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Political Correctness sounds like a good idea so no one gets their feelings hurt and we can all get along. It seems that this would indeed assist in propelling thought right? Well to a point it does as everyone is on a level playing field and communication lines remain open. Yet at the same time when you isolate some lines of thinking to an “out of bounds” category then you are in fact limiting thought and boxing in your areas of thought. Not so good in that case, you see?

But it gets worse, as areas of study are again isolated by category and people get degrees in certain subjects and concentrate only on those areas. So in essence it is a sort of brain washing and limiting affect rather than creating Renaissance Thinkers, which is what we really need to continually innovate. If we have too many linear thinkers, all we get is linear solutions and that indeed leads to the current paradigm of putting out one fire only to start another somewhere else in the never-ending law of unintended consequences. You see Academic Culture Crimps our innovative future in this way.

Whereas you send your kids to college and expect to propel them into being the next brilliant person to discover something, all you end up doing usually is creating a linear thinker who is brilliant in only one area of science or research or subject matter who is only able to recite and has memorized all the previous knowledge, but cannot innovate you see? Consider this in 2006.

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Paralegals help lawyers prepare for trials, do client interviews, assist in hearings and closings, perform legal research, prepare legal arguments, draft pleadings and motions, obtain affidavits and assist during trials.

California Definition:
Paralegal is a person who either contracts with or is employed by an attorney, law firm, corporation, governmental agency, or other entity and who performs substantial legal work under the direction and supervision of an active members of the State Bar of California, as defined in Section 6060, or an attorney practicing law in the federal courts of this state, that has been specifically delegated by the attorney to him or her. Tasks performed by a paralegal include, but are not limited to, case planning, development and management; legal research; interviewing clients; fact gathering and retrieving information; drafting and analyzing legal documents; collecting, compiling, and utilizing technical information to make an independent decision and recommendation to the supervising attorney; and representing clients before a state or federal administrative agency if that representation is permitted by statute, court rule, or administrative rule or regulation.

Find descriptions from other states at www.paralegals.org

Education Requirements:
2 year associates degree in paralegal studies or
4 year bachelor’s degree plus paralegal certification

Skills Needed:
Good research abilities, investigative and organizational skills, understanding of legal terminology, knowledge of legal software applications

Certification:
National Federation of Paralegal Associations: www.paralegals.org/

Job Opportunities:
70% of paralegals work for private law firms, a small percentage free lance and the rest work for the government

Income:
Starting salaries are $25,000 to $79,000 per year based on education, training, and experience. The average in 2004 was $39,000.
Other salary factors include location and size of the office. The US federal government starts at $59,370 per year.

Resources:
US Department of Labor: www.bls.gov/oco/ocos114.htm
Paralegal Education: www.aafpe.org/
Paralegal Organization: www.paralegals.org/
ABA Directory of Accredited Schools: www.abanet.org/legalservices/paralegals/directory/

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I have 5 degrees. Yes, you read it right. It certainly makes me feel very educated but not wiser or richer than the next high school dropout. I know of many people who did very badly in school and still have the greatest common sense and/or great wealth. However, a higher education is one of the greatest assets a person has and so, everyone should strive to have a college degree.

I think college courses are very important, especially the ones belonging to general education. Those are the ones that will prevent us from being skewed in our education and hence, deal only with engineering or chemistry or history. A complete education must require that all students have a round and complete body of knowledge.

Most students hate to take the GE courses; they think it is a waste of time. I say that it this set of courses that will make everyone know a little of everything and give rise to a hidden talent or at least make one knowledgeable enough to carry a conversation in some cocktail party. One never knows when we will be required to talk about philosophy or Russian literature. God forbid we have nothing to say!

Among the great basic courses that every college offers for its GE program, there are 3 that should be mandatory: Ethnic Studies or Diversity; Finances, and Marketing.

The anthropological aspects of our different racial and ethnic make-up are of great importance, especially nowadays, in this global world of ours. One must learn that everyone single one of us, regardless of our religion, background, social economic status, race, ethnicity, marital status, etc., have three basic needs in life: we want to be healthy, wealthy, and happy. We all want our relationships to be loving and harmonious; we all have a sense a humor and laugh at the laughable; we all applaud the beautiful or the moving. We are also all one, interconnected in this web of life.

Learning about Finances is a must for those who want to survive in the global world. Our students are leaving high school and college without the basics of writing a budget, balancing a checkbook, knowing about the risks of credit cards, or knowing how to use and invest money to be able to retire at a decent age with a decent income. I know all of this only very well.

Finally, marketing, being the great art of selling to our emotions, is perhaps the most important of them all. We are constantly selling, even though we think we are not, even though we despise the activity or we think we are not good at it. We sell our ideas or our justifications to our superiors, we sell our values to our relations; we sell our wants and needs to those who can fulfill them; not to mention our selling of ourselves. Who has not gone through some interview and had to sell yourself to get the job? Who has not barter in life, giving something to get something back?

Of course, there are other bodies of knowledge that one must possess to have a balanced lifestyle, but let’s talk about them some other time.

© Maria Moratto 2006

Dr. Maria Moratto is the author of “The Inner Cure: Healing Your Body, Mind, and Soul.” Visit Prescription For Bliss at http://www.rx4bliss.com, sign up for the newsletter and receive a free report.

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One of the most stressful things about attending college is figuring out how to afford it. Paying for college doesn’t have to be impossible and students don’t have to be wealthy in order to get a quality education. There are a number of ways that almost anyone can afford to pursue the career of their dreams with the education they deserve.

Many traditional colleges and universities offer a convenient payment plan, which can be divided up into 10-12 months. After determining the entire yearly cost, that figure would be divided by the number of monthly payments and paid at the college’s billing office. Payments are usually determined from one year to the next and students must finish paying for one year of college before entering into a payment arrangement for the next. An example would be a college that would cost $12,000.00 per year in courses, meals and living on campus. In this scenario, many students can pay $1,000.00 per months for one year. For many families, a payment plan is much easier than trying to come up with a lump sum payment upfront.

Every year, many students qualify for federal student loans. Applications and information can be obtained at a high school guidance counselor’s office and/or the college of interest’s billing office. Applications for student loans are accepted each year and are generally required to be submitted at, or near, each new year. In order to be considered, student’s must be willing and able to provide documented income for themselves and their family so that their loan application can be properly assessed.

Local businesses, organizations and even colleges often provide scholarships to students who they believe will excel at college studies. These scholarships are usually available to high school seniors and are based on a number of factors, including grades, participation in school activities, employment and a personal interview. In order to be considered for a scholarship, students must apply by obtaining an application at their high school guidance counselor’s office or from the organization granting the scholarship.

For students who are not eligible for the above options, but still want to attend college, there is an alternate option that will gradually help them to work toward their degree. College courses are offered at a certain cost, which is calculated on a credit hour basis. Many colleges allow students to enroll in several classes without becoming a full-time student and being required to pay the full tuition. These students can often pay as they go, which means they only pay for the course(s) they are taking at the time and this will be a much more affordable way to pay for college. It will take longer to obtain a degree, but anything worth having is worth waiting for.

Anyone who wants extra cash to pay for college may find that a part-time job will help, along with selling items at online auction sites, such as eBay and Yahoo. Many students have financed their college tuition through these auction sites without taking too much time away from their studies.

Find more about online college degrees, college girls, Broward Community College and many others college and education subjects.

In a previous article on the Human Gnome, I pointed out that I was an expert on the Latent Hopes of Tibetan Monks.

Well, somebody has to be the expert on this important subject and it may as well be me. However, there is room for more of you who would like to be expert in something. Reading this article will get you on your way.

I knew that if I put the title of this article into the search box at Google.com that nothing would come up except perhaps a monk or two. Well, I put the title in the search box and up came 894 articles! Well, that will not deter me from me telling you what you don’t want to know.

Extracting from each of the 894 articles (COME BACK! I was just kidding!) we read at http://www.tibetanyouthcongress.org/publication/culture%20part4.html:

“Most tragically, during the earlier period of the occupation an estimated 6000 monasteries and monastic cities throughout Tibet were plundered and dynamited into rubble, depriving Tibetans of their most valued cultural and spiritual heritage. Although, limited reconstruction of these monasteries has begun, but most of them are financed by local Tibetans through donations and volunteer labour and monasteries, requiring Chinese permission.”

The Chinese illegal invasion and subsequent colonization of Tibet begin in 1949-50. That is why we had His Holiness the Dali Lama up in Sun Valley in September. (Sept. 11, 2005).

He said that he loved us but he did not reveal all the pent up latent hopes of Tibetan monks. He did say, “Remember to dress warm!” Anyway, he might have said that. He spoke for a long time.

I didn’t get up to Sun Valley (which is pretty close to my home town) because as soon as they announced he was coming, they said that there were no more tickets available.

Darn!

Anyway, back to the 894 articles.

I quote from: http://www.tibet.net/tibbul/0005/commentary.html. Speaking is Lodo Gyari:

“My own understanding of China is based on the experience of occupation and the tremendous suffering my people have undergone. And no one feels that suffering or the burden of Tibet’s freedom struggle more deeply than His Holiness, who also meets with every new arrival from Tibet, roughly 3,000 each year. Their individual and personal tragedies are difficult for anyone to hear; the ugly accounts of Chinese brutality are difficult to comprehend or to forgive. Compiled together, in the many thousands, they weigh heavily on the heart.”

The Chinese have not been nice in Tibet, but neither have the Tibetans been nice to Tibetan nuns.

Read this heartbreaking piece from: http://www.gadenrelief.org/chu-celibacy.html

“For Buddhist nuns, domestication has been achieved at the expense of liberation. In the Tibetan Buddhist regions of the Northwest Indian Himalaya, the narrow path to female celibacy is strewn with obstacles through which only the hardiest souls may persevere. At every step, nuns are engaged in everyday forms of resistance as they attempt to evade the demands and desires made by their families, acquaintances, and monastic brethren for assistance or succor. Even as their shorn heads and sexless maroon robes signal a lofty intent to renounce the worldly life, nuns remain tied to sex and gender roles in ways that monks are not. Nuns are expected to toil selflessly in the gardens, fields, and kitchens of both village and monastery, while forgoing their own meditations. Their roles as dutiful daughters constrains their efforts at becoming sacrosanct celibates, while ensuring the agrarian prosperity essential to both household and monastic economies.” (My grammar checker says there is bad grammar in the above paragraph. Tough! A quote is a quote.)

With that, we must change the title of this article to Latent Hopes of Tibetan Monks and Nuns.

Well, so much for online research. We must get to the meat of this article. We need to learn more about the latent hopes of Tibetan monks and nuns, don’t we?

Knowing that about 3000 Tibetans come in to the country every year to join the three zillion Mexican immigrants, I decided to interview a few Tibetans. I found the first one tending sheep at 8000 feet (2461.5383 meters) near Stanley Idaho.

I yelled, “Hey there, Tibetan refugee!”

He sat on a rock with his head between his knees. An old army blanket covered his body.

I said as I walked up to him, “Oh, I’m very sorry. I see that you are in meditation.”

He pulled the blanket down around his neck and said, “Who’s in meditation:”

I admired his black curly hair.

He was probably not a monk, but I pursued boldly. “I though you were.”

He pulled the blanket tighter around his neck. “I’m freezing my butt off up here! I’m not given to meditation. What do you think I am, a Buddhist monk?”

I knew somewhat how he felt. My father spent a winter with his father on a homestead claim on Ten Mile Pass near Soda Springs, Idaho.

Grandpa told me that Dad said, “I’m freezing my butt off up here!”

That was during the war. WW I, that is.

I said to the Tibetan, “It can get cold at these elevations up here in Idaho.”

He said, “I guess you are an old Idaho hand. He pulled the blanket back over his head.”

I couldn’t get another word out of him.

Well, I can see that to reveal the latent hopes of Tibetan monks and nuns is going to take one heck of a lot more leg work.

Copyright©John T. Jones, Ph.D. 2005

John T. Jones, Ph.D. (tjbooks@hotmail.com)is a retired R&D engineer and VP of a Fortune 500 company. He is author of detective & western novels, nonfiction (business, scientific, engineering), poetry, etc. Former editor of international trade magazine.

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A barrister bookcase is a traditional shelf that is believed to have originated in . Its distinguishing feature is a transparent field glass front. This glass front end is hinged at the top allowing someone comfortable access to books and other collectibles plainly by lifting the glass door. The barrister bookcase is ideal for just about anything. Barrister bookcases were frequently used by attorneys since it was necessary for them to keep on moving. Today, they are also very convenient, especially if one is constantly on the move. The doors make this the case. This enables volumes and collectibles to be moved while still inside the bookcase while still keeping them.

These glass book shelves

Barrister bookcases have the benefit of preservativing the collectibles from junk and other foreign impurities. They offer broader protection than other types of bookshelves. Except junk, sun is also blockedby having the doors outfitted with tempered glass. . This will reduce the impact of sun impacting the texts This in turn maintains the books coloring from fading

This special kind of bookshelves, despite many benifits,often are quite pricy. Fortunately, their many rewards have moved some producers to start producing replica editions and some in modern versions at very small prices. Some versions have simple appearances and can be made to fit a particular theme. They can also be made into customized.They can be stacked allowing them to be easily used to create very interesting unit placements. Some can be used to create ping pong tables, kitchen tables or even breakfast tables.

“Seeing ourselves as others see us– and ultimately, perhaps, as we are– is something not easy to do at home. Put another way, fish never know they are wet, because they lack the contrast of air. ” If you wish to share above thoughts, you have to persistently working for Scholarships and Financial Aid. Many students fail to pursue scholarships because they believe scholarship competition is so fierce that only the most exceptional students receive awards. The truth is you do not have to be a super student to win scholarships.

Is studying abroad an expensive affair?
A myth surviving since a long time .But ironically, it may actually be cheaper to study abroad than it is our own country! Studying abroad need not be financially expensive. Attending a study abroad program is not necessarily anymore expensive than staying at your current university, and in some cases you may actually save money by studying abroad.

You must be willing to spend time and effort to check out the various financial resources. While the universities and colleges offer financial aid to international students in the form of awards, teaching and research assistantships and tuition waivers, there are other agencies and institutions that offer financial help too. This could be in the form of loans, loan scholarships or gift scholarships. Many prestigious Indian institutions offer grants and aid to deserving Indian students. The trick is to start early, as the aid available is both limited and competitive. Some of the college costs that should figure in your budget planning are the tuition fees, books and study materials, living expenses, health insurance and clothing to name a few.

Most students don’t realize that the use of financial aid and scholarships can make study abroad more affordable. Below are some links for websites that provide information on international student scholarships and financial aid for international students:

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Don’t wait until you are finished with your qualifying/comprehensive exams to start thinking about a thesis or dissertation topic. Use your graduate courses to pursue a possible topic. Procrastination in selecting a topic can sometimes cause gridlock in your graduate career. Without a topic, you cannot proceed to writing or defending the proposal phase; and more importantly, you cannot begin researching or writing the thesis or dissertation

I have provided 10 tips to help you get moving toward your goal of completing your degree:

1. Don’t Panic Keep Things in Perspective

Let’s face it, not too many people will read a masters thesis or doctoral dissertation. A thesis or dissertation is not the type of document that piques the general public’s interest mainly because of its academic rigor and writing style. The topic is generally of interest only to the student, experts in the field and the student’s advisor and committee members.

2. Be Organized Maximize Your Research Efforts

In order to maximize your research efforts, you must be organized and efficient in your search efforts. The more organized you are in the beginning, the more time you will have to write your thesis. Be diligent about keeping track of your files in the early phases of your research to reduce your stress levels later on when your enthusiasm begins to wane. If you have to back track on your research efforts, being organized from the beginning will help make the process less painful.

3. Choose a Subject Area First Then a Topic

The more information you consume in your broad subject area, the more patterns will emerge. In your coursework readings, you may notice repeated results and conclusions by more than one source, or facts that favor one view more than another. Paying attention to these patterns should help you become more conversant with the relevant literature as well as help you to narrow your focus. Narrowing your topic should be done with help from your advisor and committee members.

4. Consider Expanding a Masters Thesis Into a Dissertation

If you’re working towards a PhD and you wrote a Masters thesis, consider expanding on that topic for your dissertation. You already are familiar with the topic and much of the research is done. This approach can accelerate your progress towards your goal: Completion!

5. Make Sure The Topic Is Interesting

It is imperative that both you and your advisor are interested in your thesis/dissertation topic. Some advisors are reluctant to suggest topics because of the implicit responsibilities associated with guiding a student through the process from start to completion. Your advisor’s enthusiasm for your topic will determine his or her willingness to read, support, fund, and provide timely feedback and direction to your work.

6. Choose a Solvable And Manageable Research Problem

It is important to select a problem that is narrow enough that you can address it or solve it in a reasonable period of time. You should select a topic that can be completed within a two-year time frame.
A longer time frame could allow many unexpected and competing events to occur. If you find yourself spending an exorbitant amount of time pursuing and identifying a research problem, it is possible that the problem is not solvable. With a longer time frame, you also run the risk of someone else identifying and solving the problem before you do. Hence, the concept of “original” contribution to the field is lost and you might have to start over. Moreover, you run the risk of your enthusiasm diminishing.

7. The Research Problem Must Be Worthy Of Your Time

Choosing a topic that is compelling enough to sustain further research is critical. Employers evaluate potential employees based on the student’s ability to not only finish the dissertation but also make future contributions to the field.

8. Make Your Research Topic Original- Has It Been Done Before?

The prerequisite for finding a new research topic is to be informed because most things have been studied before. Staying on top of the current debates in your academic field puts you in a position to identify the gaps in knowledge. After identifying the gaps, all you need to figure out is what kinds of information will fill these gaps.

9. Hone Your Research Skills

One way to evaluate your research skills and make sure they are up to par is to pursue a potential topic in your Research Methods or Statistics courses where you can get immediate feedback from an instructor. You can use these courses to work out potential problems in your methodology or your review of the literature; thus allowing you to work out any kinks earlier in your academic career rather than later.

10. As You Read Ask the Following Questions.

•	What is the Research Question in the Study?
 •	Did the Researcher Focus on the Wrong Group/subjects?
 •	Did the Research Leave Some Group/Something Out?
 •	Is the Methodology Faulty?
 •	Were the Findings Faulty?
 •	Can I Pursue the Author's Recommendation for Future Research?
 •	What Are the Limitations of the Study?

About the Author: As a single mother, professor Wendy Y. Carter, Ph.D., completed three masters’ degrees and a PhD. Her motto is a Good Thesis/Dissertation is a Done Thesis/Dissertation. She is the creator of a new innovative interactive resource tool on CDTADA! Thesis and Accomplished. To learn more contact the author at drcarter@tadafinallyfinished.com. Or visit http://www.tadafinallyfinished.com

Many people who got zimmer hip replacement used in their hip cup replacement surgeries are determining that there are complications that far surpass the regular expectations for recovery. These patients are experiencing a lot of additional pain sensation for lengthier periods of time, expecting revision surgical processes and increased medical expenses, and losing revenue by not being able to work at their official businesses. Although Zimmer Holdings, Inc. is demanding that that their hip replacement implant is not malfunctioning and not to be held accountable for the faililng hip implants, some poor people are filing lawsuits against them and receiving settlements.

In October, 2008 Zimmer announced that it had reserved $47.5 million to compensate for claims that had been filed against them. Many MD’s are not convinced that the zimmer hip implant is is not the issue like the company has stated. In fact, when Zimmer extended online coaching to MD’s in order to instruct them what they said were more correct techniques for doing the implant surgical process, approximately half of the docs refused to take part. Thus, the whole situation remains to be nerve-racking for everyone involved, but none more than the hundreds of poor people who are looking forward to revision surgical procedure due to the problems with their implant experiencing failures.

These miserable unfortunate people definitely merit some assistance and restitution which unquestionably is why product liability attorneys are suggesting and telling them to initiate the filing of a lawsuit. after hip replacement has been resolving these claims before they go to court. Nonetheless, even if the payoff they are being offered by all standards seems reasonable, in most cases unfortunate people are deciding too fast and with no clause being made for repeat troubles if they happen down the road. If they don’t hold off and wait, to find out what cases are actually going to be worth, individuals might find themselves paying thousands of dollars out of pocket when more medical issues exist or surface.

Anyone who believes they do have a claim against Zimmer may consider an investigation into it. If you believe you could qualify, you can visit a lawyer to find out for sure. Look for one that operates across the country and centers their attention on litigation against flawed medical devices. This law firm has taken out all the risks and has setup a special division to do the research and process claims against Zimmer and obtain nice sized settlements for their clients.

If your orthopedic surgeon updates you with bad news that you will definitely have to undergo a revision operation to fix your Zimmer Durom hip replacement device, call an attorney as soon as humanly possible.

In the country side where I grew up, a high school student’s greatest goal was to work the farm like his dad, get married and have lots of little farmers. Sixteen of us graduated from high school, not including two boys that had to leave in April for spring planting and one girl who got married. One girl and one boy (myself) succeeded in going to college.

My grandparents were (relatively) rich but my parents had little money, certainly not enough to send me to college. I loved science and after winning the Bauch and Lomb Science Award, I wanted to be a physicist. My mother read in the newspaper that the S.A.T.s were to be held in a movie theater in the next town, the three top scorers in the state qualifying for State Scholarships. Our high school was perhaps one of the smallest in the state, borrowing most of their teachers from nearby Pennsylvania. In spite of lacking courses in calculus, logic, and higher mathematics, I braved the test anyway. Three weeks later the announcement arrived that I had won the third place spot in the state and would be able to attend Rutgers University, tuition free! After all the jumping and celebrating, we planned how I could afford the room, board, and books.

A spot opened on the cafeteria staff of the sister college, Douglas University for Women, providing me with room and board money. I was to serve the college girls coffee and hot chocolate from six thirty until eight AM every week day. Used books were available from the local book store in town. The only fly in the ointment was the Physics class, my major. At the end of the year, I was called into the Dean’s office and informed that my grade in Physics was too low (though passing) to retain my scholarship and I would have to pay tuition the second year. I pleaded that since the physics building was located a mile away, the classes were shortened to forty minutes. I just didn’t have enough time to complete the two semester theory tests in time. My professor asked us to solve three theories. I solved one and completed the second but ran out of time for the third theory. I was just too slow. Calculators would have helped, but they weren’t invented yet. These sixty six per cent grades brought down my fours in the rest of the tests. I was successful in ROTC training, entering a weapons handling contest and winning first place handily. I also joined the track team and went on field trips with the Rutgers Photographic Club.

Well, the Dean gave me another chance, if I would agree to go to summer school for advanced mathematics. I also changed my major to Geology, but Physics was still a requirement. The summer school was held in some old World War II Quansett huts, the temperature rising to one hundred degrees in the afternoon. I also found time for photographing children which insured the cost of my books for my Sophomore year. My worst fears were realized when I read my courses the next year. They duplicated my Freshman year courses: Scientific German II, American History II and Physics II. All featured the same professors. The physics classes were held in the same temporary building as last year (the new one was being built) and the same interview with the Dean resulted. But this time it was final. No scholarship.

Back at home, a talk with my dad revealed that my education was last on his list (his words) and grandma would not donate one penny much less four thousand dollars. And this for her oldest grandson who was named (middle names of Charles Virgil) after her husband and great grandfather. She said that they wouldn’t dare touch the principle, since they still had two homes to support and the country club and all. Now don’t get the idea that I am at all bitter about this fiasco, just disappointed that I didn’t get to finish. Plan B, which was to be a professional photographer worked out fine.

A retired portrait photographer living with my wife and a cat in New Jersey.