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NCAA lacrosse season is in full swing, with the Hounds holding rights to 11 different Division I players. Here is a roundup of how the Hounds' 2013 Collegiate Draftees performed this week:
Matt White – A (4th round, 28th overall)
Saturday Feb. 16: #7 Virginia vs. Drexel (13-12 OT)
White scored 11 seconds into the first overtime period to give Virginia a 13-12 victory over Drexel.The Cavaliers scored twice before Drexel even shot the ball, but the Dragons streaked on a 5-1 run, entering the intermission with a 5-4 advantage. The teams traded runs and then with 5:15 left to play, a goal from White gave Virginia an 11-9 lead. But Drexel scored the next two, tying the game 11-11 with 1:23 remaining. Virginia scored with 49 seconds left, but Drexel won the next faceoff and found the back of the net with eight second to play, setting up overtime. White finished the day with four goals, including the game winner.
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Owen Blye – A (3rd round, 24th overall), John Haus – M (2nd round, 15th overall)
Tuesday Feb. 12: #2 Maryland vs. Mount St. Mary's (23-6)
Maryland started out the game on fire, scoring the first seven goals of the game in just over 10 minutes of play. Haus opened the scoring at 14:15 and Blye gave the Terps a 10-1 lead when he netted his first of the season with 6:09 to go in the second. Mount St. Mary's finished off the scoring with a man-up goal at 3:41, making the final score 23-6. Haus tallied a total of two goals and three assists on the day, while Blye finished with the one goal and added an assist.
Saturday Feb. 16: #2 Maryland @ Hartford (16-4)
Blye scored a career-high five goals to lead Maryland to a convincing 16-4 win at Hartford. Maryland jumped out to a 4-0 lead before Hartford got on the board with 1:03 left in the first with an extra-man score. The Terps' lead grew to 7-1 in the second after Blye scored off a feed from Haus. Two more goals from Blye to open the third quarter extended Maryland's lead to 11-1. After two more Maryland goals, Hartford finally scored again with 5:56 to play in the third. But the Terps closed out the quarter with a 15-2 lead. Though Hartford scored back-to-back goals in the fourth, Maryland answered and ended the game with a 16-4 victory. Blye's five goals bring him to seven points on the season, while Haus added a goal and two assists to bring his point total up to eight.
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Mike Sawyer – A (1st round, 8th overall)
Saturday Feb. 16: #1 Loyola @ Delaware (9-8)
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Mason Poli – LSM (4th round, 27th overall)
Sunday Feb. 10: #10 Colgate @ Bryant (14-13 OT)
Colgate scored the first goal of each period, but Bryant rallied to force four lead changes in the game in addition to six ties. Bryant tied the see-saw affair for the sixth and final time with just eight seconds left in regulation, but Colgate fought off the Bulldogs' initial possession in overtime to set the stage for a game-winning goal midway through the first overtime, lifting Colgate to a thrilling 14-13 win. Poli finished the game with two goals and one assist, adding four groundballs and two caused turnovers.
Saturday Feb. 16: #16 Fairfield @ Bryant (8-6)
Fairfield outscored Bryant 5-1 in the final 15:20 of play to earn an 8-6 victory and drop the Bulldogs to 0-2 on the season. Bryant held a 5-3 advantage with 8:22 to play in the third quarter before Fairfield started its comeback, scoring with 20 ticks remaining in the third quarter. The Stags scored back-to-back goals in the fourth to take a 6-5 advantage, but Bryant tied it again 85 seconds later. A Fairfield goal at 6:07 followed by another with 1:44 remaining cemented the victory. Poli caused two turnovers and scooped up a ground ball in the losing effort.
Next Up: Bryant @ #18 Bucknell, Saturday Feb. 23 at 1:00pm ET
Brian Casey – M (6th round, 48th overall)
Saturday Feb. 16: Layfayette @ Georgetown (11-10 OT)
Layfayette came back from an 8-3 halftime deficit to knock off Georgetown in overtime, scoring with 3:22 remaining for the 11-10 win. The Hoyas tallied four straight in the first seven minutes, including a man-up goal from Casey, then opened the second with two more scores to build a 6-2 lead. Layfatte scored with 4:40 remaining in the half, but two more Hoya scores sent the Leopards into the locker room trailing 8-3. Layfayette then came out and scored three straight in the first 12 minutes of the third quarter to pull within two at 8-6. Georgetown stopped the run, but Layfayette scored twice to open the fourth quarter went up 10-9 with 8:41 remaining in the contest. Casey tied it at 10 with 2:58 left in the game to force overtime, but it was Layfayette who would prevail in the end. Casey finished the day with four goals and one assist.
Next Up: Georgetown vs. Navy, Sunday Feb. 24 at 12:00pm ET
Jake Tripucka – M (6th round, 42nd overall)
Saturday Feb. 9: #9 Denver @ #6 Duke (14-12)
Powered by a seven-goal third quarter, Denver defeated Duke at Koskinen Stadium, snapping a nine-game home-winning streak by Duke that was the longest active in the nation. Down by six with less than eight minutes remaining, Duke mounted a comeback, scoring four straight goals, including two in the final 46 seconds, but key stops by the Denver defense solidified the Pioneers win. Tripucka had two goals, one each in the first and second quarter, and also added an assist in the fourth.
Sunday Feb. 10: #6 Duke vs. Jacksonville (21-9)
Duke improved to 1-1 on the year following a strong first half performance in which the team scored 14 goals on Jacksonville. The Blue Devils enjoyed a run of 10 unanswered goals over the final five minutes of the second quarter and into the first 10 minutes of third period. Tripucka again put up two goals and one assist to bring him to six points on the season.
Saturday Feb. 16: #3 Notre Dame @ #6 Duke (13-5)
Notre Dame scored the first six goals of the game and never looked back in a 13-5 victory over Duke. The Blue Devils finally cracked the scoring column with 39 seconds remaining in the half, but the Irish responded by scoring back-to-back goals in the final 13 seconds to take an 8-1 lead into the half. Duke opened the second half with three unanswered, including one from Tripucka, to make it 8-4 with 8:20 left in the third quarter. Notre Dame then went on a four goal run of its own to take a 12-4 advantage with 6:23 left to play. Duke scored once more but Notre Dame responded to cap off the 13-5 win. Tripucka finished with just the one goal to increase hit season-point total to seven.
Sunday Feb. 17: #6 Duke vs. Mercer (15-3)
Duke held Mercer scoreless for the first 34:17 of the game, taking an 8-0 lead at halftime and an 11-1 advantage following three periods. Tripucka tallied two assists in the contest and now has nine points on the season.
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Casey Carroll (3rd round, 18th overall), who tore the ACL in his left knee and will miss the 2013 NCAA season.
Next Up: #6 Duke @ UPenn, Friday Feb. 22 at 7:00pm ET
Kyle Feeney – G (8th round, 59th overall)
Saturday Feb. 9: #18 Bucknell @ Delaware (9-8)
Bucknell held the lead for three quarters before Delaware rallied from five goals down to snatch an 8-7 lead with 8:27 remaining in the game. However, Bucknell was able to tie the game with 6:12 remaining, and then scored the game-winner with 3:30 to play to open the season with a win. Feeney had an outstanding game with 11 saves, none bigger than his stop with 20 seconds left in the game.
Sunday Feb. 17: Mount St. Mary's vs. #18 Bucknell (12-11)
Mount St. Mary's scored a pair of late goals to stun No. 18 Bucknell with a 12-11 victory. The Mountaineers tied the game with 1:35 left, and then 15 seconds later score the game winner. The Bison had a pair of chances in the final seconds to even the score, but missed the cage on both shots. Feeney made four saves in a losing effort.
Next Up: #18 Bucknell vs. Bryant, Saturday Feb. 23 at 1:00pm ET
Still To Play:
Max Van Bourgondien – M (6th round, 43rd overall)
#8 Cornell vs. Hobart, Sunday Feb. 24 at TBD
Michael McCormack – D (7th round, 51st overall)
#17 Yale @ St. John's, Saturday Feb. 23 at 1:00pm ET
**Rankings used are from the USILA coaches poll


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When a mother is in the intense time of transition and her vocalization increases, I often remind her to sing a deep, low "song" to her baby. I try to encourage mom that her birthing song is a wonderful welcome call to her baby. During this time, a mother might start to raise the pitch of her song. I have found that if I come face to face with her and begin to quietly moan her song down in that deep, low pitch it helps her maintain that throaty, open sound that keeps her body open and flowing in the birth process. Many mothers have recalled how comforting and encouraging it was to have someone "singing" with them.
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A controlled prospective study suggests that consumption of echinacea during pregnancy is not associated with an increased risk of birth defects. Between 1996 and 1998, 412 women participated in the Canadian study. Of these women, 206 had taken echinacea during pregnancy. The 206 women in the control group were matched to the echinacea group by age, alcohol and cigarette use, and disease (i.e., upper respiratory tract infections during pregnancy). Fifty-four percent reported taking the herb in the first trimester of pregnancy, and 8% used echinacea throughout their pregnancies. The dosages of echinacea capsules or tablets used by the women varied from 250 to 1,000 mg a day; tincture dosages varied from 5 to 30 drops a day. About 81% of the participants reported that echinacea improved their upper respiratory tract symptoms.
Results revealed no significant differences between the echinacea group and the control group in the rate of major or minor birth defects, nor were there any differences in pregnancy outcome, delivery method, maternal weight gain, gestational age, infant birth weight or fetal distress. In the echinacea group, 6 major and 6 minor malformations occurred; of these, 4 major and 2 minor malformations appeared in babies of women who took echinacea during the first trimester, the most important period in terms of initial fetal development. By comparison, the researchers observed 7 major and 7 minor malformations in control group infants. There were 13 spontaneous abortions in the echinacea group compared with 7 in the control group.
Obstetric Interventions: Epidural
Epidural pain relief has major effects on the hormones of labor. It inhibits beta-endorphin production (1) and therefore also inhibits the shift in consciousness that is part of a normal labor. When an epidural is in place, the oxytocin peak that occurs just before birth when the labor has been undisturbed is also inhibited, because the stretch receptors of a birthing woman's lower vagina, which trigger this peak when stretched by the descending baby's head, are numbed. This effect probably persists even when the epidural has worn off and sensation has returned. This is because the nerve fibers involved are smaller than the sensory nerves and therefore more sensitive to drug effects (2). A woman laboring with an epidural therefore misses out on the fetal ejection reflex, which helps her birth her baby quickly and easily, so she must use her own effort, often against gravity, to compensate this loss. This explains the increased length of the second stage of labor and the extra need for forceps when an epidural is used (3).
The use of epidurals also inhibits catecholamine release (4), which may be advantageous in the first stage of labor. Close to the time of birth, however, a reduction in CA levels will further inhibit the fetal ejection reflex, which involves catecholamines as well as oxytocin.
Release of the important uterine stimulating hormone prostaglandin F2 is also adversely affected by epidurals. The level of this hormone rises during an undisturbed labor; however, women with epidurals experience a decrease in PGF2 alpha and a prolongation of labor (5).
Drugs administered by epidural enter the mother's bloodstream immediately and go straight to the baby at equal, or sometimes greater, levels (6,7). Some drugs will be preferentially taken up into the baby's brain (8), and almost all will take longer to be eliminated from the baby's immature system after the cord is cut. One researcher found bupivacaine and its breakdown products in the circulation of babies for the first three days (9).
Epidural anesthesia, used for cesareans, has also been associated with more acidemia (acid blood levels) in healthy newborn babies than has general anesthetic - an indication that epidurals can compromise fetal blood and oxygen supply (10) possibly through a drop in the mother's blood pressure.
Mothers given epidurals in one study spent less time with their babies in the hospital, in inverse proportion to the dose of drugs they received and the length of the second stage of labor (11). In another study, mothers who had epidurals described their babies as more difficult to care for one month later (12). Such subtle shifts in relationship and reciprocity may reflect hormonal dysfunctions and/or drug toxicity and/or the less-than-optimal circumstances that often accompany epidural births — long labors, forceps and cesareans.
- Sarah Buckley, Midwifery Today Issue 63
2. Goodfellow CF et al. Oxytocin deficiency at delivery with epidural analgesia. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1983; 90:214-9.
3. McRae-Bergeron CE et al. The effect of epidural analgesia on the second stage of labor. AANA 1998; 66(2):177-82.
4. Falconer AD, Powles AB. Plasma noradrenaline levels during labor. Influence of elective lumbar epidural blockade. Anesthesia 1982; 37: 416-20.
5. Behrens O. et al. Effects of lumbar epidural analgesia on prostaglandin F2 alpha release and oxytocin secretion during labor. Prostaglandins 1993;45(3):285-96.
6. Fernando R, Bonello E. Placental and maternal plasma concentrations of fentanyl and bupivicaine after ambulatory combined spinal epidural (CSE) analgesia during labor. Int J Obst Anesth 1995; 4.
7. Brinsmead M. Fetal and neonatal effects of drugs administered in labor. Med J Australia 1987;146:481-6.
8. Hale T. The effects on breastfeeding women of anesthetic medications used during labor. Paper presented at Passage to Motherhood Conference, Brisbane 1998. Contact CAPERS bookshop, Brisbane for abstracts or tape: www.capersbookstore.com.au.
9. Belfrage P. et al. Lumbar epidural analgesia with bupivicaine in labor. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1975;123:839-44.
10. Mueller MD et al. Higher rate of fetal acidemia after regional anesthesia for elective cesarean delivery. Obstet Gynecol 1997 Jul; 90(1): 131-4.
11. Sepkoski CB et al. The effects of maternal epidural anesthesia on neonatal behavior during the first month. Dev Med Child Neurol; 34 :1072-80.
12. Murray AD et al. Effects of Epidural Anesthesia on Newborns and Their Mothers. Child Dev 1981; 52: 71-82.
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Q: My best friend, who is 26, is hoping to get pregnant soon. She has been taking antidepressants since she was in high school. Will this cause damage to the baby? Is her body too medicated to reproduce? She is also wondering if she can breastfeed when the baby comes.
A: Motherisk is a highly respected program through the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Years ago, they received inquiries from women who were on antidepressants and decided to track outcome. Although the numbers were small, they found no significant newborn anomalies.
Research has been ongoing since that early study, and SSRIs appear to be safe in pregnancy and breastfeeding. For more information, go to the Motherisk Web site.
Motherisk is up to date with all the latest research and can answer specific questions. I urge your friend to contact them. As with any medication, the benefits must outweigh the risks. If a pregnant or lactating woman was at any risk of doing harm to herself or her baby (or anyone else), clearly the benefits of medication outweigh the risks of not taking them.
Very interesting research on the use of omega 3 oils/essential fatty acids and depression (also for manic depression and schizophrenia) may interest your friend. These oils are ingested through fatty fish (salmon, trout, herring and sardines in particular - eat tuna no more than once a month in pregnancy due to the high mercury content) as well as fish oil (see below for EFANATAL), evening primrose oil, flax oil, Udo's oil and/or hemp oil. The equivalent of 4000 mg (4 g) a day is the average daily dose for capsules; for liquid oil, up to 2 tablespoons a day. It can take weeks or months to notice a significant shift in mood when taking omega 3 oils, but because these oils are essentially a food, it is considered safe for the general population (those on blood thinners may wish to monitor their oil intake carefully with their MD).
Research shows that the average North American woman is significantly deficient in the products provided by omega 3 oils and becomes even more deficient with each pregnancy. Postpartum depression can be significantly reduced if omega 3 oils/essential fatty acids are used in much the same way that prenatal vitamins are now. Clinically, I notice faster labors, with an average of 4-6 hours for active labor for nulliparas, but the oils must be taken through the pregnancy, not in the last few weeks. European research shows a significant reduction in preterm delivery (in those at risk for preterm birth) and possible reductions in preeclampsia and IUGR.
In addition, the developing baby needs these oils from the mother - especially for proper brain development and eye development - not only in the pregnancy, but also with breastfeeding. Lower IQ for bottlefed babies is due to the lack of DHA in formula - an element that is normally present in breastmilk (if the mother is ingesting adequate supplies). Deficiencies of these oils are implicated in such things as learning disabilities, ADD/ADHD and poor infant sleep patterns, to mention a few.
EFANATAL is half fish oil and half evening primrose oil. The fish oil is tuna that has been extensively tested for contaminants. It is free of vitamin A, which is present in many fish oils. It is specifically designed for pregnancy. My recommendation is 8 capsules daily throughout pregnancy. Your friend can start to take it now, before conception. Even better, she could see a naturopath to correct any imbalances that may exist after years of medication use. Additional general recommendations include significantly reducing fried foods and eliminating "hydrogenated" foods to address omega 3/essential fatty acid deficiencies.
More information about EFANATAL (usually available in health food stores) can be found at Nutricia Canada Inc. 35 Webster Street, Suite 103, Kentville, NS, Canada B4N 1H4, 1.877.458.6400 or www.nutriciacanada.com. They can direct you to American resources, if needed.
(I am not affiliated with either Motherisk or Nutricia Canada.)
- Shawn Gallagher, BA, RM, C.CHt
A: A lot of conflicting evidence exists out there, mostly because some doctors aren't up to date on the latest research. Some medications are safer than others. For breastfeeding, sertraline (Zoloft) comes highly recommended as it does not seem to transfer to the breastmilk or baby in significant amounts (I think it's barely measurable). Psychiatrists will have the person consider the risks vs. benefits to the mother as well as the baby. Some studies have examined a few of the common antidepressants and they have found few or no serious side effects. I don't want to go into details because I am *not* a psychiatrist, but I have spoken with a local expert (psychiatrist) here in Seattle, WA, who has 15+ years of experience working with depression in postpartum and pregnant women.
A fetus can suffer effects from a seriously depressed mother, even before birth, such as elevated stress hormones and the possibility that the woman might not take proper care of herself during the pregnancy. I have never heard of antidepressants causing any degree of infertility.
- Tina Tsiakalis
A: My friend has had two very successful pregnancies while on Zoloft. She has very severe posttraumatic stress from childhood abuse and she cannot be without this medication at this point in her life. Her doctors agreed that it was safe for her and the baby. Her first child was born while she was not always and consistently medicated and the postpartum depression became very severe until she went back to Zoloft while nursing. She did not nurse this infant very long, however. Her second child is now three months old, totally breastfed, and in very good health. She was on Zoloft for the entire pregnancy. I wish of course that she could be off it during her childbearing years but she cannot and it appears to not be affecting the baby. If it were not for this medication I think she would not be able to be a mother due to the severity of her symptoms.
- Theresa Baton, RN
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From Susan Hodges of Citizens for Midwifery:
Many of you have already heard about the yet-to-be-published Associated Press 4-part article about prosecutions of midwives (Prosecutions, jailings highlight debate on safety and choice" by Martha Mendoza). We are expecting to see papers publish the articles in the next few days, on the weekend, or next week. Many of you are or will be angry over the tone of the articles and will want to write letters to your local newspapers. Don't get sucked into the author's tone and framework. This is an opportunity! Think through the ONE MESSAGE you want to convey in a letter that will be read by people in your community. Because the series covers quite a lot of material and omits mention of many issues that are important to us, it may be hard to write an effective letter, so here are some suggested dos and don'ts.
You will be more effective if you DO:
*Reframe the issue to focus on the real problem: lack of a regulatory structure in most states. Develop a state regulatory structure based on national certification standards, and consumers will have access to safe, effective out-of-hospital maternity care, and midwives will have access to the disciplinary due process (civil law) afforded other healthcare professionals. Voila! No more expensive prosecutions.
*Use the "Midwives Model of Care" in your letter. This phrase refers to a defined and described kind of care and was developed to be used far and wide as a public education tool. Because the phrase has a specific definition, it is much more effective than "midwifery model of care" which anyone can use and for which the meaning depends on who is using it. You can include a URL for the Midwives Model of Care: www.cfmidwifery.org/mmoc/.
*Mention your support for the nationally recognized certified professional midwife credential. The American Public Health Association recommends increased access to nationally certified and state-regulated direct-entry midwives. Remember that all but one state that regulates direct-entry midwives uses the written exam for the CPM as the licensing exam.
*Keep as an alternate reframing of the issue the idea that the real problem is the over-medicalization of childbirth. Take care not to get lost in statistics or overstate the facts. (You can find some good facts and information in the CfM Web site's Resources - Fact Sheets.)
You will also be more effective if you remember to NOT take a defensive approach or try to address specific cases that the reporter brought up because that puts more focus and disproportionate attention on negative cases instead of the benefits of midwifery.
Finally, remember that letters to the editor should be:
Prepare. Read letters and editorials in your target newspaper to get a feeling for the style and content that newspaper tends to publish.
Write clear simple sentences; omit unnecessary words.
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Since I started practicing in 1993, technology has gone from a back-office topic to a common subject of discussion among lawyers. To date, however, it has not been a point of discussion with a potential client.
That may change soon.
The 2008 financial crisis only brought to the surface a shakeup that had long been coming. Legal costs had been steadily on the rise, and clients had understandably been looking for opportunities to cut those costs.
Cutting legal costs, however, is very difficult to do because, when it comes down to it, law is a labor-intensive service business. Worse, the factors that affect the cost of handling a matter are very difficult to predict at the outset, particularly in litigation.
While the market can demand—and has demanded—that lawyers get paid less, there are limits to how little lawyers will accept to perform the work. There are other strategies for fixing the problem, such as alternative-fee arrangements. These may ultimately drive greater efficiencies as well, although how much these arrangements will lower the cost of legal services in the aggregate remains to be seen.
That is where technology steps in. Here is why the way law firms use technology likely will be of greater interest to you.
Long term, the market will provide you with firms that have been structured to avoid using large or even medium-sized staffs to provide their services. The non-billable staff of a law firm has traditionally come, at its core, from document preparation (secretaries) and filing/management (secretaries and office services departments). That staff requires additional staff to manage it (office manager, human resources manager).
You pay these costs, even if not directly. They are built into the fees firms charge.
Software and hardware improvements from the past two decades are now changing how lawyers work. Now, lawyers type, edit and even finalize documents for filing and sending. Lawyers can even print briefs and motions to PDF format and upload them to electronic filing sites, at least in federal cases, such that filing and service have become automated.
With case management software, lawyers can even handle internal filing of documents in potentially very little time. Retrieval is a matter of a good search, not a phone call to a secretary or paralegal.
You may not yet have seen a significant reduction in your legal costs. Established firms invested in staff and office structure designed to do things a more traditional way. It is not realistic to expect a firm to retool its entire business overnight.
But there are cracks in the dam. The market shakeup left clients more cost-conscious than ever, and partners from traditional firms are seeing opportunity. They are starting to venture out on their own, but this time starting with small-footprint offices and lean staffs. Their money is going into technology rather than space and staff. Their hourly rates are lower.
Not all matters are appropriate for small, ultra-lean firms. In-house counsel must figure out what work should go where. But these days, you have more options to reduce costs while employing the same lawyers you have hired in the past. Smaller firms that are taking this path can benefit if they are able to build long-term relationships, cutting their costs further.
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All leadership begins with "self-leadership." Before any leader can aspire to lead a thriving enterprise they must first master leading an organization of one.
Tom and Susan are partners in the same firm and produce at a very high level. Over the past 5 years Susan has not only outpaced Tom, but many of her senior partners as well. What is most surprising about Susan's performance is that her ascent to excellence was slow in coming, and Tom was very reluctant to open the doors of partnership to Susan after her lackluster performance during her initial years in the firm.
Out of curiosity Tom summoned the courage to investigate the root causes of Susan's consistent growth. What Tom observed and discovered was that Susan had an incredible ability to do what needs to be done, when it needs to be done. She seemed to respond appropriately to the right opportunities, and dismiss the less relevant distractions. Tom concluded that his ascent in leadership was made possible by a hyper-reaction to random stimulus, and it had reached a level of unsustainability. Tom shared with his partners that Susan "leads herself with discipline and precision."
What made an impression for Tom were the practices Susan engaged in to help her have a sense of what needed to be done. In order to accomplish what needs to be done, when it needs to be done, the leader engages in certain practices or disciplines to produce that result when required. Self-leadership employs intentional action in advance to ensure the right action happens when necessary.
Although some people are more naturally disciplined than others, for those that struggle with being disciplined, you can create the structures that promote greater "professional will." To help you get started, consider the following 5 disciplines of self-leadership. To engage in these practices will accelerate your effectiveness and prepare you to do what needs to be done, when it needs to be done.
Control Time
The most basic expression of self-discipline is controlling your time in such a way that you are focused on your "highest and best" use. The effectiveness of leaders is limited by allowing others to set too much of the agenda and your time is spent on the trails of rabbits. There is a wealth of material available to assist with time management, so there is no need to reinvent the wheel. However, there are some practices you can intentionally engage in that will promote a greater ability to do what needs to be done, when it needs to be done.
- Time Blocking: Predetermine blocks of time allocated for your most important activities
- Landing the Plane: Do not allow meetings and conversations to extend beyond the appropriate time limit
- Time Cop: Give your assistant or colleague some authority to assist you in executing your calendar
- Power Sprints: Protect 1 hour blocks of uninterrupted time to execute your most complex work
Fuel Energy
Leadership is an energy intensive endeavor. One of the primary reasons for allowing unsolved problems to be swept under the carpet is the lack of energy of the leader. It is imperative to sustain the appropriate levels of energy to intercept entropy at its earliest stages.
The disciplines most commonly associated with fueling your energy often involve diet, exercise and sleep habits. Beyond these practices, build into your schedule opportunities to engage in things that put wind in your sails. What are the activities that energize you, and ignite your curiosity and passion? Below are some practices that you may want to be sure your calendar allows time to proactively pursue;
- Reading: Helps you think bigger thoughts
- Travel: Helps you see a bigger world
- Networking: Helps you learn from other businesses
Temper Emotions
So much business literature will reference the all important aspect of "PASSION." There is no argument that passion is essential to effective leadership. Passion is the natural reservoir of energy that propels a leader forward in the face of adversity. However, at times it is critical to practice the discipline of being "dispassionate."
The discipline of being dispassionate allows a leader to protect the environment from becoming toxic, and engaging in the wrong battles. A leader should fuel their energy by investing in their passion, but keep things from running off the rails by not pouring gas on a volatile situation. Below are few techniques that you can practice in advance to promote appropriate dispassion;
- Ask Questions
- Define the problem
- Spend more time on solutions
- Take deep breaths before speaking
Focus Words
Every teenager wanting a driver's license has read a copy of the book; "Rules of the Road." Unfortunately, once we graduate from grade school there are no qualifying tests to ensure we have a license to speak. The most commonly used tool in the arsenal of a leader is their words. Far too often we lack the right words at the right time. Why wouldn't the wise leader make time to practice the discipline of focusing our words for the greatest amount of impact?
The discipline of crafting or outlining scripts for crucial situations will assist in making sure that the words that flow from your mouth achieve the purpose of the right words at exactly the right time. Below are various scenarios that a leader will encounter and being prepared in advance with a script or outline is a wonderful exercise in self-leadership:
- Vision: A brief outline that calibrates key players on the vision of the organization
- Conflict: A brief outline that defuses hostility and allow people to work the problem
- Correction: A brief outline that identifies problem behavior and promotes improvement
Use Power
The fifth important discipline that must be an ongoing practice for leaders is disciplining your power, particularly, as it relates to knowing where your source of authority comes from. Are you building your power base from the positional role in the organization or your credibility with the people you lead?
As the industrial revolution comes to a close and we give birth to the "personal age," it is becoming clear that the authority of a leader rests in the relationships they form with the people they lead. The risk most often encountered when influencing people where there is a personal relationship is not maintaining the authority to exercise your power. One practice that can assist in maintaining your authority is identifying those with whom you need to come out from behind the desk, and those with whom you must stay behind the desk.
- Out from behind the desk: Individuals with the maturity to be clear on your authority
- Stay behind the desk: Individuals that need you to maintain your position of authority
All leadership begins with self-leadership. Practice the disciplines in each of the 5 areas of self-leadership and you will find you possess an uncanny ability to do what needs to be done, when it needs to be done.
Glenn Gutek is a speaker and CEO of Awake Consulting & Coaching, a firm that helps small businesses and organizations improve their leadership and business development through training, development and coaching. He is also the author of "Wide-Awake Leadership," which teaches leaders how to overcome mediocrity though effective leadership. For more information, visit http://www.awakeconsulting.com/ or contact Glenn at email@example.com or 407-901-4357.


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We are looking to recruit a permanent Purchase Ledger Clerk either Full time or we would consider part time, to be based at our head office in Ashburton.
This role will involve coding and checking invoices, working out VAT payments, checking and reconciling supplier statements and other accounts duties.
The ideal candidate will have previous experience in accounts, preferably in a purchase ledger role, excellent IT skills, especially in Excel, good communication and interpersonal skills, awareness of deadlines and the ability to work well in a team.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - While Black Friday is known for its extreme deals, Cyber Monday also has enticing offers.
Channel 4 has been talking with the pros who make their living in the shopping business. The bottom line: while a few deals can only be had by those who line up early on Black Friday, the experts say many of the bargains you'll find in the fliers will also be available online, some even as early as Thanksgiving morning.
For those of you who enjoy the Black Friday rush and getting to the stores early, you'll probably be cutting your family time a little short this holiday.
"It seems like instead of Black Friday, it's turned into Black Thursday. For example, Walmart is opening Thanksgiving Day at 8 p.m.," said Jon Vincent, of BlackFriday.com.
If you're trying to decide between shopping on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Black Friday is when you'll most likely save the most.
"A lot of the best deals we see on Black Friday are the big doorbuster deals, the prices that are unbelievable and you're only going to get them if you're on of the first people in line," said Lindsay Sakraida, features director for DealNews.com.
"The reality is, if you want one of those deals, you need to stand I line five or six hours early," said Vincent.
But if you don't want to camp out, that doesn't mean you're missing out. Both Sakraida and Vincent say Black Friday is the day you should be shopping.
"In general we found Black Friday had the most editors choice deals. Deals that are at the lowest price of the year," said Sakraida.
According to both DealNews.com and BlackFriday.com, you won't have to leave your home to get many of those deals.
"You can get almost all of the Black Friday deals online, actually on Thanksgiving morning rather than going to the store on Thanksgiving night or Black Friday. We estimate that all of the Black Friday deals will be available online for shoppers to purchase," said Vincent.
"Seventy percent of the in-store deals are available on line and for less," said Sakraida.
Both agree, you're still going to find some great savings on Cyber Monday, too, especially if you're looking for things like clothes or household items.
But if you're on the hunt for toys, Sakraida says, "If you decide to skip Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals entirely, you can actually get better deals on toys and video games in the two weeks before Christmas."
Whether you are shopping online or in store, BlackFriday.com recommends checking its sister site coupongirl.com for unadvertised deals for things like free shipping or an additional discount on already slashed prices.
If you're looking for a high-end TVs or high-end electronics and it doesn't have to be a gift or it can wait until after the holidays are over, DealNews.com says the best prices on those items will be in January when the new models come out and stores need to get rid of the old ones.
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When the LSU men's basketball team took the floor Nov. 13 without Johnny O'Bryant, junior-college transfer Shavon Coleman filled in for the injured big man and went for 25 points and 10 rebounds in a blowout of McNeese State.
Coach Johnny Jones hopes one of his players, or a collection of them, can provide a similar performance Tuesday when unbeaten LSU (5-0) faces Chattanooga (2-6) at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center looking to continue the program's fastest start in four seasons.
Standout point guard Anthony Hickey was suspended from the team indefinitely Friday for what Jones called a violation of athletic department and university policies.
"They certainly love having their teammates around, but when somebody is not there, it's definitely an opportunity for someone else to step up and do something special," Jones said.
Jones said Hickey hasn't practiced with the Tigers in recent days but is still enrolled at LSU and is still part of the basketball program. He said he may have more information regarding the sophomore's status later this week.
In the meantime, freshman Corban Collins will serve as Hickey's primary replacement, with junior shooting guard Andre Stringer — the starter at the point his freshman year — to see time there as well.
Collins started against UC Santa Barbara in the opener after Hickey was suspended for an exhibition game against Arkansas-Monticello. Collins also started at point guard against Mississippi Valley State when Hickey was disciplined for another off-court misstep.
Collins averages 2.2 points and 1.2 rebounds.
Stringer has come off the bench in all five games this season after making 54 starts as a freshman and sophomore. He averages 9.6 points and is one of the team's top shooters but has experience as a point guard going back to his freshman year.
Jones used a football analogy to express how having Collins, 6-foot-3 and 192 pounds, at point guard could change the flavor of the offense.
Hickey triggered LSU's up-tempo attack with his speedy ball-handling ability. Collins is known more for being physical.
"You look at a Michael Vick-style player who likes to run it and tuck it and go, that might be more Anthony Hickey's style," Jones said. "You look at a Peyton Manning and someone who likes to stay in the pocket and read the defense, that might be more Corbin Collins."
Collins is originally from High Point, N.C., but played his final prep season at Massanutten Military Academy in Woodstock, Va.
He said he hasn't let the suspension of Hickey affect his approach.
"I've basically had the same mindset, trying to work hard every day, get better and give it my all," Collins said. "Listen to everything coach says and learn as I go."
Tuesday marks the last home game for LSU before the Tigers hit the road Friday at Boise State to begin a challenging three-game road swing.
Chattanooga opened some eyes at Kansas last month, taking a 36-28 lead into halftime before the Jayhawks rallied for a 69-55 win. But the Mocs have had few highlights since then.
Saturday's home loss to Eastern Kentucky was the fifth for Chattanooga in its past six games.
Now comes the trip to Baton Rouge and a second shot this season at knocking off a BCS-level opponent on its home floor.
Jones expects Chattanooga freshmen Gee McGhee and Casey Jones to have some extra juice Tuesday, given that both players hail from Louisiana and both are starters. McGhee starred for Redemptorist last year, and Jones, from New Orleans, for Higgins.
"I think anytime guys come back home, there's a different energy level there. Guys come in and want to make sure they want to play well in front of their friends and family," Johnny Jones said. "They will come in and try to make sure they play extremely well."
McGhee averages 9.9 points per game, tied for second on the team.


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A record total of 72 teams will take part in the men's and women's competitions at the 2012 Homeless World Cup, it has been announced, with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria and Moldova among the countries involved for the first time.
The Homeless World Cup will celebrate its tenth anniversary next year with the 2012 tournament scheduled to run between 6 and 14 October at the Plaza de la Constitución in Mexico City. Scotland will travel to Mexico as men's champions following their 2011 triumph in Paris in August, while the European contingent in the 16-nation women's competition has been expanded to five, with Hungary set for their debut alongside England, the Netherlands, Norway and Scotland.
President of the Homeless World Cup, Mel Young, said: "We are delighted to build on the momentum of our first decade with a tournament that welcomes the highest number of players in our history. In these critical times, it is more important than ever that we continue to spread awareness to combat the global issue of homelessness."
The Homeless World Cup is a unique pioneering social enterprise that exists to end homelessness by using football to energise homeless people. The event inspires national grassroots football projects and engages over 30,000 homeless players a year to change their lives. As part of its drive for social responsibility, UEFA has backed the Homeless World Cup since its first staging in Graz in 2003.
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"The evolution of Taylor Mali the poet could be measured in the number of people his poetry has directly inspired to be teachers. Or the increasing cast of high school and college-age students who perform his words in forensic competitions. It could be measured in national poetry slam competitions. But I believe the poet is only as good as his words, and there is no better showcase for the words of Taylor Mali than this incredible collection of live performances. This is Taylor in his element: performing in front of live and writhing audiences demanding and receiving all the rough, raw, and authentic passion of Taylor Mali's poetry." By Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, from the liner notes to Conviction.
Enjoy the poem? Listen to the full audio of Taylor Mali's Conviction, featuring more than 20 poems.
©2003 Taylor Mali; (P)2003 Words Worth Ink
I first heard this during a difficult time of year when teaching fifth grade in Brooklyn, NY. I played over and over for all my colleagues. He's 100% correct in his response to teachers' "high" salaries. Teachers make a difference in ways that only teachers really understand.
"Outstanding performance, inspiring message"
I love his passion. I love the values he emphasized. I love that he shows how much he cares about each student. It was short but very worth it.
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I cannot believe all of the hubbub about drones flying over farmers' property. What do farmers have to hide? Will those pictures from the sky prove they are liars about what crop is planted where for insurance purposes, they are illegally pumping irrigation water from a river, or they don't really own any livestock as reported to the government in the agriculture census? In other words, do farmers want to protect themselves from being discovered as criminals?
Use the word drone and most people think of those military drones used to kill terrorists in foreign countries. Actually, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) shouldn't be called drones.
Many UAVs hold potential for helping farmers a lot more than ruining a farmer's privacy. You've seen my reports about various UAVs in past issues of AgProfessional and on our AgProfessional.com website. There is even another reference to UAVs in this issue of the magazine included in the robotics in farming article, page 48.
Pictures from the sky via airplanes and satellites are nothing new, and the high definition pictures that can be gathered are quite amazing. Private helicopters and small airplanes fly across private land constantly and take pictures, too.
But to date, the Federal Aviation Administration and Homeland Security Administration (which does use their own drones) have not cleared the way for unlimited field monitoring by ag retailers and crop consultants using UAVs programmed to fly using global positioning systems (GPS). These UAVs can be equipped with full-spectrum, ultraviolet, infrared and other high-tech cameras and sensors for visual data that can easily be the basis for precision agriculture to help farmers efficiently and profitably grow crops.
Some of this precision data has been gathered for several years using manned airplanes, but clouds interfere. And having a pilot and plane ready to fly to a specific field in a minute's notice is impossible.
Additionally, the small UAVs can be flown at much lower altitudes and slower than a conventional airplane to capture pictures of sections of a field. A UAV helicopter with wireless communication can actually hover over a small plant to provide a live video feed to a computer screen to see insect damage and plant stress.
So, let's allow paranoid legislators and farmers to take this technology away from us. At last count, 11 states had bills pending to limit the use of UAV's, or drones as they are almost universally referred to by the uneducated.
I wrote this column a week after the Missouri House Committee on Agribusiness held a hearing on the "Preserving Freedom from the Unwarranted Surveillance Act." The sponsoring legislator said it was the legislature's "obligation to assure that technology is not being used irresponsibly."
And there was the Missouri Farm Bureau testifying in support of passing the legislation to protect their member's personal privacy and personal property rights.
During mid-2012, a big uproar in Iowa and Nebraska occurred because of unfounded reports that the Environmental Protection Agency was flying drones over private property in the states. At the National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants, I sat next to the EPA official who had to field the calls of the concerned public and inquiries from the media. He said it was a crazy couple of weeks.
The EPA has used conventional airplanes to check out environmental concerns, and that has probably been going on since the agency was founded.
States' rights cannot be allowed to make a patchwork of the sky from one state to another where UAVs are allowed or not allowed to fly, which would give one state's farmers an advantage or disadvantage in precision agriculture for the future. As for national restriction on the use of UAVs, we can only try to convince Congress to not be stupid in passing unreasonable UAV restrictions.


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My daughter has become very interested in disc golf. She's mostly just thrown my discs around at the park but really wants to try out a full course. She's a rather small 10 yr old. Strangely enough she finds FH much more comfortable and more controllable than a BH throw. I throw almost entirely RHBH. Her FH throws with my Avair are almost better than my approach shots!
Anyone have an recommendations on good discs to get her started? Any discs that will give her decent distances and control with a FH? I'd like to keep her interest going and get her something she'll feel good about throwing on a short hole for distance.


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I don't want to see him back, he is showing once again that he falls in love with talent, he doesn't want to trade a bunch of role players for one of the best players in the league, just stupid.
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I don't want to see him back, he is showing once again that he falls in love with talent, he doesn't want to trade a bunch of role players for one of the best players in the league, just stupid.
@WhatTheFFacts: Studies show that sarcasm enhances the ability of the human mind to solve complex problems!
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James Dolan believes that if Isiah were involved from the start LeBron would be a Knick. Feels he got Amar'e & that he is delivering Carmelo
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Is Dolan on crack? Hahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahhahahahahahahaha to all of the Knick fans that have to go through this crap again.
I think Donnie is past his prime, in that the players and their motivations have changed and he has not changed with them. I do not think he would be the best choice for GM.
That said, though, with the understanding that his weakness is taking the final step but his strength is building everything up to that step, aren't we in the position where he did the best while he was here before?
I've mentioned before that I'm not certain how Morway is perceived in the hallways of PS&E, that if we aren't careful we could be looking at internal management tensions I've seen in places like Atlanta. I think Morway was the person who had problems with Mel and others who have been fired - I don't know all sides of the story, but it makes me concerned.
I don't want the "two-headed monster", but I can't believe there is nothing Donnie could contribute to this franchise.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
I think Isiah knows talent for the most part, he just doesn't know that other things come that talent. Character, chemistry, emotions, etc...
I will say one thing for Isiah: I think he has a keen eye for talent.
Yep agreed.. Zeke is the one that wants to trade all of their assets away (Felton, Chandler, Fields, Gallo) and Walsh just wants to be patient and give away least as possible for Melo because he knows no matter what Melo is going to be in NY.
So if that is the truth, then it is stupid to trade for him now. Wait 5 months (or whenever; lockout concerns) and then add him to your team without having to give up any of your current players.
If they seriously think he's more likely to go anywhere besides New York, then I agree with you that they should just do what it takes to trade for him now (assuming he signs the extension). But it sure looks like NY is his #1 choice anyway.
One negative I recall is that apparently we were set to draft Tayshaun Prince, but it was Isiah who pushed us to take Fred Jones instead.
I'd hope that if Simon even considers this idea with Walsh that we can find a new owner loyal to Indiana for the Pacers ASAP.
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
Which is totally ironic if you've read Simmons' story about Isiah telling him about "The Secret".
@WhatTheFFacts: Studies show that sarcasm enhances the ability of the human mind to solve complex problems!
Damn, Thomas has become the NBA Rasputin.
Even the Knicks won't be able to offer him the max even if the new CBA doesn't shrink the cap or change anything at all. Nobody seems to understand that. If there isn't a trade to NY and he wants to go there in the offseason, he's going to lose a lot of money.
The Knicks salaries next year should be $44,222,498. The cap is 58 million today. The most they can offer is something starting in the 13's in millions of dollars. That's a HUGE loss, and most expect the new CBA to lower the cap and change individual player max's. It could be worse than that.
Always remember to check the byline. If it says Adrien Wojnarowski then take whatever he says with a grain of salt. In his world view there are three types of people: Heroes, Villains and Victims. He loves strong characters with a singular moral purpose. He hates subtlety and reality.
Does Isiah wants to get back in the Knicks front office? Yes. Do I think he's this Loki-esque, scheming trickster who will do whatever to it takes to undermine the heroic Donnie Walsh? No.
Seriously, how does Zeke have time to be advising the Knicks so heavily? He's a head coach at a Division 1 school, that's a 25 hour a day job.
I would agree with you that he is good, and the Fred Jones over Tayshaun Prince is a reason for me to stick with good, as opposed to very good.
Also, I notice you say 'supposedly'. Well, it's as 'supposed' as most NBA reports are, but I believe it was a mainstream article discussing it within the last year or two, so I'm not sure it's any less valid than most unconfirmed NBA reports/articles that would generally be assumed to be true.
He's a news reporter for a major internet company, he shouldn't slant things in the first place.
Having said that, his slant is lazy and insulting. Like I said, he has two or three archetypes he uses consistently. Isiah is a villain, Walsh is a hero, Dolan is the naif. Look through his archives. He fits the people he writes about into his moral framework, instead of understanding them as humans with competing motivations and interests.


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Steele girls adjusting to military lifestyle
Published 12:00 am, Thursday, March 4, 2010
It was about 10 a.m. Saturday when Steele point guard Olivia Patterson's cell phone buzzed as it always does on game days.
On the other end was her father, Alvin, texting her a series of messages containing the usual pregame pep talk: Be a true point guard — someone whose teammates will feel safe riding on her back when needed.
"He basically gives me a speech in a text," Patterson said.
The Southern Illinois signee used to not have to rely on texts to receive such messages. But her dad, an Army sergeant first class, has been stationed in Leavenworth, Kan., since Dec. 31, forcing Patterson to take the advice any way she can get it these days.
"It's been tough, but it also motivates me," said Patterson, whose dad was in Korea to start the school year. "Right after we won that (Region IV-4A) final game Saturday, I broke down into tears. I was like, 'Aw, I wish my dad was here.'"
Steele reserves Angela Johnson and Domonique Smalls can relate.
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Johnson and Smalls grew up in military homes, like all but one of the 12 Steele varsity players who have at least one parent in active or retired military. And like Patterson, they both now have a parent stationed elsewhere as the Knights (34-4) prepare for their third straight trip to the Class 4A state semifinals.
Johnson's mother, Toya, was deployed to Afghanistan in August, while Smalls' single-parent mother, Dawn, left for Huntsville, Ala., late last month.
Neither they nor Alvin Patterson can attend tonight's game against Mansfield Timberview, set for 8:30 at the Erwin Center in Austin.
"I'm very disappointed that I can't be there since this is Angela's last year, but I understand why," said Toya Johnson, a chief master sergeant in the Air Force who advises the Afghan National Army.
"Being over here in Afghanistan is to help support everybody in the States. It gives everybody the opportunity to be free."
As with Patterson, Angela Johnson and Smalls have had to deal in their own ways with their respective parent's absence.
Johnson's mom left two days before Angela underwent surgery to repair her third ACL tear, making it tough on the senior forward to recover without her "crutch." Toya is set to return March 31, and the family is counting down the days with a huge calendar on the back of its garage door.
For Smalls, her grandmother moved from New London, Conn., to watch over the sophomore guard until her mom, a captain in the Army, returns from Alabama in three months.
Smalls and Johnson average about a combined four points per game, while Patterson averages about eight.
"I wish she could have seen me play," Smalls said of her mother, "and actually experience it."
Alvin Patterson and Toya Johnson hope to catch live feeds of tonight's game online, while Dawn Smalls will have a friend mail her a DVD copy. Should Steele advance, Patterson said he would fly in for Saturday's final.
In the meantime, he's already planning the pregame speech he'll text Olivia before tonight's game.
"Basically just something I always tell her," he said. "Be the point guard."


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Children learn how to grow and sell
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A NEW crop of gardeners will learn the tricks of the trade thanks to a Northwich supermarket.
Schoolchildren from across the area are picking up Grow and Sell kits from Waitrose so they can grow produce over the summer and develop their entrepreneurial skills by selling what they grow outside the branch.
Each kit contains seeds for six different herbs and vegetables, 30 certificates, badges for the children to designate roles for the growing and selling parts of the scheme, a growing chart wall planner with hints and tips, and wild flower seeds to help boost the number of bees, butterflies and other pollinators in school hedgerows.
Children aged between seven and 11 are joining in the scheme from Victoria Road Primary School, Comberbach Primary School, Hartford Primary School, Hartford Manor Primary School, Kingsley St John's Primary School, Rosebank Special School, Sandiway Primary School, St Wilfred's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham Wallerscote Primary School and Winington Park Primary School.
Peter Gibbs, branch manager at Northwich's Waitrose, said: "We are delighted to support local schools through our Grow and Sell scheme.
"It's both educational and fun and I'm confident the children will enjoy both growing the herbs and vegetables and then later in the year selling them outside our Waitrose Northwich branch."
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How the chemical-spill meeting went off the rails
A community meeting Wednesday night for Paulsboro residents affected by last week's vinyl chloride leak quickly went downhill, digressing into a shout-fest.
Residents told NewsWorks that they came to the meeting because they want to know what's going on since a train derailment one week ago that left one tanker car spewing a toxic cloud into the neighborhood. They complained that they've received little information, especially about the key issue: Is the air safe to breathe?
About 400 people crammed into a middle-school gymnasium in nearby Gibbstown. Unfortunately a faulty microphone turned presentations by a Coast Guard official and a New Jersey environmental spokesman into 30 minutes of half-sentences punctuated by residents' groans and boos.
That's when Paulsboro Mayor Jeffrey Hamilton, who appeared to finally get a working microphone, cut short the list of scheduled speakers and asked residents to go over to the information tables staffed by various agencies to ask their questions.
Angry residents shouted that they wanted their answers now (see video below), but after Borough officials left the stage area many people headed for the exit doors.
Shelyna Hamilton, who attends church in Paulsboro, said she understands people's frustration. For Hamilton the people shouting for answers ended up making it impossible for the meeting to go on. "They (other residents who weren't yelling) should be given a chance to speak and ask the questions so those who are in front of us can answer the question," she said.
Many people who stayed did get the answers they wanted.
Martha Milligan asked how she could be alerted to emergencies. When the train accident occured last week, she said she didn't get any alert of any kind.
"We never heard a siren, no police came and knocked on our door, nothing," she said.
An automated call informing residents to "shelter in place" was sent to all Paulsboro residents who had a land line phone but for Milligan who uses only a cell phone she didn't find out until after she arrived to work.
Milligan said Paulsboro Police Chief Chris Wachter told her about Gloucester County's text message alert system.
"He was more educational than all of the radio stations, television stations," Milligan said.
Vinyl chloride crash course
One of the top concerns expressed by residents last night was: For residents still in Paulsboro, is the air safe?
NewsWorks met up with New Jersey Department of Enviromental Protection spokesman Laurence Hajna to have him walk us through a crash course on airborne vinyl chloride.
"Vinyl chloride is a gas that is pressurized into liquid form so it can be shipped. When the tank car breached, the vinyl chloride shot out. That's the source of the cloud at the crash site. Most of it came out as a gas, but there was still some liquid vinyl chloride left behind," he said.
Why are toxic gas levels fluctuating?
Hajna said the vinyl chloride sometimes gets trapped by the weather.
"This chemical is heavier than air," he said. "It would get trapped under temperature inversions — the colder air on top of the warmer air. So night time comes in, the vapor tries to rise, they hit this block of cold air, they fall. They waft into residential areas, albeit in low levels. So that's why you were seeing increases and decreases and that led to some of the confusion," Hajna said.
How are the evacuation borders determined?
"We look for patterns," Hajna said. "The areas bounded by the evacuation zone are areas where we see more consistent and slightly higher elevated levels than in the rest of the towns."
Will the vinyl chloride settle into the ground?
"No, it really wants to be a gas. It wants to be a vapor," he said. "If there were any residual material, it would vaporize quickly, and you wouldn't be seeing it in the long term," he said.
Here are the latest developments, as reported on the Gloucester County derailment website:
- Air monitoring continues with DEP, EPA and Conrail contractors.
- One crane from Weeks Marine, Inc., is staged at the mouth of the Mantua Creek waiting to pick up debris and the tank cars.
- The public assistance center, staffed by Conrail, is located at St. Michael's Club, 406 Memorial Avenue, Gibbstown, N.J.
- The existing evacuation order is expected to last at least until Sunday, Dec. 9.
- 680 individuals have been evacuated.
- Currently, 204 hotel rooms are occupied by individuals evacuated from the affected area.
- Dive teams conducted an assessment of the ethanol rail car and found no damage.
- DEP-conducted water samples were completed in several areas of the affected area, and no levels of concern were detected.
The Coast Guard said it has safely removed all of the vinyl chloride left in one of the derailed train cars and hopes to have the tracks clear by Sunday, when it would then lift an evacuation order for nearly 150 homes.
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Site of last week's train derailment in Paulsboro, N.J.