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Rated 4 out of 5 by 852 reviewers.
Rated 2 out of 5 by 2K27 Rooms need update The room I was given seemed to be in the "old" portion of the hotel facing the front. The room itself was like an older motel room, not what I would expect for the cost of this facility. The windows were butting up to a flat roof, not even a city view. Very disappointing. March 11, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by Paul45 Special Mention I'd like to commend Jennifer in Guest Services for her exceptional effort in difficult circumstances to rearrange rooms to enable us to be located near to our grandchildren during the AIMS Convention earlier this month. Her diligence and helpfulness was much appreciated. May 20, 2013
Rated 1 out of 5 by Jackie2018 Room was dirty at check in. Upon checking in the room was dirty had used soap and wash clothes in bathroom. After calling front desk instead of sending someone to clean room, they sent sheets and new bathroom washcloths and towels. Had to go to front desk to request to be moved to another room. January 7, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by Mattyg Ocean View Wonderful hotel at the end of Waikiki Beach. Great access to all the amenities of Waikiki as well as the ability to get away from the madness if you choose. Best pools in Waikiki and a terrific staff that was helpful all over the property. Would absolutely return. July 3, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by VAD714 Good Time at Sheraton Waikiki After an initial hiccup with an upgrade (we were placed in a newly painted room with very strong paint fumes), we were moved to our original room and had a very pleasant time. The hotel had a variety of "Things To Do", a great location on Waikiki, and great views. April 6, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by stunice Great Hotel Our stay at the Sheraton Waikiki was fantastic. The customer service was 5-star. Not only were the staff aware of our needs, they continually went above and beyond to insure that our stay was flawless. I would highly recommend this hotel for your stay in Honolulu. August 28, 2012
Rated 3 out of 5 by Tbonee Good and Bad The good; public areas and most of the hotel staff were excellent. The bad; rooms need updating and cleaning, pool staff lacked any sort of management and were generally unhelpful, hotel design created a wind tunnel effect at the kids pool area. Overall, just OK. December 24, 2012
Rated 3 out of 5 by TonySF Great hotel with lovely facilities The hotel has one of the nicest pool in Wakiki. The infinity edge pool has a fantastic view and is lovely to hang out all day. Food in the buffet is very good, pastry and bake goods are exceptionally well. Lowson Station is better than the normal sundry shop. September 27, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by Platinum24 One of the best in Waikiki One of the best hotels and customer service oriented destinations in the United States. February 27, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by buck115695 good stayed 10 nights over all not bad rooms a bit out dated pools good food average bars great locataion best staff very good very clean place would recommend for families yes would stay again best location in Hawaii for sure every thing at your finger tips October 8, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by KimberlyK Too short of a stay! We had a great time, and can't wait to go back. Floating on the bean bags in the pool was so relaxing and such a great idea! The service was great... and the hotel is located in such a great spot. Everything was perfect. The club lounge was a nice addition. September 23, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by JenSF This hotel is excellent for family We stay at Sheraton Waikiki for 6 nights. Our 4 yrs old son has a good time at Keiki pool and waikiki beach. We love Kai market restaurant, they have variety food for all of us. We leave your place with smile and best memory Thank you. We'll be back again. August 25, 2012
Rated 1 out of 5 by Dissapointed123 Disappointment Sound isolation of the rooms was dreadful. Footfall and conversation was easily transmitted through the walls. The club Rum Fire completely disrupted our sleep. Not a family friendly environment. People in the suite below were smoking pot on the balcony. July 2, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Syrios1 This hotel has the best location and view The best hotel I've ever stayed at. It is a huge gorgeous hotel with a great location for shopping and site seeing. It has great shoppes and restaurants inside and a koi pond. Also the ocean view is amazing. Will defiantly stay there again in the future. December 18, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by Gb1971 The whole Family was very impressed.. Overall great experiences. We really wished we could have stayed a few days longer. The Sheraton team staff were very helpful and imformative. I was really surprised at how fast the services were upon request. Thank you for making our stay memorable. August 6, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Vegas702 Well done Your staff was great. Our room was upgraded that made the trip more special. It was our first trip to Hawaii. The dining meet our expectations and more. The staff are very friendly and helpful to any questions we had. The location was very convenient. August 12, 2012
Rated 2 out of 5 by grumpydad My Stay Great location and pools, rooms need upgrade, some staff need an attitude adjustment. Paid for large suite and got a mid size suite. Then we moved into a large suite which had ants in the living room and bathroom. Moved again and was told, I'm sorry. November 27, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by KASC2013 Great for a group of friends Travelled with 3 others, stayed in a ocean front deluxe double room. Great view from the 22nd floor, the club lounge was excellent, great breakfast buffet and evening food was enough for a meal! Awesome work! There are heaps of lifts so you don't wait a long time. Tea and Coffee in the room and a small fridge which was excellent. Food in the hotel was fantastic, and the convenence store in the lobby stayed open late which was great. The spa temp was very very hot, so you had to be carefull but the pools and water slides and Waikikii beach right there was amazing. There were even huge turtles swimming right next to the hotel, and you could see them from our room. Pool staff were fantastic, and we had Gold SPG wrist bands so that the staff knew and they were always extremely helpful. The self car parking was right next to the hotel and easy and safe to park. Stacks of shopping and other foods options right next door aswell. Awesome location on Waikikii. My only regret was not staying longer :( We definately be back at the Sheraton Waikiki. January 27, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Momsgirls17 Love This Hotel My family and I love this hotel! It's a perfect location on Waikiki Beach. The only thing lacking in the room are drawers. I know the closets have the shelving, but drawers would be a great addition. Other than this, it is our favorite hotel! September 17, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by 808norm Great Service Living on another Island I have traveled to Oahu many times for business, but stayed at another Hotel. This was our first stay here at the Sheraton Waikiki, and wont be the last. Loved every bit of our stay here and we are coming back for more. December 30, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by Travelalot33 Good Club Lounge and good Platinum recognition We like the Sheraton Waikiki for its pools, beach access, ocean front rooms, and activities such as feeding the Koi fish. Good Platinum status recognition by hotel and staff. Maybe the best Club Lounge for a Sheraton in the U.S. November 24, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Vaughn1257 Excellent location and features I stayed 11 nights. I had a room with 2 double beds and ocean view. First time to Honolula and Hawaii. I was extremely happy with all features, The family pool was excellent for my young children (6, 8) yet we had the choice of going to 2 beaches on each side of the hotel. We generally went to both each day. The pool staff were excellent. The activities coordinator was also very helpful to guide me to places and things to do. Check in went very quick and the first night I took the valet parking as we were in late and then switched to self parking which was accommodated with not problem. When ever I went by the registration area there never seemed to be a long line and there was up to hotel 6-7 clerks on at times. We ate breakfast at the hotel as part of our hotel package each morning and it was excellent. Staff were always friendly and also responded to any reqests quickly. I also found the resort fee of $25.00 to be a good deal as I used all the features of it including high speed internet, self parking and the 1 hour international calling. November 21, 2012
Rated 2 out of 5 by rob77 Needs renovation! We used to stay in this hotel 25 years ago. I don't think the rooms have been renovated since!! Although we had a great view of Diamondhead--the rooms NEED work!! The tub was chipped and peeling, shower curtain dirty, room had no color--bland. February 25, 2013
Rated 3 out of 5 by Tooloudridiculouspool Too loud and pool ridiculous The ocean view is perfect and the staff was very friendly. However, the noise from the nightclub is obnoxious and ridiculously loud. Add to that a pool with chairs around it only available by renting, and it's just not a place for families. January 13, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by risamti Delay cheak in time We had a excellent time at this hotel. The view is in front of th diamondhead,two balcony,big room. But I have one point unsutisfied. We cannot cheackin the time promised. We can cheak in 3pm past 25minits. Except this I'm very sutisfied. July 29, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by LINAdubai Suite had great feature The suite we had was excellent. It was newly renovated l believe and everything was perfect. The toilets had automatic BD system, However the breakfast at the lounge could vary a little as for long staying guests we have the same everyday. July 23, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by pappion7 It command a exellent view ! I spent 4 days at 16th floor ocean front room in sheraton waikiki with my wife and a young daughter. I was surprised at the view over the window. I had never seen it before. It is like a beautiful picture~, great beach and diamondhead. September 25, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Phil36 This Hotel is in a great location. Wonderful place to stay. Services are excellent, staff is friendly and very helpful. February 18, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Manju Great Vacation Spot This Hotel gives you fun in the sun as well as fun after sundown. Great restaurants, and really nice staff. You can do the pools or the beach without having to go very far. Great location to spend quality time with family & friends. September 20, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by kirakira Hotel amenities intensely disagree with resort fee. Also hotel has eliminated HD and the Golf Channel from the lineup which I find remarkable, especially in view of the $30+ per day resort fee. January 13, 2014


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"How Strong Is Strong Enough?" by Mike Brown
Summary: Evidence from a number of different types of research as well as observational data indicates that maximum strength is strongly related to sports performances that rely on speed and power. Although explaining performance in strength/power sports is a multi-factorial problem there is little doubt that maximum strength is a key component. Thus, it may be stated "you are never too strong".
A child does not learn to squat from the top down. In other words, he does not suddenly make a conscious decision one day to squat. Actually, he is squatting one day and make the conscious decision to stand. Squatting precedes standing in the developmental sequence. This is the way a child's brain learns to use the body as the child develops movement patterns. Therefore, a child is probably crawling, rocks back into a squatting position with the back completely relaxed and the hips completely flexed, and stands when he has enough hip strength. This approach makes a lot of sense and can be applied to relearning the deep squat movement if it is lost. -Gray Cook
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The flu outbreak is impacting cities nationwide.
A hospital outside of Allentown, Pennsylvania had to set up a large tent to deal with the crush of patients.
In Boston, the Health Department has declared an emergency. This time last year, the city had 70 reported flu cases. The number so far this year has topped 700.
The flu is also having an impact on the economy. The Centers for Disease Control says it could cost businesses more than $10 billion nationwide.
Her in Chicago, hospitals are still overwhelmed by flu patients and the Director of Communicable Disease Control for the Cook County Department of Health says the battle with the flu is far from over.
"It hasn't yet peaked. That is still increasing," says Dr. Michael Vernon. "On a week-to-week basis we're seeing more people visiting the emergency department complaining of flu like symptoms or influenza like illness."
Health officials say the flu is not slowing down. It's believed people are still going to work sick. Some say it's because they can't afford to take time off or don't have paid sick time.
"I don't think it's a good idea to come into work when you're sick because you're just spreading it around and everyone else gets sick," says Chuck Broeker.
"Our office is getting better about that," says Susan Kriwanek. "They're working from home more and trying to contain it a little better."
John Challenger, a CEO, says more offices are beginning to realize one sick employee can affect so many others. But, he says a good reason for that might be the fact that 38% of the American work force does not have paid sick days.
"Companies are taking many steps, encouraging live shots, sometimes subsidizing those, they're putting more of the bacterial gels out for people," Challenger says. "Some require people to wear masks. We've even seen distance kinds of policies where there's a 3 foot rule, a 3 foot buffer where people have respect that distance to prevent that passing of the flu virus."
Health officials say the usual spike for the flu doesn't hit until next month. Flu season doesn't end until May and that's why they're encouraging people to get vaccinated.
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text: National Co-op Nathan Schiff, biological sciences, digs for dinosaurs in Utah while on co-op with Dr. Mary Schweitzer, North Carolina State University. Increasingly, students are participating in co-ops outside of the Philadelphia area. Sometimes this is in response to the needs of a particular major: New York for fashion students, Los Angeles for film students, Washington, D.C. for political science majors. Equally important is the specific experience that can be gained by working for companies not located in our area such as Microsoft, NASA, and Amazon.com. A national co-op allows students to develop a broad professional network, experience a different work cultural and environment, and explore another region of the United States. Salaries and housing vary based upon each employment opportunity. Funding may be available to qualifying students through the Corporate Partners Program.


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Huntington's disease is an inherited disease that causes the progressive breakdown (degeneration) of nerve cells in the brain. Huntington's disease has a broad impact on a person's functional abilities and usually results in movement, thinking (cognitive) and psychiatric disorders.
Most people with Huntington's disease develop signs and symptoms in their 40s or 50s, but the onset of disease may be earlier or later in life. When disease onset begins before age 20, the condition is called juvenile Huntington's disease. Earlier onset often results in a somewhat different presentation of symptoms and faster disease progression.
Medications are available to help manage the symptoms of Huntington's disease, but treatments can't prevent the physical, mental and behavioral decline associated with the condition.
Huntington's disease usually causes movement, cognitive and psychiatric disorders with a wide spectrum of signs and symptoms. Which symptoms appear first varies greatly among affected people. During the course of the disease, some disorders appear to be more dominant or have a greater effect on functional ability.
Movement disorders
The movement disorders associated with Huntington's disease can include both involuntary movements and impairments in voluntary movements:
Impairments in voluntary movements — rather than the involuntary movements — may have a greater impact on a person's ability to work, perform daily activities, communicate and remain independent.
Cognitive disorders
Cognitive impairments often associated with Huntington's disease include:
Psychiatric disorders
The most common psychiatric disorder associated with Huntington's disease is depression. This isn't simply a reaction to receiving a diagnosis of Huntington's disease. Instead, depression appears to occur because of injury to the brain and subsequent changes in brain function. Signs and symptoms may include:
Other common psychiatric disorders include:
Other changes in mood or personality, but not necessarily specific psychiatric disorders, may include:
Symptoms of juvenile Huntington's disease
The onset and progression of Huntington's disease in younger people may be slightly different from that in adults. Problems that often present themselves early in the course of the disease include:
When to see a doctor
See your doctor if you notice changes in your movements, emotional state or mental ability. The signs and symptoms of Huntington's disease can be caused by a number of different conditions. Therefore, it's important to get a prompt, thorough diagnosis.
Huntington's disease is caused by an inherited defect in a single gene. Huntington's disease is an autosomal dominant disorder, which means that a person needs only one copy of the defective gene to develop the disorder.
With the exception of genes on the sex chromosomes, a person inherits two copies of every gene — one copy from each parent. A parent with a defective Huntington gene could pass along the defective copy of the gene or the healthy copy. Each child in the family, therefore, has a 50 percent chance of inheriting the gene that causes the genetic disorder.
If one of your parents has Huntington's disease, you have a 50 percent chance of developing the disease. In rare cases, you may develop Huntington's disease without having a family history of the condition. Such an occurrence may be the result of a genetic mutation that happened during your father's sperm development.
After the onset of Huntington's disease, a person's functional abilities gradually worsen over time. The rate of disease progression and duration varies. The time from disease onset to death is often about 10 to 30 years. Juvenile onset usually results in death in fewer than 15 years.
The clinical depression associated with Huntington's disease may increase the risk of suicide. Some research suggests that the greater risk of suicide occurs before a diagnosis is made and in middle stages of the disease when a person has begun to lose independence.
Eventually, a person with Huntington's disease requires help with all activities of daily living and care. Late in the disease, he or she will likely be confined to a bed and unable to speak. However, a person's understanding of surroundings and interactions remain intact for a long time.
Common causes of death include:
If you have any signs or symptoms associated with Huntington's disease, you'll likely be referred to a neurologist after an initial visit to your family doctor.
A review of your symptoms, mental state, medical history and family medical history can all be important in the clinical assessment of a potential neurological disorder.
What you can do
Before your appointment, make a list that includes the following:
You may want a family member or friend to accompany you to your appointment. This person can provide support and offer a different perspective on the effect of symptoms on your functional abilities.
What to expect from your doctor
Your doctor is likely to ask you a number of questions, including the following:
A diagnosis of Huntington's disease is based primarily on your answers to questions, a general physical exam, a review of your family medical history, and neurological and psychiatric examinations.
Neurological examination
The neurologist will ask you questions and conduct relatively simple tests in the office to judge:
Psychiatric evaluation
You'll likely be referred to a psychiatrist for an examination to judge a number of factors that could contribute to your diagnosis, including:
Brain imaging and function
Your doctor may order tests for assessing the structure or function of the brain. These may include:
Genetic counseling and testing
If symptoms strongly suggest a diagnosis of Huntington's disease, your doctor may recommend a genetic test for the defective gene. This test can confirm the diagnosis, and it may be valuable if there's no known family history of Huntington's disease or if no other family member's diagnosis was confirmed with a genetic test.
The test won't provide information that is beneficial in determining a treatment plan.
Before undergoing such a test, consider seeing a genetic counselor, who can explain the benefits and drawbacks of learning test results.
Predictive genetic test
A genetic test can be given to someone who has a family history of the disease but shows no signs or symptoms. This is called predictive testing. The test result has no treatment benefit, and it doesn't indicate when disease onset will begin or what symptoms are likely to appear first.
Some people may elect to do the test because they find it more stressful not knowing. Others may want to take the test before they make decisions about having children. Risks may include problems with insurability or future employment and the stresses of facing a fatal disease. These tests are only performed after consultation with a genetic counselor.
No treatments can alter the course of Huntington's disease. But medications can lessen some symptoms of movement and psychiatric disorders. And multiple interventions can help a person adapt to changes in his or her abilities for a certain amount of time.
Medication management is likely to evolve over the course of the disease, depending on the overall treatment goals. Also, drugs to treat some symptoms may result in side effects that worsen other symptoms. Therefore, the treatment goals and plan will be regularly reviewed and updated.
Medications for movement disorders
Drugs to treat movement disorders include:
Medications for psychiatric disorders
Medications to treat psychiatric disorders will vary depending on the disorders and symptoms. Possible treatments include the following:
A psychotherapist — a psychiatrist, psychologist or clinical social worker — can provide talk therapy to help a person manage behavioral problems, develop coping strategies, manage expectations during progression of the disease and facilitate effective communication among family members.
Speech therapy
Huntington's disease can significantly impair control of muscles of the mouth and throat that are essential for speech, eating and swallowing. A speech therapist can help improve your ability to speak clearly or teach you to use communication devices — such as a board covered with pictures of everyday items and activities. Speech therapists can also address difficulties with muscles used in eating and swallowing.
Physical therapy
A physical therapist can teach you appropriate and safe exercises that enhance strength, flexibility, balance and coordination. These exercises can help maintain mobility as long as possible and may reduce the risk of falls.
Instruction on appropriate posture and the use of supports to improve posture may help lessen the severity of some movement problems.
When the use of a walker or wheelchair is required, the physical therapist can provide instruction on appropriate use of the device and posture. Also, exercise regimens can be adapted to suit the new level of mobility.
Occupational therapy
An occupational therapist can assist the person with Huntington's disease, family members and caregivers on the use of assistive devices that improve functional abilities. These strategies may include:
Managing Huntington's disease is demanding on the person with the disorder, family members and other in-home caregivers. As the disease progresses, the person will become more dependent on caregivers. A number of issues will need to be addressed, and strategies to cope with them will evolve.
Eating and nutrition
Factors regarding eating and nutrition include the following:
Eventually, a person with Huntington's disease will need assistance with eating and drinking.
Managing cognitive and psychiatric disorders
Family and caregivers can help create an environment that may help a person with Huntington's disease avoid stressors and manage cognitive and behavioral challenges. These strategies include:
A number of strategies may help people with Huntington's disease and their families cope with the challenges of the disease.
Support services
Support services for people with Huntington's disease and families include the following:
Planning for residential and end-of-life care
Because Huntington's disease causes the progressive loss of function and death, it's important to anticipate care that will be needed in the advanced stages of the disease and near the end of life. Early discussions about this type of care enable the person with Huntington's disease to be engaged in these decisions and to communicate his or her preferences for care.
Creating legal documents that define end-of-life care can be beneficial to everyone. They empower the person with the disease, and they may help family members avoid conflict late in the disease progression. Your doctor can offer advice on the benefits and drawbacks of care options at a time when all choices can be carefully considered.
Matters that may need to be addressed include:
People with a known family history of Huntington's disease are understandably concerned about whether they may pass the Huntington disease gene on to their children. These people may consider genetic testing and family planning options.
If an at-risk parent is considering genetic testing, it can be helpful to meet with a genetic counselor. A genetic counselor will discuss the potential risks of a positive test result, which would indicate the parent will develop the disease. Also, couples will need to make additional choices about whether to have children or to consider alternatives, such as prenatal testing for the gene or in vitro fertilization with donor sperm or eggs.
Another option for couples is in vitro fertilization and preimplantation genetic diagnosis. In this process, eggs are removed from the ovaries and fertilized with the father's sperm in a laboratory. The embryos are tested for presence of the Huntington gene, and only those testing negative for the Huntington gene are implanted in the mother's uterus.


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LD Jerry Reinhardt has touring in his blood. After many years with such acts as Cher, Van Halen, Neil Diamond, and Chicago, he has taken on a new challenge. Now a resident of Perth, Australia--the most isolated city in the world, and a far cry from his former home of Reno, NV--Reinhardt works with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra.
It's just as well that life on the road suits him, as the orchestra, which has 90 musicians, services an area the size of Texas and California combined. The orchestra brings music to communities with no experience of live performances on its scale; in some towns, the population triples when the musicians visit, just by their very presence.
Reinhardt has worked with the orchestra for the last couple of years, after deciding to ditch the rock-and-roll grind. He also oversees its transport and scheduling. Besides the extremes in geography and climate, he says a major concern is the absence of facilities usually taken for granted. "We go into communities that may not be able to supply 32A, three-phase service, so I bring a 100kVA generator. I don't rely on picking up a generator in some of the places we go to, since any old one off a farm is not going to be suitable."
For a recent tour into the far northwest of the state, Reinhardt toured a rig of 48 NSP PAR cans controlled by a 36-channel Jands desk. "It's a pretty basic setup; the lights come up full and stay there, which can cause us problems with power," Reinhardt says. "The last thing we need during a concert is to lose a phase with musicians trying to read music."
Reinhardt believes one of the hardest jobs in lighting an orchestra of this size is to keep all the players happy. "They don't want any light in their eyes; they want to look up and see the conductor without looking directly into the lights, because when they look down all they see are dancing black dots." The LD says the best approach is to have the light hit them from above, but this isn't always possible on tour.
"We played mainly outdoors and often in places that are not usually performance areas, such as on top of a swimming pool and on the beach," Reinhardt says. "It's not very cost-effective to build a huge roof structure just so the orchestra can have downlight, so I made sure I flattened out the angles so the light hit them from side-on. I also used pale colors like blues and pinks. It's simple lighting, but the orchestra doesn't like too many cue changes, because they're reading music."


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As 60 Minutes Correspondent and CNN Anchor Anderson Cooper recently discovered, a person's eyes really can get sunburned. Cooper suffered blindness in late November 2012 resulting from exposing his eyes to the sun's harmful UV rays without wearing proper UV protection.
Cooper told CBS This Morning that he experienced 36 hours of blindness after a day of filming in Portugal for a piece for 60-Minutes. Because Cooper was filming on water, the sun reflecting off the water "burned" his eyes, which resulted in his temporary blindness.
On his show Anderson Live, Cooper described the ordeal this way: "I wake up in the middle of the night and it feels like my eyes are on fire, my eyeballs and I think, oh maybe I have sand in my eyes or something. I douse my eyes with water. Anyway, it turns out I have sunburned my eyeballs and I go blind. I went blind for 36 hours."
Ophthalmologists have stated that Cooper likely suffered from a retinal burn or solar keratitis, which is a burn to the surface of the eye. While solar keratitis usually heals within a few days, a retinal burn usually takes 3-6 months to heal.
Interestingly, Cooper also said the day was overcast and he was only exposed for two hours.
Solar Keratitis and retinal burn can also be caused by staring straight into the sun or looking at a solar eclipse. Surfers and skiers, really anyone spending extended periods of time on water or snow, are especially susceptible to solar karatitis.
How do you know if your eyes are sunburned?
The symptoms of eye sunburn may not show up right away, as was Cooper's case, and can include blurred vision, pain, redness, tearing, and vision loss. Sunburned eyes also will likely feel gritty or sandy. Should you have any of these symptoms, see your eye doctor right away. Your ophthalmologist will likely treat sunburn of the eye with lubrication and an eye patch. And, as already noted, your eyes will simply need time to heal.
What can we learn from Anderson Cooper's blindness?
- Wear sunglasses whenever you are exposed to UV rays. Experts, such as those at the University of Houston, stress the importance of wearing protective eyewear even on cloudy days. Cooper's experience clearly shows that eyes can be damaged even when the sun is hiding behind the clouds.
- Wear quality sunglasses. And, just as important, be sure to wear the right kind of sunglasses. Dr. Natasha Hertz, ophthalmologist at Washington Advent Hospital, recommends sunglasses with UVA and UVB protection with UVB protection being the key. Not sure where to buy sunglasses that you know will protect your eyes? Check out these sunglasses and safety sunglasses from your favorite name brands.
- Regular exposure of the eyes to the sun can have long-term effects. Those affects include cataracts, macular degeneration, benign eye growths, and skin cancer around the eyes. While Cooper has completely recovered from the sunburn of his eyes, only time will tell if he will suffer any long-term effects.
A Vision Counsel survey discovered that 73% of adults wear sunglasses at least some of the time, but only 58% make their kids wear them too. The counsel said that the reasons people do not wear sunglasses whenever they are exposed to UV rays is that, mostly, they forget. About 14% of people said they don't wear them because they lose or break their sunglasses often.
The Vision Counsel's report also said that about 20% of people surveyed said they don't believe their eyes are at risk from sun exposure. And even if people do believe the sun can damage their eyes, many fail to realize the cumulative effects the sun can have on eyes over a person's lifetime.
Hopefully, Cooper's experience can help people see that exposing eyes to UV rays, even on cloudy days, not only damages eyes cumulatively over a person's lifetimebut can seriously impact a person's ability to see anything at all.
Related Reading:
Yes, Your Eyes Can Get Sunburned: The Dangers of Photokeratitis


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2:44pm Friday 20th June 2014 in Local news
Eight friends will row 140 miles along the Liverpool Leeds canal in a bid to raise £10,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
The eight, all members of Aireborough Rugby Club in Guiseley, aim to complete the journey in just three days - which will mean nine hours a day of constant rowing.
They will split into four canoes, setting off from Liverpool on Friday, June 27, and aiming to be back in Leeds by Sunday lunchtime.
One of them, Mike Neild, said they had decided to embark on their 'canoe for cancer' because of family experience with the disease.
Mike, 38, said: " None of us have ever canoed. A couple of us have done a little bit as ex forces, but really not much.
"We decided to do it as the same band of men have decided each year to take on a new challenge, we all used to play rugby together at aireborough, but we are now all old and beaten up - last years challenge was the Tough Mudder and we raised £2000 for meningitis trust.
"I also did the London marathon and raised £2500 for a children's charity.
"The reason we decided on this particular charity was because my father had cancer last year and one of the other rowers father died of cancer a few years ago, so it seemed fitting."
The group - Mike, Martyn Booth, Craig McLaughlin Dom Cannon, Chris Illingworth, Sion Thomas, Matt Fountain
and Paul Colclough - have set up a justgiving page at www.justgiving.com/canoefourcancer
They say: "Cancer in its self is more than any challenge we could ever as a person put ourselves through, and so many of us are touched by this battle whether it be family, friend or as an individual. So it is only right that we try and raise as much money as we can to fight against this battle."
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McLaren worker Ollie Bourton from Sutton dies in car crash
Updated 3:24pm Thursday 30th January 2014 in News By Sophia Sleigh, Chief Reporter
A McLaren staff member who died in a sports car crash yesterday is from Sutton.
Ollie Bourton, 22, a former Glenthorne High School pupil, was in a blue Subaru Impreza during the collision on Wednesday afternoon near the F1 giant's technology centre in Surrey.
He was killed along with a friend and colleague, Darren Hayes, 19, who he worked with on the production of the McLaren road cars - the commercial offshoot of the McLaren F1 team which is based at the same site in Ottershaw.
Ollie and Darren were confirmed dead at the scene following the collision with a Ford Transit on the A320 at 12.10pm.
Darren Hayes
The driver of the Ford Transit, a man in his 60s, was taken to St George's Hospital, in Tooting, with serious injuries.
Surrey Police are appealing for witnesses to call them as a matter of urgency on 101 quoting reference P14027978.
Mr Bourton, loved cars and had studied Motorsports Engineering at Brooklands College after leaving Glenthorne.
Glenthorne Headteacher Stephen Hume said: "He was a fantastic pupil, very popular and likeable. He was much loved by staff and pupils at Glenthorne and will be sorely missed. He was a lovely lad and it's so sad to lose him in such a tragic accident.
"He was always interested in cars and was very successful at karting. He always wanted to be an engineer and that's why getting the job at McLaren was a dream come true for him. For any young man interested in engineering and cars, a job at McLaren is the plum job.
"He was chuffed when he got the job and we were all delighted for him.
"We had a staff meeting this morning and all the staff are incredibly saddened."
Tributes have flooded in on social networking sites.
Mike Flewitt, chief executive officer of McLaren Automotive, said: "We have been informed that we have sadly lost two hard working and extremely well-liked employees of McLaren Automotive.
"They will be sorely missed by their friends and colleagues and our heartfelt condolences go out to their families."
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France coach Didier Deschamps has had his contract extended until 2016 after guiding his country to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Having lost their play-off first-leg 2-0 to Ukraine on Friday, the French entered Tuesday's return fixture knowing no side had ever overturned a two-goal deficit to reach the finals.
Efforts from Mamadou Sakho, Karim Benzema and an Oleh Husyev own goal secured a memorable turnaround at the Stade de France and their place at Brazil 2014.
Deschamps' deal was set to expire after next year's World Cup, but he will now remain in charge of his country until UEFA Euro 2016, which will be hosted by France.
After Tuesday's win, French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet told reporters Deschamps' contract would be extended.
"Didier had my full confidence and he will continue with Les Bleus until Euro 2016," Le Graet said at the Stade de France.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011 - $32,000
This grant supports the creation of a new course, the Sana eHealth Lab, in which cross-disciplinary teams of students from MIT and cross-registered students from Harvard engage international teams of students in partner universities with the goal of developing new businesses in health information and mobile technology to improve the quality of care in resource-poor settings. Using an open-source platform, students design solutions to problems brought to them by partner organizations in developing countries. The course includes weekly case studies and class discussion with leading experts in the field and practical workshops on how to partner with key stakeholders, how to craft and deliver project pitches, and how to write successful grant applications. Students are encouraged to apply to funding sources at MIT through the Public Service Center, Deshpande Center, Legatum Center, and the MIT $100k and IDEAS competitions.
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A national breast cancer charity is being accused of using misleading statistics to convince women to have mammograms, according to a paper published Thursday in the British Medical Journal.
The number of women dying of pregnancy and childbirth-related complications has been cut nearly in half over the past two decades, reflecting important and hard-won gains in improving access to family planning and maternal health across the world.
Doctors who treat breast cancer patients are very excited about an experimental drug that presents a whole new way of knocking out cancer cells.
The task force that sparked controversy with its breast cancer screening recommendations a few years ago -- and PSA prostate-cancer screening pronouncements last week -- is weighing in on hormone replacement therapy. But this time the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations are remarkable for their lack of controversy.
Sen. Scott Brown talks to CNN's Piers Morgan about contraception rights for women.
Q: This week the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued preliminary guidelines for ovarian cancer screening. It recommends against routine screening saying that the risk of false positive diagnoses outweighs the benefits. How can this be and why is it so hard to find a good screening test for ovarian cancer?
Gymnastics great Shannon Miller talks about her battle with a rare type of ovarian cancer. CNN's Susan Hendricks reports.
Q: The journal Annals of Internal Medicine has an article in it this week that talks about the "overdiagnosis" of breast cancer. What is that?
Women face shocking disparities when buying health insurance on the individual market: In the vast majority of states, nearly all the best-selling plans charge women more than men for the same coverage, a discriminatory practice known as "gender rating."
El doctor Baffi nos habla de lo factores que pueden aumentar el riesgo de padecer cáncer de cuello uterino.
Q: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is releasing new guidelines on cervical cancer screenings. What's changed?
I was recently diagnosed with polyps on my ovaries. Is this a serious condition? What are the risks and how concerned should I be about potential problems?
Congress is attempting to eviscerate women's health care. Like many women across America, I am outraged.
GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum challenges the prenatal testing policy found in the 2010 health care legislation.
The government shouldn't make health care providers fully cover prenatal tests like amniocentesis, which can determine the possibility of Down syndrome or other fetal problems, Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum said Sunday.
President Obama outlines the compromise reached with religious groups over the debate on contraceptives.
Congressional Democrats and Republicans escalated their rhetorical war Thursday over a pending federal rule requiring religiously affiliated employers to provide full contraception coverage to women -- one day after hints emerged of a possible compromise between the White House and conservative religious critics.
Students at a Pennsylvania university can now buy emergency contraceptive Plan B from a vending machine. WHP reports.
Vending machine offerings at a Pennsylvania university are expanding beyond the world of junk food and into the world of contraception.
Karen Handel, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation vice president?and lightning rod in the group's public relations storm over Planned Parenthood funding--stepped down from her position Tuesday. For many it was almost a satisfying ending to an eye-opening incident. None of it should have come as a shock.
Dee Stewart's birthday is Friday, and she'll be wearing red to celebrate. It's not her favorite color, but it is for her favorite cause.
Here's something to feel good about: Your body is a calorie-burning machine. You'll even torch a few while reading this article.
Young children are far more likely to experience attention and hyperactivity problems if their mother develops diabetes during pregnancy and they are born into a poor or lower-middle-class household, a new study suggests.
Matt Cherry clears up some myths about diabetes.
Giuliana Rancic announced that she will have a double mastectomy to fight breast cancer. A.J. Hammer reports
A Christian publisher is withdrawing copies of the "Cancer Awareness Bible," from stores because the Bible helped raised money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, which in turn contributed to Planned Parenthood.
Giuliana Rancic is in good spirits after undergoing a successful double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery on Tuesday.
CNN's Kyra Phillips revisits a woman who served in Iraq and struggles to cope with post traumatic stress disorder.
A new combination of treatments can help battle some forms of metastatic breast cancer and slow down the spread of the disease, according to two separate studies.
Dr. Drew and his guests discuss what people should understand about the risks of breast cancer.
Giuliana Rancic will have a double mastectomy after lumpectomies failed to completely eradicate her breast cancer.
Elizabeth Cohen reports on women paying more for better breast cancer testing.
Imagine going in for a cancer screening, and the technician turns to you and says, "We're finished, but if I push this button over here, the machine can detect even smaller cancers. But here's the hitch: You have to pay $700 if you want me to push this button."
When new patients worry they don't know how they'll get through breast cancer, Cindy Davis puts her hand on theirs and says, "I know, but I want to tell you, I truly know, because I went through this two years ago."
As fall descends and there's an autumn chill in the air, the behemoth of all sports months takes flight. Which only brings to mind one thing ... pink?
Women who have a screening mammogram every other year are substantially less likely than those who opt for annual screening to experience false-positive results and biopsies that turn out to be unnecessary, according to a new study funded by the National Cancer Institute.
Elizabeth Cohen, senior medical correspondent, discusses Giuliana Rancic's cancer diagnosis and the dangers of IVF.
Giuliana Rancic said Monday that she has breast cancer, having discovered a tumor during a mammogram while undergoing another round of in-vitro fertilization in an effort to get pregnant.
One study finds that older women taking some supplements were at increased risk of dying earlier. Elizabeth Cohen reports.
Older women have a slightly increased risk of dying at an earlier age if they take multivitamins or certain other dietary supplements, according to a new study published today in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recently announced that it is no longer recommending prostate cancer screening for men.
For Texas-based mom Tamara*, the journey to motherhood was anything but easy. In 2003, after developing severe preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome (a life-threatening complication of preeclampsia), doctors had to deliver her daughter via emergency cesarean section at just 25 weeks into her pregnancy. She was born a micro-preemie, weighing a mere 1 pound, 4 ounces; Tamara was advised never to pursue another pregnancy, as she was given a 60 percent chance of developing the same complications. For the first two years of her life, Tamara kept her daughter at home much of the time, due to a host of medical problems and issues with her feeding and growth. It was only as of her daughter's second birthday that Tamara finally started to venture out to meet other moms and give her daughter a chance to meet other kids.
Rather than risk a reoccurrence of breast cancer, the comedian underwent radical surgery
Wanda Sykes being outrageous -- that's expected. But for the actress-comedian to be serious? That's rare. Even when the issue is personal.
I had breast reduction surgery two years ago and went from a size GG to DD. I wanted to know, does a reduction lower the risk of breast cancer or abnormalities in the breast?
CNN's Anderson Cooper looks into Rep. Michele Bachmann's suggestion that the HPV vaccine is dangerous.
Intrauterine devices (IUDs) prevent unwanted pregnancies, and as an added benefit they may also help protect against cervical cancer, according to a new study in the Lancet Oncology, a British medical journal.
Middle-aged women searching for a safe alternative to hormone therapy to prevent bone loss and ease the symptoms of menopause are in for another letdown.
Christie Hall began putting off mammograms long before debate about appropriate screening became a hot-button issue.
I had fibroadenoma [a benign breast tumor] and had it removed with surgery. I am 31 and I want to know if I can take precautions to prevent breast cancer or other related problems.
Women are drastically more likely to develop a mental disorder at some point in their lives if they have been the victim of rape, sexual assault, stalking, or intimate-partner violence, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced new guidelines in Washington Monday requiring health insurance plans beginning on or after August 1, 2012 to cover several women's preventive services, including birth control and voluntary sterilization.
Many radiologists rely on specialized computer software to pinpoint suspicious areas in routine mammograms.
Contraceptives, sterilization and reproductive education should be covered by health insurance plans with no cost to patients under the health care reform law, a new report recommends.
Doctors and patients have a new tool to prevent breast cancer: A drug that is already approved for the treatment of the disease.
I have inflammatory breast cancer and I have been through chemo and a double mastectomy. They found active cancer cells so the cancer has spread. The oncologist said she didn't think there was anything more they could do for me. I start radiation soon but she didn't think that that would be very helpful either. Is there anything out there that may help me?
When she found the lump in her breast, Jessica Denton had known she was pregnant with her first child for just a few days.
In 2010, a study found women with no family history of breast cancer do not benefit from mammograms at an early age.
The use of mammograms has dipped since a medical task force made controversial recommendations that women in their 40s may not need to get breast cancer screenings every year, according to one of three small studies to be presented Monday.
A new study supports screening women for breast cancer after age 40. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports.
My husband has non-Hodgkins lymphoma, stage 4, and has been treated with chemotherapy. His doctor says it is under control. He wonders does that mean it is gone or just being held at bay? He has been having "hot flashes" since he began his treatment for his prostate cancer (cannot remember the Gleason score, but tumor was in both lobes of prostate, without changes to his bone marrow.) He was treated with hormones, brachytherapy and radiation for this. We can't seem to get an answer for the question of the "hot flashes." Are they a symptom of ongoing disease, the hormone therapy or will he just continue to have them for the rest of his life?
I have not had a period for the past five years and before that I had a normal menstrual cycle for 10 years. I went to both my primary care doctor and gynecologist but after the initial blood work and pelvic ultrasound came back normal, it was decided I should go on birth control and stay on it until I reach menopause age. I really don't like the idea of being on birth control for the next 20 years. Is there another specialist I should see or another test I should ask for specifically?
I had my first mammogram yesterday and my breasts are still really sore. I am fairly small-chested, and the tech said that usually makes it hurt more. What can I do for the pain now, and is there anything I can do to make it hurt less next time?
A new study questions the way breast cancer surgery is done. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports.
Women with early stage breast cancer that has spread to their lymph nodes may require less extensive surgery than previously thought, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Women who smoke have an increased risk of developing breast cancer, especially if they become smokers early in life, a new study suggests.
One of my neighbors has breast cancer. Her doctor has asked her to completely stop eating soy and its products, including edamame and tofu. My neighbor used to eat tofu at least three times a week before she got breast cancer. Is there a link between soy and breast cancer? Is there a potential that I will get breast cancer because I used to eat edamame?
The antidepressant Lexapro (escitalopram) may reduce the frequency and severity of hot flashes, the bouts of sweating and overheating that are an uncomfortable fact of life for many menopausal women, a new government-funded study suggests.
I'm pregnant with my third baby and am due next month. I had C-sections with the first two babies but would like to try having the baby naturally this time. People have told me that this is not safe, but I found an obstetrician who is willing to do a VBAC. What's the latest information on having a vaginal delivery after having a C-section?
On Thursday, December 2, as Aneka sat at home nine months pregnant, the phone rang.
If you're a woman in your 40s, you probably remember how checking the health of your breasts became a point of national contention last year.
Losing a pregnancy can break a mom-to-be's heart in more ways than one. According to a new study, women who experience a stillbirth or repeated miscarriages have a dramatically increased risk of heart attack later in life.
From January: A study may explain why more black patients die of heart disease. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports.
Elizabeth Anderson had to act fast when she learned she had advanced breast cancer in April 2009.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen explains a new option to help breast cancer survivors who opt for surgery.
Drinking too much soda, orange juice, or other sugary drinks appears to increase the risk of developing gout, an especially painful form of arthritis, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Just after she'd gotten a divorce and gone back to work, Alice Thornton would feel cold one minute and hot the next, and her temper was shorter than usual.
When Hallie Leighton received the letter from her doctor with the results of her recent mammogram, she opened it tentatively, afraid of what it might say. Her mother and grandmother had both had breast cancer, and she didn't want to suffer the same fate.
American Cancer Society Chief Medical Officer Dr. Otis Brawley shares his opinion on why mammography is still relevant.
After six weeks of radiation, the tennis legend feels "as good as new"
Is it really worth it to get a mammogram? Should I be getting mammograms?
A new study released Thursday suggests mammograms might not be as effective in reducing deaths from breast cancer in women over 50 as previously thought.
Many middle-aged women report sexual problems, including a loss of libido and a less-than-satisfying sex life. Now a new study suggests these problems are even more common among women who have had breast cancer.
Women who have gene mutations that increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer can substantially reduce their chances of developing -- and dying from -- those cancers if they have their breasts or ovaries removed preemptively, according to a new study.
Inside an Afghan drug treatment center, CNN's Jill Dougherty meets women and children battling addiction.
It had been 29 years of clean living, almost three decades since her right breast -- "a lot of my womanhood, my female identity," she said -- had been removed because of cancer. She'd had a boyfriend at the time. He sent flowers to the hospital and never called again. "It was a really traumatic, dark time for me," recalls Peggy Frechione, now 60. And then it wasn't. She recovered, married, raised children in the Pittsburgh suburbs and held a job as a nurse. Her body cooperated; scan after scan came up clean.
I had a hysterectomy for multiple non-cancerous tumors and kept my ovaries. I am 47. Do I still need Pap smears? I do not take hormones.
Sweaty, sleepless nights. Inexplicable grouchiness. Weight gain, headaches, and no sex drive. Many women approaching menopause can relate -- and so can Mike Coleman.
Erin Riley immersed herself in warm bathwater, tilted her head against the tub and dozed in and out of sleep between contractions.
When women have a miscarriage, one of the first questions they often ask is how long they should wait before getting pregnant again. A new study suggests that the sooner they start trying, the better.
Sandra Gordon is dreading menopause. The 46-year-old from Weston, Connecticut, watched her mother's memory falter in her mid-50s, due to changing hormone levels. "Every time I get my period I say to myself, 'Yes! I'm so relieved!' " says Gordon.
Overweight women who experience hot flashes -- the uncomfortable flushing and sweating spells that accompany menopause -- may be able to cool those symptoms by losing weight, a new study suggests.
Millions of Americans already take fish oil to keep their hearts healthy and to treat ailments ranging from arthritis to depression. Now, a new study suggests that the supplements may also help women lower their risk of breast cancer.
I have been bleeding during sex. An ER doctor I saw said it could be precancer cells. I am just wondering what causes these cells. Why does it happen, and what are the symptoms? I don't have a gynecologist because I lost my insurance.
A simple doctor's-office blood test may one day be able to predict when a woman will start menopause, possibly even in women in their 20s.
Losing interest in sex would be unfortunate for most people, but for Linda Poelzl it was a professional hazard.
"The great question that has never been answered and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my 30 years of research into the feminine soul, is, 'What does a woman want?' "
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Mentors on Call: The Baiada Center Gives Young Entrepreneurs a Head Start
This essay is the tenth and last in the series Drexel students write about Drexel innovations
Mentors on Call
by Joshua Ritz and Jay Majersky
Starting a business out of college can be an incredibly difficult task. Armed with little to no prior knowhow on how to start a business, and even less experience as an entrepreneur, budding entrepreneurs must face the challenges of researching the interest in their business, planning its marketing and promotion, and funding their venture. By themselves, it can become a nearly impossible task, and with a 60% failure rate, it may even seem too intimidating to start. Luckily, thanks to the Mentors on Call program at the Baiada Center, they don't have to go through the process alone.
Mentors on Call is a program started by program director and Drexel professor Dr. Milton Silver. Established in 2000, the goal of the program is to aid business students and provide mentoring in their entrepreneurial endeavors. "We've assembled a group of individuals who have had considerable experience with the starting, establishing and running of their own businesses," said Dr. Silver in an interview, "…and they have indicated their willingness to come back and give back through advice counseling and guidance to those who are starting out. The 'On Call' is that we're here, and if you make an appointment, we can work together." After scheduling an appointment with the mentors, students are able meet with the mentors and present a concept paper; a document outlining the business idea and the factors to be aware of (ex. product, market, competition, feasibility) while starting the business. The mentors look this over, and offer advice and guidance on how they can more carefully and profitably focus on particular products and markets. This program is offered to all students at Drexel. "We typically get undergraduate and graduate students, from engineering to business," Dr. Silver told us. "…and we even invite our alumnus to come back and avail themselves of our services."
In addition to offering guidance, the mentors also play a role in several other programs at the Baiada Center. The mentors work with the Baiada Center to offer several business competitions, each addressing a different level of intensity for wanting to create a business. Students that enter the Business plan competition have to write a plan on launching a business. "Some people do this almost as an academic exercise," stated Dr. Silver, "because they want you to bring to bear all the things that they have been learning in Lebow or in engineering… and we judge them based on their merit on a certain academic view." In addition to judging, the mentors help students edit some of their business plans entered into the competitions. "When students have ideas for a business plan they can come in and we will give them suggestions for that plan. Those that show potential and have a solid idea are able to move towards the Incubator stage."
The Incubator competition "is reserved for individuals who really want to start their own business." The reward for the winners of this competition is money and space in the Baiada Center, where they can utilize counseling from the mentors, whether it is accounting or legal advice, and even computers and infrastructure. "They come meet with us during the start-up phase and as they try and deal with various problems, both technical and marketing and financial along the way" said Silver. By providing such mentoring services, the program helps to make the real beginnings of a business easier by providing the tools, resources, and experience to make one's business plan into reality.
The mentors don't only work with Drexel students though. They also work with local high schools to help expose students to the world of business. Each year, as a part of their independent learning project, students at the local Science Leadership Academy choose an area of interest to learn more about and then acquire first hand experience in that field. When these students approach the Baiada Center for their ILPs, the Mentors take them under their wings for 13 weeks. "Each year, we take six students from the school and break them into teams," said Terri McIlhenney, an administrator for the Mentors program. "Then they develop a business concept, and they work with our mentors to develop a feasibility analysis and they present it at the end. This is very valuable for these students. It can be life changing." She cited an example from her own experiences to explain, "My first experience with accounting changed my life because it made business very understandable to me, so by the time I was 21 I already had my own small business. I think that these young students that come to the Baiada Center, and see the businesses in our incubator, and work with the mentors get to understand a little more about business, and that can change their lives forever."
The Mentors on Call program has been growing for over a decade, even before it existed as a standalone program. "We ran our first Business Plan Competition before there was even a Baiada Center in 1995" said Dr. Silver. "Since then, we've improved the quality of our mentors, the diversity and we have witnessed a couple of companies that have spun out of here and are now in incubator space or regular business space across the city and a couple companies that are now in India." We asked Lori Banks, another of the mentors to elaborate further about the success of the entire program to which she replied, "[It] depends on how you measure success. I think that the high school program was very successful because the kids got a glimpse at what was involved in running a business […] We've got tremendous feedback from people thanking us, so I think it is quite useful".
But what's next for the Mentors program? Starting next fall term, Mentors on Call plans to begin collaborating with a project called the New Philadelphia Angel Investment Group. The NPAIG is an up-and-coming angel investors group created by a group of Drexel business students to help provide one thing that the Mentors on Call program lacks: funding. "We could listen to student's propositions for days, and tell them how they can start their businesses," said one of the mentors. "But without any way to fund those plans we're just blowing hot air." The group will provide a means for Drexel students, faculty, and alumni to launch their own business by connecting angel investors (usually wealthy investors who are willing to take risks by investing in start-up companies) in Philadelphia to local entrepreneurs (primarily Drexel students) so they can invest in their ventures. With this money, the entrepreneurs will be able to start up their business much easier, and will by using the money as a safety net of sorts, prevent the business from going bankrupt in its early stages.
The Mentors on Call program has helped create several companies that are located around the city of Philadelphia. Boasting mentors that have experience in various aspects and fields of business, the program has assisted a countless number of students, and now with the collaboration with NPAIG it will be able to assist students even further. So if you have an idea for a business, or you just need a little help with your latest venture, make a visit to the Baiada Center (located on 33rd and Arch Street) and make an appointment with the mentors.
Work Cited
Banks, L. Personal Interview. 24 February. 2011
McIlhenney, T. Personal Interview. 23 February. 2011
Silver, M. Personal Interview. 23 February. 2011


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MOORE, Okla. —
Cleveland County Commissioner Rod Cleveland said the county usually gets a set amount of money.
"What we opted was to pay for 75 percent," Cleveland said. "You have to pay for the saferoom first, then you get a reimbursement."
Norman also anticipated having federal funds to help 500 residents build shelters, but Norman Fire Chief Jim Fullingim announced in January those funds would become available in time for the 2013 storm season.
Bird said he is not sure how many, if any, Moore residents might have also been expecting help with storm shelters.
"We grieve with our fellow residents of Cleveland County," County Commissioner Darry Stacy said. "It's been a rough few days for Cleveland County. As you know we started on Sunday (in Little Axe). Crews are out 24 hours and involved in every aspect of the recovery."
Cleveland said the Bella Foundation and the Moore Animal Shelter is set up to take displaced animals at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds.
"We're going to be in this until the very end," Stacy said. "We're a very resilient county."


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Clinton Community closed today, Friday
PLATTSBURGH — Offices at Clinton Community College will be closed Thursday for Professional Development Day activities.
Credit classes will not be in session.
Courses through the Center for Community and Workforce Development will be held as previously scheduled.
The campus will also be closed on Friday.
Three Moriah Central School Boardseats up for grabs
MORIAH — Moriah Central School is seeking candidates to fill three seats on the nine-member School Board.
The positions are all three-year terms.
Petition forms are available at the Business Office and must be returned no later than 5 p.m. April 22.
The election and district vote will take place from 1 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, in the main lobby of the school.
Meeting scheduled for Ti Co-op idea
TICONDEROGA — A meeting of the Ticonderoga Food Co-op initiative is set for 6 p.m. Monday, April 8, at the Downtown Gallery in Ticonderoga.
Individuals interested in knowing more about food cooperatives and willing to be a part of the conversation on the feasibility of establishing a food co-op in Ticonderoga are encouraged to attend.
Those who are unable to attend but would like to be put on the email communications list for updates are asked to contact PRIDE at 585-6366, Ext. 103, or email: email@example.com.
The Downtown Gallery is located at 119 Montcalm St. in Ticonderoga.
Village of Champlain sets organizational session Monday
CHAMPLAIN — The Champlain Village Board will hold its annual organizational meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 1, at the Village Office, 1104 Route 9 (Main St.) in Champlain.
The regular monthy meeting will follow. Both are open to the public.
Good Friday hours, closures set
HARRIETSTOWN — The Harrietstown Town Offices will close at noon Friday in observation of Good Friday.
Also, the Saranac Lake Satellite location of the Franklin County Motor Vehicle Office will be closed all that day.


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