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Jonas Salk (1914-95)
Jonas Salk was an American doctor who developed the first effective vaccine against polio. Having worked on a flu vaccine in the 1940s, Salk switched his attention to polio, which had become a much feared epidemic disease in post-war America. He successfully produced a vaccine in 1952 and this was introduced into general use in 1955. His vaccine was eventually superseded by one developed by Albert Sabin, a course of action that was accompanied by intense rivalry and much ill feeling between the two scientists and their supporters.
Salk's vaccine incorporated dead polio virus particles which were capable of provoking an immune response without infecting the patient. So confident was he of its effectiveness that he, his wife and children and his laboratory staff were among the first to test the vaccine in 1952. Two years later national testing began, when nearly 2 million children across America were vaccinated. All were given a lollipop and a 'Polio Pioneer' badge for their trouble, but half of the children had unknowingly received a placebo - one of the first examples of so-called double-blind testing, which is now standard practice.
The numbers of polio cases dropped dramatically following the introduction of mass vaccination programmes. Alongside Sabin's vaccine, Salk's vaccine rapidly reduced the threat of polio across much of the world. In 1963 Salk established the Salk Institute of Biological Studies in California, which continues to research a range of diseases and their possible treatments. In the years leading up to his death, Salk had been searching for an effective vaccine for AIDS.
Related Themes and Topics
Related links
J Kluger, Splendid Solution: Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine (New York: Putnam Publishing Group, 2005)
G Markowitz, 'Polio, An American story: the crusade that mobilized a nation against the twentieth-century's most feared disease' American History, 33/4 (2005), pp 566-573
A highly contagious viral infection that affects the respiratory system. Common symptoms of the disease are chills and fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing, weakness and general discomfort. In more serious cases, influenza may cause pneumonia, which can be fatal.
A sudden widespread occurance of an infection with high numbers of people affected.
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a disease caused by infections resulting from a weakened immune system due to the HIV virus. It leads to failure of the immune system and is usually fatal. It is spread through direct contact with bodily fluids.

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Saroj Kumar is a matinee idol and megastar in Kerala churning out hits one after the other. But a few of his recent movies, such as Vekkeda Vedi, turns out to be big flops. His new film, directed by Alex Samuel, gets cancelled on the first day of shooting when Saroj slaps fellow actor Shyam for some silly reasons.
Pachalam Bhasi, the producer of the film, tries for a compromise but Saroj is not ready to apologise. Alex Samuel and Pachalam Bhasi start their new film with Shyam in the lead. Saroj bribes various film associations and gets the film banned. This is when Babykuttan, another producer, comes into scene.
He helps Alex Samuel and Pachalam Bhasi to resume their project. Saroj Kumar tries to cancel the film in many ways but the film is successfully completed and is well received by the audiences. A lot of truths regarding Saroj's personal life is revealed towards the end.


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Jan 26, 2005
Jan. 26, 2005
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - For the first time since 1991, the MIT men's volleyball team opened its season with three straight wins after defeating Elms College, 30-21, 30-17, 30-24, on Tuesday night. The Engineers have a 3-0 mark overall and in NECVA play.
Michelangelo Raimondi and Rob McAndrew each tallied three aces, as Raimondi totaled seven kills. McAndrew posted a match-high 13 kills while Matthew Ng led the way with 11 digs and Ryan Dean contributed seven. Bob Aspell paced the blocking corps with two solo and four assisted blocks as Jordan Wan dished out 31 assists.


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of the Bay - 2011 Archive Page
Interviews about issues affecting residents of the Central Coast.
Now Hosted and Produced by Sean Rameswaram
This show is broadcast live weekly, Sunday evening at 7:00 - 7:30pm
Talk of the Bay archives:
2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 or 2002-2004.
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UC Students and rising fees, Film Festival in Palo Alto.
Sunday, September 25,
2011 - Listen
Sean Rameswaram interviews UCSC students about escalating student fees and cuts to student services. He also talks to University spokesperson Ricardo Vázquez. Kirby Scudder reports on the Palo Alto International Film Festival.
Sunday, September 18,
Talk of the Bay was pre-empted by another broadcast.
Creating Jobs, Preventing Gang crime, Mountain Art Center
Sunday, September 11,
2011 - Listen
Elected officials Sam Farr and Anthony Cannella discuss job creation in response of President Obama's speech. San Jose's Safe Summer Initiative, which offers young people positive alternatives to gang recruiting, is threatened by tight budgets. Mountain Art Center's gallery displays local artists.
Protecting Our Environment and a Trip to The Crossroads
Sunday, September 4,
2011 - Listen
The EPA recently settled a lawsuit with families on the Central Coast who feared their children were exposed to dangerous levels of methyl bromide while at school. The EPA says the settlement is historic, but the firms representing the families say they were left out of the decision-making process.
Plus, what's that Public Goods Charge you see every month on your power bill? What does it do for you? Secretary for Natural Resources John Laird discusses that and the future of green and colorless job creation in California.
And KUSP's music reporter Eric Berg takes a road trip to the Crossroads of Blues.
One Word: Plastics
And a Few More Words: What Are We Going To Do With It?
Sunday, August 28,
2011 - Listen
Sean Rameswaram on the restaurant Charlie Hong Kong's adoption of green business practices. Can other restuarants make similiar moves? There's help.
Plus, an interview with Captain Jim Holm and Nick Drobac from the Clean Oceans Project. They discuss their efforts to clean up ocean pollution by converting plastic into fuel.
Find out more about the Clean Oceans Project.
Congressman Sam Farr
Sunday, August 21,
2011 - Listen
Sean Rameswaram interviews Rep. Sam Farr of California's 17th congressional district to discuss the path to job creation and a healthy economy. Farr hopes to see increased collaboration after a series of crippling impasses in the federal government.
John Leopold on redevelopment and steel sculptures
Sunday, August 14,
2011 - Listen
Sean Rameswaram speaks to Santa Cruz Supervisor John Leopold about budget cuts to Redevelopment Agencies. On KUSP's Art Studio, Kirby Scudder talks to Steven Addi about his steel sculptures.
Interview with Bill Monning, "Endangered Neighbors" exhibit
Sunday, August 7,
2011 - Listen
KUSP's JD Hillard interviews Assemblymember Bill Monning about his new book, "Vision for a Healthy California" and what's to come for constituents. Photographer Sebastian Kennerknect discusses his "Endangered Neighbors" exhibit at the Santa Cruz Natural History Museum.
Carmel Bach Festival
Sunday, July 31,
2011 - Listen
Kelly O'Brien's conversation with former Monterey Symphony executive director Joe Truscott. Also, recorded interviews and music from the Bach Festival.
Much Ado About Nothing, and Wharf to Wharf
Sunday, July 24,
2011 - Listen
Rick Kleffel interviews actors Beethovan Oden, Jonathan Shue, and Carly Cioffi discuss the Shakespeare Santa Cruz production of "Much Ado About Nothing", Russ Coillot talks about the Wharf to Wharf race.
Energy Upgrade California, Bill Monning
Sunday, July 17,
2011 - Listen
Rick Kleffel talks to Ecology Action's Aleah Lawrence-Pine and Colin Clark about Energy Upgrade California, a State-wide energy and water efficiency and renewable energy generation retrofit program, financed in part through American Reinvestment and Recovery Act funding. Rick also interviews California State Assembly member Bill Monning.
Paul Goodwin of Carmel Bach Festival
Sunday, July 10,
2011 - Listen
Kelly O'Brien interviews Carmel Bach Festival conductor Paul Goodwin about classical music and conducting orchestras.
Cast & Crew of Cabrillo Stage's "Hair Spray" and Marco Barricelli of Shakespeare Santa Cruz
Sunday, July 3,
2011 - Listen
Rick Kleffel sits down with some of the cast and crew of "Hair Spray," including director Janie Scott and actors Monica Turner and Blake Coelho. Marco Barricelli discusses this summer's shows at Shakespeare Santa Cruz.
Salinas Valley Medical Hospital Strike, The Last Five Years
Sunday, June 26,
2011 - Listen
Rick Kleffel talks to John Borsos, Bill Lauster, and George Ross from the National Union of Healthcare Workers about the labor strike at the Salinas Valley Medical Hospital. Director Molly Maxner and cast members of Cabrillo Stage's production of 'The Last Five Years' appear live in studio and perform songs from the musical.
Nick Krieger on Gender, Arthur Weinberg on Clarence Darrow
Sunday, June 20,
2011 - Listen
Rick Kleffel interviews Nick Krieger, author of "Nina Here Nor There", about gender construction and transgendered people. Arthur Weinberg discusses his book about Clarence Darrow titled "Attorney for the Damned".
Richard Stedman on Air Pollution
Sunday, June 12,
2011 - Listen
Kelly O'Brien interviews Richard Stedmen, chief of the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District and takes calls from viewers.
The Full Monty and Mark Paul
Sunday, June 5,
2011 - Listen
Cast and crew of Cabrillo Stage's musical The Full Monty perform music from the show. Mark Paul, author of "California Crackup: How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix it" discusses budget cuts to education.
Dinner is Served
Sunday, May 29,
2011 - Listen
Panel discussion about food and eating customs with cookbook author Mollie Katzen, food journalist Michael Pollen and food historian Ann Vileisis .
"The Lies of Sarah Palin" by Geoffrey Dunn
Sunday, May 22,
2011 - Listen
Huffington Post writer and investigative journalist Geoffry Dunn talks about his new book, which takes a critical biographical look at what he calls the "pathology of deceit" of American politician Sarah Palin.
"Loyalty - the Vexing Virtue" by Eric Felten
Sunday, May 15,
2011 - Listen
Rick Kleffel interviews Wall Street Journal writer Eric Felten about his new book which explores the meaning of loyalty in human history and culture.
Panel on Energy Security
Sunday, May 8,
2011 - Listen
Panel held at UC Santa Cruz, sponsored by the Green Campus Team and the UCSC Sustainability Office.
Bill Monning and Kamala Harris
Sunday, May 1,
2011 - Listen
Bill Monning discusses creation of new bills in the California Assembly. Then an archived interview with Kamala Harris, author of "Smart on Crime" who later became the California Attorney General.
an archive interview with California Attorney General Kamala Harris, about her book "Smart On Crime".
Mountain Community Theater; Youth Arts Collective; Lizz Wright
Sunday, April 24,
2011 - Listen
Members of the Mountain Community Theater, now presenting I Hate Shakespeare. Then Susie Franklin speaks with Kelly about the Youth Arts Collective in Monterey. And an interview with Soul Singer/Songwriter Lizz Wright.
Tax Law for Registered Domestic Partners
Sunday, April 17,
2011 - Listen
Exploring the Future of Nuclear Energy
Sunday, April 10,
2011 - Listen
After the events at Fukushima, what's the future of Nuclear Power? Host Kelly O'Brien interviews Dr. Robert Rosner, Alstro and Plasma Physicist and former Assistant Director of Argonne National Laboratory.
Novelist Tim Woods
Sunday, April 3,
2011 - Listen
Tim Woods discusses his civil war era novel Grant Me Timely Grace.
Nuclear Renaissance - Fact or Fiction?
Sunday, March 27,
2011 - Listen
Are new nuclear power plants the answer to climate instability?
Re-broadcast of Talk of the Bay from Dec. 27, 2009.
Joe Matthews and Mark Paul on Politics in California
Sunday, March 20,
2011 - Listen
Rick Kleffel talks to Joe Matthews, author of The People's Machine: Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Rise of Blockbuster Democracy, and Mark Paul, senior scholar and director at the New America Foundation. Their recent collaboration resulted in the book California Crackup: How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix It.
John Krafcik and Chris Hoffman on Energy Efficient Vehicles
Sunday, March 13,
2011 - Listen
Kelly O'Brien talks to Hyundai CEO John Krafcik about building energy efficient cars. Later, Kelly talks to Chis Hoffman, inventor of the one-wheeled, electric powered RYNO Motors.
Diana Paxson on Writing Arthurian Fantasy
Sunday, March 6,
2011 - Listen
Rick Kleffel interviews writer Diana Paxson about her experiences writing fantasy novels.
UC Berkeley Transportation Sustainability director Dr. Susan Shaheen and Assemblyman Bill Monning
Sunday, February 27,
2011 - Listen
Kelly O'Brien interviews Dr. Susan Shaheen, director of UC Berkeley's Transportation Sustainability Research Center. Later, Rick Kleffel interviews assemblyman Bill Monning.
A Talk with Martin Grunburg
Sunday, February 20,
2011 - Listen
Rick Kleffel talks to Martin Grunburg about how to establish good habits in order to achieve success. Grunburg is the author of "The Habit Factor" and the creator of The Habit Factor iPhone and Droid apps.
At-Risk Youth in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties
Sunday, February 13,
2011 - Listen
Kelly talks to Carmen Kubas of Lightfoot Industries and the Rancho Cielo Youth Campus about programs in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties that help at-risk youth.
A Talk About Spiritual Healing with Carolyn CJ Jones
Sunday, February 6,
2011 - Listen
Rick talks to Carolyn CJ Jones about her book "Opening the Gates of the Heart: A Journey of Healing".
Timothy Lipman and Megan Smirti Ryerson from UC Berkeley's Institute of Transportation Studies
Sunday, January 30,
2011 - Listen
In this Life in the Fast Lane edition of Talk of the Bay, Kelly O'Brien talks about alternative fuels and other transportation issues with Timothy Lipman and Megan Smirti Ryerson from UC Berkeley's Institute of Transportation Studies.
Rhythms of Culture
Sunday, January 23,
2011 - Listen
Rick Kleffel interviews members of Rhythms of Culture and they perform a few songs in the studio.
Sociobiologist Rebecca D. Costa
Sunday, January 16,
2011 - Listen
Kelly O'Brien interviews Rebecca D. Costa about her book "The Watchman's Rattle: Thinking Our Way Out of Extinction". Costa addresses the systemic problems in modern civilization that are leading to economic, social, and political crisis.
Mary Heebner and Stephen Kessler / Assemblymember Bill Monning
Sunday, January 9,
2011 - Listen
Artist Mary Heebner and writer Stephen Kessler talk about their exhibit Black Island/Isla Negra, a selection of work inspired by Pablo Neruda. Later in the show Rick talks to Assemblymember Bill Monning, representative of the 27th district.
Oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle
Sunday, January 3,
2011 - Listen
Kelly O'Brien interviews oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle.
(Rebroadcast from October 3, 2010). Also watch this 2009 TED Talk given by Dr. Earle.
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Raidmax Wind Storm Review
There is a stigma that to be an enthusiast in the computer community, one must spend a lot of money. However, many companies are keen to offer products for the extreme enthusiast as well as the beginning do-it-yourselfer, thus enters the Raidmax company with their Wind Storm case.
Raidmax is a company that manufactures computer cases, power supplies, and heat sinks. They were founded in 2000, with headquarters in California.
There are two versions of the Wind Storm – one is themed around silence with the side panels being padded with foam, and is red – while the other is the opposite with an acrylic window, more fans, and blue color to contrast its sibling. The one being tested today is the blue variant, which focuses on the aspect of cooling.
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The package arrived; the contents are double protected by the plain-standard brown shipping box as well as the case's own box. The Wind Storm case is protected by a glossy box covered with vivid images of one of the possible models, highlighting the features that each case has and each shares. The box is held together with tape and staples, and received minimal damage during shipment.
The case itself is held in place by two large foam blocks, these particular ones are much more sturdy than some of the other cases I have reviewed – which would break easily under pressure. A plastic bag sheaths the case to keep it from getting scratches and dirt, protecting the case nicely.
The case comes with a white box containing a small manual, and plenty of hardware to get a system installed! The side panels are held in place with two thumb-screws each.
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The game was simple: See how far you can drive while checking text messages without crashing.
The game was simple: See how far you can drive while checking text messages without crashing.
As friends encouraged and teased him, Stroudsburg High School junior Sal Feliciano sat in the simulator set up by the National Save A Life Tour in the school gym Tuesday.
Feliciano took the wheel and began driving, watching the computer-animated road on a screen as simulated traffic passed him in the opposite direction.
He picked up the iPhone and began checking text messages, his eyes quickly moving back and forth between the texts and the road.
He somehow miraculously managed to drive through the entire simulation without crashing, whereas many of his classmates crashed within the first 30 seconds while checking texts.
While some might find it fun or even silly, the simulated game is meant to help teach a serious lesson about the dangers of distracted driving, one not lost on Feliciano.
"You really have to take care and pay full attention to the road while driving," said Feliciano, who doesn't yet have a driver's license. "You can't take anything for granted."
The simulation was part of a presentation by the National Save A Life Tour, based in Grand Rapids, Mich., and hosted Tuesday by Students Against Destructive Decisions' Stroudsburg High School chapter.
The tour visits high schools across the nation and talks to students about the importance of staying alert and focusing completely on the road when driving.
"I see more than half of you here are between ages 16 and 19, which means many of you in that age group are likely to be in a crash before you reach age 20," guest speaker Jonathan Saigeon told the 750 students at the presentation's afternoon session.
"Distracted driving is the No. 1 killer of teens, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration."
Saigeon, 34, shared his own story of being a passenger injured when his friend fell asleep at the wheel while both were returning from a long trip 10 years ago.
About 45 minutes from their homes, the car hit a construction sign and threw the unbuckled Saigeon's body forward into the dashboard and his head into the windshield.
"My friend was buckled, so he was fine," Saigeon said. "I had a lacerated spleen, internal bleeding and back muscle injuries. It's a miracle my spine was still intact. I spent four days in the hospital and the next three months in physical therapy."
His presentation partner, U.S. Marine veteran Emilio Hernandez, talked about having lost seven relatives within 10 years to distracted or drunken driving.
Like Saigeon's friend, one of Hernandez's relatives fell asleep at the wheel, while the other six were other drivers' victims.
"I do this for the same reason I joined the Marines, to help protect people," Hernandez said. "I don't want anyone else going through the pain I felt."
To further drive home the point, Saigeon and Hernandez presented a video showing graphic scenes of crashes caused by distracted driving that resulted in deaths and life-changing injuries.
Some students gasped and stared at scenes of blood and carnage, and wept at the emotional stories of loved ones left behind.
One teenager was killed when she crashed while checking a text from her sister. She was ejected and landed 300 feet from her vehicle. Another woman lost her daughter, who liked to "multi-task" while driving and was killed before her 19th birthday.
And a young man has been left brain-damaged for life after being a passenger injured while his friend was driving and texting at the same time.
"This video touched me," Stroudsburg High junior Francesca Provitera said. "My older brother almost died when a drunk driver hit him. He couldn't go to college as a result. He's still not the same."
The video also got to other students and parents alike, a few of whom likewise have suffered personal tragedies as a result of distracted or drunken driving.
"I was contacted about this and wanted to come be a part of it," said Eileen Miller of Scranton.
Her only son, University of Scranton student Paul Miller, 21, was killed when a tractor-trailer hit the Toyota he was driving July 5, 2010, on Route 33 in Hamilton Township.
Believed to have been using his cellphone at the time of the crash, tractor-trailer driver Jaswinder Singh, 31, of Parlin, N.J., pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced in March to 12 to 36 months in state prison.
"These kids have so much ahead of them," said Miller, now herself an advocate against distracted driving. "It would be a shame for any of them to throw their futures away because they'd rather text or put on makeup while driving, instead of pulling over or having a passenger check their texts. If even just one life can be saved by presentations like this, then it's worth it."


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Not only is the title of this post a Scottish expression meaning 'the small talkative one', it's also the name of a tearoom that sits in a little village along a dead end road on the north bank of Loch Ard near Aberfoyle in Scotland.
The tearoom is a most interesting place, with plenty both outside and inside to draw the attention.
Lots of teapots hang outside the tearoom, a situation that apparently came about by a happy mistake.
Hoping to make a sculpture from broken bits of pottery, the owner asked people for donations of their old teapots, but was given such a plethora of fine pots in good condition that she abandoned the idea of smashing them up, and instead slung them onto hooks around the building.
There's seating inside and out, and on a warm sunny day you might imagine you were somewhere a little more exotic than bonnie Scotland.
Inside, the tearoom has a friendly, welcoming feel and, naturally enough, more teapots.
After consuming jacket potatoes with very generous salads, my delightful assistant and I tottered out into the sunshine for a short walk to work up our appetites for sweet treats.
Back in the Wee Blether, we turned to the 'Ye Shouldnaes' [things you shouldn't indulge in] section of the menu:
My delightful assistant was particularly attracted by a three-layer Victoria sponge filled with raspberries and cream.
It was served freshly stabbed, giving the fork little chance of sliding off the plate onto the floor.
I was very taken with this arrangement, and can imagine how satisfying it must be for the waitress to plunge a fork into each slice of cake ordered. If I worked at the Wee Blether I would go out of my way to recommend sponge cakes to customers.
Scones, on the other hand, don't come with forks but at the Wee Blether they come in a very decent size (£10 note for scale):
My scone was so large that I initially cut it in two intending to take half of it away in the napkin, but, what do you know, when it was time to leave the whole thing had mysteriously vamooshed.


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A world leader in international student placement services
and a proud co-owner of IELTS
Auckland Institute of Studies
Auckland Institute of Studies is New Zealand's most international, independent degree granting tertiary institution and one of the oldest and well established. Over 16,000 students from 50 different countries have passed through our doors since our establishment in 1990. We have empowered many students to become effective business people in the field of their choice in New Zealand and around the world. Our beautiful surroundings and the supportive environment coupled with the cultural diversity of students we have on campus make Auckland Institute of Studies a great place to study! The three semester system allows students to fast track programmes. Dedicated students can complete a diploma or degree in a shorter time than at most traditional institutions, allowing them to enter the workforce more quickly. Students may start a programme in January, May or September for semester-based qualifications. All qualifications are approved by the New Zealand Qualification Authority (NZQA).
الحرم الجامعي الرئيسي:
St Helens Campus and Asquith Campus
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التجهيزات: Hospitality Management, Information Technology, International Business, Tourism Management
نظرة عامة
Situated in 3.5 hectares of trees, lawns and park-like grounds, Auckland Institute of Studies two campuses are located in Mt Albert, a city suburb located a short distance from downtown Auckland. Public transport is available from the city centre at regular intervals and both train and bus stops are located close to our campuses. A shuttle bus for students runs between the Main Campus and the CBD, close to major bus, rail and harbor ferry terminals
Student Services:
Our multi-lingual student services team welcomes students to Auckland Institute of Studies. The team is experienced in dealing with issues faced by international students and provides ongoing support during studies. We offer students online visa services in partnership with Immigration New Zealand. International students can apply for their student visas and one-year graduate work visas on campus, with support from our Online Visa Officer.
Student accommodation is available in our 120 bed dormitory in either single, twin share or multi-share fully furnished rooms. The dormitory has a kitchen where residents may prepare their meals. Students who prefer a family-oriented environment can opt for homestay accommodation organised by the institute.
مناطق الدراسة
Academic life will challenge and expand students' knowledge. Our multicultural student body makes learning more interesting as many of our courses have an international aspect. Qualifications include field trips, guest lectures, and company visits. Academic support from lecturers and tutors is complemented by Study Buddies and a Study Skills Advisor. The institute also hosts careers and employment seminars, and coordinates a Student Job Search Office.
Programmes offered:
- General English, English for Academic Purposes, Business English and IELTS Preparation
- Certificate In Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Bachelor Degrees, Graduate Diplomas and Diplomas in:
- International Business
- Information Technology
- Tourism Management
Bachelor Degree and Diplomas in:
- Hospitality Management
Post Graduate Qualifications
- Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration
- Master of Business Administration
تجهيزات الحرم الجامعي
Campus life:
Campus life is vibrant. For students interested in sports we have a well equipped gym and sports hall for badminton, volley ball and basketball. Cricket and tennis are played in the summer. We celebrate many multicultural festivals and events such as Diwali, Chinese New Year and Eid. Students participate annually in the world renowned 'Round the Bays' fun run.
Cafeteria facilities are open week days on both campuses with a range of local and international cuisine, snacks and drinks at reasonable prices. The Asquith Campus cafe is the hospitality student training cafe.
Our Library holds a wide range of books, journals, magazines, newspapers, video and electronic resources. Access to online journals, databases, specialised software and the internet is available along with separate reading and study areas. Both campuses also offer free Wi-Fi and computer facilities.
Student satisfaction:
Student programme satisfaction surveys are conducted every year with the average programme satisfaction rate being about 95% of each programme cohort
Graduate Employability :
International students are permitted under the conditions of their student visa to work part-time (up to 20 hours per week) as long as this does not interfere with their studies. Those who complete a minimum two year undergraduate qualification or a one year postgraduate qualification (including our Level 7 graduate diplomas) are entitled to a one year graduate job search visa. If they find a good job related to their field of study, it is possible to apply for a two-year graduate work experience visa and/or permanent residence at the end of this first year. We have a student Job Search Centre to help students find part-time work during their studies and full-time work after their graduation.
Some qualifications include internships, live industry projects, work placements and applied studies to support the acquisition of work experience and industry networks.


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Seattle vs. San Francisco: The smackdown
Photo: (Joshua Trujillo/seattlepi.com)
This hatred -- real or imagined -- that football fans and we in the media have ginned up between Seattle and San Francisco is odd.
We're talking two West Coast cities with lots of hills, breathtaking views, liberal politics and questionable weather.
Both are earthquake-prone and can trace at least some of their rise to the discovery of gold. (Yukon in Seattle's case, for you Californians.)
So let us take a look at both and determine, from a Seattle perspective, which city might just come out on top.


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Lipscomb's men's basketball game against Belmont Monday at 8 p.m. will be shown on ESPN360.com, ESPN Full Court and the Bright House Sports Network, the Atlantic Sun Conference announced Friday. Comcast Sports Southeast (CSS) will distribute and also broadcast the game as part of the Atlantic Sun Conference television package.
The Bright House Sports Network will broadcast the game live in the Central Florida and Tampa Bay media markets. The addition of the Bright House Sports Network's 1.6 million viewers boosts the total number of cable subscribers able to view the action to more than seven million.
The women's teams will tip off at 5:30 p.m. for a game that will be joined in progress by CSS at 6 p.m.
The Lipscomb men's basketball game at Belmont's Curb Event Center on Tuesday, Jan. 26, will air one day later at 1 p.m. ET on the Bright House Sports Network.
Bright House Sports Network, the leader in local sports, is a 24-hour local sports network dedicated to sports fans in the Central Florida and Tampa Bay areas. It produces over 5,500 hours of local sports programming each year. Its strength is in our approach to covering local sports and the sports franchises that make up our communities. Bright House Sports Network provides a comprehensive and entertaining source of local sports news and programming.
ESPN360.com is ESPN's live sports broadband network, giving fans a 24/7 online destination that delivers more than 3,500 live, global sports events annually. It is available at no cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection from an affiliated service provider. ESPN360.com is currently available in nearly 41 million homes – a majority of US broadband homes. It is available via dozens of Internet Service Providers nationwide, including Comcast, AT&T, Verizon, RCN, Insight, Frontier, Cavalier, Charter, Mediacom, Conway, Grande Communications and many more. It is also available at no cost to approximately 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers connected to on-campus educational networks and on-base military networks.
The Atlantic Sun Conference is an 11-member league committed to Building Winners for Life. The A-Sun stands for achievement with integrity in both the academic and athletic arenas, with a focus on the balance between the two for our student-athletes. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun boasts six of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun includes a blend of the most prestigious and dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, Campbell University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.


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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker men's and women's golf teams will both be in competition this weekend, as the men travel to compete in the Richard Rendelman Invitational and the women travel to compete in the Armstrong Pirate Invitational on Monday and Tuesday (Mar. 3-4).
The field for the men's team will consist of Christopher Fuga, Josh Clay, Zane Price, Blake Baysden, and Will Bundy.
Leading the field for the Cobras is Clay and Fuga, who in five events average a team best of 74.3 and 74.6 strokes per round, respectively. Both averages have earned top-20 honors in the South Atlantic Conference for individual stroke averages. Price and Bundy are close behind with averages of 76.4 and 76.8, followed by Baysden with 78.7.
The Richard Rendelman Invitational will be a 36-hole tournament and is hosted by Catawba College. The competition will be played at the 6,500-yard Salisbury Country Club, in Salisbury, N.C.
Demby is the team leader so far this season with the lowest stroke average of 78.0 in 10 rounds of play. Demby's average is good enough to place her second in the South Atlantic Conference for individual stroke averages. Thompkins comes in next with an average of 81.3, which puts her in the top-20 for individual stroke play in the SAC. Thorpe is next on the team at 86.6, followed by Harman at 89.8. This will be Gaskins' first collegiate appearance.
The Pirate Invitational will be a 36-hole tournament, featuring 16 teams from around the nation. Teams will play an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start on Monday and complete 18 holes, with another shotgun start for Tuesday's final round beginning at 8:30 a.m. The competition site will be at the Savannah Quarters Golf Club.


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Boston Marathon terror
Boston Marathon terror
Sam Galvin of West Roxbury added candles to a makeshift memorial on the barricades blocking off Boylston Street.
Lizzie Lee, 56, of Lynwood, Wash., who had participated in her first Boston Marathon, holds a candle and a flower at a vigil at Boston Common.
Members of the military walked along Boylston Street near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
Emily Gillis, 7, her brother Conor, 4, of Dorchester, and their cousin Benjamin McCormick, 8, of Milton attended a vigil for blast victim Martin Richard at Garvey Park in Dorchester.
Vigil-goes held candles to honor the victims.
Investigators were combing through the aftermath of the deadly Boston Marathon terrorist attack Tuesday.
Two people stood above 755 Boylston St.
A wide view of the scene Tuesday.
The scene outside of Marathon Sports, the site of the first bomb explosion.
Police tape blocked off access to the area.
A woman looked down Boylston Street Tuesday, toward the finish line of the Boston Marathon and the site of deadly bombings a day earlier.
A Boston Police officer stood on Boylston Street on Tuesday.
Boston Police Department Commissioner Edward Davis spoke along with other local and federal officials Tuesday morning.
Senator Elizabeth Warren, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Governor Deval Patrick, and FBI special agent in charge Richard DesLauriers spoke at the press conference.
Roads around Boylston Street in Boston's Back Bay were closed and considered an active crime scene on Tuesday morning.
A military police officer checked the identification of a man on Massachusetts Avenue on Tuesday morning.
Neighbors have begun leaving flowers outside the Dorchester home of the eight-year-old killed during yesterday's attack.
Overnight, a wave of law enforcement officials swarmed a home of a "person of interest" on Ocean Avenue in Revere.
Special police units assembled in the Boston Common on Tuesday morning.
A woman received help following the first of two explosions on Boylston Street Monday.
Just seconds after the first explosion rocked the area near the finish line, there was a second blast a few blocks away on Boylston Street.
Police officers with their guns drawn reacted to the blast.
Race volunteer Katherine Swierk (left) was reunited with her aunt Terry Days (center) and friend Jocelyn Cacio.
A victim of the first explosion near the finish line was helped on the sidewalk.
A woman knelt and prayed at the scene of the first explosion at the marathon finish line.
Boston Police examined blown-out windows at the scene of the first explosion.
A man comforted a victim near the race finish line. Across the city, people met up to seek solace amid tragedy.
Former New England Patriots lineman Joe Andruzzi carried a woman on Exeter Street after the explosions.
School buses lined both sides of Boylston Street where the street was locked down following the explosions.
Security forces blanketed Back Bay after twin blasts rocked the area around the marathon finish line.
Boston Police set up a roadblock at Gloucester and Newbury streets as officials closed down a large part of Back Bay to facilitate an investigation.


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A BlankTV Premiere Presentation:
Steignyr- "Tales of a Forgotten Hero"
Artist Bio:
Steignyr... This energetic and fierce Epic Celtic Death Metal five-pieced combo was born in 2012 in the city of Barcelona (Spain); founded by vocalist and lead guitar Jön Thorgrimr Fjonir.
The original sound of the band combines the roughest Death Metal with celtic melodies and epic harmonies, all powered by a strong gutural lead voice.
In words of the band:
"It is an honor for all members of Steignyr to be part of the family of Art Gates Records, we will proudly fight as usual for our music, and hope that all our fans enjoy our next work."
After an extensive tour through Spain and two EP's, "The Voice from the Forest" (2013) y "The Legend" (2014), which have been successful between the spanish metal community, Steignyr have been heavily involved in the process of recording what will be their first LP, which will be released by Art Gates Records in the upcoming months.
About The Video: Official video for Steignyr's "Tales of a Forgotten Hero", extracted from the new album "Tales of a Forgotten Hero". Director Name: Henry Menacho
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University of South Florida: Administrator Confuses Conservatives and Libertarians to Deny Group's Recognition
Category: Free Speech
Schools: University of South Florida
The University of South Florida (USF) denied recognition to the conservative student organization Young Americans for Freedom (YAF), arguing that YAF was too "similar" to the libertarian Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) student group. YAF submitted its Chapter Constitution in April 2010, but Student Programs Coordinator Edna Jones Miller rejected the application several months later because "the purpose of your proposed organization may be fairly similar, if not the same, as another existing organization that is established at the USF Tampa campus" and "no other student organization can exist with the same or similar mission/purpose." Meanwhile, other student groups with similar names and missions had been granted recognition at USF, revealing an unacceptable double standard. After FIRE intervened, USF provided YAF with provisional recognition, but did not immediately revise its unconstitutional policy, which failed the Supreme Court's requirement that government representatives use "narrow, objective, and definite standards" when subjecting First Amendment rights to a permit system.
USF Second Response to FIRE, November 19, 2010
FIRE Second Letter to USF President Judy Genshaft, November 8, 2010
USF First Response to FIRE, October 28, 2010
FIRE First Letter to USF President Judy Genshaft, October 15, 2010
Young Americans for Freedom Chapter Constitution
Double Standard at USF Parodied by Mike Adams
December 1, 2010
Did the University of South Florida (USF) deny recognition to the Young Pakistani student group because they were too "similar" to the Young Indian student group? Read Mike Adams' parody of what happened to the conservative Young Americans for Freedom when USF denied recognition to them for being too "similar" to coexist with the libertarian Young Americans for Liberty on campus.» Read More
University Recognizes Young Americans for Freedom: Conservative and Libertarian Groups Were Too 'Similar' to Coexist
November 30, 2010
TAMPA, Nov. 30, 2010—The University of South Florida (USF) has reversed its denial of recognition to the conservative Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) student group. USF had argued that YAF was too "similar" to the libertarian Young Americans for Liberty on campus. After USF denied YAF's application for recognition, YAF came to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) for help. "Let me get this straight: USF recognizes over 60 multicultural groups, no fewer than 20 engineering clubs, and even a group solely devoted to appreciation for Nerf products, but a conservative group was considered too similar to a […]» Read More


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The Bridge: A device designed to help opioid addicts get clean
VANDALIA, Ohio (WKEF/WRGT) -- Lawmakers from the White House to the state house to county council chambers have remarked on the enduring opioid epidemic gripping the nation.
The answer to ending the crisis is unclear, although a relatively new device claims to ease addicts' suffering.
The device is called the Bridge. It's a small, compact device with several electrodes that send pulses to the mid-brain. The portion of the brain that controls addiction. The bridge stops the effects of withdrawal in some cases within minutes. Many addicts recognize the symptoms of withdrawal.
"Ugh, hot and cold, restless legs. Oh, my God, it's so uncomfortable," said Thomas Searles.
"Why are you here?" asked the reporter.
"Um, I'm addicted to heroin," said Searles.
Thomas and his wife Melissa are at the North Dayton Addiction and Recovery Center in Vandalia.
"When you're in withdrawal you feel, well, I'm sure you can see how I feel," said Thomas, "That's why no one can get off of it. The withdraws are so bad that you will do anything to feel better."
Thomas' mom is here for a sobering reason.
"I'm here to save my son and his wife from being buried and dead. I can't go through that again," said Carolyn Searles, Thomas' mom.
Carolyn is reminded of the pain of losing a child. She's lost two already.
"Every day I was begging him please don't make me bury you. You gotta stop. You gotta stop," said Carolyn.
The couple is here for this.
"The bridge through neuro-stimulatory pathways between the ear and the mid-brain kind of [blunts] the effects of withdrawal and then inhibit the cravings of addiction," said Dr. Paul Kolodzik, Medical Director, North Dayton Addiction and Recovery.
The North Dayton Addiction and Recovery Center one of three locations in the Miami Valley using the bridge.
"Get people through withdrawal to the point that they can either manage the addiction on their own or with help of additional medication such as nakltexone or vivitrol," said Dr. Kolodzik.
Dustin, who didn't want to show his face, is also addicted to heroin.
"I've overdosed four times myself," said Dustin, "Twice with Narcan, one time I had a respirator and a catheter in me and I was basically out and last time I just basically woke up on my own."
He used the Bridge to get through the withdrawal.
"I felt it instantly. The way I could describe as, it felt like acupuncture in a way," said Dustin.
An instant relief for someone like Thomas and Melissa.
"And so your use has been consistent for how long then?" asked Dr. Kolodzik.
"Yes, every day for a year and a half," said Melissa Searles, "Anxiousness, hot cold, restless leg syndrome, I can't sit still."
The process of putting on the device...
"The first electrode is placed on the earlobe. This is the ground wire," said Dr. Kolodzik.
Is simple...
"You may feel a little pressure here, a little pin prick," said Dr. Kolodzik.
And once all four electrodes are in place.
"I feel a pulsing," said Melissa.
"That's a good thing," replied Dr. Kolodzik.
The process the same for Thomas.
"What do you feel?" asked the reporter.
"Um an electric pulse. I don't know if you've ever touched an electric fence before. Yeah. That," said Thomas.
As Thomas was getting his device put on his wife sitting patiently with hers on for just 10 minutes.
"A little bit better than before, but nothing compared to where I need to be," said Melissa.
After a total of 30 minutes...
"I'm actually feeling much better. Most of the irritability went away. Anxiousness most of it gone. Not hot cold anymore. I feel like I can handle it for the most part now," said Melissa.
"How soon after when the doctor placed it in your ear did you feel better?" asked the reporter.
"Within minutes," said Melissa.
For Thomas it's a similar feeling.
"How are you feeling?" asked the reporter.
"I feel great! Amazing. I can't even put it into words," said Thomas.
The doctor wanted to stress that this device isn't for everyone and won't work for everyone either. The couple that we featured didn't return for their follow up appointment and didn't get the vivitrol shot that's recommended. We plan to follow up within the next few weeks. As for Dustin, he followed all the procedures and remains clean and has been now for more than a month.
The Bridge is now being used in 25 states across the country. There are six places in Ohio using it three here in the Miami Valley.
It is cleared by the FDA. And the FDA is expected to reclassify the device in the next 30 days, so it will be covered by insurance companies.


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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Jedi Temple, Coruscant
Age: 37
Mai Hime Role Playing Game Character Stats Writeups
As a(n on topic) flight of fancy, and as prepatory practice for the Role-Playing game campaign I'm about to run, I'm doing a selection of writeups for Mai-Hime characters as Role-Playing Character Sheets.
Feel Free to contribute your version of characters with your choice of systems. But make sure to do a quick blurb of how the rules work so that the stats make sense to the un-initiated.
I will start with the rule of the Simple-Yet-Elegant Cult-Favourite Game, Story Engine, work my way through to the upcoming Big Eyes Small Mouth Third Edition, D20 System and eventually full Fledged and Complex Hero System writeups.
Story Engine Overview.
Each character has a set of descriptors, ranging from simple ones like "Charming", "Fast", "Bad Tempered" "Lucky" to complex ones like "Hungry Like The Wolf", "A Lifelong Fan of The Red Socks Baseball Team", "Swift as the wind" to "Cute As A button. Unlike of ther RPGS, you get to chose whatever descriptor you like.
Each is assigned one of the four following Aspects: Mind. Matter. Spirit. Chaos.
When called to perform a task, the Storyteller assigns a number of Odds you must roll over, that is, a number of odd numbers you must roll with multiple six sided dice. The difficulty ranges from ridiculously simple (1 odd) to Impossible (9 odds)
Each Descriptor gives you a single dice, so its best if your work together with teammates to get multiple dice. For every "One" you roll, you get to roll an additional die, and over again each time you roll a one, so no matter how seemingly hard a task is, ANYONE has a chance to succeed.
Edit: Note However, that even if you don't have an appropriate descriptor, you can STILL try any action because you automatically get a single dice no matter what action you perform. That dosen't mean you'll necessarily succeed, as shown in the cooking-competition fiasco.
You may "burn" appropriate descriptors to get an extra die for that scene by dramatically describing how you are tapping into your aspect (EG. "Yukino-Chan is so So Painfully Cute that you can't help but believe her. " "Okay, you get an extra die for this scene.") You can only burn a paticular descriptor ONCE a scene.
Now, each Affinity, that is, as skill or familiarity (EG. "French Culture." "Fencing" "Cooking" Seduction") can convert a single die into an automatic oddd. Primary Affinities are familiarities that only ever give you one automatic odd (EG. I am Chinese) But secondary affinities are skills that have varying degrees of mastery. A weak secondary affinity gives you one auto odd, a fair one two odds, and a strong one three.
Edit: Note that Items can have affinities also, such as "Sharp Sword (Strong)" "Night Vision Goggles (Fair)" and "Armor Piercing Rounds (Weak)" that can give you automatic odds, and can be burnt to give you an extra die for a scene.
Combat is Resolved by each side rolling their respective dice, and whomever has the more odds wins, and subtracts health levels equally divided amongst the losing sides by the amount of however many odds they won by.
For the sake of this thread, each begining character of equal importance to the story receives:
Four Descriptors (Three Positive Qualities, One Negative)
Two Primary Affinities (One Cultural, The Other A Supernatural Power)
Three Levels Of Secondary Affinities.
Now Onto The Frist Writeup.
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|2006-02-09, 03:24
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Jedi Temple, Coruscant
Age: 37
Tokiha Mai (Circa Episode 1): Story Engine Version.
Tokiha Mai, Human Female.
Loves Her Brother (Spirit)
Healthily Beautiful (Matter)
An Excellent Housekeeper (Mind)
Dosen't Think Of Herself Enough (Chaos)
Primary Affinities
Highschool Life.
Hime Powers.
Housekeeping (Fair)
Hime Skills (Weak)
Will Gradually Upgrade her to match her progress throughout the series.
Next Up Mikoto-Chan.
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|2006-02-09, 07:14
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Jedi Temple, Coruscant
Age: 37
Minagi Mikoto (Circa Episode 1): Story Engine Version.
Minagi Mikoto, Human Female.
Energetic and Atheletic (Matter)
HUGE Appetite (Chaos)
Driven To Look For Brother (Spirit)
Hopelessly Naive (Spirit)
Primary Affinities
Hime Skills.
Miroku (Sword, Strong Affinity)
Secondary Affinities
Swordsmanship (Fair)
Hime Skills (Weak)
Next Up Natsuki.
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|2006-02-09, 07:20
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Jedi Temple, Coruscant
Age: 37
Kuga Natsuki (Circa Episode 1): Story Engine Version.
Kuga Natsuki, Human Female
Atheletically Beautiful (Spirit)
Cool As A Cucumber (Mind)
Fast as Lightning (Matter)
Cold And Ruthless (Spirit)
Primary Affinities
Hime Powers.
Elemental Pistols (Mild Affinity)
Secondary Affinities
Firearm Use (Fair)
Hime Skills (Weak)
Next Up, Writeup Of Episode 1 In Gameplay Action, followed by character Power Level Upgrades according to experience gained through adventure.
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|2006-02-09, 07:32
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Texas
Over the Edge Mai Hime Char Writeup #1
Well, that's cool. Just to confuse everyone, I will try rendering the characters in the Over the Edge RPG's game engine. It's not too complicated:
Every character has a central trait (Doctor, lawyer, indian chief, Elvis reincarnated, 5th dimensional brain possessing energy being) which is very broad and conveys their central most skills. They then have a variety of much more narrow side traits which differentiate them from other people with the same central trait (Strong, Fast, Master of Trivial Pursuit, Cow Tipper, etc). Each trait has a sign associated with it and a rating in dice and the character has a weakness which subtracts 1 die from all activities related to that trait.
Normally, you have 2 dice by default in anything a normal person could do; technical traits which exceed normal human capacity may be rated only 1 or 2 dice if you're fairly novice at them.
So, we have:
Mai Tokiha
Central Trait: HiME of Fire (4 dice) Sign: Red Star Tattoo
Side Traits:
Part Time Jobs (3 dice) Sign: Waitress outfit
Treat Brother's Medical Condition, 1 die Sign: Nags Brother to take his medicine
Strong-Willed / Stubborn (3 dice) Sign: Notoriously hard to persuade to change her mind
Child: Kagatsuchi (5 dice) Sign: Red Star Tattoo
Weakness: Sacrifices own goals for brother's sake (-1 die), Sign: Nags brother to take his medicine
|2006-02-09, 08:46
|Link #6
Hai, Nao-oneesama!
Join Date: Dec 2005
Gargantuan Outsider (Fire, CHILD)
Hit Dice: 20d8+ 260 (351 hp)
Initiative: +24
Speed: 40ft, 200ft fly (good) [220,000 ft while exiting atmosphere (escape velocity)]
Armor Class: 42 (-4 Size, +16 Dex, +20 Natural Armor)
Base Attack: +20/+36 grapple
Attack: +34 melee (4d6+18 and 2d6 fire, bite) or +38 ranged touch (4d8 fire, breath laser)
Full Attack: +34 melee (4d6+18 and 2d6 fire, bite), +29 melee (2d8+12 and 2d6 fire, 2 claws), +29 melee (2d6+12 and 2d6 fire, 2 wings), +29 melee (2d8+12 and 2d6 fire, tail slap) OR +34 ranged touch (4d8 fire, 4 breath lasers)
Space/Reach: 20 ft / 15ft (20ft reach with bite)
Special Attacks: Death throes, breath weapon.
Special Qualities: Aura of Menace, darkvision 60 ft, flaming body, Carry HiME, HiME Bond, Immunity to fire, electricity, disintigrate, polymorph, petrification and negative energy attacks, resistance to cold, acid and sonic 10, spell resistance 28, true seeing
Saves: Fort +25, Refl +28, Will+ 28
Abilties: Str 34, Dex 42, Con 36, Int 28, Wis 42, Cha 48
Feats: Wingover, Combat Reflexes, Improved Initiative, Superior Improved Inititative, Weapon Focus: Breath Laser, Weapon Focus: Bite, Extend Breath Weapon, Widen Breath Weapon
Environment: Fuuka Accademy
Organization: Unique
Challenge Rating: ??
Treasure: None.
Alignment: By HiME
Advancement: By character level
Level Adjustment: ---
Death Throes (Ex): When killed, Kagutsuchi explodes in a blinding flash of light, dealing 400 damage to all creatures withing 200 feet (Reflex DC 38 for half). After 1d4 rounds, Kagutsuchi is reborn out of the ashes of its destruction (along with its HiME, if it was carrying her). No method of perminantly killing Kagutsuchi is known at this time.
Breath Weapon (Su): Using its breath weapon is a standard action. Once it has breathed, Kagutsuchi may not breath again for 1d4 rounds. It extends for a line for 240 feet long, 10 feet wide and 10 feet tall. Any creature caught inside the line must make a reflex save DC 36 or suffer 44d6 fire damage.
Carry HiME (Ex): Kagutsuchi may carry its HiME at no penalty to its attacks. She is immune to its Aura of Menace and Flaming Body effects, as well as being unable to be targeted by attacks from outside sources. She suffers no damage from area of effect spells, nor any damage from environmental effects such as the vacuum of space.
HiME Bond (Ex): A HiME bonded to Kagutsuchi may attempt to command its actions with a Charisma check (DC 19).
Aura of Menace (Su): A terrifying aura surrounds Kagutsuchi when its HiME gets ready to fight or becomes angry. Any hostile creatures within a 100 foot radius of Kagutsuchi must make a Will save DC 29 to resists effects. Affected creatures suffer a -2 penalty on attacks, AC and saves for the next 24 hours.
Flaming Body (Su): Kagutsuchi's body is wreathed in flame. All melee attacks Kagutsuchi connects with deal an additional 2d6 fire damage, and any creature grappled by Kagutsuchi suffers an additional 12d6 fire damage per round.
True Seeing (Su): Kagutsuchi has a continuous true seeing ability, as the spell (caster level 20th).
|2006-02-09, 09:04
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Jedi Temple, Coruscant
Age: 37
Ooh, D20 Kagutsuchi!!
What about Mai-Chan's stats, good sir? D20 BESM no doubt?
Though I'm not sure about the Charisma Check to Command Part: Kagutsuchi was quite obedient to Mai throughout the whole darn story....
|2006-02-09, 09:20
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Jedi Temple, Coruscant
Age: 37
Since He Will Be Relevant To The Gameplay example to follow, Here's Our Favourite Metal Pup....
Dhuran (Episodes 1-24) : Story Engine Version.
Canine Child
Graceful Ferocity (Matter)
Loyal To Natsuki (Soul)
Fast As Lightning (Matter)
Hauntingly Elegant (Soul)
Devastating Firepower (Chaos)
Primary Affinities
Child Powers
Tough As Nails (Duran Receives Twice Amount Of Health Levels Per Injury Category)
Ballistic Catridges (Chrome, Silver, Flash, ETC. All at STRONG level affinity)
Secondary Affinities
Ballistic Combat (Strong)
Close Combat (Weak)
Evasion (Mild)
Protecting Hime (Strong)
Bear in mind that as it is more than likely Dhuran has lived for centuries serving under different masters, he would have aquired much more experience and is hence more powerful than a begining character would be.
|2006-02-09, 09:28
|Link #9
Hai, Nao-oneesama!
Join Date: Dec 2005
|2006-02-11, 20:41
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OK, dude, you made Kagutsuchi more powerful than a Balor. The freaking Obsidian Lord would run from a Balor. A Balor would kill every Child without breaking a sweat at the same time. A Balor could end the entire HiME world while beating four archmages at chess. Also, you've come up with this thing with Death Throes that is not really supported by the anime (yes, I do know where you got it from), and it makes the thing next to impossible to CR as anything that can actually beat it will almost certainly die in the end. With that kind of damage dealing power, its CR becomes something gigantic, like 35, and then its HD is remarkably low.
Then again, I remember in an argument with my friend we determined that a HiME or Child cannot have a CR simply because a HiME is a creature with an ability to summon something of significantly higher CR than itself. Mai is probably 1 Expert/1 Warrior by the end of the series, with fairly low (certainly no bonus) constitution. She'd have like 11 HP, and if a level 9 wizard (Kagutsuchi would wipe this guy off the planet) casts Magic Missile, she'd take 5d4+5 and almost certainly die instantly, and Kagutsuchi then dies as well. To a single level 9 wizard.
Myself, while I never bothered to fully stat them, I'd put the Mai-HiME characters around here:
Obsidian Lord - Advanced Gelugon disembodied for posession (CR18)
MIYU - High HD construct with int score and high abilities. Hard to place HD due to Construct rules (CR~16)
Nagi - 14 Fiendish Human Sorcerer [Greater Teleport is a 7th level spell, and could be MUCH higher given how frequently and liberally he uses it] (CR15)
Kagutsuchi (CR13)/Mai - 1 Expert/1 Warrior (CR1)
Mikoto's Child [forgot name] (CR12) [lower than Kagutsuchi because Kagutsuchi would be more difficult for a standard party to fight]/Mikoto - 4 Barbarian (CR4)
Kyohime (CR12)/Shizuru - 2 Fighter [she knows what she's doing] (CR2)
Vlas (CR10) [forces Will, so higher CR]/Yukariko - 1 Warrior (CR1/2)
Shiho's thing [forgot its name] (CR10)/Shiho - 1 Commoner (CR1/3) [Ha ha]
Gakutenou (CR10)/Midori - 3 Warrior [strong but improvised] (CR2)
Gennai (CR9)/Akira - 4 Rogue [she knows what she's doing]
Duran (CR9)/Natsuki - 4 Fighter [Trained] (CR4)
Julia (CR9)/Nao - 3 Rogue (CR3) [I am not saying Nao is more experienced than Shizuru, but Rogue levels are much easier to get in our world than Fighter levels]
Diana (CR8) [limited power]/Yukino - 2 Expert
Not enough information:
Fumi/Mashiro - Impossible to call due to lack of usage
Akane/Harry - Gone too quickly, but probably CR 9 or 10
I would stat all Childs as Outsiders with the Native subtype. Their essence is from the likely conterminate slightly Lawful Evil Plane of Fuka, but they were "born" in the Material Plane. This is what makes a Native Outsider, and it wouldn't make much sense if they were able to be banished to the Land of Fuka with any spell. In general, they would have lower than usual Constitution with higher than usual Charisma and Strength (Mai series characters in general seem to be very offensive oriented), since Childs could never take very much punishment in relation to their damage-dealing capabilities.
Also, I'd make a Child subtype that had all the restrictions and benefits associated with what a Child is according to the series.
|2006-02-11, 20:43
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20 Outsider HD? True Seeing? 12d6 Flaming Body? 400 damage Death Throes? 42 Dexterity? 28 Intelligence? 48 Charisma?
I'm sorry, I don't think I read that right.
Come, now. I'm not a complete efficionado with D&D, but I have been playing for 4 years, and I have been a DM for months. At a level like that, Kagutsuchi would be taking down Balors left and right. There is no evidence to support most, if not all, of the listed Supernatural and Extraordinary abilities.
Considering that we've never seen Kagutsuchi die, we can neither confirm nor deny its Death Throes, despite no evidence to the affirmative. But how, may I ask, would it do more damage than a Balor's? The Balor, a living testament to fury of the Infinite Layers of the Abyss, put to shame by a human girl's servant? The same can be said of this 12d6 flaming body. Both abilities are at least twice as strong as the abilities of the same name and function of the Balor, a being of living dark fire. Not only do these abilities leave the Balor in the dust, but Kagutsuchi is revived in 1d4 rounds.
True Seeing? Where would you get that? The only invisible creature in Mai-HiME was Yukino's Child (the name escapes me), and I don't think it ever fought Kagutsuchi.
Those ability scores are FAR too high for any creature. I don't see any mental ability scores exceeding around 40, including Gods, outside of Dice Freaks. With 28 intelligence, and an alignment like Mai's, I'm pretty certain that it would have been able to outsmart the entire festival on its own, communicate this to Mai, and avoid the fighting all together. I doubt it even has an intelligence score, since it either acts on instinct (fighting what it believes to be a threat) or according to Mai's orders, when they don't interfere with its stronger instincts, such as blowing up Mikoto.
With 48 Charisma, it would command everything. This is almost twice a Great Red Wyrm's charisma score. Even a 61 HD Advanced Great Red Wyrm is statted in the Broken Level Handbook as having 32 charisma. No human nor Child would be able to withstand its sheer aura. This, I'm sure led to your reasoning for Aura of Menace. However, this Aura is completely unsupported by the series, since most characters were quite able to act against it. It easily could be a dragon's frightful presence, but this exceeds anything even remotely plausible for a Child, or any non-epic creature, for that matter.
In accordance with high intelligence and its Mai-like alignment, the dexterity score should have allowed it to re-direct the breath weapon away from Mikoto when Mai commanded it to do so.
The Breath Weapon is a completely reasonable ability with completely unreasonable stats. 44d6? This is more powerful than Hellball, an epic spell with a spellcraft DC of 90. The only evidence for this was blowing a stream through the island, which would be easily accomplishable by a level 10 wizard casting Lightning Bolt. In order to have an average damage of 44d6 (154), you would have to advance a Great Red Wyrm by 2 virtual age categories, making it a major epic creature, which Kagutsuchi, at your generous 20 HD, is clearly not.
But, wait a second...
I like Mai-HiME as much as the next guy, but this is ludicrous. Unless the Childs are Gods by their own right, this is utterly inaccurate.
Oh, and by the way, no creature can take Superior Initiative unless it has 21 or more HD.
|2006-02-11, 20:46
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Hai, Nao-oneesama!
Join Date: Dec 2005
Um... heh. Wow, I can't believe people are actually debating the balance of a creature I created in 10 minutes off the top of my head. There's no way in hell that its balanced, nor was it created with the intention of actually being used.
Settle down boys.
Edit: No one got upset because I forgot to subtract the penalty to his attacks from size?
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|2006-02-11, 21:05
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Debate makes us all better players and DMs. Nothing personal. I just like talking about D&D like this.
And Jesus, I am slipping! *Checks temperature*
EDIT: I just realized: I'm debating D&D rules on an Internet message board dedicated to an Otaku Hour anime show with a Star Trek username and a pirate avatar. looL
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