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In an exhilarating ceremony Thursday night in Houston, HispanicBusiness Magazine honored Frances Garcia, Inspector General of the U.S. Government Accountability Office, with the 2009 Woman of the Year award.
Four other finalists were also honored as part of the 7th annual gala, titled "Women of Vision."
"We sit on the shoulders of those unnamed and solid pioneers who made great sacrifices, forced doors open and raised consciousness for our benefit," Garcia said. "Those early pioneers would be blown away today seeing the number of Latina professionals and business owners and how we are changing the face of the United States."
As Inspector General, Garcia oversees the audits and investigations of the GAO, which tracks how Congress spends taxpayers' money.
Born in Wichita Falls, Texas, Garcia was the first member of her family who earned a high school diploma.
Throughout her life she has broken barriers. She was also the first Hispanic woman to be employed by the accounting firm Arthur Andersen in Dallas. After she broke several bones in a car accident, which kept her bedridden for three months, she decided to go back to school and get a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Midwestern State University.
In 1972, she co-founded the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting. Later, she was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to a seat on the Copyright Royalty Tribunal. Throughout her career she's been a mentor and a role model for young Hispanic students.
Garcia credits much of her success to her mother, family and friends.
"They believed in me beyond all odds, and I cannot take it for granted," Garcia told the crowd.
Garcia also offered some words of advice to Hispanics who are raising children. She said parents must help their children to finish their education.
"The value of education cannot be overstated," Garcia said.
In his opening remarks, Jesus Chavarria, founder and publisher of HispanicBusiness Magazine, said that the 2009 finalists were chosen because they have reached a high level of achievement and they represent "a resolute and growing community of outstanding U.S. Hispanic women."
Laura Murillo, CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, welcomed the audience and noted that in the last two years the membership of the chamber has gone from 500 members to more than 3,000.
Many of Thursday night's speakers said having personal drive and strong support networks are keys to achieving success.
"As Latinas, we must be committed to self-improvement, to realizing our full potential and to support each other in advancing to the highest level in what corporate America has to offer," said Monica Diaz, Director of Global Diversity and Inclusion for Microsoft Corp.
She said that Hispanic women are driving forces in America. "We are helping to shape the future and ensure the sustained social and economic opportunities for everyone."
The four other finalists honored were:
Lily Eskelsen, Vice President of the National Education Association, which has 3.2 million members and is the largest professional employee organization in the nation, delivered an emotional, moving and inspiring speech to the crowd.
"Education is how you build your economy," Eskelsen said, adding that she felt honored to be recognized.
"I am a very powerful person because I have changed the world through changing the life of a child, and as a teacher it is my job description to perform miracles on an hourly basis," Eskelsen said.
Marion Luna Brem, President and CEO of the Love Chrysler dealership in Corpus Christi, Texas, and author of two business books, noted the challenges the auto industry is facing today.
A cancer survivor, she encouraged women to use their intuition, creativity, resilience and passion to do business.
"What can't be measured in any of us is our passion, and we as Latinas have been criticized for so many years for being too emotional; that's so necessary now," she said.
Amelie Ramirez, Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Director of the Institute for Health Promotion Research in San Antonio, was honored for her work in health awareness and disease prevention. One of her goals is to encourage Hispanics to seek preventive medicine and to have health screenings regularly.
She encouraged Hispanics to work together to open opportunities and create the conditions for "a very healthy and educated Latino population."
Ramona Romero, president of the Hispanic Bar Association, said the group has worked more than 20 years for the appointment of a Hispanic member in the Supreme Court.
"Just about a week ago we achieved that goal," she said, in referring to U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. Romero is also the Corporate Counsel for Logistics and Energy at DuPont.
She described Sotomayor as a "strong Latina who is unbelievably well-qualified." She urged the audience members to write a letter to their U.S. senators, Democrat and Republican, and ask them "to give this woman a fair and prompt confirmation."
She also urged the successful women in the audience to give back to their communities and help young people achieve professional goals.
HispanicBusiness Magazine also honored Ana Cisneros Alvarez with the Winner's Circle Scholarship, sponsored by Comerica Bank. Cisneros obtained a degree in Sociology from Pomona College two years ago.
"This scholarship is a symbol of the power of our community," said Cisneros, who will attend Loyola Law School this fall. As a daughter of two Guatemalan immigrants, Cisneros assured that her work as a lawyer "will add another piece to the struggle of justice. It might be a small piece, but it can grow."
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1800 N Kent St is a four minute walk from the Blue Metrorail Blue Line, the Orange Metrorail Orange Line and the RSLV at the ROSSLYN METRO STATION stop.
This location is in the North Rosslyn neighborhood in Arlington. Nearby parks include Freedom Park Trail, Crandal Mackey Park and Theodore Roosevelt Island.
Nearby schools include Rosslyn Children's Center, Department of Anthropology and Holy Trinity School.
The closest grocery stores are Gallery At Roslyn, River Place Market and Gas Market Week.
Nearby coffee shops include Jon's Coffee Shop, Cosi and Starbucks. There are 49 restaurants within a 15 minute walk including Chop't Creative Salad Company, Quiznos and Chop't Creative Salad Co.
1800 N Kent St is near AES Headquarters and Marymount University.
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The noble 4-storey 19th century building of Frederic Koklen Hotel was wonderfully restored in 2011 and now beautifully combines an elegant, classic spirit with modern technologies. The organic mix of French, English, Spanish styles; precious wood, leather and marble furnishings; picturesque paintings and murals create unforgettably special atmosphere of the boutique-hotel. And the warm personal service will ensure your stay becomes a really memorable one!
Frederic Koklen hotel offers 17 uniquely decorated rooms of 5 categories, each inviting you to a refined atmosphere of beauty and comfort. The rooms are facing either the streets of the old city or a real cozy Odessa courtyard. The set of room amenities includes free Wi-Fi and cable Internet, individual air-conditioning and ventilation systems, soundproof system, in-room safe, satellite and cable TV, 2 phones /including a bathroom phone/, mini-bar, mini-fridge, direct dial service, bathrobe, slippers, bathrooms amenities. Fitness equipment and massage can be organized in your room as well.
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ECB's cheap loans have stopped a 'serious' credit contraction, says president Mario Draghi - Telegraph
The ECB is succeeding in buying time for political officials to get a "fiscal compact" approved. However, expectations for a "mild recession" may be too rosy and remains a big risk that may critically rock the boat.
I think it's interesting to note that we are seeing an expansionary monetary policy in the face of a contracting fiscal policy in Europe. This experiment may provide valuable clues as to whether a QE3 in the U.S. would help our economy and financial markets in the face of a recession, should one occur.
Merkel Felt the Heat (Click here)
I posted this a few days ago. It seems that Merkel's political life is in danger and she's in a terrible bind.
If Germany doesn't approve the long-term EU bailout mechanism expected by the financial markets, you'll be hearing more Eurozone sovereign-debt problems in the near-term (a few months).
Gut Feeling
I dunno why, but I feel like we are about to experience a big move in the markets (in 3 weeks max). My hunch is that the dollar is in a retesting phase and that this will be another medium (perhaps major) bottom.
There are way too many risks out there and complacency is just ridiculous.
"$100 oil won't be enough to derail the recovery" is the main sentiment of investors…
The VIX plunged 10% today despite Saudi Arabia's stock market free-falling as the Day of Rage comes up. Furthermore, just look at the VIX level now (considering a MAJOR oil producer is in danger of riots and oil delivery disruptions) versus the level it achieved when Greece was going down….this comparison bring the obvious conclusion that investors are not paying attention to the worsening situation in the Middle East.
Bull/Bear Quickie
Manufacturing ISM numbers come in strong (Chicago PMI too)…manufacturing continues to carry the US economy on the back of a weaker dollar and increasing global growth. This is translating to expanding hiring plans.
In December, consumers did their part in helping the recovery as their spending and income numbers posted healthy increases. Contrary to bears making the claim that consumers will remain cautious, they continue to surprise.
ADP and ISM employment sub-index shows that job growth is improving. Challenger Job-Cut survey shows that all in all, the firings are completed. Companies are running lean.
Geopolitics continues to be a headwind as uncertainty on how Egypt will play out (contagion effects?) has oil steadily rising. If oil and other commodities continue climbing, company profits may get squeezed as they find it more difficult to pass rising costs to consumers, or consumers buy less (in the US).
Retail sales numbers are starting to signal weakness in growth. While winter storms are cited as the reason, the real one is because we still have a weak job market and uncertainty on whether job growth will come back. Growth up to this point in the job market has remained quite weak.
Housing remains in a funk.
Perfect Example of a "Moral Hazard Bubble"
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Congratulations officials…you've succeeded in setting up the most dangerous investment climate ever….BRAVO!!!
This confirms my worse fears that this whole recovery in the markets is based on hope and moral hazard (ie the government will always come to the rescue). Sure the economy has been recovering, but the recovery has been extremely lackluster and is VERY vulnerable to ANY negative shock.
At this point, any time you have some government pondering the idea of withdrawing support, you'll get this. It's happening in the Eurozone and it's happening here.
But guess what…it may continue…because every day the market goes up, more air is being blown into the bubble and the more painful the crash will be. Officials will do everything in their power to keep it going until there's some sort of political event that pops the whole damn thing.
Who knows when the whole house of cards comes crashing down, but be assured that it will be riduckoulus. It may be worse than 2008.
More Reason for Caution
The Fed is signaling that QE isn't going to be the panacea that everyone expects. They are urging more fiscal stimulus as the state of the economy can only be described as —growing, but at a pace that is far to weak to bring down unemployment and vulnerable to an exogenous shock.
While economic indicators show improvement, this article confirms my bearishness on the strength and sustainability of the recovery.
Addendum to Irish Bailout Announcement
After about an hour for the Euro to absorb the Irish bailout news, it still remains undecisive which way it wants to go (there could be a bullish inverted head and shoulders forming).
Market action this week will be very interesting as it may signal whether the bailout plan was successful in establishing confidence that the Eurozone has seen the last of its debt problems.
Contagion Alert: Eurozone
Even after the bailout, financial markets are not convinced that the whole system is sound and are applying pressure on Portugal and Spain to confirm if Eurozone officials will cover those countries as well. Merkel is standing her ground though, no more bailouts. This issue bears very close watching.


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Everyone knows having your books pirated makes the authors more money. No one actually loses money from it. Listening to authors whine about this just annoys the hell out of me.
I'm an adult so I can go to the library when I want; I won't be priating anyone's book — but I won't be touching this woman's nor any writer's book that complains like this. Just like I don't read books by authors who don't like fan fiction and won't read authors who cause wank. I won't even check them out from the library. There are plenty of books to read they aren't by shitty, selfish authors.
You have to remember that as an author your reputation matters. If you aren't grateful for what you have, no one is going to want to give you more.
Also, remember that authors are paid upfront for their books. Even if their books bomb, they aren't going to lose the money they already sold their book for. The pre-agreed price of what they said the book is worth. The publisher is. Royalties are simply a bonus, if and only if the books do so well they make them. They aren't the payment for the book to the author; the payment for the book already happened.
If you want to argue for buying books, your argument should be all about how when a book does well the publishers make a lot of money. Money they then use to buy books that they normally couldn't afford to buy; that gives those books — that they know they (not the author) will lose money on — a chance in the market.
Uh, no. We are not all paid up front for our books.
The only time Ari and I get paid up front is for novel length works. The novellas and short stories don't come with advances; we only get the royalties, so if they don't sell, we don't get paid. When a novel-length work accepted, we do get an advance of $250, but we have to pay it back to the publisher out of our royalties. Only once the advance is paid back do we see money from the sales of the novel.
Yes, we write in a niche market, so our experience may not be representative of most writers' experiences, but unless you're on the level of Stephen King or JK Rowling who can command big advances because they're pretty much guaranteed big sales, royalties matter.
10k advance is more than some families make in a year. Obviously, I was talking about novels. $250 is plenty for one short story. Of course you have to earn out your advance, that is why it is called an advance and the reason royalties are a bonus.
(Edit: I completely read that part wrong. I wouldn't be accepting $250 for a novel I wrote, unless I just had no faith in it. Then again paperback romance is different than traditional novels, they don't have to have the quality of writing and they go for much less. It is a lot easier to write one a month, but it would be a lot of work for little reward. You are not in the same situation that the OP with a YA novel is. She would have been paid the 10k for her novels.
Though, honestly, I'm not sure I wouldn't take $250 for straight to epub novels. There isn't a lot of money in ebook only sales. But I wouldn't think of it is as my job. It would be a hobby that it is nice I'm making some money from. It wouldn't be my job.
You have to be realistic. When you are a professional you do what people want you to do; you don't do what you think is fun. So to be a professional writer you have to write what the people with the money want to buy. You wouldn't be writing 50k for $250 if you were selling to traditional publishers.
If that isn't want you want to do that is fine, but you have to accept that what you are doing is a hobby then — writing for yourself — not a job. If you make money, great. If you make enough to live off of, awesome. But don't blame your readers, your lack of readers, or people who don't even know if they are interested yet.)
You choose to do your job. And being that you are making royalties you are doing quite well. But you shouldn't be counting on them for your income, if they aren't a steady reality for you. If you aren't making enough money to live off your writing, then you don't quit your day job.
And you sure as hell don't blame the readers.
When you sign that contract you agree that this 50-80k words are worth 10k. But to expect that to be it, and you're golden? Yes, writers have to work everyday just like the rest of us. Yes, they need to write more than one book. Yes, to make a living wage they have to write more than one book a year and have it sell.
No worker in any industry gets to take their time and making their products and just get paid anyway. You don't build one house a year, and say well that should be enough. If you build only one house a year, then you get paid for only one house a year. If because you took your time that one house is amazing, then it is probably going to make you a lot of money. If everyone hates it, then it isn't.
That's just life.
If you write 1k everyday (very easy, I do it) five days a week for six months, then you have written 120,000 words. Then you spend the rest of the year editing it and depending on how long your novels are you could have two to three novels a year. (There are much better time lines than this, but hobby writers do this many words.) IF this is your output then you are working a part time job and will be paid accordingly. Don't complain about being paid a part time wage for part time work.
A professional writer should be writing as least 3k - 5k five days a week, if they are wanting to make a living off of it. That's what a full time job is. This is what freelance writers do. And novel and short story writers are just as much freelance writers. (There are also events, etc. But that is no different than any other job, either.)
If you want to talk about our economy and how everyone is suffering, then I'd be all for it. Because that is also a reality and maybe with rising cost of living 10k for a novel should really be more like 20k or 30k. But that is a different conversation altogether.
Trying to guilt people who make far less money than you do, and don't have the ability to even attempt to make the money that you do into giving you more money is selfish and rude. Especially for something they might not even like or want.
Just because something is available to you, does not mean it is available to someone else. Just because you had friends that would lend you books, doesn't mean everyone does. Just because you had access to a library, doesn't mean everyone does. Just because you have an ereader and a few extra dollars, doesn't mean that everyone does.
The OP writes for teenagers. And is mad at them for not having the money to buy her books without even reading them first? Or for actually being smart with their money and wanting to know they will like the book before they buy it? I lived under the poverty line my entire childhood. I loved to read, but I simply will never buy books unless I've read them first. It is a waste of money. If my library doesn't have the book, then both me and the author are SOL. Some people have that money to waste, and I'm happy for them. I will never be that person, though.
Plus, this is basic flaw in logic.
You are acting as though these people were going to buy your book and decided to priate it instead. That's not what happens. They were never going to buy your book to begin with. The only reason they are reading it is because they are getting it for free. You aren't losing sales, because they didn't want the book to begin with. In short, people without money can't buy books at all and won't. People with money are going to want to make informed decisions about what to buy.
The poor are told enough how worthless and unwanted they are. They are already told they don't deserve a home, or food, or a stable family environment. They don't deserve parents that have time to spend with them instead of being worked to death by our economy. And now a YA author is telling them they don't deserve stories they can get lost in, and characters they can fall in love with. They don't deserve these things, because they are poor.
Just because you are poor does not mean you are worthless!
See that's what these words, aimed at her teenaged readers, are saying: You are not entitled to free entertainment. You are not entitled to steal my next paycheck.
"Don't read my books unless you have money or your community has money! I don't want your fanbase otherwise" is how this reads.
Though I guess she probably only writes for the middle-class white teenagers, therefore they have to be the ones that are entitled. Her readers have to have money, because she doesn't write books for the kids living in poverty. The author demanding people to buy her book when they have no interesting in buying it yet can't possibly be the entitled one.
Yes, as a writer it does hurt that others get to tell you how much your work is worth based on how it makes them feel personally. But it isn't much different than every other job out there. No one (well, most people) don't get to set their own pay.
Never, not once, have I ever said that a poor person is worthless. Not in my original post. Not elsewhere. NEVER. Everyone has worth, and I'm fairly positive you either misinterpreted my words or read what you wanted to in them.
That said, no one is entitled to STEAL entertainment. Not me, not those poorer than me, and not those richer either. We are not talking about life essentials like food, water, and shelter. We're talking about books. (Which I love, but they are a luxury, not a necessity)
My words are not aimed at teenage readers, as you claim. They are aimed at EVERYONE. I am trying to bring attention to a very really issue that many artists face and spread awareness.
I also want to point out something VERY important: When I said "authors get paid royalties twice a year," that does NOT mean I'm getting cut a royalty check twice a year. Because I'm not. I have yet to earn out my advance.
And here's a truth: this is the norm. Many writers don't earn our their advance or they wait 3+ years after publication before they start getting minimal royalty checks.
When I said authors get paid royalties twice a year, I should have said, authors SEE royalty statements twice a year. We see how many books we've sold, and many times, we're informed we are still $X dollars away from earning out/getting a check.
Keep in mind that an advance is an author's salary and only source of writing-based income for about two years—that's the average time it takes a book to go from sale to on shelf (at least in the YA market). So in the $10k example floating around earlier, that's a two year salary. (This is exactly why so many authors work multiple jobs. We get that this is reality. That doesn't mean we're any less annoyed to see our books pirated.)
re: how most people don't set their own pay. This is true. My roots are in web design, another creative and artistic field. Our clients paid my employer (the design firm) an amount they thought was fair for the work. A contract was signed. But my salary STAYED THE SAME. I was guaranteed (with the exception of being fired) the same income at every bi-weekly pay period. If a client bailed, or backed out of a deal, or even STOLE digital web design files from my employer (this never happened, it's just an example), my paycheck remained unharmed.
An author does not have this security (a territory that comes with the job), but the scary part is that an author's future pay is determined by their sales. If their numbers aren't what a publisher deems reasonable, they might not get another book deal. Worse still, publishers might stop investing in as many books, period. If people want books in the world, they need to support books through LEGAL channels. I've discussed the library already, along with other options.
Lastly, I just really need to get this off my chest:
I'm getting so tired of feeling like the bad guy in this conversation. If a person wants to pirate my books, there is nothing I can do to stop them. It's their call, and I acknowledge that. But I am NOT going to pretend that I'm okay with it, that I approve of piracy, that they aren't breaking the law, or that I'm cool with another rogue copy of my book floating around. (This is one of the main issues with piracy—the distribution factor and how one copy easily becomes thousands. More on that here.) And I'm certainly not going to let people make me feel guilty for wanting to get paid.
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I will never feel guilty for wanting to be paid for something I spend a year or more working on. I am not okay with people making the victims of piracy (authors, and eventually readers) into the bad guys.
I find it sort of amazing that Tumblr hates injustice so much, but call out the piracy issue and force people to think about the fact that their "free entertainment" is actually hurting people, and that sense of entitlement rears right up. And the backlash becomes victim-blaming ("it's your fault for having ebooks"), recommendations to be satisfied with the status quo ("it's going to happen anyway, so might as well enjoy it"), and the burden of doing something about the problem is placed on the people being hurt ("maybe don't have ebooks, but definitely stop talking about it on Tumblr".
You know what else I'm not okay with? The implication — by people who support piracy — that it's poor people who really need piracy so the can read.
a) Books are not food, water, shelter, or clothing. They are a luxury. Authors want everyone to be able to read, but they are not a necessity.
b) Really? You want to paint poor people as thieves? That's your argument? That is appalling.
c) For piracy, one needs access to a computer, smartphone, or some kind of device that can allow illegal downloading. Obviously I can't know everyone's situation, but I tend to think people have more important things to spend their money on (like necessities) than smartphones. Library cards are free.
So really, stop acting like piracy is for poor people.
Another note about advances and royalties: They don't have taxes taken out of them, like regular jobs. So yeah, maybe someone gets paid a $10,000 advance. That is split up in two or three payments over the next two years. 15% of that (deservedly) goes to the agent. ($1,500.) And 1/3 of every payment has to be set aside for taxes. ($2866 total.) That leaves $5634 total, but then divided by 3 payments. So that's about three payments of $1878** over two or three years. Yes, I'm sure people could live on that if they had to, but why should they? Why deny them royalties and the opportunity to earn more, if their book does well enough to earn through the advance? And it's the whole advance they have to earn through, not just the part they actually get to keep.
**I think. Math is not my strongest.
Authors know piracy is going to happen, but we don't have to like it. We don't have to accept it. And we certainly don't have to shut up about it.
To use another example floating around this thread: you don't go into a restaurant, eat an entire meal, then decide you aren't going to pay your bill — but it doesn't matter because the chef will get paid either way. You don't claim that your refusal to pay your bill actually helps the restaurant make more money because you'll tell people you liked the meal.
No. You eat the meal, and you pay for it. (Even if you didn't like it.) Oh, and you tip the server, because speaking of being poor… .
Books are the same. If you're worried about not liking it, read samples. Read reviews. Ask friends who've read it. Check it out of the library. Park yourself in a bookstore and skim through it for a few minutes. Wait for the ebook to go on super sale. (My first has been super cheap twice since it came out in 2012.)
There are options. They don't all involve free books and immediate gratification, but paying for things and waiting for things never hurt anyone. No one is entitled to have their free books immediately.
This is it for me on this thread. I'm out of here to work on my book. I have to put in another 12-hour work day and hope to God that the book makes enough money for my publisher so they'll buy another one from me and I can afford to continue writing.
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BUT, there will be more winners. Two per round, to be exact. One to the fastest answer, and one randomly drawn from all other correct responses. (#TeamSlow, I heard your pleas.)
Spread the word and invite your friends. We'll be playing again shortly.
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Elizabeth Gilbert's advice for people who want to turn their passion into a career, a fine addition to our ongoing archive of sage advice.
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"Although this storm was relatively mild compared to years past, homeowners can take simple steps to avoid water damage and expensive repairs," said Seattle-based PEMCO Insurance spokesperson Jon Osterberg.
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to custard and bananas or not to custard and bananas……
When I type 'b' into my address bar the first website to come up is no longer BBC.co.uk it's Bahn.de and I'm officially German there's no going back :(
all i think all the time is how much i want to quit uni and run a bakery and try to grow all my food at home and have dogs waaaaaaaa
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Motivation and Regulation
Motivation and the Regulation of Internal StatesChapter 6
Motivation and homeostasis
Hunger: a complex drive
Anorexia and bulimia
Motivation and Homeostasis
Prader-Willi Syndrome
• Result of a genetic accident on chromosome
• Uncontrollable hunger and extreme obesity
Motivation and Homeostasis
• Motivation
means "to set in motion;" it refers to the factors that initiate, sustain, and direct behaviors.
• Theoretical
Approaches to Motivation
• Instinct: a complex behavior that is automatic and unlearned, and occurs in all members of a species, such as
maternal behavior.
Ø Instincts account for few if
any behaviors in humans.
• Drive theory: The body maintains homeostasis—equilibrium—in
its systems.
Ø Departure from homeostasis produces
an aroused condition, or drive, impelling the individual to engage in appropriate action.
• Incentive theory: People are motivated by external stimuli, or incentives, not just internal needs.
Ø Incentives include money, grades,
the smell of food.
• Arousal theory: People behave in ways that keep them at their preferred level of arousal.
Ø This is a factor, for example,
in the characteristic of sensation seeking.
• In response to challenges
to drive theory, psychologists have shifted to an emphasis on drives as states of the brain rather than as conditions of the
Motivation and Homeostasis
• Simple
Homeostatic Drives: A "control system" maintains conditions around a set point.
• Temperature Regulation
Ø Ectotherms, such as reptiles,
cannot regulate body temperature internally.
Ø Endotherms regulate their body
temperature by dilating or constricting blood vessels, adjusting metabolism, sweating, etc.
Ø Warmth-sensitive and cold-sensitive
cells in the preoptic area of the hypothalamus receive input from the blood and the skin.
Ø The preoptic area initiates temperature
regulating responses.
Motivation and Homeostasis
• Thirst is more complicated
in that it involves two kinds of deficits and two different systems.
Ø Osmotic thirst occurs when the fluid content decreases inside
the cells. Water is drawn from cells into the bloodstream, usually to compensate for food intake.
Ø Detected in the hypothalamus by the OVLT (near 3rd
Ø The OVLT signals the median preoptic nucleus to initiate drinking.
• Thirst is more complicated
in that it involves two kinds of deficits and two different systems.
Ø Hypovolemic thirst occurs when blood volume drops, due to a loss
of extracellular water.
ª Caused by sweating, vomiting, diarrhea, blood loss, etc.
Ø Lowered blood volume is detected by receptors in the heart and
in the kidneys.
Ø Information from the heart is relayed by the vagus nerve to the
nucleus of the solitary tract and to the median preoptic nucleus.
Ø The kidneys release the hormone renin;
• which increases production
of angiotensin II;
• which stimulates the
subfornical organ;
• which signals the median
preoptic nucleus.
• Hunger: Feeding behavior must provide energy
for fuel and for maintaining body temperature, as well as material needed for growth and repair.
• Five primary tastes help select safe and
nutritious foods.
Ø Naturally sweet foods tend to be nutritious.
Ø Salty foods provide ions necessary for neural transmission.
Ø Sour foods may be spoiled, and bitter foods may be toxic.
Ø Umami taste may help select proteins.
• Receptors
in the tongue's taste buds send signals to the insula (the primary gustatory cortex), and to the nucleus of the solitary
tract (NST).
Hunger: A Complex Drive
Papilla with Taste BudsFigure 6.4
Hunger: A Complex Drive
• Sensory-specific satiety
occurs when a food becomes less appealing as the individual consumes more.
Ø This encourages variation in food choices for a balanced diet.
Ø This type of satiety involves the NST in the medulla.
• Learned taste aversion is the avoidance
of foods associated with illness or poor nutrition.
Ø Examples: bait shyness, avoidance of a nutrient-deficient diet
• Learned taste preference
is a preference for the flavor of a food that contains a needed nutrient.
Ø This ability is often counteracted by the distraction of tasty,
high-calorie foods not found in nature.
Hunger: A Complex Drive
• Digestion
• Digestion begins in
the mouth, where an enzyme in saliva starts the break down of food.
• In the stomach, food
is mixed with hydrochloric acid and pepsin to further digest food.
• Most of digestion takes
place in the small intestine, particularly in the duodenum (initial 25 cm).
• The products of digestion
(glucose, amino acids, fatty acids and glycerol) are absorbed through the intestinal walls.
• These nutrients are
transported to the liver by the hepatic portal vein.
The Digestive System
Figure 6.6
Hunger: A Complex Drive
• The feeding cycle has
two phases:
• During the absorptive phase, the body uses
the nutrients arriving from the digestive system.
Ø Rising glucose levels activate the parasympathetic system, which
promotes the release of insulin.
Ø In cells outside the nervous system, insulin receptors activate
glucose transporters to carry glucose into the cells.
Ø The transporters in the nervous system do not require insulin;
this gives the brain priority access to glucose.
Ø Nutrients are also stored for future use during this phase.
Ø Glucose is stored as glycogen in the liver and muscles.
Ø Excess glucose is converted into fats and stored in adipose tissue.
Hunger: A Complex Drive
• During the fasting phase
glucose levels have fallen, and the body must rely on stored nutrients.
Ø The sympathetic nervous system promotes the release of glucagon,
which converts the liver's glycogen to glucose.
Ø Because insulin levels are low, this glucose is available only
to the brain.
Ø Glucagon, secreted by the pancreas, breaks stored fat down into
fatty acids and glycerol.
Ø Fatty acids are used by the muscles and organs.
Ø Glycerol is converted to glucose for the brain.
Hunger: A Complex Drive
• Cycles of feeding and fasting are mostly choreographed by:
• Signals That Start a
• There are three major
signals for hunger:
Ø glucose deficit, which triggers glucoprivic hunger;
Ø a deficit in fatty acids, which
triggers lipoprivic hunger;
Ø release of ghrelin as the stomach empties.
• The first two signals are carried by the vagus nerve to the NST (nucleus of the solitary tract) in the medulla.
• Ghrelin reaches the
NST via the bloodstream.
• The NST then communicates
this information to the arcuate nucleus in the hypothalamus.
• The arcuate nucleus
sends neurons to the lateral hypothalamus and the PVN.
• These neurons release
neuropeptide Y and agouti-related protein (AgRP),
Ø which excite the lateral hypothalamus and the PVN to increase
eating and reduce metabolism.
• Signals That End a Meal
• Satiety signals are essential to end a meal
long before the nutrients reach the body's tissues.
• Stretch or volume receptors in the stomach
signal meal size.
• The stomach and intestines release different
peptides in response to different types of food, and at least some of them act as signals in the brain.
• The best known of these peptides is cholecystokinin
(CCK), which is released as food passes into the duodenum.
÷ It detects fats and aids in fat digestion
by causing the gall bladder to release bile.
÷ CCK stimulates the vagus nerve; the signal
travels to the NST and from there to the hypothalamus to decrease eating.
Hunger: A Complex Drive
• Long-term control of
appetite is also essential.
• The intestines release
PYY (Peptide YY3-36), which is carried by the bloodstream to the arcuate nucleus where it inhibits NPY-releasing
• Fat cells release leptin.
Ø Leptin provides a fat level/body weight monitor.
Ø Along with insulin, it inhibits hunger-inducing AgRP.
Ø It also activates POMC/CART, substances that reduce feeding by
inhibiting the PVN.
Ø It helps regulate meal size on a long-term basis.
Hunger Control Signals And Brain Centers
• Obesity:
• is defined
as a BMI (body mass index) of 30 or higher.
(over 40: morbidly obese; 25-29 overweight)
• has doubled
in the U.S. since 1980 and has become a global epidemic;
• is associated
with a variety of diseases, including diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, and colon cancer;
• is also
linked to temporal lobe shrinkage, cognitive decline, and risk of Alzheimer's disease;
• threatens
to reduce average lifespan.
(Caloric restriction increases lifespan, and research is focused on drugs that accomplish the same thing.)
• The Contribution of Heredity
• The heritability of obesity ranges from 50-90%.
• Adopted children's weight and BMIs are moderately related to those of their biological parents, but have
little similarity with those of their adoptive parents.
• Around 200 genes have been implicated in obesity; two dozen of these are specific to humans. Examples:
Ø Obesity (ob) gene on chromosome 4
Ø Diabetes (db) gene on chromosome 6
Ø Mutations in the MC4R gene
Ø FTO gene (A allele)
• Obesity and Reduced
• Basal metabolic rate
÷ is the energy required to fuel the brain
and body and maintain temperature;
Ø accounts for 75% of energy expenditure in the average sedentary
• In a study of women
on a restricted diet, the 1/3 who failed to lose weight had lower BMRs.
• Heredity accounts for
40% of a person's BMR.
• The body will "defend"
its weight by shifting metabolism.
÷This defense is less for weight gain than for weight loss.
÷Prolonged weight gain may shift the set point higher.
• Spontaneous activity
may be as important as BMR in resisting obesity.
• Treating Obesity
• Dietary restriction works, especially when coupled with exercise to burn calories and adjust metabolism.
• Medication has not produced encouraging results.
Ø Drugs that inhibit serotonin
reuptake (Ex: sibutramine) reduce carbohydrate intake, but only in people with carbohydrate craving.
Ø Leptin reduces weight only in
the 5%-10% who are leptin deficient.
Ø Orlistat (blocks fat absorption)
and exenatide (increases insulin) have significant side effects, and PYY may be ineffective.
• Another approach is
to treat obesity as an addiction.
Ø Obese people share several characteristics with addicts.
Ø They have reduced numbers of dopamine D2 receptors
and associated decreases in prefrontal metabolism.
Ø Peptides that induce eating target dopamine neurons.
Ø Anti-addiction drugs are showing effectiveness in weight loss.
• Gastric bypass surgery is an option for the morbidly obese.
Ø Weight loss averages 25% after
10 years, compared to 5%-10% with dieting and, most often, relapse within a year.
Ø Reduces ghrelin and increases
PYY and GLP-1, reducing hunger.
Ø Benefits include reduced mortality
and many health improvements.
• Anorexia nervosa is known as the "starving disease."
• The individual restricts food intake to maintain weight at a level so low that it is threatening to health.
• Restrictors rely only on reducing food intake to control their weight.
• Purgers restrict their calorie intake, but they also resort to purging, by vomiting or using laxatives.
• The anorexic individual may actually be battling hunger; NPY and ghrelin levels are high and leptin levels are
• Bulimia
nervosa also involves weight control, by bingeing and purging.
• If the bulimic restricts food intake, it is only for a few days at a time, and restricting takes a backseat to
bingeing and purging.
• Forty-four percent overeat, but most are of normal weight.
• Bulimics also may be battling hunger:
Ø ghrelin levels decrease less
following a meal; between meals they are a third higher than in controls;
Ø PYY levels rise less following
a meal.
• Environmental contributions play a role in anorexia and bulimia.
Ø One factor is the emphasis on
thinness, as seen in the Fiji study.
Ø The incidence is higher in females,
who experience more pressure.
• Genetic influence is
suggested by:
Ø shared disorders in relatives and
Ø comorbidity with obsessive-compulsive disorder (anorexia) and
depression (bulimia).
• Both anorexics and bulimics
show alterations in serotonin levels.
• Serotonin is low in bulimics; antidepressants,
which increase serotonin activity, provide some symptom improvement.
• Serotonin is low in purging anorexics while
ill and rises to normal after weight gain. Their personality characteristics suggest low serotonin, and drugs that reduce
serotonin impair treatment.
• Restricting anorexics have high serotonin
after weight gain, which is typical of people with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
• But dopamine may also be involved. Olanzapine,
an anti-schizophrenic drug that blocks dopamine receptors, produces some benefit.
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Except Saturdays and Sundays duration of office hours is from 08:00 am to 04:00 pm daily. Bait al-Hikmah remains closed on general holidays. Bait al-Hikmah Special Sunday Service is being served 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (without any break).
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Computer is used in most of the jobs of the library for example requisition, cataloguing, circulation, reference, searchings etc. Bait al-Hikmah has the honour to print the Catalogue Cards through computer for the first time in Pakistan. The library has a system of OpenServer, with provision of 16 PCs. At present work is in progress on ten (14) PCs. Data about of ninety percent (90%) English books have been saved in it.
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Other observations from draft night:
-This is the first event I've ever covered where Twitter is light years ahead of the ESPN coverage. Let's face it, ESPN owns the NFL. ESPN does not own NBA coverage. Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo is killing the Worldwide Leader, as usual, and his tweets usually beat ESPN's TV coverage by 10 or 20 minutes.
-I am completely in favor of Kahn drafted, and keeping, Derrick Williams. I'm even intrigued by the addition of salty ol' Brad Miller, although I'm not sure Miller is as much a leader as he is a crotchety old guy. It will be very interesting to see how he meshes with the youngsters. Somebody's gotta buy the beer.
-Great Stu Scott question about one of these prospects: ``What is he like, as a player?''
incisive as always, Stu. Always make it clear that you're not asking about their cross-dressing habits.
-Phil Mackey's great line of the night, via Twitter: ``David Kahn reminds me of my little cousins who pick up a Playstation controller for the first time and just start mashing buttons.''
-Baseball is amazing. Tom Kelly always used to worry when a light hitter hit a home run, because he'd start swinging out of his shoes, trying to hit another one.
So here are the Twins getting eight hits in their first eight at-bats to start the San Fran series, then hit the wall. They scored eight runs in the first inning of the series, two runs in the next 27 innings.
-Twins could be in for a tough trip. The Brewers are loaded. The Twins are lucky to miss Zack Greinke, who is starting to fire bullets.
-The Twins' miracle run might be coming to an end for a very good reason. Eventually, this team, with this bullpen, will have to win by scoring runs. Until Joe Mauer comes around and some of the power hitters become healthy and productive, this team will have to rely on small-ball. And any team that relies on small-ball is at the mercy of the opposing defense and clutch hitting.
-David Kahn got booed twice while announcing the Derrick Williams pick. But the pick itself was cheered.
-I put together a 3-D model of the Wolves' moves tonight. It is a ball of twine.
-Kahn came down for a very brief press conference, saying he needed to get back upstairs to deal with another draft pick. I think he came down at that time specifically to avoid getting grilled.
He denied that the Wolves were making trades to amass money to pay off Kurt Rambis. I almost believed him.
-In summary: I think the Wolves had a really good draft. Derrick Williams and Malcolm Lee, with Brad Miller thrown in? I like it.
If only they had a coach...
-So the Wolves take Tanguy Ngombo with the 57th pick. His name is an anagram that can also be arranged to read: ``David Kahn thinks I'm a power forward.''
As my buddy Ray Ratto said, ``They said this was a weak draft. Making up Dr. Seuss names is just the next metric.''
-I'll be on 1500espn at 2:40 tomorrow to disagree with Reusse.
-My twitter name is @Souhanstrib.
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Contributed to The Yorker's Christmas Advent Calendar by the Arts Section.
Christmas is coming, and the arts team have put their creative minds together to come up with a somewhat alternative cast for a Nativity production...
The Virgin Mary - Sigourney Weaver
Sigourney Weaver may seem a little old for the part of the teenage Virgin Mary, but as the ultimate mother figure she's the perfect choice. The star of the Aliens franchise is renowned for her tough femininity, and with the many ordeals Jesus is set to go through he's gonna need a strong motherly presence. – Stephen Puddicombe
Joseph – Chris Hemsworth
Having observed the high percentage of film-goers that went to see Thor purely for the extended periods where the lead is topless, Chris Hemsworth is cast as Joseph for The Nativity. In order to fully represent the character as a wholesome hand hard-working carpenter, a 20-minute montage where Joseph builds a manger from start to finish after a freak accident where all his shirts have spontaneously combusted. Film critics have accused the director of being pandering, but no official statement from the production company has been issued. - Nathan Blades
Baby Jesus – Justin Bieber
As for the man himself, who better that the baby-faced Biebs? Upon birth he'd launch into a chorus of 'baby, baby, baby oooooh'... – Lucie Vincer
Gabriel – Samuel L. Jackson
In a ham-fisted way to show power and reverence, the role of Gabriel is cast as Samuel L. Jackson. On first announcement of him gaining the role, there was a small stir among Christian groups in response to a teaser trailer ending with a 6-winged Samuel descending from the sky, looking straight at the camera and saying "The angel has arrived, motherf**kers". – Nathan Blades
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Matthew McConaughey can bring his impressive "looking pretty" and "leaning on things" skills to the table, while Alan Rickman will lend gravitas, heft and some serious comic timing to the project. And as for Katie McGrath, well, we thought we'd do her a solid and allow her to show some range after two series of playing Evil Morgana in Merlin. And, since she looks pretty angelic, that's all the bases covered here. – Lois Cameron
See Alan Rickman in Angel mode in this scene from Dogma (warning: strong language).
Martin Freeman's superb dressing gown-wearing skills are already tried and tested (anyone disputing the fact that shepherds wear dressing gowns, four words: primary school Christmas play), and Milton Jones would bring that much needed air of utter bewilderment. At everything. – Lucie Vincer
Three Wise Men
When they finally arrive, the Three Wise Men make for an odd looking bunch. There's Professor Brian Cox, who's insisted on setting up his telescope to observe the "vahst" beauty of the star, rather than actually follow it, while The Doctor is behind, ready to bestow the gift of a bow-tie upon the newborn baby. Morgan Freeman, wisest of all, brings up the rear and, yes, he's carrying a bunch of pet insurance flyers, just in case the innkeeper's interested. – Catherine Munn
King Herrod – Mark Strong
Sherlock Holmes. Robin Hood. The Young Victoria. Stardust, even. What do all these films have in common? That's right, the wonderful Mark Strong playing a baddy. He may do it often, but he does it so well that I really don't care. For the evil King Herrod, he really is the only possible choice. - Lois Cameron
Good Innkeeper - Lauren Graham/ Bad Innkeeper - John Cleese
Mary and Joseph arrived in Bethlehem wide eyed and full of pluck, only to be told there were no rooms at the plush Flowery Twats hotel by bizarre innkeeper John Cleese, who intimated that young couples weren't allowed due to his own sexual inadequacy and neurosis. Thankfully, they found comfort next door at the hands of the always lovely hotel manager Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls' Lorelai) and her surly French concierge. A Christmas miracle! – James Hodgson
The Donkey - Eddie Murphy
And how did Mary and Joseph get to Bethlehem, I hear you ask? Why, on their trusted and fast-talking sidekick, who would have had a film spin-off of his own instead of that weird cat thing, Donkey. Frequently makes observational quips about how fat Mary's gotten, and is highly skeptical about her claims to still be a virgin. Someone's gotta keep it real. – James Hodgson
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The U-995 was launched the 22nd July 1943; she was a Type VIIC/41 submarine (an upgrade of the Type VIIC standard version, built with a stronger pressure hull that allowed for a deeper depth test and fitted with lighter machinery to compensate for the added steel in the hull). The only remaining U-995 in the world is exposed currently in the Laboe Naval Memorial, north of Kiel. Her wartime records account for six sinkings and the surrendered to Britain in the 8th May 1945. The U-995 was transferred to Norway (country invaded by Germany during the war) where she entered service in the 1th December 1952, renamed as Kaura. Decommissioned in 1965, the Kaura was returned to Germany, where in October 1971 she became a museum ship, perched on a sand beach, being known again as the U-995.
A view of the turret: four 20mm guns in a C38 mounting and a 37mm LM43U cannon; powerful anti-aircraft configuration to fight the increasing presence of the aerial anti-submarine threat during the second half of the Second World War.
- Displacement (surfaced): 781 tonnes
- Displacement (submerged): 885 tonnes
- Lenght (external hull): 67.2 meters
- Lenght (pressure hull): 50.9 meters
- Beam (external hull): 6.85 meters
- Beam (pressure hull): 5 meters
- Draft: 5 meters
- Engines: two diesel 6-cylinder 4-stroke Germaniawerft M6V 40/46 (up to 3200 shp in total) and two electric motors (up to 750 shp in total)
- Speed (maximum): 17.7 knots while surfaced and 7.6 knots while submerged
- Range: 15170 km cruising surfaced at 10 knots; 150 km cruising submerged at 4 knots
- Test depth (maximum): 230 meters
- Crush depth: from 250 meters onwards
- Crew: 44/52 officers and ratings
U-995 cutaway diagram
1 - Aft torpedo tube.
2 - Compressor.
3 - Electric controls and auxiliary rudder. The electrical batteries installed on the submarine were a total of 127 elements of the type 33MAL800W of lead plates and 493 kg per item; 63 elements placed in the battery room astern and the other 64 in the battery room at prow.
4 - Diesel engines.
5 - Bunk beds in foremen's room.
6 - Electric kitchen. For washing and cooking seawater was used, while fresh water was reserved for drinking.
7 - Valves and cranks to empty and fill the immersion tanks.
8 - Steering wheels (for maneuvering hydrofoils) and depth indicators.
9 - Exploration periscope. Higher up, in the war room, a circular and vaulted chamber less that 2 meters tall, placed in the turret, just below the bridge, the commander gave orders through the electric megaphons or the air hoses, assisted in his task by a complex electric attack periscope, a computer for calculating headings and trajectories and the fire control system to arm and aim the torpedoes. The war room served as well as bedroom for the lieutenant engineer and a table covered in linoleum served for dining and meeting for the officers.
10 - Entry to officer's room.
11 - Officer's room. The officer's room was the most spacious one on the submarine. The commander's chamber was the only space that had a certain degree of privacity, separated from the rest by a thick curtain; a desk fitted with a washbasin, a chair, a bed and wooden lockers, gave this space the biggest comfortability possible.
12 - Radio and listening room. In front of the commander's room, intentionally, was placed the radio and listening room; in this one, diverse devices occupied the space: the telegraph, the radio, the encrypter (Enigma), the hydrophones, the radar, the megaphons and the phonograph, used as a distraction.
13 - Entry to toilet. This second toilet at bow was fitted with a shower using seawater and this space was used occasionally as pantry... Not good.
14 - Entry to bow torpedo room.
15 - Bow torpedo room. The torpedo room at prow is occupied by four torpedo tubes (533 mm), the devices for launching (operating with pressured air) and balancing the torpedoes, the crane for loading and moving the torpedoes, and twelve bunk beds and lockers for the crew.
16 - Torpedo launching system. The submarine carried up to 14 torpedoes: five contained in the launching tubes, six at prow placed in the lower part, one astern placed in the lower part between the engines and another two placed externally to the pressure hull in watertight containers at prow and astern.
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We have decided that the sold-out ProgPower Festival in Atlanta will be our only show this year. Glenn and the fans wanted a very special once in a lifetime show and we feel it is only right that we give them want they demanded.
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METALLICA's nine-minute medley of four tracks, titled "Ronnie Rising Medley", that the group culled from the iconic metal singer's mid-Seventies band RAINBOW, is available for streaming using the SoundCloud widget below (courtesy of RollingStone.com). The medley is featured on "This Is Your Life", the tribute to album to Ronnie James Dio, which will be released on April 1 via Rhino.
Toronto-based metallers MIDNIGHT MALICE have issued the following update:
"With the passing of assist Jareds Verlage last month, an opening has been left in the ranks. So for the massive CD release show on April 5th, at the legendary Bovine Sex Club in Toronto, we have been able to pull out the big guns. Gracing the stage to hold it down on the bass guitar will be Toronto's own Glenn Five!
He is a Toronto native had been holding it down hard as fuck playing bass guitar with ANVIL for eight records. His presence musically has nut hoisted Midnight Malice's crushing vibe to next level portions."
Vocalist SEBASTIAN BACH, who is gearing up for the release of his new album Give 'Em Hell, has announced three shows for Germany preceding his July 11th show at the Bang Your Head festival in Balingen.
His schedule is as follows, with more shows in Europe due to be announced soon:


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