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International Student Services
Welcome to Bethune-Cookman University. The Office of International Student Services has merged with the Office of Multicultural Programs. Our new name is Multicultural and International Program Services (M.I.P.S.), located in the Center for Civic Engagement.
Now that you have completed the admissions process, this office will assist you throughout your matriculation starting with the Student Exchange Visitors Information System (S.E.V.I.S.) registration at the beginning of each semester. This is a requirement set-forth by of the United States Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Other services provided by this office include:
- Providing health insurance coverage at cost to you
- Federal, State and Local laws (Drivers License)
- Alerts and updates (Maintaining status)
- Monitoring your academic progress towards graduation (I-20 deadlines)
- Providing assistance with employment (CPT, OPT, Social Security Numbers)
- Departure/re-entry issues (Travel issues)
What is CPT? Curricular Practical Training
Curricular Practical Training is an integral part of an established curriculum; an Internship, cooperative education, field experience, alternative work study or practicum required for degree completion; offered by sponsoring employers through cooperative agreements with the institution. CPT is part time for one or two semesters only, starting one week after the semester began and ending one week prior to the semesters end.
What is OPT? Optional Practical Training
Optional Practical Training is temporary employment authorization that is related to an F-1 student's academic program. This employment cannot be used to any course credit/completion. There is a fee accessed for this work permit, therefore the student has the option to apply for it or not. OPT is awarded at the completion of each level of degree study. The application process takes approximately three months (120) for both initial applications and renewals. If applying for OPT based on graduation, the OPT application must be submitted to USCIS before the official completion (90 to 45 days prior to the graduation date).
Designated Officials for Bethune-Cookman University
Ms. Valencia Cooper
Primary Designated School Official (PDSO)
Assistant Vice President for Assessment & Disability Services
Mr. Gregory Smith
Designated School Official (DSO)
Director of Judicial Affairs
Ms. Debbie Dionne
Designated School Official (DSO)
Correspondence and Credentials Assistant
Ms. Iris Johnson-Quinn
Designated School Official (DSO) / International Student Advisor (ISA)
Office of Multicultural & International Program Services
Phone: 386-481-2171
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Cinemania stuff...
What do 'Broken Blossoms', 'Casablanca', 'Citizen Kane', 'Lassie Come Home', 'Gone With the Wind' and 'Animal House' have in common?
A) Each are films?
B) Each have scenes with characters eating?
C) Each have four syllables in their title?
D) Each are part of the National Film Registry?
E) All of the above?
The New York Times has an article on why the National Film Registry selects some of the films that they do.
The National Film Registry site is here.
Somewhat unrelated (but worth a plug) I've just written two 1500 word reviews for DVD Talk on Jean Renoir's 'The Rules of the Game' and Michelangelo Antonioni's 'Blow Up' - both of which just came out on DVD.

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Improvement for an Electronic Performance Support System, EPSS. A simplified prior-art EPSS can be viewed as a computerized system which divides a process, such as designing, building, and marketing an automobile, into individual stages. At each stage, the EPSS makes various tools available to users and, in general, the tools available at one stage are different than those available at other stages. Under one form of the invention, tools for the EPSS are stored at remote locations, and retrieved through a public-access computer network, such as the Internet.
1. A process comprising the following steps:
a) operating a core Electronic Performance Support System, EPSS, at a station;
b) detecting a user's selection of a tool offered for use with the core EPSS;
c) retrieving from a repository of tools, separate from the core EPSS, one, or more, files which support the selected tool wherein said repository of tools allows different tools to be used by the core EPSS located at the station than tools installed when the core EPSS was installed; and
d) launching one, or more, of the files retrieved.
2. Process according to claim 1, and further comprising the following steps:
e) when the user is near termination of usage of the EPSS, inquiring whether the user wishes to purge the retrieved files and, if so, freeing storage space occupied by said files in a user's computer.
3. Process according to claim 1, and further comprising the step of modifying file allocation tables in storage discs, when the user terminates the EPSS.
4. Process according to claim 3, wherein the step of modifying file allocation tables includes the step of deleting one or more file names from the file allocation table.
5. Process according to claim 1, and further comprising the following steps:
e) maintaining a list of files retrieved, and locations where they are stored in a user's computer; and
f) erasing the files retrieved, when the user terminates the EPSS.
6. A computer, comprising:
a) an operating system;
b) a core Electronic Performance Support System, EPSS, which supports a process, and, at different stages in the process, offers tools for use, which are not offered at other stages, wherein said tools are located in a repository separate from the core EPSS and wherein said repository of tools allows different tools to be used by the core EPSS; and
c) means for retrieving files, needed to run tools, from a public-access computer network.
7. Computer according to claim 6, wherein all files which run at least one tool are not permanently stored in the computer.
8. Computer according to claim 6, wherein the computer permanently stores no files for any tools.
9. The computer of claim 6 wherein said core EPSS and said repository do not include a menu structure which prevents addition of new tools to the menu structure.
10. The computer of claim 6 wherein said repository includes an index of the stages of the core EPSS to which the tools are relevant.
11. A computer, comprising:
a) an operating system;
b) a core Electronic Performance Support System, EPSS, with which tools are used, wherein said tools are located in a repository separate from the core EPSS and wherein said repository of tools allows different tools to be used by the core EPSS than tools installed when the core EPSS was installed; and
c) means for retrieving files, needed to run tools, from a public-access computer network.
12. The computer of claim 11 wherein said core EPSS and said repository do not include a menu structure which prevents addition of new tools to the menu structure.
13. The computer of claim 11 wherein said repository includes an index of the stages of the core EPSS to which the tools are relevant.
The invention concerns Electronic Performance Support Systems (EPSS), in which tools and assets are permanently stored at remote locations, rather than at the computer running the EPSS.
Electronic Performance Support Systems (EPSS) are known in the art. In general, EPSS's are computer-based systems which assist users in executing processes The term "process" is defined broadly, and includes, for example, not only a process of manufacturing a product, but also the associated steps of (a) designing the product, (b) analyzing markets for the product, (c) developing marketing strategies for the product, (d) distributing the product to retailers, and so on. In addition, "process" includes situations in which the product is information, or related material.
Further information concerning EPSS's generally is available in the book Electronic Performance Support Systems: How and Why to Remake the Workplace Through the Strategic Application of Technology, by Gloria Gery.
Typically, EPSS's are implemented on a stand-alone basis. The various capabilities of the system, indicated by the various blocks 12 through 39 in FIG. 1 (later discussed), are determined by the designer of the system, and are implemented in a single system, such as a micro-computer. However, even though system designers are skilled persons, and produce EPSS's which are quite useful, nevertheless, it is possible that third parties, who are unaffiliated with the designers, may later propose modifications to the EPSS which offer significant improvements in performance. It is desirable to allow such third parties to offer their improvements to the EPSS in a convenient manner.
An object of the invention is to provide an improved Electronic Performance Support System (EPSS).
A further object of the invention is to provide an EPSS to which remote parties can contribute tools.
A further object of the invention is to provide an EPSS to which remote parties can contribute tools, by way of a public-access data network, such as the Internet.
In one form of the invention, tools for EPSS's are stored at various locations, remote from the EPSS, and are made accessible through a public-access computer network, such as the Internet. A user retrieves a tool only when necessary, and, until then, does not store the tool locally.
FIG. 1 illustrates a hypothetical Electronic Performance Support System.
FIG. 2 illustrates a flow chart of steps undertaken by one form of the invention.
FIG. 3 illustrates provision of tools, such as A through D, which are located at remote sites, to an EPSS.
FIG. 4 illustrates an architecture implementing one form of the invention.
FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating logic followed by one form of the invention.
FIG. 6 illustrates retrieval of an EPSS, and then retrieval of TOOL2 for use with that EPSS.
This section will explain a hypothetical EPSS, which assists a patent attorney in the process of writing and prosecuting a patent application. This EPSS is taken as illustrative of characteristics of EPSS's generally.
In FIG. 1, blocks 3, 6, and 9 illustrate three steps involved in the process. Block 3 indicates that, initially, the author of the patent application must understand the invention. (The author will, in most cases, be a patent attorney or patent agent.) In pursuit of this understanding, the author may consult an inventor's disclosure 18, as indicated by arrow 18A. The inventor's disclosure is a description of the invention written by the inventor. The author may also wish to consult technical experts 15 or a technical library 12, in order to obtain a technical background regarding the invention. The author may also wish to consult the inventor, as indicated by block 19.
Accomplishment of the tasks indicated by blocks 12, 15, 18, and 19 can be assisted by the EPSS. For example, if the author is equipped with a computer, the inventor's disclosure 18 can take the form of an electronic mail message, or other document, delivered to, and displayed by, the computer.
Similarly, the technical library 12 can take the form of documents electronically stored, which are retrievable by the computer. For example, the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology is frequently consulted by authors of patent applications, in order to secure background knowledge of a given technology, and to providing references to relevant textbooks and journal articles. Availability of such encyclopedias on CD-ROM, or through on-line services, can implement block 12.
The author may wish to consult technical experts, as indicated by block 15, or to consult the individual inventor. Telecommunication facilities, provided by the computer, can assist this pursuit. For example, personal-computer-based video-conferencing systems are commercially available, such as that marketed under the trade name Vistium, from AT&T Corporation, Naperville, Ill.
Once the understanding of block 3 is attained, the author will begin writing the patent application. In this pursuit, the author may wish to dictate the patent application, as indicated by block 24. The dictation can be assisted by speech-recognition equipment, known in the art, such as that available from Kurzweil Applied Intelligence, Waltham, Massachusetts, or from IBM Corporation, Armonk, N.Y.
The speech-recognition equipment accepts verbal dictation from the author, translates the verbal dictation into printed words, and stores binary representations of the printed words in a computer file.
The author may wish, instead, to write the patent application directly, as by using word-processing software 27.
The author will probably require drawings to accompany the patent application, which the author can sketch using a CAD (Computer-Aided Design) software 30. Alternately, the author may wish to recruit a professional artist, with whom the author must communicate as indicated by block 33. The video conferencing capability, described above, can be used to accomplish this communication.
In the process indicated by block 9, the author may wish to again use some, or all, of the facilities exercised in step 6, as indicated by dashed block 21, for purposes such as amending the patent application, and changing the drawings. In addition, the author may wish to obtain access to a law library 36, as by connecting to an on-line service such as that marketed under the trade name LEXIS by Mead Data Corporation, Dayton, Ohio.
Also, the author may wish to assign a law clerk the task of researching points of law, as indicated by block 38. Further, the author may wish to communicate with the patent examiner handling the patent application, as indicated by block 39 The functions of blocks 36 and 39 can be accomplished by the Vistium system, discussed above.
In addition, at any of the steps in the process, the author may wish to communicate with other parties, as by electronic mail or by facsimile documents, which can be handled by the computer.
FIG. 1 may be taken as a menu, displayed by a computer display, which implements the EPSS described in the Background of the Invention. The individual blocks, such as 3, 6, 9, 12, and so on, represent icons, as that term is used in graphical user interfaces. Selecting an icon by a pointing device (not shown), such as icon 30, causes an appropriate program to be run, which is a CAD program in the case of icon 30. Similarly, icon 33 represents the video-conferencing system described above. Selecting that icon causes the video-conferencing software to be launched, and causes a request to be issued which asks for a telephone number of a party with whom the conference is to be held.
One Form of Invention
In brief, tools, in addition to those represented by the icons of FIG. 1, may be available, but not installed in the EPSS. For example, a software developer may have produced a new software package which performs functions not even imagined at the time the EPSS was designed. That package will not be contained in the EPSS, as originally designed.
The invention allows the software developer to make available the package, or a demonstration version of it, to the EPSS, through commercially available network pathways.
Greater Detail
The invention allows persons to contribute, or offer, new tools to the EPSS. A public registry is provided, in which EPSS users enter
(a) their names,
(b) their addresses,
(c) information about their EPSS's,
(d) information about tools which they would like to see developed for their EPSS's, and
(e) particular areas of interest.
A commercially available computer "bulletin board" can provide such a registry.
Providers of tools examine the registry, seeking EPSS users who may be interested in the provider's tools. Categories (d) and (e) assist the providers in eliminating EPSS users who would not be interested in the provider's tools, and also assist the EPSS users in avoiding contact with providers in whom the users have no interest.
For example, one EPSS user may be a civil engineering firm, which is interested in finite-element analysis programs which design concrete beams. Another EPSS user may be an Italian restaurant, having interest in databases of northern Mediterranean cuisine. Plainly, a provider of the finite-element analysis program wishes to know of the civil engineering firm's interest in such programs, and also wishes to know the Italian restaurant's lack of interest, in order to avoid contacting the restaurant.
Developers' Use of Registry
Developers of new tools examine the registry. When a developer learns of an EPSS which may be interested in the developer's tool, the developer makes the tool available to the EPSS.
One way of making the tool available is to physically transport the tool to the EPSS, as by courier or government postal service. Another way is for the developer to gain access to the EPSS, and to install the program directly. However, this latter approach may be considered undesirable from the perspective of security of the EPSS.
Yet another way is to send a message to the user of the EPSS, as by electronic mail, informing the user of the availability of the new tool. The message tells the user how to download the tool, for inspection.
For example, the message can provide a network address of the tool, so that the EPSS user can download the tool, using a public-access network, such as the Internet. As another example, the message can provide a telephone number whereby the user can connect with a server directly, for retrieving the tool. Irrespective of how the user obtains the tool, the user installs the tool in the usual manner.
One Preferred Approach
One preferable approach is illustrated in FIG. 2. As indicated in block 50, a user of the EPSS provides information as to products of interest to the user. As indicated in block 53, a provider examines this information.
As indicated in block 50, the user makes available all relevant information needed to run programs which are located at remote sites. For example, if the EPSS runs the operating system Windows, available from Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Wash., then the EPSS informs the public as to the version number, directories storing critical program modules, and all other information needed to run a program on that operating system If the EPSS runs another operating system, such as UNIX, the EPSS informs the public of the analogous information.
The EPSS can make this information available to the public through what is known as a "Web Page," over the Internet, or through a comparable service.
As indicated in blocks 56 and 59, a provider of a tool retrieves this information, perhaps from a Web Page, and thereby ascertains what must be sent to the EPSS user to enable the EPSS to use the tool. The provider generates a packet of data containing the necessary information. For example, the packet may contain a digitized icon, in the form of the trademark of the provider, to be placed upon the computer display of the EPSS, and which causes launching of the program, when selected by a pointing device. The packet will also contain a pointer, which provides the address of the program. In general, the program can be located at any of numerous locations, and need not be downloaded to the EPSS.
Further, more than one program may be required, and these need not be stored at a common location. For example, many word-processing programs also contain a "spell-checking" function. However, it is not uncommon for the spell-checking function to be implemented as a separate program, which does not ordinarily run while the word-processing program runs. But when the spell-checking feature is invoked, the spell-checking program is caused to run alongside the word-processing program.
In such cases, the provider includes a pointer for each required program within the packet sent to the EPSS, so that all required programs can be located and retrieved.
As indicated in block 62, the packet is made available to the user of the EPSS. The packet can be sent to the EPSS in many different ways. It may be sent in the form of electronic mail, if the EPSS is equipped to receive such mail. Alternately, the EPSS, in its Web Page, may provide for the direct transmission, or uploading, of data to the EPSS. The provider would then upload the packet after logging on to the provider's Web Page. As another alternate, the provider may transmit the packet to a server associated with the EPSS, from which the EPSS fetches the packet.
When the user obtains the packet, the user installs the software, as indicated by blocks 65 and 68.
Irrespective of how the packet is transmitted to the EPSS, two rules are preferably obeyed. One is that the provider gains no "controlling access" to the EPSS. For example, if the EPSS is microcomputer-based, the provider gains no power to launch programs, nor any access to commands of the operating system. This absence of "controlling access" prevents unscrupulous providers from damaging EPSS's.
A second rule is that the new program is not installed without the consent of the EPSS user. However, once the user consents, the program is installed in the usual manner.
A third rule, which is considered desirable, is that the provider include a program which de-installs the program if the user requests. De-installation can be important where the program uses numerous modules, which are distributed in many different directories. If the user tests the program, but decides that the program is not suitable, then the user will wish to avoid having these modules clutter the user's directories. The user wishes a single process to remove the unwanted modules.
Second Form of Invention
FIG. 3 contains a simplified view of FIG. 1, and illustrates the EPSS described above. FIG. 3 also contains a repository 75, which holds tools, indicated by files A through D. The repository 75 is a computer-accessible memory.
These tools are provided by users of the EPSS. That is, the users examine various tools over time, in connection with the users' activity with the EPSS, and select those considered best. These selections are represented by tools A through D. This selection procedure represents an evolutionary process, wherein the most favored tools become available to the users of the EPSS.
An index 78 is also provided, wherein the users identify the stages in the process to which the added tools are relevant. For example, tool A is relevant to stage 3, which is the "UNDERSTAND INVENTION" stage of FIG. 1. This index, in effect, associates the tools with their respective stages, as indicated by the dashed arrows above stages 3, 6, and 9. The association is similar to that indicated by the dashed arrows lying below stages 3, 6, and 9, such as the arrow connecting stage 3 with block 12.
In one mode of operation, the EPSS restricts availability of tools to the users who are involved in the stage with which the tool is associated. For example, tool C in FIG. 3 is made available only to users involved in stage 6, as indicated by the index 78. Stage 6 is the "WRITE PATENT APPLICATION" stage of FIG. 1.
The index 78 can also be equipped with the facility to store comments, as indicated by blocks 80. The first comment, chronologically, will probably be provided by the user who contributes a tool to the repository 75. Other comments will, of course, be provided by other users.
The embodiment shown in FIG. 3 owns a significant advantage over prior-art EPSS'S. Prior-art EPSS's are generally stand-alone systems, which are designed for specific purposes, and whose design cannot be modified, except, perhaps, to accommodate new versions of the same commercial software which was originally designed into the EPSS. Restated, different tools cannot be added to the prior-art EPSS. One simple reason is that the menu structure, through which a user navigates from stage-to-stage, as from stage 3 to stage 6, does not allow the addition of new tools to the menus.
In contrast, the embodiment of FIG. 3 allows a community of users to add (and delete) tools from the repository 75. The EPSS of the FIG. is not a stand-alone system, and its tool repository can change with time. The invention allows the best practices, as determined by the users, to become the most common practices.
Third Form of Invention
As stated above, the EPSS makes tools available to users, and makes different tools available, depending on the stage in the overall process where the user stands. In one form of the invention, a significant part, or all, of the tools are located not within the user's system, but at one, or more, remote sites. FIG. 4 illustrates one architecture implementing this form of the invention.
The user's computer 100 is located at one site, while remote computers 105, 110, and 115 are located at other sites. In general, there is no geographic restriction on the locations of the computers; they can be distributed world-wide. The computers communicate using a public-access telephone network, such as the INTERNET, as indicated.
The remote computers contain the programs necessary to execute the functionality indicated by the blocks associated with stages 3, 6, and 9 in FIG. 1, such as blocks 12, 15, 18, etc., and generically indicated as TOOLs in FIG. 4. The user's computer 100 contains the overall managing program, or core EPSS program, indicated by block 120.
The core EPSS program 120 possesses several distinctions from the tools. From one perspective, the core EPSS program performs the following abbreviated list of functions:
(1) It presents a graphical interface to the user;
(2) It allows the user to select a process, and also a stage (such as 3, 6, or 9 in FIG. 1) within the process;
(3) It presents a list of tools available for that stage;
(4) It allows the user to select a tool; and
(5) It launches the tool.
In contrast, the tools possess several different functions and characteristics:
(1) They are computer programs, or processes, which perform individual functions, specified by the user;
(2) In general, they will be manufactured by parties who are different from the manufacturer of the core EPSS program (although this is not required);
(3) They do not necessarily require the core EPSS program in order to function; and
(4) They will be modified as time progresses. An important feature of the third form of the invention relates to the last point, and will be illustrated by an example.
Assume that the owner of computer 105 is the developer of tool A, and the owner of computer 110 is the developer of tool B. Both of these owners continually modify their respective tools.
Whenever the user of computer 100 selects tool A or B, while running the core EPSS program, the core EPSS program retrieves the tool from computer 110 or 115, as appropriate. That is, no version of tool A or B is permanently stored at computer 100. This procedure provides several advantages.
One is the elimination of a requirement for storage space on computer 100, for storage of the tools.
A second is that computer 100 always obtains the most recent version of the tools (assuming, of course, that the developers of the tools maintain the most recent versions in computers 100 and 115).
A third is that the user is freed from the task of updating prior versions of the tools on the user's system. The updating task is performed by the developers, and is performed upon the tools stored in the remote computers 105 and 110, rather than upon tools stored in computer 100.
An additional advantage results from addition of a few additional processing steps. Explanation of this advantage requires some background explanation. Many programs (called "main programs" herein) require multiple sub-programs. The files containing these sub-programs are frequently installed in many different directories on the computer's storage system. These files tend to clutter the user's computer.
Further, the files are not always clearly labeled with an indication of the main program to which they belong. Consequently, if a user wishes to erase the files related to a particular main program, perhaps because the user wishes to discard that main program, the user cannot easily identify the files. Thus, the clutter cannot be easily removed. Moreover, in erasing the files, the user risks erasing important files which belong to other programs, because of the lack of clear labeling.
Under one form of the invention, the following additional steps are taken, as illustrated in FIG. 5. One is that, when the user calls for a tool, as indicated in block 130, the programs needed by the tool are retrieved, as indicated by block 135. As indicated by block 140, a list of the files retrieved from the remote computers is maintained, together with the locations where these files were stored in the user's computer 100.
In decision block 145, when the user finished with the EPSS, the invention asks, in decision block 150, whether the user wishes to purge computer 100 of these files. If the user answers "Yes," the computer takes appropriate procedures for erasing the files. These procedures will vary in detail, and the type of variation depends partly upon the type of hardware used in the user's computer 100.
For example, an actual erasure procedure may not be necessary. Instead, deletion of the name of a file from a particular table can be equivalent to erasure.
That is, in many operating systems, each disc drive contains, in effect, a table (sometimes termed a "file allocation table") or directory which lists the files contained on the disc, and their locations on the disc. The mechanism which reads and writes files to the disc is called a disc controller. The disc controller, when writing a file to the disc, first consults the table, in order to find empty space, so that the disc controller does not write new files where existing files reside.
However, if a file name is deleted from the table, then the space occupied by the file becomes available for new files. That is, the disc controller, in reading the table, learns, by the absence of the old file name, that the space occupied by the old file is not now being claimed. The disc controller can now write new data to the space occupied by the old file.
Thus, it is not strictly necessary to erase the entire files themselves (although that can be done), but simply removing the files' names from the table can be sufficient.
From another perspective, "erasure" itself is not desired, but the act of freeing the storage space occupied by the files, as indicated by block 160. Thus, irrespective of the details required by the hardware of the user's computer 100, upon termination of an EPSS by a user, the user is given the option of freeing the space occupied by the tools of the EPSS.
In another approach, the EPSS core program itself is not resident on the computer 100. Instead, as indicated in FIG. 6, icons 170 are presented on the display of computer 100. Each icon corresponds to a different EPSS. When the user actuates an icon, such as that for EPSS2, a small program (not shown) is launched which retrieves the EPSS core program from the INTERNET, as indicated.
The invention launches that core EPSS program, which displays its normal interface. If, for example, the user stands at stage 2 of the EPSS, as indicated at the right of FIG. 6, and if the user selects the icon for TOOL 2, the invention retrieves, as indicated by block 175, the files necessary for tool 2.
As FIG. 1 indicates, each EPSS provides tools. A list of these tools, and a list of the programs which provide the tools, and their locations in the INTERNET, must be maintained somewhere. It is preferred that the list of tools, and their locations, be stored with the core EPSS program itself.
Thus, when the core EPSS program is stored at the user's computer 100 in FIG. 4, the list will also be stored at computer 100. Conversely, when the EPSS is not stored in the user's computer 100, as FIG. 6 indicates, then the list, and the EPSS itself, will be stored at a remote computer, such as computer 115 in FIG. 4.
One reason for maintaining the list with the core EPSS program, when the core EPSS program is stored remotely, is that it is expected that the maintenance and updates of the core EPSS program will be performed at its storage location, namely, computer 115, in this example. Since the list may be altered during this maintenance and updating, it is convenient that the list be stored with the EPSS core program.
Additional Considerations
1. The preceding discussion assumed that a provider manually examined the public registry for interest in the provider's product. However, in some cases, this examination is analogous to a match-seeking operation, which can be accomplished by, or assisted by, a computer program. For example, the general type of business in which a user's EPSS system is used is stated in the public registry.
For instance, the Internal Revenue Service of the United States Government has a rather extensive classification of types of businesses, each assigned a code number. The user of the EPSS places one, or more, of such code numbers into the public registry, together with other relevant material.
A provider runs a computer program which searches the public registry for predetermined code numbers. This search accomplishes an initial screening function, in screening out unwanted businesses. When EPSS users having the predetermined code numbers are found, a manual examination of the users' entries in the registry is undertaken.
In a more advanced system, a relational database can be generated, having multiple fields, such as (1) type of business, (2) volume of sales, (3) number of employees, (4) new products desired, and so on. The relational database is contained in the public registry. Each EPSS user places a record into the relational database. The record contains information in the fields which apply to the EPSS user.
Developers run a search of the fields, in search of records having combinations of fields of interest to the developer. When suitable records are found, the record-owners (i.e., the EPSS users) are contacted.
Relational databases are known in the art. One example of a relational database is a common telephone directory. Every person is assigned a record. That record includes several fields, such as the person's
(1) name,
(2) numerical street address,
(3) street name,
(4) city,
(5) state, and
(6) telephone number.
The relational database allows selected combinations of fields to be searched. For example, a search can be undertaken of field (3), to find all persons living on "Pine" street. As another example, a search can be undertaken of fields (3) and (1), looking for all persons living on "Pine" street, and having the name of "Smith."
The data regarding EPSS owners can be similarly structured in the public registry, to facilitate searching and matching with tool developers.
2. It is recognized that the term "publicly available place" is not necessarily to be taken literally. That is, a computer bulletin board can qualify as the "place," but can actually be a virtual entity, having no single location.
In addition, it is customary to speak of loading, and running, a given executable file as "launching" the file, or a program contained within the file. However, under the invention and elsewhere, a given tool may require multiple files, containing multiple executable programs and multiple data blocks. Thus, to speak of "launching" a single program may be technically incorrect. Rather, "launching" the "tool" appears to be correct terminology.
3. The computer 100 in FIG. 4 contains an operating system 190, such as DOS or Windows, both available from Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Wash.
4. It was stated above that a developer of tool A may own computer 105 in FIG. 4. That developer may store, maintain, update, and modify all the software necessary to run tool A, and these actions may take place on computer 105, or on affiliated computers. That is, the developers' agents have power and authority to modify the software which runs tool A.
In contrast, the user of computer 100 who retrieves tool A has no such power to modify That user only has access to tool A on a "read-only" basis. From another point of view, that user does not "replace" tool A when the user is finished; replacement is not necessary, because tool A is a virtual entity. (If tool A were not a virtual entity, but were, for example, a library book, then replacement may be necessary.)
5. Tools include not only computer programs, but also data. For example, a spreadsheet program represents a tool, and the spreadsheet itself (i.e., data) also represents a tool.
6. U.S. Pat. No. 5,655,086 issued Aug. 5, 1997, entitled "Configurable Electronic Performance Support System for Total Quality Management Processes" is hereby incorporated by reference.
Numerous substitutions and modifications can be undertaken without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention. What is desired to be secured by Letters Patent is the invention as defined in the following claims.
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East Tennessee Children's Hospital » Patients & Families » Health Information
How to play: Buzz! Buzz! It's time for a spelling bee! Champion speller Kerry Close helped us design this game that asks you to spell 5 words related to health. Click on the button below to test your spelling smarts.
Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.
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Is sourdough bread healthier than whole wheat?
I've heard that white flour sourdough bread baked from a starter is actually healthier than whole wheat bread. Is that true?
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File used by CustoPack Tools, a program used for customizing the Windows theme; contains theme visual styles, sounds, and graphics for Windows icons and the desktop background; can be downloaded from the CustoPack Tools website.
CustoPack Tools themes are distributed as self-installing .EXE files. The PACK file for the theme is contained within the EXE file, so users rarely ever see the actual PACK file. If you would like to access the PACK file, use a program like 7-Zip to open the contents of the EXE file.
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File created by Pack200, a utility included in Java 1.5.0 that compresses .JAR files; contains a JAR file that has been compressed by up to sixty percent; used by Java Web Start clients to retrieve and unpack JAR files for Java programs.
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Hey Princesses!
I wanted to answer a few questions here. I'm starting to get similar questions, and this is the easiest and quickest way for me to answer them.
BUT first a personal note: I am SO stinkin' happy so many of you want to run again!! And I've gotten no less than a dozen emails from our ATL princesses who want to come down and run! This makes me SO excited. We had 134 women on the team this past year. I think we'll have over 200/300 this year. God is good!
Common questions:
1. How do I register?
Registration is a 2 step process, not including the fundraising. You can find out more and/or REGISTER HERE!
ATL friends, this is your link to REGISTER. (It's the same page with 2 exceptions. 1) It takes you to 93.3 website. 2) It reinforces the run is at Disney, and not in the Atlanta area).
2. I'm coming from Port Charlotte, Gainesville, ATL, where should I stay?
For Saturday evening, everybody will DEFINITELY want to stay in Orlando. And IF at all possible, on Disney property. It's an early early early, did I say EARLY morning start, and you'll want to be as close to the start line as possible.
3. Do I register with Disney as an individual or as a team?
Individual. While we are absolutely, positively a TEAM, our team is being formed through The JOY FM.
4. Can I sign up for the Disney Princess Half and not raise money?
Yes. But you'll not be part of TEAM FREEDOM. Sorry to sound harsh, but the point of TEAM FREEDOM is to raise money to help fight human trafficking. Please feel no pressure to become part of TEAM FREEDOM. The first time I ran the Princess Half it was for my 40th. There's absolutely nothing wrong with running with a bunch of girlfriends just for fun. I encourage it! However, the goal, purpose and mission of TEAM FREEDOM is to raise awareness and funding for rescue and restoration of human trafficking victims. (otherwise, I wouldn't be running! haha!)
5. Where is the money specifically going?
6. The registration at Disney is full, but I still want to run.
This was a question from last year, but I anticipate it again this year. Sadly, this will have to be the answer and I am SO sorry! here it is: TEAM FREEDOM can only take registrations until Disney is full. The JOY FM is not sponsoring the actual run, so we have no authority over capacity at Disney. If you're really interested in running with TEAM FREEDOM, definitely WATCH the "% full" at Disney.
7. When do I get my T-shirt?
At the Princess Pasta Party on February 23, 2013.
8. When do I get my tiara?
At the Princess Pasta Party on February 23, 2013.
9. When do I get my goody bag?
At the Princess Pasta Party of February 23, 2013.
10. Can I bring my family to the Princess Pasta Party?
Due to limited seating and budgeted funds for the dinner, each runner is allowed to bring ONE (1) guest.
11. Can I bring my daughter/son as my guest?
Yes! However, I would highly recommend bringing children 14 or older. Of course, this is at each parent's discretion. Like last year, we will have a few women speak who've been rescued from prostitution and trafficking. The subject matter is very hard, and isn't suited for younger children. I will say that the testimonies of the two women who spoke last year, were some of the most impactful, life-changing words I've ever experienced in my life. Most notable was Telisia's. Her life verse is Proverbs 24:11. She said, "We can't watch people being led off to their slaughter, and say we did not know."
Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter. If you say, "But we knew nothing about this." – Proverbs 24:11
12. Where will the Princess Pasta Party be?
TBD. I'll need to watch participation numbers. We maxed out last year at our venue. I'm pretty positive we'll need a bigger venue this year.
13. When will I get the details of the Princess Pasta Party?
When Abolition International receives your required fundraising requirements, they will notify The JOY FM. We will then send you an Evite with details of the Pasta Party. I most likely won't design the Evite until after this first of the year. BUT, the Princess Pasta Party will be on Saturday afternoon, February 23, 2013 in the ORLANDO area.
14. Where the Princess Pasta Party be?
hahaha! I'm messing with y'all now! lol. Just got that question A LOT last year. It will be in the ORLANDO area, Saturday afternoon, February 23rd.
15. Is there a way I can connect with the other members on the Team?
YES! Once you've signed up for TEAM FREEDOM with us (The JOY FM), we'll send you an invite to a closed group on Facebook. It's been fun to watch this community grow and encourage one another this last year.
16. What's on your playlist?
I will try and post that in the next few days.
17. I'm registered with Disney. And I'm registered for TEAM FREEDOM, but I won't be able to make the Princess Pasta Party, how will I get my goodie bag, tiara & T-shirt?
When you RSVP "no" to the party in January, we'll mail your goodie bag, tiara & T-shrit.
18. Is this event only for women? I want my husband/boyfriend/dad to run?
Sign up! Men can run this race if accompanied by a Princess (Disney's rules; not mine). I think it's AWESOME/HILARIOUS/FUNNY that I'm the only woman running on The JOY FM staff. So far, my co-workers who've registered to run with us are men. Jayar. Krispy. Fitz. Jake. Hitch. And I. LOVE. IT! They have a heart for this issue, and know that men play a vital role in abolishing human trafficking. I'm honored they're choosing to stand with me in this cause. I work with some GREAT guys!
19. What is your training schedule?
Working on it as soon as I'm done typing this blog. Will post with playlist!
20. I have an organization that is involved in human trafficking, I want to volunteer, or help sponsor something with TEAM FREEDOM, who do I contact?
Email firstname.lastname@example.com. I've assigned one our newest staff, Hitch, to help me with correspondence.
21. I have more questions that you didn't answer.
Email firstname.lastname@example.com.
A quick note to the Princesses who ran last year: If you see someone comment on this blog post, to which you know the answer, would you help them with the answer please? THANK YOU!
And lastly, for YOU who are ALL IN with me, I love you SO SO much! It's an honor to run with you. Together, we'll keep running for those who aren't Free. To. Run….YET!


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By John D. BanusiewiczAmerican Forces Press Service
SINGAPORE, June 4, 2010 Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates asked for help in training Afghanistan's security forces from five Asian partners during meetings today at the "Shangri-La Dialogue" security summit here. Video
After meeting with his counterparts from Indonesia, New Zealand, Vietnam and South Korea and with India's national security advisor, Gates told reporters that in addition to discussing bilateral issues, he asked all of them for help in Afghanistan.
"Clearly, a critical element of our ability to eventually begin the transition out of Afghanistan is having Afghan police and an Afghan National Army that are able to take the burden of security," Gates said. "There's still a shortfall of several hundred trainers."
The secretary noted that help from Indonesia in the Afghan training effort would be of particularly symbolic importance, as the world's largest Islamic democracy would be helping another Islamic country.
The secretary said he didn't receive any commitments today, "but everybody understands the importance of this, and I will continue going around with my hand out."
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I spoke about the situation in Iraq Saturday morning on C-Span's Washington Journal. Many callers expressed skepticism at any American involvement in Iraq, arguing simply that no American interests are at stake. I respectfully disagree with that assessment.
That the United States cannot afford to allow terrorists safe haven is a lesson that not only American policymakers but also the general public should have learned after allowing al-Qaeda and other terrorists groups to set up shop in the Taliban's Afghanistan. It is a truism that other countries have learned, be they Pakistan after the ill-considered Malakand Accord, or Lebanon, which allowed Hezbollah to fill the vacuum in its south following the Israeli withdrawal, a decision that directly led to a destructive war just six years later.
If ISIS is able to consolidate control, and given its ideological antipathy to nation-state borders, then it will likely turn its sights on Jordan. After all, while ISIS considers Jews, Christians, and Shi'ite Muslims to be heretics deserving of a slow and painful death, its main victims have always been Sunnis.
Security officials acknowledge that ISIS already has cells in Jordan. King Abdullah II of Jordan does himself no favors. Like Mikhail Gorbachev in Russia or Ayad Allawi in Iraq, Abdullah is far more popular abroad than he is at home. Indeed, when he assumed the throne upon the death of his father, Abdullah was fluent in English but stumbled through Arabic. His wife Rania might charm Western audiences and might be imagined to attract Palestinian support because of her own heritage, but her profligate spending and tin ear to the plight of ordinary people has antagonized many Jordanians.
Many tensions Jordan faces are not Abdullah's fault: While Jordan has, more than any other Arab state, worked to integrate the Palestinian refugee population, it has also been hit by waves of refugees, first from Iraq and then from Syria. Those working among the Syrian refugees in Turkey and Jordan report that they have not previously seen such a radicalized population. Jordan also does not have the natural resources of some of its neighbors: Saudi Arabia and Iraq are oil-rich and Israel now has gas.
The left-of-center Center for American Progress last week released an excellent new report looking at the pressures Jordan faces as well as the Islamist landscape in the Kingdom. Anything by the Washington Institute's David Schenker is also worth reading.
An element of blowback also exists. Speaking on the Chris Matthews Show almost a decade ago, King Abdullah II warned of a "Shi'ite crescent," a specter he subsequently explained in this Middle East Quarterly interview. For those who see an Iranian hidden hand behind every Shi'ite community, Abdullah's warning had resonance. For Arab Shi'ites, however, it was unrestrained bigotry. Abdullah was not simply content to warn, however. He transformed Jordan into a safe haven for Iraqi Sunni insurgents and spared little effort to undermine Iraqi stability. He, like Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was too clever for his own good: By supporting those who justified violence against Shi'ites on sectarian grounds and by working for his own sectarian reasons to undercut Iraqi stability, he set the stage for the blowback which is on the horizon.


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Drill Hall plans celebrations to mark a major milestone
Posted: March 13, 2014|
There will be a decade's worth of candles on Lincoln Drill Hall's cake as the venue celebrates its tenth birthday with a week of special events from Monday, March 17.
Festivities include a Now We Are Ten: Gala Evening and a Birthday 80s Party Night alongside music, dance and theatre.
Chris Kirkwood, the venue's chief executive, said: "Our tenth birthday is a wonderful opportunity to look back at and celebrate the venue's many achievements. We also want to take this opportunity to thank our thousands of loyal supporters and urge those who may not yet have visited the Drill Hall to come along experience what it has to offer.
"With this in mind we've programmed a week of events that showcase the range and diversity of the events we offer, from theatre to contemporary dance, a classical concert to an open mic night and an 80s disco.
"We're holding our first public open day on Saturday, March 22. This will include tours of the venue, children's activities, live music and a special show by First Floor Theatre, all free of charge.
"We're also asking people to join us for a celebratory cabaret gala evening with performances from local musicians, actors, comedians and dancers, a specially produced film and a buffet. It's a night that will remind us just how far we've come but also just how important it is that we keep going … a wonderfully uplifting and celebratory evening for anyone who loves and values what the Drill Hall does."
Lincoln's Drill Hall was built in 1890 as a military and policy training facility. In 2003/4 the building underwent a £2.6m refurbishment and reopened in March 2004 as a multi-purpose arts and community venue. Over the last ten years the Drill Hall has presented more than 3,500 events.
Comedians Lee Evans, Sean Lock, Russell Howard, Jason Manford, Sarah Millican, Michael McIntyre, John Bishop and Jack Dee are among the many to have appeared. Musically its welcomed the likes of Seth Lakeman, Jamie Cullum, Bellowhead and The Buzzcocks.
The flexible performance space has also enabled world-class dance and aerial theatre companies to bring their work.
For full details about the anniversary visit www.lincolndrill hall.com or call 01522 873894.


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Hungary international Varga enjoyed a season-long loan spell at The Riverside from Debrecen last season and ended the campaign as first-choice right-back under Aitor Karanka.
Boro were keen on keeping the 25-year-old, but Varga claims that finances have blocked a deal being done.
"I know what the truth is because I was speaking with my agent (Vladan Filipovic), he had negotiations with Middlesbrough and the reasons of my departure are not connected with my performance," said Varga, speaking at a press conference ahead of Hungary's friendly with Denmark on Thursday.
"It seems their budget doesn't allow them to buy me permanently, and this is not a matter of my football knowledge and it's not a personal question (that they didn't buy me) but (the problem is that) they couldn't reach their goals - they haven't been able to win promotion for years so they can't really afford to buy me.
"I have two years left from my contract so it's possible that I'll start the preparations with Debrecen. We'll see during the summer if there will be interest from other teams."


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DE Brad Madison had a pair of sacks Thursday.
Aug. 16, 2012
A fast start propelled the defense to an 18-4 victory Thursday morning over their offensive counterparts in the second major scrimmage of fall camp for the Missouri Tiger football team. Playing on Faurot Field, the defense controlled play early, and got a pair of takeaways from the #1 offense to forge a big lead.
A fumbled C/Q exchange from their own 2-yardline got things off to a tough start by the #1 offense on Thursday. DT Marvin Foster corralled the fumble as the #2 defense got off the field quickly. One series later, QB James Franklin moved the offense to a first down, but then was intercepted by S Ian Simon at the 45-yardline, as Simon had tight coverage on the intended receiver, Gahn McGaffie. Those miscues accounted for four total turnovers by the offense, as reserve DB Tyler Davis and S Clarence Green both added interceptions later in the day, with Davis racing 51 yards the other way for a touchdown against the #3 offense.
The Tiger offense was playing Thursday without 10 members of its unit, due to injuries, including four projected starters coming into camp. Among those sitting out were WR T.J. Moe (hamstring), WR L'Damian Washington (shoulder), OL Justin Britt (foot), OL Travis Ruth (pectoral-season), WR Jimmie Hunt (foot), WR Rolandis Woodland (toe), TB Greg White (shoulder), TE Sean Culkin (finger), TB Henry Josey (knee) and OL Taylor Chappell (knee-season).
Regardless, the defense seized the opportunity and cruised to the win, thanks to a stout day from the #1 unit, which did not allow more than a handful of first downs, despite missing the services of LB Will Ebner (neck), CB Kip Edwards (knee), and DT Matt Hoch (hamstring), while DT Lucas Vincent (ankle) and DT Evan Winston (head) also were held out due to injuries.
After connecting on just three of his first seven passes, Franklin found his rhythm and finished 16-of-25 passing for 177 yards and one touchdown, which capped an outstanding two-minute drill. After moving the offense quickly from their own 35-yardline against the #2 defense, Franklin hit WR Marcus Lucas on an 11-yard touchdown, one of four catches (41 yards) on the day for Lucas. Franklin later led the #1 offense one more time in the same situation, and took them downfield to the 10-yardline, where PK Andrew Baggett kicked a simulated game-winning field goal from 28 yards out. Franklin converted three third downs on the key drive.
Meanwhile, the #1 defense stymied the #2 offense into a four-and-out possession in two-minute drill work, after they earlier had held the #1 offense out of the endzone, forcing a field goal, in red zone work.
CB Randy Ponder broke up a pair of passes in the scrimmage, while defensive ends Brad Madison (2 sacks) and Kony Ealy (2 tackles for loss) both created havoc for most of the day. LB Donovan Bonner, seeing snaps with the #1 defense, was very active as well, as he broke up a pass and added a tackle for loss.
QB Corbin Berkstresser led the #2 offense to a pair of scores in red zone work against the #3 defense. In one stretch, he hit freshman WR Dorial Green-Beckham on three straight passes, going for gains of 17, 17 and 16 yards each. Green-Beckham ended the day with scrimmage best totals of 6 receptions for 68 yards. The two scoring drives ended in touchdown runs by a pair of freshman tailbacks. Russell Hansbrough, who didn't play in scrimmage #1 due to an ankle injury, continued his impressive play Thursday, as he ran 6 times for 39 yards and a 5-yard touchdown. Fellow rookie Morgan Steward had the other scoring run, as he plunged in from 4 yards out to cap a 7-carry, 18-yard day.
Freshman QB Maty Mauk also added a scoring strike, when he connected with freshman TE Brandon Holifield on an 8-yard touchdown against the #3 defense early in the day.
Senior PK/P Trey Barrow had an outstanding day, as he averaged 41.25 yards on 4 punts (pinning 2 of them inside the 20-yardline), while he also made all six of his field goal tries - connecting on two kicks of 44 yards or more.
The Tigers return to practice Friday with a pair of workouts scheduled. They'll have a single session Saturday morning, and then take a two-day break as the 2012 fall semester gets underway Monday morning. Practice will resume on Tuesday, and that leads up to the final major scrimmage of fall camp, set for a week from today.
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Columbia, Mo. - Official statistics for today's scrimmage, won by the defense, 18-4...
SCORING PLAYS Scoring Description Tyler Davis 51 interception return Brandon Holifield 8 pass from Maty Mauk Russell Hansbrough 5 run Morgan Steward 4 run Marcus Lucas 11 pass from James Franklin
PASSING STATISTICS Tiger Comp. Att. Yds. TD Int. James Franklin 16 25 177 1 1 Corbin Berkstresser 9 22 97 0 0 Maty Mauk 10 22 118 1 1 Eric Laurent 4 6 30 0 1 Brock Bondurant 1 2 8 0 0 TOTALS 40 77 430 2 3
RECEIVING STATISTICS Tiger Rec. Yds. TD Dorial Green-Beckham 6 68 0 Gahn McGaffie 5 42 0 Bud Sasser 4 63 0 Marcus Lucas 4 41 1 Brandon Holifield 3 43 1 Darius White 3 36 0 Marcus Murphy 3 13 0 Kyle Peasel 2 29 0 Jaleel Clark 2 27 0 Eric Waters 1 16 0 Brandon Colbert 1 12 0 Kendial Lawrence 1 10 0 Miles Drummond 1 8 0 Russell Hansbrough 1 7 0 Tyler Hunt 1 7 0 Kerwin Stricker 1 5 0 Joe Plevel 1 3 0 TOTALS 40 430 2
FIELD GOALS Tiger FG-FGA Makes Misses Andrew Baggett 3-7 38, 30, 28 48, 44, 34, 24 Trey Barrow 6-6 48, 44, 38, 34, 24, 30
RUSHING STATISTICS Tiger Att. Yds. TD Corbin Berkstresser 3 43 0 Russell Hansbrough 6 39 1 Kendial Lawrence 7 39 0 Morgan Steward 7 18 1 Marcus Murphy 7 13 0 Maty Mauk 4 9 0 James Franklin 1 5 0 Eric Laurent 1 4 0 Levi Copelin 2 4 0 Jared McGriff-Culver 1 3 0 Miles Drummond 3 2 0 Tyler Hunt 1 0 0 TOTALS 43 179 2
INTERCEPTIONS Tiger INTs Yds. TD Tyler Davis 1 51 1 Ian Simon 1 0 0 Clarence Green 1 0 0
DEFENSIVE SUPERLATIVES Tackles For Loss - Kony Ealy (2), Zaviar Gooden (1), Donovan Bonner (1), Jimmy Burge (1), Derrion Thomas (1).
QB Sacks - Brad Madison (2), Clayton Echard (1), Brayden Burnett (1).
Passes Broken Up - Randy Ponder (2), Donovan Bonner (1), Andrew Wilson (1), Michael Scherer (1), Kony Ealy (1).
Recovered Fumbles - Marvin Foster (1).
Blocked Kicks - Sheldon Richardson (1).
PUNTING Tiger Punts-Yds. Avg. I-20 Trey Barrow 4-165 41.25 2 Christian Brinser 4-169 42.25 1
Here were some quotes from Head Coach Gary Pinkel on today's action:
Head Coach Gary Pinkel Quotes Scrimmage #2 - 08/16/12
Opening Statement... "Overall there was a lot of good work here. As we always do, I think (there's) a lot of things we can learn from. The defense dominated the scrimmage, we've got a lot of guys out on offense, we've got to get them back, and I think we'll get most of them back which will help us. There's a sense of urgency of getting better as a team and certainly the backup players. We got a lot of guys in the scrimmage today, freshmen receivers with the No. 1 offense at times, so I think we'll learn a lot from this and that's the most important thing. The clock's ticking. Saturday when we wake up is 14 days. We recognize that and have to make sure we get better."
On getting the injured guys back up to game speed... "We'll be ready to go, it'll just be nice to get everyone back. You saw the list, this is the most red since I've ever been here. Bottom line is it'll be nice to get them back and get them in and compete and get the continuity back. I think the most important thing is the continuity of playing together as a unit."
On the pass rush... "There are some real mismatches in terms of experience, the younger players and older players, so on and so forth. I think we have some talented guys up front, got some pretty good players, so I can't really take that away from them, but I think we all recognize that we've got a lot of work to do."
On QB James Franklin's improvement at the end of the scrimmage... "It was a little bit like Kansas State last year, or Kansas last year, where he wasn't playing very well and all of the sudden he looks like he's going to be First Team All-SEC. That's disappointing. We'll talk to James about that. He's capable of being a great football player, we just need more consistency from beginning to end. We have to get that cleared up. That's his responsibility as the Missouri quarterback to do that."
On WR Bud Sasser... "He's had a great camp, he's been really doing well, it was nice to see him making some plays. He's been pretty consistent. It's very typical of those guys, Eric Waters as well, those guys the last couple years were under the radar and all of the sudden they're starting to show up a little bit. We need that. There's a lot of competition at the receiver positions, a lot of competition. There are a lot of guys who are normally on those first two teams who weren't even out there today, so it'll be interesting to see how the whole thing sorts out but it should be very competitive."
On WR Dorial Green-Beckham and RB Russell Hansbrough's performances... "Dorial dropped the first one, after that he made a bunch of catches. He made a tough one-handed catch and ran with the ball a little afterwards. Russell's got great quickness. That's all positive. Anytime you're a freshman, the most difficult thing is to not be thinking out there. You're out there, you've got to know your what your formation is, what the play is, the defense, so generally you don't play your speed. I remember J-Mac (Jeremy Maclin), we were constantly on him to play 4.3. Don't play 4.6, play 4.3. It's typical of young guys, so that's what we're trying to get those guys to understand."
On the running game... "We don't do an evaluation of the running game, it's more so an evaluation of the personnel, and running the play right. I don't really look at it that way, in terms of `concern about the running game.' When we get all our guys back in there, our players are going to play for us and get healthy there, then you've got to establish yourself and see where you're at from there."
On the defensive end battle... "We've got a lot of guys who can rotate out there. Shane Ray's doing a good job of that, Brayden Burnett, Michael Sam. We're fortunate to have some guys who can rotate and keep guys fresh and get a lot of people out there. And really, we do that with the (defensive) tackles too, we try to rotate and keep guys fresh. We're fortunate in that we can play a lot of guys and the more guys you can play the fresher you'll be."
On moving linemen inside and outside... "We'll have a package in for that, for sure. We can back Sheldon Richardson off, and he can run real well. We can have Sheldon as an end sometimes. There's a lot of things we can do and we will have some package in so we can have our best pass rushers in in those situations."
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Further thought to the weirdness underlying the politics of DADT:
We have now, in recent times, seen that the two primary civil-rights issues proclaimed loudly by self-anointed defenders of homosexuals are that we should all:
- Let them put on uniforms and be sent to godforsaken deserts to stand in the way of whistling bullets, exploding IEDs, and descending missiles for us.
- Let them get married.
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