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Support Services at SOAS
- Bloomsbury Learning Environment
- Faculty Support
- Registry
- Academic Development Directorate for Study Support
- SOAS Library
- IT Services
- Student Advice and Wellbeing
- Accommodation
- English Language Support
- Careers
- Alumni
The Bloomsbury Learning Environment (BLE)
The BLE is SOAS's Virtual Learning Environment. It is an online space, personal to you, which exists to support and extend your learning beyond the classroom. Your lecturers will often put important material on the BLE such as reading lists, copies of lecture notes and presentations, or podcasts (audio) recordings of lectures. Lecturers may also ask you to submit your coursework assignments via the BLE and to collaborate online with your fellow students outside the classroom (eg via a discussion board).
Simply go online to BLE and enter your SOAS username and password to log in. If you want to know what your username or your password is or you wish to change it, please see A Quick Guide to IT Services for Students.
General information and downloadable help guides for students are available on the SOAS website and you can email us at email@example.com.
Faculty Support
Each faculty has a student support office where staff can help you with any questions you might have about your course and can put you in contact with key faculty members, such as course convenors and personal tutors.
These offices are all situated in the main building at Russell Square:
- Arts and Humanities: firstname.lastname@example.com Room 327
- Languages and Cultures: email@example.com Room 351
- Law and Social Sciences: firstname.lastname@example.com Room R201
Details of courses and programmes can be found on the Academic section of the website.
The Registry is located at the Vernon Square campus and is responsible for matters relating to registration, regulations, fees and scholarships. The Doctoral School Section is located at 53 Gordon Square. The Admissions teams for Undergraduates and Postgraduate Taught (Masters) programmes are located at Russell Square.
Registry staff can provide you with general advice and can also direct you to alternative sources of information where needed.
The office is open Monday to Friday between 10am and 4pm (closed between 12pm and 2pm during vacations) for personal enquiries and staff are available to answer your queries by telephone (+44 (0)207 074 5105) Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm.
Registry teams can be contacted by email as follows:
- Postgraduate Research: firstname.lastname@example.com
- Examinations: email@example.com
- Tuition Fees: email@example.com
- Scholarships: firstname.lastname@example.com
- Enrolment, Official Letters, General Enquiries: firstname.lastname@example.com
- Enrolment changes (transfers, leave of absence, withdrawal): firstname.lastname@example.com
Full details of our services can be found on the Registry section of the website.
Academic Development Directorate (ADD)
The Learning and Teaching Team in the Academic Development Directorate offers a wide range of academic support, skills training and development opportunities for all students at SOAS.
As well as interactive, online support through the BLE, we provide a programme of skills workshops covering themes such as essay writing, critical approaches to reading, time management and preparing for your dissertation.
In addition, one-to-one tutorials, given by specifically trained SOAS PhD students, are available on all aspects of essay and dissertation writing.
■ Pop into the ADD (RG01, Main Building)
■ See our programme of workshops: Study Skills
■ Take a look at Skills for Success (study skills on BLE Support):
■ Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
SOAS Library
The SOAS Library is a National Research Library for the study of Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Based at the Russell Square campus, the Library houses more than 1.2 million volumes, together with significant archival holdings, special collections and a network of electronic resources. The Library webpages include information about the Library, the collections, IT provision, and Multimedia and Print Services.
Virtual and self-guided Library tours are available from the Library website. Guided tours, induction sessions and other support will be available during Welcome Week.
Further information on our Library can be found on the Library section of the website or by email to email@example.com
IT Services
The Student IT Guide contains all the information you will need, including how to use your SOAS email account, the locations of computer labs throughout the School and how to connect to the campus-wide wireless network.
You can obtain a paper copy of this from the Computer Support Desk in Library Reception (Floor E), or download .
Further information can be found on the Library and IT section of the website. Any IT problems should be reported to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Student Services
The Student Advice and Wellbeing department (based on the 3rd floor of the Vernon Square campus) offers confidential and practical information on matters such as Immigration, financial, disability and personal issues.
Various events will be held during Welcome Week by the Student Advice and Wellbeing Team, including drop-in sessions at Russell Square.
Full details of the services offered can be found on the Student Advice and Wellbeing section of the website. The team can be contacted by email on email@example.com.
Within Student Advice and Wellbeing, there are specific teams to assist students at SOAS:
Counselling Service
The SOAS team of counsellors can assist you with managing your studies when this process is interrupted or affected by emotional, personal or psychological pressures. Other common concerns include anxiety about progress on the course, loneliness, low self-confidence, relationship problems or adjusting to a new environment.
The Counselling section of the website provides full details of the services offered, including how to book an appointment and what to do if you need assistance when the service is closed. It also contains lots of self help information which is available at all hours. The team can be contacted by email on firstname.lastname@example.com.
Disability Advisers
These advisers offer confidential advice, information and assistance to students with disabilities and students with learning difficulties (such as dyslexia). They will discuss any concerns you may have regarding disability-related barriers to study and liaise with teaching and support staff concerning your support needs or adjustments.
The Disability section of the website provides full details of the services offered, links to external sites that might be of assistance, a list of events that they hold for students and a full list of useful SOAS contacts. The team can be contacted by email on email@example.com.
International Student and Welfare Adviser
This service provides impartial and confidential advice on all aspects of student welfare. Areas of expertise include:
- Finance
- Budgeting and hardship
- Visas and immigration
- Special needs
- Accommodation
- Childcare and welfare benefits
The Student Advice and Wellbeing section of the website provides full information on the service we can provide and the team can be contacted by email to email@example.com.
There are various forms of accommodation available in London, including university halls of residence and flat-shares. There are two housing services that you can contact for information and they will have links to a wide variety of accommodation:
Sanctuary Students
To apply for accommodation in halls of residence you should contact Sanctuary Students . They manage the SOAS halls of residence and also allocate places to SOAS students in the University of London halls of residence.
University of London Housing Services
Private accommodation is managed by the University of London Housing Services. They can provide lists of flats available for students, as well as lists of students looking for other students to share flats with.
English Language Support
IFCELS offers in-sessional language support to non-native speakers of English. This department is located in the Faber Building at the Russell Square campus.
Full details are available on the IFCELS section of the website and the team can be contacted by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Careers Service
The Careers Office is currently located in room G12 of the main building at the Russell Square campus but will be based in room R101 from 15 September. Staff are able to offer advice to students about all aspects of job hunting and career management and will even help with practice interviews.
The Careers section of the website provides further information. The team can be contacted by email on email@example.com.
SOAS Alumni Relations
The Alumni Relations team is dedicated to providing SOAS alumni with a wide range of services, communications, and support which will enable you to maintain a personal and professional ink with the School and fellow alumni long after you graduate. There is a current global network of over 40,000 former SOAS students in more than 150 countries.
All students are welcome to join SOAS Alumni and can register on the Alumni site – come and join us!


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Just turned up at OT2004. Fellow attendees with blogs that I know of:
Lisp is the Burgess Shale of computation. Full of unusual byways of software evolution that never quite made the mainstream but were just as valid as the winners.
Duncan McGregor accidentally observed that
Plans rarely survive contact with the Customer (after von Moltke, German Chief of Staff, World War I)
Last week Tim Mackinnon, Nat Pryce, Joe Walnes and I pulled out all the stops to get a paper written in time for OOPSLA. The only way we could make it was to work overnight on Friday and we finally sent it in at about 5:00 Saturday morning (CyberChair runs on Samoan time, so a Friday deadline is about 11:00 on Saturday in London).
The moral of the tale? We were all pretty dazed the following week (well, in my case, more dazed than usual). Just like Financial Debt and Technical Debt, Physical Debt is useful when you need to borrow against the future, but it has to be paid off — and quickly. That's why XP includes Sustainable Pace.
Sometimes you need to break the rules to remind yourself why they're there.
Martin Fowler writes about Software Development Attitudes, distinguishing between Directers and Enablers. That links nicely with something Ward Cunningham said about problems vs. difficulties.
As Martin says, some people like tools that force the issue, so you can't do Bad Things or ignore failures, and some people like tools that make new concepts possible. Then he says,
You might think that all restrictions on what a developer does imply a directing attitude, but it's not that simple. As an example, consider memory management. You can think of this as a directing feature: programmers can't be trusted to manage memory correctly so take away their ability to allocate memory. But I look at memory management as an enabling technology - it takes away something I don't want to worry about, so I can concentrate better on those things I do care about.
Which, to me, maps nicely to Ward's view on problems.
A friend of mine once said that there are problems and there are difficulties. A problem is something you savor. You say, "Well that's an interesting problem. Let me think about that problem a while." You enjoy thinking about it, because when you find the solution to the problem, it's enlightening.
And then there are difficulties. Computers are famous for difficulties. A difficulty is just a blockage from progress. You have to try a lot of things. When you finally find what works, it doesn't tell you a thing. It won't be the same tomorrow. Getting the computer to work is so often dealing with difficulties.
To me, memory management is a difficulty. A fiddly task to perform because we don't after all have infinite RAM. It once took me three weeks to chase a memory smash in a (very well written) runtime library I was working with. Do I miss it? Hell, no. I think the same case could even be made for static typing. A good type system, such as the one I trained on, should help to focus your code and make it more expressive.
Roy Disney speaking to Disney Shareholders on 3rd March 2004 and quoted here
shows that he understands the reality of inellectual work. I've worked at too many places that feel like this, and too few that don't.
Unfortunately, our corporate values have been compromised in recent years.
In large part, this is the result of a cynical management's belief that, in the absence of ideas, the road to success is to cut back on everyone and everything that once made you successful, that you don't really need to give your guests value for money, that creativity and originality are luxuries you can no longer afford ... that art and artists are commodities to be bought and sold like any other office supply.
To me, the wrong-headedness of these beliefs is self-evident.
The creative process is the lifeblood of the Disney Company. If it is to thrive, we must do everything possible to establish an environment in which it can once again flourish.
Creativity is a funny thing -- difficult to quantify, but obvious when it's missing. It's a living, breathing force with a life of its own, and it tends to flower among individuals or small groups. It doesn't always show up on demand ... or at convenient times or places. And it often gets killed by committees or by something called strategic planning. So we need to always be on the lookout for ways to nurture it, and not let it be trampled by a lowest-common-denominator mentality
In this interview, Ward Cunningham talks about The Simplest Thing That Could Possibly Work. He's simply right.
In this interview with Bertrand Meyer on Artima, Bertrand Meyer hopes that Test-Driven Development is like Design By Contract. Well, yes and no.
Meyer has the good grace to admit he hasn't really had time to look into TDD, but his view is that:
I haven't had the opportunity to talk to, for example, Kent Beck about this, but I hope he would agree that the right form of test-driven development is where the tests are systematic. And the best way I know to derive a systematic test is from contracts, because they're much more general and abstract. You can derive the specific from the general. You cannot really infer the general from the specific.
First, he has the usual misunderstanding of TDD being about testing, not unreasonable given its name. But "extracting the general from the specific" is exactly what the refactoring part of TDD does, that's how you remove duplication. The flip from Design as a Process of Invention, to Design as a Process of Discovery takes a little while to get used to but it's liberating. It puts an end to the "deer in the headlights" experience where there are just too many unknowns to make the next (binding) decision so you find yourself incapable of deciding anything.
There's another, more interesting, discussion that I think is worth having with the Design By Contract community. One of the important experiences of TDD is that you can control the scope of the code by adding and removing individual tests. You can slice and dice functionality and it's easy to understand. Contract specifications tend to be harder to manipulate that way because they describe general properties — that's the whole point. I have a suspicion that this is just a matter of style, but it's not how DbC people see things. Like Prof Meyer, I haven't had these discussions with the right people either (so that makes us even?), but it would be entertaining to find out.

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I've got 32,35GB right now, of which 15GB was earned through the Dropbox.com/spacerace, and I have received 25 referral bonuses. All other space is from get started/social network posts or the 2012 Dropquest I only use around 6% of it though, but it's growing slowly since I'm archiving a lot to it.
I'm very curious to see what's popular out there nowadays. I used to use Windows Live Mesh but switched to Dropbox since it went out of beta - and everyone at school uses Dropbox.
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Watching the episode, I kept wondering whether/when the chefs cleaned the cooking utensils they used -- prior to using them, that is. ugh.....wonder how the Target employees were feeling after breakfast?
I wouldn't mind if Antonia or Dale left next. They are not worthy of the title of Top Chef and frankly they're getting annoying. I'd say Angelo had more skill, but wasn't much better in the personality category. I'm sad to see his Bromance with Mike broken up though. http://foodiegossip.blogspot.com/2011/02/top-chef-all-stars-angelo-sosa-mike.html
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We will keep her RF until she is 40 lbs, according to her car seat, but she'll be in a car seat/booster until she is 80 lbs or more.
My toddler is 17 months and RF. We recently turned my 4-year-old FF, shortly before her 4th birthday.
Almosr 17 months and rear facing.
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My daughter is almost 15 months old and definitely still rear facing. She'll be rear facing until she literally can't safely do it any longer (too tall or too heavy, whichever comes first). She won't be forward facing for a long time to come, either, because her seat is a TALL one and RF up to 45lbs, lol.
My older son was rearfacing 90% of the time until he was 3.5 yrs old or so (90%, b/c I allowed him to ride forward facing a bit younger w/my mil and friend for ease for them and towards the end of my pregnancy w/my second b/c I couldn't help him into his seat). My second son has been riding ff'ing since 27 mos or so, but only b/c he's really long torsoed and tall and we couldn't afford a new carseat to keep him rearfacing. We already have several convertible carseats and he's maxed out all of them rearfacing.
My DD is a month younger than your DS. She is still rear-facing, and will be until she reaches the max wt for the seat (35 lbs), which could be a while, since she is petite.
Tired mama to my wild child
This was our case too, our DD would also get mad about her feet/legs being crammed up in RF position. So after her 1st b day we switched
DS is 22 months, 21.5 pounds, and 32 inches. He will remain RF until he outgrows the limits of his carseat. No reason to switch him, and I suspect he'll be RF until at least 4 years old.
Wife to Chris 12/27/07. DS1 Earth Day 2009 (4/22). DS2 March 6th, 2012.
DS2 is 2 years, 3 months and FF, has been for awhile...we were without my van from October until just a couple days ago. He didn't fit rear facing in the car I used or in DH's little car to go anywhere. So that would've been about a month before age 2. He'd be FF now in the seat I have anyway, it goes RF to 30 pounds and I know he's got to be at least that now, he hasn't been weighed in a few months and last time he was 28 lbs.
DD I know I went to about 18 months and then FF her because of height. She's very tall, everyone thinks she is at least a year older than she actually is.
DS1 I don't remember what I did to be honest...I know I went a little past a year for sure, and I know he was only about 18 pounds at the 12 month appt.
DS3 will stay RF probably until he asks.
lovin DH since 1/04, best mom for my 3 boys 10/04, 11/08, 11/10 one girlie (1/07), one 13 wk (10/13) and 5/15 just your average multigenerational living family!!
My youngest child is almost 18 months old and definitely rear facing.
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Maputo — The Mozambican government is negotiating with Argentina for supplies of wheat at fixed prices.
According to the Minister of Industry and Trade, Armando Inroga, speaking at a Maputo press conference on Thursday, the purpose is to guarantee the stability of wheat prices, and reduce the burden of the current subsidy that the government pays to bakers in order to keep bread prices low.
Attempts to increase domestic wheat production have so far not been very successful, and so the bulk of the wheat consumed in Mozambique is still imported, and the price fluctuates.
The government believes that a deal with Argentina could keep prices low.
Inroga said he expected negotiations to be concluded by June. In that month a delegation from Argentina could visit Maputo, or a Mozambican delegation could visit Buenos Aires to seal the agreement.
"This will be advantageous to Mozambique since we will have wheat at accessible prices, and it will give Argentina a guaranteed market", said the Minister.
After riots in Maputo on 1-2 September 2010 against rises in the price of bread, the government brought the price down again by subsidising the bakers. This has kept the price of a standard 250 gram loaf of bread at five meticais (17 US cents).
The 2012 state budget included a sum of 615.3 million meticais for the wheat subsidy. However, by 30 June, only 39.8 million meticais of this subsidy had been spent, thanks largely to the fall in international wheat prices.
Inroga guaranteed that the price of bread will remain stable throughout 2013.


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Free NBA Playoffs Picks: Los Angeles Lakers vs. New Orleans Hornets Game 3 Preview
- Updated: April 21, 2011
If there was ever a chance for the New Orleans Hornets to come up with a big time game to shock the world in NBA playoffs betting action, this is it. They have Game 3 in their backyard at New Orleans Arena on Friday night, and they're taking on the defending champs, the Los Angeles Lakers in their biggest game of the season.
The Lakers haven't quite put on the look of the defending champs in this series at this point, but there are very few that are worried about them winning this series even though it is now a de facto best of five set in which they don't have home court advantage. The offense has only averaged 93.5 points per game in two duels against one of the best defensive teams in the game, and the stars really have yet to really come out and shine. LA is very, very lucky to have won Game 2 at home at the Staples Center. Kobe Bryant had a ridiculously uncharacteristic game when he scored just 11 points on only 3-of-11 shooting from the field. He called out Pau Gasol for his terrible play in Game 1, but after a game like that in Game 2 for Bryant, it's hard for him to really complain that Gasol didn't put out an optimal effort even though he only scored eight points and had just five rebounds. The heroes were Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom, the latter of which has just been named the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year.
There is definitely some good news and some bad news for the Hornets. The good news is that they have this series tied at a game apiece, and they definitely have proven that they can indeed share a court with the champs. The bad news is that they know they blew a golden chance to shine in Game 2, and they still haven't gotten the best shot from the Lakers yet. Chris Paul has arguably been the MVP of the playoffs to date, as he has scored 53 points in two games and has dished out a slew of assists as well. Trevor Ariza knows all about the Lakers having played with them for two seasons, including playing a vital role in the 2008-09 playoff team. He had been very, very quiet over these last few games for the Hornets, scoring a total of just 17 points in the final two games of the regular season and the first here in the playoffs. However, he really shined on Wednesday, scoring a game high 22 points to go with seven rebounds to lead the way for the Hornets. Still, there is a notable void at the power forward position left by David West, but even if he didn't tear his ACL, this would still definitely be an uphill battle.
Los Angeles Lakers vs. New Orleans Hornets Pick: There's just no way that we can back New Orleans here, even at home. The Lakers are the real deal, and they are going to flex their muscles eventually. This one might be close for awhile, but when push comes to shove, LA pulls away in the second half. Go with the Lakers -4.5.
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Drunk Barnstaple man threatens to chop dog's head off
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A TRANSPORT worker sliced his neck with a kitchen knife and threatened to chop off the head of his girlfriend's dog after a night out drinking, a court heard.
Carl Henry Robert Balment, 31, of 36 Park Avenue, Barnstaple, appeared before North Devon Magistrates' Court on Monday after spending the weekend in custody.
He pleaded guilty at the hearing to assaulting Jade Arney by beating and also to criminal damage in Barnstaple on September 29.
Sue Roberts, for the prosecution, told the court it was a domestic incident.
The complainant is the girlfriend of the defendant and the incident happened in the early hours of the morning at her flat.
She said Balment has a history of domestic violence with previous partners.
The court was told that on Friday evening the complainant was working at a bar in Barnstaple. The defendant had been out drinking.
Miss Roberts said at 3am the defendant started banging on the door to her flat.
"She begged him not to smash her flat up again.
"He pushed her and she hit her head on the floor," she said.
Balment then got two knives from the kitchen and sliced his neck causing a five to six inch laceration on the right hand side.
Miss Roberts said he started to rip at his girlfriend's top but she wriggled free and ran from the flat to phone police.
"He grabbed one of her dogs and threatened to chop its head off.
"She got back to her flat and found he had smashed it up."
Miss Roberts said the defendant was drunk and could barely stand.
The court heard that Balment has anger issues and had stopped taking anti-depressants.
Tim Hook, for the defence, said: "He has accepted it is a disturbing set of circumstances."
Mr Hook said the defendant intended his partner no harm.
"She says she is not scared of him, it was more a case of being scared of what he might do to himself," he said.
"He made a dramatic demonstration in the flat that was all directed at him. His state of mind was affected by alcohol and he had not been taking his anti-depressants as they were slowing him down and he works in a manual capacity."
The case was adjourned for a pre-sentence report.
Magistrates granted Balment bail with conditions to reside at 36 Park Avenue, not to go to his girlfriend's home or place of work, and not to be under the influence of alcohol in a public place.
They also imposed a curfew with electronic tagging from 10pm to 6am.
Balment is due to be sentenced on October 26.


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Sokoto — Barely 48 hours after the restoration of electricity to Sokoto after four days of blackout, the Power Holding Company of Nigeria yesterday embarked on mass disconnection of state government establishments.
Secretary of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) for Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States Yusuf Abdulkarim said the disconnection only affected those institutions that were indebted, excluding hospitals and water board.
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Meanwhile, the war in Libya is grinding on with no obvious end in sight, despite NATO's intervention with air strikes aimed at protecting the civilian population from forces loyal to dictator Muammar Gadhafi. The NATO strikes have prevented Mr. Gadhafi from crushing the uprising in the eastern part of the country, but they have not enabled the undisciplined and poorly armed rebels to capture more territory or advance on the capital. All signs now point to a protracted civil war that leaves the rebels in control in the east while Mr. Gadhafi clings to power in his western stronghold of Tripoli.
In Syria, one of the most repressive states in the region, the government is promising reforms even as a series of increasingly brutal crackdowns continues. The bravery and persistence of the pro-democracy demonstrators suggest the country has reached a tipping point that eventually will lead to the ouster of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and his Baath Party government. But it is likely to be a long and bloody struggle costing many innocent lives. Moreover, there's no guarantee that Iran, Syria's main ally in the region, wouldn't try to step in if it looked like Assad was about to fall — just as Saudi Arabia sent troops to Bahrain recently to quell pro-democracy demonstrations there. Any Iranian intervention in Syria would be an explosive development that almost certainly would spark a strong military response from neighboring Israel.
For its part, Israel is more muddled than ever, with the Palestinians appearing increasingly ready to unilaterally declare statehood and seek recognition from the United Nations. As usual, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is digging in his heels against any talks that might actually lead to a negotiated settlement — a position he apparently hopes Republican lawmakers who have invited him to address the House of Representatives next month will endorse.
Since there's virtually no chance that any peace proposal Mr. Netanyahu puts on the table for Republicans will be acceptable to the Palestinians, the Obama administration should stick to the blueprint it already has: A territorial division based on Israel's pre-1967 borders, no right of return for Palestinian refugees, a shared capital in Jerusalem and provisions for Israel's security needs. The broad outlines of such an agreement haven't changed since 1979, when former President Jimmy Carter brought Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat together at Camp David. It is still the only real alternative Palestinians and Israelis have to a future of perpetual war and conflict.
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Ritchie Duong, a friend who has known Holmes for more than a decade, told the Los Angeles Times that in high school he liked to play cards and video games. They both attended undergraduate school at the University of California, Riverside, where they saw each other once a week to watch the TV show "Lost."
Duong last saw Holmes in December when they met for dinner in Los Angeles and saw a movie together. His friend seemed fine, he told the newspaper.
Academics came easily to Holmes both at high school and at the UC Riverside, Duong said.
"I had one college class with him, and he didn't even have to take notes or anything. He would just show up to class, sit there, and around test time he would always get an 'A,'" said Duong, 24.
During the attack early Friday, Holmes set off gas canisters and used the military-style semiautomatic rifle, a shotgun and a pistol to open fire on the unsuspecting theater-goers, Oates said. Holmes had bought the weapons at local gun stores in the past two months.
He recently purchased 6,000 rounds of ammunition over the Internet, the chief said.
The gun that jammed had a high-capacity ammunition magazine, according to the federal law enforcement official who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity in order to discuss the investigation. Police have said that a 100-round drum magazine was recovered at the scene and that such a device would be able to fire 50 to 60 rounds a minute.
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The Batman movie, the last in the trilogy starring Christian Bale, opened worldwide Friday with midnight showings in the U.S. "The Dark Knight Rises" earned $30.6 million in the midnight screenings, and, according to industry estimates, roughly $75 million on that day as a whole. That put it on track for a weekend total of around $160 million, which would be the second-highest opening weekend ever, following "The Avengers."
The shooting was the worst in the U.S. since the Nov. 5, 2009, attack at Fort Hood, Texas. An Army psychiatrist was charged with killing 13 soldiers and civilians and wounding more than two dozen others.
Across the street from the movie theater, a man who placed 15 crosses near Columbine High School after a 1999 massacre there has returned to Colorado with 12 crosses for the victims of Friday's shooting.
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Willimantic, CT -- Eastern Connecticut State University is presenting a relief effort designed to raise money for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. "Help for Haiti: "A Night of Reflection, Inspiration, and Action!" will be held at 7 p.m. on Feb. 5 in the Betty R. Tipton Room of the Student Center. The public is invited. Admission is free. Event supporters are being asked to wear red attire.
Judy Secord, former member of the board of directors of the Haitian Ministries of the Norwich Diocese and now a volunteer for the organization, will deliver the keynote address and discuss the history of her organization and the importance of civic engagement and local and global service. Ministries staff workers were rescued from the rubble of the earthquake.
"The devastation in Haiti is beyond comprehension, and it is frustrating for many to be unable to help so many who werein desperate need," said Kimberly Silcox, interim director of Eastern's Center for Community Engagement. "Haiti's future is uncertain, and what is needed now more than anything is financial resources. This benefit will bring the Eastern and Windham communities together to share our talents and to demonstrate our concern and support for the citizens of Haiti."
Monica Rochon, Help for Haiti organizer and one of Eastern's AmeriCorps VISTA Community Service Coordinators, said, "When one person hurts, we all hurt because we are a global community. At the news of the quake, my heart sank the same way it did when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. This tragedy is a lesson for us all. We must make it our civic duty and priority to look out for one another. I believe this event will demonstrate how much Eastern is in sync with the community on the idea that we truly are a globally community from the planning process to the reflection process.
A number of Eastern students groups at will also provide performances. The event will also feature a silent auction of goods donated by area businesses to raise money for the relief effort.
Help for Haiti is sponsored by Eastern's Center for Community Engagement, Office of Housing and Residential Life, and The Intercultural Center in the Division of Student Affairs.


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The Washington Hospital Healthcare Foundation held its 26th Anniversary Golf Tournament on Monday, May 16th at Sunol Valley Golf Club. The tournament brings together friends of Washington Hospital and local golfers to raise money for hospice care and cancer services at Washington Hospital.
The fundraising event featured a barbecue lunch, putting contest, buffet dinner, raffle, silent auction, live auction and awards ceremony. This year, approximately 170 golfers enjoyed a great day out on the course and more than 230 guests attended dinner.
"It was another successful year, with proceeds totaling just over $100,000," says Angus Cochran, Executive Director of the Washington Hospital Healthcare Foundation. "The golfers and volunteers were good sports braving a spot of rain to help support Washington Hospital. Thanks are due to our sponsors, whose support generated a healthy charitable contribution."
The Washington Hospital Healthcare Foundation Golf Tournament is held in memory of longtime Fremont businessman Gene Angelo Pessagno. Mr. Pessagno was a founding member of the Washington Hospital Healthcare Foundation and served as a member of the Foundation's Board of Trustees. Many sincere thanks to Laura Pessagno and her family for their continued support of the tournament.
This year's tournament was organized by chairman Lamar Hinton and members of the tournament committee, who all worked tirelessly to ensure a wonderful day of golf and an entertaining awards banquet.
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Willmar, Minn., council sets hearing on land transfer to Jennie-O Turkey Store, rejects stock disclosure requirementThe Willmar City Council voted Monday night to introduce an ordinance for a public hearing April 7 that will authorize the transfer of city-owned land to Jennie-O Turkey Store for the company's proposed corporate office expansion.
By: David Little , Forum News Service
WILLMAR, Minn. — The Willmar City Council voted Monday night to introduce an ordinance for a public hearing April 7 that will authorize the transfer of city-owned land to Jennie-O Turkey Store for the company's proposed corporate office expansion.
The council was asked by City Planning and Development Director Bruce Peterson to set the hearing date because city staff previously did not closely review City Charter provisions that require a land transfer be authorized by ordinance — and an ordinance requires a public hearing.
The charter states that certain acts of the council shall be by ordinance, including authorizing the conveyance of any city lands.
The approximately 8 acres consists of two parcels located between the south end of the Public Works maintenance property and Kandiyohi County Road 5. The proposed $238,072 sale price would be written down to $0 under the city's land write-down policy, which details credits for jobs created and market value created.
Before voting on the hearing date, the council discussed and then defeated an amendment offered by Councilman Steve Ahmann that aimed to have Jennie-O's parent company Hormel Foods disclose the number of shares of Hormel stock held by council members and city staff.
Ahmann was the only council member voting in favor of the amendment. Those voting against were Audrey Nelsen, Ron Christianson, Denis Anderson, Bruce DeBlieck, Rick Fagerlie and Jim Dokken. Tim Johnson was absent.
Ahmann's amendment would have also asked Hormel to disclose the number of Hormel shares held by officials and members of the Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission's Joint Powers Board and Operations Board, and by City Planning Commission members.
The amendment was aimed at government officials and entities who have been involved in working on the Jennie-O project. Ahmann said the disclosure would provide transparency and honesty to the proceeding.
Ahmann raised the transparency issue two weeks ago when the council voted to direct city staff to develop an agreement with Jennie-O for the land transfer. Ahmann said he does not have stock in Hormel.
Councilman Anderson, who is retired from a career with Jennie-O, asked City Attorney Robert Scott if it was a conflict of interest for him as a former employee to vote on the land issue. Anderson has said he owns a small amount of Hormel stock.
Scott said Anderson does not have a legal disqualifying conflict of interest under the city's conflict of interest policy.
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Check Engine Light Due to Failed Oxygen Sensor
The Check Engine Light may illuminate because a component of the oxygen sensor stops working. As a result the engine computer is unable to determine the proper ratio of air to fuel for the engine. Replacing the failed oxygen sensor should correct this concern.
One or More Motor Mounts May Wear Out on Higher Mileage Vehicles
One or more motor mounts may wear out on cars with high mileage. This will put extra stress on the other mounts, and the faulty mount(s) should be replaced.
Burning Smell Due to Valve Cover Gasket Leak
The valve cover gaskets have a tendency to leak oil, especially the one near the firewall.
Hesitation on Acceleration
Cars equipped with an automatic transmission might experience a hesitation when accelerating. Revised software for the on board computer is available which may correct this problem. Software revisions are commonly most helpful on newer vehicles. once the mileage builds up a worn component could cause similar problems. Whenever major transmission work in performed, the transmission software should be updated as necessary.
Automatic Transmission May Not Shift Correctly at High Mileages
At higher mileages, (125,000-150,000) the automatic transmission may not shift correctly. This can be caused by the throttle position sensor being out of adjustment or a shift solenoid needing to be replaced. Typically the transmission does not need to be completely overhauled.
Warped Front Brake Rotors Can Cause Steering Wheel to Shudder
As the size of the Camry vehicle gets ever larger, there is a tendency to warp the front rotors. This will be felt as a shudder in the steering wheel when braking. The front rotors can be remachined, if there is sufficient material left, otherwise the front rotors will need to be replaced. It is recommended to use factory quality rotors because cheap quality rotors warp very easily and tend to squeak and squeal.
"No start" Due to Pickup Coil Failure Inside Distributor
The pickup coil inside the distributor can fail and cause a no-start condition. There have also been some failures of the radio noise suppressors inside the distributor which can short out. It is recommended to replace the whole distributor with a complete genuine Toyota distributor if any of its components fail.
Check Engine Light Due to Restricted EGR System
The EGR System tends to get restricted or blocked with carbon after 100,000- 125,000 miles which will cause an emissions test failure for NOX. If the EGR system is equipped with an EGR temperature sensor it will trigger a Check Engine Light for improper EGR flow. The repair is to clean out the EGR passages and the EGR Temperature sensor. Our technicians tell this repair is pretty straight forward and takes about 1-1.5 hours. It is also wise to verify the EGR system components i.e. the Transducer, EGR Valve and VSV Solenoid at this time.
Engine Won't Crank Due To Starter
If the vehicle will not crank over, the most common problem is the starter, which tend to fail at about 100,00-125,000 miles. Sometimes it is only the starter solenoid contacts, but often the complete starter (including solenoid) needs to be replaced.
Check Engine Light With Code P0770 and/or P0773
The Check Engine Light may illuminate with code P0770 and/or P0773 stored. This would indicate a fault with the 3-way lock-up solenoid which could be defective and may need replacement.
ABS Warning Light Due to Failed Wheel Speed Sensor
At higher mileages, an anti-lock brake system wheel speed sensor may wear out and illuminate the ABS warning light. It is recommended to replace the sensor with a factory part and be sure to clean all rust and debris from the mounting area because the mounting distance is critical. Failure to do so may result in the new sensor setting false trouble codes. Be sure to check the condition and runout of the front wheel bearings on the 2WD and 4WD vehicles and the CV joints on the 4WD vehicles since worn wheel bearings and/or CV joints can cause the ABS trigger rings to rub against the ABS sensors and damage them.
Hesitation or No Start Due to Internal Distributor Fault
The ignition coil inside the distributor may fail. Our technicians tell us this may result in a hesitation on acceleration, especially when the vehicle is warming up on cold, rainy days. The pickup coils inside the distributor can also fail and cause a no-start condition. There have also been some failures of the radio noise suppressors inside the distributors, which can short out. Our technicians recommend replacing the whole distributor with a complete, genuine Toyota distributor if any of its components fail.
Rattling noise from timing belt tensioner at higher mileages
Check Engine Light on Due to EVAP Vapor Canister Fault
The Evaporative system may have problems with the vapor canister releasing charcoal pellets that plug the vent valve. Typically a Code P0441, P0442 and P0446 will be set. The key code is the P0446 which is a vent valve electrical failure. The proper repair is to replace the entire canister with all the valves as a unit. This is located on top of the fuel tank and is expensive. Our Technicians tell us that for awhile Toyota was covering these problems, but this may have changed. It would not hurt to call the dealer if this problem occurs to see if Toyota is still helping with these repairs.


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Bachelor of General Studies, B.G.S.
The 120-hour Bachelor of General Studies is a challenging and rewarding option for students who wish a greater degree of flexibility in their course of study. As an interdisciplinary degree, it is not based on a specific major or minor. Instead, the student's curriculum will consist of courses from three areas of study which must be selected from established minors recognized in the Texas Tech Catalog. Two of the three areas of study must be administered by the College of Arts & Sciences.
A well-designed B.G.S. degree can help a student prepare to pursue a particular intellectual interest, a professional ambition, or graduate study. The three areas of study form a coherent specialization that is unavailable elsewhere in the university as an organized plan of study.
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- A 2.0 GPA is required for admission into this program. In addition, a 2.0 GPA at Texas Tech University is required for graduation.
- Degree plans must be reviewed by the Student Division of the College of Arts & Sciences to be considered official. This ensures conformity with graduation and B.G.S. requirements.
- Degree plans must be submitted to the Student Division of the College of Arts & Sciences one semester after a student has achieved 45 hours of total coursework. Intentions to graduate must be submitted at the same time.
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- No block credit from another university may apply to core, general education, or areas of study requirements.
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Steven Tyler and fiancee Erin Brady split - report
After denying earlier breakup rumors, Steven Tyler and fiancee Erin Brady have apparently split "for good." A source close to the couple tells Page Six, "They're still friendly but they're going their own ways. The engagement is off."
It's been rumored that Brady was a threat to the former "American Idol" judge's sobriety, but the source says the truth is the Tyler was not very nice to Erin, and she was never accepted by his entourage.
Tyler popped the question during a Maui vacation in late 2011, and later told Ellen DeGeneres he knew Erin was the one for him when she tied him up in a backstage dressing room. Ah, how romantic ...
Prior to the split, Tyler and Brady were planning a Hawaii beach wedding, but tongues started wagging when Steven and his family spent the New Year's holiday in Hawaii without Erin. A wedding to Brady would have marked a third marriage for Tyler. The pair had been dating since 2006.
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- Description Of Content:
- Measuring the distance between bowls at the Gisborne Bowling Club.
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has stated that over 60,000 jobs were created in the aviation sector in 2011 alone and that the industry is expected to contribute six per cent to the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the coming year.
Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, made this known while briefing State House correspondents on the outcome of the weekly meeting on Wednesday, December 12.
In continuation of the assessment of the performance of the various Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the government in the past one year, the council took on the Ministries of Aviation and Communication Technology in a marathon briefing that lasted for over nine hours.
Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah told Council that a fund will soon be created to avoid the short term facility being suffered by the existing airlines and that the new national carrier that will soon be floated will be private sector driven.
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BizFed members rallied today (May 17) with Congresswoman Jane Harman (D-Venice), Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and a host of local business, community and labor leaders and members in support of the Measure R 30/10 Initiative to accelerate taxpayer-approved transit construction projects.
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CHIPLEY — The Chipley City Council breezed through its first meeting of the year on Tuesday, approving three ordinances on their first readings and awarding plaques for Outstanding Christmas Decoration Displays to city residents.
Each council member got to choose a home from their respective wards and presented a plaque to the winners. Three of the five awards had winners in attendance.
"The city of Chipley thanks you for your outstanding display of Christmas spirit. Your 'Chipley Pride' shines and is an inspiration to all," the plaques read.
Ward 1 Councilwoman Karen Rustin presented Al and Kim Pate with a plaque for their Outstanding Christmas Decoration Display at 616 4th St.
Ward 2 winners John and Leanne Pedraja, chosen by Councilman Kevin Russell, for their residence at 1261 Church Ave.
Ward 3 Councilman Lee Dell Kennedy presents the Luis and Nilda Calix for their home at 1237 Apple St.
Ward 4 winners were Steve and Tammy Ayers at 1331 Coleman Ave., picked by Mayor Linda Cain.
Council Member-At-Large Ellis Reed chose Donnie and Desiree Finch as winners for their decorations at their home, located at 1256 Holley Ave.
The ordinances the council heard on first reading included an ordinance amending the Flood Damage Prevention ordinance.
"It wasn't anything major, just some clean up and renumbering of things that FEMA was requiring," said City Administrator Dan Miner.
The ordinance amending Chapter 10.5 of the Land Development Code which will repeal Ordinances 903 and 906 in their entirety, and an ordinance which, if approved, will place the city's Child Protection Ordinance in the correct chapter of the code, were both concerned with correcting the city's code book.
"The Child Protection ordinance was put in the wrong place back when Jim Lassiter was here," Miner said. "We had to amend that and put it in the right section."
The ordinances were approved by the council for their first reading, but they will have to approved once again in February before they go into effect.


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WEST Kenya Sugar Company has said the plan to build a factory in the disputed Busia sugar zone is on course.
Managing director Tejveer Rai said the company has placed an order for three machines and construction will begin once they arrive in the country.
"We have set in motion cane development programme in the zone by recruiting farmers in the area in readiness for the plant," Rai said yesterday in Kakamega.
Agricultural manager George Sagala said they have recruited more than 10,000 farmers.
Rai said they intend to build the factory around Nasewa.
West Kenya in its application for registration to the Kenya Sugar Board on November 14, 2011, had indicated that in intends to set up a mill with a capacity of crushing 1,250 tonnes of sugarcane daily.
It had also indicated that the mill would be expanded to 2,500 TCD and further to 5,000 TCD and install a 20 megawatts co-generation plant.
The new factory will bring to six the number of sugar mills in Western province.
The five millers are engaged in a dispute for the scarce raw material that has seen most operate under capacity.
Busia sugar zone covers Busia county and parts of Siaya and Bungoma.
Busia Sugar Company was incorporated in 1990 but failed to take off.
According to a KSB appraisal report on miller registration application prepared last year, the zone is capable of producing 25,000 hectares (61,776 acres) of sugarcane but only produces 9,944 hectares (24,695 acres).
Rai dismissed as malicious, claims that his firm is only interested in the raw material from the Busia.
He said despite developing sugarcane in the zone and having permission to put up a factory, his employees have faced hostile gangs.
"They stone and damage our trucks while in transit from Busia to West Kenya. We want the police to protect us because we do not have the capacity to establish those funding the gangs," Rai said.


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RIBEIRAO PRETO, Brazil (AP) — Mathieu Valbuena didn't play a single minute for France at the European Championship two years ago. Now he is an integral part of the team and making a name for himself at the World Cup.
Valbuena, who scored one goal and made another in the 5-2 win against Switzerland, is the only player in the squad to have played every game since coach Didier Deschamps replaced Laurent Blanc after Euro 2012.
"It was very hard to take," Valbuena said Monday of his experience at the last European Championship. "But that's in the past. I've been pretty consistent for a while now playing in a role wide right which suits me well, where I can cut inside a lot."
It's been a difficult journey for the 29-year-old Valbuena, his team's smallest player at 1.63 meters (5 foot 4 inches).
He has faced criticism throughout his career, since being released by Bordeaux in his late teens and dropping down to third-tier Libourne.
"Nothing's ever come easy for me, nothing's been handed to me on a plate," said the attacking midfielder, who stands to win his 37th cap against Ecuador in Friday's Group E game, where a draw is enough to guarantee top spot for France.
Valbuena was a peripheral figure at the last World Cup, making one substitute appearance in a team that shocked a nation by going on strike at training.
After forcing himself into Blanc's side before Euro 2012, he was then dropped to the bench. He never complained, as if he was somehow expecting it.
"People have always questioned me. That's been the way throughout my career, and it will continue to be," he said. "Maybe a bit less now, but that doesn't mean I'm going to ease up. You can't take anything for granted in football."
He knows better than most.
Despite a decade spent coming up through the ranks, Bordeaux released him 10 years ago.
"At one stage my size worked against me," he said. "People are quick to point it out when you don't play well."
Marseille took a big risk by plucking him from Libourne in 2006.
The early years were difficult. He clashed with Franck Ribery and other senior members, and looked certain to be sold when Deschamps took charge for the 2009-10 season.
In January 2010, Deschamps bluntly told him to look for another club. But that fraught meeting proved to be the major turning point in Valbuena's career.
Rather than phone his agent, Valbuena boldly told Deschamps — France's captain when it won the World Cup in 1998 and at Euro 2000 — that he would prove him wrong.
He did just that, scoring crucial goals late in the season as Marseille went on to win the league title and the League Cup.
"Things were difficult, I wasn't part of his plans at first but through hard work I broke into the team and won trophies," Valbuena said. "Then we were reunited in the France team, which was a nice touch."