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Midtown is a district of Baltimore.
You can visit Baltimore without visiting Midtown, but you will be missing out. Midtown is arguably Baltimore's most beautiful section of town, having housed the city's wealthy and fashionable starting centuries ago. The Mount Vernon neighborhood, especially Mount Vernon Square, is the principal destination for visitors, as it is the lovely setting for the city's Washington Monument, predating the larger obelisk in D.C., as well as the Walters Art Museum and Contemporary Art Museum.
Just north of Mount Vernon is Charles North, which is simply put, the hippest part of town. Charles North, being part of Baltimore's Station North Arts District, has great restaurants, great bars and clubs both sophisticated and offbeat, tons of local artists including those at the eccentric Maryland Institute College of the Arts, as well as the prestigious Peabody School of Music, the Lyric Opera House, art galleries, and the beloved art-house movie theater Charles Theatre. This area is also home to Penn Station and the light rail cuts right through it, so you don't have much of an excuse to skip a trip here!
Bolton Hill, to the northwest of Howard St and Martin Luther King Blvd, has far less as far as tourist sights go, but is an absolutely beautiful place for a stroll or drive—stately tall nineteenth century rowhouses and mansions, gilded statues, huge old churches, and so on. It sports a couple of nice restaurants as well, and a few houses (not open for visitors) of famous former residents such as F Scott Fitzgerald.
Get in[edit]
By train[edit]
Amtrak [49] as well as the MARC commuter rail Penn Line [50] from D.C. serve Penn Station, which is a fairly easy walk from virtually anywhere in the district.
By light rail[edit]
The light rail [51] leads through Mount Vernon and Station North, stopping at Centre St for Mt Vernon Square, Cultural Centre for the Opera House, Penn Station, and North Ave for the eccentric bars, clubs, and pizza places at the northern edge of the district.
By metro[edit]
The metro [52] has a stop at State Center (Preston and Eutaw about a block from the Cultural Centre light rail stop). Frequently overlooked as a transportation option since most of the stops aren't really tourist-oriented, it can be a convenient way to get to and from Johns Hopkins Hospital, Lexington Market, Shot Tower (near Power Plant Live and Little Italy), or Mondawmin Mall.
By bus[edit]
Bus #11 [53] has a remarkably useful route leading north on Charles St from Downtown and the Inner Harbor, and on to the Baltimore Museum of Art and Johns Hopkins' main campus in North Baltimore. On the way south back to the Inner Harbor, it follows Maryland Ave to Cathedral St, before heading east all the way to Fells Point and Canton.
The Charm City Circulator's purple route [54] is a really useful loop for any visitors. It is a free bus that comes every 10-20 minutes and runs a loop from Penn Station through the district, Downtown, the Inner Harbor, and even on to Federal Hill. Just remember that it doesn't run that late (depending on the season it runs until 8pm or 9pm on weeknights and until midnight on Friday and Saturday).
By car[edit]
It's easy enough to find the neighborhood by car—you can take Martin Luther King Blvd straight from Exit 53 off I-95N, or simply go straight up Charles St from Downtown. I-83, the Jones Falls Expressway, leads right into the district and has exits at North Ave and Maryland Ave/Charles St/St. Paul.
Parking is another matter, with often limited metered parking in the busy sections around Charles St, and two hour zone restrictions in residential areas. The zone restrictions are pretty poorly enforced, but the ticket prices can be high.
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Midtown a shopping district is not, unless you're looking for art supply stores, of which there are plenty, serving mainly the MICA students.
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There are two very cool, funky little coffeehouses in the neighborhood, both with free WiFi:
Stay safe[edit]
Midtown/Mount Vernon is a fairly safe area during the day--walking around in broad daylight isn't dangerous. Some of the areas north of Penn Station can be legitimately rough, but the main roads, especially Charles St and North Ave, are well travelled and fine. Theft from vehicles can be a problem--if you have your car on the street anywhere in Midtown at any hour, make sure there is nothing lying in plain view, lest someone smash your window and take it. As with any bigger city, exercise common sense when walking around at night. Charles Street is generally well-lit and safe, but wandering around dark deserted streets off the beaten path after dark can get you into trouble if you don't know where you're going.
Get out[edit]
While the obvious direction from here is back south through Downtown to the Inner Harbor, some creativity and preferably a car can make for some interesting jaunts farther afield.
If you are enjoying the slightly gritty, but fun and eccentric areas around North Ave, head a little further north and watch the grit factor soar! Also that way is Baltimore's Korean neighborhood in Old Goucher, with some great little BBQ places and the odd karaoke bar, and a couple of famous punk bars/venues such as the Ottobar [55].
Now you'll definitely need a car in this direction, but heading west will bring you to the Baltimore Zoo and the original location of "The Roost" for some fine fish fry.


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Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Buffalo Plaid & Confident Twosday Linkup
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Happy new year Laura xxReplyDelete
I have similar pieces and can put this look together myself! Thanks!! I love shopping my closet this time of the year! Happy new year! SusanReplyDelete
love this casual and easy outfit. Shopping your closet is always the best way to take advantage of everything you own.ReplyDelete
I am going to pin this! I think I have all of the components to recreate this and I love the idea of pairing light browns with the buffalo plaid!ReplyDelete
Perfect cozy look! Happy new year Laura!ReplyDelete
Dawn Lucy
That is a lovely plaid tunic! I have fleece lined tights and really like them in winter, fur lined would be incredibly cosy! :)ReplyDelete
Thank you for the link up!
Hope you had a happy new year :)
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I love the plaid shirt with the tan cardigan, boots and bag. I didn't know you could get fur lined leggings...I'm really tempted to get some! Happy New Year :-)ReplyDelete
Emma xxx
I love this look! I did something similar last winter and it was one of faves for the season. Happy New Year!ReplyDelete
Happy New Year! Such a cute look with the buffalo plaid!ReplyDelete
Very nice! Happy New Year!ReplyDelete
I have never thought to pair camel with this pattern...looks adorable together! Happy New Year Laura!ReplyDelete
You always look so chic! I love all your more casual outfits because they are all pieces that most people would own! I love this buffalo plaid with the tan accents! Perfect for Winter!ReplyDelete
You can't go wrong with a good buffalo plaid top- love this, lady!ReplyDelete
Le Stylo Rouge
Love the tunic length of your top! The buffalo plaid looks so good with the camel!ReplyDelete
Doused In Pink
I have been needing some casual outfit inspo for my buffalo plaid top and this is perfect! And wow- $4 leggings? Great price!ReplyDelete
Gina || On the Daily Express
Love the outfit!! Such a cute top! That is such a great price for the leggings!ReplyDelete
Those leggings are such a steal!! Happy New Year!ReplyDelete
OMG...I may have to get some of those tights! I have the fleece lined version in brown, but they are starting to get worn.ReplyDelete
I was really going to try to not buy anything this month...but I almost consider this a necessity!!
Fleece lined tights are always good to have around, and going with just a vest is more of a 50°+ thing for me, I'm always so cold!ReplyDelete
What an awesome look! I love the red plaid shirt with the camel sweater and boots!ReplyDelete
I love the longer length of your plaid, and fur lined leggings sound so warm! Loving this casual look!ReplyDelete
This is a great casual look. I love how warm fleece lined leggings are. Fur lined must be so cozy!ReplyDelete
Wait, FUR lined leggings?! Such a thing exits?! I need to get on this!ReplyDelete
This is such a fabulous and versatile shirt. I really like it layered with your cardigan and boots!ReplyDelete
Such a classic winter look, love the buffalo check!ReplyDelete
Kelly @birdieshoots
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Prefect outfit for the winter month's. I have one pair of fur lined leggings and love them.ReplyDelete
Happy New Year!
Love this look down to the red lips! :)ReplyDelete
buffalo plaid and cognac may possibly be my favourite combo that I really don't wear enough. Great looks!ReplyDelete
This looks so great with your bold red lips!ReplyDelete
Lovely top! I have a few of these buffalo check flannel shirts and they definitely get a lot of use on colder winter days! Thanks for hosting!ReplyDelete
Gotta love plaid shirts. They're so bold and makes an outfit pop. You look beautiful.ReplyDelete
Can't go wrong with buffalo plaid! Such a great look :) Happy New Year and thanks for hosting :)ReplyDelete
Sarah Bell
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I don't know if I have said if before Laura, but I love your hair - you must never have a "bad hair day" !ReplyDelete
The plaid shirt and boots look great together.
Great shirt! I love the length! It looks fabulous with the leggings & boots!ReplyDelete
Happy New Year!
Andrea's Wellness Notes
What a beautiful look with neutrals and a pop of red from the plaid!ReplyDelete
~ xo Sheree
Posh Classy Mom
Of course I have to be obsessed with your plaid shirt, have a wonderful new year. Love, Kirsten xxReplyDelete
Another outfit I love and need to recreate asap!!ReplyDelete
Buffalo paid is the best! I just love seeing you stye this top!ReplyDelete
Amy Ann
Straight A Style
Love this buffalo plaid tunic and how you styled it with black and camel! $4 fur lined leggins? Yes please!ReplyDelete
xx, Elise
Love this top. I've been looking for a good buffalo plaid shirt!ReplyDelete
Sincerely, Jennie
I think I have one plaid top for spring in my closet. I could use more plaid! I do have a few plaid skirts. Your makeup looks great with this look too!ReplyDelete
jess xx
Buffalo plaid is such a great staple, and I love these boots too!ReplyDelete
I hope you are having a great week so far!
I love buffalo plaid!ReplyDelete

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Robin Roberts is a regular at the U.S. Open tournament. "People think that basketball is my love," the Good Morning America anchor said. "I was originally on a tennis scholarship at Southeastern, so tennis has always been a love of mine."
Roberts was a little jet-lagged on opening night, having just returned the previous day from a trip to Hawaii. The vacation, Roberts said, was a respite after a tumultuous year in which she underwent a bone-marrow transplant, followed by a long period of recovery.
"It's just [that] I was surrounded by a group of friends who loved me through this past year, and my gift to them was a trip to Hawaii," she told VF Daily. "Because in the hospital, I had a picture of Maui; I had a picture of the beach, and that was my motivation. So to have us all there was all I really needed."
And it wasn't just about lying in a hammock by the beach.
"I did some massages and things like that," she said. But Roberts was also active again for the first time since she was diagnosed. "[I did] a little paddle boarding. I played a little tennis, but I had to get to a tennis machine. Everyone was afraid to get out there on the court with me," she told us. "My friends aren't as athletic as I am."
"It was great to feel that way again, to feel stronger, and being able to be a little more active." Up until now, she had done a little yoga, but nothing strenuous. "This was the first time that I've really done that; it felt great," Roberts said.
Next Tuesday, after Labor Day, she will be back full-time on Good Morning America, five days per week, and she is glad to get back to a normal work schedule. "But I love that I start on a four-day week," she said, laughing. "Right? Snuck another one in there."
Others attending the opening night included Kevin Spacey, Matt Bomer, Jason Sudekis and Olivia Wilde, and Cuba Gooding Jr., who says he prefers ice hockey to tennis. He's had his share of injuries. "I broke my wrist, chipped my shoulder," the actor told VF Daily. "You know, I've been playing with pros since I started, 'cause they have these celebrity leagues, where it's half celebrities and half real pros, so the skill level is sick."
Doesn't he find it intimidating to face professionals on the rink? "Well, I do now. But when I started I was, you know, young and stupid," he said with a shrug.
Johnny Weir doesn't play tennis, but he has a good reason. "I don't like doing anything that I sweat at, so chasing after balls in the hot sun terrifies me," the figure skater said. "As far as other sports go, I'm a good skier. I'm a major winter-sports enthusiast. I don't have to sweat, and you can look really furry and cute; bundled."
For his first-ever U.S. Open ensemble, Weir chose tennis whites. "I wanted to wear all white, because I think that's super classy, and very chic. I don't want there to be a uniform in figure skating, but I think it's very chic—that history of whites in tennis."
Weir went for a sporty look. "I'm never sporty for events, so I threw in a little Adidas, Jeremy Scott," he said, referring to the winged leather vest he wore over a filmy white shirt that he purchased from a street vendor in Taiwan. "I've got my Isabel Marant wedge sneakers, just so I can be a little taller. And my Birkin; and my Rolex."
VF Daily watched Serena Williams's victory over Francesca Schiavone from the comfort of the Emirates Airline suite, where Sudekis and Wilde were also ensconced. When the rain started, canceling Roger Federer's match, the crowd hit the buffet, where lobster tail, king-crab legs, and filet mignon were on offer.


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Found out last year I have left bundle branch block,worked out I am running a minute a mile slower than normal,has anybody else experienced this or know anything about it?
Found out last year I have left bundle branch block,worked out I am running a minute a mile slower than normal,has anybody else experienced this or know anything about it?
What was the context in which you found out? Any history of heart attack/angina/blood pressure/diabetes/smoking?
Definitely Left and not Right? On any drugs?
had a crap run,20 mins slower than normal,had blood tests everything ok,had a ecg,thats when the left branch bundle came up,not run well since,not on any drugs
LBBB - diagnosed by machine, GP, or a specialist? Assuming the ECG has been interpreted correctly, the obvious question is why do you have this, and to answer that further tests would normally be done - a CXR and an echocardiogram as starters. Does your GP have plans for these?
doctor picked it up with ecg got refered to a specialist who gave me a dobutamine stress echo cardiogram and confirmed lbbb,told I can carry on running,but its slowing me down big time
What was the explanation given for the LBBB? - it does not just "happen" - there will be a cause, and it may be tied in with your reduced running performance.
no explanation,maybe born with it?never had a ecg before,so don't know if I have just acquired it or always had it?did overtrain last year and ran a race with a sore throat,already had 2 colds last year so didn't expect a 3rd one so did the race,struggled ever since
It sounds like they have excluded the causes of LBBB that they would need to do something about, such as a narrowed coronary artery, a sticky/leaking valve, high blood pressure, various sorts of heart muscle disease, and a very slow heart rate. It would be uncommon to be born with this, and if so it would almost always be associated with some sort of structural heart disease - sticky/leaking valves and so on.
But they have not answered the question, or more specifically revealed to you, why you have this.
yes I think I will try to get to the bottom of it,will try and go down a specialist route if the doctors arn't interested,or don't know what to do,if not will just have to retire from racing
waiting for my doctor to give me a referral? to see if I get anymore help,might take a while?it might not get approved ?


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|A beautiful homemade mayonaisse from
In Jennie's Kitchen! Photo (c) Jennifer Perillo
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Spreading the Homemade Mayonnaise Love
24 comments:
Hey Chef John, that's an awesome trick! I have a small question though. I've always wanted to make home-made mayonnaise but nobody else would want to try it because they're afraid of the raw egg.
Are there just being paranoid or is home-made mayo safe?
- July 19, 2011 at 4:00 PM
hm... super easy and dirt cheap. Oh the possibilities.
- July 19, 2011 at 4:25 PM
- Chris K. said...
Yes it's safe. But you can use soy lecithin instead if you're afraid of raw eggs, or want to make vegan mayo.
I never really thought about how expensive store-bought mayonnaise is, considering what's actually in it. Thanks, Chef!
The innuendo potential for this video recipe is so staggering I can't even go there...
- July 19, 2011 at 4:51 PM
- Sam said...
I have a random question...What would you say the shelf life for the mayo would be?
- July 19, 2011 at 6:12 PM
- -kel said...
Homemade mayo is so scrumptious that it will not last long enough for shelf-life to become an issue.
- July 20, 2011 at 1:46 AM
What purpose does the sugar have in this recipe? I've made this exact recipe (2 tbsp vinegar, no lemon juice) without the sugar and it's amazing.
I make it in my pint-sized cuisinart food processor (which has a tiny hole in the little plastic push-food-into-the-processor-part... 1/4 cup of oil into that, let it drip in, then drizzle in the rest), and it was fine, WITHOUT the sugar.
So I have to ask... what's the point of the sugar? Just seems like it'll offer nothing (I don't even HAVE a 1/8 tsp measuring... erm... thing), while lowering the shelf life.
- July 20, 2011 at 1:51 AM
- Chef John said...
An 1/8 tsp is just a little pinch and balances the acidity. It's optional of course, but doesn't really affect the shelf life.
- July 20, 2011 at 2:53 AM
Chef John,
Huge fan. About time you re-filmed this mayo video!
Just my humble opinion.
- July 20, 2011 at 12:59 PM
- Chef John said...
i think you're right!
- July 20, 2011 at 1:04 PM
- Food Junkie said...
The risk of salmonella is low as the bacteria will be on the shell if present. You can use pasteurized eggs or wash the shells carefully. Some Cesar dressing recipes call for boiling the egg for a minute before using although I expect this may change the taste or consistency of the mayo a little.
This is a great tip John. It is so much easier than drizzling the oil into a food processor and there is less to clean.
- July 20, 2011 at 3:56 PM
"..but since I don't remember who did, I really have no choice but to continue taking full credit."
Your so modest Chef John ;D
- July 20, 2011 at 10:11 PM
- Rich Stillwell said...
I made this last night...then showed a friend and he made some as well.
Thanks again Chef John!
- July 20, 2011 at 11:00 PM
- PattyinCT said...
I don't have an immersion blender. Should I use my upright mixer instead? Or my regular blender? What would be a good "second best"?
- July 21, 2011 at 1:30 PM
- Chef John said...
either works as longs as you start adding the oil VERY slowly.
- July 21, 2011 at 1:34 PM
I have tried this 2 times. Broken both times! I threw the first batch away. I have the second yucky looking one in the frig.
The second batch tasted great, but you would have to like watery, curdled sauce. I blended it very slowly, second pulses. About 1/2 became mayo-like but the top half was just oil. It was like the blender had stopped. I moved it up just a millimeter and bam - broken. I am afraid to try again. Any suggestions? The flavor was spot on (1 1/4 c canola, 1/4 good extra virgin Olive oil.
- July 22, 2011 at 8:48 AM
- Chef John said...
I wish I could help, but I have no idea! I'd have to be there when you do it.
Also, you don't need to throw out broken. Just add egg yolk to regular blender and slowly drizzle in the broken mayo.
- July 22, 2011 at 1:48 PM
'K. I stood away and watched a bit because of the raw eggs. Then, I made it...and you know what? The world would be a better place if everybody made their own mayo.
This stuff rocks and I'm not a bit worried about the shelf life.
- July 24, 2011 at 3:10 PM
- AverageMom said...
I know this is an old video, but I have seen it! Thanks so much, I haven't made it in a long time, but I can definitely cross it off my list of things I need to do before kicking the bucket! I've shared this recipe and technique with many of my mommy board friends and they think it's great! Nothing better than homemade mayo and I have you to thank for it!
- August 10, 2011 at 10:48 PM
- Bethany said...
Does this need to be refrigerated after making, and how long will it last? (I know it's a strange question about the refrigeration, but I have an argument going with one of my great aunts - she never refrigerates her mayo).
- September 25, 2011 at 2:20 PM
- Chef John said...
Yes it should be refrigerated! Not sure of exact shelf life.
- September 25, 2011 at 2:28 PM
- JoAnn said...
Hey Chef, I have been making mayo since your first vid. The first few times bombed and I figured out my cup was too big so I bought a cup with smaller diameter that fits my immersion blender perfectly and voila it works every time.
Refrigerating mayo - The eggs in mayo aren't the culpret in picnic potato salad going off...its the raw onions according to the National Egg Commission. Onions attract bacteria and viruses faster than eggs.
- October 6, 2012 at 2:54 PM
- The Stevensons said...
After just throwing out several cups of EVOO, coconut oil, and my priceless bacon fat because of trying to master this in my food processor, I will always make it this "new" way. I can't believe I never knew i could use my immersion blender this way! Thank you for a great video. You are a very good teacher.
- September 10, 2013 at 1:59 PM
- Mike said...
Great, as usual. I am strck by how much you have grown in your craft. Congrats and thanks from all of us!
- October 26, 2013 at 7:03 PM
- Unknown said...
Having no immersion blender I did it the old fashioned bicep cramping way. And I'm glad I did! Why oh why have I been buying mayo!? This is far superior! Thanks so much! You are wonderful.
- December 15, 2013 at 11:48 PM


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This course will provide a detailed critique of the methods and philosophy of the Null Hypothesis Significance Testing (NHST) approach to statistics which is currently dominant in social and biomedical science. We will briefly contrast NHST with alternatives, especially with Bayesian methods. We will use some computer code (Matlab and R) to demonstrate some issues. However, we will focus on the big picture rather on the implementation of specific procedures.
With such a large variety of qualitative research methods to choose from, creating a research design can be confusing and difficult without a sufficiently informed overview. This module aims to provide an overview by introducing qualitative data collection and analysis methods commonly used in social science research. The module provides a foundation for other SSRMP qualitative methods modules such as ethnography, discourse analysis, interviews, or diary research. Knowing what is 'out there' will help a researcher purposefully select further modules to study on, provide readings to deepen knowledge on specific methods, and will facilitate a more informed research design that contributes to successful empirical research.
These two sessions will provide a basic introduction to the management and analysis of qualitative data using Atlas.ti. The sessions will introduce participants to the following:
- consideration of the advantages and limitations of using qualitative analysis software
- setting-up a research project in Atlas.ti
- the use of Atlas.ti's menus and tool bars
- importing and organising data
- starting data analysis using Atlas.ti's coding tools
- exploring data using query and visualization tools
Please note: Atlas.ti for Mac will not be covered.
This module follows on from Foundations in Applied statistics, and will teach you the basics of common bivariate techniques (that is, techniques that examine the associations between two variables). The module is divided between lectures, in which you'll learn the relevant theory, and hands-on practical sessions, in which you will learn how to apply these techniques to the analysis of real data.
Techniques to be covered include:
- Cross-tabulations
- Scatterplots
- Covariance and correlation
- Nonparametric methods
- Two-sample t-tests
- Ordinary Least Squares (OLS)
For best results, students should expect to do a few hours of private study and spend a little extra time in the computer labs, in addition to coming to class.
The challenge of causal inference is ubiquitous in social science. Nearly every research project fundamentally is about causes and effects.
This introductory session will:
- 1. Introduce three main approaches to elucidate causal relationship: structural equation models, causal directed acyclic graphs, and the counterfactual/potential outcome framework;
- 2. Explain the common challenges in empirical research;
- 3. Talk through some principles and intuition of several research designs that can help researchers make stronger claims for causality.
The emphasis is on setting out applications of each approach, along with pros and cons, so that participants understand when a particular design may be more or less suitable to a research problem.
These four sessions will introduce students to comparative historical research methods, emphasizing their qualitative dimensions. In the first session, we will analyze some contemporary classics within this genre. In the second and third sessions, we will review and distinguish among a variety of intellectual justifications for this genre as a methodology. In the final session, we will focus on a "state of the art" defence of qualitative and comparative-historical research, both in theory and practice.
The module will introduce students to the study of language use as a distinctive type of social practice. Attention will be focused primarily on the methodological and analytic principles of conversation analysis. (CA). However, it will explore the debates between CA and Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), as a means of addressing the relationship between the study of language use and the study of other aspects of social life. It will also consider the roots of conversation analysis in the research initiatives of ethnomethodology, and the analysis of ordinary and institutional talk. It will finally consider the interface between CA and CDA.
- Session 1: The Roots of Conversation Analysis
- Session 2: Ordinary Talk
- Session 3: Institutional Talk
- Session 4: Conversation Analysis and Critical Discourse Analysis
The focus of these two sessions will be the linking of theory to method, paying particular attention to the relationship between language or other forms of representation or communication and the broader social milieu with special attention to power relations. The topic will be approached from a broadly Foucauldian angle: Foucault writes that discourse "consists of not—of no longer—treating discourses as groups of signs signifying elements referring to contents of representations, but as practices that systematically form the objects of which they speak." The emphasis of these two lectures will be less upon what is known as 'conversation analysis' or 'content analysis' and more on methods based on post-positivist methods and critical theory which emphasize how language and other social practices create reality rather than reflect it, and thus methods of interpreting discourse are themselves not ideologically or politically neutral practices.
Session 1: The origins of critical discourse analysis (the Frankfurt school, Foucault, post-structuralism, feminism); how theoretical backgrounds shape research design
Session 2: 'Doing' discourse analysis: analysing methods and approaches
This four-part workshop series provides an introduction to using solicited diaries as a research tool. The main goal of the course is to add diary methodology to students' research toolboxes. It is a flexible and versatile tool that has been used by researchers in many fields, including public health, nursing, psychology, media studies, education, and sociology. The workshop is suitable for anybody interested in learning more about the method and/or using diaries in their research.
The course covers the use of qualitative and quantitative types of diaries, both as a self-standing tool and as a part of mixed-method research designs. The lectures and workshops aim to provide theoretical and practical foundations, as well as first-hand experience with solicited diaries as a research tool. The course also provides unique insights into diary data analysis and its challenges.
The course is equally driven by lectures and student participation/practicums. The initial workshop (Week 1) provides a solid theoretical introduction to the diary methodology, including the history of the method, qualitative and quantitative variants, modes of delivery, and use of technology. The follow-up workshops sequentially advance this knowledge base through practical exercises and discussions (Weeks 2 & 4), as well as a specialist lecture (Week 3) on data management, participant communication, ethics and data analysis.
The internet is a great resource for humanities and social science data, but most information is apparently chaotic. In this course we will explore how to programmatically access information stored online, typically in html, to create neat, tabulated data ready for analysis. The uses of web scraping are diverse: previous versions of this course used the the programming language R to access data directly from newspapers, and by accessing live data streams using APIs (YouTube, Facebook, Google Maps, Wikipedia). The one-day course is structured as follows: in the morning, we will consider general principles of webscraping, illustrated through examples. This session is designed to create a toolkit needed to effectively collect different types of online data. Then in the afternoon the session will take a workshop format, where students may chose to begin applying web scraping to their their own research, or work through a structured set of exercises. If there are any particular data sources you are interested in accessing, do email me at email@example.com, as I may be able to integrate an example directly relevant to your research into the session.
Different from past years, this course will be taught using Python, Jupyter Notebooks and the BeautifulSoup library. The course will not assume any prior knowledge of Python, but students are encouraged to learn a bit of the tools before the course. Any introductory MOOC course on Python (such as edx or Cursera) will provide an excellent introduction.
This module will introduce you to the theory and practice of multivariate analysis, covering Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) and logistic regressions. You will learn how to read published results critically, to do simple multivariate modelling yourself , and to interpret and write about your results intelligently.
Half of the module is based in the lecture theatre, and covers the theory behind multivariate regression; the other half is lab-based, in which students will work through practical exercises using statistical software.
To get the most out of the course, you should also expect to spend some time between sessions having fun by building your own statistical models.
Face-to-face interviews are used to collect a wide range of information in the social sciences. They are appropriate for the gathering of information on individual and institutional patterns of behaviour; complex histories or processes; identities and cultural meanings; routines that are not written down; and life-history events. Face-to-face interviews thus comprise an appropriate method to generate information on individual behaviour, the reasons for certain patterns of acting and talking, and the type of connection people have with each other.
The first session provides an overview of interviewing as a social research method, then focuses on the processes of organising and conducting qualitative interviews. The second session explores the ethics and practical constraints of interviews as a research method, particularly relevant when attempting to engage with marginalised or stigmatised communities. The third session focuses on organisation and analysis after interviews, including interpretation through coding and close reading. This session involves practical examples from qualitative analysis software. The final session provides an opportunity for a hands-on session, to which students should bring their interview material (at whatever stage of the process: whether writing interview questions, coding or analysing data) in order to receive advice and support in taking the interview material/data to the next stage of the research process.
1. Conducting qualitative interviews
2. Ethics and practical constraints
3. Practical session: interpretation and analysis
NOTE: Strike action is taking place between 25 November and 4 December 2019. If the strike goes ahead, this module will be affected. Please see the 'latest news' section on the home page of the SSRMP website for more information.
This is an introductory course for students whose research involves collecting, storing or analysing data using networked digital devices. Unless your research data is only collected using pen and paper or tape recorders and is written up on a manual typewriter, this course will be relevant to you. If you are planning to collect data online through either public or private communications, or you intend to share or publish data collected by other means it will be essential.
This module is an introduction to ethnographic fieldwork and analysis and is intended for students in fields other than anthropology. It provides an introduction to contemporary debates in ethnography, and an outline of how selected methods may be used in ethnographic study.
The ethnographic method was originally developed in the field of social anthropology, but has grown in popularity across several disciplines, including sociology, geography, criminology, education and organization studies.
Ethnographic research is a largely qualitative method, based upon participant observation among small samples of people for extended periods. A community of research participants might be defined on the basis of ethnicity, geography, language, social class, or on the basis of membership of a group or organization. An ethnographer aims to engage closely with the culture and experiences of their research participants, to produce a holistic analysis of their fieldsite.
Session 1: The Ethnographic Method
What is ethnography? Can ethnographic research and writing be objective? How does one conduct ethnographic research responsibly and ethically?
Session 2: Photography and Audio Recording in Ethnographic Work
What kinds of audiovisual equipment, and practices of photography and sound recording, can be used to support an ethnographer's research process? What kinds of the epistemological, theoretical, social, and ethical considerations tend to arise around possible use of these technologies in anthropological fieldwork and analysis?
Session 3: Relationships in the Field
Ethnographic methodology and participant observation often involve researchers' positioning in existing networks of social relations. This session is meant to help attendees manage interpersonal relationships with research participants from academic, political, and ethical perspectives. We will discuss when and why relationships in ethnographic fieldwork can be a reason for concern. We will reflect on the social distinctions that emerge when doing fieldwork with other people and their effects on researchers' decision-making process. Finally, we will think through different fieldwork strategies when working with others, and how they impact the production of ethnographic knowledge.
Session 4: Defining the Fieldsite
This session is meant to equip attendees with the practical skill of how to determine, or work with, the limits of the fieldsite. Drawing on reflections on the challenges of working across sprawling geographical fields, as well as more enclosed geographical sites, we will discuss strategies for either strategically bounding the seemingly infinite fieldsite, or letting the boundaries of an already limited one work for you. We will also discuss how this methodological decision might impact the theoretical insights that emerge from a period of fieldwork, as well as how it impacts the interview process, methods of participant observation, and strategies for developing relationships with gatekeepers and interlocutors
PLEASE NOTE: Update on additional teaching - we have now scheduled the two additional sessions on 18 and 25 February. Further information on their content will follow.
This course aims to provide students with a range of specific technical skills that will enable them to undertake impact evaluation of policy. Too often policy is implemented but not fully evaluated. Without evaluation we cannot then tell what the short or longer term impact of a particular policy has been. On this course, students will learn the skills needed to evaluate particular policies and will have the opportunity to do some hands on data manipulation. A particular feature of this course is that it provides these skills in a real world context of policy evaluation. It also focuses primarily not on experimental evaluation (Random Control Trials) but rather quasi-experimental methodologies that can be used where an experiment is not desirable or feasible.
- Regression-based techniques
- Evaluation framework and concepts
- The limitations of regression based approaches and RCTs
- Before/After, Difference in Difference (DID) methods
- Computer exercise on difference in difference methods
- Instrumental variables techniques
- Regression discontinuity design.
This course offers an introduction to event history analysis, which is a tool used for analyzing the occurrence and timing of events. Typical examples are life course transitions such as the transition to parenthood and partnership formation processes, labour market processes such as job promotions, mortality, and transitions to and from sickness and disability. The researcher may be interested in examining how the rate of a particular event varies over time or with individual characteristics, social conditions, or other factors. Event History Analysis lets the researcher handle censoring and truncation, include time-varying independent variables, account for unobserved heterogeneity (frailty), and so on. The course will rely on Stata as the main computing tool, but users of other statistical software could still benefit from the course. The course is taught through both lectures and lab sessions.
This course will introduce students to the approach called "Exploratory Data Analysis" (EDA) where the aim is to extract useful information from data, with an enquiring, open and sceptical mind. It is, in many ways, an antidote to many advanced modelling approaches, where researchers lose touch with the richness of their data. Seeing interesting patterns in the data is the goal of EDA, rather than testing for statistical significance. The course will also consider the recent critiques of conventional "significance testing" approaches that have led some journals to ban significance tests.
Students who take this course will hopefully get more out of their data, achieve a more balanced overview of data analysis in the social sciences.
- To understand that the emphasis on statistical significance testing has obscured the goals of analysing data for many social scientists.
- To discuss other ways in which the significance testing paradigm has perverted scientific research, such as through the replication crisis and fraud.
- To understand the role of graphics in EDA
This module introduces the statistical techniques of Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analyses. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) is used to uncover the latent structure (dimensions) of a set of variables. It reduces the attribute space from a larger number of variables to a smaller number of factors. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) examines whether collected data correspond to a model of what the data are meant to measure. STATA will be introduced as a powerful tool to conduct confirmatory factor analysis. A brief introduction will be given to confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling.
- Session 1: Exploratory Factor Analysis Introduction
- Session 2: Factor Analysis Applications
- Session 3: CFA and Path Analysis with STATA
- Session 4: Introduction to SEM and programming
This is an introductory course for students who have little or no prior training in statistics. The module is divided between lectures, in which you'll learn the relevant theory, and hands-on practical sessions, in which you will learn how to analyze real data using the statistical package Stata. You will learn:
- The key features of quantitative analysis, and how it differs from other types of empirical analysis
- Basic concepts: what is a variable? what is the distribution of a variable? and how can we best represent a distribution graphically?
- Features of statistical distributions: measures of central tendency and dispersion
- The normal distribution
- The basics of formal hypothesis testing
- Why statistical testing works
- Statistical methods used to test simple hypotheses
- How to use Stata
This module is an extension of the three previous modules in the Basic Statistics stream, and introduces more complex and nuanced aspects of the theory and practice of mutivariate analysis. Students will learn the theory behind the methods covered, how to implement them in practice, how to interpret their results, and how to write intelligently about their findings. Half of the module is based in the lecture theatre; the other half is lab-based, in which students will work through practical exercises using the statistical software Stata.
Topics covered include:
- Interaction effects in regression models: how to estimate these and how to interpret them
- Marginal effects from interacted models
- Ordered and categorical discrete dependent variable models (ordered and multinomial logit and probit)
To get the most out of the course, you should also expect to spend some time between sessions building your own statistical models.
This module is shared with Geography. Students from the Department of Geography MUST book places on this course via the Department; any bookings made by Geography students via the SSRMC portal will be cancelled.
This workshop series aims to provide introductory training on Geographical Information Systems. Material covered includes the construction of geodatabases from a range of data sources, geovisualisation and mapping from geodatasets, raster-based modeling and presentation of maps and charts and other geodata outputs. Each session will start with an introductory lecture followed by practical exercises using GIS software.
This module is for anyone considering studying on an SSRMP module but not sure which one/s to choose. It provides an overview of the research process and issues in research design. Through reflection on a broad overview of empirical research, the module aims to encourage students to consider where they may wish to develop their research skills and knowledge. The module will signpost the different modules, both quantitative and qualitative, offered by SSRMP and encourage students to consider what modules might be appropriate for their research and career development.
You will learn:
- The research process and the different stages it might consist of
- Issues related to research design
- To consider what data you will need to address your research aims
- To consider the best methods to collect and analyse your data
- What modules are offered by SSRMP and how they might be appropriate to your needs
This module introduces the use of Python, a free programming language originally developed for statistical data analysis. Students will learn:
- Ways of reading data into Python
- How to manipulate data in major data types
- How to draw basic graphs and figures with Python
- How to summarise data using descriptive statistics
- How to perform basic inferential statistics
This module is suitable for students who have no prior experience in programming, but participants will be assumed to have a good working knowledge of basic statistical techniques.
This module introduces the use of R, a free programming language originally developed for statistical data analysis. In this course, we will use R through R Studio, a user-friendly interface. Students will learn:
- Ways of reading data into R
- How to manipulate data in major data types
- How to draw basic graphs and figures with R
- How to summarise data using descriptive statistics
- How to perform basic inferential statistics
This module is suitable for students who have no prior experience in programming, but participants will be assumed to have a good working knowledge of basic statistical techniques.
For an online example of how R can be used: https://www.ssc.wisc.edu/sscc/pubs/RFR/RFR_Introduction.html'''
The course will provide students with an introduction to the popular and powerful statistics package Stata. Stata is commonly used by analysts in both the social and natural sciences, and is the statistics package used most widely by the SSRMC. You will learn:
- How to open and manage a dataset in Stata
- How to recode variables
- How to select a sample for analysis
- The commands needed to perform simple statistical analyses in Stata
- Where to find additional resources to help you as you progress with Stata
The course is intended for students who already have a working knowledge of statistics - it's designed primarily as a ""second language"" course for students who are already familiar with another package, perhaps R or SPSS. Students who don't already have a working knowledge of applied statistics should look at courses in our Basic Statistics Stream.


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Watkins Woolen Mill State Park
Lawson, Mo.
Heather Berry
This 3-1/2 story woolen mill is just part of what is now known as Watkins Woolen Mill State Park and State Historic Site in Lawson. Built by Waltus L. Watkins between 1860-1861, the mill is part of the Watkins family farm, which he called Bethany. The farm, which took him nearly a half century to amass, included 1,300 acres on which he built an elegant home, brick kiln, smokehouse, sawmill, gristmill and acres of beautifully tended orchards and crops.
At that time, there were more than 2,400 small, local woolen mills scattered across America. Despite the passage of time, Watkins Woolen Mill, a National Historic Landmark, has all of its original machinery still intact.
The mill opened for business in 1861. During the Civil War, Watkins did business selling cloth. After the war, he expanded his carding, spinning and weaving operations and added bigger, newer looms. Forty mill workers processed 40,000 to 60,000 pounds of wool into fabrics, blankets, shawls and knitting yarns each year.
In the mid-1880s, the woolen industry began to fail across the United States, and the Watkins family cut back on textile production. The mill officially closed in 1898, but unlike many mills, Watkins Mill wasn't scrapped out or converted into another business. Today, many of the original buildings have been restored. On weekends during the summer, the site's Living History Farm Program offers visitors the chance to watch an 1870s family live and work on the farm.
For more information and for hours of operation, contact Watkins Woolen Mill State Park and State Historic Site at 816-580-3387. The farm is located near Lawson, 7 miles east of Kearney in northern Clay County.


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Firefox and Opera both offer keyword bookmark searches by default, and Internet Explorer users can have them too—with a little tweaking. The Productivity Portfolio weblog runs down how to set up custom keyword searches in IE using the previously mentioned TweakUI utility for Windows XP. Here are our favorite 15 keyword bookmark searches.
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After watching some of the TV commercials you might conclude that you can simply talk to your phone as if it were your friend, and it will figure out what you want. For example, in one scenario the actor asks the phone, "Do I need a raincoat?", and the phone responds with weather information.
A colleague commented that if he wanted weather information he would just ask for it. As in "What is the weather going to be like in Seattle?" or "Is it going to rain in Seattle?".
Without more conversational context, if a friend were to ask me, "Do I need a raincoat?", I would probably respond, "I don't know, do you?" — jokingly, of course.
Evo or revo?
|Are we ready to converse
with our phones and cars?
Possibly. But I think it will be more of a UI evolution than a UI revolution. In other words, speech interfaces will play a bigger role in UI designs, but that doesn't mean you're about to start talking to your phone — or any other device — as if it's your best friend.
Currently, speech interfaces are underutilized. The reasons for this aren't yet clear, though they seem to encompass both technical and user issues. Traditionally, speech recognition accuracy rates have been less than perfect. Poor user interface design (for instance, reprompting strategies) has contributed to the overall problem and to increased user frustration.
Also, people simply aren't used to speech interfaces. For example, many phones support voice-dialing, yet most people don't use this feature. And user interface designers seem reluctant to leverage speech interfaces, possibly because of the additional cost and complexity, lack of awareness, or some other reason.
to a suboptimal user experience..."
As a further complication, relying heavily on speech as an interface can lead to a suboptimal user experience. Speech interfaces pose some real challenges, including recognition accuracy rates, natural language understanding, error recovery dialogs, UI design, and testing. They aren't the flawless wonders that some marketers would lead you to believe.
Still, I believe there is a happy medium for leveraging speech interfaces as part of a multi-modal interface — one that uses speech as an interface where it makes sense. Some tasks are better suited for a speech interface, while others are not. For example, speech provides an ideal way to provide input to an application when you can capitalize on information stored in the user's head. But it's much less successful when dealing with large lists of unfamiliar items.
Talkin' to your ride
Other factors, besides Apple, are driving the growing role of speech interfaces — particularly in automotive. Speech interfaces can, for example, help address the issue of driver distraction. They allow drivers to keep their "eyes on the road and hands on the wheel," to quote an oft-used phrase.
So, will we see a paradigm shift towards speech interfaces? It's unlikely. I'm hoping, though, that we'll see a UI evolution that makes better use of them.
Think of it more as a paradigm nudge than a paradigm shift.
Recommended reading
Situation Awareness: a Holistic Approach to the Driver Distraction Problem
Wideband Speech Communications for Automotive: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly


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And who said conference poetry wasn't sexy? You say MLA. We say MLAwesome.
Zero-sum speed-sport pachinko-style poetasty. Everything poetry is not supposed to be –– for four-and-a-half hours!
This is the shadow convention. Screw the well-lit spaces. Guidebook for conventioneers ahead.
Doors open at 7:00, the reading will start at 7:30.
Poets will read for 3 minutes (or less); we place violators on the subway to the sea, MTA-guaranteed, by which we mean they shall never arrive. We have to be out of the venue by midnight, so windbags will be haters. If it sounds like a puptent happening, get this: it is a proper theater, so at least there are no chairs to fold!
There is a parking lot, and during the event there will be an inexpensive cash bar, but we have no other details on the space. It looks really great in the photos.
Did we mention there's a grand piano?
801 East 4th Pl.
Los Angeles, CA
Here is a Google map that shows how to get there from the convention center. It's not a short walk, and there a few streets you might want to avoid.
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For instance, we would probably take Hope or possibly Grand from 11th to 7th, and then Spring from 7th to 2nd. Of course, there will be cabs available from coventioneer hotels.
Another option is to take the Metro, which costs $1.50 and leaves right from the convention center and lands in Little Tokyo. It stops running at midnight, however.
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And then there is the bus, which despite what you might have heard, runs very well in Los Angeles. Brian Kim Stefans take it to work every day. You'll get a pretty good tour of downtown LA as well. It costs $1.50 exact change, but takes bills of course. There are several optional routes.
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The website taxicabsla.org has a complete list of phone numbers for taxis that serve the area. The area that includes downtown is C. Taxis can be pricey but the distance is so short and there will be no traffic at that hour downtown. There are also taxi stands at the various hotels downtown, though I don't know much more about this as I never take taxis. Here are the relevant numbers from the site:
United Independent Taxi
(213) 483-7660 or
(310) 821-1000 or
(800) 411-0303
Yellow Cab
(310 or 213) 808-1000 or
(800) 200-1085
Bell Cab
(888) 235-5222 or
(800) 666-6664
Beverly Hills Cab Company
(310 or 800) 273-6611
Checker Cab
(310 or 800) 300-5007
City Cab
(818) 252-1600 or
(800) 750-4400
Independent Taxi
(323) 666-0050 or
(800) 521-8294
Near the site of the reading are a lot of neat restaurants and bars. Traction Ave. is kind of the new hip area of downtown. Down 3rd street is SCI-ARC, a great school with a fascinating lecture series. The Google map below shows you some (but not all -- click on the unnamed dots) of the restaurants in the area. Did we mention it's near Little Tokyo?
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Mr. Maxwell offers the following recommendations for restaurants in the Little-Tokyo-adjacent neighborhood:
Under $15:
Daikokuya: Still some of the best ramen in LA, with excellent cloudy pork bone broth. It'll be a wait, but if it's cold, it's very worth the wait.
Senor Fish: Local mom'n'pop Mexican chain, but well above the mean for cheap eats. Get the fish taco special if your cash is low, and just want a decent, tasty lunch.
Suehiro Cafe: Bento box and noodles place. Japanese comfort food. Solid, if not transcendent, easy to get in, open until 3am.
Izayoi: Japanese Izakoya joint (small plates). Big with locals and the kids. Can be inconsistent, but also cheaper than some other options, and has its on nights.
Shabu Shabu House: Popular shabu joint, steamy hot broth, excellent sauces -- folks swear by it, but can be a bit of a wait at times.
Wurstküche: Craftsman beers and homemade brats. Gastropub in a German beer hall, often packed, long tables, family style. Good stuff, but can be 20 min wait to order and get food.
$25 and above:
Sushi Gen: One of the better sushi joints in LA. Definitely will want to call ahead. Not so cheap, but definitely very solid sushi.
Lazy Ox Canteen: Bistro/gastropub, a little more upscale, one of the better young chefs in LA. Can usually get in for lunch, but is more of a reservations place on evenings and weekends.
Mr. Timmons recommends the following bars and cafes to the south of ArtShare:
Villains Tavern - great for before or after reading - a kinda steampunk nowheresville, somewhere old west parisian feel - beautifully designed space - with outdoor patio and lots and lots of heat lamps - like 30 beers on tap - half of them belgians - paired with shots for $8 and old school fancy cocktails - nice balcony - Cherry Bacon Marmalade Burger - grilled cheese with cave-aged cheddar and tamarind chili - they also have veggie options though I'm not sure about vegan
Urth Caffe - a great place to go before the reading - they aren't open late - but they have really amazing coffee and tea and great sandwiches and food - very down to earth stuff - not cheap but not really expensive either
Church & State - only open until 11pm - good for before the reading - somewhat expensive but great cocktails - great coffee - very good food
(This escapade is sponsored, organized, and hosted by Brian Kim Stefans, Matt Timmons, and PRB Directors Andrew Maxwell, Joseph Mosconi, and Ara Shirinyan. If you see 'em, give 'em a shake or a drink.)


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Jones Center receives $20M gift from Walton Family and Care Foundations
The Jones Trust, an organization dedicated to supporting nonprofit organizations that serve families and strengthen communities throughout Northwest Arkansas, launched an endowment campaign today with the announcement of $20 million in contributions from the Walton Family Foundation and Care Foundation, a fund of Endeavor Foundation.
These donations serve as lead gifts in a $30 million campaign that will benefit the short- and long-term financial goals to sustain The Jones Trust and the Jones Center.
Care Foundation and the Walton Family Foundation have each pledged $10 million to the campaign. Care Foundation is contributing an outright gift of $10 million, while the Walton Family Foundation has made available up to $10 million pending the realization of a 1:2 match requiring an additional $10 million to be raised from other supporters.
In addition to these endowment funds, the Walton Family Foundation is awarding the Jones Trust $3 million, to be distributed over the next three years, for major capital improvements and maintenance projects for The Jones Center facility.
Ed Clifford, CEO of The Jones Trust and The Jones Center, said, "The Jones Center is an integral part of the Springdale community infrastructure and a cultural bridge for all of Northwest Arkansas, and these endowment gifts help to ensure that it continues to be a positive force for many years to come."
"The Jones Trust and its amenities are critical connectors in our vibrant and diverse community," said Ryan Hale, Program Officer at the Walton Family Foundation. "Ensuring their longevity will make our region an even better place to work and play."
The grant to The Jones Trust is the latest of the Walton Family Foundation's "Home Region" initiatives intended to improve the quality of life in Northwest Arkansas, the state of Arkansas and the Delta region of Arkansas and Mississippi.
Endeavor Foundation is dedicated to ensuring Northwest Arkansas remains a vibrant and thriving region by nurturing a spirit of community philanthropy. Its supporting organization, Care Foundation, has consistently contributed to The Jones Center for the last 12 years, and this $10 million endowment gift underscores an ongoing commitment to education, health and other critical needs in the region.
According to Anita Scism, President/CEO of Endeavor Foundation, "The Jones Center supports the health, recreation and well-being of so many children and families in Northwest Arkansas, and Care Foundation's endowment gift will help ensure this Springdale treasure remains accessible and affordable to everyone that chooses to take advantage of its services."
"The Jones Trust board of directors is very appreciative of the Walton Family Foundation and Care Foundation's willingness to join in the effort to make The Jones Center and the Jones Trust sustainable organizations for the Northwest Arkansas region," said Susan Barrett, board chair of the Jones Trust. "We're grateful for their strong support which demonstrates their affirmation of the significant impact that our organizations have in the community."


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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - All four players punished in the NFL's bounty investigation have filed appeals with the league. People familiar with the situation say the players have asked Commissioner Roger Goodell to remove himself as arbitrator because they do not believe he can be impartial.
One of the people also says New Orleans linebacker Jonathan Vilma expects to play at Tampa Bay on Oct. 21 while his appeal is pending. The people spoke to The Associated Press Friday on condition of anonymity because the appeals were filed as private documents with the league
Vilma is suspended for the season, while Saints defensive end Will Smith is suspended four games, free agent defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove seven games and Cleveland linebacker Scott Fujita one game.


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It may start with a lucky lottery ticket, a winning hand at poker, or the matching reels of a slot machine. The ending is rarely profitable. Problem gambling ensnares four to six million people in the U.S.—many of them men. It's an addiction that can yield financial and personal ruin.
What is problem gambling?
More than eight out of 10 American adults have gambled at some point in their lives. Many of us enjoy an occasional poker game or lottery ticket without any serious consequences. If you are a problem gambler, though, these situations can spiral out of control. You may feel compelled to bet more money and wager more often. You may not be able to stop gambling no matter the cost.
The American Psychiatric Association recently classified severe problem gambling as an addictive disorder. Ongoing research suggests it's similar to alcohol or drug abuse. Like those addictions, it affects the brain's reward system. Problem gamblers may crave the experience, hoping to secure the same "high" again and again. They may also exhibit withdrawal symptoms, such as irritability, if they can't gamble.
Overall, more men than women suffer from problem gambling. Younger men, in particular, are at risk. It's also more likely to occur in those with a family history of addiction. Many men who are addicted to gambling also have substance abuse problems.
When to seek help
People with a gambling problem often face more than financial troubles. They can lose their job and even their family. You don't need to gamble every day to have a gambling problem. The amount of money you wager—and ultimately lose—also doesn't matter.
You or a loved one may have a gambling problem if you notice any of these:
- You gamble longer than you intended.
- You gamble all your money away instead of paying your bills.
- You can't stop gambling even though you have tried.
- You constantly think about gambling.
- You have borrowed money to continue gambling.
- You feel depressed or remorseful after you lose.
- You have thought about or have broken the law to obtain money for gambling.
- You lie to others about your gambling activities.
If you think you or a loved one may have a gambling problem, help is available. Organizations such as Gamblers Anonymous and Gam-Anon offer support groups for gamblers and their families. Other treatment options that may curb the desire to gamble include cognitive behavioral therapy and medication, such as some antidepressants.
Looking for help near you? Call the National Problem Gambling Helpline Network at 800.522.4700.


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Ziggy Maes
Belgian Community / Mozilla Event Management
Enthusiastic student computer science and technology, lives in Belgium. Passionate about the open web, started contributing to SUMO back in 2009 and is currently a Mozilla Rep (ReMo).
Loves tennis, movie nights, sleeping all morning and socializing. You can always find me for a chat: be it on IRC, social networking sites or by e-mail!
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Ziggy is amazing! He has volunteered at the London MozFest for at least the last two years.This year (2015) he took on the major role of coordinating the Space Runner and Info Gurus (and pretty much everybody else ;-) ). A true Mozillian!
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Posts Tagged 'Legal and Regulatory'
8 Ways to Avoid Ethical Pitfalls in Social Media – Part OneThursday, April 25, 2013 17:07 No Comments
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
Do the ethical rules of law apply to medicine?
Ethical issues in social media are a concern for attorneys, and health care professionals can learn from attorneys on how to avoid ethical blowups.
In a recent article in the New York State Bar Association State Bar News, it states that attorneys face […]
Doctors and Social Media: Legal Aspects and Bottom LineThursday, February 21, 2013 19:59 No Comments
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
The health care social media legal series continues here on Healthin30, and legal expert, David Harlow, Esq, Health Care Attorney and Consultant at The Harlow Group, LLC in Boston, answers a series of questions focusing on the legal aspects of physicians engaging in social media.
Health Care Social Media – Legal […]


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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — With the graduation of 13 players off last year's squad, fourth-year Navy men's lacrosse coach Rick Sowell and his staff have welcomed 20 new faces to the Midshipmen lacrosse program this summer.
The Class of 2018 is represented by players from nine states, as far west as California and includes seven standouts hailing from the state of Maryland. Among those players from the Old Line State are Spencer Coyle, Steve Hincks, DJ Plumer and Nick Ramsey who were finalists for the C. Markland Kelly High School Lacrosse Award which has been awarded for the last 60-plus years to the best high school lacrosse player in the state of Maryland.
Meanwhile four of Navy's recruits garnered All-America recognition (Hiram Carter, Noah Pounds, Nick Ramsey and Ray Wardell) and 11 led their respective programs as team captains. Additionally 17 received all-league honors and four were named their school's athlete of the year.
"It's a pleasure to welcome the Class of 2018 to the United States Naval Academy and to Navy Lacrosse," said Sowell. "This is a rather large class that possesses the talent and desire to excel on the playing field. These young men have the character that it takes to become outstanding midshipmen and we expect them to make an immediate impact, both on the field and within the Brigade."
Navy Men's Lacrosse Class of 2018 Hiram Carter D 6-0 205 Apopka, Fla. / Lake Brantley Spencer Coyle A/M 5-9 175 Annapolis, Md. / St. Mary's Taylor Esoldi A/M 6-0 190 Encinitas, Calif. / Cathedral Catholic Mike Germano FO 6-0 185 Wilmette, Ill. / New Trier Carson Hart M 6-0 190 Wayland, Mass. / Wayland Cortland Heneveld M 6-3 205 East Hampton, N.Y. / East Hampton Chris Hill M/A 5-10 180 Novato, Calif. / Marin Catholic Steve Hincks D 6-3 210 Edgewater, Md. / South River David Jones M 6-4 195 Annapolis, Md. / Severn School Justin Knode M 5-11 196 Prince Frederick, Md. / Calverton School Dave Little A 6-1 190 Vienna, Va. / The Hill Academy DJ Plumer M 6-3 187 Stevensville, Md. / Kent Island Noah Pounds GK 5-8 185 Fair Lawn, N.J. / Ridgewood Nick Ramsey GK 6-0 185 Crofton, Md. / DeMatha Catholic Jack Ray A 6-6 255 Wyckoff, N.J. / Don Bosco Prep Casey Rees M 6-2 187 Sykesville, Md. / Boys' Latin Michael Strack LSM / D 6-1 190 North Babylon, N.Y. / St. Anthony's George Uhrich LSM/ D 6-4 205 Ambler, Pa. / La Salle College (HS) Joseph Varello M / FO 5-10 195 Kings Park, N.Y. / Smithtown West Ray Wardell M 6-5 220 Babylon, N.Y. / Babylon


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Etihad Cargo on track for best ever performance in 2014
Etihad Cargo, the freight division of United Arab Emirates (UAE) flag carrier Etihad Airways, achieved an all-time record in November when it carried 53,292 tons across its global network in one month
Etihad Cargo, the freight division of United Arab Emirates (UAE) flag carrier Etihad Airways, achieved an all-time record in November when it carried 53,292 tons across its global network in one month.
This is an increase on its previous monthly record of 51,688 tons carried in October, up seven percent on the same month last year. Etihad Cargo's total uplift for 2014 is forecast to top 570,000 tonnes, a 17 percent increase on 2013.
This performance, based on strong market demand, the expansion of its global reach, and the smooth handling operations at its hub in Abu Dhabi, has already enabled Etihad Cargo to secure over US$1 billion in revenue to date.
Etihad Cargo has significantly enhanced its global reach by offering bellyhold capacity on 10 new passenger destinations launched across Etihad Airways' fast-growing network during the year. These include Medina, Jaipur, Los Angeles, Zurich, Yerevan, Rome, Perth, Phuket, Dallas and San Francisco, bringing to 90 the total number of passenger destinations on which cargo services are currently provided.
During the year Etihad Cargo also expanded its freighter services to several new markets to capitalise on the strong import and export demands between global financial centres and the emerging markets. This included the introduction of new weekly services to Dar es Salaam and Entebbe in East Africa, a three-times-a- week service to Hanoi in Vietnam, and a twice-weekly service to Moscow in Russia.
This brings the number of freighter-only destinations currently operated by Etihad Cargo to 15, with other routes including: Chittagong, Djibouti, Dubai World Central, Eldoret, Guangzhou, Houston, Kabul, Miami, Quito, Sharjah and Viracopos.
Etihad Cargo also launched a new twice-a-week freighter service from Milan to Bogotá, Colombia, and from Bogotá to Amsterdam, following a partnership agreement signed with Avianca Cargo, the cargo division of leading Latin American carrier Avianca.
A key success factor has been Etihad Cargo's ability to further extend its global reach through the network expansion of its codeshare partners, which enables it to provide additional bellyhold space on airberlin's new passenger services from Berlin and Stuttgart to its hub in Abu Dhabi, and on NIKI's new service from Vienna.
It also includes Air Seychelles' new services from Mahé to/from Mumbai (India), Antananarivo (Madagascar) and Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), in addition to existing direct services from Seychelles to Johannesburg, Mauritius and via Abu Dhabi to Paris and Hong Kong.
Kevin Knight, Etihad Airways' Chief Strategy and Planning Officer, said: "Our business continues to grow as we work with our global partners to provide customers with a fully integrated global cargo solution. By working together, we are able to achieve greater capacity utilisation on our growing fleet of freighter aircraft, provide more bellyhold capacity across an extended passenger network, and, importantly, further develop our well-performing charter business."
Mr Knight said: "We have seen strong growth in cargo volumes over the last year, and particularly to and from Asia and Africa as we continue to leverage the strategic location of our hub in Abu Dhabi to provide a link between the mature markets and emerging economies around the world.
"Our focus during 2014 has been to open up cargo services to a greater number of world destinations, increase frequencies on key cargo routes, and ultimately, continue to offer our customers greater choice and flexibility when it comes to doing business with us.
"Our endeavors are paying off and we are continuing to outperform the industry. 2014 promises to be a record year for Etihad Cargo, and I am confident that the growth we have sustained over the last year will provide the platform for further growth during 2015."
Etihad Cargo took delivery of two new freighter aircraft during the year. This included an A330-200F aircraft, and the placement of a third Boeing 747-400 freighter from Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. The aircraft have a range of 7,400 kms and 8,240 kms respectively, and a combined payload capacity of nearly 200 tons. This brings to 10, Etihad Cargo's freighter fleet which consists of four Airbus A330-200F, three Boeing B777F, and three Boeing 747F aircraft.


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A group of Japanese book publishers is taking Apple to task for distributing pirated versions of books by Japanese authors via the App Store. The group claims that despite complaints, books by authors such as Haruki Murakami and Keigo Higashino are still available as unauthorized apps.
"We have no choice but to deem it illegal that Apple Inc distributes materials which clearly violate copyright," the group said in a statement to AFP. "Some of the works have been deleted in response to requests from authors and publishers but a majority of them continue to be illegally distributed."
The incensed group includes the Japan Book Publishers Association, the Japan Magazine Publishers Association, the Electronic Book Publishers Association of Japan, and the Digital Comic Association.
Many e-books were originally distributed as individual apps via the App Store before better alternatives, such as Amazon's Kindle app or the Stanza e-book reader app became popular. Apple introduced its own e-book store and reader app this year when it launched iBooks alongside its iPad tablet.
Though the iBookstore makes a seemingly better option for book distribution than individual apps, there are some advantages to releasing books the "old" way. If the material isn't well suited to the current EPUB format, for instance, a custom app might use custom typesetting, include additional multimedia elements, or facilitate user interaction. The Elements: A Visual Exploration is one popular example of such an app.
Those making pirated copies of e-books also benefit from selling individual apps, though. Selling titles via the iBookstore requires an International Standard Book Number, or ISBN, which can serve as a roadblock of sorts for piracy. An e-book wrapped up as an individual app doesn't require an ISBN, and can be easier to pass off as legitimate.
Apple, for its part, said it is doing its best to respond to complaints of pirated material. "We fully understand the importance of intellectual property including copyright," Apple Japan said in a statement to Japanese media. "We will promptly and appropriately respond to complaints about violation of copyright."
The group of publishers believes Apple can do more, including setting up a special division to proactively identify pirated material. "We would rather sit at the same table with Apple and work together to set new rules in the era of digital networks," the group said.


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