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Your guide to doing business in Ireland. Terry Gorry & Co. Solicitors.The Man to See™
Category: Consumer Rights
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Privacy Statements and Cookie Policies on Websites-the Essentials in Ireland
Post author By Terry Gorry
Have you noticed those annoying website "cookie" notices popping up nearly everywhere on the internet?
Well, there is good reason for them.
They are a legal requirement in Ireland and Europe and breaches of the law covering data protection-the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 and Statutory Instrument 336 of 2011-can lead to fines of up to €100,000 and deletion of the data collected via the website.
(Statutory instrument 336 of 2011 deals with European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services)(Privacy and Electronic Communications) Regulations 2011.)
Privacy statement v privacy policy
Note that there is a significant difference between a privacy statement and a privacy policy.
A privacy statement is a legal requirement for all websites in Ireland and the EU. It is a public statement of how the owner/operator of the website applies the 8 data protection principles to data processed on its website.
A privacy policy, on the other hand, sets out how the operator/owner of the website applies the 8 principles to the way in which it processes data across the organisation. This data would include employee, third party, and customer data.
Regulation 5 of SI 336 of 2011 covers the use of "cookies" by website operators/owners. A cookie in this context is a small file that can be downloaded to your computer or phone when you visit certain websites. This regulation provides
that you as website visitor should be told why this is being done and
that you should be given the opportunity to give your consent or decline.
This, then, and a prosecution by the Data Protection Commissioner and a potential fine of €100,000 is why you will have seen these "cookie consent" notices popping up on websites.
If you operate a website and it uses cookies or web beacons, or collects personal data, or collects ip addresses or emails, your website needs a privacy statement.
What information should be contained in a privacy statement?
The clear identity and contact details for the operator of the website
The purpose of collecting the data
The right of access to any personal data collected
The right of rectification or erasure
If the data collected can be released to a 3rd party-this should be made clear
The extent of the data being collected
Whether the website uses cookies and the extent
If cookies are used, the visitor should be able to consent to their use or opt out.
If your privacy statement contains the information set out above your website should be compliant with the law in this area and the requirements of the Data Protection legislation in Ireland.
However, you can also go a step further by providing the following information:
Your commitment to maintaining security of any data collected
Some form of complaints resolution mechanism should be considered
How long you retain data, for example credit card information could be deleted once a transaction is complete
That the data collection is not excessive but only relevant data is collected
How data subjects can update their information to ensure the data that is held is accurate.
Where to put the privacy statement
It should be readily accessible from any page on your website, not just on your home page, as a huge amount of traffic visiting your site may visit your site through landing on a page other than your home page.
If you are responsible for a website or blog you should ensure that you have a legally compliant and robust privacy statement on your site.
I can provide you with one-you can contact me here.
Tags cookie policy, privacy statement
Product Liability and Consumer Rights-What the Business Owner Needs to Know
Stroppy, ungrateful consumers.
They're the bane of any honest businessman or woman trying to make an honest living.
Have you had these thoughts from time to time?
What are consumers' rights when it comes to alleged defective products?
How bad can it get?
Consumer rights in relation to defective products are afforded by a combination of protections such as
common law which protects against tort or civil wrongs such as negligence;
the law of contract will also provide relief to the consumer in relation to defective products;
legislation such as Liability for Defective Products act 1991, the Civil Liability Act of 1961 and other more modern European legislation including directives and regulations.
Liability for Defective Products Act 1991
Under this act the consumer does not need to prove negligence on behalf of the supplier or retailer.
He/she merely needs to show that the product caused the consumer damage because of a defect in the product.
It is a strict liability therefore the consumer does not need to show any negligence on the part of the manufacturer-he just needs to show a link between the product and the damage suffered.
Common Law-Negligence
The consumer will need to prove that the manufacturer owed a duty of care to the consumer, that that duty of care was not upheld, that there was loss or damaged incurred by the consumer as a result of the failure in relation to the duty of care and there was a close connection between the injury suffered and the conduct of the supplier/manufacturer.
Sale of Goods Act
The Sale of Goods Act 1893 and the Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act 1980 state that the supplier has a contractual duty to the consumer in relation to the consumer in respect of defects in his product.
It is difficult to recover under this act against a manufacturer as your contract will be with the retailer.
Various pieces of European legislation such as the European Directive on Product Liability and the European Communities (General Product Safety) Regulations 2004 also provide protection to the consumer in relation to defective and dangerous products.
Under the Liability For Defective Products Act 1991 liability is strict and no duty of care needs to be established and this is why it will be used on many occasions along with perhaps a legal action for breach of contract and/or negligence.
The time within which you can bring an action under the various headings above varies from 2 years in relation to a personal injury claim to 6 years for breach of contract under the Sale of Goods Act.
If a consumer is unfortunate enough to suffer as a result of a dangerous/defective product (s)he needs to retain the evidence carefully including the product itself, any invoices/receipts and a good note of where and when (s)he purchased it.
National Consumer Agency
The National Consumer Agency has some pretty strong powers under the Consumer Protection Act of 2007.
By Terry Gorry
Tags consumer protection act 2007, consumer rights, liability for defective products act 1991, product liability, sale of goods act
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Estimate : 5 €
Price : 5 €
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Type : Deux centimes Napoléon III, tête nue
Mint name / Town : Paris
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Metal : bronze
Edge : lisse
Défaut sur la partie basse du portrait ; rayure sur l'aile droite de l'aigle
Obverse legend : (LEVRETTE) NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR (MM)// (MILLÉSIME).
Obverse description : Tête nue de Napoléon III à gauche ; signé BARRE au-dessous.
Reverse legend : EMPIRE FRANÇAIS// * DEUX CENTIMES *.
Reverse description : Aigle debout de face sur un foudre, les ailes ouvertes, la tête tournée à droite ; au-dessous, la lettre d'atelier.
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(2/12/1852-4/09/1870)
Proclaimed emperor under the name of Napoleon III, Louis Napoleon made his solemn entry into Paris December 2, 1852. He married Marie Eugenie de Montijo, a Spanish aristocrat, in January 1853. His reign can be divided into three periods: the authoritarian Empire until 1860, the Liberal Empire from 1860 to 1870 and the Parliamentary Empire in 1870. During the authoritarian Empire, Napoleon III exerts its unchallenged power, control the press while newspapers practice self-censorship to avoid deletion. Prefects exercise unlimited power in the departments, mayors, civil servants are appointed by the government. As under the First Empire, Education and the University are monitored. Now the main principles of the revolution, the people's sovereignty is continued through consultation by plebiscite. On the economic front, the growth is important, industrialization develops and credit agencies and department stores. Military prestige is enhanced by the Crimean War that allows France to play an international role. The attack Orsini (January 1858) does not preclude the France to intervene in Italy to overcome the principle of nationalities and allows the annexation of Nice and Savoy by the Treaty of Turin (March 1860). In 1860, the Empire is moving towards more freedoms: free trade treaty of commerce with England, the appearance of a weak opposition in the Legislature, granting the right to strike (1864), liberalization of the press (1868). On the international level, France acquires New Caledonia, Cochin and encourages digging of the Suez Canal by Ferdinand de Lesseps. Mexico, support for Maximilian and Austria, however, is a failure. The elections of 1869 are very bad for the regime and the opposition gets 45% of votes. The system then evolves towards a parliamentary Empire calling Émile Ollivier, chief Orléanist and Liberal party in power. After Sadowa in 1866 when Prussia crushed Austria, the case of the throne of Spain and the Ems telegram lead to war was declared July 19, 1870. Accumulating setbacks, the French army was surrounded in Metz and Napoleon III, sick, capitulated at Sedan on September 2. As soon as the news was known, the decay of the Empire is announced by Gambetta and the Republic was proclaimed on September 4. Napoleon III was then taken captive in Hesse and share in Kent, where he died in 1873.
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Rules of law indicates that a person must pay for damages done to another.
This form belongs to the Commercial Property Coverage part of the Commercial Package policy covers the insured for negligently damaging property owned by others but in the insured's care custody or control.
The person to whom a lease is granted, commonly called the tenant.
The person granting a lease, commonly called the landlord.
Insures the individual for financial losses.which arise out of the person's responsibilities to others imposed by law or contract.
The amount (limits) of protection the insured receives in a liability insurance policy.
A policy condition found in many standard policies which states that if the insurer adopts a revision that would broaden coverage without additional premium within some period of time prior to the policy period or during the policy period, the insured receives the benefit of such roadened coverage.
A category of Surety bond which covers a wide variety of occupations and operations and which are often required as a condition of doing business.
The maximum amount of insurance the insurance company will pay for a particular loss or for a loss during a period of time.
1) A particular line of insurance. 2) Various types of insurance written for a property owner.
3) The amount of insurance paid under a liability policy.
This form belongs to the Commercial General Liability coverage part of the Commercial Package policy. It covers liquor liability which is excluded from the standard CGL forms for those who are in the business of manufacturing, distributing, selling, selling or furnishing alcoholic beverages.
The amount which can be borrowed at a specified rate of interest from the issuing company by the policyholder using the value of the policy as collateral. In the event the policyholder dies with the debt partially or fully unpaid, then the amount borrowed plus any interest is deducted from the amount payable.
All methods taken to reduce the frequency and/or severity of losses including exposure avoidance, loss prevention, loss reduction, segregation of exposure units and noninsurance transfer of risk. A combination of risk control techniques with risk financing techniques forms the nucleus of a risk management program. The use of appropriate insurance, avoidance of risk, loss control, risk retention, self insuring, and other techniques that minimize the risks of a business, individual or organization.
The reduction in value of the insured's property. 2) The amount sought in his claim. 3) The amount paid under a liability policy.
Under the Homeowners contract covers the insured's increased cost of living after loss and rental.value of any portion of the dwelling which is rented out.
The percentage of losses in relation to premiums. For example, a 60% loss ratio would mean that there were 60 cents in losses for each $1.00 of premium.
This represents the total reserves for unpaid losses and loss-adjustment expenses, including reserves for any incurred but not reported losses, and supplemental reserves established by the company. It is the total for all lines of business and all accident years.
The total losses, paid or reserved, sustained by the insurer during a particular period.
A category of Surety bonds issued in situations where a principal loses valuable securities or other papers and requests issuance of duplicates. Should the lost instruments turn up and be redeemed by the holder the issuer of the instrument would be reimbursed.
A statement signed by the insured releasing the insurance company from all liability under a lost or mislaid contract of insurance.


Organizing an event is a daunting task and it's usually impossible to organize without shortcomings, even if one is experienced in organizing events. The reasons for this form a long list. Primarily, this is because, different tasks are running in parallel that require constant attention and monitoring. Whether it's a family event or a corporate conference, there will be endless line of tasks running in parallel and it is often too difficult to manage them all with equal attention. This usually results in shortcomings in the event.
Irrespective of the nature of event, you cannot afford flaws in arrangement. This is why it is highly recommended that you hire event companies Sydney that have teams of experts in organising a variety of events. These experts have thorough experience in organising events so they are aware of the usual mistakes in the arrangement and the degree of attention different tasks require. These professionals can not only ensure a flawless event, but also take the burden off your back so you sit back and enjoy the event instead of constantly wondering about the arrangements. You will find many event organising companies in the market, but you can't rely on just any team, especially if the event is important for you. So, there are certain tips that you can follow to make sure you find the right company for your task.
This is the first and foremost thing that you need to describe; your needs. This means, you need to clearly define the aspects where you need help. You need to be sure of the nature of event and what are your expectations regarding its execution. Having your goals clearly defined will not only help you get exactly what you're looking for, but also communicate better with the event organizing company. You will be able to discuss your objectives and expectations from the company, as well as your budget.
Instead of searching in the market or on Google, it is better to look for references. If you know someone who recently had a similar event as yours, and you know they outsourced this task to a team of professionals then ask them about references. This will give you the lead to some experienced professionals on whom you can rely for your event. If you don't have anyone in your circle who recently hired an event organiser, look for social media platforms and sort through event companies in Sydney by their reviews. This is one of the greatest gift of the technological era where you can check the clients' reviews from your living room. Make sure you take full advantage of this facility and perform a thorough research.
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Q: Move attribute and remove tag in XML column I'm quite new in xml for sql and very confused about how to solve this issue.
I have the following XML, wich corresponds to a colunm called @XmlContent in my table tbAgreement (composed by @ID, @Code, @Name and @XmlContent):
<agreement>
   <vendor code='VND_johnmcfly>
   <city code='CTY_Vegas'>
   <events>
     <event date='2012-21-08'/>
     <event date='2013-20-01'/>
     <event date='2014-20-01'/>
   </events>
</agreement>

What I want to do is to move the code value from vendor and city tags and put it as events attributes:
<agreement>
   <events>
     <event date='2012-21-08' vendor='VND_johnmcfly' city='CTY_Vegas'/>
     <event date='2013-20-01' vendor='VND_johnmcfly' city='CTY_Vegas'/>
     <event date='2014-20-01' vendor='VND_johnmcfly' city='CTY_Vegas'/>
   </events>
</agreement>

It is important to say that the old tags vendor and city should be removed and all table records respectively updated. What is the best way to do this? Thanks in advance!

A: maybe you have already find the answer, but it might be helpful for someone else
declare @xml xml
set @xml=
'<agreement>
   <vendor code="VND_johnmcfly" />
   <city code="CTY_Vegas" />
   <events>
     <event date="2012-21-08"/>
     <event date="2013-20-01"/>
     <event date="2014-20-01"/>
   </events>
</agreement>'

declare @txml table(x xml)
insert into @txml values(@xml);

UPDATE t SET x=x.query('<agreement>
<events>
{
for $d in //events/event/@date,
    $v in //vendor/@code,
    $c in //city/@code
return <event date="{$d}" city="{$c}" vendor="{$v}"/>
}
</events>
</agreement>')
FROM @txml t

select * from @txml

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It's 1997 and We're Homeschooling Veterans! Helen Hegener Interviews Linda Dobson
It's 1997 and We're Homeschooling Veterans!
Helen Hegener Interviews Linda Dobson
Interview with Linda Dobson
by Helen Hegener
Did anything in particular contribute to your uncanny sense of what's wrong with American schooling and what we as individual families can do to improve the situation?
Linda Dobson's name has long been associated with homeschooling – and with Home Education Magazine. She was an early and vocal supporter – in these pages – of the National Homeschool Association. She wrote The first articles on homeschooling to appear in a national magazine: Good Housekeeping. She has been News Editor for this magazine since 1993, and has contributed to several books on homeschooling and alternative education.
Linda's first book, The Art of Education: Reclaiming Your Family, Community, and Self, first published by Home Education Press in 1995, was described by a major reviewer as "A passionate analysis of what's wrong with the American way of education."
A popular conference speaker, respected writer, homeschooling M.O.M. – meet Linda Dobson! Let's start with some background information, Linda. Tell us about your family, a little about where you live, and what you and your family members do from day to day. Introduce us to the Dobson clan!
The Homeschooling Dobson Family
The Dobson clan lives in the forever wild portion of the Adirondack Mountains in northeastern New York. This environment has created in our kids a deep respect for nature and an incredible devotion to the lifestyle of the area; at this point nThem can conceive of living elsewhere, even though Mom has her sights set on a warmer climate!
Chuck (18) now lives on his own in the neighborhood. His two years volunteering at a local, state-run nature center led to his first employment there when he was 16 and attending community college part time. He's been involved (I mean really involved!) as a volunteer with the local fire department since the age of 14, which led to training and certification as an EMT recently. It's three months later and now he's slid into a full-time job as an EMT with the Olympic Regional Development Authority in Lake Placid, complete with passes to all the wonderful events staged at the Olympic Arena!
Erika (16) has reached the end of compulsory school age! Right now plans are as wishy-washy as mine were at 16, but include car, flexible jobs like Mom's (!) and travel. She volunteers at the library and still has a deep interest in American Sign Language, developed when our support group took lessons and she went on to help the teacher give classes at the adult ed program at the community college. We'll see…
Our youngest, Adam, is now 13. He enjoys his community basketball and baseball teams. He's quite active in Boy Scouts and leadership roles there, and really enjoys his troop's active pursuit of camping. His plans include accumulation of good camping equipment so that he can do more of it on his own.
Right around his 12th birthday the Twin Crystal Rock Shop opened up in town and he was quite taken with the store from our first visit. He's always liked rocks and started polishing them and turning them into jewelry when he was about nine. Anyway, we went back to the store after I saw that light in his eyes, asked about an open-ended apprenticeship, and the owners were quite open to the idea. Adam's been there ever since, spending anywhere from one to three afternoons each week doing everything from dusting to filling treasure bags to tagging merchandise to creating some of the most beautiful, jewelry quality cabachons I've ever seen, both from templates and freestyle. The owners said he's done so much at this point they presented him with a certificate of completion of lapidary work, usually given to folks who take a series of classes with the owners.
Oh, and lest I forget, Adam is learning to play bass guitar, Erika the acoustic guitar. So far they won't let Mom sing.
Gary, who works to support us so I can write, has, fortunately, taken over a lot of the garden work and is never happier than when showing off a prize radish, a tender spinach salad, or (one of his favorite gardening tricks) a cucumber grown into a bottle. (I didn't marry him for his sense of humor.)
As the kids have grown and taken on increasing responsibility for themselves, I've been branching out, looking at community and work with home-educated eyes and seeing it all from a wonderful new perspective. Much of my time is filled with reading, writing and networking about home education. Helen, you know I've been a devout home education advocate for a long time now – that hasn't changed a bit!
There are so many things I'd like to do that I've had to be careful not to overload and try to pick and choose carefully those things that I think are most helpful to the direction I'd like my life to follow. So when asked to serve on the library Board of Trustees, that one I took. The pace and bureaucracy of it all is frustrating, but I'm constantly urging tiny steps in the direction of "library as community learning center."Also, I am pushing the board for at least a programs and community relations committee so more attention and resources can move in that direction.
The other big move was when Adam became regularly involved in afternoon activity in town; I took a part-time job as a legal secretary there. It's flexible enough that Adam's and my schedules can easily coordinate. Not only does this provide "additional economic resources," but it gives me an opportunity to have contact with the community I can't get from our very rural home. A side bonus of all of this is my employer is the attorney for our local school district so I've got welcome access to oodles of legal materials regarding policy, laws, commissioner's rulings, etc. All grist for the mill!
Tell us a little about your family's homeschooling experiences. What approach have you found successful?
Eclectic is the only word I've found so far that even comes close to defining our approach to homeschooling. It often seems like no approach at all, but more like "a happening." Instead of forcing anything, as I did in those awful early, "school-at-home" days, now all I can say is homeschooling just happens, kind of like our approach to housekeeping.
Chuck went to kindergarten in New Jersey, and that was it with school for us. Fortunately, Phil Donahue was smart enough to have John Holt on his show about that time and the rest, as they say, is history.
Gary was instrumental in bringing out the confidence and trust I needed in myself to pursue this route, at the same time rightfully foreseeing that his self-employment would pretty much preclude his involvement in day-to-day affairs. Without question I wish he had been more involved which leads me to strongly urge all dads to get just as involved as they possibly can. The act of homeschooling is definitely a growth process, in very real ways a growing "away from" many of the ideas, habits and thought patterns most of us grew up with thanks to our common government school experience. Gary has always been an alternative thinker, so with effort on our part we've managed to stay together mentally, emotionally and spiritually on this journey. But I see the potential for problems in a relationship if one spouse spends too much time outside of this growth process. I think a couple could begin to live on totally different wavelengths. This potential for problems also exists in those cases where Dad "plays" principal, or administrator of sorts. Administrators administrate the status quo; they don't grow.
Our hope in homeschooling our children had much more to do with "who" the children would become rather than "what" they would become. This was always clear to us from the very beginning and seems quite apparent in both our older children's lack of desire to pursue an "academic life" – they're both eager to get out and "do." I admit this has caused some consternation for me on days I'm not thinking straight, you know, "I should have made them do more of this" or "music classes should have been mandatory," but they seem happy and confident in all the decisions they make for themselves. In a world filled with people who do things they don't want to do and don't even know why they're doing them, I take that as a measure of success – on their part.
I'm confident in their ability to find out for themselves whatever they may need to learn in the future, or to pursue the appropriate schooling should they find it necessary. In the meantime, I see the results of a very different kind of learning, one that it is still hard for me to express in words. Eclectic homeschooling has provided them with a deep connection to other people, a strong empathy is the only way I can put it, a connection quite important in their lives. Their principles and morality strongly guide their life decisions, even if this creates disharmony. They're good at reading people, which I think has served them well in everything from choosing role models to knowing who to avoid. They're just nifty people – interesting, nice, funny, smart – plain good people I enjoy spending time with.
Good people… that sounds like a high recommendation for homeschooling!
Homeschooling in Good Housekeeping Magazine
Several years ago you had an article published in Good Housekeeping – it was The first major media pieces on homeschooling. Would you tell us a little about how you land ed the assignment, and what was it like writing for such a big-name publication? Didn't they include photos of your family?
Wow, you're digging up ancient history now. I think I landed the assignment because I was a neophyte and didn't know new writers weren't "supposed" to query the mainstreamers, particularly about alternative education!
Writing for Good Housekeeping was like writing for any other magazine – deadlines, edits, rewrites. But I didn't get the final edited version until the issue was already being printed, and I wasn't happy with it. All the salient points were gone and I felt the final version was disappointingly watered down from slightly political to feel-good. The trade-off was that it brought homeschooling to the attention of a lot of readers at a time when many folks still didn't realize homeschooling was legal. I received a lot of letters – for years – from parents thanking me for introducing them to homeschooling. In the end I'm gratified the article contributed to the "cause" the way it did.
The photo angle was a little different than other publications. They asked for pictures, we took some and I submitted them, but the editor only used one – none of ours were of kids sitting around a table! The editor called to say she'd send a photographer. I did my best to steer him away from the "around the table" shots, but he still snapped the table and chalkboard shots. I remember triple-checking that all the words were spelled right before I'd even let him do that!
Your book, The Art of Education, has hit all the recommended homeschooling booklists, and many mainstream lists as well. Can you talk about it a little? Where did the inspiration for your writing come from? How did you learn so much about the state of American education? Did anything in particular contribute to your uncanny sense of what's wrong with American schooling and what we as individual families can do to improve the situation?
I guess I'm what some affectionately (!) refer to as a Type A personality so I probably set about homeschooling with the same vigor and intensity that I would set about doing anything, and that included reading and studying as much about education as I could. But as I got further and further into homeschooling and as I read more and more about education, I saw that what these books were saying was completely irrelevant and, in most instances, downright antithetical to what I was observing about how and when and why and where the kids learned. It became clear very early that what they were calling education was, in fact, something else. So I let the kids and instinct guide our journey, but continued reading, following education in the news, and simply observing all these things that were passing for education and discovered they were nothing of the sort. They were schooling. They were programming. They were conditioning. They were horrifying. But they sure weren't education.
Just as I suggested readers do in The Art of Education, I thought long and hard about my own 13 long years in the government school system. That was an awakening. It made this whole dichotomy I was uncovering personal; they did it to me! And that made it important not only to uncover what occurs in the name of education, but to expose it, to do everything I can to shine a light on it and say, "Folks, look at this! Think about it! Your kids are so innocent and you decide what happens to them!"
I don't think I have an uncanny sense of what's wrong with American schooling. Observe, observe, observe. The unjustice of it will, particularly with all this Goals 2000 and School-to-Work garbage, soon jump up and smack you in the face! I have to turn your question around and ask, "how can anybody not see it?"
Homeschooling and The Art of Education
This is where the inspiration for writing The Art of Education came from. From talking with kids big, little, and in-between, from looking into the purest, sweetest young eyes and seeing everything that's good about humanity there, from watching over the years as the kids who attend school lose the light, the sparkle. And it's condoned and accepted without question by the adults they most trust, and the adults the trusted adults trust.
When it came time to write The Art, it was like a volcano eruption. I couldn't get done fast enough with other obligations to sit down and work on it. I couldn't get the words down on the computer fast enough. I would fall asleep at night thinking of more things to say and better ways to say what was already down on paper. I wanted to make sure that if I never got to write a book again that I would use this opportunity to the fullest to shake up as many sleepy minds as I could.
I've been made well aware The Art of Education did not sit well with some of those who see things differently than I do. As I was writing it I knew sections of it would close the doors to, shall we say, some of the more lucrative market opportunities. But I had to be true to what I see and feel and put it all on paper despite this, and trust that the book could open up parents to at least consider this quite different view of what's going on in schools, the economy, politics and government, and society in general.
I'm happy The Art of Education seems to connect with teens, at least many of the teens I know who have read it. One young man recently exclaimed to my daughter, "Your mom is so right. She nailed the game exactly. I've thought these things for a long time and figured there must be something wrong with me because nobody else I know sees it. I'm going to homeschool my kids, no question." I can't tell you how deeply a comment like that touches me.
I should think it would! That's what most authors strive for – a book that touches a chord within their readers.
Changing the subject, you're News Editor for this magazine. Can you discuss a little about how you keep track of all the homeschool happenings around the country? Do you depend a great deal on reader contacts or do you search out articles on your own?
With the next issue "News Watch" will be five years old, can you believe it – and I enjoy working on it as much now as I did the very first time. Trying to keep track of homeschooling around the country is The most challenging and rewarding things I've ever attempted. Files – there are files stuck everywhere there is room for files in our house. In filing cabinets, in boxes, in drawers, under the bed, you name it! I sometimes get requests for information, from people doing research or involved in court cases or other important matters, and so far I've been able to put my finger on what they need.
When I first started writing News Watch I had to do a lot of digging for information, in part because readers weren't yet in the habit of sending articles to me, but mostly because even just five years ago there wasn't as much written about homeschooling, particularly in the mainstream press. But the timing of News Watch was impeccable, because within a year I wasn't digging for material anymore.
You bet I depend on readers, and Home Education Magazine has some of the greatest, most sharing readers in the world! While I can't possibly cover everything I receive these days, I want everyone to know I read it all. I'd like to encourage more folks to send materials, no matter how insignificant a reader may think a local article is. And just because an article hit a major publication readers shouldn't think somebody else already sent it – stick it in an envelope.
We now have regular contributors, folks who for a long time have steadily, faithfully sent articles. I can't take the space here to list everyone, but you know who you are and this hug's for you! You're terrific – doing a great job – and News Watch is here because you care!
Homeschooling and the Government
Having monitored homeschooling news for the last several years, how do you feel about some of the trends we're seeing such as increased public school involvement through specially designed "homeschooling programs," increasingly restrictive curfew laws around the country, and the federal government's new interest in education and child development?
You know, sometimes I feel like we homeschoolers must be the only ones monitoring the homeschooling news. Some of these articles and reports have moved beyond the "isn't that strange?" slant and contain some of the very simple education truths discovered by homeschoolers that could help the greater world of education. But these truths are ignored over and over and over again.
The simple reality is that behind all these programs and laws and "federal government interest" is more control over individuals' time, money and children. As I said in The Art of Education, parents have got to wake up and reclaim responsibility before it's too late, if it isn't already.
And "the federal government's interest in education?" Legally the federal government doesn't have an interest! But it's getting a big fat foot in the door through oxymorons like "mandatory volunteering," with the money attached to the carrot of "volunteering" for Goals 2000 programs, and now the President has the nerve to go on record saying national standards are not federal government standards – and he said it with a straight face!
All these trends you point out – government school programs for homeschoolers, kid curfews and increased federal government meddling – are pieces put in place to work along with an even more dangerous trend: School-to-Work.
First it was the same schooling for everyone. Then it changed to the same behavior and attitudes for all those "good little workers" with the "individual" completely lost along the way. Now we see the implementation of programs that could effectively turn children into true economic resources and little else.
Cottage Grove, Oregon started in the '94Ü95 school year when the first group of Certificate of Initial Mastery students went into the Certificate of Advanced Mastery Program. It's reported they are presented with six career strands – six! – and students choose one for their 11th and 12th grade studies in order to receive a diploma/CAM certificate. All those important child labor laws are tossed aside as fifth graders are allowed to "work" because Oregon is an "Ed Flex" and "Work Flex" state.
Interestingly, Oregon isn't calling this "school-to-work," and neither did New York's education commissioner Richard Mills when he recently announced his proposal to "mandate" students pick a specialty "in addition" to a core curriculum.
And in case anyone thinks I'm just being paranoid, remember we were given a glimpse of these maneuvers back in '93 when Secretary of Labor Robert Reich told us, "Certification would be voluntary [there's that word again!], but individuals who failed to take or pass the tests could find it hard, perhaps impossible, to be hired for better paying jobs."
When all these puzzle pieces are assembled you don't get a picture of the Liberty Bell. You sure don't get a picture of free, happy people. How could human beings be happy living out a birth-to-death script written by others?
I know it isn't home educators' jobs to protect fellow citizens from their government. But the truth is homeschoolers are some of the most vigilant parents around today. They have acquired invaluable wisdom in educational matters and don't take it as "fact" when newspapers merely write headlines for the educrats' own press releases – then print them verbatim.
I think we need to become the Paul Reveres of education, raise a ruckus and stir parents out of their sleep, not just for the sake of those still suffering through all these programs but for our own children as well.
Our homeschooled children are not going to be "economic resources" with Certificates of Mastery in their pockets, that is certain. But they are going to be surrounded by and work with – and sometimes for – these economic resources, and that's only if many doors aren't automatically closed to them.
Our kids may not be in government schools, but that alone doesn't guarantee they will escape their wrath. Our children are and will continue to be indirectly affected by them. We need to share the wealth of knowledge we've acquired with all who will listen, and figure out ways to get more parents to listen. For all the children's sake we have to move beyond satisfaction with our personal situation. And soon.
The job will become more challenging, I think, because the National Education Association will be putting a new "spin" on government schools, employing powerful suggestions from the public relations firm they hired to polish their image. The firm suggested, among many other things, that the NEA stop looking as if reform is happening to them and start setting out ideas to look as if they're leading the way. Since teachers are more respected among the U.S. population than union leaders or spokespersons, they will be used to spread the message of better schools.
It's manipulation, pure and simple, but the NEA has money and political clout and they will use it. It's all smoke and mirrors, but before they're done they'll have many parents believing improvement is happening, even though the substance of NEA's work remains intact beneath a new, highly polished surface message.
We homeschoolers don't have the money or political connections of the NEA, so we have to look at what we do have. We have 1) knowledge of what works and 2) a good number of homeschoolers. If we have around 750,000 homeschooling parents, and all of those parents could use one hour per week to do something to advocate homeschooling, simple things like write a letter to the editor in response to education coverage and mention homeschooling, put together a homeschool information night for the community, be a presence at the country fair, you get the idea.
If we look at homeschool advocacy in these terms – each of us doing a little – suddenly our lack of money and political connections doesn't matter. We can accomplish wonderful things without any single person getting overloaded – and we can do it from the comfort of our homes and communities and in the enjoyable company of our friends and families! It's doable!
This is where my hope lies for our children's future. Our lives as homeschoolers are incredibly blessed. It's time to share those blessings with others just as far and wide as we can.
See also "Anyone Can Live the Learning Lifestyle."
You're a featured speaker at the 20th Anniversary Celebration of Holt Associates/Growing Without Schooling, the new publisher of your book, The Art of Education. Can I assume you're excited about this opportunity?
But of course, and for so many reasons! I learn so much every time I present at a conference. The energy of homeschoolers is infectious, so I always return home ready to work even harder. But this particular conference will be an opportunity to reconnect with old friends and meet many new ones. Kyoko Aziwa, who is working hard for homeschooling freedom in her country, is even coming from Japan and visiting with me for a few days afterwards! Twenty years of homeschooling and Holt Associates is really something to celebrate. I'm thrilled they invited me, and I'm glad The Art of Education is now part of their collection of books on home education. copyright 1997, HEM
[EDITOR'S NOTE: Holt Associates books, as well as John's magazine, Growing without Schooling, is no longer available in the homeschooling community.]
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2 Responses to "It's 1997 and We're Homeschooling Veterans! Helen Hegener Interviews Linda Dobson"
Kyoko Aizawa says:
Yes, Linda ! 1997was really wonderful !
I met you !and I met many home educators in the U.S.
I can not forget them ! I still continue ( home education )thing here in Japan!
to my wonderful friend ,Linda
Love Kyoko
grandma_linda says:
Hello, Kyoko! Yes, it was wonderful! I'm so very happy you were able to travel to the U.S. so we could meet. Thank you for reading Parent at the Helm. I hope you and your family are well. Love, Linda


WASHINGTON (CBS/AP) — The National Security Agency lost its authority at midnight to collect Americans' phone records in bulk, after GOP Sen. Rand Paul stood in the way of extending the fiercely contested program in an extraordinary Sunday Senate session.
But that program and several other post-Sept. 11 counter-terror measures look likely to be revived in a matter of days. With no other options, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, in an about-face, reluctantly embraced a House-passed bill that would extend the anti-terror provisions, while also remaking the bulk phone collections program.
Although the lapse in the programs may be brief, intelligence officials warned that it could jeopardize Americans' safety and amount to a win for extremists. But civil liberties groups applauded as Paul, who is running for president, forced the expiration of the once-secret program made public by NSA contractor Edward Snowden, which critics say is an unconstitutional intrusion into Americans' privacy.
The Senate voted 77-17 to move ahead on the House-passed bill, the USA Freedom Act, which only last weekend fell three votes short of the 60 needed to advance in the Senate. For McConnell, it was a remarkable retreat after objecting ferociously that the House bill would make the bulk phone collections program dangerously unwieldy by requiring the government to search records maintained by phone companies.
"It's not ideal but, along with votes on some modest amendments that attempt to ensure the program can actually work as promised, it's now the only realistic way forward," McConnell said.
But the Senate adjourned without final action on the bill after Paul asserted his prerogative under Senate rules to delay a final vote for a couple of days. And a couple of hours later, the midnight deadline came and went.
"This is what we fought the revolution over, are we going to so blithely give up our freedom? … I'm not going to take it anymore," Paul declared on the Senate floor hours earlier, as supporters wearing red "Stand With Rand" T-shirts packed the spectator gallery.
Paul's moves greatly complicated matters for fellow Kentuckian McConnell, who has endorsed him for president, and infuriated fellow Republicans. They exited the Senate chamber en masse when Paul stood up to speak following the procedural vote on the House bill.
In addition to the bulk phone collections provision, two lesser-known Patriot Act provisions also lapsed at midnight: one, so far unused, helps track "lone wolf" terrorism suspects unconnected to a foreign power; the second allows the government to eavesdrop on suspects who continually discard their cellphones. McConnell tried Sunday to extend just those provisions for two weeks, but Paul objected.
The House bill extends those two provisions unchanged, while remaking the bulk collection program so that the NSA would stop collecting the phone records after a six month transition period, but would be authorized under court order to search records held by phone companies.
The FBI's use of the Patriot Act to collect hotel, travel, credit card, banking and other business records in national security investigations would also be extended under the House bill. Law enforcement officials say the collection of those business records is more valuable than the better-known bulk phone collections program. Ongoing investigations would be permitted to continue even though authority for the programs has lapsed.
Rebooting the phone collections program would take about a day.
CIA Director John Brennan was among those warning that letting the authorities lapse, even for a time, will make America less safe.
"Terrorist elements … are looking for the seams to operate within," Brennan said on CBS' "Face the Nation." "This is something that we can't afford to do right now." He bemoaned "too much political grandstanding and crusading for ideological causes that have skewed the debate on this issue" and said the terrorism-fighting tools are important to American lives.
For Paul, the issue represents a potent political opportunity, and his presidential campaign has been sending out numerous fundraising appeals focused on it. A super PAC supporting him even produced an over-the-top video casting the dispute as a professional wrestling-style "Brawl for Liberty" between Paul and President Barack Obama — even though Paul's main opponent on the issue is McConnell.


Here's an interview with Frank "Poncho" Sampedro, of Neil Young & Crazy Horse.
The interview is from August 3, 2012 with radio station KVSF 101.5, Santa Fe, New Mexico. The DJs are Ira G and Todd Lovato.
"I'm the stick in the mud that doesn't want to do any other work without Neil.
Don't say it's over .
Interesting interview. I was struck by the fact that the photo I took of Neil and the Horse 18 Nov 76 at the NY Palladium is being used. Don't know how this happened as I didn't consent to it, though I'm also flattered at the same time.
Thanks for that post T. and the pic AJ.
Listening to him speak of his perspectives on it all reiterates that 'feel' that is with Neil.


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Alana Davis is a singer-songwriter whose music is as multi-layered and as soulful as her voice. From the broken-heart balm that is "Free" ('But I guess that your heart was free / Free to take the best part of me / And leave a hole where my heart should be') to the soaring self-determination of "Create" ('I'm going to plant roses of my own'), over three albums she's produced a trove of great music that's not quite like anything else out there. And wouldn't you know it? She's a little bit undersung–just not in this interview.
One of the things that always struck me about your albums was the theme of struggling in a world that was often disappointing, and that was made especially difficult when you seemed to have this really high ideal of what love is—or could be. The optimism woven throughout always seemed richer for that.
You're right … I do write about love with a high ideal, and how in a relationship we often fall short of that, yet it's the ideal that keeps you truthful, keeps you open for communication and eager to grow… The search never stops, does it?! Someone once told me if you're not writing about love, you're not in the music business! I laughed at the thought and looked at some of my non-love songs and realized, aw damn, these are about love too! Love of humanity, love of flaws, love of the search….
I guess I think that that combination—one that involves some positive outlook that doesn't paint over reality—is at the heart of soul. Soul has been at the heart of rhythm and blues long before it got shifted over into designated genres like rock and roll and r&b, often with less of a connection. So, you had a lot of breakthrough success with your "32 Flavors" cover, which was probably the most refined pop experience on an album in the vein mentioned above. And then you did Fortune Cookies, which was, altogether I think, a really refined and soulful bit of everything. At the time that came out, in what way did that become a weakness to getting it out there? Do you think the same hurdles are there today?
Records with many vibes will always have a harder time being sold, until we regard variety is its own genre … I think anyone who's been listening is bound to have many influences these days—I mean, there is just so much out there!! The industry clings to the labels but musicians must be themselves and redefine those labels …but it takes time.
The industry clings to the labels but musicians must be themselves and redefine those labels …but it takes time.
My music has always paralleled the rest of my life. I'm born of many influences and my music reflects it. That has always made marketing me a bit of a head scratcher. Luckily for me, you can't stop a rock rolling down the hill. Whether I have a machine pushing me or not, I will be making music.
"The Mic in the Stone" by Robert Pinero.
Recently I made a choice to stay home with my daughter and raise her by hand, rather than giving her to helpers and juggling work and missing so much of these precious early years with her, and because of it, well, I am just too poor to even go out to dinner, let alone pay musicians to go with me into the studio!!! That's just my reality right now… (and I bet there are fans who think I just don't write anymore 😦 ) But I am always living, loving, taking it in and spitting it out; it is a process I hope to be involved in until the day I die. And one day I hope to have a vehicle to share it again, as I miss the soul connection of knowing someone else feels what I feel … Meanwhile my daughter is growing beautifully, so I can't complain.
I think your struggle as a musician is one that writers can relate to in a similar way. Are there any books (or comic books) that are helping to keep you going these days?
In addition to being a great songwriter, you're also one of the masters of the cover. "Friends" really is just great–it's one of those cases where the cover may surpass the original. And beyond Whodini, you've done excellent renditions of Blue Oyster Cult and some obscure guy by the name of Marley. Any other reworkings swimming around in your head?
Thanks for your compliment regarding my efforts covering songs … I don't have any covers planned for the next record, but I bet there will be one in there! There are so many AMAZING tunes out there that beg to be interpreted again and again … Actually, my mother recorded some very beautiful songs on her Atlantic release in 1964. I may actually cover one of those next time around ….
Until the next time, feel free to check out Alana's pages on Itunes and Amazon.
Thanks to Alana for her time.
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Wow, thanks for posting this interview! I love Alana Davis's music and have been wondering when she would release another album.
Aw man! I miss her. I have hope that we will be hearing from her again and again and again.
I am happy to hear that Alana is doing well. She is an IDOL in my eyes. I can't wait to hear more of her music and see her live again. I had the pleasure of meeting Alana in St. Petersburg after the release of her last record. She is sooo sweet and down to earth.
I am so pleased that I found this interview. I'm such a huge admirer of Ms. Davis, I think she and I might be similar personality types as the things she writes are all in my head. My creativity leans another way but I simply love her "poetry" and the way she wraps her music around it. I have seen her play live as number of times and even got to speak with her once in nyc at the Canal Room when she did an amazing show. It's funny because she seemed so disillusioned at that show and I had a feeling it would be some time before we heard from her again…I hope this is the beginning to hearing more and more. I for one would support "overpaying" her. Love love love her! Thanks for the interview!
Thanks for the comment. As a fan of her music, I think it's great that the impression that she leaves is such a strongly positive one.
Unfortunately it seems like it's natural that many artists get disillusioned by not fitting some mold. But Alana's carrying on, and I hope that goes for the rest of us.
I echo what everyone else has said! Great interview!
I don't get it. There are so many "artists" out there selling millions of albums with absolutely no talent whatsoever. And an artist like Alana- with the voice of an angel and the creativity to boot that can't sell enough records to make ends meet. We are all truly missing out because of this problem with the industry.
I go to Alana Davis's song "Weight of the World" as my 1st stops in my ITunes Library. But I'm waiting and waiting for that next fill of new and current Alana vibes. Please oh please come back soon! We need you; your talent is far to great and essential to force-feed it into some mold that the music industry percieves that we need.
I echo everyone's sentiments above: I'm very glad to hear she's hanging in there, and waiting not so patiently sometimes for anything Alana. Thanks for posting this interview. Never had the good fortune to see her live, since she doesn't seem to come my way, but would love to have the opportunity to over-pay to see her! Be well Alana.
My goodness! I was glad to run across this interview. I had wondered to whatever happened to Alana. I have always admired her writing, and her voice ain't half bad neither. I had not heard about a daughter. Good for her. One of the best concert I have ever seen ( and I have seen quite a few), was Alana when she visited my area. It was just her, her guitar, and one other musician. It was the best! So intimate. The only downfall was she did not sing my favorite song, "Lullaby". I hope she does get back into singing and putting it out there so we all can hear.
I've been a HUGE FAN of Alana Davis ever since I heard 32 flavors on the radio way back when…..and I can't wait for her to put out more music, however she chooses to do that I'll most certainly be waiting……She's worth the wait.


"Did you see those Huns? They popped out of the snow, like daisies!"
Mushu from Disney's Mulan is here to help you be a hero on a comfy grey hoodie.
Disney Mulan Huns Mushu Girls Hoodie is rated 4.3 out of 5 by 3.
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Alter Eco is based on the premise that food is fundamental to life –and whole, healthy, delicious food can make life better for people all over the world. By working directly with the small-scale farmers who grow our quinoa, rice, sugar and chocolate, helping them institute Fair Trade and Organic practices and assisting them in improving both quality of food and quality of life, we're creating a system that benefits everyone involved.
That extends to the flora, fauna and fields as well: we work with our co-op partners to preserve heirloom grains, replenish and reforest the land. And as a GHG Protocol 3 Carbon Zero business, we offset more carbon than we emit.
But the achievement we're most proud of is the family we've created. Together with our farmers, employees, investors and customers, we're taking an adventure through food, and creating a vision of the future that's fair, prosperous, healthy and mouth-watering.
Though we can't all break bread at the same table, we like to think that every time we crack open a bag or bar of Alter Eco here in the states, we're sharing a lively meal. With Gustavo in Bolivia, Sompoi in Thailand, Grover in Ecuador – and you!


Work is nearing completion, with the final snagging of minor issues being undertaken.
The new parking area is complete and lighting has been installed within the pedestrian gulley, which has also been repainted, resurfaced and cleaned. The contractors, Alun Griffith, worked closely with the Cylch Meithrin to minimise disruption during the work, and were even able to include the Meithrin children's handprints in the pavement outside the nursery and Scout Hall entrance.
The gulley lights will be switched on and CCTV installed shortly.


Originally joining Arena Church in 2000, Kristian has led the church since 2007. In this time the church has dramatically changed, actively engaging in the community and becoming fully relevant to modern lives whilst developing a pioneering vision.
Kristian has been married to Caroline since 1992 and they have 4 children. He is a passionate supporter of Liverpool FC and Miami Heat, and his heroes include General William Booth and Kenny Dalglish. His other interests include jazz music, spicy foods, and sunshine holidays.
He loves life, loves the church, and believes in teamwork.
The world hungers for inspiration, motivation, and hope. With Tom's innovation and world-class coaching, Ziglar is the go-to resource.
Danielle Strickland serves in The Salvation Army as an Officer – currently based in Toronto, Canada. Danielle loves Jesus and she loves people. Her aggressive compassion has loved people firsthand in countries all over the world where she has embraced, served, cared, evangelized, taught, and exhorted individuals and crowds to surrender to the boundless love of Jesus.
She loves the more fragile in communities around the world. Over the years that has led her to back alleys and late night streets to partner with Jesus in rescuing those caught up in drugs and homelessness, prostitution and despair. It has led her to the halls of government and corridors of commercial power to see laws changed and practices transformed so that people aren't trafficked and children aren't enslaved.
She has sought to cultivate authentic Christian community in deprived neighborhoods on the way to loving the last, the lost and the least into God's Kingdom.
Danielle loves the Body of Christ. God is using her to help equip followers of Jesus in discipleship, holiness, justice, and evangelism by teaching, preaching, and writing.
And, Strickland loves her family – redeemed from the clutches of the enemy, generational addiction and violence, she and her husband are bringing up their children in the fear and friendship of the Lord.
– and is the mother of three boys.
116 Errol Lawson – What is a mentor? Why do I need one? How do I find one?
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Scott has led membership organizations in both non-profit and for profit companies since 1997. He's noted for having built the largest for profit coaching network for pastors of churches; growing from just 72 pastors a year to over 3,000 pastors a year.
Scott and his wife Kelly have been married for over 20 years and have two daughters. They enjoy traveling and experiencing local cuisine.
114 Grace Marshall – Stop procrastinating and take action!
I coach, train, write and speak on productivity. I help people adopt new ways of working and thinking about their work to replace stress, overwhelm and frustration with I coach, train, write and speak on productivity. I help people adopt new ways of working and thinking about their work to replace stress, overwhelm and frustration with success, sanity and satisfaction. I'm naturally disorganised. My passion for productivity began when I got fed up of saying "I haven't got enough time." Impatience is what drove me to get good at getting things done. I wasn't willing to put life on hold so I juggle my business, family, community and social life on a daily basis – and not necessarily in that order. Now I absolutely love helping people live the life they want in the time that they have.
As a qualified coach, NLP practitioner and DiSC trainer, I bring both a psychological and a practical perspective to productivity. My clients tell me I have a knack for helping them untangle their thoughts and get to the heart of what's getting in their way. My commitment is to leave people feeling better than before. For some it's about becoming calmer, more at ease, and in control. For others the aim is to get fired up, focused and ready to take action. Whatever your productivity goal, we'll work together to develop the insights, skills and strategies you need to be clear and confident with your way forward.
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Lee Button, based in the UK, spent six years as Operations Director at New Community Network and Pioneer Trust. With a Business Degree and 17 years of experience spanning corporate and third sector settings, he facilitates Strategic Thinking, Service Design, and Digital Transformation projects, helping organisations create their preferred future. Lee also delivers training, coaching, and serves on the leadership team of New Community Eastleigh.
Our guest this week: She Bynes Shae Bynes is a passionate storyteller, best-selling author, engaging teacher and mentor whose life and business were completely transformed through the power of encountering the unrelenting love of God. She is on a mission to help Shae Bynes is a passionate storyteller, best-selling author, engaging teacher and mentor whose life and business were completely transformed through the power of encountering the unrelenting love of God. She is on a mission to help people experience God's best in their business and family lives.Both a minister and business owner, Shae equips and ignite entrepreneurs in the marketplace, as well as married couples inside and outside of the bedroom (through a growing marriage ministry with her hubby and high school sweetheart Phil).
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Since the late 90's Jim & his team have been on a mission to help entrepreneurs THRIVE by combining classic business truths with cutting edge creative online strategies. They now boast over 1,000 documented success stories from entrepreneurs and businesses around the world, but they are just getting started!
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The New York Times article "Don't Take Your Vitamins" (Opinion, June 8) puts readers at real risk by presenting an unbalanced, over-generalized perspective and selective attention to the body of evidence. First, the title gives a directive about the general category of vitamins, when the body of the article only addresses a subset of vitamins: anti-oxidants. Second, the article draws on studies with arguable design flaws (e.g., the vitamin E used did not contain the full vitamin E complex), when there are many vitamins and antioxidants whose benefits are supported by current research. Third, genomic science is proving that the best medicine is personalized. Yet, the article cites population-based studies, which are known to be inadequate guides to individual care. Most importantly, should people with unique vitamin needs based on age, disease, medication, stress or genetics follow the advice of the article, harmful consequences are likely to develop.


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Philipp Gades (* 17. Mai 1886 in Hannover; † 26. März 1961 ebenda) war ein deutscher Ingenieur und Architekt, Politiker und Regierungsbaumeister sowie Truppführer der Sturmabteilung (SA) der Nationalsozialistischen Deutschen Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP).

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Schon in jungen Jahren und noch zur Zeit des Kaiserreichs wurde Philipp Gades ab 1911 Abgeordneter des Hannoverschen Provinziallandtages, der er während des Ersten Weltkrieges und bis zum Beginn der Weimarer Republik im Jahr 1919 angehörte. Ebenfalls schon 1911 war der Bürgervorsteher und Architekt Philipp Gades gemeinsam mit dem Senator Adolf Plathner, Stadtbaurat Carl Wolff und seinem Kollegen, Bürgervorsteher und Architekt Karl Börgemann, dem Baurat Professor Albrecht Haupt sowie dem Architekten Johann de Jonge einer der Preisrichter für den in Hannover für die Künstler der Provinz Hannover ausgeschriebenen Wettbewerb Grabdenkmäler für Reihengräber in Hannover.

Der studierte Ingenieur wurde später zum Regierungsbaumeister und schließlich zum Oberbaurat ernannt.

Im Zuge der aufkommenden Zeit des Nationalsozialismus wirkte Philipp Gade als Truppführer der SA.

Gade starb am 26. März 1961 in Hannover.

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 1951, gemeinsam mit Hans Bettex: Das aus Mitteln der McCloy-Spende errichtete Haus der Jugend in Hannover
 Niedersachsenhalle;
 Gebäude des hannoverschen Flughafens
 Städtisches Verkehrsamt von Hannover

Literatur
 Beatrix Herlemann, Helga Schatz (Mitarb.): Biographisches Lexikon niedersächsischer Parlamentarier 1919–1945 (= Veröffentlichungen der Historischen Kommission für Niedersachsen und Bremen, Band 222), Hannover: Hahnsche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 2004, ISBN 3-7752-6022-6, S. 118.

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Ingenieur
Beamter (Preußen)
Baumeister (Preußen)
Architekt (Hannover)
Kommunalpolitiker (Region Hannover)
Mitglied des Provinziallandtages von Hannover (Königreich Preußen)
NSDAP-Mitglied
SA-Mitglied
Deutscher
Geboren 1886
Gestorben 1961
Mann

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