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Rod Shop..I'm in the shop just a couple of days before it heads to SEMA
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Interior...only the best...this one is Bobby's personal Hot Rod...very
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On Halloween 2009, Phil Featherston shattered the long held (unverified)
world record for the quarter mile Ford Thunderbolt in a flash of oil and
grit. The time was 9.23 seconds at 151mph. Special thanks to Jake and
Gerald. Video by Dave Featherston.
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tbolt world record
On Halloween 2009, Phil Featherston shattered the long held (unverified)
world record for the quarter mile Ford Thunderbolt in a flash of oil and
grit. The time was 9.23 seconds at 151mph. Special thanks to Jake and
Gerald. Video by Dave Featherston.
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Inside the factory where the fourth generations of Ford Fairlanes are being
built. Probably at the Lorain, Ohio assembly plant. Welding, and lead
applied to round out the curves. They're painted, the engines installed,
glass goes one, water tested, headlights aimed and out to the car hauler
they go. We see a well dressed couple looking at a Fairlane.
he Fairlane name was moved to Ford's new intermediate, introduced for the
1962 model year, to bridge the gap between the compact Ford Falcon and the
full-sized Galaxie, making it a competitor for GM's A-body 'senior
compacts'. With an overall length of 197 in (5004 mm) and a wheelbase of
115.5 in (2934 mm), it was 16 in (406 mm) longer than the Falcon and 12.3
in (312 mm) shorter than the Galaxie.
Like the Falcon, the Fairlane had a unibody frame, but the body
incorporated an unusual feature Ford dubbed 'torque boxes', four boxed
structures in the lower body structure designed to absorb road shock by
moving slightly in the vertical plane. Suspension was a conventional
short-long arm independent arrangement in front, with Hotchkiss drive in
the rear. The Fairlane was initially offered only in two-door or four-door
sedan body styles.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Fairlane_%28Americas%29
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Device articles such as medical devices and parts thereof are thermoformed of a thermoplastic condensable polymer composition. After thermoforming the article is subjected to a solid state polymerization step.
1. A process for forming an device article from a polymer composition comprising a condensable polymer, the process comprising:
thermoforming the article from the polymer composition; and
subsequently subjecting the formed article to a solid state condensation polymerization step.
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The present invention relates to the field of medical devices made from thermoplastic polymers, especially devices inserted into the body, for instance tubular devices such as catheters and high strength balloons used thereon, and to polymer compositions used to prepare such devices.
A wide variety of medical devices are made from thermoplastic polymers. Medical devices must be manufactured with greater care than general consumer products especially when inserted into the body or brought into contact with a wound or lesion. In the area of treatment devices, such as catheters, manufacturers must take great care to assure that the devices perform with an extremely high degree of reliability. At the same time there is a need to develop materials and improve processing techniques to obtain improvements in desirable properties such as tensile strength, flexibility, puncture resistance, and softness.
For many years it has been recognized that polymer molecular weight should be high in order to optimize desired strength properties. However, maximizing molecular weight increases melt viscosity at a given temperature. Moreover, the molecular weight of thermoplastic polymers typically degrades in the melt, and as melt temperature increases the reaction rates of these degradative reactions increase, especially polyesters and polyamides. Consequently there are practical limits on the molecular weights which can be used to manufacture articles by processes, such as extrusion and many molding processes, which employ a polymer melting step.
Levy, U.S. Pat. No. 4,490,421, describes use of PET of high molecular weight (intrinsic viscosity is 1.0 or higher) to produce a balloon for a medical catheter. The patent notes that the intrinsic viscosity may decrease during processing into balloons. Such a decrease is believed to be related to polymer degradation caused by extrusion temperature, moisture and the time the resin is held in the melt.
Commonly assigned copending U.S. application Ser. No. 10/055,747, filed Jan. 23, 2002, describes medical devices, such as catheters and high strength balloons used thereon, which are formed from melt compositions of thermoplastic polymers and a chain extending additive. In this process the chain extending additive is reacted in the melt stage, with the consequence that melt viscosity is increased.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,250,069, Nobuyoshi et al, describes catheter balloons made of crosslinked ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, by means extruding or injection molding a tube of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, crosslinking the copolymer in tube form by exposure to radiation from an electron beam or a gamma-radiation source, and then blow-forming the balloon from the tube of crosslinked copolymer. A similar crosslinking method has been used with commercial catheter balloons made from polyolefin-ionomer resins such as SURLYN� polymers. For many materials, however, exposure to such high energy radiation causes polymer degradation, rather than crosslinking. Consequently, radiation crosslinking is not generally suitable as a method of increasing molecular weight in the solid state.
In preparation of commercial condensation polymers it has been known to extend molecular weight of precursor polymers, initially obtained from melt, solution or dispersion phase polymerization reactions by solid state polymerization techniques. Examples of such processes are described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,187,895, Varadarajan et al, (solid state polymerization technique for polycarbonates and polyesters); U.S. Pat. No. 6,365,702, Hait et al (polyestercarbonates produced in solid state polymerization reaction with partially crystalline polycarbonate precursor); U.S. Pat. No. 5,955,569, Dujari et al, (extended polyamide produced by heating catalyzed precursor polyamide in solid state); U.S. Pat. No. 4,755,590, Kab�nek et al, (solid state postpolymerization process for ε-caprolactam based polyamides in granule form); and U.S. Pat. No. 6,239,200, Kao et al, (solid state polymerization of polyester with hindered aromatic phosphate additive). Heretofore it has not been known to extend the molecular weight of a formed device article by such a process.
The present invention relates in its broadest sense to formed device articles which are post-polymerized after they have been formed. The invention has particular application to medical device articles Other device articles to which the invention has application has utility include cell phone or lap-top computer housings or parts thereof, hinges, latches, and the like.
One aspect of the invention pertains to device articles made from thermoplastic polymers, especially condensation polymers. The invention provides articles whose molecular weight is increased after thermoforming, and a method for achieving such increase by solid state polymerization.
A further aspect of the invention is a process for forming an device article from a polymer composition comprising a condensable polymer, the process comprising:
thermoforming the article from the polymer composition; and
subsequently subjecting the formed article to a solid state polymerization step.
All published documents, including all US patent documents, mentioned anywhere in this application are hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. Any copending patent applications, mentioned anywhere in this application are also hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
The invention takes advantage of the fact that condensation reactions will have a certain reaction rate at elevated temperatures, even in the solid state. Moreover, reactions producing volatile small molecule byproducts can be driven by continuous removal of the volatile byproduct. Hence, even after being thermally formed into a device or part therefor, the formed device article can still be further polymerized. Known conditions for solid state polymerization of bulk polymer granules can usually be adapted to the present invention.
The process of forming the article of the polymer composition material may be carried out in a simple manner using usual techniques and equipment, for example by extrusion, injection molding, roto-molding, or the like.
The articles of the invention may be medical devices, such as tubing, bags, catheters, and the like, or components thereof. Specific examples contemplated within the invention include tube fittings, catheter proximal shafts, guide catheters, diagnostic catheters, catheter manifolds, syringe ports, syringe bodies, shafts, spoons, needles, valves, and the like. Other device articles to which the invention has application has utility include cell phone or lap-top computer housings or parts thereof, hinges, latches, and the like. The invention is particularly advantageous for improving properties of injection molded articles which typically utilize low molecular weight polymers.
The inventive device articles in some embodiments may provide improvements in the properties of the formed device article such as tensile strength, fatigue resistance, rigidity, durability, impact resistance, puncture resistance and/or tubing kink-resistance.
The polymer compositions of the invention include at least one condensable polymer. For purposes of this application, condensable polymers include polyamides, polyesters, polycarbonates, as well as other polymers which have at least one condensable functional group on at least some of the molecules thereof. Such reactive groups may be located only at terminal ends of the polymer molecules, or may be distributed along the polymer backbone or a portion thereof.
The condensation reaction may be any number of known reactions including, for instance, esterification, transesterification, amidization, etherification, transetherification, and equivalent reactions thereto involving thiols, thioacids, and/or thioethers. The polymers can have thiol, hydroxy, alkoxy, thioether, amine and/or carboxylic acid terminal groups or pendant groups.
In the solid state polymerization reaction, water or another relatively small molecule byproduct is produced and removed during the solid state polymerization reaction. Small molecule byproducts may include, for example, phenol, a C1-6 alcohol, a C2-4 carboxylic acid or an ester of a C1-6 alcohol and a C2-4 carboxylic acid. The small molecule is determined by the condensable groups found in the polymer composition. Preferably the polymer composition is established to yield one or more of water, methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, and n-butanol as byproduct molecules.
The condensation reactions involve two condensable functional groups, usually different groups, which combine to forge a covalent linkage between polymer molecules as well as the small molecule by-product molecule. Many condensation polymers will be terminated with both groups. For instance polyesters will often have both carboxylic acid and hydroxyl groups at terminal locations. Similarly, a polyamide formed from a lactam, or formed from equal equivalents of dicarboxylic acid and of diamine, will have substantially equal numbers of terminal carboxylic acid and terminal amine functional groups. In such case the polymer composition utilized in the invention optionally may consist only of the single polymer.
If the polymer has only one of the groups necessary for the desired condensation reaction to be employed in the solid state polymerization step, a polymer blend or a polyfunctional additive molecule may be employed in the polymer composition to provide the needed functionality to participate in the solid state polymerization condensation reaction. One specific example of this embodiment would be a blend of a carboxylic acid terminated polyester or polyamide with a polyester polyol, polyether polyol, or hydroxy terminated polyurethane.
In some embodiments the second functional group may come from a small molecule additive component of the polymer composition, for instance a plasticizer, polyol or polyacid.
If at least a portion of one of the condensable polymer or the second molecule in the polymer composition has three or more condensable groups crosslinking is possible. For instance, a (meth)acrylic acid copolymer comprising three or more pendant carboxylic acid residues may be condensed with a polyol such as a polyester polyol, a polyether polyol or a polymer or copolymer of a hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate.
The condensable polymers may be polyesters such as polyethyleneterephthalate (PET), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polyethylene terephthalate/isophthalate copolymers and polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), polyethylene terephthalate/naphthalate copolymers; polyamides including nylon 12, nylon 11, nylon 10, nylon 610, nylon 6 and nylon 66; polyurethanes; block copolymers incorporating a polyester, polyamide, polyurethane and/or polyether segment; polycarbonates including polyesterpolycarbonates; any copolymers thereof; or blends comprising such polymers. Specific examples include polyamide/polyether/polyester block copolymers such as PEBAX� resins, in particular PEBAX 6333, 7033 and 7233, polyester/polyether block copolymers such as ARNITEL EM 740 from DSM Engineering Plastics and polyurethanes such as ISOPLAST 301 and PELLETHANE 2363-75D from Dow Chemical Company.
As used herein, the term copolymer refers to any polymer formed from more than one monomer. The polymers may be homopolymers, random copolymers, block copolymers or alternating copolymers. Blends of more than one terminally reactive polymer may also be employed. Blends of polymers may be employed or a blend of a polymer and a plasticizer may be employed.
(Meth)acrylic polymers (i.e. acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid and acrylate and/or methacryate esters), especially esters of C1-6 alcohols; vinyl acetate polymers; vinyl alcohol polymers; polysaccharides; poly(meth)acrylamide polymers; and the like, including homopolymers and copolymers thereof, are examples of polymers which can be reacted along their chain in condensation reactions.
Optionally, solid state polymerization catalysts may be included in the polymer composition. Examples of suitable catalysts for solid state polymerization of polyamides, for example, include, but are not limited to, oxygen-containing phosphorous compounds including those described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,568,736 and those described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,955,569 both of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
Phosphate type catalysts may also be employed for the solid state polymerization of polyesters. For example, a high molecular weight hindered phenolic aromatic phosphate may be employed. This type of catalyst is beneficial because it can provide the added benefit of heat stabilization as well. It serves to protect the polyester from pyrolysis and oxidization during the solid state polymerization process and also serves to catalyze the solid state polymerization. The hindered phenolic phosphates are typically employed in the range of about 0.05-5 wt %. One specific example is IRGANOX� 1425, a hindered phenolic aromatic phosphate available from Ciba Geigy.
Catalysts for the solid state polymerization of polycarbonates include but are not limited to, for example, Lewis acids and bases. Such catalysts are disclosed U.S. Pat. No. 4,948,871, U.S. Pat. No. 5,204,377, U.S. Pat. No. 5,414,057 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,717,056 each of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
Catalysts in general may be employed in the range of about 0.001 wt-% to about 5 wt-%, although this range may vary depending on the polymer, and on the type of catalyst employed.
Other optional additives include, but are not limited to, stabilizers and inhibitors of oxidative, thermal, and ultraviolet light degradation; lubricants; colorants including dyes and pigments; fillers; flame retardants; nucleating agents; crystallization accelerators or inhibitors, and so forth.
The polymer compositions may also contain other additives which may be useful in medical device balloons such as drugs, antithrombotic agents, antibiotics and other medicaments.
The formed articles may be processed to enhance crystallinity prior to solid state polymerization so as to reduce the stickiness of the material at the solid state polymerization temperature. Alternatively the articles may be provided with a crystalline polymer coating or a coating or dusting of an non-stick agent such as talc or TEFLON�.
In a typical procedure a formed device article of the polymer composition will be heated at a temperature substantially above ambient, but below the melting point of the polymer composition, for a period of at least several hours, and possibly for several days, under vacuum, flowing dry inert gas or both. In this way further condensation reactions are favored while oxidative degradation is not favored.
Depending on the temperature and the particular polymer structure, thermoplastic polymers in melt form have a limited time before they display evidence of degradation in appearance or other physical properties. Moreover, melt processing conditions, if successfully modified to encourage chain extension or crosslinking reactions will produce elevated melt viscosities. The present invention, however, recognizes that chain extending and/or crosslinking reactions can occur in the solid state, even after melt processing or other device forming processing. Consequently, melt viscosity increases are not a concern. Although reaction rates are much lower, and effective times will vary depending on the specific polymer composition, temperature and byproduct exhaustion procedure, extended reaction times can be effective to improve the properties of the polymer composition at use temperature.
In some embodiments of the invention a formed article of the polymer composition is heated at a temperature which is below melting temperature of the polymer composition, preferably by at least 10� C.-30� C., and more preferably by at least 50� C., for an extended period of time. Temperatures employed for solid state polymerization are typically in the range of about 120� C. to about 220� C., more suitably about 140� C. to about 200� C. For some polymers, the appropriate temperature for post polymerization may be higher up to about 270� C. or so. For example, for post polymerization of polycarbonates, suitable temperatures may be in the range of about 150� to about 270� C., and more suitably about 180� C. to about 250� C.
The time for the solid polymerization reaction may be varied over a wide range. This time may vary from as little as about 0.5 hours to several days. Typically the elevated temperature residence time will be between about 4 hours and about 48 hours, more typically from about 8 to about 16 hours.
The solid phase condensation may also be carried out at two different temperature levels, for example as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,773,555 incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
Condensation by-products are removed during the heating step(s) either by application of a vacuum to the article, or by continuously passing or flowing a dry inert gas such as dry nitrogen, argon or helium over the article, or by application of both. Removal of the by-products helps facilitate higher molecular weight condensation polymers, while the use of vacuum and/or inert gas flow discourages degradation reactions. Vacuum pressures in the range of about 0.1 mmHg (13.3 Pa) about 20 mmHg (2666 Pa) may suitably be employed.
In some embodiments the device article will preferably have at least one thickness dimension of about 13 mm or less, more preferably about 7 mm or less in order to facilitate removal of the reaction by-products.
The disclosure herein is intended to be illustrative and not exhaustive. The description will suggest many variations and alternatives to one of ordinary skill in this art. All these alternatives and variations are intended to be included within the scope of the claims, where the term �comprising� means �including, but not limited to�. Those familiar with the art may recognize other equivalents to the specific embodiments described herein which equivalents are also intended to be encompassed by the claims. Further, the particular features presented in the dependent claims can be combined with each other in other manners within the scope of the invention such that the invention should be recognized as also specifically directed to other embodiments having any other possible combination of the features of the dependent claims. For instance, for purposes of claim publication, any dependent claim which follows should be taken as alternatively written in a multiple dependent form from all prior claims which possess all antecedents referenced in such dependent claim if such multiple dependent format is an accepted format within the jurisdiction (e.g. each claim depending directly from claim 1 should be alternatively taken as depending from all previous claims). In jurisdictions where multiple dependent claim formats are restricted, the following dependent claims should each be also taken as alternatively written in each singly dependent claim format which creates a dependency from a prior antecedent-possessing claim other than the specific claim listed in such dependent claim below.
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Just over a week ago a Washington Redskins fan posted an article on HogsHaven.com about his encounter with defensive coordinator Jim Haslett when he ran into him in public.
Supposedly Haslett gave the fan some insight on what the Redskins plan is this offseason when it comes to their quarterback situation. Haslett of course denied everything that he was accused of saying by the fan.
This has ultimately forced Redskins general manager Bruce Allen to come out and give everyone an idea of how the Redskins plan on addressing the quarterback position this offseason.
"We have a game plan on what to do,"said Allen on CSNWashington's Redskins Nation. "And obviously our game plan has to have alternate routes on it based on what other clubs do. We feel good about it and how we're gonna address all the needs on our football team, and [we're] looking forward to getting after it."
No one should be surprised that Allen kept things very vague about the Redskins "game plan." We won't really know if what was written on Hogs Haven by the Redskins fan is true or not. We'll only have a better idea once the offseason is over and we find out who the quarterback's are for the Redskins heading into training camp.
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Last week, FCC Chairman Thomas Wheeler announced his proposal to raise the E-Rate funding cap by $1.5 billion. AASA strongly supports this proposal, issuing a press release and signing two coalition letters, one with a broad group of E-Rate stakeholders and one representing rural communities and schools.
I have prepared a template letter you can use to facilitate this call to action.
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AASA is pleased to once again partner with Project Tomorrow for their annual Speak Up survey. The Speak Up National Research Project provides participating schools, districts and non-profit organizations with a suite of online surveys and reports to collect authentic feedback from students, educators and parents. In addition, we summarize and share the national findings with education and policy leaders in Washington DC and your state.
Since 2003, educators from over 30,000 schools have used the Speak Up data to create and implement their vision for 21st century learning.
AASA encourages its members to complete the educators survey, and to share the parent, student and community survey links in your communities. Check here to see if your state is participating!
Here are some data bits from a preliminary look at the data collected so far:
AASA joined forces with six other national education organizations, collectively representing rural education and communities, to issue a letter of support for FCC Chairman Thomas Wheeler's recent proposal to raise the E-Rate program funding cap.
AASA joined the Association of Educational Service Agencies, the National Association of Federally Impacted Schools, the Rural School and Community Trust, Organizations Concerned with Rural Education, the National Rural Education Association and the National Rural Education Advocacy Coalition.
Excerpts are below, or you can read the full statement.
"We thank Chairman Wheeler for his continued support of the E-Rate program. Following the July 2014 programmatic changes to the E-Rate program, today's announcement is an excellent complement to the E-Rate modernization effort. The additional funding is a critical component of ensuring the E-Rate program's sustainability and the ability of our schools and libraries to meet their ever-growing connectivity demands."
"To date, the FCC's efforts on E-Rate modernization have focused on closing access and affordability gaps within the program, with careful attention to the unique challenges of connecting rural communities. The permanent infusion of additional funding is a strong step towards closing these gaps. The FCC has estimated that over 40% of rural schools lack access to high speed connections, and the record is clear that bringing these schools up to speed is a costly endeavor, something that will remain unattainable without additional support from the E-Rate program. We sincerely thank Chairman Wheeler and the FCC for their support."
AASA today collaborated with a handful of national organizations to issue a statement of support for FCC Chairman Thomas Wheeler's proposal to increase the E-Rate funding cap.
Read the statement here.
Signing organizations include:
AASA, The School Superintendents Association
Alliance for Excellent Education
American Library Association
Association of Educational Service Agencies
Consortium for School NetworkingCouncil of the Great City Schools
International Society for Technology in Education
National Association of State Boards of Education
National Association of State Directors of Special Education
National Association of Secondary School Principals
National Catholic Educational Association
National Education Association
National Rural Education Advocacy Coalition
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AASA Executive Director Daniel Domenech penned this blog post as part of his regular series The Advocate.
The mid-term elections are over and anticipated changes in Congress have taken place. The Republicans now control both houses. What are the implications for education?
Last July, at AASA's Legislative Advocacy Conference in Washington D.C., U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander spoke to our group. Alexander will be the next chair of the Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. During his presentation, he referred to the U.S. Department of Education as the National School Board. This was a not very subtle reference to the increased intrusion into local school affairs that we have witnessed during the current administration.
During the current Congress, which expires at the end of the year, both the House and Senate made serious progress toward ESEA reauthorization. The House moved its bill (which AASA endorsed) through both the Education & Workforce Committee and the full House floor. The Senate moved its version through committee, but momentum stalled and the bill has yet to go to the floor. The bills are expected to expire at the end of this Congress without any additional action.
It's expected that during the remainder of the current administration's term, we will see efforts by Congress to curtail the dominance that the Department of Education has exerted over local affairs. Sen. Alexander has already indicated that reauthorizing ESEA will be a priority. We anticipate the House to move a bill much like the one they moved this Congress, and for the Senate to consider a bill similar to one Alexander floated in the chamber a few years ago.
We can anticipate that both the House and Senate will continue to rail against the administration's continued reliance on waivers as a way to deliver limited relief from NCLB. Both chambers will complement this effort with a proposal to reauthorize ESEA and tighten language around how the Secretary can (and cannot!) use waivers and will be devoid of reference to Race to the Top and other competitive programs that the Department has instituted that we have opposed. We could also expect the bill would return the responsibility for accountability and assessment back to the states—positions we have supported.
Our problem will undoubtedly be with elements of the bill that will be favorable to the growth of charters, vouchers (including portability) and choice. We will be watching closely for any effort to provide Title I portability that would enable children leaving public schools to take their Title I allocation. Whatever happens to Title I as it relates to vouchers and portability is likely to be what will happen to funding in other major K-12 education programs, including IDEA and Perkins.
The legislative process has always been about compromise, something that has been in short supply in recent legislative sessions. As we develop our strategies for the upcoming legislative session, it will be important for us to know our priorities as defined by you, our members.
Do we want pooled Federal dollars giving us greater discretion in how to spend them but with the risk of reducing the pot, as will undoubtedly be the case as the Republicans cut the budget?
Can we hold our noses and go along with charters, vouchers and choice in exchange for lessening Federal intrusion in local affairs? Are we ready to support changes to NCLB accountability framework and current mandates for teacher and principal evaluation?
Let us know what you think. Email me at email@example.com with your ideas. Thank you. I look forward to hearing from you.
AASA President David Pennington (Ponco City, OK) penned this blog post, which originally appeared in The Flashlight, the Data Quality Campaign blog.
As superintendent of Ponca City Schools in Oklahoma, enrolling 5,300 students at a 68 percent eligibility rate for free and reduced-price lunch, I have firsthand experience in the collection, reporting, and analysis of countless data each school year. More than a decade after NCLB paved a wide road for expanded data collection and transparency, education stakeholders are at a crossroads, faced with answering questions that are both complementary and contradictory: What is collected, why, and how? Who has access to data, when, and for what purposes? How do we ensure data quality and integrity? How do we protect student privacy? And how do we answer all of these questions in a constantly evolving, increasingly digital school and learning environment?
AASA has collaborated with the team at the Data Quality Campaign for over seven years, partnering on white papers and in roundtable discussions, and looking to advance the broader conversation about the role of data in education.
The public reporting of data emerges as a critical point. Done incorrectly or incompletely (e.g., a rushed state report card), data can be misused or misinterpreted. Used properly, that same state (or district) report card becomes an empowering tool that can inform a myriad of other conversations, covering topics from transparency and accountability to student learning and areas to improve in instruction.
In my work at Ponca City, access to high-quality data is critical to decisionmaking. Almost all of the information we use in day-to-day decisions—as well as to inform long-range or mission-focused decisions—is collected and stored locally. Oklahoma's state education agency is required by the federal government to make certain information about public schools and the students they serve available to the public. This includes information about accountability, student achievement, and teacher quality, data that are not personally identifiable. This is information that becomes public information, and it is of vital importance that the data I (as a superintendent) have access to are high-quality; useful; trustworthy; and easy to find, understand, and communicate. This is a lot to ask of a data set, but it is the right set of questions. It will—and should—affect the data we collect, how we store and access them, and most importantly how we are able to use them to inform decisions that best support student learning.
Leading a school district has helped crystallize the importance of publicly reported data being timely, actionable, and comprehensible; it is one of the most effective ways to give stakeholders (including superintendents like me, along with educators, policymakers, parents, and community members) access to the data, which in turn is the most efficient way to promote transparency and strengthen accountability.
The reality is that the full potential of data remains drastically under-utilized. There is a critical conversation to be had around what we are collecting and why. I can attest to the fact that right now, the bulk of the public reporting going on in Oklahoma—and I'd venture to guess other states—is geared more toward compliance with federal, state, and local law than being customized to most effectively inform district data needs and decisionmaking. This disconnect significantly compromises the ability to fully utilize data and support improvements in teaching and learning.
As we gear up for a new Congress, I welcome the chance to address the importance of appropriate data collection and reporting. I know that I—along with AASA—will be at the table for many conversations, from funding for data systems and the role of accountability to expanded data collection and student privacy. Current K–12 federal policy includes data disaggregation and the ability to shine a light on strengths and weaknesses within a system. This deliberate focus empowers an expanded tool for serious conversations about improving student learning and school performance, and we are optimistic that federal policy—if we properly answer the questions addressed in my opening paragraphs—will remain just as empowering.
For more, see DQC's full suite of public reporting materials, including the full primer; infographic summary; the federal spotlight; and resources for parents, administrators, and local school board members.
In the midst of Election Day excitement, I have been watching what gubernatorial candidates are saying about education. I especially focused on the 12 races designated by Real Clear Politics to be tossups (Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin). The biggest debates have been over school funding. In the 12 toss-up states, eight Democratic candidates pledge to increase funding, and four Republican candidates have been accused of cutting education funding. The school funding debate has also brought out some creative math; because cutting education funding is not politically popular, governors who have cut per-pupil funding have been using overall funding or not including inflation to counter attacks that they cut funding.
School voucher programs have also been discussed, completely along party lines; five Republican candidates have recently expressed support for voucher programs, and three Democratic candidates have expressed opposition. Charter schools follow a similar trend; three Republican candidates have expressed support for expanding charters, and two Democratic candidates have expressed opposition to charters or their expansion.
Other issues that emerged recently include local control of education, Common Core teacher pension reform, high-stakes testing, funding portability, and increased support for education infrastructure. Candidates also mostly fall along expected party lines on these issues.
We will be watching the results on these races and Congressional races to be ready for what changes are ahead. If something interesting is unfolding in your state or district that you think I would be interested in, please send it my way (email@example.com)!
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Greatest Game Cosplay Ever (This Week): Ms. Fortune, Commander Shepard, Angewomon + More
Enjoy your weekend even more with outstanding cosplay featuring Ms. Fortune, Commander Shepard, Angewomon and more.
Enjoy your weekend even more with outstanding cosplay featuring Ms. Fortune, Commander Shepard, Angewomon and more.
Today's Babe of the Day is Playboy's Miss June 2014, Jessica Ashley. She's so hot that she might bring in summer early.
So we've heard about a study which says that looking at cleavage extends men's lives. Here's the Best Cleavage Ever (This Week), to help you become immortal.
We like athletic girls, especially athletic girls who are also Victoria's Secret models.
A new study shows that stressed-out men have lower sperm counts and weaker sperm.
'Look At Boobs While At Work' day is a completely made up 'holiday' that I think should become the real deal. How motivating would that be? And why the hell not? Boobs? At work? Perfect!
There's no need to clap when these jiggling GIFs of ridonkulous beauties can do it for you.
The owner of today's celebrity cleavage might hold a few secrets for Victoria, but the biggest secret is her identity.
The Best Lingerie Pictures Ever (This Week), features the hottest girls in the skimpiest of undies. What's not to like?
Put three incredibly hot bikini-clad women in a room, give them a bottle of champagne, turn on the music, and what happens? Twerking, obviously.
Today's Babe of the Day is Lauren Pisciotta, the best friend and manager of former Babe of the Day Niykee Heaton.
Appreciate the Sexiest Selfies Ever (This Week), because these ladies deserve your attention.


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Perfect on any smooth, clean glass or mirrored surface the delicate circles of Pearl window film, by UK designer Emma Jeffs, add style and privacy where needed.
Allowing light in but blurring the view for those looking in or out, the film is especially effective in bathrooms as it is not affected by condensation or indirect water spray.
This large size is great for sliders or multiple light-filled windows where shades or curtains are unwanted. It installs easily and can be removed without leaving residue behind. (Once removed it is not reusable.)
Watch Emma Jeffs window film video segment on HGTV's "I Want That" series.
This film can be applied to all smooth clean glass, acrylic, or mirrored surfaces. The film is not affected by condensation. It is not for use on outdoor surfaces, or inside where it will subject to intense heat (e.g. behind a stove) or in the direct line of water spray in a bath or kitchen. It has a multi-directional (all-over) pattern, so it can be placed vertically or horizontally.
Yes, however, it is not repositionable or reusable. Normally the film can be peeled away after separating a corner from the glass. A blow dryer can be used to warm the film and loosen the adhesive if necessary. When removed it will not damage the glass or leave any residue.
It has a minimum of 3 years durability.
Take a closer look at Emma Jeffs' classic White and Peek-Thru collections. Pvc-free and phthalate-free (except for the RAZZI design) harmful chemicals are never released when the suns rays warm...
Light streams in while unwanted views are obscured, thanks to the masterful designs of Emma Jeffs' Peek-Thru window film prints. These eco-chic PVC and phthalate-free films filter UV rays while...
Emma Jeffs' White Collection creates window film privacy. The perfect DIY addition to light-filled rooms, it's pvc- and phthalate-free and helps filter UV rays without releasing harmful chemicals when heated...


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A white lace top.
It comes from the Japanese sewing book "dressing chic".
I removed the pleats and I added a button placket down the back with red buttons.
lace / red buttons / lining white rose light
Feb 22, 2013, 08.31 AMby fontana
It's so elegant, fantastic. Simplicity is the new chic!
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This past year we really took to heart the plight of the newbie cook: how do I set up my kitchen? What are the essential tools, appliances, and cookware to have at the ready? To help with this, we put together our own guides to cookware, bakeware, tools, and all the essential non-food products one needs to start off successfully in the kitchen, which we've included here. Rounding out this list is a post on great chef's knives, the best multi-tasking tool every kitchen should have (but especially small ones), and why it's worth it to splurge on one particular cooking thermometer.
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Have you ever been told that microwaving vegetables depletes their nutritional value? Anytime you cook a vegetable (regardless of the method) there is usually some nutrient loss, but the belief held by some is that microwaves destroy up to 90 percent of the nutrients in the food, whereas stovetop cooking can be as low as 10 percent. But is it true? Here's what we discovered:
Smart Tip: Turn Your $50 Ice Cream Maker Into a Quick-Churning $300 Model
My entry-level ice cream maker does a fine job of churning out frozen treats, but it has a couple drawbacks, the biggest being that the finished ice cream is always too soft to eat right away and must be chilled in the freezer until it is firm enough to scoop. So I'm excited to try this ingenious hack from Food52 that keeps the ice cream maker cool enough to churn out ready-to-eat ice cream — just like a much more expensive compressor-style model.
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Breakfast bars, or separate "morning areas," are coveted details in kitchens with room to spare. In smaller kitchens, hideaway features, like this tabletop, are incredibly useful. What about combining the two features and creating a hideaway breakfast area—in this case, a roll-out cabinet dedicated to your morning joe, complete with pot-filler faucet!
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In order for everyone to enjoy our Christmas collection, each family may have 3 Christmas Books, 2 Christmas DVDs/Videos and 1 Christmas CD from the Children's Department at any one time.
Tuesday, December 2 at 4:00 p.m. for K thru Grade 5. The book is "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" by Barbara Robinson. There will be a book discussion and activities. Register at the Children's Desk to pick up a special copy of the book. Junior Book Club meets on the first Tuesday of the month.
Looking for teen book lovers (ages 13 -18) and struggling readers (grades K-5). Supervised sessions are offered on Mondays and Tuesdays from 4:45 to 5:15 p.m. starting October 6. A child meets once a week with a teenager to read and do a small activity which encourages literacy. Contact Kelsey for more information and to register.
Dial-A-Story: Each week call the library's special phone number 825-2700 to hear a new children's story. It's like having your very own storyteller!


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Sometimes it gets too hot or too wet outside to enjoy your daily evening cycles. However, this does not stop you from burning calories and keeping fit. A stationary bike is all you need to continue your daily cycling routine, but indoors.
There are two stationary bike options in the market for both the professional and enthusiast cyclist. You can choose to go with an upright bike or an indoor cycling if your goal is to burn some calories and keep fit. However, if you are looking for specific goals in indoor cycling, then you will need to understand the difference between upright bike and indoor cycling with regards to the results both bikes achieve.
Upright Bikes
Upright bikes resemble your normal outdoor bike save for the motorized wheel controlled by a digital meter located at the top, in between the bike handles. This kind of bike is perfect when you mean business about keeping fit. The digital meter allows you to punch in a few numbers and vary the resistance of the pedals.
The presets are customizable to switch between resistance and free pedaling. This way you get to create your own environment of tearing down slopes and burn calories pedaling uphill. The digital meter will keep track of the speed, measure your calorie burn and record your heart rate throughout the workout.
If routine and monitored fitness is your goal as a cyclist, an upright bike is what you are looking for. The Exerpeutic Folding Magnetic upright bike with pulse is an ideal choice in the market today. It comes with a spacious and cushioned seat for comfort adding a heart rate monitor to record your hand pulse. This upright bicycle has 8 magnetic resistance levels which you can switch to vary the intensity of your workouts. This upright cycling equipment is foldable thus will take up less storage space. Check out the online customer reviews.
Indoor Cycling Bikes
These ones a bit mechanical compared to the upright bikes. However, they will save you lots of money buying. The indoor cycling bike is more hands-on as the speed is varied through manually adjusting knobs and levers, to increase the resistance of the fly wheel. It is however shaped to look like a real bike and the whole mechanical setup gives you a more outdoor riding feel compared to the upright bike.
If this is your kind of show, Sunny Health & Fitness Pro should be no 1 on your list. It comes with a 40pound flywheel, heavy enough to test your endurance during those heightened workouts. The seat and handlebars are adjustable for comfort, and the bike can hold up to about 275 pounds body weight.
More good news about this indoor bike is the added support for group cycling. So you and your cycle buddy can race each other on the gravel track…and not have to worry about traffic lights.
This is the big difference between upright bike and indoor cycling setups. If a routine and monitored workout is what you are looking for, the motorized upright bike with a digital meter is what you need. On the other hand, for the avid cyclist wanting that outdoor sweaty and adrenaline-packed riding experience, without worrying about your heart rate or calories, go for the indoor cycling bike.
Plastic Surgery is a delicate procedure that should not be performed by an unqualified person. That is why stringent measures are put in place to ensure any individual hoping to practice this field of medicine has to undergo a thorough training and subsequently be a resident surgeon before obtaining a practicing license. Since plastic surgeons perform a wide range of procedures including cosmetic to reconstruction of severely injured accident victims, they have to be well versed with sciences. Of course there is a general belief among the masses that plastic surgeons are cynical charlatans bent on exploiting their patients. This however is not entirely true. Part of the work of surgeons is to reconstruct parts of patients' bodies; giving them the chance to get back to normal life.
Requirements of plastic surgery are immense. A plastic surgeon's early education is the same as that of any other physician. It all starts with an undergraduate science degree with a coursework meant to help individuals meet medical colleges' prerequisites. The curriculum is more science oriented, with mathematics and written communication added to the subjects. After a Bachelor's Degree, a graduate is required to enroll in a medical college for four years. During the course of study, students are assisted in building the pre-med degree's basis of tough sciences. While here, they try out the advanced coursework in human physiology, anatomy, pharmacology, medical law and ethics.
The first hands-on experience with patients begins at the third and fourth year. After graduating as a medical doctor, aspiring plastic surgeons continue with another six years of surgical residency. The first three years are tough, with students spending most of their time in general surgical rotations, learning a variety of techniques or procedures under the careful supervision of qualified surgeons. The other half of residency is taken up in specialized training for plastic surgery. This phase of the study is meant to give hands on experience to the students. It is a combination of traditional and modern techniques in the field.
After completing residency to the satisfaction of supervising surgeons, a student is now ready to test for certification by the board of plastic surgeons. Those who are through with the accredited residency can begin to practice immediately or wait for board certification.
A number of surgeons often choose to spend another year in fellowship to learn a particular specialty of plastic surgery. It could be hand surgery, facial surgery, breast surgery and many more. Each of these sub-specialties has an own certification beyond the basic certification.
Once a surgeon is qualified and has earned relevant certification, they are free to practice. Since their job involves very delicate procedures, they earn more than ordinary surgeons. This has put them on the spotlight as people bent on earning from vain individuals, sometimes leading to permanent scars on patients, or even death. Joan Rivers before plastic surgery is a case in point. Her death after numerous surgeries put surgeons on a very tight spot. Most surgeons earn a median salary of $300,000. As more and more people seek plastic surgery procedures like never before, the rates are projected to go up.
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Working out is known to have immeasurable health benefits to your body. These benefits include controlled weight, improved cardiovascular system, boost in immunity, elevated positive hormones that lead to release of feel good chemicals and promotes better sleep. Working out also makes you look good thus greatly increases your self-confidence. Whereas for many people exercise is mainly for losing weight, for other people it is mainly about toning parts of their bodies such as thighs. Exercise is also known to help get rid of stretch marks on thigh.
When you have a specific goal to achieve, you tend to concentrate on means that you think will achieve that goal. This is the case with many people when it comes to exercise; they will focus on the one area that they think will achieve the results they want.
However, this cannot be further from the truth; most results are achieved by a 360 degree input across all areas. Thus it is difficult to achieve toned thighs if you concentrate on thigh toning exercises alone. However, it is easier to achieve your objective if you have a work out plan that works with all your body and emphasizes on thigh toning exercises.
Here are good examples of exercises that will tone your thighs and exercise other parts of the body:
Elliptical machine for cardio – this is perhaps one of the best work outs ever. Using an elliptical machine will not only accelerate your heart rate and burn calories but it also tones your lower and upper body giving a complete body work out. At the end of the day you will be fit with toned thighs. You can also use a stationary bike if you have challenges supporting your own weight or you are trying to get rid of a knee pain. If you have knee pain, read this – 4 Scientifically Proven Home Remedies For Knee Pain
Use weights for strength training – Lifting weights go hand in hand with toning. You must use weights if you want to tone your thighs and get brilliant results quickly. Lift weights that target your quadriceps and hamstrings and work on leg presses, curls and extenders. Crunches and lunges are also great ways to achieve toned thighs using your own body weight. Good thing is that crunches and lunges can be done from the comfort of your home with no equipment.
Most workouts are high impact and will pose a challenge for someone who is in pain or is overweight. In such instances, select workouts that help in your cardio, build muscle strength while alleviating knee pain. Swimming is such good example.
However, even with these low impact work outs, knee pains can still persist. Before heading to a doctor, try different home remedies for knee pains such as using ice packs, soaking the knee in warm water, and massaging the knee. Home remedies can also be used for stretch marks that do not recede even after toning the thighs. Home remedies could include deep moisturizing, drinking lots of water and use of treatment creams.


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The investigation of the Boston Marathon bombings showed how police work is being changed by technology. What's interesting about that is that police hardly fit the stereotype of the tech-literate, and also that police organizations are often seen as being difficult to change.
By amazing coincidence, in the week before the bombings, The New York Times and The Boston Globe each ran articles on how police were using IT to help deal with potential crimes and fight crime.
The article in the Times was about police using smartphones to find information about residents of a given address. The databases linked together on the smartphone screen provide the officer with "access to the names of every resident with an open warrant, arrest record or previous police summons; each apartment with a prior domestic incident report; all residents with orders of protection against them; registered gun owners; and the arrest photographs of every parolee in the building." If the police are called for a domestic dispute, they can immediately see whether the person involved has previous arrests or convictions for domestic violence.
The Globe story, run a few days earlier on the front page, was about high-speed license plate-reading technology mounted on police vehicles that can scan 1,800 license plates per minute on passing cars, and share with police information related to the plates in real time. A simple use of this technology is to locate uninsured, unregistered, or stolen cars. The scans also record the location of the vehicle when the scan was taken, often allowing more information about where a car was that can be used in a legal case or, sometimes, to track down a suspect. In one instance, the license plate number of a man suspected of exposing himself was known, the number entered into the system, and the police alerted when the car drove past a scanner.
These are interesting examples of technology-driven change that help explain why it appears the police may be getting better at solving crimes. From an IT change management perspective, they provide a clear, if intuitive, lesson: people, even arguably change-resistant cultures such as the police, don't just "resist change" because they're ornery. If people believe a new technology will help them do their jobs better, they may well embrace it.
Both articles discuss worries of privacy and civil liberties groups about intrusions from government use of these data. I thought both articles dealt with these questions in a balanced way, and both articles, I thought (see if you agree), made the crime-fighting advantages of these new technologies clear.
Actually, even the head of the New York Civil Liberties Union, quoted in the Times article, did not have a knee-jerk reaction, stating that the technology had "enormous promise to improve policing and public safety," even though she was worried about "whether it will become a vehicle to round up the usual suspects, to harass people" based on information in the databases.
Both articles exhibited balanced reporting that gave those readers willing to see a picture of improvements in public management that perhaps should make the police successes after the Boston bombings less surprising. (See my previous blog entry for a discussion of willingness to see.)
PS: I am participating in the Walk for Hunger in Boston on Sunday May 5 – the city's first big street event since the bombings -- and am looking for sponsors. Any blog reader who would like to sponsor me should send a tax-deductible check payable to Walk for Hunger to me at: Harvard University, JFK School of Government, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. I will mention the names of sponsors in a subsequent blog. Thank you in advance.
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The main stock for trade and retail is high quality formal furniture, with a small amount of decorative and country pieces if something has that extra appeal.
In the shop you will always find the best in 18th and early 19th century mahogany, rosewood and walnut furniture, with great emphasis on colour and originality.
The furniture is also complemented with a selection of mirrors, pictures, boxes and collectable items, to suit all pockets. Each item is clearly priced and described in detail, and as a member of the British Antique Dealers Association you could not get a better guarantee, that each item is as described.
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The Resurrection School of Theology in Albania
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In his final interview series from Albania, Fr. Tom talks with John and Aleks from the Resurrection School of Theology in Albania.
"I learn so much from AFR and consider it a vital supplement to my church teaching and experience. I never would have been exposed to the Orthodox Church as I have been. I am not Orthodox, so I am especially grateful for the ability to learn about the Orthodox Church in this way."