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In Barcelona art and culture seem to spill from the galleries into the streets, and there is an infectious passion for living that radiates from the city's inhabitants. People who are not ashamed to enjoy excellent paella with red wine at an hour many consider bedtime, followed by cervezas and mouth watering tapas several hours later. People who creatively showed their opposition to their governments support of military action in Iraq by a cacophonous nightly banging of pots and pans from the cities myriad of balconies. My kind of city and my kind of people!
Living in northern Europe gives me the distinct advantage of having many of the western world's cultural hotspots a mere stones throw away (by Canadian standards at least) and this past month I decided it was time to visit Spain. After all, the Spanish have given us the novel, the guitar, flamenco, Picasso, gazpacho and in Barcelona they have dreamed up some of the world's most fabulous architecture. Indeed, it was the architecture and the rebellious yet simultaneously laid back attitude of Catalonians that focused my attention on the city of Barcelona and its surroundings.
I started my visit like any other tourist, strolling down Las Ramblas, the city's most famous street. Even on an overcast Sunday in January, the spirit of this street could not be stifled. In fact, I enjoyed Las Ramblas far more on Sunday. After all, one can find stores anywhere, but when those retail outlets close, the unique styles and spirits of Barcelona's human statues, painters, poets and musicians really shine through.
From Las Ramblas, I made my way to the Barri Gòtic, or the Gothic Quarter located at the very heart of Barcelona's old town. There I wandered the narrow streets, walled on both sides by beautiful medieval buildings dating from the 14th and 15th centuries. For me the highlight was the cathedral La Seu. But it was not the interior or exterior of the cathedral itself that attracted me, rather the magnificent 14th century cloister, beautifully floodlit at night, and in that eclectic Barcelona style, acoustically enhanced by a flock of honking white geese!
But Barcelona has more to offer than contemporary shopping streets and medieval architecture. The city is famous for modernisme, the Catalan offshoot of Art Noveau and the city's 19th century new town, the Eixample, is peppered with extraordinary modernista buildings designed by Antoni Gaudí, Lluís Domènech i Montaner and Josep Puig i Cadafalch.
A sight that is not to be missed is the unbelievable Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family). La Sagrada Família is a large Roman Catholic basilica designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí. Gaudí worked on the project for over 40 years, once joking "My client (God) is not in a hurry." Construction began in the late 19th century and remarkably the church is still not completed! I always thought that churches which took hundreds of years to complete were a thing of the past. But when you pay entrance to la Sagrada Família you are contributing to the construction of this enormous basilica. It is being built one donation at a time, and to be a drop in an ocean of such donations, to see the construction in progress, is what truly made la Sagrada Família inspirational for me.
The church's most striking features are its eight spindle-shaped towers. Many visitors find the architecture overpowering and some find it down right ugly, but I like Gaudí's style. His Nativity façade, built before construction was interrupted by the Spanish Civil War in 1935, is exceptionally ornate and clearly shows the artist's devotion to his work. In contrast, the Passion façade was designed by Joseph Subirachs and is especially striking (and controversial) for its understated and tormented characters portraying the crucifixion of Christ. The interior of the church is equally stunning, though it resembles and in fact is, a construction zone. In the main vestibule, columns modeled after trees reach skyward creating the distinct feeling that one is in a forest – natures own cathedral.
I was so inspired by Gaudí's work that I spent the better part of the following day in his Park Güell on the hill of El Carmel in the north of the city. Built from 1900 to 1914 the park was originally meant as a suburb for the rich, but it is now opened to the public. Gaudí's surreal style can be seen throughout the park in enormous wavy benches, lava-like stalactites, tree-like supports juxtaposed with stark Doric columns, all lavishly decorated with mosaics of broken ceramic fragments, a Catalan technique. And even more than in la Sagarada Família, ParkGüell is in tune with nature. Gaudí wound his paths and grottos around the hill's natural slopes and cliffs giving the park a calm and peaceful feeling – even when full of tourists.
Of course no visit to Barcelona is complete without spending a few days in the surrounding mountains. One day trip not to be missed is to the mountain and monastery of Montserrat, a 40km train ride north west of the city. As soon as I stepped out of the cogwheel rail car I was awestruck by the view. Strangely rounded outcrops soared skywards in the sun above the monastery, and below the valley was filled with mist making it seen as if I were truly above the clouds and in heaven. Hiking in on the mountain of eroded sedimentary rock from a sea drained some 25 million years ago, was attraction enough for me. However, there are two major attractions within the monastery proper: "La Moreneta" (the Black Virgin), an icon supposedly hidden in the hills by St. Peter, and Montserrat's world famous boys' choir. Both are well worth the trip. I was impressed by the understated beauty of La Moreneta amid the riches of the monastery. The choir too was intriguing, and they could have been a heavenly chorus if it weren't for the beeps and flashes emanating from the cellular phones that people were using to capture the moment. Perhaps they figured it was permitted since the pictograph requesting no photos showed a camera, and not a phone … Still, these days any place of great beauty has its tourist problems, and the camera phones were not enough to spoil the beauty of the mountain.
In fact despite its great (and well deserved) popularity with tourists, Barcelona and its surrounding areas have retained their spirit and very original flare. Barcelona beckons, summer or winter, and is well worth a visit.


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In my last post I discussed how the foundation of the internet (ARPANET) was created by the US Department of Defense in 1969 and the original tools of the world wide web (HTTP and HTML)were created by Tim Berners-Lee at CERN in 1990. I speculated on motivations and developments around the internet and the world wide web and compared these infrastructures to the living memory encoded within all of Nature that is the Akashic Records which is part of the Astral Light. Today I will discuss how blockchain technology is disrupting the control mechanisms of the web (as well as centralized governance) and facilitating multiple gateways to expanded consciousness as well as the Akashic Records.
To start, let's look at how the blockchain has attributes similar to consciousness. The main attribute of the blockchain in my mind is that it is distributed. Consciousness whether we are talking about human consciousness, animal consciousness, extra-terrestrial consciousness or Universal Consciousness is distributed as well. Each human within the human consciousness "network" is a distinct node in that overall network and can act individually, in concert with other human groups and has autonomous functions (e.g. each consciousness node is in the ON position as long as that collective consciousness continues to exist) that it shares in common with all of humanity.
A second attribute of the blockchain is that it is self-validating. A blockchain stores all transactions on each individual node (blockchain ledger) rather than a centralized server. When transactions occur they must be validated (independently of a central organization) by a number of nodes. Humans who transact within a blockchain place more trust in the blockchain community than they do in centralized organizations for those same transactions. As nodes of human consciousness we do this as well. For example, if I ask 10 random people (who speak English) what word best describes running your hand over coarse sandpaper, then I will likely get a response of "rough" or "coarse". I now have distributively validated that I can use the adjectives "rough" or "coarse" to describe the sensation of running your hand over coarse sandpaper when talking to another English speaking human. This distributed validation is the most authentic way of validating anything and is directly related to the concept of Gnosis (knowledge based on actual experience)1.
Now lets bring these shared attributes to the subjective plane of today's (2017) 3 dimensional world. If I read a news story from a centralized news source, I have 3 options regarding validation of that story:
I can "validate" (trust) the story based on previous learning / conditioning from various sources (including the centralized news source) whereby this conditioning allows me to trust any story from the centralized news source because I trust the source to always be accurate (and most likely my worldview is in sync with that centralized source and I profit in some way from the existence of this worldview).
I can decide to look into the story from a different perspective and enlist the assistance from people in my network and beyond (thus validating by getting multiple source corroboration).
I can disregard or ignore the story and the central new source altogether.
The first scenario describes in general terms what occurs for most humans on this planet on a daily basis as their normal way of validating new information. The second scenario describes a relatively small group of humans on this planet who trust the network (as well as their own experience) more than they trust centralized organizations. The third scenario is used judiciously by either group.
Most of the mainstream trends in technology, law and finance (e.g. central processing, corporate legal fiction, limited liability, fractional reserve banking, derivatives, centralized currencies, etc.) have directly benefited those with access to large amounts of capital. We are now at a point where a small group of individuals and organizations control a majority of the Earth's resources and enforce this with ever escalating arrays of lethal weaponry. The wealth transfer and centralized human control mechanisms have become so extreme that a significant number of humans are disengaging with the globalist narrative and are creating alternative distributed ways of existing. The advent of the blockchain and all its permutations is a key facilitator of this movement.
With any centralized system, control of information is key. In an ideal distributed network, all nodes have access to all information. This destroys a centralized system's ability to monopolize a function. In addition it puts a premium on new original information that enters the distributed network. Steemit (the platform and community) is a great example of how this works in practice.
All right, back to metaphysics. Human consciousness has the ability to connect to the akashic records, the collective consciousness and individual consciousness. Unfortunately, this ability has atrophied as we have progressed further into materiality. Many spiritual people and estoterisists believe that humanity is moving away from gross materiality and towards a more spiritual existence. Most of the esoteric schools agree that this is only accomplished through Willpower and Imagination by each individual human node. Therefore, though there may be an external catalyst to this spiritual evolution, it can only occur if each one of us participates with our own willpower, imagination, and consciousness.
The blockchain reflects this metaphysical reality and reinforces it here in our 3 dimensional world. If a node in the blockchain is running malware (false narrative) from a centralized organization attempting to profit (scam) in some way from the blockchain community, then individual nodes will fail to validate the transaction(s) and eventually the node will be excluded from the blockchain. Only those nodes that are in harmony, with the blockchain paradigm, will thrive in this environment. In the same way, individual human consciousness will only advance spiritually and develop additional spiritual attributes (e.g. permeability or clairvoyance) if it aligns with the precepts of spiritual science, focuses its energy in that direction and cooperates with other spiritual beings / consciousness nodes. The blockchain therefore acts not only as a guide for individual human interaction but as a way to weaken the consciousness dampening mechanisms (e.g. false history / narratives, corporate work structures, monopolistic information control, etc.) that centralized organizations have put in place to make it easier for them to harvest our energy.
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Footnote 1: As HPB states in the Secret Doctrine, "That for long ages, the "Wise Men" of the Fifth Race, of the stock saved and rescued from the last cataclysm and shifting of continents, had passed their lives in learning, not teaching. How did they do so? It is answered: by checking, testing, and verifying in every department of nature the traditions of old by the independent visions of great adepts; i.e., men who have developed and perfected their physical, mental, psychic, and spiritual organisations to the utmost possible degree. No vision of one adept was accepted till it was checked and confirmed by the visions — so obtained as to stand as independent evidence — of other adepts, and by centuries of experiences."

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Beach rescue teams in North Somerset are warning people of the dangers of the sea after taking part in a number of rescues at the weekend.
Two hovercraft were called out to rescue four adults and a child who became dangerously stuck in the mud on Weston beach.
They were also called out to help a family and their dog who were cut off by the tide.
Beaches in North Somerset are different to others because at low tide the sand and sea are separated by a huge plain of sticky mud which needs specialist vehicles to cross.
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Quick Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Community Partners
Part 1 in a 4 part series
By Eileen Dryden, PhD & Julie Carpineto, MFA
Ever wonder why people engage in certain behaviors? Do you want to know more about how people make decisions about their behavior and how they feel about what they do? If so, you may be interested in using qualitative methods to explore your research or evaluation questions.
While many of us in the research and evaluation field are well versed in the benefits of using qualitative methods, some people seem to shy away from using them due to unfamiliarity and rely exclusively on quantitative methods instead. This blog is intended to provide a quick introduction to qualitative methods: what they are, when they are most useful, and some guidelines for effectively using a few popular qualitative methods.
What are qualitative methods?
However, there are limitations to consider when deciding whether or not to use qualitative methods, including the relatively large amount of resources needed for implementation and the related small sample sizes. Qualitative methods are labor intensive – especially transcription and analysis! Consequently, it is generally only feasible to collect data on small numbers of individuals. As a result, one must be strategic about choosing a sampling strategy and subsequent findings are often not generalizable.
Despite these limitations qualitative methods are commonly used to great effect! Some popular qualitative methods are interviews, focus groups and observations.
Popular qualitative methods:
1) Interviews
Let's start with interviews. Qualitative interviews are one-on-one discussions with an investigator and a selected respondent. Interviews can be informal, more like conversations; unstructured, where particular general topics are covered; semi-structured, where there is an interview framework that guides the discussion; and structured where respondents all answer the same questions in the same order. Interviews are great for exploring a topic in depth with individuals and are an especially good method if the topic of interest is a sensitive one.
2) Focus Group
A focus group is a facilitated discussion with about 7 to 10 people on a particular topic. This method is very useful when you'd like people to be truly discussing a topic, responding to each others ideas and opinions. In contrast to interviews, focus groups are not recommended for sensitive topics and work best for topics that lend themselves to a friendly group discussion. In order to stay focused and make the most of the time allotted, good facilitation skills are a must.
3) Observation
The method of observation is especially useful to gain insight into experiences that may be hard to explain or put into words. Observation is generally either participatory or 'unobtrusive'. During participant observation, the investigator is engaged in some way with the people he/she is observing (for example, taking part in the training that is being evaluated). During unobtrusive observation activities, the investigator remains separated from the people he/she is observing – for example when a researcher observes the use of a fitness trail by sitting anonymously at the side of the trail and recording what he/she sees.
Those are few of the most popular qualitative methods. Hopefully this quick introduction has enticed you to explore the use of qualitative methods in your next investigation. If you do start to use these methods you may wonder "what do I do with all this data!?!" Stay tuned for the next blog in this four-part series: tips and tricks for qualitative data management.
Note: different projects require different methodological approaches. The methods presented here are examples of popular qualitative methods, but it is certainly not an exhaustive list. You may find other methods fit your project's aims more effectively and appropriately.
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Demonstration of chirped-pulse compression with an object-image-grating self-tiling grating compressor
[期刊论文] Journal of Modern Optics
The capability of chirped-pulse compression and beam focusing of an object-image-grating self-tiling grating c......
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Ultrafast reflection and secondary ablation in laser processing of transparent dielectrics
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ABSTRACT Ultrafast reflection and secondary ablation have been theoretically investigated with a Fresnel-Drude......
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Optimization of quadrature frequency conversion with type-Ⅱ KDP for second harmonic generation of the nanosecond chirp pulse at 1053 nm
[期刊论文] Chinese Optics Letters
A second harmonic generation system with two type Ⅱ KDP crystals in quadrature is optimized for the nanosecond......
The influence of output pulse spectral shape and bandwidth on pulse contrast in the chirped pulse amplification
[期刊论文] Optik
A simple model is presented to analyze the spectral shape and bandwidth dependence of the pulse contrast and c......
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Temporal characteristic analysis of stepped pulse on hohlraum wall
[期刊论文] Chinese Optics Letters
Temporal and spatial optical field distributions of a stepped pulse on the hohlraum wall are numerically analy......
- 关键词: Pulse propagation and temporal solitons / Diffraction theory / Pulse shaping
Phase imaging with rotating illumination
[期刊论文] Chinese Optics Letters
A modified extended-ptychographical-iterative-engine (ePIE) algorithm is proposed to overcome the disadvantage......
- 关键词: Diffractive optics / Fourier optics and signal processing / Phase retrieval / Image reconstruction technique
Measurement of the complex transmittance of large optical elements with Ptychographical Iterative Engine
[期刊论文] Optics Express
Wavefront control is a significant parameter in inertial confinement fusion (ICF). The complex transmittance o......
- 关键词: Diffractive optics / Fourier optics and signal processing / Phase retrieval / Phase measurement
Analysis of optical-axis variations in monolithic nonplanar ring laser
[期刊论文] Chinese Optics Letters
A mathematical model of the mirror misalignment of a four-equal-sided nonplanar ring cavity is established in ......
- 关键词: 非平面环形腔 / 环形激光器 / 光轴 / 变化分析 / 单片 / 泵浦功率 / 数学模型 / 数值分析
Multifunctional high-performance 10-J level laser system
[期刊论文] Chinese Optics Letters
ABSTRACT In this letter, we report a multifunctional high-performance Nd:glass laser system. Laser pulses from......
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High-power and highly efficient operation of wavelength-tunable Raman fiber lasers based on volume Bragg grating
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Highly efficient and high-power operation of Raman fiber lasers in fixed-wavelength and wavelength-tunable cav......
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High-power and stable dual-wavelength tunable Er,Yb fiber laser using volume Bragg gratings
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We report high-power, dual-wavelength tunable operation of an Er:Yb co-doped fiber laser using two volume Brag......
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High power and narrow-linewidth Er,Yb fiber laser locked by a volume Bragg grating-pair
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A high-power and narrow-linewidth Er, Yb co-doped fiber laser is demonstrated by using two serially-paired vol......
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Spicezee Bureau
Mumbai: Bewildered at reports in news about a film on Haj starring Shah Rukh Khan, ace director Karan Johar denied anything of sort that his banner Dharma Production is up to.
Only yesterday, it was revealed that Karan has bought the rights of a National Award winning Malayalam film 'Adaminte Makan Abu'. And buzz had it that Karan will direct the film with Shah Rukh Khan in the lead and the film will be shot in Haj. Apparently, it now appears that the news was incorrect.
Flatly denying the reports, Karan who is in London with his mother said, "I am not planning the remake of the acclaimed Malayalam film."
As a matter of fact, Karan further revealed, "I am in London to acquire the rights of a superb French film. If all goes well the French film will translate beautifully into an Indian love story. I can`t wait to get it going."
Meanwhile, KJo readies to announce his next 'Agneepath' starring Hrithik Roshan at the IIFA, it's also been learnt that the master helmer would gear up to get behind the camera again after two years for a Gen-X flick 'Student of the Year'!


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Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, the great scientist, is the founder of the Pakistan's Nuclear Program. He initiated and led the Pakistan's effort to enrich uranium with gas centrifuges.
A.Q. Khan says, "Western governments continually tried to stop Pakistan from developing a nuclear weapon capability, but they were frustrated by the greed of their own companies: many suppliers approached us with the details of figures and numbers of instruments and materials ... in the true sense of the word, they begged us to pay for their goods."
Abdul Qadeer Khan is born in Bhopal, India in 1936 and emigrated from India to Pakistan in 1947 with his family. He got an engineer's degree (Technology) in 1967 from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, and the Doctorate degree in metallurgical engineering from the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium. Khan then joined the staff of the Physical Dynamics Research Laboratory (FDO) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
After India's first successful Nuclear test, Khan began to approach Pakistani government representatives - especially Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and PAEC (Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission) chairman, Munir Ahmad Khan and offer his help for the Pakistan's nuclear program. The prime minister Bhutto accepted Khan's offer and took him charge of the uranium program.
With the consistent efforts of Abdul Qadeer Khan at Kahuta Research Laboratories (KRL), Pakistan finally got the Nuclear device and tested it on May, 1998. Under the supervision of Khan, KRL also develped many other weapons - nuclear-capable weapons including Ghauri missile, the best waepon ever.
Khan's other contributions to Pakistan
Honors & Recognitions
- Dr. A. Q. Khan Department of Metallurgical Engineering and material sciences at GIK institute of Engineering sciences and Technology.
- Dr. A. Q. Khan Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering at Karachi University.
- Introduce Metallurgical engineering cources in many universities and colleges on Pakistan.
- Established Kahuta Research Laboratories.
- Write many columns on engineering disciplines and importance of Education.
- Hilal-e-Imtiaz - civilian award by former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
- Nishan-e-Imtiaz by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
- Awarded honorary Doctorates degrees by many top universities of Pakistan


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BUAD309 Ch. 16
A) low team orientation
B) high aggressiveness
C) low risk taking
D) low outcome orientation
E) high people orientation
A) low risk taking
B) high outcome orientation
C) high attention to detail
D) low aggressiveness
E) high stability
A) attention to detail
B) outcome orientation
C) team orientation
D) people orientation
E) stability
A) employees are encouraged to be innovative and take risks
B) management focuses on results or outcomes rather than on the techniques and processes used to achieve them
C) management decisions take into consideration the effect of outcomes on people within the organization
D) work activities are organized around teams rather than individuals
E) organizational activities emphasize maintaining the status quo in contrast to growth
A) assertiveness
B) team orientation
C) aversiveness
D) risk taking
E) aggressiveness
A) Job satisfaction depends upon the level of "power distance" in the country but organizational culture does not.
B) Organizational culture is static, whereas job satisfaction is dynamic.
C) Job satisfaction is immeasurable, whereas organizational culture is measurable.
D) Organizational culture is descriptive, whereas job satisfaction is evaluative.
E) Job satisfaction depends on the structure of the organization but organizational culture does not.
A) Merging with QueenAir would increase its profits considerably.
B) There is increasing economic uncertainty in its U.S. market.
C) The preferences of airline customers in Europe and the U.S. are similar.
D) There is a striking difference in the organizational cultures of the two firms.
E) A competitor in the U.S. market recently went out of business.
A) Organizational culture is evaluative rather than descriptive.
B) Large organizations rarely have subcultures.
C) A dominant culture expresses the core values shared by a majority of the organization's members.
D) A strong culture reduces employee satisfaction and increases employee turnover.
E) Subcultures and dominant cultures do not share any common values.
A) micro-cultures
B) subcultures
C) divisional cultures
D) microcosms
E) countercultures
A) Jeans department is an example of a primary microcosm.
B) Jean's department's culture is stronger than the dominant culture in the organization.
C) Jean's department has developed a subculture.
D) Jean's department's culture is undefined.
E) Jean's department's culture has low stability.
A) High levels of dissension
B) High rates of employee turnover
C) Completely horizontal organizational charts
D) Narrowly defined roles
E) Widely shared values
A) foundational traits
B) core values
C) shared values
D) institutional traits
E) unique values
A) low employee turnover
B) low employee satisfaction
C) low organizational commitment
D) high absenteeism
E) low behavioral control resulting from the climate within the organization
A) a highly centralized organization
B) narrow spans of control
C) cohesiveness and organizational commitment
D) a highly formalized organization
E) an outcome-oriented organization
A) institutionalization
B) formalization
C) socialization
D) centralization
E) social support
A) dominant
B) primary
C) fundamental
D) unique
E) essential
17) The organizational culture of Rogue Vogue Corp. is an example of a(n) ________.
A) autocratic culture
B) subculture
C) highly formalized culture
D) reflective culture
E) dominant culture
Aggressiveness, innovation, and risk taking are called the ________ of the culture at the Rogue Vogue Corp.
A) foundational values
B) institutional traits
C) core values
D) significant traits
E) unique values
In addition to the organizational culture, the finance department emphasizes attention to detail. In this example, attention to detail is a part of the ________ of the organization.
A) core values
B) significant traits
C) dominant culture
D) foundational values
E) subculture
) Based on the information in the example, we can say that Rogue Vogue ________.
A) is a highly decentralized organization
B) is a virtual organization
C) has a strong culture
D) is a boundaryless organization
E) is a matrix organization
A) It hinders the generation of commitment to something larger than individual self-interest among employees.
B) It conveys a sense of identity for organization members.
C) It reduces the stability of the organizational system.
D) It reduces distinctions between one organization and others.
E) It does not affect employees' attitudes and behavior.
A) rules and regulations
B) shared meaning
C) rituals
D) socialization
E) rigid hierarchy
A) highly formalized
B) boundaryless
C) virtual
D) matrix
E) highly centralized
A) Today's trend toward decentralized organizations makes it is easier to establish a strong culture.
B) In a virtual organization a strong culture can be established quickly and easily.
C) Employees organized in teams always show greater allegiance to the values of the organization as a whole than to their team and its values.
D) Culture acts as a control mechanism and guides the behavior of employees.
E) Cultures reduce the stability of the social system in an organization.
A) Organizational climate
B) Institutionalization
C) Microcosm
D) Groupthink
E) Organizational apprehension
A) decentralization
B) organizational climate
C) high departmentalization
D) low formalization
E) high work specialization
A) virtual
B) matrix
C) boundaryless
D) institutionalized
E) centralized
A) the employees of the organization are highly skilled
B) the organization's environment is dynamic
C) the organization's management is highly efficient
D) the organization is highly centralized
E) the organization scores low on the degree of formalization
A) Rainbow Corp. recently had a huge turnover and plans to expand its market.
B) All secretaries, regardless of their gender, are paid equal salaries at Rainbow Corp.
C) Polonova is gregarious and comfortable in changing contexts and ambiguous situations.
D) Polonova has a strong sense of personal ambition and independence.
E) Polonova is more likely to conform to others' ideas and opinions rather than come up with her own.
A) its top management
B) its environment
C) the country in which the organization operates
D) its founders
E) the sociocultural backgrounds of its employees
A) orientation
B) training
C) performance evaluation
D) selection
E) institutionalization
A) Stacy's plans to expand its market by opening stores in the states of Oregon, Idaho and Nevada.
B) Recently, two new competitors entered the market.
C) Stacy's operating costs, other than wages, increased substantially after the increase in the minimum wage rate went into effect.
D) Over half of Stacy's operating costs consist of payroll expenditures; yet only a small percentage of those expenditures go to pay management salaries.
E) Stacy's customer base is made up primarily of people who earn a minimum wage or who depend on the earnings of others who earn a minimum wage.
A) establishing and enforcing norms
B) hiring candidates who fit well within the organization
C) socializing the new employees
D) developing performance evaluation criteria
E) rewarding conformity
A) establishing norms that filter down through the organization
B) ensuring a proper match of personal and organizational values
C) socializing new applicants in the pre-hiring phase
D) providing a framework for metamorphosis of new hires
E) properly rewarding employees' initiatives
A) Satisficing
B) Reciprocal interdependence
C) Socialization
D) Formalization
E) Social loafing
A) metamorphosis
B) preencounter
C) evaluation
D) post-arrival
E) post-encounter
A) encounter, metamorphosis, post-encounter
B) prearrival, arrival, evaluation
C) prearrival, arrival, post-arrival
D) prearrival, encounter, metamorphosis
E) metamorphosis, preencounter, arrival
A) post-encounter
B) prearrival
C) metamorphosis
D) preencounter
E) post-arrival
A) prearrival
B) encounter
C) metamorphosis
D) post-arrival
E) post-encounter
A) prearrival
B) post-arrival
C) encounter
D) metamorphosis
E) post-encounter
A) prearrival
B) encounter
C) metamorphosis
D) post-encounter
E) post-arrival
A) post-arrival
B) metamorphosis
C) post-encounter
D) analysis
E) evaluation
A) Random socialization tries to strip away certain characteristics of the recruit.
B) Random socialization is carried out per a fixed time schedule.
C) In random socialization, new employees are left on their own to figure things out.
D) Random socialization involves socializing the newcomers in groups.
E) Specific orientation and classroom training programs are examples of random socialization.
A) investiture socialization
B) serial socialization
C) collective socialization
D) fixed socialization
E) informal socialization
A) Variable
B) Collective
C) Serial
D) Investiture
E) Formal
A) Formal socialization involves socializing the new members individually.
B) Specific orientation and training programs are examples of formal socialization.
C) Apprenticeship and mentoring programs are examples of formal socialization.
D) Formal socialization lacks a fixed time schedule.
E) In formal socialization, new employees are left on their own to figure things out.
A) Random
B) Fixed
C) Collective
D) Divestiture
E) Formal
A) divestiture
B) variable
C) serial
D) informal
E) investiture
A) encounter
B) post-arrival
C) establishment
D) metamorphosis
E) adaptation
50) The information that you receive during the interviewing and hiring process is a part of the ________ stage of employee socialization.
A) preencounter
B) prearrival
C) encounter
D) metamorphosis
E) post-encounter
Your first day at work is a part of the ________ stage of socialization.
A) orientation
B) prearrival
C) encounter
D) metamorphosis
E) post-encounter
A) orientation
B) prearrival
C) encounter
D) metamorphosis
E) post-arrival
A) encourage you to work independently at first to learn the ropes
B) explain the rules and policies of the organization to you
C) discourage you from putting too much emphasis on your perception of the organization
D) encourage you to look carefully at your own assumptions, which may be biased
E) encourage you to develop friendship ties within the organization
A) prearrival
B) post-arrival
C) acceptance
D) metamorphosis
E) post-encounter
A) divestiture
B) random
C) informal
D) serial
E) variable
A) Stories
B) Material symbols
C) Rituals
D) Organizational charts
E) Corporate chants
A) stories
B) material symbols
C) rituals
D) organizational charts
E) corporate chants
A) rituals
B) material symbols
C) stories
D) company policies
E) business strategies
A) inform employees about changes in rules and policies
B) transmit company culture to employees
C) inform employees about latest technologies
D) communicate company strategies to the employees
E) update employees regarding performance of the company
A) mechanistic organizational structure
B) 360-degree appraisals
C) jargons and acronyms that are specific to the organization
D) bureaucratic organizational structure
E) narrow span of control
A) autocracy
B) competitiveness
C) rigidity
D) equality
E) formalization
62) Which of the following is most likely to be used by Ask Socrates Inc. to inform its new employees about its founders?
A) stories
B) material symbols
C) organizational charts
D) rituals
E) corporate chants
A) dominant mechanism
B) ritual
C) primary process
D) protective mechanism
E) fundamental procedure
A) primary procedure
B) ritual
C) material symbol
D) symbolic act
E) fundamental mechanism
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The reason why I have been often talking about religion is that during the time I have devoted for social welfare, I have learnt that human progress is obstructed only by the activities carried on, in the name of religion. It is said that everyone must have a religion. If that is right the religion to which a man belongs must be able to bring him some practical benefits. But, what we find in our country is that, a man is bound to follow the conventions of his religion though that religion may be utterly useless to him in practical life. All religions including Parseism, Christianity, Islam, Saivaism, Vaishnavism and others subject their followers to some restrictions.
The followers of different religions, whom I have met have all spoken about the compulsive rules and regulations of their respective religions; none of them has spoken about how he follows the moral principles of his religion. No religion advises followers to conduct themselves truthfully to the best of their knowledge. The people are only told that entertaining any thought against the principles of their religion is sinful. Expressing such a thought is irreligious and making any attempt to get doubts clarified is atheistical. Therefore, a religion that allows its followers to conduct themselves according to the level of their understanding and their natural tendencies is very rare in the world.
In fact, very few people understand the nature of their religion and the need for it. Those who follow a religion blindly because it is ancient and their ancestors followed it are in the majority. These people are totally ignorant of the implications of their religious practices and of the restrictions that are imposed on them. They do not try to understand the truth about their religion but try to justify their attitude saying that they must follow the practice of their elders otherwise they would be committing a sin.
The purpose for which religions claim to serve does not appear to be served at all. Asking a man, "What is your religion?" has become a formal question like. "Do you have your wife and children at home? or What is your educational qualification?"
If we ask ourselves, "Why do we have religion? When did it arise? Is it permanent or frequently changeable or is it something which can be newly organised?" and think deeply about these questions, it will be clear to us that like everything else in the world, Religion or one's religious attitude is changeable. It cannot be said that a man's involvement in a particular religion is something permanent and that it cannot and should not change.
According to the changing tunes some principles of social life are evolved to enable people to live together and some people compel others to follow those principles which are conveniently called religious tenets. This evolved "religion" and is supported by concocted evidence and miracles. They might have been totally trusted in the past. The "religious" people of today do not care to examine whether the principles evolved in the past suit the present time.
In connection with each religion many entities like god, the incarnation of god and the messenger of god are mentioned. If we are told that all these were necessitated by the primitive nature of ancient society, we may accept the statement. But the continuation of that tendency in far worse forms and saying that god appeared in the world in human form and said this and that and that Azhwars, Acharyars and Nayanmars came into the world, performed many miracles and taught us this and that, causes a lot of trouble and difficulties to us and in addition makes people utterly stupid.
My final stand is this for a man who aims at being serviceable to others without causing any inconvenience to them, religion is not necessary and he does not need the son of god, Nabi, Azhwars, Acharyars, Nayarmars, their sanctity and their miracles. I don't think that at present, there is any religion which advocates social service. If anybody makes a deep search into old records and says that service mindedness is advocated in them, I will only say that they are quoting from moth-eaten records and that no religion or community lays emphasis on service to others.
Inspite of there being so many religions and branch religions, none of them helps a man to live a happy and useful life; one who wishes to lead such a life will have to find some other means to help him. Unless this awareness comes to all people in a society, it will be difficult for them to live with mutual kindness and independence
We find new religions and new interpretations for the ancient religions coming up at frequent intervals and countless discourses on these are going on endlessly, but nobody seems, to devote time to consider how our society should be constituted and how far these religions and their interpretations will help our society. Thousands of people might have written about thousands of principles based on religions: we are not bothered about them. We can accept as a good and truthful principle only that which is practicable and useful. The principles and restrictions which are imposed on people in the name of Siva, Vishnu, Jesus, Nabi, Buddha, a rishi or Manu, but which are difficult to practice in everyday life, are not going to benefit the world at any time.
Any religion which preaches doctrines which are contrary to human nature should be discarded. The problems and difficulties which human society is subjected to, in the name of virtue, sin, religion and moral principles, are countless. I will firmly declare that all the injustices and anti social activities found in the world take place only in the name of religion and god. Puranas and epics have recorded that religions and gods permit theft, debauchery, falsehood, murders. Drinking and living lazy lives, exploiting the labour of others. They have also recorded that god has approved of these weaknesses and that he has also indulged in to them.
In the name of religion, are there not dirty fictitious stories, supposed to be based on the puranas and the Vedas which depict some gods as finding pleasure in drinking, indulging in debauchery and theft and living in comfort by torturing the poor? People will find comfort and happiness only when such useless religions and gods are rid.
Men will get such a thought only when they develop the courage to find happiness by getting rid of the obstacles. But before men develop such a thought, many restrictions and obstacles tempt them away from such an aptitude. If men are to succeed in finding happiness, they should refuse to be bound by any kind of restrictions and should be prepared to rebel smashing all obstacles.
Men should aim at finding happiness for themselves and at the same time help their neighbours and avoid subjecting them to hardships. Further, the religions which are designed to enable small groups of people to exploit and deceive the rest of the population through religious compulsion and restrictions should be buried deep in to the earth. The books which are supposed to support these exploiters should be set to flames and the ashes should be thrown into the sea.
Some people will be unhappy at what I say about religion. They will be unhappy because they have got used to looking at everything from the angle of the Hindu religious principles which aim at deceiving and cheating the common people. I am not bothered about anybody who is attached to any religion. But those who are attached to any religion must answer an important question. "How has this religion benefited this country and mankind in general?" Lazy people may be singing proudly that life starts from the grass level, then the plant level is reached and after that come the animal level and then the human life and that when man reaches a higher level, he is near god. The stupid people may believe that a few men live as Azhvars and Nayanmars.
It is said that man has a higher level of intellect than other beings, but we actually find the intellectual level of most men lower than that of non human creatures. In addition, they have their sufferings and difficulties. If the intellectual level of human beings had been the same as that of other creatures perhaps they would not have realized their difficulties as difficulties. There is no religion which teaches man to realize his real condition or to live a contended life serving his neighbours. For those who do not reach this level of understanding will be forced to live a life of continuous dangers and sufferings, like worms and insects.
All religions, including Hinduism are replete with conditions and restrictions which will ruin a country or a society. Actually, the Hindu religion and the principles associated with it are worse than other religions and their principles, in deceiving man and subjecting him to all kinds of restrictions and compulsions. The principles of Buddhism are reputed to be better in a way than those of other religions. They are said to be broad and liberal, conforming to human nature and experience. These remarks should not be taken to be based on deep investigation on my part. Generally people associate many good things with Buddhism and that has enabled me to form a good impression of this religion.
We have to necessarily find out; "why the big religions of the world have not prepared the people to observe high principles' in everyday life?" If we ask, why the majority of the people have not accepted a particular religion which is claimed to satisfy one's intellect and experience, the advocates of that religion reply, "The cunning schemes of enemies is responsible for this." The supporters of all religions speak only like this. If we look for a religion which has entered the lives of people and shaped them perfectly, we find that there is no such religion. None of the activities carried on in the name of religion helps to change people to be really human.
Therefore, it would be advisable to embark earnestly on the humanising project and evolve principles which people can easily practise and in which fact, they will be obliged to practise in everyday life. In order to succeed in this effort, we have to identify the practices and theories which obstruct the humanising project, firmly get rid of them and clear the way for the development of basic human qualities in men and women. Success in this work will make all people in the world free and happy.
There is no religion called Hinduism – this is the conclusion to which my thinking powers have enabled me to come. But, some people say that Hinduism comprises many religions like Saivaism, Vaishnavism and others. I don't think that it is true. The two religions Saivaism and Vaishnavism which together bear the common name of Hinduism, have been raised on untruths.
It is said that there is evidence to show by whom Islam and Christianity were started and when they were started. But there is no evidence about who started Saivaism and Vaishnavism and when they were started. These two religions have developed out of the ignorance of people and actually prevents the people from being united. I have been observing the views and explanations given by people belonging to these two religions.
Our big society is disunited and is subjected to many hardships because of these religions. People sink into the depths of ignorance because of the pretentious and false nature of religions. Though people in some parts of this country are highly civilized and rich, the people in general, are only at a sub-human level because of the untrue nature of religion. We may not be able to overcome big obstacles, but we must try to get rid of the petty obstacles.
Mahatma Gandhi toured through the country widely in order to establish brotherhood and equality among the people, but finally he left them in a helpless state and the people felt as if they were chained and thrown into a ditch. By the recent changes brought about by him he has done great harm to the world. Though Ramanujar is said to have worked hard to establish equality among the people, his religion has introduced differences among people who were living on terms of equality.
Though Sankaracharya stated that there is no difference between one man and another, actually he created large differences among people and ruined their lives. In this way, other religious leaders and religious teachers have led people only towards confusion. If we analyse the Hindu religion and subject it to close scrutiny, we can understand clearly that difficulties and nasty situations have multiplied in its name and that it has actually subjected the people to great hardships and disgrace.
Therefore there is no need for any new religion or principles. In the principles and practices now in vogue, whatever is contrary to nature, our experiences and also against human qualities must be got rid. It is foolish to think that in order to achieve all this, some gifted person is going to be born. Everyone should realize that he has got the liberty to smash undesirable practices.
A translation from Kudi Arasu, 15.04.1928 by
Thiru R.Sundara Raju and published in the book
'Religion and Society'


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I am thrilled to report that the Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group (MFG) and the veterinary school of Antananarivo, Madagascar (DESMV) have renewed their Memorandum Of Understanding earlier this week.
With this MOU the MFG and DESMV have renewed their pledge for collaboration. Both institutions recognize the importance of having veterinarians trained in the field of zoological and wildlife medicine as well as the conservation of biodiversity in Madagascar.
Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group, a conservation oriented non governmental organization is running a zoological park (the Ivoloina Park www.seemadagascar.com) and co managing natural reserve (Betampona Strict Nature Reserve) in eastern Madagascar. With this MOU, MFG (and its' partners) agrees to organize training for veterinary students and host senior vet students completing their thesis research on zoo and wildlife medicine.
The DESMV on the other hand is a new and the only veterinary school in Madagascar. About 30 veterinarians/year graduate from the DESMV some of which are now working for the conservation of endemic wildlife species in Madagascar.
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That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth (Philippians 2:10)
INTRO.: A hymn which reminds us that every knee in heaven, on earth, and under the earth should bow before the Lord Jesus Christ is At the Name of Jesus. The text, based on Phil. 2:5-11, was written by Caroline Maria Noel, who was born on Apr. 10, 1817, at Teston in Kent, England, the daughter of a minister named Gerard Noel. Her uncle Baptist Noel was also a hymn writer. Caroline began her most productive writing in middle age, after a prolonged illness. In 1861 she published The Name of Jesus and Other Verses for the Sick and Lonely. Later editions were titled The Name of Jesus and Other Poems, and this hymn came from the 1870 edition. For the last quarter century of her life, Miss Noel was an invalid, and she died on Dec, 7, 1877, at St. Marylebone in Middlesex, England.
Several tunes have been used with this hymn. One (Wye Valley) was composed in 1876 by James Mountain but is most often associated with Frances R. Havergals Like a River Glorious. Another (Evelyns) was composed for Hymns Ancient and Modern in 1875 by William Henry Monk. Still another (Morley) was composed in 1867 by Thomas Morley. Yet another (Urswicke) was composed in 1881 by George Job Elvey. The traditional tune (St. Cephas) was composed in 1875 by Howard A. Crosbie. Some newer books use a minor tune (Kings Weston) composed in 1925 by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Some books have anonymous Greek melody (Greek Tune).
The song offers several reasons why every knee should bow before Jesus.
I. Stanza 1 says that He is the mighty Word
At the Name of Jesus, Every knee shall bow,
Every tongue confess Him King of glory now;
Tis the Fathers pleasure We should call Him Lord,
Who from the beginning Was the mighty Word.
A. To bow the knee is an act of reverence, devotion, and worship: Ps. 95:6
B. Also, God wants us to confess the name of Jesus: Matt. 10:32
C. The reason why Christ is worthy of this honor is that He is the mighty Word: Jn. 1:1
II. Stanza 2 says that He is divine in nature
Mighty and mysterious In the highest height,
God from everlasting, Very light of light:
In the Fathers bosom With the spirit blest,
Love, in love eternal, Rest, in perfect rest.
A. Christ is in the highest height because He ascended on high: Eph. 4:8
B. We know that He is divine because like the Father He is from everlasting: Mic. 5:2
C. Thus, He is in the Fathers bosom, signifying oneness with the Father: Jn. 1:18
III. Stanza 3 says that He is the Creator
At His voice creation Sprang at once to sight,
All the angel faces, All the hosts of light,
Thrones and dominations, Stars upon their way,
All the heavenly orders, In their great array.
A. It was at His voice that creation sprang into sight because God created all things through Him: Col. 1:16
B. This includes even the angels because they, as created beings, are to worship Him who is so much better than they: Heb. 1:4-6
C. Indeed, because He created all thrones and dominions, He is far above them all: Eph. 1:20-21
IV. Stanza 4 says that He humbled Himself for sinners
Humbled for a season, To receive a name
From the lips of sinners Unto whom He came,
Faithfully He bore it, Spotless to the last,
Brought it back victorious When from death He passed.
A. He humbled Himself by becoming flesh: Jn. 1:14
B. Then He died for sinners: Rom. 5:8
C. God rewarded Him for His faithfulness by raising Him from the dead: 1 Pet. 1:21
V. Stanza 5 says that He is our Captain in temptation
In your hearts enthrone Him; There let Him subdue
All that is not holy, All that is not true;
Crown Him as your Captain In temptations hour;
Let His will enfold you In its light and power.
A. We should sanctify Christ as Lord in our hearts: 1 Pet. 3:15
B. Only when we do this will He become the Captain of our salvation to keep us in temptations hour: Heb. 2:10
C. Then, His will can enfold us in its light and power so that we can be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power: Eph. 6:10
VI. Stanza 6 says that He shall return in glory
Brothers, this Lord Jesus Shall return again,
With His Fathers glory, With His angel train;
For all wreaths of empire Meet upon His brow,
And our hearts confess Him King of glory now.
A. We know that Jesus shall return because the Scriptures promise it: Acts 1:11
B. When He comes, He will bring His angel train with Him: 2 Thess. 1:7
C. Then every tongue shall most assuredly confess Him in judgment: Rom. 14:11
CONCL.: There are two other stanzas which are commonly omitted:
5. Bore it up triumphant with its human light,
Through all ranks of creatures, to the central height,
To the throne of Godhead, to the Fathers breast;
Filled it with the glory of that perfect rest.
6. Name Him, brothers, name Him, with love strong as death
But with awe and wonder, and with bated breath!
He is God the Savior, He is Christ the Lord,
Ever to be worshipped, trusted and adored.
Yes, every knee shall bow to Christ and every tongue confess Him in judgment, but for many it will be to their everlasting damnation. However, it can be to our everlasting glory if in this life we shall confess Christ as Lord and bow the knee At the Name of Jesus.


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Last year we travelled to Hawaii (Oahu) during school break. Each morning we awoke to a beautiful rainbow off our balcony. I thought it was a very fitting way to start the day. What a great reminder that each day is a gift!
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Rainbows every morning. How fabulous! Great shot, it looks so vivid.
Beautiful! And your words ring true with each day being a gift. I am so glad that I looked at this post this morning. It makes me refocus on how to approach this new day we have been given. Thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous! That rainbow is so bright!!
Here's my Saturday Snapshot post.
Rainbows are beautiful wherever they are. Thanks for sharing your picture.
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It is a perfect reminder of a perfect day, and how fortunate we are to see it. Thanks for sharing.
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I was directed to an article on icLiverpool Wednesday morning, where Liverpool Legend John Aldridge talks about some 'selection dilemmas' he believes that Kenny is facing in the build-up to the League Cup final on Sunday.
While I agree with some positions he mentions raising questions for Kenny, i.e. does Henderson start, or Kuyt? Do Spearing and Adam start together? Or do we sacrifice one and go for a Suarez/Carroll pairing up front? There are a number of dilemmas and I imagine Kenny will be analysing all the statistics for the season and calling on advice from his coaching team to make his decisions, along with how certain players perform in training throughout the week.
However, I have to disagree with Aldo in his suggestion that there is a dilemma surrounding who will start at centre-back. He states that the only position that is a cert is Pepe Reina's but I would go as far as to say that Skrtel and Agger are nailed on to start together too. It's been a long time since Jamie Carragher hasn't been a first choice and I'm sure the past 4-5 months have really hurt as he can't be used to spending most matches on the bench. But now that we've found a centre back pairing that could potentially last us for another decade, we can't do anything to disrupt their development now.
Aldridge's suggestion is that Kenny will be torn between going with his first choice or going for the more sentimental selection and giving Carragher a start, arguing that he played in many of the earlier rounds. I'm afraid I would have to completely disagree; this is no time for sentimentality, we need our absolute strongest team out there on Sunday and that doesn't, I'm sorry to say, include Jamie Carragher.
He has been a beacon of leadership for the Reds over the years and people have all got their favourite Carragher memories from over the years but Jamie's time has passed and if we're to move in to the future we need to allow young players like Skrtel and Agger their chance in a major final. Between them, Skrtel and Agger have provided Liverpool with the strongest defence in the country, after Manchester City and, together with Reina, Johnson and Enrique we have one of the most impressive back 5's in Europe.
It is for this reason that playing Jamie Carragher for any other reason that absolute necessity would be folly. He was a great player but we can't underestimate how important winning on Sunday will be for the club. We need that impetus and we need to remember what it was to win trophy. More importantly, most of the younger players need to play 90 minutes of a final and gain that experience so that, in years to come, when we're contesting FA Cup and Champions League finals, against more illustrious opponents they won't feel utterly overwhelmed.
In that respect, it was the fact that the likes Carragher, Gerrard, et al had already had experience of many other cup finals that led to them not completely losing their heads in 2005, when 3-nil down; it was that experience that helped pull them out of that hole and in years to come, we will need Agger and Skrtel's experience like we needed Carragher's in 2005. By all means, bring him on for 5-10 minutes at the end, but only once the game is won. Jamie Carragher is a big part of our illustrious past but Martin and Daniel have to be our future.
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Florida Education Commissioner Nixes Testing Opt-Out
Students in Florida by law cannot opt out of the state's standardized tests, and, if they do, their teachers and school districts could face trouble.
A letter from Education Commissioner Pam Stewart written this week to Florida state senators in response to a letter she received from them, reiterates her position that state law, section 1008,22 of the Florida statutes:
"… requires students to participate in the state assessment system, therefore there is no opt out clause or process for students to opt out or for parents to opt their children out."
The senators who wrote the letter wanted to know what would happen to parents involved in the growing "opt out" movement in the state if their children did skip the tests, says Leslie Postal of the Sun Sentinel. One such group, Opt Out Orlando, insists that there are legal ways to refuse to take the exams and are lashing out at Stewart through letters and emails to her office and to the Florida Legislator. One parent said that those opposed to the testing are not asking permission to opt out, but have every right to refuse participation in the test-taking.
Lee County District was told by its school board not to take the tests. The decision was later rescinded, but the message sent was clear.
Stewart reminded parents that the tests determine whether the goals of the Florida education system are being met. Repercussions for not taking the tests could include: districts losing federal and state funding; lowered grade-point averages; and the potential of putting students' diplomas at risk.
The only reason that would allow a student to opt-out of the testing, according to Stewart, is when an exemption is granted to students for medical reasons or disabilities. John O'Conner, reporting for WUSF Public Media, says it is up to the districts to decide when and if a student can skip a test. To change the law would require the legislature to pass a revised law.
Other variables concerning state tests are the fact that students can substitute an SAT or ACT score, if the score is high enough, for the tenth grade reading exam or the Algebra I exam, both of which are graduation requirements. Also, third graders who receive the lowest scores on the state reading test have several alternatives which could keep them from being held back.
In a report by Erik Sandoval of WKMG-TV in Orlando, he says that the senators' letter also asked for clarification on the cost, frequency, and validity of state exams. Parents were upset with Stewart's reply.
"Pam Stewart is a bully. She went after teachers and their profession," said Cindy Hamilton, co-founder of Opt Out Orlando, which seeks to give parents the power to opt out of their children taking the standardized tests.
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The Bright House Network reports that Stenoff said the test is not a valid measure of what kids need to know to be promoted to the next grade. She believes that teachers are a better judge of what a student knows and where a student should be placed. Second language learners and kids who are struggling need to have options according to Hamilton, adding that people need to understand that they have a right to refuse these tests.
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