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—Although I'm sure that you will have considerable comment on Dr Glaser's1 call for national health insurance, I found his article so particularly outrageous that I couldn't refrain from adding my own to the pile. I have little disagreement with his distaste for the grandiose social experiment of national managed competition, but the system that he offers in its place is probably the one substitute that would be worse. Perhaps what took me back most, however, was his characterizing market economics as "utopian," while in the same breath extolling the fanciful benefits of extending political control by the federal government over our entire health care system.One thing we must say about the present health care system is that, despite its many problems, it is delivering an excellent product, in most respects the best in the world. On the contrary, we need only look at the
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Skip to comments.The Antietam of the Culture War
Posted on 05/11/2012 3:35:11 AM PDT by Kaslin
It took Joe Biden's public embrace of same-sex marriage to smoke him out.
But after Joe told David Gregory of "Meet the Press" he was "absolutely comfortable" with homosexuals marrying, Barack Obama could not maintain his credibility with the cultural elite if he stuck with the biblical view that God ordained marriage as solely between a man and woman. The biblical view had to go.
Obama had to move, or look like a malingerer in secularism's next great moral advance into post-Christian America.
Consider. Obama had an appearance coming up on "The View," where Whoopi Goldberg would have demanded to know why he lacked the courage of Biden's convictions. He has a $40,000-a-plate fundraiser at George Clooney's, where the Hollywood crowd would want to know why he does not end discrimination against homosexuals.
He has appearances lined up before gay activists raising millions for his campaign. Monday, his press secretary was pilloried for his feeble defense of Obama's now-abandoned position.
His hand was forced. Yet the stand Obama took could cost him his presidency. Same-sex marriage may yet be a bridge too far, even for a dying Christian America.
On the plus side for Obama, his decision is producing hosannas from the elites and an infusion of cash from those who see same-sex marriage as the great moral and civil rights issue of our time.
But Obama may also have just solved Mitt Romney's big problem: How does Mitt get all those evangelical Christians and cultural conservatives not only to vote for him but to work for him?
Obama, by declaring that homosexual marriages should be on the same legal and moral plane as traditional marriage, just took command of the forces of anti-Christian secularism in America's Kulturkampf. And Nov. 6, 2012, is shaping up as the Antietam of the culture war.
Obama's second problem is that he may soon be seen as America's champion of same-sex marriage, but an ineffectual advocate. For Obama can do nothing, as of now, to impose homosexual marriage on the American people.
Thirty-one states have voted to outlaw it. A constitutional amendment supporting same-sex marriage could not win a majority of either house of Congress, let alone the necessary two-thirds of both.
Hence, Obama is going to spend six months winning cheers by calling for same-sex marriage. But the price of those cheers will be the rallying of millions of opponents of homosexual marriage, who will fight this battle where they are winning it, at the state level.
Only six states have approved homosexual marriage, while 30 have imposed a constitutional ban. In North Carolina, a ban not only on same-sex marriage but also civil unions, though opposed by Obama and Bill Clinton, carried on Tuesday with 61 percent of the vote.
Republican turnout in North Carolina's primary was up half a million, the highest in history. And this is a state Obama carried in 2008, a state whose largest city, Charlotte, will host Obama's convention.
Even in liberal California in 2008, while John McCain was getting a smaller share of the vote than Barry Goldwater in 1964, Proposition 8, restricting marriage to men and women, won.
How does Obama propose to win this battle?
He has one path to victory -- the Supreme Court.
The New York Times, declaring that homosexuals' right to marry is "too precious and too fragile to be left up to the whim of states and the tearing winds of modern partisan politics," is looking to the court as the last, best hope to impose same-sex marriage on the nation.
Can't trust voters, can't trust elected legislators, can't trust Congress. Homosexual marriage, says the Times, is too important to be left to democratic decision. The republic must be commanded to accept it by unelected judges who serve for life and against whom the people have no political recourse.
That process of judicial tyranny has begun. A California judge has overturned the decision of California's voters to ban gay marriage, and his ruling is headed for the high court.
The Supreme Court thus will tell us whether this issue is to be decided democratically by voters and their elected state and federal legislators, or dictatorially by themselves.
Four liberal activists on the Supreme Court -- Elena Kagan, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor -- are probably ready to declare that homosexual marriage is a constitutional right, as their predecessors declared abortion to be a constitutional right.
But Obama needs one more justice. If elected, he will get it, and same-sex marriage will be forced on all of America. If Romney wins, the Supreme Court will likely leave the issue of same-sex marriage to be decided by the people and their elected representatives.
Thus everything is up for grabs this November: the House, the Senate, the presidency, the Supreme Court and whether we still call the United States of America God's country.
Game on!
God did not create Adam and Ralph.
Or Eve and Carol
If this is Antietam, how about making sure McClellan pursues Lee back to the Potomac and beats the snot out of him this time rather than letting him get away to fight another day.
Why does Limbaugh freely talk about this but NOTHING when DADT was on the chopping block, Rush is full of crap on this.
The enemy is charging the bloody angle. They will fail, fall back and the tide of socialist perversion will begin to recede.
November will tell the tale. Take heart people, they will not win.
Sadly true...
Luke 18:8b
However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"
He won't.
An 'evangelical Christian' will NOT be voting for evil; even though it is the lesser of it.
We will NOT give even a INKLING of 'approval' to a man who is deceived by a 'religion' that makes the unfounded claims that MORMONism does.
It IS a long way 'til November; isn't it!
You are absolutely right. He will have to rely on the 'lukewarm'.
Which one of those two did God not create?
Game On for sure. I think Pat just stumbled on The Kenyan's Lost Order #191.
DADT was not a law passed by individual state legislatures or by a referendum by the people in those states. After the vote in NC on Tuesday, a total of 30 states have now made it clear that they view the term "marriage" to be appropriate only for unions between one man and one woman. The likelihood of getting enough states to ratify a same-sex marriage amendment to the Constitution is almost nil. A Supreme Court that would overturn a law that has been passed by 60% of the states would demonstrate that it is making a political and not a constitutional decision, although Pat is right that another pick by Obama would create a court that would have the audacity to do exactly that!
Many people do not realize that ANY sexual activity outside of marriage, whether heterosexual or homosexual, between members of the military is against the UCMJ because it disrupts unit cohesion. The primary purpose of the military is to fight wars, not serve as an incubator for social experimentation despite the desire of the liberals to use it as such. IMO, homosexual activity is potentially more disruptive to a unit because of the lack of privacy in the military where members of the same sex sleep in the same barracks, shower in open showers, and are crammed on in bunks stacked on top of each other on a ship or in a submarine.
On this issue Rush is/was a coward and a phoney. So was Fawn Vannity and Glenn Belch for that matter...
Why in the world would we want to support the guy who was responsible for Fort Sumter?
Amen, sister. I am with you on that 100%.
Thank you. Well spoken. Romney's toes need to be held to the fire. If he doesn't measure up, hit him with a strong primary challenger. But we simply cannot allow 4 more years of O.
Substitute Meade for McClellan and the situation is much the same as at Antietam. We don't need two more years of war when it should be finished off now.
We think alike.
I believe that your attitude is the correct and consensus opinion. I see no other way at this time. I will probably have to vote for "Smarmy" over the Antichrist.
Buchanan's assumption is that one of the conservative justices may die on Obama's watch. Not necessarily so.
Not necessarily so is true. But do you want to count on that?
"I have set before you a Nation and an Eternity....therefore, choose which means more to you.
There sure are a LOT of folks who'd rather have a deceived MORMON holding the reins of power; a member of a known CULT that defies CHRISTIANITY; whose very presence in the Oval Office will give authenticity to a diabolical heresy, than a man who can merely ruin our country faster.
Oh well; it's a free country...
I don't know what you mean by "authenticity" much less how presence in the Oval Office confers it.
Well said. The choice we apparently will have is no choice any conservative would make, but we got what we got.
Unfortunately, he seems to be running again. The Tea Party movement got traction by emphasizing economic issues and downplaying social issues. We saw what happened in 2010. Obama can't run on the economy.
He needed a lame duck Congress to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell because we're a right of center country. And now he wants to restart the culture war promoting same sex marriage and forcing religious institutions to provide free contraception, abortifacients and sterilization procedures?
IMHO, these clowns are desperate and dangerous.
But he might have created Adam and Evan! The records are somewhat ambiguous.
Adam and Eve had Children , there is no ambiguity there at all.
Hope you enjoy Romney's first term and his religion is given a front row seat; thereby luring THOUSANDS into a cult of heresy.
Got a verse on that?
Got a verse on that?
True; but voting FOR him might just assure that some folks WON'T make it there!
will this cause migration?
You need to look into the political power behind him and their agenda... and it isn't just the GOP...adn I'm not talking about his religious beliefs nor that of LDS founders...just check out what the leaders are doing and invested in...what their assets are..who they hang with...etc.
Being informed is a good thing.
After doing so then you might be taken more seriously.
By coming out foursquare for gay adoptions.
Way to go, D-Bag. Whattaguy!
Jesus answered, The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.
1 John 3:21-24
Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him. And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. The one who keeps Gods commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.
My, my, my.
A concern for others being led into a cult gets morphed into THIS?
John 3:18
Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of Gods one and only Son.
ALL of Christiandom considers MORMONism to be a heresy; so I am not alone.
Are you aware of what the LDS organization; based in Salt Lake City, thinks about CHRISTIANS??
A small army of over 500 homosexual lawyers has been preparing for over 30 years for this fight, and they have the aces in hand, and another up their sleeve -- Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, who wrote the opinion (without reference to precedent) in Lawrence vs. Texas.
Evan Wolfson, who was on Gwen Ifill's News Hour recently, laid out the gay strategy in a long interview that he gave to 365gay.com in 1981, after Lambda Legal and supporting homosexual NGO's lost the James Dale case (Boy Scouts of America) in 2000, that had sought to force the BSA to accept homosexuals in scouting and "admit" that their qualification of "moral straightness" could not serve as a bar against homosexual irruption into the organization and exploitation of the boys.
The attack will be against the entire American People, all 50 States, and it will be lodged as a Full Faith and Credit Clause attack against DOMA and every marriage law in the Union, to force the People to accept homosexual "marriage" as equal to their own.
Or in other words, nullifying the People on the way to nullifying the heteronormality of traditional marriage, as a way of nullifying Nature and Nature's God.
That's the goal.
Furthermore...that you would compare this to the Myan nonsense attests just where you're thinking is at.
Thank you for discussion but at this point there is nothing further to discuss.
That's the goal.
Very interesting post...thank you for posting this.
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Four Maryland universities are partnering in a program to help nurses treat patients with breast cancer, using a $204,738 grant from the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Entering its sixth year, the Komen Maryland Affiliate Nursing Partnership: Advancing Education and Practice, is bringing new partners on board along with the University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore. Partnering in the project are Salisbury (Md.) University, Bowie (Md.) State University and Coppin State University, Baltimore. The partnership is designed to expand the awareness, knowledge and skills of nursing students and healthcare professionals to help them better prevent, detect and treat breast cancer.
"This important partnership with Komen will help individuals, families, healthcare providers and communities in dealing with the devastation of this disease," Michele Bracken, RN, PhD, an assistant professor in Salisbury's nursing department, said in a news release. She is the school's first Komen scholar-in-residence, a position made possible through the grant.
During the 2011-12 academic year, Bracken will expand breast cancer-specific content in SU's undergraduate and graduate nursing curricula. She also will take SU nursing students to an international conference on breast cancer care and research.
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since some versions of WordPress im having many troubles with upload images by Text Editor.
The permissions are 777 in /wp-content/uploads/[year]/[month]
And i can upload a image by FTP client. But its no a solution for a single user :(
Before to write this post i've looke for a solution in WordPress forum and i don't find any answer. But yes many people like me, with the same problem:
If is not a trouble of permissions, it can be an error with a owner of folders? No a problem with CHOD but a problem with CHOWN?
Now i can't ugrade any of my 5 or 6 WordPress by is impossible to upload a image. All this trouble happens since version 2.1 i think.
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Several Athens-Clarke residents reported burglaries and thefts over the weekend, according to police reports.
A 50-year-old Carnesville man went to the hospital after wrecking his motorcycle along the Athens Perimeter near Olympic Drive on Saturday evening, according to an Athens-Clarke police report.
Two Langford Court families accused each other of crimes after one family's TV went missing about 9:45 p.m. Saturday, according to an Athens-Clarke police report.
Westview Drive residents called Athens-Clarke police after finding a 19-year-old Senoia man asleep on a neighbor's lawn about 4:30 a.m. Sunday, according to a report.
A man robbed two women walking home from AthFest at knife-point near the corner of Hill and Chase streets about 5:15 a.m. Sunday, according to an Athens-Clarke police report.
Deidre Boswell's third-grade class at Oglethorpe County Elementary School collected 9 gallons of tabs to help kids with cancer as their way of giving back to the community.
Athens native Christina Downs won a $7,000 White House Correspondents' Award in April.
Here's what's going on around Athens today, June 25:
The few dozen feet of yellow and red caution tape now stretching eastward from the University of Georgia Arch along the East Broad Street sidewalk — standing in place of a couple of sections of the 150-plus-year-old cast-iron fence that once fully circumscribed the university's North Campus — are but colorful harbingers of things to come.
ATLANTA — Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is hoping to find a way to give the city's 7,500 employees a raise.
ATLANTA — Police say two men are dead after a shooting in southwest Atlanta.
COLUMBUS — A 19-year-old college student from Suwanee was crowned Miss Georgia on Saturday.
ALBANY — Albany officials plan to change the way the city provides emergency shelter for homeless familie
FORT BENNING — Two military commanders who played key roles in uniting the Army's infantry and armor schools at Fort Benning are leaving the Georgia post for new assignments.
MORGAN — Legislators this year thought they had fixed a $436 million grant program intended to raise up the state's poorest school districts, but you can't convince folks in rural Calhoun County that they succeeded.
EVANS — The father of a 17-year-old boy killed last week when he was hit by an SUV in Evans is pushing to lower the speed limit on the road where his son died.
CARROLLTON — Carroll County authorities are investigating after a 6-year-old girl overdosed on adult prescription medications she found in an empty trailer at her mobile home community.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Six months into the search for her missing grandson, Jocelyn Jennings Nelson hasn't lost hope for the future: She always makes sure to keep his favorite food, avocado, on hand for his eventual return.
SEEKONK, Mass. — An out-of-control tractor-trailer carrying bananas crashed into a natural gas main and ignited an explosion on Sunday morning, setting fire to an 18th-century building that housed a tavern and destroying it.
LIMA, Ohio — Two great-grandmothers in their 80s have parachuted from a plane to raise money for a veterans' food pantry in northwest Ohio.
INDIANAPOLIS — A national civil rights group said Sunday it would appeal a federal judge's decision to uphold an Indiana law that bans registered sex offenders from accessing Facebook and other social networking sites used by children.
GOODWELL, Okla. — Three Union Pacific Railroad crewmembers were missing after two freight trains collided Sunday in the Oklahoma Panhandle.
WASHINGTON — Congress doesn't have any evidence so far of a White House cover-up involving a botched gun-tracking operation, a top Republican said Sunday, countering the House speaker's assertion that President Barack Obama or his aides deliberately misled lawmakers.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two little girls in a Kansas City apartment complex had perfectly braided hair, neighbors said Sunday, and were clean, happy and, if anything, "spoiled."
NEW YORK — "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek is in a Los Angeles hospital recovering from a mild heart attack.
ALBANY, N.Y. — A settlement announced Sunday will bring $405 million to victims of Bernard Madoff's historic investment scam, the state attorney general said.
SAN FRANCISCO — Loud sirens, flashing lights and countless rainbow flags and banners accompanied uniformed police officers, cheerleaders and politicians who marched in San Francisco's gay pride parade Sunday, the 42nd year the city has celebrated the lesbian, gay and transgender community.
This cartoon appears in the Athens Banner-Herald on June 25, 2012
NANTES ON THE OCONEE?: One of the interesting things to come out of my conviction, often expressed in this space, that public art ought to be more about spontaneous creation by individuals working in the public arena than about committee-led efforts to inflict (and, yeah, there's probably a better word for it) art on passersby in public spaces, is that I'm regularly being guided to stories about various public art programs around the world.
WATERLOO, Ontario - Brittany Lang won the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title, birdieing the par-5 18th three straight times in a playoff.
WIMBLEDON, England - As a reporter began to formulate a question about the first time Kim Clijsters retired, only to return to tennis, the four-time major champion cut off the query with a smile and a quick response. "No, this is it," she said Sunday.
The Futurebirds' cavernous alt-country tunes evoke wide-open spaces- towering mountains, endless roads, rolling fields.
The Glands were the headliners for Saturday night's outdoor stage shows, slathering the city with echoes of melodic indie rock.
Athens veterans Elf Power brought a punk attitude to their fuzzy pop songs during their first AthFest show in six years.
The Modern Skirts knew their performance was the final one of the night for festival-goers at the 40 Watt Club because they played like it. The energy they brought to their show had the atmosphere of a homecoming, as though the Skirts were paying tribute to the venue that got them to were they are today.
Radiolucent tore into a fine set of southern-fried rock and roll, the kind that works best in the sweltering Georgia summer heat. The band sang about the country and standing tall and fighting to be good men. They performed with fierce energy, with bassist Cody Stalvey thrashing around the stage and often so overcome that he shouted the lyrics along with frontman Mike Mann.
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Re: What's your highest Credit Card limit?
Back in 2000 American Express listed on all Revolving Credit Cards $100k max... I would be surprised if they are not higher now... but as stated $25k seems to be the max for many people unless done by Amex... My father was at $25k on Platinum Optima and was declined CLI to $35k, but was able turn around and apply and instantly be approved for $10k or $15k (for get exact amount) on another Revolver... Over the years since 2000 he eventually had 6 total revolving cards with Amex totally $68k and 1 personal charge and 1 business charge (10k max ever charged on personal and $17k on business) of course then the credit crunch... lines drastically CLD.
Bank of America is $250k
Discover used to be $50k, I think they are $100k now as someone posted but they also seem to be saying these days that they won't go over $15k without something, not sure what.
Nordstrom is $50k but if you want to go above $15k you will most likely need to provide stuff.
Citi is $250k i think
Capital one is $25 or $30k I believe
Neiman Marcus when they use to underwrite themselves they had no limit for "Some Customers" I mean they do sell a Private Plane and people have purchased them on Neiman Marcus card before... now it's with HSBC not sure if they can go million but I would assume Neiman Marcus would not want to loose those customers by selling the credit devision to HSBC.
I have heard as high as $28k on Macy's Store but not sure what max limit is, hard to spend 10k in Macy's unless buying furniture or vacation packages I think!
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WASHINGTON -- Bad news from the medical front keeps piling on for the Washington Wizards, who reported setbacks for both All-Star forward Caron Butler and center Etan Thomas on Tuesday.
Butler missed his sixth consecutive game Tuesday night, a 113-100 overtime loss to the Knicks, after another flare-up of his strained left hip flexor during the morning shootaround.
Butler missed eight of 10 games before the All-Star break -- as well as the All-Star Game -- with the injury, and the Wizards had hoped he would be able to play after the long weekend of rest.
"He went pretty long in practice yesterday," coach Eddie Jordan said before Tuesday's game against the New York Knicks. "He went further along in practice than he had in the past.
"And yet we started shootaround, and that was enough. So there is some progress. There's going to be some setbacks here and there, and it was a setback."
The Wizards are 2-8 without Butler this season and had lost eight straight before a last-second win over the Los Angeles Clippers just before the break.
Jordan said he hopes Butler can return by the end of the week.
Thomas was cleared to have contact in practice Monday for the first time since his open-heart surgery in October. While Thomas' heart is fine, the workout showed that his sternum has yet to fully heal after being broken during the 4½-hour operation.
"He's going to have to get used to the contact, and that's going to be hard to do," Jordan said. "We went through some contact, and he felt he took a shot and he didn't really like the experience of that pain, so we might not see him for a while in some contact drills. We're going to give him some more time."
Also, point guard Antonio Daniels said he was going to have to live with his ankle injury for the rest of the season and that it might require surgery over the summer. Daniels missed two of three games before the All-Star break.
"It's about getting through this for me right now, just pushing the pain aside a little and being who I am," Daniels said, "trying to do a lot of strength work to get my acceleration back and my explosiveness back."
The Wizards need Daniels to play because Gilbert Arenas continues to recover from knee surgery. Arenas participated in light, non-contact drills Monday and hopes to return in March.
Daniels said he might have to take it easy in practice at times to get through the rest of the season.
"That's something that me and Coach Jordan have to talk about and discuss," Daniels said. "The most important thing for me right now is being here with my team."


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With so many portable gadgets relying on built-in rechargeable battery packs, Sony's decision to use AA battery power in the PCM-D50 may seem a little backward. While the use of four AA batteries makes the Sony PCM-D50 somewhat bulkier than its lithium-ion powered peers, the benefit of having an abundant, quickly swappable source of portable power is an asset for those recording in remote locations.
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Brooklynites can skip the schlep to Manhattan for top-notch appetizing treats, thanks to Wallse alum Peter Shelsky, who channeled childhood trips to the Lower East Side to create his throwback Jewish delicatessen. Bagels from Kossar's Bialys, Guss' Pickles and Dr Brown sodas share shelf space here, but the real draw is the primo smoked fish. Traditional salmon varieties are sourced from local purveyors, like Greenpoint's Acme and Westchester's Smokehouse. And pickled herring, cured gravlax and whitefish salad, all made in house, round out the deli delights. Get yours plain, on a bagel or in one of the chefly sandwich creations, like the heart-stopping Dr. Goldstein Special, which features chopped liver and apple horseradish sauce between two schmaltz-fried potato latkes.
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Skip to comments.VIDEO: George Will calls downgrade a half-baked political analysis
Posted on 08/07/2011 7:54:22 PM PDT by Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears
While many on the right are lambasting the Obama administration for its failure to maintain the countrys pristine AAA credit rating, one conservative commentator said Sunday that the Standard and Poors downgrade neednt be taken seriously.
Washington Post columnist George Will was asked on ABCs This Week with Christiane Amanpour how much the downgrade would affect the basic economy here? Will said it wouldnt before trashing Standard & Poors track record. (RELATED: Standard & Poors ratings head: U.S. could be downgraded even further)
You called this a shocker, Will said. Standard & Poors would have forfeited its good reputation if it had a good reputation to forfeit these days. It missed the entire mortgage-backed securities problem right under its nose.
According to Will, the agencys downgrade decision reflected its disapproval of Americas governing process more than anything else.
If you read what they actually said, its a kind of half-baked political analysis criticizing the American system of government and how it works now, Will said.
Now, theyre entitled to their opinion on politics, but their opinion isnt entitled to any particular respect. What did we learn from what they said that we didnt know already? We know that from Athens in Greece to Sacramento in California, with stops in Rome, Lisbon, Madrid, Brussels, Dublin and Springfield, Ill., an entire system of governance is under attack and actually collapsing under the weight of its contradictions. Weve learned nothing from Standard & Poors.
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George Will has been a Democrat in disguise for years.
He may sound like Geithner but he is right on this one. This was more political than anything else. Moodys and Fitch did not downgrade. Standard and Poors did because they ran their mouth during the process and had no choice but to downgrade or lose credibility, what little they had left after the Fannie Mae fiasco.
May I be the first to admit, this issue is not something I have any expertise in, so I will bow out and let my FReeper friends comment.
In other words, things are a lot worse than they look. For political reasons, they were pressured to keep quiet. Now that they're talking, it means we're already far deeper in danger than it looks.
S&P is another Arthur Andersen in my book. If Will is not right on about this it's because he did not go far enough to describe S&P's shenanigans.
Standard & Poors would have forfeited its good reputation if it had a good reputation to forfeit these days. It missed the entire mortgage-backed securities problem right under its nose.
S&P was one of the key enablers of the financial meltdown
I personally believe strongly that S&P should not be to big to be held accountable.
I can't abide George Will.
Nonetheless, you could well be right about the rest.
This Week with Christiane Amanpour? Somewhere David Brinkley is spinning.
Do I think we are in serious trouble? Yep. But do I think we are in a lot better shape than Spain? Uh...yeah.
I read here that Moody's is owned by Warren Buffet, so what kind of credibility could that outfit have?
Have not watched THAT show since the death of David Brinkly.
Will missed the sub-prime mortgage fiasco too. And the Tea Party phenomenon still escapes him.
Will is a Beltway insider who lost touch with real America around 1985.
He is an ageing pundit still trying to make himself viable.
"Washington Post columnist George Will was asked on ABCs This Week with Christiane Amanpour how much the downgrade would affect the basic economy here? Will said it wouldnt before trashing Standard & Poors track record..."
George Will is a Conservative?!?
So S&P would have KEPT our AAA rating if Barry had his way and simply raised the debt ceiling, yet if the debt ceiling was raised AND spending was cut, we LOSE the AAA rating? This makes little sense.
These people can call the downgrade what they want and they can continue to destroy the messenger instead of paying heed to the message, but in doing so, they all become delusional, in denial, stuck on stupid idiots. Plain and simple. =.=
Most Freepers don't have expertise in a lot of things but they comment anyway. :>
I agree with Will in that I think S & P overreached. The US bonds are good and there is no chance of any default on our debt. I would take my chances long term with a 30 year TIPS over a similar French or EU product.
But this should be a real wake up call.
Could be Spain is rated too high. The $2 trillion 'mistake' really doesn't matter as S&P had warned of downgrade if at least $4 trillion in spending reductions/revenue enhancement was not made. And that was just a 'down payment'. I believe S&P gave at least 3 very public warnings of downgrade if the deficit and debt were not adequately addressed before and during the debt ceiling debate. The downgrade was very much deserved. We are only 'better' than Spain in the sense that Spain is a turd sinking and we are still floating.....for now.
Brinkley was one of the good ones. I remember his saying during the 1996 election coverage that Clinton was "A Bore" and that "The next four years will be filled with pretty words, and pretty music, and a lot of goddamn nonsense!". Brinkley was wrong about that.
If the debt reaches a point where the interest payments start to seriously pinch entitlement outlays, I believe the FSA (Free S-it Army) will have a big say on how secure our bonds are and whether we start to default. Exponential math tells me an event horizon is approaching......
I thought about that too. If that's the case...then they are still not very trust worthy and not using good judgment.
I want to see how the markets will react tomorrow. It could get ugly.
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Dominic or Donovan?
I've really been crushing on both of these lately, but I feel like they're too similar for brothers. Which do you prefer? Especially with the rest of my list? I'm massively in love with the nn Dom lately, which makes me feel like Dominic is more my thing, but Donovan is just adorable, I can imagine the sweetest little boy running around with the name!
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Donovan is so cute! I picture a little light brown haired boy running round in a little grey trousers, a grandpa sweater and a little cap! Too cute!Jude, blackbird.
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June 30th, 2013 09:40 PM #9If I had a baby right now, I'd name it,
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Nebraska Omaha grabbed a 71-60 win over Western Illinois on Saturday, behind a 19-point effort from Justin Simmons at Ralston Sports and Event Center.
Nebraska Omaha won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the 8-point spread as favorites.
Nebraska Omaha got 19 points from John Karhoff and another 10 points from Mike Rostampour. CJ Carter contributed 4 assists, while John Karhoff cleaned the glass with 8 rebounds.
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - The University of Nevada baseball team split a doubleheader with New Mexico on Sunday.
The Wolf Pack (14-10, 3-3) came from behind to defeat the Lobos (11-12, 4-2) in game one before a comeback in the second game fell short. Kewby Meyer was 3-for-9 with a run scored on the day, while Austin Byler was 2-for-9 with 2 RBI.
Nevada started the scoring in game one after Brooks Klein singled home Scott Kaplan, who reached on a walk. New Mexico tied the game in the fifth when Alex Allbritton scored on a wild pitch, and took the lead in the seventh when a leadoff double resulted in a run. It wasn't until the ninth when a ball hit by Meyer fell into the outfield to score Jamison Rowe and Shaun Mize and give Nevada the lead for good. Michael Fain came into the game in the bottom of the ninth to record his seventh save of the season, but not before loading the bases with two outs. Michael Bradshaw (1-0) tossed a scoreless eighth to earn the win.
The Lobos were the first to get on the scoreboard in game two, putting two across in both the second and third innings. Nevada responded by scoring twice in the fourth and fifth to tie the game at 4-4. Despite tying the game, New Mexico scored once in the bottom of the fifth, seventh and eighth to secure the victory. Nevada scored once in the ninth, but the comeback bid fell short after Rowe popped up to end the game.
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This is by far one of the most unbelievable installs " I NEVER WANT TO SEE " ! All I can say is WTF, what an embarrassment for our trade.
Yeah, I witnessed the same thing. To cold and to hot PVC moving against each other..
Well stated wgrr.....Nice install Seaton Heating....
No! but that really sucks...Avoidance procedure with several units in close proximity ....Permanently Electro etch or Scribe the major components with compressor serial number....Then use permanent...
This is the type of work that keeps us in business...Shameful !
Awesome keep up the good work..self pride shows well....
Unless the house is well insulated, like R19 walls and R30 ceiling, exteriorly well wrapped and sealed, he might have a chance at achieving an economical benefit from just the one system. However, if...
I know that Janitrol/Goodman are now one Co.
Does someone have a current list of who owns who?
Pipedope -
"The lennox g20 is spark ignition!!!!!!!!"
Yea, you are absolutely correct. I was so focused on doubleshot's thread that I totally missed that.
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Doubleshot - You stated:
For the past few weeks I've noticed that my heating system doesn't turn on. I've traced it back to the ignition system not lighting. Sometimes it just sits and clicks, then...
Wants to replace his system.
He asked, what is the best system he can buy for his money?
Isnt looking for the most expensive system, but wants one that is very reliable and is willing to pay for...
I agree, too much of perhaps a good thing. The stuff depicted in the flyer looks more like tire sealer used to justify a point. Equipment manufacturers are always looking for any excuse to...
One of many excellant web sites on burning DVDs. Try http://forum.digital-digest.com
Well done, the unit looks great.
According to the manufacturer:
It was developed specifically for A/C systems.
How it works:
Once a leak is detected the sealant is activated, by moisture and air around the opening of the hole,...
Yea, Doc I did. Screwed up. What was I thinking?
Wow! I like it.
Now for the real question, will YORK honor a warranty claim if one installs a configuration other than the one posted?
I also, wonder how long it will take our distributors to...
Although, most of the residential units here in So. Cal are split systems. I was on a roof one day and got zapped. Someone wired a hot lead to a unit and then to the ground terminal.
Knocked me on...
I'd question the design.
A properly sized motor using the correct fan rotation will yield the best results? It will draw fewer amps, lower the chamber temp and deliver the desired CMF.
Perfect, Thanks!
P.S. - Once done, I'll post a pic with end product. Should be in a couple of weeks.
Can you post a picture of your "2000 Blaster".
If you don't mind, I'd like to construct one. Please provide as much detail as you can.
Selling a PM contract over the phone is like buying space in the twilight zone. Dont know whats out there and you can bet that what ever it is you dont want anything to do with it. One can also...
Im really surprised at you all. Dont you recognize a Whiskey distilling plant when you see one? The ducting is camouflage for the plumbing going into the basement. The large collecting vat must be...
That's a no brainer; no refrigerant left in system, therefore, no leak. Check or Charge. lol
BTW thats not competition. U the man.
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This is unbelievable, what the heck would cause this?
I believe he's talking about the draft (inducer) blower, not the indoor air blower.
Yea, I kinda suspected it might be the inducer because of its size. But I didn't recognize the unit or...
So, you work for the manufacture???
Wow! What a screw up. These units are totally working in reverse, they are pulling air through the registers and expelling it back into the house through the...
Rifter, you and Payson have your work cut out for you there in Phoenix. It would appear that the industry in Arizona was somewhat unregulated for many years and the HVAC contractors were or are still...
I'v never seen a setup like that.
Electric Heat Pump or gas furance? Who's the manufacture?
I'm also sure it not heat rated and I'll bet it has always worked just fine. To quote most Owener's. LOL!...
PaysonHavc -
A picture they say is worth a thousand words. Any tech in this business would recognize a botched up installation. Any X-employers Manager, Supervisor or Owner, who spreads or allows...
Gee, When it comes to HVAC, I'm like the Maytag guy in southern California. I need to move to AZ, follow HVACPAYSON and get the best, what not to do, education and experience in this business.
Heads up, posted question under Computers on your web site.
Appreciate your input.
That is absolutely to cool!
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Yea, Thats a pretty common setup in most two story condos her in So. Cal. The forced air unit and evaporator are typically upstairs with the condensation drain coming down the wall...
Well jfs1138
All I can say you are one brave guy. Although, microwave ovens are not necessarily complicated, unless you have taken a tech course or as an electrical design engineer have complete...
this is apparently a common problem with customers who by choice have short memories and dont want to face up to reality. I always quote a small delta between the price of replacing a...


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Diabetes Health Center
Calm Urged for Avandia Patients
Calls for Calm in Wake of Avandia Alarm
At least since 2005, the FDA has been aware of the possible heart attack risk of Avandia. But there's conflicting evidence, including a study of more than 30,000 diabetes patients in a large health maintenance organization (HMO) that found no extra heart attacks among Avandia patients.
For this reason, the FDA has decided not to pull Avandia from the market. Instead, the FDA is working as fast as it can to pull together an expert advisory panel to weigh all the available data.
The FDA warns patients not to stop taking Avandia on their own. Drexler agrees.
"When people read these stories about heart attack risk, they often stop taking their diabetes drugs," he says. "The resulting deterioration of their care can be very detrimental. Everyone says, 'Consult your doctor before stopping any prescribed medication,' but we really must stress this point more strongly."
An editorial released on Wednesday by the editors of the British medical journal The Lancet takes the unusual step of criticizing the NEJM for the "urgency" in the tone of the Nissen paper and an accompanying editorial.
"To avoid unnecessary panic among patients, a calmer and more considered approach to the safety of [Avandia] is needed," the Lancet editors write. "Alarmist headlines and confident declarations help nobody."
Drexler notes that an ongoing study, the RECORD clinical trial, is studying whether Avandia truly causes heart problems. But the study will not be finished until the end of 2008 or 2009, depending on how many patients develop heart disease.
Another study, the ACCORD trial, which is studying outcomes in 10,000 patients with type 2 diabetes, should also reveal the true risks and benefits of Avandia. That trial, too, is years from completion.
GlaxoSmithKline, the company that makes Avandia, says these trials are being monitored by independent safety boards. Patients should be reassured by the fact that these safety boards have seen no reason to stop the studies, says GSK Chief Medical Officer Ronald Krall, MD.
"The data safety monitoring boards have done an interim analysis very recently and have reassured us there is nothing in that analysis that should affect the conduct of the study or be of concern," Krall tells WebMD. "They have looked at the specific issues raised by Dr. Nissen. Because cardiovascular events are the RECORD study endpoints, they have looked at them in great detail."
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Very delicate and sparkles like crazy. People see the flash from the crystals from a distance and want to get a better look at it. My daughters have threatened to take it from me. Arrived early and is just as described.
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Elizabeth Stone was launched in 2011 with a signature style of "laid-back glam" which fuses semi precious gemstones with mixed metals, leather and crystals. Based in Los Angeles with East Coast roots, Elizabeth is the founder and designer behind the beautiful hand made collection. With a background in graphic design, all of Elizabeth's creations have a fashion forward artistic appeal and have graced the pages of various fashion magazines such as InStyle, Marie Claire and People Style Watch.
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Your positive feedback is greatly appreciated.
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- Accepts Etsy gift cards
If you are paying by e-check through Paypal, I will not ship your order until payment is cleared.
Please make sure your Etsy address is accurate! I will be sending your package to the address listed. Also, please make sure that your address is "safe" to receive items. PLEASE make sure your confirmed address is correct before you check out.
I will only ship orders to address listed in your order, as it is too hard to keep track of different addresses that are messaged or emailed to me. Thank you for understanding.
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All items will be shipped via USPS. All orders have a tracking number (US Orders Only).
First class mail usually takes 1-4 days for the US and about 1-2 weeks for Canada.
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All shipping outside the US is via USPS first class mail and may take from 2-4 weeks. PLEASE understand that I cannot track a package once it leaves the US.
If package gets held in customs, it could take extra time as well. I suggest adding "registered mail" if you would like to track it outside of the US-message me for additional cost.
**Buyer is responsible for any custom fees/taxes/import duties that may be charged by your postal office.**
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**For an additional cost you may add insurance to your item to insure that you do not have a lost package. If you prefer another shipping carrier or to upgrade to express shipping, please contact me and I would be happy to accomodate your request.
PLEASE make sure your confirmed address is correct before you check out. I will only ship orders to address listed in your order, as it is too hard to keep track of different addresses that are messaged or emailed to me. Thank you for understanding.
Refunds and Exchanges
Returns are accepted if you contact us within 7 days of receiveing your package. Items must be unworn and in original packaging. Refunds or exchanges are granted once we receive the item back. Buyer is responsible for all shipping costs. We do not accept returns on custom orders, earrings or clearance items.
Measurements and materials are listed so please read listing before purchasing.
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The 'Sunflower Seeds' Saga Continues
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On Feb. 15, Sotheby's London will auction off a pile of handmade porcelain sunflower seeds by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei as part of its fortnight of Impressionist, modern and contemporary-art sales.
The painted seeds are part of Mr. Ai's "Sunflower Seeds" or Kui Hua Zi, installation currently on view at the Turbine Hall at the Tate Modern in London; it ends May 2. "Sunflower Seeds" features 100 million porcelain seeds that are spread across the floor of the hall. The installation was commissioned by the Tate and paid for by Unilever.
The 100-kilogram pile will go on the block with a presale estimate of 80,000 to 120,000 British pounds (US$125,000 to US$190,000). According to the Sotheby's sale catalog, the seeds are symbolic of Mao Zedong –in posters and portraits he often depicted himself as the sun and his subjects as sunflowers. They also refer to the period of the Great Leap Forward (1958-61) an economic and social campaign that resulted in the deaths of millions of Chinese by starvation.
"In these penurious times, just a pocketful of sunflower seeds could make the difference between life and death for Chinese agricultural families," the catalog says.
"Sunflower Seeds" opened in October 2010. Mr. Ai originally had intended for people to be allowed to interact with the installation and for the first few days, visitors walked upon the seeds and even sat and lay down on them. A few days later, the Tate Modern roped off the installation after concerns rose over the potential harm that dust from the ceramic seeds might have on the public.
The news of the auction follows recent reports that Mr. Ai's Shanghai studio was demolished with little warning on Jan. 11 by local authorities, who deemed the structure illegal.
This isn't the first time a seed from this installation has gone on the block. Scene reported in late October that a surreptitiously collected seed — there is no way of verifying their authenticity — was trading on Ebay's U.K. site. Eleven bids came in, and it sold for £28 on Nov. 1.
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Assess Competence TAAASS402A
Important:Before commencing this module you should read the performance criteria for this unit of competency. If you need help please visit the Logon Instructions Page
The Workplace Cartoon
The process once you have developed an assessment plan - the steps you should take
|1. Confirm details on your Assessment Plan
|2. Brief the candidate on the assessment process
|3. Gather the evidence required to make a judgement
|4. Make the assessment decision based on the evidence submitted
|5. Give feedback to the candidate
|6. Document the assessment process
|7. Review the assessment tool and processes and make possible recommendations for improvement
|8. Make the appropriate adjustments recommended as an improvement for future use
Click here for Instructions on how to logon to the toolbox
Visit the Training Room and access the bookcase policies and procedures
- Read the assessment Topic
Conducting Assessments
- Are assessed against a unit or units of competency
- Are guided through the process to enable them to provide evidence to support their competence
- This can be demonstrated by the candidate or provided by the candidate to the assessor
- Are included in the negotiation of the process, selection of assessment types, times, dates etc
Who can conduct assessment for nationally recognised competencies?
- Assessors who have completed the assessment competencies of the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment or equivalence and have appropriate vocational competencies to the level being assessed
- If the assessor does not have the industry competencies they should work closely with an industry person who does
The candidate should be supported
- To enable them to understand and interpret the performance criteria covered in the assessment
- In a way that will assist them to understand the assessment process and the tasks they will perform
Candidates can be assessed through
- Training
- Assessment pathways only
Principles of Assessment
- Valid
- assesses what it needs to assess
- Reliable
- other assessors would make the same judgement
- Fair
- the assessor has objectively considered all evidence and the process has been open and transparent
- Flexible
- on the job, off the job, mutually convenient time
Principles of Assessment
|ACTIVITY - This is something you must do!
- Retrieve your assessment plan and tools developed in Plan and Organise Assessment and Develop Assessment tools
- Use the table below to determine in what ways your assessment meets the principles of assessment
|Principles of assessment
|What parts of the assessment meet the principles
Access specialist support
- As the assessor you must consider how you can support your candidate during the assessment process
- Visit: Disability Access
- What services are available?
Interpreting a unit of competency
- Tips to help you interpret units of competency:
- Read the document fully
- Discuss it with your colleagues and other assessors who are working with the same unit of competency
- Inspect previous assessment tools and review reports
- Provide a copy of the unit of competency to your candidate and explain it to them (don't forget to check their understanding)
Adjusting tools to meet candidate needs
- Make a list of possible individual differences:
- Your answer might include:
- How well do they speak English
- Do they have any known learning disabilities
- Age
- Gender
- Physical, intellectual, psychiatric disabilities
- Religious and cultural differences
Codes of practice for assessors
- Visit the link Codes of Practice for Assessors and examine the PDF file
- Consider
- What are the most important rules an assessor should follow to ensure ethical conduct?
- How can you make sure you are objective when conducting an assessment?
- Make a list of people who need to have access to the details of the assessment
Roles and responsibilities of the candidate·
- Be aware of the assessment process
- Be familiar with the unit of competency and understand what will be expected of them
- Take an active role in negotiating the type of assessment, the date and time etc
- Identify their own readiness to sit the assessment
Putting the candidate at ease
This is an opportunity to decide what the candidate needs to know. It is important that they are well informed, but not overwhelmed.
To put the candidate at ease, you yourself must be able to identify the purpose, context, process of the assessment and the needs of the candidate.
The basic steps for carrying out an assessment are:
- Brief the candidate
- Gather evidence
- Evaluate evidence
- Make decision
- Give feedback
ACTIVITY - this is something you must doConsider: 1. What does the assessor have to do at each step listed above? 2. What information does the assessor need for each step listed above?
What does the candidate need to know about the assessment?
Workplace assessment requires good planning and organisation. Part of your responsibility as the facilitator of the assessment is to ensure that the candidate knows exactly what is going to happen before, during and after the assessment.
In your initial session with your candidate you will need to:
• Encourage the candidate to participate in the process
• Explain the process carefully
• Put the candidate at ease
• Explain the purpose, context and process of the assessment
A participatory process
In a traditional assessment/learning environment the candidate was told when they were going to be assessed and how they were going to be assessed. They had no control or involvement in the the process.
Competency based assessment is very different. It is not a test. It is meant to confirm that a candidate can do the job or perform the tasks that will deem them competent. The aim is to enable the candidate to participate in the process fully and as a result they should not feel scared by the process.
This is a new concept for some assessors
Some assessors can't help but behave as their teachers did when they were at school. Sometimes you may even think that the assessor si enjoying the opportunity to assert power over their candidate. Power should always be used wisely and never used to make the assessment uncomfortable and unfair.
Tips for giving instructions
1. Disect your assessment procedure into small achievable sections. It is helpful during this process to consider how you would explain each section.
2. Make sure your instructions are clear and that the instructions will not cause confusion or misinterpretation. Ask a colleague to read your instruction to check for understanding and clarity.
3. Do not write your instructions from a negative view point highlighting what they should not do but instead focus on what the candidate must do during the assessment process.
4. Include 'You' statements in your Instructions and procedures for the candidate.
5. Include action words in your instructions and procedures that will indicate to the candidate what they need to do.
6. Always arrange your instructions and procedures in the order the instructions are to be followed.
7. Test your instructions on a colleague or another assessor.
8. Provide full and complete instructions by explaining what they are required to do; where, when, & how the assessment will take place; why the candidate is being assessed and what tasks the candiate will be required to perform.
A participatory process
Your role as the assessor is not to completely control the assessment procedure but rather to encourage the candidate to participate and take more responsibility for their own assessment to give your candidate a more accurate picture of their level of ability and competence. If you do this your candidate more interested in the assessment and will have the ability to self-assess their readiness for assessment. If a candidate identifies their own readiness for assessment they will feel more confident to complete it and reduce their level of stress. It is also very important to respect your candidate's rights to have views that may differ from your own.
To what extent should candidates participate?
Encourage the candidate to participate as much as possible but of course you will need to consider the context and circumstances (such as the organisation's policies and procedures that affect your assessment, which are not open to negotiation or participation from the candidate) of the assessment when determining how much participation should be expected from your candidate. Once you have identified the level of participation make sure it is be stated clearly in your candidate instructions.
All essential information must be clearly discussed with the candidate so that you can better involve the candidate as much as possible and clarify all aspects of the assessment such as:
• The purpose of the assessment.
• The performance criteria.
• The conditions under which the assessment will take place.
• The time and place of assessment.
• The method and type of assessment.
Prior to conducting the assessment you should arrange an information session or discuss the details with the candidate by telephone, fax, e-mail or video conference.
The information session will provide the opportunity for the candidate to ask questions and seek any additional information required. the first meeting is critical as it is the first step to building a rapport with your candidate and develop a level of trust, mutual respect and honesty with the candidate.
Making the assessment decision
- How do you determine if a candidate is ready?
- What tools will assist you?
- Self-assessment evaluations tools
- View samples of work - such as portfolios or completed products
- Questioning techniques to draw out more information
- Observation checklists to evidence observation sessions
- If you are assessing a unit of competence you need evidence to cover all of the performance criteria listed as well as:
- What is listed in the range statement
- Stated in the evidence guide
- Listed as underpinning skills and Key competencies
- Considering the appropriate AQTF levels
If you are judging for recognition of current competence, remember:
- Authenticity - how will you validate the work as being their own
- Currency - how recent is the evidence
- Transferability – if the skills were learnt in a different context can they be considered in this situation?
Provide feedback of the outcome
- Decisions for feedback need to consider:
- When and where feedback should be given
- Should feedback given be informal (oral) or formal (written) and will it be a combination of formal and informal feedback E.G. informal during assessment and formal at the conclusion of the assessment
- What will happen if the candidate is not judged competent
- What is the procedure for appeal?
Recording and Reviewing assessment
- Document the assessment process – your plan and assessment tools are your evidence of this
- Document all feedback given
- Why record?
- To keep a record of tools used
- As a record of the candidates progress
- So the record of the assessment process can be used to determine promotion and salary increases
- For referral during an appeal
- To provide verification of current competence
What needs to be recorded?
- The name of candidate and the assessor
- Dates, times, locations
- Details of the units of competency and the training package
- Details of the tools used to collect evidence
- The assessment results
- Reasons why decisions were made
- Any formal and informal feedback given
- The details of any appeals
- Signatures required to sign off of competence/not yet competent
- A report of the assessment process and any recommendations for future training and/or follow up action
Assessment for this module
Continuing on from Plan and Organise Assessment and Develop Assessment Tools you are now ready to conduct the assessment on your candidate.
This is an integrated assessment and forms part of the assessment for:
- Plan Assessment
- Develop Assessment Tools
- Assess Competence
- Participate in Assessment Validation
- Please note: You will not do the assessment recorded in the toolbox.
Have you completed the module Plan and Organise Assessment and Develop Assessment Tools?
If not you must first obtain a copy of the assessment task for the Assessment units and complete the previous two tasks. This is an integrated assessment and it is normally emailed to you on the first day of the commencement of the unit Plan Assessment.
The following information should only be used to help you with the assessment. Please always refer to the assessment emailed to you by your faciltitator.
1) Tips to help you conduct the assessment on one candidate in an assessment only pathway
- Prepare your candidate by meeting with them and informing them of the assessment procedure. Make sure you provide details of the assessment requirements, resources they may need, reasonable adjustment if appropriate, reasons why you may stop the assessment procedure
- Make a of the assessment tools you developed in the module Develop Assessment Tools.
- Commence the assessment starting withe observation checklist - remember to fully document comments and responses as evidence of the assessment
- Continue to use the other tools identified and record essential information as evidence of the assessment event
- At the end of your assessment provide feedback to your candidate of their performance
2) What can be included in your report? Information about:
- the two assessment events conducted and the tools used
- decisions made on the second event where reasonable adjustment was concerned
- how you helped your candidate feel at ease in both assessment events
- methods of two-way communication and opportunities for feedback
- how judgement was exercised in making the assessment decision how and when assessment outcomes were recorded and reported
- include completion of assessment records/reports in accordance with assessment system - legal/organisational ethical requirements
- how the assessment process was reviewed and the review outcomes documented
Viist toondoo and create your own cartoon outlining the steps you would take to instruct your workplace candidate on the assessment process.
Email your facilitator with the link to your cartoon.
Visit toondoo for tips on how to create a cartoon
My tips:
- Don't be too creative - use the characters, backgrounds and props (at least for your first go)
- Visit the help wiki and read the 'How to' section
- Each cartoon strip can later be added into a book (just the like the cartoon at the beginning of the unit)
- Create each strip first, then create your book.
- Have fun with this activity, but if you find the technology too difficult, you can opt out and not complete the activity
Submit your completed assessment tools and your report to your facilitator for feedback
Submit your assessment to your facilitator for feedback
Files you will need for this unit include
Other resources you might find useful
http://www.icvet.tafensw.edu.au/resources/assessment_anta_index.htm scroll down this list and access documents listed under the heading Work with the Candidate, Give Feedback and Make the Decision


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Im using the wp_page_menu command to display the list of all pages I have on the my site on a template page. The only issue is that when i sort by post_date, it displays the oldest first, instead of the newest page.
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