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2. She"s even tougher than Katniss.
Tris learns new skills, Katniss could already use her bow and arrow. Until she joined Dauntless, Tris has led a very sheltered life (she"s hardly even allowed to look in the mirror). When she joins Dauntless, Tris learns new skills like bare-knuckle fighting and even using a gun that will become more important as her story progresses. Katniss already knows how to handle her bow and arrow, but take that away and can Katniss defend herself?
3. Tris knows her own mind
Tris knows she"s attracted to Four, Katniss doesn"t know what she wants and gets caught up in a love triangle. It"s obvious from the first time Tris meets Four that something will happen between them and as Tris"s story develops the viewer sees how important Four becomes to Tris as she adapts to her new world and the challenges she faces. Katniss sort of likes Peeta but she also sort of likes Gale. Make a decision Katniss, you do NOT want to be compared to Bella Swan!
4. Tris wants to save the world
Once Tris discovers what"s really happening in her world, she fights to stop the deaths of hundreds and thousands of people, whereas Katniss only fights to stop her own death (or Peeta"s). Tris is more selfless than Katniss. For example, as she tries to pull Four out of the attack simulation, Tris points the gun at her own head. As Tris fights to stop the Erudite attack simulation, she saves hundreds of lives, but if she succeeds her world will change and probably not for the better, whereas if Katniss survives the Hunger Games she"ll be rewarded with a nice new home and lots more food.
5. Tris isn"t an attention seeker
Tris never reveals what she"s capable of doing, because she"s scared of the consequences of revealing she"s Divergent. When Katniss feels the Games Makers aren"t paying her enough attention she shoots her arrow through their roast pig.
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Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) is a sixteen year old female with dark hair, olive skin and brown eyes. She was born on the 8th of May in District 12. She lives there with her younger sister Primrose (Willow Shields) whom is twelve years old and mother (Paula Malcomson). Katniss' father died in a mining accident when she was eleven years old. Katniss didn't have many friends as a child. Madge is the Mayor of District 12's daughter and only female friend. Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth) is Katniss' best friend whom is a year older than her. They met when their fathers died in the mining accident. Gale's nickname for Katniss is 'Catnip' as that's what he mistook her name for the first time meeting. They illegally hunt outside the boundaries of District 12 together. At first it was just to keep their families and themselves fed, now they temporarily leave the District to 'take a step back/escape for a while'.
The morning of the 74th Hunger Games Katniss and Gale leave the district to hunt and talk. Katniss discovers Gale's name has been entered for the reaping 42 times suggesting he will likely be chosen. He prompts Katniss that they could run away into the woods but Katniss denies, explaining that they would get caught and killed. Katniss returns home to find Prim is nervous so she gives her a mockingjay pin stating that "as long as you have it, nothing bad will happen to you" and they both proceed to the Reaping. After losing Prim in the crowd, Katniss waits for Effie Trinket (Elizabeth Banks) to read out the names of the chosen tributes. Primrose's name is called so in fear of losing her sister, Katniss screams out and volunteers in her sisters place - the first ever volunteer of District 12. The male tribute is Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) and along with Katniss they are taken into separate rooms to say their goodbyes. Prim gives the mockingjay pin back to her sister for luck while Gale encourages Katniss to win the Games.
Once in the Capitol, Katniss meets Cinna (Lenny Kravitz) her stylist and Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson) whom is the tributes mentor. Katniss and Peeta wear matching suits in the tribute parade that look as though they are on fire giving her the nickname 'The Girl On Fire'. Katniss scores an 11 in tribute evaluation while Peeta scores an 8. In the tribute interviews Katniss wears a dress with the same flame like qualities while Peeta reveals that he has been in love with Katniss his whole life despite never talking to her.
When the Games begin, Katniss runs off alone living well until an artificial fire forces her to meet with Cato, Clove, Marvel, Glimmer and Peeta whom are all allies and are hunting Katniss. Katniss climbs a tree in order to escape them and falls asleep until she is awoken by Rue (Amandla Sternberg) prompting her to kill the other tributes with a Tracker Jacker nest. As she was stung herself she is disorientated but manages to retrieve the bow & arrows from Glimmers corpse before finally passing out. She wakes up safe because of Rue and the two form an alliance. Rue teaches Katniss about mockingjays and they plan to dispose of the other tributes food source. Once Katniss carries out their plan she retreats to reunite with Rue to find she is trapped in a net. After freeing Rue she shoots Marvel then realises Rue has been fatally harmed. Katniss sings Rue to her death and proceeds to pick flowers and performs a salute in view of the cameras.
An announcement states that two winners may be crowned if both originate from the same district so Katniss flees to find Peeta. Upon their reuniting, Peeta has a serious leg would leading them to retreat into a cave. Another announcement states there will be a feast with something each of the tributes need. Katniss leaves to retrieve the item when she is met with Clove whom almost kills her, until Thresh kills Clove after overhearing her say that she killed Rue and lets Katniss go. Peeta and Katniss apply the medicine they received in the feast and share a kiss. After hunting for a while they hear an animal in the distance and learn that Thresh is dead. In an attempt to escape the animals they climb onto the cornucopia to find Cato whom tries to kill them both. After a fight, Katniss shoots Cato leaving only Peeta and herself in the arena. An announcement states that the previous revision has been revoked and only one may be crowned the winner. Refusing to kill each other they attempt to eat poison berries together until an announcement congratulates them both for winning the 74th Hunger Games and becoming victors - a first in history.
Once back in the Capitol Haymitch urges Katniss to confess an undying love to Peeta in front of Panem in an interview. Her and Peeta are crowned winners by President Snow (Donald Sutherland) and sent home to District 12. They both receive riches, food and a new, large house in Victors Village for them and their families. Peeta learns of Katniss' fake confessions and the two rarely, if ever, speak. Katniss continues to be haunted by the memories of The Hunger Games and is visited by President Snow as he informs her of rebellion in the districts. He threatens to kill her, Peeta and their families if she does not convince him of their love story. Katniss and Peeta proceed to go on 'Victory Tour' and visit the districts beginning with District 11 - home of Rue and Thresh. Katniss gives a speech that leads to people saluting her and then ends in chaos.
After the events of District 11, Katniss and Peeta stick to reading speech cards in every district. Attempting to convince Snow, Katniss and Peeta get engaged and reveal it to Panem. When they reach the Capitol, they meet Plutarch Heavensbee (Philip Seymour Hoffman) the 75th Hunger Games Head Gamemaker. President Snow informs Katniss of failing to convince him and the Victors are sent home. Snow reveals that the tributes for the 75th Hunger Games can only be Victors meaning Katniss is being forced to return to the arena as she is the only female victor of District 12. After begging Haymitch to volunteer for Peeta if his name is called, the three proceed to the reaping. Effie reveals that Haymitch has been chosen and Peeta volunteers in his place. They all travel to the Capitol and Haymitch educates Katniss and Peeta on the other tributes, stating they will need allies if they want to survive. Refusing, Katniss convinces Peeta they'll go in alone. Before the tribute parade, Katniss meets Finnick Odair (Sam Claflin), the male tribute from District 4, who ask Katniss for secrets and flirts with her a little. After the parade, where the duo wore fire-like outfits again, they meet Johanna Mason (Jena Malone) the female tribute from District 7.
During training, Katniss befriends Beetee and Wiress, the tributes from District 3, whom she learns about force fields from. Later she befriends Mags, the female tribute from District 4, an eighty year old woman who volunteered for Annie - Finnicks girlfriend. For the tribute interviews, President Snow insists Katniss wears a wedding dress, but Cinna informs her he made some alterations. While doing a twirl, her dress starts to transform to resemble a mockingjay. Peeta reveals that he and Katniss in fact are already married and that Katniss is pregnant - both of which are lies. Prior to entering the arena, Cinna is killed infront of Katniss in an attempt to put her off. Katniss reaches the cornucopia and retrieves the bow & arrows and quickly becomes allies with Finnick. They unite with Peeta and Mags and enter the jungle where Peeta walks into a forcefield. After resuscitation, they are chased with poisonous fog where Mags sacrifices herself in order for Katniss and Finnick to carry Peeta. The three then fight off mutts and retreat to the beach.
"Divergent" is my favorite kind of movie, and though it shares a fair amount of DNA in common with "The Hunger Games," it ranks as far superior in my book. Granted, on this opinion, I clearly diverge from the vast majority of film critics " and perhaps a good many fans as well.
So allow me to explain.
When I go to the movies, I want to be transported someplace completely new, immersed in that world and compelled to identify with the characters I meet there. This is a broad enough definition to encompass nearly all movies, from "Wall-E" to "March of the Penguins," but you might be surprised how few actually succeed at meeting this relatively simple goal.
"Divergent" does. How? Simple " so simple, I wish more filmmakers would study this trick, make note of it and incorporate it into their own films: Take a character, the more naive or inexperienced the better, put her (or him) in an unfamiliar situation and tell the story from her point of view. When done well, this tactic never gets old, and it makes all the difference between "sit back" movies (escapist fantasies that we watch like passive observers) and "lean forward" experiences (where we engage directly with what"s onscreen).
Think about it: This strategy is what makes "The Bourne Identity" one of the most visceral action movies in decades " amnesia being an incredibly convenient device for putting us on a character"s level. But it also works on the arthouse end of the spectrum, when foreign films offer up identifiable protagonists struggling to navigate unfamiliar environments, such as Saudi Arabian "Wadjda," in which a girl tests the limits of a society that forbids her desire to own a bicycle, or Palme d"Or winner "Blue Is the Warmest Color," where intimate closeups bring us inside the emotional headspace of a teenager experiencing her first lesbian love affair.
You don"t even have to stick with the character in question for the whole journey. "Mad Men" didn"t. If you go back to the first episode of the first season, you"ll see that it privileges Peggy"s p.o.v. " a clever way of inviting audiences to discover Don Draper and his retro Madison Ave. advertising world through the eyes of the firm"s newest employee.
In "Divergent," the story focuses on Beatrice Prior, AKA Tris, whom we meet on the eve of her "Choosing Day" and whom we follow " though I think "become" would be a better word, since Shailene Woodley is a wonderfully identifiable actress, and director Neil Burger puts us in her head the whole way " through the consequences of her choice. Now, plenty of critics complained that it takes almost two hours for the action to kick in. For the record, I am 100% OK with that. The last half hour of "Divergent" " the half hour those people so badly want more of " is the part that I"ve seen countless times before (and frankly, the way Burger handles the finale, it looks a little too much like a bunch of kids playing Lazer Tag in some empty Chicago warehouses).
By contrast, I would"ve been happy to spend the whole movie in Exposition mode " that"s what the detractors consider all that extraneous downtime before the story kicks in. We believers describe it as "Worldbuilding," a concept invented by classic sci-fi writers and all but perfected in the decades since by videogame designers. In both arenas, the creators must invent a world from scratch, think through the "rules" that govern it and find an effective way to communicate them.
The most effective way is exactly as I"ve just described: Give us a character to identify with and then invite us to figure things out vicariously through them. This is the reason why videogames, in which we literally assume control of someone in an unfamiliar world, devote their first few levels to letting players figure out how things work. There"s an art to doing this as smoothly and intuitively as possible, and someone like James Cameron is a master of this approach, whether our avatar is the lower-class stowaway through whose eyes we discover "Titanic" or the 10-foot, blue-skinned Na"vi of "Avatar."
In "Divergent," Tris is a bright and resourceful character who nimbly adapts to each new challenge that"s put before her. When she chooses to join the Dauntless faction, we learn the rules right alongside her " from that first rooftop-jump through the MacGyver-like behavior that gets her through her final test. It"s exciting to spend time in such a space, where the filmmakers respect the intelligence of both their protagonist and the audience.
Katniss Everdeen is written that way in Suzanne Collins" "The Hunger Games" (first person, present tense), but the film somehow botches this sense of connection, failing to let audiences inside her head. Instead, director Gary Ross forces us to remain bystanders to the story " ultimately closer to the fabulous, bloodthirsty mob that follows along from the Capitol than we are to Jennifer Lawrence"s character. Meanwhile, he overcompensates with clumsy external tricks, like using shaky camerawork to suggest the agitation of the lottery scene. Katniss may be a strong heroine, but she"s not especially relatable in the film, and it"s nearly impossible to read how she feels toward her two love interests. (The sequel fixes these problems, elegantly identifying with Katniss as the game makers rewrite the rules.)
"Divergent" gets it right. Movies aren"t nearly as interesting to watch as they are to experience, and Burger gives us the chance to identify with Tris on multiple levels: There"s her connection to her family, the decision of her future, the dangerous initiation rites required to join Dauntless and even a sizzling romantic dynamic with Four (Theo James), a handsome character who helps her along without bumping Tris from the driver"s seat of her own story. Through it all, "Divergent"s" message is clear: Tris is different from the others. She"s special. And because of the vicarious way Burger involves us in her journey, by extension, so are we.
Did I mention that "Divergent" is my favorite kind of movie?
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Entries are being accepted through 7 October for the prestigious 2017 Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation. The competition is sponsored annually by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, and Photonics Media to honor groundbreaking technology and product inventions within the high-impact industry of optics and photonics.
The Prism Awards competition is not just a beauty contest, as the successes of past winners attest. Presented in nine categories by industry leaders at a banquet featuring the who's who of the photonics industry, the awards boost visibility, recognition, and brand equity for companies bringing innovative products to the market.
A scan of recent news details some of the winners' results:
- Earlier this year, NKT Photonics announced its plan to purchase UK rival Fianium, the winner in the category of Scientific Lasers in 2015 for its high-power fiber lasers generating ultrafast broadband supercontinuum light.
- In April, acquisition of PD-LD, the winner in Scientific Lasers in 2012, was completed by Necsel IP Inc. PD-LD won for its dual-laser source for shifted excitation Raman difference spectroscopy, with a significantly better signal-to-noise ratio than other methods.
- This summer, Seek Thermal, winner in Imaging and Cameras in 2015 for its thermal imaging camera for consumer products, announced a strategic marketing partnership with OtterBox, one of the top brands in smartphone case protection.
- Also this summer, Mermec, winner in Detectors, Sensing, Imaging, and Cameras in 2012, was awarded a 10-year inspection contract by the Finnish Transport Agency. Mermec won for its diagnostic systems mounted to the fronts of high-speed trains to perform in-depth inspection and analysis of tunnels and clearance profiles, capturing imaging data of obstacles ahead.
- Last month, the information technology advisory firm Gartner, Inc., ranked Nanoscribe as one of the top five "Cool Vendors in 3D Printing 2016." Nanoscribe was the winner in Advanced Manufacturing in 2014 for its accurate and fast 3D laser lithography system.
- Late last year, Amplitude Systèmes announced a financial partnership with Samsung Ventures Investment Corp., and a collaboration agreement on ultrashort-pulse laser microprocessing with the Max Born Institute. Amplitude won in Industrial Lasers in 2012 for its ultrafast fiber laser.
"Our goal with the PRISM Awards is to give visibility to the extraordinary innovation across the optics and photonics community," said SPIE CEO Eugene Arthurs. "The range and quality of submissions are striking. Each year we showcase evidence of the realization of the potential for photonics that can be found in SPIE conferences. It is energizing to be part of this enterprise, encouraging invention, and laying the foundations for rewarding and meaningful careers."
Prism Awards applications are judged by a panel of leading industry experts, venture capitalists, luminaries, and visionaries. Winners will be named at a gala banquet on 1 February during SPIE Photonics West in San Francisco, California.
"The 2017 line-up is already poised to be impressive," said Pamela Robertson, SPIE Industry Relations and Prism Awards Manager. "Every year applications give us a glimpse of the future, via technology advances in healthcare, security, manufacturing, consumer electronics — from phones to virtual and augmented reality — and more. I'm honored to work with these individuals and companies."
About SPIE
SPIE is the international society for optics and photonics, an educational not-for-profit organization founded in 1955 to advance light-based science, engineering and technology. The Society serves nearly 264,000 constituents from approximately 166 countries, offering conferences and their published proceedings, continuing education, books, journals, and the SPIE Digital Library. In 2015, SPIE provided more than $5.2 million in support of education and outreach programs. http://www.spie.org
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Photonics Media, a brand of Pittsfield, Mass.-based Laurin Publishing Co. Inc., publishes Photonics Spectra, BioPhotonics, EuroPhotonics, Photonics Buyers' Guide, and Photonics.com. With a collective subscriber base of more than 150,000 worldwide and more than 4 million unique website visits per year, Laurin Publishing's Photonics Media products and publications lead the photonics industry with editorial excellence and integrity -- fostering a tradition of innovation and progress by sharing knowledge, insights and visions for the future. More information at http://www.photonics.com


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The current ESF Catalog is online only, and is updated as needed throughout the year. To view the version officially associated with a particular year of entry to the College, please refer to the appropriate catalog of record.
Special Academic Options Undergraduate Study
Special Academic Options
Honors Programs
The ESF Honors Program is a two-way street: the College provides enrichment, experience and special opportunities for our most promising students and our honors students provide leadership and service to the Honors Program, the College, and the broader community. Honors students translate their academic skills into leadership, service or both (e.g., undergraduate student government, leadership or membership on special committees, student clubs), or in campus service (e.g., Orientation Leaders, student mentors, ESF ambassadors). We hope former honors students will return to campus after graduation to share their post-graduate experiences with their younger peers.
In line with these broad goals, ESF offers two distinct honors programs:
- Lower Division Honors Program (for freshmen and sophomores)
- Upper Division Honors Program (for juniors and seniors)
The Lower Division Honors Program provides first- and second-year students with value-added educational experiences that engage students in unique challenges. Academic components of the program strengthen exploration and communication skills through interdisciplinary assignments and discussion.
The Upper Division Honors Program provides opportunities for junior and senior students to complete intensive research and creative projects under the guidance of faculty, emphasizing and encouraging holistic and multidisciplinary awareness of the problems and opportunities in studying the environment.
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Service-learning is a form of structured experiential education in which students engage with the community to be active learners, enrich their sense of civic responsibility and explore a practical application for course content. Faculty oversight, students' reflective thinking and college/community reciprocity are key components of service-learning.
For a list of courses that have incorporated service learning in the past, please refer to the service-learning website.
International Study Abroad
SUNY-ESF is committed to enhancing the internationalization of ESF students' academic experiences. ESF believes strongly that international experiences provide students with the opportunity to develop the skills necessary to be informed, active, responsible, and culturally-sensitive global citizens.
The Office of International Education assists students who wish to participate in the College's diverse study and research abroad opportunities noted below.
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Additionally, several academic departments pair pre-health interested students with academic advisors who have particular expertise in these areas. ESF pre-professional interested students may also participate in the Health Professions Advisory Program (HPAP) offered through Syracuse University.
ESF offers pre-professional advising to students interested in pursuing law as a profession.
Unlike some other professional programs, law schools do not require or recommend a specific program of study or specific coursework. Instead, the Law School Admissions Council advises students who are interested in the legal profession to pursue undergraduate education that demonstrates success in intellectually challenging curricula that enhance students' critical thinking skills.
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Students considering graduate studies in public administration are encouraged to meet with ESF's pre-PA advisor as early in their academic careers as possible to discuss how a MPA program may help them achieve their educational goals and to take advantage of services, such as ESF's M.P.A. articulation agreement with Binghamton University and ESF's joint degree program with Syracuse University's top-rated Maxwell School M.P.A. program.
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Captain Mark A. Brogan, a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom (2005-2007), suffers from noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus.
"I was injured by a suicide bomber at close range, on April 11, 2006, while leading a foot patrol in Rawah, Iraq," he told to the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA). "My hearing was substantially damaged. My first hearing test was not till a few months after my injury. The test results showed that my right ear had been perforated and sustained severe to profound damage and the left severe…The inner ear was so damaged that my vestibular system was damaged and my balance and dizziness were horrible."
Captain Brogan's experience with hearing loss is one of many among veterans. Since the early 2000s, service people have reported both hearing loss and tinnitus after returning from combat zones in Afghanistan and Iraq. Statistics show that approximately 60% of all veterans returning from combat zones have reported cases of hearing loss and tinnitus.
Because hearing loss is one of the most common military service-related injuries and it dramatically affects the lives of our veterans, the Department of Veterans' Affairs has substantially contributed toward hearing loss research. In fact – it was after World War II that hearing loss was first explored in depth.
Exposure to Dangerous Decibels & Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
Noise-induced hearing loss occurs when we are exposed to dangerous levels of noise, whether in short bursts, singular events, or over a long period of time. For members of the military – as well as 60% of the American workforce – noise-induced hearing loss is a leading occupational hazard.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) advises that sound louder than 85 decibels, for 8 hours, is the safe limit. Any sounds that exceed 85 decibels in the workplace – whether it is carpentry, dentistry, factory work – could potentially cause permanent hearing loss. Additionally, the louder the sounds, the less time it takes to harm your hearing.
Hearing specialists tell us that exposure to dangerous levels of sound could permanently damage our inner ear hair cells, which are responsible for receiving amplified sound waves and translate them into neural signals to send to the brain. Due to exposure to loud noise, hair calls could be permanently damaged and do not regenerate. This leads to sensorineural hearing loss.
What could be done to protect the hearing of the members of our military?
Combating in Hearing Loss – A Report from the Podcast 99% Invisible
Roman Mars, host of the podcast 99% Invisible, reported in 2016, "The US Marine Corps buys a lot of foam earplugs. Visit any military base and you'll find them under the bleachers, at the firing range, in the bottoms of washing machines…they are cheap and effective at making noise less noisy."
Earplugs could reduce noise by 30 decibels, which is a significant amount – especially when noise levels in combat zones greatly exceed the safe upper limit of 85 decibels. Though they are not the best option, Mars says, "In a military situation, a reduction of 30 decibels is especially helpful with a steady grinding background din such as the thrum of a Blackhawk helicopter."
However, even with this knowledge of hearing loss and the protection generic earplugs provides, many members of military prefer not to wear them for one simple reason: "they miss other important (softer) noises happening around them." And this is particularly important for members of the military who must be on alert in their surroundings.
Dr. Eric Fallon, interviewed for this report, tells us, "The noise environment of the modern battlefield can change very quickly. Service members need hearing protection that allows them to hear quiet noises and protects them when things get loud. In a combat situation, soldiers depend on their hearing to help them figure out what to do when things escalate quickly on the ground. A routine patrol, for instance, may suddenly come under fire without warning."
As a better solution to foam earplugs, Dr. Fallon recommends tactical communication and protective systems (TCAPS). These simultaneously protect hearing of service members while also delivering sounds they need to hear. The Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans' Affairs are looking into further research to support the use of TCAPS in the military.
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If you are a veteran and are experiencing hearing loss or tinnitus (ringing of the ear), contact us at Sound Hearing Group today. We provide comprehensive hearing testing, and if a hearing loss is detected, our team will provide customized hearing aid fittings to meet your needs.


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As a Boomer mentor, if you wonder why Xers and Yers don't seem to be willing to work past 5 p.m., or that some of your staff mysteriously quit without much explanation, then you're still adjusting to the attitudes of Generation X and Y.
Such adjustment is certainly to be expected, considering the differing work ethics among younger generations. Gen X works to live, not lives to work, which is pretty much the opposite of the thoughts and business strategies by which Baby Boomers and older generations (Builders) worked and lived.
But as those Boomers approach retirement, a significant skilled worker shortage is expected, which means that understanding, guiding and developing Gen X and Y is an absolute necessity to creating a firm legacy.
The X and Y generations of workers bring indispensable skills to the table, especially in terms of creativity, versatility and technological dexterity and acumen. Highly educated, they also are expected to have a strong, broad-based knowledge of business.
Mentoring young professionals is going to be a challenge and working cooperatively with them to maintain their energy and enthusiasm is the key to success.
Mentoring (coaching) helps staff (mentees/protégés) by giving them the opportunity to discuss their thoughts, personal and business strategies, decision-making processes and issues with an experienced businessperson and listener.
Ultimately, the firm is strengthened through the mentoring development process as it supports the growth of staff through a better understanding of themselves and the world of business.
All levels of people within the firm—from the partners to the newest staff –should take advantage of the mentoring process.
A mentor can support and help the mentee grow, thereby positively influencing their career. As new staff are assigned a mentor, so should all people within the firm as they are promoted to take on wider scopes of responsibility.
It is important to assign a mentor to staff as they progress through the firm to ensure they have an advocate mentor to guide and support them through a developmental process. This mentoring process needs to include partners in charge of offices, managing partners and partners in firms so that people at the highest level can problem-solve and be inspirational leaders.
The business reason for mentoring is to retain, develop and promote the right people. We have all heard the adage that people are our greatest asset, but surely even greater is the retention of the right people.
Mentoring is a process of an experienced person, probably a Boomer or Generation Xer, working with a less experienced person (Generation X or Y). Mentors need to understand the difference in each of the three generations (Boomers, Generation X and Generation Y) in the workplace today.
Mentors and mentees differ not only by personality, gender, needs and wants, but also by generation. Mentee thoughts, strategies and issues are greatly influenced by these factors. Males and females think and communicate differently, as has been highlighted in many research studies and books. Do differences in generation have as much of an impact on employee performance as do the other factors?
Anecdotal evidence suggests that the understanding of the experiences, work styles and characteristics of the differing generations can aid mentors to increase the chances of success in mentoring, and thereby, increase productivity and profit.
Through mentoring, the goal is to develop an understanding of the different talents and identities to retain and develop professionals who will carry the leadership of the workplace for future staff.
A systematic and developmental approach through mentoring can be successful, not by shaping the next generation in our likeness, but rather by supporting the emergence of their talents and gifts.
Mentors will be able to do this through confidence-building in Generations X and Y while also guiding the development of creative thinking, creative problem solving and effective and appropriate communication skills.
All the generations have to understand the reasons behind their differences and celebrate those differences in the workplace.
While Boomers want a more formal, documented review process, Xers and Yers are more interested in development. Simply put, X and Yers have to be more aware when it comes to communication, and Boomers have to be open to new ideas and give more frequent mentoring feedback.
To meet the needs of the mentees is the mentors' job as they are the guides on the career paths of the mentees. It is the mentors' job to maintain a positive attitude and direction in the career development of the mentees.
Rex P. Gatto, Ph.D. is founder and president of Gatto Associates, LLC, a consulting firm dedicated to helping people in the workplace enhance productivity. He is the author of five books, including, "Mentoring Process for CPAs." He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Posted on Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 11:09 pm:
Hi, everyone! I was wondering about sunflower seed butter (in particular, Sunbutter Organic). The only ingredient is "fresh roasted organic sunflower seed."
It's very tasty, but I'm starting to wonder if it's a problem. I find myself craving it like crazy, and then when I eat more than a little bit I flush and my cheeks get hot and, strangely, break into a sweat. I'm also trying to figure out if it might be responsible for a subtle negative effect on mood -- not nearly as dramatic or clear-cut as a typical msg reaction, though.
Might this be a glutamate issue? Is it potentially something else? Any thoughts or ideas are very much appreciated!
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Posted on Friday, April 22, 2011 - 12:43 am:
Hi Ziva, ive no experience of sunflower seed butter, but if you feel its a problem it most probably is. Trust your instinct and what your body is telling you would be my advice based on personal experience. You can always try it again later and see what happens.
Jerry Story
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Posted on Friday, April 22, 2011 - 1:48 am:
I quit sunflower seeds and sesame seed butter when I found they had too much omega-6 and not enough omega-3.
A high ratio of omega-6 over omega-3 promotes tumors.
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Posted on Friday, April 22, 2011 - 5:23 am:
Foods rich in glutamate and aspartate:
1) Grains: Wheat, barley, and oats are highest. Corn and rice are lower than the previous three but higher than potatoes.
2) Dairy Products: All Cheeses (cheddar, Swiss, Monterey Jack, Mozzarella, PARMESAN) are very high. Casein is very concentrated in cheese and is 20% glutamic acid by composition.
3) Beans: Soy, Pinto, lima, black, navy, and lentils
4) Seeds:
, pumpkin, etc.
5) Peanuts: Very high, as are cashews, pistachios, and almonds. I have more detailed charts on the site to show exact values for the various nuts. Everything in moderation applies when eating nuts of any kind. So, I do not recommend you reach for nuts when you are really hungry unless you can stop after a few. Nuts are very good for you..in moderation. For example, seven almonds a day gives you what you need .
6) Diet drinks: Primary source of aspartate (aspartame/Nutrasweet)
7) Prepared foods, soups: 70% of prepared foods and many soups have MSG
8) Meats: Note: All meats are naturally rich in glutamate and aspartate. Lamb (and eggs) are the lowest, while rabbit and turkey are the highest.
Jerry Story
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Posted on Friday, April 22, 2011 - 9:06 pm:
Glutamate can be bound or unbound. In #6 and #7 it is unbound and therefore is bad. Do we need to be concerned about the others?
Roy Piwovar
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Posted on Saturday, April 23, 2011 - 6:20 am:
Jerry, I don't seem to ever react to bound forms of glutamate.
Unregistered guest
Posted on Saturday, April 23, 2011 - 9:56 am:
Once we've got a handle on 'our' own particular sensitivities, we know what to watch out for, but sometimes newbies (or super sensitive people) need to know what foods are high in glutamate, because it doesn't take much processing of those foods to turn them into the free-glutamic form. Just thought it would be good to pass the list (albeit shortened) to Ziva who was wondering about (processed) sunflower seed butter.
Unregistered guest
Posted on Saturday, April 23, 2011 - 10:54 am:
I really appreciate all of the responses! I am generally pretty good at avoiding glutamate-rich foods, but I seem to have a couple of blind spots
In particular, ali, thank you for the reminder to trust what my body is trying to say -- not sure why I was trying to rationalize away what seems like a pretty obvious reaction!
Also, Di, thank you for the list from DogtorJ - I have definitely been "burned" by quite a few items from that list in the past. It's helpful to see sunflower seeds up there in the company of parmesan, peanuts, and most prepared foods (of course), all of which I know to avoid.
Finally, it's helpful to be reminded of just how processed this product is -- roasted, blended, concentrated, etc. And it probably didn't help that I was enjoying it in abundance!
Thanks again to all. This board is an amazing resource.
Unregistered guest
Posted on Sunday, April 24, 2011 - 2:36 am:
You're very welcome Ziva!
I can only speak from my own experience but i generally dont react to bound glutamte unless its cooked tomatos...i have no luck with tomatos, which is a shame because i love tomato soup and bolognese!! Ive tried and tried (i dont like to admit defeat) but finally had to concede
that my body does not like tomatoes. My youngest daughter cant tolerate them either. Sometimes we all have blind spots or dont want to admit that a favourite food is a problem. Good luck in your endeavour to find all your triggers
Roy Piwovar
Unregistered guest
Posted on Sunday, April 24, 2011 - 4:32 am:
Ziva, I only react to tomatoes if there has been citric acid added to them.
Unregistered guest
Posted on Monday, April 25, 2011 - 9:48 am:
Di makes a good point - we can "process" foods in our own kitchen, that are high in bound glutamate by the way we cook them. Slow cooking in water hydrolyzes protein, as we know, so using a crock pot, will free glutamate.
Deb A.
Unregistered guest
Posted on Monday, April 25, 2011 - 11:11 am:
Ali, have you ever tried the tomato sauces in our book? One is simply cutting up fresh tomatoes (firm and not overripe, or they will contain more glutamate). Also, most of the glutamate is in the seeds and juice, so you can try removing some of those. Add some olive oil, fresh minced garlic, dry or fresh basil, salt and pepper. Let that sit out for a couple hours and then toss with hot pasta. If you like, you can add the garlic to some hot olive oil in a pan and cook slightly, then add the rest of the ingredients and just heat through and serve on pasta. I like to add some hot pepper flakes and a little stevia, too.
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Posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 1:00 am:
I havent Deb. I must get the book down off the shelf and have another good read through the recipes. I got a little disheartened with the recipe measurements being in cups. It was quite time consuming to convert everythign to european metric measurements. But Mariann kindly sent me a set of cups and teaspoons so i really must have another go at the recipe section. I do still make the oriental beef (oyster sauce) noodle recipe every week from your book. Its a family favourite as are some of the cake recipes. Ill be sure to have another look through and try some of the tomato recipes in there. Thankyou Deb.
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Better-than-expected data from the job market and the service sector lifted the benchmarks yesterday. However, shares of Hewlett-Packard plunged to their lowest level since November 2002 after the company announced a discouraging earnings forecast. H-P's shares were the biggest laggard among the Dow components and also somewhat eroded the broader markets' gains.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) gained 0.1% to end at 13,494.61. The Standard & Poor 500 (S&P 500) rose 0.4% to finish yesterday's trading session at 1,450.99. The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index moved up 0.5% to close at 3,135.23. The fear-gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) declined 1.8% to settle at 15.43. Consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq were roughly 6.2 billion shares, lower than the daily average volume of 6.38 billion. Advancers and the declining stocks on the New York Stock Exchange were at par, both coming in at 47%.
Meanwhile, Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) revealed in its National Employment Report that US companies added 162,000 jobs in September, higher than the expected 143,000 jobs. According to the report: "Employment in the U.S. nonfarm private business sector increased by 162,000 from August to September, on a seasonally adjusted basis. The estimated gains in previous months were revised lower: The July increase was reduced by 17,000 to an increase of 156,000, while the August increase was reduced by 12,000 to an increase of 189,000".
Separately, the Institute for Supply Management released its data on economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector. According to the report: "The NMI registered 55.1 percent in September, 1.4 percentage points higher than the 53.7 percent registered in August. This indicates continued growth this month at a faster rate in the non-manufacturing sector". This is higher than consensus estimates of a reading of 53.6. The index also registered its highest level since March 2012.
Through this week, investors have received a couple of positive economic readings. On Monday, the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said economic activity in the manufacturing sector had expanded for the first time since May. An increase in new orders and employment drove the manufacturing sector higher in September. A day later real estate data provider Corelogic Inc. (NYSE:CLGX) reported that U.S. home prices rose for the sixth consecutive month in August. The company's home price index increased 0.3% in August from the prior month.
Meanwhile, Hewlett-Packard Company's (NYSE:HPQ) CEO Meg Whitman announced that company was lowering its earnings forecast for fiscal 2013. The announcement dragged the company's share price to a nine year low. Whitman further added that except software, earnings from all other businesses might fall. H-P's shares plunged 13% to close at $14.91 yesterday. The company anticipates adjusted earnings in the range of $3.40 to $3.60 per share for fiscal 2013.
Coming to the sectors, energy was a major loser yesterday due to a fall in crude oil prices. The Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) plunged 1.2%. Among the stocks, Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY), Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO), Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB) and ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) plunged 1.7%, 1.6%, 1.5%, 1.5% and 1.0%, respectively.
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Me: HELLO! I'm glad you decided to read this story! It is the sequal to the sequal: Frozen Time with Lost Memories. 'K? Now...my muse will be...who?...I actually haven't decided.
Nari: Whatcha doin'?
Me: Nari! You'd be perfect!
Nari: For what?
Me: Being my muse!
Nari: WHAT? Okay, fine, I guess I'll be a good sport.
Me: (Returns her special whip.) (You'll find out why I did that later, okay?)
Nari: SylphWindDancer owns nothing. Only Scarlett Aurion, Celeste Aurion, Rylan, Renne, and Athena Aurion, Noishe's human form, not Noishe per se, Zeki Aurion, Sabrina, Theron, Hazel, Mahala, Myrtle, and sadly enough...me and this story.
Me: For those of oyu who don't remember, I didn't steal NAri from my sister's story, The Order of the Elements. I created her, therefore, I am allowed to use her!
Nari: What did I do, Goddess? Just send me a sign.
Me: Hope you like this story! .
Tales of Symphonia: Troubled Times
Chapter 1: Back...
"I'm soooo bored!" whined a certain red head swordsman.
"Well, find a way to entertain yourself!" snapped the ninja sitting beside him.
"Sheena, maybe you can entertain me!" Zelos winked.
"Zelos, you're such an idiot." retorted Genis, playing with a deck of cards.
"I heard that, you little twerp!"
Well, it WAS peaceful back on Earth until a mishap happened. Lloyd, our Eternal Swordsman had transported the large group to Earth instead of Derris-Kharlan. And it wasn't only his group - it was about fourty five more survivors that had managed to survive the horrid Theron's grasp of death. Lloyd was still hitting himself on the head for mistaking it, because they were now trapped there after Origin mysteriously vanished after the transporting.
Nari, on the back of Starlitt - Yuka's mare - rode up, bareback, "C'mon, Zelos. Just because you're bored doesn't mean you have to torture everyone else. There's plenty to do around here! They have their own breeding grounds filled with animals! -It's rather impressive."
"I'm glad you think so." smiled a woman named Sabrina, who was Yuka's adoptive mother.
"I'm glad that you're glad because I truly am impressed." Nari nodded, smirking.
Yuka came running out of the house, ran up the large, steep hill, flying (Literally) past Zelos, Sheena, Nari, Genis, and Sabrina up by the same apple tree that had triggered their quest. A certain silver head Sage was charging after her, "I must see how this 'cell phone' works!!!!" Raine cried.
Yuka ignored her, still talking on the silver flip phone, repeating on the phone to her friend, "No, it's not a party, it's a mistake! ...Well, tell him you don't want to. ...No, it's not that hard!"
"Uhh...can I call you back? 'K. See ya later. Huh? Xylon? ...He's...not here anymore...yes, he is...no, I can't tell you how...alright...yeah, just tell Zach I said 'hey'...okay...alright, bye." Yuka flipped her phone down, ending the conversation. She landed on the roof of their large barn, taunting Raine because she couldn't reach her.
"Just five minutes!"
"We're back!" chirped the ex-chosen from Sylvarant.
"I like the woods." commented Lloyd, "There's no screaming Zelos."
"Hey!" Zelos made a puppy face.
Kratos rubbed his head, already annoyed at returning so soon, and having to hear this racket. You'd think kids these days would quiet down after four thousand years...right?
Anna stomped over to Zelos, slapped him in the head, making him whine and wipe the look off his face.
Two girls approached the group, telling their mother that the survivors were now hidden in the woods in treehouses. One girl, obviously the oldest, with brown hair and green eyes looked at her mother, up at Yuka on the rooftop, and back at her mother, sighing as her younger sister explained everything before her, then she ran over and glomped Zelos, "I love Zelos!" (My sister really is a Zelos fan. But this isn't what they really look like) She had long brown hair and brown eyes.
"Gah! Can't breath!" Zelos gasped.
"Hey!" Sheena fumed, "He's taken!"
The girl backed off, "Sorry. Couldn't resist."
Sabrina sighed, "Oh, stop that, Hazel." and she turned to the older sister, "Myrtle, where's Mahala?"
"Still swinging from tree to tree." Myrtle blinked, "She likes the treehouses a little TOO much. I think she needs to take a chill-"
"I'm BAACCKKK!" rang a voice.
"Dang. She's back." Hazel frowned, snapping her fingers.
A girl with REALLY LONG brown hair and hazel eyes approached, followed by Luke, Irene, and their other dog - a syberuan husky named Crescent - coming out of the forest.
"Who's she?" asked Celeste, petting the horses along with her son, "I knew you had two 'big sisters,' but you never told me you had a 'younger sister.'"
"Yeah, she's always in the forest, working on stuff, and building stuff. That's my 'little sister', Mahala." Yuka informed.
"Nice ta meet ya." Mahala grinned sweetly.
"She looks like an angel, but she's really a devil." murmured Hazel.
"I heard that, ya know." Mahala glared.
Nari sighed, and ignored them, and turned her attention to a pair of twins and their sister, "You guys wanna ride with me? I'm gonna ride around."
The youngest, Athena, cheered, "Yeah! I want to!"
Rylan and Renne grinned, "Why not?"
"I'll stay." Zeki grunted.
Then, the three looked at their mother and father first, "Can we?"
Scarlett and Yuan raised an eyebrow, saying, "I don't see why not."
"Yah!" Renne smiled.
"Chirp, chirp, cchhhhrrriiiippp!"
"Lloyd, did you HAVE to transport that dam bird, too?" groaned an evil glaring Presea.
"Uhh...I didn't mean to!" Lloyd countered.
"Yeah, whatever." Genis shook his head, going back to his book while Yuka was now trying to fly out of Raine's magic area. "NOO! YOU ARE NOT LOOKING AT MY CELL PHONE!!! GENIS SAGE, RESTRAIN YOUR SISTER!!!!"
"How am I supposed to do that?" Genis questioned.
Genis sighed, and walked in front of Raine, waving a vase. Raine froze, staring at the vase and not who was holding it. Her left eye twitched as she chased down her brother, screaming all the facts of the vase. Rylan raised a confused eyebrow, "Someone still has yet to tell me WHY she's like that."
"Long story short: they were dumped as children, and she found the place where they were abandond, but she hasn't worn off of her craze." the human Noishe reported, not looking away from Regal's eye from a staring contest. (No, they're not lesbion or gay! No offense to anyone.)
"Oh." was Rylan unsatisfied answer.
"We've only been here for a month..." complained Mithos, "And we STILL haven't found Origin OR a way to get outta here. I need to shout this to the world: I HATE MY LLIIIIFFFFEEEEE!"
They listened to the echo of Mithos's voice and sweatdropped.
Kratos sighed, "I must hold on before I, too, go totally mad."
Anna poked him randomly.
"Too late."
"Oh, perk up. A have some recomended bottles of wine at the house. There's more than plenty. Get yourselves completly drunk, if you want." Sabrina grinned evilly.
Nari raised her hand, "I'm in!"
"Me too!" Zelos cried.
Everyone else looked at the teens on or near the horses and snapped, "None for you."
Rylan muttered, "Maybe if they get drunk enough, we should steal some for ourselves."
Hazel smirked dangerously and told the teens, "I think you guys should wait in the treehouses. It's not pretty when they get drunk."
"How do you know?" Athena asked.
"Lemme just say one thing: internet."
"What's internet?"
"An online thing on the computer."
"What's a computer?"
"A technology device that allows you to tap onto stuff that you can't normally."
"...I don't get it."
Yuka offered, "I'll show you sometime."
"Okay!" Athena smiled, getting on the back of Starlitt behind Nari.
"Be back. You guys ready?" Nari asked, looking back at Rylan and Renne sharing a quarter horse.
"Yeah." they chorused.
"Then let's go."
They tapped the horses gently on their stomachs with their heels, telling them to go forward. They went down the hill, automatically having the neighbors run up and ask, "Are you shooting a movie? Why are you dressed like that?"
Nari groaned, telling the others not to answer.
All she did was glare threateningly at them, and they nearly wet themselves, running inside.
Nari smirked victoriously, keeping the horses on their course.
"Well..." Lloyd looked at the position of the sun, which was heading downward, "I'd say it's about...6:32, so who's ready to get drunk?!"
Myrtle looked at her watch, shocked that it was, indeed, 6:32!
"Memememe!" Zelos smirked.
Colette twitched slightly, but nodded, "I haven't ever drinken..."
Sheena nodded, "First time for everyone. Wait - you have drank before! Back when I first became chief!"
Colette sagged her shoulders, thinking, "...I did?"
"Wow. She got REALLY drunk." blinked Presea.
"Well, c'mon." Kratos groaned, "I want to get this over with."
"Hey, am I still considered a child?" asked Mithos.
"...No, technicly not." Yuan shook his head.
"AWRIGHT!" Mithos pumped his fist.
"Drunk world, here we come." Anna sneered.
They didn't begin drinking until Nari returned, (out of the goodness of their hearts) and then they began. It was two hours later, and they were the most nineteen people you would've ever met. The nineteen as in the same Lloyd, Colette, Genis, Kratos, Raine, Sheena, Zelos, Presea, Regal, Noishe, Anna, Scarlett, Celeste, Mithos, Nari, Sabrina, Hazel, Mahala, and Myrtle.
They'd also been exchanging jokes whenever they did 'spin the bottle' and it landed on somebody.
Zelos spun it, and it landed on Anna. She giggled, "I remember one time, I think the first time Kratos and me had you-know-what...I became prenant with Lloyd."
Lloyd blinked, waving a shaking fist, "I did NOT want...to know that!"
Anna then spun it, and it pointed at Mahala. She admitted, "The first guy I kissed was in kindergarten!"
Everyone laughed at that...for some strange reason. She spun it, landing on Nari. She groaned and said, "One time, I became drunk back when there were still strange animals on the planets, and I got so drunk, I couldn't mount my horse. It picked me up by the shirt, and dragged me home!
Outside, the four teenagers were gaping at how drunk their parents were. The jokes...were most disturbing.
Athena made a vomiting noise and coughed, "I can't take anymore. I'm going back to the treehouses to sleep."
"I'll go with you." Zeki twitched.
"Me, too." Renne srunched her face up.
"And me." Rylan groaned.
The four walked back to the treehouses, not hearing anything from their parents until morning. They reached the treehouses in the woods crawling with panthers and bears (which they really reside in my woods in my backyard) safely. They then heard a faint voice, and they saw a white glowing spirit - like a ghost.
"Rylan...Renne, Athena...Zeki..." it begged, "Listen to me."
"Origin?!" Athena gasped.
"Yes. Listen, I have not the power to transport you back to Symphonia. I won't have it for some time. The only thing I can tell you is this: tell your parents...someone has been constantly watching you." and Origin faded away.
"Origin, wait!" Renne pleaded, but he vanished.
"Well, I guess we'll have to wait until morning." Zeki sighed, "They wouldn't take it seriously with how drunk they are right now."
"Yeah." Rylan nodded.
They climbed up the ladders into their 'rooms' in the treehouse. They were unaware of two dark hazel eyes staring at them once they fell asleep.
Me: Did you like the first chapter?
Nari: I LUV GETTING DRUNK!
Me: I think you're still drunk...
Nari: No, I'm not. I'm hyper.
Me: Nari, you are so totally my missing half.
Nari: Yea!
Me: Yea!
(High fives each other)
Me and Nari: Read and review, tell SylphWindDancer/me how you liked it! Please!