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Bachelor of Arts
Master of Arts
L. Mark Carrier, Department Chair
Art Bohart, Stan Danis, Ramona Davis, Aaron Hass, Diane Henschel, Maria Hurtado-Ortiz, Larry Rosen, Silvia Santos, Judith Todd, Sandy Wilcox
Jo Ann Uno, Department Secretary
Neil Farmer, Psychology Technician
Department Office: SBS A-336, (310) 243-3427
Comprehensive Advising Center: SBS B-241B, (310) 243-3585 Technical Services: SBS A-240, (310) 243-3517
Karen Mason, Graduate Coordinator
Social and Behavioral Sciences Graduate Programs Office:
Emeriti Faculty
Jack Adams, Leo Cain, Lisa Gray-Shellberg, George Marsh, M. Milo Milfs, Harvey Nash, Beverly Palmer, Eleanor B. Simon Price, Fred Shima, Quentin C. Stodola
Program Description
Psychology is about people's behavior and about people's experience. Psychologists teach and do research or applied work on subjects relating to the social and behavioral sciences. In order to discover more about behavior, psychologists study both humans and animals. Psychology covers a wide range of topics, from the way our social environment influences us to the inner workings of our bodies. This diversity of topics is reflected in the psychology curriculum.
The Department of Psychology sees its mission as offering a solid foundation in the theories and scientific methods of psychology to diverse and nontraditional students who choose to study Psychology at the undergraduate and graduate level. The department offers courses in aspects of the empirical knowledge base of scientific psychology and applied psychology for psychology majors and graduate students. Furthermore, the department helps meet the needs of those studying other subjects, such as Human Services majors, Liberal Studies majors, people minoring in Psychology, and other individuals. The department sees its mission as offering these educational experiences within a framework which values and encourages diversity. Within this broad mission, the department develops, evaluates, and alters, as needed, a set of specific goals and objectives for the psychology major.
The Department publishes its goals and objectives for all Psychology students to review. It also engages in an ongoing Outcomes Assessment program to evaluate its success in achieving these goals and objectives. Psychology majors are required to participate in the Outcomes Assessment program in order to evaluate both the effectiveness of the department and student competencies.
At the undergraduate level, the Department of Psychology provides opportunity for the study of three different aspects of the field. For students interested in the research and scientific aspects, courses on the application of the scientific method to the study of human and animal behavior are offered. For those with applied interests, courses relating to counseling, clinical psychology, health psychology and behavioral medicine, gerontology, industrial and organizational psychology, computers, and service in community agencies are offered. For students with a general interest in psychology, many courses provide knowledge that is useful in understanding one's self and in understanding and relating to others effectively.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Psychology can be completed by attending class during the day or evening hours. At present, it may take six or more semesters to complete the upper division courses in the evening.
Academic Advisement
B-241B and faculty provide advising for the psychology major, minor, and electives as well as General Education advisement for psychology majors.
Students who are contemplating or have decided upon a
major or minor in psychology or who have an interest in taking psychology
courses as electives should see an advisor in the
High school students are encouraged to take four years of English and three years of mathematics including algebra. Courses in biology and psychology and the other social and behavioral sciences are recommended. Knowledge of computers is helpful for some courses.
Transfer students should contact their counseling center or advisor to identify appropriate lower division major/minor preparatory courses. Whenever possible, transfer students who do not plan to transfer until their junior year should take the lower division equivalents of PSY 101, PSY 230, and PSY 235.
Career Possibilities
In addition to preparing students for graduate study in psychology and other professions, an undergraduate degree can lead directly to employment in business and industry, education, counseling, human services, and several other areas.
Psychology courses also can be used to develop and strengthen adaptive or intellectual skills, and add to students' knowledge base and facilitate development of behavioral traits and attitudes linked to career success. The adaptive skills that are most directly fostered within the psychology curriculum are: interpersonal and human relations skills, thinking and problem solving skills, communication skills.
Psychology is an excellent major or minor for students who are interested in careers in management, communication, marketing or other positions that require understanding of human behavior and human interactions. Many students who are interested in careers in law or medicine choose a psychology degree for their undergraduate major. The psychology degree is pursued by many students who wish to engage in graduate study in psychology at the master's or doctoral degree level as preparation for careers in mental health, psychological research, industrial and organizational psychology and college teaching. Additional competencies recommended for the major include computer literacy and a second language.
Student Organizations
The department has a chapter of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society for Psychology, a Psychology Club, and numerous opportunities for student involvement in research and service.
Graduation With Honors
An undergraduate student may be a candidate for graduation with Honors in Psychology by meeting the following criteria:
1. A minimum of 36 units in residence at CSU Dominguez Hills;
2. A minimum grade point average of at least 3.5 in all courses used to satisfy the upper division requirements in the major;
3. Recommendation by the faculty of the Psychology faculty.
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Total Course Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree
See the "Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree" in the University Catalog for complete details on general degree requirements. A minimum of 40 units, including those required for the major, must be upper division.
Elective Requirements
Completion of elective courses (beyond the requirements listed below) to reach a total of a minimum of 120 units.
General Education Requirements (54-60 units)
See the "General Education" requirements in the University Catalog or the Class Schedule for the most current information on General Education requirements and course offerings.
United States History, Constitution and American Ideals Requirement (6 units)
See the "United States History, Constitution, and American Ideals" requirements in the University Catalog. Courses used to satisfy this requirement do not apply to General Education.
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
See the "Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement" in the University Catalog.
Minor Requirements
Students completing this major will need to complete a minor in another field.
Major Requirements (36 units)
The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this degree.
A. Lower Division Required Courses (9 units)
PSY 101. General Studies Psychology:
Understanding Human Behavior (3)
PSY 230. Elementary Statistical Analysis in Psychology (3)
PSY 235. Introduction to Research Methods (3)
NOTE: PSY 101, 230, and 235 should be taken in this order prior to taking other courses in the major.
B. Upper Division Requirements (27 units)
1. Required Courses (6 units)
PSY 305. History and Systems of Psychology (3)
PSY 490. Senior Seminar in Psychology (3)
NOTE: PSY 305 should be taken in the junior year
PSY 490 should be taken in the senior year.
2. Quantitative Methods of Psychology: Select one course from the following (3 units):
PSY 330. Behavioral Statistics and Research Design (3)
PSY 331. Measurement in Psychology (3)
NOTE: Both courses listed in the Quantitative Methods of Psychology section are recommended for students planning to pursue graduate studies. PSY 230 or MAT 131 is prerequisite for both courses.
3. Research Experience: Select one of the Lecture/ Seminar groups listed below (6 units):
a. PSY 411. Advanced
Research Methods
in Personality and Social Psychology (3)
PSY 412. Research Seminar in Personality
and Social Psychology (3)
b. PSY 413. Advanced
Research Methods in the
Comparative Psychology of Learning
and Behavior (3)
PSY 414. Research Seminar in Comparative
Psychology of Learning and Behavior (3)
c. PSY 415. Advanced
Research Methods in
Human Information Processing (3)
PSY 416. Research Seminar in Human
Information Processing (3)
d. PSY 417. Advanced
Research Methods in
Biological Psychology (3)
PSY 418. Research Seminar in Biological Psychology (3)
NOTE: More than one Lecture/Seminar group is recommended to students planning to pursue graduate studies.
4. Electives: Select four upper division Psychology courses not yet taken. No more than three units may be selected from the following: PSY 396, 494, 496 (a maximum of three units apply to the major), PSY 497 or 498. (12 units)
5. Participation in the Outcomes Assessment Program as announced by the Psychology Department.
Minor in Psychology (15 units)
Select five upper division Psychology courses, except PSY 490 or PSY 497. Only one course may be selected from: PSY 396, 494, 496 (a maximum of three units may apply to the minor) or PSY 498. PSY 235 may be substituted for one upper division course (15 units).
Master of Arts in Psychology
Th Psychology M.A. (clinical) is designed to meet the professional needs of college graduates who plan careers in community mental health or who are already employed as paraprofessionals and desire to further their education and opportunities for advancement. The program emphasizes clinical psychology as it is applied within a community mental health framework. The student is offered a unique opportunity to obtain solid academic knowledge of clinical psychology coupled with extensive research and supervised experience in the application of the knowledge. The Psychology M.A.(clinical), with the addition of courses in marriage, family and child counseling, can be preparation for the MFT license.
In the Psychology M.A.(clinical) the student is required to complete 30 units of credit, plus 550 hours of supervised practicum in a clinical setting within the community. In addition, the student must successfully complete a written comprehensive examination or a thesis.
Admission Procedures
A. Mail the following documents directly to:
Psychology M.A. Program
Psychology Department
1. Departmental application for admission to the master's program in Clinical Psychology. Obtain application from the SBS Graduate Programs Office.
2. One official transcript from each college attended.
3. Official score report of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) for General Aptitude or the Miller Analogy Test (MAT). Call the Testing Office (243-3909) to obtain schedule for the GRE and the MAT.
4. Three letters of recommendation.
B. You may be asked to attend a personal interview as part of the selection procedure.
C. Submission of university application and supporting documents.
D. All documents listed under item "A" must be on file in the Department of Psychology in order for your application to be considered for entrance to the program. The deadline for applications is March 1 for entrance to the program in the fall semester.
Admission Requirements
A. A Bachelor of Arts Degree or equivalent from a fully accredited institution.
B. Completion of GRE Aptitude Test or Miller Analogy Test.
C. At least a "B" average in the last 60 semester units attempted (excluding lower division and extension units).
D. Successful completion of the following undergraduate courses or their equivalent, with at least a "B" average:
PSY 230. Elementary Statistical Analysis in Psychology (3)
PSY 235. Introduction to Research Methods (3)
PSY 330. Behavioral Statistics and Research Design (3) or
PSY 331. Measurement in Psychology (3)
PSY 360. Theories of Personality (3)
PSY 363. The Abnormal Personality (3)
PSY 464. Introduction to Clinical Psychology (3)
E. Special consideration concerning the waiving of some of the above requirements is possible (e.g., if the student has had extensive previous experience in the community or clinical area).
F. Three letters of recommendation.
G. A personal interview may be required. Application forms for the Graduate Program are available in the SBS Graduate Programs Office.
Classified Standing
Conditionally Classified Standing
Only students who have met all requirements as noted under Admission Procedures - M.A. Programs for the Psychology Department will be considered for admission into the M.A. in Psychology Program with Classified Standing.
Students who lack any or all of the admission requirements may be considered for admission into the program with Conditionally Classified Standing. This would allow them to enroll in the University to correct their deficiencies, and also permit them to take up to nine semester units of graduate coursework which could apply toward their degree if and when Classified Standing has been established. Please note that admission to Conditionally Classified Standing does not assure that a student will achieve Classified Standing in the program.
Advancement to Candidacy
A student must be advanced to candidacy before taking the comprehensive examination or enrolling in PSY 599 Thesis (1-3). The requirements for advancement to candidacy are as follows:
1. Classified Standing in the Psychology M.A.
2. Completion of a minimum of 24 semester units of required courses.
3. Completion of the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement.
4. Approved Program of Study.
5. A cumulative GPA of 3.0 in all courses taken as a graduate student.
6. No grade lower than a "C" in the degree program.
Degree Requirements (30 units)
A. Required Courses (27 units)
PSY 535. Advanced Research Methods (3)
PSY 563. Seminar in Psychopathology (3)
PSY 564. Advanced Psychotherapy Techniques (3)
PSY 565. Psychology of Clinical Groups (3)
PSY 566. Individual Intellectual Assessment (3)
PSY 567. Individual Assessment (3)
PSY 570. Community Psychology:
Current Theory and Issues (3)
PSY 571. Practicum in Clinical-Community Psychology (3,3)
B. Select one course from the following (3 units):
PSY 517. Seminar in Physiological Psychology (3)
PSY 520. Seminar in Psychopharmacology (3)
PSY 530. Advanced Analysis of Variance
and Multivariate Techniques (3)
PSY 550. Seminar in Developmental Psychology (3)
PSY 592. Teaching Psychology (3)
PSY 595. Selected Topics (3)
PSY 597. Directed
PSY 598. Directed Research (3)
C. Additional program requirements include:
1. Completion of the Graduate Writing Competency requirement within two semesters of admission to the program.
2. Comprehensive written examination of a credit grade or thesis.
3. A minimum of 550 hours of supervised practicum experience.
4. In addition to the major requirements, students must meet all university requirements for the master's degree indicated in the section of the catalog entitled "Graduate Degrees and Postbaccalaureate Studies."
Course Offerings
The credit value for each course in semester units is
indicated for each term by a number in parentheses following the title. Departments may indicate the term in which they
expect to offer the course by
the use of: "F" (fall), "S" (spring) or "EOY" (every other year).
Lower Division
PSY 101 General Studies Psychology: Understanding Human Behavior (3) FS.
An introduction to psychology emphasizing the personal, cognitive and social development and functioning of the individual, and the influence of both physiological and social factors. Consideration of basic concepts and applications.
PSY 110 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (3) FS.
Course is designed to
improve critical thinking and problem solving skills such
as deductive and inductive reasoning, probabilistic reasoning and decision-making. May include computer-assisted instruction. A-C/NC grading.
PSY 230 Elementary Statistical Analysis in Psychology (3) FS.
The application of descriptive and inferential statistics to the design and analysis of psychological research.
PSY 235 Introduction to Research Methods (3) FS.
Prerequisite: PSY 230 or MAT 131.
Examination of the
design, conduct and interpretation of research studies, both experimental and
non-experimental, as demonstrated in a wide range of psychological
phenomena. Includes a
consideration of philosophy of science and preparation of research reports. Two hours of lecture and
three hours of laboratory
per week.
Upper Division
PSY 305 History and Systems of Psychology (3) FS.
The study of the development of psychology as a discipline, and the influence of principal leaders and modern psychology.
PSY 314 Behavior Modification (3) FS.
Prerequisite: PSY 101 or equivalent.
The application of principles and concepts from the experimental analysis of behavior to problems outside the laboratory. Each student will successfully complete a project.
PSY 320 Psychopharmacology (3) EOY.
Effects of drugs on mood, personality and behavior. Drug use in treatment of mental disorders in children, adults, and the elderly.
PSY 330 Behavioral Statistics and Research Design (3) S.
Prerequisite: PSY 230 or MAT 131.
applications of statistical techniques
to problems in the behavioral sciences. Discussion of problems in hypothesis formulation, sampling techniques, distribution-free statistics, multivariate data analysis, and presentation of results.
Two hours of lecture and two hours
of laboratory per week.
PSY 331 Measurement in Psychology (3) FS.
Prerequisite: PSY 230 or MAT 131.
Fundamentals of psychological measurement. Reliability, validity, item analysis, norms, and test construction and selection. Experience in administering, scoring, and interpreting tests of intelligence, aptitude, and personality. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week.
PSY 340 Social Psychology: Psychological Perspective (3) FS.
A broad survey of theories and research areas in social psychology. Including such topics as aggression, prejudice, person perception, leadership and conformity.
PSY 342 Interpersonal and Group Dynamics (3) S.
Methods, theories and research findings concerning interpersonal dynamics and the dynamics of small groups. The class will learn communication skills and participate in various aspects of group experience.
PSY 350 Child Psychology (3) FS.
The cognitive, psychological and social development of the child from birth to adolescence. Fieldwork at discretion of instructor.
PSY 351 Psychology of Adolescent Experience (3). EOY
Consideration of the major theories and research concerning development during adolescence. Emphasis on the development of personal identity as it relates to social roles in adolescence.
PSY 352 Psychology of Adult Development and Aging (3) EOY.
Theories and research in adult development and aging, including the effects of physiological and socio-economic changes on psychological variables within an aging population.
PSY 353 The Experience of Death and Dying: Psychological Perspectives (3) EOY.
Readings, discussion, and case studies in the psychodynamics of reactions to death and behavior patterns, coping with impending or recent death, loss, and grief; attitudes towards death and dying; the fear of death; children's responses to death.
PSY 360 Theories of Personality (3) FS.
A study of basic theories of personality including type theories; trait theories; psychoanalytic, learning, biosocial, self and holistic-integrative theories.
PSY 363 The Abnormal Personality (3) FS.
The causes and manifestations of abnormal behavior. Field study and case study.
PSY 367 Effective Communication Skills (3) FS.
Training and practice in effective communication skills, such as active listening, accurate empathy, respect, genuineness, concreteness, assertion and message sending. Lecture will provide theoretical and empirical rationale for applied skills and techniques. Supervised small group practice will provide experience and feedback on applying such skills.
PSY 368 Human Sexuality (3) FS.
Course will cover the physiological and psychological aspects of human sexuality. The origin and treatment of sexual dysfunction will also be discussed.
PSY 372 Industrial and Organizational Psychology (3) S.
Survey of the application of psychology to organizations, personnel, work environments, buying, and selling, with particular attention to current issues.
PSY 376 Psychology of Gender (3) EOY.
Prerequisite: PSY 101 recommended.
Theory and research on the development of gender identity and gender differences and similarities. Includes role of ethnicity, cross-cultural evidence, and analysis of status and power differences favoring males.
PSY 380 Psychology of the Mexican American I (3) S.
Prerequisite: PSY 340 is recommended.
The psychological development and socialization of the Mexican American. The Mexican American as unique from both mother culture and dominant culture, especially a consideration of how language, color, and socio-economic class affect the individual.
PSY 382 Psychological Development of the Black Child (3) S.
Unique environmental influences on the psychological development of the Black child, from the prenatal period through elementary school. Emphasis on social, intellectual and emotional growth.
PSY 383 Psychology of the Black Experience (3) F.
An investigation into the dynamics of the Black personality, and the influence of American social institutions. Focus on the various types of psychological adaptations, identity conflicts, problems of self esteem, and evaluation of Black consciousness.
PSY 396 Practicum in Psychology (3) FS.
Prerequisite: HUS 300 or consent of instructor. May not be taken concurrently with any other fieldwork course.
Supervised work
experience in applied psychology, with emphasis upon human services and
educational settings. Supervision emphasizes training and application
of clinical, interviewing, and other helping skills, didactic methods, group techniques, methods of evaluation and/or other skills specific to fieldwork needs. CR/NC grading. Repeatable course.
PSY 411 Advanced
Research Methods
in Personality and Social Psychology (3) S.
Prerequisites: PSY 230, PSY 235, and PSY 340 or PSY 360; concurrent enrollment in PSY 412.
Examination of selected areas of personality and social psychology, such as interpersonal attraction, self concept, and attitudes. Equips students to understand, evaluate and independently conduct research.
PSY 412 Research Seminar in Personality and Social Psychology (3) S.
Prerequisites: PSY 230 and PSY 235; concurrent enrollment in PSY 411.
of research skills in personality and social psychology including conception, design
and conduct of studies, analyzing, organizing and evaluating findings and
communicating results.
Three hours of seminar per week.
PSY 413 Advanced Research Methods in the Comparative Psychology of Learning and Behavior (3) F.
Prerequisites: PSY 230 and PSY 235.
An ethological approach to the study of behavior including conditioning, social behavior, communication, and aggression.
PSY 414 Research Seminar in Comparative Psychology of Learning and Behavior (3) F.
Prerequisites: PSY 230 and PSY 235; concurrent enrollment in PSY 413.
Development of research skills in comparative methods, with particular reference to examining behavior from an ethological perspective. Includes conception, design and conduct of studies, analyzing, organizing and evaluating findings, and communicating results.
PSY 415 Advanced Research Methods in Cognitive Psychology (3) F.
Prerequisites: PSY 230 and PSY 235.
Survey of cognitive psychology including intelligence, cognitive development, perception, reasoning, memory, problem solving, language, comprehension and decision making. Consideration of both Piagetien and information processing perspectives. Three hours of seminar per week.
PSY 416 Research Seminar in Cognitive Psychology (3) F.
Prerequisites: PSY 230 and PSY 235; concurrent enrollment in PSY 415.
Development of research skills in cognitive psychology, including conception, design and conduct of studies, analyzing, organizing and evaluating findings and communicating results. Three hours of seminar per week.
PSY 417 Advanced Research Methods in Biological Psychology (3) S.
Prerequisites: PSY 230 and PSY 235.
Study of biological mechanisms underlying human behavior including physiology of various systems including nervous system, sensory and motor systems, endocrine system, with attention to applications and current advances in neuroscience.
PSY 418 Research Seminar in Biological Psychology (3) S.
Prerequisites: PSY 230 and PSY 235; concurrent enrollment in PSY 417.
Development of research skills in biological psychology, including conception, design and conduct of studies, analyzing, organizing and evaluating findings and communicating results. Three hours of seminar per week.
PSY 464 Introduction to Clinical Psychology (3) FS.
Prerequisite: PSY 363.
An overview of psychology in the clinical situation. The scope, ethics, theories, and methods of clinical psychology.
PSY 470 Community Psychology: Issues and Practice (3) EOY.
Prerequisite: PSY 363.
Introduction to issues and concepts in community psychology, including the study of community organization and intervention programs.
PSY 480 Sport Psychology (3) FS
Prerequisite: PSY 314 or PSY 340; or consent of instructor.
Psychological principles and research in motivation, psychophysiology, personality, cognition, development, emotion and group behavior applied to sport settings.
PSY 490 Senior Seminar in Psychology (3) FS.
Prerequisites: PSY 230, PSY 235, and PSY 330 or PSY 331 and senior standing.
A seminar designed to integrate previous work and experience by emphasizing the application of theoretical models and research designs and the relationship among theory, research, and the dissemination of research findings. Three hours of seminar per week.
PSY 494 Independent Study (1-3) FS.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
A reading program of selected topics conducted under the supervision of a faculty member. Repeatable course.
PSY 495 Seminar on Special Topics in Psychology (3) EOY.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
An intensive study of a psychological topic which commands the current focus of interest of both the faculty member and the students. If repeated, the course will count only once toward the major. Repeatable course. Three hours of seminar per week.
PSY 496 Internship (6) FS.
Prerequisites: PSY 396 or consent of instructor. May not be taken concurrently with any other fieldwork course.
of professional and ethical issues
in the helping professions. Supervised internships in human services setting.
PSY 497 Seminar in Peer Advising (3) FS.
Senior standing and completion
of 15 units of Psychology.
Training, supervision, and experience in peer advising. Emphasis on how to provide effective academic assistance and planning, with other helping and administrative skills also taught. Repeatable course. Three hours of seminar per week.
PSY 498 Directed Research (1-3) FS.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
The student develops and completes an individual study under faculty supervision. Repeatable course.
Graduate standing and consent of the graduate program coordinator is prerequisite to enrollment in graduate (500 level) courses.
PSY 517 Seminar in Physiological Psychology (3) EOY.
Prerequisites: PSY 230 or MAT 131; PSY 417 and
An advanced study of the physiological correlates of psychological phenomena including learning, motivation, emotion, sleep and personality. Three hours of seminar per week.
PSY 520 Seminar in Psychopharmacology (3) F
Prerequisite: PSY 417 and PSY 320 are recommended.
The role of drugs on cognition, emotion, and behavior, with reference to their biochemical actions. Emphasis will be placed on psychoactive drugs, such as psychiatric medications, recreational drugs and over-the-counter drugs.
PSY 530 Advanced Analysis of Variance and Multivariate Techniques (3) EOY.
Prerequisites: PSY 230 or MAT 131; PSY 235 and PSY 330.
Advanced analysis of variance including multifactor randomized groups and repeated measures designs, nested designs, analysis of covariance, multiple regression, multiple discriminant function, factor analysis.
PSY 535 Advanced Research Methods (3) F.
Prerequisites: PSY 230 or MAT 131; PSY 235; PSY 330 or equivalent is required; PSY 530 is recommended.
Advanced research methodology; including experimental design, correlational and ex post facto studies: problems in research, e.g., generalization, significance, reliability; critique of research; and philosophy of science. Will include a directed research project.
PSY 550 Seminar in Developmental Psychology (3) S.
Prerequisites: PSY 230 or MAT 131; PSY 235; PSY 350 or equivalent.
Exploration and discussion of recent theoretical and research literature on topics such as early experience, intelligence vs cognition, gerontology, imitation and social development, and research on adolescence. Three hours of seminar per week.
PSY 563 Seminar in Psychopathology (3) F.
Prerequisite: PSY 363.
analysis of theory and research in psychopathology. Various orientations, such as behavioral, psychophysiological, and existential will be explored. Three hours
of seminar per week.
PSY 564 Advanced Psychotherapy Techniques (3) S.
Prerequisite: PSY 464 or PSY 563.
Course will include an indepth coverage of techniques from two or more psychotherapeutic approaches. These approaches include the psychodynamic, humanistic, cognitive, and behavioral approaches. Emphasis is on concrete application of these approaches in short term counseling situations.
PSY 565 Psychology of Clinical Groups (3) S.
Exploration of different approaches to therapeutic intervention on a group level. Course will include an experiential laboratory component where students will have experience in leading groups using different theoretical orientations. Two hours of lecture and two hours of activity per week.
PSY 566 Individual Intellectual Assessment (3) F.
Prerequisite: PSY 331.
Techniques for administering, analyzing, and interpreting individual intellectual tests (such as the Wechsler and the Stanford- Binet) and psychomotor tests. Intensive supervised practice in administering the tests will be provided. Two hours of lecture, two hours of activity and fieldwork by arrangement per week.
PSY 567 Individual Assessment (3) S.
Prerequisites: PSY 563 and PSY 570.
Study of techniques for administering, analyzing and interpreting personality tests and reporting test results. Supervised intensive practice in administering tests will be provided. Two hours of lecture with two hours of activity and fieldwork by arrangement per week.
PSY 570 Community Psychology: Current Theory and Issues (3) F.
Prerequisite: PSY 363 or PSY 470.
Theory of the interaction between individual functioning and social system variables with emphasis on the changing role of the community mental health specialist and the community psychologist.
PSY 571 Practicum
in Clinical-
Community Psychology (3) FS.
A case approach to issues in clinical community psychology coordinated with supervised experience. Some of the topics covered are diagnosis, interventions, ethics, laws, and cross-cultural counseling. CR/NC grading. Repeatable course. Three hours of seminar plus supervised fieldwork per week.
PSY 580 Advanced Sport Psychology (3) FS
Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission of instructor.
Psychological principles and research in motivation, psychophysiology, personality, cognition, development, emotion and group behavior applied to sport settings.
PSY 590 Comprehensive Integration (3).
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in Psychology and permission of Graduate Coordinator.
Review, integration, and application of graduate psychology studies in preparation for the comprehensive examination. CR/NC only. Three hours of seminar per week.
PSY 592 Teaching Psychology (3) F.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission of Graduate coordinator.
Discussion of teaching/learning styles, educational issues, technological advances, teaching methods and materials, curriculum development, and evaluation of course, teacher and student. Repeatable course.
PSY 595 Special Topics in Psychology (3).
Advanced course of special interest for psychology graduate students. Topic and content will vary as announced. Repeatable course. Three hours of seminar per week.
PSY 597 Directed Reading (1-3) FS.
Prerequisite: Classified graduate standing.
Assignment of a reading list formulated under the supervision of the instructor. Repeatable course.
PSY 598 Directed Research (1-3) FS.
Prerequisite: Classified graduate standing.
Students will design and conduct research projects under the direct supervision of the instructor. Repeatable course.
PSY 599 Thesis (1-3) FS.
Prerequisite: Advancement to Candidacy.
Thesis. Repeatable course.
PSY 600 Graduate Continuation Course (0) FS.
Graduate students who
have completed their coursework but not their thesis, project, or comprehensive
or who have other requirements remaining for the completion of their degree, may maintain continuous attendance by enrolling in this course. Signature of graduate program coordinator required.
Infrequently Offered Courses
The following courses are scheduled on a "demand" basis. Students should consult the department office for information about the next scheduled offering.
PSY 312 Theories of Learning (3).
Consideration of the major theories of learning and their experimental bases.


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Obituary: Martha M. Fulton
November 14, 2012
Marty Fulton of Breckenridge, passed away last Friday at her home in Breckenridge.
Marty enjoyed her career as a flight attendant with TWA Airlines for over 40 years and had returned to Breckenridge to become a grandmother in 2001. She loved her friends at work with the Vail Resorts ticket sales team at the gondola in Breckenridge and was a member of the congregation at Saint John's Episcopal church.
Marty was born in Connecticut and studied at the University of Connecticut, and Northern Illinois University, obtaining a masters degree in history.
Marty is survived by her two daughters; Robin Johnson of Breckenridge and Roslyn Fulton Dahlie of Chapel Hill, N.C., as well as her two grandchildren Madelaine and Jameson Johnson of Breckenridge.
The memorial will be held by Father Rex Chambers at Saint John's Church in Breckenridge Thursday, Nov. 15 at 4:15 p.m., with a pot luck open house afterwards at 14 Huckleberry Green – Wellington Neighborhood.
Calls are being taken by Robin Johnson at (970) 470-1391.

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SHOCK: Waiter pummeled in the face with hammer-like object while protecting business during Trayvon protest
(Jonathon M. Seidl) "It was gruesome."
That's how one witness described what happened in Oakland on Monday night when pro-Trayvon Martin protesters attacked a local restaurant. The "gruesome" description is specifically referring to the part where a waiter at that restaurant stood up to one of the protesters and was pummeled in the face with a hammer-like object because of it.
"Protesters with black masks approached the window and tried to bang at it," bartender Phillip Ricafort told the Oakland Tribune. "(The waiter) said, 'Don't do that!' and the guy turned around and smacked him in the face with a hammer."
Although "hammer" is the term used by the bartender, there's question if it was another, similar metal object.
The restaurant, Flora's, was also the target of vandals over the weekend, which could explain why the fed-up waiter stepped in to try and protect the establishment.


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Tornados fall on the road to NewberrySeptember 23, 2009
Newberry tops Brevard 5-0
Brevard, N.C. - The Tornados fell to Newberry in their third conference game of year. Tiffany Kinner, Lora Moore, Laura Mottel each added a goal and an assist for Newberry en route to a 5-0 victory over Brevard.
With the win, Newberry improved to 7-2 overall and 2-0 in the conference, while Brevard fell to 4-5 overall and 0-3 in the conference.
Newberry scored their first goal eleven minutes in when Lora Moore rebounded the ball after Sydney Douglas saved a Mottel shot to make the score 1-0.
Their next goal came in the 24th minute when Micheala Peach crossed a pass to Tiffany Kinner who headed the ball into the back of the net.
Five minutes later, Mottel scored a goal to go with her assist. Moore passed the ball over the last defender to an open Mottel to put Newberry up 3-0 going into the half.
Newberry scoring continued into the second half. Peach notched her second assist of the game when her pass went through the defense to Amberly Fowler who made the score 4-0. A minute later, Ashley Reetz found Katie Sas in front of the net for their fifth and final goal.
The Tornados threatened to score with a Cherie Haseltine shot on goal then a Jessica Guadagno shot on goal, but Megan Hrenchir, who replaced the starting keeper for the final twelve minutes, saved both shots.
Douglas saved five of ten shots on goal, while the Newberry starting Goalkeeper, Emily Rhoades faced no shots on goal.
The Tornados return to SAC action on Saturday. Brevard will travel to Tusculum instead of playing the game at home as was scheduled due to poor field conditions at Brevard.


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SOLICITORS have helped raised thousands of pounds for the UK's leading will-writing scheme.
Harrison Clark Rickerbys, which has an office on Deansway in Worcester city centre, has collected just under £16,000 during Will Aid's most recent fundraising campaign.
The firm is the top fundraising company in the West Midlands and the second nationally, having written about 1,200 wills under the scheme which offers people the opportunity to make or update their will in return for a donation to help people in need in the UK and around the world.
This money is shared by nine UK charities; ActionAid, Age UK, British Red Cross, Christian Aid, NSPCC, Save the Children, Sightsavers, SCIAF (Scotland) and Trocaire (Northern Ireland).
Peter Kelsall, regional legacies officer at Christian Aid, visited the firm's Worcester office to thank the team for their hard work.
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WATCH: Metallica Featured In New ESPN Ad
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Metallica is at a loss for things to do since the retirement of Yankees relief pitcher Mariano Rivera. At least that's what ESPN is implying with its new "SportsCenter" ad.
The 30-second spot shows band members in the ESPN offices. James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich are trying to drum up a replacement for Rivera, who took the field to "Enter Sandman."
The clip ends with Kirk Hammett in the ESPN breakroom offering guitar lessons.
Ulrich tells Rolling Stone they enjoyed making the clip. He says "the whole thing had an overriding impulsivity to it," adding that "sometimes it can be quite freeing to put yourself at the mercy of others." The drummer also says they had a lot of confidence working with ESPN, because the network's commercials "have a tendency to be hilarious."
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Report: New Arcade Fire single premiering next week
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Australian radio DJ Richard Kingsmill recently sent out a tweet announcing that he'll be playing a new Arcade Fire single this coming Monday.
The band hasn't offered any official statement, but a rep from their label, Merge Records, did confirm to "Rolling Stone" that "something Arcade Fire-related" will be taking place on September 9th.
Arcade Fire fans have been gathering details about the band's latest project all summer starting with cryptic graffiti images featuring the word "Reflektor."
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Bengals host Chargers in playoffs Sunday
The Bengals' AFC Wild Card playoff game against the San Diego Chargers at Paul Brown Stadium will be played at 1:05 p.m. Sunday (Jan. 5), the NFL announced this evening.
More than 10,000 tickets for the game remain unsold, the Bengals ticket office reports. Seats are available on all three levels of PBS. If the game sells out by the deadline to be set by the NFL, it will be televised in the Bengals home market on CBS affiliates WKRC-TV (Channel 12) in Cincinnati, WHIO-TV (Channel 7) in Dayton and WKYT-TV (Channel 27) in Lexington, Ky. If the game does not sell out by the deadline, it will be blacked out in the Cincinnati home market.
Tickets for Sunday's game may be purchased on-line through Ticketmaster, and fans can quickly reach the correct Ticketmaster web page through a prominent link on the home page of Bengals.com. Fans also may contact Ticketmaster by phone at 800-745-3000.
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LDS President Thomas S. Monson's Wife Passes at Age 85
The wife of LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson passed away -- early Friday morning -- after being hospitalized for several weeks.
She was 85.
The Monsons first met in 1944 and were married in 1948.
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Advocacy for Volunteers
Lobbying is:
- Presenting facts, opinions, concerns, and ideas. It is persuasion to your point of view.
- Central to freedom of expression, and good public policy.
- One of the central mechanisms of democracy. Speaking up for what you believe is about as American as you can get.
Who Should Lobby for Your Orchestra? Anyone who has a relationship to the orchestra: governing board members, professional staff, direct-service volunteers, musicians, and patrons. Your voice is worth more than 10 to 20 "special pleadings" by any Washington lobbyist. Constituent input is the KEY. To a member of Congress, the only thing more influential than "the average constituent" is someone who speaks for an organization that is honored in the community.
Methods for Effective Lobbying
1. Consult the League's Government Affairs webpages. Review its materials, including a legal definition of nonprofit lobbying and the simple requirements for nonprofits need to follow to fulfill the law. Individuals may lobby as much as they want; there are no forms to file or expenses to report for individual citizens.
2. If you are using the orchestra's resources, simply track your lobbying expenses, if any. The orchestra will need to report such expenses on its annual tax form. If you use only your own resources, however, tracking is not necessary.
3. Assemble basic information on targeted legislators. Your targeted legislators should encompass the same area as your audience and financial support. Learn as much as you can: their committee assignments, recent arts voting records, fax numbers and e-mail addresses, district office locations, names of their Washington staff aides who handle arts issues, and other biographical information. Do they have a personal interest in the arts? Have they ever attended a concert? Do you have people in your organization who know them personally?
4. Monitor issues; respond to action alerts as appropriate.
5. Introduce the orchestra to the legislator; get acquainted. Contact candidates during campaigns for their views on arts issues. Communicate your orchestra's views to them. After each election: send a congratulatory letter, provide background information (including the season brochure, promotional poster, and calendar), put the legislator on your press list and get on her/his press list, request a meeting with the legislator at his office or at yours to discuss issues of concern.
6. Get your legislator to a concert. Many orchestras have them appear as part of the program, narrating such works as Copland's Lincoln Portrait.
7. Write letters to the editor or op-eds on major issues. Copy to the League and other arts supporters.
8. Build your base of trustees, staff, volunteers, musicians, patrons, vendors, and suppliers. They should ALL be part of your effort.
How to Communicate with Legislators
The personal meeting and the written word are the two most persuasive methods of lobbying. The more a communication seems to be the product of an individual, and less that of a mass mailing, the more likely the member of Congress is to see it and possibly make special note of it. Remember to personalize your communication by telling your orchestra's story.
Ranked from most effective to least effective:
1. A handwritten one- or two-page letter, on personal or business stationery, faxed.
2. A typed one-page letter, on personal or business stationery, faxed.
3. A longer letter still has value, but is less likely to get read.
4. A one-page email, obviously written by a person, not a machine.
5. A letter sent the old-fashioned way via the post office. (Be aware that when contacting the U.S. Congress this gets there very slowly because of security, and is not a good option.)
6. A postcard, handwritten.
7. A pre-printed letter, signed by the sender(s)—value increases with volume.
8. A pre-printed postcard—same as pre-printed letter.
Tips For Writing a Letter to Legislators:
Your letter should always be concise and polite. State your issues up front. State your position in one or two paragraphs. Be clear about what you hope the legislator will do. If you personally know the legislator, make a reference to that. It will speed your letter to the legislator.
Two standard addresses will get your letter to any member of Congress:
The Honorable_________
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
The Honorable_________
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510
- Remember to copy the American Symphony Orchestra League on your correspondence; also monitor responses and copy to the League. Respond to legislators' response, if necessary. Thank supporters, express disappointment to opponents!
- Most basic of all: you do not have to know every fact about the issue in order to send a letter. The intensity of your concern, your overall position, and the fact that you are watching what the legislator does—are important to elected officials.
General Tips:
- Most letters should not exceed one page.
- Keep it simple—and cordial.
- Follow up if you do not hear a response.
Dear Representative, Senator, Mayor, Superintendent, Assemblyman, etc.
First Paragraph:
- Introduce yourself and the orchestra you represent (or other organization).
- State your credentials.
- Describe the purpose of your letter. If possible, cite the issues or piece of legislation about which you are concerned.
Second Paragraph:
- Background and key talking points supporting your position on this issue.
Third Paragraph:
- Desired action requested. (Please vote for/against bill...)
Fourth Paragraph:
- Thank your elected official for considering your thoughts and thank him/her in advance for a response.
- Invite your elected official to attend a symphony event in his/her official capacity. (Always request approval from symphony management before extending an invitation.)
Meeting with Your Legislator:
Schedule a meeting with your legislator in her/his home district or in Washington, D.C. Be on time. Have a pre-meeting with your group to designate a leader and plan your presentation. Remember to listen to what your legislator has to say. After the meeting, send a thank-you. Report the meeting to the League.
Coalition Building Lobbying is often most effective when working in coalition. Identify institutions that would be your logical partners, e.g. major arts institutions such as art museums, theaters, dance companies, orchestras, and opera companies. Partners in a coalition do not have to agree on all issues at all times.
Be Positive If your legislator is opposed to your position, DO NOT give up. Contact her/him anyway. Let her/him know that you are disappointed and while he may oppose you on this issue, perhaps you can work together in the future. If your position is supported, ask your legislator to be an advocate to his/her colleagues, and say THANK YOU.
Refer to Best Defense: A Guide for Orchestra Advocates for a more detailed explanation (including laws that govern lobbying).
The League encourages orchestras to identify an individual on both their governing board and in their volunteer association to hold primary responsibility for legislative issues. Many orchestras have found that establishing a government issues committee maximizes advocacy efforts.
1. Establish a government issues position on your orchestra's governing board and your volunteer association board.
2. Connect with all possible sources of information, advise them of the contact information for your government issues chairs, and ask to be added to mailing, fax, and email lists. Examples of such sources include your state arts agency, your state arts advocacy league, city councils, and local non-profit arts advocacy groups. Also, be sure to notify the American Symphony Orchestra League of your current government issues contact information.
3. Utilize League resources, including Symphony Magazine , the League's Advocacy and Government webpages, and the updated publication Best Defense: A Guide for Orchestra Advocates.
4. Build your committee. Identify at least one representative from each section of the orchestra family: the staff, the governing board, the musicians, and the volunteer association. These people will serve as your network when it is time to respond to a legislative alert. Consequently, the more the better.
5. Draft a mission statement for the government issues committee. The statement should clearly articulate the committee's primary responsibilities and membership structure.
6. Prepare a personalized legislative information sheet for each person in the orchestra family listing their personal U.S. senators and representatives, and state officials, including the governor. List phone numbers, addresses, and email information. This information should be posted in a convenient location for instant access when needed.
7. Keep both boards, musicians, and staff informed on issues currently affecting arts organizations through reports at meetings, newsletters, and any other forms of communication that the orchestra uses.
8. Participate in state and national arts advocacy days.
9. Establish a relationship with your various elected officials before there is a crisis by writing to them, visiting them, putting them on your various mailing lists, and inviting them to your events.


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The muckrakers' work grew out of the yellow journalism of the 1890s, which whetted the public appetite for news arrestingly presented, and out of popular magazines, especially those established by S.S. McClure, Frank A. Munsey, and Peter F. Collier. The emergence of muckraking was heralded in the January 1903 issue of McClure's Magazine by articles on municipal government, labour, and trusts, written by Lincoln Steffens, Ray Stannard Baker, and Ida M. Tarbell.
The intense public interest aroused by articles critical of political corruption, industrial monopolies, and fraudulent business practices rallied journalists, novelists, and reformers of all sorts to sharpen their criticism of American society. Charles Edward Russell led the reform writers with exposés ranging from The Greatest Trust in the World (1905) to The Uprising of the Many (1907), the latter reporting methods being tried to extend democracy in other countries. Lincoln Steffens wrote on corrupt city and state politics in The Shame of the Cities (1904). Brand Whitlock, who wrote The Turn of the Balance (1907), a novel opposing capital punishment, was also a reform mayor of Toledo, Ohio. Thomas W. Lawson, a Boston financier, in "Frenzied Finance" (Everybody's, 1904–05), provided a major exposé of stock-market abuses and insurance fraud. Ida M. Tarbell's History of the Standard Oil Company (1904) exposed the corrupt practices used to form a great industrial monopoly. Edwin Markham's Children in Bondage was a major attack on child labour. Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle (1906) and Samuel Hopkins Adams' Great American Fraud (1906), combined with the work of Harvey W. Wiley and Senator Albert J. Beveridge, brought about passage of the Beef Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act. David Graham Phillips' series "The Treason of the Senate" (Cosmopolitan, 1906), which inspired President Roosevelt's speech in 1906, was influential in leading to the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution, providing for popular senatorial elections. Muckraking as a movement largely disappeared between 1910 and 1912.


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Rise Against tease new album
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It looks like Rise Against has a new album on the way. The punk rockers teased the upcoming project Monday by posting a short video on their Facebook page.
Post by Rise Against.
After running through snippets from their previous six albums, the clip features the words "new album" followed by a quick guitar chord and footage of the band in the studio.
They don't say what album-number-seven will be called or when it might be released, although they promise that it's "coming soon." When the new album does arrive, it will be Rise Against's first since 2011's Endgame.


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Ross Campbell, Ming Doyle, Declan Shalvey and More Contribute Art to 'Storykiller' Kickstarter
Here at ComicsAlliance, we obviously have a vested interest in seeing comics bloggers do well with their various projects. That said, it's a lot easier to get behind stuff when it looks like it's going to be amazing, which is why we're all pretty excited about Kelly Thompson's Storykiller and the roster of incredible artists she's gathered to illustrate the special edition of her new novel.
As you might imagine from the title, Storykiller follows the adventures of a young woman named Tess Battle, who possesses both a giant black battleaxe and the ability to kill fictional characters, and it's set to be illustrated by CA favorites like Ross Campbell, Ming Doyle, Declan Shalvey and more. Check out the video and the full roster below!


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20 year old Thomas Denham is a light heavyweight fighter, fighting out of Hardlife MMA. He has a record of 4-2 and is fresh off of a 57 second win over David Wilson just weeks ago. He comes from a wrestling background, where he was the highest ranked Freestyle wrestler in England for his age and division for 7 years straight. Denham swapped wrestling for MMA just over a year ago and after a few losses to start with, has never looked back now on a 4 win streak.
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SarahPAC Raises Seven Figures, Baseball Plays Politics and More in Capital Eye Opener: July 15
July 15, 2011 | Your daily dose of news and tidbits from the world of money in politics:
Leadership Battle Between Nancy Pelosi, Heath Shuler Pitted Bankroller Against Beneficiary
November 18, 2010 | After losing more than 60 seats in the U.S. House, some Democrats balked at re-electing Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as their caucus' top dog. Former Washington Redskins quarterback and Blue Dog Rep. Heath Shuler went so far as to run against Pelosi, who has funneled $28,000 to Shuler over the years.
Indicted PMA Group Boss Paul Magliocchetti Spread Wealth to Dozens of Politicians
August 6, 2010 | A Center for Responsive Politics analysis indicates that indicted lobbyist Paul Magliocchetti and his spouses together donated more than $792,000 to federal-level candidates and political committees since the 1990 election cycle.
Committee Members Speak Out–Or Stay Mum–On Health Care
July 9, 2009 | Over the past three weeks, Capital Eye has contacted members of five Capitol Hill committees responsible for drafting health care reform legislation this summer. Here are their responses (and non-responses) and the money they're collecting from various industries.
Defense Contractor Charged With Kickbacks Helped Fund Murtha's Campaigns
July 7, 2009 | Richard Ianieri, the defense contractor charged today with accepting $200,000 in kickbacks from a subcontractor, was the president of a company that gave more money to Rep. John Murtha (D-Penn.) than any other lawmaker--including the years after Ianieri left Coherent Systems International and Argon ST bought it.
Tracking Your Representatives' Health Care Cash
June 25, 2009 | Here's a cool tool that brings together data from various parts of OpenSecrets.org to show how much money each current lawmaker has raised from various health-related industries and the health sector overall since 1989 (including President Obama's haul).
Murtha's Warchest Includes Cash from Embattled Defense Contractor Kuchera
May 29, 2009 | While Kuchera Defense Systems' recent troubles may not have anything to do with Rep. John Murtha (D-Penn.), the congressman can't deny a strong financial connection to the contractor: In addition to the millions he's secured in earmark funds for the company, he has also collected more political funds from employees at Kuchera than any other current member of Congress since 1992.
Embattled Lobbying Firm PMA Targeted Members of Defense Committees
February 12, 2009 | The close ties between Rep. John Murtha and a Washington lobbying firm raided by the FBI have put the powerful Pennsylvania Democrat under greater scrutiny. The lobbyists at PMA Group have been Murtha's fifth most generous campaign donor over time, but he is just one of 284 members of the 111th Congress who have collected money from the firm, which specializes in securing federal earmarks for its clients. In total, PMA Group's employees and its political action committee have given current members of Congress $3.4 million since 1989.
Power Struggle: Energy Industries Open Up the Pipeline to Democrats
July 17, 2008 | President Bush's decision this week to lift the federal moratorium on offshore drilling defied the Democratic Party's long-held opposition to oil exploration along the U.S. coastline. But recently more Democrats are indicating that they might change their minds, leaving environmentalists wondering whether the lawmakers will stick to their ideological guns or be swayed by high gas prices and campaign contributions from big industries.
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- SHUTTLE: 20-yard shuttle time.
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Thomas Rhett vs. Jaida Dreyer – The Showdown
Thomas Rhett is on a roll! The 'Beer With Jesus' singer has reason to believe his second single will be every bit as popular as his debut, 'Somethin' to Do With My Hands,' was — and then some. Fans crowned the song once again yesterday and last night on Taste of Country Nights radio. That's three in a row. Five straight wins means… Well, let's not jinx him.


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Dave on Silo-Free Software
I guess you could say I believe there are other reasons to make software, other than making money. Some people like to drive racecars when they get rich. What I want is to drive my own Internet, and for you to drive yours too.
Two Apps
My friends Chris Parrish and Guy English just released Napkin 1.5, a huge update to their already-awesome visual markup app.
And cousin Michael and team just released Fantastical 2.0. You already know about it and you've bought it. I'm just reminding you that you have good taste. :)
OmniOutliner 4.2 Public Test
OmniOutliner, on Twitter:
OmniOutliner for Mac 4.2 public test builds are now live! Contains Yosemite UI updates and other bug fixes. http://bit.ly/RGN6GC
I've been helping work on OmniOutliner, mostly on updating it for Yosemite. There's plenty more to do, but some of the obvious things — vibrant sidebar, new-style toolbar buttons — have been done.
OmniOutliner is the first Omni app I started using (many years ago), and it's still my favorite.
If you're not faint-hearted, and you're an Outliner fan, then please grab the test version and help us make sure this release will be awesome.
New Blogging App: MyWord Editor
MyWord Editor, from Dave Winer, is a "a simple silo-free blogging tool that creates beautiful essay pages." It's open source.
The announcement page has an aside about RSS that I enjoyed:
Of course every MyWord user has a great full-featured RSS 2.0 feed. We love RSS and it feeds us and we feed it, it's doing great, and anyone who disses it is a mean rotten silo-lover.
NSSegmentedControl with Menus
Mac developers: you probably recall that you can set a menu for each segment in an NSSegmentedControl, and the menu appears when you click and hold.
The problem with that is discovery — there's nothing that shows that there's a menu there.
So here's what I want to do: put a downward-pointing arrow or chevron graphic to show that there's a menu. And make it so that if you click on the arrow directly, you don't have to click-and-hold.
But I don't want to an entirely custom thing: I still want to use NSSegmentedControl.
What's the best way to do this? Just place arrow buttons on top of the NSSegmentedControl?
I figure I can draw the arrows easily enough by subclassing NSSegmentedCell — have
drawSegment:inFrame:withView: call super and then draw the arrows. But drawing isn't enough — I want to have an actual button so you don't have to click-and-hold.
Yet it seems weird to just place buttons on top of a control. How would you do this?
Three Down, One to Go
I was an Omni fan for many years before joining the company. It's not just because the apps are so good — it's also because it works like this: imagine what the right thing to do is, then watch Omni do it.
Right now the right thing, for our users and for the good of the apps, is to make them all universal — and as free upgrades for the iPad versions.
We just released OmniOutliner universal. It joins OmniGraffle and OmniPlan — with OmniFocus next. (Which people all around me are working on.)
We're on a roll.
(Me, I'm not helping at all with this universal stuff. I take no personal credit. I'm in Mac-land — my home! — doing Yosemite updates and fixing bugs.)
NetNewsWire Status: Everything I Know
People ask me — on Twitter, in person, in chat, via email — how NetNewsWire is coming along. (I just got another email this morning.)
Answer: I don't know. Yes, I do see Black Pixel employees in person once or twice a month, but they don't tell me. (The employees I see don't necessarily know. But, if they did, it wouldn't be right to talk about internal stuff like that, so they don't.)
All I know is what I read on Twitter:
We are still working on NetNewsWire, but don't have any timeline information to share about future updates.
NetNewsWire was sold to Black Pixel in June 2011. It has been updated: at least one 3.x update to the Mac version, and a Mac 4.0 beta program.
I did, at one point (last Summer, I think), contact them about buying it back, and Black Pixel declined right away (we didn't get as far as discussing terms). (It would have been a great story, right? NetNewsWire and I go from Ranchero Software to NewsGator; NetNewsWire gets placed safely in Black Pixel's hands as NewsGator turns into an enterprise company; NetNewsWire returns to Ranchero Software.)
And that's all I know.
I'd still be interested in buying it back, but I strongly suspect this is off the table, or so expensive that it wouldn't make sense. (The expensive part isn't the code, it's the name.)
What I would have done with it: Mac version only. Syncing would be via Feedly, Feedbin, etc.
The idea is that it would be easy to get into — since it would sync with something you're probably already using — and it would be easy to mix-and-match. You could run NetNewsWire on your Mac and Unread on your iPhone. (I use Unread: I'm a fan. There are other good readers, too.)
I'd make it a for-pay app, probably $24.99 or thereabouts — and not really worry about it making money. (Because I wouldn't need it to, and because I'd be working on it with a more powerful motivation: love.)
Black Pixel could take the above as unsolicited advice: go Mac only, and sync with an existing service. One developer and an occasional designer could do this.
But I suspect they've made other choices, and development is probably pretty far along — so, instead, I'll just relax and let them surprise me. There are great developers at Black Pixel, and I stand by to be delighted.
OmniFocus, Vesper
OmniFocus 2.1.1 for Mac shipped yesterday with some crashing bug fixes.
And a universal version of Vesper shipped a couple weeks ago.
If you're counting — and of course you're not — that's three shipments I've been involved in this year so far (counting the earlier OmniFocus 2.1). I've got a busy year planned. With perhaps a surprise in there. Feels good.
("Feels good," I say — I'm trying to give myself a pep talk. I'm home with a head cold, and everything feels bad at the moment.)
PS I'm working right now on a Yosemite update for OmniOutliner. OmniOutliner for Mac has been and remains my very favorite Omni app.
And that's in part because I love outliners. My history with outliners goes back to 1995. (Example: 15 years ago I wrote C code for reading/writing OPML. I don't link to it because there's something to learn from the code — there isn't — it's just remarkable to me that I've been doing this kind of thing for so many years. It's because I like it.)
Swift Blocker
I did some work to switch Vesper over to frameworks. In a framework I built for FMDB, a public header file has the following line:
#import "sqlite3.h"
That's not allowed by default. But there's an Xcode setting for it: "Allow Non-modular Includes in Framework Modules."
This setting is the user-friendly version of CLANG_ALLOW_NON_MODULAR_INCLUDES_IN_FRAMEWORK_MODULES. Here's what Xcode's Quick Help has to say:
Enabling this setting allows non-modular includes to be used from within framework modules. This is inherently unsafe, as such headers might cause duplicate definitions when used by any client that imports both the framework and the non-modular includes themselves.
Okay. I understand the issue and I'm willing to press the button — and I did, and everything works. Great.
Well, until I added some Swift code that imports that framework. Then I get the error:
Include of non-modular header inside framework module 'FMDB.FMDatabase'
Swift apparently doesn't respect the CLANG_ALLOW_NON_MODULAR_INCLUDES_IN_FRAMEWORK_MODULES setting, while Objective-C does.
Filed as rdar://20184784.
The bug report includes a small sample project that you can download: NonModularBug.zip.
Why I'm blocked
The VesperData framework — where VSNote, VSTag, and VSAttachment live — depends on QSDB (similar in purpose to FCModel) which depends on FMDB.
The upshot is that I can't write any Swift code that references the data model. Which doesn't leave me a whole lot else. (Given what's already completed or at least started as Objective-C files.)
(Half of my friends — Gus included — are shouting at the monitor that this is a feature of FMDB and I should take it as a sign.)
One Way to Do Surveillance
This idea doesn't require a hacked Xcode.
Create a shell company that pretends to be a small software development company.
Write an app for your intended audience — for instance, write a Twitter client for Arabic speakers. (Or Farsi. Or French. Or English.)
Add your surveillance framework to the app.
Make it a good app, something lots of people would like to use. Make it free. Spend money on marketing.
Buy lots of hard drives to store all the text, images, and metadata it captures.
Russian Jokes
Back when Russian communism was still a thing, sometimes here in the States we'd hear of the jokes Russians told each other. ("In Soviet Union, TV watches you!")
And we'd think that our system was better since we didn't have to joke that way. And we were right.
But today I heard: "It's not NSApplication — it's NSA-pplication!" (See today's news.)
We make Russian jokes now.
Behind the Office Doors
For the latest objc.io I wrote Inside Omni, a quick tour of Omni's infrastructure for managing large projects.
The entire issue — iOS at Scale — is worth reading. As always.
I've been doing this for years when I have a static thing and I want to set its value once:
static MyThing *foo = nil;
static dispatch_once_t onceToken;
dispatch_once(&onceToken, ^{
foo = [some thing];
But lately I've been doing this:
static MyThing *foo = nil;
if (!foo) {
foo = [some thing];
The advantage of
dispatch_once is that it's thread-safe — it's one less thing to worry about when worrying about concurrency.
But here's the thing: almost all of the code I write runs on the main thread only. And, furthermore, when I use this pattern it's almost always in UI code (which is main thread code). (For example: initializing a gradient that won't change and should be kept in memory.)
dispatch_once isn't valuable in those cases. And, worse, it could hide bugs. (If my main thread code isn't running on the main thread, I need to see some problems as a result.)
I'll keep using
dispatch_once in the ever-more-rare cases where concurrency is actually an issue — but, where it's not, I'm back to the old-fashioned way.
And the old-fashioned way is less code and easier to read, which I don't mind at all.
Hard Syncing
I can't stand to read App Store reviews (mine or anybody else's) — but I was told earlier today that Vesper had a one-star review where the reviewer suggested we use WebDAV syncing.
Sure, we could do that — I thought — if I spent a year on that and did nothing else.
I also work on OmniFocus, which has WebDAV syncing, and it lets you use your own server or Omni's. For free. This is a great feature, especially for companies and institutions required to keep all data in-house.
But here's the thing: syncing is relatively easy if you treat it as a species of web services. That is, if the server side is a smart server with an API and a database, it's not that bad. (Syncing is still hard, but this is the easiest way.) This is how we do it with Vesper.
Syncing by reading and writing files on a generic storage system, on the other hand, is much, much harder. It's to Omni's massive credit that they did this.
It's not just harder to write, it's also harder to support, since servers will have bugs or be misconfigured. But Omni has the resources to handle this.
This goes back to the discussion of Sustainable Software. Features are economic decisions.
Say I looked at it more closely and decided we could do it in six months instead of a year, including at least a month-and-a-half of concentrated beta testing with lots of different servers. We ship in six months (with no other updates during that six months, and definitely no Mac version). We raise the price to $24.99. We hire a support person.
If it were you, would you take that risk?
Misinformation part two
I updated Beware of Flags with some additional information. (Scroll to the bottom.)
Marcus Zarra on The Dangers of Misinformation:
To this day, there will be at least one conference a year where someone will walk up to me and say, "So about that blog post that Brent wrote…"
I bet they say "Brett," actually. They think it was Brett Terpstra. :)
The response to that post continues to amaze me. I come right out and say, multiple times, that you should use Core Data. And yet it's used as a thing about how Core Data sucks.
It doesn't suck. Since writing that post I've shipped at least one app that used Core Data.
And: the problems I had with it five years ago aren't particularly relevant now. Core Data has improved since then with new features that deal with some of the problems I had — and devices have gotten so very much faster since then.
Beware of _flags
If you've done AppKit programming, you've noticed in header files (such as NSTableView.h) that Apple sometimes uses a _flags struct to hold a bunch of booleans.
Something like this:
typedef struct __flags {
unsigned int a:1;
unsigned int b:1;
unsigned int c:1;
} _flags;
(Usually there are more than three. Usually way more, at least in Apple's code.)
A BOOL is one byte —
sizeof(BOOL) returns 1. So, in theory, you could store a bunch of these 1-bit things in the space normally reserved for a single BOOL.
But what actually is the size of _flags? In the case above, where it has just three members, it's four bytes —
sizeof(_flags) returns 4. (On my 64-bit Mac, that is. I haven't checked everywhere, but I wouldn't be surprised if this case is always 4 on Apple platforms.)
This means that declaring those three members as BOOL properties would have saved space. If there were four members you'd break even — but the _flags version is more complex.
I think, in fact, that's there's only good case for a _flags struct: when you have way more than three booleans, and you expect to have a ton of these objects in memory at once. (A table view, for instance, wouldn't count.)
Otherwise, do the easy, less-complex thing: stick with properties.
Update Mar 4 10:30 am: Well, there was a big thing I missed. If you make those unsigned char instead of unsigned int, you can in fact pack a bunch of booleans into a byte.
typedef struct __flags {
unsigned char a:1;
unsigned char b:1;
unsigned char c:1;
} _flags;
sizeof(_flags) returns 1 in this case.
Nevertheless, I still maintain that it's rarely a good idea. Mostly because it adds complexity (you have to support KVC and KVO manually) but also partly because in framework code (for frameworks that aren't compiled when the app is compiled) it's fragile.
Xcode's View Debugger
At Omni I work on existing apps with large code bases that use a bunch of frameworks. Say I want to make a UI change. I don't know where to look. Is it implemented in the app or in a framework? Which one? What's the class I'm looking for?
I can make some guesses, of course, and I could hunt around, and I could ask people.
But it occurred to me (on day one, thankfully) that I could just use Xcode's view debugger. Build and run the app, click on the Cyberman icon, and select the thing I want to change. Xcode tells me what class it is, and I know right where to go. This has saved me a ton of time.
I've used the view debugger for some actual view debugging too, and while it's pretty good, there are some additional things I wish it did.
It doesn't tell me if a view has a layer or if it's opaque or not. What I'd most like is the ability to click a pixel and have it tell me who drew it. (I realize this might be tricky.)
Or, failing that, at least make it easy to print the description for an object. (Yes, I realize that I can do
po (id)(0x618000126400) — it's just that it seems like an obvious place for a shortcut.)
Update 11:00 am: I didn't know about
-[NSView _subtreeDescription]. Very helpful. Does a bunch of what I want.
Init Question
What's the best practice for this situation?
Let's say you have an object where initWithSomething could fail due to bad inputs or other error.
Let's also say that, if it fails, an error should probably be presented to the user.
If it helps to think about a concrete case, think of a Core Data stack object. (This post is not about Core Data. This is just an example.)
Init might look something like this:
- (instancetype)initWithFolder:(NSString *)folder modelName:(NSString *)modelName databaseName:(NSString *)databaseName;
There are two reasons it could fail:
Inputs are bad. (For instance: folder is nil, or modelName has a typo.)
A method called during init fails. For example,
-[NSPersistentStoreCoordinator addPersistenStoreWithType:configuration:URL:options:error:]could fail.
I can think of a few options, and I'm not sure I like any of them. So I'd love to know what you think.
Option 1: in-out error parameter
I don't think I've ever seen a failable initializer with an in-out NSError ** parameter. (Do they exist? Maybe they do and I just haven't noticed.)
The init method would look like this:
- (instancetype)initWithFolder:(NSString *)folder modelName:(NSString *)modelName databaseName:(NSString *)databaseName error:(NSError **)error;
That seems ugly and unconventional to me. But it would reflect reality pretty well.
Update 1:15 pm: This is the winner! Look at NSString.h to see some examples.
Option 2: error property
Don't fail in the initializer. Instead, create a property for the error:
@property (nonatomic) NSError *initError;
The caller of initWith… would have to check
initError right after to see if there was an error. Ugly and unconventional again.
Option 3: initialize lazily
The main reason for this object is to provide properties for other objects and hide how they're created.
The example could have a property like this:
@property (nonatomic) NSManagedObjectContext *context;
All the initialization of the stack could be put off until
context is first referenced.
But, then, there's still the issue of what to do with errors. Something like this instead of a property?
- (NSManagedObjectContext *)context:(NSError **)error;
Ugh. Weird.
But maybe it's less weird if the API is something like this:
@property (nonatomic) NSManagedObjectContext *context;
- (BOOL)setupManagedObjectContext:(NSError **)error;
The caller of initWith… will have to call
setupManagedObjectContext before referencing the
context property.
This is also weird because setting up
context should be completely in the hands of the Core Data stack object. It shouldn't be something a caller has to remember to do.
Option 4: assertions and faith
NSParameterAssert and
NSAssert to catch programmer errors in debug builds — then assume that, once programmer errors are fixed, nothing else that technically can fail will actually fail.
This would mean believing that, in this case,
-[NSPersistentStoreCoordinator addPersistenStoreWithType:configuration:URL:options:error:] would never fail as long as the inputs were good.
Arguably you should just call
abort() if such a method fails with good inputs, on the grounds that the device has probably caught fire.
But still, that requires a certain amount of optimism — but optimism means doubt, and our job as programmers is to remove doubt.
Option 5: don't use a separate object for this
Give up on the idea of encapsulating all this in reusable code. Instead, have the app delegate (or similar high-level object) do the setup. Presumably that high-level object can show errors to the user and decide what to do if things go wrong.
This answer is a bummer, though. I like reusable objects and I don't like copy-and-paste.
But maybe I've proven that this option is the only responsible choice.
What am I missing?


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By Craig Harris and Carrie Watters, The Arizona Republic
PHOENIX Less than an hour before the National Hockey League commissioner planned to broker a deal to sell the Phoenix Coyotes and strip team owner Jerry Moyes of his duties Tuesday, Moyes filed for bankruptcy to sell to his own buyer.
Moyes, as part of a Chapter 11 reorganization filing, agreed to sell the team for $212.5 million to a BlackBerry wireless magnate who plans to move the team to a yet-to-be determined location in southern Ontario, Canada.
The move is not a certainty. Already, the NHL and Glendale, which leases Jobing.com Arena to the Coyotes, have objected to Moyes' tactics. And other investors could outbid BlackBerry executive Jim Balsillie's PSE Sports & Entertainment LP.
But the Coyotes, who have played in metro Phoenix since 1996, habitually have lost money in the desert, first when they shared an arena with the Phoenix Suns in downtown Phoenix and most recently in Glendale.
Moyes, who since 2001 has invested more than $310 million in the team, declined to be interviewed. Earl Scudder, his financial and legal adviser, said Moyes had no option but to file for bankruptcy because that was the only way to void the team's lease with Glendale.
"He didn't have a lot of choices," Scudder said. "He had gone through extensive marketing efforts and was unable to get offers for the team that would take care of the creditors." The move shocked Glendale, which contributed $180 million for the $220 million arena that opened in 2003. For the city's hefty investment, the team signed a 30-year agreement with an early-termination penalty of more than $700 million.
City administrators were giving council members an update on hockey negotiations Tuesday in a closed-door session when word of the bankruptcy surfaced. Glendale City Councilman Phil Lieberman said that bankruptcy was the one thing that could trump the penalty.
NHL objects
National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman and his deputy commissioner, Bill Daly, were in Phoenix on Tuesday, the NHL confirmed. The league issued a statement that evening, saying it was "investigating the circumstances surrounding the (bankruptcy) petition, including the propriety of its filing."
The league said that it had "removed Jerry Moyes from all positions of authority to act on behalf of the club" and that the NHL would appear in court. A hearing is set for 1:30 p.m. Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Phoenix.
Bettman and Daly could not be reached. Spokesman Frank Brown said the NHL must approve all sales and relocations.
However, attorneys involved in the bankruptcy filing said a bankruptcy judge could overrule the NHL if the court finds the sale is in the best interest of creditors. Scudder added that the NHL may have to fight federal antitrust laws if it refuses to let the Coyotes move.
Scudder said Bettman and Daly told Moyes on Monday that they would be in the city and wanted to meet. Scudder said the NHL executives were meeting with an undisclosed potential buyer and had planned to present Moyes with a proposal.
Moyes, meanwhile, was aggressively working on the bankruptcy petition. Scudder said he called Bettman and Daly about 3:30 p.m., when the filing occurred, notifying them.
Within 45 minutes, the NHL officials were meeting with Moyes at Swift Aviation Group, his jet business at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, where they gave him a document that removed Moyes from his post.
Scudder said the document was dated Tuesday, but he did not know when it was crafted. After a five-minute meeting, the NHL executives left for New York on a Learjet.
Back to Canada?
Balsillie, the co-CEO of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion, said his offer was conditional on the Coyotes returning to Canada, where the team played as the Winnipeg Jets before moving to Phoenix in 1996.
Susan Freeman, a bankruptcy attorney for Balsillie, said her client will ask the court to start a bidding auction that would begin in early June and end before June 26, the first day of the NHL draft. A winning bid would have to exceed Balsillie's offer by $5 million.
In bankruptcy, some creditors have secured positions, meaning if money is available, they would have to be paid first.
If the sale is approved, two secured creditors will be paid, with $35 million going to the NHL, which lent the team money in February to stay in business, and $80 million to SOF Investments, an affiliate of computer entrepreneur Michael Dell's MSD Capital.
The rest of the money, or $97.5 million, would be divided among at least 40 unsecured creditors. Moyes has the largest claim, at $103.8 million, according to the bankruptcy filing.
Moyes, who made his fortune running trucking company Swift Transportation, owns nearly 92% of the team. He also is giving up his $206.5 million equity stake as part of the bankruptcy.
Glendale, in a statement, said that the bankruptcy filing was an "unfortunate turn of events" and that the city will work to "ensure the public's interest is fully protected."
The city had been under pressure to make financial concessions to the team. Although the city accepted delays since August on some of the team's lease payments, City Manager Ed Beasley had said concessions were not on the table.
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ALP isoenzyme testAlkaline phosphatase isoenzyme test
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is an enzyme found in all body tissues. There are many different forms of ALP called isoenzymes. The structure of the enzyme depends on where in the body it is produced. This test is most often used to test ALP made in the tissues of the liver and bones.
The ALP isoenzyme test is a lab test that measures the amounts of different types of ALP in the blood.
Thealkaline phosphatase test is a related test.
How the Test is Performed
A blood sample is needed. Most of the time blood is drawn from a vein located on the inside of the elbow or the back of the hand.
How to Prepare for the Test
You should not eat or drink anything for 10 to 12 hours before the test, unless your doctor tells you to do so.
Many medicines can interfere with blood test results.
- Your health care provider will tell you if you need to stop taking any medicines before you have this test.
- Do not stop or change your medications without talking to your doctor first.
How the Test Will Feel
You may feel slight pain or a sting when the needle is inserted. You may also feel some throbbing at the site after the blood is drawn.
Why the Test is Performed
When the alkaline phosphatase (ALP) test result is high, the doctor may order the ALP isoenzyme test. This test will help determine what part of the body is causing higher ALP levels.
This test may be used to diagnose:
- Bone disease
- Liver, gallbladder, or bile duct disease
- Pain in theabdomen
- Parathyroid gland disease
- Vitamin D deficiency
It may also be done to check liver function and to see how medicines you take may affect your liver.
Normal Results
The normal value is 20 to 140 IU/L (international units per liter).
Adults have lower levels of ALP than children. Bones that are still growing produce higher levels of ALP. During some growth spurts, levels can be as high as 500 IU/L. For this reason, the test is usually not done in children, and abnormal results refer to adults.
The isoenzyme test results can reveal whether the increase is in "bone" ALP or "liver" ALP.
Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
The example above shows the common measurement rangefor results for these tests. Some laboratories use different measurements or may test different specimens.
What Abnormal Results Mean
Higher-than-normal ALP levels:
- Biliary obstruction
- Bone disease
- Eating a fatty meal if you have blood type O or B
- Healing fracture
- Hepatitis
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Leukemia
- Liver disease
- Lymphoma
- Osteoblastic bone tumors
- Osteomalacia
- Paget's disease
- Rickets
- Sarcoidosis
Lower-than-normal levels of ALP:
- Hypophosphatasia
- Malnutrition
- Protein deficiency
- Wilson's disease
Levels that are only slightly higher than normal may not be a problem unless there are other signs of a disease or medical problem.
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Review Date: 5/5/2013
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc., Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Bethanne Black, Stephanie Slon, and Nissi Wang.


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