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This is my first post! I am having issues with an unidentified leg injury.After my first half marathon I fractured my leg, took time off to heal, ran 2more half marathons and then fractured the same leg during my training to a 4th half marathon. Since then Ive rested, healed and work with a physical therapiston a weekly bases. My PT has changed my gait, has me on a strength and stretching program and has me running in shoes with more support as I pronate a bit. Despite all this, pain is starting to creep back into my trouble spot.
An additional thing he wanted me to do was change my every day shoes. I usually wear converse as my every day, casual shoe. My physical therapist has band me from wearing converse and ordered me to buy casual shoes with more support. I am a 27 year old male. Does anyone have any suggestions on stylish casual shoes that still offer enough support?
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CINCINNATI -- The Raiders were being bullied yet again, this time by the mediocre Bengals, when they summoned anger. Emotions were rising at halftime, and by the fourth quarter they reached the boiling point.
With one play midway through that quarter, an apparent officiating error that led to considerable confusion, the Raiders snapped.
Can't say I blame them.
One play after Oakland safety Tyvon Branch picked up a fumble and appeared to return it for a touchdown that could have closed the gap to 10 points -- only to have the score erased by an "inadvertent" whistle -- the Raiders resorted to brawling.
Can't say I don't understand -- even if the melee cost them any chance of a comeback.
For shortly after losing defensive linemen Tommy Kelly and Lamarr Houston to ejections, Oakland allowed another Cincinnati touchdown to finish off a 34-10 thumping Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium.
Oakland's last chance to make a game of this came when Bengals receiver Mohamed Sanu was stripped at the Cincy 25 by Joselio Hanson, who batted the ball toward Branch, who then raced into the end zone. Some players had stopped their actions, while others continued to play.
But officials conferred and ruled that there a whistle had been blown by line judge Julian Mapp, signaling the play dead immediately after Sanu was stripped but somehow before Hanson could prevent the ball from going out of bounds.
"It was a bad call," Hanson said. "At least, it's fourth down."
Instead, officials gave the Bengals option of accepting the play -- which would have resulted in fourth-and-1 -- or replaying the down. They obviously chose a replay of the third-and-6, whereupon tempers flared.
Though a flag had been thrown to signal a Cincinnati false start, some players continued the action, which ended with Houston tackling Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton. Cincy tackle Andrew Whitworth confronted Houston, and the beef was on.
As a several players pushed and punched and grabbed, Kelly wound up in the middle of things, helmet off, mouth wide open and yelling. Upon restoring order, Houston, Kelly and Whitworth were tossed.
Bengals coach Marvin Lewis called Houston's play "a cheap shot."
Raiders Dennis Allen coach said, "We lost our poise."
Kelly could not be found in the postgame locker room, and Houston downplayed the incident.
"When you play defensive line, it's a fight every down," he said. "So I'm not surprised at all."
Yet at least one Raider, linebacker Philip Wheeler, insists Mapp acknowledged his error.
"I understood the call," Wheeler said, "but the referee (Mapp) came to me and he told me, 'I'm a man. I made a mistake.' He told me that on the field. He said he made a mistake blowing the whistle. I was on (him) for it and he finally said, 'Look, man. I'm a man. And I made a mistake.' That's all he could say. Hopefully, he'll own up to it."
Oakland's defense responded to the unwelcome circumstances by allowing the Bengals to cover 85 yards on nine plays, concluding with a 7-yard touchdown pass from Dalton to tight end Jermaine Gresham, with 3:39 to play.
The Raiders, locked in the throes of a four-game losing streak for the first time since 2008, were done.
Yet they were still smoldering.
"It looked like a fumble and scoop," Houston said of the disputed play.
"I felt if we would have gotten that touchdown, anything could happen," Hanson said.
"It hurt us because we know we needed that," Wheeler said. "We started a comeback. We needed that; that was going to be part of our comeback."
When I asked Allen if he could honestly assess the non-fumble without potentially facing discipline from the NFL, he said, "Probably not.
"I was unaware that a ruling of an inadvertent whistle would give (the Bengals) the opportunity to choose what they wanted to do," he said.
Yet after all the spittle had landed and all the punches had missed and all the screaming had stopped, the Raiders went home in an achingly familiar state. They were losers again, their record tumbling to 3-8.
"We have the same conversation every Sunday," veteran safety Michael Huff said.
Yes, indeed. Except this time there was steam in the room and anger in the air. It was misdirected, perhaps, but present nonetheless.
And when you're as low as the Raiders are now, you need that fury to have any chance at all of avoiding further humiliation.
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WARSAW–Poland's road safety improved significantly last year as the government clamped down on speeding and opened new routes, but the country's road-mortality rates remain among the highest in Europe, cabinet officials said Wednesday.
More than 3,500 people were killed in road accidents in Poland last year, a drop of more than 15% from 2011, a government report said. Still, the rate is twice as high as the European Union average, with the road network dilapidated and highway construction facing months, and in some cases years, of delay.
All of Poland's planned highways still have big sections missing, despite initial plans to complete the upgrades before last year's UEFA Euro 2012 soccer championships. In the south, near the Czech Republic, the north-south A1 highway disappears for a few kilometers, then reappears, only to disappear again after less than 80 kilometers.
The government plans to build most of the missing A1 sections in a partnership with a private operator, but the process has run into bureaucratic hurdles. Before the highway resumes permanently in northern Poland, drivers have to pass through villages and towns of central Poland on a road built in the 1970s.
The A4 highway from Germany to Ukraine across southern Poland is less fragmented, but its eastern-most part is missing. Similarly, the A2 highway, which is supposed to end at the border with Belarus, instead ends in Warsaw.
A calendar for 2012 published by Poland's roads authority, GDDKiA, showed two maps–on the first page, a fragmented network with roads under construction; on the last, a finished network, which the agency was certain to get done before the end of last year. Those plans didn't come to fruition after builders went bankrupt or left construction sites due to disagreements with GDDKiA over prices and payments.
The government now plans to complete 800 kilometers of new expressways and highways by 2015 and to improve some 6,000 kilometers of local roads, Infrastructure Minister Slawomir Nowak told a press conference Wednesday.
Because nearly half of all incidents are caused by speeding, the government is also installing new speed cameras, mostly in places with speed limits, and plans to raise 1.5 billion zlotys ($476 million) in fines this year. This has generated massive public criticism and allegations that the government is seeking to narrow its budget shortfall at the expense of drivers.
Outside cities, many speed limits of 50 kilometers per hour apply, inviting complaints by drivers, which prompted the government to initiate an audit of street signs throughout the country. A six-lane street along the banks of the Vistula River in Warsaw for years had that low speed limit before it was raised to 80 kilometers an hour. A new expressway through Warsaw's outskirts, with no pedestrian crossings or traffic lights, still has a limit of 80 km/h, well below the normal limit on similar roads, frustrating drivers.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk, while in opposition in 2007, fiercely criticized his archrival and prime minister at the time, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, for plans to crack down on speeding. In reference to Mr. Kaczynski, Mr. Tusk said at the time that "only a guy without a driving license can spend money on speed cameras and not on roads." Mr. Tusk's government is now in the process of equipping a road-inspection authority with a system of automated cameras and vans designed to issue tickets for speeding.
Mr. Nowak, the infrastructure minister, said times have changed since Mr. Tusk's remarks as the opposition leader.
"We've expanded the roads network, and at the same time we need to take care of safety," he said.
The number of private cars in Poland, a country of about 38 million people, soared over the past decade as the economy expanded. There were more than 18 million private cars at the end of 2011, up from nearly 10 million in 2000. The annual number of road fatalities fell in that time to almost 4,200 from almost 6,300, according to Poland's statistics office.
Still, that number remains very high. Some 20% of pedestrian fatalities in the EU occur in Poland, said Interior Minister Jacek Cichocki. This costs the Polish economy more than 20 billion zlotys ($6.34 billion) a year, he said.
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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- All month long, News 12 has been introducing you to people who became heart healthy because they needed to be. But here's the thing: 50 percent of people who have heart attacks are healthy with normal weight and cholesterol levels.
Thanks to advanced lipid tests, doctors can predict heart attacks and strokes before they hit you.
Prevention is key when it comes to heart problems, so one couple is learning to be proactive instead of reactive.
Phillip Norris, 46, is a healthy, happy family man. He's eating right, working out and routinely checking his heart -- not because he need to, but because he wants to.
"You can change what's going on with your body when it comes to your heart, so do it. Don't want to wait around until you have a heart attack or stroke," he said.
Norris has already taken three heart screening tests, and while the results haven't been bad, his doctor suggested he go on a low-carb diet.
Norris described the diet as "incredibly hard."
"You don't realize how many carbs you eat until you start looking at the carbs you eat," he said.
He says it helps that the woman who cares about him the most is a registered nurse.
"I've seen huge changes in my husband since he's taken the test. He was a lover of biscuits and french fries, and he's now decided those things aren't as healthy, and he didn't give them up completely, but he learned how to treat them as a treat and not a daily item," said his wife, Registered Nurse Cindy Norris.
Several of Norris' family members have had heart surgery and his father is now on a pacemaker after suffering a heart attack.
"Growing up with that impact in my life, I've always been an exerciser," he said. "An important part of my life because I didn't want the heart disease early in my 30s like my father did."
The Norris family takes a prevention stance -- eating healthy, working out, taking blood tests -- before they are told they have to.
"Hospitals are good at fixing things after it breaks, but it's quality of life ... It's not as great. I'd rather have a good life upfront," Norris said.
When this couple is asked why they chose this path, the answer is simple.
"Quality of life, I want to be around for my wife and my sons and daughters and grandchildren. I want to be able to play and do things with them instead of sitting around because I don't have any energy," Norris said.
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Equal treatment for female firefighters.
A court ruling last week says both genders should have the same opportunities.
2 firefighters in the Midwest filed a lawsuit and won.
The women claimed they didn't have access to the same equipment as the men, and were forced to share bathrooms and bedrooms.
News 12's Stephanie Baker is on your side with what this means for our local fire departments.
When the alarm goes off, their speed can save a house...or a life.
It's Amy Burrus' job to drive the truck.
"Everything's equal, I have the same opportunities they do as far as on the fire ground," Burrus says.
Unlike the women who filed the lawsuit, she's never had a problem with her gear fitting, or with discrimination.
For Amy and Columbia County's other paid female firefighter, Allison English, the biggest challenge is physical.
"A lot of us don't have the same skills, we don't know how to operate a chainsaw, swing an ax, and things like that...so a lot of that was an adjustment for me," says Burrus.
"I don't want to be the weakest link," English says. "I want to be able to pull my own weight and do what they expect."
"They can do the same job we do, and they've proven that," says fellow firefighter Tim Rupert.
And the ruling handed down by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will give women across the country the same chance Amy and Allison get.
The three judge panel said clothes that fit and clean, private facilities are essential to the job, and that not having them can be dangerous.
At Amy's station they have two bathrooms and one shower.
"We just lock the door," says Burrus. "The bedroom is sectioned off, so you have some privacy."
Nothing to distract them from the challenge of fighting fires.
"You do have to be strong...and have endurance," Burrus says.
"I want them to be assured I'm there, and they're there for me," says English. "It's a brotherhood."
A brotherhood that includes some strong sisters.
This ruling sets an example and encourages departments across the country to give women equal treatment. North Augusta Public Safety hired its first woman in 1980. Richmond and Columbia counties did the same in the mid 90s.


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This was the fourth straight show for me as well as the band, so I took it easy for this one. A free show at Stanford was the right price for many heads, so even more people made it out of Santa Cruz for the show. We made it to Stanford in the early afternoon and found the soccer field where the band would be playing. I remember it being a beautiful, sunny day (around eighty degrees) with people playing Frisbee on the field and getting ready for the show.
The band and audience were clearly laid back due to the constant sunshine. I'd say there never were more than a few hundred folks at this show. Many students showed up for a while, checked out the scene, and then split. There was a bottle of Snapple (possibly iced tea?) going around that really got quite a few people really high for this gig. I didn't partake myself, and I don't remember anyone freaking out in a bad way at the show, but I do remember some friends having an extra-special good time. Trey's dog Marley spent the entire show running around the crowd.
The show starts out with an amazing "Wilson" > "Divided Sky". The "Divided Sky" is one of the best versions I have ever heard. "Guelah" and "Poor Heart" are both played well, but are nothing special. The set picks up again with an intense version of "Split Open and Melt". Again one of my favorite versions, this "Split Open" really grooves and showcases some incredible guitar work from Trey. "Esther" is nice, and something I probably only saw the band play a couple of times. "Possum" (like so much else in this set) is played at 100%, another full-on peak of the set followed by solid versions of "Ice", "Sparkle", and "All Things Reconsidered". "Antelope" is yet another insane musical peak to close the set. The setbreak was a welcome break, giving everyone an opportunity to rest up and cool down before dancing again for Set II.
"Glide" always puts a smile on my face, and at the time it was one of my favorite tunes, so I was really happy to have them open the set with the song. "Manteca" is a treat, as is "Bathtub Gin". After each song Trey repeated "Squirt Gun Break" into the mics. Someone from the crew was using a Super Soaker on the crowd up front. This show, like most GA shows on the tour, was great because if you wanted to you could walk right up to the stage during the show, or drop back fifteen to twenty feet and have endless space to dance in. This was part of what made these shows so great, and something I miss about today's shows.
Trey's playing in "Llama" is really intense, with the band still playing at 100%. The "TMWSIY" > "Avenu" > "TMWSIY" sandwich was a real treat, as I had no idea they played "Avenu Malkenu" and had just received a large ration of guilt for leaving my family during Passover for Phish tour. (I had pulled a similar stunt to go see Dead shows back in high school). After tour I told them that any band that played "Avenu" couldn't be that bad. The parents were somewhat relieved.
"Dinner and a Movie" got way out there, and was a real treat. "Harry Hood"? This is my personal favorite version of this song, and I really like the places they go with this one (if you can find a better version, please let me know). I vividly remember the encore songs as being totally hilarious... it was an excellent choice of songs to close out a sunny afternoon show. Overall the second set is amazing; it starts off average, and then from "Bathtub Gin" through "BBFCFM" the band is simply on fire.
I left the soccer field knowing that we'd seen another great show, and really excited to see the band play walking distance from my house the very next night. I skipped Panic headlining the Catalyst later that night in order to get some desperately needed sleep.
For years this show was one of my favorite tapes to listen to when I would pick a show from this run. There is a great quality soundboard source in circulation with a great mix, so I would certainly suggest getting this one if only to hear the "Harry Hood".


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A North Dakota man accused of using counterfeit money to gamble in bars has been ordered to serve probation and pay back $950.
Joshua Jones pleaded guilty in August to a pair of counterfeiting charges. Authorities say he gambled with bogus bills at two Minot bars in June.
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17.04.2012 - Swiss Addex has announced positive results from ongoing studies.
Yet it is dismissing 28 workers – perhaps a delayed effect from bad news last fall.
Geneva – On April 16, only three days after the announcement that its ongoing restructuring efforts will result in laying off 28 employees, Swiss Addex Therapeutics reported positive preclinical data for its lead GABA-B receptor modulator. The orally administered small molecule ADX71441 is a positive allosteric modulator (PAM). In both guinea pig and mouse studies, the selective activation of GABA-B alleviated symptoms in disease-relevant models of overactive bladder (OAB). While Addex aims for IND/CTA filing before the end of the year, another PAM is already being evaluated in a Phase 2a clinical trial by Addex' partner Janssen Pharmaceuticals. Activating the glutamate receptor mGluR2 with ADX71449 is being tested to treat schizophrenia.
Yet even better news was publicised in March when Addex reported that in a Phase 2a clinical trial, all key objectives had been achieved: Parkinson's disease patients suffering from levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LID) were given oral dipraglurant, a small molecule allosteric modulator selectively inhibiting the glutamate receptor mGluR5. The compound not only proved to be safe and tolerable but also significantly reduced dyskinesia severity. In terms of sentiment, however, this news doesn't make up for the announced workforce cut required. President and CEO of Addex, Bharatt Chowrira, said: "We deeply regret the loss of people's jobs at Addex but we believe it is necessary to improve the operational efficiency."
Addex was forced to sail close to the wind last November when Merck & Co. opted not to continue the joint development of ADX88178, a PAM targeting mGluR4. The drug is also assigned to treat Parkinson's disease. The current lay-offs could very well be the delayed effects of Merck leaving Addex high and dry.http://www.european-biotechnology-news.com/news/news/2012-02/good-news-doesnt-cancel-out-the-bad-stuff.html


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An article that can be found here suggests that my prediction that not too far down the road primary care will be delivered mainly by "mid level" practitioners may not be on target. It seems that fewer PAs are opting for primary care mirroring a trend in med students to shun primary care. Low pay, shrinking prestige ,cost of education and low level of job satisfaction are factors said to push docs away from primary care and the same factors may have a similar effect on PAs .
Thanks to KevinMD for calling attention to the article referenced above.
Maybe "mid levels" will be replaced by something like PA assistants (PAAs) or NPAs ( nurse practitioner assistants). The third party payer spin doctors will need a better name than "lower levels" to refer to them, however.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Even PAs are moving away from primary care?
3 comments:
- Hope said...
Being a primary care doctor is not for the faint hearted. Its a gift from God for those who enjoy medicine and who are not necessarily out for the money. i will admit, i wish i could have been a specialist, but now that i am 57 years old, i am enjoying family practice more and more every year that passes.
- james gaulte said...
I have nothing but admiration and respect for physicians like you.keep going.
- ERMurse said...
I agree. Most Staff ED Nurses make as much or more than the PA's that work in local ED's. I suspect those working in less acute settings make much less.
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Not only is Billy seriously hot, he was once a Cosmo bachelor from Idaho!
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Tori, C. D. (2004). Self-representation in a selfless society: Reliability and validity of the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale in Thailand. In S. Shohov (Ed.), Advances in psychology research, Vol. 30 (pp. 35-56). New York: Nova Science Publishers.
Tori, C. D., & Ducker, D. G. (2004). Sustaining the commitment to multiculturalism: A longitudinal study in a psychology graduate program. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 35, 649-657.
Tori, C. D., & Bilmes, M. (2002). Multiculturalism and psychoanalytic psychology: Validation of a defense mechanisms measure in an Asian population. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 19, 701-721.
Ducker, D. G., & Tori, C. D. (2001). The reliability and validity of a multicultural assessment instrument developed for a graduate program in psychology. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 32, 425-432.
Thomas, T., Tori, C. D., Thomas, B., & Mehta, R. H. (2000). Medical, psychological, and spiritual benefits of longterm Iyengar yoga practice. Yoga Rahasya, 7(1), 77-86.
Thananart, M., Tori, C. D., Emavardhana, T. (2000). A longitudinal study of psychosocial changes among Thai adolescents participating in a Buddhist ordination program for novices. Adolescence, 35, 285-293 .
Tori, C. D. (1999). Change on psychological scales following Buddhist and Roman Catholic retreats. Psychological Reports, 84, 125-126.
Thomas, T., & Tori, C. D. (1999). Sequela of abortion and child relinquishment among women with major psychiatric disorders. Psychological Reports, 84, 773-790.
Hurwich, J., & Tori, C. D. (1999). Consequences of impending national change: Symptoms of psychological distress among homosexual and heterosexual men living in Hong Kong. Journal of Homosexuality, 38, 85-96.
Tori, C. D., & Emavardhana, T. (1998). The psychology of Thai delinquent youth: A study of self-perception, ego defenses, and personality traits. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 42, 305-318.
Emavardhana, T., & Tori, C. D. (1997). Changes in self-concept, ego defense mechanisms, and religiosity following seven-day Vipassana meditation retreats. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 36, 194-206.
Thomas, T. J., Tori, C. D., Wile, J. R., & Scheidt, S. D. (1996). Psychological characteristics of psychiatric inpatients with reproductive loses. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Undeserved, 7, 15-22.
Tori, C. D., & Siripanich, R. (1994). Prevalence and connotative meaning of cigarette smoking among Thai adolescents and young adults. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand, 77, 379-383.
Tori, C. D., & Amawattana, T. (1993). Knowledge and attitudes about AIDS: A comparative study of Thais involved in sexual occupations, university students, and immigrants living in the United States. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand, 76, 46-52.
Hsieh, J. S-L., & Tori, C. D. (1993). Neuropsychological and cognitive effects of Chinese language instruction. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 77, 1071-1081.
Tori, C. D. (1989). Quality assurance standards in the education of psychologists: Reliability and validity of objective comprehensive examinations developed at a freestanding professional school. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 20, 203-208.
Tori, C. D. (1989). Homosexuality and illegal residency status in relation to substance abuse and personality traits among Mexican nationals. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 45, 814-821.
Pickar, D.B., & Tori, C. D. (1986). The learning disabled adolescent: Eriksonian psychosocial development, self-concept, and delinquent behavior. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 15, 429-440.
Bryant, E.T., Scott, M.L., Golden, C.J., & Tori, C. D. (1984). Neuropsychological deficits, learning disability, and violent behavior. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 52, 323-324.
Tori, C. D. (1978). A smoking satiation procedure with reduced medical risk. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 34, 574-577.
English, G., & Tori, C. D. (1973). Psychological characteristics of drug abuse clients seen in a community mental health center. Journal of Community Psychology, I, 403-407.
Tori, C., & Worell, L. (1973). The reduction of human fear: A comparison of counterconditioning, expectancy, and cognitive information. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 41, 269-278.
McReynolds, W. T., & Tori, C. (1972). A further assessment of attention placebo effects and demand characteristics in studies of systematic desensitization. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 38, 261-264.
Tori, C. D. (in press). Buddhism in the Western context: The primacy of meditative practice. In D. K. Nauriyal, M. Drummond, & Y. B. Lal (Eds.), Buddhist thought and applied psychology: Transcending the boundaries. London: Routledge Curzon.
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Even more encouragingly, the team subsequently found that simvastatin treatment significantly blocked tumor growth in mice implanted with human p53-mutated cancer cells. "This suggests that breast cancer cells bearing mutations in p53 upregulate the mevalonate pathway and eventually become dependent upon its activity for survival," they write.
The authors moved on to compare the expression levels of 17 mevalonate pathway genes in 812 human p53-mutated and p53-wildtype breast cancer samples. They found that across all datasets, 11 of the genes were significantly upregulated specifically in the mutant p53 breast tumors. Interestingly, it was also evident that the higher the expression levels of sterol biosynthesis genes, the higher the rate of p53 mutations. And in clinical terms, the most elevated mevalonate gene-expression profiles were associated with the least favorable patient prognosis and survival.
"Because breast cancer cells bearing mutant p53 appear to be particularly sensitive to inhibition of the mevalonate pathway in the 3-D culture system, the fact that multiple members of this pathway are upregulated in mutant p53 expressing human tumors and correlate with a poor prognosis may have important therapeutic implications," they conclude. "At a clinical level, inhibition of the mevalonate pathway, either alone or in combination with other therapies, may offer a much needed therapeutic option for tumors bearing mutant p53.
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Published: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at 1:00 a.m.
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PGT Industries, the Venice-based maker of residential windows and doors, has struck a deal with a Midwest home improvement chain that will give the manufacturer's Eze-Breeze line retail exposure in nearly 300 stores.
"Eze-Breeze is what got the company started," said Jeff Jackson, PGT's executive vice president of operations and its chief financial officer.
"In the long term, it has the potential to be anywhere from $3 to $5 million in annual sales," he said.
PGT has made the Eze-Breeze line for more than 30 years, but lately has begun promoting its use more heavily in the do-it-yourself market.
A month ago, PGT launched a new website -- pgtezebreeze.com -- that showcases the line of porch, patio and garage enclosures. The site includes do-it-yourself videos on how to measure and install the products.
The new deal with Menards, a Wisconsin-based chain that owns and operates 280 home-improvement stores in 14 states, builds on that push by providing Midwestern consumers a chance to view the product before buying it.
Menards now provides the Eze-Breeze line to contractors and consumers through custom orders.
The expansion into retail outlets also dovetails with a growing trend of consumers enhancing their outdoor living spaces, the company said.
"We think it will play very well in the Midwest," Jackson said. "People want to enclose their porch so they can enjoy it year-round."
Eze-Breeze doors and windows are made with aluminum frames that hold screen and vinyl-glazed panels in place.
PGT Industries is a wholly owned subsidiary of PGT Inc. PGT Inc.'s shares closed Monday at $10.00, up 4 cents, on the Nasdaq exchange.
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Ask your veterinarian about possible drug interactions before applying Frontline Plus to your cat or dog.
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The Fipronil in Frontline Plus works on the fleas' nervous systems. By blocking certain stabilizing ions, the fleas die of hyperstimulation, and as they die, they rise to the top of your pet's haircoat. If you start seeing more fleas after treating your pet with Frontline Plus, this is a good thing.
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How long after applying Frontline Plus can my pet take a bath or go swimming?
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Does Frontline Plus kill any other pests besides fleas and ticks?
Frontline Plus for Dogs & Cats also kills chewing lice.
Can I use Frontline Plus on other animals besides cats or dogs?
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Do I still have to use a flea preventative during the winter months?
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Does this product repel mosquitoes?
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Can I use Frontline Plus with Trifexis?
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It's weird because the subtitle works with some movies and doesn't with others... I thought it had something to do with the embed subtitles in the movie but there are movies with embed subtitles working with external subtitles as/ well, PMS shows {External Subtitles} on every movie, even in the ones it doesn't show the subtitles.
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Last night, during intermission of Broadway's "The Mystery of Edwin Drood," they announced a major last minute replacement: Banana Joe, the first Affenpinscher to win Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, would be in for the role of Macaco.
The audience, including myself, buzzed with excitement and confusion, was it a joke? Was it for real? Sure enough, halfway through the second act, Stephanie J. Block, who performs the title role, waltzed onstage holding Banana Joe in her arms. He was greeted with cheers and applause from the audience and several photographers were ready in the aisles to catch the brief but momentous event.
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If voters feel we have a negligent U.S. Congress, perhaps it is because we have been uninformed as voters. Voting based on political party alone does not consider the candidates' attendance record, voting positions, financial backing and obligations to lobbyists and/or corporations, personal benefits granted by congressional ballot, fringe funds, medical insurance and pension allowances as well as the duration of each after leaving office, etc. Voters should also be informed of the candidate's offshore banking, total taxable incomes and their state and federal taxes paid the previous year. These are some basics, but there could be other factors needed.
These facts should be circulated with the Sample Ballot. This information is not intended as an invasion of privacy. It is meant to provide specific information about our candidates' positions, obligations to backers, service in congress, and their financial obligations as U.S. citizens.
Our government has a multitude of facts about each of its citizens. It is time for our citizens to have essential information about those who are running for Congress and who will affect both our nation and our lives.
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Regarding your Jan. 19 article, "Paint dumping persists despite ease of disposal," it's easy? I say hah!
Our county makes it as hard as possible to recycle any hazardous fluid, paint or otherwise. And hiding the recycling center at the airport is about as unhandy as it can get.
We live in north Stockton, so it's a 30-mile round trip. It's a long haul even for people in central Stockton, not to mention Lodi and Tracy.
I made the trip several months ago, and the first problem was finding the place. Signs are few and far between. I drove around the airport grounds for 15 minutes, searching.
When I finally found the recycling center, I had to drive up to the building from the wrong side of the driveway. The entry and exit are backward.
The act of recycling four cans of paint cost me about two hours of time. Plus the fact that the recycling center is open only three days a week and a mere six hours on those days makes it about as user-unfriendly as it can get.
If anything discourages recycling, it's hiding the center and keeping it closed most of the week.
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"Paint dumping persists despite ease of disposal." This sub-headline ran on the Record's Jan. 19 story under the headline "I don't understand it," a quote attributed to Kasey Foley, program director of the county's Environmental Health Department.
It is certainly understandable to me when I continue to see many, many instances of trash being dumped on all of our city streets every day. This trash consists of everything imaginable. I pick up trash every day, filling a plastic grocery bag, as I walk along Quail Lakes Drive between Grizzly Hollow Way and Alexandria Way.
It seems there is a percentage of our population that does not have any respect for their surroundings, in addition to being too lazy to dispose of their trash, electronics, furniture and paint properly. I guess these may be the same people who don't clean up their yards.
It is certainly a sad situation that the rest of us have to deal with and clean up after them. I can understand the frustration that Kasey Foley and Kimbra Andrews are feeling as they address the illegal dumping of paint.
Harold Monroe
Lodi firehouse No. 2 was built without inspectors, I suppose, as it was built with shabby workmanship and nobody seemed to notice?
Repair on the firehouse was nonexistent. The roof leaked for 10 years causing mold. I have no sympathy for the people who are in charge of seeing that these buildings are being maintained. How much effort was made to correct this situation?
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Since I was little, I've been making and decorating blown out eggs for Easter. Because these are such a beautiful keepsake, I wanted to share the simple how-to's with you. Then, you and your family can start a tradition or just be the coolest chick on the block with your eggs you can keep all year!


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A powerful and original argument that traces the roots of our present crisis of authority to an unlikely source: the meritocracy.
Over the past decade, Americans watched in bafflement and rage as one institution after another - from Wall Street to Congress, the Catholic Church to corporate America, even Major League Baseball - imploded under the weight of corruption and incompetence. In the wake of the Fail Decade, Americans have historically low levels of trust in their institutions; the social contract between ordinary citizens and elites lies in tatters.
How did we get here? With Twilight of the Elites, Christopher Hayes offers a radically novel answer. Since the 1960s, as the meritocracy elevated a more diverse group of men and women into power, they learned to embrace the accelerating inequality that had placed them near the very top. Their ascension heightened social distance and spawned a new American elite - one more prone to failure and corruption than any that came before it.
Mixing deft political analysis, timely social commentary, and deep historical understanding, Twilight of the Elites describes how the society we have come to inhabit - utterly forgiving at the top and relentlessly punitive at the bottom - produces leaders who are out of touch with the people they have been trusted to govern. Hayes argues that the public's failure to trust the federal government, corporate America, and the media has led to a crisis of authority that threatens to engulf not just our politics but our day-to-day lives.
Upending well-worn ideological and partisan categories, Hayes entirely reorients our perspective on our times. Twilight of the Elites is the defining work of social criticism for the post-bailout age.
©2012 Christopher Hayes (P)2012 Random House Audio
"[L]ively and well-informed.Offering feasible proposals for change, this cogent social commentary urges us to reconstruct our institutions so we can once again trust them." (Publishers Weekly)
"[A] forcefully written debut.... A provocative discussion of the deeper causes of our current discontent, written with verve and meriting wide interest." (Kirkus Reviews)
"This is the Next Big Thing that we have been waiting for. Twilight of the Elites is the fully reported, detailed, true story of a 21st century America beyond the reach of authority. It's new, and true, and beautifully told - Hayes is the young left's most erudite and urgent interpreter. Brilliant book." (Rachel Maddow, host of The Rachel Maddow Show and author of Drift)
"Listen To This Immediately!"
This is a PHENOMENAL book and the author does an excellent job narrating it. Twilight of the Elites will make you think. A lot. I used the "back 30 seconds" button on my app constantly to make sure I got all of many of the points he makes. It's not that they aren't well articulated, they're just full of important information. You'll likely want to listen to this one twice.
If you have the same vague feeling I did, that things aren't quite working the way they're supposed to, but you're not sure why, Hayes will explain it to you. He breaks down many of the things we take as fact about how American society works, explains the components, presents a mountain of evidence, and then blows apart the conventions that you thought were true.
This book is about explaining the system in which Americans live. It's not about trashing the left or the right. Simply explaining what we have, why we have it, and how it works. This is an important book.
"It's me"
When the author writes about how everyone, even the most privileged, now has a story about how they "pulled themselves up by their bootstraps", I realized he was talking about me. I had bought into this whole sick culture, and I realized that I was the one born on third base who bragged like I had hit a triple. Yeah, I worked like hell to get where I am today, but a lot of people worked just as hard or harder, and the reason I succeeded was mostly luck. I think this book taught me a little humility, and that is a really good thing.
If you are listening to audiobooks on your smartphone while tapping away on your ultrabook drinking a mochafrappuccino at Starbucks, then he's talking to you. If you think you're a brilliant entrepreneur because you wrote an iphone app that lets you share fart sounds with your 1,000 closest friends, then he's talking to you as well. What was it that Tyler said? Oh yeah, "you are not a beautiful or unique snowflake". That is what this book said to me.
"Good stuff."
A lot of good information about inequality and how we got to our current unsustainable economic state. The insights here are also covered just as well in other books by Robert Reich, Joseph Stiglitz and Michael Sandel. Still, this kind of information cannot be conveyed too often or in too many formats.
"great tutorial on causes of inequality in US"
Well organized, many faceted and clearly presented lecture on
the history and quite recent development of a smaller and smaller
group of rich Americans running away with a huge percentage of American
wealth. Meanwhile, the effort to climb to a middle class standard of living or
to remain in this middle class is becoming far more difficult to realize. One
reviewer mentioned that Hayes should have hired a professional reader. I
felt he did a perfectly fine job of articulating his findings and holding my
interest. Mary K
Generation X-er
"Troubling truths"
I've always been a firm believer in the concept of meritocracy; in a fair world, it is right and just that true merit, as embodied in hard work, intelligence intelligently applied, and excellence in execution, be rewarded.
The problem is, as Hayes so clearly points out, that the world is not fair. And in any civilization, even meritocracies deployed with the best of intentions wind up becoming oligarchies. Those who rise to the top eventually seek to protect their position, and generally will "pull up the ladder" behind them.
This, Hayes explains, is the root of America's current crisis. We are in an era when those who have supposedly "earned" their way into the upper echelons of our most sacred institutions are now so far removed from the rest of us, and so intent upon protecting their positions, that they are no longer capable of behaving ethically. Corruption runs rampant, and the majority of Americans now suffer a complete crisis of confidence in just about every one of these institutions.
I really struggle with this. I see Hayes' point; there is much truth to what he says. And yet.... As the daughter of a true Greatest Generation-er, I just cannot throw off my old-fashioned American idealism about fairness, hard work, and merit earning rewards. I can't reconcile myself to any artificial attempts at creating "equality of outcomes" rather than "equality of opportunity". But.... Hayes (and many other authors examining our current catastrophic state of affairs) illustrate that the very concept of "equality of opportunity" is very much in jeopardy in today's America. The game, as I think most of us in the middle class today are well aware, truly is rigged.
"Equality of opportunity" is an article of faith for me, a core belief. There should be no outright "gifts", but those who work hard, apply themselves, and make good use of the opportunities available to them should prosper. This is very much how things were in America between WWII and roughly 1980. But we now find ourselves in a time when gross abuses of power, coupled with destructive economic imbalances, truly call into question just how "equal" the opportunities are in America today.
As a political centrist, I find this beyond troubling. I see examples in today's middle and lower classes of individuals making poor life choices and suffering for them, but I also see individuals working hard, playing by all the rules, making sound life choices.... and still suffering. Likewise, in our elite classes, one can see individuals rightfully succeeding through their own hard work and merit, but one can also see people who are ignorant, lazy, unprincipled, and undeserving succeeding and enjoying outsized benefits way beyond their deserts.
How can any of this be institutionally balanced?
Given my own distrust of institutions (just as Hayes describes it!), I have little faith in any institution's ability to right the ship. But we are SO out of balance that I do believe something catastrophic will be needed to restore something approaching "normalcy" to our current economic and social state.
Those from the Right side of the political spectrum will undoubtedly despise Hayes' book. Those on the Left will praise it. Those of us in the middle will be sorely troubled by it--- I certainly am.
Aside from the content (and my own personal discomfort with its hard leftist bent), I found Hayes to be rather an annoying narrator. His delivery is cilpped and fast, and just a tad on the arrogant and self-satisfied side. It wasn't bad at first, but eventually came to grate on me. I frequently found myself rewinding passages in order to listen to them more carefully a second time, as he so often raced through some complex narratives.
Still, it's a worthy read or listen, if for nothing else than to make one think. It's no secret that America today is way out of whack on the equality scale and suffering some massive problems on the economic and social fronts. Hayes' particular analysis adds an interesting perspective to the debate on what ails us. Definitely troubling, but when grappling with complex issues, it is better to allow oneself to be troubled by difficult ideas than to remain comfortably unchallenged in one's beliefs.
History, film, comics, dogs, coffee, tator tots, noodle bowls. Things I love in addition to audiobooks.
"Very Meritorius"
This was a book I felt affirmed for myself a growing sense of "Question Authority" and "Free Yourself from Fear of Your Own Ideas." Christopher Hayes quickly reads through his own book about the "Fail Decade" (2000-2010) with the failure of intelligence with regard to 9/11, the press's failure in the run up to the Iraq War, Katrina, Enron, scandal in the Catholic Church, steroids in baseball, and the 2008 Financial Crisis. He describes how the Meritocratic Order has ended up creating an unequal game where those who achieve elite status rig the game to keep themselves there, get those who they want there, and make sure no one is held accountable for failure. He also charts its hypercompetitiveness and incentivized culture that encourage moral corrosion and narcissism.
Consider reading this book if you feel significant distrust of our systems or general unease about the current order. I feel I see the impact of the order around me. Anyone seen the child of a former employee get the intern job that makes it just that much easier to parlay into a real job? Ever read a memo or been to a meeting where it seemed like leadership could talk the talk, but not necessarily walk the walk, yet spent time celebrating its own accomplishments? Anger you to see a smart, highly educated banker who allowed derivative trading that bankrupted his company and resulted in a bailout NOT lose his job (and possibly not lose a bonus either)? That's not to say these children, leaders, or some bankers don't have merit. But rather do you feel you are part of a society that REALLY operates with equal opportunity resulting perfectly in equal outcomes? This book really made me think.
Hayes does offer a description of a solution, but he is a bit short on real world examples and applications of his idea for change. Still, this book was an eye opener. It freed me up to think and act a bit more on my own. Also articulately written with great diction.
"Essential Reading"
Yes, and I have. Chris Hayes has an extraordinary mind, both capturing the underlying unease Americans feel for their elite institutions and pinpointing why.
There were no characters, per se, but actual events. My favorites involved the victims of the Catholic Church's pedophilia scandals and the discussions about elite charter schools.
The Catholic Church stories were fascinating for the illustration of putting the bishops above the flock. The charter schools discussion was brilliant for shooting down the myth that anyone gets in by merit alone these days; the well-off will always find ways to ensure their offspring have early advantages in "earning" good test scores, while the poor and under-served are left to pray for natural brilliance and good timing.
Listen to this book. I've listened twice. The depth is more than I can elucidate in this review, and it is essential for understanding the unease our society finds itself in.
Chris Hayes, the author, does a phenomenal job presenting the subject matter with the right amount of intensity.
The book was memorable from start to finish. Chris' ability to analyze diverse topics from the Baseball steroids scandal to the Subprime Crisis is singularly versatile. And his ability to connect seemingly unrelated issues gives this piece of non-fiction a flow usually only found in fiction.
The Andrew Carnegie line in the final chapter (lol).
There are probably too many key observations to list, but the concepts of the Iron Law of Oligarchy and the effects of excess Social Distance are the key takeaways in my mind.
With this book, Chris Hayes has cemented himself as one of the most important critical thinkers of the current period. Given how well his TV show is received, this should come as know surprise. But his writing proves that he can not only select interesting topics for discussion, but can write about them in an impeccable manner as well.
"Excellent read."
Yes I will listen to this again. Examines the flaws in institutions, and provides hope for solutions. The author compares everything from political parties, to Enron, to the Catholic church, to baseball, finding the common threads of successes and failures.
The discussion of narrowing the gap in social distance between people in order to create a better understanding and lead to better decision was insightful, yet rings true in a familiar way. You find yourself thinking that, "Of course, if people in power could really experience how other people lived, they could make better and more compassionate decisions."
"Our life and Times in Perspective"
Solid comprehensive timely
Hayes skillfully reviews the unraveling of every major institution in the recent past.
His description of the Catholic Church's handling of pedophile priests over decades was especially revealing.
It's how we got here.
Hayes narrates his book well. And while the book outlines the current state of our lives, I wish there were more solutions for our future were offered. Maybe that is his next book!
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Trey, Mike and The Duo (G.R.A.B.),
Saturday, 07/15/2006
Masquerade Music Park, Atlanta, GA
Set 1: Jam -> Dragonfly, Trouble, Drifting, Becky, Hap-Nappy, Susskind Hotel, Sweet Dreams Melinda, Get Back > Mud City > Goodbye Head, More Pretty Girls Than One[1], You've Got Me Floating[1], Mexican Cousin[2]
Encore: Paranoid Android[3] > Who Are You?[4]
[1] G.R.A.B. debut. Trey on acoustic guitar, Mike on banjo.
[2] G.R.A.B. debut. Trey on acoustic guitar, Mike on banjo; restarted after first being played in the wrong key.
[3] G.R.A.B. debut; started with just Benevento and Russo, then joined by Trey and Mike.
[4] Mike on acoustic guitar.
Notes: Benevento/Russo Duo opened. "More Pretty Girls Than One" (Doc Watson) "You've Got Me Floating" (The Jimi Hendrix Experience) and "Mexican Cousin" (all G.R.A.B. debuts) were performed by Trey on acoustic guitar and Mike on banjo. "Mexican Cousin" was restarted after first being played in the wrong key. "Paranoid Android" (Radiohead), also a G.R.A.B. debut), started with just Benevento and Russo; they were joined by Trey and Mike at the end for the -> into "Who Are You?" that featured Mike on acoustic guitar.
Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Mike Gordon, Marco Benevento, Joe Russo


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Types of testing ...
By John Morrison on Feb 16, 2008
This is a work-in-progress document and the purpose is to expand on the test types listed in a previous entry. Will keep updating as i find time to do this.
- Acceptance testing
also known as User Acceptance Testing (UAT) is generally performed by customers or user representatives.Sometimes, the product team may perform these tests too. UAT tests can be both functional as well as non-functional. These tests are performed after Integration & System testing.
UAT is supposed to be the final level of testing and verifies whether the product meets the agreed upon product acceptance criteria. A relatively small set of test cases are selected to be executed as part of the Acceptance tests. These are not meant to unearth new defects, instead they verify meeting of the product acceptance criteria. The tests that are part of UAT should have already been covered as part of the product test team's testing so that no late surprises emerge when the UAT is run by customers. Failure of acceptance tests at the hands of the customer can have serious implications including - the product being rejected by the customers, re-work & delays, penalties and so on.
- Ad hoc testing
as the name suggests, this type of testing is generally termed as un-planned testing and does not need to use any formal testing techniques. It may also be termed as monkey testing or random testing in view of its nature and approach. An important attribute in this type of testing is the precedence of test execution over test case development. The tester's gut-feel, intuition, any past experience with similar products, any related domain or subject matter expertise are very much valued and leveraged during this type of test activity.
Ad hoc testing should be a part of a sound overall Test strategy to complement other types of planned test activities. It is not meant to be used in isolation and as a sole determinant of a product's readiness to ship. Some of the attributes of ad hoc testing that tend to endear it to testers include, speed and pace of execution, the range that can be covered and the sheer flexibility inherent in this approach. While all of these may make this seem like a totally unconstrained random activity, it need not necessarily be so. We can introduce some elements of planning into this seemingly unplanned test approach. One of the factors that may be constrained or limited is time. The start and end times for this test activity may be defined. In addition, the general direction of testing, the broad area(s) to be focussed upon may also be specified. The exact actions, the screens and features to be exercised, the sequence of steps to follow are left to the individual tester's judgement.
While an earlier statement indicates that test execution precedes test development, it does not absolve the tester from developing test cases. It is important to translate tests performed into test cases that will then become part of a formal test suite to be run as part of planned testing. The idea is not to end up repeating the same set or type of tests every time ad hoc testing is performed. Once a set of new tests are identified they need to be part of your test suite to be executed as part of your regular planned test cycle. It is recommended that during ad hoc testing, tester's make notes of actions performed, observations and any relevant data that may be used to later develop test cases and help with analyzing any issues that may crop up.
- Aesthetics testing
it is said that, Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. In the case of our products, it is in the eyes of the users of our product. Aesthetics testing involves testing of the User Interface and focussing on the beauty, the product's looks rather than the products functionality alone. It is a part of Usability testing but often gets relegated to the back burner due to focus on attributes such as the ease of use and the user's ability to quickly accomplish tasks. One of the factors that go against any serious focus on product aesthetics is the notion of what engineers think is "good enough" for customers. Added to this is the primary focus on feature functionality and technical wizardry, which is good and essential. However, presentation is definitely important and should not be ignored. Bugs in this type of testing tend to be termed as cosmetic issues or even at times trivial issues which in the heat of approaching deadlines and schedule pressures invariably tend to be deferred or lowered in priority.
Aesthetics testing covers the various elements of the UI including display styles, fonts, colors, messages, windows, icons, menus, pointers, etc. An application that follows good aesthetic principles helps create a good impression on the users as well as positively influences product acceptance. The product also tends to look and feel like an output of a well designed and professional endeavor. Frankly, how many of us would be inspired to use applications that have odd color schemes and display styles, unsuited fonts and such other cosmetic glitches which may not affect functionality but make the product not pleasing to view.
Considering the subjective nature of beauty and aesthetics, it helps to consult with a representative sample of potential users and folks such as professional UI designers, human-computer interaction experts, graphic artists, and also try to conform to commonly accepted & user expected interface design guidelines.
- Buddy testing
this refers to the practice of pairing up of a developer and tester as buddies to test a piece of code or functionality. This type of testing is best applied in the early development stages after unit testing is complete and prior to checking in of the code. At this stage of product development, buddy testing may employ a variety of white and black box test techniques as appropriate to test the artifact that is available.
Buddy tests aim to avoid duplication of unit test coverage and endeavors to cover areas that may not have been addressed in unit tests, such as the user interfaces. Other important areas that buddy testing is expected to cover include, reviews of coding standards & practices, code walkthroughs, inspection and development of test scenarios to maximize coverage around statements and paths in the code. A beneficial side effect of buddy testing is greater clarity gained around product specifications which help the testers develop better tests and development to gain answers to make any needed design changes early.
Due to the early detection of issues that is possible with this type of testing, Buddy testing is often termed as "preventative" type testing where the aim is to unearth defects early in the development cycle and have them addressed when its generally cheaper to do so than in later phases. Any issues that are raised are discussed and after agreed upon changes are made, the code is checked-in. This buddy tested code is integrated and later delivered to the functional testing team by which time the specifications are clearer and there is an assurance of greater quality in the product.
- Pair testing
involves a pair of testers testing a feature or module together on the same machine. During the actual testing process, while one person tests the feature, the other one makes note of the observations as well as provides additional perspectives. The expectation is that having two people test the same feature together can help leverage their different sets of views, ideas and unique perspectives to have the feature tested better than it would have been if only one tester had tested it. Pair testing may also be used to help quickly ramp-up a new comer by pairing him with a more experienced tester.
While all this sounds pretty good, a point to be remembered is that in some circumstances it may not be possible to derive synergies from this process. Examples include, pairing testers who do not get along well, pairing a junior and senior tester when there's a fast approaching deadline to be met, etc.