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Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams lost the first round of their "Blurred Lines" lawsuit against Marvin Gaye's estate. Earlier this year, the two musicians filed a lawsuit after receiving threats from Gaye's family, who accused Thicke and Williams of stealing parts of their hit song "Blurred Lines" from Gaye's "Got to Give It Up." Gaye's estate then filed a countersuit, claiming that Thicke had a "Marvin Gaye fixation," in addition to stealing music. Now, a California judge ruled that the songs may be substantially similar.U.S. District Judge John Kronstadt denied Thicke and Williams' motion for summary judgement on Thursday, citing that there was enough evidence to move forward with the Gaye family's claim. He wrote that the "defendants have made a sufficient showing that elements of 'Blurred Lines' may be substantially similar to protected, original elements of 'Got to Give It Up.'"Kronstadt's ruling saw similarities in the two songs' bass lines, keyboard parts, vocal lines, melodies and harmonies. The trial is scheduled for Feb. 10, 2015.The lawsuit made headlines last month when The Hollywood Reporter obtained depositions from April, which contained bizarre revelations about the making "Blurred Lines." Thicke admitted that Williams wrote the song, though he tried to take credit for it, that he was "high on Vicodin and alcohol" during studio time and lied about the process of writing the song in previous interviews.Billboard reports that the case could be one of the biggest trials over alleged song theft ever.

Student success statement

Student success statement

“The true way to honor the past is to improve upon it.”

N. Eldon Tanner

reflection: I agree with this quote because in order for you to be better and improve yourself is to change and do better for the future.

Reflexology

Reflexology

Duties and responsibilities: Reflexology is an alternative medicine involving application of pressure to the feet and hands with specific thumb, finger, and hand techniques without the use of oil or lotion. It is based on a system of zones and reflex areas that reflect an image of the body on the feet and hands, with the premise that such work effects a physical change to the body.[1]

Education: If a reflexology career interests you, finding the right reflexology school can make all the difference to your success. A reflexology program should provide not only the technical training you will need to do the job, but also fundamental business concepts and other essential aspects of the profession.

Salary: According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2014-15 Occupational Outlook Handbook, the median national annual salary for massage therapists is $35,970. Actual salaries may vary greatly based on specialization within the field, location, years of experience and a variety of other factors.

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Reflection: I would not like to study this because it does not yet interest me, the salary is alright but not something I want to peruse and do for the rest of my life.

                                     

Student success statement

Student success statement

“It may make a difference to all eternity weather we do right or wrong today”

James freeman Clark

Reflection: I agree with this because the actions you do now will reflect you in the future. Its if you care enough to be on the right path or not. Kind of like if you were to get incarcerated it will affect you in getting a job or looking right to the public. That one minor or big decision will determine a big step in your future its if you’re willing to take the consequence or not.

Forensics

Forensics

Fingerprints collected at a crime scene, or on items of evidence from a crime, have been used in forensic science to identify suspects, victims and other persons who touched a surface. Wikipedia

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Medico-Legal Autopsy or Forensic or coroner's autopsies seek to find the cause and manner of death and to identify the decedent.

Explore: Forensic pathology, Autopsy

Forensic anthropologists are employed primarily at universities and forensic facilities around the country

Duties and responsibilities: The forensic sciences form a vital part of the entire justice and ­regulatory system. The forensic scientist's goal is the ­evenhanded use of all available information to determine the facts and, subsequently, the truth.

Salary: Income in the forensic sciences varies greatly depending on the type of job, the employer, and the work requirements.  Forensic science careers provide comfortable, but not necessarily “high dollar,” salaries.  Forensic scientists work different hours, depending upon what they do.  Most scientists in forensic laboratories work 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday.  Others work in the field and their work hours may vary.  Still others are “on call” and the work hours vary widely.  Every branch of forensic science offers opportunity for personal growth, career advancement, and increased financial compensation.

Education: Income in the forensic sciences varies greatly depending upon your degree, your actual job, where you work, and how many hours you work.  Essentially every branch or forensic science offers opportunity for ­personal growth, career advancement, and increasing financial ­compensation. 

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Reflection: I would very much like to be this and have a career doing this. I get paid a lot and it would be something I’d like to do. Plus we only work 40 hours a week that’s even better for me to hold family time.

Student success statement

Student success statement

“The best way to predict your future is to create it”

Charles Ketterer

reflection: I agree with this 100% because in order for a future or a greater one you need to go step by step for example, for a great future you’re going to school, having really good grades, outstanding behavior and being an over achiever you creating a good future ahead of you and through those step were hard but on the end of the line all you worked for was worth it.

Bless you

“Bless you”

Usually when people say it or when I say it is to wish some well, good health to you. The phrase "God bless you" is attributed to Pope Gregory the Great, who uttered it in the sixth century during a bubonic plague epidemic (sneezing is an obvious symptom of one form of the plague). Already as you know the plague killed many during the industrial revolution. For the most part, the various sneeze responses originated from ancient superstitions. Some people believed that a sneeze causes the soul to escape the body through the nose. Saying "bless you" would stop the devil from claiming the person's freed soul. We now know that sneezing is a reflex action and is most often the sign of something relatively benign, such as a cold or allergy. A sneeze also can be provoked by being outside in the sunlight or from smelling a strong odor. Still, we persist in the custom of saying "bless you", mainly out of habit and common courtesy.