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42 U.S. Code § 300mm - Establishment of World Trade Center Health Program
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(a) In general
There is hereby established within the Department of Health and Human Services a program to be known as the World Trade Center Health Program, which shall be administered by the WTC Program Administrator, to provide beginning on July 1, 2011—
(1) medical monitoring and treatment benefits to eligible emergency responders and recovery and cleanup workers (including those who are Federal employees) who responded to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; and
(b) Components of program
The WTC Program includes the following components:
(1) Medical monitoring for responders
Medical monitoring under section 300mm–21 of this title, including clinical examinations and long-term health monitoring and analysis for enrolled WTC responders who were likely to have been exposed to airborne toxins that were released, or to other hazards, as a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
(2) Initial health evaluation for survivors
An initial health evaluation under section 300mm–31 of this title, including an evaluation to determine eligibility for followup monitoring and treatment.
(3) Followup monitoring and treatment for WTC-related health conditions for responders and survivors
Provision under sections 300mm–22, 300mm–32, and 300mm–33 of this title of followup monitoring and treatment and payment, subject to the provisions of subsection (d), for all medically necessary health and mental health care expenses of an individual with respect to a WTC-related health condition (including necessary prescription drugs).
(4) Outreach
Establishment under section 300mm–2 of this title of an education and outreach program to potentially eligible individuals concerning the benefits under this subchapter.
(5) Clinical data collection and analysis
(c) No cost sharing
Monitoring and treatment benefits and initial health evaluation benefits are provided under part B without any deductibles, copayments, or other cost sharing to an enrolled WTC responder or certified-eligible WTC survivor. Initial health evaluation benefits are provided under part B without any deductibles, copayments, or other cost sharing to a screening-eligible WTC survivor.
(d) Preventing fraud and unreasonable administrative costs
(1) Fraud
The Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services shall develop and implement a program to review the WTC Program's health care expenditures to detect fraudulent or duplicate billing and payment for inappropriate services. This subchapter is a Federal health care program (as defined in section 1320a–7b (f) of this title) and is a health plan (as defined in section 1320a–7c (c) of this title) for purposes of applying sections 1320a–7 through 1320a–7e of this title.
(e) Quality assurance
The WTC Program Administrator working with the Clinical Centers of Excellence shall develop and implement a quality assurance program for the monitoring and treatment delivered by such Centers of Excellence and any other participating health care providers. Such program shall include—
(f) Annual program report
(1) In general
Not later than 6 months after the end of each fiscal year in which the WTC Program is in operation, the WTC Program Administrator shall submit an annual report to the Congress on the operations of this subchapter for such fiscal year and for the entire period of operation of the program.
(2) Contents included in report
Each annual report under paragraph (1) shall include at least the following:
(A) Eligible individuals
Information for each clinical program described in paragraph (3)—
(i) on the number of individuals who applied for certification under part B and the number of such individuals who were so certified;
(ii) of the individuals who were certified, on the number who received monitoring under the program and the number of such individuals who received medical treatment under the program;
(iii) with respect to individuals so certified who received such treatment, on the WTC-related health conditions for which they were treated; and
(B) Monitoring, initial health evaluation, and treatment costs
For each clinical program so described—
(i) information on the costs of monitoring and initial health evaluation and the costs of treatment and on the estimated costs of such monitoring, evaluation, and treatment in the succeeding fiscal year; and
(ii) an estimate of the cost of medical treatment for WTC-related health conditions that have been paid for or reimbursed by workers' compensation, by public or private health plans, or by New York City under section 300mm–41 of this title.
(C) Administrative costs
Information on the cost of administering the program, including costs of program support, data collection and analysis, and research conducted under the program.
(D) Administrative experience
Information on the administrative performance of the program, including—
(i) the performance of the program in providing timely evaluation of and treatment to eligible individuals; and
(E) Scientific reports
(3) Separate clinical programs described
In paragraph (2), each of the following shall be treated as a separate clinical program of the WTC Program:
(A) Firefighters and related personnel
(B) Other WTC responders
The benefits provided for enrolled WTC responders not described in subparagraph (A).
(g) Notification to Congress upon reaching 80 percent of eligibility numerical limits
The Secretary shall promptly notify the Congress of each of the following:
(1) When the number of enrollments of WTC responders subject to the limit established under section 300mm–21 (a)(4) of this title has reached 80 percent of such limit.
(h) Consultation
The WTC Program Administrator shall engage in ongoing outreach and consultation with relevant stakeholders, including the WTC Health Program Steering Committees and the Advisory Committee under section 300mm–1 of this title, regarding the implementation and improvement of programs under this subchapter.
Source(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXXIII, § 3301, as added Pub. L. 111–347, title I, § 101,Jan. 2, 2011, 124 Stat. 3624.)
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Updated 8/7/09
New CDC Recommendations for the Amount of Time Persons with Influenza-Like Illness Should be
Updated 7/25/09
CDC Expert References Summer Camps in July 24 Press Briefing
July 24, 2009 CDC Press Update: Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center on Immunization [2] and Respiratory Diseases, references summer camps.
http://www.cdc.gov/media/transcripts/2009/t090724.htm [3]
July 24, 2009 Media Reporting
Updated 7/15/09
The camp community is a preparedness community practicing protective behaviors and relationships. Click here [8] to view innovative protective behaviors from the camp community
Updated 7/13/09
Please review the CDC's H1N1 Flu Web site for recent updates: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/ [9]
Updated 7/9/2009
Preparing for H1N1 and the upcoming flu season
A message from Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, who are leading the efforts to prepare our Nation for the coming flu season.
Fellow Americans,
This spring we were confronted with an outbreak of a troubling flu virus called 2009-H1N1. As the fall flu season approaches, it is critical that we reinvigorate our preparedness efforts across the country in order to mitigate the effects of this virus on our communities.
Today, we are holding an H1N1 Influenza Preparedness Summit in conjunction with the White House to discuss our Nation's preparedness. We are working together to monitor the spread of 2009-H1N1 and to prepare to initiate a voluntary fall vaccination program against the 2009-H1N1 flu virus, assuming we have a safe vaccine and do not see changes in the virus that would render the vaccine ineffective.
But the most critical steps to mitigating the effects of 2009-H1N1 won't take place in Washington — they will take place in your homes, schools and community businesses.
Taking precautions for this fall's flu season is a responsibility we all share. Visit Flu.gov to make sure you are ready and learn how you can help promote public awareness [10].
We are making every effort to have a safe and effective vaccine available for distribution as soon as possible, but our current estimate is that it won't be ready before mid-October. This makes individual prevention even more critical. Wash your hands regularly. Take the necessary precautions to stay healthy and if you do get sick, stay home from work or school.
We are doing everything possible to prepare for the fall flu season and encourage all Americans to do the same — this is a shared responsibility and now is the time to prepare. Please visit Flu.gov to learn what steps you can take to prepare and do your part to mitigate the effects of H1N1 [10].
Take Care,
Updated 7/7/2009
I talked to a representative from the CDC today. We understand that there are a great deal of conflicting messages circulating about the H1N1 virus. To clarify, at the present time the CDC have not changed their guidance and are not aware of any State Department of Health that has done so. It is acknowledged there is a great deal of study and consideration around H1N1 guidance BUT TO DATE there have been NO modifications of the CDC guidelines.
As a national association, we will continue to promote the CDC guidelines.
I continue to field many media calls about summer camp and the flu. Each time I have an interview, I stress that the health and safety of children is of paramount importance to camp professionals. I express to them that as professionals we have all heightened our standards and due diligence in regards to screening, monitoring, training, and best practices around sanitation and hygiene. I have shared with them our commitment to partner with parents and health officials in order to ensure children and youth are able to have these extraordinary camp experiences.
I recognize and appreciate all the hard work that each of you are doing in order to manage this health threat. Your response is admirable.
Thank you,
Updated 7/7/09
Join ACA's H1N1 Message Board [11] (ACA Members Only). Share your questions and solutions regarding H1N1 at your camp with fellow directors. Ask questions...get answers and advice...from others who are experiencing outbreaks at their camps.
Updated 6/24/09
Parents are asking questions this summer regarding H1N1 and camp. ACA CEO Peg Smith addresses parent concerns and encourages families to work with their individual camp directors on specific questions in this short video.
Updated 6/16/09
The American Camp Association® (ACA) is working with the Association of Camp Nurses and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to carefully monitor the H1N1 Influenza situation, and provide regular updates and information to our camps. ACA health and wellness standards require accredited camps to have an established procedure in practice to carefully screen for illness, injury, and communicable diseases. In addition, ACA-accredited camps are following best practices for universal precautions, including hand washing and site and facility sanitation. At this time, parents are encouraged to contact camps directly with specific questions. Additional information on H1N1 can be found at www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/camp.htm [12].
Updated 6/15/09
Camp is Opening: Suggestions for Responding to Influenza-Like Illness (ILI)
Updated 5/27/09
Going into the Summer with H1N1: Information for Camp Professionals
Updated 5/19/09
Centers for Disease Control Offers H1N1 Flu Guidance to Organizations Hosting Summer Camps
H1N1 (Swine Flu): Information for Child Care Providers [15]
Updated 4/30/09
The World Health Organization has moved the H1N1 Influenza threat from Phase 4 to Phase 5. This means that H1N1 is increasingly more adaptive to humans and more established within the human population. When I consider the impact upon our camp community, this tells me that we should (a) increase our personal protective behaviors and (b) become more intentional in our plans. Read about recommendations and key messages [20].
Updated 4/28/09
There is current information gathered from various sources at: http://www.pandemicflu.gov [21].
Updated 4/27/09
The H1N1 Influenza challenge is currently a "moving target." There aren't firm answers for a lot of our camp questions but, nevertheless, there are some things we can do to keep ourselves in the best position to address the problem. Currently, these include:
Access to reliable information in order to effectively respond to parent and/or staff questions as well as make decisions that are appropriate for one's camp. Suggested resources are:
Awareness – now – of campers and staff who live in areas currently impacted by the H1N1 threat. Depending on how the illness tracks in that country/location, things could get interesting. This is a "know about but wait and see before taking action" placeholder.
For camps currently hosting clients and/or user groups: Consider where these folks are from and the load of illness in that area. Contact the local Department of Health if concerned about bringing this group to camp; local officials can help make a decision regarding feasibility. At this point, the load of illness in the U.S. is currently small and segregated to specific geographical locations (although I expect that to change).
Staff Resources
Consider your supply of protective equipment, especially access to facial masks, gloves and sanitizing options for both hands and surfaces. If the Swine Flu threat starts to increase, consider providing protective equipment to help minimize potential impacts. These recommendations are based on what we currently know; they may change as we learn more about this flu.
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CARBONVILLE - Our loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend, Lula Fay Twitchell Jensen, age 78, passed away peacefully March 3, 2012 at Castleview Hospital in Price while surrounded by her loving family.
She was born April 20, 1933 in Randlett to Ezra and Bertha Kindal Boren.
Married Carl Twitchell in 1950. He died Feb. 26, 1996. She later married Vernon Jensen Feb. 14, 2004 in Huntington.
Lula was a very "Classy Lady" who had a lust for life. She loved camping, hunting, horse back riding and family get togethers. Lula enjoyed sewing western clothes, cooking and canning. She enjoyed the Grassy Trail Riding Club.
She will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Survived by her husband, Vernon Jensen, Carbonville; sisters, Wanda (Myron) Slaugh, Vernal; Lela Pape, Price, Connie Boren, Vernal; Ebby (Ally) Brown, Ogden; children, Wes (Kathy) Twitchell, Ft. Duchesne; Bruce Twitchell, Price; Janet (John) Armstrong; five step children, Debra Lynn (Warren) Oviatt, Robert (Cheryl) Jensen, Thomas (Christine) Jensen, Janet Deveraux, Gordon (Shauna) Jensen; 34 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; close friends, Abel Aragon, Elsie Ware and Steve Knight.
Preceded in death by her parents; siblings, Edna Brown; Alberta Smuin; Verda Thompson; Clinton Twitchell; Lorenzo Boren; Darrell Boren; Beula Blackburn.
Funeral Service, Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 2 p.m. Mitchell Funeral Home. Family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6 - 7 p.m. and Wednesday one hour prior to service at Mitchell's. Interment, Cliffview Cemetery, Price. Arrangements entrusted to Mitchell Funeral Home of Price where friends are welcome daily and may share memories of Lula online at www.mitchellfuneralhome.net.


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Book your room at La Quinta Inn & Suites Miami Airport East
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1 mile from Miami International Airport, this hotel is 6 miles from downtown Miami and within 10 miles of Miami beaches.
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La Quinta Inn & Suites Miami Airport East provides complimentary Continental breakfast and airport and cruise terminal transportation.
Wireless Internet
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La Quinta Inn & Suites Miami Airport East is 1 mile from Miami International Airport, 5 miles from the Port of Miami, and 6 miles from the American Airlines Arena in downtown Miami.
Complimentary airport transportation is provided every half-hour 5 AM - 11 PM daily (hours subject to change). Complimentary transportation is also offered to (but not from) the Port of Miami, with a four-person maximum; guests must make reservations at check-in. Parking is complimentary for guests for up to seven days.
A daily continental breakfast and weekday USA Today newspapers are also complimentary. A business center, computer station, and a meeting room measuring 300 square feet (38 square meters) is provided, as well as an outdoor pool, and fitness facilities.
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A complimentary Continental breakfast is provided each morning.
This hotel does not have any restaurants but there are several dining options in the surrounding area.
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La Rosa
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
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This property offers transfers from the cruise terminal. Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.


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D.C. United
Though the end result was another draw, there were a few great GIFable moments in Saturday's 3-3 stalemate with D.C. United at Toyota Park.
For starters, Quincy Amarikwa perhaps showed the best finish of any of the 10 goals he's scored across all competitions this year to give the Fire a 1-0 lead...
His celebration after the fact was simple, yet effective...
Then Quincy went and earned this penalty kick, his league-leading fifth of the season...
Jeff Larentowicz redeemed himself for his penalty miss from the week before, bagging his fifth goal of the season...
And then D.C. United did what they did, leading to Matt Watson's first career MLS and Chicago Fire goal...
And the celebration...
The Fourth Round draw for the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup occurred Friday morning at Soccer House in downtown Chicago and with MLS teams entering at this stage, the process was much more elaborate than the straight forward flips from last week's Third Round draw.
Before I lay out how it unfolded, a few bullets to keep in mind…
- I was incorrect in my earlier tweets and statements that a USL PRO affiliate could not be matched with its partner MLS club. I'm a busy guy and sometimes you just have to admit you're not perfect, sorry!
- The only affiliate relationship that needed to be separated for this draw was that of the LA Galaxy and LA Galaxy II who are both owned by the same party.
- USL PRO side Orlando City and their PDL side Orlando City U-23s, are both in the tournament but could not be matched up at this stage as MLS teams must be matched with a lower league pairing.
- Chivas USA was the only MLS club to not apply to host a Fourth Round Open Cup match.
With those done, I will underscore that the most important principle to keep in mind for how pairings are determined comes from Page 7 of the 2014 U.S. Open Cup Handbook. It states:
"After each Third Round pairing has been determined, each Division I (MLS) team entering in the Fourth Round will be matched geographically to play the winner of a specific Third Round pairing. Instances where a logical geographic fit doesn't exist will be resolved by random selection."
As all business as a selfie can be prior to walking into Soccer House...
Upon arrival to Soccer House, Competition Secretary Paul Marstaller handed me a sheet of paper with four geographic groupings, plus a wild card pool. The most straightforward grouping was the top table which featured eight Third Round matchups across from eight MLS teams that made "a logical geographic fit" with those lower league pairings.
The pairings with the result of the coin flip are below. Teams that are not bolded either did not have a suitable home venue or didn't apply to host (U.S. Soccer did not distinguish the reason on this sheet).
|Brooklyn Italians SC (NPSL)/New York Cosmos (NASL)
|New York Red Bulls (MLS)
|Dayton Dutch Lions (USLP)/Indy Eleven (NASL)
|Columbus Crew (MLS)
|RWB Adria (USASA)/Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USLP)
|Chicago Fire (MLS)
|Minnesota United FC (NASL)/Des Moines Menace (USASA
|Sporting Kansas City (MLS)
|Laredo Heat (PDL)/Ft. Lauderdale Strikers (NASL)
|Houston Dynamo (MLS)
|NTX Rayados (USASA)/San Antonio Scorpions (NASL)
|FC Dallas (MLS)
|Arizona United SC (USLP)/Oklahoma City Energy FC (USLP)
|LA Galaxy (MLS)
|Fresno Fuego (PDL)/Sacramento Republic (USLP)
|San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)
For the local Fire fans, I was able to take OFFICIAL VIDEO documenting the Fire's winning coin flip:
The second grouping of matchups pooled three Northeast MLS sides with three lower league pairings. Of note here, Marstaller said that because the Harrisburg City Islanders and Baltimore Bohemians are about equidistant to D.C. United and Philadelphia Union, a flip off between the two sides would be done to determine which club would host the winner of that Third Round Matchup.
Based on alphabet, D.C. United was assigned heads and Philadelphia tails, with the Union winning. Because neither Harrisburg or Baltimore applied to host, no flip was necessary as hosting rights defaulted to the Union.
|Harrisburg City Islanders (USLP)/Baltimore Bohemians (PDL)
D.C. United
Philadelphia Union
United's loss on their first flip resulted in them moving down to the next pairing of two lower league matchups where a similar flip had to occur between New York Greek American Atlas/Richmond Kickers and Reading United AC/Rochester Rhinos to determind who would be D.C.'s opponent.
New York Greek American Atlas (USASA)/Richmond Kickers (USLP)
Reading United AC (PDL)/Rochester Rhinos (USLP)
|D.C. United
Again, determined by alphabet, the New York/Richmond matchup was assigned heads while the other was assigned tails and the coin again flipped to tails matching D.C. United with Reading/Rochester.
This moved New York/Richmond down to a matchup with the New England Revolution and then flips were done to determine the hosting rights for those two matchups with both lower league matchups winning with heads. For the purpose of clarity, here is how that final grouping looked:
|Harrisburg City Islanders (USLP)/Baltimore Bohemians (PDL)
|Philadelphia Union
|Reading United AC (PDL)/Rochester Rhinos (USLP)
|D.C. United
|New York Greek American Atlas (USASA)/Richmond Kickers (USLP)
|New England Revolution
The third grouping was a product of Chivas USA being the only MLS club not to apply for hosting rights. Because of this, Marstaller needed to pair them with lower league matchups in which both clubs applied to host, of which there were two: Atlanta Silverbacks/Chattanooga FC (heads) and Charlotte Eagles/Carolina Railhawks (tails).
A coin flip was done to see who would host Chivas and landed tails giving Charlotte/Carolina the hosting rights. This pushed Atlanta/Chattanooga down to the very ending "Wild Card Pool".
Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL)/Chattanooga FC (NPSL)
Charlotte Eagles (USLP)/Carolina RailHawks (NASL)
|Chivas USA
The fourth pool featured the PSA Elite/LA Galaxy II matchup paired against four MLS teams that were within geographical proximity. While both lower-league teams are based in Southern California, because PSA Elite also did not apply to host, Chivas USA could not be thrown into this group.
The most interesting part of the process Friday was the flip-off between four MLS clubs to determine who would play Galaxy II/PSA Elite.
Again determined by alphabet, Colorado/Portland and Real Salt Lake/Seattle Sounders did a preliminary flip. Both losers in that round (Portland & Real Salt Lake) were moved into the final Wild Card pairing, then Colorado and Seattle did a final flip, with Seattle winning again (which should keep Sigi Schmid somewhat happy) and Colorado also falling to the Wild Card group.
|PSA Elite (USASA)/LA Galaxy II (USLP)
Colorado Rapids
Portland Timbers
Real Salt Lake
Seattle Sounders
One final flip was done to determine the hosting rights for that match with Galaxy II/PSA Elite winning and presumably, since PSA Elite did not apply to host, Sigi will be their biggest fan.
|PSA Elite (USASA)/LA Galaxy II (USLP)
|Seattle Sounders
After all the flips above were done, the Wild Card pool looked like the below table, with MLS clubs placed on the right according to alphabetical order. Because of the odd number of matchups, coin flips could not be used to determine who would play each other so Marstaller placed three slips of paper marked "A", "B" and "C" into plain envelopes. As the matchup moved down from the initial Chivas USA grouping, Atlanta/Chattanooga was assigned "C" while the other two lower-league pairings were assigned "A" and "B" based on alphabetic order.
Orlando City U23s (PDL)/Charleston Battery (USLP)
Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL)/Orlando City (USLP)
Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL)/Chattanooga FC (NPSL)
Colorado Rapids
Portland Timbers
Real Salt Lake
Marstaller then went down the alphabetic list of MLS sides and drew the slips of paper from the envelopes. When all three matchups had been finalized, final flips for hosting rights occurred, concluding the fourth round Open Cup draw. You can see how the envelopes were drawn and the winner of the flips below:
|Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL)/Orlando City (USLP)
|Colorado Rapids
|Orlando City U23s (PDL)/Charleston Battery (USLP)
|Portland Timbers
|Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL)/Chattanooga FC (NPSL)
|Real Salt Lake
Following the draw, Marstaller said the published fourth round scenarios would not be accompanied Friday by match dates yet. This is because the Fourth Round has three possible match dates over an eight-day span. With USL PRO and the PDL, along with amateur sides having league games between the June 10-18 Fourth Round window, all clubs that have the potential to host a Fourth Round match will have the weekend to give their preferred hosting date before U.S. Soccer balances the already scheduled league games. Because of the logistical process, hosting dates are expected to be announced sometime next week.
A comprehensive list of who won hosting coin flips can be found below.
|Brooklyn Italians SC (NPSL)/New York Cosmos (NASL)
|New York Red Bulls (MLS)
|Dayton Dutch Lions (USLP)/Indy Eleven (NASL)
|Columbus Crew (MLS)
|RWB Adria (USASA)/Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USLP)
|Chicago Fire (MLS)
|Minnesota United FC (NASL)/Des Moines Menace (USASA
|Sporting Kansas City (MLS)
|Laredo Heat (PDL)/Ft. Lauderdale Strikers (NASL)
|Houston Dynamo (MLS)
|NTX Rayados (USASA)/San Antonio Scorpions (NASL)
|FC Dallas (MLS)
|Arizona United SC (USLP)/Oklahoma City Energy FC (USLP)
|LA Galaxy (MLS)
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|New England Revolution
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|Chivas USA
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|Portland Timbers
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What is it going to take for Frank Yallop to get his first regular season victory as head coach of the Chicago Fire?
Following Saturday's dramatic 1-1 tie at home to the New England Revolution, the Fire are now without a win in seven MLS games after an opening day defeat at Chivas USA and six subsequent ties as their season has yet to fully take off.
However, four of those seven games were on the road, so if the Fire can pick up all three points at home to Real Salt Lake on Saturday, May 3 after a bye week, the complexion of the season, and more importantly the table, will suddenly look a whole lot better.
Thankfully for Yallop and his coaching staff, the Chicago fan-base have shown remarkable patience and understanding as he tries to impart his philosophies and footballing ideals on to this new group of players.
Yallop came to the Fire with a proven track record in the MLS following a lengthy professional career in England and on the international stage with Canada.
His vast experience in England and early MLS successes as a coach with San Jose Earthquakes has given Yallop, who recently celebrated his 50th birthday, the confidence to remain calm despite the relatively disappointing start to the campaign.
When speaking about the team, their attitude, their effort in training and their prospects for the season, Yallop hasn't changed in his thinking since his arrival at Toyota Park last October. If anything, he is more optimistic now than before the season began.
He sees a group of players that have shown significant signs of progress in the short time he has been with them and he believes that their first win is about to come. Yes, he believed it would come at home to the Red Bulls. Away to DC.
His confidence in himself and his team still intact, he insisted the win would come with the visit of the Union to Toyota Park. And again, a week later, there was an assured statement that the win would arrive on the road in Montreal.
Looking back, it is possible to see where and how three points may have been won in any of these games, with a little luck or a hint of good fortune. Mike Magee's late penalty miss against Philadelphia. Late saves by the Impact's Troy Perkins from Patrick Nyarko and Magee that would have earned the Fire their first win.
Juan Luis Anangono's penalty miss against New England last time out was another glaring example of a missed opportunity and another occasion where the Fire should have sealed the three points their efforts over the previous 90 minutes deserved.
The reason no one has pushed the panic button just yet, is largely down to the quality of play produced each week, the vast amount of chances being created and the overall level of entertainment served up by Yallop and his attack-minded tactics.
No other team has had more shots this campaign at 101, while only the Montreal Impact have hit the target more often, 38 times to the Fire's 35 (which they tie with the Seattle Sounders, Vancouver Whitecaps and Sporting Kansas City).
They are the fourth highest scorers after seven games with 10 goals, while Quincy Amarikwa is tied for second on the goalscoring list with four.
There are significant signs of improvement since the side's defeat at Chivas, with Yallop's influence gaining momentum with each and every game.
Having struggled to assert themselves in the possession stakes in the opening three games, the Fire have enjoyed more of the ball than their opponents in their last three games.
This has translated itself into more goalscoring opportunities, with the Fire amassing an impressive 54 shots to their opponents' 17 over the last three games.
Which suggests to me that they are doing well defensively, restricting other teams to an average of six shots per game, while also creating enough themselves to comfortably win games.
That has not happened thus far, but surely it is only a matter of time.
There have been several other positive features to Yallop's tenure, most notably his willingness to give youth a chance. Earlier in the year, he insisted that he would select players on merit rather than reputation, and he has stood by that assertion with the likes of Harry Shipp, Benji Joya, Greg Cochrane and Victor Pineda all getting a chance to impress.
Add to that the blossoming central defensive partnership of Jhon Kennedy Hurtado and Bakary Soumare, which has impressed in recent games despite the concession of 11 goals, and it is clear to see that the Fire have a solid base upon which to build.
His faith in the wing play of Nyarko and Shipp has also reaped reward with both players contributing to the fluent, incisive build-up play down both flanks that has been a feature of the Fire's games thus far.
And with reigning MLS MVP Magee improving with every game following his early season injury problems, and his effective link up play with Amarikwa showing real signs of promise, surely that first win will come sooner rather than later.
Stats at a glance (the Fire read first):
|Possession %
|Pass Accuracy
|Chivas USA
|44.7% / 55.3%
|Portland Timbers
|38.5% / 61.5%
|New York Red Bulls
|42.6% / 57.4%
|D.C. United
|49% / 51%
|372 / 383
|Philadelphia Union
|53.2% / 46.8%
|Montreal Impact
|56.2% / 43.8%
|New England Revolution
|51.9% / 48.1%
Alright class, we've already been through what #QuincyTime is... and if you were sleeping through the lesson here it is again, but nothing really explains it better than these two GIFs below, made possible by a nice meg from Patrick Nyarko to equalize the score on Saturday...
Frank Yallop, Chicago Fire Head Coach and Director of Soccer
On how he felt entering the match
"Confident, you know, we have not lost in two matches and I always look at the positive if I can, and you know we haven't lost in three, that's the way I look at it. We haven't won a game yet this season but again, it's not easy to win games, especially away from home in this league so we are looking forward to playing at home next weekend and hopefully we can get that in."
Sean Johnson, Chicago Fire Goalkeeper
On the team's defensive effort:
"I thought it was good, to be fair. I thought it was just a bit unfortunate. The second goal there was a bit of pinball action around. They got good forcing and I thought we had some similar situations where we had the ball in their box and things didn't really fall our way, but that's just the way it goes, that's soccer for you. I think we've done well and at the end of the day we've got to look at it. We got a point. We came in and I think we deserved three. We played well enough to get three, but it is just up to us to really push over that hump and turn the ties into wins."
On the tough field conditions:
"It's alright, I mean it's part of the game. We train in Chicago – it's been snowy, it's been rainy, it's been cold, so the conditions we are used to. You know, so it's nothing we don't see on a regular basis. The conditions were tough, but at the end of the day, we are professionals, it's what we signed up for and we deal with it."
Quincy Amarikwa, Chicago Fire Forward
On having three consecutive draws
"It's the third straight game we got points, I mean that's how you got to look at it. Not dropping points, especially on the road, is huge in this league. If you look at teams that make the playoffs on a regular basis, they don't lose, they at least get a draw or a win and you know that's how it goes. And if we can come away with points every single time on the road, I will take them."
On the difficult conditions
"You know, whenever it is raining like that it can get a little slick and hard to control the ball at times. You saw that last play; Pat played a good ball in behind that took a touch, on a regular field that holds up, for me today, it skips away. Just the elements you've got to deal with, and hopefully it starts clearing up everywhere across the league because everywhere we've been, the elements haven't been too kind to us."
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After picking up a point in the home opener against Supporter's Shield winners New York last week, the Fire head to D.C. looking to steal all three points for the first time this season (LIVE 3pm CT on NBC Sports Network).
D.C. are in transition and are also in search of their first win. Here are some things to look out for from a tactical perspective:
Continuing to attack with pace - utilizing Alex
Against New York last week, the Fire looked very dangerous on the counter attack when Alex was given space to run at the Red Bulls defense. Not only was the Brazilian able to beat players 1v1 but he drew defenders out of position, opening up space for players like Mike Magee and Quincy Amarikwa to move into.
In D.C.'s last match away in Toronto, Ben Olsen's team was also incapable of defending against the quick counter attack. Michael Bradley and Co. found it much too easy to bypass the lone United defensive midfielder Perry Kitchen who received little help from his fellow midfielders.
I expect D.C. to deploy another central midfielder to help out Kitchen against the Fire, but if the Men in Red can continue to break with that much pace and the interplay between Alex, Magee and Amarikwa continues to improve, the Fire should fare well on Saturday.
More attacking play from wide - taking advantage of D.C. team not fully settled
Against New York last weekend the Fire were forced into making changes at both outside back positions due to injury and suspension respectively.
Matt Watson and Greg Cochrane have had barely any time to work with their new teammates since their recent moves and it showed at times in last week's game. Against D.C., where there is a good chance both will start again, I look for an improvement in the attacking play from both players.
It will also be interesting to see how Watson/Shipp and Cochrane/Joya combine down each flank after another week's worth of training together. While there is certainly a weakness in the D.C. midfield, a balance between attacking down the middle and from the wings is necessary.
With so many new players on the field for D.C., positioning, especially defensive positioning, is a major problem. This was quite obvious in the Toronto match, with D.C. players often gesturing to one another in an attempt to determine who to mark.
If the Fire can get Watson and Cochrane forward to support the attack, it will pin D.C. back and could benefit the away team.
Keeping Eddie Johnson isolated and limiting set pieces - making it harder for D.C. to find the net
D.C.'s most notable offseason acquisition was striker Eddie Johnson, who on his day is one of the league's best strikers. In his first two games however, Johnson was an isolated figure up front, managing only 1.5 shots according to the website Who Scored.
The Fire's defense did a fine job shutting down Thierry Henry last week and will be looking to do the same against Johnson and perhaps register a first shutout of the season. D.C. have yet to score this year but are a major threat from set pieces with players like Jeff Parke, Bobby Boswell and Fabian Espindola looking to get on the end of quality deliveries from Luis Silva.
D.C. got men in the box at any opportunity against both Toronto and Columbus and I expect it to be no different on Saturday. After giving up yet another goal from a set piece last week, the Fire coaching staff will no doubt be encouraging the players to keep their concentration, especially against a team desperate to pick up its first points and goal of the season.
Prediction: 2-0 Fire with goals from Alex and Quincy Amarikwa.
Stephen Piggott is a contributor to Chicago-Fire.com. Follow him on Twitter @Irish_Steve.
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MANASSAS, Va. (WUSA) - A man accused of being the East Coast Rapist decided not to plead guilty in Prince William County court.
Aaron Thomas of New Haven, Conn. is charged with abducting three teenage trick-or-treaters in the county in 2009 and raping two of them at gunpoint in a wooded area.
"I don't know which is right and which is wrong. I don't know what I'm doing," said Thomas in court on Tuesday morning.
Thomas is allegedly responsible for 17 sexual assaults from Virginia to Rhode Island over 12 years.
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Thomas was arrested in New Haven in March 2011 after authorities began tracking him and a cigarette butt from Thomas was used to make a DNA match, according to authorities. Thomas was transported to Virginia in November 2011.
All of the attacks attributed to the East Coast Rapist occured at night. Authorities say he stalked and studied his victims in neighborhood he knew well.
Thomas reportedly grew up in Berryville, Virginia. He went to high school in Prince George's County, Maryland.


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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwired) -- 08/12/14 -- Michael Eisen, co-founder of the open-access journal PLOS (Public Library of Science), has joined Faculty of 1000's International Advisory Board.
Faculty of 1000 (F1000) is the publisher of three unique services that support and inform the work of life scientists and clinicians: F1000Prime, F1000Research and F1000Posters. F1000Prime is a comprehensive directory of top articles in biology and medicine, each individually recommended by a Faculty of over 11,000 life scientists and clinical researchers (including 9 Nobel laureates). F1000Research is an open science journal covering the life sciences, where articles are published first and then peer-reviewed after publication by invited referees. The peer reviewer names and comments are all visible. In addition, the data behind each article are published and downloadable.
F1000's International Advisory Board consists of highly respected global experts who advise F1000 on broad policy issues and on its development of new products and services. Other names on the advisory board include Bruce Alberts, Michael Bishop, Dame Kay Davies, Steven Hyman, Mary-Claire King, Sir Keith Peters, Elizabeth Robertson, Arthur Rubenstein, Gerald Rubin, Alan Schechter and Hans Wigzell.
Michael Eisen is professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development at the University of California at Berkeley and is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator. He co-founded PLOS in 2000 and serves on the PLOS board and the Academic Steering & Advocacy Committee of Open Library of Humanities. Eisen joined F1000 in September 2001 as a Faculty Member in the Genomics & Genetics Faculty.
Welcoming Eisen to the board, Chairman Vitek Tracz said, "We are thrilled to have Michael on the International Advisory Board. Michael has been with F1000 since the birth of the Faculty, and is a leading figure in the study of genomics. His knowledge and insights both as a scientist and as an innovative science publisher will add substantially to Faculty of 1000."
Michael Eisen commented, "I am honoured to be invited to join an advisory board that contains so many esteemed leaders in their fields of science. Faculty of 1000's post-publication peer review service is already an important way in which researchers and clinicians can keep up with their reading and, with plans in development for upcoming new features, I look forward to helping shape the future F1000 services."
For more information, visit http://f1000.com/prime.
About Faculty of 1000 (F1000):
Faculty of 1000 offers three unique services that support and inform the work of life scientists and clinicians:
F1000Prime - an expert curated guide to the top research papers across 32 fields in biology and medicine
F1000Research - an innovative open science journal offering rapid publication and open peer review
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Members of F1000's executive team have helped to create and launch many successful online scientific resources, including the world's first open access publisher - BioMed Central.
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About the Language & Culture Learning Center
Welcome to the Language and Culture Learning Center (otherwise known as The Language Labs) at Sonoma State University. The Center is intended to contribute to a globally-focused liberal arts and science education that will allow students to become global citizens both at home and abroad as they learn to participate in an ever more interconnected, diverse and complex world. Language and culture learning experiences are at the core of this transformative, life-changing education as our students learn new ways of being in the world, and seeing themselves and other people. The Center has the goal of being a place of information and inspiration for the teaching and learning of language and culture.
The Language & Culture Learning Center @SSU is guided by several principles:
- Intercultural, global-local learning
- Quality of student learning experience
- Innovation
- Community, collaboration & interaction
- Critical awareness of diversity
In order to provide globally transformative educational experiences for our students, we are creating a new Language & Culture Learning Center @ Sonoma State. It is a new dynamic, multi-purpose, learner-centered learning space designed around human interaction, digital media and wireless technologies in Stevenson Hall. A central piece of this project is the recent renovation of our current 1028 Stevenson Hall Language Lab, an out-dated facility that no longer met the needs of a global educational experience.
As a unique feature of SSU, the new Language & Culture Learning Center is designed to:
- create an accessible and inviting space for language and culture learning in the residential setting of the SSU undergraduate experience;
- provide a technologically-enhanced, pedagogically-flexible, multi-purpose space dedicated to learning languages in an intercultural setting;
- provide state-of-the-art digital language and culture learning technology and materials;
- increase language learning possibilities at SSU through multiple study options (e.g. self-study; hybrid courses) and a wider choice of languages, particularly strategic and less-commonly taught languages (e.g., Chinese, Arabic);
- prepare our students to study and work in global, multilingual and multicultural situations in the United States and abroad;
- foster interaction between SSU students coming from diverse backgrounds in the United States and from abroad;
- offer a venue for connecting SSU students to larger local and global communities.
Think of this space as a contact zone where the local meets the global, where the experience of learning to be, to think and interact within and across languages and cultures transforms lives.
Embodying these principles and goals, the Language and Culture Learning Center provides a number of ongoing and future activities available to lower-division students in Modern Languages & Literatures, as well as to the broader campus community. These learning activities include (but are not limited to):
- Conversation groups mediated by expert speakers;
- Viewing and discussing international audio-visual/digital material in pairs and groups;
- Reading and discussing print and digital texts with cultural content;
- Access to digital and online learning programs, particularly for self-study and hybrid courses;
- Study/tutoring individually and in groups in a space dedicated to language learning;
- Hands-on, project-based assignments that interface with language learning curriculum and the use of technology;
- Service Learning projects that connect SSU students to diverse language communities in Sonoma County (e.g., Spanish language learners to Spanish speaking communities);
- Assessment (placement testing, make-up tests);
- Intercultural events (e.g., films, lectures, club meetings);
- Information on language learning opportunities, SSU language programs, student language clubs, and study abroad programs;
- Classroom space dedicated to foreign- and second-language courses.
Why We Changed Our Name
In moving beyond the traditional "language lab" model , the Language and Culture Learning Center is dedicated to Sonoma State University's liberal arts mission of graduating students who have the ability to think critically, socially, and ethically.
Reflecting SSU's membership in the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), the Language and Culture Learning Center is committed to experimenting with and critically evaluating its practices in order to become ever better at its focused educational mission, consistent with SSU's recognition of cultural diversity and intellectual diversity as integral to its educational program , the Language and Culture Learning Center recognizes that language is more than words; it is a way of being in the world, and language learning ultimately involves understanding the world through the lens of other ways of seeing, feeling, hearing and communicating.


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The majority of the marketing that you do will be visual marketing. Not only is visual information processed through the brain faster then textual information, but visuals also have a better retention rate. We remember 40% of what we see, but only 20% of what we read. Check out more facts about visual vs. text marketing in this infographic from Huffpost.
This month we'll be talking specifically about how to present your merchandise in a visually engaging way, to catch the attention of your customers in person and online. Here are six tips to keep in mind whether you are constructing a dynamic market display or crafting a post on Facebook.
Customers like to feel like they can pick from a bounty of items, so show them
that you have plenty to offer. A photo of a nice big harvest is an impressive site!
Too much visual clutter will make it hard for customers to see what you are offering.
Space out items you are showcasing so that each product is easier to distinguish.
There might be an ugly food trend happening, but it's still a good idea to show your
best goods...unless you've got a really weird looking veggie, then see tip number five.
Customers are attracted to choice. Show them all the different products that
you offer so they know when they shop from you they will find something they want.
People are attracted to familiar things that are presented in a new and interesting way.
Display your items in a novel way and your customers will want to show and share with
their friends, creating a buzz for your products.
Color attracts people and can be used to enhance some of the other tips listed above. For example,
showing richly colored items will highlight quality. Grouping colors together can create a sense of
abundance while putting contrasting colors next to each other will make your items stand out.
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We can't talk about food trends all month without finally giving a big nod to our favorite one: the local food movement. The concept of eating locally is not as new and trendy as say, eating like a caveman, but it has been mentioned on food trend lists for at least the last 10 years. The growth in popularity of this long-standing trend has turned "eating locally" into a whole movement and for some people, a lifestyle.
A trend that's growing within the larger local food movement is the concept of "small batch" goods. Consumers who are committed "locavores" are looking to source more and more of their food staples close to home, beyond the staple items thay can get from their farmer. While some farms have found success with value-added goods that they make in small batches directly on their farm, other farmers are following the trend by partnering with small batch food producers who need local sources for the ingredients they use to make products like craft beer, artisianal cheese, and gourmet pickles.
The Story Behind One of America's Most Coveted Butters - Yahoo Food
Farmers: This Lady Wants Your Bones - Modern Farmer
Distillers of small batch spirits and brewers of craft beer and hard cider are on the hunt for local ingredients. They have created such a demand that some farmers have even switched from growing produce to growing hops. We caught up with Jessica Schneider of Schneider's Hop Haus in Ohio who, after starting her hop farm in 2013, finds herself right in the midst of a growing food trend. Jessica had this to say about her success marketing local hops:
"Hops have a knack of marketing themselves right now. We know that we are fortunate to be in our third growing season, which is the first potential for a full harvest, right as the craft brewing scene is percolating in Ohio. The last two years, our modest harvests have sold out the same day that we took the bines down. Social media, community connections, and coordination with the collaboration of hop growers around us have proven to be very effective marketing techniques, thus far."
Read the full interview, featured on the Schneiders Hop Haus blog, to find out how Jessica was inspired to start the farm, where hop farming is headed, and other food trends that are popping up in Ohio. Then check out her post on this new food trend: eating hop shoots.
Craft Distiller Wants to Save Small Farms - Modern Farmer
Taste For Cider Promts New Apple Varieties - Capitol Ag Press
Demand For Local Hops Continues To Grow - Daily Inter Lake
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"Trending" is a term used to describe those topics that people are sharing and posting about online. In a more general sense, the term represents anything that's currently popular and that people are talking about. You can find out what foods and ingredients are trending right now by using social media to follow people and outlets that report about what's new in food. Here our two favorite sources for food news:
HuffPost Taste: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/taste/
On Twitter: @HuffpostTaste
NPR's food blog, The Salt: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/
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We mentioned earlier this month that you can create your own food trends. "Eating with the seasons" is a concept that continues to gain in popularity and it's really easy to encourage this through marketing. Show your customers and fans what's "trending" right now (i.e. what's in season) on your website, in your farm newsletter or in a text message.
Here are some sample images that we made for you to share or use for inspiration for your own food trends:
You can make similar combinations of images and text online (we used www.canva.com) or just post a picture and use the post to explain it.
Twitter's platform is especially suited for posting about and keeping up with trends. Hashtags are used to group together posts about the same topic and are searchable so they generate lists of similar content. For example, when we post tips to help you market your farm on Twitter, we use the hashtag #farmmarketing. Other people use that tag as well, so if you are looking for farm marketing tips you can search this hashtag and come up with a list of relevant posts. Here is an image that we that made for specifically for sharing on Twitter, based on a hashtag that was trending earlier this month:
While we included the hashtag in the image, you will still need to add it to your Tweet for it to be searchable. You can read more about hashtags here.
PS. Check out our Pinterest page Small Farm Marketing for more ideas and shareable content.
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When it comes to new food trends, not everyone is ready to try the next new thing. But you don't have to start planting vegetable hybrids or catching crickets in order to jump on the food trend bandwagon.
Below are some recipes that you can share with your customers and fans that capitalize on current food trends and highlight some common foods in a new way. Visit the Small Farm Central Facebook page and SFC Twitter account for images to share on social media.
Lacto-Fermented Ginger Carrots by Girl Meets Nourishment
Pickled Blueberries by Chef Tyler Kord on Saveur.com
Rutabega Gnocchi with lemon and thyme by Samantha Turnbull on Produce Made Simple
PS: Word on the street is that just like kelp, cauliflower is "the new kale" and that peas are replacing soy as the go-to plant protein.
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Recently, Twitter was buzzing with the news that "kelp is the new kale" a suggestion made by this recent article on "The Salt", NPR's food blog. At first, I was a little concerned. Was kale, a great CSA and farmers market crop, going to fall out of favor to a food that can't always be cultivated locally? But this news is not as bad as it sounds, since food trends can present great marketing opportunities for farmers. Here are three things to keep in mind to help you use current food trends to your advantage, whether you're are selling kale, kelp, or kohlrabi.
It can take years for new foods to reach a level of mainstream consumption. Seaweed, for example, has been building popularity for about 4 years. This means that you can easily to stay on top of ongoing trends and focus what's relevant for you and your customers.
While there are certainly "foodies" who are looking for the next new thing, most people are not ready to add crickets to their diet. But, you can still capitalize on the popularity of these foods by offering offering up new recipes that feature trends as well as highlight your products. Here is a recipe that we posted on our Facebook page that combines trendy kelp with our favorite staple, kale.
You might have little room in your farm planning to try out a new crop or variety, but you can make your tried-and-true crops new again. Think of newness from the perspective of your customer. There are goods that you sell that they haven't tried yet, so you can still introduce them to new flavors and ingredients, even if they don't feel that new or trendy to you.
Many food news outlets, food blogs, and food critics post their predications for emerging food trends at the beginning of the year. They also keep a pulse on what chefs are doing and what's popular in other countries that might catch on here. Here are a few sources: The Kitchen Daily & Everyday Health, but a quick online search of "foods trends" will also do the trick.
PS. Check out this clip from the TV show Portlandia which features Steve Buchemi as a struggling food executive who's been assigned to market celery as trendier food.
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Marketing is hard and you are too busy farming to keep it top of mind. There are too many options: email, facebook, and Twitter and there's not enough time in the day.
However, marketing is also vitally important if your farm sells directly to customers. A farm without customers is just a big compost pile.
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The fall harvest is a time when food seems bountiful and we take the time to reflect and give thanks for what we have. Two "food days" in October remind us of the people who work hard to provide this bounty and they encourage an awareness of the issues that threaten their life's work.
Coming up on October 16th is World Food Day, an annual event organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to bring awareness to world hunger issues. Since 2014 is also the International Year of Family Farming, this year's World Food Day theme is: "Family Farming: Feeding the world, caring for the earth". The theme has a broad scope and, according to their website, addresses:
"the significant role of family farming in eradicating hunger and poverty, providing food security and nutrition, improving livelihoods, managing natural resources, protecting the environment, and achieving sustainable development, in particular in rural areas."
Check out the World Food Day website for videos, infographics and more information about how to get involved.
Later in the month, on Octber 24th, is Food Day, a national event hosted by a coalition of over 100 partner organizations. Food Day "envisions food that is healthy, affordable, and produced with care for the environment, farm animals, and the people who grow, harvest, and serve it." This year they are bringing a special focus to food justice issues like access & equality, farm & food service workers, hunger & obesity and even junk food marketing.
Check out the the Food Day website to find activities in your area, and to read more about the issues they are tackling. Their resources is filled with great information for sharing including infographics about food justice.
We are adding a new position to the Small Farm Central team, Farmer Success Specialist. This position entails supporting our customers as well as developing and implementing a plan to reach out to existing customers to ensure they are having success with the software.
This is a Pittsburgh-based position at our East Liberty offices.
We have been working with an illustrator to develop some stock images of CSA boxes that look like this:
This is conjunction with a feature for Member Assembler which will allow associating an image with each member type to give members a better visual feel for what each box looks like as they are making their selections. You will be able to upload your own image or use one of these illustrations.
Do you think these illustrations will be useful?
In honor of National Farmers Market Week, The Farmers Market Coalition announced the winners of their first ever poster contest. Check them out below or click here:
The crew at Small Farm Central is especially excited for the winner of the Best EBT/Incentive Program Poster, Pittsburgh's own Just Harvest! Their Fresh Access program has been enabling Pittsburgh CitiParks Farmers Markets customers the ability to purchase tokens with their debit cards, credit cards, and SNAP benefit cards which in turn can be used to buy goods from the market vendors. Not only has it made shopping at farmers markets more convenient, but it's made the market more accessible for everyone!
Here are some other updates and articles that were written in celebration of National Farmers Market Week:
Thousands of Reasons to Celebrate National Farmers Market Week - USDA blog
Farmers' Market Values - New York Times Online: The Opinion Pages
Farmers Markets & Urban Agriculture - Sharing the Bounty - HuffPost Food: The Blog
FMC Celebrates National Farmers Market Week in DC - The Farmers Market Coalition website
And here's another smart infographic about farmers markets from The Farmers Market Coalition to share on your websites. Be sure to check out their website for more great resources to promote your market.
Keep spreading the word about shopping at local markets and be sure to keep on celebrating through the weekend!


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HURRICANE MILLS, Tenn. (July 26) - Motorcycle-Superstore.com will have a strong presence all around next week's Red Bull AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn's Ranch.
As always, every rider in ever moto will be eligible for the Motorcycle-Superstore.com Holeshot Award. Over the course of the week, there will be more than 100 Motorcycle-Superstore.com $100 gift certificates handed out to the holeshot winners.
"It has been a successful program at every event we've introduced it to," said Tim Clark, director of Sports Marketing for Motorcycle Superstore. "It's a great incentive for the riders. Even though you might not finish on the podium in the race, if you get a good start, you are going to get an award from Motorcycle Superstore."
Clark added that this is the fifth year of the Motorcycle-Superstore.com Holeshot Award.
Also back in the mix is the Motorcycle-Superstore.com Bell Helmet contingency program. Out of hundreds of riders who applied to wear the specially painted Bell Helmet, 86 have been selected to represent Motorcycle-Superstore.com at the National Motocross Championship.
Returning for a second year as a Motorcycle-Superstore.com Bell Helmet rider is Addison Emery IV, who finished second last year in 250 C Stock with moto finishes of 2-2-1 during the week. This year he'll compete in 250 B Limited and 2-Stroke B/C 16+ as part of the Bell Helmet program.
Jazzmyn Canfield, the 12-year-old Florida-based racing sensation, also is part of the Motorcycle-Superstore.com Bell Helmet team.
"This is my favorite track and my favorite race," Canfield said. "I love the feeling of just being there with my family and having fun with them. I hope to race this event for the next five or six years, as long as I can.
"I want to do all I can to promote girls racing in this sport. There are a lot of girls out there who want to be part of the sport but maybe they need a little more encouragement and support. I'm going to do my part, for sure."
Riders wearing the Motorcycle-Superstore.com Bell Helmet receive contingency bonuses in the form of gift certificates based on their moto finishes.
"It's exciting to have so many promising young riders on board with us," Clark said. "It's going to be a busy week, it always is. However, it's also going to be exciting for everyone on the Motorcycle-Superstore.com team."
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Source(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 932; Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263, § 42,68 Stat. 1241; Pub. L. 85–315, part III, § 121,Sept. 9, 1957, 71 Stat. 637; Pub. L. 96–170, § 2,Dec. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 1284.)
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Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 41(12), (13), and (14) (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 24, pars. 12, 13, 14, 36 Stat. 1092).
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1954—Act Sept. 3, 1954, substituted "section 1985 of Title 42" for "section 47 of Title 8" wherever appearing.
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SOUTH BURLINGTON–The North Country girls basketball team's season came to a close on Wednesday night when they fell to the Rice Green Knights 70-34 in the opening round of the Division One play-offs.
"We fought until the end, and it was very emotional," said coach Christiane Brown.
The Falcons played a strong first quarter, keeping the Rice scorers at bay, and after one it was 12-8 Knights.
Said Brown, "It was a great first quarter. We did not let their top guard Hailee Baron to get the ball, as Anna held her to just one point in the entire game."
But, with Noelle Pinard sitting due to foul trouble, the Green Knights upped their game in the second, scoring twenty-seven points to North Country's ten, and it was 39-18 at the half.
Rice went on to add thirty-one more points in the second half, cruising into the second round with the 36 point win.
Anna Bingham and Emma Joslin each had seven points in the loss, and Noelle Pinard had six and six rebounds.
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11:25 am, NVMC – Enforcer Mitch Fritz is on the ice with the Islanders at practice this morning at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
The 6-8 Fritz is wearing a yellow practice jersey, along with hip surgery-recovering Mike Sillinger. Scott Gordon also has the following trios:
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I've wondered lately if I'm the only one in the Castle Valley having second thoughts about having a nuclear power plant in our back yard.
I had misgivings about it right fromthe start. But now I have more than misgivings.
Perhaps we shoul see if it's too late to change this. I live within 40 miles of four coal fired power plants and I don't have to have any fear about the kind of catastrophe that Japan is going through. why not a coal fired power plant? We have plenty of coal in this area and plenty of miners to dig it. This is a serious problem and there is no way they can ssure us tht it will be safe.
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Airbus lands order for 102 jets; Boeing gets nod for six 777s
Lufthansa has ordered 100 Airbus single-aisle jets, including 70 A320 new engine option family aircraft like the one shown here.
Lufthansa's $11.2 billion order to Airbus included a request for two more A380 super jumbo jets.
Airbus delivered the 100th A380 super jumbo jet on Thursday. The aircraft was handed over to Malaysia Airlines at Airbus' delivery center in Toulouse, France.
The order consists of 70 of Airbus' A320 new engine option aircraft as well as 30 of the existing model of A320 jets. Germany's Lufthansa Group also agreed to buy two additional A380 super jumbo jets.
The $11.2 billion value for Lufthansa's order is based on list prices, from which jet makers like Airbus tend to discount.
"We are delighted to add again two more A380s to our fleet and together with the 100 new A320 Family aircraft these new jets will contribute to cutting our operational costs significantly," Nico Buchholz, executive vice president, Lufthansa Group Fleet Management, said in a statement.
The Lufthansa Group already has 10 A380s and 271 A320 family aircraft in service.
The request pushes Airbus close to the 2,000-order mark for its upgraded A320neo aircraft, said John Leahy, Airbus' chief operating officer for customers.
The Lufthansa Group also said on Thursday that it will purchase six Boeing Co. 777-300 Extended Range jets for Swiss International Airlines. The order, valued at $1.9 billion at list prices, hasn't been finalized yet.
Also on Thursday, Airbus delivered the 100th A380 jet. The super jumbo was delivered to Malaysia Airlines at Airbus' delivery center in Toulouse, France. The A380 is in its sixth year of commercial service and is being flown by nine airlines.
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