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COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Maryland defensive back William Likely has been named to the Athlon Sports Freshman All-America Team, the publication announced on Wednesday. Likely is a third-team selection as a return specialist.
In 12 games, Likely averaged 27.0 yards on 24 kickoff returns, which ranked second in the Atlantic Coast Conference and 13th nationally. His kickoff return average is currently the third-highest Maryland single-season total all-time and is just shy of Stefon Diggs' freshman record (28.52) set last season.
On punts, Likely averaged 12.8 yards per return, which ranks fourth in the ACC and 17th nationally. With one game remaining, Likely currently holds the Maryland freshman record previously held by Orlando Strozier (10.46 ypr) set in 1993.
The Belle Glade, Fla., native also returned one punt for a touchdown this season coming against Virginia Tech. Likely returned the kick 63 yards against the Hokies for the first score of his career. On the day, Likely accounted for all of Maryland's 106 punt return yards, the third-highest total by a conference team this season.
Likely and the Terps are back in action against Marshall on Fri., Dec. 27 in the Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. from Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. Ticket information is available through umterps.com.

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Wayland - San Antonio hires new development director
Former pastor Ben Craver has returned to the San Antonio campus of Wayland Baptist University as director of development.
Craver previously worked at Wayland as an academic counselor and recruiter, and has taught religion on an adjunct basis since 1998.A resident of San Marcos, Craver said he is excited about the growth of Wayland-San Antonio and is proud to tell the Wayland story.
"I think Wayland has met the needs of mobile, fully-employed adult students - someone who maybe attended college a year or two or spent a few years in the military or just worked for 15 or 20 years and decided one day to get a degree," Craver said. "I think we can meet the needs of people who will contribute to the community and might not have otherwise."
In the role of development director, Craver will be arranging appointments with individuals around South Texas and Wayland's Chancellor Dr. Wallace Davis in order to build relationships and talk about what Wayland has to offer the area.
"We're trying to get the Wayland story out in front of people and hopefully that will follow with financial support in the future," Craver said. "Dr. Davis calls it 'friend-raising.'"
Craver is a native of Princeton and a graduate of East Texas State University (now Texas A&M Commerce). He also holds the Master of Divinity degree and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in theology from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
He spent 18 years in the pastorate in east and central Texas. Craver and his wife, Elizabeth, have one daughter and son-in-law, Emily and Jeremy Lea, and a granddaughter, Kenda ll.


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A three-day rally on the stock market faded Friday after a mixed jobs report and credit-rating cuts for Italy and Spain.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose in the morning, turned lower at midday and staged a brief rally in the last hour. The latest day of choppy trading ended with a loss of 20 points in the Dow, following a 468-point surge over the previous three days.
Banks fell more than the broader market as the downgrades of Italy and Spain by the Fitch agency renewed concerns about Europe's debt crisis and the fallout it could have on banks. Bank of America Corp. plunged 6 percent, the most in the Dow. JPMorgan Chase & Co. was close behind, 5.2 percent.
The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 20.21 points, or 0.2 percent, to 11,103.12. Stocks that tend to do well even during economic downturns fared the best. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. led the Dow with a 1.8 percent gain. Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. rose 1.2 percent.
The Labor Department's closely watched report on unemployment contained mixed news for investors.
U.S. employers added 103,000 jobs last month, about double what economists had expected. The government also said more jobs were added in July and August than previously reported. Economists said the report countered short-term fears that the U.S. might be entering another recession.
Yet it offered few signs that strong growth will return soon. The U.S. unemployment rate remained steady at 9.1 percent for the third straight month. The payroll gains weren't enough to bring the unemployment rate down, or even to keep up with growth in the U.S. population.
Broader indexes and small-company stocks didn't do as well as the large companies that make up the Dow. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 9.51 points, or 0.8 percent, to close at 1,155.46. The broader index still gained 2.1 percent for the week, the second week it has made gains out of the previous six.
The Nasdaq composite index fell 27.47, or 1.1 percent, to 2,479.35. The Russell 2000, which tracks smaller companies, plunged 2.6 percent to 656.21.
The Dow is up 1.7 percent for the week. The Nasdaq rose 2.6 percent.
Makers of high-tech lap equipment skidded after Illumina Inc. withdrew its annual earnings forecast, saying demand from government and academic customers had decreased in the slowing economy. Illumina lost a third of its market value. PerkinElmer Inc. plunged 8 percent; Thermo Fisher Inc. lost 6 percent.
Sprint Nextel Inc. plunged 20 percent after the company said it needs to raise money to build out a new high-speed data network. The rose earlier in the day after the company said its new deal to sell Apple Inc.'s iPhone will add to revenue in coming quarters.
Clearwire Corp. plummeted 32 percent after Sprint said it would stop selling phones that work on the company's network at the end of next year. Sprint is building its own high-speed wireless network.
Signs that European officials were taking steps to resolve that region's debt crisis helped drive stocks higher earlier in the week. The European Central Bank promised Thursday to provide unlimited one-year loans to banks through 2013. The goal is to shield banks from poorly functioning short-term credit markets.
"I suspect the market is warming up to the fact that we will get some sort of resolution" to Europe's debt crisis, said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Rockwell Global Capital in New York. "But it may not be as quick as I or the market would like."
From Tuesday to Thursday, the S&P 500 jumped more than 1.75 percent three days in a row. That's only happened three times since World War II, according to analysts at the brokerage BTIG. Each three-day rally came after a steep fall. In hindsight, it looks like a signal that the worst was over. The S&P 500 was much higher a year later.
So has the market already bottomed out?
"I think so," Cardillo said. "We've seen the bottom. My thinking is we're in for a good quarter." But if the government of Greece defaults on its debts, he said, "all bets are off."


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CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — A months-long protest over the Dakota Access oil pipeline reached its most chaotic pitch yet when hundreds of law enforcement officers moved in to force activists off property owned by Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners.
Thursday's nearly six-hour operation dramatically escalated the dispute over Native American rights and the project's environmental impact, with officers in riot gear firing bean bags and pepper spray.
Donnell Hushka, a spokeswoman for the Morton County Sheriff's Department, said 141 people were arrested. No serious injuries were reported, though one man was hurt in the leg and received treatment from a medic.
Among those arrested was a woman who pulled out a .38-caliber pistol and fired three times at officers, narrowly missing a sheriff's deputy, according to State Emergency Services spokeswoman Cecily Fong. Officers did not return fire, she said.
Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier said that the camp had been cleared by nightfall. Though officials earlier said they planned to turn the site over to private security, Kirchmeier said police would stay.
"We're not leaving the area," he said. "We are just going to make sure that we maintain a presence in the area so the roadway stays open, and to keep individuals from camping on private land."
Robert Eder, a 64-year-old Vietnam War veteran from the Standing Rock Reservation, said protesters would return.
"If they take everybody to jail, there will be twice as many tomorrow, and every day that passes more will come," he said.
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Demonstrations at the site have garnered widespread national attention, attracting celebrities and prominent activists to join the cause, including Oscar-nominated actor Mark Ruffalo.
Teenagers and children are among those peacefully protesting, Ruffalo told MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell.
"They're young people, 15-year-old girls, getting maced in the face today, rubber bullets in the face today," Ruffalo said Thursday evening. "They asked the young people to leave today, they said, 'No, we're going to fight for our lives, we're fighting for our water. This is a second genocide for us.'"
Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners is working to complete the 1,200-mile pipeline to carry oil from western North Dakota to Illinois. But the route skirts near reservation land of the Standing Rock Sioux, who say it could endanger water supplies and disturb cultural sites, though state officials say no sensitive sites have been found on the route.
The tribe has gone to court to challenge the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' decision granting permits. A federal judge in September denied its request to block construction, but three federal agencies stepped in to order construction to halt on Corps-owned land around Lake Oahe, a wide spot of the Missouri River, while the Corps reviewed its decision-making.
In the wake of Thursday's escalation, Chairman Dave Archambault II of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe released the following statement:
"Militarized law enforcement agencies moved in on water protectors with tanks and riot gear today. We continue to pray for peace. We call on the state of North Dakota to oversee the actions of local law enforcement to, first and foremost, ensure everyone's safety. The Department of Justice must send overseers immediately to ensure the protection of First Amendment rights and the safety of thousands here at Standing Rock. DOJ can no longer ignore our requests. If harm comes to any who come here to stand in solidarity with us, it is on their watch. They must step in and hold the state of North Dakota and Morton County accountable for their acts of violence against innocent, prayerful people.
The Obama administration has asked DAPL to voluntarily halt construction until the review process has been completed, but DAPL has ignored these repeated requests. By deploying law enforcement to support DAPL construction, the State of North Dakota is collaborating with Energy Transfer Partners and escalating tensions.
We need our state and federal governments to bring justice and peace to our lands, not the force of armored vehicles.
We have repeatedly seen a disproportionate response from law enforcement to water protectors' nonviolent exercise of their constitutional rights. Today we have witnessed people praying in peace, yet attacked with pepper spray, rubber bullets, sound and concussion cannons. We urge state and federal government agencies to give this tense situation their immediate and close attention.
We also call on the thousands of water protectors who stand in solidarity with us against DAPL to remain in peace and prayer. Any act of violence hurts our cause and is not welcome here. We invite all supporters to join us in prayer that, ultimately, the right decision—the moral decision—is made to protect our people, our sacred places, our land and our resources. We won't step down from this fight. As peoples of this earth, we all need water. This is about our water, our rights, and our dignity as human beings."
Meanwhile, construction has been allowed to continue on private land owned by the developer, with a goal of completion by the end of the year.
The opposition ratcheted up over the weekend when protesters set up camp on private land owned by Energy Transfer Partners — putting themselves for the first time directly in the project's path.
The operation to push out the protesters began a day after they had refused to leave voluntarily. Law enforcement repeatedly asked protesters to retreat, at one point using a high-pitched whistle they said was intended to "control and disperse" protesters.
"The question I ask is, what lengths in North Dakota willing to go to defend a multi-billion dollar oil corporation?" Dallas Goldtooth, a protester, told TODAY. "This has to stop. We have to stop this pipeline for the protection of all of us."
The camp cleared on Thursday is located just to the north of a more permanent and larger encampment on federally owned land which has been the main staging area for hundreds of protesters, including Native Americans from across North America, environmentalists and some celebrities.
Many protesters openly defied the officers, while others took part in prayer circles and burned sage.
Cody Hall, a spokesman for the protesters, vowed a new camp would be built elsewhere in the pipeline's path, but on federal land.
"It's going to take a lot to move them (protesters) from there," he said.
Authorities said protesters set fire to four large pieces of construction equipment. At least two cars were also burned.
Aaron Johnson, 50, a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux in South Dakota, said he and other protesters weren't happy with the day's outcome. "I came here for peace and prayer," he said. "When somebody sets something on fire, that's not peace and prayer."


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Attention laborday weekend campers
Some Campfire Restrictions Lifted
Effective September 1, 2010, campfire restrictions were lifted on the Cle Elum and Naches Ranger Districts in the southern portion of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.
Campfire restrictions will also be lessened a bit on the Entiat, Chelan and Wenatchee River Ranger Districts starting September 3.
Recent cooler weather conditions in conjunction with normal seasonal changes have begun to reduce fire danger. Even though restrictions have been lifted or modified in places, conditions for a potential wildland fire still exist, said Forest Fire Management Officer Keith Satterfield.
Shorter days, cooler temperatures and some precipitation in the Cascades prompted us to permit campfires again in the Cle Elum and Naches Ranger Districts along with a reduction of the restrictions in the central area of the forest, Satterfield said.
Following are the current campfire restrictions:
Campfire restrictions remain in place only for National Forest lands in Chelan County. Wood and charcoal fires are allowed only in established metal campfire rings in designated campgrounds, some Wilderness areas, and a few other special areas (such as organizational sites and summer home sites under special-use permit).
Campfires are not allowed:
In Chatter Creek, Rock Island and Black Pine campgrounds on the Wenatchee River Ranger District.
Above 5,000 feet elevation in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area in the Wenatchee National Forest.
Within a half mile of the following lakes in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area: Hope, Josephine, Leland, Little Eightmile, Mig, Nada, Swimming Deer, Square, Trout, Wolverine, Upper and Lower Grace, Donald, Loch Eileen, Ethel, Julius and Susan Jane.
Within a quarter mile of the following lakes in the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness area: Sally Ann, Minotaur, Theseus, Heather, Glasses and Valhalla.
At the junction of French Creek and Icicle Creek trails.
North of Road No. 6202 from Cascade Hideaway Resort and easterly to the junction of Roads No. 6200 and No. 6202.
With fire activity still going on in the Eightmile, Ibex and Thunder Mountain fires, forest visitors need to remember that wildfires can still occur. That's why it is so important to be careful when building any campfires, whether they are in established campgrounds or in other areas of the national forest, Satterfield said. We dont want an unattended campfire to become a wildfire.
In areas where campfires are allowed, be sure to build them in an established fire pit, remove flammable materials from around the pit, construct the fire away from overhanging vegetation and keep the fire small. Also, make sure that all campfires are completely extinguished and cold to the touch before leaving a campsite.
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AUGUSTA — The first flu cases of the season were detected in Maine early last week, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday.
Cases of Influenza A were confirmed in a young adult in Aroostook County, a teenager in Penobscot County and an adult in Cumberland County. None of the patients was vaccinated or required hospitalization.
A long-term care facility in Penobscot County also reported an outbreak of influenza on Oct. 31. Maine's Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory confirmed Influenza A in an employee and a resident of the facility on Nov. 2.
The Maine CDC recommends getting a yearly flu shot as the best way to protect against the illness for everyone age 6 months and older. The flu vaccine is widely available now through pharmacies, physicians and other sources.
"The flu is still a serious illness in the United States," said Dr. Sheila Pinette, director of the Maine CDC. "Mainers should do all they can to protect themselves and their loved ones against this illness."
About 20 percent of U.S. residents get the flu each year, according to the Maine CDC. Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headache and fatigue.
On average, more than 200,000 Americans are hospitalized annually for flu complications. High-risk groups for complications include children younger than 5 and people over 65; pregnant women; Native Americans; people who have underlying medical conditions such as asthma, heart disease and weakened immune systems; and the morbidly obese.
Many pharmacies in Maine offer flu shots without an appointment, including Maine-based Community Pharmacies, which has stores in Gorham, Saco, Cornish and seven other towns. Pharmacists who participate in flu shot clinics are trained to administer vaccines.
"We have plenty of vaccine," said Joe Bruno, president and CEO of Community Pharmacies. "You can walk into any of our stores and get a flu shot, pretty much without waiting."
A flu shot typically costs $25 or is free to customers covered by Medicare, Bruno said. Community Pharmacies will bill directly for customers covered by Medicare and Anthem, he said.
Hannaford supermarket pharmacists administered more than 12,000 vaccines last season, and they expect to double that number this season, company spokesman Eric Blom said. Hannaford operates 50 pharmacies in Maine, including in its supermarkets in Portland, South Portland, Westbrook, Gray and Falmouth.
"It's a service that's growing fast for us," Blom said, noting that customers who don't like needles may opt for a slightly shorter intradermal needle, which increases the cost to $32.99 per shot.
Immunity protection begins about two weeks after vaccination, Pinette said.
In addition to getting a flu shot, Pinette recommended that everyone apply proper health etiquette throughout cold and flu season to prevent germ transmission, including regular hand washing, coughing into the crook of your elbow and staying home when ill.
For questions about the vaccine, call the Maine Immunization Program at 287-3746 or 800-867-4775, or e-mail [email protected]
For questions about the disease or to report cases, call the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Program at 800-821-5821 or e-mail [email protected]
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Try not linkin naruto fan here (for obvious reasons ) .... anyways... you can try:
Play Asia ...I ordered Naruto Gekitou Ninja Taisen 2 from here last December... not a bad place imo...
National Console Support ... this is another good site to order import games...
The current Gamecube, Playstation 2, and Gameboy Advanced Naruto games will most likely never see North American or Australian stores... in any case, when Naruto get really mainstream in those places, that's the only time you will probably see a game released for those regions... but it's probably not going to be the current ones...
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edit: Naruto Gekitou Ninja Taisen 3 has been officially announced...
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can not wait for the third game to come out. got the first and second ones when they first came out, and this will not be any different. ^_^ what i'm hoping they do with the team part, is they combine the 3 character matches with 4-player mode. (each player picks 3 characters and they switch off as the characters get defeated)
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So... the third Naruto Gekitou Ninja Taisen is coming out soon, eh...? I'm looking forward to it. I can't get the game because first, I have no Gamecube, second, even if I did I have no money, and third, I wouldn't know where to look. However, I know a fellow college student who will most certainly have no trouble with these problems, so through him, I will still enjoy it.
I have some speculations about the new characters, concerning who else will appear:
Tenten- for the sole reason that I heard earlier in the thread that a team battle mode is going to be incorporated. Her special is obvious.
Shino- same reason as above.
Tsunade- If Naruto is wielding a mastered Rasengan, this arc will most likely bring the deadly Sannin in. I'm wondering if her special ability is to heal. That would be great, lol. Anyone thinking that it would be cheesy clearly has never had their Chakra sealed by Orochimaru.
Shizune- For the same reason above (Rasengan-wise), although I don't know what her special will be.
Itachi- If there's gonna be a story mode, he is a must in this. And his special is clearly Tsukiyomi. I'm also wondering if he'll be wielding Amaterasu the way Sharingan Sasuke wields the Mythical Fire Flower. For those worried about him being broken, he'll most likely be the last unlockable character, like Sharingan Sasuke was.
Kabuto- Same reason as above (story-wise). His special will most likely deal with attacking the opponent's chakra (ie- cutting it in half permanently with his chakra surgery technique or something). Plus, if MIZUKI of all people got screentime, I wanna see Kabuto.
Semi-possessed Gaara- It's a possibility. We may see Gaara with a sand arm or two. Perhaps his special will be to launch the opponent in the air and hit them repeatedly with the slingshot method he used against Sasuke?
Kisame/Kurenai/Asuma/Ino's dad/Chouji's dad/Shika's dad- not likely, since we haven't really seen too much of their fighting yet. Well, not enough to develop a fighting character around, anyway (unlike Gai... ^_^U). I'm just hoping they're playable. Kisame will most likely fight like Zabuza (maybe even be a replacement or alternate character like Mizuki is for Iruka) but with a Neji-esque special (draining Chakra). No idea about the others at the moment.
Akamaru/Karasu- I'm betting they will stay. Not that I'm pleased with that (well, I don't mind Karasu but Akamaru is just annoying), just that hey, Sharingan Sasuke is the CHEESIEST character ever.... There will probably be more balance to deal with these two in the next game, so that it's less of a problem.
I hope there's going to be a Marvel-vs.-Capcom-2-level of character selection.
Here's my thoughts on new specials/fighting styles:
Now, as for specials, one special will most likely change- Ino's. Since Chouji is now playable, and since no one else has a special where another fighting character is involved (except Kankurou and Kiba), Ino will most likely do something different when she switches bodies. Perhaps plaster her opponent with explosive seals and release her hold to get while the getting's good? There's no evidence as of yet to suggest that she learns her father's techniques.
Naruto- Rasengan. His special. He'll most likely hold an opponent in place with Kage Bunshin, and then charge them with Rasengan, since he won't be dashing like Kakashi/Sharingan Sasuke with Chidori.
Jiraiya- Either Rasengan or one of the less devastating frogs. If he uses Rasengan, he'll either do it plainly (ie. just hit them or perhaps even dash at Kakashi-level speed) or hold the opponent in place with a frog. If he uses a frog, he'll probably slam the opponent repeatedly. Or maybe he'll have multiple specials like Sharingan Kakashi/Sasuke or Lee? Hey, that reminds me. Could it be possible many people will have more than one special this time?
Chouji/Shikamaru/Kiba- since Naruto has mastered the Rasengan at this point, I'm betting they, too, will have already mastered their respective techniques, so perhaps Chouji will have his father's techniques already (and after using his special, he'll be skinny and have a new, faster fighting style), Kiba and Akamaru will use Garuuga, and Shikamaru will use his father's techniques.
Rock Lee- Hey, anyone want to see Rock Lee fight with the Drunken Fist style?
Temari- Her special... think Kamaitachi as far as how she did it to Tenten. That should be enough of an idea.
These are just my thoughts. I'm not speaking officially. Just thought I'd inspire in-depth speculation into the changes the third installment will bring about.
-Yusef "The B.A.T." Pittman.
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I got this game last December and IMO, it's definitely the best fighting game I have ever played. It resembles the anime so much which is why I like it. I had to import mine as well and have to use Freeloader to play it on my PAL Gamecube. Man, I must have beat Sharingan no Sasuke up so many times in that game.
I'm definitely getting Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen 3 when it comes out. I think I'm gonna pre-order it off play-asia since you get a free Gashapon figure. However, Lik-Sang normally do free delivery on theirs so I'll have to decide. I hope they have Shizune in it, even though it would have to go into the manga a bit more since we haven't seen much of her in the anime. Hopefully by the time it's released in December, we should see more of her. Man, she's so hot....
Oh, I hope Ayame appears somewhere in the game as well, behind the ramen stand as usual.
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I wonder, what happens when Itachi does Tsukiyomi? It shouldn't cause physical damage, and it is something that is clearly a super. Maybe he just first uses Tsukiyomi and after the torture beats the victim completely, by some way.
Temari must of course have a wind jutsu super and some wind special attacks, didn't she do some kind of wind attack in those pictures and that was clearly not super...
And every characters should have more than one super! That is pretty clear, too.
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It probably will do damage, probably a nice amount too. Also it will probably be broken as hell like Oro's special in 2. It will probably have unlimited range, the person just as to be eye level with you, and you can get the special off.
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ARRGGHH!!!... and i just got the 2nd game about 2 weeks ago. i've been playing it non-stop though. they haveta have kabuto at least, and maybe tsunade since they're gonna have chouji and had mizuki. and if they wanna finish the teams of 3. AND they should have the hokages, itachi and kisame. so many characters that they didn't put in the 2nd game... they really need to finish the teams of 3. the 3 sound nins? maybe, but i'd like those 4 better. actually, i want to see some of the teachers like asuma and kurenai. so you could play 3 vs. 3 with the genin teams, or a intra-team 4way battle with genin and teacher. a lot of characters like said before haven't had enough screen time to make a fighting style for them, but i hope the developers try anyway.
and also, maybe update some of the specials. have naruto and maybe jiraiya both do the rasengan. ohh...lee with the drunken style sounds good. tsunade should have that whole chakra/electric move and your controls should be like reverse AND upside down. A=the up d-pad, and pressing right would be like pressing B or something. and they should change sakura/ino and shikamaru's specials. shika should be able to do that neck-bind thing that can actually hurt his enemies while binding. i don't know, sakura/ino/shika/gai's specials kinda get boring.
can't wait...so many expectation and scattered thoughts in my post. i hope i won't be let down (though i probably won't be) i just would like the game to go past the current anime arc now
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, the Supreme Court decides that where an employer uses a neutral policy or rule, or utilizes a neutral test, and this policy or test disproportionately affects minorities or women in an adverse manner, then the employer must justify the neutral rule or test by proving it is justified by business necessity. The Court reasons that Congress directed the thrust of Title VII to the consequences of employment practices, not simply the motivation. This decision paves the way for EEOC and charging parties to challenge employment practices that shut out groups if the employer cannot show the policy is justified by business necessity.
Congress holds hearings on amending Title VII. A Senate Report declares, "During the six years since its inception, EEOC has made a heroic attempt to reduce the incidence of employment discrimination in the nation . . . ." The Senate report states that, "employment discrimination is even more pervasive and tenacious than the Congress had assumed it to be at the time it passed the 1964 Act. It affects employees in both the private and the public sectors as well as those working in large and small establishments." Congress finds little progress by minorities in any occupational field and significant pay disparities for women. A consensus grows that the "voluntary conciliation approach" of the 1964 Act is inadequate to the task, as the number of charges filed grows dramatically each year while EEOC "presents largely an ineffectual threat" to employers. There is disagreement, however, on what enforcement powers should be given to EEOC. Bills are introduced granting EEOC authority to issue mandatory "cease and desist" orders.
The final public hearings held by the Commission between 1965 and 1972 take place in Washington, D.C. in November 1971 examining the employment practices of the gas and utilities industry. Research papers resulting from the hearing show the general underutilization of women and minorities in these industries. As a result, nine Commissioner charges are filed against utility firms; one charge is referred to the Department of Justice for suit and technical assistance is provided to six firms.
EEOC now has seven regional offices and 27 district offices nationwide. Field directors are delegated authority to issue Findings of Fact to the parties to a charge. The parties then have the right to file exceptions to the Findings before the Commission makes its decision.
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2013 Nissan Leaf Gets EPA Range, Fuel Economy Bump
- 2013 Nissan Leaf range now 75 miles
- Fuel economy ratings also increased
- Due in part to new testing methods
Nissan says the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) range and fuel economy ratings for the Leaf EV will increase this year. The increase is due to revised testing procedures and updates to the EV. According to Nissan, the range will get a small boost to 75 miles, while fuel economy will jump even more.
While the EPA has not confirmed Nissan's figures, the brand says fuel economy will reach a 130-mpg equivalent in the city. That's a major jump from today's figure, which stands at 106 mpge. For highway drivers, the Leaf's rating will increase to 102 mpge. That, too, is a big boost from today's 92 mpge highway figure.
According to Nissan, the new rating isn't due to a vastly more efficient Leaf. Instead, the EPA has revised its testing methods for electric vehicles. Although the EPA hasn't announced exactly what the changes are, Nissan says the difference between 2012 and 2013 numbers "is not an apples-to-apples comparison." Of course, updates to the Leaf, such as improved regenerative braking, likely play a part too.
The Leaf's range figure is also increasing for 2013. The automaker says the range will now stand at 75 miles, which is up two miles from last year's 73-mile range figure. The number is due to a new EPA procedure and updates to the 2013 Leaf.
On the EPA's end, the new range figure now takes into account both of the Leaf's charging modes. While the EPA's old method only factored in the factory default 100 percent mode, the EPA will now include Nissan's driver-selectable long life mode. While long life mode only charges the Leaf to 80 percent, it's designed to improve battery life. The two modes are averaged, leading to the 75-mile figure.
Once again, the rating is also partially due to updates to the Leaf. In addition to improved regenerative braking, changes include better aerodynamics and an overall weight reduction.
What it means to you: The 2013 Nissan Leaf has higher fuel-efficiency and range ratings than its predecessor. But that doesn't mean it's vastly more efficient.


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Middleware Monitoring 7.0: Transaction Monitoring (WBT)
This online course presents an in-depth look at business transaction monitoring (BTM) with BMC Middleware Monitoring 7.0. This class will prepare the student to successfully deploy transaction monitoring in their own enterprise.
Topics include installation and configuration, modeling transactions, capturing SLA metrics, historical reporting, and configuration of event monitoring. Additional focus will be placed on leveraging the power of the product for faster problem identification and resolution, access to real-time transaction status and counts.
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I was wondering what people consider enough tac mit. In particular I am a 4 red, 3 blue with around 6k finesse and right about 50% tac mit with scrolls up. While I am very happy with my morale levels I feel a little squishy with that low of a tac mit. This of course comes from someone used to running a guard.
Also I am wondering what the more offensive minded captains out there think about finesse levels. How much do you value it?


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In Memoriam of Satoshi Kon
Whats up guys,
As many of you know, on the 24 of August 2010, acclaimed director Satoshi Kon passed away after a brief, but intense, battle with pancreatic cancer. His death was a shock to the anime world; just a few months shy of his 47th birthday, Kon was widely considered to be at the top of his game as a director. His impressive list of projects includes Perfect Blue, Millenium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, Paranoia Agent, and Paprika. His final production, The Dream Machine, was incomplete when his health failed, and its future remains uncertain. Nevertheless, Kon leaves behind a legacy of game-changing and mind-blowing creations that skillfully blend reality and dreams.
We've teamed up with Madhouse and Otakon in a combined effort to give back to Satoshi Kon and his family.
What you can do to show your appreciation and thanks for his contributions to the anime culture:
1. Send a sympathy card, post card, letter, or even an email, to Kon's family.
Otakon will provide a temporary address in the US to receive physical mail, and will forward anything we receive there to Madhouse and Kon's family.
Also, Madhouse has set up a special email account to receive any such farewell messages.
If you wish, include a brief message about how his works touched you, or a photo of yourself cosplaying as one of his characters.
The plan is to present these messages to the family; it may bring some comfort to know how much Satoshi Kon was appreciated and respected, and how he touched so many lives.
Send your cards and letters here:
Satoshi Kon Project, Otakorp, Inc.
402 King Farm Blvd, #125-113
Rockville, MD 20850
Send your email here:
[email protected]
2. Donate to an accredited charity that supports the fight against life-threatening cancers.
Do what you can to help battle pancreatic cancer. There are a large number of organizations that exist to fund cancer research. You can find a list of worthy recipients of your donation at the Charity Watch website: http://www.charitywatch.org
3. Buy stuff.
Specifically, buy DVDs and other merchandise associated with one of Kon's movies or TV shows. Do it for two reasons. First, strong sales may increase the likelihood that Kon's final project will be completed.
Second, like most in the animation industry, Satoshi Kon was not a wealthy man, but unlike many, he held some intellectual property that he hoped would continue to provide for his family after his death.
Paprika (Blu-ray version)
Paprika (DVD version)
Tokyo Godfathers
Kon on Google Shopping
Kon on Amazon
4. Share what you love.
This is arguably what fans do best: we fall in love with something and then we want others to love it, too. We build communities on the strength of the shared appreciation of art. So if Tokyo Godfathers restored your faith in humanity just a little bit, or if Paprika made you wonder about what goes on in your co-workers' heads, then by all means, make your friends watch those films and talk about them. Artists live on in what they leave behind.
You may also share your memories and thoughts here.
For more information, please check out Otakon's site here
Thanks for your support of this wonderful visionary.
R.I.P :| Even though he died a while ago~
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WHAT!? why is always the good one that get taken...
paranoia and paprika were exquisite
My face when I have no face.
Rest in peace. Thank you very much!
well this is a really nice gesture.
Rest in Peace, Satoshi Kon.
Will most likely to rewatch Tokyo Godfathers because it was such a good movie.
Still greatly annoys me that I can't just go out and buy a brand new copy of Paranoia Agent or Millennium Actress (in R1). These never should have been able to go out of print. Seriously, why hasn't PA been rescued from Geneon yet and what is wrong with Dreamworks letting MA slip away, and now of all times?
if i see them at the anime convention ill consider buying it
goodman, goodman
Rip <3
Inactive :(
I typically email but I might have to send a letter. I recently watched Tokyo Godfathers after hearing of his death and the movie was as good as everyone said it was. And I'll have to watch Paprika again.
Rest in Peace, Satoshi Kon
"Love is just a system for getting someone to call you darling after sex"
R.I.P! have a happy life somewhere
Rest in Peace, Satoshi Kon.
god bless...
I watched all of his films without knowing he made them a few years ago (except Paprika, just saw that this year). Some thought his works were too weird but I truly enjoyed them. His films were creative and unique and he was a rarity in my eyes. He will be missed.
If you like piña colada!
allah yarhamou!! witch means may he rest in peice.in arabic.
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Things to do in Vermont – August 22-24
Filed under: Art events, Biking, Blog, Gastronomy events, Music events, Sports events
We are really sorry that we "stood you up" last week and did not publish the week-end events. We were redesigning the website to make it more practical for all readers… and we also launched it in French for our Quebec travelers. But we are back today with events for the upcoming week-end, from music, to sports, gastronomy and movies… sometimes even combined into the same event. So, here we go:
New this week!
– Wine tasting and movie – A very unique event; when French and Californian wines compete. That's the subject of this new award-winning movie "Bottle Shock" (based on a 1976 story) and the theme of the wine tasting. And… the producer Todd Harris will be there for a Q&A. Where? Merrill's Roxy Theater, 222 College Street in Burlington. When? This Friday August 22, at 5 p.m. followed by the movie or at 8:45 p.m. followed by the movie. Sounds like fun. We'll be there for sure!
More information: Merrill's Roxy Theater (make sure to scroll down to see the information)
– Vermont Festival of the Arts – Mad River Valley – August 1-31. Lots of exhibits and workshops in all art forms, from pottery to photography, watercolor, music, dance, cooking, theater and more during the whole month of August. We have not experienced any of the events yet, but everyone seems to be talking about this festival. Let us know what you think.
More information: Vermont Festival of the Arts
– 18th Annual Mad River Valley Century Ride – 50 or 100 miles. The biking event organized by the Hyde Away Inn & Restaurant looks like quite a well-organized and well-attended event (500 bikers). Friday night is the "carb-load" with lasagna and pasta buffet. Saturday morning: departure of the 2 races; rest stops along the way and a nice BBQ after the ride. The rides take you through the beautiful region, the quaint villages of Waitsfield and Warren, the State capital Montpelier and along the Dog, White and Mad rivers – nice scenery with great mountain backdrops indeed. We would love to have your feedback on the event if you attend.
More information: Mad River Valley Century Ride
– Grace Coolidge Musicale #3 – Sunday, August 24 at 3:00 p.m. A 45-minute program "The Romance of the Violin" with piano and violin followed by afternoon tea at the site's restaurant, The Wilder House. The organizers recommend making reservations as seating are limited. We enjoy the scenery at President Calvin Coolidge Homestead and the village of Plymouth Notch where President Coolidge was born and raised. So, this event is a nice excuse to enjoy the site. website:
More information: President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site
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– La Boheme, Puccini – at the recently renovated Town Hall Theater, in Middlebury – Aug 22 at 8 p.m., and Aug 24 at 2 p.m. This popular opera will be the largest production of the Opera Company of Middlebury
More information: Town Hall Theater
And for continuing events:
– Les Miserables musical is playing in Vermont… from July 31 to August 23 in Weston. We'll try to go and check this production in the next few weeks and tell you what we thought. We are not expecting the kind of production you can see in New York or London, but we'll see…
More information at: www.westonplayhouse.org
– And finally, if you really enjoy wine tasting and want to offer yourself a very special treat, there is a very special wine week-end cruise – one-and-half day (Saturday – Sunday) with an overnight – on the beautiful Moonlight Lady, hosted by Dellie Rex, senior Wine Instructor at New England Culinary Institute. The cost is $399 per person.
More information at: www.vtwinecruise.com
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If you already know that EDAC is hosting a panel in San Jose on October 29th – "Patents & Patents Litigation: Develop, Strengthen, and Protect Your Intellectual Property" – you know the participants come from a variety of backgrounds:
John Cabeca, Director of the Silicon Valley US Patent & Trademarks Office; Karna Nisewaner, Associate General Counsel at Cadence; Robert Sachs, Partner at Fenwick & West; John Vandenberg, Partner at Klarquist Sparkman; Salumeh Loesch, Associate at Klarquist Sparkman; and Samuel Liccardo, Mayor of San Jose.
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Have been back home in Seattle for the holiday week, and wasn't planning on going to the Rams game, but my dad surprised me and we've got two club seats for Sunday! So excited, hopefully we get another beatdown, a Russell Wilson rookie record, and perfect 8-0 home record to go along with it.
I've been a Hawks fan since I was a little kid, and went to a few games at the Kingdome when I was younger, but between being out of state for a while and other circumstances have never been to a game at CenturyLink before.
I wanted to get the advice of the .net faithful. My dad and I are going to come down and make a day of it. Any suggestions on making the experience an awesome one? Parking suggestions? Good food around the stadium for brunch? Advice for wandering the tailgates? Gathering of the .net crew? Help me make my first Seahawks game in forever as excellent as possible!


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The Boston Marathon is the pinnacle for runners from all walks of life. Every year, thousands descend upon downtown Boston in the middle of April for the world's most prestigious 26.2-mile course.
As of Dec. 10, one of the competitors for the 2013 race will be one of Lipscomb's own in former cross country star and current graduate assistant Jenny Randolph.
Last Saturday at Huntsville's Rocket City Marathon, Randolph completed the course in just under three-and-a-half hours, qualifying her for the 2013 Boston Marathon. That time would have qualified her for next year's race, but her qualifier came too late to compete in 2012.
"I signed up for Rocket City just as a personal challenge at the beginning," Randolph said. "I wanted to see what I could do and if I liked it or not."
Since she based her training on the 2013 qualifying standard, Randolph was shooting for a finishing time under three hours, thirty-five minutes. Soon, goals turned from just finishing the race into qualifying for the Boston Marathon.
"The first step in the process is set goals," Randolph said. "My first goal was just to finish. I didn't want to set my expectations too high, although that ended up happening anyway. I just wanted to finish and use that as a standard for future marathons.
"Always in the back of my mind was the Boston Marathon; it was something on my bucket list. My dad had run it more than once, and I wanted to do it as well."
At 8 a.m. on Dec. 10, Randolph entered the starting block along with about 1,500 other competitors. An early morning on a cold December day isn't the ideal time for support and encouragement, but that's just what the athletes got on the course.
"The course wound through downtown Huntsville and a lot of residential areas," Randolph said. "In the neighborhoods, people were out in their yards cheering, holding signs and motivating runners. Even some of the police officers patrolling the intersections had encouraging words to say."
Randolph's strategy was to avoid over-exerting herself at the beginning in order to maintain pace through the final 6-8 miles of the race. Over a flat course, over-exertion was easier to avoid while still maintaining good speed.
Randolph and the other competitors constantly encouraged one another.
"Everyone understood this feat is much more easily accomplished together than alone," Randolph said. "As I was passed or was passing someone else we always exchanged encouraging words, even if it was just "keep it up" or "almost there" between breaths. That helped tremendously."
At the 3:28.24s mark, Randolph crossed the finish line. She finished second in the female age 20-24 group, and 144th overall. Among female runners, she was the 19th finisher. Caitlin Anderson, Randolph's former roommate and Lady Bisons cross country runner, finished fourth overall in the women's 20-24 bracket.
"The finish line was a welcome sight," Randolph said. "When it was over, there was a lot of rehashing the race, analyzing different parts of the course and talking about how much fun it was."
Now that's she has qualified, Randolph can set her sights on training for the Boston Marathon. A training plan will be formed, goals will be set and many an early-morning run await her as she prepares for the grueling course in Beantown.
"I am by no means a marathon expert," Randolph said. "I believe in the value of setting goals. Why drag yourself out of bed in the dead of winter or summer if you don't know why you're doing it?
"It's important to set goals, but it's even more important to keep them based in reality and in the right perspective. Success or failure isn't determined by whether or not you achieve the goals; learn from the experience, tweak your training or strategy and try again if you don't qualify for what you want."


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EPA's approval of a natural refuge option for Bollgard II and WideStrike cotton last spring caught many growers by surprise. Some couldn't believe EPA would approve such a strategy. Others didn't think the agency had that much sense.
EPA's mandate that farmers plant a percentage of their acres in non-Bt cotton to delay Bt resistance in target pests has been a sore spot almost from the time Monsanto introduced the original Bollgard varieties back in 1996.
Cotton producers said the 5-percent unsprayed or 20-percent sprayed options, as they came to be known, were difficult to manage and cost them money because of the toll untreated tobacco budworms and bollworms took on yields in the acres not planted in Bt varieties.
In its defense, EPA was under pressure to require more refuge acres because of concerns insects that could survive on Bt cotton would also be tolerant to applications of foliar-applied Bt products, a mainstay of insect control for organic farmers.
Early on, the Union of Concerned Scientists accused EPA of failing to institute adequate measures to protect the Bt technology, which involves inserting a gene from Bacillus thuringiensis, a naturally occurring soil bacteria that is toxic to caterpillar insects, into a plant.
"First, the agency approved the sale of Bt crops without tested resistance management plans," the UCS said. "Then, it failed to move expeditiously when control failures revealed a significant flaw in the Bt cotton resistance management plan — the lack of a high dose."
Recognizing the need to delay resistance to the Bt toxin — and protect its considerable investment in the technology — Monsanto began developing a new, "second generation" Bt product almost at the same time it launched the original Bollgard.
"It was broadly believed that if you put two genes in the plant that somehow worked differently on the insect that that would reduce the probability of resistant insects surviving both genes and significantly decrease the time to full-blown resistance," said Walt Mullins, Monsanto technology development manager.
By 2003, Monsanto had developed and launched a second generation Bt cotton, which it marketed as Bollgard II. The latter contained the Cry1Ac Bt gene in its Bollgard cotton and the Cry2Ab gene. Later, Dow AgroSciences introduced its WideStrike Bt cotton with two Bt genes.
Farmers had been growing increasingly restless over having to devote a percentage of their acres to non-Bt cotton so susceptible insects could mate with others of their species that might be developing resistance to the Bt toxin.
Groups such as the Mississippi-based Delta Council were asking why farmers had to plant 20 percent of their acres in lower-yielding varieties and place them in locations that might be better suited for Bt varieties.
Environmentalists and university entomologists argued the refuge acreage requirements should be set even higher. (The Union of Concerned Scientists recommended a 40-percent to 50-percent non-sprayed, non-Bt cotton refuge in Bt cotton fields.)
Monsanto believed its two-gene approach with Bollgard II could mean EPA would reduce rather than raise the refuge requirements.
University researchers had been using computer models to try to predict when bollworms or tobacco budworms could develop resistance to the Bt toxin in genetically engineered cotton.
Most of the models indicated that to prevent resistance from occurring in less than a theoretical 30-year "shelf life" for the Cry1Ac gene, the refuge requirements had to be set at a minimum of 5 percent.
"When you look at the refuge requirements for the two-gene system, the refuge requirement falls to 0.1 percent with the computer models," said Mullins. "What that means is we should be able to manage resistance with less refuge and fewer refuge moths contributing to the total system."
But where would the susceptible bollworm and tobacco budworm moths come from if they weren't growing on non-Bt cotton in close proximity to the Bt acres? That was the question EPA and environmentalists were sure to ask when Monsanto proposed giving growers a natural refuge option.
Driven by questions about the need for higher percentages of unsprayed refuges, researchers at North Carolina State University had begun conducting studies to try to determine the prevalence of alternate hosts for tobacco budworms and bollworms.
Scientists had long felt that the bollworm, also known as the corn earworm, a major pest of corn, had numerous alternate hosts in the Carolinas and in other parts of the Cotton Belt.
According to NC State researchers, a stable carbon isotope analysis of Helicoverpa zea or bollworm wings indicated that C4 plants, such as corn, are the major larval hosts in the early to mid-season in Louisiana and Texas; that is, 90 to 100 percent of tested moths developed as larvae on a C4 host.
"Later in the season when cotton is an attractive host, less than 50 percent of bollworm moths were produced from C3 hosts — cotton, soybean and other non-grass hosts," the scientists said in a paper presented at the Beltwide Cotton Conferences in 2006.
The stable carbon isotope analysis could not easily differentiate between C3 host crops, but the scientists believed they could develop estimates of the contributions of different plants using data from unsprayed field tests. Those indicated that late in the season, 19.17 percent of the adults were produced from corn; 36.09 percent on cotton; 5.64 percent on peanuts and 39.10 percent on soybeans.
"Since nearly 100 percent of the early-season moths were produced from corn, non-Bt corn appears to be the most useful early-season crop host refuge," the scientists said. "Soybean serves as a major late-season non-Bt host and may play a more pivotal role than a 20 percent sprayed or 5 percent unsprayed non-Bt cotton refuge in delaying resistance evolution to Bt in eastern North Carolina.
"This includes only production on the major crop hosts and ignores production in the numerous H. zea minor crop hosts, wild hosts and immigration of moths from other areas."
In Heliothis virescens or tobacco budworm, the range of alternate hosts plants has been considered to be much narrower than that of the bollworm.
In the Mid-South, weedy plant species serve as hosts for the first generation of budworms, while subsequent generations are more likely to be associated with cotton. The same situation occurs with first generation budworms in the Southeast.
But later generations of the insect can be found on a number of weedy hosts and on tobacco, cotton, peanut and, to a lesser extent, on soybean in North Carolina, according to North Carolina State researchers.
To try to better assess the situation, Monsanto expanded the alternate host studies from North Carolina to five states across the Southeast and Mid-South in 2004 and 2005. In 2004, tobacco budworm populations were so low they could not capture enough moths to make the study worthwhile, said Mullins.
In 2006, the study was expanded to seven states, including Tennessee and southeast Texas.
Using the stable carbon isotope analysis and field evaluations, researchers found that along the East Coast states, 80 percent to 100 percent of the tobacco budworm moths are derived from sources other than cotton.
"In North Carolina and Georgia, we found significant numbers of tobacco budworm moths, but they were largely non-cotton moths all season long," said Mullins. "We anticipated a certain degree of that based on tobacco as a host. But peanuts are also a fairly good host for tobacco budworms as are soybeans to an extent and other, weedy hosts for the area.
"But we were amazed at how much the cotton was getting drowned out by everything else that was going on. So we felt that data package was pretty solid based on our discussions with other people.
In the Mid-South states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee, the profile was different because of the larger fields and absence of larger blocks of weedy hosts that are often found in the Southeast.
"But, in the very worst case scenario we ran into, we saw no less than 10 percent of the moths that were non-cotton moths all season long in any location," said Mullins. "That means if you have 100 moths at least 10 of those moths were non-cotton derived moths. And more typically in Mississippi and northeast Arkansas, it would be closer to 40 to 50 percent."
Based on that 10 percent level and the computer modeling that has been done, Monsanto representatives believe the effective natural refuge that would be required based on the strength of a two-gene system would be 0.1 percent.
"So what we said in our proposal to EPA was that when we look at the amount of refuge necessary that, even in the worst case scenario, given the lower end of the statistical significance of the number suggests that we still have significantly more refuge than would be required to maintain efficacy for an extended period of time," said Mullins.


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Joy Korman (chair), Fred Franklin, Lynn Pappas, Patrick Plumlee, Sharon Wamble-King
With a quorum being present, the meeting was called to order.
Minutes from March 20, 2012 approved.
Dr. Larry Daniel, dean of the College of Education and Human Services, stated that the Master's in Mathematics, Teacher Education program has been deactivated since 2000, and has not enrolled students for a considerable number of years. He said the program should be deleted as it would not be reactivated any time in the near future.
Trustee Pappas asked Dean Daniel how the need for mathematics educators was being met without this master's program. Dean Daniel stated that the college maintains an undergraduate degree program in mathematics for teacher education, which allows students to obtain teacher certification while still at the undergraduate level. He explained that the master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction allows students to take coursework in the content area they plan to teach, and said that math is an option for this. Dean Daniel said other students choose to pursue the MA in Math degree.
Trustee Plumlee made a motion to approve terminating this program and the item was approved unanimously.
Dean Daniel said the Master's in Science, Teacher Education was deactivated and has not enrolled students for many years, much like the Master's in Mathematics, Teacher Education. He said its termination would not impact any current students or faculty.
Dean Daniel stated that the BA in Education, Trade and Industrial, Teacher Education program has been deactivated for many years. He said the current public school emphases on test taking and college readiness have contributed to a decreased demand for this degree program.
Trustee Lynn Pappas asked if there is not a demand for this degree by specialty schools which emphasize industry and technology education. Dean Daniel said qualified professionals in these areas are able to become educators through alternative routes laterally and with minimal certification requirements. He said the college has not received requests from local school boards for graduates from this degree program.
Dr. Len Roberson introduced Dr. Catherine Christie, associate dean and professor of Nutrition and Dietetics, and Erin Soles, coordinator for the Center for Instruction and Research Technology. Dr. Christie stated that both the undergraduate and graduate programs in Nutrition were designated in 2011 as distance learning flagship programs, and said faculty from the department have worked with CIRT staff and others to develop quality online coursework for their programs. She said the department wanted to make its programs more accessible to those outside of Jacksonville due to the current demand for qualified individuals in this field. Dr. Christie stated that the department would also like to develop a Doctor of Clinical Nutrition program, which would be the second of its kind in the nation.
Dr. Christie presented a selection of online course tools that were developed for various nutrition courses. She said mechanisms to ensure academic integrity were integrated into the delivery of each course. Dr. Christie said the development process helped faculty members to think creatively about course delivery methods.
Chair Korman asked if traditional, face-to-face courses would continue to be offered in addition to online instruction. Dr. Christie said that while the department initially hoped to maintain both formats, faculty resources made this option unviable. She said the department chose to focus instead on developing quality distance learning coursework.
Chair Korman asked if students would be allowed to work at varied paces or move ahead of others within the course modules. Dr. Christie said the courses were designed for students to stay within designated modules until completed and students would not be able to work at differing paces. Dr. Roberson said this was done by design for these particular courses in order to better engage students with one another as they learn.
Dr. Christie stated that faculty in some disciplines seemed to be somewhat reticent toward the task of developing distance learning programs, but said she would be happy to share feedback with them from her department. Dr. Roberson discussed the importance of faculty buy-in before DL programs are developed. He said four additional programs would be developing online programs.
There was a motion to adjourn; the motion was approved unanimously.
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The safety net
WHEN people speak of "access" to the tools of the information age - online learning, the internet, and PCs - one aspect they seldom consider is restricting access to ensure a safe environment for learners.
It's a hefty consideration on which 1000 teachers who took time from classes last week to attend an e-learning conference at Flemington race course have to place bets on every day. It is an indication of the burgeoning interest in e-learning that such a huge number of teachers left their classrooms to work on what is becoming one of the country's hottest IT exports.
Bruce Madden, regional sales manager for e-learning software systems maker UniServity, says IT must keep people out as well as draw them in.
"The problem to do with school education is securing student information and photography," Madden says. "There are people out there who prey on children, so you need parental permission. And in Australia, once children reach 15, they can deny their parents access too. You have to balance it on both sides - there's all sorts of legal ramifications the school has to be aware of."
Madden says the first task for a school e-learning system is to reduce administrative paperwork to free educators to teach. Only then does the system deliver training content. After that, students use it to interact with their local community.
Madden speaks of community participation with school e-learning in Australia developing with groups such as the CFA and regional nurses, offering the possibility of online courses to all students. For any vendor wishing to market such ideas, the Victorian IT Teachers' Association (VITTA) conference is the place to be, because in Victoria even state schools are self-governing. But in NSW, publicising the e-learning message is more difficult.
"To be honest (NSW) is a fraction behind the other states," Madden says. "Most schools don't even have a rudimentary intranet but the private schools have vast networks. So there's a little bit of an imbalance."
Sue Nicholson, ICT co-ordinator at West Berkshire Local Education Authority in Britain, was one of the speakers brought to the conference by UniServity. Nicholson is in charge of implementing e-learning in 72 primary schools, 10 secondary, two special education and two nursery schools, plus specialist units in southern England.
She says that "for many schools, it's fairly early on in the journey".
"Because it's a fairly big project, it doesn't move as quickly but there are pockets of development with the community," she says. "We have a public library dipping their toes in the water. We have parents looking at special-school children's work online which wouldn't be seen as very good outside their protected environment."
Nicholson's last remark highlights how e-learning in schools differs to its university, business and vocational education and training (VET) counterparts. In most schools, the technology is not being used to replace the classroom but to allow students to reach out from the classroom into their wider community in a structured way. University, business and VET e-learning on the other hand, is often about bringing members of a wider, more disbursed community into a virtual classroom. This means school e-learning systems not only have to manage the student-teacher and student-student relationships but also parent-student and parent-teacher interactions, plus a number of other interested community groups. These are of a different composition and demographic in each locality, fuelling complex management issues in a system that must still be simple enough to be operated by primary school children.
"We have a big government agenda called 'Personalisation' to get parents and government bodies in communication with the schools," Nicholson says, adding that "all our students have a login now which the parents use".
Nicholson says Britain is starting to consult with parents using online tools. If a school wants to change its uniform, it does it "without sending out countless pieces of paper".
"We are setting up discussion groups to get parents involved," she says. "We have one school beginning to involve years 5 and 6 children developing websites for the parents to read at night and get involved. We have parents groups getting involved in their own right."
While the English school system's adoption of e-learning seems to be far ahead of any Australian state, a Victorian education official I spoke to was still sceptical, believing the British Government's love affair with e-learning is caused by its inability to train enough teachers. He said most children don't go to school to learn but to socialise, so keeping them motivated will always take a variety of delivery methods, of which e-learning is only one. Yet as a disproportionate number of baby-boomer teachers retire, e-learning in schools might become more important to Australia in the future.


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Philbin, Ripa haven't kept in touch since he left show
Philbin, Ripa haven't kept in touch since he left show
TV host Regis Philbin says he hasn't kept in touch with his former co-host Kelly Ripa since he decided to leave the show they headlined together.
In an interview with "Larry King Now," Philbin says Ripa took it personally and was offended when he decided to leave their show "Live! with Regis and Kelly" in 2011. He says she thought he was leaving because of her.
But Philbin, who's 85, told King he left the show because he was getting older and it "wasn't right for me anymore."
Philbin said he still misses hosting. Asked if he would come back to television, he said it would depend on how often he would appear.