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A blog about my journey with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome including HHV 6, EBV, C. Pneumonia, Bartonella, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, and Biotoxin Illness
Thursday, April 8, 2010
SSDI Hearing in Four Days...
My body does not function before the afternoon hours. I'm worried about fainting. If I did faint the Judge would postpone the hearing so I need to be able to get through this thing. When I went for my endoscopy which was scheduled at 8:30 I could barely function. I keep telling myself that if I need to lie down to answer the Judge's questions then that's what I'll do. Okay, so maybe I'm just as nervous about the outcome as I am about how I'll feel at that hour.
Yesterday and today I had two episodes of the bad right upper quadrant pain. It only lasted a few minutes but it is right around my gallbladder area. It felt like some sort of spasm. I was a bit alarmed by the pain and thankful it didn't last. I called the hospital where I'm supposed to get my HIDA scan to test my gallbladder functioning. They said they could have me come in on Tuesday but obviously that won't work so I scheduled it for Thursday. It's at 8:30 a.m. I tried for later on but one has to fast for 4 hours prior.
I am still trying to schedule the brain Spect Scan. I need to get that done prior to starting stem cell treatments. It looks like I'll also need to get a bone scan of my jaw. My doctor is wondering whether or not I have a hidden jawbone infection which would explain my sometimes high White blood cell count and the worsening of my symptoms over the past 6 months.
What is such a drag is that the medical tests all cause me to crash. I don't like using up what tiny energy I have on medical tests.
Things are proceeding with the stem cell stuff. I'm going to follow Dr. Cheney's protocol. My doctor has ordered Dr. Cheney's Cell Signaling Factors and Mutaflor. I'll do the CSF's twice a day. His protocol can be found here. I'm trying to find his latest DVD's which discuss oxygen toxicity and also explains in general terms what his protocol is. He also has a brief summary of stem cell updates on his blog.
In the meantime I'm continuing to work on my spirituality which I believe is as important as working on my health.
Oh, I've decided to go gluten free once I get the HIDA scan results.
I'm spending very little time on the computer these days so I'm behind in emails, blogging, as well as reading blogs but I'm trying to do a tiny bit every other day until after my hearing and after the HIDA scan.
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- Lee Lee said...
Best of luck with the hearing! I tell you it was a huge weight off my shoulders once I had all that stuff out of the way and I felt like I could actually just focus on my health rather than all that other crap.
I am also still getting the right upper quadrant pain but my Dr's have worked out what mine is and what to do about it. For me it is pancreas not gall and it is related to diet allergy stuff and bacteria which all influences my CFS.
If you do decide to go gluten free I can send you some fab but easy little recipes. I can't spend more than 10 minutes in the kitchen at a time so I have found things that you can prepare and cook with ease that are gluten free!
Good luck matey. xx
- April 8, 2010 at 5:08 PM
- Renee said...
You are in my thoughts and prayers Terri. There is so much going on in your life right now with the hearing, all the tests and your other health issues...Goodness! You have alot of courage and I am sure the strength you need will be there too!
Sending gentle cyber hugs your way....
- April 8, 2010 at 6:21 PM
- Toni said...
I hope the hearing goes well, Terri. It will be a good thing if the judge sees you at your worst. I'm sure adrenaline will see you through and ensure you don't faint (although, if you're like me, there will be payback for using adrenaline). But in this case, it will be worth it and as Lee said, once it's done, you can concentrate on your health.
I'll be thinking of you on Tuesday.
- April 8, 2010 at 6:24 PM
- Alison said...
Hi Terri,
I think you've mentioned you're on armour thryoid, don't know if you still are. I was on it for six months, and when I saw Dr. Cheney the first thing he did was take me off it. I think he said he takes all his patients off it now. His reasoning is, everyone with CFS is in heart failure (diastolic dysfunction) and you do not give thyroid medicine to people with heart failure because it makes them worse. It made me feel better at first, but overall it was damaging.
My thyroid levels were actually in the normal range when I went on it, but my doctor put me on anyway because she said I had all the symptoms of hypothyroid. If that is how it was with you, you might want to consider getting off it. If you actually have a thyroid problem though, I assume that's different.
Just wanted to check. Good luck with the hearing,
- April 8, 2010 at 6:43 PM
- Jessica said...
I'll be thinking of you (the night before, because I don't function that early in the morning either!) In fact, when my pacemaker replacement surgery was scheduled at 7:30 in the morning and I had to be there at 7, I actually burst into tears because I knew I'd get no sleep that night. Sometimes I can't fall asleep until 5 am! So I feel for you.
That's pretty exciting about the stem cell treatment! I'll be praying that it works for you and that your hearing goes well. Take care.
- April 8, 2010 at 7:28 PM
- At Home on the Rock... said...
Good luck at the hearing, Terri. I'm thinking of you. I know what you mean about the medical tests being so draining. (((Hugs)))
- April 9, 2010 at 2:40 AM
- Jo said...
Hang in there girl! Fatigue anxiety is the pits but you will get through it moment by moment. It'll be interesting to see if the gluten free diet helps. I know I'm better off wheat and dairy. Your determination is an inspiration. Take care ((()))
- April 9, 2010 at 3:03 AM
- Pris said...
Wishing you luck, too! If you need to lie down, do so! i wake early but my brain doesn't function well until later either, so I totally understand!
Sending hugs.
- April 9, 2010 at 4:15 AM
- PJ said...
Oh, bless you. My thoughts are with you; hearings are so emotionally draining. I settled just to avoid any more of that even though I know I could've gotten more in court. We each do what's best for ourselves and I wish you a speedy resolve and a speedy recovery.
- April 9, 2010 at 8:42 AM
- Kerry said...
Sending you wishes that you can feel as peaceful as possible at your hearing tomorrow morning Terry.
Do you have medicine for your OI, such as Midodrine? If not drinking salt water before the hearing might help you keep standing. Sue at "Learning to Live With CFS" suggested adding lime, which I do now and it tastes pretty darn good. It doesn't work miracles, but it can help the fluid stay in the vessels better than without it. Fainting is a part of CFS for many, so if you do, even though it would be hard to reschedule your hearing...you would be spreading awareness of this debilitating illness.
One minute at a time, one breath at a time. Please let us know how it goes Terry.
- April 12, 2010 at 7:24 PM
- Sue Jackson said...
Wow, the stem cell treatment sounds intriguing and promising. I hope it helps!!
- April 13, 2010 at 4:20 PM
Hi. I just came around to your blog tonight, from a post on the Phoenix Rising Forum. I can really relate to alot you are blog about. I have had ME/CFS (although unidentified) for at least 22 years, when I had a severe viral illness leaving me hospitalized, affecting my heart, liver, and spleen, w/ headache and stiff neck and photophobia.
Anyway, it is good to make the connection. I only discovered other people with this illness, after struggling all these years to get by, a few months ago, on the PR forum. Was always too brain fogged for internet and never found help in earlier years.
OK, so I'm WarriorSeeksPeace there (was CFIDS warrior, initially, and then changed it to emphasize the struggle with acceptance, vs. resignation, without giving up the fight for a miraculous recovery).
I also went to Lee Lee's blog, and enjoy the energy there very much.
Thanks for your blog(s).
It would be great to get to know you in chat sometime. I have become a really private person, so prefer to remain anonymous as possible, until I get to know people.
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A Brief Look at the Future of the Red Sox Pitching Staff
Yesterday, 'Jacobyluvr' posted a comment with some great questions regarding the future some of the Red Sox's young pitching stars. Here's my take on them:
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Yikes! Two invites for fantasy baseball – cofb put a call out also. Maybe we can join together. I've never played but I'll try. I agree with your take on our pitchers – but I think I would like to see Masterson stay in the pen. Do you not see Wakefield as being a part of the rotation this season? While I might not like it – I think we might see Buchholz being traded. Especially for some more catching. And I echo your sentiment – Tek, just get it down already! Sign the contract!
Do your league on ESPN and call it something like MLBlogs league or something that shows we are from MLBlogs. As for Lester he should start 2 or 3. We shouldn't rush him. Clay ahould start the season in the bullpen and as for Masterson I like him in the bullpen right now.
Very nice guys you have there! John Lester's no hitter was amazing and I can remember it clearly. Lester deserves to be in the starting rotation.
I really want to read Jane's book. It looks very interesting!
I gave my take on the Torre book drama in my new post. Honestly, I don't see the big deal, but w/e..
And I styll haven't joined the craziness of Fantasy Baseball.. but I might come around one of these days.. or not, lolz.
– V [ http://flairforthedramatic.mlblogs.com ]
I can't wait for Jane's book! I went online and ordered some of her other books too. I don't know when I will have time to read them but I can't wait.
I might like to join your league but I am just not sure how much time I have this semester. It is super busy!
Julia: We'll have to see what happens with the Varitek situation to know what will happen with Buchholz.
Bob: I think COB is starting one up that'll be called MLBlogs or something.
Hyun Young: At least we won't have to wait long for Jane's book!! Jon Lester's no-no was beautiful
V: I'll check out the post now. MLB Network said the Blogosphere was buzzing with Torre's book.
Lissi: I've heard it's quite time consuming. Hopefully we can do it!!
LOL, Elizabeth. I understand your hating the Yankees, but I'm so glad you don't hate me! Just remember that I grew up loving them and they're in my DNA. I'm a slave to my addiction.
Jane: Don't worry, I think I'll be able to get past the Red Sox bashing and what not. After all, if I wrote a book there would be some Yankee bashing in there.
Great anaysis on your pitchers! I really like those three guys, they are great pitchers. When are you going to find the time for fantasy baseball? I don't think I could ever do it because I would get addicted and I don't really have the time!! I read the except from Amazon, too, and Jane's book looks really funny!
Wow, so cool! I really didn't expect such an awesome response!
I liked your article, but I think Cal is too high on your list. He always seemed to recieve a pass because of the streak. In no way am I downplaying that accomplishment, but he was not better than A-Rod. I think they placed him right where he belongs.
Second, you are really set with pitching and I think Lester will become an ace for you guys. I know that no hitter showed the potential this guy has (I'm still waiting on that Mets no hitter)
Lastly, if you want to join a fanatsy league I can help you out. I was the league champ two years ago and finished third last year.
Caroline: So naturally you hate Joe Torre. I'm sure you won't even touch his book!
Kaybee: I have no idea where I'm going to find the time for fantasy baseball. I barely have enough time to blog (then again, that's probably because I procrastinate a lot).
Jacobyluvr: Glad you enjoyed it!!
Mike: I think you're right in the sense that he may be a bit overrated because of that incredible feat of consecutive games. The thing that bothers me about A-Rod is that he always chokes in the clutch. And I'd greatly appreciate the help!!


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Before heading to Kansas City, Mo., for the Championship Rounds of the CBE Classic, the Cougars will go to Malibu, Calif., to take on Pepperdine (Nov. 16) in a rematch of last year's Cougar Hardwood Classic. From there WSU heads to the Sprint Center for the CBE Classic. The Cougars will open the tournament against Kansas in the second game of the Semifinal Doubleheader (Nov. 19). The two teams will tip-off following the game between Texas A&M and 2012 NCAA Tournament-participant Saint Louis, which will begin at 4:30 p.m. PT. Last season the Jayhawks fell to Kentucky in the championship game of the NCAA Tournament. The following day, Nov. 20, WSU will take on either the Aggies or Billikens in the consolation game at 4 p.m. PT on ESPN 3, or the championship game following that one on ESPNU.
"We're excited to be a part of the CBE Classic and have the opportunity to face such a traditionally strong opponent, Kansas, in the semifinals," Bone said. "Like our last couple of tournaments, it gives us a great opportunity to face high-caliber opponents while gaining national exposure."
The day after the football team hosts Washington in the Apple Cup, the Cougar hoopsters will host Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 24) at Beasley Coliseum. WSU hosts 2012 CIT-participant Idaho (Nov. 28) and Portland (Dec. 1) before Gonzaga comes to town Wednesday, Dec. 5. Last season Gonzaga reached the third round of the NCAA Tournament. The home team has won each of the last three meetings in the series between the Cougars and Bulldogs.
Washington State hosts two more games at Beasley Coliseum (Fresno State, Dec. 9 and Jackson State, Dec. 13) before heading to Seattle for the Cougar Hardwood Classic at KeyArena. This season the Cougars host Buffalo, which also appeared in the CIT last season, in the event scheduled for Friday, Dec. 21. With the majority of students gone for the Christmas holiday, WSU will head to Kennewick, Wash., to conclude nonconference play against Idaho State (Dec. 29).
The Cougars will open up their Pac-12 season hosting 2012 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) semifinalist-Washington in early January. The game is tentatively set for Saturday, Jan. 5, but changes could be made to the entire Pac-12 schedule due to the Pac-12 Networks. The network schedule won't be released until late August and at that time dates will be confirmed. WSU will face the listed opponents at those locations during each weekend of conference play, but the actual game dates may slide between the conference television windows between Wednesday and Sunday.
"We are excited to play all our Pac-12 games on television via the Pac-12 Networks," Bone said. "It gives our entire league the exposure we deserve and allows Cougar fans all over the country to experience Washington State and Pac-12 basketball. I expect a competitive conference once again this season."
The following weekend, Washington State will head to the Bay Area to take on Stanford (Jan. 9) and California (Jan. 12). Stanford won the 2012 NIT, while California was one of two Pac-12 schools to make the NCAA Tournament. The Cougars hosted the two teams last season, but didn't face them on the road due to the conference expansion which added Colorado and Utah last year. WSU will not host the Bay Area schools this season.
The Cougars return to Beasley Coliseum to host Utah (Jan. 16) and Colorado (Jan. 19) for the first time since the two teams joined the league. Last year's Pac-12 Tournament-Champions, the Buffaloes reached the third round of the NCAA Tournament in 2012.
WSU hits the road again to take on 2012 NIT Participant-Oregon in Eugene, Jan. 23 (home, Feb. 16) and Oregon State in Corvallis, Jan. 26 (home, Feb. 13). The Cougars and Beavers met four times last season, two during conference play, once in the Pac-12 Tournament and for the final time in the semifinals of the College Basketball Invitational (CBI). WSU took three of the four games from OSU.
Washington State hosts the Arizona schools to end January and begin February with Arizona State coming to town Jan. 31 (away, Feb. 20) and Arizona Feb. 2 (away, Feb. 23). Last season the Wildcats appeared in the NIT. The Cougars complete the first round of Pac-12 play at USC and UCLA, Feb. 7 and 9, respectively.
The Cougars take their final Pac-12 trip to Seattle to face the Huskies, March 2. WSU will host its final Pac-12 home games in early March as it takes on UCLA March 6, before honoring its three seniors, Mike Ladd, Reggie Moore and Brock Motum, March 9 as the team hosts USC.
This season's Pac-12 Tournament will take place in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, March 13-16.
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Nov. 6 Tuesday SAINT MARTIN'S (EXH) PULLMAN TBD
Nov. 10 Saturday EASTERN WASHINGTON& PULLMAN TBD
Nov. 14 Wednesday UTAH VALLEY& PULLMAN 7 p.m.
Nov. 16 Friday at Pepperdine Malibu, Calif. TBD
Nov. 19 Monday Kansas# Kansas City, Mo. ESPN2 7 p.m.
Nov. 20 Tuesday Saint Louis/Texas A&M# Kansas City, Mo. ESPNU/3 4/6:30 p.m.
Nov. 24 Saturday ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF PULLMAN TBD
Nov. 28 Wednesday IDAHO PULLMAN TBD


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En español l The health care law — officially the Affordable Care Act — adds a number of benefits and protections to the coverage you already receive with Medicare.
1. Closes the doughnut hole
If you have prescription drug coverage under Medicare Part D and fall into the coverage gap, or doughnut hole, your out-of-pocket drug costs will be greatly reduced in the future. You'll get discounts on brand-name and generic prescription drugs while you are in the doughnut hole. These discounts will continue to increase until 2020, when the doughnut hole will disappear. Here's how:
The percentage discounts for brand-name drugs, by year:
2013: 52.5% | 2014: 52.5% | 2015: 55% | 2016: 55% | 2017: 60% | 2018: 65% | 2019: 70%
The percentage discounts for generic drugs, by year:
2013: 21% | 2014: 28% | 2015: 35% | 2016: 42% | 2017: 49% | 2018: 56% | 2019: 63%
However, everyone on Medicare Part D will still have out-of-pocket costs for premiums and copayments, just like now before you reach the doughnut hole.
You will still be responsible for paying your premiums and deductible, as well as 25 percent of your prescription drug costs until you reach catastrophic coverage.
If your costs exceed the catastrophic coverage level, you will be responsible for only 5 percent of your prescription drug costs for the rest of the year.
2. Covers more preventive care
If you have Medicare, you can now work with your doctor on a prevention plan to keep you as healthy as possible. The additional preventive benefits include:
- A yearly wellness visit
- Screenings for diabetes and certain cancers. This includes mammograms, colonoscopies and other preventive screenings
The yearly wellness visit is different from a physical. A physical is a more extensive exam. You may choose to have a physical at another visit with your doctor, but Medicare generally will not pay for this service.
If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, you will need to see if your plan pays for a physical exam; otherwise, you will be responsible for payment.
3. Helps improve access to primary care
To ensure that primary care providers are available to give you quality care, the law:
- Gives primary care providers who treat people with Medicare bonus payments for providing quality care
- Gives incentives to physicians and nurses who provide primary care in areas with doctor shortages
4. Cracks down on waste, fraud and inefficiency
You are probably concerned about health care fraud. Scams and fraud take money from the Medicare program. The health care law:
- Provides extra resources to fight fraud and abuse in Medicare
- Puts in place more tools to catch those who fraudulently bill Medicare


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A night at the opera in Hawley
August 28, 2013 —
HAWLEY, PA — Harmony Presents will host Dorothy Stone, a world-class opera and concert singer, in the Boiler Room of the Hawley Silk Mill on Saturday, August 31 at 7:30 p.m. A highly regarded and acclaimed opera singer, Stone's achievements include receiving the Paris Opera AROP career grant, coaching the operatic repertoire with legendary soprano Regine Crespin in Paris, singing in Moscow's Tchaikovsky Hall as the American representative of the International Tchaikovsky Competition and singing for the late French President Francois Mitterand. Stone was also an adjunct professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
Get tickets in advance online for $18 and receive 20% off your bill at Glass Wine Bar & Bistro after 9:30 p.m. on the day of the show. Tickets at the door cost $22. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.harmonypresents.com, email email@example.com or call 570/588-8077. Wine, beer and light snacks are made available by Cocoon Catering during the show.
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In my previous post, I explained how to create a Domino WebService for querying a mail database for calendar event.
Now I will take it one step further and explain how to create a WebService for creating and updating calendar events.
To create a Domino WebService, open Domino Designer and add a new Web Service Provider.
Paste the complete code into the "Declaration" section of the Web Service editor window.
All you need to do now is to specifiy the "Port Type Class" - "CalAppointment" in the WebService properties panel and you're ready to go.
Testing of the WebService to create an appointment with SOAP-UI is shown below:
As a result of the post we get back the Lotus Notes Unique ID of the appointment.
This ID could e.g. be stored into Salesforce as a custom field when you want to link the calendars between Salesforce and Lotus Notes.
The WebService also allows to store a Salesforce Unique ID (which could refer to an appointment in Salesforce) as an extra field into Lotus Notes.
And here's the result:
Now if we want to change the event, we can call the WebService "UPDATECALENDERAPPOINTMENT" and e.g. change
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Family Fun
Craft Time: Stained Glass Heart
by MamaMandee
January 26, 2013 at 1:54 PM
Stained Glass Heart
Difficulty: Easy
Age: 3 and up
Parental supervision is recommended
Young and old alike will enjoy making this pretty stained glass-style window ornament for Valentine's Day.
What you'll need:
- Waxed paper
- Crayon shavings (adults can shave crayons with a scissors or knife)
- Scissors
- Iron
- Hole punch
- A few inches of string or ribbon
How to make it:
- Fold a piece of waxed paper in half. Draw half a heart with the center of the heart at the fold. (See photo.)
- Open the waxed paper and place it flat on your work surface.
- Sprinkle/place the crayon shavings on the waxed paper. Little ones may sprinkle randomly, while older kids may want to make a pattern with the shavings. A light layer of shavings works best. (See photo.)
- Cover the waxed paper with an additional piece of waxed paper. Put a paper towel on top of the waxed paper (this will protect your iron), then have an adult iron the two layers of waxed paper together on low heat. (See photo.)
- Cut out the heart image (see photo). Punch a hole near the top of your heart and thread a string through the hole for hanging the heart (see photo). Hang it in front of a window so the light can shine through.
by timon95January 27, 2013 at 11:36 PM
cute! tfs
by mrswillieJanuary 28, 2013 at 7:09 AM
I like this
by 4kidz916January 28, 2013 at 8:19 AM
Very cute for Valentine's Day.
by ceciliamJanuary 28, 2013 at 11:30 AM
My son's class did this last year. They came out cute!
by RobynSJanuary 28, 2013 at 12:50 PM
by natesmom1228January 28, 2013 at 12:51 PM
Very pretty


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Click HERE to subscribe to the official Fueled By Ramen playlist on Spotify for all the latest music from the FBR bands. Right now, we're featuring the new singles from Cobra Starship, Fun. and Gym Class Heroes. And in 2012, we'll be updating the playlist with all the new music from your favorite bands as soon as it's available on Spotify!
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Pick up the Paramore 'Deadly Bouquet' shirt in The Fueled By Ramen Webstore!
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The Fueled By Ramen Pack is available today on Rock Band! It includes songs from Cobra Starship, Panic! At The Disco, Paramore, Gym Class Heroes and more and works with Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii. Check out the full tracklist below and download it on your gaming system today!
Cobra Starship: You Make Me Feel... ft. Sabi
Gym Class Heroes: Stereo Hearts ft. Adam Levine
Panic! At The Disco: I Write Sins Not Tragedies
Paramore: Pressure
Sublime With Rome: Panic
Travie McCoy: Billionaire ft. Bruno Mars
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Happy birthday to Hayley Williams from Paramore from all of us at Fueled By Ramen! Reblog this post or send a note to @yelyahwilliams on Twitter to wish her a happy birthday, too.
|December 26, 2011
Curious what Matt and Travie from Gym Class Heroes have been listening to this year? Click HERE to see a video where they talk about their favorite albums from 2011!
|December 26, 2011
Here's the third video from This Providence's trip to Australia earlier this year for the Counter Revolution tour with Panic! At The Disco, All Time Low, Yellowcard, Story Of The Year and others. Visit thisprovidence.com for more!
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from Hayley, Jeremy & Taylor of Paramore:
Merry Christmas and happy holidays! Here is the last of the footage that Lindsey shot from our year around the world. Our first trip to the Pacific Rim was such an amazing experience, thank you to all our fans there for a warm welcome and thanks to the entire Paramore Family for an unforgettable 2011.
See you all next year!
Hayley, Jeremy & Taylor
|December 24, 2011
Eric from A Rocket To The Moon and Andy from This Providence talk about their favorite Christmas songs: 'Father Christmas' by The Kinks and 'O Come All Ye Faithful' by Twisted Sister.
What's your favorite Christmas song?
|December 24, 2011
As our 15th Anniversary comes to an end and we look back on an amazing year, we want to know what your favorite release of 2011 was. Click HERE to vote now!
|December 23, 2011
Fun. will release their incredible new album Some Nights on February 21st but you can preorder your copy of the album now at ournameisfun.com. Most of the packages include an instant download of the song 'One Foot' to tide you over until the full album is released.


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At the Tusten Town Council meeting in November, the council members discussed the possibility of the town buying the abandoned Narrowsburg School and its 14-acre lot. The school closed and was boarded up in 2005, and is being sold by John Hector Realty.
Councilman Tony Ritter brought up the prospect, and suggested that the town could do something with the school. He said, "The location is critical, because it's in the middle of the town. The town would control the destiny of it, whether as the landlord leasing it out, whether to salvage it, or whatever the town wants to do with it, whether we should finally decide to have negotiations with the school district and purchase that property. I'd like to hear what everyone else has to say."
Councilman Ned Lang suggested that the town should buy the school then salvage it to collect the bond money. He said, "This is the most compelling issue this town faces, that school is the heart of our town. If there's another culture that moves into that school, it could change the whole culture of our community." He said that maintaining the school building would be a "huge" cost to the town, as it now costs $100,000 year to maintain it. They would also have to take into consideration repairs. Lang said the town should get some salvage companies to look at the salvage potential of the school and put a bid together. "On this board I would not want to have that school perpetuate, if we buy it; the only way I would vote to buy it is to have it removed and salvaged and put those two lots to use for community assets," Lang said.
Citizen Morgan Puett, who was in attendance, reminded the board that there are people and groups that want to turn the school into a community building. She said, "There are several bodies of business that [could] utilize those spaces—the arts community, the farming community, the industrial community and technical community. There are a lot of creative ideas that are converging around that building and let's not rule that out. In this decision-making process let's have some kind of open session to have public comments about the ideas that could come forth and put that building to good use." One group is The Solution Project. They want to use the school as a food hub for Sullivan County and also as a satellite campus for SUNY Sullivan. They made a bid to the Sullivan West School Board and were denied.
Supervisor Carol Ropke Wingert agreed. She said, "Before this goes anywhere, I won't vote to pass anything unless we have, at the very least, a public hearing on the idea."
Councilman Norman Meyer said that he does not want the town to purchase the school because it is a private interest. Councilwoman Eileen Falk said she would like to "see the school back again, but that is not going to happen."
No decision was made. and the council suggested running a straw vote to see what the residents of Tusten would want to do with it.
The board approved giving Wingert authorization to sign a contract to repurpose the $106,000 grant to be used to rebuild the deck on Main Street. The town received the grant from the New York State Department of State to go toward the waterfront revitalization project. However, now that the Narrowsburg bridge is under construction, and will be for the next two years, building for the project cannot begin.
The town had discussed using the grant money instead for the deck on Main Street. They said the deck is not in an unsafe condition, but some of the beams underneath are in poor condition.


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August 25, 2011 —
It's yet another expression that floats in and out of my consciousness from time to time. I find myself saying it more and more as I wander the countryside snapping away. Years ago, while working for a different newspaper, I consistently got the same note at staff meetings: "decent copy, lousy pictures." Outraged, I defended myself by insisting that I am not a photographer, but a writer who is forced to take pictures along the way.
"Get better!" I was told, so off I went, in search of skills I had no desire to hone. Little did I know that photography would become an integral part of my daily life, or that my instructions to "get better" would become all-consuming. Taking a "point and click" class at night, paired with a determination to add another line to my resume, combined to spark what is now a mild obsession with the lens, and my desire to "get better" grows daily, as I observe the world through a (sometimes filtered) lens.
"I Am a Camera" (with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking) is the first line of Christopher Isherwood's novel "Goodbye to Berlin," which inspired a play, a film, a song and a little musical called "Cabaret." How fitting, then, that I spend the better part of my days taking pictures of (and writing about) plays, films, musicals and songs. This week being no exception, I headed off to Bethel Woods (www.bethelwoodscenter.org [2]) to photograph someone not usually on my radar: Kid Rock.
I don't know that I've ever been described as "quite passive," but "not thinking" seems apropos as I pulled out my trusty tripod, signed my life away for Kid's "people" and made my way down to the proscenium. Warnings of intense heat and pyrotechnic displays rang in my head as I tried to focus, attempting to get a shot while Mister Rock strutted the stage, leaping about and playing every conceivable instrument for a packed, stoked, rockin' crowd.
"Stand still!" I screamed over the roaring crowd, knowing that I had a brief time to accomplish my goal, frustrated at how (suddenly) difficult it seemed to snap a still, since "motionless" is not in Kid's vocabulary. When he (finally) stopped for a moment he said, "Thank you for coming out and spending your hard-earned money to support us."
Jumping on top of the Honky Tonk bar that spanned the stage, the P.T. Barnum of the rock world (my words, not his) engaged the audience with personal history (born Robert James Ritchie) and a genuine appreciation of his roots, his fellow musicians, his family and the audience that has supported him for "a few years now." No longer exactly a kid, this guy blew me away with his newest signature song "I'm (bleeping) Forty" that brought the audience to a new level of excitement. Wasn't easy getting pictures, but (IMHO) well worth the ride!
Returning to the scene two days later, a couple of ladies begged me to shoot "great pictures" of up-and-coming country heartthrobs Rob Blackledge and Noll Billings (aka Blackjack Billy), opening for the Doobie Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Promising to do my best, I scanned the stage for explosives and set up shop. Still nervous from the volatile flames prior to Blackjack Billy, I clicked away, enjoying their "deep rooted country sound" while acknowledging that the boys were indeed, extremely photogenic.
The pair exited, making way for the Doobie Brothers ("Takin' it to the Streets," "You Belong to Me," "What a Fool Believes"). Yet another sold-out crowd danced the night away to hit upon hit as I worked the camera to the best of my ability. Before headliners Lynyrd Skynyrd took over, the legendary group made clear why they were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame (in 1994) as the audience cheered the "American Rock" sound of encores like "Listen to the Music."
No strangers to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Lynyrd Skynyrd (inducted in 2006) formed in 1964 (I was 10) and they look it. (Come to think of it, so do I.) Loud, raucous and sounding pretty good, I decided to let my camera do the talking, since they were not only interesting to hear live (I had earplugs) but pretty cool to photograph, having been around the block once or twice. With the aid of theatrical lighting, smoke and strobes, I have somehow managed (I hope) to capture the essence of these musical experiences. As I fold up the tripod (these days, I call myself a photojournalist) I muse on whether the camera is forever an extension of me, or if in reality... I am a camera?


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UW-L winter sports camp channeling energy through yoga
Each year, hundreds of kids head to winter camp at UW-La Crosse to stay fit and healthy, but this year they're taking a break from the traditional sports for some relaxation exercises.
Besides participating in active sports like basketball, volleyball and flag football, kids are working out stress through yoga.
"Boys and girls, can everybody put their hands together in our Namaste?" camp leader Samantha Ruedy said as she directed the students.
It's reaping the benefits of the spiritual, the mental and the physical all in one.
For the past few years, yoga has become more readily accepted in not just the high schools, but also in the middle and elementary schools.
"We taught the kids it can help them sleep better at night (and) help them focus on their school work," said Ruedy. "Things like that."
Because life's busy schedule can keep kids on the go for long stretches of the day, Camp Director Lori Petersen said yoga can help them channel their energy.
"We find that children just sometimes don't know how to step away from the action, step away from the video screens, and take care of themselves," said Petersen. "We're giving them some techniques to help them breath and relax a little bit."
The stretches and breathing techniques are what Petersen said provides kids with an outlet when they don't know what to do with their emotions.
"Sometimes kids can just shut down," said Petersen. "They don't know how to react to certain situations, hyper-tension can set in for kids. "They don't know how to take care of their body take care of their breathing and their body. They're a mess."
While some of the stretches look uncomfortable, yoga seems to be working.
"It's relaxing, kind of," said one camper.
And the hope is, the kids will continue with the exercises far after the camp is done.
"Everybody show me your Namaste," said Ruedy to the kids.
"Yoga's a lifetime activity that they can do hopefully do throughout their life," said Ruedy. "So if they start at a young age, maybe they'll get to enjoy it."
"Alright great job boys and girls," said Ruedy. "We are done with our yoga."
Petersen said yoga just isn't just a healthy way to deal with stress, but it also benefits the respiratory system and helps with blood pressure as well as obesity.
Spots are still open if kids want to join in on the fun.
Parents are asked to bring their kids to the Mitchell Hall Field house at UW-L by 8 a.m. Friday.
Camp ends at 5 p.m.
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Until independent verification of the water and energy savings from on demand hot water systems becomes available it is not possible to accurately calculate the benefits and costs of these devices.
On demand hot water systems start at around $200 and go up from there. There cost depends on the type of system purchased.
If the energy savings are in the neighborhood of $200 per year (as suggested by some manufacturers) then these devices would indeed be cost effective and the payback period would be easily within the life expectancy of the product.


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Police said the woman who rear-ended a man's car on the south side Tuesday is his ex-girlfriend.
According to a report, a 43-year-old Stoughton man called police about 2 p.m. after he said he saw a female driver slam her SUV -- multiple times -- into the back of a moving car. The witness told police the car stopped on Sunfish Court and the agitated SUV driver got out, went to the stopped car and began pounding on its windows, shouting obscentities at the couple inside.
The male driver, a 37-year-old Madison man, told officers the woman who hit him and pounded on his car is an ex-girlfriend, and the 29-year-old Madison woman with him in the car is his current girlfriend.
He said he was driving south on Turbot Drive toward Post Road when he looked in his rear-view mirror and realized his ex was tailing him. Shortly thereafter, the suspect began ramming his car, according to the report. The victim estimated the number of strikes were more than a half dozen. He told police he feared for his and his girlfriend's safety, so he pulled onto Sunfish Court and stopped.
He and the other woman kept doors locked, and windows up, during the ensuing tirade. He said the suspect wanted to get at them, but eventually gave up and left.
The suspect -- a 27-year-old Madison woman -- fled before police arrived and on Wednesday morning, she remained at large, the report said.


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INGREDIENTS:2 lbs. sweet onions, quartered 12 oz. yellow onions, quartered 4 cloves garlic, peeled 3 Tbsp. canola oil ½ tsp. salt ¼ tsp. white pepper, ground 3 oz. carrots, diced 2 oz. celery, diced 2 oz. shallots, thinly sliced ½ pint heavy cream 5 cups chicken or vegetable broth 3 oz. butter, cubed to taste, salt and pepper as needed for garnish, herbed croutons as needed for garnish, grated fresh Parmesan cheese DIRECTIONS:Preheat oven to 375°F. Toss onions and garlic with oil, salt and ...
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A noble calling
Rose Queen Natalie Innocenzi seeks to raise wareness of Alzheimer's disease
By Jana J. Monji 12/24/2009
Each December, Pasadena crowns a new queen to preside over the world-famous Rose Parade on New Year's Day. This year's queen is 16-year-old Natalie Innocenzi of Arcadia, who is planning to embark on a life mission helping the elderly.
As the 92nd Rose Queen, Innocenzi, a senior at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, is living a dream. Being crowned, she said, "It felt amazing. It was the dream of a lifetime. I'm so honored and humbled. It means a lot to me to give back to the community and I've gained six new sisters."
This year's Royal Court includes Ashley Thaxton, 17, of John Marshall Fundamental High School; Kinsey Stuart, 18, of Pasadena City College; Katherine Hernandez, 18, of Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy and 17-year-olds Michelle Van Wyk of La Cañada High School, June Ko of Arcadia High School and Lauren Rogers of Blair High School. The seven young women were chosen from a list of more than 1,000 applicants who began the process in September. By the beginning of this month, the list was down to 26.
The queen and her court are expected to attend about 150 events during the coming year and appear in the 121st Tournament of Roses Parade and at the 96th Rose Bowl game.
Although Innocenzi and her family haven't previously been involved in the parade, Innocenzi applied to be queen because she thought, "If you're in Pasadena, it's the chance of a lifetime and you never know what's going to happen. You get to be part of a great organization."
Innocenzi said this year's parade theme, "A Cut Above the Rest," means "pushing the envelope and being the best you can be. As my dad always tells me, 'Do your best and forget the rest.'"
Part of Pasadena's charm is that so many different people come together with warmth and unity to celebrate New Year's Day in a way well-known around the world, Innocenzi said.
At Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, Innocenzi has shown she's a cut above the rest. She plans to study occupational or physical therapy in college, specializing in gerontology. She began an Alzheimer's Awareness Week at her school and is a board member of the Alzheimer's Foundation of American Teens. Innocenzi's interest is personal: her grandmother was diagnosed with the disease. "It totally changed my life," she said. "I want to help others going through the same things — it is such a prevalent disease."
This year you can follow the Rose Queen and her court on Facebook or through a blog on the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Web site, tournamentofroses.com, called "The Rose Diaries."
The 121st Rose Parade will begin at 8 a.m. Friday, Jan. 1, with pilot Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III as the grand marshal.
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Bill addressing teacher contracts draws oppositionBy JOSH OGORMAN
VERMONT PRESS BUREAU | February 14,2014MONTPELIER A House bill that would require binding arbitration for teacher contracts has support from neither the teachers union nor the state school boards association.
The House Committee on Education heard testimony Thursday on H.318, which proposes to prohibit teachers and school administrators from striking and school boards from imposing contracts and to require mandatory binding arbitration.
Joel Cook, executive director of the Vermont-NEA which represents the interests of teachers in the state expressed opposition to the bill on behalf of his organization.
It is not our position that you adopt this law, Cook told the committee, saying that while the Vermont-NEA would be willing to support binding arbitration as long as school boards cede the right to impose a contract, the bill as written would need significant changes to make it the acceptable method to accomplish this.
Under the bill, when a teachers union and a school board find themselves at an impasse, they would each submit their last best offers to the Vermont Labor Relations Board, which would then review the offers and choose the one it saw as being the best, when considering factors such as the ability of the district to pay for increased costs and how the proposed contract compared to those found in schools in similar communities.
The state Labor Relations Board would only be allowed to choose one of the proposals in its entirety, without amendment, and that decision would be final and binding.
Among the teachers unions objections is use of the words imposed contracts, because, as Cook pointed out, a contract is an agreement between two parties and not something that is imposed by one party upon another.
The Vermont-NEA also objects to the state Labor Relations Board being the designated arbitrator, suggesting that, instead, the arbitrator be chosen by the parties.
Nicole Mace, associate director for legal services for the Vermont School Boards Association, reiterated her associations longtime resolution that opposes mandatory binding arbitration, while noting a new resolution that calls for a review of the states collective bargaining laws as they relate to education.
Mace noted that the current laws, which date back to the 1960s, were born out of what she called industrial unionism and are increasingly out of step with the contemporary obligations of education.
Without examining the entire framework to determine whether it could be improved in some way that promotes a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach to bargaining, we are unable to support a move to mandatory binding interest arbitration, Mace said.
In place of collective bargaining which she said creates an often-contentious divide between labor and management Mace advocated collaborative bargaining, which calls for each side to demonstrate its proposals are in the best interest of the students and are fair to employees.
Under the collaborative bargaining model, negotiations between a school board and a teachers union would be held in open session, as opposed to the current model where negations are held in executive session and are closed to the public.
Christopher Kibbe, superintendent of the Windham Northeast Supervisory Union which includes schools in Bellows Falls, Saxtons River and Westminster offered testimony on the current collective bargaining model, as well as the prospects of collaborative bargaining.
His supervisory union is 18 months into a protracted impasse between teachers and school boards, the second difficult contract negation in a row. Kibbe said he has trouble getting board members to serve on negotiating committees.
The people who do serve on the committees have their own agendas and entrenched ideas, but that is true on both sides, said Kibbe, who spoke in favor of a statewide teachers contract so his supervisory union could get out of the negotiating business.
As for the notion of collaborative bargaining, Kippe said, There is a lack of trust that goes back a long ways and there is no interest in collaborative bargaining.
The only person to offer testimony in favor of the bill was Rebecca Holcombe, secretary for the state Agency of Education, who offered support for a bill that would prohibit teacher strikes.
I feel very strongly that maintaining continuity throughout the school day and the school year is critical, Holcombe said. It disrupts learning and we know many children come to school to eat. It is a safe place for them.
Since 1978, there have been 25 teacher strikes, with the most recent being a weeklong strike in 2012 in the Rutland Southwest Supervisory Union.
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Potato-Apple Latkes
Makes 8 servings
Getting started Equipment you will need: peeler, grater, colander, cutting board/knife, large bowl, large skillet, spoon, spatula, serving plate Do right away when you get home: Action step 1
2 lb. Yukon gold potatoes (about 6 cups)
2 medium Gala or Honeycrisp apples
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp. granulated sugar
1. Peel and shred potatoes and apples. Combine ingredients in a colander. Let stand 20 minutes, pressing occasionally with the back of a spoon until barely moist.
2. Combine potato mixture, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Add flour to mixture; toss well to coat. 1 1/2 Tbsp. canola oil
3. Heat skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add potato mixture in 1/3-cupfuls to pan to form 4 latkes. Flatten slightly with spatula. Cook 6 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Remove from pan; keep warm.
4. Repeat step 3 three more times. Sprinkle latkes with sugar before serving.
Suggested Side Items: Eggs (of your choice) and a cup of fruit
Tips: Be sure to add oil to your pan each time you repeat step 3 to prevent latkes from sticking to the pan. Keep cooked latkes warm in a 200? oven if you are preparing more than one batch. Serve with low-fat sour cream for a tangy taste!
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Brewers Hypnotize Phillies
A total 360 from yesterday's game, the Phillies offense appeared to be hypnotized by the Brewers pitching. They did manage 8 hits, but they came at the wrong times and 3 of those were in the 9th inning, including a Jayson Werth home run; the only score of the day for the Phils.
Joe Blanton pitched 6 innings and gave up 3 runs, much the same as he did against the Nats last week, but again, did not get any run support. The bullpen, which today included Chad Durbin, Clay Condrey, Scott Eyre and Ryan Madson, finally looked on-target as well. But those of us looking for any excitement in the hitting department may as well have slept though the first 8 innings; and why not? The Phillies did. :O)
But enough about that snooze fest, let's move on to All-Star voting, which began today. You can help make Chase Utley the first Phil since Mike Schmidt to go to the All-Star game 4 years in a row! Just keep on VOTING! And vote for all the other Phillies, too! I will attempt to remember to post a link to the All-Star Ballot each day; you have no excuse not to vote! Even my pet chinchilla can do it…see! Gizmo is a very talented rodent; his favorite computer part is the mouse :O) Gizmo has vowed to vote 25 times per day, the maximum daily vote per email address or odd household pet. Please help him in his quest; after all, he is just a little guy. Don't make him feel like a hamster on a wheel, working all by himself! Gizmo really hates the hamster reference because he is a WAY cooler, and cuter, fluffy rodent.
And it has now become apparent that I am seriously lacking in the quality sleep department… That explains the Phillies lack of production today! They knew I needed a nap…hey, thanks guys! I promise to get some shut-eye tonight so tomorrow, you can get back to work. Game time is 1:05pm…don't sleep in too late!
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Chinchilla photo – Jenn
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Love Gizmo! Hope you got some sleep and good luck in the game today!
Aw, Gizmo is so cute! But I'll have to be voting for my Padres, of course🙂 Hope you have a better game today.
Jenn – I'll keep voting for Chase! Gotta have something good to look at on the National League team!😉
You have a pet chinchilla? Does he have any Phillies gear? Maybe that's your contest pic.🙂
I think I accidentally killed Gizmo (or one related to him) yesterday in the laundry room of my apartment building. Hope that doesn't hurt your guys' chances!😉
Thanks everyone!
Jane – yeah, he's a cutie…and he does have Phils gear, but is not too cooperative for photos…we'll see!
Jeff – I can hear his tiny little screams from here…awww! :O)


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Cooking with Wholegrains
Mildred Orton's Cookbook Brings Back the Wholesome Goodness of Wholegrain
Cooking with Wholegrains
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In 1947 Mildred Ellen Orton, co-founder of The Vermont Country Store, became a pioneer of the wholegrain movement when she published this charming little primer, Cooking With Wholegrains. Like opening your grandmother's recipe box, the book is full of delicious recipes for baking your own bread, rolls, cakes, scones, crackers, muffins, and desserts using only stone-ground wholegrains. Mrs. Orton spent a year carefully creating each recipe at her wood-fired stove, which is now on display in our store in Rockingham, Vermont. Soft cover. 72 pages. USA.
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Obama's EPA May Punt on Ethanol Decision, As Big Corn Argues "Just Trust Us"
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"We'll tell you next month" is the likely word from the EPA
Stop me if you've heard
one before. It's the eleventh hour and the Obama administration is facing a crucial decision, one that could have a deep impact on the nation's economy and a united voice of experts is facing noisy opposition from special interests. It's game time and the administration is on the field, ready to make the big play... and they instead choose to punt.
That's the likely scenario
according to
The Detroit News
regarding ethanol waivers, a decision which was supposed to be made this week by Obama's iteration of the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
I. Federal Government Backs Corn Ethanol Despite Massive Drawbacks
The EPA derives its power to regulated fuel economy from the
Clean Air Act of 1963
[PDF], a law which was most recently amended
in 1990
by Congress. A key question in recent years is whether the EPA can dictate what fuels the market should sell or blend. The last two Presidents -- Barack Obama and George W. Bush -- argued the answer to that question is "yes". The most crucial effort to that objective was the
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
(EISA), signed into law by President Bush.
Under the EISA, which has been actively backed by President Obama, each year gasoline sellers in the U.S.
must blend in more and more
ethanol to help the U.S. meet "targets".
President Bush and Obama have backed the federal government manipulating the economy to push corn ethanol at the pump. [Image Source: Nation Corn Growers Assoc.]
But despite its status as America's most used alternative fuel, serious questions surround ethanol and whether it really helps the environment at all. While domestic ethanol production does offer a
small shred of domestic security
by removing some dependence on volatile foreign sources, studies have also shown that it actually
increases greenhouse gas emissions
increases food prices
In other words, the body of current evidence clearly points to corn ethanol -- the most abundant form of ethanol in the U.S. -- being bad news for both the U.S. consumer and the environment.
Automakers also say that higher blends of ethanol
will damage the engines of older vehicles
, in turn creating both economic problems. The EPA dubiously says it knows the science better than the people who made the vehicles, arguing that the automakers
are liars
Obama and Bush both backed big corn special interests. [Image Source: Politically Incorrect]
In the midst of all the issues, why is there still a modicum of support for government manipulation of the fuel market in corn ethanol's favor?
Big corn has long been one of the nation's most powerful special interest. Corn farmers have benefited from
billions in yearly government subsidies
, with a major chunk of it coming from ethanol grants and mandates. In total, corn farmers drew $73.8B USD from 1995-2009 from the U.S. federal and state governments.
II. Big Corn v. Everyone Else
Indeed the latest debate regarding ethanol comes down to
"corn farmers" vs. "everyone else"
-- including their fellow farmers.
Amidst a record drought, feed prices are soaring. Livestock farmers have resorted to
feeding their cows candy
to try to keep from going bankrupt or letting their herd die. Meanwhile, corn is being actively fermented (or wasted, according to critics) into ethanol, putting further pressure on prices. And the EPA's fine-backed blending demands are the key factor driving that trend.
Without intervention, record corn prices coupled with drought may push small farms out of business. [Image Source: US News]
The corn farmers argue that they can't release information showing what their yields are; information that could validate the desperate farmers claims. Instead, their argument boils down to "just trust us", as they fight a potential EPA waiver to help the struggling farmers.
The Michigan Farm Bureau
comments "[We don't believe keeping the blending targets] would severely harm the economy of Michigan at this time. We do not have final harvest numbers, making it premature to determine what our total crop supply will be in 2012."
The National Corn Growers Association
[PDF], "We believe the burden of proof for severe harm to the economy falls on the petitioner. We believe the petitioners have failed to establish this proof, since higher feed prices are only one piece of a complicated economic puzzle."
III. Blending Targets May Kill Small Farmers' Businesses
On the other side stands a united group of farmers, state, and federal politicians.
Corn prices are
up 60 percent
on the year, and food prices are expected to rise 3.5 percent or more this year -- and more next year -- largely due to ethanol pressure. Corn prices have jumped 400 percent since the federal government backed corn ethanol under the Bush administration.
Eight state governors and 200 members of Congress have
written a letter
(on behalf of the slightly ironically named
National Pork Producers Council
) to the EPA pleading with it to relax blending rules via a waiver, at least for the rest of the year. Delaware and Maryland's governors write that without a waiver the EPA would be creating "the loss of thousands jobs."
A number or researchers also signed a letter calling for a waiver. Among them is
John M. DeCicco
Ivette Perfecto
from the
University of Michigan
School of Natural Resources and Environment
. They
, "The (Renewable Fuel Standard) diverts potential food crops to produce fuel, which drives up food price volatility and global food prices."
Big corn donates deeply to federal politiicans, who in turn reward it with billions in subsidies.
[Image Source: Agriculture.com]
It would be awfully hard for the Obama administration's EPA to deny the waiver in the midst of such overwhelming support. On the other hand, it would be equally hard to turn their back on big corn special interests. Those affiliated with the National Corn Growers Assoc. alone poured close to $500,000 USD to candidates on both sides of the aisle in 2012 [
] (the majority went to Republicans, likely due to their more critical stance on ethanol, which big corn hoped to soften).
IV. Silence From the EPA
The EPA released a brief comment remarking, "EPA is completing its review and analysis of the RFS waiver requests and the agency plans to reach a decision shortly."
But Tuesday's deadline for a decision came and went without any word about the status.
The EPA appears ready to punt on the waiver. [Image Source: How to Punt a Football]
Late last year Congress
finalized the cut to corn ethanol's tax subsidy
. But the influx of money from big corn has some on The Hill calling for a renewal of an effort to force corn ethanol on the consumer, regardless the cost to the economy and the environment.
Amidst that backdrop, the only noise coming from the EPA is the sound of crickets as the waiver requests are punted deeper downfield.
The Detroit News
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University of Vt acid rain researcher dies at 84The Associated Press | October 12,2013BURLINGTON Hubert Hub Vogelmann, the University of Vermont scientist who helped document air pollution damage to trees on one of the states most famous mountains, has died.
Vogelmann, 84, died Friday at Respite House in Williston. No cause of death was released.
We are saddened to report the passing of Hub Vogelmann. Were grateful for all the support we are receiving from Hubs many friends and colleagues, Vogelmanns family said in a statement released by the university.
A native of Buffalo, N.Y., Vogelmann received a doctorate in botany from the University of Michigan. He worked at UVM from 1955 through 1991.
Vogelmann was perhaps best known for his November 1982 article in Natural History called Catastrophe on Camels Hump, which traced the decline of an uplands habitat on the mountain now featured on the Vermont quarter.
Vogelmanns long-term study of high-elevation ecosystems in the Green Mountains, begun in 1963, informed his determination that fossil fuel emissions had significantly altered the ecosystems soil chemistry. In less than two decades biomass production at Camels Humps higher reaches declined by 41 percent.
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The U.S. and Mexico are not secretly planning to invade Canada, a State Department spokeswoman confirmed to laughter during a daily press briefing.
Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland was taking questions from journalists about its activities Tuesday, which included a meeting between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Mexico Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa.
She was asked about "a signing ceremony" with Espinosa – what was being signed and why was the ceremony not open to the press.
"I think it's an update on Merida, but I will get that for you," Nuland reported, referring to the Merida Initiative to fight organized crime.
The journalist asked, "This isn't some secret thing … to invade Canada or something like that?"
Amid laughter, Nuland replied: "No, no, no. It's not anything classified."
The U.S. did draw up a secret plan to invade Canada in 1935, codenamed "War Plan Red," some of which was accidentally published by mistake and reported by The New York Times.
A U.S. invasion of Canada also featured in the film, "Canadian Bacon," starring John Candy, Alan Alda and Rhea Perlman, and the movie South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, which included the song "Blame Canada."
There is also a website called www.invadecanada.us, which lists reasons such as connecting the mainland U.S. with Alaska, "they're just a little too proud," and "they stole our basketball teams."
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