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Conference Resources
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Check out resources from Sola 2009 held in San Antonio, TX and Grand Rapids, MI. You can find the conference bible study, plenary audio, sermon audio and even audio from select hymns.
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What is God doing in Haiti?
A Bible study on the earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010.
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Dust Off Your Catechism
A series of bible studies with leader's guide covering the six chief parts of the Catechism. These make a great way for youth group leaders to review the Catechism with their youth group members.
The First Chief Part: The Ten Commandments | Leader's Guide
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A Season of Preparation, Hope and Expectation by The Rev. William Cwirla, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Hacienda Heights and President of Higher Things.
- A Season of Preparation, Hope and Expectation (Black & White Booklet)
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Reformation Resources
As Lutherans around the world celebrate the Festival of the Reformation, HT is pleased to offer "Can't Buy Me Grace!" a Bible Study on the Reformation. This Bible Study is a great way to introduce youth to the history of the Lutheran Reformation and the importance of the true Gospel as central to our Christian Faith. Download the Bible Study booklet and Leader's Guide right here.

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Fancy Boa
A fancy boa is a glamorous accessory that can make anyone look sophisticated. Here's one you and a child can make to throw around her neck the next time she plays dress up.
What You'll Need:
- Plastic needlepoint needle
- Measuring tape
- 2 yards of tulle netting
- Yarn
- Blunt scissors
- Glitter or sequins and craft glue (optional)
Step 1: Thread the needle with about 4 feet of yarn. Tie a knot at one end.
Step 2: Cut all the netting into 4-inch-wide strips.
Step 3: Use the needle and yarn to sew a gathering stitch through the netting. Thread the yarn in and out in even stitches about 1 inch apart down the center of the netting. Every yard or so, bunch up the netting.
Step 4: Continue stitching onto another strip until you have used all the netting strips. Trim off the excess yarn, and tie it in a knot. Spread the netting out evenly.
If you want to add sparkle to your boa, glue on glitter or sequins.
Brighten up pillows, backpacks, or scarves with colorful yarn tassels. Keep reading to discover how to make tassels.
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Wedding sparklers add the special sparkle to your wedding. Your family and friends will remember the magic of wedding day sparklers. Our wedding sparklers burn super bright, and last longer than most other brands. This is important to you, because you will want to have plenty of time to set up your guests and sparklers for pictures. These extra long sparklers let you get those amazing wedding photos that your family and friends will love. We carry 10, 20 and 36 gold metal wedding sparklers and Heart Sparklers.
All of our wedding day sparklers are premium metal wire and produce a very small amount of smoke. Sparklers made of wood (bamboo) or low quality sparklers create a lot of smoke and make it very hard for your photographer to get clear photos of your sparkling wedding sendoff. Wooden sparklers tend to drop a lot of ash and ruin wedding gowns and just make an overall mess.
Sparklers made on a wire rod generate the least amount of smoke possible, burn longer, and do not drop ash which can burn your dress or suit. Cheap wedding sparklers made on wooden sticks are very smoky, drop burning ashes, make a big mess, and burn faster. Since cheap, wooden stick sparklers are a lot more smokey, this makes it harder for your wedding photographer to get the clear beautiful shots that you want.


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Biery, Ed (2010) Redeeming Grandiosity: Shame Awareness and the Challenge of Multiplicity. Doctoral thesis, Meridian University.
Buck, Gary (2010) Subtle Energy and the Structure of Subject-Object Consciousness. Doctoral thesis, Meridian University.
Engler, Zuza (2010) Body-Mind Integration: Reclaiming the Forgotten Treasure. Doctoral thesis, Meridian University.
Grayer, Dianna (2010) Childhood Maternal Wounding: Cultivating Self-Mothering Capacities. Doctoral thesis, Meridian University.
Herman, Lisa (2010) Engaging Images of Evil: An Imaginal Approach to Historical Trauma. ReVision, 31 (1).
Hudson, Tara (2010) Feathers on the Arrow of Eros: Responsive Shame in the Intersubjective Field of Collaboration. Doctoral thesis, Meridian University.
Ingram Hudson, Tara (2010) Feathers on the Arrow of Eros: Responsive Shame in the Intersubjective Field of Collaboration. Doctoral thesis, Meridian.
Murphy, Barbara (2010) There's No Place Like Home: Finding Life After Anorexia. The Meridian University. (Unpublished)
Stein, Zachary (2010) Now you get it, now you don't: Developmental differences in the understanding of integral theory and practice. In: Integral Theory in Action. SUNY Press, pp. 175-203. ISBN 1-4384-3384-0
Stein, Zachary (2010) On the Difference Between Designing Children and Raising Them: Ethics and the Use of Educationally Oriented Biotechnology. Mind, Brain, and Education, 4 (2). pp. 53-67.
Stein, Zachary (2010) On the normative function of metatheoretical endeavors. Integral Review, 6 (3). pp. 53-67.
Stein, Zachary and Dawson, Theo and Fischer, Kurt W. (2010) Redesigning testing: operationalizing the new science of learning. In: The new science of learning: Computers, cognition, and collaboration education. Springer Press, pp. 207-224. ISBN 978-1-4419-5716-0
Stein, Zachary and Fischer, Kurt W. (2010) Directions for Mind, Brain and Education: Methods, Models and Morality. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 43 (3). pp. 56-66.
Stein, Zachary and Heikkinen, Katie (2010) On the development of reasoning in the domain of Integral Theory and Practice: Some preliminary findings. In: Biannual Integral Theory Conference. (Unpublished)
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New expertise and software program options, particularly giant-scale solutions, usually mean changes to operations, business processes, employee learning, reporting, and even how a business engages its client-base. Paradoxically, the individuals who can afford the present industrial 'Nano products', perhaps, are the multi-millionaire CEO's and Presidents of the identical detergent and home appliances corporations; sporting clothes comprised of the new 'disruptive' technology which will actually put them out of business, within the not-so-far future. With Ford's PowerShift expertise, drivers are ready to decide on between cruising along with the ground-shifter in "D" (for drive), letting the transmission's software do the shifting or pull the shift lever back to "S" (for shift) and press buttons on the aspect of the shift lever to change gears manually.
It looks to offer exposure to the performance of companies within the enterprise of streaming music and media or broad entertainment industries including media and entertainment, telecommunication, amusement and recreation, technology manufacturers, and Internet. Data is the lifeblood of the digital core—and a potential supply of bother in any new core initiative.
The digital revolution is driving profound change in each core function, however maybe none extra so than within the supply chain. Rising blockchain software corporations are engaged on solutions that could possibly be aggressive with bank card networks that already process practically 10,000 times that quantity. New core ideas can be utilized to all coronary heart-of-the-business functions and processes.
To compete, even in a comparatively targeted approach, they must make important adjustments to their working fashions and corresponding price structures, shift the talent mix of their workforce to construct new capabilities, and embrace as-a-service" enterprise fashions (underneath which software and other merchandise are sold by subscription or by way of on-line relationships, reasonably than with a one-time purchase).
Nevertheless, seniors in New York City can attend courses and packages arrange by the Older Adults Technology Services (OATS), a Brooklyn-primarily based non-profit that seeks to teach and prepare the growing old inhabitants on the right way to use quite a lot of technologies, including good-enabled appliances and gadgets. When producers, retailers, regulators, and transportation companies have real-time data from sensors imbedded on merchandise, trucks and ships, everybody in the distribution chain can profit from insights that they were beforehand unable to get.


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Alicia Gay
Alicia Gay is a senior communications strategist for the Center of Liberty at the national ACLU; this is her second tenure with the ACLU. Her past experience includes developing social media campaigns, creating extensive messaging platforms and conducting media outreach. Alicia has a B.A. in Public Policy from Brown University.
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The Anti-Abortion Agenda Explained (Here's a Hint: It's Not About Women's Safety)
During the current legislative session, more than 300 provisions were introduced across the country to prevent access to abortion, including some of the most severe abortion restrictions we've ever seen.
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text: The UN says that attacks on aid workers in eastern Chad have doubled since last year [EPA] Several armed men on Monday seized the French worker who was in eastern Chad to assess recent harvests in the village of Kawa, about 10km from the border with Sudan. General Oki Dagache, who heads co-ordination with the international force in eastern Chad, has blamed the kidnapping on "crooks from Sudan" and said the kidnappers had crossed back into Sudan's western Darfur region with their captive. Byrs said the suspension leaves at least 37,000 people without aid and that attacks on aid workers in eastern Chad have doubled to about 190 compared with last year. At least 70 United Nations and other aid organisations provide food, water, and medical help to more than 250,000 Sudanese refugees and uprooted Chadians in the east. SOURCE: Agencies


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2018 Outstanding Graduate Students
April 23, 2018
Angelo State University honored its 2018 Outstanding Graduate Students during the annual Graduate Research Symposium and Awards Ceremony on April 20 in the Houston Harte University Center.
The highlight of the event was the announcement of this year's top graduate students by Dr. Susan Keith, dean of the College of Graduate Studies and Research. Honorees each received a certificate of recognition.
The Outstanding Graduate Students for the College of Arts and Humanities, listed by their hometown and major, are Andrea Santizo of Guatemala City, Guatemala, communication; Alyse K. O'Hara of San Angelo, English; and Lauren E. Novak of Mansfield, security studies.
The College of Business honorees are Nolan A. Sosa of San Angelo, business administration; and Deanna J. Dozier-Wauer of San Angelo, professional accountancy.
Honorees for the College of Education are Angelica M. Garner of Cibolo, curriculum and instruction-advanced instructor; Morrissey G. Pickles of San Angelo, curriculum and instruction-teacher certification; Caroline Cole of Longview, guidance and counseling; and Heather Menefee Frazer of San Antonio, student development and leadership in higher education.
Archer College of Health and Human Services honorees are Daniel Ramirez of San Angelo, coaching, sport, recreation and fitness administration; Angelica Gholston of Round Rock, family nurse practitioner; Betsy Lee Mauldin of Cedar Park, nurse educator; Maria Rives of Sugar Land, applied psychology; Matt Groth of College Station, counseling psychology; and Brian Patrick Huynh of Sugar Land, physical therapy.
Honorees for the College of Science and Engineering are Audrey Grace Zoeller of Boerne, animal science; and Colton Harris of Navasota, agriculture.
ASU graduate students who presented research posters during the Graduate Research Symposium were also recognized.


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International Finance Corporation plans big investment in India's renewable energy space
IFC had invested $400 million in Tata Power's Mundra project in 2008 through debt and provided guidance on environment and social practices.
IFC had invested $400 million in Tata Power's Mundra project in 2008 through debt and provided guidance on environment and social practices.
All India peak deficit of power dropped to 3% in June as against 5.1% in the corresponding period a year ago mainly on doubling of generation capacity.
The Gurgaon-based company has already installed around 700 kWh since April at certain defence establishments in Siachin and Sikkim.
Power Grid Corp is competing with private companies like Sterlite Grid and Kalpataru Power for the Rs.400-crore-Maheswaram transmission project.
Power distribution companies in Delhi can save up to Rs. 889 crore annually if they purchase cheap electricity from exchanges, said IEX.
Congestion in transmission caused loss of 3.1 billion units of electricity on Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) in 2014-15 .
Coal India is afforesting about two and a half times of forest land it conducts mining on so as to minimize impact on land and environment.
In order to manage land acquisitions, Coal India Ltd is considering a monitoring system that will track development and information related to the process at its projects.
The electronic platform is likely to be an extension of the spot sale practice of Coal India called 'e-auction' where all the coal mined in the country.
In November, PM Modi set a target of 100 GW of solar generation capacity by 2022, a nearly 33-fold increase from the current capacity.
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David Kwiatkowski should have been stopped in 2008, when the radiology technician was working a temporary position and was accused by a coworker at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Presbyterian of stealing a drug filled syringe from the hospital operating room. The syringe that David Kwiatkowski tried to put into his pants contained a strong narcotic pain medication. An investigation was started and the medical technician was found with additional stolen syringes in his locker and in the pockets of his clothing. When he submitted to a drug screen David Kwiatkowski tested positive for many opiates including Fentanyl. An even scarier fact soon emerged. Not only had Kwiatkowski stolen pain medications meant for patients recovering from surgery and in desperate need of pain relief but he also replaced the stolen narcotics with another fluid instead. The consequence: being terminated and landing a new job at a hospital in Baltimore. The police, medical board, and the organization that accredits radiological technicians were all left in the dark and were never alerted.
Over the next 4 years David Kwiatkowski worked in 10 different hospitals in 8 different states. Now all of the former patients at hospitals during the time David Kwiatkowski worked at the facility are being told to get tested for Hepatitis C. According to Springboard Healthcare Staffing and Search spokeswoman Barbara Yeninas "It seems that what happens in Pittsburgh stays in Pittsburgh. They get hired and they get fired and they can move on to wherever else they want." This case outlines the flaws in the current oversight of medical technicians because David Kwiatkowski was allowed to steal drugs and replace them with dummy syringes without any consequences until recently. The syringes that were used to replace the legitimate needles were contaminated with David Kwiatkowski's blood, and he has Hepatitis C.


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National Geographic Fellow and marine ecologist Enric Sala sent another post from Mission Blue today. Enric is among a gathering of scientists and others convened on board the National Geographic Endeavour, discussing strategies to save the oceans.
The ship conference, called Mission Blue, is the "TED Prize" awarded to National Geographic explorer-in-residence Sylvia Earle in 2009. Earle's TED wish: "I wish you would use all means at your disposal — films! expeditions! the web! more! — to ignite public support for a global network of marine protected areas, hope spots large enough to save and restore the ocean, the blue heart of the planet."
Sylvia Earle on stage during Session 1 on the Mission Blue Voyage in the Galapagos.
Photo: TED/James Duncan Davidson
By Enric Sala
Galapagos Islands–Yesterday we started Mission Blue with inspirational speakers, who reminded us what we've done to the ocean, and what are the consequences for humanity.
If I had to capture their most powerful messages in a single line, they would be:
Humans have been catching fish for hundreds of years, eliminating the "sea monsters"–large fishes and marine mammals–that terrorized us then, and which we miss now. (Marine conservation biologist Callum Roberts)
It's not about the fish–it's about life on the planet and human dignity. (Marine ecologist Jeremy Jackson)
Raising environmental awareness among children is one of the most powerful actions we can undertake. (Explorer, environmentalist, educator, and film producer, Jean-Michel Cousteau)
The ocean is the blue heart of our planet. (Sylvia Earle)
The National Geographic Endeavour is the floating platform for Mission Blue
Photo: TED/James Duncan Davidson
A killer whale swims next to the Endeavour.
Photo: TED/Peter Tyack of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Marine Ecologist Enric Sala is a National Geographic Fellow. A 2005 Aldo Leopold Leadership Fellow, a 2006 Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation, and a 2008 Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum in Davos, he also received the 2006 Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities with National Geographic. Sala's experience and scientific expertise contributes to his service on scientific advisory boards of environmental organizations.
"We have learned more about the ocean in the last half century than in all of preceding history," says Sylvia Earle, marine biologist. "But at the same time, more has changed." Read the full interview.
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What's Inside Squishy, Tasty-Looking Tide Pods?
Armed only with social media and a good data plan, teenagers today can make just about anything go viral. Or, in the case of Tide Pods, go viral again. Jokes about eating the squishy, day-glo detergent packs have been racing around the internet since Procter & Gamble introduced the pods in 2012. I mean, come on. They do look delicious. But in the last week the meme has upped its stakes; now teens are daring each other to record themselves eating these things. Which is why social feeds all over the country are now filled with videos of kids gagging, coughing, and spitting out mouthfuls of pressure-packed soap. (Spoiler, cooking them first doesn't make them any more palatable). Why this, why now? We don't have any answers for that. But we can tell you exactly what all these Tide Pod Challengers are putting in their mouths.
Polyvinyl alcohol
This stuff forms the film that holds the other ingredients in a jolly, candylike form. It's a water-soluble polymer related to Elmer's Glue: Pop it in the wash and it dissolves, releasing detergenty goodness without any messy spills. Tide has said its three-chambered design "maximizes the consumer experience," which probably means keeping the ingredients separated so that they don't neutralize each other while sitting on the shelf.
Denatonium benzoate
In 2015, Tide added a bittering agent to its outer film to discourage kids from eating and swallowing it. Their additive of choice: an inert, white powder called denatorium benzoate. It's believed to be the bitterest known substance, detectable at just a few parts per million. It's used all over the house and garage to make sure you spit out all kinds of things, from rubbing alcohol to antifreeze. (Tide has also strengthened the outer layer so a child can't easily squeeze it open, but they won't give us more details.)
Fatty acid salts
You may know it as soap. It works by attaching its hydrocarbon chain to the grease or oil in a clothing stain, allowing both to be washed away by water.
Alcoholethoxy sulfate
This could be any of several linear anionic surface acting agents. As with soap, one end of the molecule binds to grease and dirt that's stuck to your clothes; the other binds to water molecules in the washing machine. Agitation helps lift the stain off the fabric to be banished down the drain.
Disodium distyrylbiphenyl disulfonate
DDD absorbs ultraviolet light and emits it in the visible range, providing a faint blue glow that counteracts the natural yellowing of old clothes to make them look whiter and brighter.
An enzyme that can break apart guar gum, a thickener used in ice cream and salad dressing—and in fluids for hydraulic fracking—that can leave behind hard-to-remove stains.
- Neel Patel
What's Inside Mr. Clean Magic Eraser? Less Magic, More Chemistry
- WIRED Staff
What's Inside: Squirt-On Cheese
- Patrick Di Justo
What's Inside: Quikrete
More What's Inside
Amylase enzymes that attack starch-based stains like those from gravy and baby food. You can design your detergent to use different kinds, to maximize effectiveness in hot, warm, and cold water.
Face it—some clothing stains come directly from your filthy human body. This protein enzyme breaks down stains caused by left-behind keratin (found mostly in the dead outer layer of skin cells), which contributes to the grime a previous generation knew as ring around the collar.
Diethylenetriamine pentaacetate, sodium salt
This is a chelant—a molecule that latches onto metals. If your wash water is hard, it softens it, enabling the enzymes and surfactants to work more effectively. It also lifts stains that contain metal ions—like blueberries—and keeps them from readhering to your duds.
Calcium formate
Enzymes will devour each other over time or become denatured when exposed to heat. To help insure they're still around when you need them, this substance is added to keep the enzymes "folded" until the pack is used. When it hits the wash, the calcium formate separates from the enzymes, leaving them free to assault your bespattered clothing.


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Baidu: On Google Move, Kaufman Says Buy; Goldman Ups Target
Baidu (BIDU) shares continue to be levitated by Google's (GOOG) move away from the China search market.
- Kaufman Bros. analyst Aaron Kessler this morning upgraded BIDU to Buy from Hold, with a $690 price target. "While there is still uncertainty into the final outcome of Google's ability to operate an uncensored search site in China, we believe that in the near-term it is very likely the government would restrict access," he writes. Kessler said he is assuming an 80 percent probability that the government would restrict access.


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October 2013 Archives
Dust storm causes pile up on I-10
The scene could be described as something out of a weather-related disaster movie. Billowing clouds of thick sand blanketing a section of highway and causing drivers to be caught in zero-visibility conditions. This was the scene on Interstate 10 between Phoenix and Tucson where a dust storm caused a huge pileup.
Distracted driving suspected in fatal accident
Distracted driving has become such a national safety issue, that some people may wonder why so many drivers still use their cell phones while behind the wheel. After all, more than 30 states, including Arizona, have enacted laws banning the use cell phones by drivers (especially texting and driving). However, distracted driving still happens, and it can result in horrific accidents.
Crash with light rail train injures driver, several others
Driving in downtown Phoenix can be treacherous. Drivers must pay attention to one-way streets, pedestrian traffic and light rail trains. With all of these hazards and interactive distractions (e.g. cell phones, touch screen systems) it is no wonder that more traffic accidents occur in this region of the city.
Bikers involved in brawl with SUV driver could face civil suits
News outlets across the country have shown the video of a Range Rover on Manhattan's West Side Highway being surrounded by motorcycle riders, a rider being run over by the SUV, and the violence that ensues. While some believe it was a brutal attack by a driver fueled by road rage, others see it as a necessary evil due to a reasonable fear of harm.


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London – The battery of the future could be powered by nothing but water, after a breakthrough by two Canadian scientists who have discovered an entirely new way to generate electricity – the first since 1839.
Initial applications could be cellphones and other electronic devices that now use rechargeable batteries, but Larry Kostiuk and Daniel Kwok, researchers at the University of Alberta who made the discovery, think that in time it could even be used for full-scale power generation.
When the "water battery" ran down, you would simply pump it up, perhaps with your hands. It would be non-polluting and non-toxic and completely portable. And it could be ready for commercial application before the end of the decade.
The discovery, which uses the movement of water through microscopic channels to generate electricity – and even in a laboratory set-up can power an LED, using just a hand-operated syringe, some water, and a piece of glass 1cm in diameter and three millimeters long – is a breakthrough application of nanotechnology, the science of molecule-sized artifacts.
'How long did we work on it? Oh boy, it's embarrassing'
It was also a complete accident, caused by Kostiuk's decision after he was appointed the head of the university's department of engineering to go out and discover what his colleagues were actually doing.
One of those was Daniel Kwok, who was working in the abstruse-sounding field of nano-fabrication.
"How long did we work on it? Oh boy, it's embarrassing," said Kostiuk, who normally works in the field of combustion chemistry. "It's not like we labored for years. One afternoon I went to visit Daniel, and he was explaining what he did in electrokinetics" – the science of electrical charge in moving substances such as water.
Kwok explained how, when water travels over a surface, the ions that it is made up of "rub" against the solid. That leaves the surface slightly charged.
"So I said, 'If you have separated the charges, then it looks a lot to me like a battery'," recalled Kostiuk. At which Kwok started looking at his work with new eyes.
"We got about 10 volts and one milli-amp out of a piece of glass with 10 000 microchannels," said Kwok. "Right now we can power an LED with no problem, using just a syringe with some water that we push over the channels." The key thing about the work, which is published on Monday by the Institute of Physics journal, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, is that it would simply have been impossible to develop and exploit 20 years or so ago.
And might it one day power everything, including our homes? "You'd need a really big area, like a coastal region," said Kostiuk. "But then again, I guess those are available, aren't they?" – The Independent.


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OpticBook 4600 book scanner is perfect technology complement for students, researchers, libraries, and lawyers alike — making photocopiers obsolete
Plustek Technology Inc. (www.plustek.com/usa), a manufacturer of consumer, prosumer and professional imaging devices, is extending their line of professional scanners with the launch of the new OpticBook 4600.
Everyone has borrowed a book from the library at one point or another. Most people have made a photocopy of that book for later use. The copy eventually gets torn, tattered, or even lost and is no longer usable. Over the years, life has changed and so has the way we store and carry data — in electronic files. The OpticBook 4600 makes it simple to scan, save and store any papers, books, magazines, comics and the like.
Plustek's patent-pending SEE Technology (Shadow Elimination Element) combines a patented lamp light with a special edge design that allows the scanning module to scan right up to where the book spine is placed. This clever design avoids the need for a large, expensive overhead scanner or complicated image-editing software. With Plustek's SEE Technology and the OpticBook's clearly-scanned pages, those who use OCR (optical character recognition) software to scan text for editing will see perfect results, even near the binding. There is no paper required; users can scan their files onto hard drive, or any portable storage media, saving time and reducing paper waste. The scanner also optimizes space because of the smaller footprint as compared to a photocopier. To improve distribution of scanned documents, OpticBook includes a feature that saves images in the popular and cross-platform Searchable PDF format, as well. Users never have to carry a stack of papers around again. Referring back to files, even after years, has never been so easy.
In addition to its power as book scanner, the OpticBook 4600 also functions as a superior scanner with a scanning speed of 3.2 seconds at a resolution of 300dpi/ color and features one-button functionality that can assign up to five scanning functions.
Plustek products can be purchased directly from the Plustek e-store and is in full distribution with Ingram Micro & D&H. The new scanner is also available from TigerDirect, New Egg, PC mall, Buy.com other major e-tailers. Stores and other vendors interested in carrying Plustek's award-winning line-up of products may contact Plustek directly at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Plastic Challenge: Louise Purnell, Week 2
Location:Twickenham, United Kingdom
Name: Louise Purnell
Week: 2
Personal Info:
List of plastic items REFUSED this week. (Yay!)
milk bottles
coffee cups
Total items collected: 20
Total weight:
Items: Recyclable
plastic bottle
2 veg trays
1 chicken tray
1 large yogurt pot
3 small yogurt pots
Items: Nonrecyclable
1 cat food bag
1 cereal bag
1 sprout bag 1 potato bag
1 herb bag
1 spices bag
1 parsnip bag
1 brocoli wrapper
1 stock packet
1 chicken wrapper
1 wrapper for a set of 3 cans
1 bread bag
1 chilli jam pot
What items can I easily replace with plastic free or less plastic alternatives?
the vegetables could be brought from the green grocer
What items would I be willing to give up if a plastic free alternative doesn't exist?
What items are essential and seem to have no plastic-free alternative?
meat wrappers
yogurt pots
What lifestyle change(s) might be necessary to reduce my plastic consumption?
go to the green grocers
What one plastic item am I willing to give up or replace this week?
the veg wrappers
What other conclusions, if any, can I draw?


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Michael Lang has been mediating family, commercial, public policy and organizational disputes since 1978. He is the founding director of the Master of Arts Program in Conflict Resolution, a former President and Board member of the Academy of Family Mediators, and former Editor-in-Chief of Mediation Quarterly.
Contact Michael Lang
Website: www.mediate.com/michaellang
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Surviving the Pandemic - Advice from 74 Family Experts
In this outstanding collection of essays, there are tips for managing disagreements, guidelines for handling children's needs, information about finances, and even a recipe for Quarantine Cookies.
Reflective Practice: In Their Voices Video Conversation Project
As I wrote "The Guide to Reflective Practice in Conflict Resolution," I wondered whether I could include the voices and perspectives of others — not simply through quotations and citations. I wanted more depth and detail. The result is this "In Their Voices Video Conversation Project."
Author, Author! An Interview with Michael Lang, Author of The Guide to Reflective Practice in Conflict Resolution
How do you think about reflective practice?
Interview with Michael Lang - Views from the Eye of the Storm
This is the complete interview by Robert Benjamin with Michael Lang, former President of the Academy of Family Mediators and founder of the Antioch University conflict resolution program, filmed for the Mediate.com 'Views from the Eye of the Storm' Video Series.
Why Case Consultation/Reflective Practice Groups Matter for Mediators
While mention of reflective practice in the field of mediation has grown in recent years, its use is still not standardized in the work of most mediators.
Pioneer Series: Demonstrating Reflective Practice - Video
Michael Lang describes an account where he was teaching reflective practice, a practice that enables mediators to be more aware of their own methods and why they are using them.
From Michael Lang
How do I love thee, mediate.com: First, you are a unique resource for practitioners, researchers and educators with articles touching on all aspects of mediation (and ADR) practice and theory. At every workshop, seminar, training or academic course I provide a link to relevant article on mediate.com and encourage students to make use of this wonderful resource. Second, you are a mirror for the field, reflecting the history and development of alternative dispute resolution. Third, you are egalitarian. You encourage and publish submissions from novices who write about their introduction to the field as well as from gifted and experienced practitioners and thinkers. Congratulations on 500th newsletter of remarkable, provocative, humorous and educational articles.
Michael Lang Receives John Haynes Award from ACR
Michael Lang, former President of AFM and founder of the Antioch Masters in Conflict Resolution Program, received the ACR's 2012 John Haynes Award. Here are his award acceptance comments.
Mediator - Subpoenaed?
"Mr. Lang, my name is Chris Adams. I am a process server and have some papers for you." With as much calm as I could muster, I asked, "what sort of papers?" He replied, "a subpoena." And with that simple telephone conversation, the story begins.
From Advocate to Advisor: The Role of the Lawyer in Mediation
Recognizing that their clients benefit from this collaborative role, attorneys should utilize mediation as they would any other dispute resolution process—wisely and with due regard for their particular role in making the most of its unique attributes.
Michael Lang: Practitioners Not Thinking Critically - Video
Michael Lang talks about how many mediators lack awareness about their own process and this troubles him.
Simple Mediation Methods Can Help Children Resolve Disputes
Ah, the joys of parenting. Did we sign up for this? Who said we would need to be referees? Parenting was supposed to be about loving, nurturing and educating our children. I can't tell you the number of times my three children would squabble about food, toys, space or (most contentious of all) control of the TV remote. So, when these arguments happen, and they will, what's a parent to do?
Michael Lang: Mediation's Potential for Societal Change - Video
Michael Lang tells of when he first thought of mediation as a force for changing the way society looked at conflict.
Michael Lang: Fear of Conflict and Ramifications - Video
Michael Lang discusses how some mediators fear conflict and/or do not have the skills necessary to handle it. The intervention that happens because of this fear suppresses or hinders the parties experience and possible need to express conflict.
Michael Lang: Concern: Certification Processes - Video
Michael Lang talks about his concern with how the certification process is lacking in the ability to assess - in the moment and continuously -whether someone is capable and effective in mediating.
Michael Lang: Positive Accomplishments in Field - Video
Michael Lang shares what he is currently glad to see in the field: mediation being taught in school programs, community mediation, and the increasing visibility and accessibility.
Michael Lang: Pulled into Practice by Clients - Video
Michael Lang speaks of his start in divorce mediation when he was a lawyer.
Michael Lang: Account of When a Stage Method Didn't Work - Video
Michael Lang tells of a mediation session where he did not follow a step-by-step model, demonstrating that sometimes, a strict model does a disservice to the parties.
Michael Lang: Ideal Qualities of an Effective Mediator - Video
Michael Lang describes some of the qualities a mediator should possess: self-awareness, knowledge of theories and literature, and continual self-education.
Michael Lang: Concerns: Institutionalization, Self-Promotion - Video
Michael Lang discusses what troubles him about the field. This includes institutionalization, causing increased rigidity, as well as certification processes for purposes of self promotion.
From Michael Lang
I provide students in all my classes with copies of or citations to mediate.com articles. They are an invaluable source of up to date information and practice approaches written by some of the most important practitioners, teachers and researchers in the field. Students find the articles informative, helpful and always provocative.
Out of the Rut and Into the Groove: Developing Excellence in Practice
The edited Keynote Address delivered by Michael Lang at the MII Annual Conference, Ireland, 15th November, 2002.
The Making of a Mediator: Developing Artistry in Practice
The Making of a Mediator goes beyond the basics of mediation process. In this essential resource, expert mediator and teacher Michael Lang outlines his innovative model of artistry in professional practice that results from the understanding of and connection between reflective practice and interactive process. Together with Alison Taylor, they have created a landmark book that offers conflict resolution professionals the theories, principles, practices, and ideas for developing true artistry in mediation. This is the preface to their book.
Becoming Reflective Practitioners
In this article, I want to talk about a process that seeks to educate reflective practitioners: Those individuals whose practices are grounded in theories of conflict and conflict resolution, who are aware of ongoing research that informs their practices, and who continually refine their skills through a rigorous process of self-reflection.


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(Keep in mind this free moving trailer service is only valid for new rentals moving into our storage property and is subject to availability.)
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Raymond Felton must rebound against Blazers' Lillard
GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- The optimist would say Raymond Felton has a big opportunity Wednesday night against Portland, that he has a chance to make everyone forget his poor performance against the Bucks by having a respectable game against Damian Lillard.
The pessimist would say that because Felton was schooled Monday night by Brandon Knight, he has little chance of slowing Lillard, an All-Star point guard.
And Raymond Felton would say . . . Well, no one quite knows what Felton would say. The Knicks' point guard hasn't talked with reporters since Knight shot a three-pointer over him with 1.4 seconds left to give the Bucks a 101-98 win. He didn't speak after the game or after practice Tuesday.
Mike Woodson, who believed his team was starting to put it together when it won four of five heading into Milwaukee, was frustrated enough after the loss to say "he had to get Raymond going."
After practice, however, Woodson would not single out anyone. "You just can't blame it on the point guards," he said. "It's everybody's play. It's been coaching. We're all in this together and we have to figure it out together."
And figure it out fast. With 34 games left, the Knicks are 10 games under .500 (19-29) and seven behind first-place Toronto in the Atlantic Division.
Against the Bucks, Felton shot 1-for-7 and made two bad defensive plays in the final minute. Judging from the harsh reaction on sports-talk radio and Twitter, it appears as if Felton has become the fall guy for the Knicks' disappointing season. Felton's scoring has dropped from 13.9 points a game last season to 10.4. More telling is that the Knicks, who averaged 100 points last season, are averaging 96.9.
Felton received a lot of the blame in Portland two years ago when he struggled. The Knicks signed him to replace Jeremy Lin, and he ended up being a big factor in their 54-win season. He had a difficult time, however, last March when Lillard, whom Portland drafted to replace Felton, had 26 points and 10 assists in the Blazers' 105-90 win.
Felton is not the only Knick whose performance has dipped from last season, and Woodson said after practice that everyone is accountable.
"I'm not pointing the fingers at anybody," he said. "If I'm going to point it at anybody, I'll always point it at myself first as the coach, because I feel like I can take any team, any five guys, and win. That's just how I feel as a coach."
Notes & quotes: Amar'e Stoudemire said he's ready to play more minutes, beginning against Portland. Said Stoudemire: "I feel great. I'm ready to play. But it's up to him [Woodson] if he wants me to play or not." After missing seven games with an ankle injury, Stoudemire played four minutes and scored two points in the loss to Miami on Saturday. In Milwaukee, Stoudemire played 17 minutes and had seven points and four rebounds.
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Cecil Higgins Art Gallery Acquires William Burges Zodiac Tiles
The Cecil Higgins Art Gallery is delighted to announce that it has purchased a 30 piece tile panel by the Gothic Revival designer William Burges with the aid of generous grants from the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund (£10,000), The Art Fund, the UK's leading independent art charity (£8,750) and from the Cecil Higgins Trustees (£6,250).
The Cecil Higgins Art Gallery is delighted to announce that it has purchased a 30 piece tile panel by the Gothic Revival designer William Burges with the aid of generous grants from the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund (£10,000), The Art Fund, the UK's leading independent art charity (£8,750) and from the Cecil Higgins Trustees (£6,250).
The tile panel dated circa 1880, consists of twelve signs of the zodiac with eighteen border tiles of other designs. This panel is one of only three complete sets known to exist, the others being at Castell Coch in Cardiff and Mount Stewart on the Isle of Bute.
The Gallery purchased the tiles at Sotheby's auction house in the selling exhibition 'The Best of British, Design from the 19th and 20th Centuries. The sale made the headlines due to its association with Jimmy Page, the Led Zeppelin guitarist who owns Tower House, a gothic style house designed by William Burges in 1877 for his own residence. The accompanying auction sold works from Page and Gary Kemp of Spandau Ballet's private collections.
The tiles join one of the best collections of works by and relating to William Burges (1827-1881), outside London and Cardiff. The collection includes Burges' own bed, dressing table and the 'Narcissus' washstand as well as a wardrobe and a zodiac themed bookcase. Smaller items include one of the tulip vases made for Cardiff Castle as well as a set of cutlery and a decanter designed and made for his own use.
William Burges (1827-81), was one of the leading exponents of the Gothic Revival. An architect and designer who counted among his patrons the Marquis of Bute, for whom he redesigned Cardiff Castle and built Castell Coch, examples of his furniture and metalwork designs can be seen in Cardiff, London and Chicago as well as Bedford.
Supporting the purchase Sonia Solicari (Curator, Ceramics and Glass Collection) from the Victoria and Albert Museum said:
'The Cecil Higgins is the perfect collection with which to house this panel as it will enrich the already impressive holdings by Burges.'
The Gallery is planning a major refurbishment which will include the transformation of a unique hexagonal building from the 1800s into a stunning new Burges Gallery decorated in an authentic recreation of Burges' style. The new space will house the entire Burges collection as well as pieces by other Gothic revival architects and designers, including tiles by Henry Holiday and A.W.N. Pugin. The Burges tiles are a considerable asset to the collection.
Notes to Editors
1. The full cost of the work was £25,000
2. For images and information on other William Burges objects in the Cecil Higgins collection visit the website http://www.cecilhigginsartgallery.org/burges/burges.htm
3. Each tile is 15.5cm square. They are earthenware painted with shades of green and white and are impressed with mark to the underside 'W B & S'. They were hand painted by W B Simpson & Sons.
4. The tiles were purchased from the Paul Reeves Selling Exhibition, Sotheby's with the aid of a grant from the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund of £10,000 and the The Art Fund, the UK's leading independent art charity of £8,750
5. The MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund is a government fund, established at the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in 1181 as part of its nationwide work. 2006 marked the Fund's 125th anniversary. The annual grants budget, currently £1,000,000, is provided by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA). The Fund supports the acquisition of objects relating to the arts, literature and history by regional museums, record offices and specialist libraries in England and Wales. Each year it considers some 300 applications and in 2006-07 awarded grants to 115 organisations, enabling acquisitions of over £4 million to go ahead. Visit the website at www.vam.ac.uk/purchasegrantfund
6. The Art Fund is the UK's leading independent art charity. It offers grants to help UK museums and galleries enrich their collections; campaigns on behalf of museums and their visitors; and promotes the enjoyment of art. It is entirely funded from public donations and has 80,000 members. Since 1903 the charity has helped museums and galleries all over the UK secure 860,000 works of art for their collections. Recent achievements include: helping secure Anthony d'Offay's collection, ARTIST ROOMS, for Tate and National Galleries of Scotland in February 2008 with a grant of £1million; putting together a unique funding package to ensure Dumfries House in Ayrshire and its contents were secured intact for the nation in July 2007; and running the 'Buy a Brushstroke' public appeal which raised over £550,000 to keep Turner's Blue Rigi watercolour in the UK. For more information contact the Press Office on 020 7225 4888 or visit www.artfund.org


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Boston rapper Avenue is relatively new to the game, but he's clearly well studied. Bringing together hip-hop veterans Royce Da 5'9" & Ariez Onasis on one track is a public service, and that's exactly what he did with "Nobody Pt. 2." The track is apparently a cut off upcoming project Mass Ave. & Lenox, and after this piece of the puzzle, we're looking forward to hearing the full thing.
You may recognize the sample on "Nobody Pt. 2" from a certain viral video. We respect the artistry heavy on choosing to sample this instant classic. If you haven't seen it , it's definitely worth a watch below.
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Wikidot is dying. This site has moved to http://fancyclopedia.orgFanne was an obsolete term for a female fan dating from the days when there weren't very many. It didn't survive, being replaced pretty universally by femmefan in the 1960s, tho it lasted a bit longer than firl.
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|(pronounced "fan"). A female fan; also femmefan. Nancy Share tried to introduce Firl, but this didn't catch on. Feminine objection to this term is caused by clods giving the silent E full value (of Fanspeak).
|from Fancyclopedia 1 ca. 1944
|Pronounced same as "fans", but used in written to mean fem fans.
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The Pennsylvania Center for the Book (PCFB), hosted by Penn State's University Libraries, will continue operation for the next three years per approval of affiliate status by The Library of Congress Center for the Book (LC CFB) in Washington, D.C.
John Y. Cole, director of the LC CFB, noted, "I urge my Library of Congress colleagues to take a good look at PCFB's website at http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/, for ideas and example about how LC can learn and be inspired by prospering state center activities, including educational outreach; preschool family literacy programming and storytelling; poetry for all ages; graphic novels; and resource links to projects for Letters about Literature, the state center network, and national and international book and literary prizes and awards."
Steven Herb, director of the PCFB and head of the Education and Behavioral Science Library, received praise from Cole on the success of the center under his leadership. Herb's background and interest in early childhood education and reading, his imagination for new programs, and his uncanny ability to jumpstart multiple projects welcomed the news. Herb was quick to point to his talented staff, including Ellysa Stern Cahoy, Karla Schmit, Caroline Wermuth, and Jenny Litz among many others. He commented, "With our operations now ensured through 2015, the PCFB will continue our many programs and will look to consider some of the new initiatives of the LC CFB, such as its Young Readers Center."
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Do we need to control for non-quota variables? by Deb Santus and Frank Kelly #CASRO #MRX
Live blogged from Nashville. Any errors or bad jokes are my own.
Third author is Peter Kwok
we moved many offline sampling techniques to online sampling. now we have river and dynamic sourcing and routers.
– should we use one or other of both of outgo quotas or return quotas
– balancing quotas are set from sampling frames. usually region, age, gender, household size, often based on US census.
– survey quotas are determined by respondent profiles or subject category.
– some populations are really hard to find. not everyone is simply looking for genpop
– sample frames may not reflect the target populations
– females can respond 20 or more points higher than men
– with river or dynamic sampling, you don't even know the demos that you're getting
– router selection is efficient use of respondents but there's not as much quota control compared to traditional sampling that uses outgo and return balancing
– traditional sampling focused on a specific person for a specific study
carried out a study using various sampling techniques. used interlocking age and gender, plus region.
– 10 minutes, grocery shopping habits, census quotas
cell 1 – 4 balancing variables including income, quotas for outgo
cell 2 – only used age, gender, region quotas on outgo
then weighted to census
– better weights on cell 1, better weight efficiency, minimum weights, maximum weights.
– every type of sample has skews [yer darn right! why do people forget this?]
– controlling for age, gender, region just wasn't enough
– income and household size did not represent well when they weren't initially balanced for, marital status also didn't work well
– some of the profiling questions showed differences as well – belonging to a warehouse club showed differences, using a smartphone to help with chopping showed differences
– quotas do not guarantee a representative sample. additional controls are necessary on outgo. with more controls, weighting can even be unnecessary
– repetition is good. repetition is good. repetition is good (i.e., test-retest reliability is good!)
we need to retain our sample expertise. be smart. learn about sampling and do it well. keep the good things about the traditional ways.
[please please control on the outgo and returns if you can. weighting as a strategy is not the way to think about this. get the sample you need and fuss with it as little as possible through weighting]
A Model-Based Approach for Achieving a Representative Sample by George Terhanian #CASRO #MRX
Live blogging from the CASRO Digital conference in San Antonio, Texas. Any errors or bad jokes are my own.
"A Model-Based Approach for Achieving a Representative Sample"
Although the enterprise of online research (with non-probability samples) has witnessed remarkable growth worldwide since its inception about 15 years ago, the US public opinion research community has not yet embraced it, partly because of concerns over data reliability and validity. The aim of this project is to rely on data from a recent, large-scale ARF study to develop an optimal model for achieving a representative sample. By that, we mean one that reduces or eliminates the bias associated with non-probability sampling. In addition to the presenter, this paper was authored byJohn Bremer, (Toluna) and Carol Haney (Toluna).
- George Terhanian, Group Chief Strategy & Products Officer ,Toluna
- The key is representativeness. This topic is not new, we talked about it 15 years ago. Criticisms are not new – Warren Mitofksy said the willingness to discard sampling frames and feeble attempts at manipulating the resulting bias undermines the credibility of the research process
- SLOP – Self, selected, opinion, panel. [Funny!]
- Growth of online research remains strong as it has since the beginning.
- 2011 – AAPOR needs to promote flexibility not dogmatism, established a task force on non-probability methods. Identified sample matching as most promising non-probability approach. Did not offer next steps or an agenda.
- Study with 17 different companies in FOQ study
- Researchers should use the ARF's FOQ2 data to test on-probability sampling and representativeness
- Used a multi-directional search algorithm (MSA)
- Bias is difference between what respondents report and what we know to be true. e.g., Do you smoke? Benchmark vs panel scores.
- Reduce bias through 1) respondent selection or sampling and 2) post hoc adjustment or weighting [I always prefer sampling]
- FOQ2 suggests weighting needs to include additional variables such as demographics, secondary demographics (household characteristics), behaviours, attitudes
- [If you read my previous post on the four types of conference presenters, this one is definitely a content guru 🙂 ]
- Using only optimal demographics, panel and river sample were reasonably good, reduced bias by 20 to 25%. Time spent online helps to reduce bias and is a proxy for availability in terms of how often they take surveys
- Ten key variables are age gender region, time spent online, race, education [sorry, missed the rest]
- Other variables like feeling hopeful, , concern about privacy of online information were top variables [sorry, missed again, you really need to get the slides!]
- Need to sample on all of these but don't need to weight on all of them
- [I'm wondering if they used a hold-back sample and whether these results are replicable, the fun of step-wise work is that random chance makes weird things happen]
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The Best Panel is a Census Rep Panel, NOT! #MRX
When you're commissioning a new survey project, it can be hard to select the best survey panel for the job. There are many criteria to judge including response rates, data quality processes, panel sizes, and panel make-up.
Response rates are clear. If panelists don't answer surveys, you get no completes. Data quality is clear. If panelists are speeders or random responders, you get garbage data. If the panel isn't large enough, you don't get enough completes. But what about panel make-up?
What does the ideal panel look like? One of the most common misconceptions is that a survey panel should be census rep. Therefore, a Canadian panel should have the same demographics as the Canadian census and a US panel should have the same demographics as the US census. Unfortunately, this is NOT the ideal make-up of a survey panel.
Let's think about the kinds of samples that we want to survey. Certainly, many survey projects are interested in census rep samples. Political surveys and social surveys for sure need to understand how a census representative population feels. But think a bit more. How often do you need samples of 1) males 18 to 34, 2) mothers of teenages, 3) mothers of babies, and 4) adults aged 65 and more. Those types of samples couldn't be further from census rep and yet they are more representative of the types of samples that researchers need, the types of people they need to have as part of a survey panel.
So here is what the ideal panel looks like. It looks like what survey researchers need. And if researchers send 25% of their surveys to people aged 18 to 24, then 25% of their panel should be aged 18 to 24. (It's actually more complicated than this as we must take into account that young people have lower response rates and therefore the panel should probably be 35% aged 18 to 24.) Similarly, since older people are less often the target of surveys, they should be underrepresented on a panel compared to census. (And even MORE underrepresented because their responses rates are much higher than average.)
The reason for this comes to the annoyance factor. If survey panels were census rep, we would have a lot of very annoyed, very frustrated younger people. They would be receiving far more surveys than other people and the demand on their time would be much more. On the other hand, older people, who aren't the focus of as many research objectives would receive far fewer surveys than other people and they would more easily become disengaged and disappointed at the lack of involvement. Neither of these situations is ideal.
So the next time you're considering a research panel, don't ask the providers if it's census rep. Ask instead about the average number of invitations each panelist receives. Find out if some people receive 5 survey invites every week while other people receive only 5 invites every year. Find out if they treat their panelists nicely.
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Surprise, surprise! A non-rep sample is as good as a 'rep' sample
A new study called Re -Examining the Validity of Different Survey Modes for Measuring Public Opinion in the U.S. by Brian Schaffner and Stephen Ansolabehere made a stunning discovery that non-representative samples accurately predict the market place. Why is this surprising?
Market research has never had the good fortune to use rep samples. Not everyone signs up for, let alone knows about, online survey panels. Mail surveys only go to people who have homes and often skip large apartment buildings. Telephone surveys, even random digit dial version, don't give every person an equal and independent chance of participating.
Market research has always been about non-rep samples. That's the nature of our business. We thrive on turning non-rep data into rep conclusions. So stop being surprised and start being proud. It's what we do.
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I'm sorry but representative samples are 100% unattainable
[tweetmeme source="lovestats" only_single=false]Statistics are just numbers. 1 + 2 is always 3 even if the 2 was written in a disgusting colour. People, on the other hand, have crappy days all the time. It could be because a lunch was packed without cookies or because horrible tragedy has struck.
So why does it matter? Because crappy days mean someone:
- doesn't answer a phone survey
- lies on their taxes
- makes a mistake on the census survey
- accidentally skips page 2 on a paper survey
- drips sarcasm all over their facebook page
You recognize these. We call them data quality issues.
Statistics lull us into a false sense of accuracy. Statistics are based on premises which do not hold true for beings with independent thought. Statistics lead us to believe that representative samples are possible when theory dictates it is impossible. Though a million times better than the humanities can ever dream of achieving, even "real" science can't achieve representative samples. The universe is just far too big to allow that.
In other words, even when you've done everything statistically possible to ensure a rep sample, humans and their independent thought have had a crappy day somewhere in your research design.
There is no such thing as a rep sample. There are only good approximations of what we think a rep sample would look like.
And because I AM CANADIAN, I apologize if I have crushed any notions.
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One arrest has been made as Murrysville police continue to investigate a recent series of burglaries at local homes.
Police Chief Thomas Seefeld says there have been at least six burglaries in the Meadowbrook area since the beginning of the year, and police believe more than one person is responsible. Those cases remain under investigation.
Two of the cases were home invasions, meaning the houses were occupied when the burglars entered. In one case, a resident hit a burglar in the head.
Westmoreland County Prison records show that Ryan Thompson, 26, was arrested Monday on charges of receiving stolen property and burglary, and is being held on $20,000 cash bond.
Seefeld said Thompson is charged in connection with one case -- a burglary that was discovered on April 12.
Thompson sold stolen items at a Monroeville music store on April 9, police said, so the burglary may have happened a few days before it was reported.
Last month, the police department issued a general warning about burglaries in the Meadowbrook area, advising residents to keep their doors locked.
Police have not yet specifically named any of the streets where the break-ins happened.
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