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Ex-bishop Lahey dismissed from the clerical state
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This is a good place to have good lunch. Meat is good and made on fire.
Typical Spanish cuisine.
Dishes are big and you cannot finish them. Good quality Meat and vegetables on fire.
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We first came across this restaurant in 2011 when in the area for a meeting. We liked it back then so much that we ate there twice in that week. Now returning to Castelldefels we decided to stop by and give it a try in spite of the bad reviews on Tripadvisor. Big disappointment. It has all the potential to...
This restaurant is a very good option for having lunch in Castelldefels city center. I always come here for the daily menu and I never ask for other dishes. For the price of the menu (less that 15 euros) you can have very reasonable dishes (specialties include roast chicken and other meats), and some drinks.
I've never had a bad meal here. It's simple food cooked very well, and fantastic value, especially for lunch. The speciality is Roast chicken cooked traditionally over a wood fire. The fish and vegetable dishes are also very good.
their specility is roasted chicken, it is abig place with an average service, avergae food and an avergae price
Was taken to this restaurant by a friend who lives in Castelldefels.
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Raisin Bread (Lite-Bleu)
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Prep 10 mins
Cook 45 mins
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- 3 1⁄4 cups unbleached flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda, sifted
- 4 ounces raisins (or any small dried fruit)
- 1 1⁄4 cups 2% low-fat milk
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. In a large bowl sift together the flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt and soda. Mix in the dried fruit.
- Make a well in the center and pour most of the milk in at once. Using one hand, mix in the flour from the sides of the bowl, adding more milk, if necessary. The dough should be soft, not too wet and sticky.
- When it all comes together, turn it out onto a floured board, knead lightly for a few seconds. Pat the dough into a round about 1 1/2 inches deep and cut a deep tic.tac.toe pattern on it.
- Bake in a hot oven for 15 minutes, then turn down the oven to 400 degrees F. and bake for another 30 minutes or until cooked. If you are in doubt, tap the bottom: if it is cooked it will sound hollow.
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This came together really easily, and tasted lovely. It was very dense ( a little too much for my tastes, but that's just me!), but that could easily have been down to the way that the dough got handled, as I was baking with two four year olds.
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Mmmm, what a yummy bread! It made for a lovely light breakkie this morning with the perfect texture and taste. The crust ist very crunchy and the inside moist and dense. Just the way it should be. I used whole grain flour as thats what I had on hand and prunes for the fruit. A very lovely combination, but Ill try the raisin version next time as well. I made half the recipe as its only two of us in my house and that way I had a cute little loaf. THANKS SO MUCH for sharing this gem of a recipe with us, 2Bleu! Made and reviewed for Everyday Is A Holiday Tag Game August 09.
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(AP)—Puerto Rico's health secretary has declared a flu epidemic in the U.S. territory that has temporarily shut down at least one school.
(AP)—Puerto Rico's health secretary has declared a flu epidemic in the U.S. territory that has temporarily shut down at least one school.
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Quite a number of low-riding VWs and other German-engineered machinery showed up in spite of looming skies. There were at least three SAABs; Martin's Viggen, Chris' 9-3SS and Nestor's beautiful late model 9-3 conv. We definitely need to lower our cars, guys! All in all a pleasant afternoon.
Oct 16 2016
Megawheelz meeting followup
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Sunday Meeting at Megawheelz
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Martin will be there with his Yellow Viggen and we hope to see other club members as well. This is also a charity event and Param asks us to bring some canned food for donations.
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Oct 06 2016
Fall Colours Pictures
It was threatening, it was supposed to rain, it did rain lots–just not on the Tour. Not a drop!
This is a funny fall. Some trees have changed colour, some have even dropped their leaves….while others are still bright green.
Beside "Fall Colours", there was another theme: here today and gone tomorrow. No, not our Saabs, but some of the nice farmland. We passed a major new highway interchange, cornfields seemingly in the middle of nowhere zoned and about to be redeveloped as industrial/commercial, and some residential developmnets that are springing up like mushrooms. We will not have these same nice country roads in five years!
Oct 05 2016
Significant SAAB classic
In the 35 year anniversary edition's of Toronto Star Wheels section the original editor Jim Kenzie describes 10 most significant cars in Wheels history. One of the cars is SAAB 900 light-pressure turbo.
Mr. Kenzie writes: "The car industry ain't the Olympics — sometimes, being first does not win you the gold medal.
A couple of decades ago, Per Gillbrand, chief engine engineer for SAAB, the 'other' Swedish car company, said that to get performance with good fuel consumption and low emissions, you had to go four-cylinder turbo.
It worked a treat.
The SAAB 900 and other models which used this system did all of the above, with little of the turbo lag so often associated with turbo engines.
Never mind the high-pressure turbocharged SAABs, which were simply road rockets.
Today, just about everybody is going four-cylinder turbo.
SAAB, which was first, is now effectively defunct.
Small consolation, Mr. Gilbrand, but you can walk proud knowing you were right."
I am not sure why the author picked the light pressure turbo model, introduced in 1990 in c900 which in my opinion was underpowered. Still, the article correctly highlights the 4 cylinder turbo as a futuristic solution which has taken over in the industry to the point that even the American muscle cars (Mustang, Camaro) are using this technology.
This is a good opportunity to post a photo of the real classic, 1991 SPG. The SPG (Special Performance Group) had a stronger turbo boost, 175Hp (vs. 145Hp in the light pressure 900), and it can still run with the best of them. 1991 was the last year of SPGs. There were total 254 1991 SPGs sold in the US, 40 of them in Talladega Red. Only 3 are listed in the registry, http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/faq/spgreg/
including a canadian example shown below.
Sep 20 2016
Sunday October 2nd: Fall Colours Tour
The date for the Fall Colours Tour has been moved up to Sunday October 2. The leaves are starting to change early, so hopefully we will be close to peak colour.
Meet at the Highway 400 Northbound ONRoute King City (Canadian Tire gas bar/Tim Horton's) just south of King Sideroad.
We are planning for a scenic drive in the Barrie region, with a lunch finish at a microbrewery restaurant.
As always, we welcome any Saab, whether Saab Club member or not, and of course all Saab Club members are invited, hopefully in their Saab!
Sep 19 2016
Classic Hillclimb Followup
The inaugural 2016 Brack Classic Hillclimb was a memorable affair. Glad to report that my red SPG performed very well. Not a hint of trouble even when pushed to the limit. My all-weather Michelins proved to be quite adequate in rainy conditions with some standing/running water on the course. The event consisted of three phases. First was the Friday afternoon parade in downtown Owen Sound to give local residents a chance to look at the cars. Second was the race itself that took place on a winding, narrow road to Ingliss Falls just south of Owen Sound. The third was a gathering after the race to exchange stories, take group photos and enjoy the banquet. All in all it was a successful event which promises to become a tradition. A few photos are shown above and a link to one of my timed runs will show you what the hillclimb is all about. For me the most attractive feature of this event was a wonderful mix of cars and their owners. It was a good forum to show off a classic SAAB and my SPG attracted its fair share of admiration and comments.
Shown in the link is the second timed run. This was my slowest but most entertaining run due to heavy rain and standing water. A short clip before the run shows a gorgeous 1956 MGA raced previously at Sebring. Just listen to the sound! In my run I hit rev limiter in 1st, 2nd and 3rd gear. I could feel some wheel spin exiting the hay bale chicane but still ended up doing highly illegal speed in the 4th gear at the checkered flag. It was a brief but intense experience to say the least.
Sep 08 2016
Classic Car Hillclimb September 16-17
In conjunction with the Cobble Beach Classic Auto Show there will be a Hillclimb race event for classic and modern cars in the Owen Sound area on September 17th. Our SAAB Club vice president (Martin) has registered for the event with one of his SAABs. He will be driving a nearly classic red 1991 SAAB 900 SPG. The car's engine is stock with approximately 180,000 km. The suspension has been modified with Abbot springs, adjustable Koni shocks and the front wheel's geometry has been given some negative camber to reduce the understeer. SAAB club members and other interested SAAB enthusiasts are encouraged to spectate and give moral support to this brave project. Let's hope the car can survive this event without a major breakdown. You can learn more about the show and the Hillclimb at this website:


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October 2, 2012
STEVEN POUND, PLAINTIFF,v.MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, COMMISSIONER OF THE SOCIAL ) SECURITY ADMINISTRATION,DEFENDANT.
Plaintiff seeks review of the Commissioner's final decision denying his application for Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits ("DIB"). The parties consented to the jurisdiction of the undersigned U.S. Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). This matter is before the Court on the parties' Joint Stipulation, filed September 4, 2012, which the Court has taken under submission without oral argument. For the reasons discussed below, the Commissioner's decision is affirmed and this action is dismissed.
Plaintiff was born on March 30, 1951. (Administrative Record ("AR") 84.) He has a GED and is able to communicate in English. (AR 137, 142.) Plaintiff has at various times claimed different onset dates for his alleged disability, but they are all in the first half of 2008. (See, e.g., AR 127 (Jan. 2, 2008), AR 138 (May 5, 2008).)
On October 17, 2008, Plaintiff filed his application for DIB. (AR 127-31.) After it was denied, he requested a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ"), which was held on September 8, 2010. (AR 22.) Plaintiff, who was represented by counsel, testified at the hearing. (AR 26-57.)
On November 5, 2010, the ALJ denied Plaintiff's claim. (AR 10-18.) She first found that Plaintiff last met the insured status requirements of the Social Security Act on December 31, 2009, and had not engaged in substantial gainful activity from the alleged onset date of May 5, 2008, to that date. (AR 12.) She then determined that Plaintiff had the severe impairment of "thoracolumbar spine strain." (Id.) She found, however, that as of the date last insured, Plaintiff retained the residual functional capacity ("RFC")*fn1 to perform "medium work," with some limitations. (AR 13.) "Specifically, the claimant can lift 50 pounds occasionally and 25 pounds frequently; the claimant can sit, stand and/or walk for 6 hours out of an 8-hour workday with frequent ladders, ropes and scaffolds; the claimant is limited to frequent posturals and due to the side effects of medication, is limited to work involving 1 to 2 step instructions." (Id.) She further found that for a variety of reasons, Plaintiff was only partially credible. (AR 13-15.) She agreed with the VE that Plaintiff was capable of performing the jobs of small-products assembler, cleaner, products deliverer, and house cleaner and that those jobs existed in significant numbers in the national and regional economies; thus, the ALJ found Plaintiff not disabled. (AR 17.)
On December 10, 2010, Plaintiff requested review by the Appeals Council. (AR 5-6.) On November 17, 2011, the Council denied Plaintiff's request for review. (AR 1-4.) This action followed.
Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), a district court may review the Commissioner's decision to deny benefits. The Commissioner's or ALJ's findings and decision should be upheld if they are free of legal error and are supported by substantial evidence based on the record as a whole. § 405(g); Richardson v. Perales, 402 U.S. 389, 401, 91 S. Ct. 1420, 1427, 28 L. Ed. 2d 842 (1971); Parra v. Astrue, 481 F.3d 742, 746 (9th Cir. 2007). Substantial evidence means such evidence as a reasonable person might accept as adequate to support a conclusion. Richardson, 402 U.S. at 401; Lingenfelter v. Astrue, 504 F.3d 1028, 1035 (9th Cir. 2007). It is more than a scintilla but less than a preponderance. Lingenfelter, 504 F.3d at 1035. To determine whether substantial evidence supports a finding, the reviewing court "must review the administrative record as a whole, weighing both the evidence that supports and the evidence that detracts from the Commissioner's conclusion." Reddick v. Chater, 157 F.3d 715, 720 (9th Cir. 1996). "If the evidence can reasonably support either affirming or reversing," the reviewing court "may not substitute its judgment" for that of the Commissioner. Id. at 720-21.
People are "disabled" for purposes of receiving Social Security benefits if they are unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity because of a physical or mental impairment that is expected to result in death or which has lasted, or is expected to last, for a continuous period of at least 12 months.
42 U.S.C. § 423(d)(1)(A); Drouin v. Sullivan, 966 F.2d 1255, 1257 (9th Cir. 1992).
A. The Five-Step Evaluation Process The Commissioner (or ALJ) follows a five-step sequential evaluation process in assessing whether a claimant is disabled.
20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(a)(4); Lester v. Chater, 81 F.3d 821, 828 n.5 (9th Cir. 1995) (as amended Apr. 9, 1996). In the first step, the Commissioner must determine whether the claimant is currently engaged in substantial gainful activity; if so, the claimant is not disabled and the claim is denied. § 404.1520(a)(4)(I). If the claimant is not engaged in substantial gainful activity, the second step requires the Commissioner to determine whether the claimant has a "severe" impairment or combination of impairments significantly limiting his ability to do basic work activities; if not, a finding of not disabled is made and the claim is denied. § 404.1520(a)(4)(ii).
If the claimant has a "severe" impairment or combination of impairments, the third step requires the Commissioner to determine whether the impairment or combination of impairments meets or equals an impairment in the Listing of Impairments ("Listing") set forth at 20 C.F.R. Part 404, Subpart P, Appendix 1; if so, disability is established and benefits are awarded. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iii). If the claimant's impairment or combination of impairments does not meet or equal an impairment in the Listing, the fourth step requires the Commissioner to determine whether the claimant has sufficient RFC to perform his past work; if so, the claimant is not disabled and the claim must be denied. § 404.1520(a)(4)(iv). The claimant has the burden of proving that he is unable to perform past relevant work. Drouin, 966 F.2d at 1257. If the claimant meets that burden, a prima facie case of disability is established. Id. If that happens or if the claimant has no past relevant work, the Commissioner then bears the burden of establishing that the claimant is not disabled because he can perform other substantial gainful work in the economy. § 404.1520(a)(4)(v). That determination comprises the fifth and final step in the sequential analysis. Id.; Lester, 81 F.3d at 828 n.5; Drouin, 966 F.2d at 1257.
B. The ALJ's Application of the Five-Step Process At step one, the ALJ found that Plaintiff had not engaged in any substantial gainful activity from the onset of his alleged disability, May 5, 2008, to the date last insured, December 31, 2009. (AR 12.) At step two, the ALJ concluded that Plaintiff had the severe impairment of "thoracolumbar spine strain." (Id.) At step three, the ALJ found that Plaintiff did not have an impairment or combination of impairments that met or equaled any of the impairments in the Listing. (AR 13.) At step four, the ALJ found that as of December 31, 2009, Plaintiff had the RFC to perform "medium work" with the following limitations: "the claimant can lift 50 pounds occasionally and 25 pounds frequently; the claimant can sit, stand and/or walk for 6 hours out of an 8-hour workday with frequent ladders, ropes and scaffolds; the claimant is limited to frequent posturals and due to the side effects of medication, is limited to work involving 1 to 2 step instructions." (AR 13.) The ALJ concluded that Plaintiff was unable to perform his past relevant work as a heavy equipment operator, auto mechanic, and auto painter. (AR 16.) At step five, the ALJ found, based on the VE's testimony and application of the Medical--Vocational Guidelines, that jobs existed in significant numbers in the national and regional economies that Plaintiff could perform. (AR 16-17.) The ALJ agreed with the VE that Plaintiff could perform such "representative occupations" as small-products assembler, cleaner, products deliverer, and house cleaner. (AR 17.) The ALJ noted that the vocational expert's testimony was consistent with the Dictionary of Occupational Titles. (Id.) Accordingly, the ALJ determined that Plaintiff was not disabled. (Id.)
Plaintiff does not challenge any of the ALJ's determinations at steps one through four of the process. Rather, he challenges various aspects of the ALJ's step-five analysis.
Plaintiff alleges that the ALJ erred because (1) her finding that he could perform the jobs of small-products assembler, cleaner, products deliverer, and house cleaner was inconsistent with her RFC determination and the DOT, and she did not clarify the discrepancy with the vocational expert (J. Stip. at 3-12); (2) she improperly considered Plaintiff's daily activities in determining whether he could perform substantial gainful work activity (J. Stip. at 21-24); and (3) she did not fully and fairly develop the record (J. Stip. at 28-31).
A. The ALJ's Finding that Plaintiff Could Perform Certain Jobs Was Inconsistent with Her Finding that Plaintiff Could Follow Only One- or Two-Step Instructions; However, Any Error Was Harmless
Plaintiff asserts that the ALJ's finding as part of her RFC determination that he could perform only "1 to 2 step instructions" because of "the side effects of medication" was inconsistent with her finding that he could perform the designated jobs because each of them involves at least level-two reasoning skills under the DOT, and that reasoning level requires understanding of more than one- and two-step instructions. (J. Stip. at 4-12.) Further, Plaintiff complains, the ALJ did not clarify this discrepancy with the vocational expert. (J. Stip. at 12.)
1. Applicable law At step five of the five-step process, the Commissioner has the burden to demonstrate that the claimant can perform some work that exists in "significant numbers" in the national or regional economy, taking into account the claimant's RFC, age, education, and work experience. Tackett v. Apfel, 180 F.3d 1094, 1100 (9th Cir. 1999); 42 U.S.C. § 423(d)(2)(A); 20 C.F.R. § 404.1560(c).
The Commissioner may satisfy that burden either through the testimony of a vocational expert or by reference to the Medical-Vocational Guidelines appearing in 20 C.F.R. Part 404, Subpart P, Appendix 2. Tackett, 180 F.3d at 1100-01; see also Hill v. Astrue, 688 F.3d 144, 1152 (9th Cir. 2012). When a VE provides evidence about the requirements of a job, the ALJ has a responsibility to ask about "any possible conflict" between that evidence and the DOT. See SSR 00-4p, 2000 WL 1898704, at *4; Massachi v. Astrue, 486 F.3d 1149, 1152-54 (9th Cir. 2007) (holding that application of SSR 00-4p is mandatory). An ALJ's failure to do so is procedural error, but the error is harmless if no actual conflict existed or the VE provided sufficient evidence to support the conclusion. Massachi, 486 F.3d at 1154 n.19.
2. Relevant facts
At various times, Plaintiff has complained that the vicodin he sometimes took*fn2 to control his back pain made him "nauseated" (AR 28, 39), "not want to eat" (id.),*fn3 and "tired" (AR 178). On the other hand, Plaintiff has never claimed that it affected his judgment or ability to follow instructions. On his work history report, which Plaintiff filled out on November 8, 2008, during the alleged period of disability, Plaintiff indicated that his memory, concentration, understanding, and ability to follow instructions were not affected by his condition. (AR 159.) He indicated "good" when asked how well he followed written and spoken instructions. (Id.) Similarly, no doctor has ever found Plaintiff to have any limitation on his ability to follow instructions as a result of his condition or the medicine he sometimes took for it. See, e.g., AR 197 (examining doctor finds that "claimant is alert, well-oriented, has good memory function, calm mood and behavior, and no communication disorder"). At the hearing, Plaintiff testified that he likes to watch "CSI" and documentaries on television and has no difficulty following the storylines except for occasionally falling asleep. (AR 34.) The transcript of the hearing shows that Plaintiff understood and answered all the questions put to him, and the ALJ did not make any findings to the contrary. Before developing his back condition, Plaintiff performed jobs that required reasoning levels of three and four, specifically, automobile mechanic, 1991 WL 685242, DICOT 620.261-010 (reasoning level four); auto-body repairer, 1991 WL 681514, 807.381-010 (level three); painter, 1991 WL 681878, 845.381-014 (level three); and heavy-equipment operator, 1991 WL 681950, 859.683-010 (level three). (AR 57-59.)
Despite all this, the ALJ included in some of her hypotheticals to the vocational expert (as well as in her RFC determination) that Plaintiff was limited to performing jobs with only one- or two-step instructions. (AR 59.) Although the ALJ did not expressly ask the VE if her findings were consistent with the DOT, the VE testified as follows:
Let's see. One to two steps, I think that hypothetical person would be able to -- now, see, this is where I'm gonna have to double check my -- he's limited to frequent posturals. I've gotta be careful not to get in [INAUDIBLE]. Bear with me. I mean, I've got to check the -- the companion to the DOT, just to make sure [INAUDIBLE]. Okay. With that hypothetical, the person would be able to work as a cleaner II, cleaner of vehicles. . . . With that hypothetical, the person would be able to work as a deliverer of merchandise. . . . Let me just check one other one, here. Okay. Okay, it looks like we -- with that hypothetical, then the person would be able to work as a house cleaner, hotel and motel. (AR 60-61.)
Other than in the RFC, the ALJ did not reference, much less explain, in her hearing decision the basis for the limitation on following instructions.
3. Analysis Plaintiff is correct that the ALJ's finding that he was limited to jobs involving just one- and two-step instructions was inconsistent with her finding that Plaintiff could perform jobs requiring reasoning level two or greater. Appendix C of the DOT defines reasoning level one as requiring the following aptitudes:
Apply commonsense understanding to carry out simple oneor two-step instructions. Deal with standardized situations with occasional or no variables in or from these situations encountered on the job. 1991 WL 688702. Level two, on the other hand, requires that an employee [a]pply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in or from standardized situations. (Id.) Clearly, then, reasoning level two is meant to require an aptitude greater than being limited to carrying out one- or two-step instructions. See Grigsby v. Astrue, EDCV 08-1413-AJW, 2010 WL 309013, *3 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 22, 2010). Because all the jobs the ALJ identified Plaintiff as being capable of performing require level-two reasoning skills or greater, the ALJ's RFC determination was inconsistent with her finding that Plaintiff could perform those jobs. As in Grigsby,
Defendant contends that someone who can perform "simple and repetitive work" is not precluded from all Level 2 reasoning jobs, and therefore plaintiff can perform the Level 2 reasoning jobs identified by the vocational expert.*fn4 That argument misses the mark. Level 2 reasoning jobs may be simple, but they are not limited to one- or two-step instructions. The restriction to jobs involving no more than two-step instructions is what distinguishes Level 1 reasoning from Level 2 reasoning. There is no legal or factual basis for . . . elliding the difference between the DOT's definitions of Level 1 reasoning and Level 2 reasoning.
Id. at *2 (citation and emphasis omitted). For the reason identified in Grigsby, most of the cases relied upon by the Commissioner are easily distinguished: they do not involve an express limitation to "one- or two-step instructions" but rather merely to "simple" instructions. Those cases that do involve the exact limitation at issue here all appear to have been decided by the same judge, and to the extent they conflict with Grigsby, this Court finds the latter more persuasive. Finally, despite the ALJ's statement in her decision that the VE's testimony that Plaintiff could perform those jobs was consistent with the DOT, it plainly was not, and the ALJ never asked the VE to clarify or explain the inconsistency. Thus, the ALJ erred.
Reversal is not necessary, however, because any error was harmless. First, although the VE's testimony was not a model of clarity, she clearly understood the ALJ's limitation to one- and two-step instructions and took it into account in finding that Plaintiff was capable of performing the jobs she cited. (AR 60 (VE referencing "one to two steps," stating that she was checking the DOT, and then finding that Plaintiff could perform the specified jobs).) More importantly, however, no conflict actually existed between the DOT's description of the jobs the VE listed and Plaintiff's ability to perform them because absolutely nothing in the record supports the ALJ's finding that Plaintiff could not understand and follow more than one- and two-step instructions. No doctor made any such finding, and Plaintiff himself has never claimed that his medicines affected his ability to concentrate or follow instructions. Plaintiff, who has a high school equivalency diploma, has performed jobs with much higher reasoning levels in the past, and the medical evidence of record provides no reason to believe that he is incapable of reasoning at those levels now. Plaintiff himself stated that his memory, concentration, and ability to follow instructions were all unimpaired, and no doctor found otherwise. Thus, unlike in Grigsby, here "[t]here is [a] legal [and] factual basis for ignoring the ALJ's express finding that Plaintiff is limited to jobs involving only 'two steps of instruction.'" See 2010 WL 309013 at *2.
Accordingly, even though the ALJ's RFC finding concerning Plaintiff's ability to follow instructions was inconsistent with her finding that Plaintiff could perform jobs at reasoning level two and the ALJ erred in not seeking further clarification from the VE, any error was necessarily harmless. The ALJ's isolated sentence in the hearing decision was not supported by any evidence in the record, medical or otherwise. See Stout v. Comm'r, 454 F.3d 1050, 1055 (9th Cir. 2006) (non-prejudicial or irrelevant mistakes harmless); Lee v. Astrue, 472 F. App'x 553, 555 (9th Cir. 2012) (ALJ's failure to include claimant's personality disorder as "severe" impairment at step two harmless when ALJ later accounted for impairment at step four); Wright v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec., 386 F. App'x 105, 109 (3d Cir. 2010) (Tashima, J., sitting by designation) (ALJ's misstatements in written decision harmless error when regardless of them "ALJ gave an adequate explanation supported by substantial evidence in the record"); Castel v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec., 355 F. App'x 260, 265-66 (11th Cir. 2009) (ALJ's erroneous reference to wrong medical reports harmless when he referred to reports "in two sentences" but "dedicate[d] two paragraphs" to correct reports, and disability decision conformed to medical evidence). Thus, reversal is not warranted.
B. The ALJ Properly Considered Plaintiff's Daily Activities
Plaintiff asserts that the ALJ erroneously determined, based on the "daily activities plaintiff engaged in," that he was not credible and therefore "not disabled." (J. Stip. at 23.)
1. Applicable law An ALJ's assessment of pain severity and claimant credibility is entitled to "great weight." See Weetman v. Sullivan, 877 F.2d 20, 22 (9th Cir. 1989); Nyman v. Heckler, 779 F.2d 528, 531 (9th Cir. 1986). When the ALJ finds a claimant's subjective complaints not credible, the ALJ must make specific findings that support the conclusion. See Berry v. Astrue, 622 F.3d 1228, 1234 (9th Cir. 2010). Absent affirmative evidence of malingering, the ALJ must give "clear and convincing" reasons for rejecting the claimant's testimony. Lester, 81 F.3d at 834. If the ALJ's credibility finding is supported by substantial evidence in the record, the reviewing court "may not engage in second-guessing." Thomas v. Barnhart, 278 F.3d 947, 959 (9th Cir. 2002).
2. Relevant facts The ALJ recounted at some length various activities Plaintiff had engaged in that were inconsistent with the pain he claimed to be in, including mowing the lawn, driving, and cooking. (AR 14.) The ALJ also noted that he had sought "minimal treatment" for his back, seeing the doctor only twice in a year and a half and not scheduling a four-week checkup recommended by the doctor. (AR 14, 15.) The ALJ found that [o]verall, the claimant is partially credible. The claimant's testimony that he has not worked since 2007 apart from a few days in 2008 is inconsistent with the earnings records and the claimant's admission in the work history report, dated November 8, 2008, that he did not stop working until July 3, 2008. Moreover, the claimant testified he was investigated for fraud for filing concurrent unemployment and State disability claims in 2008.
Additionally, the activities reported in the claimant's function reported [sic], including getting his children ready for school, driving daily, cooking and light cleaning are inconsistent with his testimony at the hearing, where claimant testified to much more limited daily functioning. Further, the claimant testified that he is extremely limited in his ability to walk, and can only walk for 5 minutes before needing to sit down; [h]owever, the undersigned notes that he is able to ambulate without the assistance of any devices and only asserted need of an ambulatory assistive device when questioned about why he has not requested one from his doctor.
After careful consideration of the evidence, the undersigned finds that the claimant's medically determinable impairments could reasonably be expected to cause the alleged symptoms; however, the claimant's statements concerning the intensity, persistence and limiting effects of these symptoms are not credible to the extent they are inconsistent with the above residual functional capacity assessment. (AR 14-15.)
3. Analysis As the Commissioner points out, the ALJ discussed Plaintiff's daily activities primarily to show that he was only a "partially credible" witness. (J. Stip. at 27.) The ALJ recited many instances of inconsistencies and other discrepancies between Plaintiff's claimed activities and his actual ones, none of which Plaintiff disputes as a factual matter other than to assert that Plaintiff's symptoms had gotten worse by the time of the hearing. The ALJ's reliance on these discrepancies was proper. See Thomas, 278 F.3d at 958-59; Batson v. Comm'r, Soc. Sec. Admin., 359 F.3d 1190, 1196-97 (9th Cir. 2004) (adverse credibility determination supported in part by conflict between claimant's allegation he could not return to work because of pain and testimony that he tended to his animals, among other activities).
Moreover, the ALJ gave several other reasons for finding Plaintiff not credible -- none of which Plaintiff challenges and all of them supported by evidence in the record -- including inconsistencies between his statements as to when he last worked and the evidence of record (AR 13-14, 28-30, 133, 138, 139, 146, 162); the fact that he applied for unemployment insurance and disability benefits at the same time and was investigated for fraud as a result (AR 13-14, 30-31), see Carmickle v. Comm'r, Soc. Sec. Admin., 533 F.3d 1155, 1161-62 (9th Cir. 2009) (noting that applying for unemployment benefits is inconsistent with disability because one has to hold oneself out as "available, willing and able to work"); and the fact that Plaintiff had sought very little treatment for his allegedly incapacitating back pain (AR 14-15, 38, 191-95, 213), see Tommasetti v. Astrue, 533 F.3d 1035, 1039 (9th Cir. 2008) (ALJ may infer that claimant's "response to conservative treatment undermines [claimant's] reports regarding the disabling nature of his pain"); Johnson v. Shalala, 60 F.3d 1428, 1434 (9th Cir. 1995) (holding that "contradictions between claimant's testimony and the relevant medical evidence" provided clear and convincing reasons for ALJ to reject plaintiff's subjective symptom testimony); Flatten v. Sec'y of Health & Human Servs., 44 F.3d 1453, 1464 (9th Cir. 1995) (ALJ may properly rely on minimal medical treatment). Even when a claimant's daily activities do "not suggest [he] could return to his old job," they may "suggest that . . . later claims about the severity of his limitations were exaggerated." Valentine v. Astrue, 574 F.3d 685, 693 (9th Cir. 2009).
Accordingly, the ALJ properly considered Plaintiff's daily activities. Further, even if the ALJ did err, any error was necessarily harmless in light of all the other reasons the ALJ gave for finding Plaintiff not entirely credible and not disabled. See Carmickle, 533 F.3d at 1162 (holding that when ALJ provides specific reasons for discounting Plaintiff's credibility, decision may be upheld even if certain reasons were invalid as long as "remaining reasoning and ultimate credibility determination" were supported by substantial evidence).
C. The ALJ Properly Developed the Record Plaintiff claims that the ALJ should have ordered either that the MRI Plaintiff claimed to have had done in 1999 be subpoenaed or that Plaintiff be given a new MRI examination. (J. Stip. at 28-31.)
The ALJ has an independent duty to develop the record in order to make a fair determination as to disability. Tonapetyan, 242 F.3d at 1150. But it is the plaintiff's duty to prove that she is disabled. Mayes v. Massanari, 276 F.3d 453, 459 (9th Cir. 2001) (citing 42 U.S.C. § 423(d)(5) (Supp. 2001), and Clem v. Sullivan, 894 F.2d 328, 330 (9th Cir. 1990)); see also 20 C.F.R. § 404.1512(c) ("You must provide medical evidence showing that you have an impairment(s) and how severe it is during the time you say that you are disabled.").
Here, Plaintiff, who was represented by counsel throughout the proceedings, did not provide sufficient medical evidence to show that he was disabled, despite numerous opportunities to do so and his affirmative statement that he would. At the hearing, the ALJ noted that no medical evidence of any kind supported Plaintiff's claim that he had been diagnosed with scoliosis. (AR 53.) Plaintiff stated that he would "have my doctor fax -- fax that stuff in to you," which would presumably include any previous MRI. (Id.) And the ALJ stated that she would "consider that if it's submitted." (Id.) Plaintiff never provided the records, including the MRI, to the ALJ, nor any explanation for not doing so. He also appears not to have submitted any additional evidence with his appeal to the Appeals Council. (AR 1-2.) The ALJ properly acted under the assumption that Plaintiff would, as he had promised, provide her with any additional necessary records. Cf. Burch v. Barnhart, 400 F.3d 676, 682 (9th Cir. 2005) (no reversible failure from ALJ's failure to develop record concerning Plaintiff's obesity because she was represented by counsel and never submitted additional evidence to appeals council or on appeal to show alleged full effect on RFC of her obesity).
Moreover, an ALJ's duty to develop the record further is triggered only when the record contains ambiguous evidence or is inadequate to allow for proper evaluation of the evidence. Mayes, 276 F.3d at 459-60 (citing Tonapetyan, 242 F.3d at 1150). Here, the evidence was not ambiguous and the record was not inadequate. All of the clinical and laboratory tests and examinations that were performed on Plaintiff demonstrated that at most he had only slightly abnormal cervical issues. Although Dr. Walter Bramson did find that Plaintiff was unable to work, his finding was based entirely on Plaintiff's subjective pain symptoms recounted to him during the course of two meetings; his own tests showed normal functioning (AR 194), and as the ALJ noted, unlike Dr. Bramson, she found Plaintiff not fully credible (AR 15). The consultative doctor's examination of Plaintiff likewise showed that he was "essentially normal . . . claimant is physically non-severe." (AR 204.) Thus, the record was not ambiguous. And nor was it inadequate. In 2009, during the period of alleged disability, x-rays were taken of Plaintiff's spine; they showed only "slight narrowing of the L5-S1 disc space and small anterolateral osteophytes at the L3, L4, and L5 vertebrae." (AR 200, 203.) The x-rays primarily showed "normal spine alignment" and "maintenance of the normal vertebral heights." (AR 200.) The x-rays constituted sufficient evidence to support the ALJ's finding that Plaintiff was not disabled, particularly when considered with the entirely consistent clinical findings of the examining and consultative doctors. An MRI Plaintiff had had done a decade before his claimed disability began would have been unlikely to aid the ALJ's disability determination. And a more recent MRI was not necessary given the recent x-rays and clinical findings all showing that Plaintiff had at most only slight cervical abnormality.
Consistent with the foregoing and pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g),*fn5 IT IS ORDERED that judgment be entered AFFIRMING the decision of the Commissioner and dismissing this action with prejudice. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk serve copies of this Order and the Judgment on counsel for both parties.
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Peer Ratings of Heterosocial Skill: Components Analysis for Men and for Women.
Royce, W. Stephen
The specification in concrete behavioral terms of theoretical constructs is one difficulty associated with behavioral assessment. For example, the construct of heterosocial skill has not been successfully defined in operational terms. A linear modeling technique was used to identify valid behavioral referents of heterosocial skill ratings for both men and women. Videotapes of heterosocial interactions of male (N=30) and female (N=30) university students representing a wide range of scores on the Social Avoidance and Distress Scale were rated by untrained peers (N=67), who then supplied lists of the behavioral cues they considered most useful in discriminating skill levels. The rate of occurrence of the most widely endorsed cues were scored for the videotaped subjects and used to construct linear models of the heterosocial skill ratings. Valid behavioral referents of molar heterosocial skill ratings were identified for both men and women. Men rated by female peers as high in heterosocial skill gazed upward, asked questions, and used appropriate hand gestures during conversations. Women rated by male peers as high in heterosocial skill also gazed upward, made eye contact, and avoided speaking too quietly. The findings suggest that the experimental method employed is able to identify behavioral referents of reliable peer ratings of molar heterosocial skills. (NRB)
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VP Marketing: Nisso Larden
Copywriter: Dori Ben Israel
Art Directors: Liat Abad, Lucy Glazen
Photography & Post: Guy Raz, Tomer Kraus
Account Manager: Shani Cohen
Production: Tal Meir, Eliav Mendelson
Highest Rated
wow, a perfume with a concept. not bad. this sure beats the trippy incandescent bubbles.
Nice perfume concept and execution.
I remember seeing this on youtube.
the also did in store...
really good work, congratulations to Tel-Aviv
This one feels a bit too easy. Just a hanger? Not enough for me. Sorry.
Sometimes it's all you need to wear ...?
Well, plus the clothes, plus the shoes, plus the skin-care products, plus the wrist watch, plus the rest ... most of us wear all those items because we actually 'need' to wear it.
The idea could have been better. Something like: "What remains to be worn is ..."
The execution, however, is bold. But, it reached out to 150'000? "sold within one week"? ... sounds too superficial as claims. And coming from Israel's media, I'd say, doubly so.
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