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Entering Final Grades
This tutorial discusses the process for calculating and releasing final grades to students in D2L. It is important to note that you must still enter the official final grade for each student in Banner as well.
You can calculate final grades by individual students or by the entire class (you can filter/sort the entire class by Users, Sections, or Groups on the main Grades page by using the "view by" drop down menu).
Overview video
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Verify your grades settings are correct
Although you probably visited the grades settings area at the beginning of the course, it is a good idea to go back now and verify that all of your settings are correct. Start out by clicking the Grades link in the course navigation bar. Then, choose the Grades Settings link from the menu in the left column. We'll start by navigating to the Calculation Options pane.
- Make sure that you've chosen the correct Grading System - either Weighted, Points, or Formula. If you need to change this setting, you'll want to head back to Manage Grades afterwards and make sure that your weights/points are correct and match what is detailed in your syllabus.
- Determine whether you want to release the Calculated Final Grade or Adjusted Final Grade. We recommend the Adjusted Final Grade option because it allows you to make modifications to the final grade before releasing it to students.
- Decide whether to drop or include ungraded items from the final calculation. If all students are required to complete all items in the gradebook, then you probably want to include ungraded assignments in the final grade. If you allow students to choose between a number of optional assignments, then you'll most likely want to drop ungraded assignments.
Set display options
Next, you'll probably want to visit the Org Unit Display Options pane and double check the display options for the student view. What information you display to students is entirely up to you, so your settings will vary from the screenshot above.
Edit the final grade properties
Now that we have looked at the gradebook calculation options and display properties, it's time to edit the Final Grade item properties. Access the Manage Grades area (Grades, Manage Grades), then click on the title for the Final Calculated or Final Adjusted Grade item.
- Change the default name for the grade item if you want.
- If you want students to be able to earn over 100% for the final grade, make sure to check the Can Exceed option.
- Change from the default grade scheme to a different scheme if desired.
- Decide whether or not to display the grade distribution or class average to your students.
Calculate the final grade for all students at once
Navigate to the either the Enter Grades or Manage Grades page when you're ready to calculate and release final grade, then click on the Grade icon for the final grade item.
You can can calculate and release final grades for all students at once or for each student individually. In this step we'll focus on working with all students at once. This is the recommended procedure since it is easier and less time-consuming than releasing each student's grade individually. Please read the next section if you need to work with individual students' final grades. In the example below we discuss releasing a Final Adjusted Grade. If you are using the Final Calculated grade option, please skip step 2.
There are three steps to releasing final grades.
- Recalculate the Calculated grade.
- Transfer Calculated Grades to Adjusted Grades and make any necessary modifications.
- Release the Final Grade to students.
Now let's look at each step in more detail. 1 - Calculate the final grade by clicking on the Recalculate All button at the top of the center column.
Note: If you have selected to automatically keep final grade update in the Grades Settings the final grade page will already be kept up to date and you do not need to click on the Recalculate All button.
2 - Then, click on the Transfer All button to transfer the grade D2L calculates to the Adjusted column. At this point you're able to add or subtract points from either the total earned (numerator) or total possible (denominator) points columns. Click the Save button after every few grades to avoid accidentally loosing any work. 3 - finally, click the Release All button when you are ready to show students their final grades.
Calculate the final grade for an individual student
Now let's take a look at how to calculate and release final grades for individual students.
It is important to note that if you work with an individual student's grade as in the example below, Recalculating/Transferring, or Releasing All (as described in the step above) will overwrite any individual changes you've made before.
Access the Grades tool by clicking on the Grades link in the course navigation bar. Then click on a student's name in the User List.
- Click the calculator icon next to Calculated Final Grade to update the calculations.
- Then click the Transfer Grade icon to Transfer Calculated Grades to Adjusted Grades. You can now adjust grades in this area as needed.
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The Connecticut Sun has missed the playoffs the last two seasons, But Sunday was a day that reinforced the good things that have happened to them this season.
"This makes it a better Father's Day for me," said Sun coach Mike Thibault.
Tina Charles. the reigning rookie of the year, scored a career-high 31 points (13 of 21) and added 12 rebounds, as the Sun defeated the Chicago Sky, 83-69, before 6,875 at the casino.
Charles was one of three Sun players in double-figures. Kara Lawson, who missed Thursday's game in Washington with a sprained ankle, scored 13 points (3 of 4 from three-point). And Asjha Jones added 12.
The Sky (3-2) was led by center Sylvia Fowles, who scored 23 points and had 10 rebounds. Epiphanny Prince added 18 for the Sky.
For Charles, who had scored only eight points in a loss at Chicago in the season's second game, it was a monster performance against Fowles, her USA Basketball teammate and long-time college and WN BA rival. She scored 11 points in the fourth quarter.
She was treated to a great ovation from the crowd when she came out of the game in the final minute.
"It felt great, especially since my father was at the game," Charles said.
Both Fowles and Michelle Snow picked up five fouls trying to stop Charles, who seemed to score at will thanks the great set-ups from her teammates.
"Playing against each other as definitely helped me," Charles said. "I looked up to her when I was at UConn."
The Sun has now won three straight since the loss in Chicago, during which the Sun did not lead. The teams play again Thursday in Chicago, their third meeting in Connecticut's first six games.
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Someone asked about potential for FAU and FIU going to Con-USA if all that stuff happened with the SEC.
Well, the SEC nixed any expansion plans, at least for now, so everyone is staying put.
How this shakes out is really a mystery. There are endless ways to see the dominoes falling.
The key for FAU and any school that wants to move out and up of its current spot is to pretty itself up so it will get asked to the prom.
FAU took a big step with the new stadium. Next is a basketball arena that holds more than a high school gym. They will also need to fill those extra seats, which might be a stretch since they can't fill the 2,500 at The Burrow.
When the magicJack women's soccer team is averaging more fans than men's basketball, there is a problem.
Right now UCF looks to be the most glamorous of the state schools not in a major conference, and they would be the first invited up. That would open a spot in C-USA.
Would it be advantageous for FAU to jump? It's all about the dollars. If the bottom lines says more dough will come from C-USA, FAU would jump.


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Regional Spotlight—A significant decline in Massachusetts foreclosures during the month of March indicates the foreclosure crisis is over, according to an article in Monday's issue of Banker & Tradesman.
Lenders filed 284 petitions to foreclose in March, an 82 percent decrease from 1,621 in March 2012, according to data from The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman. A total of 2,080 petitions to foreclose have been filed in Massachusetts during the first quarter, a 52 percent decrease from 4,348 in the first quarter of last year. Petitions to foreclose represent the first step in the foreclosure process in Massachusetts.
"Overall, we're seeing foreclosures drop all over the country, but Massachusetts is exceptional in its reduction. The Mortgage Bankers Association reports that we rank 48th in foreclosures started in the first quarter of 2013," says The Warren Group CEO Timothy M. Warren Jr. "Foreclosure prevention efforts combined with a booming real estate market are leading to fewer foreclosures."
Foreclosure deeds, which represent finished foreclosures, also posted a sharp decrease in March. Foreclosure deeds dropped more than 74 percent to 227 in March, down from 899 in March 2012. Foreclosure deeds totaled 716 in the first quarter of 2013, a near 71 percent decrease from 2,465 in the first quarter of 2012.
The number of auction announcements tracked by The Warren Group fell in March compared to a year earlier. There were 398 auction announcements in March, a 67 percent decrease from 1,214 announcements during the same month last year. In the first three months of the year, there were 1,102 auction announcements, down more than 73 percent from 4,174 during the same period in 2012.
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William Hendrix 1766-1842 Spartanburg, South Carolina
William HENDRIX born on the 9 September 1766 in Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, can trace is family back seven generations, through an illustrious dutch line to Elteko ELTEKENS born in abt.1517 at Woldendorp, Delfzijl, Groningen, Netherlands and died in 1580 at Groningen, Netherlands and Miss Hendrik b:1534 in the Nederlands.Through their son Hendrick ELTKENS 1558-1631 and Wipcke TAMMENS both from Midwolda,Groningen, Netherlands
William was the son of William HENDRICKS born 1742 in Granville,North Carolina,and died in Spartanburg, in 1842.
In 1788 William met and married Sarah WOODRUF. Sarah had been born at Woodruff on the 7 June 1767. She was the daughter of Joseph WOODRUFF b:1751 in Augusta, Virginia and died at Woodruff, Spartanburg on the 2 November 1817 and Anne LINDSAY born in 1756 in Augusta, Virginia, and died on the 7 January 1826 at Woodruff, Spartanburg. Joseph and Ann married on the 24 January 1774 at Yadkin Valley, Surrey, North Carolina.
Joseph Woodruff was the son of Nathaniel WOODRUFF who was born on the 14 October 1719 at Cranford, New Jersey and died at Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1805.
Anne LINDSAY was the daughter of- William LINDSAY who had been born on the 15 July 1743 at Mt. Pleasant, Fairfax, Virginia. and died on the 15 September 1792 at Laurel Hill, Culpeper, Virginia and her mother was Ann CALVERT who had been born in 1740 at Laurel Hill and died at Patapsco,Prince William, Virginia.
The children of Joseph Woodruff and Ann Lindsay were:-
Samuel Woodruff 1763 1836 Sarah Woodruf 1767 1849
Mary Woodruff 1777 1841 Thomas Woodruff 1780 1868 Elizabeth Woodruff 1796 1875
William and Sarah were the founders of the Abner Creek Baptist Church. Services were held in William and Sarah's cabin in Abner Creek about a half mile from where the Baptist church which they built, stands today. On the wall of the Baptist Church is a memorial plaque dedicated to the couple. At the site of where their cabin first stood a large stone marks the spot.
The children of William and Sarah HENDRIX were:-
William W Hendrix 1793 1876
Elisha Berry Hendrix 1797 1878
Nancy Hendricks Hendrix 1801
1880 Richard Ivy Hendrix 1804
Sarah Sally Hendrix 1810 1860
William died on 22 October 1842 at Spartanburg. His wife Sarah followed on the 7 February 1849.
Surname descendency in this tree Eltekens, Eltekens, Hendricksy, Hendricks, Hendrix
The photograph below is their cabin it is resting on the edge of the Abner Creek Baptist Church cemetery. It was the home of William (1766-1842) and Sarah Hendrix. It was moved to this location because it was in this cabin that the first meetings of the church were held.
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janilye - 7th generation, Convict stock. Born in New South Wales now living in Victoria, carrying, with pride 'The Birthstain'.
--Golly golly gosh - Jan - wonderful research -regards
I re-did this Bob, Ann Lindsay had the correct dates, it was Joseph Woodruff that had the wrong birthdate. Jan
I think I'll stick to Australian research in future. I'm really out of my depth when I drift over to foreign shores. :(
My message to you Jan earlier about the birthdates was my way of being facetious (Playful and witty.) AS if you didn't know. I knew that the dates were wrong. Jan, I hope every subscriber reads this. And that is: "It is wonderful research." Thank you. My compliments to you are sincere. Amazing, Awesome. This here North Caroina country boy was really stuck. Thank you for coming along and unsticking me. It is sort of like getting your boot stuck in a boggy creek. You try and try. You pull and pull. But, Oh how good it feels when you are free. That's the way I feel about all the research you did for me. Free! Over the hurdle until the next one looms ahead. Again, Thank you, Thank you. I really do appreciate it.
Research is tiresome. You are a real asset to Family Tree Circles.
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Oh yes, and put in Hendrix and Woodruff families. (You probaly already know this) and found a wealth of historical information. GOOGLE was there. With you help, I found so much today. Nice way to end a day. Regards, Bob.


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If the corners or edges of your images sometimes appear much darker than the rest of the frame, vignetting is probably the culprit. Vignetting is aberration that occurs when less light reaches the corners of the camera's sensor, and in the resulting image these areas are more under-exposed (or darker) than the centre. In this post we show you some simple ways to banish it forever.


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I can't tell you who my favorite UConn player of all-time is [who I actually covered during their career] other than her name is Miss Maya.
But this fan likes a particular guard and wants to know how she stacks up.
Hi, John, always a pleasure to hear from you. My question is the UConn Huskies have had a history of great point guards over the years. Who do you think was just a little better? I would go with Sue Bird. Thanks
Jim, Queens, NY
First of all, Jim, great question-asking form... There was a hi, a compliment and a thanks. That goes a long way with me as I shuffle through my mailbag.
As to your question, I believe the answer is quite simple.
Sue Bird is the greatest point guard in the history of UConn women's basketball because she is the best point guard IN THE WORLD, which I believe UConn may still be a member of.
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Serious buyers will most likely invest in an inspection by a company that specializes in such services. The firm retained by my buyer produced a document of 22 pages of small print, plus many photographs. Buyers that don't retain an inspector will probably assume the worst about the unseen condition of the house.
There aren't many buyers who will pay a price based on the assumption that everything they can't see must be OK. Pricing the house on that assumption is a good way to keep it on the market unsold indefinitely. While you continue to pay for utilities, taxes and insurance, the condition of the house worsens and your real estate agent loses interest in trying to sell it.
Facing up to the issue means asking yourself whether you will come out better if you fix the structural defects, or if you offer it at a lower price "as is." If the repairs cost $15,000 but it results in a sale price $20,000 higher, you want to do it. If the post-repair price is only $10,000 higher, you don't. The likelihood of each outcome depends on the circumstances.
There are two circumstances that favor fix-up before sale. One is where there is a large variance in the cost of the fix-up, and a potential buyer is likely to over-estimate the cost. In the case of a septic system, for example, the cost depends on the condition of the soil, and if the seller knows that the condition is favorable and the cost low, it makes sense to fix it before sale.
The second and probably more compelling circumstance is where most potential buyers have the capacity to make only a small down payment, and are therefore not in a position to fund the cost of major repairs after purchase. By making the repairs before sale while setting a correspondingly higher price, a buyer is in effect financing the improvement in the mortgage. If a buyer with limited cash had to make the improvements after purchase, the financing costs would be substantially higher.
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not at all biased haha
A few days ago I said other politicians need to be investigated. http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/18064
Now how can you call me biased when the politicians that should be investigated are on the opposite side of the fence? Looks like you are the one that may be biased.
did you even read that article. How many times is the Bush administration referred to as a criminal.
What would they be investigating?
Iraq was invaded on poor intelligence, that they had WMD's. Any mention of possible Iraq ties to 911 was a small sidebar and was not the reason for the invasion/occupation. Cheney just quote a foreign itelligence sourse regarding 911 ties.
Besides, all involved have already been punished including the American people as a Marxist was elected President in November.
If we are going to spend a billion dollars investigating anything, we should investigate the Democrats for the mortgage fiasco!
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated, but those who torment us for our own good will torment us to no end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience."
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Early Lit Bits: Learning with Crafts — Water Painting
Here's a great way to beat the heat of summer and help your child learn to read and write at the same time. The trigger action of a squirt bottle and working on a vertical surface help strengthen the hand muscles young children will use when they learn to write later on. And as an added bonus, you'll have the cleanest fence on the block in no time at all!
- Plastic beach bucket (with handle is best)
- Old paintbrushes, paint rollers and trays or squirt bottles (clean)
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Fill the bucket with water and have children "paint" a wooden fence, brick wall or driveway with the water. Talk about how the water changes the color of the surface they are painting and how as the water dries, the surface changes back to its original color. Have the children paint their names.
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Bring an art easel outside. Let children paint with real paint without worrying about the mess. Set up a clothesline in the yard for drying and displaying artwork. Encourage children to autograph their artwork. Look at pictures of famous art on the Internet or in a book and talk about how artists sign their names on their artwork.
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Police in Roanoke Rapids say they have busted a woman who received more than $22,000 dollars worth of stolen computer equipment.
The arrest was made on Friday in the 1300 block of Hamilton Street.
Police arrested Rose Cohen after they say she had been using phony purchase orders similar to the ones used by the State of North Carolina.
They say she bought the items in the name of an employee who works at the NC Office Of Information and Technology
At Cohen's home police say they recovered six stolen dell laptops and five HP laptops with a value of over $16,000 thousand dollars.
A spokesperson says Cohen had already mailed 5 additional lap tops to the African country of Ghana and sold two smart phones on eBay valued at $500 dollars a piece.
Police say Cohen had been receiving the stolen merchandise since July 2009. She is in the Halifax County Jail under a $25,000 dollar secured bond.
Roanoke Rapids Police were tipped off about Cohen by the State Capital Police in Raleigh as they were conducting their own investigation.
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Think Math!™, the newest K–5 mathematics curriculum funded by the National
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Exploring Bioethics is a curriculum supplement developed by EDC and the National Institutes of Health that is helping high school students explore such thorny issues as genetic testing and organ transplantation.
EDC is making Botswana history by implementing the country's first required HIV and AIDS awareness curriculum called Living: Skills for Life, Botswana's Window of Hope.
EDC has been awarded $2.2 million by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences to evaluate the effectiveness of a writing curriculum for grades 3 through 12 called The Writers' Express.
Middle school students participating in EDC afterschool program head outside to explore, study, draw, and photograph various tree species and pond organisms.
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Two new curricula developed by EDC in collaboration with the New York Botanical Garden are exciting students about ethnobotany, the scientific study of the relationship between people and plants.
In a new EDC curriculum, high school students tackle ethical issues related to vaccination, genetic testing, and clinical trials.
A two-year study by EDC evaluates a mathematics curriculum developed for pre-K and kindergarten that introduces basic math concepts through games and play.
EDC will design a four-year law and justice program and develop curriculum for high schools throughout California, with $2 million in funding from the San Francisco-based James Irvine Foundation. The new program will integrate existing resources, build connections to potential careers, and address California state and national standards.
EDC is working with the free online community "Curriki" to create content for a national education portal in India and other countries.
Chicago Public Schools—the nation's third largest school district— is adopting an innovative mathematics curriculum and teacher professional development program starting this year in 54 schools. The program, known as CME Project, features rigorous curricula for students, and a transformation of math instruction and professional development for teachers. The program, funded by the National Science Foundation, was developed by Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC)
With 50 percent of students in Malawi dropping out of school
by fifth grade, the Malawian government decided to try a new
approach: it introduced an innovative national curriculum, which
today is rapidly gaining in popularity among teachers and
students alike.
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make the most of technology, meet the needs of diverse students, and
achieve multiple program goals, all while staying within budget? A new
online resource from EDC can help.
Chicago Public Schools—the third largest school district in the United States—is embarking on a comprehensive high school reform effort and has turned to EDC. A mathematics program developed by EDC will be a central part of the 100-high-school reform effort.
A staggering number of children are involved in bullying. The EDC project 'Eyes on Bullying' helps adults develop new knowledge, skills, and strategies to prevent and address the issue.
An EDC project that creates health education materials to combat HIV in a beleaguered region of South Africa is receiving attention on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
This project is developing two products for the National Institute for Literacy. The products will be used by schools and other organizations and groups to engage parents with low literacy skills in supporting their children's (kindergarten through third grade) literacy development through fun, at-home activities. The products include a facilitators manual and parent activity guide. EDC project stasff are working with national literacy experts on the development of the products.
A new EDC curriculum, Getting Active and Eating Well, combines reading and health to arm middle-grades students with knowledge about eating right and getting exercise.
Bogged down by rote-memorization drills and predictable homework exercises, EDC's Al Cuoco was frustrated teaching math in the 1970's. "Like many math teachers, I was always dissatisfied with most of the commercially available curricula I had." Over the past five years, he has been working on behalf of today's teachers "to create the texts I always yearned for." As principal designer of a major mathematics textbook initiative, the CME Project, he says he is nearing his goal.
With its emphasis on academic rigor and building skills in critical thinking, communications, and teamwork, it is no wonder that EDC's interdisciplinary Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (Ford PAS) high school program has drawn praise from the nation's educators, the media, and government officials.
Like many math teachers over the last three decades, Al Cuoco of the Center for Mathematics Education (CME) was dissatisfied with most of the commercially available curricula. For the past five years, he has worked "to create the mathematics texts I always yearned for."
For many students, science can seem "dark, murky, and unconquerable" says Jackie Miller of EDC's Center for Science Education (CSE). The sometimes-difficult subject matter, the precision of experimentation, and the varying results that arise from the same set of conditions intimidate many students.
After almost five years of research and testing in 150 classrooms with more than 3,500 students, EDC is launching a new K–5 mathematics curriculum. Think Math! developed by EDC's Division of Mathematics Learning and Teaching, will be published in January 2007 by Harcourt School Publishers.
Concerned about dating abuse among American teenagers, U.S. Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) held a Washington press conference this spring to announce national distribution of Love Is Not Abuse, a curriculum developed by EDC for Liz Claiborne, Inc. Created by EDC's Christine Blaber, with input from educators and a national advisory board, the program helps ninth graders recognize, respond to, and seek help for their friends and peers who may be victims of abuse.
After successfully piloting its youth tobacco control program in India, Ghana, and Mexico, EDC's Health and Human Development Programs is now testing the model in
Uruguay. The country, emerging as a leader in tobacco control efforts in Latin America, was one of the first in the region to ratify the international Framework Convention
on Tobacco Control.
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DATE: February 13, 2003
PRESENT: George Benedict Doug Brown
Sandie Rietz Audrey ConnerRosberg
George Madden Keith Edgerton
Randall Gloege Alan Davis
Mark Hardt Connie Landis
Matt Redinger
Dan Zirker (ex-officio) Janie Park (ex-officio)
Nichole Alley (ex-officio)
ABSENT: Paul Bauer – excused
John Cech (ex-officio) Joe Michels (ex-officio)
Randy Rhine (ex-officio) George White (ex-officio)
Terrie Iverson (ex-officio) Curt Kochner (ex-officio)
GUESTS: Kerri Lehman Jessica O'Donnell
PRESIDING: Keith Edgerton, Chair
Keith Edgerton called the meeting to order at 3:32 p.m. on February 13, 2003, in the Chancellor's Conference Room.
The February 6, 2003, meeting minutes were approved.
Item 42 Emeritus Nomination – Dr. Ruey-Lin Lin, Professor, Department of History, Native American Studies, Political Science, and Sociology. For information.
Item 43 Emeritus Nomination – Dr. Janeth Spicer, Professor, Department of Business Academic Programs. For information.
Þ Motion by Matt Redinger, seconded by Randall Gloege to accept Items 42 and 43 for information.
Þ Motion carried.
A. Update from the ASMSU-B, Nichole Alley. Ms. Alley, President of ASMSU-B, stated that a situation was developing with Student Regent Christian Hur of the Board of Regents. She noted that Mr. Hur was chosen two years ago by the Governor from a list of recommendations from the Montana Associated Students (MAS). He was number three in a ranked list of three. Governor Martz has extended Mr. Hur's term for another year, and this has caused a great deal of controversy in MAS meetings. Some members of MAS—which includes the president of the student government of all the Montana units—want to write a letter of no confidence in Regent Hur. Ms. Alley stated that she is one of few that are against sending the letter, because Regent Hur has done nothing to directly harm the students, and the Governor is completely within her rights to appoint a student regent for up to four years. Some members of MAS also want to sue the Governor because this extension of appointment seems illegal, and they are asking that all the student governments donate money to finance the suit. Most other campuses have given money, but ASMSU-B does not want to donate. The Montana Attorney General has been consulted, and he was very vague but stated that there was a case. The main objection of MAS is that they were not consulted about extending Regent Hur's term.
It was noted that the students will probably not win a lawsuit against the Governor, so instead they should go after the headlines. It was stated that if ASMSU-B passed a resolution concerning these issues, the Academic Senate would lend it's support and generate some publicity.
B. Report to the University Budget Committee, Sandie Rietz. Dr. Rietz stated that the UBC did not meet this past Monday, and this coming Monday is a holiday. The next meeting will likely be February 24. Keith Edgerton stated that he would like to attend that meeting.
C. Budget Update. Dr. Park stated that as of last Monday (Feb. 10) the legislative subcommittee has left the University System exactly between the Governor's budget, which is the best case scenario, and the rollback to 2000, which is the worst case scenario. That results in a deficiency of about 2.7 million dollars this year and 3.2 million the following year.
It was noted that we will not know anything definitively until May.
Dr. Park stated Chancellor Sexton is working right now on a budget that will show what cuts will be needed, plus a reasonable tuition increase of four or six percent. That budget will go to the UBC and the Academic Senate. Using that budget, we will begin making real cuts.
Item 44 Resolution from the General Education Committee Concerning Course Approval.
The question was raised as to whether this resolution supercedes the previous motion that the Senate voted on January 30. It was noted that the first motion failed, and should not have a second reading as previously thought.
It was noted that the order of committees and who adjudicates what is not important. What is important is the structure of Gen Ed. What does the program do? After those questions have been answered, it must be decided which departments can submit courses for Gen Ed.
Mark Hardt, Chair of the General Education Committee, stated that they are working on a model and mission statement now. Those will be brought to the Senate later.
It was cited that we must use the Regents transferability list as a model, because we must have those requirements fulfilled.
It was noted that there are so many courses in Gen Ed that no plan can be seen amongst all of them.
It was cited that the Gen Ed Committee must design criteria for what courses will go into Gen Ed, so departments can plan on those criteria.
It was also noted that Gen Ed is out of control right now, and the Gen Ed Committee are just the people to reign the program in.
It was noted that more representation across the campus is needed on the Committee. The Committee on Committees will be notified.
Þ Motion by Matt Redinger, seconded by Doug Brown to accept Item 44.
Þ Motion carried: 7 for, 3 against
A. Brief General Education Committee Status Report. It was cited that the Gen Ed Committee's next task should be to develop a model for General Education.
Mark Hardt, Chair of the Gen Ed Committee, noted that they have been working on a mission statement. They also have a new title, which is Academic Foundation. It was noted that Gen Ed needs to be something students understand, even if they don't like it. Dr. Hardt also noted the Committee is discussing such issues as staffing and class size.
B. Courses Offered Exclusively Online – Janie Park. Dr. Park stated that this issue has taken her off guard. This year (2002-2003) there are six courses that are required in programs that are only offered online. This may have been happening last year, but there is no cross-check to catch such problems.
Dr. Park noted that the faculty (not the administration) have made good arguments for this approach. The students in these programs were also taken off guard, as they were unaware that these courses were only offered online. If faculty want to offer these courses solely online, then it needs to be noted in the catalog, so the students will know well in advance. There are two options here: get it in the catalog now—which will involve bringing a course change up through all the regular channels, or Dr. Park will have to tell faculty they cannot offer courses in this way.
It was noted that the decision to offer these courses exclusively online has not been approved through the regular committees.
It was also noted that students have to pay $40 per credit ($120 for a three credit course) to take it online. It is unfair to force students to take an online course.
It was also noted that online, in some cases, is almost a necessity. If a highly-qualified instructor is able and willing to teach a course, but is unable to do it on campus, online is the best way to make use of that resource.
It was noted that some courses, especially methods courses, are inappropriate for the online setting.
It was noted that there are some "hybrid courses" (offered with both online and classroom components) that should also have a notation in the catalog.
The meeting adjourned at 5:06 p.m.


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I like it. I wouldn't buy it but I like it.
Ferris, he never drives it. He just rubs it with a diaper.
Go bike yourself.
i read an article about these. apparently a couple of years ago, they were selling them to celebs in england. they even came with their own personal bodyguard. THAT'S bling...
I would buy it, but only because I need something to go with my platinum cranks, and diamond studded Velocity rim set. My tires are baby whale skin, and my saddle is the pelt of an adolescent gorilla - a specialty of brooks. My spokes you ask? The baleen of the blue whale who's skin is for my tires, naturally. I expect my chrome ultra-metro will be coming in the mail any day now. A specialty run done entirely in panda skin. It was dyed red by carefully draining the blood from many kakapo (New Zeland's largest, fatest, rarest, and least able to fly parrot) and soaking it in the aforementioned fluid for a fortnight to acquire the correct shade of crimson.
... sorry... went off the rails there a bit. However it is a pretty bike, but in reality I'd prefer sterling silver to gold.
"Sic vis pacem, para bellum" - Latin Translation: "You desire peace like this, prepare for war."
"Ow! You hit with with your U-Lock! WTF?"
"Touch my fixie again and I'll use the sharp end."
"I have two U-locks. One is named Justice, the other is named Truth. Truth hurts."
"How can you tell the difference between a cyclist commuting to work, and a guy who just got a DUI? Riding gloves."
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This mod will add new units to your supreme commander Forged Alliance game. This mod can be played in both single player and multiplayer. All my units will have Sorian AI support.
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Total Mayhem adds a lot of new content and yet preserves a certain feeling of a game expansion. Added units and buildings are thoroughly stylized to each faction design and none of them arouses a feeling like it's over the top. New experimental units added a lot of interesting strategic options and somewhat spiced up the gameplay. To summarize it: If Total Mayhem has a campaign it would possibly be closer to another Supreme Commander expansion than anything else currently floating though the internet. This masterpiece is a duty to any Supreme Commander fan.
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Chemical biology news from across RSC Publishing.
Interview: Shining a light on the proteome
20 January 2009
Ben Cravatt talks to Michael Smith about his research into the function of the proteome and success in cloning the cDNA of a hotly pursued enzyme
Benjamin Cravatt is a professor and chair of the Department of Chemical Physiology at The Scripps Research Institute in California, US. His research combines synthetic organic chemistry, proteomics and metabolomics. He is a member of the Molecular BioSystems editorial board.
What inspired you to be a scientist?
There wasn't a plan from birth, but my Dad, a dentist, and my Mom, a dental hygienist, inspired me to think about biology. I went to Stanford University in the US with a view to going to medical school. My major subject was biology and I got the chance to work in John Griffin's bio-organic chemistry lab. That inspired me not only to do research, but also to work at the interface of the chemical and biological disciplines.
How did you decide what to do at graduate school?
Most graduate programmes in the early nineties were very restrictive. You were expected to see yourself as a chemist or a biologist and encouraged to pursue a sub-discipline in one of these subjects. However, the Scripps Institute in California aimed to keep their students as dedifferentiated as possible. Students were allowed to use whatever technologies they wanted to address problems at the interface of medicine and molecular sciences. I started at Scripps and never looked back!
Would you describe yourself as a chemical biologist?
Yes: to be a chemical biologist, you have to appreciate how chemistry and biology are performed to address difficult problems. From a synthetic chemistry viewpoint, this means knowing how to make a molecule that requires more than one step to synthesise. From a biology perspective, it might mean trying to enrich and purify a protein sufficiently to get sequence information to determine its primary structure. Both were aspects of my education at Scripps. Despite not considering myself a card-carrying synthetic chemist or pure biologist, I had sufficient experience in both fields to tackle problems that others couldn't.
What did you do after your PhD?
I'd been fortunate in graduate school to succeed in purifying the enzyme fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) and cloning its cDNA. FAAH degrades endogenous lipids in our nervous system involved in interacting with the cannabinoid receptor. It was a hotly pursued enzyme by several labs and we just happened to use chemical approaches to enrich it using synthetic inhibitor columns. This gave us the opportunity to dive into that field with a unique set of tools. At that time, the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology started at Scripps was keen to bring in young people and I got the opportunity to join the faculty.
What kind of research do you do?
What aspects of mammalian biology are you interested in?
We're interested in enzymes that regulate small molecule metabolism and signalling pathways. Such enzymes are a rich source of interesting new biology and potential therapeutics. If you look at the number of enzymes for which there are drugs on the market today, more than 70 per cent perform chemistry on small molecules. There was a great review a few years ago by Robertson that discussed this.1 Metabolic pathways that regulate similar molecules in mammals tend to be in pathways controlling higher-order behavioural/physiological functions and their perturbation can produce effects on processes ranging from inflammation to cognition and depression. Monoamine oxidase and COX inhibitors are excellent examples of drugs that perturb enzymes that regulate small molecule signals. I think that's a great area for chemical biologists to exploit because you have enzymes that are druggable and the pathways they regulate are essentially organic chemistry.
How do you think this field is going to develop?
If you weren't a scientist, what would you be?
I don't think any other job would inspire me as much. There's freshness and a drive when working with talented colleagues in an environment that is always changing. However, I was a competitive athlete at college, which I miss, so if I wasn't a scientist, maybe I'd dream of being a professional athlete.
References1. J. G. Robertson, Biochemistry, 2005, 44, 5561.
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Mechanistic and structural requirements for active site labeling of phosphoglycerate mutase by spiroepoxides
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Analytical platforms for activity-based protein profiling � exploiting the versatility of chemistry for functional proteomics
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BETHESDA, Md. (WUSA) - The Capital Crescent trail is a popular trail for joggers and bikers. Sunday night it became the scene of a sexual assault.
Alena Owen bikes along it and said, "I am I am shocked, I have been riding my bike for a month never felt unsafe."
Police say a 21-year-old woman was on a run and stopped as a group of deer crossed the trail. When she did, she was hit in the back of the head, losing consciousness.
Rebecca Innocenti is a spokesperson for Montgomery County Police. She says the runner was "certainly taken by surprise."
When the victim woke up she was in the woods.
Another jogger heard her cries for help and ran to her aid.
Detectives were back on the trail Monday as they continue their investigation.
As they look for the person responsible, they are telling people to be cautious.
Innocenti says people get a sense of security because there are so many people, but it is important to remember safety tips.
It may seem like common sense, but keep in mind:
And for so many who use headphones or earbuds, that distraction can prevent you from bring fully aware of your surroundings, so lower the volume, or leave one in, one out.
Police are hoping once the victim recovers, they might be able to get more details from her.
They describe the suspect as a white male in his 20's.
If you have any information, please contact Montgomery County Police.


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The Power of Independent Thinking
Taking a Stand: Reflections on Life, Liberty and Economy | Robert Higgs
Recorded: Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Robert Higgs, Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute speaks at the Cato Institute about his latest book, Taking a Stand: Reflections on Life, Liberty, and the Economy, a collection of ninety-nine short pieces on a range of subjects including economic analysis, law, politics, and remembrances of colleagues.
This video was produced by Cato Institute, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Experts: Robert HiggsType: Other EventIssues: Education
Love Gov Video Series: Presentation at Draper University
Recorded: Tuesday, November 3, 2015
David J. Theroux, Founder and President of the Independent Institute, presents the idea and concept behind Love Gov: From First Date to Mandate, the award-winning, satirical video series that portrays the federal government as an overbearing boyfriend Scott Gov Govinsky who foists his good intentions on a hapless, idealistic college student, Alexis Smith.
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Recorded: Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Are immigrants taking our jobs and living off the taxes we pay? Are they criminals? Television personality John Stossel (Host of Stossel on Fox Business Network) interviewed Benjamin Powell, Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, Director of the Free Market Institute at Texas Tech University, and Editor of the book, The Economics of Immigration.
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Recorded: Friday, September 25, 2015
Television personality John Stossel (host of Stossel on Fox Business) featured our new satirical, YouTube video seriesLove Gov: "From First Date to Mandate" on September 25th, 2015.
Experts: John StosselType: TelevisionIssues: Education, Government Power
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Recorded: Monday, August 31, 2015
Independent staff, Student Research Fellows, and Summer Interns highlight important aspects of the Learning to Lead internship program at Independent Institute during Summer 2015.
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The Road to Freedom and Prosperity
Abolish the IRS, Privatize Social Security and Welfare, End Unfunded Public Pension Liability
Recorded: Friday, July 10, 2015
Independent Institute Senior Fellows John C. Goodman and Lawrence J. McQuillan speak on a panel with Heartland Institute Senior Fellow Peter Ferrara at the 2015 FreedomFest held in Las Vegas, NV. The program is moderated by Lewis Uhler, President of the National Tax Limitation Committee.
Thanks to FreedomFest, Inc. for the permission to post our fellows' presentation. For further information about FreedomFest, go to www.freedomfest.com
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Love Gov portrays the federal government as an overbearing boyfriend Scott Gov Govinsky who foists his "good intentions" on a hapless, idealistic college student, Alexis. Each episode follows Alexis's relationship with Gov as his intrusions wreak (comic) havoc on her life, professionally, financially, and socially. Alexis's loyal friend Libby tries to help her see Gov for what he really is a menace. But will Alexis come to her senses in time? Tune in to find out!
Episode 1: An Education in Debt
Episode 2: Protection from Jobs
Episode 3: A Remedy for Healthcare Choices
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Markets Can Heal U.S. Healthcare
Recorded: Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Senior Fellow John C. Goodman, author of A Better Choice, appears on the Wall Street Journals Opinion Live program to discuss how free markets can solve many issues with Obamacare and Americas healthcare system. Goodman talks about which provisions of Obamacare should be changed and which ones should be left alone. Free market principles would level the playing field and give patients the power of choice.
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NYC Parks Events Calendar
Get up, get out, and do something! Just about any day of the year, you can find something fun, informative, and healthy to enjoy at an area park. Feel free to browse the listings below, or use the search tools to find an event that matches your interests and location.
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Friday, November 27, 2015
Thanksgiving Holiday
at Audubon Center at the Boathouse (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn , Lefferts Historic House (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join the Prospect Park Alliance for holiday programming at Lefferts Historic House and the Audubon Center.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Birding, Education, Best for Kids
Black Friday Hike: The Midwood Trail
at Audubon Center at the Boathouse (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Step back in time with a walk through Brooklyn's oldest remaining forest. The Midwood, home to some of Prospect Park's largest trees, is a relic of Brooklyn's history.
Category: Nature, Fall Foliage, Thanksgiving, Hiking
Black Friday Hike: The Alley Giant
at Alley Pond Park Adventure Center (in Alley Pond Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
The Alley Giant—a tulip tree—is the tallest and oldest living organism in the city. It is estimated to be between 350 and 450 years of age. Come meet a tree older than the United States
Category: Nature, Fall Foliage, Thanksgiving, Hiking
Central Park Tour: Heart of the Park
at East 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue (in Central Park), Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Visit some of the park's most famous landmarks, including Conservatory Water, Bethesda Terrace, and the Lake, on this east-to-west tour led by Central Park Conservancy guides.
Category: History, Tours
Seasonal Crafts
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx
2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Make seasonal and holiday arts & crafts items to take home.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Best for Kids
NYC SPARX: Technology and Dance for Girls
at St. Mary's Recreation Center (in St. Mary's Park), Bronx
2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Girls ages 12-17 will learn coding, tinkering, app building, technology and get homework help and college prep in this free program.
Category: Education, Best for Kids
Teen PASS
at Faber Park Field House (in Faber Pool and Park), Staten Island, Red Hook Recreation Center (in Red Hook Recreation Area), Brooklyn
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
When school is out, Teen PASS offers FREE, exceptional clubs that focus on the areas of NYC Parks, arts, environmental science and sports that are tailored to the interests and talents…
Category: Education, Best for Kids
3 to 6 Club
at Walker Park, Staten Island
3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Walker Park is offering various activities at the 3 to 6 Club, open to children ages 7 through 12 years, including art, literacy and sports.
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It's not unpatriotic to wonder why the president lied.
Vice President Cheney gave a speech today at the American Enterprise Institute decrying critics of the Iraq war. (Click here for the video.) "How," Cheney asked indignantly, "could any responsible leader have ignored the Iraqi threat?" This is an odd question to raise when there's growing doubt that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein posed any immediate threat to the United States (as opposed to the Iraqi people, who of course suffered horribly under his brutal regime). Cheney cited the prewar National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq's "weapons of mass destruction" (click here to learn why this catch-all phrase, and its abbreviation, "WMD," are useless propaganda terms), which contained "consensus judgments of the intelligence community" that Saddam had chemical and biological weapons and would likely have a nuclear weapon within a decade. But allied forces in Iraq haven't managed to find any chemical and biological weapons. The "consensus judgments," to which even Chatterbox subscribed, appear to have been wrong. (For the most plausible explanation why the weapons weren't there, read Bob Drogin's excellent cover story, "The Vanishing," in the July 21 NewRepublic.) And while Saddam no doubt was trying to acquire nukes, it was never clear that—even without a war—he would still be around in 10 years.
Why did Cheney give the AEI speech? Chatterbox suspects Mary Matalin (a former Cheney aide who's helping the White House handle Yellowcakegate) advised him that the best defense was a good offense. By portraying curiosity about Yellowcakegate as unpatriotic, Cheney probably hoped to shake the inquiry off his tail.
Cheney and his chief of staff, Lewis "Scooter" Libby, are suspected (and not just by Chatterbox) of being the Phantom Bigfeet who insisted that the erroneous reference to Saddam's African safari for uranium yellowcake be put into President Bush's State of the Union address. It's a logical suspicion because Cheney, a reformed Iraq dove with the fervor of a convert, has pushed the nuclear justification for the Iraq war harder than anyone else. He even said (of Saddam) on the March 16 Meet the Press, "[W]e believe he has, in fact, reconstituted nuclear weapons." Cheney was the first White House official to inquire into the yellowcake story (after reading about it in an intelligence briefing), and former diplomat Joseph C. Wilson IV,in a July 6 op-ed for the New York Times, wrote that the CIA sent him to Niger in 2002 to check out the yellowcake story because "Vice President Dick Cheney's office had questions." Libby, meanwhile was identified by U.S. News & World Report as having written a tendentious first draft of Secretary of State Colin Powell's speech to the United Nations Security Council making the case that Saddam represented an imminent security threat.
This last charge isn't true, according to Fred Barnes, executive editor of the Weekly Standard. In an article in the July 28 issue ("The Phony Scandal"), Barnes writes that Libby merely "assembled three separate 'NSC/OVP [Office of the Vice President] working papers' on human rights, WMD, and terrorism for Powell, far more material than Powell needed." Barnes' qualification is probably correct, but it doesn't make much difference. The point is that Libby shoveled a lot of material to Powell that Powell found factually suspect and therefore left out of his speech.
Thus far, Yellowcakegate has fingered two Phantom Bigfeet in the White House. The first PB was the National Security Council's nonproliferation expert, Robert Joseph. Alan Foley, the CIA's liaison on the State of the Union, told the Senate Intelligence Committee last week that he'd complained to Joseph about the yellowcake reference—which at that point was something like, "We know that Saddam Hussein has recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa"—in a draft of the speech. This prompted Joseph to suggest attributing the allegation to British intelligence. Foley replied that this was unsatisfactory because the CIA didn't think British intelligence's information was correct. The White House disputes this version of the conversation. Communications Director Dan Bartlett says that the White House decided on its own to drop the "we know that" formulation and to cite a source instead, because that would make the yellowcake story "much more credible." According to Bartlett, Foley and Joseph agreed that it would be better to cite British intelligence, because the alternative was to cite a version of the yellowcake allegation in the National Intelligence Estimate that both thought was too "sensitive."
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In a statement, the FOMC said the prolongation of Operation Twist "should put downward pressure on longer-term interest rates and help make broader financial conditions more accommodative."
The Fed pointed to the U.S. economy's poor recovery as reason for more "twist."
"Growth in employment has slowed in recent months and the unemployment rate remains elevated," the Fed reported. "Household spending appears to be rising at a slower pace than earlier in the year."
The lack of more intense stimulus, namely a third round of quantitative easing, sent the Dow Jones, which had been flat all day, plummeting some 50 points in just seconds. All three major indexes treaded lower following the report. Gold, hoping for QE3, sold off some $25 an ounce.
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Today's FOMC Meeting: Why Operation Twist? Most economists agreed that Operation Twist was the easiest move for the Fed.
"It would be an extension of something we have in place, so it would be more seamless and it doesn't complicate exit strategies as much because it's not expanding the balance sheet," Josh Feinman, a former senior economist for the Fed Board in Washington who now works with DB Advisors, told Bloomberg News before today's Fed announcement.
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The Fed did as little as it needed to do, although it did say it's "prepared to take further action as appropriate to promote a stronger economic recovery and sustain improvement in the labor market."
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