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There will be a Food Finders Mobile Pantry Food Give-a-way at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27 at Calvary Presbyterian Church, 701 Spencer St. Doors will open at 10:30 a.m. Food will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, with a limit of one box per household.
Those attending are asked to bring a laundry basket or box for food items. Enter on upper level, although an elevator will be accessible at lower level if needed. Food will be distributed from the lower level parking lot.
Trail of Courage fest set for September
ROCHESTER — Frontier Indiana comes alive with foods cooked over wood fires, period music and dance, traditional crafts, historic camps and trading, canoe rides on the river, and much more on Sept. 21 and 22.
This event combines genealogy of the Potawatomi Indians and the settlers who lived in Fulton County and northern Indiana in the early 1800s with rendezvous events, music, and dance on two stages present programs from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. Sunday, historic canoe landing and fur trade skit on the Tippecanoe River.
It will be at the Fulton County Historical Society grounds, 4 miles north of Rochester on U.S. 31 and Tippecanoe River. Admission is $7 for adults, $3 for children 6 through 11, and free for children 5 and under. Hours are Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The public is invited to join in the Indian dances 2 to 3 p.m., which are held in an arena encircled by tepees. It includes historic encampments representing the French and Indian War, Voyageurs, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Western Fur Trade, Plains Indians tepees and Woodland Indian wigwams. Canoe rides, muzzle-loading shooting and tomahawk throwing contests, and a Mountain Man Tug of War add to the frontier activities.
Pioneer foods are cooked over wood fires. Visitors can feast on buffalo burgers, apple dumplings, chicken and noodles, barbecue, ham and beans, vegetable stew, chips cooked in big iron kettles, turkey legs, Indian tacos and fry bread, corn on the cob, apple sausage, and more, including ice cream, one of George Washington's favorite treats.
The grounds are handicapped accessible. Free tram rides are available to bring people from the museum and Living History Village at the north end of the grounds. The museum and village are open with hosts and free admission.
Volunteers can earn free admission the the Trail of Courage by working half a day. To volunteer or for more information, call the museum at 574-223-4436, Free parking is provided on FCHS grounds. More information can be found at www.fultoncountyhistory.org.
Live United Day set for Sept. 20
United Way of Cass County is hosting Live United Day, starting at 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 20, at Revolution Community Church. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., will be a free health fair, with flu shots, an American Red Cross Blood drive and free health checks. The first 50 people receive free biometric testing, including cholesterol panel and blood glucose.
Volunteers are still sought for projects throughout the county. To register, visit www.unitedwayofcasscounty.org.
Venison program helps hunters, public
A program that allows hunters to give deer meat to those who want venison will be available again this fall.
GiveIN Game, DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife's venison donation program, will be available for its third year. Hunters who are willing to donate venison and people who would like to receive venison can begin registering on Sept. 1 at hunting.IN.gov/7240.htm.
GiveIN Game makes it easy for people to connect and set up an exchange. Selling, bartering or trading for venison is illegal.
The successful program had 774 participants in 2012, up from 702 participants in 2011.
A majority of the participants surveyed by DNR said the program is easy to use, private and secure, and that it fosters community goodwill. More than 90 percent said they would sign up again.
Both hunters and recipients have an option of donating or requesting any amount of venison in all conditions, from field-dressed animals to packaged venison.
Previous participants must re-register if they want to continue participating.
Freedom Hunt planned for Sept. 27 to 29
Freedom Hunt will be Sept. 27 to 29. If you are the parent of a special need's child who might be interested in participating in the September deer hunt, visit freedomhunt.com and complete the online application. The event will be held at Deer Camp, 2527 N. 925 East, Logansport.
Chicken bash to benefit WRE
This year's Weekly Religious Education chicken bash will be at McHale Complex and Carousel. As in the past, there will be free Carousel rides and limited tickets at the door, so make sure you purchase them in advance to ensure you will be able to attend.
It will be 4:30 to 7 p.m. Sept. 25. Carousel rides will be from 5 to 6:45 p.m. Tickets are $8.50 for adults and $4 for children 8 years old and younger. Dine in or carry-out available. For tickets, call Steve Farrer at 574-643-2476 or 765-434-7005.
Toastmaster wis contest with humor
Tim Templin, mental health counselor at Logansport State Hospital, told a funny story that earned him a trophy and advancedment in competition. The Logansport man will compete against seven other Toastmasters from north central Indiana 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Anderson Public Library, E 12th St., Anderson.
Templin is a member of Toastmasters Club in Logansport and Kokomo. He will represent the Kokomo Club in the Area 73 Contest. Toastmasters Club offer contest participation to members as an important part of the Toastmasters International educational program. Contests provide an opportunity for other Toastmasters to learn by observing proficient speakers.
Logansport Toastmasters meet at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of the month at Boondockers, 1 Eel River Ave. Membership is open to age 18 and older. Kokomo Toastmasters meet on at 6:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of the month at Kokomo South Library, 1755 E. Center Road, Kokomo.
Fire department hosting hog roast
Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting a hog roast from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Lucerne Fire Station. The menu will include roasted pork, baked beans, applesauce, chips, bread and butter, and drinks. All donations will go to purchase and maintain fire and first responder equipment for the department. Carry-outs will be available.
Fish and chicken fry
Miller's Merry Manor will be hosting its annual Fish & Chicken Fry from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Sept. 26. This year, the event has grown to include an antique tractor show thanks to the Tip Wa Antique Tractor and Engine Club.
A delicious meal of fish, chicken, sides, desserts, and drinks will be available for all in attendance. The annual event raises money for local charities that goes directly back to the Logansport community. Tickets are available from Miller's Merry Manor employees or at the front office of the facility.
Adult tickets are $9 and children 12 and under are $5. Carry out will also be available. The fish and chicken will be provided by Dan's Fish Fry Service.


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Architects of buildings and architects of software have more in common than most people think. Both professions require attention to detail, and both practitioners will see their work collapse around them if they make too many mistakes. It's impossible to imagine a world in which buildings get built without blueprints, but it's still common for software applications to be designed and built without blueprints, or in this case, design patterns. A software design pattern can be identified as "a recurring solution to a recurring problem." Using design patterns for software development makes sense in the same way that architectural design patterns make sense--if it works well in one place, why not use it in another? But developers have had enough of books that simply catalog design patterns without extending into new areas, and books that are so theoretical that you can't actually do anything better after reading them than you could before you started. Crawford and Kaplan's J2EE Design Patterns approaches the subject in a unique, highly practical and pragmatic way. Rather than simply present another catalog of design patterns, the authors broaden the scope by discussing ways to choose design patterns when building an enterprise application from scratch, looking closely at the real world tradeoffs that Java developers must weigh when architecting their applications. Then they go on to show how to apply the patterns when writing realworld software. They also extend design patterns into areas not covered in other books, presenting original patterns for data modeling, transaction / process modeling, and interoperability. J2EE Design Patterns offers extensive coverage of the five problem areas enterprise developers face:
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So, you're wondering if your Verizon device works with that shiny new XLTE network that just went live in your area? Well, here's a list of iOS devices that can currently take advantage of the added speed from AWS spectrum. Of course as new phones and tablets come out, we can expect that they'll support Verizon's XLTE network.
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Verizon has fired up a new, beefier branding for its 4G LTE smartphone service. Dubbed XLTE, it takes advantage of the AWS spectrum to double the bandwidth in high-traffic locations. And here's the list of cities that get it first.
Verizon's XLTE is official and it is bringing double the bandwidth to dozens of cities across the United Sates. The enhanced-LTE service uses Verizon's AWS spectrum to double the speeds available more than two-dozen devices available on Big Red's network, including the Samsung Galaxy S5, HTC One M8, iPhone 5s, Samsung ATIV SE, and BlackBerry Q10.
T-Mobile has finally closed a deal to acquire highly-valuable 700MHz spectrum from Verizon, enabling the next wave of network upgrades for the carrier. In the wireless world not all spectrum is created equal, with lower frequencies being more desirable because they travel further distances and better penetrate buildings. Both of these attributes are badly needed on T-Mobile's network as it traditionally operates on much higher frequencies between 1700 and 2100MHz, and T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray has a good idea of what they will do with it.
Fifth-place US carrier US Cellular (yes, there is a fifth place behind the all-swallowing big four) plans to dramatically expand their LTE footprint this year by the number of 1200 sites. They'll be switching on new 4G services in 13 states, and by the end of the year plan to cover 93% of their customers. For a full list of where to expect LTE by year's end, check out the press release after the break.
The build-outs of the LTE networks of AT&T and Verizon in the United States have hit the point where they're covering smaller cities in 4G radio signals. In fact, just today Ma Bell announced that they're flipping the switch to turn on AT&T LTE coverage in 12 municipalities around the United States, though the largest in this batch is Bismark, North Dakota, population: 65,000. There used to be a time when a single new LTE network meant millions were covered — now it takes a dozen new markets to cover a mere 300,000. We're on the long tail of the LTE coverage build-out now. The full list of new AT&T LTE coverage follows.
Late last year saw AT&T adding international LTE roaming in Canada and the UK, and today they're adding 13 more nations to the list. If the added services are treated in the same way as AT&T's deals with EE in the UK and Rogers in Canada, the rates charged for the "Data Global" add-ons won't change with the addition of LTE services, though AT&T did not say if that would be the case in their press release. AT&T put a full list of the countries where you'll be able to get LTE speeds while roaming starting today.
Sprint has flipped the switch on LTE service in 45 more markets today. That bring's the carrier's total LTE coverage to 230 markets. LTE coverage from Sprint is now available in Lexington, Kentucky, New Haven, Connecticut, and Spokane, Washington. Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island, N.Y. now have LTE coverage as well. Sprint also says that their 3G service has been improved with better signal strength and call quality.
I'm not sure what classifies something as a "metro area", but whatever it is, T-Mobile US says their LTE 4G network now covers 233 of them. No matter how you parse it, that's a big improvement over where they were last year, fighting Sprint for last place in next gen. Neville Ray, chief technology officer for T-Mobile:
The iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c support the more LTE bands in more places than ever before. And if you're living in an area without LTE, they also support DC-HSPA+, HSPA+, and EVDO Rev A. That's a lot of alphabet soup acronyms that, if shaken out, spell FAST. But how fast is the new fast? What kind of speeds are we getting from our brand new iPhones? We're running our usual tests now, but we'd love to see what you're getting in your area. So here's what to do:
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- Live Stream on our Ustream Channel: Interviews with Producers, Directors, Managers, and all other manner of Capcom peeps. Streaming of the tournament in our booth. Reveals of new trailers, screens, and more. Tours, cos-play, exclusive swag, and anything else you request we'll try to make happen! You can chat with us live to ask us anything about the show. We'll be recording the juicy bits so you don't miss a thing.
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Although the outcome of the election next Tuesday is not certain, it's appearing more and more likely that Mitt Romney is going to be elected the 45th President of the United States. On his first day in office he needs to hit the ground running and immediately begin correcting the devastation caused by Obama & crew. Here's a brief list of things he should do on his first day on the job.
2. Meet with the leadership of the House and Senate and make plans for cutting personal income and business taxes.
3. Demand Congress pass a budget. Congress hasn't passed a budget in four years.
4. Call Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and assure him Israel has the support of the United States, emphasizing a joint approach in dealing with Iran. But don't apologize for the last four years. I'm sick of people apologizing for the United States.
5. Declassify all videos, audio recordings and documents on Benghazi. Make it clear that those who have been silenced by the Obama administration should start talking. It's time to find out what really happened and why.
6. The same goes for Fast and Furious. Soon-to-be-former AG Eric Holder and the Justice Department should no longer be under the protection of executive privilege.
6. Direct the new Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs to begin strengthening our military and restoring the 20,000 Marines and 80,000 soldiers cut by Obama.
7. Authorize the redeployment of missile defense to Poland and the Czech Republic that Obama cancelled. Send a message to Putin that there will be no flexibility.
8. Order the issuance of permits for oil and natural gas exploration and drilling on federal land. It's time to release the stranglehold on American energy companies.
9. Restore the $760 billion that Obama looted from Medicare.
10. Install new leadership at the EPA who will reverse the environmental regulations advanced by Obama's people, who have added billions in new operating costs and compliance requirements to the coal industry. Over the next four years there are 175 coal-fired power plants currently scheduled to be shut down. Start now to reverse the damage done by Obama's war on coal.
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I have been photographing for many years, at first in the old-fashioned way with film and chemicals, nowadays digitally.
From the beginning of 2006 i have been working as a freelance photographer, lately also regularly for one of the larger Dutch Newsagencies Novum/Reuters. Nowadays parttime while i also work for a company selling and advising photographic equipment.
While sportphotography is my main interest, i allways try to be as versatile as possible. I work for Amnesty International regularly and a growing number of customers seem to be pleased with my work as well.
I am also one of the admins here at Fotocommunity, for the International channel.
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my problem is that i shoot single handed because of disability in my right arm
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Dear Rudd, you are correct, it is a girl, now how do I change the caption on the pic, happy new year,best regards,cathy
Dear Rudd, I see what you mean, I went by the head dress. Have forwarded the pic to a friend of mine who lives in Epupa among the Himba community, will hear what she says and come back to you, merry Christmas, cathy
Season's greetings and best wishes for the New Year 2012 dear friend!
thank you!! my all your christmas dreams and all New years wishes came true. K.L.
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Pandemics hold an alarming possibility with the last major one, the 1918 Flu Pandemic claiming more than 50 million lives. Of course in this modern day and age, with modern means of travel enabling viruses to spread even quicker, the possibility of a pandemic is even more alarming and with recent scares such as SARS, Swine Flu and Bird Flu, pandemics almost seem like realities. Of course while it may be modern conveniences that could aid the spread of diseases it is the very same conveniences that could help stop them as well.
While Twitter may be known as the most popular micro blogging website it can in fact have other purposes, with researchers suggesting that it be used particularly in the case of a viral outbreak. Researchers from the University of Rochester, New York have proposed that the micro blogging website could be used in case of a endemic or pandemic to 'track' the spread of a disease and even possibly tell when exactly it may affect you.
Speaking to the magazine New Scientist at the Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Toronto, Canada the researchers explained how they used Twitter to essentially plot a map that could show viral hot spots and indeed show the progression or spread of a disease. In the present study, the researchers tracked the spread of the common flu across New York, using tweets from those who were sick or who had the symptoms to make a 'heat map' of New York, showing the where the flu was concentrated and how it was spreading.
The university of Rochester team used 4.4 million GPS tagged tweets from around 600,000 users in New York City for a period of one month to chart their map, using an algorithm to sift between the various tweets to identify those who were genuinely sick. Speaking about the study, Adam Sadilek of the University of Rochester said, "Our models enable you to see the spread of infectious diseases, such as flu, throughout a real-life population observed through online social media. We apply machine learning and natural language understanding techniques to determine the health state of Twitter users at any given time. Since a large fraction of tweets is geo-tagged, we can plot them on a map, and observe how sick and healthy people interact. Our model then predicts if and when an individual will fall ill with high accuracy, thereby improving our understanding of the emergence of global epidemics from people's day-to-day interactions."
According to the researchers, the algorithm they had developed was accurate 90 per cent of the time and around '8 days in advance,' with Mr Sadilek adding, "We show emergent aggregate patterns in real-time, with second-by-second resolution. By contrast, previous state-of-the-art methods (including Google Flu Trends and government data) entail time lags from days to years."
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Dodge City — Showing flashes of the promise the Garden City Community College football team showed early in the season, the Busters rolled the No. 11-ranked Dodge City Conquistadors 41-22 on Saturday night at Memorial Stadium in Dodge City.
Tyreek Hill finally had room to showcase his breakaway speed, racking up 309 yards from scrimmage. He rushed for 200 yards and a two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and hauled in three passes for 109 yards and another score.
The Buster (5-3, 3-3) defense was equally exemplary, forcing five turnovers against the previously conference-leading Conqs, who now fall to 6-2 overall and 5-2 in conference play. Sophomore linebacker D'vonta Derricott had two takeaways in the game, stripping Conqs' running back Tyries Thomas and running the other direction for the score. He also had an interception earlier in the game that he returned to the 1, which the Buster offense turned into a TD.
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How long is the school day?
Does anyone know how many hours a day children are supposed to be in school? There are three schools quite close to me and it appears that the students get out of class quite early. I'm wondering whether one reason our students do poorly is that they simply aren't in class long enough each day.
Anyone out there know the number of hours and the number of class sessions per day in SF schools?
How long is the school day?
In my limited understanding, while the State sets the number of instructional days, the length of the day is determined locally. In SF, most schools have 7 periods (about 40-45 minutes each). Note that schools' schedule are often determined by the company that provides transportation for students. I know that this is hard to believe, but after working with the schools for 15 years, this is what I have heard again and again.
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Thanks, Claudia! So, the reason I see children leaving school early in the afternoon is because of the school bus schedule? How very odd that sounds. It makes sense from a business perspective - If a company only has enough buses to service 5 schools, and there are 20 schools to service, then there has to be staggered scheduling. And it wouldn't be cost effective to have sufficient buses to service all schools at once because too much capital would be tied up for buses, drivers, parking lots, etc.
Well, at least I now know why I see school age children out and about from 1:30 on every afternoon. I live within 2 blocks of three schools so there are lots of children walking by my house every day.
I really think our children need more education, especially English - not (just) ESL but English grammar, syntax, reading comprehension, vocabulary building, etc. They need language skills that will enable them to perform better in the higher grades and to get into college or the job market. It would be really nice if the school day could be longer. Maybe 8 or 9 school periods so that some subjects could be broken into 2 sessions - for example, English, creative writing and reading comprehension; or, American history, world history, American civics, and current events. Even the Arts, Crafts and Sports could benefit so that students could sign up for two periods of art, music, shop, exercise, team sports, gymnastics, etc.
It would be great to see if some creative minds could figure a way to extend the school day by at least a couple hours.
One example might be to use Muni buses as supplemental school buses. Since the afternoon commuter rush starts around 4:00, maybe Muni buses could be used along side school buses between 3:00 and 4:00. Or, maybe there are other charter service buses that could be hired as school buses for early morning or late afternoon use. Of course if there were a way that students could attend one of the schools closest to their homes, maybe this wouldn't be a problem in the first place. Sigh.
I suppose there would be a ton of regulations, contracts, unions, politics that would come up as obstacles, but maybe if enough people who can think outside the box got involved we could have a longer school day, give the children a better education, and still provide bus service.
Ideas anyone?
It's not enough
gcotter: "It would be great to see if some creative minds could figure a way to extend the school day by at least a couple hours."
I totally agree.
Even though the state mandates a certain number of hours, I believe it's not enough.
Studies show that kids do better when they're in the classroom longer.
There's a great program called "Citizen Schools," where volunteers teach a course
once a week to middle school students - while the teachers grade papers or work on
lesson plans. It's a great way to bring in an outside perspective to the classroom
and to add hours to class time.
Check it out: http://www.citizenschools.org/california/
Thank you - wonderful link
Claudia - Thank you for the link. I'm going to forward it to a few of my friends who might be interested in volunteering. What a great program!
There have been any number of studies that show that longer school days improve student performance. Because so many families have two working parents and, in some cases, long commutes to work, children have too much after school unsupervised time to get into trouble. While there are after school programs available, I opine that the children would be better off spending an extra hour or two in school each day.
Numerous studies show that having a long summer vacation means that the first month or two of the new school year are devoted to bringing the students back to where they were at the end of the last year. Our extended summer breaks are a hold over from an agrarian society where children were needed on farms in the summer to harvest crops - hardly the case today. Our students would be far better off educationally if we had a trimester or quarterly system with short - 2 or 3 weeks - breaks 3 or 4 times a year.
In this link: http://www.eduinreview.com/blog/2009/03/obama-proposes-longer-school-days-extended-school-year/ there is a chart of number of federally required school days by country for 16 nations. Of these, the United States ranked as dead last with the US government mandating 180 days of school per year. Japan was at the top with 243 days per years. That means that Japanese students spend an additional 12 weeks in school every year. South Korea has 220; Luxembourg 216; Scotland 200; Hungary 192; Nigeria 190;
I Googled: Education School Day Length and had so many hits that I added 2010 to see just the recent stories. There is plenty to support long such days and more of them.
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1,800. Re: Apple maps very disappointingMartinBywater Oct 23, 2012 12:40 PM in response to William Kucharski
Then you should try it in Europe, its worse than having nothing, my iPhone 5 was an embarrassment, while a mate with his iPhone 4 and iOS 5 was great.
1,801. Re: Apple maps very disappointingWilliam Kucharski Oct 23, 2012 12:50 PM in response to MartinBywater
I realize it has issues, but so did Google Maps for years.
1,802. Re: Apple maps very disappointingle.bouch Oct 23, 2012 2:40 PM in response to modular747
modular747 wrote:
Just joined today to attack me or are you the gonadless loser creating a new username (rhetorical question)? My contribution to this forum is documented by my points and level, which were awarded me by OTHER forum members, not the putz's who infest this place.
No. Funnily enough, it's someone else who thinks you're full of it. "My points and level"!? Oh my goodness, pathetic doesn't even begin to describe your overblown sense of worth. I actually now think you have MH problems, which is why I didn't respond to your last trolling drivel. It's not polite to mock the afflicted but "My points and level"!? Just too, too funny.
modular747 wrote:
The fact is you and your other identities have nothing useful to say. If you don't like Maps, use something else. There is no other advice to be given. Ranting about Apple policies will get you absolutely nowhere.
Other identities? Well you got that wrong, didn't you kiddo? Now take a moment to consider just what else you may be wrong about. Start with understanding that you are a nobody who has no claim on this forum.
No doubt you'll reply with some other Cupertino Cobblers - good luck to you.
1,803. Re: Apple maps very disappointingDerek Fernandez Oct 23, 2012 8:50 PM in response to Shilts9
Well, I just watched the latest Apple keynote. I appreciate that this was a hardware launch (and yes, the hardware is brilliant!), however, in light of Tim Cook's apology regarding Apple Maps, I did expect some further official information regarding the status of his statement, "we are doing everything we can to make Maps better."
There was no such announcement, or even any further acknowledgement or information - and I was pretty disappointed by this to say the least. Furthermore, Apple have still not replied to my direct contact with them (chased up again today - I was waiting for the keynote just in case there was going to be additional information announced - but since there was none - I've no choice but to chase up through email/phone and provide information about these on this forum (the most visible/transparent semi-official communication channel available to customers who are having problems)
Further decoding of the keynote a little - the first feature showing iPhone 5 showed many happy customers using the device, but did NOT show them using the mapping feature. Deliberate or not?
Apple also directly targeted Google by comparing the user experience of the iPad Mini to the comparable Android device (it was the Nexus 7 right?). Interesting to note here that they included apps (Yelp and Trip Advisor) that featured firstly Apple Maps, and secondly Microsoft/Nokia Maps. There was great applause from the audience about the greater user experience granted from the iPad mini, but Scott Forstall's expression was a little grim upon seeing the use of Nokia Maps over Apple Maps. (my opinion of course).
My view is that, since Tim Cook's apology, Apple have taken the Jedi mind-trick approach - ("You do not have a mapping problem. These are not the droids you are looking for.") They've swept the legitimate problems customers (myself included) are experiencing under the rug; out of sight, out of mind. For those customers, however, the problem is still very real and I believe still warrants further official response in the form of information (updates or communication from Apple themselves).
I'll just add - the 200 Million ios6 devices number is impressive, however in light of my Apple Maps problems, I've advised those I know who are yet to upgrade to ios6 to hold off - and indeed many have decided to remain on ios5 without my advice, due to their own research into the problems with Apple Maps. (Australian users mind you.) Thanks for your time.
1,804. Re: Apple maps very disappointingmodular747 Oct 23, 2012 10:45 PM in response to le.bouch
I actually now think you have MH problems, which is why I didn't respond to your last trolling drivel. It's not polite to mock the afflicted but "My points and level"!? Just too, too funny.
Even though you're oblivious to your profound personality and cognitive disorder, I have no illusions that pointing it out to you would achieve any insight on your part. Be assured that everyone else sees you as the pathetic loser you are, even if they don't blame you.
Other identities? Well you got that wrong, didn't you kiddo? Now take a moment to consider just what else you may be wrong about. Start with understanding that you are anobody who has no claim on this forum.
Well, you're far too stupid to not be obvious about this old school, brain-dead troll tactic. You and your Crusader Mapbit collegues are a lot more anatomically linked than you'd like us to believe. It shows in lots of ways.
1,805. Re: Apple maps very disappointingNogueira Oct 23, 2012 11:08 PM in response to Derek Fernandez
It seems that Apple is doing nothing. But even if Apple is doing something, Google Maps will always be seven years ahead.
1,806. Re: Apple maps very disappointingpedramolar Oct 24, 2012 4:25 AM in response to Whirling22
"iLemming" and "fanbois" are the types of responses that make some of us we are just being trolled. The fact is that one just needs to read your previous posts to understand how useless your contribution has been to this forum. Don't point to your level, but like-minded people can boost your score, especially in this posting, without you offing any real contributions. This discussion is over. lkrupp was right to point out the announcement yesterday morning because it put to bed any idea that Apple is desperately trying to respond to postings like yours.
Here's come clear advice to wrap this thing up:
1. Apple Maps is flawed and needs work.
2. Tim Cook has apologized.
3. The App Store has identified and featured several Maps alternatives, some of which are free.
4. Apple is working to improve Maps.
5. Users of Apple Maps can report problems through the Maps application by tapping the lower right corner and then tapping "Report a Problem."
If anyone else sees something I have missed, please copy, paste and update my list. This forum topic has become unruly, so, for those of us not interested in being angry, it's important that we keep relevant information flowing, so that others will actually get their questions answered.
Thank you.
1,807. Re: Apple maps very disappointingMartinBywater Oct 24, 2012 6:44 AM in response to Shilts9
Guess the posting above makes it quite clear, this morning I tried a messenger app was useless so deleted it, so why can't we be allowed to delete apple apps if there not so good, same with the passbook here in the uk, just uneccassary clutter.
Seems a little like big brother
1,808. Re: Apple maps very disappointingtonefox Oct 24, 2012 6:51 AM in response to pedramolar
pedramolar wrote:
Don't point to your level, but like-minded people can boost your score, especially in this posting, without you offing any real contributions.
Only the original poster that started the thread can give points, and only once.
1,809. Re: Apple maps very disappointingNogueira Oct 24, 2012 8:33 AM in response to Shilts9
The truth behind Apple Maps:
http://gizmodo.com/5949475/the-hilarious-truth-behind-apple-maps-its-an-art-proj ect
1,810. Re: Apple maps very disappointinged2020 Oct 24, 2012 9:51 AM in response to Nogueira
lol. Yep, Gizmodo have no axe to grind when it comes to Apple. :)
1,811. Re: Apple maps very disappointingpedramolar Oct 24, 2012 10:01 AM in response to tonefox
Again, a summary:
1. Apple Maps is flawed and needs work.
2. Tim Cook has apologized.
3. The App Store has identified and featured several Maps alternatives, some of which are free.
4. Apple is working to improve Maps.
5. Users of Apple Maps can report problems through the Maps application by tapping the lower right corner and then tapping "Report a Problem."
Thank you
1,812. Re: Apple maps very disappointingfranky932 Oct 24, 2012 11:04 AM in response to Shilts9
121 pages.....and so on....and if Googles make a maps APP..it will be for the end and of the year or beginning of next......
if apple try to improve their....it will take 4 to 7 months........with TOM TOM......because the update will have to
the free APPS - MAPS -gps are just for the USA ....can not dowload with i tunes(apple canada) and the one i can download is with
english voice turn by turn is a 30 month free trial..and have to pay........and not 4 inches...screen.
NOTHING in french....so for us in Canada the problem is bigger.
if i want a original good map gps it is at least $55. and not sure for the french speaking.
1,813. Re: Apple maps very disappointingfranky932 Oct 24, 2012 11:14 AM in response to franky932
another tactic for the future IPHONE6 next year
1,814. Re: Apple maps very disappointingMartinBywater Oct 24, 2012 1:53 PM in response to Shilts9
Why cause themselves (apple) more embarrassment, would it not be better to remove the map app totally until is up to the standard apple set both for app suppliers.
Seems strange how though they know and admit is useless especially in Europe is still there on iOS 6........why ?
It's really not like apple, are they lowering there own standards, apple will be using windows rubbish soon I guess.


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Lt. Col. Edward J. Sandy passed away Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Born in Lake Forest IL, 1916, Lt. Col. Sandy was the navigator aboard a B-29b based in Guam in WWII. He flew 16 missions and was awarded the Air Medal. He later founded and operated Commercial Scale Co Inc. of Springfield, Mass. While serving in the Air Force Reserves, he became the Liaison Coordinator in New England for the Air Force Academy admissions. He was an accomplished artist and past president of the Upper Valley Art League.
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MISSION/NEW BRAUNFELS – Francisco "Frank" Esqueda, 75, passed away Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Rio Grande City. He was born to Pablo and Teresa Esqueda on April, 10, 1937.
After being honorably discharged from the military, Mr. Esqueda returned to his roots in Mission, where he met his future wife, Carolina Gallegos. He lived in Chicago for many years before returning to the Mission area. They lived in New Braunfels after retirement.
MISSION - Visitation for Carmen Delgado will be from 12 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, with a 7 p.m. prayer service at Virgil Wilson Funeral Home Memorial Chapel in Mission.
MISSION – Cremation services for Noelia Gomez will be held Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012 at Garden of Angels Cemetery in Abram.
PENITAS – Ruben Martinez, 46, died Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, at Mission Regional Medical Center in Mission.
MISSION – Rolando Perales, 30, died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, at his residence.
MISSION - Helen Richwalski, 102, died Sunday, Sept. 1, 2012, at The Bridges in Mission.
MISSION –Funeral mass for Alvaro Rios was held Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Mission.
MISSION – Pablo Vela, 67, died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, at Mission Regional Medical Center.
MISSION – Abigail Alejandra Zamora Zarate, 10, died Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, at Doctors Hospital in Edinburg.
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Bump John (If I Die) [Dirty], the latest cut from Lil Wayne which features Rick Ross on the assist. It dropped on Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011. Lil Wayne's horizons are broadening with each new release, and John (If I Die) [Dirty] is no exception. It's a worthy addition to a catalogue that has seen much growth since Lil Wayne stepped foot in the rap game. We're looking forward to hearing more.
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Imagine the scene: Formal night aboard a ten-deck luxury cruise liner, Holland America's Westerdam in the Mediterranean Sea, sailing toward the port of La Goulette in Tunisia.
Men are dressed in dinner jackets or dark suits; women wear long skirts or gowns. Music softly plays, and quiet conversations are heard over the tinkle of crystal glasses and silver cutlery as liveried waiters deliver appetizers. Special occasions — wedding anniversaries, birthdays, graduations — are joyously celebrated.
Suddenly, the ship lurches. Some passengers feel it and remark. Soon after, Captain Henk Keijer announces that a tiny rowboat has been spotted, and the ship swerved to avoid colliding with it in the vast night sea.
In their finery, passengers put down their linen napkins and rush to the railing to watch the drama unfold. Who are these men in a tiny rowboat, sailing at night in the large, lonely sea without a light to guide them or a motor to hasten their journey?
They shout in French, and our crew makes contact with them; they are Algerian. Eight of them, men ages 23-28, are aboard a small boat whose motor has stopped working. They are out of food and water; one has heatstroke.
Are they pirates? Terrorists? More likely refugees, fleeing untenable circumstances.
Captain Keijer directs one of the giant ship's rescue boats to be lowered, and the parched Algerians consume bottle after bottle of water. Yet they do not hasten to come aboard. They know the consequences of discovery.
Following protocol, Captain Keijer notifies the Tunisian authorities and requests they send their coast guard to pick up the wanderers from their waters. After some delay, the request is declined. So the crew of the Westerdam rescue the eight Algerians from their tiny rowboat, left bobbing in the inky sea.
On Sunday, May 27, the Westerdam docked in Tunisia. In compliance with international law, the Algerian nationals were turned over to the authorities by ship officers.
Ship passengers know not what will become of the men or the circumstances that impelled the eight escapees to risk their lives in a tiny rowboat without sufficient water, provisions, illumination, or even the knowledge a safe haven awaited them.
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A man facing several charges in connection to a police standoff, as well as attempting to help a Yellowstone County detainee escape from detention, changed his plea in court Thursday.
According to officials with the Yellowstone County Attorney's Office, Joshua Heafner pleaded guilty to a charge of Robbery, as well as a charge of Assault with a Weapon, and a charge of Assault on a Peace Officer. The change of plea is reportedly part of a plea agreement, in which county prosecutors will drop a charge of Attempted Escape by Accountability in return.
Heafner, according to the County Attorney's Office, was involved in the robbery of a Billings casino earlier this year, and engaged police officers during an armed standoff in March. While in county detention, Heafner reportedly choked a female detention officer, as Simon Jacobson allegedly tried to escape from detention.
Jacobson was facing a number of charges in connection to the kidnapping and death of DeJuan Laster, which happened in January 2013. Jacobson pleaded guilty to Deliberate Homicide, Aggravated Kidnapping, and two Robbery charges in June, as a part of a plea agreement. He currently awaits sentencing, in which the State of Montana is recommending a sentence of life in prison, plus an addition 100 years.
Sentencing for Heafner, meanwhile, is set for September 30th, according to the County Attorney's Office.
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Dolphins to explore backup QB options
Following injuries to Chad Pennington and Chad Henne, Miami is bringing in some free agents to compete for a backup job behind likely starter Tyler Thigpen.
Report: Pennington, Henne both out for season
Both Chad Pennington and Chad Henne are likely out for the remainder of the season, according to PFW Dolphins correspondent and Sun Sentinel reporter Omar Kelly. Each quarterback was injured in Miami's 29-17 Week 10 victory vs. the Titans.
Dolphins use three QBs in win over Titans
The Miami Dolphins achieved their season-high point total against Tennessee, and it only took three quarterbacks, a flea-flicker and the revival of the wildcat.
Pennington leaves game with shoulder injury; return is questionable
Dolphins QB Chad Pennington has left Sunday's game with a shoulder injury and his return is questionable.
Titans QB Young a game-time decision
Titans QB Vince Young will be a game-time decision for Sunday's game against the Dolphins.
Upcoming stretch could spell end for Henne or Henning in Miami
Chad Henne may not be the future of the Dolphins' franchise anymore after being benched for veteran QB Chad Pennington, and possibly Tyler Thigpen.
No fine for McClain after spitting incident
The NFL will not impose any fines on Ravens FB Le'Ron McClain after Dolphins LB Channing Crowder accused McClain of spitting in Crowder's face.
Dolphins bench Henne, reinstall Pennington as starter
At his Wednesday press conference, Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano announced that he is benching starting QB Chad Henne this Sunday against the Titans and that backup Chad Pennington will start in his place.
Veteran CB Harris signs with Dolphins
The Dolphins have signed ex-Packers CB Al Harris and waived former first-round CB Jason Allen.
Dolphins swap O-linemen
The Dolphins signed OT Matt Kopa and placed OT Patrick Brown on waivers on Tuesday.
AFC East midseason reports
Few expected TE Dustin Keller to be the Jets' No. 1 offensive weapon this season, but that's what has happened. Read our midseason team reports on the AFC East.
Dolphins ask league to review spitting incident
Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano has asked the NFL to look into the accusation from ILB Channing Crowder that Ravens FB Le'Ron McClain spit in Crowder's face on Sunday.
Dolphins' defense takes a step back
The Joe Flacco-Ray Rice connection punished the Dolphins' defense on Sunday, handing Miami its first road loss of the season.
Crowder, Scott accuse opponents of dirty play
Dolphins LB Channing Crowder accused Ravens FB Le'Ron McClain of spitting in his face and Jets LB Bart Scott called the Lions the dirtiest team he has played since the Titans.
Ravens end Miami's road run, 26-10
Billy Cundiff made four field goals, and the Baltimore Ravens cranked up the defense after halftime Sunday in a 26-10 victory over a Miami Dolphins team that was unbeaten in away games.
Tannehill went 22 for 28 for 220 yards and two scores with no interceptions, and he ran eight times for 52 yards in Sunday's win over the Jags.||||||| Tannehill has looked good at times during his rookie season and might find end up being a low-end No. 2 fantasy quarterback in 2013.
Tannehill went only 13 for 29 for 186 yards Sunday, and twice he failed to connect with an open Brian Hartline deep.||||||| Tannehill has thrown just three TDs in his last six games.
In Sunday's 24-21 win over Seattle, Tannehill broke the Dolphins' rookie record of 2,210 yards passing set by Dan Marino in 1983.||||||| The No. 8 overall pick finished 18 for 26 for 253 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's game and 2,373 through his first 11 games in the NFL.
Tannehill threw his sixth career touchdown pass Thursday but also had another two interceptions in a 19-14 loss to Buffalo.||||||| The Miami Dolphins rookie quarterback has been picked off a combined five times in the past two games and has 11 overall this season.
Tannehill went 23 of 39 for 217 yards and was intercepted three times by Tennessee.||||||| It was Tannehill's second three-interception game, as he also fell victim to three picks in Week 1. But Tannehill had settled in since, throwing only three interceptions in the seven games in-between.


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FINALLY! A Real, Live, Working Fridge!
Here's a quick recap, if you haven't been keeping up on my refrigerator issues: my not-quite three-year-old fridge went on the fritz over the week of July 4th when I was away. First it stopped freezing and then it stopped refrigerating. We lost more food than I realized, including batch after batch of my homemade experiments for Families Eat Together. I can't tell you how much that sucks.
So after fighting with the store (who weren't too helpful), the extended warranty contract company, etc, etc, it was fixed about a week later. Or so we thought (insert dark and dreary music here). A little more than a week after that, it broke again. The repair company came back and got it running. A little more than a week after that, kaput . . . again. Repair company comes back and finally admits that they can't isolate the problem (which is a leak somewhere in the system) and it cannot be fixed. Contract co. says that if that's the case then they will cut us a check for the fridge so we can get a new one.
That was two weeks ago. The contact co. has since said that they will do no such thing since no one's found the actual problem yet. Blah, blah, blah. I've gone nearly a month with a touch and go situation with this fridge, and you want to tell me NO?!? Well, I reached my breaking point and decided that they can answer to the Better Business Bureau and the Department of Consumer Protection. This is just asinine.
So we bought a new refrigerator. Hopefully this one will last more than three years. Guess where we didn't buy this one? There is no way that I am EVER shopping in that store again, after the co-owner was so rude when I asked for the loaner we'd been promised (if it ever broke) when we purchased it. Yes, yes, love the truth in sales.
In the meantime, I have a beautiful new fridge and a broken one in the basement that we hope will either be fixed (so we can eventually sell it with the house and take the new one) or we'll be given a refund for.
Say hello to my new friend! It's spacious, and lovely and shocker of shockers: stays cold. Aaahhhh, the simple things in life. I love the style and design (sorry about the lackluster picture, haven't been home during the day to take a good one).
The best features? Room for full platters of food, a water dispenser INSIDE the fridge, and room for many, many gallons in the doors (leaving the shelves for more important items). I am so in love.
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The group some label the conservative counterpart to MoveOn.org is using the Web to hit House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, for underestimating the cost of a gallon of gas during an interview last week with CNN's Larry King.
During the interview, Pelosi says gasoline increased threefold since President Bush took office and has risen to $2.56 a gallon. However, gasoline costs $3.60 per gallon nationally, according the Department of Energy. The conservative group Freedom's Watch took that snippet from the interview and is circulating it online via YouTube. So far it's got nearly 6,000 views and a pick up on the site RedState.org.
Politicians walk a careful line to ensure they don't appear out of touch with voters. Failed Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani came under fire during his campaign for underestimating the cost of a gallon of milk and a loaf of bread. Former president George H.W. Bush came under fire for being impressed with a long-implemented grocery store item scanner. "When the Speaker of the House can't remember what a gallon of gas costs, it suggests she is painfully out of touch," Freedom's Watch spokesman Ed Patru told The Washington Times. "We don't know whether she's oblivious to the price of gas or had a momentary lapse in the middle of an interview with Larry King. … But what we do know is this Congress promised it had a plan to lower gas prices, gas prices have gone up about a $1.25 since she's been Speaker and the only substantive thing this Congress has done on the issue is to pass an energy bill that raises energy costs."
Update: A spokesman for Pelosi writes in to explain what happened. "That Freedom's Watch video is obviously edited to take it out of context," wrote Pelosi spokesman Brendan Daly. "Of course she knows the price of gas. She just misspoke. That is clear from her response to Larry King, when he said $3.50, she replied, '$3.50, oh, down six cents. It's higher where I'm from in California, sad to say.' Clearly, she thought she had said $3.56."
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It was one of the most far-reaching Congressional acts in American history. In 1954, the Supreme Court weighed in in a big way against legalized bigotry. Its landmark decision in Brown v. Topeka Board of Education outlawed segregated schools. But the invigorated civil rights movement ran head-on into Massive Resistance, a resurgent KKK, and white backlash.
Despite the Supreme Court decision, political leaders like Georgia Senators Richard Russell and Herman Talmadge successfully stonewalled federal civil rights legislation. In June 1963, President Kennedy proposed a law to end discrimination in voting, public accommodations, schools, and hiring. President Lyndon Johnson continued the great work.
After Kennedy's assassination, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed by a wide bi-partisan margin despite fierce Southern opposition in the House and one of the longest debates in Senate history.
As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., looked on, President Johnson signed the historic Civil Rights Act into law and redefined America's social order on July 2, 1964, Today in Georgia history.
The 1964 debate on civil rights lasted a total of more than 83 days, 730 hours and had taken up almost 3,000 pages in the Congressional Record.
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The CSNA advises to always check the customer's age and ask for ID before selling what could be a very expensive and embarrassing pack of cigarettes
Jan 16 2012
Retailers must remember to ask for ID when selling cigarettes
Retailers in the HSE West area Sligo/Leitrim/West Cavan were the subject of unwelcome adverse publicity in the wake of 17 test purchases in Castlebaldwin, Grange, Collooney, Sligo Town, Carrick-on-Suir, Drumod, Rooskey and Leitrim Village which led to nine sales (53%) to the volunteer child who was 16 years old.
Despite the fact that the sample of 17 outlets is not necessarily representative of the number and style of outlets in the area, it is not good that retailers and their staff are not displaying a greater level of knowledge of the responsibilities to check ID/age before selling what could be a very expensive and embarrassing pack of cigarettes. Remember to check age and seek ID.


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The California Highway Patrol will collect toys for local children around the Coachella Valley over the next several days in hopes of getting to their ultimate goal of at least 8,000 gifts, a CHP spokesman tells Palm Desert Patch.
One of the major events is right here in town, called "cover the cruiser," and focuses on doing just that: burying an entire CHP cruiser with toys, CHP Officer Joe Zagorski said.
The vehicle will be parked at the Walgreens located on Monterey Avenue, at Highway 111, from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. today, Dec. 7.
There will be another cruiser parked at the Walgreens on Avenue 42 and Jackson Street during the same time, he added.
People can bring new, unwrapped toys for the CHP's annual toy drive, CHiPS for Kids, to the above scheduled events or any Walgreens or Starbucks, KESQ News Channel 3's studios at 42-650 Melanie Place, Palm Desert, or the Indio CHP office, 79-650 Varner Road, Indio, Zagorski added.
He said many toys are still needed.
Last year, the agency was able to get 7,000 toys into the community, many of which are distributed to local charities who hand them out. This year, Zagorski said he'd like to top that number.
"In all, a minimum were are shooting for is about 8,000 toys," he told Patch-- adding that with 10,000, they'd be able to help nearly everyone on their list.
"No matter what, every toy counts," he added.
Upcoming events:
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- KPLM The Big 106's CHiPs for Kids radiothon with Randy Houston, Saturday from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Palm Springs Motors, 69-200 Highway 111, Cathedral City.
- Toy Drive Car Show, Sunday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino's parking garage, 84-245 Indio Springs Drive, Indio.
- KESQ's "Cover the Cruiser" televised toy drive, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mathis Brothers Furniture, 81-410 Highway 111, Indio.


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As technology and social media continually flood our environment, Yingxia Cao, assistant professor of decision sciences department, attempted to gain insight into the amount of social media used in University classrooms.
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3. Continuity of operations
Can you continue to operate without electricity? Do you have adequate supplies to carry you for 72 hours? Is there a system
in place to get needed pharmaceuticals or vaccines in times of crisis? Do you have appropriate contact lists to communicate
with clients?
While the government recommends that businesses and residents prepare for 72 hours, Case says, "I think you might want to
prepare for two weeks." Decide on how long to stock supplies, but, even more importantly, have a system in place to get access
to needed supplies in an emergency. Some practices have successfully collaborated with neighboring practices, and some local
veterinary associations are helping to centralize this kind of contingency planning. Keep in mind that, during an emergency,
your staff may have to deal with other personal emergencies as it relates to family. Many of the staff members may simply
not be around the practice during an emergency. It's important to recognize it, and plan for it, Case adds.
Veterinary hospitals house medications and certain DEA-scheduled substances. Build a security plan based around these important
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Does your staff know what to do in case of an emergency or disaster? How will your team members respond? Are all of your practice's
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Premise fires rank as the top disaster. Work with your local fire department to develop prevention and safety protocols for
the practice.
7. Insurance and legal issues
Are you covered in the event of a flood? What happens when hospitalized patients are lost due to a catastrophic event? Can
you legally treat a patient when an owner cannot be contacted? All of these questions need to be discussed with your practice's
attorney and can be addressed in the hospital's disaster plan, Case says.
Veterinarians can also help clients prepare for emergencies by discussing identification and evacuation plans, she says.
"Preparedness and prevention are peace of mind. Help clients understand evacuation plans and the importance of up-to-date
identification. "It's a huge role veterinarians can play on a day-to-day basis."