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Psychology with Forensic Psychology BSc (Hons)
About this Course
This Psychology with Forensic Psychology degree course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC).
On this course, as well as studying general psychology modules, you will specialise in understanding the psychological factors behind why people may commit criminal or deviant behaviour. You will use critical skills and evidence, based on research, to explore how forensic psychologists may contribute to debates on policing, crime, the criminal justice system and rehabilitation. Some examples of the factors that you may explore include; substance abuse issues and mental health disorders, as well as exploring the incidence of offending behaviours in different populations, e.g. children and youth. As well as understanding some of the reasons why people may commit offending behaviours, you will also explore the ways in which forensic psychologists can work to treat and rehabilitate offenders.
The first year of the course is designed to provide a broad introduction to the study of psychology. It is designed to provide a thorough grounding in the subject for those with no Psychology background while allowing those who have already studied Psychology to increase the breadth and depth of their understanding. The second year continues on the same basis enabling graduates to cover all the core topics be eligible for the BPS Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership. In Year three, you complete a major research and an in-depth study of at least four topics selected from the full range of modules that are currently available, at least two of which specialise in forensic psychology.
Placement Year
This course is available as a 4-year 'with Placement Year' option. Please apply for Psychology with Forensic Psychology (with Placement) BSc C81P. Find out more about 'with Placement Year' courses here.
The placement year provides you with a fantastic opportunity to broaden your horizons and develop valuable skills and contacts through working with a self-sourced organisation relevant to your degree subject. The Placement Year is undertaken at the end of the second year and students are away for the whole of the academic year. The minimum period in placement (at one or more locations) is seven calendar months; more usually you would spend 10-12 months with a placement provider. You would normally start sometime in the period June to September of your second year and finish between June and September the following year. Placements can be UK-based or overseas and you will work with staff to plan and finalise the placement arrangements.
You will be expected to find and arrange a suitable placement to complement your degree, and will be fully supported throughout by a dedicated member of staff at your academic School and the University's Skills and Employability Services.
Why choose Bangor University for this course?
- Psychology at Bangor University is rated 5th in the UK for student satisfaction (The Complete University Guide 2021)
Visit our Why Study with us? page to find out some key facts about why you should choose Bangor for this course or for more general information on studying a degree at Bangor see our Study at Bangor section.
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Course Content
You will learn through a variety of lectures, seminars, tutorials, and practicals. You will participate in various research projects as a participant giving you an insight into research that will be invaluable when designing your own studies. The School makes extensive use of technology in order to enhance the learning experience, including the use of podcasts and online materials.
An increasing number of our modules can be studied through the medium of Welsh. Students can choose to have a Welsh-speaking Tutor and complete their project in Welsh.
There is a wide range of continuous assessment on offer across the modules including essays, weekly homework, multiple choice tests, presentations, blogs, quizzes etc. throughout each semester and many modules include end of semester examinations.
In your third year you will carry out a major research project in an area related to forensic psychology. Your project will be supervised by a staff member who is a specialist in the appropriate research field; so you will have the opportunity to exercise your knowledge and skills alongside an expert. Our students regard the project as one of the most challenging, and also one of the most rewarding, elements of their course, and the project experience ensures that our graduates have amongst the most highly developed skills of any UK Psychology graduates.
What will you study on this course?
All modules in the first and second year are compulsory. In the third year, you will take one compulsory Forensic Psychology modules and then choose three other modules, at least one of which must be forensic psychology. Some of these modules may be taken in other schools e.g., Social Sciences and the School of Education. Each year you study a total of 120 credits and the modules build over the years to provide both breadth and depth of understanding with a specific focus on Forensic Psychology. All graduates who achieve at least a 2:2 will be eligible for Graduate Based Chartered Membership (GBC) of the BPS.
Your Research
We put great emphasis on developing your research skills. Right from the start of your course you will begin to build up an understanding of how to undertake research and you will also act as a participant in the School's ongoing research programme. In this way, you'll gradually acquire the skills you need to design and conduct your own research project in Year 3. Your BSc project will be focused on an area of Forensic Psychology.
Modules for the current academic year
Module listings are for guide purposes only and are subject to change. Find out what our students are currently studying on the Psychology with Forensic Psychology Modules page.
Course content is for guidance purposes only and may be subject to change.
Careers and Employability
BSc Forensic Psychology focuses in the forensics area but is still suitable for students who want to follow any of the main psychological professions (clinical psychology, educational psychology, counselling psychology, health psychology etc). In addition, there are careers open to graduates and postgraduates from any discipline. These include, for example, careers in management training, accountancy, teaching, nursing, social work, the police and the armed forces. Further, employers are usually looking for general or transferable skills, and a psychology degree arguably provides a unique combination of these as it is both a literate and numerate discipline. The fact that we are regularly ranked in the Top 20 for graduate prospects shows how employable you will be as one of our graduates.
Employability is a key theme of the Psychology programme you will follow in Bangor and we have embedded a large number of opportunities within our degree to give graduates as strong a CV as possible and equip them with a host of transferable skills that are relevant to both psychology and non-psychology related careers.
The simple fact that you will graduate from an internationally renowned, research intensive Psychology School adds additional value to your degree and improves your employability. This is well illustrated by our top 20% ranking for Graduate Prospects in the The Guardian Good University Guide 2019.
Employability and the School of Psychology
As a graduate with a good degree in psychology from Bangor, a variety of careers will be open to you. There are careers for which a psychology degree is essential, and careers for which psychology provides a useful base. In addition, there are careers open to graduates and postgraduates from any discipline. These include, for example, careers in management training, accountancy, teaching, nursing, social work, the police and the armed forces. However, employers are usually looking for general or transferable skills, and a psychology degree arguably provides a unique combination of these.
However, you can find out much more on our Employability and Psychology page.
Psychology Careers Extravaganza
As part of our efforts to ensure you have an excellent grasp of the career opportunities to you as a Psychology graduate we run an annual careers and employability event.
Video: Careers Event
Psychology students at Bangor University took part in a careers and employability conference where they had the opportunity to meet employers, network, see presentations and take part in a CV clinic.
Opportunities at Bangor
The University's Skills and Employability Service provides a wide range of resources to help you achieve your graduate ambitions. Developing your personal skills and enhancing your employability while at university is becoming increasingly important in today's job market.
The Bangor Employability Award (BEA) and Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR)
The Bangor Employability Award enables students to build on their transferable skills through the recognition of activities they become involved in during their university life. Students can gain points towards the award through extra-curricular activities such as volunteering, attending workshops or actively participating in the Students' Union's clubs and societies.
The HEAR is a final graduation report that all undergraduates receive. The report itemises all academic achievements and additional extra and co-curricular achievements. Academic achievements appear on the report automatically and students are able to note their eligible activities by using the online platform 'My Employability Hub'. This ensures that future employers are made aware of the additional skills the student has gained outside of the curriculum.
The Award is open to everyone and taking part in the scheme can make a major difference to your performance in the graduate job market.
Bangor University runs undergraduate and postgraduate internship schemes twice a year, which allow students to work in a professional environment while learning relevant skills and earning money.
Internships offer valuable experience in a professional workplace and there are a range of internships you can get involved in.
Student Volunteering
Not only is volunteering worthwhile – it also improves your employability and widens your experience.
The Students' Union has a dedicated Student Volunteering Office (SVB) which currently contributes a total of 600 hours each week, promoting a close relationship between the university and the local community. Find out more on the Student Volunteering pages of the Bangor Student's Union website.
TARGETconnect - Working while you StudyThe Skills and Employability Service offers support to students searching for employment during and after their studies.
- Graduate jobs – Local, National and International
- Full-time, part time, permanent and temporary jobs
- Work experience / internships
- Voluntary opportunities
TARGETconnect advertises the following opportunities:
Entry Requirements
For 2021 entry:
GCSE: C/4 in English Language, Maths and Science. Typical offer is based on a minimum of 112 tariff points from a Level 3 qualification* e.g.:
- A Levels (applicants are strongly preferred to have at least one relevant science - Maths, Biology, Human Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Statistics, Psychology and Science)
- BTEC National/Extended Diploma and Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: Minimum of DMM
- International Baccalaureate Diploma
- Access: 21 Distinction, 18 Merit and 6 Pass grades
- Welsh Baccalaureate
- Extended Project Qualification is accepted in a relevant subject
- General Studies and Key Skills are not accepted.
International Candidates: school leaving qualifications and college diplomas are accepted from countries worldwide (subject to minimum English Language requirements). More information here.
We also welcome applications from mature applicants.
*For a full list of accepted Level 3 qualifications, go to www.ucas.com
For 2020 entry:
GCSE: C/4 in English Language, Maths and Science. Typical offer is based on a minimum of 112 tariff points from a Level 3 qualification* e.g.:
- A Levels (applicants are strongly preferred to have at least one relevant science - Maths, Biology, Human Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Statistics, Psychology and Science)
- BTEC National/Extended Diploma and Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: Minimum of DMM
- International Baccalaureate Diploma
- Access: 21 Distinction, 18 Merit and 6 Pass grades
- Welsh Baccalaureate
- Extended Project Qualification is accepted in a relevant subject
- General Studies and Key Skills are not accepted.
International Candidates: school leaving qualifications and college diplomas are accepted from countries worldwide (subject to minimum English Language requirements). More information here.
We also welcome applications from mature applicants.
*For a full list of accepted Level 3 qualifications, go to www.ucas.com
**Usual Access offer is 21 Distinctions, 18 Merits and 6 Passes.
School of Psychology – General Entry Requirements
The School of Psychology operates a flexible admissions policy, taking a holistic and not entirely grade based decision on its applicants. The entry criteria detailed (UCAS Tariff points etc.) above is for guidance purposes only. These grades reflect our typical offer levels but we reserve the right to vary the offer we make based on a candidates individual circumstances. That way we can treat all our applicants with the individual attention they deserve.
Please do not hesitate to contact us by email or phone on 01248 388453 if you would like to discuss your circumstances or an offer you have received in more detail.
General University entry requirements
We accept students with a wide range of qualifications and backgrounds and consider each application individually.
All students need to have good basic skills and the University also values IT and communication skills.
As part of the University's policy we consider applications from prospective disabled students on the same grounds as all other students.
To study a degree, diploma or certificate course you'll be asked for a minimum of UCAS Tariff points. For a fuller explanation of the UCAS Tariff Points, please see www.ucas.com
We also consider applications from mature students who can demonstrate the motivation and commitment to study a university programme. Each year we enrol a significant number of mature students. For more help and advice about being a mature student at Bangor, please visit the Study at Bangor site.
Specific entry requirements can be seen on the individual course pages.
EU and International students' entry requirements
For information and further detailed guidance on entry requirements for EU and International Students, including the minimum English Language entry requirement, please visit the Entry Requirements by Country pages. International applicants can also visit the International Education Centre section of our website for further details.
More information
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E-mail for General Admissions: email@example.com or write to:
Admissions Office
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Telephone: +44 (0)1248 383717
International students (non-UCAS applicants)
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Admissions Office
Bangor University
Telephone: +44 (0) 1248 382028
Course Costs
- Full time: £9,000 per year
- Part time: £750 per 10 credits
When coming to University, you will have two main costs, Tuition Fees and Living Costs.
There are also some common additional costs that are likely to arise for students on all courses, for example:
- If you choose to study abroad or take the International Experience Year as part of your course.
- If you attend your Graduation Ceremony, there will be a cost for gown hire (£25-£75) and cost for guest tickets (£12 each).
Course-specific additional costs
Depending on the course you are studying, there may be additional course-specific costs that you will be required to meet. These fall into three categories:
- Mandatory Costs: these are related to a particular core or compulsory module that you'll be required to complete to achieve your qualification e.g. compulsory field trips, uniforms for students on placement, DBS Check.
- Necessarily Incurred Costs: these may not be experienced by all students, and will vary depending on the course e.g. professional body membership, travel to placements, specialist software, personal safety equipment.
- Optional Costs: these depend on your choice of modules or activity and they are shown to give you an indication of the optional costs that may arise to make sure your choice is as informed as possible. These can include graduation events for your course, optional field trips, Welcome Week trips.
Depending on the Psychology course you are studying, you may have the following costs:
Mandatory costs:
Almost all psychology assignments are submitted electronically, including the dissertation. There are a few exceptions which require printing by students for Year 1 and Year 2 modules (these may be draft assignments used in class, or leaflets and posters which need to be printed in colour). If students print from University computers, then printing costs across Year 1 and 2 would be approximately £5.
Additional costs may also be charged as follows: Enhanced DBS check (approx. £65).
Psychology provides a set number of core textbooks in the library, but students will incur costs if they choose to purchase their own texts.
Necessarily Incurred Costs:
BSc/MSci/intercalated students will choose from a range of Year 3 modules and intercalated and final year MSci students will choose from a range of Year 4 modules. Dependent on modules chosen, students may incur costs associated with printing (e.g. posters for display at modular conferences; portfolio to document experience working in schools).
In addition, some optional modules have costs associated with practical activities (e.g. Year 3 Born To Run module will require students to pay race entry fees (approximately £30-£40), travel and accommodation to races, and the purchase of running kit if not already owned; Year 3 Disorders of Literacy module may incur travel costs).
In some cases, students may be required to travel to collect data for their BSc/MSci dissertation. Students can pay to become a member of the British Psychological Society (approximately £30), but this is not essential for the course.
Students may also choose to purchase software such as SPSS, but this is available on the Wheldon Building's computers.
Optional Costs:
We offer a wide range of additional student experiences to provide a full programme of potential activities. Many of these activities do not incur a cost to the student, including all Welcome Week activities run by Psychology (not including personal costs of drinks, food, etc. at the events) and Psychology's graduation receptions (food and drink are included).
Some optional activities do incur a cost and these range from international trips costing £500-£1,000, to national conferences costing approximately £25 + travel/accommodation expenses. However, all of these activities are entirely optional and extra-curricular.
The above examples are not exhaustive and depend on your choice of course and modules. There may be additional course-specific costs if you are a joint-honours student, a combined-honours student, a non-graduating student, or a minor student, as you will also take modules from other Schools.
How to Apply
Need help applying for our Psychology degree?
If you have any questions about entry requirements for the psychology degree, how to apply or the course you are interested in please do not hesitate to contact Bethan Pentith, +44(0)1248 388454 or by emailing email@example.com. We look forward to hearing from you.
How to apply through UCASApply online via UCAS
UCAS stands for Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. All university applications are processed through UCAS and then passed on to the universities listed.
Students may apply for a maximum of five courses. For Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary courses students are only allowed to apply for four courses.
The application form is found on the UCAS website, under 'Apply'.
When to apply?
We advise you to apply as early as you can as we will start considering applications and making offers straight away. The initial UCAS deadline for UK and EU students is 15 January, however we welcome applications after this date. Those received between 15 January and 30 June will continue to be forwarded to universities by UCAS and will receive consideration where places are still available.
Your Personal Statement
Writing your Personal Statement is the part of the application form that requires most work. You are only allowed 47 lines or 500–550 words to explain why you wish to study the course and the skills you have that are essential for university study.
To write a successful personal statement for your UCAS application you must have a good understanding about the course and its content. Remember that you write only one personal statement for your five choices. Make sure that the courses are similar, if not the same, and make sure that you do not mention a specific course or university.
Read our advice on how to draft a winning personal statement or watch our video guide.
After you've applied
You should keep an eye on your application on UCAS 'Track'. Offers from universities will appear on track and you will be able to accept or decline offers.
You can only reply when you have received all your decisions. The types of reply you can make are firm acceptance and insurance acceptance. Usually students reply in early May.
International Student?
If you are an international student, our International Student pages offer further information on applying.
As an international student applying to study one of our undergraduate programmes you can:
- apply via UCAS,
- or apply direct to Bangor through our online direct application system
- or apply with the help of one of our recruitment agents
Erasmus student?
We receive around 350 exchange students every year from all over the world. 45% of these students come from Europe and the remainder from as far as Singapore, South Korea and Australia.
The University's International Exchanges Office is responsible for welcoming these students.
Confused about your next steps?
Take a look at our Going to University website for information and advice on getting ready for university.
Further Information
Contact us
Please do not hesitate to contact us by email or phone on 01248 388453 if you would like to discuss your circumstances or an offer you have received in more detail.
Why study at the School of Psychology?
- 9th (of 115) for course satisfaction – Guardian Good University Guide 2020.
- 17th for Research Quality – Complete University Guide 2021.
- British Psychological Society fully accredited degree programmes.
- Bangor is the most affordable place in the UK to be a student (TotalMoney 2019)
- Bangor Psychology is a large and cosmopolitan department with staff and students from all over the world.
- 89% of research output either world leading or internationally excellent and 17th overall - REF 2014.
- Over 80% graduated with a 1st or 2:1 in 2020.
- Bangor Psychology was established in 1963 making it one of the oldest in the UK.
- There are a large number of specialist research labs including a 3T MRI scanner, TMS Labs, ECG facilities and a Brain anatomy laboratory.
- Careers prospects for psychology are very wide ranging due to the fact that it provides high level literacy and numeracy skill and at Bangor we focus on transferable skills throughout your degree.
- Awarded Gold in the 2017 Teaching Excellence Framework.
- Excellent transport links mean Bangor is less than 90 minutes from Liverpool and Manchester by car with London accessible by train in about 3.5 hours.
- Bangor is an affordable, safe, compact and friendly city on the beautiful North Wales coast next to the mountains of Snowdonia.
Studying at Bangor
Rated Gold for teaching
We have been awarded a Gold rating, the highest rating possible, for the standarad of our teaching in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) assessment. The TEF assessment took into account teaching quality, learning environment and student outcomes and learning gain. We were judged to deliver consistently outstanding teaching, learning and outcomes for our students and our teaching is of the highest quality found in the UK.
Enjoy a university experience that's amongst the best in the UK
The guaranteed accommodation, student support, low cost of living and stunning location all contribute towards this.
Take advantage of the Bangor Student Experience with free membership of student clubs and societies, a new international experience programme and employability award scheme.
Award-winning clubs and societies!
Our clubs and societies have been awarded the Silver at the WhatUni Student Choice Awards 2020.
Unrivalled location
Choose to study in one of the best places in the UK to be a student. Bangor's location – close to the mountains and the sea - has been described as 'the best university setting in the UK'.
Bangor is the most affordable place in the UK to be a student (TotalMoney 2019).
Investment in facilities
Benefit from continued investment in facilities and services – with Pontio Arts and Innovation Centre, Halls of Residence, and improved sports facilities amongst recent developments.
Guaranteed accommodation in award-winning halls of residence
We guarantee accommodation for first year students who apply within the deadline and hold Bangor as their Firm Choice.
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Its been a bit of a brainstormer to try armors, tick which gets hit, deduce what damage is filtered and this on every mobs with every combinations of armor and plates i prepared.
Afterwoods i thought of doing
This section has no entry yet, so maybe it be a good place to share my occupations on Toulan.
I landed here and i think it has been comfirmed i was about to spend some time here.
Ill try to make a point on my past year in this post, and then i will carry on a normal rate, sharing my experiences in this blog.
First landing - as a propper noob.
This was me on Cyrene right before settling down
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Using "Oklahoma Gold" or "Oklahoma Super Gold" for Replacement Heifers in Mid to Late Summer
By: Glenn Selk
Fall born replacement heifers have been (or soon will be) weaned and will be at a very critical growing period. It is important that they grow at about 1.5 pounds per day from weaning until the start of the breeding season. Central and Eastern Oklahoma has been fortunate to receive spring rains and in some cases will produce adequate forage quantity for the cow herd and the replacement heifers. Currently summer pastures are green, growing, and adequate in protein content. However, warm season pastures such as native grass or bermudagrass can be expected to be declining in forage quality in the hot, dry days of July, August, and September. Also these grasses will be reaching plant maturity which accelerates the decline in protein content.
Therefore, the young heifers must receive supplemental protein to continue to grow at the necessary pace of 1.5 pounds per head per day going into their first breeding season. An economical solution would be to give these heifers 1.5 to 2 pounds per head per day of the protein supplement called Oklahoma Gold. This is an OSU-developed protein supplement scheme that consists of a high protein (38% – 45%) pellet that contains the label-recommended dosage of one of the ionophores. Ionophores are feed additives (monensin or lasalocid) that improve feed utilization, inhibit coccidiosis, and enhance the onset of puberty in growing heifers. Research from Texas A&M in the 1970's indicated that heifers receiving an ionophore reached puberty about 2 weeks earlier than counterparts that did not receive an ionophore. Inclusion of the ionophore in the growing program should cause a few more heifers to be cycling early in the breeding season.
The protein supplement will allow microbial digestion of the average quality late summer forage which in turn provides the energy needed to support the desired amount of gain. If forage quantity is very limited, the protein supplement alone will not produce adequate gains. In this scenario, a rancher first needs to decide if keeping more replacement heifers is really in his or her best interest.
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A frightened impala separated from its herd and trying desperately to elude two hungry cheetahs took evasive action nobody was expecting at Kruger National Park in South Africa. To the surprise and shock of tourists parked alongside a road, the panicked impala escaped by jumping into a car through a window of a Toyota Prado, taking advantage of what the U.K. Daily Express aptly called a window of opportunity. Watch the incredible scene captured by South African tourist Samantha Pittendrigh on her mobile phone:
"We started freaking out going crazy," Pittendrigh, 20, told the Daily Express. "We couldn't believe it. We were absolutely dumbstruck.
"We watched the cheetah chasing the impala. We saw a few of them turn around in the bushes towards the road they were running from. All of a sudden we saw the impala jump out of the bushes and then someone started screaming, 'It is in the car! It is in the car!'
"We heard a little girl screaming in the car. The boy sitting outside the car filming looked a lot younger, so it must have been a family. People in other cars screamed, 'Open the door! Open the door!'"
Soon, the door opened and the impala exited the vehicle, trotting away having successfully escaped death. The cheetahs, presumably also dumbfounded about the impala jumping into the car, did not give chase.
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When The Voice returns Monday, we'll get our first look at the new knockout rounds. But what are the knockout rounds exactly?
On Monday and Tuesday, viewers will watch as each contestant works with his or her coach on songs of their choosing. Unfortunately, the singers won't know which other teammate they're competing against until moments before they perform. The artists will take turns singing while their opponent sits in the battle ring until it's their turn to take the mic. At the end of the sing-off, coaches will have to choose only one artist to continue on to the live shows. And unlike in the battle rounds, this time there are no steals.
The Voice's Final Battle: Did they save the best for last?Giving so much to artistic freedom to the contestants this early on might be a double-edged sword. A poor song choice could easily send one of the competition's top singers home before the series goes live next week. At the same time, the knockout rounds will give some of the series' underdogs a chance to really prove themselves as an artist and a performer. For his part, Coach Adam Levine is looking forward to handing the power to the contestants and taking a little pressure off the coaches after the strenuous battle rounds."It's nice to have an isolated section of the show where [the artists] have to essentially rely on their own skills or their own intuition," Levine told reporters last week. "It shows us a huge part of who they are and kind of makes the decision easier. [We might think,] 'Well this person had a great voice but then this person chose this amazing song, created this amazing moment for themselves.' We have to go with them."
The Voice: Battle of the divasBut thanks to Season 3's new twist, some of the contestants have just started working with their current coach after being "stolen" in the battle rounds. While it might be easy to assume the poached singers will be at a disadvantage going into the knockout rounds, it might be just the opposite."You admire [the stolen contestants] in a different way because you weren't their coach," Levine says. "You automatically respect whatever it is they decided to do that got your attention for the steal, so it's a little bit different. In fact, it makes our job easier because we see how they've started to succeed on their own merit. Then it becomes for us kind of a guidance process."Here are the other highlights from Levine's very candid conversation.Don't compare The Voice to The X Factor: "I have nothing to prove," Levine insists when questioned about the rival series. "I'm not the kind of person that's going to care too much about anything outside of what we do... as long as we make what we do the best it can possibly be."
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While the singer tried his best to be diplomatic, a little dig toward the other singing competitions did leak through when he discussed his first meeting with The Voice executive producer Mark Burnett. "The first question I had [was] not a question so much as a demand: We're not gonna make fun of these people," Levine explained. "We're not gonna sit there and criticize them in a mean way, a nasty way. We're not gonna make people feel bad about themselves. There's just no point. It doesn't make sense to us intentionally hurt other people's feelings. That's not the business we're in."
We're betting Simon Cowell's ears are a bit red right now, because it doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to deduce Levine's statement was at least partially directed at The X Factor judge. But do you think Levine has a point?
What to expect in Season 4: When The Voice returns this spring, there will be two new faces in the spinning chairs: Shakira and Usher have signed on to temporarily replace Christina Aguilera and CeeLo Green. And though Levine was very upset when he learned of their departure, he admitted he became optimistic about the new season after learning who was taking their spots. "The chemistry's there," Levine said. "And as far as Shakira's concerned, she's not afraid to knock me out." Levine also revealed that Season 4 will be returning to smaller, more manageable team sizes. Starting next spring, The Voice will return to Season 2's team size of 12 contestants per coach. "Sixteen is ridiculous," Levine said. "It's very hard to find anybody that is an amazing singer, but 16 people — I think it was a bit overwhelming for the coaches and also even for the audience."
On throwing out the playbook this year: "I think I've kind of done away with strategy," Levine said. "I want the people that I want, and when I want them, I go crazy. I stand on chairs and I try to really make these people feel how badly I wanna be a part of what they're doing." Levine believes he has a strong team this year, but after two seasons he's learned how hard it can be to predict the winner. "There's no ringer this season," the coach added. "There's no one person that seems like it's all theirs to lose. So it's gonna really count on what happens out there."
The Voice Battle Rounds: Indie pair wows coaches — Who did Adam choose?
What The Voice needs to survive: "I think eventually The Voice is gonna have to launch somebody into the stratosphere for the show to be taken seriously," Levine said. Unfortunately, as he knows from personal experience, it's hard to make it in the music industry. But Levine remains hopeful. "I think that we can do it," Levine said. "In fact I'm sure that we can do it." One way Levine hopes to help get The Voice's first crossover star: throw more support at former contestants after they've graduated from the competition.
Do you think any of this season's contestants have what it takes to become a bonafide pop star? How do you feel about the knockout rounds? Sound off in the comments below!


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Let's go Paris. We are so close. Let's go. Let's take the Chunnel and spend a day in Paris. I can't be this close and not walk the streets and smell the cigarette smoke and pastry scents of the city.
We'll leave early in the morning on the train and we will both be enraged by the unceasingly noisy tourist group seated in the same car as we; their incessant geese-like cacophony driving us to the brink of madness. And what is that odor?! A metallic medicinal smell that will make both of us wrinkle our noses. The woman in front of us will eat seeds and toss the empty hulls on the tray in front of her. Unfortunately for us, she will sometimes miss and one or two will ricochet backwards and fall between our feet . I will be suffocated by their inability to comprehend personal space as their friends crowd around our seats to talk—shout – at each other, the harsh tones of their language neither mellifluous nor pleasing.
When we exit the Eurostar train three hours later, Lan will meet us at the gate and you will finally meet my childhood friend, whom I have known since we were eight, who is like my fourth sister; a standing reinforced by the family gatherings to which she and Quang and Mia were invited when they lived in New York. And Lan will finally meet you. She was there with me six years ago when I wrote out that infamous list.
We will take the RER one stop and walk to her flat, located on Boulevard Hausmann in the eighth arondissement. We will both laugh uproariously at the posted bill for the Steven Seagal concert. Did you know he could sing? Neither did I. As it is he can't even act. I suppose he wishes to do a David Hasselhoff?
Lan will be concerned that we haven't got enough time to do anything. I will reassure her that our intent is simply to see her and to see Mia. Lan will want to take us to Sacre Coeur – but she and I will both notice that you are green around the gills; and you will ask to sit for a few minutes to rest while she and I run out to have lunch together. She and I will eat in the neighborhood. The bistro where she wishes to take me is too full to accommodate us, so we will make our way across the dirty, rough-hewn stone street to the other bistro.
"I don't know if this one is any good," Lan will warn. I, confident that I have never eaten bad French food, will not be worried. A bavette with sauce l'échalotte for me please, and sangnant, with the pommes sautées. Lan will have the same but with a plate of vegetables s'il vous plaît.
When my plate arrives, the potatoes will look wonderful; until I realize that they are mushing up, swimming in a pool of blood of a too rare (I never knew there is such a thing) steak, and oil. The shallot sauce is limp and purple, with no fragrance.
As we eat our lunches, I will frown at her and say, "Oh Lan. I think I have just eaten my first bad meal in Paris."
And she will sigh and tell me, "Consider this French fast food. Things have changed. There are a lot of businesses here and they no longer linger over déjeuner, they have only an hour and so these restaurants will make food as fast as they can and they sacrifice what it means to be French for fast."
I will be too appalled for words. When we return to the flat, you will be laid out in deep sleep on her couch, the victim of a bad cup of coffee picked up earlier that morning. And while we will be distressed for your illness, Lan and I will be too pleased to see each other and we will leave you to sleep while we trawl the city marveling that a year has passed since last I was here with her.
"Let us have tea," I will suggest. We think we will go Mariages Frères, but time will be limited as Mia needs to be picked up from her costume party at 6:00. It is nearing 5:00 so we will change our plans and run to Fauchon instead because it's closer to her home. But then Lan will say:
"Oh I have not been to Ladurée yet, shall we go there instead?"
And I, having heard so much about these famous Ladurée macarons will be seduced by the notion. In the Ladurée store, a hungry horde swarms the counter demanding the pastel colored confections on the other side. We will go upstairs to the tea room, the dark wood paneled walls decorated with Empire wreaths and arrows, drawing light only from two large windows facing the avenue. Grande dames wrapped in couture and hauteur sit side by side with stylish and effortlessly chic young women. I will be the only tourist there as far as I can see; most of the others are situated firmly below purchasing macarons.
What tea will we have? Enamored of the notes in my beloved Marco Polo tea, I will have the Thé a la Vanille and she will be more adventurous with her tea and select a smoky blend. Page after page of desserts will beckon to us but I am most interested in the Elysée which sounds like a large brick of chocolate – gananche, biscuit, mousse and glaze. Lan will have the Millefeuille with rum pastry cream. And while we will adore our respective teas, the desserts are frighteningly sweet, lacking the subtle flair that made my experience at Fauchon so exquisite.
"This is for women who like supermarket cakes," Lan will note and I will laugh because she is right. Desserts are no good here. We will note that they are famous for their macarons. "There is a another place that has better macarons. It is called Pierre Hermé." It is too short a day to make our way to Pierre Hermé so we resolve it do it another day.
When we return you have slept off most of your illness and we will find a seat at that neighborhood bistro for dinner – how European to eat at 9:30! Foie gras! Foie gras! See there it will be on the menu! How the hell can you eat herring? And this bavette and pommes sautés with sauce poivre is as delicious here as the afternoon version at that other bistro was not. After dinner, we will wander the city together, Lan and I linked arm in arm; you and Mia side by side discussing the finer points of fish with teeth and what your favorite spiders are, her five year old hand dwarfed in your gentle mitt. There is Place de la Concorde and there is the Tuileries Gardens. And there, there in the distance you will see the clichéd and yet oh so lovely Eiffel Tower. Over there is Cleopatra's Needle. And down this street – up ahead, that is the Opéra. And behind the Opéra is home.
Thursday morning, before we depart, you will eat a real French baguette, crisp and warm. As Kaly once noted, it is "beyond redemption," the day after it is made. But who has ever heard of leftover baguette? And on our journey back we will have two crisp baguettes stuffed with jambon and I will fall asleep on your shoulder until we arrive back in Waterloo station. Will you find that funny, too? That the Chunnel terminates in England at Waterloo?
Paris is not made for day visits. Ah, but to say that we made a quick jaunt to Paris – yes, that we will be able to say. I will cross that one off my list – "Go to Paris for dinner."
Let us go to Paris, you and I. Can't we?


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What is climate change? The common definition of climate refers to the average of weather, yet the definition of the climate system must reach out to the broader geophysical system that interacts with the atmosphere and our weather. The concept of climate change has acquired a number of different meanings in the scientific literature and in the media. Often, "climate change" denotes variations resulting from human interference, and "climate variability" refers to natural variations. Sometimes "climate change" designates variations longer than a certain period. Finally, "climate change" is often taken to mean climate fluctuations of a global nature, including effects from human activities such as the enhanced greenhouse effect and from natural causes such as volcanic aerosols.
For the purposes of the UNFCCC (and this report), the definition of climate change is: "A change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods." This alteration of the global atmosphere includes changes in land use as well as anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases and particles. This FCCC definition thus introduces the concept of the difference between the effect of human activities (climate change) and climatic effects that would occur without such human interference (climate variability).
Figure 6-2: Change in global mean surface air
What drives changes in climate? The Earth absorbs radiation from the sun, mainly at the surface. This energy is then redistributed by atmospheric and oceanic circulations and radiated to space at longer ("terrestrial" or "infrared") wavelengths. On average, for the Earth as a whole, incoming solar energy is balanced by outgoing terrestrial radiation. Any factor that alters radiation received from the sun or lost to space or the redistribution of energy within the atmosphere and between atmosphere, land, and ocean can affect climate. A change in radiative energy available to the global Earth/atmosphere system is termed here, as in previous IPCC reports, radiative forcing (see Section 6.2 for more details). Radiative forcing (RF) is the global, annual average of radiative imbalance (W m-2) in net heating of the Earth's lower atmosphere as a result of human activities since the beginning of the industrial era almost 2 centuries ago.
Increases in the concentrations of greenhouse gases reduce the efficiency with which the surface of the Earth radiates heat to space: More outgoing terrestrial radiation from the surface is absorbed by the atmosphere and is emitted at higher altitudes and colder temperatures. This process results in positive radiative forcing, which tends to warm the lower atmosphere and the surface. This radiative forcing is the enhanced greenhouse effect-an enhancement of an effect that has operated in the Earth's atmosphere for billions of years as a result of naturally occurring greenhouse gases (i.e., water vapor, carbon dioxide, ozone, methane, and nitrous oxide). The amount of warming depends on the size of the increase in concentration of each greenhouse gas, the radiative properties of the gases involved, their geographical and vertical distribution, and the concentrations of other greenhouse gases already present in the atmosphere.
Anthropogenic aerosols (small particles and droplets) in the troposphere-derived mainly from the emission of sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel burning but also from biomass burning and aircraft-can absorb and reflect solar radiation. In addition, changes in aerosol concentrations may alter cloud amount and cloud reflectivity through their effect on cloud microphysical properties. Often, tropospheric aerosols tend to produce negative radiative forcing and thus to cool climate. They have a much shorter lifetime (days to weeks) than most greenhouse gases (which have lifetimes of decades to centuries), so their concentrations respond much more quickly to changes in emissions.
Other natural changes, such as major volcanic eruptions that produce extensive stratospheric aerosols or variations in the sun's energy output, also drive climate variation by altering the radiative balance of the planet. On time scales of tens of thousands of years, slow variations in the Earth's orbit, which are well understood, have led to changes in the seasonal and latitudinal distribution of solar radiation; these changes have played an important part in controlling variations of climate in the distant past, such as glacial cycles.
Any changes in the radiative balance of the Earth, including those resulting from an increase in greenhouse gases or aerosols, will tend to alter atmospheric and oceanic temperatures and associated circulation and weather patterns. These effects will be accompanied by changes in the hydrological cycle (for example, altered cloud distributions or changes in rainfall and evaporation regimes). Any human-induced changes in climate will also alter climatic variability that otherwise would have occurred. Such variability contains a wide range of space and time scales. Climate variations can also occur in the absence of a change in external forcing, as a result of complex interactions between components of the climate system such as the atmosphere and ocean. The El Ni�o-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon is a prominent example of such natural "internal" variability.
In the observationally based record of global mean surface temperatures shown by the black line on Figure 6-2, both interannual variability and a positive trend are apparent. Year-to-year variations can be interpreted as resulting from internal variability; and the trend, as caused by external forcing mechanisms. For comparison, the yellow line on Figure 6-2 shows a control run from a coupled ocean-atmosphere general circulation model in which concentrations of greenhouse gases and aerosols are held fixed: This indicates that observed natural variability in global mean surface temperatures may be adequately simulated. The red and the blue lines in Figure 6-2 show the surface temperature simulated by two different general circulation models driven by increased greenhouse gas and sulfate aerosol concentrations. Both of the models simulate interannual variability and trends in surface temperature, but differences in model sensitivities (see Section 6.2) lead to differing temperature trends. Figure 6-2 also shows that estimates of the global mean temperature trend resulting from increased greenhouse gas concentrations alone (green line) leads to a larger temperature change than observed.
It is difficult to ascribe climate change to human activities and even harder to identify a particular change with a specific activity. The point at which change is detected in a climate variable is the point at which the observed global mean trend (signal) unambiguously rises above background natural climate variability (noise). Good observational records of climate and sufficiently accurate, reliable models are needed. To simulate climate change, the models require complete representation of all anthropogenic forcing mechanisms (i.e., changes in atmospheric composition). In practice, current climate change is just comparable to natural variability. Therefore, more sophisticated tools have been developed that use the spatial structure of specific climate variables expected to change, which is known as the "fingerprint" method of detection (e.g., Hasselmann, 1993; Santer et al., 1996).
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text: Hawaii Volcano Observatory 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the Hawaii Volcano Observatory. From the edge of the crater at Kilauea, geologists have been monitoring every move that the volcano (along with Mauna Loa and Loihi) have made over the past century. Today, everyone can watch the volcano in action, thanks to the multitude of webcams and other real-time monitoring instruments that stream data worldwide as the eruption happens. HVO is one of 5 volcano observatories in the United States and many countries worldwide run observatories to watch over the volcanoes that could affect their people or lands. Check out this collection of the USGS volcano observatories plus some other observatories that keep watch on the world's volcanoes. Image: Kilauea erupting in September 2011. HVO/USGSCascade Volcano Observatory The USGS Cascade Volcano Observatory, based out of Vancouver, Washington, watches over the volcanoes that stretch from northern California to the Canadian border in Washington. This includes restless Mount St. Helens, the most active volcano in the Cascades, Mt. Rainier that looms over Tacoma and Seattle and Mt. Shasta, one of the largest composite volcanoes on the planet. You can watch St. Helens on an HD webcam and other real-time monitoring but the Cascades have been quiet since the end of the most recent St. Helens eruption in 2008. Image: A view of Mt. Adams in Washington. CVO/USGSAlaska Volcano Observatory No other US volcano observatory has so many volcanoes under their watch - but the Alaska Volcano Observatory (run by the USGS and University of Alaska Fairbanks) covers the entire Aleutian chain along with other volcanoes in Alaska. They also keep a long-distance eye on volcanoes in Kamchatka with help from KVERT because the northern Pacific is a well-traveled aircraft route from North America and Europe to Asia. There are a plethora of webcams and webicorders that watch some of the more active Alaskan volcanoes, such as Veniaminof, Augustine, Redoubt and Iliamna - they even have an interactive map to help you find the real-time data for any of the wired volcanoes of the great north. Image: The summit region of Iliamna, with steaming fumaroles, seen in September 2010. AVO/USGS by Tina NealYellowstone Volcano Observatory The Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, run by the USGS and University of Utah, is the only observatory tasked with watching a single volcano - the Yellowstone caldera. There is always hydrothermal activity going on in the caldera, which hasn't seen an eruption of new magma in over 3,000 years, so there is a lot of watch on the webcams in the National Park. There are also abundant webicorders and deformation meters - along with temperature gauges in the Norris Geyser Basin - logging every movement of the restless caldera in the middle of North America. Image: Steamboat Geyser seen in 2000. YVO/USGSLong Valley Observatory It is easy to forget that North America hosts two major caldera volcanoes - the Yellowstone and Long Valley in California. The Long Valley area, in fact, has seen more recent volcanism that Yellowstone, with the eruptions from the Mono-Inyo chain of rhyolite domes coming as recently as 600 years ago. However, the reason for the close watch on Long Valley comes from activity at Mammoth Mountain, where carbon dioxide seeps out of the ground enough to kill trees, and the colossal caldera itself that produced the Bishop Tuff over 740,000 years ago. The Long Valley Observatory watches over the caldera and the younger domes and is operated out of the USGS offices at Menlo Park, CA and you can access monitoring data for the caldera as well. Image: The Bishop Tuff seen near Bishop, California. LVO/USGSOsservatorio Etneo - INGV Catania There are many other volcano observatories all over the world - including one that watches every blip from Sicily's Etna, the Osservatorio Etneo. The observatory offers two flavors of webcams - both normal and IR cameras that allow people to see the action at Etna even when seeing conditions aren't optimal. The observatory also has webcams pointed at Stromboli and Vulcano, two other active volcanoes in the Aeolian Islands. Image: The January 5, 2012 eruption from Etna. Courtesy of Boris Behncke/INGV.INGEOMINAS Pasto Some volcano observatories are there to watch an active volcano that isn't a large threat to the local people (see Kilauea). Some, however, are there because of the significant threat posed by the nearby volcano - and that is the case for the Volcano Observatory in Pasto, Colombia run by INGEOMINAS that watches over Galeras (along with Azufral, Cumbal and Dona Juana). Galeras lies less than 10 km from downtown Pasto, so keeping a close watch on the rumblings at the volcano is importance as to evacuation people when signs of a new eruption appear. Galeras has been very active over the past decade, so if you watch the webcam you might catch the volcano in action. Image: Galeras looming over Pasto in Colombia. Madea_material/Flickr.OVDAS The Observatorio Volcanológico de los Andes del Sur (ODVAS), operated by the SERNAGEOMIN, watches over the volcanoes in southern Chile. This includes active volcanoes such as Villarrica and Llaima (above), Osorno and Lonquimay - all of which (and more) have webcams (see bottom of the page) pointed at them to catch all the action. Image: Llaima erupting in 2009. Pato Novoa/Flickr.Observatorio Vulcanológico de la Universidad de Colima One of the most active volcanoes of Mexico in Colima, located on the western side of the country. It is watched by the Observatorio Vulcanológico de la Universidad de Colima, run by the University of Colima. This observatory helps coordinate with CENAPRED and Sistema Estatal de Protección Civil for any potential hazards related to the activity at Colima (also known as Volcan de Fuego de Colima). Webcams watch the volcano as well, so you can see what is happening as well. Image: A view of Colima in Mexico in 2008 - lava flows from the summit vent are clearly seen on the sunlit slopes. Ani Carington/Flickr.


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London City Pass (Incl. London Eye)
The London City Pass is a great option for those who wish to enjoy all of London's highlights, without the inconvenience of booking several tickets and having to collect the card.
The ultra-convenient London City Pass includes entrance to the city's most famous destinations, airport transfer, and discounts to countless further attractions. Even better, you receive everything by email so that you don't waste time picking it up when you arrive.
The City Pass allows you to have everything organized before your departure, so you can get the most out of your trip!
What's included?
Free access to the world-famous "London Eye"
Free ticket for the Buckingham Palace (Queens Gallery) (please note! When Buckingham Palace is closed because of an official event in the palace we will send you a ticket for the Tower Bridge Exhibition!)
Free Airport transfer
Free ticket for the Hop-On Hop-Off Bus 24h
Discount (20%) on museums, including the Tower of London
Discount (20%) on attractions, including Madame Tussauds
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Discount (20%) on excursions, including Stonehenge
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- Tickets for one of London's busiest attractions - saving you valuable time on your trip!
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- No time pressure! The card does not have a time limit of 24 or 48hrs like other city passes. Visit the museums and attractions when you want and at your own pace.
Discount (20%) on top museums, attractions, tours, and excursions.
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- If you arrive at Luton (arrival Victoria Station) or Stansted airport (Arrival Victoria Station), the transfer will be 2-way
- If you arrive at Heathrow (arrival Paddington) or Gatwick (arrival Victoria Station), the transfer will be just 1-way
- All the details for your airport transfer will be communicated after your reservation
How does it work?
Step 1. Please select your arrival date at the city and specify which airport you are flying to.
Step 2. Inform us about your arriving hour to the airport, and departure flight day and hour.
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A new study reveals that while homicide victimization rates declined for whites, blacks, and Hispanics in the United States from 1990-2010, the drop was much more precipitous for the two minority groups.
Despite having only about 5 percent of the world's population, the United States was the attack site for a disproportionate 31 percent of public mass shooters globally from 1966-2012, according to new research that will be presented at the 110th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA).
Despite growing acceptance of a "new fatherhood" urging fathers to be engaged in family life, men's relative contributions to housework and child care have remained largely stagnant over the past twenty years. Using data from in-depth interviews, we describe how identity processes may contribute to this persistent inequality in parenting. We propose that the specificity of men's identity standards for the father role is related to role-relevant behavior, and that the vague expectations many associate with "new fatherhood" both contribute to and result from men's underinvolvement.
Prior U.S.-based research examining the collective remembrance of racially charged events has focused on the black-white binary, largely bypassing such remembrance among U.S. Hispanics. In this article, I ask how a group of Mexican-origin Hispanics in an historic Houston barrio remember two racially charged events as well as whether and how these events are publicly commemorated. Additionally, race and collective memory research has often highlighted the role of collective memory in shaping race relations.
The American Sociological Association (ASA) has sociologists available to discuss the Orlando nightclub massacre from a variety of perspectives.
Despite significant public, political, and media attention to the issue of criminal violence in the United States, we know surprisingly little about the trends in violent crime for different racial/ethnic groups in recent decades. For example, what are the disparities in homicide between whites, African Americans, and Hispanics? Have these disparities changed over the past 20 years? If so, why? This lack of knowledge is largely due to data limitations, as ethnic identifiers are rarely collected in many official crime statistics.
This Report shows the magnitude and complexity of violence in U.S. society, explicates the important ways that social science has already contributed knowledge, and sets forth a challenging set of research directions. The Report makes clear the need for a sustained violence initiative to produce fundamental research. Federal support for a major initiative requires an examination of priorities for allocating scarce resources. Across the landscape of serious issues where serious science must be done, research on violence should be enlarged.
A new study shows that publicized cases of police violence against unarmed black men have a clear and significant negative impact on citizen crime reporting, specifically 911 calls.
We know men's violence against women is costly. Yet, we know little about the costs—or benefits—of women's efforts to end it. This study investigates the temporal dynamics of women's earnings and petitioning for a Protection from Abuse (PFA) civil restraining order. Women's earnings might rise or fall at the time of petitioning but quickly return to pre-petitioning levels, a short-term boost or shock; or, petitioning might precipitate a longer-term stall or upward shift in women's earnings.


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Wisconsin storm doesn't stick to the playbook
Wisconsin's latest winter storm definitely did not go by the playbook.
Computers and humans alike had originally predicted two to four inches of snow from this system, which earlier had buried the Plains states in a fresh blanket of snow.
However, some uncharacteristic lake enhancement took place late Tuesday afternoon, driving snow totals much higher.
"A humbling storm for all meteorologists in southeast Wisconsin," said WeatherWatch 12 chief meteorologist Mark Baden.
"It was quite a storm," he said. "I think the most surprising thing about this storm was the amount of moisture it was able to transport."
The system, which is centered over Indiana, brought over an inch of moisture to Wisconsin, and with our warmer temperatures, that meant 8 to 10 inches of snow was possible with the snow-to-moisture ratio.
"It just set up perfectly," Baden said. "Some places hardly got any snow, while some will get nearly a foot of snow."
And what about this lake enhancement we've heard about all morning?
"Frictional convergence - There's your technical term for the day," Baden said. He explained that the winds move faster as they blow across Lake Michigan. When those faster winds run into land, they slow up a bit and cause convergence, which created more snow.
As of 6 a.m., Kenosha reported 11 inches of snow and Racine reported 10 inches on the ground. Milwaukee's official measurement at the airport at 6 a.m. was 7.1 inches.
If you happen to have a snow day today, make sure and send us a picture of your snowstorm fun!
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A Postdoc's Guide to Pregnancy and Maternity Leave
By Kathleen Flint Ehm, National Postdoctoral Association and
Developed as part of the National Postdoctoral Association's NPA ADVANCE project
This guide provides general information on pregnancy and maternity leave for postdocs, including tips for keeping your research going and talking with your supervisor. This guide is intended primarily for postdoc women who are pregnant or are planning for pregnancy; please also see our paternity guide for expectant fathers.
These are general recommendations only and may not apply to your specific situation; they do not constitute legal advice. Please consult your institution regarding its leave policies and other benefits. For legal advice, please consult a qualified attorney.
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The appropriate timeline for your own planning may deviate from this due to variations in institutional practice.
Day-to-day concerns. First, there are the simple considerations for a pregnant postdoc. For example, morning sickness, fatigue and other physical limitations might interfere with your daily work and could make it harder to maintain long research hours.
Research safety. Concerns may arise if your research presents safety hazards to you or your baby, such as: anesthesia, radiation, chemicals and solvents, extended exposure to extreme loud noises or vibrations, or some physical activities (like scuba diving, strenuous hiking and climbing, or extended periods of standing and typing). Outside of radiation hazards, there are few national regulations for pregnancy safety, so be your own advocate and do your homework! Consult with your doctor as soon as possible about the potential risks of your work environment since some hazards may be most acute during the first trimester. Also talk with your institution's safety officials, who may be able to consult with you confidentially before you declare your pregnancy. You may want to request an evaluation of hazards to women of child-bearing age prior to conception. If you plan to breastfeed, include a review of any future hazards for breast milk. If modifications to your research regimen are necessary, try to work out some accommodations with your postdoctoral supervisor and safety office. There are a number of resources on occupational safety for pregnant women that can provide more information; visit the NPA's Family-Friendly Resources for Postdocs.
Travel. If you must travel to meetings or remote research sites, keep in mind that typically your doctor will recommend against travel past the seventh month, and many airlines have policies prohibiting air travel after this time. Your doctor may also restrict travel to some countries.
Family Medical Leave Act. Some employees are covered by the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which provides for up to 12 work weeks of unpaid, job-protected maternity leave. FMLA often has eligibility limitations (such as having been employed for 12 months before it applies), and many postdocs may not qualify. Talk to your institution.
Title VII. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees against sex discrimination, including pregnancy-related discrimination. Under Title VII, employers must treat pregnancy like any other temporary disability and cannot discriminate on the basis of pregnancy during hiring/firing decisions. Not all postdocs, however, will qualify as "employees" for the purposes of this law.
Title IX. Title IX is another provision of this law that protects against sex discrimination at institutions that receive federal funding. It explicitly protects against pregnancy discrimination for students and employees [1], requiring that pregnancy be treated as any other disability and, in the case where no maternity leave program is available, provides for unpaid, job-protected leave for a "reasonable" period of time. Under Title IX all postdocs, regardless of institutional employment classification, should be entitled to job-protected, unpaid maternity leave.
Some states also have parental leave policies which can complement these laws, such as California's Paid Family Leave program.
For more information on laws pertaining to pregnancy and maternity leave, consult the NPA's Family-Friendly Resources for Postdocs.
[1] For legal purposes, postdocs can be classified as students for some actions and employees for others; this is independent of a postdoc's institutional title or employment classification. Since Title IX covers both students and employees, it should apply to postdocs, although this has yet to be tested in court. For additional information on postdoc legal classification, see the AAU/AAAS handbook: "Navigating a Complex Landscape to Foster Greater Faculty and Student Diversity in Higher Education."
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I don't know if you're aware or not, but ruffles are really in style, especially in Panem. And what do I think of this trend? Well, hot damn– I think it's the Cat's Pajamas! All right, so if you've been Rip Van Winkle-ing it up for the past week, we got our selves a sizable dose of Catching Fire promotional material dropped into a virtual laps this week. Yep, and we were also part of the unveiling of one finely detailed, impeccably styled, and so far so good– well cast Beetee. Check it out if you've been binge drinking in Mexico, lost your phone in some guy's hotel room, and forgot your Facebook password! Also, if you fit that description, might want to do a cleanse, or a home pregnancy test, your pick! Back to the ruffles, because ruffles are important!
See, when I was a little girl there were two things I wanted, and sadly never got. A pink
tutu, and a pair of red sparkly shoes reminiscent of Dorothy Gale's Ruby Slippers immortalized in The MGM classic, The Wizard of Oz. But, like I said I never got either, and to this very day I still want them both– yes even the pink tutu. There's no logical place to wear a pink tutu though, especially when I'm very much so an adult, not a ballerina, and not really into 80s style dancing (think early Madonna), however just because I personally have no place to wear a tutu, or anything resembling one– I'm still allowed to admire fashion versions of them that grace the pages of magazines, or in my case the Women's Fashion section on my crack fix, AKA Pinterest. Which brings me to this wonderful week in time, when my love of stereotypically girlie and frilly stuff has been utilized oh so tastefully in the costuming of my favorite book to film franchise. And the world rejoiced, or at least I did– because, oh my god so fluffy!
I'll probably say it a million times until the film finally hits my retinas next November, but the costume designs and the styling so far where it comes to this film, is finally meeting the visions I've had running around my head since I caved in and finally read The Hunger Games four years ago. So, please remember their names, because I'm making a bold statement in a couple of words. Trish Summerville, Ve Neil, and Linda D. Flowers are Oscar worthy judging purely on the styling of the handful of photos that have been released recently. I honestly put the gowns that Jena Malone, Jennifer Lawrence, and Elizabeth Banks (her costume, including the shoes are Alexander McQueen), have warn, up there with the costume designs of Jacqueline Durran, whom won for best costume design just this past month at The Oscars. There it is, bold statement– but I said that Jacqueline would win when I saw her work in Anna Karenina last December, and it happened, and I'm rarely wrong about this category, so… that's that, cross your fingers, eyes, toes, and legs that I'm a little bit right this time as well!
Congratulations mom and dad, you raised a girlie girl! Where the hell are my Ruby Slippers?!
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I have a theme song. It changes from time to time, but I always seem to have a song in my head that sticks for a while. Usually a song just comes to me and somehow I know it is my song. I know it sounds a little crazy, but when I tell people that I have a theme song, they tend to want one too.
The year that I was diagnosed with breast cancer was the first year I remember having a theme song. Months before I got my diagnosis, Matchbox Twenty had a song called "Unwell" that I kept singing over and over in my head. The main refrain just seemed to be what I was feeling: "I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell/I know right now you can't tell… " I was feeling out of sorts and a little crazy. I couldn't explain why I was so uninspired and de-motivated. When I learned I had breast cancer in August of that year, it all made sense and the song meant so much more to me.
During breast cancer treatment, I found that the song "Runaway Train" by Soul Asylum seemed to make sense. There is something about a cancer diagnosis that makes you feel out of control, like being on a runaway train on a wrong-way track. Oddly, finding these songs comforted me.
After I finished treatment, an old hit by Garth Brooks, "The Dance," was the one playing in my head. I actually cried a few times repeating one particular part to myself. The phrase that is especially poignant for me is: "I'm glad I didn't know the way it all would end, the way it all would go/Our lives are better left to chance/I could have missed the pain but I'd have had to miss the dance." This song still helps me when my mind wanders to regrets — it reminds me of all I have gained on this journey I call my life. Even breast cancer was a dance I wouldn't have missed. I wouldn't have chosen it, but I wouldn't want to give up all I have learned and gained from having been through the battle.
For a time I even found that the old classic song "Smile," written by Charlie Chaplin, got me through some heartbreaking times — not the sad lyrics, but the part that says "If you smile through your fear and sorrow/Smile and maybe tomorrow/You'll see the sun come shining through…for you." The point of a good theme song is to give you hope, to let you see the joy through the tough times, and to give you the courage to go on.
Singing through tough times has always helped people shine through. For breast cancer survivors, music is often the one thing that makes time in a chemo-chair bearable and helps us to deal with the aftermath.
Right now I'm looking for a new theme song — know any good tunes? Just don't ask me to sing!
Important: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and not Everyday Health.


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Suicides happen in the Marine Corps. What does the Marine Corps do to help prevent it? Powerpoint by death. Frankly, I fucking hate these briefs. It is an epic struggle to stay awake through it. On one presentation, I drank 3 monsters. And afterwards, I felt shittier physically and mentally.
For those higher ups who think that this is the solution, how about asking yourself why Marines commit suicide and then work from there? There are some problems that can't be solved like, "I want to kill myself because the Marine Corps sucks ass and I have 3 years left on my contract." Sure the Marine Corps sucks ass but as a higher up, I'm sure you can find ways to lessen that shitty feeling.
Like instead of keeping your Marines working beyond normal working hours because you had your head up your ass, why not improve yourself so that they don't have to suffer because of YOUR mistakes. Or stop treating your Marines like shit because your vagina hurts or you have a fucking power trip. Your Marines are there to work for you and will do what you tell them to as long as they trust and believe you. The higher ups are supposed to be helping their junior Marines and not themselves but it almost always seems to be the opposite of that.
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Beth Keepper traveled a long way — about 1,200 miles and 150 years — to meet Great-great-great Uncle Stephen Decatur Carpenter.
She wasn't disappointed.
They met at Mount Hope Cemetery on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013 exactly 150½ years to the day since Carpenter took up residence on the cemetery's topographical centerpiece, the hill overlooking the Penobscot River. Along with his 9½-month-old son, John, Stephen D. enjoys a tree-shaded view of the river, State Street, and North Brewer.
He earned the view.
Born in 1818 to Col. Joshua and Susan (Heald) Carpenter and named for a Navy hero, Stephen Decatur graduated from West Point in July 1, 1840, joined the 1st U.S. Infantry Regiment as a shavetail lieutenant, and fought in Florida's Seminole War. He later fought in Mexico and served as various godforsaken Army posts in Texas.
Along the way Carpenter married Margaret Gear at Fort Snelling, Minn. Before her death at Fort Terrett in Texas, she bore her husband a daughter, Alice Carpenter.
Stephen D. fought Comanches in Texas and, in 1856, returned to Bangor (where he had lived from 1833 to circa 1837-38) to marry Laura Clark, the adopted daughter of Richmond Hayward. They soon had a daughter, Sara Elvira, and later a son, John, likely born in late September 1860.
Laura Carpenter died at Fort Stockton in Texas late that year, possibly from childbirth-related complications.
After his death (likely in Bangor) on July 7, 1861, John was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery. His father commanded the 19th U.S. Infantry during the April 7, 1862 fighting at Shiloh, Tenn.; eight months later Stephen D. marched with his men to Murfreesboro, Tenn.
There a substantial Confederate army attacked Union troops on Tuesday, Dec. 31. Now a major, Carpenter maneuvered his regiment against a Confederate brigade. As he withdrew his surviving men, Carpenter died in a Confederate volley. A soldier rescued Carpenter's body, which was shipped to Bangor about a month later.
Bangor residents staged an Episcopalian-themed funeral for him on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1863.
Father-and-son Carpenters settled into adjacent graves at Mount Hope Cemetery; relatives had the bodies relocated elsewhere in the cemetery in 1881.
The Carpenters now lie in plot 718CG, just off Central Avenue.
To this day, Stephen D. Carpenter's relatives have never forgotten his sacrifice. His immediate family included brother Benjamin F. Carpenter, born in 1822. He and his wife, Rebecca, had a daughter, Kate Laura, who was born in Lincoln in 1847.
Her daughter, Laura Katherine Hammond, was born in Van Buren in 1867. Hammond's daughter, Harriett Ouida Ward, was born in Ossawatomie, Kansas in 1895.
Ward's son, David Ward Bamford, was born in December 1916 in Montana. He married Imogene McMinn of Masardis in late November 1937.
Among their children was daughter Elizabeth "Beth" Bamford Keepper, who lives in Lake Bluff, Ill. Like her siblings, including younger brother Bill Bamford of Scarborough, Beth knew all about Stephen Decatur Carpenter while growing up.
She even knows what he looked like.
Mounted on a wall in Keepper's home is a framed oil painting of a bearded Stephen Decatur Carpenter, who wore his Army dress uniform (even to his shoulder epaulettes) while sitting for the artist. The painting depicts an older soldier, not a youngster looking forward to his first battle; Carpenter's etched face reveals a man who had seen many battlefields.
"This is the portrait of my uncle which was given to me by my Father," Keepper noted by email. The painting "is presiding over a chest which his niece Carolyn Carpenter Hammond bought when she was married in 1865.
"My father … gave me his (Stephen's) biography and portrait many years ago, with the request that Lt. Col. Carpenter (his promotion arrived after Stephen D.'s death) never end up in the attic or basement!" Keepper wrote by email. "I have honored his request and now feel that our uncle should be shared with all of our family."
Carpenter's painting has "hung in my childhood dining room and now my own since the '40s," Beth later indicated.
Keepper contacted The Weekly after reading a "Maine at War" column about Stephen Decatur Carpenter. She and other relatives planned to attend a funeral service in Masardis on Aug. 10; Keepper then hoped to visit Mount Hope Cemetery and meet her family's Civil War hero.
Could The Weekly direct her to the grave? Yes: Better yet, we arranged a guided tour and met Beth, Bill, and his wife, Barbara, at their Bangor hotel on Aug. 11.
Meanwhile, Keepper had explained her mission to Mount Hope superintendent Stephen Burrill, who promised to have the Carpenter gravestones cleaned.
So when we arrived at plot 718CG that lovely Sunday morning, the gleaming white Carpenter stones stood out among the adjacent lichen- and mildew-covered gravestones like two healthy teeth amidst diseased molars.
Beth, Bill, and Barbara crossed 150½ years and the Mount Hope grass and met Stephen and John — who possibly have not seen any relatives for a long, long time.
"It was with a sense of awe that I first saw his newly whitewashed tombstone at Mount Hope," Beth later said.
"It was like visiting the grave of an old friend. My father kept my long deceased uncle alive in our minds since we were little," she said. "I was familiar with his family and Army life from the biography my father had saved for so many years."
"It brought my experience with Stephen Decatur Carpenter full circle," Bill said later. "He was for so many years [just] a man in a painting with a fascinating story.
"Standing at his resting place completed his story for me," he said.
There, backdropped by a sunlit Penobscot River, the generations posed for photos. Only Route 2 traffic intruded on the once-in-a-150-year moment.
"I stood there wishing we could talk and catch up these 150 years, and I could console him on the death of his infant son, buried beside him," Beth said.
"I felt close to him in that still, quiet, and peaceful place," she said.
"It was an honor to visit the grave of a true patriot and hero, and it was made more meaningful and special because I was related," Bill said.


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