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When the AJC met two weeks ago with the Department of Education leadership team about Race to the Top, Erin Hames led the discussion, which was interesting as incoming school chief John Barge was not keeping her at the agency.
Hames had joined DOE earlier this year to help oversee RTTT after serving as Gov. Sonny Perdue's policy director.
At the meeting, current school chief Brad Bryant, who is staying at DOE as legal counsel, said he hoped DOE could find a spot for Hames because of her critical role in crafting and winning Georgia's $400 million RTTT grant.
For the record, I thought it was crazy to let Hames go as she is the state's authority on RTTT, and it seemed counterproductive and costly to send all that background and knowledge out the door. She also knows all the players in Washington, which is important as this four-year grant will require ongoing contact with the U.S. DOE and Arne Duncan.
But Hames, a teacher-turned-attorney, has landed an even better spot. My AJC colleague James Salzer is reporting that Hames is becoming a deputy chief of staff for policy for Gov.-elect Nathan Deal. I would assume that she will be the governor's eyes and ears on RTTT.
I like that Deal is surrounding himself with hardworking, young, bright people, including my former AJC colleague Brian Robinson, who was also named a top deputy. (By the way, as much as I admire Hames and Robinson for their smarts and their hard work this year, I've annoyed both of them with my reporting and expect that will continue.)
I still think that their boss has a vague and spotty plan for school reform. And again, while I respect Nathan Deal for being upfront about the deeper cuts coming to schools, Georgia will only fall further behind if we don't recognize that education is not a luxury but a necessity if the state hopes to thrive in this new information era.
–By Maureen Downey, for the AJC Get Schooled blog
December 26th, 2010
11:22 am
Isn't the governor-elect going to swear to uphold both the federal and state constitutions when he takes the oath of office next month? Doesn't our state constitution say that k-12 education is a priority of the state? Wouldn't it make sense that should be dealt with first before anything else and then write the rest of the budget?
December 26th, 2010
11:25 am
One question – Did Hames and Robinson attend public school?
December 26th, 2010
11:41 am
Not impressed. 3 years of classroom experience, sigh….just what we need, another "hot shot."
December 26th, 2010
11:48 am
Sonny's child advisors were a disaster for education during his eight years. Sadly, Deal continues down that path. Not suprising as education was an afterthought in his campaign. A lawsuit on funding may be our only hope. Constitution seems to be only a convenience for rhetoric.
December 26th, 2010
12:22 pm
Okay, I'm now concerned that someone with 3 years classroom experience, plus a few months as an RTTT advisor is now going to be the deputy chief of staff to the govenor(possibly advising him about education).
I've never considered myself a mean spirited person, but it sure does make me wonder who she's sleeping with. There are so many more people with ten times the experience and success rates.
How much are you all willing to bet that vouchers will be the "hot" shot topic for the next 4 years? The next topic will be more cuts and private charter schools.
December 26th, 2010
12:38 pm
EnoughAlready: Shame on you! Shame on me, too! I hope Deal will get a first year resident to advise him on medical policy, and a paralegal to be in charge of legal matters! Then we could get a fry cook from McDonalds to do the food safety policy, and a 4H member to be in charge of the Department of Agriculture! And think how much money we would save!
To get "street cred" you have to be on the street for more than 3 years.
December 26th, 2010
12:41 pm
Ms. Downey@12:33: So age and intellect are mutually exclusive?! My response time may have slowed, but my IQ is still up there. I would guess that is true about many highly experienced educators.
December 26th, 2010
12:45 pm
Republicans don't want our children to receive quality education because then they would be smart enough and wise enough to see what the Republicans have done to education in this State. As for the vouchers – guess who will get them – kids of the rich; kids of the friends of the Republicans who caused this mess to begin with; it sure won't be the kids of the average person. Believe all the BS the Republicans put out but rest assured this is what will happen. As Johnny Isaksson commented a few months ago – the unwashed is what he called us – will continue to be the unwashed in the eyes of these thugs and liars.
December 26th, 2010
12:50 pm
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December 26th, 2010
12:58 pm
Georgia was one of the race to the bottom winners because the democratic administration needed to throw a carrot to a republican state, and sonny the stooge fit the bill. It had much less to do with the "quality" of the application which was openly developed without the input of teachers in this state. But hey, we've got a smart cookie with three whole years' experience in the classroom and a governor-elect who can't keep his own personal finances in order. What could go wrong?
December 26th, 2010
1:39 pm
Have to agree with Mikey here – the only reason Georgia got it was because somebody wanted to throw them a carrot. Georgia has been going downhill in education ever since Sonny took over and it sure isn't going to get any better under Deal. Like I said – Repubs don't want our kids educated because then they would see them for what they are – the party that doesn't care one iota about the little guy(s). Believe what these slobs put out and you are no better than them. The losers are our kids and teachers.
December 26th, 2010
1:41 pm
Maureen, I agree with you about age. I worked with new teachers in the alternative training program. I saw young and middle age teachers who were outstanding, creative, and a definite asset to the state of GA. They were a joy to watch. They were just natural. I would have put my own children in these young, inexperienced teacher's classes…if they were still school age. I do agree it is time to try new things. I do support school choice, maybe even vouchers….We need to try something new.
December 26th, 2010
1:41 pm
Rose Colored Glasses???
Honestly, I believe in giving her a chance…but, I would think 3 years is hardly enough experience to see the problem issues in education and have a tough enough base to know what is really going on.
AWARDS…I am not all that impressed with AWARDS..
I don't judge a book by its cover…a family by their house, a man/woman by his/her gender.
I will need to hear her words…and see her vision for our public schools. As with anyone young …she will need a seasoned mentor…not jaded…but seasoned… This assistance will help her to see through the BUCKHEAD… locked jaw… SMILE of manipulation.
Hide and Watch…
December 26th, 2010
1:47 pm
At the time of awarding RTTT TN had a democratic governor and a republican house..by one vote. The two senators are republican. Most local governments are democratic… the state is pretty split. The schools in the county in which I live are pretty good..some better than others. I like the smaller K-8 schools. The students transition to high school very successfully.
December 26th, 2010
2:00 pm
I hope Ms. Hames doesn't insulate herself within the walls of the Gold dome. I'm sure she is intelligent, savvy, and ambitious. No doubt. BUT she does have limited classroom experience. The classroom of 2011 is very different from the classroom 5, 10, 15 years ago. I'm not saying she wasn't a capable teacher, I am saying that her short time in the classroom will always be considered a negative among teachers.
She makes an effort to meet with teachers across the state and outside the RttT districts. If she wants to improve education in GA, she needs to listen and work cooperatively with those in the classrooms. Unfortunately the manner in which Perdue and others chose to follow during the RttT application process, wasn't exactly transparent or open. Remember the infamous "teacher survey"????
Yes, a teacher can be effective in their first years of teaching. Just like a parent does a fairly decent job with their firstborn. However, how many of us can say that we "knew it all" when we brought that first baby home from the hospital? How many of us are better parents because of experience and maturity? The classroom is no different.
December 26th, 2010
2:06 pm
AWARDS… Let's don't talk about AWARDS in Georgia Public Schools.
Atlanta Public Schools has made a mockery out of every teacher evaluation and child's test score in their corrupt system.
What is valid and what is not? Bonus Pay…Pay for Performance…
Scores, titles AWARDS? … Professional Standards…
I think everything in Georgia's Education System is a mess.
But, since I do have a couple of awards from North Carolina…Teacher of the Year, Student State President of North Carolina National Education Association…and a degree in Gifted Education.
all awarded under my teaching career in North Carolina…I will pat myself on the back a little.
Personally, I would not value any award given in the state of Georgia. My experiences in Atlanta's TOP Public School in no way compare to my North Carolina experiences.
"SOILED HANDS" in the MONEY- No Consensus
December 26th, 2010
2:11 pm
Respect takes time to earn. It is not given automatically with awards and titles.Like a test score…Awards can be used as an indicator of what a person might be capable of doing with their title.
December 26th, 2010
2:12 pm
While I do not know Mrs. Hames personally, I find it interesting that she—along with others like Michelle Rhee, TFA teachers, etc. are so admired for their precious few years in the classroom. Instead of admiration for those who stick with the classroom, we have greater admiration for those who leave the classroom for greener pastures (mainly money and position). It is an odd American trait that no one will really admit to.
Kinda like how we admire the folks who take a short "holiday" mission trip to a third world country but thumb our noses at the missionary who actually lives there 24/7. We're so appreciative of those who "give a little bit of their time" but somehow secretly believe those who offer true dedication are somewhat…..lacking.
December 26th, 2010
2:31 pm
Teacher and mom @ 2:12: These educators aren't so admired for their few years in the classroom. They're admired for their accomplishments. I am a 28-year-old teacher and get tired of the older teachers telling me how awful the profession is and how much better it used to be. If teaching is so terrible, quit. I have a lot of friends from UGA looking for jobs right now.
December 26th, 2010
3:04 pm
@Young teacher…I understand about getting tired of listening to teachers complain. I really do understand. That's why I eat lunch in my classroom most days
Teaching has changed and those of us who've been in the classroom pre-NCLB and post-NCLB are very much aware of how much things have changed….and not necessarily for the better.
Your statement reminds me so much of myself at that age. Actually it was around that age when I threw my hands up in the air and quit the profession for a few years. I worked in a post-secondary setting for a year or so. I'll never forget the difference in how people treated me during my stint at the post-secondary institution. It was like I had suddenly gained stature and importance. I remember going to a Christmas party with my husband and how people reacted when I said I as an instructor at XYZ. It was an amazing difference. Same person, same credentials, same income level, etc. The only difference….I was no longer a public school teacher.
I love what I do each and every day. I get tired, I get frustrated, but most days it is a job I still enjoy.
December 26th, 2010
3:05 pm
@Young teacher:
What accomplishments has Ms. Hames achieved that she's admired for?
December 26th, 2010
3:08 pm
Young teacher – you sound like you might be part of the problem instead of part of the solution. You sound like you think you know everything and the ones who have been there for years know nothing. I too remember when things were much better simply because my kids were learning and being taught and the NCLB and other garbage wasn't even thought of.
December 26th, 2010
3:49 pm
@ More: Young teacher doesn't seem like a know-it-all. S/he seems to be a young teacher who is tired of hearing about all the problems of education and not hearing about possible solutions.
I think that as we age, we get wiser and this wisdom is greatly needed in education. My problem is when being a whiny know-it-all is mistaken (ironically) for being wise and experienced.
December 26th, 2010
3:51 pm
Best wishes to both Ms. Hames and Mr. Bryant! Hopefully, they'll use their legal prowess to, among other things, restore the GA schoolhouse as a place of respect, order and learning. After all, how many believe that our state can afford a large, undereducated "underclass?"
December 26th, 2010
3:54 pm
Then Young teacher needs to come up with some solutions rather than complain about the ones who have been in the field for awhile. She might be tired of hearing about all the problems of education but I'm tired of all the problems that have been created because we have leaders at the top who have NO respect for education. And I do not find it being whiny and a know-it-all just because their experience has seen the toll taken on education in this State and letting it be known. I have been active in the schools in the metro area for more years than she/he is old and have seen and am seeing first hand the destruction of education in Georgia.
December 26th, 2010
4:08 pm
Who cares? They're all milking it for the money anyway. This woman is going to get nothing done, just like everyone before her. Hopefully that will be all. We don't need another Kathy Cox.
December 26th, 2010
5:36 pm
With all due respect, Young Teacher needs to understand that if we "older teachers" give the impression of being negative, it's because we remember when "teaching" was a whole different concept, when we knew what worked, and we stuck with it. The more junk that's been added on during the years, NCLB, standardized testing, data, data, data,etc. has only made things worse. Interesting, how armed with only a curriculum guide and a notebook to record grades, we turned out students who became productive citizens either as college prepared or trade prepared.
December 26th, 2010
6:02 pm
Maureen…..you are obviously biased when it comes to Erin Hames and Brian Robinson – mot good for a reporter. As for Erin Hames, I think it speaks VOLUMES that co-workers in the Department of Education and school systems around the state absolutely detest this woman. I have seen her in action….she has the charm and personality of a rattlesnake – not a good quality for someone who is supposed to be a leader and get people to follow.
December 26th, 2010
6:30 pm
Wonder if thise was the smartest move for Deal. Public Ed (k – 12) takes about 43% of the state's budget. Why would he hire this yourng third year teacher, who may have a bone to pick with Dr. Barge , when she recommends new policy (he fired her)? Just not the smartest or astute political move. But never could say Nathan really impressed me as the sharpest tool in the woodshed.
December 26th, 2010
6:40 pm
until the state addresses the serious issues of bloated administrations with no real teaching experience, and takes a realistic view on budgets – it doesn't matter who is installed.
December 26th, 2010
6:40 pm
I guess we should have expected this. : (
December 26th, 2010
6:44 pm
education takes 43% of the state budget because the money is poorly managed, and because far too much is placed on the dollars spent, not the return for investment
December 26th, 2010
6:45 pm
@ catlady
expected what?
a politician would appoint a sycophant?
December 26th, 2010
6:46 pm
I am amazed at Maureen's comments on how important Hames is to the Race to the Top effort. What a joke! If you have never seen the application, take a look! This was the Obama administration looking to spend. They are sending millions to Georgia so we can grow our education administration. I doubt we will see much achievement from this effort – Sonny's legacy. I would be impressed if we could just Race to catch the Back of the Pack! That is where we find the state when it comes to education.
December 26th, 2010
6:48 pm
easy fix to the cost of education #1.
stop making it manditory.
if a kid doesn't want to be in school, stop inflicting it
on him, and him of the school.
December 26th, 2010
6:52 pm
easy fix to the cost of education #2.
stop with all the testing already.
when my kid was in middle school, nearly 1/2 of her year was
spent preping for or taking stupid things like CRCT.
if we only intend to spend 1/2 the year on actually teaching kids,
lets drop those silly assed tests and shorten the year
December 26th, 2010
7:13 pm
@Maureen Question about the RTTT scores for round 2 – have we seen the rubrics for this one? I remember we were supposed to lose points when the teachers' union *or professional association* did not sign off on the application, but I don't remembering that happening with Round I. I do know that the Tennessee Education Association and the Delaware State Education Association did sign off on the applications for those states. I remember seeing in our application a phrase that since Georgia is Right to Work, they felt that GAE's buy in was unnecessary, but it didn't say just union, it did say union or professional organization. How did we get buy without that signature?
December 26th, 2010
7:21 pm
@Maureen so in other words, they went against their own rubrics that said 10% of the points had to have the buy in of all stake holders?
December 26th, 2010
9:00 pm
Stakeholders, as in the superintendents of 26 systems. Not what I'd call "all" stakeholders.
December 26th, 2010
9:35 pm
I think that 10 years in a regular education classroom is about right for a job like this. That's about the average length of service (mean) and probably the median as well. 32 or 33 is still young, but you've been tempered like steel at this point.
December 26th, 2010
10:24 pm
@EnoughAlready at 12:22 PM
You stated that "[t]he next topic will be more cuts and private charter schools."
There is no such thing as a "private charter school", all charter schools are public.
Here's a link to the Georgia DOE FAQ about charter schools as it sounds like that might be helpful to you:
December 26th, 2010
11:17 pm
Hames is a sham. She claims to have written the RTTT application but it was really done by Kathleem Mathers at OSA. Other than you Maureen, Sonny and now apparently Deal, no one she works with likes or respects her. Check with a few legislators and you'll find she's arrogant and loves to order people around. I guess now she'll get Deal to hire her husband as a speech writer just like he was for Sonny.
December 26th, 2010
11:17 pm
Hey! The whole race to the top effort had one goal…..satisfy Alavin Wilbanks and give him the coverage to run his (the state largest) school system any way he wants. He wants no state rules or teacher salary schedule to stand in his way. He thinks Dean Alford IE3 work is a pile of crap except that it lets Gwinnettplay by its own rules. So no….the rest of the state be damned….they will not learn much from this RTTT sham. This is all about Alvin and Gwinnett. All other systems, get ready to bend over and grab your ankles. A Nathan Deal administered spanking is on the way!
December 26th, 2010
11:24 pm
Hey Maureen! At least Erin Hames interned for and tutored under that public education savior Jennifer Rippner! Must have been a lot of knowlege transfer going on there. And wait, Ben Scafidi transferred reta knowledge ti Rippner like the 65% rule, offering teachers insurance to make PAGE and GAE go away. and serving as an expert in the adequacy lawsuit to show how the state spends far too much on our children. In concert with Dean Alford, Ben says we spend enough to provide an excellence education – not just world class but galactically acceptable. These idiots must have orginanted in another galaxy.


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National Religious Leadership Roundtable members react to reports of two Episcopal parishes leaving the Episcopal Church
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 — The National Religious Leadership Roundtable responded today to reports that two Episcopal parishes in Virginia seceded from the Episcopal Church to affiliate with the Convocation of Anglicans in North America. The secession occurred over what the minority of Episcopal conservatives regard as a leftward drift in the Episcopal Church and the ordination of Bishop Gene Robinson, the openly gay bishop from New Hampshire. There are 2.3 million Episcopalians in 7,200 congregations in the United States, and the congregations attempting to "leave" the Diocese of Virginia are eight out of 195 in that diocese.
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"Faithful lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Episcopalians are not asking anyone to leave the Episcopal Church. For many years, Anglicans have learned the fine art of agreeing to disagree with each other and still remain within the Anglican family; today should be no different. For LGBT people this commitment to our church has often come at a great price, yet we have remained even when our presence has not been welcomed. Sadly, this commitment to conversation and to mutual understanding is apparently not shared by the parishes in Virginia and elsewhere that have decided to secede from the Episcopal Church. Thankfully, the vast majority of Episcopalians — and a good many others in the worldwide Anglican Communion — appreciate the faithfulness and ministry of LGBT Episcopalians and recognize the critical importance of fighting for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender social justice. I trust that even those who now feel they must leave the Episcopal Church will come to recognize over time what so many of us have — commitment to the Christian Gospel and to LGBT people go hand-in-hand."
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"I think it grieves the heart of God that in this week before Christmas there are congregations choosing the bias and bigotry of doctrines of exclusion over the 'peace on Earth, good will to all' incarnated by the baby in Bethlehem.
"What it takes to create schism is for someone to leave — and I am sick to death of the unity of this church being placed on the shoulders of those of us who have committed to stay. When are we going to hold accountable those who threaten to leave? When will we name the actions of those who have conspired with factions of the larger Anglican communion to actively oppress and marginalize its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender members with what it is: fomenting schism — creating conflict — sacrificing the unity of the church to their own agenda of power, control and heterosexism?
"If schism happens — and I am not convinced it will — the blame will lie not with Claiming the Blessing, the Diocese of New Hampshire, Gene Robinson or the countless LGBT Christians living out their faith journeys in the Episcopal Church. It will lie firmly at the feet of those whose will to power is greater than their willingness to embrace the other, whose commitment to crisis is greater than their faith in the Gospel and whose singular obsession with things sexual has blinded them to the Spirit's revelation via things incarnational."
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"The life and ministry of both Jesus and the early church highlight the struggle between 'that's the way we've always done it' and the power of the Holy Spirit to break in and inspire new dreams, new actions, new ways of being. In every case, it was to the Holy Spirit that both Jesus and the early church chose to cling. As followers of Jesus and as heirs to the early church, so ought we show our allegiance to the power of God to transform and make things new.
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Judging from the outcry on Twitter, the answer seems to be no.
"McDonald's discontinued Chicken Selects. . . My life is officially over," wrote one dismayed customer on the social-media site. "I guess I'll never be eating McDonald's ever again just (because) they are no longer making Chicken Selects," another customer wrote.
The company touts its Chicken Selects as "premium finger food for picky people." They were made from chicken breast filets and ran about 380 calories for a three-piece serving.
But apparently, picky people were just a little too picky. One McDonald's franchisee said that the Chicken Selects didn't sell well enough nationally, The Chicago Tribune reports. A spokeswoman confirmed to the newspaper that Chicken Selects and apple walnut salad will be cut, and that the company is reviewing options for its Angus Third Pounder.
The Tribune speculates that the move is clearing the way for new products, perhaps a McWrap sandwich with grilled or fried chicken. McDonald's has also been testing chicken wings at some restaurants.
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McDonald's "Grilled Chicken Wrap", marketed by them as a snack, is probably their healthiest meal choice for a calorie counter. But don't buy the Fried Chicken version!
We almost never eat at McDonald's because of the high fat and calorie content of their foods, but there are locations such as small Airport Terminals and Toll Road Plazas where McDonald's is the only choice for a meal.
not sure where fried chicken "fingers" are considered a healthy alternative but if they weren't selling then I can understand McDs dropping them. The Angus third pounders are pretty good but overpriced when compared to the rest of the burgers. Before doing away with them, they should try lowering the price to see if sales increase.
And one thing about the Angus burgers. People going to fast food restaurants aren't differentiating between Angus beef and "regular" beef so charging more for the burgers than they charge for the quarter pounder or big mac is seen simply as a more expensive burger.
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Lewis & Clark got off to a fast and furious start, shooting 60 percent (3-5) from behind the three-point arc, and took a 22-11 lead over Whitworth. The Pirates stayed steady and, after finding themselves behind 27-17, Whitworth went on a 9-0 run with baskets sophomore Lexie Zappone and junior Katara Belton-Sharp. Junior Jessica Kramer capped off an 11-0 run with a layup and the bonus free throw, giving Whitworth its first lead of the night, 28-27. After a handful of lead changes and tied scores in the final five minutes of the opening half, Whitworth took a 37-34 lead into halftime.
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The Muju Firefly Festival (무주반딧불축제) looks like a neat little festival coming up in the county of Muju, in the northern, more boring Jeolla province. The English-language website isn't very informative, but you can find a little more information on the Muju county page and you can get a few more pictures via a Naver search. There are a few more tourist destinations in Jeollabuk-do listed on Visit Korea.
Like the Butterfly Expo in Hampyeong, this one looks like it's geared toward kids, but I guess that goes without saying. That reminds me, I don't recall if I've ever seen lightening bugs over here. I don't recall if I've ever looked for them, but I know that catching them and holding them in an empty sunflower seeds jar was a summertime favorite among all the kids in my neighborhood.
I heard of this through Korea.net, a website I normally don't visit unless it's a slow news day and I need something to mock on my blog. Also on that site was a profile on themed museums on Jeju. Now, I know that Korea is a very conservative country *cough* and that foreigners do have very Victorian sensibilities, but how you gonna write a list of themed museums on Jeju without mentioning Loveland?
* Update: Came across a bus timetable for Muju, though it's nearly two years old. I have no idea how accurate it still is, but it will give you a rough idea and will let you know that unless you have a car you're pretty much spending the night in Muju.
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2008 Muju Firefly Festival: June 7th - June 15th.
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- samedi said...
Thanks for posting about this event. I'm heading down to Mokpo this weekend - assuming I don't encounter any unforeseen problems along the way - but may try to visit Muju next week. Reading your blog leaves me feeling better-informed about Jeollanam-do than I do about northern Gyeonggi-do (my 'home')!
- June 6, 2008 at 12:51 AM
- Brian said...
awww, thank you. I think I might try to get to Muju next weekend, too.
- June 6, 2008 at 7:42 AM
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Logic's Insight: Soul Calibur V 2/5Part 2...Intro: Myth BustersBefore I fully begin this review, I want to take some time to debunk a few myths on why this game's story is "good" or why the game in general is the best in the series.A) Because it's different from previous games.No. Different isn't always better, the nail that sticks up is the one that's hammered down. Doing things differently only works when the result is as good or better than the previous method. As we can see with SCV, throwing out the traditional character endings backfires because now we have no idea about who we're playing as. We don't even get to choose who we play in the story mode.B) Those cutscenes have great graphics.No! Having cool graphics during cutscenes have come to be expected in games. In fact, having good graphics is just something that's part of making a game's environment and feel. There's nothing special about having awesome graphics because everyone has awesome graphics nowadays. Plus, it doesn't matter how pretty your
Logic's Insight: Soul Calibur V 3/5Part 3...Problem 4: Time Skips and Denial of Important Need To Know InformationBecause the developers wanted to do something "different", they threw in a 17 year time skip.Which was pointless.Nothing's really changed over 17 years, most returning characters either haven't aged at all (Ivy, Tira, Kilik, reportedly Taki whose absent from the game, and Raphael) or they look exactly the same as they did years ago (Algol, Hilde, Dampierre and Voldo). Others are supposedly completely different characters but they just took on the same name and style as the character that they're "replacing." (Nightmare, Astaroth and Yoshimitsu)The only characters that actually have legitimately changed are Siegfried, Mitsurugi, Cervantes and Lizardman.I'm not even really sure why they had a time skip of this many years? Couldn't they have just did 10 years?I have a feeling that they choose 17 years so that the new game could star Sophitia's children as the new protagonist and antagonist of the new sto
Logic's Insight: Soul Calibur V 5/5Part 5...Problem 10: This Game Shouldn't Have HappenedHonestly, if this how they were going to do this game then they shouldn't have made it at all.I know a lot of fans petitioned for this game to be made because they love Soul Calibur so much, but fan petitions are denied all the time. Also, there comes a time when all things need to end.Soul Calibur IV was meant to the final game in the Soul Series and it was meant to end the series with a bang. Say what you will about some of it's oddities, but the team really put a lot of effort into that game, it's mechanics and the stories of the characters involved. Everything had a higher stake, character arcs were nearing their close and the developers made a lot of calculated risks with gameplay, aesthetics, content and balance.Whether or not you liked IV, you have to admit that at least the developers thought about what they were doing.I don't see that here.Soul Calibur V was just a shallow fighting game that was designed to look lik
Logic's Insight: Soul Calibur V 4/5Part 4...Problem 7: Unbalanced Cultural RepresentationSomething else that I noticed about V and I'm not sure if it's intentional...It's too dominated by Western Styles. There are only 6 characters from the East who represent Eastern Culture or have eastern styles. Everyone else is mostly western and this is kind of a step backwards for a series whose core staple is having warriors from AROUND THE WORLD battle each other for Soul Edge. Did they decide to shave Africa, South-East Asia (present-day Phillipines), Korea, and the Americas off of the map?For context, let me explain:When Soul Blade came out, the ratio was relatively balanced. Mitsurugi, Taki, Li-Long, Seong-Mina and Hwang from Eastern Cultures; Sophitia, Siegfried, Cervantes, and Voldo from Western Cultures; and Rock from Native American Culture.In SCI, we had some cast changes (like Li-Long assumably being killed by Cervantes), but nothing that upset the balance. Xianghua, Kilik, Maxi and Yoshimitsu from Eastern Culture
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Soul Calibur V: Soul Savior Chap 2Copyright: I own nothing, moving on.----------"Xianghua...""Something's wrong..." Yan Wujin stood beside the former warrior as she leaned on the railing of the bridge, "Or maybe...I'm just worried about Leixia...""I understand." Wujin stood beside his wife with arms crossed behind his back, "She is your daughter, it is natural for a mother to be concerned for her children.""Husband..." Xianghua exhaled as she looked down into the river below them, "Right now...I want nothing more than to go find her.""Have you..." Wujin always knew that this was fragile ground, "Sent word to her fath-""He wouldn't care..." Xianghua vented, "No...he would...but I'm not the girl that I was all of those years ago. If I try to contact him again...I'll just be chasing on a path that I was not meant to follow.""I see..." Wujin was starting to see it, there was a fire growing inside of the woman who once destroyed Soul Edge, "If you wish to travel west however, I will not stop you.""It's no longer my
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Logic's Insight: Soul Calibur V 1/5Soul Calibur V is the biggest disappointment since my father.I really can't think of any other thing in my gamer life that issues more feelings of disappointment, anger and utter betrayal when it comes to games that I play. Hell, it's not even the worst game that I've ever played and that's what makes me irk...While my father has admitted to his mistakes, tried to made strides to not be a disappointment and I've made my peace with him and how he screwed up my life...Soul Calibur V's damage has forever affected me as a player. Halo 4, Mass Effect 3, Dragon Age, Kingdom Hearts...I can't play any of those games without thinking of the betrayal that was Soul Calibur V. It's like a fly that won't go away, no matter how much I swat it or go to another room. It's a pebble in my shoe and my shoe is stuck on my foot.And if any of you "awesome-whores" under the age of 20 come up and say that Soul Calibur 3 was the worst game because it had dated graphics, then I suggest you stop reading this
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A Waleska woman remains in critical condition after rescuing her three grandchildren from their burning home on Saturday.Authorities say 66-year-old Christine Phyfe has first, second and third-degree burns on her head and back.Friend Darryl Puckett said the farm house was more than 100 years old. Puckett said he spent much of his childhood at the house. "Just sadness and disappointment that this home that has been in our family so long is gone, and our thoughts are with the people that got hurt, we're thinking about them," Puckett said. The house belonged to Puckett's parents, who rented it to Phyfe and her husband.Phyfe suffered horrible burns after racing in the burning home to get her three grandchildren. "Houses can be rebuilt, furniture can be re-bought, but we're more concerned about her and how she's doing than all this mess," Puckett said. Family members say that Phyfe is in serious but stable condition at Grady Memorial Hospital. Her daughter told FOX 5 that doctors plan to operate on Phyfe on Monday, starting the first round of skin grafts. All that's known for sure is that the road ahead will be a long one.Officials have not determined the cause of the fire. Investigators will return to the house on Tuesday in search of answers.
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Lung Cancer in Women - Could it be a Hormone Problem?
While recent reports have shown that, overall, cancer incidence and mortality are decreasing, they have also revealed a disturbing trend: although lung cancer incidence in men has been steadily decreasing since its peak in the late 1980s, it continued to increase in women after this time and didn't take a downward turn until 2000. The number of men dying from the disease has been falling, but lung cancer deaths among women have held relatively steady.
Incidence and mortality aren't the only differences when it comes to lung cancer. Among those who smoke, women are more likely to get small-cell lung cancer, a particularly aggressive form of the disease, than they are to get non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), while their male counterparts have an equal risk of developing the two. Female smokers are also more likely to develop adenocarcinoma, a glandular form of lung cancer similar to that found in the breast, than are men. And among people who have never smoked but developed lung cancer, more than twice as many of them are women as are men.
"These patterns suggest that there might be different pathways through which the disease develops in men and women," says Dr. Jill Siegfried, a professor in the pharmacology department and head of the NCI-funded Lung SPORE at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. To identify the point of divergence, Dr. Siegfried and her SPORE team are looking at one of the most basic factors in female physiology: the estrogen receptor.
Estrogen receptors, which stimulate cell growth and division in the presence of the hormone estrogen, are most commonly found in female reproductive organs such as the ovaries and the breasts. But these receptors are found in other tissues, too, including the hypothalamus in the brain, the esophagus, the colon, the nervous system, and the lungs. The receptor comes in two forms (alpha and beta) and they differ not only in function, but also in tissue prevalence. In lung tissue, beta receptors are the most common and may play a role in the development of alveoli, the clusters of tiny sacs in the lung where gasses are exchanged between blood and inhaled air.
Research indicates that estrogen doesn't necessarily initiate malignancy in lung tissue, but rather may fuel subsequent tumor growth by heightening cell proliferation and hindering apoptosis. In vitro studies showed that exposure to the hormone increased tumor size, while exposure in the presence of estrogen receptor blockers did not. There's also evidence that estrogen receptors can interact with oncogenes and other growth factor pathways, such as that of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), which are linked to cancer. But Dr. Siegfried warns that this is still very new territory in lung cancer research. "If you think about breast cancer, researchers have been studying estrogen receptors for 40 years," she says. "We've only just opened this window."
While it isn't clear just how estrogen receptors are linked to lung cancer, the Pittsburgh Lung SPORE has found that estrogen-blocking drugs hold promise for slowing the disease. In vitro studies testing fulvestrant (Faslodex), an estrogen receptor blocker, with gefitinib (Iressa), the EGFR blocker, showed that the combination decreased NSCLC proliferation by up to 90 percent while increasing apoptosis twofold. Now the Lung SPORE is testing these two drugs in a phase I clinical trial. "So far, we've had no adverse effects," says Dr. Siegfried, "and we have seen some clinical responses, some lasting for quite a while." The next step is to plan a phase II trial comparing another EGFR blocker, erlotinib (Tarceva), alone and in combination with fulvestrant. "We're hoping to show that there will be at least a 50 percent increase, if not a doubling, in the response rate" to erlotinib with the addition of the estrogen receptor blocker, Dr. Siegfried says.
As more is learned about the etiology of lung cancer and the role of estrogen receptors, it is likely that researchers will find new ways to manipulate and block the various destructive pathways that underscore this disease. "That's the promise of the future," says Dr. Siegfried. And while her research on estrogen receptors is currently limited to women, because of studies showing that lung tumors can synthesize estrogen directly, drugs that work against lung cancer by blocking estrogen receptors may also hold promise for men with the disease.
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The indexes turned positive Friday afternoon, breaking a four-day slump, amid signs that Obama and Republicans in Congress were prepared to cede long-held bargaining positions.
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Monday's gain for the Dow was its biggest since Sept. 13.
The S&P 500, meanwhile, is trading near a key technical level, said Randy Frederick, managing director of active trading and derivatives at the brokerage Charles Schwab.
For nearly two weeks, the index has closed below its 200-day average, which on Monday stood at 1,382. It surpassed that marker Monday afternoon. Frederick said that might signal more buying.
Technical levels are historic averages and other indicators used by some traders to decide if stocks are a good value.
The market is closed on Thursday for Thanksgiving and will close early Friday.
On Monday, stock indexes in France, Germany and Britain closed up 2.5 percent or more as traders monitored Greece's quest for its latest round of bailout cash.
Greece needs international lenders and the International Monetary Fund to release the money so that Greece can meet upcoming payments to creditors. Trading in Europe is still volatile. The region has entered recession.
Finance ministers from nations that use the euro will meet Tuesday. Later in the week, leaders will convene to discuss the European Union's budget for the next few years.
Traders also followed developments in the Middle East as conflict flared between Israel and Hamas. Concerns about instability in the region and hopes for a U.S. fiscal pact pushed benchmark crude up $2.36, or 2.7 percent, to finish at $89.28 per barrel in New York.
Earlier, Asian markets rose more modestly.
The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to 1.61 percent from 1.58 percent late Friday, a sign that traders are selling low-risk investments. A bond's yield rises as its price falls.
The market's longer-term direction will likely hinge on U.S. leaders' ability to attack the fiscal challenge between Thanksgiving and Christmas, Frederick said.
"If they can put some sort of a plan together, or make us believe they have a plan, or at least that there's some cooperation going on there, that could be a real boost for the market," he said.
Among big companies making news, Intel fell after its CEO of 40 years announced that he will retire in May. The stock rose 6 cents to $20.25.
Diamond Foods hit its lowest price since September 2006 after an analyst cut the snack food company's rating and price target. Diamond restated two years' worth of financial results last Wednesday, effectively wiping away $56.5 million in profit from its books. Diamond fell $1.79, or 11.8 percent, to $13.34.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. rose after an analyst said that the stock could see an "early 2013 bounce." He said investor concerns about the company's solvency were overblown and caused traders to oversell. AMD rose 6 cents, or 3.2 percent, to $1.92.
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Yesterday, I wrote about how Cal players will wear decals on their helmets to honor the late Chuck Muncie. Today, the Golden Bears equipment staff tweeted a photo of the decal. Last, but certainly not least: Tribute decal to the late, great Chuck Muncie #42 pic.twitter.com/5BmmY5FoFS — CalFootballEquip (@CalFootballEQ) August 29, 2013 View the story […] [Read More]


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Preparing for the re-launch of the Strike Envy website gave us a fantastic opportunity to shoot these rockin' summer picnic-inspired photos. Maria, Eleni, Michelle, and Sasha braved the heat to produce some fierce new photos that you can see featured on www.strikeenvy.com and this blog. These girls worked their butts off and it shows!
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Four students from Tracy scored 100 percent on the annual Music Teachers Association of California Certificate of Merit music theory test in February.
Among 594 area students who took the test, only 15 had perfect scores.
Chilam Huyhn, a fourth-grader at Tracy Learning Center, and Lance Le, a fifth-grader at West Valley Christian Academy, took the Level 1 test. Janessa Le, a Traina School eighth-grader, was tested at Level 3, and Jharen Rivera, a Tracy High School sophomore, was tested at Level 6.
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Local woman to help lead countywide charity
Tracy resident Cynthia Souza has been installed as vice chairman of the board of directors for the Community Foundation of San Joaquin.
The Community Foundation announced her appointment in a February news release, which also stated that the group had awarded $670,899 across 133 grants to county nonprofit groups in 2013. Those groups included McHenry House Tracy Family Shelter and Tracy Interfaith Ministries.
Souza will serve a one-year term as vice chair.
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Stephanie Reyna-Hiestand, management analyst II with the Tracy Department of Public Works, was named city employee of the month for February.
Reyna-Hiestand began her tenure with the city in January 2004 and was honored for her leadership abilities and wealth of knowledge about stormwater regulations. Reyna-Hiestand is a certified professional in erosion and sediment control, a qualified stormwater pollution prevention plan developer and a water conservation practitioner, grade 1.
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When you hear that a black man was savagely beaten by some white kids, then run over by their truck, you don't want to think it happened here in America. This generation of teens is supposed to be more accepting, more open. These sorts of racially-motivated horrors are supposed to be just a memory, a tragic one, but a blast from the past all the same.
But the teenagers who are accused of getting drunk, then jumping in their truck with plans to go "f--k with a ni---r" are Americans alright. Eighteen-year-old Deryl Dedmon lives in Brandon, Mississippi. And it was just this past June that cops allege he led the vicious attack that claimed the life of James Anderson, a black auto plant worker.
The whole thing -- from Anderson being beaten to his death as he was run down in the parking lot -- was caught on video. Now Dedmon faces murder charges, and an accomplice, John Aaron Rice, also 18, has been charged with simple assault for the part he allegedly played in Anderson's death. Watching the video is hard. The hate is palpable. A kid actually screams "white power":
The video makes me sick, but it also makes me sad. Sad first and foremost for the family of James Anderson, a man who did absolutely nothing wrong. His death is a senseless tragedy.
But I'm sad too for society as a whole. Just last week the news was proclaiming a victory for mankind with the news that the TV shows that are the most gay-friendly just so happen to be the ones targeted at today's teens. Yay! Our kids are progressive! And let's not forget the happy news in the wake of President Obama's victory, that the open-minded youth rocked the vote to bring the first president of color to Washington. The Pew Research Center claims the millenials -- today's teens and 20-somethings -- are the most educated, most ethnically- and racially-diverse generation of Americans yet.
I'm not naive enough to think all kids are that open. They're still being raised by a less progressive generation. And there are always bad apples that spoil the whole bunch -- or at least make them guilty by association.
But if there's ever a warning that we still have a ways to go in America, this is it. Our nation's tragic past isn't PAST yet.
That is sickening, but not surprising. Racism is alive and well; ugly, stupid, senseless, and disgusting as it is...
Yes, racism is still alive. On both sides. Last year, at the Iowa State Fair, a gang of black men were stalking through the place loudly proclaiming that it was "Beat Whitey Night" and starting fights. Unfortunately, there had to be extensive investigations to see if that behavior was "racially motivated".
Seems to me, if you commit a crime against a person of another race while yelling racial epithets, it's a racial problem. Regardless what color you are. And it's wrong.
that's disgusting and sad. unfortunately, no matter how advanced the next generation can be, there are still bigots raising future bigots... hate is learned, as is violence.
my heart & prayers go out to Mr. Anderson's family. i'm so very sorry for your loss.
Every generation is going to have it. Whites are not the only people who are racist though. It is in EVERY culture.
A "Flash Mob" of black teens beat and harrassed white people on opening night of the Wisconsin State Fair. Literally hundreds of teens just started hitting and punching people. A white boy got beat in the middle of the street and no one could help as they feared for themselves. It's sickening and tragic. So senseless. What is the point? Not there is heightened police presence at the fair and attendance will be down because of this. Racisim is alive and well. Even up here in Wisconsin.
There are PLENTY of black racists who beat whites. It's not race, it's class. I'm sorry for the family but stop sensationalizing that white beat up on blacks because if you think the ratio of that is 50/50 --I'll bet you're wrong.
I grew up ten miles from Brandon, Mississippi. I managed to escape the small-town, small-mind syndrome that still plagues my family members, but let me offer another thought. I grew up as the minority in central Mississippi (white). I was racially picked on. I was pushed around. These kids had no excuse for what they did, but there are many times I wanted to fight back for the way I was treated dscriminately while living there. I hate going back, and those stupid kids did nothing but set us back further. I always felt like the rest of the world had it completely backwards when they called whites racist. I wasn't taught hate growing up in Mississippi. I endured it from the MAJORITY black population there.
I'm a bit troubled by how many of you are trying to justify this incident by stumbling over yourselves to point out that "whites aren't the only ones who are racist!!!"....
Where's your story on the Wisconsin State Fair? I live in Milwaukee. Over 100 black kids had a flash mob and beat the hell out of anybody that wasn't black. Mostly whites with a few Iraqis' thrown in. Jumping on cars, punching thru windows to break white womens' eye sockets. Or how about the four year old girl who was sent to the hospital when these animals ran her over? Where's your outrage? They canceled something here called Riversplash, a music festival held every year because black kids terrorized everyone. Or how about Mayfair Mall when 10 younger black kids stormed the Boston Store and destroyed it for no reason? Google the Wisconsin State Fair before you get all soapbox. Ridiculous