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Fullerton Mayor Sharon Quirk-Silva addresses the Kelly Thomas Hearing
May 9, 2012
As the Mayor of Fullerton, and a mother of four children, I feel compelled to reach out to my fellow citizens in response to the Kelly Thomas preliminary hearing in the case against Manuel Ramos and Jay Cicinelli.
I continue to agonize that this could happen in Fullerton. It should never have happened and we need to make certain that it never happens again. I have expressed my regret and personal condolences to the Thomas family and understand this has been a traumatic experience for those who have viewed the recently released video.
Following this tragic event, I asked for the resignation of the former Police Chief for his lack of communication, and called for the officers involved to be removed from duty. In addition, I asked for the video to be released in early August, but was informed by the District Attorney that it was evidence in the case and would not be released until this week.
Throughout the fall I worked closely with our City Manager and Acting Police Chief to put reforms in place to begin restoring trust in our Police Department. These include hiring an independent investigator to examine every aspect of the Department, providing additional training for all our officers in handling individuals with mental illness, and use of force procedures. I also established the City's Homeless Task Force in order to better address homelessness and mental illness in our City.
I respect the District Attorney's efforts in handling this case from the very beginning, and the decision of the Judge to move this case to trial. Again, I am deeply saddened by this. As this case moves to trial, I call on the people of Fullerton to allow the judicial process to move forward, and to help us begin the healing process.
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text: Adventure: Story Story Posted 10-28-2009 Author Unconscious Near Top of Mount Everest By: Allen Pierleoni, McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - "The day I climbed Mount Everest was the day I died," writes veteran mountaineer Lincoln Hall in his adventure memoir, "Dead Lucky" (Tarcher/Penguin, $24.95, 336 pages). "If I was dead on the evening of May 25 (2006) but alive on the morning of May 26, what happened?" The answer to that profound question is at the heart of his book. But Hall, 52, is understandably reluctant to talk about that answer before his upcoming international book tour. In the book, Hall recounts his harrowing experience on Mount Everest - one that made international headlines. The mountaineering and medical communities agree: he should have died. Essentially, he and his Sherpa guides had summited the 29,035-foot-high peak - the highest point in the world. They were making their descent and were at 28,000 feet when Hall was suddenly stricken with altitude sickness, which progressed to cerebral edema. Hall, who answered questions for this story via e-mail from Sydney, Australia, describes the symptoms as "a dangerous mix of hallucinations amid rare moments of wide-eyed lucidity. A sea of lethargy had overwhelmed my mind's ability to think." He became disoriented and combative, not something you want to be in an atmosphere with only one-third the oxygen content as that at sea level, and in an environment that arguably is the most hostile on Earth. To compound matters, Hall and the Sherpas were still in the Death Zone - that is, above 26,000 feet. Hall was already suffering from exhaustion and dehydration at that point, and now his hallucinations became uncontrollable. He kept removing his oxygen mask, tried to climb back up the mountain and thought it was a good idea to jump into a deep crevasse. The Sherpas finally tied him up with ropes "and pushed and pulled me down (the mountain) as if I were a sled. I bucked like a stubborn yak," he writes. Unconsciousness soon followed. His desperate Sherpa guides worked to revive him, but could detect no signs of life. They even poked him in the eye, but got no response. They stayed with him for hours, until the expedition leader radioed for them to get off the mountain to save themselves. Hall was left for dead, but before the Sherpas departed they relieved him of his survival gear - a common practice in such circumstances on Everest. News of his demise quickly spread throughout the worldwide mountaineering community, reaching his wife, Barbara, and their two sons back home in Australia. Before news of his supposed death circulated, however, Hall regained consciousness and spent the night in the freezing elements, suffering from hypoxia and hypothermia, concentrating on staying alive. "I was exhausted, frostbitten and alone on Everest," he wrote. "I had begun the decline, which would finish with me freezing to death." Miraculously, another, unrelated expedition was approaching the summit and discovered Hall. The members were amazed that he'd survived the night in freezing weather and with no oxygen or other essential life-support gear. Upon seeing the party, Hall said, "I imagine you're surprised to see me here. Can you tell me how I got here?" Rescuers were called in and Hall was taken down the mountain - which sounds much simpler than his own description of that harrowing journey, part of which was on a yak. When at last he was in a place where he could phone his wife, he said to her, "I just hope you haven't started looking for another husband." Barbara replied, "It really is you!" Hall lost a toe and the tips of eight fingers to frostbite, and much of his general health, but he gained a lot, too, as he explains in "Dead Lucky." I tried to phone Hall in Sydney during a brief window of opportunity before he left the country. The call wouldn't go through, so we had to settle on e-mails. Because he's saving the gist of his tale for live appearances, I asked him related questions. Q: You've said you were glad the Sherpas left you lying in the snow, thinking you were dead. From what I gather, that's standard operating procedure on Everest. A: The No. 1 rule of mountaineering is that you bring yourself down alive. I have always regarded my survival as my responsibility. The Sherpas and I had had a 19-hour day, half of it without oxygen. Four other climbers were left in almost exactly the same circumstances, and they are still up there. Nothing would be worse than me surviving while the Sherpas trying to help me died. No one understands what happens at 26,000-plus feet until they get there. Everyone experiences huge limitations in energy and clear thought. It's a totally different ballgame from climbing Mount Rainier. Q: The numbers vary according to the sources, but I've read that 210 climbers have died on Mount Everest, and 120 bodies are still up there. Eleven climbers died in 2006, the year of your ordeal. You've appeared on international panels with other veteran mountaineers, discussing ethical issues. Some find the concept of "every climber for himself" remarkably brutal. A: It's always been life and death on the mountain. It has always been brutal. Hard-core mountaineers know the score and take their chances. Since 1977, 12 of my climbing friends have died in the mountains. There have not always been video cams, satellite phones and live blogs from base camps. Only in the last 10 years has the outside world been able to go online and witness the misfortunes of mountaineers. It is very easy to judge people, and people in general love doing that because it makes them believe that they, as online spectators, have a moral code – not that there is any proof of it. Judgments are made with no understanding of how easy it is to die up there. Many of the people on Everest these days are capable only of looking after themselves, because they have learned their climbing skills from professional guides. A guide's job is to rein in the climbers before they have to face a battle for their lives. But the inevitable battles for life that happen to all hard-core mountaineers actually form the core of the resilience needed for them to survive desperate circumstances. Circumstances such as being trapped high on a mountain in a storm for days on end, or choosing to embrace an epic descent in a whiteout because it is the only possibility of getting down alive. Q: Can you isolate the thing that compels people to climb Everest? A: Mount Everest is the ultimate symbol of adventure, drawing in people who don't know what they are letting themselves in for. As for me, I never had a life goal of climbing Everest. I loved rock climbing from age 15. What attracted me was meeting the difficult acrobatic and emotional challenges, rather than the incredible endurance and ability to tolerate danger and extreme discomfort, which is the nature of high-altitude mountain climbing. Obviously, I did end up on Everest, because one rock climb led to one that was harder, which led to climbs that were bigger, and then led to mountaineering in New Zealand. New Zealand led to the Himalayas and the Andes, and in 1984 to Everest. I didn't summit then, and the fact that it was 22 years later that I did summit shows that climbing Everest was not an obsession for me. It was a goal I finally achieved, but it did not govern my life. Ironically, my Everest experience is governing me now through my book and the (documentary) "Miracle on Everest." Q: How has the experience changed you? Has it altered your relationship with your family? A: My ordeal has changed me deeply. I don't think it's all that apparent to people who know me, except perhaps those who are closest to me. My experience has strengthened my Buddhism, because the Buddhist interpretation of reality sits in a much tighter fit with me now because I have a different appreciation of the nature of life and death. This has given me a more satisfying attitude to life – not that I found my pre-Everest attitude to be unsatisfying. At a physica l level, I have lost the tips of all of my fingers – two joints rather than three, but my thumbs are fine. I also lost the big toe on my right foot. There are some issues with memory, which are not that inconvenient, but it is a change I have noticed. I am still regaining the strength I used to have. I was too tired to exercise for the first few months, and unable to walk. My strength is coming back now that I can visit a climbing gym, but there is still a lot of fitness to regain. As for my family, our relationship has only grown stronger, as we value each other more. They will never know what I went through, and I'll never know what they went through. There was never resentment, only relief. Q: At the end of the book, you write, "The best thing about having climbed Mount Everest is not so much having done it, but more the fact that now I don't have to do it. I can move on." Is Lincoln Hall off the mountain for good? A: I'll return to the mountains, but I don't know how serious that will be – whether it's in my capacity as a director of the Australian Himalayan Foundation or as a climber. There are beautiful, easy mountains that are safe, so I might go there. I have no hunger for mountains at the moment. 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August 25, 2017
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Sept 26th - Oct 5th, 2017
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October 31st, 2017
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Do you think you know the best team name for the Biloxi Baseball Club? Starting Wednesday night at midnight, you will have your chance to play a part in naming the Gulf Coast's newest sports team.
The team naming contest will consist of two phases. During phase one, fans will submit name suggestions for approximately three weeks. Team officials ask that you include a short description of why the team should carry the name you're suggesting.
"We are looking for creative names that reflect the culture and essence of this community," said team General Manager Buck Rogers.
For the second phase, the list of suggestions will be narrowed down to just five finalists. Fans will then be able to vote for their favorite team name. The date for when the final voting will begin has not been determined yet.
"Biloxi will absolutely be a part of the name, but we are looking for a team name that really captures the heart and soul of the entire Gulf Coast community," said Rogers.
The fan who nominates the winning team name will be awarded with two tickets to the first home game in franchise history. Officials said in the event that more than one fan submits the winning name, a public drawing will be held to chose who gets the opening day tickets.
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The Desiderata of Happiness and other favorite poems:
Contrary to common belief, the poem "The Desiderata of Happiness" was not the product of folklore, it was written by the German-American publisher Max Ehrmann in 1927. The poem is now in the public domain.
The poems "Man Never Grows up" and "A smile Costs Nothing" inspire tranquility.
These simple poems are my favorite travel companions. They have stood the test of time and have stood me well throughout many decades. I have framed them and they hang in my study. I hold them dear. I cannot help being moved by them because they hold such eternal, but simple, truths.
Above All: Keep Life simple ! Enjoy Every Moment!
As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and ignorant; they, too, have their story.Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexations to the spirit If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater or lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in you own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you for what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals and everywhere live is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the council of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
Max Ehrmann, 1927
Man never grows up,
he only grows older,
losing on his way
the happiness
of seeing a butterfly
on a blade of grass
and shedding
the simple smile
and simple honesty
of childhood. . .
carrying with him
the loneliness and fear,
the insecurity and rivalry
that clouds his days
with discontent.
Yet, there are still
a few among us
who walk with peace;
having neither envy
nor anger;
neither fear of death
nor hunger for wealth,
who live out their years
with a calm smile . . .
by the brutal hunger
of other men !
_________Tom Weber
A Smile
without making poorer those who give.
It takes but a moment
but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever.
None is so rich and mighty that he can get along without it,
and none is so poor that he cannot be made rich by it.
A Smile creates happiness in the home,
fosters goodwill in business,
and is the countersign of friendship.
A smile brings rest to the weary,
cheer to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad,
and it is nature's best antidote for trouble.
Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed or stolen,
for it is something that is of no value to anyone
until it is given away.
Some people are too tired to give you a smile,
Give them one of yours,
as none needs a smile so much
as he who has no more to give.
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Loka - Fire Shepherds
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Loka - Fire Shepherds
(LP/CD) Ninja Tune ZEN89/ZENCD89, 2006-03-24
Last year we had voted in our 'Best Of' selection for Super Numeri, and we're still listening to that album. So it's no surprise to find the Loka album in the best of 2006 list this year, as Loka is a duo fronted by Karl Webb, one of the three founders of Super Numeri. Go seek - and yes, there are vinyls for those albums!!
Loka - Fire Shepherds
(LP/CD) Ninja Tune ZEN89/ZENCD89, 2006-03-24
LP Tracklisting:
01. Safe Self Tester
02. Meet Dad
03. Airfling
04. Freda Mae
05. Beginningless
06. Tabernacle part 1
07. Tabernacle part 2
CD Tracklisting:
01. Safe Self Tester
02. Meet Dad
03. Airfling
04. Freda Mae
05. Beginningless
06. Tabernacle part 1
07. Tabernacle part 2
08. Safe Self Tester (Quicktime video, dir: Sebastian James)
09. Beginningless (Quicktime video, dir: Glenn Marshall)
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Usually, we here at Ninja are all for instant gratification and homespun homilies can go figure. But in the case of Loka the old saying might actually be true. The Liverpudlian duo made their debut on Ninja's "Xen Cuts" compilation all the way back in 2000 and ever since then there has been a little buzz, a sense that something special might come of it. A first single followed in 2004. Now, in 2005, it's time for their debut full length. And we think you'll agree, it was worth twiddling your thumbs for.
It seems that Karl Webb and Mark Kyriacou haven't been wasting their time at their Merseyside studio, they have instead been busy creating a music which at times sounds like Miles Davis jamming with Carl Craig and the Kronos Quartet. Only a lot more fun than that, too.
"Fire Shepherds" is an album outside of time, immune to trend. You could argue that like Cinematic Orchestra the duo share an interest in the movie soundtrack as something to set our own lives to. You'd be on safe ground stating that like Jaga, Loka are concerned with the point where rhythms cease to be generic and just become propulsion. But neither of these references can fully do justice to Loka's love of cascades of emotive strings and the jazz/rock experiments of the late sixties and early seventies.
From the opening, sinister piano chord of "Safe Self Tester", through the groove of "Meet Dad" on into the driving, swirling maelstrom of the epic "Freda Mae" and culminating in the two part, almost devotional "Tabernacle," Loka reach again and again for euphoria. Strange, out of place and beautiful, with the long-awaited "Fire Shepherds" they find it.
- mark e · 05 January 2006, 16:09
whoa. nice artwork.
looking forward to this one i must say.
that remix they did of blockheads 'sunday seance' was beyond belief.
- BB · 08 April 2006, 08:36
Glad to see this released, check out my websire www.bonbichiepuppets for pictures of the puppets used in the 'Safe Self Tester ' video made by me!!
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Never put much stock in the words 'fate' or 'destiny' but this is an exception. I was born in San Francisco and my parents were friends of Russel and Jeanne. My family moved to Tokyo when I was 4, and for the longest time, ShastaYama felt like something that was happening on the other side of the planet.
30 years later, I have an opportunity to be a part of ShastaYama 2016, and pay a pilgrimage to Mt. Shasta. It's going to be a wonderful week at Taiko Trek where I get to teach alongside an all-star cast of instructors. Looking forward to both events, and I hope you can join us!
Dates: July 26 – July 29, 2016
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Instructors: Bruce Mui Ghent, Joe Small, Yeeman Mui, Heidi Chan, Isaku Kageyama
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Taiko Trek will take place at Mendocino Magic in Laytonville, CA. Early registration until May 29 is $450, and a $200 deposit is due upon registration.
Other artists performing at ShastaYama 2016 include On Ensemble, Unit Souzou, Tadaima and hosts Shasta Taiko.
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UNIT SOUZOU Michelle Fujii and Toru Watanabe of Portland, Oregon's Unit Souzou are well known for their dynamic fusion of taiko and Japanese folk dance.
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SHASTA TAIKO Mount Shasta's Shasta Taiko will share the stage with these outstanding guest artists in a celebration of taiko, dance, and music.
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Status of postgraduate training in the livestock sector in East and Central Africa and priorities for ILRI's support
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Kurwijila L.R. 2009. Status of postgraduate training in the livestock sector in East and Central Africa and priorities for ILRI's support. ILRI (International Livestock Research Institute), Nairobi, Kenya. 42 pp.
Permanent link to cite or share this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10568/202
ILRI recognizes that the long-term solution to address the continuous and dynamic nature of capacity strengthening needs is to develop sustainable capacity within the relevant organizations which are mandated to build capacity of the various stakeholder groups engaged in the livestock innovation system. To this effect, ILRI has undertaken a number of initiatives including training needs assessment in the ASARECA region during 2007. The current study seeks to assess the status of postgraduate training in the ASARECA region with the overall objective of strengthening the postgraduate training and research capacity of the tertiary educational institutes in the livestock sector within SSA. The specific objective is to identify the gaps in the postgraduate training in animal production and veterinary sciences and to identify the roles and priorities of ILRI in bridging this gap.
SubjectsCAPACITY STRENGTHENING; LIVESTOCK; RANGELANDS;
RegionsEAST AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA
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SOURCE: Stanley Martin Homes
January 25, 2016 13:33 ET
RESTON, VA--(Marketwired - Jan 25, 2016) - Stanley Martin Homes enters their 50th year in business with record-breaking sales in 2015, growing 26 percent from the previous year. The Reston-based company sold 788 new homes in 2015, up from 623 new home sales in 2014. In particular, the company's sales soared at the very end of 2015, setting a December sales record and suggesting continued improvement in the housing market for 2016.
"What a great way to celebrate a half century of homebuilding," said Steven Alloy, President of Stanley Martin Homes. "There have been so many changes since the company was founded in 1966. At Stanley Martin, we continue to innovate and to adapt to the evolving needs of all homebuyers. This along with the outstanding execution of the team is what helped us achieve this record year."
Since its beginnings, Stanley Martin has been a leader in the industry, creating the best in new home design and high quality construction. The company, founded in 1966, succeeds through its customer focus, exemplified by its tagline: Your Life Is Our Blueprint.
"Stanley Martin is seeing increased demand not only from first-time home buyers, but also from move-up buyers who are looking to find their perfect next home," said Alloy. "We are seeing increased demand across all of our new home segments."
About Stanley Martin Homes
Stanley Martin Homes, headquartered in Reston, VA, builds new condos, townhomes and single-family homes in Maryland, Northern Virginia, Charlottesville, Richmond, and Raleigh. Founded in 1966, Stanley Martin Homes is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2016. For more information, please visit www.stanleymartin.com.
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Noah Matches Up the Animals
Children help Noah pair up the animals with this fun activity.
Animals, Noah, Protection
MATERIALS:Activity sheet for each child click here
Before class, print enough copies of the worksheet so there will be one for each child.
Z First, read the story of Noah's Ark from the Bible or from a children's storybook Bible. Then, hand out the activity sheets and the crayons. Next, tell the children that they are going to help Noah pair up the animals by drawing different colored lines connecting animals that look the same. Pair up the giraffes using a red crayon. Pair up the turtles using a blue crayon. Pair up the lions using a green crayon. Pair the monkeys up using a yellow crayon and finally pair up the hippos using a black crayon.
As the children are working on their activity sheets ask them questions about Noah and the animals.
1) Where did Noah get the instructions on how to build the Ark?
2) Was it a big job or a little job to build the Ark?
3) Do you think Noah or any of the animals were scared of the upcoming flood?
4) Do you think Noah, his family and all the animals were calm because they knew God would take care of them?
5) Today, we read a story about how God protected Noah many years ago. Does God still protect us today?


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Relationship Relevant Marketing Episode 14: Call to Action
A "Call to Action" is a common marketing practice and an essential one at that. But there is far more to a "call to action" than you might think. It is, in some respects, the beginning of a new phase of the relationship with your customer.
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Remember my Minneapolis Souvenir Booklet Travel Journal I showed you yesterday?
Well I thought you might like to make one for your next trip. I removed the Minneapolis, Minn." from the front so you can add any destination you wish. If you use it to make a travel journal I would love to see what you come up! Enjoy!
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New Sheffield schools planned to deal with 'baby boom'
Two new primary schools are to be built and opened in Sheffield by 2014 to cope with an increase in pupils.
The council said a baby boom in the north east of the city meant schools in the area had become oversubscribed.
It is proposed the schools would be built on Skinnerthorpe Road and on the former Watermead school site.
The schools would be set up as academies and the council said it would be looking for a suitable academy trust to run them.
'Strong local voice'
Talks with residents will take place in December and January to listen to local views, the authority said.
Councillor Jackie Drayton, cabinet member for children, young people and families, said: "We know that parents and carers having a direct involvement in schools has a massive effect in driving up standards.
"That is why it is absolutely essential that we provide the extra places that are needed and ensure there is a strong local voice and character within this process."
The council's cabinet is expected to approve the plans at a meeting on 21 November.


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Administrative Technologies provides access to a variety of applications and resources for our customers. In addition to providing access to enterprise applications for Illinois State University, AT units also work with desktop support customers to administer access to files, drives, and other resources using Microsoft Active Directory.
Administrative Technologies provides the creation, administration, and deletion of electronic accounts for our desktop support customers. Accounts are managed from the time an employee is hired through his/her departure from the University. Account management is designed to ensure the correct individuals have access to business critical information for the appropriate timespan.
Administrative Technologies Business Office assists customers with a variety of administrative needs including office moves, resource scheduling, departmental budgeting, financial management, professional development, travel coordination, staff recruiting, and human resources.
The Application Development team provides a professional service for the development and maintenance of Web applications, CICS transactions, PeopleSoft HCM, batch processing, reports, and application integration services to Illinois State University administrative units, colleges, and departments. The service provides consulting and application development services that leverage best practices as well as a defined software development life cycle (SDLC) methodology.


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Edinburgh Fringe Scotsman review: Red Bastard at Assembly George Square (venue 3), reviewed by Kate Copstick
I very nearly got my breasts out. That is the irresistible power of Red Bastard. In an hour that simply flashed by (no pun intended), a small and initially bemused audience at this, the Bastard's first show, were taken on the ride of their lives.
"Something interesting must happen every ten seconds," he says at the start. That doesn't even touch the sides. "I have boundaries," whimpers a girl in the front row at one point. Not here you don't.
Other people's boundaries are Red Bastard's playthings. And he is rough with his toys. He bends them and breaks them, and it is wonderful to be there as he does.
I really have no idea what Red Bastard is. He is funny, yes. Even witty when he decides to be. And rude. He cajoles and commands, and when he commands you act. Coquettish and dominating in turn, he has no compunction about silencing the room with a brutal remark to someone who has not come up with the goods he wants.
The air is never empty. Red Bastard fills it with his extraordinary body and its own special choreography, peppers it with commands and observations, and wraps it in what is almost a symphony of audience reactions: laughs and gasps, oohs and aahs, stamps and giggles and the revelations he pulls and pushes from us.
One of the UK's senior comedy critics was severely molested, a sweet young man made a ladybottom on stage, and by the time we left Red Bastard had a bag full of our deepest desires and dreams.
Now, this might not sound hilarious, but, somehow, it is. But if laughter really is disguised aggression, then for much of the time Red Bastard throws away the former to make something jaw-dropping of the latter. As to where this sits in the canon of comedy, I have no idea. It is – and I use the word advisedly – unique. When I interviewed Eric Davis, he told me that a good Red Bastard show is like great sex. He is so right. It is the next day and I am still tingling at the memory. And I will be going back for more.
MORE INFO: Red Bastard is at Assembly George Square (Venue 3)
Originally published in The Scotsman
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This specification covers the chemical, mechanical, and physical requirements for available wrought alloy Tool steel products. The material shall be made by an electric melting process. It shall be made from ingots that have been reduced in cross section in such a manner and to such a degree as to ensure proper refinement of the ingot structure. Chemical composition, hardness, macrostructure and decarburization of the material shall conform to the requirements in accordance to the referenced ASTM documents itemized herein.
This abstract is a brief summary of the referenced standard. It is informational only and not an official part of the standard; the full text of the Standard itself must be referred to for its use and application. ASTM does not give any warranty express or implied or make any representation that the contents of this abstract are accurate, complete or up to date.
1. Scope
1.1 This specification covers the chemical, mechanical, and physical requirements for available wrought alloy Tool steel products.
1.2 These products, which include hot or cold finished bar, plate, sheet, strip, rod, wire, or forgings, are normally fabricated into tools, dies, or fixtures. The selection of a material for a particular application will depend upon design, service conditions, and desired properties.
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered Standard.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the Standard.
ASTM Standards
A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of steel Products
A561 Practice for Macroetch Testing of Tool steel Bars
A600 Specification for Tool steel High Speed
A700 Practices for Packaging, Marking, and Loading Methods for steel Products for Shipment
E3 Guide for Preparation of Metallographic Specimens
E30 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of steel, Cast Iron, Open-Hearth Iron, and Wrought Iron
E45 Test Methods for Determining the Inclusion Content of steel
E59 Practice for Sampling steel and Iron for Determination of Chemical Composition
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)
Military Standard
MIL-STD-163 Steel Mill Products, Preparation for Shipment and Storage
Federal Standards
Fed.Std.No.183 Continuous Identification Marking of Iron and Steel Products
Other Standards
SAEJ1086 Recommended Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS)
Index Terms
alloy; cold work tool steels; decarburization; hardness; hot work tool steels; macrostructure; tool steel ^INDEX TERMS: Tool steel--specifications;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 77.140.10 (Heat-treatable steels)
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Banks and other types of financial institutions are created to serve as a helping hand to people in need of financial assistance, and they offer that help through various products and services. People have different requirements and banks therefore provide wide array of features, which are designed to satisfy the customers and make them come back. Naturally, banks charge fees for their services and therefore they need as much satisfied clients as possible.
What mean savings accounts?
Savings accounts are one of the products which is offered by almost any bank in the world, and this type of accounts is the classic service which perfectly describes the role and function of this financial institution. Since we live in a world which is governed by money we all need it, more or less, and money is sometimes needed in larger quantities than usual. Banks give out loans and credits when this type of events occur, but people like to have their own money ready for unexpected occasions. Since the down of humanity and the invention of money, people have saved their funds and used them for important event in their lives.
Nowadays, money is predominantly saved for buying a house, new car, or for college or retirement. Whatever the reason, people do not like to keep large amounts of money in their homes anymore, and they turn to banks for help, instead of stuffing their pillows with large volumes of cash like they did in the old days. Here you can see some tips on how to choose a saving account.
Why savings accounts are so popular?
The product which is usually offered to people who come asking for help from a bank is called a savings account, and this type of account is used by millions of people all over the world. Every bank is offering this product since it presents the ideal device to store the money at a safe place. People who want to save their funds choose this option because it is simple and efficient, and because the funds will grow with the passage of time.
This increase in the overall amount is attributed to interest rates, and they are periodical additions to client's account payed by the bank. It can even be said that interest rates are payed as a kind of gratitude for keeping the money at the bank in question, but most clients are just happy to receive this extra boost and they do not think about the deeper meaning or the function of interests. However, it is important for most of them to have interest rates which are higher than inflation, and also that the savings will yield a return in the end.
Savings accounts are generally not created for frequent transactions and withdrawals, but the money on the account is still liquid and can be used when necessary. This makes them ideal for customers who would like to have a safe place for their funds, but who also prefer to have their money in their hands when they want to. When interest rates are included into the whole picture, it is easy to see why savings accounts are so popular.


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Word started buzzing around the State House just prior to Gov. Chafee making his historic executive order recognizing same sex marriages from other states – but the rumors weren't about marriage equality, they were about 38 Studios.
By the end of the day, Bill Rappleye of Channel 10 broke what very well could become the biggest story to date of 2012: the state is working with 38 Studios to help keep it solvent.
38 Studios, former Red Sox Curt Schilling's company, was given a $75 million guaranteed loan to move from Massachusetts to Rhode Island by former Gov. Don Carcieri. The former CEO governor, who always touted his business experience as reason to trust him as a public official, pushed through the highly controversial loan to his friend and political ally as a way to shore up his otherwise poor economic development record while in office.
It worked; whatever happens to 38 Studios, Carcieri owns it.
One needn't to be a business expert to know that investing in 38 Studios was a risky proposition. In fact, our own Sam Howard detailed why it was in a post earlier this year. 38 Studios has made some money on its new single player game Kingdoms of Amular. But the project Rhode Island is vested in is a huge multiplayer game called Copernicus. Howard points out here why the former is a much safer investment than the latter:
"…one of the things that [Amular] had going for it was that it's single-player. Single-player games are like novels, in a lot of ways. People are more willing to get into a new one. But [multiplayer games] are in a lot of ways like a bowling league. Once you're part of one, why join another?"
Indeed, business experts knew this was a risky investment as well. Ted Nesi reports: "Last June, PricewaterhouseCoopers audited 38 Studios and issued a "going concern" opinion that expressed "substantial doubt" about whether the company would be able to stay solvent, the disclosure filing said."
Why didn't Carcieri, who was lauded for his business acumen, see this? Why didn't Keith Stokes, Carcieri's economic development chief who lauded the loan and was then kept on by Chafee, even though the current governor vociferously argued against granting 38 Studios the risky loan? Why didn't taxpayers? Where was the Tea Party on this one?
Why might not matter now. What matters most is how to protect the state's investment, and its economy.
In the meantime, as the local media has been looking for the "next Central Falls," Rappleye might just have stumbled onto it … but this time there will be no way to argue that pensions or union contracts are the problem. This time the issue seems squarely to be that the public servants simply placed too much faith in private sector.
Curt Schilling was supposed to be the state's ultimate job creator. It's high time Rhode Island realizes that, whether it's tax cuts or tax giveaways, such an economic strategy is far too risky keep placing so much blind faith in.


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Over the years, the world has been witness to many an irresponsible management policy and greed that wreaked havoc on 'super' companies that folded up. In the process, billions of dollars — both investors' money and employees' pension — went down the drain.
Here is the list of Top 10 America's largest bankruptcies listed in Rediff.com


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Accounting - Title/DealSpecialist
With 10 busy dealerships and 2 body shops, the Executive Auto Group has provided superior customer service to Hartford, Berlin, Wallingford, North Haven, Guilford, and the surrounding towns' car-buying community for more than 40 years.
Currently, we are seeking an Automotive Accounting - Title/Deal - Specialist for our Wallingford central accounting office. This team member will be responsible for tracking and sending bank contracts to lenders, processing trade payoffs, recording accounting transactions, completing and transmitting DMV paperwork and other functions related to the accounting office.
Job Responsibilities
Responsibilities for the Automotive Accounting - Title/Deal Specialist position include but are not limited to:
- Process car deals in an efficient and accurate manner
- Process dealer trades, wholesales and lien payoffs
- Process and transmit DMV paperwork
- Verify costs, commissions and transactions for each sale
- Comply with federal, state and company policies and procedures and regulations
- Code documents according to company procedure
- Classify, record and summarize numerical and financial data to compile and keep financial records, using journals, ledgers and computers
- Perform all other job duties as requested by management
Job Requirements
Specific qualifications for the Automotive Accounting - Title/Deal Specialist position include:
· 2 years of dealership title clerk experience
· Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Excel
· CDK Drive experience preferred
· Proficiency in communication and basic math
· Detail oriented
- Full company benefits, medical, dental
- 401(k) program
- Professional and respectful work environment
- Excellent advancement opportunity


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SHREVEPORT, La., Dec. 20, 2012 – Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), an operating unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), today began commercial operation of the new 600-megawatt (MW) John W. Turk, Jr. Power Plant near Fulton, Ark., in Hempstead County.
Turk, the first ultra-supercritical generating unit to go into operation in the U.S., generates electricity more efficiently at higher temperatures, requires less coal and produces fewer emissions to generate the same amount of power as existing coal units.
"The Turk Plant is yet another example of AEP's long history of advancing coal-fueled generating technologies. AEP built our nation's first supercritical coal-fueled power plants decades ago. At Turk, we've deployed ultra-supercritical generating technology, and built one of the nation's cleanest, most efficient pulverized coal generating plants," said Nicholas K. Akins, AEP president and chief executive officer. "Turk will provide reliable, affordable power for our customers and project partners and will provide significant benefits for the area's economy. I commend our employees and the business and community partners who helped make Turk happen."
SWEPCO owns 73 percent (440 MW) of the $1.8 billion, Turk Plant. Co-owners are Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. (AECC), 12 percent for its 490,000 members; East Texas Electric Cooperative (ETEC), 8 percent for its 178,000 customers; and Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority (OMPA), 7 percent, serving 39 municipal electric systems in the state.
"This is a milestone addition of very efficient generation during SWEPCO's 100th anniversary to help meet the growing energy needs of all SWEPCO customers, and we heartily thank our many supporters of the project these last six years," said Venita McCellon-Allen, SWEPCO president and chief operating officer. "We are so proud of the Turk Plant because it demonstrates our commitment and ability to meet stringent environmental standards set by federal and state regulatory agencies."
Construction of the Turk Plant began in November 2008, and the project provided up to 2,200 construction jobs at the peak of employment in May 2011. The plant will have 109 permanent positions and an estimated annual payroll of $9 million. Turk will provide an additional $6 million in annual school and county property tax revenues in Southwest Arkansas. The plant will serve SWEPCO retail and wholesale customers in Louisiana and Texas, as well as the ETEC customers. In Arkansas the plant will serve SWEPCO's wholesale customers – the cities of Hope, Bentonville and Prescott – and the AECC members. OMPA customers in Oklahoma also will benefit from the power produced at the Turk Plant.
SWEPCO's balanced approach to new generation, announced in 2006, includes both coal and natural gas plants to support generation fuel diversity. The coal-fueled Turk Plant is a base-load facility designed to meet customers' need for power that is consistently available 24/7. SWEPCO also added peaking generation to its fleet through the 300-MW natural gas-fueled Harry D. Mattison Power Plant in Northwest Arkansas, which came on line in 2007; and intermediate generation from the 508-MW combined-cycle natural gas-fueled J. Lamar Stall Unit at Arsenal Hill in Shreveport, La., which came on line in 2010.
The Turk Plant is located on about 3,000 acres between Fulton and McNab, Ark. Tim Gross is the plant manager. Fuel for the plant is low-sulfur coal from the Powder River Basin in Wyoming.
The new facility is named for John W. Turk, Jr., who was president and chief executive officer of SWEPCO from 1983-1988. A Texas native and graduate of the University of Texas, Turk worked for SWEPCO for 39 years. He passed away in 2009.
SWEPCO serves more than 524,000 customers in three states, including 114,000 in western Arkansas, 228,000 in northwest and central Louisiana, and 182,000 in East and North Texas. SWEPCO's headquarters are in Shreveport, La. News releases and other information about SWEPCO can be found at www.swepco.com.
American Electric Power is one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, delivering electricity to more than 5 million customers in 11 states. AEP ranks among the nation's largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S. AEP also owns the nation's largest electricity transmission system, a nearly 39,000-mile network that includes more 765 kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined. AEP's transmission system directly or indirectly serves about 10 percent of the electricity demand in the Eastern Interconnection, the interconnected transmission system that covers 38 eastern and central U.S. states and eastern Canada, and approximately 11 percent of the electricity demand in ERCOT, the transmission system that covers much of Texas. AEP's utility units operate as AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia and West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana and east and north Texas). AEP's headquarters are in Columbus, Ohio. News releases and other information about AEP can be found at www.aep.com.
This report made by American Electric Power and its Registrant Subsidiaries contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Although AEP and each of its Registrant Subsidiaries believe that their expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, any such statements may be influenced by factors that could cause actual outcomes and results to be materially different from those projected. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are: the economic climate and growth in, or contraction within, AEP's service territory and changes in market demand and demographic patterns; inflationary or deflationary interest rate trends; volatility in the financial markets, particularly developments affecting the availability of capital on reasonable terms and developments impairing AEP's ability to finance new capital projects and refinance existing debt at attractive rates; the availability and cost of funds to finance working capital and capital needs, particularly during periods when the time lag between incurring costs and recovery is long and the costs are material; electric load and customer growth; weather conditions, including storms, and AEP's ability to recover significant storm restoration costs through applicable rate mechanisms; available sources and costs of, and transportation for, fuels and the creditworthiness and performance of fuel suppliers and transporters; availability of necessary generating capacity and the performance of AEP's generating plants; AEP's ability to recover Indiana Michigan Power's Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant Unit 1 restoration costs through warranty, insurance and the regulatory process; AEP's ability to recover regulatory assets and stranded costs in connection with deregulation; AEP's ability to recover increases in fuel and other energy costs through regulated or competitive electric rates; AEP's ability to build or acquire generating capacity, including the Turk Plant, and transmission line facilities (including the ability to obtain any necessary regulatory approvals and permits) when needed at acceptable prices and terms and to recover those costs (including the costs of projects that are cancelled) through applicable rate cases or competitive rates; new legislation, litigation and government regulation, including requirements for reduced emissions of sulfur, nitrogen, mercury, carbon, soot or particulate matter and other substances or additional regulation of flyash and similar combustion products that could impact the continued operation and cost recovery of AEP's plants; timing and resolution of pending and future rate cases, negotiations and other regulatory decisions (including rate or other recovery of new investments in generation, distribution and transmission service and environmental compliance); resolution of litigation (including AEP's dispute with Bank of America); AEP's ability to constrain operation and maintenance costs; AEP's ability to develop and execute a strategy based on a view regarding prices of electricity, natural gas and other energy-related commodities; changes in the creditworthiness of the counterparties with whom AEP has contractual arrangements, including participants in the energy trading market; actions of rating agencies, including changes in the ratings of debt; volatility and changes in markets for electricity, natural gas, coal, nuclear fuel and other energy-related commodities; changes in utility regulation, including the implementation of electric security plans and related regulation in Ohio and the allocation of costs within regional transmission organizations, including PJM and SPP; accounting pronouncements periodically issued by accounting standard-setting bodies; the impact of volatility in the capital markets on the value of the investments held by AEP's pension, other postretirement benefit plans and nuclear decommissioning trust and the impact on future funding requirements; prices and demand for power that AEP generates and sells at wholesale; changes in technology, particularly with respect to new, developing or alternative sources of generation; and other risks and unforeseen events, including wars, the effects of terrorism (including increased security costs), embargoes and other catastrophic events.
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Housing: Off-Campus and On-Campus
Read on for more information on housing in Evanston/Chicago and on Northwestern's Evanston campus!
Watch our webinar with Off Campus Life (June 2018)!
Off-Campus Housing
Off-campus housing can take many forms. You could sublet a room or an apartment from someone who is away for a short period of time. Or you might try to rent a room from someone who has extra space or a family with an empty room in their home. You can also sign a lease with a realty company, or an individual landlord.
The NU Off-Campus Life office is your first point of contact when moving to the Evanston and/or Chicago metro area. The website helps students and families find housing, sign a lease, understand tenant/landlord rights and responsibilities, and provides resources available for Northwestern's off-campus community. Learn more:
- How to Find Housing
- How to Move Off-Campus
- Where to Find Housing
- Before Signing the Lease
- Living in Evanston
- Housing FAQ
Questions? Email Off-Campus Life staff and follow NU Off-Campus Life on Facebook
Required documents
When you apply for housing, be prepared to present the following items to the rental agency or landlord.
- Current visa stamp
- Funding offer letter
- Passport
- Credit card for deposit payment
Issues to consider
- Costs: Can the rent go up? What, if any, utilities are included in the rent? If utilities are not included, how much more than rent can you expect to pay monthly? Is there a security deposit? How long is the lease? Are furnishings provided?
- Location: How safe is the neighborhood? Is public transportation available? How close is the housing to campus and other services?
- If subletting: Will rent be paid monthly and to whom (the person subletting or the company/landlord with whom the lease has been signed)? Is smoking permitted?
- If you have roommates: How will you split costs and chores? Who is responsible for initiating billing for which utilities? When is it okay to host guests? Is smoking permitted?
- If you have children: Where will they go to school?
Sites for finding rentals and sublets
On-campus student housing
Undergraduate options range from small houses of 50 or fewer residents to large residence halls with 400 or more students. There is also gender-specific housing, co-ed housing and Residential Collages that combine your academic and extracurricular activities. In most cases, on-campus housing at Northwestern means that you will be sharing a room with another student, as well as sharing a common bathroom, living area and kitchen with all the students on your floor or wing.
Graduate options include Englehart Hall, McManus and Seabury on the Evanston campus. On the Chicago campus, there are limited opportunities in Abbott Hall, with priority given to students living with spouses and/or dependents.
For more information
- Northwestern Residential Services
- Undergraduate Housing website or contact the office at (847) 491-7564 or email email@example.com.
- Rez Essentials, a student-run dorm furniture shopping site


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The leader in wedding planning, event planning, and event promotion, in Washington DC metro area (DC, MD, VA).
PerGen Productions Presents:
Meheregan Celebration
Mehregan (or the Autumn festival of Harvest) is one of the two most ancient Iranian festivals known, dating back at least as far as the earliest Aryans (Iranians). The word "Mehr" (in Mehregan) in the Persian language means kindness. Mehr represents knowledge, love, light and friendship.
General information:
- Doors open at 6:45pm
- Dinner available to purchase from Kabob Bazaar
- Cash Bar
- Must be 18 or more
Ticket information:
- Pre-sale tickets starts: $20
- Door tickets if available: $30
- VIP tickets: $40
- DJ Aras Bliss of Toronto
- MC by Arshia Kia
- Live music by Foad
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Games Development FdSc
Maybe you're hooked on the beautiful simplicity of Monument Valley, or perhaps it's the thrill of battle in Call of Duty that gets you; whatever your preference we designed this course with one major goal: to get you into the games industry.
You'll have all the tools you need in our specially designed games suite, but we'll also provide direct contact with big names from the worlds of games development, production and publishing so you can train from the experts in design, programming, art, animation, and production.
You'll master software packages like Unreal Engine, Unity, Autodesk 3DS Max, Adobe Photoshop and ZBrush to develop your ideas all the way from concept sketches to full-blown environments, characters and animations, for use in your own game productions. We'll also teach you the fundamentals of game scripting, so you can build on the problem-solving skills needed to transition seamlessly between the various disciplines of game development. In class, you'll work in a team-based environment that closely matches a real world studio, following professional workflows that ensure everyone operates with a single purpose with a strong emphasis on producing high value portfolios. Then in second year you can build your industry experience further with a work placement and some real life industry briefs.
And if you want more, there's an opportunity for further study to a full BSc Honours degree with a third year option.
Whether you plan to be a valued member of an established AAA studio, or become an overnight sensation as a rock-star Indie developer with your creative vision, by the end of the course you'll be on top of your game in every aspect of developing, marketing and shipping products that can compete across computer, console and mobile spaces.
Course Content
The course is split into modules over two levels (years):
Year 1 (HE4 modules):
Introduction to 3D Computer Graphics
In this module you will consider the limitations of real time rendering and the freedoms of non-real time rendering. You will also consider how this impacts on 3D model and texture creation and its bearing on production workflow. You will learn how to create 3D models and 2D textures through the manipulation of digital imagery, with industry standard software for appropriate deliverables. Study will focus on 3D modelling basics and asset creation, 2D digital image manipulation and industry standards and practices.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Create 3D models using industry standard construction techniques.
2. Create and place appropriate materials and textures on the surface of 3D models.
3. Render 3D in either real time or none real time.
4. Deliver assessments on time.
5. Describe your own work and demonstrate reflective learning and an ability to discuss and present experiences and elements of work.
Assessment: A portfolio of model work, and a report.
Introduction to Level Design
This module equips you with the core skills to be able to design and implement your own levels in modern industry standard level editors. You will be taught from the basics up to a level where you can create your own fully 3D levels including interactive elements, different game modes, lighting, single player, multiplayer, sound, and importing your own game assets. You will also explore the underlying theory behind the structure and design of levels, including but not limited to, prototyping and designing with both paper and digital tools, pacing and flow of gameplay, progressive difficulties, and implementation of basic mechanics. This module also forms the start of your portfolio by means of the assessment which includes an extensive amount of level design.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Demonstrate skill in the use of level editing tools.
2. Apply the relevant level design theory to the game content you create.
3. Provide the rationale behind your design choices relating to design theory.
Assessment: A portfolio of work.
Object Oriented Games Programming
This module uses your basic programming skills and introduces you to additional programming concepts and techniques, using an appropriate high-level programming language. You will learn and apply techniques to improve program design, including the use of functions, parameter passing, dynamic data structures (and their memory management issues) and the use of an Object Orientation (OO) approach to development. You will also learn how to document programs using appropriate OO techniques. You will use a suitable framework/library for developing 2D games, and by the end of the module you should be able to produce a 2D game and understand primary object-orientated concepts, such as association and aggregation, and more advanced object-orientated concepts such as inheritance.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Understand and use primary Object Orientation within programs.
2. Understand and use more advanced Object Orientation within programs.
3. Understand and use Object Orientation documentation.
4. Develop a 2D game from appropriate specifications.
5. Demonstrate a developed game and answer technical questions regarding its development.
Assessment: A portfolio, and a practical skills assessment.
Introduction to Digital Sculpting
This module will introduce you to digital sculpting techniques. The main focus will be on modelling and texture painting character, or character related assets. You will start with the initial theory through to applying it to practical projects. You will also be taught how these toolsets relate to current industry pipelines; case studies of existing industry titles will be used to demonstrate this. You will be taught the theory behind character creation for video games as well as other digital art forms such as film and TV. The practical knowledge taught in this module will be applied to a series of assignment tasks, which will involve both modelling and texturing. You will be expected to come up with your own concepts that fit in with the assignment criteria and then create these in the sculpting software.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Display knowledge of digital sculpting packages for games asset creation.
2. Deliver assessments and portfolio work that correspond to a set criteria.
3. Describe and reflect on the creation of your sculpted assets.
4. Explain the benefits and limitations involved in creating assets using sculpting software.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of the theory of character creation for a variety of different media.
Assessment: A portfolio of character modelling and a report.
Sound for Games
This module aims to provide an introduction to the principles of sound design and production for use in various visual media; in particular it has an emphasis of sounds within a computer game environment. You will be expected to develop awareness of the role of sound in a range of visual media and through effective analysis, planning and time management, implement appropriate solutions to a given brief within the specified deadlines. Production techniques and encoding formats are taught with reference to industry standards and requirements for the various media. This module is intended to enhance your portfolio of skills so that you can offer yourselves as a more rounded practitioner in the workplace. This will allow you to maximise your potential within games production teams and ultimately become more employable.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Plan, capture and record sound for a variety of game production scenarios.
2. Use industry-standard tools to process audio content and output in a number of file formats.
3. Describe the production work flow process from capture and recording to release for visual media output.
4. Manage your time and workflow.
5. Assess the use of sound and soundtracks within visual media for games.
Assessment: A soundtrack project, and a report.
This module will introduce the scholarly requirements of study at HE level. It concentrates on key scholarly requirements in terms of study skills (e.g. academic writing, giving a presentation), information skills (retrieving and referencing information, researching) and self-management skills (knowing one's learning style, producing a personal development plan). You will develop these skills within the context of games development. By the nature of the module, you will experience learning in different contexts: in lectures, participation in seminars, engaging in smaller group work, one-to-one support, blended learning and, more generally, operating within a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and additional digital resources.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Demonstrate appropriate subject knowledge and practical skills in an area of relevance to the particular cluster.
2. Discuss relevant information and ideas obtained from a variety of historical and theoretical sources in order to contextualise key concepts.
3. Communicate with competence in various academic contexts, both written and oral.
4. Access and use effectively electronic information tools for communication, research and assessment.
5. Assess your own personal skills for the development of self-management skills.
Assessment: A portfolio of written work and presentation.
Year 2 (HE5 modules):
Environment Modelling for Games
In this module you will apply your existing knowledge to the creation of realistic and convincing environments for games. You will take environment designs through from concept to completion following industry standard project pipelines and using industry standard software. You will learn about model and texture creation for environments, looking at specific techniques and theories in current videogame environment production. Aesthetically you will look at key issues for level creation including scale and consistency. You will also be introduced to lighting theory and the techniques within game engines for lighting environments; lighting theory will include the study of real world examples, how light is used in media as an aesthetic tool and how it can enhance level design. You will also expand upon your material creation knowledge so that you can create effective environment scenes.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Produce models that are suitable for use in real-time games environments in response to a set criteria.
2. Show creativity in the development of games related assets for use in real-time games environments.
3. Evaluate the production of your real-time environment scene.
4. Summarise the theory and production pipelines involved in creating environment assets for games.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of lighting and material theory in real-time games environments.
Assessment: A portfolio of environment work, including a report.
Digital Sculpting for Games
This module further develops your skills in digital sculpting software, specifically for modelling and texture painting. You will also expand on your knowledge of anatomy through life drawing classes and will then apply this to a sculpted character in your assignments. The majority of study in this module is learning how to apply sculpting theory to assets that can actually be utilised in a real-time scene, so you will be taught how to make a character model and the relevant assets suitable for rigging, while also examining existing games' polygon counts and topology. You will be expected to produce character concepts as part of your assignment that fit within defined criteria; you will then create them in the sculpting package and follow the taught pipeline to finalise the models for use in a real-time scene.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Create character assets that follow industry pipelines and can be utilised in real-time scenes.
2. Produce anatomy related traditional art portfolio based on life drawing sessions and anatomy reference.
3. Apply anatomy knowledge to concept designs and sculpted character work.
4. Criticise and reflect on the production of your coursework.
5. Summarise and analyse the pipeline involved in creating character related art assets using digital sculpting software for videogames.
Assessment: A portfolio of life-drawings and character sculptures, including a report.
Intermediate Games Scripting
This module equips you with the skills required to produce scripted artefacts using a game environment. You will also be exposed to scripting IDEs, leading to the production of a scripted artefact and environments, which includes concepts of visual literacy and camera placement and control. You will also learn about scripted events, and be introduced to the concept of scripting within a games engine. Typically, you will develop a game which includes a user interface, in-game player interaction and simple mechanics. In addition to these major skills you will be able to develop your communication and teamworking skills.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Understand the elements of visual literacy that are relevant to the creation of artefacts in games.
2. Produce documentation to precisely define the direction of a scripted artefact.
3. Communicate effectively with other members of a team.
4. Reflect on the application of skills in the course of the module.
5. Demonstrate skill in the use of scripting environments, as well as applying standard programming notations and conventions.
Assessment: Two projects; a scripted artefact and a game environment with accompanying documentation.
Data Structures for Games
This module will provide you with an introduction to the data structures, algorithms and programming constructs underpinning computer games software development. The purpose of the module is to prepare you for designing, analysing, implementing and using appropriate data structures and algorithms to solve commonly needed tasks in computer games. You will continue with the Object Orientated approaches from previous work, and include the use of Polymorphism to enable abstract classes and interfaces to be used within your programs. You will be introduced to more advanced data structures and their respective advantages and disadvantages, and you will analyse algorithms in terms of their efficiency to use appropriate algorithms within your code. By the end of the module, you will be able to use and justify appropriate data structures and algorithms for a specified game.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Design, analyse and use Object Orientation within programs.
2. Design, justify and use Object Orientation within programs.
3. Implement a standard algorithm.
4. Justify and use appropriate data structures and algorithm.
5. Develop a 2D game from appropriate specifications.
Assessment: A set practical exercise, and a game portfolio using data structures and algorithms.
Portfolio Project
This module will help you develop enterprise and employability skills through the development of a showcase piece of work, and engage you in personal development planning. The main vehicle for this will be the development of a piece of work that will form the centrepiece of your 'show reel' or portfolio of work that will be initiated in this module and developed across the remainder of the course. The artefact to be generated will involve the development of skills employed during your study so far, enabling you to experience on an individual basis the set of skills required to undertake work in your chosen field.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Produce conceptual designs, specification and planning documents.
2. Reflect on past achievements and identified personal and professional aims and objectives for remainder of course and transition to employment.
3. Demonstrate an ability to manage projects effectively, within the constraints set by a design brief.
4. Demonstrate creativity and efficiency in the production of artefact(s).
Assessment: A portfolio, and a report.
Work-based Learning
This module aims to enable you to acquire skills and knowledge through work-based learning, which will extend and reinforce your understanding of games development. You will be expected to explore potential vocational opportunities and consider how you can progress from your studies to work in the wider world, and explore links between what you have learned on the course and games development in the working environment. The work-based learning can either be with an employer, or on a self-employed or freelance basis, for instance by preparing work for submission to a competition or festival, or undertaking a commissioning opportunity, or working on a community media project. The field of work you choose to expand your knowledge and understanding of media production is up to you.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Explain working practices in a specific workplace.
2. Explain the business and/or wider community environment in which an organisation operates.
3. Assess how an organisation achieves its aims with reference to the style and structure of internal management including the definition of staff responsibilities, communication methods and overall workplace culture.
4. Apply concepts, knowledge and/or analytical skills developed in your course to some element of the whole situation or experience.
5. Evaluate your experience, especially the relevance of your existing skills and knowledge to the requirements of the placement, and identify points of personal development and learning.
Assessment: A portfolio presented within the class, and which details a period of work placement.
Key Information
– FdSc Games Development (awarding body: University of Bolton).
Tuition Fees
– £9000 per year (full time), and £1500 per module (part time). Total costs for the course are £18,000 (full time and part time).
– Information on funding for this course can be found
–2 years full time, or 3.5 years part time
Start Date
– September 2017
Entry Requirements
– 64 UCAS Points, achieved from at least one, but preferably two GCSE A2 levels (or equivalent) in any subject. You should also have 5 GCSEs at Grade C or above (or equivalent, to include English and mathematics. Applicants will also be invited to an interview, with subject experience and enthusiasm the primary basis on which applicants will be selected. Once your application has been processed you will be sent a letter stating the date you that you are required to attend, and what will be required of you. If it is not possible for you to attend on the date proposed, please contact us to rearrange a date or agree alternative arrangements.
European applicants may not be able to attend an interview in the UK; once your application has been processed, you should submit an e-portfolio, CD or DVD of your recent work by arrangement with us; this will be followed by a telephone interview. If English is not your first language, English at IELTS 6.0 (or equivalent) will be required. Please ask for details.
This course is open to UK and EU students. Applications from International students cannot usually be accepted because SSR does not have a Tier 4 licence. Therefore, if you require sponsorship under Tier 4 (i.e. a Tier 4 international student visa to study in the UK) then unfortunately we will be unable to consider your application for this course.
Contact Hours
– Generally, for each 20 credit module you undertake, you will be required to spend 200 studying; these hours will be divided between contact hours (time spent at SSR with staff) and independent study hours. On average, 60-70 hours of contact time is timetabled per module and each module might be split like this:
Associated costs
– We will not charge you any additional fees or ask you to pay any additional costs that are mandatory for the completion of your course.* In addition to the course fees, there are some further costs which you may incur as a student on this course. These costs are optional and are not mandatory to your studies. These might involve buying for example:
USB/flash/pen drives; some submissions will require work to be submitted on these, and while you will have them returned to you eventually this may take some time (buying in bulk will save money and an 8GB might be as little as £2-£3)
Unreal/Unity Marketplace assets; although we will provide as many 3D assets and animations as we can, you may wish to reserve around £100 for specific assets to enhance your game projects
In year two, attendance at the Develop Conference in Brighton is encouraged; entry can be up to £800 for an Access All Areas pass, but there is also a level of free access available. Travel to and from Brighton is around £80 (not including accommodation)
*Terms and conditions apply, please see
for further information
Contact details
- For an informal discussion and further details about the course please contact the course leader:
Darby Costello -
Tel: +44 (0)161 276 2100
UCAS Code:
UCAS Institution:
Campus code:
If you need any further help or advice on the application process, please contact
or call us on 0161 276 2100.
– FdSc Games Development (awarding body: University of Bolton).
Academic Partner
– University of Bolton
– 2 years full-time, or 3.5 years part-time
Mode of Study
– Part Time & Full Time
Time of Study
– Daytime
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Hours of Study
– Generally, for each 20 credit module you undertake, you will be required to spend 200 studying; these hours will be divided between contact hours (time spent at SSR with staff) and independent study hours. On average 60-70 hours of contact time is timetabled per module.
Start Date
– September 2018
Entry Requirements
– 64 UCAS Points, achieved from at least one, but preferably two GCSE A2 levels (or equivalent) in any subject. You should also have 5 GCSEs at Grade C or above (or equivalent, to include English and mathematics. Applicants will also be invited to an interview, with subject experience and enthusiasm the primary basis on which applicants will be selected. Once your application has been processed you will be sent a letter stating the date you that you are required to attend, and what will be required of you. If it is not possible for you to attend on the date proposed, please contact us to rearrange a date or agree alternative arrangements.
European applicants may not be able to attend an interview in the UK; once your application has been processed, you should submit an e-portfolio, CD or DVD of your recent work by arrangement with us; this will be followed by a telephone interview. If English is not your first language, English at IELTS 6.0 (or equivalent) will be required. Please ask for details.
This course is open to UK and EU students. Applications from International students cannot usually be accepted because SSR does not have a Tier 4 licence. Therefore, if you require sponsorship under Tier 4 (i.e. a Tier 4 international student visa to study in the UK) then unfortunately we will be unable to consider your application for this course.
Tuition Fees
– £9000 per year (full time), and £1500 per module (part time). Total costs for the course are £18,000 (full time and part time).
– Information on funding for this course can be found
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