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Staff eliminations could rock remaining employees, experts say
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Gelman Library staff members operate the circulation desk. Gelman Library was one of the central administative departments to suffer staff cuts last month.
By Avery Anapol Jun 5, 2016 8:12 PM
Updated: June 6, 2016 at 11:22 a.m.
After GW's latest round of staff layoffs, experts said cutting positions could have a negative lasting impact on remaining employees' morale.
The cuts, which officials announced late last month, eliminated 40 positions by laying off employees, eliminating vacant positions and removing positions in which employees were retiring. The cuts were the first in a series of 3 to 5 percent budget cuts in central offices each year until 2021, meaning there is potential for similar cuts in coming years.
University spokeswoman Candace Smith said that while no other cuts or reorganizations are planned for this summer, schools and administrative units can make staffing decisions "on their own time."
Smith declined to say how many of the positions were vacant at the time they were eliminated.
Smith said all employees whose positions were eliminated were offered severance packages, and employees who retired are eligible for retirement benefits.
"Decisions to reduce staff are never easy," Smith said in an email. "Care is taken to respect an employee's privacy, ensure continuity of work and provide out-placement assistance."
GW employs about 6,900 total, Smith added.
The cuts affected central administrative departments, like the Office of the Executive Vice President and Treasurer, the Division of Information Technology and Gelman Library.
The University's Staff Association said in its weekly newsletter last week that 12 staff members and seven other positions were eliminated in the IT department, which University officials declined to confirm. This office also lost about 30 positions last year as part of another major staff cut.
The Office of Safety and Security will also be reorganized, combining the Office of Emergency Management and the Office of Health and Safety in a new division called the Office of Health and Emergency Management Services. Smith said officials did not reduce staff positions in this restructure.
Brandon Brown, a former staff member and a founding member of the Staff Association, said the process by which staff are eliminated to save money should be more "intensely scrutinized." Brown left the University last month, unrelated to the cuts.
"GW staff are an integral part of this community, yet treated like a commodity to be thrown away whenever financial troubles arise," Brown said in an email. "Until staff are valued for their talents, and more importantly, their humanity, the word community will continue to mean 'everyone but staff.'"
Andrew Zimmerman, a professor of history and the president of the Faculty Association, said in an email that the layoffs are "demoralizing." He said layoffs hurt the entire University community, because those who are still employed take on larger workloads.
"We have an administration that continues to pay itself lavish salaries and bonuses while shifting costs onto the backs of its employees," Zimmerman said. "We have lost esteemed colleagues, and many of us must also carry out the jobs that our former coworkers used to do, above and beyond our current duties."
In March, the Staff Association presented interim Provost Forrest Maltzman with a proposal to create two governing staff bodies.
Zimmerman said that this round of layoffs indicates a need for more staff representation in the University's governing bodies.
"Staff understand how this University functions in ways that top administrators never will," Zimmerman said. "If the administrators are serious about making GW run more efficiently in this time of financial difficulty, then they should draw on the expertise of staff members, rather than laying them off.
'Survivor guilt'
Experts said large numbers of layoffs can give remaining employees "survivor guilt" and increase their workloads.
Seth Spain, an assistant professor of organizational behavior at the State University of New York, Binghamton, said although the reduction of staff will have immediately cut costs, it may not be sustainable, if remaining employees are forced to take on more duties.
He said the added workloads may be even greater when officials consolidate offices.
"Individual employees have to 'wear a lot of hats' to meet the demands of their newly expanded responsibilities," Spain said in an email. "This is a fairly significant work stressor. It is possible that the consolidation could make the overall workflow at GW more efficient but could place considerable strain on the remaining staff."
Spain said high-level administrators can ease the blow of the cuts if they shoulder some of the burden and increase their own workloads, too.
"If a CEO cuts jobs and/or pays with 'We're all tightening our belts' rhetoric, but then doesn't cut their own pay in some fashion, this will seem quite unfair to their employees," Spain said. "Such perceived unfairness generally results in lower job performance, lower satisfaction, more counterproductive work behaviors, greater turnover intentions and such."
The salaries of top-level officials, including University President Steven Knapp and Executive Vice President and Treasurer Lou Katz, increased from fiscal year 2014 to fiscal year 2015, according to financial documents.
John Kammeyer-Mueller, a professor of work and organizations at the University of Minnesota, said consolidating offices can be an immediate cost-cutter.
"Sometimes the only way to save everyone else's job is to get rid of some of them," Kammeyer-Mueller said. "If that money that is saved, [it] could be used to prevent having to raise tuition, or that money could be used to offer more scholarships, if that money could be used to hire full-time faculty instead of adjuncts. Anything like that that could save money for a university. It could be quite substantial."
Kammeyer-Mueller added that cuts of this magnitude can affect the morale of those who are still employed, leaving them feeling like the University has let them down.
"During periods of layoffs and reorganization, there can be stress for people that remain in the organization," he said. "Downsizing and layoffs and reorganizations can lead to things like sickness absences for people who remain, feelings that the company has broken a promise or a contract, a psychological contract with people who are leaving."
Sera Royal contributed reporting.
This article appeared in the June 6, 2016 issue of the Hatchet.


Velvet, one of the most common diseases affecting betta fish, surfaces from contact with one of several species of the parasite Oodinium, and it can affect every Betta in your tank. Velvet is not select, and it will attack all kinds of fish, even newborns. Goldfish, killifish, anabantoids, zebrafish, and danios are especially susceptible to Velvet.
This protozoan disease shows up as copper-golden spots on your fish which resemble "gold dust". This layer may be difficult to detect at first, but it is visible by casting a flashlight beam on the fish in a dark environment. The layer is most often evident on the fins and gills.
Though Oodinium is present in most home betta aquariums, it will only become a problem if deteriorating water conditions exist. It is the single most pervasive disease that kills Bettas.
In its early stages, the Betta rubs against hard objects to shake off parasites. As the disease spreads, the fish becomes inactive, his fins are nearly motionless, his appetite nonexistent, and he may ultimately lose weight and eventually die.
Velvet usually only occurs when there is a poor tank environment. When it hits, it becomes extremely infectious. Placing your new Betta in quarantine for two weeks will significantly diminish the chances of fouling a healthy tank. Remove any fish that appear infected immediately and keep them in quarantine to avoid the spread of the parasite.
- Add the proper aquarium salt – 1 teaspoon for every gallon in the aquarium. Gradually add it over a 3-hour period.
Since Velvet is extremely contagious and it progresses to advanced stages before it is diagnosed, it is vital to implement treatment measures as soon as possible.
The commercial malachite green remedy is a very effective treatment. Use it according to the manufacturer's specifications for the number of days indicated to ensure you eradicate Velvet completely.
If you have any specific questions about betta diseases and symptoms, check out the posts in our forum or ask a new question.


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Laurence Bedard (born July 15th, 1993) is an Instagram phenomenon, having over two million followers on the social networking site. She is a professional hairstylist as well as a model.
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She is supported by her commercial messaging, in which she supports products such as FashionNova, BangEnergy, Adam&Eve, and others. Her barbershop work pays handsomely as well.
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Thurston Moore on Chelsea Manning: whistleblowers want to protect the US
Ed Pilkington in New York
Tuesday, 27 Sep 2016
# Chelsea Manning
# Sonic Youth
# Thurston Moore
Sonic Youth co-founder says he's been fascinated with the struggle faced by Manning and admires her as a 'punk princess' stepping up for what's right
Thurston Moore has had a soft spot for whistleblowers since he was growing up in a small town in Connecticut aged 12. That's an impressively young age, even for someone steeped in the radical business of rock music.
Admittedly, the former Sonic Youth singer's fondness for whistleblowers was fairly literal. He explains the thought process like this: "I liked the idea of a whistleblower. I still do like the idea of a whistleblower. There's something musically relevant to it," he says.
That musical relevance of something as political as exposing corruption was laid down in Moore's preteen mind as the result of an extraordinary moment in television history dating 28 August 1970, a month after his 12th birthday. He'd come home from school and, as was his wont, was watching The Merv Griffin Show on CBS when the program was suddenly disrupted by a crowd of musicians, most of them black, waving placards and blowing into wooden whistles.
They were led by the saxophonist Rahsaan Roland Kirk, of Here Comes the Whistleman fame. Shouting "Equality for black artists!", they stormed the Merv Griffin stage in protest at the dearth of black musicians on shows like his, demanding to see more jazz performers on TV.
It clearly made an impression on the young Thurston because today, almost half a century later, he still thinks of that formative TV-viewing experience whenever he reads about the latest official leaker to come a cropper at the hands of the US government. "I think of that Roland Kirk invasion and of his song Here Comes the Whistleman whenever I hear the word 'whistleblower' – I think of it in a musical way."
History has now come full circle as Thurston Moore, singer-songwriter and guitarist as he was to become, has now lent the force of his music to support Chelsea Manning, the army private who dumped a vast collection of US state secrets on to the public in 2010. In a couple of weeks, Moore will release a special cassette version of his new single, Chelsea's Kiss, with part of the proceeds going to Manning's support network to help pay for her legal fees.
The song is built around an instrumental track laid down last autumn by Moore together with the UK-based members of his group, Deb Googe of My Bloody Valentine on bass, guitarist James Sedwards and the Brooklyn drummer Ryan Sawyer. Cut at the studio used by Sonic Youth in Hoboken, New Jersey, it features a grainy guitar line that grows in intensity as the song builds.
Moore says he was struck by the synergy between the rising mood of danger created by the lead guitar and the lyrics that had been written about Chelsea Manning by the poet Radieux Radio, with whom he has worked in the past. "I thought the lyrics really fit the lead guitar that is in a way describing a lot of the possible psychosis that is going on with the situation, so I jammed them in and they really worked."
Moore says he's been fascinated with the struggle faced by Chelsea Manning – the "punk princess", as the lyrics depict her – ever since the US soldier leaked hundreds of thousands of secret war logs and embassy cables to the open-information website WikiLeaks six years ago. "I'm always in admiration to people who step up in opposition to something they see as inherently criminal."
He was also struck by how Manning, who was arrested in 2010 at a US military base outside Baghdad where she was working as an intelligence analyst, was charged with something as antiquated as the Espionage Act of 1917. "My understanding is that espionage is betrayal of your country for the benefit of the enemy. I see the history of whistleblowers, and Chelsea Manning in that lineage, as being people who want to protect their country.
"Isn't the US a country built on the principle that the government is employed by the people, not the other way around?"
He felt moved to release the song after he learned in July that Manning had tried to kill herself in military prison, where she is serving a 35-year sentence, and then that she was being threatened with solitary confinement for that attempted suicide because she had broken prison rules. "I was really distraught learning that she had tried to take her own life – the reality of her imprisoned life in Fort Leavenworth seemed so frightening to me."
His musical intervention for Chelsea Manning comes at an interesting time in the rock-whistleblower nexus. Moore recently called on Barack Obama to pardon the NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden while Michael Stipe, whom Moore has known since REM had its first New York concert in the early 1980s, simultaneously but coincidentally also put out a video statement in support of Manning.
Moore is quick to defend the right of artists to lend their influence to any political cause. "It's perfectly valid when you are a musician and you have the ability to share your thoughts, whether emotional or political. There are no restrictions on what an artist can express."
Does that mean artists have a duty to engage politically? "No. Because I don't think all artists have an articulate political conscience. Having a duty? No. Your only duty is to share."
He stresses that though it is important to him individually to be active, he does not see himself as a political singer. "Over the years, Sonic Youth threw down some tracks that were that way, but it's never been the purpose of my singing. It isn't. But I do have complete admiration for artists who are demonstrably activists: Yoko Ono, Ai Weiwei, Billy Bragg. Allen Ginsberg was a real inspiration for me."
So does he think artists have done enough to make their views known on Donald Trump? Moore grows instantly animated. "No!" he almost screams. "No, I don't think they are doing enough! I think musicians should set up banks of speakers outside Trump Tower and blast him with a permanent litany of sonic noise. He needs to be flattened with it!"
For someone who has lived in London for the past 10 years, the Sonic Youth singer sounds very wrapped up in the affairs of the country he left behind. "I am an American," he says. "I have nothing but love for America."
The only reason he is in London, he says, is "my love life and my professional life, as I have much more welcoming work in Europe than in the USA. It's love and rock'n'roll that keeps me over here."
But he adds that should a certain real estate billionaire from New York grab the keys to the White House on 8 November, he might have to think again. "If for some bizarro reason Donald Trump gets voted into office, I'm going to have to figure out what to do," he says. "I could return to the US to fight in the streets, or I could stay in London, gather all the Americans I can find, and have a mass burning of US passports."
Chelsea's Kiss/Sad Saturday will be released on 8 October by Blank Editions. The limited edition cassette will be available from select stores, Ecstatic Peace Library events, Thurston Moore shows and online from blankeditions.com for a limited time.
This article was amended on 27 September 2016 to correct the spelling of Allen Ginsberg's name.
Ed Pilkington is chief reporter for Guardian US. He is the author of Beyond the Mother Country. Twitter @edpilkington. Click here for Ed's public key
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For one who once claimed: "I am not a white nationalist", it looked, smelled and sounded like just that. In crumpled jeans and a scruffy jacket, Steve Bannon stood on a stage at the Front National's annual party conference and declared: "Let them call you racists. Let them call you xenophobes. Let them call you nativists. Wear it as a badge of honour." Donald Trump's former chief strategist's alliance with France's far right came at the tail end of a European grand tour of racism, which this month has seen him visiting Italy, where the anti-immigrant, eurosceptic Five Star Movement and Lega secured the majority of seats in parliamentary elections, and Zurich, where he met the leaders of Germany's right-wing, anti-Islamic Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) party.
Where once it was unacceptable to express openly bigoted views, there is a domino effect of decency and dignity towards fellow human beings being sacrificed at the altar of hate-mongering. It happens when those in power lace their rhetoric with poison, while reassuring their audience they are among friends in expressing such opinions. There is an argument for not giving the likes of Mr Bannon the platform he craves. But there is also a certain logic in being able to see and call out racism for what it is – hate-fuelled, toxic and masquerading as national pride when it is the exact opposite.


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Da mit einem Kotaustrich nur geringe Kotmengen untersucht werden, ist er nur wenig sensitiv und nur für Krankheitserreger geeignet, die in großer Zahl vorkommen. Daher wird er nur noch selten eingesetzt und meist durch die sensitiveren Konzentrationsverfahren (Sedimentverfahren, Flotationsverfahren) ersetzt.

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Ronald Schmäschke: Die koproskopische Diagnostik von Endoparasiten in der Veterinärmedizin. Schlütersche, 2015, ISBN 978-3-842684751, S. 32.

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De Slag bij Duins (The Downs) in het Kanaal vond plaats op 31 oktober 1639 (gregoriaanse kalender). Een Nederlandse oorlogsvloot onder bevel van luitenant-admiraal Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp en viceadmiraal Witte de With behaalde een beslissende overwinning op een Spaanse oorlogsvloot van 55 schepen, de Tweede Spaanse Armada onder bevel van admiraal Antonio de Oquendo.

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De Spaanse armada deed een poging om geld en soldaten naar Vlaanderen te brengen, dat door een Franse landblokkade niet versterkt kon worden. De oorlogsvloot begeleidde transportschepen; het hele konvooi had 77 vaartuigen.

De Nederlandse oorlogsvloot was ongeveer 95 schepen groot. Bovendien beschikten de Nederlanders over tien branders. Branders waren oude schepen die volgeladen werden met brandbare stoffen, en die vervolgens in brand gestoken werden en afgedreven naar de Spaanse schepen.

Bij een eerste poging hun transportschepen naar Duinkerke te begeleiden, was het de Spanjaarden al niet gelukt om een klein eskader onder Tromp te overwinnen. Tromp had de vloot op 25 september met dertien meest vrij lichte schepen onderschept. Hij zond een schip weg om om hulp te vragen. Op de 26e ontplofte een van zijn grotere schepen, de Groot Christoffel. De volgende dag, versterkt met vijf schepen van De With, paste hij als eerste in de geschiedenis een formele slaglinietactiek toe. Hij kruiste in de lij steeds de baan van de Spaanse vloot, zodat al zijn schepen om beurt vuur konden afgeven op de sterkste Spaanse schepen. Die raakten zo zwaar beschadigd dat het moreel van de armada brak. De With lag deze gedisciplineerde strijdmethode niet erg: al snel verliet hij met zijn schepen de formatie om de Spanjaarden direct aan te vallen. Typerend voor hem, maakte hij achteraf Tromp het verwijt hem daarbij niet geholpen te hebben in plaats van zich te verontschuldigen voor zijn insubordinatie. Even typerend liet Tromp het er maar bij zitten. Op de 28e werd Tromp nog eens versterkt door schout-bij-nacht Joost van Trappen Banckert met twaalf schepen.

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De Spanjaarden zochten hun toevlucht op de rede van Downs, aan de Engelse zuidkust, ten noordoosten van Dover, wachtend op een gelegenheid om door te breken. Tromp was terughoudend om de Engelse neutraliteit te schenden. Wel onderzocht hij Engelse schepen die Spaanse troepen naar Duinkerke overvoeren en nam deze krijgsgevangen. Naast de Spanjaarden lag een Engels eskader van viceadmiraal John Pennington. De Engelsen hadden gemengde gevoelens, het beviel ze niets dat de Nederlanders zo sterk optraden in hun kustwateren; aan de andere kant was de protestantse Republiek toen nog een bondgenoot tegen het katholieke Spanje en zou het de Engelsen niet ongelegen komen als Spanjes zeemacht gebroken werd. Tromp besloot de Engelsen voor het blok te zetten door Pennington voor te wenden dat hij zeer tegen zijn zin hoe dan ook gedwongen zou zijn aan te vallen door de duidelijke orders van de Staten-Generaal die hij hem "vertrouwelijk" liet zien. Ook liet hij De Oquendo formeel vragen waarom hij de slag niet aandurfde hoewel hij superieure vuurkracht had. De Spaanse admiraal, in zijn eer aangetast, verklaarde dat maar door het feit dat hij geen reparatiemateriaal kon krijgen voor zijn beschadigde schepen. Hierop liet Tromp de onderdelen leveren en bood vijfhonderd vaten kruit aan om te laten zien dat het maar een excuus was en een Nederlandse aanval de enige uitweg uit de impasse.

Ondertussen stuurden de Nederlanders zowat ieder zwaar bewapend schip dat ze konden inzetten naar Tromp. Ook veel bewapende koopvaarders voegden zich, gehuurd of vrijwillig, bij de vloot. Hij vormde vijf eskaders: een voor elk van de drie componenten van de vijandelijke vloot die uit Spanjaarden, Portugezen en Duinkerker kapers bestond en twee om ten noorden en zuiden vluchtende schepen te onderscheppen.

Slag
Op 31 oktober viel Tromp, met als vlaggenschip de Aemilia, vanuit het noorden aan in de loef. Een twintigtal Spaanse schepen werd de wal op gedreven, waar ze door de Engelse bevolking onmiddellijk werden leeggeplunderd. De rest probeerde uit te breken naar Duinkerke. Het Portugese smaldeel werd echter onderschept door het eskader van Johan Evertsen die met zijn branders een slachting onder de vijand aanrichtte: de enorme Santa Tereza werd door het vuur verteerd. Andere bekende vlootvoogden en kapiteins die aan de slag meededen waren Joost van Trappen Banckert, Joris van Cats, Cornelis Jol "Houtenbeen", Johan Hendricksz de Nijs, Cornelis Evertsen de Oude en Jan van Galen.

De Spanjaarden verloren minstens 15.000 man en een zestigtal schepen. De vloot van de Republiek slechts één schip en ongeveer honderd man. De Spaanse nederlaag was een ernstige, want vrijwel de complete Spaanse vloot was verslagen waarna de Nederlanders (en de Engelsen) diverse Spaanse koloniën aanvielen. Portugal begon het volgende jaar een geslaagde poging zich van Spanje vrij te maken.

De slag was tevens een vernedering voor de Engelsen. Deze slag vond onder hun kust plaats, maar zij durfden niet echt in te grijpen, hoewel ze een eskader van 25 schepen klaar hadden liggen om die partij aan te vallen die het eerst de Engelse neutraliteit zou schenden. Het bleef echter bij wat salvo's van Engelse schepen en forten.

Gevolgen
Desalniettemin waren de gevolgen voor de Republiek niet onverdeeld gunstig. De Spanjaarden waren erin geslaagd toch nog de helft van hun soldaten naar Duinkerke te krijgen (ten dele door ze in neutrale Engelse schepen te transporteren). De Duinkerker kapers werden actiever dan ooit tevoren. Het ergste was dat de overwinning een vals gevoel van veiligheid gaf. Op dat moment had Engeland, Frankrijk noch Spanje een serieuze zeemacht en de Republiek meende het zich te kunnen veroorloven de vloot te verwaarlozen.

Tromp werd als een held ontvangen; zijn verering door ketens, bekers, lofdichten en feesten was zo uitzinnig dat zijn onderbevelhebber en potentiële rivaal Witte de With het niet meer kon verdragen en (deels anonieme) pamfletten schreef om Tromp belachelijk te maken en af te schilderen als een vrek die het alleen maar om het prijsgeld te doen was. Tromp kreeg immers 10.000 guldens als zijn deel in de buit, De With slechts 1.000.

Literatuur
 Luc Panhuysen, Het monsterschip: Maarten Tromp en de armada van 1639, Atlas contact, 2021, ISBN 9789045040714

Zie ook
 Tweede Slag bij Duins

1639
Duins
Duins
Gouden Eeuw (Nederland)


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Adam Persky received his B.S. in biology from Purdue University and a M.S. in exercise science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He completed his Ph.D. in pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Florida and did an industry-sponsored postdoctoral fellowship in pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and GlaxoSmithKline.
Persky joined the faculty at UNC-Chapel Hill in 2004. He is a clinical associate professor in the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics. He was the director of the Center for Educational Excellence in Pharmacy from 2011 to 2013, which was charged with the promotion of innovative teaching practices within the School.
Persky has received several teaching awards from the School including Best Overall Instructor. He was named an Atlantic Coast Conference Teaching Scholar during the program's inaugural year (2009–2010). He has published and has given over sixty national and international workshops on teaching and learning.
In Foundations in Pharmacokinetics, Adam M. Persky and Gary M. Pollack offer their perspectives on the concepts and important questions of this challenging area of pharmacy.
A.M. Persky, T. Henry, A. Campbell. An exploratory analysis of personality, attitudes, and study skills on the learning curve within a team-based learning environment, Am J Pharm Educ, accepted.
A.M. Persky and G.M. Pollack, A modified team-based learning physiology course, Am J Pharm Educ, 75(10) Article 204, 2011.
A.M. Persky and G.M. Pollack, Transforming a large, lecture based course to a small group, interactive course in a professional curriculum: example using a foundational pharmacokinetics course, Am J Pharm Educ, 74(9) Article 170, 2010.
A.M. Persky, An exercise prescription course: helping to support public health and improving pharmacy students' confidence in patient counseling, Am J Pharm Educ, 73(7) Article 188, 2009.
A.M. Persky and G.M. Pollack, A hybrid jigsaw approach to teach renal clearance concepts, Am J Pharm Educ, 73(3) Article 49, 2009.
A.M. Persky and G.M. Pollack, Immediate feedback, answer-until-correct examinations in a core-curriculum pharmacokinetics course, Am J Pharm Educ, 72(4) Article 83, 2008.
R. E. Dupuis and A.M. Persky, Initial experience in using case-based learning in a clinical pharmacokinetics courses, Am J Pharm Educ, 72(2) Article 29, 2008.
A.M. Persky, J. Stegall-Zanation and R. E. Dupuis, Student perceptions of the incorporation of games into classroom instruction for basic and clinical pharmacokinetics, Am J Pharm Educ, 71(2): Article 21, 2007.
Medina MS, Castleberry AN, Persky AM. Strategies for improving learner metacognition in health professional education. Am J Pharm Educ. In press.
McLaughlin J, Khanova J, Persky AM, Hathaway N, Cox WC. Design, implementation, and outcomes of a three-week pharmacy bridging course. Am J Pharm Educ. In press.
Persky AM, Hogg A. Study time for pre-class quizzes in a flipped classroom: influence of reading material characteristics. Am J Pharm Educ. In press.
Persky AM, Robinson J. Moving from novice to experts and its implications for instruction. Am J Pharm Educ. In press.
Persky AM, Wells M, Sanders K, Fiordalsi J, Downey C, Anksorus H. An interdisciplinary approach improving long-term retention of pharmacology knowledge. J Dent Educ. In press.
Terenyi J, Anksorus H, Persky AM. Learning brand name-generics: impact of spacing of practice. Am J Pharm Educ. In press.
Persky AM. Creating posters for the 21st Am J Pharm Educ. 2016;80(10):Article 162.
Persky AM, Hudson S. A snapshot of student study strategies across a professional pharmacy curriculum: are students using evidence-based practice? Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2016;8(2):141-147.
Persky AM. Mentoring and developing a successful trainee: a reflection. Am J Pharm Educ. 2016;80(4):Article 55.
Persky AM, Romanelli F. Insights, pearls, and guidance on successfully producing and publishing educational research. Am J Pharm Educ. 2016;80(5):Article 75.
Howard M, Persky AM. Helpful tips for new users of active learning. Am J Pharm Educ. 2015;79(4):Article 46.
Persky AM. Are we practicing evidence based education? Am J Pharm Educ. 2015;79(8):Article 109.
Persky AM, Henry T, Campbell A. An exploratory analysis of personality, attitudes, and study skills on the learning curve within a team-based learning environment, Am J Pharm Educ. 2015;79(2):Article 20.
Persky AM. Qualitative analysis of animation versus reading for pre-class preparation in a "flipped" classroom in a professional pharmacy program. J Excel College Teach. 2015;26(1):5-28.
Schlesinger J, Persky AM. Bloom's Taxonomy in action. MedEdPORTAL Publications. 2015. Faculty Learning Community.
Haines SH, Persky AM. Faculty development: who, what, why, where, when, and how? Am J Pharm Educ. 2014;78(5):Article 97.
Hedges A, Miller S, Scott M, Persky AM. Current environment of service learning within the school of pharmacy. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2014;6(6):884-890.
Lancaster J, Stein S, Garrelts MacLean L, Van Amburgh J, Persky AM. A review of faculty development programs models to advance teaching and learning within health science programs: a review of literature. Am J Pharm Educ. 2014;78(5):Article 99.
Persky AM. Cost-benefit of educational interventions. Am J Pharm Educ. 2014;78(8):Article 145.
Persky AM, Dupuis RE. An eight year retrospective study in "flipped" pharmacokinetics courses. Am J Pharm Educ. 2014;78(1):Article 190.
Persky AM, Kirwin J, Marasco CJ, May DM, Skomo ML, Kennedy KB. Classroom attendance: factors and perceptions of students, faculty, and administrators amongst schools of pharmacy. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2014;6(1):1-9.
Cox WC, Persky AM, Blalock SL. Correlation of the health science reasoning test with other variables within an admissions process. Am J Pharm Educ. 2013;77(6):Article 118.
Farland MZ, Sicat BL, Franks AS, Pater KS, Medina MS, Persky AM. Best practices for team-based learning in pharmacy education. Am J Pharm Educ. 2013;77(8):Article 177.
Greco AJ, Ferreri SP, Persky AM, Marciniak MW. Characteristics of Postgraduate Year Two (PGY2) pharmacy residency programs with a secondary emphasis on academia. Am J Pharm Educ. 2013;77(7):Article 143.
Persky AM, Alford EL, Kyle J. Not all hard work leads to learning. Am J Pharm Educ. 2013;77(5):Article 89.
White C, Howell DT, Persky AM, et al. Institutional strategies to achieve diversity and inclusion in pharmacy education: a results oriented, multi-faceted approach. Am J Pharm Educ. 2013;77(5):Article 97.
Persky AM. Impact of team-based learning on a foundational pharmacokinetics course. Am J Pharm Educ. 2012;76(2):Article 31.
Persky AM, Joyner PU, Cox WC. Development of a course review process. Am J Pharm Educ. 2012;76(7):Article 130.
Persky AM, Pollack GM. Transforming a large, lecture based course to a small group, interactive course in a professional curriculum: example using a foundational pharmacokinetics course. Am J Pharm Educ. 2010;74(9):Article 170.
Persky AM. An exercise prescription course: helping to support public health and improving pharmacy students' confidence in patient counseling. Am J Pharm Educ. 2009;73(7):Article 188.
Persky AM, Pollack GM. A hybrid jigsaw approach to teach renal clearance concepts. Am J Pharm Educ. 2009;73(3):Article 49.
Dupuis RE, Persky AM. Initial experience in using case-based learning in a clinical pharmacokinetics course. Am J Pharm Educ. 2008;72(2):Article 29.
Persky AM. Multi-faceted approach to improve learning in pharmacokinetics. Am J Pharm Educ. 2008;72(2):Article 36.
Persky AM, Pollack GM. Immediate feedback, answer-until-correct examinations in a core-curriculum pharmacokinetics course. Am J Pharm Educ. 2008;72(4):Article 83.
Persky AM, Cox WC, Deloatch K, Pollack GM. Good outcome development is good science. Am J Pharm Educ. 2007;71(4):Article 74.
Persky AM, Stegall-Zanation J, Dupuis RE. Student perceptions of the incorporation of games into classroom instruction for basic and clinical pharmacokinetics. Am J Pharm Educ. 2007;71(2):Article 21.
Persky AM, Romanelli R, McLaughlin JE, Bush A. Building better pedagogic research: laying the foundation for the scholarship of teaching and learning. Presented at: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Conference; July, 2017; Nashville, TN.
Butler A, Persky AM. Stabilizing access to marginal knowledge in a classroom setting. Presented at: American Education Research Association annual meeting; April, 2017; San Antonio, TX.
Dinsmore D, Persky AM. Professional students' confidence and calibration in a semester-long pharmacy course. Presented at: American Education Research Association annual meeting; April, 2017; San Antonio, TX.
Wells M, Persky AM. An interdisciplinary teaching approach to improving retention of pharmacology knowledge. Presented at: American Dental Education Association meeting; March, 2017; Long Beach, CA.
Persky AM. 5 studies and 5 tips to enhance student learning. Presented at: Lilly Conference on College Teaching; January, 2017; Austin, TX.
Persky AM. Redesigning a 300 level course to incorporate active learning. Presented at: Lilly Conference on College Teaching; January, 2017; Austin, TX.
Persky AM, Zakrajsek T. Critical incidences in teaching and learning. Presented at: Lilly Conference on College Teaching; January, 2017; Austin, TX.
Persky AM. COIT Seminar: eating sleeping and drinking: a guide to learning success. Presented at: University of Arizona College of Pharmacy; 2017; Tucson, AZ.
Persky AM. Guidelines and recommendations for evidence based practice in teaching. Presented at: University of Arizona College of Pharmacy; 2017; Tucson, AZ.
Persky AM, Remsberg C. Combating the challenges of implementing active learning. Presented as a workshop at: Transformation and Innovation of Pharmacy Education Institute; 2017; Spokane, WA.
Persky AM. Using learned information to improve patient health: a guide to successful teaching & learning. Presented at: Duquesne University College of Pharmacy; 2017; Pittsburgh, PA.
Hudson S, Persky AM. Is learning improved when students generate and answer peer-written questions? Presented at: North Carolina Association of Pharmacists annual meeting; November, 2016; Charlotte, NC.
Stein S, Persky AM. Streaming teaching and learning: faculty perceptions of a 5-minute faculty teaching training video series. Presented at: Educause national meeting; October, 2016; Anaheim, CA.
Persky AM. Does spacing homework improve learning in a team-based-learning course? Presented at: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Conference; July, 2016; Anaheim, CA.
Persky AM, Haines S, Van Amburgh J, Stein S. 5 minute faculty teaching development. Presented at: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Conference; July, 2016; Anaheim, CA.
Persky AM. Ins and outs of academic pharmacy. Presented at: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Conference; July, 2016; Anaheim, CA.
Persky AM. Joseph DiPiro excellence in publishing workshop. Presented at: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Conference; July, 2016; Anaheim, CA. Presented at: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Conference; July, 2015; National Harbor, MD.
White C, Persky AM. Institutional strategies for best practices in minority recruitment to achieve diversity and inclusion. Presented at: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Conference; July, 2016; Anaheim, CA.
Terenyi J, Persky AM. Spacing practice improves retention in the self-paced learning of Brand/Generics. Presented at: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Conference; July, 2016; Anaheim, CA. Presented as an encore poster at: American Association of Health System Pharmacists annual meeting; 2016; Anaheim, CA.
Persky AM, Butler A, Dobson J. Applying cognitive psychology to teaching and learning. Presented at: American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting; May, 2016; Boston, MA.
Persky AM. Moving from novice to expert and its implications for instruction. Presented at: Lilly Conference on College Teaching; January, 2016; Traverse City, MI.
Persky AM. Active learning: enhancing participation across the curriculum. Presented at: Wayne State University College of Pharmacy; 2016; Detroit, MI.
Persky AM. Applying cognitive psychology for learner success. Presented at: Baylor University; 2016; Waco, TX.
Persky AM. Flipping the health science classroom. Presented at: Campbell University; 2016; Buies Creek, NC.
Persky AM. Getting students to prepare for class. Presented at: Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; 2016; Chapel Hill, NC.
Persky AM. The flipped classroom: implementing the research on learning. Presented at: Marshall University College of Pharmacy; 2016; Huntingdon, WV.
Persky AM. Strategies to supercharge students and clients. Presented as a webinar for: Canadian Dental Hygienist Association; 2016; Ontario, Canada.
Persky AM. Educational best practices and professional development roundtables: transforming what you do in the classroom into publishable SoTL. Presented at: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Conference; July, 2015; National Harbor, MD.
Persky AM. Lecture is not dead; lecturing in a flipped society. Presented at: Lilly Conference on College Teaching; January, 2015; Austin, TX.
Persky AM. Teaching with skeletal note workbooks. Presented at: Lilly Conference on College Teaching; January, 2015; Austin, TX.
Persky AM. Curiosity in Teaching: How do we educate the next generation of exercise scientists. Presented at: New England Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine; 2015; Providence, RI.
Persky AM. Evidence-based education in experiential training. Presented at: Southern Regional Area Health Education Center (AHEC); 2015; Fayetteville, NC.
Persky AM. Designing high structure active learning courses: flipping and other models. Presented at: Washington State University College of Pharmacy; 2015; Spokane, WA.
Persky AM. Improving student engagement through evidence based teaching. Presented at: Midwestern University College of Pharmacy; 2015; Downers Grove, IL.
Persky AM. Improving the training of the student-pharmacist: now and the future. Presented at: University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy; 2015; Memphis, TN.
Persky AM. Teaching critical thinking in pharmacy. Presented at: Rosalind Franklin College of Pharmacy: 2015; North Chicago, IL.
Persky AM, Sathy V, Thompson J. Reflecting on teaching: approaches to course evaluation. Presented at: UNC Center for Faculty Excellence's Faculty Showcase; 2015; Chapel Hill, NC.
Persky AM, McQueen C, Mehta B. Combating the Dr. Oz Effect: teaching critical thinking in self-care. Presented at: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting; July, 2014; Grapevine, TX.
Persky AM, Reich K. Developing your scholarship of teaching and learning. Presented at: American College of Sports Medicine annual meeting; May, 2014; Orlando, FL.
Persky AM. The evidence behind the 7 principles of good practice. Presented at: Lilly Conference; January, 2014; Austin, TX.
Persky AM. Why our experiences are not enough: using evidence-based teaching practice for more effective learning. Presented at: Lilly Conference on College Teaching; January, 2014; Traverse City, MI.
Persky AM. Active learning: from theory to practice. Presented at: College of Pharmacy, University of Washington; 2014; Seattle, WA.
Persky AM. Developing better pharmacists: strategies to improve student learning. Presented at: University of Iowa College of Pharmacy; 2014; Cedar Rapids, IA.
Persky AM. Evidence behind course evaluations. Presented at: Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; 2014; Chapel Hill, NC.
Persky AM. Evidence that will change the way you teach. Presented at: University of Arkansas Medical Sciences University; 2014; Little Rock, AR.
Persky AM. Experience is not enough: teaching with the evidence to improve student learning. Presented at: Southwest Oklahoma State University College of Pharmacy; 2014; Weatherford, OK.
Persky AM. From lab to the classroom: translating research into practice with the "flipped" classroom. Presented at: University of Nebraska Medical Center; 2014; Omaha, NE.
Persky AM. How learning works: the evidence to improve student learning. Presented at: University of Arkansas Medical Sciences University; 2014; Little Rock, AR.
Persky AM. Learning to risk, risking to learn: innovation and research in the classroom. Presented at: Indiana University Purdue University – Fort Wayne; 2014; Fort Wayne, IN.
Persky AM. Mistakes students make: a flipping experience. Presented at: University of Nebraska College of Pharmacy; 2014; Omaha, NE.
Persky AM. Motivation to learning: from student to faculty. Presented as a webinar for: University of Washington; 2014; Seattle, WA.
Persky AM. Overcoming the Dr. Oz Effect: teaching critical thinking in dental care. Presented at: University of North Carolina School of Dentistry; 2014; Chapel Hill, NC.
Persky AM. Strategies for effective teaching and learning. Presented at: Bainbridge State College; 2014; Bainbridge, GA.
Persky AM. The foundation of flipping: how learning works. Presented at: East Tennessee State University College of Pharmacy; 2014; Johnson City, TN.
Persky AM. The scoop on active learning. Presented at: Thomas Jefferson University; 2014; Philadelphia, PA.
Persky AM. Where we've been, where we are headed: evolution of synchronous learning environment. Presented at: South Carolina College of Pharmacy; 2014; Santee, SC.
Persky AM. Training the next generation of exercise scientists: strategies to improve student learning. Presented at: Mid-Atlantic American College of Sports Medicine annual meeting; November, 2013; Harrisburg, PA.
Persky AM, Franks A, Janke K. Enhancing motivation to effective teaching and learning. Presented at: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Conference; July, 2013; Chicago, IL.
Persky AM, Loeb J. Eat, Drink (Sleep) and be Merry in College: A guide to learning success. Presented at: Lilly Conference on College Teaching; January, 2013; Traverse City, MI.
Persky AM. The 5-minute workshop: examples and considerations. Presented at: Lilly Conference on College Teaching; January, 2013; Greensboro, NC.
Persky AM. Energize your roots, spread their wings. Presented at: Canadian Dental Hygienist Association national meeting; 2013; Toronto, CA.
Persky AM. Getting students to be [highly] competent. Presented at: Washington State University College of Pharmacy; 2013; Spokane & Pullman, WA.
Persky AM. Getting to the root of the problem: misconceptions about learning. Presented at: Canadian Dental Hygienist Association national meeting; 2013; Toronto, CA.
Persky AM. How students learn. Presented at: School of Nursing, University of North Carolina; 2013; Chapel Hill, NC.
Persky AM. Innovation in teaching practice: what can I do now? Presented at: Westfield State University; 2013; Westfield, MA.
Persky AM. Taking the next step: Integrating evidence-based teaching. Presented at: Campbell University College of Health Sciences and Pharmacy; 2013; Morrisville, NC.
Persky AM. Team-based learning: foundations for its use. Presented at: Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy; 2013; New Orleans, LA.
Persky AM. The scholarship of teaching and learning: What can I do on Monday? Presented as a webinar for: Laboratory Special Interest Group of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy; 2013.
Koval P, Persky AM. Evaluation of a virtual poster presentation defense in 'second life' to prepare pharmacy students for live presentation. Presented at: American College of Clinical Pharmacy national meeting; October, 2012; Austin, TX.
Persky AM, Cain J, Smith K, Romanelli F. The entitled student: reasons, implications, & recommendations. Presented at: American Association of College of Pharmacy Annual Conference; July, 2012; Kissimmee, FL.
Persky AM, Farland M, Franks A, Pater K, Sicat B, Medina M. Mischief managed: spells and charms to make team-based learning more magical. Presented at: American Association of College of Pharmacy Annual Conference; July, 2012; Kissimmee, FL.
Persky AM, Skomo M, Marasco C, May B, Kirwan J, Kennedy K. Factors that affect student classroom attendance: perceptions of students and faculty in colleges of pharmacy. Presented at: American Association of College of Pharmacy Annual Conference; July, 2012; Kissimmee, FL.
Persky AM, Stein S, Van Amburgh J, McLean L. Teaching teachers how to teach: golden nuggets for effective teaching. Presented at: American Association of College of Pharmacy Annual Conference; July, 2012; Kissimmee, FL.
Townsend D, Persky AM. Dynamics of an academic administrative fellowship in diversity. Presented at American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Conference; July, 2012; Kissimmee, FL.
White C, Persky AM. Cross-cultural communication training: student perceptions. Presented at: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Conference; July, 2012; Kissimmee, FL.
Hedges A, Persky AM. Current environment of service-learning in the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. Presented at: Research Day, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy; March, 2012; Chapel Hill, NC.
Persky AM. Evidence-based teaching: studies directly related to student learning. Presented at: American Dental Hygienist Association national meeting; 2012; Phoenix, AZ.
Persky AM. The pharmacology of learning enhancement. Presented at: International Lilly Conference on College Teaching; 2012; Miami, OH.
Persky AM. The student pharmacist "workout": strength finders and leadership development. Presented at: North Carolina Association of Pharmacists Student Leadership Conference; 2012; Pinehurst, NC.
Persky AM. Understanding the basics of student learning. Presented at: UNC Center for Faculty Excellence new faculty orientation, University of North Carolina; 2012; Chapel Hill, NC.
Persky AM. What research tells us about learning and how we can use it. Presented at: Purdue University School of Pharmacy faculty retreat; 2012; West Lafayette, IN.
Joyner P, Persky AM. Framing the curriculum: use of clinical application to integrate foundational and clinical sciences. Presented at: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Conference; July, 2011; San Antonio, TX.
Persky AM. Design and implementation of a course review process. Presented at: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Conference; July, 2011; San Antonio, TX.
Persky AM, Franks A, Medina M. The science of learning and teaching: from research to practice. Presented at: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Conference; July, 2011; San Antonio, TX.
Persky AM. Impact of team-based learning in a foundational pharmacokinetics course. Presented at: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Conference; July, 2011; San Antonio, TX.
Persky AM. Advancing health through education: evidence-based education in exercise science. Presented at: American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) national meeting; May, 2011; Denver, CO.
Persky AM. Rather discuss than lecture? Methods to help promote student engagement in any size class. Presented at: Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching; January, 2011; Greensboro, NC.
Persky AM. A Linda DeVore lecture: evidence-based teaching: studies directly related to student learning. Presented at: American Dental Hygienist Association national meeting; 2011; Nashville, TN.
Persky AM. Applying the science of learning in large classes: use of team-based learning. Presented at: International Lilly Conference on College Teaching; 2011; Miami, OH.
Persky AM. Applying the science of learning. Presented at: University of North Carolina; 2011; Chapel Hill, NC.
Persky AM. Engaging students in the classroom: active and cooperative learning strategies. Presented at: Duke University; 2011; Durham, NC.
Persky AM. Strategies for promoting student engagement in any size class. Presented at: Johnson and Wales University; 2011; Charlotte, NC.
Persky AM. Studies directly related to student learning: translating research to practice. Presented at: Mountain Area Health Education Center resident teaching certificate program; 2011; Asheville, NC.
Persky AM. What the research tells us about learning: what might we be overlooking? Presented at: Johnson and Wales University; 2011; Charlotte, NC.
Scott M, Persky AM. Service-learning in the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy curriculum. Presented at: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Conference; July, 2010; Seattle, WA.
Persky AM. A 'sandwich' approach to enhancing the scholarship of teaching. Presented at: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Conference; July, 2010; Seattle, WA.
Persky AM. Improving pharmacy education through evidence based practices. Presented at: South Carolina College of Pharmacy faculty retreat; 2010; Charleston, SC.
Persky AM. Teaching@distance.edu: 3 studies that will change your teaching practice. Presented at: South Carolina College of Pharmacy; 2010; Charleston, SC.
Persky AM. Teaching to think: cooperative learning in large classrooms. Presented at: Duke University Center for Instructional Technology; 2010; Durham, NC.
Persky AM, Zakrajsek T. Evidence-based learning: applied research findings pertaining to how students learn. Presented at: Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching; January, 2010; Greensboro, NC.
Riendeau A, Persky AM. Service-learning in the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy curriculum. Presented at: North Carolina Association of Pharmacists; 2010; Greensboro, NC.
Persky AM. How to be an effective member. Presented at: UNC Center for Faculty Excellence, University of North Carolina; 2010; Chapel Hill, NC.
Persky AM, Cox W. Teaching to think: cooperative learning in large classes. Presented at: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Conference; July, 2009; Boston, MA.
Persky AM. Getting off the pedagogical couch: teaching exercise science in the 21stcentury. Presented at: American College of Sports Medicine national meeting; May, 2009; Seattle, WA.
Persky AM, Coker H, Settlemyer J. Bringing experiential education into the classroom: service-learning in a professional program. Presented at: Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching; January, 2009; Greensboro, NC.
Persky AM. Teaching with technology: video teleconferencing. Presented at: "Nurses: Technology Saavy Educators", School of Nursing, University of North Carolina; 2009; Chapel Hill, NC.
Padowski J, Persky AM. Development and delivery of a short course in integrative and organ systems pharmacology. Presented at: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Conference; July, 2008; Chicago, IL.
Persky AM, Pollack G, Blouin B, Joyner P. Educating the next generation of pharmacy students: an educational renaissance at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. Presented at: American Associations of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Conference; July, 2008; Chicago, IL.
Persky AM. Teaching the next generation of learners. Presented at: Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group (PPAG) meeting; 2008; Baltimore, MD.
Deloatch K, Persky AM. Development of curricular outcomes and curricular mapping strategies at the UNC School of Pharmacy. Presented at: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Conference; July, 2007; Orlando, FL.
Persky AM. Evaluation of a pilot, multimedia, interactive learning module in a foundational pharmacokinetics course. Presented at: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Conference; July, 2007; Orlando, FL.
Persky AM. Multifaceted approach to improve learning pharmacokinetics. Presented at: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Conference; July, 2007; Orlando, FL.
Bender A, Persky AM. Adjusting our delivery of knowledge to student pharmacists: identifying current learning and teaching styles to improve pharmacy education. Presented at: North Carolina Association of Pharmacists; 2007; Greensboro, NC.
Persky AM. The ITS Teaching and Learning First Partners program: content designed for the digital native. Presented at: Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference; 2007; Raleigh, NC.


Do you ever struggle with healthy snack ideas? I'm generally ok until it comes to being out and about. If I haven't brought something with me, it can be really hard to find a healthy option, depending on where you are. I'm a huge fan of almonds, so when I was asked to take part in the California Almonds #SnackHappy campaign I was more than happy to get back on track with snacking on some nuts!
Almonds are a great food to snack on as they have good amounts of healthy fat and some protein, as well as being low in sugar. They taste great too!
The California Almonds Snack Happy Challenge encourages women to snack on a handful of almonds every day for 21 days to see how good they feel at the end of it. I've got my almonds at the ready, as well as some lovely little nut cases so I can carry the almonds round with me when I'm on the go. I absolutely love the idea of a nut case, something I came across in an interesting diet book a few months ago. The nut cases mean that you can be a bit more portion controlled too!
For the next 21 days I'll be enjoying my daily almonds then reporting back how I feel.
Why not join in the challenge too? Post your updates on social media using the #snackhappy hashtag. Are you a fan of almonds? Will you be joining in the #snackhappy 21 day challenge?


La Bague Au Roi is set to compete in the Flogas Novice Chase at Leopardstown on Sunday but could head to Sandown instead.
Trainer Warren Greatrex says the Dublin Racing Festival is the intended target for his Grade One-winning mare but he also has the option of the Scilly Isles Novices' Chase at Sandown on Saturday if weather issues prevent La Bague Au Roi making the trip to Ireland.
"We are all set to go over to Ireland this weekend," he said, as reported by Independent.ie. "She has the entry at Sandownjust in case there are any weather issues and we can't get over on the ferry, but we will aim to get her over Thursday rather than Friday if we need to."
La Bague Au Roi holds entries in the RSA Insurance Novices' Chase and the JLT Novices' Chase at the Cheltenham Festival, but Greatrex has previously said his charge is more likely to head to Aintree after Ireland as "she is better on a flat track".


17th October 2015 – It is day two of the Pramac Australian MotoGP event at Phillip Island and Team Honda Racing leads the Phillip Island Championship heading into the final Superbike race tomorrow.
After a superb qualifying session yesterday it was #28 Troy Herfoss who took Pole position for all 3 Superbike races this weekend with a fastest lap time of 1:33.173 sec followed closely by team mate #27 Jamie Stauffer in P2, his fastest lap time a 1:33.231 sec.
Superbike Race 1 yesterday hinted at just how close the racing would be this weekend as the CBR1000RR SP riders of Team Honda Racing battled it out for the lead throughout the race. Ultimately it was Stauffer who claimed victory in Race 1 with a fastest lap time of 1:33.749 sec. Herfoss had to settle for 6th place in Race 1 after a fierce battle at the front of the field.
Under clear skies this morning, Superbike Race 2 saw a similarly close field with just a tenth of a second separating the top 4 riders across the finish line.
Stauffer finished Race 2 in 4th place and recorded the fastest lap of the race, a 1:33.084 sec. Herfoss finished in 5th place and still leads the Phillip Island Championship heading into tomorrow's final race.
The provisional series points show Herfoss leading with 76 points, 15 points clear of 2nd place on the board. Stauffer, whose terrible crash at Round 1 meant he started this event on zero points, now sits in 6th place heading into the final race with 42 points.


The clasp is a S hook and can be placed anywhere on the chain to create unlimited options.
Necklace length varies depending on the connection you make with the S hook at one end of the chain. Chain is approx. 25" long. Each necklace is made to order in my Seattle studio.


New Haven Walk in Roswell offers homeowners a fantastic North Fulton location within minutes of GA 400, the Roswell Square, Chattahoochee National Recreation Area and an abundance of great shopping and dining. The community has sold very quickly this summer and now has only two remaining townhomes in this desirable location.
New Haven Walk is in a fantastic Roswell location offering home buyers easy access to the Roswell Square, GA 400 and a wonderful variety of dining and shopping.
The remaining townhomes are both priced at $301,900 and feature the three story Bayport home design which includes three bedrooms, three and a half baths, a finished terrace level and a two car garage. The upscale interior features include Gourmet Kitchens with granite countertops, large island, tile backsplash, and stainless steel appliances. Home buyers can select from two main level layouts including layout A featuring a separate Dining Room in the front of the home and the spacious Family Room in the rear of the home overlooking the Kitchen. Layout B offers home buyers a more open design with the Kitchen overlooking both the Dining area and Family Room.
The upper level offers a large Owner's Suite with elegant tiled bath and huge walk in closet with easy access to the upstairs laundry room. The terrace level includes a large flex space and bath ideal for an office, exercise room or media room. Both homes offer 2,640 square feet of luxury living and are scheduled for October 2013 move in dates.
New Haven Walk is open by appointment only so please contact The Providence Group Online Home Advisor or simply register online to schedule our VIP Tour of the last luxury townhomes available in this desirable North Fulton new home community.


A Century of Style: 100 Years of 4-H Fashion is the brainchild of Dr. Joyce Smith, OSU Extension Clothing and Textiles Specialist, and her swansong as well. Joyce is retiring this year, with over 25 years experience working with 4H Youth, Fashion Boards, and the Fashion Revue. She thought that since this was 4H's centennial year, it might be fun to showcase some of the clothing projects from the last 100 years. The only problem was that we had no 4H clothing projects in the Collection. So, we put out a call to the counties to see what kind of response we would receive, to see if there were even enough pieces to make up an exhibition. Maybe we could fill one floor of the galleries. Well, to our happy surprise, we received over 400 responses. Unfortunately, that meant we had to go through the painstaking process of editing some of the offerings because we didn't have enough gallery space or mannequins to show all of them. We tried to be fair and include at least one thing from each donor, resulting in over 100 items in this exhibition.
Many donors to this exhibition included letters with their donations, writing about how important and meaningful 4H has been throughout their lives. Several are from 4H families that go back four and five generations. Each garment is special to each donor, many having fond memories and stories attached. We recorded some of these stories that accompanied the garments into the exhibition booklet.
Thanks to Joyce for her creative ideas, we will miss them. Thanks also to all the donors who submitted garments for this exhibition. Without all of you, this exhibition would not be possible. To think that all of these beautifully crafted items were made by someone at home and not bought in a store is truly amazing.
A Century of Style is not just about sewing. Although many of the projects are vehicles for learning hand stitches and machine stitching, this exhibition showcases other forms of manipulating fibers and fabric such as embroidery, crewel, drawn work, felting, crocheting, quilting, and printing.
A microcosm of the twentieth century, the projects represented in A Century of Style reflect that era's social history. We were unable to locate any projects from the first ten years of 4H, but are fortunate to have three cotton dresses from the 1920s. Two of these dresses are very simple in construction, with no shoulder seams. The pattern was placed with the shoulders on the fold of the fabric, requiring finishing of only the neck opening, side seams and sleeve openings; not the most economical use of fabric which was to become more of an issue in the next decade during the Great Depression.
We received very few projects from the 1930s, the majority being non-clothing items. Of the two dresses offered, one was a 4H uniform from 1932, and the other was a dress-up dress from the end of the decade. A very special object that represents the frugalness of the decade and the necessity to make clothing last is a pair of child's socks that show examples of darning and mending.
The 1940s projects made from feed sack fabrics reflect the continued need for economy and frugality due to the shortages of materials caused by the war effort. The majority of clothing items were from the years before and after the war. The increased number of 1950s and 1960s projects reflects this country's emerging affluence.
The 'youthquake' of the late 1960s/early 1970s brought evolution to 4H projects as well. No more aprons and tea towels as beginner projects, rather elastic waist skirts, triangle scarves, drawstring bags and simple shift mini dresses that were the fashion for the day.
Issues of gender equity began with women's liberation in the 1970s. No longer were dresses the only type of garment made for school clothes. The introduction of trousers in all their various forms: knickers, gauchos and slacks, were worn to school and as sportswear-a new category or women's clothing. In a true example of equality of the sexes, the first project tailored by a male 4H member was in 1974.
The 'back to the nature' peasant and country styles of clothing epitomized by the 'Gunne Sax' dress patterns gave way to disco glamour and bright jewel colors in the 1980s and early 1990s. In its continuing evolvement, 4H introduced new projects to keep up with the times. Sewing by the end of the twentieth century was no longer an economical necessity, but a leisure activity that could be, at times, expensive. 'Clothing for your career' and 'creative costumes' were two projects introduced to provide an outlet to meet the challenge.
"A Century of Style: 100 Years of 4-H Fashion," Fashion2Fiber, accessed April 24, 2019, http://fashion2fiber.osu.edu/items/show/4894.


We're never as perfect in real life as in our job applications (as wittily illustrated by this quote attributed to Canadian businessman Stanley J. Randall).
But, there are some imperfections that are easier to work around than others. Here are 3 scenarios, where 'almost perfect' might still get you the interview.
Get your hands on a sample curriculum of the study course needed for the job and see if there might be some similar courses in the curriculum of your own study programme. Make sure to highlight these particular classes in your CV.
Sign up for online courses that cover the qualifications that you still lack.
Instead of concrete knowledge about tools and programmes, highlight your transferable skills, such as writing skills, communication skills, and problem-solving skills. Think of examples that illustrate those skills and focus on them in the cover letter.
Dig into your extracurricular activities: See if you relate any of your these experience to the job requirements - this can help your argument that you have taken an interest in the particular subject early on.
If you are still enrolled in a university course, look for projects related to the job you are aiming for to boost your experience.
Do a self-assessment. The first test is trying to read up on the current blogs and news features around that subject and see how much you still understand. For languages and some technical programmes you can also find online tests to give you a sense of your own proficiency. If you find you've still got it, include your test scores on your CV.
Try some knowledge CPR! Use resources such as learning apps, podcasts or online lectures to jog your memory and pick up on the important developments in the field.
You can never be totally sure that you can turn it around, but you might as well try when the job sounds like something you really want to. If in doubt, read more about when it makes sense to apply for a job you're not perfect for.


It blows my mind that we just have a month and a few days left of 2016. This year was a lot about transition for me, and while I have no complaints, I am definitely excited to see what 2017 brings. This year I am being a little bit more intentional in setting myself up for success next year both with my businesses and personally, and today I am going to share a few things I am doing.
2016 saw me cutting back to part time in the salon, and this blog becoming a bigger part of my career and income. Even though I have been blogging for quite a few years, I spent most of them without a plan and essentially throwing things at a wall and seeing what stuck. This year I was more focused and intentional, and I saw great results from those changes. In 2017 I want to grow my blog even more, and eventually I would like it to be my main priority and focus of all of my businesses.
2016 was also a year of growth for my Young Living business. I have never pursued this heavily, but I love the products and my business growing has been a natural extension of that. I have a specific goal in mind for 2017 and I plan to be more intentional in reaching it.
I have been a hairstylist for 20 years, and that will always be a part of my life, but cutting back in the salon left me a little bit confused and demotivated about where I wanted to see that business go. I feel like I have had some time to really think about it, and have a clearer direction of what I would like to see in 2017. I have cut back my client list pretty dramatically, but I am so thankful for the clients I still see on a regular basis. I truly feel I have the best clients in the world and I am so lucky that I never have to work with someone who is not an amazing person.
In my personal life I have some health related goals, time management goals, and productivity goals. I also have some financial goals that I made great progress on in 2016. I feel that a lot of these things tend to be intertwined and when you find self-discipline in one area, the others tend to follow suit.
Obviously I have a lot of goals for 2017, so how am I setting myself up for success in achieving them?
This is a workbook and guide for creative entrepreneurs that I have been going through with my BBFF (best blogging friend forever. I didn't say we were normal). We have been working our way through this workbook together via Facetime and WOW! It goes through a recap of 2016 – what did you do that worked? What was a waste of time? What goals didn't you accomplish that you set out to? and walks you to a comprehensive plan to map out and achieve your goals in 2017. This is unlike any guide or book I have ever gone through and I am absolutely loving it! It definitely speaks to the creative mind who wants to succeed at business, but doesn't realize it has been sabotaging itself by bad habits. You can buy a physical copy of this on Amazon, or you can buy a digital, printable copy on Etsy. I bought the physical copy, but in hindsight it would have been nice to be able to print it out and pop it in a binder since I am doing so much writing in it. You really can't go wrong with either format.
If you have ever read my blog before, you know how I feel about planners. I've never met a planner I didn't like, but the one that I come back to over and over again is the Erin Condren Life Planner. I ordered my planner for 2017 back in October, so I am starting to get it set up and ready to go for the year.
Some of the things I am setting up in my planner are a page to track our debt snowball. In 2016 we decided it was time to really get control of our finances and we started using the Dave Ramsey system. Being able to see where we are at in paying off our debt is a huge motivation to keep going! I shared some of how I track our budget in my planner here.
I am also using my planner to track my progress on decluttering our house, things I want to buy for the house, and some of my personal and professional goals for the year. Getting these spreads set up ahead of time eliminates any excuses for me once 2017 hits. A lot of people ask me how I stay so organized – this planner is how!
My health is something I have pushed way on the back burner in the past couple of years. WAY on the back burner. I used to get up at 4:45 every morning and go to the gym, and 6 or 7 years ago I lost over 100 pounds. Stress, being busy, and not making time for self-care have undone all of the progress I made and it's finally time to change that.
I have been into essential oils for a few years now, but I haven't been using them to their full wellness potential. Some of my goals this year are to start exercising, stop eating so much processed food, and to be more strategic with the oils I use and supplements I take. I've seen dramatic results from oils in other areas of my life, so I can't wait to see how they support this journey.
If you haven't gotten into essential oils yet, check out some of my other posts about them. From now until December 31 I am going to be offering a special gift to anyone who wants to join me on this journey and purchases a premium starter kit under me. As my gift I will send you a copy of The Daniel Plan by Rick Warren. A good friend of mine read this book earlier in the year and it has dramatically changed her health picture! I am reading through it now and I love the concept of looking our health and relationship with food as another way to worship. Click here to get your starter kit ordered (make sure my number, 1710487 is filled in the form) and I will send the book directly to you.


KHAN: So the post office is losing money through doing business with Amazon. There was a recent report by Citigroup that estimated that – right now, basically, the post office charges Amazon around $2.00 per package, and Citigroup estimated that a more accurate cost estimate would be something like 41 percent greater. I think the fact that, you know, Amazon is able to do business at very favorable terms to Amazon and to terms that the post office is losing money on, there is truth to that.
Serious sellers should not hesitate to open a Pro Seller account. The business reporting features as well as other seller perks, make this a worthwhile choice for anyone looking to grow their business.
"When setting up an account, you'll go through a Taxpayer Wizard which will generate an IRS tax form for you to complete. Foreign sellers still need to complete the tax interview, and it's likely that the form which is generated for you is a W9-BEN form, which means you'll be exempt from U.S. tax reporting requirements.
JP — sometimes suspensions are lifted. Currently, the "Seller Performance Team" — which handles this — is extremely backlogged, however. My account was not banned, but two of my listings were removed. I've been waiting 4 weeks for a response from Seller Performance. I've been hearing it can take up to 5 weeks or more to get a response.
For some sellers, FBA seems like an expensive option, but keep in mind FBA encompasses fees for all of fulfillment- costs including warehousing and shipping. Use Amazon's Revenue Calculator to scope out whether your products will be profitable using FBA.
Some observers point to the E.U.'s Google case as an example of the difference between the American and European approach: They protect competitors; we protect consumers. This often-used distinction betrays a cultural smugness on the part of Americans, one based on the view that our approach fosters the kind of creative destruction that results in great leaps of technological, managerial or financial innovation, while theirs allows second-rate rivals to accomplish through politics what they could not accomplish in the marketplace.
Write down the estimates for each of those days and then see what the average is, see how much it changes. If it's showing 4000 sales per month today, but then it evens out to about 2000 for the next five days, then that's more likely to be the consistent sales that that product is getting.
If you sell, or plan to sell, on your own website, some ecommerce platforms support Amazon product feeds from your ecommerce store. This makes adding and maintaining product listings quite easy. Plus it streamlines inventory and order management, too. If you only sell on Amazon but want to better-manage your listings, there are systems for that, too.
Many Amazon sellers start out shipping Amazon orders themselves. Plus, many established ecommerce sellers ship all Amazon orders from their own warehouse. Amazon calls this Fulfillment by Merchant or FBM.
It is interesting that Amazon was having this debate in about the elements of RFM analysis (described in Chapter 6 of Internet Marketing), 1997, after already having achieved $16 million of revenue in the previous year. Of course, this is a miniscule amount compared with today's billions of dollar turnover. The important point was that this was the start of a focus on metrics which can be seen through the description of Matt Pounds work later in this case study.
You can register on your own by filling out the appropriate business structure paperwork from the IRS yourself, or you can hire a business filing company to do it for you. A lawyer is another option, but that's often overkill for the average small business owner's needs.
Amazon's proposed $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods reignited concerns that the Everything Store has become a monopoly. Amazon is a brutal competitor but it has so far largely evaded antitrust scrutiny because in crippling competing businesses, it has also made life better for consumers.


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Q: why OAuth request_token using openid4java is missing in the google's response? I have succeed using openID and OAuth separately, but I can't make them work together.
Am I doing something incorrect:
String userSuppliedString = "https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id";
ConsumerManager manager = new ConsumerManager();
String returnToUrl = "http://example.com:8080/app-test-1.0-SNAPSHOT/GAuthorize";
List<DiscoveryInformation> discoveries = manager.discover(userSuppliedString);
DiscoveryInformation discovered = manager.associate(discoveries);
AuthRequest authReq = manager.authenticate(discovered, returnToUrl);
session.put("openID-discoveries", discovered);
FetchRequest fetch = FetchRequest.createFetchRequest();
fetch.addAttribute("email","http://schema.openid.net/contact/email",true);
fetch.addAttribute("oauth", "http://specs.openid.net/extensions/oauth/1.0",true);
fetch.addAttribute("consumer","example.com" ,true);
fetch.addAttribute("scope","http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/" ,true);
authReq.addExtension(fetch);
destinationUrl = authReq.getDestinationUrl(true);

then destinationUrl is
https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/ud?openid.ns=http%3A%2F%2Fspecs.openid.net%2Fauth%2F2.0&openid.claimed_id=http%3A%2F%2Fspecs.openid.net%2Fauth%2F2.0%2Fidentifier_select&openid.identity=http%3A%2F%2Fspecs.openid.net%2Fauth%2F2.0%2Fidentifier_select&openid.return_to=http%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%3A8080%2FgoogleTest%2Fauthorize&openid.realm=http%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%3A8080%2FgoogleTest%2Fauthorize&openid.assoc_handle=AMlYA9WVkS_oVNWtczp3zr3sS8lxR4DlnDS0fe-zMIhmepQsByLqvGnc8qeJwypiRQAuQvdw&openid.mode=checkid_setup&openid.ns.ext1=http%3A%2F%2Fopenid.net%2Fsrv%2Fax%2F1.0&openid.ext1.mode=fetch_request&openid.ext1.type.email=http%3A%2F%2Fschema.openid.net%2Fcontact%2Femail&openid.ext1.type.oauth=http%3A%2F%2Fspecs.openid.net%2Fextensions%2Foauth%2F1.0&openid.ext1.type.consumer=example.com&openid.ext1.type.scope=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fcalendar%2Ffeeds%2F&openid.ext1.required=email%2Coauth%2Cconsumer%2Cscope"
but in the response from google request_token is missing
http://example.com:8080/googleTest/authorize?openid.ns=http%3A%2F%2Fspecs.openid.net%2Fauth%2F2.0&openid.mode=id_res&openid.op_endpoint=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Faccounts%2Fo8%2Fud&openid.response_nonce=2011-11-29T17%3A38%3A39ZEU2iBVXr_zQG5Q&openid.return_to=http%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%3A8080%2FgoogleTest%2Fauthorize&openid.assoc_handle=AMlYA9WVkS_oVNWtczp3zr3sS8lxR4DlnDS0fe-zMIhmepQsByLqvGnc8qeJwypiRQAuQvdw&openid.signed=op_endpoint%2Cclaimed_id%2Cidentity%2Creturn_to%2Cresponse_nonce%2Cassoc_handle%2Cns.ext1%2Cext1.mode%2Cext1.type.email%2Cext1.value.email&openid.sig=5jUnS1jT16hIDCAjv%2BwAL1jopo6YHgfZ3nUUgFpeXlw%3D&openid.identity=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Faccounts%2Fo8%2Fid%3Fid%3DAItOawk8YPjBcnQrqXW8tzK3aFVop63E7q-JrCE&openid.claimed_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Faccounts%2Fo8%2Fid%3Fid%3DAItOawk8YPjBcnQrqXW8tzK3aFVop63E7q-JrCE&openid.ns.ext1=http%3A%2F%2Fopenid.net%2Fsrv%2Fax%2F1.0&openid.ext1.mode=fetch_response&openid.ext1.type.email=http%3A%2F%2Fschema.openid.net%2Fcontact%2Femail&openid.ext1.value.email=example%40gmail.com
why?

A: In the above code, you have added OAuth extension parameters with the Attribute Exchange extension parameters. But since OAuth and Attribute Exchange are different extensions, therefore you have to create a different extension message for OAuth parameters and then add it to Authentication request message.
But since there is no mechanism to add OAuth parameters to the Authentication message, therefore you'll have to create such a mechanism. You can get information about it in the following link
http://code.google.com/p/openid4java/wiki/ExtensionHowTo
You can then use the code provided in the following link to hard code this mechanism
http://code.google.com/p/openid4java/issues/detail?id=110&q=oauth

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USPS celebrated for supplier diversity efforts
Sept. 28, 2015 at 11:04 a.m.
The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has inducted USPS into its Million Dollar Club.
One of the nation's largest Hispanic groups has honored the Postal Service for its efforts to do business with supply firms owned by Hispanic Americans.
The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce inducted the Postal Service and several other top organizations into its Million Dollar Club at a ceremony in Houston Sept. 22.
The club is comprised of corporations that do business with companies owned by women and minorities.
"We applaud our 2015 Million Dollar Club honorees as champions in supplier diversity," said chamber President Javier Palomarez. "[They've] demonstrated an unwavering commitment to diversity and inclusion by reflecting the faces of their customers, employees and shareholders in their respective supply chains."
Other organizations recognized include Ford Motor Co., Avis Budget Group Inc. and Sprint Corp.
The chamber advocates on behalf of almost 3.2 million Hispanic-owned businesses.


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Q: add multiple Effects on ImageView I am trying to add multiple Effects (more than 2) to an ImageView.
2 Effects are no problem with: effect1.setInput(Effect effect2) and imageView.setEffect(effect1)
But how can I do it with 3 or more Effects?
Thank you in advance!

A: This should work just fine (the order matters):
effect2.setInput(effect3);
effect1.setInput(effect2);
imageView.setEffect(effect1);

A: Try this it works for me couples of months before
ImageView imView = new ImageView();
PerspectiveTransform pTrans = new PerspectiveTransform(100, 110, 400, 160, 400, 940, 100, 1060);
Reflection ref = new Reflection();
pTrans.setInput(ref);
imView.setEffect(pTrans);

References
https://blog.idrsolutions.com/2012/12/javafx-how-to-apply-multiple-effects-to-a-node/


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1. Amazon Web Services
Amazon, as one of the world's top artificial intelligence companies, has been investing deeply in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for more than two decades. Today, the AI and MI technology powers several of Amazon's internal systems
With a belief that artificial intelligence and machine learning will transform the world dramatically in the years to come, IBM Research has been exploring these technologies for decades.
3. Siemens
Siemens is one of the world's top artificial intelligence companies that focuses on the areas of energy, electrification, digitization, and automation.
4. Google AI
Formerly known as Google Research, Google AI is a development branch for Google's AI applications and one of the world's best artificial intelligence companies.
5. Omron Adept Technologies
Founded in 1983, Omron Adept Technologies is one of the world's top artificial intelligence companies and providers of intelligent robotics systems and services for the industries including pharmaceuticals, food processing, telecommunications, electronics, appliance s and automotive components.
6. AlBrain
Based in California, US, AIBrain is one of the leading artificial intelligence companies that build AI solutions for robotics applications and smartphones.
Apple, the smartphone powerhouse was the first technology company that brought artificial intelligence in the mobile devices in 2011, when it launched Siri, the voice assistant feature on the iPhone.
Facebook, which has long been dominating the social media networking landscape is making nascent efforts in the field of machine learning and artificial intelligence.
9. Microsoft
Microsoft, a powerhouse of information technology is bringing artificial intelligence to the masses through numerous Microsoft tools including Skype video chats, Cortana voice apps, bot payments, Azure bot service, Bing customized search, custom vision service and many more.
10. Anki
Founded in 2010, Anki is one of the leading artificial intelligence companies that bring AI and consumer robotics to people.
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