busyDuilio Suarez -- He has tinted skin, black eyes, and coffee-brown hair cut short. He is tall with a rectangular face. His heritage is Hispanic; he speaks English and Spanish. Duilio works as a nurse at the hospital in Mercedes, California. His intelligence and confidence make him seem a lot better at it than he actually is. His strength is an asset too. But his bedside manner is terrible.
Qualities: Good (+2) Confident, Good (+2) Logical-Mathematical Intelligence, Good (+2) Strength
Poor (-2) Nurse
Æbbe Blythewood -- She has pale skin with freckles, violet eyes, and long wavy black hair. She is 4'10" tall, slender and graceful. Æbbe comes from a traditional service family in Britain, but her heritage is actually Pictish. She is a cousin of Pips. They belong to the Caerini clan, whose name refers both to sheep and goats. They are practical, sure-footed, stealthy, clever, and capable of seeming harmless while they wreak all manner of havoc. They're also on the isolationist side, and they speak Pictish only among other Picts. Æbbe is much admired among her people. She speaks English, Latin, Old Irish, Old Norse, and Pictish. She is studying geology at university. She understands both the natural world and the numinous world. Both her abilities and her studies incline her to spend some time in the wilderness, so she usually takes the weekend off to go camping.
Æbbe also plays bodhran for a band, Z-Rod, that performs folk music and dances. They have two bodhran players and three pennywhistle players. The bodhran players are also the vocalists. The pennywhistle players are the best boomstick players, although the bodhran players join in for more complex routines. The performances draw on ancient traditions of Morris dancing, with modern boomsticks providing a more musical tone as they replace the antlers, wooden staves, or swords used in old Morris moves.
Origin: Æbbe was born with some sensitivity to energy, but it took time and practice for her to learn what she could do with it. At puberty, she gained the ability to manipulate the energy somewhat. Her ability is still growing in, and her power is rising faster than her control.
Qualities: Good (+2) Existential Intelligence, Good (+2) Geology Major, Good (+2) Folk Performer, Good (+2) Graceful, Good (+2) Naturalistic Intelligence
Poor (-2)
Powers: Good (+2) Ley Witch
She can sense ley lines, draw energy from them or feed it into them, and tell if something is wrong with the flow.
Limitation: Æbbe is continually grounding. She can only keep her personal energy balanced while in contact with the ground. If given warning before breaking contact, she can concentrate on staying grounded but can't maintain it for very long. If picked up by surprise, her energy reroutes through the person holding her, sometimes doing damage. If she trips and falls through the air, her energy flares around her, which is more disorienting than damaging.
Motivation: To balance the Earth.
Ley lines are energy paths that appear in history and entertainment. Nodes are places where the lines cross, creating a pool of energy, as at many sacred sites around the world. Some people can manipulate this type of energy.
The Z-rod is a Pictish symbol that may represent the solar cycle and the afterlife.
The so-called z-rod is found in combination with a serpent, a tomb/doorway, or a double-sun (double disk), all possibly symbols of the solar cycle and the afterlife:
Boomsticks or boomwhackers are hollow tubes tuned to sound a musical note when struck together. Enjoy videos for a simple demonstration, five ways to play boomsticks, and a Bach prelude. This video shows traditional Morris dancing with sticks.
Morris dancing is an ancient folk dance popular throughout much of the Britannian Empire.
The Picts are associated with pixies, and some people believe the two are related or even the same. However, the Picts themselves tend to consider "pixie" a racial slur. Pips has a real chip on his shoulder about this.
Nobody knows for sure what happened to the Picts in local-Earth, and even the knowledge of their tribes is patchy. Rome couldn't really get a handle on them even here, and less so in Terramagne. There, some of the Picts have survived as cohesive clans hidden within the larger Scottish society. In T-America, Pips belongs to the Caerini clan, whose name refers both to sheep and goats. They are practical, sure-footed, stealthy, clever, and capable of seeming harmless while they wreak all manner of havoc. Think of the Three Billy Goats Gruff. They're also on the isolationist side, and they speak Pictish only among other Picts. Unfortunately Pips doesn't get along very well with his relatives, due to his peculiar taste in bosses, so he's the black sheep of the family. Walden's people are the Selgovae, which can mean 'scout' or 'guide' as well as 'hunter' -- the translation is imprecise due to cultural differences. A closer parallel may be found in the braves of Native American tribes. They're on the interactive side, and they speak Pictish freely among wider audiences. If you look on this map, based on Ptolemy's map of British tribes, you can see why: the Selgovae are right next to Hadrian's Wall, exposed to many foreigners, while the Caerini are as far north as possible with only other Picts for neighbors.
Maurea Draves -- She has fair skin that tans easily, blue eyes, and long straight hair streaked in lighter and darker shades of blonde. She is left-handed. Tall and athletic, she excels at beach sports and put herself through college with a beach volleyball scholarship. She dislikes deserts, though, uncomfortable in the hot dry air. Maurea took a Psychology Major with Premed at University of California in Santa Cruz, CA. Currently Maurea works as a Trauma-Informed Care Nurse at the hospital in Mercedes, California. Her emotional intelligence and teamwork make her very popular. She also enjoys sharing her love of clean eating with interested listeners, and keeps a stock of pamphlets and recipes to hand out.
Qualities: Good (+2) Beach Sports, Good (+2) Clean Eating Cook, Good (+2) Emotional Intelligence, Good (+2) Teamwork, Good (+2) Trauma-Informed Care Nurse
Poor (-2) Uncomfortable in Deserts
Motto: "I'm what you get when beach babes grow up."
Clean eating emphasizes whole, fresh, and minimally processed foods -- preferably organic -- as a way of avoiding chemical contaminants and junk food. Enjoy a grocery list, recipes, meal plans, and clean eating tips.
See an index for the Psychology Major.
California Center of Excellence for Trauma-Informed Care in Santa Cruz, CA
(Maurea took the summer intensive with all 45 classes out of L-American 37 or T-American 45.)
Most of these are 1-2 day training sessions. A few are partial-day or 3-day ones. In T-America, the CCETIC offers a summer intensive during which sessions of all their trainings are offered. Students can earn a Certificate of Completion for each individual class, or a Certificate in Trauma-Informed Care for 10 classes plus a weekend practicum and final exam. They can earn a Certificate in Advanced Trauma-Informed Care for 20 classes plus a practicum of 1-4 weeks and a final exam. CCETIC has an arrangement with the University of California in Santa Cruz to credit a minor in Trauma-Informed Care for students who complete all 40 classes plus a set of courses on the UCSC campus. These include Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care, Trauma-Informed Practice and its practicum (to be taken together), and Spectrum of Traumatic Stress.
L-American Classes
Implementing ‘Seeking Safety’
Trauma-Informed Services
Overview of PTSD and Complex Trauma
Substance Abuse and Trauma
Self-Care and the Impact of Trauma
Domestic Violence and Trauma
Reducing or Eliminating Seclusion and Restraint
Addressing Self-Harm and Self-Injury
Adverse Childhood Experiences Study
Advocating on Behalf of Survivors
Child Sexual Abuse
Children and Trauma
Human Trafficking
Native Americans and Trauma: Addressing Historical Trauma in the Present
The Neurobiology of Trauma & Trauma-Informed Communication
Preventing Teen Sexual Exploitation
Sexual Assault Survivors
Suicide and Trauma
Trauma and Eating Disorders
Trauma and Personality Disorders
Trauma-Informed Client Interactions and Trauma-Informed Communication
Trauma-Informed Homeless Shelters & Services
Trauma-Informed Program Design & Assessment
Trauma-Informed Services for Children, Youth, & Families
Working with Former or Current Sex Workers
Additional T-American Classes
Communal Trauma
Evolution of Terms for Traumatic Stress
Flickering and Other Manifestation Issues
Funding Options for Trauma-Informed Care
Generational Trauma
Politics and Trauma
Superpower-Assisted Healing for Trauma
Superpower-Related Trauma
Dr. Guozhi Yang -- He has amber skin, almond-shaped black eyes, and short black hair going gray. He has a short mustache and anchor beard. He wears glasses with thick black rims. His heritage is Chinese; he speaks English, Greek, Hindi, Latin, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, and Tagalog. Guozhi attended the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California-Los Angeles where he earned a Doctor of Medicine degree with a minor in Cognitive Science. He did his main internship with the UCLA Goldberg Migraine Program. He still writes regularly for the journal Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. He earned a Doctor of Medicine in Alternative Medicines degree from the Indian Board of Alternative Medicines with a focus on Ayurveda, Herbalism, Massage, and Traditional Chinese Medicine. He continued with a Doctor of Philosophy in Alternative Medicines degree with the thesis "The Application of Alternative Medicine for Migraines Resistant to Conventional Therapies."
Dr. Yang works at the hospital in Mercedes, California. He is a neurologist with specialties in migraine care and alternative medicine, which dovetail nicely given that migraines and other pernicious headache conditions often refuse to respond to conventional treatments. He has a family history of migraines, and does not suffer from them personally, but has several relatives who do. His own quirk is that he gets minimal benefit from most painkillers. Like many doctors in his field, Dr. Yang suffers from migraine stigma, hence why someone so skilled is working in a rather crummy hospital.
Qualities: Master (+6) Neurologist, Expert (+4) Ren, Expert (+4) Wisdom, Good (+2) Confucian, Good (+2) Constitution, Good (+2) Family Man
Poor (-2) Migraine Stigma
Motto: "From the root grows the Way."
Confucianism is an Asian religion. Learn how to be a Confucian.
Ren, often translated as benevolence, is one of the five virtues of Confucianism. It is a more developed form of compassion and empathy expressed through mindful action.
Migraines cause extreme stigma both for people who have them and doctors who treat them. Understand how to counter the main reasons of it.
Cognitive Science Minor
Required Courses (32 units):
Psychology 85;
one course from Psychology 15, 100B, Linguistics 1, or 20;
and either Program in Computing 10A or Psychology 20A.
Psychology 15. Introductory Psychobiology. (4) Lecture, three hours. Designed for nonmajors. Survey of genetic, evolutionary, physiological, pharmacological, and experiential factors affecting behavior. Using comparative approach where appropriate, emphasis on relevance of biological mechanisms to understanding of humans and their interaction with their environment. P/NP or letter grading.
Psychology 85. Introduction to Cognitive Science. (4) Lecture, three hours. Exploration of computer metaphor of mind as an information-processing system, focusing especially on perception, knowledge representation, and thought based on research in cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, and artificial intelligence. Many examples from visual information processing.
20A. MATLAB Programming for Behavioral Sciences. (4) Lecture, two hours; laboratory, one hour. Prior programming experience not required. Introduction to MATLAB and programming methods useful in experimental psychology. Reading and writing of code for conducting experiments, analyzing data, and modeling. P/NP or letter grading.
Students must complete five total courses from the following three clusters, with no more than three courses from any particular cluster:
(1) biological basis of cognition cluster — Biomathematics 108, Linguistics C135, Music Industry M103, Neuroscience 102, M145, C177, 180, 181, 182, Psychology 110, 115, 116, M117C (or Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology M175C or Neuroscience M101C or Physiological Science M180C), 119B, 119C, 119F, M119L, M119N, 137G, 160, 161, M166;
Biomathematics 108. Introduction to Modeling in Neurobiology (Units: 4)
Lecture, four hours; computer laboratory, two hours. Preparation: some computer programming. Requisite: Mathematics 32A. Designed for upper division science majors and biomedical graduate students. Survey of wide variety of topics in neurobiological modeling, current neuronal modeling systems. Development of skills to formulate and program one's own studies using IMSL mathematics subroutines. P/NP or letter grading.
102. Introduction to Functional Anatomy of Central Nervous System (Units: 4)
Lecture, three hours; laboratory, one hour. Requisite: Life Sciences 2 or 7C. Corequisite: course M101A. Not open to freshmen. Overview of human nervous system; relation of behavior to higher cognitive function. Development of primate and human brain during past few million years; evolutionary aspects of neuroanatomical structures and effects of behavior and cultural attitudes of modern man. P/NP or letter grading.
M101C. Neuroscience: From Molecules to Mind -- Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience (Units: 5)
(Same as Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology M175C, Physiological Science M180C, and Psychology M117C.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, 90 minutes. Requisite: course M101A (or Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology M175A or Physiological Science M180A or Psychology M117A; Neuroscience majors must have grade of C- or better) or Physiological Science 111A or Psychology 115. Neural mechanisms underlying motivation, learning, and cognition. P/NP or letter grading.
(2) human cognition cluster — Anthropology 124Q, 136A, Communication 129, Psychology 120A, 120B, 121, 124A through 124K, 133B, 133C, 133E, 186A through 186D;
120A. Cognitive Psychology. (4) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisites: courses 10, 100A. Designed for juniors/seniors. Survey of cognitive psychology: how people acquire, represent, transform, and use verbal and nonverbal information. Perception, attention, imagery, memory, representation of knowledge, language, action, decision making, thinking. P/NP or letter grading.
120B. Sensation and Perception. (4) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisites: courses 10, 100A. Designed for juniors/seniors. Acquisition of information about physical world through basic sensory mechanisms and perceptual processes. Perception of objects, surfaces, space, motion, and events. Connections between information, computations, and biological mechanisms in vision, audition, and other systems. P/NP or letter grading.
(3) mind and language cluster — Anthropology M150, Communication 118, 119, 126, M127, Linguistics 120A, 120B, 120C, 130, 132, C135, 185A, Philosophy 124, 125, 126, C127A, C127B, 129, 170, 172, Psychology 124A.
124A. Advanced Topics in Sensation and Perception. (4) Lecture, three hours. Requisites: courses 10, 100A, 120A or 120B. Designed for juniors/seniors. Contemporary research and theory about visual and auditory perception. Topics include physiological mechanisms, psychophysical studies and models, and computational approaches. P/NP or letter grading.
Indian Board of Alternative Medicines (Department of Distance and Continuing Education):
Based in Kolkata in West Bengal, the Indian Board of Alternative Medicines provides an online / distance learning Doctor of Medicine in Alternative Medicines degree. This internationally-recognized graduate qualification is highly recommended for qualified and experienced practitioners of conventional medicine to provide them with the knowledge and skills of various modalities of alternative medicine and complementary therapies. Taught entirely in English, this comprehensive doctoral programme can be completed in one year or less from the comfort of your own home or office in any location worldwide.
Distance Learning Doctor of Medicine in Alternative Medicines M.D. (A.M.) Program:
Course Duration: 1 year. However, it may be completed in a shorter duration based on the student's ability and performance.
Course Content:
- Compulsory Subject (1):
History, Philosophy & Principles of Alternative Medicines
- Elective Subjects (4):
4 elective alternative therapies of student's choice.
Ayurveda
Herbalism
Massage
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Who is eligible to take this course?
- Those persons who have passed any degree course from an authentic institution.
OR
- Those persons who have completed the M.B.B.S., D.M.S., D.H.M.S., B.H.M.S., B.A.M.S., B.A.S.M., B.E.M.S., B.I.A.M.S., B.N.Y.T., B.A.T.S., B.U.M.S., N.D., N.O., M.D(A.M) etc.
*Practitioners/Research Workers who are practicing for the last 10 years. Minimum basic qualification is exempted.
https://www.learn4good.com/distance-learning/alternative-medicine-degree-courses.htm
Doctor of Philosophy in Alternative Medicines- Ph.D. (A.M.)
Duration: One Year. Medium of instruction: English.
Eligibility / Pre-Requisite: Those persons who have passed any degree course from an authentic institution.
OR Those persons who have completed the M.B.B.S., D.M.S., D.H.M.S., B.H.M.S., B.A.M.S., B.A.S.M., B.E.M.S., B.I.A.M.S., B.N.Y.T., B.A.T.S., B.U.M.S., N.D., N.O., M.D(A.M) etc
WITH Minimum 3 years experience in the related field of research is mandatory.
*Practitioners/Research Workers who are practicing for the last 10 years, minimum basic qualification is exempted.
Requirement for the Award: Students of this programme are required to submit an original & authentic research work (thesis) of at least 300 pages (on A4 paper) on any subject related to alternative medicine. When complete, the thesis should be submitted for evaluation following which the Ph.D. (A.M.) is awarded to the successful students.
Thesis / Dissertation Preparation: Research guidelines on the topic chosen for thesis preparation are sent by air mail.