Animal testing is an unnecessarily cruel and inaccurate process that should not be used to test cosmetic products and new drugs today. ... The LD-50 test, which stands for Lethal Dose-50%, means that out of all the animals tested on, 50% of them died. ... Another regularly used test is the Draize test of which there are two common types: skin and eye irritants. Guinea pigs are the most commonly tested on animal for the Draize test. ... They are, however, constantly looking for alternative ways to make animal testing less extreme and painful (Animal Testing"). ...

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Safety testing grew out of other forms of testing. ... The debate over animal testing has become an ethical and philosophical issue. ... ("Animal Testing") The most famous example of the dangers of animal testing is the Thalidomide tragedy of the 1960s and 1970s. ... The most common type of alternative methods are: in-vitro tests, computer software, databases of tests already done (to avoid duplication), and even human "clinical trial" tests. ... Testing of animals is cruel and unethical. ...

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Face it, most students grow up hating tests. ... Whether it be in Kindergarten, getting tested on their ABC's, to the ever so difficult, life threatening third grade multiplication tests. ... What is the purpose for standardized tests? ... During tests, but more specifically, standardized tests. ... Testing is expensive, that's a fact. ...

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The Educational Testing Service (ETS) adopted the SAT I back in 1944. ... The original test, known as the "Army Alpha" was an IQ test administered by the United States Army to evaluate the intelligence of new recruits. Following the war, the Army Alpha was adapted and transformed for the purpose of a college admissions test, (The Big Test: SAT I, p.l) .The first test was experimentally administered to a few thousand college applicants in 1926. ... Christopher Jencks and Meredith Phillips, editors of the 1998 book, The Black- White Test Score Gap, argued that African Americans will always scor...

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The largest and most useful area of testing is called Toxicity Testing. ... (Boyd, 184) Eye irritancy tests, the largest and most controversial area in toxcity testing, began in 1920. ... This method of toxicity tests is now used to test everything from shampoo to pesticides. ... A less painful area of testing is the sub-acute and sub-chronic tests. These tests last between one and three months and use slightly less toxic doses then toxicity tests. ...

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ANIMAL TESTING (what exactly is the problem?)... According to specific test animal tests and human results only match 5%-25% of the time. ... If anything animal testing only contributes to human despair. ... When replacing animal testing the three "Rs" must be taken into consideration. ... Animals are not humans and therefore can not be used as proper test products. ...

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Several individuals within the Pentagon strongly believe that testing of nuclear weapons will become more crucial as the size of the United States arsenal is reduced ("President Bush Considers Resumption of Nuclear Weapons Testing"). The Bush Administration is currently making an allowance for an advanced plan to continue nuclear weapons testing. ... Without nuclear testing we would be defenseless to other nations that possess more intimidating and constructive weaponry. These are reasons why nuclear testing should be practiced but there are also reasons why this testing is harmful in many ...

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According to the implied-consent law, the police can require you to take a Breathalyzer test. ... Another test that police frequently require to be taken is the Walk and Turn test. ... In order to properly administer this test, it is important to understand what type of test it is. This test is commonly referred to as a Divided Attention test because it divides the suspect's attention between mental and physical tasks. ... There are six scoring factors that determine if the suspect passed the test. ...

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The majority of the test subjects, otherwise known as "logs " for the medical assistants to cope more easily, were Chinese. ... Many experiments tested diseases. ... Before implementing the germ warfare as a weapon, Unit 731 wanted to test them to see if they worked. Testing germ warfare was just as malicious as the other human experimentations. Germ warfare was tested on villages filled with innocent people. ...

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The industry has always been quick to exploit the less than conclusive results of animal tests, especially in fields such as onconlogy. ... Due to the unavoidable biological differences between human beings and animals, the results of animal tests can't be applied to human beings with any degree of confidence. ... All of the chemicals mentioned above had been tested on different animals prior to their use on the soldiers. Nevertheless, the animal tests were evidently not able to prevent the Gulf War veterans and their children from becoming the real guinea pigs. ... Moreover, animal tests...

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An IQ test, therefore, should not be considered a measure of a person's intelligence. ... For example, East Asians, such as Japanese, Chinese, Korean, typically obtain higher scores on intelligence test and achievement tests that white Americans. ... On the other hand, some people believe that some tests are either racially or culturally biased which leads to the differences in test scores for different races and ethnicities. ... A perfect example is an aptitude or intelligence test. ... For example, if French and English speaking Canadians takes vocabulary tests and the test is in En...

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This paper is organized as follows: section 2 introduces the model, section 3 estimation, section 4 analyzes the hypothesis testing, and in section 5 presents the results of the estimation and summarizes the findings. 2. ... OLS tests are supposed to show BLUE that is efficient, unbiased and consistent but since these coefficients are highly correlated it is not BLUE. ... Forecasts will also be inefficient, tests of hypothesis are valid. ... If the serial correlation is ignored and the OLS procedure is applied, then the tests of hypotheses will not be valid. ... First order corre...

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Atomic bombs were the first nuclear weapons to be developed, tested, and used. ... On July 16, 1945, Oppenheimer and Groves' units conducted a firing test of the lethal weapon in the New Mexico desert (Oppenheimer). ... The Trinity test (the code name for the test of the first atomic bomb), on July 16, 1945, was an amazing success (Kimball). ... Atomic bombs were the first nuclear weapons to be developed, tested, and used. ... "War Department Release on New Mexico Test, July 16, 1945." 1995-2002: March 20th 2003 ...

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They then find out that there is not enough time to read their text causing them to find other means to do well on their tests. The result is trying to cheat or plagiarize, either off the Internet or copying someone else's work during a test. ... I remember in high school, my friends and I always sat together on one big desk so that during test it was easier to pass each other notes and answers or even switch papers. After receiving good marks we all laughed about how easy the test was forgetting about how we got the mark. ... In most cases, students are pushed too much that they feel...

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Testing and Bombing A. First test of the Atomic Bomb(Trinity). ... At last it was time for the testing and bombing, to see if all the hard work had paid off. The first test was conducted in the desert near Alamogordo, New Mexico at a site called Trinity. ... Ken Bainbridge, the test director, then told Oppenheimer, "Now we"re all sons of bitches." ...

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The test results will be made public in annual report cards on how schools and states are progressing toward their objectives. The act also says that children will be tested annually in grades 3 through 8, in reading and math to measure their progress. ... Students must also increase in theirs test scores in order to be promoted to the next level. ... She claims that schools headboard plans out the testing dates for the students, being a monthly test throughout the whole school year. ... He explains that the school plans a monthly test for the students in order for them to the constant with it...

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Some people have suggested that the employment system should work on a color-blind test (Plous). The color blind test is a method where race is not mentioned on applications. Employers determine how qualified an individual is by administering a test (Benoit). ... The color-blind test ultimately favors Caucasian people, even though it is meant to be fair. ... Caucasians usually come from better neighborhoods, translating to better schooling, better test scores, better dress, and a better overall image. ...

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There was a debate at Los Alamos about whether to test the new plutonium 'implosion' bomb before it was actually dropped. ... Kistiakowsky and Oppenheimer both argued for such a test, but initially Groves was opposed. He was afraid that if the test failed, the precious plutonium would be scattered all across the countryside."... Hanford's plutonium production was increasing fast enough so that a test would cause little delay in time. ... (Szasz 26) The final agreement for the test was that the bomb would be placed in "a gigantic, 214-ton, cylinder-shaped tank (call...

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In the same test, students from Shanghai, China, received higher scores than any other school system in the world (Hechinger 1). ... Finland does not do any assessments or testing of their students until they finish secondary school at age sixteen. ... The U.S. testing system could be reformed by schools or states, as long as the main goals were being accomplished. ... The U.S. should discontinue testing until children are older as officials do in Finland. ... There has been worldwide academic testing which proves that American students compare ...

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We can measure this in various ways, but, naturally, I come back to standardized test scores, a common indicator of academic success. ... With 65 nations participating in the PISA testing, these are hardly numbers to write home about. ... This relationship is similar across reading and science tests, and in schools across the nation. While there are exceptions, a general rule can be made that the lower the average income of a school, the lower the test scores will be. ... Diversification also helps the social aspect of education that has been lost in the standardized testing craze. ...

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Minority students are further disadvantaged when applying to college, because standardized test scores are biased against them. ... For example, Finnish people are seen as inferior in Sweden, and perform poorly on tests there; however, they perform well on tests in Australia, where they are not discriminated against. These studies suggest that standardized test scores are unintentionally biased against Americans who suffer a lower position in the U.S. social structure, namely African-Americans and Hispanics. This is one reason that affirmative action is needed to combat this bias by seeking to...

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The new standards also give the teacher a better way to evaluate the progress of her students through the regular standardized testing. ... Fore example there have been several questions on standardized test given by the government where there is simply no answer to. ... I also don't agree with all of the standardized testing that takes place with Common Core. Teachers will or have started teaching to the test so it appears like everyone knows what they are doing. ... I don't think that by making standards and restrictions we will see an improvement in test scores around the countr...

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The NCLB act creates stressful school environments for schools by mandating that standardized testing weighs more than student work, increases paper work for the classroom teacher, and has shown few improvements in education overall. ... The Act also makes it look as if the school systems now are all about test grades [OBr13] [Deb09]. Every meeting that teachers have are about to get test grades higher. However, what good are test grades being higher if the student did not learn anything on the test and the teacher gives them the answer to improve AYP so that the school can get extra federal...

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GENERAL The "Beta Test" as further described herein, will last approximately 90 days, and will commence upon your installation of the Product. During the Beta Test, the Licensee shall be entitled to use the Product for Licensee's personal or internal needs for test and evaluation purposes only. iMesh RESPOSIBILITIES iMesh shall: (a) furnish the Product and all modifications or additions produced in the Beta Test to the Licensee for trial use and testing in connection with the Beat Test; (b) provide corrections and/or enhancements to the Product at no charge. ...

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Lots of women are eager to see a "+" or "yes" on their pregnancy test, but some may never be able to experience that moment. ... The females evaluation is more complex, they begin by investigating if the women is ovulating regularly which would eliminate her not releasing an egg each month like she's suppose to, a women can accomplish this in several different ways, by recording the changes in her morning body temperature(basal body temperature), by recording the changes in the texture of her vaginal discharge, and lastly by using a home ovulation test kit. Finding out...

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