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Comparing Civilization V to contemporary strategy games is entirely pointless. Imagine if Modern Warfare had come out alongside Quake II. There is simply nothing comparable out there, not least because the strategy genre has become the province of indie developers and niche publishers. Civ V is a towering, AAA release with millions of dollars worth of polish in an era where questionably localized Russian titles are all that strategy gamers have to tide them over for months at a time. It's also a delightfully fresh take on a formula that has been slowly iterated on for more than two decades.

The heart of the Civilization fantasy is unchanged. You still manage cities, developing them from rude collections of mud huts into gleaming modern metropolises. Vast armies and armadas are again at your command, waging global war for conquest, defense, or resources with everything from spears to nukes. The land must still be worked, the primordial wilderness tamed through your people's sweat and blood. Your ultimate goal is yours to choose: Diplomatically unite the people of the world under your benign leadership, launch a viable colony ship into outer space, conquer the globe through force of arms, or create a glorious utopia through enlightened civility.

Civ V's genius lies in the way that Firaxis has aggressively chopped the number of decisions that a player has to make during the course of a game while taking away almost none of the meaningful ones. As a hardcore Civ player, I appreciate some of these ancillary aspects of the design, but the removal of all the fat is unquestionably Civ V's greatest accomplishment.

A perfect example of this elegance of design is the new concept of "embarking" units and removal of transport ships. In previous games, you'd build separate transport units, load your armies onto them, and send them across the ocean to land on foreign shores. As your military got larger, managing this became extremely cumbersome. The concept of land units being vulnerable and slow while embarked – the entire point of transport units – is perfectly replicated by Civ V's system of allowing armies to move across water on their own, albeit slowly and defenselessly.

Firaxis applied this sort of critical examination to legacy systems across the board. Some remained nearly unchanged, such as constructing improvements like farms and windmills on your land. Others were scrapped entirely, like Civ IV's religion system. Many others survived in altered forms, and I embrace the changes without exception. This is by far the most approachable game in the series, even edging out the stripped-down console entry Civilization Revolution, but Civ V's remarkable gains in accessibility have not come at the cost of strategic depth.

The major changes to the Civ formula may be hard for veterans to accept at first, but most will quickly realize that they haven't lost any control over their empire's development. The change to research and revenue looks drastic on the surface, but your input has merely been moved from the commerce allocation slider to managing citizens and specialists within individual cities. Religion's old role in spreading culture and affecting diplomacy is ably filled by the newly expanded role of gold, and creating a trading/financial powerhouse civilization is finally a viable path to victory. And as for combat…swallow your pride and your love for the old stack of doom, ladies and gentlemen, because the one-unit-per-tile new model is infinitely superior in tactical and strategic options while decimating the amount of time it takes to manage an active war.

The design focus on gold and resources is a fantastic approach that lends a lot of texture to diplomacy and opens up new possibilities for non-violent conflict – but it's a pain in the rear to fully take advantage of because the interface lacks a good way to track your incoming and outgoing resources and gold. Every time I want to sell off some cotton to Montezuma, for instance, I have to manually count how many I'm collecting myself, how much I'm getting in trade from other nations, and how many I'm already trading away. Stupid. Also, one specific early-game strategem nearly guarantees a win on its own: using the Great Library's free research advance to net the expensive Civil Service technology can double your growth rate, putting every other empire at a massive disadvantage.

Multiplayer is functional, but the only way I suggest spending any time with it is with friends playing cooperatively against the AI. For a number of reasons, including the Civil Service slingshot above, Civ V's design does not lend itself well to cutthroat human-versus-human play. That said, I didn't come across any technical issues that prevent playing with friends from being enjoyable.

I encourage everyone, from strategy newbs who spend most of their time in online FPS matches to grognards who could teach me a thing or two about the optimal distribution of forces in hex-based combat, to give Civilization V a shot. As a hardcore strategy gamer who is no stranger to planning out my empire's production dozens of turns in advance, I've already turned to Civ V for my world-conquering needs – but at the same time, if anything is going to rear a new generation of strategy gamers like the very first Civilization did for me, it's this.

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The first thing that strikes players on loading up Civilization V is the unusual (for the series) art deco style that permeates every facet of the presentation. Project art director Dorian Newcomb explains why that is in the interview below. He also sheds light on two of the new leaders in Civ V, what role classic LucasArts adventure Grim Fandango played in the game's early development, and how he and lead designer Jon Shafer "don't want to make a game for dumb people."

If this is all gibberish to you, get up to speed on all things Civ V with our extensive hands-on report from Thursday.

Why is Civilization V so art deco?

It stemmed from a conversation I had with the interface artist on the project, Russ Vaccaro. I was describing how much I liked New York, and how New York had the feeling of the most important American city, and the sense that there's a lot of art history in the city. When you walk around New York, you can't help but see a lot of art deco influence in a lot of the Rockefeller Center area as well as midtown and downtown. I'd gone to school in New York, and I said, "Why don't we start off in New York, in the way that New York feels like a city of history, and a city that we're really familiar with?" Russ played a lot of Grim Fandango, a LucasArts game from back in the day, and that was very influenced by art deco and the Day of the Dead stuff. So my love of New York and his love of Grim Fandango pretty much took us down the first step in going toward an art deco look and feel.

Did anything beyond aesthetics inform those decisions?

I worked really closely with Jon Shafer early on; when the project started it was really just Jon and I for the first few months. We knew that we wanted to make the on-ramp a lot wider, for playing the game. So we talked a lot about "what are the barriers to entry that people have, as far as getting into a game of Civ?" Civ IV was a really highly acclaimed game, but we found internally that a lot of people would say, "Oh, this is a game for smart people. There's too much stuff going on." We said, "Well, we don't want to make a game for dumb people, but we want to make people who are smart feel smart as they play." We realized that we needed to drop a lot more satisfying feedback a lot earlier in the game.

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Aside from the art deco style, we wanted to make sure that people had a lot of feedback, and we wanted to eliminate some of the pop-up noise that happened with some Civ games in the past. So early on we decided on a messaging system, where we knew we wanted to have a lot of information at peoples' fingertips. We broke that down into thinking about how we wanted information in messages, where if someone really wanted to find out more about what was going on in the world, there'd be a lot of information at their fingertips. We knew we wanted some action information -- information that you would need to complete before you end your turn. That really had nothing to do with the style; that had to do with the fact that people had a hard time understanding what was going on in the early part of the game, and it was a barrier that prevented them from getting into the more complex, cool decisions of mid to late-game stuff.

That was probably the most important early stuff that we took, and then after Russ got involved a lot of his experience working on Civ Rev informed the streamlining process of the interface. Once he got involved, it was a good marriage of style and substance. We knew that we wanted to eliminate a bunch of the confusing stuff. We wanted the feedback to be clear. We wanted stuff to be color-coded well. Then once we started talking about color-coding, the design of the colors became important. So that's where the art deco polished aluminum or chrome look, some of the beveled edges, and the circles being a core part of the game's interface came to be. Really early on I wanted to make a globe minimap -- I wanted everything to be circular and round. As we talked more about it from a gameplay point of view, a globe minimap wasn't going to work for a lot of reasons, but the circle was key early on in our development.

Continue on to page 2 to see Newcomb's take on cartoon art versus realism and what his favorite part of the Civ V presentation is...

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Some times I only work four days a week, so, I have time on my days off, or before & after my shifts to take in a movie. Might as well, right?
And yeah, I do other stuff...I read. I sleep. I eat (but the Drafthouse serves food in the theater, too, so I can eat & watch movies at the same time). I go to live music events when I have friends performin' in the band. And there's other stuff to do, too...
That's cool. I didn't mean to come across as mean or anything it's just that you see a whole lot of movies, and I thought in terms of work you were doing something else. I kind of wish I had your job but oh well.
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Joy of Kosher - Late Winter 2014
Surprise!! We have tons of fun stuff in store with you in our latest issue. Purim recipes that go beyond the usual and free purim gift tags you can use for your Mishloach Manot. Don't miss our vegan guide with amazing new recipes and learn all about the pressure cooker.
LATEST KITCHEN TRENDS * YOUR SOURCE FOR ALL THINGS KOSHER * LATE WINTER 2014 | ISSUE 18 of SURPRISES VEGAN GUIDE IN SEASON: RECIPES BY TOP VEGAN CHEFS NUTRITION AND KOSHER Purim with Jamie Geller Rethink salad pg. 7 2 FREE PURIM GIFT TAGS INSIDE FENNEL TRAVEL: SECRET CARIBBEAN ISLAND USA $4.99 / CANADA $5.50 / UK £3.75 AUSTRALIA $5.50 / SA R38 / ISRAEL 18 VIEW INTER H I WT POTS & PANS: PRESSURE COOKER + SLOW COOKER • EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW • CROCK POT ITALIAN PEAR CAKE FOR RECIPES, MENUS, CONTESTS AND MORE VISIT WWW.JOYOFKOSHER.COM Mayim Bialik 26:/,9 4,+0( 5,;>692 a bitayavon production Contents LATE WINTER 2014 CLICK For more exciting winter recipes and tips! JoyofKosher.com/magazine Mushroom and SP Balsamic Salad p.54 PURIM SPECIAL (CONT.) 68 HAMANTASHEN COLLECTION From kosher food bloggers. 72 5 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT HAMANTASHEN Four fantastic flavors + gift tags to download. 78 TRUFFLES ADDITIONAL FEATURES 82 INTERVIEW Mayim Bialik 84 IN SEASON Fennel 86 MISHLOACH MANOT IN A JAR 8 FROM JAMIE 12 GIFTS & GADGETS The Making of an Issue 32 TRAVEL Vieques, Peurto Rico 48 THE CELLAR Standout wines + gift tags to download. Jar a n i d a Sal g. 86 p 36 POTS AND PANS PART 3 Everything you need to know about a slow cooker and pressure cooker. 14 KITCHEN TRENDS 16 YOUR MONEY 5 money-saving myths. 50 PURIM BEYOND PERSIA 52 STUFFED CHALLAH 50 SALADS 58 MAINS 62 DESSERTS From our favorite cookbooks. 18 ASK LEVANA Freezing Foods PURIM SPECIAL 45 PURIM Foods with a surprise inside. 20 VEGAN Chefs' perspective plus nutrition, recipes and is vegan kosher? 4 46 PURIM COCKTAILS | JoyofKosher.com | PURIM WINTER 2014 Kitchen Trends ISLAND OVERHANG. An extension of an island gives room for bar stools, extra prep space and allows for a casual and practical dining option. Bi-level islands are being built in for this purpose. 2 FLOATING SHELVES. ÃAKA open shelving. Makes your kitchen look bigger and adds an element of design, as it makes for an optimal spot to showcase unique and personal items. Glass front cabinets achieve this look as well. 1 NATURAL RAW MATERIALS. Wood islands, exposed brick walls and exposed beams. 3 Glass cabi nets 4 CUSTOMIZABLE CABINETS.ÃCabinets for every corner and for any use; from pull out drawers for storing pots and pans to narrow cabinets unique for holding spices, and specialty cabinets that fit into corners to maximize space. INEXPENSIVE TRENDY UPDATE: KITCHEN ISLAND CARTS. An awesome piece of furniture for a smaller kitchen (or if you are looking to upgrade a larger kitchen on a budget), it provides extra prep space when necessary and extra kitchen space when not. 5 6 USE OF OVEN SPACE. Recessed shelving, decorative ledges and stove-range faucets are being designed around ovens, to add practicality and enhance design. BLACK, WHITE AND GRAY WITH A POP OF COLOR OR WOOD FOR CONTRAST. ÁVariations of black, white and gray with a pop of color achieves a modern, clean design. Expect to see a lot of black countertops with white cabinets and vice versa. 14 | JoyofKosher.com | PURIM WINTER 2014 MEATLESS, MIRACULOUS Chefs' Perspectives on Vegan fare By Elyse Glickman B Forget everything you think you know about meat-free fare... kosher or otherwise. What you may know as "vegan" and "vegetarian" is now "plant-based" as well as savory, satisfying and surprising. etween the proliferation of upscale vegetarian and vegan restaurants and mainstream restaurants expanding meatless offerings beyond steamed and stir-fried vegetables and tofu, the myth of "healthy" being equated to "flavorless," "bland" and "boring" is fading into history. In supermarkets, a vegetarian can buy a kosher product labeled "pareve" and be confident that it contains no trace of milk or meat, thanks to the exacting standards of kosher certifying agencies such as the OK. According to vegan chef Ariane Resnick (whose clientele includes Gwyneth Paltrow and Agustina Picasso), and The Conscious Cook author/ chef/restaurateur Tal Ronnen, (Alicia Silverstone, Oprah Winfrey and Arianna Huffington are fans), "plantbased" cooking has something to offer everybody, from meat eaters needing to bring more vegetables into their diets, to those interested in weight loss, addressing food allergies and, yes, keeping kosher. "The laws of kashrut are very much related to the beef, poultry and seafood that is consumed, and is highly focused on nourishing the soul," concurs Kelly Boyer, chef and founder of the Los Angeles-based food delivery service Paleta. "A vegan lifestyle is by definition kosher, as all plants and grains are kosher. If animal proteins are removed from the equation, challenges and stringencies are more manageable. Your soul will still be nourished and you'll be encouraged to explore the overwhelming variety of plant-based foods." When advising her clients in their own cooking pursuits, Resnick suggests that when looking for a dinner entree, find a favorite side dish and think about how to bulk it up into a main dish. For example, kasha varnishkas, which already has buckwheat and a good amount of protein, can be enlivened with vegetables, nuts or beans. She also advises looking into vegetable-based recipes and ingredients outside of the standard Shabbat lexicon, such as a lentil-based loaf or stew. In winter, you can brighten a lentil-based stew with dried apricots, cranberries and other fruits. 20 | JoyofKosher.com | PURIM WINTER 2014 K Az a b o c h a uash & q S y k o m S n r Co Cho w d er | VEGAN | Bro uki B -G ing ea n S o u p er S ca l ion Relish 22 | JoyofKosher.com | PURIM WINTER 2014 Sw e adamia N c a M o t ut S a t o P o u t e cco li Soup "There are still a lot of people out there who feel vegetarian food, and kosher food for that matter, is bland and not satisfying," states Mar. "It's really fun when a non-vegetarian discovers that you can have really delicious and authentic food without meat." p | PURIM FEAST | A Twist on Tradition Homemade bread, more so challah, is the ultimate comfort food. Challah conjures up nostalgic emotions and memories, and holds much significance in Jewish culture, as it helps celebrate the holiest day of the week — Shabbos. The following two twists on challah add a gourmet and surprising element to the classic challah; a perfect addition to your Purim feast. By Shifra Klein STUFFED CHALLAH Favorite challah recipe (We used the challah recipe from Jamie's new cookbook Joy of Kosher: Fast, Fresh Family Recipes By Jamie Geller.) Fillings of choice such as pesto, sundried tomato dip and/or olive dip INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Roll out three equal pieces of dough into equal-sized rectangles. 2. Fill center with desired spread. 3. Roll like you would a cinnamon roll and seal edges if necessary. 4. Braid challah. 5. Brush with egg wash. 6. Bake until golden. HAMANTASHEN CHALLAH Make these as big or as small as you'd like. 1. Roll out desired size of dough into a rectangle. Using a sharp knife, cut dough into a diamond shape. 2. Cut out a small triangle from the center of one of the halves of the diamond. 3. Place filling directly opposite the triangle, on the other half of the dough. 4. Fold over to form a triangle/hamantashen shape, and seal edges. 5. Brush with egg wash. 6. Bake until golden. 52 | JoyofKosher.com | PURIM WINTER 2014 | PURIM FEAST / MAIN DISHES | STUFFED ROLL OF BEEF see recipe pg. 74 | PURIM FEAST / DESSERTS | A Collection of Hamantashen By Kosher Food Bloggers Worldwide Elise M eyer Marg arit a om c . g n www.muchadoaboutstuffi Nut el a H a s he n mant Ha Fi Lisa R o se Lindsay Wess and S ara ky a h Yitz www.realfoodkosher.com bi Wh C ite aB i Nina S afa es. t i b n e v e www.s Cho cola t r Mikhay l om c . t o p s g www.bitemebymik.blo 68 www.kosherinthekitch.com | JoyofKosher.com | PURIM WINTER 2014 om hyme nd T ga .c t o p blogs am a hen ntasc eB late Fig hoco a Coconut anan Chanie Apf elba um Pumpki n Noren eG il e Pie tz Apricot Almo n d ngle Tria om c . n y kl o o r b n i www.busy Kritzer Double y m A Ch o com . a i n a m r u o www.g Green Tea H aman t Paula S hoye r ash te with Peanut B cola en t.co m Yosef Silv er Glor ia Savory Ham anta Ko om c . e t i nb a c i r e m a s i www.th rD utte e rizzl e nna wwa hatje www.w om c . y r www.paulaspast brin a Cookie D ough mantas Ha n she hen w w. kosh erbygloria.com | | w PURIM WINTER 2014 JoyofKosher.com 69 There are different ways to ea Krembo—so t a me devour the entire c shel first; ohocolate hers hol ow out t chocolate b the out the cre y sucking I think the amy inside. is on your o best way wn, without sharing. 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UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. - A 20-year-old man spent several hours Monday lecturing students at a University Place middle school about his adventures fighting for the U.S. in Iraq and Afghanistan.
According to school officials, Antonio Codute-Farrison was never in the military.
He was arrested Tuesday morning.
According to school officials Codute-Farrison used to attend Drum Intermediate School.
Monday morning, a former teacher at Drum said the former student asked if he could speak to the students.
The teacher allowed it, and encouraged other teachers to allow Codute-Farrison to speak to their students.
That teacher has been put on administrative leave because the guest speaker was not screened before being allowed to speak to students.
Codute-Farrison was dressed in military fatigues, and had a knife hanging from his clothes.
This is a real breach of security, said University Place School District Deputy Superintendent Terry Pullen.
We're embarrassed by it, said Pullen.
Pierce County Sheriff's Investigators said the alleged imposter has been arrested before for pretending to be a police officer.
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Fabric scraps take center stage on this pair of geometric pillows.
Cut pieces in the following order.
From muslin, cut:
1 6-inch square piecing foundation
1 5-x-16-inch piecing foundation
From solid light green, cut:
2 2-1/2-x-18-1/2-inch border strips
2 2-1/2-x-4-1/2-inch border strips
From solid light turquoise, cut:
2 5-inch squares, cutting each in half diagonally for 4 corner triangles total
From green floral, cut:
1 12-1/2-x-22-1/2-inch pillow back
2 2-1/2-x-22-1/2-inch border strips
1 12-1/2-inch-square pillow back
2 2-1/2-x-12-x-1/2-inch border strips
4 2-1/2-x-8-1/2-inch border strips
From solid dark green, solid dark turquoise, solid yellow, and scraps of solid light green, solid light turquoise, and green floral, cut:
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25 5-inch-long strips in widths ranging from 3/4 inch to 1 1/2 inches
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Tennessee Highway Patrol wants help solving burglary
A Tennessee Highway Patrol special agent as well as Memphis police and Crime Stoppers officials today issued a plea for the public's help solving a burglary of a state driver's license center on Shelby Drive.
Two men wearing dark clothing, masks over their faces and toboggan-style hoods on July 22 smashed a glass door, destroyed a safe, took cash and vandalized the Department of Safety and Homeland Security's Driver Service Center at 3200 East Shelby Drive.
One day earlier, Gov. Bill Haslam and Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons headlined the grand opening of the new, larger facility.
Dan Moore, highway patrol Criminal Investigation Division assistant special agent in charge in West Tennessee, said the costs of the damage done by the burglars, and disruption in service, were far greater than the undisclosed amount of cash stolen. Large sums of cash are not kept in the centers, Moore said.
A similar burglary of another driver service center, on Walnut Grove, on March 31, 2010 remains unsolved.
Moore and Crime Stoppers Executive Director Buddy Chapman urged the public to help police solve the July 22 burglary with information.
Tips can be made by calling the highway patrol Criminal Investigations Division at (731) 668-9644, or anonymously with a potential reward of up to $1,000 to Crime Stoppers at 528-CASH, or 528cash.org on the Internet.
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Join the Discussion: Women make a powerful impact on the economy. How can companies harness the opportunities offered by this vital segment of the workforce? What's happening in specific industries – finance, technology, science and health care, law, government, and media? This group is inspired by the participants of the Wall Street Journal's Women in the Economy conference, but all are welcome to take part in these conversations.
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2011 President's Report
Southeast Tech has a compelling impact on the Sioux Empire. Take a moment to read about the year in review.
Southeast Tech 2011 PRESIDENT'S REPORT South Dakota's Leading Technical College Responding to Regional Workforce Demands PRESIDENT'S REPORT 2011 EDUCATION FOR A NEW GENERATION At Southeast Tech, nine Institutes of Excellence encompass 50 programs to offer students the ability to specialize in careers that are highly sought-after. We know that finding an education that is both relevant and affordable is challenging. That's why we have committed more than 40 years to crafting programs that deliver fresh and innovative knowledge in two years or less. National accreditation coupled with a faculty that is industry-savvy ensures that not only will education be valid and credible but also rewarding. Southeast Tech Vision Creating Workforce Excellence Southeast Tech Mission The mission of Southeast Technical Institute is to educate individuals for employment opportunities, professional growth and lifelong learning. At Southeast Tech, we've refocused the concept of traditional higher ed. Southeast Tech has offered more streamlined and cost-effective methods of education since 1968. In fact, more than 14,000 students have chosen to `Live Blue' at Southeast Tech, to achieve their degrees and start a new life full of opportunity! Isn't it your turn to discover what Living Blue is all about? A Message from the President Jeff Holcomb, President, Southeast Tech Southeast Tech � South Dakota's Leading Technical College Responding to Regional Workforce Demands Looking back over the year, I am proud of Southeast Tech's many contributions to our community, our region and our state. Meeting workforce challenges with practical and sustainable solutions has always been our strength. And with an increasingly strong bond with our business partners, educational colleagues, government and community organizations, we are poised to present an even stronger workforce leadership presence in the upcoming decade. Our Vision, Creating Workforce Excellence, has unswervingly guided us in the past and will continue to be our benchmark for future endeavors. While preparing students for a dynamic and powerful new economy, we ask for your assistance in developing innovative programming that will engage your needs and drive your workforce to new heights. In the past year, we have broken through barriers to embrace new opportunities for both our students and our workforce partners. A new RN degree, several Business degree additions and new online and flexible degree offerings are just a few ways we have been working to increase our value for our constituents. The success of Southeast Tech, and subsequently the success of our graduates, would not be possible without the support of our community. I am looking forward to continuing our partnership so that we can move forward to a new and exciting economy together. Southeast Tech Council The Southeast Tech Council advises, advocates and provides direction to Southeast Technical Institute. TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 4 Leading IT Initiatives A Note from the Southeast Tech Council Bruce Eide, Southeast Tech Council Chairman We all know how valuable education and training is in today's workplace. Southeast Tech's Business Advisory Council works with administration to maximize the student experience here at Southeast Tech. The ever changing dynamic workplace requires Southeast Tech to be at the leading edge of business and industry. The Council is honored to be a part of the ongoing excellence that is Southeast Tech. PAGE 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS PRESIDENT'S REPORT Big Sky Classroom Southeast Tech Council Members Bruce Eide, Chairman; Deb Fischer-Clemens, Vice Chairperson; Kent Alberty; Jeff Eckhoff; Pam Homan; Deb Letcher; Doug Morrison PAGES 6&7 Year in Review PAGE 8 Moving Forward at Full Speed PAGE 9 Southeast Tech Foundation PAGE 10 Revenue/Expenditure Summary 3 PRESIDENT'S REPORT 2011 Southeast Tech Alumnus BOB JENSEN Director of Assessment Technology and Information Services, Sioux Falls School District As with many of our graduates, Bob continued on with his education after completing his diploma with Southeast Tech. In addition, he earned the following degrees: 1982: Bachelor's in Business Administration, National American University 2010: Master's in Business Administration, University of Sioux Falls Leading the Sioux Falls' School District IT Initiatives Bob Jensen, 2010 Outstanding Alumnus of the Year SOUTHEAST TECH � A GREAT ASSET FOR SIOUX FALLS! TOP 10 SOUTHEAST TECH EMPLOYERS 1. Sanford 2. Avera Health Systems 3. Wells Fargo 4. VA Hospital 5. Good Samaritan Center 6. Daktronics Inc. 7. Citibank 8. Wal-Mart 9. Raven Industries 10. City of Sioux Falls A graduate of Southeast Tech in both 1969 and 1974 with two Computer Programming diplomas, Bob Jensen is the Director of Assessment Technology and Information Services for the Sioux Falls School District. In 1969, Bob was certain of his desire to enter the fascinating and new world of computers after visiting with representatives from IBM at a college career day at his high school in Watertown. At the time, Bob was entering such a new field of study that many of his counterpoints thought it ridiculous, even a `lost career path'. Sticking to his instinct that computers were the wave of the future, Bob researched to find training that would put him on the cutting edge of this innovative technology. That search brought him to Southeast Tech. "Through my research, Southeast Tech offered the training that I was looking for so I enrolled into the program," Bob shares. Today, Bob manages 28 employees and his department serves 37 sites plus seven remote sites, 21,000 students, 1,600 teachers and 1,400 employees. "This job is always changing, it's been a great field to be in and there's never been a dull moment. It's rewarding to see the excitement students have when they get to take advantage of the new technology we introduce to them. Southeast Tech gave me an excellent foundation to start my career and today is second to none with their technology they provide for students." *Bob attended Southeast Tech twice to obtain the same degree after being called to military service. Western Adventure For Southeast Tech Civil Engineering Technology students, 2010 was a great year. For the first time ever, the Civil Engineering Technology Student Organization was invited to survey multiple campground facilities in awesome Yellowstone National Park. Possible through the tenacity of one very determined and articulate student along with the backing of Southeast Tech's faculty and administration, two instructors and 16 students had the experience of a lifetime. This was funded in part by Sayre & Associates. Thinking Bigger Than the Classroom Civil Engineering Students Survey Yellowstone National Park and Gain an Incredible Working Experience A popular degree at Southeast Tech, Civil Engineering Technology has an equally popular student organization. Through this organization, students have planned field trips to locations such as the Black Hills to acquire experience in surveying land that is considerably different than local terrain. For 16 students, membership this year led to an incredible experience out to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. The trip was headed up by an enterprising student, Josh Viet from Marion, who landed the once in a lifetime experience. A second year student, Josh knew the previous class had experienced a surveying trip to the Black Hills, so he wanted to make it an even more incredible opportunity for his class. He shares, "The fact that we initiated and planned this whole experience in just three or four weeks, when it typically takes six weeks, was amazing. The administration at Southeast Tech wanted this to happen for us so they helped push it through." He smiles, "The school trusted us to take over $400,000 worth of equipment to bring out there. It's pretty clear to me that at Southeast Tech it's all about the students." The students, supervised by instructors Elizabeth Kassing and Rod Breitling spent three full days surveying campgrounds. Rod Breitling, LS notes, "There are many things that can't be taught in a classroom setting or even in a two hour lab. Three days of continuous surveying teaches students so many lessons that can't be covered. It was an ideal teaching exercise. Every moment was a teachable moment." A sentiment shared with his colleague Elizabeth. She remembers, "We had one student running a laptop and AutoDESK Civil 3D software while the other students were required to download their survey points every couple of hours. It was great experience because they could see what information they had collected immediately. In some cases, they had errors that needed to be corrected and in some places, they needed to take additional shots." According to student Jim Milne, "The people at Yellowstone didn't have the funding or equipment to do this, or the knowledge or training. It was an awesome experience and I'm so glad I got to be part of it. It was fabulous to see how blown away they were by our work." Yellowstone National Park will use the survey data provided by Southeast Tech to determine new campground facilities. PRESIDENT'S REPORT 5 BIG SKY CLASSROOM LINE TIME MOMENTS OF EXCELLENCE Although an organization isn't defined by any one moment, a consistent succession of these moments does. Southeast Tech is proud to not only offer excellent education for our community, but forward-thinking stewardship as well. Please look through some of our defining moments that have occurred over the past year. This is what truly embodies Southeast Tech. Southeast 2010-2011 SOUTHEAST TECH YEAR IN REVIEW SEPTEMBER 2010 AUGUST 2010 Southeast Tech and USD enter an innovative forward-reverse articulation agreement allowing students to earn degrees from both institutions at the same time. Tech hosts a Foundation Scholarship Reception on campus. Recipients as well as representatives from multiple local businesses attend the event. OCTOBER 2010 STI for the Cure � our first campus walk to support Susan G. Koman for the Cure � is planned and organized by Students Taking Initiative, a Business student professional organization. $3,000 is raised. NOVEMBER 2010 An Adopt A Highway project near Hartford, SD is sponsored by Law Enforcement Science students. DECEMBER 2010 The Food Pantry receives 16 barrels of food from Southeast Tech's faculty and staff during a holiday food drive. "I have been overwhelmed by the genuine caring and heart-felt generosity. Staff and students have put forth great effort to benefit our community. This in conjunction with educational excellence, is placing Southeast Tech as a community leader." �President Jeff Holcomb JUNE 2011 Automotive Technology student Wade JANUARY 2011 The South Dakota State Board of Education approves six new business programs proposed by Southeast Tech. MAY 2011 FEBRUARY 2011 Southeast Tech is approved to launch a new Allied Health degree. Persson is elected to SkillsUSA national office and attends training in Washington D.C. MARCH 2011 Business & Industry Training rebrands and refocuses, becoming Training Solutions Institute. APRIL 2011 Graphic Communications & Digital Media Technology students host a Portfolio Show to showcase their best work at the Sioux Falls Museum of Visual Materials. The Southeast Tech Foundation hosts their annual Endowment Reception honoring our generous donors. PRESIDENT'S REPORT 7 TIME LINE PRESIDENT'S REPORT 2011 Southeast Tech Foundation Mission Statement The Southeast Tech Foundation is committed to building a solid foundation for tomorrow's workforce. Through community involvement, our workforce needs will be fulfilled by providing financial resources that allow our students to meet their potential. SOUTHEAST TECH For more information on the Southeast Tech Foundation or to contact Michelle, visit www.southeasttech.edu or email email@example.com. Energized and Excited to Move Forward Full Speed New Institutional Advancement Officer Shares Her Passion for Student Success and Workforce Development Over the past year, Institutional Advancement Officer Michelle Lounsbery has felt welcomed and energized by Southeast Tech's environment and culture. In early 2011, Michelle and the Southeast Tech Foundation Board went through a strategic planning process to align itself with Southeast Tech Foundation's goals. financial resources that allow our students to meet their potential." She believes the key to this point is to focus on building mutually rewarding relationships with our business and community partners. "I'm passionate about education and building a solid workforce for the needs of Sioux Falls and surrounding communities. I believe with the strength of our board in collaboration with the strength of our industry partners, we can continue to secure resources and opportunities for our students, faculty and Institution. I'm excited about the opportunities for the future!" Alumni Association Launched Spring 2011 A new Alumni Association was created to reconnect Southeast Tech's Alumni with former classmates as well as Southeast Tech. A Mission Statement for the Alumni Association has been developed and events and reunions are currently being planned. For more information about the Alumni Association or to join the association, contact Michelle in the Foundation Office at firstname.lastname@example.com or 605.367.7464. To invest in our 2011-2012 Giving Blue annual fund drive, call the Southeast Tech Foundation office at 605.367.7464. Please remember Southeast Tech in your wills and trusts. To this end, a new Mission Statement was developed along with a strengthened resolve to continue building a solid foundation for tomorrow's workforce. She notes, "Through community involvement, our workforce needs will be fulfilled by providing Southeast Tech Foundation Board Members 21 Leaders Join to Further Southeast Tech's Workforce Impact The Southeast Tech Foundation Board is comprised of 21 insightful and forward-thinking individuals who have generously given of their time to further Southeast Tech's Mission. Members include (noted in order of the photo above back row to front): � Jeff Talbot, Southeast Tech Faculty Representative � Kathy Thorson, MetaBank; Southeast Tech Foundation Treasurer � Randy Knecht, CPA, Sioux Falls Construction � Jeff Nelson, HJN Team Real Estate; Southeast Tech Foundation President � Jeff Holcomb, President, Southeast Tech � Carl Rapp, ADP � Larry Fuller, Insight Builders, LLC � Myron Rau, SD Auto Dealers Assn. � Dale A. Jans, Jans Corporation; Southeast Tech Foundation Vice President � Rachel Buse-Flaskey, Eide Bailly LLP � Michael A. Crane, Crane & Fowler Investments � Deana Larson, Wells Fargo Customer Connection � Nancy Hughes, The Dunham Company � Michael J. Jamison, TSP NOT PICTURED � Jeffery A. Hazard, Koch Hazard Architects � Helen Henkin, Transitional Living Corporation � Bill McLean, Avera McKennan � Evan Nolte, Sioux Falls Area Chamber � Debbie Sneve, Citibank � Orlen Tschetter, Sanford Health � Sioux Falls Region � Tracey Deatherage, Daktronics Foundation Donations & Scholarships In-Cash and In-Kind Donations $214,960.95 Scholarships Awarded $137,900.00 Scholarship Recipients 193 Total Emergency Retention Loans Awarded $43,138.82 Emergency Retention Loan Recipients 92 PRESIDENT'S REPORT "Southeast Tech's Foundation Board serves one of the most important functions in work force development in Sioux Falls and the surrounding area. The leadership of Southeast Tech is always visionary and proactive to the current and future needs of all the employers of the area. Their concern for the community and the students who will be future citizens is always evident. The board will pledge to help the leadership, staff and students do everything necessary to build the programs by increasing scholarship funds in 2011-2012." �Jeff Nelson, Southeast Tech Foundation Board President 9 SOUTHEAST TECH FOUNDATION FOUNDATION NET ASSETS Investments $768,716 Cash/Cash Equivalent $195,039 Accts/Notes Receivable $ 31,117 TOTAL Net Assets $994,872 PRESIDENT'S REPORT 2011 Southeast Tech Student Facts STUDENT BODY 2010-2011 Student Population: 3,069; 25% to 30% of all students attending Southeast Tech are from out of state. Under 18 ...................................... 1% 18-19 ....................................... 28.7% 20-21 ....................................... 21.3% 22-24 ....................................... 16.2% 25-29 ....................................... 14.4% 30-34 ......................................... 6.6% 35-39 ......................................... 4.7% 40-49 ......................................... 5.5% 50 and up ................................. 1.5% GRADUATE SURVEY Southeast Tech's six-month followup graduate survey placement information for 2010 graduates % Employed .............................. 94% % Employed in Field ................. 91% % Employed in SD ..................... 70% % of Graduates Employed in SD staying in Sioux Falls .............. 71% *Numbers based on graduates responding to Southeast Tech's follow-up survey Southeast Tech Revenue/Expenditure Summary Southeast Tech Post-Secondary Vocational Fund � Revenues 2006 Tuition/Fees State Distribution Federal Other State Miscellaneous $ $ $ $ $ 6,666,186 7,109,197 997,359 600,149 380,722 $ $ $ $ $ 2007 6,376,830 7,038,481 1,788,606 1,435,199 1,080,699 $ $ $ $ $ 2008 7,905,834 7,004,048 1,268,059 1,359,101 1,155,908 $ $ $ $ $ 2009 7,732,410 8,406,964 1,457,039 998,148 1,809,724 $ $ $ $ $ 2010 9,832,238 7,240,804 1,127,868 1,699,833 600,723 More than 350 area industry professionals belong to Advisory Committees which meet annually to help guide Southeast Tech's programs. 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This new identity reflects a redirection in our business philosophy that is focused on solutions, while remaining a provider of continuing education and training. Our true mission is to help South Dakota companies and individuals find solutions for workforce challenges and needs. Training Solutions Institute focuses on skillsbuilding and helping individuals improve employability and workforce readiness. CUSTOMIZED TRAINING SOLUTIONS Training Solutions Institute works with many local and regional companies to develop and deliver training programs for employees seeking to improve on current skills or adding new skill sets. PRESIDENT'S REPORT 11 DEGREES 2320 N Career Ave � Sioux Falls, SD 57107 Main: 605.367.7624 www.southeasttech.edu Southeast Tech is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association.


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"I still believe that the people who were accused did do something," says Maupin, who went to court Sept. 7 to testify about what happened. "But it's a lot blown out of proportion."
Maupin swears to us that, despite reports of a mob of 30 chasing Jean-Pierre and his pals across the street, only five people left the bar and ended up outside with the Marine. He also says that the fight didn't start over racial differences, but because Jean-Pierre looked at someone's girlfriend. What about those ugly words? Maupin says Jean-Pierre was hurling slurs right back at them outside the bar.
Try telling that version to Jean-Pierre or to the media. Right before running to report on yet another hate crime over the weekend, at a public school in Centereach, seven TV crews were stationed outside the Road House on Saturday. Maupin says it's unfair. "It's not a racial bar," he says. "Look at some of the bands that play here."
Two Man Advantage is one of those bands. "We would have never been there if it was a Nazi bar," says vocalist Bud Tkachuk, noting that the punk band consists of one African-American, a Mexican, two Jews and two Italians. "Now, we question how safe it is to play there."
In the past, he says, management has shooed away some potential troublemakers. One night a year ago, Tkachuk noticed two or three "white power kids" hanging out, but management stood by him and asked them to leave once he pointed them out. More recently, Tkachuk says, he has sensed increased tension among patrons--maybe even a slightly different clientele. "Two Fridays ago, it was just a little bit more violent than usual," he says, with kids doing a "more aggressive style of dancing."
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The Centre's resolve to rein in a monstrous fiscal deficit manifests yet again, and this time through the much-needed railway passenger fare hikes across all classes and distances. That the most popular mode of transport in India — with over two crore people travelling by trains every day — had been suffering staggering losses is common knowledge. But few railway ministers had the courage and the vision to overhaul the system and encourage profit generation. Most had exploited the Railways' resources to provide sops to their support bases. Yet, last February, when Dinesh Trivedi, the TMC MP, proposed fare hikes, he had to face Mamata Banerjee's wrath. It resulted in a partial roll-back, thus cutting off the scope for the Railways to earn about Rs 4,300 crore for the fiscal year. The freight rate hike of over 20 per cent managed in the process was barely a face-saver.
It took 10 years for the Centre to raise fares, and all this while an ailing Railways had been held hostage to coalition politics. Consider the figures: The passenger segment's losses have mounted from Rs 6,159 crore in 2004-05 to about Rs 25,000 crore in the current fiscal, marking an annual 18% growth.
It didn't matter to Banerjee or her predecessors that populist measures had significantly reduced the Railways' efficiency, and even impacted its safety and security systems.
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When Billy Dean, owner of "Billy Dean's Guns and Ammo" store, placed an ad with the Texas Cockroach and KSHT, your home for non-offensive 80s country hits, the local populace reacted with a collective shrug. "Just another advertisement," said Debbie Winthrop, "that I don't listen to or read." (Editor's note: advertisers, please take Ms. Winthrop's comments with a grain of salt as we can assure you that all ads placed in the Texas Cockroach reach a wide, varied and attentive audience).
The ad, which stated that Mr. Dean would not engage in business transactions with Muslims, people of Arabic descent, non-Christians or Democrats, seemed like a waste of time to most locals. "I didn't get it," said Tom Vandermeer, "because there are no Arabs, Muslims or non-Christians in LaCucaracha. Hell, only two people voted for Obama here – one of those was an accident – and everyone knows Teddy "Tree Hugger" Ross is the only person in LaCucaracha without a gun. Frankly, the ad seemed sort of pointless."
Pointless or not, the audio version of the ad went viral over the Internet and, two weeks after the ads quit running, caused a ripple nationally. The story was picked up Reuters, Yahoo! and other news outlets across the state and country. According to the ads producers, UOM&Y out of Austin, this is exactly how they planned it.
"Billy," according to the ads creator, Stephen Hoffman, "has the local gun market wrapped up. The goal was to get some regional and national attention. To do that you have to understand one thing: most people do not understand, grasp or embrace irony. Like Alanis Morissette – I don't believe for one second that she purposely wrote a song called "Ironic" that contained no irony which would then be sort of ironic. Wait, where was I? Oh yeah, people don't get irony, especially liberal Democrats and the like. So…fire up a thinly veiled racist ad and watch it grow. They can't help themselves. They'll be forwarding it, blogging about it, ranting about it, whatever. And that will make the people we want to attract to the store that much more determined to go and purchase their guns and ammunition at Billy Dean's Guns and Ammo."
Hoffman did point out that there is a possible downside to this strategy. "We have to be careful," continued Hoffman, "not to give Billy too much rope with which to hang himself. I mean, in a lot of ways, it's an odd business strategy – not taking money from a large segment of the population. He has to stick to the specific types already identified. And don't get into degrees of separation. For instance, what if a guy married a woman who voted for Obama? Love's a weird thing after all. Will Billy turn that guy down by extension? These are things he has to watch."
Billy himself is happy with the attention the ad has brought, but did lament that business has not taken the hoped for upswing. "Same old customers I've always had," said Billy, "but some of them have not taken kindly to my new screening process. I mean, I've got to find out for sure they're Christian, Anglo Republicans. I guess some have even complained to the NRA, as I received a call from the local chapter about my 'unnecessary screening process.'"
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PETACH TIKVA, Israel -- TTI Team Telecom International Ltd. (NASDAQ: TTIL) ("TTI Telecom"), a global supplier of Operations Support Systems (OSS) to communications service providers, announced today that it has launched the Netrac FaM Analyzer. This new product provides valuable insight into the impact of operations on business processes and business-level objectives. FaM Analyzer also marks another advance in TTI Telecom's innovation in collaboration between Fault and Performance Management.
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SAN ANTONIO -- The alleged sexual assault of boys by former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky has shocked the nation. But sexual assault of male victims is not just a national scandal. It's happening here in San Antonio - and reports are increasing.
Laurie Charles, a forensic nurse with Christus Santa Rosa Children's Hospital, says, We see about 600 kids, and about 14 percent are boys. And this year it is actually 17.5 percent. So it has increased significantly.
it took two decades for Curtis St. John to come forward. He was abused by a teacher in August on 1979. That teacher was later accused of killing another child.
I was still in fifth grade. I went to him for tutoring in math and he helped me with one day of math and the rest was sexual abuse, says St. John. I knew even at 10 nobody would even believe me.
But advocates say media attention has prompted more victims to come forward.
It has been a long healing process for James Meadours. He was raped by a group of girls while still in school, and then again by a male teacher. James is not only a survivor, but an advocate. He says embarrassment and guilt kept him in the shadows.
Shelly Botello is a forensic nurse at Methodist transplant specialty hospital. Their body is responding to it and that will give them conflicting messages, she said.
James Meadours, a survivor, admits it took a long time for him to tell anyone.
Years later, many years later, I realized it was not my fault and they were trying to persuade me to do something I did not feel comfortable, he explained.
San Antonio currently has two hospitals that routinely receive victims of sexual assault: The Christus Santa Rosa, and the Methodist Specialty Transplant Hospital. Once an outcry statement is made, the victim is brought to one of these hospitals for an examination.
Botello adds, Approximately 5 percent of the population that come into our facility that are 13 and older are male patients, and that's been consistent since the program started in 1998.
Just as with female victims, data is collected the same way from male victims. Forensic nurses use a digital imaging camera used to take pictures of the victims injuries. They also use a sexual assault collection kit when examining the victims. Evidence can be collected up to 96 hours after an assault.
FBI statistics previously tracked only sexual assault of females by males. Until recently the FBI defined rape as the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will. Newly enacted legislation will define rape as any kind of penetration of another person, regardless of gender, without the victim's consent.
Sgt. Chris Benavides with the San Antonio Police Department adds, Our investigators go through special training to be able to deal with male victims. We know that you have to be sensitive when they gather that info and that's what we want our detectives to be sensitive to that nature, but also be able to set the evidence to prosecute these suspects.
If you were sexually assaulted help is available. Call the Rape Crisis Center's hotline at 210-349-7273.