Three Misleading Claims Behind Michelle Obama's War on Childhood Obesity Mar 11, 2010
According to the government, an obese child is one whose body mass indexthat's weight divided by height squaredis at or above the 95th percentile for age and gender. An overweight child falls between the 85th and 94th percentiles ... The percentiles used to describe the size of children are based on a hoary data set that's 40 years old. (Slate)
•Family can't quite put finger on what baby will grow up to be Mar 11, 2010
When her weight and height fell to the 10th percentile on the growth chart, but her head remained in the 70th percentile, we said, "Fabulous! Wonderful! She needs a big head for that big brain. She's going to be an Einstein or a Madame Curie!". When the baby began scooting across the floor, tossing aside her own plush toys, which were allergy-free and crafted for sensitive-skin, in favor of the dog's toys - a stuffed opossum, tattered squirrel and mangy skunk - we said, "Astounding! The baby has... (The Daily Journal)
Heyward should start Mar 10, 2010
For a guy like this who is in the 99th percentile, i am willing to adapt to a different way of thinking. And yes, if i hit. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Hospitals seek to boost service Mar 9, 2010
When asked whether they would recommend Regions to others, the patients responding yes, definitely put Regions in the 50th percentile among hospitals nationwide. But in late 2009, Regions hit the 25th percentile. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Still, no end to CAT trouble Mar 7, 2010
While in some slots the percentile is as high as 99, in others it is as low as 25 ... CAT has three sections, including verbal ability, quantitative ability, and data interpretation and logical reasoning, and along with the overall percentile, the IIMs and other B-schools consider individual section-wise cut-off for short-listing candidates. (India Times)
ON THE WEB: Imagining colleges without grades Mar 6, 2010
For every graduating class, for every major, and for every school, the GPAs of the students should be numerically ordered, and a percentile score should be assigned to every student. In such a system, grade inflation would have no bearings, and grading inconsistencies between schools would have no effect, because students would only be compared to others who faced the same grading environment. (USA Today -- News)
3 Percent Tuition Rise Approved Mar 3, 2010
This increase is among the smallest percentile tuition increases of the last 40 years ... 9 percent, which The Hoya reported was the smallest percentile increase since 1973. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
Engineers hit top spot in CAT Mar 3, 2010
All 11 students who were within the 100th percentile this year are from engineering or tech backgrounds, with six of them from the elite Indian Institutes of Technology ... CAT aspirants with similar backgrounds have regularly been making it to the 100 percentile club ... Last year, for instance, of the nine students who stood within the 100th percentile, a majority were from the IITs, and one each from the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad and NIT, Trichy. (India Times)
Students to file RTI over CAT 'goof-ups' Mar 3, 2010
41 lakh students who sat for the exam, 11 of them scored a perfect cent percentile; in absolute numbers, they all were marked close to 300 out of 450 ... If some were happy with their absolute percentile , several students complained they were not. (India Times)
Results out, students await CAT calls now Mar 2, 2010
88 percentile could not get a call either from the IIM-A or IIM-Shillong. Section-wise cut-off is equally important to get a call from IIM-Ahmedabad, and our candidate may have failed to qualify in the Quantitative Aptitude section where he scored 80 percentile, says COO of PT Education, Manish Saraf, who coached him. (India Times)
Beeftalk: Breed percentile tables, performance unveiled (5) Feb 28, 2010
Beeftalk: Breed percentile tables, performance unveiled ... Step one on the serious side is to find the EPD percentile table available from the breed association where the bulls are registered ... Look under the genetics category called EPD percentiles and print the table for percentiles for non parents under two years of age. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Tenure decisions can’t remedy racial imbalance Feb 28, 2010
Historically these beneficiaries of affirmative action wind up at or below the 25th percentile of their classes, while students pursuing careers in academia tend to come from the upper strata of academic performance. A 2004 study sponsored by UCLA Law School followed minority law students who took advantage of affirmative action to attend schools to which they would otherwise have failed to gain admission, and other minority students who rejected affirmative action and attended schools that were... (Boston Globe)
Hillary's Dems Key Feb 28, 2010
Columns, funnies in your inbox. Townhall Daily Alert Your daily must-read of conservative columns, cartoons and news. (Townhall.com)
Lawmaker seeks to end CRCT test in first, second grades Feb 27, 2010
Students must score in the 99th percentile. ITBS scores are also used. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
America was founded on free exchange of ideas Feb 26, 2010
Gator wrote on Feb 21, 2010 9:03 AM:" What am I talking about?? Simple if you had a populace where the vote was in the high 70to say 85 percentile you would have a government who worked for the people not the other way around. You have people who dont vote, to lazy to vote and those who say letthe other guy do it. These are the facts of life in this country. Basically we are to full ofourselves for our own good.. And the worst part of it all is we dont hold our governmentaccountable,... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
'You know,' it was more than 70 times Feb 25, 2010
cogito wrote on Feb 24, 2010 7:17 PM:" Lodian, despite the occasional blurt of creativity in President Bush's vocabulary, he was no idiot. The average assessment of President Bush's IQ is in the 125 range, which puts him well into the top 10th percentile. Plenty smart enough to be in politics. I'm sure he knows "what the definition 'is' is. " ". (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Kids and Height: How Short Is Too Short? Feb 24, 2010
Daniel has always been around the bottom tenth percentile for height ... "Even a child at the 50th percentile may be normal, "he said, "but if they're whole growth life they were at 90th percentile of growth and then drop to the 50th percentile, normal is not necessarily normal then.". (ABC News)
Land Intensification Allowance to replace allowance for industrial buildings Feb 22, 2010
To encourage land intensification, these benchmarks will be set around the 75th percentile of actual GPRs for each of these sectors. Businesses that meet this bench mark will receive more generous allowance than are currently offered under the IBA." -CNA/vm Add Your Comments View Comments () Name : E-mail: Your views (Max 600 chars) word count: more chars available.... (Channelnewsasia.com)
PREMATURE DEATH: More likely in obese children Feb 17, 2010
Most of the heaviest children were obese, which is defined as a body mass index (BMI) in the 95th percentile or higher on growth charts. The deaths from alcoholic liver disease may have been caused by a combination of alcohol intake, obesity (which is associated with fatty liver disease) and other liver toxins or viruses, says researcher William Knowler of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of. (USA Today -- News)
People begin to ask "Late Spring?" (65) Feb 17, 2010
Compared to other years, that's in the 80 to 95 percentile rank according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Snowfall of 1-3 inches fell since that report. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
High-fat ketogenic diet to control seizures is safe over long term Feb 17, 2010
Patients 18 years and younger at the time of the study were, on average, in the 25th percentile for height and in the 36th percentile for weight for their age. While this is below average, the investigators say, it is also much higher than the usual 5thto-10th percentile while on the diet. (EurekAlert!)
Hey Michelle, Stop Picking on Fat Kids Feb 12, 2010
In recent years, government panels decided to define overweight and obesity as the 85th and 95th percentiles of body mass on the height-weight growth charts for children ... The answer is that federal public health agencies have decided to use data from the 1960s and 1970s to define the 85th and 95th percentiles ... In other words, when Michelle Obama claims a third of our children are too fat, what shes really saying is that what was the 85th percentile on the height-weight charts is... (CBS News)
Jerry Micco's sports chat transcript: 2.10.2010 (Yesterday) Feb 11, 2010
Obviously, it's a pretty high percentile that feel Nutting needs to go. Jerry Micco: How do you know they've been filtered out if you never see them. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Family meals, adequate sleep and limited TV may lower childhood obesity Feb 8, 2010
BMI measurements were converted into percentiles for age and sex based on growth charts developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2000. For this study, children were considered obese if their BMI scores were at or above the 95th percentile on those charts. (EurekAlert!)
Gable takes medical lead at Baylor Plano Feb 8, 2010
"That, in turn, affects the hospital system, and that's what I am going to focus on for the immediate part of this year. I want to make sure the quality offered and obtained from patients is of the highest quality, not only in the North Texas region, but in comparable hospital systems. I am aiming for 99th percentile for all reporting standards currently mandated and foreseen to be mandated.". All are goals that can be achieved, Gable said. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Childhood obesity an epidemic in Queens Feb 5, 2010
Friday February 05, 2010. Kristian Bonaventura takes part in Fit Kids program, run by New York Hospital Queens in Fresh Meadows. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
Is Victorias Secret meant for Moms? Feb 5, 2010
Did I mention that not only was she 10 years old at the time, but she was, and still is, medically underweight, 4% percentile and on a weight gain program. Now what was that question you were asking at the beginning of this blog. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
EagleBank boss gets pay raise Feb 4, 2010
The increase still leaves Mr. Paul at the 84th and 68th percentile of the peer banks and regional peers, respectively. Chief operating officer Susan Riel also saw a large increase in base salary, as a result of increased responsibilities, its board said. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Suicide: Montana crying for help (2111) Feb 2, 2010
Anaconda-Deer Lodge, Powell, Butte-Silver Bow and Beaverhead counties had rates that were "in the red," indicating that their rates were above the 80th percentile nationally, according to the state's human services. Butte Police Capt. George Skuletich said suicide calls, including those that are threatening suicide, are difficult situations for police. (Montana Standard, MT)
Athletes need a college game plan Feb 2, 2010
That is such a small percentile, said Jack Renkens, a national speaker and author of several books on the recruiting process. You dont get to pick the school; the school will pick you. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2009 Article IV Consultation with Norway Jan 28, 2010
Per capita GDP (2008): $96,100; Income distribution (ratio of after-tax income received by top and bottom 20th percentile, 2007): 3. 4. (IMF News)
Bernankes future as Fed chair in growing doubt Jan 24, 2010
The last time home ownership was in the low 60th percentile was in the early 1970s back when people knew the value of money. What s up with Soothsayer s cut and paste posts anyway. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Prevalence of High Body Mass Index Among Children and Teens Remains Steady Jan 18, 2010
e., at or above the 95th percentile), ranges from approximately 10 percent for infants and toddlers, to approximately 18 percent for adolescents and teenagers, although these rates appear to have remained relatively stable over the past 10 years, except for an increase for 6- to 19-year-old boys who are at the very heaviest weight levels, according to a study appearing in the January 20 issue of JAMA. ... "Since 1980, the prevalence of BMI for age at or above the 95th percentile (sometimes... (Science Daily)
Experts: Screen kids 6 and up for obesity, get help from pros Jan 18, 2010
Kids are considered overweight if they fall between the 85th and 94th percentile on body-mass index growth charts, which are weight-adjusted for height. They are obese if they are in the 95th percentile or above. (USA Today -- News)
SME Credit Bureau to launch countrys first Credit Monitoring Services for SMEs Jan 16, 2010
Another scale used in credit rating, he adds, is the percentile ranking which shows SMEs ability to pay relative to the entire SME universe. The higher the percentile ranking, the higher the SMEs ability to pay up the loan, he notes. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Xemplar Intersects U3O8 Mineralization Over 52 Metres at Girtis Jan 15, 2010
028% ---------------------------------------------------------- (i) Rounded to the nearest one-1,000th of percentile. Drilling update. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Obesity News: Americans Not Getting Fatter Jan 14, 2010
The only kids whose condition deteriorated further were those who were considered extremely obese at or above the 97th percentile for weight. In most cases, these children were white and male. (Time.com)
Working Oregonians lose if measures are defeated Jan 13, 2010
"Poor Mr. Silling who just happens to be a professor emeritus from OIT and Kirk O. who happens to be a member of MENSA which is an organization whose members must pass with an IQ rating in the top 2 percentile of the WORLD'S population.i.e. genius level. All of you are bloggers are of course in that intellectual category, correct???I can ascertain from YOUR comments that YOU'RE obviously a genius CC ". Buford wrote on Jan 12, 2010 1:24 PM:" Kirk... I intend to make a huge sign with your quote... (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
How Media Misuse Income Data To Match Their Preconceptions Jan 13, 2010
I am certain I fit in the 40th percentile in 1991 as I do now as a IT professional with many years of experience and a college degree. It's ridiclious to compare the two. (Investors Business Daily)
2009 CAT topper says mock interviews help Jan 13, 2010
Ameya Mhatre scored in the 100th percentile in CAT 2009 and joined IIM Ahmedabad ... 99 as soon as I finished the test, and being in the 100th percentile wasnt a surprise ... Ameya Mhatre scored in the 100th percentile in CAT 2009 and joined IIM Ahmedabad. (India Times)
Dynamics of growth and weight transitions in a pediatric cohort from India Jan 10, 2010
Children with Body Mass Index (BMI) less than or equal to 5th percentile of reference data were considered underweight. Children with BMI more than or equal to 85th and less than 95th percentile of reference data were considered overweight ... Children having BMI more than or equal to 95th percentile were considered obese. (Nutrition Journal)
CHILDHOOD OBESITY: Report maps out solutions Jan 10, 2010
The percentage of obese children (considered those in 95 percentile or above based on growth charts) has skyrocketed since 1980. In ages 6-11. (USA Today -- News)
