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Somerset House is home to a variety of cultural and artistic organisations. As part of our aim to be a place of inspiration, the upper levels of our building are ideally configured as workspaces and these have been converted into high quality lettable spaces for the creative industries.
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is a specialist open innovation agency that helps large organisations create value by innovating with others. Open innovation, nothing more, nothing less.
Launched in March of this year by Alex Fraser and Liza Abbott, 7 Wonder is a creative partnership with major Australian broadcaster Seven. Committed to collaborating with the best talent, on and off screen, to deliver quality, bespoke and beautifully executed content across all genres.
A specialist consultant, expert and dealer in fine violins, violas, cellos and bows with more than twenty years of experience in auction houses and the London, New York violin trade. Their customers range from young upcoming musicians to dedicated amateurs, professional musicians and some of the country's top soloists. they represent some of Britain's leading contemporary craftsmen producing fine instruments and they deal extensively in antique instruments and bows ranging up to seventeenth-century Northern Italian masterpieces.
Impeccable quality, service and innovation: Berwin & Berwin's reputation has been firmly established since 1885. Four generations on, this family run suit maker continues to build not only its reputation but also the scale of its operations. Berwin & Berwin is one of Europe's largest suit producers, with its own sites in Hungary, operations in Longkou City, China, and offices in London, Leeds and Budapest. The company is a key player in the manufacture and distribution of men's tailored garments to the UK and European markets.
are Arts and Entertainment veterans. They harness online, print, broadcast and social media to create high profile campaigns; their captivating stories and outlandish stunts get first class coverage.
Borne Resourcing Limited is a national recruitment business, established in 2005 by Spencer Wade & Paul Cunningham. Based in Somerset House, Strand, London they have a strong team of specialist consultants and skilled resourcers who cover 3 industry sectors; Construction & Engineering,, Trades&Labour, E-Commerce and Medical Recruitment. "Borne"...an old French word meaning; the ultimate goal or destination. Their belief is that the ultimate goal will always be within their grasp but never quite attainable as they are continuously seeking to improve.
- Get you moving freely, pain free in the correct way.
- Help you to reach your full potential with education and advice from experienced physiotherapists (all chartered & registered with the Health Professions Council).
- Offer prompt, efficient treatment for busy patients.
- Maintain quality and standards assured with BUPA & AXA recognition offering direct settlement to insurers.
Earth is an independent music agency founded in 2014.
FdL development is an international development company specialising in monitoring and evaluation, communications, programme management and training in fragile, crisis- and conflict-affected states.
We offer tailored services that are evidence-based and results-orientated, providing increased effectiveness, measurable sustainability and demonstrable value-for-money. We use an M&E process that facilitates efficient programme planning and implementation, focused resource allocation and objective evaluation.
FdL's approach to evaluation is distinct in our use of expert teams and operations research; our focus on measures of sustainability; and our commitment to local and institutional partnership. These help to ensure better project coordination, valuable skills transfer and long-term impact.
Goodgym are a group of runners that runs to do good. Founded in 2009, they are a not for profit membership organisation, who's aim is to channel the energy wasted during exercise into social good; they want to rival the success of gyms, getting people all over the world off treadmills and into their communities. They get fit by doing physical tasks that benefit the community, such as running to make social visits to isolated older people, or to do manual labour for community organisations for instance. GoodGym is now open to members in Brent, Bristol, Camden, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, Lambeth, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Westminster and are aiming to launch a further 10-20 areas by the end of 2015.
Hailo is the evolution of the hail - a free smartphone app which puts people just two taps away from a licensed vehicle, and lets drivers get more passengers when they want them.
A Hailo hail is accepted around the world every two seconds from Hailo's global network of over 60,000 drivers and more than a million passengers. Launched in November 2011, Hailo is available in London, all across Ireland, Madrid, Barcelona, Osaka and Singapore. Hailo has carried over twenty million passengers and grown to annualized sales of well over $100m.
Founded by three taxi drivers and three internet entrepreneurs, Hailo has raised $100m from the best investors anywhere, including Union Square Ventures, Accel Partners, Wellington Partners, Atomico Ventures and Sir Richard Branson.
Hailo is available as a free download from the iTunes App Store and Google Play. Simply search on "Hailo".
The Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB) is a standard setting body for the hedge fund industry and a custodian of the Hedge Fund Standards which provide a powerful mechanism for creating a framework of transparency, integrity and good governance that maintain a high reputation for the industry, facilitate investor due diligence and complement public policy.
Houston PR is an award-winning PR and communications consultancy. They see their role as 'brand shepherds', helping their clients engage with their customers and steer public conversations towards beneficial and profitable outcomes for both parties.
JHI Marketing provide a range of marketing services for clients in the arts and entertainment industry, with a personal and bespoke approach. They are a small, dedicated team, with a passion for theatre and live events and work for a variety of clients in London, Nationally and Internationally
Julie's Bicycle is the leading global charity bridging the gap between environmental sustainability and the creative industries.Their vision is a creative community with sustainability at its heart and their mission is to provide the inspiration, expertise and resources to make that happen. They work with over 1,000 arts organisations across the UK and internationally, large and small to help them measure, manage and reduce their environmental impacts.
Myriad delivers consumer applications, messaging solutions, and embedded software to leading OEMs, mobile operators, and pay TV providers worldwide.
PB Creative is one of London's top brand and packaging design consultancies specialising in FMCG.
playhubs is the destination for games industry entrepreneurs. Designed as a co-working space and dedicated exclusively to games, playhubs is home to a determined, professional and passionate group of members who are working hard to become the future disruptors in the global tablet, mobile and online games industry.
Redhat is a media specialist that purely recruits finance people into the marketing services, broadcasting and music and publishing sectors. That's it! As a result they have a consistent source of industry relevant candidates and consultants with excellent industry awareness. They're a small, boutique consultancy that provides a one-stop shop for all your financial recruitment needs. So whether you have Temporary, Contract or Permanent requirements from junior to CFO and executive level, you can talk to them.
Rosco Production are a worldwide full service production comapny with offices in London and Los Angeles.
They work with brands, magazines, photographers, directors and agencies in fashion, beauty and luxury industries.
The Social Research Unit at Dartington is an independent charity that seeks to increase the use of evidence of what works in designing and delivering services for children and their families. We are also a strong advocate of prevention and early intervention approaches.
The Spirit of 2012 Trust invests in happiness. Their vision is that all people are equally empowered to get out, be involved and feel better.
Sugar Nutrition UK is an evidence-based association fostering research, communication and information on sugar and health. Sugar Nutrition UK was established in 1964 and is funded principally by UK sugar manufacturers. They are involved in promoting nutrition research and raising awareness among academics, health professionals, the media and the public about sugars. Their aim is to improve knowledge and understanding about the contributions of sugar and other carbohydrates to a healthy balanced diet.
is a subsidiary of Australian Wool Innovation Limited, a not-for-profit company owned by 29,000 Australian woolgrowers. We are the global authority on Merino, undertaking marketing campaigns, research and development within the global textile and fashion industries to drive demand and ensure consumers have a range of quality apparel to buy, enjoy and treasure.
Woolmark work to inspire designers to create exciting new collections that utilise the unique natural properties of wool; collaborate with clothing manufacturers to help them develop, produce and market wool apparel; educate the retail sector to showcase wool's properties and demonstrate its sales potential to buyers and retailers; and motivate customers to discover, experience and enjoy the wonderful natural benefits of wool. We also collaborate with Australian farmers to help them grow and harvest wool to the very highest standards, thereby maintaining the exceptional quality of Australian wool fibre.
Brand Gathering is an online community that helps savvy start-ups and entrepreneurial brands collaborate on their marketing.
Showcase's the best of British designer collections to international press and buyers at a globally recognised event, London Fashion Week.
Alongside these platforms to promote the very best of our designer fashion, we work behind the scenes in a number of vital ways to support the fashion industry. Through our BFC Colleges Council initiative, we form a link between the industry and fashion graduates from the UK's leading colleges. Meanwhile, thanks to a series of important sponsorship schemes including the MA Scholarship, New Gen and Fashion Forward, we are able to provide support to emerging British fashion designers. These schemes range from business mentoring and seminars to competitions and sponsorship.
is an initiative of the Clore Duffield Foundation which aims to strengthen leadership across a wide range of cultural activities. This includes the visual and performing arts, film, heritage, museums, libraries and archives, creative industries and cultural policy and administration.
helps young people from disadvantaged communities who have never had support or access to explore working in creative industries, and who have been out of work for more than six months and to gain training as well as work experience and advice to work with arts professionally. We strengthen the UK's creative industries by helping them to link with a dynamic and diverse new generation of creative talent.
is the world's first website to review restaurants according to whether their seafood is sustainable, and not just how it tastes. It is brought to you by the people behind the film, The End of the Line.
A fresh-thinking IT company dedicated to providing smart, tailored IT services to businesses both large and small across the world. With over 7 years experience and a proven reputation, they have the expertise and resources to take complete care of your IT. Whether you are looking for support and management, business continuity, security or cloud services, they will find the right solutions to keep your business constantly connected.
The MOBO Awards are awards in "Music of Black Origin", established in 1996 by Kanya King and Andy Ruffell. It is held annually in the United Kingdom to recognise artists of any ethnicity or nationality performing black music.
was founded in 1970, with the aim of providing young people with an opportunity to perform live in a supportive and non-competitive environment, regardless of their ability. The first event staged was the National Festival, which took place on 10 and 11 July 1971 at the Lyceum on The Strand.
is so much more than just an orchestra. Outstanding teenagers come together from across the country to make thrilling music and fulfill their potential as a new generation of young advocates for creativity. They captivate audiences nationwide, and inspire other young people with a sense of what comes from hard work, dedication and following your dreams. NYO has recently been described by The Observer, as 'a constellation of stars who produce miracles.'
is a record label and registered charity, established in 1989 to record and promote the best in British contemporary classical music. It releases around ten titles per year – divided between the main, full-price label, and Ancora, the mid-price label dedicated to reissuing important recordings previously released on other labels. NMC operates a non-deletion policy, so its catalogue stands as an archive of British contemporary music. NMC has a catalogue of over 170 titles featuring 200 living British composers. Its recordings are available world-wide, in CD and digital format, through a network of international distributors and via the NMC web site.
is a leading independent 'think tank' which promotes progressive policies for a fairer society. We provide a high-level forum for new thinking and debate on public policy and politics. Through our research, reports, briefings, monographs, events, lectures, education, and our website, the Institute offers a platform for thought leadership on a wide range of topics. We are interested not only in innovation and new ideas but also in how to translate policy into practice.
was established in 1997 to maintain and conserve the historic site that extends across six acres, run a centre for culture and the arts and to open up the site for the enjoyment of the public. In 2000 the restored courtyard, South Wing and River Terrace opened to the public. Since 2000 the Trust has established a distinctive public programme, with an ice rink in the winter and concerts and an open-air film season in the summer. We present an integrated public arts programme across the site in collaboration with The Courtauld Institute of Art, whose acclaimed collections are now complemented by a series of exhibitions on contemporary fashion, architecture and design in our Embankment Galleries which have included "Show Studio", "Maison Martin Margiela '20' The Exhibition", and "Dior Illustrated: Rene Gruau and the line of Beauty". Additionally, Somerset House hosts the prestigious London Fashion Week in February and September each year, and from April 2011 hosts the World Photography Festival.
promotes challenging contemporary music and sound art through a range of projects, incorporating live events, learning, artist development, and digital platforms. We embrace complexity and risk-taking and invite the audience to listen in new ways. Our ambition is to reach as broad an audience as possible by providing opportunities to experience the enormous diversity of work in this area and different approaches to creating, producing and presenting it. Simply, we want more people to discover the joy and rewards of listening.
is a dedicated arts communications agency. We work across all areas, specialising in strategic consultancy and public relations, international media liaison, marketing, advocacy and VIP relations, sponsorship, event production and crisis management. We provide high-level strategic advice for brand development, based on in-depth consultation sessions with the client. We develop effective business strategies to achieve both short-term and long-term objectives. Whether launching new public gallery spaces or managing the profile of Turner Prize winning artists, we ensure that PR strategies are tailored to individual needs.
101, we like to say, is a free range creative company. Free to roam a business in search of a problem or opportunity, then to roam beyond traditional silos to solve it or seize it. We pride ourselves on three things:
Brand design - The overall, coherent and coordinated plan for a brand, not just its look and feel.
Organising ideas - That act as the brand and brand team's North Star.
Brand behaviour - Because what a brand does is as important, and often more so, than what it says.
We work with visionary leaders who share our ambition, our thirst and our appetite for change in the societies they seek to serve. Aequitas provides unique services:
We devise in-depth and sustainable policy strategies for politicians, organisations and governments.
We work with individuals and organisations who share our ethics and values, to improve the way they operate and communicate.
We are experts in transforming public services and businesses, helping to improve the lives of citizens and communities around the world.
We unlock value from existing and previous work to facilitate future development.
The Aequitas team has worked globally in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. We have provided counsel in countries such as Serbia, Bosnia, Egypt, Nigeria, Finland and Sierra Leone, and have worked on election campaigns across the UK and Africa.
Assembly is a strategic creative agency. We collaborate with clients to craft foundational brand strategies and develop the most captivating ways to express them.
Assembly Production is a full-service creative production company focused on art, fashion and design industries. They work with brands and creative teams to produce original stills, films and events for editorial and advertising.
Their services include: production, art buying, casting and location scouting.
The AOI was established in 1973 to advance and protect illustrator's rights and encourage professional standards. The AOI is a non-profit making trade association dedicated to its members' professional interests and the promotion of illustration
Expertise. Experience. Strategy. Collaboration. Family-owned and operated since 1989, Beechwood International addresses the twin problems of 'austerity' and 'overload' that cause stress and sub-optimal performance across the private, public and non-profit sectors. In an environment where people are being asked to produce more for less in record time whilst burdened by an explosion in information, initiatives and interaction, Beechwood helps to foster smart thinking and decisive action through its collaborative methodology, called TEAMWIN.
believes that putting the people that matter most - whether they are stakeholders, consumers, citizens or colleagues - at the heart of an organisation's thinking makes for better decision making; more effective communications; and stronger, deeper, relationships. We are pioneers of approaches that allow people the time, information and deliberation required to arrive at well grounded, thoughtful and impactful recommendations. For example we recently conducted a Citizens' Jury for PricewaterhouseCoopers on Dealing with the Deficit; this was filmed by Newsnight and the recommendations were presented by the Jury to Danny Alexander.
Commucan is a small but perfectly formed communications consultancy offering a full range of public relations services. Its experienced consultants have worked nationally and internationally on corporate and product launches, reputation management, issue and crisis handling, media and community relations. Commucan has launched the world's first paper bottle, the first tailored fitness and diet programme based on DNA analysis, and the largest oil platform for the North Sea to be built in a UK yard for 25 years.
Counterpoint is a research and advisory group. We use social science approaches to help leading organisations develop solutions for more resilient and prosperous societies.
…in an environment where people of different skills meet under one roof. The creative process is a journey we'll take together. We work with you, not for you. In order for us to create a remarkable brand you will be involved every step of the way. We won't swamp you with jargon and you may even get your hands dirty!
is a market analyst and consulting business that helps organisations understand the implications and embrace the opportunities from the changing personal data landscape. We help clients understand market trends, identify and size market opportunities, and lead innovation and change programmes such as the UK's midata programme.
Cubitt are a leading, award–winning corporate communications consultancy with a proven ability to deliver business enhancing programmes for clients. They apply senior, active, creative resource to all their clients, whatever their scale, in a way that is unmatched by bulge bracket consultancies.
Delivering 'more than PR', they create direct business building opportunities, underpinned by market leading media leverage and access. They have worked with a quarter of the FTSE100 over the last decade, along with dozens of growth businesses, as well as the other elite tier professional service firms which serve them.
The Culture Capital Exchange is a brand new membership organisation born out of the hugely successful London Centre for Arts and Cultural Exchange (LCACE). We are unique and committed to promoting the exchange of knowledge and expertise by providing a vital network between Higher Education, business and the cultural and creative sectors across London to mutual benefit. We bring the best ideas and talent together and encourage them to develop.
Dance Umbrella is London's international dance festival, celebrating 21st century choreography across the capital. Since 1978 it has reached audiences of over one million, and supports artists to present great work in interesting spaces.
is dedicated to making documentaries which make a difference. And we often do it differently. We are pioneers in Britain of independent documentaries – films made and funded outside the broadcast system, in which television is only part of our distribution strategy. With many of our films, we work closely with NGOs, advocacy and community groups to ensure the films – and their message – have as wide a distribution as possible. We enjoy supporting new and emerging directors and working in partnership with other companies. Since we started in 2008, we have been involved in more than a dozen projects, which you can find out about on this website.
Since its establishment in 2007 DIL Trust UK has specialised in quality education delivery to underprivileged populations in the UK and Pakistan. In the UK we work with marginalised BME communities to support IT literacy and English Language skills, especially working with women and girls. Developing innovative solutions which integrate use of technology and working through local partners, we establish and operate schools, and deliver teacher training in Pakistan. DIL Trust UK's approach to quality education is community participation and empowerment of women. To support our students beyond school we also provide vocational training and life skills, especially to girls in urban slum and rural areas.
Earth is a strategically led consultancy that is unique in its vision, thought and approach. We believe that brands are the stewards of culture who can work with their environments to stimulate economic growth and drive social change. Inspiring communities, re-invigorating places and re-energising commerce builds a sustainable future. Brands that have a positive participation within society will naturally become profitable, renewable and flourishing.
The 2013-14 season marks the 40th anniversary of The English Concert. With an unsurpassed reputation for inspiring performances of Baroque and Classical music, The English Concert ranks among the finest chamber orchestras in the world.
Enterprise Nation was founded in 2005 by Emma Jones MBE. Its mission is to create an inspirational environment for business owners and would-be entrepreneurs, a supportive community, informational books and events, and a campaigning voice to help small businesses in the UK flourish.
Forward Arts Foundation is a charity founded in 1992 by William Sieghart. Since we seek to put the best poetry before the best audience, our mission is in three words: Making poetry heard. Our two main projects are the Forward Prizes for Poetry and National Poetry Day. Our recent projects include the Winning Words Olympics project, which aims to transform the perception of poetry in the public sphere. We identify and celebrate excellent contemporary poetry through the annual Forward Book of Poetry and extend poetry's audience, reaching those who have little or no contact with poetry.
Founded in 2004, and led by Louise Blackwell and Kate McGrath, Fuel is a producing organisation working in partnership with some of the most exciting artists in the UK to develop, create and present new work for all.
GRFN are a Management Consulting firm specialising in the digitally built environment. The focus of their work is to help clients mitigate risk and drive efficiencies through people, process and technology. They service these knowledge components with strategy, management, analysis and training.
We are a specialist research and consulting team that bridges academia and business. We focus on building collaborative capability for our clients, and on future proofing organisations. We offer a suite of highly focused tools that enables our clients to future-proof their organisations and management practices.
The IPA is Britain's leading organisation delivering partnership, consultation and employee engagement in the workplace. We work with major clients in the public, private and third sectors to help managers and employees develop new ways of working, based on trust and collaboration that deliver better workplaces and better outcomes – increased productivity and improved services. IPA is a not-for-profit organisation, funded by membership subscriptions and fee income from consultancy and training services.
Julian Stoneman Associates (JSA) is currently the Producer of the Tony Award Winning musical URINETOWN, Executive Producers and General Managers of ROCK OF AGES the musical; co-producers for LET IT BE; and General Managers for IN THE MOOD, HARVEY The White Rabbit and HOME the musical. JSA also recently general managed FINDING NEVERLAND for Harvey Weinstein at the Curve Theatre, Leicester. JSA are proud to have produced the LAURENCE OLIVIER AWARDS with Mastercard for the past 5 years.
Now-Casting Economics Limited is a new business, publishing forecasts ('now-casts') of current quarter GDP growth for all of the world's major economies - in real time. This service, built on a state-of-the-art econometric model (see 'Methodology'), is designed to give professional investors and others both a snapshot of 'where we are today', and a transparent framework for reading the economic newsflow.
the mission is to foster an environment where private sector businesses and non-profit organisations can develop equal partnerships to achieve social change. We achieve our mission through designing and implementing innovative international development programmes which strategically pair individuals from the private and non-profit sectors on critical projects that impact the lives of women, children and marginalised groups in developing countries. To prepare the participants for these projects we collaborate with leading academic institutions to create unique training curricula. The training arms participants with the theoretical tools and frameworks they need in order to work together towards successfully accomplishing their project goals
is a company that works with clients to deliver best-in-class business systems, Quru was formed in 2007 from an in-house team that developed an award-winning ERP system for a global SME. Based in Somerset House, Quru already has strategic partners in the USA and Australia. It will help you to analyse your business needs, plan your solution, develop and document it, before helping you implement and train to your staff. It will deliver solutions to your enterprise computing problems or successfully design code and submit a Smartphone utility to one of the many stores.
Red Hare Digital is creator agency, developing careers for some of the fastest growing social influencers across all media platforms, as well as providing innovative and creative solutions for brands through working with our talent. They manage a diverse network of first class social talent of over 30 Creators, within the Beauty and Fashion verticals that offer both reach and true engagement with their audience.
Redmandarin is a strategic consultancy specialising in sponsorship and partnership marketing.
Redmandarin's four Partners bring senior experience and connections from the world's largest agencies, bringing them to play in an environment and business model which allows them to put the client's interests solidly at the forefront of our delivery priorities.
We apply principles of deep insight, absolute brand alignment, business design and ROO accountability to our clients' challenges in order to develop content platforms which address tightly defined objectives - from direct revenue to organisational development.
Since 1999 we have been providing board-level consultancy and creating effective campaigns for the world's leading blue-chip brands - from Atos and Akzo Nobel to Vodafone and Virgin.
Our ambition has never been to be the biggest, but the best.
The Royal Society of Literature, founded by George IV in 1820, celebrates and nurtures all that is best in British literature, past and present. We organise roughly twenty-four events a year; make awards and grants to established and emerging writers; run regular Masterclasses with the Booker Prize Foundation; and campaign on issues affecting writers, such as the closure of local libraries or reductions in PLR payments.
At the heart of the RSL is its Fellowship, which encompasses the most distinguished authors working in the English language. One of our aims is to build bridges between our Fellows and those who enjoy their work, so that their unique talents are shared as widely as possible.
Charitable work needn't look like it was done on the cheap. When Siren launched in 2002 our ambition was to be able to bring the communications expertise expected in the commercial sector to charities and not-for-profit organisations. And over the years we've carried out some fairly spectacular and highly successful campaigns for a wide variety of charitable organisations. Our team loves working for good causes and clients (who wouldn't?).
Small Business Saturday UK is a grassroots, non-commercial, non-political campaign, which exists to support , inspire and promote small businesses, this year on 6 December 2015, but also beyond. They encourage consumers to support small businesses in their local communities and encourage small businesses to develop promotions and celebrate the day. The day itself takes place on the first shopping Saturday in December each year, but the campaign aims to have a lasting impact on small businesses.
Set up in 1984, YCAT provides a unique stepping stone for exceptional young artists who have the potential for international performing careers. Introducing these artists at home and abroad, YCAT brings high quality classical performances to as wide a public as possible. YCAT is totally reliant upon the generosity of individuals, trusts and foundations, and currently receives no public subsidy.
Within Design provide creative communications for forward thinking corporate clients who have a lot to say and care how it is said. They are a full service agency covering all channels in an engaging, effective and lasting way, whilst building long-term relationships. They are accessible not only in their Central London location, but in their approach; working closely with clients, respectfully and honestly.
The Cultural Institute at King's connectsthe College with practitioneers, producers, policy makers and participants accross arts and culture, creating space where conventions are challenged and original perspectives emerge.
Upper three floors given over to the Dickson Poon School of law faculty and lower 2 floors used by various humanities departments.
Ground floor, space used primarily for cultural purposes
Inspired by the growth of farmer's markets, our aim is simple: to provide freshly made, well-sourced food and drink in a space that is uncluttered, where the aromas are enticing and the service is friendly.
The Courtauld Institute of Art is one of the world's leading centres for the study of the history and conservation of art and architecture, and its Gallery houses one of Britain's best-loved collections. Based at Somerset House, The Courtauld is an independent college of the University of London. The Director of the Institute is Professor Deborah Swallow who reports to the Governing Board. The Chairman is James Hughes-Hallett.


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For the second consecutive year, Austin Peay State University is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to a new survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education.
In addition, APSU was the only public university in Tennessee to make the list.
The results were released today in The Chronicle's sixth annual report on The Academic Workplace.
In all, only 97 institutions achieved "Great College to Work For" recognition for specific best practices and policies. Results are reported for small, medium, and large institutions, with APSU included among the large universities with 10,000 or more students.
APSU won honors in nine of 12 categories this year:
-- Collaborative Governance
-- Professional/Career Development Programs
-- Teaching Environment
-- Confidence in Senior Leadership
-- Tenure Clarity and Process
-- Job Satisfaction
-- Respect and Appreciation
-- Supervisor or Department Chair Relationship
-- Work and Life Balance
Because APSU was recognized in several categories, APSU received Honor Roll recognition.
The Chronicle is the nation's most important source of news about colleges and universities.
The results are based on a survey of all employees at APSU. To administer the survey and analyze the results, The Chronicle worked with ModernThink LLC, a strategic human capital consulting firm that has conducted numerous "Best Places to Work" programs, surveying hundreds of thousands of employees nationwide.
Great Colleges to Work For is one of the largest and most respected workplace-recognition programs in the country. For more information and to view all the results of the survey, visit The Chronicle's Web link at http://chronicle.com/article/Great-Colleges-To-Work-For/140369/#id=big-table. - Dr. Melony Shemberger

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GRASSAU, Germany — The white roses and trumpet vines are in bloom at the estate of Wolfgang Sawallisch, whose rambling house snuggles against the Bavarian Alps. The Philadelphia Orchestra's former music director is looking through a large window onto all the loveliness, seeking in it a silver lining to what is clearly a troubling phase in life.
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[QUOTE]One thing that's helped is realizing that a chocolate craving is really a magnesium craving. When I started takign magnesium supplements, using magnesium oil as my deodorant, and taking epsom salt baths every couple of days, the chocolate cravings vanished. I still keep some GAPS Chocolate Drops made with coco powder instead of Baker's Chocolate on hand for those days that I do need some chocolate. [/QUOTE]
I used to eat chocolate like that.... dove square every 5-10 minutes. When I started PB, my 20% was often chocolate and I supplemented magnesium. I think the reason I needed chocolate was the sugar addiction. I broke the sugar addiction and take a magnesium supplement and I never want chocolate anymore.


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So as of yesterday, the Beavers and Timbers look to have new ownership. Merritt Paulson, the son of U.S. treasury secretary Henry Paulson, will be introduced today as the new owner. I don't really know what this does or does not mean for the teams. I guess time will tell.
The surprise deal, announced Monday, puts two recently unstable franchises in the hands of Merritt Paulson, 34, a former director of marketing and entertainment for NBA Entertainment, who for at least the past year has been eager to own a sports team.
At first glance there's a few key components to the transaction: This will bring the ownership to a local level, which is a good thing. The former owner lives in Sacramento and there seemed to be some disconnect between himself and the franchises. Paulson will apparently move from New York to Portland to be the with the teams on a day-to-day basis. This would seem to make the most sense and increase the communication and level of involvement. Paulson brings experience on the business level and eagerness to be the front man of an organization, or organizations. But young Merritt will not be the sole owner of the teams:
"He and his dad are the two owners," said Cain, who does not know if he will continue on as general manager of the Beavers. "That's what Portland needs, local ownership. That's important, particularly in this community."
"I think it was in the best interests of the club," Cain said. "Having him here on a daily basis is just a big-time plus for the organization."
The thing that raises some eyebrows is how this all transpired and how quickly the wheels were set in motion. But details of the sale are yet to be released. Apparently, Paulson was inquiring to purchase one of 20-something teams. So, were the Paulsons just looking to get their hands on a team so bad that they just threw offers out any anyone who would listen? Or do they really have a vested interest in this market, this area, these teams, the Padres, baseball and soccer in Portland, etc. Again, only time will tell. And what does this buy mean for the potential of MLB in PDX? And MLS? Timbers blogger Bob Kellet ponders that issue.
There are a lot of what ifs and hows and whys to this whole equation, but we're all just going to have to let things unfold and wait and see what this all brings. But with a passionate sports owner behind the scenes with drive and desire, you wouldn't think it would be a bad thing.
I would love to read any thoughts, feeling, rants, raves on this topic in the comments section below.


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Sergio Pérez"I really like the Silverstone circuit. I have won there in Formula 3 and in GP2 and also last year my first Formula One race was good. I came seventh and this was actually my best race result in 2011. Back then it was a crazy race in difficult weather conditions with the track drying. I think our car will be good in Silverstone and I want to fight for another podium there. In my view in Silverstone it is even more difficult to overtake than it was in Valencia, therefore qualifying is high priority on the job list. I need a better grid position than recently. I like the fast and fluid corners a lot, so this is a very enjoyable part of the track. The race in Silverstone is a special Grand Prix - because of the fans and the atmosphere and also for me personally. I lived in Oxford for three years and I have quite a few friends in England."
Giampaolo Dall'Ara, head of track engineering"The Silverstone circuit is very different from the last two tracks we've been racing on. It has some challenging high speed corners and requires a set-up which is optimised with regard to aerodynamics as well as changes of direction. Silverstone has the charm of some of the older tracks with a surface that is not perfect and quite bumpy in some places. It also offers some real challenges for the drivers. The straights are not very long, therefore we can afford to run quite a lot of downforce. The DRS zone is in the same place as last year, in the section that was built a couple of years ago. Its length is quite limited which means overtaking is not so easy. We will be running the soft and the hard tyre compounds, which I expect to suit this track nicely, and also warming-up should not be an issue. An important factor in Silverstone is always the weather, an aspect we need to take into consideration when preparing for the race weekend, and something which we might to need to adapt to during the race. Our Sauber C31 will get an aerodynamic development package, which includes some modifications of the engine cover and the rear of the car. Looking at the layout of this track and the characteristics of our car, I think we can approach this race weekend with a lot of optimism."
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Cashing in
The National Club, at West 16th and Cherry streets in Erie, features a modest bar and free crockpot lunches twice a week.
There's no restaurant, bowling alley or banquet center in the historic Little Italy social club, known as Circolo Nazionale in Italian.
Instead, its members stop by to visit with one another, tip back a $1.70 bottle of beer or a mixed drink, and if so inclined, gamble for cash prizes that must be less than $1,000.
Club manager Belinda Spierling for years has handled traditional duties -- inventory, bookkeeping, staffing.
These days she also tours the Perseus House facilities for troubled youth, researches the charitable deeds of the Sisters of St. Joseph and writes checks -- lots and lots of checks.
Spierling, acting an behalf of the National Club, is one of a new breed of philanthropists -- the dispensers of the largesse from lucrative small games of chance that are the mainstays at the National Club and thousands of other social and fraternal organizations across Pennsylvania.
The Zem Zem Erie Shrine, the Boys & Girls Club of Erie, EmergyCare, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania, baseball teams: All have benefited from the generosity of the 530-member National Club, whose 2012 donations, Spierling said, reached about $12,000.
"We try to give around here," she said of her club's neighborhood. "It is great we can help the community out."
After years of limited regulation, powerful new amendments to the state's 1988 small games of chance law are now popping open club coffers to release a pent-up river of cash generated by gambling.
From the convivial, smoky barrooms of Erie's storied clubs, thousands of dollars are flowing into grateful organizations like the St. Paul Center on West 16th Street, where the Sisters of St. Joseph help shelter, feed and clothe the needy and give a hand to neighborhood mothers and children through mentoring programs.
The money is helping to put iPads in the hands of developmentally disabled children at the Barber National Institute and to cover the costs of those who care for abused and neglected children at the Sarah A. Reed Children's Center.
In January, La Nuova Aurora Society, another historic Little Italy social club, at West 16th and Walnut streets, held a party to distribute $27,000 to local causes, including an equine therapy program for military veterans at Blended Spirits Ranch in Fairview Township.
In less than one year alone, one of the city's largest social clubs, the South End Beneficial Association, better known as the Sunflower Club, on Metz Street, donated $100,000 to the Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation, an Erie-based charity that is seeking to use noninvasive radio waves to cure cancer.
That $100,000 donation was in addition to $48,000 the 4,000-member Sunflower Club gave to other charities in 2012. So far this year, an additional $12,000 has passed out the club's doors.
"We get mail every day, thanking us," Sunflower Club manager Jim Taylor said.
No records exist on exactly how much money might be freed up by the new small games of chance legislation, which governs raffles and drawings and games of pull-tabs and punchboards, in which club members buy colorful tickets and hope for a winning combination of symbols or numbers.
But the scope of the potential donations appears to be staggering.
The new law increased the weekly amount a club can pay out for gambling from $5,000 to $25,000. If each of the more than 40 social clubs in Erie County paid out that $25,000 maximum each week, the winnings would amount to more than $1 million a week -- with charities entitled to 70 percent of the club's net proceeds from the games.
Giving it back
The new landscape for social clubs and their beneficiaries took shape with sweeping amendments to the state's 1988 Local Option Small Games of Chance Act, which regulates the state's estimated 3,500 private nonprofit social and fraternal clubs that have liquor licenses. The changes were signed into law in 2012 and went into effect in January.
The original 1988 act legalized small games of chance at social clubs. But the government, expressing concerns about the potential involvement of organized crime, said the clubs could not keep a cent of the proceeds -- the money had to go to nonprofits.
The games of chance commenced. But the money that flowed into the tills by the millions statewide mostly never made it to the intended charities.
There was no requirement that the clubs turn their records over to the state. Instead, regulators spotted violations in random audits or through the investigation of complaints.
That's over.
The new laws, Act 2 and Act 184:
- Upped the clubs' weekly payout limits for small games of chance from $5,000 to $25,000. After a club makes the payouts and pays for the operations of the games, the remaining money is the club's net gambling proceeds.
- Permitted clubs to keep 30 percent of net gambling proceeds to pay operational expenses, including mortgages, building repairs, property taxes, utilities and insurance.
- Directed the remaining 70 percent be spent on "public interest purposes," such as charities.
- Prohibited clubs from spending gambling money on alcohol, food, wages or the payments of fines.
- Imposed detailed reporting requirements designed to track the flow of gambling money.
- Mandated that the state Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement audit 5 percent of the clubs each year.
Technically, the dramatic changes to the law marked a windfall for the state's private social clubs. The 1988 law, after all, required clubs to turn over all of their gambling money to charity in return for the state allowing the clubs to operate small games of chance and retain their exempt status, which makes them immune from some income taxes.
However, because so many organizations were not fully complying with the old law, the new requirement that they turn over 70 percent of gambling proceeds to charity -- and document it -- has triggered a statewide scramble among clubs for new budgeting, accounting and outreach.
For local nonprofits, the changes have helped them hit what had been an unseen jackpot.
As the charities face a flinty fundraising landscape sapped by the recession and government funding cuts, getting one of a sudden stream of checks from clubs stamped "small games of chance account" is something like winning a lottery.
"We are pleasantly surprised," said Al Messina, executive director of the Boys & Girls Club of Erie. "We weren't really getting money from social clubs before that."
The Boys & Girls Club, a hub for youth on Erie's east side, has received 13 club donations totaling about $12,000 -- just since January.
More changes to come?
How long the checks will continue to arrive remains to be seen.
Even as the money has started to flow into the community, amendments advocated by the clubs and fraternal organizations are already moving through the Legislature.
Lawmakers recently passed House Bill 290, which would increase the clubs' weekly payouts to $35,000, allow the organizations to keep the first $40,000 of net gambling revenues and then distribute the rest under the 30-70 percent split.
The proposed law would also permit a number of new games, such as gift drawings, and allow organizations meant to exist solely for the public's good, such as volunteer fire departments, to keep 100 percent of their gambling revenues.
Erie lawyer David Mack is the solicitor for the Federation of Clubs of Erie County and has long helped its more than 40 member clubs navigate gambling laws. He is working with local legislators, such as Rep. Patrick Harkins, of Erie, D-1st Dist., and state Sen. Sean Wiley, of Millcreek Township, D-49th Dist., to educate the clubs and track the pending amendments.
"It is good the clubs are finally able to legally use money for our clubs that is generated from gambling," Mack said.
He said some past violations arose in part because the government and clubs disagreed on what expenditures qualified as "in the public interest." The new reporting requirements helped clubs refocus on exactly where gambling money needs to go, he said.
Mack is monitoring closely the flurry of efforts in Harrisburg to tweak the law.
"I think they heard the clubs," he said of the lawmakers. "They are afraid if the clubs go out of business, the burden is going to be put on the state to provide services to nonprofit agencies."
'They came to think of it as their own'
Sgt. James Jones, based in Punxsutawney, is one of about 150 state troopers and supervisors who enforce liquor laws statewide with the Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement.
Jones said he used to joke that if every dollar generated by the state's small games of chance law went where it was intended, no one would go hungry.
In his experience, small games of chance violations before the changes in the law perennially centered on the clubs' use of the money.
"They were making more than they were permitted to under the law and using the money in ways they were not permitted to," Jones said.
He saw clubs spend gambling money meant for charity on bar stools and televisions, remodeling projects -- even the purchase of real estate.
"Anything you can think of to benefit the club and not the community," he said.
Only a small minority of clubs, Jones said, deliberately disregarded the law. A handful of the most egregious cases were referred to the Internal Revenue Service, he said. Such an investigation could have implications for an organization's tax-exempt status.
"The vast majority," Jones said, "were good people who wanted to do the right thing."
Often problems developed in clubs because of generations of misinformation handed down from one club officer to the next, he said.
"They kept all of the money so long, they came to think of it as their own," he said.
Jones and others in the BLCE launched small games of chance training sessions in 2005 and 2006, long before the Legislature passed the amendments.
Their goal was to help increase compliance, but also to help law enforcement conduct investigations. Law enforcement repeatedly received theft complaints from club officers, but found potential prosecutions stymied by inadequate financial records, Jones said.
As the police ramped up enforcement efforts, the clubs were lobbying the Legislature to change the law to allow them to increase their gambling proceeds.
The legislation that went into effect in January marked a compromise between the clubs, who sought to use their gambling money legally, and those who wanted to make sure the clubs, if they could use the gambling proceeds, complied with the requirements to give some away.
A new game
Clashes between the government and social clubs over gambling are nothing new in Erie. Longtime residents recall stories about the government raiding clubs and tearing slot machines from the walls in the 1950s.
In 1989, U.S. District Judge Gerald Weber, seated in Erie, handed down a decision that bans video poker statewide to this day. The case stemmed from raids in which 294 machines were seized in Erie, including from some social clubs.
This time, the clubs and the state are working together to strike a balance.
Clubs have always been required to keep detailed records of their gambling money, Jones said. But under a key provision of the law set to take effect in January, they will have to turn over to the state Department of Revenue detailed reports that track raffles, drawings and each game each week -- how much the games cost and how the clubs spent or distributed the money.
The clubs must provide the names and addresses of anyone who won more than $100. Intentional or willful failure to provide the information could cost a club a six-month license suspension.
Locally, many clubs said they are making the needed adjustments.
In the basement business office of the Nuova Aurora Society, a new computer monitor glows. It is part of a new $6,000 system, designed locally by Kubinski Business Systems, that is wired into the club's cash registers to track the gambling revenue.
When the new reporting requirements go into effect in January, club President Tony DeDad will have all the data he needs with a click of a mouse.
The Nuova Aurora Society, founded in 1907, runs a modest-sized club with 820 members. It has always made money from gambling, but also garners revenue from dues, popular bocce leagues and a sleek vintage bowling alley.
There is also a quiet bar and income from a popular restaurant the club leases.
Club officers concede that they spent some gambling money in the past on operating expenses.
"We did not go overboard," said assistant controller Michael DeDad, cousin of Tony DeDad.
The Nuova Aurora's officers are embracing the new laws by writing check after check and holding parties to hand out the money. The big mock check they use for check presentations has been filled in and erased and filled in again so many times with red marker, it is stained pink.
"We are happy the clubs can do this for the charities. The 30 percent for us is great. It pays the monthly mortgage and gives us a little on top of that," Tony DeDad said.
At the National Club, manager Spierling won't get help from a high-tech computer system. She is still tracking the gambling activity in the club by hand.
"If you keep up with it, it is not bad," she said.
Spierling said she always kept gambling money in a separate account, as required under the old and new laws. But the club was not donating as much before.
Between the poor economy and the new law, the club has had to slightly adjust prices, she said.
"It hurt us a little," Spierling said.
But she said the new law should not affect the club's survival.
"If you were using the money all along for the right things, you are not going to notice a big difference," Spierling said.
The Sunflower Club, one of the largest in the county, grossed $346,000 from gambling in 2012, manager Taylor said. He and assistant manager Gino Palombi estimate that gambling generates 80 percent of the club's income and the bar 20 percent.
Taylor said the gas bill for the three-story club costs $3,500 to $4,000 a month; insurance, $13,000 a year; 43 staff members, $26,000 a month; liquor, $7,000 a month; and beer, up to $2,400 a week.
The club expects to be able to cover its costs with the new regulations. It is also getting a computer system to track the gambling revenue.
Taylor is most worried about the weekly limits the new law imposes. The Sunflower Club boasts legendary daily drawings where people line up out the door to take a chance on a pool of money that in December topped $21,000 on one day.
Such drawings, in which members put in $1 and sign their names for a chance to win the pot, are not tallied against the club's $25,000 weekly payout limit -- as long as the club pays out all the money to the winner.
But because those who enter the daily drawings usually play other small games of chance as they visit, swollen daily drawings have the potential to shatter the club's weekly $25,000 gambling payout limit, Taylor said.
He is hoping pending legislation adjusts the payout limits from weekly to monthly, to help the Sunflower Club avoid the risk posed by spikes in gambling.
"I think the state went from one extreme to another," Taylor said.
A new chance
Several of those tasked with raising money for local charities said they watched the legislative wrangling over small games of chance with hope.
When the new laws were passed, they started sending out letters to try to net some of that gambling money for their causes.
Gary Bukowski, vice president for advancement at the Dr. Gertrude A. Barber National Institute, said his outreach has so far this year netted about $34,000.
"We have doubled our donations and tripled our gifts" from clubs, he said.
The Boys & Girls Club of Erie got checks after writing to clubs, mostly on the lower east side, Executive Director Messina said.
Rose Graham, executive director of the Sisters of St. Joseph's Neighborhood Network on West 18th Street, said the neighborhood clubs in Little Italy have always supported their many programs by hosting lucrative charity events. But Graham said she has also witnessed an influx of more than $10,000 after she started writing the clubs in the fall.
Some clubs, such as the Erie Elks Lodge #67, off Peninsula Drive in Millcreek Township, have long helped the programs at Sarah A. Reed Children's Center, said its director of development, Vernon Peterson.
But club donations have increased three- to fourfold, Peterson said, since he mailed out letters in response to the new legislation, which he followed closely.
"Other organizations have kind of come out of the woodwork" to give money to Sarah Reed, he said.
Peterson doubts that the average gambler is contemplating altruism when he tears off a pull tab looking for a win. It does not matter, he said.
"If sources of disposable incomes are flowing into the clubs and casinos and part of that is flowing back out to the charities, that is going to have an impact on the needs of the community," Peterson said.
"It is so heartening to see the organizations step up."
LISA THOMPSON can be reached at 870-1802 or by e-mail. Follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/ETNthompson.


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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Birmingham Mayor William Bell has declared an emergency to remove houses damaged in a string of arsons.
The city released the following statement tonight:
"The abandoned homes and structures that have plagued Birmingham for decades are the top priority for my administration. I am saddened at the thought that someone would set fire to house without regard for the owners, the neighbors and the community. I have declared an emergency status for those homes that have been recently victimized by what appears to be arson. They will be removed immediately.
"We will respond to the current threat with immediate action and we will respond to the future threat with prevention measures to ensure safety and viability."
Because the damaged houses pose a public threat, the declaration allows the city to bypass steps normally taken to tear down abandoned houses, said Chuck Faush, Bell's chief of staff.Additional measures will be discussed during tomorrow's city council meeting.
Anyone with information is asked to call Birmingham's Fire Prevention Bureau at 250-7540.
An early morning fire in Ensley today could be the 13th in a spate of possible arsons at vacant homes over the past week in western Birmingham. The fires started May 15 and continued through the weekend.


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE DAILY PRESS BRIEFING INDEX Thursday, March 12, 1998 Briefer: James P. Rubin IRAQ 10-11 Authorization for Use of Force/Consultations with Security Council ................. Q: Did you get earlier, before I came in, did you get to the issue of Kofi Annan and what he said on Sunday here in town and what he said since? Have you got into that? MR. RUBIN: No, I have not, but I think I know where your question is going, and let me try to answer it. Q: What do you think is truly his policy on the US use of force in Iraq? MR. RUBIN: I think there was a great deal of exaggerated critiquing of this issue. This is a very simple issue. It's the issue that distinguishes between talking to colleagues in the Security Council and around the world about whether there's been a violation and what the results of that violation of the accord on Iraq will be, and requiring a positive vote in the Security Council to justify internationally the use of force. We have taken the position that we believe there is legal authority internationally contained in two resolutions Resolution 678 and Resolution 687 in the sense that if Iraq is in violation of Resolution 687, the cease-fire resolution, the underlying authority authorizing member states to use all necessary means against Iraq is contained in Resolution 678. That is our view. But it's also been our view and we've stated quite clearly that one of the advantages of this agreement is that we are better off either way. If Iraq meets the agreement's requirements and does what it has promised to do namely, allow unfettered and full access to the UN inspectors we will have access to places the UN has never gone before. Most recently, this weekend UN inspectors went to the ministry of defense building. They've never gone there before. This is an example of how access can improve the ability of UNSCOM to do its job, and how if this agreement is implemented, it is the best way to combat the weapons of mass destruction threat. We've also said if the agreement is violated, that we are in a better position to get support internationally for the use of military power. It is our view that it would be normal and appropriate if Chairman Butler believes there's a violation of this agreement, he will be reporting that to the Security Council. Member states will be commenting on that report, expressing their views on that report; and that is consultation in the Security Council. We fully expect that to happen; that's always been part of our timeline for activity if Iraq violates the agreement. So this is a difference without a meaning, and I'm not even sure it's a distinction without a difference. But it's certainly not practically significant. There will be discussions in the Security Council. How could there not be, if Chairman Butler issues a report of a violation? I've been there; the member states comment on what they think that violation means and what the consequences would be. That is very different than requiring a resolution under an international law to justify the use of military force. Q: It's Kofi Annan who's saying this. Did he get it wrong? MR. RUBIN: He didn't say that. If you look at his quote, what he said was "required to consult." Consultation, as members of Congress often point to us, sometimes involve no more than a discussion. Q: But the authority is given -- it has been given -- MR. RUBIN: We believe, in our view, the authority exists now for military action. It is inconceivable to me there won't be some discussion/consultation in the Security Council in the event that Butler declares a violation. Q: He used the verb "required." That's what I'm driving at. MR. RUBIN: Well, one can make a lot out of that, but it turns out not to matter. People who wanted to look for the Secretary General telling us what to do or what not to do obviously would jump on a word like that. But from our standpoint, the Secretary General did a great job in getting Saddam Hussein to agree on paper to an agreement. Now it remains to be seen whether it will be fully implemented over time. And the fact that he thinks we ought to consult before using military force is no problem; we're going to consult before using military force. The President made that quite clear. He also made clear that this agreement would never have been possible had not the threat of the use of force been in existence when he went to Baghdad. .............. (The briefing concluded at 1:20 P.M.) (end transcript)


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First there was Black Friday — the day after Thanksgiving — when retail stores open bright and early and offer extreme discounts to kick off the Christmas shopping season.
Then came Cyber Monday — the Monday after Thanksgiving — which made its debut in 2005 and was created to persuade customers to do their Christmas shopping online.
Finally, in 2010, American Express created Small Business Saturday — the Saturday after Thanksgiving — to encourage shoppers to patronize small, locally-owned, brick-and-mortar businesses.
Executive Director of Main Street Woodbury Larry Geiger said the average person spends $721 on holiday shopping.
"Based on the local Gloucester County population, if those people spent just 10-percent of that budget at local stores, it would equal more than $13 million back into the local economy," Geiger said.
Remi Fortunato, retail coordinator for Haddonfield, said approximately 70-percent of what shoppers spend locally stays local.
"At a box store, only about 30-percent stays local," she said.
Woodbury and Haddonfield, as well as Cumberland and Salem counties, have been promoting local shopping in celebration of Small Business Saturday.
Tony Stanzione, executive director of the Bridgeton area Chamber of Commerce, is encouraging the public to visit www.shoplocalcumberland.com.
"We have a list of 400-plus businesses on the website, located in Bridgeton and the surrounding area," he said.
He said shoppers can search for products on this website and will be directed to local stores which carry those products.
"We want to remind our members and the public to shop at our local stores as part of our shop local Cumberland movement," Stanzione said. "The local economy is really based on putting the money that people spend locally back into the local area."
He said chain stores are also good because they employ a large number of people, but the area gets a larger return from local stores.
Jennifer Jones, executive director of the Salem County Chamber of Commerce, said she starts her holiday shopping on Small Business Saturday by patronizing local shops owned by chamber members.
"The chamber promotes buying local to Salem County residents throughout the year and we make a special push through the holiday shopping season," Jones said.
By shopping local, she said, she can find unique items close to home, without having to encounter heavy traffic and impersonal service at the mall and big box stores.
"I think the greatest benefit of shopping Salem County businesses is the personalized service they provide," she said. "Local businesses are more tapped into the local market, they listen to the needs of their customers and stock items especially for their local customers."
Jones also said local merchants and service providers are friends and neighbors.
"By choosing to spend money with local businesses, you are actually investing in our community," she said.
Geiger said spending $100 at a big box store creates $13 worth of local economic activity, while spending $100 at a local store generates $45 in local economic activity.
"Three times as much money stays in the local economy when you buy goods and services from locally-owned businesses instead of large chain stores," he said.
Local shops are offering discounts, freebies and activities on Small Business Saturday.
Geiger said Blue Heron Studios, a new art studio in Woodbury, will be hosting children's art activities in the back room of the County Seat Diner from 2 to 6 p.m.; there will be a grand opening for Tria Art Gallery at 67 Cooper St. in Woodbury beginning at 10 a.m., with a celebration from 6 to 10 p.m.; and there will be free pumpkin spice coffee and hot chocolate at the Main Street Booth.
"There will be free music around town and additional merchants from Woodbury will have booths on Main Street," Geiger said. "There will also be discounts and specials at most merchants on Broad Street."
Also, Santa will be making an appearance in town between 1 and 4 p.m.
Fortunato said 90-percent of Haddonfield's shops will have discounts and promotions.
"You can get unique products when you shop local," she said. "We have boutiques and gift shops where you can get one of a kind gifts for that person who has everything. This is one of my favorite times of the year in Haddonfield because it's just so beautiful."
Small Business Saturday is in effect wherever there are locally owned shops.
"Haddonfield has been participating in Small Business Saturday for the past three years, since it's inception," Fortunato said. "We totally embrace the idea of shopping small."
For more information about Small Business Saturday and the local chambers of commerce, visit the following websites: www.salemcountychamber.com, www.mainstreetwoodbury.org, www.haddonfieldnj.org and www.baccnj.com.


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GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Jason Swanson, an American Indian Potowatomi who serves on the Grand Rapids Community Relations Commission, will be heading to President Barack Obama's Jan. 20 inauguration ceremony.
When he and other members of the Battle-Creek-area Southern Straight musical ensemble got the invitation to perform, they were "honored and humbled at the same time," Swanson said.
The ensemble includes between 10 and 15 people who will be playing one drum, while the singers are the females in the group.
The group treats drums with reverence, he said.
"It is always in a safe place and we never allow it to touch the ground because it is a strong symbol to us," he said.
Swanson said the drum is never "owned" by anybody but instead the members of Southern Straight share it and take care of it. He said the drum has its own voice and the musicians are only instruments in allowing the drum's expression to become alive.
"It's an honor really. We are only caretakers of the drums," said Swanson, who works at the Gun Lake Casino in Allegan County.
Swanson said the group is still choosing a song for the inauguration. The group's songs don't have titles as popular songs do. They have meanings instead.
"Arthur Zapata, my cousin, he will decide the songs and will give is directions. There will also be a myriad of dances."
Swanson said there's interest in whether President Barack Obama will apologize to American Indian groups after years of broken treaties.
"But really, we are not holding our breath for an apology," he said.
The group plans to leave for Washington D.C. on Thursday, Jan. 17, and will participate in the various events over the weekend.


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Ohio State Buckeyes fan posts snowy 'Script Ohio' on YouTube
Strange things can pop into the head of an Ohio State fan when he's all alone in the cold, facing 10 inches of snow and pining for a football season still eight months away.
When Scott Livingston, 50, finished snowblowing his driveway Saturday, he asked his 14-year-old daughter, Kaylie, to grab a camera and meet him in the back yard of their suburban Toledo home.
Livingston, standing behind the snowblower, started the engine and told Kaylie to start filming when he gave a thumbs-up. Then, taking quick, marching steps, he carved a near-perfect 50-by-30-foot "Ohio" -- dotting the "I" himself.
He didn't attend Ohio State, but the Buckeyes fan has seen the marching band's "Script Ohio" dozens of times and figured it couldn't be too tough.
Afterward Kaylie added some graphics and an audio recording of the school's marching band to the film and posted her dad's snow script on YouTube.
"My part lasted 2½ minutes. Kaylie spent 2½ hours getting it ready for YouTube," Livingston said Wednesday during a phone call from his home in Whitehouse, southwest of Toledo.
Livingston, who is in the industrial machine business, said he never did anything like that before and probably won't again.
"The snow was deep and I had on these big, clunky boots," he said. "I could have easily broke something, but then, of course, I wouldn't have put that on YouTube."