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The "One-Bite" Rule For Dogs
Under this rule, a dog's owner is liable for injuries the dog causes only if the owner knew or had reason to know that the dog was likely to cause that kind of injury. So if your dog tries to bite someone, from that moment on you're on notice that the dog is dangerous, and you will be liable if the dog later bites.
The common law rule comes into play only if the state has no dog-bite statute or if the statute doesn't apply—for example, if the statute covers only bites, and the dog caused the injury by knocking the person down.
A dog owner may be able to escape liability by proving that the injured person provoked the injury, or voluntarily and knowingly risked being injured by the dog.
|States With the One-Bite Rule
|South Dakota
|New Mexico
|New York
|North Carolina
|North Dakota
The logic of this legal doctrine is straightforward, if not unquestionable. This rule allows a person who owns a dog to assume, until there is some concrete indication to the contrary, that the dog isn't dangerous. But an owner who knows a dog poses a particular kind of risk to people must take action to prevent the foreseeable injury—or be prepared to pay for it.
The common law rule is often called the "one-bite" rule, which is a bit of a misnomer. It implies that every dog gets one "free" bite (free for its owner), and from then on the owner is on notice that the dog is dangerous. It's true that if a dog bites someone, its owner is definitely on notice that the dog is dangerous. Less serious behavior, however, is also enough to put an owner on notice. For example, if a dog growls or snaps at people, the owner should know that the dog may injure someone. If the dog does hurt someone, the owner will be liable, even for the first bite.
The test for liability is the same no matter how the injury was caused: Did the owner know of the dog's dangerous tendency? For example, if a dog jumps up and knocks someone down, the question is: Did the owner know of the dog's tendency to knock people down? If so, he's liable for any resulting injury.
If the owner denies responsibility and the dispute ends up in court (most don't), the judge or jury will have to decide whether or not the owner should have known the dog was likely to hurt someone. Here are some factors that courts take into account when deciding:
Previous bites. This one is pretty easy. If a dog bites once, the owner will forevermore be on notice that the dog is dangerous. But even this is not as straightforward as it may appear; for example, at least one court has ruled that if a puppy nips someone, its owners are not necessarily on notice that the dog is dangerous. (Tessiero v. Conrad, 588 N.Y.S.2d 200 (App. Div. 1992).)
Barking at strangers. If a dog, usually kept in the house or a fenced yard, barks at strangers but has never threatened a person, its owners will probably not be liable if it bites someone. (See, for example, Slack v. Villari, 476 A.2d 227, cert. denied, 482 A.2d 502 (Md. 1984) and Collier v. Zambito, 1 N.Y.3d 444 (2004).)
Threatening people. A dog that often growls and snaps at people who come near it when out in public, but hasn't ever actually bitten someone, is a different case entirely. The dog's actions should put its owner on notice that the dog might bite someone. If the dog does bite, the owner will be liable. (See, for example, Fontecchio v. Esposito, 485 N.Y.S.2d 113 (1985).)
Jumping on people. The owner of a friendly, playful, and large dog, which is in the habit of jumping on house guests, will be liable if the exuberant dog knocks over a friend who comes to the door one day. The owner knew that the dog behaved this way and might injure someone because of its size.
Frightening people. If a dog likes to run along the fence that separates his yard from the sidewalk barking furiously, or chases pedestrians or bicyclists, the owner may be liable if the dog causes an injury. At least one court, however, has ruled that an owner wasn't responsible for foreseeing that a barking dog could frighten someone so much she would run into the street. (Nava v. McMillan, 123 Cal. App. 3d 262 (1981).)
Fighting with other dogs. If a dog that is gentle with people has a history of fights with other dogs, that's probably not enough to put the owner on notice that the dog might bite a person. Courts usually recognize that canine society has its own rules, and the way a dog behaves under them isn't a reliable predictor of how it will act toward humans. (As one court put it, the "question was the dog's propensity to attack a human. The canine code duello is something else. That involves the question of what constitutes a just cause for battle in the dog world, or what justifies a resort to arms, or rather to teeth, for redress." (Fowler v. Helck, 278 Ky. 361 (1939).)
Fight training. If a dog has been trained to fight, a court will almost certainly conclude that the owner should have known that the dog is dangerous. (This conclusion is disputed by some people experienced with dogs used for fighting, who maintain that there is no connection between a dog's drive to fight other dogs and its aggression toward people. However, a dog that has been agitated and abused when used for fighting may be dangerous.)
Complaints about the dog. If neighbors or others complain to the owner that a dog has threatened or bitten someone, the owner would certainly be on notice that the dog is dangerous. But in one Alabama case, where a dog's owner had been scolded by a neighbor for having a dog that was a "nuisance," the court ruled that the owner did not have any knowledge that his dog was dangerous. (Rucker v. Goldstein, 497 So. 2d 491 (Ala. 1986).)
The dog's breed. Generally, courts don't consider dogs of certain breeds to be inherently dangerous. So if you have a German shepherd, a court probably won't conclude that you should have known, just because of the dog's breed, that it might injure someone. (See, for example, Roupp v. Conrad, 287 A.D.2d 937, 731 N.Y.S.2d 545 (2001).) But in some places, pit bulls and a few other breeds have been defined by law as dangerous dogs.
If a dispute goes to court, however, the result will depend on the facts and the judge or jury's attitude. Large dogs of breeds popularly believed to be dangerous, such as Dobermans, German shepherds, and pit bulls, may be judged more severely than dogs of cuddlier breeds.
Warning signs. Don't worry that putting up a "Beware of Dog" sign is tantamount to admitting that your dog is a menace, landing you in bigger trouble if the dog does ever hurt someone. First of all, the sign will help avoid bites—which is far preferable than winning a legal battle over a bite later. Second, if you think your dog might hurt someone, there's almost certainly already more evidence of the dog's dangerousness than the fact that you put up a warning sign.
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India celebrates her 60th Republic Day today. I woke up with this song (S was listening to it), its been ages I heard this song and it bought back many memories. I made tiranga idli to mark the Republic day .This is very fast and simple.There is no need for fermentation and waiting for 12 hrs to relish your idlis. These are instant. can be made whenever you feel like having idlis or when u have unexpected guests.
1 cup bombai ravva/sooji/cream of rice
1/2 cup curd/yogurt
1/2 tsp baking soda
little more than 1/2 tsp of lemon juice
Salt to taste
1/8 cup water( if needed)
1/2 cup grated carrots
1/2 cup of mixture of peas, cilantro, pudina, 1 green chilly
- Mix together bombai ravva, curd, baking soda, lemon juice, salt and mix well. Add water if needed.
- Grease idli plates and pour the batter in them. Garnish with carrots on one end and the green pea mixture on the other, leaving the middle white.
- Pour 1 cup water at the bottom of the cooker, place the idli stand in it, close the lid and leave on high for 2 mins and then on medium and cook for 11 mins.
- Switch off stove, let stand for 5 mins, wet a spoon and remove the idlis from idli paltes.
- Serve with chutney of your choice or sambar. I served mine with Nellore fish pulusu( Nellore fish curry).
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Week of February 23rd, 2009
Monday, February 23rd, 2009, This Netcast, #771, starts year four of the Daily Giz Wiz!
Some gadgets & gizmos I found at the Miami International Boat Show.
What's a Seasucker?
No a Seasucker is not an octopus, at least not the one I saw at the show. And the company says it's not a suction cup, either, but a vacuum cups. SeaSucker vacuum cups come from their integrated pumps. Once mounted, they really hold. The company says a 4.5" SeaSucker can support more than 100 pounds and a 6" SeaSucker can support more than 200 pounds. For even more holding power, multiple SeaSuckers can be attached to an aluminum track mount. You can use a SeaSucker to mount just about anything to your boat, RV, or your home. The only limit to a SeaSucker's uses is your imagination! The SeaSucker custom housing lets you choose between screwing into the standard 1/4-20 stainless steel center insert or back-plating through the slotted holes. You don't have to drill any new holes, they're non-marking, and their vacuum-cup operation gives you amazing holding power! At the show, a guy at Seasucker booth jumped up & down a table mounted to a door with 3 Seasuckers. A nice idea is the built in safety feature - a check valve. If the red line shows, you know you need to just give your SeaSucker another couple of pumps to get back to full vacuum power strength. On the water, they're designed to withstand the harshness of the saltwater environment. All parts are made from stainless steel or high-strength plastic to resist corrosion. The 4.5" Seasucker is $47.99 and the 6" version is $67.99 They make a complete line of accessories including back to back SeaSuckers for holding various electronics to dashboards, etc.
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Tuesday, February 24th, 2009, Another Turn The Table Tuesday, Netcast 772
Leo sits on a ball, does his TWiT-Fit and even goes to the gym. But that still wasn't enough, so he bought himself a Wii Fit. I don't have a Wii Fit, or even a Wii, so I did some research. It seems pretty neat. The active-play phenomenon started by Wii Sports now spreads to your whole body thanks to Wii Fit. It comes with a pressure-sensitive Wii Balance Board, which can do a lot of things, including keep track of your weight as you progress. Up to four family members can participate in challenging activities, including aerobics, yoga, muscle stretches and balance oriented games. The focus of these activities is towards providing a "core" workout, a popular exercise method that emphasizes slower, controlled motions, but it's the fun approach to fitness of Wii Fit that will keep players hooked on fitness for years to come. Something that's clever is Wii Fit Age. You'll do a basic balance test and find out your current Wii Fit Age. This basic balance test measures how well you can control your left and right balance. Based on the results, you'll be assigned a Wii Fit Age. Wii Fit features four main categories to choose from: Strength Training, Aerobics, Yoga and Balance Games. As you spend time exercising, you'll earn Fit Credits that unlock additional exercises and activities within these categories. Wii Fit also tracks the activities you do the most and puts them into the Favorites category. Now Leo said the workouts are not heavy duty, and he wouldn't recommend it if you don't already own a Wii, because the Wii is $250 and the Wii Fit is an additional $89.99.
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Wednesday, February 25th, 2009, Netcast 773
Another GPS, but this one is a Marine version with a unique twist.
It's the Garmin GPSMAP640. An ultra portable touch screen navigator that comes ready to help on land and at sea. It's waterproof (IPX7) with a super-bright 5.2" WVGA touch screen display (800 x 480 pixels). It ships preloaded with comprehensive street maps of North America and worldwide shaded relief mapping in addition to detailed U.S. coastal BlueChart g2 charts. A real tweak for this device comes when it's placed in the marine mount, which is included with the unit. It recognizes the mount and automatically starts up in marine mode. So instead of street maps you'll see marine charts with shaded depth contours, port plans, wrecks, restricted areas and more. And yes, when you leave the boat and place the 640 in your car or van mount it does switch to automotive navigator. On the road this device gives voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions. With the GPSMAP 640, users can also create their own custom Points of Interest list and set up proximity alerts for the ultimate in driver awareness. And with optional BlueChart g2 Vision cards, you'll get 3D 'mariner's eye view' above the waterline and 'fish eye view' below the waterline. You'll also benefit from Auto Guidance technology that searches chart data to suggest the best passage. The GPSMAP 640 is also NMEA 0183 compliant, so it can be easily added to an existing marine network aboard your boat. MSRP is $1199.99. For more information, visit
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Thursday, February 26th, 2009 Netcast 774
Back up Everything. Yes Everything Including Your Operating System!
When a spokesperson called from Rebit to say we should talk about their backup drives I said we've just talk about so many of them, I didn't want to do another. But when this person said Rebit automatically backs up everything on the computer, I said: "everything"? Yes, she said Rebit protects everything with complete computer backup: your documents and information, including entertainment files, photos, video, mp3s and financial programs. But, and this was the part that was different it also backs up your operating system, applications, software, settings, bookmarks, drivers and configuration settings. The Rebit hard drive backup system automatically works to save your entire computer environment when you plug it in. They went one over and it is transparently, and continuously working to backup files. Any recent changes you've made, programs you've installed, or documents you've saved are reflected in the current back up hard drive. You never need think about what type of data you want to protect. Just to check as I'm typing this I placed my cursor on the ReBit icon in my system tray. It said everything in my computer was backed up as of 2/24/2009 9:53 PM. Considering it is just two minutes past that time and date, I'd say that's very reassuring! Rebit backup drives range from 80 GB to 500 GB. Be sure to buy a higher capacity that your files since you need to back up everything! My Rebit sits next to my computer, plugged into a USB port. One reviewer said Rebit can be called a Time Machine for Windows XP and Vista. Prices range from $136 to $176.00. Do a web search for the lowest price.
Hear this Netcast: www.twit.tv/dgw774
Back to Dick's Gadget Warehouse Friday, February 27th, 2009 Netcast 775
If you wanted to do video effects back in the days of VHS Video, it was complicated and expensive.
I bought the VIP Video Duplicator Hybrid-8 Professional w/remote joystick because I had this grand notion of making dazzling videos to impress my friends. And I liked the name VIP. Turns outs it's not quite grand as it sounds. VIP stood for Video Interface Products. (I don't think they're around anymore.) You could do special effects by hooking up 3 video decks to "Hybrid-8 S.E.G." Yes, three! Two decks in and one deck out for the final product. Then using the switches on the front of the unit you can fade in and out, or click on the one of the special effects wipes, select stabilizer on and off, X- Fade, and use one of 6 special effects generator switches. There was also a "Compare on and off" so you could see what some of the buttons would do before and after. There was a digital timer and more knobs to adjust fade duration, enhance and color balance. I used it once or twice and it was pretty unique, but they were just too many cables to leave it set up in my 2.5 room apartment, so it quickly went to the warehouse. I think the main console was about $359.00, plus about $75 to $100 for the remote control!
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Week of February 16th, 2009
Monday, February 16th, 2009 Netcast 766
Afraid of Germs?
From Verilux (the folks who made lights that simulate sunshine) comes the Cleanwave Pocket Sanitizing Wand. This gizmos features a convenient, travel-friendly compact design. Push the large button on the side and the light panel swings open and the UV-C light becomes active and ready to use. Since UV light can be harmful when used incorrectly, the safety shut off feature will turn the UV light off if turned upwards. You don't want UV exposure to the eyes. When you are finished sanitizing, fold the light panel in to shut it off. The Cleanwave UV-C light technology works in just seconds to naturally eliminate 99% germs that are common causes of colds, infections and allergic reactions. The pocket wand is silent to operate because it using UV light waves. So it can provide chemical free disinfection of bedding, toys, telephones, toilets, eating utensils and more. It is ideal for use in hotel rooms or public spaces, and is a necessity to keep in a diaper bag to sterilize your child's bottles and toys. The Pocket wand is rechargeable and does not require batteries. And LED fans, it also features a bonus built-in flashlight. Effective exposure times to UVC light varies depending on surface to be sanitized. Visit the company's website for recommended duration times to sanitize various objects. $69.99
Hear this Netcast: www.twit.tv/dgw766 TTTT, February 17th, Netcast 767
Leo's Turn The Table Tuesday is a Unique LED Light from C. Crane
Leo talked about the first 60-watt direct replacement, Premium Quality High Brightness (PQ-HB) bulb that uses less than 8 watts. The GeoBulb is the same size as a conventional incandescent bulb suitable for direct replacement in any indoor open fixture. It puts out more light than a standard 60-watt bulb but uses less than 8 watts. LED bulbs last 3 years of continuous use or 10 years at about 8 hours per day. Every part of the GeoBulb is built for long lasting durability. The GeoBulb is the first bulb built to withstand 10 years of use. So you'll be using 8 watts of electric instead of 60. That can really offset the price of the bulb which as Leo said: "Is on the expensive side". The bulb is about $110 to $120. Hopefully as people start using them and sales increase, the prices will drop. That will start a cycle where the bulbs will drop quickly in price as more people move into this energy saving, green technology.
http://tinyurl.com/cz6q68Hear this Netcast: www.twit.tv/dgw767Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 Netcast 768
Some new and different from Schlage! The Schlage Link
You probably know the name Schlage, a company big into locks and security. Now they've gone very high tech with a new lock the Schlage Link that uses the Internet! The lock can be opened the normal way, with a key, or by using a four-digit code. But the high tech part is that this lock can also be controlled via Schlage's online website or even by a mobile device that are connected to the Internet. If you want, the lock can even alert you via SMS message any time the door is opened, or if someone keeps trying to enter incorrect entry codes. Constant putting in the wrong codes could mean someone is trying to hack the lock. (Or maybe they're just very forgetful!) There's an on-line control panel you can use to program the system to turn certain lights on when a door is opened. You can do other neat things too, like allow the use of specific codes for entry only at specified times. Or my favorite, it can send a photo from a Web cam to the owners phone whenever the door is opened. (Provided you have a webcam and set it up properly and you have a phone that can receive photos!) Leo loved the idea of this lock and knowing him, he's probably already ordered one. Although he said he would wait a couple of month to see if he hears of anyone hacking into the system! The starter lock system is about $300. That includes the lock (which requires batteries), the unit that communicates with your router and a lamp module. There is also a monthly access charge of $12.99.http://consumer.schlage.com/LiNK/Hear this Netcast: www.twit.tv/dgw768
Thursday, February 19th, 2009, Netcast 769
The Zivio Boom from Joby.
Joby is a name you know if you own one their popular GorillaPod flexible tripods for digital cameras. Joby has branched out and is now offering the Zivio Boom Bluetooth headset. This high tech looking Bluetooth headset is easy to adjust with the three large buttons on the front. They're simple: volume up/down & one multifunction call button. The Zivio Boom has a built in boom mic, but you wonder where the heck it is when you open the box. I looked for one, thinking it would clip on the unit. But it's built in! The extendable boom mic pulls out from the lower-left corner. And it's a telescoping type like rabbit ears of a car antenna. It's super thin as you can image, and when it's opened it hangs down about 3 inches. Since it's curved it's places the mic close to your mouth. The headset comes with a selection of six inter-changeable earpiece covers, so unless your Dr Spock you'll most likely find a set that's comfortable. And if you like you can also use the optional ear loop. So the ear loop can go anywhere you find comfortable, it's attached with a small magnetized disc. I think that's a clever idea and prefer a loop so I don't worry that the earpiece might fall out while walking and talking. Paring the Zivio Boom with my LG Voyager was a breeze. I made a few phone calls and asked the folks I called to rate the call quality. All agreed it was clear and static free. I didn't try this out in a crowded noisy area like Times Square, but because the Joby says the Boom has noise-cancellation and the fact that mic is right next your mouth, I think it should work fine. The headset does all the things any high end Bluetooth device does: answer, end, and reject calls if you have to. And there's last number redial, voice dial support –assuming your phone supports it too, three-way calling support, and the ability to transfer calls from headset to phone and vice versa. Zivio says battery life equals 10 hours of talk & 200 hours of standby. In the Zivio Boom box is a USB charging cable, an AC adapter, ear loop, and the six assorted earbud covers. $129.95, but if you do a web search you can find it for about $99.99. Better than paying $100, right?
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Friday, February 20th, 2009 Netcast 770
Three years ago – on February 20th, 2006, there was Daily Giz Wiz Episode # 1: Docupen! It ran just 8 minutes and had no jingles!
So this episode, Netcast 770, finishes up the first three years of the Daily Giz Wiz!
On March 31st, 2009, at Dick's Gadget Warehouse, I talked about my first Sony Betamax. But that was not my first video recorder!
I was one of the first to buy the Sony Videocorder that could record 1 hour of black & white video on a reel-to-reel machine!
It' was 1997 and I buy the Sony CV 2000 portable. Here's what Sony said about it back then:
The Sony Model CV-2000 Portable Deck is the most compact and portable video tape recorder ever designed. Housed in a handy carrying case and weighing only 46 lbs.
Correct, weighing ONLY 46 pounds. And the cost? $730. Add to that the cost of a reel of black & white videotape that recorded one hour of video which was $40! A non-portable version with a walnut base was just $695.00. There were other models too, but they were not as light! The TCV-2010 Videocorder had a built in 8" black & white monitor/TV and was also "portable". That combo was $995.00. And the tip-top of the line was the TCV-2020 Videocorder with built in monitor/TV in Walnut case, with timer. $1150.00. I bought the 8" (yep 8", not 7 or 9) separately since I figured I couldn't lift the whole unit as one piece. (I can't find the weight of the combo unit. Sony probably didn't want to publish it!)
Hear this Netcast: www.twit.tv/dgw770
And here the link to the Betamax Episode: http://www.gizwizsearch.com/episode-30.html?q=Sony+Betamax+SL-7200
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This website is current only up to the end of April, 2009. My new website with everything from May 1st, 2009 forward is: www.gizwiz.biz. Thanks, Dick DeBartolo, The Giz Wiz


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Thursday, April 17, 2008
I Need to See Your Identification
The word "accident" drove a momentary pang of terror into my heart. I was imagining bleeding heads, broken limbs askew, and then it registered just what kind of accident Kathy the office attendant was talking about. Oh, that kind of accident.
I looked at the clock. It was only thirty minutes until kindergarten let out, "I can bring him a change of clothes. Then I'll just take him home. Is that all right?"
"Yes, that will be fine. See you soon."
When I got to the school I found my child sitting in the nurse's office, hunched over and forlorn. I took him back to the bathroom to change him.
"You just have to be quicker to get to the bathroom next time," I said in my everything-is-okay mother voice.
"I did but someone was already in there!" he complained.
"Oh," I was sorry I had blamed him, "Well, these things happen sometimes. Are you ready to go home?"
As I left the nurse's office and came around the counter I asked Kathy the office attendant, "Do I need to sign him out?" it was only five minutes until the bell.
"Yes." she told me.
I started filling out the information on the "Student Sign-Out" log. I got hung up on "Reason." This was not something simple like "dentist" or "orthodontist." How should I put it? I had to bring my child a change of clothes and decided to just take him home simply would not fit in the little rectangle, even with my tiniest print.
"Have you been helped?" a stranger, some new worker at the office, came up to the counter.
"Just signing out my child." I said, deciding to put the word "accident" under "Reason."
"I'll need to see your photo I.D." she said.
"I haven't got it." I told her. I had walked. I live one block from the school, so walking is faster than taking my car. I don't need a license to walk to school. "Kathy knows me." I looked around for her, but Kathy had vanished.
The woman took a deep breath as if getting ready for a battle, "Kathy might know you, but I don't. You can take him this time, but in the future, you need to bring your ID."
My mother instincts were raging. This woman dared to suggest that they might not hand over my own flesh and blood just because I didn't bring a little plastic card with my name and picture on it? "I can sit right over there and wait for five minutes if it's a problem." I said through gritted teeth, thinking I've had children at this school for four years, I volunteer at this school for five hours a week, grab any teacher out of the hall and she or he can probably tell you who I am, but you need to see my ID? What am I, chopped liver???
"No, that's fine. You can go. Just remember to bring it next time."
As if I should have known the school would suddenly after four years start insisting on checking ID whenever a parent takes out a student! I stomped out of the office and got halfway down the block before I had to stop. I felt terrible. I had been rude! I had been one of those rude parents that the office staff tell "I just can't believe she was so rude" stories about. I had to go back and apologize.
"Can I help you?" Kathy the old familiar office attendant had reappeared when I reached the school office again.
"I just came back to apologize to . . ." I didn't know the new woman's name so I just pointed at the top of her blond curly head which I could see over the barrier of her cubicle.
"I'll get her for you."
"I just wanted to say I'm sorry I was rude. I do understand and I appreciate you trying to keep my children safe."
"That's okay," she took my hand over the counter and smiled at me.
I sobbed half the way home.
3 comments:
- Teric said...
Why is it so easy to get angry at things like this? I mean, if we step back and look at the situation, it's obvious that she was just trying to follow proper protocol and protect the students from being carried off by strange people.
But in the moment, there's something inside us that rages against the perceived injustice and inconvenience.
I'm sorry that happened, Rebecca. *hugs* Sometimes it's so hard to be nice to everybody like we're supposed to.
- April 18, 2008 at 12:45 PM
- Mary said...
I would cry on the way home too. Too funny!
- April 19, 2008 at 6:12 AM
- Kira said...
It's hard thinking that someone else has control over our children, isn't it? They are trying to keep your kids safe ... but you have been there for years, volunteering and everything ... even working on the PTA. Frustrating ... you are better than I am ... never would have gone back to apologize. **Hugs** :)
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The Juggling of a 13 lb. 10-pin bowling ball, along with an egg and a toilet plunger, or maybe the eating of an apple while juggling an assortment of fruit, are impressive feats that are appreciated by all ages!
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Peshawar - The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Elementary & Secondary Education, Muhammad Atif Khan today said the appointment of teachers in government schools across the province has started to overcome the scarcity of professional teachers.
Addressing a USAID scholarship awarding ceremony at University of Peshawar, he said that the services of a private testing body had been taken to make the appointment process transparent.
The Minister said that he faced strong criticism from certain people on adopting such a procedure for the appointments, adding that he would not compromise on education and would ensure recruitment of qualified teachers at all levels.
Muhammad Atif Khan thanked the United States government for providing scholarships to deserving students. This scholarship program is part of a larger $165 million USAID project.


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Today's DailyVee is a keynote that I gave in Gothenburg, Sweden. I think that the main focus of the video as a whole is obviously the question that I was asked about repairing a relationship with your parents after going all in on your passion and ignoring what they say… Really insightful if you feel like you're in the same boat.
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I would like to select a record containing a single quote via the OPNQRYF command in a CL program. How can I specify in a QRYSLT parameter?
You can do this either by looking for the HEX value of the quote character:
or by surrounding the quote character with other quotes that signal to the QRYSLT parameter that you want to look for a single quote:
OPNQRYF FILE((TNAMES)) QRYSLT('ZZtext *CT " ' ' " ')
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Dreamhost Help – I was trying to link up my Google Webmaster Tools with my new website. For some reason it wasn't picking up that my site was linked to my Google Analytics already. So I decided to go with their recommended method of: Add a DNS record to your domain's configuration.
Dreamhost is not in the drop down of domain registrars, so I had to pick "Other". To add the txt in the DNS is a little confusing but I will step you through how to do it below. In my case the message said:
1. Add the TXT record below to the DNS configuration for domainname.com.google-site-verification=yours will be different….bunch of numbers and characters
2. Click Verify below.
When Google finds this DNS TXT record, we'll make you a verified owner of the domain. (Note: DNS changes may take some time. If we don't find the record immediately, we'll check for it periodically.)
To stay verified, don't remove the TXT record, even after verification succeeds.
Steps: How to Add the TXT record below to the DNS configuration for domainname.com.
1. Login to your Dreamhost cPanel.
2. Under the Main Menu, Domains, Manage Domains
3. Find your Domain name – domainname.com, click on the DNS text link.
4. Add a custom DNS record to the domainname.com: Set:
Name = www
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Value = <the google value above from Google Webmaster Tools – starts with google-site-verification=>
5. Click on 'Add Record Now!'
After you save the record, Dreamhost will show you a confirmation message and send you an Email saying:
We have now added the TXT record for www.dominanme.com with value google-site-verification=yourgooglecode. Our DNS Servers will start serving this record within a couple of minutes.
Click here to see the new record below!
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6. Go back to your Google Webmaster Central and try to 'Verify' your site again. It might say that the verification failed because the DNS entries take about an hour to update. Try to verify your website again later.


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CRUSE GmbH in Wachtberg, Germany manufactures scanners for special demands. The quality of the image data with relatively small file sizes excels previously known scanner models and is therefore considered a benchmark. Furthermore, a CRUSE scanner replaces a drum scanner in its reproduction quality, since objects are captured directly and without any illumination or handling problems.


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Evanston, IL-based SwipeSense has raised a $9.7 million equity round according to an SEC Form D filed on June 10. The new funding round brings SwipeSense's total raised to $12.2 million since its 2011 launch, following a $1.6 million seed round in April 2014, and a $970,000 seed round in September 2012. The details of the most recent round, including the participating investors, were left undisclosed. Previous investors include Jumpstart Ventures and Healthbox. SwipeSense was a member of Healthbox's first Chicago class in 2011, and went on to raise nearly $1 million after its demo day, money it used to fund a number of pilot programs across Chicago.
Launched by then 21-year old Yuri Malina and Mert Iseri, SwipeSense is working to improve hand-washing practices in hospitals across the US by applying technology to a process that has been monitored through manual observation thus far. The company developed a belt-worn hand sanitizer dispenser and RFID badge that work together to log usage rates by clinicians throughout their shift. The belt-worn hand sanitizers are supplemented by wall-mounted units that are also able to capture compliance rates from a staff member's badge. Hand washing compliance data is aggregated from across the hospital and presented to hospital managers on a Web-based platform that highlights compliance rates for the hospital, providing granular detail on individual staff members, shifts, and units. The company claims that hand-washing rates increase over 60 percent after its system is implemented.
With nearly 2 million hospital-acquired infections accounting for $30 billion in annual healthcare costs and 100,000 deaths annually, the company is working on a problem that has the potential to both reduce costs and improve outcomes. While technology-monitored hand sanitization is a relatively new solution for hospitals, SwipeSense is not operating alone in its market, and in 2013 was sued for patent infringement by competitor Sage Products. The suit might have spelled the end for SwipeSense after a judge ruled in favor of Sage and ordered SwipeSense to pull its technology from the market and pay damages to Sage for prior monetary damages.
Now, with legal issues behind it, SwipeSense is ready to ramp up and has the financial backing to scale its sales and marketing efforts. As SwipeSense moves into the limelight, the business community is taking note; both Malina and Iseri were named to Forbes 30 under 30 this year.
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I'm working on something about how my holster habits are changing, but I want to go to the gym this morning and also help my son build a fortress, so . . . lotta deadlines.
|This little lady was digging in the gravel at the edge of the pick-a-nick spot when we arrived. I hope she wasn't trying to lay eggs, because we disturbed her. Unless she's male and he was just digging out a worm . . . also likely.
|Look how smug! And hey, if you've ever wanted to retire by working way too hard in a beautiful place, that little restaurant/boat shop across the way is looking for new management.
|"Look out, Indy!"
|"Bro, do you even bro?"
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I came up with a delicious combination. Although I did manage to over cook the noodles. No worries, to prevent this problem all it takes is rinsing the noodles in cool water before tossing them with the stir fry.
2-3 teaspoons hot-chili sauce (like Sambal or Sriracha)
1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
Soba noodles:
2 inches fresh ginger, minced
4 cloves of garlic, minced
10 oz fresh shitake mushrooms (any mushroom would work)
2 cups cabbage, sliced
1 cup red onion, sliced
1 package soba noodles
2 carrots cut into matchsticks, about 2 cups
2 cups frozen shelled edamame
egg (optional)
Step 1: To make the sauce put all the ingredients in a medium sized bowl and whisk to combine. Let it rest a couple minutes so the brown sugar has time to dissolve. Meanwhile, chop the vegetables and heat a pot of water to boiling for the soba.
Step 3: Once the water reaches a boiling, drop the soba noodles and edamame into the water. Cook according to the noodles directions until al dente, about 8 minutes. Then drain and rinse the soba noodles and edamame under cool water. Toss the noodles with the remaining sauce. Then put the stir fried vegetables on top. Garnish with cilantro and crushed peanuts. For a little extra protein serve with a fried egg on top.
Serve this dish hot for dinner and take the leftovers to eat cold for lunch the second.
Servings: 4
Nutrition: 430 calories, 6 grams of fat, 6 grams of protein, 6 grams of fiber for a total of 8 Weight Watchers Points. (Information does not include egg)


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Bob's Burgers Season 4 Episode 8 "Christmas in the Car" airs Sunday, December 15, 2013 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Episode Synopsis: Bob's Burgers Season 4 Episode 8 "Christmas in the Car" – After Linda accidentally kills the family tree, the Belchers must go out on Christmas day to find a new one. But when Bob cuts off a giant candy cane truck, they are forced to outrun the madman driver (Bobcat Goldthwait) and spend the entire holiday together in the car. Back at the Belcher home, Bob's friend, Teddy, accidentally gets stuck in the kids' Santa trap in the all-new "Christmas in the Car" episode of BOB'S BURGERS airing Sunday, Dec. 15 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Read More... //www.tvequals.com/2013/12/15/bobs-burgers-season-4-episode-8-christmas-in-the-car/


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Ekstasy Karakitsou
1) Name: Ekstasy Karakitsou
2) Lives in: Kypseli (Athens, Greece)
3) From: The USA – I grew up in Massachusetts and as an adult I've lived in Colorado, Missouri, North Carolina, and Scotland! But my father was Greek – and Greece has always felt like home – so it seems natural that I would end up living here.
4) Occupation/employer: writer, herbalist & maenad at EkstasyVine.com, where I share stories, ceremonies and photographs from the sensual Greek landscape.
5) First three jobs: Botanical Garden Intern / Admin Assistant / Reiki Master Practitioner & Teacher
6) Zodiac sign: Cancer (My Ascendant, Sun, Moon, Mercury and Venus are all in Cancer…)
7) Enneagram Type: Type 4, the Artist/Individualist
8) What you love about Athens or Greece in general:
The herbs! I'm wild about the mountains of northern Greece; there's something about this landscape that sings to my bones.
8) Something most people don't know about you:
I have a BA in religious studies and I'm fascinated by mystical experience. Those were my first passions – mythology and spiritual practice – and I still love guiding others in ceremony and meditation.
9) Where we are most likely to find you in Lynn's Kundalini Yoga:
Enneagram panels, exploring the way other people process and understand the world.
10) First time you tried Kundalini Yoga:
In 2014 – I'd just moved to Greece and someone in the USA had suggested I try Kundalini Yoga for deeper relaxation. So I did a google search and found Lynn!
11) Anything else you'd like us to know?
I absolutely love to pole dance, but I do a form of emotive freestyle – which is less about the tricks, and more about self-expression. It's essentially movement therapy – using the pole as a means for deeper embodiment. It has totally changed the way I feel in my body and it informs a lot of my writing on EkstasyVine.com.


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What is the MTI?
The MTI allows overseas doctors to undertake up to two years of training and experience in the UK.
Under the supervision of a fully qualified NHS consultant doctor, trainee doctors on the MTI receive core and/or specialty medical training to the same standards of UK national trainees. However, in most instances the training program is tailored to suit the MTI doctor's educational objectives and will take into account the type of work done by the doctor upon returning home.
In addition to receiving up to 24 months of specialised medical training, doctors on the MTI have also had the opportunity to attend a variety of workshops and seminars, gain fellowship to their relevant medical college and in some instances, sit their Medical Royal College Part 2 examination.
Minimum criteria for MTI
Minimum Criteria for acceptance onto the MTI Scheme
- Appropriate postgraduate qualification
- Part 1 College Exam or equivalent (to UK version, check with your relevant Royal College)
- Three years minimum postgraduate experience (Four for Royal College Obstetrics and Gynaecology)
- Including 1 year internship, 1+ in specialty
- International English Language Test System (IELTS) or Occupational English Test (OET)
- A score of at least 7.0 in each of the testing areas of the academic test (speaking, listening, reading and writing) as well as a score of no less than 7.5 overall in IELTS or a grade of B or above in each testing area in OET.
- Have references from Supervising Consultants/Fellows of Royal College
- Live overseas at time of application
- Willing to go back to home country following training in the UK.
Scheme Prioritisation and Allocation
The primary purpose of the MTI is to contribute to improving the quality of healthcare in developing countries. Whilst doctors from developed countries can apply, the main intention of the scheme is to provide doctors from developing countries with a period of training and development in the NHS before returning to their home countries where their patients and colleagues can benefit from the skills and experience they have obtained in the UK.
The mechanism demonstrates support for the Department for Health's main focus, which is for doctors from the DFiD priority countries and L&LMI countries to benefit from the scheme and, therefore priority should be given to developing healthcare systems.
The new criteria reflects the principles and intent of the scheme and it has been agreed that the following priority list be used:
- DfID priority countries
- L&LMI Countries who do not come under the DfID priority countries
Low Income Countries
Lower Middle Income Countries
- All other applications
Within each category, applications will be processed by the Academy in order of receipt. This proposal has been agreed and it was introduced on the 2 January 2017. For more information on the revised process see the MTI Application Prioritisation and Allocation Mechanism.
Once we have received all the required information, we will endeavour to process applications for new Certificates of Sponsorship according to the guidelines set out below, all subject to availability of allocation slots from the yearly allowance provided to the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges.
DFID Countries:
Applications from DFID Countries will be processed within five business days of acknowledgement of receipt, subject to availability of allocated Certificates of Support to the Academy.
L&LMI Countries:
We will endeavour to process applications from L&LMI Countries Applications within two weeks of acknowledgement of receipt, subject to availability of allocated Certificates of Support to the Academy.
Other Countries:
We will endeavour to process applications from Other Countries not included in DFID and L&LMI Countries within a period of three weeks, subject to availability of allocated Certificates of Support to the Academy.
What Organisations Should I Know About?
Medical Royal Colleges
Each UK Medical Royal College is responsible for a different speciality within the medical field. Their work includes:
- Improving standards in clinical practice
- Supporting consultant and trainee doctors through education and training
- Supporting international development in the medical field.
Every doctor who applies to the MTI Scheme must gain written sponsorship on the relevant Medical Royal College International Scheme prior to their Tier 5 certificate of sponsorship application.
For more information see the relevant Medical Royal College website.
General Medical Council
The General Medical Council (GMC) registers doctors to practise medicine in the UK. Their purpose is to protect, promote and maintain the health and safety of the public by ensuring proper standards in the practice of medicine.
Every doctor who applies to the MTI scheme must first register with the GMC. This is done through the relevant Royal College in conjunction with applying to their international sponsorship scheme.
Medical Deaneries
The deaneries are responsible for the management and delivery of postgraduate medical education and for the continuing professional development of all doctors and dentists.
This includes ensuring that all training posts provide the necessary opportunities for doctors and dentists in training to realise their full potential and provide high quality patient care.
The deaneries are also responsible for trainers, educational supervisors and educational leaders, their training needs and educational development.
Commonwealth Scholarships Commission (CSC)
The CSC awards funding to around 7 trainee doctors a year for specialty training on the MTI Scheme.
Awards are funded by the Department for International Development (for developing Commonwealth countries), the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Scottish Government (for developed Commonwealth countries) in conjunction with UK universities.
The National Advice Centre for Postgraduate Dental Education
For dentists applying for the scheme it is worth noting that there are major differences regarding registration, sponsorship and availability of posts. Potential candidates should contact the National Advice Centre for Postgraduate Dental Education for further information.


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For a server with no publicly advertised addresses, I get a steady stream of hits on my backup Web server – none of them good. For those who are interested, I have created an annotated text file, detailing a couple of days of traffic.
I have been watching this closely on both of my public servers for about a week; I think I have nearly enough data to automate parsing the logs, doing whois and ptr record searches, etc.
Other than putting it into a database, I don't know quite what I will do with this data at present. Still, my philosophy is "what you don't record, you can't analyse."


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Pink Sand Dollar Necklace With Swarovski® Crystals
The Pink Sand Dollar Pendant Necklace is a cute piece of jewelry to go with feminine evening wear. Crafted in Sterling silver and embellished all over with sparkling clear and pink Swarovski® crystals on a silver and pink backdrop; its roughly circular pendant features a sand dollar with eye catching five point markings.
Sand Dollar Anklet with Aqua Swarovski® Crystals
The Sand Dollar Anklet in sterling silver with clear Swarovski crystals and inlaid with iridescent abalone shell.
Sand Dollar Earrings With Aqua Swarovski® Crystals
The Blue Sand Dollar Drop Earrings are a dazzling pair of ear wear from our Ocean range. Just the thing to wear with formal and semi-formal wardrobe, these go especially well with softer hues of blue.
Sand Dollar Earrings With Pink Swarovski® Crystals
The Pink Sand Dollar Drop Earrings are a magnificent accessory for the lady who likes to dazzle all. A great choice to accessorise evening wear, these go especially well with pastel pink evening dresses.
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The Sand Dollar Pendant Necklace is a stunning piece of jewelry for stylish women. Perfect for accessorizing evening wear, this has been crafted in Sterling silver and embellished with sparkling clear Swarovski® crystals all over for a glittering look.
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The Sand Dollar Drop Earrings are an exquisite accessory the Ocean jewelry range. Just the thing to uplift your favourite cocktail gown, it is the perfect evening wear accessory.
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Walking on the beach, sand beneath your feet. One of the most gorgeous and mysterious seashells on the shore is the sand dollar. Nature blessed these shells with a perfect design. Why not let it grace your jewelry collection in the form of a sand dollar necklace or pair of earrings? The delicate detail is a perfect touch to your look, whether you're going sailing, shopping or just going to work. Finding a perfect sand dollar at the beach makes you feel lucky, imagine how you'll feel when you put on these delightful pieces on your ears and neck.
Choose from clear, aqua or Clear crystals. Made from sterling silver with Swarovski® crystals, these pieces are sure to strike up a conversation about past vacations on golden beaches. Sand dollar earrings or necklaces are the ideal souvenir or seaside gift, making sure that those holidays stay with you for years to come.
We can offer you even more sunken treasures, such as turtle jewelry, palm tree jewelry, seahorse jewelry and many others.


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Visit the new look Phuket Tour Guides website at; www.phukettourguides.com
You will find invaluable information on the following Phuket services and tours. A list of our services and an explanation of each can be found below;
Phuket Private Tours
Phuket Tour Guides, are experts at customizing your private tour to meet your exact needs and requirements. This is an ideal option for those who would like to explore Phuket in their own time and to their own schedule.
Phuket Group Tours
This is a fantastic option for those who would like to tour Phuket as part of a group. If you would like to meet new people, our group tours are for you.
Examples of our group tours, include snorkeling at Phi Phi, Phuket Elephant Trekking, James Bond Island Tour, ATV Adventure Tours, Sea Canoe Tours, Phuket Fantasea, Phuket White Water Rafting, Siam Safari Tours.
Phuket Tour Guide Service
Phuket Tour Guides offers, luxury tailor-made private tours. You will be personally assigned your own Phuket Tour Guide, who will ensure that your holiday is truly memorable.
All of our tour guides are highly experienced local residents, who are fluent in both English and Thai. They are all extremely knowledgeable in everything Phuket.
Phuket Private Charter Of Boats & Yachts
Phuket Tour Guides, offers an unforgettable chance to charter a boat. The tour is completely tailored to your itinerary. You may take in any of the islands you would be interested in visiting - at your leisure.
Just allow the experienced crew to take care of everything and enjoy your time to relax. You can be assured that you will be taken care of throughout this tour.
Phuket Airport Transfer Services
If you are traveling to Phuket, do you have reliable transportation from the airport to your destination? This service is designed to ensure that you have trustworthy transport to and from Phuket Airport.
Deal directly with us to get the best possible price for your journey from the airport to your destination. Pre-booking will ensure that a car is waiting for you on your arrival.
There will be no need to wait for available transport at the airport or negotiate a price for your journey. We will be waiting to take you straight to your destination.
Phuket Hotel Finder
Phuket Tour Guides, has extensive links within the Phuket hotel community. We are able to advise our clients on suitable hotels, which meets their needs and budget.
We are able to recommend hotels in all price brackets from hostels to guesthouses to 5 Star hotels. Whatever, you are looking for in your hotel accommodation we can find the perfect match.
We also offer a special service to find Phuket holiday apartments. Simply inform us of the area you would be interested in and any requirements you may have.
Phuket Tour Guides, offers friendly and valuable help. Our guides are all long standing residents of Phuket. They are highly experienced and have many links within the local community.
This service, is also available for those who are not in Phuket. If you have a loved one traveling or staying in Phuket and you can not contact them, we will be happy to find them for you.
Phuket Tour Guides, will inform you as soon as we have made contact with your loved one. If you would like us to deliver a message we can do this for you.
Phuket Concierge Services
Phuket Tour Guides, provides a complete lifestyle concierge service. We are able to organise any services or tours that you may require.
We have extensive links within the Phuket business community including, Phuket Hotels, Phuket Lawyers, Phuket Real Estate Agents, Phuket Shops, Phuket Restaurants. We can assist you with any concierge services you need.
Phuket Honeymoon Tours
Phuket Tour Guides, offers a custom honeymoon service. If you are spending your honeymoon in phuket, you can trust us to ensure you have a dream holiday.
We understand the importance of your honeymoon being a once in a lifetime trip. This is why we tailor-make tours, to meet your exact requirements.
Whatever your budget and interests, we will be able to recommend and organise your perfect tour. We can organise unique private tours just for the two of you.
We offer a wide range of tours, which can be fully customised. If you have a specific interest or tour in mind, we will be happy to work with you to organise a tour.
Phuket Orientation Tours
Phuket Tour Guides, offers a special orientation tour. This is a perfect tour for first time visitors to Phuket. You will be assigned a private tour guide, who will take you on an introduction tour.
Our tour guides, are all fluent in both English and Thai. They are also long standing residents of Phuket - with expert knowledge. Your guide will give practical advice and information, in regards to where to eat, where to shop, local facilities, local orientation, what to do in the event of an emergency, etc.
This is an ideal way to begin your stay and to also get familiarized with Phuket. Your tour guide, will introduce you to your new surroundings - at your own pace. Furthermore, your tour guide will take you on a tour of Phuket's landmarks.
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Baltimore, Md.—UMBC men's soccer will host American University in the team's fifth annual "Kicks for Chase" game, a fundraiser for The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region. Admission to the event is free, with donations being accepted. Game time is set for 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 8 at Retriever Soccer Park.
The team will be selling t-shirts in the RAC on Tuesday and Thursday, April 4 and 6 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. You can also purchase a t-shirt anytime next week by stopping by the soccer offices in RAC 307.
T-shirts from EmbroidMe Catonsville and refreshments from Papa John's and Chartwell's Dining Services will be available for sale at the game. All money raised will go to The Arc NCR's programs to support individuals with differing abilities. Additional sponsors include Northwestern Mutual and Enterprise Rent-A-Car.
Words cannot describe the pain of losing a child. Chase Bugarin, son of Amy and Bryan Bugarin '95, would be turning five years old this December. In his memory, and to benefit kids like Chase with Down Syndrome, UMBC is thrilled to be hosting the annual event.
You can help contribute to this worthy cause. Your donation will benefit The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region.
Admission to the "Kicks for Chase" game is free, with donations being accepted. You can donate online at The Arc NCR's website, or mail a check to "The Arc NCR, 4513 Philadelphia Road, Aberdeen, MD 21001." Be sure to note "Kicks for Chase" with your donation.
T-shirts and refreshments will be available for sale at the game. All money raised will go to The Arc NCR's programs to support individuals with differing abilities.
About The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region: About The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region: For sixty-three years, The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region has empowered people with differing abilities to live, work and play in our community by providing support services and advocacy to adults and children and their families in Harford and Cecil Counties. For more information, call 410-836-7177 or visit www.arcncr.org.


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Usually when people associate taking a protein supplement the first thing they think of is Whey. Then maybe egg or milk, then soy, followed by numerous different plant sourced proteins. To often Beef protein is overlooked or not mentioned.
I thought I would write just a bit about beef protein, why I like it, benefits, and some products I would recommend.
Couple reasons why I like to add in Beef protein into the mix,
- Usually very low in fat, and usually no saturated fat. Makes it very easy if you just need to hit a protein mark without using up other macros.
- On a biological level, beef protein ranks right at the top along with egg and whey
- Typically beef proteins are very low in sugar and overall carb count. Again making it easy to use as just a protein macro marker
- With carbs and fats very low, it makes the beef protein easier to digest, and beef protein is broken down in the stomach vs the intestines which helps avoid that swelling sensation some might experience when drinking whey.
- You can also find extra vitamins/minerals, and creatine in beef powders.
- You can still cook/bake with beef protein
A few products that I could recommend would be
-Carnivor by MuscleMeds —- Also their carnivore muscle brownies are fabulous
– Paleo Protein by MHP
-Beef Protein Isolate by Olympian Labs
I have used all of those brands with great success. They all are very low fat and low carb which makes it awesome for me as I find myself using them towords the end of the day to hit lacking protein. Since they are also low fat low carb they would make a great post workout shake as the body isn't getting caught up on digesting anything but the protein.
I plan to start incorporating more beef protein into my baking as well, so stay tune to see some new recipes coming featuring beef!
Going to include a nice little article I thought was a good read as well. Dives in deep about protein in general. http://www.jssm.org/vol3/n3/2/v3n3-2pdf.pdf


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- City population:60,642
- City/Urban area:252,973
- Population Density:Less than 300 inhabitants per km²
- GDP - country:USD 18,035
- Average number of years of schooling:4
Serres, Greece
Towards an egalitarian city
Since financial crisis struck Greece and the Serres region, agricultural production, upon which the region's development is largely based, has been strained. There is also a high rate of unemployment in the area.
Vision and motivation
Serres is committed to adopting the learning city concept with the vision that it will offer opportunities to all its citizens. The learning opportunities will equip everyone with the skills necessary to adapt to the changing environment, and will provide access to modern technologies.
Challenges and goals
One crucial challenge for Serres is that young professionals in the crisis-struck tertiary business sector have found themselves lacking in the necessary knowledge and skills to pursue alternative career paths. They are therefore unable to adjust to the new socioeconomic reality. Serres aims to provide lifelong learning activities to this target group, facilitating access to new and innovative sectors.
Plan and implementation
The municipality of Serres will act as a coordinator, developing and maintaining partnerships to promote lifelong learning and sustainable socio-economic development in the city. Serres is now collaborating with several local educational institutions to provide and promote learning in various sectors using modern learning technologies.
Furthermore, by joining the GNLC, Serres plans to form closer links with other member cities in the network, exchanging and sharing good practices and expertise in different areas.
Serres will focus on including vulnerable and marginalized groups, so that every individual citizen will have the opportunity to reach their full potential.
The city will support and mobilize relevant local resources as part of the initiative.
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The current credit crunch is making it extremely difficult to get start-up franchise/business funding, and as much as the folks in Washington DC- including Karen Mills over at the SBA are pressing the banks to "open their vaults," I'm just not able to actually see inside them. This has me worried. Big time.
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It's one thing for banks to tighten things up a bit, especially after last year's nightmare, but to not even open for business? Am I missing something?
The folks over at Fox Business News wanted to do some digging on this topic, and I was just asked to comment about the credit crunch, and it's impact on franchising.
Here's the really frightening thing I shared;
"I was talking with a major Cleveland-area lender recently, and I asked him 'If I sent you someone with a million dollars who was looking for a $250,000 loan for a franchise – putting up $100,000 of his own – what would you tell him?'
Go here to see his unbelievable answer, then come back to this article-there's more I have to share…
So, now that you know how things look from a bankers side of the desk, do you think it may be a good time to invest in a franchise of your own?
I have your answer, as well as some comments about the Burger King franchisee lawsuit, who really makes a good franchisee, and a couple of other real facts about franchising, in this Fox Business News web-interview.


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I found this year's Super Bowl ads were "pretty good".While the Farmers ad stood out as amazing, the Budweiser ad was nice. But the rest of it while well executed feels like something we see on CNN all the time. Nothing was different.
Given the current economy, shouldn't we be taking more risks to stand out rather than playing it safe right down the middle of the road? Let's hope someone has the strength to do something different.
The classic launch formula: do the basic product concept testing, hope for a moderate pass. Then meet with sales and explain how this is almost identical to the launch we did last year, and builds on the same thing we just saw our competitor do. Re-enforce that the buyer hinted that if we did this, we'd get on the shelves pretty easily. Go to your ad agency, with a long list of mandatories and an equally long list of benefits they can put in the ad. Tell the agency you're excited. They'll tell you they're excited as well. Ask for lots of options, as a pre-caution because time is tight and we're not sure what we want. Just hope the agency clearly understood the 7-page brief. Test all the ads, even a few different endings, and then let the research decide who wins. That way, no one can blame you. Do up a safe media plan with mostly TV, some small but safe irrelevant secondary media choice. Throw in a web site to explain the 19 reasons why we launched. Maybe even a game on the website.
Ah, we have our launch.
This is a guaranteed formula for success, because it follows last year's launch to a tee and will be done hundreds of brands this year. Convince yourself, you had to play it safe because sales are down, margins are tight and you will do something riskier next year once this launch is done. What looks like a guaranteed success will likely get off to a pretty good start and then flat-line until it will be discontinued three brand managers from now.
At some point, to break through in a cluttered market, you've got to do something different to stand out: now, more than ever. It might feel like a risky move, but it's almost riskier not to take that chance.
Push yourself to be different. The most beloved brands are different, better or cheaper. Or not around for very long.
There are four types of launches:
Good but not different (our launch above)
These do very well in tests mainly because consumers have seen it before and check the right boxes in research. In market, it gets off to a pretty good start—since it still seems so familiar. However, once challenged in the market by a competitor, it falters because people start to realize it is no different at all. So they go back to their usual brand and your launch starts to go flat. This option offers limited potential.
Good but different:
These don't always test well: consumers don't really know what to make of it. Even after launched, it takes time to gain momentum, having to explain the story with potential investment and effort to really make the difference come to life. But once consumers start to see the differences and how it meets their needs, they equate different with "good". It begins to gain share and generates profits for the brand. This option offers long-term sustainability.
Not good and not different:
These are the safest of safe. Go back into the R&D lab and pick the best one you have–even if it's not very good. The tallest of midgets. They do pretty well in test because of the familiarity. In market, it gets off to a pretty good start, because it looks the same as what's already in the market. But pretty soon, consumers realize that it's the same but even worse, so it fails dramatically. What appears safe is actually highly risky. You should have followed your instincts and not launched. This option is a boring failure.
Different but not that good
Sometimes we get focused on the product first: it offers superior technology, but not really meeting an unmet need. So we launch what is different for the sake of being different. It does poorly in testing. Everyone along the way wonders why we are launching. But in the end, consumers don't really care about your point of difference. And it fails. The better mousetrap that no one cares about.
It will be up to you to figure out how to separate good from bad. One caution is letting market research over-ride your own instincts. As Steve Jobs said: "it's hard for consumers to tell you what they want when they've never seen anything remotely like it. Yet now that people see it, they say OH MY GOD THAT'S GREAT"
We always tracked many numbers (awareness, brand link, persuasion etc), but the one I always wanted to know was "made the brand seem different". Whether it is new products, a new advertising campaign or media options push yourself to do something that stands out. Don't just settle for ok. Always push for great. If you don't love the work, how do you expect your consumer to love your brand? The opposite of different, is indifferent and who wants to be indifferent.
In case you need any added incentive: Albino fruit flies mate at twice the rate of normal fruit flies. Just because they are different! And the place where most ground hogs are run over is right in the middle of the road.
Push yourself to find your difference
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