my hair cut and here i am. i gotta pick up my tux in a bit. right now im watching maury... its odd bc they are doing one of those shows where little kids do tallents and what not. some are pretty good but there was just this little jubby... id say 5 y/o singing like elvis and it was just sad.... how can parents push there kids to do stuff like that... o well. well thats all for now and im out
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The new arrivals would climb up the hill to the Gothic-styled Cathedral de San Juan Bautista (St. John the Baptist) to give thanks for a safe ocean crossing. The original church was destroyed by winds in 1540. Today's cathedral was built in the 19th century.
The church is the home of the marble tomb of explorer Ponce de Leon, who played a big role in settling Puerto Rico. In 1508, he arrived on the island with a company of soldiers and a famously vicious dog named Becerillo. He founded Caparra, now known as Pueblo Viego, west of the current metropolitan area.
He vanquished the natives, the Tainos, and was the first governor of Puerto Rico.
He scrapped his original colony and moved to the current site of Old San Juan, a windy, defensible headland. He later went to Florida in search of the Fountain of Youth.
From the San Juan Gate, you can proceed south along the walkway but it is not part of the designated El Paseo del Morro. It will take you to the Raices Fountain and the wide boulevard of the Paseo de la Princesa. You will even find an alcove in the wall that is filled with giant artistic spikes that rise into the sky. The Paseo de la Princesa is a tree-lined, restored 19th-century esplanade by the harbor.
Today San Juan — the oldest city under a United States flag — has about 400,000 residents. It is the most vibrant city in the Caribbean, drawing big crowds of tourists on cruises.
Old San Juan is a compact, colorful neighborhood made for walking, in the heart of modern San Juan. Old San Juan is only three square miles, with narrow streets. It is dominated by 400 Spanish colonial-style buildings from the 16th and 17th centuries and the two forts: El Morro and Castillo de San Cristobal, less than a mile apart.
San Cristobal is the biggest fort built by Spain in the New World. It covers 27 acres and includes five bastions. Work on the fort began in 1634 and was completed in 1771.
The two forts feature tunnels, plazas, dungeons, batteries and even accounts of ghosts. They offer great vistas of the city and the coastline. They are part of the San Juan National Historic Site that was established in 1949 and are U.N. World Heritage Sites. They get 2 million visitors a year.
In Old San Juan, visitors will find museums and impressive buildings like La Fortaleza, the governor's home built in 1540. There is a museum to musician Pablo Casals, and the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico is another attraction. The Convento Dominico was built in 1523 by Dominican friars; the white-domed building is now a museum.
The Casa Blanca is the house built in the 1520s for de Leon, although he never lived there. It is now the Juan Ponce de Leon Museum.
Old San Juan is filled with plazas, parks, monuments and fountains. There are hotels, shops, casinos, restaurants, clubs and galleries.
It's a happening place during the day and even more so after dark. Check out the restaurants and clubs in the SOFO (South of Fortaleza Street) district.
Today the streets of Old San Juan are lined with deep-blue cobblestones that were used as ballast on Spanish ships. There are overhanging ironwork balconies, pastel facades and courtyards.
Puerto Rico is 110 miles long and 40 miles wide. It has nearly 4 million residents. It is a United States territory, so no passports are needed for Americans.
It is known for its pricey resorts with beaches that line the island's north coast. Condado and Ocean Park are beachfront areas known for hotels and restaurants.
You can tour the Bacardi rum distillery in Catano, a San Juan suburb.
Other attractions include the 28,000-acre El Yunque rain forest about 35 minutes east of San Juan. Officially called the Caribbean National Forest, it is the only rain forest in the U.S. forest system. Head for the El Portal Rain Forest Center. There are 13 trails that cover 17 miles. It's really another world. It is home to the rare Puerto Rican parrot, plus 240 species of tropical trees, 50 ferns and 20 orchids.
Nearby are Culebra and Vieques, two small islands that are big tourist attractions. You can get to their sparkling beaches via ferries.
Christopher Columbus discovered Puerto Rico on his second voyage in 1493. He called the island, known by locals as Borinquen or the Land of the Valiant Lord, San Juan Bautista after St. John the Baptist. The Puerto Rico name came later.
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- This will be CYT Kansas City's first production of The King and I! It's a classic musical with amazing songs of love, ambition, and heart-wrenching drama. This story deals with the experiences of the British schoolteacher, who is hired as part of the King's drive to modernize his country. The relationship between the King and Anna is marked by conflict through much of the play, as well as by a love that neither is able to express.
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In it's 9th year, Ultrasound World proved once again to be the leading ultrasound conference in the industry and with attendees from six continents this truly diverse event spoke the common language of reliability. Throughout the week of education sessions one lesson rang true, an ultrasound program without a well thought out asset management program will merely scratch the surface of what ultrasound based condition monitoring can accomplish.
Fortunately this year's agenda was packed with thought leaders who presented on all aspects of asset management. Reliability centered lubrication, excellence in steam trap monitoring, how to manage your maintenance budget, reliability leadership, and predictive technology implementation were just a few of the topics covered. Needless to say, everyone left Florida with a laundry list of "AHA" moments some that can be implemented straight away and others that will require some longer term planning.
Having attended Ultrasound World for the past six years I know first hand that while the lessons learned in the sessions are critical, it's the discussions with peers outside of the room whether it be in the numerous networking events or one on one while watching the sun set over the Gulf that prove year after year to be invaluable. Professional networks are expanded and no doubt lifelong friendships are formed as well.
Ultrasound World also has the benefit of providing a forum for fellow industry partners to attend and showcase their expertise. This year we were fortunate to have Allied Reliability, Infraspection Institute, PdMA Corporation, R&J Laboratories, SMRP, and United Infrared on hand to share their knowledge and services with our attendees.
Presenter, James Neale, PhD of Waikato University shared this thought with the group, "No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care." This really resonated with me and it was evident that everyone in attendance truly cares about the safety, reliability, and success of their organizations.
We'll be documenting more of the lessons learned through a series of posts here on our Sound Advice blog so check back often and next year make plans to be at Ultrasound World X!
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Felicitaciones. Esperamos tener la oportunidad de revisar algunos de los temas que fueron tratados.ReplyDelete
David Castro
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Ultrasound World proved once again to be the leading ultrasound conference in the industry and with attendees from six continents this truly diverse event spoke the common language of reliability. sonography technicianReplyDelete
Ultrasound World is one of the best ultrasound conferences. The coming conference is on May 13-16, 2014 in Clearwater, FL. Will you be there? SonographerReplyDelete
these conferences will be very informative for the attendees . Hope u have great future success.ReplyDelete
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Got to handle some Inis Meain today, really nice stuff. Unfortunately the store only stocked medium and up, so I couldn't try any on. If anyone is looking for traditional knitwear it seems like a good alternative to inverallan.
The store also had the full range of Frederic Malle, which was cool.
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Also, in the spirit of the holidays, can I give a special shout-out to Marc at Isaora? He has been particularly nice and helpful and informative and didn't even blink when my iPhone continued to auto-correct his name in e-mails. Thank you Marc at Isaora!
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Weather… or Not it's ImportantGeoff Lawson | 28 October 2013
It took a million dollar survey to confirm what we all know – the weather is an all-consuming topic of conversation, no matter where we are in the world. And Australia wins, hands down. A recent survey by a leading commercial search engine came up with... Read More
Living with Anxiety: It's a Relative ThingGeoff Lawson | 29 September 2013
When you think about it, in Australia, our 'daily grind' is really only the 'daily fine-grade sandpapering'. Australians enjoy a peaceful, and for the most part, ordinary existence. We go about our daily life with few obvious dangers.... Read More
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In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love. For Geoff Lawson, however, it is the time to consider taming the backyard. September is the month when those of us Down Under start thinking about breaking out the warm weather clobber... Read More
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Continued professional development is great, and it can even be a whole lot of fun, until you're spending so much time undertaking it that you can't afford the time to practise The electronic / digital age we are now so thoroughly soaking in has... Read More
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Even when you're \living the dream, sometimes things can go horribly wrong Sadly, I haven't been out of the country in the past few months but with Australia playing England in the 130-year old cricket rivalry we refer to as The Ashes starting... Read More
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Welcome to Sri Lanka, a land of contrasts. Where 'Ray Bans' can be picked up for AUD$2.50, travelling student cricketers are treated to lavish five-star hospitality, and inland, the locals rely on international aid for vision care and eyewear. My... Read More
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54th Annual Appliance Industry Forecasts
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In 2006, a number of industry-shaping dynamics will need the attention of AHAM members. In APPLIANCE's 2005 annual forecast, I cited the perennial factors that impact shipments of home appliances. These include external factors such as the strength of the U.S. and global economies, interest rates, consumer confidence, the weather, costs of materials, and energy.
Added to these are company-specific factors including innovation, productivity, globalization, and other supply chain issues. The combined effect of these factors resulted in a modest increase in factory shipments of major home appliances in 2005. AHAM's major appliance median industry forecast for 2006 forecasts a similar picture for the coming year. These numbers and many other appliance trend data can be viewed in AHAM's recently published Fact Book.
As the industry enters 2006 a number of broad factors, some already in place, will receive significant attention from AHAM members. First, the Barton-Domenici Energy Policy Act of 2005 will begin to influence the overall energy efficiency of major home appliance shipments. The law contains dozens of efficiency provisions including those related to appliance efficiency standards and the Energy Star program. Energy Star, administered by both the U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, will benefit from new rules to ensure greater transparency in its development. It will also benefit from the new manufacturer tax credit for super-efficient refrigerators, clothes washers and dishwashers, which will increase the market penetration of products meeting and exceeding Energy Star criteria.
The value of major appliance shipments in 2004 to the top five export countries-Canada, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, and Australia-exceeded U.S. $1 billion. Final data is not yet available from the Department of Commerce for 2005, but preliminary numbers show an almost 17-percent increase in the dollar value of exports compared to 2004 numbers. This growth presents new challenges to the U.S. industry to meet the changing demands and requirements of doing business in a global economy. In 2006, three issues will dominate in an effort to keep the top markets open.
First on the list is the need for manufacturers to ready themselves for the implementation of the European Union (EU) substance restriction ban. Compliance with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive will be mandatory for all products in the EU market as of July 1, 2006. In December 2005, AHAM partnered with the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association to offer members a 1-day comprehensive crash course on compliance with RoHS. It was evident from the turnout that manufacturers still have many questions on the details of implementation. So far, many of the rules are unclear and the details of testing, implementation and enforcement have yet to be made available. Despite the murkiness of the details, excellent coordination from industry suppliers has been seen by OEMs. According to a recent survey by Technology Forecaster, 48 percent of suppliers are 75 percent or more complete in removing hazardous substances from their products.
Manufacturers doing business in China and Japan should also begin to study the RoHS requirements in those countries as implementation dates do not lag far behind Europe. In the U.S. there are RoHS requirements in California for some consumer electronics taking effect in 2007.
The end of life issues will continue to dominate cross-pond dialogue well beyond 2006.
The EU, in addition to its Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and RoHS Directives, is now on to the Ecodesign for Energy Using Products (EuP) Framework Directive to ultimately establish product-specific environmental performance requirements for appliances and other consumer products. Stay tuned for more information on EuP and sustainability issues.
Canada is, of course, the largest export market for U.S. appliances. Our neighbor to the north is obviously important for this reason and because its regulatory approach often follows Europe and can be a harbinger for U.S. state activity. Ontario, Canada is still developing its WEEE program, which is somewhat similar to the EU model. Implementation is expected in late 2007 or early 2008. Ontario's Minister of Environment has named six products groups, including major, portable and floor care appliances, which will be subject to producer responsibility for end of life product recycling. To manage this obligation, an Industry Funding Organization (IFO), in which AHAM members are represented, was established by potential product stewards to design product take back programs. AHAM's members, working in concert with the IFO, will be integral in developing this program which will need to be approved by the Ontario government before it is implemented.
Finally, AHAM will increase its already healthy involvement in international standards development and harmonization. AHAM's role focuses on influencing the U.S. position to represent the interests of AHAM manufacturers. Specifically, this year, with AHAM's help, the North American requirements to Part 1 of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 60335 standard will be finalized, creating the first uniform general safety requirements for all appliances for North America. Also, AHAM will continue to advocate for harmonized performance test methods, using U.S. based performance standards, through IEC's Technical Committee 59. Work will continue throughout the year on IEC's clothes washer, floor care, cooking equipment, and dishwasher standards, as well as International Organization for Standardization's (ISO) refrigerator-freezer standard.
AHAM will update you on the progress of these issues throughout the year in Appliance. Or, you can check in with us, at www.aham.org.
As you probably surmise, AHAM forecasts another busy year.
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Canada finally announced their 2014 roster for the Sochi Olympics, and without a doubt the biggest surprise is Claude Giroux not making the team.
There are eleven returning players on the 25-man roster, but in my eyes Rick Nash continues to be the most overrated player in the NHL. Nash has had one 70-point season, and since the 2010 Olympics he has scored 185 points in 228 games, 25th most amongst Canadian-born players. In that same time span Marty St.Louis has scored the most points, 271, while Giroux is third with 255.
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Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock has had a very successful career. He was a decent hockey player; suiting up for the Saskatoon Blades in the WHL, the University of McGill and he spent one season playing pro hockey in England where he racked up 45 goals and 127 assists in 49 games.
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December 04 2012 08:21AM
Donald Fehr and Gary Bettman will not be directly involved in today's meeting between six NHL owners and a select group of NHL players, but don't jump to a conclusion assuming that both sides will suddenly find some common ground with their leaders out of the room.
Bettman has long been the player's whipping boy. They actually believe that he wants to ruin the game and that he's the ultimate puppet master pulling the owner's strings. Meanwhile the NHL is certain that Fehr is not telling the players the truth, even though many of them have been present during most of the negotiations.
The lockout was asinine to begin with, but it's becoming more laughable by the day. It would be great if today's meeting will start an avalanche of positive negotiations, or as Steve Burton reported continue on the "significant progress" they allegedly made yesterday.
We'll see.
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November 27 2012 12:08PM
Jeremy Roenick scored 513 goals and 1216 points in 1363 games. In his first 15 seasons he was a point-a-game player scoring 1,124 points in 1,120 games, but then the lockout hit. He'd already played 15 years and it's likely he was going to slow down, but a full season off, where he admittedly didn't train that hard, combined with a serious concussion from a Boris Mironov slapshot to the face saw Roenick's career stats wind down quicker than other elite scorers.
He scored 96 points in his final four seasons, 239 games, so some younger fans never got to see a true reflection of Roenicks' skill. He was a dynamic player. He scored 50 twice, had three 100-point seasons, and he played with an edge.
He had 38 regular season fights, and two preseason fights in his career, and he fought guys like Marty McSorley, Craig Berube, Jeff Odgers, Scott Walker and Matthew Barnaby. He didn't just fight scorers, and the league was different when he broke in. If you were going to run around and hit guys, even if you were a star, you'd have to fight your own battles. Sadly, that isn't the case today.
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The Last Gladiators is a documentary about hockey, but it focuses mainly on former NHLer Chris Nilan. The film is honest, funny, realistic and heartbreaking. Nilan talks openly about his career, his drug and alcohol addiction as well as his upbringing with an abusive father. Check your local listings to see where it is playing in your area.
There was an advance screening in Edmonton a few weeks back and after I mediated a Q and A with Nilan and the audience he agreed to do an interview about the movie. He was just as candid in the interview as he was in the movie. I didn't omit any of his responses and the following interview is just a small sample of what you'll see in theatres.


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This is in regard to the woman in Connecticut who legally owned and kept her guns in the house, and they were used in the school shooting.
There is a lot that I haven't been able to find out. I was told that she bought the guns for protection, but it was not mentioned who she felt she needed protection from. Apparently, she and her ex-husband got along pretty well. Also, she was supposed to go out a lot, leaving her son alone in the house with the guns. So were the guns for his protection?
She was supposed to be so concerned about her son, then why would she leave him alone? She had decided to have him committed. I never heard for what reason, or what doctor or therapist had advised her to consider that option. Also, how did her son find out about his mother's plans to have him committed? You wouldn't tell someone that, would you?
There are identification devices that can be used on guns that will allow only one person to shoot the weapon, the legal owner. She had that option. She could also have had a gun case that only she could open. I never heard too much about where the guns were kept. Or, she could have simply moved the guns out of the house. There are storage facilities available for rent for monthly or yearly time periods. Also, most gun ranges have storage facilities for weapons.
When people who own guns go away from home, most would make sure their guns were secure, just like securing the house and other items. You wouldn't leave the door unlocked or the guns out in view, would you?
Most of the well-known serial killers did not use guns. Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, the Green River Killer, and so on. And cars kill about twice as many people who are killed by guns, so why isn't there a call to ban cars and trucks?
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JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — A member of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Gold Medal women's gymnastic team paid a visit to a Jamestown middle school and brought an important message with her.
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Barros v. Claytor et al
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Judge Nancy Gertner: ORDER entered granting in part and denying in part 67 Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. Defendants Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (document #67) is GRANTED in part as to all claims but one; the motion is DENIED in par t as to the allegations of cruel and unusual punishment. The Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is GRANTED in full as to Lawrence, Moreira, Albasese, Morrison, Warmington, Flaherty, and Holmes. Plaintiffs one remaining claim makes no allegations with respect to any of those defendants. (GAM)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS PAUL BARROS, Plaintiff, v. ANNE- MARIE CLAYTOR, RAMUND ROGERS, GREGORY AMES, MICHAEL CUMMINGS, DANIEL DESMOND, MICHAEL KOMINSKY, DANIEL SULLIVAN, THOMAS RICHARD, MICHAEL WINKLER, RUSSELL REGAN, VICTOR FLAHERTY, MARK HOLMES, RICHARD WARMINGTON, JERRY LAWRENCE, ELDON MOREIRA, MATTHEW ALBASESE, and NANCY MORRISON, Defendants. GERTNER, D.J.: ) ) ) ) Civil Action. No. 09cv11626-NG ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RE: MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS June 7, 2010 Plaintiff, Paul Barros, alleges various forms of misconduct by defendants arising from his arrest for operating a motor vehicle under the influence. Defendants Ramund Rogers, Gregory Ames, Michael Cummings, Daniel Desmond, Michael Kominsky, Daniel Sullivan, Thomas Richard, Michael Winkler, Russell Regan, Victor Flaherty, Mark Holmes, Richard Warmington, Jerry Lawrence, Eldon Moreira, Matthew Albasese, and Nancy Morrison have filed a Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (document #67), which is hereby GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. The motion is GRANTED with respect to all claims against Flaherty, Holmes, Warmington, Lawrence, Moreira, Albasese, and Morrison. As to Rogers, Sullivan, Regan, Ames, Cummings, Desmond, Kominsky, Richard, and Winkler, the Motion is GRANTED in part, but DENIED as to the allegations of cruel and unusual punishment. I. BACKGROUND On February 7, 2008, plaintiff Paul Barros ("Barros") was arrested in the Town of West Bridgewater for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol ("OUI"). Compl. ¶¶ 19, 38-45. After Officers Sullivan and Regan, of the West Bridgewater Police Department, arrested Barros, they detained him at the West Bridgewater Police Station. Id. ¶¶ 47-57. At one point, Barros broke the plexiglass light fixture in his cell in order to get the officers attention, leading the officers to restrain him in his chair. Id. ¶ 67. According to Barros, an unknown officer, knowing of Barros's arachnophobia, then released five spiders into Barros's cell. The other officers were allegedly present. Id. ¶¶ 69-75. The next morning, Barros was taken to Brockton District Court, where defendant Claytor was assigned to represent him on the OUI charges. Id. ¶¶ 87-90. After the arraignment, Barros was detained at the Plymouth County House of Corrections until February 26, 2008, when he pled guilty to the criminal charges. Id. ¶¶ 103-05. He was sentenced to two years' probation. Id. ¶ 106. On September 5, 2008, Barros requested documents related to his arrest from the West Bridgewater Police Department. Id. ¶ 114. Defendant Flaherty responded that the system was down but provided him with whatever documents were available. Id. ¶¶ 115-16. A few months later, defendants sent Barros additional documents. Id. ¶ 120. Barros also sent a letter of complaint to Plymouth Town Clerk, Nancy Morris. Id. ¶¶ 124-25, 128-29. On September 23, 2009, Barros brought suit in state court against several defendants: various West Bridgewater police officers -- Ramund Rogers, Gregory Ames, Michael Cummings, Daniel Desmond, Michael Kominsky, Daniel Sullivan, Thomas Richard, Michael -2- Winkler, Russell Regan, Victor Flaherty, Richard Warmington,1 and Mark Holmes, his courtappointed attorney, Anne-Marie Claytor, a number of Plymouth Town Selectmen -- Jerry Lawrence, Eldon Moreira, Matthew Albasese, and the Plymouth Town Clerk, Nancy Morrison. The case was removed to federal court. Barros' claims against the defendants are numerous and include: (a) false arrest and imprisonment by Officers Sullivan and Regan, who arrested Barros, and Officers Ames, Cummings, Desmond, Kominsky, Richard, and Winkler, who were allegedly present at the police station, Compl. ¶¶ 34-44, 37-44, 57, 78-79, 81; (b) harassment by Officer Rogers, id. ¶ 19; (c) violation of due process rights (through false arrest) by Officers Sullivan and Regan; (d) illegal search and seizure in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment, Mass. Const. Pt. I, Art. VI, and Mass. Gen. L. ch. 266, § 120D (no defendant named, just "police orders"), id. ¶ 52; (e) violation of criminal law, Mass. Gen. L. ch. 265, § 37, for filing false police report by all defendants, id. ¶ 61; (f) failure to notify Barros of right to medical examination following the OUI arrest by Officer Ames, id. ¶¶ 62-63; (g) conspiracy to torture by the release of five spiders into plaintiff's cell (by an unknown officer, but allegedly Officers Sullivan, Regan, Ames, Cummings, Desmond, Kominsky, Richard, and Winkler were present), id. ¶¶ 69-75; and (h) conspiracy to withhold evidence and cover up police misconduct, id. ¶¶ 111-132. On February 17, 2010, the Court dismissed defendant Anne-Marie Claytor. The remaining defendants filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings. 1 Warmington is not mentioned anywhere in the complaint, and accordingly, all claims against him are dismissed. -3- II. DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review Courts review motions for judgment on the pleadings pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(c) under the same standard as applied to motions to dismiss. Aponte-Torres v. University of Puerto Rico, 445 F.3d 50, 54 (1st Cir. 2006). The only distinction between Rule 12(b)(6) and Rule 12(c) motions is that Rule 12(c) concerns the pleadings as a whole. Id. Well-pleaded facts alleged in the complaint are accepted as true, and all reasonable inferences are drawn in plaintiff's favor. Citibank Global Markets, Inc. v. Rodriguez Santana, 573 F.3d 17, 23 (1st Cir. 2009). Pro se pleadings are to be liberally construed. Ahmed v. Rosenblatt, 118 F.3d 886, 890 (1st Cir. 1997). Still, the Court will not accept "unsupported conclusions or interpretations of law." Stein v. Royal Bank of Canada, 239 F.3d 389, 392 (1st Cir. 2001). To survive a motion to dismiss, the complaint must allege "enough facts to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face." Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570 (2007). B. Plaintiff's Criminal Conviction Precludes Various Claims To the extent that any of Barros' claims "necessarily imply the invalidity of his conviction or sentence . . . [they] must be dismissed unless the plaintiff can demonstrate that the conviction or sentence has already been invalidated." Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477, 487 (1994). "A claim for damages bearing that relationship to a conviction or sentence that has not been so invalidated is not cognizable under § 1983." Id. Nearly all of Barros's allegations necessarily imply the invalidity of his OUI conviction. The false arrest and imprisonment claims, the due process claim based on false arrest, the illegal search and seizure allegations, the harassment claim, and allegations related to false police -4- reports and withholding evidence all call into question the validity of Barros' arrest and conviction. Accordingly, these claims are dismissed. Barros' cruel and unusual punishment allegations, however, are not barred, because they have no bearing on his conviction. Thore v. Howe, 466 F.3d 173, 180 (1st Cir. 2006) (holding a Section 1983 claim may proceed if it does not call into question the validity of the conviction); Figueroa v. Rivera, 147 F.3d 77, 82 (1st Cir. 1998) ("[D]istrict court erred when it dismissed the appellants' deliberate indifference claim on the basis of Heck). C. Cruel and Unusual Punishment The Fourteenth Amendment, rather than the Eighth Amendment, protects pretrial detainees, though the standard applied to violations under both is the same. Burrell v. Hampshire County, 307 F.3d 1, 7 (1st Cir. 2002). The Eighth Amendment prohibits the "unnecessary and wanton infliction of pain," Hope v. Pelzer, 536 U.S. 730, 737 (2002) (internal quotations omitted), that is, punishment "totally without penological justification." Rhodes v. Chapman, 452 U.S. 337, 346 (1981). In determining whether conduct constitutes cruel and unusual punishment, courts must determine both if "`the officials act[ed] with a sufficiently culpable state of mind' and if the alleged wrongdoing was objectively `harmful enough' to establish a constitutional violation." Hudson v. McMillian, 503 U.S. 1, 8 (1992) (quoting Wilson v. Seiter, 501 U.S. 294, 297, 303 (1991)). As to the first requirement, officials must act with more than negligence, Whitley v. Albers, 475 U.S. 312, 319 (1986); the conduct must intentional or due to deliberate indifference. Calderon-Ortiz v. LaBoy-Alvarado, 300 F.3d 60, 63 (1st Cir. 2002); Kosilek v. Maloney, 221 F. Supp. 2d 156, 160 (D. Mass. 2002). Here, taking facts in the light most favorable to Barros, -5- Ahmed, 118 F.3d at 887, the complaint alleges sufficient facts to support an inference of intentionality. The complaint provides that Officer Rogers told the other officers about Barros' "debilitating phobia of spiders," Compl. ¶ 71, and then an unknown officer released five spiders into his cell. Id. ¶ 69. Whether the conduct was "harmful enough" presents a closer question. A detainee need not suffer serious physical injury for the use of force to constitute cruel and unusual punishment, Hudson, 503 U.S. at 4; psychological harm certainly can be sufficient. See id. at 16 (Blackmun, J., concurring) ("It is not hard to imagine inflictions of psychological harm -- without corresponding physical harm -- that might prove to be cruel and unusual punishment."); Benefield v. McDowall, 241 F.3d 1267, 1272 (10th Cir. 2001) ("Eighth Amendment may be implicated not only to physical injury, but also by the infliction of psychological harm."); Jordan v. Gardner, 986 F.2d 1521, 1526 (9th Cir. 1993) (holding that "cross-gender clothed body search policy constituted `infliction of pain.'"). What constitutes sufficient psychological harm is a fluid standard. It is "contextual and responsive to `contemporary standards of decency.'" Hudson, 503 U.S. at 8 (quoting Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 102 (1976)). Though de minimis use of force, even if intentional, generally cannot form the basis of a constitutional violation, "maliciously and sadistically" causing harm "always" violates "contemporary standards of decency." Id. at 9. The Court need not decide definitely whether defendants' alleged intentional release of spiders into Barros' cell is cruel and unusual punishment. Since on a motion for judgment on the pleadings, all reasonable inferences must be drawn in plaintiff's favor, Barros has alleged sufficient facts to state a plausible claim for relief. -6- D. Qualified Immunity Qualified immunity involves a two-part inquiry: (1) did the defendant's actions violate a federal or constitutional right; and (2) was the right "clearly established" at the time of the alleged violation. Maldonado v. Fontanes, 568 F.3d 263, 269 (1st Cir. 2009). The "clearly established" prong itself involves two considerations. A court must consider whether "`the contours of the right . . . [are] sufficiently clear that a reasonable official would understand that what he is doing violates that right.'" Id. (quoting Anderson v. Creighton, 483 U.S. 635, 640 (1987)). Second, it must ask whether "a reasonable defendant would have understood that his conduct violated the plaintiffs' constitutional rights." Id. The crux of this inquiry is whether "it would be clear to a reasonable officer that his conduct was unlawful in the situation he confronted." Id. (quoting Brosseau v. Haugen, 543 U.S. 194, 199 (2004)). For the reasons stated above, supra Section II.C., and accepting the factual allegations as true, defendants' actions violated plaintiff's Fourteenth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. Similarly, a reasonable officer would have understood that releasing spiders into the enclosed cell of a restrained detainee with a severe phobia was unlawful. Therefore, defendants are not entitled to qualified immunity on plaintiff's cruel and unusual punishment claim. E. Municipal Liability To hold a municipality liable for Section 1983 violations, plaintiff must "identify a municipal `policy' or `custom' that caused [his] injury." Board of County Comm'rs v. Brown, 520 U.S. 397, 403 (1997). Municipal liability cannot be premised on respondeat superior. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs., 436 U.S. 658, 689 (1978). In general, without -7- other evidence, a single incident alone cannot establish a municipal custom or policy. Maldonado-Denis v. Castillo-Rodriguez, 23 F.3d 576, 582 (1st Cir. 1994). Here, not only has plaintiff failed to allege any facts relating to a town policy or custom, the Plymouth Town Selectmen, Moreira, and Albasese are not mentioned anywhere in the complaint. The only reference to Selectmen Lawrence is that he allegedly helped one of the police officers, Rogers, to receive a $250,000 "golden parachute" for his retirement. Compl. ¶ 132. As to Town Clerk Morrison, Barros alleges that he sent her a letter of complaint about police misconduct, and she sent him in return the "West Bridgewater Police Department Investigative Report." Compl. ¶¶ 124-25, 128-29. Neither these alleged actions constitutes a municipal policy or custom. All claims against the Town defendants are, therefore, dismissed. III. CONCLUSION For the reasons stated above, Defendants' Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (document #67) is GRANTED in part as to all claims but one; the motion is DENIED in part as to the allegations of cruel and unusual punishment. The Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is GRANTED in full as to Lawrence, Moreira, Albasese, Morrison, Warmington, Flaherty, and Holmes. Plaintiff's one remaining claim makes no allegations with respect to any of those defendants. SO ORDERED. Date: June 7, 2010 BáB atÇvç ZxÜŕÇxÜ NANCY GERTNER, U.S.D.C. -8-


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ROME -- Media mogul Silvio Berlusconi on Sunday promised Italians that if they vote him back into office, he will abolish an unpopular tax on primary residences and refund property taxes Premier Mario Monti's government made them pay in 2012 as a key austerity measure to rescue the country from the eurozone debt crisis.
Berlusconi abolished the tax in 2008, when he was elected for a third term as premier, to fulfill a campaign promise. But the tax was immediately revived when Monti, an economist and former European Union commissioner, replaced him in 2011 as Italy sunk deeper into the debt crisis.
Berlusconi is a 76-year-old populist trying for a political comeback despite a recent criminal conviction for tax fraud and other judicial woes, including a trial in which he is charged with paying for sex with an underage teenage girl. He claims he is the innocent victim of prosecutors he contends sympathize with the left.He told a gathering of applauding supporters in Milan that the property tax so spooked Italians that they cut back on buying consumer goods, and quit investing, aggravating the economic crisis in recession-mired Italy. "This tax caused Italian families worry, anxiety, fear of the future," Berlusconi said, contending that tax so depressed the real estate market that 360,000 people become unemployed, including bricklayers, artisans, locksmiths and electricians. He insisted the revenue lost by reimbursing homeowners the 4 billion euros ($5.4 billion) they paid in property taxes could be compensated by eliminating state financing for political parties, raising taxes on non-essential goods like cigarettes and lottery tickets, and taxing Italians' financial instruments' income in Switzerland. Cost-cutting measures to compensate the lost revenue would also include halving the number of legislators, a proposed reform that has gone nowhere including during Berlusconi's tenure in the premier's office.
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KFC might still be owned by American conglomerate Yum! Brands, and it is still an American brand, but is increasingly not a brand for Americans.
And what's less American than pouring Bailey's Irish creme on fried chicken…. in China? ChinaSmack Advertising (which you really should be reading), turns us on to a new "Taste of Ireland" promotion run by KFC China. Part of that promotion includes an Irish flavor infusion chicken that uses what looks like Bailey's liquor. KFC China's microsite for the deal features a three-piece chicken combo splashed with (Yum! indeed) whiskey, all for 9 yuan, about $1.38.
China has become KFC's most profitable market, well ahead of the United States. Yum! opens a new China KFC every every 18 hours. In China, KFC is exceeding other western fast food chain successes by localizing its food offerings to the local market, offering foods such as the egg tart, bamboo shoots or tofu dishes. Even KFC's Colonel Sanders mascot has been given plastic surgery for the market, making him appear slightly more Asian.
Yum!'s plan is to expand eve faster in China. Yum! just made an offer to gobble up hot pot chain Little Sheep, a Chinese brand (based in Inner Mongolia) of which Yum! already owns about a quarter. We can't wait to see what they add to the hot pot.
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Willis' remarks are well remembered in print but every now and then one comes across another insight into a less documented character. As an example, it appears Harold Daniell (pre and postwar Norton works racer and the first man to lap the TT course at 90mph) could be somewhat acerbic with his 'quips' such as the occasion when an AMC top brass commented there were no flies on Harold's works AJS R7. "I couldn't catch them on this thing!" spat the Londoner in reply…
Noel Pope's (Pope being the holder of the outright Brooklands motorcycle lap record) book Full Chat gives some good lovely insights into the period, with a particularly memorable section on racing in Europe and facing the might of the works BMW and DKW squads.
He was the only one of the travelling circus (the band of riders who went from track to track, living almost hand to mouth on start and prize money) to take part in a particular event, so some of his fellow circus entertainers offered to act as pitcrew. They supplied such helpful signals such as 'Follow the dust cloud', 'They went that way' (with an arrow) and 'Look behind you' as Noel was imminently to be lapped. They then started the sequence of signals again…
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The crop insurance program is now the centerpiece of the U.S. agriculture safety net.
Below are some of the most common questions about crop insurance, which farmers have called their most important risk management tool. The answers to each, including useful links to additional information, are just a click away. If you still cannot find what you are looking for, feel free to contact Laurie Langstraat at (913) 685-2767 or contact here.
What is crop insurance?
There are two types of crop insurance. First, multi-peril crop insurance is a risk management tool that producers purchase to protect against the loss of their crops due to natural disasters such as hail, drought, freezes, floods, fire, insects, disease and wildlife, or the loss of revenue due to a decline in price. Crop insurance is Federally supported and regulated and is sold and serviced by private-sector crop insurance companies and agents. In 2013, 1.2 million polices were sold protecting more than 120 different crops covering 296 million acres, an area larger than Texas and California combined, with an insured value of $124 billion.
Second, Crop-Hail policies, which are not part of the Federal Crop Insurance Program, are sold by private insurers to farmers and regulated by individual state insurance departments. Many farmers purchase Crop-Hail coverage because hail has the unique ability to totally destroy a significant part of a planted field while leaving the rest undamaged. In areas of the country where hail is a frequent event, farmers often purchase a Crop-Hail policy to protect high-yielding crops. In 2013, Crop-Hail liability was approximately $39.5 billion, and premium was approximately $966 million.
The Federal program came to prominence following years of costly, inefficient ad hoc disaster bills as a way to speed assistance to farmers when they need it most while reducing taxpayer risk exposure. Today, crop insurance is the cornerstone of farmers and ranchers risk management portfolios. To read more about the history of crop insurance, click here.
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How does crop insurance benefit the public?
Not only does agriculture feed and clothe us all, but the food and fiber system accounts for roughly 15 percent of the U.S. economy. Therefore, it is in the public interest to have a financially stable agricultural sector that produces the nation's safe and affordable food and fiber supply and supports the rural economy. That necessitates the presence of a publicly-supported safety net for farmers, who increasingly face variable weather patterns that challenge the food production system. In the United States, this safety net is the crop insurance program, whose need was most recently demonstrated by floods and drought in 2011 and the widespread drought of 2012.
Crop insurance is the primary risk management tool farmers use to financially recover from natural disasters and volatile market fluctuations; pay their banks, fertilizer suppliers, equipment providers and landlords; and purchase their production inputs for the next season. Without effective and affordable crop insurance, catastrophic production losses would sap the rural economy by setting in motion a series of harmful events: farm failures and consolidation, job losses, farm-related small business failures and financial stress on rural banks. A financially healthy rural economy requires a financially healthy farm production sector.
By 2050, the U.N. projects a 34 percent increase in global population and a 70 percent increase in demand for food (see this.) As the number of consumers expands globally and the climate continues to exhibit more intense weather events there will be increasing pressure on the global food production system.
In the United States, the ability for farmers to purchase crop insurance is this nation's " insurance policy" against disruption and instability in the food production sector. Crop insurance is also be critical in helping new and beginning farmers obtain credit, enter farming and become the next generation of producers that meet the growing global food and energy needs.
How does crop insurance benefit taxpayers?
Absent crop insurance, the cost of natural disasters that cripple America's farmers would fall directly on the laps of taxpayers, which happened repeatedly before the widespread use and availability of crop insurance. In fact, 42 emergency disaster bills in agriculture have cost taxpayers $70 billion since 1989, according to the Congressional Research Service.
Unlike the past, farmers must first purchase crop insurance — putting some "skin in the game" — before enjoying its protection. This ensures that farmers are an active participant in risk management and that taxpayers are not being asked to shoulder all of the burden of natural disasters in farming.
Crop insurance costs have increased over time as market prices and program participation have risen. However, since crop insurance has become the key risk management tool for farmers, taxpayer spending for farm safety net programs as a whole has gone down. Furthermore, companies help shoulder part of the losses.
Crop insurance is an effective investment that helps ensure the stability of America's producers of food, feed, fiber and fuel supply and promotes rural economic growth.
How does the 2014 Farm Bill change crop insurance?
The 2014 Farm Bill accelerates the evolution from traditional farm price and income support to risk management, solidifying crop insurance as the primary help for farmers in dealing with production and price risk.
The 2008 Farm Bill's direct and countercyclical payment programs and the state-based revenue program known as ACRE (Average Crop Revenue Enhancement Program) were eliminated. In their place, a farmer may choose one of two new farm programs that commence with the 2014 crop year: 1) Price Loss Coverage, a program that makes a payment to a producer when the market price for a covered crop is below a fixed reference price or, 2) Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), a program that makes a payment when either the farm's revenue from all crops or the county's revenue for a crop (the farmer may choose which alternative) is below 86 percent of a predetermined or benchmark level of revenue. The maximum coverage band is 10 percentage points (76 percent to 86 percent of benchmark revenue). These two programs are designed to supplement crop insurance by providing support in periods of multi-year price declines and helping producers cover the crop insurance policy's deductible. Together these two farm programs are projected to spend substantially less than the programs they replaced.
In addition to these two new farm programs, the 2014 Farm Bill substantially strengthens crop insurance by adding several new products and requiring a number of program revisions to strengthen crop insurance's role as the primary component of the farm safety net. The major enhancement to crop insurance is the addition of two supplemental policies that will help producers expand their protection against losses due to natural disasters or price declines.
The first program, the Stacked Income Protection Plan, or STAX, is for upland cotton acreage only, as cotton producers are not eligible for ARC or PLC. STAX is an additional area revenue plan that a cotton producer may use alone or in combination with an underlying policy or plan of insurance. STAX is similar in design to the existing area plan called Area Revenue Protection (ARP) and is to be made available for sale no later than the 2015 crop year. STAX is to be available in all counties with cotton production or in a larger geographical areas for counties that lack sufficient data. STAX covers revenue losses of not less than 10 percent and not more than 30 percent of expected county revenue. An indemnity is paid based on the amount that expected county revenue exceeds actual county revenue as applied to the individual coverage of the producer, except that indemnities may not include or overlap the producer's selected deductible. Producers receive a premium discount equal to 80 percent of the STAX premium, and on behalf of the producer, an administrative and operating expense payment of 12 percent of premium is paid to the crop insurance companies to compensate for a portion of delivery expenses. Because STAX replaces major farm programs for upland cotton producers but will not be in place for the 2014 crop year, producers will receive a transition payment for 2014. A smaller transition payment will be made for 2015 for areas where STAX is not available.
The second program, the Supplemental Coverage Option, or SCO, provides all crop producers with the option to purchase area coverage in combination with an underlying individual policy or plan of insurance that would allow indemnities to be equal to a part of the deductible on the underlying the policy or plan of insurance. SCO is to be made available for sale beginning with the 2015 crop year on a county-wide level or on the basis of a larger area in counties that lack sufficient data. SCO indemnities are triggered if losses in the area exceed 14 percent of expected levels, with SCO coverage not to exceed the difference between 86 percent and the coverage level selected by the producer for the underlying policy. SCO coverage is not available for crops enrolled in ARC as well as acreage that is enrolled in STAX. Producers receive a premium discount equal to 65 percent of the SCO premium, and on behalf of the producer, an administrative and operating expense payment of 12 percent of premium is made to the crop insurance companies to compensate for a portion of delivery expenses.
In addition to SCO and STAX what other new crop insurance products did the 2014 Farm Bill provide?
The 2014 Farm Bill may result in a number of new crop insurance products coming to market. One new type of product authorized for commodities is margin protection, which would protect the difference between price or revenue and some measure of production expenses. Research and development of rice and catfish margin insurance products is specifically required. New product priorities are placed on policies that increase participation by producers of underserved agricultural commodities, including sweet sorghum, biomass sorghum, rice, peanuts, sugarcane, alfalfa, pennycress, dedicated energy crops, and specialty crops. Insurance products specifically identified for approval for sale, or research and development, include peanut revenue, alfalfa, whole farm risk management, and biomass sorghum and sweet sorghum for use in renewable energy and bioproducts. The Farm Bill also requires several studies of the feasibility of insuring selected risks, including swine producers from a catastrophic event, commercial poultry producers against business interruption caused by integrator bankruptcy, and specialty crops from impacts of food safety and contamination issues such as recalls or advisories. Feasibility studies usually precede research and development of a marketable insurance product and identify any statutory changes that would need to be made to authorize such products. In addition, the Farm Bill authorizes premium support for up to two small pilot programs to provide producers of underserved specialty crops and livestock commodities with index-based weather insurance.
Crop insurance is important for beginning farmers. Are there any 2014 Farm Bill provisions to help them?
Yes. The Farm Bill identifies a "beginning farmer or rancher" as a farmer or rancher who has not actively operated and managed a farm or ranch with a bona fide insurable interest in a crop or livestock as an owner-operator, landlord, tenant or sharecropper for more than five crop years. A beginning farmer will receive a premium discount that is 10 percentage points greater than would otherwise be available. In addition, the beginning farmer will receive the benefit of higher insurable yields.
In addition to new products, does the 2014 Farm Bill make changes in existing plans of insurance to make them more effective and flexible for producers?
The Farm Bill will result in many new features for crop insurance. The Enterprise Unit discount, which has been a pilot program, is made permanent. Separate enterprise units will become available for irrigated and non-irrigated crops beginning in 2015. Producers will also be able to have separate coverage levels for irrigated and non-irrigated acres. A continuing issue has been the loss of insurable coverage a producer suffers as the result of low yields resulting from disaster. The new Farm Bill allows producers to exclude any year from their insurable production (APH) if the county's yield per planted acre for the crop in that year is at least 50 percent below the previous 10-year average of the yield per planted acre for the crop in the county. This also applies to contiguous counties and allows for the separation of irrigated and non-irrigated acres. Another provision enables price elections for all organic crops produced in compliance with USDA standards to reflect the actual retail or wholesale prices received by producers for their crop. Together, these and other changes in the Farm Bill will increase a producer's ability to custom tailor their crop insurance risk management solutions to more precisely fit the needs of their operation.
To ensure crop insurance's long-term viability and to protect the successful risk sharing arrangement underpinning the crop insurance system, the Farm Bill also directs that terms of the next business contract between the insurers and the government (known as the Standard Reinsurance Agreement) be budget neutral.
The Farm Bill debate featured much discussion about the link between conservation and crop insurance. How does the 2014 Farm Bill address that issue?
The conservation title of the 2014 Farm Bill requires that in order to be eligible for a premium discount, producers must adhere to conservation compliance requirements, intended to conserve highly erodible land and wetlands. To be eligible for a premium discount, a producer farming highly erodible land must farm according to an approved conservation plan. A producer not previously subject to this requirement has five years to develop and comply with an approved plan to maintain eligibility. A producer previously subject to the requirement and who is currently in violation of highly erodible land conservation has two years to develop and comply with a conservation plan. Administration by insurance companies is eased by applying ineligibility only to reinsurance years subsequent to the date of final determination of a violation, including all administrative appeals. Conservation compliance also requires that for a producer to be eligible for a premium discount, the producer cannot convert wetlands by draining or other means to make them farmable and cannot produce crops on converted wetlands. The wetlands provisions also provide time to comply, depending on whether the producer is covered for the first time and when conversion took place.
Another Farm Bill provision in the crop insurance title is an effort to protect native sod. If a producer breaks native sod and purchases crop insurance on that land, the yields used to calculate the insurance guarantee will be 65 percent of the county average yield, and the premium discount will be reduced by 50 percentage points. This provision only applies to native sod in the states of Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Nebraska.
What is the role of the Federal government in crop insurance?
Congress created and provides funding for the modern-day crop insurance system through the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) – as a way to help farmers manage the risks of natural disasters and market fluctuations. The activities of FCIC are carried out by the Risk Management Agency (RMA) of USDA. Lawmakers intended for the system to largely replace the need for ad hoc disaster legislation, thereby helping to shelter taxpayers from the full costs of agricultural disasters and avoiding the need to enact new disaster assistance following every major disaster, such as was experienced with Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
To this end, RMA sets program standards, approves new products, sets premium rates and reduces farmer premiums. The Federal government further reduces the cost that farmers would otherwise pay for crop insurance by reimbursing the private companies, which sell and service the policies for the delivery costs they incur. However, the Administrative and Operating (A&O) delivery cost reimbursement to the companies does not fully cover their actual expenses. The Federal government also reinsures the crop insurance companies (known as Approved Insurance Providers, or AIPs). The reinsurance involves the government and the companies sharing in the underwriting gains and losses of the program.
Thanks to the success and effectiveness of crop insurance, there have not been any widespread calls for ad hoc crop disaster bills over the past several years, despite 2011 and 2012 being two of the worst weather years on record. By comparison, 42 emergency disaster bills in agriculture have cost taxpayers $70 billion since 1989, according to the Congressional Research Service.
What is the role of the private-sector insurance companies?
The private sector companies employ agents and loss adjusters who sell policies to farmers and determine the extent of losses, collect premiums and pay claims. The crop insurance companies also share in the underwriting gains and losses of the program, thus reducing taxpayer exposure. The companies employ more than 20,000 licensed agents, certified loss adjusters, and company staff. For more information on the role agents play, click here.
Farmers benefit from private-sector efficiency, which speeds payments when needed most, and taxpayers benefit from reduced overhead costs and aggressive procedures to combat waste, fraud and abuse. View a video on private sector efficiency here.
For example, in 2011, farmers in Texas received $2.6 billion in indemnities due mostly to drought. Of this, more than $1.3 billion was paid by mid-September of that year. During the 2012 devastating drought, USDA Under Secretary Michael Scuse traveled across rural America and gave farmers his business cards with the instruction to call if there were any problems or concerns about crop insurance or the speed of assistance delivery.
"I have yet to have a single producer call me with a complaint about crop insurance," he said. "That is a testament to just how well agents, adjusters, the companies, and Risk Management Agency (RMA) worked together in one of the worst droughts in the history of this nation."


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A Christmas Story
Debut: 1983 (in theaters)
Current network: TBS
Air date: From 8 p.m. on Christmas Eve to 8 p.m. on Christmas Day each year.
Nielsen couldn't even pull the ratings data for Jean Shepard's holiday mainstay because the constant re-airings just make it a nightmare to track. It's been run marathon-style by the folks at Turner since 1997, switched from TNT to TBS in 2004 and has been ratings gold ever since.
The audience for the entire marathon grew from more than 38 million people tuning in at one time or another more than a decade ago to roughly 54 million watching Santa kick Ralphie down the slide or Flick stick his tongue to the flagpole in 2009. The first showing on Christmas Eve regularly registers between 4.3 million and 4.5 million viewers. Last year, the 10 a.m. showing on Christmas Day drew more than 4.5 million viewers, making it the second-most popular cable program of the day behind TNT's noon showing of NBA Basketball. Of the Top 10 programs on cable television last Christmas, showings of A Christmas Story accounted for six of them. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/12/28/sunday-cable-ratings-nba-a-christmas-story-marathon-dominate-christmas-leverage/114774/It's absolute genius on the part of TBS and its parent company, Time Warner (TWX). They provide a full day of holiday programming with minimal effort and in return they become the Christmas default for millions of households. This has spawned a bunch of surly haters who bristle at the mere mention of the line "You'll shoot your eye out," but why get so mad? It appears on exactly one channel -- one that's usually filled with reruns of Seinfeld, Friends and Tyler Perry shows. If you want to avoid it, you know what channel to block. If you just want to complain about it, you're pretty much letting people know you have nothing better to do on Christmas than watch old sitcoms. Two solutions: go blog about it; or do what U.S. television watchers on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day have been doing for 15 years, and use Jean Shepard's dulcet tones as your excuse to take a nap. -- Written by Jason Notte in Portland, Ore. >To contact the writer of this article, click here: Jason Notte. >To follow the writer on Twitter, go to http://twitter.com/notteham. >To submit a news tip, send an email to: email@example.com.
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