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Generic name:
Empagliflozin/metformin extended-release - oral
Brand name(s)
Synjardy XR
Generic name:
Empagliflozin/metformin extended-release - oral
Brand name(s)
Synjardy XR
Rarely, too much metformin can build up in the body and cause a serious (sometimes fatal) condition called lactic acidosis. Lactic acidosis is more likely if you are an older adult, if you have kidney or liver disease, dehydration, heart failure, heavy alcohol use, if you have surgery, if you have X-ray or scanning procedures that use iodinated contrast, or if you are using certain drugs. For some conditions, your doctor may tell you to stop taking this medication for a short time. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more details.
Stop taking this medication and get medical help right away if you have any symptoms of lactic acidosis, such as unusual tiredness, dizziness, severe drowsiness, chills, blue/cold skin, muscle pain, fast/difficult breathing, slow/irregular heartbeat, or stomach pain with nausea/vomiting/diarrhea.
This medication is a combination of 2 drugs: empagliflozin and metformin. It is used with a proper diet and exercise program to control high blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes. Controlling high blood sugar helps prevent kidney damage, blindness, nerve problems, loss of limbs, and sexual function problems. Proper control of diabetes may also lessen your risk of a heart attack or stroke. This medication is also used to treat heart failure in people with type 2 diabetes. It helps to lower the risk of death from heart disease and reduces the need of going to a hospital to treat heart failure. This medication works by helping to restore your body's proper response to the insulin you naturally produce. It also increases the removal of sugar by your kidneys, decreases how much sugar is made in your liver, and decreases how much sugar your body takes in through your stomach and intestines.
Read the Medication Guide provided by your pharmacist before you start taking this medication and each time you get a refill. If you have any questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Take this medication by mouth as directed by your doctor, usually once daily with the morning meal. Swallow the tablets whole. Do not crush, dissolve, or chew the tablets. Doing so can release all of the drug at once, increasing the risk of side effects. Take this medication regularly to get the most benefit from it. To help you remember, take it at the same time each day. Drink plenty of fluids while taking this medication unless otherwise directed by your doctor.
The dosage is based on your medical condition, response to treatment, and other medications you may be taking. Be sure to tell your doctor and pharmacist about all the products you use (including prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and herbal products). To reduce your risk of side effects (such as diarrhea, nausea), your doctor may direct you to start this medication at a low dose and gradually increase your dose. Follow your doctor's instructions carefully.
Tell your doctor if your condition does not get better or if it gets worse (your blood sugar is too high or too low).
See also Warning section.
Nausea, vomiting, stomach upset, diarrhea, bloating/gas, headache, or weakness may occur. If any of these effects last or get worse, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly. If stomach symptoms return later (after taking the same dose for several days or weeks), tell your doctor right away. Stomach symptoms that occur after the first days of your treatment may be signs of lactic acidosis.
Tell your doctor if you see undissolved tablets in your stool. Your doctor may check lab tests to make sure the medication is working.
Remember that this medication has been prescribed because your doctor 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:
This medication may cause a new yeast infection in the vagina or the penis. It may also cause a rare but very serious bacterial infection in the genital/anal area (Fournier's gangrene). Tell your doctor right away if you have signs of a yeast infection in the vagina (such as unusual vaginal discharge/burning/itching/odor) or in the penis (such as redness/itching/swelling of the penis, unusual discharge from the penis). However, get medical help right away if you have any pain/redness/swelling in or around the genital/anal area, along with a fever or feeling unwell.
This medication does not usually cause low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). Low blood sugar may occur if this drug is prescribed with other diabetes medications, or if you do not consume enough calories from food, or if you do unusually heavy exercise.
Symptoms of low blood sugar include sudden sweating, shaking, fast heartbeat, hunger, blurred vision, dizziness, or tingling hands/feet. It is a good habit to carry glucose tablets or gel to treat low blood sugar. If you don't have these reliable forms of glucose, rapidly raise your blood sugar by eating a quick source of sugar such as table sugar, honey, or candy, or drink fruit juice or non-diet soda. Tell your doctor right away about the reaction and the use of this product. To help prevent low blood sugar, eat meals on a regular schedule, and do not skip meals. Check with your doctor or pharmacist to find out what you should do if you miss a meal.
Symptoms of high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) include increased thirst/urination. If these symptoms occur, tell your doctor right away. Your doctor may need to adjust your diabetes medication, exercise program, or diet.
This medication may cause you to become dehydrated. This can lead to serious kidney damage. Drink plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration. Tell your doctor or pharmacist right away if you are not able to drink fluids as usual, or losing fluid (such as due to vomiting, diarrhea, or heavy sweating). Also, tell your doctor right away if you have any signs of dehydration, such as urinating less than usual, unusual dry mouth/thirst, fast heartbeat, or dizziness/lightheadedness/fainting. To reduce the risk of dizziness and lightheadedness, get up slowly when rising from a sitting or lying position.
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:
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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Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or at www.fda.gov/medwatch.
In Canada - Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to Health Canada at 1-866-234-2345.
See also Warning section.
Before taking this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to empagliflozin or metformin; 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:
You may experience blurred vision, dizziness, or drowsiness due to extremely low or high blood sugar. Do not drive, use machinery, or do any activity that requires alertness or clear vision until you are sure you can perform such activities safely.
Limit alcohol while using this medication because it can increase your risk of developing lactic acidosis, low blood sugar, or a high ketone level.
High fever, "water pills" (diuretics such as hydrochlorothiazide), too much sweating, diarrhea, or vomiting may cause dehydration and increase your risk of lactic acidosis. Stop taking this medication and tell your doctor right away if you have prolonged diarrhea or vomiting. Be sure to drink enough fluids to prevent dehydration unless your doctor directs you otherwise.
It may be harder to control your blood sugar when your body is stressed (such as due to fever, infection, injury, or surgery). Also, if you are eating less or not able to eat due to these conditions or any illness, this can lead to a high ketone level while you are taking this medication. Consult your doctor because this may require a change in your treatment plan, medications, or blood sugar or ketone testing.
Before having surgery or any X-ray/scanning procedure using iodinated contrast, tell your doctor or dentist about all the products you use (including prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and herbal products). You may need to stop this medication for a short time for the surgery/procedure. Ask your doctor or dentist for instructions before your surgery/procedure.
Older adults may be at greater risk for side effects such as low blood sugar, dehydration, lactic acidosis, kidney problems, and low blood pressure.
During pregnancy, this medication should be used only when clearly needed. Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor.
Pregnancy may cause or worsen diabetes. Discuss a plan with your doctor for managing your blood sugar while pregnant. Your doctor may change your diabetes treatment during your pregnancy (such as diet and medications including insulin).
Metformin can cause changes in the menstrual cycle (promote ovulation) and increase the risk of becoming pregnant. Consult your doctor or pharmacist about the use of reliable birth control while using this medication.
Metformin passes into breast milk in small amounts. It is unknown if empagliflozin passes into breast milk. 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.
Beta blocker medications (such as metoprolol, propranolol, glaucoma eye drops such as timolol) may prevent the fast/pounding heartbeat you would usually feel when your blood sugar falls too low (hypoglycemia). Other symptoms of low blood sugar, such as dizziness, hunger, or sweating, are not affected by these drugs.
Many drugs can affect your blood sugar, making it harder to control. Before you start, stop, or change any medication, talk with your doctor or pharmacist about how the medication may affect your blood sugar. Check your blood sugar regularly as directed by your doctor. Tell your doctor about the results and of any symptoms of high or low blood sugar. (See also Side Effects section.) Your doctor may need to adjust your diabetes medication, exercise program, or diet.
Your urine will test positive for glucose. Make sure lab personnel and all your doctors know you use this drug.
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. Overdose can cause lactic acidosis. Symptoms of overdose may include: severe drowsiness, severe nausea/vomiting/diarrhea, rapid breathing, slow/irregular heartbeat.
Do not share this medication with others.
Attend a diabetes education program to learn more about how to manage your diabetes with medications, diet, exercise, and regular medical exams.
Learn the symptoms of high and low blood sugar and how to treat low blood sugar. Check your blood sugar regularly as directed.
Lab and/or medical tests (such as kidney/liver function, blood sugar, hemoglobin A1c, complete blood counts, cholesterol, vitamin B12) should be done before you start taking this medication and while you are taking it. Keep all medical and lab appointments. Consult your doctor for more details.
If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. If it is near the time of the next dose, skip the missed dose. Take your next dose at the regular time. Do not double the dose to catch up.
Store at room temperature away from light and moisture. Do not store in the bathroom. 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.
Your condition can cause complications in a medical emergency. For information about enrolling in MedicAlert, call 1-888-633-4298 (US) or 1-800-668-1507 (Canada).
HOW TO USE THIS INFORMATION: This is a summary and does NOT have all possible information about this product. This information does not assure that this product is safe, effective, or appropriate for you. This information is not individual medical advice and does not substitute for the advice of your health care professional. Always ask your health care professional for complete information about this product and your specific health needs.
Information last revised September 2023.
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Selected from NATIONAL DRUG DATA FILE (NDDF) data included with permission and copyrighted by First Databank, Inc., 2019. This copyrighted material has been downloaded from a licensed data provider.
The above information is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgment of your health care professional. You should consult your health care professional before taking any drug, changing your diet, or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment.


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What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
PTSD is the development of certain symptoms following a traumatic event. Events that trigger PTSD are witnessing, experiencing or being threatened with serious danger to your own or another person's life or physical integrity. The traumatic event that triggers PTSD causes intense fear, horror and helplessness.
What are the symptoms of PTSD?
The symptoms of PTSD must include at least one of the following:
- recurrent and intrusive memories of the event
- recurrent, distressing dreams of the event
- suddenly acting or feeling as if the traumatic event were recurring
- intense emotional or physical distress during events that remind you of some aspect of the traumatic event
The person also avoids things or places associated with the trauma or experiences a general numbing. At least three of the following symptoms are part of avoidance or numbing:
- trying to avoid thoughts or feelings about the trauma
- trying to avoid things or places that bring out memories of the trauma
- inability to remember an important part of the trauma
- loss of interest or participation in usual activities
- feeling detached or apart from others
- restricted range of feelings
- a sense of a shortened future
Finally, there must be persistent symptoms of increased arousal, such as trouble falling asleep or staying asleep; irritability or outbursts of anger; trouble concentrating; hypervigilance; or being easily startled.
What causes PTSD?
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What happens to people who have PTSD?
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What can I do to help get my PTSD under control?
- Meet regularly with your therapist and/or support group.
- Learn stress management, assertiveness, relaxation and/or self-hypnosis.
- Avoid highly stimulating or violent TV, movies, music, videotapes, or situations that increase your anxiety or symptoms.
- Since sleep can be a problem with this disorder, learn ways to promote restful sleep.
- Eat a healthy diet.
- Exercise regularly.
- Discuss the social use of alcohol with your therapist or counselor.
- Avoid street drugs.
- Work at forming and maintaining friendships and a network of support.
- Work hard in therapy.
- Accept that there may be setbacks.
- Take medicines regularly if they have been prescribed for you.
- Ask for help when you need it.
What happens if the symptoms return after I get them under control?
Since PTSD is a problem that can return after it's in control, it's a good idea for the patient and therapist or counselor to make a plan for what to do if symptoms return. The plan should be in writing and should include what specific symptoms are warning signs as well as exactly what needs to be done if they appear. If your symptoms return, you should call your therapist or counselor immediately and follow the agreed upon plan.
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There are several good books about PTSD:
Bass, Ellen and Davis, Laura
The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse. Harper, 1994.
Blume, E. Sue
Secret Survivors: Uncovering Incest and its Aftereffects in Women. Balantine, 1997.
Lew, Mike
Victims No Longer: Men Recovering from Incest and Other Sexual Child Abuse. Harper-Collins, 1990.
Matsakis, Aphrodite
I Can't Get Over It: A Handbook for Trauma Survivors. New Harbinger, 1996.
Jack Gorman. The Essential Guide to Psychiatric Drugs. 1998.
David Sheehan. The Anxiety Disease. Bantam, 1986.
The following organizations can provide help, information and support:
Holocaust Survivors and Second Generation Groups
These self-help groups are available in some communities. Check your local phone book, call your local Self-Help Clearinghouse, or check with the National Self-Help Clearinghouse at 1-212-817-1822.
Combat Veterans support groups
These self-help groups are available in some communities. Check your local phone book, call your local Self-Help Clearinghouse, or check with the National Self-Help Clearinghouse at 1-212-817-1822.
Domestic Violence support groups
These self-help groups are available in some communities. Check your local phone book, call your local Self-Help Clearinghouse, or check with the National Self-Help Clearinghouse at 1-212-817-1822.
Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)
6000 Executive Blvd.
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(Photo: Lighting candles in the shape of the name "Hallel" on Ben Yehuda Street in downtown Jerusalem, June 30, 2016)
King David wrote in the Book of Psalms, "Sur meRa v'ase tov" - which means, "Veer from evil and do good" (Psalms 34:15).
This is an axiom whose purpose is to enable a framework of orderly life. That is, first prevent actions which are latently bad, and not only have no positive benefit to any and all, but are negative and harmful.
Only after the deletion of wickedness can good prevail.
If and when this maxim is ignored, chaos reigns.
This pandemonium can be easily witnessed throughout the world today, including here in Israel.
Months ago, following an attempted stabbing of soldiers in Hebron, a number of residents conducted a lengthy discussion with the commander, (a full colonel) of the Judean Brigade (who fortunately is concluding his term, and will soon be replaced.) The gist of the conversation can be summed up in a few words. In his opinion, if he allowed the Arab residents to continue their normal way of life, they would leave us alone.
(Photo: Funeral at Hebron's ancient Jewish cemetery. Credit: Yishai Fleisher)
We tried to explain/convince him that this approach was mistaken and would only lead to further terror attacks.
We were unsuccessful in our efforts. Only after the murder of Genadi Kaufman in Hebron, and the near killing of a soldier outside Beit Hadassah did he change his policies.
Our Colonel/Commander's outlook is not his alone. Other high-ranking officers, including some of his commanders are of the same opinion.
The results are chaos, such as the indescribable slaughter of a 13 year old girl in her bed in Kiryat Arba this morning.
This isn't the first time. The Litman father and son, Dafna Meir, the Fogel family, etc. etc.
This is chaos. Because it is the responsibility of the government, the Prime Minister, the Defense Minister, and all the relevant security forces to prevent such atrocities and maintain order.
The problem is that they are shirking their responsibilities and the results are slaughtered Jews. Cut to pieces, as was Hallel Yaffa Ariel, sleeping in her bed, this morning.
What can the Israeli government do to actualize the above-quoted verse?
(Photo: Signs outside Kiryat Arba read "Am Yisrael Chai". Credit: Yishai Fleisher)
First, destroy the wicked. In one word, deterrence. Ensure that evil suffers.
For instance, presently the Prime Minister glories in the aura of destroying a terrorist's home (when the Supreme Court allows it.) However, as the terror continues, it is obvious that this measure in not effective. If though, the entire neighborhood where the terrorist lived was razed to the ground, with it inhabitants being expelled to Lebanon, Gaza, (Iraq or Syria), perhaps this might enhance the deterrent effect. (This, as opposed to paying Turkey twenty million dollars in damages to terrorists attempting to kill Israeli soldiers.)
If members of a community knew that immediately following a terror attack they would all suffer, it's possible that they would take steps to prevent such attacks.
If this isn't enough, than destroy the entire village or town.
One need not be a genius or expert military strategist to comprehend the logic. In my opinion, this would be somewhat more effective than today's decision to surround the village of Boni Nayim, where the terrorist lived, and revoke work permits from the killer's family.
Nu, big deal! So what!? Deterrence? No way. These measures will not prevent the next carving up of another Jew somewhere in Israel.
Real deterrence is the name of the game, the first step in fulfilling King David's instructions to his People, 3,000 years ago. If they're not afraid of you, they will continue down their murderous path of atrocity.
(Photo: Hundreds attend funeral. Credit: Yishai Fleisher)
Stage two - 'do good.'
This can also be accomplished relatively easily. Our enemies understand two basic languages. The first as now described. The second language they understand is land.
Many years ago, when previous governments were less fearful of the US, the UN and the EU, they implemented the 'true Zionist response' to terror. Wherever an attack occurred, there was built a new community.
That policy has fizzled up and disappeared. It must be renewed.
The government must immediately announce and implement construction of thousands of new buildings throughout Judea and Samaria, including such 'hotspots' as Hebron. New communities must be initiated.
This is 'doing good.' And our neighbors as well as the rest of world, still trying to push a suicide piece plan down our throats, will know we mean business. Maybe they'll even learn something from us about fighting terror.
(Photo: Family at the funeral. Credit: David Wilder)
How then, will these acts stop the chaos cold, and bring back some kind of order.
As King David teaches us, with the continuation of the verse, 'Bakesh Shalom v'Radfeihu' which means, 'search for peace and run after it.'
We can only hope for peace, we can only seek out peace, we can only run after peace, after evil is vanished, vanquished, eliminated, and 'good' is an accepted and accomplished fact. The lack of either of these two elements prevents any chance of reaching peace.
We know. We've been living this chaos for many many years.
The time has come to put an end to chaos and then achieve an authentic peace, preventing a mother's tears, seeing her 13 year old daughter's body looking like a flour sifter.
United States contact info:
1760 Ocean Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11230
In Israel contact the offices of the Jewish Community of Hebron at:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/hebronofficial
* Deputy Knesset Speaker "Hebron belongs to the Jewish people."
* BLOG: An Archeological Timeline of Eternity
* New Mezuzah Beautifies Tomb After Robbery
United States contact info:
1760 Ocean Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11230
In Israel contact the offices of the Jewish Community of Hebron at:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/hebronofficial
* Deputy Knesset Speaker "Hebron belongs to the Jewish people."
* BLOG: An Archeological Timeline of Eternity
* New Mezuzah Beautifies Tomb After Robbery
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The role of stigmas in mental health: A comparative study
Erhabor S. IdemudiaI; Nyambeni A. MatamelaII
IDepartment of Psychology, North West University (Mafikeng Campus), South Africa
IIPsychology Unit, Voortrekker Hospital, Mokopane, South Africa
BACKGROUND: HIV (Human immunodeficiency Virus), AIDS and cancer are feared terminal diseases. HIV sufferers are known to be stigmatized. The stigma surrounding cancer, unfortunately, is hardly the focus of psychological investigations, and hence this provoked the need to compare the stigma suffered by both groups, and how these have impacted on the psychological functioning of the disease sufferer.
OBJETIVES: The study had two main objectives, firstly, to explore whether HIV patients suffer more stigma than cancer patients or not, and secondly, to understand the most common type of stigma and if stigma is associated with psychopathology. Psychopathology is measured with GHQ-28 which evaluates somatic complaints, anxiety, depression and social dysfunction.
METHOD: The study was a survey, and descriptive in nature, and anchored on two hypotheses: Firstly, that HIV patients will experience more stigmas than cancer patients and consequently report more psychological dysfunctions. Secondly that there will be a significant difference between types of stigma and the symptoms reported about them. Data were collected from a conveniently sampled group of 50 HIV positive patients and another 50 patients diagnosed with cancer, in two clinics and a hospital around the Gauteng Province. The majority of the participants were females, numbering 62 (62, 0%), whilst 38 (38.0%) were males. The age of the respondents ranged from 20-73 years with a mean age of 44.4 years (s.d. = 11.6).
RESULTS: Results revealed a significant main effect for enacted stigma F = (1.98), = 17.629, p < .001 and anxiety F = (1.98) = 5.750, p < .001. A post hoc Bonferroni also showed that HIV patients had a higher mean score of enacted stigma (X-bar = 4.22) than cancer patients (X-bar = 1.28) and also HIV patients reported more anxiety (X-bar = 8.81) than cancer patients (X-bar = 6.42). Enacted stigma significantly influenced the GHQ Total (F = (98) = 1.700, p < .05); anxiety (F = (97) = 2.578, p < .004); and depression (F = (97) = 3.390 p < .001). The perceived community stigma had one main effect for depression (F = (1.98) = 1.452, p < .05). There were no significant main effects for internally felt stigma and psychological dysfunctions. Both hypotheses were partially supported.
CONCLUSION: Recommendations included tailoring interventions to meet the cultural needs of patients. Other recommendations were made in accordance with the findings of the study.
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Tips for Marketing on a Shoe-String Budget
Small-business owner Jose Rodriguez of Arizona asks: I have no money for marketing my restaurant. Other than social media, what is your best low cost marketing idea that I can utilize to get the word out?
The following answers come from members of The Young Entrepreneur Council, a nonprofit founded in New York in 2010 that focuses on international initiatives that include entrepreneurship education, advocacy, mentorship programs and events, scholarships, and health-care for young entrepreneurs. E-mail your questions about best practices for starting up and/or managing a small business to email@example.com.
No. 1: Write articles for other blogs
From: Eric Bahn of BeatTheGMAT.com.
Figure out the top bloggers in your industry. Reach out to these folks, pitch them on some article ideas you'd like to write, and (hopefully) write these articles for them. If you write a thoughtful piece, then these bloggers will be happy to publish your work as well as attribute you/your business. Bloggers are always looking for great content.
No. 2: Go to the people
From: Ashley Bodi of Business Beware
People love face-to-face interaction so go to local events or meetings where you can hand out your store's business card, menu or even a sample of something on the menu. Never miss the chance to tell others about your business no matter where you are, it's free. See if you can put menus at local stores or small businesses and if they like you the word of mouth will be spread for you.
No. 3: Partnerships
From: Ryan Paugh of Brazen Careerist
Take things offline and start getting connected with your local YPOs (Young Professional Organizations). Set up exclusive deals for their members or even offer to host their next event.
No. 4: Event calendars on local sites
From: Kris Ruby of Ruby Media Group
Ruby Media Group specializes in managing social media for restaurant brands throughout Westchester County. A very effective low cost marketing tip is to add relevant events to your local "Patch" or news sites in their free local event calendars online. This is a great way to spread the word about events and specials that are happening at your restaurant, and to build viral buzz for your outreach.
No. 5: Create a buzz
From: Elizabeth Saunders of Real Life E
Give people a reason to come to your restaurant--Now. Maybe it's a jazz trio or a non-profit fundraiser or a holiday party or a limited-edition menu item. Whatever it is, create a reason for a whole bunch of people to come within a limited time frame and you should see business, and repeat business, pick up.
No. 6: Use your food as currencyFrom: Anderson Schoenrock of ScanDigital
As a restaurant on a shoestring budget, use free food to draw in repeat business. Maybe offer a free appetizer on a return visit. Better yet, offer something that requires the customer to bring a friend. Create a situation where people have incentive to bring their friends and then focus on giving those customers the best experience possible.
No. 7: Offer insanely amazing service
From: Adam Gilbert of MyBodyTutor.com
Create something ridiculous. Run a promotion that forces your customers to share it with their friends and family. Pretend each customer that walks in is your last customer and service them like that's the case.No. 8: Be creative
From: Dan Schawbel of Millenial Branding
The best way to market your restaurant on a shoe-string budget is to be creative and use guerrilla marketing tactics to get people talking about your business.No. 9: Work with social-buying Web sitesFrom: Scott Gerber of Sizzle It!
Social buying has become a major new platform for getting small business products and services into the hands of customers--especially restaurants and nightlife establishments. The steep discounts might cut into your profits, but the ability to put your brand in front of thousands of new customers is well worth this expense. Be sure to offer all of newfound customers incentives to return later.
The Young Entrepreneur Council is a nonprofit led by the world's top, young entrepreneurs. Our mission is to take action against youth unemployment through programs that encourage aspiring entrepreneurs to start their own businesses. It was founded in New York in 2010 by serial entrepreneur and internationally syndicated small business columnist Scott Gerber, author of Never Get a "Real" Job.


text: I have been using a Baggs violin pickup for about 25 years. Now I am looking at buying a new and more expensive violin and do not want to put the carpenter jack on it. What other options are there? I know you can buy the pickup non terminated. Is there a way to put it in the endpin? or other solution?


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FilmDistrict has released a Red Band trailer for Nicolas Winding Refn's action-thriller Drive.
Opening in theaters on September 16, Drive is the story of a Hollywood stunt driver by day (Ryan Gosling), a loner by nature, who moonlights as a top-notch getaway driver-for-hire in the criminal underworld. He finds himself a target for some of LA's most dangerous men after agreeing to aid the husband of his beautiful neighbor, Irene (Carey Mulligan). When the job goes dangerously awry, the only way he can keep Irene and her son alive is to do what he does best—Drive!


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Who'd a thunk the treasurer race would be the best theater and political fare. So far, it's looking that way in Massachusetts.
State Rep. Karyn Polito and Somerville marketing magnate Steve Grossman are going at it...strongly but still civilly. They swapped tweets and the game (a.k.a. debate challenge) is on!
On her campaign site, she issued a debate call, replete with mild slur against his record and hard slap to state Dems. Apparently she hasn't yet picked up on the fact that he doesn't do nasty. He simply responded to her Twitter flow that he'd love to kick the treasurer can around, that she should choose the day and location.
Karyn may quickly have to adjust to such a nice guy. Consider that initial challenge, including:
Steve is a major fundraiser and leader of the Democratic Party in Massachusetts and nationally. My record is different. I'm a mom, a small business owner, and an independent voice in the Legislature fighting for lower taxes and less spending. I look forward to debating with Steve on who is best suited to act as a watchdog against the excesses of the one-party political machine on Beacon Hill.Having seen him in action, I figure that she's in trouble immediately if she thinks she can out-family this most family man of pols. Plus, playing the local GOP wheeze of elect-me-or-it's-one-party-dictatorship so early and without cause is not wise.
Moreover, she a loose tweeter as well. For example, in her stream is a reaction to Grossman's powerful statement at his kickoff that he'd be an activist treasurer, using the office and pension funds to keep banks lending to small businesses and to help create jobs. Polito's unfortunate tweet on that reads, "karyn4treasurer I'm not a "social activist" when it comes to managing tax $$. I'm a "fiscal conservative" who seeks highest return 1st. http://bit.ly/bg5106 "
That link is to a Boston Herald editorial hitting Grossman for his activist comment. Polito's gratuitous prefix of social is a standard winger trick. Rather than denigrate the ideas and goals, she needs to come up with some of her own.
I'm betting in a debate the Polito/tabloid view will look pretty reactionary and lame in the light of Grossman's strong program to help us out of the recession and financial squeeze from banks.
At the least, Polito may get some help in creating a real platform. The asthenic website has only sizzle, and barely audible sizzle at that, in her Priorities section (no platform, issues or similar yet; priorities reads more like wishes). She throws in the predictable clichéd phrases of accountability and transparency, with noting specific. In contrast, Grossman has a fully fleshed out program.
Granted, his is a different view and it should make for a clear choice. She says so far she just wants to take care of the money and be real conservative. He says that even with the safest investments, using them wisely and inspiring banks and employers to earn the right to use it can do a lot more for workers, small business and all of us.
Maybe she has more, but the initial money-in-the-mattress strategy has never been a winner.
By the bye, over at Left Ahead!, Grossman will join us for our weekly show Tuesday at 2:30 PM Eastern.
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In Honor Of…Randall W. Engle
Honoring scientists who have made important and lasting contributions to the sciences of mind, brain, and behavior.
Randall W. Engle, PhD
Professor of Psychology
Georgia Institute of Technology
GSU/GT Center for Advanced Brain Imaging
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Randall W. Engle is currently Professor of Psychology at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he also serves as the current and founding Director of the GSU/GT Center for Advanced Brain Imaging, as well as the Editor-in-Chief for the Association for Psychological Science's journal, Current Directions in Psychological Science. He has been previously and frequently honored by the field for his scientific achievements in the study of cognitive individual differences, as a Fellow and President of the American Psychological Association's Division 3, a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a Member of the Society of Experimental Psychology, a Chair of the Governing Board of the Psychonomic Society, and as a Chair of the Executive Board of the Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology. Moreover, Randy has been repeatedly recognized by his academic institutions for excellence in teaching, including the Ace Teacher Award, the Amoco Award for University Teacher of the Year, the Mortar Board Excellence in Teaching Award, the South Carolina Governor's Professor of the Year, as well as recognition as a Distinguished Honors College Professor.
Randy grew up in rural West Virginia. He was the first member of his family to attend college (and, on one side, the first to graduate from high school), earning a BA degree in psychology from West Virginia State College, a field he had never even heard of before a fellow student mentioned it during a freshman orientation course. Having eventually logged nearly as many credit hours in zoology and mathematics as in psychology, Randy was drawn to the experimental study of thought and behavior and was admitted into Ohio State's graduate program to work with D. D. Wickens, where he earned his Ph.D. in 1973. A two-year stint at King College in Tennessee allowed him – if not forced him – to hone his skills in the art of teaching, as he was responsible for 10 courses per year. Taking advantage of his assignments to teach a senior research seminar each semester, and of a research infrastructure consisting entirely of a tape recorder and slide projector, he published several papers on modality effects in short-term memory. This work caught the eye of the University of South Carolina, who hired him in 1974, and promoted him to Associate Professor in 1978 and to Professor in 1983. In 1995, Randy was hired away, as Chair of the School of Psychology at Georgia Institute of Technology. He served in that position for 13 years, at which time he returned to "civilian" faculty life at Georgia Tech (while also founding a joint brain-imaging center with Georgia State University).
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We also honor Randy for his tireless mentoring of the next generation of psychological scientists. While he has spearheaded the enormously influential research described above, he has also mentored (with similar care and pride to parenting his two now-grown children, Holly and Matt) a long line of grateful undergraduates, graduate students and post-docs, many of whom have gone on to considerable scientific and pedagogical success in cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, quantitative methods, and beyond, teaching and conducting psychological research as faculty members at a remarkably diverse, multi-national collection of institutions, such as Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus, Kenyon College, Maryville College, Michigan State University, Princeton University, University of Burgundy, University of California at Irvine, University of Denver, University of Edinburgh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, University of Oregon, University of Texas at San Antonio, University of Ulm, Washington University, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Winthrop University, and Wichita State University.
Individuals Honoring Randall W. Engle:
Janet M. Balota, Washington University, St. Louis
Gene Brewer, Arizona State University
BJ Casey, Cornell University
*Nelson Cowan, University of Missouri
*Andrew Conway, Princeton University
Robert C. Fraley, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Morton Ann Gernsbacher, University of Madison, Wisconsin
David Z. Hambrick, Michigan State University
Richard Heitz, Vanderbilt University
*Michael J. Kane, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
D. Stephen Lindsay, University of Victoria
Danielle McNamara, Arizona State University
Adam B. Moore, University of Edinburgh
Thomas Scott Redick, Indiana University, Purdue University
James S. Roberts, Georgia Institute of Technology
Gerald S. Drose, Powers Ferry Psychological Associates
Chad Schrock, Maryville College
Jenny L. Singleton, Georgia Institute of Technology
Paula Skedsvold, FABBS & FABBS Foundation
Anderson D. Smith, Georgia Institute of Technology
Stephen W. Tuholski, Tuholski Litigation Consulting, LLC
*Nash Unsworth, University of Oregon
*Paul Verhaeghen, Georgia Institute of Technology
Jennifer Wiley, University of Illinois, Chicago
Oliver Wilhelm, University Duisburg-Essen
* The FABBS Foundation would like to thank Dr. Nelson Cowan, Dr. Andrew Conway, Dr. Michael J. Kane, Dr. Nash Unsworth, and Dr. Paul Verhaeghen for nominating Dr. Engle for this honor and for leading the effort to spread the word about his nomination.


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City Council Candidate Mark Sailors: Realism And Reform – September 28, 2010
John Osborn
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ARCATA – If Mark Sailors could see an Arcata where the Downtown area was shut off to cars, bustled with foot and bike traffic, and was vibrant with street merchants and vendors reminiscent of one of the many festivals that take over on any given day, he'd be down.
Sailors, who is one of seven vying for two open City Council seats in November, is a mixture of mad-as-heck citizen and entrepreneur flustered with what he sees as an incompetent City staff, a bike-unfriendly City, and a medical marijuana-intolerant establishment.
Sailors, 40, has lived in many different places throughout the U.S. before finding a home in Humboldt County. He was born and raised in Baltimore, Md., where he attended the Baltimore School for the Arts, spent seven years in Alaska, and lived in Seattle for a hot minute. Eventually, he made his way here in 2001.
At the age of 16, Sailors started his training in martial arts. Although initially a part time gig, he fell back on his training when the job market was hurting in Baltimore and worked as an instructor for about 11 years. During that time, he helped train a number of law enforcement officers for a variety of agencies in the martial arts.
The story of Sailors' arrival is the typical story of coming to Arcata to visit a friend and then upon arrival, falling in instant love with the beaches, the rivers, and the forests. In fact, Sailors, a Star Wars fan, couldn't pass up the opportunity to visit the place acting as the backdrop for Endor in Return of the Jedi.
"You understand why people kind of keep [this place] a secret," Sailors said. "There's not many coastal communities as affordable as Arcata. It's kind of special."
Sailors, owner and operator of Arcata Kineticab – a bicycle taxi – has many stories to share about Arcata from the perspective of someone who is out and about every day and night ferrying people around town. Whether it's stories of the homeless, or drunk college kids for that matter, urinating on the doors of Downtown shops, or the amazing tolerance of Arcata's boys in blue dealing with problems on the Plaza, many of Sailor's ideas for how the City can better itself manifest from those simple daily observations.
But coupled with those observations is the personal. This leads into what initially got him fired up and political – the City's debate over the creation of a land-use ordinance to govern medical marijuana cultivation in the city limits.
Sailors, a 215 patient himself, passionately believes in the right of a patient to cultivate their own medicine (marijuana) for personal use, and he doesn't think the ordinance in its current form respects an individual's right to grow.
Although at first he was afraid to publicly put himself out there, Sailors said he started attending the many Planning Commission and City Council meetings on the topic and made his concerns heard, garnering what he said was the respect of others too fearful to put their faces out there.
Sailors understands there needs to be a balance between the rights of property owners who don't want their homes to be butchered and, possibly, destroyed, and the rights of individual patients. He suggested other avenues to tackle blatantly commercial grows in homes, such as charging growers with felony vandalism for unapproved alterations to a home. But the system now, he said, does little to give patients breathing room to seek professional assistance in grows if needed.
"It's this evil little Catch-22 circle of doom we've put [patients] in," Sailors said, "because you've put in these draconian regulations that don't allow them to be on the up and up."
Sailors had little good to say about how well City staff guide and direct those attempting to get permits. Again, personal experience helped guide this view as Sailors found himself thrust into a frustrating situation with his taxi company.
Although he had a business license for his company, he was under the impression, due to conversations with staff, that he acquired all the necessary permits but later discovered that he needed a specific taxi license to operate in the city limits. He said City staff needs to be trained on the nuances of customer service and be able to make the experience of getting required permits for any endeavor as smooth as possible.
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Sailors had high praise for Arcata's law enforcement, calling it far more tolerant than it needs to be. To better improve public safety, he suggested getting more officers out of cars and on to bikes, electric-powered even, to get a better pulse of the community. He also suggested an idea implemented in Baltimore, street ambassadors – essentially City staff helping direct people to where they need to go and another set of eyes and ears on the street.
Sailors scoffed at the notion that Arcata is a bike-friendly City, citing instances where cars still push bicyclists on to the sidewalk and where pedestrians, even at designated sidewalks, face the likely risk of being hit by a car. A simple solution he pointed at, particularly for the notorious crosswalk at Samoa Boulevard and F Street, is erecting bright yellow pedestrian crossing signs to alert drivers of people crossing.
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In this installment, Nickole Brown reads "Imitation of Spenser" by John Keats. Brown is the author of Sister, a novel-in-poems published by Red Hen Press (2007). She graduated from the M.F.A. Program at the Vermont College of Fine Arts and has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Kentucky Foundation for Women, and the Kentucky Arts Council. She has served as the National Publicity Consultant for the Palm Beach Poetry Festival, as well as the Program Coordinator for the VCFA writing residency in Slovenia. She currently lives in Louisville, Kentucky, where she is a Lecturer at Bellarmine University and the University of Louisville. She is also on the faculty at the low-residency MFA program at Murray State, is the co-editor for the Marie Alexander Poetry Series at White Pine Press, and works as the National Publicity Consultant for Arktoi Books
John Keats, "Imitation of Spenser"
Now Morning from her orient chamber came,
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Tuesday, December 19, 2006
I had never made "Pumpkin Jam" before and I must say that my creation really made me proud. This jam isn't only good, it's fabulous!!! It is incredibly tasty and delicate. In fact, this "Pumpkin Jam" reminds me a lot of chestnut puree/jam, because the pumpkin (Hokkaido Pumpkin) I used has a very similar flavor and texture. It is for this particular reason that in French, the "Hokkaido Pumpkin" is called "Potimarron" (marron = chestnut). Not to forget that the added spices go perfectly hand in hand with the pumpkin's natural honeyed sweet and rich/deep aromas. It's really a wonderful jam that would make a great Christmas gift!
This incredible "Pumpkin Jam" is a unique spread which is delicious with any kind of bread ("Almond And Curry Bread", "Baguette Parisienne", "Plain White Bread", etc...) and more specifically with brioched breads such as "Pain Au Lait", "Challah", "Portuguese Sweet Bread", etc...
~Luscious Pumpkin Jam ~
Recipe by Rosa @ Rosa's Yummy Yums
Makes about 2 medium pots.
350g Pumpkin puree (cooked), unsweetened
350g Castor sugar
350g Water
1/2 Tsp Ground cinnamon
A pinch ground cloves (optional)
1 Tsp Vanilla extract
Zest of 1 Lemon or of 1 orange
4 Tbs Lemon juice
2 Tsp Grand Marnier, Rum or Cointreau (optional)
1. In a pan, stir together all ingredients.
2. Bring to the boil.
3. Lower the heat and let the mixture simmer for about 35 minutes to 1 hour, until thick (see remarks) and transluscent.
4. Pour into clean/sterilized jam jars/pots.
5. Close the jars hermetically.
6. Let cool.
I recommend you to use the following pumpkin:
Potimarron (French) = Hokkaido Pumpkin = Chestnut Pumpkin = Baby Red Hubbard = Uchiki Kuri = Chinese Pumpkin = Japanese Pumpkin.
To obtain fresh puree, take your pumpkin, cut it in half, deseed it and peel it, then cut it in cubes and steam. Once it is cooked, mash the pumpkin flesh. It has to be a very smooth puree.
The jam has to be thick and "dry", a bit like chestnut puree/jam.
Store at room temperature and keep away from the light. Once opened, keep it in the refrigerator.
Serving suggestions:
Spread the jam on a slice of your favorite bread, with homemade scones/biscuits, muffins or pancakes.
I guess that it would go well with cheese.
(Pumpkin Marmelade -Pic by http://kuali.com)
23 comments:
- Anonymous6:14 PM, December 19, 2006
I love jam, try my spaghetti squash oneReplyDelete
I will try yours, and " joyeuse fêtes"
MAMAPASTA: Thanks for the comment and visit! I hope that you'll like it as much as I did! Il faudra que j'essaie cette recette lorsque j'aurai une courge spaghetti sous la main. Merci pour cette recette...ReplyDelete
Joyeuses Fêtes à toi aussi et mange bien!!!
- Anonymous10:07 AM, December 20, 2006
mm,ça a l'air merveilleusement bon!ReplyDelete
Tu as aussi un blog en français?
LORY: Merci pour le compliment et ta visite! Non, malheureusement je n'ai pas de blog en français....ReplyDelete
Alors la, tu me combles! J'adore la citrouille, et j'ai souvent teste avec un alcool (whisky ou rhum), c'est si bon. Je n'aurais jamais pense a la confiture. Excellent!!!ReplyDelete
CONFITUREMAISON: Je suis contente de savoir que ma recette t'intéresse! J'adore aussi la citrouille et je cherche toujours des nouvelles façons de l'apprêter... Dis-moi ce que tu en penses.ReplyDelete
Ahh--it looks wonderful. I can imagine how nice that tastes on some hot bread.ReplyDelete
SHER: It IS wonderful on any homemade bread! And if the bread is hot, then it's terribly yummy!...ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2:31 AM, October 15, 2008
I'm using a measuring cup, metric/imperial measure. About how much is 350g of pumpkin, 350g of sugar. Can ordinary white sugar be used?ReplyDelete
MARITIMER: Thanks for passing by! 1 1/4 pumpkin puree equals 350g, and 350g sugar equals about 1 2/3 cups. Yes, ordinary (granulated) white sugar can be used...ReplyDelete
- Anonymous12:40 AM, November 21, 2008
I made this recipe today, but I used an ordinary, halloween pumpkin. It turned out lovely. However, because the water content in these larger pumpkins is far higher it took about 3 hours to boil down to the right thickness using the above amount of water. Hence, if you don't use the type of pumpkin Rosa recommended, don't use the same amount of water! I should have cut it down to about a 1/4 to a 1/3 of a cup at the most.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous9:49 AM, May 11, 2009
I made this jam today down to the gram and exactly as per instruction however after simmering for 3 hours it was still like soup and VERY sweet, will have to cut back a little bit on the sugar. Any ideas where i've gone wrong?ReplyDelete
ANYNYMOUS: Thanks for the comment and for visiting my blog! I'm so sorry to hear that your jam turned out too sweet and liquidy... Did you use Hokkaido Pumpkin? Was your puree dry enough? Yes, it is quite sweet. Of course, you could reduce the quantity of sugar and you could do the same on the water (use 125g water instead)... I hope that helps!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous9:09 PM, October 20, 2009
Will this jam thicken as it cools or at the point of pouring it in the jars should it be as thick and goopie as a jam?ReplyDelete
Thank you
ANONYMOUS: Thanks for passing by! This jam is very liquidy and doesn't thicken very much. It isn't as thick and goopie as jam. Cheers.ReplyDelete
Googled unusual jams and it came up with this recipie, which is ideal given that I have 3 pumkins from the garden waiting to be eaten! Thanks!ReplyDelete
Also if my jam turns out well can I feature your recipie on my blog (with credit obviously) http://lakersgarden.blogspot.com/ReplyDelete
i grew up on pumpkin jam as i was born in Uruguay my mum made it 4 me as a kid n grown up, now she went back to Uruguay with my father retired so i have make my own i use 1 kilo very dark pumpkin and half kilo sugar puree pumpkin in blender then add sugar and a good half handfull of cloves ina removable bag a good tea spoon of vanilla esence half liter o water bring to a boil and turn heat down low for a long time until u lose all water and thickens up u will realise when stop heating and stirring leave overnight then remove clove bag and put into jars best spread for nice bread and delicious on pancakes!!!!ReplyDelete
Bonjour Rosa! Ta recette me semble délicieuse! J'aimerais bien l'essayer mais j'ai une question "sécurité" avant: La citrouille étant un légume, est-ce que le cannage devrait se faire à l'aide d'un autoclave (pour éviter le risque de botulisme)? Je sais que pour les confitures régulières le cannage à l'eau bouillante suffit, mais c'est parce que ce sont des fruits...ReplyDelete
Merci à l'avance!
MELANIE: Merci pour ton message et ta visite. Je n'ai rien fait de plus que pour les confitures, mais je suppose que pour plus de sécurité, il faudrait faire le cannage à l'aide d'un autoclave... http://conserves.blogspot.com/2005/12/cest-quoi-le-botulisme-faq.htmlReplyDelete
- Anonymous7:29 PM, October 30, 2011
Would be great for me and others if you showed the measurements in both grams and cups/ounces. Thanks! BTW, my mother absolutely begs me to make this jam for her every year. I use Brode Galeux d'Eysines pumpkin and it is great in this recipe. Thanks so much for the wonderful recipe!ReplyDelete
ANONYMOUS: You are welcome. Thanks for passing by and for the comment! Nowadays, most of my measurements are in both grams and cups (depending on the recipe). I recommend you to visit this site as it is very helpful: http://www.calcul.com/cooking-conversionReplyDelete
I hope that helps!
I've never used that type of pumpkin, but will have a look if i find it here... Cheers.
You make this pumpkin jam sound spectacular. What a wonderful idea to use one of my favorites of the Fall season! Thanks and will be adding to my jam jar labels article :)ReplyDelete


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text: BCS conference officials have identified candidate cities to host the first championship game in college football's new postseason system, and the four current BCS bowls will be among the choices. The current BCS games the Fiesta, Rose, Orange and Sugar bowls are about to enter an exclusive negotiating period. BCS Executive Director Bill Hancock said Monday in a statement that the commissioners will begin talking to those organizers from those games immediately about the possibility of hosting the first national championship game to be played under the newly developed four-team playoff system on Jan. 15, 2015. He did not identify other cities, but ESPN.com reported earlier Monday that the Georgia Dome in Atlanta and Dallas Cowboys Stadium would also be considered.