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Barbara Kraft
Hanging in LA with Anaϊs Nin (and Henry Miller)
Henry lived in a quiet, upper-middle-class residential neighborhood in Pacific Palisades. Tacked to the front door beside the brass knocker was a weathered quotation from some oriental mystic advising all those who would ring and enter to pass by quietly, leaving to peace and contemplation the man inside, who, having passed his 86th year, deserved both.
Anaϊs lived in a glass house overlooking Silver Lake that she referred to as her 'house of mirrors.' She shared the house with her long-time companion Rupert Pole who had the house built for her by his half-brother Eric Lloyd Wright, the grandson of Frank Lloyd Wright. The house was secluded from the street by a long drive leading down to it, and as Nin wrote, "the entire house was one large studio, no separate small partitions. It had the sense of space of Japanese houses; it had the vista of Japanese screen, all sky, mountains, lake, as if one lived out of doors. Yet the roof, held by its heavy beams, gave a feeling of protection while the big windows which separated the roof from the studio framed the flight of birds, the sailing of clouds."
Henry resided downstairs in the two-story home he bought in the sixties to house his former wife Lepska (they had divorced in the early fifties) and their two children, Tony and Val, and himself. By the time I met Henry, Lepska, the third of his five wives, was gone, Val and Tony grown up, and he had just divorced his fifth wife, a Japanese singer he had met at a piano bar a few years earlier. Periodically Tony stayed in the house as did an assortment of itinerant people who came for a while and then moved on.
Henry was a tough old bird, rather like a turkey with his croaky voice, heavily veined, creped hands, parchment-thin skin, wattled throat and indomitable, naked head. As his body failed him, the eyes, the ears, the bowels, the bladder, the bones, he shrugged his shoulders and with head held high said, "We must accept what comes, don't you know?"
The house bore the face of the man. The walls were covered with his paintings, posters, memorabilia, photographs of friends and the famous framed lists. Lists of places he had been, list of places he hadn't been, lists of all the women he never slept with -- but no lists of those he had, lists of favorite foods, of favorite piano music -- Ravel's virtuosic Gaspard de la nuit comes to mind adjacent to a list of his favorite cock and cunt words.
One of the ironies of my life is that I was to meet both Anaϊs Nin and Henry Miller independently of each other when both were nearing the end of their lives. Nin died in 1977; Miller in 1980.
I met Anaϊs in February 1974. "Barbara - This is Anaïs Nin speaking. I have read your work and I think it is very good. We have many affinities. I would like you to come and see me." Two and a half years later my diary, "The Restless Spirit: Journal of a Gemini," was published by Celestial Arts/Les Femmes with a preface by Anaïs. That was how it began.
Three years later this is how it ended: "I can't tell the world about my illness but you can and I want the world to know. I want you to write about this." Anaïs was 74 years old when she died and she so wanted to live, this graceful, elegant, cultivated woman whom Miller had called a 'masterpiece.'
My new book, "Anaϊs Nin: The Last Days," is a memoir drawn from the last three years of Nin's life during which time she fought a heroic battle against the cancer that felled her at the very apex of her long awaited literary success. The artistic renown that she had craved throughout her life finally came in her last decade with the publication of Diaries I-VI; the first volume was published in 1966.
From the moment of our initial meeting until her death, I was captivated by Anaïs, who inspired intense feelings in everyone she came in contact with. Nothing I had read about her had prepared me for this meeting which was to so dramatically change the course of my life.
When she answered the door that balmy February afternoon, the kind we Californians are known to brag about, I was mesmerized by the figure who greeted me. She was Henry Miller's "Être Étoilique." Dressed in a floor-length, gauzy, cerise-hued Indian gown -- the kind popular among the counterculture in those days but one which she wore regally -- she was taller than I had imagined. Perhaps five feet six inches. Her center-parted hair sat on top of her head like a tiny golden crown. There was not a line on the finely-wrought, mother-of-pearl skin to indicate her seventy-some years. She was poetry embodied with a hauntingly accented, slightly husky, flute-like voice. As she led me into the house, I followed in her wake feeling awkward and ungainly while she seemed to glide over the rose-colored carpet like a swan skimming the surface of still water.
Several years later I met Henry Miller. The meeting came about as a result of An Open Letter to Henry Miller that I wrote and broadcast over KCRW in 1977. Someone -- to this day unknown to me -- took a tape of the program to Henry and shortly after the broadcast I received an invitation from his secretary telling me that Henry wanted to meet me. Would I be able to come for dinner?
I went and that dinner was the first of many, many dinners over the next several years. I was to become one of his 'cooks.' The cooks were chosen from a list of people Henry enjoyed conversing with and evolved into a staple of his routine once he became housebound. Always a pragmatic man in practical matters, this was one of the ways Henry stayed plugged into the world. The list was long and the cooks rotated, although a few of us had fixed nights every week, Friday being mine.
Those last few years of his life, Henry shuffled between his old-fashioned, high-set walnut-dark bed, the desk at its foot, the Ping-Pong table in the lanai on which he now painted and the dining table, in fact, a redwood picnic table covered with a red and white checkered cloth. This is where he held court every evening for those invited to cook dinner, attired in his bathrobe, plaid or blue terry cloth, pajamas, fluffy white bedroom skippers and white socks.
One of the dubious benefits of having been a female friend of Henry Miller was and is the raised eyebrows, the insinuations, the questions: "Were you one of his women? Did he talk dirty to you?" As most people have never ventured beyond the Tropic books into the more epiphanic pages of works like "The Colossus of Maroussi" or "Stand Still like the Hummingbird," it is perhaps understandable that these questions were uppermost in people's minds. We had our obligatory 'dirty' talk once only, early on, over a dinner of steamed zucchini, noodles Romanoff, tomatoes Provençale, melon and ice cream. That conversation evolved out of a general one that touched on favorite Miller lovers like Abelard and Héloise, Tristan and Isolde, and Anaϊs.
One evening, leaning on his elbows across the dinner table, Henry laughed as he told me that Anaïs was the "greatest fabulist" he had ever known, and one also possessed of the nine lives of the cat. They had been lovers during the 1930s in Paris when both were struggling to make names for themselves. And now, as he reminisced, the memory of Anaïs's shenanigans, her many, many love affairs, amused him, spread across his wrinkled face in a broad smile. Being of a less sanguine disposition than Miller, Anaïs herself referred to her lies as "mensonges vitals" by which she meant "the lies which give life."
And as Henry spoke to me about Anaϊs, she too spoke to me about Henry. The following is an excerpt from "Anaϊs Nin: The Last Days" published by Sky Blue Press:
One late afternoon as we sat sipping our wine in front of the fire that Rupert had lit for us, she was always cold now, Anaïs reminisced about Henry, her early days with Rupert, her friend Renate Druks, and June Miller, Henry's second wife.
"Henry only wanted the joyful moments. The ecstatic times. He once told me that if I were to become ill he would leave me. If I had ever felt that I could rely on him, perhaps we might have ended up together. But it was the other way around. Henry relied on me to provide the necessities. In fairness he never asked me for anything. He was quite happy in his poverty. But I couldn't bear to see the way he was living. It hurt me that he didn't even own a typewriter so I gave him mine. I told Hugo that I had dropped mine, that it was beyond repair, and he immediately bought me a new one. In order to give Henry some money to live on I had my dressmaker pad my bills. When Hugo paid them, Madame returned the extra francs to me. Henry didn't want to take them but I insisted.
"Henry had a daughter by his first wife. She lived in America with her mother, whom Henry passionately hated. The little girl, her name was Barbara like yours, wrote Henry a heartbreaking letter begging to come live with him in Paris. She was about twelve years old at the time. I felt sorry for her. Her letter brought back all the pain I had suffered when Papa left us. Henry read the letter and wept. Then he put it aside, took his glasses off and went to the sofa to take a nap. Durrell was there as well. When Henry awoke he had forgotten all about it. He never spoke of it again. That is how Henry was. I never saw him sad or unhappy. In that way he was quite inhuman. No matter what happened to him he was always joking and full of life and joyous. He wasn't frightened by solitude. He found it strengthening.
"Our liaison lasted several years. He was actually very much a romantic. People never understood that about him. I would manage to go up to Paris two or three days a week. Often I would spend the night. I cooked while I was there and cleaned the apartment which was always littered with dirty dishes and ashtrays filled with cigarette butts. We talked books, read our work to each other and made love."
She paused, reflecting for a moment. And then in voice filled with nostalgia, she said fondly, "You know, the first time Henry and I made love, afterwards he turned to me and said, 'Was it okay for you?' Can you imagine that, Barbara, from the man who wrote all those books?"
Behind her the day lingered, as did her memories, and a variety of greens glistened under the squatting sun. The scene she described was touching, intimate, domestic, and quite dispelled the racier rumors about Anaïs and Henry and his wife June.
Her evenly-modulated, chant-like voice was like an evening call to vespers as she spoke about those legendary Paris days long gone into the night of another time.
The conversation turned to marriage and Anaïs made it all seem so orderly, so easy.
"The French way is so simple and natural," she said. "A marriage is a friendship and one has the passion outside. For the most part it is impossible to find both the security of kindness and caring and the passion in the same person. When Rupert and I began our relationship it started out as a week-end romance. I had no thought of anything else and look what happened."
Leaning forward in the darkening room, she touched my hand. "In Rupert I found the wedding of marriage and passion. Never deny passion, Barbara. You never know where it will lead. Passion can lead to love. The only thing missing in Rupert was self-confidence. I worked to bring that out in him. He had no real self-image. His father was an actor and was never at home. He let Rupert do as he chose. There was no guidance. Then his mother married Lloyd Wright, who ruled with an iron fist. That was very hard on Rupert with his free nature."
Anaïs had never articulated exactly what her relationship to Pole was, and I never asked. He came and went, fetched the mail, cleaned the pool, offered a glass of wine. Husband or companion? At the time, it didn't matter, and I paid scant attention to him that first year. Alas, I was to learn shortly before her death, that Anaïs had been married to two men at the same time for a number of years and had also engaged in a period of what she called her "erotic madness" with her father after a separation of nearly 20 years. She was 30; "HIM," her, "Roi Soleil,"54. At the time she was on intimate terms with her husband Hugh Guiler and Miller.
Nin married Hugh Guiler in 1923, met Rupert Pole in 1947 (he was 16 years her junior), and married him bigamously in 1955. Once her dairies were published she was forced to annul the Pole marriage for tax reasons. Her legal husband was and remained Hugh Guiler until the end of her life, while Rupert Pole, her constant companion, cared for and nursed her through her long and terrible battle with cancer. A myth in her own time, the Scheherazade of the diary genre, arguably one of the most fascinating women of the twentieth century, both of her husbands's 'spared' her life and by so doing made her creative life possible.
When she died the obituaries in the East listed Hugh P. Guiler as the husband of the deceased; in the West, Rupert Pole.
"Anaïs Nin: The Last Days" is currently available on Amazon and on Smashwords, as well as on iPad (through the iTune store), Nook, the Sony reader, as well as as other Kindle-friendly devices such as the iPhone.
A former reporter for Time magazine and contributor to the Washington Post, People, USA Today, and Architectural Digest, Barbara Kraft is author of "The Restless Spirit: Journal of a Gemini," with a preface by Anaïs Nin, and the recently published memoir "Anaïs Nin: The Last Days," which Nin biographer Noel Riley Fitch calls "intimate and beautifully written." Kraft's work has appeared in the Hudson Review, Michigan Quarterly, Canadian Theater Review, Columbia Magazine, et al, and among the many radio programs she has hosted and produced for KCRW, the award winning Santa Monica-based National Public Radio station, is "Transforming OC," a two-part documentary on the 2006 opening of the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa. Kraft lives and writes in Los Angeles.
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The Brief: June 17, 2013
As two Texans eye a 2016 presidential bid, one has already emerged as an early front-runner among the state's Republicans.
by David Muto June 17, 2013 6 AM Central
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in Houston on May 3, 2013. Credit: Michael Stravato
In a new University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll of self-identified GOP primary voters, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz leads the 2016 Republican primary field comfortably, garnering a quarter of the vote. Nearly as many respondents, 21 percent, said they had no opinion yet in the race, but Cruz still outpaced every other high-profile Republican contender, including U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, with 13 percent of the vote; U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, with 11 percent; and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, at 8 percent.
Cruz, whose fiery debut in Congress this year has set off speculation about his presidential ambitions, also handily outpolled Gov. Rick Perry, who received 10 percent of the vote.
"What you're seeing here with the Cruz number is that he has become the pre-eminent rising conservative in Texas," said the poll's co-director, Jim Henson. "What we're witnessing in the numbers is Cruz running ahead and reaching back for the baton, and Rick Perry has the baton. The only question is whether Rick Perry is ready to hand it to him."
Whether Perry has lost appeal with the state's GOP, however, is less clear. Though nearly 40 percent of all voters say they would vote against him if he sought a fourth term as governor, he leads Attorney General Greg Abbott 45 percent to 19 percent in a hypothetical 2014 primary — virtually unchanged since earlier this year.
"As we go into the 2014 cycle, you have both the track record of the presidential run, which is clearly negative, and you've got Ted Cruz very much on the stage and as a viable figurehead for the party, and you've got Greg Abbott waiting in the wings," Henson said.
Republicans, meanwhile, mostly haven't tuned into the 2014 race for lieutenant governor. Though incumbent David Dewhurst leads three potential primary opponents — state Sen. Dan Patrick of Houston, Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson and Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples — six out of 10 voters haven't made up their mind.
Read the full story for more detailed results and a look at the presidential contest (or lack thereof) on the Democratic side.
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• Perry Issues More Than Two Dozen Vetoes (The Texas Tribune): "Gov. Rick Perry, taking aim at a powerful but embattled Travis County Democrat, used his line-item veto power Friday to eliminate millions of dollars in state funding for the prosecutors who investigate public corruption cases in the state capital. … Among the other measures wiped out by his veto pen Friday: Senate Bill 17, a $10 million measure, backed by conservatives, that would have provided state training for armed classroom teachers; HB 950, the state Lilly Ledbetter Act, designed to prevent wage discrimination against women; and Senate Bill 219, which would have required Texas railroad commissioners, who oversee the oil and gas industry, to resign before running for another state office. … The governor's veto of a higher education oversight bill, SB 15, was not entirely unexpected, but it generated plenty of heat Friday night."
• Video: Perry Confuses Libya With Lebanon in Speech (The Texas Tribune): "In his prepared remarks at the Faith & Freedom Coalition 2013 conference on Saturday in Washington, D.C., Gov. Rick Perry had another 'oops' moment when he mistakenly said last year's deadly attack on the American consulate in Benghazi occurred in Lebanon, not Libya."
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• In Senate, an Immigration Bill Savior or Saboteur? (The New York Times): "One week into the Senate's immigration floor fight, Senator John Cornyn of Texas has emerged as one of the most polarizing figures on the issue: a Republican leader from a border state brandishing a border security plan that he says is meant to salvage the measure but that is seen by others as a surreptitious attempt to scuttle it."
• Ted Cruz, Bill Flores back North Texas valedictorian who defied speech policy to thank Jesus (The Dallas Morning News): "Texas lawmakers and other conservatives are rallying behind Joshua High School's valedictorian after his principal allegedly threatened to sabotage his academic career at the U.S. Naval Academy. The alleged threat came after the student, Remington Reimer, deviated from the school-approved script at graduation June 6, thanking Jesus and denouncing educators for censoring him. … Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, called Reimer last week to laud his courage in standing up for his free speech rights and religion. On Facebook, he called Reimer a 'true patriot.' U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan, who recommended Reimer for a spot at the Naval Academy after meeting him at several Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps events, also took to social media to express support."
Quote of the Day: "What really infuriates me is his staff doesn't know how to read the legislation. He got bad advice." — State Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, on Rick Perry's veto of his gun training bill for school employees
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(b) Description of procedure. Consent is informed if the patient has been given a description of a procedure set forth in subsection (a) and the risks and alternatives that a reasonably prudent patient would require to make an informed decision as to that procedure. The physician shall be entitled to present evidence of the description of that procedure and those risks and alternatives that a physician acting in accordance with accepted medical standards of medical practice would provide.
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A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to speak to a packed house at the Heritage Foundation about my new book TAKEOVER. If you want to watch the speech on C-SPAN's Book TV here is the link.
But if you don't want to watch the speech I'll cut straight to the chase and give you the highlight here, because I think they are so important to keep in mind as we get into the next few weeks of Republican Primary elections, starting with North Carolina next Tuesday.
Senator Jim DeMint was my 1st choice for President in 2008 and 2012.
I knew Jim DeMint was going to be President. I just didn't realize it would be President of the Heritage Foundation.
The Heritage Foundation, the conservative movement, and America are fortunate indeed to have Jim DeMint as Heritage's leader.
Jim DeMint has been the de facto leader of conservatives for many years.
And as our leader, Jim has understood something that that has escaped most conservatives.
And that's why I wrote TAKEOVER.
The subtitle of TAKEOVER is: The 100 Year War for the Soul of the GOP and How Conservatives Can Finally Win It.
Conservatives have been losing ground to the Left for the last 100 years.
And during the last 100 years, the entire Democratic Party and most Republican leaders have become unhinged from the Constitution.
Well in TAKEOVER I tell you why.
And in the next few minutes I'll give you the Cliff Notes version.
And the information in TAKEOVER is vitally important for any and all conservatives interested in returning America to limited constitutional government.
Conservatives, the most important political battle in America is not between Republicans and Democrats. America's most important political battle is for control of the Republican Party.
For decades conservatives have had their political guns pointed at the wrong targets. Our main opponents are not Democrats such as Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Barak Obama. The people who are keeping limited-government, constitutional conservatives from governing America are big-government Republicans with names like Karl Rove, George Bush 41 and 43, John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Mitch McConnell and Lamar Alexander.
And this war didn't start with the arrival of the Tea Party in 2009 or Ronald Reagan's election as President in 1980. It started in 1912, 102 years ago, when Teddy Roosevelt left the Republican Party, ran a 3rd party ticket and split the Republican vote allowing the Democrat progressive Woodrow Wilson to become President with less than 42% of the vote. By the way, Teddy Roosevelt is one of big-government Karl Rove's favorite Presidents.
Sometimes the Big-Government Republican looks like Teddy Roosevelt, Alf Landon, Wendell Willkie, Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Jerry Ford, Bob Dole, John McCain or Mitt Romney.
And TAKEOVER is the only book that describes the past, present and possible future of the 102-year GOP Civil War. I have included a detailed plan in my book which gives conservatives a road map to take over the Republican Party and govern America by 2017.
Conservatives are like the Biblical Jews who had to wander in the desert for 40 years until that generation of failed, flawed leaders had passed from the scene. Conservatives are not going to get to the political promised land until we replace this generation of failed, flawed, big-government Republicans with limited-government, constitutional conservatives.
The establishment media and big-government Republicans have done a good job of blaming conservatives for Republican losses.
But the opposite is the truth.
The voters consistently reject big-government, content-free Republicans.
In the last fifty years, the Republicans have had only four big election victories.
In those four big-Republican Party victories, the face of the opposition to the Democrats was conservative, limited-government candidates.
In those four big Republican Party victories, the face of the opposition to the Democrats that the voters saw was not big-government Republicans. It was limited-government, smaller government, lower taxes, less government spending, balanced budget, traditional value candidates.
The voters were presented a clear choice – two very different world views.
These four big Republican victories were: 1980 Reagan's election as president; 1984 Reagan's re-election; 1994 the Contract with America, the Gingrich-led revolution; and the Tea Party election of 2010.
In 2006 the Republicans lost the Congress and the White House in 2008, in my opinion, having nothing to do with Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid or Barack Obama, but everything to do with the failed, immoral, corrupt leadership of the Establishment Republicans Denny Hastert, Bill Frist, John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Lamar Alexander, Karl Rove, and George W. Bush.
However, just a few years later in 2010, the voters turned around and gave Republicans their biggest Congressional election in 75-80 years.
But in 2010, these big-government Republicans such as Rove and Bush were nowhere to be seen.
The face of the opposition to the Democrats was the Tea Party, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Mike Lee, Marco Rubio and Rand Paul, and the voters liked that and gave the Republican Party a big victory.
We can all see a wave building that is likely to sweep a lot of Democrats out of office.
But if all that happens is more politicians in the mold of John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Mitch McConnell are elected, conservatives will have wasted the opportunity of a lifetime, and we may have missed our last chance to return America to a limited-government, constitutional conservative republic.
In the primaries, conservatives must unite and support the most electable, principled, limited-government conservative running. We must oppose all establishment, big-government Republicans whether they are incumbents or insurgents.
Incumbent, big-government Republicans that have principled, limited-government candidates opposing them include: Mitch McConnell, Lamar Alexander, Thad Cochran, Pat Roberts, and Lindsey Graham.
Most states' filing deadlines have not passed. So if a principled, limited-government conservative hasn't filed for every race on the 2014 November ballot, we should be organizing an effort to find that candidate. Perhaps you're the candidate you've been waiting for.
Remember to chart the future, you must study the past.
And TAKEOVER is the only book that explains why conservatives have mostly been losing for the last 102 years, and then gives you a clear road map for future success.
Buy TAKEOVER, then join ConservativeHQ.com which is dedicated solely to building the conservative movement.
In my opinion, we're just a few short years from taking over the Republican Party and governing America.
To purchase TAKEOVER and receive a copy of the e-pamphlet "The Law That Governs Government" I wrote with attorney Mark Fitzgibbons, please go to GOPTakeover.org.
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Definitive Social Media Aspect of 2008?
December 4, 2008 iPhone, Social Media2008, applications, facebook, iPhone, linkedin, microblogging, Social Media, twitterJulie Minevich
On his blog, Tom Raftery contemplates what Social Media will be defined by as we look back at 2008…
According to him, in 2004 we had blogs, 2005 brought audio podcasts, followed by video podcasts in 2006, and finally, 2007 was the year of microblogging.
He asks: "We are in November now of 2008 and I still don't see any big transformative Social Media technology which has occurred this year. Has it stalled? What am I missing?"
This got me thinking… and I have two very different answers:
1. I disagree that 2007 was the year of microblogging. I would counter that 2007 was the year of the social network, with Facebook opening its doors to the general public in late 2006, and the continual growth of other sites like MySpace and LinkedIn.
That being said, I think 2008 could be the year of microblogging. It seems that everyone and their brother (and their brother's business) has become a Twitter member, and the role of the site in the recent tragic Mumbai terrorist attack highlighted the platform's reach and influence. And when Facebook comes knocking, to the tune of $500 million, and YOU TURN IT DOWN, you know you're doing something right
2. Okay, so I know that I just told you that Twitter was the IT thing this past year, but there's the thing, I don't think it's hit its peak yet… All though it has become a central part of my world, and probably yours, it still hasn't been fully embraced by the public as a whole.
Given that, I really think that apps will be social media's legacy in 2008. Seriously.
Think about it: Apple unveiled its app store for its iPhone, Facebook has been inundated with its app add-ons, and even LinkedIn has jumped on the bandwagon.
Companies realized that doing things the closed-off, aloof way is just sooo 2007. Instead, 2008 brought a spirit of openness and partnership… or at least the realization that it might be worth it to disclose some proprietary knowledge so that developers, both amateur and professional, can learn your product, become an evangelist, and help your site extend its capabilities — for free! Pure genius.
So there you have it. That's my take.
Now it's your turn: What do you believe to be the definitive social media aspect of 2008?
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http://www.iammikesmith.com Mike Smith
I think you're absolutely correct. Last year was definitely social networking and this year was more microblogging and apps. Spot on what I would have said.
Good post. Can't believe 09 is already here. time flies
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I'm honored that you agree! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment – it was a great reminder that I wanted to get your blog (iammikesmith.com) onto my blogroll.
http://blog.contribune.org Michael
I think you're absolutely right about 2007, Julie. I also agree that this year was the year of apps – but I would broaden that and say it is more than just apps. It is about modularized content, both in the form of apps but also widgets.
While microblogging hasn't hit its peak yet, I think next year will be about an even bigger trend: platforms (such as Facebook Connect) and aggregators (such as Power.com).
Glad that you think I'm on the right track. 🙂
You also completely stole the topic for an upcoming post – "what to expect for social media's future", which I started drafting last night!
I absolutely believe that next year we'll see the consolidation (or at least further integration) of all these different networks.
I can't give too much away, but I'll say that great minds think alike!
Thanks for your thoughts!


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Szarejki (niem. Schareyken, Schareiken) – wieś w Polsce położona w województwie warmińsko-mazurskim, w powiecie oleckim, w gminie Kowale Oleckie.

W latach 1975–1998 miejscowość należała administracyjnie do województwa suwalskiego.

Historia
Wieś założona na 40 włókach boru na prawie magdeburskim w 1566 przez Wawrzyńca Rulentza (lub według innych źródeł przez Wawrzyńca Rubentsa von Schareyko czyli Wawrzyńca Szarejko lub Wawrzyńca z Szarejk). Możliwe, ze zasadźca pochodził z Szarejk koło Ełku. Parafia powstała około 1581 roku i przez długie lata zamieszkiwana była przez ludność polskiego pochodzenia. W latach 1832-1846 proboszczem w Szarejkach był Karol Ferdynand Marcus, sprzeciwiający się nauczaniu dzieci mazurskich w języku niemieckim. Według danych z 1864 r. w parafii mieszkały cztery tysiące "przeważnie polskich parafian", a od pastora - mimo że w roku 1912 doliczono się tylko 400 Mazurów na 4324 parafian - wymagano znajomości "języka mazurskiego".

Zniszczenia z wojny polsko-szwedzkiej, a w szczególności najazd Tatarów hetmana Gosiewskiego, spowodował, że w roku 1683 miejscowi chłopi odrabiali szarwark także w majątku w Sedrankach.

W latach międzywojennych w Szarejkach czynny był urząd pocztowy i dwuklasowa szkoła. Wieś liczyła w tym czasie 264 mieszkańców.

Zabytki
We wsi znajduje się kościół parafialny pw. Matki Boskiej Różańcowej, wzniesiony w latach 1718-1719, przebudowany w 1772. Jest to trójbocznie zamknięta budowla salowa z zakrystią na osi wschodniej, kruchtą od południa i masywną wieżą od zachodu. Ołtarz wykonał, które były dziełem rzeźbiarza Fryderyka Pfeffera (Friedrich Pfeffer) z Królewca z 1720. Ołtarz klasycystyczny, wyposażenie wnętrza barokowe.

Zobacz też
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Przypisy

Bibliografia
 Tomasz Darmochwał, Marek Jacek Rumiński: Warmia Mazury. Przewodnik, Białystok: Agencja TD, 1996. , s. 222
 Rzempołuch A., 1993. Przewodnik po zabytkach sztuki dawnych Prus Wschodnich. Agencja Wyd. "Remix", Olsztyn
 OLECKO Czasy, ludzie, zdarzenia Tekst: Ryszard Demby, wyd. 2000

Szarejki (powiat olecki)

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In the autumn of 2013, my mother was killed in a car crash. This devastating loss was followed by the end of my long-term relationship 2 years later. My reaction lead me to seek some way to cope with the pain. Through working with the practical step by step approach of the Grief Recovery Method, I was able to take the actions necessary to feel better.
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The Department of Energy honored five individuals with the Jeffrey A. Johnson award for their successful collaboration on the 2015 Washington State Energy Code amendments. The award was presented at the National Energy Codes Conference to Gary Nordeen, Washington State University; Louis Starr, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance; Chuck Murray, Washington Department of Commerce; David Baylon, Ecotope, Inc.; and Duane Jonlin, City of Seattle. The award recognizes an individual or team in the United States for leadership in building energy codes in the pursuit of energy efficiency goals. Washington has some of the most stringent energy codes in the country due, in large part, to the contributions of these leaders and many other participants in the process.


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Today is the Third Sunday of Advent, also called Gaudete Sunday. For some inexplicable reason (early onset Alzheimer's maybe?) I left out Gaudete Sunday last year when I was "unpacking" Christmas, so let me rectify that omission now. On the third Sunday in Advent we light the third candle on the Advent wreath: the candle of peace. On standard Western wreaths the third candle is pink or rose colored in contrast with the other three which are either violet or purple, and in traditions where clerical vestments are normal, rose is the preferred color of the day. You may also adorn the church with rose-colored articles. In the eastern Orthodox church, and some western European countries the candles on the wreath are all red, as is mine this year (lead photo). I haven't changed denominations, I just can't find violet or rose candles in Phnom Penh, but red ones are abundant.
This introit carol was made popular by Steeleye Span in the 1970s, but I prefer it in a clerical setting.
One year on this Sunday, when I was pastor at Livingston Manor, I had the choir process into church singing the chorus parts while I sang the solo from the gallery: very joyous (but not really traditional). The organist balked because I gave her my transcription from a medieval MS, as is – no measure lines. She was flummoxed, and solved the problem by marking them in. Oh dear! Classically trained musicians can be a pain.
Conventionally in Western liturgical traditions, confession and penance are suspended for Gaudete Sunday because it should be a day of unalloyed rejoicing. Forget about your past wrongdoing, and focus on the good things in your life. I'm always happy when I am cooking.
Here is a recipe for an Advent cake created by Jamie Oliver, which I have modified for Gaudete Sunday. Fruit cakes decorated with marzipan are the taste of Christmas for me. My two photos here give two different ideas. Either color all the marzipan rose, or leave most of the marzipan natural colored and decorate with pink roses of marzipan. In the latter case you will need extra marzipan.
200g marzipan plus extra for additional decorations.
Soak the chopped dried figs, chopped mixed peel and glace cherries in 250ml brandy at least overnight, and preferably longer. I have soaked them for a month with good effect.
Heat the oven to 150C/300F Grease an 18cm/7inch square cake tin and line the bottom and sides with baking parchment.
Using a stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl, and then mix in the treacle, marmalade and vanilla essence until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add the eggs, a little at a time, and add a tablespoon of the flour mixture at the end.
Fold in the remaining flour mixture, don't use beaters, until well mixed and then mix in the dried fig, mixed peel, glace cherries and the chopped almonds.
Turn the mixture into the prepared tin and make a slight hollow in the center.
Bake in the oven for 3 hours and then test with a toothpick. If it is not yet cooked through (there is dough sticking to the toothpick), continue baking, testing every 20 minutes until the toothpick comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tin for 15 minutes. Then turn out on to a wire rack and let cool completely.
Place the cooled cake on a cake plate.
Dust your hands with icing sugar and knead the marzipan. Add a little red food coloring to make it pink, and continue kneading until the marzipan is soft and the color is evenly distributed (if you are making a pink cake). If you are making a plain cake with decorations, knead the extra marzipan with coloring and knead the bulk of it without.
Brush the cake all over with the warmed orange marmalade and then place the marzipan on top and around the cake. Decorate as you see fit.
Cover the cake with a clean tea towel and then leave in a cool place for at least one day.


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Partnerships and Community Support in Unprecedented Times: a Singapore observation
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The current Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has put the global environment into trying times and it signify opportunities to extend current work practices and go beyond business-impact projects to social-impact projects. Social-impact is the ability to deliver projects that will help the community as a whole. This calls to the topic of supporting an ecosystem and building partnerships. In my first blog post, "Moving times, evolving business models: a Singapore observation", I look at the cross-business partnership models adopted between insurers and other domains such as telecommunication and technology companies. Creating partnerships is important to weather the storm together as it creates a sharing ecosystem of knowledge and process. It is also a time to help and serve the community at large, bringing relief where possible.
Insurers' support during a crisis
In Singapore, major insurers are adjusting coverage and claims procedures due to the changing economy and the recent crisis. AIA Singapore implemented a guarantee of insurance coverage and this will take effect before medical treatments are paid, providing assurance that final bill will be covered. Pre-authorization of medical claims provide coverage without fear of rejection or being required to pay upfront. This initiative is rolled out to all private non-emergency admissions and day surgeries. The goal is to prevent doctors from overcharging patients and manage health insurance rising cost.
This was in view of rising healthcare costs and incidents whereby patients are overcharge for a medical procedure. The new pre-authorization option for claims will be in effect from April 15, 2020 and affect 720,000 policyholders of the AIA HealthShield Gold Max policy. The goal is to provide sustainable healthcare to policyholders and to allow doctors to focus on providing the best clinical outcome. This scheme works on a partnership agreement with panel of specialist doctors from the public and private sector, with plans for private hospitals and day surgeries clinics. The partnership will also enable AIA to understand patients' billings and inpatient stays better.
As part of assurance care due to the on-going threat of COVID-19, AIA will provide free additional coverage to individual life policyholders and corporate policies issued between 17 February 2020 to 31 July 2020. The policy pays out S$25,000 for death due to COVID-19 and lump sum of S$1,000 for hospitalization income. In partnership with telemedicine provider WhiteCoat, policyholders are eligible for free video medical consultations and treatments during the COVID-19 outbreak period. This initiative will be valid till 31 December 2020 or 30 days after the Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (DORSCON) level has stepped down to green. As of this blog's publication, Singapore's current DORSCON level is at orange.
Other Singapore insurers such as NTUC Income, Manulife Singapore, Great Eastern also offer free benefits for policyholders who are diagnosed with COVID-19.
Great Eastern created a S$1 million support package for policyholders and their immediate family members affected by the outbreak. It covers hospitalization for up to 60 days at S$200 per day and a lump sum of S$20,000 upon death. The eligibility period is capped at a total of S$1 million or 31 December 2020, whichever comes first.
Manulife Singapore has likewise set up S$1 million support fund, whereby customers are eligible for a S$1,500 payout upon COVID-19 diagnosis, with an additional payout of S$2,000 if the individual is hospitalized for a minimum of five days. A lump sum of S$30,000 is payout upon death. The payout is not eligible if COVID-19 is diagnosed within 14 days of policy issuance or renewal.
NTUC Income offer COVID-19 benefits for three group of policyholders: Income Personal Accident, Group Employee Benefits and the Income Family Micro-Insurance Scheme (IFMIS). Policyholders under this Infectious Disease policy will receive cash-payout of S$100 per day during hospitalization (for up to 30 days) and a lump sum of S$10,000 upon death. Employees of NTUC Income will receive the same benefit but at S$20,000 upon death. IFMIS covers low-income families who do not pay a premium and are offered a payout of S$5,000 in event of death or total permanent disability, including COVID-19. IFMIS family members who are diagnosed with COVID-19 will have a cash payout of S$200 per day during hospitalization, until August 31, 2020.
DBS Bank Singapore, in partnership and collaboration with Chubb Insurance Singapore, offers complimentary insurance coverage for all 5 million customers worldwide, except for mainland-China and United States-sanctioned countries. DBS's COVID-19 coverage offers S$100 per day for hospitalization and a lump sum of S$1,000 upon admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), with extension beyond 30 days for a premium.
The lessons to be learnt from such initiatives is the acknowledgement of how insurers are serving the community and bringing assurance during an outbreak. Such virus-related policies are offered at no-cost, but renewal will be offered at an affordable premium. The coverage differs from insurers, but the key feature of this virus-outbreak relief is offered as an add-on to existing life policies and insurers safeguard against losses by setting a threshold amount for support. A notable mention is the micro-insurance scheme, which acts as an enablement for the less fortunate, bringing about a sense of social inclusion. Going forward, insurers' partnership with healthcare providers and banks will pave a way to serve the broader community and to gain access to a wider pool of customers.


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Q: RealMatrix object in Java class It seems that I can`t use this Apache Commons Math library in my class because I get unexpected token on matrixSim when I try to use RealMatrix in my consructor like this:
class vecGenUn
{
  double[][] prevMat;
  RealMatrix matrixSim;  //this is problematic
  int dataDim;
  int rowDim;
  double simVecMean;
  double simVecSD;
  double simVecUn;
  double sum;

  vecGenUn (double[][] tempPM)
  {
    prevMat = tempSM;
    matrixSim = new Array2DRowRealMatrix(prevMat);  //and possibly this
    dataDim = new int matrixSim.getColumnDimension();
    rowDim = new int matrixSim.getRowDimension();
    simVecMean = new double[dataDim];
    simVecSD = new double[dataDim];
    simVecUn = new double[dataDim];
    sum = new Sum();
  }

  public void vecGen()
  {
    for (int i = 0; i < dataDim; i++)
    {
      simVecMean[i] = sum.evaluate(matrixSim.getColumn(i), 0, rowDim)/rowDim
    }
  }
}

Now methods are yet to be implemented but how do I use RealMatrix data type here when I need it for all Appache math library methods but also I need to construct it from values (double array) supplied when creating this class instance.

A: In the code provided, you have all sorts of compiler errors unrelated to Apache Commons Math.  Fix those before trying to determine if you have problems with that library.
Correction comments are in-line marked with (*):
class vecGenUn
{
  double[][] prevMat;
  RealMatrix matrixSim;  //this is problematic
  int dataDim;
  int rowDim;
  double simVecMean;
  double simVecSD;
  double simVecUn;
  double sum;

  vecGenUn (double[][] tempPM)
  {
    prevMat = tempSM; // (*) tempSM is undefined
    matrixSim = new Array2DRowRealMatrix(prevMat);  //and possibly this
    dataDim = new int matrixSim.getColumnDimension(); // (*) 'new int' is invalid
    rowDim = new int matrixSim.getRowDimension(); // (*) ditto
    simVecMean = new double[dataDim]; // (*) assigning an array to a scalar variable
    simVecSD = new double[dataDim]; // (*) ditto
    simVecUn = new double[dataDim]; // (*) ditto
    sum = new Sum(); // (*) assigning object to primitive
  }

  public void vecGen()
  {
    for (int i = 0; i < dataDim; i++)
    {
      simVecMean[i] = sum.evaluate(matrixSim.getColumn(i), 0, rowDim)/rowDim // (*) indexing a scalar variable
    }
  }
}

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Secrets That Experts Of Anti Snore Mouthpiece Don't Want You To Know.
Snoring is the snorting and rattling sound made by the vibration of the airway tissue at the back of the mouth, nose and throat as we breathe in and out after we sleep. As a result of sleep apnea can provoke or exacerbate different well being problems, it is completely necessary to deal good morning snore solution vs SnoreRx with this respiratory downside instantly. Whereas there are countless things for folks to attempt, one of many simplest issues to sleep with out snoring is to strive completely different sleeping positions.
More than 15 episodes per hour per evening are the standards used to prognosis the situation referred to as sleep apnea. People who snore ought to be evaluated to make sure that different issues reminiscent of sleep apnea , other sleeping issues , or other sleep associated breathing issues usually are not current.
The tissues in your throat can get so relaxed that they partially block your airway and vibrate as air rushes previous. Sleeping with mouth open is an indication your tongue isn't supporting your airway. A foam wedge or an air cushion is integrated within the rear part of these anti-snore backpacks and positional sleep belts, which renders it unattainable to sleep comfortably in a supine place.
It will not be the best night time's sleep for obvious causes, but will probably be one thing that can assist you get your diagnoses and begin therapy. Merely elevating your head with some plushier pillows can even help in making certain your tongue lies flat, and airways stay clear. However as anyone who's tried the throat sprays, nasal dilators, jaw slings or mouth splints that claim to ease loud night breathing will know, snoring is infuriatingly tough to fix.
Loud night breathing is on the identical spectrum of sleep disordered respiratory as sleep apnea. However sleeping with mouth open and pauses in respiration might or show sleep issues. Snoring is the vibration of respiratory structures and the resulting sound is due to obstructed air movement during respiratory whereas sleeping.
Surgical correction, known as septoplasty, could fix the deviated nasal septum by shifting the cartilage and this may increasingly scale back loud night breathing. Your associate says you stop respiration throughout the evening (if you are obese and this occurs then you may need obstructive sleep apnoea ). Chin straps can be used to keep your mouth shut whereas your sleep, forcing you to breathe by your nostril.


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Justia Dockets & Filings Eleventh Circuit Florida Middle District Cain v. Commissioner of Social Security Filing 17
Cain v. Commissioner of Social Security
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION re 1 Complaint filed by Darryl Lee Cain. Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark A. Pizzo on 2/3/2010. (AGG)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION DARRYL L. CAIN, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant. _________________________________/ REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. �� 405(g) and 1383(c)(3), Plaintiff seeks review of the Commissioner's decision denying his claims for a period of disability and Disability Insurance Benefits ("DIB"), as well as for Supplemental Security Income ("SSI"). This matter has been referred to me for report and recommendation. See 28 U.S.C. �636(b); Local Rule 6.01(c)(21). Plaintiff argues the Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") erred by: (1) determining Plaintiff's impairment did not meet listing 1.04 (disorders of the spine); (2) discrediting Plaintiff's complaints of pain and other subjective symptoms, including finding Plaintiff's testimony less credible based on Plaintiff's ability to perform daily activities; (3) determining Plaintiff's residual functional capacity ("RFC"); and (4) giving inadequate weight to the opinion of Plaintiff's examining physician and nurse practitioner. After reviewing the record, I conclude the ALJ's decision is in accordance with law and supported by substantial evidence. I therefore recommend that the district judge affirm the Commissioner's decision. Background Plaintiff is a fifty year old man with a high school degree. (R. 507) Plaintiff has past CASE NO. 8:09-CV-34-T-17MAP work experience as a truck driver and concrete driver. (R.507-08) He alleges disability commencing May 28, 2004, stemming from back injuries at work in September and October 2003 (R. 422), as well as from numerous other health conditions. The ALJ found Plaintiff has the severe combination of impairments of "lumbar degenerative disc disease with L5-S1 disc protrusion, diabetes, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, heel spur, arthritis in the right knee, hearing loss, and morbid obesity." (R. 19) The ALJ concluded Plaintiff's impairments or combination of impairments did not constitute a listed impairment. (R. 19-20) The ALJ further determined Plaintiff has the residual functional capacity ("RFC") to perform light work with the option to sit or stand at will. (R. 20). The ALJ concluded that although Plaintiff is not able to perform his past relevant work, he can perform other jobs that exist in significant numbers in the national economy and therefore is not disabled. (R. 25) The Appeals Council denied review. (R. 2) Standard of Review To be entitled to DIB or SSI, a claimant must be unable to engage "in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months." See 42 U.S.C. �� 423(d)(1)(A), 1382c(a)(3)(A). A "`physical or mental impairment' is an impairment that results from anatomical, physiological, or psychological abnormalities which are demonstrable by medically acceptable clinical and laboratory diagnostic techniques." See 42 U.S.C. �� 423(d)(3), 1382c(a)(3)(D). The Social Security Administration, in order to regularize the adjudicative process, 2 promulgated detailed regulations that are currently in effect. These regulations establish a "sequential evaluation process" to determine whether a claimant is disabled. See 20 C.F.R. �� 404.1520, 416.920. If an individual is found disabled at any point in the sequential review, further inquiry is unnecessary. 20 C.F.R. �� 404.1520(a)(4), 416.920(a)(4). Under this process, the Commissioner must determine, in sequence, the following: (1) whether the claimant is currently engaged in substantial gainful activity; (2) whether the claimant has a severe impairment(s) (i.e., one that significantly limits his ability to perform work-related functions); (3) whether the severe impairment meets or equals the medical criteria of Appendix 1, 20 C.F.R. Part 404, Subpart P; (4) considering the Commissioner's determination of claimant's RFC, whether the claimant can perform his past relevant work; and (5) if the claimant cannot perform the tasks required of his prior work, the ALJ must decide if the claimant can do other work in the national economy in view of his RFC, age, education, and work experience. 20 C.F.R. �� 404.1520(a)(4), 416.920(a)(4). A claimant is entitled to benefits only if unable to perform other work. See Bowen v. Yuckert, 482 U.S. 137, 142 (1987); 20 C.F.R. � 404.1520(f), (g); 20 C.F.R. � 416.920(f), (g). In reviewing the ALJ's findings, this Court must ask if substantial evidence supports those findings. See 42 U.S.C. �� 405(g), 1383(c)(3); Richardson v. Perales, 402 U.S. 389, 390 (1971). The ALJ's factual findings are conclusive if "substantial evidence consisting of relevant evidence as a reasonable person would accept as adequate to support a conclusion exists." Keeton v. Dep't of Health and Human Servs., 21 F.3d 1064, 1066 (11th Cir. 1994) (citation and quotations omitted). The Court may not reweigh the evidence or substitute its own judgment for that of the ALJ even if it finds the evidence preponderates against the ALJ's 3 decision. See Bloodsworth v. Heckler, 703 F.2d 1233, 1239 (11th Cir. 1983). The Commissioner's "failure to apply the correct law or to provide the reviewing court with sufficient reasoning for determining that the proper legal analysis has been conducted mandates reversal." Keeton, 21 F.3d at 1066 (citations omitted). Discussion A. Listing 1.04 Plaintiff contends the ALJ failed to properly evaluate whether Plaintiff's impairment met or equaled Listing 1.04 (Disorders of the Spine). Specifically, Plaintiff argues the ALJ should have discussed the medical findings in light of the requirements of Listing 1.04 rather than summarily concluding Plaintiff failed to satisfy the listing criteria. He argues remand is required "so that the ALJ can properly determine whether the Claimant meets or equals listing 1.04." Doc. 15 at 9. At the outset, I note the ALJ is not required to "mechanically recite the evidence leading to [his] determination." Hutchison v. Bowen, 787 F.2d 1461, 1463 (11th Cir. 1986). In this case, the ALJ correctly set out the sequential analysis. Moreover, in conducting the listing analysis, he stated he had given "[p]articular consideration to sections 1.00ff, 2.0ff, 3.0ff, 4.0ff, 9.0ff, and 11.00ff dealing with musculoskeletal, special senses, respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrine, and neurological disorders." (R. 20) The ALJ further stated: [T]he findings in evidence do not approach the level of severity set forth in these or any other listings. No treating or examining physician reported findings of listing level severity. The State agency physicians determined that the claimant did not have an impairment of listing level severity. (R. 20) Moreover, in other sections of his ruling, the ALJ gave thorough consideration to the 4 medical evidence in the record. I therefore conclude there was no error in the way the ALJ presented his findings. To the extent Plaintiff contends the ALJ erred by determining Plaintiff did not satisfy Listing 1.04, specifically subsection A thereof, the Commissioner argues Plaintiff failed to meet all the required criteria and, even if he did, Plaintiff failed to show he met the listing on a sustained basis for twelve consecutive months as required by 42 U.S.C. � 423(d)(1)(A). I agree. "When a claimant contends that he has an impairment meeting the listed impairments, the burden is on the claimant to present specific medical findings that meet the various tests listed under the description of the applicable impairment, or, if in the alternative, he contends that he has an impairment which is equal to one of the listed impairments, the claimant must present evidence which describes how the impairment has such equivalency." Wilkinson on Behalf of Wilkinson v. Bowen, 847 F.2d 660, 662 (11th Cir. 1987) (citation omitted). The "medical criteria must be met for a period of twelve continuous months." Castro v. Astrue, No. 8:08-cv-769-T33TGW, 2009 WL 1975513, at *4 (M.D. Fla. July 8, 2009) (citation omitted). Listing 1.04 provides coverage as follows: 1.04 Disorders of the spine (e.g. herniated nucleus pulposus, spinal arachnoiditis, spinal stenosis, osteoarthritis, degenerative disc disease, facet arthritis, vertebral fracture), resulting in compromise of a nerve root (including the cauda equina) or the spinal cord. With: A. Evidence of nerve root compression characterized by neuro-anatomic distribution of pain, limitation of motion of the spine, motor loss (atrophy with associated muscle weakness or muscle weakness) accompanied by sensory or reflex loss and, if there is involvement of the lower back, positive straight-leg raising test (sitting and supine). 20 C.F.R. Pt. 404, Subpt. P, App. 1, Listing 1.04. Plaintiff's evidence pertaining to the listing 1.04A criteria is lacking. For example, 5 records relevant to the compromise of Plaintiff's nerve root show the condition improved over time and are unclear as to the duration of any such compromise. The report of Plaintiff's December 2003 MRI performed shortly after his accident states Plaintiff had a mild disc bulge at L4-5 without stenosis. The report further states: At the L5-S1 level there is an asymmetric disc extrusion extending cephalad to the right. This is consistent with an HNP and results in severe right lateral recess stenosis and compression of the right S1 nerve root. There is also right-sided neural foraminal stenosis and compression of the right L5 nerve root. (R. 389) However, when neurosurgeon Dr. Campanelli reviewed the 2003 MRI films, he characterized them as showing "minimal degenerative changes at L5-S1 and at L3-L4 and L4-L5." (R. 344) Plaintiff had another MRI in November 2006. The report of that MRI states Plaintiff has a "[f]airly broad based disc protrusion versus asymmetric bulge of the L5-S1 disc deviating the traversing right S1 nerve root posteriorly and also narrowing the L5-S1 right neural foramina." (R. 172) The reporting doctor further wrote he could not "completely exclude the possibility of the exiting right L5 nerve roots [being] impinged." (R. 172) He stated that clinical correlation was needed. (R. 172) More critically, with respect to the requirement that Plaintiff show "motor loss (atrophy with associated muscle weakness or muscle weakness) accompanied by sensory or reflex loss," the evidence is patently insufficient to support Plaintiff's claim of a listing. It is only in Dr. Fiore's December 2003 notes that there is evidence of weakness: "EHL strength is bilaterally 4/5 and symmetric," with his "[s]itting root test ... slightly positive on the right, negative on the left." (R. 423) In April 2004, however, Dr. Martinez noted "[n]o atrophy or unusual abnormalities" with respect to Plaintiff's musculoskeletal system and "normal tone and 5/5 strength in all 6 extremities." (R. 417, 419) Dr. Delgado, a neurologist who saw Plaintiff in December 2004, stated Plaintiff's "[m]uscle tone and bulk were symmetric in upper and lower extremities," and that "[m]uscle strength in upper and lower extremities was 5 out of 5 without evidence for pronator drift or tremors." (R. 342) This evidence indicates Plaintiff had only slight weakness in the period immediately following his accident, which appears to have resolved shortly thereafter. I therefore conclude the ALJ's decision that Plaintiff's impairments do not meet or equal a listing is supported by substantial evidence. B. ALJ's treatment of Plaintiff's complaints of pain and subjective symptoms Plaintiff agues the ALJ failed to properly analyze his complaints of pain. Specifically, he argues the ALJ erred by failing to examine the intensity, persistence, or limiting effects of Plaintiff's pain, erroneously found Plaintiff's testimony less credible based on Plaintiff's ability to perform daily activities, and failed to give "explicit and adequate reasons for discounting" Plaintiff's credibility. Plaintiff further argues generally that the ALJ lacked substantial evidence on which to discredit Plaintiff's pain testimony. An "ALJ must consider a claimant's subjective testimony if he finds (1) evidence of an underlying medical condition and (2) either (a) objective medical evidence to confirm the severity of the alleged pain arising from that condition or (b) that the medical condition was of such severity as to reasonably give rise to the alleged pain." Pritchett v. Commissioner, Social Security Adm., 315 Fed. Appx. 806, 811 (11th Cir. 2009) (citing Mason v. Bowen, 791 F.2d 1460, 1462 (11th Cir. 1986)). If the ALJ discredits a claimant's testimony as to pain or other subjective symptoms, he must "clearly articulate explicit and adequate reasons" for doing so. Dyer v. Barnhart, 395 F.3d 1206, 1210 (11th Cir. 2005) (quotations and citation omitted). "The 7 credibility determination does not need to cite particular phrases or formulations but it cannot merely be a broad rejection which is not enough to enable the [Court] to conclude that the ALJ considered [his] medical condition as a whole." Id. (punctuation and citations omitted). In this case, the ALJ concluded Plaintiff does suffer from underlying impairments that reasonably could be expected to produce the symptoms alleged. (R. 20) The ALJ further concluded, however, that he could not fully credit Plaintiff's "statements as to the frequency, intensity, and duration of symptoms" because they were inconsistent with the evidence in the record. (R. 20) The ALJ recited Plaintiff's medical history, giving a detailed discussion of how the record does not support Plaintiff's claims as to the extent of his impairment. The ALJ pointed out that Plaintiff's more recent MRI shows improvement in the condition of his back, and the medical records establish symptomatic improvement in his back over time. Additionally, as the ALJ noted, the "record does not document any diabetic crises or complications due to low or high blood sugar levels," and treatment notes do not show Plaintiff complained of "significant symptoms of diabetes, such as frequent urination." As for Plaintiff's cardiac health, the ALJ stated testing showed no signs of ischemia, Plaintiff's blood pressure was well-controlled when Plaintiff took the prescribed medication, and the record does not document that Plaintiff suffered from a heart attack. Regarding Plaintiff's sleep apnea, the ALJ stated Plaintiff's evaluation showed only mild sleep apnea that was controlled by CPAP, and the pulmonary function test showed Plaintiff suffered from "only mild restrictive defect." Further, although Plaintiff had suffered from heel spurs, the treatment was temporary and consisted of only NSAIDs and exercise. As for Plaintiff's hearing loss, the ALJ noted the evaluation showed mild to moderate hearing loss, but that Plaintiff's speech discrimination was excellent. The ALJ 8 further noted the record evidence showed no specific or significant complications with respect to Plaintiff's obesity, and that Plaintiff's arthritis in his knee was not an issue until March 2007 and apparently responded well to treatment. With respect to Plaintiff's complaints of swelling, the ALJ noted there is nothing in the record indicating Plaintiff had been advised by his physicians to elevate his legs frequently. The ALJ further recited the daily activities to which Plaintiff testified, i.e., some household chores, shopping with a motorized cart, caring for children and getting them ready for school, and operating the riding lawn mower for 20 to 30 minutes at a time. The ALJ noted those activities "are not inconsistent with the performance of light work activity." (R. 23) The ALJ thoroughly reviewed the record and clearly recited the portions thereof that led him to discredit Plaintiff's complaints. Those considerations are acceptable bases on which to evaluate Plaintiff's complaints, 20 C.F.R. �� 404.1529, 416.929, are supported by the record, and constitute substantial evidence supporting the ALJ's credibility determination. C. Examining Physicians Plaintiff argues the ALJ erred by discounting the opinions of Dr. Fiore and the nurse practitioner who examined Plaintiff shortly after he was injured in 2003. Specifically, Plaintiff argues the ALJ should have relied on Dr. Fiore's opinion that Plaintiff was limited to part-time seated sedentary level work allowing for change of position at will, and the nurse's opinion that Plaintiff could not lift, bend, or stoop. The ALJ explained his reasons for according little weight to Dr. Fiore's opinion as follows: Although an orthopedic specialist, Dr. Fiore followed the claimant for only about 2 9 months during the period December 2003 to February 2004 and cannot be considered a treating source. The opinion is not consistent with the subsequent medical evidence, the claimant's daily activities, or the other opinions of record. (R. 23) Although the ALJ stated Dr. Fiore "cannot be considered a treating source," the only logical explanation for that statement is that the ALJ meant Dr. Fiore is not a treating source whose opinion should be accorded controlling weight due to the short duration of his treatment. See 20 C.F.R. �� 404.1527(d)(2)(i), 416.927(d)(2)(i). With respect to the nurse practitioner's opinion, the ALJ stated he gave "very little weight to this opinion; the nurse practitioner saw the claimant for only a brief period of time, one week just after his back injury, was not a treating source, and is not an acceptable medical source for purposes of this decision."1 (R. 23) The ALJ clearly articulated his reasons for discounting the opinions of Dr. Fiore and the nurse practitioner. Those reasons are supported by the record and constitute substantial evidence supporting the ALJ's decision to discount the opinions.2 To the extent Plaintiff complains the ALJ relied on the opinions of non-examining State agency physicians, his argument fails for multiple reasons. First, the ALJ relied on the record as a whole, including, inter alia, treating physician records, examining physician records, and Plaintiff's testimony, not only on non-examining physician records. Second, the regulations provide that although the ALJ is not 1 The Social Security regulations define "acceptable medical source" as not including nurse practitioners. See 20 C.F.R. �� 404.1513(a), 416.913(a). Nurse practitioners are other sources from which the Commissioner may use evidence. 20 C.F.R. �� 404.1513(d), 416.913(d). I note, moreover that Dr. Fiore's opinion as to how much Plaintiff could work was a moving target. See R. 424 (report of December 15, 2003, examination, stating Plaintiff's work status was "sedentary work only with no truck driving"); R. 426 (report of December 24, 2003, examination, stating Plaintiff could not work due to the combination of his large body size and the herniated disc); R. 428 (report of February 26, 2004, examination, stating Plaintiff could return to work "at absolute sedentary work only"). 10 2 bound by State agency medical consultant findings, he is required to consider such findings as opinion evidence because such consultants are "highly qualified physicians...who are also experts in Social Security disability evaluation." 20 C.F.R. �� 404.1527(f)(2)(i), 416.927(f)(2)(i). D. Residual Functional Capacity Plaintiff's final argument is that the ALJ erred in determining his residual functional capacity ("RFC"). Plaintiff argues that although the ALJ found his diabetes, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, hearing loss, and morbid obesity to be part of the severe combination of impairments from which Plaintiff suffered, he "inexplicably excluded" them and their resulting limitations from the RFC determination. Plaintiff's argument is without merit. As detailed above, the ALJ's decision includes a thorough discussion of Plaintiff's impairments. That analysis is supported by the record. Conclusion For the reasons stated, it is hereby RECOMMENDED: 1. The decision of the Commissioner be AFFIRMED. IT IS SO REPORTED at Tampa, Florida on February 3, 2010. 11 NOTICE TO PARTIES Failure to file written objections to the proposed findings and recommendations contained in this report within fourteen (14) days from the date of its service shall bar an aggrieved party from attacking the factual findings on appeal. 28 U.S.C. � 636(b)(1). cc: The Honorable Elizabeth A. Kovachevich Counsel of Record 12


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Q: vue i18n v9 - using it as a javascript object (not inside the template)? Is it possible to use vue, vue-i18n only with javascript (as an object), not in the template?
in the src/boot/i18n.js
import { boot } from 'quasar/wrappers'
import { createI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
import messages from 'src/i18n'

export default boot(({ app }) => {
  const i18n = createI18n({
    locale: 'es-CO',
    fallbackLocale: 'en-US',
    globalInjection: true,
    messages
  })

  // Set i18n instance on app
  app.use(i18n)
})

but I create a src/support/errors, and utils, and more extended files were I need insert messages but can access i18n.
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I spanish native, and junior in quasar vue, so please help me
Thanks.

A: There is a more simple builtin solution using the global property
import { boot } from 'quasar/wrappers'
import { createI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
import messages from 'src/i18n'

export const i18n = createI18n({
    locale: 'es-CO',
    fallbackLocale: 'en-US',
    globalInjection: true,
    messages
  })

export default boot(({ app }) => {
  // Set i18n instance on app
  app.use(i18n)
})

import { i18n } from "src/boot/i18n";

const { t } = i18n.global;

...
const customMessageByErrorType = (error) => {
  const messages = {
    401: t('httpErrors.error401'),
    403: t('httpErrors.error403'),
    ...
  }
  return messages[error.response.status]
}

A: This work for me, but I don't know if is the best way
in store define a variable that contains i18n instance and define a getter to access it:
import { boot } from 'quasar/wrappers'
import { createI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
import messages from 'src/i18n'
import {useCommonStore} from 'stores/all'

const $commonStore = useCommonStore()

export default boot(({ app }) => {
  const i18n = createI18n({
    locale: 'es-CO',
    fallbackLocale: 'en-US',
    globalInjection: true,
    messages
  })

  // Set i18n instance on app
  app.use(i18n)
  app.provide('i18n',i18n)
  app.config.globalProperties.$i18n = i18n
  $commonStore.$i18n = i18n
})

create a Store like
import {defineStore} from 'pinia'

export const commonStore = defineStore('common', {
  state: () => ({
    $i18n: {},
  }),
  getters: {
    i18n() {
      return this.$i18n.global;
    },
  },
  actions: {
    TRANSLATE(message) {
      return this.$i18n.global.t(message)
    }
  },
});

and it work in a js file outside components, like the example
import { Notify } from 'quasar'
import {useCommonStore} from 'stores/all'

const $commonStore = useCommonStore()

export const handleErrors = (error) => {
  if (!error.response)
    if (error.hasOwnProperty('message')) notify(error.message)
    else notify($commonStore.TRANSLATE('httpErrors.failedConnection'))
  else if (error.response.hasOwnProperty('message')) notify(error.response.message)
  else if (error.response.hasOwnProperty('data')) {
    const errorData = error.response.data
    if (errorData && Array.isArray(errorData))
      errorData.forEach((error, index) => notify(error[error.keys(errorData)[index]]))
    else if (errorData) {
      const object = errorData[Object.keys(errorData)[0]]
      if (Array.isArray(object)) return object.forEach((error) => notify(error))
      const customError = customMessageByErrorType(error)
      if (customError) notify(customError)
      else notify(errorData[Object.keys(errorData)[0]])
    }
  } else notify($commonStore.TRANSLATE('httpErrors.unexpectedError'))
}

const notify = (message) => {
  Notify.create({
    message: message,
    color: 'negative',
    textColor: 'white'
  })
}

const customMessageByErrorType = (error) => {
  const messages = {
    401: $commonStore.TRANSLATE('httpErrors.error401'),
    403: $commonStore.TRANSLATE('httpErrors.error403'),
    404: $commonStore.TRANSLATE('httpErrors.error404'),
    422: $commonStore.TRANSLATE('httpErrors.error422'),
    500: $commonStore.TRANSLATE('httpErrors.error500')
  }
  return messages[error.response.status]
}

I hope it helps whoever needs it


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'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' Cast, Creators Share Their Favorite Scenes [VIDEO]
Renewed for Season 14, FXX's long-running sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is now tied with ABC's The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet as longest-running live-action comedy series. Now that's a title Mac (Rob McElhenney), Dennis (Glenn Howerton), Charlie (Charlie Day), Dee (Kaitlin Olson), and Frank (Danny DeVito) would be more than happy to hang behind the bar. On top of that, they're coming off a "lucky" 13th season considered by many to be one of its best – so things couldn't be better for The Gang from Paddy's Pub.
That said… fans know there's still a long, pothole-strewn South Philly street ahead of them before Paddy's Pub is open for business again. So to ease the pain of waiting, The Gang at Bleeding Cool are here to help pass the time with some Always Sunny extras over the next few months… and in this one, the cast and creators behind It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia share some of their favorite scenes/moments from the past thirteen seasons – ranging from "milk steak" and rental car dents to drinking challenges and a falling Frank:
Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia | Season 13: My Favorite Scene Cast Chat | FXX (https://youtu.be/yWxpaPuU8eo)
Developed by McElhenney and Howerton, and written/executive produced by McElhenney, Howerton, and Day, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia was FX's first comedy hit before moving over to FXX – a fact that FX CEO John Landgraf does not take lightly when he explained at the recent Television Critics Association (TCA) why the series has been so successful for so long – even after all this time: "It was the fist successful deconstruction and reconstruction of a sitcom," praising the leads as "five really hilarious degenerates who are most active schemers" as well as the main reason for the show's success – while also acknowledging the various "social issues" that the series addressed so effectively in the past.
And it appears that there may not be any pre-season 14 "drama" regrading Howerton's involvement in the new season, revealing to The Hollywood Reporterthat although work on season 14 won't officially begin until later this year, there's a very good chance we'll have more Dennis in our lives when the series returns: "We're in talks about season 14 right now. The writers room on that is going to start in a couple months." As for Howerton's Dennis being a larger part of that? "That's the plan."
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For the past 2 years there has been an increase in the sighting of "fireballs" in many places all over the world, including Russia and the United States. This has largely been ignored by the Main Stream Media, but the information CAN be found, such as at beforeitsnews. Just GOOGLE: "fireballs", "fireball news" or "fireball beforeitsnews" and YOU check it out and decide for yourself, are these really meteors OR are these mostly plasma balls created by HAARP?!
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Em química orgânica, o termo organocatálise (um portmanteau dos termos "orgânico" e "catalisador") refere-se a uma forma de catálise, pelo que a taxa de um reação química é aumentada por um catalisador orgânico referido como um "organocatalisador" consistindo de carbono, hidrogênio, enxofre e outros elementos não metálicos encontrados em compostos orgânicos. Devido à sua semelhança na composição e descrição, eles são muitas vezes confundidos como um  misnômero para enzimas devido a seus efeitos comparáveis sobre taxas de reação e formas de catálise envolvidas.

Organocatalisadores que exibem funcionalidade amina secundária podem ser descritos como realizando tanto catálise de enamina (por formação de quantidades catalíticas de um nucleófilo enamina ativo), como catálise de  imíniums (por formação de quantidades catalíticas de um imínium eletrófilo ativado). Este mecanismo é típico para organocatálise covalente. Ligação covalente de substrato normalmente requer alta carga de catalisador (para catálise de prolina, tipicamente 20-30 mol%).

Interações não covalentes tal como ligações de hidrogénio facilitam baixas cargas de catalisador (até 0,001 mol%).

Organocatálise oferece diversas vantagens. Não há necessidade de catálise baseada em metal consequentemente fazendo uma contribuição à química verde. Neste contexto, ácidos orgânicos simples tem sido usados como catalisadores para a modificação de celulose em água em escala multi-tonelada. Quando o organocatalisador é quiral abrem-se possibilidades para catálise assimétrica, por exemplo o uso de prolina em reações aldólicas é um exemplo de quiralidade e química verde.

Introdução

Organocatalisadores aquirais regulares são baseados em compostos contendo nitrogênio, como piperidina usada na condensação de Knoevenagel.  DMAP usada nas esterificações e DABCO usado na reação de Baylis-Hillman. Sais de tiazólium são empregados na reação de Stetter. Estes catalisadores e reações tem uma longa história mas o interesse atual em organocatálise é focado em catálise assimétrica com catálise quiral, chamada organocatálise assimétrica ou organocatálise enantiosseletiva. Uma reação pioneira desenvolvida nos anos 1970 é chamada reação dе Hajos–Parrish–Eder–Sauer–Wiechert. Entre 1968 e 1997, houve apenas alguns relatos sobre o uso de pequenas moléculas orgânicas como catalisadores para reações assimétricas (a reação de Hajos–Parrish provavelmente sendo a mais famosa), mas esses estudos químicos foram vistos mais como reações químicas únicas do que as partes integrantes de um campo maior e interconectado.

Nesta reação, prolina quiral ocorrendo naturalmente é o catalisador quiral em uma reação aldólica. O material de partida é uma tricetona aquiral e requer apenas 3% de prolina para obter o produto de reação, um cetol em 93% excesso enantiomérico. Este é o primeiro  exemplo de uma reação aldólica assimétrica catalisada por aminoácido.

A síntese assimétrica da cetona de Wieland-Miescher (1985) é também baseada em prolina e outra aplicação precoce foi uma das transformações na síntese total de eritromicina por Robert B. Woodward (1981). Um artigo de revisão enfoca os exemplos recentes selecionados de síntese total de produtos naturais e farmacêuticos usando reações organocatalíticas.

Muitos organocatalisadores quirais são uma adaptação de ligandos quirais (a qual conjuntamente com um centro metálico também catalisam reações assimétricas) e ambos os conceitos se sobrepõem até certo ponto.

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We've known since New York Comic Con back in October that King has been planning on pairing Blue and Gold for Heroes in Crisis. This tweet, presumably, is the proof that it is indeed coming. But how?
The Booster Gold in Heroes in Crisis has never been a partner of any incarnation of the Blue Beetle (so far as we know), so is their first meeting? Or a reunion of a previously unseen, shared past in the DC Rebirth Universe? Or a vision in Booster's head generated by Sanctuary?
For answers to these (and many other questions), we'll just have to keep reading future issues of Heroes in Crisis.
I have been very confused by the Rebirth timeline. Like how one of the variant covers for Heros in crisis showed Wonder Woman killing Max Lord as part of her own trauma but that happened after he shot Ted Kord. Then I remember a reference from about a year ago that Boosterrific reported on, referencing ICE in the old league, which to me is the JLI (the best Justice League).
But overall I am starting to enjoy Booster in HC. Tom King is definitely improving when it comes to writing our hero.
You're confused because DC is making it up as they go along. Not much readers can do about that except try to enjoy the ride.
If Booster Gold stole four super powers and then stole eight more, how many super powers has he taken in all?
If Booster Gold had nine costumes and Doomsday destroyed seven of them, how many costumes remain?