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The AFS has received final approval from the National Endowment for the Humanities of its proposal to undertake the second, 2015-2017 phase of the National Folklore Archives Initiative (NFAI).
The NFAI, supported by funding from the Humanities Collections and Reference Resources program of the NEH's Division of Preservation and Access, will over a period of years document and provide access to information about folklore archival collections held by folklore programs at academic institutions, community-based cultural and ethnic organizations, non-profit organizations, and state government-based arts and cultural agencies in the United States.
Folklore archival collections—unpublished multi-format collections of materials created in the field that document traditional cultural expressions and knowledge—comprise one of our nation's most valuable cultural resources, but scholars, public humanists, teachers, students, and community members can access these materials only with difficulty.
The purpose of the NFAI is to make the intellectual content of folklore archival collections widely accessible by addressing four major challenges:
1. These collections exist in a wide variety of institutions, many of them not formal archives or libraries, and thus there has been no systematic national accounting of the universe of folklore archival repositories. This universe needs to be surveyed, in part so that its least-well-known members can be initially described as a first step toward making their collections accessible.
2. In order to make these collections accessible, the repositories that hold them must use shared cataloging templates designed for the needs of multi-format folklore archival collections.
3. Repository- and collection-level information about the broadest range of these resources needs to be incorporated into a national union catalog to make them accessible to scholars, educators, and members of the public.
4. Individual institutions in the field of folklore studies do not by themselves have the means to build and maintain a national infrastructure to coordinate this work.
The NFAI project includes five interrelated activities (all overseen by project directors Steve Green of the Western Folklife Center, Andy Kolovos of the Vermont Folklife Center, and Tim Lloyd of AFS, and carried out by library and archival specialists from around the country):
1. Cataloging development: We have designed a customizable cataloging template and descriptive structure (with a user handbook), interoperable with existing content standards, to define the core elements needed to implement simplified content guidelines for folklore archival collections.
2. Database development: We have developed an online database that incorporates the cataloging template and descriptive structure just mentioned. We and our archival partners are populating this database with data from the survey and test cataloging activities (#s 3-4) described below. Ultimately, we will re-package the database to become the initial version of an open-access, Web-based resource of information about folklore archival repositories and collections across the US.
3. Survey: We have completed a national outreach effort to gather data about the folklore archival collections, many of them "hidden," of a universe of several hundred folklore programs at academic institutions, community-based cultural and ethnic organizations, non-profit organizations, and state government-based cultural agencies across the US as a first step toward improving their preservation, discoverability, and access, and ultimately enabling their use and study through participation with the NFAI.
4. Test cataloging: We are providing modest financial support to 25 folklore archival repositories across the country (including those at academic institutions, non-profit organizations, and state government agencies) to catalog, at the collection level, a selection of their folklore archival collections, using our database and under our guidance.
5. Sustainability planning: We are developing an organizational infrastructure to manage, govern, support, and sustain the NFAI for the long term, as we expand the reach of its database, engage and train more repositories in cataloging, and explore options for new collaborations.
For more information on the NFAI effort, please contact AFS Executive Director Tim Lloyd.
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Donnell Norman surrenders to police on theft charges
A man shown in a surveillance{ }video stealing more than $60,000-worth of items from a Nordstrom warehouse has surrendered,{ }authorities say.
Prince George's County Police reported via Twitter that Donnell Norman of Waldorf turned himself in Thursday morning.
It was Nordstroms' own security officers who noticed the missing items.
Police say the surveillance tape shows Donnell Norman of Waldorf stealing items from the warehouse as he unloaded delivery trucks.
"I've never seen anyone steal this much stuff without a bag," says Sgt. Aubrey Thompson of the Prince George's County police.
So far police say they've been able to connect Norman to more than $60,000-worth of stolen items including designer watches worth $2,000 each, sunglasses and diamond earrings.
Police say one of the things that tipped them off that Norman was allegedly stealing was the day the surveillance video was shot and he's seen with that big overcoat, the temperature was 97 degrees.
While some Prince George's County residents say they know times are tough, they say this type of crime hurts everyone
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Section Information for Spring 2012In this Arts of Japan course, we will study a variety of art objects which include architecture, sculpture, painting, calligraphy, ceramics, gardens, and prints. We will examine these objects in their historical context to understand how they inform and explain the history and cultures of Japan. The class is organized according to the historical chronology of Japan from pre-history to the post-WWII period. Special attention will be paid to the relationship between patronage and art making, and how Japanese temple, court, Samurai, and merchant cultures have influenced creation and use of these art objects and how these objects have informed us of these cultures. Issues of aesthetics and philosophy, cross-cultural exchanges with China, Korea, and the West will be emphasized. Special emphasis will also be placed on period style, format and medium of Japanese arts.
Satisfies the general education requirement in global understanding.
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The College Basic Academic Subjects Examination (CBASE) offered by the Assessment Resource Center (ARC) is a standardized test used to determine whether a candidate is ready for teacher education programs and other college level coursework.
The CBASE exam is used by hundreds of college level programs nationwide. The exam focuses on four key areas: English, math, science, and social studies. Candidates will be asked to take the exam at a scheduled time. Most colleges have an assessment and testing center where they would administer the exam.
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Father of teenager who fled with baby says she is "screaming out for help"
The father of a teenage girl who has sparked a police hunt after fleeing with her one-year-old child during a supervised visit has said his daughter is "screaming out for help".
Officers say they are concerned for the welfare of Lola Page, aged 13 months, who was taken by her mother Stacey Ball, 18, from Walsall Wood.
The pair are pictured below on Friday, just before they went missing at around 1pm.
Stacey, aged 18, and Lola, are believed to have got into a dark coloured car which then drove away from the scene in Stroud Avenue, Willenhall.
At the time of the disappearance, Lola was being cared for by a foster family in Walsall.
Stacey's father Ryan Price, 46, said his daughter was simply "screaming out for help" because she had been told Lola would be put up for adoption.
Speaking at his home in Walsall, Mr Price said: "We don't know where Stacey is, we haven't heard from her. We are waiting for her to call.
"The first we heard was from the police on Friday afternoon. We went out looking for her but we don't know where she is.
"She has her own flat but she has been staying with a friend for some of the time.
"Stacey has been driven to this. It is an act of desperation.
"She had her baby taken away from her nine months ago and she has seen her three times a week since.
"But then when social services told her she was up for adoption she was desperate. She didn't think she would see her again and no one was listening to her.
"She has been doing everything that they have asked of her and she is a good mum.
"She loves that baby, she wasn't kidnapping but just doing what any mother would do."
"She has done nothing. She is just a mother screaming out for help.
"We are really worried about her and the baby. She is my granddaughter."
Stacey's brother Leon Ball, 22, a self-employed hairdresser, added: "She is not a bad person but she has been left with no choice.
"She couldn't face her baby being taken away."
Detective Chief Inspector Matt Markham from Force CID, said: "There haven't been any sightings of Stacey or Lola since they went missing and both police and local authority are extremely worried about their welfare.
"Lola was in the care of social services at the time of her disappearance and we urgently need Stacey to make contact with us or anyone who may know their whereabouts."
Officers say Lola was wearing a white cardigan and blue polka dot dress. Stacey was wearing a long black wig, black leggings and a black and tan patterned dress.
If you have seen them or if you know where they are, please call West Midlands Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."
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My girls` high school softball team
I am trying to get my girls-ages 14-18 a good nutritional diet while getting in shape for our upcoming season.We need to know what to eat pregame during the day so we don`t run out of steam during the game or at conditioning practices
Great question for this age group of athletes! The biggest mistake athletes typically make is to not eat well throughout the day in preparation for practice or games.
Basically, breakfast should be substantial with at least 2-3 servings of grains, an ounce equivalent of protein and a serving of milk. Morning is also a great time to get a fruit in! Breakfast is not just a slice of toast or pop tart! If the athletes have access to a mid-morning snack, have a good carbohydrate snack ( a grain or fruit) with a little protein/fat. For lunch, have an entrée that has 2-3 grains, a few ounces of protein (maybe 2) and some fruit, veggies. This is fueling the muscle with carbohydrate in preparation for practice/game in the middle of the afternoon.
Pre-game snack should be about equivalent to one-two portions of grain or fruit. The best way to help your muscle be ready for the next day's practice or game is to include good recovery nutrition. If the athlete will not be eating dinner within 45 minutes to an hour after exercise, then an appropriate recovery snack would be 40-60 grams of carbohydrate with 15-20 grams of good quality protein to help that muscle recover. This is especially important if your athletes do not have 24 hours to recover such as might be the case with tournament play.
I believe eating well early in the day and spreading the nutrition out over the course of the day is important to fueling the muscle and performance. Dinner and an evening snack are important to finish this day as well!
My estimates above are for the typical high school female playing only one sport. If any of your athletes are really small or larger than average, those estimates might need some tweeking for her customized needs. In addition, if these athletes are more physically active than my impression of a two hour practice daily, those needs may benefit from some adjustment. You can learn more about what I mean for serving sizes and portion sizes at ChooseMyPlate.gov.
Have a great season!
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Michael and Shantel Vaughn and Shauntoya and Michaela announce the birth of a son and brother, Michael Eugene Vaughn Jr., April 8 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces. The late evangelist Thelma Hamilton is the maternal grandmother. Paternal grandparents are the late Eugene and Cleopatra Vaughn.
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Lynchburg Native Speaks for POW/MIA Recognition Day
Bedford, VA - A former prisoner of war shared his story in our area Friday.
It's part of the national POW/MIA Recognition Day. The National D-Day Memorial in Bedford held a service Friday morning.
General John Douglass, candidate for the 5th District House seat, made an appearance.
Then, Lynchburg native David Harker shared his story of imprisonment. He was held captive in one of the worst prison camps in Vietnam for five years.
"We buried a lot of men in my POW jungle camp and they have all been recovered remains, but they're still about 1,600 some missing inaction who they've not found," said Harker.
Government statistics show that there are more than 70,000 people from WWII alone who are still unaccounted for.


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Going on in lovely San Fransisco, California is the 2010 WonderCon convention. Right in Lucasfilm's back yard, it's hardly surprising we have some news from it for our readers. Right now, all the news is about the comics. Via Dark Horse's panel, we now have a few new tidbits for comic fans.
Legacy had a huge "tipping-point" recently for Cade Skywalker in the conclusion to the "Monster" story-arc, but that isn't anything close to the next surprise the series will be throwing to readers throughout the next year. Invasion will be returning in May and "it's actually a lot more action-packed than the first series, and there's a lot more Star Wars tech that we haven't seen.."
Dark Horse also has 11 "Star Wars" projects set to launch in the next 12 months. Knight Errant, recall, launches this fall. One of the aforementioned projects may be a comic dedicated to Starkiller. When asked about the possibility of Vader's Secret Apprentice being in a comic, Editor Randy Stradley said, "I can't say anything, but…"
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Introductions to Asian languages, demonstrations of traditional arts and crafts and sessions on contemporary issues are some of the highlights of the University of Colorado at Boulders seventh annual Asia Day on Saturday, March 8.
The free public event presented by the CU-Boulder Center for Asian Studies will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Eaton Humanities Building on the Boulder campus.
The Center for Asian Studies is pleased to be able to share the expertise of CU faculty, students and staff with the community, and to highlight the diversity of the peoples and countries of Asia, said Laurel Rasplica Rodd, director of the Center for Asian Studies.
This years program will focus on Japan, China, India, Indonesia and other countries. Thai fruit carving, storytelling, a Tibetan dance and a sampling of foods from across Asia also are planned for the event.
Asia Day originally focused on the countries of East Asia, and that will continue in 2008 with sessions on democracy in China, China on the eve of the Olympics, Taiko drumming and folk dancing in Japan, according to Danielle Rocheleau Salaz, assistant director of the Center for Asian Studies.
This years program also includes sessions on Yemen history and Persian language from west Asia, Bollywood and classical Indian music from south Asia, and Indonesian cooking, martial arts and language from southeast Asia, reflecting the diversity of the vast continent of Asia.
Children, families and adults can find something new and interesting at this event, Salaz said.
CU-Boulders Center for Asian Studies brings together faculty, students and community members to encourage and support Asian scholarship across disciplinary and college boundaries. The center was designated by the U.S. Department of Education as one of only three National Resource Centers for Asian Studies nationwide, a credit to the strength of CU-Boulders Asian languages and area studies programs.
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As Election Day has proven, there doesn't seem to be any way to discuss an issue these days without hopelessly politicizing it. Gaming is no different.
While the biggest source of violence at my house lately is a bricked Xbox 360 (my second so far — gee, it would be nice to hear back from you, Microsoft), it seems recently there's always someone leveling criticism at some game for some kind of perceived slight or insensitivity.
Take, for example, Red Redemption's new Fate of the World, a strategy sim that lets players decide the best course of action to prevent climate change from ruining the planet. Among the various game modes in that title, which was put into the online beta stage on Oct. 29 and is scheduled for an early 2011 release, is a particularly nasty scenario called "Dr. Apocalypse." In this simulation, instead of other modes focused on saving a nation or rationing supplies to the world in the hopes of saving everyone, the object is to cause as much destruction as possible. That means heightening carbon emissions to the degree that you ultimately fry the planet — and everyone on it.
This is in addition to generally being more sinister in your approach to containing global warming, such as overthrowing governments that don't want to abide by your climatic dictates or even secretly putting birth control in nations' water supplies. According to the New York Times, making such unscrupulous decisions an option in a game version of a real issue is unconscionable and, some say, unethical.
"It's a thought experiment," Matt Miles Griffiths, one of the game's designers, told the Times. "No people were harmed in the making of this product."
And that's where the discussion should end. Playing out wildly unlikely and chaotic scenarios is the very purpose of video games. In fact, it could easily be argued that's the only purpose of video games.
But don't be surprised if armchair ethicists balk at the game next year. It's de riguer once again to question any sort of gameplay certain factions may find distasteful. The Supreme Court is currently weighing arguments over a California law that wants to restrict violent, M-rated games to those younger than 18, the debate over which is tantamount to video games' First Amendment rights. And Electronic Arts' latest installment of Medal of Honor grabbed plenty of headlines over its planned but now-scrapped mode that would have allowed gamers to play as members of the Taliban fighting U.S. troops. The military still elected not to sell the game on bases when it was released on Oct. 12.
Those complaints have defensible positions, but if the issue becomes whether causing apocalyptic destruction in a digital realm should be allowable, prepare to give up a lot more of those personal freedoms such critics claim to cherish. After all, as games often prove, ruining things can be more fun than building them.
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text: 'We love each other more now than we did then' By Kate White February 13, 2013 Story Share Chip Ellis Respect, friendship, loyalty and a genuine love for one another have kept Calvin and Freda Harrison together for more than six decades. HURRICANE, W.Va. -- It was a warm summer night in 1946 when Calvin Harrison first noticed the 15-year-old West Dunbar girl.As Freda Vance and her sisters danced the jitterbug at the fair in Institute, Calvin watched from a distance -- following each knee bend and arm wave she made.Calvin, 18, had walked from Raymond City to the fair, but that wasn't the reason he was short of breath. "We smirked at each other and that's all it took," Calvin Harrison, now 84, said earlier this week as he leaned back in a recliner in his living room."Yeah, she was a good dancer," he added, blushing.As the band's horns faded, Calvin pushed his way through the crowd and grabbed the girl's hands. "I didn't know what to think," Freda Harrison, now 81, recalled. "We walked the fairgrounds and he gave me a goodnight kiss."The Hurricane couple will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary next month."This is my old wedding ring. I saved the coupons off Borden's milk to buy it," Freda said, holding up her pinky finger. Calvin bought her a new one on their 40th wedding anniversary."I had to see if I was going to keep her," he joked.Respect, friendship, loyalty and a genuine love for one another, they said, have kept them together for more than six decades. Calvin called Freda the day after the fair and from then on the two were inseparable. He had never experienced the kind of love she gave him, he said.His mother had left when he was 11 and his dad worked most all the time."I never really had a life until I met her," Calvin said.Freda came from a large family. On an early spring day in 1948, her mother walked her to the preacher's house in Dunbar. "She had 13 children, she probably liked to get rid of some," Freda said, laughing over her mother agreeing to let her get married at age 17. The couple scooted close together on the couch Monday, each giving a knee for their wedding album to rest on. A corner tore as they pulled away the plastic cover that protects the aged wedding book the pastor gave them."Oh, that's OK," Freda quickly said."We love each other more now than we did then," Calvin added.During the early years of their marriage, the couple lived in Ward, a mining town near Kelleys Creek. Calvin worked in the coal mines.They furnished the entire home for $100. Their first two of five children were born in that small house. Now, dozens of photos of eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren line the shelves and walls inside their Hurricane home."Our children are the greatest. There's nothing better than when they're all here," Calvin said.Still, among the family photos, several can be found celebrating the couple's love."There's one of us," Freda said, pointing to a framed black and white picture. In it, the young Freda sits on Calvin's lap.Love over the past six decades has come easy for the Harrisons. In part, it's because they enjoy the same things -- having discovered their interests together early on."We genuinely enjoy being with each other," Calvin said. "I've never been off anywhere else for a week at a time -- anywhere I go, she goes and vice versa.""He's the only man I've ever been with," Freda said. "I'm still crazy about him."The couple often gets asked what the secret is to a happy marriage. They said they often aren't sure how to respond."I don't know, you have to put your trust in them and love them," Freda said."I didn't even expect to live this long," Calvin said. "But I always knew we'd stay together. If we hadn't been together, I'd have been dead a long time ago."Freda's cooking skills might help. "She's the best cook in the world, anything she cooks is good," Calvin said, looking to make sure his wife heard the compliment.Reach Kate White at email@example.com or 304-348-1723. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Innerviews: Dual-identity surgeon riding high in horse racing world 2 Former State Police captain now chief in Winfield 3 Huggins, WVU tap South Florida hoops talent 4 WVU seeking improvements during off week 5 Man charged after motorcycle pursuit early Sunday School takeovers coming? Previous Story Smokey Robinson performs in Huntington Saturday Next Story


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Daniel Powell 8:30 a.m., Sept. 21
Double-neck guitars are inherently ridiculous. Did Jimmy Page really need to cart that gigantic Gibson EDS-1275 along on tour just so he could switch from 12-string to 6-string for the solo in "Stairway to Heaven"? Of course not. He played it on a double-neck because it looked cool.
If you've seen El Ten Eleven's Kristian Dunn before you've heard him play, you might wonder what he's trying to prove by strapping on an instrument with one neck for guitar and one for bass. You wonder, What's he going to do? Play them both at the same time? And then you see him do exactly that. Dunn also loops some of his parts using effects pedals, creating the sound of several guitarists and bassists playing at once. On top of that is the extraordinary drumming of Tim Fogarty, who provides powerful dynamics and rhythmic complexity.
It's amazing that just two guys can make such a big sound, and watching them do it onstage can be mind-blowing. But when you listen to El Ten Eleven's all-instrumental music at home, it's interesting, even if you don't know how it's made. A lot of El Ten Eleven's music fits in that hard-to-find category of instrumental music that you can play in the background while you get some work done but which also rewards closer listening. There's also a distinct sense of humor at work. Mostly that shows up in song titles such as "I Like Van Halen Because My Sister Says They Are Cool," but it's also unmistakable in the band's weird cover of Radiohead's "Paranoid Android."
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Bit uninformed there:
Jimmy got the double-neck specially made (Gibson had stopped making them) so he could play Stairway live...not because it "looked cool". Double-neck Gibsons were rare at the time, and Jimmy's iconic playing are what made them look cool.
Also, Jimmy used that EDS-1275 to play The Song Remains the Same, The Rain Song, and Achilles Last Stand live.
Despite what you may think, musicians rarely choose form over function. That's why you see so many guitarist playing instruments that look like they've been through World War 3.


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Thread: Ttc 2013
August 1st, 2013 01:02 AM #2041
Khaatje and Ktook, I am so happy to hear your growing babies are ok. What a relief for you both.
December, Thanks for your feedback on Daisy and Summer. I quite like it like that too and its somehow not as hippie putting the noun before the adjective. I really like the name December too? What made you choose that (if you don't mind me asking)
Alzora, love your names too, Chella is gorgeous! I'm glad to hear you are still going to ttc and hope everything goes smoothly. My period is due on Sunday (if not before as sometimes it comes a day or two early). I'm hardly in the tww though as we didn't end up doing it in my fertile window this month with travel and all. I'm very emotional and have all the symptoms of pms so would be extremely surprised if I was pregnant (although it is not entirely impossible).
Daisychain, we just went away on holiday and were sharing a room with my stepson at times. We knew we were either going to start July or August. Also I forgot my folic acid for our trip so that was kinda another reason to hold off trying till August.Mumma of 3 Angel babies, Lani (my heavenly flower), Charlie (my free little one) and Brennan (my brave teardrop) xxx
August 1st, 2013 03:50 AM #2043
also, I know a Chella! She spells it Chela though! I love it Alzora, I have always liked her name But she is my ex boyfriend's mother so that pretty much means its out for us.But she is great and awesome woman so maybe not hehe. But seriously, I would love to know a baby Chella, awww how cute =)TTC a lil bundle of joy since March 2012. Nothing yet, but praying.
Princess: Top 4: Felicity, Evangeline, Annabel, Anna-Claire
Other Loves~ Ruth, Aria, Amalia, Lila, Clara, Callie, Esther, Roxanna, Lana, Ivy, Violet, *Esme, Rosalie
Prince: Top 3: Leon, Bennett, Bowen,
Other Loves~ Zane, Boone, Evan, Austin, Colton, Ivan, Arley, Archer/Asher, Callen, Zion, Spencer, Jude, Lennox, Lennon, Silas,
IUI: #1 March 14' = BFN
IUI: #2: April 14' =BFN
IUI: #3 May 14' =
August 1st, 2013 06:25 AM #2045
@frangipani, I chose December as a username because i was born in December, but I would seriously consider a month/day name for a future baby - it would obviously just depend on the month. I love the names January, March and June.
No real news from me... I am just entering my fertile window (well according to my iPhone app) though I think I may ovulate a little later than it predicts so instead of bd everyday our plan is to do it every second day for the next week and a bit... Hoping that changing it up this month will help... And really sometimes I just don't have the stamina or time to do it every day! :0
Thinking of everyone in their 2ww, hoping August is as lucky as July!TTC #1
August 1st, 2013 08:56 AM #2047
@casilayne - I was really nervous before taking Clomid too, but honestly I had no weird symptoms. The first round I did get more tired, but nothing crazy hormonal. Round 2 I was totally fine. It doesn't have to make you crazy and I hope it's easy for you!
@alzora - I think I'm like 7-9 DPO... I feel completely normal. No boob symptoms, no cramps, no implantation bleeding, no nothing... I know it's silly and I wouldn't have 'symptoms' this early, but I always thought I'd 'know' through some subtle signs that I was pregnant. Who knows? I'll probably find out today if they found my test results.Expecting boy #2 this summer
August 1st, 2013 08:59 AM #2049Miriam ~ Tabitha ~ Estella ~ Beatrice ~ Anastasia ~ Veronica ~ Sarah ~ EstherPaul ~ Wesley ~ Walter ~ Edmund ~ Isaac ~ Abram ~ Gabriel
Top combos: Miriam Estelle / Paul Augustin
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The Center for theAdvancement of Teaching & Learning
Below, find a selection of our previous Book Club titles, all of which are available for loan from the CATL Library.
Engaging Students as Partners in Learning and Teaching: A Guide for Faculty
By Alison Cook-Sather, Catherine Bovill, and Peter Felten
Student-faculty partnerships is an innovation that is gaining traction on campuses across the country. There are few established models in this new endeavor, however. Engaging Students as Partners in Learning and Teaching: A Guide for Faculty offers administrators, faculty, and students both the theoretical grounding and practical guidelines needed to develop student-faculty partnerships that affirm and improve teaching and learning in higher education.
- Provides theory and evidence to support new efforts in student-faculty partnerships
- Describes various models for creating and supporting such partnerships
- Helps faculty overcome some of the perceived barriers to student-faculty partnerships
- Suggests a range of possible levels of partnership that might be appropriate in different circumstances
- Includes helpful responses to a range of questions as well as advice from faculty, students, and administrators who have hands-on experience with partnership programs
My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student
By Rebekah Nathan
After years of teaching, Rebekah Nathan, a professor of anthropology at a large state university, realized that she no longer understood the behavior and attitudes of her students. Fewer and fewer participated in class discussion, tackled the assigned reading, or came to discuss problems during office hours. Nathan decided to apply to her own university and enrolled as a freshman for the academic year. My Freshman Year provides a compelling account of college life that should be read by students, parents, professors, university administrators, and anyone else concerned about the state of higher education in America today. She also identifies fundamental misperceptions, misunderstandings, and mistakes on both sides of the educational divide that negatively affect the college experience.
- Learn more about Cathy Small who wrote under the pen name Rebekah Nathan
- Read and interview of Cathy Small from the New York Times
- Read a review of My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student by Anthropology Review
Whistling Vivaldi
By Claude M. Steele
The acclaimed social psychologist offers an insider's look at his research and groundbreaking findings on stereotypes and identity. Claude M. Steele, who has been called "one of the few great social psychologists," offers a vivid first-person account of the research that supports his groundbreaking conclusions on stereotypes and identity. He sheds new light on American social phenomena from racial and gender gaps in test scores to the belief in the superior athletic prowess of black men, and lays out a plan for mitigating these "stereotype threats" and reshaping American identities.
- Learn more about Claude M. Steele
- Listen to an NPR segment about Whistling Vivaldi
- Read a review of Whistling Vivaldi from the harvard Educational Review
Teaching Naked
By José Antonio Bowen (Fall 2013)
Introducing a new way to think about higher education, learning, and technology that prioritizes the benefits of the human dimension. José Bowen recognizes that technology is profoundly changing education and that if students are going to continue to pay enormous sums for campus classes, colleges will need to provide more than what can be found online and maximize "naked" face-to-face contact with faculty. Here, he illustrates how technology is most powerfully used outside the classroom, and, when used effectively, how it can ensure that students arrive to class more prepared for meaningful interaction with faculty. Bowen offers practical advice for faculty and administrators on how to engage students with new technology while restructuring classes into more active learning environments.
- Learn more about Jose Antonio Bowen
- Lear more about Teaching Naked
- Read Jose's blog
What the Best College Students Do
By Ken Bain (Spring 2013)
The author of the best-selling book What the Best College Teachers Do is back with more humane, doable, and inspiring help, this time for students who want to get the most out of college - and every other educational enterprise, too.
Combining academic research on learning and motivation with insights drawn from interviews with people who have won Nobel Prizes, Emmys, fame, or the admiration of people in their field, Ken Bain identifies the key attitudes that distinguished the best college students from their peers.
- Learn more about Ken Bain
- Read a review of What the Best College Students Do in Inside Higher Ed
- Read an interview with Ken Bain in the Higher Education Teaching and Learning Portal
Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, & Learn
Cathy Davidson
When Cathy Davidson and Duke University gave free iPods to the freshman class in 2003, critics said they were wasting their money. Yet when students in practically every discipline invented academic uses for their music players, suddenly the idea could be seen in a new light-as an innovative way to turn learning on its head.
This radical experiment is at the heart of Davidson's inspiring new book. Using cutting-edge research on the brain, she shows how "attention blindness" has produced one of our society's greatest challenges. Davidson introduces us to visionaries whose groundbreaking ideas-from schools with curriculums built around video games to companies that train workers using virtual environments-will open the doors to new ways of working and learning.
- Learn more about Cathy Davidson
- Read a review of Now You See It by Tara DaPra, associate lecturer of English Composition and CATL Book Club participant
- Read a review of Now You See it from the Wall Street Journal
The Shallows
Nicholas Carr
"Is Google making us stupid?" When Nicholas Carr posed that question, he tapped into a well of anxiety about how the Internet is changing us. He also crystallized one of the most important debates of our time: As we enjoy the Net's bounties, are we sacrificing our ability to read and think deeply?
Carr expands his argument into the most compelling exploration of the Internet's intellectual and cultural consequences. Part intellectual history, part popular science, and part cultural criticism, The Shallows sparkles with memorable vignettes even as it plumbs profound questions about the state of our modern psyche. This is a book that will forever alter the way we think about media and our minds.
- Learn more about Nicholas Carr
- Read a review of The Shallows by Leif Nelson, Manager of the UWGB LTC and CATL Book Club participant
Healing the Heart of Democracy
Parker J. Palmer
Parker J. Palmer builds on his own extensive experience as an inner life explorer and social change activist to examine the personal and social infrastructure of American politics. In Healing the Heart of Democracy, he points the way to a politics rooted in the commonwealth of compassion and creativity still found among "We the People."
Healing the Heart of Democracy names the "habits of the heart" we need to revitalize our politics and shows how they can be formed in the everyday venues of our lives. Palmer proposes practical and hopeful methods to hold the tensions of our differences in a manner that can help restore a government "of the people, by the people, for the people."
- Learn more about Parker J. Palmer
- Read a review of Healing the Heart of Democracy by Publisher's Weekly
Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength
John Tierney & Roy Baumeister
In Willpower, the pioneering researcher Roy F. Baumeister collaborates with renowned New York Times science writer John Tierney to revolutionize our understanding of the most coveted human virtue: self-control.
Combining the best of modern social science with practical wisdom, Baumeister and Tierney share the definitive compendium of modern lessons in willpower. As our society has moved away from the virtues of thrift and self-denial, it often feels helpless because we face more temptations than ever. But we also have more knowledge and better tools for taking control of our lives. However we define happiness we won't reach it without mastering self-control.
- Learn more about Roy Baumeister
- Read a review of Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength by The New York Times
Collaborative Learning Techniques
Elizabeth Barkley
Engaging students in active learning is a predominant theme in today's classrooms. To promote active learning, teachers across the disciplines and in all kinds of colleges are incorporating collaborative learning into their teaching.
Collaborative Learning Techniques is a scholarly and well-written handbook that guides teachers through all aspects of group work, providing solid information on what to do, how to do it, and why it is important to student learning. Synthesizing the relevant research and good practice literature, the authors present detailed procedures for thirty collaborative learning techniques (CoLTs) and offer practical suggestions on a wide range of topics, including how to form groups, assign roles, build team spirit, solve problems, and evaluate and grade student participation.
- Learn more about Elizabeth Barkley
The Heart of Higher Education: A Call to Renewal
Parker J. Palmer, Arthur Zajonc & Megan Scribner
"A Call to Renewal" is a call to revisit the roots and reclaim the vision of higher education. The Heart of Higher Education proposes an approach to teaching and learning that honors the whole human being-mind, heart, and spirit.
The book offers a rich interplay of analysis, theory, and proposals for action from two educators and writers who have contributed to developing the field of integrative education over the past few decades. The Heart of Higher Education is for all who are new to the field of holistic education, all who want to deepen their understanding of its challenges, and all who want to practice and promote this vital approach to teaching and learning on their campuses.
- Learn more about Parker J. Palmer and Arthur Zajonc
- Read a review of The Heart of Higher Education: A Call to Renewal by Character Clearinghouse
Student Engagement Techniques
Elizabeth Barkley
Keeping students involved, motivated, and actively learning is challenging educators across the country, yet good advice on how to accomplish this has not been readily available. Student Engagement Techniques is a comprehensive resource that offers college teachers a dynamic model for engaging students.
The ready-to-use format shows how to apply each of the book's techniques in the classroom and includes purpose, preparation, procedures, examples, online implementation, variations and extensions, observations and advice, and key resources.
- Learn more about Elizabeth Barkley
The Art of Changing the Brain
James E. Zull
Neuroscience tells us that the products of the mind are the result of the interactions of the biological brain with our senses and the physical world: in short, that thinking and learning are the products of a biological process. This realization, that learning actually alters the brain by changing the number and strength of synapses, offers a powerful foundation for rethinking teaching practice and one's philosophy of teaching.
James Zull invites teachers in higher education to accompany him in his exploration of what scientists can tell us about the brain and to discover how this knowledge can influence the practice of teaching. "The Art of Changing the Brain" is grounded in the practicalities and challenges of creating effective opportunities for deep and lasting learning, and of dealing with students as unique learners.
- Learn more about James E. Zull
Classroom Research
K. Patricia Cross & Mimi Harris Steadman
Classroom Research is designed for use in faculty discussion groups, workshops, and seminars to prepare discipline-oriented faculty for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. The book's real-life case studies illustrate basic principles of learning and provide provocative materials for discussion along with practical suggestions for research that can be conducted by faculty from all disciplines in their own classrooms.
- Learn more about K. Patricia Cross
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Clueless in Academe
Gerald Graff
Gerald Graff argues that our schools and colleges make the intellectual life seem more opaque, narrowly specialized, and beyond normal learning capacities than it is or needs to be. Left clueless in the academic world, many students view the life of the mind as a secret society for which only an elite few qualify.
In a departure from standard diatribes against academia, Graff shows how academic unintelligibility is unwittingly reinforced not only by academic jargon and obscure writing, but by the disconnection of the curriculum and the failure to exploit the many connections between academia and popular culture. Graff offers a wealth of practical suggestions for making the culture of ideas and arguments more accessible to students, showing how students can enter the public debates that permeate their lives.
- Learn more about Gerald Graff
What the Best College Teachers Do
Ken Bain
What makes a great teacher great? Who are the professors students remember long after graduation? This book, the conclusion of a fifteen-year study of nearly one hundred college teachers in a wide variety of fields and universities, offers valuable answers for all educators.
The short answer is--it's not what teachers do, it's what they understand. Lesson plans and lecture notes matter less than the special way teachers comprehend the subject and value human learning. The best teachers know their subjects inside and out--but they also know how to engage and challenge students and to provoke impassioned responses. Most of all, they believe two things fervently: that teaching matters and that students can learn.
- Learn more about Ken Bain
Additional Reading Group Books
- Portrait of the Student as a Young Wolf, Darby Lewes
- Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher, Stephen Brookfield
- Advice for New Faculty Members, Robert Boice
- Discussion as a Way of Teaching, Brookfield, Stephen & Preskill, Stephen
- Engaging Large Classes, Christine Stanley and Erin Porter
- Exploring Signature Pedagogies, Regan Gurung, Nancy Chick, & Aeron Haynie
- Learner-Centered Assessment on College Campuses, Mary E. Huba and Jann E. Freed
- Learning from Change, Deborah DeZure
- Teaching and Learning Online: New Pedagogies for New Technology, John Stephenson
- To Improve the Academy, Devorah Lieberman & Catherine Wehlburg


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Palomar Medical Center Escondido is proud to offer the newest generation da Vinci S HD Surgical System - a robotic system that works as an extension of the surgeon who uses computer controlled instruments to operate through tiny openings in the body. Our surgical team is specially trained in gynecologic and urologic robotic surgery and has collectively performed nearly 1,000 procedures using this advanced technology. Together, they provide the highest level of minimally invasive surgical care for the North San Diego County and South Riverside County communities.
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Dr. Kris Ghosh is the medical director of Robotic Surgery at Palomar Medical Center Escondido. He has 19 years of clinical experience in obstetrics / gynecology, gynecologic surgery and gynecologic oncologic surgery, and has completed more than 400 robotic-assisted surgical procedures using the da Vinci S HD Robotic Surgical System.
Dr. Ghosh is currently in private practice with the Center for GYN Oncology in San Marcos. Prior to his arrival in San Diego in 2002, Dr. Ghosh was an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School. He has published more than 15 peer reviewed articles in major journals and has presented internationally regarding issues of gynecologic malignancy and nutrition.
Dr. Ghosh received his undergraduate degree and medical degree from Indiana University. He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of California, Los Angeles during which time he was awarded a Rutledge fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Ghosh then completed his fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Minnesota.
Gynecologic Oncologist
Dr. Sue Ghosh is a board-certified gynecologic oncologist currently in private practice with the San Diego Center for GYN Oncology. A Midwestern native, Dr. Ghosh completed her undergraduate studies at Northwestern University, earned her medical degree at Ohio State University, and finished her four-year residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA. These academic achievements were followed by a two-year practice at Beth Israel Deaconess and a three-year gynecologic oncology fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital, also in Boston, MA.
Dr. Ghosh is a Diplomat of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a candidate member of the Society of Gynecology Oncology. She currently holds both a California State Medical License as well as a Massachusetts Medical License. Her professional interests include cervical dysplasia, minimally invasive surgery in gynecologic malignancies, and cancer survivorship. She is currently a medical staff member at Palomar Medical Center Escondido where she regularly performs robotic-assisted surgical procedures.
Obstetrician / Gynecologist
Dr. Brano Cizmar is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist currently in private practice with North County Women's Specialists in Escondido. Dr. Cizmar completed his internship and residency at Michigan State University. He is also a fellow with the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is affiliated with the American Medical Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. In addition to general OB/GYN care, Dr. Cizmar also sees patients regarding infertility, high-risk obstetrics and minimally invasive gynecologic surgery.
Obstetrician / Gynecologist
Dr. Josue Leon is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist currently in private practice with North County Women's Specialists in Escondido. Originally from Guatemala, Central America, Dr. Leon earned his medical degree from the University of Southern California Medical School and completed his residency at White Memorial Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Dr. Anuradha Rode is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist currently in private practice with North County Women's Specialists in Escondido. She completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Wayne State University.. She obtained her medical degree in India and also successfully completed an obstetrics and gynecology residency in India. She is a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Dr Rode loves taking care of women in all the stages of their life, from teen years to menopause. Her interests in the field include minimally invasive surgery, including daVinci robotic assisted surgery, normal and high risk pregnancy, management of menopause related problems, management of abnormal pap smears surgical and non-surgical management of uterine bleeding.
Dr. Julian Anthony is a board-certified urologist currently in practice with Genesis Healthcare Partners. Dr. Anthony received his Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine degrees from Yale University and completed his general surgery and urology residencies at State University of New York at Buffalo. He is an accomplished laparoscopic urologic surgeon with advanced training in robotic-assisted procedures.
Dr. Anthony is a Diplomat of the American Board of Urology and a member of the American Medical Association and American Urological Association. He is currently on staff at Palomar Medical Center Escondido.
Dr. Evan Vapnek is a board-certified urologist currently in practice with Genesis Healthcare Partners. Dr. Vapnek received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Rochester in New York followed by his medical degree from the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn. His internship and urology residency were completed at the University of California and the State University of New York, respectively. Dr. Vapnek also completed a renal transplantation and renovascular surgery fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
An experienced laparoscopic urologic surgeon, Dr. Vapnek performs more than 100 major laparoscopic procedures per year, including robotic-assisted procedures. He is a member of the American Urological Association and the American Medical Association, and has earned many awards and honors including Highest Score on the AUA In-Training Exam. Dr. Vapnek is a member of the medical staff at Palomar Medical Center Escondido.
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Jena, Germany, October 2, 2009 – The 100 biggest web shops from The
Netherlands – Twinkle 100 – represent revenues of approximately 5 Billion €. Many of them have chosen the Intershop platform for their e-commerce activities and with great results as the list shows. Intershop congratulates their customers for their achievements.
The intelligent features, a clearly defined roadmap and the scalability of Intershop's e-commerce platform have contributed to the success of many of the biggest web shops The Netherlands. Recently, the newest version of Intershop, Enfinity 6.3 has been released. This newest version has been based upon extensive research of the customer expectations, user feedback, trends and collaboration with partners. The domains of SEO & SEM, product & content management, onsite marketing & internationalization have been extended with additional functionalities. Currently the next version Enfinity 6.4 is being developed.
Intershop says: "Congratulations!"
Intershop congratulates Bcc, de telegraaf, Euretco, Otto, free record shop, ECI for achieving their position within Twinkle 100. Intershop has serviced most of the
projects together with Eperium, implementation partner in Benelux, a major part of the Dutch (r)etailmarket. Worldwide more than 300 companies rely on the software of Intershop with more than 900 shops in 75 countries and 23 languages with 125.000.000 products. The consolidated yearly online revenue of all Enfinity customers is estimated at 75 Billion €.
Intershop Communications AG (founded in Germany 1992; Prime Standard: ISH2) is a leading provider of comprehensive state-of-the-art e-commerce solutions. Intershop's Enfinity Suite 6 is highperformance packaged software for internet sales, complemented by all necessary services as well as comprehensive online marketing consulting. Intershop also acts as a business process outsourcing provider, covering all aspects of online retailing, including fulfillment. Around the globe more than 300 enterprise customers, including HP, BMW, Deutsche Telekom, and Mexx run Intershop solutions. Intershop is headquartered in Jena, Germany, and has offices in the United States and Europe. More information about Intershop can be found online at www.intershop.com.
This news release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial and operational performance of Intershop. Actual events or performance may differ materially from those contained or implied in such forwardlooking statements. Risks and uncertainties that could lead to such difference could include, among other things: Intershop's limited operating history, the unpredictability of future revenues and expenses and potential fluctuations in revenues and operating results, significant dependence on large single customer deals, consumer trends, the level of competition, seasonality,
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania isn't just one of the most historic cities in the country, it's also one of the most famous when it comes to food. Aside from being the home of the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, where America's founding fathers made history, Philadelphia is also a hip, contemporary city with plenty of places to dine. From the famous Philly cheesesteak stands, to eclectic, world-class restaurants, you're sure to find an entertaining place to eat in Philadelphia.
Geno's and Pat's
Philadelphia is famous world-wide for the Philly cheesesteak and the two most famous places sit opposite each other at the intersection of 9th and Passyunk Avenue in South Philly. Pat's King of Steaks (patskingofsteaks.com) was the first to invent the Philly cheesesteak in 1930, but not long after Geno's Steaks (genossteaks.com) opened up across the street and the two have been in a bitter rivalry ever since. Part of the fun of heading to Pat's or Geno's is mingling with tourists and even celebrities from around the country, as well as the ordering process. When ordering your cheesesteak from either place, you have to order in the local South Philly lingo. Both have signs explaining how to order. For example when ordering a cheesesteak with Cheez Whiz and fried onions you would say "one", the amount of cheesesteaks you want, "wiz", meaning you want Cheez Whiz, and "wit" meaning you want fried onions. " If you don't want onions you would say, "one wiz wit-out". You could also say "provolone" or "American" cheese instead of Cheez Whiz.
Tattooed Mom Philadelphia
You don't have to have a tattoo to be welcome in this bustling restaurant and bar with a grungy feel. Tattooed Mom (no website; 530 South St., Philadelphia; 215-238-9880) is located in the Queen's Village area of South Street. The dimly-lit restaurant is packed with eclectic decor -- including a bumper car -- provocative paintings and graffiti on the walls along with cozy couches and pool tables. The restaurant serves classic bar food such as buffalo wings and chicken fingers as well as tacos, pizza and a large selection of vegetarian options, such as vegetarian bean tacos and vegan steak sandwiches . Tattooed Mom also has daily specials and hosts community events, such as literature readings.
Heading to Marrakesh (marrakesheastcoast.com) for dinner is like being transported to another world. The Moroccan-themed restaurant aims to give diners an authentic Moroccan dining experience, and patrons are seated on rugs and served their meals family-style. No utensils are offered as the food is intended to be eaten with hands only. Plush pillows, low lighting, and lavish decor set the mood, along with the live entertainment which includes belly dancers and live Moroccan music. Guests will dine on authentic Moroccan food such as chicken and dates, lamb with chickpeas and couscous, as well as hot tea and Moroccan pastries for dessert.
Bistro Romano Mystery Theatre
Sleuthing is mixed in with your dinner at this Italian restaurant on the weekends. From the minute you enter Bistro Romano (bistroromano.com), you are part of the murder mystery interactive performance. Bistro Romano has an intimate, romantic feel with exposed brick, dark wood paneling and candle-lit tables. A set menu is offered during dinner theater performances that includes minestrone soup, four cheese rigatoni pasta and a Philly strawberry cheesecake. The musical theater production which takes place throughout dinner changes periodically and actors interact with the dinner guests. The actors provide clues to the murder mystery as the story goes on and the dinner guests must figure out who the murderer is.


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Anarchy Online
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"Anarchy Online Classic... Classic game, futuristic fun"
Anarchy Online, a game created by Funcom some time ago, is pretty much the first and only MMORPG to be based in a totally new Sci-Fi world as of this writing (There COULD be Star Wars Galaxies that falls under this category, but the SW universe already existed beforehand)
A game that has been boosted, and expanded (twice over), the community of hardcore and leisure players is quite strong, considering the age of this game and it's genre.
The gameplay is unique and impressive, even in the classic game. The massive number of mobile windows plus a locking right-hand bar makes the GUI interesting and efficient, even at the lowest resolutions. The handling is quite good, too, with a two keysets for movement and four official camera angles (with FPS mode being quite good considering that the game usually requires 3rd Person view)
In addition to the movement and efficiency, combat is very well balanced. With each classic class having their own style of combat, you can progress in the game quite easily as time goes on. "Tank" classes such as the Enforcer and Soldier have high damage and mid-to-high HP, leading to a lot of melee/ranged attacks and few buffs, "Caster" classes have heavy reliance on Direct Damage and Damage over Time, "Pet" classes have increasingly powerful pets that deal damage for them or alongside them, the Doctor class being the most useful and vital one of them all with the only good healing nanos (casts) in the game.
My only complaints are the way going linkdead is handled, where you could potentially die if the server doesn't go offline when you go LD, the graphical lag that emerges when many mobile enemies are moving (even on a P4 2.4 GHZ computer with 512 RAM), and the nasty crashes that can potentially get you killed in game.
A continuously progressing story, the world of Rubi-Ka is extremely well developed. With a backstory that spans as far as the creation of the game (and it's own release-backstory) up to current-day, this game has a LOT of story content (assuming someone reads it).
Since most story continuation coincides very often with patches, it's safe to say that the story will continue for as long as Funcom keeps working on this game.
Now, I'll keep this real. Yes, now in 2005 (the time of this writing), graphics surpass this game's looks by nearly tenfold in development. BUT, if we take the looks and place them at the time of the latest release (the last expansion, which didn't change the graphics), this is quite lacking.
Now while the graphics are lacking in 3D, the 2D sprites are very good. With literally hundreds, even thousands of sprites, I admire how good the quality of the 2D is.
Although I'm still humming the newbie island's tune (it was fun and relaxing), the rest of the music is quite interesting. The apartment and city music is very well composed, with the exception of battle music. If there is only one song I found irritating, it's that tune. Good thing you can take it off!
The voices of the game are also quite fun. With the recorded voices that sometimes pop up, it's always fun to hear NPCs talk rather than send written messages.
Play Time/Replayability
While this game has a finite amount of good weaponry and nanos per class, any and all equipment is subject to any player's preference.
This is what I like in MMORPGs, and I like it in this game.
Try, then Buy
With a monthly charge, this game is part of those P2P (pay to play) MMORPGs. Like most of them, this game has a 14-day trial period (as of this writing). Try it, then if you like it, keep playing. Oh, and if you even THINK of renting this, let me know who is letting people rent the game, I'll report them to Funcom.
Gameplay - 8/10
Story - 8/10
Graphics - 6/10
Sound - 6/10
Final Score (not an average, as you can see) - 8/10
Reviewer's Rating: 4.0 - Great
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Get ready for a lot of University of Connecticut women's basketball coverage on the ESPN Networks.
With the Huskies one victory shy of surpassing UCLA's 88-game win streak, ESPN2 will televise UConn's next game on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET) against No. 14 Florida State from the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. The game was originally scheduled to air on ESPNU.
Dave O'Brien and Doris Burke will call the game and former Huskies star Rebecca Lobo will serve as the sideline reporter. The Final Four studio team of Trey Wingo, Kara Lawson and Carolyn Peck will host an hour-long pregame show on Tuesday beginning at 6 p.m.
Leading up to the game, ESPNU will air five consecutive hours of UConn programming.
But wait, there's more!
ESPN.com and espnW.com will have extensive coverage of the Huskies from the likes of Mechelle Voepel, Amanda Rykoff, and Ramona Shelburne.
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At the first joint hearing between the Senate and House Homeland Security Committees Wednesday, members examined the threat of homegrown terrorism to military communities inside the United States and vowed to change the law so domestic military victims of violent Islamist extremism can be awarded the Purple Heart.
The only Americans who have lost their lives in terrorist attacks on the homeland since 9/11 and the anthrax attacks have been killed at U.S. military facilities. Private William Long was the first soldier shot and killed in the U.S., by violent Islamist extremists, outside a Little Rock, Ark., recruiting station June 4, 2009. His father, Daris Long, testified before the Committees and described in heart-rending detail the circumstances of his son's murder and the military's refusal to award him a Purple Heart because he was not killed in battle.
"The record shows that the United States military has become a direct target of violent Islamist extremism here in the U.S.," Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., said. "And that means soldiers and perhaps their families are potentially vulnerable at work and at rest, in a military setting or a civilian one, on a base or off a base, at a recruiting station, or a military hospital. It is a reality and a fact that American service members are increasingly in the terrorists' scope--and not just overseas.
"This is yet another reason we must call the enemy what it is -- the ideology of violent Islamist extremism. Our government, time and again, has declined to identify the threat specifically and accurately. We do no service to the vast majority of Muslims who serve in the military honorably by declining to make the distinction between Islam and Islamist extremism."
King said: "Today's joint hearing with Sen. Joe Lieberman on military radicalization was extremely vital. It demonstrated the threat of Islamist infiltration of our military and attacks against members of the military here at home. Our troops volunteer to go into harm's way overseas to protect all of us -- they should not be in harm's way here at home, and yet they are. Following my Committee's three prior hearings on the serious threat of violent Islamist radicalization, I appreciate Chairman Lieberman and Ranking Member Collins joining in this hearing as we work to combat this persistent and enduring threat."
In addition to Private Long, 12 other soldiers and one civilian were killed at Fort Hood November 5, 2009, bringing the tally of domestic military victims of violent Islamist extremism to 14.
Lieberman and House Committee Ranking Member Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., both members of the defense authorization conference committee, vowed to work with the rest of the conferees to change the law so Private Long and the victims for the Fort Hood attack can receive the Purple Heart medal.
The Senate Committee conducted an investigation into the failures that led to the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, culminating in a report that detailed the failures of the Department of Defense and FBI to act on compelling evidence and prevent the attack.
With Daris Long, other witnesses at the hearing were Paul Stockton, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs; Jim Stuteville, Army Senior Advisor for Counterintelligence Operations and Liaison to the FBI; and Lieutenant Colonel Reid Sawyer, Director of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point.
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What: Webinar on The Economics of Customer Experience: New Study Reveals the Secrets, presented by MarketTools, Inc., the leading provider of software and services for enterprise feedback management (EFM) and market research
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Topics Covered: An overview of the economics of the customer experience model and how leading organizations are driving profitability through differentiated customer experience, including:
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Who didn't make it to last year's College World Series, but rate highly enough to be seen as likely contenders this year?
Last week we looked in detail at the spring prospects for last year's eight Omaha finalists, and found that not one of them looks a sure bet for a repeat trip. So as I continue a comprehensive look at the nation's top programs and 2008 contenders, the logical next step is to see what teams that were close last season are poised to make the last leap. For today, I reviewed the final top 25 rankings in the Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, and the USA Today Coaches Poll from last June. Outside of the eight Omaha teams, 18 other universities were ranked in the top 25 by at least one of those three polls. Below are the prospects of each of these teams. Next week, we'll finish out this series on the eve of college baseball by looking at the team's that could rebound from a disappointing 2007 with a big finish in 2008.
July 2, 2007 12:00 am
Mike looks at how home teams and visiting teams are impacted by different umpires.
Mother, may I slug the umpire
Let me clasp his throat, dear mother,
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September 17, 2004 12:00 am
HOUSTON ASTROS Played an old-school eight games and went 5-3, though it could have been a bigger week; Pittsburgh gave them more trouble than they should have. In the three losses in Steeltown, the offense couldn't get started, though most of the principles did well on the week. The restaurant scene in Pittsburgh is said to be lacking, that could bring a team down... In a reversal of the usual order of things, Brad Ausmus batted .368/.400/.421, but opponents were safe in five of six stolen base attempts. Happy new year, Brad! Life is (a) a bowl of cherries, (b) a beach, (c) none of the above, (d) a mixed bag at the best of times, (e) all of the above. GRADE: B-
If we were to try to formulate a theory of pitching martyrs, that is, pitchers having great seasons for bad teams, a reasonable first guess would be that all pitching martyrs are strikeout pitchers. One thinks of Walter Johnson, who might have won close to 500 games on better teams, Nolan Ryan, leading the league in strikeouts and ERA for the 1987 Astros but hardly ever winning, Steve Carlton on the 1972 Phillies.
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September 7, 2004 12:00 am
The American League and a classic American songwriter. If it gets better than this, Steven Goldman doesn't want to know.
The song remains relevant: not only is 2004 is the 75th anniversary of the tune, but with the American League races winding down, there are many teams in this week's survey that find themselves unwilling prisoners of Carmichael's rockin' chair.
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On behalf of the 40 million Hispanics in the United States, I extend my gratitude to the three people who have done the most to energize the "Latino power" in the United States: immigrant-phobic Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis.; CNN's Lou Dobbs; and Harvard professor Sam Huntington.
Without the "three amigos" of the anti-immigration cause, we would have never seen the unprecedented crowds of Hispanic protesters that filled the streets of more than 100 U.S. cities in recent days.
More than 500,000 protesters – most of them Hispanics – marched in Los Angeles two weeks ago, while another 500,000 demonstrated in Dallas last Sunday, and hundreds of thousands in other U.S. cities on Monday.
They were protesting the draconian Sensenbrenner-sponsored bill approved by the House of Representatives in December, which among other things calls for criminalizing illegal immigrants and building a 700-mile wall across the U.S.-Mexico border.
A compromise bill that would provide a means for many undocumented immigrants to become citizens is to be taken up by the Senate after a two-week recess that ends April 24.
And on Tuesday House Speaker Dennis Hastert and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said final legislation won't include the felony provision.
The size of last week's demonstrations stunned everybody. It was as if a huge part of the U.S. population that until now had only existed as an abstract statistic had suddenly emerged from the shadows to become an active part of American politics.
"The size and magnitude of these marches have been really surprising," said Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., sponsor of the Senate compromise. "I think they have had a profound impact on the way people understand this issue in Congress."
Many of the marchers were not undocumented immigrants, but legal residents and U.S. citizens who are angry at the Sensenbrenner bill, and at the wave of Latin bashing that has filled the airwaves over the last two years.
It's hard to blame them for their anger.
How would you feel if you were a U.S. citizen with a live-in undocumented nanny, or a foreign fiancé, and you could be charged under the Sensenbrenner bill's expanded definition of "alien smuggling"?
And how would you feel if you were an undocumented Mexican gardener returning home after a 12-hour workday, turned on the TV, put your feet on the coffee table and came across CNN's Dobbs warning America that you are a potential health risk, in addition to being a potential terrorist, a possible secessionist agent, who on top of everything is taking away American jobs?
On March 30, an alarmed Dobbs informed his audience that "diseases are making an unfortunate comeback in the United States" because of illegal immigration.
On March 31, Dobbs alerted America that some Mexicans "want to see California, New Mexico and other parts of the southwestern United States given over to Mexico," and that they are using illegal immigrants "as an army of invaders to achieve the takeover."
On April 10, Dobbs complained that poor and middle-class American taxpayers "are paying the price" of illegal immigration.
And, periodically, Dobbs warns that terrorists may sneak through the Mexican border.
Never mind that not a single one of the 9/11 terrorists came through the Mexican border, or that there are secessionist nuts in all countries, or that the 4.7 percent U.S. unemployment rate is among the lowest in recent times, or that millions of undocumented immigrants pay taxes but are not eligible for many benefits.
And how would you feel if you were a Hispanic professional reading Huntington's latest book, "Who We Are," and learned that America's "national identity" is threatened by Hispanic culture?
My conclusion: Thank you, James, Lou and Sam.
With your help, what until now was a disorganized ethnic group has started to become a formidable political force in Washington.
Don't abandon us. Keep it up!


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FDL Movie Night: Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony
Bronies, guys who love the TV show My Little Pony, Friendship Is Magic, are a fascinating and curious bunch. News flash: They don't all live in their parents' basement. There are bronies in the military, bronies in the sciences and law, bronies everywhere, united by the enthralling adventures of Twilight Sparkle and her friends in the magical land of Equestria. As they watch the show and participate in online forums, these dudes, guys, boys, and gentlemen are developing their talents, life skills, and friendships while passing on the messages of honesty, kindness, laughter, loyalty, generosity, and yes, magic–despite the disdain and hostility of the outside world.
Director Laurent Malaquais and Producer Michael Brockhoff join us tonight to discuss Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony, the documentary that takes us from Appalachia to Israel as we meet MLP fans and learn how their lives have been affected by the show. Bronies also includes interviews with the show's creator Lauren Faust, voice actors Tara Strong and John de Lancie, as well as other show creatives. The Living Tombstone, a remixer from Tel Aviv whose MLP music and animations have made him an online legend, is doing his first live DJ show at BronyCon, and Amersterdam-based fan LaserPons3 creates MLP-themed laser shows which he plans to show at a UK Bronies convention. Daniel, who has Asperger Syndrome makes plans to travel alone to the same convention, despite how uncomfortable strangers make him. German-based Nadine and Ben met and fell in love through their passion for MLP, Nadine creates figures based on MLP to sell at Brony conventions.
Both Lyle and Alex are prepping for their first BronyCon in New Jersey. Sixteen year old Lyle is pretty sure his conservative father will object the whole idea, but his father consents to go and learns a few things. Alex lives in a small town in Appalachia where he already stands out as different by driving an old Mercedes instead of a pickup truck – add in the custom MLP stickers and well, his car is bashed in by rednecks. But Alex refuses to give up his love of MLP, and the convention renews his appreciation for his own Brony-ness.
After watching Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony, I couldn't help but adore and respect the fans of this show, who get some on-camera analysis from psychologists studying the phenomenon. They embrace themselves and others, raise money for charity, expand their creative and social skills, and have fun. For many in an uncertain world, MLP shows that everything will work out fine and that honesty, kindness, laughter, loyalty, and generosity are rewarded in kind.