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Jumps In Natural Gas Prices: Implications For Infrastructure, Charles F. Mason, Neil A. Wilmot Nov 2014

Jumps In Natural Gas Prices: Implications For Infrastructure, Charles F. Mason, Neil A. Wilmot

Charles F Mason

No abstract provided.


"First Of It's Kind", Adenike Oyebanjo Nov 2014

"First Of It's Kind", Adenike Oyebanjo

Adia Coleman

First of Its Kind features people, businesses and non-profits creating ingenious, innovative products and services that solves a problem, saves time and money. These are entrepreneurs or aspiring entrepreneurs who are the first to pioneer or invent a certain idea, product or service.


Getting (And Keeping!) A Graduate Assistantship At U Of I, School Of Information Sciences, Aisha Conner-Gaten Nov 2014

Getting (And Keeping!) A Graduate Assistantship At U Of I, School Of Information Sciences, Aisha Conner-Gaten

Aisha Conner-Gaten

Graduate assistantships are a great way to fund your education while obtaining real world experience in the field. Join us for a panel of hiring supervisors for assistantships at U of I and ask your questions about hiring, daily tasks, and skill development in these positions.


Cross-Generational Perspectives On Work-Life Balance And Its Impact, D. Roebuck, D. N. Smith, T. El Haddaoui Oct 2014

Cross-Generational Perspectives On Work-Life Balance And Its Impact, D. Roebuck, D. N. Smith, T. El Haddaoui

Deborah N. Smith

This qualitative study focuses on how women of three different generations, Generation Y, Generation X and Baby Boomers, view the concept of work-life balance and what relationship these views have to their attainment of workplace leadership positions. Work-life balance was defined differently across the three generations, but the generational lines faded as most women reported struggling with finding a balance. Some women conveyed choosing not to pursue high-level leadership positions as the personal cost was too high. Those who had obtained high-level leadership positions shared what types of support were most effective in helping them juggle personal and professional obligations. …


Learning From Las Vegas: Addiction, Limbic Capitalism, And Pleasure Meccas, David T. Courtwright Jun 2014

Learning From Las Vegas: Addiction, Limbic Capitalism, And Pleasure Meccas, David T. Courtwright

David T. Courtwright

In this Gaming Research Colloquium talk, Courtwright (Presidential Professor, Department of History, University of North Florida) discusses three overlapping features of modern history: the global spread of potentially addictive pleasures, limbic capitalism (the production of goods and services that stimulate pleasure and emotional responses in the brain), and the rise of pleasure meccas. He traces the economic, social, technological, and ideological changes that led to the rise of the meccas, and several potential challenges to them.


My Data Manager App, Customer Care Mar 2014

My Data Manager App, Customer Care

Mobidia, Inc.

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The Ethics Of Student Loans, Theresa Popp Braun Jan 2014

The Ethics Of Student Loans, Theresa Popp Braun

Theresa Popp Braun

No abstract provided.


Cloud Trader Simulator Overview Dec 2013

Cloud Trader Simulator Overview

Stephen M. Watt

This video presentation complements the article "An Agent-Based Financial Market Simulator for Evaluation of Algorithmic Trading Strategies" by Rui Hu and Stephen Watt.