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2014 

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Traffic cameras on school buses in Montgomery County, Maryland   The Montgomery County, Maryland public schools now have traffic cameras on several school buses and additional cameras are being installed each month. The buses are being wired so staff will be able to move the traffic cameras to di...
02/06/2014

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Book Recommendation:  Hunting Shadows by Charles Todd   I just finished reading Hunting Shadows (2014), the latest novel by Charles Todd. This is An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery. Rutledge is a Scotland Yard Inspector and the time frame of the murder investigation is 1920. Dolores and I have rea...
02/05/2014

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Flood from broken pipe closes Gaithersburg microbrewery   Growlers Brew Pub, a microbrewery and restaurant in the Olde Town section of Gaithersburg, Maryland may be closed for several months. Plumbing was frozen during the frigid weather in January and the facility was flooded. Much of the damage...
02/05/2014

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Savory Sweet Potatoes Recipe   Chef Dolores prepared this dish yesterday and I asked her for a copy of the recipe to share with you. The recipe was provided by Heather Chaney of the South Hill Rotary  Club, in Virginia, for the South Hill Wine Festival. It is included in the Eat & Explore Virgini...
02/05/2014

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Kentlands Happy Hour, Friday, Feb. 21   The Kentlands Citizens Assembly is sponsoring the first community Happy Hour for 2014 at the Kentlands Clubhouse from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Friday February 21, 2014. This adults only event is a great time to spend some time with neighbors and to meet so...
02/05/2014

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How to identify your brand advocates   You work hard to build your brand but do you know how to identify your brand advocates? 3 Ways to Identify Brand Advocates by Danielle Leitch is a blog that will provide an important guide for you to identify the people that speak positively about your brand...
02/04/2014

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Book Recommendation:  The Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly   I just finished reading The Gods of Guilt (December, 2013) by Michael Connelly. This is A Lincoln Lawyer Novel featuring LA criminal lawyer Mickey Haller. This is novel number 26 for Michael Connelly and Dolores and I have read all of ...
02/04/2014

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Where do you store your photographs for blogs?   After editing our photographs on iPiccy.com, I place them in sets on Flickr. Then, I usually place the photographs in albums on Facebook.  Flickr is where I keep the descriptions and where I go to obtain photographs for my blogs. When you use Flick...
02/03/2014

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Copyright protection for recipes   Do you need to worry about copyright violations if you copy a recipe and use it in a blog or in your marketing materials?  If you Google this question you will find some interesting reading. The following statement is from the U.S. Copyright Office: “Copyright l...
02/03/2014

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Don’t confuse activity with results   Many of us follow the blogs of Florida real estate professional Wayne Martin. The lesson that Wayne shared after viewing the Super Bowl was as follows: “It is easy to confuse the facts. Last evening Peyton Manning set a Super Bowl record with the completion o...
02/03/2014
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