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|2006-12-16, 13:52
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[Anime]Ichigo Vs Kenpachi on episode (4get d)
question tat i wan ask as title above...lets see when ichigo fight byakuya,he need use bankai to defeat him and fight kariya(filler) too....but when he fight zaraki kenpachi a.k.a the crazy melee fighther,no need use bankai oso can defeat him...so izit mean zaraki kenpachi is so weak???
|2006-12-16, 14:09
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LOL, what is this Kariya(filler)?
It doesn't mean Zaraki is weak or anything. He is if not the strongest one of the sptrongest captains if talking about spiritual power. You have to look at him as a brute/barbarian. Muscle over brains type of guy. His techniques aren't very advnace, mainly simple. He isn't a high speed fighter. If he were to fight using flash step all the time and have a ban kai, his power would be insane most likely making him the strongest captain below Aizen.
|2006-12-16, 15:27
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@ ThoHell: some Filler Villian...
Ichigo also got help from Zangetsu and Hichigo? That last Attack loocked quiet nasty. Ichy never used that one ever again...
|2006-12-16, 15:33
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|2006-12-16, 22:00
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Ah you're all wrong the answer is quite simple:
As a Shonen the main character can't lose! Which means that no matter how amazingly ridiculous his opponent is, there will always be some plot device that allows him to win.
Look at all of Ichigo's fights thus far(big ones): He always "loses", yet still manages to "win". He would have lost to Kenpachi, who lets face it is probably the strongest guy there is(he beat Touzen and would have probably beaten Komamura), yet he loses to Ichigo's wonder blast. He would have lost to Byakuya as well, thankfully Hichigo shows up to stop the slaughter and wound him.
|2006-12-17, 03:05
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zangetsu already answered it. kenpachi's huge raw power is also his major weakness, because it made him so overconfident that he completely forgot about his zanpakutou. yachiru said the match was 1 vs. 2. actually i think it's more like 1 complete ichigo vs. half of kenpachi.
|2006-12-22, 13:03
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I believe Ichigo's strength was at its highest level during his battle with Zaraki, I mean Zaraki is a beast, he friggin deflected Ichinose' Shikai with his excess spirit power. You've also got to realize, Ichigo didn't have access to his Bankai during his fight with Zaraki, I also think that in terms of raw spirit power strength, Zaraki is probably top 3, probably only beaten by Yamamoto and Aizen. I also think that the difference between Ichigo and his Hollow aren't strength, but rather complete mastery over Zangetsu, you can sort of pick up on that through comments that he makes when he manifests himself.
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|2006-12-22, 16:43
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Also im wondering, Ichigo got this strange dummy-thingy from Yuruchi to be able to manifest Zangetsu in the "real world", just by stabbing it, to be able to attain bankai. Why not lend this doll to Kenpachi? He could just stab it and ask the manifestation what name it has...
|2006-12-22, 17:12
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Firstly it has nothing to do with Ichigo more to do with his zanapkuto Zangetsu . Breaking/ shattering of a zanapkuto signifies death/defeat usally. Coming to Zaraki well till Zaraki fought Ichigo he didnot bother to know the name of his zanpakuto let alone shikai or bankai as he was undefeated
Tenshintai leaving Yoru and Ura IMO no one knows about that invention
|2006-12-23, 02:20
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|2006-12-23, 07:57
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first this is a shonen about shikai, bankai, swords
Kenpachi with any melee weapon > ichigo with any melee weapon excludin his sword
thats the difference in power, where you can use any weapon and still be dominant, you still have weaknesses, but you dont always rely on the same weapon to kill. Thats the flaw in teh series and in the real world that also applies.
|2006-12-23, 08:31
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Kenpachi isn't out there to kill Ichigo, he's just trying to have some fun. It's obvious that he lose because he's extremely arrogant. Nomatter how strong you are you will start losing after giving out enough handicaps. No sword release, energy draining eyepatch, bells on your hair, standing around to take the hits, and most of all, he's not even trying to win but simply look for some fun while thinking he can't lose. Wasn't really like Ichigo win anyway more like a draw where both of them pass out afterward.
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well we should ask some questions to ourselves about Zaraki...
If Zaraki had knew his zanpactou name who would have won the fight between ichigo and him?
Imagine how much power would he get if he gets to know his zanpactou name and obtain his bankai?
|2006-12-23, 21:32
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One of the reasons I dont like Bleach very much right now is because of the discrapancy in Ichigo's power. I thought he was supposed to be the second strongest in Soul Society after the end of the Soul Society arc but in the manga he gets his butt kicked so many times its not even funny. And what I dont get is that Kempachi has to be way stronger than Byakuuga right ?? I mean he has so much spirit energy that he cant even mold it into a Zampaktu (cant spell I know) and apparantly Byakuuga can so wouldnt that make Zaraki infintely stronger than Byakuuga or is Zaraki just bluffing when he says that
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where did you get that ichigo's second strongest in S.S.? he's supposed to be captain class, and the one with greatest potential/growth rate, that's about it. ichigo was getting his arse handled because
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ahh i c thanks for clearing that up but still I was always under the impression that Byakuga was the strongest captain of the 13 squads and when Ichigo beat him he preoved to be the second strongest after Aizen (and Gin probably) idk I think I might have just read that somewhere or something like that. But lets just hope Ichigo never gets his butt kicked ever again
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Behind The Beat
We love promoting new artists here at OTB so when we came across this new U.S.-based duo called X5IGHT we jumped on the opportunity to sit down and chat with them about their music. Brandon and Jerry have both been producing individually for several years, and decided in November 2012, to put their knowledge and talents together. They're very "X5IGHTED" to release their debut EP on iTunes and Beatport in Early 2013.Hit play on the Soundcloud player below and buckle in for some Electro House while you learn a little more about the guys.
You plan to release your debut EP here in the spring. Could you give us any insight on the release such as your main goals behind the EP, what genre(s) are incorporated, and how long it has taken to complete the EP?
The main goal is to grab the crowd's attention and to give them something new/different/unique to listen to so that they enjoy it as much as we do. We have some progressive house, dutch house, electro, also some tribal tracks. We have been working on this EP for about 5-6 months now so it' a pretty big deal to us.
I think we're definitely moving towards finding our sound and "niche" with this EP. Since it's our debut release, we aren't really sure what people will think of our music, so we're trying to put our passion and creativity into a wide variety of tracks to see what our fans grab onto! We truly do appreciate all genres of music, and the diversity on our EP is a direct result of that. I like to think of this EP as a way to "test the waters" and discover what "style" best fits us moving forward!
Both of you are currently located in different states. How has this affected your producing efforts?
Most people think the reason why it's taking us so long to release this EP is because we are located in different states, but the distance actually isn't much of an issue. Having all of these video chat appointments makes things work very well. Therefore, I would say it's not something that's really affected us negatively. Of course it would be nice to be able to produce in the same room, but with school it's very hard to do that since we are 5 hours apart.
Quite honestly, it hasn't been too detrimental to our producing efforts. We always send files through Facebook and Skype to show each other our progress. After not seeing Jerry for months, it can be very motivating and rewarding to finally sit down with him and produce together!
Since both of you are from Chicago, has that had any influence on the style of music you produce? Who or what has had an influence on the sound of X5IGHT?
I wouldn't say that it influences our sound so much. However, being here in Chicago and having the opportunity to see the bigger DJs/producers strolling by is a nice thing to have because you can go out and experience them performing live which for me is a big influence and motivation towards producing something that says the name "X5IGHT" when people hear our music. Overall it's the performances I see that influence me the most.
: Personally, I wouldn't say that Chicago has directly had a huge impact on our music style; however, the city has provided so much for us along the way. We've had the opportunity to work with so many amazing and supportive people from the city who've helped us grow immensely over the past year. Chicago has given us so much, and we are really X5IGHTED to be booking some big shows in our hometown this spring/summer!
What is your biggest goal or dream that you hope to accomplish throughout your music career?
To accomplish my goal that I have set, because without having/setting a goal you'll never get to be what you want to be. My goal is to share my love for the genre of music, which we create, so that people say, "Wow that's really good or wow that is X5IGHT's sound right there" or something along those lines. My main dream is to play on the same stage as all of the artists I have seen that have been my inspiration. Possibly party with them one day!
My biggest goal is to sell out a national headlining tour! It would be incredible to have that kind of support from all over the country! Secondly, I'd love to have the opportunity to perform across the world. Places like Ibiza and Australia have always been on my "wishlist", and it would be so amazing to experience the different cultures around the world!
Many artists have their own headlining tour. For example, Deniz Koyu and Danny Avila recently had the Generation Wild Tour. Describe what exactly you want your first headlining tour to look like.
Our first tour…I'd LOVE to go to certain cities where our #1 fans are to show them love and support and to actually meet with them and thank them personally for being a fan of ours. It's not about playing in a big city for me, but it's more about playing where we have more fans that enjoy our style of music.
I definitely agree with Jerry! We have had some EXTREMELY supportive fans from all over the country, and it would be an awesome "thank you" to stop and perform in their city! I'd also love to setup a really unique show production to give our fans an unforgettable experience! [youtube id="O8BKLkOplH4" width="620" height="360"]
Since the electronic dance music market is currently becoming so over-saturated with DJs and producers it makes it challenging for some artists to get their name out there. What has been your strategic marketing plan to help promote this X5IGHT brand? Merch, shows, music, mixes, etc?
Honestly, it's music. The only way to promote yourself and to be different is that your music has to be different from everybody else. That's the only way people will look at you differently from other big producers. Also, shows have a big part to do with that. If you create an unbelievably awesome set and people stay energized throughout the whole thing then you are doing it right. It does not matter how big the venue is, but if you brought all the people together for the duration that you are playing, then you've done something. You have done something that those people are enjoying. They are feeling exactly what you're feeling and will keep coming for more.
I think that if we create a really unique and distinct sound, our music will play a big role in helping us develop our brand. More importantly, our hard work and persistence is required to really get ahead and set ourselves apart from everyone else! We plan on continuing our expansion of bookings and online presence, to keep exposing ourselves to a larger audience! We are also designing a new logo and merchandise right now, so we are very X5IGHTED to show off our new "brand" in the next few months!
If you could play one festival anywhere in the world, what would it be?
Ultra, reason being is I have watched all the live streaming of Ultra ever since I knew of EDM. I always wished to be on that stage and set a goal that one day I will be there. Maybe not on the main stage, but I'll play at Ultra and I can say that I played at Ultra and accomplished my goal. Although after that goal is accomplished, I would set another goal, and another, and another.
While the energy and experience at Ultra would be life changing, I've always wanted to play a headlining set at a festival in our hometown of Chicago! It would be so rewarding to play in front of all our friends and family. We would use the opportunity to giveback to everyone that's helped us along the way! Not to mention the fact that Chicago crowds go HARD! ;)
Besides your EP release, could you tell us any of your future plans? Tour dates, collaborations, etc?
As of now we have a few tour dates planned, but no collaborations. We are at the point where we want to create our own sound/style that we enjoy as well as our fans. As soon as we get to that point we can start thinking about collaborations.
We kick off the spring with a pretty busy touring schedule that carries into the summer, followed with the release of a few more singles, remixes, and vocal edits. We also plan on finishing up some songs that were left off of the EP.
What is one thing that you would like your fans to know about each of you?
Tough question; there are many things I'd love to tell our fans about me, but to pick one, I would like to let everyone know that I absolutely love to eat Nutella, either by itself or with vanilla wafers.
Since Jerry decided to talk about food and I'm also hungry right now, I'd love to let everyone know about my unhealthy obsession with crispy M&M's. They no longer exist in the US, however, you can still purchase them online!
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LEWISTON — Falmouth Coach Deron Barton said his boys' hockey "woke up" Tuesday night, and that made the difference in the Class A South championship game at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee.
The top-ranked Yachtsmen scored three unanswered goals and held second-seeded Cheverus to one shot on net in the third period to recover from a two-goal deficit for a 3-2 victory.
"To play a lethargic two periods and still be able to come back against a quality team, how can you not be proud of these guys," Barton said. "We certainly can't play like that Saturday."
Garrett Tracey, Theo Hembre and Reece Armitage scored for Falmouth (16-3-1), which will play Lewiston (19-1), the defending champion, in the state final Saturday night.
On Tuesday, Falmouth got off to a slow start "for whatever reason."
"I can't even figure it out yet," Barton said. "They were nervous, overly confident, over-prepared – who knows?"
The Stags (15-6) fired off three unanswered shots in the opening four minutes before Falmouth threatened. With 10:52 left in the first, Hembre got past a defender for a breakaway, but Jason Halverson blocked the shot for his first save. He notched 13 more that period.
Seven minutes into the game and four seconds into the Stags' first power play, Ryan McSorley redirected a Cheverus shot for what briefly appeared to be a goal. But, after reviewing the play, officials overturned the call for high sticking.
It wouldn't matter. Kieran Conley scored unassisted for the Stags on that same power play with 6:09 left in the first period. Despite outshooting Cheverus 14-6, the Yachtsmen entered the second down 1-0.
Conley wouldn't limit his contributions to offense. He blocked several shots to help keep the Yachtsmen from getting any on goal for the first eight minutes of the second period.
Meanwhile the Stags fired off eight shots – all of which goalkeeper Spencer Pierce blocked. That is, until Falmouth gave Cheverus its third power play of the game, and the Stags again capitalized. Sean Walsh scored from Jesse Pierce with 6:02 left in the second. The call was – again – originally overturned. But it was ultimately ruled a goal, giving the Stags a 2-0 lead.
"We've been in this situation several times throughout the season and we have been successful coming back," Barton said. "The last three minutes of the second period, the tide started to turn."
Garrett Tracey – a sophomore Barton called an "unlikely hero" – gave the Yachtsmen some much-needed momentum, weaving through the Stags before scoring unassisted with 55.5 seconds left in the second. The goal cut Cheverus' lead to 2-1.
"We went into the locker room solid. We knew they were tired and we had the momentum swing," Barton said. "We just had to come up and capitalize, and we did."
Forty-one seconds into the final period, Hembre scored on a Robbie Armitage assist to make it 2-2. Reece Armitage added another goal, assisted by Brendan Hickey and Parker Wyatt, to give Falmouth the lead with 8:02 left.
Hembre nearly cushioned that lead with 5:41 left. He finished a rebound, tipping the puck into Cheverus' net, but not before the net got moved, which discounted the goal.
Falmouth outshot Cheverus, 36-17. Pierce finished with 15 saves and Halverson notched 33
The Yachtsmen won back-to-back state titles in 2013 and 2014. They split with Lewiston in the regular season, edging the Blue Devils 3-2 on Jan. 16 and falling 5-4 on Jan. 21.
"They're a quality team. They've proved it all year long," Barton said. "They're deep and we have to play them like we did the last two times."
LEWISTON 6, BANGOR 0: Top-ranked Lewiston (19-1) outshot second-seeded Bangor (12-8) 17-0 in the firsp period and won the regional title at Lewiston.
Alex Robert and Joe Bisson both scored twice, and Jean-Luc Dostie and Ryan Bossie each contributed a goal for the defending state champion.
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(The Daily Telegraph newspaper ) President Barack Obama has been accused of "shamefully abandoning" Israel after refusing to block a United Nations resolution demanding an end to the building of settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
In one of the final acts of his presidency, the US abstained from a UN Security Council vote, refusing to use its veto and undermining its relationship with one of its historic allies.
The move was seen as a parting shot by Mr Obama, who also signed the controversial Iranian nuclear deal, after years of acrimonious relations with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister.
It also placed him in open conflict with his successor Donald Trump who had argued strongly for a veto, calling the resolution "extremely unfair to all Israelis".
There are more than 150 settlements across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in areas Israel captured in 1967. Israel disputes the settlements are illegal and says their status should be determined in talks on Palestinian statehood.
Mr Obama was condemned by senior US politicians across the spectrum. Paul Ryan, the Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives, called the decision to abstain "absolutely shameful". Senator John McCain, the former Republican presidential nominee, said it had "made us complicit in this outrageous attack" on Israel.


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Russia is commonly represented as one of the most corrupt countries in the world in the Western media, ruled over by Kremlin clans who sugarcoat their kleptocracy with bombastic nationalism. The most oft-cited evidence comes from Transparency International. This is an organization which aggregates surveys of foreign businesspeople and regional analysts to compile a Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). Its verdict on Russia is decidedly unflattering; apparently, as of 2008 it was the 147th most corrupt nation on Earth. This morass of bribery and corruption will inevitably stymie its leadership's economic development and Great Power ambitions.
Anatoly Karlin criticizes such views for being far too simplistic. The crux of his argument is that the CPI measures the subjective perceptions of a narrow class of people; it does not accurately portray the extent of corruption in the wider society. For instance, according to Transparency International itself, ordinary Russians do not pay more bribes in a typical year than the Czechs, despite that the latter have a much higher CPI. Businesses and citizens do not pay more exorbitant amounts to "get things done" than is typical for the former socialist world, or middle-income nations in general. And there is compelling evidence that the extent of corruption declined under Putin from the 1990s, though not by much. Finally, though corruption slows growth it is not a crucial factor; a well-educated workforce is far more important for long-term convergence to developed status.
In his article, Missing the Forest for the Trees [pdf], Dietwald Claus works from his experiences in Russia to reach global conclusions, which can be summed up by: "Corruption is the consequence of regulation and poverty: regulation creates the incentives for corruption, while poverty determines its price". Applied to Russia, its metastasized bureaucracy and reams of red tape provide ample scope for corrupt, rent-seeking activities, especially at the higher echelons where foreign observers are concentrated. (Their impressions are reflected in the CPI and the Western media). It also explains INDEM's findings that since the late 1990s, the incidence of corruption fell, even as the average bribe size soared.
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Archive for the 'psychology' Category
conspiracy theory, donald trump, and birtherism: a new article by joe digrazia
Joe DiGrazia, a recent IU PhD and post-doc at Dartmouth, has a really great article in Socious, the ASA's new online open access journal. The article, The Social Determinants of Conspiratorial Ideation, investigates the rise in conspiratorial thinking on the Internet. He looks at state level Google searches for Obama birtherism and then compares to non political types of conspiracy theory, like Illuminati.
The findings? Not surprisingly, people search for conspiracy related terms in places with a great deal of social change, such as unemployment, changes in government, and demographic shift. This is especially important research given that Donald Trump first rose to political prominence as a birther. This research is indispensable for anyone trying to understand the forces that are shaping American politics today.
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article discussion: is marriage an all or nothing institution? by finkel et al. (2015)
Starting on July 1, we will discuss "The Suffocation Model: Why Marriage in America is Becoming an All or Nothing Institution" by Finkel et al. This appeared last summer in Directions in Psychological Science. The discussion will be less intense than a full blown book forum, but we will dedicate one or two posts to it. This article was suggested by Chris Martin.
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happiness paradox
My colleague Johan Bollen and his colleagues have been working on a project that tries to measure and verify the "happiness paradox," which is an extension and elaboration of the "friendship paradox." From the MIT technology review:
The friendship paradox is straightforward to explain. It comes about because of the skewed way people collect friends on online social networks such as Twitter and Facebook. Most people have a small number of friends—a few dozen or so. But a tiny fraction of people have huge numbers of friends millions or tens of millions of followers in some cases.
This has two effects. First, it makes them much more likely to appear in a random person's list of friends. And second, it dramatically skews the answer when calculating the average number of friends that a person's friends have.
Bollen et al then explain the analogous happiness paradox:
Bollen and co begin by analyzing the most recent 3,000 tweets sent by some 40,000 Twitter users. They use a standard algorithm to analyze each tweet to determine its sentiment—whether positive or negative—and then assume this gives a sense of the user's happiness level. In other words, they assume that people who are less happy send more negative tweets. They also include in the analysis the number of followers and followees for each individual.
The results make for interesting reading. Bollen and co say there is clear friendship paradox at work in this network, as expected. But they also say there is a less striking but nonetheless significant happiness paradox at work, too.
Indeed, Bollen co say their evidence suggests that the more unhappy the individual, the stronger the happiness paradox they face. "Although happy and unhappy groups of subjects are both affected by a significant happiness paradox, unhappy subjects are most strongly affected," they say.
The original paper is here. Recommended.
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let the children play! it's good for their mental health
Psychology Today has an article on a new analysis of play and the mental health of young people. The gist is that (a) recently, we let kids have less unstructured play and (b) unstructured play increases the belief that one has direct control over their life, which in turn has positive effect on mental health and various measures of well being. From the article:
The standard measure of sense of control is a questionnaire developed by Julien Rotter in the late 1950s called the Internal-External Locus of Control Scale. The questionnaire consists of 23 pairs of statements. One statement in each pair represents belief in an Internal locus of control (control by the person) and the other represents belief in an External locus of control (control by circumstances outside of the person). The person taking the test must decide which statement in each pair is more true. One pair, for example, is the following:
- (a) I have found that what is going to happen will happen.
- (b) Trusting to fate has never turned out as well for me as making a decision to take a definite course of action.
In this case, choice (a) represents an External locus of control and (b) represents an Internal locus of control.
Many studies over the years have shown that people who score toward the Internal end of Rotter's scale fare better in life than do those who score toward the External end.[2] They are more likely to get good jobs that they enjoy, take care of their health, and play active roles in their communities—and they are less likely to become anxious or depressed.
In a research study published a few years ago, Twenge and her colleagues analyzed the results of many previous studies that used Rotter's Scale with young people from 1960 through 2002.[3] They found that over this period average scores shifted dramatically—for children aged 9 to 14 as well as for college students—away from the Internal toward the External end of the scale. In fact, the shift was so great that the average young person in 2002 was more External than were 80% of young people in the 1960s. The rise in Externality on Rotter's scale over the 42-year period showed the same linear trend as did the rise in depression and anxiety.
[Correction: The locus of control data used by Twenge and her colleagues for children age 9 to 14 came from the Nowicki-Strickland Scale, developed by Bonnie Strickland and Steve Nowicki, not from the Rotter Scale. Their scale is similar to Rotter's, but modified for use with children.]
It is reasonable to suggest that the rise of Externality (and decline of Internality) is causally related to the rise in anxiety and depression. When people believe that they have little or no control over their fate they become anxious: "Something terrible can happen to me at any time and I will be unable to do anything about it." When the anxiety and sense of helplessness become too great people become depressed: "There is no use trying; I'm doomed."
Wow. Later in the article, they talk about how this shift correlates with mental health outcomes. So don't schedule them or boss the, let them play.
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how to live a good life, the social science answer
This week, I will spend quite a bit of time discussing a book called The Triumphs of Experience by George Vaillant. I've written briefly about the book before, but I didn't appreciate the magnitude of the book until I assigned it for a class. Roughly speaking, the book follows a cohort of college men from the 1940s to the mid 2000s. Thus, the book tracks people from young adulthood to old age. It's a powerful book in that it uses enormously rich data to analyze the life course and identify factors that contribute to our well being. You won't find many other books that have such deep data to address one of life's most important questions – What makes us happy? What is the good life?
In this first post, I want to briefly summarize the book and then note a few drawbacks. Later this week, I want to delve into two topics in more detail: alcoholism and parental bonds. To start: the Grant Study of Human development randomly selected a few hundred male Harvard undergrads for a long term study on health and the life course. It's a biased sample, but it's well suited for studying long life and work (remember, many women became home makers in that era) while controlling for educational attainment. The strength of this book is an ability to mine rich qualitative data on the life course and then mapping the associations over decades. The data is rich enough that the authors can actually consider alternative hypotheses and build multi-cause explanations.
A few drawbacks: Rhetorically, I thought the book was a bit wordier and longer than it needed to be. Also, I wish that the book had a glossary or appendix where one can look up definitions. More importantly, this book will note be convincing to folks who are obsessed with identification. It is very "1960s" in that they collect a lot of data and then channel their energies into looking at cross-group differences. But still, considering that doing RCT with your family is not possible and the importance of the data, I'm willing to forgive. Wednesday: The importance of your family.
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is there discrimination against conservatives in academia? comment on duarte et al. 2014
There's been a paper making round and a few folks have asked me for comments. It is called "Political Diversity will Improve Social Psychological Science." It is forthcoming in Behavioral and Brain Sciences and is co-authored by Jose Duarte, Jarett Crawford, Jonathan Haidt, Lee Jussim and Phil Tetlock. Duarte et al. make the following claims:
- Social psychology, like most academic areas, is politically homogeneous.
- Intellectual diversity is a good thing.
"The underrepresentation of non-liberals in social psychology is most likely due to a combination of self-selection, hostile climate, and discrimination."
My overall reaction is sympathetic, but critical. In my comments, I will start with evidence that is specific to social psychology, but also comment on the broader issue of professorial partisanship.
The lopsided political slant of academia is to be lamented. Since social scientists study human values and ethical behavior, we definitely lose something if only one side of the argument is represented. I also think that when sociologists move from disagreement to hostility, they do a disservice. All students should feel like it is permissible to disagree with an instructor and no one wants to be judged on their political views when it comes to graduate school admissions and appointment to the faculty.
On other points, I am more critical. For example, their coverage of the debate over discrimination is lacking. It is true that that many academics exhibit confirmation bias – they are more likely to approve of studies that support their ideological view. That is a logically consistent story for why, say, sociologists might be overwhelmingly liberal because we deal with lots of research that have social implications. But it doesn't really explain other facts, like that a majority of physical scientists vote Democrat (see page 29 of the Gross and Simmons' book on professors*). How would people possibly know the party preference of mathematicians? It's not on the CV and in the eight years I spent in math departments, I still have no idea what the preferences of my fellow students and teachers were.
Another point of criticism is that they take uncritically the evidence on self-reports of willingness to discriminate. They cover a number of studies showing that liberals admit they would discriminate, while others do not. They see this as strong evidence. I do not because of social desirability bias. The default response is for people to admit they do not discriminate. My hypothesis that overly zealous academic liberals are simply more motivated to admit personal fault, which means they deviate from the socially desirable answer at much, much higher rates.
One point that is never brought up is that liberal disciplines become noticeably more conservative if they try hard enough. For example, it is my impression that economics used to be dominated by Keynesians up until about 1960 or so. Now, there are many notable conservative and libertarian economists who are very prominent. Similarly, there are disciplines which have an even Republican/Democrat balance, such as engineering (see page 29 of Gross and Simmons). Those who think discrimination is the smoking gun in this story need to explain why economics has become more conservative over time, how discrimination is supposed to work in a-political fields like math, and why liberals never conquered other areas. Most of the story about liberal over-representation is about humanities and social sciences which, do indeed, have lopsided tendencies.
Perhaps the point that I always think about is one that Duarte et al. and others always seem to miss. A major finding of Gross's 2013 book on academic liberals is that there is indeed a self-image problems. And yes, much of it has to do with the fact that conservative students don't think they will "fit in" with liberal professors. But there is another very strong reason which Gross covers – money. Academia is a low paying profession and conservative students value income in jobs more than other types of students.
This finding dovetails well with an observation about professions. Liberals tend to dominate in areas that are low paying and focus on issues like education, learning, care giving, and culture. These include the arts, entertainment, academia, K-12 teaching, nursing, social work, and science. Once you add some high income, conservatives start appearing in large numbers (e.g., the Dem/GOP is way different for doctors vs. nurses; artists vs. art managers; lawyering vs. other humanities oriented work; physical science vs. engineering).
That summarizes my response to Duarte et al. 2012. The basic point is correct – social psychology, and other areas, by implication, are politically lopsided and it's likely not a good thing. On other points, I think they over read the evidence. I am certain that discrimination might occur, but when you look at a broad range of evidence, the story gets complicated very quickly.
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The visit by a grand-niece of John Lyden to Kansas and her plans to have his remains exhumed from their burying place on a farm northeast of Ellsworth and moved to a cemetery, possibly at Lincoln, renews interest in one of the most cold-blooded murders ever committed in this part of the state.
At about the same time, the old file containing the complete record of the cororner's inquest into the murder was rediscovered in the office of the Lincoln county clerk and the nearly forgotten account given by witnesses at the inquest is again brought to light.First County Superintendent
John Lyden, Irish by descent and a native of New York, came to Lincoln County about 1870. He is said by his relatives to have been a Union soldier and a veteran of the Battle of the Arickaree. For a few months in 1870 he served as the first county superintendent in Lincoln county then he bought 100 acres of railroad land from the Union Pacific in Section 24, Valley township, and began farming and raising cattle with a great deal of success.
By February 1875 he had nearly 200 head of cattle, 12 horses, a team of mules and a colt, besides other property beyond that commonly held by a Kansas pioneer. He was a bachelor and he lived in a semi-dugout on his farm. For about a year he had hired one Millard Eaton, whose parents lived eight miles north of Lincoln, to work for him for $16 a month, not bad wages for the time and particularly welcome during the hard times of 1874, the Grasshopper Year, and the following winter. Excepting for a couple of months during the winter, young Eaton had worked for Lyden since April 1874.Eaton was Hired Man
In late January or early February 1875, according to the story that can be pieced together out of the testimony taken at the inquest, Lyden had sent for Millard to come back to work to cut 25 or possiibly 50 cords of wood to haul to Ellsworth for sale. He had gone to Lyden's place and had begun cutting cordwood on the Elkhorn.
On the night of Feb. 10, Millard had stopped at the Hurlock home and stayed till 8:00 and asked, "Have you the butter ready for the old bachelor?" meaning Lyden, according to the testimony of M.E. Hurlock at the inquest.Murdered and Placed in Well
On or about that day Lyden was murdered, shot in the face just below the eye, and wounded apparently by a knife in the left side between the hip bone and ribs, the wound extending into the abdominal cavity according to the testimony of Dr. R.F. Bryant, coroner, and Dr. James D. Gilpin, another Lincoln physician, who performed the post morten together. Their testimony agreed that the wound in the face which ranged into the thorax, would have caused immediate death, while the other would not. There were minor wounds about the head made with a blunt intstrument. The doctors agreed that the wounds were inflicted while Lyden was lying down.
Lyden's body was removed to a well on a nearby farm which had been abandoned by a family named Seiber and concealed in the bottom under old boards, roofing and straw. The Seiber house burned sometime between Feb. 9 and 12, one night about 9 o'clock, according to the testimony of William Achterberg, who said he saw the light from the fire at his farm south of Lincoln.
Neighbors observed that Lyden was not around his place, but young Eaton told them that he had gone to Kansas City to see about selling some cattle and their suspicions were quieted for the time. He also said Lyden was arranging to pasture cattle near Kansas City.
Eaton continued to work around the Lyden place and on or about Feb. 14 he visited his parents on Battle Creek, taking them, according to their testimony, nearly two quarters of beef and 250 pounds of flour. He said he had come to get his sister's husband, Abel Sherman, to go back with him to help cut wood, but since one of the Sherman children had been sick, Sherman remained with his family at the Eaton place and William Eaton, the father, returned with Millard.Eaton Ran the Place
Young Eaton continued to run the place as if he were acting for Lyden, and according to witnesses he had the keys to the house and granary, he hired others to haul wood to Ellsworth and he received the money paid for the wood, about $3.50 a load.
That went on for a week or 10 days, then with the neighbors still unsuspecting, Millard Eaton began to carry out the preconceived plan that was the motive for the murder.Wired Self to Ship Cattle
Eaton went to Salina, and sent himself a telegram, signing Lyden's name to it. Then he went back to Ellsworth and received the telegram, instructing him to ship 39 cows and 69 steers to Kansas City. He hired two neighbors to help him drive them to Ellsworth, where Pat English appeared and claimed one cow as his own and two steers as Mrs. Haley's.
They loaded the rest of the cattle and the train pulled out for Kansas City, with Millard Eaton sitting on top of one of the cars. Eaton sold the cattle at Kansas City, according to circumstantial evidence, and returned to Salina about March 1 with a rather large amount of money which he displayed at random.Arrested in Salina, Released
Marshal J.M. Coombs, marshal of Salina and also U.S. deptuy marshal, arrested Eaton there, he testified at the inquest, because of his "general appearance and shyness and the way he handled money." He said Eaton asked him to "name his price," and leave him alone, without searching him. Coombs, however, took him into custody and took him to the office of County Attorney Foster, where Foster questioned him, asking him among other things about an express box he had received at Salina with a declared value of $1,300. Eaton said that it continued only $250, which was to be deposited for Lyden. He claimed he had earned the money he was displaying as his own by working the coal mines in Kentucky.
During the questioning, one Marquis, or Mark Adams, appeared on the scene, vouched for Eaton as an honest and industrious lad and promised to take care of him and see that he got back to Ellsworth. A few minutes after Adams and Eaton left, Adams reappeared with the story that Eaton had eluded him and hadn't taken the train.
While in Saline, according to testimony, Eaton had bought two revolvers for $8 apiece and he had been seen in Adams' company. One witness, an ex-deputy marshal, said he had seen him give Adams $150 or $200 including one $100 bill.
Adams claimned he had returned all Eaton had given him in Salina excepting $11 to pay for the valuable express package and that he had had to put up 75 cents of his own money for that bill.Paid Old Doctor Bill
While he was at Salina, Eaton appeared from the testimony to have paid one Dr. Crowley $133 for medical care for his sister while the Eaton family lived in Saline county and to have loaned the doctor $750 more with interest at the rate of $750 a month. Later he tried to get the $750 back but the doctor said at the inquest that he had heard by that time that Eaton was in trouble and wanted to leave town and intimated that he did not want to aid him to escape.
Eaton also gave Adams some papers, telling him they contained Crowley's note, according to Adams' testimony, and asked Adams to give Crowley the note and destroy the rest. Adams gave them all to Crowley and asked him to destroy them lest there might be something in them to "compromise us," Crowley quoted him.
Meanwhile, Sherman, Eaton's brother-in-law, claimed he had been to Salina, Solomon and Minneapolis looking for work. The elder Eaton remained at Lyden's.Back to Lyden's Place
According to the elder Eaton, Millard returned to the Lyden place early in March with a story to the effect that Lyden had sold the cows to a Mr. Goodwin 35 miles east of Kansas City for 2 1/2 cents a pound and some of the steers for as much as $50 a head and had taken the rest of them to Goodwin's farm to pasture. This coincided with Millard's previous story that Lyden was east of Kansas City fixing fence for his cattle.
On his return from Kansas City Millard bought presents for his family, including clothing, cloth, shoes, boots, gloves, stockings and whiskey, and he distributed them on March 7 when he visited the Eaton home. For himself he had bought a new suit of clothes and an overcoat.Father Suspicious
According to the testimony of the mother, her husband was suspicious about this sudden prosperity. The father testified that about that time Albert Achterberg mentioned to him the growing rumor that Lyden had met with foul play and he had approached Millard on the subject. Millard had denied all knowledge of such a thing. The elder Eaton told the coroner's jury that he thought it strange Lyden would trust Millard to ship cattle for him, an opinion voiced by others.
Adams took a trip up into Lincoln county during the first week of March. He had lived here a few months, coming here from Lawrence, then had been in Salina a short while. He visited the Eaton home and told Mrs. Eaton that some of Lyden's friends were blaming her son for Lyden's disappearance, although he thought the real criminals had paid Millard a sum of money to keep still.Adams Tells of "Confession"
Adams was around Lincoln a while and he testified that on the night of March 7 he talked with Millard, who gave him $50 in advance for collecting the $750 from Dr. Crowley. Adams promptly hinted to George Green, deputy U.S. marshal at Lincoln, that a big "stealing scrap" would soon come out and that he supposed Eaton was in it and he thought he would be in position to collect some reward money.
Green testified that Millard told him the same night that he had received $300 as a gift from Lyden. F.M. Beatty testified that at about that time Millard had offered to pay him $15 as the court costs in a suit Lyden had lost in justice court, but that he had declined because an appeal was pending.Disappeared after March 7
Millard Eaton apparently did not return to the Lyden place after the morning of Sunday, March 7, when he road off on one of Lyden's horses, going to the Eaton home and then back to Lincoln. Neighbors' suspicion was aroused and he knew it.
Frank A. Schermerhorn, rancher and country storekeeper, had started a private investigation in Lincoln county and in Salina, for Lyden had told him shortly before his disappearance that he didn't intend to ship any cattle before June, and besides, Lyden was not a man who trusted others to do business for him.Body Found March 9
Schermerhorn, E.P. Grubb, Thomas Walls and W.H. Bishop were looking around the old Seiber place on March 9 when they saw blood stains around the curb of the well. Bishop volunteered to descend into the well and halfway down saw more blood on the wall. At the bottom, almost covered with old boards, roofing and straw, was a man's body.
They notified the coroner, the body was removed, and friends of Lyden identified it. The body was removed to Lincoln for the inquest.More Evidence Found
That night John B. Walls and "Mother" Haley went to the Lyden place, expecting to find the body there and to offer their services in preparing the remains of their friend and neighbor for burial. The body was gone, but they found other things, a dagger that William Eaton called his pocket knife lying on a desk in the house, the bloodstained curb from the Seiber well in the cellar and a bloodstained feather bed in the house. Walls swore out a warrant for the Eatons.
The inquest started on March 10, with J.H. Barnum, Elias Evers, E.G. Tozier, L.D. Farnsworth, A.M. Sandusky and H. Clay Buzick as the jury. Besides witnesses mentioned above, Albert Achterberg and Thomas Askey, young neighbors, gave strong testimony.Jury Indicts Two for Murder
The verdict of the coroner's jury was that on or about Feb. 10, 1875, Millard and Abel Sherman did "unlawfully, feloniously, deliberately, wilfully, premeditatedly and by and of their malice aforethought kill and murder" John Lyden and that William Eaton and Mark Adams had assisted young Eaton to escape arrest and punishment. The verdict was filed March 17 in the office of County Clerk W.C. Buzick by W.C. Springer, deputy.
Lyden was a member of the Grange and some of his fellow members claimed the body following the inquest and took it to a school house northeast of Ellsworth. It was buried in a small burial plot on what is now the McCoy farm about six miles northeast of Ellsworth. Two or three other graves were in the plot at the time, but it was discovered soon afterward that a question of land title prevented plans to establish a cemetery there. The grave of John Lyden, unmarked but easily distinguishable, is still on the McCoy farm.
Lyden's will, made in New York in 1864, left his proerty to his sister, Mary, who later received $1,000. His brothers Pat and Dan were administrators, with John Walls replacing Dan later. Before the administrators were appointed, Schermerhorn served as trustee.
Lyden had 73 head of cattle left and his personal property brought $1718.55 at auction. His 160 acres were appraised at $640.Eaton May Have Been Murdered
One apparently well-founded story is that Millard Eaton left Lincoln County between March 7 and 9 and went to Saline county, where he got a job on a farm. A few days afterward a man on horseback came and talked to him in the field. A few days after that two men came in a buggy and he left with them, saying he would be back soon.
He didn't come back and it is supposed that he was lured away by his former accomplices and killed and his body more successfully concealed than that of Lyden.
It has never been doubted in Lincoln county that he had accomplices who were smarter and more prominent than he was. One story, now almost a legend, is that the suspected accomplices, one by one, were forced by public opinion to leave the country and that all eventually met violent deaths.Eaton's Mental Makeup Queer
The mentality of Millard Eaton has always been a matter of speculation. The young fellow, according ot the testimony of his parents and of Adams, asked them to count money for him on several occasions. His behavior failed in many respects to indicate that he was of even average good sense, and his offers to pay debts to Dr. Crowley, to his mother, and even the supposed debt of his victim in the court make him a strange case.
On March 21, Schermerhorn filed a complaint charging that Adams received $50 from the proceeds of sale of cattle belonging to Lyden's estate.
Adams was convicted in justice court, appealed and the county attorney declined to prosecute for want of evidence and the court ordered a verdit of acquittal which the jury gave without leaving the jury box. No other case is on record in this county which shows any prosecution of any of the four men named by the coroner's jury.
In 1879 Adams was arrested on a charge of selling liquor without a license and was acquitted by a jury.


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PBIS at Duanesburg Elementary School
Welcome to our webpage!
At Duanesburg Elementary School, our goal is to create a social culture in our school that will encourage positive behaviors and interactions, while discouraging problem behaviors.
This social culture will lead to a safe environment where students achieve academically and build positive relationships with each other and with adults.
The foundation of the approach emphasizes teaching students the behaviors we expect to see, reminding them to use those behaviors, acknowledging them when they do, and re-teaching when they do not.
Our PBIS team consists of:
Mrs. Conover, Principal
Mrs. Goodwin, Teacher
Mrs. Minute, Teacher
Mrs. Benjamin, Teacher
Mrs. Loret, Aide
Mrs. Fall, Parent
For more information or questions on PBIS, please contact: Mr. Danapilis, PBIS Coach (518) 895-8310 ext. 408, firstname.lastname@example.com
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DES PBIS News & Photos
Click on the links below for full articles about Elementary School PBIS news; visit the district's PBIS page for more articles.
Sweethearts, heroes and school spirit Sept. 2016
Positive behavior is elementary March 2016
Celebrating positive behavior at DES Dec. 2015
Field day fun and rewards for positive behavior June 2014
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Request for quotations (RFQs)
This topic provides an overview of requests for quotation (RFQs), which organizations issue when they must purchase items or services, and want to receive competitive offers from several vendors. In an RFQ, you ask vendors to provide the prices and delivery times for the item quantities that you specify. You can also ask vendors to specify whether there are any incidental charges, such as shipping costs, or any discounts for large orders or early payment of the vendor invoice.
The request for quotation (RFQ) process covers the following tasks:
- Creating and sending an RFQ to one or more vendors.
- Receiving and registering RFQ replies (bids).
- Transferring accepted bids to a purchase order, purchase agreement, or purchase requisition.
The following illustration provides an overview of the RFQ process.
You can create an RFQ from planned orders, from a purchase requisition, or from a manual entry. The RFQ that you create is called an RFQ case, and this is the base document that you use to issue an RFQ to each vendor. After you prepare the RFQ case and add vendors, click Send on the RFQ case, and an RFQ journal is generated for each vendor that you sent the RFQ to. You can configure the print management settings for the Send action to either print a report for each vendor to an archive or send a report to each vendor's email address. In addition, the RFQ journal for each vendor can be used to generate a report that you can send or resend to a vendor later. You can also configure the Send action to generate a reply sheet that the vendor can fill out.
If you must amend an RFQ after you send it, you can resend the RFQ to vendors when you've finished.
When you receive bids, you must enter them on the Request for quotation replies page. If you select the Copy data to reply option, data such as the quantity and dates from the RFQ case is copied into the reply. You can change this data to reflect the vendor's bid.
If a second iteration of a reply is required for a particular vendor, click Return on the Request for quotation reply page. The Return action generates a new journal and a report that will be printed, archived, and sent according to your print management settings.
If you added scoring criteria to your RFQ case, the RFQ reply will have a scoring panel where you can enter the scores. The total scores will appear when you compare the replies on the Compare replies page, where you can also compare other reply data, such as the line price, delivery date, and total price.
After you decide on a bid or partial bids, you can accept them and reject the rest. Acceptance journals, rejection journals, and corresponding reports are generated. These will be printed, archived, and sent according to your print management settings. When you accept a bid or specific lines in a bid, either a purchase agreement or purchase order is generated, or a purchase requisition is updated, depending on the RFQ purchase type. You can create a trade agreement that you can use later for any of the replies, regardless of whether you accepted or rejected them.
The status of an RFQ appears in the RFQ header and depends on the status of the RFQ lines. The status indicates the extent to which you've processed the RFQ. Each RFQ has two values for the status: lowest and highest. The lowest status is the least advanced stage of any line in the RFQ, and the highest status is the most advanced stage of any line in the RFQ. For example, if the least advanced stage in an RFQ is for a line that has been created, the lowest status for the RFQ is Created. If the most advanced stage in the RFQ is for a line that has been sent to vendors, the highest status for the RFQ is Sent. The statuses are automatically updated as you process an RFQ.
You can view the lowest and highest statuses for an RFQ header on the All requests for quotations page. You can view the lowest and highest statuses for an RFQ line on the Lines tab on the Request for quotations page.
Here's the sequence of statuses for processing RFQs:
- Created
- Sent
- Received
- Accepted/Canceled/Rejected
The statuses will be described in more detail in later sections of this topic.
Setting up RFQ functionality
Before you can create an RFQ case, you must set up RFQ information on the Procurement and sourcing parameters page. When you create an RFQ case, you can specify default values that are copied to the RFQ. You can specify the following default values:
- The purchase type of new RFQs: Purchase order or Purchase agreement.
- Settings for expiration date and time.
- Delivery information and payment terms.
- Fields that should be included in the RFQ reply.
You can override these values for a specific RFQ case. You should also configure the amendment process. As part of this configuration, you can turn on field locking. When field locking is turned on, a procurement professional who wants to amend an RFQ must first click Create in the Amendment section of the Quotation tab. After the RFQ has been updated with the amendment, the procurement professional must complete the process by clicking Finalize. The Finalize action generates an email message that notifies the vendors about the amended RFQ. You select the template for the email notification that is sent to vendors on the Procurement and sourcing parameters page. When a template is created, it can contain the following replacement tokens:
- %Reason for bid return%
- %Reason for amendment%
- %Amendment prepared by%
- %Company%
The %Reason for bid return% and %Reason for amendment% tokens are replaced by text that the procurement professional can enter when he or she completes the amendment in the Amendment wizard. The values for the %Amendment prepared by% and %Company% tokens are automatically taken from the RFQ.
If you want to use reason codes on a RFQ reply to indicate why a bid was rejected or accepted, you must set up reason codes on the Vendor reasons page.
You can configure the appearance of your printed or stored RFQ documents on the Form setup page in Procurement and sourcing.
Note: For a public sector configuration, any changes to an RFQ that has already been sent will require the use of the amendment process. When the RFQ is sent, fields are locked, so clicking Create to use the amendment process as described above is a mandatory step to make changes to the RFQ. This is controlled by the field locking parameter Lock RFQ when they are sent in Procurement and sourcing parameters. This parameter is set to Yes and for a public sector configuration this is a default that cannot be changed. This means that whereas the amendment process can be handled manually in a non-public sector configuration, the process of handling amendments by locking the fields after the RFQ is sent is mandatory for public sector.
When you create an RFQ for a purchase order and add an inventory item to the RFQ, an inventory transaction is generated that has a receipt status of Quotation receipt. Only RFQ lines that have this status are considered when you use a master plan to calculate supplies. If you want the master plan to include RFQ lines as an expected receipt, you must configure this behavior in the setup of master planning.
As a purchasing manager or agent, you can create and maintain solicitation types to suit the procurement requirements of your organization. Each solicitation type can drive scoring methods. Scoring methods consist of a set of criteria that can be used when you score bids. You must set up solicitation types, scoring methods, and scoring criteria on the Solicitation type and Scoring method pages.
Creating and sending an RFQ
You create an RFQ, select the vendors that you want to bid on the RFQ, and then send the RFQ to the vendors. You can use print management to route the RFQ report and reply sheet reports to your preferred destination.
You can create an RFQ for the Purchase order or Purchase agreement purchase type.
If the RFQ is generated from a purchase requisition, the Purchase requisition type is automatically assigned. You can't manually create an RFQ of the Purchase requisition type. If the RFQ is of the Purchase order type:
- When RFQ lines are created, inventory transactions are generated that have a receipt status of Quotation receipt.
- When you accept a bid, a purchase order is generated.
If the RFQ is of the Purchase agreement type:
- The RFQ is used for an agreement to purchase a specific quantity or value of product over time. You must select the date range that applies to the purchase agreement and the name of the person who manages the purchase agreement.
- When you accept a bid, a purchase agreement is generated.
You can create an RFQ from a purchase requisition only if the status of the purchase requisition is In review and you are assigned to do the next workflow task. The lines in the purchase requisition are updated automatically as you accept lines from RFQ replies (bids) that you received from vendors. You can't complete, reject, approve, or perform any other actions on the purchase requisition while the RFQ is in progress.
When you create an RFQ, you can select a specific solicitation type. The solicitation type determines the set of scoring criteria that is used to score replies to the RFQ.
You can add a questionnaire to an RFQ case. This questionnaire then appears on all replies after you send the RFQ.
There are three ways to select the vendors to add to an RFQ case:
- Add the vendors one by one.
- Search for all vendors that meet specific criteria.
- Automatically add all vendors that are approved for the procurement categories that are used on the RFQ lines.
When the RFQ case is ready, click Send. The Send action generates journals and reports that will be printed, archived, and sent according to your print management settings.
If you selected the Use vendor for recalculating prices and Use vendor specific item information check boxes on the Sending request for quotation page when you sent the request to vendors, some vendor-specific information is automatically entered. You can modify this information on the Request for quotation reply page.
The following table shows how the RFQ status changes when you create an RFQ and send it to vendors.
|Lowest RFQ header status
|Highest RFQ header status
|Lowest RFQ line status
|Highest RFQ line status
|Create the RFQ header and line.
|Send the RFQ to a specific vendor.
|Add another vendor.
|Sent (The RFQ has been sent to only one vendor.)
|Send the RFQ to the second vendor.
Note: You can add more vendors to an RFQ at any time, and the lowest and highest statuses change to reflect the new vendors. For example, if you received bids from all vendors and accepted at least one line on a bid, the lowest status in the RFQ header is Rejected, and the highest status is Accepted. If you add a new vendor, the lowest status on any line is now Created. Therefore, the lowest status in the RFQ header changes to Created, and the highest status remains Accepted.
Amending an RFQ
Occasionally, you must change an RFQ after you send it. For example, this can occur if the delivery dates have changed, or you want additional products or different quantities of products. You can configure the amendment process so that it is either more restrictive or less restrictive.
If you use the more restrictive amendment process, you must click Create on the RFQ case to start an amendment before you can modify the fields on the RFQ case. After you've finished making your changes, you must click Finalize. You will then be guided through the process of adding information for the email message that is sent to notify vendors about the amendment. The updated RFQ report, which includes an amendment note, is automatically attached to the message.
If you use the less restrictive amendment process, you don't have to create an amendment before you can modify the fields on an RFQ case that has already been sent. However, you must manually add an amendment note on the RFQ.
Receiving and registering RFQ replies
When you send an RFQ, a reply sheet is automatically generated. As you receive replies (bids) to an RFQ, you must enter the information from each vendor on a vendor-specific RFQ reply sheet. If you have added scoring criteria, you can score the replies. You then compare the vendor bids and rank them according to your scoring criteria, such as best total price or best total delivery time.
If a questionnaire is attached to the RFQ case, you must manually enter the answers to the questions in the reply sheet.
If you must enter alternate lines, and the RFQ case allows for this, on the Purchase quotation lines FastTab, click Add line. Then enter the product information, such as the item number or procurement category, quantity, price, and discount.
If you've entered a reply but require a new offer from the vendor, you can resend the RFQ. This will generate a new journal and report that you can use to request changes from the vendor.
You can see an overview of all RFQs and their reply statuses on the Request for quotation follow-up page.
The following table shows how the RFQ status changes as you receive bids and register the information in the RFQ reply sheet.
|Lowest bid status
|Highest bid status
|Lowest RFQ header status
|Highest RFQ header status
|Lowest RFQ line status
|Highest RFQ line status
|Register one vendor's bid, and save it.
|Register the second vendor's bid, and save it.
Note: If you return a bid to a vendor for additional negotiation, the lowest and highest statuses both remain Received.
Accepting and rejecting bids, and transferring accepted bids to downstream documents
After you've identified the best bid, such as the bid that offers the best total price, you accept the bid. The status of the RFQ reply for that vendor is updated to Accepted. When you accept a bid or specific lines in a bid, a purchase order or purchase agreement is generated automatically, and you can reject the bids from the other vendors.
When you accept an RFQ reply of the Purchase requisition type, the RFQ reply lines update the purchase requisition lines with the following information:
- Unit price
- Discount percentage
- Discount amount
- Purchase charges
- Line charges
- Vendor
- External number
- External description
On the reply, you can add a reason code to explain why you accepted or rejected a bid.
You can accept some lines in a bid and reject others. You can also accept lines from different vendors. Be aware that if you accept some lines, you will be prompted to reject all the other lines. Therefore, if you want to accept other lines, you must click Cancel when you receive the prompt.
The following table shows how the RFQ status changes as you accept and reject bids from vendors.
|Lowest bid status
|Highest bid status
|Lowest RFQ header status
|Highest RFQ header status
|Lowest RFQ line status
|Highest RFQ line status
|Accept one of the bids.
|Reject the other bids.


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The first day starts actually on the previous night when we board a ship in Tallinn and start driving towards Hetta at about 9pm. We arrive at about 11am. The worst thing about Lapland is probably that it's so damn far away. Anyhow I slept through most of the trip. At Hetta we grab a quick snack and tea and prepare skis and change for the day. We start near a silver jewelers shop. The owner also organizes our bus to the end of the trail. When testing skis I had no problems, but the instant I put on my skis for the actual trip one of the braces breaks. Fortunately I had a spare one. To reach the trailhead we have to cross a lake and off we go. We're instantly knee deep in powder and some people fall. Daily legs are about 15 km long each, which might not seem such a long distance, but that's not definitely you usual cross-country skiing.
On a good trail and downhill it is possible to go 5-7 km/h, but when you have no trail or it hasn't been used for some time then you can expect 2-3 km/h. So for the first 6 km we followed a path and reach first checkpoint before it got dark at about 1530 or so. Had some tea and warmed near a fireplace. There are a lot of huts in Finnish national parks where people can warm up, spend the night, cook some food or just take a break. Most of the are free but that means you have to be there before the others, 'cause they are free for all and you can't leave those coming late outside. These huts are called autiotupa, which means free room. To be sure that you get a place for your own you can also book a room for some fee �" these are varaustupa. There might be a sauna nearby also. The huts are mostly for 8-16 people with bunk beds, a wood stove and gas stove. Gas and firewood is prepared by the park rangers. There are also toilets and garbage bins so you don't have to cut down living trees or carry your garbage around. The wood stove provides enough heat so you don't have to carry a winter sleeping bag. Basically you can manage with a sleeping mat and a blanket. It became to hot to sleep in a sleeping bag in most nights, but it might get chilly when the fire goes out. Back to the trip. We started again in the dark with headlamps, but it soon became clear that it is near to impossible to follow the planned route 'cause we couldn't find the markings in the dark. So we decided to go over the hill instead following the valley. But we had to find the right track first. We had a GPS unit and that showed the hiking trail we wanted to reach. To get to it we had to spent quite some time to go uphill through knee deep powder, which was quite fun actually although somewhat tiring. I took point and after some time unsuccessfully fiddling with the GPS I tried to get directions figured out with the map and compass. By that time someone had found the trail post. Or was it like that I found a post then lost it, tried with the compass, but someone found the markings again. Anyhow then we decided to follow the trail posts, which wasn't that easy also 'cause it started to snow and you had to really look for the markings. Occasionally they were almost covered with snow with just a little bump visible. We ascended about 300m and reached the 711m high hilltop called Pyhäkero. From that point onward we only had to descend to the first hut, where we were to spent the night. Descending was actually more difficult 'cause the snow was blowing right to my face and it was even harder to see the markings and you were going downhill. Often you had to guess the direction and then change direction while speeding downhill. The slope wasn't steep but it was difficult to turn with those skis. I managed to land on my face quite a few times. But in daylight conditions and different skis both the slopes we went up and down would have been great for off-piste. We arrived at the Sioskuru hut at about 8pm with another guy who had taken the point at halfway down and the others arrived about 45 minutes later. Ate and chatted a bit to get to know each other better and crashed at around 11pm
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