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Ready to pursue your dream career, but don't think you have the time to go back to school and prepare for it? Good news: with the flexibility offered by an online degree program, you could go back to school without quitting your day job.
That's right. With an online program, you could study whenever and wherever it's most convenient for you. But that's not the only perk of online education.
"[Students] are exposed to a contemporary technological environment, and that experience transfers to a work environment," says Tom Mackey, dean of the Center for Distance Learning at State University of New York (SUNY), Empire State College.
Mackey, who has taught with web-based technologies for several years, has also seen how online degree programs have the potential to sharpen the skills that could eventually be used in students' dream careers.
"Besides learning the content in the courses they take, students are learning to work with other students in an online community," Mackey says. "Those skills make them stronger candidates in the workplace because we have seen how important technology is in so many fields."
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Dream Career Path: Medical and Health Services Manager*
Does your dream career involve working in a management position where you could help others in need? An online bachelor's degree in health care administration could help you sharpen your managerial skills on your own time.
A bachelor's in health administration is generally needed to prepare to pursue most medical and health services manager positions, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, which notes that master's degrees in fields� like health services, public health, and business administration are also common paths. Courses like health information systems, accounting and budgeting, and human resources administration can help you gain the needed skills to prepare to manage a health facility, adds the Department of Labor.
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Why Online? With an online degree in health care administration, you could improve certain web-based skills needed in an occupation that increasingly utilizes information technology, according to Mackey.
"It's really important that (workers) know how to use technology and critical-thinking skills in health care administration," Mackey says. "An online course on health informatics is good for anyone who has to learn how to gain access to health information through the web."
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Dream Career Path: Budget Analyst*
Are you pressed for time but really want a chance to pursue a career in the world of business? With an online bachelor's degree program in business administration, you could prepare to pursue your dream business job when it's most convenient for you.
If your dream business career includes working with finances and creating budget reports, consider �a career as a budget analyst, which typically requires candidates to have at least a bachelor's degree, and in some cases, a master's, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Common courses in business administration include accounting, economics, and marketing, according to the College Board, a century-old organization of colleges and universities that administers tests such as the SAT.
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Why Online? Today's business professionals are on the go and need a keen sense of how to use mobile technology to get their work done, according to Mackey.
"Working on laptops, mobile devices, and websites is incredibly important for (online) business students," Mackey says, noting how online programs can help prepare students for today's high-tech business practices. "And it's important that students can say (to employers) that they learned how to use technology."
Online Degree #3: Bachelor's in Psychology
Dream Career Path: Social Worker*
If you want to learn more about helping people cope with problems in their daily lives, you could take classes at home or on the road with an online bachelor's degree in psychology.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, a bachelor's degree in psychology is an option of study to prepare to pursue a career as a social worker, where you could help people deal with challenging life events like divorce or unemployment. Common courses might include social psychology, personality, and perception and sensation, says the College Board.
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Why Online? Having the ability to interact with fellow students while online opens a 24-hour window of discussion about the subject of psychology.
"Psychology has always been popular with students," Mackey says, "but in an online program, students can explore cases with current technologies that are highly interactive and flexible."
Online Degree #4: Bachelor's in Computer Science
Dream Career Path: Software Developer*
You might not need to put your computer-related career dreams on hold if you consider earning an online bachelor's degree in computer science. You could learn more about the tech world while having access to your schoolwork, classmates, and professors around the clock.
And there's more good news: With instruction on building computer software, a bachelor's degree in computer science is the usual prerequisite to preparing to pursue a career as a software developer, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Some common courses could include computer system organization, software engineering, and introduction to program design, says the College Board.
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Why Online? "If students are interested in computer science and information technology, an online program allows them to take [their interest] to the next level and improve their skills," Mackey says. "They gain new insights [about technology] by talking to their peers through online discussions and working on projects in an online environment."
Online Degree #5: Bachelor's in Graphic Design
Dream Career Path: Graphic Designer*
For creative people who are ready to take their career from the drawing board to reality, earning an online bachelor's degree in graphic design from home could be a great first step.
In fact, a bachelor's in graphic design is often needed to help you prep to pursue a career as a graphic designer, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. You can expect to take courses that will sharpen your design skills, including production design, graphic design techniques, and Photoshop for designers, says the College Board.
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Why Online? Mackey says studying graphic design in a flexible online program is a tremendous way to sharpen your creative skills at any time of day.
"There is so much potential there," Mackey says. "The online environment is very visual, and online students can gain easy access to the web and learn about contemporary digital design tools. It also encourages students to be active producers of their own work and share it with other students."
*Potential career information is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2012-13 Edition, at http://www.bls.gov/ooh/home.htm (visited May 25, 2012).
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North Carolina A&T coach Cy Alexander said his team has been inconsistent on offense this season, but the Aggies defense has stepped up when needed.
In Tuesday night's opening game of the First Four against upstart Liberty at University of Dayton Arena, the Aggies needed every point they got to earn the school's first NCAA Tournament victory.
Jeremy Underwood scored 19 points and Bruce Beckford added 16 helping NC A&T end Liberty's improbable NCAA Tournament trip with a thrilling 73-72 victory. "Fortunately for us we made some shots tonight," said Alexander. "We normally don't."
The Aggies advance to face No. 1 overall seed Louisville on Thursday in the second round at 6:50 p.m. at Lexington's Rupp Arena. NC A&T forward Austin Witter who finished with eight points Tuesday including two 3-pointers says the Aggies aren't focusing on U of L's top seed.
"That's just a statistic," Witter said. "We're going to go out and play our game. We're going to try to get the win."
Davon Marshall led Liberty with 22 points, and John Caleb Sanders added 21 for the Flames who finished 15-21 and Big South Tournament champions.
"I think it was an exciting year," said Liberty coach Dale Layer. "I'm proud of my team. They could've quit several times tonight, but didn't."
Sanders almost extended Liberty's tenure in the tournament but came up short on his potential game-winning layup attempt at the buzzer.
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I am involved with an eight-day pre-departure training for development workers going to a foreign country who will generally be working with Government officials, both national and local in order for them to be able to execute their jobs independently. I am looking for a simulation and or game that would cover one or more of the following situations:
This sounds like it could be an interesting session. Two thoughts that come to mind from listening to Thiagi are:
- Debate / Position games (DISTRIBUTED DEBATE from Thiagi.com isn't exactly what I'm thinking about, but the different debate/issue games where you go back and forth on different positions.
- Thiagi's idea of bringing in dozens of leadership / Process / Complexity books and just plopping them down in the room. Have everyone grab a book that interests them and with a series of short exercises have them identify principles in the book, sharing principles to neighbors, and through different mechanics (like the THITY-FIVE game frame) percolate the best ideas to the larger audience.
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Hi Chuck,
Here are a couple of thoughts. You may already know these activities.
Barnga--a simple game that demonstrates hidden cultural rules. Takes 30 min to an hour to play. The debrief could run an hour or more given your participants.
Where do you draw the line--From Gary Shirts, explores values and acceptable behavior. Im not sure of the time needed.
Star-Power--A simulated three level society of poor, middle class, and upper class, explores power relationshops also by Gary Shirts.
The partner game--I did this one on working with partner agencies to deliver disaster relief (it could be any public or social service). Takes abaout 45 minutes to play and another 45 to debrief. Let me know if you want to see it.
On sustainability, here is a simple non-computer based version of the Fishbanks Simulation.
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Nice to hear from you, I hope all is wll with you and Becky. Thank for your response. I Star Power and BRANGA, buth the partner game and Fishbanks is new to me, I'll check them both out. Where might I find the partner game?
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Chuck, I sent you a copy of the partner simulation game by email.
I suggest you look on the web for Transparency International's materials. There probably are interactive materials there about dealing with corruption or at least references to resources. We have Where Do You Draw the Line? at the Peace Corps, if you want to borrow it. It is from Garry Shirts' company. And we also have permission to use one of Thiagi's card games--Garbage-- which explores the trade-off between personal gain and the common good.
Judee Blohm
Hi Chuck -- the Emergency Capacity building (ECB) project is a consortia of NGOs. they have developed a simulation that might fit your needs. You can find more info here.
By the way, you need quite a few people to run this successfully. We tried to run it at the NASAGA conference in Virginia a few years back, but did not have enough people.
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Mariana Litvin / 10/16/12, 05:34 pm
UPDATE - ROI will now match the raised funds at a ratio of $1:$1! Any dollar that is donated will be worth twice the original amount! Our campaign will close on Friday, October 19, so we are hard pressed to meet this deadline and double our charitable gift.
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Centre for Jewish Innovation in Toronto Opens Up Application for Residency
Hi ROIers -Applications are now open for Jewish social entrepreneurs in Toronto who are interested in residency at UJA's Centre for Jewish Innovation in Toronto. The Centre offers emerging and growing Jewish non-profits collaborative office space (at the Wolfond Centre), mentorship, increased organizational profile, capacity building, a community of practice, and grant assistance.
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Daniel Silverstein / 07/24/12, 03:35 am
Here's a rap/poem/video about Tisha B'Av, all feedback gratefully received, either from your own viewings and/or if you use it as an communal/educational tool/trigger.
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- Native English speaker (written and spoken)
- Live in Haifa and be willing to work evening hours (5pm-midnight)
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Join Shofar FlashMob on September 18th worldwide
CALL FOR ACTION: Shofar FlashMob Art Kibbutz NYC – International Jewish Artist Colony Partnering with HaOrot – The Lights of Rav Kook JERUSALEM Date: Sunday, September 18, 2011 5:30 Rehov Ben Yehuda @ Bank Leumi NYC Lincoln Center Plaza by the fountain 2.30pm JCC in Manhattan (334 Amsterdam Avenue @76th Street) on the street 3.30pm Industry City (220 36 Street, Brooklyn NY 11232) 1.15pm To participate simply show up with a shofar. Around the world in designated locations to be announced - sign up to participate! Join a global project at the nexus of sound, spirit and technology! On September 18th, Art Kibbutz NYC will host the greatest Shofar-blowing event since Sinai. Let's blow the shofar together at a designated public spaces for 2 minutes as a call for teshuvah (returning to your true purpose, to the whole, to the source). This is the first-ever FlashMob utilizing a shofar. Your public art action will be synchronized with other FlashMob teams around the world. This creative event will be documented and incorporated into an artistic Rosh Hashana electronic greeting card. This is your chance to learn how to use the instrument and make a teruah gedolah (huge blast) that will rouse the heavens, and make Jews around the world, the international media and passers-by tremble. More info: www.artkibbutz.org or www.ShofarFlashMob.weebly.com- Login to post comments
Esther Kustanowitz / 08/28/11, 05:32 pm
I'm based in Los Angeles, so I hope many of you will consider visiting us here. The weather's lovely most of the time and there's lots to do. You may have even heard that there's an entire movie industry here! Well, I can't get you a walk-on role on any TV shows, but there's other stuff. So let me know when you're due here!
September 15-20 I'll be in San Francisco/Berkeley area, for Opening the Dor on Monday night September 19, where I'll be co-presenting with Sarah Lefton and perhaps seeing many of you Bay Area people. Check it out and RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=264581633554798
October 12-16, will be in Fair Lawn, NJ for Sukkot with my family. If any of you needs a place for a Sukkot meal, feel free to speak up. I may try to get into NYC on Sunday before flying out at night, but am not sure yet.
November 4-8 brings me to Denver, CO for the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly. If any of you are planning to be there, do let me know so I can make sure you know about some of the cool social and professional content that will be happening there.
And in December, I'm trying to go to London again - not sure for how long, but will at least be there the 13-18.
So that's it for right now, but hoping some of you will reach out to say hey and keep me updated on your exciting projects...
Love from Los Angeles,
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Sarah Glidden / 06/15/11, 07:55 pm
the Birthright graphic novel that I didnt bring any copies of
Hey ROIers!I know I talked to some of you over the past couple of days; I'm the girl who wrote/drew the comic book about my Taglit trip, How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less. You can see some pages from it here (theyre a little squished)
The book came out from DC comics/Vertigo in November and it just sold out its first print run. The paperback will be available in August from Amazon and bookstores:
If you want to order a hardcover copy from me with a sketch inside, you can paypal me at firstname.lastname@example.com and I'll send it to you. Its $25 but please add $10 for shipping if youre not in the US or Canada.
More info on my website at www.smallnoises.com
ok everyone, hope to see you at ROI 2012!
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Inbal Baum / 06/08/11, 09:41 pm
If you are staying in Israel after ROI and would like to try an interesting way to see a bit more of the country - check out Israel Food Tours!
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See you in a few days,
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Jeremy Moskowitz / 06/08/11, 04:49 pm
Anyone going from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem before the conference?
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Yael Weisz Zilberman / 04/06/11, 01:45 pm
The Reut Institute invites you to discuss Jewish Sovereignty in the 21st Century
Dear ROI'ers,I am happy to invite you to a special gathering the Reut Institute is organizing for this comming Sunday 10th of April in Tel Aviv, hosting Adv. Gilead Sher and journalist Israel Arel.
Sher and Arel will discuss the topic of "Jewish sovereignty in the 21st century".
Sher was the co-Chief Israeli Peace Negotiator at the Camp David Summit in 2000; Arel is a well known journalist and public figure who supports the settlement movement.
The gathering will take place at the Rabin Center, Tel Aviv, at 19:00.
If you're interested in joining us, please write to me at: email@example.com
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In response to a question before the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce during a Capitol meeting Tuesday, the governor said he's still interested but not ready.
"This is something a number of individuals are looking at and working on. I don't know that it will be in a posture to be considered by the General Assembly this year," he said. "But it will certainly be something, that if it is not acted upon this year, I will continue to try to work on that." Attention has been focused on the DeKalb County Board of Education which faces a hearing Thursday before the State Board of Education over whether Deal should remove its members for unprofessional behavior. Existing law gives governors power to replace local board members after their schools lose accreditation over board members not working together or interfering with the local administrators, so-called governance issues.
Deal said during his State of the State Address last month that he wanted power to kick out boards if their schools are lousy, even if everyone gets along just fine.
"When these kinds of things happen, it has an effect far beyond just the school system. It begins to effect whether or not businesses decide to come to your community when you have this kind of turmoil in your education system," he told the Augusta business leaders.
The problem is more than simply penning a few lines and having legislators vote. The state constitution created the school boards and gives local voters the power to decide who sits on them.
The Georgia School Boards Association opposes allowing governors to yank out anyone who's been elected, unless they get convicted of a crime.
"We believe that, as elected officials, their fate lies with the voters," said Angela Palm, the association's policy director. "We continually said this should be approached through the recall process." The association favors the loss of accreditation triggering an election where voters can decide to remove board members and pick who replaces them.
Deal said that just because there is no bill ready for introduction this year, the matter won't go away.
"This is an indication that probably they'll be some other areas that will be explored in terms of education, if not this year, next year," he said.
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Two decades ago, the city of Portland's Yellow Bike Project put hundreds of canary-colored two-wheelers on the streets for public use.
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May 19th protest against pro-Israel AIPAC Oregon fundraiser to highlight Israel's Apartheid Wall
That story, which is what is actually going on, is one of brutal Israeli repression of a largely defenseless population and Israeli denial of the most basic of human rights.
OMSI pencils in ideas for eastside site
Twenty-one years ago, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry relocated from bustling Washington Park to a gritty, hard-to-reach pocket of Portland's inner-eastside industrial area.
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Growing up, that statement would have sent a shiver through my cerebral cortex. It usually meant my Auntie Pat had arrived at the front door in a cloud of cigarette smoke, her Lime Jell-O salad and three hours of slides from a recent trip to Texas' National Museum of Funeral History in tow.
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In a report released this morning, the Portland Bureau of Transportation says bicycle traffic counts for 2012 were up 3.3 percent over 2011 levels .
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Police say a man and women were kidnapped at knife point yesterday. At approximately 2:30 a.m., May 15 2013, North Precinct officers responded to the area of Northeast Martin Luther King Jr.
Hundreds compete in 37th annual Lake Run - Thursday, 16 May 2013 10:00
Two Lakeridge High School students and a Lakeridge teacher nabbed some of the top spots in the Lake Oswego Women's Club Lake Run events on Saturday.
Northwest Senior Theatre presents Broadway Highlights
If you love Broadway musicals you will enjoy Northwest Senior Theatre's spring show, "Broadway Highlights," running May 15 to 18 at Alpenrose Opera House, 6149 SW Shattuck Road in Portland.
Cornelius Pass Road's future potholed by congestion - Thursday, 16 May 2013 11:00
Recent emergency repairs on Northwest Cornelius Pass Road proves motorists are creating their own version of the Westside Bypass, the name given a proposed freeway project through the county that was killed by environmentalists and mass transit advocates in the 1990s.
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St. John's Bridge: What's not to like about an elegant suspension bridge ? As the only suspension bridge in the Willamette Valley, with a beautiful park view, possessing gothic towers, this is a bridge that is a true work of art.
Photocraft moving from Northwest Portland to Beaverton
Graphic design and printing company Photocraft will relocate its roughly 100 employees from Northwest Portland to Beaverton by mid-June. At a little more than 71,000 square feet, the new location on Southwest Millikan Way near Southwest Hocken Avenue is a better fit than Photocraft's roughly 50,000-square-foot space on Northwest Yeon Avenue, said ... (more)
Sunday Parkways roll into new era - Thursday, 16 May 2013 11:00
Most Portlanders are familiar with Sunday Parkways, the six-year-old city tradition of shutting down auto traffic in a neighborhood so residents can play in the streets on foot, by bike and other active means.
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Twenty-one years ago, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry relocated from bustling Washington Park to a gritty, hard-to-reach pocket of Portland's inner-eastside industrial area.
Colwood National Golf Course park/industrial proposal in Northeast Portland moves forward
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David Mullens, representing developer Dennis Sackhoff, told Wednesday's gathering that the proposed development on the upper right would reflect historic architecture in the area, the way his Irvington development, on the lower left, does.
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Anything Goes
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Act I, Scene 1
We open in the bar of a fashionable New York hotel. Business magnate Elisha J. Whitney enters and reveals to the bartender that before sailing that evening to close a big business deal in London, he needs a strong drink to muster the courage to fire his office manager, Billy Crocker. The ever-cheerful Billy arrives and informs Whitney that he's bound to have a great time aboard ship, because the evangelist-turned-nightclub singer Reno Sweeny and her Angels are also passengers. Despite their friendship, Whitney fires young Billy. Reno enters, and Billy introduces her to his now-former employer. Reno, who has a crush on Billy, suggests to Whitney that he bring Billy along on the voyage. Embarrassed, Whitney excuses himself. Billy explains what a great time Reno will have in London, but she comments that it makes a difference that he won't be there ("I Get a Kick Out of You"). Billy tells her that he'll go down to the ship to see her off, and after she leaves, confides in the bartender that he and Reno are "just playmates", and that he has met another girl.
Scene 2
We meet the passengers as they board the ship ("Bon Voyage"), their departure covered by a reporter and photographer for the 'Society' page of the paper – unfortunately, the only celebrity on board appears to be Reno. Other passengers photographed include Sir Evelyn Oakleigh (a rich English Gentleman), Hope Harcourt (American debutante and Evelyn's fiancée), Mrs. Wadsworth Harcourt (Hope's mother), Bishop Henry Dobson (a minister), and Ching and Ling (two of Bishop Dobson's Chinese converts). Billy, who is looking for Reno, bumps into Whitney, who is touched to think his former employee has come to see him off. Whitney suddenly remembers that, in his haste to leave the office, he has forgotten to get a signature on a contract and thus can be left out of the very deal that is taking him abroad. Whitney swiftly rehires Billy, who vows to race back to the Waldorf to obtain the signature. Two federal detectives come on board, looking for "a couple of muggs trying to make a getaway" –one dressed as a preacher. Enter Moon Face Martin, dressed as a clergyman (The Reverend Doctor Moon), Bonnie, the moll of notorious gangster Snake Eyes Johnson – Public Enemy Number One. Searching for Snake Eyes, who's supposed to join them on board, they encounter Bishop Dodson, who mistakes Moon for the real thing – just before the federal men drag the Bishop off the ship in the show's first (of many) cases of mistaken identity.
Billy is about to debark to get that signature, when a girl appears – his true love, Hope Harcourt, en route to London to marry Lord Evelyn. Billy suggests that she leave the ship with him immediately and get married, she rebuffs him. Billy is torn – does he leave the ship and get that signature, saving his job, or does he stay on board to try and convince his love that she's making a terrible mistake? He decides to stay, but lacks a ticket and passport. Moon, having taken a fancy to Billy, offers him Snake Eyes Johnson's ticket and stateroom berth, as his fellow gangster was "detained" before reaching the ship.
On the upper deck, Hope and Evelyn are walking in the moonlight, but Hope is the only one enjoying it. Billy appears and encourages Evelyn's notion that he is sea-sick, which sends the Englishman to his cabin to retire. Hope explains that her impending marriage is a marriage of convenience for the financial well-being of her family – but it's apparent that she prefers Billy ("All Through the Night").
Scene 3
The next morning, Billy returns from his romantic night on deck with Hope. He must change clothes, but has no luggage. Moon steals Whitney's shoes and, because Billy must hide from his nearsighted boss, Whitney's eyeglasses. Billy hides in Whitney's cabin when the purser arrives with a bucket of ice.
Scene 4
Event Personnel
Creative Team
Richard H. Jessup
Director & choreographer
Robert Ashens
music director & conductor
Jerry Hooker
set design
Bill Hulings
Billy Crocker
Susannah Mars
Reno Sweeney
Patrick Torelle
Reverend Dr. Moon
Lyn Burg
Bonnie LeTour
Ron Daum
Evelyn Oakleigh
Evynne Hollens
Hope Harcourt
Kara Churchill
-- Orchestra
I Get A Kick Out Of You
-- Reno
C. Porter (w/m)
Bon Voyage
C. Porter (w/m)
There's No Cure Like Travel
-- Ensemble
C. Porter (w/m)
All Through The Night
-- Hope & Billy
C. Porter (w/m)
There'll Always Be A Lady Fair
C. Porter (w/m)
Sailor's Chantey
-- Four Sailors
C. Porter (w/m)
Where Are The Men?
-- Bonnie, Anels and Girls
C. Porter (w/m)
You're The Top
-- Reno & Billy
C. Porter (w/m)
Sailor's Chantey (reprise)
-- Four Sailors
C. Porter (w/m)
Anything Goes
-- Reno, Four Sailors, Ensemble
C. Porter (w/m)
You're The Top
(short reprise)
-- Reno & Billy
C. Porter (w/m)
-- Orchestra
Public Enemy Number One
-- Passengers & Crew
C. Porter (w/m)
Blow, Gabriel, Blow
-- Reno, Ensemble
C. Porter (w/m)
Be Like The Bluebird
-- Reverend Moon
C. Porter (w/m)
All Through The Night (reprise)
-- Hope & Billy
C. Porter (w/m)
The Gypsy In Me
-- Hope
C. Porter (w/m)
Buddie, Beware
-- Reno
C. Porter (w/m)
Finale (You're The Top/Anything Goes)
-- Entire Company
Featured composers, lyricists, creators
Guy Bolton
Cole Porter
P G Wodehouse
Ticket/Venue Info
Anything Goes
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Hult Center for the Performing Arts
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Eugene, Oregon
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OFAM 2005 Schedule
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6:00 pm
It's De-Lovely
Thursday Aug 4
10:00 am
Born To Dance
4:30 pm
Movie Bios of Porter
7:30 pm
All Of You
Friday Aug 5
10:00 am
Kiss Me, Kate
1:30 pm
Jazz Transformations
2:30 pm
Now You Has Jazz
4:30 pm
Around The World w/ Porter
7:30 pm
Cole Jazz
Saturday Aug 6
10:00 am
You're The Top! Marathon
2:30 pm
Kiss Me, Kate
4:30 pm
Restoring Anything Goes
7:30 pm
Anything Goes!
Sunday Aug 7
2:30 pm
Anything Goes!
Tuesday Aug 9
7:30 pm
Anything Goes!
Wednesday Aug 10
10:00 am
Panama Hattie
2:30 pm
Let's Do It!
4:30 pm
Classic Paris
7:30 pm
Anything Goes!
7:30 pm
Porter In Paris
Thursday Aug 11
10:00 am
Silk Stockings
2:30 pm
I Get A Kick
4:30 pm
Porter As Balladeer
7:30 pm
Classic Porter
Friday Aug 12
10:00 am
Can Can
2:30 pm
You're Sensational
4:30 pm
Song Styles
7:30 pm
Anything Goes!
Saturday Aug 13
7:30 pm
All Through The Night
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Feb 22, 2012 6:41 AM
Sigh... Am I the Only One Who actually wanted Clan Challenges before Clan Ops?
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As the Title Says am I the only one who thinks Clan Ops are less important then Clan Challenges? Okay before you get all crazy and the Trolls come out let me explain.
I am very Glad Clan Ops is out it's great it's finally here, but here is my problem, while clan Ops are great, let's face it, between the Boosters and the Crazy Hardcore Demigod Clans, my Chances of getting anything more then a bit of EXP from Clan Ops is fairly slim, and don't get me wrong I'm not selling my Clan Short we are fairly competitive, but between the fact we are in Australia where the Times of Events are like 7AM (when I and others are at work and some members are at School/Uni (College for those in US)) and those aforementioned Demigod Players, Clan Ops is not going to Boost our EXP that far, I wanted Clan Challenges where we don't need to give Two Stick Shifts about times of the Day or Skill Level, we can just build as we go, it also means Players without Premium can contribute, so in the end I'm actually quite disappointed.
Please Beachhead put up Clan Challenges within the next few days even if you just put up a few small Challenges, maybe even some that are like Daily and Weekend Challenges in Game, or you could add the ones like how many days clan has been around or things that can't be cheated or whatever, I assume your worried about Boosters or something so don't add the Kill ones yet, I just want to get some EXP without having to get up in the middle of the night...
BTW just want to add Thank You Beachhead for Finally Releasing Clan Ops, as I said I am Glad they are here, just not as glad as I'll be when Clan Challenges are up.
Oh and btw i just read that back through I seem to ramble a bit but it's 1:15AM here and I'm quite tired, probalby should have written it when I was properly awake...
Edit: I wanna also add i thought clan Ops and Challenges were going to come online at the same time, so hearing they don't know when Clan challenges will be up (it's on another Forum) just makes me nervy, it's like we finally get one item, but for me, it's the wrong one. Well not the one I was truly excited about...
Message was edited by: Munchman
Same here.
It looks to me like they've forgotten about clan challenges. I can't find anything under the clans section of Elite where it used to talk about both clan ops and clan challenges, now it's just clan ops. something tells me we may never see clan challenges, and have that many emblems to not be able to unlock
Why am I not surprised that the moment we get clan ops, people start whining about other parts almost IMMEDIATELY, this generation truely makes me sad.........
It's not that I'm whining because one part of elite is coming out later than another part, but I'm trying to understand why they use the release of one aspect to hide the fact that other aspects were promised. Like I said a few weeks ago, in the clan section of elite, it had a little preview of both clan operations and challenges. Now it has the info on clan ops, but clan challenges are nowhere to be found, not even a coming soon icon or anything. Thats what pisses me off
dstr001 wrote:
Why am I not surprised that the moment we get clan ops, people start whining about other parts almost IMMEDIATELY, this generation truely makes me sad.........
Because IMO, clans are a PACKAGE. You either roll out the feature, or you don't until it's fully ready. The way they've done the whole thing is to hang people out purposefully to force more people to pay for Elite. First it's "Here's clans....oh, but the only way to get any XP for them is to be a founder." Then it's, "Still haven't bought Elite? Ok, here's the next phase, BUT you have to be a premium member to even try to get XP from a three hour period that every single clan is going to try to get it from and only the top 50% get any XP at all." Here we are almost 5 months after launch and we STILL don't have full functionality. No wonder more AREN'T premium members.
And for the record, I'm NOT from this generation (as you put it). I am almost 40 years old with a wife of 17 years and a family. 12 of the 18 members of my clan are 35 or older. Good try though.
I actually Agree and as I said I am Glad Clan Ops is out as I did what I could to not sound Whiny (Such as giving valid reasons why Clan Ops don't work for me)... but in the end I can't hide the fact that I'm just getting Tired of all the Promises, and then what is delivered.
My Biggest problem is I'm a Fan Boy I love CoD, I Love Activision, Love Infinity Ward and I Love PS3... so in the End when they let me down I just get so tired it's like when I was with my Ex and she would pish off my friends, it's like, "Babe I love ya... but shut the Fark up and stop insulting my friends" problem is I can't say that can I or I become an A-hole and don't tell me you've never had this problem coz no matter who you are or where you live there is always going to be at least one friend or ex you've had that has done this to you, and if you can remember that feeling then you'll see why I get so... well that's why the "Sigh"... it was kinda a subtle clue...
(btw my ex was the sort of person who walks into my parents house, which is covered in AFL (Aussie Rules Footy) paraphernalia and says "I think people who support Football teams are idiots")
Yes it is "sad" that consumers want what they pay for isn't it?
That we're asking for features we were promised we were getting out of the box?
Sure, we've waited patiently for a few months, but this is becoming rediculous now, you'ld think with the amount of money Activision are making they could pump some of it into making possibly one of their biggest efforts at a cash grab work?
Companies like this, and people like you who anywhere near stand up for them make me sad.
Because it is human nature and arogance to do that. People seem to forget that this is the first time anything like this was tried in this series. So they expect it to be perfect and work with no problems from the get go. When rationally it probably will not even come close to working correctly until about the third year of development. Which we are really only in the second year of the life cycle of the feature. Knowing that and understanding that very few things work in life as always expected I did not expect it to work as promised. Promises are made to be broken at times because some times the promises were made too large and could not have been achieved at the expected date that was first mentioned.
When those "promises" made you mention are broken in this case, then they amount to fraud. We were sold on said "promises." When we do not get them after having paid for the whole kit and kaboodle, isn't it logical to be upset and angry about it? Or do you like to purchase a car that the dealer says has everything but when you go to drive it away, it doesn't have an engine? I'm sure you would be quite happy to sit in your car that won't move because the dealer sold you on something they had no intention of delivering. Right? Didn't think so.
I, too, wanted clan challenges before clan ops because doing challenges with the clan would be more fun than doing competitions with the clan. People complained (I was one of them) about how they handled Lone Wolf Ops and they are handling Clan Ops in the same way. Nothing has changed and people are still going to boost/cheat to win these competitions. The clans that cheat the best will win the clan ops.
I'm happy clan ops are available but I too am still looking forward to the clan challenges more. Mostly because I started a clan for myself and my "real life" friends rather than trying to join a competitive clan. There are only six of us in the clan and only three of us are premium members. So from the start I knew our chances of doing well in clan ops would be slim. We are enlisted and just hope to be in the top 50% to grab a measly 250xp. I was hoping clan challenges would be something us as a small clan could just slowly plug away at and hopefully reach the top level for our clan. I play a lot and just got my eighth prestige so clan challenges seemed like our clans best bet for leveling up. I'm sure we are not the only clan in this type of situation.
At this point in Elite's track record I don't see how any post could come off whiney. Elite owes us what we were advertised and payed our money for. They have failed miserably over and over! It's actually comical now when I get a tweet about another operation canceled due to technical difficulties. Or my favorite, canceled due to scheduled maintenance! Key word scheduled! Pull your head out of your asses Elite and get your **** together. I'd bet money this first clan operation gets canceled also!
I'm right there with ya. I like being in my small clan with only people that I know. But because of that, we have no chance in hell of doing good in these Clan Ops. Don't get me wrong, I am glad to see Clan Ops active, but it really means nothing to my clan of 5 w/ two premium members. Clan Challenges means a lot more to me than Operations. We will still enlist in clan ops in hopes of getting in to the top 50% for the measly 250xp, but with all the mega clans and booster clans, I doubt we will even make it in the top 50%.
i get what you are saying. my clan is in the same situation we only have 9 members and only 6 are premium but what bugs me about these clan ops are that we wait so long for them and they are at times in the middle of the day where we have to work instead of later on at night when we have time. basically for both dom ops we only have like 3 that can participate and the new one for tdm on sunday is at 7am? i mean that one none of us will have to work that early but that means that we have to get up early on a sunday morning to have a chance for all of us to participate. although that one isnt so bad cause if we dont want to get up that early thats on us.
im just waiting for half of the clan ops to get cancelled a half an hour before they are scheduled to start like all the lone wolf ops are.
I totally agree. Especially about the time of the events. I live in the USA on the West Coast PST.
The times of the events are ideal for East Coast people EST, but not for the working people on the west coast. 4pm to 6pm tomorrow? I don't get off till 5 like most people. The saturday operation works out.
Honestly though I don't really care much because I'm sure it would be a hassle to try to make operations regional. Plus it's not like we're actually playing against other clans, we're playing against regular users which kinda defeats the purpose in my opinion.
I was always more excited for Clan Challenges than Clan Ops, and that certainly didn't change when I saw that the Operations are just the lone wolf operations renamed. They are still just for the hardcore players who will make time for the 3 hours at whatever time of day to play, when clans are made up more of people from different walks of life that don't have 3 hours while they are working.
Challenges seemed to me like a fun way for people to level up a clan even when they were casual or less skilled players. Now I would guess we will never see them, like a lot of stuff we were promised and hasn't been delivered yet.
Have fun next year when beachhead cuts staff in half because no one buys whatever "elite" crap they put put.
Gday Munchman
Another fellow Aussie here
I have to agree with you. I am very appreciative that Clan Operations have arrived- I was very skeptical over the past few weeks as to whether or not they would ever arrive. However, Clan Challenges would be nice. I have enrolled our Clan in the Domination Ops for this weekend, but unfortunately it doesn't look like many will be available, or have the time for this first lot. Granted if this was a few months ago, everyone was playing many more hours per day on this game, and I probably would have got a better turn out. So yes- I definitely want challenges to arrive, so that I can continue to contribute XP in a meaningful way to my Clan. Let's hope they arrive soon...
Beachhead has been posting on this forum in the last 24 hours, so maybe they will be kind enough to come into this thread and give us some information as pertaining to Clan Challenges too?
Don't really care.
Just glad we've finally got something to do to level up the clan than getting Founders.
i agree clan challenges are a faster way for smaller clans to level and you can do them whenever unlike clan ops with the BS start times witch is when most people are still working or in school
Thanks for all the Replies so Far, aside from a few I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way.
Btw to the guy in the USA with the West Coast Probs that really interests me to know, I had no idea that you had those type of time issues as well. Not sure now but originally, like in the first few weeks, I had to get up at 7AM to do Lone Wolf Ops, which is why I stopped doing them, got too tired, and on weekdays I started work at 7AM, I know they have changed the times a bit but here is the rub, the TDM Op is going to be at 11:30PM to 2:30AM Sunday night, so I'll be the only member free (but only for the next coupla weeks while my hours at work are being shuffled) but I'm not sure how well I'll do I'm gonna be tired as shipt, in the end it cements my orginal claim.
Please Beachhead, Release Clan Challenges so we in the Land Down Under can get some EXP.
Note Japan and Much of Ocenia/Asia will have same Issues with having to get up in Middle of Night, so think about them as well!
Last thought, anyone in UK can you tell me what time you will have to do ops? Im interested to know now.
Oh and for anyone interested todays ops are 10:30AM - 1:30PM, Tomorrows is 6:30AM - 9:30AM, and Last one is 11:30PM - 2:30AM in Adelaide, South Australia.
Man so gonna sound like a whinger but... I got up this morning and it was just me and 2 other clan members doing Defense kills... it was also harder to get as I was often on Foreign Servers, not just US but Asia and Europe as there just weren't enough Aussies on to get onto local servers, I'm gonna be so very very glad when Clan Challenges are up...
Oh but in lighter news we did manage to get Gold Yesterday and Bronze this morning so still enjoy Clan Ops and will continue to do them.
Now that I have had a chance to do one it might not be so bad. I was able to cap 114 flags playing solo for my clan an was at least able to get into the bronze. Good to know you don't need a full six to even have a chance at getting some xp. My clan member did the defense one alone too and got bronze. I'm still looking forward to the challenges. On a side note why does elite tolerate boosting in clan ops. If caught they should be banned from entering any future events. It delays everyone getting our xp while they sort out the douchebags...I mean boosters. Have a zero tolerance policy and be open about it. Hell, it's your tournament elite, put it in the official rules and enforce it strictly. Anyway, this is the first time I feel like I got something out of elite. Would have been nice three months ago. I'll definitely be doing more. See you guys out there.
I think they held off, due to the thought of boosting not only Ops, but Challenges. I'm already only pretty sure people will 'boost' to get that 1k or 5k exp from Daily/Weekly.
With that being said, perhaps they wanted to get a gauge as to how many will try and boost the Ops aspect, and maybe found some loopholes, and ways for Clans to boost the Challenges. You have to remember that there were millions complaining about Clan *Anything* for Elite. They had to put something out there. Hell, notice how there are only 3 types? Surprised people aren't bitching about how there should be other Clan Ops in different game types! That's only to come for sure, but for the meantime most of us are pacified...
- vTc Goose
Good Points, Truth be I'm just anxious to get some EXP, but I can wait a coupla more days, hell i waited 5 months so far another week is alot easier as now I know I've got some EXP coming.
As for the Boosters the Pathfinders go through all the matches they can, especially the Champions and High Scorers, they then submit their reports and Beachhead takes action, the Winners of Last two events will be out on their ahrses before long, and good riddance (btw look at their Heat Maps and Match by Match Scores for Proof of their Boosting), my point is they don't boot them 1 by 1, they basically do it all at once, so for the next few days they will be Ranked Champion, but in reality their Graves have already been dug.
Also that is why i was reluctant to start this thread originally I didn't want to sound like another whiner... but it's hard to not come across that way, also I'm interested to see if they add Clan ops for CTF/Sabotage/HQ or Demolition... I kinda prefer those modes.
Munchman wrote:
Also that is why i was reluctant to start this thread originally I didn't want to sound like another whiner... but it's hard to not come across that way, also I'm interested to see if they add Clan ops for CTF/Sabotage/HQ or Demolition... I kinda prefer those modes.
It's not really sounding like a whiner- it's just asking an honest question as to when/if we will all get to level up our clans in this way. After all, we did pay for the service under the impression that this would be the case...
In regards to Sabo/HQ/CTF Clan Ops- you probably wouldn't think they'll release those, not for awhile yet? Possibly Demolition, SnD, Kill Confirmed- modes with a larger playerbase.
I wonder if Beachhead will contribute to this thread, maybe give us some feedback or information?
Yeah I was kinda being hopeful about those modes...
ELITE_Help posted the link that shows what's included in Premium. I responded by saying that list includes things that are in fact NOT available such as Clan Challenges.
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