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Q: Combine matching product fields and separate each with | for product variation images I have a long list of filenames of images which will need to be used to loop through to import a large number of products into a website.
Each product has several colour variations and different angles of the product for example front, back and side view.
Currently there is 1 filename per row in an excel spreadsheet.
The typical filename is something like as follows: 018M-BLK-FRONT.jpg
The filename consists of SKU-COLOUR-VIEW.jpg.
This particular product has 3 images, 1 for the front, 1 for the back and another for the left side as follows:
018M-BLK-BACK.jpg
018M-BLK-FRONT.jpg
018M-BLK-LEFT.jpg

I want to have all the images for each SKU and colour variation on the same row separated by a | to look like this:
018M-BLK-BACK.jpg|018M-BLK-FRONT.jpg|018M-BLK-LEFT.jpg

To clarify the sku section of the filenames are of varying lengths ranging from 3-8 characters, however the colour code section is always 3 characters and they are always seperated by a hyphen (-) as sper the example product provided above. There are a large number of views, but most products have 3 views.
I have tried doing it manually but as I have so many products it will probably take me a week to do it this way.

A: Below is some VBA code that I have written (in Excel 365 for Windows) that should work for you.
It loads all of the images listed into an array, and then loops this array seeing whether the SKU/Colour part already exist in the output array. If they do, then add it to that element, otherwise, add a new pair of elements, consisting of the SKU/Colour part, and the file name. Finally, this output array is written back to the worksheet. I've arbitrarily decided that the size of the output array is 5000, although you may want to increase or decrease it.
Sub sJoinImages()
    Dim ws As Worksheet
    Dim lngLastRow As Long
    Dim lngLoop1 As Long
    Dim lngLoop2 As Long
    Dim aInData() As Variant
    Dim aOutData(1 To 5000, 1 To 2) As String
    Dim strDummy As String
    Dim blnFound As Boolean
    Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Images")
    lngLastRow = ws.Cells(ws.Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Row
    aInData = ws.Range("A1:A" & lngLastRow)
    lngLastRow = 1
    For lngLoop1 = LBound(aInData, 1) To UBound(aInData, 1)
        blnFound = False
        strDummy = Left(aInData(lngLoop1, 1), InStrRev(aInData(lngLoop1, 1), "-"))
        For lngLoop2 = 1 To lngLastRow
            If strDummy = aOutData(lngLoop2, 1) Then
                blnFound = True
                aOutData(lngLoop2, 2) = aOutData(lngLoop2, 2) & "|" & aInData(lngLoop1, 1)
                Exit For
            End If
        Next lngLoop2
        If blnFound = False Then
            aOutData(lngLastRow, 1) = strDummy
            aOutData(lngLastRow, 2) = aInData(lngLoop1, 1)
            lngLastRow = lngLastRow + 1
        End If
    Next lngLoop1

    For lngLoop1 = 1 To lngLastRow
        If Len(aOutData(lngLoop1, 2)) > 0 Then
            ws.Cells(lngLoop1, 2) = aOutData(lngLoop1, 2)
        End If
    Next lngLoop1
End Sub

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A SECOND TOUCH
Last week, I shared Sharon Morrison's story of a miraculous healing of her heart condition. Let's follow Sharon's story a bit further. With three daughters, she and her husband lived in Belfast, Ireland where they have been married for over 30 years. Following her healing experiences, Sharon became a part of Times of Refreshing Ministries. Even to this day, she continues to pray for an outpouring of God's power on her country.
Here's what happened to Sharon four years after heart's irregular and rapid heart rate were healed of a condition that could have taken her life. Sharon took another plunge into a dangerous problem.
Going up the metal steps in the back of the building where she worked, she slipped and fell. Her fractured hand had to be put in a cast. She expected everything to be normal, but when the cast was removed the doctor found she needed a special splint. Her damaged tendons had not healed. More was needed.
After two weeks of steroid injections, she was far from well. Finally, the doctor prescribed an operation. She had synotendonitous.
Through the Summer and into the Fall, Sharon struggled with pain. She finally became desperate for a divine intervention. At that point, Sharon learned that the minister who had first brought healing to her heart was going to return to her area. Dr. Bruce Allen was going to be in Belfast. Sharon had a sense that this was where she needed to go.
During the conference, Dr. Allen recognized Sharon's struggle. He asked his wife to put her hand on Sharon's damaged hand. As the wife prayed for her condition, Sharon felt a flow of energy surge through her hand. She could feel her fingers loosen and, in a few minutes, Sharon was completely healed. No pain, no stiffness, no weakness. Gone.
Sometimes results come only because we pray. Sometimes we need a setting where healings often occur. Sometimes we need a person gifted with a healing touch. All are different, but equal expressions of the Holy Spirit.
The point? The promise is always there. Don't be afraid to ask for it.
Remember to expect the unexpected.
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Governor Emmanuel Intensifying Priority On The Future Of Akwa Ibom Children –Emman Sam
The Special Assistant to Governor on Local Media, Emmanuel Sam, has stated that Mr Udom Emmanuel has assigned utmost importance to the future of every Akwa Ibom child.
He disclosed this on Friday in his office during a courtesy call on him by the management and pupils of Handmaid's Prince of Peace Int'l Montessori School, Uyo.
Mr. Sam thanked the team for the honour done on him, and assured them that he would exercise his primary duty, which according him, is to serve, adding that "Those I was called to serve are the children because they are the future leaders."
He commended the state Governor for giving him the opportunity to serve the state, saying that through him, he has been honoured by the children, and pledge to work out modalities to interpret the Governor's vision of ensuring brighter future for the children.
"Governor Emmanuel has ensured that the free and fair education policy is not just being compulsory but improved upon as well as the welfare of the teachers. I will try my best to support and partner with the children, knowing that they can be better and higher than me tomorrow. I see them as children that will make their families and the state proud."
The Governor's aide however urged the children to remain focus and humble, as the only way to success is humility.
Leader of the team, Rev. Sister Rosemary Essien, expressed appreciation to the Governor for making the free, fair and compulsory education policy a reality, adding that it has lifted the plights of parents in the state.
She used the occasion to intimate the Governor's aide the forthcoming Instrumental Display by the Little Hands/Fund Raising and Award Presentation, organised by the management, staff, parents and pupils of the school, which comes up on 11 December, 2019 at the school compound.
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By Evan Wessman
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I'll start by talking about the weaker points of the movie, because there are a lot more strong points. The main problem that people seemed to have in the initial reviews that I read was Michael B. Jordan's antagonist character. I don't think he was half-bad, but I could see why people might not like him as a villain. Ulysses Klaue (Andy Serkis) is also pretty weak as a villain, even though the threat he poses is pretty good.
The introduction of the characters and their relationships is another weak point. There are a decent amount of minor characters that are featured throughout, and it would have been nice to give a little more attention to them early on and clarify their roles a little better. The only other small problem I have is that the Wakandans' manner of speech is too formal. Yes, they're a tribal country that is supposed to speak English as a second language, but it still seems like they should have been less uptight.
Even with those problems, it is about as good as I'd hoped it would be. The visuals and set design are obviously really good, but the movie doesn't get carried away with showing off cool fictional tech or other CGI eye-candy at any point. Superhero movies are not generally considered art, and this is no exception, but there are several shots that seem deliberate and motivated in a way that informs the story.
T'Challa isn't the most interesting character, but he's definitely an active and human protagonist and there are several really good moments when he has to make tough decisions and face hard truths. Tied in with this is the political argument, which is very reminiscent of the one in "Captain America: Civil War."
My three friends and I thought that the political conflict is handled really well and is possibly the best aspect of the film, which is a pretty rare thing for a superhero action movie. It's relevant to some timeless and even a couple of current social issues, especially immigration.
However, this does not mean that fans of traditional superhero action will be disappointed. While there are not a ton of action scenes, there are three or four big set pieces that are pretty good, and one early on that features some of the best action I've seen since "Fury Road."
The characters are not the strongest here, which may be accounted for by the fact that almost all of them are new. Even the familiar faces of T'Challa, T'Chaka and Everett K. Ross (Martin Freeman) were given minimal attention in "Civil War." The characters are written well in that their motives are clear, plausible and create good conflict in each scene, which is something that many movies like this do a poor job with.
There was some decent humor in the film as well. A couple of the jokes fell flat or were annoying, but there was definitely a quality over quantity strategy in terms of comedy here. I must say that the soundtrack was a bit of a letdown, featuring none of the music that I loved from the trailer. The score wasn't bad, but I had been hoping for some more good beats and jams, and I don't think I was alone in that.
You'll understand things a little better if you've seen "Civil War" already, but you can really follow the movie just fine without having seen any of the MCU movies preceding it. If you haven't seen it yet, it's definitely worth the ticket price. Regardless of your expectations walking into the theater, you are not likely to be disappointed walking out.


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Arkaitz Goikoetxea Basabe (born May 4, 1980) is a member of the Basque separatist-terrorist organisation ETA. He began his violent activity at the age of 15 as a member of the street violence groups known as kale borroka. He was arrested several times between 2001 and 2002, and joined ETA in 2005.

Along with Jurdan Martitegi, Goikoetxea led the most active cell of the organisation after the end of the 2006 ceasefire. He is accused of participating in several attacks in the province of Biscay between 2007 and 2008, and was arrested in July 2008, when the whole cell was dismantled. He has been imprisoned since then.

Militancy
Goikoetxea was born in the town of Getxo, Biscay, although some sources state he was born in Barakaldo. His brother Zigor has been arrested several times for street violence attacks and was jailed in 2008 for death threats against a People's Party councillor in Getxo. He was released in 2009. Goikoetxea's parents' home in Getxo was attacked and set on fire on July 17, 2009. Spanish nationalist organisation Falange y Tradición claimed responsibility for the attack, which left no injuries.

Kale borroka
Goikoetxea started his kale borroka activity in 1995, and Ertzaintza police officers raided his home in connection with these attacks on May 3, 1998. He was not arrested and five days later he presented himself at the Spanish National High Court in Madrid, and was set free. On April 1, 2000 he suffered hand amputation while preparing an explosive device, and was admitted to hospital under arrest and later released. He was arrested by the National Police Corps on March 20, 2001, being accused of setting fire to a post office in Berango in 1997. He was released as he was still a minor when the attack occurred. He was once again arrested twice in late 2002, for participating in bomb attacks against Civil Guard barracks in Algorta and Galdakao. In 2004, he went on trial and was acquitted of taking part in a molotov cocktail attack in Amorebieta in 1998. Goikoetxea was also accused of participating in a molotov cocktail attack against two Ertzaintza officers in Portugalete on August 5, 2001 and failed to show up in court on May 5, 2005. He fled to France and became a member of ETA.

ETA activity
Goikoetxea started his activities in ETA in 2005. Two years later, Txeroki ordered him and Jurdan Martitegi to form a new cell in Biscay. The cell, named Askatasun Haizea, was created in February 2007, when ETA was still officially on a ceasefire. The first attack in which Goikoetxea participated was a car bomb attack against a Civil Guard barracks in Durango on August 24, which left two police officers injured. This was ETA's first attack after the end of the ceasefire in June. In late 2007 and early 2008, Goikoetxea and the Biscay cell, carried out several attacks around the Basque Country, targeting courthouses or political offices. In 2008, Goikoetxea placed three car bombs: in Calahorra, La Rioja on March 21, in Legutiano, Álava, which killed a Civil Guard on May 14 and in Getxo on May 19. He was at first believed to be the killer of Isaías Carrasco.

Arrest and trials
On July 22, 2008, Civil Guard members arrested Goikoetxea in his home in Bilbao. Most of the cell members were also arrested, and the cell was dismantled. The operation was led by Judge Baltasar Garzón. On the following days, Goikoetxea led Civil Guards officers to an ETA arm cache with  of explosive devices in Santo Domingo de la Calzada, La Rioja.

On December 4, 2008 Goikoetxea appeared on the National High Court for the 2001 Portugalete attack, and on February 2, he was charged with attempt to kill two officers and was sentenced to 22 years of jail. On November 23, 2010 the trial for the Leguatiano attack was held, with Goikoetxea facing 534 years and six months of jail for "terrorist assassination, 26 attempts of assassination, terrorist ravages and car stealing".

Attacks

Goikoetxea is believed to have participated in the following attacks:
August 24, 2007: A van bomb loaded with  of explosives goes off in a Civil Guard barracks in Durango, Biscay, injuring two Civil Guard officers.
September 24, 2007: A  bomb explodes in front of an Ertzaintza police station in Zarautz, Gipuzkoa. No one was injured.
November 11, 2007: Two bombs fail to go off in a courthouse in Zarautz. Two police officers were later wounded when manipulating the bombs.
December 24, 2007: A bomb explodes in front of a Socialist party office in Balmaseda, Biscay. No one was injured.
February 29, 2008: A bomb explodes in a Socialist party office in the town of Derio, Biscay. No one was injured
March 21, 2008: A car bomb explodes outside a Civil Guard barracks in Calahorra, La Rioja, injuring three.
May 14: A van bomb explodes in a Civil Guard barracks in Legutiano, Alava, killing one policeman and injuring four.
May 19, 2008: A car bomb explodes in Getxo. A boat club suffered great damage, but no one was injured.

See also
Miguel de Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, head of the military unit at the time Goikoetxea was in ETA
Francisco Javier López Peña, political chief of ETA between 2004 and 2008

References

External links
Goikoetxea profile in askatu.org
El Diario Vasco article on Goikoetxea

Living people
People from Getxo
ETA (separatist group) activists
Spanish prisoners and detainees
People convicted on terrorism charges
1980 births
Basque prisoners and detainees

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Q: SQLite in a Windows Phone 8 library I am creating a reusable WP8 library that I wish to distribute as a DLL.  My library makes use of SQLite, and I have included it in my library using sqlite-net-wp8.
When I build my library, an SQLite.dll artifact is output in addition to my library DLL, and I can't seem to find a way of stopping it.  Is it normal to distribute SQLite.dll along with my library?
The SQL feature is optional, I'd prefer to have projects which consume the library import it themselves.
I've tried setting Copy Local = false for Sqlite but the library still gets generated.
Additionally, the addition of SQLite causes my library to have separate output folders for x86 and ARM.  My actual library DLL is identical in both, but the SQLite DLL is different.
How should this be set up for the library, and for projects consuming the library?

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Politics Election 2017
'I think that people will see this as a very rare occurrence'
11:06 am on 18 September 2017
Video - Deputy Prime Minister Paula Bennett answers questions about the jet fuel shortage, and the final week of campaigning, live on Morning Report.
Mrs Bennett said the government would do everything it could to help get the fuel line back up and running as soon as possible.
A digger operating on a farm has damaged a jet fuel supply pipeline from the Marsden Point refinery, causing a fuel shortage that has affected dozens of flights in and out of Auckland.
She told Morning Report she was not familiar with Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment reports from 2012 and does not know what action the government took when it received them.
The reports warned of the potentially severe effects of any shutdown of the pipeline.
She said because the pipeline was owned by Refining New Zealand, it was not the government's responsibility to ensure its product reached its destination.
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"This as a very rare occurrence" - Paula Bennett
"It's private business that owns that line, and you would expect them to have a better contingency plans, so we will go and look at that and get it right."
Mrs Bennett said she was confident the fuel shortage would not affect New Zealand's reputation as a tourist destination.
"I think that people will see this as a very rare occurrence, it hasn't happened for 30 years, we don't expect it to happen again."
Election campaign enters final week
The National Party is travelling the campaign trail on a bus, and would not be affected by flight cancellations, she said.
Mrs Bennett said she has seen real momentum for her party among New Zealanders coming into the last week of election campaigning.
She said voters could see the stark choice between the two parties and that National would give them strong leadership and a strong economy.
"The economy is also going so well and Labour themselves say it's going well.
"Why make big changes to it and put that at risk?"
Government warned of fuel risk five years ago
A series of government reports warned of the potentially "severe" effects of any shutdown of the fuel pipeline. Audio
Fuel shortage strands thousands
Thousands of passengers have been left in the lurch after a jet fuel shortage grounded dozens of domestic and international flights at Auckland Airport.
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Heritage Gardeners
"I think one of the things as head gardeners we've got to do is look at what is very special and unique about our own gardens and enhance and preserve that."
Tom Brown, Head Gardener at West Dean, West Sussex, England. Garden Masterclass (2020).
As the refurbishment of the Glenside Halfway House neared completion in 2015, attention turned to development of the Halfway House grounds. The aim is to create a setting that is appropriate for the era of the building and which can be used as a community asset. Both the Wellington City Council (WCC) as owner and the Glenside community are contributing to this task.
To provide hands-on effort in the grounds, a group of volunteers formed the Halfway House Heritage Gardeners. Both WCC and the Heritage Gardeners collaborate to progress a suitably agreed way ahead for the garden and grounds.
Following community consultaton, the WCC provided a draft concept plan for discussion with the group. The plan, designed by Charles Gordon, can be seen below. Click on the picture to view a larger image. Click your browser 'back-arrow' button to return to this page.
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As well as working in the grounds, the Heritage Gardeners are researching New Zealand heritage garden plants, flowers, fruit, vegetables, and early settler gardens. They seek a good understanding of the lifestyle of our early settlers to ensure the domestic needs of these pioneer gardens is well represented at the Halfway House.
The Glenside values of natural green spaces, the stream and wild places to explore is also relevant.
The Heritage Gardeners focus therefore leans more towards soft and natural, rather than towards the concrete and tar-seal symbols of modern lifestyles.
Other menu links in this section will provide information on progress with the garden development and with research conducted on the gardens of local early settlers.
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The BASELINE statement creates a SAS data set (named by the OUT= option) that contains the baseline function estimates at the event times of each stratum for every set of covariates in the COVARIATES= data set. If the COVARIATES= data set is not specified, a reference set of covariates consisting of the reference levels for the CLASS variables and the average values for the continuous variables is used. You can use the DIRADJ option to obtain the direct adjusted survival curve that averages the estimated survival curves for the observations in the COVARIATES= data set. No BASELINE data set is created if the model contains a time-dependent variable defined by means of programming statement.
Table 73.2 summarizes the options available in the BASELINE statement.
Specifies a list of time points for Bayesian computation of survival estimates.
The following options are available in the BASELINE statement.
names the output BASELINE data set. If you omit the OUT= option, the data set is created and given a default name by using the DATAn convention. See the section OUT= Output Data Set in the BASELINE Statement for more information.
names the output data set that contains all pairwise differences of direct adjusted probabilities between groups if the GROUP= variable is specified, or between strata if the GROUP= variable is not specified. It is required that the DIRADJ option be specified to use the OUTDIFF= option.
names the SAS data set that contains the sets of explanatory variable values for which the quantities of interest are estimated. All variables in the COVARIATES= data set are copied to the OUT= data set. Thus, any variable in the COVARIATES= data set can be used to identify the covariate sets in the OUT= data set.
If the TIMELIST= option is not specified, the default is to carry out the prediction at all event times and at time 0. This option can be used only for the Bayesian analysis.
specifies the statistics to be included in the OUT= data set and assigns names to the variables that contain these statistics. Specify a keyword for each desired statistic, an equal sign, and the name of the variable for the statistic. Not all keywords listed in Table 73.3 (and discussed in the text that follows) are appropriate for both the classical analysis and the Bayesian analysis; and the table summaries the choices for each analysis.
specifies the cumulative incidence function estimate for competing-risks data. Specifying CIF=_ALL_ is equivalent to specifying CIF=CIF, STDCIF=StdErrCIF, LOWERCIF=LowerCIF, and UPPERCIF=UpperCIF.
specifies the cumulative mean function estimate for recurrent events data. Specifying CMF=_ALL_ is equivalent to specifying CMF=CMF, STDCMF=StdErrCMF, LOWERCMF=LowerCMF, and UPPERCMF=UpperCMF. Nelson (2002) refers to the mean function estimate as MCF (mean cumulative function).
specifies the cumulative hazard function estimate. Specifying CUMHAZ=_ALL_ is equivalent to specifying CUMHAZ=CumHaz, STDCUMHAZ=StdErrCumHaz, LOWERCUMHAZ=LowerCumHaz, and UPPERCUMHAZ=UpperCumHaz. For a Bayesian analysis, CUMHAZ=_ALL_ also includes LOWERHPDCUMHAZ=LowerHPDCumHaz and UpperHPDCUMHAZ=UpperHPDCumHaz.
specifies the log of the negative log of SURVIVAL .
specifies the log of SURVIVAL .
specifies the lower pointwise confidence limit for the survivor function. For a Bayesian analysis, this is the lower limit of the equal-tail credible interval for the survivor function. The confidence level is determined by the ALPHA= option.
specifies the lower pointwise confidence limit for the cumulative incidence function. The confidence level is determined by the ALPHA= option.
specifies the lower pointwise confidence limit for the cumulative mean function. The confidence level is determined by the ALPHA= option.
specifies the lower limit of the HPD interval for the survivor function. The confidence level is determined by the ALPHA= option.
specifies the lower limit of the HPD interval for the cumulative hazard function. The confidence level is determined by the ALPHA= option.
specifies the lower pointwise confidence limit for the cumulative hazard function. For a Bayesian analysis, this is the lower limit of the equal-tail credible interval for the cumulative hazard function. The confidence level is determined by the ALPHA= option.
specifies the standard error of the survivor function estimator. For a Bayesian analysis, this is the standard deviation of the posterior distribution of the survivor function.
specifies the estimated standard error of the cumulative incidence function estimator.
specifies the estimated standard error of the cumulative mean function estimator.
specifies the estimated standard error of the cumulative hazard function estimator. For a Bayesian analysis, this is the standard deviation of the posterior distribution of the cumulative hazard function.
specifies the estimated standard error of the linear predictor estimator. For a Bayesian analysis, this is the standard deviation of the posterior distribution of the linear predictor.
specifies the survivor function ( ) estimate. Specifying SURVIVAL=_ALL_ is equivalent to specifying SURVIVAL=Survival, STDERR=StdErrSurvival, LOWER=LowerSurvival, and UPPER=UpperSurvival; and for a Bayesian analysis, SURVIVAL=_ALL_ also specifies LOWERHPD=LowerHPDSurvival and UPPERHPD=UpperHPDSurvival.
specifies the upper pointwise confidence limit for the survivor function. For a Bayesian analysis, this is the upper limit of the equal-tail credible interval for the survivor function. The confidence level is determined by the ALPHA= option.
specifies the upper pointwise confidence limit for the cumulative incidence function. The confidence level is determined by the ALPHA= option.
specifies the upper pointwise confidence limit for the cumulative mean function. The confidence level is determined by the ALPHA= option.
specifies the upper pointwise confidence limit for the cumulative hazard function. For a Bayesian analysis, this is the upper limit of the equal-tail credible interval for the cumulative hazard function. The confidence level is determined by the ALPHA= option.
specifies the upper limit of the equal-tail credible interval for the survivor function. The confidence level is determined by the ALPHA= option.
specifies the upper limit of the equal-tail credible interval for the cumulative hazard function. The confidence level is determined by the ALPHA= option.
specifies the estimate of the linear predictor .
The following options can appear in the BASELINE statement after a slash (/). The METHOD= and CLTYPE= options apply only to the estimate of the survivor function in the classical analysis. For the Bayesian analysis, the survivor function is estimated by the Breslow (1972) method.
specifies the significance level of the confidence interval for the survivor function. The value must be between 0 and 1. The default is the value of the ALPHA= option in the PROC PHREG statement, or 0.05 if that option is not specified.
specifies that the confidence limits for be computed using the normal theory approximation. The confidence limits for are obtained by back-transforming the confidence limits for . The default is CLTYPE=LOG.
specifies that the confidence limits for the be computed using normal theory approximation. The confidence limits for are obtained by back-transforming the confidence limits for .
specifies that the confidence limits for be computed directly using normal theory approximation.
computes direct adjusted survival curves (Makuch, 1982; Gail and Byar, 1986; Zhang et al., 2007) by averaging the estimated survival curves for the observations in the COVARIATES= data set. See the section Direct Adjusted Survival Curves and Example 73.8 for the computation and specific details. If the COVARIATES= data set is not specified, the input data set specified in the DATA= option in the PROC PHREG statement is used instead. If you also specify the GROUP= option, PROC PHREG computes an adjusted survival curve for each value of the GROUP= variable.
If you also specify the DIRADJ option, variable must be a CLASS variable in the model. A direct adjusted survival curve is computed for each value of variable in the input data. The variable does not have to be a variable in the COVARIATES= data set. Each direct adjusted survival curve is the average of the survival curves of all individuals in the COVARIATES= data set with their value of variable set to a specific value.
If you do not specify the DIRADJ option, variable is required to be a numeric variable in the COVARIATES= data set. Survival curves for the observations with the same value of the variable are overlaid in the same plot.
specifies that the Breslow (1972) estimator be used to compute the survivor function—that is, that the survivor function be estimated by exponentiating the negative empirical cumulative hazard function.
specifies that the product-limit estimates of the survivor function be computed. This estimator is not available if you use the model syntax that allows two time variables for counting process style of input; in such a case the Breslow estimator (METHOD=BRESLOW) is used instead.
specifies the number of sets of normal random samples to simulate the Gaussian process in the estimation of the confidence limits for the cumulative incidence function. By default, NORMALSAMPLE=100.
names a variable in the COVARIATES= data set for identifying the baseline function curves in the plots. This option has no effect if the PLOTS= option in the PROC PHREG statement is not specified. Values of this variable are used to label the curves for the corresponding rows in the COVARIATES= data set. You can specify ROWID=_OBS_ to use the observation numbers in the COVARIATES= data set for identification.
specifies an integer seed, ranging from 1 to –1, to simulate the distribution of the Gaussian process in the estimation of the confidence limits for the cumulative incidence function. Specifying a seed enables you to reproduce identical confidence limits from the same PROC PHREG specification. If the SEED= option is not specified, or if you specify a nonpositive seed, a random seed is derived from the time of day on the computer's clock.
For recurrent events data, both CMF= and CUMHAZ= statistics are the Nelson estimators, but their standard error are not the same. Confidence limits for the cumulative mean function and cumulative hazard function are based on the log transform.


The term "global warming" may seem like a misnomer when the temperature has been dipping to -20 C or lower. But whether you call it a cold snap, a polar vortex or climate change, let's face it-we Canadians are getting some extreme cold this winter.
This deep chill is creating slick conditions for Ontario motorists. And if you think that applying more salt to the roads is going to help, think again.
A recent report by Global News pointed the finger at cold weather for a 10-car pileup on the Gardiner Expressway earlier this month. The temperature had dropped to -22 C overnight and when it's that cold, salt just doesn't work.
While salt is effective at removing frost and snow and breaking up ice packs on pavement, the conditions and timing must be right. When salt is applied to roads, the aim is for the salt to dissolve and form a solution of salt and water-called brine-that melts the snow or ice and prevents it from adhering to the pavement. But salt or brine is not generally used when it's below -10 C or -15 C due to the risk of refreezing. As the ice melts, more water is introduced to the solution, and the temperature at which the brine will refreeze increases. That translates into slippery conditions. Read more about the science behind this from Environment Canada.
These slippery conditions put an onus on both road authorities and drivers. Road authorities need to use other agents such as gravel or sand to help with traction. Motorists need to be aware of the weather and drive according to road surface conditions.
Read the Winter Road Conditions Reports on the Ministry of Transportation website, or call them for reports by phone at 1-800-268-4686 (1-866-471-8929 TTY). The MTO's brochure Winter Driving: Be Prepared, Be Safe! contains information about driving safely during winter road conditions, including a section on what the MTO does to control ice and snow on highways.
Originally published at www.otlablog.com, re-published by permission from Ontario Trial Lawyers Association.


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By Todd Ogasawara on December 4, 2015 at 1:05 pm
PBS Kids has released a branded version of the ScratchJr graphical programming development system for young children that runs on the iPad and Android tablets. Let's back up a bit; first, is there a Scratch Senior? Yes, there is. It simply called Scratch and was developed at the MIT Media Lab Lifelong Kindergarten Group. It was first released in 2005 and is available online as well as for computers running Windows, OS X, and Linux. That version aims to give children as young as eight years old an entry point for programming concepts and practices.
ScratchJr, in turn, was developed by MIT's Media Lab, Tufts University, and The Playful Invention Company. It was first released in July 2014 as app for the iPad with a version for Android tablets (version 4.4 or newer) released in March 2015. ScratchJr is aimed at a younger audience of children between five and seven years old. Its graphical user interface and programming language is simpler than Scratch to reduce the barriers to entry for young children. The ability to touch the screen of an iPad or Android tablet helps make ScratchJr more accessible too. The purely icon-based programming blocks are divided into these categories:
Triggering: Starts scripts and sends messages to other scripts;
Motion: Moves sprites and changes angles;
Looks: Controls visibility, costumes, and bubble speech output;
Sound: Plays a "pop" sound or a recorded sound;
Control: Repeats a part of script a specified number of times;
Endings: Ends, infinitely repeats, and goes to the specified page of the project.
That brings us to the PBS Kids-branded version of ScratchJr, which "incorporates PBS KIDS media properties, including Wild Kratts, Wordgirl, Peg+ Cat, and the new series Nature Cat." More than 150 characters are available for kids to use. The app's tutorial video is wordless and textless, except for a few numerals required for programming timers.
In other words, your child doesn't need to know how to read or understand any particular language to get an introduction to user interfaces and programming. Each character in a scene can be programmed independently. It is literally an introduction to object-oriented programming concepts.
PBS Kids is encouraging local PBS stations, schools, and other organizations to use PBS Kids ScratchJr to expose young children to programming concepts while having fun during Hour of Code and Computer Science Education Week (December 7-13). You can watch some Hour of Code workshop tutorials here.
The apps for iPad and Android tablets are free and available from the Google Play Store and iTunes, respectively. There are no free or paid add-on for the apps.
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Didier Drogba, an old team-mate of Romelu Lukaku's, thinks the Manchester United forward is showing some formidable form.
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The town of Gillingham is located East of Heathrow airport a distance of 71 miles that would take around 1 hour 20 minutes by taxi via the M25, M26 and M20. It is situated in the ceremonial county of Kent and has a population of 99,773 according to the 2001 Census.
The name means 'Homestead of Gylla's family' and according to history it was named after a war lord called Gyllingas, a notable man who lead his men into battle screaming and shouting. It began as a small Hamlet that centred around a Parish church with farm holdings. Its past includes much involvment in defences of the Royal Navy, with Fort Darland a post medieval infantry Fort built in 1870-1900 that was part of the defences network of Chatham Dockyard. It was the birthplace of the Elizabethan seafarer William Adams who founded the first Japanese Navy.
The town is the most important centre for retail in the area and has a market twice a week and is the busiest in the whole of the Medway. Gillingham is home to the Royal Engineers Museum one of the most important for military engineering history and provides information from 1066 to the present day. A day out at the Riverside Country Park is an ideal place for nature lovers and walkers with areas of Saltmarsh, meadow and woodlands to explore.
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Tracy Brannigan Avoidable death in custody
Tracy Brannigan's avoidable death in custody marks the loss of a loved one and must force change in the prison system. She was owed a duty of care but rather than accepting responsibility, they isolated her in a cell away from her family and support. Their callous indifference caused her death. Download Report and Action Plan
Update: Media Release Friday 3rd May 2013, Justice Action calls for a public inquiry into avoidable deaths in custody, and launches the Tracy Brannigan Action Plan.
Tracy Brannigan died in prison on Monday 25 February 2013
Tracy should never have been isolated from her friends' support in a "high needs" cell when it was clear that she was drug affected.
Had the proper services been provided, such as drug rehabilitation, intervention, dry cell and/ or sufficient monitoring and supervision been provided, Tracy's life would have been saved.
Tracy should have been able to use her prison time effectively for personal development, but was left frustrated with no computer in her cell or ways to use her time.
2. Primary concerns
3. Personal life
4. Previous dealings with the law
5. Previous overdoses whilst in custody
6. Drug use whilst in custody
7. Education
8. Opportunities lost
9. Previous examples of avoidable deaths in custody
10. DCS and JH Duty of care
11. Could Tracy's death have been prevented?
12. Action plan
Tracy was found dead in her cell at Dillwynia Correctional Centre on Monday the 25th February 2013, the cause of her death was suspected to be a drug overdose. Tracy was due to be reviewed for parole in late March, if granted she would be released in May 2013.
In the month leading up to her death, Tracy was under constant supervision after having been charged and placed in segregation. Over a period of six to eight weeks she was required to provide several target urine tests. As these specific tests are only used when prisoners are on suspicion of drug use, it reveals that authorities were aware of Tracy's suspected drug use.In the days leading up to her death from the 21st February, prison staff were well aware that Tracy was under the influence of drugs. Evidently, the authorities were mindful of Tracy's history with drugs by putting her on sanctions for recent inter-prison charges relating to suspected contraband and drug use. These misgivings were reinforced on the afternoon of Sunday, 24 February 2013; during the last visit she would ever receive in custody. It was blatantly obvious from her movements and slurred speech that she was affected by drugs. Out of more than 20 women who had visitations on the afternoon of 24th February 2013, Tracy was the only woman required to wear overalls; she was placed at the front of the visits section with prison officers on either side and was directly under the surveillance camera. These actions are taken when prison authorities suspect drug use. The overwhelming presence of the prison officers indicated that concern for her safety was vital and demanded a need for constant surveillance.
Prison authorities were right in being suspicious considering that she had overdosed whilst in custody on a previous occasion only some four months prior. Had they continued to extend that concern in practice, Tracy could still be alive today. The irony of the situation is that Tracy was locked in the 'high needs' area of the Dillwynia Correctional Centre serving out the sanctions placed upon her; two-out with a female prisoner on remand, Lauren Lee Ironside, who also had and was incarcerated for drug related offences.
Tracy's next of kin has given Justice Action permission to ask questions of DCS to ensure Tracy's life was not lost in vain – also to attempt to ensure it does not happen to any other women serving custodial sentences in the future. During Tracy's current term, on numerous occasions, she wrote to Justice Action that she wanted to work with the organisation to assist in the advocacy being undertaken by Justice Action and similar services, and has said that she "just needs the knowledge as to how to do that". Tracy made it known she wanted to be a voice for women prisoners.
i. Despite continuous surveillance and scrutiny due to Tracy's known drug use, why was she being held in the high-needs unit where she was ultimately isolated from her support people for long periods of time?
ii. Why was it that Tracy was not being monitored, given it was apparent she was involved in illegal drug use for the period till her death.
iii. The occurrence of Tracy's death begs the question of how an prisoner like Tracy with known drug issues, could overdose under the duty of care owed by prison authorities.
iv. Were the NSW Department of Corrective Services and Justice Health (JH) negligent in their failure to adequately supervise Tracy considering their knowledge of her drug use and/or her previous overdoses?
v. Why was Tracy not allowed to pursue her education?
vi. What duty of care did DCSand JH owe to Tracy as an prisoner?
Tracy Brannigan was considered an extremely intelligent, clever, and highly spirited woman. Vivacious, funny, caring and loving, she was highly respected by other women, and advocated and supported her fellow female prisoners. As testament to this, she was a delegate on the Inmate Development Committee (IDC) at Silverwater Correctional Center. Tracy's death occurred shortly before her 42nd birthday. She was about to be reviewed for parole in late March 2013.
Tracy was the loving daughter of Sandra Kelly and Warren Brannigan, and the fiancée of Jinx D'Amico. Tracy was also a doting mother to three children: 5 year old Corey-Jack Brannigan, 18 year old Jaidan D'Amico and 24 year old Samantha D'Amico.
Tracy and Jinx D'Amico's relationship commenced in 1991, they married in 1995 but divorced in 2001. In 2011, Jinx had proposed for the second time to Tracy, and they were to be re-married upon her release.
With regards to the living arrangements of her children, Jaidan lives with Tracy's mother (Sandra Kelly) while Corey-Jack lives with his paternal grandparents. The verbal arrangement had been that the children would be returned to Tracy upon her release.
Sandra was eagerly awaiting Tracy's imminent release, as Tracy had plans to enter into a legitimate business venture; but these plans cannot be fulfilled. On hearing the distressing news of her daughter's death, Sandra had a heart attack and was admitted to hospital. Tracy will never be able to achieve all her ambitions.
Tracy had a long criminal history dating back to early the '90s. Tracy was sentenced to six years of incarceration starting 23 April 1998, with a non-parole period of four years. In 2000, whilst serving a custodial sentence, Tracy escaped from the Emu Plains Correctional centre, taking the prisons land cruiser. Approximately four weeks later, she was recaptured on the far north coast of NSW and returned to custody. Ever since, regardless of what the custodial sentence Tracy served, she was classified as an E classification (escapee). She tried unsuccessfully during this prison sentence to have this classification reduced, but to no avail.
During the current term of imprisonment whilst at Silverwater Women's Correctional Centre, Tracy's education was put indefinitely on hold as a result of an incident, which involved a drug and alcohol worker by the name of Marilyn Brown. Many prison workers were privy to Tracy's playful nature, where she would grab their shirt just below the shoulders and lift it up and down. Unfortunately, when Tracy performed this ritual on Ms Brown, the woman felt threatened and escalated the situation. Police immediately charged Tracy in an outside court. This innocent joke resulted in Tracy receiving an additional 6 months to her existing sentence. This event had crippling implications on the remainder of her time in custody; she was unable to complete any drug and alcohol work at Silverwater, and it negatively affected her visitation rights. With a sexual assault charge on her record it meant that her youngest son Corey-Jack was unable to visit his mother without additional supervision, as he was under the age of 16. As a result, Tracy could only see her son when he visited the prison with a volunteer from Shine for Kids (approximately every eight weeks), or when Tracy's mother Sandra was able to bring him.
In statements by other prisoners, Tracy overdosed on four separate occasions whilst in prison during her last custodial sentence.
One such occasion occurred on 20 October 2012, when her cellmate Esther Matthews was unable to bring her around. The correctional staff were alerted and excused Esther so that they could apply the oxygen tank, which appeared to be faulty. Despite this, they refused to allow Esther to continue mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. It was Esther's determination to save Tracy which prompted her to ignore their orders and proceed with CPR until the oxygen tank began to function. The situation escalated quickly as she was not responding and, consequently, Tracy was administered an injection of adrenaline to ensure her survival. This particular situation was recorded by the corrective staff.
i. What drug/s had Tracy been using or taking in prison?
ii. Could she have been placed back on a methadone or buprenorphine program in prison?
iii. Was Tracy allowed to participate in any drug and/or alcohol rehabilitation programs during the 3 years and 9 months served, if not, why? (Was she prohibited as a sanction after an incident between her and Marilyn Brown, drug and alcohol worker at Silverwater?)
iv. Did Tracy get moved from Silverwater Correctional Centre to Dillwynia Correctional Centre in order to have access to additional programs? If so had these commenced?
v. Should Tracy's drug use have been more closely monitored?
vi. Should she have been tested when they witnessed her unusual behaviors?
7. Education: Time better spent
Tracy was a strong advocate of education in prisons and computers in cells.
She assumed a figurehead position amongst the other women prisoners at Dillwynia, and she was looked up to by many of the other prisoners.
She was elected to be a delegate of the Inmate Development Committee.
Tracy talked about how there were no full-time positions for women in education at Silverwater Correctional Complex (previously Mulawa); there is only a librarian and an assistant.
Tracy mentioned that there are computer classes as well as ones in art, pottery, cooking and English as a second language, although access to computers is very limited – there would often be two classes running at the same time with only one officer so there could only be 15 prisoners at any one time from over 270 women held at Silverwater.
Tracy suggested that the education program needs two officers so as to maximize its effectiveness.
What could Tracy have achieved if she had have had adequate access to a computer in her cell over the past 3 years 9 months?
Tracy was taken out of Education classes for asking an "inappropriate question" regarding a male officer's behaviour, which coincided with the first instance she was sanctioned in 2012.
Tracy wanted to get a business degree. She applied to the Department of Education multiple times, but was continuously rejected. Her mother, Sandra Kelly, offered to pay but she still was not given permission to do it.
Three children are now motherless; Tracy saw her two sons regularly throughout the last 3 years and 9 months in prison. Her sons must now grow up without their mother.
Tracy's parole officer from Dillwynia Correctional Centre had told her that she thought it was possible to recommend Tracy for parole. Upon being released, Tracy was going to live with her mother and/or with Jinx.
Recently, her partner, Jinx, proposed (for the second time) to Tracy in prison – they were going to work on their relationship upon Tracy's release.
Tracy would want questions to be asked of Corrective Services regarding whether the correct policies and procedures had been followed, given that she was obviously affected by drugs when she was locked in her cell on the afternoon of Sunday, 24 February 2013. Was it not obvious to prison staff and JH that she was heavily affected by drugs? And if so, why was she not monitored and/or placed in a safe or dry cell? DCS and JH had a duty of care to keep Tracy alive and safe.
9. Previous examples of avoidable deaths in custody:
There is a long line of deaths in custody before Tracy, with stern criticism of Correctional Services and Justice Health. A few examples include Scott Simpson and Craig Behr, Michael Heatley.
The Death of Mark Stephen Holcroft
Death by heart attack in a prison van travelling from Bathurst to Mannus Correctional Centre on 27 August 2009.
Despite the other prisoners in the van banding on the inside of the van in attempt to get the attention of the prison officers in the front, for a period of 20 to 45 minutes, the van did not stop until it reached Mannus at which point Mr Holcroft was then already dead.
Resulted in The Holcroft Inquest.
The Coroner's findings raise significant issues regarding NSW Corrective Services' commitment to the welfare and human rights of prisoners.
Although the death of Mark Holcroft occurred whilst he was being transported between Correctional Centres by the NSW DCS – and the Inquest into his case raises issues mostly relevant to the conditions of DCS transport vehicles, as well as the provision of adequate two-way communication and adequate supervision in DCS transport vehicles – the Holcroft Inquest raises many issues relevant to the death of Tracy Brannigan, regarding the proper exercise of care by DCS officers in relation to the health and welfare of prisoners, and the lack of supervision of at-risk prisoners.
Both of these deaths in custody could have been prevented had the prisoners been adequately monitored and had alert mechanisms been in place.
Similarities to Tracy's Case:
(i) Mr Holcroft reported to Justice Health nurses that he had chest pains a week before his transfer. Tests were performed but the results were misread.
In Tracy's case, despite the fact that the DCS was aware of her state of health, i.e. the fact that she was visibly and undoubtedly affected by drugs leading up to her death on Monday 25February, no action was taken in regards to this knowledge.
(ii) Expert evidence given at the Inquest indicated that his death was preventable because if the tests were properly interpreted, he should have been immediately hospitalised, and would have been treated successfully.
Despite Tracy having been subjected to target urine tests in the months leading up to her death, DCS failed to test her in the five days leading up to her death despite her visibly obvious state of being under the influence of drugs.
(iii) The coroner found that Mr Holcroft's death was primarily the result of the failure of Justice Health to provide him with proper care.
According to the Holcroft Inquest, further precautions should have been taken by the prisons to ensure at-risk prisoners were carefully monitored, and could alert the prison guards for assistance when required. It is apparent that the same can be said in Tracy's case.
The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (1987- 1991) recognised that when a person is removed from society and deprived of their liberty, the responsibility of the state to exercise a duty of care and prevent harm to that person is significantly increased. Commissioner Elliott Johnston wrote in the Commission's final report "that a custodian owes a duty to a prisoner to take reasonable care for his or her safety. The existence of the duty of care is fundamentally associated with the fact that, by definition, a person in custody has been taken from his or her ordinary environment, cut off from normal sources of assistance…and made dependent for all requirements upon the custodial authority." Further, that "the duty of care owed by custodians…extends to the provision of proper medical care, whether requested by the prisoner or not."
It is a well-established principle of law that custodial authorities (employees of the department) have an obligation to prisoners whom it is reasonably foreseeable could injure others or themselves. As such, it can be said that the death of Tracy Brannigan was primarily the result of the Prison employees' failure to intervene, when it was visibly obvious that Tracy was under the influence of drugs, and their failure to monitor her state and provide her with proper care.
11. Could Tracy's death have been prevented?
DCS and JH failed to exercise proper duty of care at a number of pivotal points during Tracy's custody:
i. Failure to implement drug rehabilitation and/or treatment plan; Failure to recognise the need for coordinated, ongoing and proactive management of Tracy Brannigan.
ii. Failure to keep adequate records and to exchange vital information between relevant staff. Including records of Tracy's prior overdose, also regarding her drug affected state in the time leading up to her death.
iii. Inappropriate security classification and cell placement – despite being aware of Tracy being under the influence of drugs (obvious by her being required to wear overalls, and being supervised at the front and sides by prison guards, required to sit at the front of the visits area under the surveillance cameras, not to mention her physical state during her last visit on Sunday 24th February) – she was placed in isolation in the 'high needs' area of the prison, as a sanction, and as a result died of a suspected overdose.
iv. No positive expression for her energy and time. Tracey was left with frustration and a desire to lessen the pain.
The question needs to be asked of DCS how this can be allowed to happen. Where are the policies in place to prevent drug overdoses in prison? There is a need to ensure avoidable tragedies such as Tracy's death do not happen again.
i. DCS and JH must create a culture in which their employees respect the human rights of prisoners. This should be reflected in open and accessible policies and protocols that reflect their special responsibilities in holding them in their control away from their family and community.
ii. Creation of a clearinghouse for deaths in custody, including direct prisoner and family representatives and a Legal Center, to establish guidelines derived from previous deaths and Coroners Reports.
iii. Review of the procedures and protocols in place for balancing the need for disciplinary sanctions when prisoners misbehave, with the need to exercise proper care and supervision, and offer adequate assistance to all prisoners, especially those showing obvious signs of being at risk of health problems including drug use and/or overdose.
iv. Cessation of the use of isolation as a sanction in prison, especially in the case of at risk prisoners. Also, review of the monitoring systems in place for at risk prisoners (surveillance cameras etc.)
v. Investigation and review of Drug and Alcohol addiction programs and rehabilitation Programs. In addition to a review of the success rates of drug intervention and withdrawal programs.
vi. Education: access to education with computers in cells is essential; education stimulates the mind and encourages rehabilitation and hope for change in the future. Greater empowerment and opportunities come with greater access to education and study.
Contact Justice Action
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The Avaz team is eagerly looking forward to next week.
On Monday, we fly to Minneapolis for the 32nd Closing the Gap (CTG) Conference – one of the best and most practitioner-driven Assistive Technology conferences in North America. This yearly conference provides a comprehensive examination of the recent developments in assistive technology for use by persons with disabilities and professionals who work with them.
This year's conference will cover a broad spectrum of topics as it is addressing all disabilities and age groups in education, rehabilitation, vocation, and independent living. CTG typically sees a balanced mix of participants comprising SLPs, Occupational Therapists, AT Consultants, teachers and parents.
Team Avaz is putting up a stall at the conference where we'll be showcasing the latest of the Avaz product suite.
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While we have participated in CTG in the past, this is the first time we're putting up a stall there. Naturally, the expectations are high.
We hope to meet existing and potential users and find out what they want from a product like Avaz.
We hope to exchange ideas with the key players in the field of AAC.
Most importantly, we hope to engage with YOU. We hope to showcase Avaz and show to you that we aren't yet-another AAC app. That our product is backed by solid research. That we're in the forefront of innovation.
That we care and that we can.
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Arizona's passage of Proposition 203 aimed at dismantling bilingual education confirms, once again, that a substantial percentage of voters is unaware of the facts about bilingual education. Specifically, much of the public is unaware that bilingual education is very good for English language development.
In my book Condemned Without A Trial: Bogus Arguments Against Bilingual Education, I analyze five myths surrounding bilingual education. Below I address two myths that played a particularly important role in the Arizona vote, and look at some of the confusion over recent media reports on bilingual education, especially in California.
Myth #1: Bilingual Education Keeps Students from Learning English.
Saying that educating children in their primary language will help them learn English seems to defy common sense for many people. But providing education in the first language can greatly help second language development. It does this in two ways.
First, when teachers provide students with solid subject matter in the first language, it gives the students knowledge. This knowledge helps make the English children hear and read much more comprehensible.
A child who speaks little English (referred to as "a limited English proficient student") who is knowledgeable about history, thanks to education in the first language, will understand more in a history class taught in English than a limited English proficient child without this knowledge. The child with a background in history will learn more history, and will acquire more English, because the English heard in class will be more comprehensible.
Second, developing literacy in the first language is a short-cut to literacy in the second language. It is easier to learn to read in a language you understand; once you can read in one language, this knowledge transfers rapidly to any other language you learn to read. Once you can read, you can read.
In my interpretation of the research, programs that are set up correctly, that is, that supply background information in the primary language and that provide literacy in the primary language, and, of course, also provide instruction in the second language, typically succeed in teaching the second language.
English in these programs is introduced at the very beginning, in the form of English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) classes. As children acquire more English, and learn some academics through the first language, subject matter is introduced in English gradually, but as soon as it can be made comprehensible.
Controlled studies consistently show that children in such properly organized bilingual classes acquire at least as much English as those in all-English classes and usually acquire more (Willig, 1985; Krashen, 1996). The most recent review of this research was done by Prof. Jay Greene of the University of Texas at Austin, using statistical tools far more precise than those used in previous reviews. Greene concluded that the use of the native language in instructing limited English proficient children has "moderate beneficial effects" and that "efforts to eliminate the use of the native language in instruction ... harm children by denying them access to beneficial approaches" (Greene, 1997).
Myth #2: Bilingual education failed in California.
A great deal of confusion was caused by newspaper articles that reported that after Proposition 227 passed in California, severely restricting bilingual education, test scores went up. This was widely interpreted as a victory for all-English immersion and a defeat for bilingual education. But this conclusion is incorrect.
First, test scores always go up when a new test is introduced (Linn, Graue, and Sanders, 1990). In California, the new SAT9 was introduced at the same time Proposition 227 passed. Linn et. al. note that scores increase about 1.5 to 2 points per year after a new test is introduced. Thus, test score inflation accounts for about half of the increase in grades two and three in the SAT9 reading test since 1998, and all of the increase in grades four through seven. It also suggests that SAT9 reading scores in California have actually declined slightly in grades eight through eleven.
Test scores increase for a variety of reasons, and not all of them are related to increased learning. Among the bogus means of increasing test scores are extensive training in test-taking skills and selective testing, i.e. excluding low scoring children from taking the test. Asimov (2000) suggests that selective testing may have occurred in California. She reported that for some schools in the San Francisco area SAT9 test scores increased in those schools in which the number of students taking the test declined. According to Asimov, "questionable pairings" appeared in 22 Bay Area school districts. Such bogus means are especially likely to be used when strong carrots (financial rewards for teachers if test scores go up) and sticks (threats of school closure if scores go down) are instituted by the state, as they are in California.
Second, there is no evidence linking test score increases to dropping bilingual education. Stanford professor Kenji Hakuta and his associates found, in fact, that test scores rose in districts in California that kept bilingual education, as well as in districts that never had bilingual education (Orr, Butler, Bousquet, and Hakuta, 2000; Hakuta, 2000). Ironically, in the same state that voted to dismantle bilingual education, Arizona, limited English proficient students in bilingual education have outscored those in all-English programs on tests of English reading for the last three years (Crawford, 2000).
A major problem is that nearly all the media focus has been on one district in California-Oceanside. After Prop-osition 227 passed in 1998, Oceanside dropped bilingual education, enthusiastically embraced English immersion, and test scores went up. But Hakuta and his associates have shown that gains for Oceanside's English learners were similar to gains made in many California schools that retained bilingual education.
In addition, the bilingual program that Oceanside dropped was a poor one. In an article in the Sept. 2, 2000 Washington Post, Oceanside superintendent Ken Noonan confirmed that Oceanside's "bilingual" program taught only in Spanish until grades five or six. It was therefore not a bilingual program, but a monolingual Spanish program. As noted above, properly organized bilingual programs introduce English the first day, and teach subject matter in English as soon as it can be made comprehensible. An article Oct. 5, 2000 in the San Diego Union Tribune confirmed suspicions that Oceanside's pre-Proposition 227 efforts were dismal. Before 227, "a lot of students (at Laurel Elementary School) didn't even have books," the article noted (Parnet, 2000).
Similar controversy has arisen over recent reports from New York City. The New York Board of Education recently issued a report on the progress of English language learners that has been interpreted by many as evidence against bilingual education. A casual look appears to show that English-only has the edge: According to the report, for those entering in kindergarten, 84% of those in English-only "exited" (acquired enough English to enter the mainstream) within three years, while 73% of those in bilingual education did so.
One cannot conclude from these results that bilingual education did worse than English-only. As the authors of the study repeatedly note, there was no control for confounding factors. Most important is the effect of poverty. Students in bilingual education are more likely to be of lower socio-economic status than students in English-only programs (NCES, 1993). This tendency has been confirmed for New York City by Luis Reyes, a former member of the board of education in New York.
In commenting on a 1994 report from New York City, Reyes noted that "there were a number of middle class students in the ESL program who came from countries that were more developed .... kids in the bilingual program came from where they hadn't had full schooling (in Hennelly, 1995).
Children who come to the United States with more education in their home country have several important advantages. In addition to having basic food, housing, and health needs adequately met, they live in a more print rich environment, which has a tremendous impact on school success (Krashen, 1993; McQuillan, 1998). Also, many older children from privileged backgrounds have actually had "de facto" bilingual education, that is, substantial literacy development and subject matter learning in their own language before arriving in the United States. Interestingly, the Board of Education also found that those who entered with greater competence in their first language exited more quickly than those with less. This is strong evidence for the positive impact of first language development.
It is also interesting to compare the results of the 1994 study and the recent report: For those entering at kindergarten in 1994, 79% of all English-only students were exited after three years. In the recent report, it is 84%. In 1994, for bilingual education, 42% were exited after three years. In the recent report, it is 73%. This is an amazing improvement, and is counter to claims that children typically "languish" in bilingual programs for years.
Developing literacy through the first language facilitates literacy development in English.
Teachers = 74% (Shin and Krashen, 1996).
Learning subject matter through the first language makes subject matter study in English more comprehensible.
Teachers = 70% (Shin and Krashen, 1996).
It is important to note that Shin's subjects were not recent graduates of language education programs, or bilingual teachers.
What these results show is that people agree with the principles underlying bilingual education; the problem seems to be that they are not aware that bilingual education is based on these principles.
Of course, English language development is not the only goal of bilingual education. A second worthy goal is the continuing development of the first language. Research confirms that continuing development of the first language has a positive influence on cognitive development, has practical advantages, and promotes a healthy sense of biculturalism (see, e.g., Krashen, Tse, and McQuillan, 1998). But many people still think that the bilingual education "debate" is between rational people who think that children should learn English and irrational fanatics who think children should be prevented from learning English.
If the anti-bilingual education movement is to be stopped, this misunderstanding needs to be corrected immediately. We need to better get out the message that bilingual educators are deeply concerned about English language development and that properly organized bilingual education programs are very helpful for English language development.
Stephen Krashen is a professor of Education at the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California. His most recent book on bilingual education, Condemned without a Trial: Bogus Arguments Against Bilingual Education, was published by the Heinemann Publishing Company.
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