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English as a Second Language
- Overview
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- Tuition
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Language acquisition is of extreme importance in today's diverse educational and corporate environments. The English as a Second Language (ESL) specialization will help you develop the ability to build successful programs to support those who are learning English as a second language, assess the skills of diverse students, and design bilingual instruction. This specialization will also provide you with a strong knowledge-base to put new methods and approaches into practice. As an ESL graduate, you will have the knowledge and skills to serve as a leader for others involved with ESL teaching and learning in many diverse settings. This specialization can also prepare you for doctoral studies in English as a Second Language should you desire to continue to advance your education.
General Degree Requirements
The EdS Program may be completed in 33 credits. An Academic Advisor or Enrollment Specialist evaluates each student individually and works with the student to create an academically sound Learning Plan based on prior academics and their professional goals.
Completion Period for Doctoral Degrees
Northcentral University allows 5 years to complete the EdS degree.
Certification and Licensing
The School of Education serves educational leaders by providing online graduate studies in education to reach worldwide populations. The EdS program is designed to reach national and international markets and does not purport to provide licensure or certification in any particular state or country.
Education Specialist (EdS) Degree Requirements
Individuals with a previously completed master's degree will meet the basis of admission to the Education Specialist Program. The programs includes foundations, scholarly writing and specialization courses, as well as a final capstone. Students must pass all courses with a Grade Point Average of 3.00 (B) or higher.
Course Length
All courses are 8 weeks in length.
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Specialization Course 1
Research Methods
This course provides an introductory exploration of statistics for the graduate student. It includes instruction on the calculation, use, and interpretation of descriptive statistics, and introduces inferential statistical analysis. The emphasis of this course is on providing a working knowledge of basic statistical concepts to help the student understand statistical methodology as used in education, and also more generally, developing a working knowledge of statistical usage in everyday life.
Specialization Course 2
Specialization Course 3
Specialization Course 4
Action Research
This course is designed to prepare students who desire to use action research methods and as an opportunity for students to prepare to conduct research on topics/projects of interest to education scholars. The primary goal of action research is to solve a problem that will lead to improvement in individual or organizational practice. In addition to developing an action research proposal, students will gain knowledge about the theoretical, philosophical, epistemological, and political considerations surrounding action research, specifically in educational environments. Students will gain an understanding of the cyclical nature of action research. Student researchers in this course will be prepared to understand the unique role of the researcher in action research, the importance of stakeholders, to define appropriate action research questions, and to evaluate action research studies critically.
Specialization Course 5
Specialization Course 6
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Foundations for Graduate Study in Education (This course will be taken as the first course)
This course is an orientation to Northcentral University and to the essential skills needed to pursue a doctoral degree in Education. Doctoral level skills, such as academic integrity, time management, effective use of the Northcentral Library, comprehending complex scholarly texts and research articles, and APA form and style in professional communication are also introduced. Students will complete the course with a better understanding of personal goals, strengths, and challenges, and a roadmap to navigate their way to completion of their educational aspirations.
Advanced Scholarly Writing
The purpose of this course is to build advanced skills identifying and obtaining high quality sources through online library searches. In addition, the course addresses advanced writing and APA formatting skills, and it prepares students to be critically reflective consumers of research reports.
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Instructional Practices
This course examines the principles and theoretical base of ESL instruction as they relate to improving instructional practices. Students will investigate theories of language acquisition and language teaching. Emphasize will be placed on research findings and students will recommended practices and articulate a professional philosophy of instruction.
Cultural Diversity
In this course, students will obtain awareness of both the cognitive knowledge, analysis, and synthesis skills necessary to reflectively interact with and/or serve or lead culturally diverse populations. This course will particularly emphasize effective leadership knowledge, skills, attitudes, and dispositions that are essential in effective professional relationships. Additionally, it will focus on those whose diversity is cultural and who are more likely to be encountered by the students taking the course.
Evaluation of Diverse Students
In this course, students will focus on practices in assessing K-12 learners from diverse cultures and with diverse abilities. Students in this class learn assessment practices that lead to plans for supporting age appropriate development in ways that are individually and culturally relevant for families and practitioners and that are consistent with current recommended practices in the field of K-12 education.
Bilingual Instructional Methods
In this course, students will be provided a framework for instruction of students whose primary language is one other than English. Constructivist paradigms will be utilized to provide relevant theoretical and practical information related to bilingual instructional methods with a goal of development of cultural competence and cultural respect for students growing up in a bilingual world.
Developing Curriculum for ESL Students
This course prepares ESL teachers to develop curriculum for their students. It includes a general overview of curriculum design, the basics of second language curricular needs and how to adapt the content curriculum for ELL students, with emphasis on integrating language and content by means of thematic units. Different types of ESL programs and plans will be studied. Students will also learn how to evaluate and adapt materials for ELL students.
Second Language Foundations
The course will prepare teachers to assess the needs of English Language students (ELL) and develop curriculum materials and effective teaching methods for ELLs enrolled in both Structured English Immersion programs and mainstream classes. Students will examine critically the theoretical foundations and recent research findings that inform second language classroom practices.
In this course, students will gain supervised experience teaching English as a Second Language. Focus will be placed on the development of effective communication skills in reading, writing, speaking, as well as interpersonal and technology skills. All practicum experiences will be supervised through virtual or web-based activities. This course is highly recommended for students who wish to work with English as a Second Language students in the classroom or for those with limited teaching experience.
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Education Specialist Capstone Project
ED7053 is the culmination of the EdS program. In this course students will have the opportunity to demonstrate the synthesis of knowledge in the Education Specialist program through the design of a real-world problem solving project. The project should be based on research and/ or fieldwork and must demonstrate an approach to addressing the problem through application of theory. Additionally, within this course students will complete a reflective self-assessment of their learning throughout the program.
At Northcentral University, we pride ourselves in being completely transparent when it comes to tuition and fees. If a cost is not included in our Cost Per Course Tuition Rate, we let you know up front. Currently, the only additional cost above your program rate* is books. Learn more about the EdS costs below:
- Per credit cost: $849
- Per 3 credit course cost: $2,547
- Program cost: $28,367
- Average book cost per course: $110
- Application Fee: $0
- Learning Management Fee (one-time per program): $350
- Registration Fee: $0
Click here to learn more about payment and financing options.
*Program rates are subject to change and generally increase at the start of each calendar year.
Total program costs reflected are calculated based on standard degree program credits exclusive of the program's potential evaluation track. The actual cost of a program is determined based upon the program and track the student enters, transfer credits if any, and other unique student factors. For more information: please contact Admissions or refer to the catalog.
If there's one thing we've learned about our students, it's that they are motivated and ambitious—but they are also busy! At Northcentral University, we've designed our education experience to work with you, not against you, so you can achieve your academic goals without sacrificing the quality, flexibility and support you need to be successful.
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- One-to-One Teaching
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Brother, can you spare $33? Sure, that's a lot more than a dime, but, in the big scheme of things, it's not that much money to spare per month for most people, and the return is huge. If you're 25 years old and can scrounge up another $33 a month to stash away for retirement, that money could turn into about $200 extra per month when you're retired.
That's according to new data from Fidelity Investments. The point? If you ramp up your 401(k) contribution rate by just one percentage point now, that'll go a long way in boosting your retirement income.
Here's Fidelity's hypothetical scenario: A 25-year-old who earns $40,000 a year and ramps up his 401(k) contribution rate by just one percentage point would see $33 less in monthly income now but would be rewarded with $330 more per month when he retires at age 67, assuming a 7% rate of return, or $200 more in monthly retirement income if a 5.5% return is assumed.
Put another way, that's giving up about $400 a year now for about $2,400 to $4,000 a year more in retirement.
If you start later than age 25, you lose some of the benefit of compounding over time: A 35-year-old who earns $60,000 a year and ups her contribution rate by a percentage point would forfeit $50 a month now for $270 more in monthly income at retirement, assuming a 7% return, or $180 extra in monthly retirement income, assuming a 5.5% return.
That's giving up $600 a year now for about $2,000 to $3,200 a year more in retirement.
The scenarios assume that the saver gets a 1.5% inflation-adjusted salary hike each year, saves for retirement until age 67, and dies at 93. All dollars in the two scenarios are in today's terms.
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Of course, there's no guarantee that, over the course of your working life, you'll enjoy the 5.5% to 7% returns enjoyed by the savers in these scenarios.
But in the past year, 401(k) savers have enjoyed some significant market gains. The average 401(k) balance at the end of the second quarter stood at $80,600, up about 11% from $72,800 a year earlier, according to Fidelity, based on its data on more than 20,700 defined-contribution plans and 12.4 million participants.
The average balance rose to $211,800 in the second quarter, a 19% increase from a year earlier, for workers who were continuously employed and participating in a 401(k) plan for the past 10 years.
About 70% of that bigger average account balance is due to market returns, and 30% is a result of employers' and employees' plowing more money into the plans, said Beth McHugh, the company's vice president of market insights.
That's a far cry from the turmoil of the financial crisis in 2008. "We're not seeing the quarter-by-quarter market fluctuations in the average balances," McHugh said, noting that the average balances are now behaving more like they were before 2008.
"Now," she added, "the question is: How do people start using this period of less volatile markets and try to take a look at where they are versus where they need to be and start making the adjustments necessary to get them there?"
In other words, it's time to consider hiking your savings rate, she said. At the end of the second quarter, employees were putting aside on average 8% of their income, a figure that has been flat since the depths of 2008, but is down from 8.7% at the end of 2006.

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John Greyson and Tarek Loubani: Egypt considering murder charges against Canadians
Star obtains alarming list of allegations against two men jailed in Cairo, including murder, "intention to kill," attacking police station and "terrorizing citizens."
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The handwritten document, in scrawled Arabic, ends with a thumbprint and the signature of Toronto filmmaker John Greyson.
It outlines an alarming, and wide-ranging, list of allegations — among them murder and "intention to kill" — against Greyson and London, Ont., doctor Tarek Loubani, who have been detained in a Cairo jail since Aug. 16. The pair were arrested during a week of violence that followed protests against the ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.
The authorities have not yet laid formal charges against the men, but their detention was extended on Sunday by another 45 days to allow for ongoing investigations by the Egyptian attorney general.
For the first time, the Star is publishing a detailed list of the intended charges the authorities are pursuing against them. Similar charges are also being sought for 140 Egyptians scooped up during demonstrations in the heart of Cairo that left dozens dead.
The most serious allegations against the Canadians include murder, "intention to kill," aiding and abetting murder, and "using explosives against the Azbakiya police station" in central Cairo. At least one of those allegations — murder — carries a potential death sentence in Egypt.
Both Greyson and Loubani deny all the allegations. Lawyers say there is no credible evidence against the two men, and they should be released without charge.
Other accusations ranged from the serious to the trivial: attacking the police station, "terrorizing citizens," possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition, use of force and violence against police personnel, participating in a crime that resulted in a police injury, harming public security, damaging public and private property, "participating in a gathering that prevented authorities from performing their duties" and obstructing public transportation.
But rumours of potential espionage charges were unfounded, and the men's lawyers said that no new allegations against Greyson and Loubani have been made since the list was submitted to them.
The background to the allegations is the supposition — which the two men deny — that the pair participated in illegal demonstrations by supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood, the party of Morsi.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued a statement Sunday saying that "in the absence of charges, (they) should be released immediately."
In an account from prison published on Saturday, Greyson and Loubani said they had arrived in Cairo with transit visas en route to neighbouring Gaza, but could not cross the border because of the outbreak of violence. They ventured out to Ramses Square, the site of demonstrations. Loubani provided medical care to wounded protesters while Greyson captured the chaotic scene on video. The two men had teamed up for the visit to Gaza, where Loubani planned a medical teaching mission which Greyson was to film.
The list of accusations was obtained by the Star from a handwritten transcript of potential charges outlined during the prosecution's questioning of the men on the day after their arrest. Each page was marked by Greyson's thumbprint and signature. Loubani was handed the same list of allegations.
Heba Morayef, Egypt director for Human Rights Watch, who has closely followed the August arrests, says that prosecutors are pursuing a grab bag of charges, and are now searching for evidence to support them.
"When or if they get to the point of formally charging them, (they) have the discretion to choose whichever charges they feel they have enough evidence to establish — so they could pick one or two, or drop all of them," she said in an email to the Star.
Sharif Abdel Kouddous is a Cairo-based fellow of the Nation Institute.
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There's so much to absorb when building a performance engine. For that reason alone, you should do some research before building a stock engine and investing unnecessary money. You want to perform an upgrade that will give your engine a real bump in performance.
One of the most overlooked engine upgrades is to the oil pump system. The oil pump is the "heart" of the engine as it pumps the fluid that keeps your block's components lubed and the engine from blowing up. Upgrading your oil pump to one that flows more fluid will help give your engine block a longer life.
Another upgrade to be considered is to the oil pan. The correct oil pan will keep your engine lubed. They're designed with sections that keep the oil from splashing all over and letting the pick-up on the oil pump run dry. This concept was used on 4x4s that do rock climbing, and for race strip cars that do wheelies from the torque that their engines produce. Does that sound familiar, gas hoppers?
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From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, La Grange Assembly of God will host a church yard sale. Proceeds go to mission.s
La Grange AOG is located at 2109 W Ky. 146. For information, call 222-5815.
Sheriff's Night Out is planned Tuesday to raise awareness about crime prevention and community service strategies.
The event, free to all Oldham County residents, will be 5 to 8 p.m. at the Oldham County Sheriff's Office located at 100 W. Jefferson St., La Grange in the rear lot.
Sponsors include OCSO, Sheriff Steve Sparrow and Liska Conggeshall, general manager of the La Grange Dairy Queen.
Games, giveaways and educational materials will be available for children and adults. OCSO's Community Services Unit will offer the Child ID program.
Joshua T. Mitchell recently graduated from the U.S. Army ROTC Leader's Training Course at Fort Knox.
Mitchell is a student at the University of Kentucky.
He is the son of Kenneth S. Mitchell of Sanford, N.C., and Cynthia R. Jorgensen of Crestwood.
Mitchell is a 2006 graduate of South Oldham High School.
Angel Food Ministries is a non-profit, non-denominational organization that provides fresh and frozen food items sold at about half the price to help people with their grocery bills.
Anyone of any income level can buy the food.
The $30 August box includes:
• 1.5 lbs. ribeye steaks (four 6-ounce);
• 3 lbs. individually quick frozen split chicken breast;
• 1 lb. boneless center-cut pork chops;
• 2 lbs. mac andee^beef dinner entrée;
• 1.5 lbs. breaded all white meat chicken nuggets;
An Oldham County grand jury recently handed up the following indictments:
• Juliette House, 46, is indicted for second-degree forgery, theft by failure to make required disposition of property over $300, tampering with physical evidence and tampering with public records.
After one year of glory, how long have your cleats sat in the closet longing for another chance on the field? Now there's a way to get some good out of those remnants from seasons past.
Six girls from Girl Scout Troup 1454 are collecting used sporting goods to give away to families who need a new basketball, hockey stick or pair of cleats. They've collected more than 100 items since this spring, they've inflated balls, sprayed deodorizer in the shoes and are almost ready to it all away.
BUCKNER – After 15 years of paying his dues, Steven Mullins is getting his chance at a place he always wanted to be.
Mullins was introduced Monday as the head coach of the Oldham County High School Lady Colonels' basketball program.
"I am just extremely excited and humbled by this," Mullins said. "I am ready to go. It's been 15 years of being an assistant, coaching in middle school and AAU ball. I am ready to get going."
LA GRANGE – Jacob Law and Kacie Niemann are the winners of the Oldham County Day Festival 5K run. Below are the results by age group for the 5K and 1-mile races:
5K Results
1 - Jacob Law
2 - Brian Knight
3 - Kevin Alessandro
4 - Joe Mallek
5 - Aaron Smith
Age group winners
Under 16 - Joel Fischer
16-19 - John DePasco
20-24 - Tripp Corum
24-29 - Dave Ryan
30-34 - Matt Slovick
35-39 - Andy Donelson
The Department of Highways District 5 Office announces that Ky. 22 in Oldham County will be reduced to one lane at the Curry's Fork Bridge, commonly known as Bridge Hill (mile point 4.5) to allow for installation of a high friction pavement coating at this location. This coating is being applied to improve traction on this section of roadway.
The lane closures on Ky. 22 are scheduled for 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday Traffic will be flagged through the work zone.
The Baptist Hospital Northeast Favorite Recipes cookbook is now available in the hospital gift shop for $14.95 plus tax.
The book is a hardbound three-ring binder with an easel for easy reading while cooking. It contains 450 recipes from employees, volunteers and physicians. Proceeds benefit Baptist Hospital Foundation's Baptist Northeast Patient Care Fund.
The gift shop is open 8:30 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
For information, call 222-3306.
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Does Shopping for Life Insurance Online Really Save you Time and Money?
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Regis Philbin Is Probably the Only Person in America Who Didn't Know About Kim Kardashian's Wedding
Because octogenarian TV hosts are usually up on the latest happenings in the Kardashian world, a group of photographers decided it was important to get Regis Philbin to weigh in on Saturday's K-themed nuptials. One problem: Reege didn't even know it was happening!
According to E! Online, the 'Regis and Kelly' star asked the photogs as they snapped him leaving dinner Sunday night, "I didn't see it...did that happen today?"
Ever the gentleman, Philbin had a nice message for the newlyweds when he found out the wedding was the day before. "I wish them good luck, you know. They look like a very handsome couple!"
This isn't the first time the almost-80-year-old hasn't exactly been up on his pop culture. He couldn't really handle Twitter, and he didn't even know he was dressed as Justin Bieber for Halloween until Kelly told him later.
Lesson learned: Do not count on Regis Philbin for cutting-edge commentary on pop culture events.
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Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, Halong Bay is one of Vietnam's most spectacular natural wonders. The tiny limestone islands are dotted with many beaches and grottoes created by the wind and the waves that provide an excellent backdrop for lazing about from the deck of the luxury junk vessel.
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My horse Dreamer's Back was out. I know for awhile she was sore and in a little pain when I got her. She has seen they Chiropractor twice now. Her back has improved and she has improved so much. She is truely and amazing girl but now I've noticed she appears to be almost fearful when I go to get on her. When I manage to get on her she seems to shake a little almost like she's waiting for it to hurt. She doesnt buck or crow hop or anything like that she picks up one of her rear legs and holds it then kinda cow kicks they then just refuses to move or do anything I ask. If im on the ground she will do everything I ask its just when im on her in the saddle she seems to not know anything, but I know she does.
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Education official confirms Elizabeth Forward fact-finding session schedule
A Pennsylvania State Education Association official said a fact-finding hearing is scheduled for Tuesday as the latest step in Elizabeth Forward School District teacher contract talks.
"Yes, the (Elizabeth Forward Education) Association requested fact-finding from the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board after progress wasn't being reached in negotiations," PSEA UniServ representative Christine A. Cortazzo said in an email Thursday. She said the hearing is slated at the district offices in Elizabeth Township.
EFEA represents approximately 180 teachers at the district's high school, middle school and four elementary schools.
"We hope the fact-finding process will result in a favorable contract for both the association and district," Cortazzo said.
After a special Elizabeth Forward school board meeting on Wednesday, district Superintendent Bart Rocco said the district and EFEA have had "eight or nine sessions" since January.
The teachers' previous five-year contract with the district expired on Aug. 31. Classes began for the fall in Elizabeth Forward on Sept. 5.
Elizabeth Forward is one of three area districts where teachers are working under expired contracts. Talks also continue in East Allegheny and Duquesne City school districts.
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With the hysteria of Boregate in full swing on forums and media sites, many ideas are being bandied about to solve the problem of a lame Bahrain GP. Naturally we've had a boring Bahrain GP for years now, but this was worse because expectations were high and the top 8 drivers mostly weren't putting any effort in.
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A downforce limit - It seems the majority of armchair experts around the globe agree, the aero needs to be cut. The only problem with this is you're putting a hold on technical progress, you're limiting freedom of the teams to go their own way. The second problem is once they get the regs the Adrian Neweys of the world are going to do everything they can to claw back every last ounce of downforce. Naturally the bits that are left open for development become more intricate, and designed to scrounge every last bit of peak performance. This leaves them susceptible to dirty air, they're designed to provide absolute bonkers level of downforce in clean air and this isn't good for following another car.
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Obviously, scrutineering this would be a bit hard, be it through suspension travel or some sort of portable scanner that can load a car into CFD to have tests run on it, who knows? People smarter than us hopefully.
A standard underbody - Uh oh, standard! That goes against everything we believe! Yes, it kind of does, however, with the teams allowed to go nuts with their bodywork we think it's a fair trade. A standard underbody would be provided by the FIA, it would have a standard very basic diffuser (or even none?) and a couple of ground effect tunnels built in under each sidepod. There'd be no threat of development of this area going out of control, because there would be none. This should aid overtaking very nicely, perhaps, and keep cornering speeds up enough to keep Formula Patty at the pinnacle of motorsport.
Rock hard single compound tyres - How hard can it be to develop a tyre that doesn't wear over 300km and doesn't produce marbles off the racing line? Hopefully not too hard, because it's a cornerstone of Formula Patty. The rock hard tyres won't wear a bit, meaning times will be influenced by fuel loads, a cars reaction to those fuel loads and driver fitness. With near indestructable tyres the drivers can push as hard as they like from the get go, and once one driver does that, they all have to. They'll naturally be less grippy, tied with the lower downforce limit this should increase braking distances and make the cars harder to drive, all good for passing and without it being contrived. A driver getting by someone because their tyres are allowing them to lap 3 seconds faster each tour isn't interesting. Also, this should help get a tyre manufacturer involved, who wouldn't want their brand associated with tyres that just don't give up, even if you flog them like Lewis Hamilton?
Small brakes - Not standard, just smaller, with a little less braking force, the braking zones will extend, meaning if you outbreak someone by 5% you might actually make up a car, rather than a toe, length. Have to be careful here however, we still want these cars to be spectacular, so it'll probably require constant tweaking. Brake sizes could be increased slightly for places like Singapore and Canada if the teams moan lots.
Radiator inlets - The radiators will be mandated to be a minimum size, maybe a 25% bigger cross section than required by smallest team. The teams can do whatever with shape, but the bigger size should solve any cooling dramas, and allow the Ferra...err, I mean all the cars to be able to run in hot air for a long time.
KERS - Bear with us here, we'd like to bring back KERS. The downforce limit drag reducing race will probably lead to a reduction in the power of the slipstream, so how do we overcome that? KERS is the answer, but not in it's past form. Firstly, it's mandatory, it can be tacked on to the engine packages of the current manufacturers. Secondly, it's not driver controlled. Other than a kill switch the KERS will be out of the drivers sweaty mitts. Each race, the FIA and GPDA will set 'zones' on the straights where KERS will kick in, maybe 50m after the end of the worst cars traction zone to the 150m board of the next corner. The catch is, that it will only kick in while your car is in these zones, and only if you're within 2 seconds of a car in front (that isn't being lapped). The car in front, assuming he has clear air will just have to make do.
Once you're in the dirty air, the KERS will kick in, giving you an extra 20-30 bhp in the areas specified, not too much, just enough to give you 5-10km/h down the straight bonus, this will allow you to have a bit of a slingshot on the guy in front. Of course, once you get past, you'll lose your speed advantage and the guy you just disposed of will have the advantage!
The system wouldn't kick in for the first 5 laps, so the onus will be on the drivers to go mad at the start to either break away from chasing cars, or keep within 2 seconds of the car ahead. Along with the hard tyres, this should do away with the "hey lets only try later on" show we got in Bahrain last week.
With power and time regulated, the only development in this area would be size, reliability and battery life/placement.
No mandatory pitstops - With the hard tyres, and *crosses fingers* the ability to pass on track, pitstops will wither and die. Now if it's Bahrain and the track temp reaches 65 degrees C, sure you can pit, we're not banning anything here, we're just not forcing anything. If the cars can pass theres no need to have pitstops, and forcing a mandatory stop in the vague hope that someone whose name we don't know will decide a championship by dropping a wheelnut is the height of lame.
Qualifying - Q1 and Q2 will stay the same, they're quite awesome. The top 10 though will perform a shootout in reverse Q2 order. They won't be able to deliberately spin in Q2, or else they won't make it to Q3, the tyres will be so hard they won't be putting down rubber so going later won't be too much of an advantage, and we'll finally get to see the best laps again, so we can see the mistakes - all without having to watch the lowbie runners toddle around for 45 minutes.
Driver weight - All the drivers will be weighed on Thursday, the fattest driver will be the benchmark, everyone under his weight will carry the difference in ballast in their seat for the rest of the weekend. The system isn't perfect, drivers could adjust their poop cycle to get ahead in this area, but we feel if they're willing to do this they deserve to have a slight advantage.
Testing - Midseason testing will be brought back yay! It'll be slightly different (natch), firstly there'll only be two tests, four or 5 days, the first will be a third of the way through the season, the second two thirds. The top 3 teams in the constructors championship after the previous round will be banned from this test. All teams will have their travel costs and circuit fees paid for by FOM, and the engines will ofcourse be out of the cycle for these events.
So, there it is, the framework for Formula Patty. We think it will bring back the on track action, while opening up (mostly) the areas of development for the boffins back in the factories. We hope it would keep the feel and look of the current F1, just with a lot of the average bits discarded. In three years when F1 is dead, and FPatty rules the kingdom of motorsport, I'm sure you'll look back on this humble wall of text and say "I was there, I totally disagreed with everything they came up with!" and be about your day. Hrm.
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Love the hard-ass tire and standard ground effect + downforce limit!
BTW, Driver's should be put on a restricted Fatty Patty diet in order to grease up the wheels and slam jiggle the loaded cars into corners.
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Growth hormone treatment is used in girls with Turner syndrome to increase final height. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of growth hormone treatment on body composition and heart function in adult women with Turner syndrome. The hypothesis is that the fat mass will decrease and lean body mass will increase. There is only very limited documentation of the effect on the heart in this study population.
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Drug: Placebo
Other: Healthy controls
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Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
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- Body composition: fat mass and lean body mass [ Time Frame: 6 months + 18 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
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- Heart function evaluated by echocardiography (conventional and tissue doppler) [ Time Frame: 6 months + 18 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
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10 Best Costumes at HARD Day Of The Dead
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This weekend, HARD's Day of the Dead celebration took place at a new location at the Fairplex Pomona Saturday November 1 through Sunday November 2. Way better than its old home at the LA Historic Park, the new venue gave attendees plenty of space to explore the five stages, attractions and revel in the Halloween weekend hoopla. With one of the most staked line-ups of the year, the fest brought out a diverse crowd ready to see everyone from Deadmau5 b2b with Eric Prydz, Pretty Lights, Calvin Harris, Bassnectar, to Jamie Jones and RL Grime with Cam'ron.
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Nikon Coolpix P7800 Sample Images
Popular Cameras
Ahead of our full review, here are 49 sample JPEG images and a full 1080p HD movie taken with the new Nikon Coolpix P7800 compact camera.
The Nikon Coolpix P7800 is a premium compact featuring a 12 megapixel CMOS sensor, 7.1x optical zoom, a 921,000-dot electronic viewfinder, 3" RGBW LCD vari-angle monitor, 8fps continuous shooting speed, and second-generation Vibration Reduction.
A gallery of 49 JPEG photos and a movie taken with the Nikon Coolpix P7800 compact camera.
Nikon Coolpix P7800 JPEG Images
Sample Movie
This is a sample movie at the highest quality setting of 1920x1080 at 30 frames per second. Please note that this 26 second movie is 50.3Mb in size.
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Very good honest pro test. Very good camera for amateurs usage, all-in-all. For pros, some questions raised. First, the lens is a bit decentered - sharpness goes to the left. Second - auto WB is not sufficient all around, annoying blue cast is present. CA is much, sometimes, especially around contrast details. Contrast( a bit) and saturation(more) should be raised for JPEG's. Generally, very good new camera for amateurs! THX for nice informative test!
I wanted to love this camera so badly. It seemed that there were better cameras in it's class and even at a lower class for image quality but I needed a compact camera with a non optical viewfinder. The P7800 fit the bill perfectly with all it's manual controls, electronic viewfinder, the size and weight, everything except for one thing. The camera is so new that my mac, Lightroom, nor Photoshop, all updated, can't see the RAW .nrw files. The workaround is to download Nikon's software to get the pics off the camera and then export as either a JPEG, which negates shooting in RAW in the first place, or export to TIFF which I know nothing about. I got that info from an extensive googling of the issue and it was a post about the original P7000.
I didn't want to give up on this camera so I called Nikon support. It was the worst experience I have ever had. It's so sad that this part of my experience with the P7800 wasn't technical at all. The representative knew nothing about the product. Didn't know what RAW was and misspelled NRW three times. She kept telling me that if the Nikon software works then it's my issue and she couldn't help me. I called again to try my luck with another rep and this time was a little better. She couldn't tell me what I assumed about the file format but nicely told me that if the Nikon software worked with the camera then Nikon couldn't help me.
I just had the same experience with Nikon. They were completely unhelpful. I too can not see the the RAW .NRW files. I was instructed to call the MAC people (I work on a MAC Pro) and ask them about the Codec for the 7800 software. I will try that but I suspect the problem is with Nikon. I had no problem with the Coolpix 7100 which also produces NRW files. Are there others out there who are having the same problem?
Nikon keeps coming up with new RAW formats all the time. They seem to have VERY good reasons for doing so, although their competitors have developed a satisfying and stable version ages ago. It takes a while for Adobe to develop the plugin for that *all the time*. Just be patienty for a little while, it's gonna be alright.


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Sherlock Holmes and the Dowager Countess are back!
The world's favorite detective will return in early January, with "Sherlock" premiering its third season on PBS on January 19, according to "Entertainment Weekly."
The series, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman as the infamous Sherlock and Dr. Watson, returns with three feature-length episodes after a two-year break.
Season 3 of "Sherlock" will premiere two weeks after another British import, "Downton Abbey." The domestic period drama will debut its fourth season on January 5 at 9pm.
"We love that Sherlock fans are so passionate and eager to see Season 3," PBS's chief programmer Beth Hoppe said in a statement. "The pairing of 'Downton Abbey' and 'Sherlock' in January offers a blockbuster night of British drama only on PBS stations."
Due to their contractual obligations, both series will air on BBC in the U.K. before their stateside debut, with "Downton" premiering in September across the pond.
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Baltimore Ravens
Maintaining gap control or lane integrity will be a big assignment vs. Kansas City on Sunday afternoon. Unlike previous seasons, the Ravens' defense has struggled at times vs. the run in allowing 93.9 yards a game this season. In some games, like the first one against Cleveland, the defensive linemen got knocked off the ball by a bigger and stronger Cleveland offensive line. On other occasions, defenders quickly abandoned lanes to pursue ballcarriers only to have them cut back for big runs.
On Sunday, the coaches want DTs Haloti Ngata and Kelly Gregg to hold their gaps as long as possible. And the coaches also want WLB Jameel McClain, who often is guilty of overpursuing the ball, to maintain good discipline. The Chiefs have the league's top-ranked rushing attack (164.2 yards per game), led by speedster Jamal Charles (1,467 yards) and bruiser Thomas Jones (896). ...
After missing the past two games with a concussion, the coaches expect rookie WR/KR David Reed to play Sunday. Reed has provided a spark in the return game and also gives the offense a deep threat in the passing game.
— Mike Preston
Indianapolis Colts
The Colts' secondary has been short-handed much of the season, and that isn't likely to change for Saturday night's playoff game vs. the Jets. Starting CB Kelvin Hayden hasn't practiced since sustaining a neck injury Nov. 28, and there is no reason to believe he'll play Saturday. That means the pressure is on starting CBs Justin Tryon and Jacob Lacey and nickel back Cornelius Brown to deal with Jets WRs Braylon Edwards, Santonio Holmes and Jerricho Cotchery.
The pass defense has been spotty down the stretch and yielded 300 yards and two touchdowns to Tennessee QB Kerry Collins last week. Tryon and Lacey seem better suited to being the nickel role, but injuries to Hayden and Jerraud Powers (broken arm) have forced each to assume a more prominent role outside. Lacey's inexperience was exposed in last year's AFC title game when Edwards used a double-move to get behind Lacey for an 80-yard TD. ...
The trickle-down effect caused by the injuries is manifesting itself in shoddy coverage on special teams. In the past three games, coverage has allowed a 78-yard punt return for a touchdown by Jacksonville's Mike Thomas, a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Oakland's Jacoby Ford and a 47-yard kickoff return by Tennessee's Marc Mariani. Now, it must deal with the Jets' Brad Smith. Smith exploited a better coverage unit in last season's regular-season meeting with a 106-yard kickoff return for a TD.
— Mike Chappell
Kansas City Chiefs
Although the Chiefs enter the playoffs on a down note after being routed by Oakland last week and are underdogs in Sunday vs. Baltimore, there are reasons to believe Kansas City can be successful. The Chiefs should be able to run against Baltimore, and that would open up possibilities in a passing game based heavily on play-action fakes.
The Chiefs couldn't handle Oakland's relentless pressure, but the Ravens aren't capable of rushing QB Matt Cassel like the Raiders unless Baltimore exposes a shaky secondary in coverage. The Chiefs also are unlikely to give the Ravens good field position, committing fewer turnovers than all but one NFL team this season. ...
Brodie Croyle was the third quarterback last week because of an unspecified injury. While Croyle played poorly last month in Cassel's absence, the Chiefs need him available vs. Baltimore in the event of an injury. The other quarterback is journeyman Tyler Palko, who has almost no game experience.
— Adam Teicher
New England Patriots
The Patriots don't know their second-round opponent, and that leaves a game plan-specific team with a week of practice without a specific focus. Coach Bill Belichick is undergoing self-scouting to help fix some lingering issues. Don't be surprised if there's a significant focus on third-down defense. New England ranked last in that category, as the defense played 130 more snaps than last season. While having the NFL's best takeaway defense has saved them, the Patriots must focus on tackling and limiting yards after the catch and rely less on interceptions, opportunities for which will be limited in the playoffs. ...
The Patriots can rely on QB Tom Brady not throwing an interception. He has gone a league-record 335 consecutive pass attempts without one, and of the four he threw before Week 10, two were intended for ex-Patriots WR Randy Moss. Beyond accuracy, Brady rarely forces a ball into tight coverage. He simply exploits the best matchup. ... RB Danny Woodhead (head) should be fine for the playoffs after taking a hard shot in Week 17.
— Ian R. Rapoport
New York Jets
QB Mark Sanchez spoke to reporters Tuesday and, of course, the No. 1 subject was his aching right shoulder. Sanchez implied after last week's game that he might need offseason surgery, leading people to wonder if he is healthy enough to perhaps trade scores with Peyton Manning & Co. on Saturday night. But Sanchez said he isn't worried about his shoulder.
"I'm feeling good and ready to go for Saturday," Sanchez said Tuesday. Interestingly, he also noted the game is indoors, saying, "we're inside. I'll be good." That might be a reference to the fact he had a harder time keeping his shoulder warm in frigid Chicago the week after it was injured. Climate-controlled Lucas Oil Stadium thus should benefit Sanchez's right arm. ...
WR Brad Smith could be the X-factor again Saturday night—as a Wildcat QB and as a kickoff returner. Smith averaged 28.6 yards on kickoff returns, second in the NFL, and returned two for touchdowns. It was his kickoff for a TD vs. the Colts in December 2009 that prevented Indianapolis from having a double-digit before turning the game over to backups, permitting the Jets to rally from a mere five-point deficit.
— J.P. Pelzman
Pittsburgh Steelers
RB Rashard Mendenhall had two rushing touchdowns in the regular-season finale to finish with 13, one shy of the team single-season record. But in the finale, he had only 36 yards on 14 carries and didn't have a run longer than 7 yards vs. a defense that had allowed the previous three backs an average of 118 yards per game.
Mendenhall finished the season with 324 carries—second most in the AFC—but his average gain of 3.9 yards was second lowest among AFC backs with 1,000 yards. However, he also had 11 runs of 20-plus yards, fifth most in the NFL—an indication of the inconsistency in the running game. ...
CB Anthony Madison, one of the Steelers' special-teams standouts, has moved up the depth chart as the sixth defensive back in the dime defense. When CB Bryant McFadden (abdominal) was injured last week, nickel back William Gay moved outside and Madison was used in the slot. Madison responded with an interception and a sack. Madison lacks size but is quick and a sure tackler.
— Gerry Dulac
N.Y. Jets at Indianapolis, 8 p.m. (NBC)
Baltimore at Kansas City, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Saturday, Jan. 15
Indianapolis or Kansas City or Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, Jan. 16
Kansas City or Baltimore or New York Jets at New England, 4:30 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, Jan. 23
AFC championship game, 6:30 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, Feb. 6
Super Bowl XLV in Dallas, 6:30 p.m. (FOX)


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