Intellectual Brilliance and Presidential Performance: Why Pure Intelligence (or Openness) Doesn't Suffice.

In recent years it has become popular on the internet to debate the IQ of the incumbent president of the United States. Yet, these controversies (and hoaxes) presume that IQ has some relevance to understanding the president's actual performance as the nation's leader. This assumption is examined by reviewing the empirical research on the intelligence-performance association in political leadership, with a special focus on U.S. presidents. The review starts by discussing at-a-distance assessment techniques, a method that has yielded reliable and valid measures of IQ, Intellectual Brilliance, and Openness to Experience; three correlated even if separable concepts. The discussion then turns to the reliable and valid measurement of presidential performance-or "greatness"-via successive surveys of hundreds of experts. These two lines of research then converged on the emergence of a six-predictor equation, in which Intellectual Brilliance plays a major role, to the exclusion of both IQ and Openness. The greatest presidents are those who feature wide interests, and who are artistic, inventive, curious, intelligent, sophisticated, complicated, insightful, wise, and idealistic (but who are far from being either dull or commonplace). These are the personal traits we should look for in the person who occupies the nation's highest office if we seek someone most likely to solve the urgent problems of today and tomorrow

The Secular and Cyclic Behavior of "True" Construction Costs

Current construction cost indices typically are derived by applying national weights to local costs for materials and labor. In this study, construction cost indices are developed that are based on actual contractor tenders for projects. As such, they incorporate full variation in factor proportions, as well as factor costs, contractor overhead, and profit. Cost indices are produced for two product types, office and multi-family residential, in six different MSAs using F.W. Dodge project cost data from 1967 through the first half of 2004. Standard ‘‘hedonic’’ analysis is applied to control for variation in project scale and features to extract the true time trends in costs for each market. The findings indicated that real construction costs generally have fallen slightly over the last 35 years. In addition, no correlation is found between costs and building activity. Causal (IV) analysis implies that the construction industry is elastically supplied to local real estate markets, with any ‘‘excess’’ profits going to land and developer entrepreneurship. This is consistent with the traditional ‘‘urban land economics’’ literature.

Strength And Balance Training For A 29-Year-Old Female Who Sustained A Multifocal Stroke: A Case Report

Background and Purpose: While balance and strengthening are standard interventions for older patients who have sustained a stroke, there is very limited research on the most effective physical therapy rehabilitation for a young female who recently suffered a stroke. Therefore, the purpose of this case report was to investigate a comprehensive physical therapy program that included balance and strength training for a young female who recently sustained a multifocal stroke. Case description: The patient was a 29-year-old female who sustained a multifocal stroke in her left parietal, left frontal, and bilateral occipital lobes. She presented with right lower extremity weakness and numbness, and poor balance. Her plan of care included patient education, home exercise program, LE strengthening, and balance training. Outcome measures included Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS), manual muscle testing (MMT), single limb stance, and dermatome sensitivity testing. Outcomes: Improvements were noted in her progress note during her 5th week. Lower Extremity Functional Scale improved (31/80 to 50/80). General hip strength improved (3+/5 to 4/5). Knee extension improved (4-/5 to 4+/5). Single limb stance on right foot improved from unable to perform to 30 seconds. Dermatome sensation improved at L3 from complete numbness to normal sensation. Discussion: A comprehensive physical therapy program that included balance and strength training was beneficial for a 29-year-old patient who had sustained a multifocal stroke. Future research should investigate a younger cohort of patients who have sustained a stroke and the best treatment option available

The Marital Economy in Scandinavia and Britain, 1400–1900

Edited by Ågren, Maria & Erickson, Amy Louise. Series: Women and Gender in the Early Modern World. Ashgate, Aldershot, Hants and Burlington, Vermont 2005. 288 + xiiii pages, maps, figure

Alien Registration- Simonton, Beatrice (Portland, Cumberland County)

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Alien Registration- Simonton, Beatrice (Portland, Cumberland County)

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Effective Sight Word Methods for Young Readers

There are many components that are considered when young students learn to read. What should educators focus on? In this literature review, the importance of sight word learning is explored, as well as effective ways to teach them to young readers. Based on findings, to have the ability to retain sight words, one must have a sense of strong letter and sound relationships. Phonemic awareness tends to be a prerequisite for the foundation skill of sight word recall. Once students have this core alphabetic background, they can begin to interact with different methods to build their sight word vocabularies. Some of these methods include different flashcard drills as well as exploring different multisensory activities

Alien Registration- Simonton, Beatrice (Portland, Cumberland County)

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