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Course Title: PhD Research (12cp)
Credit Points: 12.00
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Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
You are expected to successfully complete a research methods course in the first semester of your program. You should consult your supervisory team before enrolling in any elective research techniques courses.
Course Description
This course is for candidates enrolled in DR201 in the School of Business IT and Logistics. In this course, you are required to undertake independent self-directed work. The direction of this course will be under the general guidance of your supervisors who have knowledge of the area of study and substantial research experience.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
You will undertake a program of independent supervised study that produces significant and original research outcomes culminating in a thesis, thesis by publication or project and exegesis for independent examination by at least two external expert examiners of international standing.
Overview of Learning Activities
You should meet with your supervisors on a regular basis to plan and discuss the progress and direction of your study. Your progress in your research project is monitored formally via the candidature milestones.
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Now that Dom and Letty are on their honeymoon and Brian and Mia have retired from the game-and the rest of the crew has been exonerated-the globetrotting team has found a semblance of a normal life. But when a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of crime he can't seem to escape and a betrayal of those closest to him, they will face trials that will test them as never before. From the shores of Cuba and the streets of New York City to the icy plains off the arctic Barents Sea, the elite force will crisscross the globe to stop an anarchist from unleashing chaos on the world's stage… and to bring home the man who made them a family.
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The Prophecy of Nephi, the Son of Helaman—God threatens the people of Nephi that he will visit them in his anger, to their utter destruction except they repent of their wickedness. God smiteth the people of Nephi with pestilence; they repent and turn unto him. Samuel, a Lamanite, prophesies unto the Nephites.
Comprising chapters 7 through 16.
Chapter 7
Nephi is rejected in the north and returns to Zarahemla—He prays upon his garden tower and then calls upon the people to repent or perish. About 23–21 B.C.
1 Behold, now it came to pass in the sixty and ninth year of the reign of the judges over the people of the Nephites, that Nephi, the son of Helaman, returned to the land of Zarahemla from the land northward.
2 For he had been forth among the people who were in the land northward, and did preach the word of God unto them, and did prophesy many things unto them;
3 And they did reject all his words, insomuch that he could not stay among them, but returned again unto the land of his nativity.
4 And seeing the people in a state of such awful wickedness, and those Gadianton robbers filling the judgment-seats—having usurped the power and authority of the land; laying aside the commandments of God, and not in the least aright before him; doing no justice unto the children of men;
5 Condemning the righteous because of their righteousness; letting the guilty and the wicked go unpunished because of their money; and moreover to be held in office at the head of government, to rule and do according to their wills, that they might get gain and glory of the world, and, moreover, that they might the more easily commit adultery, and steal, and kill, and do according to their own wills—
6 Now this great iniquity had come upon the Nephites, in the space of not many years; and when Nephi saw it, his heart was swollen with sorrow within his breast; and he did exclaim in the agony of his soul:
7 Oh, that I could have had my days in the days when my father Nephi first came out of the land of Jerusalem, that I could have joyed with him in the promised land; then were his people easy to be entreated, firm to keep the commandments of God, and slow to be led to do iniquity; and they were quick to hearken unto the words of the Lord—
8 Yea, if my days could have been in those days, then would my soul have had joy in the righteousness of my brethren.
9 But behold, I am consigned that these are my days, and that my soul shall be filled with sorrow because of this the wickedness of my brethren.
10 And behold, now it came to pass that it was upon a tower, which was in the garden of Nephi, which was by the highway which led to the chief market, which was in the city of Zarahemla; therefore, Nephi had bowed himself upon the tower which was in his garden, which tower was also near unto the garden gate by which led the highway.
11 And it came to pass that there were certain men passing by and saw Nephi as he was pouring out his soul unto God upon the tower; and they ran and told the people what they had seen, and the people came together in multitudes that they might know the cause of so great mourning for the wickedness of the people.
12 And now, when Nephi arose he beheld the multitudes of people who had gathered together.
13 And it came to pass that he opened his mouth and said unto them: Behold, why have ye gathered yourselves together? That I may tell you of your iniquities?
14 Yea, because I have got upon my tower that I might pour out my soul unto my God, because of the exceeding sorrow of my heart, which is because of your iniquities!
15 And because of my mourning and lamentation ye have gathered yourselves together, and do marvel; yea, and ye have great need to marvel; yea, ye ought to marvel because ye are given away that the devil has got so great hold upon your hearts.
16 Yea, how could you have given way to the enticing of him who is seeking to hurl away your souls down to everlasting misery and endless wo?
17 O repent ye, repent ye! Why will ye die? Turn ye, turn ye unto the Lord your God. Why has he forsaken you?
18 It is because you have hardened your hearts; yea, ye will not hearken unto the voice of the good shepherd; yea, ye have provoked him to anger against you.
19 And behold, instead of gathering you, except ye will repent, behold, he shall scatter you forth that ye shall become meat for dogs and wild beasts.
20 O, how could you have forgotten your God in the very day that he has delivered you?
21 But behold, it is to get gain, to be praised of men, yea, and that ye might get gold and silver. And ye have set your hearts upon the riches and the vain things of this world, for the which ye do murder, and plunder, and steal, and bear false witness against your neighbor, and do all manner of iniquity.
22 And for this cause wo shall come unto you except ye shall repent. For if ye will not repent, behold, this great city, and also all those great cities which are round about, which are in the land of our possession, shall be taken away that ye shall have no place in them; for behold, the Lord will not grant unto you strength, as he has hitherto done, to withstand against your enemies.
23 For behold, thus saith the Lord: I will not show unto the wicked of my strength, to one more than the other, save it be unto those who repent of their sins, and hearken unto my words. Now therefore, I would that ye should behold, my brethren, that it shall be better for the Lamanites than for you except ye shall repent.
24 For behold, they are more righteous than you, for they have not sinned against that great knowledge which ye have received; therefore the Lord will be merciful unto them; yea, he will lengthen out their days and increase their seed, even when thou shalt be utterly destroyed except thou shalt repent.
25 Yea, wo be unto you because of that great abomination which has come among you; and ye have united yourselves unto it, yea, to that secret band which was established by Gadianton!
26 Yea, wo shall come unto you because of that pride which ye have suffered to enter your hearts, which has lifted you up beyond that which is good because of your exceedingly great riches!
27 Yea, wo be unto you because of your wickedness and abominations!
28 And except ye repent ye shall perish; yea, even your lands shall be taken from you, and ye shall be destroyed from off the face of the earth.
29 Behold now, I do not say that these things shall be, of myself, because it is not of myself that I know these things; but behold, I know that these things are true because the Lord God has made them known unto me, therefore I testify that they shall be.


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Unless you're headed to a warmer climate for the winter — or you live in one already — fall is the time to start preparing your RV for winter (as long as you're done using it for a while, that is). And just because you may be in a warmer climate doesn't necessarily mean your RV is — RVs can be parked at a second home, which may be in a colder climate.
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Clean the exterior. Clean all surfaces, including tires (which should be properly inflated), and then put an RV cover on if you have one. Make sure awnings are dry before you roll them up, and close all the windows and doors.
Watch the battery. Actually, don't watch it — disconnect it, particularly if you won't be driving your RV for at least 30 days.
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Established in 1954, the nonprofit American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is the nation's leading association of solar professionals & advocates.
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Solar panels are the mechanisms that help turn solar energy into electrical energy. Every solar panel contains smaller solar cells that power the production of photovoltaic energy. Furthermore, these panels convert the light produced by the sun containing photons which are particles of energy.
This pure energy passes through the solar cells and produces electrical loads. These panels have a flat surface with a dark bluish color which helps attract absorption of sunlight in its unit.
The surface of a solar panel usually has a glass cover that helps in developing renewable energy.
Most solar panels possess the following in their anatomy:
When the manufacturers combine these elements, you will get a photovoltaic module. Moreover, a solar panel is an amalgamation of cells installed on a framework for optimal efficiency.
When the sun falls on this panel, it absorbs that energy and turns it into a direct electrical current. In collecting solar panels together, you will get a system of photovoltaic panels, which is referred to as an array. Ideally, an array will weigh 40 pounds, making it 2.8 pounds for every square foot.
For solar panels to work efficiently, you need to place them in direct contact with sunlight.
Did you know that solar panels in Gilberts, IL have numerous applications that can help save this planet?
Utilizing sunlight and producing energy. Indeed, the most important benefit is having an off-grid livelihood.
It means that you will be living in homes that do not have the usual electrical utility grid services. Therefore, remote cabins would benefit from solar panels.
This way, you can reduce electric utility installation fees from a nearby grid access point.
Solar-powered electrical systems will have minimized expenses in the long run if you keep them maintained. In addition, you will access renewable and clean energy through the power of solar.
You will be benefiting the climate by minimizing the use of fossil fuels and depleting or polluting the world. Solar panels only need little maintenance, unlike the conventional source.
To top it all off, the lifespan of solar panels can be up to 20 years past the installation phase. Therefore, if you keep the quality of the systems effective, power generation will be free for years.
Solar panels can be a great addition to your home and work well with commercial usages.
It does possess not only an environment-friendly application but also a cost-effective one. By installing solar panels, you are minimizing the production of non-renewable energy. Along with this, you are saving up on money.
Solar panels can help fight climate change because they are:
In their basic form, these panels acquire clean energy from the sun and convert it into electricity. Moreover, this renewable energy can power electrical loads only due to solar panels. But how is that possible?
The design of a solar panel houses elements that eat the sunlight's photons to create electrons and atoms.
The electrons get freed into the solar cell, move around, and eventually make their way to the metal conductor. This conductor has plates located on both sides of the solar panel. Consequently, these electrons come back to the solar cells and initiate a loop that charges the battery.
All of this is possible due to the negative and positive charges housed in the solar panels.
The individual solar cells have phosphorous, which acts as the negatively charged side, and boron acting as the positively charged side. Therefore, when this part gets exposed to electrons, the layers of silicon charge up in the solar cells. It gets converted into photons which generate the electric current used to power other machines.
It happens because these photons encourage the solar panel surface to knock out the electrons from the atomic orbit. Due to this, it gets released, which creates an electric field in the solar cells.
Then, these electrons become free and start to possess a directional current.
The entire process involving the photons, electrons, and electric charges is called the photovoltaic effect.
There are numerous reasons to install solar panels in Gilberts, IL. For example, the increasing cost of living and electricity bill should influence residents and businesses to choose photovoltaic energy. However, your location and solar panel usage will determine the cost-effectiveness.
The rate of electricity is volatile, depending on your location. So, you need not be influenced by the popularity of solar power.
There are some detailed analyses that you can do to determine whether installing solar panels would be worth it or not.
Analysis | Consideration | Benefits | Limitations |
Electricity bill | The monthly energy bill and statement. | If you have a high electricity bill, then installing solar panels will eliminate this cost. | The charges shown on your statement might be volatile and are determined by usage. |
Sunlight exposure | Building's orientation and shade. | Having greater access to the sun will allow you to harness it better and produce enough electric current. | If you live in hilly and cloudy areas, the solar efficiency will be minimized, irrespective of your building orientation. |
Installation cost | The estimated amount to be spent on solar panel installation. | Usually, the installation cost is worth it because of the prolonged savings you will acquire. | Installation costs depend on your building requirements; hence they will vary indefinitely. |
Based on these important considerations, you can now determine whether installing solar panels are worth it.
For example, if you live in state with a lot of sunlight hours, your building will automatically receive enough sunlight for a solar project to work. But you need to consider the cost of installation and the amount of electricity bill you get every month. Only then can you decide on installing solar panels.
Similarly, getting a solar panel installed in Seattle might not be a great idea if you fail to receive adequate sunlight.
Indeed, getting solar panels can be a subjective question that depends on a lot of factors.
The cost of buying a solar panel and installing it will vary from state to state. Initially, the prices were incredibly high, which made it impossible for people to acquire. However, the rise in production and demand substantially decreased solar panel prices in the last few years.
After installing them, you will get tax credit and incentives from the federal government.
To put it into perspective, consider the average cost of a solar panel installation in the United States of $16,000.
On this, you will get a 30% tax credit between 2022 and 2032, which amounts to a $4,800 value. So the total payable will be $11,200
Depending on the utility and your state, you might even get access to incentives for changing to solar energy.
The final PV system you want to install will have different prices depending on the factors like:
Based on the final price, there will be a deduction from incentives and tax credits too!
Solar panels are prone to fluctuations because their workability depends on:
These factors will determine the effectiveness of the solar panel's cost savings. As mentioned earlier, your energy bill can reflect a lot of information related to solar energy.
On average, an American household will spend $1,500 every year on standard electricity costs. Even though installing a solar panel in Gilberts will cost thrice of that amount, the long-term cost will be less. Moreover, solar energy can feed all your requirements and have 100% effectiveness.
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As mentioned earlier, solar panels have silicon layers with metal backing and conducting strips. However, there is more to its construction than just these basic elements and glass frames.
Elements | Usefulness |
Silicon cells | Acts as a semiconductor that converts sunlight into electric energy. |
Aluminum metal frames | Protects against dangerous weather and mount it properly in the desired location. |
Glass sheet | A thickness of 6 to 7 mm ensures the protection of the silicon cells. |
12V wire | A standard element that regulates the energy transfer and ensures a sustainable module. |
Bus wires | Helps connect the parallel solar cells and carries the electrical current generation to the battery. |
Quantum dots | These are the tiny particles that process the effectiveness of silicon cells. |
By using these elements, manufacturers use a delicate and sophisticated process to ensure the perfect construction.
Every solar panel will have a different production of electricity. Moreover, the usage and sunlight exposure will determine its efficiency.
Capacity | Power |
Residential solar panels | 1kW to 4kW 250 watts to 400 watts per hour |
Commercial solar panels | Up to 10kW 470 watts per hour |
Solar panels have become 20% more efficient than they were a few years ago. Therefore, the average calculation of solar panel electricity production would be:
From here, if you divide the system size by the per panel wattage, you will get 20.69, which is the equivalent of 21 solar panels.
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Site assessment and analysis | Our team of contractors will go on-site and determine the state and analyze the course of action. We will prune unnecessary obstacles to ensure proper access to sunlight. | This step helps us understand the situation better and determine the unique attributes of your building to defuse the hindrance. |
Permits and documents | After determining the design and actionable course, we will submit the draft to your local government. Our team knows the permitting process. | It ensures that the regional verification and regulations are met, and your permit is authentic and legal. |
Installation process | Our contractors will start the work after getting acknowledgment and freeing obstacles. We will install wiring, mount the equipment and place the solar panels facing direct sunlight. | We utilize intricate and sophisticated installation processes to ensure the proper efficiency of your solar panels and the longevity of the structure. |
Processes | Time Taken |
Analysis | 1 to 4 weeks |
Permitting | 2 to 8 weeks |
Installation | 1 to 7 days |
Inspection | 2 to 3 weeks |
After completing our work, a government representative will inspect the installation. In some cases, they might install a meter that feeds the excess power into the electrical grid.
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A quick and easy way to check your tire wear is with a tread-depth gauge. These tools come in either digital or mechanical versions. The easiest way to check wear on your tire is with a penny. Place a penny upside down in between the tire tread as shown on the right. If you can see the top of Lincoln's head, the treads are worn and tire replacement is needed.
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Tread wear indicators appear when the tires only have 2/32" or less of tread remaining. Rubber in tires ages over time. Other warning signs include:
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It's a known fact that regular tire rotation extends the life of your tires and improves performance. Tires are rotated to achieve a uniform wear for all tires. Each tire performs different tasks (such as steering in front- versus rear-wheel drive), therefore tires wear at different rates. Tires should be rotated every 7,500 miles to prevent irregular tire wear.
It's important to rotate your tires according to the correct tire-rotation pattern. Doing so will prolong the life of your tires and will reduce the risk of sudden tire failure. Front tires encounter different tasks than the rear tires. A front-wheel-drive car's tires perform different tasks than those on a rear-wheel-drive vehicle.
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Check your tires at least once a month when the tires are cold, meaning the vehicle has not been driven for at least three hours or no more than 1 mile. The Tire Information Label located on the inside of your doorframe has the recommended cold tire pressure for your vehicle.
Inflation pressure maintenance of tires is critical for overall tire and vehicle performance. Maintaining the correct inflation pressure allows the tire to perform as intended, including for comfort, fuel economy, stopping distance, cornering, traction, tread wear, and noise.
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The Tire Pressure Monitoring System is designed to warn the driver when low-tire-pressure conditions exist. A sensor measures tire pressure and temperature, then transmits data to the tire-pressure monitor. If the pressure in one or more of your tires is 25 percent or more below the vehicle manufacturer's recommended cold inflation pressure for tires, a warning indication will alert the driver.
Your Original Equipment TPMS sensor battery can last up to 10 years with normal use. When the TPMS battery fails, the sensor will need to be replaced.
If the Tire Pressure Monitor light appears as a blinking yellow lamp for more than one minute and stays solid, then diagnostic service is needed. If your TPMS is not functioning properly, it cannot detect or signal a low-tire condition.
If the Tire Pressure Monitor light comes on and stays solid with a check tire pressure, low tire pressure, or add air to tire message, then check and adjust all tire air pressures to the recommended levels. Next, drive the vehicle to turn the light off.
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Q: Why is tire rotation so important?
A: Each tire on a vehicle performs a different task, causing them to wear at different rates. Regular tire rotation allows tires to wear evenly, maximizing tire life and allowing tires to be replaced in sets of four, which is preferable.
Q: Why is tire pressure important?
A: Improperly inflated tires are a leading cause of tire failure. Proper tire pressure helps a tire have optimum tread contact with the road, which improves traction and braking and reduces tire wear. Underinflated tires generate heat, which is the tire's worst enemy, so maintaining the right amount of air keeps temperatures where they should be.
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As a child, Diany Levy was called lazy and unfocused. She remembers that teachers called home on a daily basis to tell her parents she was not paying attention in class. Now, at the age of 23, Diany has finally been diagnosed with the cause of her problems – ADHD.
Levy is not alone. The number of Americans taking medication to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is steadily rising. But the biggest spike in ADHD medication is among young women between the ages of 19 and 34, according to a recent report. It found that the number of young women aged 19 to 25 on these medications is 27 percent higher than girls aged 4 to 18.
This is surprising, because ADHD begins in childhood and psychiatrists say the disorder occurs equally among boys and girls. But girls like the young Levy are being overlooked. Boys are diagnosed with ADHD at more than twice the rate of girls.
One reason is that the condition is easier to spot in boys. Boys are more likely to be fidgety and restless, says Dr. Lenard Adler, director of the adult ADHD program at NYU Langone Medical Center. "They're easily bored and do things they are not supposed to be doing," he says. Adler, who is a professor of child and adolescent psychiatry, says these behavioral disruptions in boys are hard to miss, but in girls the symptoms can be quieter and harder to spot.
Levy's problems got worse when she went to college. She couldn't sit through a two-hour lecture without getting up and moving around. A 20-page assignment that took her classmates 45 minutes to read took her three to four hours. Levy is now in graduate school, and she just recently got diagnosed with ADHD.
The NYU health center suggested she see Adler, and within days she was diagnosed and prescribed medication. The change, she says, was nearly immediate. "I can get things done on time without excuses," she says, "I'm actually reading a book for fun for the first time in five years."
What happened to Levy is typical, according to Adler. If people aren't diagnosed and treated in childhood, the symptoms become harder to cope with when they become adults because life gets more complicated. Add the responsibilities of a family – taking care of the kids, getting dinner on the table, paying bills, supervising homework, holding down a job – and life can become overwhelming for many women.
Adler says the good news is that women are more likely to seek out help, to see a doctor or get into therapy, than men. And this is one of the reasons why more young women are being diagnosed with ADHD.
Levy just wishes she had been diagnosed earlier. Maybe she could have been an A student, and maybe her SAT scores would have been better, she says, if she had got on medication earlier. Medication works for adults like Levy because it increases levels of chemicals in the brain that strengthen communication networks between different brain regions, according to Tony Wilson, a neuroscientist at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. "When patients have stronger networks," he says "they are better able to focus on the task at hand."
It's a sort of 'calming' effect that can set the stage for learning more effective coping skills, typically learned through cognitive behavioral therapy. There are some risks for adults taking ADHD medications. The drugs can increase blood pressure and heart rate. So it's essential for patients to be monitored through routine visits with their doctor.
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American politics is having a populist moment, with voters angry and frustrated with all big institutions in American life.
The backlash against big government found its expression on the right with the Tea Party. The tensions between that movement and the Republican establishment have been on full display.
This week saw similar tensions arise among Democrats, starting with an op-ed on Monday in The Wall Street Journal by the leaders of the centrist Democratic think tank Third Way. The headline calls economic populism a "dead end for Democrats."
"We wrote this because there needs to be a serious discussion — and this seems to be the right time to have it — about what we're going to be doing with entitlements and investments in this country," says co-author Jim Kessler. "There's a belief, I think, on one end of the party — not with everybody but with some — that we can have it all, we can expand entitlements and we can have investments. And our view is that's just not realistic."
Kessler's op-ed also took aim at populism as a political strategy, warning Democrats not to follow Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts over the populist cliff. Warren is a hero to those in the liberal wing of the party who see her as the scourge of Wall Street.
The op-ed got a furious response from Warren and her supporters, including Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee.
"Third Way is a corporate-funded think tank," Green says. "In contrast, the Elizabeth Warren wing of the Democratic Party speaks to the overwhelming majority of Americans that really want an economy that looks out for the Little Guy. And for them to take on both Social Security and Elizabeth Warren in their piece was pretty outrageous."
A Battle Leading To 2016
Like all intraparty feuds, this one can seem a little exaggerated. After all, both Third Way and the progressive groups support the Dodd-Frank Wall Street-regulation bill, and they both support raising taxes on the wealthy.
On Social Security, both want to increase the amount of income subject to payroll taxes, although Warren and her allies would raise it more. But the center and the left do part ways on the new push by progressives to expand Social Security benefits.
"Seniors have worked their entire lives and have paid into the system, but right now, more people than ever are on the edge of financial disaster once they retire — and the numbers continue to get worse," Warren said on the Senate floor in November. "That is why we should be talking about expanding Social Security benefits — not cutting them."
This new populist energy in the Democratic Party is fueled by growing frustration over income inequality, a shrinking middle class and the sense that Wall Street escaped responsibility for the financial crisis.
Future 'Key Questions' For Democrats
Democratic strategist and Fox News contributor Joe Trippi says what's happening now is the beginning of an intraparty battle that will go on for the next three years, as Democrats prepare for the 2016 election. Trippi, who ran the 2004 populist campaign of Howard Dean for president, says the battle will be fought along the ideological fault line that divides centrist Democrats from progressives.
"Obama's masked that," Trippi says. "His success at winning two elections in a row has kind of masked that division in the Democratic Party, pushed it under a little bit, particularly now as 2016 nears. There isn't somebody to bridge that gap ... and you're going to start seeing that division come out in the open a little bit."
Any successful Democratic presidential candidate will have to rise on the support of both wings, just as Barack Obama did, and Bill Clinton before him. But Green says that any candidate will be vetted by the progressive grass roots.
"At the end of the day, whoever the Democratic nominee is will have to answer key questions, like are you going to cut Social Security benefits or are you going to embrace this new consensus position that's growing for Social Security benefit expansion?" Green says. "Will you hold Wall Street more accountable and reform it more, or will you be in their pocket?
"Every Democrat will have to answer those questions, including Hillary Clinton. And if she answers wrong on those questions, there will be a lot of political space left for some insurgent Democrat to run and potentially pull another Obama."
Warren says she won't be that insurgent: She says she plans to serve out her full term in the Senate — just as Obama promised, before he changed his mind.
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Mailing a letter is about to get a little more expensive.
Regulators on Tuesday approved a temporary price hike of 3 cents for a first-class stamp, bringing the charge to 49 cents a letter in an effort to help the Postal Service recover from severe mail decreases brought on by the 2008 economic downturn.
Many consumers won't feel the price increase immediately. Forever stamps, good for first-class postage whatever the future rate, can be purchased at the lower price until the new rate is effective Jan. 26.
The higher rate will last no more than two years, allowing the Postal Service to recoup $2.8 billion in losses. By a 2-1 vote, the independent Postal Regulatory Commission rejected a request to make the price hike permanent, though inflation over the next 24 months may make it so.
The surcharge "will last just long enough to recover the loss," Commission Chairman Ruth Y. Goldway said.
Bulk mail, periodicals and package service rates will rise 6 percent, a decision that drew immediate consternation from the mail industry. Its groups have opposed any price increase beyond the current 1.7 percent rate of inflation, saying charities using mass mailings and bookstores competing with online retailer Amazon would be among those who suffer. Greeting card companies also have criticized the plans.
"This is a counterproductive decision," said Mary G. Berner, president of the Association of Magazine Media. "It will drive more customers away from using the Postal Service and will have ripple effects through our economy — hurting consumers, forcing layoffs and impacting businesses."
Berner said her organization will consider appealing the decision before the U.S. Court of Appeals.
For consumers who have cut back on their use of mail for correspondence, the rate increase may have little impact on their pocketbooks.
"I don't know a whole lot of people who truly, with the exception of packages, really use snail mail anymore," said Kristin Johnson, a Green Bay, Wis., resident who was shopping in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, while visiting relatives and friends. "It's just so rare that I actually mail anything at this point."
The Postal Service is an independent agency that does not depend on tax money for its operations but is subject to congressional control. Under federal law, it can't raise prices more than the rate of inflation without approval from the commission.
The service says it lost $5 billion in the last fiscal year and has been trying to get Congress to pass legislation to help with its financial woes, including an end to Saturday mail delivery and reduced payments on retiree health benefits.
The figures through Sept. 30 were actually an improvement for the agency from a $15.9 billion loss in 2012.
The post office has struggled for years with declining mail volume as a result of growing Internet use and a 2006 congressional requirement that it make annual $5.6 billion payments to cover expected health care costs for future retirees. It has defaulted on three of those payments.
The regulators Tuesday stopped short of making the price increases permanent, saying the Postal Service had conflated losses it suffered as a result of Internet competition with business lost because of the Great Recession. They ordered the agency to develop a plan to phase out the higher rates once the lost revenue is recouped.
It's unclear where that would take rates for first-class postage in 2016. The regular, inflation-adjusted price would have been 47 cents next year. If inflation rates average 2 percent over the next two years, regulators could deem 49 cents an acceptable price going forward.
The Postal Service has only twice lowered the price of a stamp: in the mid-19th century from 3 cents to 2 cents, and again after the end of World War I. In neither case was the higher price the result of a temporary authorization.
The new price of a postcard stamp, raised by a penny to 34 cents in November, also is effective next month.
The last price increase for stamps was in January, when the cost of sending a letter rose by a penny to 46 cents. A postcard also increased by one cent to 33 cents.
Associated Press reporter Mark Thiessen in Anchorage, Alaska, contributed to this report.
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Whitman College architect Demetri Porphyrios describes the residential college he designed for Princeton University in terms of music.
The Collegiate Gothic buildings rise in individual gestures of counterpoint that come together in a single composition.
Walls of hand-set stone rise from 20 feet to as high as 100 feet to make up the complex of residential, social and academic buildings that sweep upward above terraced courtyards. Bluestone walkways criss-cross at the feet of dorms and communal buildings, which include a large gabled dining hall and a great tower that announces the entry into the college near the south end of Princeton's campus.
"The beauty of the buildings of Whitman College," Porphyrios said, "arises from their unity in multiplicity -- from their rhythm and syncopation, the color and texture of their materials, from the sculptural quality of the stone profiles."
Designed as the University's sixth residential college, the 250,000-square-foot Whitman College is as unique for its design as for the techniques employed to build in a traditional manner in the 21st century.
"Whitman College is important for the revival of traditional architecture in the States," Porphyrios said. "Whitman College is about an architecture of place-making and of robust, sustainable construction. It continues and furthers Princeton's tradition of collegiate campus life that is conducive to social interaction while fostering the values of leadership."
Construction began in July 2004, and the college opened this fall to host its first group of students as part of the launch of Princeton's four-year residential college system.
The college is named for the family of Meg Whitman, the president and chief executive officer of eBay and a member of Princeton's class of 1977. Porphyrios, a 1980 Princeton graduate alumnus, designed the project with his London-based firm Porphyrios Associates. The firm Einhorn, Yaffee, Prescott of Albany, N.Y., was executive architect and engineer.
Porphyrios' firm was selected to reintroduce the Collegiate Gothic that first came to campus in 1896, when Princeton's leaders celebrating the school's 150th anniversary sought inspiration for their buildings from colleges in England known for academic excellence.
"Demetri continues the wonderful tradition of Collegiate Gothic at Princeton, but thought about it through a modern lens," said Mark Burstein, executive vice president of the University. "He took the tension between historic and modern design, which is one of the strengths of the Princeton campus, and integrated this dynamic into the project."
Princeton selected Porphyrios because, as an architect and planner, he approaches building projects in the context of their surroundings, Burstein said. As the University completes a master planning effort for campus development, administrators wanted to choose an architect who could design a project to improve one of the significant growth areas of the campus.
"Whitman College is at the center of a pivotal point of the campus," Burstein said. "It anchors our new southern edge and strengthens the connection between the historic campus and property to the west -- a gateway to future development."
Throughout its construction, architects and planners from across the country have toured Whitman College to learn more about the features and techniques in realizing Porphyrios' Collegiate Gothic vision. True to the style's tradition, Whitman College was completed with stone wall masonry, slate roofs, and copper and wood detailing.
Unlike previous colleges built at Princeton dorm by dorm, Whitman was completed as a single project, making it one of the University's largest single construction projects in Princeton's 261-year history.
"Whitman College is much larger than other buildings I have designed for Oxford and Cambridge colleges," Porphyrios said. "One of the early challenges, therefore, was to come up with design strategies that encouraged a sense of individuality of the various parts while giving an overall cohesion to the college as a whole."
"We broke down the program into [separate] buildings, each with its own identity of composition and detailing, yet all within the language of the Princeton Collegiate Gothic," Porphyrios said. "The result has been a community of buildings arranged around three collegiate courts, each one with its distinct spatial sense of place. Whitman College is a family of buildings: small and large; some normative, others honorific; some simple, others more ornate; some built in random fieldstone, others in coursed Indiana cut-stone -- yet all speaking to each other in a genuine dialogue of purpose and propriety."
Among the many distinctive features of Whitman College, Community Hall is one of two buildings in the college whose limestone walls are a visual punctuation set apart from the fieldstone of the dormitories. Trefoils top the wall of an adjacent raised overlook that carries a view east over a sloping courtyard that greets visitors entering the campus from one of its gateways on Elm Drive.
A row of finished oak doors beneath this raised belvedere brings students into a gallery, where they pass through an ornate wood screen topped with finials to enter the main dining hall. Here, as is the case throughout the buildings of Whitman College, the rooms are finished with wood trim, including the oak beams forming the peaks of the gabled ceilings in the main dining hall and the octagonal private dining room. The college's 405 bedrooms have dark stained floors and custom-made, triple-glazed mahogany casement windows.
Another highlight is a series of arches forming an arcade along the walkway on North Hall known as "Wright Cloister." The feature was named in honor of Thomas Wright, a 1962 Princeton alumnus who retired as vice president and secretary in 2004 after more than 30 years of service to Princeton.
The traditional touches of stone-cut niches and 85-pound bronze light fixtures on the building exterior were married to interior features that include custom-made reading desks designed by Porphyrios for the library.
Adding to the modern conveniences located inside are a digital photo lab, dance practice studio, student TV lounge, a state-of-the-art servery with retail and cook-to-order features that include a brick oven, and a 65-seat drama theater, complete with dressing rooms. Renowned interior designer Sheila Bridges of New York City designed the lounges and dining spaces to complete the interior, just as landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates of Cambridge, Mass., was enlisted to create a greenscape of new trees, varieties of mature oaks and dogwoods, towering cedars of Lebanon, Japanese zelkovas, and a lush woodland glen to complete the aesthetic of the building's exterior.
Stone masonry in the 21st century
Perhaps most distinctive is the buildings' stonework, or specifically, the process through which it was completed, said University Architect Jon Hlafter.
"Stone masonry today is a true art, and at one time, the biggest single challenge we were concerned about was being able to find enough of the appropriate stone and then the artisans to successfully set that stone," Hlafter said.
Porphyrios insists that the materials and the skilled craftsmen for stonework are readily available to institutions willing to make the commitment to build with stone, and project managers succeeded in recruiting stonemasons from along the East Coast. Fewer than one in three stonemasons who applied was selected because of the quality of the work required.
"They were custom fitting every piece of fieldstone on site as they were building the walls," said John Ziegler, assistant to the vice president for facilities and the project director for Whitman College. "We knew that we wanted to give the artisans an opportunity to work their artistry, but to ensure consistency, we also knew we had to establish some guidelines."
The architects and contractors established a long list of guidelines for setting the stone, including rules for how the five types of stone could be stacked by size and color, limits to the protrusion of the face of the stone to no more than 1 inch, limitations on installing wavy and rippled stones, and ratios for the average of the stone's face width compared to its height.
"Every day, the stone masons would be required to take a step to the right because each person had his own signature style for setting the stone," Ziegler said. "By moving them a step to the right every day, we made sure they didn't own a vertical strip of the building. That helped us weave their individual styles into the overall pattern of the building."
At the peak of the project, almost 80 stone masons were supported by 70 additional laborers while they worked with more than 6,000 tons of stone.
The University set up a stone blending operation in West Windsor to mix the five types of fieldstone from two quarries in New York. The bluestone used for walkways came from quarries in Pennsylvania, while the limestone was transported from Indiana.
"Surely, stone is one of the most durable and beautiful building materials, and that is why I have chosen to use it extensively," Porphyrios said. "Stone also conjures up a feeling of permanence, which is how we view, or should view, our educational institutions. Stone has also a great thermal mass and an almost zero carbon footprint. As such, stone is environmentally one of the most sustainable building materials. In that sense, stone is the most 'high-tech' building material today."
Porphyrios asserted that the initial cost of masonry may be 10 to 15 percent higher than construction of a prefabricated building, but the industrial envelope of a prefabricated building will have to be replaced in 15 to 20 years.
A stone masonry wall will have a life of 300 years or more, Porphyrios said, pointing out that "the achievements of architecture are measured in long strides." Building and architecture always have permanence as their goal because buildings set the stage for daily life, he added.
"The use of stone, timber, metals or plaster has nothing to do with tradition or modernity," Porphyrios said. "I have always found stone more beautiful than concrete or plastics on account of its texture, color variation, the way it breathes, the patina it accumulates over time, etc. A broken reinforced concrete beam is debris, but a broken stone threshold is a ruin."
A dedication ceremony celebrating the opening of Whitman College is scheduled to take place Sept. 26-27, including a public lecture delivered by Porphyrios. He is expected to share his insights about the project with the campus community, local architects and students, including the first student residents of Whitman College.
The college houses approximately 200 freshmen, 100 sophomores, 200 juniors and seniors, and 10 graduate students. It also includes a suite of offices for college staff and faculty advisers, and serves as the home of the Princeton Writing Program.


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Times are tough for young people. Unemployment is high, and college costs are soaring.
For those who've been diagnosed with autism, the challenges of life after high school are even steeper, according to a study just published in the journal Pediatrics.
Within the first six years of getting out of high school, only a little more than one-third of young people previously diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, had gone to college, and only a slim majority — 55 percent — had held paying jobs.
The first two years after high school are particularly hard, the researchers found, with less than half of the young people with an ASD having had any work.
The researchers compared the experience of the young people with autism to those with mental retardation, learning disabilities and impaired language or speech. Those with autism fared worse than the others when it came to jobs, the researchers found.
On the college front, those with autism were more likely than those with mental retardation to have attended some college but less like to have done so than those in the other two comparison groups.
"It appears that youth with an ASD are uniquely at high risk for a period of struggling to find ways to participate in work and school after leaving high school," the researchers wrote. The findings, they said, point to a need for support during the transition from high school to life afterward.
The data for the analysis came from a long-running study of young people and concentrated on those receiving special education services. The researchers looked at the experience of more than 600 people in the autism category, and more than 400 each in the comparison categories.
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Teeth grinding and clenching are common habits, but that doesn't mean they are harmless. Stresses from the powerful forces generated by grinding and clenching (also known as "bruxing") can wear down teeth or even loosen them. Teeth that have enamel worn away or scraped off from this repeated rubbing action may become sensitive to hot or cold. And dental work such as crowns and fillings may get damaged. Bruxism can also lead to jaw pain and/or headaches.
Even if you have experienced some of these signs and symptoms, you may not realize you are a bruxer — particularly if your habit is nocturnal, as is often the case. Yet the evidence of tooth damage may become obvious to us when you come in for your regular checkup and cleaning. Should we notice this, we will certainly let you know. We will also try to help you break the habit, relieve any pain you are experiencing, and repair any damage to your teeth or dental work.
The most common reason for grinding/clenching habits is stress, which can affect our health in various ways. Some people experience stomach pain or skin breakouts; bruxing is yet another manifestation. Sometimes people grind their teeth because of misaligned teeth or other bite problems. Using stimulating substances such as caffeine, alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs can also put you at risk. Additionally, teeth grinding is believed to be an uncommon side effect of certain medications.
Sometimes simply becoming aware of the habit can help you to get it under control. If stress is the issue, try to find healthy ways of managing it: exercise, meditation, listening to relaxing music, or a warm bath may help. We will monitor your teeth over time to see if the problem is getting better or worsening.
If damage to your teeth or existing dental work is evident, we may recommend a custom-made nightguard, also known as an "occlusal guard," which is a device that resembles an athletic mouthguard. Made of comfortable plastic, the guard is worn at night to keep your teeth from actually contacting each other. It also helps protect your jaw joints from excessive force.
If a bite problem exists where some teeth are hitting before the others (all of your teeth should hit at the same time), we may treat it by removing a tiny bit of enamel from an individual tooth that is sticking up a bit (and therefore receiving too much force) to bring it in line with the others. This is known as a bite adjustment. If your malocclusion (bad bite) is more serious, orthodontics might be recommended. Replacing any teeth that are missing can also help stabilize your bite by inhibiting the shifting of teeth that occurs when extra space is left open by missing teeth.
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History and OverviewMontreal has been inhabited for thousands of years, long before Europeans arrived. It's the second largest French-speaking city in the world (after Paris) and it takes its name from Mount Royal, the hill at the center of the island. It sits on the St. Lawrence river which is one of the longest running rivers on the planet.Montreal architecture is defined by its red brick and grey stone buildings, the supplies for which were formed thousands of years ago when everything here was sitting at the bottom of the Champlain Sea.The explorer Jacques Cartier landed in 1535 and claimed the St. Lawrence Valley for France. Samuel de Champlain followed in his footsteps and founded the city of "Kebec" in 1608, using an Indian word that means "where the river gets narrow." The official motto of Quebec is "Je me souviens" which means "I remember." This is credited to Eugene-Etienne Tache, who in 1882 had it carved in stone above the entrance to Quebec's legislative building, as a reference to the French, English and American Indian history.Montreal is home to the International Festival of Jazz which will celebrate its 30th anniversary later this year (2009). It's the single biggest jazz event in the world, attracting upwards of two million people every summer with hundreds of free concerts.In addition to the Jazz Festival, the Cirque du Soleil was also born here. It began as a group of twenty street performers in 1984 and has grown to become a world-famous collection of thousands of artists.Speaking of artists, John Lennon and Yoko Ono wrote their world-famous anthem "Give Peace a Chance" here in 1969 during the famous Bed-In.Getting ThereYou'll be flying into Montreal-Trudeau International Airport if you come by plane. It's only fifteen kilometers from the city. A shuttle bus runs every twenty minutes to get to the city and the trip takes about 45 minutes. Besides the usual taxi and limousine service you can also take a commuter train or one of the regular city buses to the airport.TransportationIt costs $1.50 an hour to use a parking meter in the downtown area. No car? Montreal has five commuter rail lines, four metro lines and hundreds of city buses to get you there and back. Not into engines? Montreal's biker community is alive and thriving. Besides all the green space within the city for recreational riding, urban messengers rage with precision throughout the city and let me tell you, if you want to know about a city for REAL, ask a messenger.On the off chance that you own a massive ship, let me mention that Montreal has the largest container-shipping port on the east coast of North America.People and CultureForget a handshake, get ready to kiss on both sides and eat some poutine!! Poutine is the national dish of Canada, it's french fries with gravy and cheese curds. The perfection of pub food? Heaven on a plate? You decide -- let me recommend that you postpone this decision until about three AM on a saturday morning after going out with friends to the pub all night. Paradise beckons...There's a thriving post-production film industry in Montreal. If you've seen Jurassic Park or Titanic, you've seen special effects that came out of Montreal's studios. Fifty-seven movies were shot in Montreal in 2004.What else? The longest-running St. Patrick's Day parade in North America happens in... Montreal! They've been at it since 1824. In spite of this, Montrealers drink more red wine than beer.The city is considered the official balcony capital of the world. Seventy-one percent of flats have a balcony, and Montrealers spend the equivelant of TWO WEEKS per year on their balconies! Even with that, Montreal still has the second-lowest average cost of rent in Canada! Are you ready to move yet?Things to do, RecommendationsMove here, sit on your balcony, get free health care at the doctor's office. Just a thought.Mark Twain once said: "This is the first time I was ever in a city where you couldn't throw a brick without breaking a church window." This is certainly true still today. St. Joseph Oratory of Mount Royal is the largest church in Canada and its dome is the second-largest after Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome. Saint Peter is also the source of inspiration to create the Cathedral-basilica Mary, Queen of the World. In 2006, Montréal was the first North American city to be designated a UNESCO "City of Design".Visit Saint Joseph's Oratory on Mount Royal for further inspiration.Montreal ranks in the top ten cities of the world for night life. Hundreds of bars, microbreweries, discos and cigar lounges await you. The bars close at three AM which is when you begin your pilgrimage for poutine. You can also sniff out some late-night lounges if you work at it a bit.Neighborhoods to check out:Chinatown: self explanatoryPlateau Mont-Royal: artists and punk-rockers, counter culture stuffThe Latin Quarter: where you can find student life at its beautiful rambunctious usual self, with the University of Quebec and the College of Old Montreal student body on the loose.The Village: one of the largest gay communities in the world, supported and embraced here openly.Crescent street: Irish pubs, street festivals and restaurants between Rene-Levesque and Masinneuve boulevardsSaint-Laurent Boulevard: the Main Street of Montreal. Dozens of bars and clubs, restaurants and lounges sitting between Sherbrooke Street and Mont-Royal Avenue.Shop 'till you drop? There are, and I quote, "almost 1,200 stores between Guy and Saint-Denis streets (including approximately 450 with storefront access on the street). Sainte-Catherine Street is home to the highest concentration of stores in Canada as well as the largest assortment of fashion boutiques and ready-to-wear shops in the country."To wrap up: if you know me, you know what I'm going to tell you to do now. Go climb up the tallest thing and see what you can see! In Montreal, you HAVE TO see the Olympic stadium up close. It's a wonder of organic architecture that was built for the 1976 Olympic Games and it has a funicular going up its tower where you can take an amazing lookout over the city.Happy travels!Text by Steve Smith.


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