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Hi, when I log onto this HP laptop as domain administrator, I click on a CDR drive with a blank CD in it, everything works as expected. But when I logon as anyone else (including local admin, or after making a user an admin temperarily) I get an error "D:\ is not accessible. Incorrect Function."
As domain administrator when I right click on the drive and choose properties I get the recording tab (which is checked), but not when I'm logged in as anyone else.
I've also checked several registry keys found at the below site. None of them exisit.
Below are some things that may be contributing to this problem.
1. I've installed CDBurnerXP via group policy using the recently provided msi.
2 .It had roxio on it, but I uninstalled it and still have the same issues (after pushing out CDBurner).
3. I've deleted and recreated a users profile due to a virus (spyware protect 2009 Pro). This was installed while the user was a power user so I don't think it was able to infect the computer on a system level.
4. There is a group policy I found and set that allows users to burn CD's. It's below.
[Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> Devices: Restrict CD-ROM access to locally logged-on user only]
Jun 12, 2009 at 11:06 UTC
Correct, I didn't read the post carefully enough.
If you drop the computer from the domain, your GP settings should revert to windows default. If this is the only machine behaving like this, rejoining it to the domain afterward might be your fix.
Additionally, drive properties (CD or CD-R) is a function of the current user, which could also explain why the problem doesn't exist for the DA.
Check out these links:
I think you'll find the keys listed in the KB above do exist. (many keys don't exist if they are at the default setting.)
One final suggestion is to check the imapi cd service and set it to automatic .
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Jun 11, 2009 at 3:36 UTC
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Hey John
fwiw, I would take roxio (how i hate that software), and the av2009 virus out of the worry list.
sounds like you already know this is a security layer issue, which is proven by the da accnt able to use the cdrom which is otherwise being locked out.
Im suspecting the step after the av removal of the accnt setup. Either the grpol isnt active, or fully active/updated with the new user on the local machine. If it is a recreation of the same name accnt, you would still have the poss.
Im curious if you added the user accnt to another machine on the dmn if the user would have access to the cdrom, it would let you know immediately if it is in the user accnt policy settings from the dc, or the local machine.
My money is on a r/r of xp on the local box to fix it.
Jun 11, 2009 at 3:56 UTC
I've ran into that before. In one case, it turned out to be a dead drive, but as I recall, in another, I was unable to find a solution. I might have run into a bad CD that caused the message.
can you boot a windows cd?
You can try gpupdate and see if you can refresh group policy.
msiexec /regserver has fixed things I wouldn't ever have expected it to.
lastly, if you have a network accessable XP install disk (obviously, you can't use your CD for this) you can try sfc /scannow.
Start sfc before you go home for the night - it takes a while to run.
Good Luck!
Jun 11, 2009 at 5:41 UTC
Rich, I think you are mistaken. It's not with every CD, it's only with blank disks. And even blank disks work fine as domain controller.
I tried using my own user as a regular user and as an admin on there and logging in. No luck. No problem as myself on my machine. No I don't give myself any special privledges I don't give my users.
When I run "gpupdate /force" I don't get anything out of the ordinary in my application log.
I will try the sfc /scannow later.
Jun 12, 2009 at 11:06 UTC
Correct, I didn't read the post carefully enough.
If you drop the computer from the domain, your GP settings should revert to windows default. If this is the only machine behaving like this, rejoining it to the domain afterward might be your fix.
Additionally, drive properties (CD or CD-R) is a function of the current user, which could also explain why the problem doesn't exist for the DA.
Check out these links:
I think you'll find the keys listed in the KB above do exist. (many keys don't exist if they are at the default setting.)
One final suggestion is to check the imapi cd service and set it to automatic .
Jun 15, 2009 at 7:34 UTC
While using the nero burn program there was an application called burn rights, which you had to install on domain joined PC to select the users that are allowed to burn data to CD´s/DVD´s.
Perhaps it´s something similar with other burn programs. Perhaps you have to install a similar program or have to put the users to a special local group.
Jun 15, 2009 at 7:40 UTC
Rich, regarding the first link, I found two volumes with this value set to 3. I couldn't figure out which one was my virtual drive so I just set both to 2. And it worked!!! Thanks.
Jun 16, 2009 at 7:25 UTC
hmmm, that made it possible to create a set of files ready to burn, but now when I try to burn I get "There is no disk in the drive". Even logged in as Domain Admin.
Sounds like it's a hardware problem at this point. Anyone think differently?
Jun 18, 2009 at 7:35 UTC
Nope, just replaced the CD drive and I still get an error like it can't see the blank disk that's inside it.
Had to change that same registry key from 3 to 2 again after the swap. Otherwise I got the incorrect function again.
Any other ideas? Maybe a bad motherboard connection?
Jun 18, 2009 at 8:41 UTC
As I have been thinking more about this, I beleive the problem was on my old PC, a Dell Dimension 4700. I was able to work around it using CDBurnerXP from
I don't suppose you have a second identical laptop you could do an HDD swap with? The idea being that you can determine if the problem follows the OS, stays with the hardware, or resolves itself mysteriously.
You did check that imapi service is running, right? I believe that if this service is stopped you won't be able to burn a disk.
Jun 18, 2009 at 9:20 UTC
Okay, I see the same thing on my laptop. I'm running ashampoo burning studio and I am able to burn files with that, but when I try using WinXP, I get the same message as you.
A 3rd party program like the one I listed above should prove that it's a software issue.
I searched google and found that some have resolved this with a repair install. SFC might also work, if you haven't tried it yet.
Jun 24, 2009 at 1:47 UTC
I have CDBurnerXP installed via group policy. I can burn a disk fine using that, but not windows explorer.
Jun 24, 2009 at 1:51 UTC
imapi was set to manual, but starting the service didn't change the error.
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Perspectives on the Needy and the Homeless
Examining Issues Related to Helping the Needy and Homeless
When problems of the needy and concerns about homelessness are probed the results offer some thought provoking surprises. My attempts to post comments on the issues are sometimes rejected because of length or because of my views, but it was an event on December 3, 2013 that caused me to finally write about the topic.
Private Organizations Reaching Out to Help
Reading the tone directed at Christians in some posts on homelessness also helped me decide to share a little about what I know of working with needy people groups. That not everyone calling themselves a Christian really is one doesn't seem necessary to say. It is not news that some of those people are actually predators who couch their own agenda with Christian terminology.
To judge all Christians by the bad behavior of some people is no fairer than viewing homeless people stereotypically. Unless a person knows all about how Christians truly live, the judgements come across as a writer trying to cover their own lack of actions to help the needy and homeless by pointing fingers at others.
While I do not work directly with the homeless, I do some direct work with the disadvantaged. As well, I do help support several Christian ministries whose goal is to reach out to the needy and/or homeless in various ways. By highlighting three of them as samples of the work being done I hope to help others better understand the efforts.
These ministries receive little to no government assistance for their non-profit works specifically because they are Christian-based even though they abide by all government health and safety regulations. The majority of their fundings come from individual Christians and church bodies.
Their employees and volunteers are approved via official background checks and they choose sacrificial service rather than the popular entertainments that most people are involved in during their personal time away from jobs. The organizations are structured so that there are multi-levels of accountability to both religious and non-religious officials.
Samples of Outreach Ministries
• Example 1 is a longstanding but small work overseen by a large church. It is small because those running it have close interaction with and oversight of those who come for help (resulting in a high success rate). It is a ministry specifically for men who have been caught in the web of substance abuse and it works with parole officers. I just recently spoke with one of the men who benefitted from the program a few years back. I see how he not only maintains the benefits he received, but also works to continue growing personally. He now purposefully reaches out to others.
• Example 2 is a larger ministry working with local law enforcement on behalf of women and children who come from abusive situations. The successes are wonderful, but the burnout of workers is high. As an example, one of the facilities is well maintained (by the funds of many Christians) with individual living quarters so the broken family members can have some privacy for healing and then work toward solutions for their future. For the safety of everyone in the building at any given time, and to aid in the education efforts, there are some rules. Often--way too often--those who are taken in rebel at rules such as participating in the cleaning of the facility. This kind of person will damage plumbing/cause flooding, set fires, and more, all because they are not allowed to do anything they want at anytime in the facility. They create constant stress for workers who are doing their best to provide safety and opportunity for many needy women and children.
• Example 3 is a considerably larger organization with shelters specifically for men, shelters for women/children, children's homes, food/clothing programs, education/work opportunities, and more across the region. In such a large ministry there are many successes as well as the failures. No one can know whether a person who walks in the door will benefit from the ministry. These Christians can only reach out to those in need. They are heartbroken when anyone who comes to them for help refuses that help and chooses to go back into a lifestyle that destroys. A few years ago the media took the news of a man who died in this area's freezing temperatures one night and used it to highlight the plight of the homeless. What they did not report was that the man went to one of this group's shelters (on such nights they do not turn away anyone who wants help). He refused to stay because they could not allow him to endanger others by continuing his substance abuse there. He chose to leave the shelter and go back to his preferred lifestyle. It was a terrible decision on that night.
The truth about what happens in some of these situations is often enlightening. The education can be heart rending, but that fact does not deter the true Christians who are working to reach out to the helpless in our society.
These experienced workers and generous contributors are not uninformed. Most are highly educated, many with amazing day jobs. They do not hate, consider the needy to be criminals, or want to see them shot as some writers indicate. To them, the successes make it all worth the effort, but the failures do make their work very difficult.
Do we need more volunteers like these to establish and work in shelters? Most certainly, but there are roadblocks in the process. Society in general does not like that they are Christian based. Our government has come so far from the principles our country was founded on that not only does it refuse to promote or protect many truly Christian organizations, it opposes them.
I see the successes of these ministries and others in our area. Other successful Christian ministries are doing the same work in other places and I cannot help but wonder what would happen if those who attack Christians for their methods would instead support the positive work being done.
Fundamental Issues Need Solving
The blindness of the government's methods that have resulted in such colossal failure to truly help people is stunning, but it speaks the truth of Proverbs 4:19. Squaring the methods of Christians who try to help the homeless with the government's methodology that is rife with corruption and abuse is an inequitable comparison that leads to wrong conclusions.
Examining and trying to solve just the entitlement issues that the government's welfare programs have created would be a monumental task, but continuing in the same path with those practices is creating an ever bigger class system that is holding citizens embracing it in a grip that continues to tighten.
Working to help these people successfully rise above their circumstances requires a fair study of the history of the welfare system, getting in the trenches with those working to help today's needy get out of the system (many now second and third generations into it), and making an honest evaluation of all the facts involved for every type of homeless person (which ranges from the truly needy to those with a welfare mindset that handicaps them for life).
Another possible look at solutions is to think of what could happen in the private sector if for just one season all football proceeds went to provide for the homeless. Can we expect the businesses in the industry to donate it? Would it be more reasonable to think that the patrons could be convinced to donate one season's worth of ticket money to the cause?
Either way, the amount of money that could be used for relief would be huge, but not one dime of it would be a solution for the large and varied issues of homelessness. The questions on whether the goals are to solve the problems or to encompass a society with regulations that limit them on every level because they are dependent beg to be asked.
Can Government Solve the Problems?
While a number of concerns and solutions could be discussed here, an experience that I could have seen coming if I had been paying closer attention to the signs in our current society has stunned me into speaking up.
In early December I was behind a smiling lady checking out in a store. She had a cart full of items, I had only two, but her items were already being rung up when I stepped into line.
As the checker worked to ring them up, the lady ran back to get one more thing, and we all smiled 'tis-the-season smiles. On returning she was chattering about how she is like a kid in a candy store at Christmas time. I merrily replied, "Well, you only get one chance a year to enjoy Christmas!"
Just as I said that, two poor looking women walked in the door to shop. I don't know if they were homeless, but they certainly looked quite needy. They heard my comment and laughed very loudly at me. They began saying that "because Obama is in power we get to enjoy Christmas every day of the year" and more.
Can you imagine how shocked I was? The cashier, the lady in front of me, and I just stood there blinking at them. My heart went out to them with compassion--what could be said to such ignorance? They were indeed needy, but the welfare monies they were apparently enjoying certainly were not meeting their true needs.
They rauciously cackled at us as they walked on into the store. There was no shame, no desire to better themselves, no understanding of where such thinking will lead them, their families, and this nation--nothing but a determined mindset to take from others. What had already been provided to them had not helped them.
Please understand--they brought the President into the conversation (if it could be called that), not me or the other ladies standing there. This came from their thinking, and their thinking is a result of a government's complete failure to give people what they really need.
That failure is always inevitable because governments do not have the power to produce in people what they need to make them respond responsibly in life. We need government because one person's rights end where harm to another begins, but government cannot change a heart's thinking.
Dealing with Those Who Ask for Help Requires Discernment
Several years ago our church was having a picnic in a park that is local to our buildings. A panhandler who was often seen in the vicinity passed through the park at the time. One of our men offered him food and drink, then began a conversation with him. He answered questions freely.
Long story short, he was asked why, when he was obviously able-bodied, he would stand on street corners with a sign begging for help when he could be working in the area. His reply was that he could not make nearly as much money. He was satisfied to take from others using a lie.
Another large ministry that reaches out to homeless men is located near a downtown area so the outreach can be more convenient to the men who congregate there. While on the property or in the buildings the men are not allowed to smoke, drink, or use illegal drugs, of course. Advocating enablement would be foolishness.
Out on the sidewalks and in nearby parking lots, though, some of the men spend their time loitering as they smoke and there's no doubt about other activities for the police are constantly trying to solve the problems created by their substance abuse. They obviously have some money coming in and they choose to squander their lives with it.
Not all needy/homeless people make that choice, but we have too many examples of those who do. These selfishly use up public and private resources that should go to help those who need and want real help. Thanks to ministries like this one and the ones mentioned above, there are some wonderful success stories.
They Uphold the Rules, It's Called Care
Solving the issues so there can be more successes must include addressing the corruption and abuse within the government's welfare system and reassessing its ability to provide what people need. Privatizing the system on local levels would be a big step in the right direction, in my opinion, but some who are in true need do not want the accountability that comes with what is offered from private organizations.
In the meantime, volunteers doing what they can to work with and support those who are intensely working with the needy is not a small thing. It has to happen one person at a time on a personal level if it is to be effective. It isn't easy, but it's important, and it's important to do it right rather than to increase society's dependence on a government mushrooming with its own obeseness, doomed to die if it does not change its ways.
With Good Will Toward All
Are You Willing to Take an Opportunity to Help?
Searching "homeless shelter" offers anyone who really wants to help some tremendous opportunities. As well, getting in the trenches with those who are already reaching out to the needy and homeless will give those with little knowledge of what it takes to provide what is needed a beneficial education.
I live in a quad where four states hold hands. Just one of the many opportunities to help in the Atlanta, GA area includes Atlanta Mission. South Carolina has a state SCIWAY that lists Help for Homeless People. One report highlights more than 30 homeless shelters in Charlotte, NC. Tennessee's shelters listed on the HUD.GOV site are spread across the state.
Checking out homeless shelters across the nation that could use donations and perhaps volunteers is not difficult. A quick look at Indianapolis provided a list of 17 shelters on yellowpages.com. Skipping down to Texas there is an easy-to-find list of about 40 shelters. Catholic Charities alone lists 4 shelters in the Denver area. The number of cities listing shelters in California was 360, with Hollywood having a total of 82 shelters.
Other opportunities to make a difference in lives include the Angel Tree program with Prison Fellowship that reaches out to the families of incarcerated parents, and the Salvation Army Angel Tree program provides gifts and clothing to needy children during the holidays.
I just finished shopping for four children thanks to a group of people who banded together to generously provide the funds (some in the group are Christians, some are not, by the way). My husband purchased eight bicycles for the same program thanks to a different group of similar donors.
Also, there are several organizations that provide crisis help to military families such as USACares (working to stop foreclosures and rental evictions, provide job assistance/relocations, and more). There are also opportunities to reach out to the specific needs of these families with organizations like cru when soldiers are suffering from PTSD.
Do you try to help the needy and the homeless by any of the following methods?
Young Professionals Reaching Out to Help Others
Learn More About Issues Related to the Homeless:
Reading up on the issues is important if we want a balanced look at how best to offer aid to the needy:
• A short discussion including 4 sound ways for Christians to help the homeless in their communities with useful links to more information
• An NPR interview that touches on several points, including the addiction to public assistance. Worth reading through, but it's important to remember that this is a random sampling of homeless experiences.
• Stay safe when anyone asks for help. Families who have had children kidnapped by someone they tried to befriend highlight the dangers that must be considered when helping the homeless. Nonprofit Risk Management Center offers some good advice. Volunteers should use discernment.
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More to Consider:
Issues faced by society in general criss-cross each other in interesting ways:
• What can you do to make extra money?
• What is charitable work?
• What can be said, "Merry Christmas, or Not?"
• What are we teaching children about themselves?
• What can parents to do find community resources?
Finding Work
Offering a needy person a job is one of the most beneficial things people in a community can do, but what keeps a person working when it's easier to depend on government subsidies or handouts? What keeps a person from giving up on a job in the first place? 48 Days to the Work You Love by Dan Miller gives people a tremendous opportunity to look for more than a job. By stepping back and exploring just what it is that would be fulfilling to them many people have used Miller's method to find a new and satisfying career. It is a great resource to recommend to anyone in need of a new start.
Had you examined ways private organizations try to help the needy before reading this hub?
Homelessness is something very close to my heart and I will say right up front that giving to a drug addict would be very hard for me to do. As you say, they have money apparently so they should use some of it to survive as there are those who don't and not only that but the government helps drug addicts doesn't it? I certainly have known of at least two personally that get a check either for being alcoholic or addict, I really couldn't say which, but staying as they are is what they do, well until they died from it. Children of course should always come first which no doubt in most cases would include their mothers or parents.
In my area they have programs to get men back to work and house them and feed them til they get on their feet. It really would be good to have programs available if for no other reason than to see who is willing to work and who is not. Naturally a drug addict would have to get straight first and surely no charity can be taking care of that when their goal is for the homeless.
I see where the government is really trying to make it hard on many places to even feed the hungry or homeless, and since the poor are not far from being there I would think they would think twice about everything. What a mess everything is getting to be. Great write, thank you. ^
There is the same problem here in the UK and no doubt around the world where the welfare/benefits structure exists. Many abusers of the system are found out here and prosecuted but many more remain. It is a difficult problem to address. Many who have contributed to the system for years are overlooked for others who 'play' the system dishonestly, or those who've only just arrived - the system allows it!
Yes, the government has to look at the system and, yes, we have to do our bit too.
Great hub. Up++ and shared.
Hi RT! I've been an advocate for the homeless and the needy for many years.
One year the town published an article in the paper pleading with the public that there were not enough funds or donations to sponsor the food bank. So, I stepped up and offered my help. They refused. They only wanted money. They told me if I couldn't give them money, then I was no help to them. I brought them a carload of food donations. They said it wasn't enough. Being from here, I know a lot of people. I called the owner of a mall in town and asked if I could host a bake sale for charity. He said yes. Single-handedly, I set up tables, baked for a week straight, and made over $600 in cash plus 2 car loads of food and toy donations. I brought everything immediately to the town so happy that they could now fund their food bank. A lady in the office told me she had received a call from a woman requesting to know who I was. She said that she wanted to get together with me and possibly do more of these fundraisers. But, the town would not give me her name or number. I never found out who she was.
Then, a month later when I went to buy my Christmas tree from a local charity that donates all the proceeds to the food bank....they told me that they had previously funded the food bank with money enough for the entire year. They were shocked to learn that the food bank had published an article stating they ran out of money.
Several weeks ago, I was driving down a road and noticed a lot of expensive cars pulling in to the building where the food bank is located. It appeared that it may have been some kind of town meeting. That night I read online that the food bank was giving out free bags of fresh produce. There was nothing advertising this. All of the people who got free food drove really nice cars. I'm talking about Mercedes, BMW, Acura, Lexus. They looked like town officials. I know that the law here is that someone receiving public assistance cannot own a car worth more than $9,000. These cars were certainly worth more than that.
So that leads me to say that I have tried to advocate for the needy here. My offers have been refused and rejected. The town officials told me that they deal directly with the problem because they don't want liability between private residents (people trying to help other people). It makes no sense. We have a growing homeless population. It's very sad to see. Now, there are people with pets in the streets. It breaks my heart.
What a crazy situation that is! Bureaucracy gone mad - or are they just corrupt? I'm not sure but I think that a lot of back-handers go on in local councils and of course in government, wherever you are.
This is a very thought provoking hub, RTalloni. Giving help to homeless people should be a simple process, but as you describe, it sometimes becomes complex. Thank you for creating this hub, especially at this time of year.


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Sorry I seem to have a bee in my bonnet about Math's at the moment...
What would you expect top set Year 7 pupils to be achieving at the end of this year ?
My DD is in a VERY average school (64% achieving A-C GCSE)...intake is low in Year 7 because this was previously an Upper school where major intake is still Yr9.
Maths teacher (in my opinion) seems inconsistent..temperamental and tends to wave a stick rather than dangle a carrot .. even stating to the class that she may be leaving after this year....
She's indicated that some children in the class will be dropped down to the next set if they dont achieve Level 7 at the end of this year - which seems a very high expectation.... in the Year 7 intake is just 60 children split between 3 sets ...I cant believe that there will be 15-20 children working at Level 7 at the end of this year ...if it was a super selective school then maybe ...but not a VERY average state school ...
You are not being silly to worry about maths! My son scored a L6 in SATs last summer , did very well in the CATs (mean score 119) and his target for end of Y7 is a 6a, and end of Y9 is an 8b. This will translate (apparently!) to an A* GCSE (although GCSEs are changing before then). This is at a 'good with outstanding features' academy trust small secondary school (100 per year group). So I would say your maths teacher is a little optimistic
This all makes my DD1's target for for the end of year 7 look even odder than I thought. Her target is also a 6a, but her current level has been assessed as a 5b, and although she scraped a L5 in year 6 sATs, her teacher assessed level at the end of year 6 was only a 4a. How can she possibly be a 6a by the end of the year? This is in a high performing comp, but she is in the third set out of six.
I believe the take it with a pinch of salt bean-counting rules for expected progression is 2 levels over KS2, thus 2 sub-levels per year if progress were uniform. However a school may be a bit less ambitious in Y7 (that's another debate).
You said your DD "scraped" a KS2 L5, so that's likely a 5C based on their actual score and a Y7 target of 5A makes some sense. It's not very encouraging given the subject area, but perhaps they wrote 6A when they meant 5A?
[Note: My DD is in Y6 so this isn't experience talking]
Thank you PiqueABoo - what you sounds logical, although the school have assessed her current level as 5b (pleasant surprise), so a 6c would seem a reasonable target. I've decided not to worry and wait and see at parents eve which is not until next year. She is finally enjoying maths a bit for the first time.
My daughter reckons she is average in the top set, is in Year 8 and has this week has been given a current level of 6.25. Her end of Year 8 target is 7.25 and end of Keystage 3 (Year 9) is 7.75. I understand their set is a little behind though, as they had a temporary teacher last year who didn't set homework and didn't teach everything required, so they are catching up.
I understand if she achieves her target and continues to work hard, she could achieve an A at GCSE. The top of their levels in school is a straight 8.
I have a DS in year 8 at a successful and high achieving comprehensive school. He is in top set and last year (year 7) they were only assessed to level 6. He scored a 6A in each of the termly tests. This year they are now being assessed to level 7 and he scored a 7A in the recent test. He is one of four in his top set designated as Gifted and Talented in maths. This is in a school with an excellent record in maths, so the targets you have been set sound a little unrealistic at best.
Thank you for the responses ...I've got a mentor session next week with her form tutor and I really need to say something because my DD who is currently working at level 6 is getting really demoralized ...she has always been in the top set but lacks self belief although clearly has ability ...so making "threats" that children will be dropped into the lower set if they dont achieve level 7 is demotivating her...I know there are a few children working at level 7 now but this is a few...and this has not taken into account all aspects of Maths like Non Calc...
My dd also in year 7. Her end of year target is 6c. She got level 5 in sats but has never been in top set at maths at primary school. But she is now. She even told teacher there must be a mistake and she shouldn't be there. I would be really pleased if she meets this target. Level 7 does sound high but guess there may be a couple at this level but like you say I'm sure they don't get their own class. Good luck with the meeting.
My DS is in Y7 in the top maths set at a grammar school. He got a 6C in maths at the end of Y6 and his last assessment was a 6B. I would say that probably the top lot of the top set would be on line for a 7 at the end of the year, but that would be a minority of the (rather high achieving and competitive) school. I can't imagine there would be a whole class worth though?
The teacher sounds like she's trying to scare them into thinking they'll have to drop down a set if they don't work??
A top set all at 6a-7c now sounds very very high indeed.
I think real issue here is teaching your DD not to be discouraged. Sets are supposed to overlap in ability, with fluid ability to move back up if they start to out perform too much for the slightly lower set. So moving down a set is no threat at all unless they'll badly miss their current friends and won't see them any other time. Some kids are more confident working at the top of the group rather than near the bottom, too. It can be very nice to take that pressure off.
DD is in y7 but i have no idea what targets she has.
Wonder when I'll find out.
I have targets for DS in y9 but they seem pretty meaningless to me. He certainly doesn't care about them.
When I taught able children in year 7 in a state middle school I would have expected the children who got 5a in yr 6 to have got to a low 7 at the end of year 7 and then an 8 in yr 8. We tended to find the most able went up 4 sub-levels in year 7. Certainly 2 levelsmin over the 2 years of ks3 (upper school started gcses in yr 9) for all but those that got 4c or lower in yr 6.
At dd's school (large comprehensive) the top end of her top set were getting 7b/7c. There were 4 top sets though, so only set across 3 forms. Assuming all the sets were equally good it would make a small top set, but a possible one.
It could be though that they are looking to take a small group further, perhaps a gifted and talented group who would be going quicker and doing more, particularly if there are a few that would benefit from that, it would be a great way of doing it for them.
Update - We had first mentor session this morning ...and before I even had the opportunity of mentioning forecast achievement levels the tutor stated that this year the Yr 7 intake had a high percentage of Whizz Kids and that they were already achieving very high levels and the top set for Maths/Science and ICT had 28 pupils in it (out of intake of 60)....
Dd is doing well she's comfortable at level 6 and they will start to progress them further next term so level 7's are achievable and she has already had science assessments that was level 6A/7C... What was interesting is that she is forecast to get a level 7 at the end of this year in RE?
Just a real surprise...
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The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh was established in 1729. A detailed history is available from the University's Faculty of Medicine pages. Dialysis was first performed in Edinburgh in 1958. In 2003 the renal unit moved to the new Royal Infirmary site at Little France, near Craigmillar Castle (see illustration).
Closely associated Research teams (the Renal and Autoimmunity Group, and the Phagocyte Interest Group) occupy space within the Medical School. These and other related research groups will move to a new research institute adjacent to the Royal Infirmary at Little France in 2004/5.
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LEFT The new Royal Infirmary, from the NHS LUHT site; MIDDLE nearby Craigmillar Castle, from the Gazeteer for Scotland; RIGHT the old Royal Infirmary
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The clinical service - information for staff and others
Dialysis was first provided in Edinburgh in 1959 (read more about history). Now we care for about 350 patients on dialysis, over 250 local patients who have functioning renal transplants, and 150-300 patients each year (depending on definition) who have developed acute renal failure.
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The acute service is based on the HDU (high dependency unit) which occupies Ward 115 and has 6 in-patient beds. Patients looked after on the Unit have a high level of dependency and a need for close monitoring, and can have continuous or intermittent dialysis or haemofiltration performed. The acute service also looks after patients in ITU, HDU and ward areas all over the hospital and in other local hospitals, and some lower dependency patients on the Renal wards. Numbers on the books at one time may vary from 10-25. In any one month, medical input to the service is provided by a consultant and a member of the middle grade medical staff with one of the SHOs. Nursing staff on the acute unit also provide renal replacement therapies on intensive care units and HDUs elsewhere in the hospital.
Consultants and trainees rotate to the Transplant Unit where they share care of inpatients with transplant surgeons, usually for one month at a time. There is a joint medical/ surgical ward round every morning. Responsibilities here are truly joint, and the success of these arrangements is a major advantage for patients and staff, and an attraction to working on the unit. About 60-70 renal transplants are performed annually, and the Unit also undertakes liver and pancreas transplants.
Middle-grade cover for day to day matters is the responsibility of the nephrology registrar attached to the unit, and out of hours, of the on-call nephrology registrar. Outpatient clinics are managed separately to maintain long-term continuity, run by three consultant nephrologists and two consultant surgeons, with middle-grade staff.
Nursing staff on the Unit are separate from those covering the rest of Nephrology, although the Unit is one of the areas involved as part of the two major nephrology nursing courses in Edinburgh (see below).
General inpatient nephrology
25 inpatient beds provide the inpatient area for general nephrology on ward 206 at the Royal Infirmary. Patients cared for on these wards include those admitted briefly for investigation or treatment of renal disease, patients with pre-existing renal disease complicated by intercurrent illness, and dialysis patients with problems related or unrelated to their renal failure or dialysis. In-patient care is supervised by one of the consultant nephrologists each month, with a middle grade member of staff and two or three SHOs.
Maintenance dialysis
Haemodialysis for outpatients is performed at four Units in and around Edinburgh. The units are:
- MRU (ODA, Outpatient dialysis area) at the Royal Infirmary - this has 26 stations operating 3 shifts daily, supervised by a staff grade doctor, middle grade doctors in training, and four consultant nephrologists.
- Western General Hospital satellite unit - 9 stations operating 3 shifts daily. WGH is a major hospital on the other side of Edinburgh. Patients are supervised by a consultant nephrologist and by middle grade staff.
- Borders General Hospital satellite unit - 6 stations operating 2 shifts daily . BGH is located in Melrose, about an hour's travel south from Edinburgh, in the Borders region. Patients are supervised by a consultant nephrologist at regular clinics at BGH. Medical emergencies can be dealt with at the hospital in Melrose before transfer. (see the BGH Unit webpages)
- St Johns Hospital satellite unit - at Livingstone, West Lothian - .
Home haemodialysis remains a very good treatment for those patients who can manage it, but numbers are now low, as most of the patients best suited to it are also suitable for renal transplantation. Like home peritoneal dialysis, it is managed through the Community Dialysis Team. Read more about the Community Dialysis Team.
Peritoneal dialysis is undertaken by patients at home supervised by the Community Dialysis Team. Most patients are receiving CAPD but many carry out automated PD at night. About 20% of the long-term dialysis patient population are receiving peritoneal dialysis.
General outpatient nephrology
More than twelve outpatient sessions are provided each week in general nephrology (ie excluding care of dialysis and transplant patients), over half by consultant staff. Clinics take place at the Royal Infirmary, Western General Hospital, at St John's Hospital in West Lothian, and from April 2005 at the Borders General Hospital in Melrose.
Vascular access and PD catheters
Surgery to provide vascular access is provided by either the vascular surgical team or by the transplant team. Many semi-permanent lines and percutaneous interventions to salvage or modify vascular access are carried out in the Department of Radiology. PD catheters are inserted surgically by the transplant team.
Working on the Edinburgh Renal Unit
Medical staff include five full-time consultant nephrologists, and four consultant academic staff, who also have major research and teaching responsibilities.
Edinburgh has 7 training posts for middle-grade staff, some of whom are also training in General Internal Medicine (GIM). The dual training programme takes at least 5 years, some of which usually takes place outside Edinburgh. Training in nephrology as a single specialty takes 4 years (at least 3 of clinical nephrology) - this is increasingly popular. Six months of nephrology training is likely to be in Dunfermline, Fife (30-40 minutes from Edinburgh), where there are three consultant nephrologists, all of whom also undertake general medicine.
While in Edinburgh trainees rotate through the first four major clinical areas mentioned above. The service provided by these trainees is supplemented by an Associate Specialist and a Staff Grade doctor with major responsibilities on the dialysis unit.
There is a very strong research interest and track record in Edinburgh. Many of our trainees have either come from, or go on to, substantial research posts supported by major research bodies such as the Medical Research Council, Wellcome Trust, or the National Kidney Research Fund.
Immediate care for inpatients is provided by a group of rotating SHOs (senior house officers), junior doctors with 1 to 3 years of experience who are training in general medicine. Their attachments to the unit are commonly for 4 months before they rotate to another speciality.
Vacancies are advertised through NHS Education Scotland (NES).
Over 100 nurses are involved in the care of patients attending the Unit. Each clinical area has one 'G grade' senior charge nurse responsible for day to day care and supervision. Senior clinical posts include anaemia coordinator, education coordinator, vascular access coordinator, conservative care specialist.
The Unit provides a high level of education and training for all levels of staff. An in-house programme 'Nephrology and Renal Transplantation' has been developed for junior staff on the Renal and Transplant Units. Two modules are accredited through Napier University, contibuting to a BSc. The first is a 15 week Theory module, which is combined with clinical work. Assessment includes an essay. The second module of 48 weeks is practical, involving rotation through all areas of the unit, and assessed in clinically defined competencies. The Edinburgh Critical Care Course is run within the NHS Trust in two modules. The first is an update on critical care, lasting 6 months. It is followed by six-week placements in three of six critical care areas within the trust, followed by 12 weeks in the home unit with study days and an elective placement (often overseas) to study an area in detail. This is accredited by NHS Education for Scotland and leads to a Certificate in Critical Care Nursing, but is also accredited through Edinburgh University and can contribute to an MSc. For more information on training opportunities contact email@example.com
Nursing vacancies are advertised in various ways but some at least are available via the SHOW website - click for further information.
We are fortunate to have exceptional support from technicians, dietitians, pharmacists and social workers with specific responsibility for the Unit. Some of these are described on other pages.
More on dietitians in the past and now ... More on social work support ... More on pharmacy .... More on technical services ... More on Occupational therapy ...
Teaching and research
Edinburgh has a leading research-based university, and its medical school is among the highest ranking in research record and in competitiveness for entry in the UK. This is supported by a very strong tradition of supporting medical education at the highest levels in Edinburgh. Many historically famous physicians have been trained in Edinburgh, and several major textbooks still come from Edinburgh. More information is provided on other pages.
More about the Medical School. More about the University of Edinburgh. More about renal research in Edinburgh.
Planning for the future
A Renal Review for the Lothian region was set up by the Health Board (responsible for commissioning renal services) and the Trust (responsible for provision) in 1999. It was intended to set out requirements for the next 5-10 years. A report was presented in August/September 1999 and a further review is in progress in 2006. The 1999 report foresaw a need for a steady expansion of hospital-based haemodialysis. Funding for this plan was agreed following a close examination of outcomes achieved by the Unit. A short version of the report can be downloaded and a summary of the outcomes data is provided on-line.
An option appraisal during 2001 recommended provision of haemodialysis places for an extra 36 patients within Edinburgh by 2003-4, and 24 further places at a new satellite unit in West Lothian by 2004-5. Expansion of provision at the Borders General Hospital from 8 to 12 patients was also envisaged. This plan was approved by Lothian Health Board part of the plan on 30th January 2002.
The increase in patients needing hospital haemodialysis closely followed the 1999 predictions. We are now at the capacity of this extra space and option appraisals are again under way for provision of capacity over the next decade. The 9 haemodialysis stations at the Western General Hospital will also need to be relocated soon as they are in temporary space.
Download the short version of the 1999 Renal Review as a pdf file. If you would like to see the full report it can be obtained from us at email@example.com. You can also go to outcomes data.
Contacting the Unit
Details are as follows. Prefix telephone numbers with (0)131 if calling from outside Edinburgh:
|Postal address
|Renal Medicine
Royal Infirmary
Little France
Edinburgh EH16 4SA
Scotland, UK
Clinic appointments (for current patients. GPs call consultants' secretaries)
242 1231/2
General enquiries
|RIE Switchboard (emergency enquiries to the Renal Registrar)
|536 1000
|Email advice line
|See GP pages
Consultants secretaries
Dr CE Whitworth
Or use switchboard for urgent calls
242 1235
Dialysis Units and outpatient support
RIE main dialysis unit (MRU )
242 1201/1208
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Order 4- Write a follow-up essay on why you should be one of my Henchmen while drinking your Orange Juice.
Order 5- Draw a picture of what you think Q-Loop The Figure looks like.
Order 6- I'll judge it. You'll need a total score of 16 between your follow-up essay and your Q-Loop The Figure picture to be one of my henchmen.
Why Q-Loop Should be Worshipped
Because I am the king. Period!
My castle can be located once it's finished. IT'S NOT FINISHED YET YOU KNOW!! But I'm still the king. Though I'm currently living in the White House under the President's bedroom, I will soon have my own castle where all my servants, henchmen and prince will live, if you get a perfect 20 between your follow-up essay and your Q-Loop the Figure picture, you will become my Prince, and when I die, you'll become the king and run Q-Topia in my place. What an honour!
If you want to help me expand my castle, go to FreeWebs and make an extra branch, I'll judge it if you send the link to me, you'll get extra points to become Prince...
My system code. You don't know where to put it, you don't know what it does. And I'm NOT TELLING YOU WHAT IT DOES!! OR SHOWING YOU!!! Take that.


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A non-smoking floor is available as well as a laundry service. Guests also enjoy direct access to the hotel's underground car park (fees apply). In addition to a lobby area with 24-hour reception and check-out services, a hotel safe and lift access, facilities available to guests at this 72-room air-conditioned family-friendly city hotel include conference facilities, Internet access and room service.
A short stroll from the Arc de Triomphe, the hotel enjoys an ideal location in Paris. It is situated at the heart of the business district near the Haute Couture shops of the Faubourg Saint Honorť, the famous art galleries and the beautiful Parc Monceau. Nearby metro and RER trains give rapid access to the La Dťfense business district and Disneyland Paris. Charles de Gaulle International Airport and Orly Airport are 20 and 25 km away respectively and Paris Beauvais Airport is 45 km from the establishment.
The spacious, calm and elegant rooms include 20 suites and apartments equipped with a kitchenette and a balcony/terrace and are decorated in typical French style with modern comforts such as double glazing, satellite TV and wifi Internet access. In addition to a private bathroom with a bathtub and hairdryer, further in-room amenities include a direct dial telephone as well as individually regulated air conditioning and heating units.
The hotel accepts American Express, Diners Club, JCB, MasterCard and VISA payments.
Room Facilities:
Direct dial telephone
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Internet access
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College Planning Resources
Letters of Recommendation
A school recommendation is required by many colleges as part of the application. Florida state universities do not accept any letters of recommendation. Colleges value counselor and teacher recommendations because they reveal things about the applicant that grades and test scores can't reveal. Teacher recommendations are important elements in a student's application, as teachers provide insight about a student's intellectual self. Recommendations describe a student's work habits, academic passions, and contributions in the classroom. Most colleges require 1-2 letters of recommendation from either an English, Math, Science, History or Foreign Language teacher and 1 letter from the college counselor. Colleges want a current perspective on the student, so please request teachers from the junior or senior year. The counselor letter of recommendation summarizes the student's entire experience in high school (involvement in extracurricular activities, leadership roles, academic achievements, family background, and overcoming any challenges. In addition, the counselor letter provides the admissions committee with information and impressions that cannot be gleaned from the rest of the student's application.
Students need to request letters of recommendation at the beginning of April in the junior year. Requests should be made through Naviance and the student should personally speak with the teacher about their request. Teachers will upload their letters through Naviance, and the counselor will electronically submit the letters directly to the college after the student submits their college application. Students will have to waive their rights to view recommendation letters on the application through FERPA. Admission officers will trust the letters more if the student has not read them.
Other recommendations from outside coaches, employers, or mentors may be included in your application packet. If applying through the Common Application, the email of the recommender will have to be submitted, and then the recommender will be able to upload their letter. The letter can also be mailed through USPS directly to the office of undergraduate admissions. Students should be careful not to appear to be "padding" their applications with several recommendation letters. Please read the college's website for specific instructions on the amount of recommendation letters that are allowed.
Teachers write many recommendation letters each year. Even if they know you very well, it's a good idea to do the following:
- Talk with them about your class participation.
- Remind them of specific work or projects you are proud of.
- Mention any challenges you overcame.
- Give them the information they need to provide specific examples of your work.
- Please thank your teachers for writing your recommendation letters.


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ATN® NVB3X - CGT Night Vision 3X Binoculars
Item # WX2-293946
Mfg. Number: NVBNB03XC0
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ATN® NVB3X - CGT Night Vision 3X Binoculars. Enhanced Gen 2+ performance, in a waterproof / fogproof unit!
Comfortable "both eyes open" imaging, with exceptional clarity, contrast and image brightness! Plus, Total Darkness Technology with built-in infrared illumination, so no darkness is too dark for these first-quality Binocs. For outdoorsmen, hunters, boaters, law enforcement and more, 100% waterproof / fogproof NVB3X-CGT Binoculars are heads and shoulders above the competition.Details:
- 3X magnification for close-up views
- Image intensifier generation: CGT (Gen 2+)
- ATN® Total Darkness Technology with built-in illuminator ensures that no condition is too dark
- Super-fast lens system provides a clear, sharp image
- Photocathode type: Multi-alkali
- Resolution: 45-54 lp / mm
- Signal to noise ratio: 16-22
- Lens system: F1.5, 70mm
- Proshield lens coating: Yes
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- Diopter adjustment: -6 to +5
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- Mean time before failure: 10,000 hrs.
- Operating temperature: -40°F to +158°F
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