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grid reference TM 268 486
opened 16th century
owner Adnams
bar / diner
Data from the Food Standards Agency live feed.
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opening hours:
- Mon-Sat: 0730-2300
- Sun: 0900-2300
food times:
- Breakfast: Mon-Fri 0730-1030, Sat-Sun 0900-1100
- Mon-Sat: 1200-2100
- Sun: 1200-2000
regular real ales
Adnams Bitter, Broadside, Explorer & seasonal & guest beers
guest beers
See website for guest beer information.
listed building grade II
Local licensing authority for Woodbridge is East Suffolk
CAMRA Ipswich & East Suffolk branch.
last updated 31/12/2019
Woodbridge Cherry Tree
Real Ale is available here
73 Cumberland St, IP12 4AG
01394 384627
Although the tree no longer remains, it is still shown in the famous Suffolk painter, Thomas Churchyard's picture inside this inn. Informal card sessions and quiz nights are held and family games are available to play. Child and dog friendly, this pub also offers traditional food which is served all day from breakfast onwards. Accommodation is provided in a converted outdoor barn. Mild is a permanent feature amongst the eight beers usually on offer. Regular beer festivals are held.
There's a toilet for disabled customers.
The Cherry Tree was named Community Pub of the Year in Adnams' 2008 Pub Awards.
The building dates from the 17th century.
Beer served through handpulls
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Evening meals
Separate public bar
Traditional pub games available
Real fire
Dog friendly
Family friendly
Accommodation available
Bus stop nearby (see public transport tab for details)
Railway station about 0.4 mile away (see public transport tab for details)
Free WiFi
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)

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Each and every year millions of individuals suffer from a long-term or permanent disability. The resulting inability to work can wreak financial havoc on an individual and their family, causing significant stress and hardship.
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Before you apply for Social Security Disability benefits you should gather the information that will be requested by the SSA during the disability application process. Make sure you have your social security number and the social security numbers of your spouse and children.
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Once you have gathered the necessary information, you should contact the SSA to complete a disability application. The actual application can be filled out either at the Social Security office, over the phone or online.
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Ukulele Group – Dates for 2017
The Group has now been meeting for almost 18 months, they performed at a Hucknall U3A Social Event, at the monthly meeting in December 2016 and, most recently, played and sang for residents at The Elms Care Home, Ogle Street, Hucknall.
There are 22 members in the Group, the five newest members of the Group are having 'extra' tuition to enable them to 'catch up'. Due to the level the Group has now reached, it will be difficult for 'non' instrumentalists to join the Group, therefore the Group is now closed to new 'non players'.
If a group of members decides they would like to start a second Group, for beginners, I will be very happy to help and can arrange for ukuleles to try.
The Group meets on the 2nd and 4th MONDAYS of the month:-
Feb. 13 & 27,
Mar. 13 & 27,
April 10 & 24,
May 8 & 22,
June 12 & 26,
July 10 & 24,
Aug. 14 & 28,
Sept. 11 & 25,
Oct. 9 & 23,
Nov. 13 & 27,
Dec. 11
Please contact the Group Leader, Vivian, on the form below:-
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Ukulele for Fun Programme
Ukulele for Fun meets on the second and fourth Monday of the month at the John Godber Centre, Ogle St. Hucknall at 10.00am.
The following dates take us to the end of 2016:
November 14th and 28th
December 12th final practise for performance at the monthly meeting on 14 December.
The first meeting of the new year will be on 9th January
If you would like to have a go there are ukuleles you can borrow, we are a friendly group playing popular music.
Contact Vivian on the form below or look out for me at the monthly open meeting.
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Ukulele for Fun Dates
The group is progressing well and each month a new song is introduced. My message to members; Practise, Practise, Practise.
Future dates 9 May and 23 May, 13 June and 27 June, 11 July and 25 July. If anyone new would like to come along please do. The group is held at 10am at the John Godber Centre.
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Ukulele Forthcoming Dates
The Group meets at the John Godber Centre on the second and fourth Monday of the month at 10am. If you would like to come along and have a go, everyone is welcome.
Dates. Jan 25th, Feb 8th, Feb 22nd, Mar 14th, April 4th, April 11th, April 25th, May 9th, May 23rd, June 13th
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Ukulele for Fun Going Well
The Group is making progress with sixteen members attending the twice a month sessions. If you think you might like to give this a try please pop along to the next session, Monday 23 November at the John Godber Centre.
Members of the Group please note the change of venue for December 14, meet at Trevor's, 10am.
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This is the Year 9 Natural Hazards research page, which will support you whilst you conduct your research into a natural hazard of your choice. The end result of this research will be a presentation to the rest of your class group about your hazard.
You can study any natural hazard you like, and can choose any natural or human hazard.
For each hazard you will need to include the following information;
Your presentation can take ANY format providing it covers the points above. In the past students have completed PowerPoint's, produced and presented websites, made videos, produced posters and made news broadcasts.
For the research think about the big 6;
1. Task Definition: What needs to be done?
2. Information Seeking Strategies: What resources can I use?
3. Location and Access: Where can I find these resources?
4. Use of Information: What can I use from these resources?
5. Synthesis: What can I make to finish the job?
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PAX Prime annihilated the record set early this year by PAX East. After four days the Prime crew managed to destroy the $17,650 total from PAX East raising over $22,300 for Child's Play. The brigade's lifetime total is now over $115,000 and the Cookie Brigade has a new milestone, raising over $45,000 in just a single year.
Want to know more about how the team performed at PAX Prime 2013? Check out the infographic below to give you some insight into the numbers that made PAX Prime 2013 a smashing success!
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Great infographic! Congrats on breaking new records this year 🙂
I don't attend PAX, but I'm an avid grandma observer from the sidelines. For weeks I watched in amazement as my daughter-in-law shopped, mixed, froze, baked and finally bagged and labeled over 2K cookies for the Cookie Brigade. A few of us pitched in at the end, but it was mostly her exhausting effort that made it happen. And yet, when she came home Monday night and reported the Child Play total, there was nothing but pure joy on her face and in her voice. I smiled to know that her tireless effort was so richly rewarding, for both her and the charity she loves.
I SO miss being part of the Cookie Brigade! (I haven't made it to PAX since 2009.) Good job you guys, you make me so proud!
I know organizers keep changing every year, but is there any way to see a bar graph of how much was made each year/event for comparison? Do you have/can you find that info?
I so miss being a part of this amazing group of people as well! I cannot even begin to describe how incredibly proud I am of all of you. Seriously, ya'll are so great, and I am amazed each year at how many people dedicate their time, money, and energy to this project. Ya'll are going to make me cry.
…and now that I have a decent paying job, it's only a matter of time before I rejoin your ranks! Great job again this year (and every year!).


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After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.(Matthew 4:2, NIV)
Really? He was hungry? After 40 days of fasting? You don't say!
How about this one:
And a young man followed him, with nothing but a linen cloth about his body. And they seized him, but he left the linen cloth and ran away naked (Mark 14:51-52, ESV).
Now that must have been a sight to see! Here's one that my friend pointed out to me:
The LORD will smite you with consumption and with fever and with inflammation and with fiery heat and with the sword and with blight and with mildew, and they will pursue you until you perish (Deuteronomy 28:22, NASB).
This one was very funny to us. The verse almost reads like something from a Monty Python skit. My friend was walking around the room and speaking in a deep, authoritative voice saying, "I will smite thee with MILDEW!!" Somehow, after being smote with fiery heat and the sword, mildew does not seem very daunting.
Although we had a few chuckles over the verse, it did get me wondering. I knew God did not put anything in the Bible without reason, so I decided to do a little research on mildew. What I found was pretty . . . daunting.
Video: Powdery Mildew Cleistothecia, (mildew growing on cherries):
Mildew, as with mold and dust mites, is a biological pollutant, as well as a contaminant. Once something in your home is contaminated with mold or mildew, it is very difficult to control. If you simply google "mildew" you will get 7,770,000 results, and if you google the phrase "health hazards of mildew," you can narrow it down to 167,000 results. Some of the health hazards I found while surfing the net include watery eyes, runny nose and sneezing, nasal congestion, itching, coughing, wheezing and difficulty breathing, headache, dizziness and fatigue.
Okay, so maybe that is still not as bad as being smote with fiery heat and the sword, but imagine in those days the agony of a chronic allergy or sinus condition without any over the counter aid such as Claritin. Most of the websites I found all say to kill mildew with bleach. What was used to kill mildew in Old Testament times? There was no Clorox back then. Everything pretty much had to be burned.
Even in modern times, mold and mildew are not that easy to control. Yang (1994) notes that there are health risks associated with mold and mildew that are extremely toxic, resulting in far more serious health conditions if left unchecked:
The earliest known toxigenic molds, primarily Claviceps purpurea, produce the substance ergot. The ergot molds infect rye, grains and other grasses. Ingestion of ergot contaminated rye or other cereals causes ergotism. There are two types of ergotism recognized clinically: gangrenous and convulsive. Gangrenous ergotism affects the extremities as well as causes gastrointestinal symptoms. Convulsive ergotism affects the nerve system causing brain and spinal lesions which can lead to death or permanent mental impairment. (Yang, 1994)
He lists more health risks as follows:
Mycotoxins may cause a variety of short-term as well as long-term adverse health effects. This ranges from immediate toxic response and immune-suppression to the potential long-term carcinogenic effect. Symptoms due to mycotoxins or toxins-containing airborne spores (particularly those of Stachybotrys chartarum) include dermatitis, recurring cold and flu-like symptoms, burning sore throat, headaches and excessive fatigue, diarrhea, and impaired or altered immune function. The ability of the body to fight off infectious diseases may be weakened resulting in opportunistic infections. Certain mycotoxins, such as zearalenone (F2 toxin), can cause infertility and stillbirths in pigs. (Yang, 1994)
Wow. Who knew mold and mildew could be that detrimental?
Among the modern day damage that has been caused by mold and mildew, Yang cites that in the early 1990's, several courthouses in Florida were shut down for decontamination, a process which costs more than the building itself. And in Canada, an entire school was so infested, the whole building had to be burned.
It is interesting how a majority of television commercials featuring household cleansing products feature women. This is because the traditionally biblical role for women is to manage the home. It is not a meaningless lifestyle, as some feminist philosophers would have you think. Biblically, being the manager of a home is a vital part of fulfilling the helper role.
Many of these television commercials do not just discuss how to clean a shower that may have a bit of mildew. Instead, the commercials use vocabulary such as "fight," "kill," and "destroy" when it comes to mold and mildew. These are combative terms. It shows that there is a legitimate need right in the home to stand guard and offer protection against an intruder. I have discussed in a previous post that the object of love is to protect and provide. Consider the very noble act of protecting one's family in this fashion: to keep the home clean and free of dangerous pollutants and other biological hazards.
The Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood takes the position that men and women are equal, but different. We have an equal responsibility to serve God, however, God has given us very different roles to play in how we are to serve Him. When we start to confuse these roles, or assert that one role is less honorable than the other, we upset the order God has established for a perfect partnership. Managing a home involves the same responsibility to protect and provide as going out to work everyday. It just fulfills that responsibility differently.
As a single woman who is solely responsible for putting a roof over my own head, I can fully appreciate the role of a stay-at-home wife and/or mother. When I come home from work, I am tired. I just want to relax! However, I do not have a lovely wife to take care of my house for me while I'm away at work. (And that's why my bathtub often looks like a giant petri dish.) So I can see how valuable the traditional, domestic role of a woman is to a man who is the sole bread winner of the family.
The domestic role which has been biblically prescribed for a woman is not a punishment from God, but a divine responsibility. It is a privilege to be entrusted with such a responsibility. A woman who is diligent in keeping the home clean and orderly is protecting her family against illness, disease, parasitic infestation, and possibly (if you live in Florida) a necessary torching. Therefore, let us not look down upon our prescribed domestic role. Instead, let us fight these intruders to our homes with all diligence as a divine mission from the Creator. Our families will be happier and healthier for it.
Yang, C.M. (1994, September). Toxic effects of mildew and mold. Enviros, The Healthy Building Newsletter, 4(9), Retrieved November 25, 2007 from: http://www.mdsdog.com/articles/Effects%20of%20Mildew%20and%20Mold.pdf


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An unknown odor at the Crystal City Metro station made some people light-headed and sick Thursday.
The smell was reported throughout the metro station. Some employees reported feeling light headed and sick, though not enough to be taken to a hospital.
Officials say metro employees and commuters pointed out the smell.
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we reported in an earlier news item on ebay trying to block other sites from listing its auctions. in its latest move to keep search sites from listing its auctions, ebay is now blocking ip addresses for auctionwatch.com's servers. auctionwatch.com, a site that lists items from various online auctions, had previously been in talks with ebay to license ebay's auctions but decided against the licensing on wednesday.
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apparently, auctionwatch decided that ebay didn't really have any property to license and submitted a counter proposal. as a result, ebay didn't want to negotiate anymore and instead requested the ip addresses for auctionwatch's servers.
this is definitely a strange set of circumstances. from what i understand, the two sites were in talks and then ebay decided to no longer negotiate and is now blocking the site. i'm just surprised that auctionwatch gave the ip addresses. then again, i'm sure that they could easily obtain new ips for their servers if they wanted to.
what strikes me as very odd is that yahoo! and amazon.com allow auctionwatch to list their items yet ebay refuses. it sounds to me like ebay is being a little too territorial. this could be a move that could hurt the company in the end.
i don't really understand how auctionwatch listing ebay's items could hurt ebay. on the contrary, if anything it would drive even more traffic.
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Heading to L.A. anytime soon? (Or just want to look like you are?) Let stylish sisters Erin and Sara Foster be your guide. After all, Erin, a comedy writer, and Sara, an actress, are born-and-bred Californians, with a family tree that includes Gigi Hadid and Brody Jenner and a brand new VH1 satirical comedy series, Barely Famous, that pokes fun at reality TV—you really can't get more L.A. than that.
The sisters may deviate between classic film alliances—Erin holds a candle for Julie Delpy in Before Sunrise, while Sara tends toward **Diane Keaton'**s repeated turns for Woody Allen—but they both lay claim to an inherently California girl aesthetic. "I like to channel my inner Candice Swanepoel and attempt to be 'hippie chic,' " Sara says. She favors flat sandals ("I know I look better in a heel, but I really only wear Birkenstocks and Havaianas") and RE/DONE's high-waisted light-wash denim, while Erin prefers off-duty classics like men's button-down shirts, Levi's cutoffs, and Converse, citing coconut oil as her must-have beauty product. ("Our mom is 64 and never tried Botox and doesn't even get facials; all she uses is coconut oil on her face and body. So my sisters and I decided to get on that train," says Sara.) And the two might have different festivals in mind this summer—Sara's got her sights set on Burning Man, Erin on Stagecoach—but when it comes to their hometown, they have a singularly cool itinerary to share. Here, their five favorite spots, and how to look the part when you arrive.
Favorite L.A. hideaway
"Everyone wants to go to Giorgio's (Giorgio Baldi) but across the street is my favorite Italian spot, Caffe' Delfini!" —Sara Foster
"The Nice Guy" —Erin Foster
Best place to unwind
"In a strip mall on La Brea and Sunset! It is called Sunset Foot Spa. My definition of heaven."—Sara
"Sunday brunch at Soho House. The views of L.A. are spectacular." —Erin
Favorite local landmark
"The Beverly Hills Hotel is so iconic." —Erin
"Casa Vega Mexican restaurant in Sherman Oaks. I have been going there since I was fifteen." —Sara
Best place for a drink with friends
"No Name, and I love an Old Fashioned." —Erin
"A glass of sauvignon blanc on the couch with my fake fireplace on. Don't judge!"—Sara
You have a friend visiting L.A. for the first time—where do you send them?
"Abbot Kinney. Also, tourists love Malibu. Especially the Country Mart." —Erin
"I always tell people to go to the pier. My German relatives love the Santa Monica Pier for some sun. Venice. Abbot Kinney area kind of appeals to everyone and you can spend all day there and not get bored. " —Sara


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Everything you could possibly love about Gio Gonzalez (0-1) was on display Friday night. He cruised through six innings against the Phillies, walking two and allowing five hits via an efficient 69 pitches. He mixed up his pitches, starting the Philadelphia hitters off with a variety of pitches: fourseamers, sinkers, a few curves, and a couple of changeups (all according to BrooksBaseball.net). He looked every bit like the 21 game winner from 2012. You know, the guy who finished third in the Cy Young ballot behind my man R.A. Dickey and the man they'll rename the award after Clayton Kershaw.
Earlier this year, ESPN announced their top left-handed starters and listed Gio eighth. I sort of chuckled at the time. No. That can't be right. Gio can be good (he can be great) when things are clicking, but when things go bad you sort of have no idea what's going to happen. Six walks in three innings? That's possible. Three straight walks followed by him striking out the side? Yep. There's a good chance. I figured if Gio is listed eighth, then we should bemoan the demise of the quality left-handers.
Friday night, Gio allowed leadoff hits in half of his first six innings, but after singling to start the game Ben Revere was picked off first and Chase Utley grounded into a double play to wipe out a Freddy Galvis leadoff single (3-for-3 on the night, by the way, and hitting .385/.429/.462 in the season's early going). The only real trouble Gio go into was in the fifth when Andres Blanco started the inning off with a double, but Jerome Williams struck out and Revere then lined into a double play.
See? Easy.
Then the seventh inning started, and there was everything that drives you batty about the enigmatic lefty. After Jeff Francoeur1 flew out to left, the professional hitter that is Grady Sizemore worked a walk, and I started to worry. A little. There was one pitch where Gio missed wildly, low and outside, when you could see that maybe things weren't right. He still threw strikes. He could have easily finished off Sizemore then Cameron Rupp (who also worked a walk) with a few breaks. The walk to Rupp, then Gio hit Blanco with a fastball up and his night was over.
It was a tough loss for Gonzalez. The first six innings were great. The seventh could have gone either way, but unfortunately for the Nats it went the way so many of Gonzalez's innings often go: in some random, unpredictable direction.
Thoughts on Friday's game:
I guess this is how it's going to go for the Nats, offensively that is, until Anthony Rendon and Jayson Werth return to provide a little pop to the lineup. Michael Taylor, who has a little Ron Gant in that swing of his, provided the team's only run with a homer to start the game. When he fills out and puts on a little more muscle look out. He'll slug 20+ plus home runs easily. He hit 23 in the minors last year. Anyway, through four games the team has scored just seven runs. Score just enough. Eke out a few wins.
Watch out for Saturday. Cole Hamels is on the mound, and he likes to give lessons in humility and rookie greetings and whatever. After the Nats hit both Blanco and Revere on Friday night, you wonder if Hamels will make a point early on Saturday afternoon. It's not like he and Harper are buddies.
photo credit: Gio Gonzalez via photopin (license)
- He's only 31. What? Doesn't it seem like a Francoeur has been in the Majors forever? Maybe it's just me. ↩


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Must-Reads when Starting a Business
Thousands of books are published every year for businesses and entrepreneurs. It can be difficult to wade through the stack to find some gems that will resonate with you and help you find inspiration as you begin your own organization. We've rounded up a list of what we think are some of the best books on starting a business for your 2018 reading list.
The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship by William Bygrave and Andrew Zacharakis
Although this book is older, it's still a classic reference book that gives you the basics of identifying a good opportunity and following through with everything from creating your business plan, financing, managing taxes to marketing and selling a business
The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup by Noam Wasserman
Early decisions made by you and your team can often make or break your business much later. Wasserman draws of years of research and discusses common pitfalls that founders make and provides ways to keep from making those mistakes. After teaching at Harvard for many years, Wasserman is now the founding director of the Founder Central Initiative at the University of Southern California.
The 10 Laws of Trust: Building the Bonds That Make a Business Great by Joel Peterson
JetBlue chairman Peterson discusses trust in this book. It's not only about building trust with your leadership team but about respect between customers, clients and employees. Instead of eschewing conflict, as a leader, you have to embrace it to get past the division and find ways to be innovative while maintaining your reputation.
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
In this bestseller, Duckworth discusses what drives success, and it's not genius. Readers will learn from West Point cadets, finalists in the National Spelling Bee, and dozens of high achievers, like JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon and Seattle Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll. This book helps you when you fall down, knowing that talent and luck won't make the difference, but it's just the sheer act of getting up and keeping on.
Start Something That Matters by Blake Mycoskie
This autobiography tells the story of TOMS shoes. While it's not about starting a business, per se, it is about telling your company's story and being resourceful when you don't have resources. It's an inspiring read that will help you create something revolutionary. We think it's one of the best books for starting a business, just told from the vantage point of a singular entrepreneur.
The Captain Class: The Hidden Force That Creates the World's Greatest Teams by Sam Walker
This book, published just last year, has been named one of the best business books of the year by SI.com, Forbes, and CNBC. Walker dug into the stories of the greatest teams of all time. He looked at their success and what drove these teams to greatness. A pattern of leadership emerged. Walker delves into the core qualities of the captains to understand inspired leadership.
If You're in a Dogfight, Become a Cat: Strategies for Long-Term Growth by Leonard Sherman
In this inspiring tome, Sherman takes a look at companies that have headed a formidable growth in their industry. JetBlue, IKEA, Yellowtail and Apple are just a few of the phenomenal companies that are examined. This book includes examples of successes and failures, insights into strategy and guidance on how to change your thinking to find long-term profitable growth.
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Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual by Jocko Willink
The military produces some of the most successful men and women, simply by instilling discipline in them. Being an entrepreneur is hard work. It's difficult to get up each day and overcome obstacles when no one is telling you what to do. Read this book to conquer procrastination, fears, and weakness in yourself to be the best entrepreneur you can be.
Be Obsessed or Be Average by Grant Cardone
Inc. Magazine called this book one of the best motivational books of 2016, which is why it makes our list of best books for starting a business. Cardone offers insight into setting crazy goals and reaching them. He discusses shutting down the doubters and haters. Entrepreneurs, whether new or old, will learn a lot about taking their business to the next level when they become obsessed.
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
The author of "Eat Pray Love" gives advice on living your best. Entrepreneurs may not think of themselves as artists, but they have to be creative to keep up in today's marketplace. This book helps you address challenges, embrace curiosity and face your fears. Gilbert earned rave reviews from multiple sources for her work. Every business person would do well to read "Big Magic" to break out of the dull routine and to find creativity that makes their business ventures really shine.
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Long-term suspensions are considered a deprivation of a student's property and/or liberty interests protected under the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
The Board of Education is required to "collaborate" with parents and teachers in writing a Code of Conduct, and "may adopt the code or revisions to the code of conduct only after at least one public hearing that provides for the participation of school personnel, parents, students, and other interested parties."
Neither of those things has happened in any meaningful way.
Superintendent of schools, Kristopher Harrison, seems to be responsible for the insertion of the "police" line, which appeared for the first time in the 2012-2013 Code of Conduct, shortly after he assumed his position:
Police will be notified if an electronic media crime has taken place.
2011-2012 Code of Conduct: does not include a line stating that police will be notified for "electronic media crime"
2012-2013 Code of conduct: 1st year of Kris Harrison's contract & first mention of police being called for "electronic media crime"; Code approved without discussion
2013-2014 Code of Conduct – from 8/27/2013 minutes: "Dr. Harrison noted that there was a Public Hearing on July 2nd regarding revisions to the Code, therefore, there were six weeks available to make comments. Mr. Montgomery asked if was made available to the public for comment. Dr. Harrison reported that it has been posted under the "news" on the District's homepage."
2014-2015 Irvington USFD Code of Conduct Revised | Adopted by the Board of Education July 1, 2014
Pages from IUFSD Code of Conduct related to computer infractions
IMS Code of Conduct – Plain Language 2014-15
Acceptable Use Form for Computers
New York State School Board Association (NYSSBA) Sample Code of Conduct – does not notify police for "electronic media crime"
Dobbs Ferry UFSD Code of Conduct – does not notify police for "electronic media crime"
New York Education Law
52:6. Must school districts make public their code of conduct?
Yes. School districts must ensure community awareness of their code of conduct by: posting the complete code on their website, if any, including any annual updates or other amendments; providing copies of a summary of the code to all students, in an age-appropriate version written in plain language, at a school assembly to be held at the beginning of each school year; mailing a plain language summary of the code to students' parents before the beginning of each school year, and making such summary available thereafter upon request; providing each teacher with a complete copy of the code and any amendments thereto as soon as practicable following adoption and to new teachers upon employment; and making complete copies available for review by students, parents or other persons in parental relation to students, non-teaching staff, and other community members (§ 2801(4); 8 NYCRR §§ 100.2(l)(2)(iii)(b)).
source: School Law (New York School Law)
The Summary contains no mention of "electronic media crime;" no mention of police being called for "electronic media crime;" no mention of long-term suspension as the first punishment for misbehavior involving a computer.
In short, where computers are concerned, the Plain Language Summary is not a summary.
Worse yet, the sections of the Plain Language Summary that you might assume apply to computers ("copying assignments or work"; "stealing or willful possession of another's property") specifically rank these infractions as less serious than those listed in Tier 3, for which the most severe punishments are imposed.
Not only is the Plain Language Summary not a summary, it's outright misleading.
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With the OpenBusTM system it is possible to use keypads as attendant control or hand controls integrated in the bedside rails. An electronic interface (PCBA), a keypad and a cable are included when ordering an ACK – Attendant Control Keypad. ACK offers easy access to critical positioning functions and correct bed position in case of emergency. Another benefit is high adaptation to customer needs with customized key and diode layouts and keypads adapted to the requested design and color.
Further benefits are included in the ACK3 version. It offers double and flexible bed control for the patient and the nurse to give increased comfort and efficiency. ACK3 allows for full, intuitive bed control with up to 2x15 keys and 2x7 LEDs.
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1.UTI FTIF – Series XVII – XIX (398 Days) Floats On. NFO period is from 03 March to 10 March 2014
UTI Mutual Fund has launched a new fund named as UTI – Fixed Term Income Fund – Series XVII – XIX (398 Days), a close ended income scheme. The duration of the scheme is 398 days from the date of allotment. The New Fund Offer (NFO) price for the scheme is Rs 10 per unit. The new issue which is open for subscription from 03 March will close on 10 March 2014.
The investment objective of the scheme is to generate returns by investing in a portfolio of fixed income securities maturing on or before the date of maturity of the scheme. The scheme offers growth option, quarterly dividend option with payout and reinvestment facility, flexi dividend option with payout and reinvestment facility, annual dividend option with payout and reinvestment facility and maturity dividend option with payout facility.
The scheme would allocate upto 100% of assets in debt instruments with low to medium risk profile and upto 100% of assets would be allocated to money market instruments with low risk profile. The minimum application amount is Rs 5000 and in multiples of Rs 10 under all the options. The fund seeks to collect a minimum subscription (minimum target) amount of Rs 20 crore under the scheme during the NFO period.
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Mirae Asset Mutual Fund announced the NFO of Mirae Asset FMP- Series II- 391 Days. The scheme will open for subscription on March 07, 2014 and close on March 12, 2014.
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Baroda Pioneer Mutual Fund has announced dividend under the dividend option. The quantum of dividend shall be Rs 0.9036 per unit under Baroda Pioneer FMP Series A Plan A-D and Rs 0.913 per unit under Baroda Pioneer FMP Series A Plan B Direct-D. The record date has been fixed as March 06, 2014.
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Tata Mutual Fund has announced dividend under the dividend option of Tata Equity Opportunities Plan A-D and Tata Equity Opportunities Direct-D. The quantum of dividend shall be Rs 1.2 per unit. The record date has been fixed as March 07, 2014.
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I've recently become interested in guitar amps that use a pentode input stage. Compared to a triode, such as a 12AX7, a pentode usually will have much more gain but the drawback is they can be noisy.
What I'v noticed is the pentodes seem to lend themselves to playing full guitar chords. Where an overdriven 12AX7 seem to work well with 5ths, a pentode handles more complex chords better to my ear. I believe it has to do with the even order harmonics that pentodes produce so well.
Here is a demo of an AC15 that has a nice comparison of the EF86 pentode channel and the top boost channel that uses more traditional 12AX7s.


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Politics as a category is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the corporate, academic, and religious segments of society. It consists of social relations involving authority or power and to the methods and tactics used to formulate and apply policy. Modern political discourse focuses on democracy and the relationship between people and politics. It is thought of as the way we choose government officials and make decisions about public policy.
Article by Zoltan Grossman, a doctoral candidate in geography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a member of the South-West Asia Information Group.
Richly informed and written in an engaging style, Against Empire exposes the ruthless agenda and hidden costs of the U.S. empire today. Documenting the pretexts and lies used to justify violent intervention and maldevelopment abroad, Parenti shows how the conversion to a global economy is a victory of finance capital over democracy.
Citation: Social Justice Vol. 27, No. 3 (2000): 43-49.
Social Justice Vol. 26, No. 2 (76), 25th Anniversary Commemoration (Summer 1999)
Social Justice Vol. 28, No. 1 (2001): 138-155.
Published in Black-Workers Remember: an oral history of segregation, unionism, and the freedom struggle by Michael Keith Honey, pg. 20-23.
In the absence of a strong protest organization in the African American community, the police in the 1930s and 1940s were happy to demonstrate their power by victimizing many hapless individuals. And yet individuals did resist. Ms. Henderson, for example, acted against her powerlessness to stop a grisly lynching by becoming an official witness to it. Her friend Mary Alexander made the choice that many people would: she hid herself from direct knowledge of police crime an...
"The Challenge of Prison Abolition: A Conversation" A dialog between Angela Y. Davis and Dylan Rodriguez , Social Justice, 27:3=81 (2000:Fall) p.212
Palafox, J. (2000). Opening up borderland studies: A review of U.S.-Mexico border militarization discourse. Social Justice. 27. 56-72.
Article published in the Social Justice: Critical Resistance to the Prison-Industrial Complex, Vol. 27, No. 3 (2000).
This article is an edited excerpt from his upcoming book, Hard Time Blues: How politics built a prison nation, published by St. Martin's Press in January, 2002.
Paul Street, "Race, Prison, and Poverty: The Race to Incarcerate in the Age of Correctional Keynesianism," Z Magazine (May 2001), p. 26.
Street P. Dark Connections: Empire abroad, prisons at home. Z Magazine 2003; January: 41-45.
Chapter 3 of "If They Come in the Morning: Voices of Resistance," New York: Third Press, 1971.
Despite a long history of exalted appeals to man's inherent right to resistance, there has seldom been agreement on how to relate in practice to unjust immoral laws and the oppressive social order from which they emanate.
Anna Mae Aquash statement to the Court of South Dakota September, 1975
Darrow's Crime & Criminals, originally published by Charles H Kerr in 1902, is not only one of the greatest works by the greatest attorney in US history, it is also a little masterpiece in the literature of social criticism and the struggle for freedom. In a few pages radiant with the forceful eloquence and dry humor for which he was so justly renowned, Darrow offers the man in the street - or more precisely in this case, in jail - a crash course in the theory and practi...
This address is a stenographic report of a talk made to the prisoners in the Chicago jail. Some of my good friends have insisted that while my theories are true, I should not have given them to the inmates of a jail. Realizing the force of the suggestion that the truth should not be spoken to all people, I have caused these remarks to be printed on rather good paper and in a somewhat expensive form. In this way the truth does not become cheap and vulgar, and is only plac...
Source: Ida B. Wells-Barnett, "Lynch Law in America," The Arena 23 (January 1900), 15-24.
Taken from the third chapter of "The Reason why the colored American is not in the World's Columbian Exposition," published in 1893.
In this sensitively told tale of suffering, brutality, and inhumanity, Worse Than Slavery is an epic history of race and punishment in the deepest South from emancipation to the civil rights era—and beyond.
Immortalized in blues songs and movies like Cool Hand Luke and The Defiant Ones, Mississippi's infamous Parchman State Penitentiary was, in the pre-civil rights south, synonymous with cruelty. Now, noted historian David Oshinsky gives us the true story of the notor...
Speech by Frederick Douglass on the occasion of the Twenty-Sixth Anniversary of Emancipation in the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C., April 16, 1888.
In 1888, Douglass visited South Carolina and Georgia and realized how little he had known about the true conditions of his people in the South. On April 10, soon after his return, he wrote to one of the leaders of a movement for encouraging the emigration of southern Negroes to the northwest: "I had hoped that the relations subsisting between the former slaves and the old master class would gradually improve; but while I believed this, and still have some such weak faith...


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On 20th August 1942, Wellington Mk 1c serial no Z1172 crashed into the sea in Trearaddur Bay, Anglesey near the South Stack lighthouse. The entire crew were killed and the cause of the accident remains unknown. Three bodies were found the same day and two more were picked up separately about two weeks later - all near Anglesey.
The sixth body, that of Sgt Grzegorz Piotr Gramiak washed ashore in Blackpool almost nine weeks later. Will anybody who has information on this event please contact me on email@example.com or on this site but please leave a return email address.
I would love a photograph of Sgt Gramiak (I have all the other crew), the aircraft or the incident. Sgt Gramiak was a Polish American who came to Britain specifically to fight with the Polish Air Force in exile.


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Chicken Independence!
These little ladies have gotten noticeably bigger each day. Aside from a near-death experience the first night, all has been well. Our power was knocked out by a storm, which gave the birds a chill. I was awakened by loud peeping and found them all huddled together in a black fuzzy mass. Scott powered up the generator to run their heat-lamp for the hour or so that we were without electricity.


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On May 1, 2018, use of the CRM Advise system expanded to include all AU advisors. CRM Advise is a customer relationship management application built on the Microsoft Dynamics platform. This application facilitates student retention and success by allowing advisors to focus on at-risk students based on success profiles, performance and academic indicators, and risk-detection alerts. Interactions with students are captured within the system, thereby allowing a collaborative and holistic way of understanding student development.
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Our activities focus on Organizational Studies, Higher Education Research and Didactics of Engineering Education - the latter being represented by our Engineering Education Reserarch Group (EERG).
24.01.2019 – Sabine Lauer & Uwe Wilkesmann (2019): How the institutional environment affects collegial exchange about teaching at German research universities: findings from a nationwide survey. Tertiary Education and Management 25 doi.org/10.1007/s11233-019-09020-5
05.11.2018 – Uwe Wilkesmann & Sabine Lauer (2018) The influence of teaching motivation and New Public Management on academic teaching, Studies in Higher Education, DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2018.1539960
18.09.2018 – Our chair participated in this year's CHER Conference from August 30 to September 1, 2018 in Moskow with a paper presented by Sabine Lauer and a poster presented by Dr. Christian J. Schmid.
Sabine Lauer: Impacts on collegial exchange about teaching – Findings from a nationwide survey.
Dr. Christian J. Schmid: Why (not)? A study on/about German academics' (un)likely motivation to teach in continuing higher education (CHE).
17.05.2018 – Maximiliane Wilkesmann, Uwe Wilkesmann, (2018) "Industry 4.0 – organizing routines or innovations?", VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems, Vol. 48 Issue: 2, pp.238-254.
13.02.2018 – Uwe Wilkesmann and Maxie Wilkesmann will present at the 34th EGOS Colloquium in Tallinn from 05. to 07-07-2018 a paper with the titel "Organizing routines or knowledge creation by Industry 4.0".
29.01.2018 – Uwe Wilkesmann and Sabine Lauer will present at the AERA Annual Meeting 2018 in New York a paper about "The Influence of Regulatory Styles of Teaching Motivation on Academic Teaching".
06.11.2017 – Sabine Lauer & Uwe Wilkesmann (2017): The governance of organizational learning: Empirical evidence from best-practice universities in Germany. The Learning Organization 24: 266-277.
04.07.2017 – Sabine Lauer and Uwe Wilkesmann will present a paper at this year's CHER Conference in Jyväskyla, Finland: "The governance of organizational learning. Empirical evidence from best-practice universities in Germany."
29.05.2017 – Uwe Wilkesmann will present a paper at the 33rd EGOS Colloquium in Copenhagen from July 6 to 8, 2017 with the title: The artificially staged competition between organizations: How football clubs self-organize their competition and the social inequality.
17.05.2017 – Sulamith Frerich, Tobias Meisen, Anja Richert, Marcus Petermann, Sabina Jeschke, Uwe Wilkesmann, A. Erman Tekkaya (eds.) (2017): Engineering Education 4.0. Excellent Teaching and Learning in Engineering Sciences. Springer
13.02.2017 – Uwe Wilkesmann (2016): Social inquality in German football. Does money score goals?
08.11.2016 – Haertel, Tobias, & Terkowsky, Claudius (Hrsg.) (2016): Creativity in Engineering Education [Special issue]. International Journal of Creativity & Problem Solving, 26(2), October 2016. The Korean Association for Thinking Development.


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Welcome to Day 1 of 10 Days of Math Games & Activities! For the next ten weekdays I will be sharing lots of fun, hands-on math games and activities to utilize with your children or students! Today's game, Making Equations, is all about addition and subtraction.The game provides a fun way to reinforce and practice basic addition and subtraction skills.
How to Prepare the Game: Print the 4 sets of 1-12 number cards included in the file onto cardstock. (There are two versions to choose from: black ink or gray ink.) Cut and laminate for durability. Print one Making Equations game board for each player. Laminate or slide into a page protector for durability.
How to Play the Game: Shuffle all the cards and deal 3 cards to each player. (The kids love using our homemade card holders to keep all the cards in their hands!) Place the deck of cards face down. Take turns drawing a card from the deck until you are able to make a complete addition or subtraction equation.
Once you are able to make an equation, put the cards in the appropriate spot on your game board. You cannot remove the cards from the board until you have made both an addition and subtraction equation. (This ensures that there is practice with BOTH addition and subtraction).
Once you have made your two equations, remove the cards, set them aside and continue taking turns turning over cards from the deck until you are able to make another equation. This process {practice} continues until all the cards in the deck have been turned over and there are no more possible equations to be made. The player with the most cards from making equations wins.
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Day 2: Number Line Addition & Subtraction Math Game
Day 3: Guess the Coins Math Game
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Day 6: Circle Subtraction Math Game
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Kanye West, an American rapper, is one of the best-selling artists of all time. He is currently married to Kim Kardashian and has won a total of 21 million albums as well as 100 million digital downloads. Time Magazine has named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world for 2005, 2011 and 2015.
After accepting the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award, Kanye West announced his 2020 run for president. "I don't know what I stand to lose after this, it don't matter though, because it ain't about me, it's about new ideas, bro, new ideas. People with ideas, people who believe in truth. And yes, as you probably could have guessed by this moment, I have decided in 2020 to run for president."
Kanye West is now "threatening" to leave the United States and not come back. His reason is having to supposedly put up with continuous and unrelenting discrimination. He fears that his daughter with his new wife Kim Kardashian, North West, will be discriminated against for the same prejudices. One of the biggest and richest celebrity couples, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, feel that they are treated poorly based on the race of Kanye.
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Join My Village
The Journey of Life
"If life is a journey, then the lifetime of every living being is a story worthy telling and sharing," Sineya Banda said as she prepared to tell me about her life's journey and how it has made her believe that everything in life has its own time.
Sineya was born 53 years ago and raised in a village in the rural, tobacco-growing district of Kasungu, Malawi. Similar to the experience of many girls in this area, Sineya's parents didn't prioritize girls' education. She began school at the age of 11 and dropped out of school in standard two.
"I had no choice but accept my parents' idea that I must get married," Sineya shared. She knew that even if she could have protested the wish of her parents, it would not have changed anything; her parents were poor tobacco tenants who were trying desperately to care for eight children.
As a result, Sineya was married young and gave birth to four children. Her husband died in 1999. She explained, "Marriage was already hell due to the lack of finances. My husband also lost hope, and he died after a long illness, leaving me with the huge responsibility of taking care of the children."
Sineya remarried in 2004, but later divorced her second husband after having another child.
"For four years, I got so confused, and I did not know what to do with my children. Two of my early teenage children opted to drop out of school and get married because of financial problems. While in that predicament of life, I heard my friend telling me of CARE's initiative, the Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA)." She paused and continued, "I did not hesitate to join it. I told myself that I have nothing to lose in trying it out, for I was clueless of how to get out of poverty."
Participation in the local VSLA group has dramatically changed the life of Sineya and the lives of her children. When Sineya joined the CARE VSLA, she learned how to save money jointly with other program participants, and was able to take out small loans to begin investing in livestock.
"I wish CARE could have been introduced to my life early. I could have been somewhere by now – look and see what I have managed within these recent years," she paused as she pointed to the 15 pigs she now owns.
Apart from her livestock, Sineya has also managed to support her daughter Evelester, who recently completed her Malawi School Certificate of Education at Santhe Secondary School in Kasungu.
"My goal now is to build a burnt brick house with iron sheets and support my grandchildren with their education needs," Sineya concluded, smiling.


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Crazy Boston girl goes HAM after being curved for being disrespectful to her man!!! Young Wild, CEO of Rares No Squares Lifestyle Brand, is inches away from being fatally flattened by crazy girl and her ML320 Mercedes-Benz!!! Is she cooked or nah???
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Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
This video depicts a woman destroying her ex-boyfriend`s vehicle while he calmly narrates her rampage.
After she seemed to leave, he ventured outside the safety of his home to inspect the damage, when she suddenly returned and attempted to run him over.
What can we glean from this violent incident that was fortunately caught on tape for our entertainment and edification?
I mean besides the obvious fact that men are rational and women are insane.
A cool ride will provide you with a hell of a lot more satisfaction than a hot woman. I trust homeboy will immediately repair or replace his vehicle, but I pray he thinks long and hard before becoming entangled with another woman.


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When I buy stuff it makes me happy.
No matter the size or use of that item,
it makes me happy.
Because I'm a freaking shopaholic. That's why.
It's that simple.
It's untrue when they say money isn't everything.
How many would voluntarily give up riches
and live a poor life?
(other than monks)
[But you see monks walking around with iPhones and iPads too]
Yes, rich people have their own problems which I might never face,
but like what people say:
"It's always nicer to cry in a Mercedes than on a bicycle."
(especially when it's raining)
Take studies after high school for example:
Most rich people will worry about:
"should I go to public university, private university, private college, or just study abroad?"
then scrapes off "public university" from the list of choices.
Not-so-rich people will worry about:
"Should I take STPM or start working?"
"Will I be able to get results good enough to enter uni after STPM or would I waste 2 years?"
"Will I get the course I want?"
"Can I get a scholarship or a student loan?"
"Would I have to work while I study?"
"Will I be able to pay back the loan?"
Rich people will have problems like
"which car should I buy?"
"where should I park my car?"
"I hate having to pick my friends up!!"
Not-so-rich people will have problems like
"XXXXXX(insert words that expresses frustration), I miss the bus!!"
"I hope the bus comes soon, I'm late!!"
"It's crazy that I have to walk so far under this hot weather."
if you've ever been pushed around by someone who earns more than you
because you can't do what they can,
you'll know how I'm feeling right now.
From now on I'm going to work harder to earn money!!
Just because I don't want to be pushed around anymore.
You can help by visiting my blog more often and clicking on the ads!! =D
That's what J_Fish has to say~ Au Revoir~
p.s. I have an FB page for this blog!!
If you like my blog, do drop by and Like it.
If you don't like my blog, like it so you can unlike it.


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A New Haven man is in critical condition after a New London police officer shot and injured him on Wednesday afternoon, according to State Police.
The call initially came in as a carjacking after the suspect stole an ice box truck, detectives said. The truck flipped moments later at the intersection of Bank and Jefferson streets.
Officers surrounded the truck before firing multiple shots through the windshield, hitting the suspect several times.
"The suspect made a furtive movement in the interior of the truck causing the officer to discharge the service weapon," said Lt. Paul Vance, State Police spokesman.
The suspect is a New Haven resident believed to be in his 20s. State Police are now handling the investigation.


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Are a Firm's Cash Flow and Profit Different?
They are different, but both are important
Cash flow and profit are two different financial parameters, but when you're running a business, you need to keep track of both. Here's how they're different, why they're both important and how they intersect with other corporate issues, especially when a company grows rapidly.
Cash Flow
Cash flow is the money that flows in and out of the firm from operations and financing and investing activities. It's the money you need to meet current and near-term obligations. But there are two things to keep in mind about cash flow:
A Business Can Be Profitable and Still Not Have Adequate Cash Flow
In the worst case, insufficient cash flow in a profitable business can send it into bankruptcy. For example, you're making widgets and selling them at a profit. But your product goes through a long sales chain and some of your biggest and most important wholesale customers don't pay on invoices for 120 days. This sounds extreme, but many large US corporations in the 21st century don't pay an account payable for three or four months from the receipt of the invoice.
Since you're the little guy, the suppliers of materials you need to make those widgets often want to be paid either upon receipt or in 15 or 30 days. Ironically, if you're caught between suppliers who want their money now and buyers who're slow to pay, a successful product with increasing sales can create a real cashflow crisis. Even though your unit sales are increasing and profitable, you won't get paid in time to pay your suppliers and meet payroll and other operational expenses. If you're unable to meet your financial obligations in a timely way, your creditors may force you into bankruptcy at a period when sales are growing rapidly.
Your Sales May Be Growing and the Money Keeps Pouring In, but That Doesn't Mean You're Making a Profit
If you borrow money to solve the cash flow problem, for instance, the rising debt costs that result can raise your costs above the breakeven point. If so, eventually your cash flow will dry up and eventually your business will fail.
Profit, also called net income, is what remains from sales revenue after all the firm's expenses are subtracted. It's obvious in principle that a business cannot long survive unless it is profitable, but sometimes, as with cash flow, the very success of a product can raise expenses. It may not be immediately apparent that this is a problem. In other cases, you may be aware of the problem, but believe that by reducing production costs you can restore profitability in time to avoid a crisis. Unfortunately, unless you have a clear understanding of all the relevant cost data, you may not act effectively or promptly enough to make the firm profitable again before it runs out of money.
Rapid Growth and Business Failure
It turns out that rapid growth can lead in several ways to a business failing. The cashflow problem described here is one cause, where suppliers require rapid payment of invoices while wholesale customers pay slowly. The profit problem described above is another: increases in production volume drive up costs beyond the breakeven point. An American Express article on the rapid growth problem describes five more contributory issues, all of them affecting cash flow, profit or both:
- Operational problems: volume increases change operational requirements. Often, businesses in the midst of a growth spurt devote insufficient time to making those changes in time,
- Customer service issues: new products spur sales, but often come with issues leading to expensive warranty repairs or even product recalls. A customer service staff may not expand in concert with sales growth, which also leads to customer dissatisfaction,
- Exuberant corporate spending: the success of one product may lead the company to make overly-optimistic spending decisions, such as expensive equipment purchases and imprudent facilities improvements
- Human resource problems, including a rapid influx of workers unfamiliar with or unsympathetic to the existing corporate culture; dissatisfaction of current staff over new supervisors, payroll problems and changes in production methods
- Leadership problems: often the characteristics of a successful entrepreneur are quite different from the characteristics of a successful CEO of an established company. As a company expands beyond its startup phase, it may require a change in leadership, which is either resisted or unrecognized in a timely way.
In a growing company, keeping track of cash flow and profit also requires attending to these related issues. Sometimes it may even become necessary to curtail the growth rate to assure long-term success.