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In education, certification, counseling, and many other fields, a test or an exam (short for examination) is a tool or technique intended to measure students' expression of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. A test has more questions of greater difficulty and requires more time for completion than a quiz. It is usually divided into two or more sections, each covering a different area of the domain or taking a different approach to assessing the same aspects.
A standardized test is one that compares the performance of every individual subject with a norm or criterion. The norm may be established independently, or by statistical analysis of a large number of subjects.
Types of questionsEdit
Multiple-choice questionsEdit
For a multiple-choice question, the author of the test provides several possible answers (usually four or five) from which the test subjects must choose. There is one right answer, usually represented by only one answer option, though sometimes divided into two or more, all of which subjects must identify correctly. Such a question may look like this:
The number of right angles in a square is: a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
Test authors generally create incorrect response options, often referred to as distracters, which correspond with likely errors. For example, distracters may represent common misconceptions that occur during the developmental process. The construction of effective distracters is a key challenge that must be faced in order to construct multiple-choice items that possess strong psychometric properties. Well-designed distracters, considered in combination, can attract considerably more than 25% of the weakest students, so reducing the effects of guessing on total scores. The construction of such items may in some cases require some skill and experience on the part of the item developer.
A graph showing the functioning of a multiple-choice question is shown in Figure 1. The x-axis represents an ability continuum and the y-axis the probability of any given choice. The grey line maps ability to the probability of a correct response according to the Rasch model, which is a psychometric model used to analyse test data. The correct response in the example shown in Figure 1 is E. The proportion of students along the ability continuum who chose the correct response is highlighted in pink. The graph shows the proportion of students opting for other choices along the range of the ability continuum, as shown in the legend. The proportion of students at about on the scale who responded correctly to this item is approximately 0.1, which is below the proportion expected if students were purely guessing.
An attractive feature of multiple-choice questions is that they are particularly easy to score. Machines such as the Scantron and software grading of computer-based tests can be performed automatically and instantly, which is particularly valuable for situations where there aren't enough graders available to grade a large class or large-scale standardized test.
This format is not, however, appropriate for assessing all types of skills and abilities. Poorly written multiple-choice questions often create an overemphasis on simple memorization and deemphasize processes and comprehension, and they leave no room for disagreement or alternate interpretation, making them particularly unsuitable for humanities such as literature and philosophy.
Free-response questionsEdit
Free-response questions (also known as extended constructed responses) generally require subjects to produce written responses. The length of the written response may be as short as a single word or mathematical expression, in which case the question acquires some of the characteristics of the multiple-choice type. However, at higher levels of education, this type of question usually requires deeper, more analytical thinking. The most difficult free-response questions may involve an essay or original composition of a page or more in length, or a scientific proof or solution requiring over an hour.
Free-response questions do not pose as much of a challenge to the test author, but evaluating the responses is a different matter. Effective scoring involves reading the answer carefully and looking for specific features, such as clarity and logic, which the item is designed to assess. Often, the best results are achieved by awarding scores according to explicit ordered categories which reflect an increasing quality of response. Doing so may involve the construction of marking criteria and support materials, such as training materials for markers and samples of work which exemplify categories of responses. Typically, these questions are scored according to a uniform grading rubric for greater consistency and reliability.
At the other end of the spectrum, scores may be awarded according to superficial qualities of the response, such as the presence of certain important terms. In this case, it is easy for test subjects to fool scorers by writing a stream of generalizations, non sequiturs that incorporates the terms that the scorers are looking for.
Practical examinationEdit
Knowledge of how to do something does not lend itself well to either free-response or multiple-choice questions. It may be demonstrated only outright. Art, music, and language fall into this category, as do non-academic disciplines such as sports and driving. Students of engineering are often required to present an original design or computer program developed over the course of days or even months.
A practical examination may be administered by an examiner in person (in which case it may be called an audition or a tryout) or by means of an audio or video recording. It may be administered on its own or in combination with other types of questions; for instance, many driving tests in the United States include a practical examination as well as a multiple-choice section regarding traffic laws.
Tests of the sciences may include laboratory experiments (practicals/laboratory sessions) to make sure that the student has learned not only the body of knowledge comprising the science but also the experimental methods through which it has been developed. Again, the use of explicit criteria is generally beneficial in the marking of practical examinations or performances.
Limitations of testing and associated issuesEdit
General aptitude tests are used in certain countries as a basis for entrance into colleges and universities. An issue associated with the use of these tests is that they are known to be subject to practice effects, and do not assess the accumulated learning of students during their schooling years. As a consequence, the SAT have been renamed from the Scholastic Aptitude Test to the Scholastic Assessment Test. Some evidence indicates that SAT scores of 11th and 12th graders do not correlate highly with freshman year grades and correlate poorly with overall undergraduate ranking — this has caused pressure for ETS to re-evaluate their exams before universities start requiring applicants to provide exam scores for ACT, an exam which also does not correlate very well with freshmen GPA but does correlate better than the SAT. Reasons for poor correlation are as follows:
- Questions on the exam may be improperly weighting the types of problems encountered within the environment the exam intends to predict. An example of improperly weighting would be for an exam to have the ratio of questions in geometry, calculus, and number theory dissimilar to the ratio of these questions present in the environment for which the exam is intended to serve as a predictor of future performance. More egregiously, a mathematics exam may ask solely about the names, birthdates, and country of origin of various mathematicians when such knowledge is of little importance in a mathematics curriculum.
- People are variously susceptible to stress. Some are virtually unaffected, and excel on tests, while in extreme cases, individuals can become very nervous and forget large components of exam material. To counterbalance this, often teachers and professors don't grade their students on tests alone, placing considerable weight on homework, attendance, in-class discussion activity, and laboratory investigations (where applicable).
- Through specialized training on material and techniques specifically created to suit the test, students can be "coached" to "game" the test, significantly raising their scores without actually significantly increasing their general intelligence or knowledge.
- Although test organizers attempt to prevent it and impose strict penalties for it, academic dishonesty (cheating) can be used to obtain an advantage over other test-takers. On a multiple-choice test, lists of answers may be obtained beforehand. On a free-response test, the questions may be obtained beforehand, or the subject may write an answer that creates the illusion of knowledge.
Despite such issues, tests are less susceptible to cheating than other tools of learning evaluation. Laboratory results can be fabricated, and homework can be done by one student and copied by rote by others. The presence of a responsible test administrator, in a controlled environment, helps to guard against cheating.
Additionally, in some cases, high-stakes testing induces examinees to rise to meet the exam's high expectations. Generally, the term high-stakes is reserved for tests that are used as a basis for competitive entry into future courses, including tests which are highly weighted within selection criteria that are used for entrance into university courses.
The SAT and other high-stakes examsEdit
In the United States and other countries, tests based primarily on multiple-choice questions have come to be used for assessments of great importance, with consequences including the funding levels of public schools and the admission of students to institutions of higher education. The most important such test in the U.S. is the SAT, which consists almost entirely of multiple-choice questions (though some of these are specifically designed to inherent inaccuracies of that question type). Originally developed as a test of a student's intrinsic intelligence, its methodology has proven vulnerable to specialized test-preparation programs that improve the subject's score. The SAT is written and administered by the College Board. For this reason, certain commentators have suggested that high stakes testing should be based more on content learned during the schooling years. Difficulties arise with respect to comparability across different schools, sectors, states and so on. A key challenge is to balance the need for comparability with the need to assess the skills, knowledge and abilities students have developed during the schooling years.
The SAT has also been criticized for an alleged racial bias; ethnic minorities supposedly fare worse on the exam than they should. As a result, it began to fall out of favor in the late 1990s, with increasing emphasis on standardized tests that measure actual knowledge. Some of these replacements have likewise come from the College Board, but many states have taken the initiative to design tests of their own. The ACT examination, introduced in 1959 as a competitor to the SAT, also features more knowledge-based questions, and is accepted as an alternative to the SAT for admission to many United States colleges. Many colleges are also placing more emphasis on measures of long-term performance such as the high-school grade point average, the difficulty of classes taken in high school, and teacher letters of recommendation.
There are also other high-stakes exams at higher educational levels, like; Fundamentals of Engineering exam administered by National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES).
See alsoEdit
- Patterns in multiple-choice tests
- Blue book, used in free response exams.
- List of tests in the US
Further readingEdit
- Airasian, P. (1994) "Classroom Assessment," Second Edition, NY" McGraw-Hill.
- Cangelosi, J. (1990) "Designing Tests for Evaluating Student Achievement." NY: Addison-Wesley.
- Grunlund, N (1993) "How to make achievement tests and assessments," 5th edition, NY: Allyn and Bacon.
- Haladyna, T.M. & Downing, S.M. (1989) Validity of a Taxonomy of Multiple-Choice Item-Writing Rules. "Applied Measurement in Education," 2(1), 51-78.
- Monahan, T. (1998) The Rise of Standardized Educational Testing in the U.S. – A Bibliographic Overview.
- Wilson, N. (1997) Educsational standards and the problem of error. http://olam.ed.asu.edu. Tap into archives, vol6. No10
International exams (internal)Edit
- GCSE and A-level — Used in the UK
- Standard Grade, Higher Grade, and Advanced Higher — used in Scotland
- Abitur — used in Germany
- Matura/Maturita — used in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, Liechtenstein, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Ukraine
- International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme — International exam
External linksEdit
- Test preparation websites from the Open Directory Project
- Articles on Effective Exam Preparation
- Helping Your Child With Test-Taking
- FairTest - Alternative views of standarized testing
- Alfie Kohn - Leading anti-testing advocate
- Adit Testdesk - software for create tests and quizzes
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Alle-Kiski high school notebook: Conference changes favor A-K Valley football teams
Amid a busy afternoon schedule Tuesday, Apollo-Ridge football coach John Skiba made sure he kept an eye on Twitter.
Once the news he sought for weeks finally popped up on his feed, Skiba sighed.
Fearful about where the WPIAL football steering committee planned to put his Vikings in its realigned Class AA conferences, the coach found relief when he learned Apollo-Ridge ended up in a group loaded with Alle-Kiski Valley programs rather than one with teams from Washington and southern Westmoreland County.
The 10-team Allegheny Conference, in place for the next two seasons, includes the Vikings, Burrell, Deer Lakes, Ford City, Freeport, Highlands, Kittanning, Shady Side Academy, Valley and West Shamokin. Highlands came down from Class AAA, and West Shamokin and Apollo-Ridge moved up from Class A.
"I definitely was a little nervous about not being back in this area, but I'm glad it worked out," Skiba said. "I think it'll be an easier sell to get excited about these games. I don't think we'd have that same intensity if we were stuck somewhere out in the Interstate Conference.
One uncertainty in the Allegheny is what the WPIAL plans to do when Ford City and Kittanning merge in 2015; Armstrong will be too large to stay in Class AA.
Apollo-Ridge leaves an Eastern Conference that underwent considerable change. Gone are defending WPIAL and PIAA champ North Catholic, Avonworth and Northgate. Springdale, Leechburg, Riverview and Wilkinsburg remain. New additions include Clairton, Greensburg Central Catholic, Jeannette, Monessen and Serra Catholic.
The arrival of perennial Class AA powers Greensburg Central Catholic and Jeannette failed to surprise Springdale coach Dave Leasure, who suspected they might replace Avonworth and North Catholic. But he struggled to figure out why Clairton and Monessen, two other Class A perennial frontrunners, also ended up in the conference.
"We knew it'd be a tough task for us, regardless," Leasure said. "The expectation here is to make the playoffs, and people don't care whether you're in the Eastern Conference or the ACC.
"The silver lining is we'll get to play the best, and we'll play in some great small-school venues. … The great thing about it is the challenge."
In Class AAAA, Plum will leave the Quad Central and join the Westmoreland County-heavy Quad East, which still includes Kiski Area.
And in Class AAA, Knoch remains in the Greater Allegheny Conference, which will also include former perennial Class AAAA playoff qualifier Gateway.
The WPIAL also released realigned sections for all other fall sports.
In boys soccer, Kiski Area moves from Section 1-AAA to Section 3-AAA, where it'll join Fox Chapel and Plum, among others.
In boys golf, Highlands and Valley move down to Class AA, where they'll join Burrell, Ford City, Freeport, Kittanning, Leechburg and West Shamokin in Section 1.
Knoch moved up to Class AAA in boys tennis.
The next Cappa
Riverview hired Jason Cappa as its next football coach, replacing Todd Massack, who resigned after last season.
Cappa, 37, was Riverview's first all-state player as a tight end/linebacker in 1995. He served as Massack's defensive coordinator for all seven seasons. He is the son of longtime Raiders coach Jake Cappa.
"If there ever was a program that I wanted to take over and try to turn around," Cappa said, "it's this one."
Cappa said he was offered the Gateway job but declined. He teaches at Career Connections in Lawrenceville and did not like the thought of a long commute.
Brungo to Pitt
Kiski Area standout receiver Joey Brungo has accepted a preferred walk-on offer from Pitt. The 6-foot-2, 185-pound senior can earn a future scholarship with the team.
Brungo is Kiski Area's career leader in receptions (103) and yards (1,521). He scored 17 touchdowns. He's also a second cousin of North Allegheny senior wide receiver/defensive back Elijah Zeise, who has committed to Pitt.
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PARENTS Gordon and Julia Loy have complained to hospital bosses after the maternity ward where their baby was born was like a "building site".
The proud couple say the happiest day of their lives was ruined by workmen banging and drilling outside the delivery room at Taunton's Musgrove Park Hospital.
"It was absolutely unbelievable – they were renovating the ward while women were giving birth," said Mr Loy.
"The noise from the drilling and banging was incredible while Julia was in full labour.
"We had an awful experience – I wonder if Peter Andre and his partner went through the same thing when their baby was born in Musgrove.
"Julia couldn't relax and was struggling to give birth because of all the stress.
"At one stage she had to leave the room for the toilet and walked past a group of men working.
"They're letting mothers give birth on a building site."
Baby Vincent was born last month weighing 7lb 9oz and is now home with the family in Langford Budville.
Nursing and governance director Carol Dight said Musgrove strives to deliver "high quality care and excellent experience" and she was sorry to hear Mr and Mrs Loy's concerns.
She said the maternity unit was built in the 1940s and £1million is being invested in improvements.
She added: "Before and during the building works, we've been working to ensure expectant women are aware of the improvement works underway, as well as any potential disruption these works may cause to them during their labour.
"Each woman booked to give birth at Musgrove will have received a letter explaining the current situation and they'd also have been given the opportunity to discuss this with their midwife, should they have any concerns.
"Although we've made every effort to plan the works so patients experience minimal disruption, we do know that from time to time, there will be occasions when there will be increased levels of noise.
"There have been occasions when, if a woman has been experiencing a difficult birth or has become clearly anxious about the level of noise, we've asked the builders to stop working for a period of time which they've done."


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Artist fuses glass, heat to create 'dance' vision
When town of Kinnickinnic artist Bonnie Rubinstein creates a piece of fused-glass artwork, the vision might be for something as big as 20 feet or as small as a piece of jewelry.
She works with one or all three kilns in her studio, often melding glass at 1,450 degrees and 'firing it' several times to create the right look.
Some projects require as many as 60 hours of kiln time.
"It's a challenging medium," said Rubinstein, who creates her works in a former dairy barn converted to a glass-fusion studio.
The Journal featured her specialty work five years ago plus covered local installations of her art: The Eco Art Legacy at the River Falls High School in 2010 and River Fusion at the UW River Falls University Center in 2008.
A recent exhibition announcement reveals that eight pieces of Rubinstein's work will be displayed in Gallery One at the Hudson-based Phipps Center for the Arts until Jan. 22.
Rubenstein says fused glass is an exciting medium with a lot of possibilities.
In an artist's statement for the current exhibit, she describes the fusion process as a "dance" with glass that often involves metaphor, fantasy, reality and draws from nature, science and philosophy.
The artwork reflects light, features dimension and brings colors to life. Rubinstein said she's drawn to glass's dynamic energy.
Creative watch
The artist stays busy, too, keeping her eye out for competitive art-proposal invitations; doing residential, commercial and public work; and watching for exhibit opportunities.
"I applied over a year ago," said Rubinstein about the Phipps display.
A keen eye on opportunity resulted in a commissioned project for the Children's Hospital in both St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Rubinstein said the work consists of four pieces, three in the Minneapolis facility's Emergency Department, and one in the St. Paul facility's elevator lobby. The last was installed a few weeks ago.
She said the pieces focus on children and draw on the different multicultural aspects of people who visit the hospital. Each piece measures about four feet tall, five feet wide.
Images of her artwork, as well as opportunities to sponsor the individual pieces, are available through the Children's Arts and Healing and Urban Renewal Project at www.childrensmn.org.
Rubinstein's other projects in recent years include not only some residential and commercial but also work at UW Whitewater, where three large and two small pieces of her work hang.
As a result of other commissioned projects, she also has work on display at UW Madison and Fort Douglas, and she's done a project for the state DNR.
Rubinstein said she expects public-institution work to slow or stop since the governor "killed" the Percent for Art program.
This program allotted 2/10 of 1% (.002) of a state building's new or renovation construction budget to be used for artwork in the facility being built or expanded.
The artist said she just completed four chandeliers for the Edina,Minn.-based Galleria restaurant the People's Organic Coffee and Wine Café. The project involved another technique of putting bubbles underneath the glass.
"I experiment with textures a lot," said Rubinstein, adding that most pieces have a multi-dimensional look.
She's also able to take an existing design, such as a team logo, corporate trademark or other image and create a fused-glass piece that retains the design.
Rubinstein has a Web site, www.rubinsteinstudio.com, and a Facebook page. The artist also says she offers scheduled tours of her glass-fusion studio.
She likes creating all kinds of fused-glass art but says her background includes other glass media as well as architecture, urban and landscape design and environmental science.
She enjoys using her knowledge and experience to create and influence fused-glass pieces ranging from jewelry, sinks and chandeliers to big wall-sized pieces of light-catching art.
Visitors to the Phipps before Jan. 22 will also see work by several other regional artists: Ceramics by Marion Angelica of Minneapolis; watercolors by Catherine Hearding of Lake Elmo, Minn.; encaustic paintings by Selene Plum of Chicago; acrylic paintings by Cynthia Starkweather-Nelson of Mendota Heights, Minn.; and mixed media by Karl Unnasch of Chatfield, Minn.


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"But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ," - Philippians 3:20
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Don't bad things come in threes?
I mentioned the kids' vomit spells last week, and the refrigerator/freezer yesterday.
What I didn't mention was that the dog got out Saturday night. After dragging the trash can to the back yard to clean the rabbit's cage, I forgot to close the gate. We had to get dressed and leave for the birthday party (the dump truck cake party) as soon as we woke up Sunday, and when we got home late Sunday afternoon, we all took a nap. That evening, my neighbor came over and mentioned that when he had gotten home from a fishing trip that afternoon, he noticed the gate was open. He went into the backyard and looked around, but couldn't find Bo.
So Christian and I drove around the neighborhood, calling for him, and asking anybody we saw if they had seen him. Only one person had, and that was late Saturday night. We went home, and put food and water on the porch, in case he came home.
Neither of us slept much that night. I kept getting up and checking the front porch, hoping I would find him curled up asleep in front of the door.
We got up and got dressed, and I took her to school. She asked if we could drive around a little before school, so we did... but didn't find him. I dropped her off, and was about to head to the nearby highway, thinking he had gotten hit by a car. The Holy Spirit led me in the opposite direction instead. I was driving down a busy street in our neighborhood, near tears, when I looked to the left. There he was, picking his way through an overgrown field, one street over and about six houses down from mine.
I slammed on the brakes (and then remembered to check the rearview mirror to see if anyone was behind me, which they weren't, hallelujah!) and jumped out of the truck, yelling for him. He looked exhausted, but ran to me, and I hugged that big stinky dog, and opened the cab of the truck for him to sit up front. I was barely able to drive around the block to my house, for all the tears. I praised God the whole way back, laughing through my tears. My husband and I have been married for 11 years, and we got Bo a couple weeks after our first anniversary. I never realized how much I would hurt and miss him...
I also didn't mention our boat.
Hubs loves to fish. No, that's not quite true. Hubs lives to fish.
He has an exceptionally stressful job, and that's his outlet. That's what calms him down, relaxes him, and helps make life bearable. He doesn't get to go too often (and Honey Bear, if you're reading this, that doesn't mean you get to go more often!) but he's a country boy and absolutely is at home on the water or in the woods.
A couple years ago we were blessed with a brand new aluminum bass boat. He was sooooo proud! He'd had a really old, really run-down, always-breaking-down bass boat, and never really thought we'd be able to afford a new one... but we did.
So, since he's going to be gone for so long, near (from what I'm told) great fishing waters, he towed that boat all the way to Quantico! The day he got there, the other NA attendees were ecstatic that "somebody brought a boat!!!" They all wanted to go fishing. He's gone just about every weekend. He even entered (and won!) a tournament with the 14 year old son of somebody he met up there.
He's been fishing a couple of times with Carlos Hathcock, III. Carlos Hathcock II, was a USMC sniper with 93 confirmed kills and more than 300 probable kills during the Vietnam War. The North Vietnamese Army even put a bounty of $30,000 on his life for killing so many of their men. Rewards put on U.S. snipers by the N.V.A. typically amounted to only $8. His most famous accomplishment was shooting an enemy sniper through his scope, hitting him in the eye and killing him... but I digress.
Last weekend he went out fishing on the Potomac, alone, and something went wrong with the boat motor. He had to be towed back to the dock. He found a marine mechanic, and took it in. Today he got the news that the motor is destroyed. Apparently a part failed, and to repair the motor will amount to nearly $4,000. That's four. Thousand. Dollars.
I don't know about any of you, but we don't have $4,000 just waiting around for us to decide how to spend.
Hubs is absolutely sick over this. For the last six+ years, he's had foggy visions of the future that include him taking the kids fishing, while I relax in a spa somewhere, sipping raspberry tea and getting a manicure while someone rubs my feet with sweet-smelling emollients. Okay, so maybe part of that is my foggy vision.
He already told me he'll start looking around to find out what he can get for the boat, with the motor blown, so that we can pay off the boat loan, and be boat-less. Never in my life have I been boat-less. My dad always had a boat while I was growing up, and hubs had one since before we were married. It's fun to just ride around the lake, or read for an afternoon while they fish, or play on a sandbar.
I know it's dumb, but I'm really sad. Just today Christian was telling me how much fun we had last summer on the lake, and how she can't wait until Daddy gets home so we can take the boat to the private beach we found on the lake shore.
I've already prayed for a miracle. I know the Word says He will give us the desires of our hearts. I also know there's a Scripture that says something about the Devil having to pay back 7 times what he steals... but I can't remember the reference.
If any of you can remember the reference, I'd really appreciate it.
I'd also appreciate some prayers in this direction when you think about it! I'm ready for the good and perfect gifts. I'm ready for Hubs to come home.
We all are.
3 comments:
- Jenn said...
Thank goodness Bo is back home where he belongs. It's amazing how important these pets become to our families.
Poor Hubs. I'm so sorry about the boat. The Cop has some similar stuff going on with his bike. He wants to sell it because he doesn't ride it, but struggles with actually letting it go. I will definitely ask for some divine serendipity in the boat department.
- May 9, 2008 at 12:22 PM
- justlovehim said...
I don't remember the bible reference. I am so sorry about your boat, and your pup! So glad the pup made it back, and as for the boat...well, I hope you can sell it!
- May 9, 2008 at 8:17 PM
- Tracye said...
We went to Wal-Mart after school today and bought a new collar, and had a rainbow-colored, bone-shaped dog ID tag engraved for him! He's stylin' now! Hopefully I won't be such an idiot and leave the gate open again, but if he ever gets out, at least our address and phone number is on there.
- May 9, 2008 at 10:42 PM


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Ground Zero Mosque Supporters Beg Greedy, Lying, Human Rights Violating War Criminal to Join Their Crusade
**Written by Doug Powers
Byron York has a piece at the Washington Examiner about how supporters of the Ground Zero mosque are asking George W. Bush to show support for President Obama:
"It's time for W. to weigh in," writes the New York Times' Maureen Dowd. Bush, Dowd explains, understands that "you can't have an effective war against the terrorists if it is a war on Islam."
Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson is also looking for an assist from Bush. "I…would love to hear from former President Bush on this issue," Robinson wrote Tuesday in a Post chat session.
And Peter Beinart, a former editor of the New Republic, is also feeling some nostalgia for the former president. "Words I never thought I'd write: I pine for George W. Bush," Beinart wrote Tuesday in The Daily Beast. "Whatever his flaws, the man respected religion, all religion."
Are they asking the same George W. Bush who started an illegal and immoral war, lied about WMDs so his buddies could profit from the invasion and tortured exclusively Muslim detainees to come to the rescue of a president who was supposed to save America from all the horror Bush hath wrought? That's fine, I just wanted to make sure we were on the same page.
I know many on the left support the mosque, but I didn't expect some of them to sell their souls for it.
Either the Obama administration is losing its base or this has been the most successful billboard campaign ever:
**Written by Doug Powers
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Obama at UN last week: US too sovereign — Obama after landslide override of his 9/11 bill veto: It'll make US less sovereign
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Never forget: 15 years of Allahu Akbar-itis
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"The Aubrey O'Day Project" Is A Really Bad Idea
I somehow missed the whole Danity Kane and "Making of the Band" phenomenon. So when Oxygen announced this morning that they were giving former front woman Aubrey O'Day her own reality show, called "The Aubrey O'Day Project," I didn't get the hype. According to Perez Hilton, the show will follow O'Day while she "desperately tries to find her way back into the music industry while 'working with a dedicated team of industry professionals.' By professionals, they likely mean porn producers." I never agree with Perez, but he really hit that nail on the head. [The Hollywood Gossip]After Aubrey ran off to pose naked a whole bunch, Diddy, the man who created this monster, kicked her out of the band and said, "See, your attitude is gonna have you in a dark and lonely place. … I just want to work with the young lady that I signed, not the person that fame has made her." Seriously, when Diddy calls you a fame whore, you know it's bad. [MTV News]
So thank goodness Oxygen stepped in to make sure she didn't fall into reality TV obscurity! Oxygen said, "Young women have watched the ups and downs of Aubrey through the years, and they continue to cheer her on. We're excited to deliver her story as she battles issues that resonate, from self-doubt and body image to a desire for success and redemption."
Wait, who's been cheering her on? Teenage boys and their boners?
Did you know before she went on "Making the Band," Aubrey was considering Columbia Law School? Wouldn't her trying to go to law school be a much better TV show? If I'm going to watch someone failing, I'd rather see them go balls-to-the-wall about it.


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BONN (Jul. 20)
President Habib Bourguiba of Tunisia told a press conference here today that he favored a solution of the Arab-Israel conflict based "on the United Nations decision on the partition of Palestine coupled with return of the Arab refugees" but he also said that "any solution must be acceptable to both sides."
The Tunisian leader, who enraged Arab rulers last year by repeated public calls to them to negotiate a settlement with Israel, is in Bonn on an official visit. He made his statement in reply to a question from a newsman about ways to achieve peace in the Middle East.
He said generally that peace was achieved in the "hearts and souls" of people and could not come about unaccompanied by justice. "I understand the position of the Jews, who have suffered greatly but their problems cannot be solved at the expense of the Arabs, " he added. "Even if the Jews lived in Palestine 2,000 years, this does not mean that any solution of current problems can be one-sided."
The Tunisian President was asked whether a reconciliation was possible between him and President Nasser of Egypt. He replied that he had no intention of becoming Nasser's "satellite," He said the Tunisians were a free people and intended to remain so in spite of Nasser.
He also asserted that the real reason for the difference between himself and Nasser was not the "so-called" Palestine question but rather Nasser's desire to increase his hegemony to include all of the Arab states. He explained that this was why Tunisia had left the Arab League and that it would not return to the League as long as membership made it impossible to maintain an independent policy.


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No matter how the Obama Administration tries to spin its health care takeover – the truth is ObamaCare puts big government bureaucrats and IRS bosses front and center in your health, personal and financial decisions.
That's just plain wrong.
Did you know the IRS has requested more than 16,000 new agents to help implement key parts of the ObamaCare insurance exchanges? If you enroll in the exchange the IRS determines how much you will pay in premiums based on your tax returns. You must report all income and you have to notify the exchange if your life changes (new job, get married, have a child, etc.). As a result you might have to pay even higher premiums, tax increases or fines. Keep the IRS out of your health care. Stick with your private insurance and don't enroll in the exchange.
Alaskans' health care options are already limited. According to the Doctor Patient Medical Association, 83% of doctors say that they may quit their practice. Imagine how much worse it will get once ObamaCare is in full swing. Doctors cite the regulations and red tape as the main reason they will leave the field. That means fewer doctors throughout the state and nation. Say no to ObamaCare. Keep the doctor you already know and trust.
President Obama has a long record of making lots of promises...but keeping those promises is a different story. He's already promised he would create new jobs, stimulate the economy and not raise taxes on the middle class. He's come up empty again and again. With a track record like that, why should we trust his promise that ObamaCare will create a better health care system for the American people? Don't buy into another promise this president won't keep. Say no to ObamaCare and the ObamaCare exchanges.
"Affordable"? Alaska will have the second highest rates in the nation according to a Department of Health and Social Services.
From the US Postal Service, Amtrak, and Social Security, the government has shown time and time again that it can't be trusted to run large programs efficiently. All we see is fewer services, higher costs and more debt. Why should you trust the same government to run Alaskans' health care? Keep your private insurance and sign the pledge not enroll in the federal ObamaCare exchange.
Our grass roots fight has only just begun. Alaskans' need your help to stand up to ObamaCare and the Big Government bureaucrats trying to trick us into to giving up our private insurance coverage for a government- run insurance plan.
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Walton Ford Paints Some Ferocious F*cking Beasts
Drunken macaques, sphere-hating tigers, and a snake taller than a skyscraper.
We need to tell you about Walton Ford, a painter who counts Leonardo DiCaprio and the Rolling Stones among his high-paying patrons. His ability to capture the raw power of nature's beasts is awe inspiring — without making you wonder what you should be thinking as you stare. Here's what you should be thinking: these paintings are fking cool. And here's what he's thinking when he paints them, courtesy of WSJ Magazine: "I can't have enough. It's never enough. I swallow it all. Everything that's beautiful in my life is going down my throat." This is a man on a mission through a fantastical jungle we are lucky to visit for a few seconds. Enjoy his latest seven watercolors here, or in full, glorious size (up to 10 feet tall!) at the Paul Kasmin Gallery in New York City until June 21.


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Australian shares shot higher after equity markets in the US pushed to record highs. The market maintained momentum despite disappointing data that showed Australia posted a trade deficit when a small surplus had been expected.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index rose 1.48 per cent to 5455.4, while the broader All Ordinaries Index lifted 1.40 per cent to 5441.7.
Local shares rallied when the market opened following Wall Street, where the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones industrial average added 0.7 per cent and 0.8 per cent respectively to all-time highs.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported the weakest trade balance for 18 months as ore and mineral exports fell, leaving a deficit of $1.9 billion. The result disappointed against consensus expectations for a $200 million surplus.
"It's not much of a surprise given what we are seeing in the Australian economy," Dalton Nicol Reid chief investment officer Jamie Nicol said.
Investors were demonstrating a preference for defensive stocks. "Whether that trend continues will depend on if bond yields stay where they are," Mr Nicol said.
Investors are attracted to defensive stocks by high dividend payments, but Mr Nicol said it was important for investors to asses whether high dividend payout ratios are sustainable.
He questioned the sustainability of dividends paid by Telstra and some utilities companies amid soft profit growth.
On Tuesday, Telstra Corporation added 0.38 per cent to $5.23.
Commonwealth Bank rose 1.19 per cent to $80.92 while Westpac lifted 1.47 per cent to $33.87. ANZ jumped 1.67 per cent to $33.39 and National Australia Bank increased 2.72 per cent to $33.18.
The biggest miners were also stronger as the spot price for iron ore, landed in China, rose to $US94.20 a tonne.
BHP Billiton rose 2.36 per cent to $36.85, main rival Rio Tinto 2.56 per cent to $62.00 and iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group 0.92 per cent to $4.40.
Oil producer Woodside Petroleum gained 0.90 per cent to $41.65
Food and liquor was the best-performing sector, up 2.45 per cent. The biggest supermarkets lifted.
Woolworths rose 2.91 per cent to $36.10. Citi analysts noted Woolies has been lifting prices in its supermarkets to offset poor performance by its hardware chain Masters and budget retailer Big W.
Wesfarmers, owner of Coles, lifted 2.75 per cent to $42.66 despite writing down the goodwill in retailer Target. Analysts shrugged off the move as end of financial year housekeeping.
"We tend to see towards the end of the financial year pricing to capture some additional margin. It does tend to get aggressive, but we've seen it the last few years." Commonwealth Bank food and beverage analyst Andrew McLennan said.
Bread maker Goodman Fielder fell 3.68 per cent to $0.65 after finalising its sale to First Pacific and Wilmar for a lower price than expected.
Transfield Services lifted 5.80 per cent to $1.18 as Shaw Stockbroking upgraded it to a buy, with a $1.50 target.
NAOS Asset Management portfolio manager Sebastian Evans said picking specific stocks, rather than trading on macro trends, will be especially important in the year ahead. "It is stockpickers who will dominate the market over the next six months,'' he said.
"Infrastructure will be a big thing over the next few years. Contractors such as Transpacific and Transfield will benefit and we'll certainly be looking at them."


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Toxicity and Safety Evaluation of an Omega-3 Fatty Acid and a Multivitamin and Antioxidant Nutritional Preparation
|Tracking Information
|First Received Date ICMJE
|October 14, 2010
|Last Updated Date
|January 6, 2016
|Start Date ICMJE
|October 2010
|Primary Completion Date
|November 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
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|Toxicity and Safety Evaluation of an Omega-3 Fatty Acid and a Multivitamin and Antioxidant Nutritional Preparation
|Official Title ICMJE
|Toxicity and Safety Evaluation of an Omega-3 Fatty Acid and a Multivitamin and Antioxidant Nutritional Preparation
|Brief Summary
|To evaluate the safety and tolerability of two supplements in healthy subjects taken daily for six months.
|Detailed Description
The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and AmeriSciences have entered into a Space Act Agreement (1), the primary objectives of which are the development of nutritional products in the form of dietary supplements to maintain homeostasis, and as countermeasures to reduce the biological effects and damages of long-duration spaceflight mediated through oxidative stress both in low Earth Orbit and planetary exploration of the solar system, as well as to provide optimal nutritional supplementation to aid in pre-spaceflight conditioning.
NASA has determined through pre-, in-, and post-flight assessment of cells, animals and humans that spaceflight induces oxidative stress on crewmembers. There are multiple potential sources of oxidative injury to include, but not limited to space radiation, noise, fuel reaction products, planetary regolith, and exercise. Furthermore, NASA has also determined that several foreseen and unforeseen physiological events can be controlled, avoided, or encouraged by means of dietary modification through supplements. Due to unforeseen limitation in the available fresh food supply for envisioned exploratory missions, it is desirable for NASA to have nutritional supplementation available to provide crewmembers with augmentation for the intrinsic defense systems against oxidative damage, as well as for potential nutritional contingencies such as food shortages and optimization of the diet. NASA has identified the need for specific micronutrient formulations to complement natural food sources, for astronaut protection during long-duration space flight.
AmeriSciences is a nutritional company that specializes in science-based product formulation, manufacturing under Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) using standards modeled after those used by the pharmaceutical industry. It has been charged with the co-development, aid, clinical evaluation, construction, and production of said micronutrient formulations, to the level of specifications required to meet NASA's expectations for safety and efficacy.
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|Study Design ICMJE
|Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
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|Retention: Samples Without DNA
Blood samples will be drawn at baseline and three months to monitor hematology, blood chemistry, and urinalysis values for major changes. CBC, Chem-17, uric acid, lipid panel, PT/PTT, and urinalysis will be evaluated under fasting conditions.
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|Non-Probability Sample
|Study Population
|Approximately 160-200 healthy volunteers at five to six study centers (25-50) per center) will be evaluated.
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|Effect of Nutritional Supplements on Healthy Volunteers.
|Intervention ICMJE
|Not Provided
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|Estimated Enrollment ICMJE
|Completion Date
|November 2013
|Primary Completion Date
|November 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Inclusion Criteria:
To be eligible, patients must meet the following eligibility criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
To be eligible, patients must not meet any of the following exclusion criteria:
|21 Years to 65 Years (Adult)
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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|United States
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|U.S. FDA-regulated Product
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|Carlos A. Montesinos/Director of Quality and Product Development, AmeriSciences
|Study Sponsor ICMJE
|AmeriSciences LP
|Collaborators ICMJE
|Investigators ICMJE
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|AmeriSciences LP
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|January 2016
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Quick Pic: Beth Ditto, Tights Are Not Pants
The fashion forward frontwoman of The Gossip must not have gotten our memo. This leg-baring look might fly at night or on stage, but it's no way to go around London midday, let alone show up to perform at the esteemed Royal Academy. [London, 6/3/09]


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The result comes despite a subdued housing market at the end of 2010 and into this year, with Connells' figures showing growing interest from buyers and sellers as 2011 has progressed.
Connells experienced a notable upturn in activity in the second quarter of 2011 compared to both the start of this year and the same period in 2010. In June alone, Connells recorded an 11 per cent increase in second hand sales*, a nine per cent increase in the number of properties it has on the market and a 38 per cent increase in the number of mortgages it arranged compared to June 2010.
"Our results at the end of June 2011 understate a performance and market that has improved as the year has progressed," says Stephen Shipperley, Group Executive Chairman, Connells. "Connells enters the second half of this year with a substantially increased sales pipeline for new homes, second-hand homes and mortgages than we had in January 2011. Our continued investments into areas like Mortgage Services are delivering substantial returns as demonstrated by increasing our mortgage sales by over a third since this time last year."
Along with Mortgage Services, where Connells have made a considerable investment into increasing the number of consultants in the branches, the Group has continued to invest in new branch openings, expanding its lettings capabilities, new divisions including the Estate Agency Sales Centre based at its head office in Leighton Buzzard and acquisitions such as the recent joint venture with LMS. In 2011, Connells has invested nearly £1 million into new premises for its Connells Asset Management business and the growing Estate Agency Sales Centre.
Connells has also seen significant upturn in new homes sales as a result of a number of business wins this year. In the second quarter of 2011, it recorded a 44 per cent increase in sales for new homes compared to the same period in 2010.
"Connells' experience and breadth of services continue to put us at the forefront of estate agency," Stephen continues. "We intend to maintain our market-leading position and continue providing high quality advice and expertise to customers regardless of fluctuations in the market.
"At the start of the year, we envisaged a gradual improvement across the housing market as the year progressed and this is what we have seen, particularly in the last couple of months," says Stephen. "Connells will be building upon this recent growth and utilising opportunities through the fantastic people we have in the business and ongoing investment."
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Founded in 1936 and comprising of 470 branches nationwide, the industry-leading Connells Group is the most profitable UK estate agency network. In addition to operating under the Connells brand, the Group trades under other well-known local names including Allen & Harris, Bagshaws Residential, Barnard Marcus, Brown & Merry, Fox & Sons, Jones & Chapman, Manners & Harrison, Roger Platt, Shipways, Swetenhams, William H Brown and Sharman Quinney. As well as residential property sales and lettings, the Group has a comprehensive range of B2C and B2B services including new homes, mortgage services, conveyancing, EPCs, surveying, corporate lettings, asset management, land & planning, LPA receivers, auctions and relocations. The Connells Group is consistently named Best Large Estate Agency at the Estate Agency of the Year awards, winning the top prize for four of the past six years. It is also highly acclaimed in the New Homes category, winning Gold five times in the last six years, and in the Financial Services category for which it currently holds the Gold prize. For more information, please visit www.connells.co.uk
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Spring Forward with Pistachio Cheesecake Recipe
Did you remember to Spring forward Sunday? I can't believe it is this time already! I am so excited about it being light later, that I really don't care about the hour of lost sleep. Make sure to ask me how I feel about that in a couple of weeks when my schedule is all screwed up, okay? With Spring, ... Read More »


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Starting Feb. 16, the Vatican will offer free shaves and haircuts to the homeless every Monday in St. Peter's Square. The project is being spearheaded by Pope Francis' almoner, Konrad Krajewski, who was inspired by a homeless man named Franco. Continue reading
On April 27, Pope Francis will hold an unprecedented ceremony at the Vatican: a double canonization of two former popes. What's the significance of this event? Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Rachel Zoll, the religion writer for the Associated Press, about the specifics behind the decision to turn both Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II into saints. Continue reading


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Glory days on the rock'n'roll scene
Dave O'Connor has tasted rock'n'roll stardom, but the Southland Hall of Famer tells CHRIS CHILTON it nearly cost him the shirt off his back.
Dave O'Connor reckons playing in Tom Sharplin's band was a bit like hanging out with a Kiwi Elvis.
The Invercargill drummer did two stints in Sharplin's legendary backing band in 1978 to 1979 and from 1981 to 1983, when they were known as the Cadillacs, and rates it the pinnacle of his career.
"(Sharplin) was probably the biggest drawcard in the country."
O'Connor says even though the Cadillacs were touring in the same places as big-name rock bands like Hello Sailor, Th' Dudes and Street Talk, Sharplin's show pulled more punters and the band had more money in their hands at the end of the week.
"Technically, (the other bands) made more money, but they never got to keep it," he says. "They were either shooting it up or it was going to their roadies and their light crew and the sound guys and rental companies."
O'Connor found himself playing Monday to Saturday every week, at venues that were standing room only.
Sharplin's band had at least three shows' worth of material, which he changed every night so that people who came back didn't get to see the same set.
"It took a bit to get my head around it. There were times where it really got freaky," O'Connor says.
"I remember playing in New Plymouth and we got mobbed. They wouldn't let us come off stage. We lost our shirts and sunnies and just about lost our tweeds. We had to force our way through the crowd to get the hell out of the room or else they were going to go ape."
O'Connor has his old mate, Ray Eade, to thank for getting him the dream gig with Sharplin. The former bass guitarist for Invercargill supergroup Vision had heard Sharplin's previous lineup, the Rockets, were breaking up and talked his way into the new lineup. He also talked O'Connor into the lineup, although there was a wait of a few months before Sharplin offered him the gig.
It proved to O'Connor that in the music biz, who you know is as important as what you know.
Even after those heady days, though, Dave O'Connor still rates the opportunity to play with his four sons as a special highlight.
He'll be joined on stage at the Southland Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame show this month by sons Dion, Tim, Ben and Arun, all of whom have followed their dad into a musical lifestyle. All but one (Arun) play drums as their main instrument.
"We've never been able to do it before, obviously because there's so many drummers in the family," O'Connor says, with a chuckle.
The O'Connor family will play a set of songs that showcase the boys' all-round musical skills on guitar, bass and drums, and their dad couldn't be more proud.
"No father could be prouder, especially being a musician, to have all four of his children be musicians, whether it's because of me or in spite of me.
"I want to show the kids off rather than it being about me."
O'Connor says the boys' mother, Judy van Riel, was probably the greatest influence in getting the boys into music.
"I never gave any of them lessons. I think I gave Dion one lesson and he wouldn't listen anyway."
It was always a good bet music would be in the O'Connor boys' genes.
As a kid Dave O'Connor had always liked music, especially the drums. He would "bash the crap out of all Mum's stools and shag her knitting needles at home".
He got his first drum kit for his 11th birthday, "bashed the s... out of them, broke every skin and threw them in the corner" until he was 15.
Judy's brother, Barry van Riel, convinced him to join a garage band.
"I could do a roll around the drums and they thought I was Christmas."
Having got the bug for life at this point, O'Connor started stalking Invercargill bands, watching them, learning from them and, whenever he got the chance, jamming with them.
Replacing his idol, Warren "Bricky" McLew, in the band Columbus was "probably the biggest learning curve", O'Connor says.
That band included seasoned pro musos Peter Skerrett and Danny Johnson.
It was Johnson, along with Ray Eade and perhaps Simon Terry, who gave him the nickname "Bang Bang".
Johnson and Eade saw him playing one night and thought he was "a bit of a basher" so they named him "Bang Bang".
O'Connor says he'd hound every band at the Southland Musicians Club asking to jam with them. "They'd say, `oh s..., here's comes Bang Bang, look out'."
Six months after that Johnson called him up, asking him to play a gig. The young drummer was gobsmacked.
"I'm not very good," O'Connor said.
Johnson: "Well, I know that, but you're the only one left."
It was the ultimate confidence booster for the young drummer to be following in the great Bricky's footsteps.
"I used to love his playing," O'Connor says.
"For me to be replacing him (in Columbus) was huge."
And now Dave O'Connor is following Bricky McLew again, this time into the Southland Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame.
O'Connor's family band will play most of his set at the show on September 24, but a highlight will be a brief performance by Tom Sharplin, who is flying south to support his former drummer.
Dave O'Connor, Stu Carr, Glen Hayes and Dave Hogan will be inducted into the Southland Musicians Club Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame at the Something Different show at the Invercargill Workingmen's Club on September 24. Featured will be performances by The O'Connor Family, Unknown Blues, Sierra and Route 66. Special guest artist is Tom Sharplin. Tickets $35, available from Trevor Daley Music Works and IWMC
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Skithe3v.com Shuts Up Shop
Following the story of the 'Les Menuires Seven' across the social networks and the coverage through the media, both radio and press. The company has now closed down with the website and twitter account switched off.
Reports from a member of staff, 'Aanya Madhani' one of those that had barricaded themselves into one of the Ski Chalets (now back home) is that they have still not been paid and are owed up to £1500 each.
Others affected by the business are the future clients that have paid for a ski holidays that no longer have a holiday available due to the company ceasing trading with no known bonding to retrieve their costs.
As the UK Ski Chalet Specialists, Ski Total would like to offer those that had booked with Skithe3v.com to travel this season the opportunity to still travel and welcome any guests to contact us to discuss the possibilities of arranging a ski holiday at a special rate for those affected.


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Jason Flemyng Probably Just Confirmed Matthew Vaughn Is Directing 'Star Wars: Episode VII'
Because sometimes I wake up in the morning and just want to write about Star Wars and tits (It's a living.), above is long-time Matthew Vaughn collaborator Jason Flemyng possibly accidentally confirming to UK movie site HeyUGuys that Vaughn is directing Star Wars: Episode VII as rumored. And since my sex parts are already growing a fine, soon to be dense, layer of dust thanks to this post, let's just go balls deep with this encouraging-only-to-nerds report via io9 that Star Wars prequels producer Rick McCallum unceremoniously "retired" shortly before the Disney buyout:
Greedo shoots first? Jar Jar? Anakin's hatred of sand? All these things happened under McCallum's watch, and I blame him. This is probably irrational, and I don't care in the slightest.
Oh sure, Lucas generated these horrible ideas, but McCallum was always Lucas' yes-man, telling him whatever shit Lucas pooped out was gold. Lucas' previous producers quashed his bad instincts in the original trilogy; McCallum let Lucas do whatever he wanted, and the prequels were the result.
So basically Lucas and anyone who told him, "Why yes, the force is much more mystical when you make it sound like the Jedi have AIDS," has been systematically removed from the new trilogy. I really don't want to get my hopes here, but I already drew the Millenium Falcom on my penis. It's a nervous tic, okay! *runs away crying*


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Teachers and Parents: Stand together in Support of Excellent Public Education in Colorado
This year, 850,000 students are attending school in Colorado. More than 234,000 will not hear their names called at graduation.
Too many children are slipping through the cracks in an uneven and outdated education system. But just like an excellent teacher can help a student jump three grade levels in reading in just one year, we can work together to dramatically improve our public schools.
Sign the petition today to add your voice to the growing group of educators and parents working with Stand for Children Colorado to give every child in our state an excellent public education.
All children, regardless of their background, should be able to graduate from high school prepared for, and with access to, a college education.
To help make this a reality, I support the following goals:
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Membership of the Lake Area Foundation (LAF) shall consist of five (5) member advisory committees from each of the ten (10) counties in the Lake Cumberland region along with all members of the Board of Directors.
The Lake Area Foundation Board of Directors is comprised of individuals from all over the ten counties (Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, McCreary, Pulaski, Russell, Taylor and Wayne) of the Lake Area Foundation (LAF) Region in various professions and walks of life.
The LAF Board of Directors are volunteers. They receive no financial compensation for their service on the Board. They are selected to represent a broad cross-section of the LAF communities. They are eligible to serve three year terms for no more than six years consecutively and then must leave the Board. This structure ensures that the Lake Area Foundation is truly the people of the Lake Area Foundation. If you are interested in serving on the LAF Board, please contact us. We keep a list of potential board members for consideration.
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|Susan Stephens, Secretary
|Randy Conyers, Treasurer
|Yevette Haskins, Past Chair
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|Bill Norris
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DETROIT - Detroit's future rests in the hands of one man: Judge Steven Rhodes.
Rhodes will announce Tuesday morning whether he has decided to approve Detroit's request to file Chapter 9 bankruptcy.
"I would be willing to bet a lot of money that Judge Rhodes approves the petition and will keep jurisdiction over the whole case," said bankruptcy expert Mike Greiner.
Read more: Experts expect judge to rule Detroit is bankruptcy eligible
What that means is Detroit is eligible to file for Chapter 9 and everything -- whether it's pensions or the potential of art being sold off from the DIA -- will be decided in his courtroom.
Special section: Detroit bankruptcy
Attorneys for Detroit's unions have already asked the judge whether they can appeal his yet-to-be-announced ruling. They want to bypass lower courts and take it to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Experts say there are three options: Rhodes can deny the appeal, approve the appeal and still move the case forward or approve the appeal and hold off on moving the case forward.
Greiner believes Rhodes will move the case forward but may grant the appeal.
If the bankruptcy petition is approved, what's next? It's called a Plan of Adjustment. It will be submitted by Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr. Think of it as Orr's roadmap to who gets paid what when it comes to creditors and where the funds will come from.
Orr has said he anticipates submitting the plan before the end of the year.
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The New Suburban Ghetto
"Charlotte City Council members say they're surprised to learn how far the city's starter-home suburbs have declined in just a few years.
They're calling for new efforts to revive dozens of subdivisions -- and at least one builder is pledging money and manpower to help.
'This hit everyone very quickly ...,' Mayor Pat McCrory said Tuesday. 'It's a serious problem with no magic pill, and it's going to take both the public and private sector to come up with solutions.'
It's about time politicians noticed, say some residents living in these neighborhoods, built over the past decade across northern Charlotte and in parts of the east and southwest.
'I feel like I'm living in an old ghetto," says Roscoe Henderson, who has watched his 4-year-old Peachtree Hills neighborhood crumble. 'You never know when somebody's going to come kick your door in. And it seems like the city is just ignoring our problems.'"
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Unfortunately, based on what you wrote you are responsible for the mortgage, and therefore, your credit will be damaged if your husband stops paying the mortgage. In addition, depending on where the house is located, the lender may go after you for the deficiency if the loan is not paid off after the foreclosure sale (i.e. if $200,000 is owed under the mortgage, and the house sells for $150,000 at the foreclosure auction, then you may be responsible for the other $50,000). State laws vary with regard to deficiencies.
Did a judge order your husband to put the mortgage in his name? If so, then take this matter before the judge and ask that your husband be found in contempt. That may spur your husband into action. Unfortunately, if your husband is truly facing bankruptcy, then it is doubtful that a lender would take the risk of refinancing the house, particularly for the purpose of removing an obligor (i.e. removing you from the mortgage makes it even riskier for the lender since that is one less person to go after if the mortgage isn't paid).
Your best bet is to work with your husband to pay the mortgage or sell the house. I assume the house is worth less than what is owed under the mortgage (otherwise, just sell it and avoid foreclosure!), but you may be able to avoid foreclosure by notifying the lender of your troubles, and asking for a reduced interest rate or for approval for a "short sale." A shore sale occurs when the lender agrees to accept less than what is owed under the mortgage, thereby allowing a sale (ordinarily, a sale would be prohibited unless the lender is paid in full).
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To investigate the efficacy of sorafenib in progressive metastatic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma (MTC), for which there is currently no effective treatment.
Off-label observational study.
Sorafenib 400 mg twice daily was evaluated. The primary endpoint was the objective Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST) score assessed on day 28 and every 12 weeks thereafter. Additional endpoints were time to response, duration of tumour response, tumour-related symptoms, and changes in tumour markers, calcitonin, and CEA measured initially, at 2 weeks, and then every 4 weeks. Therapy duration was 2 weeks, and 3-12 months.
The 5 patients meeting study criteria received sorafenib 400 mg orally twice a day until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity developed. 2 patients showed a partial response with tumour regression of -46% and -36% after 6 and 9 months, respectively, and 2 patients exhibited tumour regression of -14% and -29%, respectively (stable disease). Ultrasound-documented regression of -37% within 2 weeks occurred in 1 patient. Calcitonin decreased within 2 weeks in all patients by -69, -90, -75, -96, and -39%, respectively. 1 patient died because of progressive ascites from acute renal and hepatocellular failure. 2 patients developed grade 3 hand-foot syndrome within the first month, so that sorafenib was interrupted or reduced; other side effects were rash, fatigue, and hair loss. 3 patients remain on sorafenib, 2 at a reduced dosage (600 mg/d).
These data suggest a possible role for sorafenib in the treatment of progressive metastatic MTC.
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Name: Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Ass
The p.G534E variant of HABP2 is not associated with sporadic papillary thyroid carcinoma in a Polish population.
Thyroid cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers of the endocrine system. There are no known genetic risk factors for non-medullary thyroid cancer, other than a small number of hereditar...
Synchronous and Metastatic Papillary and Follicular Thyroid Carcinomas with Unique Molecular Signatures.
Despite the relatively high prevalence of thyroid cancer, the occurrence of multiple synchronous, distinct subtypes of primary thyroid carcinoma is uncommon. The incidental finding of papillary thyroi...
Chronic diarrhea: The first symptom of a metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma.
Identifying prognostic risk factors and determining the efficacy of common surgical treatments is critical to determine optimal treatment strategies for patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC)...
The value of 18F-DOPA PET/CT in patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma and increased calcitonin values.
The aim of this prospective observational study was to examine the benefit of a fluorine-18-L-dihydroxyphenylalanine (F-DOPA) PET/computed tomography (CT) scan in patients with medullary thyroid carci...
Sorafenib Phase II Study for Japanese Anaplastic or Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma Patients
The objectives of this study are to evaluate safety, efficacy and pharmacokinetics of sorafenib for the treatment of Japanese patients with anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) or locally ad...
Sorafenib as Adjuvant to Radioiodine Therapy in Non-Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
The purpose of this study is to assess whether therapy with Sorafenib reinduces radioiodine uptake in thyroid carcinoma.
Sorafenib Tosylate in Treating Patients With Metastatic, Locally Advanced, or Recurrent Medullary Thyroid Cancer
This phase II trial studies how well sorafenib tosylate works in treating patients with medullary thyroid cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic), spread to the tiss...
Due to arguments showing that angiogenesis could be involved in progression of metastatic thyroid carcinoma and to objective response during previous studies with sunitinib (an angiogenic ...
Study of Anlotinib in Patients With Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma(ALTER01031)
To compare the effects and safety of Anlotinib with placebo in patients with Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma.
Carcinoma, Medullary
A carcinoma composed mainly of epithelial elements with little or no stroma. Medullary carcinomas of the breast constitute 5%-7% of all mammary carcinomas; medullary carcinomas of the thyroid comprise 3%-10% of all thyroid malignancies. (From Dorland, 27th ed; DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, p1141; Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)
Thyroid Carcinoma, Anaplastic
An aggressive THYROID GLAND malignancy which generally occurs in IODINE-deficient areas in people with previous thyroid pathology such as GOITER. It is associated with CELL DEDIFFERENTIATION of THYROID CARCINOMA (e.g., FOLLICULAR THYROID CARCINOMA; PAPILLARY THYROID CANCER). Typical initial presentation is a rapidly growing neck mass which upon metastasis is associated with DYSPHAGIA; NECK PAIN; bone pain; DYSPNEA; and NEUROLOGIC DEFICITS.
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2b
Similar to MEN2A, it is also caused by mutations of the MEN2 gene, also known as the RET proto-oncogene. Its clinical symptoms include medullary carcinoma (CARCINOMA, MEDULLARY) of THYROID GLAND and PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA of ADRENAL MEDULLA (50%). Unlike MEN2a, MEN2b does not involve PARATHYROID NEOPLASMS. It can be distinguished from MEN2A by its neural abnormalities such as mucosal NEUROMAS on EYELIDS; LIP; and TONGUE, and ganglioneuromatosis of GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT leading to MEGACOLON. It is an autosomal dominant inherited disease.
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2a
A form of multiple endocrine neoplasia characterized by the presence of medullary carcinoma (CARCINOMA, MEDULLARY) of the THYROID GLAND, and usually with the co-occurrence of PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA, producing CALCITONIN and ADRENALINE, respectively. Less frequently, it can occur with hyperplasia or adenoma of the PARATHYROID GLANDS. This disease is due to gain-of-function mutations of the MEN2 gene on CHROMOSOME 10 (Locus: 10q11.2), also known as the RET proto-oncogene that encodes a RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASE. It is an autosomal dominant inherited disease.
Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine
A group of carcinomas which share a characteristic morphology, often being composed of clusters and trabecular sheets of round "blue cells", granular chromatin, and an attenuated rim of poorly demarcated cytoplasm. Neuroendocrine tumors include carcinoids, small ("oat") cell carcinomas, medullary carcinoma of the thyroid, Merkel cell tumor, cutaneous neuroendocrine carcinoma, pancreatic islet cell tumors, and pheochromocytoma. Neurosecretory granules are found within the tumor cells. (Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)
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Frangipane Tart Recipe
Our frangipane tart recipe is for a delicious rhubarb frangipane for sweet pastry tart cases. Use our Pasta Frolla recipe for the cases.
Need some help with you baking or just fancy a great and tasty day out join us on a cookery course at the our Hobbs House School.
Our greedy aim is that everyone will leave with a lasting glow, belly and brain happy and full.
If you love baking with pastry why not try our custard tart recipe or salted carmel tart recipe. If you love a challenge and baking cakes why not try our fondant fancies recipe.
No more soggy bottoms with our baking stone.
Serves (makes) 8 tarts
For the Frangipane:
250g soft butter
50g plain flour
250g icing sugar
5 whole eggs
250g ground almonds or 250g ground pistachios
For the Rhubarb:
2 sticks of rhubarb
200ml water
100g caster sugar
100ml of Grenadine
To Finish (optional):
toasted almonds or chopped pistachios
icing sugar dusting
For the sweet pastry cases use the Pasta Frolla recipe.
For the Frangipane: in a bowl mix together the dry ingredients..
Put the butter into a food processor, or if you don't have one just a bowl, then blitz until smooth, add to this a large spoonful of the dry ingredients and blitz until incorporated, then add an egg, then more dry and so on until all the Ingredients are incorporated.
For the Rhubarb: slice up the rhubarb into 1 inch chunks at an angle.
To make The poaching syrup put the water sugar and grenadine into a pan and bring to the boil.
As soon as it boils tip in the rhubarb and simmer for 1 minute.
Take off the heat and leave to cool. This will allow the rhubarb to soak in all the Grenadine colour.
To finish put three or four pieces in the bottom of Each tart case, then completely cover with Frangipane. Sprinkle the top of the tart with toasted almonds or chopped pistachios before baking.
Bake at 180° For 10 to 15 minutes or until golden.
Remove from the oven, dust with icing sugar and serve topped with the remaining poached rhubarb.


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Comprised of business professionals with different areas of expertise, advisory boards counsel companies, corporations and other organizations about best practices for operating their businesses. A carefully constructed advisory board can be a huge boon to businesses of all sizes, so taking the time to carefully create one is an important step for your company.
Why Create an Advisory Board
Unlike corporate boards of directors, advisory boards lack the financial and legal authority to make decisions for your company. But they are also different from business mentors, mainly because their commitment to work as a group provides for focus and debate on specific issues. As a business owner, although you retain control, you must be willing to listen and accept their advice. After all, even the most successful business owner likely has gaps in his or her knowledge base. Advisors can help make up for any shortcomings you may have and offer objective points of view for decisions regarding marketing, finance, expansion and more.
Additionally, advisory board members help businesses grow their professional networks. Thoughtfully chosen advisors lend credibility to your company and may help you build connections in the business community. From introducing you to potential investors and clients, to finding celebrity spokespersons to represent your business, advisors are crucial for growing and strengthening a company's network.
Steps for Creating an Advisory Board
Of course, an advisory board is only as strong as its members. Here are six essential steps for building an effective advisory board.
1. Determine Your Goals
Identifying your company's goals in advance is essential to choosing the most effective advisors for your board. For example, business owners who want to build their client base may select different types of advisors than owners who are looking to expand into additional markets or build intellectual property. Additionally, determining goals ahead of time enables you to communicate clearly with potential board members before they commit to your business. If the goals between you and a potential advisor do not align, you'll have a much easier time overcoming these differences.
2. Build a Diverse Team
While the temptation can be strong to seek out advisors who think like you, the most effective advisory boards include a diverse group of individuals. In general, business owners should choose advisors with experience in the fields of marketing, accounting, law and finance. Although it's fine to start by contacting friends and peers, finding top talent may mean stepping outside of your comfort zone. Your LinkedIn network is a great source to start mining for potential advisors, as are online boardroom communities, like BoardProspects.com. Apart from the internet, you can meet potential advisors by networking with board members of similar organizations, well-connected people from your local Chamber of Commerce, or former employers and managers with relevant experience.
3. Evaluate Your Candidates
Whether you're looking to add members to an existing advisory board or create one from scratch, it's important that you take the time to evaluate candidates carefully. Along with considering qualifications, contacts and experience, business owners should assess candidates' availability to make sure they will follow through on commitments. Additionally, you should make sure new advisors will fit in well with the culture of the current board. After all, your advisory board will hardly be effective if members feel uncomfortable working with one another. Take the time to introduce potential advisors to one another or to the current board before you bring them on.
4. Clarify Expectations
No matter how savvy your advisory board is, you will be unlikely to achieve all your goals if members do not know your expectations. Before inviting advisors to join your team, establish a schedule for meetings and other events. By communicating your expectations at the start, you can avoid misunderstandings down the line. Put them down in writing, and review them on a regular basis, making adjustments as you and the board see fit.
5. Protect Your Intellectual Property
Advisory board members will have a hard time providing sound counsel if they lack insight into the inner workings of your company. However, as a business owner, you have a responsibility to protect your intellectual property and trade secrets. When constructing your advisory board, take the time to ensure all your advisors sign non-disclosure and non-compete agreements to avoid any and all legal disputes that can occur in the future. Unless you are already an expert on the procedure, you should consult an attorney to make sure you and your company are sufficiently protected against IP infringement.
6. Select a Manner of Compensation
While friends and colleagues may be willing to serve on a board for free, most advisors expect to be compensated for their counsel. Before pitching your prospective advisors, determine how you will compensate them for their services. Whether you plan on offering stock options or just the occasional meal, you should set up a compensation package upfront to ensure everyone is on the same page.
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Exclusive local located in Republica Argentina Avenue with two big entrances in a commercial Street and a surface of 370m2, divided into two floors. The property is characterized by its unique design and the open spaces. The principal floor has a surface of 175 m2 of which an area of 74 m2 offers the incredible seeling height of 6m. Also an equipped kitchen and bathroom are located on this level. The ground floor presents a nice space of 84 m2 with a bathroom and a nice terrace of 23 m2 where you can take a break, the upper floor level has additional 88m2. The whole propety has air conditioning and heating installations, office spaces with glass walls/doors, big closets and storage rooms. All important technological installations as phone lines, internet, security system and cameras are integrated. Every floor provides natural light and a number of details which create a pleasant and special space with many possibilities.
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Researchers Chart Sizable IM Threat Growth
According to the latest report from anti-malware applications vendor Postini, the sheer volume of instant messaging threats it tracked during April 2006 increased by nearly 25 percent, compared with the number of similar threats it detected during March. While the percentage of IM traffic that included viruses remains relatively low, at less than 1 percent of all the IM conversations monitored by Postini during April, the shift toward IM threats appears to be gaining momentum, company officials said.
As evidence of the increasing sophistication of IM attacks, Postini said it discovered a variant of the Mytob virus, which previously had been seen only in e-mails, that was leveled at all major IM and enterprise messaging clients. Among the Trojan horse viruses that are being delivered via IM were the IMFlood and JahuKit attacks, while related worm viruses included the Appflet, YahooSpy, Mpass and MSNFake threats.
Researchers say automated IM worms are inevitable. Click here to read more.
"Unfortunately the hackers are out in front of the good guys in terms of recognizing that IM is a very palatable way to attack desktops," said Andrew Lochart, senior director of marketing for Postini. "Since the hackers have perfected their craft in e-mail, in terms of what the payload does when it gets to a victim's computer, we're seeing every variation of virus being delivered over IM, from rootkits to keystroke loggers and worms."
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