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Your committee must consist of at least three faculty members, two of whom must be from the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department and one from an outside department.
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- Civil Engineering, Minor
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- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering
- Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering
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|motteditor RPG Superstar 2014 Top 16, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 16
Round 4
Silvio and Dargon can't find the mark with their attacks, but Kayle's claw and beak do a share of damage, as does Dargon's axe, which drops his foe.
The last of the creatures in the atrium swings its club at Kayle, but misses.
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
Khaz, you can take your Round 4 action, which if it does more than 7 hp will put the frogman down.
|Kyson Tirc
|Zstelian Karela
Assuming Khaz or Silvio doesn't drop him:
Round 5, Init 16
Hearing the thud of Dargon's foe hitting the ground, Zstelian rushes forward drawing his falchion along the way.
Falchion: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
Damage: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (1, 1) + 4 = 6
Confirming: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23
Additional Damage: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (3, 3) + 4 = 10
With the last frog-man dispatched, Zstelian quickly gathers his embedded armaments from fallen.
|Khazmia Makuhuzdia
Khaz races up the wall with her fancy climbing slippers until she can get a decent shot without one of her companions being in the way, shooting an acidic ray at the frog man.
ranged touch attack:1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 5 - 4 = 181d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
After round 5 is over..
Sekathral lopes into the mansion, looking around him at the gore and entrails spattered all over its genteel interior.
"F**k me bow-legged, we can't leave you bastards alone for a second, can we? What's going on?"
|Dargon Dolgrinson
|Zstelian Karela
We need to head toward Liviana's bedroom. There are more assassins in there with her.
After recovering his weaponry, Zstelian pulls his wand and hits himself with it a few times.
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
"That way", Zstelian says pointing towards the bedroom.
|Kyson Tirc
|Silvio Callgari Pazzi
Pleased to have yet another enemy fallen beneath his feet Silvio gifts the atrium with another pearly smile. But knowing the situation that's about all the time he wastes before heroically scaling the stairs that lead to the upper floor. "There must be more of those creatures. To the Vanderboren bedroom!" he announces and darts towards the bedroom of Lavinia Vanderboren, stopping for nothing (but more monsters) on the way.
Once there, he tries to kick in the door: (str check if necessary: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6)
I really hope that a check isn't necessary....
|motteditor RPG Superstar 2014 Top 16, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 16
Sorry for the delay ... And, yes, by the end of the fight the party has all made it into the atrium.
Dargon, you can hear what sounds like barking coming from the south, likely the three mastiffs you've all run into before at the manor.
Possibly pending whatever you do about the dogs...
Racing up the stairs, Silvio kicks the door open, fortunately not using his full strength so it doesn't bounce back off the wall.
None have you been in Lavinia's room before, but tall windows overlook the city of Eleder to the west and south from the spacious room, which features a large, four-poster bed made with frilly, lacy sheets and heaped with pillows.
Several of the sheets and pillows lie scattered across the floor, and a bloody handprint with webbed fingers mars the wall near the door; additional bloodstains and muddy footprints stain the carpet in places. A dead frogman lies slumped against a desk in the northwest corner of the room.
|Zstelian Karela
Zstelian looks around in confusion.
Are the windows open?
"Kayle, where are they? Show us girl."
Edit: Or I could ask the dogs.
Zstelian pauses, realizing he's never used this new gift on the Vanderboren hounds before.
"Where is Liviana?"
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|Zstelian Karela
|Kyson Tirc
Speaking of dogs, Motte, how is yours? All okay, I hope?
Kyson arrives at the manor and yells for Liviana, his voice cracking with concern after seeing the frogpeople massacre.
Finally catching up to Silvio, Kyson regains some of his cool.
Okay...now I just need to follow him. Perfect.
Kyson aids in the search for Liviana.
|Dargon Dolgrinson
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Haven't heard back from the vet, where she's spent the last two nights yet, but I'm expecting to get to pick her up soon. Thanks for asking!
Obviously there was a battle, but it's hard to make out the details -- you see a lot of muddy footprints coming and going as well as several signs of swords at play. Clearly, Lavinia was not captured easily, but you think she was alive when she was taken from the room.
|Zstelian Karela
"Damn", Zstelian growls.
The Varisian storms out the room and back down the stairs to the barking dogs.
Try talking to the dogs now.
|Kyson Tirc
"I think she's in the basement! Who thinks she's in the basement!?" Kyson grasps at straws, trying to help.
"Maybe we should start from the bottom and work our way up? Or top down?"
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Zstelian opens the door to the kennels, revealing the three mastiffs -- Leshton, Ealia and Kurz -- who growl furiously at the site. Their hackles up, they seem surprised as the Varisian growls back in a way they can understand, but it doesn't seem as if they're ready to trust this stranger.
Zstelian handle animal: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
|Zstelian Karela
I was under the impression that Zstelian had interacted with the dogs before and in any case would have taken 10.
"You know my scent. Calm down."
|Khazmia Makuhuzdia
"The basement? Actually that isn't a bad idea. The basement may be damp. Don't frogs like damp?"
While talking, Khaz helps the other looks for clues in the room first.
Aid another/Perception:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11
|Khazmia Makuhuzdia
That works for me.
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I assumed you all went with Zstelian back to the first floor.
The dogs settle as they realize who's at the door. However, they prove to be of little help, especially as Tosh keeps looking out from his perch on the Varisian's shoulder.
Bark woof growl -- ROOF! -- whine woof woof grrr -- ROOF! -- snarl arooo whine -- ROOF!
Is Food girl in -- FERRET! -- trouble. We smell stinky frogs -- FERRET! -- but were stuck in sleeping place and couldn't help -- FERRET!
|Zstelian Karela
Zstelian tries to remain calm despite the hounds' difficulty to focus on the task at hand.
He opens the door wide and steps aside.
"Do you have her scent? Show us where the stinky frogs took her."
He's encouraging them to track her with scent. He'll take 10 with handle animal if necessary.
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|Zstelian Karela
Well that was disappointing. Was Kayle just as confused when we went into the bedroom and she wasn't there? He'd asked her in this post.
Zstelian returns to the scene of the crime and looks for clues/tracks.
Taking 10 on Perception and Survival to track.
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Sorry, missed that.
Kayle seemed frustrated at the question, as if she doesn't know how to get to where she saw Lavinia from the bedroom you were in.
The frogmen tracks cover far too much, going into all the upstairs rooms, to figure out exactly what order they were made in, but you do see some spots of blood on the other bedroom doors.
|Kyson Tirc
Kyson, frustrated with not finding Lavinia, decides that *his* plan is the best...and runs to the basement.
"I bet she's down there...we used to hide in the basement of the monastery all the time."
|Zstelian Karela
Zstelian tries to help Kayle figure it out.
"Was it up?", he asks while pointing towards the ceiling.
|Khazmia Makuhuzdia
"Well, Kyson, we sure aren't making any pro...Kyson, where are you going???" Khaz runs after Kyson, catching up as they reach the basement.
"Oi! Come back 'ere!"
Sekathral yells at Kyson in an attempt to stop him running off.
"I bet this place is crawling with bleeding frogmen. Somebody fetch that lad back before he ends up filling out some croaker's slimy belly"
Sekathral will stay with Zstelian until the ranger's worked out what's what, occupying himself by making an infernal device out of a flask of alchemist's fire, a thunderstone and some caltrops, all held together with strips of cloth from the curtains. However, if needed to help search, he'll do that instead
Craft (untrained) - take 10, so 14, or Perception 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19, as required.
|Kyson Tirc
Sheesh, that's loyalty, Sekathral!
Seka: "I'm going to stay behind to loot bodies."
Kyson: "I watch out for you!"
Kyson: "I'm going down to save the damsel!"
Seka: "Have fun running towards certain doom! I'm going stay here and play ElfGuyver!"
Kyson continues to the basement, his excitement overriding his fear.
Bah. You knew that there were going to be boobies, otherwise you'd've been off like a shot. Besides, this time you've got a genuine Andoran were-ankheg looking after you!
Sekathral glowers in the direction of Kyson's retreating footsteps, still putting together his home-made bomb.
"Has he just been caught short, or what? Zstelian - those look like pure-bred cleric hounds. Can't you send one of them off to round him up and bring him back, or are we going to have to go after him?"
|Zstelian Karela
Zstelian looks frustrated.
"Kayle knows where they are. She's just having trouble explaining it. Nest-room?"
|Silvio Callgari Pazzi
Silvio looks in surprise as Kyson sprints away. "Silvio admires the young boy's enthusiasm. You try and find out where the giant frogs are keeping the lady Vanderboren, and Silvio will go and fetch Kyson", he says to Zstelian and darts after Kyson.
When i can reach him Silvio will try and trip Kyson (unless there's enemies about): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
|Dargon Dolgrinson
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As Sekathral and Zstelian return to the top floor, the rest of the group follows Kyson toward the basement.
Silvio reacts quickly, but Kyson is perhaps surprisingly even faster as he races toward the basement entrance, with Dargon and Khazmia following behind them both.
They catch up as the young priest opens the door to the trophy hall, which features many hunting prizes, all well-preserved by taxidermy. Great saber-toothed cats, a crouching deinonychus, a bloated toad the size of a pony, and a strange badger-like creature with golden fur and eight legs round out a menagerie of more mundane leopards, wolves and bears. The carpet in this room is terribly stained with mud, especially around a door in the northeast corner of the room.
Kyson stops short as he notices three more frog-like creatures hiding behind the huge toad, and a strange "blourp" noise precedes three thrown axes. Kyson and Silvio are in the doorway to room 6, with the other two right behind them. Kyson can act first in the surprise round; then they'll get a chance to go before Round 1
Kyson Initiative: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29
Silvio Initiative: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
Kyson Perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
Silvio Perception: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (8) - 1 = 7
Dargon: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Khazmia: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Frogmen: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13
|Kyson Tirc
Round Surprise!
"ERP!!!" Kyson lets out a *little* yelp of surprise at the sight of the unexpected frogs.
"They're here!!"
Kyson will slam the doors shut with his surprise action.
* * *
Round 1
In theory, Kyson won Init and should go again.
"They're right there, Silvio! Sarenrae's blessings upon you!"
Kyson will hastily cast Shield of Faith on Silvio and the move back behind the table in Room 12 (which is where I assume was are).
+2 to your AC Silvio for 4 minutes.
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|Kyson Tirc
|Dargon Dolgrinson
Round 1, Init 5?
HP 28/43, Ki Pool 5/5
AC 18 (24), touch 17 (23), flat-footed 15, (full def w/ crane style)
Fort +8, Ref +6, Will +7 (+2 vs. poison, spells, spell effects, +2 vs. enchantment)
"I'll draw their fire." Dargon suggest to Silvio.
Dargon waits to sync actions with Silvio. Then he walk ins, taking a full defensive.
|Silvio Callgari Pazzi
Round 1, initiative 24
ac 24, touch 14, fleet-footed 16
fort +5, ref +4, will +0
cmd 20 (21 vs disarm)
hp 20/36
effects: total defence
Silvio looks at Kyson with a stunned look of surprise. "What are you doing?", he asks the cleric and gestures wildly. "Why did you close the door? Now the enemies are shut inside. How are they supposed to be defeated by Silvio in there?"
The chelaxian shoves Kyson aside, places himself in the doorway and opens the door, ready to face whatever the frogmen can throw at him.
Move action to open the door
Total defence as a standard action
|Khazmia Makuhuzdia
"Oh Thank you, Silvio. Always the gentleman...." Khaz catches up (hopefully) with just enough time to see Silvio open the door, with enough expeditiousy retreatness left over to get close enough to color spray(DC15) a bunch of frogmen.
|Kyson Tirc
When Kyson thinks about it, he realizes Silvio is correct.
Yeah. How *are* they supposed to be defeated by Silvio if the door is closed. Can't argue with that logic.
Kyson continues to hide out of sight from thrown axes.
|Zstelian Karela
Zstelian continues trying to puzzle out with Kayle (and possibly Seka) when this 'nest-room' is.
|Zstelian Karela
LOL, I imagine an animal would have a better sense of up and down than hot or cold.
"Come on girl. You can figure this out."


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LA CROSSE, Wis. -- Bouncing feet are not an uncommon sight in a classroom. Some students simply have a lot of energy. Others do their best thinking while they move. They're called Kinesthetic learners.
"I like to do my work sitting and standing," said Nathenial Allen, Northwoods International School first grader.
Students like Nathenial have increased focus and actually learn best through movement.
Northwoods International School Special Education Teacher Heather Stern knows this first hand.
"The students that I work with have the need to move a lot more than a typical student," said Stern.
So, Stern bought ten adjustable standing desks with money she received from the La Crosse Public Education Foundation to help improve student learning.
"For the students that get up and move a lot, they don't have to go pace around the classroom," said Stern. "They can sit and stand. The can stand and wiggle in their seat and not have to be in the classroom disrupting everybody else."
"If my feet get bored, I swing my feet," said Allen.
And even students who aren't a apart of the special education program benefit from being able to move while learning.
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And research shows that Jacob isn't the only student benefitting from a stand up desk.
"Some schools that have gone to all standing desks have increased their state testing scores," said Stern. "The writing produced has increased. Increased attention. The ability to just maintain, for my students, for them to stay in the classroom longer because they had that movement instead of having to come down to my room to take a break. They've been able to sit at their desk and have that break."
Which means more academic time for all students.
"It's not a behavior issue," said Stern. "It's just a way to get movement out. It's not because they're disrupting the classroom or they're a student that people may call naughty. They're just a kid that moves, and a lot of kids need movement."
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- "On the planet Tython, in the center of the galaxy, an order of warrior monks strives to maintain peace and to balance the mysterious power known as the Force. But a stranger is coming—one who will destroy both peace and balance, and open the galaxy to exploration and conquest. This is where it all begins!"
- ―Publisher's summary of Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm 1
Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi is a comic book series from Dark Horse Comics, written by John Ostrander and pencilled by Jan Duursema, the creative team behind Dark Horse's critically-acclaimed Star Wars: Legacy series. Dawn of the Jedi is set almost 26,000 years before Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and the series focuses on the Je'daii Order, a group of Force-sensitives on the planet Tython who are the predecessors to the Jedi Order. Aside from the beginning of the first issue, Dawn of the Jedi is primarily set in the year 25,793 BBY, in a time before the polarization of the light and dark sides of the Force, and the series is the first to be set "Before the Republic"—a new publishing era that includes all material set before the founding of the Galactic Republic.
A preview Issue 0 was released on February 1, 2012, and it was followed by the series' first issue on February 15. Not a monthly series, Dawn of the Jedi released fifteen issues as part of three five-issue story arcs, Force Storm, The Prisoner of Bogan, and Force War. The series focuses on three young Je'daii Journeyers—Shae Koda, Tasha Ryo, and Sek'nos Rath—as well as Xesh, a Force Hound of the Rakatan Infinite Empire who recently arrived on Tython, and the mad Je'daii Daegen Lok's plans to take over the Je'daii Order. Force War focuses on the Infinite Empire's arrival and attempted conquest of the Tython system. Dawn of the Jedi ended after the third arc, as Marvel Comics acquired the Star Wars comic publishing license from Dark Horse in 2015.
Plot summaryEdit
Force StormEdit
In the year 36,453 BBY, the Talid monks of the Order of Dai Bendu on the planet Ando Prime feel the call of the Tho Yor, a massive pyramidal starship that has been buried in the Andobi Mountains for centuries. The Dai Bendu monks board the Tho Yor as seven other Tho Yor across the galaxy call out to the natives of the planets upon which they rest; the Tho Yor then travel the galaxy and visit other planets, gathering Wookiees, Humans, Twi'leks, Selkath, Cathar, and a number of other Force-sensitive species, before all eight travel to the planet Tython in the Deep Core. There, the eight Tho Yor gather around the ninth and largest Tho Yor, which floats above a pinnacle of stone, and the starships scatter themselves across Tython as the planet is engulfed in a ferocious Force Storm.[2]
The pilgrims come to realize that they have been brought to Tython to study the Force, and they form the Je'daii Order—an order of warriors and scholars whose name is a Dai Bendu word meaning "mystic center." Tython is a planet that reacts violently to imbalance in the Force, so the Je'daii develop a philosophy of balance between the light and dark sides of the Force, which they name after the twin moons of Tython: bright Ashla and dark Bogan. However, the Je'daii eventually come to realize that Tython is unsafe for those who are not sensitive to the Force, and so all those who cannot touch the Force migrate out across the Tython system, settling the ten other planets in the star system. However, resentment of the Je'daii grows over the millennia, and in 25,805 BBY the Twi'lek Despot Queen Hadiya of the planet Shikaakwa begins the Despot War in an attempt to conquer the Tython system. Hadiya is defeated at Tython, but the scars of the Despot War remain fresh for some even twelve years later in 25,793 BBY.[2]
Across the galaxy, the Infinite Empire of the Rakata species conquers the planet Tatooine, which was discovered by the Force Hound Xesh in the service of his master, Predor Tul'kar. Tul'kar's superior, Predor Skal'nas, requests Xesh's services in locating a Force-strong planet in the Deep Core that his own Force Hound, Trill, is unable to locate.[2] As Xesh leads Tul'kar's warship Devourer to the Tython system, three young Je'daii Journeyers—Shae Koda, Sek'nos Rath, and Tasha Ryo—receive a vision of Xesh, a vision that is also shared by the mad Je'daii Daegen Lok, who has been exiled on Bogan for the last seven years ever since he went insane and fell out of balance. The three Journeyers leave their studies and follow the call of their vision into the wilds of Tython, where the stricken Devourer crashes with Xesh as the only survivor.[8]
The hostile Force Hound briefly battles the three Je'daii, a fight that sees Shae Koda gain possession of Xesh's Forcesaber before he flees into the nearby Rift—an enormous ravine that was saturated with the dark side of the Force and home to strange creatures as well as intense seismic activity. Xesh's presence on Tython, with his strength in the dark side, and the death of so many Force-sensitives among the slaves and crew aboard the Devourer triggers an immense Force Storm that begins to sweep across Tython.[9] Koda, Ryo, and Rath pursue Xesh into the Rift, where the wounded Force Hound is fighting through Force-induced hallucinations and nightmarish beasts. Temple Master Quan-Jang of Anil Kesh, one of the nine Je'daii Temples across Tython, investigates the crash site with Je'daii Rangers Hawk Ryo and Rori Fenn, and they pursue the Journeyers into the Rift as Ketu, the Temple Master of Akar Kesh, gathers the other Temple Masters so that the Je'daii Council can counter the Force Storm.[10]
The three Journeyers rescue Xesh from a saarl, an enormous worm creature, but Xesh abandons them to the creature after retrieving his Forcesaber and retreats to watch them fight the saarl.[10] However, Shae Koda's demonstration of the light side of the Force and her determination to protect her friends intrigues the Force Hound, who returns to join Koda in her fight as Rangers Fenn and Ryo arrive to aid them. Xesh succeeds in killing the saarl, but the Force Storm continues to grow in power with the Force Hound at its center. With the aid of the other Temple Masters, Quan-Jang shifts the Force back into balance and ends the storm, though his apparent death in doing so leads an enraged Koda to activate Xesh's Forcesaber—a feat only the Force Hound had been capable of—and to try and kill Xesh in revenge before she comes to her senses. Xesh, Quan-Jang, and the others are healed of their injuries at Mahara Kesh, the Temple of Healing, but despite the Journeyers' protests, the Je'daii Council exiles Xesh to Bogan so that he can find balance.[11]
The Prisoner of BoganEdit
Several weeks later, Xesh is assaulted by Daegen Lok on Bogan as a way of testing Xesh's abilities, and Lok then disables Xesh's manacles and tracker before telling of him the vision that had driven him insane many years earlier: an army of dark warriors carrying blades of fire. When Xesh identifies that weapon as a Forcesaber, Lok convinces him to build more Forcesabers so that he can prove his vision to the Je'daii, and the two use a Pho-V fighter that Lok has hidden to escape Bogan after Xesh restores the ship's power with his Force lightning.[3] Temple Master Tem Madog of Vur Tepe, the Je'daii Forge, tests the Forcesaber, but gives it to Hawk Ryo when the Ranger proves himself capable of wielding the blade. When Xesh's absence from his compound on Bogan is detected, a team of Je'daii—Temple Master Jake Fenn, Rangers Bel Zana, Ryo, and Rori Fenn, and Shae Koda and Sek'nos Rath—are sent to the moon to locate him.[12]
Xesh and Lok arrive at the crystal planet of Krev Coeur in their failing starship, which forces them to parachute to the surface and begin their search for the proper crystals. On Bogan, the Je'daii search for Xesh, and they discover evidence of Lok's starfighter and carvings he drew of his vision. Hawk Ryo admits to the fact that he shared the vision with Lok when the two friends were exploring the Chasm, and the Je'daii realize that Lok is seeking to construct Forcesabers, so half of the Je'daii pursue the two fugitives to Krev Coeur while the others head to the factory world of Nox.[12] At the same time, the Force Hound Trill arrives in the system, having followed Xesh. Ranger Bel Zana attempts to capture Xesh and Lok when she locates them, but Lok manipulates her mind to incapitate her by preying on her fear of fire. Master Fenn and Sek'nos Rath arrive to aid Zana, but their fight goes sideways when Lok, sensing Fenn's fealings for Zana, casts her off of the nearby cliff, and Rath seemingly falls to his death saving her as Xesh and Lok escape.[13]
On Nox, Xesh completes the two Forcesabers[13] and Lok attempts to recruit Hadiya's former generals in his effort to conquer the Je'daii. Shae Koda helps track down Xesh, but he captures her after rescuing her from a dianoga that interrupted their fight. Xesh and Lok then escape with their new prisoner and head to the planet Shikaakwa to try and gather an army there. Rath is saved from death by Trill, who claims to be a ship thief, and Trill helps him head to Shikaakwa to meet up with the other Je'daii.[14] Meanwhile, Tasha Ryo attempts to identify the remains of a Rakata who died in the Devourer crash, but her efforts in the Je'daii Library in Kaleth yield no results until Master Ters Sendon shows her the Kwa Holocron—an ancient holocron left on Tython by the Kwa species that activates in Ryo's presence.[12] The holocron's gatekeeper, A'nang, identifies the mysterious skull as that of a Rakata,[13] and with the help of Master Rajivari, the Je'daii convince A'nang to tell them more about the Rakata. The Kwa explains that long ago, his species traveled the galaxy with their Infinity Gates and taught species about the Force, but the Rakata used the Kwa's knowledge to forge an Infinite Empire based on the dark side.[14]
On Shikaakwa, Lok, Xesh, and a captive Shae Koda meet with Baron Volnos Ryo, Hawk's brother and Tasha's father, who helped Lok infiltrate the Despot Army and kill Hadiya during the Despot War after Hadiya killed Ryo's father. Lok's attempts to enlist Ryo's aid turn sour quickly, and the arrival of the Je'daii turn the encounter into an all-out battle. Sek'nos Rath attacks Xesh and attempts to free Koda, but he fails, and Trill is pleased to see that the memory blocks Predor Skal'nas placed in Xesh's mind are working—the Force Hound does not recognize his former brood mate when the two see each other during the fighting. Hawk Ryo and Lok begin their own fighting, but with the arrival of Xesh, Lok gains the upper hand just as Shae Koda frees herself from her restraints and rushes to Ryo's aid. Koda's pleas for Xesh to choose his own path and not be a slave to Lok reach the Force Hound, who turns on the power-hungry Lok and helps the Je'daii capture him. With the news that the Rakata are likely coming to the Tython system, the Je'daii begin to manufacture Forcesabers despite the weapon's reliance on the dark side, and the Je'daii prepare for war as Xesh is trained as a Je'daii and Lok is imprisoned on Bogan once more. Unbeknownst to the Je'daii, Trill sends a message to her master, who prepares the forces of the Infinite Empire for war.[15]
Force WarEdit
A year after the Infinite Empire invaded the Tython system, the Rakata have devastated Fury Station and taken Obri and Mawr, and though they were repelled at Tython, the Infinite Empire captured Ska Gora and established their command post, Rakatan Base Prime, there. The Je'daii have joined forces with the Settled Worlds in defense of their star system, and Master Rajivari has been appointed General of the allied forces. With Xesh's aid, the Je'daii have constructed Forcesabers, and though the weapons force them to forsake the Balance, it is only because of the Forcesabers that they have survived thus far. Daegen Lok is also recalled from Bogan and made to serve as the Je'daii's general.[7]
Sub-Predor Ceh'let launches an assault on the planet Shikaakwa, with her Flesh Raider soldiers seeking to assault Ryo Fortress through the surrounding swamps; however, the Je'daii have foreseen their attack and ambush the invaders. Xesh quickly dispatches a horde of Flesh Raiders, and when he is confronted by a another Force Hound, Shae Koda flies to his rescue. Xesh and Daegen Lok then flee from the destructive firepower of Rakatan Annihilators, and Lok orders Hawk Ryo's fighter squadrons to airstrike the Annihilators despite his and Xesh's proximity to the targets. Rajivari then orders the bulk of his forces to engage the enemy; as the Je'daii overrun her forces, Ceh'let is permitted to withdraw her forces back to Ska Gora. In the battle that follows, the Je'daii leave no survivors, and Rath is disgusted by Lok's victory speech and the Order's willingness to forsake the balance. On Ska Gora, Ceh'let openly challenges Skal'nas's authority before the other commanders. Skal'nas then explains to Ceh'let in private his true goal—the acquisition of the Infinity Gate on Tython—before killing her.[7]
Main charactersEdit
Xesh is a Human male Force Hound of the Infinite Empire who is in the service of Predor Tul'kar.[2] Xesh and Trill were broodmates, though Tul'kar set the two against each other years ago and Xesh was forced to sever their friendship to save Trill's life—an action that Trill saw as a betrayal.[12] Xesh leads Tul'kar to Tython, though when the Devourer crashes on Tython, the Force Hound kills his master and uses the ship's escape pod to survive.[10] Believing the three Je'daii to be enemies, Xesh engages them in battle before he flees into the Rift.[9] Xesh is rescued from a saarl in the Rift by the Je'daii and leaves them to die, but he is fascinated by Shae Koda's demonstration of the light side of the Force and joins her in battle to save her friends. Xesh is then struck down by Master Quan-Jang with the Force, bringing the Force Storm to an end, and he is healed at Mahara Kesh where the Je'daii decide to exile him to Bogan.[11]
Several weeks later, Xesh encounters the mad Je'daii Daegen Lok, who recruits Xesh in his quest to construct Forcesabers and take control of the Je'daii. Xesh uses Force lightning to restore power to Lok's downed fighter and the two escape Bogan,[3] traveling to the crystalline planet Krev Coeur in order to acquire crystals for the Forcesabers.[12] When the Je'daii catch up to them, Xesh is forced to fight Sek'nos Rath, and Rath seemingly falls to his death as Xesh and Lok escape to the planet Nox and construct Forcesabers.[13] As Lok and Xesh's alliance continues, Xesh grows more and more uneasy with the mad Je'daii's desire to control him, and the Force Hound's growing feelings for Shae Koda leads him to save her from death and capture her after the two fight on Nox.[14] Xesh's anger comes to a head on Shikaakwa, where Koda convinces him to become more than Lok's slave and he turns on his ally to join the Je'daii. However, Xesh is unaware that he is actually a spy for Skal'nas.[15]
Shae KodaEdit
Shae Koda is a Human female Je'daii Journeyer of Dathomiri descent whose mother and father were killed by Queen Hadiya in the last battle of the Despot War.[10] Brave, restless, and reckless,[1] Koda has an incessant curiosity and finds her calling studying alchemy under Master Quan-Jang. While working with the rancor-dragon Butch that she created, Koda receives a vision of Xesh, and she meets up with Sek'nos Rath and Tasha Ryo. Koda is friends with Rath, though she resents Tasha Ryo as she sees her as a spoiled brat.[8] During the fight with Xesh, Koda proves to be the only one capable of igniting Xesh's Forcesaber with her anger,[9] but it is Koda's manifestation of the light side that convinces Xesh to aid them against the saarl. Koda and her friends are dismayed when Xesh is exiled to Bogan,[11] and when she joins the team of Je'daii pursuing Xesh and Lok,[12] Koda harbors intense anger towards Xesh: she saw his escape from Bogan as a betrayal of the trust Koda and the others had placed in Xesh as his friends. Xesh's feelings for Koda leads him to save her from death and take her prisoner,[14] and Koda is able to convince the Force Hound to choose his own path and stop serving Lok on Shikaakwa.[15]
Sek'nos RathEdit
Sek'nos Rath is a male Sith Je'daii Journeyer who is the son of Je'daii diplomats, though he was raised by his maternal grandmother, Temple Master Miarta Sek, and his paternal grandfather Thok Rath. A bold and adventurous Je'daii, Rath is fond of weapons and is a ladies' man, and he desires to achieve the greatness of the Je'daii of myth.[1] Rath receives his vision of Xesh while experimenting with Force lightning, and he joins Shae Koda and Tasha Ryo in battling and then pursuing Xesh when they encounter the Force Hound.[8] After the events in the Rift come to a close, Rath, Koda, and Ryo all protest Xesh's exile to Bogan,[11] and like the others he is unhappy with being seemingly ignored by the Je'daii Council in the weeks afterwards.[3] He jumps at the opportunity to leave Tython and hunt down Xesh when he and Lok escape Bogan,[12] and Rath willingly sacrifices himself to save Ranger Bel Zana from death.[13] Rath is rescued by Trill, however, and the mysterious "ship thief" aids Rath in returning to the other Je'daii and capturing Xesh.[15]
Tasha RyoEdit
Tasha Ryo is the Twi'lek daughter of the crime baron Volnos Ryo and the Je'daii Temple Master Kora Ryo, and Tasha was raised at Kaleth under her mother's tutelage,[1] leading some Je'daii such as Shae Koda to view her as pampered and spoiled. Empathic and calm, Ryo forgoes a sword in combat and uses only the Force. Tasha is deeply divided by the obligations she feels towards her parents, as she is a Je'daii but her father constantly urges her to come to Shikaakwa and serve him. Tasha receives her vision when she saves her father from the assassin Jaris Kan,[8] and she attempts to communicate with Xesh amid their battle on the edge of the Rift.[9] As the three Je'daii descend into the Rift, Ryo is tormented by visions of her inner turmoil, but her anguish brings Koda to realize that the Rift is affecting them.[10] After the battle in the Rift ends, Ryo helps Xesh unlock some memories of his past, and she is horrified by the pain and loneliness that the Force Hound has experienced.[11] While Rath and Koda are chosen to chase after Xesh, Ryo works with Master Ters Sendon to investigate the source of the crashed ship, and she is able to unlock the Kwa Holocron, which teaches the Je'daii about the Rakata.[12]
Hawk RyoEdit
A Twi'lek Je'daii Ranger, Hawk Ryo is the brother of Volnos Ryo and Tasha Ryo's uncle; he was Daegen Lok's best friend in the years before Lok's exile, and the two ventured into the Chasm together and shared the vision of the dark army. Ryo denied his vision and left Bogan, continuing to serve as a Ranger,[12] and in 25,793 BBY he was on Furies Gate when he senses a dark presence—the Devourer—enter the system.[8] Ryo, Quan-Jang, and Rori Fenn follow the Journeyers into the Rift,[10] joining Shae Koda and Xesh in battling the saarl, and Fenn and Ryo take Xesh to Bogan.[11] Ryo later proves to be the only one capable of igniting Xesh's Forcesaber, and heads one of the teams that pursues Xesha and Lok when they escape Bogan.[12] Ryo encounters Lok on Nox, but when Lok escapes,[14] Ryo and the others pursue him to Shikaakwa—and atop his brother's fortress, Ryo battles Lok and acknowledges his vision. but he refuses to join Lok in his quest to bring the Je'daii into the dark side. Ryo loses his leg in the fight and receives a prosthetic, and he tells Master Ketu the truth of his vision: he foresaw Xesh leading the Je'daii against the dark army.[15]
Daegen LokEdit
Daegen Lok is a Je'daii Master who played a pivotal role in ending the Despot War, as he went undercover as a disgraced Ranger and became one of Hadiya's generals and her lover before he ultimately killed her.[15] However, when Lok was promoted to the rank of Master in 25,800 BBY, he and his best friend Hawk Ryo decided to explore the Chasm of Anil Kesh and ignored the warnings that the Chasm drove all those who entered it mad. Lok experienced a vision of an army of dark warriors wielding blades of fire, and the vision—which he shared with Ryo—drove him mad, driving him to the dark side and resulting in his exile to Bogan.[12] Lok refused to renounce his vision and remains on Bogan for the next seven years, viewing Ryo's denial of their vision as a betrayal and seeking to fulfill what he sees as his destiny to be leader of the Je'daii.[14] Lok recruits Xesh's help in building Forcesabers and gathering an army, and the two journey across the Tython ssystem to do so while pursued by Je'daii,[3] but Lok's continued treatment of the powerful warrior as his slave and his casual manipulation of the minds of others ultimately leads Xesh to betray Lok on Shikaakwa. Defeated, Lok is imprisoned on Bogan once more, though the insane Je'daii remains adamant that the Je'daii will need him to defeat the dark army that is coming.[15]
Trill is a Force Hound of the Rakata and a former brood mate of Xesh. The two were friends as children, banding together to protect one another from other slaves, and Trill and Xesh swore a blood bond to always protect one another. However, when the two became Force Hounds, Xesh defeated Trill in battle, and he refused to kill his former brood mate—instead, he proposed that she be given to Tul'kar's rival and superior, Skal'nas. Believing this to be a betrayal on Xesh's part, Trill grew to hate her former brood mate, and she maintains a fierce rivalry with Xesh.[12] Trill is sent to the Tython system by Skal'nas to locate the Devourer, and she uses her bond with Xesh to follow him to the system.[3] Trill rescues the Je'daii Journeyer Sek'nos Rath from death on Krev Coeur, and proceeds to pose as a simple ship thief while aiding the Je'daii in pursuing Xesh.[14] Trill's true purpose in the Tython system is to confirm that Xesh does not remember Trill thanks to Skal'nas's manipulations, and she sends word to her Predor that the Tython system is ready for the taking in the days after Daegen Lok's capture.[15]
- "In 2006, a creative team already well-entrenched in "Star Wars" lore set their sights on the far future of the Skywalker line, chronicling the adventures of rebellious Jedi Cade Skywalker in "Star Wars: Legacy." Now, writer John Ostrander and artist Jan Duursema will take a step back, all the way to the very earliest days of the Jedi Order."
- ―Comic Book Resources
Randy Stradley, Vice President of Publishing at Dark Horse Comics, began lobbying for a comic story regarding the origins of the Jedi as early as 2003. In that year, a painting was commissioned of two characters—male and female Humans—by artist Rodolfo Migliari.[16] At Celebration V in August 2010, John Ostrander and Jan Duursema, longtime collaborators and the author-artist pair behind Legacy, announced that they were working on a new comic that was different from anything they had written for Star Wars before. Their current series at the time was Star Wars: Legacy—War, a six-issue miniseries that ran from December 2010 to May 2011 and was a follow-up to their popular Star Wars: Legacy series.[17]
Dawn of the Jedi was first announced to the public at the 2011 New York Comic Con on October 13. Ostrander stated that the series is intended to be epic in scope, while personal in storytelling, and he and Duursema are working closely with Expanded Universe continuity while also attempting to make Dawn of the Jedi accessible to casual Star Wars fans. At Comic Con, it was announced that like Legacy, Dawn of the Jedi would feature a large cast of species-diverse characters, but would primarily focus on the Tython system instead of the larger galaxy.[5] A preview issue 0, serving as an official guide for readers much like Star Wars: Legacy 0,[18] was announced with a release date of February 1 at Comic Con, and the first issue's release date was set for February 15.[5] Rodolfo Migliari's original painting for the series was used as the cover for Issue #0.[1]
Dawn of the Jedi comprises three five-issue miniseries.[5] It was not published monthly, in the same vein as Star Wars: Dark Times and Star Wars: Invasion.[19] This is because Ostrander and Duursema worked on the entirety of each arc together instead of one at a time.[20] John Ostrander and Jan Duursema wrote the story for the series, while Ostrander penned the script and Duursema pencilled the artwork. Dan Parsons was the inker, Michael Heisler was the letterer, and Wes Dzioba handled coloring duties. Duursema was the cover artist for the five issues of Force Storm,[11] but David Michael Beck took over as the cover artist starting with the first issue of Prisoner of Bogan.[3] Gonzalo Flores was responsible for the variant cover for issue 1[2] that was used as the cover for the first trade paperback.[21]
- "This is the great lost culture of the Jedi, a "Star Wars" Atlantis. While many of the tenets have been set down, the beings who study the Force on Tython are not yet the Jedi. At this point, they are the Je'daii, a Dai Bendu term meaning mystic (je) center (daii). This will later be shortened to Jedi. The Je'daii have been brought to Tython, a planet where the Force is very strong, from around the galaxy and they have spent ten millennia studying the Force, attempting to understand it and their place in relationship to it."
- ―John Ostrander
Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi's authors, John Ostrander and Jan Duursema, intend the series to be rooted in pre-existing Star Wars continuity, while also being accessible to newer readers. The series is set in an era that was largely unexplored—Dawn of the Jedi necessitated the creation of an entirely new publishing era, "Before the Republic"—and builds off what little information existed before hand: namely, the fact that the Jedi Order was established on the planet Tython in the Deep Core, the conflicts known as the Force Wars began in the year 25,793 BBY and the early Jedi left Tython after the Force Wars and migrated to Ossus. Dawn of the Jedi also expands on the Rakata, a species that ruled the galaxy before the Republic and was introduced in the 2003 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic video game.[5] Dawn of the Jedi has encountered relatively few contradictions in continuity, but there are elements in the Star Wars: The Old Republic video game, which was released shortly before Dawn of the Jedi, that contradict the series.[22]
The Old Republic gives a loose summary of the Force Wars, claiming that they were a conflict between the followers of Rajivari, one of the four members of the first Jedi Council, and the rest of the Jedi Order. Dawn of the Jedi initially did not reference any of the characters or elements introduced in The Old Republic,[22] but The Prisoner of Bogan saw the appearance of both Rajivari[3] and Ters Sendon, another member of the Jedi Council in the game.[12] However, another contradiction that has not been addressed is the issue of the Mother Machine, which is a Rakatan computer that claims to be responsible for the creation of a number of Force-sensitive species in its efforts to restore the Force-sensitivity of the Rakata species during the Rakatan Civil War. Among those species it claims responsibility for are the Twi'leks and the Zabrak,[22] but Dawn of the Jedi depicts a relatively advanced Twi'lek society on Ryloth as well as numerous Zabrak in 36,453 BBY, thousands of years before the collapse of the Infinite Empire.[2]
When developing the ships, characters, and environments for the series, Jan Duursema was forced to virtually work from scratch, as very little of Before the Republic had been depicted previously. Duursema purposely differentiated the Je'daii from the Jedi in their appearance, exchanging lightsabers for the swords they were known to use at the time and replacing the traditional robes with more individualized armor and clothing. Unlike her work on Star Wars: Legacy, Duursema was unable to build on existing designs for ships and technology, and instead she worked from a "retrofitting" mindset, developing ships and technology that would eventually give rise to the technology of the modern Star Wars era. Duursema and Ostrander also created the worlds of the Tython system from scratch, choosing to focus only on the Tython system instead of using pre-existing locations from across the galaxy.[5]
Dawn of the Jedi has also received a tie-in novel entitled Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void, which was written by Tim Lebbon and begins just days before the events of Force Storm 2. The novel greatly expanded on the organization and rituals of the Je'daii Order, as well the surface of Tython, and the Force Storm caused by the Devourer's crash appears in the final chapters.[23] A short story entitled Eruption appeared in Star Wars Insider 141, which features Hawk Ryo and acts as a prelude to both Into the Void and the main series.[24]
- "Expanded Universe fans are going to LOVE this series, and will find this introduction issue to be their highlight of comic book reading for the month—no doubts. General Star Wars fans will also find it enjoyable; and other comic fans may find it worth a glance. This may be clearly aimed at Star Wars nerds, but it may just be one of the best comic book series set in the galaxy far, far away ever to have been published."
- ―Geeks of Doom
Dawn of the Jedi 0 and Force Storm 1 sold particularly well in stores, and both issues were sold out across the country by the end of February. This prompted Dark Horse Comics to order a second printing of both issues, followed by a third printing with special variant covers by Jan Duursema. However, some critics believe that the series caters more to serious Star Wars fans and is not particularly well-suited for the average fan of the films.[25] The Force Storm arc sold better than The Prisoner of Bogan, ranging between 18,000-20,000 copies sold worldwide on each issue's release date[26] compared to The Prisoner of Bogan's ranging between 13,000-17,000.[27] Force Storm 4 was the best-selling issue of the series in terms of initial release numbers, with 19,756 copies of the issue sold worldwide on May 16, 2012.[28] Force War was one of Dark Horse's highest-selling comics during the months of its release, though The Prisoner of Bogan was beaten out by other Star Wars comics.[26][27]
Dawn of the Jedi has received generally positive reviews, and while some have criticized the writing, many praise Duursema's artwork.[29] [30][31] The series was highlighted in the fan magazine Star Wars Insider's Blaster department, which showcases upcoming Star Wars products, in issues 132[32] and 138,[33] and the first two arcs of the series were collected in two trade paperbacks: Volume 1—Force Storm and Volume 2—Prisoner of Bogan, which were released on December 12, 2012[34] and July 24, 2013 respectively.[35]
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|Story arcs
|Collected (TPB) issue
|Released issue
|Future issue
- Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi Volume 1—Force Storm
- Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi Volume 2—Prisoner of Bogan
- Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi Volume 3—Force War
- "Blaster"—Star Wars Insider 132
- "Blaster"—Star Wars Insider 138
- "Dark Matters"—Star Wars Insider 140
- "Blaster"—Star Wars Insider 141
- "Blaster"—Star Wars Insider 143
- "Blaster"—Star Wars Insider 146
- "The Brilliance of Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi," The Official Star Wars Blog
- "Blaster"—Star Wars Insider 149
Notes and referencesEdit
External linksEdit
- Dawn of the Jedi on Dark Horse Comics' official website
- Dark Horse Announces Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi on Dark Horse Comics' official website
- NYCC EXCLUSIVE: Ostrander and Duursema Unveil "Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved on October 14, 2011.
- Star Wars Friday - Dawn of the Jedi Sketches on Dark Horse Comics' official website
- Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi #0 and #1 to be Reprinted Following Retail Sellout! on Dark Horse Comics' official website
- This Land is Star Wars Land on Dark Horse Comics' official website


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Nomura: the great sales and trading experiment
Take a walk around Nomura's giant trading floor on the third level of its London office off Upper Thames Street and it soon becomes clear that its make-up is a microcosm of the changing nature of the bank's markets business.
When Nomura acquired Lehman Brothers' European operations in 2008, the floor was fit for the equities business – considered Lehman's crown jewel – it had acquired. Fixed income was stationed on a much smaller trading floor, one level below.
Less than five years on, the equities floor was almost empty. Most senior former Lehman figures who had moved across had either left or been jettisoned, while Nomura had folded most of its equities execution team into its agency brokerage Instinet, based at Canary Wharf.
But last year the space once more came alive. Fixed income moved up a level, taking the vacant space, and was combined with equities trading in a single floor – a rarity, given the usual rivalries between these two business lines.
It sounds like an explosive recipe. But Steve Ashley, Nomura's head of global markets who instigated the move, said it wasn't.
He said: "I think, with the equities business, because it had a difficult period with the industry undergoing a period of secular change, there was much less cynicism than you might expect."
Arguably, the combined floor is a symbol of an experiment that Nomura has been forced to undertake amid cost pressures, but it is one that others might in time choose to follow.
Ashley said: "Other banks have global markets constructs but we are the only bank, I believe, that has done a full root and branch integration." He admits the project is still a work in progress but it has gone beyond what Nomura, or indeed any other bank, has done before.
What other banks would call business units – equities, rates, foreign exchange – Nomura calls asset classes. A centralised business management and financing group has helped the bank to deploy capital to the best performing of these asset classes as and when they need it.
Ashley said: "Creating flexibility within your business model is the key to continual success. [A centralised business resource management function] gives us the ability to deploy capital between businesses, regions, much, much speedier and much more effectively."
Jonathan Lewis, deputy chief financial officer at Nomura, told Financial News in January: "We wanted a more dynamic, on-the-ground ability to direct resources where we saw the best return. Given how quickly the market and regulatory environment is changing, it doesn't lend itself to cumbersome governing committees that are making those decisions."
Cross-asset focus
This much clearer line of sight on resources applies as much to human resources as it does to capital. This could be as small as having a cross-asset class volatility strategist focus on the equity market in a period where fixed income volatility has been dampened by tapering.
Ashley, a fixed income veteran, said: "I've been to see as many equities accounts in the last year as fixed income accounts. That is driven by a desire to partially explain the model, but also by the slow burn rotation of fixed income into equities."
Cross-selling in equities and fixed income from East to West - or the selling of Asia Pacific products to Europe and the US and vice versa - has increased, and is up by more than half within global markets in the course of the bank's fiscal year, according to Ashley.
He said: "Some of the biggest trades we've done are in the Japanese market with macro hedge funds through the fixed income sales team. I won't deny that we've had a tailwind behind our backs regarding Abenomics… but I would say the east-west cross-selling is a clear representation of the success, or some success, of marrying the synergies of the two businesses together."
This approach received an endorsement of sorts late last year, when McKinsey recommended banks move from a trading architecture based on assets to one based on capabilities. In an outlook report, the consultancy said: "The way banks traditionally structure their business models by asset class can lead to inefficiencies, duplication or missed opportunities at all stages of the business system."
For a bank like Nomura, which had been weighed down by over-expansion following its acquisition of Lehman's business, the approach made sense.
Ashley said: "The de-duplication and de-layering of the organisation was done very quickly. Those savings came from a multitude of areas, from technology, business management and from senior management. There is a positive waterfall that cascades all through the organisation."
The impact on the bottom line is hard to gauge at this stage, particularly taking into account the tailwind provided by increased interest in Nomura's home market in Japan.
Revenues for the global markets business for the first three quarters of Nomura's financial year – or the period from April 1 to December 31 – come to ¥482.9 billion (or around $4.7 billion at current exchange rates), up from ¥387.3 billion for the same period a year earlier.
Two things are evident within these results. First, the bank has taken fixed income market share, growing revenues while its rivals have been posting declines. Lewis estimates that the bank's market share has doubled in the past three years from around 2.5% to 5%.
Second, equities – a business many had expected to suffer from being shunted alongside fixed income – has increased its contribution to the global markets revenue mix.
Equities made up 40% of global markets revenues in Nomura's first three quarters of fiscal year 2013/2014, up from around 30% in the same period the previous year.
It is the rebuild of the equities business and the longer-term synergies that will, according to Ashley, "define the success or otherwise of the integration".
He said: "A key delivery for me is the rebuild of the equities franchise within the global markets construct. I think we have identified very well our spot in certain parts of our fixed income businesses and I think we need to define where we can be most additive in our equities franchise."
It remains unclear what part Instinet will play in that electronification strategy (see right), and more broadly, the hard work in transforming Nomura's markets business is far from over.
However, that is arguably true of the sales and trading operations of several other investment banks. Will others follow Nomura's lead?
Ashley said: "I have chatted to a couple of my peers who say they'd love to do what we've done but they have physically too many people. It has been easier for us, because we are a little smaller and didn't have very well established silos."
"I do expect other firms to follow suit and as they shrink, it becomes easier to do so."
• Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Nomura had installed single dealing floors in NY, London and Tokyo. There is no such desk in Tokyo.
This article first appeared in the print edition of Financial News dated March 17, 2014


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Home List of Titles Jupiter's polar regions in the ultraviolet as imaged by HST/WFPC2: auroral-aligned features and zonal motions
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/210858
- Title
- Jupiter's polar regions in the ultraviolet as imaged by HST/WFPC2: auroral-aligned features and zonal motions
- Author(s)
- Vincent, Mark B.; Clarke, John T.; Ballester, Gilda E.; Harris, Walter M.; West, Robert A.; Trauger, John T.; Evans, Robin W.; Stapelfeldt, Karl R.; Crisp, David; Burrows, Christopher J.; Gallagher Iii, John S.; Griffiths, Richard E.; Jeff Hester, J.; Hoessel, John G.; Holtzman, Jon A.; Mould, Jeremy R.; Scowen, Paul A.; Watson, Alan M.; Westphal, James A.
- Abstract
- Jupiter's polar regions are examined using ultraviolet (UV, 120–320 nm) images obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 over the period of 1994–1997. These images probe the stratospheric aerosols at pressures of a few tens of millibars. We discovered a UV-darkened segment in the polar shading just equatorward of the north polar hood that remained aligned with the southern-most portion of the north auroral oval. The darkened segment generally extended over 100°–260° System III longitude, and 39°–53°N planetocentric latitude in the F160W, F218W, and F255W images. No single type of feature in the F218W and F255W images appeared consistently aligned within the outline of the north auroral oval, but several transient features were observed. It is not certain whether these transient features were associated with auroral processes, or just coincidentally aligned. A "south dark patch" was consistently observed within the outline of the south auroral oval and was temporally variable in size and shape. By tracking selected features, we obtained the first direct measurements of the zonal motions in Jupiter's high-latitude stratosphere. Primarily retrograde motions were observed from 41°N to 60°N. Both prograde and retrograde motions appeared from 48°S to 71°S. We propose that the asymmetric appearance of the polar hoods (R. A. West 1979, Icarus 38, 12–33; R. Wagener and J. Caldwell 1988, Icarus 74, 141–152) is influenced, in part, by meridional mixing in the stratosphere. Enhanced meridional mixing would tend to be more effective at dispersing the polar aerosols to lower latitudes in the north than in the south.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Source
- Icarus, Vol. 143, no. 2 (Feb 2000), pp. 205-222
- Publication year
- 2000
- FOR Code(s)
- 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences; 0402 Geochemistry; 0404 Geophysic
- Keyword(s)
- Atmosphere; Atmosphere dynamics; HST; Jupiter; Ultraviolet observations
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- 0019-1035
- Publisher URL
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2000 Academic Press.
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In the apartment, you will find:
- Air conditioning
- Dish washer
- Laundry machine
- Oven and microwave
- Sheets and towels
The immediate neighbourhood is pretty quiet because the street is a dead end but it is only 6 mins walk to the tramway station and even closer from the bus stop. There are a lot a grocery stores within walking distance. The shopping centre is 20 min walk and the historic centre (and the beach) are max 30 min walk or 10 min by tramway. By the way, public transportation are really cheap in Nice : 1 way = 1 €
The neighbourhood is really quiet, the building is located in a dead-end.
For more than 2 guests, there is a surcharge of €7 per extra guest per night.
No pets allowed.
Smoking only allowed on the balcony.
The minimum stay is 5 nights.
Check-in is between 3pm and 9pm. Check-out is between 7am and 11am.
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Everything was perfect at Julie´s place. The apartement was perfectly clean, and she had left some papers with practical information which was very helpful. A very quiet area - you coyld even sleep on the terras during the night without a single car disturbing. And only two stops by tram from the railway station. Quite some shops on the boulevard but not many local restaurants - one tram-stop away though. The photoes didn´t promise more than they could fullfill
Great apartment and great hosts, both Julie and her mother.
Thank you for the lovely time in Nice you made possible!
Great hospitality from Julie and her mother - both were so polite and helpful!!! The apartment is such a beautiful place to stay! We felt immediately at home and loved the daily breakfast and the sunset on the balkony. Nothing to complain - everything was perfect. Thank you!
Nice and clean, fully equipped, apartment. 5 min walk to the bus and tramway with nice restaturants in the neighbourhood.
We were a family of 4 and stayed at Julie's apartment for 5 nights and enjoyed it. It is located in a nice residential area that is quiet. You can enjoy sitting out on one of its large balconies and eating breakfast, lunch or dinner without being disturbed by a lot of noise in the inner city. It is about a 20 min walk to the city center and there is a good sized grocery store about a 5 minute walk from the apartment.
The apartment is also within walking distance from a train station, which makes it easy to get to Monaco (approx. 20 mins) or Antibes (20 mins in the other direction).
Both the bed in the bedroom and the sofa bed were comfortable.
Julie was very helpful and always answered emails quickly and even provided us with suggestions on where to eat, what to do, etc.
Checkin and checkout went smoothly without problems. She was on time both times.
Overall a very good experience!
We stayed for 5 nights in this apartment and had a wondeful stay. We got lots of information fra the host, better then the guide books, about places to see, eat and shop. We could Call her or help duing the stay and she wrote back immediately.
The apartment had everything we needed and the best was a big balcony for breakfast and evenings.
The area was quiet and safe and and you experienced the real life of Nice.
We would stay here again if we go to Nice.
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Jens and I had a lovely hollyday in Nice and our stay at Julies home was as perfect too. Julie is a very sweet host and she has everything in her apartment as needed.
Also can we recomment the site, it was very queit with a vue.
Best regards to Julie.
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The Kenedy Chamber of Commerce will be having its final Kenedy Market Days of the year this Saturday, Aug. 16 at Joe Gulley Park from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. The vendors will include the sale of home-made crafts, candles, jewelry, specialty items and more. Vendors are encouraged to obtain their form from the chamber website at www.kenedychamber.com or by calling the office at 830-583-3223. Market Day vendors will pay a fee of $25 for 10x10 space. Local youth programs are not charged a fee for selling food or baked good.
To add to the festivities, musician Ben Farias, will be entertaining with his talents. He will play from 11 a.m. -1 p.m. under the gazebo. Tents, tables, and chairs will be available for guests to come relax, listen to the music, shop, and grab a bite to eat.
Another great event that will be taking place at the park is the Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital Back to School Health Fair. The event will take place from 9 a.m. - noon at the park pavilion area and will feature moon bounces and games, a school supply giveaway, prize drawings, and more! Be sure to stay connected with the hospital's Facebook page.
Lastly, the chamber will be hosting a Donation Station for the Karnes County Humane Organization. The station will be accepting monetary donations and supplies. Items needed are crates and kennels to be used for transport, dog houses, cleaning supplies, flea and tick shampoo, treats, blankets and towels. Tractor City gift cards may also be donated to help purchasing certain types of vaccines carried at the store. Checks may be made out to Karnes County Humane Organization (KCHO). Monetary donations will be used for vaccines and other items that are needed.
Special thanks to the Kenedy City Council and Parks Board for allowing Market Days to be held at Kenedy's beautiful Joe Gulley Park this year. Be sure to "like" the Kenedy Chamber of Commerce on Facebook to stay informed.


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Someone on another board I'm on posted this! Go breastfeeding mamas!
Someone on another board I'm on posted this! Go breastfeeding mamas!
Wife to a grizzly
Mama to my little deer (12/05) my loving bear cub (9/07--), and our little tiger (3/22/10)
Born by one c-section and 2 amazing VBACs
Miles in 2012: 350.5/900 (Actual Miles Ran: 189)
Miles in 2011: 708.5 (Actual Miles Ran: 509)
Miles in 2010: 800.5 (Actual Miles Ran: 620)
January Miles: 37.5/75
February Miles: 59/75
March Miles: 42.5/60
April Miles: 64
May Miles: 41/70
June Miles: 59
July Miles: 39.5
227.5 miles on my new shoes
338 miles on my old shoes
That's awesome!
Kimberly Mommy to Landin and Avery
Thats very interesting. Who would have thought but it does make sense. Babies have some wicked sucking skills, there has to be something behind all that.
Stay at home Mommy of:
Robbie 9/12/06 BF for 1yr 1 day
Samantha 7/9/08 BF from birth and still counting
WOW. The benefits are endless
Doesn't that make you feel good, when you read more and more things showing how great BFing is!
Mama to my Rubies
And my Christmas Eve baby
I will carry you all my life
And I will praise the one who's chosen me to carry you
W Apr '11
R Nov '11
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt within the heart. *Helen Kellar*
the benifites are endless
Tina - mom of Addison Belle
5lbs 13oz - 18in
and my VBAC ~ Olivia Grace
6lbs 8z - 18.5in
No! Don't you know, it's letting them CIO in their crib all night that gives them good lungs
That's awesome.
Jeanne (my middle name IRL)
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The decision that Matthew Brown would have to undergo bariatric surgery to deal with his weight problem had been made. At about 500 pounds, it was decided this was necessary for his health.
But first he and his wife, Donna Reid Brown, decided to go on a anniversary vacation to the British Virgin Islands.
But Donna had come up with a different plan. She said, "I was afraid that something would happen to Matthew" if they went ahead with the surgery. She decided, instead of the British Virgin Islands, to book a trip to a health spa in South Carolina. After all the arrangements were made, she informed Matthew, and he was not a happy camper. But it turned out to be a turning point in both their lives.
They traveled to the spa last December and found it had a fairly rigorous regime. Matthew said he could not walk up stairs because of a problem with his knees. The spa placed him in a room where he would not have to climb any steps, but he would have to walk a mile to the place where breakfast was served. Or, he could skip breakfast.
By the end of the stay, with cooking classes, personal coaching and counseling, Mathew had lost 18 pounds and Donna had lost eight. It was just enough progress, she said, "so that we felt motivated to continue the healthy style when we returned," to their house in Woodridge.
As it happens, Matthew, executive chef at Sullivan County Community College and graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, has been cooking since he was 16 years old. As a result of his trip to the health spa, he was able to "relearn" some of the lessons he learned about how to make food taste good without using a lot of fat and salt.
He said, "I've gone back to not eating processed food; the easiest thing is not always the best thing for me. Now, I'm roasting bones and making my own stocks from scratch. I'm not cooking with oils and fat. I'm cooking in stock and dry sautés and very lean proteins. I'm following the guide that they gave us when we were kids, how many portions of protein you should eat each day, and dairy and carbohydrates.
"The portion sizes are exactly what they taught me in grammar school: a portion of meat is supposed to be four ounces. A year and a half ago, it was a 32-ounce steak that I wanted for dinner. Now, it's four ounces, six ounces if I'm eating fish."
And the new regime has had an impact at the college. In the
summer, when the students were gone, Matthew had a station where he was "cooking to order" and preparing food for the staff the way he would prepare it for Donna and himself. He said, "Students came back and that got pushed aside because they are 95% of my customer base. But we're starting to push back on healthy food."
But perhaps the most important change is better health and more energy for both Donna and Matthew. In an email about this story, Donna wrote, "Since December 23, 2011, Matthew and I have lost 192 (not a typo!) and 57 pounds, respectively. Matthew is on track to pass the 200-pound weight-loss mark in the next few weeks, in less than a year."
On the day of the interview, Matthew had reached that goal. The couple plans to return to the spa in December.


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Steve Huntsberry's Review of Limited Arming (1-27-03)
Public safety has been important to Evergreen since the college opened in 1971.
When the college was created by the Legislature in 1967, its board of trustees chose to create a security force with limited police commissions under the Sheriff's office instead of its own unit.
In 1989, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries cited the college for providing unsafe working conditions for its public safety officers. The citation was issued because "security employees were repeatedly allowed to perform police duties that they are not provided training and equipment to handle, placing them in serious situations." As part of the college's response to the citation, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) were established that prohibited officers from intervening in category 1 crimes. These include homicide, aggravated assault, kidnapping, rape, burglary, robbery, riot, prowler/suspicious person, domestic violence suicide (with weapon), vehicle stops, narcotics (felony) and all physical arrest situations.
Between 1990 and 1992, a comprehensive study of campus safety was undertaken. An external consultant recommended limiting arming.
In response, the Evergreen Board of Trustees in 1992 authorized the establishment of a commissioned campus police force. It specified that officers should receive full training as police officers but that they should not be armed. Evergreen police officers are fully commissioned with 440 hours of training or have attained the equivalency segment from the Washington State Criminal Justice Law Enforcement Academy.
In spring 1995, when Gary Russell stepped down as director of Public Safety, Neil McClanahan, Thurston County Undersheriff and an Evergreen alumnus, was asked to be interim director and to prepare a report on the status of the department and SOPs. This document recommended that officers should be fully armed and was made available to the Evergreen community. Vice President for Student Affairs Art Costantino started a process of community consultation that included a series of public forums, invitations to write or e-mail, discussions on KAOS, a campus survey that brought more than 1,000 responses, a meeting with staff of color, and door-to-door conversations in residence halls. Responses came through all those channels as well as through demonstrations, petitions and sit-ins.
Based on this input, Art recommended that police officers be given limited access to firearms, asserting that the campus would be better served by officers whom Evergreen hired, trained and supervised, and who know the college community, rather than relying on emergency support from the Thurston County Sheriff's Office. President Jane Jervis agreed with Art's recommendation and forwarded it to the board of trustees. After a day of public hearings, the board voted to provide officers with limited access to firearms and approved a process to define limited access.
To this end, the board directed the Jane to appoint a disappearing task force (DTF) to make recommendations, including:
- When, where and how officers would have access to firearms
- Training and screening criteria for officers
- Structure and charge of a permanent community review board to review decisions to call on an armed response and every instance in which arms are drawn or used
At that same board meeting, the trustees affirmed the principle that "primary responsibility for the safety of the campus and its students, faculty, staff and guests rests with the college community, and that all members share that responsibility." In addition, the trustees also concluded, "This is generally a safe and welcoming campus and it wishes to remain so, but acknowledges that it does not exist in isolation from the very real pressures and dangers of American society."
The 11-member DTF met from February to May 1996. It engaged in research, interviewing, reading, consultation, and public review and discussion activities. The DTF held an open forum on May 8 for the community to review and comment upon a draft. Feedback was accepted May 6-15. Final recommendations were presented to Jane on May 24.
Early in its work, the DTF agreed on goals, including:
- Community safety (actual and perceived)
- Safety of officers
- Safety of the intervener(s)
- State law compliance
- Increased rapport between Police Services and the community
- Community control of safety and liability versus outside control (e.g., Sheriff's office)
- Minimization for potential of escalation of incident(s)
- Community education, responsibility and safety training
- Officer training
- Minimization of liability
DTF recommendations were based on the Continuum of Force chart used by all Washington State police officer training academies. A number of items are part of those recommendations. Those specific to the issue of arming include the following:
- Between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., seven days a week, officers will have access to their firearm secured in their vehicle and/or the Police Services office. Exceptions are noted and include the protection of individuals transferring money or other valuable property; providing protection when the presence of a visitor may present a significant threat or security hazard to the visitor or the community; and responding to potentially dangerous situations, including, but not limited to, homicide, aggravated assault, kidnapping, rape, burglary, robbery, riot, prowler/suspicious person, domestic violence, suicide (with weapon), vehicle stops, narcotics (felony) and all physical arrest situations.
- Firearms are to be worn visibly when providing backup for other law enforcement agencies.
- When patrolling areas distant from their vehicles, officers will visibly wear their firearms.
- Between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m., seven days a week, officers will visibly wear their firearm except when at their discretion, it is removed or during public relations visits when it may be removed.
Furthermore, the DTF made recommendations for campus SOPs:
- Officers may unholster and use a firearm only when they reasonably believe there is an imminent threat of grievous bodily harm or death to themselves or others.
- Officers may not draw or fire their weapon to effect an arrest or gain compliance, unless, in their best judgment, there is a potential life-threatening situation.
- Officers may not discharge their weapon merely for suspicion.
- Firing warning shots is not permitted.
- Firing at a dangerous animal is permitted for self-defense or the defense of others.
- Shooting a wounded animal to end suffering is permitted.
- Drawing a firearm as a show of force is permitted when an assailant confronts an officer with the threat of deadly force.
- Supervisory staff, director and lieutenants may carry a weapon at their discretion.
- On-duty officers may use only college-approved or college-issued weapons.
Prepared by the Office of College Relations


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Welcome to our store! If you're looking for a generic domain for your business look no further! We have a broad range of high quality names at competitive prices listed for you. PS: you can pay in installments with us!
Undeveloped safeguards your purchase. You never have to worry! We protect every transaction through a careful escrow process, leading to 100% successful acquisitions since 2014.
First, we secure the domain from its current owner. Then, we help you become the new owner. Finally, we only proceed with paying the seller out after you confirm the reception of the domain.
Undeveloped's escrow agents monitor every transaction and swiftly intervene in case of problem.
Sellers go through a careful verification process before they can join the marketplace.
You receive all the documentation necessary to acquiring the domain from the its current owner.
If the seller doesn't deliver on his part of the deal, we refund you within 24 hours. No questions asked.
Transferring a domain tends to take a long time, a very long time actually. But who says it has to be like this?
98% of the transactions conducted on Undeveloped are completed within 24 hours after payment!
We secure the domain from its current owner and send you the transfer instructions right after you pay.
Getting a new domain no long needs to take a lot of time!
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With Adyen and Undeveloped, you can purchase domain names with the payment options you know and trust.
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Renting a domain is simple. Fill in your contact details on this page, and a request is sent to Undeveloped.
We then get back to you with a rental contract for you and the seller to sign.
Once you pay for the first month of rent, you can start using your new domain!
Undeveloped holds the domain safe for the entire duration of the rental so you never have to worry.