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There's good things happening in Levenshulme at the moment, people. And one of those things is the new market.
Manchester City Council started a market last year in the station car park but decided it wasn't profitable enough to continue. Despite that, a group of local residents and business people have formed a committee to continue running the market.
The market is still based in the station car park, which means there's some parking available for visitors. Lots of the stalls are from local businesses but there are also many more from other areas come to test out the murky inner-city waters. It's so good to see businesses coming into our little area and so so good to see it well supported by the community.
It was good news that my freezer was almost empty so I set out with the plan to fill it as full as possible. With more than 40 traders there, this was by far the best market yet. Despite the blizzardy arctic conditions, there was a dazzling array of food, vintage clothing, beauty, organic fruit and vegetables, art and some warming boozy drinks from POD Deli.
And yes, I did visit twice in one day. Mainly because my toes were frozen in my scratty ol' Cons the first time round so I ran home to warm up, only to venture out again in my furry boots to procure some barbecue lunch from Fire and Salt BBQ. The spiced brisket of beef was succulent and pink, with a drenching of Jack Daniel's sauce.
Other good buys include some potted meats – hare and wild boar – from The Moochery (top photo). I also stocked up the freezer with a pile of meats from Savin Hill, while my wind-chapped hands were soothed by some really rich hand cream I bought from Bayspring, which smells amazing.
Also check out these amazing Manchester Tarts from Robinson's the Master Bakers.
Bobby's Bangers was a welcome addition with a wide variety of sausages, all of which could be bought individually so you can try all the flavours. We chose sage and onion and red onion – and have scoffed them already. Bobby had braved the snow and dug himself out of his home in Oldham JUST to bring us sausages, people. Applaud the man (despite his lack of apostrophe).
Chaat Cart is another favourite and market regular. Their samosas are truly amazing – light and delicately spiced, with a fruity tomato chutney, yoghurt sauce and tamarind sauce.
Another foodie regular is Pudding Pie Cafe, which offers really reasonable pies in many flavours. We bought a steak and Lancashire ale pie, but I wish I'd also got a pork and cider one as well. Please come back to the next market!
This Is Lullaby by Vicky Brown sells beautiful children's clothes made from upcycled and vintage fabrics and is definitely worth a look.
The market is on every fourth Saturday of the month from 10am until 4pm. By an intense algorithm and calculation, I have deducted that makes the next market Saturday, April 27.
The market takes place in the train station carpark, which is just behind the main high street. If you're on foot, you can cut through by Edward Mellor estate agent or Hennigan's Bar.


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Close and harmonious planning relations with local and regional agencies and planning commissions of adjacent cities, counties, and states, for cooperation and resolution of mutual land use and environment-related problems should be established. Additional coordination may be obtained from state and area-wide planning and development "clearinghouses". These are agencies which have been established pursuant to Executive Order 12372 of July 14, 1982 (3 CFR, 1982 Comp., p. 197). The clearinghouses serve a review and coordination function for Federal activities and the proponent may gain insights on other agencies' approaches to environmental assessments, surveys, and studies in relation to any current proposal. The clearinghouses would also be able to assist in identifying possible participants in scoping procedures for projects requiring an EIS.

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Lance Corporal Craig Lundberg lost his sight to a rocket-propelled grenade in 2007. Now, thanks to a fascinating technology, he can read words and make out shapes using his tongue. It's truly incredible.
The remarkable sight-giving device is called the BrainPort, and while it was developed late last year, Lundberg is the first person to use it in the UK.
BrainPort consists of a pair of video camera-equipped sunglasses that are themselves attached to a "lollipop" that's placed in the mouth. Whatever is captured by the camera is converted into electrical pulses that are sent to the tongue. The brain then processes those those pulses as pixelated images.
The device is still a prototype, but the early returns are incredibly promising. It's a watershed moment in the battle against blindness and an amazing gift for one wounded soldier. [AFP, ITN]


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text: Korean Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Korean Food Abroad Speak Korean Now! Korean Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Korean Food Abroad Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Discussion Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message elmerJoined: 04 Feb 2003Location: cowtown Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2003 3:20 pm Post subject: Korean Food Abroad I'm bringing this over from "mom and pop stores"... Let's hear what is available outside Korea. The Lemon wrote: My wife (who is Korean) and I lived in Halifax together for three years, and she was never lacking any basic Korean ingredients Could you elaborate, please? How 'basic'.. What kind of things were you unable to get? I'm heading back to Canada (Calgary) with my KHubby and not sure what to really stock up on. I'm specifically worried about - Kim (I've heard it's available, but super expensive) Dried Ojina, or any other dried fish, incl. O-daeng Cheers Moved to Q&A by kimcheeking Back to top The LemonJoined: 11 Jan 2003 Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2003 4:21 pm Post subject: Hi - asked my wife (buying Korean food in Canada expert) and she says not to worry about kim or dried fish/squid. She says prices were reasonable, and if she couldn't get Korean kim she could get the Japanese equivalent without any trouble. She also pointed out that the Korean community in Calgary is exponentially larger than the one in Halifax, so it should be a cinch to find whatever you need. Kojujang, sesame oil, chop-chae, even frozen sun-dae (yick!) - it's all there. Mani- mogo! Back to top BulsajoJoined: 16 Jan 2003 Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2003 8:34 pm Post subject: My wife and I have found just about everything at the local Korean supermarkets (two in Ottawa- there must be at the very least one in Calgary!). Kim and odaeng- no problem, you can find it in Chinese grocers as well. Loblaws chain also carries some Korean foodstuffs. Of course being import food here, some of it can get pricy (I've resigned myself to not eating ojingo-po, it's goes for $10cdn for 500g), but if your husband needs a fix of comfort food, I'm sure you'll be able to find it. The biggest thing we miss in terms of food are yangnyum(sp?) chicken and takkalbi restaurants (and mother-in-law's home cooking). You can also order Korean foodstuffs over the internet to ship anywhere in N.A. (the company is based in the States somewhere)- if you're interested let me know and I'll ask my wife to dig up the info. Back to top elmerJoined: 04 Feb 2003Location: cowtown Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2003 9:48 pm Post subject: Bulsajo wrote: You can also order Korean foodstuffs over the internet to ship anywhere in N.A. Thanks, but for the moment I'm just thinking about what I should pack, or send. I'm defintely going to bring some stuff, just to save some money in Canada, ie ojinga., some kim(too easy to pack).... Back to top sunny6200Joined: 28 Jan 2003Location: chonan, choongnam Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2003 10:36 pm Post subject: I studied in Edmonton and visited Calgery while I was there. Calgery has a large korean community, so you don't have to worry about getting korean stuff there, but price wise, it is a little overpriced than here in korea of course. So here is the list that you'd better pack. First, gochujang for sure, because taste and quality is much better. some dried fish and kim as much as you can since those are not easily perishable. [b]Sesami oil[/b, redpepper powder, well, what else??? I can't think of anything now. If you need more info, just let me know Back to top Rand Al ThorJoined: 28 Jan 2003Location: Locked in an epic struggle Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2003 1:05 am Post subject: Sunny6200... it's nice to see a Korean on the board. Keep posting... it's refreshing to have a Korean voice here Back to top ZyzyferJoined: 29 Jan 2003Location: who, what, where, when, why, how? Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2003 4:17 am Post subject: Newport News in Virginia has a large Korean engineering contingent, so there's a big old supermarket that some Koreans took over and the entire shopping center, except for one store, is owned by Koreans and supplies Korean goodies of some sort. The restaurant I went to with some friends doesn't serve kalbi or samgyaetang(personal faves), but what it does serve is 100% authentic good stuff. And it serves pretty much...everything else I can think of in regards to Korean food. The supermarket doesn't have everything I can get in Korea, but it's got a lot of stuff. Even has some of the snack, like the little prawn chips. 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Ramon is a serial entrepreneur, best selling author of Facebook Guide to Small Business Marketing, publisher of Smart Hustle Magazine, international speaker and more. He's a piano player, graduate of the FBI Citizens academy, former United Nations staff member, and he interviewed President Obama in the President's first Google Hangout. See Ramon's full bio at RamonRay.com.
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Chapter 4: The Circus
In which Virgance quickly grows to pursue many projects and we investigate various paths for Carrotmob.
Now that all the "housekeeping" of starting a company was finished, it was time to get down to business in early 2009. We had several projects to juggle within Virgance, but Carrotmob was off to a great start! We began to see more and more campaigns happening around the world, created by local community leaders. We worked directly with many organizers, and developed basic tools and materials to help them out. We redesigned the Carrotmob website, launching city-based blogs and gave local organizers administrative control over their city's blog to use as an organizing tool. We put together our famous cartoon video. But the key to really making Carrotmob go big was getting a revenue model in place. We couldn't really invest in hiring people without that. We had about two dozen ideas floating around, and during the first half of 2009 we researched them and identified some promising models. First we were thinking about Facebook apps. Remember when Facebook apps first came out and they were this huge new thing? Yeah, well we got excited about that for a minute.
Then we moved on to the idea of a Carrotmob payment card. We had some cool ideas about how people could participate in Carrotmob campaigns just by paying with their Carrotmob cards. We would be able to track all the data about how much the mob was spending, and we would have proof of our spending, so that we wouldn't have to rely on businesses always telling the truth about how much was being spent. The whole industry of co-branded and "affinity" payment cards offered a percentage of spending to the partner, so the basic plan was to create Carrotmob cards, get paid a commission by banks, and use that revenue to take Carrotmob to the next level. We had some very cool ideas related to these Carrotmob cards, and actually secured a provisional patent for one related idea. But suddenly, our discussions with banks ran into a brick wall. In May 2009, Congress passed a bill to change the entire credit card industry. All these banks freaked out and had to change all sorts of things they were doing. In the process they lost all interest in doing the type of project that we were interested in, and started canceling affinity programs left and right. So by summer 2009, Carrotmob's revenue model was suddenly back to square one.
When that happened, we had to take a close look at our finances. By summer 2009 we had grown our team to be over 20 employees and another 20 interns and volunteers. We had plenty of hype, and plenty of projects:
- Carrotmob (no revenue on the horizon)
- One Block Off The Grid (growing quickly and making money)
- Our blog network… originally Green Options, now reborn as Important Media (making some money)
- Lend Me Some Sugar (prototype phase, no revenue)
- Greenfund (concept phase, no revenue)
- Sliver Giver (ahhh, Sliver Giver. a quick experiment which was awesome and failed fast)
It was a little insane that we had so much going on so quickly. Definitely insane. We had only raised $750k and we had tackled so much! We were spread way too thin, and realized that the only sensible path was to put all of these projects on the backburner and put our resources into the one project that was actually growing fast and making money: One Block Off The Grid. That would be "the rising tide that would lift all boats," so to speak. Of course, everyone had their own projects they were most excited about. I wanted to work on Carrotmob. But I also had a responsibility to do the best thing for the whole company, so Carrotmob stopped getting resources. Essentially, all of our projects had a fraction of a person working on them. I spent most of my time on general Virgance stuff and projects for One Block Off The Grid, and continued to work long hours and evenings to support Carrotmob organizers and keep things rolling. Thankfully, in addition to assorted Virgance staff, there have always been many fantastic volunteers who have jumped in at some point to help us out by answering emails from Carrotmob organizers, helping set up websites, developing materials, etc. These include people like Susanna S, Jen D, Sinclair S, Jacob P, Kim S, Curtis L, Erica E, and more. Starting in the summer of 2009, our hearty band of Carrotmob supporters prepared to wander the desert for the rest of the year….
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Reclast Bottle, Infusion
GENERIC NAME(S): Zoledronic Acid-Mannitol-Water
OTHER NAME(S): Reclast Piggyback
This medication is used to treat a certain type of bone disease (Paget's disease) that causes abnormal and weak bones. Zoledronic acid is also used to treat bone loss (osteoporosis) in men and in women after menopause who are at high risk of having broken bones (fractures). It may also be used to treat or prevent osteoporosis in people who are taking corticosteroid medications (such as prednisone) for long periods. It works by slowing the breakdown of bone and keeping bones strong. It also helps to reduce the risk of broken bones (fractures). This medication belongs to a class of drugs known as bisphosphonates.
Another zoledronic acid product is used to treat bone problems that may occur with cancer. The 2 products should not be used together.
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Read the Medication Guide and, if available, the Patient Information Leaflet provided by your pharmacist before you start using this product and each time you get a refill. If you have any questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
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Eat and drink normally on the day of treatment. Drink at least 2 glasses of fluid before treatment unless otherwise directed by your doctor. It is very important that you get plenty of fluids when you are given this medication.
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Avoid mixing zoledronic acid with IV fluids that have calcium in them (such as Ringer's solution, Hartmann's solution, parenteral nutrition-TPN/PPN). Talk to your pharmacist for more details.
Your doctor may direct you to take calcium and vitamin D each day. If you have Paget's disease, it is especially important that you take the directed amount of calcium and vitamin D during the 2 weeks after your zoledronic acid dose. Vitamin D and calcium are very important to prevent low levels of calcium in the blood. Tell your doctor right away if you have any symptoms of low calcium such as numbness/tingling (especially around the lips/mouth) and muscle spasms.
For the treatment of Paget's disease, this medication is given as a single dose and may be repeated based on your symptoms. For the treatment of osteoporosis, this medication is given as a single dose once a year. Talk to your doctor about the risks and benefits of long-term use of this medication.
Side Effects
Nausea, tiredness, flu-like symptoms (e.g., fever, chills, muscle/joint aches), dizziness, headache, or pain/redness/swelling at the injection site may occur. Most of these side effects are mild and occur within 3 days of treatment. Flu-like symptoms may be reduced by taking acetaminophen or ibuprofen after the treatment. If any of these effects worsen or last more than 4 days, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly.
Remember that your doctor has prescribed this medication because he or she has judged that the benefit to you is greater than the risk of side effects. Many people using this medication do not have serious side effects.
Tell your doctor right away if you have any serious side effects, including: increased or severe bone/joint/muscle pain, new or unusual hip/thigh/groin pain, jaw/ear pain, unusual weakness, eye problems (e.g., redness/itching/swelling, sensitivity to light), muscle spasms, numb/tingling skin, irregular heartbeat, sores in jaw/mouth.
Get medical help right away if you have any serious side effects, including: signs of kidney problems (such as change in the amount of urine), seizures.
A very serious allergic reaction to this drug is rare. However, get medical help right away if you notice any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, including: rash, itching/swelling (especially of the face/tongue/throat), severe dizziness, trouble breathing.
This is not a complete list of possible side effects. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
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Before using zoledronic acid, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it; or to other bisphosphonates such as alendronate or risedronate; or if you have trouble breathing (wheezing) after taking aspirin; or if you have any other allergies. This product may contain inactive ingredients, which can cause allergic reactions or other problems. Talk to your pharmacist for more details.
Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: kidney problems, low calcium levels in the blood, problem taking calcium/vitamin D supplements, recent or planned dental surgery (e.g., tooth removal), certain gut problems (malabsorption, surgery on the small intestine), treatment with zoledronic acid (e.g., for cancer), parathyroid/thyroid problems (e.g., hypoparathyroidism, thyroid/parathyroid surgery), severe loss of body water (dehydration).
Some people using zoledronic acid may have serious jawbone problems. Your doctor should check your mouth before you start this medication. Tell your dentist that you are using this medication before you have any dental work done. To help prevent jawbone problems, have regular dental exams and learn how to keep your teeth and gums healthy. If you have jaw pain, tell your doctor and dentist right away.
Before having any surgery (especially dental procedures), tell your doctor and dentist about this medication and all other products you use (including prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and herbal products). Your doctor or dentist may tell you to stop using zoledronic acid before your surgery. Ask for specific instructions about stopping or starting this medication.
This medication may cause severe kidney problems, especially in the elderly. Consult your doctor or pharmacist for more information. To help prevent harm to your kidneys, drink plenty of fluids unless otherwise directed by your doctor. (See also How to Use section.)
This drug may make you dizzy. Alcohol or marijuana (cannabis) can make you more dizzy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do anything that needs alertness until you can do it safely. Limit alcoholic beverages. Talk to your doctor if you are using marijuana (cannabis).
This medication must not be used during pregnancy. It may harm an unborn baby. Discuss the use of reliable forms of birth control (such as condoms, birth control pills) while using this medication and after stopping treatment with your doctor. This medication may stay in your body for many years. If you become pregnant or think you may be pregnant, tell your doctor right away.
It is unknown if this drug passes into breast milk. Because it may harm a nursing infant, breast-feeding while using this drug and after stopping treatment is not recommended. This medication may stay in your body for many years. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
Drug interactions may change how your medications work or increase your risk for serious side effects. This document does not contain all possible drug interactions. Keep a list of all the products you use (including prescription/nonprescription drugs and herbal products) and share it with your doctor and pharmacist. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicines without your doctor's approval.
Some products that may interact with this drug include: calcium-containing IV fluids, mineral supplements (especially those containing calcium, magnesium, or phosphorus), "water pills" (diuretics such as bumetanide, furosemide).
Also tell your doctor or pharmacist of drugs that may be harmful to your kidneys such as: aminoglycoside antibiotics (e.g., gentamicin, tobramycin), amphotericin B, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs such as ibuprofen), tacrolimus.
If someone has overdosed and has serious symptoms such as passing out or trouble breathing, call 911. Otherwise, call a poison control center right away. US residents can call their local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. Canada residents can call a provincial poison control center.
Lifestyle changes that help promote healthy bones include increasing weight-bearing exercise, stopping smoking, limiting alcohol, and eating well-balanced meals that contain adequate calcium and vitamin D. Since you may also need to take calcium and vitamin D supplements and make lifestyle changes, consult your doctor for specific advice.
Laboratory and/or medical tests (such as calcium/phosphate/magnesium blood levels, bone density tests, kidney tests) will be performed before you start treatment, periodically to monitor your progress, or to check for side effects. Consult your doctor for more details.
Missed Dose
Not applicable.
Consult the product instructions and your pharmacist for storage details. Keep all medications away from children and pets.
Do not flush medications down the toilet or pour them into a drain unless instructed to do so. Properly discard this product when it is expired or no longer needed. Consult your pharmacist or local waste disposal company.Information last revised December 2019. Copyright(c) 2019 First Databank, Inc.
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New England editorial roundup
The Nashua (N.H.) Telegraph, Nov. 9, 2012
For some Americans, we suspect it is easy to be cynical about the results of Tuesday's presidential election: After a long, protracted Republican primary, two party conventions, three presidential debates and nearly $6 billion in electioneering, we're right back where we started.
A Democratic president. A Republican House of Representatives. A Democratic Senate.
Still, there is reason for some optimism that the next four years won't be like the past four years � not because leaders of the two divided parties necessarily want to work together, but because circumstances dictate they don't have much choice.
Like it or not, there are just too many serious issues facing the nation that demand their immediate attention, starting with the expiration of the George W. Bush tax cuts at the end of this year and the self-imposed sequestration cuts to be imposed at the start of the next one.
The first could boost taxes on the average family by $3,500 per year; the second would put into play the initial $110 billion of $1.2 trillion in across-the-board spending cuts set to take place over the next 10 years.
Left untouched, the Congressional Budget Office reported Thursday, the economy could fall back into recession, pushing the unemployment rate to 9.1 percent by the fall of 2013.
So we couldn't help but be encouraged by some early signs that the White House and congressional leaders might be willing to put past grudges aside and work in a bipartisan manner to resolve some of these critical issues, starting with the lame-duck session that convenes next week.
The first signal came during the president's inspirational victory speech early Wednesday morning, when he acknowledged he and members of Congress were elected to tackle the difficult issues facing the country.
"Tonight you voted for action, not politics as usual," he said. "You elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours. And in the coming weeks and months, I am looking forward to reaching out and working with leaders of both parties to meet the challenges we can only solve together."
The president followed that up by calling all four congressional leaders and pledging to work with them to reduce the deficit, cut taxes and create jobs.
On Wednesday, House Speaker John Boehner struck a similar tone, saying he was willing to work with the president to avert the implications of the "fiscal cliff." That could mean accepting some new revenues under a reworking of the U.S. tax code, he said, coupled with a plan to strengthen the nation's entitlement programs.
Even Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, fresh off their exasperating performances on CBS' "60 minutes" Sunday night, suggested they could work together.
Talk is cheap, of course, and neither the White House nor congressional leaders have demonstrated much aptitude for putting the American people before partisan politics. To suggest otherwise would be pretty naive.
But the fiscal cliff is merely the opening act in a long-running series of crucial decisions facing the next Congress early next year, including the raising of the debt ceiling and the March expiration of the continuing budget resolution that has kept government operating since September.
Doing nothing � the motto of the 112th Congress � is no longer an option.
The Berkshire Eagle of Pittsfield (Mass.), Nov. 9, 2012
While Massachusetts has a solid record on women's rights it has historically been resistant to women running for national office � in dramatic contrast to neighboring New Hampshire, which has a female governor and has elected women to all four U.S. House and Senate posts. That changed Tuesday night when voters elected Democrat Elizabeth Warren as the state's first female U.S. senator on a night when female candidates made significant gains across the nation.
Eleven women won Senate seats Tuesday, five of them newcomers, to bring the total in the Senate to a record 20. A number were helped by the Republican Party's perplexing challenges to accepted women's rights, like contraception, over the past year, as well as the decision of Republican senatorial candidates to offer their bizarre and offensive interpretations of what constitutes rape and its aftermath. In Missouri, which went for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill routed Republican foe Todd Akin, who famously declared that women could willfully avoid getting pregnant from rape.
Warren quickly emerged as a determined, issues-oriented middle-class advocate in her campaign against incumbent Republican Scott Brown, who could not escape his ties to a national Republican Party unpopular with Massachusetts voters. While she will fight for the cause of the poor and middle class in Washington, we also see her as a senator willing to cross the aisle to find compromise.
Warren chaired a bipartisan committee that monitored the successful federal bank bailout and gained national prominence by working with Democrats and Republicans on the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She chose to run for U.S. Senate only after highly partisan Minority Leader Mitch McConnell threatened to launch a filibuster of her appointment as head of the bureau if it was not withdrawn by President Obama, which he eventually did, enabling the bureau to begin its duties.
We hope that Warren and the other women, Republican and Democratic, in the House and Senate can do what their leadership has been unable to do and find a middle ground on important issues, primarily economic. That is what Congress is supposed to do � and has too often failed to do in recent years when politics prevented government from acting.


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Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
Program: Lacrosse
Season: 2014
Policy: Suspected Concussion Protocol
The following policy and procedure will be used to manage the player with a suspected concussion.
A concussion is a brain injury. Concussions are caused by a bump or blow to the head.
- Concussions are serious
- Concussions can occur without the loss of consciousness
- Concussions can occur in any sport
- Recognition and management when they first occur can help prevent further injury or even death
Recognizing a Possible Concussion
To recognize a concussion, you should watch for the following two (2) things among your athletes:
1. A forceful blow to the head or body that results in the rapid movement of the head:
2. Any change in the athlete's behavior, thinking, physical functioning (see the signs and symptoms of concussions below)
Symptoms Observed by the Coach or Parent
- Appears dazed or stunned
- Is confused about assignment or position
- Forgets an assignment or instruction
- Is unsure of game score or opponent
- Moved clumsily
- Answers questions slowly
- Losses consciousness (even briefly)
- Shows behavior or personality changes
- Can't recall events prior to a hit or fall
- Can't recall events after a hit or fall
Symptoms Reported by Athlete
- Headache
- Nausea or vomiting
- Balance problems or dizziness
- Double or Blurry Vision
- Sensitivity to light
- Sensitivity to noise
- Feeling sluggish, hazy, foggy or groggy
- Concentration or memory problems
- Confusion
- Does not "feel right"
Protocol (Action Plan)
1. Remove the athlete from play. Look for signs and symptoms of a concussion if the athlete has experienced a bump or blow to the head, has reported any symptoms documented above or has any change in behavior, thinking or physical functioning. Athletes who are suspected of having a possible concussion must be removed from play. Take possession of the athlete's helmet.
2. Complete the NYAA Suspected Concussion Report. Reports are located in the AED/First Response Medical Kit (Red Bag). Or download the PDF. Complete the report to the best of your ability and give it to the parent(s), guardian or medical professional caring for the athlete. Suggested concussion center for the NYAA is OAA Orthopaedic Specialists 610.973.6200.
3. Ensure that the parent(s) or guardian understands that the athlete should be evaluated as soon as possible by an appropriate health care professional. Do not try to judge the severity of the injury yourself.
4. Notify the Lacrosse Director or Lacrosse Coordinator as soon as possible. The Director or Coordinator can assist in evaluating athletes for concussions. In addition, the Director will be tracking and following up on every reported concussion.
5. Allow the athlete to return to play ONLY WITH permission from a health care professional with experience in evaluating for concussion. A repeat concussion that occurs before the brain recovers from the first can slow recovery or increase the likelihood of having long-term problems. Prevent common long-term problems and the rare second impact syndrome by delaying the athlete's return to activity until the player receives appropriate medical evaluation and approval for return to play.
When an athlete has been removed from play because of a suspected concussion, the athlete will NOT be allowed to return to play until they have been evaluated by a health care professional with experience in evaluating for concussion AND a letter or note of clearance to return to play has been delivered to the Lacrosse Director.
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From the article | "As far as the removal of the word "Christ," the ministry's website said, "Cru enables us to have discussions about Christ with people who might initially be turned off by a more overtly Christian name. We believe that our interaction and our communication with the world will be what ultimately honors and glorifies Christ."
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What's next, taking "Christ" out of B.C. and Christmas? "Lord" out of A.D.?
I'm sure there are academic reasons or reasons that align with some church growth guru as to why we should tuck our loins between our legs and concede more ground.


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Karl Brulloff
Karl Pavlovich Brulloff (also rendered Briullov, although he himself used the "Bruloff" spelling) was a Russian painter of the first half of the 19th Century, one of the transitional artists between the schools of neoclassicism and romanticism and the first Russian painter to gain widespread recognition in the West. His contemporaries called him The Great Karl. His masterpiece "The Last Day of Pompeii" (1830-1833), an enormous composition painted in Italy in 1830-1833, was a great success both with the public and the critics and the painter was hailed as one of the best contemporary European painters. Italian critics compared Brulloff to the greatest artists of the past, such as Rubens, Rembrandt, and Van Dyke.
Karl Brulloff (Brullo until 1822, when the family name was changed to a more Russian style) was born in 1799 in St. Petersburg into a family of Italian extraction. His great grand-father, grand-father, father and two elder brothers Fedor and Alexander were all painters. His father Carlo Brulleau was a member of the Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, which is where Karl and his brothers received their education.
Karl entered the Academy in 1809. His talent and heritage told immediately and Brulloff advanced much faster than his fellow students. At the time, education in the academy was based on the principles of Classicism, and Brullof's early works reflect this clearly. However, the political and social changes that the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars had perpetrated in Europe were beginning to manifest themselves in fashions and artistic tastes. This was the beginning of the Romantic movement in both art and literature. One of Brulloff's early notable pictures "Narcissus" (1819), while painted in accordance with Classical principles in every regard, was unorthodox in its execution because the painter sought inspiration for the work in nature -- something that would be characteristic of the later Romantics.
However, it would be some time before Briulloff would break from the constraints of Classicism completely. His graduation work Three Angels Appear to Abraham near the Oaks of Mamre, while executed with technical brilliance, is otherwise quite conventional: the model work of a model student. Briulloff received a gold medal for it.
In 1821, Brulloff graduated from the Academy with distinguish. During the short period when he worked independently in the years 1821-1823, it is easy to observe his rapid shift from Classicism to Romanticism. The artist focused primarily on the portrait, an branch of painting that was frowned upon in the Academy as low, but which was central to the Romantic idealization of the human figure. Some of these works are the Portrait of the Secretary of State Piotr Kikin, Brulloff's patron, and his wife M.A. Kikina, and their daughter Maria Kikina, and the Portrait of the Actor A.N. Ramazanov.
In 1822, Karl, along with his brother Alexander, was sent to Europe to study art there, as pensioners of the newly-created Society for the Promotion of Artists. True to his Classical education, Brulloff frowned upon anything that went against Classical ideals, expressing this disdain in letters that he wrote home. The two artists travelled through Germany, Austria, Venice and Florence, eventually arriving in Rome. Just like his Romantic contemporaries, Bruloff found the city irresistable.
In total, Brulloff spent a total of 13 years in Italy, studying the art of antiquity, copying the works of old masters in the museums and making a lot of drawings in the streets of Rome. He painted portraits, both ceremonial and intimate ones, and created a series of genre scenes of everyday Roman life. The most important of his genre works was "Italian Midday" (1827). In Italy Brulloff created over 120 portraits in various techniques. Among them are portraits of the Russian aristocracy residing in Italy, as well as painters, sculptors, writers, etc., and also Italian statesmen and artists. Among the most notable are portraits of "Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna", "Prince G. Gagarin, Countess Yu. Samoilova and her foster children", "Princess Z. Volkonskaya", "Bruloff's brother Alexander", "A. Lvov", "Architect K. A. Ton", Italian singers "Juditta Pasta" and "Fanny Persiani-Tacinardi" and many others. He also painted several self-portraits, some of them were commissioned by the Uffizi Gallery. It was here that Brulloff met the countess Yulia Samoilova, who became his life-long mistress. The two were unable to make their relationship official, as Samoilova was already married, though she and her husband had separated, and divorce was not allowed under the laws of the Orthodox Church.
One of the requirements of the Society for the Promotion of Artists for its pensioners was to paint a large historical picture. In 1827, Brulloff visited the excavation site of Pompeii, a town destroyed and buried under a layer of ash during an eruption of the volcano Vesuvius on August 24, 79 A.D. Brulloff was greatly impressed when he saw the town, perfectly preserved under the ash. The cataclysm had been so sudden, that life had simply stopped, as if frozen in time. Six years would pass between the conception of the idea and its materialization. After the first sketches had been done, Brulloff began studying the artifacts found in the excavations and historical documents, such as the letters of Pliny the Younger, who was an eye-witness of the event. It is believed that the young man persuading his mother to come with him in the right part of the picture is Pliny himself. "The Last Day of Pompeii" (1830-1833) was a huge success in Italy because of the way it blended Classical principles with Romantic ideals. It was also exhibited in the Louvre, Paris, but its reception there was lukewarm: in France, the transition stage between Classicism and Romanticism had been passed long since.
When the painting arrived in St.Petersburg, it impressed the public profoundly, and made Brulloff's reputation as the foremost Russian painter of his day. Critics lavished the Last Day of Pompeii with praise, and Pushkin was inspired to write a poem on the subject. When Brulloff returned to Russia in 1835, the Academy of Arts organized a reception in his honor, and he was even granted an audience with Czar Nicholas I.
In 1836, Brulloff was appointed a professor at the Academy. His fame as an made him very much in demand, and when it turned out that he was also an excellent teacher, interested in the success of each and every one of his students, this was only augmented. In the years that followed he painted mostly portraits. Among the best portraits of this period are those of "Author Nestor Kukolnic", "Count A. A. Perovsky (the Author Anton Pogorelsky)" and his nephew future "Poet and Playwright Alexey Tolstoy", "Author A. N. Strugovshchikov", "Princess Ye. P. Saltykova", "Countess Yu. P. Samoylova". Brulloff was expected to create more large historical paintings in the style of The Last Day of Pompeii, but though the artists started working on several such works, none went beyond sketches. None of the subjects he tried to paint -- the siege of Pskov by the Polish King Stefan Batori, the invasion of Rome by Henserix and the Napoleonic War of 1812 -- inspired him as Pompeii had.
By the late 1840s, Brulloff's health was deteriorating due to his unrestrained lifestyle, unhappy marriage and his hard work on frescoes in St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg, which he was unable to finish. In 1849, the painter went abroad, in the hopes that warmer climes would help his recovery. Brulloff visited Germany and England, went to Madeira, where he spent one year and his health seemed to genuinely improve, and his last two years in Rome. He created several excellent works during these years, including portraits of members of the Tittoni family, with whom he was very close. He died of a stroke in Rome on June 23, 1852.


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Calvert Investments Inc., a socially responsible investing mutual fund firm, announced that its president and CEO, Barbara Krumsiek, will vacate those positions by year end, though she will remain chairwoman of the Calvert board. In addition, she will become the first chairwoman of the newly created Calvert Institute, which is designed to "promote the growth of sustainable and responsible investing (SRI) through research, advocacy and fostering innovation in the field of sustainable investing," according to a company statement. The institute will begin operations on Jan. 1.
The search for Krumsiek's replacement as CEO will be led by Executive Vice President Bill Lester of Ameritas Holding Co., parent company of Calvert Investments. In the same statement, Lester noted that under Krumsiek's tenure Calvert's AUM tripled, to more than $13 billion as of April 30, while helping to bring "sustainable and responsible investment strategies" to both individual and institutional investors, particularly in 401(k)s.
Krumsiek, 61, said that leading the new institute will allow her "to pursue what I am personally passionate about — promoting corporate social responsibility throughout the world to secure a better future for generations to come."
Krumsiek joined Calvert in 1997 as president and CEO and has long been a leader in the SRI space. She spent three years as co-chair of the U.N. Environment Programme-Finance Initiative and also developed the Calvert Women's Principles, a global code of corporate conduct focused on women.
Speaking of the Principles in 2010, Krumsiek said "In order for companies to reach their full potential, they must create an environment in which women are treated equally, where they hold key leadership positions, and are full participants in decision making."
(Calvert Investments puts its human capital money where its mouth is: "We have a policy of actively hiring and promoting women and minorities and our workforce reflects a 33% minority representation," it reports on its website.)
She has received numerous honors over the year for her pioneering work, including being named twice to ThinkAdvisor's Top Women in Wealth list (in 2009 and again in 2010).
Check out The Right Mix: SRI Investing, Sustainability on ThinkAdvisor.


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KYOCERA strives to be an environmental pioneer
KYOCERA clarified its intent to deal with global environmental problems in 1991 by establishing the KYOCERA Environmental Charter as an extension of our management rationale to "contribute to the advancement of society and humankind." Under this charter, KYOCERA eagerly commits to environmental preservation activities on a daily basis. For people and society, KYOCERA strives to be an environmental pioneer.
Our goal is to provide attractive products and services while taking acitve measures to prevent global warming, reduce waste, promote energy efficiency and conserve resources.
KYOCERA's Environmental Charter
In manufacturing, various factors can lead to loss. However, this loss can be reduced to at or near zero through total awareness of all parties involved. Through our comprehensive approach to "visibility," KYOCERA Document Solutions publicly shares all problem spots and issues with every employee. This approach utilizes the awareness of each individual to minimize loss. All employees develop careful eyes for strictly checking each individual part, helping to achieve loss reduction. Multiple measures are taken to ensure product quality, including issuing acknowledgments even if a single potentially fatal defect is reported during the month. These are just some of the ways we evaluate our stance toward comprehensive product quality throughout the company.
Environment Preserving Products
The long-life components KYOCERA Document Solutions develops for its copiers and printers result in minimal environmental waste because they rarely require replacement. KYOCERA products are in line with the strictest environmental standards worldwide and actively pursue the achievement of these. Lead free solder on circuit boards, product design to minimize resource consumption and environment friendly packaging demonstrate just some of the ways KYOCERA is committed to minimizing the environmental impact of its products.
ISO14001 and the Integrated Environment Management System
Shortly after the introduction of the ISO140001 standards for environmental management, KYOCERA Document Solutions made a corporate effort to demonstrate its environmental commitment by registering for the ISO14001 standard. All KYOCERA Document Solutions production plants have achieved ISO14001 certification.
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After taking a look at a pre-release copy of a new report chronicling trends in the healthcare IT staffing world (The full report will be released during HIMSS), I've realized that many of my assumptions about the health IT workforce are wrong. The report, from specialist technology recruitment firm Greythorn, offers a useful look at just who makes up the healthcare IT workforce and how they prefer to work, but just as importantly, how health organizations are treating them.
To collect its data, the recruiting company surveyed 430 U.S. IT professionals over Q4 2015. Greythorn focused on factors that define the healthcare pro's work experience, including the demographics of the HIT workforce, length of tenure, hours in a typical work week, career motivation and reward/bonus trends.
More than one item in the report surprised me. For example, despite last year's ups and downs, 84% of respondents reported feeling optimistic or extremely optimistic about healthcare IT, up from 78% the previous year.
Also, some of the demographics data caught me off guard:
- 59% of respondents were female, while only 41% were male. I couldn't dig up a stat on the overall makeup of the US HIT workforce, but my best guess is that it's still male-dominated. So this was of note.
- Also, 52% of respondents were between 43 and 60 years old, though another 24% of respondents were 25 to 34 years old. On level it makes sense, as health IT work takes specialized expertise that doesn't come overnight, but it bucks the general IT image as a haven for young hopefuls.
- I was also surprised to learn that only 40% of respondents were employed full time, On the other hand, given that consultants and contractors can earn 50% to 100% more than full-timers (Greythorn's data), it's actually a pretty logical development.
- Greythorn found that 43% of respondents were working 41 to 45 per week, not bad for a demanding professional position. On the other hand, 21% report working 46 to 50 hours, and 10% more than 60 hours.
The report also served up some interesting data regarding HIT hiring and staff headcount:
- 39% of respondents said that they expected to increase headcount, perhaps signalling a move away from implementing big projects largely with contractors. On the other hand, 24% reported that they expected to cut headcount, so I could be off base.
- On the flip side, only 9% said that they expected to see significant headcount losses, with 33% asserting that headcount would probably remain the same.
When it came to technical specializations, the results were fairly predictable. When asked which EMR system they knew best:
- 55% of respondents named Epic
- 19% named Cerner
- 5% named Meditech
- 3% named Allscripts and McKesson
- 14% cited "other"
Finally, given that many of the survey respondents seem to cluster at the high end of experience levels, I was intrigued to note the wide spread in salaries, which ranged from less than $50K per year to to more than $160K. Some of the most interesting numbers, included the following:
- 20% reported earning $50K to $69,999
- 21% were earning $100K to $119,999
- 6% reported earning more than $160K
To my way of thinking, it doesn't make sense that 53% of health IT pros — many of whom reported being fairly senior, were making less than $100K per year.
Sure, health organizations' budgets are stretched thin. But skimping on IT pay is likely to have a negative impact on recruitment and retention. As we cruise into 2016, let's keep an eye on this problem. I doubt junior- to mid-level salaries will attract the hard-core HIT veterans needed to transform health IT over the coming years.
Note: Healthcare Scene helped promote this survey and Greythorn pays to post its healthcare IT jobs to our healthcare IT job board.


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To guarantee better health outcomes by using policy instruments and setting strategic directions aimed at improving access to quality essential medicines.
To contribute to improving access to essential medicines specifically:
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2. to ensure rational use of medicines by prescribers, dispensers, and patients;
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Tropical Storm Karen stops river traffic at SW Pass
Traffic at the mouth of the Mississippi River stopped at 6 a.m. Friday as coastal Louisiana prepares for a possible strike by Tropical Storm Karen, which is churning in the Gulf of Mexico.
Karen is forecast to hit the northern Gulf Coast over the weekend as a weak hurricane or tropical storm. A hurricane watch was in effect from Grand Isle to west of Destin, Fla. A tropical storm warning was issued from Grand Isle to the mouth of the Pearl River, including the New Orleans area.
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text: *Bambi - Amazon [#l0b80758] #contents **Character Intro and Overview [#i903638b] This character is a classic strafer and absolutely rules the domain primarily due to having a great merc and two maxed valks with the right mouse button free to re-summon them quickly. I have tried using one of my nice 0skill fanaticism rings on my right mouse button and it does improve damage some, but you do lose the waves full set bonus and it is more cumbersome to resummon your Valk's which basically rules it out for me. I died a lot in the domain until I maxed resists and got 2911 life so I would say it is pretty much the minimum for the build. I use the Act2 Might Merc, and when I initially built this character I used the merc set/Achilles'. This worked ok, but he died often on the end bosses in the domain and the treant pack etc. I admit I splurged a bit on my upgraded merc equipment, but it was probably the final key to having a successful domain dominator. Bambi herself was relatively cheap to assemble, using Atlas Trust, Noir's and Waves sets. For those newer players wanting to try this, the noir helm is usually the difficult piece to get. You can get lucky with a drop or chitting, but most likely you will chit/get 3 unique exceptional helms that you can base-up and cube. The build is so strong that I really didn't have to maple the bow at all. I set up this character to be a duel purpose gold find and magic find since it was one of my earlier characters. If I had to do it over again I would have it all magic find since I have another strafer with 3000% gold find. Basically, this character is all about getting top level uniques and lots of rares in the domain. I have found the key to effective strafing is to not get too hyped up and charge down the hallways. Keep an eye out and know where your meat shields are going - and make sure you have #1 amp on everything, #2 keep might merc up with full rejuv pots #3 keep both valk's up to take pressure off you your might merc. I've tried this build with 1 Valk and more points into strafe synergies but I'd recommend two Valk's for safety. **Stats and Attributes [#f7b45bb7] All Dex The waves set pretty much guarantees either amp or decrepify is on full-time. As you can see below, crushing blow, open wounds and deadly strike are maxed - AR is super high and 170% to demons. I have 34% life steal and that is important to survive the various elemental damage in the domain along with the good resists. If I were to max this char I would add more life and more life steal - more damage is not needed (never thought I would say that!). I saved a couple of points by having deadly strike and pierce large charms in my inventory. **Skills [#m0128fa4] &ref(./Bambi2.jpg); **Equipment [#i0eaf287] Really pretty standard stuff, Waves and Noir all socketed with good jewels. I have all unique charms close to perfect and forged +Amazon. It wasnt horribly expensive to forge and dstone the resists and %life. This is probably my least expensive end-game character overall. I have a perfect +8 Anniliation Atlas Trust, but I use it on another character and because this strafer works so well I have not needed to reroll to perfect. I have an Insight runeword chest that I tried on this character because it has lots of +skills and significant magic find, but Anniliation is really "the bomb" and Bambi just didn't feel the same without it. Because of diminishing returns on MF, I decided to keep the Atlas Trust. I have a perfect +8 Anniliation Atlas Trust, but I use it on another character and because this strafer works so well I have not needed to reroll to perfect. I have an Insight runeword chest that I tried on this character because it has lots of +skills and significant magic find, but Annihilation is really "the bomb" and Bambi just didn't feel the same without it. Because of diminishing returns on MF, I decided to keep the Atlas Trust. Most of my filler charms have some +damage etc, but since I diverted my best damage charms to my melee characters these charms are my best that have both GF and MF. &ref(./bambi3.jpg); **Merc and Merc Equipment [#pf8d0597] Showing off my fancy runeword polearm and ethereal Chains of Binding (probably one of my best finds ever). I show my favorite merc amulet - plenty of dstone space left. My two rings are just standard rings of vengence for the extra damage dstoned with 80% life steal. I could easily get this merc to 12k life if it was needed. &ref(./Bambimerc.jpg); **Comments [#a978e805]


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Zuercher family
Zuercher (Zürcher, Zercher, Zurger, Zurcher, Züricher, Zerger), a Mennonite family of Swiss origin meaning "of Zürich." The family was early found in the canton of Bern in the villages of Rüderswil, Langnau, Sumiswald, and Aarburg.
In 1649 Joseph Zürcher was brought before the Bernese authorities for being an Anabaptist. The verdict was that he must either leave or be imprisoned. Hans Zürcher, 40, of Frutigen, was deported in 1711 for not recanting. During the early part of the 18th century members of the family moved to the Jura. In 1738 Andre Zürcher of Sumiswald is listed as living near Moutier with his family. In 1768 Peter and Joseph Zürcher of Sumiswald were living at Tramelan in the Jura. Members of the family moved to Montbeliard during the latter part of the 18th century. The Palatinate Mennonite census list of 1738 names Johannes Zerger. In 1940, eight Zerchers and 31 Zergers were members of Mennonite churches in South Germany. It is assumed by C. Henry Smith that Michael Zurger, who arrived in Pennsylvania on the Charming Polly on 8 October 1737, and Ulerich Zercher, who arrived in Philadelphia on 23 September 1752, were Mennonites.
In 1821 Abraham and David Zürcher left their Jura homes and settled in the Sonnenberg community, Wayne County, Ohio. This name is still a very common one in this Swiss community and is also found in Adams County, Ind., and in the General Conference Mennonite (GCM) community near Whitewater, Kansas. E. E. Zuercher, Hubbard, Oregon, and Isaac Zuercher, Orrville, Ohio, were Mennonite Church ministers in 1958, and Dwight Zuercher of Hillsdale, Oklahoma was a General Conference Mennonite minister. Gerhard Zerger, Moundridge, Kansas, for many years served on the Board of Bethel College.
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Gratz, Delbert L. "Zuercher family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 6 Dec 2020. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Zuercher_family&oldid=119615.
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The End of Entrepreneurship as We Know It?
This story appears in the September 2000 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2000. Time: 8:00 a.m. Like many business owners, you've seen the headlines on CNBC or in your local paper's business section and your stomach churns as young dotcom companies take a beating on the NASDAQ exchange. Any business owner knows what deep corrections in the stock market mean for young companies. Venture capital dries up. Frustrated sellers, unable to unload shares, stop buying stock in companies like yours. Consumers resist the urge to pull the old Visas out of their wallets and buy your products. Inventories pile up, cash gets tight and pink slips appear on staffers' desks. At times like these, owning a business ranks right up there with root canals and tax audits on the list of life's undesirables.
In fact, it makes getting out look pretty good. These days, many companies tired of losing workers to the entrepreneurial life are encouraging free-thinking employees to implement their marketplace ideas inside rather than outside corporations. That trend, coupled with flextime, ample opportunities for stock options and other entrepreneurial perks for employees, is bringing some entrepreneurs back to the corporate fold.
"Why not consider going back to work for someone else if they're offering you significantly more freedom and money than you ever had in the corporate world before, and they're the ones taking all the risk?" says Ethan Winning, author of Labor Pains: Employer and Employee Rights and Obligations (TFM Publications).
Still, most entrepreneurs are resisting the siren song of corporate life. "Who can think about leaving when there's so much to do?" asks Roger W. Sigley, 35, president and CEO of Cybertech Group Inc., an Oxon Hill, Maryland-based computer support services company. "My [entrepreneurial] experience has exceeded my expectations, but there are still things we have to accomplish as a new firm. We've only scratched the surface of our goals."
Running the show is why Sigley decided to gather $50,000 worth of funding back in 1998 and go into business for himself. "I wanted the ability to effect significant change, not only for myself and my family, but for my employees," he says. "To do these things, you have to be the one calling the shots."
Tougher Times
That has to be a strong incentive, considering the obstacles to starting and running a business in this economy. "Launching a new business is a pretty difficult task," notes John Ferber, the 26-year-old co-founder and chief Internet officer of Advertising.com, a Baltimore-based Internet advertising business that earned $11.4 million in 1999. Ferber believes Internet companies that got in early and now have a 12- to 15-month head start provide a barrier to new start-ups. "We've seen every idea that's come down the pike in recent years," he explains, "and right now I don't see much that's giving consumers something new."
Other business owners agree that starting new businesses today is tougher than it was only a few years ago. They also place the lion's share of the blame on Internet culture.
"You could almost see the air leaking out of the new business market when the NASDAQ was falling," says John Mueller, the 35-year-old owner of The Idea Factory Inc., a Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin-based home products company.
Back in 1995, Mueller got a fast start selling his product, the Rinse Ace, thanks to a "Best of the Show" spot on the home shopping network QVC. "It was easier for me to start my business then than it would be today," he says. "The sad part is, when the Internet market suffers, the rest of us do, too. In [the consumer products market], we've never been able to compete against the dotcoms in terms of getting funding."
Challenging both new and entrenched entrepreneurs these days are venture capitalists' high expectations. "It's crazy out there right now," says Scott Harris, the 37-year-old CEO of Toy Craze Inc., the Cleveland toymaker whose "Crazy Bones" toys are about to be marketed by McDonald's in a massive promotional giveaway later in 2000. "We're experiencing 15 percent annual growth rates, and that's not good enough for a lot of people. With some Internet companies reporting 100 percent growth, venture capitalists weren't even looking in our direction."
Harris stops short of saying new entrepreneurs can't make it today-he just warns it's going to be tougher. "Let's face it," he says. "If you're in the service or Internet sectors, times are tough. The landscape is capital-intensive, and a lot of the customer base has consolidated rather than expanded. If you have realistic expectations, a good business plan and are tight with a buck, starting a business today shouldn't be impossible. It just depends on how bad you want it."
Does that mean Harris would consider giving it all up and going back to a kinder, gentler corporate world? "Umm, no," he answers, without missing a beat. "That thought never entered my mind."
Thinning the Ranks
After the boomers are gone, who will start businesses?
In the next 10 to 15 years, entrepreneurial companies could start inching the way of the dinosaur, according to a recent study. The main reason? Boomers are getting older, which means if they don't own a business, they're less likely to start one, and if they do own a business, they'll start seeking ways to get out, explains Todd McCracken, president of National Small Business United, one of the study's sponsors.
In any given year, 9 percent of businesses close, says Richard W. Oliver, the study's principal investigator and professor of management at Vanderbilt University. "They don't necessarily fail," he clarifies. "Sometimes they merge or the business owner retires." Meanwhile, about 10 percent of businesses are start-ups-this 1 percent margin actually keeps the entrepreneurial community growing and thriving. But demographic changes-namely, fewer people in the 25-to-44 age range-could result in an increase in the closure rate by 2 to 3 percent and a corresponding decrease in openings.


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Well, after 4 attempts, my girl-"Mahjong Master"-friend finished your "silk" level! "Not easy" indeed, but doable!She issues a challenge: use the last layout (the kind of "animal"), and use the sentence "tu pu" (don't ask... ). This one is really tough .Trg.Aks
What? A CPC? And I thought all the time I had an Atari ST in front of me. (...because of all the Features )
As for the introduction music, it's Sample-SIDs, hence the, I hope, original sounding music. I guess it's a bit like BSC did some times ago though I'm not sure. Basically, I can have a lot of different samples, mixed with "real" PSG waves. This is just a beginning. The main feat is that, for the first on CPC I believe, the sound is actually rendered on 3 channels, so you have stereo, plus the 4 bits of resolution for each sample ; classic Digitrack codes mix three tracks into one channel, because reaching for the three channels is too slow. Well...).
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interesting technique there, alternating the higher resolution 4 colour mode with the lower resolution 16 colour mode every scanline to give a weird illusion of both colours and resolutions.. for that type of graphics it kinda works.presumably needs exact timings.
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Invisible Giants: Changing the World One Step at a Time, a Book by Lindsay Levin, is Out on 5th March
06 Feb, 2013, 08:00 GMT
LONDON, February 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
"An extraordinary, warts-and-all account designed to jump leaders into 21st century realities." John Elkington, Executive Chairman, Volans Ventures; Co-founder of Environmental Data Services (ENDS) and SustainAbility
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Invisible Giants is a book about leadership, choices in life and the potential in everyone to make a difference. Author Lindsay Levin, who founded the social enterprise Leaders' Quest in 2001, tells the stories of some of the people she has met through her work, and their impact on the world.
Levin takes readers on a journey from Canary Wharf to the streets of Mumbai, and from a high-security prison in Johannesburg to Chengdu, where thousands of new tower blocks are transforming the city. We meet individuals who are overcoming obstacles, and often their own frailties, to change the lives of those around them.
The invisible giants of Levin's story are grassroots leaders who, despite a lack of education and resources, are re-energising their communities, and business executives who strive to integrate purpose alongside profit, in the face of institutional resistance. They are female activists in slums campaigning to end the exclusion of girls from school, and environmentalists tackling the effects of industrialisation on the world's ecosystem. They are also ordinary Israelis and Palestinians committed to peaceful coexistence who are delivering a courageous and sometimes unpopular message to their own people.
"In my experience, people have infinite potential to grow and to create. I have written this book to try and share some of this optimism," says Levin.
After 15 years as a successful entrepreneur, Levin founded the social enterprise Leaders' Quest in 2001, to bring together people from all disciplines and sectors who want to use their unique influence to create positive change in the world. Her work has brought her into contact with an extraordinary range of leaders from across the world - some highly visible, and some not.
"Our work at Leaders' Quest is about bringing people together - from CEOs to grassroots activists - to learn from the unfamiliar and recognise the capacity they have to improve the world around them. The lives of these invisible giants have struck a chord with me. Not because they are inherently more virtuous than high profile leaders, but because their stories are rarely told and because they have a vital role to play in creating a brighter future."
"The book is also the story of my own quest to ask: "what really matters?" and to find out where the answers can take me."
Invisible Giants is published by Vala and will be available to buy online, at high street bookshops, or directly from the publishers at http://www.valapublishers.coop/invisiblegiants, from March 2013. It costs £16.99, and all the author's royalties go to the Leaders' Quest Foundation, a registered charity.
A launch event will be held on Tuesday 5th March at London's Paramount, on the 31st floor of Centre Point, 101-103 New Oxford Street (right next to Tottenham Court Road tube station), from 6.30pm until 8.30pm. It will be a stimulating gathering of corporate and community leaders, including some of the invisible giants who feature in the book. Lindsay will be speaking about the book and her work and taking part in a short Q&A.
The event is free but places are strictly limited. To reserve a place, please contact email@example.com.
What readers are saying
"Generous, deeply personal and beautifully written." Tom Glocer, former CEO, Thomson Reuters
"An important and enjoyable read for business leaders who want to better understand the complex relationships between people, culture, attitudes and opportunities that shape our world. Invisible Giants challenges us to think differently about business and the role of leaders. Reading it is, in itself, an inspiring journey, with wonderful stories of exceptional people beating the odds to accomplish extraordinary things." Bob Bechek, Worldwide Managing Director, Bain & Company
"It's not about privileged do-gooders who clamour for media attention, but "karmayogis": people who bring about change in quiet and purposeful ways. Truly inspiring, with powerful lessons for everyone." Anu Aga, Chairperson, Teach For India; Director, Thermax Limited
About the author
After 15 years as a successful entrepreneur, Lindsay Levin founded Leaders' Quest in 2001, to connect leaders from all disciplines and sectors, and explore solutions to global issues.
A strong NGO advocate, her work ranges from searching for new initiatives that address poverty and environmental sustainability, to helping businesses redefine values and shift culture.
From 2008 to 2012 she was Chair of the International Steering Committee of OneVoice, a conflict resolution movement working to strengthen civil society in Israel and Palestine, and she regularly facilitates workshops and dialogues in the region.
About Leaders' Quest
Leaders' Quest works with people from all walks of life - from CEOs of multinational companies, to grassroots organisers - who use their unique influence to create positive change in the world. It designs experiential learning journeys which enable them to ask tough questions about business, society and their own leadership, and look for answers together. It runs programmes in Asia, Africa, the Americas, Europe and the Middle East.
Find out more at: http://www.leadersquest.org
About the publisher
The Vala Publishing Co-operative is an adventure in community supported publishing. They publish high quality books that explore and celebrate the human spirit with brave and authentic ways of thinking and being.
Vala is co-owned and democratically managed by its members.
Find out more at: http://www.valapublishers.coop
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For more information, to order a review copy of Invisible Giants, or to schedule an interview with Lindsay Levin, please contact either firstname.lastname@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com, or call +44(0)208-948-5208.
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Community ContentbyPublished on 03-03-2013 08:47 PM
Welcome one and all to the latest Spotlight luxury hamper filled to the brim with goodies from the Level Showcase. Dig in and enjoy these amazing creations. This fortnight we actually have 4 music gallery levels in the PS3 section, including two with full spotlights a record. So theres plenty to delight your ears as well as some challenging paltforming to keep those fingers limbered up. Enjoy!
...byPublished on 02-17-2013 06:37 PM
Its that time again! Another fortnight has sped past and its time to feature yet more awesome, amazing and awe-inspiring levels from all 3 Level Showcases. We have puzzles, mini-games, platforming and the best from the racetrack and, although its not deliberate on our part, I swear, theres hardly a heart to be seen
...byPublished on 02-03-2013 09:33 PM
Yes, it's that time again and we're back with another motley collection of great levels for you to sink your sacky socks into (sorry, saw that phrase somewhere and couldn't resist re-using here...). So dive on in and get playing and a big thank you to the creators who continue to pull out all the stops to make these awesome levels.
...byPublished on 01-20-2013 08:01 PM
Episode 103
Welcome to the latest edition of the Spotlight showcasing the brightest and best of the Level Showcase in the last fortnight. Youll notice the retro look for this Episode...just dont ask...lol. Moving swiftly on, theres plenty to enjoy in this Episode and congratulations to knowntokill on getting his first full spotlight alongside such well-known names as Alley_Cat, Ladylyn1, SnakeOwl and SLS10. Keep the awesome levels coming!
A couple of notices. Wed like to welcome Wolfdre to the Spotlight Crew. He's fairly new to LBPC but was one of the applicants under the recent recruitment round (and was vouched for by one the mods in following terms: He might be new to the site, but he's certainly nice, with no apparent sociopathic tendencies... which has so far proved true, lol). Wed also like to welcome back TheAdipose and Clarie who have returned to us for a couple of months to help out with the Karting Spotlight. Its great to have them all on board.
Without further ado, on with the Spotlight:
...byPublished on 01-06-2013 09:45 PM
Welcome one and all to the 102nd Episode of the Community Spotlight featuring the brightest and best from the Level Showcase. This is a cracking episode, jam packed with fantastic levels just the thing to get rid of those post-Christmas, end of holiday blues! So draw the curtains, grab a hot cocoa and settle down to a non-fattening feast of platforming, puzzling and general awesomeness.
Were hoping to catch up with our hub publishing on StevenIs return from holiday tomorrow, with the hub for the 100th Episode being up first, so watch this space!
Finally, there's no Karting Spotlight this week but never fear it will be back next episode with a bumper crop of levels! ...byPublished on 12-24-2012 01:38 AM
Welcome one and all to our Christmas Episode featuring all sorts of gifts and stocking fillers from the Level Showcase. As well as the statutory Christmas themed levels there are some great platformers, puzzlers and shooters to keep you entertained when youve had enough Christmas cheer...
The Crew wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and would like to thank the creators who have produced such amazing levels over the past year and make the Spotlight what it is. You guys rock!
A quick reminder that you still have time to enter our two 100th Episode contests: the Spotlight Trivia Quiz here and the Triplesack Contest here. Also keep a look out for our 100th and 101st level hubs which Hubbie should be publishing sometime...soon. He ate rather too many cookies during the 100th Episode celebrations and has had to lie down for a while in darkened room.
Anyway, without further ado, lets crack open the champagne and get on with the Spotlight! ...byPublished on 12-16-2012 07:34 PM
In honour of the Community Spotlight Crew's 100th Episode,
the Creator Spotlight Crew is proud to present...
"Turning the Spotlight Around"
For those of you with fancy iPads and iPhones, here's the direct link to the video:
Who can believe that it's already been 100 episodes? Over 4 years ago, our beloved Community Spotlight first opened our eyes to the world of awesome LBP levels, posted right on your front doorstep, here at LittleBigPlanet Central!
Such a momentous occasion just cannot go uncelebrated. So we on the Creator Spotlight Crew thought it would be wonderful to hear a few words from behind the scenes to speak to the Community Spotlight Crew themselves, and get an idea of what makes them tick.
So without further ado, I present your Crew Members, new and old!
Our heartfelt thanks to biorogue, Ccubbage, Clarie, fireblitz95, GruntosUK, Holguin86, Joey, Matt 82, Morgana25, Mr_Fusion, Shropshirelass, Taffey, TheAdipose, and WESFUN for agreeing to take part in this interview!
Interview conducted by rialrees ...byPublished on 12-09-2012 08:26 PM
Woohoo! We did it; the 100th Episode of the Community Spotlight is up! How awesome is that? Its truly amazing to think of all the effort, all the blood, sweat and tears...and all the laughs, exhilaration and camaraderie too... that have gone into these 100 episodes over the past 4 years both from the creators and the spotlight crews. Weve had a blast over the past fortnight remembering some of the incredible levels featured since Episode 1 and if you fancy a trip down memory lane yourself (or just want to win the Trivia Quiz) then take a look at V0rtexs amazing Spotlight Search Engine which is a treasure trove of every level spotlighted.
To help celebrate weve already launched the Trivia Quiz! but we have plenty of other awesome bonus features in store over the next couple of weeks. In fact we have just launched another contest for those who think they know their levels and have mad skillz at playing. Head on over to the Site Contest forums and check out our Tri-sack contest.
But back to the matter in hand! Without further ado, heres the Big One, the 100th Community Spotlight packed with suitably awesome levels and seriously the levels do the 100th Episode proud; from stellar shooters to superb platformers and mind bending arcade games and puzzles, they end*the first 100 episodes with honour and set the bar for the next 100 episodes to live up to. ...byPublished on 11-25-2012 06:16 PM
Hello and welcome to Episode 99 of LBPCentral's Community Spotlight! We're truly excited over at Spotlight Central to see the beginning of:
A New Era! ! !
. . . erm, we split our post up a bit, did you notice?
Since the arrival of the Karting Spotlight (who are fitting in really well, in case you're wondering. They've really got the hang of their cake mixing abilities... Now they just need to perfect their icing skills) to our humble home, we decided that it would be better to keep things neat, and split it up a little!
On top of that we've been preparing for December the 9th, a date more momentous than Christmas and Thanksgiving all wrapped up into one.
What happens on December the 9th? Well, if you don't already know, then you'll just have to wait and see.
On that curious note, let's get on with the spotlight! ...byPublished on 11-18-2012 07:57 PM
Interview conducted by rialrees
Playful Prodigy
There are some names in the LittleBigPlanet community which you can mention in any forum (yes, I'm big on name-dropping!), and pretty much everyone would know who you were talking about. Mnniska is one of them.
I could wax lyrical all evening about his creations, his ideas, the presence he has as a member of the community, but let's face it I don't need to. You probably already know all about him!
We may as well not even bother having this interview then!
The Rocket fuel I scoffed for breakfast probably helped too...
All right, this one isnt really a question, but if you would be so kind, please list the levels youve published to date and any statistics youd like to share with us, i.e. plays, hearts, how many rocket animals per level, etc. Whatever you feel like sharing.
LBP1 stuff:
Adventure t(h)rough the evil factory!
(A platformer set in an evil factory that sort of wants to murder you. It has no plot, only murderous surroundings.)
A Level in Create Mode
(Colourful puzzle level where you had to copy the level to your moon and play it in create mode. It got an mm pick about six months after its release. Waha!)


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VMS soccer breaks out orange
EAST VAIL — It's hunting season.
OK, orange means different things to different people, and while bagging an animal is nice, orange for Vail Mountain School soccer means the Gore Rangers are in the playoffs. VMS blanked Aspen, 3-0, on Thursday afternoon at Bandoni Alumni Field to clinch a postseason berth.
For the uninitiated, the Dutch, one of the smallest national sides in Europe, wears orange in the European Championships, and VMS, one of the smallest schools in Class 3A for soccer, turns in its trusty blue-and-wide uniforms for bright orange tops when it makes the playoffs. The tradition started in 1998 and wearing orange has become the goal every soccer season since. And this also means that next Friday will be an Orange Day for all at the Vail Mountain School from kindergarten all the way up to the upper school.
Please dress accordingly.
Ryan Schmidt continued his hot streak with a marker in the 16th minute, on a pass from Clay Kirwood. Young master Kirwood was in a giving mood Thursday. He hit Garrett Cerny in the second half. Cerny was turning just at the right moment and slammed it home for a 2-0 lead. To cap it, Trevor Sheldon beat two guys down the right side and centered the pass to Dylan Cunningham, who headed it into the back of the net.
"They're excited. They're happy they've earned a postseason sport," VMS coach Pete Petrovski said. "They've worked hard and it's a step in the right direction. They're pleased, but not overwhelmed with the win. It's not the end of the road. They hope we continue the path we're on."
VMS (8-4-2) will find out its draw on Sunday. In a new format for 3A this year, the top-eight teams in the classification will host regionals on Friday and Saturday. VMS will be on the road Friday at one of those eight sites.
In the meantime, it was Senior Day for the Gore Rangers, and those fine fellows are Cerny, Billy Mitchell, Brett Ferraro, William Sterret and Brandon Rosenbach. Goalie Sterret got the shutout on Thursday in the win.
"It was a bit of a learning process for all," Petrovski said. "They were getting to know us as a coaching staff and we were getting to know them. We've relied on them to take a leadership role and they have."
West Grand tops VMS spikers
Vail Mountain School volleyball lost a marathon match to West Grand, 25-17, 28-30, 13-25, 26-24, 15-11, Thursday night, capping the home slate.
"The fans got their money's worth, but we don't charge (at the gate)," VMS volleyball coach Mike Garvey joked.
VMS is 6-8 overall and 5-4 in the 2A Slope and was scheduled to play at Hayden Friday for a game that would decide the No. 3 seed for districts a week from now. (Remember that Vail Christian and other 1A teams move down to that classification for the postseason.) VMS is also at a tournament today at Summit County where it will see some bigger schools.
The volleyball team feted its seniors — Stephanie Kohlhofer, Erica Charles, Lizzie Pancratz, Taylor Washing and Hannah McKeever. But before everyone says goodbye, the Gore Rangers would like to keep things going by doing well at the district tournament next weekend.
"Our five seniors have been on the floor every night," Garvey said. "It's not only that, but what they've done for the program. The girls have spent a lot of time together and we hope for a few more weeks. I'm proud of their resilience."
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