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California Evaluates the Real Value of Companion Animals

Posted by Lisa Franzetta, ALDF's Director of Communications on April 27, 2009

ALDF appeared before the California Court of Appeal in Santa Ana last week as an amicus curiae in a veterinary malpractice case that marks, to our knowledge, the first time a California Court of Appeal has ever considered the question of how to evaluate the real value of a companion animal.

In this case, Gail McMahon’s dog, Tootsie–whom McMahon raised, trained, and cared for since her birth–was killed because of the alleged negligence of her veterinarian and veterinary hospital. Despite the vet’s knowledge that food needed to be withheld from Tootsie for twenty-four hours after the animal’s surgery, to prevent aspiration pneumonia, Ms. McMahon claims that Dr. Craig instructed a technician to feed Tootsie water and food just two hours after surgery. Ms. McMahon’s complaint alleged that as a result of her imprudent actions, Tootsie immediately aspirated liquid and food into her lungs and died shortly thereafter. Ms. McMahon claims that Dr. Craig’s negligence caused not only Tootsie’s death, but serious emotional distress for Ms. McMahon, who had lost her beloved companion.

The basic problem courts must deal with in awarding damages in cases involving the wrongful injury or death of a companion animal is: how do we reconcile the fact that companion animals are, by law, “property” with the fact that they mean so much to us and provide so much benefit to our lives?

ALDF Chief Outside Litigation Counsel Bruce Wagman presented ALDF’s position on how this analysis should be undertaken during oral arguments in McMahon’s appeal on April 23. It’s a rare panel of judges who wants to hear much from an amicus curiae, or “friend of the court”–i.e., someone (like ALDF) who is not a party to the case, but who volunteers information or a legal point of view to assist the court in deciding a matter before it. Bruce had been allotted ten minutes to present ALDF’s argument that, in brief, because animals are who they are and give what they give to us, we can’t possibly base their value on a market standard in a case where they are wrongfully killed. As we expound on in our amicus brief:

Although this lawsuit does not involve the death of a human, it does involve real loss – the loss of Ms. McMahon’s companion animal, Tootsie. Ms. McMahon has sued the respondent veterinary medical providers for their role in Tootsie’s death. The issues here focus on the changing evaluation of the damages available when companion animals, despite their status as personal property, are tortiously killed.

Courts across the country are increasingly finding that market value is not the appropriate measure of damages in cases involving the loss of a companion animal. These courts recognize that longtime animal companions – like Tootsie – are a special kind of property, in that they cannot be readily replaced in the marketplace. Indeed, Tootsie cannot be truly replaced at all. Therefore, reliance on a market value measure is misplaced, as such a number would simply not provide adequate compensation to Ms. McMahon.

The panel of three judges ended up asking Bruce thoughtful questions about ALDF’s argument for a full thirty-five minutes, far beyond the initially allotted ten minutes. Perhaps when they go home to think through the issues, there are some companion animals waiting at their own doors to remind them of the very unique role that our animal “property” (a term I’m sure my own cats would take exception to) plays in our lives.

Now, we wait for the judges to issue their opinion.

24 thoughts on “California Evaluates the Real Value of Companion Animals

  1. The fact that the court even heard you is movement. Many years ago I and 40 other volunteers picketed and protested and wrote letters to the CA Veterinary Board about the Dr. who runs the Orange County Humane Society, to no avail. I hear things have improved…some…but the animals who suffered (or died) under his care, both at the shelter and at his adjacent hospital, reached into the hundreds.

    Good luck, and thanks for fighting for the animals.

  2. Michelle Hyllested says:

    Finally there may be a legal precident where the true value of a pet is considered. Dogs and cats are family members for the majority of pet owners. If your dog is murdered the market value of the dog is in no way a measure of what you have lost.

  3. Maria says:

    My dogs are my life and their love and companionship is just as valuable as my human friends. The courts should recognize that the loss of our pets impact each person differently and the value of the loss for wrongful death of tort acts should be based on the evidence brought forth to the court by testimony and documentary evidence. This should include the interaction between the animal and the owner, whether the pet lives indoor, the type and nature of the vet care that the animals receives and any other evidence that would depict the relationship, frequency and interactions with the pet. Is that so hard to present or too cumbersome for a Judge to hear?

  4. Tina says:

    Thank you ALDF!

    As a grieving guardian who has pursued my dog’s loss to veterinary negligence/malpractice legally, I wish you the best of luck in this case! You are truly the gurdian angel of all animals. I have supported your cause and will continue to do so until the century-old law changes and considers companion animals more than “mere property.” Loss of companionship is PRICELESS! I have suffered more from the loss of my companion than the loss of a close relative!

  5. Animal voice says:

    The depth of love for our companion animals is very much like the love we have for small children. Both are totally dependent for life itself. But while human children grow to independence, our animals remain totally dependent until death: They remain like children in our minds eye.

    At 65 I still grieve the loss of a dog when I was fourteen.

    Laws need to change to reflect the value of companion animals to their families.

    Thank you ALDF. You are my hero’s list.

  6. From the bottom of my heart, I thank ALDF for taking on this important fight. So many animal welfare organizations refuse to say a word about veterinary malpractice, because they fear alienating the “veterinary community.” Thus, people like myself, whose cat was given a massive overdose at the vets, are left voiceless, without representation in our legal system. I cannot express my gratitude often enough. Someday, when I am rich (ha ha) I will contribute to help ALDF establish a fund JUST TO HANDLE veterinary malpractice cases. Until then, we must simply fight hard for every small legal victory. I know that the veterinary lobbyists and the “pet product industry” are fighting you tooth and nail with their much larger wallets in tow. How can I ever thank you for speaking up for me and my best friend EVER? I loved him SO very much, I feel his loss daily.

  7. Natalie Kramer says:

    Dogs and cats are our precious companions. Humans are responsible for them because we made them tame and dependent on us. They are priceless, and our attachment to each one of them is inique. The fact that they are still viewed as property in the eyes of the law is a travesty! I think the veterinary establishment is criminal and shameless in their exploitation of our bond with companion animals to their (veterinarians’) profit, while fighting tooth and nail against any improvements in the area of our rights as guardians and our companions’ rights to safety and well-being. The vets’ association with the pet food industry and the other “adjuncts” is scandalous! Commercial pet food is unhealthy for our dogs and cats, and yet veterinarians are silent about it. Thank you for all you do to uphold our rights and the rights of our companions.

  8. james carrell says:

    I hope and pray that someday, ALL of the world will stop recognizing OUR “pets”, as property.
    I don’t have “pets” I have children.
    Unfortunately, we just lost one of ours, VERY prematurely.
    She was only 11 and her breed lives on average to be 15 or 16 years old. I have even talked to some people that have had their’s live to be 20 years old.
    This past February, she was diagnosed with Lymphoma. We went with the HOLISTIC/HOMEOPATHIC method of treatment.
    Why NOT conventional/chemo,,,CONVENTIONAL

    We found out too late, we lost our baby.

  9. Companion owners everywhere can hope that the CA court sees wisdom in awarding large non-economic damages for a living unique sentient being.

    It is well known by statistics across the nation that Veterinary Medical Boards are not imposing any to very little deterrent for:
    malpractice, gross negligence, abuse, fraud, and even instances of obvious animal cruelty.

    I don’t see this as possibly viewed as setting abuse of the legal system; when there are few and far between plaintiffs willing or able to afford representation and few attorneys willing to take such cases.

    Veterinarians have enjoyment of a double standard, willingness of clients to seek the best of care, lowest of professional malpractice liability premiums, and the benefit of legal status of close to nil value of patients when treatment goes awry.

    Again, there is no meaningful deterrent or accountability both within and outside the profession to insure: skill, safety, accepted protocol, and ethical & compassionate treatment.

    Thank you ALDF, the attorneys and Plaintiff in this case.

  10. Lisa Taylor says:

    My companion friend IS my family and is a blessing to me. Thank you for taking on this fight. She was recently harmed by a vet who misrepresented himself as a specialist and performed unneccesary surgery and substandard care. The torture she endured was not only hoeendous to her, but to me as well. The grief, loss and pain people experience after losing a companion animal is no different than the grief and loss of losing a family member or best friend. Vets hold licenses and should be held accountable! Thank you for your efforts!!

  11. AJ LANE says:

    After losing my two smooth fox terriers last year, I am still shakily recovering this. Not a day passes that I don’t miss them; they were so smart and fun; full of love of life. Circumstances prevent me from being a doggy mommy again. I applaud your efforts on behalf of animal companions everywhere. Please push forward to ensure laws are changed accordingly.
    Thank you.

  12. J. Morley says:

    Animals should not be treated like a piece of furniture like they are in the state of california. to folks like ourselves who never had a child our maltese filled that voidness completely our 3+ maltese was killed in a vet’s office in march of this year attorneys we have contacted say they really can’t do anything to make the vet accountable for the wrongful death of our beloved pet who was in perfect health and needed only a teeth cleaning but was killed by bad care.We hope that it is realized pets are more than just a animal to those whose pet is almost everything.

  13. B. Nara says:

    My healthy 3 year old, 6 pound Maltese went for a physical to the Animal Medical Hospital in Palm Springs, CA.. The veterinarian said he was in good health but needed a teeth cleaning. I told him I would not let him be anesthetized for he was too small and too allergic and sensitive to drugs ( as he had other drug reactions/symptomology. He said he could use just the gas mask on him. I called the hospital a few weeks later to inquire whether or not there was a woman vet. on staff. I felt a woman would be more gentle with my beloved pet and also should have smaller hands. There was a woman there. She did not heed my warning to her about my dog’s allergic reactions to drugs and went ahead and inducted him the same as any other dog. Needless to say he arrested and ultimately died a cruel and heinous death due to her ineptitude. These veterinarians and the hospital are not accountable. They should not be permitted to practice. B. A. Nara

  14. Gloria Wolk says:

    A far better argument in favor of the value of companion animals would be to collect scientific evidence of the effect on human’s health. Such as the difference in blood pressure of humans when they are under stress and have their pet near, as compared to a spouse–actual study.

    And companion animals that became distressed and gave early warning to humans when there was a potentially cancerous tumor. And news reports of companion animals that saved their human’s life.

    The now defunct TV show, Miracle Pets, has an amazing collection of these stories.

    When my then 7 yr. old GSD nearly died from a rattlesnake bite, I was so distraught I could not eat, could not sleep, could not work, and when I drove a friend to the clinic to visit with me, my driving was so dangerous that the friend insisted on driving me after that experience. (BTW, the Orange County Emergency Clinic, located near Home Depot, saved her.)

  15. Jody Hake says:

    I am the friend who wrote the letter considered in the case regarding Toots, as we called her. I bottle-fed that lovely little animal on the day that she was born. Until the day that she died, she literally “flew” thru the air to try to get to me and lick me to death every time she saw me. This was not an ordinary doggie – but nobody’s doggie is an ordinary doggie.

    Yet, I am a cat person. It really does not matter. I am the companion of two wonderful Abyssinisn feline beasts; one from a breeder, one from the “pound” (and rather mistreated on his way to me). My big boy, Bugsy, has been put to risk by careless veteranians twice, to the point that I hate to take him to the vet, and he really hates to go. (He and anaesthesia just do not get along, and my reminders to the vet have not been adhered to twice now – the results are expensive and life-threatening to the cat) Veterinians must be held to a proper – shall we say a higher – standard, and Gail’s lawsuit should only serve to highlight the fact that we may be getting substandard care for our animals and there is no recourse under fedaral law to hold these persons responsible.

    Matters not. Gail is a long time friend of mine, and I believe she struck a real blow for animal lovers everywhere, whether she won her quest or not. Somebody had to do it, and I certainly hope that someone will follow in her footsteps.

  16. Betty Dews says:

    My best friend Clooney was misdiagnosed in spite of a positive test for Valley Fever and given medication that destroyed his immune system. City of Angels Veterinary Specialty Center in Culver City claimed to have a board certified internal medicine specialist and did not. Clooney died after 14 days in CCU at UC Davis where they did everything in their power to save his life. I am suing City of Angels, the three corporations involved, Dr Perlis the vet who treated Clooney and claimed specialty status, and Dr Mills the chief of staff who hired Perlis as their internal medicine specialist with full knowledge he was not board certified. The court so far has allowed medical negligence and three different types of fraud with emotional distress. We are in the process of asking for punitive damages. I will not let these vets and corporations so carelessly and fraudulently get away with killing my Sweetest Pea, My Pup, My Clooney. Clooney’s case could very well set precedent in Calif. We are running out of money and could use financial help. Please call Betty at 760 250 4738 if you can help. Thanks you so much.

  17. Eloise Holdahl says:

    I brought my Yorkshire Terrier, 86 day old, 3.1 lb. puppy Prince to the Emergency Pet Center in Roseville. They examined him, said is was a minor puncture wound, did not even stitch it shut. They gave him METACAM .16 mg by syring injecting it into his mouth. Wihtin three hours he died. Why can’t a VET be helf responsible for overdosing?

  18. robin says:

    My Camel Clyde the “Famous Camel” Died aug 2009. 2 months later after being treated at UC Davis.. The problem I have is that during the 5 day stay, Clyde’s neck injury wasn’t addressed as I thought it had been and as I was promised. After 2 months, I put him down to end his suffering. When Clyde’s narcropsy was performed, his neck was cut open revealing that in fact, his neck injurie was the reason for his death. Nothing other than that. UC Davis got him to eat and go to the bathroom and sent us home. It was graduation wek in june of 09 and they were very busy with other obligations. They were very attentive and nice, but didn’t follow thru. One vet had worked at a camel dairy for 1 yr. I feel she should of had all of the right contacts to diagnoise Clyde right away ! The head vet back peddled and stated that he wasn’t aware of Clydes’s slightly bent neck for 2 days. I have photos and witnesses that he lied. I trusted them….
    Clyde did alot of Charioty events, movies, church appearences, visited children at schools, gone to places of bussinesses, doctor office and hospital entertainment, parks, birthday parties and more.
    I miss him so much ! He was 8 yrs old when I put him down. Is there anyone that can help me about legal advice ?
    I have found 2 other people that had and lost a camel and one that claimed UC Davis wanted to put another camel down for research. That person declined and took thier caamel home and he lived. I have contacted Vets from Sudi Arabia, Dubi and Isreal. They all stated that Neck injuries to the camel need immediat treatment. If not they most often will die or need be put down.

  19. B. Nara says:

    Veterinarians are not responsible for overdosing an animal nor are they held responsible for any actions they perform. The veterinary board and the vets they cover are a “union”. Too bad for the clients and their beloved companions.

  20. Has there been any decision since 2009 in the California case? I am beginning the process of suing my vet for severing the nerves to my 2 yr old German Shepherd’s bladder and bowel during a dorsal laminectomy rendering her incontinent for the rest of her life. I want to take on Virginia’s assessment that she is just personal property. I am looking for guidance and support from ALDF.
    Abby’s mom

  21. c.f. lost in tears for my little girl abby says:

    I too feel our local vet hospital was very negligent. I brought my little girl beagle whom I had rescued 2 years ago from our local dog shelter, to the hospital because she was bit by our neighbors dog, I wanted to be sure nothing was wrong internally with her. The doctor told me she was fine, but suggested that they put a drain in her bite so it would heal quicker! I did not realize this would be an operation I would never have said ok. She made it sound very routine and fast to do. When they gave her the medication for this process she aspirated into her lungs the food she had eaten just a couple hours before, she died only 8 hours later. I am very mad that this was something that should never have been done with food in her stomach,and that the explanation of the seriousness of this procedure was not explained too me. I feel so awful I cry several times a day everyday still and it’s been over 2 months. Since this has happened I constantly go on the computer trying to find someone who has had this happen to them. I have yet to find anyone. lost in tears.

  22. CAB says:

    Know what the funny thing is, today people look at doctors and veterinarians like they are gods. Reality check, humans make mistakes, doctors and vets are humans, therefore they all make mistakes. Whether or not the patients owner claims the veterinarian killed my dog by overdosing, giving wrong instructions. No, typically not. What happens is, the patient’s owner disregards instructions and precautions. It happens all the time. Veterinarians, technicians, assistants, etc. are all paid for a reason. When we give instructions, or precautions, we expect the owner to be listening just as we listen to them when they call in concern of their companion. I find nothing wrong with the movement of changing the perception of animals. I do believe they are more than just pets. But I do not think that it is the Veterinarians or anyone who is employed in a vet clinics fault every time an animal is killed, injured etc. I do think it is half the owners fault for their ignorance to listen to directions. Yes they’re labels on medications but just because they’re labels, sometimes mistakes are made, therefore that is why listening to instructions is important -vice versa. And if it doesn’t sound right, ASK. There is nothing wrong with questioning authority. Miscommunication is happens all the time.

  23. I am the plaintiff/attorney who filed suit against my veterinarian in McMahon v. Craig. It is now 2012, and I have read these comments for the first time. Thank you. It makes me very happy to see others love animals as much as I do.You would be surprised to know that many thought my efforts to raise the status of pets above “property” was insane.

    As you may know, I lost the case. The court held that damages for emotional distress are not recoverable from a negligent, even grossly negligent vet. I practice law in San Francisco, CA. I would love to continue the fight for animal rights. I would like to litigate another case and take it up on appeal in a more “liberal” jurisdiction where the result may be different. If your canine kid is killed or seriously injured by a negligent vet and you live in California, call me if you think you could emotionally and financially handle a lawsuit. I will work with you on that, to be sure.

  24. orange county veterinary hospital says:

    If your pet needs immediate care, find closest veterinary clinic in your area.

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Developer Rob Dickson, city resident Rudolph Serrano and businessman James Thomas picked up mayoral candidate packets from the City Clerk's Office, a pretty sure sign they're at least thinking about running.

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Candidates for City Council should be coming out of the woodwork over the next couple of weeks. Jeremy Toulouse announced his plans to run for the seat held by Cadigan. Council candidates can begin collecting signatures and contributions on May 1 in order to qualify for public financing. Their public financing sums are dependent on how many voters are in their districts. Publicly financed Council candidates should receive $1 per registered voter, which comes to between $35,000 and $45,000. Their funds should be dispersed on June 3.

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Dateline: Belgium

A 67-year-old motorist drove nearly 1,000 miles out of her way because her car’s GPS told her to. On Jan. 5, senior Sabine Moreau intended to drive from her hometown in Hainault Erquelinnes to pick up a friend at a train station in Brussels. The drive should have been 93 miles from start to finish. Instead, the global positioning system instructed Moreau to head south and keep driving—which she did, crossing nearly the entire European continent. Moreau logged more than 900 miles, leaving Belgium, crossing all of Germany, all of Austria and finally ending up in Zagreb, Croatia. During the two-day journey, Moreau stopped several times to get gas, slept on the side of the road, and even got into a minor fender bender. “I was distracted, so I kept driving,” she told El Mundo’s Brussels correspondent. “I saw all kinds of traffic signs, first in French, then German and finally in Croatian. But I kept driving because I was distracted. Suddenly I appeared in Zagreb, and I realized I wasn’t in Belgium anymore.” Back in Belgium, her friend took a taxi from the train station, and Moreau’s relatives alerted police to her disappearance.

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The family of a patient who died after surgery to treat prostate cancer is suing the hospital because they say surgeons left 16 different items inside his body during the operation. Dirk Schroeder, 74, reportedly suffered “appalling agony” for several months following his routine prostate operation. It wasn’t until a visit by a nurse in Schroeder’s hometown of Hanover, Lower Saxony, that the cause of the pain was pinpointed. Surgeons later removed 16 pieces of operating room equipment and supplies including a needle, a six-inch roll of bandage, a six-inch long compress, several swabs and a fragment of surgical mask. Schroeder passed away last year. His family has now launched a lawsuit against the hospital that did the initial surgery, seeking $125,000 in damages. The hospital, which has not been named, insists the surgical items entered Schroeder’s body “postoperative.”

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Zookeepers at the Seville Zoo say one of their chimps has become addicted to porn. The ape, named Gina, picked up the habit after a television set was installed in her enclosure for stimulation. Primatologist Pablo Herreros told El Mundo, “To enliven Gina’s nights, officials decided to install a Freeview television, protected behind glass, and gave her a remote control so she could change the channels herself.” Zookeepers monitored Gina’s television time to make sure she did not damage the new toy. “The surprise came when they found that within a few days, Gina was not only using the remote control perfectly well, but that she also chose the porn channel for entertainment, as many of us would have done,” said Herreros. According to the professional primatologist, non-human primates “possess an intense sexual life.”

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A former high school teacher is suing the Cincinnati school district where she used to work for forcing her to teach young people. Maria C. Waltherr-Willard, 61, had been teaching Spanish and French at Mariemont High School since 1976. Waltherr-Willard says she has an intense fear of young people, and when she was transferred to the district’s middle school in 2009, she suffered severe physical and mental problems. Although the ninth-graders she previously taught weren’t young enough to set her off, the eighth-graders apparently were. In her lawsuit, Waltherr-Willard says that her phobia of young children falls under the Americans with Disabilities Act and that transferring her to another school caused her to experience general anxiety, high blood pressure and a gastrointestinal illness. The move allegedly caused the student-fearing teacher to retire in 2010. A statement from her doctor included in the lawsuit states, “The mental anguish suffered by [Waltherr-Willard] is serious and of a nature that no reasonable person could be expected to endure the same.” The school district has said Waltherr-Willard was transferred because the French program at the high school where she worked was being turned into an online course, and the middle school needed a Spanish teacher. Earlier this month, a judge dismissed three of the ex-teacher’s claims, but left the discrimination claims standing. Waltherr-Willard, who still gets 89 percent of her salary in retirement, is suing for unspecified damages.

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Jonathon said...

This could very well be the end of time. I, note my naive genetic coding, once thought Locke was all about exposing the 9 inch penis lies that New Age tries to thrust.

However, this pic clearly gives a toast to all things Sedona, Arizona.

For what it is worth I heard Rageboy is splitting from Locke because of a meeting Chris had with "Doctor" Wayne Dyer.

Yet, praise be to Krugle.

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It's Gonzo 2.0. When the going gets tough, the tough get SHAGGY.

alan said...

the only thing missing from this photo is the black band covering the eyes that you used to see in Foe Men Only magazine and the Police Gazette.


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I can't say too much because I don't want anyone from work reading this but I've just been verbally assaulted by a surgeon. Basic story: Surgeon had poor behaviour even bragging about swearing... Read More

  1. Visit  leslie :-D profile page
    Quote from Scrubby
    Five minutes after bragging about insulting this nurse (the med student looked disgusted but I'm not hoping they will back my story because they won't want to get involved) this person threw a couple of incontinence sheets at me. After hearing the disrespectful nurse story I assumed that they had decided to treat me the same way. They saw the look of annoyance on my face, chuckled and left the room. At this moment I knew that I had to say something or go through the rest of the day fuming over it which is not healthy. That's when I left the room and told them that this is the last time you ever throw something at me and insult nurses. Then they went ballistic, denied throwing the sheets and accused me of finger pointing.
    how were these sheets thrown at you?
    were they tossed or were they angrily thrown?
    from the little you have said, it really does sound like a case of assault and battery (if the sheets touched your person).

    i really hope you don't cry.
    you need to be dare he!!!
    he/they need to know you mean business, scrubby.

    i'm serious, this would go so far beyond a meeting, if it were me.
    but i'm an incorrigible brat, and no one treats me like garbage and gets away with it.

    try to psych yourself up by getting your adrenaline going.
    yes, you still need to be in control during the meeting.
    but they also need to see how ticked off you are.

    (((hugs))) to you, honey.

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  2. Visit  Scrubby profile page
    The sheets were not thrown angrily because the surgeon was confident at that stage that they could get away with disrespectful behaviour. They were thrown at me as though I was a lowly servant. The sheets (they are the small blue incontinent sheets) sort of touched my abdominal area and then landed on the patient.

    I will update you all on this meeting. I'm going to try not to be a cry baby and will try to adopt an icily calm professional manner.
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  3. Visit  Kayartea profile page
    Sorry, but I disagree. Patient Safety was involved. Any time a nurse is too upset to do the job, or another nurse has to stretch to cover for an upset nurse, all of the patients being cared for are affected. Just because there were no major errors or deaths directly attributable to this incident doe not mean patients were not at increased risk.
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  4. Visit  morte profile page
    this crying business --usually an expression of anger, i suspect.....but so many women are uncomfortable with that.....good luck, get this a$$, ridden out on a rail....would be my hope
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  5. Visit  netglow profile page
    What Leslie said...

    And, I tend to be pretty cold and calculated when seriously wronged as well. I'd take it all the way, even if he fakes a "Geez, she needs to not be so sensitive, we were just play'in" comeback to difuse things in your first meeting.

    Be prepared, he likely will try to brush it off and make you out to be overly sensitive. Be sure to be reserved, cold, and don't be long-winded. I personally, love to lock eyes: cold and a little bit too long for the comfort of the other guy. You'd be surprised how that will rattle people. BTW good to think of the ways he might respond, so you don't get so ****** at his comments that you do cry out of a need for pressure release. I would continue all the way up the ladder as Leslie reccommends. He might think he's taken care of the situation, but no, he's mistaken.

    If you're gonna do it, do it good.
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  6. Visit  Scrubby profile page

    Well apparantly the person has been spoken to about it. Interestingly enough they felt too unwell to come to my OR today. The person in charge of dealing with this basically told me that in future if he points at me again to threaten to break their finger because that will shut them up.

    So basically this will be swept under the rug like all the other problems at my work.

    I graduated with a post graduate diploma yesterday and I allowed this incident to spoil my day.
  7. Visit  sh1901 profile page
    Scrubby - I am so sorry about all of this and the "non"-outcome of it all. I honestly think that in the work place you should treat everyone with basic human decency. I don't care if they are the chief of medicine or the janitor. Everyone is there just doing their job, and I don't think that any one job is more important than the other. Yes, the doctor "saves lives"....but try doing that when no one is emptying your trash or fixing the backed up toilets. You learn the value of these "lesser" folks real quick. Hang in there...this person is a jerk and they usually end up getting what's coming to them in the end!

    I too cry when I get upset....not just sad or hurt, but if I get really angry I cry....I wish that I would not because I think that it makes it seem like I am LESS angry than I am. Sometimes I can manage to hold it together when I am in front of others, but as soon as I get alone, I lose it! You aren't alone!


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  1. 0 If you hold a license in more than one state upon your renewal do the board check your license for a disciplinary or do they leave it up to the nurse to report it ?
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  3. Visit  Meriwhen profile page
    I would check with the BON in each state that you are licensed in to determine if/when you have to report a disciplinary action and/or conviction.

    If you have any legal questions regarding the reporting of a disciplinary action/conviction, you should consult with a lawyer, preferably one experienced in this field.
  4. Visit  NRSKarenRN profile page
    Most states ask applicants on licensure renewal for criminal and disciplinary history and will check license status in other states; expect other states also will take action.

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    1. Have you been convicted, found guilty or pleaded nolo contendere, or received probation without verdict or accelerated rehabilitative disposition (ARD) as to any felony or misdemeanor, including any drug law violations, or do you have any criminal charges pending and unresolved in any state or jurisdiction? You are not required to disclose any ARD or other criminal matter that has been expunged by order of a court.

    2. For disciplinary reasons, have you ever withdrawn anapplication for a license, had an application for a license denied or refusedor agreed not to reapply for a license in any state, territory, possession orcountry? A license includes a registration or certification

    3. Have you had disciplinary action taken against your license, certificate or registration issued to you in any profession in any other state or jurisdiction?
    PA BON Disciplinary Actions 12/2012 examples (public names listed as initials here.)
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    Out of State
    G. F., license no. RN601596, of Jasper, Alabama, was placed on an indefinite probation, subject to terms and conditions, because he received disciplinary action against his nursing licenses in the states of Alabama and Virginia. (10/29/12)

    D. T., license no. RN354943L, of Mullica Hill, New Jersey, had her license revoked based on finding she committed fraud and deceit in the practice of nursing or in securing her admission to such practice. (10/26/12)

    K. G., license no. RN318753L, of Toronto, Ohio, was automatically suspended for one year based on findings that she was convicted of a three misdemeanors under the Pennsylvania Drug Act.

    N K., license no. RN268025L, of Palm Bay, Florida, had a public reprimand placed on her permanent disciplinary record with the board because she received disciplinary action against her license to practice the profession by the proper licensing authority of another state. (12/04/12)

    S. R., license no. RN299602L, of Hockessin, Delaware, agreed to voluntarily permanently surrender his license because he failed to report information regarding disciplinary action taken against his nursing license by a licensing authority of another state within 90 days after its occurrence or on the biennial registration, whichever is sooner. (10/29/12)

    B. K., license no. RN207748L, of Sun Lake, Arizona had her Pennsylvania license indefinitely suspended based on disciplinary action taken by another state. (09/28/12)
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  5. Visit  tcjordan profile page
    Ok thanks a lot one more question will the disciplinary you have be added to all your licenses or just in the state the disciplinary was acquired ?
  6. Visit  Meriwhen profile page
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    Ok thanks a lot one more question will the disciplinary you have be added to all your licenses or just in the state the disciplinary was acquired ?
    I would guess that unless a specific state BON tells you otherwise, you'd have to report all disciplinary actions to the BON of each state you are licensed in, regardless of the state the convictions were obtained in. I've never seen a BON application that said, "you only need to report the convictions acquired in this state."

    For example, CA wants to know about any traffic violation over $300, regardless of whether it was an infraction (which aren't usually required to be reported to many BONs) or wherever you obtained it. So technically you could not have a felony or misdemeanor, but still need to report something depending on the BON's guidelines.

    Good luck.
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  7. Visit  DavidKarl profile page
    Lots of states are in compact agreements, meaning they know your status of licenses from other compact states. Aside from that, it's simple to find out, and the worst thing for you to do would be not to disclose any action against any license, right away, to every state you have a license for. In fact, in some states you have to report certain TRAFFIC tickets (I'm not talking about DUI, here- which is a criminal charge) to the BON. There's no getting around it, simple as that. An action against your license in one state does not also transfer to your other licenses. But, after you report to them all any action, you will most likely be investigated by all other states you are licensed in, and that can lead to actions against your other licenses. In fact, it's getting so stringent, that I'd suggest if you so much as get a speeding ticket, to call your BON to see if it requires reporting it to them. Seriously.


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one of country music`s most successful female vocalists of the 1970s and 1980s.[1]

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Barbara Ann Mandrell (born December 25, 1948) is an American country music singer. She is best-known for a 1970s–1980s series of Top 10 hits and TV shows (1980-82) that helped her become one of country music`s most successful female vocalists of the 1970s and 1980s. She is the only female in country music history to win the Country Music Association`s "Entertainer of the Year" award twice, and she has also won the Country Music Association`s "Female Vocalist of the Year" twice. Barbara Mandrell`s first number-one hit was 1978`s "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed" and immediately followed by "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don`t Want to Be Right" in early 1979. Later in the year, "Years" also reached number one, as did three more singles: "I Was Country When Country Wasn`t Cool" (her signature song, then "`Till You`re Gone" and "One of a Kind Pair of Fools"—between 1981 and 1983, a period also during which Mandrell received numerous industry awards and accolades. Born the oldest daughter into a musical family in Houston, Texas, on Christmas Day of 1948, Barbara Mandrell was already reading music and playing accordion at age five.[1] Just six years later, she was so adept at playing steel guitar that her father brought her to a music trade convention in Chicago, where her talents caught the attention of Chet Atkins and Joe Maphis. Soon after, she became a featured performer in Maphis` Las Vegas nightclub show, followed by later television performances and tours with Red Foley, Tex Ritter and Johnny Cash.[1] Her network TV debut came on the NBC-TV program Five Star Jubilee in 1961. While growing up, she was taught the pedal steel and lap steel guitars and many other instruments, including the accordion, saxophone and banjo. She even played steel guitar for the legendary Patsy Cline. Cline once wrote to a friend in a letter that Mandrell was "a 13 year old blonde doll that plays the steel guitar out of this world! What a show woman!" Mandrell toured as a 13-year-old with Cline, Johnny Cash and George Jones. She also played guitar for Joe Maphis in Las Vegas[1] and even on the Town Hall Party show. A couple of years later, Barbara and her sisters, as well as her parents founded the Mandrell Family Band.[1] With this, they toured all over the United States and Asia. The drummer in the band, Ken Dudney became Mandrell`s husband shortly after she finished high school. Later, Dudney enlisted in the Navy, serving as a pilot, and was sent overseas. Mandrell decided that she would become a country singer and moved to Nashville. Her father was now her manager and with his help, she signed on with Columbia Records in 1969. Over the next couple of years, Mandrell had a few minor hits. This was only showing the potential Barbara had inside of her to become successful. Her producer at the time was Billy Sherrill, who was known for producing other well-known singers in Country music like Tammy Wynette, Charlie Rich and Tanya Tucker. Within 48 hours of a nightclub appearance near the Grand Ole Opry, she received offers for recording contracts from six record companies. [3] After signing with Columbia in 1969, she notched her first chart hit, a remake of the Otis Redding classic "I`ve Been Loving You Too Long." In 1970, Mandrell scored the first of many Top 40 hits with "Playin` Around With Love." In the same year, she began performing with singer David Houston, and their partnership also generated considerable chart success. [4] Mandrell`s first releases earned respect from her country peers, but her first big breakthrough with the fans came in 1973 with the single "The Midnight Oil." [5] While under Columbia records, Mandrell worked with legendary Country producer, Billy Sherrill, who also produced Charlie Rich and Tammy Wynette. Under Sherrill`s direction, Mandrell recorded a lot of Country-Soul material, which really never gained her widespread success. Her early hits included, 1971`s "Tonight My Baby`s Comin` Home", or 1970`s "After Closing Time" (a duet with David Houston). Her records barely sold under Columbia. Sherrill later said in the book, How Nashville Became Music City, that he was continually asked every year by the other Columbia executives why he was keeping Barbara Mandrell because she wasn`t selling any records. Sherrill kept Mandrell under their label until 1975. As the 1980s became the 1990s, she began focusing almost exclusively on live performing, where she remained a significant draw. [12] In 1990, she released the album Morning Sun, which featured a duet performance of "Crazy Arms" with Ray Price and a remake of Price`s "You Wouldn`t Know Love if It Looked You in the Eye." [13] By contrast, on this same album, she covered a then-recent R&B hit for newcomer Karyn White, I`m Not Your Superwoman. Although she did not achieve her earlier chart success, Mandrell continued to release albums and singles until 1992. In 1997, Mandrell released her last studio album to date, It Works for Me after a five year hiatus. Also that year she shocked fans by stating she was leaving her Country music career and moving more into her acting career. She held her last concert at the Grand Ole Opry in October 1997, and it was televised on TNN to huge ratings. The title of the show was "The Last Dance." She continues to be a member of the Opry today. In October 1999 she was inducted into the "Country Gospel Music Hall of Fame" with other artists, Andy Griffith, Loretta Lynn, Gary S. Paxton, David L Cook, Lulu Roman and Jimmie Snow. On October 17, 2006 Mandrell was honored with the release of a new tribute album titled She Was Country When Country Wasn`t Cool: A Tribute To Barbara Mandrell on BNA Records. The album debuted on Billboard`s Country Album`s chart at #25, her first album to chart since 1991`s Key`s In The Mailbox. The album featured many Country artists (Reba McEntire, Kenny Chesney, Sara Evans, LeAnn Rimes, Brad Paisley and Gretchen Wilson). GAC (Great American Country channel) had several specials throughout October to promote the album. Mandrell also hosted the Grand Ole Opry live on October 28, where several of the artists on the album sang many of her classics. On November 6, 2006, Mandrell made an appearance on the 40th Annual CMA Awards. She presented the same award she won 2 consecutive years, Entertainer of the Year, to Kenny Chesney to close the show. Time Life has recently released a DVD collection called The Best of Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters on May 1, 2007, and that features over 40 guest musical performances including Country superstars Johnny Cash, Alabama, Marty Robbins, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, The Statler Brothers, Ray Charles, John Schneider, Glen Campbell and many more, as well as comedy legends such as Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller and Andy Kaufman. On November 5, 2007, Mandrell, along with Vince Gill and Rodney Crowell, was awarded a star on Nashville`s "Walk of Fame." In 1980, the TV program Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters premiered on NBC. In addition to hosts Barbara, Louise, and Irlene Mandrell, the show featured musical guests and comedy sketches. Each broadcast also closed with a gospel song, and in 1982 Mandrell released her own inspirational album, He Set My Life to Music. As a result of her busy schedule, she began suffering from vocal strain, and on doctor`s orders pulled the plug on the television program in 1982. In 1983, she premiered The Lady Is a Champ, a Las Vegas stage show. [14] Barbara also focused more on acting. Barbara had the starring role in "Burning Rage" alongside Tom Wopat in 1984 just prior to her car accident. Later, she also had starring guest roles on hit shows such as "Empty Nest", "Diagnosis: Murder", Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, The Commish, Baywatch, and Walker, Texas Ranger. She even had a recurring featured role in the late 90`s on Aaron Spelling`s daytime drama, Sunset Beach. Many of these performances can be caught on late-night television or on the DVD box sets of the respective shows. In 1990, she wrote an autobiography called Get to the Heart: My Story, which was a New York Times Bestseller for over 3 months, and in 1997 became a highly rated CBS TV movie of the week starring Maureen McCormick (Marcia on "The Brady Bunch"). Barbara faithfully made the talk show rounds to promote her autobiography on shows such as "Sally Jesse Raphaël", "Geraldo", and The Oprah Winfrey Show - whom she shared the "Woman of the World" honor with in 1992. In primetime, she sat on the couches of the "Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson", Ralph Emery`s Nashville Now, and she even "rapped" during one of her 3 memorable "Arsenio" visits. Mandrell`s daughter Jaime Dudney was Miss Tennessee Teen USA 1993 and placed in the semi-finals at Miss Teen USA 1993. Jaime was Miss Golden Globe in 1996, following a long line of tradition where one son and one daughter of famous parents present the Golden statues. Following this, Jaime played her Aunt Irlene in "Get to the Heart (The Barbara Mandrell Story)" and was seen on the long running CBS daytime drama, As The World Turns, from June 1998 - January 2000.

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Barbara Ann Mandrell (born December 25, 1948) is an American country music singer and actress. She is known for a series of Top 10 hits and TV shows in the 1970s and 1980s that helped her become one of country's most successful female vocalists of that period. She was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2009.

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Barbara Mandrell is a 67 year old American Country Musician. Born Barbara Ann Mandrell on 25th December, 1948 in Houston, Texas, USA, she is famous for one of country music`s most successful female vocalists of the 1970s and 1980s. [1] in a career that spans 1969–1997. Her zodiac sign is Capricorn.

Barbara Mandrell has been in an on-screen matchup with Barry Flatman in The Wrong Girl (1999).

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Allstate Sugar Bowl Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of FameIn January of 2000, the Sugar Bowl Committee took over the title sponsorship of the New Orleans Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame. Included in the Bowl's sponsorship of the chapter is the administration of an annual awards banquet held each spring to honor deserving high school football scholar athletes from the metropolitan area. Since 2000, the Sugar Bowl has recognized nearly 400 student-athletes while distributing over $310,000 in scholarship money. Sugar Bowl Member Archie Manning is the national chairman of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. To become a member of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, please click here.

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Thirty-seven local high school football players were recognized for their achievements in the classroom and on the football field. The honorees were chosen from a group of nominated talented scholar athletes from the New Orleans area. Archie Manning, the national chairman of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame, recognized each of the 37 student athletes at the event. From that group of 37, six were selected to receive Allstate Sugar Bowl Scholarships for $10,000 each. The scholarship winners were chosen based on essays submitted after being notified of their selection as scholar-athletes.

The six scholarship winners were Nathan Faciane (Lakeshore High School), Chase Jenkins (Northlake Christian School), Victor Quinonez (Brother Martin High School), McColl Simons (Metairie Park Country Day School), William "Briggs" Simpson (St Paul's School) and Alex Smith (L.W. Higgins High School). Carey Wicker, the President of the Sugar Bowl Committee, recapped their accomplishments and referenced their winning essays prior to presenting each scholarship winner with a commemorative check.

In addition to the high school honorees, two local businessmen were recognized for their contributions to the community and the sport of football.

Edwin R. Murray, a Louisiana Senator for the past 12 years and a former member of the House of Representatives, was recognized for his efforts to establish a Special Fund to enable the state to compete for high-level events and presented with the Contribution to Amateur Football Award. Murray's bill enabled the Allstate Sugar Bowl to successfully spearhead the region's successful bid to host the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship. A lifelong New Orleans resident and a graduate of John F. Kennedy High School, Murray earned his B.A. in political science from Loyola in 1982 and his juris doctor in 1985.

Darryl Berger was presented with this year's Distinguished American honor. Berger, who for more than 30 years has been at the forefront of major real estate transactions in New Orleans, including developments on the riverfront and in the French Quarter, has served as the chairman of the Board of Tulane, the university's main governing body since 2013. A native New Orleanian, Berger earned a bachelor of arts degree from Vanderbilt University in 1969. He graduated with a juris doctor from Tulane in 1972, the same year he founded Darryl Berger Investment Corporation. In various roles at Tulane, he has been a key proponent of upgrades to the athletic programs, including the building of the new on-campus football stadium.

2016: Allstate Sugar Bowl and NFF Host Annual High School Football Awards Luncheon
2015: Thirty-Three Local Football Standouts Recognized at Superdome Event
2014: Scholarships Highlight Allstate Sugar Bowl/NFF Honors Luncheon
2013: Allstate Sugar Bowl and NFF Honor 34 Local Scholar-Athletes
2012: Thirty-Four Local Scholar-Athletes Honored by Sugar Bowl and NFF
2011: Allstate Sugar Bowl and NFF Honor 35 Scholar-Athletes
2010: NFF Honors Local High School Football Players
2009: Talented Class of Honorees at 2009 NFF/College Football Hall of Fame Luncheon
2008: Nineteen Honored at 2008 Football Foundation Luncheon
2007: Sugar Bowl Honors Standouts at 2007 NFF Awards Luncheon
2006: No class recognized due to Hurricane Katrina
2005: Listing of the 2004-05 NFF Scholar Athletes
2004: Listing of the 2003-04 NFF Scholar Athletes
2003: Listing of the 2002-03 NFF Scholar-Athletes
2002: Listing of the 2001-02 NFF Scholar-Athletes
2001: Listing of the 2000-01 NFF Scholar-Athletes

Allstate Sugar Bowl Chapter of the NFF/CFHOF Special Awards

 Year  Contributions to Amateur Football
 Distinguished American
 2016 Edwin Murray, Louisiana Senator
 Darryl Berger, Tulane/New Orleans
 2015 Karl Benson, Sun Belt Conference
 Jack Laborde, Sugar Bowl Committee
 2014 Jim Henderson, Sports Broadcaster
 Dennis Lauscha, New Orleans Saints
 2013 J.T. Curtis, John Curtis School
 Elliott Hill, Nike North America
 2012 Vince Gibson, Tulane University
 Elliott Laudeman, Sugar Bowl Committee
 2011 Bill Curl, Louisiana Superdome
 Doug Hertz, Tulane University
 2010 Bill Bumgarner, Sportswriter
 Mickey Loomis, New Orleans Saints
 2009  Wright Waters, Sun Belt Conference
 Doug Thornton, SMG (Louisiana Superdome)
 2008  Jerry Romig, Saints/Sugar Bowl
 Tony Biagas, New Orleans City Park
 2007  Skip Bertman, Louisiana State
 Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints
 2006  NA  NA
 2005  Rick Dickson, Tulane University  Jerry Ebbert, New Orleans Homeland Security
 2004  Archie Manning, NFF/Sugar Bowl  Peter Finney, Times-Picayune
 2003  Don Wattigny, Edna Karr H.S.  Tommy Henry, LHSAA
 2002  NA
 2001  Ken Trahan, Sports Reporter
 Gene Newton
 2000  Ed Daniels, WGNO-TV
 Tom Benson, New Orleans Saints
 1999  Edward Bravo
 Paul Buckley, Hilton
 1998  Leonard Reis
 James Wilson, Tulane University
 1997  Bobby Conlin, Brother Martin HS
 William Ross
 1996  Jack Salter, Covington HS
 Larry Lundy
 1995  Rev. John T. Curtis, Sr., Curtis School
 Jim Mora, New Orleans Saints
 1994  Roy Glapion, N.O. Public Schools
 Tony Reginelli, Newman HS
 1993  Otis Washington, St. Aug HS
 Pat Taylor
 1990  NA  Bob Roesler, Times-Picayune
 1986  Shelby Fredrichs, Southern Yacht Club
 Tony Porter
 1984  Champ Clark, Sportswriter
 1984  Capt. Joe Katz, New Orleans
 Kent McWilliams
 1983  Ben Weiner, Tulane University
 1983  George Kalil, N.O. QB Club
 Stan Kotteman, Tulane/Official/QB Club
 1982  Hap Glaudi, Sports Reporter
 Kenny Konz
 1981  Armand Kitto
 Hank Lauricella, Louisiana Legislator
 1980  John Lynch
 Jim Taylor
 1979  A.B. Nicholas
 1979  Pie Dufour, Writer
 John Petitbon
 1978  NA  Charles Cusimano
 1978  Marshall David, Sugar Bowl
 Andy Pilney, Tulane University
 1977  Theo Maumus, Sugar Bowl
 1977  Sam Corenswet, Sugar Bowl
 Hank Lauricella, Louisiana Legislator
 1976  Cliff Kern, Sugar Bowl
 Dr. Rix Yard, Tulane University
 1971  Ike Carriere
 Lester Lautenschlaeger

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Web 2.0 Conference This Week–Lance Armstrong, Al Gore, Jerry Yang, Mark Zuckerberg…and Lionel Richie?

On Wednesday, an always worthwhile Internet-focused conference, the annual Web 2.0 Summit, kicks off in San Francisco.

The lineup for the three-day event is particularly good this year and it is also a perfect time to take the temperature of the Internet’s movers and shakers, given all the hubbub of late with the weak economy. (BoomTown will thus be there with the trusty–and shaky–Flip video, chronicling it all for future generations.)

Speakers will include bicycle champ Lance Armstrong, Yahoo (YHOO) CEO Jerry Yang, former VP Al Gore, Google.org head Larry Brilliant, Paul Otellini of Intel (INTC) and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, among others, chattering away on a wide range of topics. (You can see the full schedule here.)

There’s also, of course, a passel of parties, including one on Thursday night thrown by MySpace Music. And it will–shades of Web 1.0!–feature an exclusive performance by Lionel Richie (and also DJ AM).

I am, I shall admit it and without irony, a closet fan of Richie. And why not, with so much infectious fluff to choose: “Hello,” “Say You, Say Me,” “Three Times a Lady.”

Most importantly, I will be curious to see if there will be “Dancing on the Ceiling” among the beaten-down start-up crowd. (See that music video below and ponder exactly why you know you know each and every word to that funkadelic song.)

Hosted by Tim O’Reilly and John Battelle, the Web 2.0 Summit is called “Web Mets World” this year. By that, BoomTown is inferring that its organizers think it is time for the Internet to grow up. But why don’t we let them speak:

The commercial web is now a teenager—it’s been fifteen short years since Marc Andreessen released the Mosaic browser. To put this in perspective, television as a commercial medium reached its fifteenth birthday in 1956—the year Elvis Presley made his first appearance on national TV…as we pondered the theme for this year, one clear signal has emerged: our conversation is no longer just about the Web. Now is the time to ask how the Web—its technologies, its values, and its culture—might be tapped to address the world’s most pressing limits. Or put another way—and in the true spirit of the Internet entrepreneur—its most pressing opportunities.”

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Sunday, April 15, 2007

Home Sweet Home

oatmeal dplum muffin cl

I'm back from my vacation at the so-called happiest place on earth, Disneyland and the California Adventure. After almost a week of eating overpriced, deep-fried crap and a side of limp salad shoulder-to-shoulder with thousands of other people, I'm so glad to be back home and back in my own kitchen.

I actually missed my kitchen, and more specifically my oven, while I was away! That's my late cat Diane staring at "the Wolf".

It's not that Orange County has nothing to offer. It's just that I didn't know where to find the good casual eats in the O.C. My internet research was fruitless and the local newspapers weren't much help since most of the recommended places were in the Los Angeles area. And I definitely didn't want to fight my way through traffic to get to L.A. I already sit in enough traffic during my daily commute.

But every meal wasn't terrible. The La Brea Bakery Express in Downtown Disney was okay. Although practically everything substantial like sandwiches, salads, breakfast cost nine dollars. At least the bread was decent (but definitely not up there with my beloved Acme Bread). But it makes me a bit sad that the most positive thing I can say about a place is that it was decent. But on the plus side, I did eat at a pretty good and surprisingly affordable sushi restaurant in nearby Tustin. (Thanks to O.C. food blogger elmomonster for the recommendation.) But aside from the food issues, the children had a great time. Each night we were exhausted but we still woke up at sunrise to begin the next day at the park. Even so I think I've had my fill of all things Disney for at least 5 years.

Upon my return, all I wanted was food that was the opposite of the food I had on vacation. I'm not even sure what opposite really means in this case but I didn't want hamburgers or fried anything. Courtesy of my parents, the first meal I had when I got back was a dinner of sautéed gai lan (Chinese broccoli), roast duck, tofu soup, and steamed rice. My first breakfast was jambon-gruyere and frangipane croissants from Tartine Bakery in the Mission District. Tartine has the best croissants in the area. And the first thing I baked was these simple, satisfying oatmeal muffins.

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Oatmeal Dried Plum Muffins
(adapted from Gale Gand)

2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (not quick-cooking)
2 cups buttermilk
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 large eggs
3/4 cup light brown sugar
6 oz (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2/3 cups dried plums*, chopped

Preheat oven to 350F. Line 15 muffin wells (4 fl oz capacity) with paper liners or butter well.

Combine oats and buttermilk in a large mixing bowl. Let mixture sit for 30 minutes at room temperature, stirring occasionally.

Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in another bowl. Set aside dry ingredients.

Add eggs to oatmeal/buttermilk mixture and mix. Mix in brown sugar and then mix in melted butter. Mix in vanilla extract.

Add dry ingredients and mix until just incorporated. Batter should still be slightly lumpy. Gently fold in chopped dried plums.

Fill the muffin wells about 3/4 full. Bake at 350 F until muffin tops have risen and are lightly golden, and a tester comes out clean (a few crumbs are okay), about 20-25 minutes.

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* Dried plums used to be called prunes until someone decided it was fancier (and less geriatric) to call them dried Italian plums. But a prune is still a prune.

Ellie said...

Oh my goodness! Congratulations for surviving the Disney experience!! I'm glad to hear that your kids enjoyed it, but it sounds like you could do with a holiday after that one :P

Great photo of the muffins. I never knew that prunes were just dried plums! You learn something new every day...

MyKitchenInHalfCups said...

Disneyland really gives you a totally different understanding about adult vs kid energy levels, at least it did me.
Oatmeal in just about anything is great recovery food to me. I'd say these are perfect.

Brilynn said...

Prunes are my new favourite lately, these sound great!

Garrett said...

OMG that cat looks adorable.

Abby said...

Welcome back!

I covet your stove. (Red knobs!)

I can tell those muffins were baked perfectly and not dry at all. Of course. ;)

Elle said...

Do they sell t-shirts that say 'I survived the Magic Kingdom'? They should. I'm sure you made some great memories and will soon forget the icky food. Those muffins look wonderful...satisfying and healthy, too.

Ilva said...

I love the pic of the cat, it's brilliant! Just like these muffins!

Brian said...

I just got back from Disneyland and CA Adventure a couple weeks ago. It was so crowded. Too many Spring Breaks near Easter, I think. We've done Disney 3 years in a row, and are thinking of something different next year.

Love that wolf oven. We've always wanted one. To see they come in standard size/width gets me to thinking about tax refund....

Patricia Scarpin said...

Wow, back in grand style, Mary - these are delicious!

Pilar said...

Theese muffins look really nice ! Seems your trip to California has given you a good inspiration !

Best wishes from Spain

gilly said...

Hi Mary - I'm glad to hear you made it back in one piece! I know exactly what you mean about craving 'homemade' food once you get home from deep-fried travels.

I love the sounds of these muffins - oatmeal, cinnamon and prunes combined... why I love having that for breakfast! And I love the geriatric clarification... I guess they'll always just be prunes to me. (although 'stewed dried italian plums' has an interesting if not obscure ring to it :P)

Cheryl said...

First of all welcome back. I'm glad you had a good time on vacation. Sorry about the lousy food experience.

But these muffins look fantastic and will definitely bring you back into the world of good home baked treats.

Cookie baker Lynn said...

Welcome home to your own Magic Kingdom - your kitchen!

Your muffins look fabulous! Just right for vacation recovery.

Mary said...

Ellie - I think all prunes are dried plums but not all dried plums are prunes.

Tanna - It really is amazing how much energy the little ones have. I feel sooo old and tired when I'm around them.

Bri - You just like the prunes cuz you soak them in armagnac! =)

Garrett - Yeah, my cat Diane was a really cutie.

Abby - I love the red knobs too! Wolf includes both the red and black knobs with the stove and we chose to use the red ones.

Elle - They should sell those shirts. But everything was so expensive that they would probably charge $50 for it!

Ilva - I call that photo "Cat staring at Wolf".

Brian - Disneyland was mad crazy crowded. I will never go during spring break again. Isn't it funny that a standard 30-inch stove is considered small in this day and age of super sized kitchen remodels?

Patricia and Pilar - Thanks!

Gilly - Prune plums pair exceptionally well with cinnamon.

Cheryl - Vacation isn't truly a vacation without good food.

CB Lynn - I guess that would make my oven the "Magic Wolf".

Helene said...

"magic wolf", hehehe! Glad to have you back...I was about to rally with your oven and start a petition! Those muffins look so good!

Anuhea said...

Sorry you didn't much enjoy Disneyland....but glad you're back! I used to hate prunes when I was a kid...but now I can't help eating these juicy delights straight outa the bag!

Peabody said...

I'm sure it is great to be back. Yes, it is pretty hard to find local places. A week of fried food is not the best.
Hopefully your lovely looking oatmeal muffins will cleanse it all away.

Spitzmaus said...

Yep, I recall when the California Prune Board (or perhaps it was the Sunsweet company) employed some very serious market research in an attempt to "sex up" (my words) their humble product. The stated goal was to improve the prune's image as the go-to fruit for, er, um, its "laxative effect" (my words again)/association with the geriatric crowd. Whatever one calls 'em, they'll always be prunes to me; growing up here in California I ate them frequently, and have always loved their plummy, chewy goodness.

Oh, and I'm all a-dither to make a batch of the muffins!

Lis said...

Glad you had a good time and glad you are back!

Those muffins look really REALLY good! I'm sending a friend of mine over to have a drool over the muffins, she loves anything with prunes.. err.. dried Italian plums. hee!

veron said...

muffins are a great homey recipe to welcome yourself back. I'm like you , I often miss my kitchen when I am on a vacation.

valentina said...

Welcome back !! Oh my God, you survived1; o) I love this recipe and it looks so appealing. ; o)

anita said...

Welcome back and glad you survived! The muffins look delicious!

Terry B said...

Glad the kids had fun--you are great parents. We told our kids if they wanted to go to Disneyland/world/whatever, they'd have to do it on their own as adults. I actually went to Epcot Center on a work-related trip. What a pre-packaged, homogenized experience.

Of course in my book, the happiest place on earth is New York City.

Anali said...

Welcome back! These muffins look great. I just printed out the recipe. When I was reading it though I kept thinking hmmmm dried plums. What are those? Do I have any? Then I thought wait a minute; aren't those just prunes?? I do have some. ; )

Angie said...

I will be making these soon, Mary! I love prunes. I've enjoyed your dried cherry oatmeal cake ~ the ingredient ratio looks similar to this recipe (the oats, buttermilk and such). I bet these muffins would be good with dried apricots as well. Thank you again...yum!


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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Cyberbullying in the Doll Community: A Wordy Discussion

Bullying has become quite a problem lately, or at least become more of a recognized one, particularly here in the United States. Many children have been committing suicide or attempting to do so because of bullying. I am going to ask that you humor me and read this entire post. It's very wordy, and I apologize. Please, please bear with me until the end. I promise it's worth it. There's also some swearing, and I apologize for that too.

The doll hobby has become rife with cyberbullying that transcends age demographics. Due to the anonymity of the internet, adults can bully adults or even children. The reverse is also true. Without the face to face filter that encourages polite social interaction, people feel free to say and do as they please.

Bullying and hatred never won anyone to any cause, ever- at least not without a lot swords and bloodshed (Crusades or French Witch Trials, anyone?). Take fundamentalist preachers- how many people do you think they get to consider their side when they are yelling and screaming and tearing the listener apart? Not many, I can assure you. Just check any number of videos on "fundamentalist street preaching" or "fundamentalist preaching at college" and see what you get. There is a reason people are encouraged to live by example, and kill 'em with kindess. There is a reason why extremism causes more harm than good.

Please note that this is not a stab at religion or expression of it, which is and should be completely unrelated to dolls. Rather, this is a very powerful image of what's been going on in the doll world regarding the recast vs. legitimate ethics debate and the first thing I thought of, so please forgive me if I've caused any offense. Both sides scream, curse, yell, and threaten the other side, resulting in a communication block, hurt feelings, and deeper divides causing nothing but pain and misery.

As the adage says, one catches more flies with honey than vinegar.

Individuals have been singled out, attacked, harassed, threatened. Individuals have gone out of their way in attempts to involve government agencies, lawyers, Paypal, even doll companies. What purpose does this serve? To belittle someone? To cause someone to live in fear? This same thing occurs with big political issues: gay marriage, abortion, gun ownership….and not a single person anywhere has been won over to the other side with beatings, hate crimes, and harassment. So why does it keep happening? Better yet: why the hell is it happening in a hobby related to toys?

Sorry folks, but you are in a hobby about toys. You may engage in artistic expression, but they are still toys. You are taking the kind of response common to seriously highly-charged debate topics and directing them at dolls.

Consider this for a moment.

Why are you not channeling your "morality" into actual change? I volunteer my time, I donate food and money to charity…what do you do? Can you channel this energy used to question someone else's moral choices on the internet into something actually good?

This is something this hobby, adults especially, really need to begin to think about. Just hiding behind the veil of the internet doesn't give you cause to be a raging asshole, no matter what side of the debate you fall on.

So where do I get off critiquing you and lecturing you about bullies? Well first of all, I'm highly educated. I'm pretty brilliant. I've held some pretty cool jobs before becoming a stay at home mom, and I've been around the block before. Not good enough? I have been homeless, I have been the victim of abuse, of bullying, of racism. I know this shit first hand. Not all of it, but a lot of it.

Need an even better reason? I used to be a bully. A nasty, verbal bully. I could cut someone up ways and down with the sheer power of a verbal lashing. I've lost friends and made enemies by my inability to check myself and my love of drama. Drama truly is a rush like no other. Verbally assaulting someone makes you feel smart, satisfied, and most of all, right. Add that to the blissful anonymity of the internet and you've a recipe for cruelty. I'm older now and more mature, and I know what pain words can cause. I never want anyone to feel the fear I've felt for only an instant thanks to Souldoll. I can't imagine what those who deal with the vehement loudmouths have to go through. I don't want to be that to anyone ever again.

With that rant over, let us get to the meat of this post.

What is harassment?

Harassment is governed by state laws, which vary by state, but is generally defined as a course of conduct which annoys, threatens, intimidates, alarms, or puts a person in fear of their safety. Harassment is unwanted, unwelcomed and uninvited behavior that demeans, threatens or offends the victim and results in a hostile environment for the victim. Harassing behavior may include, but is not limited to, epithets, derogatory comments or slurs and lewd propositions, assault, impeding or blocking movement, offensive touching or any physical interference with normal work or movement, and visual insults, such as derogatory posters or cartoons.

What's cyberbullying?

Cyberbullying has been defined by The National Crime Prevention Council: “When the Internet, cell phones or other devices are used to send or post text or images intended to hurt or embarrass another person (quick source from Wikipedia).

Cyberbullying is the use of technology for purposes of harassing, embarrassing, humiliating, or shaming someone. Cyberbullies try to threaten various aspects of the victims life (for example: their employment or online reputation) and encourage others to do the same. Cyberstalking goes further than this, with the person issuing lies, threats, and monitoring. Cyberstalkers can be put in jail.

Many people in the recast debate have been obviously guilty of the things described above and can be pretty petulant when confronted with this fact. A bully is a bully, no matter how righteous that bully behaves.

Many states have laws against cyberbullying and harassment, and cyberbullies, stalkers, and those who harass other people can be prosecuted. So while there might be something of a gray area regarding the legalities of recasts there is no gray area with this stuff. (Some of you adult bullies might be lucky though, as some states only have laws protecting minors; you still aren't safe from charges of harassment, however.)

If you want to talk criminal activities, please be aware that in a great number of states, many of the actions being taken by people in the doll community taking it upon themselves to champion the anti-recast cause and harass the opposition are criminal, and can be prosecuted.

Now, the point of this is NOT to make you feel afraid. It's to get you to think. It's to get you to have a little empathy.

How is the recast debate creating an atmosphere of hatred and drama? How are your actions contributing to the drama? Are you a bully?

If you have to ask, yes you probably are. You know darn well what being nasty does. It just fuels hate and negativity, poisoning any joy someone gets out of this hobby.

What does contacting doll companies about recast owners accomplish?

Nothing. All you would succeed in doing is preventing the person from accessing a source of legitimate dolls. This would only encourage the person to continue to purchase recasts.

What does alerting federal agencies or paypal accomplish?

Nothing, obviously, as there have been no er-my-gerd-illegal-dolly-crackdowns in the news. Paypal will decide in favor of a buyer who unwittingly purchased a conterfit good, this is true. You may succeed in getting that person's paypal shut down, but all it takes is another email to get one up and running again.

What does reporting recast owners to Flikr and Facebook groups do?

Nothing. Facebook ToS do not allow trafficking in illegal goods or engaging in illegal activities, most likely referring to drugs and the sex trade…recast bjds are not illegal goods, and the recast bjd groups have been reported. They are still there, so obviously facebook disagrees with you.

Buying and selling is against Flikr's ToS whether the item in question is legitimate or recast. It is not against Flikr's ToS to take pictures of counterfeit or bootleg things.

Let's think for a minute....

I see you've purchased a hoodie on DoA with a print of a Pokemon on it. Did the seamstress pay Pokemon for the rights to put Pikachu on that hoodie? Is the artist who originally created Pikachu seeing any money from that hoodie? No? Isn't this bootlegging or infringement of copyright? What about people who profit by selling fan art with Pikachu on it?

I see you're wearing Chuck Taylors…oh wait. Those aren't Converses. Those are the Payless knock-offs. And what is this? Your doll has a few pairs too? Oh, you even have little Nikes with the logo? Did Nike receive a penny of that? Did Converse? No?

I see you're holding a Gucci bag…oh wait. That's not a Gucci bag. That's a knockoff you bought in Mexico.

I hear you saying, "That's not the point! Where is the respect for the artist? Dolls are different because of the artist…."

Oh really? How is a doll artist any different from the guy that does art for cereal boxes or even designed the cereal itself? From the guy that designed the American Girl doll? How about from the woman who spends all day in the lab chemically engineering brand name soda only to have the knockoff appear months later? Or how about the creative people that produce and direct movies when outright, b-rated knockoffs appear to cash in on the fad? Are these people receiving any money for their hard work?

Are recasters employing people at slave-wage in China? Probably. But so are Tommy Hilfiger, Apple, and half of the companies producing goods in the world today.That's how China markets labor. That's why U.S. jobs get outsourced there. It isn't pretty.

See my point?

No matter how you feel about artistic integrity, somewhere in your life I can practically guarantee you own a knockoff or bootleg something or something that was a knockoff or bootleg at one point in its history (Barbie, much? Seriously, google it.). Although, maybe you're the kind of person that doesn’t buy knockoff anything…maybe you're all, "Hey, forget the Great Value Cocoa Cool, I want the Cocoa Puffs." Good for you. You still don't have the right to be a dick to anyone else.

So in a nutshell, bullying is a nasty, mean-spirited, spiteful thing to do. Those who engage in it are probably compensating for some other guilt that they feel or getting an adrenaline rush from verbally beating the crap out of someone else. (Hey, I used to be a bully, remember? I know what I'm talking about.)

And since I picked on the Fundamentalists earlier, let me conclude with a wise saying from the Bible:
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? (Matthew 7:3)

In other words, worry about yourself first.

As a personal finish, I used to own recasts. I make no excuses for why I have purchased them; my reasons are my own. I own quite a few legitimate dolls as well, and I plan on owning lots more of those. In fact, I just blew over a grand at a legitimate company I love to say thank you for the work that they've done, especially with all the flack they took for these particular dolls in the first place. These legitimate dolls will not be going out for recast. And just FYI, I do not know any recasters on a personal or professional level nor am I affiliated with or an agent of any recasters.

My philosophy about recast ownership and which dolls I will and will not buy via recast has changed and grown as I have changed and grown. It's no one's business what this philosophy is, beyond my need to protect myself from further harassment: You can rest assured that I will never by a recast of an "artist" doll.

I will not treat you like shit for your dolls. I will love you as a person and as a doll collector. I will try to be kind to you always and remind you we both love dolls. I will try to remember your dolls' names, follow your blogs and your stories, love the work that you have put your heart into. The joy of dolls may be the one thing that connects us…

Now stop being an asshat and go change the world.

and for you adult victims: