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In this follow-up to Battle for the American Mind, David Goodwin lays out the principles for providing a classical Christian education for children, K-12. American parents have been desperate for an alternative to our broken, woke school system. Inspired by the insights of Battle for the American Mind, many gratefully embraced Classical Christian Education as an alternative--a deep tradition grounded in a biblical worldview. Instead of creating soulless careerists or woke activists, the lost tradition of CCE teaches children to care more about virtue and wisdom rather than conforming to a corrupt culture. New schools are popping up around the country. However, parents and educators need a roadmap for incorporating CCE into kids'' lives. This is that map. David Goodwin has taught classical Christian education for decades. In Forging the American Mind, he lays out practices, recommendations, and stories filled with simple, hard-won advice on how to parent and teach kids with wisdom, love, and ambition. How do you teach language? How do you teach Plato? What''s the best way to teach Christian history? How do you balance students'' individuality with respect for community? Goodwin offers answers to these questions and many more, and gives parents year-by-year plans, starting with the rambunctious elementary school years, through middle and high school, and concludes with an ambitious path to adulthood for teens. Forging the American Mind is a revolutionary road map for transforming education. This book gives devout parents and teachers the concrete information and inspiration they need to build a new and better way of learning for all American children.

Sir James Malory is to stop Doctor Philiphs from turning the earth to dust. He has to get the microfilm of the secret formula for doing so from Holy Pussy. On the way after having an adventure with Holy Pussy palace in India, he encounters The Scarlett Lady who is a trader to the KJB, captured by the Russians and the adventure starts in Siberia and then it continues in Jamaica with three villains; Doctor Philiphs, the psychiatrist, and the two scientists. Sir James Malory was assigned by S to kill all three of them. Find out and see.

Meet the colourful Nogopogos in their funny hats. Join them as they take a trip on the Little Yellow Bus, and see what happens when they eat too much ice cream.

This text contains information and advice on setting up your aquarium, choosing the best fish for your environment, fish care, plants, and more.

"A comprehensive guide to over 200 aquarium fish--including their origins, size, requirements, characteristics and care. The aquarium fish handbook also contains practical advice on setting up and maintaining an aquarium, as well as some basic health and diet tips. Fully illustrated throughout, this is an essential reference guide for aquarium owners and anyone with an interest in these fascinating fish."-- Page [4] of cover

Sir James Malory is an American agent for the CIA with a mission to stop Kia Romia from destroying the world''s oil supply in Saudi Arabia. James meets glamorous women on the way and the under world of casinos and brothels. His mission is to kill an assassin named Collins Blimbo. James Malory must stop her operation and get the Prize Jewel. Find out and read.

Michael Chiles and David Goodwin team up to present a comprehensive guide for all new teachers as they begin their journey, summarising a range of essential techniques. This book will be a key resource for all practitioners training to teach across subjects and phases. Michael and David provide clear guidance on key practical pedagogy techniques including establishing routines, building relationships and difficult conversations, as well as supporting teachers in preparing for their first interview. Each technique, supported by research-based evidence, will be explained and illustrated expertly.

Abstract: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The purpose of this critical analysis was to investigate the existing literature to determine whether continuous passive motion (CPM) is an effective intervention following a total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The variables that were examined included range of motion (ROM), pain, postoperative complications, and length of stay (LOS), and most efficacious protocol. SUBJECTS: Twenty articles were reviewed to determine the effectiveness of CPM as an intervention following a TKA. Inclusion criteria included: the use of CPM, mean subject age 50 years or older, heterogeneous sample, a primary source, and utilization of a control group. In addition, three of the following needed to be met: measures ROM, measures pain, measures postoperative complication, and LOS. METHODS: A research organizer was utilized to determine whether a particular article met the specified, predetermined criteria. Following the selection of articles, descriptive statistics were generated to determine the outcomes of pain, ROM, LOS, and postoperative complications in patients utilizing CPM versus a control group. A database was created using Microsoft Access to organize the information from each article in a user-friendly manner. Tables were created, queries were run, and reports were formed to display the information. Effect size was calculated to measure the magnitude of differences between sample means. RESULTS: Sixteen of the twenty articles reviewed measured knee ROM with six reporting statistically significant results in knee excursion at discharge. Eleven articles measured pain as an impairment level variable. Three articles found statistically significant results indicating that the CPM group needed less pain relief through analgesic use. Seventeen articles measured the incidence of postoperative complications. Four reported statistically significant results, indicating that patients who received CPM had a lower incidence of postoperative complications. A statistically significant shorter LOS in the CPM group was reported in four of the articles reviewed. Effect size was negligible for all variables in all of the articles. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: The results suggest that CPM is an effective intervention immediately following a TKA. However, CPM may not be effective in restoring ROM after discharge. In addition, CPM has negligible effects on pain, postoperative complications, and LOS when compared to a control group. Due to the conflicting results, no efficacious protocol was determined in this research study. Further studies are needed to evaluate the effectiveness of CPM following a TKA to determine the benefits of this intervention.

A 25-pack of Discover Classical Christian Education: The Essential Guide for Parents. This booklet provides an introduction to classical Christian education. This fast-paced booklet will help you understand the basics of this time-tested and essential form of education. You''ll wish you could go back to school.You''ll discover the ancient and future form of education that challenges us to glorify God with our minds and restore a Christian culture to our churches and homes. Imagine the potential impact as Christians return to their traditional role as intellectual leaders in the culture.American education is in trouble. Academically, kids are less capable than they were 50 years ago. This problem is dwarfed by the moral crisis. Even Christian kids are failing to think or act like Christians. In a culture that is marching away from God and away from standards, our youth need the lost tools of learning.Christians have an opportunity to break away from the influence of modern education and return to education that cultivates a Christian worldview and prepares students academically. Since the 1990s, classical Christian education has enjoyed rapid growth as it expands worldwide.

Ordinarily, in federal practice, a plaintiff is master of the complaint. But the doctrine of "complete preemption," which affects certain federal laws, allows a defendant to recharacterize a plaintiff''s state claims as being federal claims in disguise. An ordinary contract dispute, for instance, can transform into a pension battle, or a copyright action; and, thus recast, the lawsuit can be removed to federal court.The Puzzle of Panel Processing: ERISA, Complete Preemption, and the Federal Jurisdiction Gap traces, from its inception, the curious case of Sexton v. Panel Processing, which began as a state whistleblower suit and ended as a marquee Sixth Circuit decision about the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the statutory behemoth more commonly known as ERISA. By tracing the path of Panel Processing and its odd procedural outcome, the piece highlights a possible gap between federal-question jurisdiction and the complete preemption process, a gap which has the potential to lead to unclear and frustrating jurisdictional outcomes at late stages of litigation. A modest tweak to federal practice-the sua sponte scrutiny of all removal notices premised on preemption doctrines-is proposed as the simplest practical solution to this problem.

In January 2009, in the last week of the Bush Administration, the U.S. Department of Education (ED), upon orders from the departing political appointee staff, published the final report in a long running National Evaluation of Upward Bound (UB). The study was conducted by the contractor, Mathematica Policy Research. After more than a year in review, and over a year after the third and final contract had ended, the report was published over objections from the Policy and Program Studies Services (PPSS) ED career technical staff who were assigned to monitor the final Mathematica contract. The report was also published after a "disapproval to publish" rating in the formal review process from the Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), out of whose program allocation the evaluation was funded. The Mathematica reports from the Upward Bound (UB) study (Myers et. al. 2004; and Seftor et. al. 2009) have had a large impact on policy development for more than a decade. They have resulted in an OMB "ineffective rating" and were used to justify the zero funding requests for all of the federal pre-college programs, UB, Upward Bound Math/Science (UBMS), Talent Search and GEAR UP in President Bush''s budgets in FY 2005 and FY 2006. As the original and final Contracting Officers Technical Representatives (COTRs) for the study within the US Department of Education, it was the official job of Drs. Goodwin and Callahan to provide Technical Monitoring of the Upward Bound evaluation contracts. In the final of three sequential contracts, after concerns about the study were raised, Dr Goodwin and Dr. Callahan conducted a Quality Assurance Review (ED-PPSS QA review), and found that the impact estimations from the study being reported by the contractor were seriously flawed--so much so that the basic conclusions Mathematica made concerning the efficacy of the Upward Bound program were impacted. While they have spoken out before on this topic, Dr. Goodwin and Dr. Callahan are speaking out again in 2014, because of the on-going and recent citations of the erroneous findings from the study in Congressional testimony, policy briefs, and public speeches (Whitehurst, 2011, Haskins and Rouse 2013; Decker 2013). These erroneous findings continue to do unwarranted and non-transparent serious reputational harm to the Upward Bound program. The ED-PPSS QA review involved an internal review and analysis of all data files from the study, as well as consultation and replication of results by external statistical experts. The data files reviewed included: the initial sampling frame, the baseline survey, five follow-up surveys, student transcripts, 10 years of federal aid files and 10 years of National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) data. The ED-PPSS QA found that the Mathematica reports were seriously flawed, made unwarranted conclusions about the Upward Bound program, and were not transparent in reporting. Moreover statistically significant and educationally meaningful positive impacts on the key legislative goals of the Upward Bound program were clearly found when the study errors were addressed using standards-based statistical methods. These positive impacts are unacknowledged in the Mathematica reports. This report provides: (1) Highlights from the ED-PPSS Review and Re-Analysis: (2) Major Errors Identified in the Technical Monitors'' Quality Assurance Review; and (3) Major Impact Findings from the Re-Analyses.

Throughout the United States, the use of fiber reinforced (FR) composites in building and infrastructure applications has been steadily on the rise. FR composite materials, which include fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites and fiber reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) composites, are used to repair, strengthen, and seismically retrofit structural components (e.g., columns, beams, walls) of existing buildings and infrastructure. FR composite retrofits have become competitive with more traditional retrofit techniques due to their high strength, light weight, low profile, and corrosion resistance. These FR composite properties have resulted in lower overall costs and more efficient, less labor-intensive installation processes. Furthermore, repair, strengthening, and seismic retrofit of aging structures with FR composites leads to improved building and infrastructure resilience. Since the use of FR composites in the civil engineering field has matured, this report serves to review the state-of-the-art for FR composite performance and identify research needs requisite to advancing the field. The report focuses primarily on externally bonded FRP composites since they are most commonly used in practice in the United States. The research needs were obtained by an extensive literature review and from input received at a national stakeholder workshop at NIST in 2018. The findings of this report describe the materials and structural level research needs prioritized per the subject matter expert opinions received at the workshop. Major materials research needs include improvement of inspector certification processes and improvement or development of test methods that assess the condition of FR composites after installation and long-term use. Other major research needs include identification of bond degradation mechanisms between FRP composites and concrete and relation of accelerated conditioning protocols to long-term exposure outdoors. Structural research needs include development of design standards and guidelines for FR retrofitted components and buildings, improvement of inspection practices, structural-scale experimental studies, and improvement of numerical modeling capabilities. This report is intended to inform future research plans developed by various stakeholders concerning the performance of buildings and infrastructure that are retrofitted or repaired with FR composites.