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Do you know what Česká Republika Policie virus is?
If this question has popped up in your head, Česká Republika Policie virus probably has already taken over your computer and removed your access to the desktop. This cunning ransomware virus is capable of modifying your Windows Registry, disabling Task Manager access and restricting your access to the entire computer. This is a reliable way for schemers to block you from having Česká Republika Policie virus removed; however, this is not what the operation has been designed for. In reality, the main reason behind the system's locking is the bogus alert that will be presented on top of your screen.
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She told The Independent's Radar magazine: "Because there are few parts, there's fierce competition and anything that's led by a woman is not finance-able. So those movies are typically under-financed and under-budgeted and under-made. Film-makers are 90 per cent male, so we don't have a more balanced perspective from our storytellers. We're way behind in this possibly progressive medium.
"It takes not just actors and actresses noticing it. It takes audiences saying, 'I will show up to see a movie led by a female cast or one focused on the female life or elements of female perspective.'"
Meanwhile, in her personal life, the 'Magic Mike XXL' star - who is married to Johnny Depp - is looking forward to turning 30.
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I have been taking Klonopin for about 5 years or so and recently endeavoured toward weaning off of it. I got to a very high dosing of 6mg a day. And I gradually was taken up to that high of a dosing, but my doctor had me initially try a taper off from that dose over the course of 4 weeks this past summer. That got me into the ER, I woke up and couldn't breathe among many other withdrawal symptoms I was experiencing. Then over the past few months I have been at a dosing of 2mg a day... and I've still been experiencing a great deal of the symptoms for withdrawal. It goes as far as waking up to numbness in my left arm nearly every morning. I don't have health insurance currently. Been hard to see my doctor or any other doctor for that matter... Very scared, not sure what to do... any advice is greatly appreciated!
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You'll have to get in to see the Dr somehow. After 5 years you'll need a good 6-8 months (months) of supervised, gradual reduction. Based on other unique factors regarding your health, other meds if any etc., there may be need to prescribe other meds to help you when you get close to zero.
So, have confidence, dump the fear, it's just holding you back and really, no need to fear, just get the help you need with this. It's a long process, yes, but is is just that, a process. Keep in touch.
Thanks for your response, have a plan to go talk to my doctor that has been orchestrating this, but I guess I'm just confused as to how he could estimate 4 weeks being the initial time frame to taper off... how he can get away with that in some ways. He didn't even suggest any med to assist, or help while decreasing the Klonopin dosage. I guess I'm curious really as to what I should tell him, say...
He just grossly underestimated the time frame, at least he gave it the 4-weeks, I've heard worse scenarios where much less time was allowed. Also, it's not just the time, it's the reduction rate too. We don't always get their reasoning, we're at their mercy which is why we have to get our point across and our needs made known, and in this case the need is time, lots of it.
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I can't quite believe i'm writing this but Seb will be 3 in November and this year we're having a little party for him. He had a party for his 1st birthday to be honest looking back, it was a bit pointless as he was to young to enjoy it(Alex will be having a nice tea and a trip to soft play or something instead).
I'm never happier then when i have something to organise so i am already party planning. The party is going to be at our house and we've got about 20 people to invite, all the children are under 5 so will be happy enough with simple games and the toys in the playroom.
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Maloney Announces Over $1.1 Million Investment in Orange County Head Start Program
Newburgh, NY – Representative Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) announced more than $1.1 million in federal funding for Head Start of Eastern Orange County, Inc. This investment will support Early Learning and Head Start programs that provide education and development services for low-income children. Since joining Congress, Rep. Maloney has secured more than $6 million in federal Health and Human Services (HHS) investments for Head Start programs in Orange County alone.
"As a father of three kids, I know firsthand how important it is to give our kids a strong academic foundation - it's the single most important investment we can make," said Rep. Maloney. "It's a fact that kids who have the opportunity to learn early in Head Start and other early childhood programs are better prepared for the future than kids who don't, and this federal investment makes sure more children in Orange County get that opportunity to succeed."
"We very much appreciate the support of Congressman Maloney. We know we can't do this alone and are grateful to our community partners that support our efforts to ensure every child has the skills necessary to enter kindergarten ready to learn and be successful life-long learners," said Ann Pagliaro, Executive Director of Head Start of Eastern Orange County. "We are excited to continue operating 13 daily classes for 227 pre-school children from this community. Our mission is to ensure there is no achievement gap for any children entering kindergarten."
This federal investment builds upon previous awards that Rep. Maloney secured for Head Start programs in Orange County. Last February, Rep. Maloney announced that his office secured a $1.7 million grant for the Regional Economic Community Action Program (RECAP), which totals over $3 million secured in the past two years for RECAP. Last April, Rep. Maloney also announced more than $2.2 million for Head Start of Eastern Orange County to support Early Learning and Head Start programs that provide education and development services for low-income children. Since joining Congress, Rep. Maloney has secured a total of over $6 million for Head Start programs in Orange County. Together, these awards will continue to provide families across the Hudson Valley with the resources needed to provide education and development services for children and families.
Head Start and Early Head Start programs provide comprehensive child development programs for children from birth to age 5, pregnant women, and families. The programs focus on preparing children for school. Head Start of Eastern Orange County is a non-profit organization which provides education to more than 300 children in the Hudson Valley and employs more than 40 full-time staff. Their mission is to provide the highest quality program to meet the health, education, and social supports of children and families so that they can be successful in school and in life.


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As a freshly minted graduate from an engineering college my first job was in a steel plant. One of my core responsibilities was to stand for hours together in front of a big panel board and monitor it. The panel board was an automated operating system that would tell me about the functioning of the entire plant, at a glance. With a blink of a light, the panel would tell me the exact locations which had problems and needed attention. It made it seamless for me to identify the problem and then fix it in a jiffy. So, my earliest lessons in micro-monitoring came from a panel board in a steel plant. The panel board taught me that it is prudent to monitor the most important things, and not everything.
That's the power of micro-monitoring. It tells you exactly what to fix, where to fix and thus improves your execution skills. Over the years I have realized that the key to driving a successful business with effective leadership is to adapt the positive habit of micro-monitoring.
If you want to do good execution, you need to fix the problem, and to fix problems, you need to monitor it from close quarters. Therefore, micro-monitoring is one habit which helps you understand the pulse of the organization.
Now, the key is not to confuse between micro-monitoring and micro-management. I am advocating micro-monitoring and not micro-management. "Micro" is, of course, the five letter word in management speak, conjuring up images of dreadful "micro-managing" bosses. Such people observe to control excessively the work of subordinates, gives too much attention to minor details, telling employees what to do and how to do, every tiny bit of it. This is the worst form of leadership which stifles individual initiatives, innovation and fosters mediocrity creating an organization of dwarfs.
Micro-monitoring is not about interfering in somebody's job. It is a phenomenal tool as it helps you understand things that are happening on the ground in organizations of today which are fast, agile and responsive.
It allows you to understand what is really happening in your business, with your people and your competition, and helps you to take the right decisions. It is not about getting into somebody's territory. It is all about understanding the real pulse of an organization through right questioning and right engagement practices.
There are host of things in an organization, but micro-monitoring is about focusing only on the elements which will have a lasting and revolutionary impact on the organization. This can be done by sharpening one's skills with an ability to assess and distill down to understand the smallest and important things at the ground level. Hence, it's not about the number of points you monitor, but about the right points that you need to monitor. Once you know what the right things to do are, you fix them and can build the desired foundation for the business to go to the next level. Any transformational journey is always on the bed of micro-monitoring with the right inputs at the right time. Therefore, micro-monitoring actually helps you empower – once you understand that things are doing well you start trusting the abilities and build the solution around to get the right outcome.
Thus, Micromanagement and Micro-monitoring are two different pillars of running a business. Micro-monitoring has today become perhaps one of the best ways of operating as it makes you agile, proactive and responsive, while facilitating seamless flow of information. Micromanagement on the other hand is very disruptive which de-motivates people, loses steam and alignment, and leads to sycophancy. Hence, it is up to the leader to adopt a desirable way – my way would be to successfully micro-monitor.
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thats my home... Love the wallpaper. Who cares if it is overly used, U can always make different wallpapers, but I like this one. Instead of just orange, can we get all the sabayon colors...yellow,orange, and red ? Don't get me wrong, I love the dark colors and this is my new wallpaper, but I'd also like to see the same one with all the original sabayon colors. New wallpaper for live disc may be??
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WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Several days of anxious waiting came to a thrilling end for Whitman College alumna Holly Brooks on Tuesday morning.
A phone call from Pete Vordenberg, head coach of the U.S. Olympic cross country ski team, confirmed that her dream had come true…
Brooks had just been added to the U.S. Olympic squad for the Vancouver (B.C.) Games that get underway Feb. 12.
Brooks, who graduated from Whitman in 2004 and lives in Anchorage, Alaska, got the good news while still at home with husband Rob Whitney.
"We hugged and jumped up and down," Brooks told a reporter for the Anchorage Daily News.
Brooks, 27, a coach at Alaska Pacific University, came to Whitman from Seattle, Wash. She majored in sociology-environmental studies and led the cross country team in each of her four seasons.
She also was part of Whitman's first Semester in the West program, an interdisciplinary course in which select students spend the fall semester traveling throughout the western U.S., meeting with variety of leading figures in conservation, ecology, environmental writing, and social justice.
Brooks has stayed in touch with Whitman, serving as one of its top alumni admission representatives.
A four-woman U.S. Olympic cross team was first selected and announced on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Brooks missed that cut but was told to stay ready in case a new Olympic quota system made an additional spot available to the U.S. team.
While a number of highly accomplished athletes were in line to fill that fifth spot, it isn't surprising that Brooks got the nod.
She was fifth on the national points list, just 1.63 points out of the third spot.
Brooks picked up a silver medal earlier this month at the U.S. National Championships, placing second in the 20-kilometer classic with a time of 1:14.29.2. That was just 10 seconds behind winner Kikkan Randall, widely recognized as the top women's cross country skier in the U.S.
Brooks added a fourth-place finish in the classic sprint race.
Late in 2009, Brooks made her opening statement for an Olympic roster spot by winning four of six races on the U.S. SuperTour in Montana and Canada.
Had the U.S. women's team been allotted more than five Olympic spots, Whitman might well have a second alum headed to Vancouver.
Laura Valaas, a 2006 Whitman graduate, made her own statement at the national championships earlier this month, winning a silver medal in the classic sprint, taking bronze in the freestyle sprint, and placing sixth in the 20-kilometer classic.
While at Whitman Valaas twice qualified for the national championships, earning All-American honors in three different events, placing as high as fourth in a 15-kilometer freestyle race. An applied mathematics major, she also earned Second-Team Academic All-American honors as a senior.
After getting her good news Tuesday, Brooks left the next day to train with other Olympians at the Canmore Nordic Center in Alberta, Canada. The U.S. skiers also plan to race in World Cup races slated for Feb. 5 in Canmore.
Ironically, Brooks was named to the Olympic team just a few months after Whitman inducted the late Guttorm Berge into its Athletic Hall of Fame.
Berge, who skied for Whitman in the early 1950s, won a bronze medal at the 1952 Oslo Olympics, skiing for his native Norway.


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In 2006, the European Commission, through the DG Justice Liberty and Security, initiated work on bio-preparedness and arranged two seminars on European bio-preparedness and a workshop on transport and traceability of bio-materials. In 2007, the Commission initiated the Green paper on Bio-preparedness. During 2008, the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear materials (CBRN) Task Force was formed, which was composed of approximately 250 experts from throughout Europe. Each of the three areas created Sub-groups. The Bio-subgroups held expert meetings through April-September 2008 concerning following topics:
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The final conference of the CBRN Task Force took place in Prague, Czech Republic, from 29-30 January 2009. A final CBRN Task Force report was generated that was composed of 264 recommendations. This report formed the basis for the CBRN Action Plan. The CBRN Action Plan consists of 68 Horizontal (H) Actions, 15 Chemical (C) Actions, 17 Biological (B) Actions and 25 Radiological/Nuclear (RN) Actions. The decision by the EU to carry out the CBRN Action Plan was taken on 30 November 2009. The EU CBRN Action Plan is being implemented during 2010-2014.


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An area of disturbed weather over the Deep South has the potential to spawn the next tropical system of concern for the Atlantic basin during next week.
"Formation of a tropical system will depend on whether or not this disturbance moves over the open waters of the northeastern Gulf of Mexico and spends a few days over the warm water," according to AccuWeather Hurricane Expert Dan Kottlowski.
Tropical storms have formed in this manner in the past, but the process can be very slow.
The area being monitored extends from northern Florida to Louisiana spanning Tuesday to Friday. If a tropical storm forms, it would acquire the name Fiona.
Regardless of whether or not a tropical storm develops, light winds, copious amounts of moisture and the disturbance itself will produce rounds of heavy rain through next week.
A slow-moving storm system will deposit locally heavy rainfall over much of the southeastern United States through this weekend.
The disturbance near the Gulf coast will enhance the rainfall beyond the weekend.
Many locations from the southern parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia to northern and central Florida can receive 1-2 inches of rain on an almost daily basis. Much of this rain can fall in an hour or two where thunderstorms develop. Rainfall of this nature can easily lead to localized flash flooding and brief travel disruptions.
Cumulative rainfall is likely to exceed 5 inches and could reach 12 inches locally. Should a tropical system take shape, rainfall exceeding 12 inches is not out of the question. Rainfall of this nature could lead to major flooding across a larger region.
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NEW YORK (AP) — From Marlon Brando to Patricia Arquette, Hollywood stars have often used their moments on the stage to make political pleas. Some inspire change, some polite applause and some are simply mocked for trying to get serious about a personal cause at a ritzy gala.
Meryl Streep's acceptance speech about President-elect Donald Trump and his policies at Sunday night's Golden Globes was different in many ways from previous such speeches. As the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement honoree, she was afforded a large chunk of time and so she didn't have to blurt out a sentence or two before an orchestra played her off. Few, too, can match her talent as a performer and speaker.
Streep's speech, which led to Trump on Monday dismissing her as "overrated," has already joined the colorful history of awards show podiums transformed into passionate pulpits. Here are some of the most famous ones:
— Marlon Brando, 1973. The actor didn't accept his 1973 Academy Award for best actor for his performance in "The Godfather." Instead he sent Sacheen Littlefeather, president of the National Native American Affirmative Image Committee. Littlefeather said Brando could not accept the award because of "the treatment of American Indians today by the film industry and on television in movie reruns." She said: "I beg at this time that I have not intruded on this evening, and that ... in the future our hearts and our understandings will meet with love and generosity."
— Bert Schneider, 1975. Accepting the Oscar for best documentary for his Vietnam War documentary "Hearts and Minds," producer Schneider read a telegram from the North Vietnamese ambassador at the Paris peace talks. Schneider said, "It's ironic that we're here at a time just before Vietnam is about to be liberated." Frank Sinatra, the show's host, later in the broadcast apologized for "any political references on this program."
— Michael Moore, 2003. When Moore accepted the Oscar for best documentary in 2003 for "Bowling for Columbine," the war in Iraq had begun just days earlier. Moore condemned President George W. Bush for the invasion. "We live in the time where we have fictitious election results that elect a fictitious president," Moore said. "We live in a time where we have a man sending us to war for fictitious reasons." He concluded: "We are against this war, Mr. Bush. Shame on you, Mr. Bush, shame on you."
— Sally Field, 2007: Accepting her Emmy Award for the series "Brothers and Sisters," Field's words protesting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were partly censored by Fox. "Surely this belongs to all the mothers of the world. May they be seen, may their work be valued and raised and to especially the mothers who stand with an open heart and wait, wait for their children to come home from danger, from harm's way and from war," Field said. "Let's face it, if the mothers ruled the world, there would be no goddamn wars in the first place."
— Sean Penn, 2009: Just months before Penn won the best actor Oscar for the gay rights activist Harvey Milk biopic "Milk," California passed Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in the state. (It was overturned in 2015.) Said Penn, noting the Prop 8 protesters at the ceremony: "For those who saw the signs of hatred as our cars drove in tonight, I think that it is a good time for those who voted for the ban against gay marriage to sit and reflect and anticipate their great shame and the shame in their grandchildren's eyes if they continue that way of support." He added: "We've got to have equal rights for everyone."
— Patricia Arquette, 2015. Winning the best supporting actress at the Oscars for "Boyhood," Arquette took aim at the wage gap and gender equality. "To every woman who gave birth to every taxpayer and citizen of this nation, we have fought for everybody else's equal rights," said Arquette. "It's our time to have wage equality once and for all and equal rights for women in the United States of America."


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Thank you for your blog. I just discovered it and am looking forward to reading future posts. I wanted to share this with you. In 2011 my husband and I visited Newfoundland for 2 months with an RV caravan group. We fell in love with the province and the wonderful people who live there. Visiting Corner Brook was one of the highlights of our visit. At the end of our 2 months, we were very reluctant to leave and understood when we were told by one of our new friends that those born in Newfoundland may leave the island in their lifetime, but they will always return home again and again. We want to return also. We will never forget that magical place.
I just came across your blog today for the first time. Lucky you being in Coldbrook now with the nice weather you have been having. We lived in Centreville for 17 years. (I also spent my first 20 years there). In January we moved to Sherbrooke, Quebec so are getting to know the Eastern Townships. It's a nice area, but the valley will always be home. It does put us closer to our children in Ontario. I hope you are finding new areas to explore all the time.
Chris I am so pleased I stumbled across your blog tonight, and you kindly sent me the link to this one. I love it, you writing style is so easy to read, and you have made me laugh on more than one occasion. Always an asset in a writer I think. I look forward to getting to know you more on my t-comm journey. You are precious, keep blogging. Love Suzi
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You left me a very kind message on my message board at Transformation.com and invited me to read a little about your journey as well. Thank you so very much. It has been a difficult journey and I do hold all the confidence in the world that my world will get better. Just when I think the grieving is over, it comes upon me in waves that swallows me up in the current and I sob uncontrollably. But those moments come less now and do not last as long.
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It's a great time of year for music fans — summer concert series are starting to roll out (we'll have more about that next week) — and a number of our finest local musicians have recently released new CDs.
Ray Mason, the man who is frequently referred to as, "the Godfather of the local music scene," recently released, "The Shy Requester," his first album in seven years. In addition to his work with the alt-country band, The Lonesome Brothers, and his own more pop-oriented group, the Ray Mason Band, Mason also works steadily as a solo artist.
Many of the shows he plays here in Franklin County at venues like the Montague Bookmill or Mocha Maya's (where he will perform on Sunday afternoon) are solo shows: just Ray and his trusty, old 1965 Sears Silvertone electric guitar.
Mason will be performing at Mocha Maya's in Shelburne Falls on Sunday, May 22, at 2:30 p,m. Mocha Maya's is a great room to experience a Ray Mason show as it has the feel of a house concert. Mason chats with the crowd, tells humorous stories between songs and even takes requests. Besides, beautiful downtown Shelburne Falls is a great place to be on a Sunday afternoon!
"The Shy Requester" was produced by Henning Ohlenbusch, who released his own new album with his band Gentle Hen recently and was featured in my column last week.
"The Shy Requester" was recorded at Ohlenbusch's Rub Wrongways Records studio in Northampton, and is a collection of 13 appealing tunes sung in Mason's instantly recognizable voice.
It seems like the local legend can write a song about anything, and on "The Shy Requester," you will find him musing on things like, "Supermarket Friends" and "General Malaise." But it's not all lighthearted fare here — the disc opens with an upbeat track called, "Heavenly Ladder," which, as it turns out, is a catchy song about death. "Life's heavenly ladder, we're all going to make that climb," Mason sings. "There's no way around it, no peaceful way out," he also reminds us.
Then there's, "Come Out and Play," another song about mortality that includes the line, "Close your eyes/ let the morphine drip flow/everyone around saying 'it's OK to let go. " While the title might indicate otherwise, this is a sad and moving song.
But don't worry! This is not a downbeat album, and in songs like "Not Everyone Can Live in California," Mason name-checks bands like the Beach Boys and The Lovin' Spoonful, whose musical influence can also be heard on this song and throughout "The Shy Requester."
As a producer, Ohlenbusch realizes that the best thing to do with Mason is just let him do what he does best, and this means putting the focus on the songs and capturing the best guitar sound possible. Ohlenbusch, along with Lesa Bezo (The Fawns), provides backing vocals on four tracks and on "Leroy Saw Me Do It," a wailing sax solo by Dave Trenholm (King Radio) that gives an edge to an already edgy tune.
"The Shy Requester" succeeds in capturing what a Ray Mason solo show is all about — a guy with a beat-up guitar, who plays and sings the heck out of some great tunes. It's a simple formula, but one that Mason has been successfully working for years. Whether you are a longtime fan or a newcomer, "The Shy Requester" is a welcomed addition to Mason's impressive catalog.
"The Shy Requester" can be purchased at the Mocha Maya's show and at Turn it Up! stores in Montague and Northampton. Mocha Maya's is located at 47 Bridge St. in Shelburne Falls. Admissions to this shows is free, but tips for the artists are always welcomed. Visit: www.raymason.com
Ray's partner in the Lonesome Brothers, Jim Armenti also has a new solo album out called, "The Poetry of Longing."
Unlike Mason, who plays solo shows all the time, Armenti's solo work has been a bit more low-key.
While he is a regular performer here in the Valley, it is usually with the Lonesome Brothers or one of his other projects, such as playing in the backing band of the Young at Heart Chorus.
So when Armenti plays a CD release show at Luthier's Co-op in Easthampton on Saturday night, it will be a rare chance to see him solo.
Armenti recorded "The Poetry of Longing," his third solo disc, in his home studio in Westhampton. It is a stripped-down affair, consisting of 11 tracks on which he plays acoustic guitar and some harmonica.
Armenti writes in the liner notes that this disc is a collection of "songs of longing for the usual human things: hope, love, redemption, joy; in the presence of loss of the usual human things."
"The poetry of longing/is a deeply clinging bell/they say, 'you never miss your water/til there's no water in your well,'" he sings on the outstanding title track.
The disc opens with the melodic, "What Good is a Song," where Armenti asks, "what good is a song if it doesn't capture you?"
This melodic song is the perfect opening for this haunting work, which is full of beautiful melodies and honest, poetic lyrics that come directly from the heart.
From the bluesy, "Skipping Stone," a tune that will provide perfect soundtrack to the summer days ahead, to the heartbreaking, "The Same Words," which reminds us that people are more alike than they care to acknowledge, this is a collection of songs that will stay in the mind of the listener long after the disc is over.
And Armenti's stellar guitar, with its traces of rock, blues, country and more, is one more reason to delve into this disc. Just listen to him tear through the rollicking, "Like a Train," and you'll know what I am talking about.
It will be great to hear these songs live, and you can do that when Armenti takes the stage on Saturday, May 21, at 7 p.m. Luthier's is located at 109 Cottage St. in Easthampton.
Local favorites, the Rick Murnane Band and the Ray Mason Band, will also be playing that night. Admission is free, but tips for the performers are always welcome.
Visit: www.jimarmentisoloalone.bandcamp.com
Li'l BeeDee & the Doo-Rites round out the CD releases with their new one called, "Betsy-Dawn Williams Presents ... Li'l BeeDee & the Doo-Rites." The title is a bit of a mouthful but Williams, who is the leader of the popular rockabilly/R&B band, felt that she needed to keep both her name and the band's in the title, since her first album was only credited to Betsy-Dawn Williams.
The new album is the band's second release for El Toro Records, a roots music label that specializes in rockabilly music and is based in Barcelona, Spain. El Toro Records distributes world-wide.
"Betsy-Dawn Williams Presents ... Li'l BeeDee & the Doo-Rites," features 15 tracks, all written by Williams, who produced the album with Jeff Potter and Norm Demoura from Harmonium Studios in Haydenville.
In addition to Williams, who handles all vocals and adds some rhythm guitar and percussion on the album, the Doo-Rites features Jeff Potter on piano, harmonica and drums, Mark Neveu on bass and Frankie Blandino on lead guitar.
The disc also features a guest appearance by Big Al Anderson (NRBQ), who adds some fiery lead guitar on "Try to Have Fun."
And fun is what this disc is all about. From Williams' sassy, twangy vocals, to the surf guitar and pounding drums that propel "Guacamole," this topnotch band makes music that makes for burning up the dance floor.
And they'll do just that when Li'l BeeDee & the Doo-Rites celebrate with a CD release "shindig" on Saturday, May 21, at the Florence VFW at 7 p.m. The VFW is located at 18 Meadow St. in Florence. Admission is $10 at the door. Copies of the new CD will be sold at the show at a discounted rate. Visit:www.lilbeedee.com
Sheryl Hunter is a music writer who lives in Easthampton. Her work has appeared in various regional and national magazines. You can contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Fruit flies the buzz in boundaries study
Fruit flies might be known best for overstepping their boundaries.
But the little pests may be key in explaining how we define just that, our personal space, according to a new study that included Western University researchers.
Anne Simon, a Western biology professor, was an author of a study published Wednesday that determined dopamine was a crucial component to regulating social space.
"Each animal has a preferred social bubble, a preferred personal space," said Simon. "If we can connect the dots with other animals, including humans — because we all have similar neurotransmitters — we may gain new ways of understanding what's happening in some disorders where personal space can sometimes be an issue."
The study, which included Yale researchers, found that dopamine — a chemical released by the brain that governs the "reward" pathways — affected how much physical space fruit flies required between each other.
When too little dopamine was released by the neurons of fruit flies, both male and female, they moved farther away from each other. Female fruit flies also expanded their social boundaries when too much dopamine was released. Males, on the other hand, got closer to each other when too little dopamine was released.
"They would not have the same incentives, males and females," Simon said.
Similarities in genetic information between fruit flies and humans suggest the research may prove better understanding in humans, too.
Simon said upcoming research will explore how dopamine release is affected by social cues, and how the ties between dopamine and sociability can be used to better understanding people with disorders such as autism and schizophrenia.


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West Indies Women still believe they can beat India Women in tomorrow's final one-day international and clinch the two points needed for automatic qualification for next year's 50-overs ICC World Cup in England.
The Caribbean side entered the three-match series needing just two ICC Women's Championship points to take one of the four automatic berths up for grabs but have suffered defeats in the opening two games, to put in danger their chances.
However, head coach Vasbert Drakes said the Caribbean side had been working hard on turning their poor form around, and were confident of a positive result in the final game.
"It's up to us as coaches to make sure the players are up for the challenge," the former West Indies all-rounder said.
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West Indies Women have been dogged by poor batting throughout the series, with several of their leading players failing to step up.
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Drakes said the Twenty20 World champions had found difficulty in coming to grips with India's spinners.
Captain Stafanie Taylor, usually a prolific scorer, has made just 15 and 19 in the series, while teenaged opener Hayley Matthews, Kycia Knight, and Shaquana Quintyne have all struggled.
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CUAHSI hosts two science meetings on opposite years: the Biennial Colloquium and the Hydroinformatics Conference. You can find out more about each here.
2018 CUAHSI Biennial Program
Click on the image below to view the full conference program.
Every two years, CUAHSI hosts a symposium to bring together the diverse fields of water science to discuss developments in the hydrology sector of the Earth Sciences. Under leadership from the CUAHSI Board of Directors, researchers present their latest findings and developments, propose community workshops, and interact with colleagues from different disciplinary fields from all over the country.
CUAHSI's Biennial Colloquium offers a unique opportunity and a casual environment for participants to discuss ideas and network with colleagues, as well as build new relationships. Students are especially encouraged to attend and present posters.
To view photos from the conference, click here.
2017 CUAHSI Hydroinformatics Conference
Click on the image below to view the full conference program.
The proliferation of data and cyberinfrastructure has created a new ecosystem for water related sciences in which to research, learn, and educate. This flood of information and systems, however, can be difficult to navigate and can add challenges to scientific and teaching workflows. To fully realize the advantages of information technology in water related research and education, we must develop, maintain, support, and employ data tools and resources that are useful, enable transformative science, and have low barriers to use. We invite researchers, educators, and practitioners in the water sciences, data and computational sciences, as well as information technology sciences interested in advancing hydroinformatics to participate in this interdisciplinary conference.
The conference will follow the completion of the third Summer Institute at the National Water Center, which is a seven week intensive research fellowship for graduate students to learn about the new National Water Model and help enhance water-related products and decision-support services across the country. A Summer Institute Capstone Meeting will be held on Monday, July 24th prior to the official start of the conference. Conference participants are invited to the Summer Institute Capstone Meeting to learn more about the program through the lens of projects presented by the student participants at no additional cost. A conference session will also highlight and summarize the research contribution made Summer Institute participants.
Photo Credits: Liz Tran (CUAHSI)


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POLS Course List
Undergraduate Courses
|Intro to Political Science (DS)
|Discussion of politics as an activity and of political problems, systems, ideologies, processes.
|Intro to World Politics (DS)
|Power and contemporary world politics since 1945 with emphasis on the U.S. role.
|Intro to American Politics (DS)
|American political processes and institutions, as seen through alternative interpretations. Emphasis on opportunities and limitations for practical political participation.
|Intro to Global Politics (FGB)
|Foundations in global politics from political, historical, and multicultural perspectives.
|Politics and Public Policy (DS)
|Perspectives on the role of government in guiding economies and civil societies with particular emphasis on the recent U.S.
|Introduction to Political Futures (DS)
|Introduction to political future studies. Using science fact and fiction, shows how past and present images of the future influence people's actions.
|Media and Politics (DS)
|Influences and effects of media on politics. Setting public agendas, interpreting events, manipulating the political process, political learning through popular culture.
|Reading & Writing Politics
|Develop skills needed to read and write political texts. Weigh competing views; read and analyze texts for what they do and do not say; craft and defend evidence-based arguments; practice writing mechanics and style. Repeatable two times.
|Problems of War and Peace (DS)
|Introduction to the problems individuals and political communities currently face with respect to war, peace, and international conflict. Includes questions of human nature, economy, morality, nuclear deterrence, arms control and disarmament, and alternatives to war.
|Political Design & Futuristics (DS)
|Possible social and political alternatives for the future. Conditions likely if present trends continue, formulation of visions of better futures, means for their achievement.
|Race and Politics (DS)
|Racial inequality in the U.S.; mechanisms of institutional racism in employment, education, criminal justice, electoral politics.
|Hawai'i Politics(DS)
|Introduction to and critical study of institutions, governments, and political processes in Hawai'i. Attends to race, class, gender, sexuality, indigeneity and nationality. Grounded in Native Hawaiian perspectives, with an emphasis on comparative study and dialogue. Pre: sophomore standing or higher, or consent.
|Native Hawaiian Politics (DS)
|Critical study of issues in contemporary Native Hawaiian politics, with an emphasis on application and active engagement. Pre: sophomore standing or higher, or consent.
|Topics in Hawai'i Politics (DS or DH)
|Intensive examination of particular institutions, processes, and issues. (B) the military in Hawai'i; (C) political thought in Hawaiian; Taught in Hawaiian; (D) politics of food. A-F only for (D). Pre: HAW 302 (or concurrent) for (C) only, sophomore standing or higher or consent. (C) Cross-listed as HAW 428) DS for (B), DH for (C).
|Indigenous Politics
|Conceptualizing politics from the perspective of indigenous epistemologies, philosophies, language, and social and political movement. Pre: sophomore standing or higher, or consent.
|Global Politics/Comparative (DS)
|Introduction to global politics with emphasis on concepts and theories developed from a comparative politics perspective. Pre: sophomore standing or higher, or consent.
|Comparative Politics of Developing Countries (DS)
|Political, economic, and social development in the Third World. Repeatable one time. Pre: sophomore standing or higher, or consent.
|Topics in Comparative Politics: Country/Regional (DS)
|Political, social, and economic processes in specific countries/regions. (B) Southeast Asia; (C) Pacific Islands; (F) Middle East; (G) Philippines; (H) Japan; (I) Europe; (J) India. Repeatable one time. Pre: sophomore standing or higher, or consent.
|Chinese Political Economy (DS)
|Interdisciplinary review and analysis of the social and political issues in contemporary China, the interchange between state and society in national policies, the relationship between cultural tradition and technological modernization in the social transformation process. A-F only. Pre: sophomore standing or higher, or consent. (Cross-listed as ASAN 308).
|Politics of Indigenous Language Revitalization (DS)
|Study of the importance and processes of language revitalization for indigenous peoples in Hawai'i, the Pacific, Asia, and North America. Pre: any 100 level POLS course.
|Global Politics/Intl Relations (DS)
|Introduction to global politics with emphasis on concepts and theories developed from an international relations perspective. Pre: sophomore standing or higher, or consent.
|International Relations (DS)
|Decision-making behavior of international actors; strategies of peacemaking. Pre: sophomore standing or higher, or consent.
|International Law (DS)
|Nature and function of international law in international politics. Pre: sophomore standing or higher, or consent.
|Current Issues in International Law, Organization, and Culture (DS)
|Principles, norms, cases, and their interaction with culture and organization in international politics. Pre: any 100 level POLS course or consent.
|International Organization (DS)
|International relations of governmental and nongovernmental organizations. Pre: sophomore standing or higher, or consent.
|International Migration
|Political-cultural economy of international migration: post-colonial populations, refugees, and immigrants. Pre: sophomore standing or higher, or consent.
|American Foreign Policy (DS)
|Purposes, methods, strengths, obstacles, prospects; factors affecting American foreign policy; impact abroad and at home. Pre: sophomore standing or higher, or consent.
|Model United Nations (DS)
|Simulation of United Nations organizations, especially General Assembly. Repeatable 4 times. Pre: 315 (or concurrent) or 319 (or concurrent), or instructor consent.
|Global Environmental Politics (DS)
|Evolution of international politics, law and decision-making on a variety of environmental concerns; from endangered species to pollution to climate change. Interaction of population, development, and environment in global governance.
|Religion and Law in the U.S. (DH)
|Surveys church-state jurisprudence since the 1940s, with special attention to difficulty of defining religion, and applies the religion clauses to current issues. A-F only. Pre: sophomore or higher standing, or consent. (Once a year) (Cross-listed as AMST 325)
|Advanced Topics in Global Politics
|Studies of political development in the context of increasingly integrated and globalized political economies. Repeatable one time. Pre: any 100 level POLS course or consent.
|History of Political Thought (DS)
|Theories, approaches, concepts, and issues developed or raised in history of political philosophy and thought. Pre: any 100- or 200-level POLS course, or consent.
|American Political Theory (DS)
|Origins and development of American political thought. Pre: any 100 level POLS course or consent.
|Topics in Political Theory (DS)
|Significant works, historical continuities, themes, and issues in political theory. (B) classical political philosophy; (F) revolution and utopia; (G) contemporary political theory; (I) Marxist philosophy. Pre: any 100- or 200- level POLS course; or consent.
|Feminist Theory (DS)
|Contemporary debates in feminist theory concerning gender, race, and class; subjectivity and representation; gender and colonialism; bodies, sexualities and "nature." Pre: any 300 level POLS or WS course; or consent. (Cross-listed as WS 439)
|POLS 340 Korean Politics and Society Through Film (DS)
|Examines modern Korean politics and society through films. Through movies and documentaries, students will learn major sociopolitical issues including military dictatorship, democratization, and globalization that Korea underwent for the last several decades. Repeatable one time. Sophomore standing or higher. A-F only.
|The Politics of Media (DS)
|Study of the political manipulation of aural and verbal images. Exercises to increase media literacy. Pre: any 100 level POLS course, or consent.
|Political Design and Futuristics (DS)
|Alternative future social and political possibilities; design of means of realization of desirable futures. Pre: any 100 level POLS course, or consent.
|The Politics of Film (DS)
|Political, philosophical, and artistic dimensions of film; cross-cultural film genres; representational practices in films. Pre: any 100 level POLS course, or consent.
|Nā Politika ma ka Nūhou Hawai'i - Politics in Hawaiian Language Media (DH)
|Study of Hawaiian news media with emphasis on political content. Taught in Hawaiian. Pre: HAW 302 (or concurrent) and one of 110, 120, 130, 170, or 171; or consent. (Cross-listed as HAW 445)
|Advanced Topics in Theory, Media, and Method
|Studies in political theory, media, and methods that analyze their interrelations in a globalized world. Pre: sophomore standing or higher, or consent.
|Disability Law and Politics
|Introduction to the history and politics of U.S. disability law and activism. An analysis of disability politics as the result of the interaction between disability movement activism and the development of policy and law. A-F only. Pre: sophomore standing or higher, or consent. (Fall only)
|Asian Women (DS)
|History, culture, and contemporary reality of Asian women in Asia and the U.S. Includes critical analysis of American feminist methodology and theory. Pre: one of 339, AMST 310, AMST 316, AMST 318, AMST 373, AMST 455, WS 360, WS 361, WS 439; or consent. (Cross-listed as AMST 438 and WS 462)
|American Politics (Elections) (DS)
|Examination of voters and voting processes (participation, apathy, socialization, symbolic process, media, etc.); ideologies and belief systems. Pre: sophomore standing or higher, or consent.
|Law, Politics and Society (DS)
|Relationships between law, politics, and society will be explored. Emphasis is placed on several dimensions of legality: legal "indeterminacy" and some of the many things that law does for us and to us; law's response to violence; the connections between law and social change; access to the law and its sociological dimensions; how/why law fails and what happens when it does. A-F only. Pre: sophomore standing or higher, or consent. (Cross-listed as SOC 374)
|Constitutional Law I: Institutional Power (DS)
|Provides students with methods for interpreting U.S. Supreme Court decisions and analyzes the U.S. Supreme Court's jurisprudence on institutional authority, including the Judiciary, Executive, and Legislative branches and their relationships to power. Pre: sophomore standing or higher, or consent.
|Constitutional Law II: Rights and Liberties (DS)
|Analyzes the U.S. Supreme Court's jurisprudence on civil rights and liberties. Pre: 375 or consent.
|Topics in Law and Politics (DS)
|Current issues; recent research findings; practical research undertaken by student. Pre: sophomore standing or higher, or consent.
|Topics in American Politics (DS)
|Specific institutions and processes of the American governmental system. Pre: sophomore standing or higher, or consent. DS
|Power in America (DS)
|Analysis of sources of political, economic, and social power in the U.S. and the institutions through which it is exercised. Pre: sophomore standing or higher, or consent.
|Environmental Law & Politics (DS)
|Focuses on theories, law, policies, and futures of U.S. environmental politics.
|Administration and Society (DS)
|Historical emergence of modern bureaucracy; mutual impact of administrative forms on social life; relation of bureaucracy to capitalism and patriarchy; constitution of the administered individual. Pre: sophomore standing or higher, or consent.
|Political Leadership (DS)
|Exploration of concepts and theories of political leadership, partly through biography, as preparation for public service or advanced scholarly inquiry. Pre: sophomore standing or higher, or consent.
|Politics and Public Policy II (DS)
|Overview of the policy-making process in various political arenas (families, cities, nations, etc.); emphasis on conceptual and empirical analysis. Pre: any 100 level POLS course or consent.
|Women and Politics (DS)
|Women's role in political institutions and processes in the U.S. and other countries. Female and male approaches to power; feminist political goals and actions. Pre: any 100 level POLS course (or concurrent), WS 151 (or concurrent), or WS 362 (or concurrent); or consent. (Cross-listed as WS 384)
|American Politics (DS)
|Institutions (parties, interest groups, legislatures, executives, local government); policies (national defense, poverty, energy, etc.), politics (symbolism, inequality, race, and gender).
|Public Policy-Making
|Students develop understanding of theory, practice, and ethical issues of public policy-making. Combines lecture/discussion and fieldtrips. Students develop policy analysis and strategic plans that identify issues, interests, and methods of influence. Repeatable one time. A-F only. Pre: HON 101 or HON 291, or departmental approval. (Cross-listed as HON 301)
|Political Inquiry & Analysis (DS)
|Introductory survey and analysis of methods used in empirical research, policy analysis, and social criticism.
|Advanced Topics in Law, Policy, and Society
|Studies integrating concerns of public law, public policy, public administration, and social movements. Pre: any 100- or 200-level POLS course, or consent.
|Democracy in Organizations (DS)
|Theory and practice of democratic organizations: women's and feminist organizations; co-ops, communes, and collectives; indigenous people's organizations; workplace democracy and social change. Pre: any 100- or 200-level POLS course or 390 (or concurrent) or WS 151, or consent.
|Nonviolent Political Alternatives (DS)
|Exploration of scientific and cultural resources for nonviolent alternatives in politics. Pre: any 100- or 200-level POLS course, or consent. (Cross-listed as PACE 373)
|Directed Reading and Research
|Pre: consent.
|Teaching Political Science
|Practicum for majors who lead, under supervision, a freshman seminar section of 110 or serve as undergraduate teaching assistants. Repeatable one time. Pre: 390 (or concurrent), senior standing; and consent.
|Legislative Internship (DS)
|Field placement at the Hawai'i Legislature integrated with academic study of political institutions and practices. A-F only. Pre: consent. Recommended: 390. (Spring only)
|Community Internship (DS)
|Field placement integrated with academic study of political institutions and community organizations. Repeatable one time. Pre: consent. Recommended: 390.
|Senior Thesis
|Independent research and thesis writing with supervision of senior advisor. Pre: 390 (or concurrent) and consent.
|Senior Seminar in Political Science (DS)
|Discussion of issues and questions of concern to graduating seniors in political science, including substantial research project. Pre: 390 (or concurrent) or senior standing or consent.
|Gender, Justice and Law (DS)
|Exploration of landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases related to sex and gender. Topics may include sex discrimination, sexual orientation discrimination, privacy, and reproductive freedom. A-F only. Pre: one of WS 151, WS 175, WS 176, WS 202, WS 360, WS 381, or consent. (Cross-listed as AMST 436 and WS 436)
Graduate Courses
|Master's Plan B/C Studies
|Enrollment for degree completion. Pre: master's Plan B or C candidate and consent.
|Scope and Methods of Political Science
|Main concepts delineating boundaries of discipline; approaches to knowledge employed by political scientists; empirical and normative theory; problems in theory-building; validity and reliability in research design; philosophy of science applied to political science.
|Political Analysis and Theory Building
|Survey of theory-building, approaches and validation techniques.
|Research Techniques and Analytic Methods
|Quantitative models and statistical inference techniques.
|Topics in Methodology
|Specific methodological techniques and practices introduced in 601 and 602. (C) simulation practicum. Pre: graduate standing or consent.
|Political Theory and Analysis
|Major contemporary approaches and styles in political theory, philosophy, and analysis.
|Tradition of Political Philosophy
|Discussion of texts and themes in the Western political tradition from Plato to Nietzsche. Repeatable one time.
|Hawaiian Political Thought: Theory and Method/Nā Mana'o Politika Hawai'i
|Study of Hawaiian political thought in writing from ca. 1825 to the present, with emphasis on theory and research methods. Pre: 303, HAW 402 and HAW 428; or consent. (Cross-listed as HAW 612)
|Topics in Political Thought
|Specific traditions and individuals, or particular issues and problems. (C) feminist theory. Pre: graduate standing or consent. ((C) Cross-listed as WS 615)
|Introduction to Indigenous Politics
|Historical treatment of the contact between state and indigenous peoples and a survey of contemporary indigenous political initiatives: social movements, media, indigenous studies programs, and events. A-F only.
|Politics of Indigenous Representation
|Politics of indigenous representations in media, literature, and academic scholarship.
|International Relations
|Analysis of theories: actors, decisions, systems, conflict, integration, alternative approaches to validation. Pre: graduate standing or consent.
|International Conflict Resolution
|Analysis of international conflict and conflict resolution. Theory and practice of negotiation, mediation, conciliation, facilitation, and other "third-party" methods of peaceful settlement. Pre: graduate standing or consent.
|Topics in International Relations
|(B) international relations and war; (E) international organization; (F) modeling international systems. Pre: graduate standing or consent.
|Comparative Politics
|Emphasis on Asia, theories of development, and comparative methods. At least one section a semester.
|Indigenous Peoples and Western Imperialism
|Historical examination of U.S. and European imperialisms, including national narratives, politics, and impacts upon indigenous peoples in the Americas, Pacific, and Asia. Repeatable one time.
|Politics and Development: Regional
|Politics of particular regions; particular development processes. (C) China. ((C) cross-listed as ASAN 608 and PLAN 608)
|Politics and Development: Topical
|Political ecology and development.
|American Political Institutions in Comparative Perspective
|Consideration of American political institutions and development relative to American philosophical foundations and non-American political forms. Federalism as an expansive devise will be emphasized, as will American influence and penetration abroad. A-F only. Pre: graduate standing or consent. (Once a year)
|Public Administrative Theory
|Focus varies among theoretical, comparative and developmental approaches to study of administration. One section each semester.
|Political Leadership
|Exploration of political leadership as a focus for research, teaching, and applied political science.
|Public Law and Judicial Systems
|Law, courts, and rights as a political resource; analyses of public law (including court decisions), other forms of dispute management, and judicial behavior and policy-making. Pre: 110.
|Public Law and Judicial Systems
|Law, courts, and rights as a political resource; analyses of public law (including court decisions), other forms of dispute management, and judicial behavior and policy-making. Pre: 110.
|Topics in Public Law and Judicial System
|Recent issues and practices in public law; particular judicial systems. Pre: graduate standing or consent.
|Introduction to Public Policy
|Perspectives on policy analysis; basic approaches to the study of public policy, political economy, and policy evaluation. (Cross-listed as PLAN 607)
|Politics of the Future
|Introduction to political futures studies; images of future, theories of social change, methods of social forecasting and designing preferred futures. Pre: graduate standing.
|The Future of Political Systems
|Normative and descriptive forecasts of political institutions, systems, subsystems, and behaviors. Design of preferred systems.
|Topics in Public Policy
|Particular political processes, specific political institutions, or particular policy area. (F) politics of health. Pre: graduate standing or consent.
|Asian and/or Pacific Politics
|Political development, international relations, decision-making processes, and systems of political thought in all or part of Asia and/or the Pacific. Repeatable three times.
|Contemporary Native Hawaiian Politics
|Study of political and social movements, political status, national and cultural identities, and issues of representation of Native Hawaiians.
|Topics in Asian and/or Pacific Politics
|(C) Korean politics. Pre: graduate standing or consent.
|Politics of Hawai'i
|Examinations from several perspectives of the political, economic, and cultural forces that historically formed Hawai'i and contemporary political themes, issues, and processes. Pre: graduate standing.
|Specialized subjects in political science.
|Graduate Intern Seminar
|Seminar for interns in the alternative futures or the indigenous politics options. Repeatable one time. A-F only. Pre: 672 and 673 or consent for the alternative futures option; 682 or consent for the indigenous politics option.
|Directed Reading and Research
|Repeatable unlimited times. Pre: consent.
|Thesis Research
|Repeatable unlimited times.
|Seminar: Research Methods
|Conceptual strategies, data collection approaches, and data analysis techniques appropriate to political inquiries. Repeatable.
|Writing Politics
|Seminar on the politics of writing, grammar, translation, argument, genre, and style with significant content on indigenous issues of oral traditions, alternative modes of writing and argument, and language continuance.
|Seminar: Political Thought
|Pre-announced topics. Repeatable. At least one section a year.
|Seminar: Indigenous Theory
|Pre-announced topics may include gender and sexuality studies, postcolonial theory, colonial discourse analysis, globalization, historiography; emphasis on indigenous epistemologies and the work of native scholars. Repeatable one time.
|Seminar: International Relations
|Pre-announced problems of both international organization and politics. Repeatable. At least one section a semester.
|Seminar: Comparative Government and Politics
|Pre-announced topics. Repeatable. At least one section a semester.
|Seminar: Public Policy
|Pre-announced topics. Repeatable three times. Pre: consent of instructor. At least one section a year.
|Decolonial Futures
|Topic engages probable and preferable futures of indigenous struggles and resistances. Emphasis placed on the ethics and responsibilities used to move towards those futures.
|Dissertation Research
|Repeatable unlimited times.


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Life is very precious. It can be broken and built with the click of a button. That's how life is.... It's beautiful.... How rain can make a rainbow. How a smile can change a day. Life is important. Everyone will get a chance to live it. Dream, Dream, Dream Big... Life is Good!courtesy:wikihow
Take a nature walk. Do research on you town or cities trails and recreational parks and areas. Check online or your local listings. You can enjoy nature on foot or on bike or roller blade. It's not overly important how you travel, just as long as you can soak up the wonder of a peaceful journey. The world is out there you just have to see it.
Create a bucket list. This helps put all your dreams into sight. Things you may forget that you even want! Set time limits along with your goals to help motivate yourself. Find inspiration the best way you know how, from looking through magazines to talking with your friends.
Think of the positives. Even if you agree with the teachings of the book or not, you can agree that positive thinking encourages positive results. So look on the bright side. Become an optimist!
Spread the word about love. Love is one of the most important things in the world. Love is very passionate and very powerful and can can triumph even over the roughest days. Remind yourself whenever things get tough that their are things to love, yourself included. Have a special little dessert that you love, or look through old family photos and realize that you and your family wouldn't be here with out love.
Don't worry be happy! Engulf yourself in positive music! Music has an amazing physiological effect on a mind, and sad music fosters depression. Try to avoid depressing music, especially when your blue already.
Immerse Yourself in Beauty! Hang pictures of beautiful places. Decorate your house in a peaceful way. Google search small animals or things that make you go "Awww". Do whatever it takes to constantly have your eyes and mind pleasured.