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The church, she says, "is the one organization in our community that belongs to us that hasn't been taken away." But the problem, she adds, is that "some churches do not deal with HIV and AIDS, will not distribute condoms to the congregation, or don't want to deal with the real issues. The reality is that half the folks in the congregation are having sex without barriers, and for me my job as a minister is not to judge you."
It's not that people don't know that HIV is out there. "People know, but they're in denial," says Sandra. "You go into forums and show people the statistics, and they cringe. We know, but it's something we don't want to deal with. Because of our fear, we suffer. But we have to be able to move past that."
Chandler sees the consequences, but he knows that in this case, youth simply don't want to know. "Young people are being infected at an alarming ratebeing young, they think they're bulletproof," he says. "Promiscuity is cool, and the consequences are not discussed in detail as they should be. I shudder to think that they're out having as much unprotected sex as they describe, because that's usthat's the future, our next generation."
He has added motivation for the trek to D.C.: the memory of departed friend, confidante, and fellow Housing Works activist Keith Cylar, whom, Chandler notes, "part of the campaign is definitely dedicated to."
The logistics are daunting for a person living with AIDS. Chandler and the other caravan marchers plan to walk for 21 days, 10 to 12 miles a day. At night, they'll stay in basements and cleared-out office spaces, on sleeping bags and air mattresses.
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KIEV (AFP) - Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell said on Wednesday it has ended talks with Ukraine and US group ExxonMobil on extracting natural gas in the Black Sea off the coast of crisis-hit Crimea.
In September, then president Viktor Yanukovych said Ukraine had reached a production-sharing agreement with a consortium including Shell, ExxonMobil and state-owned Nadra Ukrainy to tap gas from the Skifski site in the Black Sea.
Prior to the popular uprising that toppled Yanukovych last month, Ukraine had been seeking to diversify its reliance on Russia for energy.
Shell said in a statement that it terminated negotiations on the Skifski project in January.
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- Release Date: Mar 2, 2012
The film studies the storied and tumultuous life of heavy metal legend Bobby Liebling and features the music of Liebling's band Pentagram. (9.14 Pictures)
- Director: Demian Fenton and Don Argott
- Genre(s): Documentary
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The fact that Last Days Here cares more about Liebling's personal redemption than his professional triumph is ultimately a saving grace, a telling demonstration of the film's well-ordered priorities.
It's the offbeat love story at the heart of Liebling's resurrection that provides the film's most powerful - and touching - surprise.
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Feb 26, 2012A surprise back-from-the-brink redemption proves reliably engaging in rock-doc Last Days Here, tracking three years in the life of cult musician Bobby Liebling, whose band Pentagram never capitalized on its early promise.
Nevertheless the fierce loyalty of Mr. Liebling's nearest and dearest is extremely touching, and Last Days Here - despite its stinginess with back story and early performance footage - works hard to reveal the man beneath the four-decade heroin habit.
An affectionate look at a self-destructing maniac and his supporters that bluntly reveals Liebling's total abjection without mocking him.
A middling entry in the growing genre of tragic, never-quite-made-it rocker docs, this doesn't have a bona fide genius at its core (The Devil and Daniel Johnston), nor a compelling clash of Spinal Tap–ready egos (Anvil! The Story of Anvil).
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Kosta Browne Amber Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir 2009
Pinot Noir from Russian River, California
Winemaker's Notes
Aromatics of fresh blackberry, raspberry, green tea, vanilla bean and lightly roasted nuts. On the palate, an intense mouthful of rich cherry, ripe raspberry and soothing cola. Soft tones of caramel and semi-sweet chocolate leading to a balanced, pleasing and silky finish.
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International Wine Cellar - "Deep ruby. More musky and powerful than the Keefer Ranch bottling, showing dark berry and cherry character and notes of smoked meat and mocha. Broad, chewy and powerful, offering rich cherry compote and black raspberry flavors and a note of bitter chocolate. Quite a bit richer than the excellent 2008, which is lovely right now, by the way. Finishes on a sneaky note of candied rose, with solid punch. Give this some time in bottle.
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Notable FactsThe proximity of this cool river and the rolling fogs from the Pacific Ocean make the area amenable to cool-climate grapes like Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. In fact, the region is quite known for its full-bodied, yet elegant Pinot Noir, as well as their ripe, yet lean Chardonnays. Within Russian River Valley lie the smaller appellations of Chalk Hill and Green Valley. Chalk Hill is the warmer of the two and furthest from the ocean, while Green Valley is cooler and closer to the water.
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Letters to the Editor: 04.01.08
Absolute rights
Your editorial, "Court should uphold right to bear arms," March 25, reveals the logic disconnect of the secular-progressive mind set.
You stated, "And the Supreme Court should uphold that Second Amendment right, but also hold that it is a right that has limits. Including registration laws, laws that regulate carry-and-conceal, and that limit where guns may be carried, what kind of guns may legally be owned." Restrictions such as these are valid only if the Second Amendment is a privilege, rather than a right.
Or perhaps the title of the editorial is actually a decoy, the "sheep's clothing" covering the "wolf" of repressive manipulation. Consider your concluding statement: "The right to keep and bear arms is a constitutional right, but it is a right, like all rights, that should have restraints for the welfare of the nation." Who gets to choose what, or whom, to restrain, and why?
What part of "shall not be infringed" do you not understand?
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All voices
In response to Mr. Phil Peebles, (Letters, March 10): I now live in Battle Creek, Mich., but I was born and raised in the small town of Three Rivers. As a matter of fact, I graduated from Three Rivers High School and attended two semesters at Del Mar College. Thirty-six years of my life were spent in Three Rivers.
It was my choice to relocate with my family to Battle Creek, Mich., for a better job. My younger brother, who was in the service, kept telling me about all the nice jobs in Michigan. He graduated from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo with a teaching degree, He left Michigan to care for my uncle and aunt and returned to Corpus Christi. He retired from teaching at a local high school about two years ago.
Before putting someone down for being out of state and writing letters to the editor, remember these facts -- the U.S. Constitution guarantees freedom of speech to all. Apparently Mr. Peebles must read the opinion column to make mention of the things that he does not like. There are things that we all do not like, but we make the best of the situation. It would be a dull world if everyone of agreed on all things.
Jesse Moreno
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Unfair policies
Most of us feel that if we have a certain amount of insurance coverage on our homes, we are adequately protected in the event of a catastrophic loss.
On the day we sign up for the insurance coverage, for whatever amount, and if everything is brand new on that day, this is the only day that we might get the face value of our insurance coverage. From that first day forward, an insurance company depreciation is put into effect. That depreciation will continue until the day of need.
Suddenly, the insurance claims adjuster informs us that, yes, our policy face value is for a certain amount of dollars, but they must depreciate our home and belongings because they are no longer brand new.
Basically they are lying to the client that they still have full coverage to justify the premium cost which translates into profits. It seems to me that this is bilking the public, to charge a client fees for insurance coverage they will never realize.
I believe that people should write to their congressional members and legislators to establish a rule requiring the insurance companies to reduce the premium payments each month that the coverage is depreciated. Premiums should be reduced the same percentage of the total coverage depreciation. It should be a criminal offense to charge fees for insurance amounts that are never realized.
Bill Kelley
High prices
When I moved to Corpus Christi two years ago, I was surprised at how expensive food is here.
I lived in Kingsville for about 30 years, and food was much less expensive there. Then I realized that in Kingsville, we have two large grocery chain stores -- WalMart and H-E-B -- and we could choose where to buy. At either store, the prices were lower than they are in Corpus Christi, (except for Sun Harvest, where I frequently shop).
With gas prices what they are, it hardly makes sense for me to drive to WalMart to shop. So, I'm stuck shopping at H-E-B. A WalMart in the eastern part of Corpus Christi would have been nice, and we almost had it. But somehow it isn't going to happen, and H-E-B gets the land instead.
Competition is indeed the American way. It helps keep prices down. Too bad H-E-B doesn't believe in it.
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This is nothing more than a gossip column. It is hurtful to others, especially the innocent. Yeah, I know, "freedom of speech," but not when it is nothing more than finger pointing or making fun of others' misfortune or tragedy. It is disgusting.
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Monday December 24, 2007
It has been described as the 'missing link' in the
party's education programme beginning with
training kindergarten teachers, KTAR for college
students, Utar for tertiary studies and the Lifelong
Learning campaign for adults. Now, the plan is
complete with the skills development programme for
school leavers.
You see them at shopping malls working as shop assistants or as salesmen. Often, they can only speak Mandarin or Cantonese.
These teenagers are also a familiar sight at night markets, peddling imitation DVDs or mobile phone accessories. Some are even runners for loan sharks and bookies.
It's hard to believe that more Chinese students are dropping out than before, with the figure totalling over 100,000 annually.
But the MCA is worried. The party has described this as a "silent epidemic" within the community with Chinese students between the ages of 15 and 17 opting out of secondary schools to take up non-skilled jobs.
An average of 122,000 Chinese students reportedly drop out annually due to poor academic performance, loss of interest in studies and broken homes.
The other races record an annual dropout rate of 10.3% but the Chinese drop out problem has been regarded as alarming.
MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting is determined to help school leavers with weak results turn their lives around by helping them pick up skills that will build their confidence and make them financially independent.
Last week, the first batch of 650 graduates of the MCA-run Kojadi Skills Development Foundation received their diplomas from Ong.
These youngsters received training on skills ranging from repairing cars, cooking and plumbing to hair styling and beauty care, skills which are in demand.
A few gave their testimonies on stage to the gathering of parents and fellow graduates. This was also their first ever public speaking experience.
Although the graduates were predominantly Chinese, there were also those from other communities.
Many have already found employment and knowing the importance of English, most said learning the language would be their next step.
Acquiring working skills is the essence of the MCA's School Leavers Programme, which is a brainchild of Ong who fondly described it as the "missing link" in the party's education programme.
He has given personal attention to the programme by highlighting its importance to party members and the media.
Even before the launch of this latest programme, the MCA education plan has already been quite comprehensive.
The MCA's education programme begins with Early Childhood Education (CECE) where it has trained pre-school teachers for the last 20 years.
Diplomas from the CECE are recognised by kindergartens and the programme provides an option to school leavers who cannot afford to go to college or university.
The Kolej Tunku Abdul Rahman, which started in 1969, now has branch campuses in Penang, Perak, Pahang, Johor and Sabah with the main campus in Kuala Lumpur.
KTAR has since then produced over 140,000 of graduates who are highly sought after by employers.
It has an annual student enrolment of 26,000 taking over 100 courses.
The Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Utar), which started in 2002 with 411 students taking eight degree courses, now boasts of the scenic Perak campus in Kampar.
To date, UTAR has produced more than 8,000 graduates.
Then, there is the MCA Lifelong Learning Campaign, again mooted by Ong, which promotes the concept of education as a lifelong process.
This campaign stresses on the philosophy that "one is never too late to learn" with emphasis on learning opportunities for all ages.
However, the "missing link" has always been a programme for school leavers and now, that gap has been filled in the party's comprehensive education plan.
Ong said the number of students from Chinese primary schools who dropped out before completing their secondary education was about 25% and called it a "worrying trend."
He said most of these dropouts could not cope with formal education, were from not-well-to-do families and weak in Bahasa Malaysia and English.
For many parents, the MCA programme is a "life saver" as acquiring these new skills has allowed their children a chance to be properly employed or to even begin their own businesses.
The MCA is collaborating with many local operators to establish smart partnerships to train more skills-based human resources.
Kojadi, it is understood, also plans to help train workers for the oil and gas industry as workers are in demand in this sector. The courses in the pipeline include training welders, fitters, inspectors and safety officers.
Our young deserve our help and support – that is part of building lives for Malaysians regardless of their race.
Neighbours heard cries of children being beaten
RM1mil reward offer for information on Dr M's alleged misdeeds
Body of child found buried in kitchen
'Wild' party ends for 51 at popular mall
Money down the drain
Image on Google Street View may be that of missing boy
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Windows Phone 8.1 has already received its first general distribution release (GDR1) but now rumors are pointing to the second one. According to sources claiming they've played with a functional WP device running the GDR2 software the settings menu can finally be sorted alphabetically.
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Following the destruction and devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the people of Long Island's DirectBuy wanted to do what they could to help those in their community who felt the impact of the storm.
"Here was a situation where the items we carry meshed exactly with what was needed in the community," said Naushad Mehta, franchise owner of Long Island's DirectBuy, the home improvement and furnishings club with confidential dealer prices. "DirectBuy carries home furnishings and remodeling items; local families devastated by the storm need those items -- it seemed a perfect fit."
So on June 26, 2013, DirectBuy of Long Island distributed 98 home furnishing and home improvement items (valued at a total of $20,000) to 26 residents affected by Hurricane Sandy.
"We decided to do this because we took this disaster (Hurricane Sandy) personally. It affected us, our members and families in our community," Mehta said. "While it's great to help far-flung causes, we felt even more motivated to do something locally. In the aftermath of Sandy, we've been helping our members who were affected by the storm rebuild and restore their homes."
The donated items included furniture, bathroom fixtures, rugs, window treatments, windows and accessories.
Recipients of the donated items were selected through the Unmet Needs Roundtable, an arm of the Health & Welfare Council of Long Island. The Hauppauge location of PODS also generously donated PODS containers for the storage and delivery of merchandise.
Mehta notes that while DirectBuy of Long Island lost two weeks' worth of business due to power outages and other effects of the storm, all staffers were safe and their homes intact.
"Our members were not so fortunate. Many of them lost everything and had to rebuild from scratch," she said. "While the story is not in the headlines any more, the need is still great."
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Wynton playing at Central Park with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra will celebrate 150 years of Central Park, tomorrow June 11 at 8 PM, at Rumsey Playfield (Central Park, East 72nd Street off Fifth Avenue), New York. Keep reading »
Wynton plays with his new quartet
On June 3 and 4, Wynton led a quartet at the Iron Horse for four packed shows Tuesday and Wednesday nights. He brought along pianist Eric Lewis, drummer Ali Jackson Jr., and bassist Carlos Enriquez, and the quartet performed a seven-tune set, followed by a single song encore. Most of the compositions played at the first Tuesday show were so new that Wynton hadn't named them yet, and they included a sprightly New Orleans shuffle, a playful swing largely built around a one-note melody, and even one speedy "out". Keep reading »
Photos from the "Blow the Blues away" concert
More than 830 people in attendance at the concert and dinner, including Sen. Charles Schumer, Glenn Close, Ellen Barkin, Al Roker, Deborah Roberts, Bobby Short, Courtney B. Vance, Walt "Clyde" Frasier, City Council Speaker Gifford Miller and the Reverend and Mrs. Calvin Butts, the gala raised more than $1.17 million. The proceeds will benefit the hundreds of performances and educational programs produced by Jazz at Lincoln Center each year. Download high-res photo of the event from Jazz at Lincoln Center web site. Keep reading »
Wynton with B.B. King and Eric Clapton to Blow the Blues away
B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Wynton Marsalis, Ray Charles, and Willie Nelson are among the artists who will play the Blowin' the Blues Away, a concert to benefit Jazz at Lincoln Center. To be held tomorrow, June 2, at New York's famed Apollo Theater, the event will celebrate the U.S. Congress-declared Year of the Blues and will articulate the development of the blues in jazz through narrative and song. Keep reading »
Europe tour dates for the Wynton Marsalis Septet
This summer, Wynton with his septet will tour Europe from July 5 to August 9. He will play in Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, England, Scotland and France. Check out our tour section for the updated schedule. Keep reading »
Wynton and Ellis Marsalis play the music of James Black
For five nights, from May 27 to 31 at Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Jazz at Lincoln Center will celebrate the music of James Black (1940-1988), the trailblazin drummer and composer, whose music remains largely unknown outside of his native New Orleans. Wynton and his father, pianist Ellis Marsalis will join other Native New Orleanians: Victor Goines, (tenor saxophone and clarinet), Reginald Veal (bass), and Herlin Riley (drums) for five nights of Black's music which will help to close out J@LC's "Year of the Drum" celebration. The program will include Black's Magnolia Triangle, Whistle Stop, Monkey Puzzle, Old Wyne,… Keep reading »
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Wynton will be guest soloist for the Lincoln Center debut of Jazz at Lincoln Center's own Latin jazz big band. The dynamic Arturo O'Farrill, son of the late composer/bandleader Chico O'Farrill, leads this all-star ensemble. On May 9 & 10, 2003, 8 pm at Alice Tully Hall, New York. More info on Jazz at Lincoln Center web site Keep reading »
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The latest Comelec broth
Buhay and An Waray partylist groups are being stripped by the Commission on Elections of congressional seats already awarded to them. The seats are being reserved instead for the Senior Citizens party-list group. Understandably Buhay and An Waray are crying foul. What will happen to them?
Before we speculate about that, let us talk about a preliminary matter, namely, election contests.
Election contests are controversies where the No. 2 in an election race challenges the right of the proclaimed winner and demands that he be proclaimed winner instead. The Constitution says that the electoral tribunal of either chamber of Congress shall be the sole judge of election contests. This means that the Comelec, which has jurisdiction over the implementation of election laws, must at a certain point yield its jurisdiction to the electoral tribunal. But when exactly does jurisdiction pass from the Comelec to the electoral tribunal?
In all the Supreme Court cases I have seen, the Court ruled that the Comelec no longer has jurisdiction because in these cases the proclaimed winner had taken the oath and had assumed office. But in many cases the proclaimed winner does not immediately assume office. In fact, winners of the last congressional elections will not be able to assume office until the start of the new Congress come June 30. For that matter, it will take a while before the new electoral tribunal can get organized. Does this mean therefore that at least until June 30 the Comelec continues to have jurisdiction?
It seems to me that the moment a defeated candidate challenges a proclaimed winner saying that he is the real winner, we have the essential elements of an election contest which places the real winner in doubt. The doubt exists even before the proclaimed winner assumes office. Where then can the No. 2 go to seek relief? The Constitution says that the "Electoral Tribunal shall be the sole judge of all contests relating to the election, returns, and qualifications" of all squabbling members of Congress. Necessarily, therefore, relief will not come until after the electoral tribunal is organized.
There have been instances, however, when the proclaimed winner might succeed to take the oath and assume office even before an election contest can be filed or decided; in fact, even before June 30. Whether or not this is proper does not alter the fact that the ultimate judgment will be made by the electoral tribunal.
Now we have the peculiar case of Buhay and An Waray. Without anybody filing an election contest against anybody, Buhay and An Waray are being stripped of seats that have been proclaimed as won by them in order to reserve the seats for the as yet unproclaimed (and in fact initially disqualified) Senior Citizens party-list group. The answer of the Comelec is that the Supreme Court had issued an order commanding the Comelec to reserve seats for the Senior Citizen party list. But the Court did not specify how the Comelec should make the reservation.
This, of course, is not a run-of-the-mill election contest where two candidates are vying against each other. It is a contest between Buhay and An Waray on the one hand and the Comelec on the other!
In my view, whether the case goes to the Comelec or the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal, the outcome should be the same based on the manner seats are distributed according to existing jurisprudence. According to Banat vs Comelec (GR 17927) and earlier decisions, parties which obtain at least 2 percent of the total votes cast for party lists are entitled automatically to one seat. Those who get more than 2 percent can get an additional seat for every additional 2 percent, but only up to a maximum of three seats. After all those who have obtained at least 2 percent of the votes have been given their allocated seats, then the Comelec distributes the remaining seats among those who did not receive 2 percent until the maximum of 20 percent of the House seats have been filled.
The expectation on the basis of the number of votes received is that the Senior Citizens, if qualified, will be entitled to more than one seat. The reserved seats for them should be taken from among those who did not garner at least 2 percent of the votes cast. That way the seats already won by Buhay and An Waray and any other party entitled to more than one seat will be respected.
The problem we have now is partly the result of the rush to proclaim winners even before all the votes were counted.
The lot of second placers in elections. Does the runner-up take the place of a declared winner who is disqualified? According to Gonzales vs Comelec, he does not, unless the electorate is fully aware in fact and in law of a candidate's disqualification so as to bring such awareness within the realm of notoriety, but they would nonetheless cast their votes in favor of the ineligible candidate. This exception was not verified in Gonzales vs Comelec. But this has been clarified by later decisions of the Supreme Court saying the second placer takes the place of the disqualified winner if the disqualification existed when the certificate of candidacy was filed. In other words, the winner was never a candidate.
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An Investigation of Holland Types and the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire--Fifth Edition.
The Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire--Fifth Edition (16PF; Conn & Rieke, 1994) is consistently rated as one of the most used and researched personality tests (Cattell, Eber, &Tatsuoka, 1970; Walsh & Betz, 1995). It contains 16 bipolar scales (called "primary factors") and several validity scales, with 15 of the factors measuring personality traits and 1 factor measuring cognitive ability or reasoning ability (Conn & Rieke, 1994). One reason the 16PF has been such a popular measure is that validated special scores greatly expand the utility of the 16PF for the counselor. These scores allow the instrument to assess the role of personality structure in leadership, creativity, and specific occupations. Thus, the instrument not only allows the client's interests and abilities to be examined but also allows his or her personality to be taken into consideration during occupational decision making. For example, a client may have interests that are similar to those of a surgeon but may have a score on the 16PF that indicates a great degree of impulsivity and impatience. Of course, this characteristic would need to be addressed during the career decision-making process with this client. Although certainly not all clients would benefit from such a discussion, many occupations (e.g., police officer, clergy, or airline pilot) do require that the personality of the applicant be taken into consideration.
One set of special scores obtained from the 16PF, available by computer scoring, is the prediction of Holland's occupational types. The intent of these special scores is to allow the career counselor to explore the client's interests and personality structure in the career counseling process (Conn & Rieke, 1994). Using the 16PF and the Self-Directed Search (SDS; Holland, Fritzsche, & Powell, 1994) in career counseling requires understanding the overlap of personality and interests, in general, and the ability of the 16PF to predict the SDS codes, in particular.
The field of career counseling continues to examine the relationship between personality and interests and to debate whether there is an overlap of personality and interests or whether these constructs are largely separate domains (Holland, Fritzsche, et al., 1994; Janda, 1998; Oliver, Lent, & Zack, 1998; Young & Chen, 1999; Zunker, 1994). Because the 16PF is one of the most commonly used personality measures that has application to career counseling, the overlap of the 16PF and interests may be of particular importance to career counselors (Oliver et al., 1998; Young & Chen, 1999; Zunker, 1994). The proposed overlap of interests may be important for several reasons, but arguably one of the more important reasons for the career counselor may be the utility of making assumptions about the personality of the client from interest inventory results or of making assumptions about interests given a client's personality structure. If empirical support for the overlap of the personality and interest domains can be de monstrated, then the career counselor may be able to discuss the client's personality characteristics that may be important for a specific career, given the results of an interest inventory. Without the establishment of empirical support for the overlap of these domains, making any assumptions about personality from interests, or interests from personality, is risky, at best.
An additional possible benefit of empirical support for the overlap of interests and personality domains, especially in today's HMO-styled market where assessment time is often limited, is a reduction in testing time in situations when information about personality and interests is beneficial. It can certainly be argued that not all career decisions would benefit from data on personality and interests; however, for situations in which it would be beneficial, a substantial reduction in resources may be possible. The Holland types were likely choices to examine the overlap of more general personality and occupational types because Holland conceptualized these occupational types as "personality types" (Holland, Fritzsche, et al., 1994, p. 1). He contended that there are six occupational personality types, found in both people and the environment, that can be described using a hexagonal model (Holland, Fritzsche, et al., 1994). Holland further contended that the better the match between a person's personality typ e and his or her work environment, the more likely the individual is to find the occupation satisfying. Because Holland conceived of his model as a personality model, we believed that it seemed logical to examine the overlap of interests and personality traits.
The authors of the 16PF have attempted to examine the possible overlap of the personality domain with interests (Conn & Rieke, 1994). In doing so, they used 16PF scores to predict Holland types that would be obtained from the SDS (Karol, 1994). In the development of regression equations, one of the most critical aspects is the cross-validation process. Cross-validation demonstrates that the predictor variables are stable across various samples from the target population. The stability of the predictors is vital to any use of the derived scores, because the applicability of the equations beyond the sample used to develop them is not known without cross-validation research (Hair, Anderson, Tatham, & Black, 1998; Nunnally & Bernstein, 1994). Despite the recommendation for continued cross-validation of regression equations, to date, limited data on the cross-validation of these equations are available (Gonn & Rieke, 1994; Karol, 1994). Therefore, additional cross-validation research regarding these special scores is needed.
The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the stability of the published 16PF predictor variables used in the regression equations to estimate SDS Holland types when a different sample of adults was surveyed. A secondary purpose of this study was to examine the domain overlap of the 16PF and SDS.
The sample used in this study consisted of the responses from 234 volunteers. Of these volunteers, 109 (47%) were from southern Indiana, southern Illinois, or northern Kentucky; 59 (25%) were from northeastern Ohio or northwestern Pennsylvania; and 65 (28%) were from southern Florida. Participants ranged in age from 18 to 69 years old. One person was not clear regarding location. The mean age was 27.9 years (SD = 10).
Of the participants, 29% (n = 67) were men and 71% (n = 167) were women. To obtain as representative a sample as possible, minority community and university organizations in several locations were contacted and their members were invited to participate. The reported racial heritages of the participants were 83% Whites (n = 194), 9% Blacks (n = 20), 6% Hispanics (n = 14), 2% Asians (n = 5), and 0.4% Native American (n = 1). The participants' mean educational level was 14.9 years (2 years of college; SD = 2.5). One participant did not report his or her educational level.
There were 58% (n = 135) undergraduate and graduate students and 42% (n = 98) community members (persons not enrolled in classes) in the sample. One participant's group membership was not indicated. To expand the diversity of interests in the sample, university participants were solicited from programs in art, music, accounting, business management, counseling, elementary education, secondary education, and special education.
The 16PF. The 16PF is designed to measure normal personality traits (Gattell et al., 1970; Conn & Rieke, 1994). It has been revised several times over the years, primarily to update norms, but more recently to update language and to improve the psychometric qualities of the tool. The 16PF contains 16 bipolar scales (called "primary factors"), 5 global factor scales, and several validity scales. Fifteen of the primary factors and the 5 global factors measure personality traits; 1 factor measures cognitive ability. The stability coefficients for the personality factors and validity scales range from r = .69 to r .91 for 2 weeks, with the range of r = .56 to r = .82 for 2 months. The internal consistency of the primary factors and validity scales ranged from [alpha] = .66 to [alpha] = .87 (Conn & Rieke, 1994).
There are extensive supportive validity data reported in the technical manual for the 16PF. Data on the factor structure, item analysis, and relationships of the 16PF to other measures are also included in the manual (Conn & Rieke, 1994. Using data from a sample of 194 individuals, Karol (1994) developed equations, using a multiple regression procedure, for predicting SDS Holland codes from 16PF data.
The SDS. The SDS is a widely used interest inventory, developed by Holland, that was designed to aid in the career decision-making process (Holland, Fritzsche, et al., 1994; Holland, Powell, & Fritzsche, 1994; Walsh & Betz, 1995). The SDS has six scales that are based on Holland's theory of career decision making. Holland described the six scales using a hexagonal model that symbolizes the relationship between the personality types (Holland, Fritzsche, et al., 1994; Holland, Powell, et al., 1994).
The stability of the six SDS scales ranged from r = .76 to r= .89 over 4 to 12 weeks. Considerable validity data are reported in the manuals, including examinations of the content, relationship to other interest measures, relationship to personality measures, and prediction of occupational satisfactions and fit (Holland, Fritzsche, et al., 1994; Holland, Powell, et al., 1994).
Data for this study were collected as part of a group of studies on the 16PF being conducted by the first author. Sample size was preestablished, using procedures recommended by experts in the application of this methodology (Hair et al., 1998; Nunnally & Bernstein, 1994).
The administration packets included the 16PF, SDS, demographics sheet, and other instruments, which were placed in an envelope in counterbalanced order. A description of the study was either handed to or read to participants before they opened the envelope. Approximately 60% of the participants completed the inventory in a group setting, and the other 40% took the packet home to complete it. Two hundred and sixty packets of materials were distributed; 234 were returned with completed 16PFs and SDSs, yielding a return rate of 90%.
Data Analysis
Data analysis was performed using SYSTAT 9.0 for Windows (SPSS, 1999). The 16PF raw scale scores were converted to sten scores, using the combined population norms provided by the publisher (Conn & Rieke, 1994).
Because this study was designed to examine the effect of sampling error (or bias) on the stability of predictors in multiple regression equations, an established procedure to detect error in regression formulas was applied; the procedure was first developed by Cleary (1968) and further refined by others (Hair et al., 1998; Nunnally & Bernstein, 1994). Sampling bias (error) is suggested if the predictors proposed to make up the regression equation do not meet two criteria in the cross-validation sample. The first criterion is that the predictor variable must significantly enter into the regression equation when using the cross-validation sample. Second, the predictor variable must enter into the regression equation from the cross-validation sample in the same direction (positive or negative) as in the developmental sample (Hair et al., 1998; Nunnally & Bernstein, 1994).
Two regression procedures (models) were calculated to evaluate whether the predictor variables that were reported by Karol (1994) met the two cross-validation criteria. The first regression model (free model) was calculated using a forward stepwise procedure with the entry and removal criterion set to .10 as was done during development (Karol, 1994). Stability of the predictors was supported if the predictor entered into the free model as it had in Karol's study. The second regression model (forced model) was constructed by using the published predictors for each Holland type to calculate a multiple regression equation. This forced all the prior established predictors into a model to determine whether, if they had entered into the equation, they would have done so in the same direction, using data from the sample of individuals who participated in this study. Correct entry into the forced model provided less support for the stability of the predictors than did entry into the free model. Stability of the predi ctors was best supported if the predictor variables entered into the free model equation and did so in the same direction as found in Karol's study (Hair et al., 1998; Nunnally & Bernstein, 1994).
A cross-validated equation was calculated using predictors that were considered stable from Karol's (1994) study and the free model. These represent the cross-validated models (Cleary, 1968; Hair et al., 1998; Nunnally & Bernstein, 1994). The cross-validated model was considered statistically significant if it provided a prediction that was substantially greater than chance, as determined by the Fstatistic having a p < .05.
Domain overlap can be considered an issue of practical significance because two tools or procedures are attempting to measure a common construct or domain in regression models (Nunnally & Bernstein, 1994). The practical utility of two measures being considered interchangeable has been examined using a number of methods, but most commonly by examining alternate form reliability (Cicchetti, 1994; Janda, 1998; Nunnally & Bernstein, 1994). Two tools or procedures are accepted as sharing adequate domain, or seen as alternate forms, if they have 50% or more shared variance. This provides initial evidence of domain overlap. The shared variance of regression models is best estimated by examining the adjusted [R.sup.2]. The cross-validated multiple regression equations were considered practically significant if they shared 50% or more variance (adjusted [R.sup.2] > .50) with the SDS scale they were predicating.
The means and standard deviations for the 16PF and the SDS are provided in Table 1. The results of examining the stability of the predictors from the primary and global factor models are summarized in Table 2. These data supported the stability of the global factor predictors for the SDS Realistic, Artistic, and Conventional scales. These data supported the primary factor model for the SDS Enterprising scale as being composed of stable predictors.
Table 3 presents the adjusted [R.sup.2]s for both the 16PF global factor and 16PF primary factor cross-validated multiple regression equations. None of the multiple regression equations met the criteria for practical significance in predicting the SDS scales from 16PF factors of adjusted [R.sup.2] > .50.
The primary purpose of this study was to investigate, using a different sample of individuals than had been used in previous studies, the stability of the 16PF predictor variables in predicting Holland types, as measured by the SDS. If the stability of the predictor variable could not be demonstrated, the application of the equation in a real-life situation would not be supported. This would mean that any equation would be different for various groups of adults and that no consistent prediction of SDS types would be possible.
The results of this study indicate that the published global factor multiple regression equations for the Realistic, Artistic, and Conventional scales were constructed from stable predictor variables. Three of the published global factor multiple regression equations contained predictors that failed to be supported as stable in this study. Of the six published multiple regression equations using the l6PF primary factors to predict SDS scores, only the Enterprising equation was found to be constructed completely from stable predictors. These data indicate that if a prediction of SDS scale scores from the 16PF is needed, the cross-validated multiple regression equations reported in Table 3 contain predictors known to be more stable, and, as such, are preferable to Karol's (1994) equations. Because there were statistically significant regression equations that could be constructed from the 16PF, this provided some support for the potential of the 16PF to have utility in exploring SDS types. However, before such a potential can be considered meaningful and as having practical utility in career counseling, the establishment of alternate form reliability also needs to support such a procedure. Furthermore, these results suggest the need to continue to refine the regression models using other samples and further research into the relationship of the Holland types and the 16PF.
In order to examine the practical utility of the regression equations for the SDS that were constructed from the 16PF, one method is to examine adequate alternate form reliability. When the alternate form reliability of the two procedures was examined, no support was found for the interchangeability of the two procedures. The results of this study suggest that statistically significant and stable regression models that predict SDS scale scores can be constructed from 16PF scores. This finding provides evidence that there is some shared domain between the SDS and the 16PF. However, neither Karol's (1994) results nor the results from this study provided support for the practical significance of any model. Thus, although there is likely some shared domain between the two measures, it is insufficient to equate them as alternate forms for one another. This suggests that although the overlap may be of interest to researchers, the application of these equations by the career counselor in a real-life setting was not supported by these data. Thus, when measures of interests and personality are important to the career decision-making process, both the 16PF and the SDS would need to be administered.
To ensure that the lack of utility of the 16PF in measuring SDS scores was not an artifact of the statistical procedure of multiple regression, classical item analysis was used to examine these data. These results further supported the finding that although some degree of content overlap was present, it was insufficient to have practical utility (Nunnally & Bernstein, 1994). The lack of domain overlap was most evident in the prediction of the SDS Conventional scale score. There was less than 5% shared variance between the cross-validated multiple regression equations and the SDS Conventional scale score. The low predictive power of the cross-validated multiple regression was consistent with the general lower predictive power of the SDS Conventional scale in this study and with the results reported by Karol (1994).
In summary, these results have implications for the practitioner and for future researchers. For the practitioner, these results suggest that although the 16PF may have some domain overlap with the SDS, the overlap is too small to be of utility in an applied setting.
Researchers may note, however, that cross-validated statistically significant regression equations could be constructed. This suggests that at least some of the domain of personality, as measured by the 16PF and the SDS, was present. These data were consistent with Karol's (1994) findings that the Realistic, Enterprising, Social, and Artistic types had the largest overlap with personality, whereas the Conventional type had the least overlap. This suggests that although some Holland types may have overlap with 16PF personality traits, others may have little overlap. Additional research should examine the possibility that, perhaps as we have defined personality and interests, the overlap is only in some areas.
This study was limited in several ways. Although this sample was more representative of the general population of the United States than the sample used in previous research, the study needs to be replicated using more representative samples. Furthermore, it is important to remember that as with any assessment tool, application and interpretation of the 16PF and SDS need to take place on the basis of sound clinical practice and an understanding of assessment.
Dale R. Pietrzak is an assistant professor in the Department of Counseling and Psychology in Education at the University of South Dakota, Vermillion. Betsy J. Page is an assistant professor in the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. Correspondence regarding this article should he sent to Dale R. Pietrzak, University of South Dakota, 414 East Clark Street, Vermillion, SD 57069 (e-mail: email@example.com).
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TABLE 1 Means and Standard Deviations for 16PF-5th Edition and SDS Scale/Factor n M SD 16PF-5th Edition A Warmth 230 6.3 1.8 B Reasoning 229 6.2 1.7 C Emotional stability 230 5.6 1.8 E Dominance 230 5.2 2.0 F Liveliness 230 6.0 1.9 G Rule-consciousness 229 5.4 1.9 H Social boldness 230 5.7 2.0 I Sensitivity 230 6.4 1.8 L Vigilance 230 5.3 2.0 M Abstractness 230 5.6 1.9 N Privateness 230 5.0 2.1 O Apprehension 230 5.8 1.8 Q1 Open to change 230 5.7 2.2 Q2 Self-Reliance 230 5.3 1.8 Q3 Perfectionism 230 5.0 2.1 Q4 Tension 230 5.5 1.8 Extroversion 230 6.1 1.9 Anxiety 230 5.5 2.0 Tough mindedness 230 4.8 2.0 Independence 230 5.4 1.9 Self-Control 229 5.1 1.8 Self-Directed Search Realistic 234 17.2 10.7 Investigative 234 21.9 10.6 Artistic 234 24.2 12.0 Social 234 36.3 8.9 Enterprising 234 25.9 9.0 Conventional 234 21.7 10.8 Note. 16PF-5th Edition = Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire-Fifth Edition SDS = Self-Directed Search. For the standardization sample, M = 5.5 and SD = 2.0 TABLE 2 Regression Results of 16PF-5th Edition for SDS Holland Type (a) F R Global Factors Realistic (n = 229) Predicted (c) 10.7 (**) .43 - .47 Free (d) 12.9 (**) .47 Forced (e) 12.9 (**) .47 Investigative (n = 230) Predicted (c) 5.7 (**) .30 - .36 Free (d) 7.2 (**) .30 Forced (e) 4.6 (**) .31 Artistic (n = 230) Predicted (c) 70.9 (**) .51 - .52 Free (d) 38.9 (**) .59 Forced (e) 106.7 (**) .57 Social (n = 229) Predicted (c) 27.2 (**) .53 - .55 Free (d) 23.6 (**) .54 Forced (e) 28.9 (**) .53 Enterprising (n = 230) Predicted (c) 27.0 (**) .52 - .55 Free (d) 24.7 (**) .42 Forced (e) 16.6 (**) .43 Conventional (n = 229) Predicted (c) 19.7 (**) .39 - .41 Free (d) 6.9 (**) .24 Forced (e) 6.9 (**) .24 Primary Factors Realistic (n = 229) Predicted (c) 18.2 (**) .57 - .54 Free (d) 26.8 (**) .61 Forced (e) 25.4 (**) .60 Investigative (n = 229) Predicted (c) 12.8 (**) .57 - .52 Free (d) 11.3 (**) .48 Forced (e) 8.4 (**) .46 Artistic (n = 230) Predicted (c) 21.4 (**) .56 - .53 Free (d) 24.1 (**) .59 Forced (e) 27.7 (**) .57 Social (n = 229) Predicted (c) 21.5 (**) .60 - .57 Free (d) 21.2 (**) .60 Forced (e) 22.7 (**) .58 Enterprising (n = 230) Predicted (c) 20.7 (**) .60 - .57 Free (d) 9.4 (**) .51 Forced (e) 12.1 (**) .46 Conventional (n = 222) Predicted (c) 16.6 (**) .46 - .43 Free (d) 6.9 (**) .29 Forced (e) 5.4 (**) .26 Holland Type (a) 16PF Factors (b) Global Factors Realistic (n = 229) Predicted (c) TM+, IN+, AX-, EX-, SC- Free (d) IN+, TM+, EX-, AX-, SC- Forced (e) IN+, TM+, EX-, AX-, SC- Investigative (n = 230) Predicted (c) EX-, SC-, IN+ (f), TM+, AX- (f) Free (d) EX-, IN+, AX- Forced (e) EX-, IN+, AX-, TM- (g), SC+ (g) Artistic (n = 230) Predicted (c) TM- Free (d) TM-, EX-, IN+ Forced (e) TM- Social (n = 229) Predicted (c) EX+, TM-, SC+ (f) Free (d) TM-, EX+, IN+, SC+ Forced (e) TM-, EX+, SC+ Enterprising (n = 230) Predicted (c) IN+, TM+(f), EX+ Free (d) IN+, TM+ Forced (e) IN+, TM+, EX+ (g) Conventional (n = 229) Predicted (c) SC+, TM+ Free (d) SC+, TM+ Forced (e) SC+, TM+ Primary Factors Realistic (n = 229) Predicted (c) I-, A-, O-, Q1+, Q4- Free (d) I-, Q1+, A-, G+, H+ Forced (e) I-, Q1+, A-, Q4- (g), O- (g) Investigative (n = 229) Predicted (c) A-, I-, B+, Q4-, M+, N- (f), Q1+ Free (d) A-, Q1+, B+, O+, Q4-, I- Forced (e) A-, B+, Q1+, Q4-, I-, N+ (g), M+(g) Artistic (n = 230) Predicted (c) I+, M+, H+, Q1+ Free (d) I+, Q1+, M+, Q2+, E+ Forced (e) I+, Q1+, M+, H+ (g) Social (n = 229) Predicted (c) A+, H+, G+ (f), C- (f), Q1+ Free (d) A+, Q1+, H+, E+, N+, I+ Forced (e) A+, Q1+, H+, C- (g) G+ (g) Enterprising (n = 230) Predicted (c) A+, E+ H+, I-, N+ (f) Free (d) E+, A+, I-, H+, C-, N+, Q3+, Q1+ Forced (e) E+, A+, I-, N+, H+ Conventional (n = 222) Predicted (c) M-, Q3+, I- Free (d) M-, L+, H- Forced (e) Q3+, I-, M- (g) Note. See Table 1 Note. (a)Scales in order of magnitude of Standardized beta weights; + or - = direction scale entered equation. (b)Letters = scale names (Conn & Rieke, 1994). (c)Conn & Rieke (1994). (d)Model developed from sample when forward stepwise procedure and .10 entry/removal criteria used. (e)When predicted scales placed into model and regression equation estimated. (f)Indicates prediction that scale acts as suppressor variable (Karol, (1994). (g)ns, p > 10. (*)p < .05. (**)p < .01. TABLE 3 Cross-Validated Regression of SDS From 16PF-5th Edition SDS Scale A-[R.sup.2] (R) (a) M SD Global factor score equations (**) Realistic (n = 229) .21 (.47) 17.6 5.1 Investigative (n = 230) .08 (.30) 21.7 3.1 Artistic (n = 230) .32 (.57) 24.5 6.7 Social (n = 229) .27 (.53) 36.2 4.6 Enterprising (n = 230) .17 (.42) 25.9 9.0 Conventional (n = 229) .05 (.24) 21.7 2.6 Primary factor score equations (**) Realistic (n = 230) .35 (.60) 17.1 6.5 Investigative (n = 229) .19 (.46) 21.4 4.9 Artistic (n = 230) .32 (.57) 24.3 6.8 Social (n = 230) .32 (.58) 36.7 9.0 Enterprising (n = 230) .20 (.46) 26.0 4.2 Conventional (n = 222) .03 (.19) 22.0 1.9 SDS Scale SEE 16PF Equation (b) Global factor score equations (**) Realistic (n = 229) 9.53 (-1.9*EX) + (-1.9AX) + (1.9*TM) + (3.2* IN) + (-0.8*SC) + 17.37 Investigative (n = 230) 10.19 (-1.9*EX) + (1.4*IN) + (-1.2*AX) + 32.36 Artistic (n = 230) 9.86 (-3.3*TM) + 40.20 Social (n = 229) 7.66 (1.4*EX) + (-1.7*TM) + (0.5*SC) + 33.14 Enterprising (n = 230) 8.18 (0.6*TM) + (2.2*IN) + 11.20 Conventional (n = 229) 10.61 (0.7*TM) + (0.9*SC) + + 13.71 Primary factor score equations (**) Realistic (n = 230) 8.65 (-3.0*1) + (-1.1*A) + (1.7*Q1) + 33.66 Investigative (n = 229) 9.55 (-1.8*A) + (-0.4*1) + (1.4*B) + (-0.7*Q4) + (1.2*Q1) + 23.64 Artistic (n = 230) 9.84 (2.1*1) + (1.2*M) + (1.4*Q1) - 3.92 Social (n = 230) 7.36 (2.0*A) + (0.8*H) + (1.0*Q1) + 13.85 Enterprising (n = 230) 8.06 (1.0*A) + (1.6*E) + (0.55*H) + (-0.8*1) + (0.7*N) + 9.87 Conventional (n = 222) 10.70 (-1.0*M) + 27.63 Note. 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- Ng, Yi-Sheng (2006), Last boy, Firstfruits Publications, ISBN 978-981-05-6309-7
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- Ng, Yi-Sheng; Tong, Kelvin Weng Kian; Ng, Jasmine Kin Kia; Board, Singapore. National Library (2008), Eating air, National Library Board and National Book Development Council of Singapore, ISBN 978-981-08-0280-6
- Chee Wei Chan (2008), On His wings--soaring twenty years on, Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
- Ng, Yi-Sheng; Pakir, Anne; Lee, Tzu Pheng (2001), Onewinged: an anthology of young writing, Unipress, ISBN 978-981-04-4469-3
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- Ng Yi-Sheng's careerblog
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- A Look at Sarasota's Growing Traffic Problem Brookings Institution fellow and Sarasota native Adie Tomer on what's driving our current traffic crisis.
- Photo of the Week: A View of the Bay from Selby Gardens The view of the bay from Selby Gardens is consistently stunning at any time of...
- Luxury Home - June 2, 2015
- Blush Bridal Opens in Downtown Sarasota Blush Bridal, a couture bridal boutique, has opened its doors on First Street in downtown...
- Sarasota Music Festival
- FST Presents the Premiere of the Apprentice Lab Project