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Presenter Information
The following is critical information that all presenters should review prior to preparing their final presentations for LAK15. The table of contents on the right provides a summary of the information on this page. If you have questions or need assistance please, contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Session Formats and Time Allotments
Main conference presentations will take place during the Concurrent Sessions listed on the main conference schedule-at-a-glance. There will be three Concurrent Sessions (e.g. 1A, 1B, 1C) running simultaneously in different rooms during each session block. Each Concurrent Session will include a combination of research papers, practitioner presentations and/or panels which relate to the theme of the particular Concurrent Session (e.g. MOOCs - Assessments, Connections and Demographics). Details of each Concurrent Session, and the individual presentations that will take place during them, are in the full LAK15 Program Schedule (which will be posted to the LAK15 web site by Monday, March 2, 2015).
As you prepare your presentation please keep the following important guidelines in mind:
- Presentation time allotments are as follows:
- Short Papers: 15 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for Q&A (Total Time = 20 minutes)
- Full Papers: 25 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for Q&A (Total Time = 30 minutes)
- Practitioner Presentations: 25 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for Q&A (Total Time = 30 minutes)
- Panels: 45 minutes for panel and 15 minutes for discussion/Q&A (Total Time = 60 minutes)
- There will be very limited time (1-2 minutes) to transition between presentations during each Concurrent Session.
- To streamline this process and ensure presenters do not lose time from their presentations, we are asking ALL presenters to pre-load their slides onto a single computer that will be provided at the podium in each presentation room. See section below for details.
- There will be a Session Chair assigned to each Concurrent Session who will:
- Introduce the session and monitor the time for each presentation.
- Provide presenters with 5, 2 and 1 minute warnings.
- Ensure presenters conclude their presentation in a timely fashion.
- Facilitate Q&A after the presentation concludes.
Preparing Your Presentation
In order to ensure smooth transitions between individual presentations during the Concurrent Sessions (see above), there are some important guidelines we are asking presenters to follow as they prepare, these are:
- Pre-loading Presentation Files on Podium Computers - To help avoid losing presentation time, we are asking ALL presenters to pre-load their presentation slides onto a single computer that will be provided at the podium in each presentation room. We are providing two options for presenters for pre-loading their presentation file:
- Option #1 - Pre-load presentation files during 15-minute break prior to your Concurrent Session. If you select this option here is what you will need to do:
- Work with your co-presenters to create one PowerPoint file that contains all of the FINAL slides for your presentation.
- Load your slides onto a USB memory stick or upload them to an online storage location (e.g. Dropbox, etc.)
- Arrive at your designated presentation room at the very start of the 15-minute break that is scheduled between each Concurrent Session. There will be a Marist Technical Support staff member at the podium computer who will assist you in loading your slides.
- Be sure to have your FINAL slides ready to load. Once loaded on the podium computer, no additional changes can be made due to limited time.
- Be sure to either have your USB stick OR have the account information you need to access your online storage system to download the slides.
- Option #2 - Submit final presentation slides by Wednesday, March 11, 2015 for Marist staff to pre-load in advance. If you select this option here is what you will need to do:
- Work with your co-presenters to create one PowerPoint file that contains all of the FINAL slides for your presentation.
- IMPORTANT: You will NOT be able to re-submit updated slides after the March 11th deadline. If you anticipate needing to make updates we would recommend using Option #1 above.
- Save this file with the full or partial title of your presentation (no spaces) AND the Session ID for it which can be found in the full conference program schedule (which will be posted to the LAK15 web site by Monday, March 2, 2015).
- No later than Wednesday, March 11th email the file to firstname.lastname@example.com with the subject line "LAK15 Final Slides for [insert Session ID]".
- If your file is over 25 MB please contact us via email to arrange for other transfer processes.
- You will receive a reply within 24 hours confirming receipt of your slides. If you do not receive this confirmation please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com to report the issue.
- Marist Technical Staff will ensure that your slides are loaded onto the correct podium computer ahead of the start of your Concurrent Session.
- Work with your co-presenters to create one PowerPoint file that contains all of the FINAL slides for your presentation.
- NOTE: If you have a unique presentation need that requires that you use your own laptop to present, special software or browser plug-ins, please contact us at email@example.com ASAP for assistance.
- Option #1 - Pre-load presentation files during 15-minute break prior to your Concurrent Session. If you select this option here is what you will need to do:
- Presentations Should be Done in or Converted to PowerPoint - The podium computers are Windows-based (Windows 8.1) laptops running PowerPoint 2013 and thus presentation files need to be in .ppt or .pptx formats.
- If you create your presentation in Keynote you will need to export the final presentation as a PowerPoint file.
- IMPORTANT: We highly recommend that you review your slides in "presentation mode" in PowerPoint after you export the file to make sure the conversion has worked as expected. See the Presenter Support Services section below for options for getting assistance with this once you arrive at the conference.
- If you create your presentation in Keynote you will need to export the final presentation as a PowerPoint file.
- Presentation Slides Should be Set for "Wide Screen" or 16:9 Aspect Ratio - The presentation rooms are equipped with modern projection systems, screens and laptops which default to a 16:9 aspect ratio (or "wide screen" format). Old aspect ratios such as 4:3 (which is more of a "square" format) will appear "skewed" on these wider screens and thus we recommend that you use the more recent 16:9 ratio. Below are some additional tips and resources to help you address this issue.
- IMPORTANT: It is highly recommended that you set your slides to a 16:9 aspect ratio BEFORE starting to work on them as if you adjust the aspect ratio later on you will likely need to address a number of formatting issues.
- How to set your PowerPoint slides to a 16:9 or "wide screen" aspect ratio
- How to correct distorted images after converting from 4:3 to 16:9 aspect ratios
- How to set your Keynote slides to a 16:9 or "wide screen" aspect ratio
- REMINDER: All final slides need to be in PowerPoint (.ppt or .pptx formats)
Audio Visual and Technical Details
Each presentation room will have the following:
- Presentation Laptop running Windows 8.1, Office 2013 (PowerPoint, Word, etc.) and the latest versions of Google Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer.
- NOTE: If you need any non-standard browser plug-ins or other software for your presentation, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com ASAP.
- Ceiling mounted projectors (which display in a "wide screen" or 16:9 aspect ratio format)
- Wireless Internet access
- NOTE: Windows XP systems will not be able to access our wireless network due to the fact that Microsoft ended support for Windows XP on April 8, 2014
- Microphone for presenter/panelists
** IMPORTANT ** > If you need to connect your own laptop to a project you must bring your own VGA video adapter. We will not be able to provide adapters, particularly MAC specific adapters (sometimes referred to as "dongles").
Sessions scheduled to be in the Theatre will be live streamed as well as recorded. Sessions in SC-3101 or the Recital Hall will be recorded and archived for viewing after the conference. We will not be recording presentations if presenters have indicated they do not wish to be recorded.
Presenter Support Services
We will be providing a range of support services for those presenting at LAK15, these include:
- Speaker Ready Room - Located in the Quiet Dining Room in the Main Dining Hall, this room will have the same computer and projection equipment as our presentation rooms so that presenters can test out their presentations, etc. ahead of time. We will also have Marist Technical Support Staff on hand to answer questions or assist with any technical issues. If you wish to use this room during pre-conference days (Monday and Tuesday), please stop by the LAK15 Information Desk to schedule an appointment or contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com in advance. The room will be staffed and available during meal time (breakfast and lunch) on Wednesday and Thursday, as well as by appointment.
- Marist Technical Support Staff - A technical support staff member will be stationed in each presentation room for all Concurrent Sessions and Keynotes to assist with any technical issues.
- LAK15 Information Desk - Located in the main hallway, presenters can stop by the LAK15 Information Desk at any time to ask general questions or to get assistance contacting a technical support staff member.
Presenter Info Overview
- Session Formats and Time Allotments
- Allotted times for your presentation and Q&A
- Requirement to pre-load slides on podium computer
- Preparing Your Presentation
- Options for pre-loading slides prior to presentation
- Requirement for using PowerPoint file formats
- Set slides for "Wide Screen"/16:9 aspect ratio
- Audio Visual and Technical Details
- Supported operating system and software
- Session recording plans
- Presenter Support Services
- Speaker Ready Room
- Marist Technical Support staff
Need help? Have a question?
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When advertised, the job was guaranteed for a year, and on Friday, Sandy Stoddard marked her final day with American Cancer Society's Stockton Field Office after 28 years.
When advertised, the job was guaranteed for a year, and on Friday, Sandy Stoddard marked her final day with American Cancer Society's Stockton Field Office after 28 years.
"It's been a great ride, but as our organization continues to grow and make changes, people's jobs are changing, titles are changing," Stoddard said. "I knew it was time."
Her own title changed two years ago, from executive director to distinguished events planner. She went from overseeing the entire operation, including working with United Way and the board of directors, to organizing fundraisers. Specifically, she headed the annual gala dinner and coordinated Making Strides, the walk for breast cancer.
"The Gala has been my big thing for 24 years," Stoddard said.
She organized it for the first time in 1992 when she became executive director, and was charged with carrying on the tradition begun by Joan Darrah, who was asked to create the first one, then sustained by Kristen Boelter, who preceded Stoddard as executive director.
The one-time black-tie dinner has become a formal outdoor summer dinner dance held at local private estates donated for the cause. This year's Gala drew 480 people
Between it, the various Relay for Life events in San Joaquin and Calaveras counties, and Making Strides walks in Stockton and Modesto, the local office nets more than $1 million annually, Stoddard said.
That's only one of the changes from 1985 when she started and the office took in about $160,000 a year.
"Definitely there's more education; more people are educated about the disease," Stoddard said. "There's more of a hopeful side of cancer. You're diagnosed and you know your mom or your sister or a friend has survived, gone through treatment and is doing well, and you think that should be you. Before, you'd hear the word, 'cancer,' and think 'I'm going to die.' We've come a long way."
Local programs that support the agency have come and gone. Daffodil days, when the agency sold vases of the cheery yellow flowers, are gone. A scholarship program for young cancer survivors is being phased out. Making Strides grew into a significant event.
"It used to just be in major cities and now we're doing community strides in smaller communities," Stoddard said. "I only see that growing."
It's also what she saw happen to Relay for Life, which has become an international fund-raising event.
Stoddard's greatest achievement, though, was working to have smoking banned. She and a group of volunteers pushed to make Lodi, where she was born, the second city in California to ban smoking in public buildings. That was in 1986, the year after she arrived at the American Cancer Society.
"From there we proceeded to go city by city in the county," Stoddard said. "We finally got hospitals to stop allowing smoking. Can you imagine? We've come such a long way. That was my most exciting accomplishment, being a part of that."
The structural changes the American Cancer Society is making at its field offices means Stoddard will no longer be leading its efforts. She'll still be involved, though.
Her elder sister was recently diagnosed with cancer and Stoddard wants to spend time with her as she undergoes treatment. She also will walk in October's Making Strides event with her team and will continue to participate in Relay for Life events.
Stoddard also plans to travel with her husband, Stephen, who travels frequently as a retirement planner for TransAmerica. They're also planning a vacation for next June, by which time her two sons will be graduated from college.
Stoddard, who graduated with a degree in social work from California State University. Fresno and spent 10 years a executive director of the local office of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, is pondering her future. She may even work for another nonprofit organization.
"It's hard to leave, but there's a lot more ahead. I have more to give," Stoddard said.
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Killzone: Shadow Fall Video: Four Ways to Play
A new Killzone: Shadow Fall video shows us 15 minutes of gameplay and 4 different playstyles.
What's your flavor? Do you like running, gunning and going in loud when it comes to your shooters? Or maybe you prefer to be sneaky and remain unseen as you dispatch your enemies like some kind of vengeful phantom? The upcoming Killzone: Shadow Fall for PlayStation 4 will allow you to mix and match tactics so that you can play the way you want and approach a situation from many different angles.
The video above is from the folks at Official PS Mag and illustrates how you can change up your tactics. It also shows off some gadgets and mechanics in Shadow Fall, such as the O.W.L., the tactical echo and adrenaline. The O.W.L. acts a smart drone that follows orders and can provide you with backup or cover fire. The tactical echo shows enemy locations through solid objects, but can also alert them to your presence. And adrenaline can be used either to help bring you back from the brink of death or pump you up so that you slow down time for a little while.
Watch the video and then get psyched for Killzone: Shadow Fall's release when the PlayStation 4 is launched on Nov. 15.


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The Millersville car dealership decided to do something different this year and so had a grand New Year's morning sale. Since Millersville was a small community, their one dealership carried a larger selection of car manufacturers than most dealership. Pretty much any make you wanted was available, although some manufacturers you had to special order to get. At any rate, Ralph was quite pleased on his way home – he was the senior salesman for the dealership and he'd sold five cars that morning. Determine the full name of each person who bought a car from Ralph, and the make and color of each car sold.
1. Joel didn't buy a new Kia but he did get a blue car.
2. The Volkswagen was bought by Mr. Reynolds. A woman bought the white car.
3. Rosemary didn't get the red Toyota. The one whose last name was Parker bought the black car.
4. The three men bought, in no particular order, the gold car, the Kia, and the car that Mr. Montoya bought.
5. Elliot bought the black car but it wasn't the Mercedes. Sally's last name was Harrison.
6. The one whose last name was Gardner didn't buy the Subaru.
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|Spain here we come!
|Bernabeu Stadium.
|Ben doing his thing.
|Ben Shewry's 'Terroir".
|Royal Mail chef Dan Hunter
|Clean, precise and exquisite food at The Royal Mail.
|Matt Bax cocktail king.
|Der Raum.
|Selvatica range of chocolate from Chocovic.
Lots going on at the moment, apart from a significant increase in orders for our celebration cakes we are excited to announce that we leave for Spain again today. Madrid is the destination this time and we will be working on an exciting new project of which we cannot divulge information at this time. Confidentiality is paramount on this new project but we will try and let you know bits and pieces as time progresses. We will however be blogging from the Spanish capital on other subjects such as the cuisine, pastry shops and chefs from this gastronomic heaven. Top of our list of places to visit will be Restaurant Diverxo, David Munoz the talented chef from there has been doing great things for a while we hear. We are also looking forward to the cafe's, pastry shops, the chocolate and hunting for our elusive Albert Adria 'Los postres de El Bulli'. The main focus of this trip will be working hard in a kitchen/lab on our brief but who knows, we might have time to visit the Galactico's at the Bernabeu! We'll keep you posted!
Last night in Melbourne was the annual 'Good Food Guide' awards and we wanted to take time to say congratulations to two of our friends who picked up huge awards.
Ben Shewry the talented chef at one of our favourite restaurants, Attica, claimed the prestigious 'Victorian Chef of the Year' award. His cuisine is right up there on the world stage and he is rightly getting the recognition he deserves.
Dan Hunter our friend and former colleague was honoured as The Royal Mail Hotel, in country Victoria won the coveted 'Best Restaurant' award. This award hardly ever goes to a restaurant outside of Melbourne so well done to Dan and his team. Although we have not eaten there, it is on our radar, we know first hand how exquisite his food is whilst working alongside him a number of years ago.
Big Congratulations to both Ben and Dan, great ambassadors for Australian Cuisine!!
We are also close to announce details of our upcoming collaboration with one of the world's best cocktail bars Der Raum. We will be working with owner Matthew Bax on at lease two special events to be announce for early next year. Matt is also co owner of The Tippling Club in Singapore and we are very excited to be working with Matthew and his head barman Matthew Rees, These boys are extremely talented in their field and their work is very much admired by ourselves.
We are also in dialogue with our sponsor Chocovic on some exciting events in the planning for early 2011 which could include chocolate demonstrations and talks - we are happy to have an alliance with Chocovic and look forward to some pretty special events.
So, a few teasers for you all but we will inform you in detail when we can of all of our projects and an exciting announcement towards the end of September. In the meantime, we will update the blog next from Madrid, adios!
Restaurant Diverxo http://diverxo.com/
Attica http://www.attica.com.au/
Royal Mail Hotel http://www.royalmail.com.au/
Good Food Guide Highlights http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/restaurants-and-bars/good-food-puts-country-towns-on-the-culinary-map-20100830-147ah.html?autostart=1
Der Raum http://www.derraum.com.au/
The Tippling Club http://www.tipplingclub.com/
The Cocoa Alliance http://www.cocoaalliance.com/


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The Minnesota Arrowhead/Superior North Shore
Some images from Duluth and the North Shore. I try to go several times each summer and fall - it's a great day trip, and a very tranquil place home to great spots for picture taking, and eating. The Rustic Inn (not pictured) can never be bypassed, as they have great burgers and even better pie - 5-layer chocolate is a must. Recently I went north of Gooseberry and found some wonderful falls there too - there are various parks there that are all spectacular.Read More


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Posted by ESC on January 02, 2000
In Reply to: Pot calling the kettle black - ethnic slur? posted by Donna Finley on January 01, 2000 at
: It's clear that "the pot calling the kettle black" refers to criticism that could equally apply to the critic. But why is "black" a criticism in this phrase? I am specifically wondering if this is one of those nasty ethnic slurs that is left over from a time when such things were more commonly spoken, or if some other interpretation might apply. Any ideas or information? Please send an e-mail. Thanks.
POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK - The "Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins" by William and Mary Morris has more detail about this phrase than other reference books. (Note: iron pots and kettles are already black, even when new.) Judge for yourself whether the phrase has racial connotations. I guess that issue hinges on whether the color black being associated with "evil" has a connection to racial prejudice towards dark-skinned people:
"There are two slightly varying interpretations of this phrase, which is used figuratively to apply to persons. One theory is that such action is ridiculous because they are both black, presumably from standing for years on a wood-burning stove or in a fireplace. So the pot as well as the kettle is black (evil) and neither one is better than the other. This supports the explanation of the phrase as given in 'Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable': 'Said of one accusing another of faults similar to those committed by himself.'
The other theory is that the pot was black but the kettle polished copper and the pot, seeing its own blackness reflected in the shiny surface of the kettle, maintained that the kettle, not it, was actually black. In any event, it seems that the best, if slangy, retort by the kettle may have been: 'Look who's talking!'
Usually the source of the phrase is given as Cervantes' 'Don Quixote' and simply as 'The pot calls the kettle black,' but another version of Don Quixote comes out as: 'Said the pot to the kettle, get away black-face!' Henry Fielding, eighteenth century writer, reverses the roles in 'Covent Garden Tragedy': 'Dares thus the kettle to rebuke our sin!/Dares thus the kettle say the pot is black!' Even Shakespeare used the idea in 'Troilus and Cressida': 'The raven chides blackness.'"


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After he left the room, we left the supervisory state and moved on to problem program instructions. Our text told us that five instruction formats were supported by the 360 Assembler and that each format, in one way or another, used registers. There were register-to-register instructions, register-to-storage and back again instructions, registers-with-index-register instructions, immediate instructions with registers, and storage-to-storage instructions. Before digging into the individual instruction formats, we had to learn about registers.
There were 16 general-purpose and 4 floating-point registers in the 360. The general-purpose registers were 4 bytes long and the floating-point registers 8 bytes long. Since I never programmed floating-point arithmetic, I won't mention the floating-point registers again. The general-purpose registers, however, were used as operands, holding binary numbers, and as a base for storage addresses. Of the many revolutionary achievements of IBM's 360 computer, its method for using registers to address main storage is high on the list of its accomplishments. Unlike the 1401 computer which directly addressed main storage, a 360 address was a combination of a register, called the "base register," and a displacement. An address was represented in a half-word where the first 4 bits was the base register and the remaining 12 bits was the displacement. The base register typically held the actual address of the starting location of the program. The displacement, then, was the number of positions beyond the start of the program where the next instruction or a constant was located.
Every BAL program began with the same three instructions:
Begin Start BALR R3, R0 Using *, R3
The Branch and Link Register (BALR) instruction places the absolute memory address of the instruction following the BALR into the register shown as the first operand, in this case R3. When used with register 0, as shown here, no branch takes place but program execution resumes with whatever instruction follows the Using assembler command. The "*" is the location counter. The result of these two assembler commands (Start and Using) and one register-to-register instruction is that register R3 contains the physical storage location of the start of the program and that R3 is designated as the program's base register. Shown in base and displacement format, the address of the next instruction, in hex, is 3000. The choice of R3 as a base register is arbitrary; any register other than 0 would work.
Dr. Amdahl and the others who designed IBM's 360 computer intended that problem programs would be relocatable. Wherever the supervisor loaded a program into main storage, the base and displacement technique made it feel at home.
Although we could now get our assembler programs started and with more than half of our first week of programmed instruction over, we still couldn't read a card. Our next expert had the answer. He brought with him a few mimeographed copies, one for each student, with directions for using the Input Output Control System (IOCS). It was simple. To read a card, we used Read as the op code. Sure, we had to tell IOCS what device to read (our choices were cards or tapes) and where to put the data it read, but it wasn't much more difficult than 1401 Autocoder. We didn't know it then but IOCS was the forerunner for all of IBMs operating systems. Next, the expert told us how to punch cards, write tape, and send print lines to the printer with IOCS. We were to use the op code Write. These new op codes, he explained, were something called macros. When the assembler saw an op code that wasn't a native BAL instruction, it would look in its macro library. If it found the op code in the macro library, the assembler placed the library instructions into our programs. When I got my first BAL program listing with IOCS macros, I looked at the instructions that the assembler put in my program and there it was. It was IOCS that used the SVC instruction.
Dogged perseverance got us through our first week of programmed instruction. We wrote our first programs, read cards, and printed lines. The Education Center had several 360s on display and we could use one of the 360 model 30s to assemble our programs. The Ed Center also had a few keypunch machines and I used one to keypunch my first BAL program. As we left the Suburban Station that Friday, me to return to Harrisburg for the weekend and the others to travel to their homes around Philadelphia, we felt that we had accomplished something substantial. With little more than books and advice, we were becoming assembler programmers.
In the next installment, I'll finally get back to Harrisburg to stay. I go back to take a job with a company that converts its data processing from punched card machines to an IBM 360 model 20. I'll also have to learn a programming language other than BAL and Autocoder.
It occurs to me that of the total number of instructions that I've written during my career as a programmer, fewer than 20 percent have been assembler instructions. The numbers don't matter. When I'm asked, I proudly introduce myself as just that.
"Hi, my name is Dan Wohlbruck and I'm an assembler programmer."
- A Personal History of Systems and Computers: Part 1
- A Personal History of Systems and Computers: Part 2
- A Personal History of Systems and Computers: Part 3
- A Personal History of Systems and Computers: Part 4
- A Personal History of Systems and Computers: Part 5
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Criteria for Rewarding Educational Activity
Criteria for Awarding Educational CEU
Selected ASM Education courses earn between 1.0 - 3.0 Continuing Education Units (CEU).
All education activities that award continuing education units (CEUs) are required to include at least one of the following to ensure that the student has satisfactorily completed the course:
Lesson tests
Final exam
Laboratory workbook
A final grade of 80% or better is required to "pass" the activity and receive the CEU.
An established needs assessment process must be in place which is the basis for educational activity planning and development. Potential learners and/or multiple sources of information are tapped for needs assessment. Needs assessments are systematically documented, reviewed, and updated.
Educational activity topics and content must originate from identified and documented needs.
Learning outcomes must be stated to the potential learners in advance of the activity. (i.e. stated in the advertisement material).
Instructors need to disclose and proprietary interest in any product, instrument, device, service, or material discussed during the educational activity and the source of any compensation related to the presentation. This information needs to be provided to the audience in advance of the presentation.
All classes must have an evaluation mechanism to assess and provide feedback on the instructor and their ability to achieve the learning outcomes.
Evaluation data must be used as a method of continuous quality improvement for future educational activities.
The Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is a nationally recognized method of quantifying the time spent in the classroom during professional development and training activities. Ten hours of instruction = 1.0 CEU. One hour of instruction = 0.1 CEU.
The Professional Development Hour (PDH) is a term established by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) in their "Continuing Professional Competency Guidelines." In these guidelines, NCEES defines the relationship between CEUs and PDHs as: 0.1 CEU (1 hour of instruction) = 1 PDH; 1.0 CEU (10 hours of instruction) = 10 PDHs.
The primary purpose of the CEU is to provide a permanent record of the educational accomplishments of an individual who has completed significant non-credit educational and career enhancement experiences.
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Dec. 6, 2006
Bill Traughber
Special to LipscombSports.com
The interviews for this story are from 2000.
Thursday night the David Lipscomb Bisons return to Memorial Gymnasium for their first game against Vanderbilt since January 24, 1955. The Commodores defeated the cross-town rivals, 88-61 nearly 51 years ago.
Elvis Sherrill was the Bisons' coach while Bob Polk led the Commodores in a game that attracted 3,000 fans. In that last meeting, a pair of sophomores led Vanderbilt in scoring as Al Rochelle poured in 25 points and Bob Thym recorded 21.
Lipscomb's center Ken Donaldson led the Bisons with 19 points and John Friend added 13. Junior Gary Colson was a member of that Bisons squad. In a 34-year college coaching career, Colson had a lifetime record of 563-385 (Valdosta State, Pepperdine, New Mexico, and Fresno State). Colson is today a special assistant to Jerry West, the NBA Memphis Grizzlies President of Basketball Operations.
The Commodores were on Lipscomb's schedule consistently from the 1938 season through 1955. Vanderbilt leads the series with a commanding 19-4 all-time record. David Lipscomb was a junior college until 1946, when it became a four-year institution. At this time they became members of the Volunteer State Athletic Conference.
During the first two seasons, the junior college Bisons, who were members of the Mississippi Valley Conference at that time, embarrassed the SEC Commodores in three of their first four meetings with victories. Former Nashville Vice-Mayor, David Scobey, changed uniforms and moved from a Bison (1940-42) to a Commodore (1942-45) interrupted with a year of military service in the Navy.
"Vanderbilt teams back then weren't too strong, "Scobey said from his Nashville home. "Being a local attraction with Pinky Lipscomb, (also a David Lipscomb Junior College graduate) who was one of Vanderbilt's all-time greats, helped to get the teams together."
David Lipscomb played their home games at the old Burton Gym on their campus, while Vandy played most of its home games in the old campus gym. The Commodores played their biggest games at the Hippodrome (presently the Holiday Inn Select-West End) and area high school gyms. Scobey was a 145-pound Lipscomb team captain when he performed against Vanderbilt. The huge underdog Bisons gave an all out effort against the Commodores at all times.
"We played in junior college tournaments and Vanderbilt was our big game," Scobey said. "When I played for Lipscomb, we played Vanderbilt at the old Hippodrome which was a skating rink. The thing that made it nice for me was playing against Pinky Lipscomb as he was always one of my idols. He was a senior and I was a freshman so I played against him just one year in the 1940-41 season."
After graduating from David Lipscomb, Scobey continued his education at Vanderbilt. As a member of Vanderbilt's basketball team he found himself in a unique situation.
"We didn't particularly care about playing against Lipscomb because they were a junior college team," Scobey said. "Now we were on the other side of the fence. It always drew a big crowd because all the Lipscomb people would come hoping they would win again.
"The Hippodrome, which only held a couple of thousand people, would fill up when Kentucky was in town or when we played Lipscomb. It wasn't important for me to play against Lipscomb since we were playing teams like Kentucky and Tennessee. It was a game we didn't think to much about."
Playing Lipscomb enabled Scobey to play against his old teammates. He was captain of the Vanderbilt team during his senior season.
"We had several of our players from Lipscomb to go on to Vanderbilt," said Scobey who was also a Vanderbilt assistant coach under Bob Polk after graduation. "A lot of these four-year colleges liked to recruit junior college players. It didn't matter then since I was on Vanderbilt's team. Felix Ray, he was the center, and I had gone from Lipscomb to Vanderbilt so the two of us were playing against our old teammates."
What was and still could be considered David Lipscomb's greatest basketball victory in history came on Jan. 2, 1951. The Bisons shocked the Commodores 59-57 with their fourth and final victory against Vanderbilt. This game was played at McQuiddy Gym, which opened in the fall of 1949. Vanderbilt used McQuiddy as its home floor for three seasons from 1949-52 as Memorial Gym was in the planning stages.
"It was a big win for us," said Roy Sewell, the junior captain for Lipscomb at that time. "It was our biggest game, they were from the SEC and Division I. We had played them before and were familiar with their players and offense. We were able to shut off some of the things they were able to do."
Sewell, who is from Sparta, was Sparta's boy's head basketball coach for 35 years. He retired with 629 wins. Sewell scored 16 points in that historic Bison victory to lead all scorers.
"We went into overtime in the first game they played us in 1951,"Sewell said. "In that game, I hit a foul shot late which possibly would have won the game. They said I had my toe on the line and took the point away. So in that second game, I'm glad I was able to make up for my mistake. When we beat them it was the biggest thrill we had as players."
Harry Moneypenny was a senior at Lipscomb and the Bison's leading scorer during that 1950-51 season. He had a different prospective on playing Vanderbilt during his career.
"We first played them at the old Reception Center off Thompson Lane," Moneypenny said. "This was where the army kept German war prisoners during World War II. Then when we built our gym out there and played them twice a year.
"The first game during that senior year, they beat us in an overtime and we had a good team. We only lost four ball games the entire year and won about 25. We lead Vanderbilt by12 or15 points the whole game.
"Beating Vanderbilt was the second most thrilling event I was involved in playing basketball. The first one was when we won the state high school championship (West High School in 1946). After you play them seven times and don't win, you come out on the short end and the eighth time you win then it becomes thrilling."
Traughber's Tidbit: Vanderbilt once attempted 120 field goals in a game against David Lipscomb in Memorial Gym. The record still stands today. Lipscomb has played in Memorial Gym in recent years with a game against fierce rival Belmont. The game was played on February 17, 1990 and attracted so many fans that the doors had to be locked, leaving hundreds outside and 15,399 inside. Lipscomb won that game, 123-107.
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Our friends at DOTD alerted us last week that they will require an additional week to finish their work behind the spillway. The structure is their responsibility, so we will wait patiently for this work to be completed and look forward to Wednesday, Sept. 16 to begin the drawdown.
Once the drawdown begins, our team will begin a new phase of investigating the issues that plague Lake Bistineau. Most of you who use the lake are aware that there are back water areas that don't dewater with a 7 foot drawdown. Essentially, these areas are cut off from main channels and serve as nurseries for giant salvinia. This situation is unacceptable if we are to gain control of the plant. It will be vital for our team to evaluate these areas to understand what can be done.
The complexity of the terrain and sheer number of these areas will make reconnaissance difficult, especially in the upper reaches of the lake. While much of this work will be performed by ground crews, some of the work will be coordinated with aerial surveys. Large areas will receive the highest priority.
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- Eat a total of 2,000 to 2,200 calories per day.
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BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) California quarterback Zach Maynard made a bad read on his first pass attempt when he tried to squeeze a pass into double coverage and it ended in an interception.
He spent the rest of the night making UCLA's defense pay for his mistake.
Maynard matched his career high with four touchdown passes and added a fifth on the ground and California took advantage of six turnovers to stun No. 25 UCLA 43-17 on Saturday night.
``We had a huge week of practice this week and everybody was focused in,'' said Maynard, who completed 25 of 30 passes for 295 yards. ``We prepared ourselves ... and we had a lot of fire behind our backs. It was a great outcome.''
Coming off one of the worst games of his career, Maynard repeatedly picked himself up off the turf at Memorial Stadium after getting drilled by the Bruins defense to help the Golden Bears (2-4, 1-2 Pac-12) end their three-game losing streak.
By beating UCLA (4-2, 1-2) at home for the seventh straight time, Cal might have also decreased some of the pressure on coach Jeff Tedford.
``It was much needed, no doubt about it,'' Tedford said. ``It's been a tough few weeks. That's definitely going to give us a boost. But even though this is very satisfying and gratifying for our team, we know we still have a lot of work to do.''
The outlook is a lot more promising for the Bears following the upset win over their conference rivals.
Maynard, who completed only 9 of 28 passes in last week's loss to Arizona State, was almost flawless against UCLA. He completed 13 consecutive throws during one stretch in the second half.
The Bears' senior quarterback also scored on a 1-yard keeper in the fourth quarter following a 42-yard interception return by safety Mike Lowe.
All of this after his first pass of the night ended in the arms of UCLA safety Andrew Abbott.
``I just had to shake it off,'' Maynard said. ``I thought Keenan (Allen) was going to come out a little bit faster out of his break, but he was double covered. I should have just thrown it out of bounds. Made a bad play worse.''
Little else went wrong for the Bears.
Richard Rodgers caught seven passes for 129 yards while Allen caught a pair of touchdowns and finished with eight receptions to move into third place on Cal's career list.
C.J. Anderson added 151 yards rushing, 68 on a touchdown run in the fourth quarter to extend Cal's lead to 26 points.
Johnathan Franklin ran for 103 yards for UCLA, which lost for the second time in three games and is likely to fall out of the rankings again.
In addition to the six turnovers, the Bruins also committed 12 penalties on their mistake-filled night.
``We did a lot of things to hurt ourselves,'' Bruins coach Jim Mora said. ``You know when you go on the road in a hostile environment and you turn the ball over six times, it's going to be tough to win. We got beaten by a good team ... and we got beat solidly.''
As sharp as the offense was, it was Cal's defense that made the difference.
UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley threw four interceptions, three by Bears cornerback Kameron Jackson. The Bruins, who had only one turnover in their previous two games, also fumbled twice.
Hundley, the redshirt freshman who has looked strong running UCLA's spread offense, never found his rhythm. He had a season-high 31 completions and passed for 253 yards and two touchdowns, but couldn't prevent the Bruins from remaining winless at Memorial Stadium since 1998.
``There was a lot of pressure but I can do better with my reads,'' Hundley said. ``They just executed real well. The penalties hurt. With this kind of offense, it kills your tempo.''
The ending was in sharp contrast to the opening drive for UCLA.
The Bruins got creative when Hundley threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Cassius Marsh, a defensive end who lined up on the left side of the offensive line then ran a short out pattern. It's a formation UCLA has used previously this season, but the first time Marsh, a 275-pound senior, has scored.
Cal responded with a 26-yard field goal by Vicenzo D'Amato then took the lead on Maynard's 9-yard touchdown pass to Anderson midway through the second quarter. Maynard got the drive started with a 42-yard completion to tight end Rodgers then capped it with the throw to Anderson, who beat safety Tevin McDonald on an slant pattern.
That came after Hundley was charged with a fumble after his short pass in the left flat to Jordan James was ruled a lateral and recovered by Cal's Nick Forbes.
After UCLA kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn missed a 46-yard field goal attempt, the Bruins forced a punt but Kenny Orjioke ran into return man Steven Manfro as Manfro was calling for a fair catch. The ball hit Orjioke in the back and Cal pounced on it.
Five plays later, Maynard connected with Allen for an 8-yard touchdown on an inside slant play similar to the one run by Anderson.
The Bruins committed their third turnover of the first half when Hundley threw an interception in the end zone after the intended receiver stopped his route well short of the goal line.
Maynard threw touchdowns on Cal's first two drives in the second half to push the lead to 29-14.
UCLA pulled within 29-17 on Fairbairn's 30-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter, but Cal's defense came up with two more interceptions to secure the win.


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Title X--Repeals, Redesignations, And Amendments To Other Statutes
McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements, (X, Part C)
Each year, more than 800,000 children and youths in the United States experience homelessness. The Education for Homeless Children and Youth program is intended to ensure that homelessness does not cause these children to be left behind in school. Homeless children and youths should have access to the education and other services that they need to meet the same challenging state student academic achievement standards to which all students are held.
WHAT'S NEW--The No Child Left Behind Act
Reduces Bureaucracy and Increases Flexibility
- Enrollment in school of choice. Requires that, pending resolution of a dispute about school placement, a school district must immediately enroll a homeless student in the student's school of origin or other school selected on the basis of the child's best interest and provide a written explanation of the rights of appeal to the parent or guardian and student.
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Formula grants are made to the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico based on each state's share of Title I funds. The outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Affairs also receive funds. State education agencies (SEAs) then provide competitive subgrants to local school districts. States must make subgrants to districts to facilitate the enrollment, attendance, and success in school of homeless children and youths. These may address problems caused by transportation issues, immunization and residency requirements, lack of birth certificates and school records, and guardianship issues.
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- Activities for, and services to, homeless children, including preschool-age homeless children, and youths that enable them to enroll in, attend, and succeed in school or preschool programs;
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The authors, Marni Bates, Emily Smucker, and Chelsey Shannon were each faced with a life-changing crisis when they were in their teens. Marni, developed trichotillomania (a hair pullng compulsion), Emily was stricken with a chronic and life-threatening illness (West Nile virus), an Chelsey was orphaned after her mother died of cancer and her father was murdered during a robbery. Each of the girls used their writing as a way to move through and get beyond their crisis. What they wrote was so poignant and powerful that it has now been published as part of a series of books called, "Louder Than Words."
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Olav Olavsen Bjaaland (1873-1961)
Olav Olavsen Bjaaland was born 5 March 1873 on the farm Søndre Bjaaland in Morgedal in the inland county of Telemark in southern Norway. His parents were Olav Olavsson Bjaaland (1831-93) and Gunhild (1846-1933). He married Aasne Djuve (1889-1953), but they had no children.
Olav Bjaaland was one of the best skiers in Norway around 1900. He joined Roald Amundsen's expedition to the South Pole in 1910, and was one of the five men to reach the Pole as the first ones in history. Olav is also known for having taken the famous South Pole picture of the Norwegians with the little tent. In fact it was Bjaaland who took most of the successful photographs from the expedition.
In Telemark, skiing has long traditions, and skis came to characterise Bjaaland's career. He was one of Norway's greatest sport skiers ever, both cross-country and jumping, also representing Norway abroad. He was one of the founders of Norway's Ski Federation in 1908. He was also a brilliant and self made ski maker, sat up a workshop in the wash-house at Søndre Bjaaland, and later founded Telemark Skifabrikk in Kviteseid.
At an early age, being the eldest of the children at the farm, he had to start working, and became soon both a lumberjack and a cattle dealer. Nevertheless, Morgedal was a place full of young people that really saw the pleasure of skiing and that truly appreciated to play in the snow in any idle moment of the day. His first pair of skis was given to him by Olav Bjønndalen when he was only three years old.
In 1902 he won the King's Cup at Holmenkollen in Oslo, and his collection of prizes and medals grew during his life to a truly impressive collection. He also received the Holmenkollen Medal in 1912.
In 1909, on his way to Chamonix in France to participate in a skiing competition organised by the Club Alpin Français, he met Roald Amundsen accidentally when captain Qvale introduced them to each other in the railway restaurant at Lübeck. Bjaaland impressed Amundsen with his home-made ski equipment and obvious skiing talent. Bjaaland was then invited on Amundsen's expedition to the North Pole (that later became the South Pole), and thereafter devoted his life entirely to skis and sledges.
In Antarctica, Bjaaland, with Jørgen Stubberud, built the prefabricated winter house Framheim and then spent the winter in a snow room working on the skis and sledges. Underway to the South Pole, Bjaaland had to drive a dog-sledge. When the Pole was reached and the number of dogs reduced, he was to his great satisfaction relieved of dog driving.
Back at home, as an old man, Bjaaland continued to run his own ski factory for many years. He also farmed and he still ski jumped until he was 70. He stayed at his farm Djuve for the whole last period of his life.
In 1915 he became one of the first authorised Norwegian skiing judges, and during the Winter Olympics in Oslo in 1952 he lit the Olympic flame in Morgedal. He was honoured for his career in many ways and he and Jørgen Stubberud were the last survivors of Amundsen's South Pole expedition. He had no children and the Olav Bjaaland Museum in Morgedal contains his memorabilia.
From 1958 up to his death in 1961, Bjaaland received a pension from the Norwegian government.
Amundsen gave a mountain in Antarctica his name: Mount Bjaaland.
Late in his life, Olav was asked if there was something he wanted to say to the young people of today. He answered: "Then I would say: Stop the chasing for records in sport! Skiing shall, as all other sports, strengthen your physique and your well being. Today an athlete is likely to force himself too much. It is all about seconds and millimetres. You carry on till you are dizzy... This is not what skiing is about."
Concerning Amundsen he said: "The time with Roald Amundsen is also something one never forgets. He was so full of good humour, it was not boring around him. If he just looked at you, you were in full gear. And even so he was so calm, level and reliable. He was a born leader. He demanded good order in everything and could be strict and stubborn. He was such that one both had respect for him and was fond of him". (Austbø, 1945)


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Game On! Sports Schedule for April 12, 2013
Day two of the Masters gets things started on Friday, followed by a full slate of baseball, basketball and hockey.
After a slow day yesterday in Major League Baseball, all 30 teams are in action tonight. The playoffs are just around the corner for the NHL and NBA, with several good matchups on Friday.
Here's a look at the entire sports schedule for today. All times Eastern:
Round 2 of the Masters starts at 8:45 a.m.
Giants (Cain) at Cubs (Villanueva) 2:20 p.m.
Braves (Teheran) at Nationals (Detweiler) 7:05 p.m.
Orioles (Gonzalez) at Yankees (Sabathia) 7:05 p.m.
White Sox (Quintana) at Indians (Masterson) 7:05 p.m.
Reds (Leake) at Pirates (Burnett) 7:05 p.m.
Phillies (Lannan) at Marlins (Nolasco) 7:10 p.m.
Rays (Cobb) at Red Sox (Doubront) 7:10 p.m.
Mets (Niese) at Twins (Worley) 8:10 p.m.
Blue Jays (Happ) at Royals (Mendoza) 8:10 p.m.
Brewers (Lohse) at Cardinals (Miller) 8:15 p.m.
Dodgers (Kershaw) at Diamondbacks (Corbin) 9:40 p.m.
Tigers (Scherzer) at Athletics (Colon) 10:05 p.m.
Astros (Norris) at Angels (Hanson) 10:05 p.m.
Rockies (Garland) at Padres (Ross) 10:10 p.m.
Rangers (Darvish) at Mariners (Iwakuma) 10:10 p.m.
Chicago at Toronto 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Washington 7 p.m.
Brooklyn at Indiana 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
Boston at Miami 7:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Detroit 7:30 p.m.
New York at Cleveland 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at New Orleans 8 p.m.
Memphis at Houston 8 p.m.
Denver at Dallas 8:30 p.m.
Sacramento at San Antonio 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Utah 9:00 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Portland 10 p.m.
Golden State at L.A. Lakers 10:30 p.m.
Ottawa at New Jersey 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Columbus 7 p.m.
Dallas at Nashville 8 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago 8:30 p.m.
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STARVILLE, Mississippi – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) announced the 2012 Division III All-Region teams Monday afternoon. Earning her second All-New England honor of her career was junior infielder Sue Killilea (Abington, Mass.), making her the first and only player to ever be named a two-time all-region selection in the history of the UMass Boston softball program.
A 2010 second team honoree as a catcher, Killilea was named a third team at-large selection this season. The program's first and only two-time Little East Conference First Team honoree (2010 & 2012), Killilea closed out her junior season with a team-leading .416 average, which also ranked in the top-10 in the Little East Conference.
The single season record holder in runs scored (40), hits (57), slugging percentage (.742), triples (10), and total bases (92), the Abington native led the Little East this season in triples with 10.
She was also amongst the top hitters in multiple categories including on-base percentage (5th), slugging percentage (7th), runs scored (12th), hits (11th), total bases (12th), walks (11th), and stolen bases (7th). Defensively her 71 assists this season had her ranked 7th overall amongst all conference players.
In a combined 113 at-bats, Killilea posted 47 hits, 20 runs batted in, 30 runs scored, and seven doubles. She reached base a total of 74 times this season and was nearly perfect on the base paths as she went 11-for-12 in steal attempts. Her .943 fielding percentage was amongst the highest on this year's squad as she made the transition from catcher to starting shortstop.
During the season, she recorded a 12-game hit streak and posted two or more hits a total of 10 times. Her best single-game performance came on April 5 when she went 4-for-4 with one RBI, three runs scored, two doubles, and one triple in the win over Suffolk University.
She would eventually help the Beacons back to the Little East Conference tournament, making it the first-time in the history of UMass Boston softball that they earned back-to-back trips to the postseason tournament.
Softball closed out the 2012 season with a 16-22 record overall and had one of their most successful spring trips in program history in the beginning of the season. The Beacons lost four players to graduation, but should return an experienced core in 2013.


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A young Saudi blogger and columnist face death sentence
Posted February 26th, 2012
Kashgari deleted his messages and apologized that same day, but by then he had offended many people. The Internet lynch mob extended to Facebook, where a group called "The Saudi people want the execution of Hamza Kashgari" reportedly gathered over 20,000 fans in just two days. Sheikh Nasir al-Omar, an Islamic activist who posts a daily video lesson on YouTube, wept dramatically as he called for Kashgari's execution for blasphemy in his Feb. 5 appearance: "I plead to the King and Prince, God bless them, that these people are taken to the Islamic courts for punishment," he says. (Watch the subtitled video here.)
Having seemingly learned from Egyptian and Iranian states to keep an eye on social media, Saudi authorities took note of the online outrage against Kashgari and raced to capitalize on it. The columnist was apprehended in Malaysia, where he had stopped on his way to New Zealand to escape, and sent back to his native Saudi Arabia. Kashgari is now in jail. According to Waleed Abu Alkhair, a human rights lawyer who has been tweeting about the case, he is being kept in solitary confinement and has been denied access to a lawyer. Earlier this week, Kashgari was denied a trial before the Information Ministry, meaning he will have to appear before a religious court instead. Apostasy, one of the charges laid against him, is punishable by death.
Ironically, Kashgari's best hope for survival may be with a support campaign that has gone viral on the Internet. His case has become the latest cause célèbre online, with thousands of people calling for his release on different social media outlets. The Facebook page called "Save Hamza Kashgari" counts 8,000 followers. Major human rights organizations have taken up the case, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. Friends of the columnist have created the page freehamza.com, where over 22,000 people have signed a petition calling for his release; at least two other pro-Kashgari petitions are also circulating the Web. Several famous human rights activists with large Twitter followings, including Cuba's Yoani Sánchez (over 200,000 followers) and Arabic journalist Dima Khatib (over 87,000 followers) are mobilizing support for Kashgari.
His case has already crossed over into the political arena. On Feb. 20, Sheikh Ali Gomaa, Grand Mufti of Egypt and a respected Islamic jurist, told an English-language newspaper he disagrees with Kashgari's treatment. "[In Egypt,] we don't kill our sons, we talk to them," he said. Hussein Ibish, one of the most respected secular Arab scholars and a Senior Research Fellow at the Washington-based American Task Force on Palestine, wrote on Feb. 21 he believes Kashgari won't be executed thanks to the mounting public pressure on Saudi authorities. However, Kashgari could still face years in prison—by all means a disproportionate punishment for his actions.
The online mob that prompted Kashgari's downfall calls into question the notion that social media is an inherently positive force. In this disturbing case, it was the righteous and the blood-hungry who mobilized first. Dr. Anatoliy Gruzd, Director of the Social Media Lab at Dalhousie University, says that, "as a tool, social media can be used for good or for evil." However, Gruzd says the evidence shows social media is "more likely to be used as a source for good, because it tends to democratize societies."
It could be weeks, or months, before Kashgari's case is settled. But in the meantime, his case has sent a chill among social media users in countries where repressive governments are learning how to use the tools for their own, twisted benefit.
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Looks like the Raiders are toast.
They cut Tyler Wilson, the No. 112 pick overall in the NFL draft. No team has admitted blowing a draft pick to that extent (although there is a miniscule chance Wilson could return on the practice squad) and it's being presented as evidence that the Reggie McKenzie era is destined for failure.
Maybe so.
It's pretty embarrassing to cut fourth-round draft pick in favor of undrafted free agent Matt McGloin. If only they'd selected McGloin instead, McKenzie and Co. would look as if they knew what they were doing.
Probably not, though. The Raiders would have been trashed for that pick too. That's the way it works when you're in charge of a losing team.
Basically, anything the Patriots and Ravens do is brilliant, and a lot of other teams have a lot left to be desired. And that's not wrong. You look to successful business models to forecast success.
The only thing that counts is results, so here are a few thoughts to keep in mind (or promptly disregard):
— Being the team that cut the highest pick (No. 112) is embarrassing and it's a mistake. Could have found another player at a different position that could contribute, maybe even start, on a roster with limited talent.
— It's not the end of the world, JaMarcus Russell-style, not even close. Especially if McGloin performs to the level of the fourth-round pick Wilson was supposed to be. Teams whiff on fourth-round picks all the time. As colleague Steve Corkran pointed out, the Raiders dumped
Cal wide receiver Dameane Douglas in the Jon Gruden era (a fourth-round pick) and third-rounder Quintin Moses after Rob Ryan proclaimed him "unblockable."
Neither of those mistakes changed the course of the franchise.
— The Raiders draft, as of now, looks much better than it did a month ago, even with the Wilson whiff. The first two picks, D.J. Hayden and Menelik Watson, will be important parts of the opener against Indianapolis on Sept. 8. During training camp, it didn't look that way.
If Hayden and Watson are flops this year, that will be the reason for the demise of McKenzie, not because of missing on a quarterback who wasn't going to play this year anyway.
— Unless Wilson surfaces on another team and thrives as a starter, it's no more than an annoyance. If he's Brett Favre, drafted by the Falcons but dumped to the Packers, then the Raiders have to live with it.
— Wilson fared well in the offseason in the rookie minicamp, organized team activities and mandatory camp (although less so at each step) before floundering at training camp.
While the Allen was stressing "competition" throughout, the truth is that if Wilson had looked like the better prospect a year from now, he would have been the third quarterback. The Raiders can talk all they want about competing on the field, but McKenzie's job is to project, and if he thought Wilson would be the better player in 2014, he would be a Raider today.
In terms of the way the Raiders have assembled talent since McKenzie arrived, they've got a lot to answer for if they flounder in 2013. The drafting and release of Wilson will be only one thing on a lengthy list.


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Join Date: Oct 2004
Mature drama
Hello there !
It's been a long while since I've watched anime (something like 2 or 3 years) so I have a lot of catching up to do.
What I'm looking for is a mature (with a big emphasis on this !) drama anime. Except for a few, I find most anime pretty boring with unbelievably childish social interactions. So what I would like to find is maybe a slice of life type anime centered around adult people (college is fine too; but don't get me started on Honey & Clover...).
A little bit of romance here and there is good also, but please, no cheesy stuff and no timid types.
I watched a anime about a barman (can't remember the ame) a while back and found it pretty nice except that it was too episodic for me. I kinda like long story arcs.
Now I know it's hard to find this kind of stuff because most animes are directed at younger people but maybe you can help me find that rare jewel !
|2010-04-28, 03:58
|Link #2
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Age: 33
Eve no Jikan is one of the more interesting recent "drama" anime. (drama is not a very descriptive genre, lol, what with it apparently encompassing everything not entirely action-oriented and below a certain threshold of humor)
|2010-04-28, 08:49
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Using my yokai glasses to save Mana again
Age: 69
I suspect you might enjoy any of the shows linked in my signature. However, I'm going to suggest you start by trying Kure-nai. While the main characters are a sixteen-year-old boy and an eight-year-old girl, there's nothing juvenile about Kure-nai. It's an uncommon mixture of drama, comedy, and slice-of-life with excellent characterizations and voice acting.
If you're looking for a long, serious dramatic story, there's little that can compare to Monster. Not much romance, though. All the main characters are adults.
Finally, you might want to give Welcome to the NHK! a try. The characters are young adults with some deep psychological issues. The story careens back and forth between hilarity and sadness.
|2010-04-28, 12:03
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Seishu's Ace
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Kobe, Japan
I think you would enjoy Mushishi. Main character is an adult, and it's episodic - most of the supporting cast changes from week to week and crosses all demographics.
I would also urge you to try Seirei no Moribito. One of the leads is a child, but the relationships themselves are extraordinarily complex and well-drawn. I would classify it as historical fantasy but it transcends any one genre.
|2010-04-28, 14:04
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Normandy SR-2
Age: 24
I second Monster and Mushishi. Both are very mature and deep stories featuring adult characters, and it provides good contrast if you watch both, because Monster is extremely serialized (can't skip an episode and know what's going on in the next) while Mushishi is very episodic, as Guardian Enzo mentioned above. Also, Monster is highly realistic while Mushishi is fantasy.
|2010-04-28, 14:06
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Toronto, Canada
Age: 29
Of the recommendations given to you, I will second the following: Mushishi, Planetes, Eve no Jikan. And with the disclaimer that it's more of a romantic comedy than a mature drama, Nodame Cantabile is quite good. Seirei no Moribito is also good but somehow I feel the setting/plot isn't really what you're looking for, but maybe I'm wrong.
I will also throw in my own suggestion as well: Millenium Actress. It is not a series, it is an anime movie, but if you want a deeply rewarding drama about adults, it's one of the best.
|2010-04-29, 17:02
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Join Date: Oct 2004
I remember reading NANA some years back. But in the end, the girl with the read hair (in the anime; nana's friend) really annoyed me. She stroke me as the insecure type a bit too much: "does he love me ? does he not ? etc."
I tried watching the first episode Eve no Jikan but the main characters really put me off. Why do guys always have to be either completely shy (like in blushing when a girl talks to him) or at the totally opposide end of the scale. Why can't there be a more "realistic" character ?
|2010-04-29, 18:13
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|2010-04-30, 03:53
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Europe
The best I can think of is Hataraki Man. The main character deals with her job, her love and her friends, all the characters are adult people. I'm not sure if there is enough drama in it for you, but it's definitely worth trying.
|2010-04-30, 15:57
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Mature romance/drmaa manga
The Devil Does Exist
Paradise Kiss
Sand Chronicles
Bokura ga Ita
Ceres Celestial Legend
Akuma De Sourou
Kare First Love
Wild Act
Kare Kano
Sand Chronicles
These are mature, serious romance/drama manga
Mars is a great mature romance/drama manga.
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All that's written on the back of this photograph, owned by Glenn Andes, is "Ray Gorman, Yumma [sic] Colo." There's no photographer's imprint or other identifying information. One of Andes' relatives thinks the subjects are members of either the Gorman or Farren family, but no one knows for sure. After examining the picture for several hours and enlarging specific areas to see details, I decided that this isn't a family portrait. Here's how I came to that conclusion.
In this compelling image, the photographer chose to alternate males and females. Initially, this arrangement seemed significant; however, the subjects look too young to be paired off as couples, and the woman on the right looks older than the other subjects. To narrow the time frame for the image, I turned to costume clues. These really tested my powers of observation.
Starting with the young women's clothing, I zoomed in on each element of the subjects' costumes. By doing so, I discovered some surprising evidence. The first and third women from the left wear identical dresses with buttons on the bodices. This could mean the same person made the dresses or that the dresses are uniforms. I think this clue indicates that the two women are related. Their facial features, specifically their noses and mouths, have similar shapes. Plus, they wear identical watch chains, and their hair is styled the same way. They look to be posed according to age, with the younger sibling on the left and the older sibling on the right.
The young men's clothing helps date the picture. All of their suits have long, wide lapels. This detail, combined with the removable shirt collars and colorful neckties, suggests the picture dates from the early 20th century. In the late 19th century, men wore tightly fitted jackets with small lapels, which bear no resemblance to the suits in this picture.
Two of the young men have similar facial features. The second and fourth men from the left have the same eyes, ears and mouths. And their shirt collars and ties are identical. As with the women's clothing, these costume clues link the men as siblings. The older brother is on the far right.
So, here's my theory: This is a class picture with at least two pairs of siblings. The woman on the far right is their teacher. All three of the female students wear their hair in a youthful style with center parts, full hair over the ears, and bows. The woman on the far right wears her hair on top of her head, which signifies that she is no longer a young girl, and distinguishes her from her students. Given the evidence that there are two groups of siblings, it appears that the photographer posed the students with the youngest pupils on the left and the oldest near the teacher.
The name and place on the back of the picture might identify one of the young men and the place where the photo was taken. Unfortunately, I couldn't find information about a Ray Gorman. I hope someone will prove my theory by coming forward with another copy of the photograph with a different name on the back. As usual, if you have any information on this picture, please contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com.