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Saturday, 29 March 2008
Thursday, 27 March 2008
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Wednesday, 26 March 2008
Paradox Of Our Time
We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers,
wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints.
we spend more, but have less,
we buy more, but enjoy less.
We have bigger houses and smaller families,
more conveniences, but less time,
we have more degrees but less sense,
more knowledge, but less judgment,
more experts, yet more problems,
more medicine, but less wellness.
We drink too much,
smoke too much,
spend too recklessly,
laugh too little,
drive too fast,
get too angry,
stay up too late,
get up too tired,
read too little,
watch TV too much,
and pray too seldom.
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.
We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.
We've learned how to make a living, but not a life.
We've added years to life not life to years.
We've been all the way to the moon and back,
We conquered outer space but not inner space.
We've done larger things, but not better things.
We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul.
We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice.
We write more, but learn less.
We plan more, but accomplish less.
We've learned to rush, but not to wait.
We build more computers to hold more information,
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion,
These are the days of two incomes but more divorce,
These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill.
It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom.
A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete.
Remember, spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.
Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe,
because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.
Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you,
Remember, to say, "I love you" to your partner and your loved ones,
but most of all mean it.
A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.
Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.
Give time to love, give time to speak and give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.
George Carlin
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Monday, 24 March 2008
URGENT-Don't miss this!!
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Saturday, 22 March 2008
GREAT VERSE for those of us who suffer but want to help others
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer. And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort."
Awaiting Christ's Return
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"The God of All Comfort
2 Corinthians 1:3-7 (NIV)
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer. And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort."
Blessings, HAPPY EASTER--
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Friday, 21 March 2008
Once I was a bank of clay along a wetted marsh. I was content and silent, enjoying the natural sensations. One day an artist came, and with a strong, forceful knife, he cut me, again and again, until I was a lump of my former self. He took me to a strange place and with torturous strength he kneaded me. He threw me on a potter's wheel. He squeezed me. He punched me. He poked me. It seemed to never end. He bent me and thinned me out. I was no longer anything like I once was. Then the wheel stopped! He held me up to a mirror. I was beautiful! The pain had made me beautiful and useful. Now I could rest, I thought. I had become what I was meant to be. But wait! Where am I going now? To a firing kiln? Fire? More pain? Why, artist, why? "My little pot, you are the shape you'll always be, the design I planned for you, but unless I fire and glaze you, you will not endure. I hope you understand, it will not be for long, and then you will be the model for my other student's pots." And so I endured the fire, with anticipation of what I might someday inspire.
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ENJOY THE FALL (c) Sheila Wall
(please use my name when passing on)
Well, you did it. You just jumped off the plane for the first time, but not onto solid ground, into thin air! You quickly assess the situation and think, "Now I can panic, or I can savor the experience. Wow. Up here, I feel no pressure, I feel no pain. I can do flips and somersaults that I couldn't do before. I can fly! I can see my town with a different perspective. I don't worry about hitting the ground, because I know my parachute will hold me."
Many years later you find yourself on solid ground, where everything seems heavier and harder. You feel that you are falling in life. After a long series of small stresses, the one catastrophe that you thought you could never bear just occurred. The weight pushes you to your knees in tears, then in prayer, and you hear a soft, quiet voice whisper to your heart, "Well, you did it. You just jumped off the ledge of security for the first time. Now you can panic or you can savor the experience. Down on your knees I can take the load from you. You will be able to do things you couldn't do before, with my strength. You can see things with a different perspective, through my eyes. Don't you worry about hitting the ground. I will be your parachute. I will carry you to safety. Enjoy the fall." Falling doesn't always mean destruction.
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Thursday, 20 March 2008
Young Girl with Lupus dies after Child Protection takes her away from Parents
This is just illogical and tragic. I guess it is a crime to be sick and to want to choose what treatments you want, and which make you feel too miserable to take. Please click here or copy the line into your address line.
It's Chronic Chick's new blog...great to re-visit!
Blessings, Sheila
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Isn't it amazing the wonderful feeling of Love that enters us when we are born again? It is hard to describe to people who have not experienced it. I think that God put an empty spot inside us, and all our life we try to fill that hole. Some use drugs or alcohol or money or sex, but none of it works. Then when we find the Lord, the hole is filled, and we are complete. I wish I could share this feeling with every person on earth. If anyone who is reading this wants to fill that hole, it is so easy! Kneel down and ask God himself if He and His son, Jesus are real and if they know who you are! James 1:5 says:
"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men
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Wednesday, 19 March 2008
With so many people praying for me, I'm sure wonderful things will happen in our family soon! I am filled with tears of joy and my heart is overflowing with love for those who wrote to me to say they will pray for my family and me. Did you you ever notice that "FAMILY" ends in "ILY"--texting language for I Love You! I want to write to each one of you, just give me a bit of time to get my energy. When I started this blog, I had 4 hours of energy a day. Now I can only stay active for 4 hours if I am laying on my bed with my keyboard and mouse on the bed with me. Then I am too weak and in too much pain so I have to just stop everything. I don't sleep until 3 a.m. then I wake up at 7 a.m. due to pain.
I am excited about my new friends, they love God like I do, I think the Lord will be guiding me to show me how I can make my life better and make my body stronger. Since 2 bloggers asked their viewers to look at my blog, I want to return the favor and ask my viewers to look at their blog. Such spiritual people. The Lord is sending me such wonderful earth-angels through my blog! I hope that soon He will send some local people soon to be a friend or even if I could hire them to help us.
Prayer has power. I hope you who pray for me will be blessed many many more times than you are praying for blessings for me.
Talk to you soon;
Talk to you soon
Argentina-Arthur and Gusthav
Phillipines-Mel Alarilla
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Tuesday, 18 March 2008
That "Person" Called Illness
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God DID send angels!
My belief is that God almost always answers prayers through other people. I am home from the first day of sitting with Mom in the clinic AGAIN, and them telling her AGAIN that she can not have the surgery, it will kill her; and that she will just have to live with the way her health is now. There is no easy answer. I am hoping that she is not making more appointments with other doctors so she can try to convince them to do the surgery.
Due to Mel's blog, http://melavilaalarilla.blogspot.com/ many angels have been sent into my life, to lift me up and carry me right when I needed it most. I thank you ALL! All of you are inspired angels. With a lump in my throat and a tear in my eye, I am reminded that the Lord DOES know our situation and WILL help me, from all over the world. I still can't get local physical help, but we will survive. Not easily, but still survive. I am thankful for all the blessings that God has given me, and that He is protecting my husband and my mother and brother, and is sending me earth angels!
Mel (Head angel? LOL) I don't know how I will be able to thank you for asking others to pray for me. I KNOW THE POWER OF PRAYER!! I am so humbled. I am not worthy of your words, but I thank you anyway.
I am ashamed of how weak I am right now. I was not always like this, and I hope soon I will be strong enough to be an angel to others. This is not the person I planned on becoming, but this too shall pass, and hopefully I will be the strong person I was not too long ago when I had over 100 inspirational magazine articles published. I guess everyone has crisis times in their life. Sometimes you are down in a valley, sometimes on top of a mountain as we walk through this path of life. I am down in the valley and our loving Lord is sending me angels to help me get up the side of the mountain until I can stand on the top and see all the distance I came, and I can help others up the side of that mountain as well.
May God bless all of you who are praying for me! May you be blessed 100 x more than you bless others!
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I guess Mom decided that I have rested long enough with this pneumonia. Today she wants to start going from Dr. to Dr. to try to get the surgery that they keep telling her they will not give her. She seems healthier than she has been in many many months, but for some reason she wants that surgery. Lupus exhaustion is beyond description, and so is pneumonia exhaustion, put them together with severe pain, and no help physically or medically, and I am too tired to think or to get myself a drink after I get home from driving mom from Dr. to Dr. and hospitals etc. It's only been about 5 days since she was almost killed in a hospital stay, and she wants to go back? I honestly do not have the strength to sit with her 20 hours a day in the hospital, and if no one is with her, they just ignore her, don't give her meds, let her burst colostomy bag dry all over her without helping her clean up. She can get help when she needs it, and she has lots more energy than me. She goes to stores and cleans house. I feel like I can't say no to her, but I feel like running her around is going to kill me! I'm not afraid of death, I'm afraid of suffering more than I have been before, without any help, and suffering alone. I miss my kids and grandkids so much, my husband, my Dad, yet I would be useless to my kids, grandkids or hubby if they WERE here. I'm stuck in a hard place. Well, off I go to an out of town Dr. Don't even feel well enough to drive out there. This is not fun. They might take one look at me sweating and coughing and white as a sheet, possibly passing out, and decide I need help, not my mom. We'll see . Thanks for your prayers. I really need an angel on each side of me to drag me along until I get a bit better.
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Monday, 17 March 2008
Even if you're NOT Irish....
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Sunday, 16 March 2008
About Easter 2008
Easter This Year Will Be On March 23, 2008.--A SUNDAY--
As you may know, Easter is always the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring Equinox (which is March 20).
This dating of Easter is based on the lunar calendar that Hebrew people used to identify Passover, which is why it moves around on our Roman calendar. Here are a couple of facts, which may interest you.
Based on the above, Easter can actually be one day earlier (March 22) but that is rare. This year is the earliest Easter any of us will ever see the rest of our lives. Only the most elderly of our population have ever seen it this early (95 years old or more). None of us has ever, or will ever, see it a day earlier
Here are the facts: The next time Easter will be this early (March 23) will be the year 2228 (220 years from now).
The last time it was this early was 1913 (so if you're 95 or older, you are the only ones who were around for that).
The next time it will be a day earlier, March 22, will be in the year 2285 (277 years from now). The last time it was on March 22 was 1818.
So, no one alive today has ever or will ever see it any earlier than this year, March 23, 2008.
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Saturday, 15 March 2008
Please pray for 2 blog friends
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Pneumonia Stinks!
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Sunday, 9 March 2008
I want my sense of humor back!
ANY IDEAS ON HOW TO RECOVER YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR? I don't recognize myself anymore. So many years of having no one to talk to, and having constant pain has drained me of my sense of humor. In my first NDE, the spirit who was talking to me told me that I would one day become a wise woman of God. Up until that time, all I did was joke around. No one could get me to be serious. I was really annoying. I told the spirit that I'd better stay alive just to see how I could change that much, because I just didn't see how that could happen. In another NDE after my husband left, another spirit (I think it was a relative) asked me why I wasn't using my sense of humor to help me deal with that situation. I didn't even know how to reply. Laughter is spontaneous. If you're getting tickled, or hear/see something funny, you feel like laughing. If you aren't getting tickled and don't hear/see something funny, or don't feel good, you don't feel like laughing. I guess that's the next quality I have to keep working on and praying for. It sure would make like easier. When I am talking to people in the clinic or hospital or when the ladies from church come to visit, I am cheerful and funny, but as soon as I'm alone, nothing seems funny. I guess that's depression, which is a real disease, not just a bad attitude. I can't take prescription anti-depressants, so I will just have to work hard to overcome self-defeating thoughts. ANY IDEAS ON HOW TO RECOVER YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! Just click "comments" below, and enter your suggestions.
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Found out why I was so tired...
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Saturday, 8 March 2008
WE ARE BLESSED! and THANKYOU ALL!
The only reason Mom is still alive is due to our Heavenly Father. She should have died in 3 days without her heart medicine or insulin or sleep meds. She does not sleep at all without sleep meds. That Dr. and the hospital will be reported. They let my mom call for help while her excrement got dried on her.
We are blessed. My brother and I are SOOO weak from the whole ordeal, but Mom bounced right back and came home to clean house etc. because she doesn't remember that she was delirious and didn't feel the fear that we felt for our lives and futures that we I felt, she didn't feel the suffering of watching someone we love suffer....and the drain of going her telling us everything she was seeing and hearing, which no human being should have to see, and the exhaustion of fighting for her rights and being her nurse. Now she's forgotten about it, but it has made my brother and I really weak.
We are drained, but of course I did have to walk about 4 miles a day and go to the E.R. for myself and I picked up some kind of bug from that hospital. Chest infection I guess. My regular temp is only 97.6 instead of 98.6 cuz my thyroid is messed up, but now it's 102. This hospital is dangerous unless you have an advocate or witness with you at all times.
Gosh SO much stress...over and over and over...Then I get so mad at myself for not being able to function at full strength.
Well thanks for letting me vent. This is great therapy, and I really don't say too much to people in my life. I just share it on paper or now on this blog.
I am thanking God and Jesus and Holy Ghost and angels and anyone else who was involved in helping us get through that ordeal. I did learn that I do pretty well during a crisis, but then I pay for it afterwards, badly. Some friends have said "It's over now. You should be fine." ...but Some panic DURING the crisis, some collapse after. It would have been SO much worse if I did not have faith that the Lord loved us and knew our problem and would be our strength and that there is a reason for everything.
It turned out that she had salmonella poisoning and lost so much fluid in just hours, that it messed up her electrolytes and brain and body fluids.
Still, I am SOOOO grateful, and tell the Lord so whenever I think of it. It could have been such a bad ordeal if she stayed in those hallucinations. I don't think we thank the Lord enough! So go count your blessings, and thank the Lord for all that you have, even those things you are not aware of!
THANK YOU!!!!Hi My precious family and God-given dear friends!Just a note to say THANK YOU SO MUCH for your miraculous prayers. I got so many wonderful loving letters that I want to reply to individually but I just don't have the strength, so forgive my "group" thank you.My brother and I are DRAINED. So many things went wrong, as if Satan was trying to make it as difficult as possible on us, but Mom's hallucinations were temporary, due to severe case of dehydration after food poisoning. She is only alive today because of our Father in Heaven. What a blessing to know Him and His loving Son.The power of prayer is such a precious gift. We could have had a very selfish God who put us here and left us alone, but He didn't. He made communication with Him as easy as possible...and yet most people in the world still don't think of praying. I am soooo grateful to Him, even if I'm sooo tired. I picked up a lung infection at the hospital so maybe this is why I am not bouncing back.THANK YOU AGAIN!Blessings, Bluebirdy
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Friday, 7 March 2008
Our hospital is dangerous!
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Thursday, 6 March 2008
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Tuesday, 4 March 2008
11 p.m. same day
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Forgot to mention
I got out of the hospital at 1 a.m. and my battery was dead. Just what I needed after 24 hours in the hospital and in terrible pain and heartbreak. Thank heaven I belong to an auto club, and they took about an hour to come. I got 4 hours sleep. Time to get back to the hospital in time to face the HORRID doctor mom was given. He is one of the 17 doctors I interviewed when searching for a family Dr. and all he did was insult me and threaten me. Mom has been on morphine about 20 years, and he said he is taking her off morphine while she's in the hospital. Well, that could kill her just from going through withdrawal and will not help her condition at all. She does not take morphine just because she thinks it's fun! She is in unbearable pain without it. Enough pain to make her heart stop. Looks like I will have to sneak in some of her pain medicine just to keep her alive. This is a nightmare. My mother is SUPER intelligent, VERY emotionally strong. She has barely even cried from Dad's death, and did months worth of paperwork in a very short time, even though the government has decided that SHE is the dead one, and they cut off all her retirement checks. One mistake by a gov't worker, and it takes MONTHS to get it straightened out. I'd better get going in case the car battery is dead again and I'll have to call a cab. I am thinking of the scripture that says you will never be given more than you can handle, and I don't believe it. Otherwise why would people have heart attacks and nervous breakdowns and physical breakdowns? When I re-looked at that scripture, it actually said that no one will be TEMPTED more than they can bear...but still people quote that scripture to me. Oh gosh, I'm in so much pain. I have not sit up for 24 hours straight for many many years. I have not sit up for even 12 hours straight for over 11 years. I feel the Lord's comfort and strength and I am very grateful for it.
Blessings, Bluebirdy
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Dear friends, just ran home from the hospital to get Mom's list of allergies and meds...she is in critical condition and hallucinating and hearing voices but ALL the medical tests are negative. SO weird how they can tell me she's dying if her tests are all negative. She is not in reality at all. This is more than a nervous breakdown. She might be in a nursing home, which would make me homeless for a while...so pray that God will help me take care of all of mom's junk and find a new place if she does die or go into a nursing home. My brother was so upset he had to be treated for heart/chest pain too. We have no clue what's going on but Dad died 3 months ago, and I hear of the spouse going soon after, in many cases...so please pray that angels will hold up my brother and mom and I. My husband was so close to being killed by a suicide bomber on Thursday...am I going to lose my Dad, mom and husband all within 3 months? I am not even well enough to be sitting at the hospital with her, so we will see how soon I need the emergency room too. Oh gosh this is TOO HARD! I have been trying to deal with stress that is getting worse and worse alone, while getting sicker and sicker! I AM SO WORN OUT! *sob* please pray. I always feel your prayers.
Love, Sheila
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Saturday, 1 March 2008
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Categorical Data Modeling
Thomas Klausch
posted on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 7:04 am
Dear discussion group,
I am following advice on threshold identification in Millsap's 2011 book wabout measurement invariance testing. In Mplus I am using ordinal CFA models with WLSMV.
Millsap suggested that one should first free all thresholds except those necessary for identification and test for loading equivalence. For identification, it is recommended to constrain the thresholds of a reference threshold of each indicator equal across groups (plus a second threshold on one of the indicators; this applies to the cluster loading structure with more than two cateogries).
However, I noticed that depending on the choice of the reference threshold, the model can change substantially: for example estimates of loadings are affected by choice of the reference threshold, alongside the result of the invariance test on loadings. That is, under one threshold invariance constraint I find invariant loadings, but under a second configuration invariance is rejected. Moreover, estimates of the free thresholds (e.g. their order) are also affected.
Now I wonder how I should best identify thresholds to set equal for identification or whether there are alternative identification parameterizations I could use. It seems very disturbing to me that models are so easily influencable by these paramter constraints.
Thomas Klausch
posted on Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 9:36 am
I should add that my main interest is understanding the differential use of categories across groups, whilst assuring equivalence of loadings. There is subtantial reason to believe that there is a lot of invariance, so a backward elimination procedure is not the ideal choice, I believe.
As an alternative parameterization I considered constraining the residual variances to 1 in all groups (Theta parameterization). Additionally the factor means are constrained to zero. Then all thresholds can be freed and are identified.
The interpretation of a plot of all thresholds is meaningful, after assuring loading invariance. It also avoids constraining a threshold equal on which there is bias. But I am wondering if this is a useful approach or if constraining error variances to 1 can have effects that I am not aware of. My understanding is that group differences in the residuals would then be absorbed by the loadings, so could be tested in the 'first' invariance testing step.
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 6:37 pm
Which pages of Millsap (2011) are you looking at?
Thomas Klausch
posted on Friday, April 20, 2012 - 1:19 am
For the identification constraints: pages 127-131 (in particular the sections about the cluster and general structure with C>1)
For the forward testing procedure of invariance: pages 136-141
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Monday, April 23, 2012 - 4:48 pm
Just to let you know that I am thinking about an answer to your item invariance questions.
Let ask you how many items and how many groups you have.
Also, you said earlier that "there is a lot of invariance, so a backward elimination procedure is not the ideal choice". I thought the term "backward" meant that you start with the fully invariant model, which seems like the starting point closest to the model you believe in given your phrase "a lot of invariance".
Thomas Klausch
posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 2:45 am
Thanks -- I mixed up the words invariance and bias/DIF here. So the sentence should read "there is a lot of item bias, so a backward elimination procedure is not the ideal choice".
Then starting with a backward procedure (fully invariant model) will mean having to modify a lot of parameters, if MI at all indicate the correct spots of misfit. In my tests with backward the options for modification quickly ran out or were implausible.
I think forward procedures might point rather to the sources of measurement bias. Perhaps the correct procedure is ongoing debate. But here I get the "choice of minimal identification constraints" problem.
In my analysis I am interested in various scales (one with 2 factors and six items, two with one factor and four items; always five categories). I always have four groups.
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 8:55 am
Because you expect so much non-invariance in the thresholds, I wonder if it would be of any help to use a model with the "nu" intercepts in addition to the thresholds. That's an item-specific intercept. For instance, you could start with a model with invariant thresholds, but non-invariant intercepts. This means a rigid shift of all thresholds across groups for an item. That's different than the shift you get by different factor means across groups because it is an item-specific shift. Perhaps MIs are easier to work with in such a more flexible model as a starting point. Identification has to handled carefully, where a reference group has both the factor mean and all intercepts fixed at zero. Haven't tried this, so take the suggestion with a grain of salt. Because the nu intercepts don't exist in Mplus with categorical, the way you add them is to create perfectly measured factors behind the items.
Thomas Klausch
posted on Friday, June 22, 2012 - 6:16 am
Hi Bengt,
In your post above you say that one can create intercepts with categorical by ceating "perfectly measured factors behind the items". Not sure how to do this...Can you check my example or give an own one please?
Say x1-x3 are categorical items:
f1 by item1-item3;
item1 by x1;
item2 by x2;
item3 by x3;
Additionally one should set all thresholds equal in some way, I suppose.
Thanks, Thomas
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Friday, June 22, 2012 - 9:05 am
With say 3 categorical items u1-u3, you say:
f by u1-u3; ! to define the regular factor
f1 by u1;
f2 by u2;
f3 by u3;
This gives you a "nu" intercept for each of the 3 indicators. It will appear under the "alpha" (factor mean) heading.
Thomas Klausch
posted on Friday, June 22, 2012 - 9:48 am
I have additionally constrained the covariances between all f to 0.
Should I impose any additional identification constraints? At the moment my model is not identified. I am looking at a multiple group model.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Friday, June 22, 2012 - 9:54 am
Please send the output and your license number to
Tait Medina
posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 10:14 am
Hi Thomas. I am wondering if you were able to successfully introduce a perfectly measured factor behind each y*? If yes, would you mind sharing your syntax here? Also, did you find such an approach useful?
Thank you,
Tait Medina
posted on Friday, November 22, 2013 - 10:36 am
I am wondering if you can point me in the right direction. I am having difficulty understanding why residual variances can be freely estimated (in non-reference groups) only when thresholds are constrained to be equivalent across groups (in addition to setting the metric by either fixing the variance to one in all groups or fixing the first loading to one in all groups). I've read through Web Note 4, but am still having a hard time getting my head around this. Do you have another reading that might help me understand this.
Thank you
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Sunday, November 24, 2013 - 3:30 pm
I have written about this as follows, also giving references to a paper and a 2011 book by Millsap:
"It is of interest to understand if factor loading invariance can be tested
separately from threshold invariance. In the case of continuous outcomes,
invariance of factor loadings make it possible to identify and estimate factor
variance-covariances in the different groups, while intercept invariance is
necessary only for identifying and estimating factor means in the different
groups. This holds even if there is residual variance noninvariance because
the residual variances do not influence the conditional expectation function
of the outcome given the factors. In contrast, with binary outcomes, the
residual variances do influence the conditional expectation function, that
is, the item characteristic curve. In the binary case, a model with non-
invariant thresholds is not identified when allowing group-varying residual
variances. To see the indeterminacies, consider again multiplying all scale
factors by the same constant in a certain group. This change can be
absorbed in the factor variance as before and in the thresholds as seen in
(1.49) and (1.50). This implies that threshold invariance and factor loading
invariance cannot be separately tested in the binary case without further
restrictions, one case being residual variance invariance (see also Millsap
& Tien, 2004 and Millsap, 2011). Muthen and Asparouhov (2002) discuss
further identification and testing matters for multiple-group analysis and
show the equivalent issues for invariance across time in growth models.
In the polytomous case, each item has more than one threshold and the
identification status is different from the binary case. Millsap and Tien
(2004) and Millsap (2011) give identification rules for invariance restrictions
on model parameters. As these authors show, it is possible to identify non-
invariant factor loadings in conjunction with a minimal set of restrictions
on the thresholds, while at the same time allowing group-varying factor
means, factor variances, and residual variances."
Tait Medina
posted on Monday, December 02, 2013 - 7:45 am
Dr. Muthen, this is very helpful and thank you for taking the time to address my question.
Kind Regards,
John D Peipert
posted on Friday, December 22, 2017 - 8:32 pm
I am conducting measurement invariance tests on categorical data. For one model, I need to freely estimate (release constraints) on the thresholds and loadings in the code below.
I am unsure how to modify the code so that the thresholds and loadings are not constrained to be invariant. Thanks in advance for the help!
f1 BY y1* y2-y4(L1-L4);
MODEL black:
f1 BY y1* y2-y4 (L1-L4);
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Saturday, December 23, 2017 - 2:42 pm
When you don't want invariance you drop the parameter labels.
It is not clear to me what the role of the x's is in your input.
John D Peipert
posted on Saturday, December 23, 2017 - 6:44 pm
Thanks for your quick response!
I omitted definitions and code to reduce the size of the original message.
x's are observed indicators. y's are latent variables created so that intercepts could be manipulated. These are defined as:
y1 BY
John D Peipert
posted on Thursday, December 28, 2017 - 11:24 am
Thanks again for your quick response, Dr. Muthen. I have an additional follow-up question.
I attempted to remove invariance constraints on the thresholds by removing the labels on those parameters for both groups (black and white), but that model was not identified. I then removed the labels for just one group (black) and the thresholds were estimated, as I had hoped.
Even though it is the result I am seeking, I'm unsure why removing them from only one group leads both groups' thresholds being estimated. Can you explain why the labeling works that way?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Thursday, December 28, 2017 - 12:55 pm
The UG describes how to handle invariance testing. In the V8 version on our website, the relevant pages are 544-545.
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I have been using an idea from Warren Esty's excellent Precalculus (4th Edition) in class that is working very nicely. I have been having the Geometry students work through some tricky area problems. I'm more interested in their process than "the answer", and I told them as much. So I asked them to find their answers to the nearest tenth, write down how they got them, and then gave them this:
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The Broncos ran through a final training-camp practice on Friday before their first scrimmage, when they'll have a shot at running full-speed and full-contact football Saturday at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.
First string will go against second string and vice versa, while third-stringers will get a chance to face one another for 12 plays each segment, coach John Fox said.
"We'll start getting them ready for live football as we prepare for our first preseason game," Fox said of the team's Aug. 7 game against the Super Bowl nemesis Seattle Seahawks. "You haven't tackled people to the ground, you haven't sacked the quarterback yet (in camp). How you tackle, how you tackle live against an opponent — you don't know until that first opportunity. We're trying to prime and get ready for that."
Officials, who are present nearly every day of training-camp drills, appeared to be throwing more flags Friday than normal. And players — including cornerback Aqib Talib — were letting them know how they felt about it.
"We're just having fun, making the referees practice too," Talib said, laughing. "I don't care about any flags. I'm playing against my opponent. I'm not really playing against the refs."
Talib said he expected the frequency of calls to stay high through the preseason and then die out, a feeling also echoed by Fox.
"Today I disagreed with all the flags they threw," safety Rahim Moore said, smiling. "But it's part of the game. Sometimes they're going to call flags and you've got to learn to keep your composure."
Moore, who will make his return after missing much of last season after recovering from surgery for compartment syndrome, is looking forward to seeing whether he's improved.
"I feel like I'm playing faster than I ever did," he said. "I'm getting guys lined up. Normally, I used to know the defense, but I feel like I know the whole playbook and can get everybody lined up."
Most important, coaches are looking to see whether players have made progress from Day 1 of training camp July 24 , even if some days the team and players might not have as sharp a day.
"We really have to figure out a way to stay ahead of the chains and convert on third downs," offensive coordinator Adam Gase said. "So Brock (Osweiler) is going to have to be smart, move the ball well against the (first-stringers). And then with Peyton (Manning) and that group we're looking to see some explosive plays and get our running game going."
Defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio lauded cornerback Chris Harris' progress in camp following ACL surgery last season.
"I've been around guys that have rehabbed and come back from injury, but I don't know if I've ever seen a guy more determined every day with great energy attacking it the way he did."
Von Miller, meanwhile, who still remains limited at camp as he also continues to recover from ACL surgery in January, practiced kick returns with the scout team, just to get some work in.
"I like to just keep going all the way through practice," Miller said. "It's even more so now that I can't participate in everything, so I just do it a little bit."
Players out for injury remained unchanged from Thursday. Chase Vaughn (knee), Greg Lotta (hip), Lewis Young (groin) all did not participate.
"It's a scrimmage just to get better and see where we're at as a team," said safety David Bruton, who got reps on Friday and is fighting to make a spot on the team. "Next week we're live bullets in the first preseason game."


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Hyoscyamine reduces the unwanted side effects of some drugs as well.
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Hyoscyamine belongs to a class of drugs known as anticholinergics/antispasmodics.
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About Glaucoma
Glaucoma is the name given to a group of eye conditions in which the main nerve to the eye (the optic nerve) is damaged where it leaves the eye. This nerve carries information about what is being seen from the eye to the brain and as it becomes damaged vision is lost. This results in misty and patchy vision, with eventual loss of central vision, although this is rare.
Although any vision which has been lost to glaucoma cannot be recovered, with early diagnosis, careful monitoring and regular use of treatments, the vast majority of people retain useful sight for life. The only way to know if you have glaucoma is to have your eyes checked at your local optometrist (optician). Learn more
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Dancing With The Stars Season 17 Media Round-Up After The Cast Announcement (Interviews)
Lot's of media to share now. You ready? First, E News made their rounds interviewing the contestants for Dancing With The Stars after the cast announcement. Derek talks of he and Amber's rehearsals and they plan to "perform their socks off". Jack Osbourne wants to raise awareness for Multiple Sclerosis and just have fun. Valerie just wants to do the show because she loves to dance. She also wants to remind others to keep moving and keep living. Lots more below. Stay tuned. We may have more with E News later.
Secondly, below is Extra with some interviews with some of the cast. Note how Derek and Amber say they have a Cha Cha for their first dance. Elizabeth says she's sore in places she never thought existed. Karina says she and Corbin feel beat up after 4 days of rehearsals so far. Bill Nye says it's up to his partner if he goes shirtless. Hilarious.
Jack Osbourne tells Access Hollywood that his sister Kelly told him to "dive right in" and "embrace the sparkles and spandex" when taking on Dancing With The Stars. Jack says he wanted to do Dancing With The Stars because it's an interesting opportunity and also for Multiple Sclerosis Awareness. When asked, his partner Cheryl Burke says she is very impressed with his dancing so far and he can kick higher than she can. Their first dance is a Fox Trot. Great first interview!!!
And lastly, be sure you head over to On The Red Carpet at this link. They have even more title shoot photos of the cast with individual pics!!! Which are your favorites? I love them all. Also, Pure Derek Hough has some cool media up too including a cool interview up with Mario Lopez and Derek Hough. He talks of "Family Dance Off" and the new season of Dancing With The Stars.
Shew, what a day!! 😉 xx
ADDING: As promised, here are more interviews with E News…
Also, be sure to tune into a LIVE chat with Steph Pham talking with Kristyn Burtt about the new cast here if interested. Thanks to Lori for the heads up!
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Serious Grape: Pinot Grigio, the Farmers' Market Friend
On Fridays, Deb Harkness of Good Wine Under $20 drops by with Serious Grape.
The farmers' market can be one of the most inspirational places for a foodie. At my local Los Angeles market right now the stalls are full of tomatoes, zucchini, potatoes, mushrooms, peaches, baby lettuce, and other treasures. We are still wolfing down vegetable-based pasta sauces, heirloom tomato salads with basil and sweet onions, and gorgeous green salads.
If you are taking full advantage of the harvest, pick up a bottle of Pinot Grigio on your way home from the farmers' market. Pinot Grigio is a grape that pairs wonderfully with most vegetables because of its fresh flavors and abundant acidity. The grape also adapts well to different wine-making styles, which can vary widely depending on regional preferences. So while some wines made with Pinot Grigio will be fresh and citrusy, others will be rounder and taste more like melons and apples. My Pinot Grigio recommendations, after the jump.
2008 Maso Canali Pinot Grigio: (Italy, Trentino) This is an outstanding, complex Italian bottling. Faint aromas of lemon peel and apple lead to its surprisingly heavy texture. There are flavors of apple and lemon, followed by richer tastes of orchard fruits such as peach and nectarine. The aftertaste is almondy but still crisp and juicy. This wine will convince Pinot Grigio skeptics that the grape is worth a second chance. ($23; find this wine)
2008 Castello di Gabbiano Pinot Grigio: (Italy, Venezie IGT): This extremely good value Pinot Grigio has characteristics of bitter lemon pith with almond aromas and flavors. With such a nicely balanced acidity, it makes the perfect partner for fresh tomatoes--and it's amazingly good for the price. ($10; find this wine)
2008 Tenuta Ca' Bolani Friuli Pinot Grigio: (Italy, Friuli Aquileia) Recognizably Italian in style, this wine had light, lemon pith aromas that led into a surprisingly full-bodied wine with Meyer lemon and melon flavors. Crisp without being harsh, it has an appealingly creamy texture and nicely balanced acidity. ($17; find this wine)
2008 Lucien Albrecht Pinot Gris Cuvée Romanus: (France, Alsace AOC) A terrific wine, this had apple, melon, and herbal aromas. The flavors were fresh, round, and soft with peach, pear, and apple notes. ($20; find this wine)
2008 MacMurray Ranch Pinot Gris: (California, Sonoma Coast) Distinctive pineapple and apple aromas and flavors are followed by an interesting lemon curd aftertaste. The wine's crispness is very appealing and will work well with food. ($20; find this wine)
2008 Estancia Pinot Grigio: (California) A rich Californian example of the grape, with lemon oil and lemongrasss aromas and flavors. Expect a slightly bitter note in the aftertaste of this surprisingly complex Pinot Grigio. ($15; find this wine)
2008 Robert Oatley Pinot Grigio: (South Australia) This Pinot Grigio might be mistaken for a Gewurztraminer with its allspice, nutmeg, and pepper aromas. The flavors are more typical of the grape, however, with zesty citrus and apple notes and a fresh, spicy aftertaste. ($18; find this wine)
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Recipes You Need to Cook This Week: August 5-11
September is right around the corner and even though it may be hotter than ever in some parts of the country, that back-to-school feeling is definitely creeping up on us! Keep on using fabulous farmers market heirloom tomatoes, corn on the cob and fresh herbs; cool down with a delicious take on a classic PB&J that is transformed into an unusual summer dessert with the addition of cheddar ice cream.
Don't feel like cooking at all in this end-of-summer heat? No worries - turn to a classic cold summer soup or take some inspiration from the East and make a tasty Thai-inspired salad. These five recipes will ensure your week is full of flavor - cook one or all of these great recipes and dig in to this first week of August.
Heirloom Tomato Gazpacho
When the sun is scorching in the sky, turning on the oven or even a single burner can seem turn one's kitchen into Dante's "Inferno." Luckily this refreshing summer soup requires no cooking at all! Transform any ripe heirloom tomatoes into a cool and simple appetizer that is the perfect way to start a summer dinner party.
Coconut, Lime and Lemongrass Chicken Salad
This Thai-inspired salad with wonderful sweet and fragrant citrus notes is full of lovely raw vegetables, ginger, lemongrass and masses of fresh herbs - mint, cilantro and basil, to be precise! To make this salad a cinch to prepare, turn to the most convenient of all supermarket items - rotisserie chicken - and you won't even have to turn on the stove!
Mango Crab Avocado Salad With Lemon Vinaigrette
Crab and avocado are already a match made in heaven (and who doesn't love seafood in the summer), but throw some mango into the mix and you've got a really winning combination that is perfect for summer! With lemon juice, jalapeño and chopped cilantro added to everything, this salad is jam-packed full of great flavor.
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Ice Cream Grilled Cheese PB&J
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After living in a home for decades, a home can become packed with items connected to memories, amazing moments, and life events. When you visit your parents, you are more likely to notice the accumulation of items from 30, 40 or 50 years ago while they may not notice it. It's possible they have become "clutter blind" since these items are associated with memories and moments. You are sandwiched between their belongings and your own.
If you want to help your parents let go of some of their clutter so they can leap into the next season of their lives, we have 7 steps to get you started.
Is it time to move to a larger or smaller space? Whether choosing to move now or later, you should start asking the right questions today. Read more to help you evaluate relocating, map out the list of benefits you wish to gain, and what you'd prefer to leave behind in your current space.
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One of the biggest mistakes many make is clinging to clutter longer than
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When we think of stress, we usually assume it's caused by
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Preparing for the new adventure of retirement can be both
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One of the ways to prepare for retirement is rightsizing or
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experts at GreenPath.com, assets can include large items or small personal
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March is the ultimate sign Spring is on the horizon. According to retail experts at Offers.com, March typically has a lull in sales for most consumer purchases, because "it's a month without major shopping holidays. But even without important commerce dates like Labor Day, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday, March does bring its share of noteworthy deals."
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Smart shoppers love to stretch their dollar by finding quality items at a fraction of the retail cost. One way to spend wisely is shopping resale. Some everyday and leisure items like those on our list below can save you tons in comparison to retail prices.
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Silver Lining is one champion. I met Carissa Reiniger, CEO and President, about three years ago. She has dedicated Silver Lining to helping lifestyle businesses grow. Simple. It's a one year, mostly on line, program designed to grow your business. It's not a business plan but rather an action plan that relies on some of the same things in a business plan. There's nothing wrong with business plans…they are great for determining what direction you want to take your company in. Business plans are primarily used to raise capital however. The philosophy at Silver Lining is that action plans are a better way for lifestyle businesses to grow. Their action plan is called SLAP: Silver Lining Action Plan. It's a simple (because once you fill in the blanks, the plan program does all the calculations for you). Even if you're self motivated, sometimes taking care of your own business gets pushed to the side by you – like the shoemaker with barefoot kids. If you can relate to this, then maybe you should check Silver Lining out. www.Silverlininglimited.com
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Pure DWTS – What You Missed During the Winter Break!
I know that lots of people disconnect from DWTS between seasons, but we here are PureDWTS don't stop writing stuff. We're weird that way. 🙂 So, I thought I would create a post summarizing some of the interesting things that were posted and talked about while you might have been away. 🙂
Shortly after the season ended, the rumors started up…and I wasn't the only one commenting on the messed up mess that was Season 15. And it WAS Jordyn Wieber that wanted to dance with Val…
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Remember how awesome it was to hold up a magnet to an old CRT display, and then watch it degauss in a colourful, rainbow seizure? Well you probably don't have any CRTs on hand anymore, but German artist Carsten Nicolai has an installation that makes use of those same magnetic deformations and it's still fun to watch.
"crt mgn" is primary composed of two pendulum arms capped with magnets. Each swings over an old CRT display, morphing and tweaking the lines displayed on it to illustrate the transformative force of otherwise invisible magnetic fields. And to add just a little bit of eeriness, the magnetic fluctuations are also transformed into a modulating acoustic drone that fills the showroom.
Kind of makes you miss your old CRT, doesn't it? Where's a degauss button when you need one? [Laughing Squid]


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3OH!3 are known for two things: catchy hooks and hot female collaborators. They are not known as romantic songwriters. If anything, you'd think the guys are the "hit it and quit it" variety based on what they sing. But with new single "You're Gonna Love This," the guys finally look at something besides sex: their beats.
"I think that love doesn't exist and we should all try for something very short and ephemeral," jokes Nate Motte in an interview with CBS Local.
In their latest video, the guys are left high and dry (spoiler alert) by the girl they're fighting over — she ends up getting her own happily ever after with a Tom Cruise impersonator.
"I think that lyrically and thematically 'You're Gonna Love This' does fall in line with a lot of our stuff. And that's just to have fun," Motte says. "That song is a bit funny and is meant to be a bit tongue in cheek, in terms of we say in the song that you're gonna love the song. It's like the Men's Warehouse of songs."
"You're gonna like the way you look. I guarantee it," laughs Sean Foreman as he invokes the legendary Men's Warehouse slogan.
For fans who've loved 3OH!3 in the past, but in an ephemeral, passing way, they may feel something is missing from the duo's new album. They guys, who've scored big hits collaborating with Katy Perry and Ke$ha, decided to go it alone on their new record.
"[We] ended up coming out with 20-25 songs in the span of about a month and a half of just writing," Motte says. "We spent a lot of time producing them and reworking them and stuff…[T]here wasn't really any time or room for a collaboration. Which isn't to say that we're not gonna do that anymore. We love doing that."
One of the guys' past collaborations included a back and forth with Ke$ha — she was on their track "First Kiss" and they guested on her "Blah Blah Blah." We asked them to tell us something we wouldn't know about the pop star.
"Ke$ha, you probably know a lot, but she legit gets her clothes out of the dumpster," Motte says, completely seriously. "Like, goes dumpster diving for 'gems' as she calls them. Secret gems."
Motte goes on to reveal that the first time she met Foreman she called him a word we might say instead of cat (""Now that I know her, it was pretty endearing," Foreman remarks.), she texted their mutual friend that she wanted to have intimate relations with Motte (not her exact words) and she let Foreman's girlfriend tattoo her ("Let's put this straight right now: his girlfriend is not a licensed tattoo artist," says Motte.).
-Courtney E. Smith, CBS Local
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Chiasson says charitable works merit non-guideline prison term
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Level Global Investors co- founder Anthony Chiasson, convicted of an insider-trading scheme that reaped $72 million, asked a judge to impose a shorter term than the more than 13 years in prison recommended by U.S. sentencing guidelines.
In a filing late Monday in Manhattan federal court, lawyers for Chiasson, 39, called such a sentence "draconian" and asked U.S. District Judge Richard Sullivan to impose an unspecified lesser term, saying the conduct alleged by the U.S. was "aberrant" and that Chiasson has led an "extraordinary" life. Chiasson, who left Stamford-based SAC Capital Advisors to start the Greenwich-based hedge fund, is scheduled to be sentenced May 13.
Chiasson cited his charitable giving to the Robin Hood Foundation, the Michael J. Fox Foundation, his high school and his alma mater, Babson College.
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from Tuesday's Bruce Levine's chat:
Q: In your humble opinion, what do you think Carlos Quentins current trade value is, should he become available?
A: Not sure on that one. Not sure I really even know whether Quentin is the player we are seeing now or the one we saw in 2008. He's a guy who is wound really tight. Really a good guy who internalizes way too much. I advise a slump buster for him.


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The European Commissions' plan to promote digital access to Europe's heritage is rapidly taking shape. At least six million books, documents and other cultural works will be made available to anyone with a Web connection through the European Digital Library over the next five years. In order to boost European digitisation efforts, the Commission will co-fund the creation of a Europe-wide network of digitisation centres. The Commission will also address, in a series of policy documents, the issue of the appropriate framework for intellectual property rights protection in the context of digital libraries.
"Information technologies can enable you to tap into Europe's collective memory with a click of your mouse", Information Society and Media Commissioner Viviane Reding explained. "The European Commission will help to turn this into reality by co-funding centres of competence for digitisation and providing a truly European framework for protecting, accessing and using intellectual property rights in digital libraries. Member States will have to do their bit by providing the basic means for digitisation". "This is a very exciting prospect for Europe's libraries and we are eager to make this happen", added Dr Elisabeth Niggemann, Director General of 'Die Deutsche Bibliothek' (the German national library) and chair of CENL, the Conference of European National Librarians.
The Commission today published an overview of the results of a major online consultation on the digital libraries initiative which had been launched on 30 September 2005 (see IP/05/1202). The 225 replies came from libraries, archives and museums (46%), publishers and right holders (19%) and universities/academics (14%). The replies generally welcome the initiative and see it as an opportunity for making Europe's cultural heritage more accessible and usable on the Internet. They also show that opinions are divided on copyright issues, in particular between cultural institutions and right holders.
The consultation results have helped the Commission to further define the practical set-up of the European Digital Library, which will provide a highly visible, multilingual access point, dedicated to the digital resources of Europe's cultural institutions. It will build upon the TEL-infrastructure, currently the gateway to the catalogue records of collections in a number of national libraries, which also gives access to a range of digitised resources of the participating libraries. TEL, The European Library, was set up by members of the Conference of European National Librarians and received European Community funding in its early stage.
By the end of 2006, the European Digital Library should encompass full collaboration among the national libraries in the EU. In the years thereafter, this collaboration is to be expanded to archives and museums. Two million books, films, photographs, manuscripts, and other cultural works will be accessible through the European Digital Library by 2008. This figure will grow to at least six million by 2010, but is expected to be much higher as, by then, potentially every library, archive and museum in Europe will be able to link its digital content to the European Digital Library.
This European Digital Library is a flagship project of the Commission's overall strategy to boost the digital economy, the i2010 strategy (see IP/05/643). The main elements of this flagship project, which is meant to promote getting Europe's cultural and scientific heritage digitised and available online, was unveiled in September 2005 in the "i2010: Digital Libraries Communication (see IP/05/1202). In November 2005, the Council of Culture Ministers endorsed the Commission's approach to digital libraries.
The Commission intends to present a proposal for a Recommendation by mid-2006 to tackle together with Member States and with the European Parliament barriers to digitisation and online accessibility. Later this year, the Commission will also unveil its strategy for digital libraries based on scientific and scholarly information. Before the end of the year, a Commission Communication on "Content Online" will address broader issues such as intellectual property rights management in the digital age.
A High Level Group on the European Digital Library will meet for the first time on 27 March 2006 and will be chaired by Commissioner Reding. It will brings together major stakeholders from industry and cultural institutions. The group will address issues such as public-private collaboration for digitisation and copyrights.
Useful links:
- overview of the results of the online consultation on digital libraries:
- contributions to the online consultation on digital libraries:
- Portal of The European Library:
See also MEMO/06/102


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1. Name and contact details of the controller responsible for processing and of the company data protection officer
This data privacy information applies for data processing by:
Frankfurt am Main City Planning Department
Kurt-Schumacher-Strasse 10, 60311 Frankfurt/Main
Tel.: +49 (0)69/212-34871
Regulatory data protection officer: Department for Privacy and IT Security
Sandgasse 6, 60311 Frankfurt/Main
Tel. +49 (0)69/212-32888
2. Collection of personal data and type and purpose of their use
a) From website visits
When you access our website www.stadtplanungsamt-frankfurt.de, information is sent automatically through the browser used by your terminal device to the server of our website. This information is temporarily stored in what is known as a logfile. The following information is recorded without any assistance from you and is saved until it is automatically deleted:
- IP address of the requesting computer;
- date and time of access;
- name and URL of the file viewed;
- website from which access was obtained (referrer URL);
- browser used and, where relevant, the operating system of your computer and the name of your access provider.
We process the abovementioned data for the following purposes:
- to ensure the connection with the website is established smoothly;
- to ensure easy use of our website;
- evaluation of the system security and stability; and
- for other administrative purposes.
In addition, we also use Plesk as an administrative tool for our website. It is used for the purposes of anonymized statistical evaluation.
The legal basis for the data processing is art. 6, para. 1, lit. (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interests stem from the purposes of data acquisition listed above. Under no circumstances do we use the acquired data to draw conclusions about you as an individual.
Furthermore, our website makes use of cookies. You can find more detailed explanations of these under point 4 of this Privacy Policy.
b) From use of our forms for enquiries, participations, surveys and orders
In the case of questions of any kind, as well as online participation processes, online surveys and online orders, we offer you the possibility of getting in touch with us via a form provided on the website. Here, depending on the form, users have to input their name, address and/or e-mail address so that we know who is submitting the enquiry and are able to respond to or process it accordingly. Further details can be added voluntarily. By using these services you automatically consent to the electronic processing of your data. You may revoke this consent in writing at any time. All online forms are automatically retrieved in encrypted form.
Data processing for the purposes of contacting us takes place in accordance with art. 6, para. 1, lit. (a) GDPR on the basis of your freely given consent.
The personal data acquired by us for the use of the forms are automatically deleted once the enquiry you submitted has been dealt with.
3. Forwarding of data
Your personal data will never be forwarded to third parties for any purposes other than those outlined in the following.
We will only pass on your data to third parties if:
- you have expressly given consent for this in accordance with art. 6, para. 1, lit. (a) GDPR;
- forwarding the data, in accordance with art. 6, para. 1, lit (f) GDPR, is necessary for the assertion, or exercise of, or the defense against legal claims and there is no reason to presume that you have an overriding, protection-worthy interest in your data not being forwarded;
- there is a statutory obligation to forward the data in accordance with art. 6, para. 1, lit (c) GDPR; and
- this is legally permissible and is necessary for the processing of contractual relationships with you in accordance with art. 6, para. 1, lit. (b) GDPR.
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Our website uses cookies. These are small files that your browser creates automatically and which are stored on your terminal device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, or similar) when you visit our site. Cookies do not harm your end device in any way, nor do they contain any viruses, trojans or other malware.
The cookie stores information that is created in connection with the specifically used terminal device. This does not mean, however, that it provides us with direct knowledge of your identity.
The use of cookies serves, on the one hand, to make the use of our service more pleasant for you. As such we use what are known as session cookies to see that you have already visited individual pages of our website. These are automatically deleted once you leave our site.
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Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or a notification always appears before a new cookie is created. Nevertheless, complete deactivation of cookies can mean that you are unable to use all the functions of our website.
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- in accordance with art. 18 GDPR, to request limitation of processing of your personal data where the accuracy of the data is disputed, its processing is unlawful, you object to its deletion and we no longer require the data, you require this for the assertion or exercise of or the defense against legal claims, or you have lodged an objection to its processing in accordance with art. 21 GDPR;
- in accordance with art. 20 GDPR, to obtain the personal data you have provided us with in a structured, commonly usable and machine-readable format, or to request its transfer to another controller;
- in accordance with art. 7, para. 3 GDPR, to revoke consent previously given to us at any time. This will mean that we will no longer be able to carry out the data processing this consent related to in the future; and
- in accordance with art. 77 GDPR, to complain to the relevant supervisory authorities. The relevant supervisory authority is: Hessen Data Protection Officer, P.O. Box 3163, 65021 Wiesbaden, tel.: +49 (0)611/1408 – 0, firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Where your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests, in accordance with art. 6, para. 1, lit. (f) GDPR, you have the right, in accordance with art. 21 GDPR, to object to the processing of your personal data where there are reasons for this arising from your specific situation or where you are objecting to direct advertising. In the latter case, you have a general right of objection, which is implemented by us without information on your specific situation.
If you wish to exercise your right of objection or revocation, it is sufficient to send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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For the website visit, we use the widespread SSL process (Secure Socket Layer) in connection with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser. As a rule this is 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we will use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can see whether an individual page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form from the key or lock symbol displayed in the lower status bar of your browser.
We also make use of suitable technical and organizational security measures to protect your data from random or deliberate manipulations, partial or full loss or destruction, and unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continually improved in line with technological developments.
8. Topicality and amendment of this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is currently valid and was last revised in May 2018.
As a result of advances in our website and services, or on account of statutory or regulatory provisions, it may occasionally be necessary to amend this Privacy Policy. An up-to-date version of the Privacy Policy statement can be viewed and printed at any time on the website at https://www.stadtplanungsamt-frankfurt.de/datenschutzerklaerung_16862.html.
9. Information and services from other providers
This website includes information and services from other providers, who obtain personal data relating to you within the context of their services. Please note that the Frankfurt/Main City Planning Department is not responsible for the processing or use of the data and the provider's own terms may apply.


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EL PASO, Texas (AP) Konner Tucker and Jaques Streeter had 17 points apiece to help UTEP defeat Nebraska 68-52 in the championship game of the Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational on Sunday night.
Nebraska (8-4) did not score until 13:31 into the first half. The Huskers then began to chip away at the lead when UTEP went cold for a 4-minute stretch but closed out the half going on a 16-5 run.
The second half was much of the same as UTEP (6-5) controlled the pace. Nebraska cut the lead to as little as eight with a 13-4 run late, but UTEP stayed ahead.
Nebraska shot 37.3 percent from the field for the game, while UTEP shot 47 percent and led by as many as 22 points.
Ray Gallegos led Nebraska with 22 points. Brandon Ubel had 11 points. Dylan Talley, who had averaged 15 points per game, was held to four points.


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Aging Population Could Trim 3% Off China GDP Growth
China's one-child policy has hastened such a big slowdown in China's working-age population that the country's demographic future is starting to look a lot more like that of rich nations—and that's bad news for China.
According to two Citigroup economists, Nathan Sheets and Robert A. Sockin, China's "deteriorating demographics" are likely to trim 3.25 percentage points off China's annual growth rate between 2012 and 2030, compared to its double-digit growth of past decades. While industrialized nations face similar demographic challenges, they have a deeper cushion of wealth to rely upon (witness Japan.) China needs to continue to grow rapidly if it's ever to reach the fat-and-happy stage.
"The potential difficulties as Chinese policymakers seek to pilot their economy through this demographic transition represents an under-appreciated global risk," the two economists write in a recent report.
For the past 20 years, China's working age population has risen, which has helped boost productivity and incomes, as many young people left the rural areas, where they worked with basic tools, and signed up for factory work on China's southern and eastern coast. That was the economic-plus of the one-child policy. "The share of the young was diminished and, being a developing country, the number of people over 65 years old was low as well ," the economists write. As a result, those of working age had fewer responsibilities to care for little kids or aged parents.
Now, that's reversing. The share of the working-age population (ages 15-64) will decline in China between 2010 and 2030 nearly as fast as it will in Japan, the U.S. and other wealthy nations. Switching to a two-child policy could even make things worse over the next 20 year, because more births would mean that working parents would have more dependents to care for, the economists note.
Overall, Messrs. Sheets and Sockin estimate that China's growth ceiling over the coming two decades is 6.9% annually, "and to the extent that urbanization, industrialization and convergence dynamics play through (as is likely) actual growth will be substantially lower."
Of course, there are measures China could take to ease the problem, the economists say: Have people work longer and use more automation.
Immigration could possibly help, though that's a solution usually proposed for rich nations. And where might migrants come from? Africa's population is still growing sharply.
"We see Africa's voice in global deliberations as likely to be increasingly important," the Citigroup economists write. "We also expect that Africa will account of a rising share of global immigration flows."
-- Bob Davis
For GDP, trade, manufacturing, property and other historical Chinese economic data dating back as far as 1978, visit CRT's interactive China Econtracker.


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Missouri Attorney General to Look at Man Accused of Dumping Body
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - The Missouri attorney general's office will assist in the case of a Springfield man accused of dumping a teenager girl's body in a southwest Missouri lake.
The body of 15-year-old Khighla (KY'-luh) Parks of Willard was found in September in Truman Lake. A Springfield man, 47-year-old Anthony Balbirnie, is charged with abandonment of a corpse. Park was last seen with Balbirnie at a home in Buffalo.
Park's death has been ruled a homicide. But no one has been charged in her killing.
The Springfield News-Leader reports that the attorney general's office will assist the prosecutors of Dallas, Benton and Polk counties.
Balbirnie is currently in a Missouri prison on a drug case. His attorney, Jill Porter, didn't immediately return a phone call from The Associated Press.