Summer treats around the world
This frozen treat from Italy has a similar texture to ice cream but is creamier and made with more milk.
What is gelato.
A liable operator is the most ______ employer who meets the requirements of a potentially liable operator.
A liable operator is the most RECENT employer who meets the requirements for a potentially liable operator.
Which city is hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics & Paralympics?
What is Paris, France.
A name of one of the releases of Apple's macOS, this national park located in California is known for its granite rock formations like El Capitan and Half Dome.
What is Yosemite National Park.
Pneumoconiosis is a latent and _________ disease.
Pneumoconiosis is a latent and progressive disease.
Meaning "little stick" in Spanish, this Mexican ice pop can be milk-based or water-based, but typically contain fruit.
What is a paleta.
Identify TWO of the five requirements for an operator to be a potentially liable.
1.Miner’s disability or death arose, at least in part, out of coal mine employment with Operator,
2.Operated coal mine for any period on or after June 30, 1973
3.Miner worked for operator at least one day after January 1, 1970
4.Operator employed Miner for cumulative period of one year
5.Operator capable of paying benefits
Name TWO of the athletes representing the U.S. Women's Olympic Team in Gymnastics.
Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, Hezly Rivera (Leanne Wong & Joscelyn Roberson are alternate athletes)
The most visited National Park in 2024, this park includes North Carolina and Tennessee and part of the Appalachian Trail.
What is the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
What is ONE of the four elements to establish entitlement to black lung benefits?
To establish entitlement to benefits, a claimant must establish, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the miner: (1) suffers from pneumoconiosis, (2) the pneumoconiosis arose out of coal mine employment; (3) the miner is totally disabled; and (4) the total disability is due to pneumoconiosis.
Meaning "mix-mix" in Talalog, this Filipino layered dessert usually includes shaved ice, condensed milk, and a variety of toppings including fruit, sweet beans, and/or ice cream.
What is halo-halo.
If we lose at the Black Lung hearing, how many days after the issuance of the ALJ decision do we have to appeal?
If we lose at the Black Lung hearing, we have 30 days (non-extendable) to appeal the ALJ decision.
This rapper & movie star is NBC's Special Correspondent for the 2024 Olympics.
Who is Snoop Dogg.
Located in the marsh of south Florida, this national park contains the largest mangrove ecosystem in the Western Hemisphere.
What is Everglades National Park.
Who bears the burden of proving the causal relationship between pneumoconiosis and coal mine employment for a miner with less than ten years of coal mine employment?
A miner with less than ten years of coal mine employment bears the burden of proving the causal relationship between pneumoconiosis and coal mine employment. 20 C.F.R. § 410.416(b).
An icy Persian dessert made of vermicelli rice noodles, rose water, lime juice or lemon zest, and cherry syrup. Has a consistency similar to sorbet.
What is faloodeh (also spelled faludeh or paloodeh)
At the black lung hearing in front of the ALJ, what are three things BLLLS recommends that you do or not do?
▪Object to any evidence not timely submitted to the district director
▪Object to the admission of depositions or live testimony from any witness not named in response to the SSAE
▪Cross-examine any timely identified liability witnesses (I have never seen us present our own liability witnesses)
▪Respond to whatever nonsense the operator comes up with
▪Do not concede the Trust Fund’s liability without approval from your counsel and, preferably, OWCP
The symbol of the Olympic Games consists of five rings. What is the symbol of the Paralympics?
The symbol for the Paralympics consists of three agitos (or crescents).
One of the most recent national parks (2020), this park is located in West Virginia and has rugged whitewaters flowing through its deep canyons.
What is the New River Gorge National Park & Preserve.
A finding of total disability may be overcome if the party opposing entitlement establishes the miner _________________________.
A finding of total disability may be overcome if the party opposing entitlement establishes the miner continued to perform their usual coal mine work.
This Turkish ice cream typically includes cream, whipped cream, salep (ground-up tuber of an orchid), mastic (plant resin) and sugar. It has a hard texture and is resistant to melting.
What is dondurma.
The Sixth Circuit in held in Shepherd v. Incoal, Inc., 915 F.3d 392 (6th Cir. 2019) that a miner who proves 125 working days has ______________________ even if ______________________________. Do we agree with this and apply it to all circuits?
The Sixth Circuit held in Shepherd v. Incoal, Inc., 915 F.3d 392 (6th Cir. 2019) that a miner who proves 125 working days has proven a year of employment, even if the employment relationship lasted less than one calendar year. WE DISAGREE AND APPLY THIS DEFINITION ONLY IN THE SIXTH CIRCUIT.
The two sports in the Paralympic Games that do not have an Olympic counterpart.
What is boccia and goalball.
Located in Kentucky, this national park has the longest cave system in the world.
What is Mammoth Cave National Park.
How can the 15 year presumption that miner is totally disabled due to pneumoconiosis be rebutted?
The presumption may be rebutted only if the miner does not have pneumoconiosis, or the respiratory impairment did not arise out of, or in connection with, employment in a coal mine. 20 C.F.R. § 410.414(b)(2).