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Taconite seals with an axial labyrinth (TK ..)
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posted on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 9:22 am
I am making a multi-group comparison between two levels of sport participation. I found a significant effect for race, but there is a negative variance in my categorical dependent variable. I used theta parameterization and found that the negative variance is not significant. Continuing with theta parameterization, I used WLS to test for chi-square difference between the two groups. There was a significant difference. Now, do I report my findings from this analysis or from the analysis without theta parameterization? Since it is not possible to constrain the scales to zero, not using theta parameterization would mean that I am modeling with a negative variance. What is the correct way to finish my project?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 6:04 pm
You would adjust the lambda associated with the variable with the small negative residual variance in the Delta parameterization. You would fix the lambda at a smaller and smaller value until the negative residual variance disappears.
posted on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 9:45 am
I am conducting a multi-group path analysis and have a brief question regarding the output. In the section of the output entitled R-SQUARE, is the information reported under the subheading "R-Square" within each group the proportion of variance accounted for in each dependent variable by all other variables that have direct paths to that dependent variable? Thanks!
posted on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 10:20 am
posted on Thursday, July 01, 2004 - 1:51 pm
I am running a path analysis on imputed data. The results from the full sample are fine, but when I ran the multiple group analysis, the program didn't seem to do anything. What did I do wrong?
TITLE: path analysis for substance use
DATA: file is c:\impute.dat;
VARIABLE: NAMES ARE v1-v48;
CATEGORICAL ARE v37 v39 v45;
USEVARIABLES ARE v36 v38 v44 v32 v42 v37 v39 v45 ;
grouping is v20 (1=male 2=female);
MODEL: v37 v39 v45 ON v32 v42;
v37 ON v36;
v39 ON v38;
v45 ON v44;
path analysis for substance use
Number of groups 2
Average number of observations
Group MALE 1014
Group FEMALE 1021
Number of replications
Requested 10
Completed 0
In a related question, how do I get the chi-squares from the following imputed analysis results?
Number of Free Parameters 12
Chi-Square Test of Model Fit
Number of successful computations 10
Proportions Percentiles
Expected Observed Expected Observed
0.990 1.000 0.554 27.857
0.980 1.000 0.752 27.857
0.950 1.000 1.145 27.857
0.900 1.000 1.610 27.857
0.800 1.000 2.343 27.857
0.700 1.000 3.000 29.674
0.500 1.000 4.351 30.634
0.300 1.000 6.064 32.937
0.200 1.000 7.289 32.611
0.100 1.000 9.236 39.154
0.050 1.000 11.070 39.154
0.020 1.000 13.388 39.154
0.010 1.000 15.086 39.154
Thanks very much!
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Thursday, July 01, 2004 - 2:25 pm
You need to send output and data to
so that I can see what is happening.
posted on Monday, October 04, 2004 - 2:36 pm
Dear Dr. Muthen,
I am doing a multiple group CFA with categorical factor indicators. The factor indicators include some dichotomous, 3 point and 5-point likert type items. In the Example 5.16 in the m-plus manual(p. 65), there's just an example on how to model dichotomous threshold and sacle factors. Would please give us more example on how to specify threshhold for ordinal factor indicators other than binary variables. Also, would you please show how to fix the related scale factors to one for identification purpose for multiple group CFA for ordinal factor indicators?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Monday, October 04, 2004 - 5:25 pm
Let's say that u3 is measured on a 3-point scale, then Example 5.16 would be
[u3$1 u3$2];
The number of thresholds is equal to the number of categories minus one. There is only one scale factor for an item no matter how many thresholds it has.
posted on Tuesday, October 05, 2004 - 10:23 am
Dear Dr. Muthen,
Thanks alot for your response. Besides having categorical factor indicators, I also have some background categroical variables which I use as predictors for some factors in structural part of my model. In the multiple group analysis, I wonder :
1)if I should specify threshholds and scale factors for them or not?
2) should I constrain their respected thresholds to be freely estimated across groups?
3) Finally, should I constrain their respected scale factors to be
across groups?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, October 05, 2004 - 10:34 am
You do not need to anything to binary covariates. Do not include them on the CATEGORICAL list.
posted on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 9:23 am
Dear Dr. Muthen,
In the multiple CFA analysis, I specified the thresholds for categrocial observed indicators in the group specific model, say blacks, to be freely estimated. I followed the recommendation that the number of thresholds should be equal to the numbert of categories minus 1. Also, for identification purpose, I constrained the the scale factors for the categorical indicators whose factor loadings freely estimated to be 1. In the output, however, the model was NOT identified. Could you please exlain what might has been wrong?
p.s. Identification problem was solved when I removed the the thresholds specifications from the group specific model (let the thresholds to be equal across groups).
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 5:25 pm
If the thresholds are free, the factor means must be zero in all groups.
posted on Thursday, October 14, 2004 - 8:23 am
Dear Dr. Muthen,
The factor means are fixed at 0. Still the model is not identified. However, when I fix all scale factors across groups to be constrained at 1, the model is identified. Am I doing the right thing? Could you please let me know what are the implications of fixing sacle factors at 1?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Thursday, October 14, 2004 - 10:30 am
When thresholds and factor loadings are free, factor means must be fixed to zero in all groups and scale factors must be fixed to one in all groups. These are required for identification purposes. See Web Note 4 for further information.
posted on Friday, October 15, 2004 - 9:43 am
Dear Linda,
Thanks alot for the response. For the factor loadings that are non-invariant, your recommendations are great. What if there are some invariant factor loadings in the model, in addition to the non-invariant factor loadings, which I have to constrain their respected factor loadings to be equal. Then, what do you recommend about their respected scale factors and threshholds?
Thanks alot for your time and patience!
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Friday, October 15, 2004 - 10:21 am
For the invariant item, the thresholds are also held invariant, and the scale factor for that item is one in the first group and free to be estimated in the other groups.
For the non-invariant item, the thresholds are non-invariant as well as the loading and the scale factor for that item is fixed to one in all groups. See Example 5.16 of the Mplus User's Guide for an illustration of this.
posted on Friday, November 05, 2004 - 8:13 am
Dear Linda,
Thanks alot for your response.Just to follow up: do you mean to test "factor loading" invariance, in the baseline model, factor laodings and thresholds are freely estimated, while in the nested model, both factor loadings and thresholds are held invariant? Does the chi-squared diff test show the invariance of factor laodings or both the factor loadings and thresholds? I'm only interested in "factor loading invariance".
posted on Friday, November 05, 2004 - 8:38 am
Factor loadings and thresholds need to be considered together with categorical outcomes.
posted on Friday, November 05, 2004 - 10:56 am
Thanks alot. In the nested model, where both factor loadings and thresholds are held invariant, should the the scale factors be freely estimated?
posted on Friday, November 05, 2004 - 2:22 pm
When the factor loadings and threhsolds are held equal, the scale factors should be fixed to one in the first group and be free in the others. Factor means should be zero in the first group and free in the others.
posted on Tuesday, November 09, 2004 - 2:11 pm
Thanks for your response. Inthis case, can I use WLSM for chi square difference test?
posted on Sunday, November 14, 2004 - 12:50 pm
Jeremy Miles
posted on Sunday, November 21, 2004 - 8:30 am
I am doing a multiple group, comparing the factor structure and factor means of two groups. When I constrain the means of the factors of the two groups to be equal, I get an error:
(Parameter 26 is the mean of the factors, in both groups).
However, when the means are estimated separately, the mean of the first group is 0, and the second is estimated.
So, here's my question:
Is it legitimate to fix the mean of the second group to 0? And then doing the nested model test?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Sunday, November 21, 2004 - 9:24 am
Yes, this is how equality of the factor means is specified. Because they must be zero in the first class (or one class) for identification purposes, holding them equal is the same thing as fixing them to zero.
posted on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 - 3:04 pm
Dear Dr. Muthen,
When examining partial invariance, I free the factor loading and the threshold in the nested model. My question is should I still fix the factor means in both groups at zero while I free the parameters in the nested model?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 - 5:23 pm
See Examples 5.16 and 5.17. They show partial measurement invariance for the Delta and Theta parameterizations. For Delta, you must also fix the scale factor to one in all groups. You do not have to fix the factor means to zero.
posted on Friday, December 03, 2004 - 10:02 am
Dear Dr. Muthen,
Follow up: In this case, in the baseline model factor means were set to zero in both groups for identification purpose, while in the nested model, based on your previous comment, factor means do not have to be set zero. My question: Are these two models, then, nested within each other? In other words, can we consider a nested model whose factor means are freely estimated in one group to be nested within a basline model in which both group factor means were set to zero?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Friday, December 03, 2004 - 4:13 pm
posted on Friday, December 03, 2004 - 9:53 pm
Dear Dr.Muthen,
Thanks a lot for your response. I have summarized the impression I have got so far from the previous discussion. Please correct my understandings if they are not right.
In order to do the multiple group CFA to examine the metric invariance and/or partial metric invariance we need go through 3 steps:
1-Form a baseline model in which factor loadings and thresholds are freely estimated, except that the first factor laoding is fixed at 1 for identification and respected thresholds are held invariant.For identification purpose, factor means and scale factors set to zero and one, respecively, for the items whose factor loadinsg and thresholds are freely estimated.
2-To check the metric invariance, in the nested model, all factor loadings and thresholds are held invariant across groups. In this model, factor means and scale factors for the second and thirds etc group are freely estimated across groups.
3-If full metric invariance in chi square diff test failed, then we step by step free a factor loading and respected threshold. In doing so, we fix the respected scale factor at one and and also fix the respected "factor means" to zero in both groups in the nested model. Here, I should not fix ALL factor means to zero in the nested model and only the ones whose related factor loadings are freed. Is my impression right?
Thanks a lot again!
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Saturday, December 04, 2004 - 6:53 am
Regarding 3, it is not necessary to fix the factor means at zero when you free the factor loading and threshold and fix the scale factor to one as long as the model is identified. See Example 5.16 in the Mplus User's Guide where this is illustrated.
posted on Tuesday, December 07, 2004 - 11:39 am
Dear Dr. Muthen,
I realize that my last question was a bit ambiguous. To clarify: In our baseline model(A), the factor means were set to zero in both groups for identification purposes, while in the constrained model (B), factor means were set to zero for only the first group (although factor loadings and intercepts were constrained to be equal across groups). My question: Under these circumstances, is the constrained model (B) still considered to be nested within the baseline model (A)? More specifically, can we consider a constrained model (B) whose factor means are freely estimated in one group to be nested within a baseline model (A) in which both group factor means were set to zero? The two models are described below.
Model A ( "baseline" model): A model in which factor loadings and thresholds are freely estimated across both groups. Factor means are fixed at zero and scale factors are fixed at one in both groups.
Model B ("constrained" model): A model in which factor loadings and thresholds are held invariant in both groups. Factor means and scale factor are freely estimated in the second group.
Thanks very much. We just want to make sure that we can use a chi-square difference test to test for differences between out two models.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, December 07, 2004 - 2:16 pm
Yes, I would consider these models to be nested.
posted on Sunday, April 17, 2005 - 8:30 pm
Can Mplus test for invariance of logistic
regression weights in a multiple group
context? It does not appear to be so from
the manual that I have, but my manual
is out of date. Thanks.
posted on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - 12:21 pm
You can do this in the type=mixture context using the Version 3 KNOWNCLASS option. This treats group as a latent class variable with known (observed) class membership. If you only have earlier versions, you can do the same using the "training data" option.
Sven D. Klingemann
posted on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 2:04 pm
Hi Dr. Muthen,
just a quick question with respect to partial measurement invariance: If I am interested in comparing group means and only partial measurement invariance is achieved would you advise to drop these items all together? In my case, some of the items have select cross-loadings that are not invariant, while others are.
Thank you for your advice!
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 6:24 pm
I would only drop the items if they don't have strong loadings. Otherwise, I would model the invariance.
Sven D. Klingemann
posted on Thursday, May 03, 2007 - 6:51 am
Thanks Linda.
Doesn't modeling the invariance still affect the mean comparison? I am a bit confused here because I thought that the whole idea of testing for invariance of factor loadings and thresholds was to eventually insure that the differences in means would not be affected by group-specific attributes that are unrelated to the construct(s).
Thanks for your help!
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Thursday, May 03, 2007 - 8:29 am
If you ignore the measurement non-invariance, it is a problem. But if you allow for it in the model, it should be approximately the same as deleting the item. By modeling it, I mean including a direct effect in a MIMIC model or allowing an intercept or factor loading to vary across groups in a multiple group model.
Sven D. Klingemann
posted on Thursday, May 03, 2007 - 8:31 am
Thank you!!
Leanne Whiteside-Mansell
posted on Tuesday, May 08, 2007 - 3:06 pm
I am examining a CFA with 2 latent factors (6 and 7 likert 1-5 indicators respectively). The constrained model fits poorly compared to the model with parameters freed (some snytax below.
1) do I have the syntax correct to test these two extremes?
2) the Mod Index suggests that the poor fit is related to [b1p103b]. what syntax would free just this parameter? Assuming this improves the fit, what would this mean regarding the invariance across the groups?
grouping is racelang (
11 = WhiteE
21 = BlackE
31 = Hispanic/English
32 = Hispanic/Spanish
TYPE=MISSING h1;
psi14_11 BY b1p103f ...b1p103l;
psi14_12 BY b1p103c ....b1p103j;
PROGRAM to Constrain:
psi14_11 BY b1p103f ... b1p103l;
psi14_12 BY b1p103c...b1p103j;
MODEL BlackE:
psi14_11 BY b1p103h ... b1p103l;
psi14_12 BY b1p103b ... b1p103j;
... etc
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, May 08, 2007 - 3:20 pm
It looks generally correct but I would have to see the full input to say. Why don't you try it and if you have problems, send the input, data, output, and your license number to
Rohini Sen
posted on Monday, November 15, 2010 - 8:00 am
Dear Dr.Muthen,
I am trying to run a multi-group (male/female)Exploratory SEM on my data set that has 3 factors and 27 items. I'm basically following your example 5.27 verbatim & have placed parameter constraints according to the example mentioned but get the following error:
(Error Code: 1021)
My input was:
TITLE: Multiple-group EFA where eq. of
factor variances & factor covariances is
imposed in addition to meas.inv. of incpts
& factor loading matrices.
DATA: FILE IS creativity3.dat;
NAMES ARE y1-y27 sex program phase yrinprog inter fgoal;
USEVARIABLES ARE y1-y27 sex;
MISSING ARE sex(99);
GROUPING IS sex (1 = male 2 = female);
MODEL: f1-f3 BY y1-y27 (*1);!f1-f3 are EFA factors which have the same factor indicators.
f1 with f2(1);
f2 with f3(1);
f1 with f3(1);
I'm unable to determine what the problem is here - any directions or thoughts on this is much appreciated.
Thank you!
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Monday, November 15, 2010 - 10:47 am
I think the message is because of the equalities for the factor covariances.
Rohini Sen
posted on Wednesday, December 01, 2010 - 11:00 am
Hi Linda,
Thanks - I removed the equalities of factor covariances but I get this new error
(Error Code: 1001)
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, December 01, 2010 - 11:37 am
Please send the full output and your license number to
Selahadin Ibrahim
posted on Monday, November 19, 2012 - 10:17 am
Hi Linda,
in multi-group analysis should parameter estimates and chi-square contributions for each group be exactly equal when estimated separately and when estimated in multi-group framework with all parameters unconstrained ?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Monday, November 19, 2012 - 1:44 pm
Yes, the results of a totally unconstrained multiple group analysis will be the same as analyzing the two groups separately.
Selahadin Ibrahim
posted on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 - 10:19 am
thanks Linda.
does it matter if several of the mediators are categorical (dichotomous variables)?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 - 4:13 pm
Yuyu Fan
posted on Monday, March 24, 2014 - 8:43 pm
Dear Muthen,
I am testing the measurement invariance of the covariance structure for a common factor model with 5 binary indicators using the delta parameterization (we are not interested in the mean structure) across two groups. may I ask two questions?
����The first question is whether threshold can be freely estimated if I only care the covariance structure, as thresholds are analogous to intercepts for CFA with continuous indicators?
����The second questions is on the procedures of testing measurement invariance. As the two steps pointed out in the user's guide for measurement invariance of the categorical variables: from the least restrictive to the most restrictive models, the scale factors are first constrained to be equal then freed in one group, then there must be equivalent models when we equalize factor loadings and free scale factors. Specifically, I first constrain the scale factor as 1 for both groups, and tested the configural invarinace with free factor loadings;then, I constrain the factor loading to be equal, and fix scale factors to be 1 in the reference group and free the scale factors of the other group. The two models are actually equivalent models with identical model fit indices. I am confused about the procedures.
����In addition, if the residual variances are correlated for some of the indicators, should I just constrain them to be equal in the last step?
����Thank you very much!
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 10:10 am
Please see pages 4-11 of the Version 7.1 Mplus Language Addendum which is on the website with the user's guide. The models for testing for measurement invariance are described in more detail there. New options for automatically testing for measurement invariance are also described.
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*This was our second night of running 4E. Most of the encounters were designed to allow those of us not use to 4E a chance to catch up.
Continuing from the previous week.
We welcomed the addition of a new player, brining a Warden to the group, and the total to 6.
*Since this was a 'training' session, i didn't want to roleplay all the players meeting eachother again, so the Warden took the place of our paladin, who was unable to attend.
Finally a full fledged 4th Edition game...lets see how it went:
* Dungeon Master Notes
SETTING: in the village of Talaverberger in the West Shore Province.
INTRODUCTION: After years of listening to all the old adventures tell their tales in the villiage in (The Blue Anvil), our heroes have decided to set out to make their own tales, legends. Years ago, they found a hidden tunnel leading
Tucked away in the shadows, or rumored to be hidden in another time or dimension, lies the fantasical tavern known as THE PITTBULL.
Run by an old dwarven warrior, named Ringo, the Pittbull offers heroes from all walks, a place to relax, let loose, and even find a little more adventure.
The painting above, is one I did, long ago, to memorialize some of the best players, and characters that took part
The World of Valen Antel is an aincient world, currently set in the 24th Year of Emperor Kalenor.
Populated mostly by Humans, there are small pockets of other civiliasations and small kingdoms scattered throughout.
Valen Antel's known land is 1000 leagues from East to West. It is mostly temperate, wooded and plains. Through its center spreads 'the Great Waste' A land inhospitable to all but the most sturdy
Valen Antel is my own home build gaming world.
Although originally designed for Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying, I have adopted it over the years for Dungeons and Dragons.
Valen Antel was once a High Fantasy world, where teleportation was everywhere, Gypsy caravans sold Holy Avengers and Dragons lived in every city.
That of course, has changed over the centuries, and now its a cold world, populated mostly by Humans, with fantastical races being pushed out


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As Chicago prepares to close 54 schools, one of its greatest challenges will be safely maneuvering thousands of students to and from class through the patchwork of rival gang territories that cover large parts of the nation's third-largest city.
The closures are an attempt to rescue an academically and financially failing educational system, and they mean tens of thousands of students will attend new schools in different neighborhoods.
The district has dedicated about $16 million to expand a program known as Safe Passage that stations adults along key routes to watch over young people and alert police of problems.
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The parties that support Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti's unelected government demanded changes to his budget on Saturday, saying it would hurt households already suffering from austerity measures.
Although proposals announced on Wednesday included a tax cut for low earners, they also included a rise in value added tax and limits on other tax breaks as Monti tries to bring public finances under control to avoid a Greek-style debt crisis.
Whether the measures in the budget for next year to 2015 would mean more belt-tightening overall is unclear. However, with parties gearing up for a parliamentary election in six months, they did not hold back in criticizing the plans.
"There are many things that must be changed," People of Liberty party secretary Angelino Alfano told a conference in Tuscany. "First and foremost, the value-added tax [VAT] increase must be eliminated. It's not tolerable that a VAT hike gobbles up the small benefit of the income tax cut."
The other two main parties supporting Monti also called for changes. There was no sign they would withdraw their support for Monti, but any changes to appease them would make it harder to meet Monti's target for cutting the deficit.
Democratic Party economic adviser Stefano Fassina said further spending cuts to schools and healthcare are not acceptable and that the budget needs "significant changes."
The Union of the Center party, led by Pier Ferdinando Casini, criticized the retroactive elimination of income tax breaks.
A draft of the spending bill says the new rules will be applied to this year's taxes, which are paid next year. The budget still has to be presented to the Italian parliament.
Monti, who took power in November last year with a pledge to avert a catastrophic debt crisis, has not ruled out changes to the spending law in parliament, but has repeatedly said the public account targets are sacrosanct.
The 1 percentage point VAT increase will bring in more than 3 billion euros (US$3.8 billion) next year and more than 6.5 billion euros in 2014, according to a budget draft, which will not be sent in its final form to parliament until later this week.
Meanwhile, the income tax cuts of 1 percentage point for the two lowest tax brackets would cut revenue by 5.5 billion euros, Italian Minister of the Economy Vittorio Grilli said on Friday.
However, opponents of the measures say the impact of the value-added tax increase and limit on tax breaks would be greater than the income tax cut.
"In reality, there is a tax increase even with a 1 point cut to income taxes," said Susanna Camusso, head of Italy's largest union, the CGIL, which threatened to call a general strike after the budget was presented on Wednesday.
Austerity measures imposed by Monti to try to bring public finances under control have exacerbated a year-long recession in the eurozone's third-biggest economy and have been a focus of criticism from all political factions.
Monti, who took over from former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi amid a dire financial crisis, has ruled out running in next year's election, but has said he would be available to serve again if Italy's fractious political parties are unable to form a government.
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In case you have not noticed, cider is becoming an increasingly big deal around here. We have a great cider industry in the Northwest making amazing craft ciders. And why not? We live in a great region for growing the ingredients and we (people of the Northwest) have a taste for the finer things in life. Check out the Northwest Cider Association to learn more about this growing industry. What's more, cider festivals are springing up all over the place.
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Fancy yourself on the cutting edge of beverage trends? Forget about barrel-aged cocktails and artisanal bitters—it's the resurgence of traditional hard cider that's making headlines around the country. These ciders are naturally gluten-free and commonly feature unusual heirloom apple varieties; they can be as bubbly as Champagne, as tart as a lemon, and as bursting with pure fruit flavor as the best apple pie you've ever tasted. Celebrate and discover the delicious diversity of Pacific Northwest craft hard ciders at the Northwest Cider Association's second annual Summer Cider Day in Port Townsend, Washington. Summer Cider Day is the Northwest Cider Association's biggest event of the year and has helped establish the Northwest as a nationally recognized cider region. This year, it takes place on Saturday, July 7th, at the Port Townsend's Northwest Maritime Center.
Featuring nearly a dozen cidermakers from the Pacific Northwest, the festival will offer at least 30 different varieties of hard cider, including a few created by cidermakers from other regions of the United States. Summer Cider Day offers the experienced cider enthusiast and the newly cider-curious a chance to sample a complete range of styles and flavors. Come enjoy a weekend in Port Townsend as you talk with your local cidermakers, taste delicious cheese from nearby Mt Townsend creamery, enjoy a bit of live music from Matt Sircely & The New Forge, and celebrate the fermented apple in its many fine forms.
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4-point play: Analysis of Oklahoma State's win vs. Kansas
HOW THE COWBOYS WON: Sixth-ranked Kansas is still the class of the robust Big 12 Conference despite a loss Saturday night against a desperate Oklahoma State team.
The Cowboys won 72-65 and took a huge step forward toward returning to the NCAA tournament.
Kansas, which already had clinched the league title because of losses by Texas and Iowa State, had not turned the ball over more than 11 times in any of its previous five games. But the Jayhawks committed six in less than nine minutes Saturday, and they had 11 (and just two assists) at halftime.
BOX SCORE:Kansas, Oklahoma State
Kansas played excellent defense. Oklahoma State sophomore Marcus Smart missed his first seven field goal attempts before finally scoring his first point on a free-throw attempt with 2:08 remaining in the first half. That was Smart's only point of the first half.
Joel Embiid picked up his third foul with just over 14 minutes left in the game. And just a few seconds later, Andrew Wiggins picked up his third. Both freshmen found themselves on the bench because of the foul trouble. Yet Kansas actually extended its lead to eight point by the under-12 media timeout.
ANALYSIS:Virginia cruises past Syracuse
ON A ROLL:Cavaliers clinch ACC title
Oklahoma State regained the lead with just under six minutes to play. Two minutes later, Smart missed two free throws but quickly responded with a three-pointer from the top of the key to keep pace with Kansas.
And Smart and his Cowboys had the last laugh.
STAR WATCH: For Oklahoma State, Le'Bryan Nash (16 pints) and Markel Brown (21) helped pick up the scoring slack early until Smart found his rhythm offensively. And Smart definitely found his rhythm in the second half, scoring all but one of his 21 points after halftime.
Seven Kansas players scored in the first half, but the Jayhawks really excelled defensively, holding the Cowboys to 24% shooting in the first half.
Embiid pulled down 9 defensive rebounds in the first half alone. With just under seven minutes to play, Embiid converted a three-point play to give him his eighth double-double of the season.
Embiid appeared to hurt his leg in the second half. And after the game he walked back to the locker room with a pronounced limp.
WHAT THIS MEANS IN A NUTSHELL: Oklahoma State significantly bolstered its NCAA tournament hopes. But an at-large bid remains in question.
History suggests that it is almost impossible to reach the NCAA as an at-large team if you suffer a seven-game losing streak during the season. Well, the Cowboys at least still have a chance.
They probably need to beat Kansas State at home or Iowa State on the road in the regular season finale AND not suffer a damaging defeat in the upcoming Big 12 tournament in Kansas City. That is no easy task.
But let's be clear, their postseason fate appeared bleak before Smart returned from a three-game suspension for shoving a Texas Tech fan. Now the Cowboys most certainly have life. It has been a drama-filled season for the Cowboys, and it should be quite a finish in Stillwater.
As for Kansas, the Big 12 is as strong as it has been in at least a decade. And Kansas, starting three freshmen, is the class of the league again. That's a testament to another stellar coaching job by Bill Self.
The Jayhawks remain in contention for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, although this loss likely damaged those chances somewhat. They have six losses but have played the toughest schedule in the nation this season, and, frankly, arguably the toughest in the last few years.If you don't think Kansas is one of the favorites to win the national championship in April, you have not been paying too much attention of late. They encountered a more desperate team Saturday. And Smart is doing all he can to lead his team back to the NCAAs.
TWEET THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES: Kevin Durant makes an appearance, impressing Holly Rowe.
AND-1: Oklahoma City Thunder coach Scott Brooks and Thunder stars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook were among the luminaries in attendance. Tulsa coach Danny Manning, who led the Jayhawks to the 1988 national title, sat behind the Kansas bench.
Former Oklahoma State star Bryant "Big Country" Reeves and former Cowboys coach Eddie Sutton also enjoyed the action in the crowd.


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Max Azria's name is well-known to those, who are more or less familiar with the fashion world where Mr. Azria is by no means a novice. During all the years he has been in fashion industry, Max Azria has dressed such celebrities as Sarah Hyland, Fergie, Jessica Holmes, Jessie Schram, Kristen Stewart, Camilla Belle and many others. Being born in Tunisia, he has managed to combine the American practicality with the European sophistication through his exceptional fashion style, which we have been admiring for a while now.
If we had to choose one word to describe BCBG (which stands for bon chic, bon genre) Max Azria spring/summer 2015 collection, we probably would not find a better word than the word "feminine". The collection was a pure delight for the eyes of those romantics, who love subtle, sensual color tones and soft floral prints and patterns. So many must-haves! We would love to wear every single one of them! There was nothing masculine or aggressive about the entire collection. The looks were fragile and delicate, but at the same time they were quite luxurious. The hairstyles were pretty simple as well and the makeup was kept to the minimum, which can be seen as a way to put the main focus on the outfits, don't you think? The color palette featured mild tones such as beige, coral, peach and cr'Äö√†√∂¬¨√Üme.
At the beginning of the BCBG Max Azria spring/summer 2015 collection show the models appeared on the runway wearing light colored low V cut silk maxi dresses combined with peep-toe platforms and leather bags of the same color tone, loose sundresses with straps and pockets, structured jackets with skirts that fell below knees, long white shorts combined with blouses with crossed straps up front and around the neckline and jumpsuits with soft floral prints. Wide thick belts made of shimmery fabric were a lovely addition to almost all of the looks accentuating the slim waists of the models. The floral patterns revolved around soft, pleasant color tones such as light pink, maroon, orange and blue. The contrast created by the combination of stripes around the front part of the dresses and floral patterns around the skirt were absolutely gorgeous.
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Showalter ejected after replay overturns call
BALTIMORE -- Orioles manager Buck Showalter was ejected from Sunday's game by second-base umpire Jeff Nelson after arguing on an overturned replay-review call on a transfer play in the seventh inning.
Down a run, O's shortstop Ryan Flaherty made a diving stop and threw the ball to second baseman Jonathan Schoop, who lost the ball trying to remove it from his glove to pivot and throw to first base. The call was initially ruled as out at second base, but Cardinals manager Mike Matheny came on to argue and request a review of the transfer play.
After a two-and-a-half minute review, the call was overturned. Showalter quickly came out onto the field and gestured for the review crew to get on their headset and get in contact with the League's operating headquarters in New York. He was ejected almost immediately.
"Ball's in back of the glove, just like the old rule, new rule, old rule," Showalter said after the Orioles' 8-3 loss. "They changed it out of spring, then they changed it back to the old rule. Today, it got changed back to the other one, so what are you going to do?"
Baltimore came out on the short end of a similar call earlier this season. During an April 20 loss to the Red Sox, Flaherty was charged with an error when he dropped the ball while trying to turn a double play. Boston took advantage of the extra out and tied the game on its way to a win. The interpretation of the rule was changed later that week.
Showalter continued arguing as he went into the clubhouse to a standing ovation, using his hands expressively to get his point across: He wanted the headset to talk to the people in New York himself.
"I understand the frustration when you don't get those. No question," said Matheny, who had previously been 4-15 on challenges. "But we've had a whole lot more go against us than for us, for sure. It was nice timing even though we weren't able to capitalize on it."
Showalter's ejection was his first of the season and the 71st in the Majors this year. With the new replay rules, any time a manager argues a call that has already been determined using replay, he earns an automatic ejection.
"You just want to ascertain whether it's an argument directly related to the replay result or if it was an unrelated question to clarify something such as how many challenges someone would have left or something like that," crew chief Jeff Nelson said.
Showalter was also critical of an inconsistent strike zone that exacerbated the O's struggles on both sides of the plate. There were only four total walks during Sunday's game, but the Orioles struck out looking five times.
Home-plate umpire Gabe Morales is in his first season as a Major League umpire.
"You got a lot of these guys who are callups," Showalter said. "You have to have eight of them in New York. Kind of like expansion in the big leagues, there's a lot of players that wouldn't have been there before.
"They are trying to as good of a job as their experience level and talent level. And there's some really good ones, too. Some of them are young and good, too. … We have a lot of confidence as we go forward those problems will work themselves out. Today wasn't one of them."


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TRAINING: A day of training for Javier is described best as tough and rough. I have to be ready for anything at anytime.
When and why did you start training for fighting? I was 11 when I started wrestling, 13 when I started Jiu-jitsu, and had my 1st pro fight at 16.
What ranks and titles have you held? TUF 2 welterweight winner. KOTC welter and lightweight Champion, ROF welterweight champ, RITC welterweight champ, GC RITC welterweight champ. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt
Do you have any heroes? My kids Joey, Tyler, Frankie, and Max inspire me to continue my goal of obtaining the UFC belt
What is your favorite technique? Leg locks, the D'Arce, guillotine
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It means realizing a life long goal that I can finally accomplish!
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? One year of JUCO. No degree.
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Dear Mr. Robertson -
I initially began this letter "Dear Homophobic Bigot" and then realized how judgemental that is, and that such labelling had the potential to start our new friendship off on the wrong foot, and we wouldn't want that, now would we?
So, new friend, there you are in the news again this week. As the world wept and rallied with the death and devastation in Haiti, you made news with comments that a pact with the devil by Haiti's voodoo doctors was what brought on the earthquake in Haiti... uh-huh. Soooo you think that makes sense, do ya?
Of course, I shouldn't really be surprised when you blame this tragedy on the Haitians, as you have always been so media friendly and quotable, in a terrifying hateful right-wing zealot sort of way. Like when you called for the assassination of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, or when you said that Islam is not a religion, that Hurricane Katrina was the fault of abortionists, that karate enthusiasts inhale a demon spirit, and that 9/11 was due to pagans, lesbians, feminists and gays.
Actually, gotta admit, I sort of expected that last one, as I know you pretty much blame everything on those feminists, ever since you called them witches who are going to kill their children and become lesbians.
I will give you this -- man, you were oddly fun to google. Beats the crap out of watching sitcoms, and way funnier, or at least would be if you weren't so damn scary. There's evil bigoted Pat Robertson quotes everywhere. My favourite quote might be when you compared liberal America to Nazi Germany, where you said the bigotry against Christians today is worse than any discrimination against any minority in history. Well, friend, quite the stretch if I do say so myself, but there are so many crazy-ass hateful things you have said, I am not sure I can choose just one.
As for our new friendship? Well optimistic as I am, truth be told am not holding out much hope seeing as you don't much like my kind (gay, Jewish, pro-choice, Canadian, pacifist) and I clearly don't care all that much for you. Still, there should be some common ground here, no?
Then again, I am not sure what the common ground would be... wait, I got one! We both have not yet attended "gay days" at Disney World. Then again, I have not gone because it's a long commute from where I live, and pretty much every ride from a twirling tea cup to Space Mountain makes me vomit, and you have not gone because in your own words, gay days at Disney World "will bring about the destruction of your nation, it'll bring about terrorist bombs, it'll bring earthquakes, tornadoes, and possibly a meteor..." okey-dokey, maybe there is no common ground.
Okay, enough about the past, and enough about Mickey Mouse in chaps, let's look forward and focus on what is happening now, the tragedy in Haiti.
So Mr Robertson, or may I call you Pat: my question is this... what the fuck? The world worries and mourns about Haiti and you spew blame and hate? How about, let's help them recover from this tragedy and then work to move them forward. Blame the victims... really? Blamed it on voodoo and the devil... really? This killer earthquake being a "blessing in disguise"... really?
Mr Robertson, it's time to step up and show compassion. Speak kindly. Maybe cut a cheque to Doctors Without Borders for the recovery effort. Oh, and one more thing --- on second thought, I don't think we can be friends. You're a douchebag.


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I am a 2011 graduate of the College of Health Sciences with a degree in Clinical Laboratory Science. I could not be happier with my education and preparation for my position at the Zablocki VA Medical Center. I spent 35 hours a week for about six months working in a non-paid internship at the VA. I was groomed into the position I have now and there wasn't any doubt that I wanted to work there.
For three weeks out of the month I work 6:30 am to 3:00 pm. Every morning I go up to a patient floor to draw blood from 3-5 patients depending on how many the doctors order. Each of the three weeks is a different rotation in the lab. My position is in the chemistry department which includes urinalysis, blood chemistries, arterial blood gases, and some other specific tests. The other side of the lab includes hematology, coagulation, and blood bank. My training provided the skills to be proficient in all sections of the lab. The other rotation in my position is in anatomical pathology and more specifically, cytology.
In urinalysis, a sample of urine is brought to the lab and we run it on our instrument. If it is flagged for substances such as blood we look at it under the microscope. From there we use what we know to determine the problem and if it warrants an immediate call to the doctor. The rest of chemistry is relatively automated and we are there to interpret the results and make sure everything makes sense. I also spend one of the three weeks in processing. This is where the samples come into the lab and are logged in and given a number for the instrument to recognize it for a specific patient. We also answer calls from physicians, nurses, patients and many other people with questions about lab testing. The third week is in cytology. Cytology is looking for cells, usually malignant, in body fluids. Some fluids we test on a regular basis are bronchial, pleural, urine, and peritoneal. I spin the specimen down and process it to put it on slide for the cytotechnologist or pathologist to view. Processing also means creating paraffin blocks for thick or chunky fluids. From this the histology department can "shave" off layers and stain many pieces for viewing microscopically.
The fourth week of the month I work 8:00 am to 4:30 pm in the pathology office. As a Medical Laboratory Scientist we need to know all aspects of the lab in order for us to be as useful to the rest of the hospital as possible. I work with the pathologist, cytology, histology, and the pathology assistant to make sure the results and reports are accurate and provided to the clinical physicians in a timely manner.
It is important to realize how essential MLS's are to the hospital. A section that I did not even mention was microbiology. This is where all infections and diseases by viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites are processed and diagnosed. A physician cannot treat patients without us and even if we do not get very much direct credit, we in the lab know what we do is important and go home smiling every day. Mostly because I make my own living in a career I love with benefits and room to grow -- thank you Marquette.
I hope future students realize how great of an education they receive in Clinical Laboratory Science at Marquette.
Brian Michalski, Class of 2011
From a 2009 Graduate
My undergraduate education at Marquette University has given me a solid foundation in Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS) and helped shape my thorough work ethic. However, it is the job experience in the field of CLS that has given me the confidence to problem solve even in the most unexpected circumstances.
As a Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) at the Milwaukee VA hospital, my responsibilities range from blood banking and phlebotomy to hematology, urinalysis, serology, and microbiology. In some instances my variety of duties test my aptitude in emergency situations. Only three weeks into my job on second shift, during my rotation in blood bank, a patient was losing massive amounts of blood during emergency heart surgery. It was a situation of heightened panic. Doctors and nurses were calling frantically for more blood. There was no time to think, just act and follow the procedures for which I was trained and educated. Seven hours later and over $20,000 worth of blood products used, I could finally rest easy. The patient lived and my actions helped make that happen. This incident gave me not only the assurance that I could carry out my work under stressful situations, but also the confidence to be competent in other fields of healthcare.
I am currently in the process of applying to dental school and I have CLS and the faculty involved to thank for making me feel ready to pursue such a career. Through the program I had the honor of working with a dentist at the Marquette University School of Dentistry and participating in an award winning research project in which I was able to combine aspects of both CLS and dentistry. I was even selected to display my project at the 2009 national ASCLS convention in Chicago. That was a very proud moment for me, and it made me realize how non-limiting a career in CLS is. It really can lead you anywhere.
Christopher J. Tamsen, class of 2009
From a 2008 Graduate
I graduated from the MU Clinical Laboratory Science Department and currently work as a Medical Technologist specializing in blood bank/ transfusion medicine at the Portland Veteran's Medical Center. I love my job, and I could not have gotten here without the education I received in the CLS program at Marquette University. The professors were phenomenal in making sure we had a solid background education for our careers. I can think of an instance where I was frustrated with parasitology and a professor in the Clinical Laboratory Science Department met with me after class and worked with me one-on-one under the microscope until I was confident in identifying parasites. That incident is just one of the many experiences I have displaying the dedication the Clinical Laboratory Science Department had to its students. I will admit it was rough waking up early for classes and for my senior year internship at Dynacare Laboratory, when a few of my roommates were waking up at noon, but it instilled a firm professional work ethic and one that has carried over to my career.
Trisha Aswani, class of 2008
From a 2006 Graduate
I hope all is going well at MU. I have recently started my second year of graduate school here at Brown. Things are going well and it looks like I will be doing my dissertation on various aspects of mating and virulence in Candida albicans. I gave a lecture last semester on the clinical microbiology lab to undergraduate students in an introductory microbiology course. I even had one student come talk to me after lecture talking about how interesting the talk was and how she was looking for something that could put her in medicine without getting an advanced degree. I have found that many aspects of my training keep popping up in classes that I am taking and I would have been hard pressed to find a better background at MU! If you have any students who may be interested in graduate school feel free to pass along my email and I would be happy to talk to them or help them in the process.
Kevin Alby, class of 2006
From a 2004 Graduate
I survived my first semester at med school, and even though it was challenging, I truly feel that Marquette University's Clinical Laboratory Science program prepared me extremely well! Actually, I am sitting in microbiology class as I am typing this! I am a little bored since all of this stuff is review for me, and I am so relieved. Other med students fear micro, while I know that I have a huge advantage having been taught micro in Clinical Laboratory Science at MU!
Anna Polikanov, class of 2004
From a 2003 Graduate
I just wanted to share a quick story about a recent case where my CLS skills came in very handy. We recently had a patient who came to the urgent care with flu-like symptoms and high fevers occurring approximately every 40-50 hours. Interestingly, he had been treated for malaria last fall. We were worried about possible relapse of his malaria. To say the least, the doctors that I was working with were quite impressed when I was able to locate malarial forms on his blood smear. I would like to thank you all for your wonderful instruction over my four years at Marquette. I continue to use my CLS background on a daily basis. I will be entering my 4th year of medical school this summer and am hoping to do a clinical research pathway residency in medical oncology starting one year from now. I will have some time off next November and December, and I was hoping I could come talk to some students about medical school and careers in medicine. Thanks again.
Dustin Deming, class of 2003
From a 2002 Graduate
My degree in clinical laboratory science has allowed me to be flexible as far as where I want to live and what time of day I need to work. First after graduation I worked second shift as a generalist in a hospital lab. Two years later when getting my masters degree in forensic science in Washington D.C., I worked as a third shift generalist in a hospital so I could take classes in the afternoon and evening, (it took me only one day to find a job!) After graduation in D.C. I came back to Wisconsin and I worked as a generalist on first and third shifts in a hospital (I got this job over the phone and with one quick trip from D.C.). Currently, I am working in the Quality Control department of a small biotech company. I test our products before they are sent to customers in hospitals, reference labs and blood centers across the world. A clinical laboratory science degree gives you so many options, if you like science but are not sure what you want to do after graduation. With this degree you know you will have a job while you explore any options you want.
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In what could be a watershed moment for Alzheimer's care, researchers out of California report that they've reversed Alzheimer's-related memory loss in ten American seniors by using a novel new treatment called MEND. The researchers have released two papers supporting their findings and are now calling for more research into this method. If their findings are accurate, this would be the first time that Alzheimer's-related memory loss has been reversed in human beings.
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posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 6:01 pm
I am wondreing whether anyone can help me to understand the impact that a multigroup analysis has on a RMSEA.
The RMSEA values for a two factor model is 0.00 for my three groups when I look at them individually but this is increased to 0.098 when I conduct the multigroup analysis. All other fit indices are within the specified cut-offs.
Is this an artifact of the increase in the sample size? Or does this mean that the model is not interpretable.
Thanks for your help
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 6:03 pm
I assume your multiple-group model imposes some invariance constraints on the parameters, so the worsening RMSEA may be a reflection of that.
posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 8:38 pm
Thanks for getting back to me. The model is the 1st step in that it is the same model across the three groups allowing the factor loadings to vary. I guess I'm wondering whether I am still able to write this up as a good model considering the large RMSEA value?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 8:53 pm
I don't think RMSEA is typically used with multiple-group models; more with correlational models such as EFA.
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posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 9:25 pm
Sorry, I was thinking SRMR. Why don't you post your full set of fit indices?
posted on Thursday, August 18, 2011 - 12:40 am
So for my two factor models across the separate groups (df = 1, free parameters = 13, N = 232, 298, 363) the fit statistics are as follows:
Chi-square = 1.8, 0.2, 0.4, RMSEA = 0.00, CFI = 1.00, TLI = 1.01
And for the multigroup (df = 8, free parameters = 34, N = 893) they are as follows:
Chi-square = 30.8**, RMSEA = 0.098, CFI = 0.984, TLI = 0.964
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Thursday, August 18, 2011 - 8:12 am
I don't see how you get 34 parameters when your MG model doesn't impose any equality restrictions across groups. How many groups do you have?
Generally speaking, CFI can be good when your variables have high correlations because then the baseline model fit is very poor and the H0 model looks great in comparison.
posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 3:02 am
I have three groups. Have I done something wrong here?
So does that mean that the CFI is not a good fit index to base my interpretations on?
Thanks again for all your help
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 12:29 pm
That doesn't sound right. You need to send your outputs to support for us to be able to answer.
posted on Sunday, September 18, 2011 - 4:48 pm
Am I right in thinking that the CFI and TLI values are 1 due to the model being just parameterized (i.e. df = 1)? If this is the case is this model still interpretable?
Thanks again for all your help
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - 10:22 am
With only one restriction, it is likely that the model will fit well. It is not just-identified so fit can be assessed.
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A sequel to Living in Christ: Essays on the Christian Life by an Orthodox Nun, this volume continues the practical, insightful, and hard-hitting counsel of the Orthodox abbess of the Holy Myrrhbearers Monastery in Otego, New York. Obtaining maturity in Christ is a theme that runs throughout the work, and St Paul's admonition to "... come to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ" (Eph 4:13) appropriately describes the tone of the book.
Mother Raphaela assesses and addresses all the failings and spiritual detours that keep us from having the character of our Lord Jesus Christ — everything from false piety to heads swollen with knowledge. She also emphasizes the molding of character within community, where rough edges and prideful independence are transformed into graciousness and service to the neighbor. In the process, the reader will discern that the sins she speaks to are none other than those with which she has struggled herself, some admittedly, and some veiled in poetic statements: "How can you rule and govern when you have not experienced being ruled and governed?"
Illustrated with calligraphy by the author herself, these commentaries on monastic community, church, society, and the machinations of the human soul result from careful observation and reflection upon the spiritual and natural realms.
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