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'Mob' of 'entitled children' at Highland Park assembly gets called out by visiting author
February 28, 2017 Jim Zellmer
Corbett Smith:
Best-selling author Jamie Ford was in Highland Park on Thursday, the keynote speaker at the town's literary festival.
Earlier that day, he stopped by Highland Park High School, in one of the wealthiest school districts in the state, where he spoke to an assembly of freshmen and sophomores.
It did not go well.
On his personal website, Ford — who broke onto the literary scene in 2009 with his debut, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet — chronicled how he was mocked by a group of students during his talk, "a thousand students, trolling me," as teachers and a principal looked on.
"After visiting more than 100 schools, from inner-city schools in New York, the kind with clear backpacks and metal detectors, to elite international baccalaureate high schools, including one where the previous year's guest speaker was Justin Bieber — I've finally had a school visit … go sideways," Ford wrote. "I'm looking at you, Highland Park High School, and I'm confused."
About halfway through the 50-minute talk, when Ford started a Q&A session, students began to interrupt with random cascades of clapping and cheering…..
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Q: python flask : How to add a clickable column to the table and record it in the database after the operation
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I want to add a column that user can click.
On user's click it should save the corresponding row to mysql database.

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QBL's re-entry to the ASX may be back on track, after the Federal Court said 123 separate share issues over six years weren't invalid.
The company (ASX:QBL) has had to push back its return to market as 'Cann Global' three times, to December 7, after revealing that millions of shares issued between July 2013 and May 2018 needed court approval for secondary trading.
The Corporations Act allows small scale shares to be issued without disclosure, such as through a prospectus, but if the person who receives the shares wants to sell within 12 months a disclosure must be made.
It's to avoid situations such as where a placement is made to a professional investor without disclosure and that stock is quickly offloaded into the market to retail investors who didn't know new stock had been issued, according to law firm Steinepreis Paganin.
Not making those declarations — or 'cleansing' the shares of any restrictions — can mean suspension from the ASX potentially for long periods of time.
The Federal Court in Western Australia issued an order that trading in those shares were not invalid just because the sellers had failed to issue disclosure notices as per the Corporations Act.
It also issued an order cleansing securities that were issued or sold without disclosure notices, so they can be freely tradeable.
The company has been suspended from trading since July 30 while it seeks to recomply with ASX rules, as it switches from bauxite explorer to cannabis company.


I saw the presentation on this at the UK Festival. I'm sure you mentioned that this does not support the Dictionary, but can't remember the reason.
So, if it doesn't support Dictionary items now ... is there a chance it will in the (near) future?
We are making use of Vorto for our multi-lingual sites, but still use the dictionary for a lot of the "non content" text.


Homework is a vital part of a student's life. It is nothing but a written revision of what he learns in school. Teachers burden students with homework based on a specific pattern to help him prepare and remain updated with what has been taught till the time.
Students get the impetus to practice what they have studied in class.
Students get more versed with the subject. With time, their dread for the subject evaporates.
Students get the composure and environment of their home to address what they read in school.
Students get the chance to discuss their problems with parents through clear examples; citing their homework.
They get a chance to find a cure for their problem. It is actually a form of remedial classes.
Students understand the value of time as they have to complete the assignment within a time-frame.
Students get more disciplined towards their studies. They realize they cannot remain too much behind of their studies.
They get a systematic evaluation of their progress through the relative ease they find to do their successive homework.
During their final exams, they can treat their assignments as a potent guide to learn from.
They understand the value of methodology; something which helps them in future life.
Homework instills natural fear in students and they gradually may grow distant from their studies.
Students feel that their play time and enjoyment time is getting crushed. They find it resentful.
Students may get frustrated n continuously being subjected to hard assignments.
Students feel their family time gets drastically reduced because of the necessity of completing assignments.
Students start getting tensed; a trait which is rather premature for their years.
Students may actually fiddle with preparation by suggesting they have got to do an invented homework.
Students may foster inherently hatred for a subject, because of tough assignments regularly placed therein.
Students may go too fast with their assignments, thus ruining their handwriting, general cleanliness of work and systematization.
Students may nurture resentment for their mates who tend to gain brownie points with their assignments.
Students may actually feel they are being robbed of their reading time by getting stuck to their assignments.


How can I make more money with my end forming expander or swager?
OK, so you are fabricating with tube or pipe, maybe even have an established business or part of your business that brings in good income. But you could always do better with more jobs and more applications, right?
We are getting a lot of calls about working with smaller OD tubing … 1 inch, 1 1/4 inch, even 1 3/8 inch. These are all types of fabrication applications… making heat exchangers, ag and irrigation applications, exhibit structures, even electrical conduit to name a few. We have small size arbors for our expander machines (for both the handheld 1685S and the bench top models) that allow you to work with the smaller expander tooling. For example, one sign fabricator saved $ tens of thousands by cutting his signposts in half, using a reducer to fashion a simple slip fit and cutting his UPS shipping bill dramatically.
We work with many users on end forming larger size tubing and pipe. These include aerospace applications, HVAC and irrigation. Many of our customers don't realize we have readily available 3 1/2 inch, 4 inch, 5 inch and even 6 inch expander tools that could help you tap into this huge and growing market.
If you do automotive work, are you working on larger-than-3-inch exhaust systems? A larger size expander making large size expansions to connect large OD systems can be a huge profit generator. So how do you do it? Well, you can buy the large diameter elbows from many fine sources, and then use the expander to create the connection to whatever size tubing you are working with. It is just that easy. Similarly, we have steam fitter customers adapting tube to fit pipe flanges to save a lot of money on pipe costs.
Our 1673 expander-swager utilizes the same swage box that is on our benders. Using this is vital for reductions, and other end forming applications where it is necessary to clamp the tube or pipe. Flares and flanges are easy to accomplish in this way. You can achieve a slightly higher level of precision with your expansions by using a solid tool swage die to expand on a clamped pipe or tube. We often help users in fire suppression, plumbing, agriculture and structural frame fabrication with this type of work.
We get a lot of calls for tooling to help with time-tested end forms and connections… ball joint segments, flare segments, header flange port shapes, etc. These are great ways to provide valuable services in the exhaust world. Placing bead forms in tubes are commonly used for many clamping applications, and have great potential in both automotive and non-automotive. And they are largely easy to accomplish with the right tooling.
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Humanity has taken part in sports for centuries. But this post is not about the different kinds of sports, it's more so about the way we view sports as a cultural event. The same way that the Romans would frequent the Colosseum is the same way we part-take in football. So in part the culture of sports has not changed much in a few thousand years. Sure the venues are a little more elaborate, but the facade is just an advanced version of the past.
We would like to think that in all these centuries we are the these advanced people, but there is something so primal about how we play sports that we just automatically retain our aggression. In Romans times we would see the thumbs up or down for death. Today we do the same thumbs up and down.
Only it is not to signify the death of someone because are a lot more humane than we were in the past. But we do the thumbs move out of love or disdain. And it's so automatic, we never think for once it was something we did in the distant past.
Sports have always had this strange social aspect to it as it pertains to us breaking barriers. It's all about my team, and my win as a city. So seeing someone of a different ethnic, religious, age group doing something so amazing we can't do, it's entertaining. I don't like hockey, but it's something about watching those men on skates that is so impressive; it's respectful.


Premier and Minister of Finance David Burt was a keynote speaker at ABIR's 25th anniversary forum which took place yesterday at Rosewood Bermuda.
During his remarks, the Premier acknowledged the success of the industry in Bermuda and identified the importance of maintaining a strong working relationship between government, industry and the regulator together with a collective vision to continue success through innovation and creating and amending laws as needed.
Premier Burt told the audience, "As we look to the future and anticipate the next 25 years of ABIR, it is important that – what I call – the Bermuda business triumvirate, the relationship between legislators, the regulator and industry remain strong if Bermuda is to remain the World's Risk Capital.
"Recent examples of the relationship can be seen in the last three months with three significant pieces of legislation that the government has passed.
"In May, in conjunction with the BMA, we created a dynamic regulatory regime for the development and operation of Digital Asset Businesses in Bermuda, this included an advisory panel, licensing criteria and a disciplinary structure for breaches of the rules.
"In June, in conjunction with the BMA, we amended the insurance act to create Bermuda's insurance regulatory sandbox; allowing insurers to test new technologies and offer new products and services over a set period of time to ensure we can continue to innovate the Bermuda Market.
"And on Friday, in conjunction with the BMA, we tabled another amendment to the insurance act that will increase policy holder protection and make changes to ensure that the regulatory environment in Bermuda for all areas of risk is second to none.
"That is right, over the last three months that Bermuda Business triumvirate has been successful in advancing legislation that balances the needs of legislators, regulators, and industry to ensure that working together we can advance the collective benefit of the island.
The Premier concluded his remarks by challenging those in attendance, "I challenge all of the CEOs and senior executives sitting here today to keep that relationship strong. Through your representatives at ABIR recognize that you must be tuned in to what is happening in Bermuda. Don't wait for the government to come to you.
"As the Minister responsible for International Business, I want to hear directly from you. If there are things this government should be doing, let me know directly. Resist the urge to complain amongst yourselves and ensure I know what to fix.
"So, the challenge has been put out there. We must be more innovative as we plan for the future, as we prepare for the next generation. We must continue to assess what has worked, and what we want more of.
More photo shot. Burt & your scum bags do some real work. Stop wasting money.


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On Small Business
Steve Case makes a spur-of-the-moment million-dollar investment in 10 start-ups
Steve Case, chief executive officer of Revolution LLC, made a hefty (and surprise) investment in 10 up-and-coming start-ups Wednesday. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)
By J.D. Harrison
J.D. Harrison
Venture capitalists are increasingly looking for young, innovative companies in areas outside of traditional technology hubs such as Boston, New York and California's Silicon Valley. And few are scouring the country quite like Steve Case.
Case, the former chairman of America Online, announced plans Thursday to invest $100,000 in each of 10 tech start-ups in cities such as Durham, N.C.; Nashville; and Minneapolis. He made the decision after hearing the companies describe their businesses at an event Wednesday sponsored by Google at the search giant's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.
"I was so inspired by the consistent quality of each of the pitches that I made an on-the-spot decision to support each company," Case, one of the investors behind Revolution Ventures in Washington, said in a statement.
Case has spearheaded a campaign in the past few years to unearth promising new technology ventures in every corner of the country, particularly areas that have been historically underserved by angel investors and venture capital groups. Calling the movement "the rise of the rest," Case has urged investors and policymakers to look beyond Google's and Facebook's back yard when trying to cultivate innovation and entrepreneurship.
Google invited the companies to its campus to pitch to investors after the start-ups won local competitions. None were guaranteed to walk away with any capital.
A start-up called Windsor Circle claimed one of Case's $100,000 infusions. Judges at the event crowned Windsor Circle the top company. The start-up, which hails from the American Underground business incubator in Durham, offers software that helps online retailers retain customers through targeted, data-driven marketing.
"For us, winning on a national stage like that reads as 'Boom, we just punched a ticket and proved that one of the hottest marketing start-ups in the country is located in Durham, North Carolina,' " Matt Williamson, Windsor Circle's chief executive, said in an interview.
Others pitching at the event included Automated Insights, also from Durham, whose technology converts big data patterns into easy-to-read narratives, and Detroit's iRule, which lets users control their televisions and lighting from their smartphones.
The lone representative from the health-care sector, Nashville's InvisionHeart, provides software that transmits cardiac patients' data between health-care providers and cardiologists in real time. Meanwhile, Chicago was represented by WeDeliver, a service that allows anyone to work as a delivery person for local businesses such as florists and restaurants, and MarkITx, a marketplace where companies can buy and sell used IT hardware.
Capital Business is The Post's weekly publication focusing on the region's business community. For more Washington business news, go to capbiz.biz.
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Who do I contact if I have concerns about my child's development, learning or behaviour?
Parents are often the first to notice that their child's development, learning or behaviour is different from that of most of their age peers. A problem for parents is knowing which professional(s) to go to with their concerns, to have their questions answered and to find out what can be done to help their child.
When you click on the links below, you will find summaries of the roles played by each of these professionals in supporting children with developmental, learning, behavioural and emotional needs.
The options above includes many of the professionals who may become involved in supporting you and your child if your child has special needs. Professionals in one field will often refer you to other professionals. Indeed, a child with one condition often has other difficulties that need to be identified and addressed.
Where do you start? If your child is at kindergarten or school, a first place to start would be to make an appointment with your child's teacher or paediatrician. They, in turn, may refer you to other professionals or agencies.


May's gift for writing empathetic and engaging songs that feel at once fresh and soulfully familiar has earned her a broad, devoted fan base well beyond her deep-set Michigan roots. Her songs show a very real connection and concern with everyday folk. Erlewine uses her music as a platform for positive change.
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The plain of Bedegraine, where the battle is to take place, is awash with tents. King Arthur barely leaves his own pavilion, and talks instead to Sir Kay, Sir Ector and Merlyn about his vision for the Order. Arthur decides the knights must sit at a round table, to prevent hierarchy, and that he will call them the Knights of the Round Table.
Arthur perfects his vision for his Order. The Round Table is symbolic throughout the novel for Arthur's vision for a system of justice and equality that refuses to accept an idea of superiority of one person over another.
The most important thing, Arthur says, is to catch the knights young before they are impressed by the old chivalry—for instance, the young child Lancelot. Merlyn then tells Arthur that King Leodegrance has a round table that will do and, seeing as Arthur is going to marry his daughter (which Arthur did not yet know), he could ask for it as a wedding present.
Arthur learns from Merlyn that he will one day marry Queen Guenever—Merlyn tells Arthur much of what to expect from his life; although Arthur tries to forget most of it so that he can live without fated knowledge.


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Q: Visual Studio 2008 not loading MFC dll symbols Visual Studio 2008 doesn't appear to be loading symbols for MFC dlls when I debug my application. This used to work fine in 2005 - ie. when it loaded the dll it said "Symbols loaded" and can then debug it. In 2008 (having upgraded to MFC 9, so they are different libraries) it doesn't say that it's loaded symbols for the MFC dlls, and later shows it hasn't by not being able to debug into them ("no symbols loaded" in call stack etc).
Is there some sort of setting that has affected this? I assume that it should still be possible with MFC 9.0...
Edit: Okay, so further research indicates that I have some kind of symbols in c:/windows/symbols/dll, but VS says they don't match (and they look about six months older than they should be).

A: Use the Microsoft Symbol Server. Scott Hanselman shows how to do this globally. This works for all of the Windows debuggers (i.e. WinDBG, NTSD, etc.).
Alternatively, you can use the Tools / Options / Debugging / Symbols entry in Visual Studio.
This will cause Visual Studio to download any symbols as it needs them. Bear in mind that this will slow down your first few debugging sessions as it downloads a metric shed-load of symbol files the first time.
Oh, and make sure you've got plenty of space; I've got a couple of hundred MB of symbol files on one of my PCs.

A: The .pdb files have to exactly match the .dll build - have you checked it's not using a cached copy of the symbols.


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Almerin Hotchkiss
Chippiannock Cemetery
Forest Park - IL
Green-Wood Cemetery
Lake Forest - IL
Lake Forest Cemetery
Hotchkiss began his career in 1838 as the superintendent of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery, designed by David Bates Douglass and one of the first rural cemeteries in the country. In the 1840s, Hotchkiss and Zebedee Cook worked together to expand the 178-acre cemetery by more than 200 acres, with a design that was consistent with Douglass' original intent.
In 1849, Hotchkiss left New York and Green-Wood Cemetery for St. Louis, Missouri, where he was given the commission to design Bellefontaine Cemetery, the first designed large-scale rural cemetery west of the Mississippi River. He spent more than 46 years working at Bellefontaine as designer and superintendent; under his management the cemetery grew to 332 acres. Hotchkiss also completed designs for projects across the Mississippi River in Illinois, including the Chippiannock Cemetery in Rock Island. In 1856, Hotchkiss was engaged to create plans for a 1200-acre university and suburb called Lake Forest, just 27 miles outside of Chicago. Platted in 1857, it was among the earliest, large-scale, commercial residential developments in the Chicago region. Lake Forest was Hotchkiss' last identified project outside of Bellefontaine.
Arthur H. Miller
Almerin Hotchkiss was born in 1816. He began his career at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery, one of the earliest rural cemeteries in the country. Survey work began at the cemetery in 1833, just two years after the incorporation of the nation's first rural cemetery, Mount Auburn, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Green-Wood was incorporated on April 18, 1838, with construction of the design by engineer and cemetery designer, David Bates Douglass (1790-1849) beginning just one year later. As the newly appointed superintendent, Hotchkiss played a pivotal role in this work, including the expansion of the original 178-acre Green-Wood Cemetery by more than two hundred acres. Consistent with Douglass' original design intent and sympathetic with the site's unique topographic variation, Hotchkiss' addition is characterized by undulating, sweeping curves. For this design Hotchkiss worked with Zebedee Cook on the expansion, which occurred in the 1840s.
In June 1849, a massive cholera epidemic broke out in St. Louis, Missouri, killing ten percent of the city's population, which averaged approximately one hundred funerals each day. To address this crisis, cemetery board member James Yeatman traveled east to Brooklyn where he visited Hotchkiss and the Green-Wood Cemetery. Following this visit, Hotchkiss was selected for the Bellefontaine Cemetery commission and within the next few months moved west. The 138-acre cemetery was the first large-scale rural cemetery to be designed west of the Mississippi River. The picturesque site overlooking the river would prove perfect to replace the older in-town cemeteries that stood in the path of expansion.
As with his Brooklyn work, Hotchkiss integrated gradually curving roadways into the terrain, while offering scenic prospects and preserving existing vegetation. The renowned tree collections that survive today are attributed to the vigilance of Hotchkiss. While Hotchkiss remained the superintendent at Bellefontaine, he also completed designs for properties in Illinois, across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. His tenure at Bellefontaine spanned more than 46 years, during which time the cemetery grew from its original 138 acres to 332 acres, including fourteen miles of picturesque roads.
Hotchkiss also laid out Chippiannock Cemetery in Rock Island, Illinois. Platted in 1855, "Chippiannock" is a Native American term meaning "place of the dead." The original 62 acres purchased by the founders for the cemetery, as with Brooklyn's Green-Wood, was selected for its steeply sloping topography that afforded picturesque views. Here again Hotchkiss integrated undulating drives and pedestrian circulation routes in harmony with the subtle grade changes. However, these drives intersected with triangular traffic islands that were espoused through Andrew Jackson Downing's writings characteristic of the English landscape school.
Bellafontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.
In 1856, Hotchkiss visited Illinois to consult on the plan to create a university and suburb called Lake Forest, just 27 miles outside of Chicago. Hotchkiss registered his plat for Lake Forest in July 1857. His design was in response to another cholera outbreak and was an attempt to make a refuge for urban dwellers to escape the city. Lake Forest was incorporated in 1861 under a charter granted by the Illinois State Legislature and was primarily founded to support the establishment of church-related educational institutions. It was among the earliest, large-scale, commercial residential developments in the Chicago region – predating Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr.,and Calvert Vaux's design for Riverside (1869) and Nathan Franklin Barrett's design for Pullman, Illinois (1870s) by more than a decade. Lake Forest was established just five years after the first such planned community in America, Llewellyn Park, in West Orange, New Jersey, was founded in 1852. While other designed suburbs predate Lake Forest, no other is of a scale comparable to Lake Forest's 1,200 acres, including a substantial town center.
The landscape setting for Lake Forest included both natural and man-made features, including Lake Michigan, lakeside bluffs, an existing rail line, and ravines. As with his earlier cemetery work, Hotchkiss took full advantage of the scenic and topographic features the site offered, and his general plan could be described as a city in a park. As with the earlier A. J. Davis, Howard Daniels, and Eugene Baumann design for Llewellyn Park, Lake Forest was laid out in an organic matter so that the topography, hydrology, and vegetative features guided the street plan, rather than a formal gridiron. To reinforce and protect this idea, residential and commercial areas were strictly defined, and Hotchkiss designated an area of Lake Forest for a cemetery. The site, which was high on a bluff overlooking the lake, was laid out by architect William Le Baron Jenney in 1882 and refined by landscape architect O.C. Simonds in 1901. Simonds and Jenney had previously collaborated on Chicago's great rural cemetery, Graceland Cemetery.
The Lake Forest Association was unable to pay Hotchkiss' fee following the Panic of 1857. However, he was granted one of the lots in lieu of cash. It is possible that this experience curbed Hotchkiss' enthusiasm for pursuing outside projects because it appears that he worked exclusively at Bellefontaine after this time. Hotchkiss remained superintendent there for the rest of his career and was succeeded by his son Frank, for the following twenty. Hotchkiss passed away in 1903.
Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, MO - Photo by Robert J. Boston, courtesy Bellefontaine Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY - Photo by Barrett Doherty, 2015
Forest Park, Lake Forest, IL - Photo by Charles Birnbaum, 2010
Almerin Hotchkiss Plan of Lake Forest, IL
Lake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, IL - Photo by Charles Birnbaum, 2010
Lake Forest, IL - Photo by Charles Birnbaum, 2010
Lake Forest, IL


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Warren, C.J.; Westrich, J.A.; Doorslaer, K.V.; Pyeon, D. Roles of APOBEC3A and APOBEC3B in Human Papillomavirus Infection and Disease Progression. Viruses 2017, 9, 233.
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Warren, Cody J.; Westrich, Joseph A.; Doorslaer, Koenraad V.; Pyeon, Dohun. 2017. "Roles of APOBEC3A and APOBEC3B in Human Papillomavirus Infection and Disease Progression." Viruses 9, no. 8: 233.


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Ask the Readers: Where to Find Affordable Nursing Tops?
Do you know how to get a good deal on nursing tops? They are so expensive.
I would love to hear any suggestions you might have for this, too! Please leave a comment with your ideas on how to save money on nursing wear.
I picked up a few nursing tanks from Target for maybe $16 each or so. I layer them under shirts when I want to make sure my belly is extra-covered when nursing.
Beyond that, though, I don't bother with actual nursing tops.
I just make sure my shirt doesn't fit too snugly and that I can lift it up without too much bulk covering my baby's head.
His body is now big enough to cover my mid-section, so if I'm sitting, I'm reasonably covered.
I agree that I loved the Target nursing tank, especially for sleeping. It was good for covering your tummy too if you will nurse around others.
I had good luck picking up a few things for a good price at walmart.com. I think I only had to pay 97 cents shipping per item, which seems reasonable.
You could post an ad on craigslist or check out consignment shops in your area. I know that the baby resale shop in our area carries maternity and nursing tops. Maybe call first and ask if they have any.
I don't have personal experience…yet, but I have heard to use a Bella Band to cover your waist and then just left up your shirt. That way your tummy is covered and you can just pull down that side of your bra without showing too much skin!
a few weeks ago I got some nic nursing top on gap.com. they were on clearance and had additional 25% off. so ended up cheaper than Target. But I have also used target brand and they are great!
they have a great clearance section!
For my child I would wear a undershirt (spegetti strap) under my regluar shirt and lift my outer shirt up and the tank would cover my belly and just pull it down to feed. I see no need in spending a ton on a tank when they have regluar ones for so much cheaper.
When I was nursing, I wore a body slimmer top from the maidenform outlet. It had convertible straps so I could unsnap easily and my belly was covered (and slim!). They were 2 for $20, I think.
Target's line of Gillian O'Malley were very reasonable like 9-13 bucks. They have a couple different kinds of nursing bras & nursing tanks that they carry in the store — so you can try then on & return if you need to! They have thicker ones & sleeping ones—They were great! I started with one & Had like 6 different nursing bras & nursing tanks by the end!
Motherwear tops are great-they have a good sale section and their factory outlet is on ebay. I got many tops for less than $5. Speaking of ebay, search for nursing shirts there also. Expressiva also has a sale section and a store on ebay.
Check online maternity boutiques like pickles and ice cream-most any online shop has sale/clearance sections and most maternity shops have nursingwear as well.
Old Navy now has nursing shirts! I bought some when they were having a sale and was pleased. I couldn't find any in consignment shops! I found them useful when I was traveling, when I really needed to be discreet.


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\section{Soft Leptogenesis Lagrangian and CP Asymmetries}
\label{sec:lag}

The type-I SUSY seesaw model can be described by the superpotential:
\begin{equation}
W=W_{\rm MSSM}+\frac{1}{2}M_{ij}\hat{N}_{i}\hat{N}_{j}+Y_{ik}
\epsilon_{\alpha\beta}\hat{N}_{i}\hat{L}_{k}^{\alpha}\hat{H}^{\beta},
\label{eq:superpotential}
\end{equation}
where $W_{\rm MSSM}$ is the superpotential for the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model (MSSM),
$k=1,2,3$ are the lepton flavour indices,
$M_{ij}$ are the Majorana masses of the right-handed singlet neutrinos with generation indices $i,j$,
and $\hat{N}_{i}$, $\hat{L}_{k}$, $\hat{H}$
are the chiral superfields for the right-handed singlet neutrinos,
the left-handed lepton doublets and the Higgs doublets,
with $\epsilon_{\alpha\beta}=-\epsilon_{\beta\alpha}$ and $\epsilon_{12}=+1$.

The relevant soft SUSY-breaking terms are given by
\begin{eqnarray}
-\mathcal{L}_{soft}
& = & A Z_{ik}\epsilon_{\alpha\beta}\widetilde{N}_{i}\tilde{\ell}_{k}^{\alpha}h^{\beta}
+\frac{1}{2}B_{ij}M_{ij}\widetilde{N}_{i}\widetilde{N}_{j}
+m_{\widetilde{\ell}_{kl}}\widetilde{\ell}_k\widetilde{\ell}_l
+\mbox{h.c.}
\label{eq:soft_terms}
\end{eqnarray}

The singlet sneutrino and anti-sneutrino states mix, giving rise to the mass
eigenstates:
\begin{eqnarray}
\widetilde{N}_{+i} & = &
\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}(e^{i\Phi/2}\widetilde{N}_{i}+e^{-i\Phi/2}
\widetilde{N}_{i}^{*}),\nonumber
\\ \widetilde{N}_{-i} & = &
\frac{-i}{\sqrt{2}}(e^{i\Phi/2}
\widetilde{N}_{i}-e^{-i\Phi/2}\widetilde{N}_{i}^{*}),
\label{eq:mass_eigenstates}
\end{eqnarray}
where $\Phi\equiv\arg(BM)$, that correspond to the mass eigenvalues
\begin{eqnarray}
M_{ii\pm}^{2} & = & M_{ii}^{2} \pm|B_{ii}M_{ii}|.
\label{eq:mass_eigenvalues}
\end{eqnarray}

For simplicity, we will concentrate on SL
arising from a single sneutrino generation $i=1$ and in
what follows we will drop that index.
After superfield phase rotations, we have
three independent physical phases, they are
\begin{eqnarray}
\phi_{Ak}&=&{\rm arg}(Z_{k} Y^*_k  A B^*), \qquad (k=1,2,3)
\label{eq:CPphase1}
\end{eqnarray}

Eq. (\ref{eq:soft_terms}) leads to CP asymmetries $\epsilon_{k}(T)$
arising from self-energy diagrams induced by the bilinear $B$ term,
\begin{eqnarray}
\epsilon_{k}\left(T\right)
& = & - P_{k}  \, \frac{Z_k}{ Y_k }
\sin\phi_{Ak}\frac{A}{M}\frac{4B\Gamma}{4B^{2}+\Gamma^{2}}
\Delta_{BF}\left(T\right),\;\;\;\;
P_k \equiv  \frac{ Y_{k}^2}{\displaystyle \sum_j Y_{j}^2},
\label{eq:CP_asymres}
\end{eqnarray}
where
\begin{eqnarray}
\Delta_{BF}(T) & = &
\frac{c^{s}(T) - c^{f}(T)}{c^{s}(T) + c^{f}(T)},
\end{eqnarray}
is the thermal factor associated to the difference between the
phase-space, Bose-enhancement and Fermi-blocking factors for the scalar and fermionic channels,
that vanishes in the zero temperature limit $\Delta_{BF}(T\!=\!0)=0$\cite{soft1,soft2}.

\section{Flavour Structure}
Regarding the flavour structure of the soft terms relevant
for flavoured SL, we can distinguish two general possibilities:

1. {\it Universal soft SUSY-breaking terms}. This case is
realized in supergravity and gauge mediated SUSY-breaking models
(neglecting the renormalization group running of the parameters),
in our notations corresponds to
\begin{equation}
Z_k=  Y_k.
\label{eq:uts}
\end{equation}
In this case the only flavour structure arises from the Yukawa couplings and both the CP
asymmetries $\epsilon^k$ and the corresponding washout terms are proportional
to the same $P_k$, resulting in mild enhancement of ${\cal O }(30)$
in efficiency from one-flavour approximation \cite{oursoft}.
We refer to this case as {\sl Universal Trilinear Scenario} (UTS).

2. {\it General soft SUSY-breaking terms}. The most general form for
the soft-SUSY breaking terms is allowed, only subject to the
phenomenological constraints from limits on flavour
changing neutral currents (FCNC) and from lepton flavour violating
(LFV) processes. To simplify the analysis while still capture
some of the main features of the general case, we choose
\begin{equation}
Z_{k}=\frac{\displaystyle
\sum_j |Y_{j}|^2}{3 Y^*_{k}}\; ,
\label{eq:ems}
\end{equation}
such that the CP asymmetries become flavour independent,
$\epsilon^k =\epsilon/3$ for each flavour.
In what follows we will refer to this case as
the {\sl Simplified Misaligned Scenario} (SMS).
With this choice, since it is possible to reduce the washout in
a particular flavour direction while keeping the corresponding CP asymmetry fixed,
a much greater enhancement than the UTS becomes possible.

In both the UTS and SMS, from (\ref{eq:CPphase1}), we see that we only have
one unique phase $\phi_A={\rm arg}(A B^*)$.

\section{Results}
We numerically solved the relevant Boltzmann Equations
\footnote{For more details, please refer to Ref.~\cite{oursoft2}}
to obtain the final amount of ${B}-{L}$ asymmetry generated in the decay of the
singlet sneutrinos (assuming no pre-existing
asymmetry) which can be parametrized as:
\begin{equation}
Y_{B-L}(z\rightarrow \infty)=
-2 \eta\, \bar\epsilon \, Y^{\rm eq}_{\widetilde N}(T\gg  M),\;\;\;\;\eta\equiv\sum_k \eta_k.
\label{eq:yb-l}
\end{equation}

After conversion by the sphaleron transitions, the final baryon asymmetry
is related to the ${B}-{L}$ asymmetry by
\begin{equation}
Y_{B}=\frac{8}{23} \, Y_{B-L}(z\rightarrow \infty).
\label{eq:yb}
\end{equation}

We also define the $\tilde N_\pm$ decay parameter, $m_{\rm eff}
\equiv \sum_k Y^2_k v_u^2/M$ which is related to the washout parameter $K$ as
$K=\Gamma_{\widetilde{N}}/H(M)=m_{\rm eff}/m_*$ where
$\Gamma_{\widetilde{N}}$ is the total singlet sneutrino decay width,
$v_u = v \sin\beta$ (with $v=174$ GeV),
$m_*=\sqrt{\frac{\pi g^*}{45}}\times\frac{8\pi^2v^2_u}{m_P}\sim 10^{-3}\,\,{\rm eV}$
with $g_{s}^{*}$ the total number of relativistic degrees of freedom ($g^{*}=228.75$ in the MSSM)
and $m_P$ the Planck mass.

In the left panel of Fig.~(\ref{fig:efficiency}), we plot the efficiencies as a
function of $m_{\rm eff}$ for both the scenarios UTS and SMS.
Deviating from the flavour equipartition case $P_1=P_2=P_3=1/3$,
in the SMS, we can obtain an enhancement up to $\mathcal{O}(1000)$
compared to the one-flavoured approximation. With this enhancement,
it is possible to push the values of $B$ up to natural values at TeV scale for
successful leptogenesis as shown in the right panel of Fig.~(\ref{fig:efficiency}).

\vspace{-8mm}

\begin{figure}[H]
    \begin{center}
        {\includegraphics[scale=0.34]{eta_meff2_talk.eps}}
        {\includegraphics[scale=0.34]{P3_B_max.eps}}
        \caption{
Left: The dependence of the efficiencies on $m_{\rm eff}$.
Right: Maximum values of $B$ which can lead to successful leptogenesis
as a function of $P_3$ and $1-P_3$.
The figures correspond to $A\sin\phi_A$=1 TeV and $\tan\beta=30$.}
\label{fig:efficiency}
    \end{center}
\end{figure}

\section{Low Energy Constraints}
As has been highlighted in Ref.~\cite{lfe}, at sufficiently
low temperatures the off-diagonal soft-SUSY breaking slepton masses can give rise to
lepton flavour equilibration (LFE), effectively damping all dynamical
flavour effects. In the left panel of Fig.~(\ref{fig:LFE}),
we show the dependence of the efficiencies (normalized to the flavour equipartition case)
on the off-diagonal soft slepton mass
parameter ${m}_{od}$ which for simplicity, we assume to be flavour independent.
We see that there is a cut-off value of $\widetilde{m}_{od}$ for each $M$ such that the enhancement is totally
damped out. In the right panel of Fig.~(\ref{fig:LFE}),
we show that in most part of the SUSY parameter space that is relevant for SL,
subjecting to low energy constraints,
the large flavour enhancements can survive the LFE effects.

\vspace{-14mm}

\begin{figure}[H]
    \begin{center}
        {\includegraphics[scale=0.37]{etar_FCI_talk.eps}}
        {\includegraphics[scale=0.34]{msusy_talk.eps}}
      \caption{
  Left: The dependence of the efficiencies (normalized to the flavour
  equipartition case) on the off-diagonal soft slepton mass parameter $\widetilde{m}_{od}$.
  Right: Excluded region (shaded in yellow) of
  $\widetilde{m}_{od}$ versus $m_{\rm SUSY}$ arising
  from the present bound of $BR(\mu\rightarrow e\gamma)\leq 1.2 \times
  10^{-11}$, together with the minimum value of
  $\widetilde{m}_{od}$ for which LFE effects start damping
  out flavour effects. Three lines shown corresponds
  to $M=10^5\,$GeV, $M=10^6\,$GeV and $M=10^7\,$GeV.
  The vertical dashed line represents the value of $m_{\rm SUSY}/(30)^\frac{1}{2}$
  required to explain the discrepancy between the Standard Model (SM)
  prediction and the measured value of muon anomalous magectic moment $a_\mu$~\cite{nuria}.
  In the plots, we assume $\tan\beta=30$.}
\label{fig:LFE}
    \end{center}
\end{figure}

\section{Acknowledgements}
The speaker thanks Concha Gonzalez-Garcia, Enrico Nardi and Juan Racker with whom he collaborated with in this work.
He is also grateful to the 2\textsuperscript{nd} Young Researchers Workshop
(in conjuction with XV Frascati Spring School ``Bruno Touschek'') organizing committee for the hospitality during his stay in beautiful Frascati.

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CLEVELAND, OH (November 2, 2016) – UWL, LLC, an asset-based global forwarder, continues to quickly accelerate their growing portfolio since coordinating their customs brokerage services with parent company, World Shipping, Inc. A customs house broker (CHB), is a critical service provided by logistics companies to ensure that import cargo is correctly cleared with US customs. They are licensed by the U.S. Treasury Department after passing a rigorous written examination and an extensive background investigation.
"We are no longer just clearing traditional containerized imports and airfreight, but are now clearing the international bulk vessels coming into the Great Lakes today," states Shannon Dillinger, licensed CHB at UWL. Dillinger, who offers 18 years of experience, utilizes her quality team of logistics professionals to remain competitive. "Where a traditional container vessel would require thousands of clearances, a single bulk vessel may only require a few or sometimes just one, if all the cargo is on one Bill of Lading. The main difference, however, is that you have to be on call 24 x 7 for these types of clearances and the vessels are not arriving in exact schedules like the liner vessels. This type of service takes on a whole new level for our brokerage team, as we now have to be a 24 x 7 operation."
It is no surprise to observers that UWL would expand their comprehensive services, as World Shipping, Inc. has been in the vessel agency business for over 55 years and handles both saltwater and laker vessels in the Great Lakes. Jackie Csiszar, World Shipping's Director-Vessel Operations, told us, "Today, we are the largest vessel agency in the U.S. and Great Lakes, with recent expansion into Lake Ontario, Canada. This new service allows the World Shipping Group of companies to expand our services to the customer. Our big advantage is that we work seamlessly internally, as we know the exact movement, berthing of the vessels and our customs brokerage team is just down the hall from my team, so we all work in unison."
World Shipping has continued to grow significantly in 2016 and has added many jobs locally at their corporate headquarters. Today, they are now the largest logistics company in the Cleveland area.
Customs House Brokerage business inquiries may be directed to Shannon Dillinger at s.dillinger@shipUWL.com or 440.895.8212.
UWL is a full service, asset-based global 3PL. We are fully licensed and bonded to provide freight forwarding, customs house brokerage, ocean freight (FCL, LCL), bulk liquid logistics, supply chain visibility, vessel chartering services and project cargo and airfreight internationally. We also provide road and rail freight, overweight cargo solutions, domestic truck brokerage (FTL/LTL), warehousing and distribution using our network of 20 warehouses strategically located across the U.S. We use technology to tie these services together to provide worldwide, integrated solutions. UWL is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio with additional management offices across the U.S., Asia, Europe and South America.
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Creating Efficiency – All the Way Through to the Last Mile
Guest Author: Jackie Csiszar, Director Business Development, World Shipping, Inc.
For those of us who work in – and with – the intermodal industry, one thing is clear. Often, the most challenging – and expensive – parts of the process are the first and last miles. I often hear from customers who, prior to working with my team and I at World Shipping, Inc., have experienced gaps in efficiency across the supply chain that cause them deep delays and balloon costs. The World Group difference has always been to innovate on behalf of our customers – connecting modes and expanding the services that count.
Recently I had the opportunity to speak about this topic at the 10th Annual Ohio Conference on Freight, held on August 22-24 at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown. The session I was a part of (called "Multi-Modal and the Last Mile" with fellow colleagues Bill Eisele of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute and Gregg Thauvette of the The Great Lakes Towing Company) explored the ways that our companies and organizations have worked to enhance performance and create connectivity from start to finish.
It was an honor to share our experience as a leader in finding solutions for moving cargo throughout all modes of transportation – domestically and worldwide. Since 1960, when the St. Lawrence Seaway opened and our founder Jack Hunger recognized the need for vessel operations, we quickly grew into the leading vessel husbandry company in the Great Lakes. Today, we continue to understand the importance of that "first mile" as we service a wide array of customers – a testament to early innovation and a dedication to superior customer service.
We have built strong partnerships with our customers, each of the ports on the Great Lakes that we service (this year, adding all Lake Ontario Ports to our network), U.S. and Canadian Government Officials, along with many vendors who service these vessels. These types of relationships combine with our extensive track record in this region to allow us to be the premier partner to anyone moving freight – or thinking about doing so – in the region. This directly translates to our ability to help customers save money while conducting "last mile" transactions in the Great Lakes
Finally, I had a chance to showcase one of World Shipping's newest examples of innovating to stay a step ahead of customer requests: The WDS Container Transload Facility (CTF). This one-of-a-kind logistics hub located in Columbus, Ohio perfectly brings together all services to support the process through the "last mile."
It was a pleasure to be invited to share our story at the 10th Annual Ohio Conference on Freight. I look forward to more opportunities to come!
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The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences recently invited Jackie Csiszar, Director Business Development, World Shipping, Inc. to speak at their quarterly Dinner & Discussion series in Columbus. As a logistics veteran that has spent the last 19 years leading Business Development for World Shipping, Jackie is passionate about speaking with students about the scope of opportunity within the industry. She was particularly interested in showcasing the type of careers available and giving insight into what makes this business exciting.
Many people – upon hearing 'logistics' – think the implications of what we do starts and stops with transportation. While that is certainly a part of it, there are many different aspects to this industry. What we do goes beyond loading cargo into containers – it's about the global economy and how we drive business around the world.
In addition to giving students a sense of the logistics landscape, Jackie enjoyed the format of the series being conversational in nature. This allowed her to connect with the students in a two-way dialogue, giving them the chance to ask engaging questions.
Jackie was very impressed with the students she met with; they were extremely bright and curious. Being involved with education opportunities such as these, fuels Jackie's passion and appreciation for this industry. She is committed to helping develop those entering the field and looks forward to continuing the partnership between The Ohio State University and World Shipping for years to come!
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Transportation & Logistics International – Fall 2015 Cover Story – "End-to-End Service" World Shipping, Inc.
Written by Tim O'Connor, Transportation & Logistics International
No matter where in the world a product or piece of machinery needs to go, World Shipping can get it there. "We're a middle-market company that's focused on high-service delivery to the discerning international shipper," President and CEO Fred Hunger says.
World Shipping's advantage in the logistics market stems from the ability to coordinate and connect its subsidiary companies, each of which specializes in aspects of the supply chain. "We tie together our assets, such as trucks, chassis, tank fleet, warehouses with our customs house brokerage, import/export teams, international offices and deep-sea operations. There's virtually no international logistics move that we can't solve or perform with our group," Hunger explains.
The typical World Shipping customer is focused on manufacturing and marketing products and needs a partner to provide shipping solutions. "They're relying on us to provide a global, effective distribution system for them," Hunger says of clients. World Shipping's subsidiaries have offices in more than a dozen countries, allowing the company to provide customers with a local structure and to work closely with manufacturing clients to lessen the time it takes to deliver a product to market. "Our company has a proud history of providing world-class customer service. We now look to build on that legacy with key investments in technology and skin in the game in terms of assets to service clients," Hunger adds. "[We are] growing globally while maintaining our continued focus on service and quality."
Fred Hunger's father, Jack Hunger, founded World Shipping in 1960 following the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway the year before. The series of canals and locks made the Atlantic Ocean accessible to Great Lakes communities and provided business opportunities for logistics companies, such as World Shipping, to coordinate the rising delivery of goods to the region. By the 1960s, containers had become a more significant part of the shipping industry and World Shipping transitioned its business to liner agents for steam ships to enter the global trade market. "Over time we have grown strategically into a complete international logistics company," Hunger says.
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Local Veterans Honored by International Logistics Company, World Shipping, Inc.
CLEVELAND, OH (November 11th, 2015) – World Shipping, Inc. honored local veterans during a ceremony and celebration on Wednesday, November 11th, 2015 at 11:00am. U.S Air Force veteran, Chris Castell, presented World Shipping, Inc. with the U.S flag he earned while serving oversees as Director of Supply Chain, Logistics & Operations. Castell served in the U.S Air Force for over 15 years before entering into a successful career in supply chain management and logistics, as a civilian. Castell now works for the Rocky River-based company as Director of Operations, North America at NewPort Tank Containers (A World Group Company).
"I am so proud to work for a company that is passionate about recognizing employees that have honorably served our country. Not all employers take the time to celebrate their teams. The fact that the World Shipping, Inc. does take the time to acknowledge our employee milestones, shows that we are a company that operates with integrity."
John Hunger, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer for World Shipping, Inc. emphasized the importance of taking the time to honor employee veterans; "We as a company believe in the importance of showcasing the achievements of our employees. One of the greatest achievements that we've been able to identify, are the 27 individuals within our organization that are United States Veterans. These men and women have stood up for our country and have allowed us to enjoy the freedoms that we have today. The very minimum of what we can do is recognize them for their service."
The veterans honored during the ceremony included:
Russ Graef, ContainerPort Group, President
Stephen Peters, ContainerPort Group, Recruiting Coordinator
Randy Ross, ContainerPort Group, Network Engineer
Fabian Negron, NewPort Tank Container, Customer Service Representative
Scott Globokar, ContainerPort Group, Inspector
Betty Knight, NewPort Tank Container, Customer Service Representative
Robin Nelsen, UWL, Customer Service Representative
Not in attendance:
Shane Stoneburner, World Distribution Service, Supervisor
David Hertvik, UWL, Vice President, Finance
The timing of the ceremony was significant, as it represented the historical events that transpired causing Veterans Day to come into existence on the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the month of 1918. Each employee veteran was given a Veterans Day pin so they could be visibly recognized for their dedication to their country and their company. Following the ceremony complimentary refreshments from The Manna food truck were provided for employees to enjoy.
Since 1960, World Shipping has been active in serving shippers and receivers of international cargo operating in multiple segments, including vessel agency operations, freight forwarding, ocean freight, trucking, rail operations, warehousing and distribution, bulk liquid international logistics, and customs clearance. Headquartered in Cleveland, OH, The World Group companies include World Shipping, Inc., ContainerPort Group, UWL, World Distribution Services, and NewPort Tank Containers.
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ContainerPort Group Hires Industry Veteran Mike Mays, Appoints Him to Vice President of National Accounts
CLEVELAND, OH (October 21, 2015) – ContainerPort Group, Inc. (CPG) is pleased to announce the addition of Mike Mays – effective October 26. Mays will serve as CPG's Vice President of National Accounts, reporting directly to Jim Kramer, SVP, Commercial.
Mays' career, spanning two decades, has allowed him to play an integral part of teams at P&O Nedlloyd, GATX, OOCL and Domestic Intermodal America/AgriOcean Service. He is well-respected member of industry groups – participating on boards and associations such as Intermodal Association of North America, Midwest Foreign Commerce Club and the Transportation Intermediaries Association.
According to Kramer, Mays brings "…an impressive skillset to the CPG team. There is no doubt that he has experience, honed over an impressive career, that will allow him to provide value to our customers – BCOs, NVOs and Ocean Carriers alike."
ContainerPort Group, Inc. headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, is a leading provider of services to the container shipping industry and is celebrating its 44rd year of operation. CPG provides both motor carrier services and terminal services (depot, CY, equipment maintenance, rail ramp operations) to shipping lines, railroads, shippers/receivers, and freight intermediaries with concentration on international cargoes. CPG operates facilities and terminals in 17 distinct geographic markets throughout the Midwest, Ohio Valley, Northeast and Southeast regions.
Jim Kramer, Senior Vice President, Commercial
jim.kramer@containerport.com
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Focus on the active listening model as applied to group intervention and leadership. Listening skills for interpersonal and group situations such as empathy, congruence, paraphrasing, reflecting, feedback, questioning, process.
This course was previously ANI2126.
Deepening of one's conception of spirituality and presentation of various guiding methods adapted to personal development groups: self-training, support group meetings, life experience analysis and planned action. Community cooperation and psychosocial basics are addressed.
This course was previously ANI3112.
Purpose and method of psychology. Historical perspective. Bases of the nervous system, consciousness. Sensory processes, perception, cognition, memory, language and thought. Emotions and motivation. Learning process. Introduction to fundamental theoretical psychology of religion.
This course cannot be combined for credit with PSY1101.
Heredity, environment and human development. Intelligence. Personality. Mental health, abnormal behavior and therapeutic approaches. Social psychology. Introduction to empirical research in contemporary psychology of religion.
This course cannot be combined for credit with PSY1102.
The practical application of acquired theoretical knowledge in a professional setting. Unpaid internship of a minimum of 120 to 150 professionally supervised hours in a Human Relations environment. Incorporates a cumulative reflective practice component to encourage the critical integration of theory and practice. Production of a detailed practicum report.
Prerequisites: Minimum of 12 IPA credits and GPA of B+.
History and research methods. The self: content and process. Perceptions, cognitions and attributions. Social influence, attitudes and changes in attitudes. Communication and interpersonal skills. Aggression and helping behavior. Overview of groups and intergroup relations: A study leadership, prejudice and discrimination. Applications. Highlighted according to the themes, specific contributions of the main theories.
Introduction to the philosophy of science and epistemology. Research ethics. The creation of a research plan: questions, hypotheses, variables, and data analysis methods. Documentaries and qualitative methods: bibliographic research, historical research, interviews, case studies, and observation. Specific problems in the study of ethnic and religious conflicts and human relationships and spirituality.
Project preparation and quantitative comparative research. Use of databases. Surveys and polls. Statistical analysis: correlation, regression, trends, covariance and statistical inference. Examples from the study of ethnic conflicts and religious and human relationships and spirituality.
Study of a particular topic in human relationships and spirituality. The content and format may change depending on the professor.
Introduction to Positive Psychology. Historical perspective. Concepts, theories and empirical data: emotional, cognitive, intrapersonal and interpersonal dimensions. Definitions and measures: happiness, well-being, optimal functioning, spirituality and religiosity. Forces of nature: Classification and Measurement. Study related topics: self-esteem, values and virtues, interests and abilities, creativity, empathy and compassion, gratitude, love and friendship, resilience, and others.
Physical, cognitive, emotional, social, spiritual and religious development from childhood to adolescence. Theoretical and empirical approaches in psychology, psychology of religion and spirituality. Development of personal maturity, social and sexual. Development of faith, spirituality and religiosity during these stages of life and how these components influence the psychological development.
Psychological, social, spiritual and religious development from young adult, adult and older adult. Transition and the tasks and challenges associated with them, the maturation, midlife, retirement, the normal aging process and changes in physical, cognitive, psychological and social functioning. Attitudes towards aging and pathological aging. Development of faith, spirituality and religiosity during these stages of life and how these components influence the psychological development.
Main currents in the psychology of spiritual experience, with a special focus on psychodynamic, humanist and existential theories. The relationships between spirituality and mental health. The links between spirituality and psycho-pathologies.
Prerequisites: IPA1121 and IPA1122. This course was previously HUM2101.
Internal assessment and comparison of the many theories of personality. Design of the structure, dynamics, development, normality and abnormality of personality and its many applications in the field of human relationships and spirituality. Main approaches to the study of personality (psychodynamic, existential-humanistic, behavioral, and related types) and contributions of these approaches to the integration of the spiritual in the human person.
Notions of cultural psychology and psychology of religion. Impact of culture and religion on psychological processes (cognitive, sensation and perception, social behavior). Relations and communications interethnic and interreligious, multicultural and multi-faith society. Development of cultural identity and religious identity. Beliefs and prejudices, discrimination and acculturation. Mental health and well-being among immigrants and refugees from different cultures and religions. Adaptation of theoretical models and measurement instruments of psychology in multicultural and multi-faith context. Psychological assessment and intercultural psychotherapy. Ethical skills in the helping relationships in multicultural and multi-faith.
Ethical issues in the helping relationship and counselling. Concepts of values and ethical principles. Application of ethical theories to counselling practice and the complex processes involved in making ethical decisions. Considerations of the plurality of perspectives relevant to ethical considerations (theoretical literature, empirical and philosophical). Particular attention will be given to praxeology, the ethics of dialogue and experiential knowledge.
This course combines theory-based with applied research to focuses on the family and spirituality. A historical overview provides the circumstances that gave rise to the modern nuclear family, and the different ways social arrangements are made. The course will review on family transitions that occur across the life-span: intimacy, marriage and commitment, child- bearing and child-rearing, adoption, sibling relationships, divorce, re-constituted families, child launching in the middle-years, and aging families. Lastly, the course will focuses on sociological family matters such as class and poverty issues, raising children with disabilities, family violence and sexual abuse, relationships between parents and children and among various social contexts (nursery, school, workplace). Family counselling. The place and role of spirituality within families will be examined.
Pharmacology of behavior. Drug classification and their effect on behavior. Experimental and therapeutic use and drug addiction. Links between neuroscience and spirituality.
Main theoretical and practical guidance during interventions with individuals, couples, families and groups. Phases of psychotherapy. Attitudes and basic skills necessary for the practice of psychotherapy and integration of the spiritual component. Notions of resistance, transference and countertransference. Principles of professional ethics.
Currents of thought in psychopathology. Mental issues in the field of human relationships and spirituality. Variables, human and spiritual, that promote and / or maintain various mental disorders such as mood disorders, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, somatoform disorders and other problems relevant to the field of human relationships and spirituality.
Builds on the exposure to a professional human relations environment gained in IPA2109 Internship I. Unpaid internship of a minimum of 120 to 150 professionally supervised hours in a professional environment related to human relations, working on a clearly defined personal development project. Incorporates a structured reflective practice component explaining the integration of theory and practice. Writing a detailed practicum report stating outcomes of the project.
Prerequisites: IPA2109 and GPA of B +.
Readings, development, delivery and production of a major research project in human relationships and spirituality under the guidance of a teacher or a professor.
Prerequisites: 24 IPA credits including IPA2122 and IPA2123.
Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.


Gorillas are a sub group of the family of great apes. This is not a widely known fact, but it is in fact the truth. The real challenge is trying to determine the characteristics of the gorilla which set it apart from other members of the ape family. Fortunately, this is not so difficult. In fact this classification could even be carried out by a little child just by observing the obvious differences in the physical features of the different types of ape.
The word 'Ape' is derived from the old English word apa. Apa is believed to be an onomatopoetic imitation from the blabbing of these animals. Apes belong to the family of primates called hominoidea. The family of hominoids is classified into two groups; the hominidae and the hylobatidae. The hominidae consists of chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and humans. These primates are collectively known as the 'great apes'. Those that belong to the hylobatidae family consists of, at the very least, twelve species of gibbons. These primates are collectively called as the 'lesser apes'.
Some characteristics of true apes include agility; for example when climbing tall trees (except for gorillas and humans), arm swinging, high levels of intelligence, living in the forests of Asia and Africa, and omnivorous with a diet of yellow ripe fruits, and small quantity of meat (although gorillas are primarily herbivore and folivores).
Monkeys and apes almost have the same body structures as humans. Among the other eleven families of primates, only these two stand share similar body structures. Monkeys, unlike apes however, have tails. So don't expect a gorilla to have a tail.
Gorillas are generally the larger species in the ape family and can weigh up to 600 lbs and grow as tall as 5′ 9′.
There are two species of gorillas and two further subspecies within each. The Western Gorilla with the subspecies of Western Lowland Gorilla and Cross River Gorilla and the Eastern Gorilla with the subspecies of Mountain Gorilla and Eastern Lowland Gorilla. Each of these gorillas bears distinguishing marks. For example, the Eastern gorillas are darker than the Western gorillas, with the Mountain gorillas being the darkest gorilla subspecies.
Gorillas are more closely related to human beings than the other apes with 95% to 99% similar DNA's.
The hair color of gorillas set them apart from orangutans and chimpanzees. Gorillas have hair that is brownish in tone, while chimpanzees have black hair and orangutans, red-brown.
The facial shape of the gorillas also sets them apart from other 'great apes'. Gorillas have very large heads but very small eyes and ears, and very large pointed teeth. Orangutans have prominent mouths, while chimpanzees have large ears.
Gorillas are apes that belong to the hominoid family.
Apes are classified into two families: the hylobatidae or the lesser apes and the hominidae or the great apes.
There are plenty of classifications that set the gorillas apart from the other apes. These include their physical structure, their diet, and their closeness to the human species.
eva. "Difference Between Apes and Gorillas." DifferenceBetween.net. May 19, 2011 < http://www.differencebetween.net/science/nature/difference-between-apes-and-gorillas/ >.
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The Best TV of 2013
2013...we hardly knew thee.
I will begin my annual list explaining what shows you will find on most other critic's lists, but not mine.
Orange Is The New Black (NETFLIX)
I saw four episodes. They were funny. But I didn't go back for more. When I do, perhaps it will make the list. Hey, I was dead wrong about Louie, so I CAN change my mind.
Scandal (ABC)
I don't mind smart sap, but this show is overrated. It's fine...for an ABC drama. But not Top Ten.
Enlightened (HBO)
DIDNT WATCH IT YET, BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO IT
Top of the Lake (SUNDANCE)
Broadchurch (BBC AMERICA)
American Horror Story (FX)
Still haven't watched it. Still seems weird for the sake of being weird. I'll get there.
FAVORITE NEW SHOWS
The Americans (FX)
Really picked up steam towards the end of the season. And I'll watch anything with Margo Martindale in it (including The Millers).
Masters Of Sex (SHOWTIME)
Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan are great, but Beau Bridges and Alison Janney are even better. The show is dry in spite of the subject matter, but still well worth watching.
Modern Family (ABC)
Still makes me laugh, and I always find it touching. It's good, and can be great at times, but needs to get back to its Season One brilliance. And I still don't like the new Lilly.
The Newsroom (HBO)
I'm a sucker for Sorkin. And Olivia Munn.
The Walking Dead (AMC)
Maybe I'm growing immune to the zombies and too many regulars are disappearing. I still like it, but it wasn't Top Ten for me this year.
Sons of Anarchy (FX)
Kurt Sutter knows how to start and end a season, but this just misses making my Top Ten this year. Mayhem will ensue.
Parks and Recreation (NBC)
I still love this comedy and its ensemble, but this past season was missing something. Hoping that shaking up the cast will lead to more laughs.
MY TOP TEN
10. Rectify (SUNDANCE)
This moody gem profiling a prisoner leaving death row is a keeper. Heavy drama with some top notch acting...and you'll find out where that teacher Don Draper was banging ended up after all.
9. Veep (HBO)
Julia and crew hit their stride this season. Consistently funny satire that uses its cast to its full advantage.
8. Justified (FX)
This show continues to stay under the radar. Olyphant and Goggins lead the excellent acting ensemble. The hunt for Shelby was okay, but everything around it was very entertaining.
7. House of Cards (NETFLIX)
How can Kevin Spacey in THAT role and David Fincher's direction miss? It didn't. I didn't love Frank talking to the camera so much, but the story picked up speed and careened towards a satisfying ending. Looking forward to season two.
6. Orphan Black (BBC AMERICA)
Want to see the best performance by a TV actress last year? Tatiana Maslany awaits you...in more ways than one.
5. The Good Wife (CBS)
They shook things up at Lockhart/Gardner, and it paid major dividends. The best show on network TV got even better. Now all they need is a good storyline for Kalinda.
4. Mad Men (AMC)
This season was an improvement over last, and that shot of Don looking up at the house on the hill gets you primed for the next season.
3. Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Got off to a great start and ended a little too softly, but an excellent season all around. Bonus points for hardly any Margaret! Buscemi doesn't get enough credit for his performance.
2. Game of Thrones (HBO)
Season three hit the ground running and really didn't stop. The Red Wedding shows how gruesome this show can be. Beautifully shot, extremely well acted, and I can't wait to get back to Westeros. Winter is coming.
1. Breaking Bad (AMC)
My expectations for the final 8 were sky high. They weren't met...they were exceeded. Breaking Bad is one for the ages. Can't wait to call Saul.
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For a long time now, the Oscars haven't been about the glamour, the stars, the host or even the films for me. The Oscars are all about the picks...and getting more of them right than anyone else. Maybe that's just my gambling side talking.
I don't care who's wearing what. I don't care about the dance numbers or Hollywood jokes. I care about the winners and losers.
So, without further adieu, here are my 2013 Oscar picks.
There are WAY too many nominees this year. Let's have the Academy do some work and narrow it down to five, please.
The only two films I didn't see were Amour and Beasts of the Southern Wild. They aren't going to win anyway.
Silver Linings Playbook is the most overrated movie of the year. Good performances, but a horrible final 30 minutes of a movie. I sat through all of Les Miserables where Anne Hathaway shines but the English accented singing in France bored me. Django was a lot of fun, but it's twenty minutes too long and not a Best Pic. Life of Pi was gorgeous to look at and a poignant tale, but not the best movie I saw this year.
That leaves Argo, Lincoln and Zero Dark Thirty. I liked Lincoln. A lot. But it's bloated and feels way to Spielbergy at times. It WANTS to be Best Picture, but it's not.
Argo is a very good movie. Affleck got screwed by not being nominated, and any film that hails Hollywood as a hero should be a Best Picture lock. And this one would be, if Zero Dark Thirty didn't come out in the same year.
Zero Dark Thirty was the best movie I saw in 2012. Great acting and directing, fantastic drama, and it never slows down. The performances across the board were excellent. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. Killing Osama gets my vote.
My Pick: Zero Dark Thirty
Oscar should be ashamed not nominating Ben Affleck or Kathryn Bigelow. I didn't see Amour or Beasts of the Southern Wild. Silver Linings should not be nominated here either. If Spielberg hadn't already won one, he'd be a lock. But he did, and Life of Pi shows what a visionary director can really do these days. Richard Parker would have gotten a Best Supporting Actor nomination if those previous Oscar winners performances weren't so good.
My Pick: Ang Lee, Life of Pi
He won it when the poster came out. And he deserves it. He's a "Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher" lock. The rest of the field doesn't matter.
My Pick: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Toughest call of the bunch. I've heard that Emmanuelle Riva is fantastic in Amour, but those roles win Supporting Actress statues, not this one. Same goes for Quvenzhane Wallis who is a nice story, but she's not winning. Naomi Watts is incredible in The Impossible, but nobody saw it other than me and my wife.
That leaves Jennifer Lawrence and Jessica Chastain. Both were excellent in their roles. Jessica will get her Oscar someday. This year, my vote goes to Katniss.
My Pick: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
There's only one choice for me here, and it's Christoph Waltz. He owns Django (literally and figuratively). Of all of these accomplished actors who were nominated, his performance was simply the best.
And I might be in the minority here, but I felt Deniro was average in Silver Linings Playbook. As a dad, he's fine. But as a bookie, come on. Didn't ring true at all. I love Deniro, but not in this movie.
My Pick: Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Helen Hunt is very good in The Sessions (John Hawkes should have been nominated for Best Actor). Jackie Weaver is barely in Silver Linings overrated. Amy Adams is always good, but never breaks through for some reason. Sally Field's performance in Lincoln reminds me of Deniro's in you-know-what, it's okay but nowhere near where an Oscar winner should be.
If you never see Les Miserables, you should watch the scene where Anne Hathaway sings "I Dreamed a Dream" in a tight close up. I didn't like the movie, but Princess Mia belting that one out is Oscar worthy. Added bonus - her speech will be fun to watch.
My Pick: Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
My pick six: Zero Dark Thirty, Ang Lee, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jennifer Lawrence, Christoph Waltz and Anne Hathaway.
The Hollywood Reporter says it, so it must be true.
Gary Dell'Abate and I are heading to VH1 Classic to host our new show "For What It's Worth".
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/vh1-classic-orders-pop-culture-415225
Our first ep will air on Thursday, February 21 at 10pm.
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This four-step process will help you generate discussion about and insights into the art works you study in your seminar and in your classes. It was developed by National Humanities Fellow Joy Kasson, who teaches American Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is adapted and reproduced here with her permission. The notes that accompany the art works in the toolboxes provide information that will help as you address the questions in level 2. In the discussion questions that accompany the art works, we offer some suggestions that will help with levels 3 and 4.
LEVEL 1: VISUAL INVENTORY
Describe the image, beginning with the largest, most obvious features and proceed toward more particular details. Describe fully, without making evaluations. What do you see? What is the setting? What is the time of day, the season of the year, the region of the country?
LEVEL 2: DOCUMENTATION
Note what you know about the work. Who made it? When? Where? What is its title? How was it made? What were the circumstances of its creation? How was it received? Refer to the work's accompanying note in the toolbox.
LEVEL 3: ASSOCIATIONS
Begin to make evaluations and draw conclusions using observations and prior knowledge. How does this image relate to its historical and cultural framework? Does it invite comparison or correlation with historical or literary texts? Do you detect a point of view or a mood conveyed by the image? Does it present any unexplained or difficult aspects? Does it trigger an emotional response in you as a viewer? What associations (historical, literary, cultural, artistic) enrich your viewing of this image?
LEVEL 4: INTERPRETATION
Develop an interpretation of the work which both recognizes its specific features and also places it in a larger historical or thematic context.
Toolbox: The Gilded and the Gritty: America, 1870-1912
Memory | Progress | People | Power | Empire
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Software License Agreements
Jack Ganssle-January 25, 2010
Maybe it was a slow news day. Tiger was in rehab. The Salahis were before U.S. congressional hearings, hiding behind the Fifth Amendment. Whatever. I was installing a tool chain and actually read the end user license agreement (EULA), always a bad idea unless one has a strong appetite for the absurd. At 4646 words, some seven pages, riddled with lawyer-speak, it sure appears designed to induce narcolepsy.
The vendor is a great company with a marvelous product, and has provided fantastic support. And I'm a big believer in the legitimacy of copyrights. But these so-called EULAs have become outrageous.
First, the EULA is titled an "agreement." While it meets the definition of that word, it feels much more like coercion. There's no provision to modify the language in even the slightest form to fit the technical or legal needs of the customer. The "agreement" spells out all of the vendor's rights and none of the user's.
Secondly, the sheer length of said "agreement" insures few will read it before clicking the "accept" button. Of course we have a responsibility to read and understand contracts. But confronted with a blizzard of fine print every day, it's awfully hard to do so.
Then there's the provision that we, mere engineers, agree to bind the entire corporation to the terms of the EULA. Huh? That's probably not legal, certainly not likely, and is sure to get one fired if the PHB finds out we're making such commitments.
The "agreement" stays in effect for an "indefinite" period in time. That word means either forever, or for a neither precise nor exact time period. That sounds like somewhere between a microsecond and eternity, so means nothing.
One is further required to keep records of the use of the software. Do you?
Finally and perhaps most importantly, the only warranty given is that the media will be defect-free. I downloaded the stuff, so even that weak guarantee is pretty lame. Would you buy an appliance whose only guarantee is that the box it is shipped in will be intact?
To quote a pithy section from the U.S. National Research Council's "Software for Dependable Systems " Sufficient Evidence?" : "No software should be considered dependable if it is supplied with a disclaimer that withhold the manufacturer's commitment to provide a warranty or other remedies for software that fails to meet its dependability claims."
Yes, I know that many see EULAs as more motivation for the use of open source software. But proprietary tools have an important place in this business.
What's your take on EULAs? (Editor's note: What is your opinion? To participate in a survey on this question go to the Embedded.com Poll on the Embedded.com Home Page.