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BANGKOK, June 2 (Reuters) - The BBC has rejected police allegations in Thailand that one of its correspondents insulted revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a charge that can result in up to 15 years in jail.
The lese majeste complaint, filed by a police lieutenant-colonel, alleges that the British broadcaster's South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head "intentionally criticized the monarchy several times".
It also says that Head, a British journalist with more than 12 years experience in southeast Asia, was part of an anti-monarchy "conspiracy" involving Thaksin Shinawatra, the telecoms billionaire who was ousted as Prime Minister in a 2006 coup.
Prior to the coup, Thaksin was regularly accused of having insufficient respect for the King, who is regarded as semi-divine by many of Thailand's 65 million people.
"The allegations made against Jonathan Head are completely unfounded," BBC Asia Bureau Editor Paul Danahar said in a statement.
"The BBC understands that the police in Thailand are required to investigate all complaints of lese majeste, and will co-operate with that investigation," he said.
"But it is very upsetting that his work should be incorrectly presented in this way and it has caused great distress to both him and his family."
The May 30 complaint, filed by Police Lieutenant-Colonel Watanasak Mungkijakandee, says that Head's reporting from 2006 to 2008 "damaged and insulted the reputation of the monarchy".
One of his specific complaints relates to the placing of a picture of Thaksin above a picture of the King on the BBC website news.bbc.co.uk, in contravention of a Thai convention that images of the monarch must always be at the top.
Lese majeste complaints in Thailand can be filed by anybody, leading to their frequent abuse by feuding politicians.
The King himself made it clear in 2005 that he should not be above criticism. (Writing by Ed Cropley; Editing by Darren Schuettler and Bill Tarrant)


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From Window Magazine: More than words
At 4 o'clock on a Wednesday afternoon inside the austerely named Academic Instructional Center, some serious playtime is going on.
Western's Speech-Language-Hearing clinic is in full swing the first week of the fall quarter. That means all 11 therapy rooms are occupied with clients. On this day, most are kids – one to a room, each getting a ton of gentle attention from a pair of graduate students.
In one room, the students – and their trained supervisor – are singing a hello song to a boy with autism. They're trying to teach him to follow commands. In another, students shine a flashlight into the mouth of a young girl who had cleft-palate surgery. They're trying to get her to speak more clearly. In a third room, students use a board game to help a boy who stutters let the words …just…flow.
The students – all clinicians in training – are part of Western's Communication Sciences and Disorders' two-year graduate program, where textbook examples and classroom hypotheticals literally come to life.
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Starting on their first day, grad students – some just months removed from getting undergraduate degrees – get hands-on experience providing therapy to toddlers, kids and adults coping with disorders ranging from autism and injury- or stroke-related language impairments to hearing loss and voice disorders.
"You get your feet wet super-fast," says grad student Alyssa Ellingboe ('09, Business Administration), 26, who attended Western as an undergrad.
The clinic diagnoses and provides therapy for language, speech and hearing disorders in people of all ages. About 200 people are seen at the clinic each academic quarter.
But for students, just getting into the program is tough: This year, 173 applicants applied for 20 spots. A total 40 students participate in the program. And the challenges don't end there.
Along with a heavy courseload each quarter, each student must complete 400 hours with clients over two years. Expect 50- to 60-hour weeks of study and clinic work, first-year grad students are told. That doesn't count the 10 to 20 hours per week many spend as teaching or research assistants. The biggest adjustment from undergraduate life? Time management.
"My planner is full," says first-year Helen Strausz ('12, Communication Sciences and Disorders), squeezing in a few minutes of clinic report work while waiting for an interview at an on-campus Starbucks. "On top of schoolwork, we have meetings with supervisors."
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Producer Marc Abraham and Clive Owen will continue their collaboration after "Children of Men" in an untitled feature about fictional detective Philip Marlowe.
Apparently well-satisfied with their recent collaboration in "Children of Men", producer Marc Abraham and Clive Owen are re-teaming for another big screen feature based on one of Raymond Chandler's detective short stories, The Courier-Journal has learned.
While Abraham will definitely seat as the project's producer via his Strike Entertainment, Owen is likely to portray the leading character of private detective Philip Marlowe. Names to either write the script or direct have not yet been known, though.
The story of Marlowe previously was announced by ABC in December 2006 to be brought into the small screen with Sean Bailey producing. Simply titled "Marlowe", the hour-long drama, however, is said to not use Chandler's Marlowe books as the source material for storylines.


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The British rapper wants to build schools for the underprivileged country using a one-night performance paycheck.
M.I.A., the outspoken British/Sri Lankan rapper is giving back to the community with the paycheck that she earned for performing. The star will make use of her $100,000 salary that she earned as the guest singer of MTV Movie Awards after-party on Sunday, June 1 to build schools in Liberia.
"They're giving me $100,000. Not bad, eh? I'm going to use it to build schools in Liberia," M.I.A. who climbed on a photo booth told the crowd. "It costs $52,000 to build a school for 1,000." After two civil wars that ended in 1996 and 2003 respectively, Liberia has been in a state of flux that cost many lives and crushed the country's economy.
M.I.A. will be among many celebrities who aid other countries by establishing a school. Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has set up an education system in west African countries while Madonna reportedly will open a school for girls in Malawi, the country where she adopted son David Banda.


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Martyn Lawrence-Bullard Talks Celeb Clients, Million Dollar Decorators, and California Style
Those of you who are fans of Million Dollar Decorators know that interior designer Martyn Lawrence-Bullard provides a lot of entertainment to the show, along with a certain je ne sais quoi that keeps us tuning in every week. While he's certainly a big personality, he's also a major talent renowned for his eclectic, sophisticated, and livable interiors. His work has appeared in over 700 publications worldwide including Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, House & Garden, Interior Design, W, Vogue, and The New York Times, among many other publications. With a celebrity clientele including the likes of Sir Elton John and David Furnish, Edward Norton, Christina Aguilera, Kid Rock, and Jimmy Choo CEO Tamara Mellon, he certainly knows how to cater to his clients' particular needs and styles.
Lawrence-Bullard was named one of the world's top 100 interior designers by Architectural Digest and in 2010 received the Andrew Martin International Interior Designer of the Year Award. Recently, he answered some of my questions about his design process, dream clients, and experience on Million Dollar Decorators. Keep reading to learn more about the fascinating Martyn Lawrence-Bullard!


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'Ibon-Ebon' funds go to education-A A +A
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
CANDABA -- Some P6.5-million allocated for the two-day Ibon-Ebon Festival has been diverted to scholarship funds amounting to P5 million, which would benefit some 1,000 college and high school students from the 33 barangays of the municipality.
"Sa aking panunungkulan, mas prayoridad kong busugin ang kaisipan ng mga kabataang Candabeño, kaysa busugin ang mata sa dalawang araw na kasayahan lamang (In my administration, it is my priority to feed the minds of the young Candabenos than to entice their eyes in a two-day festival only)," Mayor Rene Maglanque said.
Initially, some 268 students received the other day at least P5,000 each from the municipal government and the Department of Labor and Employment's (Dole) Special Program for the Employment of Students or SPES.
"We coordinated with the Dole. Our 200 scholars were given P1,600 each and the municipal government gave P3,400 for their SPES with a total of P5,000 each. An additional 68 students were also given P5,000 for their studies in college and high school," Maglanque said.
The mayor said the distribution of educational financial assistance to 1,000 students, started Tuesday will be finished until the end of the year by a systematic and legal procedure allowed by the Commission on Audit.
"I came from a simple family but I dreamt of a better life. Finishing my college education is my only weapon and investment to achieve my present status in life," he said.
He explained that students who finished college education have a better chance to become more successful in life.
"I want to provide better access to quality education. That is why I opened additional high school in barangays Lanang and Pulong Gubat through the full support of the Department of Education," Maglanque said.
The awarding of educational financial assistance was witnessed by Fourth District Representative Juan Pablo "Rimpy" Bondoc, Board Member Nestor Tolentino, Arlene Tolentino, chief of Labor and Employment Office of Dole, Maribel Blanco, chief, management division of Department of Social Welfare and Development Region III, Police Senior Superintendent Marlon Valdez Madrid, provincial police director, Vice Mayor Normita Babes Evangelista and members of the Sangguniang Bayan, Jing Grupo, municipal PESO manager, other municipal department heads and employees, barangay captains and scholarship and other government project beneficiaries. (Joel Mapiles/Pampanga PIO)
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By Benjamin Bidder in Moscow
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov knows how to deliver a "nyet" in all kinds of different ways. He can be taciturn and stubborn, as he was when Moscow expressed its opposition to the NATO missile shield in Europe, and he can be angry, as when he delivered the Kremlin's veto of the United Nations Security Council resolution on Syria at the weekend. (The West's comments, he said, were "bordering on hysteria". But he is also capable of delivering a "nyet" with a wink, as he did when he, a chain smoker, resisted then-UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's proposal to ban smoking at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Sometimes, however, Lavrov just can't say no. In early February, for example, after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had just made an unsuccessful telephone call to Lavrov over the Syria conflict, the Russian foreign minister paid a visit to the tiny island nation of Fiji in the South Pacific. The trip was prompted by Russia's desire to expand its influence in Asia and Oceania. Hence Lavrov did not complain when his hosts dressed him in a Hawaiian-style shirt and placed a colorful garland around his neck. At his feet, they carried out traditional rituals that required bare torsos and loud shouting. For a man who is usually the personification of Russia's foreign policy self-confidence, his smile, framed by a face covered in sweat, was unusually timid.
On Tuesday, Moscow's top diplomat was on a significantly more sensitive mission to Syria. He was greeted by pro-government crowds on arrival in Damascus, who lined the streets of the capital and waved Russian flags as the foreign minister's motorcade passed.
During talks in Damascus with Bashar Assad, Lavrov called on the Syrian president to do what was needed to ensure peace in the country. "Every leader of every country must be aware of his share of responsibility." Lavrov told Assad at the meeting in Damascus, according to state-run news agency RIA. "You are aware of yours." The foreign minister added: "It's in our interests that the Arab peoples live in peace and harmony."
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SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Oct. 9, 2012 – The 2012 O'Neill Coldwater Classic will return to Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz, Calif. as an Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Championship Tour (WCT) event November 1-11. The world's best surfers will travel to Northern California for the second to last stop on the 2012 ASP WCT, which may well determine the 2012 World Champion.
This year at the O'Neill Coldwater Classic, expect to see all of the biggest names in surfing from around the globe in action, including the current ASP Top 10: Joel Parkinson (AUS), Kelly Slater (USA), Mick Fanning (AUS), John John Florence (HAW), Taj Burrow (AUS), Adriano de Souza (BRA), Owen Wright (AUS), Josh Kerr (AUS), Gabriel Medina (BRA), and Jeremy Flores (FRA).
After the last event in France, which wrapped up last week, Australian Joel Parkinson took over the frontrunner position on the 2012 ASP WCT ratings. As stop number nine of 10 on the Tour, the O'Neill Coldwater Classic will prove pivotal in the final standings, and with a win at the 2000 O'Neill Coldwater Classic, Parkinson has established his abilities at Steamer Lane before.
"I've been to Santa Cruz once when I was 18 years old, but not for 12 years. It has been a long time," Parkinson said. "I really enjoyed my time. I won when I was there, so it would be nice to go two for two. All the right points I feel comfortable at. I can't wait for it. It suits my surfing."
With a long and rich history, the O'Neill Coldwater Classic at Steamer Lane is known for producing powerful and consistent conditions in a classic Northern California setting. Originating in 1987, the event has taken on various incarnations over the past three decades. It was once an ASP WCT event (prior to the ASP creating a two-tier system), but for the past few years, it has run as an ASP Star or Prime event. With this year's upgrade to the highest echelon of professional surfing, it will not only bring the top caliber of talent to Steamer Lane, but a lofty $425,000 prize purse as well.
"We're very happy to confirm the 2012 O'Neill Coldwater Classic Santa Cruz as an ASP World Title event," said Renato Hickel, ASP World Tour Manager. "Santa Cruz offers a variety of world-class waves for our surfers to perform on and we're hopeful that conditions will deliver for the world's best to do battle in."
The event's upgrade coincides with O'Neill's 60th anniversary. The globally recognized lifestyle brand, founded in 1952 by Jack O'Neill, revolutionized modern day surfing with the invention of the first wetsuit allowing surfers to spend more time in the cold waters of Northern California.
"We are excited to see a World Tour level event return to Santa Cruz as part of O'Neill's 60 year anniversary," said Pat O'Neill, President & CEO of O'Neill Wetsuits. "Santa Cruz, with its rich surf history and tradition, is the perfect venue for this pivotal event. Mainland surfing started in Santa Cruz, Jack O'Neill developed many pioneering surf inventions here and it's been home to the O'Neill brand for over half a century. Santa Cruz has always been regarded as a true surf community and was named the number one surf town in the U.S. by Surfer magazine. With a World Tour event in 2012 and the possibility of the World Champion being crowned, we expect to see an exciting chapter in surfing history written right in our front yard."
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Australia crept quietly into England at dawn yesterday to a strangely muted reception for such a feverishly anticipated Ashes tour, and Ricky Ponting politely waited until England's Matthew Hoggard had dismissed the last two Bangladeshi batsman before declaring that he was expecting the most competitive Ashes series in his memory.
"You would think so," Ponting said. "We've always looked forward to and cherished Ashes battles in the past. England have always had very good teams coming up against us over the last 20 years and they probably haven't played the way they would have liked.
"But this team has achieved a lot of great things over the last two years and their Test record speaks for itself. You don't get to No.2 in the world without achieving a lot and they've certainly done that, so we've got some homework to do over the next couple of weeks. They've beaten almost everybody they've come up against in Test cricket over the last couple of years and that would indicate they've improved quite a bit as a team.
"It makes it more exciting for us and it makes it more of a challenge for us. I was quizzed about this series 12 months ago when I was playing [for Somerset], so that's how big the build-up has been."
The Australians arrived at 5.30am to learn that Michael Vaughan's team, employing a stacked slips cordon at Chester-le-Street the previous evening, had done everything but snuff out Bangladesh inside two days in time for their landing, and that English boxer Ricky Hatton had upset Australia's world champion Kostya Tszyu. An optimistic English soul wondered if it might be an omen; the pragmatic Australians will read little into it.
"It's not quite the fanfare of the last couple of times we've turned up, or the two Ashes tours I've been on," said Adam Gilchrist. "Maybe it's because we're heading off to France and not here getting straight into it. Maybe there'll be a delayed reaction."
The players head to northern France on Monday to explore a more obscure piece of World War I history than the 2001 party did at Gallipoli, but they expect to derive a similar sense of patriotism and togetherness from visiting war memorials at Villers-Bretonneux, the town that was saved by Anzac troops in 1918.
The trip has staved off any serious discussion of the main business that lies ahead over the next 14 weeks, and which begins with the traditional opener against an invitational XI at Arundel on Thursday. A Twenty20 match follows against England on June 13 before, five days later in Cardiff, their first one-dayer, against Bangladesh.
The English press wanted to know if Ponting would take any offence at his team, with Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Gilchrist all probably on their last Ashes tours, being referred to as "Dad's Army".
"We're only two months older than we were last time we played and it wasn't much of a worry then," came the Australian captain's smart response.
At Chester-le-Street, Hoggard finished with 5-73 as England trounced Bangladesh in the second Test by an innings and 27 runs on Sunday, reports Reuters.
Having managed on Saturday night to avoid being the fifth side to lose a Test in two days since World War II, Bangladesh added just 19 to their overnight 8-297.
Aftab Ahmed continued to defy the home bowlers as he moved on to an unbeaten, run-a-ball 82, before Hoggard removed Tapash Baisya for 18 and Mashrafe Mortaza for a duck.
England have won five successive Test series for the first time since 1969-71, and 14 Tests of the past 18, set against a single defeat.
Bangladesh's second innings at the Riverside at least surpassed their three previous efforts - 108 and 159 at Lord's, and 104 at Chester-le-Street. England's 3(dec)-447 was built on Marcus Trescothick's 151 and Ian Bell's 162 not out, his first Test century.
The teams meet again in the first match of the triangular one-day series at The Oval on June 16.
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There are three reasons a citizen, out of uniform, carries a firearm in public places: (1) to show power or status; (2) a good guy who carries because she or he is afraid of another guy with a gun; and (3) the bad guy who strikes fear in the good guy.
It doesn't boost our sense of security and well-being when the legislated solution for gun crime is to put more guns on the street or in schools.
Making Utah a "constitutional carry" state will only make it easier for bad guys to do bad things. If a firearm is to leave your home or car, it should be "well regulated," as the Constitution asserts.
Guns are for hunting, target shooting, home or personal protection, not for show and tell or to facilitate crime. It would be better public policy to legislate sensible controls for those who wish, or need, to carry a firearm into public places.
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House Republicans propose to cut deeper into the state budget reserve in order to speed up the repayment of the K-12 school funding shift.
House Education Finance Committee Chairman Pat Garofalo, R-Farmington, styled his legislation as "good news" for Minnesota schools.
Already, some $318 million, by law, has been designated to pay down the more than $2 billion lawmakers have borrowed in education funding to craft recent state budget agreements.
The dollars come out of recent state budget surpluses, which have replenished the budget reserve.
Garofalo's bill would add an additional $430 million to the outgoing one-time school funding — all told, an additional $780 in per pupil funding — but also depletes the budget reserve.
"I think it's a higher priority to pay back the debt than to have the cash in hand," Garofalo said.
The state would still have $577 million in reserve, he said.
His bill passed the House Education Finance Committee on a 14 to 5 vote on Thursday, March 8.
House Speaker Kurt Zellers, R-Maple Grove, styled the bill as reflecting what Republicans have been hearing from the public. "We believe we're on a good track," he said of the state budget.
Zellers doesn't believe the next state budget forecast, out in November, would show a darkening state budget picture.
But Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton on March 8 suggested the Republican proposal was an election year political ploy. "Sounds good," he said.
But Dayton expressed concern that Republicans by "raiding" the budget reserve could force the state into short-term borrowing.
Beyond this, his philosophy on additional state spending — and Dayton considers the funding shift repayment that — is that it must be offset by additional revenue, Dayton explained. He would hold Republicans to that task, Dayton said.
Education Minnesota President Tom Dooher in a statement said while the idea of paying off the school shift as quickly as possible is laudable, "this proposal is a risky, one-time maneuver that pays off only a fraction of the money owed to schools while putting the state's budget reserves and credit rating at risk."
Republicans and Democrats blame each other for the school funding shifts.
Garofalo said his legislation would return the school payment schedule back to as it was in 2011.


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QB Andrew Luck, IND - STUD (LOW RISK)
UNLIMITED CEILING, MVP CANDIDATE. Andrew Luck enters his third year with more upside than any other QB. Luck finished 2013 outside the Top 10 in most relevant quarterback categories, but one must look beyond the numbers to grasp what awaits Luck. The former Stanford grad excelled in spite of injuries across the offense, leading his Colts to a division title with a porous offensive line and non-existent running attack outside of two games where Donald Brown performed. Luck did his best Tom Brady impersonation and worked with a collection of young, unpolished receivers (along with T.Y. Hilton) to maximize his success. The Colts upgraded their offensive line through the draft and signed free agent Hakeem Nicks. With Reggie Wayne and Dwayne Allen returning from injury and Trent Richardson likely more comfortable in the offense, the sky is the limit. Luck is currently the fourth QB off the board in most redraft leagues (with a 37.43 ADP), so you are already betting on a large statistical surge for Luck if you draft him. However, if you are comfortable sacrificing an elite WR or RB early in your draft to lock up a sure thing at QB, look no further than Luck.
World Championship Drafts: In dynasty, Luck is normally going QB2 overall (third round) behind only the great Aaron Rodgers. The expectations are high for this Colts QB.
QB Matt Hasselbeck, IND - NOT DRAFT WORTHY
It seems as if Matt Hasselbeck has been in the NFL forever. This upcoming season will be his 16th and likely last season, because he has plans to retire at the end of the year. He currently has no value for fantasy purposes, unless Andrew Luck goes down with a multi-week injury. Given the extraordinary weapons the Colts have assembled, Hasselbeck would be a fine free agent play for a few weeks should Luck get hurt.
COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE: No player has fantasy owners more perplexed coming into 2014 as much as Trent Richardson. The former Crimson Tide back (drafted No. 3 overall by the Cleveland Browns in 2012) came into the league as the consensus top rushing prospect in his draft class. In fact, at No. 3, he was the earliest running back to be selected in a draft since Reggie Bush went No. 2 in 2006. In fantasy drafts, Richardson was selected in the first round in nearly all leagues in both 2012 and 2013. Owners were punished with an underwhelming rookie year in 2012 and a far more dismal year in 2013 when Richardson was traded to the Colts for a first round draft pick only two weeks into the season. After two years in the NFL, Richardson has a 3.3 yards per carry average, which trumps his 16 total touchdowns and 2,200 total yards in the eyes of most fantasy players. The bar has been set so low that Richardson is currently the 20th RB off the board (58.25 ADP). Many are skeptical of the talk coming out of Indianapolis that consider Richardson to be a three-down weapon. It makes sense to have doubt considering the Colts continue to try and save face on a trade that so far has backfired. But, it can also be argued that Richardson was so shell-shocked by the trade that it took a season to adjust. A review of last year's game tape showcases a tentative Richardson behind the line of scrimmage. He simply lost confidence and strayed from what led him to be a top pick. The Colts are now saying that Richardson is back to his old self, relying on instincts rather than over-thinking his runs. As is often the case in fantasy, value can be found when you take a contrarian point of view. Richardson is a tremendous potential value if the Colts stay committed to him. With a void of sure thing running backs available, you can do worse than taking a shot on Richardson in the fifth round.
RB Vick Ballard, IND - DEEP-LEAGUE ONLY
Vick Ballard was impressive in his rookie year and the Colts went into last year comfortable with a running back by committee approach with Ballard, Ahmad Bradshaw and Donald Brown. As it turned out, Ballard tore his ACL prior to Week 2, Bradshaw was lost after Week 3 and Brown found himself the starter after Richardson (acquired through trade) struggled mightily. Ballard is working himself back slowly, but he will find himself back near full strength towards the second half of the season. Expect him to be a clear third on the depth chart to start the season, but could be a sneaky waiver wire pickup mid-year if Richardson struggles and Bradshaw proves to not be durable.
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Ahmad Bradshaw has always been under-appreciated in drafts; not because of his talent, but his propensity for injuries. He regularly battled foot and ankle problems during his time with the Giants and was sidelined in Week 4 for the remainder of the 2013 season due to a neck injury. To be fair, Bradshaw was far more impressive in his three week stint with the Colts than Richardson was all year, but the Colts gave up a lot to get Richardson, so it's their preference to see that trade through. While Bradshaw is expected to be cleared to play before the season starts (and is likely the first man up should Richardson stumble), it is difficult to assume he can get through a season injury-free at this point in his career. If you were burned by Richardson last year and want to corner the market on Colts running backs not named Richardson, you can grab Bradshaw very late in your draft. With Bradshaw, you get a fiery competitor who has a knack for finding the end zone.
WR T Y Hilton, IND - SOLID/SAFE PICK
T.Y. Hilton is not receiving nearly as much love as he should. Hilton evolved into a complete receiver in his second year. It helps that he has been able to work with Andrew Luck since Day 1, but Hilton displayed incredible maturity taking on the lead receiving role after Reggie Wayne went down with a season-ending injury last year. Even prior to that injury, Hilton wasn't too far behind Wayne in targets, meaning the natural transition to Hilton becoming the No. 1 sooner than later was already in motion. Hilton and Luck worked to improve their chemistry, most notably seen in big games during epic comebacks. Hilton recorded 612 yards receiving on 41 catches (58 targets) over his last five games (including an incredible 18-224-2 performance in the AFC Wild Card win over the Chiefs.) The knock on Hilton is that he has to share the ball with Wayne, Hakeem Nicks and Dwayne Allen. Hilton is currently the 23rd receiver coming off the board. Look for the chemistry between Luck and Hilton to continually improve and for last year's target to reception ratio of 138:82 (60-percent catch rate) to rise. The Colts will march the ball up and down the field at will this year, meaning there will be plenty of stats to go around to all, with Hilton being the greatest beneficiary.
Editor's note: In five games last year, Hilton accounted for 670 yards. In two of those five games, he scored five TDs. In his other 11 games? He went for 413 yards and zero touchdowns. That is an average of about 38 yards per game. Many receivers struggle with huge swings in production, consistency and workload; however, Hilton is one of the more extreme cases in the NFL. Bench him the wrong week and you might miss 25-percent of his fantasy points for the season. Something to keep in mind considering Luck's ability to spread the ball around to multiple playmakers.
DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK: Reggie Wayne has been a poster child for consistency throughout his Hall of Fame-bound, 13 year career. In fact, his brutal ACL injury in Week 7 led to him missing games for the first time since 2001. At age 35, it's quite the challenge for Wayne to work his way back, but with his incredible work ethic and desire to succeed, how can you doubt him? Also working in his favor is the fact that the Colts receiving group is incredibly deep, meaning Wayne no longer has to be the man. Wayne is currently the 42nd receiver coming off the board, with a 107.27 ADP. interestingly enough, approximately the same spot as his new teammate Hakeem Nicks is landing. Andrew Luck and Wayne's strong chemistry has been apparent from Day 1, meaning that even if Wayne is 75-percent of his old self, he can outperform that ADP. With that said, temper your expectations early in the season as Wayne shakes off the rust. Look for his stat line in the second half of the year to outpace his early season production.
TAKE A CHANCE: Perhaps a change of scenery is just what Hakeem Nicks needed. His last two years with the New York Giants were filled with disappointment and injuries. Once hailed for having the potential to become one of the game's top receivers because of his size and route running skills, Nicks only scored three touchdowns in his last 28 games with the Giants. Many questioned Nicks' effort in 2013, after the Giants decided to reward Victor Cruz with a contract extension rather than Nicks. Whatever the case may be, Nicks failed to get in sync with Eli Manning all year. Now Nicks finds himself in a far better offense with talent surrounding him. Look for Nicks to work hard with Luck and carve himself a nice role. His ability to outperform his 106.74 ADP (nearly identical as Wayne) will be directly related to Wayne's ACL recovery. As your team's WR4, there is little to no risk taking a shot that Nicks gets back to his productivity from three years ago.
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WR Da'Rick Rogers, IND - DYNASTY ONLY
Da'Rick Rogers had one highlight reel game in 2013 when T.Y. Hilton was slowed with an injury. He was otherwise unimpressive, despite being on the field quite a bit late in the year. Rogers is fighting for a roster spot and will struggle to see the field much, if he even makes the team.
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WR Donte Moncrief, IND - DYNASTY ONLY
DYNASTY HOLD AND WAIT: Donte Moncrief is certainly a player to consider for dynasty leagues, but will not be consistent enough or on the field regularly for redraft owners. Moncrief has terrific size and outstanding acceleration off the line. Look for the Colts to put in a few packages for Moncrief to run deep (similar to how Ty Hilton was used in 2012).
WR LaVon Brazill, IND - NOT DRAFT WORTHY
LaVon Brazill started to fill up the stat line down the stretch in 2013. He recorded two multi-touchdown games: one in the regular season and one in the AFC Divisional playoff game vs. the New England Patriots. Andrew Luck targeted Brazill 13 times in two playoff games. While that would normally be enough to label Brazill a sleeper coming into this year, the Colts are set at receiver. Short of a long-term injury to one of someone ahead of him on the depth chart, Brazill will not be targeted enough to be fantasy relevant.
With Dwayne Allen's early season injury in 2013, Coby Fleener was given a tremendous opportunity to have a breakout year. Fleener was mediocre at best, as he didn't scare any defenses and certainly didn't breakout (even though he was Luck's most familiar weapon dating back to their days at Stanford). The majority of his targets were on short routes right off the line of scrimmage. Fleener struggled with drops on longer patterns. With Allen now back and ready to again seize the starter's role he won in 2012, Fleener only has value as Allen insurance.
Of all the players on the Colts, Dwayne Allen has the greatest potential to crush his current ADP. Currently drafted around pick No. 157, Allen is falling to the 13th round and is approximately the 19th tight end off the board. Allen had an impressive rookie year in 2012 with a 45/521/3 stat line and was set to flourish in 2013 before a foot and hip injury sidelined him after a touchdown catch in Week 1. While Coby Fleener was serviceable in his absence, Allen is the obvious top tight end on the team because of his excellent run blocking and tremendous red zone abilities. As Colts' general manager Ryan Grigson puts it, Allen is "a beast." Look for Allen to be a potential Top 10 tight end in 2014.
The Colts signed tight end Erik Swoope (an elite college basketball player) as an undrafted free agent during the offseason. Thus far, he has impressed the Colts with his physical ability, but given the fact that he has never played a down of organized football, he is likely a couple of years away from making an impact at any position other than special teams.
At 41, Adam Vinatieri keeps on kicking. He has made 83-percent of his career field goal attempts and in 2013, Vinatieri hit career highs in both attempts (40) and makes (35). Given that the Colts are expected to find the end zone regularly, it is unlikely that Vinatieri can reach those marks again. Still, all those extra points and occasional field goals will add up. Vinatieri could be a fringe starter, but may be best suited to come off the waiver wire as a bye week replacement.
The Colts' defense is a curious unit to consider. Last year, the Colts ranked ninth in points allowed and 20th in yards allowed. They forced the fifth-most fumbles and were 11th in sacks. Those stats alone put them on the bubble for being a matchup-based start. If Indianapolis has a weakness on defense, it is at safety. They brought in Mike Adams from the Denver Broncos in an attempt to upgrade the position. The Colts are in arguably the weakest division and have a clear path to winning the division for the second- straight season. The defense will be playing with a lead often, particularly against their division foes (all of which have uncertainty at QB), so you can expect some aggressive game plans, particularly at home. At best, the Colts are a backup; however, they have a long way to go to build up their defensive front.
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The Indian education system is facing acute shortage of faculties, particularly in higher education institutions. Various committees set up by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) along with several experts have put this figure around 40 – 50 percent. Now, MHRD following the advice of National Knowledge Commission wants to set up hundreds of institutions all over India but the idea seems to be taking more time in implementation due to the faculty crunch at the existing institutions.
According to several experts this problem can be fixed to some extent by increasing the retirement age of faculties. Taking note of it the University Grants Commission increased the retirement age of professors in central universities to 65 years. However, with education being in the concurrent list, many state governments have not yet raised the age bar of retirement of professors in state universities.
R.K. Kale, Vice Chancellor of Central University of Gujarat speaking to India Education Review on this issue said, "There is an acute shortage of the university and college teachers in India. There are more than 45 percent vacancies in the University system. Further, every year around 75000 to 85000 additional teachers are required due to expansion of higher education and retirement of the teachers. Therefore, there is need to increase the retirement age of the teacher. At the same time, there is also the need to recruit new teachers, otherwise it is going to make big crisis in the country."
Some educationists believe that increasing the retirement age of existing professors will cut down the future prospect of young people who want to join the teaching profession. "Since the available vacancies are very high, it is not going to affect adversely the employment seekers. The Central Government has allocated sufficient fund for the higher education in the 11th Plan. I do not see any financial constraint for higher education, at least for the central universities," added Prof. Kale.
The number of central universities is very less as compared to the huge number of students taking admission in under graduate and post graduate courses across the country. Therefore, the problem will remain complicated until the state governments will also feel the need to increase the retirement age of professors.
Various teachers associations and unions have been demanding for uniformity in retirement age of professors all over the country. A ray of hope has started to emerge in past few months with some of the states bringing change in their education acts to increase the retirement age to 62 – 65 years.
Maharashtra has recently increased the retirement age of professors to 62 years and for principals it has been raised to 65 years for all the government aided and unaided colleges in the state. Similarly, Punjab and Jharkhand have also increased the retirement age of professors to 65 years. The retirement age of professors in Bihar has also been raised after a writ petition was filed in the Patna High Court.
Several other states are yet to take the decision. According to Pradip Narayan Ghosh, Vice Chancellor, Jadavpur University (JU) in West Bengal, "In JU, retirement age of professors is still sixty. Although, they can get re-employed at the same position till the age of 65. However they retire at 60 and they do not get the benefits of a regular employee after 60.Change in retirement age is a policy of the state government and presently there is no plan to change it. I believe the retirement age should be same for all the professors or academic staff of different institutions all over the country."
Some experts think that mere increasing the retirement age will not serve the purpose as the faculty should also be competent enough to hold the position. G. N. Qazi, Vice Chancellor, Jamia Hamdard University says, "Given the fact that quality teachers are not available in numbers, as a result more than 30 percent vacancies remain unfilled in most of the prestigious institutes of higher learning. Increase of retirement age would be a temporary relief. However, there should be a provision to screen the quality teachers at 60 years of age. The retirement age for teachers should be uniform throughout the country."
"As per state govt order, it is 62 years. University cannot do anything. I am personally in favour of 65 years and we have to increase it to bridge the demand supply gap in the higher education space," said Prof. BC Mal, Vice Chancellor of CSV Technical University.
Even these faculties will retire after some time creating again a dearth of efficient teachers. There is a need to attract good talent from the young generation who are more attracted towards more lucrative career options in multinationals. Renowned institutions like IITs and IIMs are preparing professionals for the corporate sector. Major steps are required to encourage research-based activities to produce good teachers and researchers.
There is also the need to develop a better atmosphere to allow teaching staff more allowances, freedom to enter into consultancy arrangements besides providing them attractive perks such as housing facilities. Flexibility in appointment, in age limit and qualification is also necessary to ensure quality faculties. We cannot prevent the faculty shortage from becoming the "Achilles' heel" of Indian higher education system without implementing these measures.
Since most of the teachers in
Since most of the teachers in universities are physically and mentally fit even after 65, there is nothing wrong in keeping in in job. It will rather help the system if the willing teachers continue to work even after 65.
The increase of retirement
The increase of retirement age of College/University teachers is not the at all solution measure. The propaganda of suitable faculty crunch is a vague term. None of us thinking the future of youth generation who are profoundly seeking for teaching job and they have the tremendous merit of having good teachers/researchers. We have the serious lack of implementing the recruitment drive of all categories. In my personal views, the retirement age must be kept upto 60 only. Only those having good track of service during the regular service should be given the opportunity for re-employment only.
With increased average age of
With increased average age of Indians and better health care, the teaching faculty can continue up to 70 years, if not 75 years. Medical check up every 2 years after 65 years may be made mandatory. Higher education, specially professional education is facing a lot of problem because of non availability of senior and experienced staff. I strongly recommend an increase in retirement age of faculty.
Reason for degradation of
Reason for degradation of higher education is due to degradation of school education. Salary of these teachers are lower than uneducated employed youths. Also, we should divert some of these aged experts to secondary education. Of course with equivalent salaries and benefits. Also we should have a very serious look at the salaries of school teachers to attract deserving ones.
I think that in the matter of
I think that in the matter of retirement, there should be a policy applicable to all Higher Education Institutions across the country
Paucity of faculty is
Paucity of faculty is plaguing every branch of higher education. In health sciences, particularly in Kerala, the problem is compounded by the almost explosive expansion of professional colleges in the past decade and the retirement age in government colleges remaining at 55 (except in medical colleges, where the age was raised to 60 recently). While the current shortage needs to be addressed by raising the age of retirement and sharing human 5resources through clustering, an all out effort must be launched, and launched NOW, to increase the quantum and quality of teachers.
The issue is quite apt and I
The issue is quite apt and I am of the opinion that the age of retirement should be uniform throughout the country. Even if the education is on the concurrent list, both the centre and state can make the rulings but in case of conflict, centre ruling will prevail. More over, it is in a way violation of article 14 of the constitution which states "The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India". If a person is serving in Haryana, Punjab or in Maharashtra, how does it matter? They should be treated equally. The MHRD letter dated 31.12.2008 has been approved by the parliament; it should therefore be of binding nature for the states. It is astonishing to note that in Self Financing Institutions the age of superannuation is 70 years. Why this issue of employment to younger does not arise there. Moreover even the governments of same political party are taking different stands on this issue. The fact of the matter is that in M.P., Bihar, Jharkhand, J&K (Professors) and all the Central Institutes involved in teaching, have enhanced the age of superannuation to 65 years, U.P., Maharasthra, Delhi to 62 years but the more prosperous states like Punjab, Haryana are still having a wait and watch policy in this regard. The central govt. should encourage the states to implement the MHRD notification dated 31.12.2008 along with the UGC guidelines dated June 30, 2010 uniformly through out India in the Institutions of Higher Education. Even if we consider this as the prerogative of the state to increase or not the age of retirement but looking to the uniformity and avoiding the feeling of discrimination, all the states should go ahead with the uniform policy of enhancing the age of retirement to that of 65 years.
While retaining teachers past
While retaining teachers past 60 will address the shortfall of skilled teachers in the country, it creates another problem. Systems become very rigid and conservative when they are dominated by old people. If teachers at the age of 65 or 70 are the decision makers, I think universities and colleges will cease to be adaptive exactly at the moment when we need them to be very agile. The current generation of students is very different from previous generations of students and we have to take risks and change our teaching strategies to reach them.
Departments dominated by old people are not going to take risks.
One possible answer could be that people beyond 60 can remain in the system but they do not hold positions of power. They can only teach. That way, only those with a passion for teaching will remain and perhaps that will be an added bonus.
It is an irony that judges
It is an irony that judges retire at 62/65, All India service personnel retire at 60, politicians retire normally at 90 and the poor teachers who have taught them are compelled to retire at 55, at least in Kerala.
The post of teachers at the
The post of teachers at the university level should not be considered just like a job in other areas. If our nation is to be progressed and youth are to be well trained to keep pace with the advancement, serious thought are required regarding not only to increase of retirement age of University teachers but also increasing facilities of research at the university. It is good the central govt and UGC have realised the issue. But many state govts have neglected the issue mainly they do not realize the imporatnce of development. The university teachers usually gain lot of experience and research know-how through out his life time and at the late phase they can deliver their aptitude to the nation in a more developed way and this is what required for the developing country like India. So retirement age of University teachers should be atleast 65 years throughout the country and facilities of research should be enhanced.
Rather than increasing the
Rather than increasing the age one must look at availability of qualified personnel and making teaching an attractive career.
Present recruitment norms for Associate professor and above posts in Professional education are made without looking at ground realities. For example in Architecture colleges (total 180+ in number) you have approx 700+ vacancies at higher post that call for Ph D as a essential qualification as per UGC norms. The fact remains that we do not have even 150 people in India who are PhD and even if you include Indian candidates registered and pursuing PhD in India and abroad still the number does not 300. So at least for next whole decade these positions will remain vacant.
It only means that the teachers:students ration will not be meet and the colleges will not be able to provide desired quality education.
Extending retirement age will only keep a few teachers in position at posts that are occupied but can never help induction of new teachers.
This shortage of faculty is
This shortage of faculty is artificially created by wrong policies. There is no recruitment for teaching posts for more than a decade. This not only will create vacuum at the top, but also results in a cultural gap between young and old teachers. It is high time that recruitment of teachers takes place continuously as and when needed and not in bursts.There is big threat of poaching by foreign universities, if they are permitted to start their operations. This will upset faculty strength at many institutions.
This profession requires th
This profession requires th euniform regulations on all India basis. When the guidelines are uniform throughout India for the promotions and selections, why there should be different yardsticks for the age of superannuation? IF MHRD goes with dissociating 80% grant to the age of superannuation(composite package), most of the states will not enhance the retirement age.
The need of the hour is young
The need of the hour is young modern enthusiastic tech-savvy teachers with professional experience. What we do not need are over-aged bookish teachers who are well past their prime, do not update themselves and live in the past and who are quite clueless about what is going on outside their academic world cocoon.
For this two things need to be done:
1. The requirement of Ph.D. for a teaching job must be done away with immediately and industrial, professional, corporate, design and research experience must be accorded more importance than a mere bookish Ph.D. This aspect is more relevant in professional education like Engineering, Management, Law etc.
2. The retirement age of teachers must be reduced to 60 years. This will help get rid of the "deadwood" and, if required, competent teachers who are above 60, can be invited to teach as visiting faculty.
Also, the so-called shortage of teachers seems to be quite inflated and needs close scrutiny by examining actual teaching hours and teaching load vis-a-vis prevalent industrial norms. We also see many "teachers" in bureaucratic and corporate positions who spend most of their time performing administrative and managerial work and hardly doing any teaching, but still enjoy the benefits of being a teacher which are much more than their bureaucratic counterparts. Teachers must focus on teaching and research, nothing else.
Fresh thinking requires
Fresh thinking requires empowerment of unconventional thinkers. Very often re-employed aged people (including those who retired from high positions at great places) want to secure few more years of working life without dipleasing their bosses and hence are champions of conventional thinking. Nothing fundamentally wrong in having healthy older people around. However, they must not become the only dominent voice in any organisation. They should facilitate rather than rule the youngsters.
Kindly confirm the actual
Kindly confirm the actual case in Jharkhand ? The Jharkhand High Court raised the
retirement age of professors in Jharkhand from 62 to 65 after a writ petition was filed in the Jharkhan High Court. But the State Government HRD is not agree by the same,
Our NGO also demand the retirement change in Jharkhand education acts to increase the retirement age to 62 – 65 years. So kindly inform me the actual position or Status " Punjab and Jharkhand have also increased the retirement age of professors to 65 years. "
In our opinion the UGC and
In our opinion the UGC and MHRD ,New Delhi have to urge and force to the state Government to follow up the guide lines according to UGC, As the UGC cover its 80% of total Budget and State Government only 20%, and only for 20% the State Government officer usually delay and not supporting this decision in their State by the same, All most all the Central Government officer draw their 6th pay commission salary and dues, then why they delay in case of University? These show the State Government policy for Higher education,
e,g, The Bihar Government is now showing their development work and projects
and demanding the central Funds, But in case of Universities Teacher's Retirement from 62 to 65, Hon'ble Nitish Kumar is Not favor for Teachers ,he does not want this facilities for their State and always talking about Development ?????? and Same as in Jharkhand the HRD Secretariat unless harass the University Teachers. High Court is not option ,,,,,,, Decision of Court and the State Government does not follow the court decision and move to against the court decision to Supreme Court.
Simple thing State Government is the institution which have to support the Higher education system in their State as the Central Govt and UGC is bearer its total budget i.e. 80 + 20 %. So State Government 's responsibilities is to follow up the UGC Decisions .
The university teachers usually gain lot of experience and research know-how through out his life time and at the late phase they can deliver their aptitude to the nation in a more developed way and this is what required for the developing country like India. So retirement age of University teachers should be atleast 65 years throughout the country and facilities of research should be enhanced.
No please. Age expectancy
No please. Age expectancy increase is no logic. Believe it the people in general have lost faith in truthfullness of government employees ( even government employees do not trust their colleagues as regards delivery of services ). The enforcement agencies and the vigilance agencies have failed to weed out the inefficient, the corrupt and non performer employees due to the service rules and constitutional safeguards provided for the government servants ( so that they are not easily exploited by the political bosses). A minister / MLA/ MP is subjected to almost a summary trial by people after 5 years and could be removed ( here too debates are going on for more stringent measures). But the government employee is not subjected to any such trial and is a long term link of the government machinery. In the army the officers are filtered by a BOARD from Col Level but in IAS/ IPS /IFS/ like services once you take entry YOU move UP with time only. So there is instead utmost need for devising some check mechanism. It is true that experience need be used but why increase the retirement age in a blanket manner for all the employees. Experience has shown that many employees who get involved in cases are later set free during legal / admionistrative process. If the retirement age is further increased to 62 years , such elements would further stay in. So the need is to :: (i) rather reduce the retirement age to 50 years max. There after a summary review could be conducted , those keeping fit health ( particularly for , police security forces , revenue departments ), having clean unquestioned service career with efficiency and whose experience could be particularly needed could be given reemployment for two years on contract basis (ii) such contract employments could be carried till the age of 62 years in exceptional cases (ii) this way the bad / inefficient/ corrupt / non performers would be removed from services ( though late) without legal implications (iii) this will provide opportunities to the job seeking youth , motivate the government servants to adopt truthful behaviour , encourage the performing government servants (iV) no working government officer /retired government officer ( atleast with in two years after retirement) should be posted in a Commission / Constitutional body (v) the governmet employees should be de barred from joining any priviate company with in two years of retirement from the Government service (vi) no doubt I am of the opinion that the Central Government should reconsider restoring the retirement pension to Government employees who have been appointed after 2003 ( no employees union / association has so far objected to this action of the government since those who were holding the reins of associations/ unions in 2004 were not affected with the decision of the government to discontinue regular pension for those appointed after 2003 ). The contributory pension scheme is no match to EARLIER REGULAR PENSION ( think a government employee getting pension of Rs.30000 per month , it worth interest on a FDR of 40,00000 ( forty Lac ).
Any how there is need for a mass movement for checking the government from exploiting the people simply for votes ( since we have a very large population associated with the families of the government employees), draining the exchequer through payments to the non performing government service sector and unchecked extension of service / monetary benefits to Government employees like regular increase in DA, Wages in view of rising prices but do nothing to check the undue rise in living costs for the common man ………………………….. Daya Sagar 09419796096
The Indian education system
The Indian education system is facing acute shortage of faculties, particularly in higher education institutions. Hence to solve the problem retirement age has to be increased. - this is the baseless argument. Government has not taken steps to fulfill the vacancies. In karnataka no vacancies has been filled up for the past several years. Every year thousands of youngsters are coming out of the Universities with new vigor. But the system has become so rotten that they have to work in the College for paltry salary for their survival. No chance of regularization. Colleges are full of non approved young teachers and approved Professors in minority numbers but drawing almost fifty to eighty thousand rupees salary. Incomparable. I do agree that Professors has to be retained. Their knowledge should be utilized. They have to be retained in the Profession up to 65years. But at the same time, youngsters should be accommodated - new posts had to be created. They have to be filled up. If it is not, then it is simply the earning Professors do earning. This will ruin the education setup further. Hope Government will do something at least.
Dr APR
IT isvery unfortunate that
IT isvery unfortunate that decrease the retirement age of sports officers of iits from 62 to 60, but IIM,NIT,IIS,still retirement age is 62 as per existing MHRD notification.Think over discrimination.
IT is very unfortunate that
IT is very unfortunate that decrease the retirement age of sports officers of iits from 62 to 60, but IIM,NIT,IIS,still retirement age is 62 as per existing MHRD notification.Think over discrimination.


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text: Openness is a form of vulnerability. Openness to question, openness to explore, openness to reach bold conclusions and overturn tradition: all the graybeard warnings about change are, to some extent, right. Openness and vulnerability are not necessarily good things, taken by themselves. In the Rialto Unified School District, somebody came up with a debate assignment on whether the Holocaust was real. Like as not, it was just a devil's advocate argument taken in very, very poor taste. Nevertheless, it proves that even that today's most ardent beliefs (hate, racism, and genocide are evil) are open to future questioning and skepticism. Though doubt is natural, openness to it is not uniformly virtuous, and can even be wicked. Continue reading Even the Holocaust is Open to Skeptical Manhandling


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Resistance 2
Review by Darth_Zak
"Resistance 2: Bigger, Bolder, and Better than the first"
First off, this game is outstanding for many reasons. If you are a fan of FPS then this is definitely an enjoyable game of epic proportions. Overall it is an extremely well balanced game that offers hours upon hours of play, even after you have beaten the campaign mode.
I have broken down the game into its major elements in order to give a better glimpse into the individual aspects of gameplay:
Graphics & Visual (9/10): Even playing this game even a year and a half after I first got it on its release date it still, for the most part, looks amazing. The textures look a little dated and sometimes a bit bland (especially in some of the multiplayer maps) but overall are still good enough. The lighting and shading effects are where the graphics engine really shines though. The shadows are rich, deep, and detailed especially on the surface of characters, giving them a realistic depth. The colors are much more vibrant and the color palatte is much more diverse than the gray tones and earthen hues of Resistance 1, which was personally a welcome change for me. The framerate is very steady, even with hordes of Chimera on the screen at once. The energy effects are all quite good looking, and so is vegetation. Draw distance is also a big plus, giving the levels a great deal of depth with huge backdrops.
Audio & Sound (9/10): The score is pretty solid, but maybe a little cliche and forgettable. The sound effects are great, both for the weapons and for the enemies. The surround sound really does make it sound like you're in the middle of it. The voice acting is pretty good, but sometimes a little cliche (the whole army tough-guy thing) but sometimes stereotypes exist for a reason so it wasn't a big deal for me.
Story (8/10): The story is pretty good, the premise I like alot because it is pretty novel compared to a lot of the derivitive stuff out there. I would have liked a little more story (I'm not gonna spoil it) but this entry in the franchise still does plenty to expand the Resistance universe and to move the story forward- it definitely has more of a story to it than the first one, although to get alot of the details and nuances it is important to read the intel documents gathered in the campaign and co-op modes (or read some wikipedia if you're lazy). Its also nice because the settings of the levels change quite frequently and keep the campaign pretty fresh as you visit a lot of American locales.
Gameplay (9/10): This is a FUN game, make no mistake. If you play on Hard it will be hard, and you will die, alot. If you play on Superhuman you will die more than alot. Coming from someone who has beaten it on all the difficulties, dying was no deterrent for me. The frustration of dying (or frequent dying in superhuman) was curbed by the pure fun that is the single player campaign. The weapon designs are awesome and every weapon is enjoyable in some way. Many weapons like the Splicer are just freakin fun to use, who doesnt want to shoot circular saw blades into a group of zombie like Grims and watch the blades ricochet around chopping off countless limbs? Some of the weapons from the first game also make their way back into this one, albeit with slight modifications to their specs.
The enemy AI is also pretty dang good, they're smart and they use smart tactics, and if you set it to a harder difficulty, they get a whole lot smarter so watch your back because they will flank you. Sometimes its good to run and gun and sometimes its smarter to dig into cover and pick them off one by one; the game is pretty good about letting you choose how to deal out the death, but the harder you set it, the more you'll be sitting behind cover, because otherwise you die very quickly. Just figuring out how to kill them best and what weapons to do it with is half the fun. There's also plenty of intense situations and boss fights that had me white-knuckling through them.
Multiplayer (9/10): For me, the Co-op Multiplayer aspect was one of the deepest multiplayer experiences I have ever seen or played. It was extremely enjoyable, expanded the story, and gives the player a sense that this is in fact an all out war for humanity's survival. It also forces you to rely on your teammates and to do your job as a cog in the co-op machine. If medics don't heal, everyone will die (your health does not regenerate in co-op), if soldiers don't wipe out the grunts and keep their shields up, you'll be overrun and beaten to death by the hordes of enemies, and if the marksmen don't pick off the stronger enemies and provide everyone else with ammo, then everyone runs out of ammo (including heals for the medic to give to others, and shields for the soldier that protect the group). Therefore if the group doesn't work together and everyone tries to go "rambo" then you'll all die and/or fail the mission. XP is rewarded to each class for doing their job and therefore further reinforces teamwork and encourages everyone to perform their specific duties effectively and effeciently. Plenty of time can be spent leveling up a specific class and there are plenty of missions to play. Also the shear amount of enemies makes this mode extremely fun as well, with upwards of 60 baddies on the screen at once, all trying to take your team out.
The Competitive Multiplayer (deathmatch, team deathmatch, etc.) for me was less enjoyable than the co-op, however it is still an overall solid and enjoyable experience. My biggest gripe, however, is that the ranked matches, which give you XP to level up and get better gear, are randomly picked for you (you get to pick the game type and size of the map but thats all). There is no list that allows you to browse through the ranked matches and pick one which is quite frustrating because often times you will wait 30 seconds to get thrown into a lobby for a ranked game, and then the game is cancelled bc not enough people joined, network issue, etc. and then you're back where you were, searching for a game to play. This means it takes a hell of alot of time to level up bc you have to wait for it to find games for you. For me this was just more incentive to play the co-op mode.
Overall (9/10): This game is overall a great FPS with plenty of polish and depth, offering many fun hours of play. Seeing as its a Greatest Hit title now and only about $30, theres almost no reason any self-respecting fan of the FPS genre shouldn't have this game.
Reviewer's Rating: 4.5 - Outstanding
Originally Posted: 08/13/10
Game Release: Resistance 2 (US, 11/04/08)
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Amirthan, G and UdayaKumar, A and Balasubramanian, N (2011) Thermal conductivity studies on Si/SiC ceramic composites. Ceramics International, 37 . pp. 423-426. ISSN 0272-8842Full text available as:
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Ceramic heat exchangers are increasingly used in many nuclear power plants. Silicon carbide has been treated as a promising material for heat exchanger application since it has good thermal conductivity and corrosion resistance. In this work, four different types of Si/SiC ceramic composites were prepared by liquid silicon infiltration technique. Thermal conductivities of these ceramic composites at different temperatures are measured by the laser flash thermal conductivity method. Results show that the presence of free carbon and voids are notably affecting the thermal conductivity of these materials.
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