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We have a five-year-old pug we adopted two years ago (Angus). He loves to "mark" everything when we take him out for his daily walks. Recently he started marking things in the house like our sofa and our bed. Do you have any tips on how to stop this behavior? -The Mahars
When dogs lift their legs and leave a small amount of urine, we often refer to this behavior as "marking." We most commonly see dogs mark outdoors over other dogs' urine. Some dogs unfortunately mark indoors, as well. There are several steps you can take to decrease marking. Technically speaking, marking is not the same as a housetraining accident, but the treatments are relatively similar. Be aware that when a dog urinates indoors, this could also be a sign of excitement, fear, or stress, and treatment in those situations would be different and could require the help of an experienced behavior professional. Also, talk to your vet to rule out possible medical causes for your dog's marking behavior, particularly if it appeared suddenly.
- Make sure your dog has numerous opportunities to do his business outside. Take him out for frequent, long walks so he is empty when indoors. Provide additional walks after your dog has had a long drink of water or a nap.
- If your dog is still sniffing areas that he previously marked, use an enzymatic cleaner, such as Nature's Miracle, to thoroughly clean those areas.
- Reduce the size of the area that he has access to (start with an area that he does not mark in), and then gradually increase the size of the area. Baby gates can be very helpful in this process.
- Watch your dog closely, especially on the sofa and bed, where he has marked in the past, and around any new objects brought into the home. As soon as he starts sniffing or moving his body as if he is about to mark, interrupt him. Call his name, and distract him with play or other activities.
- Give your dog a chew or a Kong toy stuffed with his favorite food to work on as he hangs out with you on the sofa or bed. If he eats and rests in these areas, he should be less likely to mark there.
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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine unveiled Friday the 2010 caboose budget and 2010-2012 biennial budget that he will submit for consideration by the 2010 General Assembly that calls for an increase in taxes but spares Sinai's Camp 23 correctional facility.
Although the governor's budget proposal would lay off 664 employees and eliminate 1,879 unfilled positions, no additional department of correction closures were announced Friday.
The layoffs come on top of 1,651 state workers laid off since 2007.
The department of corrections, now Virginia's single largest state agency, has already closed large facilities in Botetourt, Southampton, and Brunswick as well as many smaller facilities.
County supervisors and school board members adopted a resolution earlier this month requesting the governor and General Assembly to refrain from initiating any efforts that might result in the closing of Camp 23 in Sinai.
The proposal to close the aging field unit surfaced in a Nov. 18 report by a joint subcommittee on public safety created to study managing correctional costs in a challenging environment.
"At this point, additional closures would not be consistent with our public safety needs. But, we will continue to explore options, including contracting with other states to house some of their inmates, to manage our own inmate population while reducing costs," Kaine said Friday.
The agencies most deeply impacted by layoffs are the Department of Transportation, the Department of Behavioral Health and Development Services, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the University of Virginia.
According to the governor's proposal, state employees also would be required to pay 1 percent of the employee contribution to their pensions under the Virginia Retirement System beginning July 1. The number would increase to 2 percent in July 2011.
"My budget includes no pay increase for state employees in either FY 2011 or FY 2012. I have not, however, proposed any additional furlough days beyond the single day previously announced for May 2010," Kaine said.
The proposal increases the retirement age of new state employees from 50 to 55.
Local sheriffs' departments with law enforcement responsibility and police departments, largely protected from budget cuts last year, will face reduced state payments approaching 20 percent, according to the governor's budget proposal.
These cuts may require layoffs at the local level to keep local budgets in balance. Cuts to local commonwealth's attorneys' offices exceed 16 percent, while circuit court clerks face similar percentage reductions.
His proposal also calls for the elimination of the car tax in exchange for a 1 percent increase in the statewide income tax that would raise an estimated $1.9 billion.
The 1 percent increase would be given entirely to localities more than making up for the state car-tax subsidy to localities of $950 million annually, according to the governor.
It would be distributed in the same proportion as the car-tax subsidies are currently structured.
Kaine's proposal also reduces funding for administrative and support personnel in kindergarten-12th grade.
"Nothing in our schools is as important as teachers, and a ratio for support staff is not only consistent with a ratio for teachers and instructional staff that already exists, it will help protect our core priority: the classroom," Kaine said.
Recognizing that local school divisions need more certainty in a challenging time, especially in the near-term, Kaine said this budget proposes delaying the scheduled change in the composite index of local ability to pay for one year, until FY 2012.
"Without this action, 97 school divisions would see increases in the share of education costs paid by their local governments, and they would face greater losses of state revenue in the first year of the biennium," he said.
The budget reduces funding for higher education to levels not seen since 2006.
Health care for low-income Virginians also will be affected in Kaine's proposed budget. Medicaid expenditures are projected to increase $778 million in response to rising caseloads and costs corresponding to the continued weak economy.
In an effort to control these rising costs, this budget significantly limits services to individuals and reimbursements to health care providers by imposing cuts of $419 million, including freezes on services and on provider reimbursement.
In his budget proposal, the governor said he aimed for three goals:
"First, we have to make significant and painful cuts, but we need to make them in a way that preserves the core services that Virginians depend on. I am mindful of the fact that, at the very time revenues decline, our citizens have the greatest need for services. So, while we have made tough cut decisions that will be painful to virtually every governmental priority, we maintain the safety net that must be protected during these difficult times.
"Second, the budget I deliver to you will preserve our Triple A bond rating. It makes the hard decisions and avoids easy gimmicks that can paper over fiscal challenges.
"Third, the budget reflects the need to preserve Virginia's status as an economic and educational leader while we climb out of this national recession. If adopted, it will provide the resources that the commonwealth needs in the future to tackle tough challenges and maintain our edge over other states and regions of the world with whom we compete every day.
"The bottom line is this: we can keep 'leading the way' if we are willing to make hard decisions in a tough time. The degree to which we will continue leading the nation as the economy improves depends upon our willingness to do the right things today," he said.
Kaine said his proposal balances the commonwealth's budget in FY 2012 without using any stimulus funds, which would make Virginia the first state to reach that milestone.
Governor-elect Bob McDonnell said Friday he would oppose any tax increase to fix the budget shortfall.
McDonnell, who takes office Jan. 16, said, "The cuts proposed today will have a direct impact on Virginians in every county and city. While we both understand, and agree, that significant cuts must be made, we will differ on the specifics of those cuts."
McDonnell said he disagrees with the governor's proposal to increase taxes. It is bad economic policy to increase taxes on Virginians, especially as they continue to struggle with the worst economy in generations. Families and businesses are making strategic reforms and deep cuts, and government must do the same. We must be looking for every means by which we can attract businesses and entrepreneurs to the Commonwealth. Capital is mobile, and I do not support any measures that could dissuade investment in Virginia, or put the state at a competitive disadvantage with our neighbors," he concluded.


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• ASSAULT: Police are investigating an assault which resulted in a man hospitalized at 6 p.m. Thursday. Officers were called to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center's emergency room after a 65-year-old man reported being punched in the face by one of three strangers while walking at the intersection of Memorial Parkway and Niagara Street. He said one of the men hit him on the left side of his face then the three fled the scene.
• THEFT: Police are investigating a reported theft from a grocery store in the 7200 block of Niagara Falls Boulevard at 4 a.m. Thursday. A store employee told officers he witnessed two men taking soda from a display near the main entrance, load it into a green vehicle and drive away. Store management estimated the soda to cost about $240, according to reports.
• ARREST: A Falls man was arrested following a traffic stop in the 600 block of Niagara Street at 2:25 a.m. Thursday. Andrew Raymond, 25, 1021 15th St., was charged with driving while intoxicated, aggravated DWI speeding and driving without headlights after patrol witnessed him driving south on Third Street by a nightclub. He reportedly didn't have his headlights on and instead was flashing his hazard lights. When officers stopped the driver, he told them he didn't realize his mistake and couldn't turn the hazards off. Asked to perform field sobriety tests, he failed several and recorded a 0.20 percent blood alcohol content in a breath test.
• STOLEN VEHICLE: Police are investigating a stolen vehicle from a residence in the 2700 block of LaSalle Avenue between 7 p.m. Wednesday and 2:15 a.m. Thursday. The victim, a 40-year-old woman, said she went to bed and her boyfriend and his friend were playing video games. When she woke up, the two of them were gone, as was her vehicle. She said she gave no one permission to use it.
• ARREST: A Falls woman was arrested following a vehicle chase at 9 p.m. Wednesday. Erika Crockett, 21, 2202 Weston Ave., was charged with obstruction of justice, failing to yield to a police vehicle, speeding, running a red light and other traffic violations after she was spotted driving faster than the speed limit and running a red light on Portage Road. Officers allege she didn't stop despite signaling her with emergency lights and tried to make sharp turns without signaling to avoid being pulled over. She eventually stopped her vehicle on 15th Street and Pierce Avenue.
• ARREST: A Falls man was arrested following a traffic stop on Porter Road at 7:20 p.m. Wednesday. Barry Hollis, 34, 32 Expressway Village, was charged with reckless driving, speeding and other traffic violations after officers allege he was driving erratically.
• THEFT: Police are investigating a reported theft in the 3300 block of Hyde Park Boulevard which occurred at approximately 11:50 a.m. Wednesday. The victim, a 57-year-old man, told officers men stole about $100 of scrap metal from a pile on his property. He said he saw a gold Hyundai sport utility vehicle parked in front of his house he didn't recognize. Investigating, he saw the men putting the scrap into the vehicle and they drove away.
• ARREST: A Lackawanna woman was arrested after she drove her vehicle onto restricted private property in the 4700 block of Buffalo Avenue at 5:22 a.m. Wednesday. Molly Carr, 45, 119 E. Minor Ave., Lackawanna, was charged with third-degree trespass, driving under the influence and possession of a controlled substance after security for a company reported she had driven onto private property, driven in circles, driven back out the gate and then back in again. Carr reportedly was listening to loud music in the vehicle and wouldn't acknowledge security when the guard tried to make contact with her. After she was arrested, police report finding several prescription drugs on her and she told officers she'd had a few drinks at the casino.


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Hunters can expect improved access to federal forests in a bill Sen. Joe Manchin helped pass in the Senate and one that West Virginia Natural Resources Director Frank Jezioro says should block an effort to ban the sport altogether on such acreage.
In West Virginia, some 10 percent of the 1,033,784 acres of national forest is considered to suffer "inadequate access," which amounts to 107,000 acres.
"As an avid fisher and hunter, and a proud West Virginian who believes that our state is the most beautiful in our great nation, I am a strong believer in making sure that our public lands are truly available for public use," Manchin, D-W.Va., said Thursday.
"Our great state welcomes visitors from across this country and the entire world every day, and opening up more access only strengthens our tourism industry."
Jezioro said the movement by Manchin, backed by 50-some sporting outfits, including the National Rifle Association, began last summer when some people in western states sought to close federal lands to hunting, fishing and recreational shooting.
"They didn't want anybody shooting on federal lands," the DNR director said.
"Some people said you shouldn't be shooting In national forests because it may disturb hikers. Everything we do is safety first. But there was a backdoor approach to stop people from hunting and recreational shooting at shooting ranges. This bill should put a stop to it. This should take care of it."
Inadequate access means that roads haven't been maintained in some parts of national forests or hunters cannot reach specific portions because of locked gates, Jezioro said.
"Hunting will be enhanced," Jezioro said.
"Where we have rifle ranges, there won't be any encroachment on those ranges by any kind of federal mandate that says you can't shoot on national forests. There has been a movement for a couple of years now trying to stop hunting on national forests."
Some complained that the presence of hunters detracts from hikers and bird watchers, "but hunters are the only ones that have to buy stamps and licenses to use the national forests," Jezioro said.
West Virginia reaps huge economic benefits from hunting, including an overall $230 million from the entire deer season.
Manchin's bill, clearing on a 92-5 vote, likely will put more revenue into West Virginia's economy, Jezioro said.
"This actually opens up some land not available to hunting," the director said.
"Naturally, any time you can provide more land for people to hunt on, it gives them an opportunity they didn't have. You may have some people come in here and buy licenses if they see some additional land and open that so they have access."
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FOX 5 News anchor Amanda Davis faces multiple charges including DUI following a wrong way, head-on crash early Sunday morning on Piedmont Avenue in Midtown.
According to an Atlanta police report, Davis allegedly was driving her vehicle north in the southbound lanes of Piedmont before hitting another car just before 12:30 a.m. The accident occurred near the intersection of Piedmont and 14th Street.
Neither driver was injured in the accident that resulted in significant damage to both cars. According to Atlanta police spokesman John Chafee, Davis admitted to consuming alcohol but refused to submit to the "Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and refused to submit to the State Administered Chemical Test/s."
In a addition to DUI, Davis was charged with failure to maintain lane and reckless driving. FOX 5 reported the incident on its website late Sunday and management issued a statement saying it was "currently investigating" the incident.
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That's what I was thinking too.
I will give you 1,000 acres of land on Planet Orgy for your people if you aid us in this military conflict.
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aoffan23 wrote:Using the dumping function for the artillery is a great idea! The mech is cool too, but it doesn't seem very much like a mech to me. Looks more like a hover platform, kind of like a bigger, weaponized version of Yoda's floating chair.
Colette wrote:Nice truck+artillery, although you do know the real color scheme of the Assyrians, right (white+dark red). Still cool though.
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Get Him!!!!
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That's what Hitler said,
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Because in Brikwars, you don't need to reload.
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A pension debate in Rhode Island this fall could set the stage for how dozens of other states take up the issue when regular sessions resume in 2012. As Progressive States Network reported last month, calls for dramatic changes to public pension systems and social security are largely an opportunistic move by conservatives to advance a privatization and anti-tax agenda. The debate playing out in Rhode Island has turned into another unfortunate instance of this, driven by a take-it-or-leave-it proposal by State Treasurer Gina Raimando – a venture capitalist by trade – that would slash benefits and partially privatize the system. To support the proposal, a newly formed lobbying organization supported by financiers and business lobbyists is running a full-press political campaign that is choking out discussion of more reasonable alternatives.
As protests on Wall Street spread across the country, the dire need for progressive solutions to financial corruption and savage inequality is capturing national attention. One aspect of Wall Street's agenda that has not been sharply criticized enough is emerging as a defining issue in the presidential campaigns of challengers to President Obama: dismantling Social Security and public pension systems. Texas Governor Rick Perry has grabbed the most headlines by absurdly characterizing Social Security as a "Ponzi scheme," and calling it a "crumbling monument to the failure of the New Deal." Other presidential candidates are also trying to stake out positions to privatize retirement funds, and state policymakers who are leading ideological attacks on workers have targeted pension funds in an effort to pit union and non-union workers against each other.
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Price: Free
When/Where: Ends Friday at the Tsongas Center and Gallery at Walden Pond, 915 Walden St., Concord.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma's mental health commissioner urged state lawmakers Thursday to restore millions of dollars that have been cut from her agency in recent years to increase services for the thousands of people suffering from mental illness or substance abuse in the state.
About $36.5 million has been trimmed over the past three years from the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services' budget, forcing the elimination of behavioral health and substance abuse treatment units, Commissioner Terri White said.
"We have huge needs and a lot of people out their suffering," White told members of a House budget subcommittee. "You will spend more taxpayer dollars on the consequences than if you had funded these in the first place."
Without treatment, people suffering from addiction or mental illness often come into contact with law enforcement officers, increasing local police and incarceration costs, she said.
White said about 245,000 Oklahomans above the age of 12 struggle with alcohol or drug addiction. The state ranks first in the nation in addiction to prescription drugs and has the country's eighth highest suicide rate.
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Pending last night's games at Springtown (which were completed after deadline), the Mineral Wells Lady Rams and Rams sub-varsity basketball teams have gone undefeated in the early part of District 6-3A play.
The Lady Rams junior varsity is 3-0 after a 78-8 win at Friday at Diamond Hill.
The Lady Rams led 50-0 at halftime of that contest.
The Lady Rams JV has scored 192 points in their first three district contests, a healthy average of 64 points per contest.
Tabi Santibanez (39 points), Kaleigh Aaron (34 points) and Bre Hinojos (21 points) lead the Lady Rams in scoring through the first three district
The Lady Rams freshman team is 2-0, having played one less game than the JV because Diamond Hill does not field a freshman team.
The Lady Rams frosh – which in a scheduling mix up played and beat Castleberry's JV – have a new coach in former Lady Ram Erica Roberson.
The Rams' junior varsity and freshman teams are 1-0 after each squad won Friday at Diamond Hill.
Coy Barrick scored 17 points to lead the Rams JV, with Marvin Johnson pacing the MWHS freshman boys team against Diamond Hill with 22 points.
Check www.mineralwellsindex.com for Tuesday night's results.
All MWHS sub-varsity basketball teams will host Kennedale on Friday at the MWHS gyms.


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From the beginning of human history, we have come to be through adapting to our environment. So why do we all fear change when it hits our own personal lives?
Whether in environment, lifestyle or social circle, change is more often than not approached reluctantly rather than adventurously. Change, whether it's necessary or not, voluntary or shoved down your throat, is only as scary as we make it out to be, and more often than not, it's for the better.
When we are born, we are welcomed into the world with nothing but the hair on our heads. We have no friends, no sense of home, and we can't really even process what our names are. Everything from then on is a change in our state of mind.
Our realities are introduced to us by society, our parents, our peers and our teachers. Since babies don't have the mental capability to fear things they don't yet understand, they don't. They simply accept it.
To young ones, the world is one big surprise, a wrapped gift of sorts. My question is, why do we let that attitude toward life fade?
Most of the time, we feel that we know who we are, or that we should know exactly who we are. Most people could tell you what they're destined to do, where they think they'll be in 20 years, and what their concrete identity is.
While it's important to be proud of who you are, people are clay from their first breath. Nothing beyond instinct is "hard-wired" into our brain — we're adaptable right out of the gate! Life is so much more enjoyable when we accept that we're always learning and developing around our surroundings, so why throw fits when they change?


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2006 COI sounds right.
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The fact (if it is one) that Anissina stayed out of the United States to evade questioning by the FBI does not mean that she had a visa revoked.
Has anyone heard anything on this in the last month or so? I haven't heard a peep.
What do we remember about FP/M ? Their world gold ? No we remember the fall ghastly FD and the Babs stare
Gwendal is doing the reality tv show: Ice Show and will be one of the coaches for celebrities.
Marina has been doing some coaching/choreographing work with French skaters, including some work with Amodio.
Perhaps the one thing COP/IJS scoring has killed is an appreciation for elegant simplicity, such as Rahkoma & Kokko's deep knee bends in their wonderful Valse Triste program, or the quick shuffle steps in Torvil & Dean's Mack & Mabel program. Those simple steps can be choreographically profound and delightful. But, alas, they aren't big point generators...
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I found a recent video promo of Gwendall's TV appearance, with Candeloro, Bonaly and Abitbol.
Doesn't look like serious Olympic training to me.
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What a surprise…
Taking this comeback seriously for a moment, I think it's better that this never happened. Better to have 2002 be their last Olympic moment as opposed to failing to qualify to Sochi or to actually qualify (no matter how impossible that may seem) and fail to place in the top 15 (more or less). I'm not familiar with the TES requirement rules, but when would have A/P even have had a chance to meet the requirements if they had not done so already?
"Corporation, n. An ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without individual responsibility." - Ambrose Bierce
Read the end of the third paragraph of Nmsis' post:
If they were to come back, they wanted to train with Zazoui, but Gailhaguet nixed it, and that was the end of that. Had they been able to train with her starting in the summer, and had they felt they could have been successful (as they defined it), there would have been plenty of Volvo Cups for them to have made the minimums.
"The team doesn't get automatic capacity because management is mad" -- Greg Smith, agile guy
I have to say I think it was probably a good decision not to try it, but as a big A/P fan, I will probably always think "what if...". But if they did something as great as Gilles/Poirier or Hurtado/Diaz's FD, it would be completely stunning and I wouldn't mind the result at all. And I think it was also Marina's motivation.
As far as I know from a completely reliable source, Marina was indeed asked to come back by Gailhaguet and he was obviously convincing her so long, she started to believe it. But Gwendal talked her out of it. In Russian press, Marina was quoted, saying Gwendal didn't disagree at first, but then changed his mind. She's now working till Sotchi, as consultant/coach for French team. Gwendal is working in that Tv Show, but to be honest, I was very disappointed with it last week. I think Gwendal would be a great choreographer and I think him choreographing/coaching celebrities is a waste of time and especially his talent. I would love to see him work with real skaters and especially to skate with Marina in shows again, but ...oh well...he seems happy and I hope Marina is too
Based on the scoring at Cup of Russia, I'm assuming Anissina's return has all been behind the scenes.
I meant to take the high road.... but I missed the exit.
I kind of feel that way whenever a great skater from the past announces a come-back to competition. I was interested in seeing what Cohen could do with more maturity and her incredible fitness routine. I would have been interested in seeing what An/P would have done. I was really interested to see how much Lysacek's dancing experience and training might have improved his skating. Oh, well.


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A 21-year-old man found armed with a handgun has been charged with burglary in connection with a break-in last week in Port Chester, according to Port Chester Police.
Brayan Castano-Carmano, 21, who has no known address but is known in Port Chester, was arrested after a Port Chester detective spotted him in a car on Wesley Avenue at 11:06 a.m. on Friday. Police said Det. Christopher Krzeminski knew Castano-Carmano does not have a driver's license and that there is a court-order requiring him to stay away from the home at which he was parked.
Krzeminski also had learned during an investigation of a recent burglary on Tower Hill Drive that the car being used by Castano-Carmano, a Mitsubishi Montero, matched the description of a car seen in the area at the time of the break-in. Krzeminski called for additional Port Chester police officers to assist him and then Castano-Carmano was told to get out of the Mitsubishi Montero.
Police said Castano-Carmano was searched and village officers found he was carrying a .38 calibre Smith and Wesson revolver and several items reported stolen in a Jan. 31 burglary were found in the car. Police said the car is owned by Castano-Carmano's step-father.
Lt. James Ladeairous said Castano-Carmano is not licensed to carry a handgun and an investigation is ongoing into where he obtained the gun.
Castano-Carmano has been hit with several charges:
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Castano-Carmano was arraigned in Port Chester Village Court and ordered held in the Westchester County Jail in Valhalla without bail pending a Feb. 14 hearing. Ladeairous said an investigation into Castano-Carmano is continuing.


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When we think of the violence in schools that has been perpetrated in recent times, we all but wonder what is going on in our society. Is this wave of violence isolated incidents or can it be attributed to other factors? We live in a culture of violence. Children are exposed to death and destruction on a daily basis as an integral part of the society in which we live. Our schools are microcosms of our culture and can contribute to a positive or negative environment. Characteristics of schools that contribute to a positive environment are "collaborative leadership, teacher collaboration, professional development, and learning partnerships" (Finley, 2004, p. 68). When school violence occurs, a more authoritarian atmosphere arises with punishments and more stringent restraints and rules imposed. These become part and parcel of everyday life in schools and become accepted as the best way to deal with the problems. Simple solutions are given for very intricate problems. Supportive interventions by teachers, achievement of students, and positive school and classroom environments are elements that help prevent school violence (2004). There are always the exceptions to the rules, but overall, creating an atmosphere of positive feelings and help when needed seem more reasonable and at least provide a plan that would limit violence in school. A partnership model where teachers and students have input seems more likely to be a violence deterrent than the dominator model where few make rules and do not listen to the ideas and issues of both the teachers and students (2004).
Some of the characteristics and behaviors seen in those students who commit violent acts are as follows: aggressive and impulsive behaviors, isolation from school activities and peers, academic failure and or struggles, deficit parenting, domestic violence, and child abuse (Perry, 2001). These signs do not ascertain violent behavior but may be indicators with the proper set of circumstances. Inclusion of isolated students needs to be encouraged, as well as education about coping with issues of disrespect and especially bullying need to be included in the curriculum.
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"Teaching art history courses in a museum setting with real art is more enlightening and more fun than in a classroom," said Nagy, director of the University of Florida's Harn Museum of Art. "I fell in love with the chance to experience art up close and share my knowledge with students in the presence of original works of art. For students and faculty, seeing related works of art in person brings curriculum alive by providing context for classroom studies, especially an understanding of other cultures and historical eras."
Nagy began her journey to UF as an undergraduate at Georgia Southern University studying studio art, art history and German. She went on to receive a doctorate in art history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. However, she discovered her true calling through her first job as an art educator at the Cleveland Museum of Art, where she combined her interests in art history and art education with her passion for museums.
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Over the last two weeks, Apple has bounced around between $650 and $700, almost a 10% swing. Investors are (over?) reacting to Apple's maps program and the "shortage" of iPhone 5s to meet demand, and are worried that these events are endemic to a Post-Jobs Apple. In short, investors are worried that Apple has lost its touch without Steve Jobs at the helm.
It seems like in tech now, executives are being classified as "business" guys or "product" guys, ie Ballmer is a business guy but Gates was a product guy and this explains growth under Gates and stagnation under Ballmer. This explanation, to me, is a bit simplified and ignores the market dynamics that prevailed for each CEO, and a company needs all sorts of guys (and gals). Nevertheless, this has been a very popular explanation in the press lately to distinguish performance amongst companies and executives.
According to the press, too, Steve Jobs told Walter Isaacson, the author of Steve's biography, that Tim Cook is a "business" guy. That is to say, we have Tim Cook to thank for spearheading the supply chain management that gives Apple, a product company, 40+% gross margins. These are incredible margins for this category of company. Perhaps we need to praise Tim Cook for being a business guy.
Apple also has a "product" guy, Jon Ive, who worked with Steve Jobs for 19 years and continues to work at Apple. He is credited with designing the products and leading the team of designers for the products Apple is known for and, most recently, the iPhone 5. It would be difficult to argue with the success Ive has contributed to Apple and, by all grades, it looks like Ive and Tim Cook have been the backbone for the continuation of great products at great margins.
What Apple seems to be missing, that Steve Jobs brought to the table, is the marketing guy. For example, there is a lot of consternation around the new "Lightning" cable, why users need it and why Apple loyalists have to buy adapters for their products, like Bose SoundDocks, that the iPhone rests in to play music. It is fairly certain that if Jobs had introduced the new cable, everyone would feel like they had to have it, as if Apple had just created a new way to move electricity. I exaggerate, but only slightly. Steve Job had the magic of creating a distorted reality whereby consumers all of a sudden felt like they had to have something that they didn't even know existed or that they had a use for prior to a Jobs' speech.
While Apple may currently be lacking the extraordinary marketing guru it once had in Jobs, no other competitor has it either. At worst, the playing field of marketing consumer electronics has been leveled. However, the truth is probably closer to Apple still having an advantage in the marketing area, due to the strength of its brand, the influence that Jobs had "training" or simply rubbing off on fellow Apple executives, and its institutional knowledge of making these types of presentations.
The hiccups of the iPhone 5 were the replacement of Google maps with a lesser-developed app program and the expectation that more than 5M iPhone 5s to be sold in the first weekend. With regards to the maps, Apple did misstep on this. However, it is an app that can be downloaded onto the device. It seems trivial in comparison to the antennae problem with the iPhone 4 (when calls were dropped due to the location of the antennae.) Jobs managed this, and gave away iPhone bumpers for a period for iPhone 4 purchasers. And then the uproar disappeared when users really liked the phone. The same will probably occur with the iPhone 5, because it is truly thinner, lighter, sleeker and fabulous to hold. It is likely that the iPhone 5 will be very popular this holiday season and purchasing decisions will not be made on the inclusion or exclusion of Google Maps.
The other concern was that Apple only sold 5M iPhones in the first weekend. I contend that Apple's competitors would have loved to have that problem. Apple iPhones always sell out on the debut weekend, no matter how many Apple makes. It just is. And it is because demand exceeds supply, and this is a good "problem" for investors. It sure beats the other, when supply exceeds demand.
On the one-year anniversary of Steve Jobs' passing, investors want to be reassured that Apple will go on. Small issues can create doubt, particularly with a company that has outperformed so dramatically over the past ten years. It is certain that Apple has to adjust to the loss of its marketing genius, but that does not mean that it has lost all ability to market, nor that the competition suddenly has created their own Steve Jobs marketing prowess, nor that the company is without a substantial and wildly-popular product line up. And, no doubt, Apple has more on its product runway that will excite consumers. It has been a while since Apple has upgraded its iMac or Apple tv, and the iPad mini is making headlines even though nothing has been announced, not even an event, by Apple yet.
Take advantage of dips and build a position. Over the past two weeks, while Apple's stock price has been gyrating around, analysts' earnings estimates for FY13 have increased by $0.33 from $52.97 to $53.30. Apple's earnings from FY12 to FY13 are expected to increase over 20% but the P/E (excluding cash) is just 10.3x, resulting in a PEG of 0.5. Investors can buy 20% growth today for just half the multiple. That is very attractive for what could very well be a blow out December quarter for the iPhone 5.
Thanks Darcy,
Another excellent post!! You, along with Eric Jackson deeply understand Apple. I find it humorous how every little niggle of the iPhone 5 is studied..almost as if the mainstream press wants Apple to fail. I have no doubt Maps will be the best mapping app in short order in a few months. Personally, I haven't had any problems with it. You are dead on when you say that investors can buy 20% growth for half the multiple. It would not be a stretch to say that 20% growth is extremely conservative. With the the iPhone setting the bar again and the iPad diversifying its line and growing at a faster clip than iPhone and upending the PC industry, along with Apple's ability to auto-disrupt itself, we have several more years of fantastic growth ahead.
At last, a sensible article about Apple.
The majority of Apple commentators appear to want to make a big deal out of small issues. Certainly there was an antenna problem with i-phone 4, but only if you held in certain way. If you cannot see a picture of the Statue of Liberty on a map, is it a big deal?
I wonder if some of these "problems" are thought up by Apple's competitors to destabilize the market. Even if the problems are real they can be fixed, and do not really affect the current and future operations of Apple to the extent of devaluing it by 10%.
I suppose it really doesn't matter, as Apple has sufficient cash on hand to keep developing and selling good products regardless of its share price. And if share prices really are based on profits the share price will ultimately catch up, although this is a philosophy that only value investors truly believe.
Paper maps have been accurate always. Digital maps have matured to a point where people who have it do not carry paper maps anymore and over 75% of smartphone users are maps users. Maps is not an App like email, calendar, music or the news. It is used by people on the move (when exposed to the elements and to others, where mistakes could cause accidents) and also used during emergencies where delays could be fatal
Of the 100 million people who upgraded from IOS5 to IOS6, over 10 million are challenged – with advanced age, declining or low cognition, technology illiteracy….
Most of these people do not know anything about the dysfunctional IOS6 Maps and have not heard of Tim Cooks Apology. They are unlikely to read or understand the alternative solutions suggested by Tim Cook. They do not know that the data is mostly wrong for locations outside the USA.
They will do what they have done before, use an easy to use, very well designed Map application (this is true for both IOS5 Maps and IOS6 Maps). They do not know that unlike earlier, the new Maps may point them to the wrong place or in the wrong direction. They risk injury and death.
Apple IOS6 Maps must – on every screen or through repeated notifications, warn of the problem. Not doing so would be irresponsible and also expose Apple to expensive lawsuits.
Apple must also provide a simple way for people to downgrade or revert to IOS5 Maps or IOS5 – both of which have been blocked by Apple. Millions of users who blindly upgraded and now want to go back to what they had paid for, are now stuck without a downgrade path. This behavior (which many consider illegal) is enough to keep enterprise customers loyal to other mobile devices and stop the move to Apple devices that many were contemplating. This decision alone (of not allowing a revert to IOS5) is enough for enterprise customers to not trust Apple.
Correction: The Google maps app that was replaced with Apple's own mapping program cannot be downloaded from the App Store. YouTube (Google's version) was added but Google maps was not.
As an iphone 5 owner, I think another problem they're facing is market growth in the phone arena. Yes, it's their#1 selling product and they always sell out but it is typically to previous customers that are upgrading their device, which is why their iOS phone market share stays in the 25-27% range. Android has continuously shown growth and has over 50% of the market and that worries some investors since Apple is doing less innovation these days and is actually still lagging with innovative features that customers have been asking for; even with the iphone 5 (no NFC, no expandable storage, no usb drag and drop, no removable battery).
In the past Apple was the standard when it came to smartphones (their #1 selling product) but the trend has been shifting…especially with the marketing campaign by Samsung with their Galaxy S3 model. For the first time since I have owned an iphone (I've owned the 4, 4s, and now 5) I have found no one asks to see my phone. However, my coworker who has an S3 is constantly being stopped and asked about his phone since so many people are more aware of the S3 because of the commercials we have all seen.
Apple needs to go back to what got them to the top…create, or at least come up with something that makes people think they have a product they can't be without and that offers something no other phone can offer.
What does Gates have to do with Ballmer?
Do you not know that Gates is Microsoft and Ballmer is Apple?


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Advisers fear spiralling PI costs after shock FOS claim ruling
by Daniel Grote on Jan 07, 2013 at 07:55
Advisers fear professional indemnity (PI) cover costs could jump yet higher after a landmark ruling allowing investors who accepted the maximum award from the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) to pursue their IFA for more money.
High Court judge Ross Cranston has ruled that investors Barry and Julie Clark are free to claim further damages from In Focus Asset Management & Tax Solutions, despite the adviser firm having paid £100,000 compensation following a FOS judgment. That payout was the maximum the FOS was able to award at the time, although the limit on FOS claims has since risen to £150,000. The pair have alleged they incurred losses of £500,000 after being mis-sold endowment policy plans following the sale of their business and premises.
The ruling clashes with a court judgment made two years ago, that accepting a FOS award ruled out court action over the same complaint.
Alan Smith (pictured), chief executive of London-based Capital Asset Management, said the judgment set a 'very dangerous precedent'. He argued that complainants who may have shied away from the courts would now find it easier to launch claims if they were first to go to the FOS, leading to greater PI costs for advisers. 'The risks [of IFA businesses] will be exponentially greater to insurers,' he said.
Lee Robertson, chief executive of London-based Investment Quorum, agreed the ruling left advisers in a vulnerable position. 'It adds to the burden of what is becoming an almost impossible job,' he said.
Tim Simmonds, head of financial services at law firm Osborne Clarke, added the judgment had 'grave ramifications' for the FOS, given the uncertainty over future legal action from investors who receive an Ombudsman award. 'This uncertainty raises major policy questions about the role of the Ombudsman and its ability to provide swift and binding decisions,' he said.
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Jan 07, 2013 at 08:28
Said it before many times and I will say it again - the "advisor market killer" is not TCF / RDR and fees / the FSA ... blah blah blah ... it is PII - nothing else matters if YOU can't get it ... if you can ... then afford it to pay the (what are all ready now) ludicrous PII premiums !report this
Jan 07, 2013 at 08:49
It's been a war of attrition against IFAs for a long time. The banks continue imposing targets on their staff and carry on as before. lt is not a fair fight.
l recommend everyone to try and read the January 2013 "Which" report on this, and it should be mandatory reading for all FSA staff, . IFAs are at a complete disadvantage now with escalating rates for PI cover being another straw on the IFA camel's back.report this
Jan 07, 2013 at 08:54
we will all be working for the money advice centrereport this
Jan 07, 2013 at 08:57
crazy market and massive liabilities so this is no surprise. I fear many companies may not be even offered termsreport this
Jan 07, 2013 at 09:08
It wont even be that NearlynolongeranIFA.
The "adviser market killer" is the fact that advisers dont want to be part of this hideous disgusting disgraceful corrupt joke of a business anymore.
Those that haven't left already haven't left because they dont know what else to do with their lives yet and partly because they are stubbornly digging their heels in with a "They're not going to beat me" attitude.
But believe me regardless of how many have left the industry or plan to within the next year or two 99% of advisers are looking at doing something else. The other 1% are trapped because they own the businesses.
The fact that there isn't an adviser anywhere that actually enjoys working in this foul business anymore means that they are already beaten.
A business where success and failure cannot be measured, cannot be predicted and cannot be used as a past reference combined with a general public who dont know, dont care and dont give a damn, combined with LIARS CHEATS AND CRIMINALS in certain positions within it, combined with Government and Regulatory interference and new crackpot initiatives actually STEALS money from peoples pockets, while they in turn steal a living in an industry that is carrying them through their entire life at everybody else's expense and inconvenience.
The ONLY honourable people in this joke of a business are the people who they are trying to hound out of it and replace with compulsory products which the public will have no choice but to pay into.
Compulsory Work Place Pensions........Tick, done already.
Compulsory Life Assurance to protect debt...........Coming Soon, you'll see
Compulsory Life Assurance to protect Lives.........Coming soon, you'll see
Compulsory Life Assurance on conception of children........Coming soon, you'll see.
Compulsory Income Protection to eliminate the need for state benefit.............Coming soon you'll see
Compulsory , Accident, Sickness, Unemployment and Critical Illness to again eliminate the need for state benefits.............Coming soon you'll see.
And then the best one of all...............Compulsory PPI whenever a loan is arranged.
I believe this i the way they will get around the lack of sales activity when the last IFA has finally told them to shove it.report this
Jan 07, 2013 at 09:10
As many i don't know the full disclosure of this case, though if the adviser deliberately miss informed the client and they lost £500k, then £100k doesn't really cut it... however saying that if they accepted a full and final settlement then they should not have the right to make a secondary claim!
Sadly if you do not treat every case as a potential claim then you will not survive!report this
Jan 07, 2013 at 09:27
John Brady - spot onreport this
Jan 07, 2013 at 09:34
@ Graeme F - always been the case
@ John B - I agree to some extent with your sentiments and it will be interesting to see the advisor fall-out in 2013/14 and beyond (as you say, when, reality bites).
... my statement was premised on the idea that there would be a potentially "willing" advisor market left - as in, it would not matter anyway if PII was unavailable as the whole "advised" system simply falls down without it.
As a "starter for 10" for new jobs, my alternative career choice would be Postman - you get up / you walk around / you post some letters (some through the right door) / and you go home.report this
Jan 07, 2013 at 09:38
Does this not mean that
A) the burden of proof will now lie with the claimant
B) The Ifa may actually win the case and have the previous decision thrown out (or is this still binding)
c) Will the claimant now actually have to pay his fees to try and win a case
d) Can the IFA take the claimant to court ie reverse the FOS decision
I would welcome some clrafication on this
Finally EVERY piece of news in 2013 has been negative starting with a kick in the >>> with sants getting his knighthoois there anything good at all?????????????????report this
Jan 07, 2013 at 09:53
For those that do decide to leave the industry (or have already left), one possible alternative activity is to become an expert witness in financial services. (Continuing IFAs are not excluded). It is only worth considering for genuinely good, articulate and experienced IFAs (or ex IFAs) as their level of knowledge and opinions will be severely tested, possibly in court but certainly by their instructing lawyers. But there are very few good expert witnesses in this field, and the demand for this type of expertise is increasing. The work can be very lucrative. Oh!, and the PII costs are very reasonable - mine costs about £250pa for £5m cover. I am happy to provide more information, either through this thread or privately at email@example.com, I am an ex IFA and ex compliance consultant (about six years ago) and have been writing expert witness reports for about 16 years.report this
Jan 07, 2013 at 10:01
Whilst the banks may be responsible for a substantial amount of complaints. in general I believe they fall in to the major problem of miselling, ie. recommending a product/investment which is unsuitable.
In the case of advisors, too many of them try to be too clever for their own good and this particular case may well fall into that very category although I do not have full details of the case.
Instead of recommending very straight forward investments they often like to show how clever they are and tax planning presents those opportunities although many times it is on the fringes when it comes to the underlying investments.
When dealing with such clients often it is large sums of money involved and therefore if it goes wrong they are far more likely to make a claim. In addition to this the rule of diversification often goes out of the window.
When you look at some of the cases brought to book last year you can judge for yourselves.
We will all fall over at some time with an investment that appears to be brilliant but doesn't do what it says on the tin, but then clients can be forgiving if the basic rules of diversification and transparency have been followed. They do understand that you will not get it right all of the time, neither do they if they do it themselves.
Whilst some who read this might suggest that I am not doing my job properly by recommending such 'walk on the wild side type investments' I am because I am protecting my business so that I will still be here for the bulk of my clients and not sacrifice it for someone who wants the latest hairbrained scheme.report this
Jan 07, 2013 at 10:07
I wonder if PI insurers will now consider capping cover in line with FOS awards. In respect of claims for damages over and above, you'll be on your own.report this
Jan 07, 2013 at 10:17
Surely, running any business involves quantifying risks. Speculating in TEPS carries an unquantifiable risk both to the client and the adviser.report this
Jan 07, 2013 at 11:08
@ John Brady - Totally agree. Awful business to work in.
Time to join a network or sell up.report this
Jan 07, 2013 at 11:22
I don't know how bad PII premiums and policy conditions have become out there in the directly authorised market, but I think you'd find little comfort on that front by joining a network.
We've recently received renewal terms from our network and, without disclosing any confidential details, I have to say they don't to me look exactly brilliant. Then again, they may well be better than what we would be able to obtain if we were trying to secure terms on an individual basis.report this
Jan 07, 2013 at 11:48
@ Julian
Directly authorised firm, 3 RIs, no claims or complaints - £2900pa, £5000 excess.report this
Jan 07, 2013 at 12:19
Our just came in at £2,300 pa. including IP Tax. Just 1 RI, no complaints or claims, though probably higher-than-average turnover for 1 RI.
It was an increase on last year, but hardly anything to sell the business or join a Network about.report this
Jan 07, 2013 at 12:34
Our PII premium for the year is £3,750 and I'm the only RI here (with no claim ever having been made and hardly any complaints, only one, over 10 years ago, ever upheld).
Unless certain insurers out there are providing cover that our network considers to be sub-standard by comparison with that which they've secured for us, we seem to be paying rather OTT.
I've asked for them to comment.report this
Jan 07, 2013 at 12:46
have you tried windsorreport this
Jan 07, 2013 at 13:06
We aren't given the option. The network arranges our PII for us and that's it (though we have in the past been insured with Windsor).report this
Jan 07, 2013 at 13:26
nae luck, we are ion our own and its £1825 per year, touch wood-no complaints and £5k excess, less for mortgages etcreport this
Jan 07, 2013 at 14:35
Gents.. I don't think you are paying too much .. I am a 1 RI sole trader with no complaints and mine is £10,600 p.a. ( £5k excess ) so relax .. Its all relative to T/O so the less business you write the less you pay ... Maybe I should write less !!! ...report this
Jan 07, 2013 at 17:02
@ Gary - that's a hell of a big turnover you're doing on your todd there, at that premium!report this
Jan 08, 2013 at 12:35
John Brady - I couldnt have written that better myself. Sadly I am an business owner that is trapped in this joke of an industry. I was around in 1988 when the Financial Services Act became law and it has been a slippery slope since.
If I was a PI insurer I too would be reluctant to offer terms to an adviser firm, when the liabilites can be changed at any time, either because of FSA retrospective action, or a decision such as the High Court case.
To those feeling bullish about the industry, good luck, you will need it.report this
Jan 11, 2013 at 17:29
The FSA HAS KILLED THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGG.
The PI Insurers should withdraw from the market IN ALL AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY until the government set up a regulator that understands the principles of insurance and employs professionally qualified and experienced management and operational staff..
Insurance fuds ARE NOT social funds to provide regulators with cudos and lawyers with fees.
Pull out! Tell 'em to P**s Off.report this
Jan 11, 2013 at 21:14
Great advice Terrence - very constructive.report this
Jan 14, 2013 at 10:35
If , instead of writing on this blog all comments were directed at constituent MP's AND the Treasury Select Committee, those who might be able to change matters possibly could take note. In particular Governments only really take notice if they fear loss of votes at election time and if everybody affected by these idiots at the FSA were to regularly make their view known there just might be remedial action taken. Its about time the Government realised that it is the \Government who will be held responsible for the destruction of this industry and the many tens of thousands of jobs that will be lost as they cannot continue to hide behind the FSA.report this
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