text:
i N urture Assumption
- Noah O'Brien'
- 3 years ago
- Views:
1 i N urture Assumption Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do "A graceful, lucid, and utterly persuasive assault on virtually every tenet of child development." -Malcolm Gladwell, The New Yorker
3 Critical Praise for The Nurture Assumption Judith Rich Harris wrote a brilliant book called The Nurture Assumption.... Beautifully and convincingly, Harris showed that our parents play a far smaller role in determining how we are than we could ever imagine and that what really matters is the influence of our peers. At a time when parents have become convinced that everything they say and do irreparably affects the lives and potential of their children, Harris s book is an absolute must-read. Malcolm Gladwell, Entertainment Weekly Im p o rtan t.... Lively anecdotes about real children suffuse this book.... Harris s brilliant stroke was to change the discussion from nature (genes) and nurture (parents) to its older version: heredity and environment. Carol Tavris, The New York Times A sea-changing book. Ellen Goodman, The Boston Globe Harris s book is well written, toughly argued, filled with telling anecdotes and biting wit. Howard Gardner, The New York Review of Books Harris s core, convincing message that many parents wildly overestimate their influence may usefully calm some nerves in this age of high-anxiety parenting. Robert Wright, Time A leading tome on child development published in 1934 didn t even include a chapter on parents... W ith an impish wit and a chatty style, Harris spins a persuasive argument that the 1934 book got it right. Sharon Begley, Newsweek Mixing logic-chopping rigor and wise-cracking humor, Harris turns academic overviews and her own sleuthing into a brisk tour of controversial data collection and interpretation. She deftly leads her readers through the inadequacies of socialization research. Ann Hulbert, The New Republic Her conclusions have rocked the world of child development Susan Reimer, The Baltimore Sun
4 Ms. Harris takes to bits the assumption which has dominated developmental psychology for almost half a century.... Her book is an extraordinary feat.... She writes with unusual clarity and irreverent wit. The Economist Occasionally, The Great American Hype Machine trumpets a book well worth reading.... I m pleased to welcome Mrs. Harris and her impressive rationality, serious scholarship, sardonic humor, and vivid prose to the ranks of realists. Steve Sailer, The National Review H arris... has razor-sharp common sense, perhaps the greatest gift of all. Wendy Orent, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution Shockingly persuasive.... Harris has an impressive breadth of knowledge, and entertainingly leads the reader from social development to genetics, from neuropsychology to criminology, and from social anthropology to linguistics and child-care. Simon Baron-Cohen, Nature Harris is a wonderful writer who doesn t stop drawing research from fields as disparate as behavioral psychology, ethnology, evolution, and sociology; she also draws cultural allusion from sources as disparate as Little House on the Prairie, Darwin, and Dave Barry. Marjorie Williams, The Washington Monthly [Harris] is eloquent and entertaining, she makes people sit up and pay attention, and she opens our eyes to important considerations. Sir Michael Rutter, The London Times Higher Education Supplement A cool compress for feverish parents who fear their every action... will mark their child s psyche for life. Lynn Smith, Los Angeles Times [Harris] presents her arguments in a style that is engaging and fun to read. People who raise children, teach children, and treat children will want to read this book. Dr. William Bernet, Journal o f the American Medical Association Judith Rich Harris is a fiery iconoclast who offers relief. If you accept the central thesis o f The Nurture Assumption, you can at last relax about raising your children.... Her book is worth reading if only for the pleasure of watching an acknowledged outsider taking on the conventional wisdom with such chutzpah. Jack O Sullivan, The Independent
5 The maverick writer and theoretician believes that peers, not parents, determine our personalities, and her unorthodox views have made the very real world of psychology sit up and take notice. Annie Murphy Paul, Psychology Today The Nurture Assumption is a hoot. [Harris] is a witty and articulate writer who clearly and systematically explains her refutations of commonly held assumptions in social psychology and behavioral genetics.... It s a very readable... entertaining book. Dr. Marilyn Heins, The Arizona Daily Star An iconoclastic contribution to conventional psychology, The Nurture Assumption may also be a window on the future, triggering a shift away from a century of thinking that elevates early parental influence over all else. Cate Terwilliger, The Denver Post W hat Harris proposes is nothing short of breathtaking... her ideas might easily be dismissed, but Harris has done some serious research in psychology, sociology, and anthropology, backing her theory with dozens of articles and studies.... She also has the wit to write about them in a breezy and often entertaining manner. Peter Jensen, The Baltimore Sun An extraordinarily ambitious attempt to reexamine, from the ground up, an entire century s worth of findings on the forces that mold the child of today into the adult of tomorrow.... Most of what Harris writes is not only illuminating, but thoroughly persuasive. Mary Eberstadt, Commentary Her ideas make fascinating reading, and her work clearly deserves attention from developmental psychologists and other scholars o f child development. Wendy M. Williams, The Chronicle of Higher Education The Nurture Assumption is a stunning book... Judith Harris shows how in thinking about child development we are trapped in a maze created by our uncritical acceptance of entrenched beliefs and biases.... The result is a new perspective that provides a thread we can follow to escape the maze. John T. Bruer, president of the James S. McDonnell Foundation; author of The Myth o f the First Three Years
6 Judith Harris s The Nurture Assumption is a paradigm shifter, which sounds like heavy work and yet she somehow makes it fun. David T. Lykken, professor of psychology, University of Minnesota; author of The Antisocial Personalities and Happiness: What Studies of Twins Show Us About Nature, Nurture, and the Happiness Set Point The Nurture Assumption is a rare book: clear, well informed, occasionally hilarious, and rich with compelling examples. David G. Myers, professor of psychology, Hope College; author of The Pursuit of Happiness: Who is Happy and Why and Intuition: Its Powers and Perils The book is based on solid science, analyzed with a piercing style that s not afraid to take on the leading orthodoxy, and communicated in a clear, accessible, terrifically witty way. Robert M. Sapolsky, professor of neuroscience and biology, Stanford University; author of The Trouble with Testosterone and Why Zebras Don t Get Ulcers Truly revolutionary ideas turn topsy-turvy our most cherished ways of viewing the world and ourselves.... This is essential reading if you want to know how you became who you are and what your children will grow up to be. Dean Keith Simonton, professor of psychology, University of California at Davis; author of Scientific Genius and Greatness: Who Makes History and Why
7 fp
8 Also by Judith Rich Harris No Two Alike: Human Nature and Human Individuality
9 The NURTURE ASSUMPTION Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do Revised and Updated BY JUDITH RICH HARRIS F R E E P R E S S New York London Toronto Sydney
10 /p FREE PRESS A Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc Avenue of the Americas New York, NY Copyright 1998, 2009 by Judith Rich Harris All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever. For information address Free Press Subsidiary Rights Department, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY This Free Press trade paperback edition February 2009 FREE PRESS and colophon are trademarks of Simon & Schuster, Inc. For information about special discounts for bulk purchases, please contact Simon & Schuster Special Sales at or Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Harris, Judith Rich The nurture assumption : why children turn out the way they do, by Judith Rich Harris, 2d ed., revised and updated p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Child development United States. 2. Child rearing United States. 4. Children and the environment. United States. HQ772. H dc ISBN-13: ISBN-10:
11 For Charlie, Nomi, and Elaine
13 Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters o f Life s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are w ith you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house o f tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams. You may strive to be like them, but seek not to m ake them like you. For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday. Kahlil Gibran
15 CONTENTS Introduction to the Second Edition xv Foreword to the First Edition by Steven Pinker Preface to the First Edition xxvii 1. Nurture Is Not the Same as Environment 1 2. The Nature (and Nurture) of the Evidence Nature, Nurture, and None o f the Above Separate Worlds Other Times, O ther Places Human Nature Us and Them In the Company of Children The Transmission of Culture Gender Rules Schools of Children Growing Up Dysfunctional Families and Problem Kids W hat Parents Can Do The Nurture Assumption on Trial 330 xxiii Appendix 1. Personality and Birth Order 343 Appendix 2. Testing Theories of Child Development 357 Notes 371 References 3 97 Acknowledgments 430 Index 431 About the Author 447
17 INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION They called me the grandmother from New Jersey and they said I had a hell of a nerve. I do, in fact, live in New Jersey, and ten years ago, when the first edition of The Nurture Assumption was published, I was sixty years old. And I did indeed have a grandchild, though she was still quite small. Now she s on the brink of adolescence and my youngest grandchild I now have four is in nursery school. As for the hell of a nerve, sorry, that hasn t changed. This is the second edition o f The Nurture Assumption, but its message remains the same. The experts are wrong: parental nurturing is not what determines how a child turns out. Children are not socialized by their parents. The nurture assumption is a myth and most of the research used to support it is worthless. Diplomacy has never been my strong suit. In spite of its uncompromising message, and the tumultuous criticism that greeted its first appearance, the book has been called back for an encore. I suspect the reaction to its second appearance will be far less tumultuous. To some extent at least, times have changed. But I m getting ahead of myself. My first job is to introduce you to the revised edition of The Nurture Assumption. As you ve already noticed, I ve provided it with a new introduction. Appendix 2, Testing Theories o f Child Development, is also entirely new. Among other things, Appendix 2 describes some research so fresh that, as I write these words, some of the studies have not yet been published designed to test my theory. Designed, interestingly enough, not by developmentalists but by criminologists. The most conspicuous change you ll find in this edition is the addition of endnote numbers: little superscripts like this,1 sprinkled here and there
18 throughout the text. The numbers take you to correspondingly numbered endnotes in a section at the back of the book, right after Appendix 2. The first edition had no little superscripts, though there were plenty of endnotes at the back. They were labeled with a page number and a phrase a few words that linked them to a particular spot on the specified page. I thought it was an elegant system because it left the text uncluttered. Unfortunately, there were problems with that system. People could read a paragraph and not know whether I had provided a reference in an endnote or was simply talking through my hat. Worse still, some readers never discovered the endnotes at all. Some of these unobservant people complained, loudly and publicly, about their absence. The endnotes are even more im portant in this edition, because that is where you will find much of the new material. For example, I made a prediction in Chapter 12 about the kinds of anti-smoking ads that would or would not be successful in lowering the chances that a teenager will smoke. The endnote contains an update on that prediction: two studies, done after the publication o f the first edition, that assessed the effectiveness of two different anti-smoking ad campaigns. Not to keep you in suspense, one series of ads was effective, the other was not. Would you care to guess which one was sponsored by the tobacco industry? Aside from the citations of specific articles and books (which are listed alphabetically in References), the endnotes also contain other information details or things of interest that didn t fit into the text. Before you start reading a chapter, it might be a good idea to glance through its endnotes, to get a quick preview of what they have to offer. For those who are fond of statistics, the total number of endnotes in this edition is 805 (versus 717 in the first edition). The reference list now contains 770 items (versus 691 in the first edition). A few references have been deleted; many new ones have been added. The text itself has undergone many small changes and a few medium-sized ones. I ve corrected minor errors and touched up passages that were confusing or hard to read. More important, I ve rewritten some sections in order to take account of what has subsequendy been learned about the topic under discussion. But neither in the text nor in the endnotes have I attempted to take account of everything that s happened, and everything I ve learned, since the first edition was published. To do that would mean writing a whole new book. As it happens, I ve done that. Its title is No Two Alike: Human Nature and Human Individuality. It contains, in addition to an update of the research, an update of the theory. Not a major renovation that wasn t necessary. The new version o f the theory is basically an elaboration of the one presented in
19 the book you currently have in your hand. More bells and whistles, as computer people say. The original version of the theory does a good job of explaining socialization but is a bit vague in accounting for individual differences in personality, noticeable even in identical twins raised in the same home. No Two Alike focuses on these personality differences, whereas The Nurture Assumption is mainly about socialization. It is now clear to me that socialization and personality development are two distinct processes. Socialization adapts children to their culture, with the result that they become more similar in behavior to their peers o f the same sex. Personality development has the opposite effect: it preserves or widens individual differences. It was an error on my part to conflate these two processes. The fact that they have been conflated by every psychologist since Freud is no excuse. As demonstrated by the story (told here in Chapter 1) of the behaviorists rejection o f Freudian psychology, the rejection of assumptions almost never goes far enough. No one, however, accused me of not going far enough when the first edition of this book appeared ten years ago. O n the contrary, I was depicted as a wild-eyed radical. An extremist. People might have accepted with a yawn the idea that parents influence on their children had been somewhat overestimated, but what I was proposing was far more heretical: that parents have no lasting influence on their children s personalities or on the way they behave outside the home. This proposition doesn t mean that parents are unimportant they have other roles to play in their children s lives. But the subtleties were lost when the media compressed my argument into three little words. Do Parents Matter? asked the cover of Newsweek. Do Parents Matter? asked Malcolm Gladwell in The New Yorker. Parents were understandably offended by the question. Opinion pieces appeared in almost every newspaper and magazine on the continent. Even Rural Heritage, a publication that describes itself as a bimonthly journal in support of farming with horses, mules and oxen, expressed an opinion.2 In Chapter 19 of his book The Blank Slate, Steven Pinker described some of the things that happened after The Nurture Assumption, as he put it, hit the fan. 3 Somehow I had managed to incur the wrath of both liberals and conservatives. Critics with Ph.D.s pointed out that I didn t have a Ph.D. and therefore didn t know what I was talking about. Developmental psychologists lined up to tell journalists about all the evidence I had supposedly ignored. Some people accused me of giving parents permission to abuse or neglect their children untrue! or of claiming that children don t need parents also untrue. But good things happened, too. I had spent the previous twenty years working quietly at home, seldom seeing anyone outside my family. Suddenly
20 everyone wanted to talk to me. Journalists and television crews beat a path to my door. W hen the foreign editions o f the book started to appear there are fifteen translations journalists from abroad came to call. And letters arrived, via and post, from people in all walks of life and from many different countries. A few of them were nasty but the overwhelming majority were nice. The Nurture Assumption even inspired a cartoon by the famous (now retired) cartoonist Jules Feiffer. The six panels show a man lying on a psychoanalyst s couch. He s saying, All my life I ve blamed my mother when I couldn t hold a girl, or keep a job.... But then this new book comes out W ith scientific proof that our parents don t have much effect on how we turn out. It s our peers!... It wasn t my mother who ruined my life. It was Freddy Abramowitz. No, it wasn t Freddy Abramowitz. But Feiffer was not the only one to make that mistake. Let me take this opportunity to clear up some misunderstandings about the role of peers in how we turn out. First, though it s true that you can t blame your hangups on your relationship with your mother, you can t blame them on your relationship with Freddy Abramowitz, either. Relationships do matter they generate powerful emotions and take up a large portion of our thoughts and memories but nevertheless they don t have much effect on how we turn out. My theory doesn t attribute socialization to relationships with peers or even to interactions with peers. My use of the term peer group also led to some confusion. The term makes you think of a group of teenagers who hang around together. Indeed, a group of teenagers who hang around together is a peer group. But in this book the term is used in a much broader way. As explained in Chapter 7, what I really mean by group is social category. A social category for example, girl may be an actual group of people, but it doesn t have to be. By identifying with the social category girl, a young human is socialized as a female child. She learns how children are expected to behave (not exactly like grownups). She learns how girls are expected to behave (not exactly like boys). She can identify with the social category girl even if she has never seen more than two or three other girls together in one place. She can categorize herself as a girl even if the other girls don t like her and don t want to play with her. Even if she doesn t like them. The confusion about peer groups led to other misunderstandings. The theory proposed in this book, group socialization theory,4 isn t mainly about teenagers. It isn t about something that happens to older children but not to younger ones, or that happens more and more as children get older. I m talking about something that begins as soon as children go out of the house and
21 find themselves in a place where there are other children. It can begin as early as age two and certainly, for most children, by age three. Nor does the theory describe something that has recently gone wrong in our society, due to some imagined shortcoming of parents. Though the culture has indeed changed, the children of today are not more influenced by their peers than were the children of yesterday. Group socialization theory has to do with the way a child s m ind works. Children s minds work no differently today than they did in earlier times. Thus, what I say in this book doesn t apply only to children in complex, urbanized societies like our own. Anthropologists, ethologists, and historians have found that styles of parenting differ dramatically from one society to another and from one historical period to another. And yet, despite these differences, children are the same the world around. In every society, children show a strong desire to get together with other children. And what they do when they get together is basically the same, all over the world and all through history.5 Another misconception is that my rejection of the nurture assumption was based mainly on evidence from twin studies. That evidence is important but it doesn t stand alone. It is important because it dovetails with many other perplexing findings that keep turning up. The fact that only children don t differ in any important way from children with siblings, for example. O r that young children who go to day-care centers don t differ in any important way from those cared for at home by their parents. O r that those who have two parents of the same sex don t differ in any important way from those who have one of each sex. And so on. You ll find lots of other observations in this book that don t fit into the standard view of child development. These observations, stored in a corner o f my m ind, laid the groundw ork for the epiphany described in Chapter 12. As one astute reader noted, Trying to squeeze existing facts into an outdated theory is like trying to fit a double-sized sheet onto a queen-sized bed. One corner fits, but another pops out. 6 Eventually one gets tired of the popping and throws out the old sheet. Despite that housewifely metaphor, it wasn t my experiences as a full-time mother that caused me to throw out the nurture assumption. It was evidence (see the endnotes). During the time I was personally experiencing motherhood, my beliefs about child development were entirely conventional. By the tim e I started questioning those beliefs, my children were grownups, embarked on successful adult lives. Too bad I can t take credit for the way they ve turned out. But the fact that my theory is supported by evidence doesn t mean it has been proved. The character in the Jules Feiffer cartoon said the book contains
22 scientific proof that our parents don t have much effect on how we turn out. Scientifically speaking, a statement like don t have much effect cannot be proved, because it s impossible to prove a negative what statisticians call a null hypothesis. Rather than trying to prove the null hypothesis, I m defending it. I m taking the position that the way parents rear their children has no important effects on the way the children turn out. Now it s up to the people who believe in the nurture assumption to find evidence that would enable them to reject that null hypothesis. They need convincing evidence evidence that holds up to close scrutiny. They still haven t found it, though decades of work have been devoted to the effort. At least, they hadn t found it as of That was when an unusually candid developmental psychologist publicly admitted, in an essay in the online magazine Edge, that psychologists have not yet proven to skeptics that parents have a strong influence. 7 The developmentalist, Ellen W inner of Boston College, was one of a group of scientists and technologists who replied to the question W hat do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it? W inner said she believes that parents do shape their children. She still believes in the nurture assumption, even though she cannot prove it. She hasn t given up hope, however, that someday proof will be found, and that Judith Rich Harris will be consigned to her proper place in the halls of infamy. Other professors of psychology, less knowledgeable or less forthright, have been claiming ever since 1998 that they already had the proof.8 I ve spent a lot of time investigating those claims. Some of my findings were unsurprising flaws in methodology and so forth but some were deeply unsettling, even for a jaded old bird like me. You ll find that story in Chapters 3 and 4 of No Two Alike. Near the beginning of this introduction I said, with uncharacteristic cautiousness, To some extent at least, times have changed. That statement requires an explanation. To what extent, and in what way, have times changed? For one thing, there is now more acceptance of the idea that behavior is influenced by genes and that individual differences in behavior are due in part to differences in genes. People are more willing to admit that children can inherit behavioral quirks and personality characteristics from their parents, along with the color of their hair and the shape of their nose. This has been a cultural shift a gradual one and I had nothing to do with it, of course. Nevertheless, it may have made people a little more receptive to my message. The point is that most of the observations that until recently had been attributed to parental influence are actually due (as explained in Chapters 2 and 3) to the genetic similarity of parents and children. So it is a mark of progress that statements such as I got that from my mother are now heard as ambiguous:
23 Are you talking about heredity or do you mean you learned it from your mother? Ten years ago, it almost always meant learned it from my mother. Was it this cultural shift that led to greater acceptance of my theory? O r was it the fact that new findings, consistent with the theory, kept turning up? Over time, the early, angry response to The Nurture Assumption has softened noticeably, both within and outside of academia. Today, the book is widely cited in textbooks and journal articles.9 It s assigned and discussed in courses in many colleges and universities; it shows up on exams. On the other hand, many of these citations and discussions are unfavorable. Often I am used as a straw man that students are invited to overturn. The favorable mentions are more likely to come from fields other than developmental psychology criminology, for example. Though a few developmentalists have been won over, most have not. As a result, many of them are still doing the same kind of research10 that is dissected so mercilessly in this book. The kind I called, at the beginning of this introduction, worthless. It is worthless because the methods used by these researchers give them no way to distinguish between the influence of the child s environment and the influence of the child s genes. My primary interest is environment, not genes. But we cannot tell what the environment does to a child unless we know what the child brings to that environment. In his foreword to the first edition of The Nurture Assumption (you ll find it right after this introduction), Steven Pinker made a rash prediction about the book: I predict it will come to be seen as a turning point in the history of psychology. Perhaps it is too soon to judge whether psychology has rounded a bend; perhaps it will take the perspective of twenty or thirty years. Even at this point, though, there are signs of a slight shift in direction. W ithin developmental psychology, I ve noticed that descriptions of procedures and results are beginning to sound a bit defensive. Greater progress has been made in other areas of psychology. And the I receive from students gives me high hopes for the younger generation coming up. There are fewer signs ol progress outside academia. People s increased understanding of genetics hasn t caused them to lose their faith in the nurture assumption. A recent issue of Time, for example, featured several articles on obesity in children. Though genes and culture are acknowledged to play a role, the onus is still on parents. How can parents teach their children to be in control of their own eating habits? one article asks. W hy is it so important for parents to set a good dietary example for their kids? 11 The trouble is that there s no evidence that what parents teach their kids about eating, or the example they set, has any long-term effects on the kids. As explained in Chapter 13, adult adoptees show no signs of having been influenced in their eating habits
24 by the adoptive parents who reared them. Body weight isn t entirely genetic, but the part that is not genetic cannot be blamed on the home or the parents.12 One of my hopes was that I could make child-rearing a little easier, a little less stressful for parents. Alas, it has not happened, as far as I can tell. Parents are still using the anxiety-ridden, labor-intensive style of parenting prescribed by their culture; they ve paid no attention to my well-meaning advice to lighten up. Even my own daughters are rearing their children that way. But why should I expect to have an influence on my own daughters? Judith Rich Harris Middletown, New Jersey June 2008
25 FOREWORD TO THE FIRST EDITION Three years ago an article in the Psychological Review forever changed the way I think about childhood and children. Like most psychologists, I have argued a lot about the relative roles o f genetic endowment and parental upbringing. We all take it for granted that what doesn t come from the genes must come from the parents. But here was an article by someone named Judith Rich Harris, with no university affiliation under her name, saying that children aren t socialized by their parents they re socialized by their peers. It sounded weird, but Harris soon persuaded me with facts that I knew to be true but had filed away in that mental folder we all keep for undeniable truths that do not fit into our belief systems. I study language development: how children acquire a grammatical rule system from the parental input, as we say in the business. A strange factoid in our True-But-Inconvenient file is that children always end up with the language and accent of their peers, not of their parents. No one in psycholinguistics had ever called attention to this fact, let alone explained it. But here was a theory that did. Other facts about language fit Harris s theory, too. Children learn a language even in the many cultures in which adults don t speak to them; they do just fine listening to their slightly older peers. Children who are not exposed to a full-blown grammatical language from adults can create one among themselves. And children of immigrants pick up language from the playground so well that they are soon ridiculing their parents grammatical errors. Acquiring the particulars of a native language is an example of cultural learning. Children in Japan speak Japanese, children in Italy speak Italian, and these differences have nothing to do with their genes. If these differences also have
Mammon and the Archer
O. H e n r y p Mammon and the Archer OLD ANTHONY ROCKWALL, WHO HAD MADE millions of dollars by making and selling Rockwall s soap, stood at a window of his large Fifth Avenue house. He was looking outMore information
ISI Debtor Testimonials. April 2015 ISI. Tackling problem debt together
ISI Debtor Testimonials April 2015 ISI Tackling problem debt together The following are the words of debtors who have availed of the ISI s debt solutions and are real cases. They have reviewed and agreedMore information
Moving on! Not Everyone Is Ready To Accept! The Fundamental Truths Of Retail Trading!
Moving on If you re still reading this, congratulations, you re likely to be in the minority of traders who act based on facts, not emotions. Countless others would have simply denied the facts, and movedMore information
Student Sample #1: Interpretive Essay
Student Sample #1: Interpretive Essay We need role models because we need someone to look up to and talk to them so we could know what we want to do later in life. There are all types of people that youMore information
Appendix D: The Monty Hall Controversy
Appendix D: The Monty Hall Controversy Appendix D: The Monty Hall Controversy - Page 1 Let's Make a Deal Prepared by Rich Williams, Spring 1991 Last Modified Fall, 2004 You are playing Let's Make a DealMore information
Advice for Recommenders: How to write an effective Letter of Recommendation for applicants to the Stanford MBA Program
Advice for Recommenders: How to write an effective Letter of Recommendation for applicants to the Stanford MBA Program -- Edited Transcript of Interview updated 27 July 2011 What are some of your responsibilitiesMore information
Medical Malpractice VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS
Medical Malpractice VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS INTRODUCTION: Tell the jurors that this is a very big and a very important case. Do a SHORT summary of the case and the damages we are seeking. This summary shouldMore information
Why Your Job Search Isn t Working
Why Your Job Search Isn t Working 6 mistakes you re probably making and how to fix them I t s easy to think that your lack of success in finding a new job has nothing to do with you. After all, this isMore information
Ididn t think I was an alcoholic. I thought my
(2) FEAR OF FEAR This lady was cautious. She decided she wouldn t let herself go in her drinking. And she would never, never take that morning drink! Ididn t think I was an alcoholic. I thought my problemMore information
Compass Interdisciplinary Virtual Conference 19-30 Oct 2009
Compass Interdisciplinary Virtual Conference 19-30 Oct 2009 10 Things New Scholars should do to get published Duane Wegener Professor of Social Psychology, Purdue University Hello, I hope you re havingMore information
T h e G i f t o f t h e M a g i p T h e G i f t o f t h e M a g i ONE DOLLAR AND EIGHTY-SEVEN CENTS. That was all. She had put it aside, one cent and then another and then another, in her careful buyingMore information
Sample Process Recording - First Year MSW Student
Sample Process Recording - First Year MSW Student Agency: Surgical Floor, City Hospital Client System: Harold Harper, age 68, retired widower Date: November 18, 20xx Presenting Issues: Cardiologist observedMore information
Emergency Volunteer. by counselors and other people I talked to that I would be required to do Service
Matt Szpara December 9, 2004 Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Emergency Volunteer When first going into the Scholars Program at Triton College, I was told by counselors and other people I talked to that I wouldMore information
Young people and drugs
Young people and drugs Many parents worry about whether their son or daughter is taking illegal drugs, how they can tell, and what to do about it. While there s a lot of concern about illegal drugs inMore information
Financial Freedom: Three Steps to Creating and Enjoying the Wealth You Deserve
Financial Freedom: Three Steps to Creating and Enjoying the Wealth You Deserve What does financial freedom mean to you? Does it mean freedom from having to work, yet still being able to enjoy life withoutMore information
I C C R. Cigarettes: Stress Relief Or Just A Bunch Of Smoke? Gain Attention/Interest: www.circ.cornell.edu. Think & Write #1. Goals: Basic Idea:
Cigarettes: Stress Relief Or Just A Bunch Of Smoke? C R I C Source: Kassel, J.D., Stroud, L. R., & Paronis, C. A. (2003). Smoking, stress, and negative affect: Correlation, causation, and context acrossMore information
Mastering Marketing Questions & Answers
Mastering Marketing Questions & Answers Advertising Q: How do you feel about television advertising for your studio? A:(Farrah) I ve seen a couple of people who have done some fun commercials, but I mMore information
Connectedness and the Emotional Bank Account
Connectedness and the Emotional Bank Account Directions This is a self-guided activity that can be completed by parents, teens or both. It contains five parts and should take about 45 minutes to complete.More information
p T h e L a s t L e a f IN A SMALL PART OF THE CITY WEST OF Washington Square, the streets have gone wild. They turn in different directions. They are broken into small pieces called places. One streetMore information
Assignment Discovery Online Curriculum
Assignment Discovery Online Curriculum Lesson title: Nature Versus Nurture Grade level: 9-12, with adaptation for younger students Subject area: Human Body Contemporary Studies Behavioral Science Duration:More information
Best Option Strategies For You How To Give Yourself A Serious Edge In The Stock Market
GREAT OPTION TRADING STRATEGIES Best Option Strategies For You How To Give Yourself A Serious Edge In The Stock Market Brad Castro Best Option Strategies For You I hope I m not being too presumptuous (orMore information
New Beginnings: Managing the Emotional Impact of Diabetes Module 1
New Beginnings: Managing the Emotional Impact of Diabetes Module 1 ALEXIS (AW): Welcome to New Beginnings: Managing the Emotional Impact of Diabetes. MICHELLE (MOG): And I m Dr. Michelle Owens-Gary. AW:More information
What Lawyers Don t Tell You The Realities of Record Keeping
What Lawyers Don t Tell You The Realities of Record Keeping Welcome to the Power of Attorney Podcast which is part of our Conversations that Matter Podcasts. My name is Mary Bart, Chair of Caregiving Matters.More information
Student Evaluation of Teaching - Form SRT Form - Official End-of-Semester Evaluation of Teaching
University of Minnesota NSCI 4100 001 Fall 2012 01/10/2013 Number of questionnaires = 17 Page 1 of 2 Dr. McLoon was one of the best instructors I have ever had. He presented difficult material in an interestingMore information
Janet E. Helms, Ph.D. Augustus Long Professor, Department of Counseling, Boston College
Janet E. Helms, Ph.D. Augustus Long Professor, Department of Counseling, Boston College Interviewed by Carlos P. Zalaquett, Ph.D., L.M.H.C Department of Psychological & Social Foundations University ofMore information
Writing Thesis Defense Papers
Writing Thesis Defense Papers The point of these papers is for you to explain and defend a thesis of your own critically analyzing the reasoning offered in support of a claim made by one of the philosophersMore information
CROSS EXAMINATION OF AN EXPERT WITNESS IN A CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CASE. Mark Montgomery
CROSS EXAMINATION OF AN EXPERT WITNESS IN A CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CASE Mark Montgomery Post Office Box 161 Durham, NC 27702 (919) 680-6249 firstname.lastname@example.com Opinion Testimony by a Pediatrician/Nurse/Counselor/SocialMore information
Club Accounts. 2011 Question 6.
Club Accounts. 2011 Question 6. Anyone familiar with Farm Accounts or Service Firms (notes for both topics are back on the webpage you found this on), will have no trouble with Club Accounts. EssentiallyMore information
Dealing with problems and complaints
47 6 Dealing with problems and complaints STARTER Look at this list of things that customers complain about. Which three things annoy you the most as a customer? Compare your answers with a partner. aMore information
ROLES TO ASSIGN. 1. Judge. 2. Courtroom Deputy. 3. Prosecutor 1 opening statement. 4. Prosecutor 2 direct of Dana Capro
ROLES TO ASSIGN 1. Judge 2. Courtroom Deputy 3. Prosecutor 1 opening statement 4. Prosecutor 2 direct of Dana Capro 5. Prosecutor 3 direct of Jamie Medina 6. Prosecutor 4 cross of Pat Morton 7. ProsecutorMore information
Opening Our Hearts, Transforming Our Losses
Preface Alcoholism is a disease of many losses. For those of us who are the relatives and friends of alcoholics, these losses affect many aspects of our lives and remain with us over time, whether or notMore information
NATIVITY STORY. Written by. Joel Newport
NATIVITY STORY Written by Joel Newport Copyright mychristmaspageant.com FOR PREVIEW ONLY - NOT FOR PRODUCTION INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY Okay, kids, who wants to set up the nativity? I do! Me too! Billy, whatMore information
A PhD in Public Affairs?
A PhD in Public Affairs? The Basics A Doctor of Philosophy degree, abbreviated Ph.D. for the Latin Philosophiae Doctor, is an advanced academic degree earned in many fields, signifying major interestsMore information
I've got a quick question for you
I've got a quick question for you If you've been trying to learn to read Tarot, does any of the following sound familiar? "I can't seem to commit the Tarot card meanings to memory. I try, but memorisingMore information
The Take Charge Approach to Leadership
The Take Charge Approach to Leadership Edward J. Tomey, Professor Emeritus Antioch Unviersity New England Department of Organization & Management Note: This article is based on Ed Tomey s book manuscriptMore information
Todd: Kim: Todd: Kim: Todd: Kim:
Todd: [0:00:18] Hey everybody, welcome to another edition of The Prosperity Podcast, this is No BS Money Guy Todd Strobel. Once again, we have my cohost, bestselling financial author Kim Butler with us,More information
but it cost a fortune and was not even guaranteed to work. Nor was it duplicatable.
Business Building Tips Contact Marketing After 9 years of involvement with Network Marketing, I came to a point in my recruiting where I needed another way to find more good quality people to join my Team;More information
Dating Vocabulary Lesson
Hello and welcome to the vocabulary lesson for the conversation called Dating. Now this is a conversation Joe and I were having about some of our friends and the different dates that they have gone on.More information
Writing = A Dialogue. Part I. They Say
Writing = A Dialogue You come late. When you arrive, others have long preceded you, and they are engaged in a heated discussion, a discussion too heated for them to pause and tell you exactly what it isMore information
TRANSCRIPT An Interview with Jeanette C. Rudy. Video clip: I Collect Duck Stamps!
TRANSCRIPT An Interview with Jeanette C. Rudy Video clip: I Collect Duck Stamps! 00:00: I joined the Philatelic Society. And then they said, Well what are you collecting? Of course I wasn t collectingMore information
Critical analysis. Be more critical! More analysis needed! That s what my tutors say about my essays. I m not really sure what they mean.
Critical analysis Be more critical! More analysis needed! That s what my tutors say about my essays. I m not really sure what they mean. I thought I had written a really good assignment this time. I didMore information
The His Needs, Her Needs G u i d e to Helping Couples
Effective Marriage Counseling The His Needs, Her Needs G u i d e to Helping Couples Willard F. Harley, Jr. O 2010 by Willard F. Harley, Jr. Published by Revell a division of Baker Publishing Group P.O.More information
Student Essays on NASA Project
Student Essays on NASA Project The trip to Washington D.C. for the Quarterbacks of Life program was enlightening for various reasons; it goes without saying that being able to visit the nation's capital,More information
Grace to you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ.
Whiplash 1 Matthew 16:21-28 (NRSV) From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes,More information
An Interview with Berlin School President Michael Conrad for Media Marketing Magazine
An Interview with Berlin School President Michael Conrad for Media Marketing Magazine Author: Lea Stanković, Berlin School EMBA Participant, Class 10 I met Michael Conrad for the first time in Berlin inMore information
THEME: Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to indwell and empower us.
Devotion NT285 CHILDREN S DEVOTIONS FOR THE WEEK OF: LESSON TITLE: The Day of Pentecost THEME: Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to indwell and empower us. Dear Parents SCRIPTURE: Acts 2:1-41 Dear Parents, WelcomeMore information
PEOPLE V. HARRY POTTER THE COURT: Members of the jury, the defendant, Harry Potter, is charged in a one-count information which reads as follows: On or about November 23, 2008, HARRY POTTER, did unlawfullyMore information
The Dig. Volume 1 Luke 1 12 Patrick Schwenk.
The Dig Dig In Find the Treasure Put it on Display Volume 1 Luke 1 12 Patrick Schwenk www.thedigforkids.com 2012 All rights reserved. You may not copy or distribute this book without prior written permissionMore information
Our automatic thoughts echo our core beliefs. The more negative our core beliefs are, the more negative our automatic thoughts will be.
cchapter EIGHTb Core beliefs Think Good - Feel Good Paul Stallard Copyright 2002 John Wiley & Sons Ltd ISBN: 0470842903 (Paperback) CORE BELIEFS Core beliefs are the fixed statements ideas that we haveMore information
Developing Critical Thinking Skills Saundra Yancy McGuire. Slide 1 TutorLingo On Demand Tutor Training Videos
Developing Critical Thinking Skills Saundra Yancy McGuire Slide 1 TutorLingo On Demand Tutor Training Videos To view Closed Captioning, click on the Notes tab to the left. For screen reader accessibleMore information
Harvard College Program in General Education Faculty of Arts and Sciences Harvard University. A Guide to Writing in Ethical Reasoning 15
Harvard College Program in General Education Faculty of Arts and Sciences Harvard University A Guide to Writing in Ethical Reasoning 15 A Guide to Writing in Ethical Reasoning 15 Professor Jay M. HarrisMore information
Parents Corner. Habit 1 Be ProActive * You re In Charge
Habit 1 Be ProActive * You re In Charge I can t count how many times my kids have whined, Dad, we re so bored! There s nothing to do, as if their boredom was somehow my fault I ll respond with somethingMore information
She Wants Out Part II. Female gang members are second-class citizens. The guys sometimes throw
Carol Adams Huntington Junior College Literary Dictation Material Marked in 20 Word Groups She Wants Out Part II Female gang members are second-class citizens. The guys sometimes throw parties and donMore information
THEME: God desires for us to demonstrate His love!
Devotion NT320 CHILDREN S DEVOTIONS FOR THE WEEK OF: LESSON TITLE: The Gift of Love THEME: God desires for us to demonstrate His love! SCRIPTURE: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Dear Parents Welcome to Bible TimeMore information
Wired Child: Debunking Popular Technology Myths
Wired Child: Debunking Popular Technology Myths A Simplicity Parenting Interview with Richard Freed, Ph.D Traci McGrath and Richard Freed, March 2015 Today, I m speaking with child and adolescent psychologist,More information
The Bible in Today s English Version
The Healing Rosary Jesus healed many people of physical, emotional, and spiritual afflictions during his short time on earth. In writing this Healing Rosary, the stories that I found most touching wereMore information
Was it difficult for you to pick up this book? Is it hard even to consider if you. Am I experiencing. Am I an abused woman?
apter 1 1 Am I experiencing I didn t see myself as an abused woman. The only images I had came from television. I thought of abused women as weak, quiet and less educated women who were battered and bruised.More information
Rock-N-Happy Heart: The Devotional By Yancy. by Yancy
Rock-N-Happy Heart: The Devotional By Yancy by Yancy 1 73 Day 1-Dreams Will Come True Once upon a time a long time ago, I was a little girl with a dream. I loved to sing. (My parents have told that meMore information
Science and Religion
1 Science and Religion Scripture: Colossians 1:15-20 By Pastor John H. Noordhof Williamsburg Christian Reformed Church October 21, 2012 Morning Service People of God: Today we will deal with the troublingMore information
Chapter 4 Legal Ethics
Chapter 4 Legal Ethics Yes. You read that right legal ethics. Har de har. Go ahead. Get it out of your system. How about this one? Why do scientists prefer using lawyers over lab rats? There are some thingsMore information
Psychic Guide 101 Written by: Jennifer A. Young www.bestonlinepsychics.net
Written by: Jennifer A. Young www.bestonlinepsychics.net Page 1 Table of Contents Chapter Title Page 01 Consulting a Psychic 03 02 Why Should You Consult a Psychic? 04 03 What Is a Psychic? 05 04 ChoosingMore information
Whereas I was Blind, Now I See. John 9: 1-11; 25
Whereas I was Blind, Now I See John 9: 1-11; 25 We all know that great hymn well: Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me; I once was lost, but now I m found; was blind, but nowMore information
GUIDE TO DEVELOPING A STRONG SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION Now That You ve Decided to Apply
GUIDE TO DEVELOPING A STRONG SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION Now That You ve Decided to Apply The aim of this handout is to help you prepare your application for a scholarship now that you have decided to apply.More information
Westcoast Children s Clinic
Westcoast Children s Clinic The future promise of any nation can be directly mesured by the present prospects of its youth. President John F. Kennedy, February 14, 1963 Dear Friend: November 2008 By theMore information
Gift of the Magi By O Henry
Gift of the Magi By O Henry One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it in the smallest pieces of money - pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by negotiating with theMore information
Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations Radical Hospitality
Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations Radical Hospitality When we began to think about this topic of Radical Hospitality and what images or props would help illustrate it, I put the question to peopleMore information
LESSON TITLE: Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard
Devotion NT255 CHILDREN S DEVOTIONS FOR THE WEEK OF: LESSON TITLE: Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard THEME: God is more concerned with our heart s attitude than our service. SCRIPTURE: Matthew 20:1-16More information
Back to School: Working with Teachers and Schools
Back to School: Working with Teachers and Schools Starting school each fall is a challenge for the student and parents. The following article offers some valuable suggestions as your child starts a newMore information
Speech to the Bell Telephone Systems General Commercial Conference 1
Speech to the Bell Telephone System s General Commercial Conference June 1927 Page, A. W. (1927, June). Special Talk. Speech presented at the Bell Telephone System s General Commercial Conference. SummaryMore information
CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE PARENTING CHILDREN'S SELF-ESTEEM Self-esteem can be defined as how people feel about themselves. Children's levels of self-esteem are evident in their behavior and attitudes. If childrenMore information
Pastor Spotlight Martha Fisher, CBC Women s Pastor
Pastor Spotlight Martha Fisher, CBC Women s Pastor Inspiration Martha Fisher, Women s Pastor at Community Bible Church, leads with a passion to reach, teach and help the women of our community for Jesus.More information
One Drop of Love Press Coverage Sept. 16 - Sept. 24
One Drop of Love Press Coverage Sept. 16 - Sept. 24 Preview: Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni questions race and identity in One Drop of Love BY KELUNDRA SMITH Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni in her show One Drop of Love.More information
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA. Mock Trial Script. The Case of a Stolen Car
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA Mock Trial Script The Case of a Stolen Car This mock trial is appropriate for middle and high school students. The script includes a role for a narrator,More information
Persuade, Complain, Offer, Accept Help and Apologize
Persuade, Complain, Offer, Accept Help and Apologize CASAS Competencies: 0.1.2 Identify or use appropriate language for informational purposes 4.8.1 Demonstrate ability to work cooperatively with othersMore information
christmas 1. LEADER PREPARATION
christmas Week 1: Mary This includes: 1. Leader Preparation 2. Lesson Guide 1. LEADER PREPARATION LESSON OVERVIEW Mary is one of the most important characters in the Christmas story, a teenage girl givenMore information
My name is Sheila Neuburger and I graduated from the University of Toronto, Factor- Inwentash Faculty of Social Work in 1979.
Profiles in Social Work Episode 29 Sheila Neuburger Intro - Hi, I m Charmaine Williams, Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Academic, for the University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of SocialMore information
GOSPEL Mark 10: 35-45. The holy gospel, according to Saint Mark, the tenth chapter. Glory to you, O Lord.
GOSPEL Mark 10: 35-45 The holy gospel, according to Saint Mark, the tenth chapter. Glory to you, O Lord. 35James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him and said to him, Teacher, we want youMore information
15 Toughest Interview Questions and Answers! Reference: WomenCo. Lifestyle Digest, firstname.lastname@example.com
15 Toughest Interview Questions and Answers! Reference: WomenCo. Lifestyle Digest, email@example.com 1. Why do you want to work in this industry? I love to shop. Even as a kid, I spent hours flippingMore information
The Scientific Literature page 1. The Scientific Literature In Psychology
The Scientific Literature page 1 The Scientific Literature In Psychology As we saw in the reading on science and the scientific method, falsifiability and replication are aspects of the scientific methodMore information
Why Computer Science? Robert H. Sloan University of Illinois at Chicago
Why Computer Science? Robert H. Sloan University of Illinois at Chicago I have two teenage daughters. The older one is in college, and is studying computer science (CS). The younger one is in high school,More information
Adolescent drug abuse and the impact of the family dynamic. This is Stay Happily Married: Episode #279.
Announcer: Adolescent drug abuse and the impact of the family dynamic. This is Stay Happily Married: Episode #279. Welcome to Stay Happily Married; your source for weekly updates on the latest tips andMore information
Adjusting to Spinal Cord Injury
Adjusting to Spinal Cord Injury After a spinal cord injury, everyone copes differently with the journey toward psychological healing and adjustment. The topics below will explore common issues and concernsMore information
Life With Hope I m Not An Addict I M NOT AN ADDICT 147
I M NOT AN ADDICT How could I be an addict? My life is great. I live in a very good area of Los Angeles, drive a nice sports car, have a good job, pay all my bills, and have a wonderful family. This isMore information
Comprehension and Discussion Activities for the Movie Bend it Like Beckham
Comprehension and Discussion Activities for the Movie Bend it Like Beckham This module is designed to accompany the award-winning 2002 British film Bend it Like Beckham. Bend it like Beckham is about football,More information
Run-on Sentences (See Rules for Writers )
Run-on Sentences (See Rules for Writers 188-195) A run-on sentence is not just any long sentence. A run-on occurs when two complete sentences (independent clauses) are stuck together without the appropriateMore information
THEME: God has a calling on the lives of every one of His children!
Devotion NT298 CHILDREN S DEVOTIONS FOR THE WEEK OF: LESSON TITLE: Paul s First Missionary Journey THEME: God has a calling on the lives of every one of His children! SCRIPTURE: Acts 12:25 13:52 Dear ParentsMore information
Quotes from survivors
Quotes from survivors Once I was able to let my shame go I became a new person. I did not know I was caring such a heavy weight until it was gone. It s great to be free! I can t stop smiling. Pam P. PeopleMore information
101 Ways to Build Self-Esteem in Your Child
1 101 Ways to Build Self-Esteem in Your Child Introduction What could you give your child that would be more valuable than a strong sense of themselves and their value in the world? If we feel good aboutMore information
A: We really embarrassed ourselves last night at that business function.
Dialog: VIP LESSON 049 - Future of Business A: We really embarrassed ourselves last night at that business function. B: What are you talking about? A: We didn't even have business cards to hand out. WeMore information
lean in DISCUSSION GUIDE FOR ALL AUDIENCES
lean in DISCUSSION GUIDE FOR ALL AUDIENCES Introduction We are grateful for what we have. What did past generations have to deal with that we don t have to deal with? What are you most grateful for? MenMore information
Advice for Applicants to the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship By Keith Jacks Gamble 9/23/04, updated 1/23/06
Advice for Applicants to the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship By Keith Jacks Gamble 9/23/04, updated 1/23/06 *Note: The bulk of this article was written in 2004, so some details may have changed. If youMore information
Effective Marketing Strategies for the Development of a Successful Law Practice By Henry J Chang
Introduction Effective Marketing Strategies for the Development of a Successful Law Practice By Henry J Chang Law schools typically teach law students how to perform legal analysis but really teach themMore information
Introduction. Dear Leader,
Table of Contents Introduction...4 Meeting and Setting Goals...6 Week 1: The Great Human Questions...9 Week 2: Examining the Ways We Know...15 Week 3: The Christian Worldview...24 Appendix A: The DivineMore information
12 Step Worksheet Questions
12 Step Worksheet Questions STEP 1 We admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. The first time I took a drink I knew it wasn't for me. Every time I drank I got drunkMore information
Introduction: Reading and writing; talking and thinking
Introduction: Reading and writing; talking and thinking We begin, not with reading, writing or reasoning, but with talk, which is a more complicated business than most people realize. Of course, beingMore information
Psychic Lotto Formula 3-Step Formula Secret Template To Lottery Secrets Module 3
Page 1 Table of Content The Psychic Lotto Formula Jackpot to Success System... 4 Part 1 Channeling the Power of Your Mind to Success... 6 Part 2 Visualization... 12 Part 3 Integrating Luck and Making itMore information
entrust to you the true riches? And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to another, who will give you what is your own?
Serving Two Masters This month I am looking at the stories Jesus told. And since I like a challenge, I am either looking at stories we don t usually hear about or a different view of a familiar story.More information
Using coping statements to avoid common thinking traps
Using coping statements to avoid common thinking traps Did you know that your thoughts affect how you see yourself and the world around you? You may look at a situation one way, even though there are manyMore information
Stepping Outside the Box: Some Additional Thoughts Part II Robert Brooks, Ph.D.
Stepping Outside the Box: Some Additional Thoughts Part II Robert Brooks, Ph.D. This will be my last article until September. I want to wish my readers a relaxing summer and to mention that in additionMore information
THE 5 BIGGEST MYTHS ABOUT POTTY TRAINING ŒŒŒŒ AND THE TRUTH ABOUT GETTING DIAPER FREE IN JUST ONE DAY! Dana Obleman B.A (Psych.) B.Ed. (Elem) www.nosweatpottytraining.com The 5 Biggest Myths About PottyMore information


text: klezkidz 0 Report post Posted October 6, 2006 Is there a way to move or change the order of the calendars? For example, I want to display the weather. It was the last calendar I added, so it displays at the bottom of each day. I'd like it to display it at the top of each day, then the holidays, then my events. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites

subset: commoncrawl


text:
INDIA Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer
Cisco.com India INDIA
What can you do to protect your business?
Ensure that you source your equipment directly from the authorised Cisco Channel. To check the authenticity of your reseller, please refer to www.cisco.com/go/partnerlocator
Script section containing code for Liveperson Chat Solution


text:
Torn between 3 MMOs...
Anyone who's read my blog should know that I play mostly WoW in my free time, however after reading articles about Fallen Earth , it's starting to look better than WoW.
I know Fallen Earth has deficiencies (and what game doesn't?)
I'm a fan (normally) of Post-apoc. settings, I'm a Neocron veteran and this looks like its right up my alley, at least till Project V13 ever gets off the ground due to law suits, etc.
Earthrise also looks good... But it might take a while.
A big factor in any decision I make is whether or not a game has local servers, if not, I generally don't play it, however I would make exceptions in the case of games that really catch my eye.
So thus, I'm torn between staying with WoW and experiencing the new Wotlk content and eventually Cataclysm content (The Worgen race appeals to me for some reason) , moving to Fallen Earth, even though its having some teething issues, or staying with one of the previous and moving to Earthrise once that is released....
local servers? I live in Australia and not even the only Australian based MMO (Fury) had local servers for us. I would say ditch your local server rule, it's really not that bad to have a ping of up to 200 in an MMO.
As for the games. I would highly recomend you switch to Fallen Earth now, allow yourself a few months to settle in/test it out and by the time you are done (if you don't like it too much) then Earthrise will either be closer to release or maybe even released. Of course thats not to say you can't run your WoW account at the same time. It's pretty easy to log in for raids or the odd PvP match if you have a maxxed out character.
Good luck in your decisionThu Oct 08 2009 4:31PM Report


text:
Neither rain nor wind will keep Thursday's mini-clinic dedicated to the garb and gear from the Juan Ponce de Leon period from its appointed presentation.
That's the word from sponsors Elaine Fraser and Michelle Reyna, who report the event will go on as planned at 7 p.m. Thursday in the reception area behind the Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse, St. George Street, despite the forecast of possible wind and showers.
A wine and cheese reception, the gathering will feature examples of period clothing, equipment, eating wares, weaponry and personal goods used by the soldiers, sailors and attendants accompanying Ponce de Leon's journey of exploration that led to the discovery and naming of Florida in 1513.
A suggested donation of $10 per visitor is requested to offset the cost of refreshments.
Living history re-enactors will discuss and portray the material culture of the era, displays of period clothing and equipment will be presented. Local sutlers and seamstresses will discuss making and supplying clothing and accessories for those interested in dressing out for events related to and celebrating the 500th anniversary of the discovery of Florida next year.
The workshop is open to anyone interested in this period.
For information, call Reyna at 669-1485.


text:
(Fixes typo in headline) (Recasts; adds analysts' comments and background)
April 17 (Reuters) - Analysts Meredith Whitney of Oppenheimer & Co and Richard Bove of Punk Ziegel cut their 2008 and 2009 earnings for JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N), with Bove advising investors to be cautious as the bank was having a lot of difficulty dealing with the economic downturn.
However, Bove said the third-largest U.S. bank is a "great company" with a very attractive long-term future. He rates the stock "market perform" with a price target of $44.
Oppenheimer's Meredith Whitney maintained her "perform" rating on the stock.
On Wednesday, JPMorgan had reported a 50 percent drop in quarterly profit. Still, its results calmed investors as it was able to skirt the massive losses that have crippled many rivals.
"The actual operating numbers were very discouraging," Bove wrote in his note to clients.
The company's investment bank posted a loss for the quarter and principle transactions were negative, he said.
The worst deterioration was in subprime mortgages, Bove noted, even as he added that "there is deterioration everywhere."
Investment banking operations at JPMorgan suffered an $87 million loss, compared with a year-earlier $1.54 billion profit, hurt by the write-downs.
Retail banking suffered a $227 million loss for the quarter, compared with a year-earlier $859 million profit. Those operations set aside $2.49 billion for soured loans, including home equity loans.
In credit card services, profit fell 36 percent to $609 million. JPMorgan Chief Financial Officer Mike Cavanagh said he expects card charge-offs to rise gradually this year.
JPMorgan has also revised its outlook for the mortgage space as deterioration, earlier seen in home equity, is now expected in both subprime and prime mortgages, noted Oppenheimer's Whitney.
"While it is not a shock that subprime continues to deteriorate, this is one of the first indications that we have seen that housing troubles are spreading into prime mortgages," Whitney said.
For 2008, Whitney cut her earnings view for JPMorgan to $2.85 a share from $2.90 a share. For 2009, she cut her earnings estimate to $3.80 a share from $4.01 a share.
Bove cut his 2008 earnings estimate for the bank to $2.95 a share from $3.30 a share. He cut his 2009 earnings forecast to $3.31 a share from $3.88 a share.
Shares of JPMorgan fell about a percent to $44.46 in morning trade on the New York Stock Exchange. (Reporting by Tenzin Pema in Bangalore; Editing by Pratish Narayanan, Jarshad Kakkrakandy)


text:
Smartpacker ProI just came across Smartpacker, a group of products which make it easily possible to pack your files of your application or game into one single executable. I am used to program my own archive file format (for example the applications created with CopperCube store all the textures, sounds, 3d models, scripts etc in one single .exe file), but it is a lot of unnecessary work if you write your own game from scratch to design a package file format for this, just for the simpler distribution.
The smartpacker applications offer a quite nice set of options, including the creation of highly customized installers, virtual file systems, encryption, password protection and download module, so this sounds like a nice package to keep in mind for future projects. Additionally the price seems to be very fair and they have a flash packer in the works.
Hint to the developers: A Mac version would be nice. :)
three comments, already:
You get paid for this post? At least it reads like that…
Matthias - 17 08 10 - 09:19
hm, just because I usually rant about software on this blog? :)
niko - 17 08 10 - 16:40
I thought the same when I read this yesterday; maybe because Smartpacker released news that they support CopperCube at the same day. (Note: Matthias != matt )
matt (link) - 17 08 10 - 19:12


text:
Yate Ding
Yate Ding's details
- Country: UK
- Studies: Research Fellow
- University: University of Nottingham
- Email: University of Nottingham
- Yate Ding's presentations
Dr Yate Ding is a Research fellow within the Architecture, Energy and Environment Research group, University of Nottingham. Dr. Ding's research interests focus on high capacity heat energy storage for building applications. Dr. Ding's research project started in December 2014 and is focused on Innovative Energy Saving and Climate Control System for Greenhouses (IESCCSG). This is a TSB funded project being carried out in conjunction with industrial partners in the UK, and involves the development of a low-cost, energy saving, climate control system. The energy efficient system will integrate various technologies, including effective heat insulation solar glass, vacuum insulation panels, windcatchers and LED lights in addition to an underground soil-based seasonal thermal energy storage system. Dr. Ding's current research interest is on Thermochemical Energy Storage, and he's currently working in collaboration with industrial partners in the UK on EPSRC funded project: Solar Powered Thermochemical Energy Storage. The project provides an opportunity for UK industries to pioneer the development of a new advanced energy storage technology. It will deliver a sustainable, environmental and cost-effective solution to significantly reduce energy consumption and CO2/GHG emissions. The project will contribute to UK excellence in terms of addressing fuel poverty and improving the quality of life for its citizens.
Similar Speakers
Xianhai Meng Lecturer, Queen's University Belfast
Zhijun Tan Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University of Sheffield
Hasan Baig Research Fellow, University of Exeter


text:
|"The Future of an Illusion" open
Helen Malone and I have just finished our collaborative book "The Future of an Illusion". This book is about death and the processes our bodies go through as they decay and some belief systems that surround this often taboo aspect of our lives.
Helen has blogged in wonderful detail how we approached our collaboration and our thinking around this topic. She has also outlined some of our research and books we both read and how this has informed our book. Please visit her very informative site if you are interested in these aspects of our first tunnel book together..
Some early experiments with decaying the paper were not successful as they seriously compromised the structural strength of the paper. However, adding straw to the wet coloured paper allowed some of the paint to be absorbed into the straw and create an uneven colour which I think showed the early stages of decomposition.
|unsuccessful decay effects
|very unsuccessful decay effects
|getting there with straw
|trying leaves
|adding decay
|dead end tunnel
|Helen's outside tunnel
|Jack"s outside tunnel
|a look inside
|close up inside
|looking down inside
|a side view
|open box
|closed with a skull
|close up skull fastening


text:
Street Address
City, State, Zip
Phone Number
with Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Rev. Ozzie Smith, Jr., & Kirk Whalum & BWB
Your Custom Text Here
Dr. Obery hendricks, jr.
Dr. Obery Hendricks is one of the foremost commentators on the intersection of religion and political economy in America. He is the most widely read and perhaps the most influential African American biblical scholar writing today. A widely sought lecturer and media spokesperson, Dr. Hendricks' has appeared on every major television netowork. He has been a member of the Faith Advisory Council of the Democratic National Committee; served on the National Religious Leaders Advisory Committee and currently serves on the Religion and Foreign Policy Working Group at the U. S. Department of State
The rev. ozzie E. smith, Jr.
Rev. Dr. Ozzie E. Smith Jr. has been described with the words anointed, gifted, leader, teacher, virtuoso, maestro, scholar, theologian, professor, revivalist, activist, entrepreneur, counselor, friend, and pastor to name a few. Known for his phenomenal and heart-provoking saxophone playing, Rev. Smith is an equally gifted preacher who is sought out for revivals across the country. His unique ability to combine his music and his invigorating interpretation of the gospel message has brought hope and encouragement to God's people everywhere.
kirk whalum
Kirk Whalum makes music often described as soulful, passionate, and stirring. A twelve time Grammy nominee, Kirk won his first Grammy award for Best Gospel Song ("It's What I Do"––featuring Lalah Hathaway) in 2011. An ordained minister, Kirk serves his community in various ways when his touring schedule allows.
Kirk is a member of the popular soul/jazz group, BWB, which features Kirk as the "W" of the group with Rick Braun (trumpet) and Norman Brown (guitar).
Speaking engagements and performances will be reserved only for those who register for the cruise through BKIS Travel.
BKIS travel


text:
The Impeachment Story
A bunch of our commenters have been clamoring for us to cover this non-story.
An Ohio Democratic lawmaker and former presidential candidate has presented articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush to Congress.
Thirty-five articles were presented by Rep. Dennis Kucinich to the House of Representatives late Monday evening, airing live on C-SPAN.
I haven't seen the actual charges themselves, but Jon Gold says:
Dennis Kucinich just introduced 35 articles of impeachment. Number 33 had to do with criminal negligence with regard to 9/11. Number 34 had to do with obstruction of justice with regard to 9/11. Number 35 had to do with how this administration has treated the 9/11 First Responders.
You know how it is, the Troofers believe the government pulled off 9-11. Negligence implies that the government did not pull it off. But they'll take it anyway.
The idea that this is going anywhere is a fantasy. Remember, Kucinich has introduced impeachment resolutions in the past:
Kucinich, a 2004 and 2008 Democratic candidate for the White House, abandoned a prior attempt to begin impeachment proceedings against Bush in January of this year.
In April of 2007, Kucinich presented impeachment articles against Vice President Dick Cheney, but the effort went nowhere. Kucinich exclaimed that "impeachment may well be the only remedy which remains to stop a war of aggression against Iran."
Before leaving office in January 2007, then-Democratic Rep. Cynthia McKinney--currently a Green Party presidential candidate--introduced articles of impeachment against President Bush as her last act in Congress, but that effort also was fruitless.
Keep digging, "Truthers"! There's a pony in there somewhere!
Labels: Dennis Kucinich, Impeachment


text:
As a Programme within the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, the mission of the Cultural Research and Development Programme (CRD) is to develop international cultural research networks based at Lingnan University and to link these to training and development projects involving cultural industry and community groups, policy-makers, managers, teachers and students in Hong Kong.
The liberal arts mission of "preparation for life" today means educating students for creativity and innovation in their professional as well as personal lives, and therefore staying in touch with community and industry needs. Using a collaboration-based model of "applied Humanities research", the CRD mobilises international research expertise to address cultural development issues vital to Hong Kong, and to identify effective ways of investing locally in cultural and heritage education to meet the needs of the wider Hong Kong community in the 21st century.
The goals of the CRD are:
- To generate new knowledge of the international and local dimensions of cultural life around the East Asian region from the unique position of the HKSAR
- to undertake collaborative cultural research projects of regional and global importance and foster new partnerships
- to bring creative cultural research to bear on the needs of business, cultural policy-makers, teachers and community groups in Hong Kong
- to develop new approaches to undergraduate and community education as well as postgraduate research training
In 2003-2005, CRD development activities are focussed on two key research themes:
Gender and Everyday Life?


text:
Delivery Information
Spend $200 & get free delivery to most of Australia
Click here for all Australian freight rates
- Melbourne 1-3 working days
- Sydney 2-3 working days
- Brisbane 3-5 working days
- Adelaide 3-5 working days
- Perth 5-10+ working days
For express service, call 1800 069 295 for a quote.
International deliveries click here We cannot ship to all countries.
There are currently no reviews for this product.
2005 Glen Eldon Wines Cabernet Sauvignon
Subscribe to stock alerts
Please enter your email address to receive stock alerts for this product:
- Cellar 4 - 5 years (2012-2013)
- Closure: Screw Cap
Glen Eldon was established by Mary and Richard Sheedy in 1997. Prior to launching
his family label of Glen Eldon Wines, Richard gained
his experience as Winemaker/General Manager at Elderton
and previously at St Hallett Wines. Matured in French
and American oak.
Opaque crimson colour with black crimson hue with just a hint of mauve purple. The nose delivers aromas of blackcurrant, violet and spice, followed by dark chocolate and liquorice allsorts. Mouthfilling palate – refined, with flavours of white pepper, plum and spice over a background of vanilla, cedar and black chocolate. Very fine tannins. Excellent length and depth. Aftertaste of cigar box, cedar and blackcurrant.
Cellar 4-5 years (20121-2013)
Alc/Vol: 14.5%


text:
We grow potatoes without pesticides or chemical fertilizers or herbicides.
We have natural grown potatoes.
Written by Max Goldberg on November 30, 2013
1) According to the USDA's Pesticide Data Program, 35 different pesticides have been found on conventional potatoes.
And out of these 35:
– 6 are known or probably carcinogens
– 12 are suspected hormone disruptors
– 7 are neurotoxins
– 6 are developmental or reproductive toxins
The chemical that is found on 76% of all conventional potatoes is chlorpropham, an herbicide that is used to stop the growth of weeds and to inhibit potato sprouting.
Not only is this chemical toxic to honey bees, but according to the Extension Toxicology Network, chronic exposure of laboratory animals to chlorpropham has caused "retarded growth, increased liver, kidney and spleen weights, congestion of the spleen, and death."
2) As a root vegetable, potatoes absorb all of the pesticides, herbicides, and insecticides that are sprayed above the ground and then eventually make their way into the soil.
With potatoes, however, the chemical treatment is quite extensive.
During growing season – They get treated with fungicides
Before harvesting – They get sprayed with herbicides to kill off the fibrous vines
After being dug up – They get sprayed again to prevent them from sprouting
3) Quite often, the most important information about a food is what growers or "insiders" have to say about it.
Jeff Moyer, farm director at the Rodale Institute and former chair of the National Organic Standards Board, has been quoted as saying "I've talked with potato growers who say point-blank they would never eat the potatoes they sell. They have separate plots where they grow potatoes for themselves without all the chemicals."
See also: http://www.whatsonmyfood.org/food.jsp?food=PO


text:
Welcome to Pax Hill Care Home
A home that provides the highest level of care for elderly people, stunning accommodation with beautiful views, excellent facilities, and compassionate, caring, expertly-trained staff. Pax Hill Care Home offers all this and more.
Set in the picturesque village of Bentley, on the border between Surrey and Hampshire and the market towns of Farnham and Alton, Pax Hill has been providing care for elderly people since 1988.
Our two purpose-built care homes are set in nine acres of beautiful gardens, in the grounds of the house that once belonged to Lord Baden-Powell, founder of the Scouting movement.
Our homes offer different levels of care in separate environments to suit individual requirements, and importantly, we offer a continuity of care for changing conditions.
Take a virtual reality video tour
Musical entertainment at Pax Hill
Mum never wanted to enter a care home and I thought it was going to be such a difficult time, but the staff at Pax Hill were fantastic and Mum has not been this happy for years.
Read more...
I wish to say a big thank you to the staff on Windsor for the way they looked after my father in the last few weeks of his life.
Read more...
How to reach us...
Pax Hill Home Care is situated in the village of Bentley. You can reach us :
By car – Pax Hill is mid-way between Farnham in Surrey and Alton in Hampshire, off the A31. We are situated at the Alton end of Bentley, which is the other end of the main road from the village shop and pub.
By train – Bentley Station is on a direct line from Waterloo. The trains run from Waterloo to Alton (which is the end of the line), via Woking, Ash, Aldershot and Farnham. Taxis are available from the station for the two-mile journey to Pax Hill.
By bus – the bus stop is at the end of Pax Hill's driveway. The X65 service runs regularly between Guildford and Alton.


text:
Arctic King 14982-01140 12,000 BTU Window Air Conditioner
- Easy to clean and maintain
- Perfect for large rooms and offices
- Remote control included
- Reviews
- Description
- Specifications
- Benefits
Product may differ from image.
Arctic King 14982-01140 12,000 BTU Window Air Conditioner is suitable for large rooms as well as offices.
Covering up to 550 sq. ft. this unit provides powerful cooling for any room that it inhabits. Don't ever settle for an inferior window air conditioning unit.
Convenient, on-demand cooling will be at your fingertips for instant relief from summer heat. Take advantage of the included remote control so that you don't even have to get up.
Bathe yourself with up to 12,000 BTUs of serious cooling comfort. A 3-speed motor will be more than enough to keep large rooms or offices cooler all year long, especially during the winter.
To ensure ease of use and installation, this unit includes a handy installation kit with easy-to-read instructions and easier-to-install installation fixtures.
Guaranteed Satisfaction.
- Up To 30 days to return your purchase
- Money back guaranteed
- Free return shipping
- No restocking fees
- Model: 14982-01140
- Product Type: 12,000 BTU Window Air Conditioner
- Product Dimensions: L: 19.00" x W: 21.44" x H: 14.63"
- Product Weight: 70.56 lbs.
- Product Color: White
- Application: Reliable cooling from an efficient window air conditioner.
- Type: Window Air Conditioner
- Coverage Area: 500 square feet
- Heater: No
- Cooling Capacity: 12000 BTUs
- Heat Pump: No
- Number of Fan Speeds: 3
- Programmable Timer: No
- Air Conditioner Type: Cool Only
- Energy Star Rated: No
- Air Filter: No
- Built-In Air Purification System: No
- Display Type: LED
- Remote Control: Yes
- Adjustable Louvers: No
- Adjustable Side Panels: No
- 3-speed motor
- Easy to clean and maintain
- Installation made easy
- LED display
- Perfect for large rooms and offices
- Remote control included


text:
Skip to Content
Home > Careers > Diagnostic Radiology Residency > Curriculum
To view each type of training that occurs throughout the Diagnostic Radiology Residency, select one of the following.
Your extensive clinical training will cover all subspecialty areas of diagnostic radiology led by dedicated faculty members with many years of experience in their field. The residency program is well-balanced and you will be expected to participate in high volumes of radiological interpretations, examinations and interventional procedures while on month-long rotations. Residents are also provided the opportunity to gain experience in newer imaging techniques such as 3D mammography.
The Radiology Department utilizes a sophisticated PACS with instantaneous report generation via the newest voice recognition software. There is planned integration with upgraded electronic medical records for efficient and accurate image interpretation.
Clinical multidisciplinary conferences, formal review courses, seminars, journal clubs, regional radiologic meetings and one-on-one viewbox teaching are all integrated throughout the residency. Residents are guaranteed at least two hours of protected didactic time each day. You will also have unlimited access to reference materials including online board review, video lecture series, subspecialty presentations, and an expansive digital library.
All Diagnostic Radiology residents are required to present a seminar project during their first and second years of residency. Additional research opportunities are available to those interested in a more in-depth experience. All trainees are encouraged to attend and present at national meetings.
Our former residents have submitted their research to SIR, RSNA, ASNR and ASHNR. They also are well published with authorship in various educational exhibits, book chapters and case reviews.
PGY-5 residents are guaranteed at least eight weeks of elective time in preparation for postgraduate training or private practice (mini-fellowships).
First year Diagnostic Radiology residents do not participate in any overnight call. Call is front loaded and you will take six shifts per month during your second year (PGY-3). Call frequency during third and fourth years range from one to four per month, with senior residents taking less call as the year progresses. The chief resident is responsible for setting up the call schedule, which is very flexible and takes into account personal time off.
To ensure that you acquire adequate knowledge and develop your technical skills, your performance will be monitored throughout your residency. You will be evaluated formally by supervising faculty members after each clinical rotation. Additionally, we incorporate 360 degree evaluations for a more comprehensive review process.
We are invested in providing the residents with a well-rounded medical experience that includes opportunities to be actively involved in leadership roles and various departmental positions. One chief resident is elected per academic year.
As a resident, you will have the opportunity to teach rotating Medical College of Wisconsin students, visiting students from other medical schools as well as St. Joseph transitional year residents.
Dr. Paresh DesaiProgram Director
Monica KurzewskiProgram CoordinatorPhone: 414-447-2505
© 2019 Ascension Wisconsin. All Rights Reserved.


text:
We've detected a problem with your browser settings.
in your browser settings to successfully view our site.
Service Area : Houston Change
Sign In | Register
To serve you better please select from the list of service areas below to see relevant CenterPoint Energy information.
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) has adopted the Non-Standard Metering Service rule, which allows a customer to choose a non-standard meter as an alternative to the standard advanced meter. Below are non-standard meter options and associated fees:
The PUC rule requires that customers considering opting-out be advised of the following limitations of a non-standard meter:
How to request a non-standard meter (opt out):
Customers opting for a non-standard meter must sign a document provided by CenterPoint Energy (Opt-Out form), indicating the desired non-standard option, and return it along with payment of the one-time service fee by cashier's check or money order payable to CenterPoint Energy.
Mail to:
The request will be completed within 30 days of receipt of the signed document and payment. If you wish to be notified of the planned installation date of the non-standard meter, include your phone number on the form, which can be obtained by calling 713-207-2222.
Can I opt out of having a smart meter? Yes. The Public Utility Commission has adopted the Non-Standard Metering Service rule, which allows a customer to choose a non-standard meter as an alternative to the standard advanced meter, by replacing the existing meter with (1) an advanced meter with the communications technology disabled (2) a digital, non-communicating meter, or (3) an analog meter, subject to commercial availability.
Why do I have to pay to opt out? The standard metering service used by utilities like CenterPoint Energy is the advanced (smart) meter. Customers who choose non-standard meters are required to pay the incremental costs to provide the non-standard service, which include costs to manually read meters and perform other services through non-standard processes that would otherwise not be required.
I have to pay the one-time fee all at once? Yes. CenterPoint Energy will not install a non-standard meter until payment has been made of the one-time fee, which covers the material and labor costs of the non-standard meter installation.
What if
I change my mind?
Can I opt back in? Yes. Customers may request replacement of a non-standard meter with an advanced meter at any time. One-time fees for installation of non-standard meters will not be refunded in such cases, but recurring monthly fees will be discontinued following installation of the standard, advanced meter.


text:
The Southeastern Writing Center Association (SWCA) is seeking applications for an editor or editorial team for Southern Discourse, the only regional writing center publication. The term is a five-year appointment, beginning February 2013 with the first independent issue to be published fall 2014.
The selected editor or editorial team will continue the tradition of Southern Discourse and guide the publication into the future through energetic leadership and vision. Published twice a year, the journal will grow into a new format and a double-blind peer reviewed process, publishing scholarly work in the writing center field. The editor(s) should consider Southern Discourse's tradition of mixed approaches to writing such as Back to the Center, reviews of conference sessions and books, as well as tutors' voices, scholarly reflections, and interviews in designing a new vision.
Editorial responsibilities include publishing two issues (fall and spring) per year, consistent communication with the board, participation in SWCA conferences, and attendance at board meetings. The editor is a voting member of SWCA's executive board and will contribute to organization decisions.
Interested applicants should have the following qualifications:
- publications and expertise in the field of writing center administration and theory
- experience in related fields, such as rhetoric and composition, writing programs, digital media, multimodal communication, or community college and secondary writing centers
- familiarity with the current Southern Discourse and a vision for future directions
- current SWCA membership and employment at an institution in the southeast
- strong editorial, organizational, interpersonal skills
- prior editorial and review experience; peer-review management experience strongly preferred
- knowledge of the publishing, layout, printing, and overall production process
- strong institutional support
Interested applicants should submit the following documents:
- Sample of published writing
- Response to a sample or actual manuscript
- Letter of commitment from a Dean, Chair, Director, or administrator on your campus outlining institutional support regarding time, money, and resources
- Cover letter outlining editor's vision for Southern Discourse, including special issues, guest-edited volumes, format, and the publishing and printing process
Applications should be submitted to Russell Carpenter at email@example.com by October 1, 2012.


text:
I discovered Bloody Cuts at the Bootleg Film Festival in Edinburgh. My cousin had a film in it which I will also be blogging about soon. If you watched Are you Afraid of the Dark you might like this, I was addicted to watching it when I was younger. Bloody cuts are short horror films. I don't watch much horror nowadays but these were really outstanding and I loved the graphics and atmosphere they created. You can watch more over at the Bloodycuts website where they release some new short films from time to time. They are very professional and I am sure they said they have the same special effects person working on them as Doctor Who. but here are my favourite two short films.
If you like my blog please subscribe here :)


text:
Said By Dr. Nick RiveraAnother great movie, albeit a very dark one. This movie chronicles a day in the life of a man (whom, according to the credits, should be known as "D-FENS") who just...snaps. He gets fed up while he's sitting in his car in a traffic jam, and just gets up, leaves, and decides to go see his ex-wife and daughter, since it's his daughter's birthday (she's like, ten). I happen to love this movie quite a bit. Michael Douglas plays D-FENS, and Robert Duvall plays a cop, who happnes to be retiring this same day.
Michael Douglas kicks everyone's ass. Everyone.


text:
How strange to find us here
It's almost funny, but kind of not. My husband and I have been through so many changes in the last several years. Who knows what's happening with our pseudo quad. I don't anymore. I just hold on and wait and see. Nothing happens till the OSO comes home from overseas, it seems.
But in the meantime, hubby has a golden opportunity to have a girlfriend... a local girlfriend, whom he really enjoys sexually and has a good friendship with and feels like he's good for (he's a fixer). She just broke up with her long-term partner and seemed into the idea of having a part of hubby's life. Clearly he'd been thinking about the possibility for sometime. We'd seen her relationship go through stress and strain. I knew it would come to this, and my concerns boiled down to things like impact on the household/time demands/unpredictability of her demands... she's got some issues. I really like her, but she's a "wild card" for lack of better words. But I am open to the idea. I can see benefits for both of us (hubby and me), as well as for her. I am not averse to them having their own relationship, so long as I am still the wife, and the household is still the priority. I know that raises some poly hackles, but practically speaking, it's got to work that way. We've got young ones and an established household. Not saying it could never change, but this is where we are here and now.
So they discussed ideas a bit today, and when I came home from work, hubby told me he was backing off the idea. I was confused, and then I understood... she had told him (and bless her heart, she may have been following his advice to her from months ago to not "settle for less"), but she had told him that what she wanted was to be able to meet at least a few times a week for 4 hours or so. He told her that was unrealistic. She told him, well, if you change your mind let me know. And he told her, well, if you change your mind, let me know.
And I feel bad for him... and I don't get it... "Really, chica? You're gonna make that heavy a demand, when you don't even know what once or twice a week would look like or how it would impact everyone? Can't you grow into this? It's not shopping, and it's not ready made. It's something that develops." I know she wants to talk, the three of us, and I'm open to it, but hubby is so shocked by the up front time demand, he really doesn't know what to do. Again, I feel bad for him.
She's a kind, loving person. But I don't think she's seeing anyone in this.
I'm really just venting, but if you have any insight or thoughts, please feel free to share.
You know, I'd just look at it as she knew what her minimum requirements for a relationship are. Sure, people can learn to deal with less than they want but you should be grateful they were both honest about what they could offer/what they needed to be content, and that it ended before it began.
I think I have a pretty good handle on my requirements for how often I need to see/talk to new partners to not get unhappy or excessively lonely or to feel distant from a partner. Although I found I could make do with less than I wanted, I also believe I've kept from pursuing things that weren't right for me, which keeps both me and them from wasting time or ending up breaking up after a long drawn out misery of "trying to make it work".
I know you're probably just feeling affronted for your husband a bit *how dare you not know how awesome my husband is and want to date him!!!" but really I'd just look at it as she would've done you a disservice to not state what she wanted. It's also SUPER awesome that your husband knew what he could give and was honest about it too. Really if you read, you'll see a good % of threads are about people unhappy because their partners are trying to give more to a new partner than can be reasonably expected if they still want to be paying attention to their previous partners/kids/chores. I really suggest not being hard on her at all. Her "demand" isn't any more a demand than his "demand" that he isn't available as much as she'd like is one.
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.
No, I hear you. I'm not upset with her. She needs to be able to set boundaries for her relationships with others and go into things with eyes open wide, secure. I understand that. It may not work the way she seeks with us, but I do understand. I'm much the same. I might not demand as much, lol, but I'm sure to others, my demands are unreasonable And you're right... much time can be wasted and tears spent trying to "make things work" that just won't.
Oh well Life is still beautiful.
|Thread Tools
|Display Modes
Linear Mode


text:
Fidelity Advisor Intl Capital App C (fcpcx)
Last Updated by WikiWealth | Update This Page Now
►Summary | Add New Mutual Fund | Feedback
Asset Allocation (% of Port)
|US Stocks
Non-US Stocks
Geographic Allocation (% of Port)
|North America
South America
Australia + Pacific Islands
SWOT Statistics
Fund Management Survey
Fund Management Team
Fund Description Update
Fidelity Advisor Intl Capital App C (FCPCX) Description: FCPCX is a mutual fund, which is an investment that owns a basket of assets. The FCPCX mutual fund was provided by Fidelity and this investment vehicle derives the majority of its value from equity holdings (stocks). Fidelitys mutual fund has a medium management tenure and is in the small fund size classification. FCPCXs minimum initial investment amount is $2500 while the IRA minimum is $500. FCPCXs expense ratio is roughly 2%. The latest FCPCXs front end load was 0% and the back end load was 1%. The Fidelity Advisor Intl Capital App C (FCPCX) mutual fund falls under the foreign large-cap growth category. FCPCX focuses its investments in EU and Japan and FCPCX is not affiliated with a particular industry or fund sector. The Fidelity Advisor Intl Capital App C (FCPCX) mutual fund is not a leveraged fund and it does not have inverse fund properties. An investor can find FCPCXs top holdings, fundamental analysis, ratings, and fund risk (volatility) on the left side of the screen. The right side of FCPCXs research report features technical analysis and long term investment potential.
Portfolio Strategy
This investment vehicle seeks capital appreciation. The fund normally invests in equity securities (see equity research) of foreign issuers, including emerging market securities. It primarily invests in common stocks (see stock research). The fund allocates investments across different countries and regions considering the size of the market in each country and region relative to the size of the international market as a whole.