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Everybody agrees that it doesn't look right
if a shirt I wear appears too tight.
I have to give my eating habits a rest
if I want to stop the burgeoning of my chest.
What an embarrassing predicament
when I can't find any clothes that will fit.
If I don't want anymore buttons to pop,
my eating habits are what I have to stop.


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We have had such a great experience at Pioneer MS! Mr. Stout, the current principal, has been exemplary. He has been instrumental in making Pioneer a top school in the area. Since being hired, he has raised the bar in so many ways, encouraging and inspiring the students to reach their full potential. My 3 children have loved their teachers at Pioneer. Each have had different interests and talents; each had teachers that inspired and challenged them. From Project Lead the Way (a computer engineering course) to Choir, from Creative Writing to advanced Mathematics...and everything else in between...my children became better people and students because of their talented and amazing teachers! Team coaches have been excellent as well! Things added to Pioneer: Spanish, Algebra I and Geometry are offered to students who test into it, sports for 6th graders, and a Football program returning this coming year. The office staff and counselors have been top-notch also. We are moving overseas this next year and they went the extra mile in compiling documents and proctoring assessment tests for admission requirements, always so helpful and friendly no matter the inconvenience.
I have been very impressed with the school. The leadership here is outstanding and the principals have excellent discipline and reward policies. They always make my children feel more then welcomed, knowing them by name. The staff is constantly revising and rethinking what they are doing to best fit the students. At this school I know my children are safe, getting a great education and are surrounded by adults who sincerely care for them.
Pioneer Middle School is located at 1750 Bobs Hollow Lane in DuPont, WA 98327 phone number is 253 583 7200 it no longer is located in Steilacoom. The old school building is now the District office for Steilacoom historical School District #1
Pros:They have a 100% club for students who turn in their homework for the whole quarter.No more Wednesday academy. They have sports for 7-8 graders such as baseball,soccer,volleyball,basketball etc. They have after school activities for everyone including builders club,woodshop,robotics,GSA etc They also have study hall. Fitness is the best subject there is you can actually do stuff instead just sitting there. They have help for special ed students and speech therapy students. They also have help for reading and math. There's also band and choir. Cons:There's no gifted program. Lockers are small. Some teachers are rude for some apparent reason. But over that pioneer is a great school. So I would recommend this school to you!
My child has been at this school for 7th and 8th grade, they offer many extras such as Builders club which is Key Club at the middle school level, sports, (wrestling, basketball, track, etc) wood shop, chior, band, yearbook to name a few. My son was challenged in his 7th and now 8th grade year with projects, papers and difficult assignments. There is a skyward system which allows you to check all of your childrens grades and even what they have bought for lunch. When I have needed to communicate to his teachers I have gotten a response within 24 hrs. The school has several events to include a monster bash, bingo night and other dance/open gym nights. I volunteered within the school for a year and I think the school is great! The principal was changed last year and there are several new teachers this year as well. Love Pioneer!
These people change the Principal almost every single day when will this school be stable. Chloe Clark was an amazing school but going here puts that school to shame! Horrible Principal to they will suspend you for sneezing.
Very bad school. Especially 8th grade teachers! Very rude and Principal is Horrid! Needs to fire all staff and restart! This school is trying to restart with the new Principal, but his Vice principal is horrible when the Vice Principal because the Principal this school will fall apart litterlly! And every single person up there is always acting exhausted or tired! (Besides lady at front desk)
Apathetic teachers that punish students when their parents make inquiries about missing assignments, no intramural, gifted, or summer programs, average at best curriculum. Loved Chloe Clark but really disappointed when my daughter graduated to Pioneer. Hoping her high school experience is an improvement. Will be transferring her to UP if it is the same b.s.
My son just completed 6th grade here. We are a military family and my son has attended schools in several states. Pioneer, although a very nice facility, was a disappointment to us this year. Several of my son's teachers seemed burned out and lacked enthusiasm. There are few frills - no gifted program, no summer school. There has been an AR reading program at some point but apparently there is no money in the budget to continue to fund the program. There is something called Wednesday Academy for students to attend when they are missing assignments but no teacher leadership is present to make sure the students actually accomplish something when they attend. Lots of half days that count as full days in the calendar. The curriculum seemed lackluster and not terribly challenging. Very little writing is done. Very, very disappointed.
I am an 8th grader in pioneer. The curriculum is not challenging. The teachers only focus on students passing their class. I take algebra, and many students don't understand half of what the teacher says. There's this thing called the Wednesday academy, where students missing 2 assignments in 1 class have to attend to finish them. At least 30 people from 8th grade attend, and there's probably more.
Teachers pretty apathetic. Curriculum not that challenging. Inadequate Intramural activities and enrichment programs. Kids that come from other State's generally have to do self study because they are so far advanced.
Well i finally finished Grade 8 and i'm pleased to say that i genuinely think that it was the most fun and the toughest grade I've been through. The Staff were excellent, Curriculum was difficult to adjust to but very necessary, such as Algebra 1 if u got it, and Although we did not have many field trips, actually only 2, they were quite interesting and kept you active. JA Finance was the first field trip and at first i was a little... skeptical of the planned event but as soon as i got there and got into the swing of things it was quite exquisite. i'm going to leave out what you do there to keep it a surprise. The second field trip was our trip to...WILD WAVES!!!!! it was considered to be our promotion gift from the school.it costed about 20 dollars for us, that was the bus ride and ticket in, it was great. so the teachers were set up at a tent by the wave pool and they basically set us free to run and play to our hearts content. there is the testing of MAPS and MSP and the EOC (Algebra), state required tests and If your going into 8th grade at pioneer your in for a wonderful and challenging time, if your child is going into 8th grade at Pioneer your in for a ride as well. -CR
What happened to the principal at Pioneer Middle? First, she was there. Next, she was absent without reason. Now, her name is off the school web site?! Hum, Steilacoom SD needs to work much harder on it'sinformation flow to parents. Poor hiring practices, poor leadership, poor education for our students.
We've been very pleased with Pioneer Middle School. The 6th and 7th grade teachers have interesting and challenging curriculums and my daughter has learned much in her classes. The building is beautiful and the students are well behaved. We would love to see orchestra offered and a stronger choral program, but feel blessed to be at this fine Middle School.
I currently a seventh grader at Pioneer Middle School. Allthough the school looks nice on the outside, seventh grade teachers are terrible. My sixth grade teachers were challenging, creative, and fun, but seventh grade, come on! I am constantly bored, with hours on end and nothing to do. There was a scheduling problem this year too. I was placed in an 8th grade P.E. class. My teacher was awesome and I wish I could stay in her class all year. Tat's pretty much all I have to say that is good. The principal is taking a "break" and has been gone for a month.
I don't believe a school could be any better. Excellent teachers who genuinely care about the their students while holding them personally responsible and accountable. Children grow up while at Pioneer becoming young people who are ready for high school.
This is a very good school. Though I went there for only one year in 6th grade, I was very impressed. There is no gifted program, and the 'sixth grade camp' was not a good way to spend the week. Those were the only real negatives. The students, even though they're in a 'normal' public education program, were actually fairly kind and smart, especially compared to my current school. The new school in DuPont is great, and new technology is present in every classroom, including Smartboards and computers based on Core 2 Quad processors. The teachers were very good at teaching. Mr. Folmer is definitely the best band teacher this schoool could possibly have, and in fact they have him. There is no orchestra, but the band and choir are both great. A wide variety of after-school activities are availible. This is definitely a great school.
My son has attended Pioneer for the last two years. He is now in the newly built school in Dupont and we couldn't be happier. The school is absolutely beautiful with state of the art equipment and technology. The teachers and staff are well trained and very involved with the kids. I couldn't be more pleased about the education my son is receiving.
My daughter and I really love this school. Awesome campus, great teachers, very easy to communicate with teachers and staff. Great after school activities to get involved with.
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5 Reasons Why We Love Some Foods & Hate Others
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Do you love eating super-spicy curry that no one else at the table can stomach? Or hate slimy okra even though the rest of your family loves it? According to scientists, there are five reasons why food tastes different to every individual, and not all of them involve our taste buds.
We are all born with a love of sweet foods and a dislike of bitter flavors, but beyond that, the foods we love and the foods we hate can vary wildly. A recent article in the Washington Post laid out the five influences on how people taste food.
1. Genetics: People experience bitter flavors differently, as the combination of bitter receptor genes varies for each person. And almost everyone lacks the ability to detect at least one scent, meaning that the chemical that gives truffles their distinctive odor might strike you as either offensive or earthy. Or you might be among the 25% who can't smell it at all.
2. Experience: Did you know babies are predisposed to liking the foods their mothers ate while they were pregnant and later while breastfeeding? Exposing children to a wide range of foods can start even before they're born.
3. Culture: Not many people like extremely bitter or spicy foods the first time tasting them, but they can come to tolerate and even crave them with repeated exposure and by being around people who enjoy these foods.
4. Gender: Women are more likely to crave sweets and men are more likely to crave salty foods. This should come as no surprise if you've ever seen an advertisement for chocolate.
5. Texture: Although science cannot yet fully explain why, some people simply hate gritty, slimy or creamy foods, no matter their flavor. Case in point: natto, the slippery fermented soybeans pictured above.
Read the full article for more interesting facts about how we experience the taste of food.
• Check it out: Taste buds are just one reason why we love some foods and hate others
Do these factors explain any of your favorite or least favorite foods?
Related: What Do You Do When Taste Buds Clash?
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I didn't know about babies being predisposed to liking what their mothers ate. Interesting.
I know personally, most foods I dislike is mainly textural. I love the taste of mushrooms but can't do the texture. I love tomatoes but just not uncooked. Things like that.
I think a big part of it is a mental thing though. I know from my experiences with my overly picky husband, when we were dating I fed him so many things he swore he hated. He'd love it and gobble it up until I told him what it was, then he'd stop dead in his tracks and swear it doesn't taste good.
Another factor: People (especially non-foodies) judge different foods by what their general impression of the food is, even if they haven't tried the food in question.
For example, I brought a sardine-salad sandwich in to work.
co-worker: Oh tuna today? Looks good!
me: Actually, it's sardine.
co-worker: EWWWW GROSS IT SMELLS BAD GET IT AWAY
me: but you just said...
Same thing with prunes. So many people think they're gross even though they haven't tried them.
There is also a strangely prevalent preference for white meat chicken over dark. Probably due to the "made with all white-meat chicken" marketing. My roommate once said while food shopping that he thought dark meat was gross, but then later he tried something I made with thighs and say "WOW this chicken is so flavorful!".
This is by far my biggest food-related pet peeve. Just give it a chance before you dismiss it, people.
The texture of natto didn't bother me the one time I tried it. The spider-web-like mucus strings didn't bother me either. The ammonia taste, however, was truly awful. I've considered that maybe I got a bad batch in my sushi that time, so I'll try it again.
Natto stringy, sticky texture wa sa little annoying but otherwise didn't bother me, but I thought it was 'meh' overall. And since I had it as part of breakfast while in Tokyo, I sure hope it was made properly and the taste just didn't do much for me.
I am currently testing the "experience" part with my year-old son. I ate the best I could while pregnant (I had no craving of any kind and wasn't sick, which helped a lot !). I ate normally while breastfeeding. Now that he can eat almost everything, I cook a wide range of veggies, fruits, meat, fish and cereals for him, and it's a pleasure to see how much he loves it. I have not yet met a veggie he doesn't like (though I know this will come later on). It's a great reward as a mom !
I have an acquired dislike for processed food. I was raised by a mom who cooked almost every meal, I cook a lot myself, and I am always wondering what the food industry put in the prepared food I see to make it look like that. And prunes are delicious ! Here in France, there was a "national disaster" last year when the famous mirabelles (yellow prunes) from the East of the country suffered from heavy rain and lack of sun. No yellow prunes last year, we are looking forward to this year !
I LOVE natto -- soongtype, definitely sounds like you got a bad batch. It should taste kinda meaty -- not ammonia! It's a classic of the Japanese "umami" sensation.
Japanese folks never expect the gaijin to like natto, but they take a special delight when we do!
Oh, and there's the "history of food" also. White bread was considered reserved for the richest persons, as it was harder to make. Nowadays, we know dark bread is much healthier, but people keep on buying white bred because it feel more luxurious. I'm strangely looked at when I enjoy my pumpernickel !
Yes! Now if only people (this blog included) stop trying to get others to eat/drink certain items. My biggest pet peeve is when people try to push so-called "good" beer on me. I find most beer to be absolutely repulsive. I've tried a wide variety and after being a legal drinker for 10 years I know that I like Bud Light as it is one of the few beers which I do not find to be extremely bitter. I will order Bud Light because I do not care to waste my money, time or calories on something I'm probably not going to like. Beer snobs can eff off.
You said one of my favorite things like that- prunes and raisins. I can't tell you how many people turn their noses up to prunes and raisins but if you said dried plums and grapes they are happy to eat away! So strange how we are so affected by that sort of thing.
I usually exercise A LOT and crave salty foods. Recently I had an injury and had to totally stop exercising for a few months. My tastes totally changed... I stopped craving salty foods, in fact salt tastes disgusting. And I don't like the dark, hop-less beers that I used to. Now all I want are sweets and spicy things.
I'm not surprised by the mother's diet thing...My mom was a vegetarian while she was pregnant with me, and as a kid I HATED meat. I would only eat chicken....well, super processed chicken. It was not hard for me to become a vegetarian when I was in 9th grade. I'm nearly 26 and don't miss it at all.
It's funny how your tastes changed with a change in physical activity, and it makes me wonder how our tastes change with changes with our bodies. A lot of transplant patients have different cravings after they have had surgery. A family friend was straight as an arrow, never liked alcohol and after a partial bowl transplant, likes a beer every now and then. My dad got a double transplant, and since then he likes spicy food and avoids chocolate. Which is a vast change from eating an entire bag of chocolates in a matter of hours and finding mild Pace salsa to be too hot.
Kids in the womb can influence their mothers, too! My aunt has five kids (last two were twins - oy!) and with her first child, she craved a lot of salty things when she was pregnant (yes, it was a boy) and that kid grew up to prefer potato chips and other salty snacks to anything sweet. The second child she craved a lot of sweets (a girl) and that child was an incredibly picky eater throughout childhood and into adulthood. The third kid she made a vow to eat better and... lo and behold - that little girl would rather eat an apple than candy or chips.
So while moms definitely affect their children's tastes based on what they eat when pregnant, I think sometimes the kids already know and that's why women get such bad cravings for certain foods.
Myself? For some reason I can't stand the texture of raw fish and I hate the smell and taste of raw green peppers (though I will sometimes eat them cooked). I also love cooked broccoli and cabbage, but hate them raw. And anything jellied that tastes like meat or is salty? Ew. But I think most Americans have that last food prejudice. :)
tuna noodle casserole. yuk. gag. a mother's cruelty.
I've heard the genetics thing before, and it explains my dislike of cilantro. My father, brother, and I all hate cilantro and to us it tastes like soap, but my mother loves it, and says it tastes completely different.
I'm a super un-picky eater, basically the only things I don't like are because of their texture, although it's not slimy foods but rather mealy, gritty things like apples or water chestnuts. I'll still eat them, I just don't like them much.
I am on the genetics side of things. While I adore cilantro, I can't stand beets (taste like dirt, 'nuf said), coffee (even though I have gotten used to and even enjoy the smell since the hubster is a coffee drinker), and grapefruit (when I taste it, I have an involuntary grimace to the bitterness, which makes the people around me laugh). On the other hand, I have loved spicy foods ever since I first tried them (hot banana peppers at my Hungarian grandmother's table) and can to this day, match almost anyone spicy food for spicy food (even though, aside from the Hungarian grandmother, my background is Norwegian and Welsh, hardly the bastions of spicy food).
A German expert on nutrition always says that if you don't like something there is a good chance you can't tolerate it very well - raw paprika for example can be difficult to digest for some people, so they don't like it to start with.
But I second the pregnancy thing, I ate normally during pregnancy with a lot of Indian and Thai food in between German and Italian, and my kids love the taste of spices and herbs - but not necessarily all the veggies I ate. My daughter for examples hates all kinds of cabbage, and I think that they might taste more bitter to her than to me.
My son seems to buck the trend. He eats a wider variety of foods than I do. e.g. I don't eat seafood and he loves it!
I definitely have noticed the experience part! Example 1: My mom had insatiable cravings for lemons while pregnant with me, and ever since I was old enough to eat a lemon it has been my very most favorite food ever! I just LOVE the extreme sour flavor, especially with salt yummy!
Example 2: While pregnant with my (now 15 month old) daughter I couldn't eat meat, so I mostly had fresh fruit and vegetables, couldn't have anything artificially sweetened either. She has never really liked meat, only recently has she starting actually eating some of her chicken when I give it to her, she really loves vegetables and fruit though! Only kid I know who will eat plain spinach with a smile =)
I work in a fast food place and the most common thing that people hate are green peppers. Whenever I try to serve some chicken dish which has peppers in them, they tell me to try not to get peppers. It sorta annoys me. There's really not a whole lot of food that I dislike. I can eat just about anything. There are vegetable that I don't care much for but I can eat them without taking it out of whatever I'm eating. I was taught at a young age to eat all my greens to get proper nutrients and to also not waste food, so I'll eat anything. I actually like trying food with weird texture. I love Natto. I miss eating that.


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KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Just three days after we showed you a dump along Springfork Drive in Campbell's Creek, the DEP was out cleaning it up Monday.
It's all part of the DEP's REAP Program, or Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan, and they're cleaning up tons of trash across the state every year.
A mess was dumped along Springfork Drive in Campbell's Creek on Friday. There was enough junk in the neighborhood to leave neighbors in disgust.
"Let the picture tell the tale," said Sherri Perry on Friday. "I mean, look at it. It's horrible.It's really sad."
But fast forward to Monday and a much cleaner and greener story -- one that became a top priority.
"It's been on our list to, but I guess when you all did a story last week, we just decided we'd go ahead and finish it up today since it's been on the list," said Greg Rote, DEP REAP Program Manager.
As part of the Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan, or REAP, the DEP is pitching in to pick up six tons of trash.
"If it comes out of a house, chances are you're going to find it here some place," Rote said.
And this crew has seen it all. Workers even found meth waste.
Every year they're out cleaning up this spot and they're trying to spot whomever is doing the dirty dumping -- something that left them fed up and frustrated.
"It's bad," Rote said. "We try to run cameras. We try to catch people. We try to take names and stuff out of the dumps, and we'll try to get everybody that we can prosecuted for doing this."
And buried in that trash are some clues that could lead them to potential suspects.
For now, the DEP is blocking the road to make it tougher for dumpers to make a mess.
With it clean now, neighbors want everyone to know they're watching to keep their neighborhood free of debris.
They're referring to trash dumped along the side of Springfork Drive in Campbell's Creek.
"Let the picture tell the tale," said Sherri Perry, neighbor. "I mean, look at it. It's horrible. It's really sad."
Perry said this has been going on for several years. Someone is driving into their neighborhood and dumping their garbage.
"Here recently it's gotten really bad," she said. "This used to be a road that everybody took to go on top of the mountain. And there's absolutely no way that anybody can get back through there now."
Vanesse Myers is just as frustrated.
"We don't take our trash and dump it in their backyard," Myers said. "I mean, there's places for this."
Both women said this isn't even the worst of it.
"If you go on the mountain, over the hillside, people just pull up and dump everything they have over there," Myers said. "There's tires, refrigerators, garbage bags. And, look people, if you're going to put your trash in garbage bags, toss them in somebody's dumpster. This is, it's sickening."
Myers and Perry said they've tried to get help. So far, though, they say they haven't gotten anywhere.
"It's sad," Myers said. "And we need help."
Until then, they said they're keeping a close eye on who's coming in and out of their neighborhood until this dumping comes to an end.
Neighbors also have started a Facebook page in hopes of getting some help.
WSAZ.com also tried talking to the DEP about the dump but hadn't heard back as of late Friday.


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- L e a r n i n g E x p r e s s ®' s ® GMAT EXAM SUCCESS In Only 4 Steps!
- L e a r n i n g E x p r e s s ®' s ® GMAT EXAM SUCCESS In Only 4 Steps! Elizabeth Chesla and Colleen Schultz ® NEW YORK
- Copyright © 2003 LearningExpress, LLC. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States of America. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Chesla, Elizabeth L. GMAT exam success in only 4 steps / Elizabeth Chesla and Colleen Schultz—1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 1-57685-472-8 1. Graduate Management Admission Test—Study guides. 2. Management—Examinations, questions, etc. I. Schultz, Colleen. II. Title. HF1118.C44 2003 650'.076—dc21 2003009065 Printed in the United States of America 987654321 First Edition ISBN 1-57685-472-8 For more information or to place an order, contact LearningExpress at: 55 Broadway 8th Floor New York, NY 10006 Or visit us at: www.learnatest.com
- About the Authors Elizabeth Chesla is the author of TOEFL Exam Success, ACT Exam Success, GED Success, Reading Compre- hension Success, Write Better Essays, and many other writing and reading guides and test preparation books. She lives in South Orange, New Jersey. Colleen Schultz is a math teacher from Binghamton, New York. She is a contributing writer for 501 Math Word Problems, 501 Quantitative Comparison Questions, and an item writer for several high-stakes math tests.
- Contents PART I Preparing for the GMAT 1 Chapter 1 About the GMAT 3 Overview of the GMAT 4 Computer-Adaptive Test 6 Preparing for the Computer-Based GMAT Exam 7 How the GMAT Is Scored 9 Getting Your Scores to Schools 12 Retaking the Exam 12 GMAT Testing Center Rules and Regulations 13 Registering for the GMAT Exam 16 Paying for the GMAT 20 Chapter 2 GMAT Study Skills 21 Where Do I Start? 21 I Need a Plan 23 I Need a Place 26 The Right Tools 30 The Study Plan 31 You Are Worth It: Motivational and Relaxation Techniques that Work 34 Learning Strategies and Test-Taking Techniques 37 Testing Psychology 40 vii
- –CONTENTS– How to De-Stress 41 Stay Healthy 43 Multiple-Choice Strategies 44 The Endgame 45 PART II The GMAT Verbal Section 49 Chapter 3 Verbal Pretest 51 Questions 52 Answer Explanations 58 Chapter 4 What to Expect on the GMAT Verbal Section 63 Reading Comprehension Questions 64 Critical Reasoning Questions 65 Sentence Correction Questions 66 Chapter 5 Reading Comprehension 69 Active Reading 69 Finding the Main Idea 72 Distinguishing between Fact and Opinion 76 Identifying Specific Facts and Details 78 Essay Types and Organizational Patterns 79 Making Inferences 83 Chapter 6 Critical Reasoning 87 Elements of an Argument 87 Complicating Arguments 89 Evaluating Arguments 93 Chapter 7 Sentence Correction 109 24 Rules for Grammar and Style 110 Sentence Structure 111 Grammar and Usage 119 Style 128 Chapter 8 Tips and Strategies for the Verbal Section 137 Reading Comprehension Questions 138 Critical Reasoning Questions 139 Sentence Correction Questions 141 viii
- –CONTENTS– Chapter 9 Verb Forms 143 Regular Verbs 145 Irregular Verbs 146 Helping Verbs 150 Subjunctive Mood 150 Troublesome Verbs 151 Gerunds and Infinitives 152 Chapter 10 Prefixes, Suffixes, and Word Roots 155 Prefixes 155 Suffixes 160 Common Latin Word Roots 162 Common Greek Word Roots 164 Chapter 11 Verbal Section Practice Test 169 Questions 170 Answer Explanations 193 Chapter 12 Verbal Section Glossary 207 PART III The GMAT Analytical Writing Assessment 211 Chapter 13 Pretest 213 Questions 214 Answer Explanations 218 Chapter 14 About the Analytical Writing Assessment 221 Analysis of an Issue 221 Analysis of an Argument 223 How the Essays Are Scored 225 Chapter 15 Guide to Effective Writing 231 The Writing Process 231 Seven Steps for Writing a Strong AWA Essay 236 Writing with Style 248 Writing Correctly: The Conventions of Standard Written English 252 150 Most Commonly Misspelled Words 265 ix
- –CONTENTS– Chapter 16 Tips and Strategies for the AWA 267 General Writing Strategies 267 Analyzing the Issue 269 Analyzing the Argument 269 Chapter 17 AWA Practice 271 Analysis of an Issue Sample Prompts 272 Analysis of an Argument Sample Prompts 282 Answers and Explanations 292 PART IV The GMAT Quantitative Section 305 Chapter 18 Quantitative Pretest 307 Problem Solving Questions 308 Data Sufficiency Questions 310 Answer Explanations 312 Chapter 19 About the Quantitative Section 317 About the Types of Questions 318 Chapter 20 Arithmetic 321 Types of Numbers 321 Properties of Numbers 322 Order of Operations 323 Special Types of Defined Operations 324 Factors, Multiples, and Divisibility 325 Prime and Composite Numbers 327 Even and Odd Numbers 327 Consecutive Integers 328 Absolute Value 328 Operations with Real Numbers 328 Chapter 21 Algebra 339 Translating Expressions and Equations 339 Combining Like Terms and Polynomials 340 Laws of Exponents 341 Solving Linear Equations of One Variable 341 Solving Literal Equations 342 Solving Inequalities 343 x
- –CONTENTS– Multiplying and Factoring Polynomials 344 Solving Quadratic Equations 344 Rational Expressions and Equations: 347 Coordinate Graphing 349 Systems of Equations with Two Variables 350 Problem Solving with Word Problems 352 Functions 355 Chapter 22 Geometry 357 Angles 358 Polygons 359 Triangles 360 Quadrilaterals 363 Circles 364 Measurement and Geometry 365 Chapter 23 Tips and Strategies for the Quantitative Section 367 Chapter 24 Quantitative Practice Test 369 Questions 370 Answer Explanations 387 Chapter 25 Quantitative Section Glossary 397 Appendix A GMAT Online Resources 401 Appendix B GMAT Print Resources 403 xi
- P A R T I Preparing for the GMAT
- C H A P T E R 1 About the GMAT Exam Planning to apply to a graduate business or management degree program? Then you need to find out all you can about the GMAT® exam so you can do your best on the exam. This chapter will tell you everything you need to know to get started. You will learn how the test is structured and scored, how to register, and what procedures and regulations to expect at the testing center. A graduate degree in business or management can transform your professional life, opening the door to pro- motions, new opportunities, and new careers. For better or for worse, which business school you attend depends to some degree upon how well you do on the Graduate Management Admissions Test® (GMAT®). Like the SAT® exam, ACT Assessment®, and GRE® test, the GMAT exam is a standardized test designed to help schools determine how well you might succeed in their graduate program. Of course, the GMAT exam is just one of the tools schools use to assess a candidate's knowledge and skills, and it is by no means a defin- itive measure. But it is an important test, and because your scores can determine your eligibility for certain programs and give you an edge over other candidates, it is important that you do well on the exam. The GMAT exam is sponsored by the Graduate Management Admission Council® (GMAC®), a non- profit association of representatives from business schools around the world. Nearly 2,000 business schools use the GMAT exam, which is developed and administered by the Educational Testing Service® (ETS®), the same organization that develops and administers a number of other standardized tests including the SAT and TOEFL® exams. The majority of people taking the GMAT exam seek to enter MBA programs, but an increas- ing number of other graduate business and management programs are now offered, and many of these pro- grams also use the GMAT exam to assess the qualifications of applicants. 3
- On the Road to a Graduate Degree Although the MBA is still the most popular graduate business degree, a growing number of other graduate-level business and management programs are becoming available. Taking the GMAT exam can help you apply for programs that offer several different graduate degrees, including the following: • Master of Business Administration (MBA) • Master of Science in Management • Master of Public Administration (MPA) • Master of Science in Financial Engineering An Over view of the GMAT Exam Nearly 50 years ago, the GMAC was founded with the goal it maintains today: to develop a standardized assessment tool for business school candidates. Although the GMAT exam has evolved over the years, the three-and-a-half-hour exam still tests candidates in three main areas, measuring analytical writing, verbal, and quantitative skills. The Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) The first part of the GMAT exam, the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA), is designed to measure your abil- ity to analyze ideas and to write clearly and effectively about those ideas. You will be asked to write two sep- arate essays: one that analyzes an issue and one that analyzes an argument. You will have 30 minutes for each essay. In the Analysis of an Issue section, you will be presented with a short passage (one paragraph) about an issue, such as whether new technologies create or destroy more jobs or whether education is the most important key to success. You will be asked to take a position on this issue and explain your position. In the Analysis of an Argument section, you will be presented with a short argument (again, just one paragraph) and be asked to critique that argument. In this essay, you should not present your own point of view but rather assess the logic of the argument that has been presented. In both cases, the topics will be general enough for every test taker to write about. Prior knowledge of the subject matter may be helpful, but it is not required. It is more important to show your ability to take and support a position and your ability to analyze the effectiveness of an argument. The Quantitative Section The Quantitative section is the second part of the test and includes 37 multiple-choice questions covering two areas of mathematics: data sufficiency and problem solving. You will have 75 minutes to answer these questions. The problem solving questions will constitute approximately 60% of the exam (22 questions). The prob- lems will test your knowledge of basic math facts and skills covered in high school, including arithmetic, 4
- GMAT Exam Facts • Over 1,700 schools/programs use GMAT scores in the admissions process. • The first GMAT exam was developed and administered nearly 50 years ago. • In 2002, over 150,000 people took the GMAT exam in the United States. • In 2002, over 75,000 people took the GMAT exam in locations outside the United States. • Nearly 7% more GMAT exams were given in 2002 than in 2001 in the United States. • Over 4% more GMAT exams were given elsewhere in the world in 2002 than in 2001. • Approximately 20% of people who take the GMAT exam take it more than once. Most repeat testers take the test two or three times. algebra, geometry, word problems, and interpreting charts and graphs. These questions will emphasize your understanding of mathematical concepts, although you will also need to know basic math procedures in order to select the correct answer. The data sufficiency questions constitute the remaining 40% of the test and are quite different in nature. For these questions, you do not actually need to solve a problem or make a calculation. Instead, you will be presented with two items of information and a question. You must determine whether the information pre- sented is sufficient to accurately answer the question or if you need more data to solve the problem. The answer choices will ask you to identify which item of information is insufficient if more data is indeed required. The Verbal Section The third and final part of the GMAT exam is the Verbal section. You will have another 75 minutes to answer 41 multiple-choice questions. These questions cover three areas: reading comprehension, critical reasoning, and sentence correction. Approximately one-third of the questions will fall into each category. The reading comprehension questions will be based on short passages (150 to 350 words) about top- ics ranging from the social sciences to the physical and biological sciences to business, the arts, and human- ities. You may be asked about the main idea of the passage, the author's support for that main idea, argumentative strategies, specific facts and details in the text, and inferences that can be drawn from the pas- sage. You can expect the passages to be rather sophisticated, much like the reading material you will be exposed to in business school. The critical reasoning questions present you with a short reading passage (50 to 100 words) that makes an argument about a general topic. You will be asked about the structure of the argument, including its conclusion and assumptions; about the quality of the argument, including its strengths and weaknesses; and about plans of action based upon the argument, including what actions are appropriate and effective based on the text. Again, this is great training for the business world. The sentence correction questions present you with a sentence with part or all of the sentence under- lined. You must choose the answer that best expresses the idea of the sentence. To determine the best answer, you will need to consider the grammar and usage, diction, sentence structure, sentence logic, and tone. 5
- What the GMAT Exam Is and Is Not Like all standardized tests, the GMAT exam is just one measure of your potential success in a graduate busi- ness or management program. A strong correlation can be made between high performance on the GMAT exam and success in the first year of business school. However, the exam is designed to measure a targeted set of knowledge and skills, and does not take into account other factors that are essential to academic success. The GMAT exam is designed to measure the following: • your ability to take a position on an issue and support it • your ability to critique an argument • your ability to organize ideas and convey them clearly in writing • your ability to express your ideas in logical, correct, and effective sentences • your ability to conduct basic mathematical operations • your ability to determine what data is necessary to solve problems, especially those you might encounter in real business situations • how well you understand what you read • your ability to identify the logic and assumptions behind an argument • your knowledge of techniques and strategies for effective writing • your knowledge of the conventions of standard written English The GMAT exam is not designed to measure the following: • what you know about business or technology • your job skills and experience • your computer skills • how well you study or manage your time • your ability to manage others • your interpersonal skills • how well you learned content from your specific undergraduate or other degree areas • other important character traits, such as your level of motivation, creativity, and self-discipline Computer-Adaptive Test (CAT) Computer technology has transformed standardized tests in many ways. In the past, people who took the GMAT exam would all receive the same test (or one of several versions of the same test). Now, with its new computer-adaptive format, the GMAT exam's Quantitative and Verbal sections present each test taker with a unique test designed to more accurately measure his or her ability in the subject. On the GMAT exam, your questions will be drawn from a pool of possible questions, beginning with a question of moderate difficulty. This process of dynamic question selection will continue throughout the entire test. Each question will be selected based upon the level of the previous question and whether or not 6
- Why a CAT? The GMAC has switched the GMAT exam from a paper-based exam to a CAT for several reasons. One reason is that computer tests are cheaper to develop, administer, and score than traditional paper exams. Another rea- son is that computer-adaptive exams help maintain the confidentiality of test items and prevent cheating on the exam. Because no two test takers ever have the same test, it is very difficult for individuals to assist each other during the exam. More importantly, for business schools, the CAT (at least ostensibly) provides a more accurate measure of a student's verbal and quantitative ability than paper-based exams. For test takers anxious to know their scores, the CAT provides an instant (but unofficial) score for the Verbal and Quantitative sections of the exam. you answered that question correctly. The test continuously adjusts to your skill level. The computer-adaptive test (CAT) is designed to adjust the level of difficulty of the questions to the performance of the test taker. This means that if you answer a question of medium difficulty correctly, the next question will probably be more difficult. However, if you answer it incorrectly, the next question will probably be easier. On a CAT, you earn more credit for answering a hard question correctly than for answering an easy question correctly. However, the questions will not increase in difficulty infinitely if you continue to answer all questions cor- rectly, or at least the level will not increase at the same rate. The degree of change will be significantly lower because the program considers your answers to every question you have answered so far, not just the current question. The more questions you answer, the more knowledge about your skill level the computer has, and the less dramatic the change in level will be as you proceed through the exam. Indeed, by the fifth or sixth ques- tion, the CAT is likely to have honed in on the skill level it believes is appropriate for you. Thus, an important test-taking strategy for the GMAT exam CAT is to answer the first five or six questions correctly. Doing so will set your questions at a higher level for the exam, enabling you to earn more credit for each correct answer. In the Quantitative and Verbal sections, you must answer each question in the order in which it is pre- sented. Unlike a paper-based exam, the computer-based exam does not allow you to skip questions and come back to them later; you must answer as you go. You also cannot change your answer to a previous question or see the questions that follow. Because the test is timed, you must be sure not to spend too much time on any one question. On a CAT such as the GMAT exam, your best bet is to take an educated guess at questions you cannot answer. If you can eliminate one or two choices, you dramatically increase your chances of answering correctly and can then move on to the next question. This is important because, as you will see in the scoring section, the number of questions you answer is a key factor in your score. Preparing for the Computer-Based GMAT Exam Taking a computer-based test is a very different experience from taking a traditional paper-based exam. Although the Verbal and Quantitative sections require very little computer skill, you will need some basic computer experience. More important, you need at least minimal word-processing skills to complete your 7
- Practice Your Computer Skills On the GMAT computer-based test, you will need to know the following: • how to use a mouse • how to enter an answer • how to move to the next question • how to use a word processor (for typing your AWA essays) • how to use the HELP function The GMAC offers a free tutorial to help you become comfortable with the computer skills you will need for the GMAT exam. You can download this software from the GMAT website at www.mba.com/mba/TaketheGMAT/ ToolsToHelpYouPrepare/GMATPrepProducts/GMATTutorialsSoftware.htm. NOTE: The tutorial is not compatible with Macintosh® computers. AWA essays. You are already under enough pressure to try to write two essays in an hour. If you are not com- fortable typing, and if you do not know basic word-processing functions such as how to delete or move text, you may have a difficult time writing a successful essay. If you are not experienced with computers, then part of your GMAT exam preparation time must include learning computer skills. Here are some specific tips to help you improve your computer skills to reach peak performance on the GMAT exam: ■ Practice using a mouse. Get comfortable with the movement of the arrow and clicking around on the computer screen. ■ Learn how to move up and down a page. Practice using the scroll bar and the arrow keys. ■ Get a typing tutorial. You can learn proper hand and finger positions that will help you type faster. One website that offers help is www.typing-tutorial.com. ■ Learn to highlight, delete, and copy and paste text within a document. Get comfortable with the back- space, delete, and arrow keys so you can move around quickly within a document. Practice typing and changing text so that you can be sure not to delete text that you want to keep. ■ Practice typing your essay on the computer. Use the sample topics listed in Part III and on the GMAT website at www.mba.com/mba/TaketheGMAT/Tools/AWATopics2001.htm. Set a timer so you get used to the 30-minute time limit. The GMAC offers its own GMAT computer tutorials to help you develop the computer skills you need for the exam. You can download these tutorials at www.mba.com/mba/TaketheGMAT/ToolsToHelpYouPre- pare/GMATPrepProducts/GMATTutorialsSoftware.htm. 8
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Typical racial points: Male erchons have rather small, round ears, while the female erchons have longer, pointy ears.
Erchons have slit pupils, while the rest of the eye differ from individual to individual, like the iris of a human. Their skin tone vary from individual to individual as well, but the base colour is a greyish beige. (Slightly more grey then the average European)
Their fingers are a bit longer in proportions to their body then it is with humans, but not so much that it looks too out of place. Their feet are a bit different. Their feet are rougher, and have claws instead of nails. And they have pads beneath them. (Like cats and dogs have)
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Asoria: Shante Mountains - Location and CharacterShante Mountains
Also known as "the waterfall mountains" or "the flying rocks". These mountains are very unique. They have thousands of waterfalls and even more rocks, boulders and even small mountains floating above them.
The wildlife is very abundant, and only 4 people are known to live here, and only one of those are living on one of the floating mountains. This is because many of the animals that live here hare dangerous in one way or the other.
Magical/life energy is abundant here. It is the reason the mountains are flying and that you have waterfalls from these flying rocks. Also, because of this, animals and plant life have grown to the extreme. Not always in size, but any life found here is in some way extreme.
Karja "Mountain Angel" (Karja in one of the Asorian languages)
Karja is the only man living at one of the flying mountains of Shante. He was previously known as Karja Stormwood, a famous necromancer.
At present day (find this out/make this up)
Asoria: Ktroch Drylands - LocationKtrosh Drylands
A huge dried out lake. The ground is cracked mud and sand. Mountains surround it on all sided, except for a narrow creek at the southeast of the lake.
At one time, the lake was filled with water by the legendary creature Ktrosh (whom gave the place it's name), a creature known for it's ability to secrete several thousand tons of water from it's body every day. However, it died countless years ago, letting all the water seep out through the narrow creek. The Ktrosh also kept the climate at a steady cool temperature, making the area lush and filled with life. When it died, the climate changed into a scorching heat, cracking the ground when the water disappeared.
The northern parts are filled with sharp, jagged rocks, sticking out of the ground. Some areas look like spiked floors, being covered completely by these rocks of all sizes. While others places might have only one jagged spike, with no other spikes for miles.
The wildlife here is minimal, with only 2 types
Asoria: Selome Da'shargan - CharacterSelome Da'shargan
Gender: Female
Age: 47
Job/Profession: Trader, healer & caretaker of the "Drunken Shlash", named after the animal called Shlash, which is well known for moving around like a drunkard.
History: Selome grew up in the small village of Grondem. Grondem is one of the thousand villages that arose from the great culture dispute in the former capital. The current capital, Yinzen, was the most famous village that arose from the dispute.
Her mother and father died in a tragic accident when she was 11, leaving her to take care of her two sisters and triplet brothers (ages 6, 4 and 1x3 respectively). This forced her to take up the parenting role at a very young age. Because of this, she developed a caring and social personality.
When she was 13, she begun to work as a trader in order to get enough money to live and support her siblings. As she and her siblings grew, there was need for more money, so Selome, being a magician (or life energy user)
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Do zoos help biodiversity conservation?
Zoos are becoming more aware of the role they can play in preventing species extinction. The California Condor, the black-footed ferret, and the Przewalski's horse have all been saved from extinction because of zoos. Zoos also aid conservation by inspiring people to learn more about the diversity of life. However for every species saved in a zoo, hundreds if not more will perish outside of zoos. Is the role of the zoo to showcase and educate the public about the organisms they keep in captivity or should they also focus on conservation outside zoo boundaries?
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Jun 8 2012: Zoos do educate people about some of the unique organisms this planet has. Furthermore, individuals may take an active role in conserving an organism if they are actually able to see it in person. However, zoos need to focus on conservation outside of the boundaries for a variety of reasons. If the natural population of an organism goes extinct and there are only captive animals remaining, the zoo population will not have the genetic diversity needed to survive in captivity for very long. Therefore, it's important for zoos to educate the public and help conserve the animals they hold in captivity.
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Escendency, an award-winning communications company based in InfoLab21, is planning to take its innovative product nationwide in a major expansion. The company specialises in web-based management systems and has already won contracts with four local councils including Lancaster City Council.
Escendency recently reached the regional finals of the National Business Awards for Business Innovation of the Year. Mark Robinson, CEO of Escendency, said he was now planning to expand nationwide and triple the current workforce of three.
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Haml(ize) those RSpec Scaffolds!Published: March 11th, 2008
If you've ever wanted to haml(ize) those RSpec Scaffolds without having to rename each of the generates files one by one, you now have a drop-in replacement: RSpec Haml Scaffolds.
You can grab the details over at the CitrusByte Blog Post Here1
If you already know how to install a git repo into a rails directory, then you can grab it over here2:
You should be pleased to know that I set it up using Git. You guys convinced me to give it a try by sending me a random invite to Github last week. So thanks to who ever sent that invitation over.
As stated in the official post, it's very possible that there are quirks in the release. I'd love to experience someone forking the repo and submitting a patch though. I just want to feel that overwhelming geeky feeling of contribution. You know what I'm talking about, don't worry, you shouldn't feel guilty. You can embrace it by actually committing.
p.s I have three github invites now, if anyone needs membership, let me know and I'll send it over.
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — After five terms in Congress, Republican U.S. Rep. John Sullivan thought he knew how to campaign for his northeastern Oklahoma seat by heart, until this year's primary election fight against political newcomer Jim Bridenstine changed everything.
The Tulsa congressman had become accustomed to winning big, mowing down his past three general election challengers with 77 percent, 66 percent and 64 percent of the vote with minimal heavy lifting.
But going up against tea party-backed Bridenstine has caused more headaches for Sullivan than he bargained for.
"I never had a race like this in all my life," Sullivan told The Associated Press from Washington, as he prepared to jump on a flight back to Oklahoma for a last-minute campaign push ahead of Tuesday's primary to decide who will be the Republican nominee representing Oklahoma's 1st congressional district. "The only mistake I made was I ignored it for too long."
In the past several weeks, Sullivan and Bridenstine have squabbled over who is the most conservative choice to represent the district that includes the city of Tulsa. Bridenstine, a Navy pilot, has tried to paint Sullivan as a career politician who has become out of touch with working-class Oklahomans because he voted for things like bailouts, debt ceiling increases and "government takeovers."
"We are at a precipice in our country; we really have a crisis on our hands," Bridenstine said in an interview. "But (Sullivan) is entirely focused on himself and retaining his position. It's entirely self-centered."
Bridenstine has tried to run to the right of his opponent — a feat because of Sullivan's claim that he's the most conservative member of Oklahoma's congressional delegation — by knocking him on his 2009 stay at the Betty Ford Center in California to treat alcoholism and his missing hundreds of votes since he's been in office.
Bridenstine's campaign claims Sullivan has missed 679 of 7,650 votes in the past decade — which is 9 percent and much higher than the 2.4 percent median of missed votes among lawmakers. And last week, he said Sullivan's history of "substance abuse" made him unfit to hold the office.
"When you look at the character of a man you have to look at performance and capability," Bridenstine said. "I have a record of always going to work and always completing my missions.
"There's a pattern of behavior from our incumbent congressman that continues. It's a pattern of not going to work, a pattern of campaigning in a reckless manner with untruths," he said.
Sullivan has owned his record of missed votes, saying he missed time because of the stay in rehab and the death of one of his children.
"I just think it's unfortunate he'd stoop to that level because he doesn't want to own up to his past failures," Sullivan said. "If he wants to use that against me, that's his problem.
"I never picked this fight. He's been running a campaign for over two years with negative, negative, negative," he said.
Sullivan's counterattack in the past two weeks has been what his campaign has called the "mismanagement" of the Tulsa Air and Space Museum while Bridenstine served as its executive director from December 2008 to August 2010. Tax forms showed that the museum took on losses under his leadership — nearly $383,000 in 2009 and 2010. Bridenstine has defended the red ink because he was trying to attract a retired NASA shuttle for the facility.
Sullivan has seized upon the financials, claiming that if Bridenstine couldn't manage the museum's books, how can he be trusted to manage billions of dollars in taxpayer money in Washington?
"He has no room to go on so he has to make things up," Sullivan said. "All I ask is that I be judged on my record of accomplishment."
That record includes voting 34 times to cut trillions of dollars in spending, fighting for an "all of the above" energy policy to preserve the 300,000 jobs in Oklahoma tied to the industry, and cracking down on illegal immigration by helping bring two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices to his district, Sullivan says.
Tuesday's winner will face Democrat John Olson, the owner of a small business, and independent Craig Allen, an airline pilot, who will be on the 1st District ballot in November.
Statewide, three of Oklahoma's four incumbent Republican congressmen face challenges within their own party, with only Rep. James Lankford facing no primary opponent this month.
Incumbents nationally also are facing strong challenges. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., lost in a GOP primary last month and Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, faces a June 26 primary after failing to receive enough votes from delegates at his state convention in April.


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After a thorough review of the information provided by MTAN, as well as supplemental information provided by an attorney general investigator, Secretary Gwadosky issued a decision on remand today that concludes the information presented strongly suggests that Mr. Powell is not the person he purported to be, as he fraudulently used the identity of another.
Secretary Gwadosky's decision further concluded that the information provided was not sufficient to determine that the individual claiming to be James Powell was a resident of Maine. Therefore, Mr. Powell was ineligible to circulate a petition through the citizen initiative process and the signatures he collected remain invalid.
Since this matter had been appealed, a court order was necessary to bring the matter back before the Secretary of State for review. The Court issued the remand by agreement of the parties to allow the additional information to be provided to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State's Office was also allowed to supplement its information in response. The court order finally stated that if the Secretary of State's decision remained the same, the petitioner's appeal would proceed before the Court.
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