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Because of its size, it is necessarily divided into several distinctive sub-AVAs, including Walla Walla Valley and Yakima Valley—which are both further split into smaller, noteworthy appellations. A region this size will of course have varied microclimates, but on the whole it experiences extreme winters and long, hot, dry summers. Frost is a common risk during winter and spring. The towering Cascade mountain range creates a rain shadow, keeping the valley relatively rain-free throughout the entire year, necessitating irrigation from the Columbia River. The lack of humidity combined with sandy soils allows for vines to be grown on their own rootstock, as phylloxera is not a serious concern.
Red wines make up the majority of production in the Columbia Valley. Cabernet Sauvignon is the dominant variety here, where it produces wines with a pleasant balance of dark fruit and herbs. Wines made from Merlot are typically supple, with sweet red fruit and sometimes a hint of chocolate or mint. Syrah tends to be savory and Old-World-leaning, with a wide range of possible fruit flavors and plenty of spice. The most planted white varieties are Chardonnay and Riesling. These range in style from citrus and green apple dominant in cooler sites, to riper, fleshier wines with stone fruit flavors coming from the warmer vineyards.
One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it's grown and how it's made. In Burgundy, Chardonnay produces some of the finest white wines in the world, typically tending towards minimal intervention in the winery and at its best resulting in remarkable longevity. This grape is popular throughout the world, but perhaps its second most important home is in California, where both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines enjoy great popularity. Oregon, Australia, South America, South Africa, and New Zealand are also significant producers of Chardonnay.
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When planted on cool sites, Chardonnay's flavors tend towards grapefruit, green apple, minerals, and white stone fruit, while warmer locations coax out richer, more tropical flavors of fig, melon, and pineapple. Oak can add notes of vanilla, coconut, and spice (as well as texture), while malolactic fermentation can impart soft, buttery acidity.
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As LTE networks enter commercial service, the main advantages noticed by end users are the super-fast speed – especially how quickly new connections are established, how fast web pages load and how much more responsive applications feel – and the improved reliability in delivering this high performance throughout the coverage area. These advantages are no accident: Ericsson's LTE program has focused on ensuring they are delivered from day one.
During 2011, mobile broadband subscriptions grew by more than 60 percent year-on-year to reach the one billion milestone. This rapid growth looks set to continue and Ericsson predicts there will be close to five billion mobile broadband subscriptions by the end of 2016, driven by the rapid rise in the use of smartphones, tablets and other connected devices.
These new subscribers will not only expect mobile broadband to work wherever they go: they will expect it to work faster and better than ever before. And they will expect to be able to use sophisticated mobile apps and cloud-based services without a hitch, in any location.
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A significant element of Ericsson's LTE program is to ensure that features to support this requirement are included in global standardization efforts. At the same time, we focus on providing proof points for operators by measuring, quantifying and demonstrating the promised performance benefits of LTE – not just in the lab, but also in field trials and live networks. Our own live measurements, as well as those from independent bodies, demonstrate a clear performance advantage for Ericsson LTE networks compared with our competitors'.
There are examples of performance-enhancing features in every aspect of LTE. One prime example is the way LTE enables very high peak rates to be delivered through flexible use of available radio spectrum. LTE can use carriers ranging in size from 1.4MHz up to 20MHz, with the option of carrier aggregation to deliver even higher peak rates. Peak rates, coverage and capacity can also be enhanced through the use of multiple antenna branches per sector – going from two to four per sector can double downlink peak rates, for example.
Reliable end-to-end performance of LTE, from user device to server, is also very important in delivering excellent user experience. Key areas that Ericsson has focused on here include high-performance backhaul solutions that can match the enhanced capacity in the radio network, as well as end-to-end policy control solutions that enable operators to differentiate their mobile broadband service offerings and prioritize traffic accordingly.
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The container maintains a cache of enterprise bean data for the most used enterprise beans. This allows the container to respond more quickly to requests from other application modules for data from the enterprise beans. This section applies only to stateful session beans and entity beans.
Cached enterprise beans are in one of three states: active, idle, or passivated. An active enterprise bean is currently being accessed by clients. An idle enterprise bean's data is currently in the cache, but no clients are accessing the bean. A passivated bean's data is temporarily stored, and read back into the cache if a client requests the bean.
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When the maximum number of cached beans is reached, the container removes a number of passivated beans from the backup store, set to 32 by default.
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The NRU policy removes a bean that hasn't been used recently. The FIFO policy removes the oldest bean in the cache. The LRU policy removes the least recently accessed bean. By default, the NRU policy is used by the container.
Entity beans are always removed using the FIFO policy.
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South Dakota became the 40th state of the Union on Nov. 2, 1889. The state has two unique physical features: It contains the geographic center of the United States, which is located just north of Belle Fourche, and it has its own continental divide, as a result of which Lake Traverse, in the southeastern corner of the state, flows northward to Hudson Bay, and Big Stone Lake, on the Minnesota border, flows southward to the Gulf of Mexico. South Dakota is bordered by North Dakota to the north, Minnesota and Iowa to the east, Nebraska to the south, and Wyoming and Montana to the west. The state is split by the upper Missouri River valley into eastern and western regions. Pierre, in central South Dakota, is one of the country's smallest state capitals.
Dakota is derived from the Sioux Indian word for "friend."
Area, 77,047 sq mi (199,552 sq km) - State bird: ring-necked pheasant
State flower: pasqueflower - State tree: Black Hills spruce
On March 2, 1861, President James Buchanan signed the bill creating the Dakota Territory, which originally included the area covered today by both Dakotas as well as Montana and Wyoming. The name was taken from that of the Dakota or Sioux Indian Tribe. Beginning in 1877, efforts were made to bring Dakota into the Union as both a single state and as two states. The latter was successful and on November 2, 1889, both North and South Dakota were admitted. President Benjamin Harrison went to great lengths to obscure the order in which the statehood proclamations were signed, so the exact order in which the two states entered is unknown. However, because of alphabetical position, North Dakota is often considered the 39th state.


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GABA tea is a relatively new type of tea with special health benefits. It was first produced in 1987 in Japan where it remains a very popular type of tea. The main compound is gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) - an amino acid that occurs naturally in the human body. GABA is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter found in the nervous system and also in the retina.
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Do You Change the Channel When You See a Political Ad? — Survey of the Day
According to most estimates, the 2012 presidential election will be the most expensive ever held. Much of that money goes to TV ads, which will air increasingly as we get closer to November.
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Jordan to diminish tasks of military court
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan said Sunday it will sharply diminish the duties of its powerful military court in line with promised state reforms to allow for wider freedom of expression.
Spearheading the reforms, Jordan's King Abdullah II has called for amending a law governing the tasks of the no-jury tribunal, officially known as the State Security Court.
Reformists criticize the court as a government tool to muzzle them.
Information Minister Mohammad Momani said the amended draft law, which will be debated in the elected parliament, was unanimously endorsed by Cabinet Sunday.
He said out of 17 crimes previously under its jurisdiction, the military court would now only have authority over matters related to terrorism, espionage, treason, illegal drugs and currency counterfeiting.
"This is a significant milestone toward the aspired reforms in line with consistent demands by reform movements in Jordan," Momani told The Associated Press following the Cabinet endorsement.
He said one of the most controversial offenses removed from the court's jurisdiction is criticizing the king in public, better known as lesser majeste — punishable by up to 3 years in jail. In practice however, the king often intervened and pardoned his critics.
Reformist activist Assef Nasser said it was a "step in the right direction."
"We hope that the ultimate goal would be to dissolve the court altogether," said the activist, who faces trial in the military court with 10 other young Jordanians on charges of plotting to overthrow the government for taking part in violent riots last November over an across-the-board fuel price hike. Four people, including three policemen, were killed and scores of others were wounded in the unusual violence.
Jordan has seen protests calling for reforms, but they were much smaller and relatively peaceful compared to mass and violent demonstrations in other Arab capitals.
Jordan's king was able to stave off the violence that swept other Arab countries in the so-called Arab Spring that toppled four Arab leaders in 2011 by speeding up reforms he initiated since he ascended to the throne in 1999.
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I have a little problem. I made a program that record from the microphone and when I press a button plays it. But I want to made it to plays in realtime, not to press a button. I think it can be done by buffers. But I want to add buffers at design time (the number and the size of buffers). I tried with char buf[i]=malloc(size), but it didn't record anything. Can anybody help we. If you want I can post the source that I use.


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SAN JOSE, Calif. — July 19, 2012 — North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.46 billion in orders worldwide in June 2012 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.94, according to the June Book-to-Bill Report published today by SEMI. A book-to-bill of 0.94 means that $94 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month.
The three-month average of worldwide bookings in June 2012 was $1.46 billion. The bookings figure is 9.8 percent lower than the final May 2012 level of $1.61 billion, and is 5.5 percent lower than the June 2011 order level of $1.54 billion.
The three-month average of worldwide billings in June 2012 was $1.55 billion. The billings figure is 1.0 percent more than the final May 2012 level of $1.54 billion, and is 5.2 percent less than the June 2011 billings level of $1.64 billion.
"Following seven months of increases, the three-month average bookings declined in June and likely reflects some slowing in investment plans attributed to weaknesses in the broader economy," said Denny McGuirk, president and CEO of SEMI. "While order activity may slow, equipment spending this year will continue to be directed towards advanced technologies in wafer processing and packaging assembly."
The SEMI book-to-bill is a ratio of three-month moving averages of worldwide bookings and billings for North American-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers. Billings and bookings figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.
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Source: SEMI July 2012
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The data are contained in a monthly Book-to-Bill Report published by SEMI. The report tracks billings and bookings worldwide of North American-headquartered manufacturers of equipment used to manufacture semiconductor devices, not billings and bookings of the chips themselves. The Book-to-Bill report is one of three reports included with the Equipment Market Data Subscription (EMDS).
SEMI is the global industry association serving the nano- and micro-electronic manufacturing supply chains. Our 2,000 member companies are the engine of the future, enabling smarter, faster and more economical products that improve our lives. Since 1970, SEMI has been committed to helping members grow more profitably, create new markets and meet common industry challenges. SEMI maintains offices in Beijing, Bengaluru, Berlin, Brussels, Grenoble, Hsinchu, Moscow, San Jose, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.semi.org.
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Friday, August 3, 2012
Quick Pickles
July and August, when daily temperature is above 40C, gardening is put on hold. The only "gardening" I do during this hot months is sprouting and micro greens. Luckily, a unique micro climate of the Ozark Mountains keeps somewhat reliable supply of cucumbers and tomatoes, and other vegetables at the local Farmer's Market. I bought some cucumbers to make a quick pickles, that Mr. I.V. has been asking for quite some time. I make it old fashioned way, using just water, salt and spices. Then I leave it to ferment for 3-4 days, and it's ready to eat.
I remember when I lived with my parents, my mother would make a 3 liters (a little under a gallon) jar early in the morning, put it outside, and then she came back from work, pickles would be ready to eat. Mother calls it "young pickles" because they haven't developed enough sourness. The longer you leave pickles to ferment in the brine, the more sour they become.
For the brine I use my mother's recipe: 30 gram (2 tablespoons) of sea salt (or pickling salt) diluted in 1 liter of water.
To keep pickles crunchy I wash them, then place in a container with icy cold water in refrigerator overnight. On the bottom of the jar place dill seeds, garlic cloves, bay leaf, coriander seeds, black pepper, and any other spices you like: experiment and improvise!
Then add the cucumbers, and pour the brine over it to cover the cucumbers. Taste the cucumbers next day, then day after that, and then day after that again. Enjoy them as they ferment, then after a week move (if you have something left) the jar to refrigerator to slow down fermentation.
Basil seems to like hot weather: this bouquet I cut today from my garden. I let it dry, although I've never dried Thai basil before. Have you?
See you,
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Gorgeous pickles! I've actually never made the brined variety although I do pickle a good deal... add it to the list of cooking projects :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks! I actually prefer fermenting method to many others because it's one of the safest and tastiest (to me) :)Delete
Hello Marina, I am in love with your pictures!ReplyDelete
Oh how I wish I could reach through my screem and have a piece
My mum makes them the exact way but she adds 1/4 cup of vinegar to each liter of water and I LOVE the fact that you can get your pickles in a weekReplies
Thank you Sawsan! 1/4 cup of vinegar per liter? Interesting, I need to try it too. Does she leaves it to ferment at the room temperature?Delete
Yummy!!!! I love pickles and yours look so tempting!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Sandra! :)Delete
You know, come to think of it, I haven't ever dried Thai basil! Will you let us know how it goes? :)ReplyDeleteReplies
I can tell you it smells good each time I go by. I think I walked by a few extra times just to smell it. I hope it keeps the smell after it dries. :)Delete
Your pickles do look crunchy and so delicious!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Della! :)Delete
Marina, your pickles are so amazing, crunchy and very addictive. Love the method of the brine from your mom. I would dive into that pickle jar and literally eat half of them. Love, homemade pickles! Great photos, as well:DReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Elisabeth! I agree with you: homemade pickles are the best, and worth all the work (like waiting) :)Delete
Humm, no vinegar in the brine? What a unique idea, and they look delicious. I'll have to give them a try.ReplyDeleteReplies
No vinegar in the brine, just salt and water. Fermentation does the rest... :) Thanks Linda for your comment! :)Delete
Aa, Marina - your pictures are always just so lovely and fresh! I would love to try these sometime, they look like the best kind of pickle. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Bou Shin for your kind comment! :)Delete
This sounds like a wonderful and easy way to prepare pickles, Marina. I happen to love them but have found that when I preserve them, some of the "crunch" goes away. And I detest a crunchless pickle! So, it's refrigerator pickles for me and your recipe is one that I would enjoy, especially the part about letting them ferment until their taste suits me. Yum!ReplyDeleteReplies
John, to "preserve" the crunchiness, soak your cucumbers in the icy cold water. Tell you what: buy a few pickles, almost wilted, and place it in a container with the icy cold water overnight and see what happens. You'll be surprised to find your cucumbers extra crunchy next day. I do it with cucumbers when I make salads too as often they come less that fresh and crunchy... :)Delete
Thanks, Marina. I've used an ice bath to restore limp lettuce but never cucumbers. I will now!Delete
Thank you so much for this! I can't wait to have excess cucumber to start pickling, bring on summer.ReplyDeleteReplies
I can't say the same: our cucumber season is long over, maybe we'll have some in the fall again. Good luck with your harvest! :)Delete
What gorgeous looking pickles. I love how you presented them for the photos - just lovely. And I keep hearing what a hot summer you're having. It sounds like it's been a very long heatwave. Love the fresh basil! xxReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, we are in the midst of hot-hot months with no gardening and no fresh produce... You are right, it's an extended heat wave... Thanks for your comment! :)Delete
I've always wanted to try making my own pickles but I thought it would be difficult. Thank you for showing how easy it can be. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
It is very easy, Vanessa. Just be patient... :)Delete
These look fantastic - gorgeous colours... I can just imagine that kind of salty crunch they must have at the end. Absolutely adore pickles... we've been making some recently where you chop up veg in a bag, add some salt and spices and smush it around and then leave it for a few hours... makes a good snack. Need to get a hold of some of these small cucumbers, love them so much!ReplyDeleteReplies
I need to try that snack of yours, I would love that!Delete
I've never made pickles! How can I have lived so long without doing this? And your method is so easy - I'm going to have to give it a try. Our cukes are giving out (heat finally did them in) and our basil isn't doing at all well this year. Tomatoes are going crazy, though, so we're not starving. ;-) Nice post - thanks.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you John! You can ferment tomatoes too, I am actually going to post on that too, using another mother's recipe... :)Delete
I haven't made pickles for 20 years but these look fantastic! I've never dried herbs ever. shame on me.ReplyDeleteReplies
Lol, you do many other things Maureen, and do it brilliantly! :) I prefer dried herbs for its fragrant aroma. I don't smell it in frozen herbs, so I do it old fashioned way. :)Delete
Oh I love your mother's name for 'young pickles', that's so sweet. The pickling revival is only just taking off here in the UK (we're more into jams and chutneys) - my mum loves cucumbers so I might trying making a jar using this post as a gift to her. Thanks.ReplyDeleteReplies
Let me know how it goes, and good luck! :)Delete
I soooo love them. I can see that you have one jar with chillies. Bravo, they are the best ;-)ReplyDeleteReplies
Ohhh it'S been a while since I made pickles... Love it! Yours looks awesome!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Kim! :)Delete
These pickles really look great! Love it!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Asmita for your kind comment! :)Delete
Fresh and beautiful photos my friend,those pickles look divine :DReplyDelete
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Thanks Uru! :)Delete
I cook everything with basil lately, very fresh taste! Your photos look amazing!ReplyDeleteReplies
I just went back in my little garden, and there is more basil, so I will cook with basil tonight again! I love basil. :)Thanks for comments on photos, I used links you e-mailed me some time ago. Thanks! :)Delete
I am going to try this! They look fabulous :)ReplyDelete
Lovely quick pickles makes ones tastebuds alive and active.ReplyDelete


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Suffolk, ss. Division of Administrative Law Appeals
Edward Gordon,
v. Docket No. CR-07-188
Springfield Retirement Board,
Appearance for Petitioner:
Katherine Lamondia-Wrinkle, Esq.
Law Offices of Thomas Libbos, P.C.
175 State Street, 5th Floor
Springfield, MA 01103
Appearance for Respondent:
Alfredo A. Vivenzio, Esq.
Scibelli & Vivenzio, P.C.
1120 Main Street
Springfield, MA 01103
Administrative Magistrate:
Sarah H. Luick, Esq.
Pursuant to G.L.c.32, §16(4), the Petitioner, Edward Gordon, is appealing the March 1, 2007 decision of the Respondent, Springfield Retirement Board, denying his request for accidental disability benefits. (Ex. 12) The appeal was timely filed. (Ex. 13) The Petitioner decided to waive his hearing pursuant to 801 CMR 1.01(10)(c), and had the assent of the Respondent. ("A") The case was assigned to this Administrative Magistrate, and the parties were sent a letter of April 1, 2007 seeking various underlying documents. The filings were due July 2, 2007. ("B") The parties sought further time, and the record closed September 2, 2007.
Various documents are in evidence. (Exs. 1 - 13) The parties entered into some stipulations which are included in each party's memorandum. ("C") The parties' compilation of documents with their exhibit numbering was used.
They are:
Ex. 1 - Application for Accidental Disability Retirement.
Ex. 2 - Physician Statement and report from offices of Dr. Francis
Murray of 6/7/06.
Ex. 3 - Employer Information including: Involuntary Application for Accidental
Disability Retirement of Edward Gordon; and, various notice of injury
forms covering 9/20/91 through 4/22/05 along with related absence
authorizations, physician notes, and chiropractor notes.
Ex. 4 - Job Description for Journeyman Plumber.
Ex. 5 - Employer First Report of Injury forms for 2/24/04; 3/24/05; and, 4/21/05.
Ex. 6 - Request for Medical Panel Appointment with names of treating
Ex. 7 - Certificate and Report of Medical Panel.
Ex. 8 - Medical information
A. Office notes of Community Chiropractic 10/14/99 - 8/11/06.
B. Office notes of Titus, Clarke, Hansen & Ruark 11/10/99 - 9/30/05.
C. Office notes of Weldon Rehabilitation 3/10/04 - 5/10/04.
D. Office notes from offices of Dr. Francis Murray 4/2/04 - 5/26/06.
E. CT Scan 3/25/04.
F. Office notes of Dr. Thomas Kaye 4/8/04 - 5/7/04.
G. Office notes of Weldon Rehabilitation 5/5/05 - 7/6/05.
H. Office note from offices of Dr. Francis Murray 6/7/06.
Ex. 9 - Report of Dr. Marc Linson 11/15/06.
Ex.10 - Notice of Springfield Retirement Board meeting of 2/14/07.
Ex.11 - Mr. Gordon's letter in support of his claim to Springfield Retirement
Board 2/22/07.
Ex. 12 - Notice of denial vote of Springfield Retirement Board 3/1/07.
Ex. 13 - Mr. Gordon's letter of appeal.
1. Edward Gordon, d.o.b. 3/12/47, has been a member of the Plumbers Union
from 1968. He worked 1973-1977 for the City of Springfield, left that job, and resumed work with the City of Springfield as a Journeyman Plumber in March 1991. ("C". Exs. 1, 3 & 4)
2. Mr. Gordon underwent a lumbar laminectomy at L5-S1 in or around 1985.
This followed a work connected injury. ("A". Exs. 8 & 9)
3. The Journeyman Plumber job requires holding a valid Journeyman
Plumber License from Massachusetts. (Ex. 4) The work involves, Skilled plumbing work … in the Department of Public Buildings … installing, altering, and repairing
water, gas, and sewage disposal systems, equipment, appliances, and fixtures in municipal buildings … in accordance with municipal plumbing codes and standard trade practices with inspection during process and upon completion … instructions … are accompanied by sketches and drawings … Supervision is exercised over an assigned helper. (Ex. 4)
The Journeyman Plumber must have "knowledge of the standard practices, materials, tools, equipment, processes, and techniques of the plumbing trade." (Ex. 4)
4. The following are examples of tasks Mr. Gordon performed: Installing water heaters (400-500 lbs.); repairing and removing pumps; removing fixtures; repairing and replacing drainage, water, gas piping; plug drain lines; emergency calls; [and,] demolish walls, ceilings to get at pipes. (Ex. 1)
The Journeyman Plumber also:
Installs new plumbing such as pipes, valves, drains,
basins, tubs, faucets, heaters, lavatories, sinks, toilet
facilities, bubblers, coolers, showers, sterilizers, roof
drains, tanks, and specialized hospital, dental, kitchen,
and laboratory plumbing. (Ex. 1)
5. Throughout his Journeyman Plumber work, Mr. Gordon suffered numerous injuries while performing his job assignments. He reported these injuries to his employer and at times lost time from work. (Ex. 3) These injuries included the following:
9/21/91 - hand injury.
7/20/92 - eye injury.
1/8/93 - back injury.
3/9/93 - left knee injury.
4/24/93 - right side injury.
10/12/93 - knee injury.
12/29/93 - hand injury.
7/8/94 - back injury.
10/17/94 - eye injury.
10/24/94 - head injury.
5/2/96 - head injury.
11/7/96 - foot injury.
3/8/99 - back injury.
4/21/99 - head injury.
10/5/99 - back injury.
10/14/99 - knee injury.
10/24/99 - head injury.
11/19/99 - neck injury.
1/18/00 - burn injury.
3/14/00 - groin injury. (Ex. 3)
6. On February 24, 2004 Mr. Gordon hurt his back "replacing closet flanges on water closets." He had "to bend and lift fixtures." He experienced "sharp and burning pain in the lower back and legs." He reported the injury to his employer. He received workers compensation for time out from work. (Exs. 5 & 8)
7. On March 24, 2005, Mr. Gordon was doing "repairs to water lines and flush valves." He had to twist and climb "over and under water-drain-vent lines." He developed pain in his low back and legs. He reported the incident to his employer. He received workers compensation for time lost from work. (Ex. 5 & 8)
8. On April 21, 2005, Mr. Gordon was performing an emergency repair on a water leak in a ceiling. He had to smash the ceiling from a ladder to find the location of the leak. He experienced pain in his back and legs. He reported the incidents to his employer. He received workers compensation for time lost from work. (Exs. 5 & 8)
9. Mr. Gordon treated with a chiropractor between October 15, 1999 and August 11, 2006. In October 1999, he was treated for his right knee. He also wore a knee support brace. He treated in October 2000 after a car accident. He suffered whiplash and low back pain. By February 2001, he was doing better "with only sporadic episodes of lumbosacral pain." But, in April 2001, he was treated for "increasing lumbosacral pain with radiation." In May 2001, the back pain was "fairly frequent." He was warned on May 9, 2001 to "be cautious" at work due to the physical demands of his job. On October 3, 2001, he was treated because "he severely aggravated his low back condition." At a November 14, 2001 session, he reported "that with normal physical activity and his employment demands, he has continuously re-aggravated his lower back condition." At a November 30, 2001 session, he reported "pain with physical activities such as lifting and bending." At a March 11, 2002 session, he reported "increasing thoracolumbar and lumbosacral pain." At a May 22, 2002 session he "had an acute exacerbation of lumbosacral pain with radiation to the right sacral base with his employment demands and activities." At a January 6, 2003 session, he had right shoulder pain which continued into May 2003. At a June 23, 2003 session he had "increasing lumbosacral pain." He had this same complaint at an August 4, 2003 session due to "normal employment demands." (Ex. 8)
10. Following the February 24, 2004 injury, Mr. Gordon resumed regular chiropractic treatments. He complained on March 12, 2004 of "pain and discomfort in the lower back and into the left hip and gluteal area." By April 28, 2004, he reported his lower back was better with the potential to return to work light duties, but he again reported increased back pain by a May 10, 2004 session. At a June 11, 2004 session, he was having "slow improvement with decreasing pain throughout his lower back area." By August 2004, he was also having right foot numbness. By a November 17, 2004 session, he was "very good with decreasing episodes of lower back pain as well as diminishing severity." At a February 2, 2005 session, he was "doing good with no radiation, however, continues with a dull achiness throughout the lower back region." By an April 4, 2005 session, he had "aggravated his lower back condition lifting a large furnace door." Although he had improved by a June 8, 2005 session, he had suffered "an aggravation" by a June 15, 2005 session. At a December 14, 2005 session, his lower back condition was "fairly stable," but at a January 4, 2006 session he had "increasing aggravation and exacerbation of the lower back area." At an April 6, 2006 session, he had "re-aggravated his lower back condition" from "lifting trash bags at home." At an August 11, 2006 session he reported he was better due to engaging in no activities that aggravated his low back. (Ex. 8)
11. Mr. Gordon had arthroscopic right knee surgery in 1988 and 1989. By November 1999, he had osteoarthritis in the right knee. In September 2000, he had Cortisone and Lidocaine injections for his right thumb. He had an injection to his right shoulder in January 2003. (Ex. 8)
12. On March 25, 2004, Mr. Gordon has a CT Scan of the lumbar spine that showed:
1. Prominent left lateral spur … may encroach upon the left L-3 nerve root within the foramen.
2. Mild disc bulge L4-5.
3. Degenerated L5-S1 disc with mild disc bulge and herniation which abuts but does not definitely displace the right S1 nerve root and postoperative changes on the right. …. (Ex. 8)
13. Dr. Thomas S. Kaye, a neurosurgeon, evaluated Mr. Gordon on April 8, 2004. Dr. Kaye detected "a reasonable range of motion to the back … no evidence of atrophy or fasciculations." Dr. Kaye opined that Mr. Gordon "does not require further aggressive treatments such as epidural steroid management or operative management … appears to be resolving a bout of lumbar radiculopathy … prognosis is overall very good." Mr. Gordon had been out from work, and a functional capacity evaluation was recommended. Mr. Gordon underwent physical therapy treatments in May and June 2005. (Ex. 8)
14. In a June 7, 2006 report on Mr. Gordon's condition, Laura O'Donnell, R.N., M.S., ANP, explained her knowledge of his back condition. She had "cared for him" for various medical issues. She noted his "history of disc disease … lumbar laminectomy … in the 1980's." She noted: [B]ack pain was stable until the acute onset of low back pain with lower extremity neuropathy while lifting at work on 02-24-04. Neurological evaluation and CT of the lumbar spine at that time revealed a bone spur encroaching upon the left L3 nerve root, degenerated L5-S1 nerve root on the right. (Ex. 2)
She noted Mr. Gordon's "symptoms have been aggravated by his work responsibilities which include lifting, bending, twisting and other activities that aggravate his condition." She noted he has limited treatment options to get better. She opined his condition was permanent and likely to worsen with time. She concluded his current back condition "was likely brought on by chronic overuse of the lower back while carrying out job functions … February 24, 2004 … lifting brought his condition to its present, worsened level." (Ex. 2)
15. Dr. Marc A. Linson, an orthopedic surgeon, evaluated Mr. Gordon for workers compensation on November 15, 2006. He understood following the February 2004 injury that Mr. Gordon was out from work receiving physical therapy and chiropractic treatments until January 2005 when he returned to do light duty. He understood he then developed "increasing [back] pain … and then had to stop work in May 2005 and has not worked since." Dr. Linson understood Mr. Gordon's main complaint is "low back pain, bilateral leg pain, pain radiating to the right groin." Dr. Linson was aware Mr. Gordon had a hernia repair. He was aware of the 1985 back surgery. He understood Mr. Gordon experiences pain upon sitting and standing too long, and engages in "very limited" activities at home. He had the results of a March 2004 lumbar CT Scan showing "bulging at L3-4 and L4-5 discs and post operative changes." Dr. Linson concluded that Mr. Gordon had reached,
a medical end result causally related to the alleged work injury of February 2004 … heavy activities [at work] … seems to have aggravated his pre-existing degenerative back condition … work injury of February 2004 is a major, but not necessarily predominant or exclusive cause of his ongoing back trouble … rather the predominant cause … is a degenerative condition of his lumbar spine which was probably initiated from the 1985 work injury and from which he never fully recovered to this day. (Ex. 9)
Dr. Linson found Mr. Gordon able to sustain sedentary work that avoids prolonged standing, sitting or walking, along with an ability to change positions. He concluded he should avoid bending and awkward positions, as well as lifting over twenty pounds. (Ex. 9)
16. In September 2005, Mr. Gordon's employer filed for his involuntary accidental disability retirement. His back condition was found to prevent him from continued work as a plumber. Reliance was placed on treatment evaluations of his back condition from May 2005, and on his prior history of back problems. (Ex. 3)
17. Mr. Gordon filed his own application for accidental disability retirement benefits in and around June 2006 based on the February 24, 2004 back injury, the March 24, 2005 back re-injury, and the April 21, 2005 back re-injury. He was receiving workers compensation at the time. Laura O'Donnell, R.N., M.S., ANP supported his claim.
(Exs. 1 & 2)
18. A Medical Panel was convened on November 17, 2006 with Drs. Steven A. Silver and Victor A. Conforti, both orthopedists; and, Dr. St. Jepan Kereshi, a neurologist. The Panel were unanimous in finding no disability. The Panel had knowledge of Mr. Gordon's job as a plumber and that he last worked in May 2005. They understood his chief complaint was "pain in the low back going down both legs, more on the right side." They were aware of his 1985 lower back surgery at L5-S1 and his subsequent intermittent chiropractic treatments. They understood: "If he would bend or lift heavy, he would be sore for awhile and then went for therapy and then was returned to work." The Panel had knowledge of the February 24, 2004 injury from "pushing heavy objects … pain in the low back got worse … down both legs … worse on the left … also some problem with his knees." The Panel understood Mr. Gordon sought chiropractic treatments and was referred to Dr. Kaye, a neurosurgeon. The Panel were aware that a CT Scan of the lower back revealed "some degenerative changes … with encroachment over the L3 nerve root." They were aware Mr. Gordon had physical therapy treatments in May 2006. They were aware of his hernia condition. The Panel also had knowledge of Mr. Gordon's symptoms of hip, back of the leg, knee, thigh and foot discomfort, and that "he is limiting his activities." The Panel gave a physical examination. ("C". Ex. 7)
19. The Panel diagnosed, "chronic low back pain from degenerative disc disease, status post surgery at the L5-S1 level." The Panel reviewed Mr. Gordon's plumber job description and his medical records. They noted his lack of evidence "of focal atrophy or motor weakness as well as subjective sensory loss … physiologically incompatible with nerve root distribution." The Panel found significant his ability "to work for a considerable time after the surgery." They concluded there is no "change in the clinical condition to substantiate an inability to work." They also found nothing in the job description to involve "any lifting requirements ... which could possibly be a hindrance of employment." (Ex. 7)
20. The Springfield Retirement Board voted to deny accidental disability retirement benefits and Mr. Gordon appealed. ("C". Exs. 12 & 13)
The findings show that Mr. Gordon while employed as a Journeyman Plumber for the City of Springfield, had numerous reported injuries on the job, and that he engaged in many chiropractic treatments for symptom relief for his back condition. He came to this job with a post-operative lumbar laminectomy back condition. The findings show that he would experience low back pain upon performing tasks such as bending or twisting his body in awkward positions, as well as from doing heavy lifting.
Since Mr. Gordon did not provide a Physician's Statement form that was from a physician, there is some question why a Medical Panel was convened. On Exhibit 2, there is reference to Francis Murray, M.D., but the person who seems to have addressed the questions raised in the Physician's Statement is Laura O'Donnell, R.N., M.S., ANP. She is part of Dr. Murray's medical office, but, Dr. Murray should have provided the information, not Nurse O'Donnell. See, 840 CMR 10.06(1)(b) & (g)1. Nevertheless, a Medical Panel was convened, and the case proceeded to a decision by the Respondent Board.
The Medical Panel found significant their understanding that Mr. Gordon's job does not require him to engage in any heavy lifting or really any lifting activities. This is not a fair and accurate assessment of what he had to be able to do as a plumber for the City of Springfield. The findings show, consistent with the job description information in the record, that he was required to engage in activities that could be exertional such as breaking open ceilings or walls to reach pipes and installing heavy furnaces. He also had to bend and twist his body in awkward ways to perform plumbing work which was more than just for residential plumbing needs, but also for specialized and commercial building plumbing needs. A fair reading of the numerous reports of injury forms over the years and including the last three injuries he relies upon to support his application for accidental disability retirement, show that his work did aggravate his pre-existing back condition from the 1985 back surgery, and that over time he experienced frequent significant exacerbations of back pain that prevented him from working on a sustained basis. The CT Scan and other evaluations show this. The chiropractic records make clear that he would aggravate his back performing plumbing work. He would then rest, have therapies, and then participate again in activities that often led to re-aggravations of the back condition while engaged in his plumbing work. By the time Mr. Gordon stopped working, the record shows his back condition was quite vulnerable to aggravations due to even basic plumbing tasks. This is why his employer first sought an involuntary retirement. Mr. Gordon only filed for retirement on his own following his employer's application. The evidence does not show someone exaggerating his symptoms. He is very vulnerable to back pain which can keep him out of work for periods of time, and his job duties can trigger this back pain.
The Panel only minimally refer to the fact that Mr. Gordon would lose time from work due to aggravations of his back from performing plumbing work. This happened often, and the Panel do not address the significance of the frequency of his bouts of aggravated back pain following plumbing tasks. They note that his clinical picture has not significantly changed with time while not addressing whether his clinical profile allows him to engage in the kind of plumbing work he needs to do on any kind of a sustained basis. The Panel do not address why the kinds of activities he engaged in on February 24, 2004, on March 24, 2005, and on April 21, 2005, could have produced enough of an exacerbation of back pain that he had to stop working all together. They do not explain why that does not show a disability.
This Medical Panel failed to provide a proper evaluation of the existence on a disability in light of the job description information, the account of Mr. Gordon's many back injuries, and in light of what the chiropractic and other medical evaluations and tests have revealed about his back condition. They have failed to give consideration to all the pertinent medical and non-medical facts. Malden Retirement Board v. CRAB, 1 Mass.App.Ct. 420 ( 1973) The Panel report is not understandable in terms of sufficient support for their determination of no disability. Kelley v. CRAB, 341 Mass. 611 (1961) The standard to employ as to the existence of a disability is the inability to perform on a sustained basis, the essential duties of the job. G.L.c.32, s.7(1). This Panel evaluation does not adequately address this standard.
For these reasons, the case is remanded for the convening of a new Medical Panel once Mr. Gordon provides a Physician's Statement in support of his claim that is produced by an M.D. physician as required.
Sarah H. Luick, Esq.
Administrative Magistrate
DATED: February 5, 2008
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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – New Rochelle football legend Ray Rice and the AFC Champion Baltimore Ravens will face the NFC Champion San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII Sunday.
Rice is the first player from Westchester County to participate in a Super Bowl since White Plains High School's Art Monk with the Washington Redskins in 1992.
New Rochelle High School football coach Lou DiRienzo coached Rice during his time with the Huguenots from 2001-04.
"The thing I'm most proud of is if you listen to Ray talk, he's a consummate professional," DiRienzo said. "So, I'm real proud of the whole thing and the man he's become. He's just the complete package."
The Ravens defeated the New England Patriots, 28-13, in the AFC Championship Game to reach the Super Bowl for the first time since 2001. Rice carried the ball 19 times for 48 yards and a touchdown in that game.
In the playoffs, Rice has rushed 64 times for 247 yards and two touchdowns. He also has four catches for 69 yards.
DiRienzo left Saturday night for New Orleans to attend the big game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. He expects to cross paths with Rice while there and "share a moment" at some point.
As for the game itself, the coach did not offer any predictions, but he made it clear he's rooting for his former star.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The euro hit an 11-month high against the dollar after the European Central Bank said that banks were expected to pay back emergency loans faster than expected, increasing confidence that Europe's debt crisis is easing.
Traders also bought the euro on better-than-expected German business confidence figures for January.
The euro rose as high as $1.3479, the highest since Feb. 2012. The euro was worth $1.3371 late Thursday.
The dollar jumped to 91.19 Japanese yen, its highest point against the dollar since June 21, 2010, after Japan said its consumer prices fell in 2012 for the fourth straight year. The dollar was worth 89.96 yen Thursday.


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Why Pinkwashing Matters
Last night, Jewish Voice for Peace hosted an online workshop entitled "Why Pinkwashing Matters." The event was hosted by Wendy Elisheva Somerson and Tallie Ben Daniel, both experts on the subject. Somerson has written about pinkwashing for outlets like Tikkun and Bitch Magazine, while Ben Daniel is a Ph.D. candidate whose dissertation—Branding Israel—is currently in the works.
Pinkwashing, Ben Daniel explained, is a propaganda effort that attempts to brand Israel as a "safe space for gay people." At first glance, this may strike us as unproblematic. After all, Tel Aviv has often been called the gay capital of the world, and the country as a whole has widely publicized its Pride events and queer-friendly practices, such as the inclusion of gay soldiers in the IDF. According to a recent study by the Pew Research Center, which asked "Should society accept homosexuality?" Israel's support was the highest in the Middle East.
But the discourse of safety that Israel employs requires painting other countries as patently unsafe. What this means, in short, is demonizing Palestinians. Throughout the Middle East—and especially in the United States—Israel is portrayed as a gay oasis in a desert of Arab intolerance.
It is important to understand who is doing the portraying. While the Israeli government is certainly responsible, much support for the propaganda comes from "pro-Israel" groups in the United States. Blue Star PR, an ad agency located in San Francisco, regularly puts out ads like the one below:
The ad lures us in with a focus on gay rights, but then asks us to make the explanatory leap toward Israel as a democracy worthy of our support. And what can it mean to support Israel if not, at least tacitly, to support the Israeli government? We are asked to suspend our criticism of the Israeli state because—well, heck, gays and lesbians can join the army if they want to!
Blue Star's charade of cultural superiority does not stop at LGBT issues. Consider another ad focusing on gender:
It is not simply that Israel has fair elections, the ad reminds us. Israel has "the only free, open, and contested elections in the Middle East." There can be little doubt that when Blue Star champions "support" for Israel, it is also asking for villainization of Israel's inferior neighbors. What we're seeing here is racism couched in the discourse of rights.
Many readers will recall the ads placed on San Francisco buses in August 2012. They state, "In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel. Defeat Jihad."
This ad, along with those from Blue Star PR, is part of what Simon Anholt calls a competitive identity strategy. It is no longer enough to laud Israel's wholesomeness or Palestine's depravity. Instead, the Israel lobby must do both at the same time, emphasizing the chasm that exists between two vastly different worlds. To achieve this goal, groups like Blue Star and the American Freedom Defense Initiative (responsible for the bus ads) must spotlight any relevant contrasts they can find.
In essence, the Israel lobby cares very little about gay rights and very much about gaining support for the occupation. Abuses of human rights are made petty by Israel's clear and obvious and unquestionable support for homosexuality (which, by the way, is one of the lowest among developed nations). Injustices against Palestinians are washed away in a tidal wive of fabulous irrelevance.
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In the second portion of the workshop, Wendy Elisheva Somerson explored the movement against pinkwashing, including her own efforts in her hometown of Seattle. Last fall, Somerson learned that a documentary called The Invisible Men was coming to Seattle's LGBT film festival. The documentary tells the story of three queer Palestinians and their struggle for asylum and acceptance. Though undoubtedly moved, Somerson and other activists found the documentary demonizing of Palestinian life, setting up yet another dichotomy between a hateful Palestine and and a welcoming Israel. During the screening of the movie, they handed out pamphlets about pinkwashing, featuring critical analysis questions like, "Does the film show the daily violence and harassment that all Palestinians face living under the Israeli Occupation?" As Somerson later explained, "Queer life, like all life in Gaza and the West Bank, is really difficult." While Palestinians may face homophobia from their own religion and culture—and this is not to be trivialized—all Palestinians face the terror of life under a military occupation.
It is worth noting that the documentary was funded in part by the Israeli state, which raises key questions: What was the purpose of the funding? How did Israel stand to benefit from the showing of this film? Without a pinkwashing framework, answers to these questions are hard to come by.
In another revealing case, Somerson discovered that a pinkwashing event entitled "Rainbow Generations: Building New LGBTQ Pride & Inclusion in Israel" was heading to Seattle. The event—backed by the Israeli government and Israel lobbyist StandWithUs, attempted to embroil queer American Jews in the marginalizing of Palestinians. In the past, StandWithUs has claimed that Israeli settlements are legal and unworthy of concern.
At an LGBT Commission meeting the night before the event, Palestinian Americans like Selma Al-Aswad gave testimony. "My queer identity is steeped in and inextricably linked to the dispossession of my family and community by the state of Israel," she said. Moved to tears by Al-Aswad's story and others, commissioners agreed to cancel the event less than 24 hours before it would begin.
In Somerson's words, the event was canceled because it was "damaging and invisibilizing to queer Palestinians." But that is not how many Jews perceived the news when it was reported the next morning. Many Jewish groups contacted the Commission in outrage, claiming their safety was threatened by the event's cancellation. Complaints against the Commission's decision conflated criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism, and implied that "the Jewish community is a pro-occupation community."
Meanwhile, LGBT groups asserted that queer issues can and should be separated from issues of Israel/Palestine. Departing from the gay rights movement of the 1960s and '70s, which challenged capitalism and other power structures, they framed queer identity as non-political and merely "cultural," rendering it harmless. The move was unsurprising, Somerson explained, given mainstream attempts to make sexual minorities more palatable to straight society.
The pressure, unfortunately, worked quite well. Within the week, Seattle's LGBT Commission had issued an apology for its decision.
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As we saw in Seattle and San Francisco, pinkwashing is a growing movement that shows no signs of abating. How can we challenge it when it arises?
We have to recognize it. Ben Daniel gives us three warning signs. Pinkwashing:
1. Brands Israel as gay-friendly to attract investment, tourists, and media
2. Justifies and normalizes the occupation
3. Tells a story about "gay Palestine" where Israel is seen as the hero
Then, we have to resist it. Somerson tells us:
1. Insist on a power analysis
2. Investigate where funding is coming from
3. Center Queer Palestinian voices
Together we can stop Brand Israel.
For more on fighting pinkwashing, visit Pinkwatching Israel and our own pinkwashing section here at Israeli Laundry.
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