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Archive for April 2019 | Monthly archive page
Beauty Sleep
written by Raulla S. Mitchell
If you feel as if you've been hibernating most of the winter, the last thing you may want to think about is making sure to get enough sleep now that spring is here. You're ready to burst forth and enjoy, greet your neighbors, catch up with friends over outdoor lunches, and spend evenings out after bitter chills and early sunsets have kept you indoors for too long.
I dream of taking my beloved '98 S70 lipstick red Volvo out for a spin, give her a turbo thrill anywhere but 30 mph Valley View Road (and I don't mean 32 or 35 mph which is pushing a speeding ticket).
This I can no longer do. She was forced into retirement last May when one of her cylinders unexpectedly went down. I was in deNile, in part because everything else about her was perfect. I don't want to believe she's gone. Even now, I sometimes look for her in parking lots, wondering who might have brought her home, fixed her up, and now takes her out for a spin.
I wanted her back the moment I felt with little choice but to replace her with a computerized black Volvo S60 that has a bazillion features (of which I still have minimal comprehension), and lacks her colorful personality. Without my Mimi magnets, I feel a little guilty saying this, but she'd be just another black car in a sea of black cars, undistinguished from all the others.
She'd been huffing and puffing (running rough they call it) for about a week before I took her in to Borton, thinking she might need new spark plugs. Don't all of us older gals need new sparks from time to time? Made sense. Unfortunately, the problem lay deeper. When we're not on all cylinders, it's a serious problem, one I wasn't prepared to face.
Dan at Borton Volvo service told me to have a stiff drink and say goodbye. She was no longer safe. She could blow at any moment. What does that even mean I remember wondering. Would she just stop without warning on the freeway? Would she blow up? I didn't feel she'd betray me in that way. She'd give me a few signs. Dan continued to impress upon me the severity of the safety risk. It could be a day, a week, a month, maybe a year. I didn't want to let her go, but I couldn't continue to hold on. I drive my daughter around town. Safety's a big deal.
So, I took photos. I stood next to her. Wherever she went from the Borton Volvo lot, she remains ever in my heart. I've not yet had the stiff drink, and don't really think it would have worked anyway. She was bigger than that. She grows more special in her physical absence from my life.
I'll never feel the same about another car. She was my first Volvo, my signature red, a boxy handmade Swedish girl who developed a distinct personality with age, and carried on even after I blew out her ignition one winter, and someone pushed her gently in a parking lot, leaving a subtle barely remarkable dent in her otherwise perfect frame. She proudly wore my kissing Mimi magnets till the end.
One never knows, but I can't imagine ever feeling quite the same about my new (to me) Volvo S60 on whom Mimi blowing her kiss to passersby seemed sadly faded. My new Volvo demanded new magnets. That's the thing about changing one thing – other things seem suddenly old. And who I am to judge. I'm getting older too. My parts will wear out. Where will I go? She deserved better. I acted in haste. I wished she were back. It was too late.
I digress. Besides, if I count out the years, I'll have a few more Volvos enter my life. Or I'll leap into a hybrid. Just must remind myself to get ready and prepare for it emotionally next time.
Back to our theme of beauty sleep. Cherie, now is when you need your sleep more than ever, to handle the ups and downs of life, hopefully more ups…
Bliss is a perpetual miracle. And what's so fab about bliss is that we can discover it everyday within ourselves!
We cannot help but be reminded of the veracity of Voltaire's eloquent expression, particularly after months of nature covered in snow and ice, green begins to expose itself once again, the initial sign of nature's powers of miraculous rejuvenation and rebirth. April's wet grass, blossoms beginning to form in May, fruit growing on trees, and moisture in the air tells us that spring has returned. We are part of the cycle of nature, and follow her revitalization.
Even if Mother Nature decides to snow flower-sized snowflakes in Minnesota this April, we know from experience that they'll quickly melt when the sun comes out. Just a little reminder to be grateful for the spring when she comes to stay!
When I was a child, my grandmother used to call each April 1st with the same line "Look out the window, it's snowing." I'd say "Grandma, it's not snowing, don't you know it's April!" She'd insist, so finally I'd put the phone down, go to the window, and when I'd return to the phone, she's say the inevitable "April Fools." I miss her calls every April 1st. I've always thought Mother Nature and my grandmother were conspiring to make me truly appreciate the beauty of spring.
What better place than a warm fragrant bath to discover your blissful rejuvenation this season? Your bath is a sanctuary for undisturbed reverie and meditation. Release all winter's cares to be swept away by the uncontrolled beauty of your thoughts, feelings, emotions and sensations. Give in to wherever they lead you…Your bath is your bath. I'd say your bath, your rules, but it's more your bath, no rules sort of thing, a rule-free zone. Your isolation tank or a shared space, whatever you're in the mood for. → Read more


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Today is World Eating Disorders Action Day and the theme is #WeDoAct2BreakStigma. We reached out to our community and asked them to share ONE thing they wish people understood about their eating disorder or their loved one's eating disorder.
Kelly, 41 – "Eating disorders know no age or gender"
Fiona, 34 – "My eating disorder has nothing to do with wanting to be thin"
Gillian, 30 – "One thing I wish people understood was how hard it is to stop being bulimic. I remember my dad saying 'you can stop this right now' and hearing that was a big struggle as I couldn't. There needs to be more awareness raised about the disorder and how hard it is to stop."
Marshall, 15 – "To the professionals, please listen to us when we cry out for help. And to everyone please look past what you think you know about eating disorders; just because we might look a normal weight to you doesn't mean we don't have an eating disorder."
Cate, 30 – "I have binge eating disorder and I wish that people would understand that it is a REAL disorder. An eating disorder comes from within the brain and just because a person is overweight, it doesn't mean that they don't need the same love, help and support as anyone else who struggles with food."
Meryl – "My daughter did not choose this devastating illness, nor the immense suffering it has brought to her and the family she loves."
Mitch, 27– "Eating disorders aren't just about food. The issues that fuelled my eating disorder were centred around the beliefs I held that I was worthless and unlovable. Recovery began when I started the road back to myself; physically, emotionally and spiritually."
Marg – "Some people see my Anorexia as a way of losing weight and try to pick up my eating habits. This really angers me. Anorexia is not glamorous."
Anonymous, 63 – "I feel so embarrassed now at my age and still fighting. I am 63 years old and been doing this since I was 15."
Julia, 31 - "Remember - I was once more than this illness, and have hope that I will be again"
Anonymous - "The eating disorder that could kill me feels like the only thing that will save me. Facing food and saving myself feels like it will kill me."
Anonymous - Eating makes me feel weak, stupid and pathetic.
Darcy, 20 – "Regardless of your weight, you are worthy of help"
Briahne - "I will recover. I'll be back here, at this airport, soon enough for my own travels, I will be healthy, I will be ready."
Kristen - "After developing anorexia in my late 20s in response to a traumatic workplace situation, I wish people understood that eating disorders occur in older women, too."
Jessica - "Eating disorders are brain-based genetic illnesses. They are not a choice, they are not caused by childhood trauma or parental wrongdoings, and they are most definitely not 'about control'."
Alyssa – "I struggle everyday but you can get through it."
Braiden, 23 – "Eating disorders don't have a certain look, they can latch on to anyone, at anytime"
Julie, 40 – "I may have gained some weight and look healthy now, but it doesn't mean I am recovered. The struggle goes on."
Jo, 28 – "I was putting on weight very fast. I wish people had asked me if I was OK. People feel like being fat is shameful and they'll embarrass you by asking, but knowing people are looking out for me has helped my recovery."
Deb, 47 – "I wish that people could understand that this is NOT a choice! I am not attention seeking, I am not looking for sympathy, if I could just eat, I would! Stop telling me to just get over it!"
Sascha, 21 - "I wish people had understood that just because I no longer looked underweight, didn't necessarily mean that I was magically cured. #WeDoAct2BreakStigma"
Millicent, 26 - "At my smallest, I was most unwell. Complimenting weight loss re-enforces beauty ideals and can be incredibly triggering."
Melanie, 24 - "I am not LUCKY to be able to spend all my time dealing with my issues. I am UNABLE to work as I cannot jeopardise my fragile physical and mental health. Saying things like that undermine my belief that I have a problem and need help."
Samuel, 23 - "Diet talk can be incredibly triggering for those experiencing an eating disorder"
Kath, 30 - "One thing is too little so, here's a few.
- I am at war with myself every day. I know I have to eat and the eating disorder tells me I shouldn't and I debate that every minute.
- Ask me how I am, don't tell me. When you assume or put a positive spin I feel my experience being dismissed.
- The fear and shame I feel about eating doesn't disappear when the food is gone."
Georgia, 19 - "Just because I'm nearly weight restored doesn't mean I am 100% better – I still struggle mentally and it's still a battle I fight everyday!"
Sevgi, 21 – "Not everyone with an eating disorder is underweight. There are people just as sick who are classified as being a healthy weight, overweight or obese."
Anonymous, 40 – "Eating disorders can and DO present in larger bodies"
Beth, 32 - "The loneliness is unbearable"
Jess, 23 - " I wish people understood that an eating disorder is not a choice it's a mental illness that you cannot always tell if someone is living with simply by their size."
Anonymous - "I spent over 7 years fighting an eating disorder. It destroyed my relationships, career and cost me financially. Although I am now 'recovered', I still struggle on a daily basis with emotional scars from this devastating illness."
Rebecca - "Recovery is long -longer than one expects and requires patience and the sustained support of the care team."
Saw, 20 - "It is so much more than "just food", certainly not as easy as "just eat", then assuming that all the fears and thoughts will magically disappear. It is a decision I have to make for myself every single second, every single day"
Katelyn, 30 - "it is always with me, but I hide it extremely well. Just because I am laughing and smiling in a moment, does not mean that I am not also feeling shame, sadness and or anxiety.
It doesn't get switched off, it just gets covered up or muted depending on the situation. People with eating disorders do not wear their true thoughts and feelings on their sleeves."
Anonymous, 27 - "People need to know that glorifying weight loss as being aligned with personal value in the world is absolute rubbish and it can be tricky when everyone around you is in this headspace and you are trying to break free into full recovery"
Belinda, 41 - "I wish people knew eating disorders can pounce on a person after a trauma. Mine makes life VERY cold, hard and full of bruises. With great therapy and hard work, they can get better. It's a shame about the expense (hello, government?). They are most definitely NOT a choice."
Tara, 38 - "I have been fighting eating disorders since I was 14 years old. Eating disorders present in all types of bodies, genders, ages. Recovery is something I work hard towards every single day. I consider it a privilege because in the process of recovery, I have been able to define myself outside of this illness, and am emerging healthy, strong and fabulous."
Kate, 25 - ""I have dealt with my eating issues for over half of my life now. It's not a bad habit. It's not a choice. It's a mental illness that presents with some physical issues."
Kara, 32 - "I wish people knew about the extent of loss someone with an eating disorder experiences. In the midst of illness, one's life is put on hold while everyone else continues to grow and develop - both personally and physically. So if I seem younger than my age, it is because I've lost years to an eating disorder."
Lee - "I went through a time in my life where I lost a lot of weight, I gained some of it back. But when times are tough and things are down, I am capable of losing my appetite for weeks and weeks. This isn't a choice though. I will go through days where I don't want to eat at all as a way of dealing and coping with things."
Sara, 19 - "I have 3 things I wish people knew.
- I wish people would realise that just because I've eaten a fear food before it doesn't mean I'm no longer afraid.
- The immense anxiety I feel all the time around food is heightened by meal times, going out for a meal or social events. It's facing your worst fear six times a day and it's not something that you can just 'switch' off.
- Having an eating disorder is like having a nasty little demon sitting on your shoulder telling you how your not worthy enough to eat and that you don't deserve anything."
Jayd - "Eating disorders impact people of all shapes and sizes and there are numerous people out there who's disorder is unrecognised. Just because someone looks well on the surface, or is able to eat a meal, does not mean that they are ok. Please be mindful of the things that you do and say, consider how these things reinforce unhealthy relationships with our bodies and food and think about how these things might impact someone that has an eating disorder."
Kate, 26 - "That the lies and dishonesty are not me, it's the eating disorder. My values, goals and beliefs are so different to that of my eating disorder."
Anonymous, 38 - "I have defeated a debilitating eating disorder. Believe that it is possible. Don't lose hope. Life is wonderful on the other side."
Danni, 39 - "Instead of words this is my artistic representation of what living with an eating disorder is like."
All Stations To S***
I never wanted a ticket for this train
It has no break and ignores the tracks
It says it's in control
But it's the s****** journey I've ever been on
I don't want to be on it, but it feels impossible to get off
Eliza, 27 - "Living with Anorexia is hell but recovery is painful. So incredibly painful. If someone you know is trying to recover, give them a hug."
Mara, 26 - "That just because someone is recovered doesn't mean they will never be triggered by diet talk or have days where all they want to do is go back to unhelpful coping mechanisms."
Anonymous, 30 - "When I was really unwell and couldn't see beyond or outside of myself. My eating disorder has bubbled inside me since year nine and surfaced in uni. During treatment, I always wondered how I would know when recovery was actually kicking in. I realized that there was not one definitive factor. But a distinct indication for me was when space cleared up in my mind, I stopped thinking about food absolutely ever second of the day. I was able to read again. Gradually I didn't have to exercise everyday. The only identifiable reason for this is that I continued to go to therapy, I never stopped going even if I felt I was going nowhere. I encourage people to not give up their support networks and always hold onto hope that recovery can happen. I thought I was doomed to a life of loneliness, I convinced myself I'd be single forever. How wrong I was. Life beyond and outside of myself is so worth it."
Allie, 21 - "The mind is effected severely and makes it extremely difficult to function on a daily basis, physical appearance is only one side of an eating disorder."
Liz, 32 - "In those desperate times and depths of my eating disorder, I wish people knew how much I appreciated them. How much their support and unconditional love meant. It's what got me through and continues to do so each day."
Abbey, 18 - "No eating disorder is 'worse' than another, and just because a person isn't in hospital it doesn't mean they are struggling any less than someone who is."
Chloe - "Eating disorders are not for attention and I cannot "just eat" as much as I wish I could. I do not want this illness, I wouldn't wish this hell on my worse enemy."
Amanda - "Anorexia is a thief. She will steal from you all aspects of your life. She has stolen my health, my ability to continue with my university studies, she has stolen my happiness and life to the point I'm just existing each day, she has stolen my ability to concentrate and my days have become consumed by her poisonous thoughts. She has left me so weak, numb and helpless. I don't choose to be this way so when you tell me to "just eat" please be mindful that the war I'm fighting is far more complex than you will ever understand."
Is there something you want people to know about your eating disorder? Please share it with us and the community, to be part of our stigma movement.
How to get involved:
Think of ONE thing you wish people understood about your eating disorder at the time or reflecting back
Send this quote through with an image of yourself, your first name and your age to email@example.com
If you would prefer not to use an image or remain anonymous, you can still send through your quote and age.
We will upload these as they come through. Together #WeDoAct2BreakStigma!
Share your personal experience with us to help break stigma - www.thebutterflyfoundation.org.au/share-your-story
If you, or anyone you know is experiencing an eating disorder or body image concerns, you can call the Butterfly Foundation National Helpline on 1800 33 4673 (ED HOPE) or email email@example.com or jump on our website to chat www.thebutterflyfoundation.org.au

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Airline Career Academy (ACA) is launching its new fully structured JAA ATPL ProPilot Programme, a full-time course for those wishing to become an airline pilot.
The course takes a student pilot from zero hours to a frozen ATPL in approximately 12 months. ACA is approved to conduct training for both FAA licenses (for USA registered aircraft) and JAA licenses (for aircraft registered within Europe).
The Programme is delivered by ACA under a CAA approval gained by Space Coast Aviation – a subsidiary of ACA, based on Merritt Island, Florida, USA. The training is conducted in two Florida locations: ACA's Kissimmee base near Orlando, and Pan Am's International Training Academy in Miami, with the final part of the programme being completed in Europe at Malaga in Spain, where the ATPL is finally achieved.
The Programme offers a new take on the traditional "Integrated" course as Sheldon England, ACA's European Director, explains:
"We are very excited about our new course, as we believe it is quite unique. For instance, it involves attaining certain FAA licenses in the USA, such as an FAA single-engine Instrument Rating, then converting to JAA in Spain at the end of the Programme. The reason for this is two-fold: Firstly, it minimises the high costs usually associated with multi-engine instrument training in Europe, and secondly it is useful to have both licenses, since with a little additional training you are making yourself available for employment in two different markets."
"ATPL Theory follows JAR-FCL, as does the Commercial Pilot's License (CPL) training, which is carried out on multi-engine aircraft. However, it is this unique combination of FAA and JAA training and keeping costs down to a minimum, which makes this course so attractive. This, plus all the other attractions of training in Florida – weather being a prime example."
"Our ground school is conducted at Kissimmee and uses the latest iPad technology with excellent material from ProPilot.eu. Our airline training consists of a Multi-crew Co-operation Course (MCC) and a Jet Orientation Course (JOC) delivered over three weeks by the world renowned Pan Am in Miami. The MCC and JOC are followed by a highly original week of airline preparation involving a wide range of activities and experiences such as air traffic control simulation and emergency drills – again, at Pan Am's International Flight Academy – and all excellent credentials to add to a CV."
The price of the Programme includes all accommodation in Kissimmee, Miami and Spain and ACA is offering a limited amount of ProPilot Scholarships, which include an element of financial assistance for those who qualify.
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Injured Veterans Grant
This grant provides up to $10,000 to service members or discharged veterans who sustained serious or very serious combat-related injuries in a combat theater of operations after 9-11-2001. (Injury categories are defined in DOD Joint Publication 1-02.)
Information: Injured Veterans Grant Program
Apply: Iowa Injured Veteran Grant Application
Homeownership Assistance
This $5,000 grant is available to a service member who is buying a home in the state of Iowa. Members must have served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001 and purchased a home after March 10, 2005. Eligibility has been expanded to include service members who served 90 days of active duty between August 2, 1990 and April 6, 1991.
Information: Military Service Member Homeownership Assistance
Contact: To learn more, call 1-800-432-7230
Property Tax Exemption
This benefit reduces a veteran's assessed home value for property tax purposes by $1,852. In order to qualify, a service member must have served on active duty during a period of war or for a minimum of 18 months during peacetime.
Information: Iowa Property Tax
Apply: Property Tax Exemption Application
Disabled Veteran's Homestead Tax Credit
This recently-enacted legislation (2014) provides 100% exemption of property taxes for 100% disabled service-connected veterans and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) recipients.
Information: Department of Iowa Revenue
Apply: Disabled Veteran's Homestead Tax Credit Application
Military Retirement Tax Exemption
This recently-enacted legislation (2014) exempts federal retirement pay received for military service and survivor benefits from state individual income tax.
Information: Military Retirement Tax Information
Veterans Designation on Iowa Drivers Licenses and IDs
Honorably discharged veterans may request the "Veteran" designation be placed on their driver's license or non-operator identification card. Veteran must present a copy of their DD214 or applicable discharge document to the County or State Veterans Affairs Office to have their eligibility certified. That office and the veteran will complete an Iowa DOT Application form. Note: Veterans may request the "veteran" designation anytime they seek a new card, not just at the time of renewal. The cost for a duplicate DL or nonoperator ID is $10.00.
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Lifetime Hunting and Fishing License
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License Plates
Honorably discharged veterans (as defined in the Code of Iowa 35.1 ) are eligible to purchase specialty veteran license plates for their vehicle. These special plates are available for an additional charge through the Iowa Department of Transportation. 2014: The special plate issuance fees charged for plates associated with military service have been eliminated. Note: This is the issuance fee and not the registration fee.
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Iowa Veterans Trust Fund
The State of Iowa has established a multi-million dollar fund to provide certain services to veterans. Beginning in December 2007, interest from this fund has been available to provide relief for Iowa veterans and their families. Currently, funds are used for unemployment or underemployment assistance due to service-related causes, assistance with vision, hearing, dental care, durable medical equipment, and prescription drugs; counseling and substance abuse services; vehicle repairs; housing repair; and transitional housing in an emergency. Trust fund expenditures are approved through the Iowa Veterans Commission.
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Branstad/Reynolds Scholarship Fund
The Branstad-Reynolds Scholarship fund provides post-secondary educational scholarships for children of deceased military service members who died while in an active military status after September 11, 2001. The Scholarship is administered by the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines.
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War Orphan Tuition Assistance
Children of Iowa veterans killed in action following September 11, 2001 are eligible for up to $11,844.00 per year in tuition assistance at an Iowa post-secondary institution. Children qualify up to the age of twenty-six (26). Dependents of those killed in action prior to September 11, 2001 are eligible for $600 per year with a maximum of $3,000. Residency is required to receive this benefit.
Information: War Orphan Tuition Assistance
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The Iowa Department of Education has been designated by the governor of the state of Iowa as the location for the Iowa State Approving Agency. The State Approving Agency is responsible for approving all GI Bill programs in Iowa for veterans and other eligible persons. (Program approval is a function of the State not the Department of Veterans Affairs.)
Information: Iowa Department of Education Veterans and Military Education
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National Guard Tuition Benefits
Present Iowa National Guard members in good standing are eligible for up to $2,700 per semester for full time enrollment. Part-time students are eligible for $196 per semester hour. Additionally, Guard members who are mobilized will receive a tuition refund.
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Operation Recognition High School
This program furnishes an honorary high school diploma to qualifying veterans who did not complete high school (in Iowa) due to armed service enlistment. The application form is used by the IDVA and the Department of Education to establish eligibility for honorably discharged veterans.
Iowa Veterans Cemetery
The Iowa Veterans Cemetery began operation on July 3, 2008. Located 10 miles west of Des Moines, near Van Meter, the cemetery is available to all veterans, their spouses, and dependent children for burial. Honorably discharged veterans will be interred at no charge and spouses/dependents will be buried for a $300 fee.
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What are relations between commons and politics? In the last few years, the commons have enriched themselves with their entry into political institutions at the level of states, large cities or regions, whether in Bolivia, Ecuador, Spain, Britain, France, Italy, and elsewhere in the world. How can this encounter inspire us? How does the commons […]read more
How to transform a sleeping giant into a special space open to everyone? This is the question that will be at the center of the discussions at the meeting that will take place on Saturday the 27th of May 2017 at the ex-Military Hospital, also known as SS. Trinità delle Monache complex. The event is […]read more
The city of Reggio nell'Emilia (better known as Reggio Emilia), located in the hearth of Emilia Romagna, counts a population of 172.000 inhabitants. 27.000 of them are involved in activities promoting social cohesion. These numbers, which highlight the existence of a strong social capital, help us understand the peculiarity of the approach adopted by […]read more
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On Tuesday the 16th of May 2017 Professor Christian Iaione, LabGov coordinator, will be in Naples to hold a seminar on the topic "The commons in Italy, between urban economies and public policies". His lesson is part of a series of seminars organized by Professor Giovanni Laino within the framework of the course Urban and […]read more
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United States District Court, D. South Dakota
September 30, 2014
KAREN WHITE THUNDER, Plaintiff,v.CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Defendant.
JEFFREY L. VIKEN, Chief District Judge.
On August 19, 2010, Ms. White Thunder filed an application[1] for Supplemental Security Income ("SSI") benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act (the "Act"), 42 U.S.C. § 1381. An evidentiary hearing was held before an Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") on September 18, 2012. (Docket 16 at ¶ 4). The ALJ issued a decision adverse to plaintiff on September 20, 2012. Id. at ¶ 3. The Appeals Council denied Ms. White Thunder's request for review. Id . The ALJ's decision is the Acting Commissioner's final administrative decision for purposes of judicial review. (Docket 24 at p. 2).
Ms. White Thunder timely filed a complaint in district court. (Docket 1). Plaintiff seeks an order awarding benefits or, in the alternative, remanding her case for a new hearing. (Docket 17). The Acting Commissioner ("Commissioner") moves to affirm the decision of the ALJ. (Docket 23). For the reasons stated below, plaintiff's motion is denied and defendant's motion is granted.
The parties' JSMF (Docket 16) is incorporated by reference. Further recitation of salient facts is included in the discussion section of this order.
On August 19, 2010, Ms. White Thunder filed an application for SSI benefits. Id. at ¶ 2. On September 20, 2012, the ALJ issued a decision finding Ms. White Thunder was not disabled. (AR, p. 24). Ms. White Thunder timely appeals from that decision. The issue before the court is whether the ALJ's decision of September 20, 2012, that Ms. White Thunder "has not been under a disability... since August 19, 2010..." is supported by substantial evidence on the record as a whole. (AR, p. 24). See also Howard v. Massanari , 255 F.3d 577, 580 (8th Cir. 2001) ("By statute, the findings of the Commissioner of Social Security as to any fact, if supported by substantial evidence, shall be conclusive.") (internal quotation marks and brackets omitted) (citing 42 U.S.C. § 405(g)).
The Commissioner's findings must be upheld if they are supported by substantial evidence in the record as a whole. 42 U.S.C. § 405(g); Choate v. Barnhart , 457 F.3d 865, 869 (8th Cir. 2006); Howard , 255 F.3d at 580. The court reviews the Commissioner's decision to determine if an error of law was committed. Smith v. Sullivan , 982 F.2d 308, 311 (8th Cir. 1992). "Substantial evidence is less than a preponderance, but is enough that a reasonable mind would find it adequate to support the Commissioner's conclusion." Cox v. Barnhart , 471 F.3d 902, 906 (8th Cir. 2006) (internal citation and quotation marks omitted).
The review of a decision to deny disability benefits is "more than an examination of the record for the existence of substantial evidence in support of the Commissioner's decision... [the court must also] take into account whatever in the record fairly detracts from that decision." Reed v. Barnhart , 399 F.3d 917, 920 (8th Cir. 2005) (quoting Haley v. Massanari , 258 F.3d 742, 747 (8th Cir. 2001)).
It is not the role of the court to re-weigh the evidence and, even if this court would decide the case differently, it cannot reverse the Commissioner's decision if that decision is supported by good reason and is based on substantial evidence. Guilliams v. Barnhart , 393 F.3d 798, 801 (8th Cir. 2005). A reviewing court may not reverse the Commissioner's decision "merely because substantial evidence would have supported an opposite decision.'" Reed , 399 F.3d at 920 (quoting Shannon v. Chater , 54 F.3d 484, 486 (8th Cir. 1995)). Issues of law are reviewed de novo with deference given to the Commissioner's construction of the Social Security Act. See Smith , 982 F.2d at 311.
Plaintiff challenges the ALJ's decision on a number of grounds. The issues posed by her are:
1. Whether White Thunder's combined impairments equal listing 12.05C;[2]
2. Whether the credibility assessment was supported by substantial evidence, legal criteria and sound reasoning;
3. Whether the ALJ's residual functional capacity (RFC) assessment captured limitations resulting from "severe" and "non-severe" impairments;
4. Whether the RFC complied with the Nevland [3] requirement that, in a step five case, RFC must be based on some examining medical evidence; and
5. Whether White Thunder's cognitive and memory limitations met requirements of the step five jobs the ALJ found her capable of performing.
(Docket 18 at p. 18). Each of plaintiff's challenges to the ALJ's decision will be separately addressed.
1. Whether White Thunder's combined impairments equal listing 12.05C
The Social Security Administration established a five-step sequential evaluation process for determining whether an individual is disabled. 20 CFR § 404.1520(a)(4). If the ALJ determines a claimant is not disabled at any step of the process, the evaluation does not proceed to the next step as the claimant is not disabled. Id . The five-step sequential evaluation process is:
(1) whether the claimant is presently engaged in a "substantial gainful activity"; (2) whether the claimant has a severe impairment-one that significantly limits the claimant's physical or mental ability to perform basic work activities; (3) whether the claimant has an impairment that meets or equals a presumptively disabling impairment listed in the regulations (if so, the claimant is disabled without regard to age, education, and work experience); (4) whether the claimant has the residual functional capacity to perform... past relevant work; and (5) if the claimant cannot perform the past work, the burden shifts to the Commissioner to prove there are other jobs in the national economy the claimant can perform.
Baker v. Apfel , 159 F.3d 1140, 1143-44 (8th Cir. 1998). The ALJ applied the five-step sequential evaluation required by the Social Security Administration regulations. (Docket 16 at ¶ 50).
At step three, the ALJ determines whether claimant's impairment or combination of impairments meets or medically equals the criteria of an impairment listed in 20 CFR Part 404, Subpart P, Appendix 1 ("Appendix 1"). 20 CFR §§ 404.1520(d), 404.1525, and 404.1526. If a claimant's impairment or combination of impairments meets or medically equals the criteria for one of the impairments listed and meets the duration requirement of 20 CFR § 404.1509, claimant is considered disabled. At step three the ALJ found Ms. White Thunder did not have an ...
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Give Em What They Want
Today I want to know what readers are looking for in their reading material. That's a tough nut to crack, folks, because let's face it, we are all individuals with individual tastes. However, authors and publishers watch trends. Romantic reading covers all the bases from inspiration to erotic. There is sweet, spicy, sensual (I've always wondered what the difference is between 'spicy' and 'sensual'...does anyone know?) and the hot hot stuff that is labeled either erotic or erotic romance. As to erotic and erotic romance there are so many sub-genres it makes the head spin. We have heterosexual along with male/male, female/female, bdsm, menage, cougar, paranormal, contemporary, historical, etc. The list seems to go on endlessly. The authors here at Three Wicked Writers plus Two write erotic romances...erotic but with strong romantic elements and most usually containing a happy-ever-after ending. siiiiigh. Who DOESN'T like a happy ending?
I'll start here by stating my preferrences. I'm an author but also a reader. I love contemporary, erotic historicals, and paranormals. In my paranormal reading I love shifters and I'm DONE with vamps...sick of them. Vamps exploded onto the scene years ago and before long it seems every new title out there featured the sexy blood-suckers. Don't get me wrong...I liked them but now they are kind of 'been there, done that' for me. I like reading menage, especially if it's set in the paranormal realm and the menage is built into the mythos of the storyline. I enjoy a lot of humor and my personal reading material isn't always erotic romance. Sometimes HOT does it for me. Longer or shorter books? Depends on how much time I have. Novella length is usually a good choice for my busy lifestyle and provides a more meaty story than what a 'quickie' will do. If I have a long, slow weekend with no pressing things to deal with, give me a full length novel that I can curl up with.
During Ellora's Cave's Romanticon convention in October, authors Fran Lee and Amber Skyze presented an informative reader-track forum where readers (not authors) told us their likes and dislikes. I'll try to summarize here but it might be more helpful to check out EC's Redlines and Deadlines blog post about it. Readers loved novella length and contemporaries were as popular as paranormals. Readers identified five key elements they look for in a story.
•Hot, delicious sex
•Strong romance
•Believable plot/conflict
•Strong, engaging (and enjoyable) characters
Sex for the sake of sex wasn't necessarily a good thing for these readers. So all you authors out there? Ramp up the sexual tension and keep it appropriate to the story. Yes, they want it hot and they want it often but make it true to the characters. Readers emphasized they wanted a strong emotional impact. Make them LOVE your hero and heroine.
So here are my questions to you 'readers' out there.
1. What is your favorite genre
2. What is your least favorite genre
3. What settings are your faves? Urban? Fantansy/Sci Fi? Small town or country?
4. What types of heroes and heroines make you keep reading?
5. What is your preferred book length?
Tell us what you think. Authors are always interested in giving readers what they want more of. Cowboys? Cops? Bad-boys? Friends to lovers? You name it and I promise you, we'll try our best to provide it.
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- Tess MacKall said...
My favorite genre will always be contemporary. Although I do enjoy a good paranormal and a good historical.
I don't require hot and heavy sex but do write it and like reading it.
My least favorite genres would be sci-fi, fantasy, and m/m. Although I've read all three and will more than likely read them again.
I don't really have a preference for setting when I read. I can go with urban or small town. In my own writing I always inject Southern flavor due to my love of the South. I suppose I can say I favor hot climates as opposed to colder ones.
I like the old fashioned male--very macho--sort of unbending. And while I like a heroine with a lot of kickass attitude, I really want to see her femininity too.
I really like action packed/suspense stories. And I'd love to see more military men in romances.
As for that HEA or HFN? I don't really require one. I can handle a realistic ending. Might leave me in tears--but I'm down with emotion, especially if it's real.
Great post, Regina.
- November 23, 2010 at 12:25 PM
- C. Zampa said...
I'm not picky about genres. The only one I suppose I don't seek out is Sci-Fi.
Because of time limits, I like novella length, but then sometimes I love a story so much I don't want it to end...so the longer, the better.
Heroes and heroines? I do not like fainting heroines. I love them with gumption but still feminine enough to offset the VERY masculine heroes. But I suppose their chemistry is paramount, and as long as it clicks, I'm fine.
Sex? I love it. I do NOT like the standard industry words used for women's body parts and others things. They seem SO cookie-cutter, with no sensual imagination. That sort of turns me off.
But---I only DO like the sex if the characters and the story have aroused me. If the hero is sexy, whether he's super alpha or beta (I LOVE that soft side to a guy), then I'll find the sex scenes stimulating.
Happy endings. Hmmm. I say I can take a story without one, but when I READ one, I don't like that. So, I suppose I'm a HEA girl.
I love noir best of all, but enjoy a good contemporary thriller, too.
And, last but not least, I write and LOVE to read m/m. But the same standards apply for it as well as for what I look for in het romance.
Wow. Such good questions, Regina!
- November 23, 2010 at 12:34 PM
- Regina Carlysle said...
I agree with you on least favorite genres, Tess. While I can appreciate the work that goes into these tales I find I can't 'connect' with them. I looove a hard hitting, emotional story that pulls me in. I tend to like urban settings because it's so foreign to me maybe. Also since most of my stories are small town settings in the south, I try to read outside the genre I write in.
- November 23, 2010 at 12:49 PM
- Regina Carlysle said...
Oh, and something else about heroines...I can't STAND those leather wearing badass ninja types who are all hard edges with nothing soft underneath. Does that make sense? I mean, she can be feisty and independant and hold her own but I want her to be feminine and have lots of heart.
- November 23, 2010 at 12:51 PM
- Regina Carlysle said...
Thanks so much for the input, CZ. I think we see eye to eye on heroes. I like them big, strong and tough but I also like knowing that he has a gentleness to him. Compassion and a willingness to stand up for the weak and innocent. A true hero. And the heroine needs that femininity (along with inner strength) that draws the hero to her. He needs something only SHE can provide. Love, acceptance, etc. She can heal his wounds and fill up those dark places in his heart with all the good things.
- November 23, 2010 at 12:55 PM
- Kelly said...
1. What is your favorite genre? I like a little of everything, but right now paranormal is where its at. Like Rita said vamps are getting played out, but SHIFTERS sure aren't. :) Though, when I say shifters I mean traditional shifters not some guy who shifts into a liger or a tigon or some melding of two animals. Uh NO!
2. What is your least favorite genre? My least fav genre would fall under menage, m/m, m/f/m, m/m/f
3. What settings are your faves? Urban? Fantasy/Sci Fi? Small town or country? Hmm favorite settings. Right now I'm into small town ones, but I can get with sci fi as well.
4. What types of heroes and heroines make you keep reading? I like a strong man. He does not have to be uber Alpha, but he does need to be strong. He can be flawed, but not a 'oooh I think he needs therapy' flawed. For the heroine she can be either strong or shy, but I like when the heroine is shy and the hero is strong. Now I'm not saying the shy heroine should be overtaken by the hero, but I do like the man to be the man of the house.
5. What is your preferred book length? I despise novellas especially when it turned out to be an awesome read with great characters. UNLESS its a opening to the entire series. I prefer 150+ page books.
- November 23, 2010 at 1:14 PM
- Paris said...
As a reader I'm all over the place. I tend to follow an author no matter what genre` they're writing but I do admit that the paranormal/urban fantasy plot will snag my attention most of the time.
I'm up for a good story so all they have to do is entice me with great characters in a blurb or excerpt. I like my heroes and heroines to be strong. They may have opposing goals but they each need to have very good reasons to want whatever they think they have to have.
As for book length, these days my time is limited and I do enjoy a good novella but I love longer books too.
Great post!
- November 23, 2010 at 1:22 PM
- Regina Carlysle said...
I prefer the wolfies, Sheridan but I've done a jaguar and I'm currently doing another panther. I never MORPH these folks though. That would just be so strange. I'm glad you mentioned series stories. I LOVE them and like writing them too. This way you can do the novella length but string things together with new characters. Here's what's difficult, I think...writing a full length erotic romance. Mainly because that's a hell of a lot of sex to crank out. WOW. I like writing it but keeping up the pace for 200 pgs? Boggles my mind. So, at least to me, making it a novella series works.
- November 23, 2010 at 1:47 PM
- Regina Carlysle said...
Thanks Paris, for the input. Like you I'm all over the place as far as book length. Just depends on the time I have.
I also like the idea that the hero and heroine NEED each other for a particular reason. It's a good start.
- November 23, 2010 at 1:49 PM
- Unknown said...
What a great topic, Regina. My fave heroines are the kick-butt type who can be ruthless, dangerous, dark and sexy. I love the softness buried so deep it takes a hero with a backhoe to get at it.
I don't really like ultra feminine heroines, because I'm more tomboy. Also, if she's a girly girl with no attitude, cries a lot or has a biological clock issue, I'm out. Don't really like pregnant heroines either. I've read a couple of good ones, but for the most part I skip them.
I love strong alpha and beta males. There's nothing that makes me melt quicker than a man who lets down his guard for that special woman.Or a guy who uses his wits to win his lady.
I have to have sex when I read a romance that is contemporary. Otherwise it doesn't ring true to me. Historical, doesn't matter because of the mores of the various time periods. Settings don't matter to me,I love it all from a quiet Southern town to a sprawling intergalactic space station.
My fave genres are paranormals. I agree with you on the vamps. Give me a werewolf any day. I also love sci fi, historical, contemporary, dystopia, thriller and erotic horror. Least favorite, inspirationals. I just don't get into the types of characters in those stories.
HEA's are not a must. I love them, certainly, but I don't always have to have one. I'm with Tess, might make me cry, but... Thanks, Regina.
- November 23, 2010 at 1:50 PM
- Kenzie Michaels said...
1. What is your favorite genre
I like contemporaries, with historical or futuristic a close second or third.
2. What is your least favorite genre
Horror, hands down, although I will read a friend's work from time to time. Sci-fi and fantasy would be next.
3. What settings are your faves? Urban? Fantansy/Sci Fi? Small town or country?
I do love small town settings:)
4. What types of heroes and heroines make you keep reading?
Ones I'm instantly drawn into, and ones who TALK to each other. I hate stories in which they refuse to openly discuss their issues, or the heroine is soooo bull-headed the hero is constantly coming to her rescue.
5. What is your preferred book length?
As long as I'm satisfied at the end (doesn't have to be HEA), the length can vary from 40-300 pages.
- November 23, 2010 at 2:14 PM
- Debbie Gould said...
Great post, Regina!
My favorite genre is romantic suspense, I want lots of danger and action for my H&H.
Least favorite would have to be historical, although I'll admit I've only read a few.
Settings really don't matter to me as long as it's realistic to the plot line.
Love bad boys, cowboys, military men, men in uniform, heck, any Alpha male will make me happy.
As for HEA, yeah, I usually want one. As a matter of fact, I stopped reading one f my favorite NYT Bestselling authors a while ago. She had a series of book in which the H&H had been previously married, and through out the series they had been working back to each other. In the last book, well the last one I read, she'd FINALLY gotten them back together, the heroine was pregnant, and at the very end.....she went and killed the hero. I was devastated! She has another book in the series out, but I just cant read it. I was so mad that she killed him, lol, irrational, yes, but I cant help it. I haven't read one of her books since.
- November 23, 2010 at 5:49 PM
- Regina Carlysle said...
Melissa, I'm reading there is a huge affection for 'tomboy' heroines. I like them too but I think I'm such a girly-girl myself that I try to 'girl' them up a little bit. Maybe turning them into kickass heroines is a good direction for them to head. Great insight!
I also hear that erotic horror is in demand out there. I know EC is looking for them.
- November 23, 2010 at 8:55 PM
- Regina Carlysle said...
Oh Molly! I get the talking thing. I prefer mature heroes and heroines who will actually communicate (or at least make an attempt). Stringing out the angst too much makes me antsy.
- November 23, 2010 at 8:56 PM
- Regina Carlysle said...
Debbie, I would be so pissed about that I'd be tempted to throw the book against the wall. Killing off a well loved hero is NOT a good move and certainly not a good business decision either. If you felt that way, no telling how many others did too. I would never buy her again.
- November 23, 2010 at 8:58 PM
- Fran Lee said...
Any genre...any setting. I like my heroes to be strong, able to laugh at themselves, and willing to fight for what they want. I like my heroines spunky and honest, and always ready to fight for what they want, too. A hero can be soft one minute, and a royal jerk the next...no matter, as long as he is moving in the right direction. In a novella, we can't always put everything inside the characters out on the table...we just enjoy watching them reveal themselves as we read.
- November 23, 2010 at 10:20 PM
- Tessie Bradford said...
I want to learn about the h/h from their direct interaction and dialog. I want believable characters no matter how 'unbelievable' their situatation may be. I want a story to stay with me long after I've finished reading it.
- November 23, 2010 at 10:54 PM
- Madison Scott said...
I love contemporary and paranormal. I still love vamps. Can't help it. lol.
Definitely not big on sci-fi or fantasty.
- November 24, 2010 at 12:22 AM
- Natalie Dae said...
Vamps are relatively new to me, so I'm digging them at the moment. As a reader, I'll answer your quezzies:
1. What is your favorite genre
2. What is your least favorite genre
3. What settings are your faves? Urban? Fantansy/Sci Fi? Small town or country?
Urban or small town.
4. What types of heroes and heroines make you keep reading?
Ones who are flawed and appear like "real" people.
5. What is your preferred book length?
20-30K (ebook). 90+ novel for print.
- November 24, 2010 at 2:17 AM
- Destiny Blaine said...
Great topic, Regina. I'm with Tess on Southern flavor. I love a writer who can capture that Southern voice and carry it throughout the book. As for your questions:
1. What is your favorite genre?
Westerns, sports romances, and casino romances are favorites, but I'm a real hard sell in these categories.
I also love vampire romances and will typically try a new paranormal romance author before I'll try a new contemporary author simply because it's exciting to be introduced to new worlds. ;)
2. What is your least favorite genre?
Science Fiction
3. What settings are your faves? Urban? Fantasy/Sci Fi? Small town or country?
Country/small town
4. What types of heroes and heroines make you keep reading?
Alpha males and strong heroines
5. What is your preferred book length?
Less than 40k for e-books and over 100K for print.
Happy Thanksgiving,
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- November 24, 2010 at 10:21 AM
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There was a collective turning of heads, but while the statement was still sinking in, he stepped halfway into the room, adjusted his wire-frames and the lapels of his torn lab coat, and continued. "As a male, I've studied the psychology of women to understand what they want. Reading the post and its comments is more of the same. Most of what y'all are saying is... relationships. The average woman dotes on relationships. Good characters? Who would want a relationship with a pieced of cardboard? Plot/conflict? Doesn't that bring character, thus relationships, out to full relief? Romance? Relational with a capital R. Sex? In reality, that is the same thing to a woman as Romance, speaking from a male's perspective."
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His closing mouth was visually echoed by the closing door as he left the room to silence.
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- Delilah Hunt said...
I love historical romance. I cut my teeth on them. Bodice rippers. That is one genre I can always go back to whenever I get bored of contemporary and paranormal. I can't read science fiction romance. It bores me to tears and I have the hardest time following along with the storylines.
I love heroes who are a bit of a jerk at first, but later repents.I don't like doormat heroines, but I cannot stand it when she is TSTL and the author tries to make us think she is fiesty and independent. Big difference.
I definitely have to have a HEA. I like to imagine the couple throughout the years being happy together.
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