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I just read yet another study with fairly self-evident results. This one is from McMaster University and St. Joseph's Healthcare of Hamilton. They found that folks with ADHD and folks who are obese share an inability to delay gratification. This apparently is true of those with any addictive behavior.
Really? Do you mean to tell me I am fat because I can't turn down a cookie? Duh.
The researchers say that clinical approaches to weight loss should focus more on the long term benefits. I think we all know perfectly well the long term benefits already. But that doesn't stop us.
I'm thinking this is also a function of will power's being a finite capacity. For example, I managed to get through grad school with little difficulty but gained 20 pounds in the process if I recall correctly. Should I have focused on denying myself the extra calories and blown off my studies?
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Saints Row IV full review
With the chest-thumping GTA V preparing to take over the world next week, now seems like exactly the right time to cleanse the palate with the latest instalment of its sometime rival , Saints Row. While driving cars and clobbering passers-by is both games' bedrock, Saints Row IV is an entirely different animal. Like Saints Row: The Third before it, it takes absolutely nothing seriously, least of all itself. The big switch here, however, is that it's left its satirical gangster foundations behind and gone full-on sci-fi.
This is a game in which the president of the USA gains superpowers and battles an alien invasion. There are reasons of a sort as to why that happens, but if you care about those reasons you're approaching SRIV in the wrong spirit. The only answer to any question of 'why?' is 'because.' And so it is that you can leap tall buildings in a single bound, levitate lorries with your mind, freeze hordes of aliens or fly hover-turrets around the skies at speed.
Frequent diversions have you donning mech suits, finding yourself transformed into a 50s house wife who refuses to break the speed limit, climbing impossible alien towers that would give Babylon a run for its money, or listening to the invaders' pompous leader performing dreadful recreations of Romeo and Juliet. The game's full of chaotic merriment, to the point that on paper it sounds doomed to be a confused mess, but unbelievably it hangs together, becoming a vast, joyful theme park without barriers, rather than a irritating glut of gimmicks.
Drive (or super-sprint) (or fly) (or power-jump) to any intended objective, no matter how tantalising it might be, and an hour later you'll realise you were merrily sidetracked by a dozen other things you hit en route, finding yourself in a spaceship, 'liberating' entire city blocks with your arsenal of customisable and appropriate weapons, or by getting lost in upgrading the deliriously overpowered abilities.
The game's remarkably irritation-free, and smart at ensuring little time is wasted in the event you die or otherwise fail and objective. Perhaps it robs meaning and sense of achievement at times, but the wall-to-wall distractions, quip-riddled dialogue and chain reactions of mayhem means you're simply too busy enjoying yourself to care about why you're doing it. Where so many games create challenge by imposing restrictions, Saints Row IV sees what happens if it tries taking all the brakes off and giving you everything.
Letting the side down a bit is that the game can be pretty damned ugly. It's technically proficient enough, graphics-wise, but the murky lighting and reliance on the sort of spiky-with-strip lighting sci-fi architecture that's used and abused by so many other recent games means the joy of the unbridled interactions it offers can look muted in practice. On the other hand, some of the powers and their effects are so outlandish that it basically doesn't matter that the world's clad in permanent darkness.
When it wants to - such as that temporary visit to a Leave It To Beaver-styled 1950s small town - the game's entirely capable of visual vibrancy, so it's just a shame that tends to be the exception rather than the rule.
But given SRIV offers far, far more than any other open world game to date does, that's a small price to pay. Of course everything about it is lightweight and throwaway, but it knows that and intends it to be the case, which is why it gets away with it so well.
The question we're left with, inevitably, is where can Saints Row possibly go after this? Well, we said that after the last game too, and Saints Row IV answered with aplomb.
Saints Row IV: Specs
- Available on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. PC system requirements: OS: Windows Vista (x86 or x64) Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 | AMD Athlon II x3 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 260 | AMD Radeon HD 5800 series DirectX: Version 10 Hard Drive: 10 GB available space


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Squad gets an icy blast in training
Pre-season training is well underway and this week the squad took their preparations to a new extreme with recovery sessions in a cryotherapy chamber with temperatures down to -140 degrees celsius.
Thanks to the help of BOC, the UK's leading industrial and medical gases and technologies business, the entire squad benefitted from the unique mobile treatment facility which visited the training centre in St Albans.
The treatment, which sees athletes exposed to short bursts of extreme cold (down to -140 degrees celsius) is proven to speed up recovery times, enabling them to train harder and more frequently.
Following its deployment during the Lions training camps, Saracens are the first club rugby team to use the mobile facility in preparation for the coming season.
In groups of two or three at a time, the players will spend no longer than three minutes in the chamber.
"It's pretty chilly to say the least," explained back row Kelly Brown. "But when you are finished you definitely feel as though your muscles are fresh. After just finishing a hard training sessions, now I feel I can go again."
His views were echoed by prop Petrus du Plessis. "You do feel pretty fresh and ready to get back to training again and I am already feeling the benefits."
Stuart Askew, Cryotherapy Manager at BOC, explained that the mobile chamber was used by the British Lions squad ahead of their tour to Australia.
"The chamber has only been on the road for a couple of months, we followed the Lions down to Cardiff, across to Dublin then over to London, we have been letting a few sports teams try it out.
"The players think it's going to be as bad as an ice bath but it's really nothing like it. The wet cold of an ice bath is quite shocking and painful but when you go through the dry cold of cryotherapy, it's surprisingly comfortable."


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This week was completely devoted to an Internal Medicine review course. My whole schedule was blocked, and I rode the train into town each morning to sit in a lecture room, sip tea, and soak up the knowledge.
It's been wonderful to sit and be a student again. But, towards the end of this morning's lectures, I started spacing out. Speakers were speaking and I kept losing track of what they were saying. I think my brain is full. All the rest of the day, my mind wandered. I wasn't worrying about work or home; rather, I was remembering a handful of past cases.
The talk that spurred the memories was about hospice and palliative care. I'm a fan of both, but I feel like it's much harder to get patients to either than it should be. Very unfortunately, I've seen and been a part of some not very good hospital deaths….
Well over twenty years ago*, I was volunteering in a hospital emergency room. I was an eager pre-med. The ambulance brought in this guy. He was old but not that old, barrel-chested, sitting up and leaning forward, hands clamped on the edges of the gurney, gasping. He was repeating, over and over: "Oh God. Oh God. I'm not ready. I'm not ready. Help me. Help me. Oh God. Oh God." His face was blueish. He had oxygen on, but it wasn't making a difference. The emergency attending flipped his chart shut and said, "This guy's a no-code. Let's get the family in to say goodbye and get him some morphine already."
In those years, I lived for doctor TV shows and soaps, and in all of them, everything happens in the emergency room. Patients and families hang out in those Hollywood-spacious rooms forever. Diagnoses and prognoses are made, babies are born, affairs are had, drama happens, and people die with much fanfare. Of course we know that's all a load of bull. Right?
Well, this guy went out like a TV show. He was some Italian patriarch, dying of emphysema. I can't help but think that someone in The Family had it in for him, because this was a slow, torturous spectacle. No less than about twenty people paraded through that room to say goodbye, and him all the while gasping: "Oh God. Oh God. I'm not ready. I'm not ready. Help me. Help me." But the calling hour went on and on, solemn-faced folks shuffling through, and no one seemed upset that he was drowning in the air.
At some point the ER doc got close enough, and the guy's hand shot out. He grabbed the ER doc by the collar and hoarsely commanded, "Get me the goddamned respirator." Some flurry of confusion ensued, with family and ER staff all in a tizzy. But the guy said, clear as day, "I changed my mind. Get me the goddamned machine."
So anesthesia was STAT paged and the ICU staff descended upon the Italian patriarch, who was intubated and sedated, never to awaken again.
The whole scene came back to me during this hospice/palliative care talk, when the speaker asked us, "If you were diagnosed with a terminal illness with a limited life span, would you want to be referred to palliative care and hospice right away?" The whole room of about two hundred practicing physicians nodded affirmative. Hell, yeah. Give me enough morphine, and let me stay home.
The speaker strongly recommended that we all read Atul Gawande's book, Being Mortal. I cannot wait to read this, but I'm holding off until after I pass the boards. It will be a treat. I keep hearing about it and reading excerpts and I think it's going to be an excellent read.
Has anyone read this? And, if you were diagnosed with a terminal illness with a limited life span, would you want to be referred to palliative care and hospice right away?
A book to read: http://atulgawande.com/book/being-mortal/
*These old cases are true. These are from literally two decades ago. Any identifying information has been long forgotten, as well as some details; my imagination has filled some of this in. I trained in five different states and innumerable hospitals, and I'm not particularly worried that anyone will recognize themselves or their family members.
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Aqua's "Playmate To Jesus" Video Is Goth-tastic
With their last music video, Danish pop quartet Aqua asked us "How R U Doin?" Clearly they're feeling a bit glum and goth-y these days, wardrobe-wise, as evidenced by the visual for "Playmate To Jesus," the second single of upcoming LP Megalomania. Maybe it's a reaction to being called out by Rolling Stone readers as having the Worst Song Of The '90s? Head below to watch vocalist Lene Nystrøm and her bandmates looking angsty in an empty house in the dark vid for their otherwise cheery new single. Side note: this song sounds way more old-school Aqua than "How R U Doin?", which, despite its charms, came off a bit like a "Like A G6" knockoff.


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Mr President, you don't know my name,
But you could find it if you really cared,
Because I pay my taxes and I pay my dues,
All I ask for in return is the truth.
Can we just be honest, I've heard that speech is free
So please believe me that this address is sincere
I'm no-one special, just a regular guy
But I just can't keep on wondering why
That the shells we fired they now kill our own
And we waste away like shadows in our homes.
I fell from blue skies, fought through desert storms
I froze in firefights, I killed someone,
That had a father who loved him just like mine
Who believed the sacrifice was justified
In the name of freedom and in the name of God
While shifting sands hid all our sins and all the blood
In the wake of glory, I flew back home
I watch videos at night in my uniform
Of those towns and cities being blown apart
By those bombs that fool the people by being smart
As they flew down chimneys, flew along corridors
And explode on film and everyone goes 'awe!'
And you read the stories about how no-one's killed
And I think about the photos that I kept
To remind me that it was all for real
And the ghost that I've become will be released
To the sands still shifting that cover all the lies
About what really happened and who really died.
Was it really worth it?
Was it worth the cost?
Did we really take the high ground or have we lost all the moral battles, did we lose the war?
Mr President I need to know for sure
That with all this knowledge, all this control
That we were on the right side after all
That we weren't lied to, that we weren't used
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Mr President you don't know my name
But you can find it if you really cared
It's on a black wall, it's on a cross of stone
In the Balkan States, the Gulf and close to home
On not so foreign islands out on city streets
Mr President, just tell me why I'm here
This is my question, this is my life, this is my address
Mr President
Mr President, Mr President
This is my address, this is my address, this is my address,
Mr President
Mr President
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The Car Barn
The car barn will house the trolley and operations and serve as a trolley museum narrating local railroad history. The car barn design also includes are large covered trolley stop and pavilion that can be used for community functions and civic events.
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Evelyn Mae Wendt
Evelyn Mae Wendt, age 80, of Lester Prairie, died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.
She was born May 2, 1922 in Staples, the daughter of Frank and Anna (Foss) Adams. She was baptized and confirmed April 4, 1950, at Salem Lutheran church, Minneapolis by Rev. Paul Wetzler.
Evelyn married Haward S. Wendt at Salem Lutheran Church, Minneapolis June 3, 1950.
She was a very caring person with a kind heart. She loved her grandchildren, and enjoyed quilting, gardening, and working with her flowers.
Evelyn was preceded in death by twin boys, her parents Frank and Anna Adams, sisters Gladys Maxwell, Mary Maxwell, Alice Lorber, Edith Boyle, and Esther Bastian.
She is survived by her husband Haward S. Wendt, son and daughter-in-law Randal and Lynn Wendt of New Auburn, Wis., daughters and sons-in-law Susan and Roy Goins of Ridgeland, Wis., Nancy and Steve Frederickson of New Ulm, Linda Wendt and special friend Gaylord Schueler of New Ulm.
She is further survived by grandchildren Kristine and Mitch Hanson, Sarah Wendt, Jason Wendt, Jesse Wendt, Rachel Goins, Lydia Goins, Elisabeth Goins, Jacob Wendt (Goins), Eric Frederickson, Katie Frederickson, Sam Frederickson, great-grandson Carter Hanson, and many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services took place Monday, Nov. 4, 2002, at 11 a.m., at Trinity Lutheran Church, Watertown. The Rev. Terri Apgar officiated.
Casketbearers were Roy Goins, Steve Frederickson, Jason Wendt, Jesse Wendt, Eric Frederickson, Bruce Bastian, and Gaylord Schueler.
Interment was at Watertown Public Cemetery.
Arrangements were made by Johnson Funeral Home of Waconia.
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Sven Longshanks joins Matthew Heimbach for Wednsday's edition of The Daily Traditionalist and the conversation starts by asking whether we could be watching the beginning of the fall of the current world order. Nobody could have guessed 18 months back that Britain would vote to leave the EU or that Donald Trump would be president. Things are looking incredibly positive for us and even if things are not perfect, we should be thankful for what we do have.
We have a wide spectrum of opinion on the Alt-Right and in order to remain an effective force, we should not allow those differences of opinion to divide us. Jared Taylor has publically denounced Richard Spencer for his recent Hail Victory speech and come out in support of Jews, saying that they are men of the west. This shows a shocking disconnect between this group and his other work, as he is using individual examples of Jews he knows to excuse the behaviour of Jews as a group. He has no qualms about discussing Blacks as a group as far as crime and IQ is concerned, so why does he suspend this scientific way of looking at things for Jews? Just because he knows a few exceptions to the rule does not mean the rule does not exist. Jews as a group have been the main ones pushing for all the policies which he fights against.
He has also condemned National Socialism as not being suitable for America, while at the same time advocating for an ethno-state, which is the central policy of National Socialism. Both these comments were unnecessary and were aimed at criticising Richard Spencer, someone who has been a big supporter of his work in the past. It was shameful of him to attack his team mates like this and Matt and Sven remind listeners that punching to the right just leaves our enemies space to move in and start sowing discord. The British Movement fell apart due to an enemy agent bad mouthing the previous national secretary and Commander Rockwell failed in his attempt to unite American Nationalist groups due to the same problem.
Johnny-come-lately PJ Watson and degenerate Jew race-mixer Milo both thoroughly deserve being chastised and shunned for obvious reasons, but when it is someone who is putting their name and face out there and taking risks with their own safety by advocating for Whites, then differences of opinion should be kept private.
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Copenhagen Climate Conference
October 29, 2009 by shilohtv
Filed under Trail Boss News
It would appear that Lord Monckton's blitzkrieg assault on the upcoming Copenhagen Climate Conference is starting to bear a little fruit. That is not to declare victory in any sense, but there is just the slightest chance that the backlash generated may give reason for pause — at least for now. Read more


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$60 Mil Mixed-Used Project Will Bring 500 New Residents To Downtown Mesa
As we reported in our New Neighbors series last fall, Downtown Mesa has been changing a lot in recent years. We found both rental and housing prices in the area along Main Street have gone up since the bottom of the Great Recession a decade ago.
And, on Tuesday, Mesa Mayor John Giles made an announcement that the center city is about to get a long-awaited development that will continue this growth. Palladium Enterprises is developing the Grid, a $60 million mixed-use residential, office and restaurant project on Main Street that will being 500 new residents to downtown Mesa. It will be built in an underused parking garage the city owns and partner with CO+HOOTS, a successful coworking community.
Mayor Giles called this a "big deal" on Tuesday, and David Crummey agrees. He's the board chair for Rail Mesa, a nonprofit volunteer organization that works for inclusive and responsible development along the light rail in Mesa.
I got a hold of Crummey earlier this morning on Skype to talk more about what this means for downtown Mesa.


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1.What are the main motives for Ikea to enter the Russian market?One of the motives for Ikea to enter the huge Russian market was that its founder Ingvar Kamprad truly believed that the country has massive raw material base and high level of education can make the obvious production centre for a global furniture company. They also had a company that they were furniture from Russia for more than 20 years, but without a presence on their market. The motive and a really ambitious goal is to supply all the global market with Russian-produced furniture. It might be also that economic crisis and the devaluation forced authorities to open for foreign investments and Ikea caught the right moment. My opinion is also that they learned a lot from previous failed set ups and they knew how to approach this sophisticated market.
2.Taking into consideration IkeaÃÂs business model and the industry they operate in, what do you see as the main challenges facing Ikea in the Russian market? In other words, what will be the key success factors for the company in Russia?We are commenting this in 2008 and the article was from 2003.
Like Mr Dahlgren says that IKEA is still losing money in Russia and does not expect to turn a profit until 2005. To be profitable, they would have to boost locally produced furniture from 13% now to more than 30%. After Ikea setÃÂs up the infrastructure, those objectives will be definitely reached (or are already now in 2008). Ikea is buying its 60-plus suppliers equipment and granting credit for investment and working capital, because Russian companiesÃÂ are having big problems with inability to borrow from the local banks. Some quotes in the article by Mr Dahlgren: ÃÂYou have to think long-term in Russia.


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The Bella round dining sets are modern, fashionable and contemporary. It will transform your dining room into a warm, distinguished home. Perfect for small dining spaces.
The high quality dining table top has a 1200mm diameter and accommodates four dining chairs (able to fit six chairs if necessary). The exquisite & unique table legs are made from genuine hardwood timber for quality and reliability. The contemporary dining chairs are upholstered with genuine linen fabric and the legs are manufactured with hardwood timber.
Our dining sets offer a level of quality and elegance designed to ensure enjoyment for years to come at surprisingly affordable prices.
Our manufacturing process means that no two pieces of furniture are the same. All furniture pieces are handcrafted with kiln-dried wood. We then accentuate the timber's natural features, with each piece having its own distinctive and unique grain patterns. We use solid timber in all our furniture pieces as this is by far the strongest quality of wood.
Many manufacturers and retailers these days have switched to using cheaper plywood or particleboard in construction which only lessens the lifespan and durability of the furniture pieces. We want you to enjoy your furniture for years to come; hence why use only the highest quality materials when handcrafting all the furniture you see from us.
This modern contemporary round dining suite is finished with an exquisite natural timber stain. Experienced craftsmen hand apply our stained finishes using a rigorous application process that provides depth of colour and enhances the natural wood grain of the furniture. For lasting protection, the round dining suite is then sealed with a high quality & durable top coat sealer to prevent dirt, grease, stains etc absorbing into the timber. It also makes it easy to clean and keeps the furniture looking good…
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- Modern round dining table design incorporating clean straight lines for timeless elegance. It is stylish, sophisticated and contemporary. Australian Designed for Aussie Homes
- Dining table legs and chairs legs are constructed from hardwood timber for greater weight loading, reliability & durability (we DO NOT use cheap/flimsy chipboard)
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As we manufacture and sell direct to public, you'll find our prices highly affordable, giving you the style you want in your home for less. Browse the range and choose the look that your home will love, with the peace of mind of exceptional quality that will last for years to come.
We are a genuine business-2-consumer (B2C) company and by manufacturing our own furniture and cutting out the middle man we are able to offer the highest quality furniture at factory direct prices.
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B2C is an Australian owned business retailer based in Melbourne Victoria. Our furniture help create a beautiful, elegant & warm home with modern contemporary designs and built with high quality timber to last the test of time.
Showroom location: 94 Frankston - Dandenong Road, Dandenong South VIC 3175. We are open 7 days a week or call us on 1300 789 495 or email us on firstname.lastname@example.com
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B2C Furniture offers delivery throughout Australia except WA. To obtain a quote you can use our "Shipping Calculator" above and for regional suburbs you can contact us on 1300 78 94 95 or email us on email@example.com for a very competitive price.
Also, we offer free delivery for locations within a 20KM radius from Dandenong VIC, for purchases valued at $1,000 or more.
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Our policy lasts 30 days. If 30 days have gone by since your purchase, unfortunately we can't offer you a refund or exchange. To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging. To complete your return, we require a receipt or proof of purchase. Please do not send your purchase back to the manufacturer. There are certain situations where only partial refunds are granted: (if applicable)
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Once your return is received and inspected, we will send you an email to notify you that we have received your returned item. We will also notify you of the approval or rejection of your refund. If you are approved, then your refund will be processed, and a credit will automatically be applied to your credit card or original method of payment, within a week.
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Only regular priced items may be refunded, unfortunately sale items cannot be refunded.
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To return your product, you should return your product to: Factory 13/69-77 Mark Anthony Drive, Dandenong South Vic 3175. You will be responsible for paying for your own shipping costs for returning your item. Shipping costs are non-refundable. If you receive a refund, the cost of return shipping will be deducted from your refund. Depending on where you live, the time it may take for your exchanged product to reach you, may vary.
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Shell - requires base- and/or mid-layer in cold conditions
Ideal for snowy or light rain days
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The Oakley Timber BZS men's jacket is here to blend style, warmth and technology into one great jacket. The aesthetically pleasing Timber BZS will get you noticed on the slopes, it will also get you on the slopes more often. With the FN Dry 15K technology you get durable waterproofing in the form of a protective layer applied to the fabric to protect against the harshest elements. FN Dry also allows the inner moisture caused by sweat to escape out of the jacket keeping you dry on the inside. You also get all the features you've come to expect from Oakley including pit zips, RFID pass pocket, media chest pocket and so much more.


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Buying Sake online usually involves relying on suppliers to ship the popular rice wine all the way from Japan, but this will soon change. The brewery has been approved for the Dojima Sake Brewery and it will be located at Fordham Abbey Estate in Cambridgeshire. It is the first UK facility for brewing sake and will take approximately nine months to build.
A five-year investment of £9m has made the new brewery possible and it is an exciting development and shows just how popular sake is becoming in the UK. The brewery plans to make 10,000 bottles in its first year of operation and there is the chance that sake may become even more popular and readily available.
The site of the brewery received an official, traditional Jichinsai ceremony in November, to bless and purify the building site before laying the foundations. It is a traditional Shinto celebration and involved both the Japanese ambassador to the UK, His Excellency Koji Tsuruoka and the local communities including the local MP.
The project was unanimously approved by the local East Cambridgeshire District Council and should create jobs in the local area as well as raising the UK profile of Sake.
Visit the UK Dojima Sake Brewery
The making of sake is an entirely unique process which is how it gets its distinct flavour, as well as due to its ingredients. The brewery itself will be accompanied by a visitors' centre once it is built. This will give many visitors the chance to find out more about sake, the process used to produce it and the many different types of this special Japanese rice wine.
We have discussed the many different characteristics before in previous blogs and if you're looking to find a new sake to try or want to buy sake online for the first time our guide to finding the perfect bottle to suit your tastes is a great place to start.


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A new project is underway to try and find some of London's forgotton orchards.
During the last century, more than 98 percent of Orchards have been lost.
The Orchard Project is hoping to find and restore 30 orchards across the capital, and is calling for volunteers to help maintain and discover lost apple growing areas in the capital.
We met the team in Hainult to find out more.


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Monique L. Child, M.D.
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Monique L. Child, M.D.
Board Certified Pediatrician
You will see the same doctor at every visit.
Polar Pediatrics is not your typical medical practice. But perhaps it is just the right fit for you.
We believe that a small office with a few attentive employees is more beneficial to our patients and provides a higher quality work environment. Our kind of practice is designed to thoroughly address the concerns of parents, meet the needs of their children and allow our doctor to practice in a center of excellence, embedded in a medical home.
Dr. Child's practice is based on the Ideal Medical Practice model, which affords the time to build a close, trusting doctor-patient relationship that results in consistent, individualized recommendations.
Please take some time to explore our website and discover the unique way we practice medicine so that you can reflect on whether we are a fit for your family. If you think we might be a good match, your first appointment will give you the chance to experience our style of practice and make a fully informed choice to become partners in care with each other. Your family deserves a doctor that is a good fit for everyone, for the betterment of your child.
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"A practice model designed to enhance doctor-patient relationships, increase face-to-face time between doctors and patients, reduce physician workloads, instill patients with a sense of responsibility for their health and cut wasted dollars from the entire system. The model encompasses the ideal micro practice model, which focuses on optimizing the smallest functional work unit capable of delivering excellent care: the solo doctor, even without any staff."
The key principles that ideal medical practices pursue are:
Your time is precious. That is why you will rarely find yourself spending much time in our waiting room, but when you do, you'll enjoy the artistic and creative environment designed to make you and your children feel at home and inspired. It is more likely that when you walk in the door, Dr. Child will greet you immediately. You deserve excellence.


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Hi, I'm looking for this exact pot from this auction but without the center detent
I can't seem to find it anywhere! does anyone have any lying around? I would be very grateful, name your price,
OR, what do think would an okay substitute? I need this part for a DOD DFX94 digital delay, the delay level pot is w100k, it only controls the delay level not the dry level. Would I notice much difference if I used a linear or audio taper?


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1. I went to a steampunk wedding last week, and it was awesome. A mutual friend officiated, and the ceremony ended with everyone chanting, "And so say we all." Brilliant!
2. My computer works! It's been kinda-working for a while now, but I just got everything set up with a new hard drive, and it's all shiny and stuff. This means I'll be around more, except…
3. …We're having a cupcakes and wine party tomorrow, so probably not before that. We also have a ridiculous amount of wine, which in a great show of fortitude, I did not drink last night.
4. Of all the spam I just went through, the spam that said only, "Cunt!" took me the longest to positively identify as spam. This may perhaps be a commentary on me.


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The Rev. R. Guy Erwin (ELCA), admits that the stunning news of the Pope's resignation was for a church historian like himself "like the Super Bowl, the World Cup, and Wimbledon rolled into one! (But unfortunately, the best parts are not played in the open.)"
He provides some perspective on the resignation news:
The canon law says "renuntiatio" or to "give up" or "resign" in the one sentence that governs this possibility (Can. 332 sec. 2). It says he can do so, and resignation is valid if he does it freely and publicly, and--here's the old theological question--it doesn't have to be recognized by all to be valid. That is, even if some go on believing that he is still pope, in the canon law he is not.
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NBAA offers the Al Ueltschi Award for Humanitarian Leadership in recognition of the spirit of service demonstrated by humanitarian leaders within the business aviation community. Created in 2006, the award is presented annually during the NBAA Annual Meeting & Convention.
Albert L. Ueltschi, the award's namesake, has been widely recognized for his lifetime of dedication to philanthropic causes. He was instrumental in the development of ORBIS, an international non-profit organization dedicated to preventing blindness and saving sight, and he has served as chairman of that organization for more than 20 years.
Al Ueltschi Award for Humanitarian Leadership Winners
- No award given (2015-2016)
- International Jet Aviation Services, in recognition of their 25 years of work with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, using the "Dream Chaser" jet to lift the spirits of critically ill children. (2014)
- Harrison Ford, in recognition of his extensive work as an outspoken champion for general aviation. Ford also regularly flies missions in support of humanitarian and philanthropic causes. (2013)
- FedEx Express, a division of FedEx Corp., and its founder, Frederick W. Smith, in recognition of being, for more than 30 years, the leading aviation sponsor of the ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital, which brings together dedicated eye care professionals and aviators to give the gift of sight to people in developing countries around the world (2012)
- Bill Frist, former U.S. Senate majority leader, surgeon and pilot, in recognition of his life-saving efforts worldwide, and the importance of business aviation to those endeavors (2011)
- Donors and volunteers in the business aviation community – including pilots, aircraft owners, FBO staff, schedulers/dispatchers, airport officials and many others – who responded to the humanitarian crisis in Haiti following a devastating earthquake, in recognition of their outstanding relief efforts (2010)
- Civil Air Patrol, a federally supported non-profit organization serving as the official civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force that utilizes general aviation aircraft for rescue missions, in recognition of the organization's efforts to provide disaster relief for people and communities in times of crisis (2009)
- Corporate Angel Network, in recognition of the organization's work to provide free flights aboard business aircraft to enable cancer patients to receive treatments (2008)
- Veterans Airlift Command, in recognition of the organization's work to provide flights for wounded soldiers, veterans and their families (2007)
- Cessna Aircraft Company, in recognition of the Cessna Citation Special Olympics Airlift (2006)
Recipients of this award are determined by NBAA; nominations are not accepted.


text: CALIFORNIA LOVE! Celebrate your love for West Coasts vibes, beautiful beaches, and California Culture with this CALI BEAR 3-Pack! Featuring all 3 of our best selling CALI BEAR Moxy Socks, this simple 3 pack will feel and look great on your feet. Featuring the CALI BEAR in 3 wicked colors – Black and white, White and red, and PHOTO NEGATIVE! Recreate the California Flag on your feet. As standard, these socks come with all the MOXY performance features and top quality. Comes cheaper as a 3 pack when purchased together rather than separately. One size fits all men, most women.


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Considering the "totality of the circumstances, and the previously enumerated factors which the Court should take into account in its best interest analysis of the proposed transfer, at least four of the six factors raise red flags against a sale.
1. Purpose of the intended use of the funds – as noted, there is no evidence with regard to a variance for the proposed two-family conversion nor any documentary proof of the likely costs for same. As already set forth, Mr. EV is an ideal candidate for loss mitigation of his mortgage 2. Potential need for future medical treatment – since no evidence has been submitted with regard to the gravity of his injuries sustained in 1996 the court hesitates to allow the use of funds which the payee may very well later need to pay for future medical care. 3. The financial acumen of the payee – Mr. EV, the self-proclaimed professional gambler, has demonstrated a failure of judgement with regard to the priority of his financial responsibilities. 4. The ability to appreciate the financial consequences of this sale – clearly he chose not to obtain any independent legal or financial advise on such an important matter. It is precisely because he fails to appreciate his financial predicament that he now makes the within application.
Although it has been found that hardship, weighs heavily in favor of determining that a transfer of structured settlement rights is in the best interest of the payee. Nonetheless, not all professed claims of desperate financial circumstances result in the approval of transfers. Petitions have been dismissed where there was no unforeseeable need for housing or showing that the payee was incapable of self-support. Nor was the Petition of a disabled payee who lived at home with his mother, seeking to sell his structure to pay off debts, buy a used car and get a job, sufficient proof of desperate circumstances justifying approval of the transaction. Similarly, payees who intended to improve their financial circumstances by: selling their structures to take advantage of low mortgage rates, reduce credit card debts, or even purchase a truck for professional use, were denied their petitions upon their failure to explore or exhaust other options for resolving their financial constraints. These injury courts found that allowing such sales would have promoted future financial hardship, which ultimately was not in the "best interest" of any of the payees.
Additionally the Court in Demallie noted that the payment structure was presumed to be the best compensation for the payee's injuries at the time of the settlement. To overcome this presumptive validity there must be a showing, by clear and convincing evidence, of an unforeseeable change in circumstances that would justify the sale of rights to future payments.
Indeed, as reflected in the Legislative Memorandum in Support of Laws of 2002 (ch 537) the SSPA was promulgated because:
Structured settlements are well-recognized means of compensating personal injury victims and workers' compensation claimants. They are negotiated between the injured person s counsel and the other parties to a personal injury action or workers' compensation claim. The structuring of a settlement enables the settlement recipient to receive secure tax-free income over a course of years or a lifetime to provide for future medical care, housing, education, etc. In this way, the proceeds from an award are not dissipated or lost by individuals unaccustomed to managing large sums.
As such, this Court is not taking a paternalistic approach to this application, but rather, it is strictly guided by the intent of the legislature when it enacted this law.
Even if the court were to find, which is does not, that the instant discount rate were in compliance with the statutory mandate "the fair and reasonable test should not be governed solely by whether the amount offered is within the range of the marketplace, but also weighed against whether the transaction is in the best interest of the payee. Moreover, the payee's willingness to pay the subject discount rate, is of little significance in the Court's assessment of the fairness or reasonableness of said rate.
Further is cannot be said that the petitioner has demonstrated any compelling reasons warranting this Court's approval of this proposed transfer. Such approval would not comport with this Court's mandate to protect recipients of structured settlement awards from aggressive factoring companies who promise instant cash to the detriment of the long-term security that structures often provide.
Accordingly, the Court finds that the petitioner has failed to meet its burden of establishing that the within transfer is in the best interest of Mr. EV and that the terms are fair and reasonable. Petitioner is free to renew if, and when, Mr. EV has demonstrated that he has sought financial assistance with regard to his credit card debt and engaged in loss mitigation through HUD/FHA approved foreclosure and dog bite counselors and has found such options to be of no avail in the resolution of his current circumstances. The instant petition is denied.


text: These muffins are chock-full of some of my favorite ingredients. I combined about 5 recipes to come up with this one so that I could get all of my favorite things in one healthy muffin! Crispy on top, fluffy in the middle, and full of delicious flavor. You will never be able to tell that these are low in fat and high in fiber!


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Prairie Avenue, once known as "millionaires' row" began subdivision in the 1850s. Chicago icons George Pullman and Marshall Field helped establish Prairie Avenue as Chicago's premier residential street. Alas by the 1910's the area had fallen out of fashion as the city grew - and today only a few of the original houses remain. Luckily with the rebirth of the south-side- live seems good in the area.
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The front door of the house I found to be very similar to those in the Irish Prison I had toured recently. A fact that the tour guide also mentioned - a desire to replicate that old world feeling!
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The street side exterior also is a stark contrast to the interior court-side which was washed in windows. Albeit that the grounds for this home are sparse- at the time it was near the lake and other parks. Plus the family only resided here in the wintertime - the summer residence was a farm.
|Glessner House Courtyard, Jan 2017
Immediately upon entering the home, the red oak quartersawn woodwork hit me - so gorgeous. Plus all the stair railings in the family portions of the home were supprted by four different styles of barley twist spindles. Love that!
|Barley Twist Spindles - Glessner House, Jan 2017
The first room on the tour was the library - photo below. The partner desk was used by both Mister and Misses Glessner - which I found amazing. The more I learned about Mrs. Glessner I thought she and I would have been soul sisters. She was involved in managing the business, was a amateur botanist, beekeeper, silversmith, entertainer, mother...
|Glessner Partner Desk - January 2017
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On the corner of both sides of the desk was the above "phone list." I enjoyed that the numbers were 4 digits :)
Ever wonder about the slang "in the crapper" or "crap?" It all goes back to an inventor named Thomas Crapper. In a bathroom off the main hall - there was a Crapper sink and accompanying W.C. (water closet) paper. Seems that Thomas Crapper was one of the first to actually promote bath fixtures and products - hence I guess his name is now slang.
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Well worth the visit! Also not other historic homes in the area - Dreihaus, & Dawes.
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ACT III. SCENE 2. The same. A room in the DUKE'S palace.
[Enter DUKE and THURIO.]
DUKE.Sir Thurio, fear not but that she will love youNow Valentine is banish'd from her sight.
THURIO.Since his exile she hath despis'd me most,Forsworn my company and rail'd at me,That I am desperate of obtaining her.
DUKE.This weak impress of love is as a figureTrenched in ice, which with an hour's heatDissolves to water and doth lose his form.A little time will melt her frozen thoughts,And worthless Valentine shall be forgot.
[Enter PROTEUS.]
How now, Sir Proteus! Is your countryman,According to our proclamation, gone?
PROTEUS.Gone, my good lord.
DUKE.My daughter takes his going grievously.
PROTEUS.A little time, my lord, will kill that grief.
DUKE.So I believe; but Thurio thinks not so.Proteus, the good conceit I hold of thee, — For thou hast shown some sign of good desert, — Makes me the better to confer with thee.
PROTEUS.Longer than I prove loyal to your GraceLet me not live to look upon your Grace.
DUKE.Thou know'st how willingly I would effectThe match between Sir Thurio and my daughter.
PROTEUS.I do, my lord.
DUKE.And also, I think, thou art not ignorantHow she opposes her against my will.
PROTEUS.She did, my lord, when Valentine was here.
DUKE.Ay, and perversely she persevers so.What might we do to make the girl forgetThe love of Valentine, and love Sir Thurio?
PROTEUS.The best way is to slander ValentineWith falsehood, cowardice, and poor descent,Three things that women highly hold in hate.
DUKE.Ay, but she'll think that it is spoke in hate.
PROTEUS.Ay, if his enemy deliver it;Therefore it must with circumstance be spokenBy one whom she esteemeth as his friend.
DUKE.Then you must undertake to slander him.
PROTEUS.And that, my lord, I shall be loath to do:'Tis an ill office for a gentleman,Especially against his very friend.
DUKE.Where your good word cannot advantage him,Your slander never can endamage him;Therefore the office is indifferent,Being entreated to it by your friend.
PROTEUS.You have prevail'd, my lord; if I can do itBy aught that I can speak in his dispraise,She shall not long continue love to him.But say this weed her love from Valentine,It follows not that she will love Sir Thurio.
THURIO.Therefore, as you unwind her love from him,Lest it should ravel and be good to none,You must provide to bottom it on me;Which must be done by praising me as muchAs you in worth dispraise Sir Valentine.
DUKE.And, Proteus, we dare trust you in this kind,Because we know, on Valentine's report,You are already Love's firm votaryAnd cannot soon revolt and change your mind.Upon this warrant shall you have accessWhere you with Silvia may confer at large;For she is lumpish, heavy, melancholy,And, for your friend's sake, will be glad of you;Where you may temper her by your persuasionTo hate young Valentine and love my friend.
PROTEUS.As much as I can do I will effect.But you, Sir Thurio, are not sharp enough;You must lay lime to tangle her desiresBy wailful sonnets, whose composed rhymesShould be full-fraught with serviceable vows.
DUKE.Ay,Much is the force of heaven-bred poesy.
PROTEUS.Say that upon the altar of her beautyYou sacrifice your tears, your sighs, your heart.Write till your ink be dry, and with your tearsMoist it again, and frame some feeling lineThat may discover such integrity:For Orpheus' lute was strung with poets' sinews,Whose golden touch could soften steel and stones,Make tigers tame, and huge leviathansForsake unsounded deeps to dance on sands.After your dire-lamenting elegies,Visit by night your lady's chamber-windowWith some sweet consort: to their instrumentsTune a deploring dump; the night's dead silenceWill well become such sweet-complaining grievance.This, or else nothing, will inherit her.
DUKE.This discipline shows thou hast been in love.
THURIO.And thy advice this night I'll put in practice.Therefore, sweet Proteus, my direction-giver,Let us into the city presentlyTo sort some gentlemen well skill'd in music.I have a sonnet that will serve the turnTo give the onset to thy good advice.
DUKE.About it, gentlemen!
PROTEUS.We'll wait upon your Grace till after-supper,And afterward determine our proceedings.
DUKE.Even now about it! I will pardon you.
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text: Jim, In Genesis 22:9 it is (QD. The root (QR, 'tear', sometimes referring to the crushing of the sex organs as in Genesis 49:6, is a variant of QR(, and a relative of ) GR, 'accumulate, stores up', as in Proverbs 6:8, )XR, 'be on top of things', and )KR, 'plow', as in Jeremiah 51:23. All these acts refer to the breakup of one body or to the aggregation of several bodies. The root (QL, 'deviate', of Habakkuk 1:4 is a relative of (GL, 'bent', and GAL, 'mound, wave, hunk'. The letter R appears often in geometric figures to indicates that they are considered made of particles, for instance, HAR, 'mountain'. As to your question "Does ayin-qof-resh reflect northern Canaan in the Late Bronze Age? Either over time the R/resh softens to L/lamed, or because of dialectal differences between northern Canaan vs. southern Canaan, in the mid-1st millennium BCE we see, coming out of Jerusalem in southern Canaan, ayin-qof-lamed. The resh/R has become lamed/L." I don't have even the remotest answer. were did you get this exact figure of fifteen regular years for Isaac's age? Isaac Fried, Boston University On Jun 23, 2008, at 1:10 PM, JimStinehart at aol.com wrote: > > Isaac Fried: > > Since it is directly on point, please contrast ayin-qof-resh at > Genesis 22: 9 > with ayin-qof-lamed at Habakkuk 1: 4. The two words are the same in > unpointed Hebrew, except that one ends with a resh, whereas the > other ends with a > lamed. > > Ayin-qof-lamed is usually said to mean bent, twisted, bent out of > shape, > crooked, crooked justice. > > Both of these words seem to embody the concept of "bind, twist", in a > negative context. > > Does ayin-qof-resh reflect northern Canaan in the Late Bronze Age? > Either > over time the R/resh softens to L/lamed, or because of dialectal > differences > between northern Canaan vs. southern Canaan, in the mid-1st > millennium BCE we > see, coming out of Jerusalem in southern Canaan, ayin-qof-lamed. > The resh/R has > become lamed/L. > > This seems to me to be a perfect example of exactly the point I am > trying to > make. > > Doesn't it seem logical that a resh/R in northern Canaan in the > Late Bronze > Age may come out, centuries later and much farther south (in > Jerusalem), as a > lamed/L? > > That's precisely the question I am raising. I think you have come > up with a > 6th example here of this phenomenon, to go along with the 5 > examples I cited > in my original post. > > Please contrast ayin-qof-resh at Genesis 22: 9 with ayin-qof-lamed at > Habakkuk 1: 4. > > P.S. In the binding incident, Abraham is age 65 regular years, and > Isaac is > age 15 regular years. Isaac at first glance might seem a bit naïve > and > passive for being a young adult age 15 regular years, but that > perfectly fits his > character. Abraham is old, but Abraham is still in good physical > shape at this > point (though not for much longer; old Abraham ages quickly after > Sarah's > death, which occurs a few years after the binding incident). At > the time of the > binding incident, Abraham is age 130 "years", in terms of the 6- > month "years" > in which all characters' ages are set forth in the Patriarchal > narratives. > The numerical symbolism here is that in the Patriarchal narratives > (though not > the case generally in the ancient world), the number 13 is an > inauspicious > number. Abraham is age 13 tenfold, that is, age 130 "years", in 6- > month "years" > . That is the equivalent of age 65 regular years. We are not > explicitly > told Abraham's exact age in so many words here in the text, but the > foregoing > analysis fits perfectly with everything that we are told throughout > the > Patriarchal narratives. > > Jim Stinehart > Evanston, Illinois > > > > > **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for > fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used? > ncid=aolaut00050000000007) > _______________________________________________ > b-hebrew mailing list > b-hebrew at lists.ibiblio.org > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew


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Dorn Pleased With State Test Results, Wants Changes Made to High School Graduation System
Statewide results beat our predictions
OLYMPIA – August 17, 2015 — Results from the spring 2015 administration of state tests were released by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction today during a press conference.
Results included:
Students in grades 3-8 and high school have been taking state tests, as required by state and federal law, since 2006. They help identify learning gaps and are used to determine school and district Adequate Yearly Progress. Washington's high school students are also required to pass certain tests, or state-approved alternatives, to be eligible for graduation.
This is the first year students took the Smarter Balanced tests. "They are the most advanced that students have ever taken," said Dorn. "They measure students' progress on the learning standards, so teachers know where students are succeeding and where they need extra help."
Dorn said he was pleased with the first-year results. "Statewide results beat our predictions," he said. "That says to me that students are capable of learning our new standards, which are designed to make sure students are ready for career and college.
"It also says that the overall delivery system of the tests worked. Teachers and staff did a great job understanding and applying the new testing technology. I commend all of them for their work."
Dorn added that some changes are needed. "I believe in the testing system," he said. "But I don't think it's perfect, especially with how it's used for high school graduation. The Smarter Balanced tests were designed to be an evaluation tool, not a graduation requirement. We still need legislation to focus the use of the 11th-grade tests on proper class placement in 12th grade, rather than as a graduation hurdle."
Grades 3-8
On average, a little more than one out of every two students in grades 3-8 are on track to be ready for career and college in English language arts. In math, the number is, on average, slightly less than one out of every two students.
Percent of students proficient, 2015
This year's scores show students' understanding of new, more rigorous learning standards, on new, more rigorous tests. They represent a new baseline and should not be compared to last year's MSP.
It would be fairer to compare first-year Smarter Balanced results to first-year Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) results and to the results from the 2014 Smarter Balanced field test.
An example is fourth-grade math. Fourth graders first took the WASL in 1997; that year, 21.4 percent were considered proficient on the state's learning standards in math. During the Smarter Balanced field test taken in 2014, 37.0 percent of fourth graders were proficient. By comparison, 54 percent of fourth graders were proficient in math on the first-year Smarter Balanced math test.
Comparisons for other grades and subjects can be done using WASL scores found on the State Report Card and Smarter Balanced field test results found in an OSPI news release.
"Over the years, we saw a significant gain in the percentage of students meeting standard on the old tests," Dorn said. "I expect the same for the Smarter Balanced tests. As students and teachers become more familiar with the learning standards, they will do better and better on the tests. And they will be more prepared for success, no matter what they choose to do after high school."
The science Measurements of Student Progress were taken by 5th and 8th graders. Both grades saw drops in proficiency: For fifth grade, 63 percent were proficient (down from 66 percent in 2014); for 8th grade, 60 percent were proficient (down from 67 percent in 2014).
High School
Students in the Class of 2017 took the Smarter Balanced ELA test to satisfy one of their assessment graduation requirements. They performed very well. About 74 percent of those students met the career- and college-ready (CCR) standard. That means those students won't have to take the Smarter Balanced ELA test as juniors.
On August 5, the State Board of Education set an exit exam threshold score, which is slightly lower than the CCR standard. This exit exam threshold score is what students need to earn on the test to be eligible for high school graduation. About 80 percent of 10th graders met the exit exam standard.
Among students taking math EOCs, 57 passed the algebra I/integrated math I test and 68 percent passed the geometry/integrated math II test.
Spring 2015 was the first time 11th graders have been required to take state tests. The percentage of students in the Class of 2016 who met standard in ELA and math is significantly lower than for other grades.
Percent of students proficient, 2015
No more than 5 percent of students refused to take the tests in grades 3-8 and 10. For 11th graders, though, the refusal rate was nearly 50 percent.
Assessments as Graduation Requirements
During the 2015 legislative session, Dorn introduced a bill that would have allowed students who don't meet the CCR standard on the 11th-grade Smarter Balanced tests to graduate after taking classes during their senior year designed to help them in the areas where they need it.
"The new standards are more rigorous than the old ones, and the new test was not designed as an exit exam," he said. "We need a better, smarter alternative for students' senior year, rather than the current collection of evidence system.
"The Smarter Balanced tests are important, and will continue to be, even if they aren't used as a graduation requirement. Students who do well on the tests won't have to take remedial classes in college, which cost money but don't earn credits toward a degree. Students who don't meet the CCR standard have another year to improve their learning. OSPI and the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges have designed courses specifically to help those students."
For graduation assessment requirements, see www.watesting.com.
Nathan Olson
OSPI Communications Manager
Kristen Jaudon
OSPI Communications Specialist
About OSPI
The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) is the primary agency charged with overseeing K–12 education in Washington state. Led by State Superintendent Randy Dorn, OSPI works with the state's 295 school districts and nine educational service districts to administer basic education programs and implement education reform on behalf of more than one million public school students.
OSPI provides equal access to all programs and services without discrimination based on sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability.
Questions and complaints of alleged discrimination should be directed to the Equity and Civil Rights Director at 360-725-6162 or P.O. Box 47200, Olympia, WA 98504-7200.