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Two women separated by geography and generations. Two women separated by experience and expectations.
A teen and an adult. One summoned to testify in a Florida courtroom, the other to listen. And even though the two were physically close over two days, they remained worlds apart.
It is this disconnect between juror and witness, one layered with issues of race and class, that underscores the varying reactions to last week's acquittal of George Zimmerman by a Florida jury in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The case has made young people reflect on how they are seen and heard — or misinterpreted — and it is a divide that teens in Boston say they know all too well.
"With adults, when you try to question something they did or an error in them, they argue that they don't understand anything you're saying," 18-year-old Maegen Joachim said at the Fields Corner office of Teens Lead at Work. "It's like you're from another planet trying to communicate with their kind."
Teens such as Joachim know the frustration of talking but not being heard. They know the frustration of existing but not being seen. They know what it means to be deemed less than others, to be judged. To be physics students profiled as thugs. To be an employee profiled as a thief. To be a multilingual college freshman profiled as illiterate.
Christ-Roberte Julmice, who lives in Dorchester, relates in a very tangible way to the condemnation unleashed on Martin's friend, Rachel Jeantel, the reluctant witness from Miami whose intelligence seemed to be on trial during her testimony in the case against Zimmerman. Julmice and Jeantel are both 19, and like Jeantel, Julmice's family emigrated from Haiti.
During her time on the stand, the Miami native's teenage disposition was on full display, complete with inner-city slang. Attorneys repeatedly asked Jeantel to repeat herself, questioning at one point if she understood English and telling her, "I know you grew up in a Haitian family, so make sure that everybody can hear you."
And during a post-trial interview, a woman identified only as Juror B37 said she had trouble understanding "a lot of" what was said by Jeantel, who will be a high school senior in the fall. The juror, one of the six who found Zimmerman not guilty, said she did not think Jeantel's testimony was "very credible."
"I felt very sorry for her," the juror told CNN's Anderson Cooper. "I think she felt inadequate toward everyone because of her education and her communication skills."
It is that notion of perceived inadequacy by others that Julmice related to most. "Because of my accent, people sometimes don't understand me. People are looking at me like, 'What are you saying? What are you telling me?' " the entering freshman at Stonehill College said. "You feel like you're not smart enough to talk to that person."
When it comes to the conversations of teens being parsed, picked apart, and not understood, some of that might be adults and teens doing the dance of miscommunication as they have for eons.
But Julmice's peers in the summer works program at the ABCD Dorchester Neighborhood Service Center also see something else at work.
"A lot of it," said 17-year-old Dayshara Robinson, "has to do with institutionalized and internalized racism."
"Just oppression. Not racism," corrected Phillip Nguyen, an 18-year-old worker with the Food Project, an organization that teaches young people about agriculture. " 'Cause there's a difference between refusing to listen and not" hearing.
His physics teacher ignoring students' pleas in class to slow down is an example of refusing to listen. The hardware store guard following him is an example of profiling .
"So, what I would do was pick things up off the shelves and put them on the ground and walk away," Nguyen said. "I would give him a look to make sure we made eye contact, go to another aisle, put something on the ground and walk away because if you're going to racially profile me and assume that because I'm young and the way I dress I'm going to steal something, I might as well have fun with it."
On Friday, President Obama shared similar experiences in some of his most extensive, and personal, comments on race relations in the United States since entering the White House, saying it was important to provide context for how people feel about, and responded to, the verdict.
"There are very few African-American men in this country who haven't had the experience of being followed when they were shopping at a department store. That includes me," the president said. "There are very few African-American men who haven't had the experience of walking across the street and hearing the locks click on the doors of cars. That happens to me — at least before I was a senator."
Teens in Boston say brown and black boys alike share these experiences.
"Like on the MBTA, the fancy people come on with their suits or whatever down at South Station, and me and best friend over here are being like mad loud, and they are like, 'These kids are ghetto,' " said 16-year-old Justin Caballero, a peer leader with Teens Lead at Work, an initiative in which teens train their peers about health, safety, and their rights under labor laws. "We walk down Dorchester Ave. to come to work and little Asian ladies clutch their purses when we walk by."
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HONOLULU - Monte Watanabe, an engineering student who graduated with his BS in May from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, was named as an honorable mention recipient for the 2006-2007 Eta Kappa Nu Alton B. Zerby and Carl T. Koerner Outstanding Electrical or Computer Engineering Student Award. Watanabe's selection as Honorable Mention identifies him as one of the three most outstanding electrical or computer engineering students in the nation.
There are nearly 200 chapters of Eta Kappa Nu, the honor society for electrical and computer engineers. Each chapter can nominate one student for the award. Of the five finalists this year, one winner and two honorable mentions were selected.
As an undergraduate, Watanabe co-authored several publications, including a forthcoming book chapter. He also played a major role on the steering committee of the 2007 International Microwave Symposium, Hawaiʻi's largest conference this year. Watanabe is currently pursuing his graduate degree at UH Mānoa, specializing in retrodirective antenna arrays for small-satellite applications.
Watanabe is the fourth UH Mānoa student to be recognized with the award in the past seven years. Previous UH Mānoa winners of the award, also UH Regents Scholars, were Kendall Ching (2001), Aaron Ohta (2003) and Blaine Murakami (2005).

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This week in new hires, ByAllAccounts welcomed Mark Wickersham; David Linton joined Salient Partners; MassMutual promoted Jon Budd and welcomed Brian Mezey; and Rohith Eggidi joined Brinton Eaton.
Also, Jasmine Jirele was promoted by Allianz Life; Richard Aneser was named chief marketing officer at Lincoln Financial Distributors and US SIF named Michelle Clayman to its board of directors.
Mark Wickersham Named Director of Product Management at ByAllAccounts
ByAllAccounts announced Tuesday that Mark Wickersham has joined the firm as director of product management. With over 20 years of experience, Wickersham spent 10 years in product development and user experience testing with Fidelity, serving as director of product management for its RIA group, senior director for family office services and design director for its retail trading area.
Wickersham began his career as a business analyst with The Boston Co. He later spent three years at Thomson Financial as an account manager, supporting global asset managers and regional family offices with portfolio management and trade order management software solutions. He also spent three years as a senior associate with Family Office Metrics, consulting on people, process and technology for single and multifamily offices.
Salient Partners Hires David Linton
Salient Partners L.P. announced Tuesday that David Linton has joined as managing director, responsible for leading retail sales and distribution activities. He brings 25 years of financial industry experience, most recently as managing director and head of sales for the Van Kampen Investments division of Morgan Stanley in Chicago. His career also includes tenures at financial services firms including Sun America Capital Services, ING/Pilgrim Funds, Northstar Funds and Dean Witter Reynolds.
Salient has also named David Clifford as its new chief strategy officer. In this role, he will be focused on product platform development, marketing and technologies. Prior to this, he was the head of Salient's sales and distribution platform.
MassMutual Retirement Services Hires Mezey, Promotes Budd
MassMutual's Retirement Services Division announced Feb. 15 the promotion of John Budd. It also welcomed Brian Mezey to its sales and client management organization, led by Hugh O'Toole, senior vice president.
In this newly created role, Budd is national practice leader covering the division's institutional retirement products, and is responsible for leading distribution strategy for stable value investment only and defined benefit businesses. Most recently, he had served as managing director with MassMutual Retirement Services, a position he held for over 24 years. Budd reports to Jonathan Shuman, vice president and head of business development for the division.
Mezey joined the division as managing director of institutional sales, taking over Budd's duties and reporting to Scott Buffington, national sales manager for the division. He is responsible for working with retirement plan advisors in the mid- and large markets and is partnered with Andy Hanlon covering the eastern New England region. He joins from E&M Consulting of Raymond James & Associates Inc., where he was a retirement plan advisor and a member of MassMutual's Advisor Partners Council.
Rohith Eggidi Joins Brinton Eaton as Investment Analyst
Brinton Eaton announced Tuesday that Rohith Eggidi has joined the firm as an investment analyst, after a several-month engagement as an investment consultant to the firm. He will work on quantitative analysis and risk-modeling projects for the firm's investment management clients.
Prior to this, Eggidi worked for OmniMarkets as a quantitative analyst intern where he was involved in several projects related to alternative asset valuation. He previously worked for Samsung India Software Operations Pvt. Ltd. as a software engineer and developer.
Allianz Life Promotes Jasmine Jirele
Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America announced Tuesday that it has named Jasmine Jirele as the new senior vice president, enterprise operations. In this role, she will be responsible for leading operational and service processes, including new business, in-force, operations controls, contact center, and related supporting functions. She will also lead the company's Policy Administration Solution project.
During her five years with Allianz Life, Jirele has served in various roles, most recently as vice president of market management and product innovation. She also led new product development and implementation for all annuities and life insurance, working collaboratively with several departments. Prior to joining Allianz Life, she held various leadership roles with 3M.
Richard Aneser Named Chief Marketing Officer of Lincoln Financial Distributors
Lincoln Financial Distributors, the wholesale distribution subsidiary of Lincoln Financial Group, announced Tuesday that Richard Aneser has joined the organization as chief marketing officer, effective immediately. In this newly created position, he will play a role in driving business results through strategic marketing for the portfolio of insurance and retirement products offered through financial advisors, institutions, insurance brokerages and consultants in the U.S. He will report to Will Fuller, president and CEO.
Aneser joins with more than two decades of marketing experience, on both the agency and corporate sides. Prior to joining, he served as managing director and head of advisory and solutions marketing and Wealth Management Americas for UBS. He also held a range of marketing roles with Merrill Lynch from 2002-2009. Earlier in his career, he served at Fidelity Investments and before that, at Hill, Holliday Advertising, Seigel & Gale, Wells Rich Greene BDDP and AC&R Advertising.
US SIF Appoints Managing Partner of New Amsterdam Partners to Board
The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment (US SIF) announced Friday that Michelle Clayman, managing partner and chief investment officer of New Amsterdam Partners, is the newest member of its board of directors. Clayman will fill the board chair vacated by Cliff Rosenthal, CEO of the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions.
Clayman serves on the board of directors of the Society of Quantitative Analysts and the Institute for Quantitative Research in Finance and also is active on the Asset Manager Code of Conduct Committee of the CFA Institute. A frequent commentator in financial media, Clayman has published articles in the Financial Analysts Journal, the Finance Professionals' Post and the Journal of Investing. She is a co-editor of "Corporate Finance: A Practical Approach."
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The Math You Need, When You Need Itpublished Feb 23, 2010 4:32pm
by Eric Baer (Highline Community College)
Often geoscience teachers are faced with a conundrum when teaching quantitatively in introductory college classes. Do we teach quantitative skills (such as unit conversions and basic graphing techniques) even though many of the students have these skills, or do we skip these topics and ignore the less prepared students since it is content that should have been learned previously? Judging from many introductory geoscience textbooks, there is a third option – get rid of the quantitative content. We offer a different solution: modular, on-line modules that students can use to bolster their quantitative skills just before they are needed in class.
"The Math You Need, When You Need It" (TMYN) modules are openly available at http://serc.carleton.edu/mathyouneed/. Each module covers quantitative topics that are important in introductory geoscience courses. These include trigonometry, unit conversions, graphing, rearranging equation, slopes, and density. Each topic includes a page for the instructor, a tutorial for students, a set of practice problems and an on-line quiz that is automatically graded and submitted to the instructor.
By design, TMYN uses multiple geoscience contexts for each quantitative skill so that instructors can readily and repeatedly make connections between mathematical skills and geoscience topics they are used in. Furthermore, the context provided by TMYN allows students to recognize the relevance of mathematics to geoscience. Since Spring 2008, TYMN has been used in conjunction with 11 sections of introductory geoscience at Highline Community College and University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. In these pilot studies, seven instructors were given the flexibility to decide how to utilize TMYN in their courses. Despite a variety of implementations, TMYN successfully improved the math skills of >90% of students who participated.
Besides the use in classes by more than seven hundred students, over 94,000 visitors came to the website in the past 12 months. Of these, over 15,000 stayed on the site for more than one minute indicating that they engaged with the modules to at least some extent. 90% of the visitors found the resources through a search engine using very general search terms, indicating that they were not part of a class or assigned to complete the modules as an assignment. This indicates that TMYN modules are meeting a broader need.
TMYN recently received funding from the National Science Foundation to expand the use of these modules to other institutions. The project will broaden the impact of the project and, at the same time, examine the role of institution type, student demographics and other factors that may impact the effectiveness of TMYN modules in supporting students. Instructors who are interested in seeing how TMYN modules might be incorporated in their courses are encouraged to contact Eric Baer or Jen Wenner.


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In our mobile society, chances are good that your pet will be transported during its lifetime. Whether for a visit to your veterinarian or a weekend trip, your pet will travel.
To predict problems that may arise, consider the circumstances of the trip:
- Is the trip more or less that two or three hours long?
- If it is a long trip, will you have opportunities to visit with your pet?
- Will your pet be within view or secluded in a separate compartment?
- Will your pet be confined to a crate or pet carrier?
Prepare your pet for travel
When possible, prepare your pet by gradually exposing it to elements or sequences of the trip and then practice departures. If your pet is not used to traveling, brief frequent trips are the best way to expose your pet to this experience. As long as your pet's basic comforts are attended to, the trip should go well.
For short trips, remove food at least two hours before starting a trip. For longer trips, remove food several hours before the trip. You may feed your pet after the trip. Offer small amounts of water until an hour before travel. Depending on the length of the trip, water bowls can be left in the carrier or not.
Play with your pet or engage it in some kind of positive interaction before you leave home. If your pet is well exercised before it is confined, it will be more comfortable. Make sure your dog has a long walk or your cat has enough time to use the litter before its confinement. Your pet will be less likely to become nauseated or to soil itself during confinement if it is given every opportunity to void before departure.
Most pets become adjusted to travel with frequent travel opportunities. They may feel more secure if they are confined to a sturdy and well-ventilated carrier. Cats and small or medium dogs may learn to travel in pet carriers designed for travel. Large dogs, for example, may be confined behind special gates that section off the back of a motor vehicle.
Have your pet's general health evaluated by a veterinarian before you leave on a long trip. Ideally, this should be scheduled well before an anticipated trip and not left for the last minute. Vaccinations should be updated. Make a list of your pet's known physical disorders and any new problems that have developed since your last visit.
If you are going overseas, your veterinarian may be able to advise you regarding reports of pet health problems prevalent at your destination. Consult the embassy or consulate of the country you will visit for information on any documents or special vaccinations that your pet will require. Have these with you at the veterinary appointment. Your veterinarian's signature may be required to clear your pet's health status for customs officials.
If you are traveling within the United States, ask your veterinarian if there are any diseases in the area you will visit that are a threat to your pet's health. When you return, take in a stool sample for analyses in case your pet has acquired any intestinal parasites. You may wish to schedule an appointment with your veterinarian to check for other parasites, such as heartworms or fleas, or any other problem noticed during the trip.
Fear & Anxiety During Travel
Regardless of the mode of transportation and the reasons for it, several behavior problems may arise because of fear. Fear may cause hyperexcitability and agitation, hyperventilation, vocalization, attempts to escape or hide, aggressiveness, nausea, vomiting, defecation and urination. Destruction to the interior of your car or pet carrier may indicate fear or anxiety, particularly if the pet is isolated from you. A pet can turn its fear or anxiety against itself by excessively self-grooming during the trip.
Fearful responses to travel may worsen or remain relatively constant over time. Your pet may become fearful before a trip if it learns to recognize signs of impending departures. Very young or aging pets can show affects after travel. The stress of travel can decrease a pet's resistance to disease. Intense fear can result in serious illness in animals with undiagnosed ailments.
Sedatives & Tranquilizers
Tranquilizers or sedatives intended to ease your pet's fear should be reserved for pets that suffer from extreme fear or anxiety during travel, and should only be used at your veterinarian's recommendation. The type of medication and its dosage must be appropriate for your pet's age, basic temperament, degree of emotional upset during travel, duration of travel and physical status. Most drugs used for this purpose are short acting, with a peak effect lasting only several hours. For longer trips, it may not be worthwhile to sedate your pet, though it may help it through the first part of the trip. If your pet's only problem during travel is nausea or vomiting, medication to combat motion sickness may be all that is required.
Travel Tips
- No matter how careful you think you are, pets have a tremendous talent for getting loose at the most inappropriate times and then getting lost. Always make sure your pet is wearing appropriate identification tags that include your name, address, telephone number, and if possible, your pet's name.
- Many campgrounds and virtually all national parks and foreign countries won't admit pets without proof they have rabies shots. It is always a good idea to carry the pet's health certificate with you.
- Many pet supply stores sell traveling water bowls. You can also freeze a small dish of water or ice cubes ahead of time and then let the pet lick them as it needs to refresh itself. It is very common for dogs and cats to have upset stomachs when types of food are changed too quickly. Take their usual food.
- Plan on frequent rest stops when traveling. This allows pets to stretch their legs, and dogs to do their business. Cats, unlike dogs who treat roadside stops as their own backyard, are reluctant to relieve themselves at the end of a leash and in unfamiliar territory. The best thing you can do is take their litter box and don't use fresh litter. Taking litter they've already used is the same as putting out a sign that says, "mine."
- You should only fly an animal as a last choice. If this is absolutely necessary, book a nonstop flight. Fly together on the same flight. This way your pet won't experience the turmoil of being moved from plane to plane, and there's no chance of her becoming lost in a wrong connection. If the flight is delayed you're justified in having her unloaded so you can see to her care.


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UNCW Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for Student Recreation Center Expansion
Friday, April 26, 2013
Zach Steffey and Keith Frasier, the current and graduating presidents of the UNCW Student Government Association (SGA), and other students joined Chancellor Gary L. Miller, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Pat Leonard and Director of Campus Recreation Tim McNeilly for an April 26 ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Student Recreation Center expansion.
Hundreds of students attended the ceremony, where they were recognized for their support of the project.
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Hello All!!! Happy Father's Day!!!
Happy father's day out there (sorry, no cards went out - somehow this holiday just snuck up on me...) We are having a quiet day in today - I made some sopapillos this morning for breakfast for Dustin for father's day (he had already bought a computer bag for his gift).
We ran some errands yesterday and are working on cleaning today. Dustin needs some downtime before his next trip (although he flies out tomorrow for England and then Turkey next week) - hope he has some relaxing time this weekend. Brenna is loving the smell of mowed grass around here (a lot of people let the grass grow high so we don't have the smell all the time) - the last time one of the neighbors mowed their grass she asked what the smell was - then proceeded to say "sugar, I think..." (I would take that to mean she liked the smell, lol). Justice and I have been working on getting some long walks since Dustin is home - I think I am sore and stiff after these every day - am I that old already?, lol!! (It helps when Brenna and I do our yoga - she isn't as interested in it since my mom left, bummer...) I love that I can walk up the hills here and sometimes run down to the bottom - isn't that the best part of hills (although there was a time I would run up and down the hill - not lately though - unless I can teach Justice how to pull me all the way to the top of the hills, lol). We forgot to go the kindergarden open house yesterday, oops - it completely slipped my mind until about 15 minutes before it was over (but Dustin wasn't feeling the best yesterday anyways).
I can't believe in about 4 weeks Brenna and I are back in the US for 4 weeks (I think both 4 week times will fly by!!)
Well, I think that is about it for today! Take Care!!


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A mother was charged Monday in the death of her baby whose body was found in a restaurant toilet earlier this month.
Police say that 26-year-old Amanda Catherine Hein of Allentown, Pa. suffocated her baby with a plastic bag and then put the baby in the tank of a toilet in the woman's restroom inside Starters Pub in Lower Saucon Township.
Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli says Hein was at the pub with three men on the night of Aug. 18 to watch a pay-per-view event.
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One of the men she was with that night told police that at one point she excused herself to go to the restroom and didn't return for an "extended period of time," according to Morganelli.
"He and the others became concerned about her and texted her to see if she was OK," said Morganelli.
Authorities say that Hein went into labor and had the baby in the restroom. Luis Rivera, one of the men Hein was with that night, told police she returned from the bathroom stained with blood. Rivera says she refused help, however, and didn't reveal what happened.
Investigators say Hein stayed at the pub for another hour and continued to watch the event before she left. A cleaning crew found the baby the next day in the toilet tank.
"Inside the tank was a fetus," pub owner David Rank told NBC10 Philadelphia.
"The baby was four to seven weeks early at the time of delivery," said Morganelli.
Hein was arraigned Monday afternoon and charged with criminal homicide. She was held without bail, according to court records.
Hein could end up facing the death penalty if she's found guilty of the charges against her. The intentional killing of a child under the age of 12 is a capital offense.
Authorities are still looking for the baby's father.
Pennsylvania is one of 49 states that offer mothers safe — and legal — alternatives to abandoning their babies. The Safe Haven Law allows parents to relinquish babies at any hospital in the state without fear of criminal prosecution, provided that the child is unharmed.
Starters Pub is a popular spot in the Lehigh Valley and served as a landmark location for Eagles fans headed up to training camp since its founding in 2000 until the team moved training camp back to Philly this season.


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Thorough market research is the foundation of any successful business. Strategies such as market segmentation (identifying specific segments within a market) and product differentiation (creating an identity for your product or service that separates it from your competitors') would be impossible to develop without market research.
The information you gather will drive every other aspect of your business: advertising, marketing, financing, sales, etc. Anyone you approach for financing will want to know that you have made an accurate assessment of your market share. You must know who you want to target before you can put together an effective advertising campaign or choose a magazine or television time slot in which to run it. Remember: You don't want to reach everyone-just the people who will buy your product.
Now that you understand how vital market research is to your business's health, how do you obtain information about your market and potential customers? Through extensive research. That doesn't mean you'll have to spend all your free time in the library. A lot of research is already compiled and waiting for you to take advantage of it. Here's how to gather the firsthand responses and secondhand statistics that will help you build strong marketing strategies:
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- Make sure questionnaires are addressed to specific individuals and are of interest to the respondent.
- Limit the questionnaire's length to two pages.
- Enclose a professionally prepared cover letter that adequately explains what information you want.
- Send a reminder about two weeks after the initial mailing. Include a postage-paid, self-addressed envelope. Postage-paid envelopes are available through the post office and use special reply-permit indicia.
Unfortunately, even if you employ the above tactics, response to direct mail is always low, sometimes less than five percent. Phone surveys are generally cost-effective and yield a higher response. Speed is another big advantage of telephone interviews; More experienced interviewers can get through up to 10 interviews an hour, although five to six per hour is more typical. Phone interviews also allow you to cover a wide geographical range relatively inexpensively. Phone costs can be reduced by taking advantage of cheaper rates during off-peak hours. One-on-one, personal interviews are the most effective way to survey consumers, although they cost more to organize and conduct. But once you have the person on the phone or in the interview room, what will you ask him?
Your questions will depend largely upon the product or service you offer. It is typical to note the interviewee's age, sex, levels of education and income and marital status. You may want to know whether the prospective customer owns a house or rents. Ask how knowlegeable they are about your product or service, and what features are most important to them.
Asking what publications your targeted consumers read and what radio or television stations they tune in to can help you form your advertising strategy. And people are usually eager to tell you what new products or services they'd like to see offered in their communities.
Secondary Research
Secondary research has already been compiled in books and association reports. The benefits are obvious: you save time and money, because you don't have to develop survey methods or do the interviewing. There are three main categories of secondary sources:
1. Public Sources. Public sources, such as government offices and the business departments of public libraries, usually provide free useful information. Helpful government publications include:
State and Metropolitan Area Data Book ($26). Offers statistics for metropolitan areas, central cities and counties.
Statistical Abstract of the United States ($37 paperback). Contains statistics from both government and private sources.
U.S. Global Outlook ($19). Traces the growth of 200 industries and gives five-year forecasts for each.
These items are available from your local U.S. Government Printing Office or at your local library.
The Small Business Administration (SBA) sponsors programs such as SCORE (Service Corps Of Retired Executives) and Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs), which can provide free counseling and a wealth of business information. The Department of Commerce provides information on both domestic industries and foreign markets through its International Trade Administration (ITA) branch. Contact the U.S. Commerce Department Library at (202) 482-5511 for more information.
The business section of public libraries usually includes a wide range of government and market statistics and directories, and magazines, newspapers and newsletters.
Most county governments publish population density and distribution figures in accessible census tracts. City chambers of commerce or business development departments will supply you (usually for free) with information on population trends, community income characteristics, payrolls, industrial development, and so on.
Most major banks offer advisory services to businesspeople on finance-related problems. Bank-generated research is also sometimes available. Services are usually free to existing customers.
Publicly owned companies' annual reports often reveal how successful the company is and what products they plan to emphasize in the future.
2. Commercial Sources. Commercial sources are equally valuable, but usually involve costs, such as subscription and association fees. This is still far cheaper than hiring a research team to collect the data firsthand.
Among the best sources are research and trade associations. Their information is usually confined to a certain industry and available only to association members, but that gathered by the larger associations is usually thorough, accurate and worth the cost of membership. To locate a trade association in your industry, consult the Encyclopedia of Associations (Gale Research) at your library and Business Information Sources, by Lorna M. Daniels (University of California Press, $39.95, 800-822-6657).
Research associations are often independent, but are sometimes affiliated with trade associations. They often limit research to industrial development, but some have become full-service information sources with a wide range of supplementary publications.
Contact the sales departments of various newspapers and magazines for copies of the business profiles used in their sales efforts. They will help determine the financial situation of your potential customers. Managers of local broadcasting stations routinely conduct research that can help you determine whether there is a valid market for your product or service.
Many of the resources listed above also appear online. There are several consumer online services to which you can subscribe for less than $20 per month. They offer access to many business and government statistic databases, as well as Dun & Bradstreet research.
3. Educational Sources.There is more research conducted in colleges, universities and polytechnic institutes than virtually any sector of the business community. Educational research ranges from faculty-based projects, often published under professors' bylines, to student projects, theses and assignments. Copies of student research projects may be available for free with faculty and student permission; Contact the university administration department and marketing/management-studies departments for further information. Some University libraries are open to the public, although borrowing privileges are typically restricted to students and alumni. Call to find out.
This article was excerpted from Entrepreneur Magazine Group's Small Business Encyclopedia ($149). For more information, call (800) 421-2300 to order.
The Resource Connection
- The Entrepreneur & Small Business Problem Solver ($29.95 paperback), by William A. Cohen, (John Wiley & Sons Inc.), 605 Third Ave., New York, NY 10158, (800) 225-5945
- Marketing Research Association, 2189 Silas Deane Hwy., #5, Rocky Hill, CT 06067, (203) 257-4008
- Business Marketing, 740 N. Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611, (312) 649-5260
- Journal of Marketing Research, 250 S. Wacker Drive, #200, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 648-0536
- Marketing News, 250 S. Wacker Dr., #200, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 993-9517
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The message can take many forms. Sometimes it's armed federal agents with a warrant and handcuffs. Sometimes it's IRS auditors. Sometimes it's just a simple but powerful letter from a U.S. Attorney. But the effect is always the same. It's all part of a tough new federal crackdown on the burgeoning medical-marijuana industry in California and the 15 other states that have legalized pot for the sick.
In recent months, federal officials have shuttered dozens of storefront dispensaries nationwide. Whole cannabis crops in California's Central Valley have been tilled under, and the feds have warned local and state officials not to implement laws or regulations that allow the medical use of a drug still outlawed, without exceptions, under federal law. "None are immune from action by the federal government," warns Northern California's U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag.
It's all happening under the Administration of Barack Obama, who pledged as a candidate in 2008 to ease federal pressure on medical marijuana in states that had legalized the practice. "What I'm not going to be doing is using Justice Department resources to try to circumvent state laws on this issue," he said back then. Obama even promised to end Drug Enforcement Administration raids on medical-marijuana suppliers. "The double messaging is what has driven people crazy," says promarijuana California assemblyman Tom Ammiano.
Obama defends himself by arguing that the medical-marijuana industry has changed in ways that Washington just can't ignore. Federal prosecutors, he points out, still will not target genuinely sick patients or their immediate caregivers. "The only tension that's come up--and this gets hyped up a lot," Obama said in a recent interview with Rolling Stone, "is a murky area where you have large-scale commercial operations that may supply medical-marijuana users but in some cases may also be supplying recreational users." Prosecutors cite the explosive growth and enormous size of the new medical-marijuana industry, the tens of millions of dollars in cash changing hands, a poor track record of local regulation and anecdotal evidence that recreational interstate trade in the drug is booming. "There are people suffering from serious illnesses who believe they benefit from the use of marijuana," says Haag. "If that's all we were dealing with, I do not believe there would be any federal involvement."
But on the ground, even medicinal-pot peddlers who follow state law to the letter are being shut down or squeezed. In California and Colorado, prosecutors have busted dispensaries with local permits for operating within 1,000 ft. of a school or playground. The IRS has told vendors they can't count their expenses as legitimate business deductions. Gun shops have been advised not to sell to consumers of medical marijuana. And the Department of Housing and Urban Development has barred state and local public-housing officials from renting to otherwise law-abiding medical-marijuana patients.


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I'm in a postmodernism class at university this semester. Despite the eyerolling of my peers when I mention the topic, I find it very interesting so far. Today's class got me thinking about some math.
In the past, I have worked a lot with frameworks for doing programming and math. I wanted to find a fundamental system in which all my ideas could be expressed; I latched on to Martin Bunder's IΞ and IG as being particularly simple and beautiful. I used to be a compulsive programming language designer, searching for simple, beautiful ideas with which to express all programs. I still have the urge now and then, but never follow through anymore.
In today's pomo class, we were talking about the postmodern view of modernism (as I suspect we will be for quite some time): having some framework in which to conceive of the world, of all of history, and viewing that framework as fundamental. If that framework begins to crack, then we throw it out and make a new framework (calling the new one "modern" this time) in which to conceive of everything. Postmodernism views this cycle as one that continues indefinitely in this stage of history.
Some of the culture of mathematics follows this trend (ZFC, NBG, Löf type theory, intuitionism), but especially programming languages follow this trend. We are always in seek of new frameworks in which all programs can be expressed: structured programming (Dijkstra), object-oriented, functional. There is leakage, but programmers tend to throw out old models with cracks and adopt new ones as if there will be no more cracks. There seems to be a swing toward the functional recently — dare we imagine that it has any cracks?
At this point I suspect some of you are already developing your indignant responses. As programmers, we are entrenched in modernist ideals. I seem to be criticizing this cycle, and surely if I am criticizing then something must replace it. Whatever replaces it is going to be just another cycle. Indeed, as I indulge in my postmodernistic ramblings (which I assure you I have no confidence in — it is only the second week), in the back of my mind I keep imagining a language which transcends these problems. But of course it does not, because it is itself just another fundamental system. The key for me, and all of us trapped in this mode of thought, is merely to observe without trying to replace it with something better, something new.
Another possible response is that this cycle of reinvention is the only way progress can be made. That is a very good point, but in it we are taking for granted the assumption that progress exists and is desirable.
Programming is a difficult thing to talk about in this context, because it is a medium that we use to create things, and we can (at least roughly) measure how good we are at creating things in various frameworks. Being good at creating things is an implicit goal for a programming system, which comes out of the idea that creating things is progress and progress is good. Mathematics may have a nature that will make this exploration clearer, and then we can perhaps take our realizations about mathematics and apply them back to programming.
You might say that mathematics is about progress. After all, the ultimate pursuit of mathematics is to prove as many theorems as possible; or so those who study mathematical frameworks would have you believe. I have never been enamored with math as a competition to prove theorems; I like it because it alters (not "improves") the way I think. I replace constructs with which I used to represent ideas with new ones. I used to think of real numbers as "fractions with extra stuff", now I think of them as programs incrementally refining information. It has led me to think more topologically and less algebraically. Is more topologically better? I doubt it; it is just more recent. It permits seeing analogies that we could not previously see, but at the same time it hides analogies that we could previously see (though we do not notice that half, because we have already developed our intuitions about those using the previous framework). Mathematicians of tomorrow may only think topologically, and they will find more analogies by "discovering" algebraic thinking.
Programming is not so different. I do love functional programming, but that is because I have taken a lot of time to develop those ideas. There are object oriented programmers who are very talented at expressing ideas in that language, and I cannot understand their designs (or, perhaps more accurately, why their designs should be considered better than many nearby designs). Good ol' procedural structured programming is still a good way to communicate to a computer how to do something fast. As the future drives forward, the past is erased; when it is forgotten its niche will re-emerge and it will be re-invented.


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MYANMAR – Karen Christians Face Joint Army and Buddhist Onslaught
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Myanmar is beset by many internal problems and the current military junta desires to crush all opposition. Therefore, many minorities fear a fresh onslaught because regional powers desire to exploit the resources of Myanmar or they hope to gain an important leverage because of the geopolitical element.
Either way, it spells disaster for the main ethnic and religious groups which desire either greater autonomy, a federal state or independence. Added to this tragedy, is the betrayal of Karen Buddhists who have allied themselves with the military junta in their struggle to defeat Karen Christian forces. So can the Karen Christian leadership hold out against the joint forces of the military junta and the Karen Buddhist army ?
Before focusing on this it is important to mention the nature of this Karen Buddhist military betrayal because in the past the Karen had only one enemy, the military junta. However, today the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) is an ally of the military junta and now they are fighting their own people. Therefore, the Christian dominated Karen National Union (KNU) faces an uphill struggle because they face both external and internal forces, which seek to crush the KNU and all other opposition to the military junta.
The Karen follow different religions and the majority are still Buddhist and others are Animist, or they fuse both faiths together, however, the Christian religion is also vibrant. Within the KNU it is clear that Christians have major power and influence but the KNU is open to all faiths and many Buddhists within the Karen community despise the military junta. However, for the DKBA they seek to crush the KNU and other opposition to the military junta within the Karen community.
Benedict Rogers (12 Dec, 2004), a human rights advocate and journalist, stated at the British House of Commons that "Christians among the Chin, Kachin, Karen and Karenni ethnic nationalities report serious religious discrimination and persecution, including the destruction of churches and Christian symbols. In Chin State, all crosses on mountain-tops have been destroyed and Christians have been forced to build Buddhist pagodas in their place. Church services have been disrupted, and Chin children from Christian families have been taken and placed in Buddhist monasteries, where they have been forced to become novice monks. The printing of the Bible is banned, and Christians in government service are denied promotion."
Therefore, it is clear that many ethnic groups are suffering at the hands of the military junta. Benedict Rogers also gave an example of the Buddhist DBKA onslaught because he comments that "On 25 March, 2004, for example, in a Karen village, the SPDC-aligned militia, the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), ordered villagers to clear an area for the construction of a Buddhist pagoda, directly in front of a church. Christians were then ordered to construct the pagoda, and forbidden to construct a cross they had planned to build. Church services were drowned out by the DKBA using loudspeakers, who urged villagers to convert to Buddhism. Threats were made that, once the pagoda was built, Christians would be forced to leave the village. The DKBA threatened to kill the pastor, who fled for his life."
This example is one of many and since 2004 the pressure is increasing against the KNU because their power base is getting smaller and this applies to land and numbers who are willing to fight against the military junta and DBKA. In 2008 the charismatic leader of the KNU, Pado Mahn Shar, was assassinated in Thailand and this killing was not only brutal, but it was a harbinger of more bad news.
For shortly afterwards the government of Thailand began to move closer to Myanmar because of the need to exploit the natural resources of land which once was under the control of the KNU. This applies to gold, zinc, rubber, timber and antimony. Given the recent loss of land to the military junta and the DBKA then it is clear that the KNU is losing major revenues and these revenues can no longer prop up the quasi-government of the KNU.
Also, in 2009 the government of Thailand ordered KNU military commanders to leave Thailand and to move back to Myanmar. At the same time the government of Myanmar and Thailand plan to develop hydroelectric dams along the Salween River. Therefore, the more Thailand depends on important raw materials and energy from Myanmar, the worse it becomes for the KNU.
So today the KNU is being attacked on all sides via different forces and their situation looks bleak. This applies to the growing strength of Buddhist forces who are exploiting the situation in order to crush Christianity; the joint military operation between the military junta and the Buddhist DBKA; loss of land and power within their stronghold; the loss of valuable resources which enabled the KNU to function a quasi-government; decreasing revenues also hinders the militarization of KNU units; and the safety net of Thailand is all but finished.
In recent times hundreds of Karen villagers have been overrun in the Dooplaya District and in other areas. Once more Buddhist forces within the DBKA destroyed Christian churches and enforced the supremacy of Buddhism via harsh methods. Organizations like Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) and others are demanding action because of the seriousness of the situation. CSW issued the following statement which is that "We call on the UN Security Council to impose a universal arms embargo on the regime in Burma (Myanmar) and to refer a case against Burma's Army Generals to the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity."
CSW also continued by stating that "It is now time to secure real and lasting change for the Karen people and all the peoples of Burma." After all, other ethnic groups also suffer deeply in Myanmar and Muslims also suffer enormous persecution. In the past many Muslim mosques have been destroyed and Buddhist monks demanded the destruction of the ancient Hantha Mosque. Therefore, anti-Muslim riots have been common in parts of Myanmar. So it is clear that all minorities suffer enormous persecution and the same applies to anybody who opposes the military junta.
Overall, the picture looks really grim for the KNU and Christian child soldiers and military units of the KNU face an uphill struggle to survive. Richard Lloyd Parry, Asia Editor for The Times, a British newspaper, stated "The Karen conflict began with British betrayal after the Second World War and has stubbornly lived on. But now, as it marks its diamond jubilee, the war is nearing its endgame."
Therefore, if the endgame does happen, like some people predict, then the only winners will be the military junta and militant Buddhists within the DBKA. However, it will be another "nail in the coffin" for the brave Karen people who fought so bravely against Japanese imperialists during World War Two and then fought for freedom within Myanmar. Given this, will the international community abandon yet another minority because they happen to reside in a distant land and because they have no international clout?


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Very quick update, to use registers, you can select and then yank in a register to paste using the same register. This could be a convinient way to copy multiple selections and then paste which ever selection you want. Here is the simple way to do it:
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Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients kit, let me give you a little bit of information! It is a kit that is completely taylored to card makers, which includes 8.5x11 cardstock sheets, 6x6 paper, ribbon, and wonderful embellishments each month. Each kit is perfectly coordinated to take the guess work out of matching, and enables you to create 16 or more cards with each kit! If you aren't already a subscriber, and would like to be, just CLICK HERE to get started.
The February Key Ingredients kit is no different then what I shared above, but this month we also have a matching stamp called "Vintage Dreamer". This stamp set will only be available to Key Ingredients subscribers, and is going to be offered at 50% off through 3/10/12!! How amazing is that?! While this stamp set will be available throughout 2012, it will only be at the discounted rate for this short time. So if you like it, be sure to act fast!! On 3/11/12 the price will go to its regular $21.95.
Because the kit includes the wonderful My Mind's Eye "Rosy" 6x6 papers, I decided that it would be perfect for the current My Mind's Eye Card challenge #32 going on at their blog right now. It is a lovely sketch, with the theme of "You"...which kind-of fit my card perfectly. ;) Here is what I created:
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The Editor's Back Fence
No New Issue, But New Items.
By Becky O'Malley
Friday November 23, 2012 - 01:36:00 PM
Today, in keeping with our desire to relax a bit more, there's no "new issue" and no editorial. But Rob Wrenn continues to produce excellent analysis of the recent election, so there's something good to read. Regular columnists also continue to submit columns, which will be posted soon in the current issue.


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Monday, August 29, 2011
How to Make a Paper Flower Backdrop: Part 1, Basic Flowers
21 comments:
Love, love , love the tutorial. I'm making my daughter's 1st bday in November and this background would be perfect for the theme.ReplyDelete
Thank you for taking the time to this!
Oh this is so exciting! I am looking forward to each post and saving this amazing idea!!ReplyDelete
GORGEOUS! seriously just amazingReplyDelete
Wow!!! I loved this backdrop but thought it must have been a commercial project so l put it in the too hard basket but I am excited to learn more and so happy you are sharing your know how!! It is just a gorgeous backdrop and would make an impact at any occasion!!! Thanks for taking the time to share!!ReplyDelete
This is so neat and the perfect back drop I want to have at my daughter's 1st bday party! Love!!ReplyDelete
Absolutely stunning! LOVE it!ReplyDelete
Sooo pretty and creative!!! Can't wait to see how you finish up the project!!!ReplyDelete
Thank you for sharing this! It would be the perfect backdrop for a mother's day brunch or adding a little edge of embossing glitter would be fun too! I love how yours turned out...so creative!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing, love the idea and the your tutorial!ReplyDelete
thank you so much for sharing your beautiful backdrop! I noticed it in the photos and thought it was so amazing!ReplyDelete
Such a show-stopping piece! And you are so sweet & generous to share the complete step-by-step process! This would be fabulous for a bridal shower, don't you think?ReplyDelete
I love the overall simplicity in this whole party design, but the backdrop is definitely a stunner. Thanks for sharing the "how to".ReplyDelete
GORGEOUS! Just beautiful!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 28, 2012 at 11:37 AM
The event styling is sublime! Thank you for posting DIY instructions for the flower backdrop! I need to make this for my next birthday party.ReplyDelete
Gorgeous!!! Elegant and makes a world of difference! Can't wait to make this with our friends for my baby sister's baby shower in November! Thank you oh so much!!ReplyDelete
Eu nao sei que papel é esse, você pode me ajudar no nome do papel?? :):(ReplyDelete
So so lovely!!! So, after you've made the flowers. Are they all just glued, or otherwise attached, to large backdrop-sized strip of the same paper? Or is it something more substantial on which they're mounted?ReplyDelete
Also: how many hours do you estimate this project took you, all told?
Thanks so much!
Whoops! You answered both of my questions in Parts II and III. Thank you for such a wonderful and thorough tutorial!!ReplyDelete
How did you hang it on the wall? It's absolutely stunning!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 7, 2014 at 2:41 PM
Looks good thanks to shareReplyDelete
can u post the tutorial for that swing...


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We? What's this "we" stuff? This thread was nothing while I was detoxing from stupidity. I come back and it bursts to life. I run this place. I'm the straw that stirs the drink and I'll always be the man here for as long as I decide to be the man. You and NAN are simply fortunate to find yourself in my orbit.
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Rescue workers saved a hiker who was trapped under rocks for as many as eight days on Mount Rubidoux without any food and water, according to firefighters.
Hiker Ramon Llamas and his German shepherd-mix "Molé" discovered the man about 8:30 a.m. Monday.
"I said to the guy, 'You need help? Are you OK?' When he reacted, he says, 'Somebody there? Please don't leave me. Don't leave me,'" Llamas said. "'You got some water?' And I gave him water, and a minute later, he said, 'You got some more?' Are you by yourself? 'Ya, I'm a tourist here. I'm hungry.'"
About an hour later, rescue workers were able to free the 44-year-old man whose foot was pinned under rocks. He was hospitalized with symptoms of dehydration.
The man -- who identified himself as Paul -- told firefighters he lived "back east" and was trapped for four to six days, although officials said it could have been as long as eight days because the victim was unconscious at times.
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Besides carrying plenty of water and snacks, paramedics warn hikers put themselves in danger when they forget essentials like carrying a cell phone or wearing proper hiking gear.
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Dec 21, 2012
This week we bring you some of our favorite podcast moments from 2012! It's a special episode showcasing the year's best interviews and live performances, featuring John Tesh, Lecrae, Rick Warren, Gungor, Bob Goff, Feist and many others. And of course, it wouldn't be a best-of podcast without a compilation of wisdom nuggets from the one and only Jesse Carey! From all of us here, thanks for listening and making 2012 such a great year. We hope you all have a wonderful holiday and we'll see you back in two weeks to kick of 2013!
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As you sit back and enjoy the glow of your Christmas tree mixed with the crackle of the fireplace (who knows, maybe a little Bing Crosby is playing in the background too), allow your mind to wander back to your favorite podcast moments of 2012. As the memories overwhelm you, maybe you'll crack a light chuckle. Or, more appropriately, shed a single tear. And as you try to regain your composure, take a deep breath, pour another round of eggnog and then tell us, your favorite friends from the RELEVANT Podcast, just which moments of 2012 were your absolute favorites (or "favourites" if you're Canadian). And if you're one of those people who like to look ahead, go ahead and let us know what you'd like to see and hear from us in 2013. Are there any interviews you want us to go after? Any games you want us to play? Any bands you'd like to hear perform live? Go ahead, don't be shy, let us know and we'll do our best to make 2013 even better than 2012!


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So, I joined a Cabal. As with 'guilds' in most MMO's, there's a rank structure, and a bank, and a Message of the Day.
We also have a 'Type of Government'. I know my Cabal is a Mobocracy, and I know making it a Plato's Republic was rejected.
I'm assuming my Mobocracy's current rank structure of:
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- Ochlocrat
- Majoritarian
- Crowd member
in descending order is inherited from the type of government. Does the choice of government have any other affects? What's the full list of available government types?


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Predictive Business Analytics: An Important Aspect of the Professional Accountants in Business' Toolkit
Nov 14, 2011 | New York, New York | English
The Professional Accountants in Business (PAIB) Committee of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) has issued new International Good Practice Guidance, Predictive Business Analytics: Improving Business Performance with Forward-Looking Measures. The guidance is designed to help professional accountants in business working in commerce, industry, financial services, education, and the public and not-for-profit sectors, as well as their organizations, embrace predictive business analytics to help develop and execute strategy.
Professional accountants in business can use predictive business analytics to identify new opportunities for growth and improvement in their organizations, as well as to highlight areas for corrective actions and strategy adaptations. Predictive business analytics can help any organization select the appropriate actions and best decisions to improve performance and achieve sustainable organizational success.
"Predictive business analytics is a tool that professional accountants should use to help their organizations better understand likely future performance outcomes," said Roger Tabor, chair of the PAIB Committee. "Professional accountants in business should be able to assist their organizations in making the most of predictive business analytics and forward-looking indicators of performance to improve strategy and performance management enterprise-wide."
This International Good Practice Guidance assists professional accountants in business as they contend with rising expectations from their organizations. The quality of management information expected by internal business users is expanding, both in terms of the range of data to be considered and the level of required analysis. From strategic issues to routine tasks, executives, managers, and operational staff require higher-quality information from professional accountants to support strategic and operational decision making.
About the PAIB Committee
The PAIB Committee serves IFAC member bodies and professional accountants worldwide who work in commerce, industry, financial services, education, and the public and the not-for-profit sectors. Its aim is to promote and contribute to the value of professional accountants in business by increasing awareness of the important roles professional accountants play, supporting member bodies in enhancing the competence of their members, and facilitating the communication and sharing of good practices and ideas.
About IFAC
IFAC is the global organization for the accountancy profession dedicated to serving the public interest by strengthening the profession and contributing to the development of strong international economies. IFAC is comprised of 164 members and associates in 125 countries and jurisdictions, representing approximately 2.5 million accountants in public practice, education, government service, industry, and commerce.
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Student Mentors Children in Hospital Over Summer
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Katie Haskins, a junior studying rehabilitation and human services, got a new perspective on children thanks to her internship at Cumberland Hospital last summer. Not only did she become an integral part of the success of children in occupational therapy, but she was also presented with invaluable lessons that she carries with her to unexpected areas of her life.
Unaware of the gravity of the experience awaiting her, Haskins accepted an internship with Cumberland Hospital, working directly with children of all ages in occupational therapy. From day one, staff and patients welcomed her as a critical member of the community. She played games with the children and taught them the motor skills, social living skills, and behavioral skills necessary to cope with whatever physical, mental, or developmental conditions they may be facing.
"My job was to help the occupational therapist throughout the summer," said Haskins, "but more importantly [my job was to] become a mentor to these children."
Growing up with an older brother with Down syndrome prepared her with the compassion and acceptance of people different than herself, but the experience at Cumberland Hospital unleashed Haskins' previously unrecognized passion for special education.
One patient particularly impacted her experience at the hospital. The teenaged girl had been in a crippling car accident, paralyzing her and reducing her cognitive abilities to that of a 5-year-old. The girl was facing the possibility of a lifetime in a wheelchair, and Haskins witnessed her walk for the first time in eight months. Haskins helped alter the patient's life as she continued to work with her on balance and cognitive skills.
"Watching her regain skills and remember that she can do the things a 16-year-old girl can do was an amazing feeling to share," Haskins said.
Supporting the patients through their conditions allowed Haskins to see children in a new light. After working so closely with the kindhearted children in the hospital, she now believes children have the capacity to become whomever they wish to be with the guidance and support of the adults in their lives.
"Many of the kids at Cumberland do not have all the opportunities that I do, or families that love them the way that mine does," said Haskins.
Haskins is now inspired to become more involved in the College of Education and bring her newfound patience, empathy and knowledge to her future career.
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And no, I ain't gonna do that, either, to help save you a co-pay. I do what I do for a reason, in case you missed Monday's post on it.
You want that kind of exam, call ER's Mom.
A Blog detailing the insanity of my medical practice and the stupidity of everyday life.
How does someone ask that? Hey, mind sticking that thing in my vag and taking a look around?
"Is this a speculum? Cause I'm overdue for my pap, anyway, and didn't know you do those, too."
Wow. I'm speechless at such a blatant display of stupidity. What part of NEURO reminds someone of GYNE?
HAHAHA--- you should start an "Ask Dr. Grumpy" section. I can even give you your first "Case"
Dear Dr. Grumpy.. my toe itches when I sneeze and my pet fish says god bless you.... am I crazy?
**the above statement and question about advice is in no way intended to cause anything more than laughter upon reading**
A SHOE HORN? *cervix shrinks in agony at the thought*
Next time tell her you don't work on that end.
Here, I put up a picture of the gadget on the post to help you guys get the idea.
Looks 'bout long enough. Could probably use it for some of my more "petite" patients.
If that's what you're using for an examining table, then no wonder some of your patients are strange.
Thank you, Mr. Web. I used a filing cabinet for some sense of proportion in the picture.
This post is just plain hilarious. I always get a kick out out of the craziness of it, but sometimes I can't help myself with bursting out.
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I am still in Bangalore and enjoying the pleasant weather here. The weather is cool and breezy and the sun shining with all its glory.
The winter flowers have just started to bloom and they are looking fresh as ever, making the city a colorful patch even in this dry season.
The weekend was great, we went here and there and loads of fun. We went to watch a play after a long long time, it was from the theatre group Dramanon, a play named [Sic]. After 2 hours of play we wanted some fresh air and so headed for UB City. I have never been to UB City in the evening even though I stayed here for more than 2 years.
The high tower with its blue and white light looked majestic in the dark background. It was real fun to watch those kids playing with the fountains.
Play, UB city and we needed some more air, so the last option was to have a long drive. We hit the road for Cafe Coffee day on the Mysore Highway. We drove for 70Km to have a cup of coffee at the 24 hour open cafe. Reached there, and to our surprise we were not the only people who had the same idea in min. There were more than 50 people sitting there, driving all the way from Bangalore to have a cup of coffee. Though started with just coffee, we didn't actually stick to our initial plan. The only sup of coffee turned into more coffee, sandwiches, mousse, burgers, and more coffee.
Tummy full, and minds fresh, we headed back home. A weekend passed well.
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