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From the family that brought you the big Nipper dog: A massive collection for sale
Posted by Chrissy Marsh-Redd on November 13, 2018 at 3:52 PM
This article originally appeared on The Washington Post on November 13, 2018.
Not long before Eva Wells died, she would say to her daughter, an apologetic note in her voice: "Janie, I left you with a mess. I just left you with a mess."
What Eva left Janie Wells and her sister, Jackie, with when she died last December at age 91 was a collection. A very big collection, everything from Kewpie dolls to carnival glass, cookie jars to jukeboxes.
It was assembled over the years by Eva and her husband, Jim.
Jim, who died in 2001, was famous in Fairfax County for buying a 14-foot-high statue of Nipper the RCA dog in 1976 and sticking it on the roof of the Wells house on Lee Highway. It sat there as a landmark for the next 20 years, listening to His Master's Voice, until Jim sold it to a Baltimore museum for $25,000.
With Eva gone, it's time for an estate sale. Janie, 65, is giving me a tour of the family homestead in Fairfax.
"He's got some phone booths back there," she says. "Wanna buy a phone booth?"
I didn't think so, but now that I see them at the rear of the 10-car garage — beyond the 1937 Chevy panel truck, past the 45 rpm records, the accordion, the colorful American Tourister luggage — I do want a phone booth.
These aren't the street-corner kind, but the type you'd find inside a building: a shower stall-like wooden chamber with an accordion door, a tiny wooden seat worn smooth by countless gabardine trousers and wool skirts, and a telephone that doesn't have a battery you have to recharge every few hours.
It looks so cozy and snug. I want to slide in and shout "Sweetheart, get me rewrite!" down the receiver.
Through a door on the side of the garage is Jim's workshop.
"That smell? Wood and oil? That's him," Janie says as we walk in. Here are tools, keys, drill presses . . .
Hanging from a nail on the door jamb are some large numbers, like you might see announcing gas prices on a filling station sign. But they're skinny and made of metal.
Janie fans them out: 8, 7, 3, 1.
It's the address of the house that once sported the huge Nipper on its roof.
"8731 Lee Highway," Janie says. "They had to take down a power line to get Nipper here."
Jim and Eva moved to Virginia from Tennessee in the 1950s. Jim worked for a Ford dealership in Alexandria. Eva opened an antiques store. Eventually they moved to an eight-acre farm that was then in the country.
The Wellses ran Calliope Musical Corp., renting out band organs and popcorn machines for events and running the carousel on the Mall.
The company motto was "Our work is all play."
Over time they carved off bits of their homestead. Part of it went for the Station 30 firehouse. Another part became Fairhill Elementary School.
We enter a room inside the house that has tables bristling with an army of porcelain figures, hundreds of them, plus related ephemera.
"Ah," I say, "this must be the Hummel room."
"The Holly Hobbie room," says Melanie Hughes, correcting me.
Melanie works for Caring Transitions of Northern Virginia. She and co-worker Melissa O'Connor have spent weeks going through the Wells estate, readying it for sale. (There will be two: a three-day sale Nov. 16-18 and a four-day sale Nov. 29-Dec. 2. Both are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For details, visit caringtransitionsnova.com and look for the Fairfax sale.)
Melanie thinks this may be the world's largest collection of Holly Hobbies, so vast that values could plunge when it floods the market.
The next room has the Hummels.
I asked Janie why, why so much? And why so varied? Why a Columbia Grafonola DeLuxe, capable of playing music from both perforated disks and 78 rpm records, and Fonzie paper dolls, the boxes still shrink-wrapped?
She wasn't sure. But she knew that for her parents, it wasn't the having, it was the finding.
"The joy was to go out and meet people," Janie said. They liked driving down the road together, going to farmhouses, spotting something interesting and asking the owner, "What's under that tarp?"
Here's the answer.
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Q: get custom configuration into email template (Magento) hyee . im not so good in explanation, but i'll try.
how to get data from configuration in magento to email template. example, i'll already add new field on store information which is on:
Configuration > General > Store Information
field that i add is gst no which is the code as below.
system.xml
<fields>
                    <gst_no>
                        <label>GST No</label>
                        <frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
                        <sort_order>31</sort_order>
                        <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
                        <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
                        <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
                    </gst_no>
</fields>

and it function as expected. now how do i call this value on email template. example like
{{var store_email}}

on the other words, data is work as variable.
or if there is a way to set GST field as global variable like email, contact phone and etc. I already try {{config path="general/store_information/gst_no"}} but is not work.On php level it would be work like thisMage::getStoreConfig('general/store_information/gst_no');
thanks in advance :)

A: You are going to the right way.
Add {{config path="general/store_information/gst_no"}} in you email template.
Now Login to admin panel and navigate to System->Permissions->Variables
Click on Add new variable and fill the text box with general/store_information/gst_no. Set Is Allowed to yes
Hope this helps you!

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5 Scientific Things That Happen to Men When They Grow Beards
To beard or not to beard? The science is prickly.
By Lauren Vinopal
Updated Nov 27 2019, 12:28 PM
Beards have been accused of being filthy trojan horses of disgusting bacteria that women are disgusted by. So why do men grow beards? Research shows that men with beards are seen as more attractive, are protected from certain diseases, and convey a quiet yet confident sense of masculinity. However, that doesn't mean all guys with beards have it better. In fact, men's facial hair is a mixed (and bristled) bag. Here's what scientists have discovered about the benefits and drawbacks of being a beard man.
Guys With Beards Are Seen as More Manly
Men with beards may be seen as more mature and as having a higher social status, one study found. There's also evidence that men with beards exhibit more dominance, and some controversial research suggesting that bearded men are prone to sexist behaviors. Although that final study has since been disputed, beards sure seem to embody masculinity.
Beards May Protect Men From Skin Cancer
Beards can protect men from exposure to about 90 percent of harmful ultraviolet rays, according to research out of the University of Queensland in Australia. As a result, bearded guys may be less prone to skin cancer — at least on a very specific patch of their face and neck. "While beards will never be as sun-safe as sunscreen, they certainly are a factor in blocking UV rays," study author Alfio Parisi, the associate dean for the school of Health, Engineering and Sciences, told The Independent. Think of it as the opposite of a sunburned bald spot.
Men With Beards Are More Attractive (Sometimes)
Bearded men may be more attractive to women, studies suggest, but this depends on whether that woman's father had a beard. Scientists suspect this may have something to do with sexual imprinting or the theory that future mate preferences are formed at a young age and modeled after parents. It makes buying beard balm in bulk more fun for the whole family!
Beards Probably Don't Have Poop In Them (But They're Still Dirty)
Past reports that most beards probably have fecal matter in them were based on a local news report and not exactly scientific in nature. Although a spokesperson from Quest Diagnostics lab in Albuquerque did tell a reporter that a few bearded volunteers did have trace amounts of fecal matter in their beards, these observations were not a part of any rigorous academic study. Just because a couple of guys in New Mexico have poop in their beards doesn't mean you do. More recent research found that beards have more bacteria than dogs, which might explain why they're also a man's best friend.
Guys With Beards Die Young
It's not all roses for bearded folk. One study found that infrequent shaving of facial hair was linked with early deaths from all causes, but most notably cardiovascular disease. Researchers suspect that this increased death risk is mainly due to lifestyle differences, because bearded men were more likely to be shorter, less likely to be married, had fewer orgasms, and were more prone to smoking. Still, there may be hormonal factors at play. So live it up while you can, bearded guys.
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While preppers should always be open-minded about learning new survival techniques, they should also maintain a healthy degree of skepticism. This is why it is important to practice your survival skills first in your everyday life rather hoping to pull them off when SHTF, only to have your strategies fail when you need them the most. Hinging your survival plan on a trick you've only heard of once but never actually tried is a surefire recipe for disaster.
In theory, there is some sound logic behind the idea of starting fires with lemons. It takes the simple science class experiment of a lemon battery and attempts to apply a practical use for it. Lemon batteries do exist and they do work, to some extent. They can produce a small amount of electricity, but that amount of electricity simply isn't enough to start an actual fire. It is said that the lemon should first be warmed up beforehand using friction, but this makes very little difference. The lemon on its own does not generate any electricity, no matter how much you warm it up.
In order to build a simple battery, you will need some acid and a few zinc and copper electrodes. In this case, the lemon is used as a substitute for the acid due to lemon juice being acidic in nature. Galvanized nails are coated with zinc. These nails, along with a few copper clips serve as the electrodes. The two electrodes should then be connected with a conductive material. The idea is that the acid should cause the zinc to dissolve, leading to a chemical reaction that should generate electricity. This electricity should theoretically be enough to ignite the steel wool.
A single lemon can provide around one milliamp and 0.7 volts. Simply put, this isn't nearly enough electricity to ignite the steel wool. You'd have more luck starting a fire with an ordinary 9-volt battery as these can generate up to 500 milliamps in short bursts. Alternatively, you could theoretically use multiple lemons and connect them all together with electrodes and conductive wires, but this solution is far from practical. If you happen to be stranded in the woods and in need of a fire, chances are that you probably won't be carrying around a bag of lemons, let alone the other materials you'd need to start a fire.
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Virtues could benefit today's youth
By Bailey Stead
Anne Sinkewicz believes Aristotle has it right: good virtues create good moral character.
The religion and philosophy teacher at Blessed Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School says although Aristotle's theories on virtue ethics can be somewhat confusing, they make perfect sense.
"We need to expose young people to virtues in an indirect way – make it into a habit, an attitude … virtues create good character," Sinkewicz said.
"Once a virtue has been cultivated, it should become automatic, that's what we're aiming for."
Catholic schools across the board have volunteered the month of March to promote the virtue of forgiveness. In fact, each month of the school year is given a virtue that teachers are encouraged to bring out in the classroom.
Sinkewicz says she feels very strongly about the importance of instilling virtues in today's youth. For this reason, she took it upon herself to spearhead the whole "virtue of the month" idea at Mother Teresa.
However, Mother Teresa is not the only Catholic school participating in this endeavor.
"It's the first year the school board has decided to use virtue month as an initiative,"
Sinkewicz said. "I take the material that the board provides, and I put it in our teacher's mailboxes and offer suggestions on how they can use it in their classrooms, no matter what class they teach … virtues can always be brought out."
Everyday, Mother Teresa staff make announcements that are intended to remind students of virtues and their importance. They even have a big digital sign that displays scriptures, or for this month, just two words: forgive someone.
"[Virtues] are a really important part of the school because they are so focused on teaching science and stuff," said student John De Guzman. "We seem to be living in a society that doesn't believe in God as much.
"It's nice to know we haven't forgotten about how important it is to forgive."
Sinkewicz says it's up to the students to decide how to use their knowledge of virtues, adding that practicing virtues cleanses people; it keeps them healthy both mentally and physically.
"[Forgiveness month] really means something to me," De Guzman said. "I take the different virtues to heart, I don't know about the other students, but it matters to me."
While the theme for the entire year at JPII is respect, all Catholic schools honoured courage in the month of January, and in February, love prevailed.
In the month of April, students can look forward to learning about the virtue of justice.
"It's very difficult to determine the impact of things like virtues on the students – you can teach about them, but you can't really teach them – at least we are giving the students something to think about," Sinkewicz said.
She said students are not only learning to forgive, but they are being taught about the powerful need to be forgiven.
"We've all hurt someone – a friend, a family member – so if we aren't willing to forgive others, what does that say for us? I have a great deal of faith in today's youth – we just have to keep teaching and supporting them."
By: Bailey Stead
Posted: Apr 4 2008 8:47 am
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He's on the way to achieving the American Dream. That is until his employer discovers his undocumented status and the life he's worked so hard for begins to crumble around him.
He must face the possibility of losing his livelihood, his family and, even, himself.
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The settings and tools available within the Student Testing Site that provide support for students with disabilities, such as features that allow students to change the color contrast or font size of an online test.
Any modifications provided for a student's testing experience that affect the construct of the test, which is the general skill that the test is intended to assess. For example, in a test intended to assess writing skills, an accommodation that transcribes a student's speech would change the test construct and be considered an accommodation.
Adaptive Algorithm
The item selection algorithm that powers computer adaptive Adaptive Algorithm tests (CATs).
The compilation of test result data in a report that provides average scores for a group of students, such as the students in a roster or school.
The association between an item on a test and a content standard that identifies which skill or knowledge area that item is intended to measure.
Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC)
A term used to describe the different methods that can be used to help people with disabilities communicate with others. These methods can be used as either an alternative or a supplement to speech, and can include individual methods of sign and gestures, standardized signing, symbol systems, and complex electronic devices.
Alternative Computer Input Technology (ACI)
Assistive tools that allow students with various impairments (such as physical and visual impairments) to interact with a computer without using a traditional mouse and keyboard setup.
An online or paper test consisting of one or more items that assess a student's skills or area of knowledge. Also known as a test.
Reports available in the Reporting system that provide detailed student performance data for an individual test taken by an individual student or group of students.
Assessment Viewing Application (AVA)
A CAI system that allows users to view interim assessments just the way they appear to students in the Test Delivery System (TDS).
Assistive Keyboard and Mouse Input Technology
Assistive tools that provide additional support to students with physical impairments who need to use a keyboard and mouse in order to respond to test items.
Any hardware or software that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of a child with a disability.
Autonomous Single App Mode (ASAM)
A special feature available in some testing devices that allows that device to lock its focus onto a single application.
BRF File (BRF)
A Braille file type used to emboss test items containing only text or formatted tables.
Cambium Assessment, Inc. (CAI)
An education company devoted to student assessment. Owned by Cambium Learning Group.
Centralized Reporting System (CRS)
A CAI system that provides comprehensive student performance reports on assessments and allows educators to hand-score some test items..
A CAI system that allows educators to create original, standard-aligned items and add them to tests, which can be published to the Test Delivery System (TDS) for administration to students.
An operating system developed and distributed by Google.
A laptop running Chrome OS.
May refer to either of two things:
-A category of content standards that measure a related set of skills or knowledge areas.
-A set of items or interactions within a single item that engages students in activity aligned to a specific standard.
A group of students who have something in common, such as their class membership. In test reports, cohorts are commonly used to aggregate data for a group of students and measure their performance in an individual test or over time.
Comma-Separated Values (CSV)
A type of file in which data are separated by commas. Some CAI systems allow users to create or modify data in bulk by uploading a CSV file.
A high-quality curriculum aligned to a common core of academic standards; resources and professional development strategies that can be replicated across states for English Language Arts and Mathematics.
Complex Area Superintendent (CAS)
A CAI system user role representing an administrator for an entire district.
Complex Staff (CS)
A CAI system user role representing an adminitrator for an entire Complex.
The level of cognitive demand expected for a student to correctly answer a test item.
A type of test that selects items for each student that most accurately align with his or her performance on the test to that point.
Condition Code
A code applied in place of a score on an assessment report when a student's response to a test item cannot be scored.
The set of concepts or skills that a test is intended to measure, such as reading ability or writing ability.
Constructed Response (CR)
An item type that requires student to respond with a written, pictorial, or graphic answer.
Used to refer to the the items and stimuli within a test, the reading passage or other media type within a stimulus, and the prompt and response area within an item.
Content Standard
The skill or area of knowledge that a test item is intended to measure.
Context Menu Tools
Tools in the Student Testing Site that appear inside a menu and are available for individual items and stimuli.
Cut Score
A specific point on a test's score scale that distinguishes between two performance levels. Scores at or above that point are interpreted to mean something different from scores below that point. Cut scores can determine if a student's test score is sufficient, insufficient, almost sufficient, etc.
Data Assessment Team Advisor (DATA)
A CAI system user role representing an official for an individual school who specializes in data management.
Hardware that students may use in daily classroom instruction and to take tests, including, but not limited to, desktop computers, laptops, netbooks, tablets and assistive technologies for students requiring accommodations.
A type of scoring criterion in an item's rubric.
The process by which performance data for a group of students, such as a roster or school, is broken down into data for the various sub-groups or demographic groups within that larger student group.
A category of content standards that measure a related set of skills or knowledge areas.
Drag-and-Drop Grid Item
An item type that requires students to respond by dragging a text or image object onto specified locations in a grid or image.
Duxbury Braille Translator
Accessibility software used to emboss BRF test items in a Braille test.
Student attributes set up in TIDE that determine which tests a student will be able to take in TDS.
Embedded Support
Built-in tools and settings in the Student Testing Site that provide assistance in using the application to students testing with the appropriate accommodations.
The projected date on which CAI plans to end the Test Delivery System's support for an operating system version.
A subject area for assessments.
English Language Learner (EL)
A student whose native language is not English and who has difficulty speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English language.
Equation Response (EQ)
An item type that allows students to respond by clicking mathematical characters that appear in an on-screen keypad.
Errors of Measurement
Typically referred to as standard error of measurement. The amount or difference between a student's actual score and the theoretical true score. The degree of inherent imprecision in student performance reports based on test content, administration, scoring, or examinee conditions.
Evidence-Based Selected Response (EBSR)
An item type that requires students to answer a multi-part question related to an accompanying passage or information presented in the stem.
An element included in an item's scoring rubric that provides an example of a student response that would earn a certain number of points.
Exemption from Testing
The exemption of a student from a testing requirement to which others are held.
Expiration Rules
The rules that determine how long it takes a test opportunity to expire when a student starts it without completing it. Students cannot make any additional changes to a test opportunity once it expires.
A federal law that protects students' privacy regarding education records and also provides parents with rights regarding their children's education records.
A Linux distribution supported by CAI's Linux Secure Browser.
Field-Authored Test
A test created in Checkpoint by an educator, as opposed to tests provided by CAI or an assessment program.
Firewall (FW)
A network security system that monitors traffic and prevents unauthorized access to the network.
Force Quit
An action that test administrators may need to take to close the Secure Browser in the event that it becomes unresponsive.
A compilation of test items and/or stimuli that make up the segments of an assessment. Also known as a test form.
Frequency-Distribution Report (FDR)
A report that shows the frequency or count of a particular score or outcome by student group or demographic.
Global Tools
Tools in the Student Testing Site that appear at the top of the screen and are available for an entire test segment.
Grace Period Extension (GPE)
An testing incident created in TIDE that allows the student to review previously answered questions upon resuming a test after expiration of the pause timer.
The grade in which a student is enrolled or, for students not assigned a grade, the academic grade of same-age peers who are in a general education classroom.
Two or more consecutive grade levels (for example, grades 3 through 6).
Graph Item
An item type that requires students to respond by adjusting the heights or lengths of bars in a graph.
Grid Item (GI)
A type of item interaction that can offer several different ways for the student to interact with a grid area, such as dragging an object onto the grid canvas or plotting points on a graph.
Hand Scoring (HS)
The process of manually scoring test items, which may be performed by educators in the Reporting system.
Hawaii State Alternate Assessment (HSA-Alt)
The Hawaii state-owned assessment for students with severe cognitive disabilities.
Hawaii Statewide Assessment (HSA)
A Hawaii state-owned assessment or test.
Hawaii Statewide Assessment Program (HSAP)
Official name for the Hawaii statewide program of assessments.
An item type that requires students to respond by clicking regions on an image, such as countries on a map.
Hot Text (HT)
An item type that requires students to click words or phrases in a section of text.
Individual Student Report (ISR)
A report that provides detailed information about an individual student's performance on an individual test.
Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
A written statement for each child with a disability that is developed, reviewed and revised to reflect the decisions made by an interdisciplinary team, including the parent and student when appropriate.
A component of a test item that students can interact with, such as a list of options they can select from or a text box in which they type a response. A test item may include one or more individual interactions.
Interim Assessment Block (IAB)
A type of Smarter Balanced Interim Assessment teachers can use throughout the school year to assess smaller bundles of content.
Interim Comprehensive Assessment (ICA)
A type of Smarter Balanced Interim Assessment that measures similar content to the summative assessment.
Invalidate a test Testing Incident
A testing incident created in TIDE that eliminates the test opportunity, which results in the student having no further opportunities for the test.
A mobile operating system developed and distributed by Apple, which is supported by CAI's Mobile Secure Browser.
A scored question, exercise, or task on a test that students interact with to enter a response.
Item Rescore Testing Incident
A testing incident created in TIDE that sends a request to CAI to rescore an individual item in a student's test opportunity.
A form available in the Checkpoint system that allows users to create the content for original test items.
Job Access with Speech (JAWS)
A screen reader software designed to help vision-impaired people use computer applications.
Keyboard Command
A key or combination of keys students can press in order to perform an action in the Student Testing Site.
A feature available in certain operating systems in which a device allows access only to a specific application, such as CAI's Secure Browser.
Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
A family of free and open source operating systems, some of which are supported by CAI's Secure Browser.
Local Area Network (LAN)
A network that connects a group of computers that are in the same location.
A type of report available in the Reporting system that shows a comparison of assessment results for a particular student or group of students at two or more points in time.
Machine Scoring
Item scoring performed automatically by a computer.
Machine-Scored Constructed Response (MSCR)
A type of written response item that requires scoring logic or a machine rubric to score.
Match Item (MI)
An item type that requires students to respond by matching answer options together.
Mobile Secure Browser (MSB)
The mobile version of CAI's Secure Browser. It is used on iPads (iPadOS and iOS) and Chromebooks.
Multiple Choice (MC)
An item type that requires students to select a single answer from a list of options.
Multiple Select (MS)
An item type that requires students to select one or more answer options from a list of options.
Nemeth Braille Code for Mathematics (Nemeth Code)
A Braille code for encoding mathematical and scientific notation linearly.
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are K–12 science content standards. Standards set the expectations for what students should know and be able to do. The NGSS were developed by states to improve science education for all students.
In student testing, this term refers to live testing, as distinct from practice testing. An operational assessment is one that is developed and administered at a specified time and whose scoring results are used for the purpose of meeting local, state, and/or federal requirements.
An individual chance for a student to attempt a test. A test may allow for one or more opportunities per eligible student.
The response choices to an item's stem from which students select an answer.
In student testing, the percentage of students within a particular group who took a test as compared to the total number of students in the group who could have taken the test.
Participation Report by SSID
A report available in TIDE that details the status for each test opportunity started by a particular student.
Pause Rule
A rule in the Student Testing Site that restricts students from modifying their responses to previous items if they pause their test and return to it after exceeding a certain time limit.
Performance on Tests Report
A report available in the Reporting system that lists all the assessments completed by a user's associated students.
Performance Task (PT)
A component of the Smarter Balanced ELA assessment that involves significant interaction of students with stimulus materials and/or engagement in a problem solution.
Permissive Mode
A Secure Browser setting that allows a student to use pre-approved hardware or software that would otherwise be blocked by the Secure Browser.
Personally Identifying Information (PII)
Information that could identify an individual person, such as a student's name and date of birth.
Plan and Manage Testing Report
A report available in TIDE that details all of a student's test opportunities and the status of those test opportunities.
A website that serves as a one-stop shop for educators involved in the online assessment process, providing access to CAI systems, training sites, tutorials, and other resources.
PreID Label
A label affixed to a student's physical testing materials, such as a paper answer booklet.
A TA Site feature in which students with the appropriate test settings may request printouts of test content, which the test administrator may approve.
PRN File (PRN)
A Braille file type used to emboss test items containing Nemeth code or tactile graphics.
Prompt (P)
The component of an item that provides students with the instructions or question they must respond to.
Refreshable Braille Display (RBD)
An assistive technology device for visually-impaired students that translates text to a readable braille format.
Re-open a test Testing Incident
A testing incident created in TIDE that reopens a test opportunity that was completed, invalidated, or expired.
Re-open Previous Test Segment Testing Incident
A testing incident created in TIDE that reopens a previous test segment.
Report Problem with Item Testing Incident
A testing incident created in TIDE that sends a problem report to CAI regarding a particular test item. Scenarios that warrant this request include the following:
• A duplicate item appears in a test opportunity for a subject.
• The student believes that an item may not contain a correct answer or may contain more than one correct answer.
• An item references a stimulus or graphic that does not display.
Reporting Category
A topic or skill area within a test. In the Reporting system, some reports may allow users to view performance data by reporting category.
Reset a test Testing Incident
A testing incident created in TIDE that allows the student to restart a test opportunity (removing all responses on the test), or allows the data entry operator to restart the data entry process.
A group of users within the Checkpoint system that is able to review and approve items submitted to a shared items library.
A group of students associated with an educator. Rosters typically represent classes, but may also represent other groups, such as students who have taken honors courses.
A set of criteria explaining how an item should be scored and what precisely merits a full- or partial-credit response. The rubric may also include an exemplar of a valid response.
School Report Viewer
A CAI system user role that may view student reports for their school.
School Test Coordinator (TC)
A CAI system user role representing a test coordinator for an individual school.
School Year (SY)
The academic year, given as a range (for example, 2020 to 2021).
Scoring Rubric
Screen Magnifier Technology
A type of assistive technology that enlarges the content displayed on the computer screen in order to assist students with visual impairments.
An application that transforms the text displayed on a computer screen into synthesized speech for vision-impaired users.
Screensaver Mode
A feature in the TA Site that allows test administrators to temporarily hide any sensitive student data that appears on screen.
Secure Browser (SB)
The CAI browser through which all operational tests are administered. The Secure Browser provides a secure and user-friendly environment for students to complete tests while preventing access to any prohibited tools or applications.
Secure Inbox (Inbox)
The secure inbox shared across multiple CAI systems. It stores files that were exported from those systems.
Shared Items Library
A library of pre-made tests in the Checkpoint system that is available for all users to administer to their students.
Shared Tests Library
Short Answer Text Response (SA)
An item type that requires students to respond by typing a short response in a text box.
Simulation (SIM)
An item type that requires students to set the parameters of an interactive animation and extrapolate data in a table.
A shared component in CAI systems that allows users to use a single set of login credentials to access every CAI system.
Skill Area
A reporting category or topic by which items are organized in a test based on related standards measured.
Speech-to-Text (STT)
A non-embedded accommodation available in the Student Testing Site that transcribes a student's speech and enters it into a text box.
The specific skill or area of knowledge that a test item is intended to measure.
State Administrator (SC)
A CAI system user role that may have access to any special administrative features available in a system.
State Student Identification Number (SSID)
A unique number assigned to a student for identification purposes.
Status of Students Tested Report
A report available in TIDE that summarizes the number and percentage of students who have started or completed a test.
The question or prompt in a test item to which the students must respond.
A reading passage or multimedia resource in a test that students must review in order to respond to a set of associated items.
Student Data File
A spreadsheet file that lists comprehensive test result data for a custom combination of tests and students, which users can generate and export in the Reporting system.
Student Portfolio Report
A report available in the Reporting system that lists all the assessments completed by a particular student.
Student Testing Site
The component of the Test Delivery System (TDS) where students can take tests. Both practice and operational Student Testing Sites are available. The operational site is also known as the Secure Browser.
Table Interaction (TI)
An item type that requires students to respond by entering information in a table.
Table Match
An item type that requires students to respond by clicking checkboxes in the cells of a table to match together terms that appear in the column and row headers.
Take a Test (TAT)
A Microsoft application that allows students to take a test securely in Windows. The Take a Test app may be used as an alternative to the CAI Secure Browser.
TA-Student Relationship
In Centralized Reporting, the relationship between a TA and all their proctored students. It allows the TA to view test results for any tests students completed in their test sessions, regardless of whether those students belong to the TA's rosters.
Teacher (TE)
A CAI system user role, typically one that is associated with one or more rosters.
Technology-Enhanced Items (TEIs)
Test items that take advantage of the computer-based environment to present interactions and elicit responses in ways that may not be possible on a paper-based test.
An online or paper form consisting of one or more items that assess a student's skills or area of knowledge. Also known as an assessment.
Test Administration Certification Course (TA Certification Course)
A certification course offered to potential test administrators in order to prepare them for use of CAI's Test Delivery System.
Test Administration Site (TA Site)
A component of CAI's Test Delivery System used by test administrators to proctor online test sessions. Both practice and operational TA Sites exist. Also known as the TA Interface.
Test Administrator (TA)
A CAI system user role for an educator who may administer test sessions in TDS.
Test Delivery System (TDS)
A set of CAI systems used by educators to proctor online test sessions and by students to complete online assessments. TDS includes the TA Site, the Student Testing Site, and the Assessment Viewing Application.
A compilation of one or more test items and/or tasks that comprise the full test.
Test Impropriety
Any action or violation, whether deliberate or accidental, that would invalidate a test. Also known as a testing incident.
Test Information and Distribution Engine (TIDE)
A CAI system that allows educators to manage user and student information. It is responsible for student registration, gathering of demographic data, and materials ordering.
Test Label
The name of an assessment as displayed in CAI systems.
Test Opportunity
Test Presentation
The language in which a test is displayed to the student.
Test Reason
A category assigned to a test opportunity, which is used to categorize the test for reporting purposes. Test reasons can be assigned to test opportunities in TDS or the Reporting system.
Test Reason Manager
A feature in the Reporting system that allows users to set and modify the test reasons assigned to test opportunities.
Test Segment
A section of a test. Tests may be divided into multiple segments based on the skills measured, types of tasks, and/or tools available in that section.
Test Session
An event created by test administrators in the TA Site in which they select one or more tests and approve students to take those tests in the Student Testing Site.
Test Status Code Report
A report available in TIDE that displays all the non-participation codes for a test administration.
Test Ticket
A piece of paper that includes a student's username for logging in to a test in TDS.
Test Timeout
When a student's test pauses automatically after a certain period of inactivity.
Test Window (TW)
The date range in which a particular test is available for administration to eligible students.
Testing Incident
A request to resolve a test impropriety (also known as a testing incident), which may interrupt the normal workflow of a test opportunity. Testing Incident is created and processed in TIDE.
Text Drag and Drop
An item type that requires students to respond by dragging text elements into the blank spaces within a sentence or paragraph.
An embedded designated support or accommodation available in the Student Testing Site that reads aloud text content within a test.
Tiger Max Embosser
Accessibility software used to emboss PRN test items in a Braille test.
A tool within the Student Testing Site that plays a video demonstrating how students interact with a particular item type.
Uncontracted Braille
A version of Braille that uses cells of dots to represent individual letters, numbers, and symbols.
Test modifications that are in use in most online assessment programs and that do not change the construct of the test, which is the general skill that the test is intended to assess. For example, the zoom tools available in the Student Testing Site do not change the construct of a test intended to assess writing skills, so they are considered an univeral tool.
An educator who is able to access and use a CAI system. Accounts for users can be created in TIDE.
In CAI systems, a role associated with a user's email address that determines which systems they may access and which permissions they have within that system.
A custom set of users in Checkpoint who regularly share item and test content with each other.
Writing Extended Response/Essay (WER)
An item type that requires students to respond by typing a long answer in a text box, such as an essay.


Frank, what size hooks are most of your shrimp patterns tied on? I'm guessing a #1 or 2?
Google images of a General Practioner fly. I think it's the best shrimp silhouette in a TRADITIONALLY tied wet fly.
yes, but I also think I have used 1/0. The General Practioner was a popular salmon pattern. Be advised that salmon patterns can be whimsical resulting in more prettiness than immatation. I believe that stripers get excited when feeding and tend to snap up anything that even resembles a shrimp.
When I was a kid, and it had to be around 1946 because gas rationing had ended, papa used to go to upper Narragansett Bay where we would rent a boat to fish for Squeteague (grey weakfish). The rental guy used to sell us two types of bait -- mummies and shrimp. But often the rental guy didn't have any grass shrimp, only mummies. When that happened Papa used to get pissed and we would turn around and go home without fishing after a 40 mile round trip. The rental guy used to urge him to use the mummies anyway but Papa was convinced that squeteague would take only grass shrimp.
If you look at the General Practicioner, it makes a nice template in terms of profile. If you look at the silhouette, tie a fly that's roughly that shape and size, make the tail the approximate length and thickness of a grass shrimp's, the wing low to imitate the shellback. Use subtle colors, use golden pheasant tippets (or eyes made from burnt mono) under the wing to simulate eyes.
Now that I said all that, I realize that just using a real grass shrimp is a better template, but seeing the GP helps my mind and eye to transition it into something that I might tie.
When I first went into Atlantic salmon fishing, I could not help but notice all the idiosyncratics that went into fly pattern choices. My first impression of salmon anglers was that they were kind of nuts and I still feel that way. Most have little experience outside of salmon and seem to almost lack good angling skills, outside of fly casting. They seem all to do all the same things as though it was a requirement to think inside the salmon angling box. Many of the salmoneers I knew were a bunch of old women. To me it was never fly choice but drift method and I used to knock the balls off of salmon.
Based on what you just mentioned, I was thinking of west coast fly guy Jim Teeny. His theory/methods are very simple: He mainly uses 2 fly patterns (in a few sizes and colors), and fishes them on several different weight/depth fly lines of his own design to drift into the fishes face...good presentation and persistence but his fly patterns are very simple: Pheasant tail fibers wrapped forward on a hook shank, with the remainder of the fibers hanging down to simulate legs near the fly's head. His other pattern is the same as the first with a few more PT fibers tied in as a long tail. He states that he mainly fishes those two patterns in a couple sizes and in natural/dark colors (although his company does make some brighter and flashier variations). The patterns are simple and shrimpish. He has a video from the 3M company made in the early 70s that shows his methods (and shrimp) on clearwater steelhead...pretty impressive.
I can't suitably explain it but I view SW fly fishing for stripers and salmon/trout fly fishing as all together different. I have done a lot of both, still do. Frankly, I am addicted to wild forays into the backing, which is a guarantee on even the most marginal stripers.
I like your last line here, Frank. In June I got a few bass that were only 18-23", but they had girth and I saw my backing...great feeling.
I'm curious if you or others here have been using shrimp flies, or any newer shrimp flies of late. Some have mentioned that a tan "Gotcha"...a bonefish fly...is somewhat of a shrimpy, mini Clouser, and have caught bass on it. I got a few fish myself on a pink one.
My wife and I have had great fly fishing for stripers using shrimp. The back pond for which we use the outflow during the drop is often filled with grass shrimp. Thing is that a more realistic shrimp is tied commercially than the scruffy shrimp Mr Smarty ties. I got a bunch years ago from Kittery Trading Post in Maine. Its a head thing but I like a fly that looks more realistic than the ones I tie. Consequently, I bought a fistful and guard them like I do my pikies. If I caught you in my stash of shrimp flies, I would have to kill you.


Midweek Mouth-off: So sick of that mug!
Last week we discussed overrated directors. This week we want to know what acclaimed and/or popular performers you just cannot stand?
Are you over Johnny Depp's quirkiness? Is Angelina Jolie both unsexy and the world's most unconvincing action heroine? Is Jason Statham as dull as a pile of sawdust? Does the bile tickle the back of your tongue every time Julia Roberts unleashes her signature smile?
What actors you do hate that the world evidently loves?
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I found an odd-looking creature this week.
Can you see the bulging eyes?
Even the nymphs, like the one in the photograph below, have them.
Most insects that have large eyes are predators, like praying mantids and dragonflies.
These sharpshooters feed on plants. They use their large eyes to avoid being eaten. When something approaches the insects, they quickly scoot to the other side of the twig or branch. If the potential predator comes even closer, they leap away.
Big eyes can come in handy for prey as well as predators.


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Winners - Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Major Limited Over Tournament 2017/18
The SSC has over the years produced some of the finest cricketers of Ceylon and later Sri Lanka including the World Cup winning Captain of the Sri Lanka Team in 1996. The SSC has dominated the local Premier League Cricket tournament winning the Premier League more times than any other cricket club in Sri Lanka. Since gaining test status, 4 to 5 cricketers from the SSC are regularly included in the National Squad for Test and other formats of International Cricket.
Captain : Premier - Dhammika Prasad
Under 23 Captain - Charith Asalanka
Division 3 – A team Captain – Wishva Wijeratne
Division 3 – B team Captain – Tikku Pashan / Pramuka Fonseka
Club Cricket Coach - Thilina Kandamby
Club Cricket Manager - Sudharshan Guruge
Participating Tournament Categories :
Premier Division A – Major League Tournament – 3 / 4 day
Major Limited Over & T20
U-23 Division A
Division 3 – Colombo District Tournament
Sri Lanka Domestic Cricket
Domestic cricket in Sri Lanka is played between clubs recognized by Sri Lanka Cricket as it is currently titled. First Class Cricket in Ceylon, as it was known before 1972, was initially restricted to matches played by combined Ceylon teams against touring international sides. England and Australia would often stopover in Colombo en route to their respective destinations and play a few matches. The first such match dates back to 1882, against the touring England side. It was only in 1937 when a structured inter-club first-class tournament came into being, known as the Daily News Trophy. The title was changed to P. Saravanamuttu Trophy in 1950-51 and then the Robert Senanayake Trophy in 1976-77. Sponsors came into the picture in 1982-83 and it was renamed the Lakspay Trophy and was later renamed the Sara Trophy eight seasons later. The tournament changed its title again in 1998-99 to the Premier Trophy. The Singhalese Sports Club has won the tournament a record 29 times.
Daily News Trophy Winners
1938 - Kalutara TC
1938/39 - Singhalese Sports Club
1940/41 - Saracens Sports Club
1941/42 - No competition
1945/46 - Tamil Union C&A Club
Up to this point the Singhalese Sports Club had renowned cricketers such as Dr. C.H. Gunasekera (Played for Middlesex in the 1920's) , L.D.S. Gunasekera , D.B. Gunasekera , D.S. Jayasundera (Fastest bowler in Sri Lanka for many years) , D.L. de Saram , M.K. Albert , S.S. Jayawickrema (The best batsman for Sri Lanka for many years) , Ben Navaratne (Best wicket keeper in Asia) , C.H. Gunasekera (Jr) , P.I. Peiris (Cambridge Blue) , F.C. de Saram (Made a century against Don Bradman's 1934 Australia side whilst at Oxford.) , A.H. Gooneratne , M.O. Gooneratne , Gerry Gooneratne , Berty Wijesinha & Lucian de Zoysa (They later paired up to be the famous commentary team on radio)
Champions - Daily News Cup
P Saravanamuttu Trophy
1952/53 - Nondescripts Cricket Club
1955/56 - Burgher Recreation Club
1962/63 - University
1963/64 - Bloomfield C&A Club
1964/65 - Nomads Sports Club
In the period up to 1968-69 some of the "stars" such as F.C. de Saram and P.I. Peiris overlapped but into the picture also came Gamini Goonesena – Cambridge Blue and Nottinghamshire. He did the double in more than one county season. Stanley de Alwis to name but a few. Mahes Rodrigo, F.g. Dalpathado, H.S.M. Peiris, Lasantha Rodrigo, Neil Chanmugam.
Champions - P. Saravanamuttu and Browns 50 Over
Robert Senanayake Trophy
1979/80 - Colombo Cricket Club
1980/81 - Bloomfield C&AC
Here we see the emergence of the Wettimuny brothers, Sunil Mithra and Sidath. The latter of whom made a famous century at Lords. Anura Tennekoon who Captained Sri Lanka at the Inaugural World Cup, Duleep Mendis, Dennis Chanmugam, Russel Hamer to name but a few who played with distinction prior to Sri Lanka gaining Test Status.
Champions - P. Saravanamuttu Trophy
1991/92 - Colts Cricket Club
1994/95 - SSC and Bloomfield A&A Club
2002/03 - Moors Sports Club
2008-09 - Tier A: Colts Cricket Club
2008-09 - Tier B: Saracens Sports Club
2009-10 - Tier A: Chilaw Marians Cricket Club
2009-10 - Tier B: Lankan Cricket Club
2010-11 - Tier A: Bloomfield C&A Club
2010-11 - Tier B: Moors Sports Club
2011-12 - Tier B: Sri Lanka Army
2012-13 - Sinhalese Sports Club
2013-14 - Nondescripts Cricket Club
2014-15 - Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club
2015-16 - Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
2016-17 - Tier A: Sinhalese Sports Club
2016-17 - Tier B: Panadura Sports Club
2017-18 - Tier B: Negambo Cricket Club
Champions - Premier division 1 League and Limited Over
Test status was granted in 1982 and Duleep Mendis was the first Sri Lankan Test Captain from the Club although many who have been mentioned earlier have captained Ceylon as it was known prior to 1972 and thereafter Ceylon became the Republic of Sri Lanka.
In 1982 we saw the first Test Match vs England where Arjuna Ranatunga made his debut as an 18 year old school boy. He went on to lead the country winning the World Cup in 1996 and after this period of time a galaxy of players emerged. Roy Dias, Arjuna Ranatunga's brothers Dammika and Nishantha, Ashantha De Mel, Mahinda Halangode, Guy de Alwis, Asanka Gurusinghe, Promodaya Wickremasinghe and into the current generation Marvan Attapattu, Avishka Gunawardena, Tilan Samaraweera, Sri Lanka's current Captain Mahela Jayawardena, Dilhara Fernando, Nuwan Soyza, Kaushal Lokuarachchy, Dammika Prasad, Thilina Thushara and many other illustrious names.
In the early 1980's, Head Quarters for Sri Lanka was built in the premises of Singhalese Sports Club. They have their own Pavilion and have been the venue of many Sri Lanka Test wins. This is similar to MCC having their headquarters at Lords in London.
One notable victory against South Africa saw an all-time record partnership 624 runs between Mahela Jayawardena and Kumar Sangakara 2 years ago.
World Cup Winners 1996
Arjuna Ranatunga (Captain -SSC) is a stockily-built left-handed batsman who led Sri Lanka to their greatest cricketing triumph, the 1996 World Cup. His innovative captaincy took a Sri Lanka team given little chance prior to the competition for cricket's greatest prize. He made his debut in Sri Lanka's inaugural Test at the age of 18, and made his country's first Test half-century. A dominant figure on cricket fields all over the world for nearly 20 years, he never shied from confrontation, defending his players and rights to the hilt.
Asanka Gurusinghe (SSC) was a key member for 1996 Cricket World Cup winning team for Sri Lanka, who is a specialist batsman helped to win the 1996 World Cup final with 65 in a partnership of 125 for the 3rd Wicket.
Captain Arjuna Ranatunge and Asanga Gurusinghe(SSC) after winning the 1996 Cricket World Cup.
SSC Cricket Captains 1899 - 2018
1899 - 1905 O G D ALWIS
1905 - 1914 D B GUNASEKARA
1915 - 1924 D L DE SARAM
1924 - 1932 DR C H GUNASEKARA
1933 - 1935 M K ALBERT
1935 - 1939 L D S GUNASEKARA
1940 - 1950 S S JAYAWICKRAMA
1950 - 1952 F C DE SARAM
1953 - 1954 B NAVARATNE
1961 - 1962 C H GUNASEKARA [Jr]
1964 - 1964 M WANIGARATNE
1965 - 1965 R B WIJESINGHA
1966 - 1968 P I PIERIS
1969 - 1971 A P B TENNEKOON
1972 - 1974 S R DE WETTIMUNY
1978 - 1979 H S M PIERIS
1979 - 1980 M WETTIMUNY
1980 - 1984 L R D MENDIS
1985 - 1986 S WITTIMUNY
1987 - 1988 A RANATUNGA
1989 - 1993 M B HALANGODE
1993 - 1994 D RANATUNGA
1995 - 1996 A A W GUNAWARDENA
1999 - 2000 H WICKRAMARATNA
2000 - 2001 M JAYAWARDANA
2001 - 2002 M ATAPATTU
2002 - 2003 T SAMARWEERA
2005 - 2008 A D GUNAWARDANA
2008 - 2009 T SAMARAWEERA
2009 - 2010 N T PARANAVITHANA
2010 - 2012 K SILVA
2012 - 2013 T KANDAMBI
2013 - 2014 K LOKUARACHCHI
2014 - 2015 D KARUNARATNE
2015 - 2016 D PRASAD
2017 - 2018 S SENANAYAKE
View SSC Players who Played for Ceylon / Sri Lanka
Latest Achievements
The all important final of the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Major Limited Over Tournament concluded with the much fancied SSC unit clinching the title for 2018.
1st Singapore Cricket Club (SCC) International Twenty20 - 2009
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The Bulldogs picked up an important district win on Tuesday in walk-off fashion.
After Landen Street pushed a bunt down the first base line, the NG pitcher had a throwing error which allowed Weston Street to record the game winning run.
Dalton Rouse pitched a complete game to get the win as he limited NG to just four hits.
The Cyclones jumped out early and never looked back to complete the series sweep over the Warriors.
Corey Russell led the way as he went 3-for-4 with 4 RBI for Elizabethton, while Evan Perkins added three RBI to the EHS cause. Ethan Eggleston was 3-for-3, while Logan Estep and Matthew Dailey added two hits apiece.
Bryce Carter went 2-for-2 to lead HV, while Jacob Asher recorded 2 RBI.
On the mound, Lawson Wagner picked up the win as he allowed just three runs on six hits in five innings of work.
Kenzie Birchfield pitched a gem to lead Cloudland to a district win. Birchfield, who also recorded a three-run homerun, allowed just two hits and one earned run with five strikeouts.
Rein Strickland also recorded a homerun for CHS.
Leah Birchfield was 4-for-4 at the plate. Gracie Freeman was also 3-for-4 for CHS.
Corie Scheuttler struck out 15 batters and allowed just one hit as the Lady Ranger rolled to a district win on Tuesday evening.
Madison Ensor, Lilly Kiser, Erika Potter and Sarah Tipton had two hits apiece for Unaka. Sarah Elliot and Potter had two RBI a piece.
Other Lady Rangers recording a hit included Madison Pierce, Savannah Tipton, Sidney Markland and Elliott.
John Ramsey threw a no-hitter as the Rangers picked up a nonconference doubleheader sweep of Providence. In the first game, Ramsey struck out eight batters and saw one unearned run go against him in five innings of work.
Dakota Gallimore was 2-for-2 at the plate.
In the second game, eight different Rangers recorded hits to power UHS to the win.
The 'Landers were unable to get anything going offensively as the Bucs picked up the series sweep.
CHS was held hitless by three UH pitchers in the five inning game.
For coverage of the Elizabethton-Unicoi County softball game, click here.