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October 1, 2008
New analysis joins a small but growing body of research on absenteeism in the early grades.
In hiring Daniel A. Domenech, the directors of the American Association of School Administrators were looking for an advocate who could position the group in the front row of education policy debates in Washington.
Teachers of the early grades often admit to feeling lost in science, since many themselves have taken little college coursework in the subject.
The No Child Left Behind Act has been the subject of intense debate in school board meetings, state legislatures, and Washington policy circles. Everywhere, it seems, but the presidential campaign.
News in Brief
- Clayton County, Ga., Board Plans to Take Steps to Win Accreditation
- U.S. Gives $2 Million to Finance Literacy Programs Around World
- 'Innovation' Laboratory at Harvard to Study Incentives for Students
- Draft Texas Science Standards Remove Language Irking Scientists
- Food Company to Aid Push for Expanding School Meals Efforts
- Awards Hail College Access
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Report Roundup
The Detroit school system is facing a financial crisis that could lead to a takeover of its budget authority if state officials aren't pleased with a plan to slash the budget.
In his new book, Harvard University researcher Daniel M. Koretz has some good news and some bad news for policymakers looking ahead to the reauthorization of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
A pair of new studies cast doubt on schools' ability to make the academic improvements required under the main federal education law.
Law & Courts
The situation could have its biggest long-term impact on districts' capital projects, as the upheaval in the credit and stock markets threatens to drive up the cost of borrowing money.
As legions of high school students prepare to spend long Saturday mornings this fall taking the SAT or the ACT, a national panel is recommending that colleges consider dropping the tests as an entrance requirement
With the pressure on to increase student learning, Georgia and Idaho states are in the process of overhauling what analysts say is among the most neglected pieces of the teacher-quality continuum: evaluation.
A formula that all high schools would have to use to calculate GPAs is encountering strong resistance from educators who fear it could discourage teenagers from taking challenging courses.
State Journal
Now that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a fiscal 2009 budget, almost three months into California's new fiscal year, school districts will soon begin receiving more than $2 billion in long-delayed funding.
A multi-billion-dollar federal plan to assist the financial markets may leave the next president with very little room for major increases for K-12 schools, perhaps for the foreseeable future.
Federal File
As a new federal fiscal year begins, a multi-billion-dollar plan to help the financial markets may leave the next president with little room for significant increases for K-12 schools.
Sen. Barack Obama pledged last week to spend $2 billion to help eliminate the international "education gap" by 2015, if he is elected president.
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Seemingly arcane new federal rules about supplemental retirement plans have sparked a seismic shift in responsibility for school districts.
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Perfect for time with husky dogs and snow. You will learn about Huskies and the basic skills about handling sleds. Together with your teammates you will prepare the Huskies for your tour and then you start, with our experienced guide taking your group through the forests of Lapland here in the North.
We go fast or slow, long or short, it is up to you. Sometimes your an expert adventurer, sometimes you tip over in the snow, its is all part of the fun on a Husky Tour. You need some fitness, about the same for Skiing. We give you Warm Overalls if you want them or you can wear clothes the same for Skiing.
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Celtics Mad Lib Their Way to Victory in Game Five
Ho hum. Another home playoff game, another victory for the Boston Celtics, 96-89 at the expense of the Cleveland Cavaliers. In the end, Boston played just well enough to win, likely leaving Cleveland with that nagging feeling that they let another road game squeak away from them.
The Big Three for Boston (in this case, Rajon Rondo, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, in that order) combined for 75 of Boston's points, helping their team overcome another poor offensive start to the game. Rondo in particular was ubiquitous, especially in the second half where he played for the duration (and which may indicate the end of the failed Sam Cassell Experiment). Rondo finished with a line of 20 points, 2 steals and 13 assists with only 1 turnover. Of note, his counterpart Delonte West also submitted a strong effort with 21 points.
LeBron James had the Celtics back on their heels early with a break-out first half effort of 23 points. He ended up with 35 for the evening but it wasn't enough to close the gap from Boston's stellar third quarter, which proved to be the difference in the game. In the third, Boston locked down on defense, limiting Cleveland to 17 while simultaneously resurrecting their own offense to the tune of 29 points. In the fourth, Cleveland and James recovered their flow but the Celtics were able to sustain their own offensive production, essentially mathcing baskets until time ran out for the Cavaliers.
From Boston's perspective, despite the comforts of home, they were forced to overcome an enormous advantage at the free throw line in Cleveland's favor. Specifically, the Cavaliers took 41 trips to the stripe versus only 23 by the Celtics. Cleveland, however, helped Boston's cause by missing a crucial (and some would say game-deciding) 13 freebies. Anderson Varejao was the worst offender, going 2-6 from the line. (Wanna get away?)
Otherwise, the game played out pretty much as expected, with Cleveland hanging tough but eventually giving way to the home favorite. Considering the uncannily repetitive nature of the playoffs for Boston thus far, it's hard to say much else that feels new and fresh at this point. Therefore, in an effort to spice things up a bit, the remainder of my analysis will be done in a Mad Libs format.
Some other thoughts on the game:
Ray Allen submitted another hilarious performance, with 11 points on 4-11 shooting. Many of those misses were open looks, which caused most Boston fans to want to ladle themselves over the head with a tugboat.
Neither bench was much of a factor in Game 5. Cleveland's produced only 13 slimy points while Boston's bench contributed 9. The Celtics in particular relied heavily on their starters, with only Kendrick Perkins playing under 40 minutes. Perkins's minutes have been limited recently because of foul trouble and his level of play of late that can only be compared to a rhinoceros in a ladies room.
Sam Cassell, as noted above, played like a banana peel. At least Doc Rivers finally used his bellybutton and left Cassell sitting on the candybar for the rest of the game after another damp effort by his backup point guard in the first half.
Looking forward to Game 6 in Cleveland, the Celtics must overcome their drunken tendencies and fruity play on the road. Otherwise, they will be doomed to repeat geometry.


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Listen to Your Body & Trust Your Instincts
I've been a vegetarian for the greater part of my life (31 out of my 39 years). I have always eaten well and exercised. I grow my own organic garden every year and frequent my local farmers markets every week. I always assumed I was the picture of health, that is, until the death of my mother, which very ironically, probably saved my life.
After my mid -thirties, I noticed that I began to feel more tired. I gained weight, and my sex drive was extremely low. Prior to this, the only problem I'd ever had to deal with was constant and persistent heartburn for which my doctor prescribed Prevacid. They told me it was perfectly safe. Every day, I continued to pop a pill for years, never realizing I was destroying my once healthy body.
As I grew weaker and more tired than ever, I told myself, "this must be what it's like to get older." I had blood work which always came back at "normal levels." I was informed that there was nothing physically wrong with me… and would I like to try some antidepressants? No, thank you.
Then, my mom died suddenly, and my world was turned upside down. I was bombarded by grief and stress. Months went by, and I was not feeling any better. My health and emotional state were rapidly deteriorating. I did just enough to get by and take care of my kids. When I started believing I would be better off dead, I knew there was something horribly wrong with me beyond the grief that I was still reeling from. I visited a naturopath who diagnosed me with severe adrenal exhaustion, low thyroid, anemia, and mal-absorption. The mal-absorption was caused by taking Prevacid for years.
Today's poor diets and genetically modified foods are contributing to the dependence many people have on these acid blocking drugs, many of which are now available over the counter. Most people don't know that these proton pump inhibitors can block most of the major vitamins and minerals your body needs, including vitamin B-12, vitamin D, C, iron, calcium and magnesium. I was critically low in all of these, even though "traditional" lab tests led me to believe my levels were normal. My body was completely acidic and my low immunity was leading me down the path of chronic disease.
I have been on a regimen of supplements, meditation, and yoga for six months now, and am finally feeling better than I have in years! Listen to your body, and trust your instincts. Don't take a doctor or anyone else's word that something is safe, and always do your research. It could very well save your life or the life of someone you love.
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English for Kids
Helen Doron students have fun and learn English - all at the same time.Learn Why
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From Engineering to ESL: Launching a Helen Doron English Franchise in France
Franchising with Helen Doron English was a natural decision for Elisabeth Ruelle-Mégrelis. Combining two areas of interest, English as a Second Language for children and entrepreneurship, the opportunity came at a perfect time in her career. A busy working mother, Mégrelis believes it is essential for her children to know English, understanding that English is a gateway to global communication, education and professional success. For several years, Mégrelis sought English courses for her children in the Paris area but found that the available courses offered a very traditional methodology and very large class sizes with 15 or more children. Eventually Mégrelis decided, "This is the time for me to start my own company and why not open an English franchise?"
The idea of franchising wasn't new to Mégrelis—she was introduced to the idea of franchising while working with her brother at a cosmetics franchise in Turkey. Together, they opened and franchised 5 stores and this gave her a taste and a feel for franchising. She then returned to France and worked for ten years as a petrochemical engineer.
After considerable research, Mégrelis understood that to be successful, she needed a programme that offered the very best pedagogy and had a methodology that matched her vision of how children learn best. Elisabeth has high regard for the Suzuki method of teaching music which applies the basic principles of language acquisition to the learning of music. This method uses the mother-tongue approach and children learn naturally without stress. Elisabeth hoped that she might find a methodology for teaching children English that could match this fun and relaxed approach.
Mégrelis entered "Suzuki, English, Children" into her browser and Helen Doron English appeared. "I knew that this was the perfect match for me and that I had found a methodology and an ideology for teaching English to children which meshed beautifully with my personal vision." Within one year, she completed her planning and became the first Helen Doron English Master Franchisor in France.
Although the Paris Learning Centre located in the 6th arrondissment has its official opening on September 7th, Elisabeth decided to offer a summer holiday programme for teens aged 12 and 13 years. "Frankly," she laughed, "they did not want to come; thinking it might be a very boring class; their parents forced them. " But, after an hour the teens were laughing and enjoying themselves and were amazed at how much fun English grammar could be when learnt with the Helen Doron methodology which uses games and fun to make learning effortless. They were happy to return the next day. "It totally changed their vision of how language could be learned. This was a complete turnaround from how traditional English classes are taught in school with large class sizes, not much opportunity to speak and no real sense of immersion into the language. They enjoyed learning English, their parents were happy and all the boys want to attend classes in Autumn." Mégrelis continues, "I am so happy that I was able to change their mind set and let them experience how much fun and effortless learning English can be'" she remarked. Mégrelis attended an intensive training and received both business and pedagogic training. Her teachers have also been trained in the Helen Doron methodology and bring to their lessons fun, creativity and a love of learning.
The new Helen Doron Master Franchisor reports that the district has given her a very warm welcome and people are happy to see an English Learning Centre in Paris. Many people have contacted Mégrelis; as of early August, 30 children are registered, 50 are pre-registered and more than 100 have requested more information. She exclaims, "We are just starting but the feeling is good. People are happy, my teachers are happy and I am very satisfied. I love the support that Head Office provides. This isn't an operation where you pay a fee and are then on your own; with Helen Doron you get superb support and help as an entrepreneur. It's a very good balance. "
Helen Doron, Founder and CEO is quite pleased that France is welcoming Helen Doron English and anticipates a successful relationship for many years to come. Doron remarks, "We are so pleased that Elisabeth has joined us as the first Master Franchisor in France. We anticipate that over the next 3 years that France will welcome an additional 50 fully franchised Learning Centres."
To find out more about Helen Doron English, go to www.HelenDoron.com
About the Helen Doron Educational Group
The Helen Doron Educational Group stands at the forefront of innovative educational systems, providing exclusive learning programmes and quality educational materials for babies, children and adolescents the world over since 1985. The company's flagship franchise, Helen Doron English, along with Helen Doron Kindergarten, MathRiders, Ready Steady Move! franchises today encompass almost 900 learning centres in 35 countries in Europe, Asia and South America. Today, more than two million children have learnt with the unique Helen Doron methodology.
The Helen Doron Educational Group invites entrepreneurs to join a successful business operation that benefits children around the world. Visit us at http://www.helendorongroup.com.


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The Best Tips in Order to Help You Decorating Baby Girls Rooms
- 0.1 Decorating Baby Girls Rooms can be one of the most exciting parts of getting ready for a new baby.
- 0.2 When choosing furniture for baby girls rooms, it's a good idea to choose pieces that will not overcrowd the room.
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Decorating Baby Girls Rooms can be one of the most exciting parts of getting ready for a new baby.
Some of the best tips for decorating Baby Girls Rooms are to evaluate the room, to make the most of the available space, to choose warm and relaxing colors for the paint, and to choose a theme before you begin choosing colors. In addition, taking measurements of the room will ensure that the furniture you select will fit.
When choosing furniture for baby girls rooms, it's a good idea to choose pieces that will not overcrowd the room.
Many times, the nursery is decorated with a specific theme. Butterflies, flowers, ballerinas, and fairies are all popular choices for a baby girls room. One tip is to pick the theme first, before selecting paint colors and accent pieces. Once a theme has been chosen, colors from within the theme can be used for wall colors, linens, and rugs. Additionally, other decorative features, such as artwork, lamps, and other room decor will be better suited for the room if they fit in with the room's theme.
Paint color is an important consideration and, in fact, can be the room's only theme. Some parents decorate the nursery with a color scheme only — pink and chocolate or shades of purple, for example. Either way, paint colors should be warm and soothing, as the majority of hours spent in the Baby Girls Rooms will be for sleeping. Bold colors can certainly be used, but they should be reserved for accents, such as window treatments, wall stickers, or bedding rather than wall colors.
An essential part of baby girls rooms decor, which should not be overlooked is lighting. The room's lighting should be adequate for chores such as changing diapers, yet calming and low, for getting the baby ready for bed. One way of bridging the gap between the two is to have to separate lighting sources — a bright lamp on or near the changing table and a softer lighting source elsewhere in the room.


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Good morning! Here's the news:
- Badoo, the biggest startup you've never heard of, now has 130 million users.
- Ten percent of Spotify's trial members end up as paying users.
- HP filed an emergency lawsuit to keep one employee from leaving.
- Arianna Huffington of AOL is a "perfectionist" — here are a lot of things about AOL you probably didn't know.
- You are only four degrees of separation away from any other person on Facebook.
- Kayak still hasn't gone public after filing a year ago, but it made a profit.
- Apple will start working on a TV in February next year.
- Britney Spears now has more followers than Google co-founder Larry Page on Google+.
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text: Share: Comments Print June 20, 2014 at 9:10 PM WSP: Man fell out of moving car on I-5 near West Seattle Bridge Posted by Paige Cornwell A man fell out of a moving vehicle on southbound Interstate 5 near the West Seattle Bridge this evening, according to the Washington State Patrol. The right three lanes of I-5 were closed at the scene while emergency medical personnel performed CPR on the man. The lanes are now open, the State Patrol said. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. Anyone who saw the man fall out of the car is asked to call State Patrol communications at 425-401-7788. Comments | More in The Blotter, Traffic & Transit | Topics: Interstate 5, Washington State Patrol


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03Mar 11
busy is better than bored.
i'm never bored anymore. i've either lost the ability, or there simply is no time to be bored. it might a mix of both scenarios. i feel like our lives are on some rocketship trajectory that doesn't leave room to just stare vacantly and be idle. whenever there is a spare moment there is something to do. this doesn't mean i am not enjoying the journey, it just means that sometimes i'm left breathless by the speed of it all. how is it nearly ONE year since i married my best friend?! how is my friend's once-upon-a-time-baby now TALKING in complete sentences? where did winter go? i didn't even get a chance to wear my faux fur EAR cozies. geez.
but i'm not complaining about it. no sir. i am happy. i love the momentum and the adventure and i'll admit, a tiny part of me loves the HOW-AM-I-GOING-TO-RISE-TO-THAT-CHALLENGE?! part of our day-to-day. even if it means premature gray hairs debuting their existence.
and today is one of those days where i want to share with you, my world wide web mates, some very exciting opportunities related to SoulPancake land, but i can't. because things are not yet 100% official and also because i have used up my quota of all caps and exclamation marks in this post already. but soon i shall disclose and then we will all party like it's 1999 (as opposed to the year 2000 when we all experienced the disappointment of Y2K being as harmless as our grandmothers).
in other news, i love dawn and dusk. both of these times of the day are magical in their own way. there is a silence at dawn that is so precious, espeically in a noisy city like LA. i love feeling like my community is all slowly waking up around me as the night slinks away. and oh sweet dusk, i can't get enough of it. there is a golden light that blankets everything and makes it look better.
here's a dawn and a dusk i captured on film a couple of months ago:
a couple of exciting things happened around these cyberspaces in the past two days.
1. my photos were featured on nylon's blog. i sent them in on a whim and was very excited to see them posted amidst all the other nylon goodness.
2. etsy showcased our wedding again on this week's etsy wedding's newsletter!
3. i was introduced to benjamin evan's awesome photography, which has inspired me to do a shoot solely based on brightly colored buildings/walls. silverlake has an abundance of these.
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Leah Says:
March 3rd, 2011 at 7:49 pm
Just watched your wedding video. Brought a tear to my eye – so gorgeous! Happy fasting :-)


text: Hello All! Got my shipment of plains game trophies last December from my summer 2012 plains game hunt in Limpopo. Along with the mounts and zebra rug, I received a variety of backskins - impala, gemsbuck, kudu, eland, waterbuck, hartebeest, wildebeest, bushbuck and nyala (no backskin on the warthog). They're all obviously varying sizes, shapes and textures. I'm wondering what are some your ideas/suggestions for uses (sofa cushions, large quilt are a few of mine). Photos would be awesome as well!! Thanks.


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Doctor Deborah Olsen completed her Doctorate in Audiology at the University of Michigan. Following her graduation Doctor Olsen was in private practice in Michigan for nearly 30 years where she owned her own clinic. Eight years ago Dr. Olsen began practicing in the state of FL and is enjoying her time here. Her entire career has been built on excellent customer care and the need to exceed her clients expectations.
When she isn't helping people hear better Dr. Olsen is occupied with her love for animals and particularly her Golden retriever "Sundance". She volunteers at several animal care facilities, teaches yoga at local neighborhood activity centers, Photography, dancing (line and salsa) and hiking.
Dr. Deborah looks forward to meeting you and helping you experience the "Zounds Difference"


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Viral Video: Kid's emotional reaction to family's big news
When 11-year-old Logan reads a list of things he will do this year, he learns big news even he wasn't expecting.
Logan is about to become a big brother.
He gets so emotional about the news, he's speechless.
It's so fitting that he's wearing a shirt that reads, "This is what awesome looks like."


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Maxine Barrie, the world-renowned performer will be live at the Millionaire's Ball this month
After working in the music business for over 20 years as part of groups and as a solo act, Maxine Barrie shot to fame as the world's best Shirley Bassey performer when she won ITV's first series of Stars in their Eyes in 1990. Although she'd always loved Shirley's music and bore an uncanny resemblance to her, she hadn't thought of making a career of performing as her until she won the show. Since then, she has won over audiences around the world with her unmistakeable 'Basseyisms', the accuracy of her portrayal, and her own fabulous personality.
We spoke to Maxine about her career and her long-standing love of performing.
Hi Maxine, thanks for talking to us today, so tell me, when did you first become interested in music?
I always sang from childhood, but I was actually very shy. When I got older I knew I wanted to be in music and tried lots of different things to "make it". I sang in a folk trio and a pop group, which were great experiences, but I knew I wanted to be a solo act so I started working the club circuit. The problem was I have always looked a lot like Shirley and so I think it was hard for people to take me seriously as a performer in my own right. However, I really enjoyed my early career and it was a great way to get experience which has been really useful since I started performing as Shirley Bassey.
When did you discover that you could portray Shirley Bassey so brilliantly?
I always got comments that I looked like her and had positive feedback when I performed her songs, but never really thought of taking it any further until I was approached by Stars in their Eyes.
What made you decide to enter Stars in their Eyes?
I got to the stage with the music when I was fed up with struggling on, not making enough money and being unable to break through despite working for over 20 years to make a go of it. To be honest I was on the verge of giving up when I was invited to audition for the pilot of the show, but I'm so glad I stuck with it.
In the pilot, there was a lady doing Alison Moyet and she actually won the show, but it didn't get commissioned. After a year of waiting, they got commissioned and I was asked to go back, do another audition and take part in the very first show. I was lucky enough to be the very first person to walk through the doors and the first person to win the series. It was pretty amazing.
It's scary to think how different things could have been though, the pilot could have been commissioned first time round of course, or the reel could have been destroyed in a fire which happened in the editing department during that time. Thankfully they were able to rescue the reel we did and it was the start of my career as Shirley Bassey.
How did your life change when you won it?
Once the show aired I started to get some offers, but the show wasn't huge like the reality shows of today, so it was a gradual process. I certainly had to prove myself at each job, but I felt confident as I had been working in the business for so long and had the experience to be able to really give a good performance. Little by little the offers increased and word spread about the act and there have been some wonderful opportunities. I must be doing something right, as I have always been asked back from every job I have done over the last 21 years!
What have you enjoyed most about your career?
I feel so lucky to have been given to do a job I love so much for so many years. I have always loved performing and with Shirley I have had the opportunity to do a wide variety of gigs, so I've certainly never been bored! I have travelled to some wonderful places and met some great people so I have really enjoyed it all.
What is the best show you've ever done?
It's really hard to say as everything is so different and it's all been brilliant. I think one of the highlights was performing at the end of the Red or Dead fashion show at London Fashion Week wearing a dress made for me especially by the designer. That really was amazing!
Do you have a favourite song which you love performing?
That's a difficult one as they are all so good. If I had to pick one it would have to be Something as I sang that for the final of Stars in their Eyes so it really changed my life. However, they all have their different elements which I enjoy.
What do you think is Shirley Bassey's enduring appeal?
She's got an amazing voice, is a really dramatic performer, she looks great with her glamorous wardrobe and really she's a star in every respect. I don't think there are many artists working today that are such complete performers, so it's an honour to be able to perform as she does and sing those fantastic songs.
You're performing at The Millionaires' White Summer Party in Marbella this summer. Have you ever been there before?
Yes used to Holiday in Torremolinos and Estepona with my family and always loved Marbella. I remember when I was on holiday one year I got off the bus and saw Sean Connery just strolling down the road. I am a huge fan so I just had to speak to him, but my throat was so dry that it came out really husky and sexy, which was a bit embarrassing. He just said hello back in his gorgeous voice and was lovely. It was a perfect Marbella moment!
Are you looking forward to the Millionaire's Summer Party?
Yes, I'm really looking forward to it, it sounds like it will be really special performing with so many other great performers and in the gardens of a beautiful villa. It's a good idea to get together a number of performers doing classic songs and I love outdoor events.
As it's a white event I have had to get a new dress designed, as Shirley normally wears colourful things. However, I couldn't just have it plain white of course, I had to add some sparkle and silver, to make sure I was glamorous enough for the event and that Shirley would approve!
How many songs will you be performing?
I will be singing 10 or 11 classic Bassey songs which should really get the crowd going. I like to give my own twist to it as well as all the normal Basseyisms and often come down into the crowd looking for my Big Spender, so I look forward to meeting everyone!
What are your plans for the future? Any plans to retire after performing as Shirley Bassey for 20 years?
I have been performing for a long time now, but I still love the buzz of performing and will keep on doing it whilst I'm getting these wonderful offers. I guess I'm getting more picky with the jobs that I choose these days, but it's a great career to have and I will keep going as long as I can!
Thanks Maxine, we look forward to seeing you in Marbella this summer!
By: Giles "Danger" Brown
19-10-2011 16:51
hello, please can i get the pictures of the billionnaires party a la villa conception..can you, please send me,, on my own email..
thank you for this delicate attention.
kindness regard
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Latin American women and American women = same thing
It's clear that there is a substantial amount of people on this forum who believe that women from Latin American countries and other third world countries are friendlier and more down to earth than American women.
As a person who has lived in a Latin American country and the US, I would like to take this opportunity to clear up a few misconceptions concerning Latin American women vs American (US) women:
Either women feel physically attracted to you or they don't. A lot of people here whine that American women don't make eye contact. Well, if they are not making eye contact with you it's probably because they don't find you particularly attractive. I had a dark period in my life during which I was very overweight; not surprisingly, I did not receive female attention; there wasn't even eye contact. But then I lost weight and improved my physical appearance, and women began responding to me more positively.
Thing is, I observed the same pattern occur in Costa Rica. When I lived in that country there was a period during which I was overweight and a period during which I wasn't. Women treated me a lot more positively when I wasn't overweight.
So stop saying that Latin American women are wonderful human beings and American women evil ******. You find all types of people everywhere. My guess is that if you went to Latin America and received a positive response from women, a response unlike the responses you are accustomed to receiving from American women, it's not necessarily because Latin American are friendlier and more down to earth than American women, but because men with your phenotype and perceived wealth and social status are particularly desirable in Latin American countries. In case you don't know, most Latin Americans think that all gringos are rich, and there are many Latin American women who would love to marry a gringo and have gringo children.
So it's not that Latin American women are better human beings than American women; it's just that they tend to be more ignorant and assume that your ethnic background and nationality makes you a hot shot, whereas most American women can actually see that you are just another John Doe.
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dude that makes no sense at all.
" Your NOT attractive so i won't look at you in the eyes because i don't want to be approached by an ugly man. " hahahahahahaa.
women sneak peeks at me because i am handsome yet they still don't wanna date.
Hispanic women on the other hand will flirt physically with me when i meet them.
Most men don't spend a lot of time trying to make eye contact with obese women. What for? Most men don't find them attractive and want nothing to do with them. It's not hard to imagine that most women would feel the same way when they see a man they don't find attractive.
How do you know they sneak peeks at you because you are handsome? How do you know it's not for some other reason, like your acting or dressing weird?
I doubt that most Hispanic women you have met have flirted "physically" with you, and if you are as handsome as you say you are, I doubt that no Caucasian American women has ever "physically" flirted with you.
Where did you meet those Hispanic women? In Latin America or the US?
If it was in a Latin American country, I wonder if they felt attracted not so much to your physical self or your personality but to the fact that you represented a wad of dollar bills and a ticket to a better life?
Most men don't spend a lot of time trying to make eye contact with obese women. What for? Most men don't find them attractive and want nothing to do with them. It's not hard to imagine that most women would feel the same way when they see a man they don't find attractive.
Agree with this one
When anglo man goes to 3rd world country he is percived rich, have high social status and of course that gives you advantage over the local men.
When i was in Argentina i noticed that women are the same is in angloculture, avoiding eyes contact, no smile, very deppressed look, and also i noticed a lot of yound handsome men visit hookers which are everywhere
I was considered handsome and American women stayed away from me because I was considered "weird" which is another word for not being a typical American bad-boy asshole. Latin women are much more friendly, though I would say that Costa Rica is the second worst Latin American country I have seen, after Chile.
And Argentina was much better a few years ago but seems to be decaying. Still, there is no comparison between Argentine women and American women who are the world's worst. I haven't been to Australia.
OP, first, thanks for contributing your experience. I agree, it's not always rosy and so cut and dry black and white. It's still a complicated matter. While levels do vary, you certainly can experience cold natures, rejective acts, little eye contact, etc. almost most places of the world. With many exceptions and as a general statement, I often see basically the human social and clique aspects of interactions globally. It's not always as simple as just going to another country, although don't get me wrong, change of environment can in fact better chances, just saying it's certainly not always a guarantee.
Yes, it can be relative, based on the individual person and how they vibe to an environment and its people. This means physically, emotionally, mentally, etc.
In closing, I might add, having been to every country south of the U.S. border with the exception of just a few, I emphatically state that these terms of "Latin America" and "Hispanic" and lumping them all as one, really needs to stop.
I can not overemphasize just how radically different Nicaragua is from Argentina is from Peru is from Brasil. Panama is very different from Mexico. Colombia is vastly different from Chile.
So your thread title and discussion is very very general. Not picking on you, many people do this. Just making the word out the www that generalizing does not always fair properly.
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Re: Latin American women vs. American women - same thing
I guess I'm not that familiar with Costa Rica, although I thought I'd share my experiences with Peruvian women:
I spent a month in Peru a few years back on a language exchange program through my undergrad university. I consider myself somewhat attractive, in shape, friendly etc. and used to have some success here in the US with the ladies (when I used to pursue American women LOL.) But the attention I got in Peru from the ladies was off-the-charts. And I'm NOT talking about poorer women looking for a ticket into the US or single moms looking for someone to pay for their kid -- these were middle-class, educated Peruvian girls at the university in Peru where I stayed during the program. Most came from financially stable families and had no intentions of leaving Peru. They also knew that as a student, I had little cash to spare.
Hands down, these were the nicest, friendliest girls (as a whole) that I've met, and I've spent time in Europe (lots of time in Eastern Europe) and Asia (especially China.) I still practice my Spanish online with people from South America, and of the girls I've chatted with (100+), Peruvians girls by far the most fun to talk to and the friendliest -- even over Skype!!!
Being a lighter skinned, blonde American will give you quite an advantage with the Peruvian ladies, but honestly, for all the complainers, how is that any different from the Asian fetish so many guys in the US have? And I also noticed that the girls there did not pay much attention to the one overweight guy among us -- but then again, I didn't pay attention to the overweight Peruvian girls, so I can't blame them. Seriously -- if you expect attention from in-shape women, it helps to be in-shape yourself.
Re: Latin American women vs. American women - same thing
Perúanos only liked you because you were in-shape with blond hair and a light skin male. Anything darker they hate because they are so brainwashed by the Spaniard conquistadors and the viceroys that came and made Lima the first South American city that the Spanish touched down in. They made Peruvians know firsthand how having white skin means you're superior - enough said.
I made a post on this a week or so ago as well as a mongering report of Perú.
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Re: Latin American women vs. American women - same thing
Perhaps you have a hard time comprehending the simple point that American women are considered as the world's worst wives, and that they are generally very rotten human beings. Stop blaming the men, it really has nothing to do with the men.
Even if you are a handsome guy, unless you pass all of the insane unrealistic expectations of these mentally ill American women, they will snub you. I mean, even an ugly fat bitch expects to get a Prince Charming, which is beyond delusional, it's just plain sick.
Foreign women are 1000 times better than American women. If you cannot comprehend this point, you really need to open your eyes.
Also, you are a newbie, so you're probably just some bitchy American woman who is creating a fake profile and coming on here and trying to troll us. Sorry honey, but we men on here (at least the ones that aren't faggot manginas) have woken up and seen the truth- American women are the worst creatures on earth, and should be avoided at all cost.
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Making eye contact is mostly about "common courtesy," not "I want to screw you." I make eye contact with men and women on the street and I greet them if I'm in the south or in a small town. If they greet me, I will greet them back, always.
Not making eye contact is a way of projecting "I could care less about you and your well-being as a person." It is just rudeness, plain and simple.
I get your point about social status and looks, that rings true, but there is no getting past the fact that you are most often viewed by American women as either a walking ATM or a potential rapist.
Re: Latin American women vs. American women - same thing
No, I am not a woman.
FYI, I ended up on this website after someone posted a link on some other semi-misogynistic message board I visit.
Thing is, while it might be true that there are many fat, ugly women who think that they have a realistic change to get a prince charming (possibly because they have been spoiled by horny decent looking guys who will f**k anything with a vagina), why do you people seem to think those women exist only in the US?
What makes you think it wouldn't be any different in some other country?
You might say that you went abroad and the women there really digged you. I wonder if you are also one of those blond, blue eyed guys who look like a gringo from a mile away?
If there are countries with dark-skinned women who love men with your phenotype, good for you, but the point that you are missing is that objectively speaking those women are not any better than American women.
Women are equally shallow everywhere.
I know it because I lived in Costa Rica half of my life and the women there weren't any friendlier than American women. There are very few truly good looking Costa Rican women, and the few ones who are decent looking know it and have a horrible attitude. Here in the US a 7 or an 8 would be a 10 by Costa Rican standards, and I have met some of those women here in the US and they have been nice to me. The average Costa Rican woman with the same level of beauty probably wouldn't have given me the time of day.
saying woman are the same everywhere is hardly true.
id say that the innate female nastiness is held in check relatively well in many latin american and asian cultures...thats to say, the social and family pressures keep woman more in line with sanity and courtesy than americas pro-female culture of total rights and priviledges and zero accountability.
western woman set the bar the lowest of all cultures that i have first hand experience with
marriage is a 3 ring circus: engagement ring, wedding ring and then suffering.
Well, I myself actually live in Mexico and can say that despite being the same person here as in the United States, the women here are far more attracted to me.
As for "racial phenotype", I am white and here in Mexico, the women who want me are the white ones. The brown ones usually want nothing to do with me. In other words, white Mexican girls will date me but white American girls won't even look my way.
My experiences are definitely totally different from yours.
Re: Latin American women vs. American women - same thing
Don't give me this "women are the same everywhere" bullshit.
Women in Asia, such as Thailand, South Korea, India, and so on, are much more down to earth, humble, submissive, feminine, and many other things, than American or western women.
Have you ever lived in Asia or dealt with asian women outside of America?
I'm telling you, American women are the worst of the worst. It doesn't take a f***ing genius to figure that out.
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Yes, women from other countries are MUCH different than American women. If this guy can't see that, then he is obviously blind.
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An Aberdeen minister and his congregation who quit the church of Scotland over the ordination of gay ministers are to be temporarily allowed back into their former church.
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A spice is a dried seed, fruit, root, bark, or vegetable substance primarily used for flavoring, coloring or preserving food. Because they tend to have strong flavors and are used in small quantities, spices tend to add few calories to food. Many spices, however, can contribute significant portions of micronutrients to the diet.
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The production of Spices and Seasonings increases from 743564 MT in 2012 to 1006435 MT in 2017, with CAGR of 6.24%. In the world wide, Europe is the largest revenue market, who account for about 21.89% market share in the Spices and Seasonings market in 2016. China ranked the second place, and with a market share of 21.04 in 2016. McCormick, Unilever, Ajinomoto are the global leading manufacturers of spices.
ASTA defines spices as "any dried plant product used primarily for seasoning purposes". Included are tropical aromatics (pepper, cinnamon, cloves, etc.), leafy herbs (basil, oregano, marjoram, etc.), spice seeds (sesame, poppy, mustard, etc.) and dehydrated vegetables (onions, garlic, etc.). Blends such as curry, chili powders, poultry seasoning, etc. are part of the spice shelf, too.
The FDA defines spices similarly, except that they do not include the dehydrated vegetables in the label definition of "spices". Any form of dehydrated vegetable product must be labeled separately. Such color contributing spices as paprika, turmeric and saffron must either be labeled separately or as "spice coloring". The Department of Agriculture (meat and poultry products labeling) has nearly the same requirements as the FDA, except that colorant spices and mustard must always be listed separately while onion powder and garlic powder may be listed as "flavors". All other forms of dehydrated vegetables must be listed separately by name.
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- Europe (Germany, France, UK, Russia and Italy)
- Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Korea, India and Southeast Asia)
- South America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia etc.)
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Now Israeli emergency room doctors can treat bombing victims with Vitamin K to control the bleeding, but as the Rocky Mountain News reported, stronger drugs can cost up to $10,000 per vial.
And so Israel struggles from day to day.
The homicide bombings have diminished as a consequence of Israel's tough response -- so much for the argument that force would only intensify "the cycle of violence." But the depraved hatred the Palestinians have revealed by their sponsorship of such violence has left many Israelis with a sense of horrified despair.
In the midst of this abomination, one story deserves more attention than it has received. It is the story of 19-year-old Jonathan (Yoni) Jesner. He was a religious Jew from Scotland who had gone to Israel to study in a Yeshiva before beginning medical school. On Friday, Sept. 20, he boarded a bus in Tel Aviv that was blown up by a homicide bomber.
Yoni was one of six who died. When doctors told the stunned family of their son's death, they asked whether they would like to donate Yoni's organs. His father later explained: "There were about 20 of the family in the hospital, and we had to consider for 10, 15 minutes. But we thought that because Yoni was going to be a doctor and he wanted to help people that the organs should be donated for humanitarian purposes. We weren't told and we didn't care whether it went to a Palestinian, an Israeli or an American, or whatever, and Yoni wouldn't have cared."
Yasmin Abu Ramila is a Palestinian 7-year-old from East Jerusalem. She has been undergoing dialysis in an Israeli hospital -- yes, an Israeli hospital -- for nearly two years. When Yoni's kidneys became available, Yasmin's name was next on the waiting list for transplants. She is doing well, and while it's too early to say whether the transplant was a complete success, she has been given a chance at life. The girl's father has said he would like to meet the Jesner family some day.
The child's mother was grateful. "I don't know what to say to thank the family of the man killed in the attack," she told the Israeli daily Ma'ariv. "I grieve for their loss and thank them for their donation."
But what of the larger Palestinian community that has greeted each bombing with war whoops and cheers? Can a gesture as tender and humane as the Jesner family's penetrate their hate-distorted minds? A Jewish kidney now keeps little Yasmin Abu Ramila alive. But the question, "Can a Jew touch a Palestinian's heart?" remains open.
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This morning FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg and Miami-Dade County Public Schools(M-DCPS) Superintendent Alberto Carvalho opened MAST@FIU located at FIU's Biscayne Bay Campus in North Miami Beach. M-DCPS School Board Vice Chair Martin Karp and senior leaders of the two institutions attended the event.
MAST@FIU is the only four-year high school on a university campus in Miami-Dade County.
"The goal is to combine the best of our public schools and our public university and offer it to some of our brightest students," said Rosenberg. "At FIU, we graduate more minority students with science, technology, math and engineering degrees than any other university in the country. This is another way to expose great students to the university environment and to build our pipeline of students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects."
MAST@FIU emphasizes the sciences and leverages leading FIU faculty in the School of Environment, Arts and Society, communication and research to enrich the students' learning experience. This partnership supports the state objectives to have more highly-qualified STEM graduates in Florida.
"MAST@FIU responds to an increasing demand for more focused math and science instruction at the high school level," said M-DCPS Superintendent Alberto Carvalho. "This partnership serves us well because our students have access to FIU faculty who are leading experts in a variety of fields."
The inaugural class is comprised of 9th graders who attend classes on the FIU campus. A dedicated facility on the campus is being planned, the school is expected to add one grade level every year for the next three years. MAST@FIU is a fully digital; upon arrival, students received a laptop for schoolwork. Students will also have access to Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment class opportunities. The school serves the Bal Harbour, Sunny Isles, North Miami, North Miami Beach and Aventura areas.


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Sometimes we find ourselves sighing a little while looking through house porn images: Does anyone really live in these spaces or was everything selected by a paid decorator? Past the magazine-styled photography, sometimes we can't see evidence of actual unique human life. But while cruising our favorite Friday blog, Desire to Inspire, we stumbled across three subtle specimens of individual expression beyond the slick put-togetherness.
From Left to Right:
1. Doggie Bed Built Into Kitchen Island. Come on, this had to have been a pointed request by the owners who clearly have a dog that loves to be in the kitchen — yummy scraps — but tires of lying on the hard floor and is always in the way. Bacon would be so jealous...
2. Old Beam Inset as Built-in Headboard. We can't guarantee that this is a personal touch but it feels like a genuine move to bring the warmth of age and history to an otherwise "new" space. Our romantic idea is that this was a beam from an old/previous home. Lovely.
3. Built-in Art to Cover Unused Door. Again, can't say for sure that this wasn't a decorator's idea but we love seeing personal adaptations inside of old and/or defunct architectural elements. Using this existing doorframe as a large, built-in frame for artwork is just delightful. We cannot imagine this happening in a newly-built space.
Via: Desire to Inspire.


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26 Jul Students soar towards end of term
As per Nayland custom, junior and senior SOAR assemblies were held at the end of term two to acknowledge students' positive behaviour and attitudes. These were ably run by the college's five student leaders.
The focus value for the term was 'Opportunity'. This led to students being encouraged to make the most of every opportunity offered to them, both in and out of the classroom. The basic message delivered to students by student leaders was to 'get involved in as much as you can'.
Winners of SOAR awards for students with the most 'hua' reward vouchers for taking opportunities in term two received a certificate and movie voucher. They were:
Junior winners
- 1st: Ut Anh Van Tang
- 2nd: Zachary Pene
- 3rd: Caleb Fitzgerald Caleb
Senior winners
- 1st equal: Jake Hall and Cristian Specht
- 2nd equal: Sadie Harris and Taichi Hashi
There was plenty of other fun to be had and other chances to win as well. Electronic lotteries meant that every voucher students received gave them a chance to win a prize. These ranged from blocks of chocolate, caps, and school ties to the supreme prize of a boom box. Lucky recipients of these were Jackson Ching-Peretini and Toby Sussex.
Student leaders also came up with a novel prize as a different option to the customary cream pieing of a student leader. Lucky winners gained the prizes of pledged 'slave hours' from a student leader of their choice, or nominating a type of cake for their chosen student leader to bake for them.
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Which would you rather have, a 2016 Chevy Volt or a Toyota Prius or Nissan Leaf?
While we're curious, the question is really Chevrolet's as its new attack ads have gone live online and reportedly will appear on TV as well.
According to Steve Majoros, Chevrolet director of car marketing, the automaker will be advertising the Volt in markets as it rolls the car out. In other words, promotional activity will follow states in which it will be launched, namely California, and potentially 10 states that are also getting the 2016 model year.
Thirty nine other non-CARB states will get a 2017 model year early next spring, so ads should follow in these too.
The ads use a focus group, an approach that has been favored by Chevrolet in recent months. Maybe they are thought to seem more real, and believable?
That they are scripted on the automaker's side, and then carefully edited by the automaker is plain, but the people forming the focus group are said to be not paid actors.
The idea behind the ads is to get people to think about the new Volt which has escaped that privilege by many Americans since launch for the 2011 model year.
Its best sales years were 2012, and 2013 hovering just over 23,000 sales each year. Globally, Nissan has sold two Leafs for every Volt or Volt-based Ampera during the same time on the market, and the Prius sells 120,000-145,000 units per year.
Chevrolet is now saying generation-two proves it is committed to the car, if there were ever any doubt expressed by critics.
And truly, the 53-mile EV range Volt could work for many more people than have thus far discovered it. A gas engine backs up that range when batteries exhaust, and 420 miles total potential means "no range anxiety."
That said, the focus groups position the 2016 Volt against 2015 model year competitors, not the new 2016 replacements for the Toyota and Nissan which will also be improved. That is, the 2016 Prius while still equipped with a NiMh battery for the base level, is otherwise all new, and the 2016 Leaf will have as much as 107 miles range, and 84 will be only for the base model.
In response to this observation about the Leaf in particular, we were told "What can you buy now?" by a GM media rep this week in San Francisco at a Volt drive event.
In 11 states he may have a point, but the ads have a shelf date. The new Prius and Leaf will be here soon enough, but the ads are a first start.
And, as others have positively observed, the ads are targeting mainstream Americans, and designed to make them open their minds. Details that may make others sniff may matter very little to certain buyers. If that is achieved, the ads will be effective.
How do they work for you?


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Michael Sotos has close to a decade of experience in the fitness industry and is the owner of Rogue Valley Fitness Training which is based out of Ashland, Oregon. He is the strength coach for the Southern Oregon University Raider's Volleyball team and has also worked with both the softball and soccer teams. Many local high school athletes have trained under his guidance, including two baseball players that were selected in the MLB draft. Michael looks to improve technique, build strength, and increase power in his athletes. He also uses functional training programs to help people improve body composition, move better, and enhance their health. He has the knowledge to utilize a wide variety of equipment that helps keep workouts interesting and challenging. With his MovNat certification he hopes to help people move more efficiently and connect with nature. Michael also provides endurance coaching for triathletes and runners.
He holds the following certifications:
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Jane Clark is attending a two-day conference for retail managers in Paris. As she arrives at the venue, Jane is given an RFID Smart Badge personalised with her details.
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Jane goes to a convenient Smart Kiosk and places her badge on the reader. Immediately all her details are available for her to view. Jane is also able to view the details of the hotel she is staying at as well as her flights and transfers. She also sees they have noted her specific dietary requirements, that she has access to lunch in the VIP area and is eligible for two complimentary drinks at the hotel bar during the course of each day.
Jane enters her first workshop and picks up a smart tablet and logs on again using her badge. She can now participate in the session through the interactive voting and also send in questions and comments to the presenters. She can access the delegate list and see who has arrived. She
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As the workshop progresses, she decides that she wants to ask the presenter a question about the Company's sales strategy for the forthcoming year. Jane types in her question on the QWERTY keyboard and then places her badge over the tablet, which adds Jane's name automatically to the sender field.
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In 2009, a British litigant who complained about anonymous Twitter posts was permitted by the High Court to serve an injunction by posting a message to the site, with a hyperlink to the full court order. The complainant sought relief from "mildly objectional" posts to an anonymous twitter account.
In 2011, another British litigant was permitted to serve process for post-judgment discovery through Facebook. The Telegraph reported that alternate attempts to contact the judgment debtors had been attempted, and were unsuccesful.
On February 21, 2012, AmLaw Daily reported the most recent British court order permitting alternate service of post-judgment process on a judgment debtor.
But resist the urge to "poke" your witnesses and opposing parties, just yet. I don't see any immediate prospect of Maryland courts permitting such relaxed attempts at service of legal process.
It appears that Australian and British law allows delivery of formal court documents by several different means including fax or e-mail. The move to Facebook and Twitter notices and delivery was thus a natural extension of already relaxed court procedure. I don't see a time in the near future when this will be possible, in Maryland.
Here, in the land of pleasant living, the practice of law is burdened with that pesky notion of "constitutional due process." Our kissing cousins across the pond are not so burdened. Our own court rules demand that legal process be personally served on the defendant or responding party. Whether by certified mail, or the traditional knock-on-the-door-hand-delivery, due process requires certain guarantees that a party receives formal notice of a proceeding before the court can exercise jurisdiction, or impose it's orders that someone refrain from, or engage in, specified actions.
[UPDATE: Over the four days since I first posted this comment, I've been chatting this Facebook issue over with a friend who teaches at an area law school. Our discussions centered on a Maryland Rule that permits a third tier of court ordered alternate service, as follows:
When proof is made by affidavit that good faith efforts to serve the defendant... have not succeeded and that service... [by regular mail to the home, or on others residing at the home or at the place of employment] is inapplicable or impracticable, the court may order any other means of service that it deems appropriate in the circumstances and reasonably calculated to give actual notice.
In many cases, affecting proper service can as difficult as trying the case. Here are some of the lengths we've gone to formally invite a defendant to the party, or to serve legal process:
- Our process server posed as an autograph seeker to lay a summons in the hands of a popular NFL player as he left a conference room in Las Vegas.
- Our "Tony Soprano" look-a-like stood at the end of the defendant's driveway, as he walked out at dawn to pick up his newspaper.
- Our client convened a meeting with the defendant in a New York City boardroom while process servers spanned three states to serve summonses and pre-judgment attachments on financial institutions and relatives joined in the fraud. The joy was in describing what was happening to the defendant, as it happened in real time.
- And when I was a much younger lawyer, it was a thrill to travel with the federal marshal to serve process on a foreign vessel in the harbor, directing that it not leave port pending further order of court.
- I once entered an arbitration session, only to see that one of the participants was an individual I was trying to serve with a writ, in another case. I excused myself, called the process server, and participated in the arbitration until the process server arrived and delivered the summons as we exited the room.
- We once persuaded an absconding defendant to return from an "urgent" trip to Nigeria by freezing several of his bank accounts, here in Maryland. No cash, no trip. He returned within a few days of the judge's order.
Whether we are pursuing a wrongful injury case, a case for property damage, fraud, maritime cargo loss, or real property rights, nothing can be done in the court until the defendant is properly served. But I am left to wonder if we will soon submit affidavits of evasion to the court, asking that we be permitted to post to a known person's Facebook or Twitter account.
So, who do you want to serve? Let's start the hunt.