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This is an update (updated 11/7/11) to my plan that I created several years ago. It's one I'll probably post each November.
Are you looking for some new Thanksgiving recipes? With Thanksgiving approaching I thought I'd share my Holiday Meal Plan with all of my (tens of???) readers. My hope is that it will help your stress levels if you are preparing Thanksgiving dinner and all the trimmings for family or friends. These holiday recipes are our family's traditional dishes. Sometimes there's a different vegetable or bread, but we pretty much serve the save thing for Thanksgiving or Christmas. It might sound boring, but considering we only have this once or twice a year, it is a meal we look forward to!
The Menu:
Thanksgiving morning: Apple Streusel Coffeecake
Thanksgiving Dinner: Turkey, Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Cornbread, Broccoli with Garlic Butter and Cashews, Green Beans with Pecans, Smoky Scalloped Potatoes, Sausage Stuffing
Dessert: Apple Pie
Day After Thanksgiving: Day After Thanksgiving Turkey Pot Pie
(I can never decide between mashed potatoes (easy!) and the scalloped potatoes (scrumptious!), so they're both listed. I don't usually make both, unless it's a really large crowd.
The following plan will easily feed 10-12 people with some leftovers. For additional people, add another vegetable dish.
Make sure to have on hand:
- dried sage
- dried thyme
- olive oil
- dried rosemary
- bay leaves
- ground marjoram
- cayenne pepper
- dry mustard
- salt
- black pepper
- cinnamon
- apple pie spice
- fresh thyme (1 TB)
- butter, salted
- butter, unsalted
- vegetable shortening
- sugar
- flour
- cornmeal
- light brown sugar
- baking powder
- baking soda
- canola oil
- milk
- soy sauce
- white wine vinegar
- garlic
- vanilla
- eggs (4)
Shopping List:
- salted cashews (1/3 C)
- shelled walnuts (1 C)
- pecan halves (1 C)
- plain low fat yogurt (16 oz)
- Granny Smith apples (6)
- broccoli (1 1/2 pounds)
- celery (1 C)
- onion (2 large)
- fresh parsley (1/2 C)
- 5-10 lbs. baking potatoes (5 pounds if making just one of the potato dishes; 10 pounds if making both)
- 2 pie crust shells (As a shortcut you can use Pilsbury refrigerated pie crust, or you can make your own)
- chicken broth (2 cans)
- ground sausage (1 lb)
- herb seasoned stuffing mix (8 oz) (or a loaf of bread to make your own)
- turkey
- 1/4-1/2 pound ground soy "sausage"
- 2 C smoked Gouda cheese
- heavy cream (1 1/2 C)
- buttermilk (1 1/2 C)
1 cup celery
1 cup onion
1/4 cup parsley
Place all 3 in a baggie for Stuffing.
1 large onion
Place in a baggie for Scalloped Potatoes
1 cup celery
1 cup onion
Place both in a baggie for Turkey Potpie.
1 ½ pounds broccoli, in bite sized pieces
Put in baggie for Broccoli dish.
3-4 cloves garlic (whole...don't chop)
Place in a tiny prep container for Mashed Potatoes.
1 cup walnuts
Put in prep bowl for Coffee Cake.
1/3 cup salted cashews
Put in baggie for Broccoli Dish
2 pounds fresh green beans, wash and trim ends
Put in baggie for Green Bean Dish.
4 TB shallots
Put in small prep bowl for Green Bean Dish
3 TB fresh parsley
Put in small prep bowl for Green Bean Dish
2 C smoked Gouda cheese
Place in baggie for Scalloped Potatoes
1 pound ground Italian sausage
1/4-1/2 pound ground soy "sausage" (My daughter is vegetarian...so I make some of the stuffing with her "sausage".)
Put in separate baggies for Stuffing
6 cups Granny Smith apples (pie)
2 Granny Smith apples (coffee cake)
Keep apples in a bowl of lemon juice and water, covered in the refrigerator until needed.
12 prep bowls shown in the chart below (click on it to enlarge)
Apple Streusel Coffeecake: Make the batter and keep it covered and refrigerated in the Kitchen Aid mixing bowl. (Quickly beat it in the morning.)
Pie crusts (can be placed on waxed paper and rolled up in the fridge until needed)
Clean and prep turkey. Put the spice rub under the skin. Cover with foil and place in the refrigerator. (For a detailed look at seasoning the turkey under the skin, check out this post: TURKEY SEASONING UNDER THE SKIN)
The following chart is the beauty and brains behind the simplicity of this meal. I set out 11 prep bowls (sizes are listed on the chart), and fill them assembly-line style with different ingredients. Each bowl is numbered with masking tape so I know when to use it. Once these bowls are filled, most of the work is done!
Ingredients to get out for the assembly bowl line:
- dried sage
- dried thyme
- olive oil
- dried rosemary
- bay leaves
- ground marjoram
- salt
- black pepper
- cinnamon
- apple pie spices
- butter, salted
- butter, unsalted (2 sticks)
- vegetable shortening
- sugar
- flour
- cornmeal
- light brown sugar
- baking powder
- baking soda
- canola oil
- milk
- soy sauce
- white wine vinegar
- garlic
- fresh thyme
- cayenne pepper
- dry mustard
And now, for the chart. If you click the photo below, the whole chart will be large enough to view the details.
Coffee Cake
350 degrees, 70-80 minutes (make sure center by cone is done)
Stuffing (can keep warm in crock pot)
Use wok (small or large burner)
Put turkey in oven (see time chart).
Peel and boil a few pounds of the potatoes w/garlic for mashed potatoes (You can skip this step if the Scalloped Potatoes will be enough for your group.)
Apple Pie
Take Scalloped Potatoes out of the refrigerator.
425 degrees
Apple Pie
Scalloped Potatoes
Broccoli w/Garlic Butter and Cashews (use large stock pot, then skillet on large burner)
Green Beans with Pecans (use 3 qt. stock pot and steamer)
Use medium pot and small burner
Mash the potatoes. Use KA mixer or potato masher. Mash with butter, milk, salt and pepper to taste. Keep warm.
Carve turkey after 20-30 minutes of cooling.
And now, the recipes:
Broccoli with Garlic Butter Cashews
1 1/2 pounds fresh broccoli, cut into bite size pieces
1/3 cup butter
1 tablespoon brown sugar
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons white vinegar
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/3 cup chopped salted cashews
Place the broccoli into a large pot with about 1 inch of water in the bottom. Bring to a boil, and cook for 7 minutes, or until tender but still crisp. Drain, and arrange broccoli on a serving platter.
While the broccoli is cooking, melt the butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Mix in the brown sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, pepper and garlic. Bring to a boil, then remove from the heat. Mix in the cashews, and pour the sauce over the broccoli. Serve immediately.*
*It really does taste best when served immediately. When it's re-heated, the broccoli gets a little too mushy. So, I recommend only cooking the amount of broccoli your family will be eating at one sitting. You can reserve some of the marinade/cashews for another day when youcan quickly steam some fresh broccoli.
Green Beans with Pecans (San Francisco Encore)
Prep ahead of time:
-wash and trim 2 pounds of fresh green beans
-mince 3 TB of fresh parsley
Steam until just tender, but still firm:
2 pounds of fresh green beans
In a skillet, saute until softened:
3 TB butter
4 TB minced shallots
Add, and brown lightly:
1 C pecan halves
Stir in:
3 TB minced fresh parsley
Toss to coat and heat thoroughly. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Grease 8 x 8 x 2" baking dish.
1 C sifted flour
2 TB sugar
3 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1 C cornmeal
Make a depression in the center of the dry ingredients and lightly beat:
1 egg
Add to the center mixture:
1/4 C canola oil
1 C milk
Stir dry and wet ingredients together until the flour mixture is moistened.
Turkey Gravy
Pour off drippings from roasting pan.
Add to a pot:
3 TB drippings
Add, and stir to make a paste:
3 TB flour
Gradually stir in:
1 ½ C condensed chicken broth, undiluted
½ tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1 tsp coarsely chopped fresh marjoram leaves OR
½ tsp dried marjoram leaves
Makes 1 ½ cups.
Sausage Stuffing
In large skillet, saute:
1 lb sausage
Drain any fat and add:
1 C chopped celery
1 C chopped onion
1/4 C chopped parsley
Saute for 8-10 minutes.
In large stove top pot, combine
1 pkg (8 oz) herb-seasoned stuffing mix (or dried bread chunks from a good artisan bread)
½ tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
Toss to mix well.
1 C chicken broth
sausage mixture
Toss lightly.
Apple Streusel Coffeecake
Streusel (In bowl #3)
3/4 C all purpose flour
1 stick (1/2 C) cold butter, cut in small pieces
2 tsp cinnamon
1 C walnuts, coarsely chopped
In a medium size bowl, stir everything (except the walnuts) together with fingertips until crumbly and butter is completely incorporated. Stir in walnuts.
Cake (Dry ingredients in bowl #4)
3 1/4 C all purpose flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
1 ½ sticks (3/4 C) butter or margarine (not spread), at room temperature
1 1/4 C sugar
3 large eggs
1- 16 oz container plain low-fat yogurt
2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and diced into ½" pieces (apples are in the refrigerator, diced)
Mix flour, baking powder, and baking soda in a small bowl. Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with electric mixer until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in vanilla and yogurt. With mixer on low speed, beat in flour mixture.
Grease (and flour) the Pampered Chef bundt pan EXTREMELY well with butter (not Pam) or margarine.
Spoon 3 cups batter into pan, spread evenly.
Sprinkle with 1/4 cup of the streusel, the apples, and then ½ cup of the streusel.
Spoon on remaining batter and spread evenly, then add the nuts.
Sprinkle with remaining streusel, pressing down lightly so it sticks to the batter.
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Bake 60-70 minutes or until a pick inserted in cake comes out clean. Cool on wire rack 15 minutes. Place cookie sheet over pan and carefully invert both. Remove pan and cool completely.
The most "undone" part of the cake is in the middle around the cone.
Serves 16. Per serving: 462 calories, 7 g pro, 63 g car, 21 g fat, 80 mg chol with butter, 41 mg chol with margarine, 291 mg sod. Exchanges: 2 1/4 starch/bread, 2 fruit, 4 fat.
Old Fashioned Apple Pie
6 C tart apples (Granny Smith/about 4 apples or 2 lbs)
1 C sugar
1 tsp apple pie spice*
1/4 C flour
dash salt
Add sliced apples, lightly toss.
2 pie crust shells (or make homemade crust listed below)
Fill one pie crust and add the other on top. Seal edges and slit the top shell.
Bake 45-50 minutes or until the crust is golden brown.
The Best Pie Dough (Cook's Illustrated)
Double Crust 10-inch Regular or 9-inch Deep-Dish
When rolling out the dough, roll to a thickness of about 1/8-inch thick (about the thickness of two quarters).
For a double-crust 10-inch regular pie
2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon table salt
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
13 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
7 tablespoons vegetable shortening, chilled
4 - 5 tablespoons ice water
1. Mix flour, salt and sugar in food processor fitted with steel blade. Scatter butter pieces over flour mixture, tossing to coat butter with some flour. cut butter into flour with five 1-second pulses. Add shortening and continue cutting in until flour is pale yellow and resembles coarse cornmeal with butter bits no larger than small peas, about four more 1-second pulses. Turn mixture into medium bowl.
2. Sprinkle 4 tablespoons of ice water over mixture. With blade of rubber spatula, use folding motion to mix. Press down on dough with broad side of spatula until dough sticks together, adding up to 1 tablespoon more ice water if dough will not come together. Shape dough into two balls with your hands, one slightly larger than the other. Flatten into 4-inch-wide disks. Dust lightly with flour, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for 30 minutes before rolling.
Time and temperature: I started the pie out at 425 degrees. Once the crust was nicely browned, I turned down the oven to 350 degrees. The result was delicious! I didn't have to use the pesky torn foil pieces around the edge of my pie (you know...to keep the edges from burning). Next time I might brush a little water or egg over the raw upper crust and sprinkle on a dusting of cinnamon and sugar.
A handy trick: I had trouble lifting the bottom crust up and placing it in the pie pan. It kept breaking apart. So, I rolled it out on a Tupperware pastry sheet I own, set the pie pan (upside down) centered on the crust, and with the help of my husband, carefully flipped the pan/crust/pastry sheet. The crust landed nice and neat right in the pie pan!
Lumpy Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Wash and scrub 15-20 potatoes.
You can peel them, or leave the skins on. (I often peel about a third of them, as I like the skins.
Cut potatoes into fourths. )
Place into large stockpots, filling with water (but not too much...or it will boil over).
Add a clove of garlic into each pot of potatoes.
Boil until you can pierce the largest potato chunk with a fork.
Put the potatoes back in the pot, or in a large bowl.
Add, to taste, milk, salt, pepper, and butter.
Mash with a potato masher.
Serve hot!
* The USDA does not recommend cooking turkey in an oven set lower than 325 degrees F.
* For optimum safety, stuffing a turkey is not recommended. For more even cooking, it is recommended you cook your stuffing outside the bird in a casserole. Use a food thermometer to check the internal temperature of the stuffing. The stuffing must reach a safe minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
* If you choose to stuff your turkey, the ingredients can be prepared ahead of time; however, keep wet and dry ingredients separate. Chill all of the wet ingredients (butter/margarine, cooked celery and onions, broth, etc.). Mix wet and dry ingredients just before filling the turkey cavities. Fill the cavities loosely. Cook the turkey immediately. Use a food thermometer to make sure the center of the stuffing reaches a safe minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
* A whole turkey is safe when cooked to a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees F as measured with a food thermometer. Check the internal temperature in the innermost part of the thigh and wing and the thickest part of the breast. For reasons of personal preference, consumers may choose to cook turkey to higher temperatures.
* If your turkey has a "pop-up" temperature indicator, it is recommended that you also check the internal temperature of the turkey in the innermost part of the thigh and wing and the thickest part of the breast with a food thermometer. The minimum internal temperature should reach 165 degrees F for safety.
* For quality, let the turkey stand for 20 minutes before carving to allow juices to set. The turkey will carve more easily.
* Remove all stuffing from the turkey cavities.
Timetables for Turkey Roasting
(325 degrees F oven temperature)
These times are approximate and should always be used in conjunction with a properly placed thermometer.
4 to 8 pounds (breast) 1½ to 3¼ hours
8 to 12 pounds 2 3/4 to 3 hours
12 to 14 pounds 3 to 3 3/4 hours
14 to 18 pounds 3 3/4 to 4 1/4 hours
18 to 20 pounds 4 1/4 to 4 ½ hours
20 to 24 pounds 4 ½ to 5 hours
4 to 6 pounds (breast) Not usually applicable
6 to 8 pounds (breast) 2½ to 3½ hours
8 to 12 pounds 3 to 3 ½ hours
12 to 14 pounds 3 ½ to 4 hours
14 to 18 pounds 4 to 4 1/4 hours
18 to 20 pounds 4 1/4 to 4 3/4 hours
20 to 24 pounds 4 3/4 to 5 1/4 hours
-Tuck wing tips under the shoulders of the bird for more even cooking. This is referred to as "akimbo."
-Add ½ cup of water to the bottom of the pan.
-If your roasting pan does not have a lid, you may place a tent of heavy-duty aluminum foil over the turkey for the first 1 to 1 ½ hours. This allows for maximum heat circulation, keeps the turkey moist, and reduces oven splatter. To prevent overbrowning, foil may also be placed over the turkey after it reaches the desired color.
-If using an oven-proof food thermometer, place it in the turkey at the start of the cooking cycle. It will allow you to check the internal temperature of the turkey while it is cooking. For turkey breasts, place thermometer in the thickest part. For whole turkeys, place in the thickest part of the inner thigh. Once the thigh has reached 165 degrees F, check the wing and the thickest part of the breast to ensure the turkey has reached a safe minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees F throughout the product.
Day After Thanksgiving Turkey Pot Pie
In a bowl, combine:
1 C chopped celery*1 C chopped onion*
1-2 C stuffing
1 C gravy
*You can saute these in a little butter if you like. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't!
Line a pie pan (I swear by the Pampered Chef stoneware ones...they do not produce soggy bottomed crusts!!) with one pie crust. Fill with the above contents. Place a second pie crust over the top, sealing the edges. Decorate as desired. (I used a turkey shaped cookie cutter to cut out all those little turkeys around the edges. Just wet the bottom of the dough piece with a little water so it will stick to the crust.) Put a few slits in the top crust so steam can escape.
Bake at 375 degrees for 30-40 minutes (until the crust is golden).
Let the pot pie cool and set for about 15 minutes before cutting into it.
For the crust...I use the same crust recipe that was used for the apple pie. So, if you're making crusts, just double that recipe.
Smoky Scalloped Potatoes
(Cook's Illustrated)
Move over, mashed potatoes—we love this recipe for an alternative holiday potato side dish. Buttermilk and smoked Gouda give this casserole its rich flavor and creamy consistency, so we don't recommend substituting these ingredients. Here's what else we discovered:
* Adding a pinch of baking soda to the potatoes as they cook helps to tenderize them without leaving any residual taste.
* This dish can be made ahead of time and refrigerated for up to 24 hours.
Serves 8 or more
4 tablespoons unsalted butter*
1 large onion, minced
4 garlic cloves, minced (Cook's Illustrated)
4 teaspoons dry mustard
1 tablespoons minced fresh thyme leaves
2 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
5 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and sliced thin**
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups shredded smoked Gouda cheese
1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 425 degrees. Melt butter in Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, mustard, thyme, salt, and cayenne and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in potatoes, cream, buttermilk, and baking soda and bring to simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook until potatoes are almost tender, about 15 minutes. Stir in cheese and transfer mixture to 13 by 9-inch baking dish.
2. Bake until cream is bubbling around edges and top is golden brown, about 15 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before serving.
Make Ahead: The casserole can be prepared through step 1 and refrigerated for up to 24 hours. When ready to bake, cover with foil and bake in 400-degree oven until hot and bubbly, about 40 minutes. Remove foil and continue cooking until top is golden brown, about 30 minutes.
* I always have unsalted on hand, but with all my holiday cooking, I ran out. I made it with salted butter and it came out just fine. But if you have the unsalted on hand, I'd use that.
We also make a Tofurky roast each year, as we have some vegetarians in the family. We've found that one roast can be cut in half (as soon as you buy it at the store). Cook up half hte loaf for Thanksgiving, and the other half for Christmas.


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Consultative Examinations: A Guide for Health Professionals
Part III - Consultative Examination Guidelines
If the evidence provided by the claimant's own medical sources is inadequate to determine if he or she is disabled, additional medical information may be sought by recontacting the treating source for additional information or clarification, or by arranging for a CE.
The treating source is the preferred source of purchased examinations when the treating source is qualified, equipped and willing to perform the additional examination or tests for the fee schedule payment and generally furnishes complete and timely reports. Even if only a supplemental test is required, the treating source is ordinarily the preferred source for this service. SSA's rules provide for using an independent source (other than the treating source) for a CE or diagnostic study if:
- The treating source prefers not to perform the examination;
- There are conflicts or inconsistencies in the file that cannot be resolved by going back to the treating source;
- The claimant prefers another source and has a good reason for doing so; or
- Prior experience indicates that the treating
source may not be a
productive source.
The type of examination and/or test (s) purchased depends upon the specific additional evidence needed for adjudication. If an ancillary test (e.g., X-ray, PFS or EKG) will furnish the additional evidence needed for adjudication, the DDS will not request or authorize a more comprehensive examination. If the examination indicates that additional testing may be warranted, the medical source must contact the DDS for approval before performing such testing.
Fees for CEs are set by each State and may vary from State to State. Each State agency is responsible for comprehensive oversight management of its CE program.
Social Security is committed to providing fair and equitable service to the American public, regardless of an individual's inability to communicate effectively in English. Social Security recognizes that using qualified interpreters efficiently facilitates the Agency's processes, deters fraud, and assures that individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) are not disadvantaged. Therefore, the DDS will provide an interpreter free of charge, to any individual requesting language assistance, or when it is evident that such assistance is necessary to ensure that the individual is not disadvantaged. Individuals have the option of using their own interpreter, such as a family member, friend, or third party, providing the interpreter meets the Agency's criteria for interpreters. A qualified interpreter is an individual or vendor who is able to read, write, and speak fluently in English and the language or dialect of the individual needing language assistance, and who meets the following criteria:
- Provides an accurate interpretation of questions and responses by both the individual being interviewed and the CE provider; i.e., does not self-initiate follow-up questions or infer facts or dates not provided by the individual or the CE provider;
- Demonstrates familiarity with basic terminology used in the disability determination process, including medical and social welfare terminology when necessary;
- Agrees to comply with Social Security's disclosure and confidentiality of information requirements; and
- Has no personal stake in the outcome of the case that would create a conflict of interest. An individual who is a potential or actual claimant or beneficiary on the same record as the individual needing language assistance can act as an interpreter, providing that there is no other conflict of interest.
Selection of a Consultative Examination Source
The DDS purchases consultative examinations only from qualified medical sources. The medical source may be the individual's own physician or psychologist, or another source. In the case of a child, the medical source may be a pediatrician.
By "qualified," we mean that the medical source must be currently licensed in the State and have the training and experience to perform the type of examination or test we request. Also, the medical source must not be barred from participation in our programs. The medical source must also have the equipment required to provide an adequate assessment and record of the existence and level of severity of the individual's alleged impairments.
Medical sources who perform CEs must have a good understanding of SSA's disability programs and their evidence requirements. The medical source chosen may use support staff to help perform the consultative examination. Any such support staff (e.g., X-ray technician, nurse, etc.) must meet appropriate licensing or certification requirements of the State.
Generally, medical sources are selected based on appointment availability, distance from a claimant's home and ability to perform specific examinations and tests.
Consultative Examination Report Content
The examination report should include the claimant's SSN or other non-SSN case identifier and a physical description of the claimant, to help ensure that the person being examined is the claimant.
The detail and format for reporting the results of the medical history, physical examination, laboratory findings, and discussion of conclusions should follow the standard reporting principles for a complete medical examination.
The report should be complete enough to enable an independent reviewer to determine the nature, severity and duration of the impairment, and, in adults, the claimant's ability to perform basic work-related functions. The history and physical examination must be provided as a narrative of the findings.
Conclusions in the report must be consistent with the objective clinical findings found on examination and the claimant's symptoms, laboratory studies, and demonstrated response to treatment and on all available information, including the history. The report, for adults, should include a description, based on the medical source's own findings, of the individual's ability to do basic work-related activities. It should not include an opinion as to whether the claimant is disabled under the meaning of the law.
Signature Requirements
All CE reports must be personally reviewed and signed by the medical source who actually performed the examination. The medical source doing the examination or testing is solely responsible for the report contents and for the conclusions, explanations or comments provided. The source's signature on a report annotated "not proofed" or "dictated but not read" is not acceptable. A rubber stamp signature or signature entered by another person, such as a nurse or secretary, is not acceptable.
How the DDS Reviews Consultative Examination ReportsThe DDS is obligated to review the CE report to determine whether the specific information requested has been furnished.
The CE report must:
- Provide evidence that serves as an adequate basis for disability decisionmaking in terms of the impairment it assesses.
- Be internally consistent. Are all the diseases, impairments and complaints described in the history adequately assessed and reported in the clinical findings?
- Do the conclusions correlate the medical history, the clinical examinationand laboratory tests, and explain all abnormalities?
- Be consistent with the other information available within the specialty of the examination requested.
- Did the report fail to mention an important or relevant complaint within that specialty that is noted in other evidence in the file (e.g., blindness in one eye, amputations, pain, alcoholism, depression)?
- Be adequate as compared to the standards set out in the course of a medical education.
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Selena Gomez Gets Graphic at the 2014 Kids' Choice Awards [PHOTOS]
Selena Gomez showed lots of leg at the 2014 Kids' Choice Awards!
The singer wore a printed tunic (possibly with matching shorts underneath). The muted black-and-white print was very unexpected, especially considering Selena usually sticks to bolder colors. A pretty, if not unexpected, splash of color came from the yellow and blue trim.
Selena's long brown locks looked amazing as well! It appears she's ready to usher in summer, as her hair was in relaxed, beachy waves. She completed the ensemble with a fresh-faced makeup look, lightly glossed lips and silver heels.
Of course, her best accessory was the orange blimp trophy she scooped up for Favorite Female Singer. (Congrats, Sel!) See the actress' complete head-to-toe look in the photos below.


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MIDDLEBURY — A new Waterbury Center-based company is trying to bring the promise of solar-powered electric generation to Addison County at a price that Vermonters can afford.
A new Waterbury Center-based company called Suncommon announced on Tuesday that it will soon begin installing solar electric systems on Addison County homes with no up-front cost and for monthly rates that can be less than what the customers are paying for conventional electricity.
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BRISTOL — Jackman's Inc., a provider of carbon-heavy heating fuels like kerosene and No. 2 heating fuel, is giving solar a go.
The Bristol company, which got its start by selling firewood and coal in 1930, has long specialized in offering a range of heating options to its customers. In the last decade, the company began dealing pellets and bio diesel.
VERGENNES — Efforts to increase awareness of climate change have taken to the open road. A group of young environmentalists are biking through the state, acting as partners with the organization Climate Summer, a program aimed at connecting with local leaders to address issues pertaining to efficient energy sources.
Climate Summer is a internship program for college-age students run by Better Future Project, a nonprofit organization founded in January 2011 that promotes leadership development and heads initiatives in environmental issues.
NEW HAVEN — One of the state's largest prospective solar installations — more than twice the size of the Ferrisburgh Solar Farm — may have jumped its final legal hurdle, when the Vermont Supreme Court upheld a Public Service Board (PSB) certificate of public good.
ADDISON COUNTY — Almost 100 Addison County residents have hooked their homes up to a solar hot water system in large part due to Solar Addison County, a program launched last summer by the Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG).
MIDDLEBURY — A family seeking to install a small-scale hydroelectric project at Middlebury's Otter Creek falls has won permission to take advantage of a streamlined federal review of the plan and is looking for investors to help finance eventual construction.
MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury selectboard on Tuesday unanimously agreed to lease an acre of town property to a nonprofit group to use to house a small solar farm for the next 25 years.
The lease was struck with a local group called "Acorn Energy One Solar LLC" for an acre of land located north and a little west of the Middlebury police station off Lucius Shaw Lane.
MIDDLEBURY — Three years after the Legislature passed Act 92, the Vermont Energy Efficiency and Affordability Act, the state is not on pace to reach the act's goal of improving energy efficiency in 25 percent of Vermont homes (roughly 80,000) by 2020.
Instead, the state is likely to fall short of this goal by 28,000 homes.
STARKSBORO — In October of 2010, the town of Starksboro took major steps to revamp its energy portfolio by installing 25 solar power arrays mounted on trackers on 1.5 acres of land adjacent to Robinson Elementary School.
From the outset, one of the main goals of this project was to net zero energy consumption for the school and town buildings. Put another way, town and school officials sought to produce as much energy using solar as they drew from the electric power grid in the course of a year.
ADDISON COUNTY — A hometown boy is back in town and looking to make big headway this year in solar technology across Addison County.
Chris Eaton is a Middlebury Union High School graduate and a 1999 Middlebury College alumnus. He co-founded the local company Salamander Construction in 2004, and two years later followed his future wife down to Massachusetts, where he started another construction company, called Ducksholm Builders in Nantucket.
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President Obama is clearly revealing his rapid loss of any grip on the economic and security issues that are of utmost importance to our country. His economic and foreign policy blunders are manifesting chaos. On the same day when we see more chaos erupting in the Middle East and President Obama declaring that Egypt is no longer considered our ally, the Federal Reserve announced that it will spend $40 billion a month to purchase mortgage-backed securities with no end date set. QE3 is upon us.
In a speech nearly two years ago, I asked: "If [QE2] doesn't work, what do we do then? Print even more money? What's the end game here? Where will all this money printing on an unprecedented scale take us? Do we have any guarantees that QE2 won't be followed by QE3, 4, and 5, until eventually – inevitably – no one will want to buy our debt anymore? What happens if the Fed becomes not just the buyer of last resort, but the buyer of only resort?"
As predicted, QE3 is upon us. Is it any wonder that the dollar is down against major currencies? This temporary, artificial economic "stimulus" bought at the expense of high inflation is no substitute for a stable currency and genuine long-term economic recovery. This is what happens when big government centralized planners try to "plan" our economy. President Obama is no doubt happy, though, that this latest sugar fix comes 53 days before the election.
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text: This is the quilt we'll be making. It's called Greek Key and in all actuality, it's not the way the Greek Key pattern is made, but this is my adaptation of the block. The true Greek Key is done in long continuous strips and not segmented like I've done. I love the way the white fabric does not overpower the block and I also love the way 21 two inch squares can be used up quickly, especially when you've accumulated alot of them! I also love the layout better than the block so there are many ways it can be done. As I said before, I especially love 2 vertical rows of scrappy blocks meeting head-on! You may find other interesting ways to lay your blocks so experiment until you're pleased with your layout!


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February 26, 2008
Aaron Brock's 21 points led four Wabash players scoring in double figures in the Little Giants' 86-73 win at Kenyon in the quarterfinals of the 2008 North Coast Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.
Andrew Zimmer added 18 points, along with 17 from Gary Simkus and 13 from Wes Smith in the victory.
The Little Giants jumped out to a ten-point halftime lead on 19-of-35 shooting from the field while holding the Lords to 11-of-22. Only Kenyon's free throw shooting and the outside game of Kodey Haddox kept Kenyon in the game.
Haddox gave Kenyon a three-point lead early on before a 13- run by Wabash put the Little Giants in front for good. Simkus sparked the run with three consecutive treys, part of a 7-of-11 half from beyond the arc.
Wabash maintained its edge, moving in front by 12 on a three-pointer by Earl Rooks with 2:43 left in the half before settling for the 46-36 halftime edge.
The Lords came out shooting in the second half, cutting the Wabash lead to three just five minutes into the period. The Little Giants responded by going to the right block repeatedly. Brock scored back-to-back layups for a 54-47 lead before Zimmer added a third. Brock scored one again and hit a free throw after being fouled to push the edge to 12.
Smith forced a steal at the other end of the floor, tying the Wabash single season record for steals with his 63rd of the year. He equaled the mark set by Mike Lustina '95 in 1993-94. Smith missed a jumper on the offensive end, but Zimmer made a left-handed tip to put the Little Giants in front 14. The Little Giants forced another turnover, then missed three shots on a series of offensive boards before Smith grabbed the last rebound and hit a layup for a 63-47 lead. The Lords would get no closer than nine points over the final nine minutes to end their season at 13-13.
Smith recorded a double-double with 13 rebounds to go along with his 13 points. Kenyon had picked up 36 offensive rebounds in two previous regular season games against the Little Giants. This time it was Wabash hitting the offensive glass, grabbing 11 offensive boards compared to seven for Kenyon. The Little Giants outrebounded Kenyon 37-26.
Wabash (17-9) heads to Wooster for Friday night's semifinal game. The Little Giants play the top-seeded and 11th-ranked Scots in the second game at 7:30 p.m.


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The three categories of transformer testing are acceptance, routine, and periodic. Each serves a different purpose, consists of different tests, and requires a different skill level. Some companies try to save money by skipping acceptance testing. The thinking is that any problems are covered by warranty. But warranties don't cover:
- Malfunctions that aren't warrantable.
- Costs of installation and removal.
- Downtime.
Transformer manufacturers take great pains to ensure their products are of the highest quality. However, transformers can get damaged during packing, storage, shipping, unloading, or transporting to the installation point.
The purpose of acceptance testing goes beyond what the name implies. Acceptance tests provide you with the baseline data essential for cost-effective maintenance. Absent the baseline data, you can't determine what has changed since installation.


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Vantagepoint Funds Discovery at Heart of New Advertising Campaign
May 2, 2018
Vantagepoint Funds, powered by ICMA-RC, has launched a new print and digital advertising campaign to encourage retirement plan consultants and advisors to discover the funds, which recently became available to public and private sector retirement plans in the Defined Contribution Investment-Only (DCIO) market. Vantagepoint Funds have $28.6 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2018. The Vantagepoint Fund lineup incorporates diversification of ideas, strategies, and asset classes, including equity, fixed income, target-date, target-risk, and stable value investment options.
The ad campaign aims to create greater awareness of Vantagepoint Funds and their multi-managed investment approach. The campaign highlights major discoveries like gravity, electricity and the atom and points out that each did not need to be created, just discovered. Online viewers of the campaign will see that discovery is the point: Vantagepoint Funds were created over 40 years ago but they are newly available to a broader audience.
"The advertising campaign we created for Vantagepoint Funds is intended to resonate with DCIO consultants and advisors who are being introduced to our investments for the first time," said Craig Lombardi, Managing Vice President and Head of DCIO, ICMA-RC. "We want to make it easier for defined contribution professionals to discover our investments."
The Vantagepoint Funds ads are appearing in selected print publications and online in traditional investment related media outlets beginning in April and running throughout the year. Visit VantagepointFunds.org/AdCampaign to see the ad creative.
The Vantagepoint Funds advertising campaign is the latest in a series of communications and outreach planned throughout 2018. A digital portal (VantagepointFunds.org) was launched earlier this year to provide centralized fund data, current reporting and analytics, comprehensive thought leadership, and other relevant content.
Vantagepoint Funds, including the Vantagepoint PLUS Fund, are offered to DCIO clients through ICMA-RC Services, LLC (RC Services), an SEC registered broker-dealer and FINRA member firm. RC Services is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ICMA-RC and an affiliate of VantageTrust Company, LLC.


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Perhaps more than most players, Garrett Young had a perspective that allowed him to enjoy the journey of his senior season.
The East Lincoln senior quarterback gained that point of view midway through the season when he nearly saw his high school career come to a premature end with a knee injury. Unable to contribute on the field for almost two full games, Young spent time on the sideline with sometimes nothing to do but think.
�That�s when I realized how special it was to even have this opportunity to come out here every day,� Young said. �Sitting over there for that week it was a big eye opener for me to be thankful for having the chance to come out every day.�
His ability to look at high school football as an opportunity shows the maturity that also made Young a football player worthy of today�s Gazette offensive player-of-the-year honors. After all, it was Young�s mindset and intellect that set him apart from his peers.
Even on a bum knee, Young was able to return to the lineup and lead East Lincoln to its first undefeated season and first state championship in school history.
�I think he figured it out a long time ago, �If I�m going to be successful in this game, one of my biggest attributes is going to be my mind,�� East Lincoln coach Mike Byus said. �His head and his arm are his two biggest attributes.�
Young passed for Lincoln County records of 3,724 yards (unofficially) and 45 touchdowns and was intercepted seven times out of his 351 attempts. Young also finished on top of the county�s career passing list with 6,766 yards and 83 touchdowns.
�He�s learned and studied the game enough that he can get the ball where it�s supposed to be when it�s supposed to be there,� Byus said. �A lot of quarterbacks have to see something open and then they throw it and then it�s too late.�
The 6-foot-2, 180-pound Young earned MVP honors of the 2A state championship game, where he threw the game-winning touchdown pass in a 24-20 win against three-time defending state champion Tarboro at Wake Forest�s BB&T Field.
Young dislocated his left kneecap midway through the season early in the game against Lincolnton and missed the next game against West Lincoln. By the time East Lincoln played Lake Norman Charter in what amounted to the conference championship game, Young had been fitted for a brace and was ready to go.
He returned with a newfound passion, knowing that he was lucky to have been granted the remainder of his senior season.
Young gives much of the credit for his memorable season to Byus, East Lincoln�s eighth-year head coach and offensive mastermind who had his spread offense clicking to the tune of 401.8 yards and 40.8 points per game.
Young said Byus and the entire coaching staff made his job easier � especially in the state championship game.
�The coaches did a great job that week,� Young said. �What they told me in practice is exactly what (Tarboro) showed.�
Byus, 51, a West Virginia native who previously served as head coach at Robbinsville and Raleigh Athens Drive, chased down his first state title as coach as East Lincoln finished 16-0.
�I made a point this year as I�m getting along in my later years of coaching to enjoy some of this stuff more and not stress out so much over it,� Byus said. �I�ve told the kids for years that all you can do is the best you can do. If you prepare to win and you�ve practiced as hard as you can and you play every play as hard as you can, then the difference is you can walk off the field and feel good about that. For the longest time, I didn�t always follow my advice.�
Byus� task this offseason is to rebuild a team that must replace 20 seniors, including 13 starters (eight offensive, five defensive). Among the returnees is talented freshman Chazz Surratt, who played six different positions and should assume Young�s role as quarterback after filling in during Young�s two-game absence.
While Byus can look ahead to what could be another solid year at East Lincoln, Young knows it�s time to move on. His college plans are still uncertain but he plans to visit the campuses of Limestone, Wingate and Mars Hill soon.
�Once we finished, it was kind of bittersweet because we were state champions and it can�t get better than that,� Young said, �but also you�re never going to play with those kids again that you�ve been playing with forever.�
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Glenn Beck was invited to speak at this year's event and his chalkboard got a standing ovation. It makes a statement when people are so exasperated and frustrated with politics and the economy that they treat a chalkboard as if it should have its own footprint out in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
A whole new fan club got started on Facebook:
Can Glenn Beck's Chalkboard Get More Fans Than Ann Coulter?
The ad-hoc straw poll that was taken at CPAC 2010 showed Ron Paul commanding 32% of the popularity vote, while Ann Coulter got a chip off the old straw. The one on her shoulder kept bashing Obama and MSNBC during her speech. Of course, everybody just chalked that off as sour grapes; someone, who would probably love a job at the White House. I believe she might even become one of those "liberals" for a shot at Janet Napolitano's job at Homeland Security. She has an impressive 6,000 fans on Facebook. Not a bad percentage considering America is 309 million strong, with about 131 million voters. The odds are good that Glenn Beck's chalkboard can beat that.
There were two other surprise speakers this year: former Vice President Dick Cheney and Senator Scott Brown (R-MA); Mushroom syndrome and Cosmo.
According to The Washington Times there were roughly 10,000 people registered for the event. About 2,400 of them voted in the straw poll. "more than half of those who voted were under the age of twenty-five," the Times said. I take that as a good indication that our next generation is developing an interest in something other than Coors and Corvettes.


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MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Fire Department and Bread Loaf Corp. architects have put the last major touches on the design of a renovated and expanded Seymour Street fire station that will be put to the voters at Town Meeting Day in March as part of a $4.8 million bond issue.
The most dramatic design change, influenced by local residents and members of the Middlebury Design Advisory Committee, is the relocation of the new elevator shaft from the building's exterior to its interior.
BRISTOL — After 12 years as superintendent of the Addison Northeast Supervisory Union (ANeSU), Evelyn Howard has said she will leave the post effective June 30, 2012.
According to Jeff Francis, executive director of the Vermont Superintendents Association, Howard's tenure in the same district is the fifth-longest in the state. This number is based on 60 superintendents statewide with an average tenure of about four years.
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ADDISON COUNTY — Sunday's end of the muzzleloader and bow deer seasons brought no more good news for local hunters than the end of November's rifle season. The numbers of deer weighed at local reporting stations this month declined dramatically from recent years.
If anything, the drop for the combined results for October's bow season and December's muzzleloader and bow season was even steeper.
Last Friday, at the European Summit meeting in Brussels, British Conservative Party Prime Minister David Cameron refused to unconditionally guarantee a Eurozone "Stability Union" designed to mitigate the ongoing economic crisis in Europe, saying that British opposition was the right decision for England and has helped protect her economic interests.
BRISTOL — Administrators at Mount Abraham Union High School are grinding away this week at a 2012-2013 budget proposal, hoping to nip and tuck their way to a zero-percent spending increase.
This task comes after Gov. Peter Shumlin asked school districts statewide to level fund their budgets for the third straight year. But Lanny Smith, chair of the Mount Abe school board, isn't sure that's possible.
MIDDLEBURY — The Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History is cleaner than ever, despite a damaging shower of soot and ash earlier this fall. Sometime in the night of Sept. 29, a derelict parlor chimney dropped a load of soot into the building off Park Street in Middlebury. A cloud of dust damaged artifacts in three rooms of the museum.
MIDDLEBURY — In their meeting Tuesday, the Middlebury selectboard spent time considering additional reductions to the draft 2012-2013 municipal spending plan.
It was in late November that town staff presented the board with an initial budget draft of $8,504,690, representing a $230,825 increase compared to this year. It's a budget that would require a 3.4-cent increase in the municipal tax rate in order to maintain existing services and capital improvement priorities.
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text: Over at SB Nation, Tom Ziller has compiled some of Michael Jordan's contradictory views on the NBA lockout. In a meeting during the '98 lockout, for example, Jordan the player told Wizards owner Abe Pollin, "If you can't make it work economically, you should sell the team." Ziller points out that in this lockout, Jordan the owner "does not believe the current model allows him to make the Charlotte Bobcats work economically." [SB Nation]


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Hamilton Township School District To Receive Two Princeton Area Community Foundation Grants to Keep Kids in School
Hamilton, NJ. The Hamilton Township School District (HTSD), through two partner non-profit organizations, has been awarded two separate $300,000 grants through the Princeton Area Community Foundation; the All Kids Thrive and Community Impact Grant. Each grant will be paid out over a period of five years through the Foundation for Educational Administration and Young Audiences NJ and Eastern PA to reduce chronic absenteeism in our schools.
"This opportunity provided by The Princeton Area Community Foundation through their All Kids Thrive Grant to partner with non-profit organizations for a sustained and research based approach to combating chronic absenteeism is a game changer for education. We will be focused on building community, school culture, and supports to assure our students are attending school and parents are engaged in the school community. Ultimately, students need to be in school so they can learn, and these two grants help us in our effort to lower the absentee rate in our district," explained Dr. Scott Rocco, HTSD Superintendent.
The Community Impact Grant will be implemented with the support of The Foundation for Educational Administration (FEA) and Young Audiences NJ and Eastern PA. The FEA will work with all Hamilton schools to build and sustain positive school environments, and reinforce the district's efforts in implementing the Connected Action Road Map. School Climate Teams will provide outreach to parents about attendance and develop personalized attendance plans for struggling students. The agency will also map and analyze all resources currently used to address student needs to determine ways to enhance those resources and where gaps may exist.
Young Audiences NJ and Eastern PA will work with G.E. Wilson Elementary School on four arts education programs as studies show the arts help improve attendance rates. There will be monthly performances to complement academic studies, a Theatre to Learn program that teaches language arts concepts through improvisation and a family arts and creativity program. A master teaching artist will also help teachers integrate the arts into other curricula.
"We are thrilled about the community's enthusiasm for All Kids Thrive," said Jeffrey M. Vega, President & CEO of the Community Foundation. "We look forward to working with our nonprofits, teachers, parents and school administrators on these plans. We are also grateful for the financial support we have already received, and we hope other funders will join us as we work to strengthen the educational pipeline in Mercer County."
For more information, contact Laura Geltch, Hamilton Township School District Coordinator of Grants, Communication and Sponsorships.
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Dr. Ross Kasun, Lawrence Public Schools Superintendent, Dr. Stephen Cochrane, Princeton Public Schools Superintendent, Mr. Jeffrey Vega, President & CEO Princeton Area Community Foundation, Dr. Scott Rocco, Hamilton Township School District Superintendent & Dr. Fred McDowell, Trenton Public Schools Superintendent
- All Kids Thrive Panel Discussion (pictured left to right)
Dr. Stephen Cochrane, Princeton Public Schools Superintendent, Dr. Ross Kasun, Lawrence Public Schools Superintendent, Dr. Scott Rocco, Hamilton Township School District Superintendent & Dr. Fred McDowell, Trenton Public Schools Superintendent
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Hes so clueless well bring him on upfront in the second half.
Davies hasn't really played enough agreed but he's hardly putting performances in that scream start me either.
Another mishmash of nothingness in the midfield and forward positions. Awful selection.
At least he has a heart, won't hide and won't stop running, how many of those players picked ahead of him can say that.
If you want positives, it seems evidence that his position is tenuous and he knows it. Everything against the wall, except of course he starts Rooney in attack because he'll die on that hill.
Has he???https://twitter.com/MurrayBoxing/status/922073895481602049
Vlasic who actually has been picked ahead of him?
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Trastuzumab-emtansine Too Costly for Use on the NHS England
Final guidance on the use of trastuzumab-emtansine says the drug is too high in price for routine use on the NHS
- Date: 21 Dec 2015
- Topic: Breast cancer / Bioethics, legal and economic issues / Anticancer agents & Biologic therapy
Trastuzumab-emtansine (Kadcyla) is a treatment for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer that cannot be surgically removed and has stopped responding to initial treatment. The drug costs around 90,000 GBP per patient at its full list price.
Earlier this year, Roche the manufacturer of the drug, agreed a significant price discount with NHS England to stop the drug being removed from the Cancer Drugs Fund. The manufacturer offered smaller, different discount to NICE for use in this appraisal.
A spokesperson for NICE said: "Although Roche recently agreed a price discount with NHS England to allow Kadcyla to be retained on the Cancer Drugs Fund, they made no changes to the patient access scheme available for the NICE appraisal, which means it is still above the top of our specially extended range of cost effectiveness for cancer drugs."
This guidance does not mean that patients currently receiving the drug will stop receiving it. They have the option to continue treatment until they and their doctors consider it appropriate to stop.


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WASHINGTON — Two Mayflower residents who live near the site of the Pegasus pipeline spill stood outside the State Department Thursday with a message for Secretary John Kerry to reject the Keystone XL pipeline project.
"The issues I am having are my children and their safety," said Genieve Long, a mother of four.
Long said she fears that toxic chemicals released during the spill will reach the community's water supply and put her family at risk.
"It creates a safety hazard for everyone — wildlife and humans. Once it is in the water it will not go anywhere," she said. "Secretary Kerry, we invite you to our community — to Mayflower — to see first hand and stop the Keystone XL pipeline."
Damian Byers, 52, said he worries that the pipeline spill has forever reduced the value of his property – a five- or six-acre plot that is crossed by the pipeline. It's land that he hoped would provide for his child's future.
"I'm not an environmentalist. I'm not a tree hugger. I'm not an activist. I'm a single daddy with a 15-month-old kid," he said.
The two traveled here to hand-deliver a letter to Kerry urging him to reject the Keystone XL pipeline project that is designed to carry tar sands crude from Canada to Gulf Coast refiners. The Pegasus pipeline carries a similar grade of crude along an 850-mile stretch between Illinois and Texas.
The letter, signed by nearly two dozen Mayflower residents, said that after witnessing the devastation caused by the spill in their community they could not stand by and watch other families be imperiled by construction of a similar pipeline through their neighborhoods.
"Before you issue your final evaluation of Keystone XL, we ask that you and your staff come to Mayflower to see what happens when a tar sands pipeline ruptures," they wrote.
Kerry was out of the country on Thursday. Byers and Long were not allowed into the State Department building but did give their letter to Kerry's office. They plan to send a copy by mail to be certain he receives it.
The All Risk No Reward Coalition, made up of national and state environmental groups, paid for their trip.
About 5,000 barrels of oil spilled when the pipeline ruptured March 29, forcing the evacuation of nearly two dozen homes in the Northwoods neighborhood of Mayflower, about 25 miles northwest of Little Rock.
The Environmental Protection Agency has categorized the incident as a "major spill" because it was greater than 250 gallons.
The Arkansas congressional delegation has supported the Keystone pipeline in large measure because the steel pipe would come from Welspun Tubular in Little Rock.
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Can We Grow Energy? -- Role of Chemistry in the Energy FutureActivity by Tanya Fogg | added on May 09, 2011 | United States
The global demand for energy continues to soar and the interface of biology-chemistry to fossil fuel replacement may be the next breakthrough. How is chemistry preparing for this challenge? What technologies are holding promises? Will biofuels be the solution or create other problems? Speaker: Dr. Bruce Dale, Michigan State
- Biofuels must be compared with each other and with petroleum fuels using appropriate metrics if we are to make proper choices among them
- Some biofuels, notably cellulosic biofuels, satisfy these metrics, others do not
- In our public discourse, we are asking the wrong questions about biofuels
- If we ask the right questions, we will see that cellulosic biofuels have enormous potential to replace fossil fuels.
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|Muramoto, Joji - University Of California
|Gliessman, S. - University Of California
|Shennan, C. - University Of California
|Pisani Gareau, T. - University Of California
|Monsen, K. - University Of California
|Leap, James - University Of California
|Nieto, D. - University Of California
|Bryer, J. - University Of California
|Pedersen, S. - High Ground Organics
|Koike, Steve - University Of California - Cooperative Extension Service
|Smith, R. - University Of California
|Bolda, M. - University Of California - Cooperative Extension Service
|Gaskell, M. - University Of California - Cooperative Extension Service
|Daugovish, O. - University Of California Agriculture And Natural Resources (UCANR)
|Klonsky, K. - University Of California Agriculture And Natural Resources (UCANR)
|Bull, Carolee
|Salas, W. - Applied Geosolutions, Llc
|Li, C. - University Of New Hampshire
|Oomen, G.j.m. - Independent Ecological Researcher
Submitted to: Acta Horticulturae
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/8/2012
Publication Date: 9/1/2013
Citation: Muramoto, J., Gliessman, S.R., Shennan, C., Pisani Gareau, T., Monsen, K.L., Leap, J., Nieto, D., Bryer, J., Pedersen, S., Koike, S.T., Smith, R., Bolda, M.P., Gaskell, M., Daugovish, O., Klonsky, K., Bull, C.T., Salas, W., Li, C., Oomen, G. 2013. The organic research network project on the central coast of California. Acta Horticulturae. 1001:35-45.
Interpretive Summary: Organic strawberry production grew by $53 million dollars between 1997 and 2009 and in Central Coastal California. It continues to grow to meet the consumer demand. Multi-year participatory research projects were designed to build relationships among project participants, including multidisciplinary researchers, farm advisors, organic growers, landowners, other businesses, and NGOs. The network developed innovative approaches to increase science-based knowledge to improve organic strawberry production. The project resulted in scholarly articles translated to growers and is now being used to produce organic strawberries. Contributions to the Organic Strawberry Production Manual document research findings as best practices and define the gaps in scientific understanding of the processes that influence organic strawberry production. The work of this organic strawberry research and extension network tried to optimize environmental protection while directly influencing the quality and availability of organic strawberries for consumers.
Technical Abstract: The California organic agriculture industry has grown in size and consumer acceptance despite a very limited scientific research base. The Organic Research Network Project, funded by USDA-Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (USDA-OREI) program in 2004 (S.R. Gliessman, P.I.), was designed to 1) strengthen an existing organic research and extension network to support organic vegetable and strawberry producers in the region; and 2) develop integrated fertility and pest management strategies in order to minimize negative impacts of agriculture on surrounding natural ecosystems, and improve the economic viability of organic farming. The project participants included multidisciplinary researchers, farm advisors, organic growers, a land owner, and three NGOs. Ten studies on fertility management, soil-borne disease management, arthropod pest management, weed management and economic analysis in organic strawberry and vegetable production were conducted. Three core growers played a crucial role in designing, implementing, and evaluating on-farm trials. To evaluate the impact of the project, we conducted pre- and post-project assessments. At the end of the project 15 of the 18 participants said it had met or exceeded their expectations and the remaining 3 said that most of their expectations were met. Participants were motivated by a desire to build community, increase opportunities to collaborate, improve linkages between farmers and researchers, and improve access to and exchange of information. Participating growers appreciated the many opportunities for interaction with researchers, felt the project provided useful information, and reported that it had either reinforced or changed practices used on their farms. Extension agents commented on the successful collaborations, improved knowledge of organic production and the impact it had on growers in the area. One important outcome is the "Organic Strawberry Production Manual" (Koike et al., eds. 2012). The Organic Research Network is further expanding with new funding from the USDA-OREI program in 2011(C. Shennan, P.I.).


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Terri Para is the CNY SPCA's development director. She can be reached at 454-8787. To see all of the pets at the CNY SPCA, visit the shelter at 5878 E. Molloy Road, Mattydale.
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Before the advent of internet I used to send, but also receive a lot of postcards. I kept those cards on a visible place until I decided to throw out the anchor and store them in a shoe box. One attraction of the postcard is the immediate satisfaction combined with a rush of excitement: it managed to define a moment in time, as a kind of snapshot.
Today twitter seems to have replaced the postcard. But not only. Handheld recording machines and mobile phones are more and more used to send out audio postcards. Maps and netlabels are flourishing all over the web. Mostly these recordings are tagged 'field recrdings' but are they?
In this article Schoenberg has some words for the radio. With a bit of malicious pleasure one could replace 'radio' with 'handheld recording devices.' It is easy to imagine how a new generation of recordists present their work in a performance: with a laptop.
In the previous editions of dkfrf I had numerous artists playing their work from a laptop. In those days these artists presented meticulously prepared sound works. But over the last years I came to realize that a laptop performance transmits an artist/computer/network situation, rather then a story in sound.
I organized the dkfrf out of curiosity. I wanted to enter a world made out of environmental recordings, a world full of mystery, distance and a sense of exotism: a reality at the other side of the mirror.
Field recordings as an art form opens up to a lot of possibilities. There is manifold expressions. To organize a proper festival one needs time, a staff, a venue and money. Above all, one needs a big talent to administre all possibilities.
And here is the problem. I organize from an artist's point of view, not as a manager. I try to push boundaries and move to extremes. Maybe that's why dkfrf has a small audience, and will continue to atract only those few.
Anyway, my next move is into analogue territories. Recordings made on magnetic tape, recordists as racconteurs, who are able to recreate an experience or a fascination in word and sound, sound poets who delve into an intimist world, modern day explorers who come to report in, will be my future guests. Dkfrf will focus on the story rather then on the sonic experience. If this means that it will become more marginal then so be it.
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will bring the sound poet maudit Romano Krzych, the Babylonean diktaphone/double bass quartet Diktat and the visionaires Rebus and Hars with their tales of the lost and found.
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If you are reading this, we misread the Maya
If you're reading this, the Maya were wrong. Rather, they would have been wrong if they'd actually predicted the end of the world, which scholars are pretty sure they didn't.
On the other hand, if there's nobody around to thumb through the morning newspaper — if, indeed, there are no more scholars, newspapers, mornings or thumbs — then I guess it was a poor decision to spend Earth's final day in my office. I'd have regrets, except I'm pretty sure that no more world means no more second-guessing.
Assuming we're all still here: What is it that humans find so compelling about impending oblivion?
We go out of our way to look for the most obscure and cryptic clues that The End is nigh. This month's scare — and many people, apparently, did persuade themselves to be scared — is based on inscriptions carved into two Mayan ruins in Guatemala.
The Maya were obsessed with time, which they saw as moving in vast cycles. They developed a sophisticated and accurate calendar, and the inscriptions indicate they calculated that a major time cycle — and thus, some people have inferred, the world — would end on Dec. 21, 2012. In the world of doomsday anticipation, there's simply no better source of information than an ancient soothsayer. Anything written in hieroglyphics pretty much has to be true.
But according to experts, the inscriptions in question had nothing to do with cosmic fate and everything to do with local politics. David Stuart, director of the Mesoamerica Center at the University of Texas — and discoverer of one of the two Dec. 21 references — has explained that the date represents the 13th turn of a long cycle known as a bak'tun. In 696 A.D., when the hieroglyphs were carved, the ruler Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ahk' — standard pronunciation — was trying to enhance his power and legitimacy by associating his reign with an important turning of time's vast wheel. All that happens on the appointed date is that the next cycle begins.
Happy New Bak'tun, everybody.
For the Last Days crowd, however, this was mere fine print. While present-day descendants of the Maya were unconcerned — "The world will not end," priest Alfonso Ek told USA Today — there was genuine panic in isolated parts of the non-Maya world.
In Russia, there was so much hubbub over the Dec. 21 "prophecy" that a government minister felt compelled to announce that the planet was in no imminent peril. In some remote cities there was reportedly a run on supplies such as candles and dried foods.
"I don't believe in the end of the world," Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told Voice of Russia radio. "At least, not this year."
There was reportedly a bit of panic buying in parts of China, apparently sparked by the popularity there of the Hollywood movie "2012" — a what-if blockbuster starring John Cusack that imagines all manner of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods and other calamities. Supposedly, it all has to do with neutrinos from a solar flare that somehow heat up the Earth's core. (Plot spoiler coming up!)
Poor Danny Glover plays the president; he dies when a "mega-tsunami" sends an aircraft carrier crashing into the White House. So really, President Obama, the "fiscal cliff" problem could be much, much worse.
For world-enders of a New Age bent, much of the focus was on the village of Bugarach in the French Pyrenees. It happens that a famous local mountain — the Pic de Bugarach — is flat-topped, like the Devil's Tower in Wyoming, which was the setting for Stephen Spielberg's alien-encounter classic "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
Naturellement, some New Agers see Bugarach as another likely landing spot for extraterrestrials. And what better day for them to arrive than Dec. 21, 2012? Bugarach's mayor feared such an invasion of free spirits wanting to be beamed up that he declared the whole mountain off-limits and dispatched police to enforce his edict.
This is the point at which I should quote some eminent psychologist who explains why Armageddon is such an enduring fantasy — why, to some people, the prospect of sudden and utter doom seems almost comforting. But I think my own theory is as good as any other: boredom. For most people, one day is pretty much like the next. What if something really big happened? What if I were there to see it? How awesome would that be?
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Pedro Alvarez clubbed a three-run homer and Edinson Volquez pitched eight strong innings, as the Pittsburgh Pirates pounded the Tampa Bay Rays, 8-1, to open a three-game series at Tropicana Field.
Andrew McCutchen added three hits and knocked in two runs for the Pirates, who have won three straight games.
Volquez (5-6), who surrendered five hits and a run, exited after throwing 110 pitches, the most this season for the right-hander.
James Loney drove in the only run for the Rays (31-47), who had a chance to climb out of the cellar from baseball's worst mark, but remain behind the Arizona Diamondbacks (32-47).
Alex Cobb (2-6) yielded six hits and six runs over five innings and lost his second straight start. He gave up only one earned run combined over his previous two appearances.
Starling Marte scored on an Ike Davis groundout in the opening inning and Russell Martin plated McCutchen on what was ruled a base hit. The ball hit off Cobb, whose off-balance throw went over the head of first baseman James Loney.
The Rays cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the first when Loney's groundball single to left scored Desmond Jennings.
Pittsburgh exploded for four runs in the third. Marte led off with a double and came home on McCutchen's grounder into center field. McCutchen stole second and moved to third on a fly out. After Josh Harrison walked with two outs, Alvarez smashed his 12th homer of the year, a shot to center, for a 6-1 cushion.
Travis Snider singled in a run in the eighth and McCutchen's base hit in the ninth plated Gregory Polanco, who singled to start the frame. Polanco has reached base safely in each of his first 12 major league games since making his debut against the Cubs at PNC Park on June 10.


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Jill Valentine, everyone's favorite sandwich, appears in plain clothing during the events of ResideNT Evil 3: Nemesis. It's a simple outfit that consists of a blue tube top, a skirt, and a sweater tied around the waist, which is all awesome and '90s-style! Her choice to wear these clothes must have been a tactical decision, since the outfit endures the nightmarish pursuit of the Nemesis.
This is Spanish cosplayer Hini Tsuburagi, dressed up just like Jill, blue tube top and all. The only niggling criticisms we might have about this outfit have to do with the brown trim on the skirt being too large and the hair not being the right style, but we'll let her slide. Maybe after running from a Bio-Organic Weapon like the Nemesis, her hair will fall into place and the trim will shrink!
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After the portentousness of Prometheus, the pretentiousness of The Counsellor and pomposity of Exodus: Gods and Kings, Ridley Scott adopts a more playful tone for The Martian, a breezy space adventure based on Andy Weir's best-selling novel of the same name about an American astronaut left for dead on Mars who has to "science the shit" out of his environment if he's to have any chance of surviving long enough to be rescued.
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Directed by Ridley Scott
Starring Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kristen Wiig JJJ
Essentially Robinson Crusoe in space, the film benefits greatly from Matt Damon, who brings a warmth and lightness of touch to the film's hero, Mark Watney, a disco-hating botanist who wakes up on Mars having miraculously survived a devastating space storm that has forced his colleagues - led by Jessica Chastain - to abandon their years-spanning mission.
The polar opposite of his despairing-to-the-point-of-psychosis character in last year's Interstellar, Damon's character really is the "best of us", a chipper pragmatist who responds to every sod's law catastrophe with impressive resilience. Within days, for instance, he's rigged up a tarpaulin-covered hydration room to create fresh water from burning hydrogen, and, after doing the math on his food supplies, calmly works out how to terra-form the planet with his own feacal matter so he can grow enough potatoes to keep him going. At the same time he's recording himself on the multiple laptops and cameras rigged up around this Martian base camp, keeping himself sane by cracking jokes and detailing his myriad projects in the hope that the bods at NASA might be watching.
That seems unlikely given they've already publicly announced his death and are concentrating instead on bringing the rest of the team home safely. When a satellite controller notices anomalies in some of the images being picked up from Mars, however, a NASA team headed up by Jeff Daniels, Chiwetel Ejiofor (as his second-in-command) and Kristen Wiig (as a NASA PR expert) realise their mistake and set about figuring out how to bring Watney home.
It's at this point, sadly, that the film starts to go a bit flat. Though Watney's survival throws up multiple ethical and moral dilemmas, the biggest of which relates to whether or not to tell his returning colleagues that he's still alive, almost nothing in the film seems properly insurmountable. Given that The Martian is set up as an extreme survival movie at one end and a race-against-the-clock rescue mission on the other, that leaves us in the curious position of watching something largely devoid of tension.
It's an odd situation given Scott's past form in this respect, though the film does provide a perfect playground for him in other respects, allowing him to indulge his gift for cinematic world-building and future-anticipating production design (though in this case, the coincidental discovery by NASA scientists of water on Mars earlier this week suggests the world of this movie and the reality of modern space exploration aren't all that far apart). And make no mistake, the film really does impress on the visual front, which often sounds like a backhanded compliment for Scott, whose films - even the rubbish and mediocre ones - are better designed and shot than those of virtually any other filmmaker working at his level. There is something special about the Martian landscapes that lend themselves particularly well to his style of filmmaking. Using 3D, he conveys the vastness of this crimson-coloured outpost, giving a clear sense of its beauty and its inherently hostile nature that contrasts nicely with Damon's cheerful rejection of the hopelessness of his situation. It's just the rest of the human element that gets in the way of the movie's quest for greatness.


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File this under "Unbelievably Big News" but this week DonateGames, Bauer Graphics and ++Good Games all came together on this IndieGogo campaign with Mr. Will Ferrell to raise funds for pediatric cancer patients, survivors and families.
"Will Ferrell is staking his claim on the gaming world, for a cause. After successfully proving his world dominance in activities ranging from drum battles to anchoring the news, he is now issuing a challenge to video gamers far and wide, to raise money for non-profit organizations Cancer for College and DonateGames on Indiegogo."
Bauer Graphics has been working alongside DonateGames.org to get many of the elements ready for this promo including the Donate Games website and some collateral items. Double Plus Good Games was called upon to craft some of the wording, engagement and outreach programs to help get this project ready for prime time (and crowdfunded).
People can find out more information and fund the Indiegogo campaign here. Should the target amount of $375,000 be raised, Ferrell will play with a lucky gamer at Twitch TV's offices in San Francisco, and ++Good Games will be in Twitch-tendance. We'll bring the people, places and games together, all we ask that you put your quarters up and make a donation in support of children and families suffering from cancer.


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Yep, that's a classic case of "DON'T MISS!" or it's....YOUR A$$!
In all seriousness, the Marlin is a great rifle, too. I own a Model 60, one of the best rifles ever made.
Brownings are nice, but in terms of quality AND accuarcy AND ruggedness, it's hard to beat the Marlin.
Saw a shirt once that showed a guy running up a river with a fishing pole in his hand, and grizzley bear chasing him. The caption said, "Nothing unlocks your true potential like an 800 lb killing machine."