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Scott Cullen breaks down all the NHL Trade Deadline action from a statistical angle.
Here are are links to recent Numbers Game columns covering the trades leading up to the deadline, as well as all the NHL trade deadline deals:
Stars, Penguins swap Morrows
Penguins add veteran sniper Iginla
Blues bring in Bouwmeester from Flames
Jagr moves to Bruins
Rangers reel in Clowe from Sharks
Lightning deal Conacher to Sens for Bishop
Gaborik goes to Columbus
Wild pry Pominville from Sabres
Capitals add Erat; deal Forsberg to Predators
HANNAN to SHARKS A 34-year-old veteran defenceman, Scott Hannan returns to San Jose, where he played from 1998-1999 through 2006-2007. He's played significant minutes (19:30 per game, still his lowest ATOI since 2000-2001) for Nashville this season, while facing the highest quality of competition among Predators defencemen, which is taking the positive side for a player who has struggled in the possession game and is minus-11 in 29 games.
With more than 1000 NHL games (937 regular season, 82 playoffs) under his belt, Hannan should still be able to help the Sharks, in a depth role, maybe playing a little less.
Taking Hannan out of the mix in Nashville leaves more room for young defencemen Victor Bartley, Jonathon Blum as well as potentially Ryan Ellis or Mattias Ekholm (the latter two currently in the AHL) to get more playing time for the Predators.
SMITHSON to OILERS Jerred Smithson, 34, has played a strictly checking centre role throughout his NHL career, scoring a career-high 16 points with Nashville in 2007-2008. He has struggled this year in Florida, but has five points and a minus-4 rating in 35 games.
Where Smithson particularly excels, however, is in the face-off circle, having won at least 54% of his face-offs in each of his last four seasons. He's also tied for 30th among NHL forwards in hits this season, with 81. Slap him into a fourth-line role and he can kill penalties and win face-offs in the defensive zone.
JOKINEN to PENGUINS 30-year-old Jussi Jokinen cleared waivers last week, as he's in the midst of a disappointing season (6 G, 5 A, -8 in 33 GP) and has a contract that comes with a $3-million salary cap hit through next season. That economic consideration was important for Carolina.
There are some reason to like the Jokinen addition, however. He can play centre and wing. He has won 59.4% of his face-offs this season (55.1% last year, 52.8% in 2010-2011) so he can fill in a spot in the middle while Sidney Crosby is sidelined with a broken jaw.
Additonally, Jokinen hasn't been terrible this season, more unlucky than anything else considering that he had the best shot differential among Hurricanes regular forwards. With some luck, and better linemates in Pittsburgh, it's not unreasonable to expect offensive production out of a veteran who has scored more than 40 points in six of the past seven seasons. When all are healthy, Jokinen does have the flexibility to move around, to play the wing if need be, and he can kill penalties.
The Hurricanes retained part of Jokinen's salary and will receive a conditional sixth or seventh-round pick depending on how many playoff games he plays and whether or not the Penguins win the Cup.
MASON to FLYERS After an impressive rookie season, posting 10 shutouts and a .916 save percentage in 61 games in 2008-2009, 24-year-old G Steve Mason has struggled. Since then, his .899 save percentage ranks 39th among 39 goaltenders to have played at least 100 NHL games in that span.
Mason has good size, at 6-foot-4, and the Flyers are probably willing to roll the dice given the kind of play they've received from Ilya Bryzgalov. He comes with a $2.9-million cap hit and will be a restricted free agent at season's end.
The Blue Jackets get Michael Leighton and a third-round pick in return. Leighton can be the backup goaltender, with the understanding that the Blue Jackets will be riding Sergei Bobrovsky (thanks, Flyers!) for the rest of the season as they push for a playoff spot.
COMEAU to BLUE JACKETS Related, at least tangentially, to the much bigger Marian Gaborik deal, in which the Blue Jackets traded two more forwards, Comeau provides adequate depth for Columbus. He has seven points and a minus-9 rating in 33 games. He hasn't been able to build on a 24-goal, 46-point season he had with the Islanders in 2010-2011 and has been a depth player for the Flames. As long as the Blue Jackets aren't expecting more than that, Comeau can fill a depth forward role for them.
TORRES to SHARKS 31-year-old LW Raffi Torres is notorious for his borderline (and sometimes far across the line) hits, but that doesn't entirely erase his value. He's struggled in possession terms this year, but five goals, 12 points and a minus-1 rating in 28 games is fine production for a third-line winger.
He's not the kind of contributor that Ryane Clowe can be, but Torres can fill a role in which he plays 12-15 minutes a night, chips in a little offence and makes opposing defencemen a little extra nervous when they go back to get the puck.
It makes sense that the Coyotes would get what value they could (a third-round pick, it turns out) in exchange for a player with an expiring contract with a $1.75-million cap hit. There will be some changes to the Coyotes forward lines with Torres, Steve Sullivan and Matthew Lombardi moving on deadline day.
O'BYRNE to MAPLE LEAFS Few defencemen seemed as automatic to move for this trade deadline as O'Byrne, a pending unrestricted free agent (with a $1.8-million cap hit) playing for a team that sits in last place in the Western Conference.
The 28-year-old is a huge physical presence, going 6-foot-5 and 234 pounds, and has played more than 19 minutes per game since arriving in Colorado in the 2010-2011 season. He's struggled, by possession metrics, this season, but O'Byrne can kill penalties, play a lesser role in Toronto if need be and his size could help in more physical matchups.
The Avalanche have a bit of a logjam on D anyway so, while they might miss O'Byrne's right shot, a vet like Shane O'Brien could take on a bigger role now that O'Byrne has moved on.and the fourth-round pick is at least something of value in return.
REDDEN to BRUINS 35-year-old D Wade Redden returned to the NHL for the first time since 2009-2010, playing a very limited role for the St. Louis Blues, averaging less than 15 minutes per game and playing very sheltered minutes. To his credit, he was successful in that role and that gives him value to a Bruins lineup that could use him in a depth role. Currently, with Adam McQuaid out, Redden could play on the Bruins' third pairing.
Redden has a contract that is a $1-million salary cap hit and expires this summer. He's fared well enough this year to think he could earn some interest as an unrestricted free agent, but a strong finish/playoff with Boston certainly would help his case.
St. Louis' blueline was sitting with nine NHL defencemen after acquiring Jay Bouwmeester, so they could easily let Redden go and they didn't ask much, getting a conditional seventh-round pick in 2014 in exchange.
SULLIVAN to DEVILS Sullivan, 38, has played 1002 NHL games in his career, and scored 742 points along the way, but his production (5 G, 7 A, -8 in 33 GP) is down this year, even though he's been slotted in a predominantly offensive role with the Coyotes. To be fair, he's also been notably unlucky at both ends of the rink, so some natural regression might help improve his numbers.
In New Jersey, he'll get a chance to play an offensive role, but he's going to be battling the likes of Alexei Ponikarovksy, Dainius Zubrus, Matt D'Agostini and David Clarkson for playing time (assuming that Patrik Elias and Ilya Kovalchuk, when healthy, are plenty secure in their spots) as a scoring winger.
Sullivan's contract, a $2.6-million cap hit, expires this summer.
LOMBARDI to DUCKS 31-year-old Matthew Lombardi hasn't been able to recapture his form as an offensive player, ever since missing 80 games in teh 2010-2011 season with a concussion. He's filled a depth role since, for Toronto and now Phoenix, and eight points with an even rating in 21 games for the Coyotes doesn't suggest he's due for more responsibility.
However, he does provide veteran depth for a Ducks team that has rotated a lot of rookies and prospects through its bottom six forwards. Lombardi could play a third or fourth-line role in Anaheim, which isn't much for a $2.0-million cap hit, but the pro-rated portion at this point in the season isn't very significant.
In exchange, the Coyotes get LW/C Brandon McMillan, a 23-year-old checking forward who has 26 points in 91 career NHL games, and 49 points in 112 career AHL games.
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Canadian connection put Turkish pro squad in volleyball Champions League Final FourOTTAWA – Canadian national team coach Glenn Hoag of Gatineau, Que., led Turkey's Arkas Izmir to its first final four appearance in the men's volleyball Champions League following an incredible comeback victory over Novosibirsk, Russia.
The Champions League is a three-month tournament that determines the top pro team in Europe.
Hoag's squad, which also includes Canadian national team players Justin Duff of Winnipeg and Gord Perrin of Creston, B.C., were initially swept 3-0 in the first of the two match series last week in the Siberian city.
However back home with the support of 5,000 fans, Izmir took the second match 25-27, 18-25, 25-22, 25-23, 16-14. This evened the series and forced a golden set that Izmir won 15-11 to advance to the final four tournament which starts March 17 in Poland.
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In the women's Champions League, Canadian national team star Sarah Pavan of Kitchener, Ont., also needed an exciting ending to make it to the final four with Villa Cortese. Pavan's team won the opening match last week 3-1 over Bergamo then fell 3-2 in the second match forcing a golden set that Villa Cortese won 15-11.
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Type: Sub-task
Status: Closed
Priority: Blocker
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: 2.2.1
Fix Version/s: 2.4
Component/s: Assignment
Testing Instructions:
Ideally this would be tested on Oracle & MSSQL
Ideally this would be tested on Oracle & MSSQL Create and Assignment Set the due date to 1 weeks time, set the cut off date to 1 weeks time (both default) Login as a student, verify you can submit to the assignment Login as a teacher and edit the settings, change the due date to yesterday Login as a student, the assignment should say "Time remaining | Assignment is overdue by: 1 day", and still let you submit Login as a teacher and edit the settings, change the cut off date to yesterday Login as a student, the assignment should say "Time remaining | Assignment is overdue by: 1 day" and you should not be able to submit Login as a teacher and grant the student an extension until tomorrow (assignment grading interface - choose grant extension from the menu against each submission) Login as a student, the assignment should say "Extension due date | (date), Time remaining | (some number of hours) ", and still let you submit Login as a teacher and try and grant an extension before the duedate/cutoffdate. Form should fail validation and not let you save the extension.
- Create and Assignment
- Set the due date to 1 weeks time, set the cut off date to 1 weeks time (both default)
- Login as a student, verify you can submit to the assignment
- Login as a teacher and edit the settings, change the due date to yesterday
- Login as a student, the assignment should say "Time remaining | Assignment is overdue by: 1 day", and still let you submit
- Login as a teacher and edit the settings, change the cut off date to yesterday
- Login as a student, the assignment should say "Time remaining | Assignment is overdue by: 1 day" and you should not be able to submit
- Login as a teacher and grant the student an extension until tomorrow (assignment grading interface - choose grant extension from the menu against each submission)
- Login as a student, the assignment should say "Extension due date | (date), Time remaining | (some number of hours) ", and still let you submit
- Login as a teacher and try and grant an extension before the duedate/cutoffdate. Form should fail validation and not let you save the extension.
Affected Branches:MOODLE_22_STABLE
Fixed Branches:MOODLE_24_STABLE
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Pull Master Branch:
Pull Master Diff URL:
Allow individual submission date extensions for students.
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MDL-31276 Assignment Offline Marking: Decide all settings/ui/design
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MDL-31284 Team based assignments: Decide all settings/ui/design
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MDL-31291 Assignment Blind Marking: Decide settings/ui/design
- Closed
- caused a regression
MDL-35337 Fatal error trying to restore assignment in master taken from a 2.3 course
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MDL-7315 Give time/date extensions to individual students for course activities.
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Could this feature work for individual students, groups of students, or whole classes?
The extension date needs to be displayed to markers on the submission overview screen...and any statuses (ie. submitted late/early) calculated from the extension date.
The wiki page for the feature is updated with a walkthrough and screenshots.
I looked at the Wiki page with the current screenshots and have one question... Is there a way to grant an extension to all members of a group or do they have to be done on a user by user basis?
For example if I have a course with four groups (G1, G2, G3, and G4) of students, 25 users per group and I decide that all students in group 3 (G3) need a one week extension of the due date can that be done in bulk or do you have to go into every student individually to grant the extension?
The observation that I'd like to make is that this shouldn't be part of mod_assign it should be a core feature, as extensions should be able to be applied to any activity (that has a deadline). Obviously this has knock on effects on every mod (but I'll touch upon how I think this could be done without touching them).
Also it would then allow extensions to be granted to
1)a user/group(i.e. extends all of a users'/group's activities' (in every course) submission dates by a set amount),
2) a category (all activities in all courses the user is enrolled in, in a category) ,
3) a course (all activities in a single course)
4) a user or group for multiple activities and
5) a user or group for a single activity
Also generally extensions would attract some sort of sanction or penalty e.g. 10% penalty or -5marks. So it strikes me that taking into account an extension is really an administrative action that affects the determining of @final_grade@ (so in my mind implies changes to the @grade_update_grade@.
Applying a penalty to a submissions grade at the activity level (@raw_grade@) skews comparison of the performance of the task, as it means that 2 students submitting the same quality of work would get different grade, whilst actually being of the same grade. Applying penalties when getting the @final_grade@ means that this is an administrative sanction rather than one against performance.
So it strikes me that associating the application of extension penalties in the Gradebook (/grade & gradelib.php) would immediately allow this to apply to any activity. The granting/management of extensions and sanctions could be separated out (e.g. into a /extensions core plugin).
The change to @grade_update()@ would check if there is an extension for a grade item (hence activity) for a user, apply the penalty(penalties) and then store the modified @raw_grade@ in @final_grade@.
Hi Michael,
I considered where the best place might be to put this functionality and I think this still fits best within the assign module. The reason is that the different activities use due dates in different ways - e.g. the workshop has a due date for submissions and then another one for the marking process. Forcing all activities to handle this in the same way could prevent activity modules from supporting special features (e.g. extension dates would need special handling for an assignment where students can submit in teams).
As for automatically applying a penalty - what I have suggested is just that the fact that an assignment extension has been granted is clearly marked on all grading interfaces so the marker can decide how to apply a penalty or not (e.g. there is a difference if a student has supplied a medical certificate or is just late and should be penalised). If we are going to automatically apply penalties it could possibly be done on the grant extension page (e.g. set a penalty at the same time as granting an extension).
Regards, Damyon
I think that when mods should be specifying an expected due date for the activity they are implement and I accept the use of due dates may be used by mods for other specific purposes. I don't think that each mod should have to maintain per-user deadline exceptions themselves.
Given that the obvious deadlines typically affects submitting users then for the workshop example given then dates specified for marking would not be affected (or the module could be enhanced to take an check for an exception and take it into account and slide the marking date appropriately).
My concern is that by having different mechanisms for granting extensions depending on the mod being used makes for unhappier end-users (in our case).
There are only 2 things that Moodle currently supports as "entities that can submit work" (technically 1 until group assignments are in) and these are User and Groups, then surely having centralised tables to hold these exceptions for the wider use makes more use than each mod having to handle this information separately.
So the new mod_assign could query against against this table(s) when generating a list view of assignments submissions.
This would permit current implementations but also allow for progressive enhancements to make use of this data as they see fit. The fact that mods should be reporting what features they support (via @*_supports()@) means that mods could explicitly say they permit extensions via the core aspect or use their own system by defaulting a @FEATURE_EXTENSIONS@ option to @false@ until support is more widely adopted by mods.
Also from our experience administration of extensions by staff is done on a per-user basis rather than per-activity.
I'm not fully convinced that this data should be so closely tied up to the mod_assign as the relationship between an assignment and extensions seems to me to be more akin to the relationship between an assignments and groups (which are effectively course-level data structures).
A thought that just occurs to me now is that a better location for this data to be held would actually be in amongst the User data tables.
OH I agree that any penalty that should be applied (manually or otherwise) should be recorded against the extension being granted (and predict that some mechanism to manage pre-set penalties, much like the system for Learning Outcomes & Scales) would end up being requested).
Hoping not to state the obvious but it seems that this conversation is duplicates a lot of the work going on for http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-7315 ...?
This needs a better description and testing instructions. The code has been cleaned up and the git information is correct - but it is based on Moodle master branch with other fixes cherry-picked on top. I will wait for the other fixes to be integrated before submitting this for review.
I think the proposed patch add TWO separate changes that must be considered separately. One thing in the due date extension and the other is the change of preventlate for datecutoff.
Being able to set different due dates for individual users is a highly asked demand. The addition of extensionduedate to assign_grades table is a good way to manage this demand. It works.
However, this is NOT related to changing preventlate setting into cutoff due date. This change is INDEPENDENT of the above. You can "preventlate" whenever the real due date is. Most teachers are used to "preventlate" setting. If not enables submissions can proceed without limitation. If and when the teacher feels there is a neccessity fro limitation, he simply has to enable "preventlate" and all submissions are terminated. Just one initial setting ans a single intervention when a limit is needed.
However, with cutoff setting the teacher need to know in advance how long to allow submissions, the cutoff date. If wrong, or dynamic in nature (e.g. course sections, terms) she may need to change the setting several times.
I would prefer to keep "preventlate" setting and introduce duedate extension managing on top of duedate/preventlate. I have attached a patch against current assign 2.3 (as 2012-06-25) that just do that: adding dude date extension in an individual user basis, without touching other settings.
Patch against mod/assign/ in moodle 2.3 rc1 (2012-06-25)
Duedate extensions by user
I agree that there are two separate changes, that being able to set different due dates for users is a great feature and that this feature is independent of the management of 'late' submissions.
However I think there is a valid argument for the addition of cutoff date. In many cases teachers do know in advance how long to allow late submissions, eg. this might be 5 days past the due date, after which date no further submissions will be accepted unless the student has been granted an extension. This is often governed by institutional policy. The issue with the current preventlate is that students could submit after the marking process has commenced, meaning papers may get missed in the marking process, or (if the submit button is disabled) students may make changes to papers after their initial submission.
I accept the point that preventlate works well for a dynamic course, however in that case would the teacher not disable both due date and cut-off date? Or set the cut-off date to coincide with the end of the academic year?
Thanks for the patch you posted Enrique - that resubmissions plugin looks interesting. Could you please split that into a separate patch and attach it to a new Jira issue?
Thanks, Damyon
Can someone peer review this - it is blocking several other issues?
Thanks, Damyon
Raising this to blocker as it is holding up integration of several features (I will set all the blocker links).
Hi Damyon,
I had a look through the code and it looks good.
Possible things to consider:
- mod/assign/renderer.php on line 275:
$late = get_string('nomoresubmissionsaccepted', 'assign');
This string doesn't exist. I'm guessing that it should be nosubmissionaccepted which does.
- I think it would be nice if the cut-off date defaulted to the same value as the due date.
- Setting the extension date before the due date and the allow submissions from date doesn't throw an error, it just returns to the page. It looks like you have code there to handle this. I haven't had a close enough look to see why that isn't working.
- I'm not sure if this is in the scope of this issue, but allowing extensions seems like something that should be logged.
Thanks again.
Thanks Adrian,
I have addressed all these issues and rebased the branch again.
Can you take another look?
Regards, Damyon
Hi Damyon,
Thanks for the quick fix of the problems.
I'm really sorry, but I just have one more problem.
- When granting an extension the form will submit, but it doesn't tell the user that it has saved. I think that when I tested this yesterday the page would return back to the grading screen (Sorry I honestly can't remember exactly what it did).
Everything else is great. If you could fix that and then send it though to integration.
Thanks Adrian - my last change added logging and I accidentally removed the return from the function which caused that bug. This is all fixed now - I'll just write some test instructions and submit for integration.
Hi Damyon,
There are numerous problems detected by the codechecker, i've attached the 'surf.xml' file with the report of problems. (I'm afraid the best thing is to open in browser window, the plan is for this report to be generated and displayed automatically, but for now we just have the raw file)
Some are very minor, but there are a few more serious which would be great to fix up since this is new code.
Hi Dan,
I have pushed to the branch again with the changes listed from the smurf.xml file except for some false positives listed in that file.
It included complaints about some doc block comments on variables which were valid comments (e.g. renderer.php line 423).
Regards, Damyon
Hi Damyon,
Thanks for doing that so quickly, but sorry on closer inspection i've realised something major is missing.
- You are dropping the preventlatesubmissions setting, but as far as I can tell, you are not upgrading existing assignments so that this is reflected in the cutoff date? So we'll be breaking all the existing created assignments ettings in this regard?
Additionally some minor things:
- Should the grantextensions clone permissions from one of the existing assignment permissions, to ensure users who could previously set preventlatesubmissions can do now too.
- I noticed that the comments are wrong in the upgrade.php
Sorry I didn't spot those issues earlier, but unless i'm missing something really that first point seems quite major, so reopening.
Moving this reopened issue out from current integration. Please, re-submit it for integration once ready.
Hi Dan:
I was all in favor of "preventlate" way of manage this topic, but once cutoffdate is the setted consensus I think that it would be unrealistic to try to address ALL problems around the change with upgrade.php code. The change need to be addressed in DOCUMENTATION.
Preventlate was unlimited. If not set students could submit without any date limit. If set, the due date was strictly enforced. If nothing is done, that's the behavior if cutoffdate is NOT enabled (as default). That's OK.
What could be addressed would be assignment instances with preventlate=0 (= submissions open). Then a cutoffdate could be set but ¿when to stop submissions? We do not have a general course termination date. Perhaps adding setting a cutoffdate = duedate+one_year may do the trick: every existing non-limited assignment will still continue accepting submissions, and a natural year is usually more than an academic term in most contexts.
Hi Dan,
I'll add an upgrade step to set the cutoffdate to the due date if preventlate submissions was enabled.
- Damyon
Hi Damyon:
I think that setting cutoffdate=duedate when preventlate=1 is useless. If preventlate is set then the students cannot submit at all after due date. That's exactly the behavior when duedate is set and cutoffdate is NOT enabled.
The problem on upgrade is just the opposite: what to do when preventlate is NOT set and submissions are to be ALLOWED.
Thanks Enrique - you are right.
I am actually in favour of changing the way this works when there is a due date and no cutoffdate (should allow late submissions and flag them as late).
I'll update the patch to work like this (and then we can fully support upgrades).
- Damyon
This patch changes the logic to what I described in my last comment and updates the upgrade (and assignment upgrade tool as well) to set the cutoff date to the duedate if preventlate is set.
I have updated all the help and changed the assignment overview page to make it a bit clearer.
I tested this with 3 upgrades from Assignment 2.2. (no due date, due date but not prevent late, due date and prevent late)
I tested this with 3 upgrades from an older Assignment 2.3. (no due date, due date but not prevent late, due date and prevent late)
All working correctly.
Note: integration currently has a completion bug preventing saving assignment settings - I worked around this for now as there is a patch submitted in a separate ticket.
The main moodle.git repository has just been updated with latest weekly modifications. You may wish to rebase your PULL branches to simplify history and avoid any possible merge conflicts. This would also make integrator's life easier next week.
TIA and ciao
Hi Daymon (et all),
I was going to integrate this but found a bunch of things that should be sorted out. Here they are:
1) Note there will be one conflict with your code and master, so, in your next rebase (24h form now) you'll have to fix it. It's @ mod/assign/gradingtable.php#93. You will have to keep both firstname and lastname out from the list to avoid some problems with Oracle (see
2) No matter that conflict, there are some points related with restore that are not being handled properly in your patch:
- On restore, you have to mimic exactly the same logic used on upgrade. So, if the backup file being restored is old and has preventlatesubmissions enabled, then you must perform the cutoffdate = duedate, exactly the same that upgrade does.
- Both assign->cutoffdate and assign_grades->extensionduedate (the 2 new columns introduced by the patch) are unix times, hence you need to add support on restore to be able to roll dates automatically (aka, ->apply_date_offset()). That's missing.
3) As Dan spotted before... isn't there any other capability that we could define as a good target to clone permissions from when creating the new 'grantextension' capability? Also note that non-editing teacher archetype has perms to grade but not to grant extension (just in case it wrong, that's your decision).
4) In the install.xml file you've defined assign_grades->extensionduedate as nullable, but in the corresponding upgrade.php code you are defining it as not nullable. They must be 100% the same definition, surely not nullable, like the rest of dates there. Please, please, always use the XMLDB editor both both changes in install.xml files and to get the correct upgrade code.
5) More on upgrade, as it seems you've been copying and pasting code... the comments there are wrong, please review them and fix the column name to the correct one (once again, lol, the XMLDB editor is your friend to avoid these problems).
6) The upgrade step performing the cutoffdate = duedate has some serious problems:
- It is performing one count that is used for... nothing.
- It is incrementing one $i variable for... nothing.
- You are going and updating the assignments 1 by 1. Why cannot one simpler and way faster update be used instead:
UPDATE {assign} SET cutoffdate = duedate WHERE preventlatesubmissions = 1
7) Tiny, add one blank line between upgrade steps , and also within the upgrade block, to separate different tasks, each one with its comment (helps for readability a lot).
8) When looking code... what happens if extensionduedate > cutoffdate ? It seems that is never checked (unless I've missed it) and obviously it does not have sense to grant one extensionduedate beyond the global cutoffdate. In other terms, extensionduedate should be always between duedate and cutoffdate it the later is set, isn' it? And also, you should not allow to modify cutoffdate in the activity if there are already extensionduedate granted for students being > than the candidate cutoffdate.
And those are all the "structural" things I've been able to find in your current patch. The rest of code looks formally correct (and testing should tell us if works as expected).
So I'm reopening this to address the points above, many thanks for the hard work!
Moving this reopened issue out from current integration. Please, re-submit it for integration once ready.
Thanks Eloy,
I have looked at all these issues and updated the branch.
More detail about the points you raised.
1. I haven't touched this - I'll till integration gets updated and rebase this again then.
2. a) Restore code now correctly handles preventlatesubmissions the same as upgrade.
b) apply_date_offset added to both fields
3. I don't really have a sense if whether non-editing teachers should have this permission or not - but it makes sense if they can grade they should be able to grant extensions. I added non-editing teacher to the list. I also added a line to clone the permissions from grade/graderreport:view
4. I made the column NOT NULL and loaded and saved the xml in the xmldb editor.
5. Some columns were missing comments (Added) but I'm not sure which was the one you saw that had the wrong comment.
6. Changed to do a direct SQL update - I was just trying to avoid using SQL directly - but I agree this is better.
7. Blank lines added
8. Extension date is allowed to be past the cutoffdate - this is expected behaviour.
The main moodle.git repository has just been updated with latest weekly modifications. You may wish to rebase your PULL branches to simplify history and avoid any possible merge conflicts. This would also make integrator's life easier next week.
TIA and ciao
Test result: Success!
Tested on master under MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle and MS SQL.
Some feedback for your consideration, Damyon.
- When applying an extension to multiple students, it is quite a deliberate act to select students, select Grant extension, then to click Go. I don't see any point in confirming this action.
- On the extension page, the extension date should be enabled by default. I assume most teachers will want to set an extension date.
- I assume that if you don't enable the due date, the extension is indefinite. This isn't really intuitive. Perhaps a better mechanism could be considered, rather than enabling/disabling the date. Perhaps there could be an control for "Due by a specific date" or "Indefinite extension" and have the extension date dependent on that.
Thanks Michael,
We can definitely look at removing the "Go" button.
Points 2 and 3 - the reason for the checkbox is not to enable an infinite extension - it is to allow you remove an extension once it is granted. It defaults to off because by default the student does not have an extension granted.
Many thanks for the hard work.
These changes have been spread upstream and are already available in the git and cvs repositories.
Looks like this issue has caused a nasty regression guys, check out
Attaching doc from Grette Wilkinson which may help as a starting point for documenting this new feature.
Removing the qa_test_required label as this issue now has QA tests: MDLQA-4587
and MDLQA-4588 (Note that these are QA test master copies which will be cloned
for upcoming QA cycles.)
Removing the docs_required label as this is now documented here http://docs.moodle.org/24/en/Assignment_settings
Mary / Damyon,
Just following on earlier point made by Stephen Bourget - is it possible to grant extensions to groups and not just individuals.
Kind regards


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Carl Pollastro from Interwest Mining Company reported before the Utah Mine Commission in Huntington. He is the director of technical services and project development. He said he has a 30 year history with mining in the area, beginning with American Coal, Emery Mining and Utah Power.
Emery County has benefited greatly from mining. He said Rocky Mountain Power operates Hunter, Huntington and the Carbon plants in Emery and Carbon counties. They also operate plants in Washington and Wyoming. The coal mine at Bridger is both a surface and underground mine that continues to supply coal to the Bridger coal fired units. "As a coal operator we have a real commitment to ensure a safe environment to our employees," said Pollastro.
Pollastro said he hoped to present from an industry voice what they think would be beneficial. "No one has greater commitment than the operators and employees to safety. I am a third generation miner." Pollastro referred to the Wilberg mine tragedy. He said that invention and change are often born out of tragedy. He said sometimes in these situations we are prone to reactive reasoning and a feeling that we have to do something. Broad sweeping reforms are not as great as if thought through. Things are not the same for all companies. Proactive measures show success.
Pollastro said mining is a small unique industry and one that the general public is not well educated about and a misunderstood industry. The mining industry is highly technical business. "Mining is a mature industry which dates back to the turn of the century. There are gaps in the industry and there is an aging workforce. Many are ready to retire and the middle portion, there aren't many there. Mining is a viable good occupation. Miners are needed on all levels," said Pollastro.
Pollastro referred to mining as a highly regulated industry and more regulated than most. He said tremendous strides have been made in accident reduction. Pollastro showed a map which outlined the different areas that Energy West has mined over the last 30 years. He showed the commission how that compared to blocks in Salt Lake.
Pollastro said they are now mining the Mill Fork lease.
The federal regulations adopted are very complete and thorough. Pollastro said some refinement is needed, but it provides the standards. Principles and standards can be addressed by site specific plans. Each mine has its own personality. Most of the differences in mines lies win the geologic settings. There are geological warnings. You must understand the procedures. Mother Nature gives certain perimeters. You cannot upset that balance of Mother Nature. Seismic activity can't be eliminated. Gravity affects everything, but mine plans can effectively minimize dangers. Gas monitoring should be a constant for mines.
Pollastro sees the advantage the mine commission could have. A technical committee can be formed that will give advice to the mine commission. Nobody is more interested than the mine operators. An ongoing advisory committee to help educate the commission will be a benefit.
The Western Energy Training Center is a great resource to put curriculum together to benefit miners. This training will help raise up a new generation of miners. We need to look at what it takes to get someone interested in mining to develop the entry level miners. New people also need to become certified and supervisors can work to become highly trained.
Special training on emergency procedures should be utilized, these safety teams should go to other mine sites to conduct training so they are familiar with all the mines in an area. This special team could be centered out of the WETC and be highly specialized. This WETC can further the development of current and future professionals. "No one has all the answers, but we can learn from each other," said Pollastro.
It all comes down to funding. Pollastro said with a tragedy, regulations come, but the regulations often precede the technology to deal with it. Not enough research and developmental funds are available. There definitely needs to be a mechanism in place for technological research to move along the whole industry. Other countries like Australia have more training and are more technologically advanced. Pollastro said Energy West pledges to support the commission and will provide the commission with any information they have that could benefit the commission.
Commission chairman, Scott Matheson said the formation of a technical advisory group will help fulfill the governor's charge for the commission. Nominations for such a committee will be accepted.
After each speaker at the mine commission meeting the members of the commission asked questions or made statements regarding the presentations or other ideas.
Dennis O'Dell agreed that other countries are using new technology that isn't here in our country yet. One of the things he doesn't think is fair is the way the regulatory system is set up. When an accident occurs such as Crandall Canyon, the investigation is being conducted by the agency that approved the mine plan with assistance from the coal operator. The parties with the most at stake are involved. A better system would be for an unbiased investigation of accidents. Answers are needed to the questions of what went wrong.
Price mayor, Joe Piccolo observed that Deer Creek and Crandall Canyons mines adjoin each other and did Pollastro have any concerns and do they feel they have adequate knowledge to mine coal that deep.
Pollastro said he has 30 years mining experience and doesn't have all the answers but mining is an evolutionary process and it needs to start with the miners and their concerns about conditions and it needs to filter up from the workers to the management. Mine design should be a joint venture.
Pollastro was asked about the Wyoming state committee. He said they help with certification and testing and is comprised of mostly industry people. They deal with trona and coal mining. Their inspections don't compare with MSHA inspections they are overview and oversight mainly.
Matheson wondered if it would be beneficial to look at the role of the state in mining by finding out what other states do. Pollastro believes that would by helpful to look and see what benefit it might have. One area would be to look and see what other states have for instructors for training and see what needs to be included here for a collaborative effort. Wyoming doesn't have enforcement capabilities and is advisory only.
The mine commission opened the meeting up to take public comments with the hope of hearing from some local miners. Matheson said they want to hear what people think the state can do to make things better. Comments can also be emailed to the commission.
The Emery County commissioners were the first to speak in the public comment session. Jeff Horrocks said he believes the intent of the mine commission is to assure tragedy won't happen again. Mining is a main industry in Emery County and needs to be maintained. He hopes any decisions the mine commission makes will have a positive outcome in the communities.
Gary Kofford said he has been to several meetings lately where the industry folks say there is going to be a real evident energy shortage by 2012. The demand for power continues to grow. Contrary to what the environmentalists would have you believe, 92 percent of the power will be generated from fossil fuels for the next 30 years. Bearing in mind that coal in the state of Utah is diminishing, several coal mines are in their last days. As mines close, somewhere we need to get the energy to keep the lights going. There is nobody out there who wants to develop a coal mine. One company who wants to start a coal mine on the Tavaputs started the process in 1997 to get the permit. They developed a mine plan along with the OSM, DOGM and the BLM. The environmentalists put a hold on the project, when the permit was issued in 2001 it was protested by SUWA. When the second permit was issued, it was protested again. You have a coal company who has the reserves and wants to spend the money. Time is running short. We have plenty of regulations and each plays a vital role. As a commissioner we must look to the future. It upsets me when I see politics and the environmentalists interfering. We have to have the process to allow private industry to flow. With gas wells it's hard to get the lines for transportation. Federal regulations for coal mining are good. But, sometimes the regulations are there without the technology to comply. Don't interfere, let us do our job and our job is to keep the lights on," said Kofford.
Commissioner Drew Sitterud was happy the commission is going to hear from coal miners. They need to be heard. Sitterud cautioned against more regulations that would be hard to live with. Be careful what you do. This is an emotional issue and we need to use our heads to help miners.
Sen. Jake Garn said the commission has no legal authority to do anything and he's pleased that is the case. It is their job to listen to everyone and gather information to make recommendations to make mines safer, not to mandate or push. They hope to learn things that will help local people as well as miners across the country.
O'Dell said he doesn't believe coal mines have made as many strides in safety as they have in production and it's time to catch up.
Mayor Piccolo said mining is very safe, but people need to be educated, the public perception is that mining is unsafe, which is not true.
Commissioner Kofford said he is not against safety and he believes US-6 kills more people than any mine. An educated workforce is important. With WETC in place safety and training can be brought to the forefront.
Commissioner Sitterud said in contacts he had during the disaster the reporters wanted to make coal the enemy and were attacking the use of coal to further their green agendas. They just don't want any more coal fire power plants and used the disaster as a tool for their benefit in denouncing coal as an energy source.
Brad Timothy spoke next he said he has been a coal miner for 33 years and laws are in place to take care of mine safety. He is a member of a mine safety team. Timothy questioned the involvement of the press in the Crandall Canyon disaster. It looks like they just wanted a story and the politicians just wanted a vote.
Timothy believes bonuses should not be tied to production, but to safety. Bonuses take lives and it's not right. He said the hourly workers need to be brought in to give input to the mine commission. In his mine he said the belts can be stopped at any time to address safety issues, but in some mines it might not be that way.
Joe Fielder said he has 33 years of mining experience at Sunnyside, Trail Mountain and as a long wall coordinator at Genwal. He said he honors the men at Crandall who were involved in the rescue efforts as well as the support agencies. "I am one of many miners who were involved in the rescue. MSHA, Utah American and Murray Energy exhausted every resource until the underground effort was abandoned. Safety was the first priority in the decision to halt the underground rescue effort and it was not feasible to continue, there was no support that could have allowed that rescue effort to continue. All experts available consulted at Crandall and no one anticipated the second event. No one in this area had seen anything of this force and magnitude. This event was an anomaly that could not have been predicted, it was not the result of poor training or poor mine procedures. Miners take great pride in working safely. We may never know the cause, to absolutely know is not possible, but we can learn and prevent it from happening in the future. There has been mining since the turn of the century. Technology has come a long way. Coal mining is dynamic and we must adapt to changing conditions. It is fast paced. Safety has increased. Those who died at Crandall Canyon will not be in vain. We will be involved in the best science and come up with better ways. But proceed with caution. It is premature to place blame and it is not productive, the investigation will take time and politics needs to be replaced with a united effort. Forming this commission was an excellent idea," said Fielder.
Ben Staley, miner, said he started in 1980 and has worked at Consol and mines in Colorado as well as Wilberg, mines are all different. He said the coal miner is the best asset in a coal mine. If they notice a roof bolt isn't anchoring into anything, they need to fill out a report and get the information to the safety director. The rock and coal doesn't care, sooner or later it will fall.
Matheson wondered how well MSHAs hot line number works, Staley said he thought it was mostly effective, and how important it is to go through the necessary steps. Something is needed to fill in the gaps between MSHA and the company. MSHA likes it when an hourly worker can go with them on inspections to point things out.
Miner Warren Oviatt said miners take pride in their work and environment, coal mining isn't suitable for some people. Some miners chose not to get involved, but miners should be encouraged to bring up any concerns they have. Coal mining teaches marketable skills including mechanical skills.
Clifford Snow, miner said nobody wants an accident to happen because then everyone loses. He thinks training is the answer and safety checks by the fire boss two hours before the other miners get there. College courses to prepare the miners before they go into the mine are crucial.
Derk Jones, miner, said they feel safe in the coal mine and it's important to talk to the miners doing the actual mining to get their opinions. "They are at the forefront of the battle and they know what's going on," said Jones.
The commission discussed topics for future meetings. The next meeting was in Price and the following meeting will be in Salt Lake.


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CEI Board Meeting in Paris, April 2012
On invitation of the French member Association UNIS the next CEI Board meeting will take place in Paris. During the two days of the Board meeting the latest developments of the European Real Estate Markets and the latest European Legislation will be discussed intensely.
Manuel Negrao, President of CEI says: "During the Board meetings all CEI members associations get an update of the latest developments in Brussels politics and the European real estate market. Very often there are legal changes and real estate practises that have a direct influence on national markets and real estate practise as well. So the exchange with several members associations in CEI is an very important part of the work in CEI."
CEI will also discus the cooperation with the European Association of CEPI during the board meeting. "Negrao: "We are on a good way that CEI and CEPI will merge during the year 2012."
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September 2011
Should You Start a Business?
With summer ending and school starting, with the leaves about to turn and change in the air, this happens to also be the time of year when many would-be entrepreneurs start thinking about finally starting that business. So in this blog and the next few, I am going to look at what it takes to start, run, and grow that new business.
Let's start today with an analysis of pros and cons of becoming an entrepreneur.
The pros of starting a business are these:
- Control: Even if you love your boss and job, the possibility still remains that you can be laid off at any time. Your boss can be transferred and your company could go out of business. So in many ways, starting your own business puts you more in control of your work and career (although, of course, with that control comes increased responsibility. As the boss the buck will stop with you. You are the one who has to meet payroll. You are the one who has to make sure that clients and customers stick around.)
- Money: There is usually a limit as to how much money you can make when you are an employee. As such, many people choose to start their own business for the simple reason that they think that they are worth more than they are making or that they want the chance to provide a better life for their family.
- Creativity and independence: If you feel stagnant in your current job, you won't feel stagnant for long if you start a business. Running your own business may require that you be the marketing wizard, salesman, bookkeeper, secretary, and president all rolled into one. It is a hectic life.
- Freedom: Working at your own business gives you the flexibility to decide when and where you will work. The freedom that comes with being your own boss, where no one can tell you what to do or how to do it, may be the best thing about being an entrepreneur.
But there are also definite downsides to starting your own business:
- Uncertainty: The hardest part of being in business for yourself is that there is no steady source of income; a paycheck does not come every two weeks.
- Risk: What is an entrepreneur? It is someone who is willing to take a risk with money to make money. Not all entrepreneurial ventures are successful. It is the willingness to take a smart, calculated risk that is the hallmark of a smart entrepreneur. But even calculated risks are still a risk.
- Lack of structure: Many people like the structure of working for someone else. They know what is expected of them and how things will look most days. That simply is not true when you work for yourself. It's very unpredictable.
You need to consider carefully both these risks and rewards before deciding to jump in. It is easy to become infatuated with the idea of owning your own business. But if you are going to do it right, if you are going to be successful, you need to take the emotion out of the equation. You have to begin to think like a businessperson, consider the risks, and make an informed, intelligent, calculated decision.
Steps to Starting a Business
In my last blog, I looked at the pros and cons of starting a business. While people often love the idea of opening a business, they also get bogged down in the actual nitty gritty of just how to do it.
It might help to know that no matter what type of business you decide to start, the essential steps are the same. Yes, different businesses will certainly have a slightly different path, but generally speaking, most businesses follow a formulaic path:
- Step 1: Personal evaluation: You need to begin by taking stock of yourself and your situation in order to figure out which sort of business is best for you. Why do you want to start a business? Is it money, freedom, creativity, or some other reason? What do you bring to the table? What skills do you have? What industries do you know best? What do you like to do? How much capital do you have to risk? Will it be a full-time or a part-time venture? Will you have employees or not? The answer to these types of questions will help you narrow your focus and pick a business.
- Step 2: Analyze the industry: Once you decide on a business that fits your goals and lifestyle, you will need to evaluate your idea. Who will buy your product or service? Who will be your competitors?
- Step 3: Draft a business plan: If you will be seeking outside financing, a business plan is a necessity. But even if you are going to finance the venture yourself, a business plan will help you figure out how much money you will need to get started, what needs to get done when, and where you are headed.
- Step 4: Make it legal. There are several ways to form your business – it could be a sole proprietorship, a partnership, or a corporation. Although incorporating can be expensive, it is usually well worth the money. A corporation becomes a separate legal entity that is legally responsible for the business. If something goes wrong, you cannot be held personally liable.
At this stage, you also need to get the proper business licenses and permits. Depending upon the business, there may be city, county or state regulations, permits and licenses to deal with. This would also be the time to check into any insurance you may need for the business and to find a good accountant.
- Step 5: Get financed. Most small businesses begin with financing from bank loans, credit cards, personal loans, help from the family, and savings. As a rule of thumb, besides your start-up costs, you should also have at least six months worth of your family's budget in the bank. (My new book, Get Your Business Funded, gives all sorts of ways to finance a business that you may not have thought of.)
- Step 6: Set up shop: Find a location. Negotiate leases. Buy inventory. Get the phones installed. Hire staff. Set your prices. Throw a "Grand Opening" party.
- Step 7: Trial and error: It will take awhile to figure out what works and what does not. Follow your business plan, but be open and creative. Advertise! Don't be afraid to make a mistake.
Choosing the Right Business
It may be that you already know which type of business you want to start. If so, pass Go and collect $200. Other people have a general idea about what sort of business they may want to start, but many have no idea at all – they just know they want to be off on their own.
So how do you go about picking the right business? There are many ways. Some people look to something they know well, and that's usually a fine idea. The main consideration for others is that their business have a high profit margin; again, not a bad idea at all. And still others want a business that is on the cusp of a wave, for instance, a business catering to the now-retiring Baby Boom generation.
But it takes more than just a nifty idea to become a successful entrepreneur headed down the right path. Let me suggest that anyone who wants to start a business should ask themselves the following five questions. These will be much more helpful than any list of hot businesses:
- What is something that you do well that you like to do? As in the rest of life, we tend to succeed and do well when we are engaged in something that we really enjoy. Your business should be no different. Richard Branson started Virgin Music, not because he thought music would be hot but because he loved it. Bill Gates started Microsoft because he loved working with computers. As the book says, "do what you love, the money will follow."
- Is there a market for that business? Let's say that your answer to question Number 1 is that you love gardening. Well, there are no shortage of businesses that you could start that revolve around that concept; nurseries and landscaping to name just two. Now, what if your answer is that what you love most is 19th century Danish architecture? However interesting that may be to you, if there are not people willing to pay you for your expertise, you don't have a business. So you have to be realistic — there must be a market willing to buy what you want to offer.
- Can you afford to start this business? Some businesses are very inexpensive to start, most notably, home-based businesses. But others can be quite expensive. A nursery can easily cost $75,000 to create and stock. Buying into a well-known franchise can cost over $1 million. So, in addition to picking a business that you like and have a market for, you must make sure that whatever business you decide upon is one you can afford to start.
- What will distinguish your business? Your business must offer something unique if you are to attract customers. After all, they already shop somewhere else. Why will they choose to buy from you? You must offer better quality, cheaper prices, a more convenient location, better service, a unique product — something that makes you stand out from the crowd.
- Can you make a profit? Whatever business you start, whatever product or service you sell, you have to be able to sell it at a price high enough to make a profit, but low enough that people will buy it. It is not always an easy task. Why do so many stores in expensive malls go out of business? Because, even if they have a great concept, their overhead is often too high. So before jumping into a business, crunch some numbers. Although all of these issues are important, they should hopefully lead in one direction, namely, towards something you love. This business is going to become your baby. You will care for it, nurse it along, and obsess over it. You will also be putting an extraordinary number of hours into it. Unless you love it, unless you are passionate about it, working so hard will be difficult.
The Psychology of a Startup
No one ever said taking the entrepreneurial leap was easy. Fun, exciting, inspiring and maybe even a little nauseating? Yes. But easy? No way. Starting your own business is a big change and is worthy of a double-take. Especially if you have never done it before, starting a business is a significant emotional change, so do not underestimate the psychological factors when starting a business. It's simultaneously scary and exciting.
So aside from excitement and trepidation then, you will likely encounter exhilaration, exhaustion, confusion, and even moments of enlightenment. Entrepreneurship is the proverbial roller coaster of emotions, especially in the beginning. Here then are a few tips to deal with some of the mixed emotions you may encounter along the way:
- Look before you leap. Now, it may be that you need to start a business because you lost your job and have no other options at this moment. Many people started that way, and in fact that can be a big motivator. But if that is not the case, just remember that you can start part-time before quitting and jumping in 100%. Starting slow helps to see if your plan is working and if you like it.
- Get some advice and help. Help is available. The Small Business Administration, friends, websites like this one at Greatland, SCORE, your local Chamber of Commerce, and business associates can help you a lot along the way.
- Prepare for the roller coaster: Understanding that starting a business means taking a risk may not make things easier for you, but it should help to know what to expect. There will be highs and lows, successes and failures. There will be a steep learning curve. Knowing that you are getting on a roller coaster makes it a little easier.
- Don't go it alone. Many new entrepreneurs start out as solopreneurs. That is often a big change and huge adjustment to life in the old office. But you need not be out there by yourself in this day and age. Online resources like LinkedIn and Facebook have groups you can join. Your local chamber and groups like LeTip allow you to get out and mingle.
- Remember that you may have more assets than you realize. For example, you might have money in the bank, friends in the industry, a supportive family, a good attitude, a great idea, an awesome partner, chutzpah, or a good education. Those are all assets that not everyone else may have. Use what you've got.


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The Utah State Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has
received an application from GENWAL Resources, Inc., c/o UtahAmerican
Energy, Inc., P. O. Box 910 East Carbon, Utah 84520, for a logical
mining unit (LMU) in accordance with 43 CFR 3487. The approval of
this application is proposed to be effective April 7, 2003. Any
entity having a direct interest which is or may be adversely affected
by approval of the proposed LMU has 30 days from the first date of
publication of this notice to make a written request for a public
hearing to the authorized officer; Bureau of Land Management, Utah
State Office, Attention Chief Branch of Minerals, P.O. Box 45155,
Salt Lake City, Utah 84145. Following is the decision that is
Logical Mining Unit Approved
The Crandall Canyon Logical Mining Unit (LMU) application UTU-80659
dated April 7, 2003 is hereby approved effective April 7, 2003. The
BLM has determined that it is in conformance with the approval
criteria as per 43 CFR 3487. This determination is based upon the
1. The LMU recoverable reserves are capable of being developed in an
efficient, economical and orderly manner, as a unit, with due regard
to the conservation of the recoverable coal reserves and other
resources. Approval of the LMU will not affect the recovery,
sequencing or development schedule of the contained Federal coal
reserves with respect to the approved Resource Recovery and Protection
Plan (R2P2).
2. All lands in the LMU are operated by and under the effective
control of UtahAmerican Energy, Inc and its wholly owned subsidiary
AMCA Coal Resources, Inc.
3. All lands within the LMU application will be developed and
operated as a single operation which will include multiple portals.
4. All lands within the proposed LMU are contiguous. The BLM has
conducted an in-depth review of the legal land-descriptions for all
lands contained in the Crandall Canyon LMU application which show that
there is at least one point in common on all lands.
5. Mining operations will achieve maximum economic recovery (MER) of
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determination. This approval is dated March 30, 2010.
6. No Federal coal leases included in this LMU are included in any
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7. The Original LMU application contains 5,194.84 acres and
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"Master Gohan please be reasonable. Let me take you to school today. There's no reason why a Prince should have to go to his first day of classes alone." Davis, the closest butler to the young Prince, was simply being a responsible caretaker. Since the Son's arrival to the Kingdom 3 years previous, Davis had taken the role of a respectable and responsible Male figure in Gohan's life. He was just looking out for the kid.
Gohan stood at his opened door, dressed in his Royal attire minus the crown. It would be odd wearing his crown to a public school. It was bad enough that his admission into the school was Big News. There was a special hour dedicated to the mysterious Prince about him starting school in Satan City. Besides the people inside the Ox Kingdom, what went on inside the Kingdom grounds was a mystery. Gohan becoming a student at the highest prided school in the country was big news and a high honor for the School System.
"I told you. I'll be fine. If you want you can come pick me up when school is over, kay? Just let me do this alone. And please don't try and come and spy on me. I know how your like, but just trust me on this. I want to try and fit in, ya know. And I can't do that if I have someone from the Kingdom watching over me every second."
Davis finished folding Gohan's clothes and set in his drawers. "Fine. You win. But just know. I will be there right when the school day ends. I'll have an extra set of clothes ready for you to come home in." Gohan smiled and threw up a peace sign towards his older friend.
"Hehe, you know me too well. I guess I'm going to grab a quick bite to eat and then head out. See ya later." He waved the butler off and ran off towards the kitchen where the smell of the greatest cooking he's ever tasted struck his senses and washed over him. He was in heaven every time he was in the kitchen because even though the Son family came to the Kingdom to settle down and be treated how they properly should have been for saving the world time and time again, Chi Chi insisted she kept up her duties and cooked for her two sons. Gohan never really knew any other taste besides what his mom cooked. It was only the best from her, and nothing else.
When he reached the kitchen he saw his little brother sitting in a booster seat at the large table. Gohan ruffled through his brother's hair and grabbed a bowl of rice. "Later kiddo, be good for mom. And make sure you don't make a mess of things without me alright?" He kissed his mom on the cheek and ran towards the exit to the large mansion. "Love you mom, see you after school."
Running through the long hallways of the castle, Gohan eyed some photos of his family that were taken over the years. He saw one picture that just screamed for him to take with him wherever he went. It was just one of those pictures that when you saw it, you couldn't help but feel like it brightened up the room. It brought him back to the good old days, it put a smile on his face when he looked back to remember the day it was taken. He stored the picture in his pocket and continued onwards towards the door.
Prince Gohan was just about to reach the exit to the kingdom when he was grabbed by the shoulder by a big set of hands. The only person wit hands those large was the one and only Ox King himself. "Hey Grandpa. What's up?"
"Hey Gohan. I just wanted to wish my grandson all the best on his first day of public school. I know you've felt a bit cramped up here in the castle and this is your way of trying to be a kid. But just know that if you don't like it there that you can still go to school here. I know it probably wouldn't be the same as going out and witnessing for yourself first hand what a public school is like, but you'll be close to home, and there's nothing wrong with that."
His grandpa just wanted what was best for his grandson, just like Davis. He felt responsible for the boy's well being as a man since his father was no longer around to show him the ropes of growing up. He was much more involved in the boy's life ever since they moved in after finding out Chi Chi was going to be conceiving another child. Those months of going through Pregnancy issues were much easier the second time around after knowing what was to expect, especially from another Saiyan Hybrid.
"Thanks grandpa. But I think I'll be ok. I mean, it's just school. How bad can it be? Besides, if there's any problems, I'm sure as the OX King you can fix it right up." He was joking of course. "Really now though, I'll be fine grandpa. I'll be back right after school to take care of my duties as Prince. If there's anything to do that I haven't covered that is."
It was very well known throughout the kingdom that when Gohan set his mind on something, he got it done as quickly and as perfectly as possible. It was a curse really. It's what left him bored in the castle on most days. Besides playing with his little brother, his duties as Prince was the only thing he HAD to do in the day. And he wasn't often let out of sight of the Royal guards. There was always a close eye kept on him after his previous 'escape' from the Kingdom. Although it was just a fishing trip, the Kingdom had to at all times know where each member of the Royal Family was. So that's where Gohan's idea for school came in.
It was basically his only escape from the eagle eyes of the Kingdom that one day would be his. And that's why he was looking forward to the day. After saying goodbye to his grandpa, the guards let Gohan through the large doors that separated the kingdom from the rest of the world and let Gohan through. They waved their Prince off, keeping their firearms aimed in front of him as precaution. Gohan walked slowly off the path until he was no longer in sight of the Guards.
He lept up towards the sky and called for a long not seen friend. "FLYING NIMBUS!" The magical cloud was under his feet in seconds and carrying him towards the city. "Long time no see, good to see you Nimbus. Now, take me, TO SCHOOL!" He shouted, happy as can be that he was free from the watchful eyes of the Ox Kingdom for the day. He was definitely looking forward to this day.
It wasn't long after he had gotten on Nimbus that he was reaching the borders of West City, or Satan City as it was now known as. Gohan didn't mind the fact that the guy with the afro claimed to have beaten Cell. Being a Prince had brought it's own publicity. If the world had known that he was also the same kid who fought and beat Cell then his world would have been thrown up side down and what little privacy he had would have be thrown away.
They were flying high enough above the city to where he wasn't going to be noticed flying a yellow cloud. He took a peak down on the city and saw the rustle and bustle that Satan City was known for. And just as the news had always portrayed, there was traffic jams and more traffic jams. Cars seemed to just come out of no where and pile up one after another. The streets looked like a bad coloring book from up where he sat. So many different colored cars and no pattern.
Another minute or two flew by, literally, and he was reaching the roof of Orange Star. The High prestige school was known for schooling only the best and brightest young scholars. Only a lucky select few were allowed to wander those hallways on a daily basis. It was a privilege, no, an honor to be a student here.
Gohan hopped down from Nimbus and went to he ledge of the Roof. He looked down and saw a bunch of Paparazzi waiting by the front entrance to the school. He could hear them all mumbling about when the Prince of the Ox Kingdom was going to arrive for his first day of Public school.
"Oh jeez. Is me going to school really that big of a deal? Well, I'd hate to be them. Cause they're going back to whatever news station they came from empty handed. Cause this student is on his way to his first class of the day." Gohan smiled and turned back to the door on the roof.
Once in the hallways of Orange Star Gohan wandered around as if he was lost. He kept getting odd stares from his peers. He couldn't tell if it was because they knew who he was or if it was because they didn't know who he was and that he looked odd to them. He told himself that it was because he was the new kid and it was normal for the new guy to feel out of place. Whatever got him through the day with a smile on his face, right? Right.
He wandered for a couple minutes longer until one of the faculty members noticed the boy looking a bit lost. "Umm, excuse me young man. Are you looking for somewhere to go? You don't seem to know where you're headed." This was the math teacher. A middle aged man with dark shady hair. His glasses looked really tight, so Gohan assumed his eye sight was poor without them and that they were of the utmost importance to the teacher.
"Yea, I guess I'm kind of lost. I'm new here and don't really know where to go. Do you mind helping me out if it's not a problem." Mr. Hiroshi pointed Gohan in the direction of the main office and went on his way back towards his classroom. The second bell signaling that students had better be in their seats had already rung and he was late for his lecture. Today was going to be different somehow, he just knew something interesting was going to happen today. That was beside the fact the the Prince of the Infamous Ox Kingdom was going to begin attending classes here.


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Shortly after stating his intent to transfer, Barker directed his Twitter followers to a long and often profane blog post that touched on several episodes of alleged mistreatment.
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In response to Barker's claims that Kill insulted his family, Minnesota's coach replied, "I'd be lying to you if I (can tell) you point-by-point what went on in that conversation, but I've never said anything about his family."
Barker's blog post also alleges mistreatment by Kill and his staff based on his own religious beliefs. Barker said on his Twitter account Sunday that he was an atheist.
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West Allis - The first thing Hale wrestling coach Randy Ferrell wanted people to know after the Huskies won their second straight Greater Metro Conference dual-meet title with a 40-25 victory over host Menomonee Falls on Jan. 24 was the team philosophy.
"We tell them that intensity and heart will carry you through the toughest of times," he said. "We work the kids hard and we want them to know that the room (the practice area) will be the toughest place that they will have to go through. Everything else will be easier than that."
Ferrell knows that by living that philosophy and carrying out this important victory, his wrestlers were able to bring something important back to the school.
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The Huskies finished 6-0 in conference duals, while Falls wound up second at 5-1.
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"He had just earned honorable mention (on the Crossface state rankings), so that was very big for him," Ferrell said of Baltz.
Falls had taken a 19-18 lead courtesy of an impressive pin by Jake Fuiten over the Huskies' Logan Mocco at 170 (4:20) and Ayoola Olapo's 13-4 major decision over Hale's Jordan Plantiko at 182. It was Olapo's 30th victory of the season.
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The Huskies' big guys then put on a show, as Andrew Buelow at 195 (pin 2:59), Dallas Wanta at 220 (13-3 major decision) and heavyweight Ryan Vankerkvoorde (pin 3:44) set up Baltz for his clinching decision.
Ferrell pointed to several key efforts, including those of Petrovich, Beck, Jake Gruichich at 152 (pin 4:37), Baltz and Kruzick.
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Taylor Tomczak got the other victory for Hale at 160 pounds with a pin in 3:06.
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Falls had taken a 9-0 lead courtesy of an 11-6 decision by Bill Holz at 126 and a pin in 3:47 by Casey Crangle at 132. The Indians' only other victory was Ben Bonesho's forfeit at 113.
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The two teams will meet again at the GMC tournament at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Marquette.
"The kids were really focused on what we had to do," Ferrell said. "We had some very good days of practice and we asked them to lock in on the basics. But this is just a start; we're still looking for some big-time, big-tourney results in the end."
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