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Research into preclinical study outcomes published this month blames the poor success rate of medical interventions introduced into clinical development largely on flaws in preclinical research.
Only 11 percent of agents that enter clinical testing are ultimately licensed, a failure rate that translates to higher drug prices and potential harm to human trial participants.
The researchers, based at McGill University in Montreal, reviewed preclinical guideline documents that addressed the design and conduct of in vivo animal experiments that support clinical translation. They found many threats to validity affect preclinical study outcomes, and offered a systemized set of widely shared recommendations designed to better ward off such validity threats during preclinical translation.
The study was published in PLOS Medicine. It was conducted by Valerie Henderson, Jonathan Kimmelman, Dean Fergusson, Jeremy M. Grimshaw and Dan G. Hackam.
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Thomas Clarkson, DVM, created the Department of Comparative Medicine at Wake Forest more than 45 years ago and is one of the nation's foremost experts on preclinical research involving animal models. He said that Preclinical Translational Services, Wake Forest Innovations' specialty CRO, is able to help guard against validity threats during testing because of its unique standing.
"Consequently, our CRO can and does seek advice and participation of faculty experts in the area of animal models and in the interpretation of data resulting from studies," Clarkson said. "I like to think our CRO differs from others in leaning more to a partnership with sponsors seeking answers rather than a pure contract operation."
Jeffrey Sites, associate director of Preclinical Translational Services, agreed.
"One significant way to improve the success rate for medical interventions is to incorporate the clinical research team into the preclinical research process," he said. "There are multiple perspectives which clinicians contribute in depth to the preclinical validation of a critical technology, and often, preclinical developments can aid and improve the launch of a clinical product."
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Vince Mendenhall, DVM, PhD, director of preclinical surgery, has 35 years of experience in CRO work. He said the new study points out weaknesses in the CRO process that affect preclinical study outcomes.
"Most CROs do only what the sponsor says to do and does not question them," Mendenhall said. "We routinely suggest alternative methods and study designs to what they are initially proposing, and justify our recommendations with available literature as well as our experience."
The McGill study notes that, for a variety of reasons, preclinical research often supports original hypotheses by sponsoring scientists. Mendenhall said good CROs are more proactive in protecting against the threats to validity that frequently derail what were once promising medical interventions.
The study notes that threats to validity occur in preclinical translational work for both devices and drugs. Sites said quality management of preclinical studies is crucial for either type of work and will likely result in better preclinical study outcomes. And it applies to all types of preclinical Good Laboratory Practice research in particular, he said.


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The L'il Red Truck was introduced by Dodge in March 1978, following the release of such self-proclaimed "adult toys" as the Dodge Warlock. The Warlock had been essentially a showy truck, with the fat tires, bucket seats, and wood trim that had once been popular among muscle car owners; the L'il Red Truck was to be the "Red Warlock," but the name changed along the way.
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Engineered for speed, the Little Red Truck was built on the short-wheelbase (115 inch) Utiline-style half-ton D150 with a 6,050 pound gross vehicle weight, but the real attraction was the high performance 360 V8 breathing through a four-barrel carburetor, pushing power to the ground through a 3.55:1, 9.25 inch rear axle, bereft of most pollution control equipment. According to Dodge, the E58-specification (police) engine was equipped with SuperFlow heads, a police cam (252° duration with 33° of overlap), dual-snorkel air intake, heavy duty valve springs, cold air induction, and big dual exhausts departing big-rig-style just aft of the cab. The modified A-727 transmission (standard and required) had a 2500 rpm stall converter. The truck itself required the Adventurer package.
California availability is a question. While the press release claimed it was not available, at least one of our readers said it was, and press releases have been known to be inaccurate. The company may well have been able to CARB-certify the L'il Red Express Truck after the releases were issued — or perhaps for the 1978 model year. The 1977 brochure noted it was not available in California, Florida, Maryland, Oregon, or Washington, and might not meet local noise standards elsewhere.
According to the L'il Red Express Club, the L'il Red Truck was the child of Tom Hoover, who discovered that government regulations allowed for an already-certified engine to be modified somewhat without recertification. For the prototype, they used a standard 360 truck engine, but added W-2 heads, the cam from a 1968 340 V8, a modified Edelbrock intake manifold, dual exhausts, and a cold air intake (through the parking lights).
Preparation of the truck has been credited to Tom Hoover, Dick Maxwell, and Dave Koffel, who combined their efforts with the Product, Planning and Performance Group. They took the standard short-wheelbase stepside pickup, a relatively low-weight truck, and dropped in the modded 360 V8 and A-727 transmission with a 2500 stall converter. The twin stacks were a good 2.5 inches in diameter; the rear axle was a 3.55 Sure Grip, and the Goodyears were GR60 in front and a generous LR60 in the rear (roughly 275/60-15), — not tall, but wide. Front wheels were 15x7, rear wheels were 15x8.
For the actual production model, the W-2 heads were killed by the production people, partly because they had never been fully endurance tested, and the cold air intake was moved to the radiator yoke. According to the L'il Red Express Club (no longer on-line), the following additional items were added to the stock 360 in 1978:
Cosmetic modifications included chrome plated air cleaner, valve covers, dual exhaust tailpipes and heat shields, side steps, and rear bumper. The only color was bright red with a gold tape stripe package and gold decals on the doors and tailgate. Body side and tailgate body trim were made of real oak, with chrome-headed bolts; the high end cabin (including convenience package YF1) was done in red or black, and owners could get either bucket (at extra cost) or bench seats; included in the package was an oil pressure gauge, automatic transmission, and rear stabilizer bar. The gross vehicle weight was 6,100 pounds.
Some have written that, in 1979, the 360 was detuned, using a standard 360 cam to make assembly easier, and adding catalytic converters. Kelly Looysen wrote that both years used the same cams and confirmed that the 1979 Li'l Red Trucks used catalytic converters, and therefore required unleaded fuel. He also wrote, "Any quarter-mile times I have seen give a slight advantage to the '79; my guess is that the higher octane fuel made up for the 'cats.'' He pointed out that, if a lower-performance cam had been used, the 1979s would likely be slower.
The Dodge L'il Red Truck was limited production (2,188 units in 1978, 5,118 in 1979), but in an era when the future was coming quickly - a quarter of the nation's production was trucks and vans - it called attention to the new Dodge D-150 and to Dodge's pickups in general, in a way the other "adult toys" had not done. Still, when the 1979 gas crisis hit, trucks sat on dealer lots and resale prices plummeted; 1980 production was cancelled.
The L'il Red Truck was by no means cheap; it added $1,131 to the cost of a basic D-150, which normally sold for $5,168, but it also required a number of other options, including automatic transmission, Adventurer package (for the interior trim), FM stereo, convenience package, oil pressure gauge, and quad-rectangular headlamps. The total was over $2,000 more than a base D-150: $7,422. Bucket seats added nearly $200; air conditioning was another $624. Included in that price was power steering, a special steering wheel, five-slot chrome disc 15" x 8" wheels, and raised white letter LR60 tires. As you can see from the following chart, dealers made quite a profit off the L'il Red Trucks - if they sold them at retail. Chrysler might not have done so well, given the low volumes.
* Kelly Looysen wrote, "It's my understanding that the 1978s had the YH6 package and some 1979s, but not all 1979s. My truck, for example, has the package broken down into separate items, so more would be on the options list."
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While the two countries are different, for instance one is economically an Asian Tiger with a constitutional monarchy, the other one of the poorest countries in the world and ruled by a dictator, they have much in common. Their histories overlap, they have both been dominated by other regional powers and they share a religion.
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Welcome to my website. Come in, sit down and make yourself at home. Have a cup of tea. You'll have to make that yourself, as there doesn't seem to be a way of integrating that function into the design of the site. Then get up again and have a wander around. I should point out that a) I'm talking metaphorically here - I have no particular desire for you to wander round your office/sitting room, but would love you to look at my gallery, and b) I don't wish to appear bossy - you are of course welcome not to sit down, have tea or wander anywhere (gracious of me, don't you think?!). I'm afraid this isn't appearing particularly professional.... let's get down to the proper stuff.
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This week started the final push to a budget by the end of this month for the Illinois Statehouse. But, there was just as much action outside the dome as there was inside it. The hot topics were Governor Pat Quinn, Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez, term limits, income tax and marijuana.
The big news this week was Tuesday when the Quinn administration responded to a subpoena from Alvarez's office. The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity provided more than 1,000 documents related to Quinn's $54 million Neighborhood Recovery Initiative that was subject to a scathing audit in February by Illinois Auditor General William Holland.
Needless to say, Quinn's opponent in November, Bruce Rauner, jumped on this and started to tie it to an inspector general inquiry into Illinois Department of Transportation hiring practices. The Rauner campaign also used it as a way to compare and connect Quinn to former governor Rod Blagojevich. Quinn served as Blagojevich's Lt. Governor but it is known throughout the Illinois Statehouse that they barely dealt with each other.
Yesterday, another shoe dropped. It was revealed that GOP claims that the Neighborhood Recovery Initiative was politically-motivated and a "slush fund" for Quinn supporters had triggered a federal instigation by the U.S. Attorney's Central District Office.
In a minor surprise this past Monday, Governor Pat Quinn announced at a luncheon in Chicago that if reelected in November, that it would be his last campaign. The reason it wasn't a shocker is because Quinn has always been a proponent of term limits. But, the next day, the whole concept was scorched by an Illinois General Assembly sub-committee. Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno (R-Lemont) and House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R – Western Springs) proposed a constitutional amendment to limit state government executive branch members to two terms in office. It did not include the legislative branch, however. It needed two votes to advance. It got one.
In another tale on term limits, Bruce Rauner presented more than 590,000 signatures to the State Board of Elections to get the legislative term-limit initiative on the November ballot. But as a counter, House Speaker Madigan filed a lawsuit against the Rauner move, citing a 20 year old Illinois Supreme Court ruling that term limits are an "improper subject for amendments" thus making Rauner's efforts void.
In terms of tax news, on Wednesday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel responded to an offer earlier in the week from Governor Quinn to give a larger share of state income tax revenue to municipalities to address pension funding issues throughout the state. Quinn did not state how much the shift would be, but Emanuel agreed to accept the money if Quinn delivers. This may just be jockeying because Quinn still hasn't signed the Chicago pension system bill that would help the city, but also require $250 million in revenue that is expected to come from a property tax hike.
In another issue on the tax front, an attempt to switch Illinois from a flat income tax to a progressive one was squelched on Tuesday– at least for the time being. Senator Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) proposed a constitutional amendment that would have based Illinoisans' income tax rate on their income, similar to how federal taxes are paid. His reasoning was that there needs to be something to offset the loss of the revenue from the temporary income tax hike set to expire in January. Governor Quinn and others support making the increase permanent. The reason it was pulled was because although Harmon thought he had enough votes in the Senate to pass it, he didn't think he could pass it in the House by May 5th, which is the deadline for constitutional amendments.
To end on a high note, a group of Chicago-area Democratic officials are pushing the State of Illinois to consider legalizing recreational use of marijuana. The state has already allowed a pilot project of state-sanctioned medical marijuana use. State Representative Mike Zalewski from Riverside and Kelly Cassiday and Christian Mitchell, both from Chicago, support the move. There isn't a bill yet, but, in the search for more revenue, who knows what might happen.


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BOULDER -- The University of Colorado football team held its second scrimmage of the spring Friday afternoon at the practice fields. The weather conditions forced the team into the practice bubble, but that didn't affect the high tempo of the scrimmage.
One aspect of scrimmaging in the bubble that had to be taken into account was the limited space, the coaching staff decided that it would be better to do a lot of situational scenarios to fully utilize the scrimmage.
"It's hard to get in and have a bunch of drives like we did last week (in the bubble)," CU head coach Dan Hawkins said. "We probably wouldn't have had as many situation plays if we scrimmaged outside. We're restricted in here, but that said it's important for our guys to understand that."
While having a full length field is beneficial for a number of reasons, there are plenty of reasons that having a lot of situational plays in a scrimmage can be beneficial to a team that is on the verge of taking it their game to the next level.
"I think that's our next level of maturity as a football team," Hawkins explained. "Where it's not just hey tackle the ball. It's where are we at; are we ahead or are we behind; what is the nature of the situation and what can we do and what can't we do. I think that helps with all of that a little bit."
"I think we're getting to where we need to be," defensive coordinator Ron Collins added. "We're getting to the place we want to be and certainly with today's scrimmage, what I liked were all these situations where the guys are going to need to know during the season how to handle them."
The defense had a very strong scrimmage as they held the offense to 312 total yards (102 rushing and 210 passing) on 63 plays. Jimmy Smith led the way with four tackles, two of which went for a lossŚincluding a quarterback sack and three third down stops. Patrick Mahnke led the team with six tackles (three solo), one of which was a tackle for a loss, he was also credited with two quarterback hurries.
"I liked the enthusiasm," Collins said. "Guys were running around and playing hard. I saw some guys being physical out there and I felt good about that.
"The linebackers were running around pretty well today," Collins added. "The edge guys, B.J. (Beatty) and Doug (Rippy) came off the edge pretty well. I think Mike (Sipili) and Marcus (Burton) are both playing pretty well right now."
Sipili recorded four tackles (all solo), two tackles for a loss, one of which went for a safety, and a third down stop. Beatty recorded a three solo tackles, one quarterback sack and was consistently pressuring the quarterbacks.
While the offense didn't put up some of the same numbers as they did in the first scrimmage, they did have their fair share of success. Some of their stronger performances included Kyle Cefalo leading the team in receiving with four receptions for 66 yards; Markques Simas who recorded four receptions for 32 yards and a touchdown; Jason Espinoza who had four receptions for 21 yards and a 17-yard carry; Darrell Scott who had 11 carries for 43 yards, an eight-yard reception and a couple big plays called back due to penalties.
The quarterbacks didn't match last week's gaudy statistical performances, but again had a strong scrimmage. The battle between the Cody Hawkins and Tyler Hansen remains tight as the two head into the final week of spring practices.
"I think they're doing good," Hawkins said. "They had a good scrimmage last week, and they had a few more rough spots in here today, but I think it's harder because Scotty's (McKnight) has been nicked up (and didn't play), Josh (Smith) didn't play so getting familiarity with your posse is a big part of quarterbacking. Overall, they've been pretty good with taking care of the football and making plays."
As far as taking care of the football is concerned, the Buffs did not commit a single turnover in either scrimmage until the 146th play, not including special teams plays.
One of the standout plays of the scrimmage happened when linebacker Josh Hartigan broke through on scout punt return duty and blocked a Matt DiLallo punt and proceeded to return it for a touchdown. With Josh Smith dinged up, his nephew Darrell Scott stepped up to lead the team in return yards with two kick returns for 68 yards. Aric Goodman continues to have a consistent spring, as he connected on 4-of-6 field goals, with a long of 42-yards.
Notes: The Buffs have the weekend off before returning to practice on Monday at 4 p.m. and the practice will be closed to the public. Monday's practice will be the first of three practices next week as they finish their preparations for their annual Spring Game which will be held Saturday April 25 at 1 p.m. at Folsom Field.


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Reginald Gale "Reggie" Davis, 85, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012.
He was born July 26, 1927, in Elkton, a son of the late William and Vernie (Fogle) Davis.
Reggie was a U.S. Navy veteran, and a "Tin Can Sailor." He was retired from General Electric and the Harrisonburg Auto Auction. He remained very active after retirement. He was a member of Masonic Lee Lodge No. 209 of Waynesboro, Eureka Lodge of Bridgewater, the OES, Scottish Rite, and the ACCA Temple and ACCA Temple Mini Patrol. He was also a charter member of the Faber Volunteer Fire Company and the Nelson County Rescue Squad. An avid train collector, he was also a member of the Shenandoah Valley RR Club.
Left to cherish his memory are his daughter, Betty Gayle Huber of Ruckersville; two brothers: Bill Davis and Wayne Davis, both of Elkton; three stepdaughters, Janice Aurwarter and husband Rod, and Carolyn Leslie, all of Grottoes, and Wilma Thomas and husband, Reccy, of Harrisonburg.
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Active pallbearers will be Dr. Jeffrey Hodges, Jason Hodges, John A. Roberts, Reese Carroll, Rick Rohm and Justin Bowers.
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I don't think that a shortage in Chocolate could incite mass riots. Petrol or Bread, maybe, but not Chocolate.
Why? It's not that important to most people - it's certainly a big selling product, but not addictive enough to cause rioting. Although, I don't know how important chocolate is to Americans, but it certainly wouldn't cause riots in the UK - it's more of a luxury than an essential.
It's a nice treat, but i'm not going to go and petrol bomb a corner shop 'cause they don't have any.
Well said.
As for America, it depends I guess. Addictions to the weirdest things do exist here. Addictions to things which I am not sure need treatments but still get them anyway. Perhaps it is over-medication then? --And chocolate could be a symptom of a larger problem?
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You want a potential crisis? Try substituting the words "cocaine" or "opium" or even "marijuana" for the word "chocolate" in the OP.
Perhaps laced chocolate in those cases then?
Interesting. OK, I can see where that is going. I am tempted to change it... Perhaps I add junk foods in the mix too?
Substance and alchohol addictions are considerable. Perhaps I just leave this and start another thread.
Individuals who are addicted to something, and yet worse off without their vice and will make life a living hell for everyone else...well it's a tough call whether or not to spend yourself even bothering with their rehab if those people don't care. --I faced this all the time in recent years. Still do sometimes.
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The unemployment rate in Bay County was at 5.6 percent for September. While that's below the state average, for those who've been laid off and are struggling to find a job, it's just not a good situation.
For two years Michael Gunn was the director of marketing for the NASCAR track in Atlanta. When he was laid off two months ago he moved back to his hometown, Panama City. Gunn's a Florida State University graduate with a diverse career background, but that hasn't helped with his job search.
"It's extremely difficult. I've put in probably 300, 400 resumes within the last month or two that I've been here, and very few phone calls, very few responses. Even the follow-up, it is just extremely difficult," said Michael Gunn.
Gunn turned to the Gulf Coast Work Force Center for help. So did more than 3,700 others in September, and that number of job seekers is up from about 2000 a year ago.
"Our job seekers are so diverse. We have positions for our job seekers that have the qualifications for a receptionist position, cooks position, all the way up to doctors, RNs, program manager, computer analyst. We have the full range of job opportunities on our Web site," said Susan Senkle, Work Force Center Employment Representative.
At the Work Force Center, job seekers can get resume help, find out what jobs are available in the area, and apply for those openings online.
Representatives say normally the center is very successful, but these days the job market is just brutal. In the past the holiday season at least provided some temporary retail jobs, but Work Force reps say that probably won't be the case this year.
"I think companies are taking precautionary steps in some of the not filling jobs that are being left through attrition. They're just sort of keeping a handle on the number of employees that they're hiring. I think it's going to be a tough season for a lot of folks," said Kim Bodine, Work Force Board Executive Director.
Gunn knows just how tough the season will be.
"It's gotten to the point where I'm having to borrow money from friends and family just to make sure I get my bills paid that need to be paid to keep the lights on and to keep the family as a unit, because all of us are just a click away from being at the rescue mission ourselves," said Gunn.
Gunn is just one example of so many people in our community struggling with unemployment, even those of us who do have a job often wonder if it could happen to us.
You just never know when your company could decide to make drastic cuts, but we with a local economist who says there are tell-tale signs that your job could be on the chopping block. Thursday night we'll tell you what those signs are in part 2 of the "Unemployment Blues."


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East Village Restaurant Dok Suni's Will Close
It's been open for 21 years.
New owners are taking over Dok Suni's on First Avenue, and workers at the 21-year-old restaurant confirm they'll be shutting down permanently in just a couple of weeks. Dok Suni's is the sister restaurant to Do Hwa, which remains open. In the meantime, the incoming tenant will present plans in front of CB3 Manhattan's SLA & DCA Licensing Committee next week. The prospective menu is focused on Korean flavors and includes things like pork-belly buns, crispy pig's ear with jellyfish, and bulgogi sliders. [EV Grieve]


text: I like to do buisness with my LGS instead of ordering off the net. I like to handle them before i buy them and also like to keep the money closr to home. Well I have been looking for a Gen 4 G19 and it just isnt going to happen. I refuse to spend that kind of money (619.00) at Buds or (699.00) at another place. Well I hit all the LGS (4 of them) and no G19's in either Gen 3 or Gen 4. Just my rotten luck or I thought. I cut down a road I have only used 2 times in maybe the last 5 yrs and there it was a Mom and Pops gun store. I figured what the heck I'll stop in and see what they have, there she was a Gen 3 G19 looking so sexy in the case. I asked the price thinking this is gonna cost, well it was 500.00 OTD. Didnt have the cash to pay upfront and he says if you like I'll do a 90 day lay away for ya and I said sold. He said i was lucky it was his last one and he couldnt find anymore from his supplier. Thats exactly what the other GS's said as well. Now im a happy little camper and im glad i took that cut across. 90 days and shes mine.


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hanging out with someone that's just like you. in other words, you pick boyfriends or girlfriends that are just like you.
Joe's girlfriend is tall just like him. It was total me harmony.
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Any sexual activity that might cause abrasions, cuts, or other trauma is especially risky.
Anal sex is thought to be more risky than vaginal sex. And both forms of sex are more risky than oral sex. Oral-anal contact is also risky. To minimize the risk of viral transmission, experts say that any sexually active person not in a mutually monogamous relationship should take precautions, such as using condoms and getting vaccinated against hepatitis A and B. There is no vaccine for hepatitis C.
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- Recruiter
- The Fix Creative
- Location
- Hampshire
- Salary
- £22-£26K Depending on experience
- Posted
- 10 Jan 2013
- Closes
- 24 Jan 2013
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- Contract Types
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Design Disciplines
- Branding, Digital / Web, Direct Marketing, Graphics, Other, Print
Small but perfectly formed Media Solutions Company in Hampshire are currently recruiting for a Designer role. This is a very interesting role and would give you the chance to work across various of different projects such as Print, Digital and multimedia. Ideally they are looking for someone who also has knowledge and experience with HTML but this is not essential. They would be interestede in seeing people who are passionate about what they do, have an inquisitive mind about the market and keep up with the changes and trends.
This is not a client facing role and would mainly consist of creating mock ups for the internal sales departments for different Media campaigns and designing our clients Marketing Collateral (brochures , leaflets, website...) This is a perfect role for someone who likes variety and and who can come up with own branding ideas as well as work within guidelines.
Other Useful Qualifications, Skills, Experience and Characteristics
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Candlewood Suites Richmond Airport
Candlewood Suites Richmond Airport
Richmond Airport Located near Hotel's Property
The Candlewood Suites® Richmond Airport hotel's perks exceed both vacation and business travelers' expectations. Guests enjoy the benefits of having all of the comforts of home while staying at the hotel's location near downtown Richmond, Virginia.
When traveling on business, there is no need to sacrifice convenience. This hotel offers a 24-hour Business Center, as well as extended-stay options. Close to Fort Lee, Pfizer and AT&T, our location offers a short commute to many major businesses. Guests are able to keep in touch with clients by using the free high-speed, wireless Internet access. They consider the hotel a smart alternative to a corporate apartment in Richmond.
The hotel's amenities are also great for vacationers. Travelers enjoy the apartment-style suites, and the hotel's proximity to downtown Richmond, Virginia gives them easy access to all of the popular sites. Just a few minutes away, visitors can take flight at the Virginia Aviation Museum or take a stroll through Dorey Park.
Consider us your home away from home during your stay in Richmond. The hotel's complimentary laundry facilities allow guests to pack light, and the 24-hour free Fitness Center helps you maintain your exercise regimen. If you choose to stay in for the night, borrow one of 65-plus DVDs from the lending library and relax in the cozy suite. These suites have everything you need for a stress-free stay.
Quick Info
- Check In: 3:00 PM
- Check Out: 11:00 AM
- Minimum Check-In Age: 21
- Late Check Out Available
- Parking: Free
- Print Fact Sheet
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- On-site Guest Self-Laundry Facilities
- Housekeeping Full Service
- Standard Wireless Internet service is free for all members
- On-site Fitness Center Available
It's hard to leave your best buddy at home when you're traveling for extended periods, so we provide a pet friendly experience. Restrictions and fees apply.
Whether you are booking suites for a family reunion or suites for your company's training needs, Candlewood Suites hotels can accommodate your group.
Workout whenever you want: Candlewood Gym always has an open door and lots of aerobic and cardio equipment to make it easier to stick to your exercise routine, no sweat.
The IHG Green Engage system is an online tool that gives our hotels the means to measure their day-to-day environmental impact.
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Comfortable stay
June 08, 2016
A good place to stay on the way to vacation; Full refrigerator was a big plus; .easy check-in and check-out;.Nice quiet surroundings.
Leisure Trip
June 08, 2016
We only stayed one night because we were in Richmond for a volleyball tournament. This hotel was nice for our family of 3 and the suite was very clean and large. The bathroom was also large only downside was they did not have a fan in the bathroom so when you took a shower it fogged up very fast.
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June 05, 2016
What I liked about this hotel is the park and fly program, where for $20 I could leave my car there while getting the shuttle to and from the airport. Very convenient and reasonable price. The noise level during the night was very off-putting though. Even with the a/c fan running it didn't mask the very loud people in the room above us. Also, as a female traveler I wanted to note that this hotel (and two other IHG hotels near this airport) have a large number of male guests who stay there long-term for work. I think it's a bit uncomfortable for women traveling alone to be at these hotels for that reason.
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June 05, 2016
Stay was comfortable and convenient. Candlewood Suites was clean and fresh looking. I would recommend


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How to buy the best secateurs Choosing and buying secateurs
Secateurs (or hand pruners) are a type of pruner used for tackling stems that are less than 23mm in diameter but too thick for scissors or shears.
Secateurs are the garden hand tool that gets the most use when pruning shrubs, cutting down herbaceous borders, deadheading and even cutting flowers for the house or harvesting some fruiting crops.
When buying secateurs, it is well-worth handling a pair before you buy to check they are comfortable for your hand size. Also make sure that the weight feels right and that you can operate the safety catch easily with one hand.
Most large garden centres will stock a reasonable selection of secateurs; you can also buy online, although you will not be able to try them for size in your hand.
The original Swiss made Felco No2 is the model that is most well-known, but there are lots of different Felco models (expect to pay £30-£50). You may also come across Wolf Garten and Burgon & Ball secateurs in a wide range of sizes and models, both brands cost about £20. Fiskars secateurs, again available in various models, cost £22-£30.
Cheap secateurs that are less than £12 are a growing trend; Yeoman is a brand you might come across in garden centres. Cheap models can perform in the short term, but some of the more expensive models are designed for the blades to be sharpened or replaced. Find out more about Which? Gardening Best Buys and how other models performed.
Types of secateurs
Bypass secateurs have two blades that pass each other, with a cutting action similar to scissor blades. The blades can get into tighter spaces, to cut near a bud or to cut side-shoots back to the main stem. Bypass secateurs are the type you are most likely to come across, but if you have a lot of woody, hard stems to cut then it is worth considering anvil secateurs as a second pair.
Anvil secateurs have one blade sharpened on both sides and a flat metal or plastic block to make the cut against. Anvil secateurs will cut through woody stems with less effort than bypass secateurs, but the cutting block can get in the way of cutting in tight corners.
Some models have a ratchet cutting action, where a cut is made in several small steps. This is a useful feature if you have a weak grip, as each cut takes less effort, but it is slower.
Handle design varies most notably with those models that 'roll' across the palm in use. If you normally use gloves when pruning, wear these gloves when trying out secateurs.
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College Hockey:Jury Acquits North Dakota's Frattin of Drunk Driving Charge
North Dakota forward Matt Frattin has been acquitted on drunk driving charges, the Grand Forks Herald reported.
A jury of six Grand Forks County (N.D.) residents delivered a not guilty verdict after less than 30 minutes of deliberation on Tuesday, the newspaper reported.
Frattin, a junior, was dismissed from the team in August for what was called a violation of team rules. That move came after he was arrested and charged with driving under the influence.
Frattin was reinstated to the team in late December.
The Grand Forks Herald reported that Frattin was pulled over by campus police in the early morning hours of Aug. 19, and a test at the police station recorded his blood-alcohol level at .12 percent. The legal limit in North Dakota is .08 percent.
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Principles of SoulCollage®
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What SoulCollage® is—The SoulCollage® process is a flexible, creative, and inclusive tool. SoulCollage® can be introduced to a variety of populations by facilitators with varied backgrounds and trainings and adapted to use in many contexts. The term "SoulCollage" is trademarked in order to differentiate it from other collage/art therapy processes, and to provide the training and support important for solid and ethical work done under the "SoulCollage®" name. SoulCollage® is a creative tool, but it is not in itself a therapy. The SoulCollage® Facilitator Training recommends that SoulCollage® Facilitators develop a referral list of licensed therapists who are familiar with the SoulCollage® process and to whom referrals can be made as appropriate. Some Facilitators will use SoulCollage® as an adjunct to various types of therapies for which they are already licensed; some will offer groups specifically to create and "read" SoulCollage® cards; some will invite an existing group to engage in the fun and deepening power of this process.
Using SoulCollage® as developed by Seena B. Frost, a person creates a deck of collaged cards from found images. The cards are arranged in suits for the primary purpose of self-exploration and self-acceptance. SoulCollage® cards are collaged from images found in purchased or donated magazines, calendars, books, cards, etc. and from stock photos and/or personal materials (e.g., photos, one's own art).
Elements of a SoulCollage® group or workshop—In SoulCollage® groups, Facilitators will offer explanations and experiential exercises to introduce the process. These are described by Seena Frost in her book about SoulCollage® and in her audio CDs, Introduction to SoulCollage®, Facilitating SoulCollage® in Groups, and her audio CD series, Your SoulCollage® Cards). They will include some or all of the following, depending upon the time frame.
— A description of the three Transpersonal cards, the four suits, and the concept of the "One and the Many" in a SoulCollage® deck. (It is understood that in some group populations one or more of the suits may be emphasized while others may be omitted as not appropriate.)
— The concept of how every guide or challenger depicted on a SoulCollage® card has some sort of positive intent for a person's life, and how each also has a shadow or negative potential.
— Permission to create cards in one's own unique way.
— The concept of a person's personal or local story, and how it weaves into a larger, more archetypal, Story.
— The use of the "I Am One Who..." exercise with the images.
— The value of community in making and sharing SoulCollage® cards.
When introducing the SoulCollage® process and when leading SoulCollage® groups, the Facilitator helps the participants to discover their unique inner and outer guides and challengers, and gives examples when needed. The emphasis is on creating an environment that supports creativity and is safe for each person to explore and express his or her unique soul in its lightness and its shadow.
— Using the SoulCollage®' "I Am One Who..." exercise is a crucial piece of this exploration, so facilitators will look for more than one time in which participants can experience it.
— Competition is to be discouraged, and all cards are to be honored.
— Each person is encouraged to interpret his or her own chosen images before either Facilitator or group members offer suggestions as to further possible meanings.
Displaying SoulCollage® cards—It is a principle of SoulCollage® that SoulCollage® cards are not to be sold, traded, or bartered and are to be copied by the maker of the card only as backup in case of loss. SoulCollage® cards may be exhibited publicly only for the purposes of:
1. Demonstrating the SoulCollage® process in a SoulCollage® Exhibition
— Clearly state the purpose of the exhibit and the fact that SoulCollage® cards are not art for sale, trade, or barter, both on flyers and on any poster mounted for the exhibit.
— Always include in the exhibit SoulCollage® cards made by five or more persons.
— Group the cards as an exhibit separate from any other art, especially position SoulCollage® cards separately from art for sale, so that persons viewing the exhibit are not confused between art for sale and SoulCollage® cards.
2. Sharing publicly (as the card maker) one's own personal exploration process in the context of community
— Many people are creating and nourishing community by sharing their cards publicly along with their I Am One Who... statements and writing about their process in blogs, emails, and on social networks. SoulCollage® asks that cardmakers be conscious of copyright issues when selecting cards to share in a public way. SoulCollage® is grateful to the artists and photographers who make this deep awakening process possible, and in all ways SoulCollage® seeks to be respectful of their rights.
— Bloggers, social networkers, Facilitators, and those writing articles about SoulCollage®, can find additional guidance by reading the "SoulCollage® Guidelines".
Use of the "SoulCollage®" trademark—The right to use the term, "SoulCollage®" in the title of a group or workshop is reserved for the use of "SoulCollage® Facilitators" who have completed an on-site, SoulCollage® Facilitator Training, which is organized or approved by the SoulCollage®corporation and includes these elements:
— The personal experience of card-making
— Practice in encouraging unique ways individuals can use their cards, including readings
— Examples of ceremonial uses of SoulCollage® cards
— Training in ethical issues (e.g., scope of practice and scope of competence)
— Practical information about materials, resources, and community building
— How to use the SoulCollage® website
— The value of using the suit divisions
SoulCollage® Facilitators, who complete a SoulCollage® Facilitator Training with a SoulCollage® Facilitator Trainer designated by SoulCollage®Inc., and who adhere to these SoulCollage® Principles in their groups, are licensed to use the trademark "SoulCollage®" in the phrases "SoulCollage® Facilitator" or "SoulCollage® Group" or "SoulCollage® Workshop" when advertising their groups. SoulCollage® trains, but does not certify Facilitators in its basic Training. SoulCollage Inc. is the only entity authorized to train "SoulCollage® Facilitators" and to designate "SoulCollage® Trainers". Please contact SoulCollage Inc. regarding permission for other uses of the trademark.
Those who have not yet attended the SoulCollage® Facilitator Training and who are facilitating the SoulCollage® process in accordance with the SoulCollage® Principles may say in their advertising that they will be "using the process of SoulCollage® as described in Seena B. Frost's published works about SoulCollage®".
"SoulCollage®" is written as one word, not two, and SoulCollage® cards are called SoulCollage® cards", rather than some shortened version of that term, in order to avoid confusion with other products and techniques. Please refer to the "SoulCollage® Guidelines" for more information on the use of this licensed trademark in electronic identities, writing about SoulCollage®, and in other contexts.
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In a recent policy statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics stated that most students in middle and high school don't get the recommended 8 to 10 hours of sleep per night. Doctors have concluded, therefore, that delaying high school start times, where the morning bell often rings as early as 8:00 a.m., would allow teenagers to get more sleep. This recommendation has a great deal to do with doctors' concerns that sleep deprivation in teenagers can result in obesity, poor grades, car accidents, depression, and even suicidal thoughts. Unfortunately, the counter argument is that adjusting school start times will impact on district education budgets because it requires more buses. Most elementary schools start their day after their local high schools, which means that a later start time for the respective high schools might require more buses. Also, many high schools schedule after-school activities, to include sports practices and games, that would need to start later in the day.
There is no doubt that this issue merits serious discussion by educators, parents, and even policy makers. Not only does it impact on the safety of our teenagers but on their academics as well. The bigger question, however, should be: What is the real issue and why aren't we considering the common sense solution, i.e., make sure our children are in bed at a reasonable time each night so they can get the appropriate hours of sleep? In other words, where is the individual discipline that is so critical to being a responsible member of society? Why don't we simply ask parents to supervise their children and make sure they go to bed on time?
Many of our social ills - to include problems with our children's academic performances - can be traced to declining parental supervision. The issue of middle and high school students' sleep deprivation clearly falls within this category. It is time to stop looking for either excuses or alternative courses of action to problems that have clear solutions. This problem has more to do with discipline than anything else and it is time that parents and their children stepped up to the plate and became part of the solution, rather than part of the problem. In recent years we have often blamed our schools and their teachers for our nation's declining performance on international test scores. Sleep deprivation is an issue that needs to be solved in the home - it is not a school problem.


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"You are what you eat" as the saying goes, and shouldn't you be feeding the very best to your canine friend? Of course you should!
BDN Pet Foods was founded on this premise.
All of our dogs are fed a RAW diet combined with Green Beef Tripe, the most nutritional super food. Dogs go crazy over it! You will find your dogs to be more healthy, alert, active and full of energy.
After a while of feeding raw, you will notice the difference: shinier coats, sweeter breath, cleaner teeth, better muscle definition, etc, etc...
The list is endless!
Wholesome Fermented Air Dried Pet Food
Check out our unique wholesome fermented air dried line, a meat based raw food of very high quality. Air drying is a very old way of food preservation and has a very high nutritional value for your pooch. All our products are bought locally, are not only fresh, never frozen and purchased on the day of production but also wholesome real Grade A meats of restaurant quality. No scraps. All our products are purchased localy, from USDA inspected plants in the USA. The only frozen products we use are the green beef tripe, which is hard to get by and is bought by us by the truck load, and secondly the blueberries, because they are seasonal. These come from Maine. Both products are flash frozen to keep them as fresh as possible.
The green beef tripe is added to all our products since it is an excellent and natural source of calcium and lactobacteria, better known as probiotics.
The reason the dogs love the wholesome fermented air dried products so much is that all those flavors are concentrated when air dried and get released the moment you add water.
Read some of the numerous testimonials we get in on a regular basis. Air drying also gives us the possibility to use fermented vegetables. Fermented veggies have an abundance of lactobacteria (probiotics). The positive effects of the lactobacteria is also the reason we started fermenting the vegetables. Lactobacteria reside in the intestines and are known as "friendly" or "beneficial" bacteria. They are essential, not just for the health of your pet, but are vital for the assimilation of vitamins, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and the manufacture of B-Vitamins, Vitamin K, and assorted amino acids. The fermented vegetables makes the food extremely bio-available for your pet.
The fermented vegetables are added to the meats, prior to drying, same for the blueberries, which become very raisin-like when air-dried and difficult to digest for your pet. For that reason we blend them (fresh) into a smoothie and also ad them to the meats.
All the other vegetables and fruits are added separate and are visible in the end product.
We air dry the products ourselves, have full control over the production and quality of our foods.


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I recently reviewed a paper and recommended Major Revision. I provided a referee report with some detailed comments on what the revision should address. I can see from the system that the Editor gave a decision of Major Revision, the authors of the paper have been notified and they already submitted a revision four months ago. However, the Editor did not invite me as a referee in the second round. I have been refereeing for over seven years and this is the first time that I experienced such a situation. I have been obsessing that the Editor found my report incompetent or not useful. But, the overall recommendation was the same (Major Revision) and the same journal asked me to review other manuscripts in the same time frame. What do you think the reason could be?
There are always difficulties second-guessing from what others actions result from. The fact you did not get re-invited, is not strange in my experience (as reviewer and editor). First, I assume you do not know what the other (I assume the journal uses more than one reviewer) reviewer provided in a second review. It may have been minor revisions and the editor could make a decision to provide a major revisions verdict but go directly to accept if he/she thought the corrections were good enough. This is an editors prerogative.
It is always possible that an editor chooses a different reviewer for the reason you mention but given that you have done many reviews before, I sincerely doubt this is the case or reason. Another possibility is that the editor felt someone with different expertise was needed for some aspect of the manuscript, perhaps based on comments by the second reviewer. But, you will never know the details of the story and I would not think twice about the event. The fact that you keep getting requests shows your expertise is in demand.
My guess would be that when the editor saw the revised manuscript and the comments from the authors, he deemed the revision to be less major than he initially thought, and decided to not send the manuscript out for review a second time.


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This webinar will provide an overview of the new HIPAA/HITECH rules that went into effect January 2013. These new rules are also referred to at the "Mega Rule" alerting providers to establish more robust measures to protect a patient's privacy and secure their files and information.
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm EST
Cost: MCA Members: $65 per lineNon-members: $155 per line$10 per Contact Hour RequestWho Should Attend:Administrators, Managers, Compliance Officers
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Release Date: 2003-09-05 (Canada)
Genre: Drama, Musical
Rating: NR
Duration: 1hr 27min
The Green family is a Northern California clan which includes ex-hippies, eco-activists and criminals. However, their idyllic community comes under attack from the forces of the modern world.
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How can I help my 4 year old with answering questions according to what is asked?
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The Lego Movie premieres on February 7, although some lucky viewers in Orlando got to see it early at a screening on February 1. Click the slideshow accompanying this article for scenes from the screening, including an appearance by the movie's stars, Emmet and Wyldstyle.
If you'd like to meet the duo for yourself, head out to Legoland Florida on February 8 or 9 for a special weekend of movie-related events. In addition to meeting the movie star duo, you can search for them, along with villain Lord Business and hulking pirate Metalbeard, on a scavenger hunt through Miniland. If you're successful, you can enter to win a prize pack.
If you're a gamer, you can try your hand at the new Lego Movie video game. Builders can build their own world at a competition in the Imagination Zone or contribute to a movie-theme mural.
I recommend seeing the movie before you come to the park, if possible, although you'll still appreciate the activities even if you don't see it first. It's suitable for both kids and adults and packed with humor from start to finish, as well as some touching moments. I can't go into detail since it's not officially released yet, but jump to this article for some general information on what to expect, along with a video of the introduction by Legoland Florida General Manager Adrian Jones.
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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
The Government & Nonprofit Career Fair allows candidates to pursue professional opportunities and internships in all levels of government and nonprofit agencies. The event is located in Minnesota, but UW-River Falls students and alumni are invited to attend. Registration is required for this event.
Note: There will be minimal storage space for personal belongings at this event. Please plan accordingly.
To register, visit the Candidate Registration page.
Friday, October 26, 2012
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Coffman Great Hall, Ground Floor
Coffman Memorial Union Bldg
University of Minnesota
300 Washington Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Important Note: Please register by October 23 at 12 am. Bring your student I.D. or resume with UW-River Falls listed to check-in to the event.
UW-River Falls Career Services will be at the event if you have any questions when you arrive.
Contact Career Services with any questions:
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Michael Gove
Michael Gove is the Conservative MP for Surrey Heath. He was first elected to Parliament at the 2005 general election.
Michael Gove was Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families from 2007 until the 2010 general election, when he was appointed Secretary of State for Education in the coalition government.
In November 2009, Ed Balls criticised Conservative education policy saying that plans to reduce prescriptiveness in the National Curriculum could result in the teaching of Creationism in science classes. Responding in his role as Shadow Education Secretary, Gove said: "No school which receives state money could teach creationism as if it was science." He indicated that this would be enforced through funding agreements rather than the National Curriculum.[1]
In March 2011, responding to a letter from the British Centre for Science Education (BCSE), the Department of Education stated that Gove is "crystal clear that teaching creationism is at odds with scientific fact".[2]
In January 2012, the National Secular Society, who are campaigning against the teaching of creationism in schools, reported that the document outlining the funding agreement of free schools had been amended to state that:
- "The Academy Trust shall not make provision in the context of any subject for the teaching, as an evidence-based view or theory, of any view or theory that is contrary to established scientific and/or historical evidence and explanations."
And a statement from the Department for Education stated:
- "The Education Secretary has been crystal clear that teaching creationism as scientific fact is wrong. He will not accept any academy or free school proposal which plans to teach creationism in the science curriculum."[3]
In July 2012, the Guardian reported that "creationist groups" had been granted permission to run three state-funded schools. One group had previously been refused permission over concerns about its teaching of creationism; the two others claimed that religious views about creation would only be taught in RE classes.[4]
Steiner Schools
When in opposition Michael Gove showed some support for Steiner schools. After the 2010 election he was made Secretary of State for Education where the coalition policy on Free Schools was seen as allowing the schools to get state funding.
- http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/Meadow-School-influences-new-policy-small-schools/story-11762705-detail/story.html
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/may/25/steiner-state-funded-free-schools
- One skeptic's view against: http://www.dcscience.net/?p=3528
- One skeptic's view for: http://stumbles.org.uk/john/Steiner/
Evidence-Based Policy
In January 2013, during a House of Commons Education Committee session, Mr Gove was asked by David Ward about his views on evidence-based policy, particularly with respect to education. Mr Gove's replies can be read in the transcript: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmselect/cmeduc/uc853-i/uc853i.pdf (from Q63).
Mr Gove asked Ben Goldacre to look at how to improve the use of evidence in schools. Dr Goldacre completed his report in March 2013: http://www.badscience.net/2013/03/heres-my-paper-on-evidence-and-teaching-for-the-education-minister/
Proposed National Curriculum
In March 2013, 100 people signed a letter to The Independent on the subject of Mr Gove's proposed new National Curriculum[5]. It was noted that the signatories were "either professors of education or teach in university education departments"[6]. The letter noted:
- "The proposed curriculum consists of endless lists of spellings, facts and rules. This mountain of data will not develop children's ability to think, including problem-solving, critical understanding and creativity."
- "…the Education Secretary has repeatedly ignored expert advice. Whatever the intention, the proposed curriculum for England will result in a "dumbing down" of teaching and learning."
- "Mr Gove has clearly misunderstood England's decline in Pisa international tests. Schools in high-achieving Finland, Massachusetts and Alberta emphasise cognitive development, critical understanding and creativity, not rote learning."
In an article in the Mail on Sunday[7], Mr Gove described the signatories as "modern Enemies Of Promise", stating:
- "You would expect such people to value learning, revere knowledge and dedicate themselves to fighting ignorance. Sadly, they seem more interested in valuing Marxism, revering jargon and fighting excellence."
And commenting on their work:
- "One of the letter's principal signatories claims to write 'from a classical Marxist perspective', another studies 'how masculinities and femininities operate as communities of practice', a third makes their life work an 'intergenerational ethnography of the intersection of class, place, education and school resistance'."
On his reforms he noted:
- "GCSEs and A-levels had been systematically devalued. We have acted. GCSEs and A-levels will again be taken after two years' study, instead of broken into 'modules', and will stretch children with the challenges they need, such as extended essay-writing and more problem-solving in maths and sciences."
Commenting on teachers who opposed the reforms he stated:
- "They are the ultra-militants in the unions who are threatening strikes. They oppose our plans to pay good teachers more because they resent the recognition of excellence and they hate academy schools because heads in those schools put the needs of children ahead of the demands of shop stewards."
The use of performance-related pay for teachers was rated as having "Low or no impact for moderate cost, based on very limited evidence" by the Education Endowment Foundation[8], while the statistician and researcher in the field of education Andreas Schleicher was reported to have said there was "no clear evidence" of its benefits[9].
As evidence for falling standards Mr Gove said:
- "Survey after survey has revealed disturbing historical ignorance, with one teenager in five believing Winston Churchill was a fictional character while 58 per cent think Sherlock Holmes was real."
- "Expectations in science have been so dumbed down that children could be asked if grilled fish is healthier than battered sausages in their GCSEs."
The second statement had been made by Mr Gove at the 2009 Conservative Party Conference, and dealt with by Channel 4's Fact Check: http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/factcheck+bad+science+gcses/3377207.html
The first statement was investigated by Janet Downs on the Local Schools Network website[10]. A Freedom of Information request[11] at first revealed only one survey, commissioned by UKTV Gold[12], which however did not appear to look at teenagers in particular. Problematically, the survey also included in their list of "Top ten fictional characters that the British public thinks are real" a number of real historical characters: Mona Lisa, Dick Turpin and Lady Godiva, as well as legendary figures King Arthur and Robin Hood, whose historical basis is unclear. Details of the survey's methods are currently unknown.
After a follow-up on the Freedom of Information request the Department for Education gave five more surveys[13]. Investigation of these[14] revealed that three were publicity pieces[15][16][17], one was not publicly available, apparently included as part of a think-tank report, and only one could be considered a valid survey, but that one did not show the extreme ignorance of the other reports[18].
Early Years Policies
In September 2013, a letter organised by the Save Childhood Movement, and signed by a number of academics specialising education, was published in the Daily Telegraph[19]. The letter expressed concern about the Government's early years policies. One quote:
- "Research does not support an early start to testing and quasi-formal teaching, but provides considerable evidence to challenge it. Very few countries have a school starting age as young as four, as we do in England. Children who enter school at six or seven – after several years of high quality nursery education – consistently achieve better educational results as well as higher levels of wellbeing."[19]
The letter did not cite any specific sources for this evidence.
A spokesman for Mr Gove was reported as having said:
- "These people represent the powerful and badly misguided lobby who are responsible for the devaluation of exams and the culture of low expectations in state schools.
- "We need a system that aims to prepare pupils to solve hard problems in calculus or be a poet or engineer - a system freed from the grip of those who bleat bogus pop-psychology about 'self image', which is an excuse for not teaching poor children how to add up."[20]
Climate Change
In 2006, MPs were asked three questions by the Rough Guide's Mark Ellingham on how seriously they took climate change as politicians and as responsible, active citizens. Michael Gove replied:
- 1: How we deal with climate change is one of the principal challenges policy-makers face. We have a duty to the next generation to protect our planet.
- 2: The UK can help broker international action, give a lead on the development of new technology, help refine improved carbon trading and take steps to entrench year-on-year reductions in emmissions [sic].
- 3: I very rarely fly, I try to ensure I share car journeys wherever possible, and I am trying very hard to reduce domestic energy consumption[21]
In March 2013 it was reported that climate change would be removed from the draft National Curriculum for geography up to 14 (e.g. The Guardian[22]). However in April 2013 the Department for Education released a statement noting that climate change was specifically mentioned as part of the science curriculum to 14, while weather and climate would be taught in geography to 14 which also included opportunities to teach about sustainability[23].
Animals in Medical Research
In 2006, Michael Gove signed Early Day Motion 1850: Animals in Medical Research which noted that "animal research is only permitted where there is no better alternative and that pain and suffering are minimised and balanced against the potential benefit to humans and animals", supported "the building of the new state of the art biomedical research laboratory at Oxford University", condemned "unlawful animal rights extremism, including any violence, harassment or intimidation of those associated with lawful animal research", and supported "the well-regulated use of animals in medical research".[24]
LGBT Rights
See this interview: http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2007/10/23/interview-the-tories-gays-and-education/ (covers other issues too)
Same-Sex Marriage
Mr Gove was one of a number of Conservative Party MPs to sign a December 2012 letter to the Telegraph in support of same-sex marriage. It also noted:
- "We feel strongly that religious freedom must be protected. This means that religious groups should be allowed to conduct same sex marriages if they choose, but equally none should be compelled to do so."[25][26]
Mr Gove subsequently voted in favour of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill at its second reading in February 2013[27] and its third reading in May 2013[28].
Mitochondrial Donation
In February 2015 Michael Gove voted in favour of allowing mitochondrial donation, which would allow women who carried mitochondrial diseases to give birth to children who would not inherit the disease[29]. An October 2014 briefing report by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), which had been investigating the issue for three years, stated that there was no evidence to show that mitochondrial donation was unsafe[30]. However, some religious groups had said that such procedures should not be allowed[31]. After clearing both Houses mitochondrial donation is now legal, regulated by the HFEA.
- ↑ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6926283.ece
- ↑ http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/mar/21/free-schools-creationism-department-education
- ↑ http://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2012/01/government-takes-action-to-combat-creationism-in-free-schools
- ↑ http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/jul/17/creationist-groups-approval-free-schools
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/letters/letters-gove-will-bury-pupils-in-facts-and-rules-8540741.html
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/100-academics-savage-education-secretary-michael-gove-for-conveyorbelt-curriculum-for-schools-8541262.html?origin=internalSearch
- ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2298146/I-refuse-surrender-Marxist-teachers-hell-bent-destroying-schools-Education-Secretary-berates-new-enemies-promise-opposing-plans.html Freezepage: http://www.freezepage.com/1366450311UGLSZHRYVN
- ↑ http://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/toolkit/approaches/performance-pay
- ↑ http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6318807
- ↑ http://www.localschoolsnetwork.org.uk/2013/04/gove-distorts-history-to-prove-teenagers-are-ignorant-of-history/
- ↑ https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/details_of_surveys_underpinning
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20080509062051/http://uktv.co.uk/gold/stepbystep/aid/598605
- ↑ https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/details_of_surveys_underpinning#outgoing-267659
- ↑ http://www.localschoolsnetwork.org.uk/2013/05/dfe-digs-up-more-surveys-but-do-they-support-goves-statement-that-teenagers-have-disturbing-historical-ignorance/
- ↑ http://www.72point.com/coverage/delia-smith-married-henry-viii-nick-knowles-built-pyramids-teens/
- ↑ http://www.72point.com/coverage/sea-ignorance/
- ↑ http://londonmumsmagazine.com/2013/with-63-of-uk-11-14-year-olds-unable-to-even-spell-achievement-how-can-we-expect-our-next-generation-to-be-successful notes the information came from "Education Quizzes" a company selling exam revision services
- ↑ http://lordashcroftpolls.com/2012/06/how-much-do-children-know-about-the-second-world-war/
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/letters/10302844/The-Government-should-stop-intervening-in-early-education.html
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/children-should-not-start-school-until-age-six-or-seven-experts-warn-8811004.html
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/climate-change-what-mps-think--g-to-h-424378.html
- ↑ http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/mar/17/climate-change-cut-national-curriculum
- ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/news/climate-change-in-the-draft-national-curriculum
- ↑ http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2005-06/1850
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/letters/9730713/Statutory-regulation-of-the-press-will-end-up-as-state-control.html
- ↑ http://www.freedomtomarry.org.uk/content/marriage-should-available-all
- ↑ http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2013-02-05&number=151&mpn=Michael_Gove
- ↑ http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2013-05-21&number=11&mpn=Michael_Gove
- ↑ http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2015-02-03&number=147&mpn=Michael_Gove
- ↑ http://www.hfea.gov.uk/docs/2014-10-01_Mitochondrial_donation__an_introductory_briefing_note_-_final.pdf
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31063500
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- http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/michael-gove/1571
- http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/?pid=11858
- http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?id=uk.org.publicwhip/member/1858
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Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians
Brookmeyer, Bob (Robert Edward)
Brookmeyer, Bob (Robert Edward); valve trombone, composer, piano; born in Kansas City, Missouri on December.19, 1929. Parents Elmer Edward Brookmeyer (24 Dec 1889- Feb 1964)and Mayme Marie Brookmeyer (3 Dec 1890 - Apr 1984).
His father liked music and brought home an old clarinet when he was 8. In 1941, he heard the original Basie Band at the Tower Theater in Kansas City and he decided he had to do something like that. Due to dental discomfort he decided to change instruments in 1943 and worked as a day laborer in the summer to save up for a drum set (trumpet was his second choice). However the band director needed a trombone player. He briefly studied with a German trombonist who was also a writer of marches, and when Bob saw his neatly written scores, that inspired him to write. So at 14, he became a professional arranger/copyist, writing for local dance bands. When he was 15, he heard Debussy and Stravinsky for the first time and decided to compose as well.
At 16 the family got a player piano and Bob began to learn it and was quickly able to gig on piano. He went to KC Conservatory for 3 years, was a piano minor, and played piano with Orrin Tucker's band including 3 months in Chicago and 3 months in San Francisco. While playing nights with Tucker at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago late 1946 he jammed there during the days with Tiny Kahn, Lou Levy, Frank Rosolino, Ira Sullivan, Doug Mettome, Max Bennett (Kahn and some of the others were in town with the Herbie Fields band). During this time period he had offers to play piano from Wingy Manone and Vido Musso but he was called to join the military and couldn't accept any of these offers.
After a short stint in the Army, he joined Tex Beneke, playing piano. He left Beneke to work with group that could help me get my union card-- Ray McKinley, Louis Prima, and as a house pianist at Stuyvesant Casino in Manhattan, where he played with Coleman Hawkins, Buck Clayton, Ben Webster and others.
His first official jazz band was Howard McGhee, with Charlie Rouse and Elmo Hope, a sextet that did a few gigs, and then Teddy Charles with Mingus and Al Levitt. Bob would play piano in the latter group when they would try some very free versions of standard tunes. Claude Thornhill re-formed in the fall of '52, and Brookmeyer played valve trombone, selling his slide trombone; he also filled in on piano when Claude wanted to take a break for a tune or for the last set. He was with Thornhill for about 6 weeks, including two at the Statler Hotel in Manhattan. That period included his first performance with Charlie Parker -- a rehearsal with Bird and Strings, subbing for Walter Bishop, and his first performance at Birdland in Manhattan, playing piano with his hero, trombonist Bill Harris.
He left Thornhill and joined Stan Getz for a week in Boston, then to Woody Herman for 6 weeks, rejoining Getz in early '53. He recorded his first record with Getz in New York, then to California for the summer at Zardis where he met Mulligan and Chet Baker. They played a lot after work, and Mulligan considered forming a quintet, with Bob and Chet Baker, but in January 1954 Mulligan instead formed a quartet with Brookmeyer. They traveled about for 6 months, winding up in Paris for a festival, during which time he got to play with Monk. He left the Mulligan group, moving back to LA, stayed until Getz started a short-lived sextet, then back to Mulligan.
He left Mulligan in 1958 to join the Jimmy Giuffre 3, with Jim Hall; they did a great deal of unrecorded free improvisation. He left to move back to New York to do studio work. He played in one set at Town Hall (November 28, 1959, one of several groups that evening) with Coltrane, Pepper Adams, George Duvivier, Art Taylor and his idol Basie. He had a longstanding relationship with Duke Ellington, who asked him to join the band in 1962, but at this point Brookmeyer was going through an expensive divorce and couldn't afford to give up his studio work.
In January 1960 Mulligan formed the Concert Jazz Band with Brookmeyer featured as composer and soloist; it lasted until December '64, closing the original Birdland. Meantime, Clark Terry and he started a quintet at the behest of the Half Note; they worked together until '68, and played for soundtracks to movies to advertisements. Thad and Mel Lewis started a big band at the Village Vanguard in Feb. '66, and there he was also a featured composer and soloist. During this period he also played in a short lived small group of Jimmy Giuffre who at the time played a rather avant-garde tenor saxophone. Also around this time he appeared in a TV bank commercial that showed him buying a lawn tractor and then playing in a club. When he got a large check for this, he looked at the ad agency's address on the check and made this oft-quoted comment at Jim & Andy's bar: "It's not that I wouldn't sell out before. I just didn't know the address."
But he was developing a problem with alcohol so he moved to LA to see if that would help. There he became a movie/TV studio player, but alcoholism continued to be a problem until late '76 when he was recuperated with professional help, and even counseled other alcoholics for a while. Bill Holman, drummer Michael Stephans, and a movie gig from Roger Kellaway got me back in the music business and Getz took me to Europe for 3 months in early '78. He then stayed in NY, recording a quartet, forming a duo with Jim Hall, and began to write again for what was now the Mel Lewis Orchestra. After a couple of years, he began to experiment in music for chamber ensembles and large orchestras. Europe became his training ground for composing and conducting. he learned business from producer John Snyder, studied conducting with Joel Thome and composition with his friend, Earle Brown.
He got a number of NEA grants, and commissions from Stockholm and Cologne and began to write larger scale works for Jazz Orchestra, mainly for the WDR in Cologne. Jim Hall and John Abercrombie were in two of the initial pieces; Jim McNeely became essential. He began teaching graduate students at Manhattan School and BMI asked him to direct a Composers Workshop in 1988 - that Workshop was the beginning of his love for teaching. His fourth wife that year became happily his last and they moved to Rotterdam to start a school for improvised music, but this was unsuccessful. They came back to the U.S. in '94, built a house in Hanover, NH, then moved a little south of that to a modern, hilltop chalet, with mountain views.
He has been a frequent guest in Cologne and Copenhagen, where he has directed composition workshops. He was conductor of Danish Radio Big Band for about a month, during which time he conducted Art Farmer on Sketches of Spain; surgery for mouth cancer and personnel problems brought this to an end. In Europe he has been for some years primarily associated with the New Art Orchestra, an eighteen-piece ensemble formed in Lubeck, Germany, which he created and directed. Its first concert season was in 1994 and its first recording made in 1997. He also teaches at the New England Conservatory in Boston.
He is a witty and forthright person, many of whose outspoken writings may be found on his website.
Discography, TV, Radio:
His vast discography includes numerous recordings as a leader, and as a sideperson with Mulligan, Giuffre, George Russell, Bill Evans, and many others. He has made numerous television and radio appearances (one is at http://www.jazzscene.no/jazz/index.html; click on Show Files).
Anon., Bob Brookmeyer - Je n'aime pas la cote ouest, in: Jazz Magazine, #15 (Mar.1956)
Steve Voce: West Coast Jazz? There's No Such Thing..., in: Melody Maker, 18.May 1957
Howard Lucraft: Brookmeyer for Britain, in: Melody Maker, 9.Nov.1957
Bob Brookmeyer: Reviews. The John Lewis Piano / Miles Ahead, in: Jazz Review, 1/1 (Nov. 1958)
Bob Brookmeyer: ... revisits Kansas City. Bob Brookmeyer's Notes on United Artists Album, in: Metronome, 76/1 (Jan.1959)
Bill Coss: Afterhours. A Jazz Discussion with Clark Terry, Don Ellis, Bob Brookmeyer, Hall Overton, George Russell, in: Down Beat, 28/23 (1961)
Bill Coss: Bob Brookmeyer. Strength and Simplicity, in: Down Beat, 28/2 (1961)
Martin Williams: Brookmeyer, Mulligan, and the Concert Jazz Band, in: Martin Williams: Jazz Changes, New York 1992 [book; reprint from 1961)
Martin Williams: Gerry Wasn't Talking. An Interview with Bob Brookmeyer, in: Metronome, 78/5 (May 1961)
Jean-Louis Laugier & Jean Wagner: Entretien. Le bel indifferent, in: Jazz Magazine, #88 (Nov.1962)
Les Tomkins: Bob Brookmeyer, Crescendo 1965; online at jazzprofessional.com
Dan Morgenstern: Bob Brookmeyer, Master of the Brass Stepchild, in: Down Beat, 34/2 (1967)
Martin Williams: Giuffre/Brookmeyer Reunion, in: Martin Williams: Jazz Changes, New York 1992 [book; Reprint from 1968)
Jaap L'deke: Herboren Bob Brookmeyer zit weer vol met creatieve ideeIn, in: Jazz Nu, #118 (Sep.1988)
Robert M. Hudson: The Improvisational Style of Bob Brookmeyer, in: Jazz Research Papers, 12 (1992; transcriptions)
Bernard Joyeux: TItes d'affiches. Bob Brookmeyer, un Americain fait l'Europe, in: Jazz Man, #16 (Dec.1992)
Jeroen de Valk: Bob Brookmeyer: 'De goden zijn dood', in: Jazz Nu, #179 (Jan.1994)
Trevor Hodgett: Bob Brookmeyer. An Interview, in: Coda, #257 (Sep/Oct.1994)
Jan Persson: Bob Brookmeyer, in: Jazz Special, #18 (Oct/Nov.1994)
Jonathan Abbott: Bob on Bob, in: Jazz on CD, 1/10 (Nov.1994)
Anon.: A Conversation with Bob Brookmeyer, in: The Note, 7/2 (May 1995)
Gordon Jack: Bob Brookmeyer, in: Jazz Journal (Nov.-Dec. 1995)
Steve Voce: Scratchin' the Surface... Bill Not Phil - Or Bob or Jack, in: Jazz Journal, 49/6 (Jun.1996)
Antonio Garcia: Transcription. Down Beat, 64/1 (Jan.1997)
Steve Voce: Scratchin' the Surface... King of the Valve Trombone, in: Jazz Journal, 50/1 (Jan.1997)
Chip Deffaa: Out and About in New York. Bob Brookmeyer, in: Crescendo & Jazz Music, 34/3 (Jun/Jul.1997)


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