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Frequently Asked Questions
Web tip: The URL shortcut to this page is www.fcps.net/faq
We have compiled handy answers to some of the more commonly asked questions in Fayette County Public Schools. Skim below, or click a category to jump to that section: contacts, school issues, academics, special programs and services, and miscellaneous.
How can I reach the superintendent or share some feedback? The best way is through our online system called "Let's Talk!" Bookmark www.fcps.net/letstalk.
What is the teacher's email address? Most FCPS email addresses follow this form: email@example.com. Of course, this method isn't failsafe unless you are certain of the spelling, and sometimes people go by different names. If the person is based in a school (a teacher, principal or staff member), look in our school email directory. If the person works at "It's About Kids" Support Services, check in the IAKSS staff directory.
Where are the law enforcement officers? FCPS officers work with school leaders to ensure a safe environment for students, staff, parents and visitors while on school property. Multiple officers are assigned to geographical areas. The main number downtown is (859) 381-4200. | Details
What if I want to publicize a school event? FCPS welcomes the submission of news items for consideration and suggestions for feature articles. | Website contact | Channel 13 contact
How do I get a copy of a show that aired on Channel 13? Simply drop off a blank DVD-R disc at "It's About Kids" Support Services, 701 E. Main St., attention Linda Dawahare. Please include a note with the event or program requested, your name, and a daytime phone number. We will call you when the DVD is ready for pickup downtown.
School issues
Can my child attend preschool? Eligibility is determined by age and income criteria (age 4) or diagnosed special need (ages 3 and 4). | Fayette County Preschool Program
How old does a child have to be for kindergarten? Children who turn 5 on or before Aug. 1 are eligible for kindergarten. Parents may also request screening for possible early entry for mature children who will turn 5 between Aug. 2 and Oct. 31. | Details
What's the process for enrollment? Families should go to the school their neighborhood is assigned to and fill out a registration packet. To determine your school, use our online street directory. The sign-up windows are typically in February, April and summer. | Enrollment resources | Registration requirements
How can I send my child to a different school? FCPS sharply limits the criteria for approving families' requests. Please review the choices carefully in the online application; each reason includes a detailed explanation. | Out-of-area requests
What if my family moves? If your family moves within Fayette County, you should complete a new household form to update your address. Turn in the household and student data form at your child's school. If the move puts you in a different attendance zone, you also need to complete an out-of-area request for your children to finish the school year at their current school. Check the online street directory to see which schools your new neighborhood is assigned to and complete the out-of-area application, selecting reason No. 3; call (859) 381-4122 for assistance. ... If your family moves during the summer break into a different attendance zone, you should visit the assigned school to register your student under your new address. Be sure to bring two proofs of residence. (Grades K-5 may register during summer sign-up windows, and older students after Aug. 1; see www.fcps.net/registration.)
Where is my child's bus route? Families can plug their home address into the Bus Route Finder to see their children's bus stops, bus numbers and pickup times. (This online tool is updated each August for the new school year.) Buses also run special routes for students in magnet schools and gifted & talented programs. | Transportation Department
What's the school cafeteria serving this week? FCPS provides nutritionally balanced meals for students with a variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, low-fat milk and whole-grain products. | Menus
Do our children qualify for free meals? More than 30 school sites participate in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), where all students receive free meals. For students not attending a CEP school, families with certain income levels are eligible for free or reduced-priced meals. | Details
Where do I find school health information? Bookmark www.fcps.net/health to access state requirements and health forms to fill out for school enrollment, resources for students with certain health conditions, phone numbers for the Healthy Kids Clinics, and more.
What happens when roads are icy or snow is forecast? Families are alerted to schedule changes via an automated emergency notification system, and announcements are posted on the district's website, Facebook page, Twitter feed and Channel 13, as well as through local television and radio stations. Bookmark www.fcps.net/weather to be prepared.
Where do the renovations stand at my child's school? The Board of Education receives monthly updates, which we post on the district's website and on each school's web page. | Details
Can I volunteer at my child's school? Certainly! Volunteers help ensure success for all our students. First, you must agree to a background check. | Application (Everyone must re-apply every four years.) Human Resources monitors the process and keeps lists of approved volunteers; call (859) 381-4345. | Family And Community Engagement | 16th District PTA
There's a problem at school. Whom do I call? The first step in handling a question, concern or problem is to contact the teacher or guidance counselor. If the situation remains unresolved, families are encouraged to speak with the principal. If further attention is needed, the next step is to contact the district office. | Elementary schools | Middle schools | High schools | Technical centers | Other academic programs | School directors
When will you announce the high school graduation dates? Specifics are not set in the spring until after the threat of wintry weather has passed and all the make-up days have been announced. When the graduation schedule is released, the details are posted on the FCPS home page, on Facebook, on Channel 13 and through other local media. Bookmark www.fcps.net/calendars.
Where can I access my children's grades? Families can see grades, attendance records, class assignments and more through Infinite Campus, the student records management software for all school districts in Kentucky. Bookmark www.fcps.net/IC.
How do I sign up my child for an Academic Challenge team? This program helps make learning fun by giving students in grades 2-5 a chance to work in teams to answer questions on various subjects in a competitive setting. Watch for sign-ups at school in the early fall, or ask your child's teacher.
Where can I find state testing results? FCPS posts state test scores and other accountability files under Data Central; the URL shortcut is www.fcps.net/data. You also can see related resources on each school's web page. Pick your site under schools and then look under "Student Achievement" on the far left.
When can my student register for summer school? Teens interested in taking the initial-credit physical education class during summer break should check with their high school guidance counselor in the spring about the dates and registration details. | Bryan Station: (859) 381-3308 | Henry Clay: (859) 381-3423 | Lafayette: (859) 381-3474 | Paul Laurence Dunbar: (859) 381-3546 | Tates Creek: (859) 381-3620
I heard FCPS offers online classes. How does that work? eSchool is a web-based program that students can use anywhere they have internet access. It is available year-round for credit recovery, initial credit, or grade improvement. Final exams are proctored and administered by appointment at Martin Luther King Jr. Academy. Students should start the eSchool process with their high school guidance counselor. For general questions, call (859) 381-4052.
How do I get my GED? We refer GED applicants who are 18 and older and no longer in school to the Bluegrass Community & Technical College adult education program or other local sites. | Details
How can I get a copy of my high school transcript? Each high school issues transcripts for their graduates. Call the registrar at your alma mater: Phone list | Students can also request their transcripts online and have them sent directly to participating colleges and universities via www.parchment.com.
Special programs & services
My children are really bright. How can I get them involved in accelerated programs? Special opportunities are available for students who excel in academics, visual or performing arts, leadership and other areas. | Gifted & talented services | Magnet schools | Specialized academic programs
My child might need extra help. What can I do? A team of professionals at FCPS is dedicated to providing services for children who need specially designed instruction that enables them to demonstrate, to their fullest, the knowledge and skills essential for lifelong learning, social well-being, and active, responsible citizenship. | Special Education Department
What if my child needs therapy? FCPS provides speech, occupational and physical therapy as well as academic support and intervention for a range of classroom and social needs. Call (859) 381-4171 or talk with the school principal.
I need SBDM training. Where can I see a list of options? FCPS offers training for experienced and new members of School-Based Decision Making Councils. The district also offers classes for the general public called Community U. | Registration
Can I rent a school classroom or district facility? School-related groups and various civic, charitable, governmental, nonprofit, religious and other organizations and individuals may use school facilities and equipment according to Board of Education policies. | Details and fees
Does FCPS sell any surplus? The district occasionally sells surplus vehicles and equipment. (FCPS makes no warranties or assurances.) | Purchasing Office -- miscellaneous equipment and vehicles | Transportation Department -- school buses | Food Service -- kitchen items
Which school board district do I live in? Use the online searchable database of voter information to figure out your district or refer to these maps.
When does the school board meet? The Board of Education holds two regular business meetings each month - one to review the agenda and one to take action. The meetings normally fall on the second and fourth Monday, respectively. | Schedule
What if I want to speak at a school board meeting? Your participation at action meetings is welcomed. | Guidelines for public comment
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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Aug 17, 2010
|Filing date
|May 16, 2003
|Priority date
|Nov 8, 1999
|Fee status
|Also published as
|Publication number
|Steven R Donovan, Raghavan Devanathan
|Original Assignee
|Verizon Business Global Llc
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (106), Non-Patent Citations (21), Referenced by (11), Classifications (21), Legal Events (3)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/436,793, filed on Nov. 8, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,615,236, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to the field of Internet multimedia and single media communication, and, more particularly, to a method and system for providing feature-based services using the Session Initiation Protocol.
2. Description of the Related Art
The last twenty years have seen the Internet grow exponentially. From a tool for the technically savvy, the Internet has turned into one of the main communication means of a large segment of the general populace. As it has grown, other tools and technology, such as music and videos, have migrated to the computer-based medium.
One example of migrating technology is the movement of telephony services to the Internet. Internet telephony refers to a wide range of services, not merely the traditional telephone call. In general, it refers to the transport of real-time media, such as voice and video, over the Internet to provide interactive communication among Internet users. Users may access the Internet through a variety of means—a personal computer (PC), a stand-alone Internet Protocol (IP)-enabled device, or even by dialing up to a gateway from the handset of a traditional Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).
The advantages of IP telephony are quite sweeping. It offers high-quality voice communication, improved multiplexing gains, rich computer telephony integration, advanced services, an open market for providers, and reduced cost. Most of these advantages flow from the fact that IP telephony is packet-based, rather than circuit-based, like the present phone system. In a circuit-based communication, such as a phone call on traditional equipment, an actual connection is maintained between the caller and callee through switches and wires. In a packet-based communication, the communication itself is broken down into packets which are sent over a network. This allows for a more efficient use of resources. In addition, IP telephony uses mostly text-based protocols, which allows for easy implementation and debugging in languages such as Java, Tcl, and Perl. The layered protocols in IP telephony are also designed to operate independently of one another. This means that one can use the same higher-layer protocol in a wide range of devices, from cell and desktop telephones to TVs, stereos, and computers, because the lower, physical layers will take care of the differences.
Currently, traditional PSTN telephony uses SS7 (System Signalling 7) as the signalling protocol which establishes, controls, and tears down circuit connections. IP telephony uses SIP (Session Initiation Protocol, RFC 2543) as the signalling protocol for telephony, videoconferencing, and multimedia sessions. SIP provides for establishing and releasing connections.
The SIP protocol is a text-based protocol that works above the transport layer in the TCP/IP (Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) stack. SIP can use any transport protocol, including TCP (Transport Control Protocol) and UDP (User Datagram Protocol) as its transport protocol. In addition, SIP can also work with ATM AAL5 (Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM Adaption Layer 5), IPX (Internet Packet exchange), frame relay or X.25 transport protocols.
There are two components in a SIP network: network servers and user agents. A user agent is an end system that acts on behalf of someone who wants to participate in calls. In general, the user agent contains both a protocol client (a user agent client UAC) which initiates a call and a protocol server (user agent server UAS) which responds to a call (see
The steps in initiating a session are fairly simple: as shown in
However, there are difficulties in migrating all the current services of traditional telephone networks to Internet telephony and SIP. In traditional networks, the Private Branch Exchange (PBX) is the cornerstone of business voice communication networking. For instance, all the employees at a business will have phones at their desk connected to a PBX, which routes the calls, handles voice mail, and offers other services. The replacement of traditional PBXs with IP-(Internet Protocol)-based PBXs will require that the users have the same services from their IP-enabled desktop telephone that they previously had from their traditional PBX telephone.
An example of the type of services traditional PBXs offer is the Do Not Disturb feature. Do Not Disturb (DND) is often implemented as a button that a user presses so that all calls will be automatically forwarded to the user's voice mailbox. In a traditional PBX, a DND command message is generally sent from the desktop device to the PBX, which then automatically forwards all calls to the voice mail system. But, in an SIP-based IP telephone network, the desktop telephone, or, more exactly, the user agent server UAS, would perform the forwarding. Although this works in many cases, it assumes the end client device (in this case, the SIP-based IP desktop telephone) has a DND capability, which is not assured. Therefore, there is a need for a system and method for traditional PBX services, such as the DND feature, in end client devices, such as SIP-based IP desktop telephones, without assuming the end client devices have this capability.
In addition, there are other features in traditional PBX systems that require the network server to be notified of status changes, especially when those changes affect the session/call setup handling for a user that has signed up for a network-based service. Examples include unconditional call forwarding, when the user wishes to forward all calls to another number/address; conditional call forwarding, when the user wishes to forward some calls under certain conditions; call blocking, when the user wishes to block certain addresses/numbers from being called; and call screening, when the user wishes to prevent calls from certain address/numbers from being received. Therefore, a need exists for a method and system for the user agent to notify the network server of feature status changes, such as DND, call forwarding, screening and blocking.
An object of the present invention is to provide a system and method which allows the network server in a SIP-based telephony network to perform all the functions of a traditional PBX system.
Another object of the present invention is to allow traditional PBX functions to be performed in a network, without requiring that the end client devices in that network be able to perform all of these functions.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for notifying network servers of changes to feature information for a particular user or device.
In order to fulfill these and other objects, the present invention provides an extension to the SIP protocol that would be used for notifying network servers of changes to feature information for a particular user or device. This extension, which consists of an extra field header called "Feature", would allow an end client to inform the network server of feature changes, rather than perform these features itself.
The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in which:
In a traditional PBX system, when the end-user wanted to modify or begin use of a feature, such as DND, the telephone unit would send a message with special digits that indicated the feature control information. For instance, the DND button might send a "*720" message, which tells the PBX to activate the DND feature on that phone extension. Releasing the DND button might send a "@720" message, which tells the PBX to deactivate the DND feature on that phone extension.
The preferred embodiment of the present invention uses one of the message types (REGISTER) that already exists in SIP to send this type of feature control information. In order to do so, the preferred embodiment adds another field header to the REGISTER message, the "Feature" field header.
In order to more fully understand the preferred embodiment, a brief discussion of the various types of method messages in SIP is in order. INVITE and ACK are two method messages that were mentioned above; other method messages include OPTIONS, BYE, CANCEL, and REGISTER. The INVITE message indicates that the user or service is being invited to participate in a session. The ACK message confirms that the client has received a final response to an INVITE message. The OPTIONS message is a query to the server concerning the server's capabilities. The BYE message is used by the client to indicate to the server that it wishes to release or end the call. The CANCEL message is used to cancel a pending request.
The REGISTER message can be understood as a "log on" message, although it has many more uses. As an example, a desktop telephone could be designed with an "I'm here" button for indicating to the SIP server that the person is actually at that phone and ready to receive phone calls and other multimedia communications. This "I'm here" button would send a REGISTER message to the SIP server. That may or may not be followed up with a request for validation from the SIP server to ensure privacy. If it all works out, the SIP server will register that user and the user's address in the SIP server database, so that calls can be properly routed.
In general, registration either validates or invalidates a SIP user agent for user services provided by the SIP server. Additionally, the user agent provides one or more contact locations to the SIP server. An example of a REGISTER message, in which a user named "Barney" is using to log on to a SIP server, is below:
REGISTER sip:ss2.wcom SIP 2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP there.com:5060
From: Barney <sip:firstname.lastname@example.com>
To: Barney <sip:email@example.com>
Call-ID: email@example.com
CSeq: 1 REGISTER
Contact: Barney <sip:email@example.com>
Contact: sip:+email@example.com;user=phone
Contact: tel: +1-972-555-2222
Authorization:Digest username=@UserB@,
realm=@MCI WorldCom SIP@,
nonce=@ea9c8e88df84f1cec4341ae6cbe5a359″, opaque=@A,
Feature= dnd; status=active
Content-Length: 0
An exact description of the header fields is contained in RFC 2543, but such detail is unnecessary for complete understanding of the present invention. However, as an aside, the Authorization field header is used to validate that an authorized user is making the registration.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, another field header is added to the REGISTER message that would carry feature control information. This would allow the REGISTER message to perform the additional functions required to emulate a traditional PBX system. For example, if the user in a IP-based PBX system pressed the DND button, a properly formatted REGISTER message is sent from the end client device, i.e., telephone, to the SIP Proxy Server, as shown by (1) in
REGISTER sip:ss2.wcom SIP 2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP there.com:5060
From: Barney <sip:firstname.lastname@example.com>
To: Barney <sip:firstname.lastname@example.com>
Call-ID: firstname.lastname@example.com
CSeq: 1 REGISTER
Contact: Barney <sip:firstname.lastname@example.com>
Contact: sip:+firstname.lastname@example.com;user=phone
Contact: tel: +1-972-555-2222
Authorization:Digest username= "UserB", realm= "MCI WorldCom SIP",
nonce= "ea9c8e88df84flcec4341ae6cbe5a359", opaque=""
uri= "sip:ss2.wcom.com",
response= "dfe56131d1958046689cd83306477ecc"
Feature=dnd; status=active
Content-Length: 0
This Feature field entry would tell the SIP server to change the "dnd" feature status to "active". Thus, the SIP server would know to send all incoming calls for Barney to Barney's voice mail box. This allows the user agent client UAC to be "thin": in other words, the user agent client will not have to add all the PBX features to its own protocol. Instead, the user agent client (in our example, an IP-based desktop telephone) will simply tell the network server to provide the feature. When the SIP server has appropriately updated its tables and database, the SIP server sends (2) an OK message to the user agent client UAC to confirm that the feature status information has been updated. The OK message would have the following format (bold added to show new header):
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP there.com:5060
From: Barney <sip:email@example.com>
To: Barney <sip:firstname.lastname@example.com>
Call-ID: firstname.lastname@example.com
CSeq: 1 REGISTER
Contact: Barney <sip:firstname.lastname@example.com>
Contact: sip:+email@example.com;user=phone
Contact: tel: +1-972-555-2222
Feature= dnd; status=active
Content-Length: 0
When (3) someone attempts to call Barney, such as Frank, who happens to be using a SIP-enabled client device, the SIP server will refer to its updated tables and database and find that Barney wishes his messages to be entered into the voice mail system. The SIP server will then (4) redirect the incoming call to the voice mail messaging system.
Then the (5) voice mail system will send an OK message to Frank in order to initiate a connection.
When using features such as call forwarding, screening or blocking, the Feature field entry would contain additional information. For instance, if the activated feature was call screening, the Feature field entry could appear as:
Feature=screen; status=active; tel: +1-972-555-1212
The REGISTER message containing this Feature field entry would instruct the SIP server to activate call screening and prevent the telephone number 1-972-555-1212 from calling the user. Clearly, other features may require more or less information, depending on the function that the SIP server will be required to perform.
The solution provided by the preferred embodiment is both easier to implement than traditional message handling, such as performed in a PBX system, and easier to understand. Furthermore, it's more intuitively obvious what "dnd; status=active" means, than the traditional "720".
While the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiment, it is a mere exemplary application. Thus, it is to be clearly understood that many variations can be made by anyone skilled in the art within the scope and spirit of the present invention.
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Studies show that an eReader is more environmentally friendly than a paper book, but only if you read more than 23 books on it.
I have an eReader, but having not yet used it to read 23 books yet it's certainly underused. So this afternoon I started searching for my next read. I felt like reading something that would be environmentally enlightening, so I found a list someone had compiled of environmental books for inspiration.
Then I started wondering who exactly compiled the list and what biases influenced their selection. So I looked at another. Then another. In the end, I looked at 15 lists of "the best" eco-friendly reads – all together they recommended 183 independent books.
I searched for the most commonly recommended book on environmental issues and then started tracking them in Excel… I'm an engineer, what can I say! My methodology was simple: Each time a book appeared on a list, it was awarded a point. I then ranked the books based on their cumulative points.
#1 An Inconvenient Truth
by Al Gore (2006)
#2 Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
by William McDonough and Michael Braungart (2002)
#3 Silent Spring
by Rachel Carson (1962)
#4 Eating Animals
by Jonathan Safran Foer (2009)
#5 Natural Capitalism
by Paul Hawken, Amory B. Lovins, et. al. (2000)
#6 A Sand-County Almanac
by Aldo Leopold (1949)
#7 American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau
by various authors (2008)
#8 Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature
by Janine Benyus (2003)
#9 Design Like You Give a Damn: Architectural Responses to Humanitarian Crises
by Architecture for Humanity, Kate Stohr and Cameron Sinclair (2006)
#10 ecoDesign: The Sourcebook
by Alastair Fuad-Luke (2006)
I've decided to start at #4 – Eating Animals. What books would you add to the list?


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Houston Texans tight end Owen Daniels was diagnosed with a non-displaced fibula fracture and will miss anywhere from four to six weeks. His teammate, Garrett Graham , will start in his place and rookie Ryan Griffin will be in during two-TE sets.
Fantasy Analysis:
Daniels does have an injury history. This is a big loss to an offense that is already lacking in proven pass-catchers who can move the chains. Houston seems to fluctuate second options on a weekly basis behind Andre Johnson . Some weeks, it's Daniels. Some weeks, it's DeAndre Hopkins or guys like Kevin Walter or Jacoby Jones before him. Graham is an excellent free agent pick-up, especially since he already accounted for three touchdowns during the first four games of the year.


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PETA Throws Its Support Behind Cow-Free Beef
The recently released all-beef hamburger grown from a test tube has garnered varied reactions around the world — from curiosity to disgust to delight. Yet for animal rights advocates, it could be the perfect recipe for harmony between meat lovers and the animal kingdom.
PETA, known as the most extreme of animal rights organizations, has come out in favor of the cowless burger, calling it a bonus for cows around the world whose meat-inspired death the organization is opposed to.
"Besides eliminating the need to slaughter billions of animals every day, growing meat in a laboratory would end clearcutting of forests for livestock production, conserve vast amounts of water and energy, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions for meat production by 78 to 96 percent," PETA stated on its website.
The organization's stance is rooted in the expectation that this form of cowless meat could one day be the sole way large-scale farming corporations produce all-beef burgers.
While that's not likely to happen overnight, there is some financial incentive for companies to do so, according to researcher Nicholas Genovese, who in 2011 was involved in cowless beef creation at the Medical University of South Carolina.
"Animals require between 3 and 8 pounds of nutrient to make 1 pound of meat," Genovese told Reuters in 2011. "Cultured meat doesn't have a digestive system."
Food researcher Hanni Rutzler told PETA's Michelle Kretzer that one sample of cow muscle cells taken from a live cow during a biopsy could create 20,000 tons of cultured beef. Yet before companies can rake in billions on the product, they'll have to sell it to the public — and that's where the roadblocks come into play.
"Well, there are some pretty tasty soy — or whatever — burgers, but some people just 'have to have' real meat. And that's going to be OK one day, because cultured beef is meat," Kretzer wrote in her PETA piece.
PETA's stance isn't one that was created in the wake of the cowless meat burger debut. In 2008, the organization put out a reward of $1 million for the first laboratory that successfully uses chicken cells to create chickenless chicken. That particular reward extends to March 4, 2014.
In its campaign announcement, PETA offered a rational approach to the issue, accepting the fact that, regardless of the non-meat varieties available to consumers, people will continue to eat meat.
"Of course, humans don't need to eat meat at all — vegetarians and vegans are far less likely to get heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, or cancer or become obese than are meat eaters — and a terrific array of vegetarian mock meat already exists," the announcement states. "But because many people refuse to kick their meat addiction, PETA wants to help them switch to flesh that doesn't cause suffering and death."
The only question now is what name to give vegetarians who eat cowless beef — the faux-carnivores of the new food age.
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An Evening with Rick Bayless at Reposado Restaurant
Rick Bayless
This program is sold out
Chef-Restaurateur; Co-founder, Frontera Farmer Foundation; Author, Fiesta at Rick's
Award-winning chef and TV personality Bayless has spent the last 30 years putting his own delicious twist on gourmet Mexican cuisine. Now, the first-season winner of Bravo's Top Chef Masters shares his culinary philosophy and why supporting local sustainable farms is so important.
Location: Reposado Restaurant, 236 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto
Time: 6:30 p.m. check-in, 7-9 p.m. reception and q&a with Chef Bayless
Cost: $95 per person (one copy of book), $160 per couple (one copy of book)
Also know: Seating limited; advance reservations required. In association with Reposado Restaurant and Kepler's Bookstore. Underwritten by The Bernard Osher Foundation.


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A 27-YEAR-old man who was arrested in connection with a robbery at a Kinmel Bay store has been released on police bail pending further inquiries.
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Seattle Food and Wine Experience Review
Eating gourmet food and drinking wine, beer, and cider were just some of the activities offered by the Seattle Food and Wine Experience on February 28, 2010. The Taste of Tulalip Culinary Exhibition Stage also offered a chance to learn a thing or two from the chefs of the Tulalip Resort Casino, including a demo on how to prepare Geoduck Fritters. Tulalip Bay Fine Dining also served up an Asian BBQ Pork Slider, my hubby's favorite dish of the day.
Kathy Casey was nice enough to spend the entire event signing 300 copies of her book, Kathy Casey's Northwest Table at the Columbia Winery booth and handing them out for free. The hubby pointed out that the wait wasn't so bad because he got six different tastes of wine while the line moved along!
You could even buy wine glasses at the event. Mercer Imports was on hand sellling the Eisch Breathable Glass that promises to aerate your wine in minutes. One day we hope to give these a try and see if we can taste the difference.
A couple of the standout wines we tasted include the McCrea Cellars Grenache Blanc, a very limited production varietal in Washington State. It's a nice crisp white wine with hints of mineral and good acid. I hear that if you like oysters, this would be a wine to serve alongside. Another favorite Washington wine being poured was the Kiona Lemberger. This Lemberger represents an old world style. Best of all, it's been on sale around Seattle for under $10 a bottle. If you believe that wine is often at its best when matched with the right food, check out our posts on the Food and Wine Pairing Network for the top pairings of the event.
At these big indoor events it's always nice to get a breath of fresh air every once in a while. Do that at the Seattle Food and Wine Experience, and you discover the Maximus/Minimus mobile pig truck in the courtyard serving up Sliders with Slaw. I devoured the Maximus Veggie Slider. Only bummer is we weren't allowed to have anything in our glass while enjoying the great outdoors.
Let's not forget a key reason behind the Seattle Food and Wine Experience – to raise money for Beecher's Flagship Foundation. The Foundation offers the Pure Food Kids Workshop which is a fun, hands on program for fourth through sixth graders. It teaches them about pure foods and making healthier food choices. As a volunteer for the organization, this is a cause that is near and dear to me. Alison Leber is at the heart of the foundation, running it with incredible efficiency. This week we were in a classroom of fifth graders, each of whom played the role of "food detective" by investigating ingredient lists on packages. Through a combination of lecture and video, the kids are taught how they are marketed to, how to read nutrition facts, and the potential health risks involved with eating foods that contain artificial colors and preservatives. They also work together to prepare a vegetarian chili that is so tasty, most of the kids ask for seconds. It's a hands on program that totally engages the kids and is making a difference right here in our own backyard.
There you have it, a big event supporting a valuable cause!
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After the visible silks have withered, pull back husks and pop a kernel with your thumbnail. If ripe, it will squirt a milky juice. Watery liquid means that the corn is immature; a toothpaste consistency means it's past its prime. Eat corn as soon as possible after you pick—within hours, if not minutes.
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Things just keep getting worse for Tiger Woods- now one of his alleged mistresses has come out to say that she saw the golf pro having a three-way with other men.
Loredana Jolie Ferriolo has been shopping a tell-all story, asking for $1 million to reveal how Woods "came out, his healthy appetite for arranged sex, threesomes, girls next door, and an answer to all the rumors about his sexuality."
Whether or not Ms. Ferriolo's story checks out is yet to be determined, but it can't be making things any easier for Tiger as he tries to recover from the past month-and-a-half of turmoil.
Woods is rumored to be staying at billionaire buddy Jim Dolan's Long Island, NY estate, though Dolan's rep has denied the story.
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Hey, can someone explain me how to do an menu change like this: http://demo.brankic.net/bigbangwp/ . The menu should change after ca 560px. How can i do this? Thank you!
This is actually really ease. Here's jQuery for it: http://pastie.org/5347582. You would then, in your stylesheet, define the class (which we are adding or removing with jQuery) to have position: fixed and top: 0.
An alternative – http://jpanelmenu.com


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How To Choose The Correct Home Safety Method
To give you some viewpoint, I'm a preacher's child - and no, I didn't have to spend many years in therapy. I think about myself nonetheless a fourth era Nazarene, but am attending Shiloh United Methodist correct now.
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San Francisco • A beaming Alex Rios rounded the bases and reached home to a line of jubilant, jumping teammates eager to celebrate.
The surprising Puerto Ricans first eliminated the star-studded United States, then took care of two-time World Baseball Classic champion Japan two days later with a 3-1 victory in Sunday night's semifinal.
Now, Puerto Rico needs one more win to be WBC champion. Then, the country can really cheer.
Rios hit a two-run homer, Mike Aviles singled twice and drove in the game's first run, and Puerto Rico reached its first WBC final with a big assist from the bullpen.
Relievers Jose De La Torre and Xavier Cedeno each worked out of jams while pitching key moments after winning pitcher Mario Santiago left in the fifth inning with a forearm injury.
Team Puerto Rico will play in Tuesday night's championship against either the Netherlands or the Dominican Republic. Those teams meet in the tournament's second semifinal Monday night.
Aviles hit a bloop single to center to put Puerto Rico on the board in the first and singled again to start the seventh before Rios hit a towering drive into the left-field seats.
Unlike the two previous WBC winners from Japan, this team was devoid of major leaguers. Hirokazu Ibata drove in the team's lone run with an eighth-inning single against Randy Fontanez, but Japan missed a chance with a costly baserunning blunder.
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|Another Touhou cosplay! This time, Satori! This is the first time I've ever made a prop for a cosplay, and I've very pleased with how it has turned out so far.
Outfit: Mint green and pink polycotton
3rd Eye Prop: Polystyrene shapes (heart and ball), wooden hearts, aquarium tubing and model paints
Wig: Left over from Remilia Scarlet cosplay, which was bought from eBay (Cosplay Wig Fever)
The finished cosplay is lovely and cosy, but it was a pain in the bum to get to that point! But now that it's done, I'm very pleased with the result :D
What day you going to expo? I'm doing a Touhou cosplay on the sunday :D
I'm going all weekend but I'm cosplaying Satori on the Saturday I'm afraid D8
What Touhou cosplay are you doing? I remember seeing you as Reisen last May, I was dressed as Remilia!
Yeah I remember seeing you. :D This time i'll be your sister Flandre :D
D'awww cuuuute! I'll find you on Sunday and take a photo or two >w< It's a shame you aren't cosplaying her on the Saturday, my best friend is borrowing my Remilia cosplay for the day =D
Yeah that would have been cool, but nvm. Maybe another time ^_^
I will be on stage on the sunday too so if you don't find me during the day then you'll defiantly be able to take photos there. Though I shouldn't be hard to find me, My wings are nearly a meter each side of me XD


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Hepatitis B Reactivation Use of TNF blockers, including CIMZIA, may increase the risk of reactivation of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in patients who are chronic carriers of this virus. Some cases have been fatal. Evaluate patients at risk for HBV infection for prior evidence of HBV infection before initiating CIMZIA therapy. Exercise caution in prescribing CIMZIA for patients identified as carriers of HBV, with careful evaluation and monitoring prior to and during treatment. In patients who develop HBV reactivation, discontinue CIMZIA and initiate effective anti-viral therapy with appropriate supportive treatment. Neurologic Reactions Use of TNF blockers, including CIMZIA, has been associated with rare cases of new onset or exacerbation of clinical symptoms and/or radiographic evidence of central nervous system demyelinating disease, including multiple sclerosis, and with peripheral demyelinating disease, including Guillain-Barre syndrome. Rare cases of neurological disorders, including seizure disorder, optic neuritis, and peripheral neuropathy have been reported in patients treated with CIMZIA. Exercise caution in considering the use of CIMZIA in patients with these disorders. Hematologic Reactions Rare reports of pancytopenia, including aplastic anemia, have been reported with TNF blockers. Medically significant cytopenia (e.g., leukopenia, pancytopenia, thrombocytopenia) has been infrequently reported with CIMZIA. Advise all patients to seek immediate medical attention if they develop signs and symptoms suggestive of blood dyscrasias or infection (e.g., persistent fever, bruising, bleeding, pallor) while on CIMZIA. Consider discontinuation of CIMZIA therapy in patients with confirmed significant hematologic abnormalities. Drug Interactions An increased risk of serious infections has been seen in clinical trials of other TNF blocking agents used in combination with anakinra or abatacept. Formal drug interaction studies have not been performed with rituximab or natalizumab; however because of the nature of the adverse events seen with these combinations with TNF blocker therapy, similar toxicities may also result from the use of CIMZIA in these combinations. Therefore, the combination of CIMZIA with anakinra, abatcept, rituximab, or natalizumab is not recommended. Interference with certain coagulation assays has been detected in patients treated with CIMZIA. There is no evidence that CIMZIA therapy has an effect on in vivo coagulation. CIMZIA may cause erroneously elevated aPTT assay results in patients without coagulation abnormalities. Autoimmunity Treatment with CIMZIA may result in the formation of autoantibodies and, rarely, in the development of a lupus-like syndrome. Discontinue treatment if symptoms of lupus-like syndrome develop. Immunizations Do not administer live vaccines or live-attenuated vaccines concurrently with CIMZIA. Adverse Reactions In controlled Crohn's clinical trials, the most common adverse events that occurred in >/= 5% of CIMZIA patients (n=620) and more frequently than with placebo (n=614) were upper respiratory infection (20% CIMZIA, 13% placebo), urinary tract infection (7% CIMZIA, 6% placebo), and arthralgia (6% CIMZIA, 4% placebo). The proportion of patients who discontinued treatment due to adverse reactions in the controlled clinical studies was 8% for CIMZIA and 7% for placebo. In controlled RA clinical trials, the most common adverse events that occurred in >/= 3% of patients taking CIMZIA 200 mg every other week with concomitant methotrexate (n=640) and more frequently than with placebo with concomitant methotrexate (n=324) were upper respiratory tract infection (6% CIMZIA, 2% placebo), headache (5% CIMZIA, 4% placebo), hypertension (5% CIMZIA, 2% placebo), nasopharyngitis (5% CIMZIA, 1% placebo), back pain (4% CIMZIA, 1% placebo), pyrexia (3% CIMZIA, 2% placebo), pharyngitis (3% CIMZIA, 1% placebo), rash (3% CIMZIA, 1% placebo), acute bronchitis (3% CIMZIA,1% placebo), fatigue (3% CIMZIA, 2% placebo). Hypertensive adverse reactions were observed more frequently in patients receiving CIMZIA than in controls. These adverse reactions occurred more frequently among patients with a baseline history of hypertension and among patients receiving concomitant corticosteroids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Patients receiving CIMZIA 400mg as monotherapy every 4 weeks in RA controlled clinical trials had similar adverse reactions to those patients receiving CIMZIA 200mg every other week. The proportion of patients who discontinued treatment due to adverse reactions in the controlled clinical studies was 5% for CIMZIA and 2.5% for placebo. For full prescribing information, please go to: http://www.cimzia.com/pdf/Prescribing_Information.pdf Cimzia® (certolizumab pegol) in EU/ EEA important safety informationCimzia® was studied in 2367 patients with RA in controlled and open label trials for up to 57 months. The commonly reported adverse reactions (1-10%) in clinical trials with Cimzia® and post-marketing were viral infections (includes herpes, papillomavirus, influenza), bacterial infections (including abscess), rash, headache (including migraine), asthenia, leukopaenia (including lymphopaenia, neutropaenia), eosinophilic disorder, pain (any sites), pyrexia, sensory abnormalities, hypertension, pruritis (any sites), hepatitis (including hepatic enzyme increase), injection site reactions and nausea. Serious adverse reactions include sepsis, opportunistic infections, tuberculosis, herpes zoster, lymphoma, leukaemia, solid organ tumours, angioneurotic edema, cardiomyopathies (includes heart failure), ischemic coronary artery disorders, pancytopaenia, hypercoagulation (including thrombophlebitis, pulmonary embolism), cerebrovascular accident, vasculitis, hepatitis/hepatopathy (includes cirrhosis), and renal impairment/nephropathy (includes nephritis). In RA controlled clinical trials, 5% of patients discontinued taking Cimzia® due to adverse events vs. 2.5% for placebo. Cimzia® is contraindicated in patients with hypersensitivity to the active substance or any of the excipients, active tuberculosis or other severe infections such as sepsis or opportunistic infections or moderate to severe heart failure. Serious infections including sepsis, tuberculosis and opportunistic infections have been reported in patients receiving Cimzia®. Some of these events have been fatal. Monitor patients closely for signs and symptoms of infections including tuberculosis before, during and after treatment with Cimzia®. Treatment with Cimzia must not be initiated in patients with a clinically important active infection. If an infection develops, monitor carefully and stop Cimzia® if infection becomes serious. Before initiation of therapy with Cimzia®, all patients must be evaluated for both active and inactive (latent) tuberculosis infection. If active tuberculosis is diagnosed prior to or during treatment, Cimzia® therapy must not be initiated and must be discontinued. If latent tuberculosis is diagnosed, appropriate anti-tuberculosis therapy must be started before initiating treatment with Cimzia®. Patients should be instructed to seek medical advice if signs/symptoms (e.g. persistent cough, wasting/weight loss, low grade fever, listlessness) suggestive of tuberculosis occur during or after therapy with Cimzia®.


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Wi-Fi Plug Creates Interactive Cloud-Based Classroom Anytime, Anywhere
The SMILE Plug will allow students and teachers to engage and collaborate on multiple devices.
Marvell has just showcased its Classroom 3.0 initiative at this year's CES, featuring the SMILE Plug that can create a private Wi-Fi cloud for up to 60 people. The device was created in partnership with the Stanford University's Mobile Inquiry Based Learning Environment and is ideal for classroom environments. Using the SMILE Plug, teachers can easily monitor what each student is doing on a tablet or computer and even control the devices. Having a 'micro cloud' environment allows learning for students to be much more interactive as they can collaborate with peers and teachers.
Once connected, the SMILE Plug lights up a green smiling face on its front surface. Marvell also supports the One Laptop per Child initiative and the SMILE Plug can be used with its OLPC X0 3.0 low-cost tablet to "improve the education experience for students and teachers around the world," specifically in developing countries.


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Jaba USA perched for elimination of textiles quotas
March 8, 2004,
Jaba USA, a subsidiary of the China-based Jiaobao Group, is positioning itself for an anticipated influx of business following the expiration of U.S. textiles import quotas in January 2005, according to the company's vice president of sales and marketing Allen Yan.
Jaba targets two segments of the American market — the first is the Latino community. "This line is very value-oriented with low price points. Bedding sets range from $15 to $30 (wholesale)," said Yan. The second line targets the mass market. "These also target the American market but are aimed more at the general population," he said. The price tag for that line ranges from $16 to $50 (wholesale) for a bed-in-a-bag set.
The company's products are made with poly cotton, cotton and chenille, using jacquard techniques. Yan expects Jaba's use of cotton to expand as quotas fall by the wayside. He said that currently, because non-governmental Chinese factories have to buy quota, the prices of their products are artificially inflated. For example, he said that today a U.S.-bound $12 12-pack of T-shirts has $4 to $6 slapped onto its base price — the cost of buying quota for the product. In 2005, that additional cost disappears, bringing the cost of Chinese goods even closer to rock bottom than they are now.
Yan said that Jaba will not work directly with retailers to market its products, preferring to use established distributors in the United States. Jaba products will be labeled with either the distributor's brand or the retailer that carries them. Yan declined to name any distributors or retailers of Jaba products.
"This is a good strategy for us, because otherwise we would have to start building our own distribution network from the ground up, which is not easy," said Yan.
"Even though my English is good, I am Chinese and I don't know some cultural differences. For example, I still don't understand American football. I can talk about the product a customer wants, but not about the culture he is interested in. I think the relationship is very important in the selling process. Also, in creating product, sales people who understand the culture and market need to work with the buyers," he added. "So we have our strategy in place, and I think that is good for us."
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Motivation is best understood as a state that...
Energizes and directs behavior
One shortcoming of the instinct theory of motivation it...
Does not explain human behavior, it simply names them.
Few Human behaviors are rigidly patterned enough to qualify as...
One Problem with the idea of motivation as drive reduction is that...
Because some motivated behaviors do not seem to be based on physiological needs, they cannot be explained in terms of drive reduction.
Instinct theory and drive-reduciton theorybother emphasizes ____ Factors in Motivation.
Which of the following is not an example of homeostasis?
Feeling hungry at the sight of an appetizing food.
Which of the following is a difference between a drive and a need?
Needs are physiological states, Drives are psychological states.
Homeostatic refers to
The tendency to maintain a steady internal state.
Which of the following is inconsistent with the drive reduction theory of motivation.
Monkey will work puzzles even if not given a food reward.
Mary loves hang gliding. It would be difficult to explain to Mary's behavior according to.
Drive Reduction Theory
For two weeks, Orlando has been on a hunger strike. Orlando's willingness to starve conflicts with the throey of motivation by.
Beginning with the basic needs, which of the following represents the correct sequence of needs in the hierarchy by Maslow.
Physiological, Safety, Belongingness and love, self fulfillment
According to Maslow's theory
All the above
In his study of men on a semi diet, Keys found that
Subjects become obsessed with food.
Increase in insulin will
Lower blood sugar and trigger hunger.
Emotions are
All the Above
Two years ago, Maria was in an automobile crash in which her spinal cord was severed...
James- Lange theory
You are on your way to school to take a big exam...
James- Lange Theory
Which theory of emotion implies that every emotion is associated with a unique physiological theory
James- Lange Theory
Which emotion emphasizes the simultaneous experience of body response.
Cannon- Bard theory
The Cannon Bard theory of emotion states that
The conscious experience of an emotion occurs at the same time as the body's physical reaction.
Which of the following was not raised as a critism of the James Lange theory of emotion
People with a spinal cord injury at the neck typically experience less emotion.
Schachter's two factor theory emphasizes that emotion involves both.
Physical arousal and cognitive label.
After hitting a grand slam, mike noticed that his heart was pounding. Later after having a collision while driving...
two Factor theory
Who will probably be angrier after learning that his car has recievd a parking ticket.
Dan who just finished a tennis Match.
In the schacter-singer experiment which subjects reported feeling and emotional change in the presence of experimenter's highly emotional confederate?
Those receiving epinephrine but not expecting to feel physical arousal
Which of the following was not presented in the text as evidence that some emotional reactions involve no deliberate rational thinking?
Arousal of the sympathetic nervous system will rigger an emotion reaction ever when artificially induced by and injection of epinephrine.
Several studies have shown that physical arousal can intensify just about any emotion...
Cognitive labels of arousal in the conscious experience of emotions
Evidence that changes in facial expressions can directly affect people's feelings and body states conviced Robert Zajonc that..
Cognition is not necessary for emotion
Margret is a finalist... The two dimensions of her current emotion would be a ___ and ___.
Positive Valence, High Arousal
The field of health psychology is concerned with
All the above
Dr. Williams Who conducts smoking cession clinics, explains to his clients...
according to the text, one-half of all deaths from the 10 leading causes of death in the US can be attributed to.
Behavioral and medical knowledge anout factors influencing health for the basis of what field:
Behavioral Medicine
Stress is defined as:
the Process by which we percieve and respond to challenging or threatening events.
Connie complains that she has too much stress in her life. the psychologist says the level of stress people experience depends on.
How they appraise the events of life
The stress hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine are released by the ___ Gland in response to stimulation by the __ Branch of the nervous system.
Adrenal: Sympathetic
In order, the sequence of stages in the general adaptation syndrome is:
Alarm reaction, stage of resistance, stage of exhaustion
During which stage of general adaptation is a person especially vulnerable to disease.
The exhaustion stage
"Tend and Befriend." refers to:
An alternative to fight or flight response that may be more common in women.
Bob does not start to study until just before midterms. He works through the night, which makes him sick, because he is in___ phase of ___.
Exhaustion: General adaptation
Research studies demonstrate that after catastrophe, rates of ___ often increase.
All the above
Karen and Kyumi are taking the same course with different instructors...
You have just transferred to a new campus and find yourself in a potential enviroment. according to the test, what would help you cope?
All the above
In one experiment, both executive rats and subordinate rates recieved identical electric shocks, the only dif. being whether the shocks could be.
Which of the following was not mentioned in the text as a critism for Freud's theory?
There is no evidence of anything like an "unconscious"
The text defines personality as:
An indivdual's characteristics patter of thinking, feeling and acting.
Which of the following places the greatest emphasis on the unconscious mind?
The psychoanalytic perspective
A major difference between the psychoanalytic and trait perspectives is that:
All the above
According to Freud's theory, personality arises in response to conflicts between:
Our biological impulses and social restraints against them.
According to the psychoanalytic perspective, a child who frequently "slips" and call her teacher "mom" probably:
Has some unresolved conflicts conerning her mother
ID is to Ego as ___ is to ____
Pleasure principle, Reality Principle
According to Freud, ____ is the process by which children incorporate their parents values into their ___
Identification : Superego
Psychoanalytic would characterize a person who is impulsive and self indulgent as possessing a strong__ and a Weak___
ID. Superego
Which of the following is the correct order of psychosexual stages proposed by Freud:
Oral; anal; phallic; latency; genital
Jill has a biting sarcastic manner. According to Freud she is fixated on
The oral stage of development
The Oedipus and Electra complexes have their roots in the
Phallic Stage
Suzy bought... the car's attractiveness, good acceleration, and stereo. According to Freud she is using a defense mechanism of.
according to Freud, defense mechanisms are methods of reducing
The personality test Teresa is taking involves her describing random patterns of dots. what type of test is she taking?
A projective test
Which of the following is true concerning abnormal behavior?
Definitions of abnormal behavior are culture- dependent
The criteria for classifying behavior as psychologically disordered
are characterized by both A and B
Behavior is classified as disodered when it is
all the Above
Our early ancestors commonly attributed disordered behavior to
Evil Spirits
French reformer who insisted that madness was not demon possession and who called humane treatment of patients was
Which of the following is true of the medical model?
It views psychological disorders as a sickness that are diagnosed and treatable
Most mental health workers today view that disordered behavior:
Arise that interaction of nature and nurture
schizophrenia are universal and influenced by heredity, where as other disorders such as anorexia are culture bound provides evidence for the ___
Bio psycho social
Evidence of envoromental effects on psychological such as___ universal, whereas other, such as ___ are culture bound
Depression, Anorexia Nervosa
Many psychological dislike DMA- IV because of its
Medical Model Bias
The Diagnostic reliability of DSM-IV
Relatively high
Which of the following statements concerning the labeling of disordered behaviors is not true?
Labels interfere with effective treatment of psychological disorders
The term insanity refers to
Legal definitions
Phobias and OCD behaviors are classified as
Anxiety disorders
Sharon os continually tense, jittery, and apprehensive for no specific reason. she would probably be diagnose with.
Generalized anxiety disorder
As electri psychotherapist is one who
uses a variety of techniques, depending on the client and the problem
The technique in which a person is asked to report everything that comes through the mind is called__ favored by __ therapist
Free Association: Psychanalytic
During a session with his psychoanalytic, jamal hesitates while describing a highly embarrassing though. This is an example of?
Jane has developed strong hate feelings for her therapist. The analytic interprets Jane's behavior in terms of a __ of feeling towards her father
Of the following therapist, who would be most likely to interpret a person's psychological problems of repressed impulses.
Which type of psychotherapy would be most likely to use the interactions of dreams as a technique for bringing unconscious feelings into awareness
Both A and B
Which of the following is not common criticisms of psychoanalyst
It gives therapists too much control over the patient
Unlike traditional psychoanalutic therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy
Focuses on current relationships
Of the following categories of psychotherapy, which is known for its nondirective nature
Humanistic therapy
Given Jim's therapists attempts to help him by ordering geniuses, acceptance, and empathy she probably practicing
Client Centered therapy
Carl Rogers was a ___ Therapist who was the creator of ____
Humanist; Client centered therapy
The technique in which a therapist echos and restates what a person says in a non directive manner is called
Active listening
Which type of psychotherapy focuses on changing unwanted behaviors rather than on discovering the underlying causes
Behavior therapy
The techniques of counter conditioning are based on principle of
Classical conditioning


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Rumours may be a good source of information at times, but there can also be cases whereby certain rumours may be nothing more than hoaxes with the potential to adversely affect the reputation of individual people or even huge companies. And in this case, the unfortunate victim of a recent rumour is none other than Twitter, who is currently finding itself at the middle of a little controversy over claims that it intends to start charging Japanese users for its services.
Would you pay to use Twitter's services? Well, as outlandish as it might sound, that was the question which many Japanese twitters found themselves asking after word broke out that the company was seemingly in the midst of planning to charge its Japanese user base for the right to utilize its services. And apparently, this rumour had gathered so much momentum that the company had to step in and issue an official announcement that any claims of Twitter intending to levy some sort of fees for the right to utilize its services are nothing more than a hoax, and should not be believed.
According to an article published by ITMedia, "information" of Twitter's supposed plans to start charging its Japanese user base first broke out when users stumbled upon a well-crafted story in Uncyclopedia. Apparently, the article alleged that Twitter's CEO was upset at the fact that Japanese Twitter users were consuming so much bandwidth that the "fail whale" error screen was becoming a common occurrence in the Land of the Rising Sun, and that the situation was made much worse by the recent earthquake that leveled much of Northern Japan.
The Uncyclopedia article also goes on to claim that Twitter's CEO did not take very kindly to how Japanese users were using Twitter as a tool for various tasks such as marketing and sharing information about local celebrities in the wake of the natural disaster, even going as far as to claim that Twitter has been reduced to a "stupid discovery machine" (machine translation). And apparently, the company's response to such alleged dissatisfaction with its user base was to start charging users for Twitter's services to prevent consumer abuse, with the most recent update to the Uncyclopedia article seemingly "confirming" the fact that Twitter will commence operations as a pay-to-use service come July, where consumers will be charged at various rates, depending on the number of tweets they send out.
Needless to say, this piece of "news" was not well received by the Japanese, although the good news is that Twitter has since stepped in to squash the "news" as being nothing more than a hoax, and that Twitter's services will remain free-to-use for all Japanese. Then again, this just goes to show how powerful unsubstantiated rumors can be, even if they originate from sources that have been known to be extremely unreliable. After all, whoever gets their news from a site like Uncyclopedia?
Source: ITMedia


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