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The Chronicle of Higher Education has ranked MSU's Media and Information Studies Ph.D. program No. 2 in the category of mass communication. MSU's Communication Ph.D. program was ranked No. 4 in a separate category of communication in the 2005 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index, published by the Chronicle in 2007.
The National Communication Association (NCA) ranks MSU's Ph.D. programs as No. 1 in educating researchers in the rapidly growing fields of health communication and communication technology. MSU is also ranked in the top four in several other fields, including international/intercultural communication, mass communication, and interpersonal communication. Based on the November 2004 NCA report: www.natcom.org
MSU's Communication Department is No. 1 in the nation in terms of research productivity, according to a new analysis of scholarly articles that have appeared in the eight academic journals affiliated with the National Communication Association and the International Communication Association, two of the leading academic organizations in the communications field. MSU faculty and doctoral graduates were responsible for 30 percent of the research articles published in the journals between 1999 and 2004 -- double the number of the No. 2 and 3 universities (see Journal of Communication, Vol 55, # 4). This is the latest in a series of productivity studies showing that MSU consistently ranks at the top in published articles.
MSU is ranked No. 2 in producing and encouraging graduate student publications in Journalism and Mass Communication journals examined from 1999 to 2006. The study* presented at the Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in 2008 showed MSU as in the top tier among 628 student author citations representing 78 universities in 13 peer-reviewed journalism and mass communication journals. Another study** presented at the same AEJMC conference ranked MSU No. 3 among 706 graduate student authors representing 196 institutions in collaborating with and encouraging student published research in 10 peer-reviewed journals from 1997 to 2006.
The advertising and public relations master's programs were ranked in the top 10 nationwide by the U.S. News & World Report in 1996 (the last time they were ranked).
According to the Gourman Report 10th Ed. 1998, MSU's program is ranked No. 9 among the top Journalism and Mass Communications programs.
*Article 1: "The Pipeline to Publication: Student Research Productivity in Mass Communication Journals (1999-2006)": 1999-2006, 13 peer-reviewed journals, 628 student author citations, 78 universities represented. MSU ranked second.
**Article 2: "A Study of Graduate Student Authorship in Journalism and Mass Communication Journals Including Who Encourages Productivity": 1997-2006, 10 peer-reviewed journals, 706 grad student authors, 196 universities and other institutions represented, MSU ranked third in producing greatest number of student authors.Share via these networks:


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PGATOUR.COM's Win McMurry recaps Tiger Woods' victory and all the news from the 2009 World Golf Championships – Bridgestone Invitational. For complete coverage, visit PGATOUR.COM.
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How Money Are You: Trip to the Grocery Store, Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving grocery shopping led me to two different grocery stores (Safeway and Trader Joe's), and as luck would have it I still missed a couple of items on my list. I'm hosting a few friends for the holiday and can't wait to make all of the traditional holiday treats, with a twist, of course.
If you've been to the store to pick up your own Thanksgiving feast ingredients than you may have some good luck on the quiz that asks about how much some of these items cost. How money are you?
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I could resist in comment this camera design: It's just me or the back of this camera looks like a smartphone? XD
On a more serious comment, are the 12bit camera sensors supportted on CHDK or, up until now were always 10bit for RAW?
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- Most (or all) newer Powershots are equipped with 12bit sensors; CHDK is also available on some of these cameras, e.g. the SX10, SD990...
- CHDK RAW images from those cameras are 12bit, but the 2 additional bits doesn't increase the RAW image quality much. Fe50 05:32, September 18, 2009 (UTC)


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Jill DeVries, the 2010-2011 DAC Women's Basketball Coach of the Year.
Valley City State University women's basketball coach Jill DeVries has been selected as the 2010-2011 Dakota Athletic Conference Coach of the Year.
DeVries, in her 12th season, led the Vikings to a second place regular season finish in the DAC and the Vikings first ever Dakota Athletic Conference Tournament Championship. En route to the championship, the Vikings amassed a record of 23-8 with a 10-4 regular season conference record. The 23 wins are the most ever for a Viking team in a season.
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It doesn't look like Dish Network is using Charlie Rose, C-SPAN, or Firing Line as models for the program it will air on October 2, the night before the first presidential debate. The satellite company calls its special with Glenn Beck and former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer The War Of The Words. And it introduced the event at a press conference today by inviting boxing MC Michael Buffer to stand in the middle of a mock ring and to deliver his catchphrase — "Let's get ready to rumble!" — as he brought out what he called the "heavyweights on the right and the left." They'll square off in front of a live audience for the broadcast, which will be offered on Dish's channel 102 and streamed online at www.facebook.com/DISH. It will promote Dish's pickup yesterday of Beck's TheBlaze online video content as well as Current TV, where the Spitzer hosts a weeknight talk show: Viewpoint With Eliot Spitzer. Dish CEO Joseph Clayton says that his company "offers more political programming than anyone else." TheBlaze is included DISH's America's Top 250 package; Current TV is included in America's Top 200 package. Both also can be purchased a la carte for $5 a month starting later this month.
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Wow you can subscribe to the Glenn Beck channel or Current alacarte for $5 each month? This seems like big news. I wonder what other channels are available this way; Dish excites me with their experimentation while the others are just playing it safe protecting the status quo.
Is Spitzer broke. Why is he going to debate a former morning zoo guy? This is sad.
Are there no credible political pundits out there?
Beck will BURY Spitzer
Beck belongs is a straight jacket, I can not think of one thing he has said in the last couple of years that makes any cents. He couldn't even make it at Fox, they thought he was a nut to. I would not waste my time on this program.
Yet another reason to avoid Dish Network!
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Ore's been finding out more about swine flu in the UK
A woman in Scotland who had swine flu has died - the first person with the bug to die in the UK and Europe.
Jacqueline Fleming was being treated at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley. She was already ill, which made the flu more dangerous.
For most people having swine flu is just like normal flu. However if someone is already sick it can become more serious.
At the moment 1,261 people are known to have swine flu in the UK.
Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said: "Tragic though (the) death is, I would like to emphasise that the vast majority of those who have H1N1 are suffering from relatively mild symptoms."
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One month on.....
Today we have been home one month exactly!
We caught up with lots of our friends on our first Saturday night back and spent the first week or so unpacking all our boxes and doing boring stuff like contacting utility companies and attending vet and dentist appointments.
Pepper sulked for the first 2 days we were back and did everything she could to avoid us and when she was ready decided to follow us everywhere we went and not leave us alone – we have now been forgiven!
I am now back to school and feeling exhausted after just 8 days!!! I am just not used to this full time malarkey!!! Lots of changes have taken place over the year I have been away and I am frantically trying to keep up with it all as well as settle my new class of thirty 4 year olds.
Gerald has landed himself a job and will be starting in just over a week's time – he will be working for the husband of a friend of mine, the role will involve being a 'solution architect' so will take him in a new direction than previous jobs and he is really looking forward to it.
As Gerald and I were both off work for the first 3 weeks we managed to catch up with a few more friends – including a trip down to the seaside to catch up with friends that had twins while we were away.
Last weekend we had a great time at Secret Cinema – basically you pay for a ticket for a film but have no idea what or where it will be! A week or so before you get a dress code and venue but don't find out what the film is until it starts. This time our dress code was 'Bedouin'. So we scoured the shops to find something suitable and headed off into London with around 5000 other people also dressed in Bedouin attire to Alexandra Palace. We were greeted by real camels, donkeys, goats and sheep – and a man tried to buy me off Gerald for 3 camels!!!! Really is that all I'm worth!? The entire venue was decked out - with an exotic market , a room painted like an oasis with sand all over the floor, belly dancers, indian head massagers and much more. We had a great time and can't wait for the next one. Oh and the film was Lawrence of Arabia.
We have been booking lots of things to give us something to look forward to now our travels are over and winter is approaching – so we have a trip to the Duke of York theatre to see Ghost Stories, tickets to see Paul Weller and Leftfield, an evening watching some stand up comedy TV filming at the Riverside studios, a short trip to Spain to stay with friends of mine and a weekend in Edinburgh to watch All Blacks v Scotland ( yes I know it's risky taking Gerald the Jinx!!!!).
Our tans are fast fading and it feels almost like we didn't spend all that time away now we are back home and in familiar surroundings so now we must start planning our next trip away….Watch this space.
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MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. – In a follow-up to our report about 300 animals taken from a Manatee County property earlier this month, now the attorney for the owners of Napier's Animal Sanctuary says his clients plan to reopen.
Alan and Sheree Napier are reportedly working to fix the problems found at their animal sanctuary.
A raid earlier this month resulted in more than 300 animals being seized from what investigators describe as deplorable conditions.
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In the fall of 1960, (my senior year) Wallace transferred as a junior from UNC. One of my former boyfriends had told him to avoid me, as I was bad news. This only made him more curious to know me. We had our first date at a missions conference in February 1961 and were married exactly one year later. I knew that I was marrying a ministerial student and hoped that in this partnership I could follow through on my calling to music ministry. God made this possible as we went on to pastor 4 churches in 3 states as well as other opportunities for ministry. We have now returned to our alma mater, which we love and appreciate, to help her in any way we can.
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Hello all. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday.
It's in my nature, from a coach's point of view that I come from, to always look at things from a short term perspective. How can I make my business function better TODAY? Or, in the basketball sense, how can we best win the game TONIGHT? What do we have to do to win the VERY NEXT GAME? Since thats how I think Carlisle and most other coaches in the professional level look at it too, usually most decisions they make are based on that way of thinking. Today, I want to hit on a couple of random topics and discuss whether our short term goals of being a better team in the immediate future is getting in the way of what we need to be doing long term, and hopefully spark an intelligent discussion.
Topic number one on my mind is Marquis Daniels, and our backcourt players in general. While it defies my own coaching common sense, its apparent to me and most of us watching with an objective eye that Darrell Armstrong is providing us with a spark, defensive intensity, and even shooting that none of us expected. Even more surprising to me, while inconsistent on an every night basis, clearly the pairing of DA and Sarunas off our bench has been a very good combination for us. For whatever reason, we've played better and had more success when those 2 players have been on the court together than when they've been in apart from one another. Our plays and design of what we are running seems to function better, especially on the nights Sarunas is making shots. RC has clearly discovered this, and DA has become his security blanket in the rotation, and with his play justifiably so. My question is, is this really a good thing for us long term?
I think my answer as a long time Pacer fan craving a championship is no. Most likely, when we are truly a championship level contender again, Armstrong will be gone, and probably Sarunas too. I don't know about the rest of you, but I simultaneously cringe and cheer when I see either of these 2 guys play well, because I know the natural tendency of the coaches will be to play Armstrong and Sarunas more minutes, at the expense of Marquis and Rawle Marshall. On the other hand, those 2 guys when playing well have really helped us win the 7 games we've won this year, and we really have had big time minutes from both of them. It's hard for me to decide what I think is best to do, but I think Im realistic enough to know that in a lot of ways winning games with them now might be counterproductive to our long term goals of being a true elite contender.
I still think, as I said last week, that I believe Id play and even start Daniels at the point, to improve our defense at the point of attack, and to see if he can be a player who can fill that role for us. I think in my own mind Ive decided that Tinsley is a nice player, but is not a championship level point guard with the team currently configured this way. I think we need a starter at that spot as a long term answer, and I want to see if Daniels is it.
I feel this way about David Harrison too. My gut tells me, instead of all evidence, that David would be a better starter than backup. I certainly cant defend a decision to start him based on the merits of how he has played, but I think its important this season to once and for all decide for ourselves if he is going to be part of the next truly great team here. I already know Foster is what he is, starting him doesnt tell me anything I dont already know, although I can see where it makes some short term sense. Can David be a legitimate starting center on a really good team? I dont know, but Id like to play him and find out this season. My original thought in the preseason was to play him at the start of the second quarter every night, play him all 12 minutes, and then play him the second half based on how the game was being played and what we needed to do to win. Obviously, RC isnt that comfortable in doing that, and honestly Harrison hasnt been able to stay on the floor anyway....and now he is semi-hurt and inactive. I think its smarter to play the kid bigger minutes and see what we've got for next year and beyond.
That moves me on to players to really look at hard to acquire in the offseason of 2007. I think most of us would say we need help in the backcourt in some form (depending on how Daniels would do in my proposed idea to start him at PG), we need shooting in the backcourt, and we need an upgrade inside to help JO and Harrington. I challenge all of you to watch not just our own team play but to watch the opponents too, to see who they may have that might become available for us next summer.
As for me, Ill mention 2 players off the top of my head who interest me alot, and would be at least somewhat realistic for us to acquire, and then throw this whole topic open to discussion:
1. Darko Milicec.....the potential exact type big man to ideally pair with JO's skill set in my opinion. Orlando opted to not renew him at the start of the year I think, and unless Im mistaken he will be on the open market.
2. Mo Peterson.....being pushed out of Toronto in a youth movement, I project him to be available around the MLE next summer. I really like his game and ability to shoot from the perimeter, and depending on how we manuever our wing positions might be a good addition. I'd prefer a younger player of course, but Im hoping some of you may have some thoughts on who might be a good fit as a SHOOTER.( Yes, I know Ive had a Mo Pete fetish for us since last summer.)
Ok, now the big question for some of you to answer. Would you rather play DA and Sarunas as much or more than we are playing them now, assuming that they play well enought to squeeze us out another 5 to 7 extra victories for this one season, or would you rather experiment and risk making the playoffs this season to find out more about our young guys?
Its hard to do and admit, but I think Id like to experiment still, just to find out where we stand with Daniels, Harrison, Marshall, and the rest. I dont think with the current cast playing big minutes we are much better than average, and I have higher goals and aspirations than that for our Pacers.
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Regicide To make the Final Four, it is looking increasingly likely that Ohio State is going to have to plow their way through two teams that are generally considered basketball royalty; the University of Kentucky on Thursday, and should they win that game,
Isn't the game on Friday???
Just an FYI as I was an athlete at OSU. What was said in the write-up above was not entirely correct. Certain sports do not allow partial scholarships, these being the ones such as Football, Basketball etc. Others like the Olympic sports and Baseball to name a few do allow partial grant-in-aid.
Texas in '06 or Iowa in that same year. It was just a good old fashioned beat down and those teams were running on all cylinders. Troy Smith played well and Gonzo even had the across the field cut back TD with the sick block someone laid at the end...Can't remember who.
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The Milwaukee Awards for Neighborhood Development Innovation (known as the MANDIs) recognize individuals, organizations and projects that enrich central city neighborhoods.
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Honors an individual demonstrating leadership and collaboration for change.
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Honors the use of public space that contributes to the overall well-being of the community.
The newly renovated 4.1-acre park is now home to a community building with an interactive splash pad, three full-size basketball courts, an outdoor multi gym, lighted pathways, a performance stage and restrooms.
Honors an innovative approach to a problem that is producing demonstrative results.
Through a unique partnership with the City of Milwaukee, the ACTS Housing Foreclosure Reclamation Project helps families purchase and rehabilitate tax-foreclosed homes, ultimately catalyzing financial independence and stabilizing distressed neighborhoods.
Honors a real estate project that contributes significantly to the enhancement of the community.
Designed with African and European motifs, the St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care-Bucyrus Campus provides adult day care, basic health care, human services and quality early childhood education programs, while serving as a catalyst for neighborhood renewal.
Honors an organization or program with a long-standing commitment to a neighborhood and demonstrated effectiveness over time.
COA Youth & Family Centers serve 10,000 low income children & families at 11 locations across the city. The COA Goldin Center at 24th & Burleigh has played an important role in revitalizing the Amani neighborhood.
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How about some good ol' fashioned humor? How about something intelligent, but not so intelligent that you're sitting up at night unable to sleep, contemplating our universe and all therein? Fantastic, because I have just the thing for you.
A comic strip! Yes, that's right, I happen to believe that comics can be considered "Literature" from time to time. No, Garfield will never be considered "Literature" (although Garfield Minus Garfield just might at some point). But the comic I'm introducing you to is called Hsu and Chan, by Norm Scott.
Norm Scott started this comic strip in Electronic Gaming Monthly, and it appeared for a couple years on the last page. I always found it funny, and started following his strip regularly through his Web site. I also got hooked on "Violence Man," another comic he created. Later, Scott's "Hsu and Chan" reappeared on EGM's Website, called 1up.com (you can read his often-insightful blog here).
Then EGM was sold off and shut down. Literally, the new publisher just shut down the biggest video game magazine in the country. As if that wasn't bad enough, the new publisher replaced my EGM subscription for a Maxim subscription. Maxim is not a good magazine. The articles are somewhere between "awful" and "God-awful" and the women are never naked. Don't get me wrong ... it doesn't upset me that the women aren't naked, per se, but let's be honest here: if I wanted to see naked women, I could Google it for free, without having to pay for a magazine. So what I'm paying for, essentially, is a magazine with bad writing and clothed women I'm supposed to look at for the purpose of getting excited.
But I digress. My point is that Norm Scott's comics are hilarious. I enjoy them greatly, and I wish him continued success in the indie comic biz.
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Frustration is starting to set in for the Arizona Cardinals.
The Red Birds sent the NFL office in New York numerous plays following their loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday to show "obvious problems" with the officiating, Arizona head coach Bruce Arians said via espn.com.
The Red Birds followed the correct protocol when it sent the plays to the league's main office, Arians stated, and it didn't take long for the NFL to respond.
However, despite their promptness, Arians wasn't satisfied with the league's answers. At all.
"I just get madder,"Arians said. "That's pretty high. I think that's considered a problem."
No doubt. To recap, among the 15 plays are a holding penalty on safety Tyrann Mathieu in the fourth quarter which negated an interception by Patrick Peterson with four minutes left and a holding penalty on linebacker Matt Shaughnessy. On that play, with 1:42 remaining, Shaughnessy was caught holding tight end James Casey before sacking Philadelphia quarterback Nick Foles.
The sack, which came on third down, would have forced the Eagles to most likely kick a field goal and give the ball back to Arizona up just six points. Elsewhere, Daryl Washington received an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty after complaining to the officials about Shaughnessy's penalty.
Arizona was called for six penalties for 55 yards while the Eagles had five penalties for 48 yards so that was pretty balanced overall. It was some of the ones that weren't called that was the issue.
The Cardinals have to move and regain their focus and prepare for a huge divisional game this Sunday in Glendale against the St. Louis Rams.
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Director Joe Sabia, who collaborates with us on the Boing Boing video channel for Virgin America, says:
To promote BBC America's Copper, we turned 1863 Manhattan into miniatures to detail the events of the Draft Riots. Our second production for Four Story Treehouse.
Epic. An earlier spot Joe and co. did for BBC America's "Planet Earth" was equally awesome, as was this "story of sushi" produced with miniatures.


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Deanline are changed as well - a day ealrly than was in FES.
#1 // Retrieve 1 Beetle Shell
Reward: 12,000 Yen
Deadline: May 7th
#2 // Retrieve the First Old Document
Reward: Bead Chain x1
Deadline: May 7th
#3 // I'd Like to Sip a Muscle Drink
Reward: Male and Female winter clothes (was Revival Bead x3)
Deadline: N/A
#4 // Retrieve 3 Old Lanterns
Reward: Umugi Water x2 (was 31,000 Yen)
Deadline: June 6th
#5 // Retrieve the Second Old Document
Reward: Skill Card "Recarm" (was Balm of Life x1)
Deadline: June 6th
#6 // Create Jack Frost With Dia
Reward: High Cut Armor x1
Deadline: None
#7 // Retrieve 1 Lead Medal
Reward: Toy Bow x1
Deadline: None
#8 // Create Valkyrie with Tarukaja
Reward: Torn Black Cloth (Allows fusion of Pale Rider)
Deadline: None
#9 // Retrieve 5 Bronze Figurines
Reward: Sigma Drive
Deadline: July 5th
#10 // Retrieve 3 Snake Scales
Reward: 46,000 Yen
Deadline: July 5th
#11 // Retrieve the Third Old Document
Reward: 50,000 Yen (was Traesto Gem x3)
Deadline: July 5th
#12 // Retrieve 1 Google-Eyed Idol
Reward: Mitsuru's winter clothes (was Bladefist)
Deadline: None
#13 // Retrieve Shell of a Man
Reward: Male : Kitchen Knife Legend (name might be changed in English ver. 1hd swd), Female : Beam Naginata (Naginata) (was Land Badge)
Deadline: None
#14 // Retrieve 1 Steel Medal
Reward: Spiked Bat
Deadline: None
#15 // Create Oberon (Lv. 17+)
Reward: Akihiko's winter clothes (was Coin of Knight x3)
Deadline: None
#16 // Retrieve Poison (was Retrieve 1 Shadow Shard)
Reward: Balm of Life (was Scrub Brush)
Deadline: None
#17 // I'd Like Some Funky School Music
Reward: Summer clothes for both Male and Female. (was Pleiades)
Deadline: None
#18 // Retrieve 5 Relic Fragments
Reward: Land Seal (was Medical Powder x5)
Deadline: August 4th
#19 // Retrieve 3 Greasy Gears
Reward: Wand of King x2 (was 70,000 Yen)
Deadline: August 4th
#20 // Retrieve the Fourth Old Document
Reward: Skill Card "Speed up Retreat" (was Balm of Life x3)
Deadline: August 4th
#21 // Retrieve 1 Bronze Medal
Reward: Male : Steel Pipe (1h swd) Female : Lacrosse Stick (naginata)
Deadline: None
#22 // Create Vetala with Maragi
Reward: Sugar Key (allows Fusion of King Frost)
Deadline: None
#23 // Create Orthrus with Dodge Slash
Reward: Yukari's Winter clothes (was Tigerhide Belt)
Deadline: None
#24 // Retrieve Tiara's Hair x5
Reward: Precious Egg x2 (was Homunculus x3)
Deadline: September 3rd
#25 // Retrieve Knight's Reins x4
Reward: Greaves of Dawn (was Six-Shot)
Deadline: September 3rd
#26 // Retrieve the Fifth Old Document
Reward: 120,000 Yen
Deadline: September 3rd
#27 // Retrieve 1 Platinum Watch
Reward: Mitsuru's summer cloth (was Aigis Armor v.3)
Deadline: None
#28 // I'd Like a Drink That Shares My ("Sister" if you choosen Theo) Name
Reward: Junpei's summer clothes (was Aroundight)
Deadline: None
#29 // Create Oumitsunu (Lv. 33+)
Reward: Machine Core (allows Fusion of Nata-Taishi)
Deadline: None
#30 // Retrieve 1 Homunculus
Reward: Junpei's winter clothes (was Mikazuki Munechika)
Deadline: None
Continue to next..
#31 // Find Me a Beautiful Tile
Reward: Akihiko's summer clothes (was Berserker's Seal)
Deadline: None
#32 // Retrieve 1 Silver Medal
Reward: Bone
Deadline: None
#33 // Retrieve Empress Masks x5
Reward: Quick Pumps (was Soma x1)
Deadline: October 2nd
#34 // Retrieve 3 Golden Handguards
Reward: Bus Stop Sign (was 200,000 Yen)
Deadline: October 2nd
#35 // Retrieve the Sixth Old Document
Reward: Bead x5
Deadline: October 2nd
#36 // Create Black Frost
Reward: Baseball shirts (Ken's summer clothes) (was Wizard's Mark)
Deadline: None
#37 // Retrieve 3 Jackfrost Dolls (was Retrieve 1 Shadow Crystal)
Reward: Jack's Gloves (was Bus Stop Sign)
Deadline: None
#38 // I'd Like to Try Sushi
Reward: Scrub Brush (was Sorcerer's Mark)
Deadline: None
#39 // Retrieve 3 Gold Rings
Reward: 340,000 Yen
Deadline: November 1st
#40 // Retrieve 2 Red Armor Plates
Reward: Spirit Bracers
Deadline: November 1st
#41 // Retrieve the Seventh Old Document
Reward: Megidoraon Gem (was Soma x1)
Deadline: November 1st
#42 // Create Grimehkala
Reward: Marionette (allows Fusion of Nebiros)
Deadline: None
#43 // Create Daisoujou
Reward: Ken's winter clothes (was Space Badge)
Deadline: None
#44 // Retrieve 6 Pink Feathers
Reward: Berserker's Seal
Deadline: December 1st
#45 // Retrieve 3 Moon Tablets
Reward: Space Badge
Deadline: November 30th
#46 // Retrieve the Last Old Document
Reward: 650,000 Yen
Deadline: November 30th
#47 // Retrieve 2 Gold Medals
Reward: Rocket Punch
Deadline: None
#48 // Create Alice with Megido
Reward: Lily Petal (allows Fusion of Lilith)
Deadline: None
#49 // Retrieve 3 Sands of Time
Reward: December 30th
Deadline: Male : Heaven (1h swd) Female : Atlus Stick (naginata) (was Charon's Hammer)
#50 // Retrieve 3 Rainbow Hairs
Reward: Omega Drive
Deadline: December 30th
#51 // Create Lilith with Mabufudyne
Reward: Sacrificial Idol
Deadline: None
#52 // Create Loki (Lv. 63+)
Reward: Masakados (allows Fusion of Masakado)
Deadline: None
#53 // Retrieve 1 Bloody Button
Reward: 5,000,000 Yen
Deadline: None
#54 // Retrieve 3 Platinum Medals
Reward: Berserker's Seal (was Jack's Gloves)
Deadline: None
#55 // Defeat the Ultimate Opponent
Reward: Omnipotent Orb
Deadline: None (Access to Monad to get this quest)
#56 // I'd like to visit Paulownia Mall
Reward: Small Cheongsam (Allows fusion of Hua Po)
Deadline: May 31th
Note : Date events deadline haven't changed in P3P.
#57 // I'd like to visit Iwatdoai Station
Reward: Blue Scale (Allows fusion of Empusa)
Deadline: July 5th
#58 // I'd like to visit Naganaki Shrine
Reward: Book of Ancients (Allows fusion of Thoth)
Deadline: September 3rd
#59 // I'd like to visit Gekkoukan High
Reward: Red scarf (Allows fusion of Hell's Angel)
Deadline: November 30th
#60 // I'd like to visit your room
Reward: Rainbow Feather (Allows fusion of Kartikeya)
Deadline: None
Note : There are no longer Fusion Spell request in P3P.
Continue to next list..
#61 // Bring me a Sengoku-Era Helm
Reward: Male : Final Armor, Female : Knee High Maid costume (was Bead Chain x5)
Deadline: None
#62 // I'd like to try Oden Juice
Reward: Aigis Maid costume (was Gale Magatama x3)
Deadline: None
#63 // Bring me food fit for a wolf
Reward: Cross Dog Suits (was Flame Magatama)
Deadline: November 30th
Note : Deadline for "bring item from friends" haven't changed.
#64 // Please go scrub the bathroom
Reward: Yukari Maid Outfit.
Deadline: None
#65 // Please go water the flowers
Reward: Mitusuru Maid Outfit.
Deadline: None
#66 // Please go feed the cat
Reward: Yukari's summer clothes (was Agility Sutra x2)
Deadline: None
#67 // Bring me a Featherman figure
Reward: Ouka Jyumoji ?? (was Frigid Magatama)
Deadline: November 30th
#68 // Bring me a Juzumaru
Reward: Skill Card "Maragi" (was Cup of Knight)
Deadline: None
#69 // Bring me an Onimaru Kunitsuna
Reward: Opal x3 (was Sword of King)
Deadline: None
#70 // Bring me a Mikazuki Munechika
Reward: Marachite x15 (was Cup of King x2)
Deadline: None
#71 // Bring me an Outenta Mitsuyo
Reward: Ruby x3 (was Wand of King x3)
Deadline: None
#72 // Bring me a Myohou Muramasa
Reward: Soma x2
Deadline: None
#73 // Bring me Pine Resin
Reward: Panic Bow (was Purifying Rice x2)
Deadline: May 7th
#74 // Bring me a Handheld Game System
Reward: Two Hand Sword (was Curse Paper x2)
Deadline: June 6th
#75 // Bring me a Triangular Sword
Reward: Keblar Vest (was Protection Sutra x2)
Deadline: June 6th
#76 // Bring me a Protein not for Pros
Reward: Grand Carnibal (gloves) (was Fierce Sutra)
Deadline: July 5th
#77 // Bring me something to wipe glasses
Reward: Amigo Poncho (was 42,000 Yen)
Deadline: July 5th
#78 // Bring me a Christmas Star
Reward: Cyber Shoes (was Megido Gem)
Deadline: July 5th
#79 // Bring me a Fruit Knife
Reward: Guillotine Axe (was Nihil Spear)
Deadline: October 2nd
#80 // Bring me Oil
Reward: Rail Gun (was Magic Mirror x3)
Deadline: October 2nd
End of list..
Thank you so much!
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gamerboy888 7 years ago#6
SO, if I'm playing as a female, and choose Elizabeth as my assistant, will she come back to my room for the quest?
Yes. She will come to your room no matter which gender you choose.
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gamerboy888 7 years ago#8
Gah! Now I have no idea who to choose as my assistant!
Devil Survivor is really more of a mix of one.
Once you enter an actual battle it just becomes a normal rpg.
I might've even liked it better if it'd been more like a standard srpg. But that certainly did make it more unique.
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George Bailey always wanted to leave small town Bedford Falls to see the world, but circumstances and his own good heart have led him to stay. He has married his childhood sweetheart, sacrificed his own education for his brother's, kept the family-run Savings and Loan afloat, and protected the town from a greedy banker. In mid-life, he considers himself a failure. As he prepares to jump from a bridge, his guardian angel intercedes, showing George what life would have become for the residents of Bedford Falls without him.


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Week #10 in the Bread Baker's Apprentice Challenge was Cornbread. WOW hard to believe this non baker has been at this 10 weeks now! Okay back to business.
Now I know what I'm about to say might come as a surprise to some of you so brace yourselves. I'm NOT a big fan of Cornbread. Gasp! I know. Who would have thought a Southern Girl wouldn't be crazy about cornbread. Well, go figure, but I'm not. But then again, I'm not your typical Southern girl. Around here saying your not crazy about cornbread is almost be as bad as saying that you don't like grits! But fear not, grits I do like (drenched in cheese of course LOL).
Before you write me off, LOL there are a few Cornbreads that I like. They're sweet and light cornbreads. Almost cake-like (so naturally with my wicked sweet tooth, I'd like those) and look so angelic with a big pat of butter sliding off of them! I'm not a fan of the heavy dense ones you could use for hockey practice.
So with reservations I set off to make Peter's Cornbread recipe. This was a 2 day recipe. I know right, "2 days for Cornbread?" is exactly what I said before I finished reading LOL.
Day 1 was simply adding buttermilk to the cornmeal and letting it sit at room temperature overnight. So nothing doing there. Easy Peasy.
The ingredient that piqued my curiosity in this recipe was BACON…ah, simply saying it conjures up a big smile on my face & I can almost smell it in the air. There's just something about Bacon! Of course while cooking the bacon I kept a few pieces aside for myself (don't tell). This wasn't a difficult recipe to make. Didn't even need Marta, so I gave her the day off. Simple ingredients: flour, salt, sugars, baking soda/powder, eggs & honey & fresh corn kernels.
So, I'm thinking okay, this could turn out on the sweeter side (which you know I like). It smelled great in the oven. The bacon smell wafting through the air. So I was feeling a little more optimistic about it's chances. Well after the sauna (aka the oven) & it's cooling off period I cut a little wedge & dug in….
So do you think I liked it or not so much?
Cornmeal & Buttermilk Starter
Dry Ingriedients: King Arthur Flour, Baking Powder & Soda, Salt
Brown Sugar & Granulated Sugar added to Dry Ingriedients
Eggs, lightly beaten
Honey added to melted butter (almost scalded myself on this one!)
Eggs & Honey/Butter mixture added to Soaker & Dry Ingriedients
Ah, the fresh corn kernels
Everything all mixed up (very thick & cakey)
And now, taking center stage BACON & moving straight into the sauna! Wait for it, Wait for it…
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looks great oh and would you like me to feature your crab linguine on Alaskan Seafood Harvest ? comment me back lOL2
I'm thinking you dug right in and really "dug" it! I think you quite enjoyed the juxtaposition of the sweetness of the corn and brown sugar versus the salty, savoriness of the bacon. Yep, that's my verdict and I'm stickin' to it!3
You did great. You probably liked it seeing it was sweet. I wasn't crazy about it. I like traditional corn bread.
Nice job,
I can't wait to try this one (need to get the book) as Lupe & I both LOVE cornbread!
Your photos are so beautiful. I can totally see you turning this blog into a beautiful cookbook full of all of these gorgeous step-by-step photos!5
Oh boy! Does that look good!!6
The suspense is killing me…did you like it?? 🙂7
This IS a very good cornbread recipe! Next time, I may put in the corn kernels, chop up the bacon a little finer, and mix the bacon in the batter instead of on top…that way, you get the full flavor in every bite!8
okay, why have I never added bacon to cornbread before?? I've put it in just about everything else! I'm gonna have to make this. The picture has me drooling.9
I'd go for a good cornbread any day. This looks really really good.10
Very nice! I really enjoyed this recipe. I will confess though, even as a good Georgia girl, I detest grits. Maybe if Peter Reinhart makes them he can change my mind. 🙂11
looks so moist. added as a favourite. will have to try this soon! thanks for sharing!12
bacon – yum! i'm thinking you liked it! 🙂 this recipe sounds like a great twist on the good'ole cornbread – thank you!13
I'm gonna say, "not so much" on your liking it. I figure the bacon and corn counteracted what sugar was in it — plus I know you and when you say you like it sweet, you mean SWEET.
Looks tasty but I'm a sweet cornbread fan myself. So, I'll pass on this and save the bacon for a good BLT.
Gotta love that cornbread! I can taste it from here!15
Being a southern girl myself (Texas) I have not been fond of cornbread either, but you have just pushed it over the goodness edge with the bacon and corn, and I have liked it sweet as well…like at Boston Market…16
That looks fantastic! I almost wish my macbook had smellovision.17
Just gorgeous!18
Really super recipes – Congratulations on a great blog. Was all set to make that bacon zapped cornbread but couldn't find the actual recipe. Where did I lose my way? If you get a moment would appreciate hearing from you.
Two thumbs up for your Blog! Gordon
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Pundits have been saying for decades that private colleges are due for a fundamental price restructuring, that online education, bargain-basement tuition prices for public universities and the efficiency of for-profit higher education will push private colleges out of the marketplace any day now.
And yet, despite the worst economy in over 60 years, enrollments at private colleges were at an all-time high this fall. How and why has this happened, when the economic environment seems ripe for the demise of relatively high-priced private colleges? John Ciardi, the late American poet and literary critic, once famously said, "A university is what a college becomes when faculty lose interest in students." While this is not literally true, it is easy to understand the feeling behind it, and it provides a glimpse of the answer to my question.
The "dirty little secret" of American higher education is that most public universities are not operated primarily to serve undergraduate students. Their priorities are driven by the ambitions of administrators and faculty, not by the needs of undergraduates, in which case research and graduate programs take precedence over undergraduates.
Every public university seems to want to be a research university, extending its mission into graduate programs and reducing seats and opportunities for undergraduate students. Public universities also claim that their mission includes economic development, which justifies launching new graduate programs, including medical schools, that the state can ill-afford, in the cause of creating jobs, albeit at considerable and continuing state expense. (The dubious economic calculations public universities make to support their claims of using state dollars to serve regional development are downright laughable.)
Most undergraduate teaching at public universities is provided by teachers who are not full-time professors. Rather, they are graduate students or part-time faculty. The relationship between full-time professors and undergraduates at these schools is rarely close; little or no mentoring or advising is provided.
The student-teacher ratio at many public universities is a scandal, even when counting part-time faculty: Ratios of 30 to 1 and even higher are common. Such ratios reveal a factory mentality and result in a factory environment rather than a school. It is common at many publics to teach even the most challenging courses — organic chemistry, for example — in large lecture halls, with little or no opportunity for student-faculty interaction. The result is unacceptable retention and graduation rates, which wastes the talent and intelligence of tens of thousands of students every year.
Even the most financially challenged public universities, however, seem to have well-financed football teams, often populated with students who graduate at appalling rates, to distract students and alumni from noticing that their institutions are only pretending to provide a substantive, transformational undergraduate education.
People who care about these and other shortcomings of public university education in the 21st century often send their sons and daughters to private liberal arts colleges, which by definition focus only on undergraduate education. As long as parents and students care about access to full-time faculty, small classes, personal attention by faculty and staff, and an institutional commitment to helping every single student who enrolls achieve academic and personal success — as long as parents and students care about such things, private colleges will stay in business.
It is true that the price of private liberal arts colleges is substantially higher than that of the publics. But the price is not the actual cost for the great majority of students. The average student at my college pays roughly half of the sticker price; the other half is covered through grants and institutional scholarships. Furthermore, both in Florida and nationally, private colleges enroll more minority and first generation college students than do public universities, and the average family income is less at the privates than the publics.
Of considerable financial consequence is the fact that 79 percent of all graduates from private institutions earn their bachelors degrees in four years or fewer, compared with 49 percent from public institutions. The cost to Florida of subsidizing a student at a public university is roughly $15,000 per year, while the subsidy for a student who goes to private college is roughly $2,500 per year. Many other states are a lot smarter than we are in Florida about saving state dollars by increasing the subsidy for students to go to privates: In Minnesota, for example, students can receive up to $11,000 — depending on need — to go to a private college in the state, which is still much cheaper than the state subsidy per seat for public universities.
The American public university was created by a wondrous combination of the German research tradition and the English undergraduate college tradition. Unfortunately, undergraduate education at many public universities has been relegated to second-class status.
Donald R. Eastman III is president of Eckerd College, a private liberal arts college in St. Petersburg.


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Weird as Gould was, when you heard him talk about something he was passionate about, like the Arctic, he was incredibly eloquent. Somewhere I have a videotape of Gould giving a personal tour of Toronto, describing a youthful performance he once gave at the Canadian National Exhibition, which just boggles my mind.
Once I went to Toronto, and I had the opportunity to ride in a limo, and the driver informed me that he had driven Gould around from time to time. I asked him where Gould would go to eat, and he told me that Fran's 24 hour restaurant, near Maple Leaf Gardens was a popular spot he'd haunt in the wee hours. Supposedly the scene of Gould listening to conversations in a truck stop in 22 Short Films About Glenn Gould is actually based on his trips to Fran's, which, by the by, makes amazing waffles and has an assortment of syrups, including a terrific raspberry one.
I also have a hat just like Gould's. But I've said too much already.
- February 14, 2005 10:29 PM
- Tom Sutpen said...
Nahhhh. I don't think you can say too much about Glenn Gould. He's one of those people who seemed to generate anecdotes without effort, and I doubt there's a person who had even the smallest dealings with him that doesn't carry around some story of his patent eccentricity.
I used to listen to Gould's recordings constantly when I was about 11-12 years old. My public library had an amazingly well-stocked Audio/Visual section and, before I started seriously listening to anything else, I was forever checking out Classical Music LPs and (listen up, Ivan)tapes of old Radio programs . . . okay, I was an unusual kid, I'll admit. Gould was my favorite recording artist for a few years there, but it wasn't until I started reading some of the stories about him which had already become legend . . . his giving up on live performances, for instance, or checking himself into the Toronto Hilton for a few days while his apartment was being painted and staying for five years . . . that I became fascinated.
I've heard a few of those documentaries he used to do for the CBC (he apparently did dozens of them in his short lifetime), and I was always amazed at their single-mindedness and their completely dispassionate quality. If you didn't know he was one of the premier Pianists of the age, you'd assume he was an Assistant Profesor of something or other supplementing his income By comparison, listen to Leonard Bernstein's "Unanswered Question" lectures and, no matter how many references to other disciplines he hauls in, it's still unmistakably Leonard Bernstein pursuing his obsessions.
I remember how I found out that Glenn Gould died. I was with a couple of friends and idly thumbing through that week's issue of 'Rolling Stone'. When I announced, with a small note of sorrow, what I'd just learned, all they could do was stare. They didn't have a clue who I was talking about.
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On the second last weekend of every May, the Rainmaker Rodeo blasts off for three days to remember.
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Pat Dower, the rodeo concert chair of the sponsoring St. Albert Kinsmen, is the man behind the scenes who spends hours emailing agents, negotiating contracts and gauging a budget.
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Big Sugar just released Yardstyle on April 15 and it�s a slight departure from past albums. The 13-track of percussion-heavy acoustic reggae definitely rocks, but the band shows a different side of their sound.
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Setter Jonathan Winder was named Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week on Monday and is 3-0 since making his return to the starting lineup after missing the first five matches of the season. A week after Tom Hulse was named the conference's Player of the Week, Paul Carroll was issued the accolade, the first of his career.
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There's nothing particularly unique about the midtown restaurant, and that's the point. It's the same as all the others in the chain, from the surprisingly dark dining room to the little basket of piping hot bread covered in a black napkin.
It's an obvious choice for Mr. Sonshine, the chief executive officer of RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust, who has spent the past 15 years developing giant outdoor shopping malls in suburbs across the country. His huge personality may help him stand out amongst Canadian CEOs, but his business is all about doing the same thing over and over.
"This is a good place," he says as he waits for his transition-lens glasses to lighten up. "I know what to expect, you know?"
Mr. Sonshine started RioCan in 1994, a difficult time to convince anyone that investing in real estate was a good idea. Property values crashed through the early 1990s, and the large power centres that now dominate Canada's retail landscape had yet to gain a foothold in Canada.
"You've got to appreciate that even what we went through here in 2008 and the beginning of 2009 was a walk in the park compared to what the real estate industry went through in the early 1990s," he says.
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With RioCan's backing, the large outdoor malls anchored by major retailers in huge warehouse-sized outlets that had been taking over the U.S. landscape in the late 1980s soon began appearing in the Canadian suburbs, defying the critics who suggested shoppers would never be willing to cross vast parking lots in the middle of winter when so many indoor malls offered warmer options.
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Investors will no doubt be pleased he's taking care of himself - the company's board just handed him another five-year management contract, a deal that will see him at the helm of an ambitious U.S. expansion drive that is looking to take advantage of the well-funded company's ability to access capital.
Rumours of his departure have dogged him for years, and the contract was intended to squelch the speculation. The problem, he says, is a pension plan created about 12 years ago by the board that would only pay out if he served as CEO until he was 60. As 60 approached, many assumed he would quit the day his pension kicked in.
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That does raise the question of succession - few Canadian companies are so identified with their CEOs. He heaps praise on the managers he's hired to steer the company, as he tries to make the case that he's just a team player.
"I don't do much, you know," he says. "I come up with the strategy. I do a lot of capital allocation. Oh, also acquisitions. And finance. We spend a lot of time talking about succession internally, and I work with a lot of the people that would be in line and a lot of that depends on how long I stay. Most people think I'll stay forever, but I won't."
There are plenty of reasons to stick around. One is a long-considered U.S. expansion plan. The company spent $600-million in 2010, and plans to do the same this year. And of course, there's the impending conversion of many Canadian Zeller's locations into Target Corp. outlets. The deal hadn't been announced yet when we sat in The Keg, though in retrospect he was definitely fighting an urge to spill the details. As one of Zellers' largest landlords, he was likely one of Target's first calls when it considered its northern move.Report Typo/Error
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London - Served in crinkle-cut slices and doused in vinegar, beetroot was once dismissed as a ghastly addition to a summer salad.
But the root vegetable is enjoying a remarkable renaissance – being eaten fresh, added to soups and baked as an alternative to potato crisps.
Following decades of decline, beetroot sales are rising sharply and farmers have had to dramatically increase their planting to meet demand.
It has even achieved superfood status, after scientists claimed beetroot juice is capable of boosting athletic performance and can help treat high blood pressure.
Retail analysts Kantar suggest total sales of the vegetable are up by 20 percent in four years, while Tesco reports sales of beetroot juice have surged by 50 percent in just one year.
Beetroot is a good source of iron and folic acid. It also contains nitrates and other antioxidants, which can help lower blood pressure and the risk of cancer. - Daily Mail


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Cape Town - The number of deaths on Western Capes roads over the festive season has declined steadily since 2011, Transport MEC Robin Carlisle says.
A total of 263 people died on provincial roads over the holidays in 2010/11, compared with 221 in the recent holidays.
In the 2011/12 holidays 247 died, while 230 people died in 2012/13.
In a joint statement Carlisle, Community Safety MEC Dan Plato and provincial traffic chief Kenny Africa attributed the decrease to the different partnerships between traffic services as well as advertisement campaigns.
Africa said: "We have decreased road deaths in the province by 30.1 percent since the beginning of 2009 through the innovative and informed Safely Home initiative approach to road safety."
A total of 78 106 vehicles were stopped at roadblocks over the holidays, with 322 drivers arrested for suspected drunkenness while 32 538 drivers were prosecuted for speeding.
Key partnerships with provincial, metro and municipal traffic service efforts saw a clampdown on seatbelt-related violations, resulting in 4673 fines.
Long-distance motorists – taxi and bus drivers as well as private vehicle drivers – were pulled over for fatigue management, resulting in 95 drivers being forced to park and rest.
Although the total number of road deaths decreased, pedestrian and motorcycle deaths remained high.
Carlisle said: "The festive season wasn't so good for pedestrians with 87 fatalities recorded.
"And the number of motorcycle fatalities on our roads was 17, the highest it has been in the past four years over the festive season.
"We offer our sincere thanks to all our men and women who spent the season on the roads saving lives. We also extend our condolences to the families and friends of the 221 people that tragically lost their lives on our roads."
Cape Argus