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15 U.S. Code § 278n - Technology Innovation Program
(a) Establishment
There is established within the Institute a program linked to the purpose and functions of the Institute, to be known as the "Technology Innovation Program" for the purpose of assisting United States businesses and institutions of higher education or other organizations, such as national laboratories and nonprofit research institutions, to support, promote, and accelerate innovation in the United States through high-risk, high-reward research in areas of critical national need.
(b) External funding
(1) In general
The Director shall award competitive, merit-reviewed grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts to—
(4) Federal cost share
The Federal share of a project funded by an award under the program shall not be more than 50 percent of total project costs.
(c) Award criteria
The Director shall only provide assistance under this section to an entity—
(1) whose proposal has scientific and technical merit and may result in intellectual property vesting in a United States entity that can commercialize the technology in a timely manner;
(2) whose application establishes that the proposed technology has strong potential to address critical national needs through transforming the Nation's capacity to deal with major societal challenges that are not currently being addressed, and generate substantial benefits to the Nation that extend significantly beyond the direct return to the applicant;
(3) whose application establishes that the research has strong potential for advancing the state-of-the-art and contributing significantly to the United States science and technology knowledge base;
(4) whose proposal explains why Technology Innovation Program support is necessary, including evidence that the research will not be conducted within a reasonable time period in the absence of financial assistance under this section;
(5) whose application demonstrates that reasonable efforts have been made to secure funding from alternative funding sources and no other alternative funding sources are reasonably available to support the proposal; and
(d) Competitions
The Director shall solicit proposals at least annually to address areas of critical national need for high-risk, high-reward projects.
(e) Intellectual property rights ownership
(1) In general
Title to any intellectual property developed by a joint venture from assistance provided under this section may vest in any participant in the joint venture, as agreed by the members of the joint venture, notwithstanding section 202 (a) and (b) of title 35. The United States may reserve a nonexclusive, nontransferable, irrevocable paid-up license, to have practice for or on behalf of the United States in connection with any such intellectual property, but shall not in the exercise of such license publicly disclose proprietary information related to the license. Title to any such intellectual property shall not be transferred or passed, except to a participant in the joint venture, until the expiration of the first patent obtained in connection with such intellectual property.
(2) Licensing
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit the licensing to any company of intellectual property rights arising from assistance provided under this section.
(f) Program operation
Not later than 9 months after August 9, 2007, the Director shall promulgate regulations—
(2) establishing procedures regarding financial reporting and auditing to ensure that awards are used for the purposes specified in this section, are in accordance with sound accounting practices, and are not funding existing or planned research programs that would be conducted within a reasonable time period in the absence of financial assistance under this section; and
(g) Annual report
The Director shall submit annually to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives a report describing the Technology Innovation Program's activities, including a description of the metrics upon which award funding decisions were made in the previous fiscal year, any proposed changes to those metrics, metrics for evaluating the success of ongoing and completed awards, and an evaluation of ongoing and completed awards. The first annual report shall include best practices for management of programs to stimulate high-risk, high-reward research.
(h) Continuation of ATP grants
The Director shall, through the Technology Innovation Program, continue to provide support originally awarded under the Advanced Technology Program, in accordance with the terms of the original award and consistent with the goals of the Technology Innovation Program.
(i) Coordination with other State and Federal technology programs
In carrying out this section, the Director shall, as appropriate, coordinate with other senior State and Federal officials to ensure cooperation and coordination in State and Federal technology programs and to avoid unnecessary duplication of efforts.
(j) Acceptance of funds from other Federal agencies
In addition to amounts appropriated to carry out this section, the Secretary and the Director may accept funds from other Federal agencies to support awards under the Technology Innovation Program. Any award under this section which is supported with funds from other Federal agencies shall be selected and carried out according to the provisions of this section. Funds accepted from other Federal agencies shall be included as part of the Federal cost share of any project funded under this section.
(k) TIP Advisory Board
(2) Membership
(A) In general
The TIP Advisory Board shall consist of 10 members appointed by the Director, at least 7 of whom shall be from United States industry, chosen to reflect the wide diversity of technical disciplines and industrial sectors represented in Technology Innovation Program projects. No member shall be an employee of the Federal Government.
(B) Term
Except as provided in subparagraph (C) or (D), the term of office of each member of the TIP Advisory Board shall be 3 years.
(C) Classes
The original members of the TIP Advisory Board shall be appointed to 3 classes. One class of 3 members shall have an initial term of 1 year, one class of 3 members shall have an initial term of 2 years, and one class of 4 members shall have an initial term of 3 years.
(D) Vacancies
Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term.
(3) Purpose
The TIP Advisory Board shall meet not less than 2 times annually, and provide the Director—
(B) reviews of the Technology Innovation Program's efforts to accelerate the research and development of challenging, high-risk, high-reward technologies in areas of critical national need;
(C) reports on the general health of the program and its effectiveness in achieving its legislatively mandated mission; and
(D) guidance on investment areas that are appropriate for Technology Innovation Program funding; [1]
(4) Advisory capacity
In discharging its duties under this subsection, the TIP Advisory Board shall function solely in an advisory capacity, in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
(5) Annual report
The TIP Advisory Board shall transmit an annual report to the Secretary for transmittal to the Congress not later than 30 days after the submission to Congress of the President's annual budget request in each year. Such report shall address the status of the Technology Innovation Program and comment on the relevant sections of the programmatic planning document and updates thereto transmitted to Congress by the Director under subsections (c) and (d) ofsection 278i of this title.
(l) Definitions
In this section—
(1) the term "eligible company" means a small-sized or medium-sized business that is incorporated in the United States and does a majority of its business in the United States, and that either—
(B) is owned by a parent company incorporated in another country and the Director finds that—
(i) the company's participation in the Technology Innovation Program would be in the economic interest of the United States, as evidenced by—
(ii) the company is incorporated in a country which—
(I) affords to United States-owned companies opportunities, comparable to those afforded to any other company, to participate in any joint venture similar to those receiving funding under this section;
(II) affords to United States-owned companies local investment opportunities comparable to those afforded any other company; and
(2) the term "high-risk, high-reward research" means research that—
(A) has the potential for yielding transformational results with far-ranging or wide-ranging implications;
(B) addresses critical national needs within the National Institute of Standards and Technology's areas of technical competence; and
(3) the term "institution of higher education" has the meaning given that term in section 1001 of title 20;
(4) the term "joint venture" means a joint venture that—
(A) includes either—
(i) at least 2 separately owned for-profit companies that are both substantially involved in the project and both of which are contributing to the cost-sharing required under this section, with the lead entity of the joint venture being one of those companies that is a small-sized or medium-sized business; or
(ii) at least 1 small-sized or medium-sized business and 1 institution of higher education or other organization, such as a national laboratory or nonprofit research institute, that are both substantially involved in the project and both of which are contributing to the cost-sharing required under this section, with the lead entity of the joint venture being either that small-sized or medium-sized business or that institution of higher education; and
[1] So in original. The semicolon probably should be a period.
Source(Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, § 28, as added Pub. L. 110–69, title III, § 3012(b),Aug. 9, 2007, 121 Stat. 593.)
References in Text
The Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in subsec. (k)(4), is Pub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, which is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 278n, act Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, § 28, as added Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5131(a),Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1439; amended Pub. L. 102–245, title II, § 201(c),Feb. 14, 1992, 106 Stat. 16, related to the Advanced Technology Program, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 110–69, title III, § 3012(a),Aug. 9, 2007, 121 Stat. 593.
Change of Name
Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Jan. 5, 2011.
Technology Innovation Program
Pub. L. 111–240, title IV, § 4226(b),Sept. 27, 2010, 124 Stat. 2598, provided that: "In awarding grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts under section 28 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n), in addition to the award criteria set forth in subsection (c) of that section, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology may take into consideration whether an application has significant potential for enhancing the competitiveness of small- and medium-sized businesses in the United States in the global marketplace. The Director shall consult with the Technology Innovation Program Advisory Board and the Secretary of Commerce in implementing this subsection."
Pub. L. 110–69, title III, § 3012(c),Aug. 9, 2007, 121 Stat. 598, provided that: "Notwithstanding the repeal made by subsection (a) [repealing former section 278n of this title], the Director shall carry out section 28 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n) as such section was in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 9, 2007], with respect to applications for grants under such section submitted before such date, until the earlier of—
"(1) the date that the Director promulgates the regulations required under section 28(f) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act [15 U.S.C. 278n (f)], as added by subsection (b) [Final regulations implementing the Technology Innovation Program issued June 25, 2008. See 73 F.R. 35913.]; or
"(2) December 31, 2007."
National Academies of Sciences and Engineering Study of Government-Industry Cooperation in Civilian Technology
Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5131(c),Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1443, directed the Secretary of Commerce, within 90 days after Aug. 23, 1988, to enter into contracts with the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering to review the various types of cooperative arrangements between the private sector and the Federal Government and required a report based on the review to be submitted to the Secretary, the President, and Congress within 18 months after the contracts were signed.
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CANTON The majority of participants in a school survey conducted by state Sen. Patricia A. Ritchie said they believe their school system is offering a good quality education, but they are concerned about bullying and Common Core testing.
Also, 84 percent of respondents would support a high school diploma option that focuses on vocational training.
With input on everything from school safety to curriculum, the feedback I received through this survey will truly be invaluable as I continue to advocate for local education, Ms. Ritchie said in an emailed statement.
The results represent the responses of 2,083 people who took an online or mail-in survey conducted by Ms. Ritchie, R-Heuvelton, to gather public opinion and ideas for use in the next legislative session.
Mrs. Ritchies Assembly district includes several school districts in St. Lawrence, Oswego and Jefferson counties.
The survey was conducted during July and August and asked respondents 11 questions.
According to the results, 19 percent of respondents rate the quality of their schools education as excellent, 64 percent chose good, 13 percent said fair and 3 percent said poor.
Ms. Ritchie also sponsored legislation that changes state aid formulas to better reflect the needs of rural districts. The bipartisan bill recognizes the impact that industrial decline has had on the tax base of local communities and seeks to spread education costs across the state more fairly.
Some of the other survey findings:
n 74 percent have concerns about Common Core, new standards to establish benchmarks for education, and their impact on learning, while 54 percent think standards for teachers are stringent enough.
n 73 percent think more needs to be done to recognize great teachers.
n 81 percent oppose providing additional aid increases to better-performing schools.
n 72 percent think their schools are safe, while 57 percent say disciplinary issues and issues such as bullying are a growing problem. Last month a measure took effect thats designed to protect students from cyberbullying by requiring schools to work with parents and law enforcement to respond forcefully when bullying occurs.
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n 56 percent think the tax cap is helping to hold down property taxes. In 2013, more than 90 percent of school districts kept taxes below the cap.
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By C.J. MCMANUSSun Advocate reporter
This year's overwhelming choice for Woman of the Year is Kris Mele of Pierce Oil. The Sun Advocate advertises every year for new candidates and while we have seen several campaigns to nominate a local lady, we've never seen anything like the support shown for Mele in 2012.
"I am completely blown away by the wonderful things these people have written about me," said Mele as she looked over her nominations. "I am so humbled by all of these kind words."
For Mele, being humble is nothing new. Despite her family's ongoing success in both the fossil fuel and chemical markets, you can find Kris, five days a week at her same small desk at the Pierce Oil headquarters.
"This place is home," she said, recalling her past with the company. "It was important to my dad that all of us learned to work at an early age."
Mele along with her brother Jason and sister Kim began cleaning and canning oil from the time they were 12 or 13 years old.
"Back in the 1980s when there seemed to be a million coal mines working in our area, they used a ton of those five gallon hydraulic oil cans," she laughed. "They would go through that stuff like water, I remember there was 27 cans to a pallet. We would go down after school and fill about 400 cans and they would be gone when we got back the next day."
In the late 1970s and early 80s, Pierce Oil was still a small company and Mele along with her family would also deliver the oil to area mines when needed. This early introduction to area miners proved to be invaluable for Mele, who is still dealing with the same companies.
Mele's place in the company began to grow as she finished high school. As her career moved forward, eventually taking over her mother's duties in the office, the Pierce family of companies also grew to include Swifts in Helper and Golden West acquired in the 1990s
Kris moved forward and as her father Ellis was moving Golden West forward, she knew even more responsibility would be coming her way.
"In 1982 when I started in the office, you did everything by hand and there just wasn't as much paperwork," she laughed. "I remember when we decided to get our first computer, I was pregnant with my son, so that must have been 1994. I went into a deep depression because I was so scared of that machine."
Sitting beside her smart phone, it is easy to see that Kris has warmed somewhat to technology. However, many things at Pierce Oil have remained old school on purpose.
"It is important to me to be in that office at Pierce Oil, talking with people face to face and making sure they are happy with our products," said Mele. "That type of communication works out much better in person."
Mele's dedication to both her family and the companies they own, have worked out well for all involved. Ellis now spends a great deal of his time working with his son Jason Pierce and a global sales team for Golden West. Kris is now Pierce Oil's President and CEO.
Prior articles in the Sun Advocate have detailed how attention to detail and solid relationships have allowed Golden West to gain a spot on the global market. The local company services mining operations all over the world from Chile to Australia to China and they do it all with a small, mostly family, workforce.
"My dad knows he can trust me. He knows he can leave and I will take care of things," she said. "We know each other the way only parents and children know each other and that can't be replaced."
Kris' sister Kim Martino now runs Energy Enterprises, a company which handles the trucking for Pierce Oil as well as many others.
Mele is keeping her father's wish to have family close by having her own son Jace McKinnon come to work for the company. Her husband Kevin also recently joined the fold.
According to Kris, she currently splits her time between the needs of Pierce Oil and Golden West.
"I can focus on the growth of these companies because I have such wonderful managers at Swifts and at other locations," explained Mele. "My managers at Swift make it pretty easy to sit back and oversee things. The store runs itself because of the great staff I have there."
In the same way as Kris's father allowed her the space to learn, Mele does everything she can to give her managers the room they need to grow.
"I keep looking at these nominations and I'm blown away by all my Swift ladies and the fact that they took the time to do this for me. Everybody, who did this. This is so amazing," she said with tears in her eyes.
As our interview concludes, Mele commented once again on the family center of Pierce Oil.
"I'm dedicated to my job and when I say that, what I mean is I'm dedicated to my Dad and my Mom. This is their legacy," she concluded. "Now I have my husband and my son and there is a new generation. The fact that I can have my family with me everyday is priceless, I absolutely relish that. I wonder now if that's the feeling my dad got when he would watch us fill those oil cans."


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In a statement released today, Connie Yang and Suzanne Turrell say they were fully prepared, with appropriate gear, for a week-long hike in Colorado when the weather took a sudden, unexpected turn for the worst.
Two Maine women who were stranded on a Colorado mountaintop during an ice storm say they are "overwhelmed with gratitude" after hiking out to safety.
Suzanne Turell, 33, and Connie Yang, 32, both from York, say they set out for Longs Peak Sept. 6, prepared for a week of hiking in what was supposed to be decent weather, with daytime temperatures in 80s and the threat of afternoon thundershowers.
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In a statement released today, Yang and Turrell say their hike began to go wrong on Sept. 11, when the weather took a sudden turn for the worst, as drenching rain turned to ice, sleet and snow.
"We were soaking wet, very cold, occasionally convulsing in shivers, with slowed reflexes and increasing clumsiness and disorientation," the two write. "With the steady rain, sharply dropping temperatures, and poor visibility, we knew we were getting in trouble, fast."
The next day, just as their cell phone battery was running out, they texted for help, not knowing whether their message got through. Then, a lucky break: The weather warmed just enough for the ice to clear. The two women decided that their best chance for survival was to hike down the mountain to a Ranger Station.
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Following is a list of factors to consider when thinking about plagiarism and how to help your students to avoid it.
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- Students may be unprepared for college level writing.
- Students' focus on grades and their fear of failure create a motivation to cheat.
- Procrastination and poor time management leave students with limited options.
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MORRISTOWN The Morristown Public Librarys first Plein Air Festival is set to begin Aug. 2 and will celebrate the arts and Morristowns artistic heritage.
The three-day open air festival will feature more than 20 artists from across the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada.
Setting up at sites throughout Morristown, the artists will be painting landscapes and encouraging members of the public to watch them respectfully while they work.
Weve been working our tails off since January (to get artists), library Director Bridget C. Whalen-Nevin said.
When people arrive Aug. 2 at the library, 200 Main St., they will be met with a map of where artists are working.
You have to get the public mingling with the artists while theyre painting, Ms. Whalen-Nevin said.
In order to encourage visitation, the library has a host of door prizes for those who visit all the artists.
The prizes include a basket of wine and accessories from Bella-Brooke Vineyard, a black walnut end table from Jamie Henderson and jewelry by Deb Montieth.
Other prizes are on display at the library.
At 6 p.m. Aug. 2, there will be hors doeuvres and wine (for $4 a glass) served at Bella-Brooke Vineyard, 2989 County Route 6, Hammond.
At 8 p.m. at the winery, Joe McDonald will present a lecture on Charles S. Chapman, the Morristown native who rose to national artistic fame.
An exhibit of Chapman paintings will be on display, courtesy of Mr. McDonald and Town Historian Gloria Scott Johnson.
On Aug. 3, artists will continue working on their landscape pieces, and a book sale will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the library.
A meet-and-greet chicken barbecue will be hosted by the Morristown Volunteer Fire Department at 6 p.m. Aug. 3 with the artists. The meal costs $9 in advance or $10 at the door.
Entertainment at the barbecue will be provided at 7 p.m. by Juggling Josh.
This guy is entertainment for everyone, Ms. Whalen-Nevin said.
Activities Aug. 4 will begin at noon with a silent auction, Ms. Whalen-Nevin said. Each artist will have up to three paintings included in the auction and judging.
Door prizes will be drawn throughout the afternoon, and Yellow Moon a three person band from the Adirondacks will provide live music.
The paintings will be judged at 1 p.m. by artist John Morrow, Ogdensburg. There also will be a peoples choice award and an artists choice award.
Ms. Whalen-Nevin said artists are encouraged to register for the event until next Thursday.
This is quite the little artist colony in Morristown, Ms. Whalen-Nevin said.
The artists registered to participate in the event thus far are Sarah White and Bell Chevigny of New York City, Judy Soprano and Diane Bellenger of Rochester, Frederick J. Holman of Brant Lake and Lisa Noviasky and Kate Long of Syracuse.
Also, Janet Marie Yeates of Northville; Kathleen Kelly, Ethel Slocum and Mary Ann Evans of Morristown; Jay Byington and Linda McCausland of Clayton; Donna Glahn of Mountain Top, Pa., and Robert P. Hedden of Wellesley Island.
Also, Bomette Shine of Brier Hill; Lisa Hacket of Baltimore, Md.; Emily Conger of Lansdowne, Ontario, Scott Ouderkirk and Jacqueline Washburn of Hammond and Lori McCall of Liverpool.
More information about the festival is available by calling the library at 375-8833 or visiting www.morristownpubliclibrary.org.
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edit your startx script and change defaultserverargs="-nolisten tcp"
that should do.
Anyone know how to turn off port 6000 in slack 8.1?
startx -- -nolisten tcp
This works fine, but I dont want my 6yold to have to type that every time he logs in. As I dont use remote x sessions, port 6000 never needs to be open.
Any help is always well received, thanks.
edit your startx script and change defaultserverargs="-nolisten tcp"
that should do.
I put it in the xinitrc.kde. Still left the port open---am I putting it in the wrong spot?
xinitrc.kde is after the server is started, in the actual /usr/X11R6/bin/startx file the top few lines have defaultservargs="" thats where you add the parameters.
I thank you for the answer, too!
My follow-up question is:
After making the change in startx, what do I need to do for this to start working? Is it just a matter of restarting X? Or do I need to restart the whole server?


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POTSDAM When Sam Spagnola talks about reopening Sergis Italian Restaurant at 10 Market St., he smiles.
Mr. Spagnola has served pizzas and Italian food from the location since 1972. On July 19, a windstorm tore the roof off the building. Water poured in, destroying much of the interior.
He and his family have since operated the restaurant just down the street at their property at 38 Market St. Now, 10 months after the storm, renovations are complete and the restaurant is nearly ready to return to its original location.
Everybody asks me when will I come back home. They see me on the street and they ask me, When are you going to move? Mr. Spagnola said.
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The temporary location has been fine, Mr. Spagnola said, but theres no place like home.
Renovations are still underway, and a date for the return has not yet been set.
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The American Farmland Trust is running it's "I Love My Farmers Market" campaign again this summer in order to continue to raise awareness about supporting local farms. The campaign asks market-goers to pledge their commitment to their local market by recording what they anticipate spending that week.
Check out their infographic about the increase in Farmers Markets across the country and visit their website to learn how you can get involved in the campaign.
Check out these beautiful stamps that will be offered by the United States Postal Service in August:
The stamps were designed by artist director Greg Breeding and illustrator Robin Moline to honor "America's agricultural bounty" and to commemorate the long tradition of farmer's markets across the country. The following description of markets accompanied the amouncement of the stamps at the end of May:
"Stalls brimming with fresh produce, shoppers engaged in conversation with vendors, neighbors catching up on news—farmers markets are so much more than just places to buy fruits and vegetables. They are spaces that foster community, support small farms, and boost local economies, and they offer consumers the opportunity to interact directly with the people who produce their food."
The website USPSstamps.com is now featuring a full preview with more information. You can read it here: http://uspsstamps.com/stamps/farmers-markets
These stamps make the gang here at Small Farm Central want to stop sending emails and start sending more letters! We think they would be great to use in mailing campaign to your customers. For farmers using the FarmFan Rewards Program they could even be used as one of the incentives for your fans. For example: earn 175 points and trade them in for a book of 20 farmers market stamps!
1. Live Chat Support. When one of our support staff is available, you will see a chat option on the lower right of your control panel so you can ask for help with whatever you are working on at that moment.
2. Custom Form Answers on Member Assembler Pickup Lists. You can optionally include a column for any of the answers your members supplied during their signup process. This would be most useful if people marked themselves vegan, for instance, or noted any allergies.
3. Checkout Coupon Counts. With Member Assembler checkout coupons, there is a count of how many invoices are using each coupon along with a list of the invoices for you to track use or abuse of a code.
4. Archived User Groups. When you archive user groups now, they will move to their own list rather than staying on one gigantic list. This way you can more easily access whatever groups are currently relevant.
5. Payment Request Emails. You can save the text of a new payment request email to use as a default in future payment requests.
6. Deleted Members. If you've accidentally deleted a Membership you can type "Deleted" in your Search box on the upper-right of your control panel to find a list of Deleted Members. You also have access to all of the Member Notes for that member should you need to recreate their details.
7. E-Commerce Calculated Shipping. You can add on an additional Handling Fee to cover your costs when using the UPS/FedEx/USPS calculator for E-Commerce shipping rates.
We Love Our Farmers! And we love seeing photos of what's goin on "down on the farm". With April feeling more like March this year, we're glad that May is finally bringing us the weather we've been waiting for. Everything is blooming, hatching, and arriving. Here is a photo of a new lamb from The Farm Institute in Massachusetts.
"This is a Katahdin ewe and her lamb. Katahdins are heritage breed hair sheep that shed instead of needing to be sheared. The farm institute raises 100% grassfed lamb on their nonprofit teaching farm on Martha's Vineyard." - Julie Olson Scott, The Farm Institute
While it's still a little rainy and gray in some place on this first day of May, the weather's not stopping farmer's at markets across the country from beginning to open their stalls for the season. Eager customers have begun to pull their tote bags out of closets and dust off their favorite shopping baskets in anticipation of Spring's bounty. This year, however, they'll be sure to bring a new tool to market in their purses and pockets, their mobile phone. In their bags and baskets they may gather groceries, but their cell phone will help them collect something new from their favorite farmer: rewards points.
FarmFan gives farmers and vendors the tools to drive more traffic to their market with reminder text messages, a customer rewards program, and valuable sales data. You will more about who your customers are, what they like, and reward them for shopping with you! Learn more on the FarmFan website and by watching this short video:
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FarmFan has been in a beta release period since January with 20 farms across the country, and we've been learning and tweaking to get FarmFan ready for Spring. As we tested the software at winter markets, the reception from farmers and customers was overwhelmingly positive! Check out some of the testimonials from fellow farmers here.
Back on March 6th and 7th, Small Farm Central along with the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture held our second annual CSA Expert Exchange online conference. This year's event was held over two days. We had about 130 people register for the event overall. About 50 people attended the event live during the Thursday night sessions and about 90 attended live during Friday's daytime sessions. The sessions were recorded and are available for all registrants to watch and re-watch at their leisure.
The Thursday night sessions were focused on new farmers and those new to Community-Supported Agriculture. We had two sessions – one featuring Dave Liker from Gorman Produce Farm who talked about the first five years of his farm and CSA in Columbia, MD. Dave discussed the challenges of taking his farm from just a couple dozen CSA members their first year to over 400 over the next four years. Then Shannon Jones from Broadfork Farm in River Hebert, Nova Scotia presented on their experience finding proper farming land to purchase. Her story highlighted many of the challenges faced by farmers looking to find land including water and soil issues and the indifference of banks and other lending institutions in helping out young farmers.
Friday's sessions began with Karla Pankow of Bossy Acres farm in Northfield, MN, talking about how best to use marketing and social media to get the word out about your CSA and building connections with your members. Chris Brockel from CSA FairShare Coalition in Madison, WI talked about what it means to be a CSA coalition and the projects that their group has worked on to improve CSA's for both members and farmers in Wisconsin. Then there was a session on the legal issues faced by CSA farmers presented by Rachel Armstrong from Farm Commons. Pam Dawling, who writes for Growing For Market, talked about crop planning with an eye on ensuring the necessary timing of product and growing the right mix of product to meet your customers' needs while still making a profit. The day's activities were capped off with Michael Kilpatrick of Kilpatrick Farms in Middle Granville, NY, talking about the growing trend towards customizable CSA's and some of the different models that are currently being used.
We've learned quite a bit over the two years of doing this conference. We feel strongly that this is a great way of using technology to bring a variety of people together to learn about how to continually improve the CSA model. The online conference model allows farmers across the US, Canada and beyond to get together without the time and financial costs associated with going to an in-person conference. Over the course of the coming months we'll be analyzing how we can make improvements to the conference. We'll be looking for our next batch of "experts" to work with for 2015 and we'll be looking for new ways to make the conference engaging and educational for the CSA community.
We want to again thank all off the presenters for sharing their knowledge and PASA for their help in making the conference happen. This year we also worked with some great farming organizations that have helped get the word out about the conference including AgSquared, Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service (MOSES), FairShare CSA Coalition, the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, the Land Stewardship Project, and the Virginia Association for Biological Farming. Thanks to them for their support.
Here's some feedback from our post-conference survey:
"How useful was the CSA Expert Exchange? What was your overall impression of the event?"
On a scale of 1 (not useful) to 5 (very useful), 35.7% of respondents said it was very useful, with an overall rating of 4.0.
"Based on the price you paid for the conference, do you feel this was a good value?"
On a scale of 1 (not a good value) to 5 (very good value), 26.9% of respondents said it was a very good value, with an overall rating of 3.5.
"Do you feel the material was appropriate for your experience levels?"
77% of respondents said the material was "just right" with the remaining 23% saying the material was "too basic".
"Did you find the format of the online conference worked well? Did you have any problems?"
While there were a number of concerns and suggestions about how to improve the online format, 76.% of respondents said that the "Format worked out well."
"Would you register for another CSA Expert Exchange?"
70.4% of respondents said they would attend another CSA Expert Exchange.
The archived video version of the event is still available if you are interested in still checking out the conference. To purchase the archived version, go here.
If you didn't attend this particular event but have feedback on what you'd like to see from future online seminars and conferences, please get in touch at email@example.com.
Here is a roundup of information that can help you with your final membership push as we close in on the beginning of CSA season. (If you haven't started already!)
- Member Assembler has a great tool for sending renewal reminder emails to past members. Read about it in the Member Renewal Time blog post from last March.
- The article "Finding and Keeping your CSA Members", from the Penn State Extension, outlines how your marketing tactics should be driving potential members to your farm website so that they can learn more and sign up.
-Facebook and Twitter are great ways to get quick messages out to your followers about how many available shares you have. Try a countdown campaign to push people to sign up before your CSA is sold out. Knowing that there are only a few slots left can encourage people to act quickly. Not familiar with social media tools yet? Check out this list of resources from The Land Connection.
-Tap your network. Encourage those members who have already signed up to reach out to their friends and family and offer them a referral incentive. Maybe it's an extra item in their first box, or credit they can use at your farmstand. Check out Norman's Farm Market's customer referral program. To make it easy for your members to encourage friends to join, send them an email which includes pre-written text about your CSA that they can easily forward on to their contacts. Don't forget to include instructions for the new member on how to name their referrer (You can add a "Who referred you?" question to your Member Assembler custom form). You might even want to include an incentive for the new member, just to sweeten the deal.
Good luck filling those last few slots!
Earlier this year we announced the development of new Member Assembler tools that allow you to set up a "Buy-Down" or "Market Style" CSA program. We also mentioned that more options for custom programs, like a "You Pick" CSA, were on their way. These new tools are now live in your Control Panel and we're hosting a webinar tutorial this month, so that you can learn how they work. Join Small Farm Central Senior Developer Mike Cuccaro on Wednesday April 23rd from 2:00pm to 3:00pm EST for a live demonstration on our new Buy-Down and Customizable CSA tools. The demonstration will cover the following topics:
-What is a buy-down/market-style CSA?
-How to create a buy-down Member Type
-The auto-assignment of Store Credit
-Departmental privacy settings
-Demonstration of shopper experience
-What is a customized box CSA?
-How to create items with $0 prices
-Enabling/disabling departments & privacy settings
-Setting checkout rules
-Reporting methods: MA Pickup lists, E-commerce new options
The demonstration will also include helpful tips and a question and answer session.
To register for the demonstration, click here or visit:
If you can't join us, read all about these new features in the following articles found in the Small Farm Central Knowledge Base:
Configuring a Buy-Down or Credit Style CSA
Ecommerce Advanced Checkout Rules (Configuring Customizable CSA Options)
There are a lot more farmers markets these days and lot more choices when a family wants to buy fresh, seasonal food. It's great that the rest of world has caught on to the fact that eaters want high-quality food on their plates, but this buffet of choices is one reason that farmers market sales are slack these days at some markets. This is not a foregone conclusion -- your sales at market can get better.
Farmers markets (in addition to CSAs) are still the best way for eaters to connect with farmers and get the freshest local food. It's just that a new approach is needed to get customers to come to the market.
This Spring, we have a new approach for you: FarmFan. FarmFan is a loyalty rewards and text message notification app for farmers market vendors and retail farm markets with the goal of helping you sell more to your best customers.
FarmFan will help you launch and manage a loyalty program where customers get points for shopping and then rewards at farm-generated point levels. In addition, as customers join the FarmFan program, they can opt-in the receive a short text message from you right before each week's market. This combination of rewards and communication drives traffic and sales to your stand.
We are currently in beta testing with 20 farms across the country and FarmFan will be available for anyone starting on May 1st. I encourage you to check out the website at:
Or, sign up for the 5-day email course where I'll teach you how to sell more the FarmFan way:
If you manage a CSA program that has been running for at least two years, please consider taking just a couple of minutes to weigh in on the National CSA Managers Survey. This survey will help document the changes that have been taking place in the CSA business model across the country. Participation is needed from as many CSA operations as possible in order to look at changes across regions and by characteristics of the CSAs themselves.
Don't worry, the survey is short! You'll answer 19 questions and it should take less than 10 minutes.
Here is the link to the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CSAManager
The target closing date is March 31, 2014, so don't wait!
This national project is funded by USDA-AMS and conducted, in part, through the University of Kentucky. A summary report will be made available by the end of May, posted to the USDA-AMS site and also at the UK Center for Crop Diversification, www.uky.edu/ag/newcrops. Small Farm Central will be sure to post about the results on the blog, so stay tuned!
Here's a little farmer love from one of the folks working on the study:
"I'm grateful for your commitments to local food and the CSA business model and hope you will help reflect your perceptions and experiences here. Questions about the survey itself or subsequent reports can be directed to me here: firstname.lastname@example.com. Many thanks!" – Dr. Tim Woods, Extension Professor


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The Student Wellness Initiative Toward Community Health (SWITCH) and Molson Coors Canada teamed up to serve Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday, October 10th at SWITCH from 11am – 1:30pm. With help from sponsorship support, Molson Coors Canada employees, and student volunteers, SWITCH served a turkey dinner to residents of Saskatoon's core neighbourhoods. In addition to employees lending a helping hand, Molson Coors Canada made a $7500.00 donation to SWITCH.
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For four thousand years men have marvelled at the Great Pyramid of Giza. How was it built and why? The how we don't know but by combining the latest archaeological research and state-of-the-art visual technology this BBC documentary attempts an answer.
Most archaeologists belive a system of ramps was used to drag the millions of stone blocks into place. No examples of ramps have survived at the Great Pyramid, but traces have been found around some other Old Kingdom pyramids and it is thought that at least five different systems of ramp might have been used.
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Kitchen Apprenticeships
The Tassajara Zen Kitchen Apprenticeship Program is an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in vegetarian cooking while working in a Zen kitchen that integrates Buddhist practice into every aspect of the work.
- Tassajara Cooking
- Zen Kitchen Practice and Zen Training
- Application Process
For 45 years, Tassajara cooking has nourished the growth of Zen Buddhism in America. It has satisfied generations of monks, summer students and guests with delicious and innovative meals that have earned it an international reputation.
The inspiration for Tassajara's food and cooking style comes directly from Dogen Zenji, the founder of Zen Buddhism in Japan who so revered the teaching he received from monastery cooks that he wrote a set of instructions for running the kitchen—the Tenzo Kyokun. Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, the founder of San Francisco Zen Center, supported creative expression in all aspects of life, including developing the cooking style of the Tassajara kitchen.
The residents who helped to found Tassajara created fresh styles of vegetarian cuisine, emphasizing mindful preparation and a sincere and joyful approach. Many of them went on to bring Tassajara's particular style of vegetarian cooking to the world. Drawing on skills they developed in the Tassajara kitchen, Edward Espe Brown (author of The Tassajara Bread Book), Annie Somerville (executive chef of Greens Restaurant in San Francisco), and Deborah Madison (author of Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone) helped change the way people think about vegetarian cooking. Today, the Tassajara kitchen continues to produce world-class vegetarian food, incorporating healthy approaches to cooking, seasonality, and a farm-to-table style that emphasizes the integrity of the ingredients. It continues to offer invaluable hands-on training to those interested in learning about creative vegetarian meal planning and preparation. Kitchen apprentices learn and develop their craft by taking part in all aspects of the work necessary to produce breakfast, lunch and dinner for the diverse summer community.
Zen Kitchen Practice and Zen TrainingWork has always had a special place in Zen Buddhism. Suzuki Roshi, the founder of San Francisco Zen Center, continued Zen's "chop wood, carry water" tradition by teaching that work was as important to Tassajara's practice as meditation. Immersion in a Buddhist kitchen involves wholehearted engagement in the tasks at hand, as well as attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining a harmonious workplace. Unlike a culinary school or a classroom, apprentices have the opportunity to learn how to apply Buddhist principles in the day-to-day practice of offering food to 150 guests and students every day (three guest meals, three student meals, and one picnic-style lunch buffet).
Tassajara's approach is to nourish all beings by infusing love and mindfulness into the whole process of cooking, and to take care of the monastic community by cultivating harmony and sincerity in the kitchen itself. We rely on apprentices to wholeheartedly engage with the work-practice schedule at Tassajara and the Zen kitchen practices used here.
The work at Tassajara is demanding and requires an open mind, an open heart, and a positive attitude. Conditions in the kitchen can be challenging. The pace is quick, kitchen temperatures during the summer are often high, and supplies can be limited by the remoteness of our location. The kitchen is often crowded, with many people contributing to the meals. Yet the people who work in the Tassajara kitchen feel deeply rewarded by the experience. And the food is delicious!
Kitchen apprentices are also actively engaged with Zen Buddhism by following the daily monastic schedule and participating in the life of a practicing Buddhist community. Like all other summer students, they are expected to attend daily morning and evening zazen and to follow Tassajara's guidelines for monastic behavior. In addition, apprentices study the Tenzo Kyokun or Instructions to the Cook, written in the 13th century by the founder of Soto Zen, Eihei Dogen. Tassajara practice leaders meet regularly with apprentices to help make connections between working in the Tassajara kitchen and "cooking your life."
Application Process
The dates for the upcoming summer session are April 6 through September 13, although apprentices are welcome to stay as late as September 26.
Application Timeline and Important Dates
Applications process opens: January 1, 2015
Required dates for Zen Kitchen Apprentices: April 6 - September 14, 2015
First available date to arrive: April 6, 2015
Last available date to depart: September 26, 2015
We receive applications from many qualified people, so please be aware that there is competition for acceptance to the program. We ask that you take the time to think about your responses to our questions, and provide sincere and candid answers that will enable us to understand why you are interested in the Tassajara Zen Kitchen Apprenticeship Program, what you hope to learn, and what you feel you can contribute.
What We Look for in an Applicant
Tassajara's Zen Kitchen Apprentice program attract a diverse and dynamic group of people with many skills and interests, and of varying ages and backgrounds. We look for people who have:
• A desire to learn about Zen practice within the context of living and working in a thriving Zen Buddhist community
• A passion for delicious and nutritious vegetarian food, in particular for creating flavorful and healthful meals using available ingredients
• An openness to new experience and a willingness to learn
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Good attention to detail
• Strong focus and organization, yet can adapt to changing conditions
• Positive attitudes to life and work and can balance work and play
• The capacity to enjoy the intensity of communal life in a remote wilderness setting
How To Apply for the Tassajara Zen Kitchen Apprenticeship Program
To develop a clear expectation of what this experience entails, it is essential that you read all related information carefully before completing your application.
1. The five-month Zen Kitchen Apprenticeship Program is a specialization within our regular Work Practice Apprenticeship Program. Please read the information on Summer Work Practice and Work Practice Apprenticeships.
2. To be considered for the Zen Kitchen Apprenticeship Program, you must complete and submit the Summer Work Practice Application.
3. Submit the Tassajara Zen Kitchen Apprenticeship Application.
4. Include a check for $100 ($75 Summer Work Practice Application fee plus $25 Zen Kitchen Apprentice application fee).
You will receive an email acknowledgement of your application within two weeks. If we are not able to accept you, we will notify you via email. You may also be placed on a waiting list.
Apprenticing at Tassajara is a rewarding experience that provides the opportunity to gain knowledge, skills, and experience that can be used for a lifetime. And there's a tremendous satisfaction in working with others to achieve common goals. We look forward to hearing from you and meeting you! If you have any questions, feel free to contact Tassajara by email or call 831-659-2229.


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Michael Showalter defends dinner, under duress
For those of us who've been following Michael Showalter since he was but a flop-haired 20-something on MTV's The State — where he gave us, among other absurdist treasures, Doug [1], a rebellious teenager whose cool dad gave him frustratingly little to rebel against — there is no Showalter project too silly, too cranky, too obscure to love. Whether it was Stella, Michael and Michael Have Issues, or, say, the training montage from Wet Hot American Summer [2] that burrowed its way weirdly into your heart, there's something about the comedian that's eminently, endearingly watchable.
Ahead of his appearances Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at SF Sketchfest [3], we caught up with Showalter as he took a break in the writers' room of the Rebel Wilson TV show Super Fun Night (he's a producer) to talk cats, comedy, and what makes him feel like a loser.
San Francisco Bay Guardian: You have several projects going on right now, but the first thing I need to ask about is a male-centric cat ownership guidebook you published last October: Guys Can Be Cat Ladies Too. How many cats do you have?
Michael Showalter: Right now I'm living in LA, and we have four indoor cats here. And then at our place in Brooklyn, there's a small posse of cats that live in my backyard, that are now being taken care of by the people subletting our place. At any given moment there are between three and six cats back there...so using the law of averages, I'll say I have seven.
SFBG: Why did the world need a book about how to be a male cat lady?
MS: Basically, I really took to heart the saying "Write what you know." I looked around me and said "What do you know?" As I was saying that I probably had two cats on my lap. My next book is going to be about drinking coffee.
SFBG: Since it's premiering at Sundance this week, what can you tell us about They Came Together [4] (in theaters Jan. 24) , the Paul Rudd-Amy Poehler rom-com you made with your usual partner-in-crime David Wain? Do you think it will appease the hordes of Wet Hot American Summer fans who are hungry for a sequel — or prequel, as has been discussed?
MS: I'd say it's a parody/homage to the romantic comedies of the '80s and '90s that myself and David Wain sort of grew up on and loved. It's a combination send-up/love letter, based in New York. Obviously it's got a great cast...and yeah, it's very similar in a lot of ways [to Wet Hot]. It has a lot of the same sensibility to it, the reference points, the sense of humor.
SFBG: Because I have to ask anyway: Is there still a Wet Hot prequel in the works?
MS: Yeah. We're figuring it out. But I've been instructed by David Wain not to talk about it, because we want it to be shrouded in mystery. Like the new Star Wars movie.
SFBG: Fair. Shall we talk about your podcast with Michael Ian Black [5]? How is that kind of writing different from screenwriting or, say, cat books?
MS: Topics! Topics is actually all improvised. Basically the two of us are in character as two guys who take themselves very seriously and think very highly of their own opinions. The main thing with Topics is we try not to tell jokes — we're just being these characters who are really, really serious about what they're talking about, but they don't actually know anything. We just start out with a topic and we improvise for half an hour. [Ed. note — December brought us such topics as "Regret," "The Middle East," and "Paranormal Activity." It's excellent.]
SFBG: There are some of us for whom The State is still the gold standard in sketch comedy. Do you think it would work on TV right now? There hasn't really been anything like it since.
MS: You know, I think we were very much a product of our generation. It was Kids in the Hall and The State and the Upright Citizens Brigade...and I think at that time, sketch comedy was still a kind of theatrical thing; it hadn't yet become so video-based. I don't know if sketch in that traditional sense is still as viable. But I'm sure another great sketch show will come along, figure out the next thing.
SFBG: As for Sketchfest — of the events you're scheduled to perform in, I'm most excited about the Uptown Showdown debate on breakfast vs. dinner. Can you say what side you're on?
MS: (Sighs deeply.) OK, which do you think will win, should win?
SFBG: I would say breakfast, hands down.
MS: Yeah. So I am on dinner. I did not choose to be on dinner; dinner was given to me. Here's the thing: This will be my fourth time competing in Uptown Showdown. The first time was cats vs. dogs. I was on cats, and we lost to dogs. The second time was Christmas vs. Hanukkah. I was on Christmas, and we lost to Hanukkah. The third time, last year, we did the '80s vs. the '90s, and I was on the '80s, and we lost to the '90s. So this year — dinner vs. breakfast — I already know I'm going to lose, and I'm livid about it. I'm not even joking. I could read you my emails back and forth with [the organizers] where they're asking me to do this and I'm saying I don't like it — here, I'll pull it up. I wrote, "I'm sick and tired of losing at this." I'm not being facetious. It's making me feel bad about myself. Like a loser. It really pisses me off.
SFBG: How did this happen, exactly? Who gets to choose?
MS: Here, let me find this email: "David Wain prefers that his team defend breakfast as the superior meal." Sure. What's the point? I know we'll lose. I have the Uptown Showdown curse.
SFBG: You sound pretty defeatist about this. Are you even going to prepare?
MS: Oh, yeah. I mean, don't get me wrong. When it's game time, I'll come to do battle.
Uptown Showdown: Breakfast vs. Dinner
Sat/1, 10pm, $30
Marines Memorial Theatre
609 Sutter, SF [6]
www.sfsketchfest.com [6]
[1] http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/375192/doug-and-dad.jhtml
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0_WJDige0s
[3] http://sfsketchfest.com/
[4] http://www.buzzfeed.com/jordanzakarin/amy-poehler-paul-rudd-they-came-together-david-wain
[5] http://www.earwolf.com/show/topics/
[6] http://www.sfsketchfest.com


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Shellito PC. Tumors of the Anal Region. In: Cameron JL, Cameron AM, eds. Current Surgical Therapy, Tenth Edition. Elsevier, in press.
Shellito PC (11 Jan 2005). Modern Treatment of Rectal Cancer. The DAVE Project. Retrieved Sep 3, 2007, from http://dave1.mgh.harvard.edu/ViewFilms.cfm?film_id=403
Shellito PC, Clark JW, Willett CG, Caplan AP. Case records of the massachusetts general hosptial: a 61 year old man with rectal bleeding and a 2 cm mass in the rectum. N Engl J Med 2004; 350: 2500-9.
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|Old Fashioned Apple Pie - made with mixed apples and jam and pictured with a drizzle of caramel sauce.
Old Fashioned Apple PieThis recipe is for a very basic, old fashioned apple pie, using 3 pounds of mixed apples for a nice depth of flavor, and the addition of a bit of jam or jelly as a nice little extra flavor burst. A brush of the bowl juices across the top and we've got another great recipe for the apple recipe collection!
I am of the opinion that the best pie flavor comes from using a variety of apples, one of which should be Granny Smith, because they provide that unique tang to the pie. When I decided to make this pie though, I didn't have any Granny Smith's on hand, but I did have quite a few apples left from a fruit box that I needed to use up. This pie was made with Golden Delicious, McIntosh, and Red Delicious and it turned out marvelous. The slice pictured above is drizzled with (a little too much) caramel sauce and topped with a dollop of fresh whipped cream.
This is a pretty standard old fashioned apple pie really, with two exceptions - tips I picked up from Southern Living magazine. One was to add in a couple tablespoons of jelly or jam in with the apples - they used apple jelly - but I decided on mango jelly since that happened to be what I had, and apple and mango really marry well together. Even though it was mango, I thought that it would do nothing but enhance the pie. I was right. The jelly added a nice level of richness that is simply delicious.
And the second tip, was to use a little bit of the juices from the bowl that the apples had marinated in to baste the top of the pie with. This helps to bring some of the apple flavor into the crust of the pie and gives it a pretty speckled finish from the spices.
Recipe: Old Fashioned Apple Pie©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Prep time: 30 min |Cook time: 1 hour 15 min | Yield: About 8 servings
- 1/4 cup of all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup of granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon of kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon of ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons of mango jam or apple jelly
- 3 pounds of mixed apples
- 2 pie crusts, homemade or commercial (recommend Pillsbury)
- 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons of cold butter, sliced thin
- Homemade or commercial caramel sauce, for garnish, optional
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon. Add the lemon juice and jam and stir to form a paste. Set aside.
Peel, core and slice or chip the apples and add them to the paste, gently tossing as you go. Continue adding apples and tossing them until all are cored and sliced. Stir to mix well and allow to marinate for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Place one crust into a deep glass pie plate and using a slotted spoon, transfer the apples into the crust, pressing the apples into the pie and piling them higher in the middle. Pour any juices over the top of the apples, reserving a little in the bowl for brushing. Sprinkle top of apples with the tablespoon of sugar and dot the cold butter around the top. Top with the second crust, tuck edges under and flute; cut slits in the top of the crust.
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This presentation discusses off-label use of cetuximab in the treatment of NSCLC.Presenter: R. Rosell
The advent of molecular therapeutics and anti-tumor targetted agents has at its center the much discussed and studied epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). EGFR is the protein product of the 28th exon on gene 7p11.2. The overexpression of EGFR is very commonly seen in patients with NSCLC. Cetuximab is a IgG1 monoclonal antibody with a very high affinity and specificity for the extracellular domain of EGFR. Upon binding, cetuximab blocks the transmission of downstream signals involved in various cellular functions including proliferation. The use of cetuximab in addition to standard chemotherapy has been shown to be safe and effective in EGFR-expressing tumors such as colorectal cancer and head and neck cancer. The authors of this study evaluated the tolerability and efficacy of cetuximab in combination with chemotherapy in EGFR-positive NSCLC patients.
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This is very promising study demonstrating a benefit with the incorporation of cetuximab into standard cisplatin-based chemotherapy regimens for the managament of NSCLC patients. Although the patient sample size is relatively small, this is a well-selected, pre-screened group of EGFR-positive patients. The tolerability of cetuximab with chemotherapy further confirms the non-overlapping toxicities making its applicability in the clinic more feasible. The greater response rates in younger patients is interesting and may lead to further research in this subgroup. Additionally, the improved response rates in patients experiencing skin rash on cetuximab corroborates the findings of many prior studies. It will be interesting to evaluate the survival endpoints with longer follow-up. The pending EGFR mutation analyses from this study will be particularly important in better refining and optimizing which patients are most likely to derive clinical and meaningful benefit from cetuximab.


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Fall 2014 Guest Artist Profile
Adam Cates, Director
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Adam Cates recently completed work as an assistant on A Gentlemen's Guide to Love and Murder on Broadway where it has received eleven nominations from the Outer Critics Circle Awards.
Adam directed our popular production of Anything Goes in 2012 and returns this fall for the grand reopening of the newly renovated Redfield Proscenium Theatre. Join us for a musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol. This Disneyesque production of Dicken's classic tale of redemption is a celebration of spirit not to be missed.


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An estimated 20,000 pro-gun enthusiasts braved cold weather and a national media blackout on Saturday to support their rights to own guns, according to the Daily Mail, a British tabloid. This was a true grass-roots movement, called Guns Across America, that began, according to the tabloid, when Eric Reed, an airline captain in Houston, decided that the threats to the Second Amendment coming from the Obama administration demanded a response. He started a group on Facebook called "More Gun Control = More Crime," which as of this writing has more than 19,000 "likes," and most of them kept their promise to show up at state capitols.
What he wanted to do was to send "a very, very strong message to Congress and to our president that we the people are against any more gun control." He added,
I realized that I'm part of the problem. It takes somebody to stand up and say, 'Hey, we're not going to accept this. We're against it.'
We want Americans who feel the same way to come out. We want to stand up, be united and get our point across.
To have so many of them show up at state capitols on Saturday far exceeded his initial expectations. Said Reed,
What's uplifting and encouraging is the amount of support we're getting from Americans who are against any more gun control and who are trying to help save our Second Amendment.
There's definitely a lot more out there than I imagined when I started this.
Several thousand showed up in Denver, Colorado, gathering at "high noon" on Saturday to protest the Obama administration's threats to limit citizens' rights under the Second Amendment. 1,000 showed up in Hartford, Connecticut, while an estimated 2,000 supporters protested in Albany, New York. Five hundred arrived at noon in Nashville, Tennessee, while another 500 rallied in St. Paul, Minnesota. In all there were rallies in 49 states, with many citizens carrying signs.
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