Though pricey, it's the best option if you need a powerful model that can handle a bit more than basic backyard cleanup.
A rugged machine w/gas-powered engine. Chips/shreds branches up to 3" in diameter. Self-feeding chute is wide; no prior pruning needed.
Expensive. Not suited for wet wood. No collection bag.
A good option for homeowners with backyard and garden wood-chipping tasks.
Easy to use and maneuver, yet capable of handling branches up to 1.5" in diameter. Compact design is ideal for tasks like making garden mulch.
Not good at mulching leaves or heavy-duty brush. No collection bag.
A small, low-cost machine of slightly higher capacity than others in its class. Few customer complaints.
Fairly lightweight (26 lbs.) and portable. High durability ratings. Handles most light backyard jobs. Includes collection bag.
Occasional warping of cover. Does not handle wet branches and leaves well.
In spite of some known flaws, it's worth considering if you have major chipping to do.
Extremely powerful w/a solid, gas-powered Kohler engine. Stable wheels and a convenient collection bag. Handles branches up to 3" in diameter.
Expensive. Somewhat difficult to use; not for average users w/small jobs. Tends to throw debris. Difficult to start at times.
A good wood chipper can solve a number of problems around the yard. For starters, you save yourself having to lug away all that rough garden waste – and increasingly, it's becoming illegal to dump garden waste in landfills. In many areas, you can't burn your garden waste, either.
A wood chipper can reduce the quantity of garden waste you're grappling with enormously. If you like to compost, it's a great way to start that process, creating material that would otherwise take years to rot down. You can also use chipped wood for mulching or creating rustic garden paths.
So a wood chipper is a great idea, but which one is right for you?
Should you buy a wood chipper with a gas motor or an electric motor? What kind of cutting mechanism should it have? What size do you need?
A wood chipper is a great tool you can use to dispose off logs, limbs, and fallen leaves in an eco-friendly manner.
At BestReviews, we wrestle with these questions so you don't have to.
As we review and test products, we follow a strict rule to never accept manufacturer samples. It's important to us that we remain unbiased and trustworthy at all times.
The wood chippers in the product list above made it through our stringent selection process, and each receives our independent stamp of approval.
If you'd like more detail on particular features, please read our complete wood chipper review below.
The names given to tools that shred and chip can be confusing. Shredders, chippers, and chipper/shredders have a similar layout and do similar jobs, but there are some important differences between them.
A wood shredder has flails or hammers that are similar to wood chipper blades but aren't sharp. Small wood shredders use nylon cord like you'd find on a weed wacker. They're designed to break down leaves and twigs by beating them to a pulp. They do the job quite well, but they only work with modestly sized waste. They don't have the engine power or the right blade to chip branches.
When you need to cross a muddy field to chip a big pile of recently trimmed brush, you'll be glad you invested in the Yardmax. The Briggs & Stratton engine offers great performance and near-legendary reliability. The tough steel frame and pneumatic tires allow it to take rugged terrain in its stride. The big hopper makes feeding easy. A collection bag is not included, and it would have been nice, but that's about the only criticism we have of this powerful package.
A wood chipper has a much more powerful motor and strong internals designed to chop branches into small pieces. There are two common types of wood chippers: rotating disk/blade chippers and drum chippers.
Rotating disk/blade wood chippers have either a disk with inset blades or a blade much like that found on a rotary lawn mower. This type of wood chipper cuts at a 45-degree angle to the branch being fed. It's fast and efficient and produces regular-size chips, but notably, soft and stringy materials can cause occasional jams.
Drum chippers have a horizontal drum inset with blades. They chop material as it is fed past. Many heavy-duty commercial wood chippers adhere to this design because it can cope with almost any kind of material, wet or dry. However, it does tend to produce randomly sized waste.
The size of branch a wood chipper can cope with varies from model to model, but commercial wood chippers will easily tear through branches several inches across.
Stand well to the side of the chipper when you are feeding wood into it. The machine can kick out larger pieces of wood; standing to the side will ensure the wood pieces don't strike you.
A wood chipper/shredder doesn't have the brute force of a dedicated wood chipper, but these machines are common due to their ability to handle the materials found in most gardens and yards.
They'll chip a decent-size branch and also mulch leaves and other light organic material. For many homeowners, this is the ideal combination.
A wide hopper and big wheels are great features to have in a wood chipper. The former lets you dispose off big branches and the latter lets you maneuver the machine over rough grounds.
The best wood chipper for the vast majority of people is undoubtedly a wood chipper/shredder combination, as it offers great all-round versatility.
For the purposes of this report, we're going to focus on that type of wood chipper, although the individual aspects we're going to look at are pertinent to all wood chippers and shredders.
Use a long stick or pole to help you feed wood directly into the chipper. Never put your hands into the hopper while the chipper is running.
As with most garden power tools, you have a choice between two motor types when you select a wood chipper: gas or electric. Gas wood chipper motors are usually around 200cc and produce six to seven horsepower. We recommend reputable brands like Briggs & Stratton or Kohler, both of which are known for their durability. Electric wood chipper motors usually have 14 or 15 amps of power. Anything with a motor power lower than that might struggle to give an adequate performance.
Commercial wood chippers are invariably gas-powered, but homeowner models are evenly split between gas and electric. If you have a large acreage, a gas-powered wood chipper is the only sensible solution. Yes, you could run an electric model off a portable generator – but then you'd have to put gas in that!
If you have a medium plot, the choice between gas and electric becomes a question of personal preference. For smaller plots, an electric model is more maneuverable and generally easier for you – and your neighbors – to live with.
In some states, gas motors must be CARB-compliant. Check this out before you buy.
Keep your wood chipper well-maintained. Perform safety checks before each use to ensure safety devices work properly and that there are no wood pieces lodged in the blades.
At a little over 26 pounds, the LawnMaster FD1501 is a fairly lightweight and portable machine. This is thanks, in large part, to the manufacturer's extensive use of plastics. Owner feedback concerning durability is more positive than the norm, with only a few negative comments related to construction. You might not call the LawnMaster a "rugged" machine, but it's not fragile, either.
If you're going to dispose of what comes out of your wood chipper rather than use it as mulch or compost, you'll be interested in how much your original pile of garden waste is going to be reduced.
While the materials that make up your waste will have an impact on the reduction ratio, you can expect a ratio somewhere between 10:1 and 20:1.
In terms of waste reduction, electric wood chippers can be just as efficient as gas models.
Snap large branches in half and tear off small shoots from the branches before you turn on the chipper. Small bits of wood will feed into the chipper easier.
Homeowner wood chippers have rotating disk or mower-type blades. Though there are rare exceptions, a gas-powered wood chipper will generally take a maximum branch diameter of three inches. Most wood chippers with electric motors have a maximum capacity of 1.5 inches.
Notably, the figures above are maximums, and it's fair to say that a manufacturer's max-capacity specs are usually optimistic. Landscape professionals and owners will tell you that you might be able to get a dead-straight branch through at those sizes, but real capacities are usually somewhat smaller.
But even at reduced capacity, these are still adequate capabilities for the waste collected in the majority of yards and gardens. If it's too big to chip, it's probably worth keeping for kindling.
Should you get an electric wood chipper or a gas-powered wood chipper? The majority of homeowners with modest plots would find an electric wood chipper/shredder perfectly adequate. But if you've got a lot of ground to cover and sizable branches to break down, a gas-powered wood chipper is a sensible long-term investment.
We offer the following tips to enhance your ease of use when chipping wood.
Consider a wood chipper with a wide chute/hopper. This makes the wood chipper easier to load.
Consider a wood chipper with a tall chute if you're dealing with long branches and don't want to stand there holding them. However, if you're dealing with mixed materials, you may prefer a shorter hopper, as they are easier to load.
Never operate your wood chipper around children or allow a child to help you.
Consider a wood chipper with a lid. Some wood chippers have a tendency to throw material back out. A lid can help prevent this.
Choose a wood chipper with easy access to the blade area. It's almost inevitable that your wood chipper will jam at some point. When it does, you want to be able to get to the blade area quickly.
Where will you store your wood chipper? Most electric wood chippers are easy to find a home for when not in use. Gas-powered chippers can be quite large, however, so check the dimensions of the product and your available space before making a purchase.
Gas-powered wood chippers have larger capacities and are more likely to be used in tough environments. For this reason, most body parts are metal, and these machines are more durable as a result.
Electric wood chippers have steel blades and frames, but most body parts are plastic. This makes them much lighter, but in theory, it also makes them more prone to damage. If you care for the apparatus properly, however, there's no reason that a plastic wood chipper shouldn't last as long as a metal one.
The LawnMaster is a low-cost, lightweight wood chipper that will do a good job of chopping up small branches. It will reduce your refuse by a 10:1 ratio – quite a useful tool if that's what you need. Because the LawnMaster is not overly powerful, you do need to trim side branches off and feed them as individual pieces. Also, because of the blade construction – which is flat and rotates at a high speed – the LawnMaster is not so good at chipping small twigs and leaves.
We usually make a proviso about low-quality products, and the same goes for cheap wood chippers. If you see a product that is notably below the price range of well-known brands, ask yourself why. We all like to save money, but is it really a bargain, or has the manufacturer kept the price down by cutting corners?
Among the better wood chippers, there's a distinct price difference between electric models and their gas-powered counterparts.
Electric wood chippers usually sit in the $100 to $150 price range.
Gas-powered wood chippers typically cost between $600 and $1,000, depending on the specifications.
A few high-end gas-powered wood chippers come with vacuum attachments and bags. This is a nice addition that makes clean-up a bit easier.
Follow these safety precautions when you use your wood chipper.
Read the manufacturer's instructions first.
Always wear work gloves and a face shield when using a wood chipper.
Wood chippers are loud. Always wear ear protection when you operate one.
Waste can occasionally be thrown back out of the chipper. Never peer down the chute when the wood chipper is running.
In the event of a jam, always turn the wood chipper off before investigating the problem.
Never try to exceed the stated maximum branch sizes.
Never leave a wood chipper running unattended.
When not in use, keep your wood chipper inside a storage building, or cover it with a tarp to protect it from the elements.
A collecting bag is a nice addition to a wood chipper, though it's not common. Tough garden refuse sacks are available for a relatively low cost.


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Areca FAQ System - Q10091403 - How is the cable length used on first hop from 3008/3108 to expander?
The distance between the DUT and first expander is limited by the maximum round trip flight for a cable that will carry STP traffic is 20 dwords. The distance between the first hop from LSI SAS3008/SAS3108 to expander is limited by 6.3m for 12G and 12.58m for 6G assuming a cable with a propagation delay of 5.3ns/m. But the distance between the first expander and downstream expanders may be greater. There is no issue with SAS HDDs.


Thursday it begins. "It" is the 2008 presidential election.
Huckabee's star rose like a rocket and is seemingly now descending almost as quickly. His foreign policy ignorance and last-minute back-and-forth with that anti-Romney ad has hurt him and taken the shine off his other-wise exciting candidacy.
Many conservatives have been "lying in the weeds" to nail a mean Huckabee. Yes, it is true: Over the years Huckabee has been like McCain; they both have an arrogant "it's my way or the highway" attitude and have demeaned those who dared to disagree with them. Payback is a *itch, eh?
McCain is hot again, not among GOP voters, but among self-elected liberal media types and newspaper editorial writers. Among the GOP rank-and-file, McCain has virtually no strength and has not risen in the polls other than in New Hampshire, which he won in 2000 because independents voted for him. McCain may win New Hampshire again, and if he does, it is because of the so-called mainstream media yanking this guy across the finish line.
However, McCain is not going to be the GOP nominee. His pro-amnesty position on illegal immigration, and his years of treating conservatives and POW families like dirt, will prevent the GOP base from ever accepting him as the nominee.
For an incredibly insightful peek into McCain's odd, irrational, angry and bizarre behavior, please read Ted Sampley's piece in the US Veteran Dispatch: http://usvetdsp.com/dec07/mccain_suicide_ptsd.htm. This is a must-read!
Fred Thompson? Remember him? A soggy candidate; a lethargic, un-inspired campaign. Going nowhere. No one will even pay attention when he drops out. Which will come sometime after South Carolina. If McCain beats him for third place in Iowa it is a pathetic show by Thompson.
Rudy Giuliani? An ego run amok. He thought he could blow off Iowa and New Hampshire and still be relevant. Ain't gonna happen! You gotta participate in all the contests — beginning with the Iowa straw ballot in August. It's no coincidence that McCain and Rudy are hurting in Iowa, as they both arrogantly blew off the Hawkeye State.
The phony, staged, cutesy "I love you, Honey" phone calls from his wife interrupting speeches, the improper use of New York City cops to protect his mistress and his friendship with the indicted Bernard Kerik have destroyed Rudy's once positive image. His 9/11 so-called heroism is an ancient, and over-used, memory.
Ron Paul? An Internet fundraising phenomenon. A disgrace that he isn't being included in future TV debates. At least wait until Iowa and New Hampshire and let's see some evidence of his strength or weakness before winnowing down the field!
Romney has rallied in Iowa and will probably hold off Huckabee. That will be a big blow, almost fatal, to Huckabee and Romney can then execute his original momentum plan: Win Iowa, New Hampshire, and Michigan and then have a real shot in South Carolina. But Romney is in big trouble in New Hampshire because of the newspaper endorsements there for McCain. An Iowa comeback win may be enough to re-launch Romney's "big mo" plan.
Huckabee, by the way, has totally lost his chance at being the vice presidential nominee, no matter what happens in Iowa. His weirdness, foreign policy ignorance, and liberal positions on illegal immigration have undermined his national future.
On the Democratic side, I cannot run away from my Nov. 12, 2007, column and prediction: 1) Obama; 2) Edwards; 3) Hillary. Lately I have flip-flopped Edwards and Obama in my mind for Nos. 1 and 2, but I still think Hillary is in trouble. A third-place finish for her would be devastating. Not long ago we were told she was inevitable — remember?
Keep one basic thing in mind: if Hillary wins Iowa, she is the de facto nominee on Friday morning. Period. The dominoes fall and the party coalesces around the Clintons all over again. And then she is but one day, next Nov. 4, from becoming president. One day. Period. What a nightmare for this nation if she somehow won the presidency.
The Democrats would be idiots if they nominate Hillary. She is despised by half the electorate. No one — not even most Democrats — believe a word she says. She would be a cause to rally the GOP against in November 2008. And I doubt Obama can win a general election either after a tough campaign and media scrutiny. Do they really believe this nation is going to elect an exceedingly leftist — with the middle name of Hussein — with virtually no experience and who has taken no positions on anything?
John Edwards is their best candidate in a general election. If nominated, he would defeat any of the current Republicans. But who elected the media to make these choices anyway?
OK. 24 hours to go — and counting.
More to come — soon!


For nearly 20 years, Capstone has been creating high-interest books for readers of many kinds- struggling readers, emergent readers, striving readers, beginning readers. In the past year, we've started a new initiative that focuses on non-readers or, more precisely, not-yet-readers-- infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
We know that books for not-yet-readers have to be interesting enough to maintain the attention of the parent, or caregiver, who will be asked to read them over and over. Our first foray in the world of the not-yet-reader, Hello Genius board books from Picture Window Books, admirably fulfill this high-interest (to both adult and child).
Early childhood researchers now have defined an area of inquiry as Preliteracy. It's the study of the many developmental milestones as well as the familial and environmental settings that prepare a child to take off as a reader. We'll keep people posted as we learn more about Preliteracy and how its research can find its way into our books.


The largest U.S. commemoration of the infamous Bataan Death March of World War II is scheduled for April 8 in Orangeburg, and is expected to draw thousands of visitors to the Orangetown hamlet for military memorial services.
An ad-hoc committee headed by New City resident Jerome Kleiman is hard at work planning the event, which hopes to draw a handful of remaining survivors of the atrocity, men and woman now in their 90s. The date is just one day before the anniversary of the infamous death march, which historians say began on April 9, 1942.
Bataan Road in Orangeburg is one of the few streets in America known to carry that name, Kleiman said, and was so designated by the U.S. Army when it constructed Camp Shanks on thousands of acres of mostly vacant farm land in what is now Blauvelt, Orangeburg and Tappan. Camp Shanks was constructed to serve as the New York Port of embarkation for all US troops headed to the war then raging in Europe, immediately following the devastating Japanese attack four months earlier on Pearl Harbor in the Philippines. Most of the Army streets were bulldozed away by the developers, but two remain to this day with their original names: Bataan Road and 704th Street, both in Orangeburg.
Japan controlled the sea and air over the South Pacific, Kleiman noted, including the Philippines, enabling them to supply all the troops, ammunition, food and supplies that were needed for an extended siege of the sprawling and defenseless island nation.
Severely outnumbered and out-supplied, and with no hope of rescue or assistance, the American force of about 75,000 troops nevertheless refused to surrender. Aided by Philippine supporters, they battled against the swarming Japanese invaders for four months, waiting for help from home that never arrived.
Finally, on April 8, with no hope and facing only slaughter, the Americans and Filipinos took their only possible option to avoid annihilation and surrendered to the superior Japanese forces. "The 75,000 soldiers, sailors, Marines and Army Air Corps men constituted the largest cohort to ever surrender to an enemy in American history," Kleiman sadly notes. During that four-month battle American and Filipino troops suffered roughly 30,000 casualties, of which a third were fatalities.
Sensing that ally Australia was next on the Japanese hit lit, American efforts were diverted to protecting that island nation, rather than salvaging what was left of the Philippines. The ploy worked but Japan simply re-diverted its own troops, aiming this time at the 10,000 American troops holed up on the island of Corregidor, in Manila Bay on the other side of the Philippines.
"Close to another month was spent in breaking down this force until they too surrendered," Kleiman says. "But by that time the Japanese momentum (toward Australia) was stymied," he adds, and for all intents and purposes they abandoned that effort in favor of wiping out all American forces in the Philippines.
Known as the "Battling Bastards of Bataan," the Americans fought the Japanese as long as they could before eventually surrendering. On the home front, the American troops were viewed as the latter-day "Defenders of the Alamo," and became instant heroes.
After the death march, some US troops were kept in horrendous conditions in various camps on the islands, while others were transported back to Japan prison camps, where thousands more died from starvation, disease and beatings.
When the war with Japan finally ended after the dropping of atomic bombs on their two major cities, a total of only a few thousands of the original 75,000 American troops remained alive, and were eventually brought back home.
There are only a handful of soldiers still alive who participated in the battles in the Philippines known to remain alive today, Kleiman says, and it is his hope that each and every one of them can be located, contacted and invited to participate in this one-of-a-kind event. Following Kleiman's emotional presentation Tuesday, the Town Board gave him unanimous support and pledged the assistance of all town departments of government to help create the event, and make it as spectacular and memorable as possible in honor of the deceased US veterans. Specifically, the board authorized the event committee to be assisted by the police highway and parks departments, along with personnel equipment, snowmobile, traffic control and anything else they might require.
Kleiman said he is currently attempting to invite every veterans organization not only in Rockland County but throughout the New York metropolitan region. Specifically, he said he is seeking high school, college and community bands, marching units, fire departments, federal, state and local military units such as National Guard, US Army, Army Reserve, scouting organizations, police fire and military honor guards, veterans groups such as the American Legion, VFW, Amvets, Vietnam Veterans of America, Korean War Vets, Catholic War Vets, Jewish War Vets, Military Order of the Purple Heart and any others he hasn't thought of yet.
Special invitees will be elderly veterans from World War II, and especially any who served in the Philippines, who will be special guests of honor. Others include the US Military Academy at West Point, high school and college ROTC groups and regimental associations of military retirees.
Philippine-American organizations from throughout the tri-state area are also being invited to participate, and Kleiman says he is hopeful of getting either the Philippine ambassador to the United Sates, or the UN, as well as local county, state and national representatives.
There are various WWII-oriented museums and displays in the area for guests to visit while in town he noted, such as the Camp Shanks Museum and the Camp Shanks Memorial Park in Orangeburg, the Orangetown Museum, also in Orangeburg, Camp Shanks memorabilia in the lobby of the Town Hall, as well as the Revolutionary War-era DeWint House Museum in Tappan and other museums in Piermont, Nyack and New City.
The event itself will center around a short march up Bataan Road, with ceremonies hopefully taking place at the Tappan Zee High School at the upper end of the road. Planning for the march is now in full swing, Kleiman told the board. He said he can be reached at 845-641-4217 for information about the event or to register to participate. He is also seeking assistance from veterans groups and anyone else interested in bringing the dream to fruition in three short months.


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Q: SQL ALCHEMY - How to return query(model).all() as a tuple of values instead of model instance I'm using SQL Alchemy for my project but I'm having a hard time finding out how to simply query a model and return a list of tuples as a result.
I have a simple model:
class Security(Base):

    __tablename__   = 'Securities'
    id              = Column(Integer, primary_key=True, autoincrement=True)
    ticker          = Column(String, index= True)
    company         = Column(String)
    sector          = Column(String)
    industry        = Column(String)
    country         = Column(String)

When I query this model within a session, I get a model in return:
s = Session()
q = s.query(Security).all()

If I simply print the query, I get a list of the model class.
[<models.Security at 0x7ff6eaf75a90>,
 <models.Security at 0x7ff6eaf759a0>,
 <models.Security at 0x7ff6eaf75940>,
 <models.Security at 0x7ff6eaf758e0>,
 <models.Security at 0x7ff6eaf75040>,
 <models.Security at 0x7ff6eaf750a0>,
 <models.Security at 0x7ff6eaf75100>,
 <models.Security at 0x7ff6eaf75070>,
 <models.Security at 0x7ff6eaf751c0>,..

So I've found a solution for now:
[(i.id, i.ticker, i.company, i. sector, i.industry, i.country) for i in q]

Is there a more pythonic way to do this?
When I was querying my database with mysql--connector-python (or pymysql, can't remember), the results would be printed out directly as a list of tuple.

A: If you want to get tuples rather than model instances you can query the underlying Table object rather than the model class, for example
# 1.x style
rows = session.query(Security.__table__).all()

# 2.0 style
rows = session.execute(sa.select(Security.__table__)).all()

Note that these approaches may not work for relationships.
If the application is designed to only handle raw tuples then there is little point using SQLAlchemy's ORM layer - use the core layer instead where you can work with Table objects directly.

A: Another approach is to take advantage of the fact that for select(Thing)

*

*if we use Session.execute() we get ORM objects back, but

*if we use Connection.execute() we get tuple-like LegacyRow objects back

class Thing(Base):
    __tablename__ = "thing"
    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True, autoincrement=False)
    txt = Column(String(50))

with Session(engine) as sess:
    query = select(Thing)

    results = sess.execute(query).all()
    pprint(results)
    """
    [(<__main__.Thing object at 0x000000FD8375C0D0>,),
     (<__main__.Thing object at 0x000000FD8375C160>,)]
    """

    with sess.connection() as conn:
        results = conn.execute(query).all()
        pprint(results)
        """
        [(1, 'foo'), (2, 'bar')]
        """

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Silky has been a full time comedian since 1997. He did his first gig in 1994, and his fourth gig (the final of the 1995 BBC New Comedy Awards alongside Lee Mack, Daniel Kitson and Julian Barratt) was shown on BBC1's Stand-Up Show. Other awards he has failed to win include the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year (prize-winning runner-up 2000), the Liverpool Echo Arts and Entertainment Award (the only person to be nominated twice: always the sodding bridesmaid).
Silky has performed internationally, including gigs in China, the Philippines, the Gulf, Singapore, the US, the Melbourne Comedy Festival, and all over Europe, including at the Glastonbury Festival, where no-one lobbed bottles of wee, much to his relief. He performed at the 2004 God's Kitchen Global Gathering, the 2005 Big Bang at Santa Pod, and in the houseband for the Kilkenny Festival. Silky is also a regular at the Edinburgh Fringe, where he plays to full houses every year at The Stand Comedy Club.
Keith Carter is known as one of the best character comedians on the circuit, so much so that many have not known he was in character. He doesn't rely on wigs and silly costumes, Carter relies on sincerity. His most famous creation Nige has gained cult status amongst comedy fans and comedians alike and is seen as a comedy icon in his native Liverpool.
His unique ability to improvise and interact with an audience whilst delivering a perfectly honed set of belly-laugh gags and hilariously surreal stories has taken him across the globe, as well as working with, amongst others, Sean Lock, Reginald D. Hunter, Ricky Gervais, and Russell Brand.
Carter can count Johnny Vegas and Jon Richardson as fans of his work. His contemporaries like him so much that Steve Coogan's company, Baby Cow, paid for his one man show Edinburgh run in 2012 and Craig Cash's company, Jelly Legs, paid to make a half hour teaser pilot to be shown at the BBC of one of Carter's characters.
Affable, quick-witted banter merchant, Dave Twentyman survived a childhood in St Helens by evolving rapid, startlingly-bright patter and a smile that he somehow stole from Barry Manilow. This is a man who could teach Teflon a trick-or-two but who remains vastly more fun than your average frying-pan. What higher praise can there be?
No matter what your mood, you really can't help but warm to Dave. He puts a big smile on everyone's face. His chatty, cheeky style endears him to the toughest of crowds. Dave talks a lot about the subjects closer to home, such as family life & friends. Its lighthearted, positive fun, you can't help relating to.


The resources provided here exemplify different approaches which you might like to take when developing your own lessons.
Several teachers adapted the STEM Careers resources (from the STEM Subject Choice and Careers project) and developed their own - see Lessons Learned Part 1 and 2 - particularly case studies one, seven and ten.
When planning to integrate practical work with careers information, initially you need to consider whether the practical you intend to use is 'authentic'. So, does it relate well to a current careers context?
Some practical activities commonly used in science teaching are about recreating historical methods not used today, while others have a clear link to contemporary science. Whatever the status of the practical work, the methods used in carrying out the practical can be utilised in other ways to highlight general employability skills which could be useful in many careers. Practical work is therefore useful to help pupils reflect on their own broader careers education.
To include the elements of broader careers education find out more about skills and careers by looking at National STEM Centre - STEM Careers and Personal Capabilities, or download the STEMNET employability framework.
Remember that practical work can illustrate both careers in science and other careers more loosely connected with science (e.g. plumber, fire fighter, pilot). FutureMorph and other similar websites show how wide ranging these career areas are.
a) Include images of STEM careers within teaching and signpost students to recognised and up to date resources.
On the face of it drawing on images can seem simple and many teachers will claim to do this as a matter of course. But we know that pupils can hold very stereotyped perspectives of science careers and fixed views of what sort of people do science, so it is important that images used in teaching can challenge these gender / ethnicity / social background stereotypes. FutureMorph and MathsCareers websites are good starting points and for more ideas on this see the STEM equality and diversity toolkit (search for Inclusive Role Models in the Case Studies section). You can find a host of careers video clips at iCould and do not forget your Subject Association.
b) Make direct references to careers in your teaching and begin to work in partnership with other teachers and with allied subjects.
Direct references to careers should be widely based and acknowledge different levels and types of qualification needed. Both vocational and academic routes need to be shown to pupils. We know teachers often find it hard to build partnerships with other subject groups but if the difficulties can be tackled it is worthwhile. The STEM Careers Timeline project explored ways that STEM subjects can work together (see Lengthening Ladders, Shortening Snakes report). A first step might be in Science and Engineering week. We know that once science teachers have shared ideas about enhancing careers awareness in their own subject group, the logical next step is to continue the good practice with other science subjects and other STEM subjects.
c) Make links to other curriculum support for careers education - via industry visits, work experience, and working with a careers delivery team.
d) Develop a whole department strategy.
Once you have got together with other teachers and built up some momentum and support then you can start to build a programme into schemes of work. See STEM Subject Choice and Careers: Lessons Learned part 1 (case study one) and part 2 (case study seven) showing how different schools have managed the process. There is a 'STEM Manager', which is an online tool available from the National STEM Centre (you will need to join for access to this) to support schools in overall planning for STEM Careers.
Each of these elements has a thread of equality and diversity running through them. Without tackling the barriers that face under-represented groups in STEM careers we will fail in the aim to increase participation in STEM subjects and careers. Further information can be found in the Equality and Diversity Section of STEM Careers at the National STEM Centre.


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Former Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina on former First Lady Michelle Obama's comments on Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's 'lean in' strategy.
Fewer than 5 percent of companies in the S&P 500 have female chief executives. Women make up 22 percent of Fortune 500 board members, according to Pew Research. At the C-suite level, only one in five leaders is a woman. Women make up 25 percent of Congress. There are nine female governors.
There is a lack of women in leadership roles – we get it. The problem is clear. The reasons to fix it are obvious. Yet, we continue to fall short – despite spending $8 billion a year on diversity and inclusion training that is in part designed to help women succeed.
And no wonder. Nothing worth doing can be accomplished alone. It's time to stop asking young women to solve this problem for us by themselves. Michelle Obama and I don't agree on too much, but we agree on this: Ladies, you don't have to lean in to find your way. Sometimes, that sh--t doesn't work.
As my friend Adam Grant said recently in a conversation on my podcast, "By Example," what the data suggests is just a sense of futility. You've listened to speeches and read books and articles. You've watched programs come and go. Maybe you've even tried to do something about it yourself, in the past, and it's failed. Most devastatingly: you've watched the numbers stagnate. Why would your effort, this time be any different?
Carly Fiorina is the former chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard. She was a Republican candidate for president of the United States in 2016. Through Carly Fiorina Enterprises and Unlocking Potential Foundation, Carly and her team strengthen the problem-solving and leadership capacity across America. Her new book, "Find Your Way: Unleash Your Power and Highest Potential," was published by Tyndale House Publishers.


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HomeNewsWorldOvidio Guzman, son of El Chapo and alleged major fentanyl trafficker, arrested...
Ovidio Guzman, son of El Chapo and alleged major fentanyl trafficker, arrested in Mexico
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(NEW YORK) — Ovidio Guzmán, a top leader of the Sinaloa Cartel and the son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, the notorious drug lord currently serving a life sentence in a U.S. prison, has been arrested by authorities in Mexico, the country's secretary of defense, Luis Cresencio Sandoval, announced Thursday afternoon.
Guzmán was captured by Mexican armed forces in an overnight raid in a small town just outside the city of Culiacán, the capital of the Mexican state of Sinaloa.
He was transported by military aircraft from Culiacán back to Mexico City late morning on Thursday. Officials said the operation had been in the works for more than six months.
The arrest was also confirmed to ABC News by a U.S. law enforcement official.
Ovidio Guzman has been charged since 2018 in Washington, D.C., with manufacturing or distributing for illegal importation into the United States substantial amounts of cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana.
A provisional warrant was issued for his arrest in 2019, according to Mexico's Foreign Affairs Secretary, Marcelo Ebrad.
"This is a request for provisional detention and then there is the extradition procedure," Ebrad told reporters.
A U.S.-based attorney who has represented Guzman since 2019, Jeffrey Lichtman, declined to comment on the arrest.
Ebrad denied that U.S. agencies had participated or provided information that led to Guzmán's arrest and also rumors that the arrest was a "gift" to President Joe Biden who is scheduled to visit Mexico next week.
"This operation was kept extremely confidential by the authorities in charge of doing so and there was no intermediation or political consultation. There is no link between the operation and the summit," he told reporters.
Guzmán is allegedly a major trafficker of fentanyl and other drugs to the United States and has been helping to lead a now-fractured Sinaloa Cartel since his father's extradition years ago.
Alleged cartel members have since besieged parts of the city, with burning vehicles set up as roadblocks in what appeared to be a failed attempt to impede authorities transporting Guzmán out of the city.
Mexico's military reported numerous blockades across the city and said that armed men even attacked the city's main airport.
An Aeromexico flight set to take off from Culiacán to Mexico City was struck by a stray bullet at the airport and did not take off as a result.
"This morning, a bullet impact was detected in the fuselage of an Embraer 190 plane that was ready to start flight AM165 on the Culiacan-Mexico City route, which was canceled for security reasons," Aeromexico said in a statement. "The plane never started its takeoff run. After this accident, the company's protocols were activated and the corresponding authorities were notified, with whom we will coordinate the investigations. Customers and collaborators are safe."
Aeromexico later said it was temporarily suspending all operations at the airport.
This is not the first time the city has come under attack during a raid to capture Ovidio Guzmán.
In a now-infamous event in October 2019, nicknamed the Culiacanazo, authorities briefly detained Ovidio Guzmán at a home in Culiacán.
Word spread quickly, however, and heavily armed gunmen flooded the city, with massive shootouts taking place between cartel members and Mexican armed forces around the city.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador ordered Ovidio Guzmán released in order to avoid more bloodshed — a major embarrassment for the government and one that is routinely held up as a prime example of the power criminal organizations continue to wield in Mexico.
Ovidio Guzmán is wanted on federal charges in the United States and could face extradition to the U.S. pending legal proceedings.
His father, El Chapo, is serving a life sentence in the U.S. after being convicted in 2019 of conducting a continuing criminal enterprise, including large-scale narcotics violations and a murder conspiracy, drug trafficking conspiracies, unlawful use of a firearm and a money laundering conspiracy.
ABC News' Ivan Pereira and Kirit Radia contributed to this report.
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Tanaka Award for Best Article in Multivariate Behavioral Research
The Tanaka Award for Annual Best Article in MBR is named for Jeffrey Tanaka, an outstanding and well-liked member of SMEP who died in 1992. This award is given annually to the authors of the most outstanding paper published in Multivariate Behavioral Research. Each year SMEP members vote among all papers published in the journal. The awardees receive a $1,000 honorarium.
Past recipients of the Tanaka Award for Annual Best Article in MBR:
2021: Jason Rights (University of British Columbia) & Sonya Sterba (Vanderbilt University) for their paper:
du Toit, S. H. C., & Browne, M. W. (2007). Structural equation modeling of multivariate time series. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 42, 67-101.
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2021: Daniel McNeish (Arizona State University), Denis Dumas (University of Denver), & Kevin Grimm (Arizona State University) for their paper:
McNeish, D., Dumas, D. G., & Grimm, K. J. (2020) Estimating New Quantities from Longitudinal Test Scores to Improve Forecasts of Future Performance. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 55, 894-909.
2020: Yi Feng, Greg Hancock, & Jeffrey Harring (University of Maryland) for their paper:
Feng, Y., Hancock, G. R., & Harring, J. R. (2019). Latent Growth Models with Floors, Ceilings, and Random Knots. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 54, 751-770.
2019: Haiyan Liu (University of California, Merced), Ick Hoon Jin (University of Notre Dame), & Zhiyong Zhang (University of Notre Dame) for their paper:
Liu, H., Jin, I. H., & Zhang, Z. (2018). Structural Equation Modeling of Social Networks: Specification, Estimation, and Application. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 53, 714-730.
2018: Samantha Anderson (Arizona State University) & Scott Maxwell (University of Notre Dame) for their paper:
Anderson, S. F., & Maxwell, S. E. (2017). Addressing the "replication crisis": Using original studies to design replication studies with appropriate statistical power. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 52, 305-324.
2017: John Nesselroade (University of Virginia) & Peter Molenaar (Pennsylvania State University) for their paper:
Nesselroade, J. R., & Molenaar, P. C. M. (2016). Some behavioral science measurement concerns and proposals. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 51, 396-412.
2016: Scott Monroe and Li Cai (University of California at Los Angeles) for their paper:
Monroe, S., & Cai, L. (2015). Evaluating structural equation models for categorical outcomes: A new test statistic and a practical challenge of interpretation. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 50, 569-583.
2015: John J. McArdle (University of Southern California) & Scott M. Hofer (University of Victoria) for their paper:
McArdle, J. J., & Hofer, S. M. (2014). Fighting for intelligence: A brief overview of the academic work of John L. Horn. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 49, 1-16.
2014: Kristopher J. Preacher (Vanderbilt University) for his paper:
Preacher, K.J., Zhang, G., Kim, C., & Mels, G. (2013). Choosing the optimal number of factors in exploratory factor analysis: A model selection perspective. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 48, 28-56.
2013: Steven P. Reise (University of California, Los Angeles) for his paper:
Reise, S. P. (2012). The rediscovery of bifactor measurement models. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 47, 667-696.
2012: Scott E. Maxwell (University of Notre Dame), David A. Cole (Vanderbilt University), & Melissa A. Mitchell (University of Notre Dame) for their paper:
Maxwell, S. E., Cole, D. A., Mitchell, M. A. (2010). Bias in cross-sectional analyses of longitudinal mediation: Partial and complete mediation under an autoregressive model. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 46, 816-841.
2011: Sonya K. Sterba (Vanderbilt University) & Robert C. MacCallum (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) for their paper:
Sterba, S. K., & MacCallum, R. C. (2010). Variability in parameter estimates and model fit across repeated allocations of items to parcels. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 45, 322-358.
2010: Nisha C. Gottfredson, Abigail T. Panter, Charles E. Daye, Walter F. Allen, & Linda F. Wightman (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) for their paper:
Gottfredson, N. D., Panter, A. T., Daye, C. E., Allen, W. F., & Wightman, L. F. (2009). The effects of educational diversity in a national sample of law students: Fitting multilevel latent variable models in data With categorical indicators. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 44, 305-331.
2009: Gitta Lubke (University of Notre Dame) & Michael Neale (Virginia Commonwealth University) for their paper:
Lubke, G., & Neale, M. C. (2008). Distinguishing between latent classes and continuous factors with categorical outcomes: Class invariance of parameters of factor mixture models. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 43, 592-620.
2008: Stephen H. C. du Toit (Scientific Software International) & Michael W. Browne (Ohio State University) for their paper:
2008: Lesa Hoffman (University of Nebraska - Lincoln) for her paper:
Hoffman, L. (2007). Multilevel models for examining individual differences in within-person variation and covariation over time. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 42, 609-629.
2007: Kristopher J. Preacher (University of Kansas) for his paper:
Preacher, K. J. (2006). Quantifying parsimony in structural equation modeling. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 41, 227-259.
2006: Daniel J. Bauer & Patrick J. Curran (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) for their paper:
Bauer, D. J., & Curran, P. J. (2005). Probing interactions in fixed and multilevel regression: Inferential and graphical techniques. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 40, 373-400.
2005: Roger E. Millsap & Jenn-Yun Tein (Arizona State University) for their paper:
Millsap, R. E., & Tein, J.-Y. (2004). Assessing factorial invariance in ordered-categorical measures. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 39, 479-515.
2004: Nancy Briggs (Ohio State University) & Robert MacCallum (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) for their paper:
Briggs, N. E., & MacCallum, R. C. (2003). Recovery of weak common factors by maximum likelihood and ordinary least squares estimation. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 38, 25-56.
2003: Steve Boker (University of Notre Dame) & John Nesselroade (University of Virginia) for their paper:
Boker, S. M., & Nesselroade, J. R. (2002). A method for modeling the intrinsic dynamics of intraindividual variability: Recovering the parameters of simulated oscillators in multi-wave panel data. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 37, 127-160.
2002: Robert MacCallum (Ohio State University), Keith Widaman (University of California, Davis), Kristopher Preacher (Ohio State University), & Sehee Hong (University of California, Santa Barbara) for their paper:
MacCallum, R. C., Widaman, K. F., Preacher, K. J., & Hong, S. (2001). Sample size in factor analysis: The role of model error. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 36, 611-637.
2001: Conor Dolan (University of Amsterdam) for his paper:
Dolan, C. V. (2000). Investigating Spearman's hypothesis by means of multi-group confirmatory factor analysis. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 35, 21-50.
2000: Joseph Rodgers (University of Oklahoma) for his paper:
Rodgers, J. L. (1999). The bootstrap, the jackknife, and the randomizatioin test: A sampling taxonomy. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 34, 441-456.
1999: Roger Millsap (Arizona State University) for his paper:
Millsap, R. E. (1998). Group differences in regression intercepts: Implications for factorial invariance. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 33, 403-424.
1998: Robert MacCallum, Cheongtag Kim, William Malarkey, & Janice Kiecolt-Glaser (Ohio State University) for their paper:
MacCallum, R. C., Kim, C., Malarkey, W. B., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (1997). Studying multivariate change using multilevel models and latent curve models. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 32, 215-253.
1997: Norman Cliff (University of Southern California) for his paper:
Cliff, N. (1996). Answering ordinal questions with ordinal data using ordinal statistics. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 31, 331-350.
1996: Charles (Chip) Reichardt (University of Denver) & S. C. Coleman (Citicorp Diners Club) for their paper:
Reichardt, C. S., & Coleman, S. C. (1995). The criteria for convergent and discriminant validity in a multitrait-multimethod matrix. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 30, 513-538.
1995: Roger Millsap (Baruch College, CUNY) & William Meredith (University of California, Berkeley) for their paper:
Millsap, R. E., & Meredith, W. (1994). Statistical evidence in salary discrimination studies. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 29, 339-364.
1994: Keith Widaman (University of California, Riverside) for his paper:
Widaman, K. F. (1993). Common factor analysis versus principal component analysis: Differential bias in representing model parameters? Multivariate Behavioral Research, 28, 263-311.


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ART OF ZINES 2010 – featuring hundreds of zines from basements, bedrooms and midnight copy shops throughout the US and abroad.
ART OF ZINES 2011 – featuring hundreds of zines from basements, bedrooms and midnight copy shops throughout the US and abroad.
BARRON STOREY – A tribute to Olivier Messiaen and the "Quartet for the End of Time"
INTERNATIONAL ART OF ZINES SHOW & SALE – We love zines! This is our 8th "Art of Zines" show over the past 16 years and like the past exhibits, we will have hundreds of zines on view; but this year it will be a show of zines from all over the world.
RE:COLLECTION – An international group exhibition featuring past exhibiting artists from ANNO DOMINI.
CINEQUEST – Immersive VR Gallery"