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I'd like to have my modal dialog grow and shrink to show an exception based on a button press e.g. "show exception" on an error dialog will open up a JTextArea that holds the exception, but the opening would have a slideDown effect where the additional content would quickly and smoothly expand vs suddenly appear.
My preference is to avoid thick third-party libraries, but I'll consider them if there's something stellar. Also, I'm genuinely curious how one would go about writing this thing with Swing...I'm familiar with Java, less so with Swing.

A: the swingx library has this done already for you. Use the JXErrorPane. Here's a link:
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Immune cells called "killer cells" target bacteria invading the body's cells, but how do they do this so effectively? Bacteria can quickly evolve resistance against antibiotics, yet it seems they have not so readily been able to evade killer cells. This has caused researchers to become interested in finding out the exact mechanism that killer cells use to destroy bacterial invaders.
Now, for the first time, researchers have caught killer cells red-handed in the act of microbial murder, observing them as they systematically killed three strains of microbes: E. coli and the bacteria responsible for causing Listeria infection and tuberculosis. The process inflicts bacterial cell death regardless of whether the environment contains oxygen or not.
Their findings, published in Cell, reveal that killer cells act methodically, shooting deadly enzymes into bacteria to "program" a complete internal breakdown and cell death.
The researchers, from Boston Children's Hospital, the Wistar Institute and the University of Michigan (U-M), used an equally systematic approach to make the discovery.
"We took three bacteria that are very different — and to see which proteins were destroyed by killer cells — we measured their protein levels before, during and after they were attacked," says Judy Lieberman, MD, PhD, of Boston Children's Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine (PCMM), who is co-senior author on the study.
Proteins are critical to life because they direct the use of nutrients and production of cellular machinery that bacteria need to survive.
"Each strain of bacteria has about 3,000 proteins and we saw that — in all three bacterial species — about five to 10 percent of those proteins were slashed by the killer cells' death-inducing enzyme, called granzyme B," Lieberman says. "If you made a list of the proteins that bacteria absolutely needed to survive, it would be a small list — interestingly, this seems to be identical to granzyme B's hit list."
To deliver the fatal blow of granzyme B, killer cells seek out surface markers on the body's cell surfaces that might indicate a bacterial invader has taken up residence inside the cell. Killer cells then latch onto the infected cell and use an enzyme to create a small pore in the cell's surface, through which they inject granzyme B. Once granzyme B gets into the cell, it passes into the invading bacterium and essentially destroys critical proteins for cell survival as well as its ribosomes, the pieces of bacteria's cellular machinery that actually make proteins.
"The bacteria's ribosomes fall apart and stop functioning," says Lieberman, also a professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.
It's as if the bacteria's internal factory of life not only loses the blueprints for the parts it needs to make, but also suffers a catastrophic mechanical failure of its assembly line.
"By discovering the bacterial proteins that killer cells 'take out,' we have identified potential therapeutic targets that could pave the way for a new class of antimicrobial drugs," Lieberman suggests.
"We have a huge crisis of antibiotic resistance right now in that most drugs that treat diseases like tuberculosis or listeria, or pathogens like E.coli, are not effective," said Sriram Chandrasekaran, PhD, co-senior author of the study from U-M, in a press release. "So, there is a huge need for figuring out how the immune system does its work. We hope to design a drug that goes after bacteria in a similar way."
Importantly, no matter how many times the researchers exposed the bacteria to granzyme B, the bacteria did not develop resistance to its fatal attack. It's possible that the only way bacteria can survive is to camouflage themselves so that killer cells cannot "see" them and shoot granzyme B into them.
Lieberman is now searching for the specific mechanisms by which bacteria might evade killer cells. She's also investigating how similar "death pathways" take effect in fungi and parasites, such as those that cause malaria.
In addition to Lieberman and Chandrasekaran, other authors on the paper are Farokh Dotiwala (Wistar Institute), Sumit Sen Santara (PCMM), Andres Ariel Binker-Cosen (Harvard University) and Bo Li (Harvard University and Broad Institute).
This work was supported the National Institutes of Health (RO1 AI23265, T32 HL066987) and the Harvard Society of Fellows.


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by Soeren Kern
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A recent BBC poll found that 45% of British Muslims believe extremist clerics who preach violence against the West are not "out of touch" with mainstream Muslim opinion.
"Allah said very clearly in the Koran 'Don't feel sorry for the non-Muslims.' So as an adult non-Muslim... if he dies in a state of disbelief then he is going to go to the hellfire... so I'm not going to feel sorry for non-Muslims." — Anjem Choudary.
"Under the Shari'ah, the false Gods that people worship instead of Allah will be removed, like democracy, freedom, liberalism, secularism etc." — Anjem Choudary.
"We are Muslims first and Muslim last. Passports are no more than travel documents. If you are born in a barn that doesn't make you a horse!!" — Anjem Choudary.
Choudary urged his followers to quit their jobs and claim unemployment benefits so that they could have more time to plot holy war against non-Muslims. He said Muslims are entitled to welfare payments because they are a form of jizya, a tax imposed on non-Muslims in countries run by Muslims... as a reminder that non-Muslims are permanently inferior and subservient to Muslims.
Choudary says he is not afraid of going to prison, which he describes as a fertile ground for gaining more converts to Islam. "If they arrest me and put me in prison..." he warned, "I will radicalize everyone in prison."
Anjem Choudary, one of the most outspoken and provocative Islamists in Britain today, has been remanded in custody, charged with the terrorism offense of encouraging people to join the Islamic State.
The charge is related to Choudary sending messages to his 32,000 social media followers, allegedly encouraging them to join the Islamic State -- the radical Sunni Islamist group that has taken control over large parts of Syria and Iraq, and has threatened to attack targets in Europe and North America.
The effort to prosecute Choudary -- well known for his relentless efforts to implement Islamic Sharia law in the UK -- indicates that the British government intends to follow through on its recent pledge to crack down on radical Islam in the country.
It remains to be seen, however, if Choudary's detention will serve as a deterrent to other Islamists in Britain. A recent BBC poll found that 45% of British Muslims believe extremist clerics who preach violence against the West are not "out of touch" with mainstream Muslim opinion.
Choudary was originally arrested in September 2014 during police raids in London, as part of an ongoing Metropolitan Police investigation into Islamist-related terrorism. He was subsequently released on bail while police continued their investigation.
On August 5, Choudary, 48, and an associate, Mohammed Rahman, 32, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court and were charged with repeatedly violating Section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 between June 2014 and March 2015.
Addressing the court, Sue Hemming, the head of special crime and counter-terrorism at the Crown Prosecution Service, said:
"It is alleged that Anjem Choudary and Mohammed Rahman invited support for ISIS [also known as the Islamic State] in individual lectures which were subsequently published online. We have concluded that there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to prosecute Anjem Choudary and Mohammed Rahman."
When asked by the judge to indicate how he would plead, Choudary said: "Cameron and the police are guilty." The judge replied that he took that to mean that he would be pleading not guilty. Choudary will remain in police custody until August 28, when he is set to appear at the Old Bailey, the Criminal Court of England and Wales. If convicted, Choudary faces up to ten years in prison.
Until now, Choudary, a lawyer by training, has managed to avoid prison by treading the fine legal line between the inflammatory rhetoric of Islamic supremacism and the right to free speech. He has never been convicted of any offense.
Choudary is the former leader of the Muslim extremist group, al-Muhajiroun (Arabic: "The Emigrants"). Al-Muhajiroun, which celebrated the terrorist attacks on the United States in September 2001, was banned in January 2010.
Since then, al-Muhajiroun has repeatedly reinvented itself under an array of successor aliases. These include, among others: Islam4UK, Call to Submission, Islamic Path, Islamic Dawa Association, London School of Sharia, Muslims Against Crusades and Need4Khalifah, all of which have also been banned.
A study published by the London-based Henry Jackson Society in September 2014 found that one in five terrorists convicted in Britain over more than a decade have had links to al-Muhajiroun.
A report published by the British anti-extremist group Hope Not Hate in November 2013 concluded that al-Muhajiroun was "the single biggest gateway to terrorism in recent British history."
Al-Muhajiroun is said to have also played a major role in radicalizing Michael Adebolajo, who was found guilty of murdering (and attempting to decapitate) the British soldier Lee Rigby outside London's Woolwich Barracks in May 2013.
Choudary said Rigby would "burn in hellfire" as a non-Muslim, and also praised Adebolajo as a "martyr." He said:
"Allah said very clearly in the Koran 'Don't feel sorry for the non-Muslims.' So as an adult non-Muslim, whether he is part of the Army or not part of the Army, if he dies in a state of disbelief then he is going to go to the hellfire.
"That's what I believe so I'm not going to feel sorry for non-Muslims. We invite them to embrace the message of Islam. If they don't, then obviously if they die like that they're going to the hellfires."
Police say that Choudary's rhetoric has become more incendiary since June 2014, when the Islamic State proclaimed itself to be an Islamic Caliphate, a theocracy ruled according to Sharia law. Since then, police say, Choudary has repeatedly crossed the legal threshold for criminal prosecution for encouraging terrorism, such as justifying the beheading of the American journalist, James Foley, and the British aid worker, Alan Henning.
Choudary believes that the leader of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is "the caliph of all Muslims" and that Shariah law will eventually "be in command even in America and in Britain and in China and in Russia and everywhere else."
The expansion of the Caliphate, the global implementation of Sharia law and Islamic supremacism are common themes in Choudary's Twitter universe, where -- through a daily barrage of anti-Western tweets -- he repeatedly admonishes his nearly 33,000 followers to avoid assimilating into British culture.
In one tweet, Choudary wrote:
"Eventually the whole world will be governed by Shari'ah & Muslims will have authority over China Russia USA etc. This is the promise of Allah."
He also tweeted:
"Under the Shari'ah, the false Gods that people worship instead of Allah will be removed, like democracy, freedom, liberalism, secularism etc."
In another tweet, Choudary wrote:
"A Muslim always prefers: Shari'ah over Democracy, Submission over Freedom, Khilafah over Secularism, Jihad over oppression, Allah over [Prime Minister David] Cameron!"
Again, he tweeted:
"Cameron needs to accept that Islam is the fastest growing religion/way of life in Britain today & that one day Shari'ah will be implemented!"
On July 14, Choudary tweeted:
"The Khalifah [Caliphate] must ensure that no non-Muslim criticizes Islam or tries to convert Muslims to their own false belief, only Islam is propagated."
On July 10, he tweeted:
"When the Shari'ah comes to UK/France/US/Russia/China we'll ban Alcohol, Gambling, Fornication, Pornography, Usury, Democracy, Freedom, The UN etc."
On July 6, Choudary wrote:
"The only time Muslims, Christians & Jews lived together peacefully with their honor protected in Europe was under the Shari'ah in Spain."
After the July 2015 shootings of American servicemen by a Muslim in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Choudary tweeted:
"There's a conflict in the world between those who believe Sovereignty belongs to Allah & those who believe it belongs to Obama! #Chattanooga."
And again:
"The cycle of violence that we find ourselves in can be resolved. Muslims, Christians & Jews can live peacefully under Shari'ah! #Chattanooga."
Choudary, who was born in the UK, has also explained how he feels about his British citizenship:
"We are Muslims first and Muslim last. Passports are no more than travel documents. If you are born in a barn that doesn't make you a horse!!"
Choudary, who is married and has four children, enjoys a comfortable lifestyle that is being paid for, year after year, by British taxpayers. In 2010, the newspaper The Sun reported that he takes home more than £25,000 (€35,000; $38,000) a year in welfare benefits.
In February 2013, Choudary urged his followers to quit their jobs and claim unemployment benefits so that they could have more time to plot holy war against non-Muslims. He said Muslims are entitled to welfare payments because they are a form of jizya, a tax imposed on non-Muslims in countries run by Muslims. According to Sharia law, the jizya is a reminder that non-Muslims are permanently inferior and subservient to Muslims.
In a video, Choudary said:
"We [Muslims] take the jizya, which is ours anyway. The normal situation is to take money from the kuffar [non-Muslim]. They give us the money. You work, give us the money, Allahu Akhbar. We take the money."
Meanwhile, Choudary's Twitter followers have threatened violence unless he is released. In one tweet, a supporter used the hashtag #FreeAnjemChoudary with a picture of Big Ben and the flag of the Islamic State. Another tweet said: "The black days is coming to Britain if it doesnt [sic] release the Muslims." Yet another said: "O Allah! Whoever has harmed them, then harm him, n whoever has shown enmity to them, then show enmity to them." And another: "The shariah of Allah is the only solution for UK. #democracy is rotten."
According to data compiled by an online analytics company, the hashtag #FreeAnjemChoudary was shared nearly 600 times in first the 24 hours after Choudary's detention, potentially reaching 700,000 people. The data shows that most of Choudary's supporters are living in the West: 69% of Choudary's supporters are tweeting from Britain, Canada and the United States, and another 10% tweeting from Australia.
Choudary says he is not afraid of going to prison, which he describes as a fertile ground for gaining more converts to Islam. "If they arrest me and put me in prison, I will carry on in prison," he warned. "I will radicalize everyone in prison."
Soeren Kern is a Senior Fellow at the New York-based Gatestone Institute. He is also Senior Fellow for European Politics at the Madrid-based Grupo de Estudios Estratégicos / Strategic Studies Group. Follow him on Facebook and on Twitter.
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Flashman • Dec 9, 2015 at 22:45
His Twitter followers should each be questioned.
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Balaji • Sep 10, 2015 at 11:31
It is a pity that we are too lenient on hard core radicals like Anjem Choudary. Why are we so civilized towards uncivilized people such as him? Send him to Guantanamo and let Americans 'take care' of him.
Aridaman • Aug 10, 2015 at 07:14
Always politically correct and ultra-liberal United Kingdom fully deserves Anjem Choudary!
Y Brandstetter MD • Aug 10, 2015 at 06:12
Once uppon a time Britain had the choice to live up to its Judeo-Christian heritage, its international obligations and its obligation to its own policies stated in the San Remo Conference. All it had to do was to allow the Jewish people access to their ancestral homeland to rebuild the Jewish National Home as in the Balfour Declaration. Perfidous albion reneged on obligations, condemned 10 million Jews to death and exile, all to appease radical Islam head honcho Amin al Husseini, Hitler's best pal. Since then Britain is going down the tubes. It lost the Mandate. Lost India. Lost the Commonwealth. Lost the Suez Canal. Lost its industry, and now is being invaded by the very same Radical Islam it pandered to. Unless Britain takes a very quick U-turn, to re-affirm its commitment and action to the Jewish State, to the Judeo-British pact it will be over-run by the Islamic State.
Stan Lee • Aug 9, 2015 at 21:09
I have wondered how long Britannia would allow Choudary & Co. as much latitude as he's already had. Speaking against the UK government and its laws by Choudary has been encouraged by an ultra PC government which apparently values that "stiff upper lip" that was so-much Britannia for so long. But, this British characteristic was effective when Britons were proud of British history and accomplishments, when Britons could be jovial, but unyielding in defense of their motherland.
It is by accidental good fortune that British authorities have caught up with Choudary and his rabble-rousing against the state. The problem seems to me that very vocal imams like Choudary have played the UK like a violin, hurling one insult after another as they perceive what they believe is weakness of the people, simply because British law doesn't silence confrontational Muslim preachers as authorities in Islamic countries would. He would be, by now, a faint memory if he was such an anti-state activist in any of the Islamic countries.
However, in the UK he can instigate all he wants, incite literal mayhem and murder and be untouchable for all his hate-preaching. All he has to do is harangue as he's done, he does get a platform to do so. He doesn't have to commit even one act of physical violence, all he needs to do is remove the minds of Muslim followers who've been conditioned by interpretations of the Koran as he stokes the fire. For whom does such British liberalism benefit? Certainly not Britons absolutely loyal to their country.
What is he doing in the UK? Is the UK compelled to leave him at liberty to potentially foment violence against the UK Anglo element of the population? Why is he still in the UK? Is the UK obligated to allow Choudary a free pass to continue his undermining of British life?
By now, his tutelage has most likely produced a crop of would-be imams to spread his propaganda even further. He is only the beginning.
NightandDay • Aug 9, 2015 at 19:39
It's long overdue for the British government to stop letting this brutish loudmouth (and others of his ilk) get away with leeching off British taxpayers for years. Why has it taken so long for them to stop acting as if their hands were tied? The French managed to deport some 1400 imams last year due to their inflammatory preaching!
In the UK, most longtime unemployed people have to attend their local unemployment office on a regular basis to show all their job applications for the past X number of weeks. At a certain point (in theory), they're usually given an ultimatum and government can stop their benefits if they suspect the individual is not playing by the rules.
Choudary's public speaking has been inflammatory for years, as was Abu Hamza before him. Yet the government claims of powerlessness continue. It's possible of course, they're afraid of enraging Choudary's followers. In similar past situations, such as when Geert Wilders was invited to speak at the House of Lords, the government gave in to Muslim threats of massive demonstrations and refused him permission to even enter the country -- as if he were the greater threat. Appeasement never ends well!
Barbara Would • Aug 9, 2015 at 18:22
I am always interested in their opinion, even if I don't like it!
Very interesting how they justify extortion and murder!
Loved the barn comment, it confirms to me how treacherous and dangerous radical Muslims are!
I support "Freedom of Speech".
Ericb • Aug 9, 2015 at 16:20
Why is this man still being given benefits?
Ed in North Texas Ericb • Aug 13, 2015 at 07:06
I understand that as a subject of the Queen, born in Britain, he can't simply be deported. Perhaps an inventive bureaucrat could determine that his statements regarding citizenship were an effective renunciation of his British citizenship and ship his sorry butt off to ISIS.
Short of that, his welfare benefits should be terminated on either obtaining employment or his failure to engage in gainful employment. The taxpayers should be up in arms about such abuse of the social welfare system, demanding change to eliminate the possibility that Choudary could encourage followers to quit their jobs and gain unending welfare benefits.
Frank Adam • Aug 9, 2015 at 15:31
Passports might be only a travel document but as such they are also a letter of introduction and give your secular nation.
Anjem Choudary and others might be dismissive of states and citizenship, passports and nationality; but the Moslem world is riven with nations and tribes and is nowhere as united and unified as he pretends. Accordingly, he should be more careful than to sow the wind -- he might, as Bomber Harris noted about the German blitz, reap the whirlwind!
Armando Stavole • Aug 9, 2015 at 13:04
As a freemason I stand for the tolerance, good-understanding, so for a democratic system. This doesn't mean to be acquiescent and consider an expression of free opinion a persistent menace to my way of life, till my annihilation.
K Jefferson • Aug 9, 2015 at 10:47
In December 1999 I attended a "debate", if you could call it that, at the Friend's Meeting House near Euston. It had been publicised by Premier Radio and featured Jay Smith taking up the challenge of Al Mujaharoun to debate the motion "Christianity or Islam the solution for the new millennium "o.w.t.t.e." I knew very little about Islam at the time but I recognised Omar Bhakri and Abuhamza Hamza. Choudary was there but at the time I did not know of him. He my have been a key speaker. During what purported to be a Q + A session and in response to the question "Why are you here in the UK if disagree so much with our values?", I witnessed this direct response. "We are here to take London, the UK and Europe for Islam!!!". What has the UK government been doing for the last 15 years ?
Wallace Schwam • Aug 9, 2015 at 10:46
It's clear from Choudary's remarks that he's a Bibliolator. That's a person who places the authority of the printed word over a real interaction with God. This is just another form of idolatry.
The ancient printed word, of whatever religion examined, reflects the experience of another! In fact, it's usually indirect experience since the chronicler is writing about something that's happened to someone else rather than to himself. Holy books can inspire, lead to despair or both. However, they always represent filtered experience. In Choudary's case, he cites an old text as the perfect excuse for murder. Murder by any name is still murder.
John Miller • Aug 9, 2015 at 08:49
When will the blind British Government, headed by David Cameron, open its eyes and face up to the truth. Islam means "submission" and that is what it demands, nothing more nothing less. Western democracy is sleep walking to disaster.
Fred • Aug 9, 2015 at 08:45
Choudary has found a platform to preach his hatred and get paid for it by the UK Gov. He boasts himself about the easy money and other luxuries he is being given by the welfare system. He is part of the colonialists who invaded Europe from the Middle East & Africa dressed as "Migrants". The poor and downtrodden who can hardly wait to get their hand on the milk & honey of the welfare system. After destroying their own countries it's Europe's turn to be destroyed. Choudary knows his destiny to show ingratitude & hatred.
Lia • Aug 9, 2015 at 08:04
The only good idea Mr Choudary has ever had is to ban the ethically & morally bankrupt UN.
John MacArthur • Aug 9, 2015 at 08:02
This man is dangerous. He has operated very close to the wire for years and finally the case against him should be watertight, which is why he has been allowed to operate for so long apparently unhindered. I find it interesting that banner headlines from the British Press have been comparatively absent, suggesting that he has been systematically allowed to hoist himself with his own petard. And, not before time. The next hurdle will be if (and one sincerely hopes, when) convicted, he will be prevented from engaging in radical activity in jail.
Jayell • Aug 9, 2015 at 06:58
Well, we all knew about the first bit already. Muslims are only loyal to themselves or their own little Islamic clique. But as for "If you are born in a barn that doesn't make you a horse!!" — Choudhary's ignorance of English amazes me considering he's supposed to have been born in the UK (unfortunately). (Well, it doesn't really amaze me - the man's an ignorant buffoon).
The English saying actually goes 'If you are born in a STABLE it doesn't make you a horse'; i'e', HORSES are associated with STABLES. BARNS are storage places for things like Hay and Corn and the like. If you are born in a barn it's because you have no house, which means by inference you're a bit disreputable. So maybe Choudhary WAS born in a barn?
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NO CLIMATE EMERGENCY IN SOUTH BRISTOL?
An alliance of LABOUR and GREEN councillors – taking a break from pre-election climate emergency PR fisticuffs for the benefit of the gullible Guardian-readers of Bristol West – have granted planning permission for 1,400 homes on Hengrove Park, THE LARGEST PUBLIC OPEN SPACE IN SOUTH BRISTOL. Their reason for this crap decision is that old chestnut for foisting sub-standard shite on us – "THE HOUSING CRISIS".
The development means the LOSS, not only, of a huge amount of PUBLIC OPEN SPACE and PLAYING FIELDS but of 850 TREES on the land. The poorly connected new housing estate is also likely to bring TRAFFIC CHAOS to local residential roads as more car users are poured into a working class suburb where a rapid transit system isn't even AN UNLIKELY PROMISE from the Reverend Rees.
This is also the suburb already earmarked by the same climate emergency obsessed councillors as an ideal location for a NEW RING ROAD designed to CHOKE CHILDREN in south Bristol in order to get traffic out of the city centre to improve air quality there. The new road will also help get punters to an EXPANDED AIRPORT at Lulsgate.
Residents in Whitchurch and Hengrove are "LIVID" at the loss of their park and the planned destruction of their neighbourhood and local social media pages are full of lively chat about THE SELL-OUT COUNCILLORS and the scheme's political architect, the Reverend Rees. The usually quiet and undersubscribed pages have leaped to life and are full of RIPE LANGUAGE on the subject of the city's politicians. Popular terms include "wankers"; "arseholes"; "hypocrites" and "tossers".
Hengrove and Whitchurch are unlikely to be returning any Labour or Green politicians to power any time soon, then.
This entry was posted in News and tagged Bristol airport, Climate emergency, Green Party, Hengrove, Hengrove Park, Housing Crisis, Labour Party, Marvin Rees, Planning permission, Playing fields, South Bristol Ring Road, Trees, Whitchurch on November 21, 2019 by thebristolblogger.
ROAD VOTE SHOCKER
A sneaky item put to the vote at the end of this year's council budget meeting may have caught a lot of councillors napping. Our politicians were asked to approve the seemingly innocuous proposal "For the West of England Combined Authority Mayor to submit an application to the Housing Infrastructure Fund to facilitate housing growth."
However, this £250million application has fuck all to do with building any actual houses but does include funds that will go directly towards the detailed planning of two new controversial road schemes – the Callington Road Link in Brislington and South Bristol Ring Road around Stockwood and through Whitchurch.
Councillors voted 58 – 7 to approve the submission of the bid to the government and kick-start a new road building programme in the city for the first time in a generation. Obviously, most Tory and Labour councillors who love retrograde crap voted for the idea. The Lib Dems voted against and most Greens, as usual, confused about what they're here for, abstained.
However two Greens voted for renewed road building, Ashley Ward's Jude Brew and Clifton Down's Clive Stevens. What were they thinking? Here at the Bristolian, we don't parade much in the way of green credentials but even we know building roads is the height of Thatcherite bollocks.
The vote may prove embarrassing – and hopefully career threatening – for some other councillors south of the city too. Barry Clark "Son", Labour councillor for Hengrove and Whitchurch had told his constituents prior to the vote, "I live near to Asda Whitchurch and like you understand the issues that this road development would cause. I am also against it and actively doing what I can to get it stopped."
Except actively voting against it when given the opportunity to get it stopped?
This entry was posted in News and tagged Barry Clarke, Bristol City Council, Callington Road Link, HIF, Housing Infrastructure Plan, Labour, South Bristol Ring Road, Stockwood, Tim Bowles, WECA, West of England Combined Authority Mayor, Whitchurch on April 7, 2019 by thebristolblogger.


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Is it Wrong to Love Our Pets?
Can we love our pets? What does the Church say about that?
I really think Anne was far better at encouraging me than I was at encouraging her. What started as my way of helping Anne ended up as Anne's way of helping me and it was astonishing to see this normally-reserved woman blossom into a witty, wise, perceptive and insightful individual. It was a side of Anne I'd never seen before. What a gift.


My goal is to create instrumental music that is hopefully interesting to listen to. I try to create music that is not repetitive but also not simply sprawling noodling or just a long guitar solo. Or if it is a long guitar solo, it should be melodic; not just me showing off my chops. My underlying goal is to create "classical music for the hard of hearing": rock music that is complex, with lots of harmonization and varied parts in each song. Sometimes i take that very literally and go for a faux-classical, especially faux-Baroque, kind of sound. Having multiple instruments each playing their own melody, and letting those melodies intertwine to form a larger song. Other time i take that basic philosophy and apply it to other genres. And i'm not too strict about anything; once i get started i go where the song takes me. I want the music to be adventurous, but not avant-garde.
I am a bedroom rocker. All the music is recorded by myself on a laptop. All the instruments (guitars, bass, synths/keys) are played by me. The drums are either a drum machine or MIDI. I'm not much for post-production so the recordings are going to sound less "produced" than most music, but i am usually happy with the sound; sort of the modern/digital version of garage rock.
Note that all songs are available for free download. In the player, you can right click (or whatever you Mac people do) on the word "mp3" to Save As to your computer.


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Marvel handbooks love May 9, 2015 8:57:53 GMT
Post by Philip Ayres on May 9, 2015 8:57:53 GMT
Frank Miller art from the original OHotMU
www.bleedingcool.com/2015/05/08/frank-millers-original-marvel-universe-handbook-art/
1) Marvel: Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Epic Collections. Make it happen.
2) Having been thinking about profile books today it got me wondering what the first one I bought was. I thought it was Marvel Universe Deluxe #14 but chronologically it would seem that Transformers Universe 1 came out first and I know I would have bought that!
Last Edit: May 19, 2015 19:48:28 GMT by Philip Ayres
Marvel handbooks love May 19, 2015 19:40:47 GMT via mobile
Post by The Doctor on May 19, 2015 19:40:47 GMT
Is 1) happpening???!!!
No. Phil needs them though
I misread your posts that they are happening. Ralph is sad now.
One day, One day.....
I have the original colour OHOTMU trades but will gladly pay for these.
Marvel Movie Handbook in October
www.comicbookresources.com/article/all-new-all-different-marvel-arrives-in-marvels-complete-october-2015-solicitations
Post by The Doctor on Jul 15, 2015 21:39:17 GMT
I feel fear at the description of how it is not the usual style of Handbook.
The Secret Wars handbook is out! I must have it!
Oct 28, 2015 21:22:17 GMT The Doctor said:
preordered months ago, it was waiting for me when I returned home
New Marvel Universe handbook in March 2016
www.comicbookresources.com/article/black-widow-avengers-standoff-more-in-marvels-march-2016-solicitations
ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL UNIVERSE
Written by VARIOUS
Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ
SECRET WARS has ended, and the Marvel Universe has been reborn — better and brighter than ever before! To celebrate, Marvel is proud to present this all-new, all-different guide to the Universe! This edition includes brand-new profiles on Phil Coulson's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Ms. Marvel (Khan), "Spider-Gwen" Stacy, Lash, Parker Industries, Singularity (A-Force), Ghost Rider (Reyes) and more! Plus updates on major characters starring in new titles: Iron Man (Stark), Ant-Man (Lang), Doctor Stephen Strange, the Inhumans, Thor (Foster) and Wolverine (Kinney)! Also featuring a global-sized entry for Doctor Doom's SECRET WARS patchwork planet, Battleworld! Get in on the ground floor of the All-New, All-Different Marvel Universe which starts now!
Oct 30, 2015 17:06:34 GMT Philip Ayres said:
I forgot to get it! Aaaaarrrrgggghhhh!!!
Handbooks that Phil didn't know existed:
www.comixology.co.uk/Star-Wars-Handbook-1998-2000/comics-series/57023
SW Dark Empire
(I've got the X-Wing and Crimson Empire ones)
OFFICIAL SALAD WEEK WINNER
Post by blueshift on Dec 18, 2015 22:59:10 GMT
Phil these are on the Marvel app that you can get a month's free this month like I said in the digital comics thread, don't spend money on free stuff!!!
So quick to blame, so slow to investigate...
who's app requires IOS7 or later so is a no go
Dec 18, 2015 23:08:05 GMT Philip Ayres said:
I have no idea what that means! D:
The IOS is the thing that makes the Ipad go.
Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 30, 2016 7:26:28 GMT
All New, All Different handbook out today!
And it's on Comixology!
www.comixology.co.uk/All-New-All-Different-Marvel-Universe-2016-1/digital-comic/348328
Marvel handbooks love Mar 30, 2016 8:45:45 GMT via mobile
Post by Pinwig on Mar 30, 2016 8:45:45 GMT
Given I've just been reading Avengers Universe and have no real idea who most of the characters are, would this be a useful reference for getting up to speed? Or do I need something else for that?
I think that this is really a post Secret Wars handbook.
As for what the state of play was pre Secret Wars.... Hmmm.... hard to think what an appropriate handbook would be.
Is there a decent reference generally that covers the basics for Marvel characters without being the size of a house or totally out of date? Or do I just need to read a lot of wikipedia?
I'd read a lot of Wikipedia, most of it's covered there but be aware Panini runs 18 months ahead currently so spoilers lit within!
Post by Pinwig on Mar 30, 2016 10:58:27 GMT
I might avail myself of one of these two as a handy dandy reference. All I want really is something to briefly explain the characters and how they fit into the universe. For £4 the second is only a year out of date and seems to be what I'm after without being a coffee table size.
www.amazon.co.uk/Marvels-The-Avengers-Encyclopedia-DK/dp/0241183715
www.amazon.co.uk/Marvel-The-Avengers-Ultimate-Character-Guide/dp/0241007615
Mar 30, 2016 7:26:28 GMT Philip Ayres said:
They did that with previous digital Handbooks why is why I stopped buying them. They become unreadable on phones.
Last Edit: Mar 30, 2016 19:48:10 GMT by The Doctor
Martin asked about the various editions of Marvel Universe. I said I'd put something up and forgot. Sorry Martin.
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe
The first Marvel Universe is a 15 issue limited series. Alphabetical order by codename as are almost all the subsequent books. Each character gets 1 page. The covers combine into a 4 comics x 3 comics combined image. Originally slated to be 12 issues it was expenaded by 2 issues for the book of the dead and another issue for technology.
marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Official_Handbook_of_the_Marvel_Universe_Vol_1
#1 same month as X-Men 165/Avengers 227
www.mikesamazingworld.com/features/newsstand.php?type=cover&month=1&year=1983&publisher=marvel&sort=alpha&checklist=null
#15 same month as X-Men 181/Avengers 243
This has been collected in Black & White in The Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe. The covers for the compilations are wrong on Amazon so here's what you're looking for
Some entries have appeared in colour in collections
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition
14 issues of the live Marvel Universe expanded to include inactive & some non powered characters plus the technology and a 6 issue book of the dead. Double sides covers combiner to form a pair of 14 comic and 6 comic combined images Characters now have more than one page if their profile needs it.
www.mikesamazingworld.com/features/newsstand.php?type=cover&month=12&year=1985&publisher=marvel&sort=alpha&checklist=null
While this series was published Transformers Universe and GI Joe Order of Battle were released.
This has been collected in colour as the 10 volume Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe edition. Some entries have been updated, a couple have been left out.
This has been collected in black and white as the 3 volume Essential Offical Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe edition.
Entries from this regularly show up as back up material in trades.
For my money this is the best version, but see bellow. The entires are pitched at around the point of Secret Wars II.
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition Update
A few years later an 8 issue update series of new characters, characters who'd appeared more regularly and characters who'd drastically changed was published.
#8 same month as X-Men 254-256/Avengers 311-312
marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Official_Handbook_of_the_Marvel_Universe_Master_Edition_Vol_1
This has been collected in black and white as the 1 volume Essential Offical Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe edition Update.
Entries have appeared in Trade Paperbacks.
This is worth having as a companion to the above.
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master edition is a 36 issue series of loose leaf profiles of a character. The front page has various character model shots of them while the reverse has information on the character. Editions were published with random profiles in, you didn't know what you were going to get in each issue. Binders were published to collect them in.
Incredibly it has been collected in Black & White as the 3 volume Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition.
I don't own this, or the collected edition. I did buy it but bailed at about 6 issues in when it was obvious how rubbish it was. It killed the Marvel Universe handbooks for a goof ten years. Avoid like the plague. James Wilson has a good story concerning this series upthread.
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe post 2000
In 2004 Marvel Universe was revived as a a series of themed Handbooks: X-Men, Avengers etc.
A number of entries appeared in other publications: there's a spiderman special with some Brand New Day entries, a new X-Men yearbook with New X-Men student entries and a Holiday Special with a Santa Claus entry, I'm not sure I have all of these!
This led to a 12 issue alphabetical series covering characters not covered in the previous volumes
marvel.wikia.com/wiki/All-New_Official_Handbook_of_the_Marvel_Universe_Vol_1
This series then recieved an update
marvel.wikia.com/wiki/All-New_Official_Handbook_of_the_Marvel_Universe_Update_Vol_1
And another 14 issue A-Z
marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Official_Handbook_of_the_Marvel_Universe_A-Z_Vol_1
And a 5 issue update
marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Official_Handbook_of_the_Marvel_Universe_A-Z_Update_Vol_1
Before which the whole thing was compiled into the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z tradepaperback series.
One offs have been published periodically since. I have an All New Marvel now volume sitting here that needs to be filed with the rest!
Recently Marvel have been publishing handbooks to the Marvel Cinema Universe. eBay and comic shops can help.
Last Edit: Jun 13, 2016 9:55:40 GMT by Philip Ayres
Grand Moff Martin
Walking backwards for Christmas
Post by Grand Moff Martin on Jun 13, 2016 16:01:35 GMT
I suppose what I'd really like to lay my hands on probably doesn't exist, namely a single trade containing late 1980s / early 1990s profiles of the hundred and fifty or so most important/popular characters, without being bulked out by obscure characters I don't care about.
Absolute Vision had a whopping selection of premier league Avengers character profiles in the back. Why can't they do that sort of thing more often?? Have they done that in any X-Men trades?
Little is known about this goblin beyond its dual role as an offensive weapon and teapot.
In the absence of anything else, my copy of X-Men: The Ultimate Guide from the early 1990s serves me as a decent guide to characters and their histories in the comics.
That, and my Marvel Top Trumps sets.
I think your best bet is the Essential version of the deluxe editions - all the profiles in 3 trades - or tracking down the individual X-Men & Avengers books of 2004/5 ish
I think your best bet is the Essential version of the deluxe editions - all the profiles in 3 trades
I'll think about it, though they do lack the colour and will be heavily padded out with characters I'm not interested in. We'll see!


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Validation of the 10-item Chinese perceived stress scale in elderly service workers: one-factor versus two-factor structure
Siu-man Ng1
Despite its popularity, the psychometric properties of the 10-item Chinese Perceived Stress Scale (CPSS-10) in working adults are yet to be evaluated.
This study examined CPSS-10 in elderly service workers through a questionnaire survey. The sample was randomly split into two for exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).
A high response rate (93%) was achieved, resulting in 992 completed questionnaires. EFA with the first split sample favored a two-factor over a one-factor solution. The second factor had eigenvalue 2.00 and provided 19.95% explained variance. In CFA with the second split sample, the two-factor structure showed satisfactory goodness-of-fit (CFI = 0.93, RMSEA = 0.06) while the one-factor structure showed poor data fit (CFI = 0.62, RMSEA = 0.14). Further analyses on the two-factor structure revealed that the whole scale and two subscales had acceptable internal consistency (Cronbach's alphas = 0.67 to 0.78). The total score was positively associated with perceived workload and burnout (r = 0.17 to 0.48), but negatively with work engagement (r = −0.13 to −0.30). In contrary to previous studies, a low inter-factor correlation (r = −0.08) was revealed.
CPSS-10 showed a stable two-factor structure with satisfactory internal consistency and construct validity.
Because of its extensive associations with health outcomes, stress has long been an important research topic. The transactional model regards stress as an interaction between the individual and the environment (Lazarus & Folkman 1984). Stress arises when one appraises an event as threatening to the accomplishment of important goals or overwhelming to one's resources. The transactional meaning of stress thus not only incorporates environmental and personal characteristics, but also emphasizes the subjective appraisal of the event. The same stimulus may generate different interpretations, responses, and coping strategies among individuals with different experiences and personality traits.
In accordance with the transactional model of stress, Cohen, Kamarck, and Mermelstein (Cohen et al. 1983) developed the Perceived Stress Scale as a global stress measure. The scale assesses the degree to which situations are appraised as stressful during the previous month. Originally, this self-report scale comprised 14 items. Later the authors reported the shortened 10-item version (PSS-10) as psychometrically superior to the original 14-item version (Cohen & Williamson 1988). The PSS-10 has demonstrated adequate internal consistency, with Cronbach's alpha coefficients ranging from 0.72 to 0.91 in previous studies conducted in samples of college students, participants of smoking-cessation program, adults in the community, workers of occupational health care centers, policewomen, medical students and hospital inpatients (Leung et al. 2010; Orucu & Demir 2009; Wongpakaran & Wongpakaran 2010). Previous research has also found evidence for the scale's construct validity. It was negatively correlated with positive measures, such as perceived health in college students and participants of smoking-cessation program, and self-esteem of medical students and hospital inpatients. On the other hand it was positively correlated with negative measures, such as health complaints in college students (Otto et al. 2004), state anxiety and depressive symptoms in depression patients, medical students and hospital inpatients (Orucu & Demir 2009; Wongpakaran & Wongpakaran 2010), susceptibility to the common cold in healthy adults (Cohen et al. 1993), and emotional exhaustion in college students (Ramirez & Hernandez 2007).
Regarding the scale's dimensionality, most researchers have found evidence for a two-factor structure (Eskin & Parr 1996; Wang et al. 2011; Wongpakaran & Wongpakaran 2010; Orucu & Demir 2009; Otto et al. 2004; Roberti et al. 2006; Reis et al. 2010). The two factors revealed in the EFAs were named Perceived Helplessness (comprised of items 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, and 10) and Perceived Self-efficacy (comprised of items 4, 5, 7, and 8, which are reversely coded when computing the total score).
In a study of 60 suicide survivors, Mitchell, Crane, and Kim (Mitchell et al. 2008) argued for a one-factor structure for PSS-10 even though the eigenvalue of the second factor was still bigger than 1. The main arguments were, firstly, the primary factor already accounted for sufficient amount of the total variance explained (56.6%), and secondly, being conceptualized as a global assessment of stress, a one-dimensional structure for PSS-10 is theoretically more coherent.
PSS, especially the 10-item version, has been widely adopted in health outcome studies. The PSS-10 has been translated and validated in Japanese (Mimura & Griffiths 2008), Swedish (Eskin & Parr 1996), Spanish (Ramirez & Hernandez 2007), Turkish (Otto et al. 2004), Portuguese (Reis et al. 2010), French (Lessage et al. 2012), and Thai (Wongpakaran & Wongpakaran 2010). Given the close relation between stress and a wide range of well-being measures such as perceived health (Cohen et al. 1983), negative affect (Cohen et al. 1993; Ho et al. 2004), and workplace well-being (Duran et al. 2006; Prosser et al. 1997; Ro et al. 2010), it is essential to have a measure of perceived stress validated in the Chinese people. Although the PSS-10 has been translated into Chinese (Lee & Crockett 1994) and the Chinese PSS-10 (CPSS-10) has been applied in various previous studies (Ho et al. 2004; Gao et al. 2009; Chung & Tang 2006), the psychometric properties of CPSS-10 have rarely been examined. These previous studies have merely reported the scale's internal consistency (Cronbach's alphas ranging from 0.74 to 0.82), and provided minimal information on its factorial and construct validity. The only exceptions were more recent studies by Leung (Leung et al. 2010) and Wang (Wang et al. 2011). Leung examined the factor structure, internal consistency and construct validity of the 4, 10 and 14-item versions of CPSS. Leung concluded that the 10-item version CPSS, with a two-factor structure, showed the best overall psychometric properties. Wang evaluated the factor structure of CPSS-10 and recommended a 2-factor structure. However, since these two studies were on very specific groups, cardiac patients who smoked and policewomen respectively, the transferability of the findings to other population groups is unsure.
Because of the high relevance of the notion of stress in workplace, it is essential to validate CPSS-10 in working adults. The current study evaluated the psychometric properties of CPSS-10 in elderly service workers in Hong Kong.
Participants were part of a cross-sectional questionnaire study of occupational well-being carried out among the workers of elderly service units of a large social service organization in Hong Kong (Ng et al. 2011). All potential participants were invited to participate in the study by an individual invitation letter which included introduction of the study, consent form and a set of questionnaire. They were informed of the survey's aim and assured that their responses would be kept strictly anonymous and confidential. Voluntary participation was ensured throughout the study and written informed consent was collected from each participant. Each completed questionnaire was put into an envelope and then sealed by the participant him/herself. All completed questionnaires in sealed envelopes were sent to the research team for data processing. The elderly service agency had no access to the completed questionnaires. Ethical approval for the study was granted by the Human Research Ethics Committee for Non-Clinical Facilities of the The University of Hong Kong (reference number EA171210). A high response rate (93.0%) was resulted, leading to a sample of 992 workers participated in the study. Table 1 shows the demographic characteristics of the study participants. The mean age of the sample was 43.2 years (SD = 10.2). About five-sixths of the participants (83.5%) were women, and 16.5% men. Most participants (68.5%) were married, 22.6% were single, and 9.0% were divorced. With respect to the highest level of education attained, 14.2% of the participants attained primary education, 38.5% attained junior secondary education, 28.6% attained senior secondary education, and 18.7% attained tertiary education. The mean years of service in the elderly service organization was 7.9 years (SD = 6.7).
Table 1 Characteristics of participants in the study
To assess its psychometric properties, we administered the CPSS-10 together with a battery of validation scales to the study participants (Lee & Crockett, 1994). Among the 10 items of the CPSS-10, six items are negatively worded (e.g., "How often did you feel that you were unable to control important things in your life?") and the remaining four are positively worded (e.g., "How often did you feel that you were on top of things?"). The same response format is adopted in the CPSS-10 as in the original PSS, and the items are rated in a 5-point Likert response format (0 = never to 4 = very often). When computing the total score, the four positive items are reversely coded and then added to the six negative items, so that a higher total score denotes greater perceived stress.
To evaluate the construct validity of the CPSS-10 in working adults, we incorporated the Maslach Burnout Inventory – General Survey (MBI-GS), the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES), and a single item inquiring perceived workload into the questionnaire. The MBI–GS is a 16-item self-report scale widely used to measure burnout through the three dimensions of Emotional Exhaustion (exhaustion of passion, enthusiasm, and empathy), Cynicism (negative and apathetic attitude), and Reduced Efficacy (diminishment of one's accomplishment) (Maslach et al. 1996). It uses a 7-point Likert-type scale (0 = never to 6 = every day) and has been shown to possess good internal consistency and construct validity (Schaufeli et al. 2002). The alpha coefficients for the three subscales of burnout in the current sample were 0.86, 0.81, and 0.77, respectively.
The UWES is a 17-item self-report scale commonly used to assess work engagement through the three dimensions of Vigor (high levels of mental energy and resilience), Dedication (sense of significance, pride, and enthusiasm), and Absorption (concentration and engrossment in one's work) (Schaufeli & Bakker 2003). It uses a 7-point Likert-type scale (0 = never to 6 = every day), and previous research has suggested adequate internal consistency and construct validity (Schaufeli et al. 2002; van Doornen et al. 2009). The alpha coefficients for the three subscales of engagement in the current sample were 0.81, 0.84, and 0.76, respectively.
To analyze the factorial validity of the CPSS-10, we randomly divided the study sample into two subsamples for exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory factor analyses (CFA). We carried out an EFA with the first split sample to explore the scale's underlying factor structure. We next conducted CFA with the second split sample to test the goodness-of-fit of the revealed factor structures. Table 1 displays the demographic characteristics of the whole sample and the two split samples. Independent t-tests and chi-square tests revealed no significant differences between the two split samples.
We performed EFA on the first split sample using SPSS 19.0, and examined an oblique rotation solution with extraction by principal axis factoring and rotation by oblimin with Kaiser normalization. With a sample size of 491 in the first split sample, the subject-to-item ratio was therefore 49.1:1, well exceeding the recommended ratio of between 5:1 and 10:1 (DeVellis 2003). Sample adequacy was further assessed by the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) measure and Barlett's test of sphericity. The number of factors was determined with reference to the Kaiser criterion of eigenvalues and the scree test (Costello & Osborne 2005). For the eigenvalue criterion, factors with eigenvalues larger than 1 were kept. For the scree test, we detected the number of factors by locating the last substantial leap in the magnitude of the eigenvalues in the scree plot. We considered factor loadings greater than 0.4 significant. In view of the findings of previous studies (Otto et al. 2004; Ramirez & Hernandez 2007; Reis et al. 2010), we expected either a one- or two-factor solution for the scale.
With the second split sample, we performed CFA using Mplus 5.2 under the maximum likelihood method to examine the goodness-of-fit of a one-factor model and, if applicable, the two-factor model extracted from the EFA with the first split sample. To determine the degree of model fit, we adopted a cluster of criteria on goodness-of-fit statistics: normed chi-square (χ 2/df) ≤ 3, a comparative fit index (CFI) ≥ 0.90, a Tucker-Lewis index (TLI) ≥ 0.90, a root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) ≤ 0.08, and a standardized root mean square residual (SRMR) ≤ 0.06 (Hu & Bentler 1998; Schermelleh-Engel et al. 2003).
We then evaluated the construct validity of the CPSS-10 through examining the bivariate Pearson's correlations (2-tailed) between its total/factor scores and the validation variables, namely, perceived workload, and the various dimensions of burnout and work engagement. We anticipated the total score of CPSS-10 to be positively associated with perceived workload and burnout, and negatively associated with work engagement. We also examined scale reliability using the Cronbach's alpha coefficients.
For the first split sample, the KMO measure was found to be 0.74, while Barlett's test of sphericity was significant, with χ 2(45) = 1021.61, p < 0.01, thus fulfilling the prerequisites for conducting EFA. With regards to the dimensionality of the CPSS-10, the scree plot showed that the curve leveled off after the first two components, with eigenvalues of the two factors greater than 1 (2.92 and 2.00). These findings suggested a two-factor solution for the scale (Figure 1).
Scree plot of the CPSS-10 in exploratory factor analysis*. * Extraction method: Principal axis factoring; Rotation method: Oblimin with Kaiser normalization.
Table 2 displays the pattern matrix from EFA with extraction by principal axis factoring and rotation by oblimin with Kaiser normalization. Together the two factors explained 49.10% of the variance. Factor 1 was consisted of six items and accounted for 29.15% of variance, while Factor 2 comprised the remaining four items and accounted for 19.95% of variance. No double loadings occurred in the pattern matrix, with all significant item loadings being greater than 0.5. The two-factor structure revealed was consistent with the factor structure revealed in most previous studies (Orucu & Demir 2009; Otto et al. 2004). Factor 1 was composed of the 6 negatively worded items and Factor 2 was composed of the 4 positively worded items. The Cronbach's alpha coefficients for Factor 1, Factor 2, and the total score were 0.78, 0.67, and 0.70, respectively. The two factors were weakly correlated with each other (r = −0.08, p < 0.05).
Table 2 Pattern matrix from exploratory factor analysis* of the CPSS-10 in split sample 1 ( n = 491)
Table 3 displays the goodness-of-fit indices of the CFA models in the second split sample. The one-factor model showed a poor data fit, with χ 2/df = 10.09, CFI = 0.62, TLI = 0.52, RMSEA = 0.14, 90% C.I. of RMSEA = (0.12 - 0.15), and SRMR = 0.11. None of the fit indices matched the cutoff criterion. On the other hand, the two-factor model revealed in the EFA showed adequate data fit. The fit indices, given by χ 2/df = 2.85, CFI = 0.93, TLI = 0.90, RMSEA = 0.06, 90% C.I. of RMSEA = (0.05 - 0.08), and SRMR = 0.04, were all adequate in accordance with the cutoff criteria. The standardized regression coefficients, as shown in Figure 2, ranged from 0.49 to 0.68 for Factor 1 and from 0.42 to 0.68 for Factor 2.
Table 3 Goodness-of-fit indices of the CFA models of the CPSS-10 in split sample 2 ( n = 501)
Two-factor CFA model of the CPSS-10. All coefficients represent standardized estimates significant at .01 level.
Table 4 presents the Pearson's correlations (2-tailed) between the CPSS-10 and the validating variables. The total and Factor 1 scores of CPSS-10 showed significant positive correlations with perceived workload (r = 0.17 & 0.20), emotional exhaustion (r = 0.48 & 0.50), cynicism (r = 0.41 & 0.42), and reduced efficacy (r = 0.18 & 0.28). Regarding the different dimensions of work engagement, the total and Factor 1 scores of CPSS-10 showed significant negative correlations with vigor (r = −0.19 & -0.30), and dedication (r = −0.18 & -0.28). For the dimension absorption, only the total score showed significant correlation (r = −0.13). The correlation between Factor 1 score and absorption was insignificant.
Table 4 Pearson's correlations (2-tailed) between CPSS-10 and the validating variables ( n = 776)
In general, Factor 2 score showed correlations with the validation scales in the opposite direction of the total and Factor 1 scores. The Factor 2 score was negatively correlated with exhaustion (r = −0.16), cynicism (r = −0.18), and reduced efficacy (r = −0.25), and positively correlated with vigor (r = 0.26), dedication (r = 0.24), and absorption (r = 0.17). The correlation between Factor 2 score and perceived workload was insignificant.
The PSS-10 intends to be a global and generic scale that measures the degree to which life events are appraised as stressful. Although the Chinese translation of the PSS-10 has been available for over ten years (Lee & Crockett 1994), few studies have closely examined its psychometric properties in samples of Chinese working adults. The existing studies were conducted in a very specific samples, which were cardiac patients who smoked and policewomen (Leung et al. 2010; Wang et al. 2011). The transferability of the findings of these studies is unsure. To our best understanding, the current study is the first study to validate the CPSS-10 in Chinese workers of elderly service.
The EFA with the first split sample revealed an unambiguous two-factor solution with a decent portion of explained variance and a factor loading pattern comparable to results of previous studies (Hewitt et al. 1992; Mimura & Griffiths 2004). Factor 1 (Perceived Helplessness) comprised six negative items, and Factor 2 (Perceived Self-efficacy) comprised four positive items, matching the findings of recent factorial analytic studies on the PSS-10 (Roberti et al. 2006; Reis et al. 2010). The whole scale of the CPSS-10 and Factor 1 Perceived Helplessness showed acceptable levels of internal consistency. With only 4 items, Factor 2 Perceived Self-efficacy showed a relatively lower Cronbach's alpha coefficient, indicating marginally acceptable consistency.
With the second split sample, CFA revealed a poor fit for the one-factor model suggested by Mitchell, Crane, and Kim (Mitchell et al. 2008). In contrast, the two-factor model revealed in the EFA with the first split sample showed a much better fit, with goodness-of-fit indices meeting all the cutoff criteria.
The current study revealed a weak correlation between Factor 1 and 2 (r = −0.08, p < 0.05), which is in contrary to previous findings where the two factors were negatively correlated at moderate magnitude. In the study by Leung and her associates (Leung et al. 2010) on 1,860 Chinese cardiac patients who smoked, the inter-factor correlation was revealed to be −0.57. In Wang's study with 240 Chinese policewomen, the inter-factor correlation was revealed to be −0.47 (Wang et al. 2011). Given the large sample size (992) from multiple sites and high response rate (93%) of the current study, the low inter-factor correlation revealed might suggest a relative independence of the two factors among Chinese elderly service workers. A low, insignificant inter-factor correlation poses some important questions. Are the two factors measuring the same construct? Should a composite score be created for the construct using scores of two uncorrelated factors? Since such low correlation has not been reported in previous studies, the finding should be further tested in different samples, especially with care workers in different social service settings.
With respect to construct validity, we found the CPSS-10 to be associated with various dimensions or manifestations of work well-being as signaled by its convergent property with perceived workload, exhaustion, cynicism and reduced efficacy, and its divergent property with vigor and dedication. The direction of correlations of Factor 1 was generally in line with the total score, whereas Factor 2 showed correlation direction opposite to that of the total score. These results, consistent with research findings on job stress (Duran et al. 2006; Prosser et al. 1997), provide empirical support for the scale's construct validity in the work context.
Some limitations of the current study must be discussed. The current scale validation study solely relied on self-reported measures. Future studies might incorporate other assessment modalities, such as behavioral appraisals and physiological markers of stress, so as to further substantiate the construct validity. Also, we scrutinized the CPSS-10 in a convenience sample of working adults in the elderly service field. Although there was substantial diversity in their age, marital status, and education levels, over 83% of them were women. This imbalanced gender composition might lower the sample representativeness and limit the generalization of the findings to other occupations where the male-to-female ratio differs substantially from the current study sample. We therefore recommend that further studies be undertaken to evaluate the CPSS-10 in samples with different gender composition. Even so, the large sample size (N = 992) and high response rate (93%) of the current study did lend support to the accuracy of the findings. Another notable strength of this study is that we performed scale validation through simultaneous use of EFA and CFA on random split samples. Previous studies have rarely adopted such a cross-validation approach, with the exception of one recent report (Reis et al. 2010).
In summary, the Chinese version of the PSS-10 (CPSS-10) demonstrated a stable two-factor structure consistent with the findings of most previous studies. It further displayed acceptable internal consistency and adequate evidence for construct validity, and we recommend its use in stress-related research in the Chinese population.
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Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
Siu-man Ng
Correspondence to Siu-man Ng.
The author declares that he has no competing interests.
SM: principal investigator, study design, supervision of data collection, data analysis and manuscript preparation.
Ng, Sm. Validation of the 10-item Chinese perceived stress scale in elderly service workers: one-factor versus two-factor structure. BMC Psychol 1, 9 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1186/2050-7283-1-9
Accepted: 29 May 2013
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World champion motor racer Damon Hill has a surprising soulmate behind the wheel of Britain's biggest property investor. Martin Moore, new managing director of Prudential Portfolio Managers Property, has the same easy-going, mild-mannered persona. 'He's a real sweetie,' says one associate. He even has similar passions. Only the pressures of a young family and managing a £5bn portfolio have recently kept him away from racing a souped-up VW Golf.
Like Hill, however, there is steel behind the charm. 'Don't get him annoyed,' warns a rival fund manager, helpfully offering ways to light the blue touchpaper. Mention lack of flair or serious talent and both begin a slow burn. The eyes flash and facts about performance emerge in a hardening voice. The merest hint that the Pru is the sleeping giant of British property sets off Moore.
The problem is that a decade ago you could not pick up a paper without news of some giant development or comment about the state of the industry. The Pru still has a powerful voice in Lorraine Baldry, Moore's predecessor and now chief operating officer of the umbrella PPM. But that tends to be linked to her role as BPF President. Other headlines are grabbed by rival fund managers like Hermes' Alistair Ross Goobey or AMP's John Whalley.
The great battleship has cruised along in the background, however. Moore tetchily points out that the Pru sold out of direct development at the height of the boom (making huge profits). 'But we were the first to reaffirm confidence in the sector. We have been net investors to the tune of £750m since 1993,' And the ship's guns have started to boom again. A £250m shopping centre is reaching fruition at Cribb's Causeway, Bristol; a partner will sign soon to develop more than 204,000sq m (2.2m sq ft) on Reading Business Park; plans have been revived for the £500m redevelopment of Knightsbridge Green in London.
All are massive developments which required years of nursing and appraisal. 'We are not a developer which is here today and gone tomorrow. We are long-term investors. Our great strength is to think strategically,' says Moore. Knightsbridge Green, for instance, is a site accumulated slowly through the Eighties on the basis that it would be a 'fantastic opportunity' one day. That is turning out to be different than expected - and an example of how this behemoth can change course into new waters. New plans envisage a large residential element, a move that would have shocked the old Pru managers.
But the group has changed enormously since then, says Moore. New people have moved in - or up and it is far less introspective and autocratic under a new generation of managers. Ten years ago comment would have come from the wood-panelled offices at Holborn Bars rather than via an informal chat over tea and biscuits at PPMP's more mundane headquarters a short walk away.
Moore has been around long enough to have seen it all happen. He is a Pru 'lifer', joining the groups straight from school rather than ladder-climbing through a series of surveying firms - another reason why emotions run so deep beneath the calm surface.
Day-release courses and lots of on-the-job practice followed. He found a niche in the emerging field of fund management in the early Eighties and steadily climbed the ladder to reach his current role at the relatively young age of 40 earlier this year. The Pru faced a dilemma about filling Baldry's post, however. Moore and colleague Nick Thompson were contenders and one was bound to feel put out. This was solved by making Thompson head of his own strategic planning team instead.
It is not a background he would wish on others, however. 'Everyone was a generalist in those times,' he says. But the world has changed, and specialised skilled are required to handle today's complex world of finance.
It is an argument Moore knows well. PPMP was set up as an independent manager for the Prudential, and has all the responsibilities of an outside adviser. Moore insists that has been achieved with a 10-year record that has outpaced the IPD life fund benchmark by 1.5% a year.
But this has to be put in perspective. PPMP may outrank even land Securities with its huge investment portfolio spread over more than 1,000 properties. But this is only a small part of the £85bn invested by Prudential Portfolio Managers. He has to not only show performance but argue his case against other investments.
Educating surveyors into a new role has become another passion, with time serving on RICS and Investment property Forum committees pushing racing into the background. He wants to see a system where investment surveyors get a lot more than a few lectures tacked onto degrees or a couple of hours a month in continuing professional development.
That in itself is an indicator of how much the Pru has changed in the last decade. And if the country's biggest property investor can manage the transition, perhaps the signs are good that a conservative and inward-looking profession as a whole can do the same.


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During your ghost hunt at Norton Priory in Runcorn, you will have the opportunity to investigate in some of the most ancient areas available to Haunted Happenings. Ghostly shadows and the cries of a woman have been heard in the upper gallery, whilst a skull like face has been seen almost in hiding within the 12th century undercroft. Join Haunted Happenings as we attempt to make contact with those who remain at the ancient abbey in Cheshire.
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Norton Priory is one of the most excavated monastic sites in Europe, During these excavations 49 stone coffins have been unearthed along with 130 skeletons, mostly of males aged between 36 and 45. The causes of death were many, including Leprosy, Tuberculosis and Rickets. At least 10 deaths were caused by severe fractures to the head and neck area. One of the skeletons was that of a pregnant woman, the coffin also held the remains of a 34 week old baby. Have these numerous gruesome discoveries had an impact on the increased paranormal activity?
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Known as the island-fortress, is a 1 hour ferryboat ride. Located 26 miles west of Manila, "The Rock" as it became known during World War II, was the last Filipino-American bastion to fall to the Japanese. Tour includes a guided visit on a era style tram to the island's many "silent guns" and historical landmarks. The military museum is very interesting as is the stirring Light and Sound Show inside the cavernous Malinta Tunnel which served as General Douglas McArthur's headquarters during the siege should not be missed. Includes buffet lunch.
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