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CHICO — A welcoming party is forming for the birds of the Pacific Flyway. People are expected to flock from all over the state and beyond for the Snow Goose Festival, scheduled for Jan. 24-27.
Now in its 14th year, the Snow Goose Festival includes half-day birding trips, full-day trips and more than full-day trips throughout the valley.
Workshops ($8-$30) include how to carve bird decoys, classify birds, listen for birds, grow plants for birds, photographs birds and sketch birds.
Field trips ($12-$45) include strenuous hikes or leisurely trails to see birds of the valley, lakes, creeks, river and Sutter Buttes.
Specialty bird-sighting adventures are also on the list.
Due to the popularity of the festival, several of the adventures have already sold out.
Jennifer Patten, event coordinator, said there will be trips that focus on the overwhelming abundance of snow geese in the festival, especially the mass concentrations at the refuges.
A few of the field trips also offer a luncheon, which was popular with visitors last year. The focus is on local foods, including Lundberg Family Farms, Lucero Olive tasting and New Clairveaux Winery in Vina.
Three private homes will also host lunches.
The festival has grown tremendously, having started with just 12 field trips. As the years passed, more and more experts have been recruited and the word has spread with people who visit the area each year. This year there will be 60 events.
Year of the crane
This year the Snow Goose Festival will embrace sandhill cranes, which were chosen as the National Audubon Society bird of the year.
In this area, most of the cranes viewed are greater sandhill cranes, which are on the threatened list under the Environmental Species Act.
Gary Ivey, a research associate with the West Coast Crane Working Group, is a featured speaker at the festival. His field trips are already filled. Yet people can meet Ivey during his introductions of the free showings of the film "Raising Kid Colt: A Story of a Young Sandhill Crane," at the Chico Masonic Hall Saturday and Sunday of the event.
Ivey explained that most sandhill cranes in California spend the winter in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, especially the lesser sandhill cranes.
Ivey is working on a project with The Nature Conservancy to map the birds. One focus is on private lands, which could be increasingly important for crane conservation.
He's hoping to enlist volunteers who will work on the project, specifically mapping where the cranes are seen.
The Snow Goose Festival, and its bird enthusiasts, are one way to find people who are already out watching birds, he said, to help with the effort.
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Another exciting development for bird watchers is that trumpeter swans have been seen in the valley. Ivey is the president of the Trumpeter Swan Society. He said work has been done to increase their numbers in Canada, which means more birds are moving into California for migration.
Trumpeter swans, as well as cranes, were heavily hunted. The swans were sought for their skins by Hudson Bay trappers, who would also sell their feathers for mattresses and the quills for writing.
The skin was highly prized for putting on makeup. By the 1940s, there were only a few hundred.
Both the trumpeter swan and sandhill crane are dependent upon agricultural lands, foraging on rice and grain fields.
When rice farmers switched to flooding fields rather than burning, the bird populations improved, he said. But in some areas there is concern, such as increased plantings of vineyards in the Delta, and olives in this area, which aren't as compatible for these birds.
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The Chico Masonic Hall will be an open house for free events for adults and families 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 26 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 27.
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"Raising Kid Colt," a video of seldom-seen perspectives of raising young cranes, with footage of the development of the young birds. With introduction from crane expert Gary Ivey.
Basics of bird watching using binoculars and spotting scopes.
Activities for children include duck calling, live animals and crafts.
Children's workshop on volcanoes.
The 100 winners of the California federal Junior Duck Stamp competition will be on display, including Chico winners.
The costumed characters of Smokey Bear and the National Wildlife Refuge's Blue Goose will be wandering the halls of the Masonic Center.
Flyway art Jan. 18-Feb. 2: Avenue 9 Gallery and Art Guild will host artwork inspired by creatures and habitat along the Pacific Flyway, including a reception from 5-8 p.m. Jan. 25.
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Digiday recently interviewed several sales leaders and media executives on a pretty interesting topic: the shape of The Future Publisher's Sales Force. Among the many observations are that nobody will be selling banners in 3 years, that digital sales leaders will find the balance between programmatic and direct selling, and that true media sellers will start to look more like McKinsey consultants (OK, that one was mine.) The whole thing got me thinking about what the 21st century media seller will and won't do – and how the really good ones are already behaving.
The Digital Anthropologist: The old model of content as an anchor for "your ad here" is quickly falling away. Even in content rich environments, we'll be focusing on the actual behavior of the consumer – how they're interacting, what they're forwarding, how they're communicating with others. MS 3.0 will be good at finding marketing opportunities (not just ad placements) within real customer behavior.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta formally notified Congress on Wednesday that the Pentagon plans to put civilian defense employees on unpaid leave this year if $46 billion in across-the-board U.S. government spending cuts take effect on March 1.
The announcement of congressional notification begins a 45-day process that could ultimately lead to 22 days of unpaid leave for most of the department's 800,000 civilian employees around the globe.
In a letter released by House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner, Panetta said the furloughs would be "disruptive and damaging" to the Pentagon's defense mission, but there were no "viable alternatives" to reduce spending if the budget cuts occur.
President Barack Obama has been sounding the alarm about the impact of the $85 billion in automatic across-the-board government spending cuts due to take effect starting next month. The president turned to local television stations across the country on Wednesday to increase public pressure on congressional Republicans to avert the cuts.
In addition, Secretary of State John Kerry defended U.S. foreign affairs spending against the backdrop of looming cuts, saying it protects U.S. security and creates jobs.
"Foreign assistance is not a giveaway. It's not charity. It is an investment in a strong America and in a free world," Kerry said at the University of Virginia.
An administration official, who asked not to be named, said that even White House operations will be not spared under the cuts.
Pentagon Comptroller Robert Hale said there would be "very limited exceptions" to the furloughs, including civilians in combat zones, foreign civilians at overseas bases, some police and healthcare workers and political appointees exempted by law.
Hale declined to estimate what percentage of the civilian workers were likely to be furloughed but said it would be more than half. Another defense official said, "we expect more than 80 percent to be furloughed."
The unpaid leave, which will essentially cut the pay of civilian employees by 20 percent, is expected to save up to $5 billion, one of many cuts required as the Pentagon tries to slash $46 billion in spending by the end of the year.
The across-the-board cuts, known as sequestration, are due to take effect on March 1 unless Congress decides to delay them. They were mandated by the Budget Control Act of 2011 because lawmakers and the White House failed to reach a compromise on alternative spending reductions.
The Defense Department, which had warned for weeks about the furlough plan, has imposed a hiring freeze on civilian personnel and ordered the termination of many of its 46,000 temporary and contract workers. Officials said about 6,000 had already been laid off, with more likely to come.
The Pentagon has stressed that most civilian defense employees are not working at desks in Washington but are spread across the country doing jobs like teaching, nursing and maintaining equipment.
The greatest impacts will be in Virginia, which will be hit with lost payroll of $660.8 million; California, with $419.7 million; Maryland, with $359.3 million; Texas, with $290.8 million; and Georgia, with $203.1 million. Vermont will take the smallest hit, with lost payroll of $3 million.
Panetta announced the congressional notification in a message to department employees as he was traveling to Brussels for a NATO meeting, where he was expected to warn Western allies that looming budget cuts would affect U.S. contributions to NATO readiness.
"We think the alliance's readiness could be diminished if sequestration takes effect," Pentagon spokesman George Little told reporters flying with Panetta to Brussels. He noted that bilateral training with European allies could be affected, as could rotational deployment of U.S. forces to Europe.
"You put this all together, lack of U.S. readiness equals NATO lack of readiness," Little said, adding that Panetta had been "very unhappy" earlier in the day about having to issue the message on civilian furloughs.
In his note to defense employees, Panetta said the department was "doing everything possible to limit the worst effects" of sequestration, "but I regret that our flexibility within the law is extremely limited."
"The president has used his legal authority to exempt military personnel funding from sequestration, but we have no legal authority to exempt civilian personnel funding from reductions," he added.
The Pentagon is required by law to advise Congress 45 days before furloughing any workers. The department is planning to put most civilian workers on unpaid leave for one day a week for 22 weeks between April and September 30, the end of the fiscal year.
The military services also were formally notified of the decision on Wednesday and have until early March to ask the Pentagon for exceptions, officials said.
The Defense Department will review the requests and approve exceptions by mid-March, after which workers will receive 30 days notice of the impending furloughs, they said.
Hale told reporters that Pentagon officials felt compelled to move ahead with civilian furloughs because of increasing financial pressure on the department's operations and maintenance account, which is used to pay for the war effort in Afghanistan.
"Furloughs are really the only way we have to quickly cut civilian personnel funding," Hale told reporters at a briefing.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) – Hitting was supposed to be the Pittsburgh Pirates' weakness coming into the season yet they lead the NL in home runs through the first 16 games of the season.
Andrew McCutchen hit his first homer of the season and drove in three runs, Pedro Alvarez had a three-run shot and pinch-hitter Josh Harrison broke a tie with a long ball in the seventh inning as the Pirates handed the Milwaukee Brewers their first road loss, 11-2 on Thursday night.
The Pirates have hit 23 homers despite allowing first baseman Justin Morneau and right fielder Marlon Byrd to leave as free agents last winter. What encouraged manager Clint Hurdle the most was that three of the four homers on Thursday night were of the multi-run variety.
"It's good to know you can strike quickly but we need to hit a few more with men on base like we did tonight rather than just solos," Hurdle said.
Of course, the Pirates would have more multi-run homers if they could improve upon a .304 on-base percentage.
"That has been priority No. 1 since the first day of spring training," Hurdle said. "We need to raise the on-base percentage."
Harrison's two-run drive down the left field line off Rob Wooten (0-1) was the second of his career as a pinch hitter. It stared Pittsburgh's nine-run outburst over the seventh and eighth innings that was capped by Alvarez's sixth of the year.
Hurdle wanted Harrison to bunt Jordy Mercer up to second base after he led off the inning with a single. However, Harrison failed to sacrifice then made it up for it.
"That's why baseball is a crazy game," Harrison said. "One second, I didn't the job done and then the next second I put us ahead with a home run.
"I don't hit a lot of home runs but I do know if you hit the ball down the left field line (at PNC Park) that you have a chance," he said. "I knew I hit it hard."
McCutchen, last year's NL MVP, hit a two-run homer in the first inning in his 57th at-bat.
Gaby Sanchez also connected while Alvarez, Starling Marte, Russell Martin and Jordy Mercer each had two of the Pirates' 12 hits.
Edinson Volquez (1-0) gave up two runs in seven innings for his first win with the Pirates, scattering eight hits.
"It's a great feeling to get that first W for the Pittsburgh Pirates," Volquez said. "That's why they brought me here, to win games, so I feel like I did my job this time."
Jonathan Lucroy and Scooter Gennett had two hits each for Milwaukee, which had won its first six road games. The Brewers have lost three of four since a nine-game winning streak.
Wooten relieved starter Yovani Gallardo to start the seventh. Harrison connected when he was pinch-hitting for Volquez, who signed a one-year, $5-milion contract with the Pirates in December as a free agent.
Gallardo allowed two runs and three in six innings with four walks and six strikeouts. However, Wooten allowed three runs while getting only one out and rookie left-hander Wei-Chung Wang was hammered for six runs in 2-3 of an inning as the Brewers bullpen's ERA rose from a major league-best 1.33 to 3.16.
After Harrison's homer put the Pirates ahead 4-2, McCutchen made it a three-run lead with a fielder's choice grounder.
"That's by far the most disappointed I've been in myself in professional baseball at any level," Wooten said. "I don't have the words to describe it. It's embarrassing."
NOTES: Brewers 1B Lyle Overbay was placed on the paternity list after his wife gave birth to a boy on Thursday morning in Milwaukee and INF-OF Elian Herrera was recalled from Triple-A Nashville. … Pirates OF Jose Tabata, who had a pinch-hit RIB double in the eighth, passed all concussion protocols Thursday morning, a day after leaving a game in Cincinnati in the fourth inning when he ran into the scoreboard while making a catch. .. Milwaukee RHP Kyle Lohse (2-1, 3.05) is scheduled to pitch Friday night against Pittsburgh RHP Charlie Morton (0-1, 3.32).


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Zoe oh Zoe, what are you doing?
Zoe's look of disappointment over George's acceptance of her relationship with Wade was not a fleeting response last week. Instead, it was a heartfelt admission that she isn't entirely into Wade. Zoe's disregard for his feelings at her door step and moving forward made the once fun and adorable Zoe into an unlikable gal.
In "Sparks Fly," after six days of separation, Wade put his heart out there and asked Zoe to go on a real, traditional date with him. Of course in Bluebell that means bidding on a charity basket to win a picnic date with him. Is Zoe selfish? Clueless? I'm not sure, but her reaction didn't make her look very good. All the guy wanted was to have a meal together and Zoe treated it like he was asking her for a lifetime commitment.
But, is it possible that Zoe really does like Wade and wants to move their relationship forward, but is afraid? Initially Wade was a placeholder for George, but is he still? Now that their arrangement is off and she understands why he is avoiding her, perhaps she will start to recognize her own feelings for him. This mean, selfish Zoe is annoying and needs to go away.
While Zoe may have been had a placeholder for George, he was going full steam ahead in wooing Tansy. And, it worked! Unlike Wade and Zoe, George and Tansy embraced their differences and used them to help the other experience new things. Who would have thought that George would break into a car? He did it and he loved it. They were joy to watch together. Whether it will be a long lasting relationship or not, who cares. They enjoyed each other in the now.
Unfortunately, Lemon was not nearly as lucky with her basket bid. She unwittingly bid on the wrong basket and ended up on a date with her former love, Lavon. Though not the way either of them planned to spend their date, it ended up helping them both get closure over their failed romance. It was touching when Lavon credited Lemon with teaching him how to love. Despite her feelings for him, she saw how much he loves Ruby and supported that. Plus, she had a guy waiting for her at the bar!
Eventually, it would be awesome to see Lavon and Lemon get together. Just like the timing isn't right for Zoe and George, it isn't for the Mayor and his first love either. Though, they all could end up happily in love with their current prospects as well.
Whether Zoe was acting out of insecurities or an undecided heart, she hurt Wade and he didn't deserve it. Please let her come to her senses and soon. Wade is a good and sexy guy, who cares about her. What more could a girl want?
Did Zoe drive you crazy this week too? Or, do you think she handled the situation appropriately? Who was your favorite picnic pairing?
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At one time Christmas Day on the BBC meant The Morecambe & Wise Show for families to gather around the TV but in the modern era that mantle has now been taken by the Doctor Who Christmas Special.
This release brings together the music of the last two Christmas specials broadcast on Christmas Day 2011 and 2012 and watched by a joint audience of close to 20m. This ninth release in the series brings the full canon of Murray Gold's prolific output up to date, eight years of elaborately created scores for one of the BBC's most popular shows worldwide. The booklet for this release is reverse printed to allow the purchaser to display either of two covers for both soundtracks.


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Report offers new guidance on family involvement of child abuse case reviews
Child protection professionals are to be offered new guidance on how best to involve families in the case reviews that follow the death or serious injury of a child as a result of abuse or neglect.
A report being launched today will reveal the results of a study led by experts at The University of Nottingham and commissioned by the British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (BASPCAN).
The research explored the personal experiences of both professionals and families to make recommendations on best practice in this challenging area.
Kate Morris, Associate Professor in Social Work at the University's Centre for Social Work, said: "This research provides a unique insight into the challenges and opportunities presented by the involvement of families in case reviews.
"The report provides specific practice suggestions, including an advice sheet for families. The high level of interest expressed already by practitioners, policy makers and user-led organisations indicates the value of this research and the resulting report."
Catherine Powell, Chair of BASPCAN, added: "BASPCAN has been pleased and privileged to support this important work. Many of our members have been (or will be) involved in case reviews and this report rightly reflects the crucial importance of taking into account the lived experiences of the child and their family.
"The participative nature of this research, and the engagement of families, practitioners, academics and policy makers from across the UK has challenged the status quo and the final recommendations are a powerful force for change and improvement."
Currently in the UK there are expectations in policy and practice guidance that families should be involved in serious case reviews following the death or injury of a child in that family where abuse or neglect is suspected.
However, there is little guidance about how this should occur and to date no research has been conducted on family experiences of involvement.
The study, which also involved collaboration from Marion Brandon at the University of East Anglia and Paul Tudor, an independent safeguarding advisor, identifies the principles that should support family involvement, irrespective of the review model used, and the practices necessary to ensure this involvement works for everyone.
Families and professionals both acknowledged the need for sensitive communication and practice that demonstrated care for the family's grief and empathy with their lives. Families also wanted to know that the review was going to make a difference and wanted to be kept informed about the reviews progress and to have access to the learning and proposed plans for change beyond just the executive summary.
Evidence from both parties made clear that successful family involvement is not a single event but a phased process that needs careful planning and skilful handling.
The principles to underpin family participation in reviews include:
- clarity about the purpose of family involvement in the review, set out in a way that is clear and easy to understand
- transparency about the limits and opportunities of participation which should be established very early on in the process
- careful negotiation about the terms of engagement for family involvement in each review
- sensitivity and professional judgement about the best approaches to facilitate family participation
- feedback from family members so there can be evaluation and development of the process
As one LSCB commented: "One of the greatest challenges for LSCBs is how we engage families both effectively and sensitively in the Serious Case Review process. This thought provoking research provides for the first time an insight to what the process is like from the perspective of the family and from this develops practice guidance that will be a become an invaluable resource."
The report suggests that unless local policies make clear the purpose for participation, family involvement will continue to be an area of practice that can be difficult and, at times, unsatisfactory.
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A Blue Springs man is recovering after he was shot in the leg during a home invasion Wednesday evening.
Police said two men broke into the home in the 400 block of Southwest Keystone Drive, which is near Highway 7, about 9:30 p.m.
"Two black males between the ages of 35 and 50 came in through the back door, forced their way into the residence, ordered them to the floor at gunpoint, tied them up and demanded the drugs and money," said Detective Jeremy Dickstein of the Blue Springs Police Department.
Investigators told KMBC's Peggy Breit that the homeowner admitted to them that he has sold marijuana out of his house and that the men broke in demanding drugs and money.
The man told police that he and his wife were tied up. A 4-year-old child was asleep in an upstairs bedroom.
The man was shot when he followed the men out as they left. He was treated and released from a hospital.
No one else in the house was hurt. No arrests have been made.
Neighbors said they were concerned by the news.
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 11:41 am
Tabitha survives, lawyers duel
Prosecution nears end of case
Photos of Tabitha Gee's head were bad enough.
But CT scans of the toddler's shattered skull after she was beaten with a tire iron and left for dead were, if anything, worse.
Without blood, hair and skin to get in the way, the images of Tabitha's skull shown Wednesday to the jury in the murder trial of Christopher Harris were excruciatingly graphic evidence of just how badly the little girl was injured by a tire iron blow to the right side of her head and another to her forehead.
What should have been a continuous arc of skull was instead interrupted near Tabitha's right ear by a break the shape of a lightning bolt that extended to a sinus, the base of her skull and an orbital bone around her right eye.
"It was a complex fracture – it was very jagged and extended into different directions," testified Dr. Channing Petrak, a pediatrician who assessed the damage for the jury in the most clinical terms possible with the help of a laser pointer. "You can see multiple fractures here, here and here. There's a continuing fracture here, and you can tell it's depressed. This is actually pushing in and onto brain tissue."
Then there was Tabitha's cratered forehead, a wound so grievous that a juror covered his eyes with a hand when it was projected onto a courtroom screen earlier in the trial.
"You can call it a ping-pong fracture – it's actually a dent in the head," the doctor testified.
The dura, or brain lining, was torn. Swelling to the right side of Tabitha's brain was so severe that the organ was being pushed to the left side of her skull. Doctors were concerned that further swelling could push her brain downward toward her spinal column.
Surgeons removed the right side of her skull, put it in a freezer and waited for the swelling to go down. It took 17 days, and Tabitha was on a ventilator for the first eight. She was also sedated and intubated.
"At that point, the goal was to keep her quiet and keep her minimally stimulated so she can recover," Petrak told the jury. "It takes a long time for brain swelling to go down. … There were a few words here and there when I would stop by and see her. Certainly not full sentences."
Her skull finally made whole by surgeons, Tabitha was released from the hospital 28 days after she was found lying alone in a dark home, just three years old, with her mother, father and three siblings all dead. She had weakness on the left side of her body, Petrak told the jury. How she is doing today isn't clear.
Judy Stogdell, Tabitha's grandmother who has sat in the front row throughout the trial, is now the girl's guardian but has refused to speak with reporters. Petrak told the jury that learning disorders, behavioral problems, even cerebral palsy can result from less-severe damage.
Outside the presence of the jury, defense counsel Daniel Fultz told circuit court judge Scott Drazewski that the defense and prosecution will develop a statement for jurors to apprise them of what long-term damage, if any, Tabitha has suffered.
Prosecution ready to rest
The prosecution is expected to rest its case on Thursday after eleven days of testimony. Reading tea leaves is a cinch compared to trying to read the minds of jurors. But the defense might still be in this game.
There has been no obvious knock-out punch. The hurdles faced by the defense remain largely the same as they were during opening statements. Most damning is the way the defendant acted immediately after the killings of Raymond "Rick" Gee, his wife Ruth and three of the couple's children with a tire iron in Beason nearly four years ago.
Christopher Harris claims self defense, saying that Dillen Constant, 14, had killed his family, then come after him when he dropped by the home unexpectedly. But an innocent man calls the cops after stumbling onto a massacre. He does not burn his clothing, or throw his shoes and a tire iron over a bridge, or lie repeatedly to detectives even after they have matched his palm print to a bloody print found amid the carnage.
Harris' lawyers say the defendant will testify, and so an essential truth remains: If the defendant hopes to avoid life in prison, he must deliver a command performance. If Harris does not, it is hard to imagine him ever walking free.
Often mind-numbing testimony by forensics experts has so far helped the defense as much as the prosecution. Save for a blister on his right hand that could have come from most anything, including hours spent cutting brush in the days before the slayings, Harris had no injuries after the killings. The defendant's DNA wasn't found in the house, but Dillen's DNA was found under Rick Gee's fingernails. Perhaps the biggest hurdle that forensic experts have thrown in front of the defense is a contention that Dillen's body was moved after he was dead, but the conclusion isn't necessarily a rock-solid one, given that it came during testimony but never appeared in written reports.
Experts on blood and DNA and crime scene analysis have spent hours saying that so-and-so's blood was found here and over there we found some DNA from someone else, but no one has knit a cohesive story for the jury. Fultz drove that point home on Wednesday in less than two minutes after Dwayne Morris, an Illinois State Police blood-spatter expert, spent more than two hours on the stand answering questions from assistant attorney general Michael Atterberry, who extracted such observations as drops of blood on steps outside the house suggest that someone was bleeding.
"Logic dictates that blood stains come from people who were injured?" Fultz asked.
"The circulatory system of the human body is a closed system and unless there is a breach to the system, blood could not be expected to be deposited in these amounts," Morris answered.
"Is there anything about any of your analyses that can tell you who inflicted the wounds, sir?" Fultz inquired.
"No, sir," the witness answered.
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It is no secret that I love food. To feed my fascination for food, I read many food blogs to get ideas for new things to bake or cook. I happened upon a recipe the other day for Blueberry Chia Muffins over at Another Bites the Crust's blog. First, love the name of the blog, how clever! 😉 The muffins looked so good in the picture and I had a bunch of fresh blueberries, so off I went to make some changes to convert this recipe to gluten-free.
Gluten-free Blueberry Chia Muffins
1 1/2 cups Pamela's Baking & Pancake Mix
1/4 cup ground flax seed (I used Bob's Red Mill)
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup sugar
1 tbsp chia seeds mixed with 3 tbsp water (I used Ruth's Chia Goodness that has hemp seeds & buckwheat in it too)
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 tsp vanilla extract
2/3 cup nondairy milk (I used Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze)
1 cup blueberries
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine chia seeds in water until it forms a gel-like substance.
Mix all dry ingredients in a large bowl and stir to combine. In a separate bowl, mix the wet ingredients together. Add the wet ingredients to the dry. Fold in blueberries. Bake in lined muffin tins for 15 to 20 minutes. Check with a toothpick inserted into the center for doneness.
WOW!!! These are amazing!!! Guess who ate them & loved them? Mr. I-don't-like-blueberries, none other than Jon, himself. I couldn't tell him about the other ingredients or he wouldn't have touched them! HA!! Super healthy! Jon asked me to make them into banana nut muffins next time. I feel an experiment coming soon!
**If you want to make these non-gluten-free, just replace the Pamela's mix with whole wheat flour.
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Memphis, Tennessee – Even though costs for medications will continue to rise in 2013 by as much as 4 percent, the increase is projected to be less than in previous years, according to a report in the advance online publication of the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, the journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).
The report, "Projecting Future Drug Expenditures in U.S. Non-Federal Hospitals and Clinics—2013," looked at drug expenditure trends in 2011 and 2012, projects drug expenditures for 2013 and examines factors likely to influence drug expenditures. Based on a variety of data, including new drug approvals and patent expirations, the authors project a 1–3 percent increase in drug expenditures across all settings, a 2–4 percent increase in expenditures for clinic-administered drugs, and a 1.5 percent increase in hospital drug expenditures for 2013.
"In the aggregate, drug expenditure growth is moderating, especially in the hospital setting," according to the report's principal author, James M. Hoffman, Pharm.D., who is the medication outcomes and safety officer and an associate member in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Department at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. "But when we focus on specific drugs, such as drugs frequently used in clinics, we also see dramatic increases in expenditures. Cancer therapies in particular stand out as costly drugs for hospitals and clinics, and the paper summarizes the high costs for new oncology agents that came on the market in 2012 and the top 20 antineoplastic drug expenditures in clinics in 2011 and 2012."
The overall rise in drug costs is less than in previous years, according to the authors. The increasing availability of less-expensive generic product is a primary factor reducing drug expenditures.
From September 2011 to September 2012, prescription sales in the U.S. totaled $326 billion, a 0.8 percent increase from the previous 12 months. The growth rate was the lowest in recent history. The authors attribute this slowing to modest increases in expenditures for new products (3.3 percent) and pricing of existing products (5.9 percent), coupled with a marked decline in overall volume and mix (less than 8.4 percent).
Retail pharmacies, mail-order pharmacies and clinics accounted for the majority of prescription expenditures. Oncology medications and biologics continue to be large and important expenditures for hospitals and clinics. Antineoplastic agents were the top medication expenditures in nonfederal hospitals in 2012, accounting for 15.1 percent of all hospital drug expenditures in 2012, while oncology products accounted for 32.2 percent of drug expenditures in clinics during the first nine months of 2012.
Hoffman noted the significant number of expensive cancer therapies that have been approved in recent years. "We have reached a new threshold where a course of treatment for some new cancer therapies can cost more than $100,000, which illustrates the growing challenge oncology drug costs present to hospitals and clinics," he said.
Hoffman added that several other developments will influence prescription drug expenditures in coming years, including the Food and Drug Administration's implementation of an approval process for biosimilars and other actions that facilitate the introduction of generic drugs into the medication pipeline. Although unresolved issues remain, the introduction of biosimilars will present a new cost savings opportunity for the health system, but biosimilars are not expected to influence drug costs in 2013.
ASHP has published this report since 1992, with Hoffman leading the team producing it since 2004. Data for the analysis were obtained from the IMS Health National Sales Perspectives (NSP) database. The NSP sample is derived from more than 1.5 billion annual transactions from more than 100 pharmaceutical manufacturers and more than 700 distribution centers.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering research and treatment of children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The hospital's research has helped push overall survival rates for childhood cancer from less than 20 percent when the institution opened to almost 80 percent today. It is the first and only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children, and no family ever pays St. Jude for anything. For more information, visit www.stjude.org. Follow us on Twitter @StJudeResearch.
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) is the national professional organization whose 40,000 members include pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy students who provide patient care services in hospitals, health systems and ambulatory clinics. For 70 years, the Society has been on the forefront of efforts to improve medication use and enhance patient safety. For more information about the wide array of ASHP activities and the many ways in which pharmacists help people make the best use of medicines, visit ASHP's website, www.ashp.org, or its consumer website, www.safemedication.com.
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At Close Quarters
PT Boats in the United States Navy
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Small though they were, PT boats played a key role in World War II, carrying out an astonishing variety of missions where fast, versatile, and strongly armed vessels were needed. Called "weapons of opportunity," they met the enemy at closer quarters and with greater frequency than any other type of surface craft. Among the most famous PT commanders was John F. Kennedy, whose courageous actions in the Pacific are now well known to the American public. The author of the book, another distinguished PT boat commander in the Pacific, compiled this history of PT-boat operations in World War II for the U.S. Navy shortly after V-J Day, when memories were fresh and records easily assessable. The book was first made available to the public in 1962 after Kennedy's inauguration as president of the United States interest in PTs was at a peak.
Bulkley provides a wealth of facts about these motor torpedo boats, whose vast range of operation covered two oceans as well as the Mediterranean and the English Channel. Although their primary mission was to attack surface ships and craft close to shore, they were also used effectively to lay mines and smoke screens, to rescue downed aviators, and to carry out intelligence and raider operations. The author gives special attention to the crews, paying well-deserved tribute to their heroism, skill, and sacrifice that helped to win the war.


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How to Suffer Less Pain at the Pump
And ongoing turmoil in the Middle East could push gas prices up further to over $4 a gallon in some parts of the country, experts say.
Those price increases are also being fueled by an improving economy, Patrick DeHann, senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy.com, tells WalletPop. "More people are working and taking vacations," he says. And "When the economy is doing better, there is more of a demand for gas."
Don't despair. We've outlined some simple ways to trim your gas bill to help cushion the blow from pain at the pump.
Tap Small Stations, Early Week Fill Ups for Savings
Knowing where and when to buy gas can help trim your bill.
Contrary to common knowledge, your local, independent gas station is likely a cheaper option than the big suppliers. "Branded outlets like BP, Shell and Exxon Mobil tend to be priced higher," DeHann says.
The large gas companies are required to purchase a particular type of gas to meet contract requirements, "and many times that's more expensive. The difference in price can be anywhere from the same price to 5 cents to 10 cents cheaper a gallon," he says. While not a huge number, "it's enough to make a difference."
You also should consider filling up on gas at the beginning of the week, such as on a Monday or Tuesday.
That's because the Department of Energy releases a weekly report on Wednesday, and when the news is sour, "gas prices tend to rise," which impacts prices on Thursday and Friday, DeHann says. So filing up your tank early in the week can save you a few pennies a gallon.
If you're a smart-phone owner, tap free apps from GasBuddy.com and Cheap Gas that guide you to where to buy the least-expensive gas in your area.
You can also use tap Fueleconomy.gov's app to calculate gas mileage (MPG), annual fuel costs, annual petroleum use, and the carbon footprint information for your car or truck.
Premium Vs. Regular Gas
If you're buying premium gas when your car only requires regular gas, you're throwing money down the drain -- anywhere from 20 cents to 35 cents a gallon, experts say.
"Consumers should use regular unless they have a luxury or high performance car that requires premium," Michael Omotoso, an analyst with J.D. Power & Associates, told WalletPop.
Also, don't waste your money on mid-grade gas, which can range from 5 cents to 10 cents more per gallon than regular gas in some states, he says. "Mid-grade is so close to regular in terms of octane level that it hardly makes a difference."
Driving Style, Car Maintenance Equals Gas Savings
How you drive, as well as how you maintain your car, can also keep your gas bill down.
Many cars have tire pressure monitoring systems that will alert drivers when their pressure is low, but some people ignore those warnings, a costly mistake, Omotoso says.
Indeed, keeping tires properly inflated can improve your gas mileage by up to 3.3%, or save you up to 10 cents per gallon of gas, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. (The correct tire pressure for your particular vehicle can typically be found on a sticker on the driver's side or in your car owner's manual.)
Fixing a car that has failed an emissions test and is out of tune can also improve its gas mileage by about 4%, which translates into 14 cents a gallon in gas savings.
In addition, defensive -- versus offensive -- driving can save you some gas money. Aggressive driving -- speeding, rapid acceleration and braking -- wastes gas, can lower your mileage by about 33% on the highway and by about 5% in town, and can cost you from 18 cents to $1.16 per gallon of gas, according to the Department of Energy.
Planning, Combining Trips
It might seem obvious, but try cutting down on driving to save on gas.
If you're commuting to work, consider participating in carpools and ride-share programs, which can chop your weekly fuel costs in half, the Department of Energy says.
Also think about using public transportation if it's an option in your area. The American Public Transportation Association offers information about public transportation in your state.
Comparing The Gas Savings: Fuel Efficient Vs. Standard Cars
Are you are in the market for a car and considering a fuel-efficient hybrid, which uses both gas and electric power, or a diesel, which use diesel fuel?
If saving money on gas is why you're considering a hybrid, which on average sells for about $6,500 more than a gas-powered car (according to J.D. Power & Associates), you need to first compare the extra cost of the vehicle to what you'll reap in gas savings over time.
According to Omotoso, a Ford Fusion hybrid -- which costs $4,600 more than a standard Fusion with a four-cylinder engine -- is rated at 36 miles per gallon compared to 25 miles per gallon for the non-hybrid.
Driving 12,000 miles per year (the average mileage of a typical driver in the U.S.) with the Ford hybrid, assuming that gas is $3.50 per gallon, would cost you about $1,167 in annual fuel costs.
With the regular Fusion, you'll spend about $1,680 for a year's worth of gas--$513 more than the hybrid.
But will your gas savings cover the $4,600 more you've paid for the hybrid over five years -- the average length of time drivers own a car? With the Ford Hybrid, you'll save about $2,565 at the pump over five years, but the cost of the hybrid still exceeds your gas savings over that period by $2,000, Omotoso says.
It's up to you to decide "if paying the hybrid price premium is worth it to you in terms of image and the feel-good factor" of owning a fuel-efficient car, he says.
Diesel cars are not as common in the U.S. and tend to be less expensive than hybrids, although they cost between $1,000 to $4,000 more than gas-powered cars, Otomoso says.
A Diesel Jetta is rated at 34 miles per gallon, compared to 25 miles per gallon for a standard Jetta. You'll save $410 a year with the Diesel Jetta, assuming that diesel fuel is $3.50 per gallon. "Over five years, that's a $2,050 in fuel savings," Omotoso says.
So let's say you buy a diesel car that costs $1,600 more than a gas-powered car, you'll save $450 over five years -- but that's assuming that you're buying one of the least expensive diesel cars.
If you have your heart set on a new fuel-efficient car, consult The U.S. Department of Energy's Find and Compare Cars section to help you find one that meets your needs and your budget.


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Expect All-Star-caliber duel between Kluber, Severino
(AP) -- CLEVELAND -- Pitching matchups don't get much better than the one at Progressive Field Thursday night when the Cleveland Indians host the New York Yankees in the first game of a four-game series.
Cleveland's Corey Kluber, the 2017 Cy Young Award winner, will face the Yankees' Luis Severino, who finished third in the Cy Young Award voting.
The series will pit the best bullpen in the American League against the worst bullpen in the league. The Yankees lead the American League with a 2.74 bullpen ERA while Cleveland has a league-worst 5.37 ERA for its relievers.
Cleveland's bullpen has been in a state of constant flux due to injuries and poor performance. The most costly injuries have been suffered by reliever Andrew Miller, a two-time All-Star who has missed nine weeks of the season with two trips onto the disabled list.
Miller, who earlier in the season missed two weeks with a strained hamstring, has been on the DL since May 26 with right knee inflammation. He is expected to be activated sometime after the All-Star break.
"He's trending in a good way, and that's huge for us," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "We're fortunate that it's July, so we've still got time to get him on a roll. He's going to help us a ton."
Without Miller, Cleveland's bullpen has suffered. Tuesday night against Cincinnati, Indians relievers gave up seven runs with two outs in the ninth inning to turn a 4-0 lead into an eventual 7-4 loss.
With Kluber and Severino on the mound Thursday, a high-scoring game seems unlikely. Severino (14-2, 2.12 ERA) hasn't lost since June 10. In five starts since then he is 5-0 with a 1.67 ERA.
In his last start, Severino beat Toronto 8-5 on Saturday, pitching five innings and allowing three runs on five hits, with five strikeouts and two walks. In two starts against Cleveland last year Severino was 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA. In four career starts against the Indians he is 2-1 with a 2.49 ERA.
Severino will be challenged by Cleveland's one-two punch of shortstop Francisco Lindor and third baseman Jose Ramirez. In a 19-4 blowout of Cincinnati Wednesday night, Lindor and Ramirez combined for three home runs and eight RBIs. Ramirez has hit 27 home runs with 65 RBIs and Lindor has 25 homers and 62 RBIs.
"They're a pretty good tandem," Francona said. "They're both young. They're switch hitters. They play on the same side of the infield, and they're really good."
Kluber (12-4, 2.49) is 5-1 with a 1.80 ERA in seven career regular-season starts against New York. Last year in two regular-season starts against the Yankees he was 2-0 with a 1.59 ERA.
Kluber's 2018 season has been a study in contrasts. In his first 14 starts he was 10-2 with a 1.99 ERA. In his last five he is 2-2 with a 4.39 ERA.
In his last start, on Friday against Oakland, Kluber pitched seven scoreless innings on five hits only to see the bullpen blow a 3-0 lead in the last two innings of what became a 6-3 Cleveland loss.
That bullpen added an arm on Wednesday when left-hander Tyler Olson was activated off the DL and lefty Marc Rzepczynski was designated for assignment.
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As a secular humanist since early childhood I must respectfully disagree with Sylvie M. Butler (Dec. 19) and her praise of Mike Huckabee's comments: "Gee, we threw God out of the schools so why are we so surprised they have become vulnerable to evil?" leading to her statements: "Remember when it meant something to be Irish Catholic? Or a family of Southern Baptists?" and her further conclusion that " Secular Humanism just doesn't work at all."
Are the Irish Catholics she refers to those who rampaged through the streets of New York City during the Civil War massacring blacks, or my childhood acquaintance in the late 1940s whose favorite phrase was "Guns for the Arabs; sneakers for the Jews."? Or how about those traditional Catholic families in a Polish town during World War II who, when given the OK by the Nazis, burned to death 2500 of their Jewish neighbors. Ah religious-based family values.
Are those praiseworthy Southern Baptists the same backbone of Jim Crow and the KKK who carried out the lynching of blacks throughout the first half of the 20th century?
My experience has been that the most intolerant, hateful individuals tend to be the most religiously orthodox, fanatic and fundamentalist. I include my own relatives — orthodox New England Jews who in the 1940s and 1950s referred to Palestinians as " incapable of caring for the land" and "as lazy as blacks." Some of them chose to go to Israel to occupy farms and orchards previously owned for hundreds of years by displaced Palestinians. Why not? They were God's "chosen."
The atheist/secular humanists I have had contact with over 70 years have, as a group, been the most tolerant, peaceful, accepting rational, supportive, loving individuals I have encountered. They certainly do not contribute to the equation of violence in our schools or otherwise.
Bullying of kids who are different (race, religion, sexual preference), absence of adequate diagnostic and treatment facilities for the 6% of our population with serious mental illness and the ready availability of guns for all, along with our culture of violence are the major contributors to tragedies as Newtown.
New Hampshire is one of the worst states for the care of the mentally ill. Those who act out are more likely to wind up in a hospital ER ill-equipped to handle them or a police station rather than admitted to a dedicated in-patient facility. Such facilities are expensive and require public support as most private insurance will not cover expenses. Unfortunately, we the people of New Hampshire, would rather keep our taxes low than assure the adequate treatment of the mentally ill. It's that simple.
If ownership of assault and large-clip weapons had been made illegal 10, 20 or 30 years ago the Newtown tragedy would not have occurred with a high degree of probability or at least would have been considerably mitigated. It's that simple. If we made them illegal today we would prevent considerable carnage in the future. One cannot be overly optimistic we will do so.
Religion does not fit into the equation, except perhaps negatively. Whether it's Muslims killing Jews, Protestants killing Catholics, Shia killing Sunni, Hindu killing Muslims, Judaeo-Christians (USA) killing Muslims, etc., etc. and visa versa, the usual common denominators are mutually exclusive superstitions based on Bronze-age mythologies.


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Over a year ago, when director Bryan Singer first confirmed that the X-Men: First Class followup would be based on the much beloved '90s Days of Future Past storyline from Marvel Comics, the reveal painted an interesting and exciting future for the franchise. The concept of time travel has yet to be explored in the superhero movie genre, and for the X-Men specifically, which has had many films over the last 13 years, it's a way to bring back everyone and rewrite history, right some wrongs.
Time travel gives storytellers the ultimate plot device to alter continuity, change and bring back characters, etc., but it also lets the X-Men movies do bigger and better things - including introducing one of Marvel's most dangerous villains in Apocalypse, for instance. Singer confirmed yesterday in an out-of-the-blue announcement on Twitter that another X-Men film is coming 2016 and that it would be all about Apocalypse - it's becoming increasingly clear that it will be more of a continuation of Days of Future Past than a standalone affair.
We know this partly because there were rumors this summer around Comic-Con time that Apocalypse would be introduced as the next big bad in Days of Future Past and when Bleeding Cool asked Bryan Singer directly about the villain, he danced around the question awkwardly. We now know why. He just couldn't say so at the time but Apocalypse is coming and it's a safe bet he'll be introduced or teased in Days of Future Past. With so many characters being revealed in the fist X-Men: Days of Future Past trailer, Singer and co. must be holding some things back, right?
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The second part of this we learned after Singer's exciting tweet. Co-writer Simon Kinberg, the man who came up with the Days of Future Past movie idea with Matthew Vaughn (who was going to direct and is now producing), just signed a three-year deal with Fox which will essentially let him help write and produce Marvel stories that span multiple films. This involves both the X-Men and Fantastic Four universes, and their inevitable crossovers. Fun fact: Matthew Vaughn and Simon Kinberg are also producing Josh Trank's Fantastic Four reboot.
Here's where it gets interesting. Bleeding Cool also claims to have learned early in the year that Apocalypse was always in the cards as not only another sequel, but a direct continuation of the story which brings back everyone - some in reduced roles - while still introducing new characters. It would involve characters from the past and present much like Days of Future Past features both.
But there's more and be warned, but now we're entering epic spoilers territory...
Page 2: Spoilers For How X-Men: Days of Future Past Sets Up Apocalypse
The Wolverine is now available on home video, X-Men: Days of Future Past hits theaters May 23, 2014. Fantastic Four opens June 19, 2015. X-Men: Apocalypse releases May 27, 2016 release.
Follow Rob on Twitter @rob_keyes for your Marvel movie & TV news!
Sources: Bleeding Cool, First Showing


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Poor Tom, it wasn't much of a Father's Day. We drove kids around, which wasn't too bad, since we knew we were doing that and we were prepared for it and looking forward to have a few hours to ourselves after we delivered a group of kids to UVM in Burlington.
In between driving kids around, we came home to find that the dog had eaten a loaf of cinnamon raisin bread less the two slices that Tom and Tim had for breakfast. This was not good, especially on top of the two breakfasts that she got. Raisins are toxic to dogs, much like grapes, except since raisins are dried and concentrated, it takes a whole lot less raisins to reach toxic levels. We realized this when we were in Burlington and raced home to see 1)if we still had a dog; and 2) to get her to the vet.
Lo and behold, two days in doggy hospital, a whole lot of intravenous fluids and she is home. It was a very anxiety provoking Father's Day and a very, very expensive loaf of raisin bread.


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The John Hancock Investor Sentiment Index, released Friday, increased to +23 in the first quarter from +22 in the fourth quarter last year.
An upbeat financial outlook also remained stable. Half of investors felt they were in a better financial position today versus two years ago, and 49% expected their position to improve in two years.
Nearly three quarters of those surveyed believed that 2014 would be a positive year for the average American investor.
John Hancock's Investor Sentiment Survey is a quarterly poll of affluent investors that measures their feelings about the current economic climate, good or bad investment given the current environment, their confidence in reaching key financial goals and their attitudes toward specific financial products and services.
Independent research firm Greenwald & Associates surveyed 1,028 investors in mid-February. Respondents were required to participate to some extent in their household's financial decision making, and have a household income of at least $75,000 and assets of $100,000 or more.
Sixty-one percent of investors said it was a good or very good time to invest in stocks, and 56% said the same about stock mutual funds.
Bonds and cash continued to be unpopular vehicles, with 36% and 61%, respectively, saying it was a bad or very bad time to invest in those.
Investors regarded retirement investment vehicles positively: four out of five said now was a good time to be putting money into 401(k) plans and IRAs. Half of investors felt the same about 529 college savings plans. Optimism held steady for target risk/lifestyle funds and target-date funds.
In other findings, investors believed now was a good time to do the following:
- Purchase a home (73%)
- Spend money on a big-ticket item (44%)
- Sell a home (42%)
- Spend money on travel or vacations (41%)
"Yet while overall investor sentiment has stayed positive, 21% of those we surveyed are very concerned about inflation," Bill Cheney, John Hancock's chief economist, said in a statement.
"Other top concerns are political gridlock in Washington, DC, with 55% citing this as something they are worried about, and the level of the national debt (45%), and half are very concerned about the cost of health care."
In assessing the outlook for the capital markets, 27% of investors picked blue chips to perform best in the next six months, while 17% chose small-cap stocks (17%) and 11% emerging markets investments.
Fifty-six percent of investors in the survey thought the technology sector most likely to provide the best investment opportunity in the next six months, followed by health care (48%) and energy (46%).


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There are 12 legislative caucuses within the state Capitol. The groups center around and push for legislation that coincides with their interests, anything from LGBT issues to outdoor sporting concerns. They can also raise money through political action committees.
Steven Boilard is the Executive Director of the Center for California Studies at Sacramento State. He said there's nothing unethical about caucuses. But he said the groups should spur the public to think a bit harder about how government operates.
"There's something very circular about legislators who were elected to serve the people's interest to be involved with something that tries to modify or redirect those interests," he said.
Recently the Latino Caucus has been in the news for its connection to a bribery scandal surrounding Democratic Senator Ron Calderon. The 25-member caucus is viewed as particularly powerful right now. It helped ensure the passage of several key pieces of legislation this year including driver licenses for undocumented immigrants.


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Facts: Mother and Father are the parents of Child. In 1993, when Mother filed a petition to establish paternity and set child support, the Child Support Services office of the Tennessee Department of Human Services intervened on behalf of Mother. Paternity was established and child support was set. Over the next two decades Father was habitually delinquent in paying child support and Mother obtained judgments from time to time for arrearages. Following a recent hearing, the Magistrate ruled that the principal amount of Father's child support arrearage was $17,894.26, and that the interest on the principal amount, some of which had been accruing since 1994, was $54,726.64. Thus, judgment was entered in favor of Mother in the amount of $72,620.90.
Although Mother had her own lawyer representing her before the Magistrate, Child Support Services appealed the Magistrate's order, purportedly on behalf of Mother but over Mother's objection. The juvenile court reduced the total award to $26,937.36. Mother appealed.
On Appeal: The Court of Appeals reversed the trial court.
Mother argued that Child Support Services lacked the power to appeal to the Juvenile Court over her objection.
This case tests the legal principle that only an "aggrieved party" has a right to prosecute an appeal. An "aggrieved party" has been defined as "one having an interest recognized by law which is injuriously affected by the judgment, or whose property rights or personal interest are directly affected by its operation."
Tennessee Code Annotated § 71-3-124 grants Child Support Services the authority to "file any legal actions to establish paternity or to establish, modify or enforce child or spousal support in any judicial or administrative proceeding on behalf of the department and the state for persons who have assigned rights of support to the department pursuant to this section."
The Court agreed with Mother, reasoning as follows:
Years earlier in these proceedings, when Mother was receiving public assistance, Mother assigned her child support rights to the State; however, that does not bestow upon [Child Support Services] the perpetual right to control all future actions between Mother and Father as they pertain to their child. Although [Child Support Services] claimed it was acting on behalf of Mother when it appealed the ruling of the Magistrate, nothing could be further from the truth. The only party to benefit from the [Child Support Services's] appeal of the Magistrate's award of a $72,620.90 judgment was Father; in fact that appeal benefited Father by $45,683.54 and financially injured Mother by the same amount. [The Magistrate's] decision had no impact on [Child Support Services].
Father never participated in the [Juvenile Court] proceedings and [Child Support Services], which was purportedly representing Mother, had no right to act on behalf of Father in this matter. In fact, doing so would be a conflict of interest. Accordingly, [Child Support Services] could only act on behalf of Mother in the proceedings before the Magistrate, and Mother was not aggrieved by the Magistrate's order; therefore [Child Support Services], acting on behalf of Mother, could not appeal the Magistrate's ruling to the juvenile court judge. Accordingly, the case was never properly before the juvenile court judge.
Finding that the Juvenile Court erred by allowing Child Support Services to prosecute the appeal, the Court vacated the Juvenile Court's ruling and reinstated the Magistrate's judgment.
State of Tennessee ex rel., Thorn v. Gentry (Tennessee Court of Appeals, Middle Section, December 7, 2012).
Information provided by K.O. Herston: Knoxville, Tennessee Divorce, Matrimonial and Family Law Attorney.


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