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The Protoss is one of the trickiest race to master. It requires a lot of effort put into micro management. It's adept at both melee and long range combats that can allow any player to do an offensive or defensive strategy. Protoss units are one of the toughest units in the game but can be rendered useless if not properly managed. StarCraft 2 offered a whole lot of strategies for Protoss and already, popular tactics are arising and dominating the world of StarCraft today.
One major advantage of the Protoss over the other two races, the Terran and the Zerg, is the probe's ability to warp multiple buildings and proceed to gathering resources fast. This advantage gives the Protoss an economic and speed advantage early in the game which is very essential in the every multiplayer maps.
The psionic alien race is technologically centered. Many of the common and effective strategies are possible only with early warping of buildings and researching technology. This renders the Protoss a sort of a mid-play race. Although many of the basic tactics of Protoss requires an advanced tech tree to actually bring the strategy to full effect, there are also strategies for an early dominance of the game.
This is one of the most effective strategies for early gamers. It has been a widely used strategy for StarCraft 1 and it is still effective in StarCraft 2. As Protoss musters one of the toughest early units in the game, one strategy has been developed to exploit this advantage.
By the creation of the 7th probe, try saving minerals for a pylon and focus again in gathering minerals. Create more pylons and add gateways as early as you can and summon around 3 to 4 Zealots as an initial wave for a rush. These Zealots are tough and can withstand damage quite effectively. Send them to enemy miners while you gather up more Zealots. Then send as much Zealots as you can spare to try and finish off your opponent. This is a tried and tested way to cripple opponents and gain the upper hand.
The Protoss Nexus offers the Chrono Boost skill, a skill capable of speeding up production, research, and build speeds of a target building by a 50%. This buff lasts for about 20 seconds and costs 25 energy.
This skill can be used in all sorts of strategies. One remarkable way of using this skill to its advantage is using it to boost up probe production. A faster probe production means a faster economy growth, thus giving you the advantage of both time and economy. This can also be used to enhance the Zealot Rush strategy. As time is very essential in every rush tactics, Chrono Boost is essential for such tactics.
Depending on what you are focusing on whether it may be on research, unit production, or building time, Chrono Boost gives you the advantage to execute your strategies fast. This skill is one to be used in its full effect and may lead you to dominate early in the game.
Striving for time and economic advantage is a must for every game battle. A quick resource accumulation and optimal use of your every minute in the game is very crucial that it can instantly turn the tide of the battle. You can take control over a game no matter what your enemy uses as long as you gain the upper hand. If you want to focus on your economy as a tool in winning the game, utilize your macromechanics wisely. Macromechanics like the timewarp that accelerates any production building and make it research anything you're trying to build faster is a very valuable mechanic to execute effective timed attacks in the battlefield. You can make sure of of your economic strength in the game to do suprise attacks with a new technology or to just simply put more units in the battlefield- the decision is yours to make. Your decision will determine your success as the Protoss Commander. The Protoss race is one race that is challenging to master but as soon as you can learn these basic strategies, the rest will follow through and you may someday reach the top of the Battle.Net community.


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By Luis Zacarias
Are you pissed that Disney killed upcoming games like 1313, a proper Battlefront sequel and anything else gamers hoped to play with a Star Wars theme on a next generation console? Then join us
I expect it to sell more than Skylanders just because it is Disney Characters.
No matter how many people boycott this millions of kids will buy it.
:| I doubt many people had plans to buy this game except for a lot of kids, so like... have fun with your one man boycott.
Even if 1313 looked promising Lucas hadn't made a profitable or great game in years, disney is in the right here, they can still hire studios to make starwars games.


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One of the things that makes a home swap different from a vacation is that we're not just visiting the place, we're actually living there. We shop locally, eat at our temporary home each day, and aside from some sightseeing pretty much live life normally. And when you're gone for over three weeks—and are doing so with kids, especially—a big part of the day-to-day is accessing TV shows, movies, and other entertainment at night and in the off hours. And as you may know from your own travels, this type of thing is often painfully difficult when you're in a different country.
I think this is the aspect of the home swap that ultimately confuses so many people: I hear from readers pretty regularly that I should "relax," or take some time off and enjoy myself while I'm away on these trips. And I do: Next week, friends are arriving, and we'll collectively head off the grid and take an actual vacation. But a home swap is not a vacation, and while it may be perfectly acceptable in places like France to just drop everything and head to the beach for three weeks every August, I'm not French. A home swap is just a way to live somewhere else for a little while, and see what it's like to really be there. So for much of the time we're just here, living life normally (or as normally as possible).
What this means is that I work each day, though my day is structured differently than it is at home. But even at home I don't work 9-to-5. I actually work seven days a week, almost always, and like to get something accomplished every day. Here in Europe, my day is split up differently: I get up early, usually by 6:30 am locally, and work for a few hours while the kids sleep in. Once everyone is up, we head out for at least a few hours of sightseeing or whatever. But I'm back home and at work by 9 am ET (my home time zone), which means 3 pm here in Barcelona. And then I'll work for the next two to five hours depending on the day.
Work is ... work. But everyone needs to relax as well. And for my kids, especially, the prospect of hours of downtime with no way to text or see their friends is of course mind-numbingly boring. Which means that they would begin annoying each other, and then my wife and me, and ... well, let's not go there. Anyone who has traveled with kids gets it.
How we've handed the entertainment thing on home swaps has evolved over the years. Early on, the kids would each bring their own netbook or laptop, and they had a hard drive full of ripped TV shows and movies they could watch together. Almost ten years ago, it wasn't clear whether the homes we were swapping with would even have a decent TV, so we never relied on that.
Today, things are very different.
First, the kids both travel with their smart phones (though we don't let them use a cellular connection for anything), a tablet, and an Ultrabook. They both read, one of them voluntarily, and they can of course get online here and play games, watch YouTube, browse the web, and all that. We still take a single backup hard drive along just in case, but I don't think we used it once last year, and it certainly hasn't come up on this trip and probably won't. Now, the kids expect to get content online.
At home, Netflix is a big part of their entertainment regimen. You can't get Netflix in Europe as an American, for some reason, but since I pay for this (and many other services), I've used a variety of workarounds to make it happen. This year, we're using a service called Unblock-Us. It's just $4.99 a month—so $4.99 total, in my case—and provides a DNS-based way around the blocking you see on Netflix and other US-based services. It's not a "real" VPN, which is both good and bad: It won't slow things down at all (good) but it's also not universal in that some services won't work. Netflix works. So does Amazon Prime Video. And YouTube and the Google Play stuff. I've not done a full round of testing, but it's cheap and it works well.
With Netflix solved on portable devices, I turned my attention to the TV. On most of the recent home swaps, there's been a large HDTV with modern inputs. So we take advantage of that. A few years back, this meant stringing a long HDMI cable from a ThinkPad to the TV in Germany, and last year we used the family's Apple TV to do some wireless streaming from iDevices. This year, I wanted to try a few different things. So I brought both a Google Chromecast ($35) and a Netgear Push2TV Miracast receiver (about $60 at Amazon).
Why these devices?
First, they're both tiny and would fit in even the most tightly-package luggage without any issue at all. Second, both work well with Android devices, and we have three of those between us. Third, the Miracast receiver works with both Windows and Windows Phone, too, and I have a bunch of that stuff. So I figured between the two dongles and all the devices we have, I could figure out a rock-solid way to watch "Under the Dome" (terrible, to be fair, but we all watch it together and had put off season 2 for this trip) and other online content on the TV.
Every home swap is different. And while there are many good aspects to this particular home—and really, it's overwhelmingly good—there are a few negatives. The 10/1 Mbps Internet connection I moaned about in the last article in this series. The inexplicable lack of air conditioning in one of the hottest cities I've ever stayed in. And the TV. It's almost comically small given the room its in.
This isn't a European thing, folks. The past several home swaps have all had huge HDTVs—Germany, Amsterdam, even rural France—and most have been bigger than our own TV. Here, not so much.
Big space, tiny TV (hey, at least it has an HDMI input)
But whatever. We can pull that little guy a few inches closer, turn on captioning and not worry about it. First, the connection.
Naturally, I tried Chromecast first. Say what you will about Google's little wireless video streamer, but it does have one thing going for it: It's not a dumb wire. That is, the Chromecast connects directly to your Wi-Fi network and handles the streaming of content directly once you hand it off from a device. And that device then acts as a smart remote with onscreen controls. Getting Chromecast to work was job one.
And I did, but not completely. The issue with Chromecast is that you can't customize the DNS settings on the device's network connection, as you can with the network connection on a Windows PC or Android or iOS device. And that means it can't work with Netflix or Amazon Instant Video, since you need to customize DNS for Unblock-Us on each receiving device. I did get Chromecast up and running easily enough here, and I did get it to play Google Play and YouTube content. But I couldn't get Netflix or Amazon Instant Video to work. So I had to move on.
Here's a phrase you don't see very often: Miracast saved the day.
Miracast, by virtue of the fact that it is dumb—is a "wireless wire," if you will—works fine. It works fine with our Android devices (Settings, Display, Cast Screen). It works fine with Windows and my Surface Pro 3 (Devices charm, Project, Miracast PTV-3000). And it even works fine with my Windows Phones (Settings, Project My Screen). What a world.
Even Windows Phone can cast its screen to the HDTV with Miracast! (Yes, it rotates)
More to the point, it works with everything: Once the "casting device" (Windows PC, tablet, phone, whatever) is set up to use Unblock-Us, anything you can display on its screen can be mirrored—or "cast"—to the HDTV to which the Miracast device is connected. So we can now watch Netflix from every single (non-Apple) device we've brought. And we can watch Amazon Instant Video—and thus "Under the Dome"—from many of them (Surface Pro 3, which is what I've been using).
What's interesting is that, aside from the expected Miracast glitch on day one (in which the solution is always unplugging the Miracast device and then rebooting it), it's even worked reliably. This hasn't been my experience with Miracast, and it's nice to see it actually working for a change.
So we'll head out into the sun each day and enjoy Barcelona. We'll drink the drinks, and eat the food (largely Iberian Jambon, which is heavenly). And I'll get some work done too. But when we need to unwind as a family, we can. And all it took was a little wireless device that I normally wouldn't recommend to anyone.


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DBGallery is a powerful and cost effective tool that has allowed us to share digital assets with others in our organization.
Cell Phone Image Quality
DBGallery is a powerful and cost effective tool that has allowed us to share digital assets with others in our organization.
Mobile phone photos with cameras are everywhere and you always have one. But are they able to take decent quality photos?
Yes...under the right conditions. This is obvious in the photos shown below, taken with a Blackberry Torch. But beware, these are a select few taken under perfect lighting conditions. THE biggest issue cell cameras have is their sensors aren't very sensitive to light. Sounds odd, although unfortunately true. This lack of sensitivity to light causes images to be very grainy in low-light conditions. Forget the megapixel count of any camera, it's the sensor's sensitivity to light which really matters. Digital SLRs have very good sensors, but such high quality sensors can be included since these cameras are upwards of $1000 or even much more, and all they have to do is take photographs. A cell phone has to do all kinds of things, like being a phone, internet browser, media player, etcetera. Hence the camera aspect in this mix is secondary at best. Given that the sensor is the most important aspect of the camera (right up there with the lens), and that good cameras are expensive, there's little wonder cell phone sensors aren't very good in all conditions. Compounding the problem is that the majority of people still think the number of megapixels is the most important aspect of a camera's quality. Hence manufacturers pack in the megapixels at the cost of better quality sensors.
The solution for now: know that your cell phone is going to take a good shot only in bright light conditions. Much of the time there is pretty good light. Just don't expect the highest quality photos on really cloudy days, during twilight, or indoors if the lights aren't turn well up.
But aren't the pictures good enough?
The answer in many cases is likely to be...(drum roll)...yes. Does a photo's quality need to be so very great? Is it going to be sold or framed? Judged for its quality for any formal reason? Most likely that wasn't the reason the shot was taken. It was taken likely because you needed to capture a memory. Or the photo was intended as a log, where it was simply a general recording of a place and time. Many cell cameras do this just fine.
Also of note here is that digital pocket cameras aren't all that good under low light conditions either. Better in most cases, but still not good enough to be called a quality photo. They can't be printed much larger than 8 x 10 unless the light was quite right, for example. If good quality is required, go right to a digial SLR. They shoot exceptional quality photos and worth every penny.
Conclusion: What's important about a mobile phone camera is that you always have it handy when needed. And now you know not to expect too much when the light isn't good. When the light is reasonable, shots can look like those below. If consistent quality under a variety of conditions is required, go right to a digial SLR. They are worth every penny. The is a good chance though that your handy cell phone will do just fine.
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Each of these images were taken with a fairly average cell phone camera these days: a 5 megapixel BlackBerry Torch. The light had to be just perfect. Click them for the full-size untouched original.
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I would never assumed a HQ
I would never assumed a HQ image coming from a camera, though some are equipped with full hd camera like iphones and samsung, but im still going to rely on a professional cam if I want to get some real quality photos.
Another Plus: GPS Data
Another plus for using cell phones is that the majority will automatically include a GPS stamp. This is useful data and comes with no effort on the photographers part. DBGallery loves to have this GPS data because it makes browsers/searching a collection within DBGallery all that much better.
Mobile Phones are Fine
Agreed, cell phones do fine in most cases. When I'm planning a site trip I will arrange for a decent camera. But just as often it's an impromptu mobile phone photo. Quality isn't always great but is good enough. An added bonus is they include a GPS location stamp.
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A Video Review of "Red Planet"
Copyright 2002 Glenn Walker
Val Kilmer as a janitor, now why does that appeal to me so much? Because of his performance in Batman Forever? Nope, contrary to what one might think, Kilmer is quite good in that piece of crap, better than his predecessor Michael Keaton, I thought. I even liked him in Thunderheart and The Doors (and I hate Oliver Stone) and even the universally panned Top Secret!. It's his decimation of "The Saint" that makes his suffering in Red Planet so pleasing to me. Don't ever ruin TV icons, dude, or I'll root against you.
Red Planet has some great cinematography, great scene fades and the red tinge to all the Mars stuff is ingenius.
Carrie Anne Moss puts in a good performance but her appearance here (and in Memento) convinces me she's really nowhere near as hot as she looks in The Matrix. The Wachowski brothers must have used one hell of an airbrush in The Matrix.
The story is astronauts crashland on Mars and play a game of survival until only Kilmer and AMEE, a robot probe gone a bit whacko, are left. Now the previews made this out to be a suspense thriller with these two playing cat and mouse but that's not the case, not until the last fifteen minutes, that is.
And while I rooted for AMEE, Kilmer is still good here and Red Planet is still worth seeing.


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As I watched Microsoft's Panos Panay introduce the new Microsoft Surface Pro 3 on May 20th with a very aggressive Glenn Greenwaldesque defensive tone, I messaged an old friend and said "countdown to countless blog posts about defining a tablet begins now." Truer words were never sent over a data connection. Those posts have started pouring through RSS feeds as gadget pundits try to reconcile what they thought Microsoft was doing with what Microsoft is actually doing. Once again, thanks to Microsoft, the definition of a tablet is up for debate.
And that's exactly how Microsoft wants it. The confusion Microsoft has unleashed isn't really about what defines a tablet. It's a clever subterfuge to buy some time for Windows 9 and/or a touch first version of Office. The previous administration got tossed out on its ear for lots of things, and missing tablets and miscommunicating about tablets was one of them. The current crop is going to be a bit smarter about that. Because guess what, most of the market doesn't get tablets either.
Microsoft gets tablets just fine, and is purposefully dishing a little disruption and massing up a little market misdirection. Examine the language of the Surface Pro 3 introduction and compare it to things Microsoft has said since they turned off the lights and struck the set in New York.
Panos Panay, holding up the new device, boldly and unapologetically stated that the Surface Pro 3 is "the tablet that will replace your laptop."
And then he preceded to tell us how the Surface Pro 3 was a great laptop that could also be used with a pen. Watch the video. You'll notice, with the exception of the new NTrig pen integration with OneNote, tablet functionality takes a back seat to laptop functionality and comparisons.
In a post presentation interview with Mary Jo Foley, Panos is quoted as saying:
"We are still calling this a tablet," Panay said of the Surface Pro 3. "Tablets have not landed."
"Still?" There's a hint there. He is also quoted as saying "we are making a market" in the same interview, stating that the target Microsoft is aiming for is "consumer first, and premium." The Surface Pro 3 price points certainly hit the "premium" bullseye.
Next up let's examine some of the visuals. This "tablet that will replace your laptop" gets boldly put on a scale during the presentation beside a MacBook Air and wins the weight test.
That led to a furious round of "Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Takes on the MacBook Air" articles. But curiously, if you look at Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 web pages you'll see the comparison to a MacBook Pro, not the thinner and lighter MacBook Air.
Granted the weight comparisons are even more in Microsoft's favor with a MacBook Pro than a MacBook Air, but while the point gets muddled here, Microsoft is deliberately doing so. Why? The MacBook Pro has a heftier price tag than the entry point of the Surface Pro 3. All of those MacBook Air comparisons in the presentation were for the gadget press in the room, despite the statements that Microsoft thinks of how real consumers use the devices not the people in the room.
Look further at the comparison categories in that picture above under the category "Laptop and Tablet." The language speaks volumes. "A tablet when you want and laptop when you need it." No one needs a tablet, (look at the pre-planned establishing shots of the audience with all of those MacBook Airs), but if you want one, well this one will do just fine thank you very much. It is also telling that no where do we yet see an official comparison from Microsoft to the iPad or any other tablet.
Another unnamed Microsoft employee might have gotten closer to the mark with this quote: "It is a superior laptop designed to be elegantly mobile."
Microsoft is fighting on several fronts here.
- Tablets are sexy (the Surface devices can certainly claim to be sexy hardware), laptops are boring and customers are still confused by Windows 8.
- Microsoft wants to play in the high end of the market and not see a repeat of the Netbook fad. Microsoft would rather see the cheap tablets fight it out on the Android front and with smaller tablets from Dell, Toshiba, and Lenovo than make the same mistake it made by chasing after the Netbook price points. That's one of the reasons we didn't see a Surface Mini announced. Microsoft, unlike Apple, doesn't want to risk cannibalizing the higher end hopes of its hardware with a less expensive smaller device that might offer a truer tablet experience.
- Microsoft can't afford to upset its OEM partners any more than it already has.
Early on in the presentation when Panay first used the assembled gadget media as a prop, he scored points by saying that most of those in the room were carrying an iPad in their bag but were using MacBooks to do their reporting work during the presentation. He could have stopped there and announced the "best new laptop that will make you forget your tablet." And that's probably what he should have done if clarity was Microsoft's aim.
I don't think Microsoft is looking to create a new market. I think Microsoft is trying to have its cake and eat it too by creating the impression that it is playing in the sexier tablet space, but creating powerful new laptop hardware that it can price around the sweet spot of $1000. Microsoft has to keep its OEM partners from getting too nervous.
The problem Microsoft is creating for itself is that everyone is going to compare, review, and judge the Surface Pro 3 as a tablet. And today that's an iPad. That's already starting. Walk with me into fantasy land for a second. If Microsoft had come on stage and announced the Surface Pro 3 with its Type Cover included and said this is the best laptop you can buy for $800 to $1000, and you can also use it as a tablet, what you're reading in most articles today about the Surface Pro 3 as a device would be quite different.
It's a subtle game Microsoft is playing here, unfortunately that kind of subtlety doesn't work well in a market that has already been well defined. Panay thinks tablets haven't landed yet. Tablets have landed but Panay and Microsoft want to make you think they are still looking for a runway. Check out the final tag line in the commercial.
Further, I think Microsoft is missing the mark and being far too defensive. I haven't seen a Surface Pro 3 in person yet. Many have dismissed the earlier Surface tablets as failures. They aren't from a hardware perspective, and the Surface Pro 3 looks like a good step forward. I'm betting it will be even harder to dismiss the Surface Pro 3 hardware. If the new device fails to sell it will be because of the confusion Microsoft is helping to spread with its mixed messaging. But that's the gamble Microsoft is taking.
And if I'm wrong and the messaging isn't intentional on Microsoft's part, well that means Microsoft just doesn't get tablets. Too many smart moves have been made in the last few months to make me believe that.


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Frank v. Commonwealth of Antigua and Barbuda, No. 15-10717, consolidated with The Official Stanford Investors Committee v. Antigua and Barbuda, No. 15-10788 (5th Cir. Nov. 22, 2016) [click for opinion]
The Commonwealth of Antigua and Barbuda ("Antigua") successfully appealed a district court ruling that under certain exceptions to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (the "FSIA"), Antigua was subject to suit relating to its alleged involvement in the Stanford Ponzi scheme. Finding that the commercial activity exception to sovereign immunity was not satisfied and that the waiver exception applied only to claims for which jurisdiction was conceded by Antigua, the Fifth Circuit reversed the district court's determination that it had jurisdiction over certain claims against Antigua, a foreign nation, and remanded for further proceedings.
The plaintiffs in two putative class actions filed suit alleging Antigua was involved and complicit in the Ponzi scheme perpetrated by Allen Stanford. Stanford owned and operated numerous financial entities, including an offshore bank in Antigua, which he used in his scheme to defraud investors. Plaintiffs alleged that Antigua actively and willingly participated in Stanford's scheme and knowingly provided Stanford and his businesses a safe harbor from regulatory scrutiny. They asserted that Stanford and Antigua had a quid pro quo relationship in which Stanford paid incentives and bribes and made loans to Antigua and its public officials to ensure that he and his organizations were deemed compliant with relevant local regulations. The two putative class actions were consolidated for appeal solely to address whether, under the FSIA, Antigua is subject to the jurisdiction of U.S. courts…………
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Services for Sammie Lee Thomas Jr., a driving force in the effort to restore a historic black church in the Somerset County town of Oriole, will be at 5 p.m. today at the Wesley Temple United Methodist Church in Salisbury.
Mr. Thomas, who was 30, died of respiratory failure Thursday at Howard University Hospital in Washington.
Born in Salisbury, Mr. Thomas was a 1979 graduate of Wicomico Senior High School.
He attended the University of Maryland Eastern Shore before transferring to Howard University, where he received a bachelor of science degree in 1984.
He worked for the District of Columbia's department of consumer regulatory affairs and received the Theodore Hagans Jr. Public Service Award in 1989.


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What are the Professional Counselor License Requirements in Minnesota?
Minnesota has two levels of licensing for mental health counselors: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC). The two differ in experience, education, and examination requirements. LPCCs are recognized by law as "mental health professionals" within the state. Here is a look at the requirements for each.
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Select a topic below...
- Education requirements
- Testing requirements for licensure
- Supervised practice requirements
- Applicants from another state
- Supervised practice requirements for experienced applicants
- Professionals licensed in related fields (psychologists, etc.)
- The Application Process (Links to Forms)
- Additional contact information and Schools Offering Counseling Degree Programs.
- Minnesota School Counselor License Requirements
- Rehabilitation Counselor Requirements in Minnesota
- Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC) Requirements in Minnesota
Education Requirements
You will need a degree at the master's level or higher to achieve either level of licensing. If your goal is practice at the LPC level, your degree must include at least 48 semester hours of study. It should be accredited by CACREP or by some accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Learn more about selecting a Master's in Counseling program here.
Antioch University offers a new Online MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program that is in the CACREP accreditation process and mirrors the CACREP-accredited program delivered on campus. Specializations in: Substance Abuse and Addictions Counseling (SAAC) and Counseling Military Service Personnel and their Families (MSPF). Antioch is a private, not-for-profit university. (*This program is NOT available to students in CA, IL, IA, KS, MO, NH, ND)
Your graduate education must include coursework in the following content areas. The board notes that courses do not have to have the specific titles they have listed – their suggestions are intended as a guide.
- The helping relationship
- Human growth and development
- Group dynamics, processes, counseling, and consulting
- Lifestyle and career development
- Assessment and appraisal
- Mental and emotional disorders and dysfunctional behavior
- Social and cultural foundations
- Family counseling and therapy
- Professional counseling orientation and ethics
- Research and evaluation
Your degree program must also include 700 hours of supervised field experience. If your degree program did not meet all of the above standards, you may take additional coursework later. Under normal circumstances, you are allowed to take up to twenty semester hours (or thirty quarter hours). If you need to take more than that, it must be part of a sequential plan of study.
If you have already completed your degree, and it did not include the required field experience, you may take it post-degree, but it must be through an accredited institution.
LPCCs have additional coursework requirements. They include the following:
- Psychopathology (including developmental pathology), diagnostic assessments for adult and child mental disorders
- Clinical treatment planning
- Clinical intervention, as informed by community practice standards and research
- Evaluation methodologies
- Professional ethics
- Cultural diversity
LIcensing Examinations in Minnesota
Minnesota will accept four different licensing exams for Licensed Professional Counselor. Two are offered by the National Board for Certified Counselors. They are the National Counselor Exam and the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination. The NCMHCE is the one that will later be required for LPCC licensure. Also acceptable are the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor Examination and the Examination for the Professional Practice of Psychology.
The same registration form is used for both the NCE and NCMHCE -- just make sure you indicate which one you want to take. You can download forms directly from the NBCC site. You will send your registration with official, sealed transcripts and a $195 fee. The application should include your original signature in ink. You will receive confirmation from the NBCC approximately a month later. Then you are eligible to visit www.goAMP.com and register at any of the AMP's computerized testing centers. There are testing sites in Duluth and Minneapolis and in many other cities around the nation.
If you took an exam other than the ones that have been approved for LPC licensure, you may submit a request to have it reviewed (https://mn.gov/boards/behavioral-health/ladc-and-temporary-permit/adc-temporary-p.jsp). The Examination Evaluation Committee will determine whether it is acceptable, or if you need to take another exam. The only approved exam for LPCC licensure is the NCMHCE. However, if you've already taken another licensing exam approved for use at the lower level, you only need to take the NBCC's Examination of Clinical Counseling Practice.
Supervised Practice
As a Licensed Professional Counselor, you must be supervised for your first 2,000 hours of practice. In order to eventually move up to LPCC status, you will need to do 4,000 hours of supervised practice. Your 4,000 hours must include at least 1,800 hours of direct client contact.
When you turn in your LPC application, you will include a supervision plan. You may begin before your application is approved provided you are indeed working under the supervisor noted in your application and that person is an approved supervisor.
If your supervisor is not already board-approved, s/he will need to fill out an application. 45 hours of training in supervision is required. You may request a list of approved supervisors from the board. The board specifies that in order to meet your supervision requirements as an LPC, you must have two hours of supervision for every 40 hours of experience. This equals 100 hours over the course of the required 2,000 hours. At least 75% of your supervision must be in-person (as opposed to over the phone or via electronic devices). 50% must be individual.
In order to qualify for LPCC status, you must also have two hours of supervision for every forty hours of professional practice.
Out of State Applicants
If you hold an eligible license in an approved state, you are a candidate for licensure by reciprocity. Because the licensing requirements are substantively similar, you don't need to provide the experience documentation that other candidates must provide. You will not need to provide evidence of having had field experience as a part of your degree. In many cases, you won't need to document your post-degree experience either.
The board notes that other states not on the list may be eligible for license by reciprocity -- reciprocity hasn't yet been determined. You will need to fill out an application for licensure.
The board has determined that the following states have substantively similar requirements, and qualify you for reciprocity for an LPC license. (Those noted with an asterisk will require some extra documentation.)
- Licensed Professional Counselor: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado*, Connecticut, Georgia*, Illinois*, Louisiana, Michigan*, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor: Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Montana
- Licensed Mental Health Counselor: Florida, Iowa, Massachusetts, Washington, New York
- Licensed Mental Health Professional: Nebraska
- Certified Professional Counselor: Nebraska
- Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor: North Dakota, Ohio
- Licensed Professional Counselor-Mental Health: South Dakota
*If you are coming from Colorado, and have a doctoral degree, you'll need official verification of your supervision, obtained directly from the Colorado board. If you're an LPC from Michigan or Georgia, you'll also need supervision verification.
Under certain conditions, Illinois candidates with the lower level LPC status may be granted reciprocity. In addition to showing you've met the supervision requirements, you must verify that you have a license granted under Administrative Code, section 1375.30, subpart (a)(1)(A).
The following licenses have been evaluated and approved for licensure by reciprocity at the LPCC level:
- Licensed Mental Health Counselor: Massachusetts
- Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor: Ohio
- Licensed Professional Counselor: Virginia
The Minnesota board lists a number of states where reciprocity at the LPCC level is not offered because standards are not substantially equivalent. Some states have not yet been evaluated by the board for reciprocity at this level.
You may email [email protected] with questions.
Supervised Practice for Applicants with Experience
Normally, supervised practice is done after you have been licensed as an LPC. However, the board will consider supervised practice that took place before. You must send in the Verification of Past Supervised Professional Practice form when you turn in your application for licensure as an LPC. You must also send in a supervisor application form if any of the supervision took place after July 5, 2005. (Otherwise you will send in the supervisor verification form).
If you have completed the minimum supervision requirements, you may receive LPC licensing with a designation that you can engage in independent practice.
Candidates Licensed as Psychologists or Psychological Practitioners
If you are already licensed within the state as a psychologist or psychological practitioner, you do not have to demonstrate the academic content that is normally required of professional counselors. As a psychologist, you must show that you had supervision appropriate to the license. If you are licensed as a psychological practitioner and have had 2,000 hours of supervised practice, you should verify it (Minn. Stat. sec. 148.925, subd.). Your supervisor is not expected to meet the usual criteria for LPC supervisor – this is true whether you are documenting past supervision or putting together a supervision plan. You will need a total of 2,00 hours of supervised practice before you can engage in independent practice.
Other Professionals who may be Licensed as Counselors
With the exception of psychologists and psychological practitioners, applicants are held to the same standards regardless of profession or specialty. However, in some instances, other professionals will meet these standards and qualify for licensure. This may be the case for art therapists.
The Application Process
You will fill out an application and submit it with a two by two photograph. The photo should show a front view of your head and shoulders. Click here to download the application. (It's in a PDF format)
You will fill out all applicable sections. Some sections must be filled out by all applicants, regardless of status. Others may not apply to you – it depends on your current state and licensing status. LPC application fee, licensing fee, and surcharge together $425.
Additional Information
If you are still in High School, hold a High School Diploma/GED, or hold a bachelor's degree, check out suggested steps to take along the path to becoming a counselor in Minnesota.
You may call the board at (612) 617-2178.
You may also visit the Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy to find additional licensure and certification information.
Check out the professional organization for counselors in MN: Minnesota Counseling Association.


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Open Thread: Everything You're Reading, Watching, Listening To and Looking At
This is your place to talk about the TV, movies, music, books and art that are thoroughly entertaining you.
Before we start, let's all praise the the holy trinity of O'Brien's bangs, Mary's Eyebrows, and the patron saints of moving the plot along, because Bates is finally out of prison! It's the event we've been waiting for forever! Our first shot of post-prison Bates shows him looking particularly dapper if not a little jowly and we can all see that the love between him and Anna is strong and true. Yay for them. They are so perfect. And so boring.
I hate to say it, but boring prison storyline has been replaced with the boring mismanagement of money storyline this episode. At least we have Edith looking adorable over breaky.
Matthew is trying to talk to Lord "let's run Downton together, and by together I mean I do it" Grantham about money and they keep bringing up "Poor Old Jarvis," who is the estate manager or something like that. My takeaway from this conversation is that Poor Old Jarvis would make a great name for a cat. Let's all keep that in mind the next time we get a new cat. Or, it could be an arbitrary nickname for your current cat.
Over at Crawley house, the Dowager is paying Isobel a visit to tell her that Ethel is notorious in the village and has surrounded Downton in a "miasma of scandal." Good word usage Granny! The point of the meeting is to tell her that even though she didn't walk out on the mourning luncheon, she still doesn't approve of gossip about the fam. Of course she manages to joke about the fact that Ethel is a prostitute while doing this and Cousin Crawley is appalled.
See, that is what being appalled looks like.
Back on the beautiful Downton grounds, Cora and Lord G are walking around arm and arm, and they see the nurse pushing Baby Sybil in a pram from afar. As if it is a stranger and they are in a public park, Cora says, "poor little girl." Poor little girl, you guys??? Cora has gone from being in a deep and awful mourning for her daughter and extremely angry with her husband to totally hunky dory. I'm not into it. Poor little girl?!? They're her grandparents and her mother is dead! I know, I know, emotions are so middle class, but I just can't understand this emotionless upper class sometimes.
In between, we see the men talking with Poor Old Jarvis and the only interesting thing about it is that the bookshelf in the library is a secret door. Because Downton Abbey is a magical, perfect place. Save Downton if only for the novelty of that bookshelf door, Poor Old Jarvis!
Moving on, the downstairs youngins are going on a group hang to a movie which Mrs. Hughes approves of. Oh I just love her so, and her mother hen ways.
First the Dowager tries to make Isobel feel bad about hiring Ethel, now, she's trying to make Edith feel bad for wanting to write for that horrid newspaper. But she tells Edith that she will support her decision in front of Lord G if Edith does her a favor. Now that's the kind of language Edith understands! Side note, those are some beautiful tea cups and saucers. Anthropolgie, please take note.
Mary visits doting father Tom with the baby in the nursery. Tom asks Mary to be Sybil's godmother and says that his "rough diamond" brother is going to be the godfather. It's all very sweet but in true television show fashion, baby Sybil looks like she is at least 8 months old instead of like, a week. Although with all the time confusion that comes with the Downton plot lines, maybe 8 months has passed? Who can really say. But I'm sure we can all agree that that is one big baby.
Here we have Anna and Bates being in love on the beautiful green and romantic Downton grounds. It's images like this that explain why we all lust after this show! Bates still doesn't know what's going on now that Thomas has his old job, but Lord G would never kick him out. For now he gets to relax in one of his cottages and read books. Sounds like a vacation even better than a VIking River Cruise!
Downstairs O'Brien is getting really bold with her evil schemes. She tells Thomas that him and James make a cozy couple! So blunt and bold that even Thomas is a little confused by it.
Over dinner, Edith announces that she will be going to London to meet with the newspaper editor of that horrible paper who is offering her the job. She won't make a decision until she get's a chance to meet him. Granny is super supportive about it and everyone is shocked and confused. Cousin Isobel asks if someone "changed her pills," but then Granny can't help herself and says "Perhaps Edith isn't cut out for the domestic life." And this is Edith's face:
Okay, you guys, this is when the ep takes a turn for the drams. O'Brein's subliminal messages finally seem to be working, and after thinking about it for like 30 seconds in his bedroom, Thomas decides to sneak into sleeping James's room and kiss him while he is asleep! Cue extremely suspenseful music and me watching with my hands over my face.
Also, GULPS.
Alfred walks in right when Thomas is making his move and afterward Alfred seems very frightened by it all.
Poor, poor evil Thomas. He would never had made a move if it weren't for O'Brien's evil schemes. OMG O'Brien's done it again! But Thomas has yet to connect her to the scandal! The next morning everyone is acting supes weird and all I can say is "shut up, Moseley."
Edith has finally made it to London, and did anyone else think the editor of that dreadful newspaper looks like a young Sir Anthony? Or, slightly younger at least? Foreshadowing, perhaps?
Upstairs, after dinner, investments and productivity. So boring! Also, it seems like Cora is totally recovered from Sybil's death. The family has been informed that Tom's brother is coming for the Catholic christening. Lord G. suspects that the Dowager is down with Edith being a "modern lady writer" only because it benefits Granny in some way. He's really knows his mother!
Back in London, Edith accepts her writing job while almost simultaneously telling the editor about being jilted at the altar. If only she had been alive for the oversharing days of the internet! Can someone please write an IHTM "I was jilted at the altar" from the point of view of Edith? Cause I would totally read AND comment on that shizz. Anyway, their banter, his looking like Sir Anthony's son if he'd ever had one (or maybe younger brother?) and her oversharing is leading me to predict a romance. Yay!
Tom's brother shows up and he doesn't want to have dinner upstairs, because he's self-conscious about eating with a bunch of richies. Tom says that his mother-in-law has been kind enough to invite him to dine so "get a move on!" Honestly, I really like how Tom handled it. But more importantly, did anyone else think the brother looks like Ron Swanson?
Mary appears to be out of mourning clothes here, so how much time has gone by? Somebody google the mourning rules of 1920s England and get back to me please. Matthew's still talking about money management while trying to be romantic, which is weird. Come on, poor old Jarvis! Oh wait, he quit when I wasn't paying attention. Poor old Jarvis quits you guys, because he's too old.
Downstairs, O'Brien is taking her final evil step of getting alfred to tell on Thomas. She's involving her own nephew in the drams! So cunning! "Report him as you should, and then stand back and enjoy his fall."
Granny's favor is finally revealed! She made Edith secretly place an ad for Ethel to find a new job. Here's the old Edith we all love to hate! Throwing Ethel under the bus just so she can have her family's approval. Grow a spine, girl!
It actually seems like the Dowager is thinking of Ethel's best interest rather than her own. The idea is that no one respects her in the village because they know her history, but now that she has Isobel as a respectable reference, she could get a job somewhere else and go back to living normally (just minus her son I guess) and the Crawley's wouldn't be associated with a scandal anymore. But will it work? It seems like Cousin Crawley begrudgingly understands the idea, but is mad about the Dowager and Edith going behind her back. Which is understandable. Also, did Isobel stop working with prostitutes after hiring Ethel? Where did that story line go?
Let's all purse our lips and bob our heads like Maggie Smith now, shall we?
Sidenote, what's the deal with all of Moseley's lurking this episode?
Back downstairs, Alfred is really talking to Carson. OMG Thomas was doing what?! "The world can be a shocking place Alfred, but you are a man now and you must learn to take it on the chin," says Carson. So what is he going to do about it?
Back at Crawley house, Isobel attempts to talk to Ethel about leaving but can't bring herself to say it. I think Isobel really likes Ethel and might see her as a friend.
But, in the end, the Dowager comes through again by suggesting that Tom replace Jarvis! So smart! And then "if he's the agent we can call him Branson again." Thank heaven indeed.
Finally Baby Sybil is christened and the entire family attends.
Okay, second half of this doubly whammy ,extra long, technically finale, because next week is the Christmas special episode. It looks like O'Brien has officially won, and that is the power of new bangs, m'ladies. Carson agrees to give Thomas a good reference if he resigns quietly, sighting Bates's return as the reason. But Thomas has a small victory at the end of their conversation by standing up for himself saying, "I'm not foul, I may be different from you, but I'm not foul." Pretty brave for 1920, I think. If only Thomas could be Oscar Wilde's new valet when he moves on from Downton! But Oscar Wilde died in 1900. Oh well.
Oh great, a sports event will be happening now. It's "The House" vs "The Town" in a cricket match. Once again Moseley is making a fool of himself moving on from skulking to bragging. His father runs the match or something like that, so he feels the need to act like a total know it all.
It appears that Shrimpie's 18 year old daughter, the Dowager's great niece, will be staying with her. Exciting? Perhaps. I just like hearing Maggie Smith say "Shrimpie." Also, I am so loving Cora's dress and long white gloves right now.
Mary tells Matthew in bed, "you can kiss me, but that's it." She's obviously hiding some sort of secret about her uterus and she better spit it out soon because her uterus is all of our business!
O'Brien convinced James to make Carson give Thomas a bad reference or else everyone will think he is gay too. Mr. "I've never been called a liberal in my life" Carson doesn't know what to do. This has officially sealed my dislike for James, but let's not forget that O'Brien planted the seed and put him up to it. O'Brien is the ultimate evil genius!
Rose, the great niece, has arrived looking quite beautiful and she seems to get a kick out of the Dowager. You can tell right away though, that she is not like Mary and Edith and seems rather wild!
Thomas has been told the shocking news about his bad reference and is crying in front of Carson. So devastating that his final undoing is just because he is gay and not because he is a meanie coward. In this moment, for the first time, he thinks that someone might have put James up to it, but still doesn't think it was O'Brien.
Let's all find relief from this tragedy by gazing at Mary's hair piece for a second, shall we?
Edith, Rose and Matthew have made a trip to London. Edith, so she can meet with the editor, Rose, because she wants to "plan a surprise for Mummy" (yeah right), and Matthew to run "errands." You mean "penis errands," right Matthew? At her meeting with the editor, he tells Edith that she looks very pretty and hopes he's not sounding unprofessional. Um, actually it's very unprofessional to tell your colleague that she looks pretty, Young Sir Anthony. You're being unprofessional. Sounds like you want to run some penis errands of your own.
Back at Downton, Christ Figure Bates has noticed that something is fishy about the Thomas situation and will try and save Thomas, even though Thomas has always been a complete asshole towards him.
Uh oh, Rose just got into a taxi all by herself! Look at her outfit! Is this 1920's London or Hipster Brooklyn? Honestly, I can't even tell right now!
When Rose doesn't show up for dinner, her taxi driver returns (because she left her scarf in the cab - this is so not Brooklyn) and tells Rosamund, Edith and Matthew where he dropped her off. It's a jazz club! And they all show up to find her! You guys, this place looks like so much fun. I wish Edith would realize that she could live a little more. But she does not approve either.
Matthew "I'm on the side of the downtrodden" Crawley, asks Rose to dance, and on the dance floor tells her that he will convince Aunt Rosamund to stay quiet if she promises not to do anything like this ever again.
It turns out that Matthew really is in London for penis issues. And as he's walking out of the doctor's office, we see Mary walking in under a pseudonym! They finally have lunch to talk about each other's reproductive issues in a very British manner, in that they are very vague about it. The gist is that Mary has some sort of problem that a small operation was able to fix and now they should be able to "make babies" (Matthew actually says "make babies") like normal people. Hooray for working reproductive organs! And keeping secrets in a marriage! Since I've already brought up Ron Swanson, let's just add this screenshot too.
Edith and Rose arrive back from London and Edith says that Rose has read too many novels about young women admired for their feistiness. What happened to feisty modern Edith? Is she condemning the reading of novels now? Annoying. The Dowager eavesdrops on their conversation. Granny knows something is up.
Bates is home for like 5 minutes and figures all the downstairs drama out immediately. He let's Lord Grantham know about the scandal and that James is forcing Carson to dismiss Thomas without a reference. Bates also tells Lord G. that O'Brien put James up to it, and is really the one to blame. Just like everyone else, Lord G. doesn't care that Thomas is gay and says "If I'd shouted blue murder every time some tried to kiss me at eton, I'd had gone hoarse in a month." So he's okay with the gay thing and just hates feminism, Catholics and Irish people I guess.
The Dowager makes up some kind of story about sending Rose to Scotland and I'm assuming that's the end of that. Why did they bring in this character for the season finale? My guess is it's the only way they could think of to film a jazz club scene. Except for her adorable clothes, that whole plot line was dumb.
Meanwhile, Lord G. seems to have completely lost it and sounds like he's talking about pyramid schemes as a way to save downton. We also see Edith doing some good old fashioned 1920's googling, by calling the Daily Telegraph information desk to find out some personal information about the editor. Because that's what you do when you have a crush on someone. You stalk them through whatever technology is available at the time.
Bates invites O'Brien over to their new cottage and threatens her with a secret to get James to withdraw his demands about Thomas. And O'Brien brings up Oscar Wilde, just like I just did! But in a homophobic mean kind of way, so not just like me. Bates's threat might work for the time being, but will O'Brien then make it her life's mission to get revenge on Bates? I think a person should really only have to deal with someone like that once a lifetime.
Moseley keeps bragging about cricket this entire episode and at one point says "cherish the ball, don't crush it." And that's the point when I said, alone in my living room, "that's what she said."
The Dowager settles big problems once again! She contacts Mrs. Bryant who Charlie now lives with and let's her know she knows what is going on. Mrs. Bryant agrees to pretend that Ethel was Charlie's old Nanny if Ethel gets a job nearby. So, thanks to the Dowager, and not Isobel, Ethel will get to see Charlie and not be known as a prostitute anymore!
Oh great, the 1920's Google search had Edith find out that the editor is actually married. She is so furious that he flirted with her as a married man that she withdraws her acceptance of the position. However there is a twist, and it's not good. Apparently the editor is married, but his wife is a lunatic. Is she locked in the attic? Is this Jane Eyre? Is Edith really the most unlucky person in the entire world? I absolutely love her outfit here though, I must say.
Hooray for the cricket whites and wicker chairs! I want to go to there!
Besides that part where Alfred calls the police on Thomas because being gay is criminal in 1920's England and Alfred's kind of a cowardly dick (he is so related to O'Brien), everything seemed to wrap up extra happily in this finale! Thomas is staying on, and will most likely be Bates's superior now, and almost comes off as a hero, especially since he is the star cricket player. I guess everyone else has forgotten that Thomas kidnapped a dog one time, purposefully blew up his hand in the war, and tried to make money off of rationed items. Whatevs!
Tom has given up being a revolutionary (thank god) and has agreed to live with the family at Downton while Sybie grows up, and to replace poor old Jarvis. Weren't we afraid he was going to burn the place down just a couple of weeks ago?
Lord G has finally come around to co deciding on Downton issues with Matthew and Tom, and Mary is going to be knocked up by the Christmas Special. Don't you think? (Oh wait, they say it in the preview. I hate that!) I guess I was wrong about Rose and she will be back next episode as it looks like the Crawley's go to Scotland! Seems like the only one with a dud plotline is Edith once again.
Is it all too good to be true? Will the Christmas Special next week be full of tragedy? I can't wait to find out.


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Actress Julianne Hough is back on her feet after tearing a ligament in her foot.
The Footloose beauty resumed her exercise regime this week (beg10Mar14) after damaging her foot two months ago (Jan14).
Hough revealed the full extent of her injury in a series of pictures posted on Instagram.com on Thursday (13Mar14).
The snaps show her at home with thick black cast around her foot and having to use crutches.
She writes, "When I tore a ligament in my foot almost 2 months ago! Thank heavens for Dr Dustin who whipped me back in shape with no surgery needed! 4th day of working out since it happened... Man does it feel good to be back on the grind!!! Wahoo!!!"


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Is a man who is allergic to other humans destined to live a loveless life of solitude forever? In upcoming romantic comedy I'm Not A Robot (She's Not A Robot?!) Yoo Seung Ho plays a socially awkward genius, while Chae Soo Bin plays both the robot he thinks he falls for and the girl he actually falls in love with.
Kim Min Kyu ( Yoo Seung Ho, Ruler: Master of the Mask, Operation Proposal) is both a genius and the primary shareholder of KM Financial, the country's largest financial company. He's also never had a girlfriend and claims to be "allergic" to humans. Enter Jo Ji Ah (Chae Soo Bin, Strongest Deliveryman), an ambitious entrepreneur and a mechanical engineering whiz. Her ex-boyfriend, Hong Baek Kyung (Uhm Ki Joon, Masked Prosecutor) is a world-renowned intelligent engineering professor who creates a female android named Aji-3 that looks exactly like her. Through an odd set of circumstances, Ji Ah Jo ends up pretending to be her own likeness, Aji-3. Now she's caught in a strange love triangle with two geniuses, and the pressure to keep up the ruse can make anyone feel a bit robotic. I'm Not a Robot is directed by Jung Dae Yoon (She Was Pretty) and written by Kim Seon Mi (Shine Or Go Crazy).
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Family Life
Jacqueline Woodson was born on February 12, 1963, in Columbus, Ohio. She had her growing up days in both South Carolina and Brooklyn, New York. One reason that she writes is because she believes that "language can change the world."
When she was young, she rarely saw books that had pictures of people who looked like her or her family or her friends. Her books have helped to fill in that gap, making it easier for libraries to succeed in their mission of letting every child find herself or himself in a book.
"My dad works at an advertising agency and my mom anchors the local evening news. They are both very good-looking for old people, and I'm not being arrogant but just stating a fact when I say I inherited the best from both of them." – Ashley, We Are All Made of Molecules
Ashley is the best-looking and most popular person in high school. Stewart, not so much. Stewart is a certifiable genius. Ashley? Well, let's just say she's a few fries short of a Happy Meal.
Years ago, three-year-old Gerald was left home alone in an apartment where a fire broke out. When authorities discovered that Gerald was home by himself, he was removed from the custody of his substance-addicted mother Monique and sent to live with his aunt. While living with his Aunt, Queen, Gerald is happy. After his aunt dies when he is nine, his mother returns but now she has a new husband, Jordan, and a daughter, Angel. Gerald goes to live with them, but he soon learns that all is not well. Jordan works sporadically and is abusive towards Angel and Monique. Monique does not stand up to Jordan--in fact she spends most of her time trying to please him. Jordan's abusive behavior towards Angel is a constant source of distress for Gerald. Soon the problems escalate to a point that force Gerald's hand in Forged by Fire, by Sharon Draper.
Robbie is in middle school and has a pretty typical life in The End of the Line by Angela Cerrito. His mom runs a day care business from their home, his dad goes to work, and his beloved Uncle Grant--almost ready for deployment to Iraq--trains with Robbie to run long distance. A new boy named Ryan comes to town and befriends Robbie, and Robbie reluctantly accepts Ryan's friendship. Ryan's home life is very different from Robbie's. His mother is in the "hospital," and he hasn't seen his younger sister in months. He lives with his grandparents in a dilapidated old house that is on the verge of being condemned-- so much so that his house is regarded by the other teens in town as a haunted house. He rarely has any food available--certainly none to share when he has a friend over.
Kayla McHenry turned sixteen, and her Mom threw her a huge birthday party. That is what Kayla's mom does for a living --she puts together parties for people. The only problem is that Kayla's mom never asked her what kind of party she wanted or if she even wanted one at all. She didn't. Besides all that, her best friend Nicole has become cute and popular and she is dating the guy Kayla is madly in love with ...Ben McKenzie. In the book You Wish, by Amanda Hubbard, Kayla McHenry is 16 and miserable. After the disappointing birthday party (the one that her best friend completely missed because she was on a date with her boyfriend), Kayla reminisces on the day and cavalierly wishes that all of her birthday wishes that she has ever made would come true. The next morning there is a bright pink pony in her yard. The next day her bedroom is full of gumballs. After that her Raggedy Ann doll comes to life and wants to go everywhere with her, even to school. But wait there is more. Did I mention that Ken shows up to take her out on a date? This brings to mind the phrase "be careful what you wish for."
Eric is thirteen. His family has moved to Long Island. They are in a new place and he is in a new school, but all this happens without his Dad. His Dad did not move with them. He is elsewhere and suffering from depression. In Bystander by James Preller, the reader sympathizes with Eric as he makes all these new adjustments in his new life. He misses his dad, and his mom is very busy trying to create a typical life for her children.
Eric is the new kid in town and in school. He meets a group of middle schoolers while on the basketball court one day. As the dynamics of the group reveal themselves, Eric is quick to realize that Griffin Connelly (the leader of the pack) is not such a nice guy. In fact, he is a bully. One of the main targets for his mean antics is David Hallenback. David is under the mistaken assumption that he is part of the group and a friend of Griffin's. That is not the case.
When she was a very young woman, Eloise asked her grandma to tell her stories about growing up in the countryside of North Carolina. Eloise was born there, too—in a little place called Parmele. In her grandparents' day, the Parmele lumber mill provided lots of work for people. But with the trees gone and the mill just a memory, the mostly black families who lived there got by as best they could.
Paula Danziger sometimes said she wished she had had her own books to read when she was growing up. As the nerdy, clueless daughter in a family where Dad yelled and Mom just tried to make Dad happy, life was not fun. When her dad said mean things to her, Paula would tell herself that someday she would put it in a book. And she did.
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Today's tutorial is a reader request: how to make your own Lolita style wrist cuffs.
I really haven't followed Lolita fashion in years but a lot of the things I post here could cross over easily so many of the reader requests I get are about how to diy Lolita items. I usually steer fairly clear of that because it doesn't match with my style anymore (and I have no idea what's even fashionable in those circles now) but this request was interesting to me because I made a lot of these when I wore the fashion!
For this tutorial you will need:
This is the most basic of these style of cuffs and it is going to be hand stitched. You could easily machine stitch them, use elastic or any other kind of embellishments you want.
Begin by cutting a piece of the large lace which is at least 3 times the length around your wrist. Ideally you would like it to be even longer than that because more ruffles = cuter.
Cut a piece of the eyelet lace which is around twice the length of your wrist. My pieces below are a bit shorter than I would usually use because I didn't have much of either of these left. I would also suggest using a longer piece of ribbon so it's easier to put into a big bow.
Fold the edges of the thick lace over twice and the running stitch up it to seal in the edge.
Now loosely running stitch down the long side so it gathers into a ruffle.
Pull it tightly so the thick piece is the same length as the eyelet lace.
Fold and stitch the edges of the eyelet lace over.
Place the eyelet lace over the gather in the thick lace. I like to leave it a little lower so the top of the thick lace ruffle can be seen on the other side. Stitch it in place all of the way across and then stitch another row under the ribbon so it's very secure and even.
You should have something along these lines…
You can just put them on like this but I prefer to move the ribbon through the eyelets so it sits on top with the split in the lace at the bottom.
Like this:
Tie the ribbon into a cute bow and you're done!
Wearing my old clothes makes me wish it was 2007 and I was in Japan again!
You can vary these easily by adding another layer of the thick lace.
Hope that answers the request and make sure you let me know if you have any others!


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The Best Ways To Treat Yourself This Winter
For over 2 weeks now it's been impossible to go outside without getting wrapped up in 89020 layers. Even just walking into the gym requires my thickest knitwear. The nights have also now drawn in, and we're burdened with darkness post 5pm. But winter isn't all that bad. There's Instagram-worthy frosty mornings (I reckon they'll be here next week), Christmas coffee cups, pumpkin spice latts, snuggles by the fire, christmas markets, weekends away, and many excuses to treat yourself.
During winter i have a few ways i like to treat myself, and make the bitterly cold weather a bit more bearable.
Plan a winter break
There's nothing better than having something to look forward to, which is why i love to make plans. For the last few years my boyfriend and I have taken a trip to London around Christmas to see shows, explore winter wonderland (much to his dismay) and get in some last minute shopping. Even if it's just a night away, a spa weekend or a week abroad skiing, it's always worth saving up for a trip in winter to get a much needed break.
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Okay, girls. I know we don't need any excuse to buy new makeup, but winter is the perfect time to head into somewhere like Debenhams and splash out on all things pretty. I recently splurged on the Clarins bronzing and blush compact as well as a Dior Addict ultra gloss. The gloss is super moisturising with an impressive amount of pigmentation, making it a perfect lip product for winter. You should see the colour range too 😍. As for the bronzer, it was a recommendation by my friend Victoria (you can take a look at her blog here) and I absolutely love it. I often find bronzers look too orange on my skin tone due to being as white as casper the ghost, but this one is such a lovely natural shade and will keep me looking glowing through the cold months.
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The report from Plus TV stated "Seven Pastors from the Belmopan Area Coalition of Churches met this
morning with the Prime Minister and three of his cabinet Ministers
regarding the Revised Gender Policy 2013." Read More at http://www.plustvbelize.com/news/more-meetings-on-gender-policy-for-the-prime-minister/ .If its a gender policy, can I ask, how many were female pastors attending again? This smells of men declaring war on women and the marginalised, when the discussion lead to the a call to withdraw the gender policy.
The interview goes on to say its is their job "to safeguard
what we like to call the Constitution of God." May I add that Scott
Stirm also believes in Raising of the Dead (read more here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPTjKr0KriM&feature=youtu.be) as well maintains an obsession with control of the Belizean society. The point is made clearer when one realizes that Belize Action is pushing dominionists theology. What is that?
Quoting a Jim Jones article the issue is summarized succinctly.
"Patricia King appears in raising the dead video and she belongs to this
ministry in the United States called
Extreme Prophetic Ministries that reportedly is a part of the hardcore
Seven Mountains Dominionism movement, which is also linked to the New
Apostolic Reformation movement. Seven Mountains dominionism seeks to
place Christians in control over the seven forces that shape and control
our culture: (1) Business; (2) Government; (3) Media; (4) Arts and
Entertainment; (5) Education; (6) Family; and (7) Religion. I want my
readers to grasp the order of which this is placed; business first and
then government. Are they attempting "shape and control" Belize? Do
you see any hard core personalities in the media today affiliated with
Stirm? Didn't they recently pressure the Minister of Education in
his educational materials?"
The deafening silence in the media in support of the Revised Gender
Policy published by the National Women's Commission at the end of May is
both puzzling and expected. And that is sad commentary.
Puzzling because Belize is currently plagued by laws that inadequately
protect boys, girls, men and women from violence and sexual assault. Puzzling because the national Public School Examination (PSE) results
released this month show that 53% of the students who sat the exam
failed. Puzzling because poverty is rampant, income disparity is
high with 50% of women unemployed or underemployed, and 25% of men over
age 14 unemployed. Puzzling because health statistics show high
rates of substance abuse among men, inadequate protection from sexually
transmitted diseases disproportionately effecting young women, and
higher infant mortality rates for boys vs. girls. Puzzling
because though women represent almost 50% of the population of the
country, their political power and leadership in decision-making has
been limited to 4 seats in the National Assembly since 1984.
The Revised Gender Policy addresses each of these issues and is an
attempt to establish policy to eliminate the inequalities in these
areas. Policy is not law. Policy is a plan designed to focus objectives
of a government or group. Laws, compulsory rules and regulations which
establish punishment for those who do not comply, may flow from policy
or other sources. But just because something can happen doesn't mean
that it will. It could snow in Belize, but that is a ridiculous reason
to skip work.
If these are serious issues facing Belize and the
gender policy addresses them, why have all the dozen or so articles
that have appeared in various media houses since the release of the
policy focused on the opposition of the policy? Why has not one paper
attempted to analyze the policy and educate the public about the
contents of it and its many benefits? Why has there been no questioning
of the allegations that there are punitive repercussions associated with
the policy?
It appears to be because the largest opposition is
coming from a group of churches. This is a tactical move, as it
silences supporters. Citizens and organizations feel unable to argue
with church leaders or do not wish to give the impression that they are
against God or a church, so they are silent.
Some media houses
have compounded the problem by referring to the groups opposed to the
policy as "the church," giving the impression that all churches in
Belize are against the policy. However, like Belizean society, there is
no homogeneous "church" in Belize. According to the 2010 census there
are 17 different religions in Belize with Roman Catholicism representing
approximately 40% of the population. The second largest grouping of the
population approximately 16% has no religious affiliation.
fate of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy should be a
cautionary tale. Objections by some of the churches, and their review
and amendments to it, resulted in a delay of approximately a decade
before the policy passed.
Equal time in the media should be
given to those who support the policy. Education of the intent and
content of the policy should flow from the Commission which created it,
as they are charged with ensuring that all Belizeans, regardless of
their religious convictions are treated equally. Derailing the Gender
Policy by allowing only those who speak loudest to be heard is unethical
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There's evidence, though, that the safest route is to zig when everyone zigs, or risk a public slap-down. And that's too bad.
Twice this year, major marketers have taken stances on pressing industry issues that differ from those of their rivals. In each case, they were loudly criticized by competitors for grandstanding or calling attention to problems their sectors would rather leave unacknowledged. Those charges probably carry some truth. But it would be better to see those companies applauded for taking a stand on something, anything, rather than encouraged to remain in the comfortable confines of corporate babble.
When Kraft Foods in January pledged to stop advertising unhealthy foods to young children, we reported, "Rivals are grumbling that the move plays right into the hands of government regulators and consumer health advocates pushing to end the marketing and even the sale of unhealthy foods, especially to kids. They see Kraft's move as a tacit acknowledgement of guilt in fueling the country's obesity epidemic-and one that damns them by implication."
Johnson & Johnson CEO William Weldon's recent call for pharmaceutical companies to be more transparent in drug advertising met with a similar response from rivals. "Big Pharma execs charge that it's little more than a public relations ploy, and say they have no plans to unite behind his cause," we reported. Our story quoted a pharmaceutical marketing chief saying, "I don't think you'll find anybody who likes being called out."
Kraft and Johnson & Johnson were looking out for their own interests in taking the positions they did, and both no doubt sought positive publicity with consumers and to lessen the heat from lawmakers. So what? These are carefully crafted business decisions, but that's what companies pay their senior executives to come up with. Rivals may not join the cause, but their knee-jerk criticisms discourage any move away from the pack.
"It's a good business strategy to anticipate issues that are going to slow your growth," said Stanley Bing, the Fortune management columnist and author ("Sun Tzu was a Sissy").
"They don't make these business decisions in a vacuum, nor should they," he said. Being "open and above board and the appearance of caring about your customers and giving thoughtful consideration to strategic decisions are all good. If you're Kraft, why would you want to be called in front of Congress?"
Bing said it's flat-out "stupid" of companies to criticize competitors for taking a stand. "It's extremely lacking in class," he said. "To some extent these companies are jealous they didn't think of it first. And they're conditioned by the marketplace to be critical of anything their competitors do."
It's also odd that companies sophisticated enough to understand-and use-publicity as a marketing tool would blast a rival for doing the same. "Why shouldn't it be done for publicity if you're publicizing that you have some smart and ethical people in your senior management?" Bing asked. "You don't get good publicity if what you do is just grandstanding. The media and the public are pretty sophisticated. You don't win their trust just by waving a stick around. You have to earn it through something that has meaning."
That's the key. Even if Kraft and J&J have something to gain from their decisions, the moves have to positively impact their customers along with their bottom lines. Who cares if McDonald's drops super-sizing and adds apples to ward off critics? Customers still get healthier menu options.


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- A real-Time information network
- Social Media Network
- A way to easily connect with business people around the world
- 500 million tweets a day
What is Twitter?
- To build your company and generate leads
- To define your brand and Target customers
- Interact with followers
- Create an approachable communication style
- Promote events & News
- Keep an eye on competitors
Why should you use Twitter?
67 % of Twitter users are more likely to buy brands they "follow"
- 35 % of marketers have generated leads using twitter
- Twitter users are more likey to try and buy New Products
- 83 % of people who complained on twitter loved the companies response
Marketing on Twitter
- Customers
- Business partners, suppliers and contractors
- Competition
Who should I connect with and follow?
Twitter Basics
- What is a Tweet? A text Based Message- 140 characters
- What is a Retweet RT? A reposting of someone elses tweet
- What is a username or handle? Your identity and web address on twitter
- What is a DM? A private message between you and someone who follows you
Dells Success using Twitter
Dell combines it all- engagement, promotions, photo sharing, and retweets.
They have earned 3 million dollars in revenues alone in the past year from using twitter so effectively.
How does Dell use Twitter Effectively?
Dell follows 3360 accounts while Acer follows 138 even though they joined three years earlier
Dell sent out 12,500 tweets compared to acers 787
Acer has half as many videos and pictures than Dell
On many occasions Acer is inactive from twitter for a week at a time
Creating Acers Ad campain on Twitter
Use Twitter as a customer service platform using hashtags like: "we hear you"
Post daily deals and coupons on products like dell does
Increase transparency with customers and executives
Create brand advocates using contests and incentives
Add pictures and videos.
Make a catchy tweet.
A Quick History
Fast Facts Quiz
1. Who is the most followed person on Twitter?
2. Who has tweeted the most
3.What is the most ReTweeted tweet
4. Who was the first celebrity to 1 million followers?
5. How many tweets are tweeted a day
1. Who is the most followed twitter user?
2. Who has tweeted the most?
3. What is the most retweeted tweet
4. Who was the first celebrity to reach 1 million follows
5. On average how many tweets are sent everyday?
1. Katy Perry (65.2 million)
2. Periz Hilton (237.3 thousand)
3. Ellen Degenere's photo at the Oscars (3.35 million)
4. Ashton Kutcher
5. 500 million/day
Anatomy of a Twee
Dell VS Acer
What is Acer doing wrong
Acer follows a sadly low amount of accounts
They are very inactive, and go without tweeting for two weeks at a time
Acer is not interactive and barely posts pictures & Videos.
They rarely post deals acd coupons for customers
They barely respond to customers comments (whether negative or positive)
Background Of Acer
Acer was founded in 1996 by Stan Shih
In 2014 Acer was the fourth largest personal computer vendor in the world.
By 2005, Acer employed a scant 7,800 people worldwide. Revenues rose from $4.9 billion in 2003 to $11.31 billion in 2006.
Today Acer is a well known company for selling good quality computers and tablets for less than competing brands.
They are passionate social listeners
They have a social media university
They turn customers into brand advocates
Dell executives are social
Dell's community is active and involved
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The closure system, which involves interlocking hooks for easy resealing, is now available for use on Form Fill & Seal plastic films, providing manufacturers with the option of incorporating it as part of their packaging design for the first time, with no capital expenditure.
Adam Kay, Sales and Technical Director at Tyler Packaging, commented: "The APLIX closure system is a fantastic option – it's extremely straightforward and hardwearing, meaning packaging can be opened and resealed practically indefinitely. Its ease of use makes it particularly suitable for the food industry, both pet and human, as it doesn't need exact alignment to reseal, meaning it's both very simple for the consumer to use and able to preserve food for longer."
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