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Could a password hash that's prone to more collisions provide better overall security?
Website security breaches seem to be a common occurrence, giving the attacker password hashes that he can conduct a brute force attack against, often given him a list of passwords that will work on other sites since users commonly reuse passwords.
Would it improve overall security by making the hashing algorithm slightly weaker and more prone to collisions, so even if the attacker does brute force a password that works on the hacked site, it's not likely to work at any other site?
So if, for example, some hash algorithm were 1000 times more likely to have a collision than some other hash algorithm, it makes the attacker's work 1000 times easier on that site, but any password he brute forces has only a 1 in 1000 chance of working on another site. He could continue to brute force and come up with all 1000 passwords that collide with the hash, but if he tried to cycle through all 1000 passwords on other sites, hopefully that site would shut him down before he got through all passwords.
Would this lead to better overall security by reducing the ability of a hacker to exploit passwords shared with other sites, or would it just weaken security by deliberately making it much easier to brute force a single site's password?
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The "1000" factors cancel out. By making collisions much probable so that each password has on average 999 brother passwords which equally grant access to site A, you make entering site A 1000 times easier. Due to the vast choice of possible passwords, that "easy-site-A" password has only 1/1000 probability of being good for site B (where the user reused his password), but that extra 1000 difficulty factor is over the difficulty of entering site A -- which has just been made 1000 times easier. So entry in site B has not been made harder.
One other way to see it is to imagine the attacker trying to attack site B. He then creates site A himself -- with an extremely collision-happy hash function so that every possible password grants access to A: it suffices to have a hash function which always return the same value. The attacker can certainly implement a site with no access restriction, i.e. that kind of "site A". Does it change anything to the difficulty of entering site B ? Since it is something that the attacker can build from scratch independently of site B and its users, it cannot.
In the situation you envision, you can imagine site A as a filter for site B. Sure, site A won't tell you which password is the right one for site B; but it will reduce the list of candidates to 1000 (out of a few billions). This can only help attacking site B, and will certainly not protect site B.
(Edit: this was originally in reply to a comment which has now been deleted) You've missed the point. Making collisions more probable on your own site makes it easier to attack your site, but fundamentally does not increase the difficulty of cracking passwords on another site. The attacker can simply generate all 1,000 possible collisions and test them against the second site. – Stephen Touset May 2 '13 at 18:36
Right, but if the attacker doesn't have the hashes for the second site, then he has to test them one by one through the site's normal login form, giving site B the ability to lock out the account after X wrong password attempts, possibly alerting the user and forcing him to set a new password to unlock his account. – Johnny May 2 '13 at 18:38
@Johnny - I bet that you would be able to pick the real password in 99% of all cases, because most people do not choose absolutely random passwords. It may be more difficult for a computer to choose the right one, but i'm sure one could write software that can do a rating and find the most probable ones. – martinstoeckli May 2 '13 at 18:47
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Q: laravel DB::insert Invalid parameter number I am trying to insert values of a form in my table by variables.
When I try with one value it's ok but then with 2, this is not working.

SQLSTATE[HY093]: Invalid parameter number (SQL: insert into ....

but here is my code and SQL request and I don t understand why this is not working.
DB::insert('insert into recherchesDuJour (UserIp,'."$ListeDesColonnesARemplir".') values (?,'."$ListeDesPointsDInterrogation".' )', [$UserIp , $ListeDesValeurs]);

My print_r of var
print_r($ListeDesColonnesARemplir . '/');
print_r($ListeDesValeurs . '/');
print_r($ListeDesPointsDInterrogation . '/');
die();

NaceCode,Langue/a:2:{i:0;s:4:"7724";i:1;s:4:"7762";},s:2:"fr";/?,?/

I have the same number of columns, "?" and values, so I don't understand.
Thanks for the help and sorry for my bad English.

A: You have to convert the $ListeDesValeurs string into an array:
DB::insert('...', array_merge([$UserIp], explode(',', $ListeDesValeurs)));

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A more practical way of reaching space is through satellite exploration. The satellite industry is in a state of flux, with small satellites having changed the economics of space over the years. Prof Sweeting's company, for example, manufactures a range of different-sized satellites, from navigation satellites as large as a bus to nano-satellites or CubeSats weighing only 4kg. These satellites will soon cost only a few thousands of dollars. Traditionally, satellites could only be made and launched by multi-billion-dollar firms such as Boeing and Lockheed Martin. Today, start-ups, universities and even high schools are developing and launching them into orbit.
"Now we can take advantage of the technologies built for your smart phones and laptops, and use them to bring down the cost of space," explains Sweeting.
According to a recent report from Frost & Sullivan, small satellite launches will explode in the next decade, reaching around 11,740 small satellites by 2030, with revenues soaring to US$70.1 billion. Investors funnelled US$2.8 billion into space start-ups in 2016, a record amount for a second consecutive year.
There are many good reasons for wanting to make space more accessible to a wider audience: from mapping the impact of hurricanes in Florida to giving farmers in New Zealand better oversight of which pasture to direct their sheep to. It will create connections over long-haul flights, enable the internet of things, and benefit residential and enterprise broadband services. Crucially, satellite internet will help developing countries, addressing issues associated with terrestrial internet latency in the most rural of areas.
Indeed, a lack of internet is one of the factors responsible for the world's widening wealth gap. Forty-five percent of the planet's population — some 3.5 billion people — do not have broadband internet access. Companies from SpaceX to OneWeb, Telesat and LeoSat have pledged to help democratise the internet using satellites. Tom Choi, a space industry veteran and founder of Airspace Internet Exchange, a technology company that aims to reduce costs of payload for satellites, believes it is key for "humanity".
"I strongly feel that people like me need to innovate and reduce the costs of providing internet to these rural areas. Otherwise we're going to see a situation where half of mankind gets left behind," he said at the panel discussion at the Great Festival of Innovation.
And, also, ownership in space is a development that some people are simply feeling entitled to, whether that be a private individual or high-school research department. Last year, an Azerbaijani rocket scientist and billionaire, Igor Raufovich Ashurbeyli, launched into orbit what he claims will be the first space nation: Asgardia. This nation takes the form of two bread-tin-sized satellites containing the data of the first 250,000 "space citizens": anyone who applied for citizenship in the new state. Ashurbeyli is planning to apply for a nation-state designation from the United Nations to officialise the entity. Ashurbeyli makes the point that space — just like land on Earth — should be available to all, not just a handful of rich governments, the military and billionaires.
Choi agrees that there are many reasons to be concerned about the current imbalance of space ownership, and it is moving dangerously towards "another form of unfair economic imperialism".
C and Ku bands are the most common portions of the electromagnetic spectrums for satellite communication systems, operating at a geostationary altitude of 36,000km.
There are, on the other hand, many reasons to be concerned about allowing more satellites into space, such as the threat of collisions and resulting rogue space debris. The US government is tracking around 20,000 pieces of space junk larger than 5cm in orbit, which have broken off rockets. When two satellites collide, they create hundreds of thousands of fragments that often collide with other satellites and damage or destroy them. "If we're not careful we could create a deadly debris field around the world into which we can no longer launch scientific missions," warns Choi.
Further regulation of satellites will be essential, he adds. There's already quite a bit of regulation in space, especially regarding satellite communication. As part of the United Nations there's a 195-country member organisation called the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), which regulates how corporations use frequencies in space.
Governments are also required to ensure commercial operators can bring down satellites and accurately predict their orbits. But space weather is still unpredictable and, until this improves, extreme weather events are likely to cause satellites to be knocked off course.
In the mid-1990s one of Prof Sweeting's satellites was hit by a piece of space debris, he recalls. Luckily it was only the satellite's tail that was damaged, and the satellite survived. He adds that, in a few months, his company is launching a new type of satellite that will clean up debris from orbit.
"In future, commercial satellites will have to employ techniques to come down into the atmosphere and burn up when they've finished their useful life. But if we put too big a burden on companies it will be too expensive to go up to space, so we have to balance it," says Prof Sweeting.
Security is another issue. There are 2,000 communication satellites orbiting the planet, which, according to cybersecurity company IOActive, would be "scarily easy to hack". Hackers could exploit existing SATCOM vulnerabilities to impact the aviation, maritime and military industries, with the potential to disrupt transmissions on a passenger aircraft, to being able to pinpoint the location of military units, says IOActive.
"We definitely need some form of governmental regulation and laws, so people are behaving correctly," agrees Prof Sweeting.


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Udaypur is a village in Kalna II block of Purba Bardhaman district in West Bengal state of India.

Geography
Behula River flows by the village. Most of the land surrounding the village are composed of rice fields. The majority of the village's residents are farmers and businessmen.

Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India Udaypur had a total population of 811, of which 412 (51%) were males and 399 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 68. The total number of literates in Udaypur was 590 (79.41% of the population over 6 years).

Education
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Culture
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References

Villages in Purba Bardhaman district

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Q: PointInside method returns false regardless of touching inside view I wrote a method that dismiss subview when touching outside subview. That's my sample code demonstration:
import UIKit

class ViewController: UIViewController {

    var testView = UIView()

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()

        let frame = CGRect(x: 10.0, y: 10.0, width: 100.0, height: 100.0)
        print("origin frame is \(frame)")

        testView = UIView(frame: frame)
        testView.center = self.view.center
        testView.backgroundColor = UIColor.greenColor()
        testView.userInteractionEnabled = true
        print("frame of test View is \(testView.frame)")

        self.view.addSubview(testView)

    }

    override func touchesBegan(touches: Set<UITouch>, withEvent event: UIEvent?) {

        //got point of touch
        if let touchPlace = touches.first?.locationInView(view) {
            print("Your touch was at \(touchPlace)")
            let isInside = testView.pointInside(touchPlace, withEvent: nil)
            print("Will touch be inside subview? Answer: \(isInside)")
            if !isInside {
                testView.removeFromSuperview()
            }
        }
    }
}

Nevertheless, isInside is always false in spite of location of touch. This is the console text:
origin frame is (10.0, 10.0, 100.0, 100.0)
frame of test View is (157.0, 318.0, 100.0, 100.0)
Your touch was at (168.33332824707, 330.666656494141)
Will touch be inside subview? Answer: false

Obviously, point of touch lays out inside of testView, and I have no idea what how to make it working.
Thanks in advance!

A: The point parameter of the pointInside method is defined as:

A point that is in the receiver's local coordinate system (bounds).

Instead, you want to test the touch point against the frame of textView, which is in the same coordinate system as the touch point (the superview's coordinate system):
let isInside = CGRectContainsPoint(testView.frame, touchPlace)


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Town hits COVID high in December
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WINCHESTER - 2022 or 2020, too?
This alleged new year is starting off like the last several, with COVID-19 surging throughout the country. That includes in Winchester, where although the percentage of those who tested positive remains below the state percentage, the current number is four times higher than it was at the end of October.
Winchester tested 4,261 residents from Dec. 12 - Dec. 25 and found 188 positive results for a 4.41 percent positivity rate. Consequently, Burlington tested nearly 600 less people but returned 150 more positive results for a nine percent positivity rate. Woburn also returned a nine percent positivity rate (9.20), but the city tested 2,200 more people than Burlington (and found 200 more positive residents).
The town, according to its data dashboard, currently shows 240 active, confirmed cases. For the month of December, the town uncovered 480 cases, by far the most of any month last year (the previous high was 309 in January). For comparison, last December, in 2020, the town hit 336 cases.
The one (and maybe only) bright spot to reaching so many cases involves the newish omicron variant reportedly being less severe than the delta variant. Some studies showed omicron producing more mild symptoms in those who contracted it. Of course, if those people were vaccinated that could explain it.
Speaking of vaccines, Winchester vaccinated at least 89 percent of all age groups save for those between ages 5 and 11. 65 percent of that group, who only recently became eligible to receive the vaccine, received both shots. The data, however, still doesn't show how many residents received a booster shot (which some doctors/scientists believe should now mean someone is fully vaccinated).
On the school side, the numbers (unsurprisingly) crept up over the holiday break. Currently, 112 students and staff at all Winchester schools tested positive. This includes 42 at the high school and 26 at the McCall Middle School. In total, 348 students and staff tested positive since school began back in September.
Fortunately, even though cases continue to rise in the state, Massachusetts vaccinated nearly three-quarters of all its eligible residents (5.14M people in total). That puts the state in a tie for the fourth-highest vaccinated state, behind Vermont, Rhode Island and Maine (and tied with Connecticut). Four states still haven't even vaccinated half their population: Mississippi (48.1 percent), Alabama (47.6 percent), Wyoming (47.5 percent), and Idaho (46.2 percent).
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The popularity of Chinese mobile handset maker Vivo has grown by leaps and bounds in India the last couple of years. From virtually scratch they have become a global premium smartphone brand with over 15.4 per cent market share as per the latest GSK report. It is expanding its brand value overseas through sports marketing.
The brand resonates with the youth and its incisive innovation and holistic marketing has been instrumental in establishing it on the global roadmap.
Lately, it has lent its name to several major sporting events in India, associating with Indian Premier League and becoming title sponsor for Pro Kabaddi League. Vivo recently announced to be the official sponsor for Fifa World Cups 2018 and 2022, to be held in Russia and in Qatar.
The cricket league continues to enjoy sustained viewership (cumulative reach of 363.9 million in 32 games) even after 10 years. Similarly, Pro-Kabaddi has witnessed a phenomenal rise to prominence with four successful seasons. Hence, the idea behind these associations is to further enhance our customer engagement and strengthen the brand connect amongst the masses of the country, he feels.
According to Zhang, Vivo is focused on a 360-degree approach with equal allotment of budget across print, electronic, digital platforms and for various activities.
"Our association across domains like general entertainment channels, award shows, sporting leagues like the IPL and Pro-Kabaddi and digital platform like Hotstar has helped us a great deal in engaging with the right audience. We believe our innovation and association with properties that are in line with our objective which will help us enhance and strengthen brand affinity amongst Indian audience," Zhang says. For Vivo, all advertisement campaigns resonate around its brand slogan 'Camera and Music' - capturing the essence of what it believes in.
"Our unbending desire to grow as a brand has been the driving force for us. Football enjoys tremendous fan following across the globe. As a sponsor of Fifa World cup for 2018 and 2022, we wish to spread our creativity and innovation at a global scale. Vivo has long term plans to capture the smartphone market and our association with Fifa and other platforms like the IPL, Pro-Kabaddi is a strategic move to create brand awareness and visibility not only in India but globally," he explains.
The five-year deal with the kabbadi league, which will begin from July 2017, is pegged at Rs 275-300 crore, one of the biggest in non-cricketing event.
Vivo has been present as an NBA partner in China, and also launched a customised phone for Golden State Warriors' NBA star Stephen Curry.
"The excitement surrounding the forthcoming season of Pro Kabaddi speaks volumes and cuts across audiences and comes with a 'Community' feel to it. We look forward to making this partnership a success," Zhang adds.
Vivo plans to establish V5 as a global premium brand focused for Camera and Music. It plans to consolidate the brand image in Indian smartphone market.


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Q: Create mySQL query in PHP to generate JSON array of column averages I'm trying to create a PHP script that will echo the average value of each of my columns and array them all in a single JSON array.
I know that this is how I can get the average for a column.
select avg(`sales`) as sales  from `mytable`

But I'm not sure how to string this together
select avg(`sales`) as sales  from `mytable`
select avg(`profit`) as profit  from `mytable`
select avg(`costs`) as costs  from `mytable`

To get something like this echo'd from PHP:
[
{
    "sales": 56812
},
{
    "profit": 2312
},
{
    "costs": 324
}
]

A: You're close.
select
    avg(sales) as sales,
    avg(profit) as profit,
    avg(costs) as costs
from mytable;

Note that I removed the backticks around your column and table names because they are not necessary and are just visual noise and are one other thing to make mistakes about.


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Heinrich Friedrich Weber
Not to be confused with Heinrich Martin Weber.
Magdala, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, German Confederation
24 May 1912 (1912-05-25) (aged 68)
Work on specific heats
ETH Zurich
Doctoral advisor
Ernst Abbe
Other academic advisors
Heinrich Friedrich Weber (/ˈveɪbər/;[1] German: [ˈveːbɐ]; 7 November 1843 – 24 May 1912) was a physicist born in the town of Magdala, near Weimar.
2 Einstein and Weber
Biography[edit]
Around 1861 he entered the University of Jena, where Ernst Abbe became the first of two physicists who decisively influenced his career (Weiss 1912, pp. 44–45). Weber soon discovered, however, that he lacked sufficient mathematical talent, and so he abandoned mathematics entirely (Weiss 1912, p. 44).
Returning to physics, Weber found in Abbe a young and dynamic scientist, one who successfully focused much of his research efforts on re-thinking optical theory. Abbe not only instructed Weber in the lecture hall and laboratory, he also served as a role model for him in several other ways: through his emphasis on the importance of laboratory work in general and precision instrumentation in particular; through his view that science should be closely related to practical life; and through his embodiment of the idea that a single individual could accomplish much in life. This last point, according to Pierre Weiss, Weber's obituarist and successor at the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, as the Zurich Polytechnic came to be called after 1911, was "the mainspring of his [Weber's] life, the source of his most beautiful successes" (Weiss 1912, p. 44).
Weber received his doctorate under Abbe in 1865 with a dissertation on the theory of light diffraction. He spent the second half of the 1860s as a private tutor in Pforzheim, publishing only one article during this period. Pforzheim was close to both the University of Heidelberg, where Weber came into contact with Gustav Kirchhoff, one of the leading theoretical physicists of the day, and to the Polytechnische Schule in Karlsruhe, where in 1870 he became Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann's assistant (Weiss 1912, p. 45). At the same time, Weber also managed to meet the professor of physiology at Heidelberg, Hermann von Helmholtz, perhaps through Kirchhoff or Wiedemann, since both of them were close friends of Helmholtz's. When Helmholtz left Heidelberg in 1871 to accept the call as professor of physics at the University of Berlin, he took Weber along as his first assistant. Helmholtz now became the second formative, and decidedly primary, influence on Weber's career.
During his three years as Helmholtz's assistant in Berlin (1871–1874), Weber helped Helmholtz set up and equip the Berlin laboratory and also helped him direct the student laboratories.
In 1872 and 1874, Weber published two noteworthy papers in the Annalen der Physik on determining the specific heats of carbon, boron, and silicon at various temperatures (Weber 1872, 1874).[2] Working in Helmholtz's refurbished Berlin laboratory, Weber measured the specific heats of these three elements and showed them to be noticeably smaller at low temperatures than predicted by the Dulong–Petit law; moreover, he found that, with an increase in temperature, their specific heats increased extraordinarily rapidly. Only when he increased the temperature beyond 1,000 degrees Celsius did the specific heats again follow the predictions of Dulong and Petit. For nearly thirty years Weber's empirical findings remained an anomaly until one of his students presented a new explanation (Weiss 1912, pp. 49–50; Pais 1982, pp. 391–392).
Weber married Anna Hochstetter in 1875. The couple had three daughters and five sons, all of which became academics: Oskar: chemist; Friedrich: geologist; Ernst: civil engineer and astronomer; Helmut and Richard: physicians.
Einstein and Weber[edit]
Albert Einstein considered Weber as doctoral advisor. Following a bitter disagreement with Weber, Einstein switched to Alfred Kleiner.[3][4] Heinrich Weber was both Einstein's and Mileva Marić's thesis advisor, and he gave their respective papers the two lowest essay grades in the class, with 4.5 and 4.0, respectively.[5] Einstein also famously once commented that Weber's lectures were 50 years out of date and did not contain Maxwell's equations.
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Weber–Hermite function
Weber function
^ "Weber". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
^ Weber, H.F., "Die spezifische Wärme der Elemente Kohlenstoff, Bor und Silicium", Pogg. Ann., 154, 1874
^ Alice Calaprice, Daniel Kennefick, Robert Schulmann; "An Einstein Encyclopedia" Princeton University Press, 27 Oct 2015
^ Weinstein, G.; "Albert Einstein at the Zürich Polytechnic" arXiv:1205.4335
^ "(PDF) The Collaboration of Mileva Maric and Albert Einstein" (PDF).
Pierre Weiss "Prof. Dr. Heinrich Friedr. Weber. 1843–1912," Schweizerische Naturforschende Gesellschaft. Verhandlungen, 95 pp. 44–53, (1912). online at: www.e-periodica.ch
Heinrich Friedrich Weber at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
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Puppy Love: Therapy dogs bring peace of mind to patients
By Reuters: Photography by Susana Vera. Reporting by Amanda Calvo.	| March 20, 2017
Atila, a trained therapeutic greyhound used to treat patients with mental health issues and learning difficulties, falls asleep as it gets caressed by three patients at Benito Menni health facility in Elizondo, northern Spain, February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Susana Vera
How these therapy pups are helping psychiatric patients have a fresh start in life.
Tucked away in Spain's Pyrenees mountains, patients at psychiatric facility Benito Menni stretch out across floor mats and stroke greyhound puppies Atila and Argi.
Puppy love is part of the treatment for conditions such as schizophrenia.
Atila and Argi, trained therapeutic greyhounds used to treat patients with mental health issues and learning difficulties, run through the grounds at Benito Menni health facility in Elizondo, northern Spain. REUTERS/Susana Vera
The facility, based in a town near the border with France, uses the dogs to help patients with intellectual disabilities and mental health conditions develop social skills and a sense of autonomy.
Andres Garcia, 29, embraces Argi, a trained therapeutic greyhound used to treat patients with mental health issues and learning difficulties, as he relaxes at Benito Menni health facility in Elizondo, northern Spain. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Alongside misty views of green rolling mountains, petting sessions with the eight-month-old puppies have a calming effect serving as an emotional outlet for patients who struggle to connect with others.
Andres Garcia (L), 29, and Inaki Gorriz, 24, pet Atila, a trained therapeutic greyhound used to treat patients with mental health issues and learning difficulties, as their nurses and therapists look on at Benito Menni health facility in Elizondo, northern Spain. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Playing with those who are more active and sitting still with those who find moving a daily challenge, the dogs tailor their behaviour according to the needs of their patient.
Argi and Atila, trained therapeutic greyhounds used to treat patients with mental health issues and learning difficulties, enter their home at Benito Menni health facility in Elizondo, northern Spain. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Unlike other centres, Atila and Argi live on the grounds and are cared for by patients.
"They are in charge of the dogs 24 hours a day," said head nurse of Benito Menni Uxua Lazkanotegi. "The dogs are now part of the centre."
Ramona Echeverria (L), 63, and Ion Albiz, 38, pet Atila, a trained therapeutic greyhound used to treat patients with mental health issues and learning difficulties, at Benito Menni health facility in Elizondo, northern Spain. REUTERS/Susana Vera
In an effort to promote good habits like self-control and personal hygiene, patients groom and feed their furry companions taking them for daily walks to the nearby village where the dogs are icebreakers facilitating conversation with the locals.
David Villanueva, 44, reacts as he caresses Atila, a trained therapeutic greyhound used to treat patients with mental health issues and learning difficulties, in its bed at Benito Menni health facility in Elizondo, northern Spain. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Centre residents who struggle to express themselves because of a range of cognitive and behavioural disabilities referred to their feelings for the dogs using words like "calmness", "companionship" and "affection".
Miren Martinez, 49, pets Atila, a trained therapeutic greyhound used to treat patients with mental health issues and learning difficulties, at Benito Menni health facility in Elizondo, northern Spain. REUTERS/Susana Vera
The dogs also work with those unable to feed or walk the animals, sitting with severe dementia patients in an effort to combat isolation and depression by stimulating their senses of touch.
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Have you been looking for the perfect Mother's ring? Something you can personalize just for you? I found this amazing set from the cutest shop, CHARMED COLLECTIONS !! I love how you have the option to layer the rings however you want! I have 3 children and I wanted something that I could customize. I chose to combine 2 collections to make this layered ring.
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This section of The Write Through Life discusses male privilege.
It has come to our attention there are many ideas, beliefs and standards throughout our society which have a direct and rather large effect on the behavior of women. Many times, women and men don't even realize they are being subjected to these types of oppressive tendencies; this is why we at The Write Through Life believe it's important to bring awareness to the subject.
The first work of the series is an article contemplating three different identifiable female personas often taken on in society. As women, we are often forced to keep our mouths shut and act cool in order to gain approval. Have you ever experienced this?
If you're interested in posting on the subject, please visit the contact page to send me a message/e-mail me directly!


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Bernos-Beaulac  es una población y comuna francesa, situada en la región de Aquitania, departamento de Gironda, en el distrito de Langon y cantón de Bazas.

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Input Devices Supported : Joystick (Digital)
Truly "digital" joysticks, in the DOS realm, can be thought of as Atari joysticks--simple 4-directional joysticks with a single fire button--that can be connected to the computer. The appeal of such setups was the elimination of joystick calibration; with digital joysticks, you're either pushing the stick, or you're not.
Some companies, like Banana Software Development, supported this setup, although you had to build a simple device to attach the Atari-style joystick to the parallel port of the PC. Some other computers supported "digital" joysticks natively, like the Amstrad PC.
Joystick (Digital) is part of the Input Devices Supported category. Input devices supported by games in order to enhance gameplay or offer alternate way of controls, but are not necessary in order to fully play the game.
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CaveDays 2007 Insolita Studios
Spitfire 1976 Innovative Coin Corporation
Cyberblast 1992 Innerprise Software, Inc.
Globulus 1990 Innerprise Software, Inc.
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Deliverance: Stormlord II 1990 21st Century Entertainment Ltd., Hewson Consultants Ltd., Inline Software, Inc.
Car Crash 1986 Initiel
Kick-Ass 2 2014 Freedom Factory Studios, Ingress
Thunder Zone 1994 Ingenuity Software
Z-Zone 1987 Infomedia France
Zool 1992 Amiga, Inc., GameTek, Inc., Gremlin Graphics Software Limited, Gremlin Interactive Limited, Nissho Iwai Infocom Systems Co., Ltd.
Future Knight 1986 Gremlin Graphics Software Limited
Snooker & Pool 1987 Gremlin Graphics Software Limited
Death Wish 3 1987 Gremlin Graphics Software Limited
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A 10 mm perfect golden circle of SNOWVILLE VARIQUOISE is hand cut and inlaid at the center of this perfect circle. The YITM signature carved HELENA band is a stunning and graphic accent on this simple golden ring.
14k RECYCLED yellow gold and inlaid SNOWVILLE VARIQUOISE stone.


Students undergo many personal and academic "stressors" every day. Tennyson counselors and administrators are available to assist students and families with personal challenges and to make referrals to counseling resources on and off campus. Please meet with your counselor for more information.
Tonia Herrero, MPS, ATR-P is a registered art therapist at Tennyson. She facilitates art therapy groups for students with mental health concerns referred through COST. Art therapy groups are small, confidential therapy groups that utilize not only verbal processing, but therapeutic art making as well. Art therapy directives are a way for group members to process their experiences and feelings non-verbally and develop hands-on coping skills. The artwork produced then serves as an entry point for group members to gain deeper insight and then articulate their reflections verbally with the group. The group format gives students the opportunity to connect with others and practice healthy relationships and boundaries. Some of the group themes include: depression and anxiety, self-regulation, grief, and more.
Off-site family counseling provided for high risk youth and their families, academic and career planning support for high school students, and the language and leadership program supporting students to develop resiliency factors and public speaking skills. YFSB provides crisis intervention and counseling services for Hayward families (parent and youth). YFSB has many programs that provide outreach for at-risk youth, diversion and intervention services working with HUSD.
The Parent Project is a 10-16 week parent training for parents who have students that are challenged with issues such as: gang involvement, drugs, and truancy. The goal of this project is to reduce family conflict, juvenile crime, improve student performance, attendance, and overall family unit.
Project Eden Youth Services Program is a prevention program, striving to keep young people from beginning to use alcohol and other drugs. Project Eden counselors offer psycho-educational support groups. Students are referred by faculty, staff, parents, or themselves for education and counseling on issues such as the negative effects of using alcohol and other drugs, communication skills, conflict resolution, decision making, goal setting, and anger management.
Tiburcio Vazquez Health Clinic is our on-campus clinic that provides comprehensive primary care services (medical & dental) for students and families who qualify. TVHC School Based/School Linked Health Services provide a wide range of programs and services that include individual counseling and case management, access to sexual health education and prevention, individual, group, and peer health education, after school activities and role modeling, health outreach, crisis intervention, and peer-to-peer social support. The Tiburcio Vazquez Health Clinic is located in Room A1.
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Does shopping for eyeglasses completely overwhelm you? Do you ever wish you could have someone who knows style and fit and frames stand there with you at the eye doctor and tell you you're about to make a huge mistake? How about having someone who actually designs frames and styles people in their sleep offer you something you may never have considered, but that actually refines your face shape, enhances your unique coloring, and compliments your style instead of defining it?
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yall might be familiar with John Waller, the christian singer.
a few months ago, one of our great friends, Dawn, who is a passionate advocate of adoption, and is also friends with John and was crucial in the production of the video, asked if Jesse and Layla could be a part of a project he was doing for his upcoming music video for his beautiful song about adoption and the heart of christ.
she said it was going to involve many real life families who have adopted (including hers...she and her hubby, Don--yes Don and Dawn--have 3 awesome adopted chilluns). i didnt think much of it. Jesse and Layla were gone the whole day and he told me about some of it when he got back, but i guess i thought he was probably making a bigger deal of his one little part in the video, especially since we havent adopted and children (so far) and i figured he was just a filler guy or something for the real stars.
you may recognize Jesse's flipping adorable "son" as Judah's real life BFF, Marc, who is Dawn's youngest son and who i just love to pieces because he is a beam of sunshine (and whose bday party this hilariousness occurred at).
okay so if it wasnt strange enough to see Jesse playing the loving husband to a (GORGEOUS!) woman i dont know, there he is being the dad of Judah's real life best buddy. and then just for funsies to blow my mind even harder, we throw in Layla as the adopted daughter in this fictional family.
i felt a little bit like i was having an out of body experience watching half of my family get swapped out!
Dawn told us that they had wanted a little girl who didnt physically resemble her "parents" in the the video so that it would be understood that the little girl with glasses who was adopted at the beginning of the video (who grows up to be Jesse's "wife" with glasses) had, in her married adulthood, adopted Marc and then also adopted a little girl as well.
despite being genetically 50% the same, the combo of Jesse and Layla fit the bill of "looking unrelated by blood." it also was perfect since they wanted the little girl to really run into the daddy's arms and getting a three year old to do this with a stranger would have been tough.
after i got over the initial bizzaro feeling that accompanies watching your spouse play house with someone else (how to spouses of actors do it?!?!), i fell in love with the entire video. we have many close friends you have adopted (creightons, dockerys) or are adopting so this video and song are just such a beautiful picture for us of how we are ALL adopted by jesus and how much is heart is for earthly orphans as well.
the part with all the families toward the end are all real life adoptive families and that gets me every time. just tears for the heartbreak and the beauty and the jesus magic that is adoption.
a little director's cut bonus footage fact: Jesse told me the day of filming had been long and taken a toll on miss Layla's already miniscule attention span. so Dawn all day had promised Layla candy at the end if she behaved. so at that emotional climax of the video when Layla collapses into Jesse's arms and i am tearing up, i always start to laugh because Jesse divulged that in this loving embrace, my little mercenary is whispering into her daddy's ear, "you hab sweet tahts?" the piper must be paid.
after seeing the impact of the entire project, we feel so honored to have been even a teensy part of this beautiful song and the reminder of jesus' heart for all of us as his adopted children. rock on.
i have confessed my weakness on Facebook and Instagram, so let me just reiterate it here: Hi, my name is Keight, and i am a (unrepentant) Target addict.
from the moment i get sucked in to the $1 section at the storefront to what feels like just a few blissful moments later (but is actually 2 hours and jesse is texting "WHERE ARE YOU!?! because i just ran out to get paper towels...whoops) as i am swooning over the baby clothes...going to Target is basically a spa day for me.
it's hard to blame them. i mean, if it was fun for me as a 22 year old trying to frog hop over them and invariably getting stuck in isometric straddle mode...then naturally it would be fun for my preschoolers. oh man but they love the big red balls (and the Icee and popcorn bribes that await them inside if they just let mommy ogle/fondle the merchandise in peace).
oh nate, with some major lifestyle changes from both of us, we could be magical together. i can just see it now "Target announces their newest house brand from their newly married design duo: N8K8®!" and our home would have useless--yet gorgeous!-- decorative accents, tufted ottomans and industrial modern nesting tables EVERYWHERE. i dare you to take 5 steps in our love nest without tripping over a rare sisal/jute accent rug.
when the fall line of kitchen accessories (think cookie jars and such) was released i came upon them unsuspectingly from around a corner while looking for some plastic forks (thats how it always starts) and literally had my breath taken away by a salt cellar. this was when i realized my beautiful addiction (actually, it was right after i bought the cellar and like 6 other pieces of the line).
so it's not like i needed another reason to go inside of Target. but, hooo buddy did they give me one. Their New Cartwheel App!
i heard about Cartwheel on a blog a few months ago and immediately downloaded it. like me plus pretty much everything else red Bullseye...it's love.
Cartwheel is a Target specific app that lets you gather and curate offers (coupons) from over 700 available. I have the app, but Cartwheel works on your tablet, desktop or any mobile web program. you sign up/login using your Facebook info (god bless not having to type in all your info into tiny blanks) or using your target.com login. the Facebook functionality lets you see which of your friends are using Cartwheel and which offers they have used or like (there is a really easy way to make anything private though if you'd rather not share that "Keight is saving 15% off preparation H ointment!"
you can browse by specific category (kids shoes, furniture, makeup, etc) or by new/hot deals and curated offer lists that are already put together.
i JUST found out about the barcode scanner too. if you have an iPhone or Droid you can use this tool to scan the barcode of any item to see if there is a Cartwheel discount currently available for it. i had been searching manually for each item that i was planning to buy manually like some cavewoman until i discovered this little beauty.
so let me give you an example: sunday night i was shopping for some kids clothes. i opened up that section in my cartwheel app and was thrilled to see that almost all of the brands Target carries for kids clothes were having 25% off sales. after getting what i wanted (a Cherokee shirt for judah and a Circo skirt for layla) i grabbed those two offers and added them to my Cartwheel (you can add up to 10 at a time).
when i got up to checkout i pulled up my Cartwheel (which is just a specific barcode just for me with all of my saved offers) and the cashier scanned it as basically one coupon. blammo, $8.59 saved.
extra good news for professional savers is that you can combine your Cartwheel offers/discount with any Target sales, coupons (Target or manufacturer's), and your Target REDcard discount. you can also use each deal on up to 4 items and can use your each deal up to 6 times a day. you can keep using the same deal until it expires.
so if you never thought you could do a carwheel...now you can. and with this version you'll end up with one less sprained wrist and at least one more affordable salt cellar. see ya in the dollar section!...or dragging my kids off of the big red balls.
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Page 10, THE CATHOLIC ADVANCE, Thursday, August 13, 1987
On the picture: Barbara and Zbigniew WOJCIK on their wedding day, Two other pictures show their children: Paulina WOJCIK and Marcin WOJCIK
by Larry Menestrina
We have all read stories about families who have been physically separated from one another due to the oppressive policies of governments that restrict personal freedoms and create political exiles. Our own Catholic community here in Wichita has such a family that needs our help, prayers and moral support in an effort to bring them all together here in America.
I would like to introduce the Wojcik family to you and briefly describe their situation. Dr. Zbigniew Wojcik is a scientist in the field of artificial intelligence and a political exile from Poland. His wife Barbara and their two children Marcin (12) and Pauline (7) live in Warsaw, Poland. In 1985 Dr. Wojcik received an invitation to work at the Wichita State University an Associate Professor of Computer Science. He received special permission from the Polish government for him and his family to obtain passports and temporary visas to the United States. After arriving in Wichita in March 1986, he received information from his wife that he had been dismissed from his research work at the Industrial Institute of Electronics in Warsaw and that his family's visas to America had been withdrawn. His wife Barbara appealed many times to the Polish authorities but received only denials and government's official notification that there was no appeal to the decision. Further action by the Polish government revoked Dr. Wojcik's passport and created a situation of impending imprisonment should he decide to return to Poland.
While in Poland Dr. Wojcik was an active member of Solidarity, taking part in the democratic movement of workers to improve their social status and gain personal freedoms. In spite of the hardships his family has endured his family persevered in their Catholic faith and Dr. Wojcik remains an inspiration to his fellow parishioners at St. Paul's Newman Center of the Wichita State University where he regularly attends Mass.
Dr. Wojcik is now a political exile, a man without a country and without his family. He has pursued many avenues to ask for help in bringing his family to America. Letters have been written, inquires made, but still the Polish government's only response has been that he must wait. But for how long! We are requesting your help and support in reuniting Dr. Wojcik's family in America.
Will you help by participating in any or all of the following activities? 1) The most important help we can provide is our spiritual support. Dr. Wojcik and his family need our prayers to support this effort. St. Paul's Newman Center will host special liturgy service every third Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. in their small chapel. This will include praying the rosary followed by a mass for the unification of the Wojcik family in America. We invite our Catholic brothers and sisters to share with us in this special act of prayer and liturgy. Below are listed the dates for an entire year of special liturgies for the Wojcik family:
September 19, October 17, November 21, December 19, January 16, February 20, Match 19, April 16, May 14 and June 18.
2) On August 26 St. Paul's Newman Center will have a special liturgy celebration in recognition of the Polish feast day of Our Lady of Czestochowa at 7:00 p.m. We invite all to attend this special Mass.
3) In addition to our prayers we need to pursue efforts through our own political system. We would like for as many of you as possible to write your legislators and express your concern about the fate of the Wojcik family. If enough of us express concern then our legislators will respond. Below are listed the addresses of people to whom we can write.
Senator Robert Dole
The Fourth Financial Center
Senator Nancy Landon Kassebaum
Rep Dan Glickman
401 N. Market, Rm #224
Wichita. KS 67201
Governor Mike Hayden
2nd Floor State Capitol
I would like to extend a sincere thanks and appreciation to Father William Carr, Father David Linnebur and Bishop Eugene Gerber for all their past and continuing efforts in writing letters and contacting church officials concerning the Wojcik family.
If you desire further information or have suggestions please contact Larry J. Menestrina. c/o St. Paul's Parish /Newman Center, 1810 N. Roosevelt, Wichita,
KS 67208.
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IELTS vs TOEFL: Which one do you need?
Looking to test your English knowledge with IELTS or TOEFL and don't know which one is better?
This comparison guide will help you make the right choice.
Here's what we're covering:
What is IELTS
What is TOEFL
Which one is better (and why)
What is the IELTS Test?
What is the TOEFL Test?
IELTS vs TOEFL: 5 Differences You Need to Know
Which English Test Is Better for You?
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IELTS is the 'International English Language Testing System' which tests English language proficiency across the globe.
It is one of the world's most popular English-language tests for study, work and migration, conducting around 2 million tests each year.
The IELTS exam is available in two test formats: IELTS Academic or IELTS General Training. All candidates take the same Listening and Speaking tests, but different Reading and Writing tests.
The IELTS Academic version is the one that's needed by students who want to study in an English speaking country. This is the test that we will focus on here.
IELTS sections
There are 4 sections in the IELTS test. You will take the first 3 parts of the test — Listening, Reading and Writing — one after the other in that order. The Speaking element of the test may take place on the same day, or up to 7 days before or after depending on the booking conditions at your chosen test centre.
Section #1: IELTS Listening
The IELTS Listening section will assess a range of different listening skills such as understanding information and ideas, recognising opinions and attitudes, and following an argument.
You will listen to 4 recordings and then will need to write down your answers to a series of 40 questions based on what you have just heard. The questions will be in a variety of formats. The test itself will take 30 minutes, and you'll have 10 minutes of extra time to allow you to transfer your answers over to your answer sheet.
Section #2: IELTS Reading
In the IELTS Reading section, you will be asked to read 3 different pieces of written content and answer 40 questions that are related.
The key skills being assessed here include your ability to pick up on key ideas, details and the overall sense of a piece of writing and also how well you can recognise opinions, attitudes and the development of an argument.
This section will last for 60 minutes in total.
Section #3: IELTS Writing
The next part of the test is the IELTS Writing section, designed to assess skills such as writing appropriate responses; organising and presenting your ideas; using a range of grammar and vocabulary in the correct context.
This section of the test is divided into two parts — Task 1, which you should spend approximately 20 minutes on, and Task 2, which should take 40 minutes. For Task 1 you will need to describe or explain data presented in a graph, table or chart. For Task 2, you will be asked to write a short essay responding to a point or view, argument, or problem.
Section #4: IELTS Speaking
The final part of the test is the IELTS Speaking section, in which you will have a conversation with a certified IELTS examiner. The Speaking section is interactive and will reflect a real-life situation.
The examiner will be looking for you to show that you have skills including
Communicating opinions and information on everyday topics and common experiences
Speaking at length about a given topic in an appropriate way
Express, organise and justify your ideas and opinions
Analyse, discuss and speculate about issues
What is the IELTS score?
When you get your IELTS Test Report Form (your official test results) you'll see an 'overall band score' along with the results you achieved in each individual section of the test. Your overall score is calculated based on the mean result across the 4 sections.
IELTS bands start at 0 (did not answer the questions) and go up to 9 (expert user of the English language).
If you are applying for further study in the UK or another English speaking country, you should check the IELTS entry requirements for the institutions you would like to apply to, including any minimum requirements in specific subskills.
How much is the IELTS Exam?
The cost of the IELTS exam varies depending on which centre or country you will sit the test in. It's best to check the official IELTS website or to contact your chosen test centre directly for the most up to date information.
Is IELTS paper based?
The IELTS test can be taken on paper or on a computer. The Speaking section will take place face-to-face with an IELTS examiner in both cases. When you book your test, you can specify which test format you'd prefer based on the options available at your local centre.
Can you take IELTS online?
In response to the temporary closure of many IELTS test centres during the COVID-19 pandemic, IELTS have recently launched a new online version of the test called IELTS Indicator which can be completed online. Read more on the official website.
It's important to note that the online IELTS test is not accepted for entrance at all education institutions. You can check whether the school or university that you would like to apply for will accept IELTS Indicator here.
Are IELTS test centres open?
IELTS centres around the world are slowly reopening when it is safe to do so, and many centres are now offering in-person tests again. You can again refer to the IELTS website for the up to date list of countries and centres which are open.
Extra safety and hygiene precautions have been put in place to keep test takers and examiners safe.
Is IELTS hard?
As long as you take time to prepare for the IELTS test and to understand the format of the individual sections and questions, you should be able to cope with the test.
The IELTS test is designed to be challenging and to give an accurate reflection of a student's current English proficiency level. It is not however meant to trick you or make it impossible to succeed! With IELTS, preparation is key.
The best way to prepare for IELTS is to get to know the format of the test and understand the types of questions that you will be asked. It's a good idea to practice answering sample questions.
You may want to consider taking an IELTS Preparation course at an accredited language school, where expert teachers can provide guidance and advice and help you prepare for the test alongside other students.
How long is IELTS valid?
IELTS results are officially valid for 2 years.
The TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) assesses the ability of non-native speakers to use and understand university-level English in reading, writing, speaking and listening.
It is widely accepted by more than 11,000 universities and other professional institutions in over 150 countries, including the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
Over 2 million people take the TOEFL test each year!
TOEFL sections
The TOEFL test has 4 sections - Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing. You'll be asked to complete tasks that combine these 4 communication skills. For example, you may be asked to read a text, listen to a piece of audio, and then speak in response to a question.
Section #1: TOEFL Reading
The TOEFL Reading section will assess how well you can read and understand the types of materials in English that are used in an academic environment.
You will read 3 – 4 reading passages of approximately 700 words, and then will have 10 questions to answer about each passage. The reading material will be taken from university level textbooks on a variety of different subjects.
The total time for this section is 54 – 72 minutes.
Section #2: TOEFL Writing
In the Writing section of the test, you will be asked to complete two tasks in order to demonstrate your ability to write in English in an academic setting, and to present your ideas in a clear and well-organised way.
You will have 50 minutes in total to produce two pieces of writing — the 'integrated writing task' and the 'independent writing task'.
Section #3: TOEFL Listening
Your ability to understand conversations and lectures in English are the primary skills the examiners will be looking out for in the TOEFL Listening section.
First, you will listen to 3 or 4 lectures of 3 – 5 minutes in length, with 6 questions to answer about each lecture. There will also be 2 – 3 conversations, each 3 minutes long, with 5 questions to answer per conversation you hear. The total time for this section is 41 – 57 minutes.
Section #4: TOEFL Speaking
The TOEFL Speaking section involves 4 tasks which will measure your ability to speak English within an academic setting. It's designed to resemble real-life situations that you might find yourself in on-campus.
Question 1 is the 'independent speaking task', where you will talk about your own ideas and experiences. Questions 2 – 4 are called 'integrated speaking tasks' as they require you to combine different English language skills, like reading, listening and speaking.
The total time for this section is 17 minutes.
What is the TOEFL score?
Your TOEFL exam score will comprise 4 individual section scores, marked out of 30, which are added up to give a total score out of 120. Each skill has 4 or 5 proficiency levels — Below Basic, Basic, Low-Intermediate, High-Intermediate and Advanced.
You can read more about how the TOEFL levels work here.
How much is the TOEFL test?
The cost of registering for the TOEFL iBT (Internet Based Test) varies across locations, so you should check with your local test centre for up to date pricing.
In the US, most centres currently charge around $200 to take the test.
Can you take TOEFL online?
The TOEFL is available in two formats — 1 is delivered online (the TOEFL iBT) and 1 is paper-based. The TOEFL iBT is by far the most popular version, taken by around 98% of people worldwide, and is the version that is preferred by most higher education institutions as it measures all 4 key English skills.
Are TOEFL centers open?
Many TOEFL test centers are now beginning to reopen around the world after the mass closures during the Coronavirus pandemic. For the most up-to-date information about your local test center, you can search for available test dates on the official ETS TOEFL website here.
TOEFL has recently developed the new 'TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition' which allows students from certain countries to sit the TOEFL test online from home whilst some local test centers remain closed. You can learn more about the test, and where it is accepted, here.
Is TOEFL hard?
The TOEFL test is designed to represent the difficulty level of the English that you will be required to use and understand when studying at college level.
Spending time getting to know the format of the test, the individual sections, and the question types, will help you to prepare for the test and find it less difficult on the day.
How to prepare for TOEFL
There are many TOEFL preparation resources available online which you can use to understand how the test works and see sample questions.
If you would prefer to prepare for the test with specialised TOEFL teachers, and to learn alongside other international students in a classroom-based environment, it would be a good idea to enrol on a TOEFL preparation course at an accredited English language school.
How long is TOEFL valid?
TOEFL test scores remain valid for up to 2 years after you sit the test.
Although both IELTS and TOEFL are well-respected and widely accepted, there are some key differences you should be aware of in terms of their use, structure and content.
Difference #1: American English vs. British English
The TOEFL uses mainly standard American English, and reflects the type of language you would be expected to communicate with in an academic context in the United States.
It is written and administered by an American exam board — ETS — and may be more appropriate for you if you are thinking about studying in North America or are more familiar with American English.
Although IELTS does not use any one form of English, it is run and accredited by the British Council, so is traditionally considered more appropriate for those who want to study in the UK or have learnt British English in the past.
For IELTS, it would however be perfectly acceptable for you to answer questions using British, American or other forms of English during the test.
The Listening section of the IELTS test may use recordings of English speakers using a variety of different accents or dialects, such as Australian, Scottish or North American.
Difference #2: Question types
The question types in the IELTS test are varied and include things such as short writing tasks, gap-filling, matching, labelling, sentence completion and others.
With the TOEFL, the majority of the questions are multiple choice.
Difference #3: Speaking section format
The Speaking section of the IELTS test will take place face-to-face with a qualified IELTS examiner.
In the TOEFL iBT, the speaking section will involve speaking into a microphone which will record your answers and then submit them to TOEFL examiners remotely to be assessed.
There are pros and cons with both formats, so think about what you would feel most comfortable with.
Difference #4: Typed vs. handwritten
Although computer based IELTS tests are becoming more popular, most are still paper based and involve hand-writing your answers to questions in the answerbook.
With the TOEFL iBT, you type your written answers directly into the computer.
You should consider whether you feel more comfortable typing and writing by hand in a timed environment.
Difference #5: Availability of test centres and test dates
The TOEFL iBT is offered with weekly start dates at over 4,000 accredited test centers worldwide, with an average of 30 – 40 dates available at each center per year.
There are around 1,600 IELTS Academic test centres located around the world, but if you specifically need to take IELTS for UKVI, this number decreases to approximately 140 permanent centres globally.
Make sure to check which type of IELTS you need, and whether this is available at a test centre that you can reach.
There are many different official English proficiency tests now available, but if you are planning on studying or working abroad in an English-speaking country, IELTS or TOEFL are still the most popular and widely-recognised by both educational institutions and employers.
When deciding which test is best for you between TOEFL and IELTS, you should consider:
Are you more comfortable with American English, which features more heavily in the TOEFL test? Or are you confident in listening to and understanding different English accents and dialogues, which you will hear in the IELTS exam?
Do the multiple choice questions of the TOEFL appeal to you? Or would you prefer a variety of question formats like you will find in the IELTS test?
Are you confident in speaking face-to-face with an IELTS examiner during the Speaking section? Or would you feel more comfortable speaking into a computer microphone and recording your answers, as with the TOEFL iBT?
Would you prefer to write your answers by hand, as with the paper-based IELTS test? Or do you work better when typing into a computer?
Which official test centre will you take IELTS or TOEFL at? Is there a test centre near you that offers the type of test that you need?
And finally — and most importantly — you need to check whether you need a particular test for your visa application, or the specific institution or employer you are applying to.
So, there you have it.
You now know how IELTS and TOEFL compare to each other.
Keep in mind that the test of English you're going to choose heavily depends on your future study plans, professional status and personal situation.
We hope that this guide will help you make the right decision.
Which test are you going to take? Is it IELTS? Or maybe TOEFL?
If you would like more information about IELTS Preparation or TOEFL Preparation courses with Kings in the UK or USA, or about our online IELTS and TOEFL SmartClass courses, you can send us a message using the Live Chat or Enquiry Form.
Alternatively, you can send us an email enquiries@kingseducation.com
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