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Business Administration - Human Resource Management
The Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Human Resource Management (HRM) provides the student with an understanding of this increasingly expanding career field that encompasses the complex roles and practices of human resource professionals.
You Will Learn
For the domestic and global environments, this concentration prepares student to:
- Gain the knowledge and skills related to workforce training and development
- Understand effective recruitment and retention strategies
- Understand current ethical and regulatory issues in employment
- Understand techniques for evaluating and improving performance
- Know methods to construct compensation and benefit programs, and labor and management relations.
Internship/Capstone Experience
As a career-oriented college and as an addition to our hands-on curriculum, Central Penn requires all students to complete an internship as a part of their academic program. This opportunity allows students to participate and experience their future careers in the real world. Internships are 180 hours in length and may include a research project tailored to the individual's career path.
Continuing Education and online students complete a capstone course in place of the traditional internship. This can be done at both the associate and bachelor degree level. This course requires an extensive research project and paper related to the students chosen career path.
Potential Careers
- Administrative Services Manager
- HR Manager*
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- Training and Development Specialist*
- Compensation, Benefits and Job Analysis Specialist*
* Based on program student learning outcomes
Middle States Accreditation
Central Penn College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 1910 (Ph: 267-284-5000). The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
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SPENCER, Wis. (WSAU) -- A crash involving a car and a school bus Monday morning left one person dead and another injured. Marathon County Sheriff's investigators say the crash happened on the north side of Spencer on Highway 13 just north of East LaSalle Street.
A 55-year-old woman from Spencer was driving the car. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the school bus was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield for treatment. There were no children on the school bus at the time of the crash.
The incident happened at 7:00 a.m. It remains under investigation.

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IcelandXBlind!Reader: Blind, Brave and Beautiful(Iceland's P.O.V is maintained through out the story.)_______________________________________________________________________________ After some encouragement from Norway, I called (Name) and asked if she wanted to meet me by the lake this evening. She's been out of the hospital for only a day, but agreed to meet me there. Because of the accident, (Name) can't see anymore.It was scary, seeing her the first time, because when I spoke to her as she lay in the hospital bed, her gaze never directly met mine. It always seemed that she was looking beyond this world, into another one. Her eyes had paled and dulled. Yet, somehow, she still managed to keep her beauty. (Name) is beautiful. I've always thought that about her.I plan to tell her how I feel today, because I've waited far too long.I could've lost her that day and I'm thankful I still have her. I adjust my collar constantly: for the first time ever it's actually bugging me. I sit on the sturdy wooden dock that comes out a few me
Absolutely Incomprehensible British GentlemanDrunk!EnglandXReaderXAmericaAbsolutely Incomprehensible British Gentleman------------------------------------------------ "You know, I'm really glad you decided to join us, (Name).""Only because I know you'll need a ride home.""HAHAHAHA! Dude, you know him so well!"Arthur glares at America as he holds the door open for you. To get immediate revenge, he slips through the doors before America and thus resulting in the doors smacking the poor guy in the face. Alfred laughs that off as he swings open the door, whacking England on the back. Arthur staggers forward then turns back to America, yelling,"Watch it, you idiot!"You look back at them and sigh, "You haven't even taken a sip of cider and you're already acting irresponsible.""He started it," Alfred strolls past Arthur and stands by your side, scoping the pub.The place is lively; filled with music and laughter. The bar glistens from just being wiped down for the nightly round of hoppers. The tables are nearly all
Vampire!RomaniaXReader: Targeted- Part 2"Wow…nice place you've got here.""Thank you…Uh…""What?""I think you should take off your shoes…they're really muddy…I'll…I'll go get you some new clothes…" Vladimir eyes your shoes uneasily, as if they were evil."Oh…right," you pull them off and set them against the wall; his eyes settle on you."So, where do I go?" you ask while looking around at the grand estate."Where ever you like," he says with a sly grin and walks away from you towards a large staircase. You watch him but don't follow; instead, curiosity strikes you hard and you wander towards one of many corridors. The ceiling is more or less the sky, and the floor beneath your feet is regal and expensive-looking; the tile is checkered black and white, and there's an occasional rug of some obvious importance.The walls are decorated with portraits,
AmericaXReader: Oppan Gangnam Style!! "Alfred, what the hell are you doing?!""Dancing,""Well, stop. I'm trying to do my homework!""Nah, you like it~" America hops on his toes, swinging his arms like a cowboy swinging a lasso."No, I'm trying to focus. Why don't you go dance with Korea or something?" You hiss. Sadly, you take your anger out on your poor pencil, snapping it in half. Still, the American continues to hop on his toes and laughs obnoxiously."Dance with me, (Name)!""No. I'm working." You reach up to grab a pen from the cup on the top shelf. He dances around you."Please? C'mon, do it GANGNAM STYLE!"Then he goes much more furiously, switching feet between hops, and stepping twice with the 3rd and 4th beat."What does that even mean!?""Pffft- I don't speak Korean. C'mon, it's not hard to do."You put your hand on his face and push him out of the way."No. I need to finish my homework."Alfred taunts, "Don't be a Brit!" Completely irritated, you pick up the abnormally large history book and swing it a
TurkeyXReaderXGreece: THIS IS WAR"Happy birthday," Greece hands you a brightly wrapped box. You take it and smile."Thank you so much! But you really didn't have to-""OI!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, (NAME)!" Turkey swings open your front door and yells. Then he waltzes right over and snatches Greece's box out of your hands, before placing a much larger one in its place. The neon packaging makes Greece's eyes hurt."Oh, well, thank you-""C'MON! Open it, (Name)! I'm sure you'll like it." Turkey insists. You turn and set his gift on the table behind you, then take back the other box."I'll open this one first.""Of course she will." Greece sticks his tongue out at Turkey. Turkey rolls his eyes and sits at the table."Well, hurry it up. I'm sure mine is better."You ignore that comment as you take a seat as well and begin to carefully tear the wrapping paper. After a moment, you've expertly torn the paper so it isn't a complete mess. Greece's eyes never leave your face as you open up the box. You gasp."Wow, this is beautiful!" Y
SwedenXReader: World Halloween Bash ExtravaganzaSummer has begun to fade away and winter has begun to take its place. The autumn breeze shifts constantly, blowing the fallen leaves in your path. You glance at the houses you pass by. Children set out lit jack-o-lanterns that bare odd and even silly faces. Decorations cover many of the houses: from silk spider webs to bright, flashy lights to seemingly life-like skeletons. It's that wonderful time of the year; Halloween. You smile and wave to a little girl in a fairy costume. She waves back and flutters across her porch to her sibling in a zombie getup. You continue walking down the leafy path until you reach the end of the street.You hadn't planned on trick-or-treating this year, because your friend Alfred decided to throw a Halloween party, and you were more or less forced to attend. You didn't bother to put on a costume because you knew it would be nothing compared to America's best. He gets competitive every year and changes more than once so he's the sharpest looking
BTTXReader: Birthday Cake and Fried Chicken "How do I look, [Name]?" asks Francis as he struts around in a dashing suit and tie."You look like a fool," You lie, eyes falling upon Antonio as he emerges from a dressing room."I look pretty cool, no?" Antonio asks now, adjusting the ridiculous sombrero. You nod approvingly to him, and that makes him smile widely."Seriously?""Well I think you look like a fool," Francis pouts and crosses his arms, then struts off to his dressing room after winking at a shopper, nearly making her swoon. You sit on one of many black stools as the two come and go in various outfits, France swearing that he looks dead sexy in all of them. And, although he doesn't look too bad in any of them, you enjoy seeing his look of disappointment as he trudges back off to change again upon your harsh disapproval.After a moment, Antonio comes back out, wearing his normal clothes. "I don't think this place is good for party clothes," he says with a sigh and sits nex
Vampire!RomaniaXReader: Targeted- Part 1 You crouch in the shadows, listening as the footsteps pass by in a hurry. Once again, you were on the run, and the Church couldn't find you. Your dagger is drawn, its blade glittering in the moonlight.You aren't going to be caught.You aren't going to take the blame. "I don't see that monster anywhere!" a man shouts with frustration.The term "monster" isn't new to you."Keep looking! That unholy, demonic being is around here somewhere!" another shouts back."I think I saw her go that way!" calls a woman. Your face gains a sly grin. You always out-run the Church.Those idiots. "After it!"Their footsteps die away. You wait silently, until the last shadow is out of sight, before you stand and pull your hood over your head more. Casually, you step out of the shadows and sheath your blade.With a glance down the street, seeing no one there, you walk in the opposite dir
Little!AmericaXLittle!Native!Reader: THIScloseYou sit idly on the cliff's edge, watching the ocean rolling along in the distance. Your long dark hair blows steadily in the wind, and no other time of day can make you feel happier than when the sun breaks through the night sky and shines down on your beloved land. You click your skin boots together with the song the water makes with its roars. You've begun to really appreciate the quiet time
until you hear a voice calling, "Hey! Youuuuuu!" You look back to see the little boy running with all of his might to you. His eyes are on par with the color of the ocean and his hair is the color of the sun when it sets."Oh, hello." You stand and greet him, putting your back to the ocean. His name was Alfred. He had no exact home and often wandered from tribe to tribe in the area. Everyone cared for him when he came around, and he always made sure to earn his keep. He hardly got in trouble unless it was for mischief, then he would have to hold weights the entire day (which he didn't seem
DenmarkxReader How to treat a womanENJOY ^^"How you treat a woman would be to give her flowers just because, kissing her morning, afternoon, evening and night. Tell her you love her when she tells you she hates you, hug her when she punches you, you have to watch The Notebook and Titanic with her and let her cry because the old woman doesn't remember or because Jack died.You have too put off guy's night to listen to her ranting about the bitch at work and her boss and how the office was boring because the whole day it was just Bill talking about the savings of the company.You have to cook her dinner after those kinds of days too. Snuggle with her when you watch those stupid shows that she loves to watch even though they make her cry every other week like "Glee" and "Grey's Anatomy". Cheer with her when some talentless loser wins "The X factor" or "American Idol".Buy her the biggest box of chocolates you can for under three ninety-nine. Don't complain when she asks you to go out and buy the Blue box of tam
:~DenmarkxReader: Hey, Juliet!~:"Hey, Juliet!"You groaned and smacked your face on your desk. Great, he's here. You peeked to the side and spotted the tall, spiky blonde haired man you hoped to not see today. Mathias Kohler was his name, an obnoxious and ignorant Junior. He was also considered to be the biggest man whore in the entire school, because he's always seen with a different girl. On a daily basis. You were probably the only girl he hasn't dated, and you wanted it to stay that way. Never will you see yourself going out with such a moron."Mathias, you idiot. I've told you millions of times that my name isn't "Juliet!" It's ______. You've known me long enough now, you should have it down," you snorted at him, lifting your head from the desk and massaging your forehead. Mathias' lips curved up in an amused smirk, but said nothing. He only sat in the empty desk next to you, and bored his sea blue eyes into your (e/c) ones."So, Juliet," he started, using your nickname which caused you to snarl menacingl
DenmarkxReader - WarmthWarm. It was so warm. I opened my eyes slowly, just a little, reveling in the comfortable warmth contrasting the cold air on my neck, shoulder, and arm. The smooth chest beneath my fingertips registered and I smiled, making a soft noise of contentment as I rubbed my cheek against Matthias. He chuckled in response, my entire body shaking with his laughter since I was partly laying on him, stretched out along the length of him with my head tucked under his chin."Mornin', babe," he said, smoothing my hair with a long stroke of his hand. I made another noise, closing my eyes again. It was rare to have a morning in bed with my boyfriend. Usually one or the other of us needed to run off somewhere first thing in the morning, but today was a holiday and we could sleep in."Still tired?" he asked, chuckling. I grunted in annoyance, his question ruining the sweetness of the moment as I recalled precisely why I was tir
Request~DenmarkxReader~Request~DenmarkxReader~"___________, doncha think ye had enough fer one night?" your friend Allistor asked concerned about your deteriorating sobriety."Shut *hic* up, 'llistor," you hiccupped and smashed your chin against the counter. "If Georgewait that's not himif Gerald
Gilbertwhatever! If my ex-boyfriend can *hic* hold his alcohol, then I should be able to, too!"On that note, you signaled for another round. The Scottish bartender made a face, but he poured more beer into a glass. Money was money, and it was the customer's fault if he or she chose to continue drinking.Only a few days ago, you had been dumped by your now ex-boyfriend, Gilbert Beilschmidt, for some "hot thing" in Hungary. He was a shit wad, anyway: he drank too much, he boasted about his awesomeness every minute of the day, and he had a strange obsession for writing every little tidbit of his life down in a diary. You wondered why you hadn't dumped him first.Your th
Denmark x Reader [Contest Entry]A Loyal FriendDenmark x Reader'Again?' You thought tiredly, sighing.Opening the doors, you make your way inside a little bit then come to a halt. Your [e/c] orbs scan the bar in search of the reason you were called here. Well, it's not like you were busy or anything, but you didn't really want to be the one to do this task, seeing as though you had done it one too many times before, and a lot more times than usual as of late.So, here you were.Because you were a loyal friend.And you cared.'Stupid feelings,' you thought to yourself, still searching the dimly lit place. Things would be so much simpler for you if you didn't have to deal with these idiotic emotion things.Your eyes stop scanning and they land on a figure slouch over the pub counter, sitting on a stool. Said figure was the only one there that looked like he was passed out, so you figured that's who you were looking for.Sighing once more, you walk over to him and tap him lightly on the shoulder."Mathias..." Yo
Denmark x Reader ~The Moment of a Couple~~The Moment of a Couple~A group of children ran past you laughing at each other as they gave chase around the park. You couldn't help but give a little smile at their innocence and free will. They seemed so happy. By now, your legs had grown uncomfortable of trying to support yourself on one side of the seesaw. There wasn't anyone on the other side so if your legs gave way, your entire body would fall towards the ground."What are you doing out here by yourself?" a voice asked from behind. You immediately whipped your head around and found yourself staring at a familiar face. It wasn't hard to recognize your colleague from your Statics class. Aside having a loud voice, his wild blonde hair and smiling face was easily recognizable in a filled lecture hall."I-I-I…" you stammered."Hey, aren't you the girl in my Statics class?" You swallowed a lump in your throat and immediately brought your eyes to the floor. You didn't even talk in class! In fact, you sat all the way i
Not just studying also games (DenmarkXReader)You sighed, scratching your neck as you carried on conjugating the verb that was set. Your music playing in your ears, you rubbed the bridge of your nose.Dropping your pen you leaned back. After checking your watch you decided now would be a good time for a break. Suddenly you felt arms around you and you jumped as someone blew air into your exposed neck."Heya." You should've known."Mathias, what are you doing?" You asked, tilting your head back so you were able to his blue eyes twinkling down at you in mirth. "Just felt like being a creep." He kissed your upside-down lips happily and sat down next to you at the desk you'd claimed. "What are you doing?" He asked, wincing when the librarian shushed him."I was studying." You answered, one of your earphones out of your ear so you could hear him. He frowned. "What, again?" You raised your eyebrow at him and snorted. "Well one of us has to."
(Request) DenmarkxReaderYou sat on the river bank, reading Hans Christian Andersen's work "The Little Mermaid". It was such a sad story, but you loved it anyway. Though it was hard to concentrate with the racket that was taking place down by the river.Your buddy Alfred Jones had invited you to a picnic with his friends, Gilbert and Mathias, all of whom were currently thrashing around in the water.Alfred climbed up onto one of the rocks. "CANON BALLLLL!!!!!"The other boys attempted to run for cover, but alas, none could escape the American's enormous tidal wave. Alfred popped his head back out of the water. He looked over at you, waving excitedly."How was that (Name)?!?!" He shouted."Ginormous, Al!" You laughed back.Gilbert let out his rather strange laugh. "Kesesesese!!! Ja! It's from all of ze fast food!!!""HEY!!" Alfred yelled at the German, before he began swimming after him."You cannot catch ze Awesome me!!!!" Gilbert cried as he swam away.You nearly died of laughter at the sight. You shook your
Slips and slides (DenmarkXReader)You played with your hair, examining the tips for split ends as you jolted along with the bus. The music playing in your ears was loud, but not loud enough to leak out of your ears and annoy the people around you.Feeling a gaze trained on you, you sneakily glanced around to see where it came from. Your eyes fell upon a blond guy, who seemed about your age. Though the moment your eyes met, he quickly made his gaze drift to a group of other people.So that's who'd been staring at you.Giggling slightly, you shook your head and returned to look at the winter scenery. You grimaced as you saw how icy the roads were. You knew pretty much that you'd slip and fall instantaneously. You were like that.Sighing at yourself, you rested your palm on the window pane, watching as your handprint materialised on the glass, evaporating quickly. The bus halted, making you nearly fall out of your seat due to the over-usage of the breaks.Huffing in frustration, you flicked back your ban
DenmarkXSick!Childish!Reader: Hot "How did you not realize it was snowing outside?!""I didn't feel like looking,""That's not a good excuse," Denmark scolds you, shoving the thermometer under your tongue."That's not a good excuse," You mimic him perfectly. Denmark, however, doesn't seem to notice your behavior and continues on."Really, (Name), you get sick when you go outside into the cold without a coat.""But Russia doesn't.""Russia's just
" he shudders. "Anyway, did you want some soup?""Soup is cool,""Alright, I'll make some
Don't you move from that spot."You purposely sit up and lay on your side, showing him that you won't do as he says. That seems to fly over his head as he exits the room. Once you're sure he's far enough away, you throw the thermometer as hard as you can across the room. It shatters against the wall. You climb out of bed and run to a window. Outside is a winter wonderland. Snow has covered the world in white and continues to fall. You unlock the window and open it wide. The frigid a
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Patch invites the community to share photos of the 2012 Homecoming festivities for Broadneck High. The fun on Saturday starts with a parade on Cape St. Claire Road at 10 a.m., a home game against North County High at 1 p.m. and the dance at 7 p.m.
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Last year's homecoming was DJ'd by BHS alum Tommy Gatz, and he'll be returning this year. Gatz' company, Tommy Gatz Entertainment, uploaded a highlight reel of BHS' homecoming and prom to YouTube, showing students dancing in a setting that would fit any Hollywood event.
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A new report in Biological Psychiatry suggests that deficits in endocannabinoid function may contribute to anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Endocannabinoids are substances made by the brain that affect brain function and chemistry in ways that resemble the effects of cannabis derivatives, including marijuana and hashish. These commonly abused drugs are well known to increase appetite, i.e. to cause the "munchies". Thus, it makes sense that deficits in this brain system would be associated with reduced appetite.
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Family Meals Remain Important Through Teenage Years And Help To Reduce Risk Of Eating Disorders
As children become teenagers, it may be more challenging to regularly include them in family meals, but doing so is key to heading off such problems as eating disorders, obesity, and inadequate nutrition in adolescence, said Barbara Fiese, a University of Illinois professor of human development and family studies and director of the U of I's Family Resiliency Center.
Brain Dopamine Related Reward Circuitry That Modulates Drive To Eat May Play Important Role In Bulimia Nervosa
Bulimia nervosa is a severe eating disorder associated with episodic binge eating followed by extreme behaviors to avoid weight gain such as self-induced vomiting, use of laxatives, or excessive exercise. It is poorly understood how brain function may be involved in bulimia. A new study led by Guido Frank, MD, assistant professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience and Director, Developmental Brain Research Program at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, studied the brain response to a dopamine related reward-learning task in bulimic and healthy women.
Adolescent Dieting And Disordered Eating Behaviors Continue Into Young Adulthood
Adolescents who diet and develop disordered eating behaviors (unhealthy and extreme weight control behaviors and binge eating) carry these unhealthy practices into young adulthood and beyond, according to a study conducted by University of Minnesota researchers and published in the July 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. The results will appear in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.
Pregnancy-Related Depression Linked To Eating Disorders And Physical Or Sexual Abuse
One in 10 women experience depression during pregnancy or shortly after giving birth. Although the problem has received increased attention in recent years, little is known about the causes or early-warning signs of pregnancy-related depression. In a study published in the June 2011 issue of Journal of Women's Health, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine offer new clues to help doctors identify at-risk patients and refer them to treatment early on.
Children As Young As 10 Vomit To Lose Weight With Highest Rates In Boys
Children as young as ten are making themselves vomit in order to lose weight and the problem is more common in boys than girls, according to a study of nearly 16,000 school pupils published online early, ahead of print publication, by the Journal of Clinical Nursing. The findings have prompted researchers to issue a warning that self-induced vomiting is an early sign that children could develop eating disorders and serious psychological problems, such as binge eating and anorexia. The full text version of this study is available for free for an unknown length of time; check the end of this report for a download link.
Academy For Eating Disorders Releases Free Publication For General Practitioners
The Academy for Eating Disorders (AED) — a global professional association committed to leadership in eating disorders research, education, treatment and prevention — is pleased to announce a new informational resource, "Eating Disorders: Critical Points for Early Recognition and Medical Risk Management in the Care of Individuals with Eating Disorders," which is now freely accessible on their website. Check the end of this report for a link to download this publication.
Most Teenagers With Eating Disorders Do Not Receive Treatment
About 3 percent of U.S. adolescents are affected by an eating disorder, but most do not receive treatment for their specific eating condition, according to an NIMH-funded study published online ahead of print March 7, 2011, in the Archives of General Psychiatry. Kathleen Merikangas, Ph.D., of NIMH and colleagues analyzed data from the National Comorbidity Study-Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A), a nationally representative, face-to-face survey of more than 10,000 teens ages 13 to 18.


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Once upon a time, in a faraway kingdom called Staten Island, a young man named Robert Diggs steeped himself in two disciplines: the hip-hop culture of the greater New York area and the 1970s martial arts movies of Hong Kong's Shaw Brothers studio. Out of this fusion came the rap ensemble Wu-Tang Clan in the mid-1990s and — belatedly and not entirely regrettably — a new movie, "The Man With the Iron Fists," starring, directed by, and co-written by Wu-Tang majordomo RZA.
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I adore the music of George Gershwin, and feel he is our greatest American composer. With each hearing, I love Cole Porter more and more. But if I had to choose only one desert-island songwriter from the early 20th century, it would be Jerome Kern. Years ago I directed an Off-Broadway musical revue entitled In Love With Kern. I spent over a year researching Kern's life and music. It was an incredibly joyful period of discovery and inspiration. For me, Kern is the Schubert of American song writers.
So you can imagine my excitement attending Friday's performance of his masterpiece, Show Boat. I was not let down - the production was excellent! One can only marvel at the sheer number of great songs, one after another, packed into this show - "Make Believe," "Ol' Man River," "Can't Help Lovin Dat Man," "You Are Love, Bill, Why Do I Love You?," etc. Show Boat first opened in 1927, and was far ahead of it's time. It's treatment of racism, broken dreams and families, survival in an uncertain world, etc, remain deeply relevant today. Here are some production
Here's part of our mighty group, enjoying the beautiful art deco lobby of the theater during intermission:
Chicago Lyric recently named Anthony Freud as their new General Director. He was formerly GD of the Welsh National Opera and Houston Grand Opera. I served on the board of Opera America while Anthony was chairman, and asked if he might meet with us. He agreed to meet in their donor lounge during intermission, and could not have been more gracious in greeting each person in the Portland Opera tour group:
Alyson Cambridge, who sang Musetta in our 2009 production of La Boheme, sang the pivotal role of Julie in Show Boat. She greeted the group back stage afterwards. Her performance as Julie was heart breaking:
The conductor was our own John Demain, last seen on the podium of Portland Opera for Pagliacci/Carmina Burana in 2010:
John also met the group back stage, and then joined us for dinner afterwards. The group really enjoyed the opportunity to chat with John about Show Boat, and his career. What a night!!
Aida and Good Bye to a glorious city!
Saturday night we attended Aida, which was a solid production of a Verdi classic:
Seeing Rinaldo, Show Boat, and Aida on three consecutive nights was a great mix of opera styles. How vast and rich is the treasure chest of OPERA!
Here's a final photo of the group along Lake Michigan, with the fabulous Chicago skyline in the background. A great time was had by one and all!
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Ryan Calo is an assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Law and a former research director at CIS. A nationally recognized expert in law and emerging technology, Ryan's work has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, NPR, Wired Magazine, and other news outlets. Ryan serves on several advisory committees, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Electronic Privacy Information Center, and the Future of Privacy Forum. He co-chairs the American Bar Association Committee on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence and serves on the program committee of National Robotics Week.
Wikileaks: Lessons For Consumer Privacy
By Ryan Calo • November 29, 2010 at 11:20 am
The website Wikileaks recently published hundreds of thousands of confidential State Department cables. These communications apparently reveal the details of conversations with, and personal impressions and assessments of, foreign leaders and diplomats. Many fear that the leak will undermine international relations in profound and unknowable ways. One of the unintended consequence of the leak, however, may be to strengthen the case for a national consumer privacy law. Read more » about Wikileaks: Lessons For Consumer Privacy
Browser Snobbery As Objective Privacy Harm (UPDATE)
By Ryan Calo • November 12, 2010 at 2:33 pm
UPDATE: As told to Jules Polonetsky over at The Future of Privacy Forum, Capital One was engaging in "totally random" rate changes that were not related to browser type. On the other hand, according to the Wall Street Journal, Capital One was at one point using [x+1] data to calibrate what credit card offers to show.
The other day, I suggested that the facts of the Clementi suicide may perfectly illustrate why no actual transfer of information is necessary for someone to suffer a severe subjective privacy harm. (Thanks to TechDirt and PogoWasRight for the write ups.)
Just now I learned about an allegation against Capital One that the company offered someone a different lending rate on the basis of what browser he used (Chrome vs. Firefox). A similar allegation was made against Amazon, which apparently used cookies for a time to calibrate the price of DVDs.
Here you have a clear objective privacy harm: your information (browser type) is being used adversely in a tangible and unexpected way. It matters not at all whether a human being sees the information or whether a company knows "who you are." Neither personally identifying information, nor the revelation of information to a person, is necessary for there to be a privacy harm. Read more » about Browser Snobbery As Objective Privacy Harm (UPDATE)
Clementi And The Nature Of Privacy Harm
By Ryan Calo • November 6, 2010 at 8:11 pm
Ann Bartow once criticized Daniel Solove for not providing enough "dead bodies" in his discussion of privacy. I tend to disagree that such proof is necessary. But privacy has seen a dead body recently—that of Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi.
The narrative around Clementi's tragic suicide continues to shift. The press originally reported that Clementi killed himself after his roommate invited the entire campus to view footage of Clementi having sex with another man. The Associated Press is now reporting that, according to the roommate's defense attorney, no one but he and his friend ever saw the video.
The question of whether the defendants recorded or broadcast the web cam is highly relevant to whether there has been a privacy violation. Yet it is hardly relevant at all to the question of whether there has been a privacy harm. Read more » about Clementi And The Nature Of Privacy Harm
Will Robots Be 'Generative'?
By Ryan Calo • September 8, 2010 at 1:32 pm
I don't know that generativity is a theory, strictly speaking. It's more of a quality. (Specifically, five qualities.) The attendant theory, as I read it, is that technology exhibits these particular, highly desirable qualities as a function of specific incentives. These incentives are themselves susceptible to various forces—including, it turns out, consumer demand and citizen fear.
The law is in a position to influence this dynamic. Thus, for instance, Comcast might have a business incentive to slow down peer-to-peer traffic and only refrain due to FCC policy. Or, as Barbara van Schewick demonstrates inter alia in Internet Architecture and Innovation, a potential investor may lack the incentive to fund a start up if there is a risk that the product will be blocked.
Similarly, online platforms like Facebook or Yahoo! might not facilitate communication to the same degree in the absence of Section 230 immunity for fear that they will be held responsible for the thousand flowers they let bloom. I agree with Eric Goldman's recent essay in this regard: it is no coincidence that the big Internet players generally hail from these United States. Read more » about Will Robots Be 'Generative'?
(Im)Perfect Enforcement
By Ryan Calo • September 7, 2010 at 12:21 pm
Prohibition wasn't working. President Hoover assembled the Wickersham Commission to investigate why. The Commission concluded that despite an historic enforcement effort—including the police abuses that made the Wickersham Commission famous—the government could not stop everyone from drinking. Many people, especially in certain city neighborhoods, simply would not comply. The Commission did not recommend repeal at this time, but by 1931 it was just around the corner.
Five years later an American doctor working in a chemical plant made a startling discovery. Several workers began complaining that alcohol was making them sick, causing most to stop drinking it entirely—"involuntary abstainers," as the doctor, E.E. Williams, later put it. It turns out they were in contact with a chemical called disulfiram used in the production of rubber. Disulfiram is well-tolerated and water-soluble. Today, it is marketed as the popular anti-alcoholism drug Antabuse.
Were disulfiram discovered just a few years earlier, would federal law enforcement have dumped it into key parts of the Chicago or Los Angeles water supply to stamp out drinking for good? Probably not. It simply would not have occurred to them. No one was regulating by architecture then. To dramatize this point: when New York City decided twenty years later to end a string of garbage can thefts by bolting the cans to the sidewalk, the decision made the front page of the New York Times. The headline read: "City Bolts Trash Baskets To Walks To End Long Wave Of Thefts."
In an important but less discussed chapter in The Future of the Internet, Jonathan Zittrain explores our growing taste and capacity for "perfect enforcement."
Readers are likely familiar with the cyberlaw mantra that "code is law." What's striking is that since Lawrence Lessig published Code in 1999, relatively little has been written about the dangers of regulation by architecture, particularly outside of the context of intellectual property. Many legal scholars—Neil Katyal, Elizabeth Joh, Edward Cheng—have instead argued for more regulation by architecture on the basis that it is less discriminatory or more effective. Read more » about (Im)Perfect Enforcement
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FAA Appeals Drone Decision
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Even (Some) Law Firms Think Robots Are The Next Big Thing
I am proud to say that I helped found the Robot Block Party in Silicon Valley. Now in its fifth year, the event brings together industry, academia, and the hobbyist community to demo robots in celebration of National Robotics Week. We held the first one in Paul Brest Hall at Stanford Law School. The second, third, and fourth Robot Block Parties took place nearby at the Volkswagen Automotive Innovation Lab (where Stanford University develops driverless cars). Each event drew at least a thousand visitors. Read more » about Even (Some) Law Firms Think Robots Are The Next Big Thing
OfficeMax Letter Revisited: What Could A Lawyer Do For Mr. Seay?
GM Wants You to Creepily Text Drivers by Scanning Their Plates
"With DiDi Plate, the threat is that the public would have access to information reserved for government officials, says professor Ryan Calo, a privacy and technology expert at the University of Washington.
"The difference is that it's in private hands," he says, "with the opportunity to contact you."" Read more » about GM Wants You to Creepily Text Drivers by Scanning Their Plates
3 ways Glenn Greenwald changed how I look at privacy
"Set aside any discussion about when and whether the data collection is justified. When one side has a lot of it, and the other none, there's a problem.
The best argument I've heard for this comes from University of Washington professor Ryan Calo, who wrote a paper on the data collection being done by marketers and corporations. Read more » about 3 ways Glenn Greenwald changed how I look at privacy
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It is not hard to imagine why robots raise privacy concerns. Practically by definition, robots are equipped with the ability to sense, process, and record the world around them. Robots can go places humans cannot go, see things humans cannot see. Robots are, first and foremost, a human instrument. And after industrial manufacturing, the principal use to which we've put that instrument has been surveillance. This talk explores the various ways that robots implicate privacy and why, absent conscientious legal and design interventions, we may never realize the potential of this transformative technology. Read more » about Robots, Privacy & Society- Cal Poly


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Approaching the entrance to the Presbyterian Church, Hur could hear the faint moans of men echoing from within its walls. Peering through the doorway, he saw rows and rows of bodies: some moving, some not. It was May 1777 and another war was being fought within the village of Morristown, New Jersey: The deadly Smallpox epidemic.
The War of the Revolution had been raging for a year and following the Battle of Princeton, Col. George Washington marched his troops to Morris County, New Jersey. An area surrounded by swamps and mountains, Col. Washington surveyed the Morris County area, feeling certain it would be a good strategic base for his 2000 troops to winter. But the deadly killer, Smallpox, was unfazed by the protection of the landscape, leaving the soldiers with little defense.
As the 'fever' drifted from soldier to soldier, the victims began to outnumber the village's doctors and nurses and supplies for the sick diminished. Unprepared for such a devastating disease, the town leaders searched for alternate facilities to hold the sick and dying; converting many churches into hospitals.
Which was where Hur Osborne found himself standing, limp and exhausted, in the doorway of the Morristown Presbyterian Church on the 15th of May 1777.
Hur slowly scanned his eyes across the room filled with men seemingly stacked on top of the other. He pleaded for a doctor or nurse to come to his home, as his was also filled with disease. But there were none who could go. The doctors and nurses were already overburdened with the care of the sick soldiers; leaving few to help the villagers of Morristown.
Feeling conquered, Hur struggled to walk back toward his home, knowing he had little respite for his family. Approaching his house, he was frightened of what lurked behind the door and his fears became reality as he entered. Rebekkah, Hur's 15-year-old daughter had just passed. His wife, devastatingly weak from her own sickness, was swept away with grief but her demise would soon come, just three days after their daughter's death.
Hur Osborne and the villagers of Morris County, New Jersey experienced more death from disease during the year 1777 than most will know in a lifetime. Four days after Hur's wife died, an older daughter, my ancestor, also succumbed to the 'fever'. The enemy continued to seep through every village of Morris County; often crushing entire families within the same day. In all, 200 parishioners in the Presbyterian Church of Morristown, New Jersey died in 1777; just one church out of many, experiencing the same evil epidemic of Smallpox.
The story composed of my colonial ancestor's battle with the Revolutionary War Smallpox epidemic, was derived from published town histories and the 'Bill of Mortality' lists of the community churches. In colonial times, more than a century prior to mandated recording of vital records, the churches compiled and stored volumes of combined registries. Many are now in the collections of county libraries and historical societies; books rich with baptismal, marriage and mortality records. I found the 'Bill of Mortality' church registries of my ancestors on the Morris County Genweb site. Many of these church publications are now digitalized and searchable on Ancestry.com, Google Books and Archive.org.
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(Source: Thayer, Theodore, Colonial and Revolutionary Morris County; The Morris County Heritage Commission; 1975).


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When she was a little girl, Aunt Wu received a cloud reading book,[2] and when she was old enough, she studied with other fortunetellers, learning different methods such as reading bones and clouds. She spent many years traveling the Earth Kingdom, telling people's fortunes in each town she visited. In 80 AG, she arrived in Makapu Village near the active volcano Mt. Makapu. She knew that the village was where she was meant to be, as the people in the town needed her, having become reliant upon on her fortunes.[3]
Team Avatar visited Makapu in early 100 AG, and Wu performed readings for them. She predicted that Katara would marry a powerful bender while Sokka would live a life of pain and misery, most of which would be self-inflicted. She also foretold Aang's future battle between the forces of good and evil. When a curious Aang asked about his potential love life, she told him to simply trust his heart and he would be with the one he loved.
When Aunt Wu's cloud readings predicted the nearby volcano would not destroy the village, Katara and Aang accepted the reading, while the skeptical Sokka grew frustrated with the populace's blind faith in the fortuneteller. After this, an enamored Katara returned to Wu for several more predictions, which began to annoy the fortuneteller. She finally shut Katara out after she asked if she should have mango or papaya for breakfast.
Team Avatar later discovered that the volcano was in fact set to erupt, and borrowed Aunt Wu's Book of Clouds, using a combination of water and airbending to manipulate the clouds and convince the villagers their home was in danger. After they saved the town, Aang returned Wu's book to her. She initially appeared angry, accusing them of tampering with the clouds, though subsequently relented, remarking that it had been a clever ruse.[1]
A short time later, June, Prince Zuko, and Iroh visited Makapu Village in search of the Avatar. Aunt Wu thought Iroh was handsome, and asked if he wanted his fortune told.[4]
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- Wu may be written in Chinese as 巫, a surname meaning "shaman" or "sorceress". Shamanism was widespread in ancient China from the Shang dynasty until the Han. During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, their chosen divination technique was the reading of oracle bones, which Aunt Wu demonstrates in the show.
- Wu has the same pronunciation as "woo", a slang term used by skeptics to describe topics they consider superstitious nonsense, such as astrology and fortune telling.
- Aunt Wu's headpiece is an inverted Mark of the Wise, the symbol Sokka earned after successfully completing the Southern Water Tribe's traditional rite of passage of ice dodging.[4]
- Like many older women, she appeared to find Iroh attractive.[4]
- In the Greek dub of the show, it is Aunt Wu instead of Avatar Roku who narrates the Previously on Avatar recaps.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ehasz, Aaron, O'Bryan, John (writers) & Filoni, Dave (director). (September 23, 2005). "The Fortuneteller". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Season 1. Episode 14. Nickelodeon.
- ↑ Avatar Extras for "The Fortuneteller" on Nicktoons Network
- ↑ From older Avatar: The Last Airbender official site, originally on Nick.com (link). No longer updated.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Wilcox, Ian (writer) & Volpe, Giancarlo (director). (October 7, 2005). "Bato of the Water Tribe". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Season 1. Episode 15. Nickelodeon.


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