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758: Saket Jain: Social Purpose Driven Wealth Building 0
My guest in this episode is Saket Jain. Saket is a #1 Bestselling author, real estate investor, syndicator, tech enthusiast and philanthropist, Saket Jain is the Founder and CEO of Impact Wealth Builders. He has over 15+ years of experience in real estate investing. Over the last 5 years, Saket has taken a particular interest in class B/C multifamily apartments in markets that have strong fundamentals. Along with his partners, Saket has built a portfolio of over 2000 units totaling $200M in assets across several US markets; the portfolio has consistently achieved double digit returns. Additionally, Saket has committed his resources towards educating underprivileged kids, enabling them to join the next generation of wealth builders.
In addition to investing, Saket currently serves as a Business Operations leader at Airbnb Headquarters. Prior to that, Saket, in his role as a business consultant built, launched and led profitable new ventures in the technology and financial sectors
Saket earned his MBA at Columbia Business School, and achieved his Bachelor in Engineering at IIT, India. When he is not working, Saket loves to spend time with his wife of 19 years and 2 daughters.
Impact Wealth Builders https://impactwealthbuilders.com/
757: Litan Yahav: A Virtual Family Office For Alternative Asset Investors 0
My guest in this episode is Litan Yahav. Litan is an entrepreneur and investor and is currently the founder of Vyzer, a software that organizes, tracks, and manages alternative asset portfolios for cash flow investors.
Vyzer https://vyzer.co/
756: Sterling White: How To Build Your Real Estate Multi-Family Shopping List 0
My guest in this episode is Sterling White. Sterling is a multifamily investor specializing in value-add apartments in Indianapolis and other Midwestern markets. With just over a decade of experience in the real estate industry, Sterling was involved with the management of over $10MM in capital, which is deployed across a $16MM real estate portfolio made up of multifamily apartments. He founded Sonder Investment Group through the company he owns just over 500 units. Sterling was featured on the BiggerPockets Podcast and has been a top contributor since 2014, with over 200 posts on topics ranging from single-family investing and apartment investing to wholesaling and scaling a business online.
Sterling White https://sterlingwhiteofficial.com/
755: Kent Ritter: Value Add Multi-Family Investing In The Midwest 0
My guest in this episode is Kent Ritter. Kent is on a mission to help others take control of their financial future through real estate investing.
Kent is the CEO of Hudson Investing and since 2019 has acquired 896 units valued at $100MM.
Previously, Kent was a partner in and led a business unit within a large multifamily private equity firm, which currently has over $2.5B in AUM made up of 20,000+ units.
Prior to real estate, Kent was an owner in a management consulting firm where he played a central role in growing the business to 95 employees and $30MM in annual revenue within 5 years.
Furthermore, Kent hosts the Ritter on Real Estate podcast, which is ranked in the top 1% of all podcasts, where he interviews the best and brightest in commercial real estate.
He is blessed with an incredible wife and three children and lives in Indianapolis, IN.
Kent Ritter https://www.kentritter.com/
Strategic Metals Invest: Invest In Rare Earth Elements & Technology Metals www.strategicmetalsinvest.com
754: Eugene Shatsman: The 5 Pillars Of Growth In A Recession 0
My guest in this episode is Eugene Shatsman. Eugene is the Managing Partner of National Strategic Group.
Eugene teaches business strategy, consumer behavior, marketing, and what all of us want – how to drive more business into our businesses. His team at National Strategic has over 100 people, and they do a tremendous amount of research on what works and what doesn't in today's complex world of digital and traditional marketing.
They use the services they provide to do research and aggregate the research to help groups like ours learn. National Strategic's expertise includes Website, Search engine Optimization, Digital Traffic, Reputation Management, Patient Reactivation, Email, Text Marketing, Market Research – and lots more.
Eugene's team works with 100's of clients in high growth and growth focused businesses – and they are always looking to apply a scientific method and strategic approach to everything that they do.
They are also very innovative: for example, they were the first group to understand the importance of Google reviews and develop systems for the vision industry to ethically gather reviews on Google. They were the first to demystify SEO and break it down to straightforward action items for regular business owners.
And this innovation extends to recessionary markets. National Strategic was started in late 2008 specifically with the purpose of helping companies deal with challenging economic times.
National Strategic Group
753: Dave Wolcott: Opportunity Investing In Times Of Crisis 0
My guest in this episode is Dave Wolcott. Dave started his career serving the country as a Captain in the Marine Corps. In 2000 he and his wife won the baby lottery by having triplets which inspired him to challenge the traditional financial planning advice of Wall Street. He then started an obsessive journey to understand how the top one percent were building their wealth.
A serial entrepreneur at heart, Dave spent the next 20 years building several businesses, investing in alternative assets and creating The Pantheon Holistic Wealth Strategy: the playbook to becoming ultra-wealthy and having not only freedom of money, but freedom of purpose, time, and relationship.
Today, Dave is the Founder and CEO of Pantheon Investments and is more passionate than ever about helping entrepreneurs build wealth by passively investing in superior real estate and alternative assets that provide predictable cash flow, tax efficiency, and upside potential as a reliable alternative to the volatility of the stock market. Dave is the author of "The Holistic Wealth Strategy", A Framework for Building Real Wealth and Living an Extraordinary Life, and is also the host of the top-rated "Wealth Strategy Secrets of the Ultra-Wealthy" podcast.
Pantheon Investments https://pantheoninvest.com/
752: Brett Swarts: Building A Tax Deferred Exit Strategy 0
My guest in this episode is Brett Swarts. Brett is the Founder of Capital Gains Tax Solutions. Each year, he equips hundreds of business professionals with the Deferred Sales Trust tool to help their high net worth clients solve capital gains tax deferral limitations.
His experience includes numerous Deferred Sales Trusts, Delaware Statutory Trusts, 10 31 exchanges and $85,000,000 in closed commercial real estate brokerage transactions. He's an active commercial real estate broker and investor with brokerage experience and ownership in multifamily, senior housing, retail, medical office, and mixed-use properties.
Brett was formerly an associate at the largest Commercial Real Estate Brokerage firm in the country, has his own Multifamily Brokerage Company now, and has years of experience and hand s on training from some of the best in the business
Capital Gains Tax Solutions
751: Gene Trowbridge: What You Need To Know Syndicating Real Estate Deals 0
My guest in this episode is Gene Trowbridge from Trowbridge Law Group. Gene has been in the commercial and investment real estate business continuously since 1972 and in the legal profession since 1996.
Awarded the CCIM designation in 1977, Gene continues to serve as a member of the CCIM faculty and achieved Senior Emeritus Instructor status, upon 40 years of teaching. In 2002, he was selected as the Robert L. Ward Instructor of the Year in the Institute. In 2005, Gene was awarded the Victor L. Lyon Distinguished Service Award for his many years of outstanding contribution to the Institute's education program.
He is a member of the California Bar. As the founding partner of Trowbridge Law Group LLP, Gene's law practice concentrates on the syndication of commercial and investment real estate, through both debt and equity.
As a former syndicator, who for ten years raised investor capital; he served as the sponsor of sixteen investment groups, by raising equity from investors, through registered representatives in the broker dealer community, once sending out 1,676 K1s in a single year.
He was responsible for the organization of those investment groups; the acquisition, management, and disposition of the real estate; and communications with the investors.
Because of his hands-on syndication experience, Gene is able to communicate with his clients, on both the technical and practical aspects of state and federal securities laws. Between Gene's individual syndication background and the firm's legal practice, the partners in the firm have written offerings of more than $5 Billion in monies raised. The median offering size is $2. 5 million. His practice writes offerings under Rule 506(b) and 506(c) of Regulation D ; Regulation CF and Regulation A+.
He has trained and mentored three different law partners, in syndication and crowdfunding, since 2008. He has delivered more than 250 live seminars on group ownership, exchanges and taxation audiences across the country; his articles have been published in various real estate media outlets and he is a highly sought-after speaker on the subject of real estate group ownership.
Trowbridge Law Group https://trowbridgelawgroup.com/
It's a Whole New Business, Fourth Editon: The how-to bible of syndicated investment real estate
750: Dale Walls: Discipline Is Self Leadership 0
My guest in this episode is Dale Walls. After 20 years in executive leadership, he founded LionsGuide to help others apply high performance and leadership skills in their lives so that they can achieve their personal and professional goals faster.
At 17, he was lost in life without purpose or direction, an only child of a broken home, and living in his grandmother's attic. While being stitched up following a bloody street fight, he agreed to attend a week-long boot camp hosted by the American Legion---run by U.S. Marines. This set him on a life-long path in leadership and high performance. Following an honorable enlistment, now veteran Marine Sergeant Walls, he returned to his small-town home where he founded an IT Service Company (Corsica Technologies) that grew to be one of the best in class in the United States. After nearly two decades of growing Corsica to eight-figure revenues and making multiple acquisitions, he sold the company and founded Lions Guide. Now he spend his days fulfilling his passion to help others learn high performance and leadership skills to apply in their lives so they might achieve their own personal and professional goals.
Lions Guide https://www.lionsguide.com/
749: Michael Mathe & Jean Jeansonne: Luxury Short Term Rental Cashflow 0
My guests in this episode are Michael Mathe and Jean Jeansonne from Lavish Keys. Michael and Jean share a short-term luxury rental turnkey business strategy.
lavishkeys@vipfinancialeducation.com
748: Louis O' Connor: How To Profit From Scarcity & Growth With Strategic Metals 0
My guest in this episode is Louis O' Connor. Louis is the Founder, and Principal of Strategic Metals Invest. We are the only industry supplier in the world to offer private investors the option to purchase and profit from owning Strategic Metals. The investment play is exactly the same paradigm as investing in Precious Metals, instead the investor is purchasing Strategic Metals.
Strategic Metals have outperformed Gold (58%) , FTSE100 (3%), and S&P500 (112%) consistently for the past 5 years with a 175% average return for the same period. Right now, in North America the only obstacle to investors profiting from owning Rare Earths is that they don't know they can. We are Europe based, providing North American clients portfolio with much needed geographic diversification.
Strategic Metals Invest https://strategicmetalsinvest.com/
747: Francis Hunt: How The Financial System Is In The Process Of A Controlled Demolition 0
My guest in this episode is Francis Hunt. Francis did his MBA through Bond University Australia and is also known for his Macro Economic views with special reference to the Western Nations sovereign debt situations and the fallout this could cause with reference to Inflation and possible future social upheaval and unrest. The associated Income distribution disparities being amplified have strong potential social consequences.
He says he is 'Suffering from attention to Deficits Syndrome' as an explanation for his concerns on the Western Worlds sovereign debt position. He has specific opinions on how best for families and individuals to protect their wealth from the fallout I anticipate. 'You set the nature of society according to the behaviour you incentivise'. This is one of his maxims and Francis believes short term incentives and powerful insider groups, lobbyists and big corporates have contributed to an imbalanced global community, that represent the few at the expense of the masses.
He has spoken about his dream of a far more equitable Economic and Political structure, to replace and overturn the Insider, lobbyist, 'big corporate' and political elite whose interests have been sacrosanct.
From this it is clear he sees and considers the Taxpayer funded Bailouts in an exceptionally poor light and the moral hazard and priorities implied therein make me deeply uncomfortable. He is futurist in terms of his thinking style, believing different scenario outcomes can be mentally modelled and prepared for, by setting the time aside for this activity.
Market Sniper https://themarketsniper.com/
746: Dan Hollings: Generating Cash Flow With Crypto 0
My guest in this episode is Dan Hollings. Dan is the Internet "Super Strategist," a marketing and E-commerce sought after expert, most well-known for his work with the internationally renowned book/movie, The Secret, and the go-to leader for businesses and manufacturers looking to achieve high levels of success selling on Amazon. Dan is now leading the Crypto industry, establishing himself as the guy who cracked the code by simplifying how people invest and maximize returns. As Co-Author of the book, One Coin, Two Coin, What Coin? Bitcoin: Crypto for Grownups Made as Easy as Child's Play, he has a highly proven success rate of helping anyone go from newbie to pro in crypto without ever learning how to trade.
The Plan www.cashflowninja.com/theplan
745: Ernest Nesmith: Trucking Cashflow 0
My guest in this episode is Ernest Nesmith. Ernest brings over 15 years of financial services experience that include wealth management, insurance planning, and tax consulting. Ernest leverages the experience gained working in the corporate divisions of three Fortune 100 companies that include Bank of America and Merrill Lynch.
In this episode Ernest shares a cashflow opportunity with trucks.
Rognes Consulting
743: Elisa Zhang: Mitigating Dangers & Capitalizing On Opportunities In MultiFamily RE 0
My guest in this episode is Elisa Zhang. Elisa is the owner/principal of a portfolio of $450M in holdings across 2,500+ apartment units and has built her own 7 figure multifamily syndication company. After achieving financial independence in 10 years and transitioning out of the corporate tech world, she pivoted to teaching others how to do the same through her brand EZ FI University and podcast 10,000 Roads to Financial Independence.
EZFI University
742: Kevin Nichols: Life Settlement Funds 0
My guest in this episode is Kevin Nichols. Kevin is the managing partner at Penumbra Solutions. Penumbra Funds invest in hundreds of Senior Life Settlement insurance policies. With a target yield in the low double digits, no market risks, no premium calls, professional management, and funds locked up safely in escrow, this might be the best investment you have never heard of!
Check out the free webinar at www.thepenumbraplan.com passcode "penumbra"
You can learn more from life settlements in episodes 118, 213, 299 401, 471, 586, 645.
Penumbra Solutions Webinar
741: Pat Hiban & Tim Rhode: The Quitters Manifesto 0
My guests in this episode are Pat Hiban and Tim Rhode. Both are entrepreneurs and investors that figured out how to quit things in their lives that are good to pursue things that are great!
In their book, The Quitters Manifesto, they share a roadmap for anyone that wants to quit the good to pursue the great.
The Quitters Manifesto https://www.biggerpockets.com/quittersmanifesto
Coaching https://joinquittersclub.com/
740: Michael Cobb: How To Diversify Real Estate & Commodities Internationally 0
My guest in this episode is Mike Cobb. Mike is the co-founder & CEO of ECI Development and President of Gran Pacifica. He has been named among the "100 Outstanding CEOs in Central America" by leading Central American magazine Mercados & Tendencias. At the height of a successful career in the computer industry, Mr. Cobb left to pursue more pioneering opportunities in the emerging real estate markets of Central America. In 1996, he and his business partner formed a company, Exotic Caye International, to provide loans to North Americans purchasing properties in Belize, Honduras and throughout the region.
As the need for capital outstripped the supply, the mortgage company was converted to an international bank under the jurisdiction of Belize. It continues to provide mortgage services but has expanded its services to encompass the full realm of financial products. Mr. Cobb also saw the need for a regional real estate company that would serve the Baby Boomer consumer with a North American standard product for the next 2 decades. He led the group into real estate development and created a holding company for several properties including a resort on Ambergris Caye, Belize. In August of 2000, Exotic Caye purchased 3.5 miles of Pacific Beachfront property due west of Managua, Nicaragua.
This master-planned community hosts world-class infrastructure, homes and condominium units. In February of 2006, the ECI Development group acquired 1100 acres and 3 km of coastline in Costa Rica, setting the stage for expansion into this popular market. Most recently they merged their Belize property with a much larger parcel and have begun to develop 200 condominiums units on Ambergris Caye, Belize. Additionally, Michael has spoken at hundreds of international conferences about real estate financing and development.
www.cashflowninja.com/teak
www.cashflowninja.com/eci
739: Dave Zook: Car Wash Cashflow 0
My guest in this episode is Dave Zook. Dave is a successful business owner and an experienced real estate investor active in Multi-Family Apartments, Self-storage, and ATM space.
Dave has acquired more than $100 million worth of real estate since 2010. At the time of this writing, he and his investors own approximately 3000 Multi-family Apartment units.
Together with his business partner, Dave is a renowned and trusted professional resource in the Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) investment market where they have deployed more than $90 million of investor capital and they are heavily invested personally in the ATM space.
The Real Asset Investor
Accountable Equity: Resort Hospitality & Efficient Income Cash Flow Investments www.accountableequity.com
738: Dave Wolcott: Oil & Gas Cashflow, Appreciation & Tax Efficiency 0
My guest in this episode is my friend, Dave Wolcott. Dave is the Founder and CEO of Pantheon Investments, LLC, a private equity firm focused on helping investors achieve financial freedom through investing in tangible real estate assets that provide cash flow, tax efficiency, and diversification from the stock market.
Dave started his career as a Marine Corps Officer and is a serial entrepreneur that learned about investing in commercial real estate as a limited partner 20 years ago and has evolved the business to help educate others on the transformative power of cashflow investing.
Dave is passionate about helping others build wealth through his experiences, network, and growth mindset. The Pantheon Team enables investors in finding:
the right fit investment opportunities
deal flow for his investors,
and wealth-building coaching.
Pantheon Investments
737: Robert Ritzenthaler: Real Estate Value Investing 0
My guest in this episode is Robert Ritzenthaler. Robert is the managing partner and CEO of REM Capital.
REM Capital https://www.remcapital.com/
736: Michael Mathe & Jean Jeansonne: Done For You Luxury Short Term Rental Cashflow 0
Accountable Equity: Resort Hospitality & Efficient Income Cash Flow Investments www.accountableequity.co
735: Agostino Pintus: How To Create Bulletproof Wealth With Hard Assets & Cashflow 0
My guest in this episode is Agostino Pintus. Agostino is a multifamily investor, syndicator, and entrepreneur with more than 15 years of experience in real estate. He currently oversees strategic partnerships, capital development, and platform development for Realty Dynamics Equity Partners, an investment firm specializing in multifamily acquisition and asset management services.
He is also the subject of The Bulletproof Multifamily Mindset Show, a series highlighting topics every multifamily investor should know to build their success, as well the host of The Bulletproof Cashflow Podcast, a show focused on interviewing the top experts in the real estate and the mindset required to build success, all of which can be found on iTunes, YouTube and Facebook.
Bullet Proof Cashflow https://bulletproofcashflow.com/
734: Pasha Esfandiary: Leveraging Poker Strategies To Generate Cashflow 0
My guest in this episode is Pasha Esfandiary. Pasha started his career in real estate in 2011, flipping homes found at auctions, Pasha has since been involved in over $125 million in transactions across multiple asset types. These include residential homes, boutique motels, the purchasing and management of large multifamily properties, and working with housing programs in vulnerable communities.
In early 2021, Pasha founded Evoke Capital with the primary objective of helping others achieve financial freedom through real estate investing. His lifelong philosophy is what drives Evoke Capital to excellence – People First. Treating each investment as his own and each tenant as family, Pasha has developed Evoke Capital within nine months to include a portfolio of over 550 units, a mobile home park, and an additional 410 lots under contract.
Throughout Pasha's successful professional ventures, the unfolding of his dream focuses on his value of sustainable community development. This goal in building low-income housing is to provide much more than a roof overhead. The future includes an NGO where all the Evoke properties provide nurturing and interconnected community for his residents. The plans are for valuable educational resources within finance, nutrition, and emotional intelligence. Pasha is committed to building an environment that empowers and encourages its residents to grow, achieve and thrive.
With over ten years of experience and a commitment to growth, it is no question that Pasha and Evoke Capital are just at the beginning of their real estate journey.
Episode Links:
Evoke Capital www.evokecapital.net


Pantone, the authority of all things color, has introduced 210 completely new hues to its universal palette.
The color intelligence firm is known for its influence in driving color trends across the fashion, art and design industries. So take note – these are the colors to look out for on the runways and when selecting your next outfit.
The new shades, ranging from "exotic orange" to "zen blue," will bring the total number to 2,310 hues in Pantone's color system.
Pantone discovered the new batch of colors after researching consumer preference and response to what Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, calls "healthy" colors.
For instance, the new pink shades, like "love potion" and "pink peacock," further embrace the attainable interest of being healthy, while the increase in blue shades, with names like "Ibiza blue" or "island paradise," reflect how busy life can get and the need for some rest and relaxation.


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PhD in Developmental Psychology
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Explore our PhD in Developmental Psychology Research specialization
Beginning with a core knowledge of developmental psychology and ethics, this specialization will provide you with advanced research skills related to methodology and analyses. You will gain knowledge of how to conduct both quantitative and qualitative research, as well as how to critically review the latest research in human development.
Choose the Path That Is Right for You
TRACK I: Choose this track if you have a master's degree in developmental psychology or psychology.
TRACK II: Choose this track if you have a master's degree in a another discipline.
I have a master's in developmental psychology or psychology
Completion of Doctoral Dissertation
Dissertation Support courses (7 cr.)
Dissertation Writing Courses (5 cr. per term for a minimum of four terms; taken continuously until completion)
Four 4-day PhD residencies
Please refer to Walden's catalog for more information about degree requirements.
DRWA 8880G
DPSY 8002
Foundations for Graduate Study in Psychology
Students in this course are introduced to Walden University and to the requirements for successful participation in an online curriculum. Students work toward building a foundation for academic and professional success as scholar-practitioners and social change agents. They assess the relationship of mission and vision to professional goals, and they develop a program of study, a professional development plan, and strategies for online success. Students also explore resources used throughout the program, such as the online Walden University Library. They engage in course assignments focused on the practical application of professional writing, critical-thinking skills, and the promotion of professional and academic excellence.
Development in the Digital Age
Students in this course examine the impact of social media and other digital technology on children, teens, and adults and at different stages of cognitive, social, and emotional development. They also examine how identity development, relationships, and socialization can be affected by the use of digital and social media. Students receive a historic review of electronic media research, including the effect of violent television on viewer behavior, which provides a foundation to examine the current impact of digital media. Current issues such as sexting, online harassment, cyberbullying, and cyberstalking are explored, along with strategies for mitigating these issues. Similarly, positive impacts of social media, such as building social groups, finding communities, overriding generational gaps, seeking health and mental health support and resources, are also explored. Students also examine generational, socioeconomic, and cultural differences in access to and use of digital media. Digital media literacy and public policy are explored, with an emphasis on positive social change.
Students in this course examine biopsychosocial theories of sex differences and conceptions of gender. Topics include history and theoretical perspectives on gender, differentiation of sex versus gender, gender similarities and differences, gender identity, and transgender psychology. Students will also learn about stereotypes, socialization and culture-appropriate social roles, and influence of socialization agents, such as family, schools, peers, and media on gender role development. Through the course, students will address important developmental issues as they relate to gender, such as body image, sexuality, emotion, communication, and cognition, and also examine ethical considerations with regard to policy making and training on gender sensitivity.
Language and Cognitive Development
Students in this course are introduced to theories and research related to the development of cognition and language acquisition. Both normative and individual differences will be explored. Students will examine basic concepts in cognitive development in addition to problem solving, decision making, and creativity. Piagetian cognitive theory will be examined, as well as sociocultural and neurobiological perspectives. Students will also learn about psycholinguistics, including the structure of language, stages of language acquisition, and multilingualism. Theories of language acquisition will be reviewed, including behaviorist and conditioning perspectives, Chomsky's perspective, neural networks, and linguistic relativity. Students will examine atypical development, such as cognitive delay, language disorders, and autism.
Students in this course examine and receive support for student readiness regarding the use of quantitative and qualitative research approaches. They study research fundamentals, including the distinction between social problems and research problems, the functions of research problems versus research purpose statements, and the role of theory and conceptual framework in informing research. Students examine quantitative and qualitative concepts central to research methods, design, and analysis. They also study how research design, methods, and analyses properly align for both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Students demonstrate their knowledge by creating two research outlines, using quantitative and qualitative approaches, which they develop throughout the course. They determine appropriate conditions for the use of mixed-methods approaches and differentiate between types of mixed-methods research designs. Students engage in pre- and post-assessments of skills and knowledge.
Students in this course review contemporary theory, research, and methods relevant to understanding social and emotional development through the lifespan and the way in which culture and context shape developmental processes. The focus of the course is on both normal and abnormal development and the emphasis on individual differences, and social and cultural diversity. Topics include early interaction, emotion and its expression and regulation, temperament, attachment through the lifespan, social cognition, family and peer relationships, prosocial and antisocial influences on human development, social identity, development of gender differences, and intimacy. Students will also explore topics in social-emotional development that are particular to middle and late adulthood, including the impact of retirement, changes in health, and dying and bereavement.
Survey Research Methods
An in-depth study of a range of survey methods administered via in-person interview, self-report, phone interview, and Internet administration is introduced in this course. Topics will include survey design, administration, analysis, and addressing sources of bias. In this course, students will also review theoretical and empirical research on question and questionnaire effects. Students are prepared in the practice of writing questions and designing questionnaires, both in general and in light of existing research. (Prerequisite(s): RSCH 8100 and RSCH 8200.)
Univariate analyses, such as the t test, ANOVA and ANCOVA, chi square, correlation, multiple linear regression, and multiple binary logistic regression, are limited to the analysis of a single dependent variable and yield a single statistical solution. Students in this course in multivariate analysis are introduced to procedures to simultaneously analyze multiple independent and multiple dependent variables that yield more than one statistical solution. Covered in this course are several of the most common multivariate and data mining procedures, including MANOVA, discriminant analyses, factor analysis, canonical correlation, and cluster analysis. Students examine appropriate conditions for the use of each procedure and demonstrate understanding in applied discussion assignments, application assignments using IBM SPSS, and journal quality report of results. (Prerequisite(s): PSYC 8305.)
COMPLETION OF DOCTORAL CAPSTONE - DISSERTATION PREPARATION COURSES
Writing a Quality Prospectus in Psychology
Students in this course focus specifically on the process of writing the dissertation prospectus. Students develop a problem statement to be used in the dissertation. The prospectus is a brief paper, typically between 6 and 12 pages in length, that helps students articulate, organize, and begin to align the key steps in the academic argument for their proposed research. Students create a prospectus draft to establish the background for the problem statement, the problem statement itself, an initial survey of the relevant literature, and a research, implementation, and evaluation plan for the solution of the problem that will culminate in the formulation of a draft dissertation prospectus.
The purpose of this course is to help students prepare to write a well-structured, soundly presented, critical literature review. Students will cover topic selection, research analysis, writing, and editing. Upon completing the course, students produce an annotated bibliography and outline of a literature review using a minimum of 10 self-selected research articles. This course is appropriate for doctoral students who are preparing for their dissertation research.
DISSERTATION WRITING COURSES
Doctoral students are provided with the opportunity to integrate their program of study into a research study through which they explore a specific area of interest in this course. Students complete the dissertation with the guidance of a chair and committee members through a learning platform classroom in which weekly participation is required. Students work with their dissertation chair to write the prospectus, complete an approved proposal (the first three chapters of the dissertation), complete an application for Institutional Review Board approval, collect and analyze data, and complete the dissertation. During the final quarter, students prepare the dissertation for final review by the university and conclude with an oral defense of their dissertation. Once students register for DPSY 9000, they are registered each term until successful completion of the dissertation for a minimum of four terms. Students take this course for a minimum of four quarters and are continuously enrolled until completion of their dissertation with final chief academic officer (CAO) approval.To complete a dissertation, students must obtain the academic approval of several independent evaluators including their committee, the University Research Reviewer, and the Institutional Review Board; pass the Form and Style Review; gain approval at the oral defense stage; and gain final approval by the chief academic officer. Students must also publish their dissertation on ProQuest before their degree is conferred. Learn more about the dissertation process in the Dissertation Guidebook. (Prerequisite(s): Foundation and core courses and designation of an approved dissertation committee chairperson. Students engaging in a qualitative or mixed-methods dissertation study must also complete PSYC 8310. Students completing a mixed-methods dissertation study are strongly encouraged to also complete PSYC 8320.)
Students are continuously enrolled in DPSY 9000 for a minimum of 4 quarters until completion of their dissertation with final Chief Academic Officer (CAO) approval.
8-Year Maximum Timeframe
Students have up to 8 years to complete their doctoral degree requirements. See the policy in the Walden University Student Handbook. Students may petition to extend the 8-year maximum timeframe, but an extension is not guaranteed.
$1,475 each (in-person: travel, lodging and other expenses are additional) $5,500–$5,900
I have a master's in a different discipline
Themes and Theories of Developmental Psychology
Students in this course are introduced to concepts and theories that form the basis of developmental psychology. Developmental theories will be reviewed, including psychoanalytic, behaviorist, cognitive, social, and ecological theory. Students will critically examine the strengths and limitations of each theory in the context of the psychologists and the research that contributed to each theory. Contemporary applications of developmental theories will be explored, with an emphasis on applications designed to produce positive social change.
Lifespan Development
Students in this course are provided with an advanced overview of human development through the lifespan, including prenatal, childhood, adolescent, adult, and late-adult phases. Students examine and apply basic processes and theories to developmental milestones that occur within these phases of development. They explore factors of heredity and environmental elements on human development, and they consider ethical issues, research considerations, and global perspectives as they assess strategies to promote optimal development. Students also engage in coursework and discussions that highlight themes of diversity and social change.
Factors of cognitions and social behavior are at the root of nearly all experiences pertaining to individuals in society. In this course, students use the lens of social psychology to examine perceptions, attitudes, relationships and attraction, motivation to help others, prejudice and aggression, conformity and obedience, group behavior, and the influence of culture. Students apply knowledge and skills gained in the course to a final project in which they develop a plan for using social psychology research to address a significant social problem. Moreover, students consider ways to extend lessons learned to their personal and professional lives to effect positive social change as scholar-practitioners.
Culture often has a profound influence on individual beliefs, personality development, and social behavior. Therefore, mental health professionals must have a fundamental understanding of the impact and psychological implications of culture. In this course, students focus on core themes of cross-cultural psychology—specifically, cultures representing different parts of the world and cultural influences on human psychology. Students explore the cultural components, research, and theory of cross-cultural psychology, and they assess the overall impact of culture on the field of psychology around the world. Additionally, they engage in readings and practical assignments to gain a better understanding of human development and the interactions between culture and social behaviors, health, mental health, and mental illnesses.
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Look Who Emerges As Voice For Conservative Reform In House Drama
By Peter LaBarbera, WND News Center
Whether or not Rep. Kevin McCarthy gets the votes for House Speaker, the renegade conservatives fighting to unseat him have succeeded in exposing the corrupt legislative process and weak leadership that produced another massive spending bill loaded with liberal, special-interest projects like $3 million in taxpayer money for an "LGBTQ Museum."
One House conservative who has emerged as an articulate spokesman for the "not business as usual" Republicans is U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, who represents a stretch of Texas ranging from Austin to San Antonio. A former chief of staff to Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Roy is now a formidable force on his own speaking out on behalf of grassroots conservatives against the D.C. "swamp."
No congressman has been more forceful in decrying the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill, recently signed into law by President Biden, that won passage with the help of 18 GOP senators and nine House members, and explaining how it happened.
On the House floor [see video below] and in media interviews, Roy has exposed how legislators are given bloated bills resulting from negotiations between advocates for defense spending and legislative liberals as a fait accompli with no opportunity to debate the final bill nor offer amendments. He demands an end to this process:
"The American people are looking at this body and asking how we can pass $1.7 trillion bills that are unpaid for."
On Dec. 23, Roy sounded off against the omnibus bill that became "bipartisan" thanks to the support of longtime "conservative" senators like Tom Cotton [see full list of GOP senators here]:
"Today, the United States Senate, the Senate supposedly the 'upper chamber,' the House of Lords in the United States, if you will,…is in the process of sending us after voting for it, a 4,155-page bill unveiled yesterday morning at 1:30 am that will cost 1.7 trillion dollars. This bill will increase spending: 118 billion dollars."
"This bill has 45 billion dollars for the country of Ukraine, 21 percent over President Biden's request, by the way. Forty billion dollars for disaster relief. Fifteen billion dollars for 7,234 earmarks with the senior senator of Alabama, Richard Shelby [a Republican] walking out of the Senate with his legacy of 670 million dollars."
"I could go on and on and on for all of the things that are put in here divvying us up by race, divvying us up by gender ideology, all of those earmarks just flooding out with money we don't have. But that's not even the worst of it. That's not even the actual irresponsibility of this body. That's just pork, spending that this body is used to doing to the tune of 15, 16 billion dollars. The real problem is that we are funding a whole alphabet soup of federal agencies that are demonstrably not doing their job, but more importantly are demonstrably targeting the American people."
A week later, as Roy was on the floor of the House filled with legislators nominating rising conservative star Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., as a competitor to McCarthy for Speaker, he bemoaned the lack of a meaningful floor debate on the gargantuan spending bill, and impossibility to alter it with amendments.
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"We should be in here having this kind of a conversation, with this many people in the room, about Ukraine, and we should debate the merits" of the $45 billion dollars allotted in the spending bill as aid to Ukraine, he said.
"The only way you're going to get that is if you change the rules and have the leadership to advance the rules to make sure that we can do that," he said.
Noting that some progress toward that goal has been achieved in two months of negotiations between conservatives and McCarthy, he said, "But we're not there. We're not at the place where we need to be to guarantee … that we're going to be able to stand up in the face of the swamp that continues to step over the American people on a daily basis, and spend money we don't have, and to continue to leave our borders open, and to continue to fund bureaucrats we are stepping over the freedoms of the American people."
Roy bristles at the idea that the conservatives challenging McCarthy are doing so for "selfish" reasons, as asserted by freshman Rep. Michael Lawler, R-N.Y., in an interview with Fox News. In fact, Roy told conservative talker Glenn Beck Tuesday, the personal attacks against conservatives by McCarthy's allies emboldened and grew the opposition against him
"This is not personal. It's not. This is about the future of this country," he said in nominating Rep. Jim Jordan (an ally and fellow House conservative, but one who is not challenging McCarthy) for Speaker.
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iMammalia reaches new horizons thank to the support of European citizens
mammalnet
The friendly-use mobile app recently achieved 10,000 observations on wild mammals in a record period
Since the implementation of MammalNet project (www.mammalnet.com) in October 2019 (a project funded by EFSA), participating volunteers have registered observations of European mammal species all over the continent. The project was first stablished in 4 pilot Countries: Croatia, Germany, Poland, and Spain. Now, iMammalia has expanded and initiated its way in other Countries: the Balkans area, where available information on wild mammals' distribution is scarce, plus Italy. First results are promising, and the expectations is to continue expansion.
MammalNet Project is based on citizen science, which is the participation of the public in scientific research activities, using their effort, knowledge, tools, and resources. Citizens submit the data collected through their own experiences to the researchers, who will combine all the data collected to draw conclusions. The observations can be observed through a web portal and remain available to the scientific community. Finally, the contributions of both citizen and professional scientists allow people to make better evidence-based decisions about wildlife, promoting wildlife conservation, management of wildlife resources and potential risks.
There are three free apps developed to assist with collecting data: iMammalia (smartphone app to record and share sightings of mammals); MammalWeb (web platform for anyone using camera trap, where you can upload and share the photos); and AGOUTI (web platform to support specific projects to estimate abundance and distribution of mammal species, generally developed by professionals, advanced naturalist or trained volunteers who have access to camera trap deployments).
Citizens have registered in iMammalia more than 10,000 observations of European mammal species all over the continent since MammalNet project was implemented. In addition, citizens have collected more than 80,000 sequences of camera-trap images in MammalWeb.
Data collected by citizens
More than 850 citizens have contributed to reach 10,000 observations. The roe deer is the most frequently mammal reported (3224 observations), followed by the brown hare (990), red fox (903), red squirrel (902), European rabbit (493) and wild boar (475). It is also remarkable that observation of species of great conservation interest, such as carnivores (bears, wolves, lynxes, European minks) and alien invasive mammals (e.g., raccoon or coypu) are coming in.
Figure 1. The most frequently species reported per country (the area of the picture is proportional to their relative frequency of reporting). Red boxes indicate exotic species.
Photographers: roe deer by J. Ara Cajal; brown hare and fallow deer by J.M. Pérez de Ayala;wild rabbit by J. Blanco; red fox by S. Baz López; red squirrel by Manimals S.L.; European beaver by Damiani; Western hedgehog by CENEAM; Granada hare and Brown bear by J.L. Rodríguez; coypu by Mike Patterson; grey wolf, marten and wild cat by F. Cámara Orgaz; Spanish Ibex by Juanjo Campos; mouse by A. Camoyán; grey squirrel by Chiswick Chap; racoon dog by Misooksun; European bison by A. Rivas Salvador.
The countries where participants upload more observations in absolute terms are among the 4 initial pilot countries: Germany (4914), Poland (1799) and Spain (1768), (see Figure 1). However, the contribution in terms of new data incorporated international databases reaches the maximum for Croatia, with about 90% of what is reported for mammals in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). This is really promising! We expect the figures to grow during the next months in the Balkans area, where the app has been recently released with local translations.
Figure 2. Top: The most frequently species reported per country. Croatia, Germany, Poland, and Spain are the 4 pilot countries where the project started by the end of 2019. Recently (April 2021) other countries have incorporated to the MammalNet initiative. Bottom: Nº of records per million people (area is proportional to value).
Interestingly, although the lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemics impacted the previously growing trend in the number of records collected per day (mid March 2020, figure 3), iMammalia definitively has rooted among European citizens during 2021, and we currently evidence a very positive growing trend.
Figure 3. Number of records daily collected per day by iMammalia app across Europe. The arrow indicates the first lockdown due to COVID-19 in Europe.
We take the opportunity as we reach this incredible milestone to thank all participants contributing to wildlife mammal research, conservation, and management through MammalNet project, by using iMammalia or any app. We all together are opening previously unsuspected horizons in the fields of wild mammal research and conservation.


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Widdicombe v. Childers
McKenna v. Wallis
The principles of law announced in repeated opinions of the Supreme Court seem to us clearly to lead to the…
Porter, et al. v. Carstensen
But Porter's land was public land when he entered it, and we doubt that his possession may be tacked to that…
Full title:WIDDICOMBE v . CHILDERS
Court:U.S.
Date published: Jan 23, 1888
124 U.S. 400 (1888)
8 S. Ct. 517
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI.
Argued December 1, 1887. Decided January 23, 1888.
A applied at a public land office for a S.E. ¼ section of land. By mistake the register in the application described it as the S.W. ¼, and A signed the application so written, but the entry in the plat and tract books showed that he had bought and paid for the S.E. ¼. He immediately went into possession of the S.E. ¼, and he and those under him remained in undisputed possession of it for more than 35 years. About 22 years after his entry some person without authority of law changed the entry on the plat and tract books, and made it to show that his purchase was of the S.W. ¼ instead of the S.E. ¼, thus showing two entries of the S.W. ¼. W., then, with full knowledge of all these facts, located agricultural scrip on this S.E. ¼. S., or those claiming under him, did not discover the mistake until after W. had got his patent. Held, that W. was a purchaser in bad faith, and that his legal title, though good as against the United States, was subject to the superior equities of S. and of those claiming under him.
Mr. S.S. Burdett for plaintiff in error.
Mr. James Hagerman for defendants in error submitted on his brief.
THE case is stated in the opinion of the court.
MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the court.
This was a suit brought by Albert C. Widdicombe to recover the possession of the S.E. ¼ sec. 36, T. 64, R. 6, Clarke County, Missouri. He claimed title under a patent of the United States bearing date December 15, 1871, issued upon a location of agricultural scrip on the 10th of May, 1871, under the act of July 2, 1862. 12, Stat. 503, c. 130. As an equitable defence to the action, such a defence being permissible by the laws of Missouri, the defendants alleged in substance that they claimed title under Edward Jenner Smith, who, on the 6th of July, 1836, went to the proper land office and made application for the purchase of the land in dispute; that his application was duly accepted, and he completed the purchase by the payment of the purchase money as required by law; that the entries made at the time by the proper officers in the plat and tract books kept in the office showed that he had bought and paid for the S.E. ¼, but that the register, in writing his application, described the S.W. ¼ by mistake; that he signed the application without discovering the error; that he immediately went into the possession of the S.E. ¼, as and for the lands he had purchased, and he and those claiming under him have asserted title thereto, and paid taxes thereon ever since; that afterwards the entries on the plat and tract books were changed, without authority of law, so as to show that his purchase had been of the S.W. ¼ instead of the S.E. ¼; that Widdicombe located his scrip on the S.E. ¼ with full knowledge of all the facts, and that he now holds the legal title under his patent in trust for those claiming under Smith, whom the defendants represent in the suit. The prayer of the answer was that such trust might be established, and Widdicombe decreed to convey the legal title to those who had acquired Smith's rights.
The trial court found the facts to be substantially as stated in the answer. The Supreme Court, on appeal, affirmed this finding, and rendered judgment in favor of the defendants, requiring Widdicombe to convey in accordance with the prayer of the answer. From that judgment this writ of error was brought.
We entertain no doubt whatever as to the correctness of the findings of fact in the courts below. The evidence establishes beyond all question that Smith intended to buy, and the officers at the land office intended to sell the S.E. ¼. That tract was then unsold, while the S.W. ¼ had been purchased by Robert Wooden at private entry on the 8th of November, 1834, and this was shown by the records of the office. The written application, by mistake, described the wrong land and the certificates of the register and receiver followed the application; but the entries upon the records of the office were correct. The officers supposed they had sold, and Smith supposed he had paid for, the S.E. ¼. This was in 1836. For twenty-two years afterwards, certainly, and, as we are satisfied, for a much longer time, the plat and tract books showed that this quarter section was not subject to entry or sale. At some time, but exactly when or by whom does not distinctly appear, the entry of Smith was changed from the S.E. ¼ to the S.W. ¼, thus showing two entries of the S.W. ¼ — one by Wooden in 1834, and the other by Smith in 1836. The fact of the change, as well as what it was, appeared on the face of the records, and no one could have been misled by it unless he wilfully shut his eyes to what was before him.
Widdicombe was sworn as a witness in his own behalf, and the following is the whole of his testimony:
"I am plaintiff in this cause. I applied for and entered the land in controversy at the Boonville land office, as shown by my application in evidence, in the early part of 1871. Never was in Clarke County, Mo., or the northeastern part of the State prior to June, 1874. Never saw the Hampton map of Clarke County, referred to in evidence, prior to that time. Never saw any records, other than the government or United States records, having reference to the land in controversy prior to that time. I had heard of no person claiming the land in controversy prior to the time I went to Clarke County, in 1874. The defendant, Childers, was cutting timber upon the land when I went there, in June, 1874, and was cutting about the middle of the tract; so he informed me.
"Cross-examined by defendants:
"I discovered the southeast quarter 36, 64, 6 W., was vacant while employed in making an examination of the records to purchase for a party in Scotland County an 80-acre tract, where there were three applicants at the same time for the same piece of land, one of whom was the sheriff of Scotland County. There had been a correction, alteration, or erasure, call it as you please, on the plat and tract books in the register's office, in section 36, township 64, range 6 west, and I saw it before I made the entry. [On] The plat book, whereon the numbers of entries are posted, in section 36, and on the southeast quarter of said section, there is a perceptible erasure. On the tract book the letter `W,' in the Smith entry, appears to have been made with a heavy stroke of the pen, and has a much heavier and darker appearance than the letter `S' preceding it, and has the appearance of having been changed from some other letter, and the letter `E' is the only letter over which the letter `W' could have been written so as to have formed a correct description of any other entry, either in that or any other section, or in the description of lands similarly situated."
The evidence shows clearly and distinctly that Widdicombe had been for many years familiar with the books of the office and their contents, as well as with the way in which the business was done there. He must have known that the original entry by Smith was of the S.E. ¼, and that it could not be changed to the S.W. ¼ without putting the entry on a quarter section that had already been bought and paid for. Under these circumstances the conclusion is irresistible that he is legally chargeable with notice of Smith's prior entry and of the rights which had been acquired under it.
Such being the case the judgment below was clearly right. There cannot be a doubt but that if the mistake in the written application and in the certificates of the register and receiver had been discovered before the patent was issued to Widdicombe, it would have been corrected in the land office upon proper application in that behalf. The error was one which arose from the mistake of the register, one of the officers of the local land office, and comes directly within the provisions of § 2369 of the Revised Statutes, which is a reenactment of the act of March 3, 1819, 3 Stat. 526, c. 98, and in force from the time of the entry by Smith until now. The act of 1819 was extended by the act of May 24, 1828, 4 Stat. 301, c. 96, to cases where patents had been or should be issued. This extension is now embraced in § 2370 of the Revised Statutes. Another statute, passed May 24, 1824, 4 Stat. 31, c. 138, now § 2372 of the Revised Statutes, authorizes similar relief.
The mistake in this case does not appear to have been discovered by Smith, or those claiming under him, until after Widdicombe had got his patent, and after they had been in the undisputed enjoyment for thirty-five years and more of what they supposed was their own property under a completed purchase, with the price fully paid. Widdicombe, being a purchaser with full knowledge of their rights, was in law a purchaser in bad faith, and, as their equities were superior to his, they were enforceable against him, even though he had secured a patent vesting the legal title in himself. Under such circumstances, a court of chancery can charge him as trustee and compel a conveyance which shall convert the superior equity into a paramount legal title. The cases to this effect are many and uniform. The holder of a legal title in bad faith must always yield to a superior equity. As against the United States his title may be good, but not as against one who had acquired a prior right from the United States in force when his purchase was made under which his patent issued. The patent vested him with the legal title, but it did not determine the equitable relations between him and third persons. Townsend v. Greeley, 5 Wall. 326, 335; Silver v. Ladd, 7 Wall. 219, 228; Meader v. Norton, 11 Wall. 442, 458; Johnson v. Towsley, 13 Wall. 72, 87; Carpentier v. Montgomery, 13 Wall. 480, 496; Shepley v. Cowan, 91 U.S. 330, 340; Moore v. Robbins, 96 U.S. 530, 535; Worth v. Branson, 98 U.S. 118, 121; Marquez v. Frisbie, 101 U.S. 473, 475.
The judgment is affirmed.


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Q: SendVerificationCode are blocked by firebase Firebase phone number authentication worked fine with otp. But now I'm getting Firebase exception and not getting the otp.
This is the exception-
com.google.firebase.FirebaseException: An internal error has occurred. [ Requests to this API identitytoolkit method google.cloud.identitytoolkit.v1.AuthenticationService.SendVerificationCode are blocked. ]

and
Unexpected response code 403 for https://www.googleapis.com/identitytoolkit/v3/relyingparty/sendVerificationCode?alt=proto&key=AIz--------

A: 403 is for Forbidden access.

*

*Refer to the API's quota in the Firebase Console to ensure your
application is not exceeding the request quota.

*Ensure  API is enabled in the Developer Console for the application
you are testing.

*Confirm that the SHA key has been inserted properly .

For SMS sign in with Firebase .

Verification code SMS messages:  50 messages/IP address/minute,
  500 messages/IP address/hour
Verification requests :  150 requests/IP address/hour

A: You may have reached the limit. Please check limits

A: You can add dummy phone number with otp for testing purpose. Firebase only allow
Verification code SMS messages    50 messages/IP address/minute, 500 messages/IP address/hour. Alternatively try another phone number.

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We totally feel you. The fact is, when used correctly, the opposite should be true. A good face oil should absorb like a dream into your skin, and can even enhance the effects of the rest of your beauty routine.
But, the million dollar question on our lips is this: how do you identify which one is best for your skin type? What ingredients should you look out for? Do you still need to use a moisturiser?! Oh, the confusion.
Fear no more, because we've tried, tested and done a good bit of legwork to bring you the facts. Presenting ZERRIN's guide on what to look for in a good face oil, how to apply it and recommendations to try for your skin type!
A good face oil should be packed with nutrients, fatty acids and antioxidants. Over the last few years, they've been marketed as a more luxurious beauty buy, and some are put off the slightly higher price tag. Actually, face oils contain much more concentrated ingredients than a typical moisturiser. This means you can use less product (2 to 3 drops for your face is usually enough). So, even if you use it every day, a bottle should last you a good few months. Value for money? We think so too!
We advise purchasing an oil with the most natural ingredients possible. A pure botanical or organic formula won't contain chemicals or preservatives, which are synthetic ingredients typically found in drugstore skincare that can actually block your pores. Always read the label, and scrutinise any ingredients that don't sound naturally-derived if the product claims to be so.
A quality oil should absorb easily and seamlessly into your skin, although it may take some time to find the best ingredients that suit your skin type, as oils contain molecules of different sizes (check out our guide for your skin type below!). For this reason, they usually make a great primer before makeup.
Incorporating a face oil into your routine can take some trial and error. Depending on your skin type and needs, you may want to use a face oil in place of your usual moisturiser twice a day, or use it only in the evenings before bed. Applied and left overnight, it can help to repair and protect, which in turn can help your skin better absorb other products in your arsenal. If you feel like your other skin care isn't performing how you'd hoped, an oil might actually help you achieve that dreamy skin you've been wishing for.
Of course, you can find a method to apply your oil that you like, but we have a few suggestions! If you're totally new to the consistency, try applying yours at night time first. It's a prime time for your skin to reap the most benefits when it has time to repair itself and there's no external aggressors, or temptation to touch your face.
First things first, after cleansing and toning, make sure your skin is still moist before you apply your oil. This is a crucial step because oil locks in moisture, and prevents it from evaporating. You also get the most benefits from facial oils by applying them before moisturiser, so apply your oil first.
Apply a few drops of face oil directly onto your palms and then onto your face (don't rub it into your hands though, as that's a waste of product!) Depending on your skin's needs, you may want to apply oil onto only certain parts of your face, instead of your whole complexion.
Massage is a great way to help destress at the end of the day, and encourages your facial muscles to relax, which is great if you've spent all day staring into a computer screen like many of us urbanites.
If you prefer, you can pat the product into your skin, which is nice if you're using a product with essential oil ingredients. Take a few deep breaths and inhale for a calming, aromatherapy effect!
You can experiment with combining a few drops of oil with your regular moisturiser instead of applying them separately, however we'd advise against mixing oil and sunscreen as it can affect the product stability.
We stand by the fact that all complexions can benefit from a face oil, it's about finding one that suits you. Although we've recommended the following oils by skin type given their properties, they can be suited/adaptable for different conditions.
Drier skin types can typically handle heavier, richer base oils like coconut or avocado. Biconi's Glow Serum contains a blend of nutrient rich pure cold pressed oils including Avocado, Camellia, Virgin Coconut, Argan, Macadamia, Borage, Sunflower, Lavender, Geranium, Palmarosa and Frankincense, to nourish your skin from within. For sensitive skins prone to redness, Borage oil - which is also a popular dietary supplement to support skin health - helps to reduce inflammation and can soothe conditions like eczema and dermatitis.
The key to finding the right oil for oilier skin tones is to identify pure lightweight ingredients. Grape seed and geranium are good options, as are treatment oils like tea tree and eucalyptus. Argan oil has long been associated just with use on the hair, but it's small molecular size means it actually absorbs super effectively into your skin, making it ideal for use on the face. This also means you should be able to reap the hydration benefits without the risk of breakouts. It's also high in vitamin E, which means it's great for plumping and retexturing.
We recommend applying a few drops of ANIA's 100% USDA Certified Argan Oil before bedtime to get the most benefits. Speeding up cell regeneration, over time you should see lightened acne scarring and less fine lines, too.
Another lightweight option that oilier complexions can try is Want Skincare's Face Oil, which contains certified organic, cold pressed ingredients like Ukui, Rosehip and Baobab oils to promote skin regeneration, brighten and protect against free-radical damage. We love the natural nutty scent of this one too!
A great all rounder for many skin types, Frank Skincare's Juicier Luxury Face Oil contains 11 certified organic ingredients. With regular application, it will help to balance moisture, firm, plump and improve your skin's tone and texture. A key ingredient, Jojoba oil, has a similar molecular structure to our skin's own natural oils, making it easily absorbed and ideal for balancing sebum production.


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The Top 10 Canadian music albums
Katie Scott and Chris Jancelewicz GlobalNews.ca
Celine Dion performs in Nice, Italy in 2017 and Shania Twain performs at a 2017 New Year's Eve celebration.
There's so much talent in Canada, whether it's comedy, acting or … any art form, really.
Over the past few decades, Canada has really emerged as a music powerhouse; it's amazing how often a Canadian musician is topping the charts. Interestingly, eight of the top 10 best selling Canadian music albums of all time are by women (and four of those by the same woman!).
In honour of next week's Canadian Music Week, we've compiled the Top 10 Canadian music albums. Take a gander — and perhaps a listen — below.
(Ed. Note: Nielsen Music Canada, in collaboration with Billboard, compiled a list of the top-selling Canadian albums from 1996-2016. The top overall Canadian albums list combines physical and digital album sales.)
1. Shania Twain – Come On Over
Shania Twain's Come On Over was released on Nov. 4, 1997, and it is the best-selling studio album by a female artist and the best-selling album of the 1990s. It's also the best-selling country music album of all time and the best selling album by a Canadian. Twain's album was listed as no. 21 in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame's Definitive 200. Her third studio album includes hits like Man! I Feel Like a Woman!, You're Still The One and Don't Be Stupid. It also includes her massive 1998 hit That Don't Impress Me Much, which Twain recently revealed that Brad Pitt's nude photos inspired the song. — KS
2. Céline Dion – Let's Talk About Love
Céline Dion's Let's Talk About Love is the fifth English-language studio album by the singer, released on Nov. 14, 1997. This album features My Heart Will Go On, the main theme song from the film Titanic. The song became Dion's biggest hit and one of the best-selling singles of all time. My Heart Will Go On won the 1997 Academy Award for Best Original Song. It also dominated the 1999 Grammy Awards, winning Record of the Year — marking the first time the honour was won by a Canadian — as well as Song of the Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television. — KS
3. Shania Twain – Up!
On the heels of 1997's Come on Over, Twain's Up! was released in 2002 to eager audiences. At this point, the country-music singer was a worldwide sensation, and this album made her the only female artist to ever have three back-to-back diamond albums. It sold a staggering 874,000 copies in its first week of release. — CJ
4. Sarah McLachlan – Surfacing
McLachlan was at her peak in the mid-1990s, and her songs were everywhere — featured on TV and in movies, and beyond. Surfacing, released in 1997, was McLachlan's fourth album and arguably her most successful. Coinciding with the female-only Lilith Fair, McLachlan emerged as one of the most powerful musical voices of the era. To this day, singles Angel, Building a Mystery, Adia and Sweet Surrender are still part of the Canadian music lexicon. — CJ
5. Avril Lavigne – Let Go
Let Go is the debut album of the Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne, released on June 4, 2002. This album is featured among the 200 Definitive Albums of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and it landed Lavigne eight Grammy nominations. Let Go features hit songs, such as Complicated, Sk8er Boi and I'm With You from the Napanee singer. — KS
6. Céline Dion – All The Way – A Decade Of Song
Of course, considering that so much of Dion's discography is in the Top 10, it only makes sense that her greatest hits album from 1999 would be on here, too. (All the Way … actually contains seven brand-new recordings.) The well-known, upbeat That's the Way It Is was the album's first single, and went on to become one of Dion's most recognized tunes. — CJ
7. Michael Bublé – Christmas
This is Michael Bublé's second Christmas-themed release, following his five-track project, Let It Snow. Bublé won a Juno Award for Album of the Year, making it the first holiday album to win the award. As soon as it's appropriate to listen to Christmas music, you can hear this album playing throughout the malls and on the radio. — KS
8. Our Lady Peace – Clumsy
The second studio album from the grunge rockers, 1997's Clumsy was a defining collection of songs following the band's debut album, Naveed. The very popular single Superman's Dead (above) led the charge, and Our Lady Peace was one of a handful of Canadian bands to help define the 1990s rock sound in the country. It is their best-selling album to date. — CJ
9. Céline Dion – Falling Into You
This was an epic album upon its release in 1996, and took place at Dion's height of fame. With immensely popular tracks, like It's All Coming Back to Me Now and Because You Loved Me, it's no surprise it won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and Best Pop Album. It also made it to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Definitive 200 List. — CJ
10. Céline Dion – These Are Special Times
These Are Special Times is the sixth English-language studio album and the first English-language Christmas album by Dion. The album was released on Oct. 30, 1998, and it only took nine days for the Canadian singer to record the album in Miami. Dion worked with David Foster, Ric Wake, R. Kelly and Bryan Adams to produce the popular Christmas album. This album is one of the best-selling Christmas albums of all time. — KS
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This 'Mister Rogers' moment broke race barriers. It's just as powerful today
The scene aired amid racial tensions in the U.S. over segregated swimming pools, and many see it as Rogers taking a stand against racism.
In a 1993 episode of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," Rogers invited Officer Clemmons to soak his feet in a wading pool, a reference to a 1969 episode with a similar scene, which aired amid civil unrest over racially segregated pools.The Fred Rogers Company
June 8, 2020, 6:37 PM UTC / Source: TODAY
By Maura Hohman
Fred Rogers is known for the kindness he displayed on his kids' show, "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," which aired from 1968 to 2001. Today, his messages are just as powerful as people across the world protest racial injustice in the wake of George Floyd's death in Minneapolis police custody.
Two scenes in particular — one aired in 1969 and the other in 1993, according to NPR — have stood out to social media users who've been sharing them on Twitter and Instagram. Both scenes show Rogers, who died in 2003, and Officer Clemmons, played by black actor François Clemmons, placing their feet in a wading pool together.
The first scene aired amid civil unrest over pool segregation policies in the U.S., and many perceive it as Rogers taking a stand against racism. The same year it aired, the Supreme Court ruled that pools could not be segregated by race, according to The New York Times.
In the scene, Rogers is spraying his feet in a wading pool when Officer Clemmons stops by, and Rogers asks him to join. Clemmons initially responds that he doesn't have a towel, and Rogers offers to share his.
Twenty-four years later, in the pair's last episode together per NPR, the show broadcast a similar moment. Rogers tells Clemmons that he's soaking his feet because they're tired and asks if Clemmons would like to try. "Sure!" Clemmons responds.
Clemmons discussed these striking clips in the 2018 documentary about the show, "Won't You Be My Neighbor?", and while promoting his memoir published in May this year.
"They didn't want black people to come and swim in their swimming pools, and Fred said, 'That is absolutely ridiculous,'" Clemmons recalled in the documentary.
In an interview with public radio outlet WBUR last month, Clemmons said he initially thought the 1969 scene was "kind of light" because he was expecting it to involve Martin Luther King Jr., who was assassinated the year prior, or even the president at the time, Lyndon B. Johnson.
Martin Luther King III discusses protests, injustice and finding a way forward
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Explaining how Rogers offered him a seat and a towel, Clemmons told WBUR, "My God, those were powerful words. It was transformative to sit there with him, thinking to myself, 'Oh, something wonderful is happening here. This is not what it looks like. It's much bigger.'"
He continued: "Many people, as I've traveled around the country, share with me what that particular moment meant to them because he was telling them, 'You cannot be a racist.' And one guy ... I'll never forget, said to me, 'When that program came on, we were actually discussing the fact that black people were inferior. And Mister Rogers cut right through it.' ... He said essentially that scene ended that argument."
Social media users all over are agreeing with this notion. Actress Brittany Snow shared a photo of the 1993 scene and its historical background in her caption. "Disagreeing with Mr. Rogers is like hating puppies, laughing & calorie free ice cream," she quipped.
Another Twitter user wrote, "In a world where you can be anything, be a Mr. Rogers."
"Mr. Rogers ... (broke) the color barrier live on television," tweeted a third.
Clemmons, now 75, has also spoken openly about what it was like to portray a cop as a black man — and how the pool scenes actually comforted him.
In a February 2018 interview with StoryCorps, he recalled that Rogers' suggestion he become Officer Clemmons "stopped me in my tracks."
"I grew up in the ghetto, and I did not have a positive opinion of police officers," he said. "Policemen were siccing dogs and water hoses on people, and I really had a hard time putting myself in that role. I was not excited about being Officer Clemmons at all."
But Clemmons believes the pool scene made "a very strong statement" by showing his "brown skin in the tub with (Rogers') white skin as two friends," he said.
"I still was not convinced that Officer Clemmons could have a positive influence in the neighborhood and the real world neighborhood," he added. "But I think I was proven wrong."
Maura Hohman
Maura Hohman is a weekend editor for TODAY.com.


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Hartford High School Plan Is Instructional For New Britain
Posted in public education by nbpoliticus on August 25, 2007
In his earliest days as Hartford School Superintendent, Steven J. Adamoski was critical of the $100+ million investment that had been made in Hartford Public High School. The makeover kept the facility a big-box, comprehensive high school with too many students in one place.
One of the nation's oldest secondary schools, Hartford Public has faced years of accreditation issues and troubling measures of student performance that the physical overhaul and capital investment did not improve.
Adamoski, a former superintendent of Cincinnati, OH schools, was brought to Hartford by Mayor Eddie Perez and the Board of Education for change and reform in the capital city's troubled 25,000 pupil school system. His task is to implement a "turnaround plan." Several days ahead of the 2007-2008 school year the details of an "all-choice" plan for Hartford have emerged. According to the Hartford plan the district "will undertake a dramatic investment in the creation of new schools with the goal of bringing over 30 new, high-performing public schools into the Hartford system by 2017, with the majority of new schools up and running in the first five years."
Dismal student achievement scores have prompted a call by Adamowski for decentralization of its big high schools. A story by Bob Frahm in the August 24th Hartford Courant focuses on the effort to be made over the next several years "to break the high schools up into smaller units."
"We have to redesign our [large] comprehensive high schools. We can't have these high schools continue to operate" in their current form, Adamowski told the Courant.
Like Hartford Public High, New Britain High is facing accreditation issues discussed by school board members, school officials and the public at an August 14th community meeting in New Britain. And nobody needs to be reminded that New Britain High has too many students crowded into one place. The New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) Commission on Secondary Schools report of October 2006 noted deficiencies that NBHS needs to address: "The current plant at New Britain High School is not capable of adequately housing its rapidly increasing student body."
The NEASC site team noted that the Board of Education is taking steps starting with a 9th grade academy (to open this year). But the Commission also noted that "support for student learning is inadequate" with a student to counselor ratio of 330 to 1 and two library media specialists to serve 3,200 students.
Those ratios demonstrate that NBHS is still too much of a comprehensive high school that needs smaller units of students to deliver a better learning environment — the sort of thing Adamowski is now trying to create in Hartford.
The New Britain Democratic Town Committee's 2007 platform calls for similar action: "The opening of a freshman academy is a positive first step toward a multi-faceted strategy of de-centralizing education and creating learning communities."
Despite the inequities that are built into the current means of financing the schools, a bold plan for high-performing schools [sometimes but not always contingent on more money] and similar to that being proposed in Hartford is needed in New Britain.
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