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Back when I was a callow youth, during my Benedict Arnold period of leftist nitwittery, there was a word that none of us wanted to be accused of: radish. For you see a radish is red on the outside but white on the inside. It was a white leftist thing, "Uncle Tom" black folks being found guilty of the same crime were called "oreos." Still are, from what I hear. The left is nothing if not fully racist in its own obsessive way.
Anyway, the opposite of a "radish" was a "tomato," said with approval because a tomato is red all the way through. Historically, this was after "tomato" meant a voluptuous, willing woman (1940s) and before "tomato" was the term used by homosexuals for someone who was denying his homosexuality, because the tomato is a "fruit" not a vegetable (1970s). Go figure. Check the Urban Dictionary if you don't believe me.
Now I was reminded of this by reading the WND piece below about Cass Sunstein. You may recall my post on Obama's "Change Agents," A Time Magazine puff piece in which Cass is portrayed as a smiling, well-intentioned Mr. Rogers who merely wished all the neighborhood to agree with him.
Or else.
Cass Sunstein is a tomato, I realized.
A killer tomato.
Not THIS kind:
"Attack of the Killer Tomatoes," 1978.
THIS kind:
The ultimate Killer Tomato. Mao and his Red Guards waving the Thoughts of Chairman Mao during the Cultural Revolution.
Meet Cass Sunstein, Killer Tomato.
U.S. regulatory czar nominee wants Net 'Fairness Doctrine'
Cass Sunstein sees Web as anti-democratic, proposed 24-hour delay on sending e-mail
April 27, 2009
8:41 pm Eastern
WASHINGTON – Barack Obama's nominee for "regulatory czar" has advocated a "Fairness Doctrine" for the Internet that would require opposing opinions be linked and also has suggested angry e-mails should be prevented from being sent by technology that would require a 24-hour cooling off period.
The revelations about Cass Sunstein, Obama's friend from the University of Chicago Law School and nominee to head the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, come in a new book by Brad O'Leary, "Shut Up, America! The End of Free Speech." OIRA will oversee regulation throughout the U.S. government.
Sunstein also has argued in his prolific literary works that the Internet is anti-democratic because of the way users can filter out information of their own choosing.
"A system of limitless individual choices, with respect to communications, is not necessarily in the interest of citizenship and self-government," he wrote. "Democratic efforts to reduce the resulting problems ought not be rejected in freedom's name."
Sunstein first proposed the notion of imposing mandatory "electronic sidewalks" for the Net. These "sidewalks" would display links to opposing viewpoints. Adam Thierer, senior fellow and director of the Center for Digital Media Freedom at the Progress and Freedom Center, has characterized the proposal as "The Fairness Doctrine for the Internet."
"Apparently in Sunstein's world, people have many rights, but one of them, it seems, is not the right to be left alone or seek out the opinions one desires," Thierer wrote.
Later, Sunstein rethought his proposal, explaining that it would be "too difficult to regulate [the Internet] in a way that would respond to those concerns." He also acknowledged that it was "almost certainly unconstitutional."
Perhaps Sunstein's most novel idea regarding the Internet was his proposal, in his book "Nudge," written with Richard Thaler, for a "Civility Check" for e-mails and other online communications.
"The modern world suffers from insufficient civility," they wrote. "Every hour of every day, people send angry e-mails they soon regret, cursing people they barely know (or even worse, their friends and loved ones). A few of us have learned a simple rule: don't send an angry e-mail in the heat of the moment. File it, and wait a day before you send it. (In fact, the next day you may have calmed down so much that you forget even to look at it. So much the better.) But many people either haven't learned the rule or don't always follow it. Technology could easily help. In fact, we have no doubt that technologically savvy types could design a helpful program by next month."
That's where the "Civility Check" comes in.
"We propose a Civility Check that can accurately tell whether the e-mail you're about to send is angry and caution you, 'warning: this appears to be an uncivil e-mail. do you really and truly want to send it?'" they wrote. "(Software already exists to detect foul language. What we are proposing is more subtle, because it is easy to send a really awful e-mail message that does not contain any four-letter words.) A stronger version, which people could choose or which might be the default, would say, 'warning: this appears to be an uncivil e-mail. this will not be sent unless you ask to resend in 24 hours.' With the stronger version, you might be able to bypass the delay with some work (by inputting, say, your Social Security number and your grandfather's birth date, or maybe by solving some irritating math problem!)."
Sunstein's nomination to the powerful new position will require Senate approval. He is almost certain to face other questions about his well-documented controversial views:
In a 2007 speech at Harvard he called for banning hunting in the U.S.
In his book "Radicals in Robes," he wrote: "[A]lmost all gun control legislation is constitutionally fine. And if the Court is right, then fundamentalism does not justify the view that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to bear arms."
In his 2004 book, "Animal Rights," he wrote: "Animals should be permitted to bring suit, with human beings as their representatives …"
In "Animal Rights: A Very Short Primer," he wrote "[T]here should be extensive regulation of the use of animals in entertainment, in scientific experiments, and in agriculture."
"As one of America's leading constitutional scholars, Cass Sunstein has distinguished himself in a range of fields, including administrative law and policy, environmental law, and behavioral economics," said Obama at his nomination of his regulatory czar. "He is uniquely qualified to lead my administration's regulatory reform agenda at this crucial stage in our history. Cass is not only a valued adviser, he is a dear friend and I am proud to have him on my team."
O'Leary disagrees.
"It's hard to imagine President Obama nominating a more dangerous candidate for regulatory czar than Cass Sunstein," he says. "Not only is Sunstein an animal-rights radical, but he also seems to have a serious problem with our First Amendment rights. Sunstein has advocated everything from regulating the content of personal e-mail communications, to forcing nonprofit groups to publish information on their websites that is counter to their beliefs and mission. Of course, none of this should be surprising from a man who has said that 'limitless individual choices, with respect to communications, is not necessarily in the interest of citizenship and self-government.' If it were up to Obama and Sunstein, everything we read online – right down to our personal e-mail communications – would have to be inspected and approved by the federal government."
Cass Sunstein's tomato instincts are wrapped in slippery verbiage, but Chairman Mao would understand the politics of it.
So should we.
One thing Sunstein may have forgotten. It is a little observation Chairman Mao once made: "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun." And in this country, it is Sunstein's anti-collectivist, pro-liberty opponents who have the overwhelming majority of the firearms. Something to think about, before we are forced to start making killer tomatoes into very bad ketchup.


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Joint Subluxations in dogs and cats
What is a joint subluxation?
A joint luxation is a dislocation or complete separation between the bones that normally articulate to form a joint. Subluxation is the term referring to a partial separation of the joint. The most commonly subluxated joints in dogs include the hip and elbow, and in cats include the hip although any joint can be affected.
Trauma, such as an automobile accident, is the most common cause of sudden or acute joint subluxations. Certain breeds may inherit a predisposition to a conformation or anatomical condition that makes them more likely to experience chronic joint subluxations. Certain breeds of dogs such as Labrador Retrievers and German Shepherds have a higher incidence of hip dysplasia, making them more likely to have a subluxated hip joint. Similarly, Main Coon Cats have a higher incidence of hip dysplasia due to breed predisposition.
What are the clinical signs of a joint subluxation?
The most common clinical signs associated with joint subluxations include:
- sudden onset of limping or lameness
- reluctance to walk or jump
- pain when touching or moving the joint
- swelling or warmth of the joint
- persistent licking at the joint
- decreased appetite
- decreased activity
How is a joint subluxation diagnosed?
Often there is a history of trauma, injury, or recent intense activity or exertion. Your veterinarian may be suspicious of a joint subluxation based on the medical history and physical examination findings. A radiograph (X-ray) is necessary to definitively diagnose a joint subluxation. Other diagnostic tests may include computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).How is a joint subluxation treated?
In many cases, the joint can be reduced or replaced to its original orientation by a procedure called a closed reduction. General anesthesia is required for this procedure. After reducing the subluxated joint, an external bandage or supportive wrap is necessary to hold the joint in proper alignment as the joint capsule heals.
Some pets will require an open reduction, a surgery in which the joint is opened in order to replace the partially dislocated joint bones. If this is necessary, your veterinarian will discuss the surgical procedure, its prognosis, and long-term care.
What is the prognosis for a joint subluxation?
The prognosis for recovery in most acute (sudden) or traumatic joint subluxations is good, provided the injury is treated immediately. Chronic subluxations, such as those associated with hip dysplasia, may be successfully managed medically or may require surgical treatment.
With any joint injury, the patient has an increased risk of developing osteoarthritis in the future. To delay the development of osteoarthritis, many patients will benefit from life-long supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids, glucosamine, and chondroitin. Weight management is also critical to reduce future osteoarthritis after joint injuries.

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Larry Gaul, 54, of Le Mars passed away at his Le Mars home Tuesday June 8, 2010, following a lengthy illness. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday June 11, 2010 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Le Mars . Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Le Mars. Visitation is anytime after 3:00 p.m. on Thursday at the Feuerstein Funeral Home in Le Mars, where there will be a Vigil Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue on Friday morning at the Feuerstein Funeral Home in Le Mars which is in charge of arrangements.
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Wow, this whole "I'm taking a step back from the Royals" plan is already paying dividends!
I had a good time in
The highlight of my weekend – hell, it might be the highlight of my career – came on Friday night, when unbeknownst to the Royals (or me), the participant in the between-innings "Match Game" promotion was a devoted reader of this blog. After winning the promotion, our good reader was given the microphone and asked to say a few words. He said only two: "Rany Rules!" The microphone was snatched away by the announcer at that point, but judging from the audience's reaction, the damage was already done. The revolution may not be televised, but it will be broadcast over the PA system to a sellout crowd at Kauffman Stadium. (To continue with my "V" theme, this reminds me of the moment when Juliet Parrish peels John's skin to reveal the lizard underneath on national TV. Old-timers can relive that moment here – advance to
There's an old and oft-repeated quote that "Comedy equals Tragedy plus Time," which I think applies beautifully to the Royals weekend. When Trey Hillman left Joakim Soria in the bullpen Friday night rather than ask him to get four outs, and Juan Cruz gave up the game-winning homer to Evan Longoria…that was tragedy. When Cruz gave up the game-tying and game-winning hits in the eighth inning the next night, that was unfortunate. When Hillman said in his post-game comments that he was willing to use Soria for four outs instead of five, that was farce.*
*: Seriously…four outs but not five? In the history of baseball, has there ever been a situation where a pitcher could get four outs but not five? Especially given that Soria's so efficient on the mound that the difference between four outs and five outs is approximately three pitches. And if Soria was available for four outs, then WHY DIDN'T HE COME IN FOR FOUR OUTS THE NIGHT BEFORE?
And then, when the Royals blew an eighth-inning lead again on Sunday, and again Soria didn't pitch while the triumvirate of Jamey Wright, John Bale, and Ramon Colon surrendered two hits, three walks, and committed an error…that was comedy. I mean, what's the point of being angry? I already wrote that column. And it's too late in the season to be despondent about it. Really, the only proper reaction is simply to laugh.
So for those of you who enjoyed the last post I wrote – which was actually posted before Sunday's game – in the spirit it was written, thank you. For those of you who didn't think it was that funny, I'm sorry you didn't find it funny. And for those of you who didn't think humor was the proper response – I'm sorry, but I can't think of any other response except humor for the predicament the Royals find themselves in. (And for those few of you who thought the news "item" was real – I'm sorry that the Royals have become such a joke that it's hard to separate satire from truth.)
As hard as it is to believe, I sympathize with Hillman a little bit. His comments after Saturday night's game were rather ridiculous, both because he could have used Soria for four outs the night before and because he had used Soria for five outs earlier this season (a decision which was instrumental in the Royals winning an extra-inning thriller in
That thought process can be summed up as this:
1) Joakim Soria is my closer.
2) The job of the closer is to earn saves.
3) You can not earn a save unless you finish the game.
4) Therefore, if Soria can only get four outs, they have to be the last four outs of the game.
Once upon a time, closers weren't called closers; they were called firemen, and the distinction is critical. "Closers" are there to "close" things – they're there to close out the lights, which means finishing off a victory. Firemen put out fires – they're there to get out of the stickiest of situations, no matter when those occur. No rational person would argue that the situation Soria could have faced on Sunday – tying run at third, just one out in the eighth – is less critical than the classic closer role of starting the ninth inning with a one-run lead. There's a margin for error in the ninth; in the eighth, a single will tie the game (and did).
But that's where the game of baseball is today. The problem with Hillman isn't that he's not with the conventional wisdom in this regard – it's that he's not willing to go against the conventional wisdom, even though his bullpen is such a unique challenge (one of the top closers in baseball fronted by arguably the worst middle-relief pack in the game) that it begs for unconventional thinking. He's afraid to think outside-the-box, and the Royals need a manager who thinks outside the box. So instead, we have a manager who used every reliever (as well as starter Bruce Chen) out of his bullpen except Soria and Robinson Tejeda over the weekend, then finally used Soria to pitch an inning with the Royals down by eight runs last night.
As some brilliant commenters pointed out:
1) Last season, the Royals were shutout (okay, no-hit) by Jon Lester, which started a 12-game losing streak. This year, the Royals were shutout by Lester, which started an 8-game (and counting) losing streak.
2) Five of those eight losses have been by three runs or less. Both of Soria's appearances in the last eight games have been in games decided by six runs or more.
Hillman's intellectual atherosclerosis may not be treatable, but the woes of the bullpen are. Remember, Hillman didn't use Soria all that differently last year; only seven times out of 63 appearances did Soria pitch more than an inning (although six of those seven were six-out appearances). The complaints last season were far fewer, though, because he had Ramon Ramirez to pitch the eighth inning. This year, he's had Juan Cruz and Kyle Farnsworth. Farnsworth's problems could (and were) predicted, but Cruz's struggles were not so easily predictable. (And as Sam Mellinger finds out, they're still mystifying.)
So allow me to make a modest proposal. The bullpen needs to be fixed, but the last thing the Royals ought to do is to trade some of their marketable guys (like DeJesus and Teahen) for some immediate relief help. The correlation between expense and performance is almost non-existent, something Dayton Moore has proven the last two seasons. His no-name set-up men last year, Ramirez and Leo Nunez, were far more effective than the two guys he signed for a combined $7 million a year to do the job this season.
First off, the Royals need to bite the bullet and get rid of some of their relievers. Frankly, none of their jobs should be safe; after Soria, Ron Mahay has the lowest ERA in the bullpen at 4.26. But Roman Colon should be an easy target; he has a 5.03 ERA, has allowed 31 baserunners in under 20 innings, and frankly his minor league track record makes you wonder what it was that
In return, they should find a spot on their roster for two guys. One is Carlos Rosa, who the Royals converted to relief this year because of concerns that he would not hold up physically as a starter (concerns about his elbow led the Marlins to nix the deal that would have traded him for Mike Jacobs, forcing the Royals to trade Nunez instead.) Rosa, perhaps still shaking off the rust from last season's injury, struggled terribly at the start of the season; he had a 7.03 ERA in his first 32 innings, allowing 36 hits and 20 walks in that span. But over his last eight outings the light bulb has gone on; he has allowed just 4 hits and 4 walks in 14 innings, along with 14 strikeouts. If the scouting reports jibe with the sudden improvement in performance, then I think it's time to throw
The other guy is Chris Hayes. I've had a lot of fun promoting Hayes as a prospect here and here and here and here, but I worry that some people – certainly some people in the organization – really do think that the idea of Disco as a prospect is a lot of fun, as opposed to something serious. At the start of the year, my goal was not to get Hayes immediately promoted to the majors – as well as he pitched last year, I understand that any pitcher whose fastball rarely touches 80 is going to have to prove himself in the high minors a little longer than the average prospect. My goal was simply to raise awareness that the Royals had a submarine prospect in their system, who ought to be taken seriously as a prospect despite his lack of velocity.
Well, that was March. It's July now, and in the interim Hayes returned to
That's splitting hairs, though, because there's nothing to be ashamed about having a 3.20 ERA. For the season, Hayes has a 1.89 ERA, has allowed just 8 walks (two intentional!) in 62 innings, and has allowed just the two homers. If this isn't the Dan Quisenberry starter kit, I don't know what it is.
At the start of the year, even the most optimistic Hayes fan (i.e. me) thought it was unlikely he would earn a promotion to the majors before September, but this season has been a perfect storm of factors that have earned him a look. Hayes has continued to pitch well, of course, but beyond that you have a bullpen meltdown of a scale that I don't think anyone predicted. During this eight game losing streak, here are the combined numbers for all Royals relievers (not counting the two innings Soria threw):
That's just sick. Maybe Hayes wouldn't improve on that hit total, but if all he does is throw strikes and keep the ball down, he'll represent an enormous improvement on that performance.
It was thirty years ago this month that a much better Royals team – better in every facet of the game – nonetheless gave an opportunity to a submarining right-hander who threw in the upper 70s. Quisenberry was as poorly-regarded then as Hayes is now, despite strong numbers in the minors. In 1977 Quiz threw 74 innings in Double-A, allowed just 61 hits and 11 walks, with a 1.34 ERA; like Hayes, he was forced to repeat Double-A, and in 1978 pitched almost as well, with a 2.39 ERA in 62 innings. He got to Triple-A in 1979, and like Hayes didn't quite match the success he had in Double-A – he had a 3.60 ERA in 35 innings when he was called up to make his major league debut on July 8th. He would never return to the minor leagues.
That 1979 team had bullpen issues much like this one does; aside from Quisenberry, five guys made more than 10 relief appearances for the Royals that season, and only one (Al Hrabosky) had an ERA under 4.50. The troubles with the pitching staff are what kept that team, despite scoring a then franchise-record 851 runs, out of the playoffs (the only time the Royals missed the playoffs from 1976 to 1981.) No doubt, Quisenberry got his shot at least partly out of desperation.
But here's the thing: he got his shot. Whitey Herzog was a baseball man through and through, but he cared about winning more than he cared about conventional wisdom: he would have given a shot to a pitcher who threw with his feet if it would have helped him win. Quiz got his shot, and pitched well enough that year that even after Herzog was fired after the season, Quisenberry entered the next season as the team's closer, and held the job for the next six seasons.
Maybe Hayes won't pitch as well as Quisenberry, though from where I sit I see no reason why he can't. But you know what? He doesn't have to. Quisenberry had a career 2.76 ERA, including a 2.55 mark with the Royals. If Hayes can put up a 3.76 ERA, he'll be an asset to this team. If he puts up a 5.76 ERA, he'll still be better than Robinson Tejeda.
An organization that trades actual prospects for Yuniesky Betancourt is an organization that cares far more about how a player looks than how he performs. In some ways, the Royals are the worst organization for a guy like Disco to pitch for. But the shadow of Quisenberry still carries weight in
But I don't want the Royals to give Hayes a shot because of the memory of a pitcher who threw his last pitch over two decades ago – I want them to give him a shot because he can help the ballclub. The Royals need a guy who can, if nothing else, stop walking the tying run to lead off the 8th inning – that's Hayes. They need a guy who can throw two or three innings at a time – that's Hayes. They need a guy who they can rely on to pitch four or five times a week if need be – that's Hayes. And not to be crass about it, but they need a guy that they don't perceive to be so valuable that they can only use him in predetermined situations. Emphatically, that's Hayes.
This is probably the first column that I've written in a month that doesn't come with a huge dose of anger or bitterness. I'm trying to play this one straight, because I am dead serious when I write this. Chris Hayes is not a freak show anymore. He's a pitcher who can help the Royals right now. It's time to bring Disco to


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I don't know what killed it, but probably it hadn't been dead long before I came upon it; it's body was still limp and unfrozen as I moved it off the track, despite the day being quite cold and the snow firm and unthawed.
Finding dead things in the woods is always a bit unsettling.
Flickers are beautiful birds and one of the more common species of woodpecker in our woods. Before today, I'd never had the chance to really examine one up close. So, before I rode off, I hunkered down and took a good long look at its piebald plumage and strikingly orange cheek and tail-feathers.


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Rescinded September 14, 2018 by FR Vol. 83, No. 179, page 46771
20 CFR 404.1720 and 404.1725
SSR 82-19c
Rahman v. Harris, (Transfer Binder, 10/80-07/81) Enempl. Ins. Rep (CCH) ¶ 17,212
When the Social Security Administration (SSA) authorized a fee for claimant's attorney, the claimant appealed, contending that the fee was excessive. The Social Security Act (the Act) and regulations do not provide for a hearing with respect to determinations made regarding an attorney's feed, and section 205(g) of the Act limits judicial review to final decisions made by SSA after a hearing. Consequently, SSA claimed that the determination made regarding the attorney's fee was an administrative decision which was not subject to judicial review and moved for a dismissal of the suit. The claimant argued, however, that SSA's procedure for the assessment and review of an attorney's fee, which is set out in the regulations, had denied him due process and that some of the steps in the procedure had not been followed. In view of Section 205(g) of the Act, the court found that, absent a constitutional question, it did not have jurisdiction over a fee authorized by SSA. As to the claimant's constitutional argument, the court found that SSA's procedure for the assessment and review of attorneys fees was sufficient to satisfy due process because all interested parties had a chance to put their views before the decision maker. Finally, the court found that, despite the procedural missteps, the record showed that the claimant had been given a full and fair opportunity to present his position with respect to the attorney's request for a fee. Accordingly, in granting SSA's motion for dismissal, the court held that the claimant's contention that he had been deprived of his constitutional rights was without merit.
JOINER, District Judge:
Plaintiff applied for and eventually received disability benefits under Subchapter II of the Social Security Law, 42 U.S.C. § et seq. Following the decision by the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare to grant these benefits to the plaintiff, the attorney who represented plaintiff before the secretary asked the secretary to award him attorney's fees for the work he did in securing the benefits for the plaintiff. The secretary did make such an award.
Plaintiff, believing that the secretary erred in making the award, filed this suit in an attempt to have the award set aside. The secretary, claiming that this court has no jurisdiction over the issues in this suit, has moved for an order of dismissal. The secretary simply asserts that the case law is clear that a court has no jurisdiction when an attorney appeals from a ruling relative to attorney's fees and that the same rule should apply when the claimant appeals from an allegedly excessive award. For the reasons that follow, the motion is granted.
Since the issue presented involves the power of the district court to decide suits arising out of decisions by the secretary, it is helpful to examine the framework of this power.
Title 42 of the United States Code, Section 405(g) (hereafter 405(g)), is the section of the Social Security law which provides for judicial review in some circumstances. It provides in part that:
Any individual, after any final decision of the Secretary made after a hearing to which he was a party, irrespective of the amount in controversy, may obtain a review of such decision by a civil action . . . [in the district court of the United States].
Title 42 of the United States Code, Section 405(h), provides that the limited review that is permitted by 405(g) is the only judicial review that may be had under this subchapter. The Supreme Court has held that this limitation on judicial review is absolute and that not even the Administrative Procedure Act provides an additional avenue of judicial review. Califano v. Sanders, 430 U.S. 99 (1977).
Therefore, it is clear that if this court has jurisdiction over the case at bar, it must be that the suit is authorized by 405(g).
Plaintiff agrees with the position of the secretary that there was no "hearing" at the administrative level in this case. Plaintiff disagrees, however, with the secretary's argument that this lack of a hearing is fatal to the plaintiff's assertion that the district court has jurisdiction over this suit.
The wording of 405(g) is such that the secretary's position is a compelling one. However, in Califano v. Sanders, supra, the Supreme Court held that despite the wording of that jurisdictional subsection, the district courts do have jurisdiction to hear claims that the secretary has deprived applicants of constitutional rights. "When constitutional questions are in issue, the availability of judicial review is presumed, and we will not read a statutory scheme to take the 'extraordinary' step of foreclosing jurisdiction unless Congress' intent to do so is manifested by '"clear and manifesting"' evidence." [citations omitted] 430 U.S. at 109.
The court reads plaintiff's pro se complaint as presenting a constitutional question. Therefore, the court is not without jurisdiction to determine the issues involved.
In support of the motion to dismiss, the secretary cites to a number of cases in which attorneys who had represented applicants before the secretary and who had asked the secretary to award attorney's fees to them for this representation unsuccessfully attempted to have the courts overturn what the attorneys' believed were unsupportably low awards. Chernock v. Gardner, 360 F.2d 257 (3rd Cir. 1966); Fenix v. Finch, 436 F.2d 831 (8th Cir. 1971); Schneider v. Richardson, 441 f.2d 1320 (6th Cir.), cert. denied 404 U.S. 872 (1971); Copaken v. Califano, 590 F.2d 729 (9th Cir. 1979).
Each of these cases held that the district court had no power to overturn such an award upon a finding that the secretary had abused her discretion. To the extent that plaintiff seeks to make a similar claim, this court holds that he is in no better position than the attorneys to raise such an issue.
While an applicant may have some rights to judicial review which are not available to an attorney representing an applicant, none of those would benefit him in this situation since the decision on a request for an attorney's fee is not one which triggers the right to a hearing under 405(b), and since the applicable regulations do not provide for a hearing for either the attorney or the applicant. See Copaken, supra.
Plaintiff alleges more than this, however. He alleges that the proceedings which eventually led up to the final award of attorney's fees were such as to have denied him property (the money taken away from him and paid instead to his attorney) without due process of law.
In Copaken v. Califano, supra, an attorney mae a similar claim. There, the court carefully looked at the procedure set out in the regulations for the handling of a request for attorney's fees, and it held that this procedure was sufficient to satisfy the rigors of constitutional due process despite the absence of any "hearing."
The procedure found to satisfy due process in Copaken is as follows:
1. After the secretary makes a decision which entitles an applicant to back benefits, an attorney desiring an award of fees must file a written petition asking therefor. 20 C.F.R. § 404.975(b).[1]
2. The written petition must include, among other things, "[A] statement showing that a copy of the petition was sent to the person represent." See 20 C.F.R. § 404.976(a)(7).[2]
3. When the initial decision on the petition is made, the secretary is to notify both the applicant and the representative (attorney) of the decision. This notice must include a statement advising the applicant and that representative that either may appeal the decision within the agency by a written request to do so filed within 30 days. 20 C.F.R. § 404.975(d), (e).
4. Any person (applicant or representative) who decides to appeal the initial determination must serve a copy of the request for review upon the other part. 20 C.F.R. § 404.975(e).
5. When the proper decision make within the agency has determined the appeal, notice of this final decision is sent to the parties. 20 C.F.R. § 404.975(e).
This court agrees that the system is sufficient to satisfy due process. Even though there is no provision for a hearing, all interested parties have a chance to put their views before the ultimate decision maker. To provide full hearings on these petitions would be to divert too many of the agency's resources from the substantive tasks it is called upon to perform. See Copaken, supra.
The determination that the system as set out in the regulations satisfies due process does not end the inquiry. In this case, plaintiff claims that some of the steps in the system were not followed and that the failures amounted to a denial of due process. As the court in Copaken noted, this system is a good one, but it is good only when it is carried out fully.
Plaintiff claims that he never received a copy of the attorney's initial petition for attorney's fees (see Step 2). He further complains that he did not receive a copy of either the initial determination by the secretary (see Step 3) or the attorney's subsequent request for review of this initial determination (see Step 4).
If all of these claims turned out to be true, and if, as a result, plaintiff was denied a full and fair opportunity to put his position before the decision maker, this court would be compelled to find a denial of plaintiff's right to due process.
In this case, however, plaintiff, in his own complaint, has made it evident that whatever failures there may have been, the secretary, by providing the plaintiff with an additional opportunity to present his arguments, has cured the defects and provided plaintiff with due process.
Paragraph 8 of the plaintiff's complaint indicates that plaintiff received a letter from the secretary, which letter informed the plaintiff (1) that plaintiff's attorney had petitioned for an award of attorney's fees; (2) that that petition had been granted in part; (3) that the attorney had appealed that decision; and (4) that plaintiff would be given an opportunity to respond to the claims made by the attorney on appeal.
This letter does not appear to be a part of the ordinary procedure under the regulations. However, even if the regulations themselves were violated, the question remains whether or not the plaintiff's rights to due process of law were violated. This is a question of fairness and the entire context must be considered. United States v. Caceres, 440 U.S. 741 (1979). If this letter provided a fair opportunity to the plaintiff to present his position to the decision maker, any missteps in the procedure as it is set out in the regulations would have been harmless ones.
Paragraph 10 of the plaintiff's complaint, along with Exhibit E to that complaint, shows (1) that the plaintiff did submit a letter regarding the attorney's appeal to the secretary, and (2) that the secretary did consider that submission in making the determination of the appeal.
Thus, it is clear that, despite the claimed procedural missteps, plaintiff was given a full and fair opportunity to present his position with respect to the attorney's request for fees. It is also clear that this position was in fact articulated to and considered by the decision maker prior to the final decision. For this reason, the court finds that any failure of either the secretary or the attorney to comply with the regulations was harmless as a matter of law, and that there is no merit to the constitutional claim of the plaintiff. Therefore, the secretary's motion is granted.
So ordered.
[1] [Former] 20 C.F.R. § 404.975 provides:
(a) General. A fee for services performed for an individual before the Social Security Administration in any proceeding under titles II or XVII of the Act may be charged and received only as provided in paragraph (b) of this section.
(b) Charging and receiving fee. An individual who desires to charge or receive a fee for services rendered for an individual in any proceeding under titles II or XVIII of the Act before the Administration (see § 404.977a), and who is qualified under § 404.972, must file a written petition therefor in accordance with § 404.976(a). The amount of the fee he may charge or receive, if any, shall be determined on the basis of the factors described in § 404.976(b) by an authorized official of the appropriate component of the Administration, where the services were concluded by an initial, reconsidered, or revised determination, or by the Bureau of Hearings and Appeals where there is a decision or action by an Administrative Law Judge or the Appeals Council of the Social Security Administration, as the case may be. Every such fee which is charged or received must by approved as provided in this section and no fee shall be charged or received which is in excess of the amount so approved. This rule shall be applicable whether the fee is charged to or received from a party to the proceeding or someone else. Pursuant to section 206(a) of the Act, in the case of a representative qualified as an attorney under § 404972(a), the Administration may certify the amount of such fee, subject to the limitations in § 404.977(b), for payment out of, but not in addition to, the amount of past-due benefits payable.
(c) Past-due benefits defined. The term "past-due benefits" as used in paragraph (b) of this section means the total accumulated amount of benefits payable under title II of the Act by reason of the favorable determination through the month prior to the month such determination is effectuated.
(d) Notice of fee determination. Written notice of a fee determination made in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section shall be mailed to the representative and the claimant at their last known addresses. Such notice shall inform the parties of the amount of the fee authorized, the basis of the determination, the fact that the Administration assumes no responsibility for payment except that pursuant to section 206(a) of the Act the Administration may certify payment to an attorney, and that each party may request an administrative review of the determination within 30 days of the date of the notice.
(e) Administrative review of fee determination. (1) Request timely filed. Administrative review of a fee determination will be granted if either the representative or the claimant files a written request for such review at an office of the Social Security Administration within 30 days after the date of the notice of the fee determination. The party requesting the review shall send a copy of the request to the other party. An authorized official of the Administration who did not participate in the fee determination in question will review the determination. Written notice of the decision made on the administrative review shall be mailed to the representative and the claimant at their last known addresses.
(2) Request not timely filed. Where the representative or the claimant files a request for administrative review, in accordance with paragraph (e)(1) of this section, but more than 30 days after the date of the notice of the fee determination, the person making the request shall state in writing the reasons why it was not filed within the 30-day period. The Social Security Administration will grant the review only if it determines that there was good cause for not filing the request timely. For purposes of this section, "good cause" is defined as any circumstance or event which would prevent the representative or the claimant from filing the request for review within such 30-day period or would impede his efforts to do so. Examples of such circumstances include the following:
(i) The representative or claimant was seriously ill or had a physical or mental impairment and such illness prevented him from contacting the Social Security Administration in person or in writing;
(ii) There was a death or serious illness in the individual's family;
(iii) Pertinent records were destroyed by fire or other accidental cause;
(iv) The representative or claimant was furnished incorrect or incomplete information by the Social Security Administration about his right to request review;
(v) The individual failed to receive timely notice of the fee determination;
(vi) The individual transmitted the request to another government agency in good faith within such 30-day period and the request did not reach the Social Security Administration until after such period had expired.
The Social Security Administration assumes no responsibility for the payment of a fee based on a revised determination where the request for administrative review was not filed timely. (See § 404.977(b) for payment of attorney fees authorized by the Administration.)
[2] [Former] 20 C.F.R. § 404.976 provides:
(a) Filing of petition. In accordance with § 404.975, to obtain approval of a fee for services performed before the Social Security Administration in any proceeding under the Act, a representative, upon completion of the proceedings in which he rendered services, must file at an office of the Social Security Administration a written petition which shall contain the following information:
(1) The dates his services began and ended;
(2) An itemization of services rendered by him in a proceeding under the Act, with the amount of time spent in hours, or parts thereof, on each type of service;
(3) The amount of the fee he desires to charge for services performed;
(4) The amount of fee requested or charged for services rendered in the same matter before any State or Federal court;
(5) The amount and itemization of expenses incurred for which reimbursement has been made or is expected;
(6) The special qualifications which enabled him to render valuable services to the claimant (this requirement does not apply where the representative is an attorney); and
(7) A statement showing that a copy of the petition was sent to the person represented.
(b) Factors considered in evaluating a petition for fee. In evaluating a request for approval of a fee, the purpose of the social security program — to provide a measure of economic security for the beneficiaries thereof — will be considered, together with the following factors:
(1) The services performed (including type of service);
(2) The complexity of the case;
(3) The level of skill and competence required in rendition of the services;
(4) The amount of time spent on the case;
(5) The results achieved. (While consideration is always to be given to the amount of benefits, if any, which are payable in a case, the amount of fee will not be based on the amount of such benefits alone but on a consideration of all of the factors listed in this section. The benefits payable in a given claim are governed by specific statutory provisions and by the occurrence of termination, deduction, or nonpayment events specified in the law, factors which are unrelated to efforts of the representative. In addition, the amount of accrued benefits payable in a given claim is affected by the length of time that has elapsed since the claimant became entitled to benefits.);
(6) The level of administrative review to which the claim was carried within the Social Security Administration and the level of such review at which the representative entered the proceedings; and
(7) The amount of the fee request for services rendered, excluding the amount of any expenses incurred, but including any amount previously authorized or requested.


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Three chemicals used in bath salts have been banned in the latest attempt to curb abuse.
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The chemicals in bath salts have been banned in more than 30 states, but the products remain widely available from online sellers, based on a continuing Star Tribune investigation into the business.
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In March, the agency outlawed five chemicals in synthetic marijuana. The move, however, did not appear to curb availability. The Star Tribune investigation showed that synthetic pot remained widely available after the ban was announced, with manufacturers using other chemicals that were not specifically targeted.
In a previous interview, DEA spokesman Rusty Payne said it is "ridiculous" to think the federal government can stop the trafficking of all synthetic drugs, noting that there are thousands of websites peddling the products.
There also have been few prosecutions under the federal analog act, which forbids the sale or use of chemicals that mimic the effects of controlled substances if they are intended for human consumption.
On Wednesday, Payne said federal agents are using the agency's ban on five synthetic pot substances to pursue criminal cases in Louisiana and elsewhere. He said he also expects more prosecutions to come under the analog law.
The three stimulants covered by the proposed DEA ban are mephedrone, methylone and 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone, better known as MDPV. Nine bath salts purchased by the Star Tribune this year contained MDPV, based on lab testing conducted on the newspaper's behalf. Concentration levels of MDPV ranged from 2 to 36 percent.
Drug experts said the newspaper's research shows that synthetic drugs are dangerously unpredictable, greatly increasing the chance of dying from an accidental overdose.
Cody Wiberg, executive director of the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy, said the DEA's ban could discourage some people from using bath salts.
"One reason these products had appeal for users was that they were supposedly 'legal,'" Wiberg said. "At least some users will now conclude that using these products is not worth the risk of being prosecuted."
The DEA's emergency temporary order would remain in effect for at least 12 months, with the possibility of a six-month extension. Meanwhile, the federal government would study whether to make the chemicals illegal permanently.
Jim Carlson, owner of Last Place on Earth, a Duluth shop that has been one of the state's leading sellers of synthetic drugs, said he doesn't think the ban will make it difficult to continue selling the items. He said his suppliers have a variety of chemical compounds that aren't specifically forbidden by either Minnesota or the federal government.
"We don't have those ingredients in it, so it won't affect our sales," Carlson said. "They just keep adding stuff left and right. Pretty soon they'll be trying to protect people from caffeine."
In his interview with the Star Tribune, the nation's drug czar said that the criminal justice system isn't the only way to deal with the problem of synthetic drugs. He said his office will also push hard on education and prevention.
To discourage teenagers and others from using synthetic drugs, Kerlikowske said, parents should discuss the dangers with their children and learn how to spot risk factors that can lead to drug use, such as academic problems or poor classroom behavior.


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With thousands of schools and learning facilities in the US, education majors are always needed to teach, motivate and mentor future generations. With spirit and support, international students can open doors for other students through careers in education. Whether you are interested in a career in early childhood education or secondary education, whether you become a principal or a special education teacher, education jobs can be rewarding and insightful.
Education is a popular major for many college students. Students who study education do so because they are committed to the growth of future generations and want to help in the enrichment of lives through learning, mentorship and guidance. International students looking for education jobs have a much wider spectrum of career choices and advancements available to them than they may realize. Education is a broad major and students will have plenty of opportunity to find rewarding careers in education if they determine exactly what they are looking for in a job and where their skills lie.
Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education
Early childhood educators are at the foundation of learning. Careers in this field of education include child care administrator or director, preschool teacher, parent educator, social services coordinator, family services worker, nanny, coach, disabilities specialist and more. Early childhood educators can work in a wide variety of places, including child care programs, public schools, non-profit organizations, churches, social services agencies and other settings. International students interested in a career in early childhood education should work towards advancing healthy development for children, constructing suitable learning atmospheres, and should be willing to work together with families. Students should also know how to multitask, encourage, communicate, and be patient.
Elementary educators should possess the same skills and goals as early education educators. Most elementary educators will be working in elementary schools with elementary-aged children, which can differ depending on the local area. Generally, elementary school will include grades K-5 or K-6. As kindergarten teachers, international students will work with young children to prepare them for higher grades, giving them a foundation that they will be able to take with them throughout the rest of their education. Kindergarten teachers must learn basic concepts in math and reading, create lesson plans, develop social skills, monitor progress and communicate the improvement to the parents, and prepare the students for state tests. Rising kindergarten teachers are encouraged to complete courses in child development, educational psychology, child health, safety and nutrition and classroom management. Similar skills are required for international students interested in other grades of elementary education, but should be tailored for the age group they will be teaching.
Secondary Education
Those interested in furthering the education students received during preschool and elementary school should find a career in secondary education. These careers mostly involve middle schools and high schools and can include teachers for middle or high school students with a specialized subject such as math, science, English, art, Spanish or social studies, as well as careers as a guidance counselor, coach, school district superintendent, school librarian, teacher aide and more. International students should choose a specialization so they can be qualified to teach that particular subject.
Special Education
Special education teachers work with students with different disabilities, such as learning, mental, emotional or physical disabilities. International students interested in becoming special education teachers can work with either early childhood, elementary, or secondary educators. The skills needed in this field are similar to those required in other education fields, including strong communication skills and patience, but special education teachers also require skills such as an understanding of psychology and how to teach a variety of disabilities.
Principals work as managers as well as educators. They are responsible for supervising teachers and staff, overseeing budgets, handling issues, ensuring the school is exceeding local, state and federal standards as well as a constant focus on how to improve educational programs. Principals should know what resources are needed to help the students at their school, and should keep up with the evolving educational climate. International students interested in becoming a school principal should first have a master's degree and years of teaching experience. They are encouraged to take courses on educational leadership and assessment as well as finance, law and public policy.
Adult Education
Adult educators help adults learn basic or specialized skills, depending on the type of education. The most common are adult literacy teachers and GED teachers. These teachers plan curriculums and work with the students to help them toward their goals. GED teachers should be familiar with the GED test and understand how to teach for that particular test, as well as how to teach for learning permanency. Adult education employees should also have information available for community resources, job placement assistance and other services that will help their students both at a personal and professional level. Adult education careers also include workplace education, education outreach, post-secondary education, religious education, social advocacy and others.
Careers in education can also include careers in curriculum and educational policy. International students studying education should keep in mind the education jobs that they are interested in and plan out the coursework and other opportunities that will help them gain their goals accordingly. Most careers in education require a bachelor's degree or higher and the appropriate certificates. There are a wide variety of education jobs available for students, and with a specialization and a passion, you can land a job you love, motivating and teaching those who hunger for knowledge.


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With the Notification Center in Mountain Lion, I get an alert when software updates are available. The problem is, my only options are 'Details' and 'Update'. I don't want to interrupt my work to install the update and I don't want to launch the App Store to see what the update it. I just want to dismiss the alert so that it doesn't come back again. I know about the tip that swiping the notification off the side of the screen to make it go away, but it seems to come back a few minutes later.
I've looked in the System Preferences to change it to a 'banner' instead of an 'alert' so that it would go away by itself after a few seconds, but there is no option to control software update notifications. I've also closely read these two related questions and can't seem to make the answers there work for me to suppress repetitive update notifications.
I can turn off software updates all together, but I'm not really against the update notifications -- as long as I can acknowledge it and not have it bother me again.
Is there a hidden configuration option that I can invoke to control these notifications from re-appearing?


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Welcome to Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), a unique institution devoted to the research, teaching and application of statistics, natural sciences and social sciences. Founded by Professor P.C. Mahalanobis in Kolkata on 17th December, 1931, the institute gained the status of an Institution of National Importance by an act of the Indian Parliament in 1959.
The Headquarters of ISI is located in the northern fringe of the metropolis of Kolkata. Additionally, there are four centres located in Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai and Tezpur. Research in Statistics and related disciplines is the primary activity of the Institute. Teaching activities are undertaken mainly in Kolkata, Delhi and Bangalore. Offices of the Institute located in several other cities in India are primarily engaged in projects and consultancy in Statistical Quality Control and Operations Research'.


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Statement of Purpose
Davidson's Presidents
Founded by Concord Presbytery, Davidson College opened as a manual labor institute in 1837. The college's name memorializes General William Lee Davidson, who died at the nearby Revolutionary War battle of Cowan's Ford in 1781. General Davidson's son provided the initial acreage for the campus.
The college seal and the college motto, Alenda Lux Ubi Orta Libertas ("Let Learning Be Cherished Where Liberty Has Arisen"), recall the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence; both seal and motto resulted from the suggestion of Peter Stuart Ney, an elusive Frenchman believed by some to have been Napoleon's Marshal Ney.
Original academic subjects included moral and natural philosophy, evidences of Christianity, classical languages, logic, and mathematics. Three professors, including the college's first president, Robert Hall Morrison, taught this curriculum to Davidson's sixty-five students.
Although Presbyterian-originated, the college maintained from the beginning its intent to educate students without regard to their denominational affiliation. Students came from a variety of religious and regional backgrounds. By 1860, Davidson alumni lived in twelve states and two countries outside the United States.
A bequest in 1856 from Maxwell Chambers of Salisbury, North Carolina, provided the college with the means to strengthen its base and expand its influence. The gift of a quarter of a million dollars made the institution, for a time, the richest college south of Princeton and helped the college survive through the Civil War years. It also provided for the construction of a central academic building that was named in honor of the college's first substantial benefactor. The present Chambers Building, which replaced the one burned in 1921, also bears his name.
While the college had a student body of only twenty-four men in 1866, during the post-war recovery period there was a gradual expansion of curriculum, faculty, and students. Newly added academic disciplines included chemistry, English, history, and physics. By 1890 the teaching faculty included its first Ph.D.-holding professors. Increasing growth in enrollment gave the college a student body of over 300 by 1910.
In 1911, the college offered A.B. and B.S. degrees, with the former requiring study of Greek and Latin, the latter allowing substitution of a modern foreign language in place of Latin. There were fifteen departments, though majors were not part of the curriculum until the 1920s. A strengthened financial base was augmented by the generosity of the Rockefellers, who provided funds for replacing the original Chambers building, and by annual support from the Duke Endowment, which continues today.
The 1920s and 1930s saw courses in accounting, business, economics, and music added to the curriculum, as well as honors programs and seminars. In 1923, Davidson was selected as the third college in North Carolina to be chartered for a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Curricular revisions in the 1960s and 1980s altered the academic calendar and degree requirements, but retained Davidson's emphasis on a broad liberal arts education along with increasing opportunities for specialization, independent academic work, study abroad, and interdisciplinary programs.
First admitting women as degree candidates in 1973, the college has grown to over 1,900 students on campus. The full-time teaching faculty numbers 170. Renovations and expansion of campus facilities have supported the college's growth in athletics, the visual arts, the sciences, residential buildings, student and community activities, and the performing arts.
In 2007 Davidson College was the first liberal arts college in the country to replace loans with grants in all of its financial aid packages. Through a historic decision made by the college community and Board of Trustees, The Davidson Trust meets 100 percent of demonstrated financial need of accepted students through a combination of grants and campus employment, without relying on loans. In support of the college's longstanding commitment to need-blind admission, The Davidson Trust makes it possible for talented students from all backgrounds to imagine coming to Davidson
Davidson's underlying philosophy appears in the college's official statement of purpose.
Davidson College is an institution of higher learning established in 1837 by Presbyterians of North Carolina. Since its founding, the ties that bind the college to its Presbyterian heritage, including the historic understanding of Christian faith called The Reformed Tradition, have remained close and strong. The college is committed to continuing this vital relationship.
The primary purpose of Davidson College is to assist students in developing humane instincts and disciplined and creative minds for lives of leadership and service. In fulfilling its purpose, Davidson has chosen to be a liberal arts college, to maintain itself as a residential community of scholars, to emphasize the teaching responsibility of all professors, and to ensure the opportunity for personal relationships between students and teachers. Further, Davidson believes it is vital that all students in every class know and study under mature and scholarly teachers who are able and eager to provide for each of them stimulation, instruction, and guidance.
The Christian tradition to which Davidson remains committed recognizes God as the source of all truth, and believes that Jesus Christ is the revelation of that God, a God bound by no church or creed. The loyalty of the college thus extends beyond the Christian community to the whole of humanity and necessarily includes openness to and respect for the world's various religious traditions. Davidson dedicates itself to the quest for truth and encourages teachers and students to explore the whole of reality, whether physical or spiritual, with unlimited employment of their intellectual powers. At Davidson, faith and reason work together in mutual respect and benefit toward growth in learning, understanding, and wisdom.
As a college that welcomes students, faculty and staff from a variety of nationalities, ethnic groups, and traditions, Davidson values diversity, recognizing the dignity and worth of every person. Therefore, Davidson provides a range of opportunities for worship, civil debate, and teaching that enrich mind and spirit. Further, Davidson challenges students to engage in service to prepare themselves for lives of growth and giving.
Davidson seeks students of good character and high academic ability, irrespective of economic circumstances, who share its values and show promise for usefulness to society. In the selection of faculty, the college seeks men and women who respect the purpose of the college, who are outstanding intellectually, who have the best training available in their fields of study, and whose interest in students and teaching is unfeigned and profound. The Trustees commit to being faithful stewards of the traditions of the college. They are charged with governing under the Constitution and By-laws and with providing the financial resources necessary for adequate student aid and appropriate facilities and programs, including furnishing the faculty with the time and opportunity for creative scholarship fundamental to the best teaching.
As a liberal arts college, Davidson emphasizes those studies, disciplines, and activities that are mentally, spiritually, and physically liberating. Thus, the college concentrates upon the study of history, literature and languages, philosophy and religion, music, drama and the visual arts, the natural and social sciences, and mathematics. The college encourages student engagement with other cultures through domestic and international studies. The college also requires physical education, provides for competitive athletics, and encourages a variety of social, cultural, and service activities. While Davidson prepares many of its students for graduate and professional study, it intends to teach all students to think clearly, to make relevant and valid judgments, to discriminate among values, and to communicate freely with others in the realm of ideas.
Davidson holds a priceless heritage bequeathed by those who have dedicated their lives and their possessions for its welfare. To it much has been entrusted, and of it much is required.
Robert Hall Morrison (1836-1840); Samuel Williamson (1841-1854); Drury Lacy (1855-1860); John Lycan Kirkpatrick (1860-1866); George Wilson McPhail (1866-1871); John Rennie Blake, chair of the faculty (1871-1877); Andrew Dousa Hepburn (1877-1885); Luther McKinnon (1885-1888); William Joseph Martin, vice president and acting president (1887-1888); John Bunyan Shearer (1888-1901); Henry Louis Smith (1901-1912); William Joseph Martin (1912-1929); Walter Lee Lingle (1929-1941); John Rood Cunningham (1941-1957); Clarence John Pietenpol, acting president (1957-1958); David Grier Martin (1958-1968); Frontis Withers Johnston, acting president (1968); Samuel Reid Spencer, Jr. (1968-1983); Frontis Withers Johnston, interim president (1983-1984); John Wells Kuykendall (1984-1997); Robert Fredrick Vagt (1997-2007); Thomas Warren Ross (2007-2010); John Wells Kuykendall, interim president (2010-2011); Carol Everhart Quillen (2011-).


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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — An unpredictable wildfire that destroyed more than a dozen houses filled skies north of Los Angeles with smoke Monday after driving thousands from their homes.
Some evacuees were about to return home Sunday when unexpected winds stirred up the blaze that ignited two days earlier in brush withered by days of 100-degree temperatures and years of drought.
The number of firefighters on the lines surged to nearly 3,000 as flames devoured heavy vegetation in rugged mountains and canyons near the fringes of the metro area.
"All the experience we've had with fires is out the window," said Los Angeles County Deputy Fire Chief John Tripp, one of many who noted the fire's special volatility on Sunday.
More than 51 square miles were scorched and at least 18 homes destroyed since the blaze erupted Friday afternoon.
About 10,000 homes were ordered evacuated, according to the county's fire incident webpage. It came after a man's burned body was found in the fire zone this weekend, a death that was under investigation.
Juliet Kinikin said Sunday that there was panic as the sky became dark with smoke and flames moved closer to her home a day earlier in the Sand Canyon area.
"And then we just focused on what really mattered in the house," she told The Associated Press.
Kinikin grabbed important documents and fled with her husband, two children, two dogs and three birds.
Lois Wash, 87, said she, her daughter and her dog evacuated, but her husband refused.
"My husband's stubborn as a mule, and he wouldn't leave," Wash told KABC-TV. "I don't know if he got out of there or not. There's no way of knowing. I think the last time I looked, it was about 100 yards from us. I don't know if our house is still standing or not. All we can do is pray."
About 300 miles up the coast, crews battled another fire spanning more than 23 square miles that destroyed six homes Sunday and forced evacuations outside the scenic Big Sur region. The fire was threatening about 1,650 mountain homes and burning mostly out of control.
Brock Bradford lives in a historic house in Palo Colorado, one of the evacuated areas, and could see the flames coming down the road as he fled.
"I hope I don't have to rebuild my house," he told the Monterey Herald. "I'm 66."
In Southern California, planes had to be grounded for a long stretch of Sunday afternoon because of thick smoke, but they resumed drops on the blaze for a few hours before dusk.
Helicopters released retardant around the perimeter of the fire all day and into the night.
The fire destroyed film sets at Sable Ranch in Santa Clarita, which has Old West-style buildings used for movie locations. It also forced a nonprofit sanctuary for rescued exotic creatures to evacuate 340 of its more than 400 animals, including Bengal tigers and a mountain lion.


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7th EFSMA – European Congress of Sports Medicine, 3rd Central European Congress of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Annual Assembly of the German and the Austrian Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Austrian Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
26.-29.10.2011, Salzburg, Österreich
Message from the Congress Presidents
On behalf of the Austrian Society of Sports Medicine and Prevention and the Austrian Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation we are happy and proud to host the 7th European Congress of Sports Medicine and the 3rd Central European Congress of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Salzburg, the famous City of Mozart. We have combined the different fields of Sports Medicine and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation for a joined conference. Time and location for this congress are 26th to 29th of October 2011 in Salzburg Congress Centre.
In the wide field of Medicine the two areas Sports Medicine and PRM are connected in many branches of sport injuries, so we think that this conference will create a new way to look at interdisciplinary cooperation, aiming at a better way for treatment of patients and athletes as well as an increase in the quality of research in these fields. This congress will provide a diverse and unique opportunity for attendees to share, discuss and learn the latest advancements in treatment, prevention and research in PRM and Sports Medicine.
Prof. Anton Wicker MD, PhD, MS Congress President Sports Medicine |
Prof. Günther Wiesinger MD Congress President PMR |
Wissenschaftliches Programm
Lectures & Oral Presentations
- Lectures
- A: Rehabilitation in Sports I
- B: Rehabilitation in Sports II
- E: Prevention I
- F: Kinesiology & Biomechanics I
- G: Prevention II
- H: Kinesiology & Biomechanics II
- I: Nutrition & Ergogenic Aids
- J: Functional Rehabilitation
- K: Various I
- L: Internal Sports Medicine
- M: Nutrition & Ergogenic Aids
- N: Sports Injuries
- P: Various II
- Q: Various III
- Poster Presentations


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Sir Francis Bacon: Essays of Francis Bacon7. Of Parents and ChildrenTHE joys of parents are secret; and so are their griefs and fears. They cannot utter the one; nor they will not utter the other. Children sweeten labors; but they make misfortunes more bitter. They increase the cares of life; but they mitigate the remembrance of death. The perpetuity by generation is common to beasts; but memory, merit, and noble works, are proper to men. And surely a man shall see the noblest works and foundations have proceeded from childless men; which have sought to express the images of their minds, where those of their bodies have failed. So the care of posterity is most in them, that have no posterity. They that are the first raisers of their houses, are most indulgent towards their children; beholding them as the continuance, not only of their kind, but of their work; and so both children and creatures. The difference in affection, of parents towards their several children, is many times unequal; and sometimes unworthy; especially in the mothers; as Solomon saith, A wise son rejoiceth the father, but an ungracious son shames the mother. A man shall see, where there is a house full of children, one or two of the eldest respected, and the youngest made wantons; but in the midst, some that are as it were forgotten, who many times, nevertheless, prove the best. The illiberality of parents, in allowance towards their children, is an harmful error; makes them base; acquaints them with shifts; makes them sort with mean company; and makes them surfeit more when they come to plenty. And therefore the proof is best, when men keep their authority towards the children, but not their purse. Men have a foolish manner (both parents and schoolmasters and servants) in creating and breeding an emulation between brothers, during childhood, which many times sorteth to discord when they are men, and disturbeth families. The Italians make little difference between children, and nephews or near kinsfolks; but so they be of the lump, they care not though they pass not through their own body. And, to say truth, in nature it is much a like matter; insomuch that we see a nephew sometimes resembleth an uncle, or a kinsman, more than his own parent; as the blood happens. Let parents choose betimes, the vocations and courses they mean their children should take; for then they are most flexible; and let them not too much apply themselves to the disposition of their children, as thinking they will take best to that, which they have most mind to. It is true, that if the affection or aptness of the children be extraordinary, then it is good not to cross it; but generally the precept is good, optimum elige, suave et facile illud faciet consuetudo. Younger brothers are commonly fortunate, but seldom or never where the elder are disinherited. This is page 15 of 123. [Mark this Page] Mark any page to add this title to Your Bookshelf. (0 / 10 books on shelf) Buy a copy of Essays of Francis Bacon at Amazon.com
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text: Good morning. I'm Rachel Martin. We've gotten to know a lot about the people we have lived with during COVID lockdowns. Imagine, though, being locked in with a total stranger. That's the story of Miss Wang in Zhengzhou, China. A blind date invited her over for dinner. Just as she was leaving, they were told stay put. That date became a shared four-day lockdown as cases climbed nearby. Miss Wang described the situation as not ideal. At least she knows it's not a great match without having to do date two. It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.