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If there's a place for Yoda in the upcoming "Star Wars" movies, Frank Oz is game to return to give voice to the character.
Oz, the former puppeteer and film director who has voiced the ancient Jedi Master in five of the six live-action "Star Wars" films, told Hero Complex in an interview this week that although he hadn't heard a thing about the new feature projects being planned by Lucasfilm and Disney, he's game to return to the diminutive character with whom he's been associated for more than 30 years.
"He's in my heart," Oz said. "I know Yoda very deeply."
Following last month's news that J.J. Abrams is set to direct "Episode VII," one of the biggest developments in the future of the "Star Wars" universe was the confirmation this week from Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger that stand-alone films focusing on individual characters were in the works, with two separate scripts set to be penned by Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg.
Kasdan, of course, co-wrote the screenplay for "Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back."
While there's been no official word about which characters will serve as the focal point for these stand-alone films, Yoda is as logical a choice as any, and one that the online rumor mill was quick to tout.
In recent years, Yoda has been voiced by actor Tom Kane on the "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" animated TV series, but Oz says he would "absolutely" be interested in returning to the character.
However, fans of Oz's puppeteering work shouldn't hold their breath for him to return in his old-fashioned form.
The future of Yoda is likely in CGI, as he was rendered in "Attack of the Clones" and "Revenge of the Sith," Oz said.
"I think it depends on the story, but I think at this point you can't go back to the puppet," he said. "The reason George [Lucas] did the CGI, which I supported, was that he wanted to tell a story that would have been hampered by the physical limitations of the puppet."
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Maniatty Saturday: NCU Field Hockey and Girls Soccer Fall to Spaulding, XC Competes at U-32
FIELD HOCKEYSpaulding 2, No. Country 0The next day brought more fantastic weather and more Spaulding athletic teams to the fields at North Country Union.On the field hockey green, the Falcons got off to a good start, playing with energy as they looked to bounce back from their first loss of the season, a tough 3-0 defeat at the hands of Harwood on Thursday afternoon.But Spaulding's Kassandra Perantoni and Nichole Weeks scored less than a minute apart at the mid-point of the first half, and that would be all she wrote."We had some chances, but there was a lot of feet, and feet can kill us, but for the most part they picked themselves up from the Harwood game, that is for sure" said NCU coach Chantelle Bouchard. The Falcons best chance came in the waning moments of the second half, as they got Tide keeper Allison Hinton out of position, but multiple players missed the open net and the score would remain 2-0 as the horn sounded.One of the bright spots was NCU keeper Myrriah Gonyaw, who played an excellent game in the nets for the Falcons."Myrriah picked up her game tremendously," said Bouchard. "Last time out she had a bit of a scary game, but today she picked it up and was awarded our game ball." The loss drops North Country to 3-2-1, although on a positive note, they are the only team at the school that has a winning record, which they will look to improve on when they host Missisquoi on Friday.GIRLS SOCCERSpaulding 3, No. Country 1While the field hockey game was in full swing, the Falcon soccer girls were also battling with a Spaulding squad.The Tide had got out to an early 2-0 advantage in the first half, with Julia Ormsby and Erin Patterson scoring in the first ten minutes.In the second Myra Degre cut the lead down to 2-1, converting a pass from Crystal Moss on the score.But Morgan Keene scored with under seven minutes to play, giving Spaulding (4-3) the insurance they needed to get the win."These girls (NCU) definitely deserved the win out here today," said NCU coach Joe Batista after the game. "They played an 80 minute game, but we didn't get the breaks, like hitting two crossbars early in the second half."But, we have to put those in the net, and good teams put them in the net, so we have to up our level a bit and knock those balls in."This the is the second straight time, the first being in last year's opening round play-off match, that the Falcons have done battle with the Tide without Devinnie Davis, and Batista spoke about last year's top scorer for the Falcons.."She is probably going to be out for another week because we don't want her out here playing at 65 or 70 percent, so hopefully she will get healthy and see some action against CVU on Friday."Jenna Moss had 4 saves for North Country as they now stand at 2-6.The girls are in definite need of a win, and hope to pick one up at St. Johnsbury on Tuesday afternoon. Game time is 4:00.CROSS COUNTRYU-32 InvitationalEAST MONTPELIER-Meanwhile, many miles away at the U-32 Invitational, the North Country cross country team was having a slightly better time then their athletic brethren whom were in competition at home.Avery Ellis continued her hot streak, earning her third individual win in the last four races, coming home with a time of 20:49.It was the second time this year that she has won at U-32, this time coming in ten seconds ahead of her closest competitor.While the girls did not have enough runners to field a team score, another highlight was freshman JV runner Rachel Petzoldt coming in with a new personal best of 25:24.On the boys side, Andrew Franklin was looking to make his early-week promise of second place overall come true.The top NCU boys runner, Sam Brunette, was down in New Hampshire competing in the Manchester Invitational, where he tied his season best time of 16:52 while coming in 11th.So with out having to compete against Sam, Andrew's biggest competition was another member of the Falcon squad, Alex Cotnoir.Neck and neck they went, but at the finish line it was Franklin making good on his "called shot," beating Cotnoir by one second 17:43 to 17:44.Ross DeLaBruere improved on his time from the last U-32 race, finishing 36th in 19:16.Alex Cope (19:52–53rd) and Parker LaCourse (20:03–61st) rounded out the scoring for the team, who finished 6th overall.Tuesday will find the team at a race hosted by Harwood at 4:00.


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Galaxy wins in CONCACAF Champions League match
Aug. 21, 2013
CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Robbie Keane scored two second-half goals to lift the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 2-0 victory Tuesday night over Costa Rican club Cartagines in their group opener in the CONCACAF Champions League.
Keane gave the Galaxy the lead in the 66th minute, taking a pass from Landon Donovan and firing toward the goalmouth from a tight angle on the left. The ball went off goalkeeper Wardy Alfaro's hands and rolled slowly into the net.
Keane netted his second 3 minutes into stoppage time, beating Alfaro one-on-one after taking another feed from Donovan.
"You see the difference when Landon came on," said Keane, who scored three in the Galaxy's MLS victory Saturday night over Real Salt Lake. "We're very in tune with each other. We know each other's runs and where we want to be, so it was the case with the two goals, and lucky enough for us we got the two goals. It was a decent performance. It wasn't brilliant, but it was decent."
The Galaxy don't play in the regional club championship until Sept. 18, when they're home against El Salvador's Isidro Metapan.
Cartagines, which beat Metapan in the Group 8 opener two weeks ago, is home next week against the Salvadorans. The winner of the three-team group advances to next year's eight-team knockout stage.
"Our team played very well tonight. Against a good opponent," Galaxy coach Bruce Arena said. "(Cartagines) defended well, they defended with numbers for 90 minutes, and the second goal is going to be big (for goal differential) in the competition."
Former Los Angeles midfielder Paolo Cardozo came closest to scoring an equalizer for Cartagines, firing over the crossbar with an open shot in the 72nd minute.
Galaxy winger Robbie Rogers, who returned to the lineup after he was left off the roster for the past two league games, exited just before halftime after straining his left hamstring chasing a loose ball.


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A dad-of-two glugged from a bottle of washing up liquid as he performed a bizarre alternative to the Ice Bucket Challenge.
Ian Rushforth was nominated to take part in the viral craze which has swept the globe, raising millions of pounds for motor neurone disease charities.
But the 40-year-old chose to do something different to support the Save Woolton Swimming Pool campaign.
Proclaiming "I don't like to follow the crowd, I like to do my own thing," this video clip shows him instead taking his own 'Washing Up Liquid Challenge'.
Paul McCartney and John Lennon learned to swim at the 120-year-old baths and in Victorian times people used to go there for a wash.
Ian 'nominates' Sir Paul, Lennon's widow Yoko Ono and the chief executive of Unilever, which manufactures soap at Port Sunlight in Wirral, before drinking a combination of Persil and water, gargling and blowing bubbles.
He said: "Everybody is doing the Ice Bucket Challenge so I came up with something else.
"It didn't taste great, it was lemony. I could have used Fairy but I thought with Persil there is the Unilever connection. I didn't actually ingest it.
"I did say in the video 'don't try this at home'. Years ago when I was a student I did it once. I got the ratio of water and liquid better last time.
"I wanted bubbles cascading down my face, which didn't quite work. But I didn't fancy a take two!"
The Grade II listed baths in Allerton Road, Woolton Village, were closed by Liverpool council in 2010.
Woolton Village Residents Association formed a limited company to save the baths and in 2012 signed a lease from the council for surveying and assessing repairs.
The association have been raising money to repair the venue's pipes, filters and pumps and in April this year brought in engineers to replace corroded pipework as they look to restore the pool to its former glory.
Ian said he hoped the baths would be open in time so his two daughters, who can be heard squealing in the video as he drinks the washing up liquid, could learn to swim there.
The dad, originally from Yorkshire, said: "We went along to the baths last weekend when they had an open day. We bought a few bags of merchandise.
"If this gets a bit of publicity it might persuade the people I've nominated to fork out a bit.
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KY Human Rights Commission passes resolution opposing death penalty
(Oct. 18, 2012 Lexington, Ky.) At the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights Board of Commissioners meeting held yesterday in Lexington, Ky., the Commission urged the Kentucky General Assembly to repeal the law that allows the use of the death penalty in murder convictions. The Commission urged Gov. Steven Beshear to sign any such law brought before him by the General Assembly that abolishes the death penalty in Kentucky.
The Commission Board yesterday then unanimously passed a resolution opposing the death penalty. It will be submitted to Gov. Steve Beshear and to each member of the Kentucky General Assembly.
According to the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights Resolution of October 17, 2012, Opposing the Death Penalty:
"Since 1976, when Kentucky reinstated the death penalty, 50 of the 78 people sentenced to death have had their death sentence or conviction overturned due to misconduct or serious errors that occurred during their trial. This represents an unacceptable error rate of more than 60 percent. Nationwide, 140 people have been released from death rows due to evidence of their wrongful conviction.
"Statistics confirm that the imposition of the death penalty is disproportionately imposed on minorities and the poor. African Americans constitute 12 percent of the U.S. population, but represent 42 percent of prisoners on death row. According to Amnesty International, more than 20 percent of black defendants executed since 1976 were convicted by all-White juries. Additionally, numerous empirical studies, including one commissioned by the Kentucky General Assembly, have shown that the Commonwealth is more likely to seek the death penalty when the offender is black and the victim is white, and that a death sentence is more likely to be imposed on black offenders convicted of killing a white victim. Further, nationwide, over 90 percent of defendants in capital cases are indigent and cannot afford an experienced criminal defense attorney.
"Based on findings of a recent two-year study conducted by the American Bar Association (ABA), former Kentucky Supreme Court Justices, James E. Keller and Martin Johnstone, as well as the President of the ABA and former President of the Kentucky Bar Association, William T. Robinson, have called for a suspension of executions in Kentucky until its death penalty system has been reformed. Writing in the December 18, 2011 issue of the Louisville Courier-Journal, the Justices concluded that, 'The list of problematic cases is staggering, and review of the system is deeply troubling. Fairness, impartiality, and effectiveness of counsel have been undermined by serious flaws that reveal systemic problems in administration of the death penalty in the Commonwealth.' According to Amnesty International, over two-thirds of the countries of the world, 141 in total, have now abolished the death penalty in law or practice."
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LAFAYETTE —The first of several planned street murals in the McComb-Veazey area is set to come to life Saturday as part of a neighborhood revitalization effort that is beginning to gain traction.
A street mural "painting party" is planned from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday at 12th and South Magnolia streets, where residents are invited to participate in the painting of large magnolia flowers on the pavement at the intersection.
It is the first in a series of murals planned for major intersections in McComb-Veazey, which includes the area roughly bordered by Southeast Evangeline Thruway, East Pinhook Road and Carmel Drive.
"We are hoping that all this can bring spirit back in the area," said Virginia Jones, who lives in the neighborhood and has been active in revitalization efforts there.
The historic neighborhood once hosted a bustling commercial corridor along 12th Street but has been marred by empty lots and blighted homes in recent decades.
"We need a lot of renovation in the area," Jones said.
A major revitalization push is already under way, and city-parish government, Lafayette Habitat for Humanity and nonprofit redevelopment groups have taken an interest.
"McComb-Veazey is going to be our focus neighborhood for the next several years," Lafayette Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Melinda Taylor said.
She said Habitat plans to start building six new homes in McComb-Veazey before the end of the year. "Our goal is to do at least 24 in the next few years," Taylor said.
Residents in the neighborhood successfully petitioned the City-Parish Council in 2010 to change the zoning classification along 12th Street area to put in stricter limits on the types of businesses allowed.
Last year, community members planted 50 new trees along the street, which runs through the middle of the McComb-Veazey area.
"I was so happy when I saw the first leaf. It was like a new baby," Jones said.
She said another 50 trees will be planted in the next few months. "It's just to make everything look better than it has been," Jones said.
The next pavement mural is planned for 12th and South Orange streets.
"We will have a picture of a big orange there," she said.
For the Saturday event, interested residents are asked to bring brushes.
An outline of the mural will already be in place, allowing residents to simply fill in the outline with the proper colors, Jones said.
The "painting party" is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., followed by a block party with music and family activities from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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BALTIMORE - June 18, 2014. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a four-year, $3.7 million grant to researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine to develop a personalized medicine program to help doctors diagnose and treat monogenic diabetes - a form of diabetes caused by a mutation in a single gene. The study will evaluate methods to implement this program in various health care settings, with an objective to develop a model that could also be applied to caring for patients with genetic variations of other common diseases.
Inherited forms of diabetes, resulting from defects in HNF1A, GCK, HNF4A and a host of other genes, account for at least 1 percent - or over 250,000 - of diabetes cases nationwide. The actual number may be much higher because of the current challenges in correctly diagnosing those affected.
The two primary forms of monogenic diabetes are maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY), a form of non-insulin-requiring diabetes found in young, sometimes lean, people, and neonatal diabetes mellitus (NDM), diagnosed in infants under 6 months old. The majority of these individuals are misdiagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes and may not be receiving appropriate treatment for their genetically-based disease, according to Toni I. Pollin, M.S., Ph.D., a University of Maryland genetics researcher and lead investigator on the study.
"Most health care professionals - including endocrinologists and geneticists - know little about genetic types of diabetes. When they are familiar with them, the high cost and limited availability of genetic testing, which is not always covered by insurance, are major impediments to diagnosing the condition correctly," says Dr. Pollin, associate professor of medicine and epidemiology & public health and member of the Program in Personalized and Genomic Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. "A recent study indicated that monogenic diabetes is only diagnosed correctly in about 6 percent of cases in the United States."
"This research will enhance our ability to identify and properly diagnose individuals and families with specific inherited forms of diabetes, tailor treatment to their diagnosis and identify other family members at risk for developing diabetes," Dr. Pollin says. "Correct and early diagnosis and treatment should improve blood sugar control and decrease life-threatening complications."
The most common forms of diabetes, type 1 and type 2, are polygenic - involving multiple genes. Environmental and lifestyle factors, such as diet and activity level in the case of type 2 diabetes, often also come into play.
It is important for doctors to identify the specific type of diabetes in order to determine the most effective treatment. For example, patients with type 1 diabetes - an autoimmune disorder that destroys insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas - require treatment with insulin for survival. Those with type 2 diabetes, who don't produce enough insulin or use it properly, typically receive metformin as a first-line treatment. For patients with certain forms of genetic diabetes, oral medications called sulfonylureas enable the patient to release his/her own insulin and are more effective and far less invasive than insulin injections in controlling blood sugar levels.
Co-principal investigator Alan R. Shuldiner, M.D., the John L. Whitehurst Endowed Professor of Medicine, expects the research to lay important groundwork to help integrate genetic testing into clinical practice. "We believe this is the first effort to implement systematic screening for genetic forms of diabetes in all patients seen in diabetes and primary care clinics with follow-up genomic testing for those at risk," says Dr. Shuldiner, associate dean for personalized medicine and director of the Program in Personalized and Genomic Medicine. "We are reaching out to implement genomic medicine beyond academic hubs into diverse health care settings and in the community at large."
"By introducing genomic screening into community-based diabetes clinics, we will be able to identify patients with genetic types of diabetes who might otherwise be misdiagnosed and provide them with highly personalized care," says E. Albert Reece, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., vice president for medical affairs at the University of Maryland and the John Z. and Akiko K. Bowers Distinguished Professor and Dean of the University of Maryland School of Medicine. "Equally important, we will also reach out to family members who will likely benefit from early detection and treatment and in some cases may be able to intervene early enough to prevent them from developing the disease."
Dr. Reece adds, "We are confident that this genomic medicine demonstration project will serve as a model for identifying genetic types of many other common diseases."
This project will expand a pilot personalized medicine program at the University of Maryland Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology at UMMC Midtown Campus to include several other sites: University of Maryland Family Medicine; the Baltimore Veterans Administration Medical Center; Bay West Endocrinology Associates (located at Greater Baltimore Medical Center); and Geisinger Medical System in Danville, Pa. Diabetes educators and genetic counselors will also visit local primary care practices to increase community awareness and help customize the screening and testing strategy.
Patients potentially at risk for genetic diabetes will be identified through a simple screening questionnaire, routine lab tests and a comprehensive review of their medical and family history. Once the diagnosis is made using a customized cost-effective genetic sequencing test, patients will be offered treatment customized to their diagnosis. Family members also will be eligible for genetic counseling and testing.
Researchers will assess the clinical impact of the program by evaluating changes in blood-glucose control in patients diagnosed with monogenic diabetes and assessing patients' own experience of the impact on their lives. They will also engage healthcare payers and collect data to inform clinical practice recommendations and guide decisions regarding insurance coverage.
The project is funded through NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in connection with a research network, Implementing GeNomics In pracTicE (IGNITE). (NIH Grant #UO1 HG007775A )
The University of Maryland School of Medicine's Personalized and Genomic Medicine Program was established in April 2011 to help facilitate the pace of discovery in personalized and genomic medicine; to accelerate the translation of these new discoveries to improve patient care; and to enhance the training and education of future generations of health care providers and scientists.
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17/04/2012 - Colourful river crabs: newly discovered and already threatened
Dresden, 21 March 2012. Scientists at the Senckenberg Research Institute in Dresden and De La Salle University in Manila have discovered four new species of the colourful Insulamon freshwater crab as part of their Aqua Palawana research programme. But various mining projects on the island of Palawan pose a huge threat to these creatures. The relevant study was recently published in the scientific journal Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.
The Philippine island of Palawan is something special. Located between the Sundaic and Philippine region it combines two of the worlds most important biodiversity hotspots. Its bio-geographical special status is also reflected in its fauna and flora. Around 50 per cent of the species living on Palawan are defined as endemic, as they are exclusively native to the island.
In the Aqua Palawana research programme I am head of, we have been investigating the biodiversity of Palawans inland waters for over 10 years, says Dr Hendrik Freitag from the Senckenberg Natural History Collections in Dresden. This also included taking a closer look at the Insulamon crabs and we discovered four new species in the process.
The reddish violet species of the Insulamon crab genus are the only varieties that are endemic to only one or a few islands. The sea means these creatures are unable to spread elsewhere, as they skip the larval stage in seawater and depend on freshwater at all stages of their development. Having been completely separated from their relatives, they have developed their own separate species and genera over tens of thousands of years.
We have proved that the only previously known type of Insulamon is restricted to the Calamian group of islands to the north of Palawan. The four newly discovered species live exclusively on the actual island of Palawan and make it a unique habitat, says Freitag.
But this unique biodiversity is under threat. Several mining projects are to be conducted despite massive protests by people from all walks of life and against the resistance of indigenous peoples.
adds, thats why our next step is to investigate Palawans species-rich freshwater prawns.
As an associate professor at the Ateneo de Manila University Freitag increasingly gets local students involved in bio-systematic research, in order to create awareness of this unique habitat.
Participants cooperating in the Aqua Palawana research project in addition to Senckenberg and the Phyllodrom Leipzig are the Ateneo de Manila University, Western Philippines University, De La Salle University Manila and the Philippine National Museum, as well as the Vienna Natural History Museum and the National University of Singapore.
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What can I do with a computer science degree?
Computer jobs are found in every major industry from telecommunications to food services. Most systems today are built of a series of computers networked together. The controlling element of all of these systems is software. If you want to have a fundamental understanding of the systems that surround you everyday and want to have influence in how they behave, then software is where you will probably want to be.
What should I look for in a Computer Science Program?
There are three key factors to consider: faculty, curriculum and facilities.
You will spend a lot of time in class and your primary guidance will come from your instructors. It is important to understand where they are coming from, what their background is and how well they can impart their knowledge to you.
You should ask questions like: Who teaches the classes? Is it a graduate student or a professor? If it is a professor, is he lecturing to a class of 30 students or 300? What type of work is given? Is it programming labs where you write your own code or do you simply type in a program and see if it runs?
For most students coming out of high school, the quality of the faculty is a difficult thing to determine. Part of a student's thought on this subject will come from the school's reputation but then it is more important to look at a given department's reputation which can be harder to come by. Probably the best way to get a good feel for the department is to visit with the faculty and with current students. Visit the school and ask yourself if the faculty appears to be interested and attuned to their students needs.
The curriculum will play a large part in the direction you may go once you leave school. A solid comprehensive curriculum is an important part of the undergraduate education. The school must have this. In addition, try to determine if the program is oriented toward one or more specific fields that are of interest to you.
The CS facilities should be up-to-date and readily available. You should be aware that most programs that have specialty equipment may not be accessible until late in the undergraduate education process or not at all unless you are a graduate student. It is important to get a good, solid, broad exposure to the computers and software systems in use today.
What is the difference between a Computer Science degree and a Computer Information Systems degree?
The CS program at Tarleton does emphasis software engineering and embedded systems development. It requires a firm mathematical underpinning. However, the core CS topics are covered in depth which will prepare the student for a career in Computer Science.
How long does it take to get a CS degree?
What are the math requirements for a CS degree?
As a high school student, what courses should I take?
Of course any computer science courses will be useful, especially the programming courses.
It is strongly advised that you take as much mathematics as you can. Not only is advanced math required for all Computer Science programs in the nation but it will also help you in your other courses. Math helps you think in different and often-subtle ways not always appreciated until later in life. Studies have found that High School students who have four years of math are more likely to graduate from college than those that do not. Mathematics helps to develop critical thinking skills that are used in many disciplines and throughout life.
Take as many science courses as you can. In particular Physics is a frequently chosen science for CS majors.
Apply early to the school you plan to go to and get a feel for the department and students. Most schools are more than happy to talk with you and tell you about their program and the opportunities available in CS. If they aren't, then that should tell you something.
What Computer Science Courses can I transfer in?
Can I test out of some of the introductory CS courses?
What courses are offered and when they offered?
What do I do if I am a transfer student?
Make sure that the courses you are taking will transfer to the university you plan to attend. Most upper level courses have prerequisites and, if they are not met, then you could possibly spend an additional semester or more in school before you obtain your degree.
Check early with the university that you are interested in and verify what will and will not transfer.
Why should I choose Computer Science at Tarleton?
All courses are taught by experienced professors. Class sizes are small and individual attention is a key part of each course. The CS program is housed in the new Science building with two labs used for teaching the courses.
TSU's new program offers the opportunity to develop a curriculum that is not restricted by institutional biases. New invigorated approaches are easier to incorporate into the curriculum. Just because a program is new does not mean that the courses are less challenging, students expect to be challenged and that is what we do. The basics are taught and the student can take a number of advanced courses to round out their expertise.
The Computer Science program at Tarleton will apply for ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) as soon as permitted under ABET guidelines.
CS classes are taught in the new Science building where each student has access to a computer. These are used to follow examples shown by the instructor or to take notes. There are times when the best way of determining a student's level of expertise in programming is to ask them to write a program. To support this portions of a test are frequently conducted on the computers.
There are several computer labs found across the campus.
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Testing out of courses
Students who have prior programming experience can take a comprehensive programming test in the C, C++ or Java to test out of the appropriate introductory programming course. These tests are aimed at high school students who have had some programming at the high school level. Students from junior colleges will normally transfer the appropriate courses to Tarleton.
Advantages of a smaller school
A major advantage that a university like Tarleton State has over the larger universities is the emphasis and ability to provide a quality undergraduate education. Larger universities are forced to have large introductory classes where there are hundreds students in the class. These classes are lecture and by the nature of the size of the class, do not permit a ready exchange between the students and the professors. The smaller class sizes found at Tarleton means that you can directly ask a professor a question in class and not wait to deal with a graduate assistant at a later time. The professors are readily available and accessible for out of classroom teaching. Smaller classrooms let you bond with fellow classmates and develop team skills that will help you in the workforce.
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An Odessa man has been arrested and charged with theft and drug possession following the search of a local property where a number of stolen items — including a large quantity of oilfield equipment — were recovered.Robert Allen Pasquale, 28, of 133 Aztec Ave. in Odessa, was arrested Friday on charges of possession of a controlled substance and theft after investigators discovered more than $40,000 in stolen property at a residence located northeast of Big Spring."Deputies with the Howard County Sheriff's Office responded to 101 Broken Bow Rd. in Howard County at approximately 11:36 a.m. Friday in reference to a fire," Howard County Sheriff Stan Parker said. "Upon arrival, deputies discovered the fire was contained in a large pit in the ground. Upon further investigation, it was discovered that two large spools of copper wire were burning in the pit."Parker said firefighters with the Big Spring Fire Department and Howard County Volunteer Fire Department were called to the scene."Firefighters responded to the scene and extinguished the fire," Parker said. "Upon further investigation, several items were discovered on the property that were reported stolen from Ector County. A search warrant was executed on the property and deputies recovered a 20-feet tandem axle trailer, oil field valves and equipment, electrical parts and several spools of copper and aluminum wire."Parker said investigators also recovered a quantity of methamphetamines, as well as a rifle that had been reported stolen in a burglary being investigated by the Big Spring Police Department."All items were seized by the Howard County Sheriff's Office," Parker said. "The items seized are believed to have a value of more than $40,000. Pasquale was arrested at the scene. The investigation is currently ongoing and more arrests are expected in this case."According to officials with the Howard County Detention Center, Pasquale's bond was set at $2,500, with the Odessa man bonding out Saturday.


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The Bank of Canada is raising its target for the overnight rate to 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent. Recent economic data have been stronger than expected, supporting the Banks view that growth in Canada is becoming more broadly-based and self-sustaining. Consumer spending remains robust, underpinned by continued solid employment and income growth. There has also been more widespread strength in business investment and in exports. Meanwhile, the housing sector appears to be cooling in some markets in response to recent changes in tax and housing finance policies. The Bank continues to expect a moderation in the pace of economic growth in the second half of 2017, for the reasons described in the July Monetary Policy Report (MPR), but the level of GDP is now higher than the Bank had expected. The global economic expansion is becoming more synchronous, as anticipated in July, with stronger-than-expected indicators of growth, including higher industrial commodity prices. However, significant geopolitical risks and uncertainties around international trade and fiscal policies remain, leading to a weaker US dollar against many major currencies. In this context, the Canadian dollar has appreciated, also reflecting the relative strength of Canadas economy. While inflation remains below the 2 per cent target, it has evolved largely as expected in July. There has been a slight increase in both total CPI and the Banks core measures of inflation, consistent with the dissipating negative impact of temporary price shocks and the absorption of economic slack. Nonetheless, there remains some excess capacity in Canadas labour market, and wage and price pressures are still more subdued than historical relationships would suggest, as observed in some other advanced economies.
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