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General Advancement Topics
Introduction to Advancement Topics
Advancement Documents
Advancement by Foreign Scouts
Outdoor Code
Leave No Trace Principles
BSA Wilderness Use Policy
Proposals for New or Revised Merit Badges
Scouts BSA Advancement
Introduction to Scouts BSA Advancement
Scout Oath, Law and Motto
Scout Oath
Scout Law
Scout Motto
Scout Slogan
Scouts BSA Ranks
Scout Rank Requirements
Tenderfoot Rank Requirements
Second Class Rank Requirements
First Class Rank Requirements
Star Rank Requirements
Life Rank Requirements
Eagle Rank Requirements
Eagle Palm Requirements
Selecting Leadership Service Projects
Alternative Requirements
Introduction to Merit Badges
Merit Badge Requirements Index
Current Merit Badge Pamphlet and Requirement Revision Dates
Merit Badge File Names - BSA Numbers
Special Opportunities for Scouts BSA
Aquatics Emblems
Boardsailing BSA
BSA Lifeguard
Mile Swim, BSA
Snorkeling, BSA
Kayaking, BSA
Scuba, BSA
BSA Stand Up Paddleboarding
Whitewater Rafting, BSA
Complete Angler
Environmental Emblems
Outdoor Ethics Awareness Award for Scouts BSA
Outdoor Ethics Action Award for Scouts BSA
William T. Hornaday Awards
World Conservation Award
Resource Stewardship Scout Ranger
Hiking Emblems
50 Miler Award
Historic Trails Award
Scoutcraft Emblems
Firem'n Chit Card
Totin' Chip Card
Paul Bunyan Woodsman
Other Emblems
Cyber Chip
Nova and Supernova Awards
National Outdoor Badges
National Outdoor Achievement Medal
National High Adventure awards
Triple Crown of National High Adventure
Grand Slam of National High Adventure
Den Chief Service Award
Emergency Preparedness Award
International Spirit Award
Interpreter's Strips
Lifesaving and Meritorious Awards
Recruiter Strip
SCOUTStrong Be MedWise award
Scouts BSA Advancement Changes
2010 (January)
Introduction to Cub Scout Advancement
Scout Oath, Scout Law, and Cub Scout Motto
Character Connections
Bobcat Badge
Tiger Badge
Tiger Core Adventures
Tiger Elective Adventures
Wolf Badge
Wolf Core Adventures
Wolf Elective Adventures
Bear Badge
Bear Core Adventures
Bear Elective Adventures
Webelos Badge
Webelos Core Adventures
Webelos Elective Adventures
Arrow of Light Badge
Arrow of Light Core Adventures
Arrow of Light Elective Adventures
Special Opportunities for Cub Scouts
Cub Scout Outdoor Activity Award
Cub Scout Shooting Sports Awards
Whittling Chip Card
Venturing Advancement
Introduction to Venturing Advancement
Venturing Oath and Code
Venturing Award
Pathfinder Award
Summit Award
Ranger Award Fact Sheet
Ranger Award Requirements
Backpacking Elective
Cave Exploring Elective
Cycling / Mountain Biking Elective
Ecology Elective
Equestrian Elective
First Aid Elective
Fishing Elective
Hunting Elective
Lifesaver Elective
Mountaineering Elective
Outdoor Living History Elective
Physical Fitness Elective
Plants and Wildlife Elective
Project COPE Elective
Scuba Elective
Shooting Sports Elective
Watercraft Elective
Winter Sports Elective
Quest Fitness and Sports Award Fact Sheet
Quest Requirements
TRUST Religious and Community Life Award
Sea Scout Advancement
Introduction to Sea Scout Advancement
Sea Scout Ranks
Long Cruise
SEAL Training
Small Boat Handler
Qualified Seaman
Special Opportunities for Venturers and Sea Scouts
Outdoor Ethics Awareness Award
Outdoor Ethics Action Award
Venturing Leadership Award
Discontinued awards and Obsolete subjects
Webelos Activity Badges (Discontinued)
Cub Scout Academics and Sports Programs (Discontinued)
Cub Scout Academic Program (Discontinued)
Cub Scout Sports Program (Discontinued)
Leave No Trace Awareness (Discontinued)
International Activity Badge (Discontinued)
Outdoor Ethics Awareness Award (Discontinued)
Outdoor Ethics Action Award (Discontinued)
Leave No Trace Achievement Award (Discontinued)
International Youth Exchange (Discontinued)
Varsity Letters and Pins (Discontinued)
Denali Award (for Varsity Scouts only) (Discontinued)
Venturers and Sea Scouts
Bronze Awards Fact Sheet (Discontinued)
ARTS & HOBBIES Bronze Award (Discontinued)
OUTDOOR Bronze Award (Discontinued)
SEA SCOUT Bronze Award (Discontinued)
SPORTS Bronze Award (Discontinued)
RELIGIOUS LIFE Bronze Award (Discontinued)
Gold Award Fact Sheet (Discontinued)
Gold Award Requirements (Discontinued)
Silver Award Overview (Discontinued)
Silver Award Requirements (Discontinued)
Active Participation,
Scout Spirit, and
Serve Actively ... in ... Positions of Responsibility
This page represents the requirements prior to January 1, 2019
For the current requirements click here.
The information below is taken from the 2017 edition of "Guide to Advancement", BSA Publication 33088 (SKU 637686). The current edition of the Guide to Advancement is the official Boy Scouts of America source on advancement procedures.
The concepts of "reasonable" and "within reason" will help unit leadership and boards of review gauge the fairness of expectations for considering whether a Scout is "active" or has fulfilled positions of responsibility. A unit is allowed, of course, to establish expectations acceptable to its chartered organization and unit committee. But for advancement purposes, Scouts must not be held to those which are so demanding as to be impractical for today's youth (and families) to achieve.
Ultimately, a board of review shall decide what is reasonable and what is not. In doing so, the board members must use common sense and must take into account that youth should be allowed to balance their lives with positive activities outside of Scouting.
Since we are preparing young people to make a positive difference in society, we judge that a member is "active" when his level of activity in Scouting has had a sufficiently positive influence toward this end.
4.2.3.1 Active Participation
The purpose of Star, Life, and Eagle Scout requirements calling for Scouts to be active for a period of months involves impact. Since we prepare young people to go forth, and essentially, make a positive difference in our American society, we judge that a member is "active" when his level of activity in Scouting, whether high or minimal, has had a sufficiently positive influence toward this end.
Scouting is a year-round program administered by the adult leaders. Units should not be taking time off during the summer or at other times of the year. Regardless of a unit's expectations or policy, if a unit takes time off it must count that time toward the Scout's active participation requirement. The Scout must not be penalized because the unit has chosen not to meet or conduct other activities for a period of time.
Use the following three sequential tests to determine whether the requirement has been met. The first and second are required, along with either the third or its alternative.
The Scout is registered. The youth is registered in his unit for at least the time period indicated in the requirement, and he has indicated in some way, through word or action, that he considers himself a member. If a boy was supposed to have been registered, but for whatever reason was not, discuss with the local council registrar the possibility of back-registering him.
The Scout is in good standing. A Scout is considered in "good standing" with his unit as long as he has not been dismissed for disciplinary reasons. He must also be in good standing with the local council and the Boy Scouts of America. (In the rare case he is not, communications will have been delivered.)
The Scout meets the unit's reasonable expectations; or, if not, a lesser level of activity is explained. If, for the time period required, a Scout or qualifying Venturer or Sea Scout meets those aspects of his unit's pre-established expectations that refer to a level of activity, then he is considered active and the requirement is met. Time counted as "active" need not be consecutive. A boy may piece together any times he has been active and still qualify. If he does not meet his unit's reasonable expectations, then he must be offered the alternative that follows.
Units are free to establish additional expectations on uniforming, supplies for outings, payment of dues, parental involvement, etc., but these and any other standards extraneous to a level of activity shall not be considered in evaluating this requirement.
Alternative to the third test if expectations are not met:
If a young man has fallen below his unit's activity oriented expectations, then it must be due to other positive endeavors - in or out of Scouting - or due to noteworthy circumstances that have prevented a higher level of participation.
A Scout in this case is still considered "active" if a board of review can agree that Scouting values have already taken hold and have been exhibited. This might be evidenced, for example, in how he lives his life and relates to others in his community, at school, in his religious life, or in Scouting. It is also acceptable to consider and "count" positive activities outside Scouting when they, too, contribute to his growth in character, citizenship, or personal fitness. Remember: It is not so much about what a Scout has done. It is about what he is able to do and how he has grown.
Additional Guidelines on the Three Tests.
There may be, of course, registered youth who appear to have little or no activity. Maybe they are out of the country on an exchange program, or away at school. Or maybe we just haven't seen them and wonder if they've quit. To pass the first test above, a Scout must be registered. But he should also have made it clear through participation or by communicating in some way that he still considers himself a member, even though - for now - he may not fulfill the unit's participation expectations. A conscientious leader might make a call and discover the boy's intentions.
If, however, a Scout has been asked to leave his unit due to behavioral issues or the like, or if the council or the Boy Scouts of America has directed - for whatever reason - that he must not participate, then according to the second test he is not considered "active."
In considering the third test, it is appropriate for units to set reasonable expectations for attendance and participation. Then it is simple: Those who meet them are "active." But those who do not must be given the opportunity to qualify under the third-test alternative above. To do so, they must first offer an acceptable explanation. Certainly, there are medical, educational, family, and other issues that for practical purposes prevent higher levels of participation. These must be considered. Would the Scout have been more active if he could have been? If so, for purposes of advancement, he is deemed "active."
We must also recognize the many worthwhile opportunities beyond Scouting. Taking advantage of these opportunities and participating in them may be used to explain why unit participation falls short. Examples might include involvement in religious activities, school, sports, or clubs that also develop character, citizenship, or personal fitness. The additional learning and growth experiences these provide can reinforce the lessons of Scouting and also give young men the opportunity to put them into practice in a different setting.
It is reasonable to accept that competition for a Scout's time will become intense, especially as he grows older and wants to take advantage of positive "outside" opportunities. This can make full-time dedication to his unit difficult to balance. A fair leader therefore, will seek ways to empower a young man to plan his growth opportunities both inside and outside Scouting, and consider them part of the overall positive life experience for which the Boy Scouts of America is a driving force.
A board of review can accept an explanation if it can be reasonably sure there have been sufficient influences in the Scout's life that he is meeting our aims and can be awarded the rank regardless of his current or most recent level of activity in Scouting. The board members must satisfy themselves that he presents himself, and behaves, according to the expectations of the rank for which he is a candidate. Simply put: Is he the sort of person who, based on present behavior, will contribute to the Boy Scouts of America's mission? Note that it may be more difficult, though not impossible, for a younger member to pass through the third-test alternative than for one more experienced in our lessons.
4.2.3.2 Demonstrate Scout Spirit
The ideals of the Boy Scouts of America are spelled out in the Scout Oath, Scout Law, Scout motto, and Scout slogan. Members incorporating these ideals into their daily lives at home, at school, in their religious life, and in their neighborhoods, for example, are said to have Scout spirit. In evaluating whether a member has fulfilled this requirement, it may be best to begin by asking him to explain what Scout spirit and living the Scout Oath and Scout Law, and duty to God mean to him. Young people know when they are being kind or helpful, or a good friend to others. They know when they are cheerful, or trustworthy, or reverent. All of us, young and old, know how we act when no one else is around.
"Scout spirit" refers to ideals and values; it is not the same as "school spirit."
A leader typically asks for examples of how a Scout has lived the Oath and Law. It might also be useful to invite examples of when he did not. This is not something to push, but it can help with the realization that sometimes we fail to live by our ideals, and that we all can do better. This also sends a message that a Scout can admit he has done wrong, yet still advance. Or in a serious situation - such as alcohol or illegal drug use - understand why advancement might not be appropriate just now. This is a sensitive issue, and must be treated carefully. Most Scout leaders do their best to live by the Oath and Law, but any one of them may look back on years past and wish that, at times, they had acted differently. We learn from these experiences and improve and grow. We can look for the same in our youth.
Evaluating Scout spirit will always be a judgment call, but through getting to know a young man and by asking probing questions, we can get a feel for it. We can say however, that we do not measure Scout spirit by counting meetings and outings attended. It is indicated, instead, by the way he lives his life.
4.2.3.4 Positions of Responsibility
"Serve actively in your unit for a period of ___ months in one or more ___ positions of responsibility" is an accomplishment every candidate for Star, Life, or Eagle must achieve. The following will help to determine whether a Scout has fulfilled the requirement.
4.2.3.4.1 Positions Must Be Chosen From Among Those Listed.
The position must be listed in the position of responsibility requirement shown in the most current edition of Boy Scout Requirements. Since more than one member may hold some positions - "instructor," for example - it is expected that even very large units are able to provide sufficient opportunities within the list. The only exception involves Lone Scouts, who may use positions in school, their religious organization, in a club, or elsewhere in the community. Units do not have authority to require specific positions of responsibility for a rank. For example, they must not require a Scout to be senior patrol leader to obtain the Eagle rank.
Service in positions of responsibility in provisional units, such as a jamboree troop or Philmont trek crew, do not count toward this requirement.
For Star and Life ranks only, a unit leader may assign, as a substitute for the position of responsibility, a leadership project that helps the unit. If this is done, the unit leader should consult the unit committee and unit advancement coordinator to arrive at suitable standards. The experience should provide lessons similar to those of the listed positions, but it must not be confused with, or compared to, the scope of an Eagle Scout service project. It may be productive in many cases for the Scout to propose a leadership project that is discussed with the unit leader and then "assigned."
4.2.3.4.2 Meeting the Time Test May Involve Any Number of Positions.
The requirement calls for a period of months. Any number of positions may be held as long as total service time equals at least the number of months required. Holding simultaneous positions does not shorten the required number of months. Positions need not flow from one to the other; there may be gaps between them. This applies to all qualified members including Lone Scouts.
When a Scout assumes a position of responsibility, something related to the desired results must happen.
4.2.3.4.3 Meeting Unit Expectations.
If a unit has established expectations for positions of responsibility, and if, within reason (see the note under "Rank Requirements Overview," 4.2.3.0), based on his personal skill set, the Scout meets them, he fulfills the requirement. When a Scout assumes a position, something related to the desired results must happen. It is a disservice to the Scout and to the unit to reward work that has not been done. Holding a position and doing nothing, producing no results, is unacceptable. Some degree of responsibility must be practiced, taken, or accepted.
Regardless of a unit's expectations or policy, if a unit takes time off, such as during the summer months, it must count that time toward service in a position of responsibility. (See "Active Participation," 4.2.3.1.)
4.2.3.4.4 Meeting the Requirement in the Absence of Unit Expectations.
It is best when a Scout's leaders provide him position descriptions, and then direction, coaching, and support. Where this occurs, and is done well, the young man will likely succeed. When this support, for whatever reason, is unavailable or otherwise not provided - or when there are no clearly established expectations - then an adult leader or the Scout, or both, should work out the responsibilities to fulfill. In doing so, neither the position's purpose nor degree of difficulty may be altered significantly or diminished. Consult the current BSA literature published for leaders in Boy Scouting, Venturing, or Sea Scouts for guidelines on the responsibilities that might be fulfilled in the various positions of responsibility.
Under the above scenario, if it is left to the Scout to determine what should be done, and he makes a reasonable effort to perform accordingly for the time specified, then he fulfills this requirement. Even if his results are not necessarily what the unit leader, members of a board of review, or others involved may want to see, he must not be held to unestablished expectations.
4.2.3.4.5 When Responsibilities Are Not Met.
If a unit has clearly established expectations for position(s) held, then - within reason - a Scout must meet them through the prescribed time. If he is not meeting expectations, then this must be communicated early. Unit leadership may work toward a constructive result by asking him what he thinks he should be accomplishing. What is his concept of the position? What does he think his troop leaders - youth and adult - expect? What has he done well? What needs improvement? Often this questioning approach can lead a young man to the decision to measure up. He will tell the leaders how much of the service time should be recorded.
If it becomes clear nothing will improve his performance, then it is acceptable to remove the Scout from his position. It is the unit leader's responsibility to address these situations promptly. Every effort should have been made while he was in the position to ensure he understood expectations and was regularly supported toward reasonably acceptable performance. It is unfair and inappropriate - after six months, for example - to surprise a boy who thinks he has been doing fine, with news that his performance is now considered unsatisfactory. In this case, he must be given credit for the time.
Only in rare cases - if ever - should troop leaders inform a Scout that time, once served, will not count.
If a Scout believes he has performed his duties satisfactorily, but his leaders disagree, then the possibility that expectations are unreasonable or were not clearly conveyed to the youth should be considered. If after discussions between the Scout and his leaders - and perhaps including his parents or guardians - he believes he is being held to unreasonable expectations, then upon completing the remaining requirements, he must be granted a board of review. If he is an Eagle candidate, then he may request a board of review under disputed circumstances (see "Initiating Eagle Scout Board of Review Under Disputed Circumstances," 8.0.3.2).
4.2.3.4.6 "Responsibility" and "Leadership."
Many suggest this requirement should call for a position of "leadership" rather than simply of "responsibility." Taking and accepting responsibility, however, is a key foundation for leadership. One cannot lead effectively without it. The requirement as written recognizes the different personalities, talents, and skill sets in all of us. Some seem destined to be "the leader of the group." Others provide quality support and strong examples behind the scenes. Without the latter, the leaders in charge have little chance for success. Thus, the work of the supporters becomes part of the overall leadership effort.
4.2.3.5 Unit Leader (Scoutmaster) Conference
The unit leader (Scoutmaster) conference, regardless of the rank or program, is conducted according to the guidelines in the Troop Leader Guidebook, No. 33009. (volume 1). Note that a Scout must participate or take part in one; it is not a "test." Requirements do not say he must "pass" a conference. While it makes sense to hold one after other requirements for a rank are met, it is not required that it be the last step before the board of review. This is an important consideration for Scouts on a tight schedule to meet requirements before age 18. Last-minute work can sometimes make it impossible to fit the conference in before then, so scheduling it earlier can avoid unnecessary extension requests.
The conference is not a retest of the requirements upon which a Scout has been signed off. It is a forum for discussing topics such as ambitions, life purpose, and goals for future achievement, for counseling, and also for obtaining feedback on the unit's program. In some cases, work left to be completed - and perhaps why it has not been completed - may be discussed just as easily as that which is finished. Ultimately, conference timing is up to the unit. Some leaders hold more than one along the way, and the Scout must be allowed to count any of them toward the requirement.
Scoutmaster conferences are meant to be face-to-face, personal experiences. They relate not only to the Scouting method of advancement, but also to that of "association with adults" (see topic 2.0.0.4, "The Methods of Scouting"). Scoutmaster conferences should be held with a level of privacy acceptable under the BSA's rules regarding Youth Protection. Parents and other Scouts within hearing range of the conversation may influence the Scout's participation. For this reason, the conferences should not be held in an online setting.
While it is intended that the conference be conducted between the unit leader and the Scout, it may sometimes be necessary for the unit leader to designate an assistant unit leader to conduct the conference. For example, if the Scoutmaster is unavailable for an extended period of time or in larger troops where a Scout's advancement would be delayed unnecessarily, then it would be appropriate for an assistant Scoutmaster (21 years old or older) to be designated to conduct the conference.
Unit leaders do not have the authority to deny a Scout a conference that is necessary for him to meet the requirements for his rank. Unit leaders must not require the Eagle Scout Rank Application, statement of ambitions and life purpose, or list of positions, honors, and awards as a prerequisite to holding a unit leader conference for the Eagle Scout rank If a unit leader conference is denied, a Scout - if he believes he has fulfilled all the remaining requirements - may still request a board of review. See "Boards of Review Must Be Granted When Requirements Are Met," 8.0.0.2. If an Eagle Scout candidate is denied a conference, it may become grounds for a board of review under disputed circumstances. See "Initiating Eagle Scout Board of Review Under Disputed Circumstances," 8.0.3.2.
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'Game of Thrones' Didn't Have the Right Character Duel With Andre the Giant
Game of Thrones is full of imposing characters, but it's a bit of a mystery why HBO chose the Night King as the show's representative in a network-wide face-off with Andre the Giant, the late wrestler who is the subject of a new HBO documentary. Sure, the Night King is the baddest villain in the Seven Kingdoms, but there is literally a character on Thrones named The Mountain, to say nothing of actual giants like Wun Wun.
The Andre the Giant documentary premieres on HBO on Tuesday night, and it promises to be a revealing look at the towering wrestler/actor/icon. To promote the documentary, a partnership between HBO and the WWE, the network tweeted out a little video that showed how the 7-foot-4 Andre matched up against some of HBO's other major faces. It's no surprise that he would've towered over John Oliver or the cast of Silicon Valley, but Game of Thrones's contender was the Night King, who stands just a little over 6 feet tall.
For what it's worth, Andre, who had gigantism, would've still towered over his rightful opponent, Gregor Clegane, a.k.a. the Mountain. Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, the Icelandic strongman who plays the Mountain, stands at a still-imposing 6-foot-9, so he'd maybe come up to Andre's nose. Maybe.
In Game of Thrones and HBO's defense, though, they followed-up the first tweet with another Andre versus Westeros comparison. Drogon, the giant-fucking-dragon that could carry Daenerys and several other fully grown men on its back, is bigger than Andre the giant was. This is not exactly a fair comparison.
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Ruan Pugh, left, and Sylvester Showell, vice president and president of Atlantic City's Third Ward Civic Association, respectively, express their concerns about the possible ShopRite coming to the city, including security, traffic management and public transit to and from.
Sylvester Showell, president of the Third Ward Civic Association, says there is no direct bus route to the proposed location for the incoming grocery store in Atlantic City. He sometimes has to make three stops to get all of the groceries he needs.
President of the 3rd Ward Civic Association,Sylvester Showell has said that there is no direct bus route to the proposed location for the incoming grocery store in Atlantic City. Aug. 5, 2019 (Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer)
Vice president of the 3rd Ward Civic Association, Ruan Pugh and his father, President of the 3rd Ward Civic Association,Sylvester Showell talk about no grocery store in Atlantic City. Aug. 5, 2019 (Craig Matthews / Staff Photographer)
Atlantic City is getting a supermarket. Can the resort keep it?
COLT SHAW Staff Writer
Colton Shaw
ATLANTIC CITY — Sylvester Showell sometimes has to make three stops to get all of the groceries he needs.
Often, he leaves the city to visit a neighboring town's supermarket.
Showell, the president of the city's Third Ward Civic Association, said he does it all using public transportation. And it's a hassle.
"You can only carry but so many things when you're on public transportation, which, the majority of people in Atlantic City, that's what they do," said Showell, 73. "If they don't have a car, they either walk to Renaissance (Plaza) or they take the 505 bus to Ventnor Heights."
Showell said there were multiple grocery stores in the city when he first moved here 39 years ago. There hasn't been a proper supermarket for 15 years, and Atlantic City has been repeatedly labeled a food desert because of it. That lack was one of the main faults listed by Jim Johnson, special counsel to Gov. Phil Murphy, in his 2018 report on getting the city back to financial independence.
If everything goes according to plan, though, a proposed ShopRite could ease Showell's headaches. A number of hurdles will need to be navigated to make that a reality, though.
On Aug. 20, the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority board voted to certify Village Super Market, which operates 30 ShopRites across four states, as the developer and operator of a new 40,000-square-foot grocery store at Baltic and Indiana avenues. There is no official groundbreaking date, but officials estimate the store — which will cost about $13.5 million to build — should take 13 months to build.
City officials see it as a win, even before the groundbreaking.
"To have ShopRite say it's willing to be in the City of Atlantic City sends a deeper ripple effect than we can imagine," said Mayor Frank Gilliam at the meeting. "It's something the community has wanted for a long, long time. The community should have a right to have a supermarket to eat and live in dignity."
Concerns from residents will need to be addressed to make sure the store stays in the city.
One location in a low-income area in Jersey City has rotated through multiple grocery store brands that all saw similar life cycles, said Mayor Steven Fulop. Unsupported by the city, the operators pushed the shelf lives of things like meat, eggs and produce. Customers caught on and stopped patronizing the locations, and the stores went into a "death spiral," he said.
"I think it's really important that the city invests its own resources out of the gate to help customers get there and shop there," Fulop said.
In Atlantic City, reliable transportation to and from the location is chief among residents' concerns, as many in the resort, like Showell, don't own cars. CRDA Executive Director Matt Doherty said the agency has discussed reaching out to NJ Transit to alter a bus route to go directly to the store.
According to an analysis of Census Bureau data by datausa.io, the average household in Atlantic City owns one car, compared with two cars statewide.
Beyond public transit, Showell worries the boxed-in plot could cause congestion for motorists.
"You have Ohio Avenue, which is one way. You have Indiana Avenue, which is one way. You have Baltic Avenue, which is one way leading out of town," he said.
Safety for shoppers is another top concern for residents. Loiterers and panhandlers outside the Save-A-Lot discount store on Atlantic Avenue can leave some shoppers feeling harassed.
Residents shouldn't look to the city to provide security at the ShopRite, said Ruan Pugh, 40, Showell's son and vice president of the Third Ward Civic Association. The onus should be on the supermarket.
"Who wants to be bothered with that vagrancy every time you go into that store? It's such a headache to have to deal with the riffraff and nonsense," Pugh said. "And I know it's in the process of being worked on, but it's still a hassle, especially for my parents, who are much older. I don't want them to be subjected to that."
The last grocery store in the city closed largely due to vagrancy and theft.
"It starts with the supermarket itself," Pugh said. "If you don't have quality security in and around that supermarket, it's gonna turn into a slum area."
Doherty said ShopRite is up to the task.
"ShopRite will be responsible for providing comprehensive and complete security both in the building and on the premises," he said. "We've discussed this with them. They understand that it's important as well, and they don't see any problems with providing a level of security that will make people feel very comfortable going into their store."
Atlantic City isn't the only town bringing a ShopRite to a neighborhood in need of a full-service grocery store.
Jersey City is weighing a tax abatement for a ShopRite set to open on the west side of the city. It could be worth the stability and jobs the store would bring, Fulop said.
Likewise, in Atlantic City, the supermarket could provide an economic boost. CRDA has floated the idea of leasing the land to Village Super Market for a dollar a year.
Village Super Market is considering building up at the location to accommodate a sit-down restaurant, job training site and a micro-fulfillment center that would use robotics to carry out online orders, said Walt West, director for sustainable food systems for Uplift Solutions, which consulted the city on the project. Of the roughly 125 jobs that will be created by the ShopRite's opening, 75% will go to low or unskilled workers, CRDA Vice Chairman Richard Tolson said. And 89% of employees would be covered by unions and paid a living wage with paid vacation, sick and personal days, and health coverage.
To keep those jobs in the city, Village Supermarkets and CRDA will have to find a way to make the location profitable. An attorney representing Village Supermarkets said in August the location will lose roughly $115,000 a year.
That is among the wrinkles that need to be ironed out to keep the supermarket in Atlantic City for the long haul. Being able to get all of their groceries in one place, quickly and conveniently, would make a world of difference for residents, Pugh said.
"It would almost change the game," he said, laughing. "We wouldn't know what to do with ourselves."
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Discussion in 'Games' started by 7254278, Mar 7, 2005.
Ok I just added a USB 2 PCI card to my pc. I have a LaCie porsche 160gb USB 2 with 8 or 16mb Buffer 7200rpm. I want to know if i can get decent performance if I run games like Need For Speed UND2 on an external connected to usb 2.
Don't see any reason why you couldn't. Some programs require that they be installed on the boot drive, though. Generally speaking, I use my boot drive for software, and external drives just for data (music, photos, video etc) storage.


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The latest super hero movie is expected to be a monster blockbuster hit with millions taking in the film this weekend! Concession stands will be busy, people grabbing their favourite snacks and drinks. If you can hold it for three hours, than you truly are a super hero…But if you can't, here's when to go!
Avengers: End Game is a three hours and 2 minutes long movie, so its going to be a challenge for your bladder! According to Screen Rant, you should take a pee break at about 45 minutes into the movie. This is when Pepper and Tony Stark have a conversation and it's said to be a slow point in the movie!
The second bathroom break opportunity is around 1 hour 40 minutes in. Tony and Steve are in a scene apart from the main group. It's said again to be a slower point in the film but important to the plot!
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Seqonomics: Is the UK really uniquely placed to datamine electronic health records?
Is the UK really uniquely placed to datamine electronic health records?
The advantages of storing patient information in electronic health records (EHRs) rather than on paper are obvious: Data can easily be accessed from multiple locations and be transferred between doctors, hospitals, and software programs.
There is another, less direct advantage as well: EHRs can be datamined to glean new medical insights. For example, this way the adverse side effects of drugs in specific subpopulations can be detected in a much more sensitive way than would be possible otherwise.
The usefulness of datamining health records is clear. For example, the effects of thalidomide on foetuses were first demonstrated by analysing paper health records. Such analysis could be done much more efficiently with access to electronic records.
Here in the UK, many clinical researchers claim that the UK is uniquely placed to be at the forefront of this type of research because of the unique nature of the way health care system is organised. But is it really?
The National Health Service (NHS), the UK's publicly funded healthcare system, is enough of a source of national pride to have featured in the Olympic opening ceremony in London earlier this year.
The NHS is in the process of opening its EHRs to research via a system called the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD). This will enable datamining of EHRs, and the results will be shared with scientists once they have been anonymised to protect patients' privacy.
The question remains whether this is particularly revolutionary. Other European countries also have centralised healthcare systems that are often better managed than the NHS, and have made attempts to replace legacy health records with electronic systems. The success of this has been varied. For example in France, like in the UK, adaptation is slow. The Nordic countries are relatively far ahead in this matter. Germany, due to the decentralised nature of its healthcare system and because of privacy concerns, has not even bothered to try.
But as far as I can tell, there is surprisingly little effort to open the EHRs that are up and running to epidemiological research comparable to England's CPRD. Spending a few hours on looking for information on this, I could not find evidence of a system that is comparable in scope to CPRD anywhere else in Europe.
If you know of comparable efforts in Europe or beyond, I'd therefore be very interested to hear about them in the comment section.
Great post. My coworkers and I were debating the benefits about Electronic Health Records the other day. I will have to send this to them. Thanks so much for sharing Art, this was a very interesting read.


The post went on to thank the Patriots organization, the coach, and his fans as they support him in his path to recovery and healthy living. Gordon reportedly faces indefinite suspension from the NFL for violating the terms of his reinstatement under the substance abuse policy.
Coming from a recovery point of view, we at Landmark Recovery, applaud Gordon on making mental health a top priority in his life. Sports stars and other celebrities speaking up in the fight against mental health and addiction issues is exactly what the community needs to reverse the negative stigma that shrouds these issues.
This is not the first time Gordon's mental health has been in the news.
Drafted in 2012 to the Cleveland Browns, Gordon missed two games during the 2013 season for violating the league's substance abuse policy. Despite this, Gordon led the league in receiving yards that year, showing promise as a budding star in the NFL.
However, his off-field problems would soon become too much.
Gordon was arrested for driving while impaired during the 2014 off season and only played five games that year due to suspensions. Failed drug and alcohol tests led to Gordon being suspended for the entire 2015 season and part of the 2016 season.
But after receiving a four-game suspension in the 2016 season, Gordon chose to leave the Cleveland Browns to enter an inpatient rehabilitation facility in an effort to free himself from his substance abuse problems.
During his career in the NFL, Gordon had tested positive on separate occasions for marijuana, codeine, and alcohol. Gordon has said previously that he's also used xanax and cocaine on several occasions.
"[Getting help] is the right decision for me and one that I hope will enable me to gain full control of my life and continue on a path or reach my full potential as a person," Gordon's 2016 statement said.
Gordon eventually returned to the team in 2017 but was traded in 2018 to the New England Patriots. In 11 games with the team, Gordon caught 40 passes for 720 yards and three touchdowns.
In a 2017 profile published in Sports Illustrated, Gordon opened up about his rough upbringing that may have contributed to his substance abuse problems. Growing up in Houston, Gordon was surrounded by gang activity throughout his early life. He didn't believe he would live past 18.
Gordon, now 27 years old, is working toward making his mental health and sobriety a top priority in his life.
This is not the first time a professional athlete has spoken publicly on mental health problems. In March, Cleveland Cavaliers star, Kevin Love wrote an article about panic attacks he experienced during games. Similarly, while he was on the Toronto Raptors, DeMar DeRozan spoke with the Toronto Star on the feelings of depression and anxiety that he struggles with.
We're encouraged to see players like Gordon, Love, and DeRozan open up about mental health, something that has been stigmatized over the past few years. If more players and noteworthy people are able to come out and speak on this issue, it can help to change the narrative regarding mental health and addiction.
Addiction and mental health disorders are a difficult thing to accept and overcome, but can be easier if patients are receiving the support from they need not only from medical professionals but from family and loved ones as well.
Changing the stigmas surrounding these issues is hard, but it can also save lives and we are here to help. If you or a loved one you know is struggling with drug and alcohol addiction we hope to be your first call at: 888-448-0302.


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Q: how to use one ejs template for updating and showing info from mongoose/mongodb? this is my app.js file for showing and updating info for my posts in one single Ejs template called compose: when I run my code I get this error
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SyntaxError: missing ) after argument list in C:\Users\john\Desktop\blog\views\compose.ejs while compiling ejs**
app.post("/compose", function (req, res) {

    var title= req.body.postTitle
    var content= req.body.postText

  const post = new Post({
    title: title,
    content: content
  });

  post.save(function(err){

    if (!err){

      res.redirect("/");

    }

  });

  // res.redirect("/");

});

// update posts
app.get('/update/:postid', function (req, res) {
  const updateId = req.params.postid;
  Post.findById({_id: updateId}, function (err, record) {
    if(!err) {
      if(window.location.href.indexOf(''))
      res.render('compose', {post:record});
    }
  });
});

and this is my compose Ejs file that I wanna do both showing and updating info with Mongodb in Ejs template:

Compose

<form action="/compose" method="post">

         Title
        <input type="text" id="" class="form-control" name="postTitle" placeholder="Title" value="<% if(window.location.href.contains("update/") > -1) { %> <%= post.title } %>"  >

        Description
        <textarea  class="form-control" name="postText" id="desc" cols="30" rows="10" placeholder="Description">
            <% if(window.location.href.contains("update/") > -1) { %>
<%=  post.content } %>
 </textarea>

    <button class="btn btn-myPrimary" type="submit" value="" name="button">Publish</button>
</form>

I tried to show info from mongodb it was okay so then i made a route for updating the info using same template it gives me error

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This is my second visit to Dr. Chopra's clinic. The treatment has been very effective and has improved my vision tremendously. The staff and all others are very courteous and ensure that positive energy is maintained in the clinic. Thank you very much Dr. Chopra + Staff.
I have been coming to Dr. Chopra for several years, new and have had multiple lands of treatments. These have been very effective on maintaining eye-sight and slowing down the effects of R.P. Besides, the treatment, the experience is always energing and full of positivity! Thank you very much, Dr. Chopra!
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Once again a great experience for me to be here. The staff were wonderful as always and Dr. Chopra and his needles have been a great relief and inspiration. This may not be physically a holiday but definately a mental vacation. Thank you all and see you soon.
I have got slight improvement in vision during this 8 days treatment and expecting that with this stimulation and regular exercise will surely help me to see better soon. Interations with Dr. Chopra quite interesting and I liked his cheerfulness. Some of the patients specially young ones, I wish them quick relief and wish good luck to Dr. Chopra. I wish & hope that every patient who come to him for treatment will go back happy with better vision & overall happiness in life.


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Spectacular Ty Cobb Game-Used Hillerich & Bradsby Louisville Slugger Dated to 1922 .401 Season PSA/DNA GU 10
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Had it been anyone but the legendary Ty Cobb, existing video of "The Georgia Peach" taking his swing would be shown to America's youth as an example of how NOT to approach batting a pitched ball. His trademark "split-hands" grip and other elements of his swing would be considered flaws today and while most historians considered Cobb's unorthodox approach to have been obsolete with the end of the "dead-ball" era, it should be noted that Cobb maintained his lifetime .366 batting average from 1920-25 while reaching double-digit home run totals for the first time in two of those seasons. Cobb wasn't just the exception to the rule; he was the ultimate exception and baseball's ultimate hitter. Other great contact hitters have come and gone, like Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Rod Carew, Tony Gwynn, and Wade Boggs, but none have come close to the career achievements of Ty Cobb. A full-time starter for the Detroit Tigers from the age of 20, Cobb earned 9 consecutive American League batting titles and 12 out of 13 from 1907-1919 (his .371 average in 1916 placed him second behind Tris Speaker). In addition to placing the ball virtually anywhere he wanted, his blazing speed and superior base running ability turned sure outs for other players into singles and singles into doubles and triples (Cobb ranks #4 all-time in doubles and #2 in triples). "The longer I live, the longer I realize that batting is more a mental matter than it is physical," said Cobb. "The ability to grasp the bat, swing at the proper time, take a proper stance; all these are elemental. Batting is rather a study in psychology, a sizing up of a pitcher and catcher and observing little details that are of immense importance. It's like the study of crime, the work of a detective as he picks up clues." The featured Ty Cobb game-used Hillerich & Bradsby Louisville Slugger bat is a Cooperstown-worthy piece dated to 1922, when Cobb was a 35-year old player/manager and his .401 batting average put him over the .400 mark for the third and final time in his career, evaluated by PSA/DNA with a perfect score of GU 10. Measuring 34.5 inches in length and weighing a whopping 40.7 ounces, the C-3B center brand carrying the "dash-dot-dash" design narrows the origin of the bat to the 1919-22 time period, further whittled down to 1921-22 when taking the weight into consideration (records show that Cobb bats from 1919-1920 weighted between 37 and 38 ounces while subsequent Cobb bats carried higher weights). Tape residue can be seen on the handle with evidence that Cobb removed the tape and continued to use the bat. Given its extensive game-used and limited number of Cobb orders for bats during the 1921-22 time period, PSA/DNA has concluded that regardless of which year this bat was ordered, it was in fact used during the 1922 season, making it the first known example of a Ty Cobb bat used during a season in which he surpassed the .400 plateau. Issued before model numbers were displayed (this is a C28 model), the bat is uncracked with many ball and cleat marks on all sides of the barrel with, as previously mentioned, approximately 11 inches of a shadow where it was taped on the handle and then removed. Telltale signs of Cobb use include a darker shade to the barrel (a result of Cobb's habit of spitting tobacco juice on it), as well as cleat marks and pine tar on the handle that appeared after the tape was removed, proving again that Cobb removed the tape but continued to use the bat. Cobb was known to use both taped and untaped bats, so it is reasonable to assume that if Cobb liked a particular war club but didn't approve of the grip, he'd make modifications with tape and pine tar, as is the case here. The pine tar has a gap of several inches, a result of Cobb's famous open grip. With all of these characteristics displayed, PSA/DNA has given the bat the ultimate rating of GU 10. A phenomenal specimen and perhaps the finest game-used Ty Cobb known to exist! Full LOA from John Taube - PSA/DNA.
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first post. – yours truly-ivan.
My story begins similar to many more before me. An immigrant from a third world country who was plucked from his birthplace. Taken to the United States of America by his parents for more opportunity, a brighter future, and a better life overall.
Life here is considerably better than what my life would have been if we stayed in the Philippines. My family and I are able to live comfortably and experience the brighter side of life. I have seen, smelled, touched, heard, and felt things that my cousins can only dream about. Do not get me wrong, my family is in no way considered "rich" here. We are simply middle class. The ordinary, hard-working middle class family.
However, maneuvering through this American lifestyle was a struggle for me. The word "struggle" can not even begin to describe this journey. I was stuck in the middle of two cultures. My old Filipino culture, which was still strictly followed by my family. Did you think that my parents would allow our family to drop our Filipino values to replace it with this new American value system? HA! If you did, it is okay. There are people who do not know or can not imagine what it feels like to almost live two different lives. At home, the Filipino values took over – always show respect to your parents, do not talk back to your parents, your parents are always correct, you owe your parents your life because you would not be here without them. There is also getting punished physically, always hearing about what the kids of their friends are doing with their lives, and always being held responsible for my little brothers. Then there's the pressure to do well in school, only speaking when you are spoken to, and making sure you are being a good boy. Oh and there's also taking off your shoes before you step foot inside the house (this one I did not mind so much). There is plenty more that I can not think of right now because my family has pretty much abandoned these values in the recent past years. Abandoned is probably the wrong word to use. I would say pushed down to the lower end of our value system. Like, we are aware of them but we may not always follow the Filipino way of doing it. Outside of the house, I was in a whole different environment. I entered the capitalistic, aggressive, courageous, stand up for what you belive in, outspoken American society. I was not aware of it then but it was clear that I was raised differently from my classmates. I was not raised to speak up for what I believe in, to let my personality shine, or to be outspoken. Most parents in the U.S. encourage their children to do the opposite (this probably explains my quiet nature). Anyway, do you see the problem here? A young boy, who barely knows anything, was forced to adjust from an old life to a new and terrifying life. I was barely eleven years old when we first moved to Toms River, New Jersey.
If you are thinking that I turned into this super weird, awkward, and antisocial kid, it would not be a bad guess. Luckily, I can say that you are wrong. I was (maybe still am) awkward, I had a quiet nature, and I had a number of other issues – but I turned out alright for the most part. I had the awkward situations with girls, the embarrassing moments with my parents, and the crazy fun times with friends. I would say, I have lived a pretty normal, average life. Wait what does even normal mean? What is considered a normal life nowadays? I do not know. What I mean is, I have lived an ordinary life. I have lived in the same house, driven around the same town, and seen the same places for about 15 years now. I have never thought about it like that before – that is insane to me.
Now, I have been out of college for about two years. I currently have a full-time job which is fulfilling enough to enjoy and it also pays the bills. I went through a discovering phase in the latter part of 2017, going into early 2018. There was a lot going on in my life, mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. I made it through the growing pains just in time for the summer of 2018. It actually ended just a few days ago. This past summer was easily the best summer of my life. I did not accomplish everything I wanted to but I did do one thing. I found a group of people, or a community, who I could consider true friends. Many of my negative thoughts about the world was reversed during my breakthrough. I changed to become less judgemental, more accepting, and more loving of myself. I also began working on my over thinking tendencies, my anxiousness, my value system, and my priorities. I was able to enjoy this summer with some of the best people I could ever meet. I can not stop saying it, it was the best summer of my life – mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
This blog came about when I began to feel like, I can do anything I put my mind into. I have cultivated a group of people who I look up to. Some are people I know but most are well-known. Regardless, this community I have built has encouraged me to open my mind and be brave. A photography phase came about. An interest in the arts and design was developed. A drive to read and learn new things began. I even started writing on paper. Right now, I think I am at 247 days out of 365 days for writing in my journals. I decided to start this blog when I seriously began believing, "A lot can happen in one year. Just do it and do it consistently". So here I am, ready and excited for this new journey.
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Magic Shifts: A Kate Daniels Novel Review
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Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness Review
In Dark Matters Simone Browne locates the conditions of blackness as a key site through which surveillance is practiced, narrated, and resisted. She shows how contemporary surveillance technologies and practices are informed by the long history of racial formation and by
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Educational Programs Committee
Academic Council of GSOM SPbU
Strategy GSOM-2025
GSOM Faculty
Personnel Qualification Commission in the field of management
Olga R. Verkhovskaya
Associate Professor, Department of Strategic and International Management
Academic Director, Corporate Executive Education Programs
Pureportal
verkhovskaya@gsom.spbu.ru
Strategic Management (Bachelor Program, Health Care Management, MBA)
Research Seminar (Master program)
Strategic analysis (EMBA)
Strategic decisions (EMBA)
EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC DEGREES
Candidate of Science in Economics, St. Petersburg University of Economics and Finance, 1996
Post-graduate studies at St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance, 1991-1996
M.Sc in Economics, St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance, 1986-1991
Assessment of the level of national entrepreneurial activity
Problems of teaching strategy in business schools
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Project, Russian team leader, 2007-.
Academic Director for the Programs "General Director University" Stage 1 and Stage 2. 2017 -
Academic Director for the "Mini MBA - Rosneft" program, 2017–2018
Academic Director for the Programs "Leaders of the Future. Strategic level "," Leaders of the future. Operational Efficiency ", Leaders of the Future. Young talents ", 2018 -
Member of Strategic Management Society, 2010–;
Managing Small and Growing Businesses" program director (City Foundation support) - program director. 2008 -2010.
Project Management for Small and Growing Business - program director. 2010 -2011.
Consulting and education projects for the companies Sberbank, "Klimov", Lenenergo, Krylov State Research Centre.
SELECTED PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS (44)
Papers in Academic Journals
Missing entrepreneurs: The importance of attitudes and control in shaping entrepreneurial intentions in Russia// Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies – July - 2019 (co-authors E. Aleksandrova, C. Gerry
Strategy teaching in business schools within different institutional and economic contexts: evidence from Russia and the United Kingdom// Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Management – 2020. – 19 (2). . (with Aray Y., Klemina T.)
The motivation index of entrepreneurial activity and institutional environment. St Petersburg University Journal of Economic Studies, 34(4), (co-author E. Aleksandrova)
Entrepreneurial Activity In Russia: Global Entrepreneurship Monitoring Project 2006–2016 // Results. Russian Management Journal – 2017- 15 (1) (co-author E. Aleksandrova)
Strategy teaching at business school: contemporary challenges // Vestnik (Herald) of St.Petersburg State University. Management Series. – 2017 – № 2 – pp. 111-133 (with Aray Y. and Klemina T.)
Motivation of Entrepreneurial Activity: Thе Role of Institutional Environment. Vestnik SPbSU. Ser. 8. Management, 2016, issue 3(co-author E. Aleksandrova)
Entrepreneurial Intentions In Russia: An Empirical Study. // Russian Management Journal, 2015, 13(2), (co-author E. Aleksandrova)
Entrepreneurial Firms and New Job Creation in Russia: Empirical Evidence (co-author M. V. Dorokhina ) // Russian Management Journal, 2013. V.11, N1
Factors of the Establishment of the Nascent Entrepreneurship: The Special Features of Russia// Vestnik of Saint Petersburg State University. Management series, 2009. Issue 2
Entrepreneurship Activity in Contemporary Russia. (co-author M. V. Dorokhina ) // Russian Management Journal, 2008. No.
Activity and Potential of the Russian Entrepreneurship (Evidence from Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Data, 2006–2011). (co-author M. V. Dorokhina ) // Vestnik of Saint Petersburg State University. Management series, 2011. Issue 4
Dynamic Capabilities of the Firm: What is Necessary to Be the Capabilities'// Vestnik of Saint Petersburg State University. Management series, 2006. Issue 4.
Books, Monographs and Textbooks
Teaching Methods and Syllabus Design in Business Strategy Courses, pp. 163-184 // in Darinskaia L., Molodtsova G. (eds.), Modern Technologies for Teaching and Learning in Socio-Humanitarian Disciplines, p. 292, IGI Global, 2019 (with Aray Y., Klemina T.)
Strategic management: Textbook co-author O.P. Savichev ). St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg University of Economics and Finance, 2010.
Strategic management: Textbook (co-author V.M. Arkhipov). St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg University of Economics and Finance, 2007.
Strategic management in decentralized firms: Textbook (co-author (co-author V.M. Arkhipov). St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg University of Economics and Finance, 2003.
Entrepreneurial Strategies: Textbook. St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg University of Economics and Finance, 2002.
Otis in Russia: A Single Strategy for Various Businesses? (co-author V. Chaika)/ The European Case Clearing House (ECCH), 2007.
A Russian MacDonald.s Fantasy or Reality: Managing the Growth of Chainaya Lozhka Company (co-author G.Shirokova) )/ The European Case Clearing House (ECCH), 2007.
Babson College (USA), 2009, 2008.
Harvard Business School, Boston (USA), 2008.
UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business (USA), 2006.
2009, - Diploma of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russian Federation.
2008 - Diploma of St. Petersburg government for the work at Presidential Program for training of management cadres for organizations of national economy of Russian Federation.
2007 - Diploma of Committee for Manufacturing Policy and Entrepreneurship of St. Petersburg for the work at Presidential Program for training of management cadres for organizations of national economy of Russian Federation.
2002 - Laureate of Gratuity of Potanin's Fund.
8 November 2021 | All news | Корпоративные программы | Верховская Ольга Рафаиловна | Арзуманян Максим Юрьевич | Замулин Андрей Леонидович
A new program for Rosneft company managers has been started at GSOM
On November 8, at Graduate School of Management, Saint Petersburg University (GSOM SPbU) an online executive education School of Manager program was launched. It was developed specially for the Rosneft company.
7 June 2021 | All news | Алканова Ольга Николаевна | Арзуманян Максим Юрьевич | Лисовская Антонина Юрьевна | Дерманов Василий Константинович | Верховская Ольга Рафаиловна | Езерская Оксана Михайловна | Латуха Марина Олеговна | Завьялова Елена Кирилловна | Соколов Дмитрий Николаевич | Корпоративные программы
The program"HR MANAGER AS A BUSINESS PARTNER" FOR ROSNEFT PROGRAM HAS ENDED AT GSOM SPBU
On June 4, 2021, at the Graduate School of Management St Petersburg University (GSOM SPbU) the "HR-manager as a business partner" corporate training program for Rosneft was completed. 30 HR-managers and 28 subsidiaries of the company took part in the program.
2 June 2021 | All news | Верховская Ольга Рафаиловна
OLGA VERKHOVSKAYA: "SHARING CAN BE CONSIDERED AS A BEGINNING ON THE PATH TO BECOMING AN ENTREPRENEUR"
The Associate Professor at the Department of Strategic and International Management of The Graduate School of Management, St Petersburg University (GSOM SPbU), the Manager of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) project in Russia Olga Verkhovskaya took part in the plenary discussion on the "Post-COVID world and Sharing Economy" during the "Woman-Leader 2021" as part of the PIEF business program. The speech was based on the results of the GEM study which in Russia is conducted by GSOM SPbU with the support of Sber.
1 June 2021 | All news | Research | Верховская Ольга Рафаиловна
GEM: RUSSIA HAS SURPASSED 8 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES IN TERMS OF THE INDICATOR OF EARLY ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES
On the eve of St Petersburg International Economic Forum XXIV the results of the world's largest research on entrepreneurial activities "Global Entrepreneurship Monitor — 2020/2021" were presented. In Russia, participation in the project has been coordinated by the research group of the Graduate School of Management St Petersburg University (GSOM SPbU), for 15 years. Since 2018 GEM has had the financial support of the Sber company.
28 May 2021 | All news | Верховская Ольга Рафаиловна | Research
Every fifth resident of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region positively assesses the opportunities for starting a business in the region
The Graduate School of Management of St. Petersburg University and Sberbank have shared the results of their research using the GEM methodology in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.
28 April 2021 | All news | Research | Центр предпринимательства | Верховская Ольга Рафаиловна
GSOM SPbU EXPERTS: IN 2020 THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SECTOR EXPANSION CONTINUED IN SPITE OF THE PANDEMIC
The results of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) for 2020 were presented at a meeting of the Commission of the State Council of the Russian Federation in the area of "Small and Medium Business" in Kaliningrad. Olga Verkhovskaya, Head of the Project in Russia, a Representative of the Graduate School of Management of St. Petersburg University (GSOM SPbU), made a report.
17 March 2021 | All news | Верховская Ольга Рафаиловна | Research
GEM research: every fifth Russian entrepreneur found new business opportunities during the pandemia
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) noted the unprecedented impact of the pandemic on the business sector in 2020. At the same time, one fifth of the Russian survey participants claim that under the pressure of the covid crisis, they were able to find new opportunities for business development.
Other professors
of the department
Yulia N. Aray
Associate Professor, Department of Strategic and International Management. Academic director of Master in Management program
Yury E. Blagov
Associate Professor, Department of Strategic and International Management Director of the PwC Center for Corporate Social Responsibility Director of the "Project Management for Social Entrepreneurs" program
Karina A. Bogatyreva
Associate Professor, Strategic and International Management Department, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship
Olga L. Garanina
Vasiliy K. Dermanov
Senior Lecturer, Department of Strategic and International Management
Anastasiya K. Laskovaya
Andrey Yu. Panibratov
Professor, Department of Strategic and International Management. Chair, Research Committee. Director, Center for Russian Multinationals and Global Business
Anastasia A. Petrova-Savchenko
Associate Professor, Department of Strategic and International Management. Academic Director, International Management bachelor program. Researcher of the PwC Center for Corporate Social Responsibility. Secretary of the SPbU GSOM Academic Council
Nickolay V. Raskov
Professor Emeritus, Department of Strategic and International Management
Tatyana N. Klemina
Associate Professor, Head, Department of Strategic and International Management Department
Liubov A. Ermolaeva
Assistant Professor, Department of Strategic and International Management
Yannis Christodoulou
Associate Professor, Department of Strategic and International Management, CEMS Academic Director
Peter-Jan Engelen


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Leeds United 2 Bristol City 0: Phil Hay's player ratings from Elland Road
Leeds United earned a hard-fought three points against Bristol City on Saturday at Elland Road as they ran out 2-0 victors - but how did we rate the players?
Saturday 24 November 2018 18:15
Our Phil Hay hands out the scores below...
5. Adam Forshaw
Adam Forshaw - Embroiled in a slog for an hour and no-one could take the game by the throat in that period. Shackles came off when Bristol City had 10. 7/10
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6. Pablo Hernandez & Gjanni Alioski
Pablo Hernandez - In West Brom mode for a while and another who benefited from Brownhill's dismissal but Pablo being Pablo, finished with an assist and a goal. 7/10 --- Gjanni Alioski - Still too little coming from him and the right decision to replace him, not least because he was already on a yellow card. 5/10
Mateusz Klich - Kept under wraps for a long time and although he laid on a couple of good chances, wasn't at full tilt. 6/10
8. Kemar Roofe
Kemar Roofe - A hard game for him to properly get into, through no fault of his, but once again, popped up to break the deadlock. 7/10


• Change the user account type from admin to standard, to limit what they can do (explained below).
Click on "Manage another account" when the Control Panel opens.
To remove administrative privileges from a user instead of deleting the account, click on "Change the account type", pick "Standard" on the next screen, and click OK.
To keep the user's data, click "Keep Files". Windows 7 will create a folder, named after the user, with their content: Documents, Favorites, Music, Pictures, and Videos. It won't keep data stored in their AppData folder, for example. (Note: Outlook 2010 saves PST files inside Documents).
To completely erase that user's profile and data, click "Delete Files" instead.


I found this dishwasher detergent, and decided it would be worth a try.
Dump all ingredients into a bowl and mix. Make sure to crush all of the lumps out. I found it was very easy to do with a fork.
Find a suitable air-tight container to store it in. It only takes up 2 1/2 cups worth of space, so the container does not have to be large. I also had an extra 1/2 T. measuring spoon, so I stuck that in there as well.
You're done! Congratulations – you just made your own dishwasher detergent. Put 1 T. (or 2 T. for heavily soiled loads) into your dishwasher and wash away.
I found this to work well – it seemed to clean everything well, and did not leave a residue. AND EVERYTHING WAS SHINY!! Woo hoo! I was kind of secretly hoping that it would magically take the hard water stains off of my glasses that have been accumulating for a couple of years, but alas. I'll have to hunt down that tip another day. They looked shiny though….even with the water stains.
Also, if you are considering making this, but don't currently have washing soda or Borax – there seem to be a TON of things you can do with them. Like make your own dishwashing detergent. :) It seems to be a good investment.
***Since this post, I have tried this detergent a few times. The first time it worked fantastically well. The second time, not so much. The third time I used half of this detergent, and half Lemi-shine, and that seemed to work well. This is a work in progress.
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import org.accela.bm.collections.common.ElementViewer;

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	public ElementViewer getKey();

	public ElementAccesser getValue();

}

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This nation's economic pitfalls are hurting people of all types and in all types of ways. people are losing their jobs and paychecks! A bunch have lost and are losing their homes! They're shedding their medical insurance. And lots of them noticed their IRA's and savings drop off all the way down to half or less.
Except for the initial charges, you also have to buy a franchise possession. The price of franchise may be increased due to numerous components, reminiscent of skilled charges for authorized providers, hiring and training employees. Insurance expenses, working licenses, tools and stock acquisition, and signage expenses also contribute to the additional costs. All these expenses have to be thought-about to come up with the expected value of franchise.


Ani Yonten Dolma comes from a large farming family in Dingri, Tibet, with four brothers and three sisters. She became a nun while in Dingri. She left Tibet because of many difficulties in seeing precious teachers and receiving Dharma teachings. She came in a group of four to Kathmandu, where a relative knew of Tek Chok Ling. She is very happy to be able to see Khenpo Rinpoche and receive teachings. She enjoys her studies in English and Tibetan, and especially the teachings on ngondro.


Emergency and disaster management briefing for April 15, 2019: Severe storms over the weekend killed at least eight people and injured dozens, some critically; severe weather across the southern United States spawned several tornadoes including one in Franklin, Texas; at least 1,200 people have died in a measles outbreak in Madagascar; a bulletproof vest is being credited with saving the life of a deputy in Mississippi; the CDC believes ground beef is the culprit in an E. coli outbreak that stretches across six states; three people are dead after a private jet crashed in Mississippi; a recall for possible salmonella contamination has been issued for cut melon distributed across 16 states; and TEPCO has begun the removal of fuel from Unit 3 at the earthquake-damaged Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant.
1) Severe storms swept across the southern United States over the weekend, causing the deaths of at least eight people and injuring dozens of other individuals. The severe weather spawned strong thunderstorms, heavy rainfall, and high winds, which led to flooding and tornadoes in several states including Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. The storm also cut power to about 90,000 people in Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas, downed trees, and caused widespread damage across the entire region.
2) Spawned by the severe weather system, a tornado touched down in Franklin, Texas, destroying at least 55 homes, four businesses, a church and other buildings. Preliminary information collected by officials from the National Weather Service (NWS) categorizes the tornado as an EF-3, with winds of 140 mph. At least one other tornado reportedly touched down in Monroe County, Mississippi, about 140 miles southeast of Memphis, Tennessee, which injured at least 19 people, two critically. The victims were taken to area hospitals.
3) An outbreak of measles in poverty-stricken Madagascar has killed over 1,200 people, most of which were children under the age of 15. A mid-March total placed the number of measles cases at 117,075 -- and the number of cases continues to rise -- since many victims do not have the resources to get vaccinated. World Health Organization (WHO) officials state that only about 58 percent of the population is vaccinated against the disease, and a vaccination rate of 90-95 percent is needed to effectively prevent an outbreak of the disease.
4) A bulletproof vest saved the life of a sheriff's deputy in Mississippi on Friday after a suspect shot him in the arm, leg, and shoulder, then multiple times at close range in the chest. The vest stopped at least two of the bullets. Deputy Daniel Tatum pulled over the suspect, Randy Vaught, 33, after Tatum saw him leaving a drug house. When the suspect could not produce a driver's license, he sped away and Deputy Tatum followed him to a house, where Tatum was shot multiple times. Vaught then barricaded himself in his mother's home. After a four-hour standoff, Vaught reportedly surrendered, knelt on the ground and shot himself in the head.
5) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) believes that ground beef is the likely cause of a multi-state outbreak of E. coli. At least 109 cases of food poisoning have been reported across six states, including Georgia, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia, with the majority of the cases reported in Kentucky. The outbreak began in early March, but health officials say that individuals can continue to eat ground beef as long as it is cooked thoroughly to 160 degrees Fahrenheit prior to consumption.
6) A private jet crashed in Mississippi on Saturday, killing three people, including one married couple and the co-pilot. The Rockwell Sabreliner 65 departed from University-Oxford Airport in Mississippi and was headed to Marion County-Rankin Fite Airport in Alabama when it crashed at around 10:00 p.m. Saturday night. The plane went down between New Albany and Blue Springs in northern Mississippi, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), along with the National Transportation Safety Board, is investigating the incident.
7) A recall has been issued for cut melon linked to an outbreak of salmonella across nine states that has sickened 93 people, 23 of whom were hospitalized. The recall for the cut melon has been issued by Caito Foods LLC, who distributed the product across 16 states under the brands of Kroger, Trader Joe's, Target, Walmart and Whole Foods. The 16 states involved in the recall include Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
8) In a significant milestone, plant operators have begun to remove fuel from a cooling pool at the earthquake-damaged Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. The removal of 566 fuel units that are not enclosed and stored in the pool at the Unit 3 reactor is expected to take two years, but their removal is a crucial step in avoiding another disaster should the plant again be impacted by a major earthquake. The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) noted that the real challenge will be removing the melted fuel inside each of the three reactors, and full decommissioning of the plant is expected to take at least 40 years.


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Q: Location Aware Mobile Browsers I want to build a mobile web application that will require the users location.  I want to avoid the need to create applications for separate mobile platforms and the growing sophistication of mobile browsers seems a way around that.
Which mobile browsers will allow client JavaScript to use the phone's GPS or cell tower data?
There have been several questions about this in the past, but I'm wandering about the state of the art in current or foreseeable future.
Thanks,
Gil

A: There is the Geolocation API available for Javascript which is now supported by some smartphone browsers (Webkit,Safari).
Since the API is from the W3C, support in the future is likely to be extended to most mobile phones capable of GPS.
Similar question: Which Devices Support Javascript Geolocation via navigator.geolocation ?

A: I'm working on an open source library that supports all javascript location capable phones with the W3C standard. So far it supports iPhone, Android, BlackBerry  and some fringe browser platforms running in a browser. The lib can also be used when writing web stack standalone apps for Nokia OVI and the Palm WebOS.
http://code.google.com/p/geo-location-javascript/


Parking and abandoned vehicle enforcement.
The Englewood Police Department also has two speed trailers which can be deployed throughout the city to help educate drivers about their speed. If you would like to request a speed trailer in your area, please call 303-783-6816.
The Traffic Enforcement Team is dedicated to serving the community and to keeping Englewood's citizens safe. For more information, please contact Sergeant Reid McGrath at 303-762-2379 or by email.


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Q: Display polygon using Google API in angularjs application I want to do the same as this example : display the map and let the user draw a polygon, edit it and/or clear it. The problem is that I'm using angular but even if, I want to use the same code as  the example. The problem I'm facing now is that the map is not displayed.
Those are my includes in the index.html:

and this is the map part in myView.html:

I'm getting this error:
jquery.min.js:2 jQuery.Deferred exception: Cannot read property 'firstChild' of null TypeError: Cannot read property 'firstChild' of null
    at Object._.vg (https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=MY_API_KEY&libraries=drawing:87:391)
at new Ag (https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=MY_API_KEY&libraries=drawing:89:76)
    at HTMLDocument.<anonymous>
    at j (http://localhost:8080/bower_components/jquery/dist/jquery.min.js:2:29999)
    at k (http://localhost:8080/bower_components/jquery/dist/jquery.min.js:2:30313)

A: The error:

TypeError: Cannot read property 'firstChild' of null

usually occurs since map container (

) is not yet ready once the map is initialized or could not be found.
For the first scenario you could utilize google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load',initMap) to ensure the map is getting initialized once the DOM is ready.
Example

angular.module('myApp', [])
    .controller('MapCtrl', ['$scope',
        function ($scope) {
            $scope.initMap = function () {
                var center = new google.maps.LatLng(-33.870501, 151.206704);
                var mapOptions = {
                    zoom: 12,
                    center: center,
                    mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.TERRAIN
                };
                $scope.map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), mapOptions);

            };
            google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load',$scope.initMap);
        }]);
#map {
    height: 240px;
}

A: You have omitted your angular code. It's hard to say for sure what's wrong without looking at the where exactly the map div resides and at what point of time is google map initialised.
My most intelligent guess is, as from the error message, it is most probably an issue of trying to initialise the map before the div has loaded.
It is likely (very) that the code where you initialize your map is executed after the above  element is in DOM.
Since you are using AngularJS, the map will likely be initialised inside a controller. I cant be sure without seeing the app structure, etc.
Also, make sure you give a height and width to your map.


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Q: How to building the flowchart report shape? I am building un flowchart in psmatrix and need to generate the flowchart report(document) shape and I don't know as do it. The symbol is like in the picture below. Can somebody help me, please?
TIA.

A: A solution with pst-node. With its \psDefBoxNodes command, which defines 12 nodes for any bounding box of an object, I define a \mypsframe command:
\documentclass[pdf, x11names]{article}%

 \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc }
\usepackage{fourier}
\usepackage{erewhon}

\usepackage{pst-node}%
\newcommand\mypsframe[1]{%
\psDefBoxNodes{T}{\psframebox[linestyle=none, framesep=10pt]{#1}}%
\psset{linecolor=VioletRed3, linewidth=1.2pt, angleA = -30,angleB = 150,arrows = -}
\psline(T:bl)(T:tl)(T:tr)(T:br)
\pccurve{c-c}(T:bl)(T:br)
}

\begin{document}

\begin{pspicture}
    \mypsframe{Print Text}
\end{pspicture}

\end{document}

A: I know that you want pstricks answer. Hence this answer using tikz is just for academic purposes (please don't upvote).
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{shapes.symbols}
\tikzset{report/.style={tape, draw, tape bend top=none}
}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
  \node[report] {Print text};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

You can adjust the bend quantity using tape bend height=1cm in
\tikzset{report/.style={tape, draw, tape bend top=none,tape bend height=1cm}
}

to get (exotic)

Change the curvature by
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{shapes.symbols,positioning}
\tikzset{reporta/.style={tape,tape bend top=out and in, tape bend bottom=out and in, draw, tape bend height=1cm},
reportb/.style={tape,tape bend top=in and out, tape bend bottom=in and out, draw, tape bend height=1cm}
}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
  \node[reporta] (a) {Print text};
  \node[reportb, right = of a] {Print text};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}