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Fallout 3 – Operation: Anchorage Walkthrough
Operation: Anchorage Walkthrough by Absolute Steve
Version: 1.00 | Updated: 02/04/2009
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II) EXCLUSIVE EQUIPMENT [EQP] ========================= xx) VERSION HISTORY xx) CREDITS xx) COPYRIGHT ________________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT QUESTS [DLC] ________________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________________________________________________________ |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |[DLC-1.0] Operation: Anchorage | |_____________________________________________________________________| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Note: Completing the Operation Anchorage with a new character is perfectly doable and perhaps even recommended. You will go from Level 2 to Level 7 if you do everything correctly, and the quest grants many rewards. _____________________________________________________________________ |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |[DLC-1.1] Aiding the Outcasts | |_____________________________________________________________________| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |ITEMS: [] Jet x2, [] Shotgun Shells x2, [] Carton of Ciggarete x2 | | [] Mentats, [] Buffout x3, [] Jet x3, [] Power Fist, [] Buffout x3, | | [] First Aid Box, [] Purified Water x2, [] Mentats x2, [] Med-X x2, | | [] Med-X, [] First Aid Box x2, [] Shotgun Shells x3, [] Combat Shotgun,| | [] First Aid Box x2, [] Jet x2, [] Psycho, [] Rad-X x2, [] Purified | | Water, [] Mentats, [] Jet x2, [] Buffout, [] Laser Pistol. | | | |ENEMIES: o Raider o Centaur o Super Mutant | | | |QUEST REWARD: 100 EXP. | | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ When you've bought the content and receive the radio signal, head towards Bailey's Crossroads Metro. This can easily be done, even with a completely new character. Head inside, go downstairs and turn east. In the subway you'll come across two Feral Ghouls or so, dispose of them and continue your way east. You can also head down to find a dead captive with several sadistically placed Purified Waters around the cage - just out of reach. You can also find [JET x2] and [SHOTGUN SHELLS x2] around here, as well as Cartons of Cigarettes x2. At the end of the subway you'll walk past an Eat'O'Tronic that holds [MENTATS]. The exit of the subway is just around the corner, which leads to Bailey's Crossroads. Head up the escalators to find a small squad of Brotherhood Outcasts fighting off several Centaurs and Super Mutants. They do a particularly good job so you can follow them without doing all that much. Make your way through the western building, staying close to the Outcast Squad. When you reach the Outcast Base, Defender Morrill will tell you to go inside and talk to the commander. Head down with the red elevator. Once down, you're asked to follow. In the next room, take the time to explore the rightern/northernmost room, which holds a bucket that contains [BUFFOUT x3] and [JET x3]. You'll want to lift the wooden crate with Abraxo Cleaner from it to reveal these items (do so by clicking the right stick). Proceed west until you reach the hallways with the electrical wires and yellow floor. Head up the stairs on your left (south) and you'll get to a room with a [POWER FIST], [BUFFOUT x3] and a Gun Cabinet, Footlocker and bed. Head back to the main hall. The generator room to the west houses a [FIRST AID BOX], [PURIFIED WATER x2], [MENTATS x2] and numerous toolboxes and other custom weapon items. Back in the Main Hall, the NW door with an easy lock can be picked without any Outcasts getting angry at you for doing so. Inside is a corpse of Gary 23 (who you might remember from Vault 108) and you can snatch [MED-X x2] from the desk, another [MED-X] from the surgical table in the corner, and two [FIRST AID BOXES]. Follow Sibley to Protector McGraw to receive information about your objective. Loot the room for [SHOTGUN SHELLS x3], [COMBAT SHOTGUN], two [FIRST AID BOXES], [JET x2], [PSYCHO], [RAD-X x2], [PURIFIED WATER], [MENTATS] and check the Gun Cabinets for ammo and weapons. You can also find a few hidden chems by grabbing the wooden crates from the cabinets near McGraw. They hold [JET x2] and [BUFFOUT]. Lastly you may want to grab the [LASER PISTOL] from the desk and examine the footlockers behind the desk. When you're stacked, enter the Simulation room, talk to Olin and enter the Pod. When you enter the simulation you're automatically given the following items: Trench Knife, 3 Explosive Charges, 60x 10mm Rounds, Winterized Combat Armor, Winterized Combat Helmet, Stealth Boy, 50 Bobby Pins, Silenced 10mm Pistol. The Sergeant will give you a quick debrief, and after this it's down to business. _____________________________________________________________________ |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |[DLC-1.2] The Guns of Anchorage | |_____________________________________________________________________| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |ITEMS: [] Sniper Rifle, [] Frag Mine, [] Chinese Assault Rifle, [] Frag | | Mine x2, [] Frag Grenade x2, [] Stealth Boy, [] Gauss Rifle, | | [] Microfusion Cell x6, [] Frag Mine x2, [] Frag Grenade x2, | | [] 5.56mm Rounds x50, [] 10mm Rounds x60, [] Microfusion Cell x10, | | [] Intel Suitcase, [] Goodbye Holotape, [] Intel Suitcase, | | [] Sniper Rifle, [] Frag Grenade x2, [] Frag Mine, [] Microfusion | | Cell x4, [] Missile x2, [] Chinese Assault Rifle, [] Intel Suitcase,| | [] Frag Grenade x2, [] Holotape: Invasion, [] Missile x2, [] Frag Mine,| | [] Frag Grenade x2, [] Microfusion Cell x4, [] Intel Suitcase, | | [] Frag Grenade x2, [] Frag Grenade x2, [] Holotape: Overrun, | | [] Frag Mine x2, [] Microfusion Cell x3, [] Frag Grenade, [] Missile x2| | [] Frag Mine, [] Missile, [] Microfusion Cell x5, Frag Grenade x2, | | [] Frag Grenade x2, [] Microfusion Cell x6, [] Missile x2, Microfusion | | Cell x6, [] Frag Mine x2, [] Missile x2, [] Frag Grenade x3, | | [] Microfusion Cell x5, [] Frag Grenade x2, [] Microfusion Cell x4. | | | |ENEMIES: o Chinese Soldier o Crimson Dragoon o Chinese Sniper | | o Chinese Inferno Unit | | | |QUEST REWARD: 100 EXP. | | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Note: There are 4 Intel Suitcases to be found during this mission. These can *not* be gotten once you complete the mission, so be sure to grab all 4 of them if you have any interest in getting the Covert Ops Perk at the end of the simulation (which requires you to find all 10 Intel Suitcases). Anchorage Cliffs: ----------------- Make your way over the cliffs to the east and take out a Chinese Soldier (a second one may come over to aid him). You can't loot their bodies as the simulation automatcally disposes of them. Look around for the red [HEALTH DISPENSER] and activate it to fully restore your health. You will be using these throughout the whole simulation. Make your way to the ropebridge and kill the Chinese Soldier. Now rush over the ropebridge and the stairs to come and dispose of the soldier above. From here you can head SE to find a [HEALTH DISPENSER], [SNIPER RIFLE] and a [FRAG MINE]. The NW Cabin holds a [CHINESE ASSAULT RIFLE], an [AMMO DISPENSER] (which fully recovers your ammo stock for your weapons, mines and grenades excluded), two [FRAG MINES] and two [FRAG GRENADES]. Make your way over the western pipe and climb the catwalk to reach a cold cliff with a [STEALTH BOY]. Continue your mission by heading towards the NW cliffs. As you climb the stairs, grab out your Sniper Rifle and take out the soldier on the upper northern pipe. Set your ascend forth until you reach the red Cave Outpost door, but beware of the two soldiers on that cliff. Cave Outpost: ------------- Inside, watch a parachutist getting killed by two soldiers. Avenge him and grab the [GAUSS RIFLE] he left behind. Explore the SE cavern to find [MICROFUSION CELL x6] (used as ammo for the Gauss Rifle, which Ammo Dispensers don't refill), [FRAG MINE x2], [FRAG GRENADE x2], a [HEALTH DISPENSER] and an [AMMO DISPENSER]. Proceed north, kill a patrolling soldier, head upwards and enter the tunnels. Inside you'll rendevous with Sergeant Benjamin Montgomery. If you ask him for ammo he'll give you [5.56MM ROUNDS x50], [10MM ROUNDS x60] and most importantly, [MICROFUSION CELL x10]. Back Outside: ------------- The cliffs to the north house a few soldiers, but with the help of your sarge you won't have any problems making your way through. Move over the large pipe and you'll get to a cabin with a [HEALTH DISPENSER]. Behind the Very Easy door is a room in which you can find an [INTEL SUITCASE] under the desk. Collect all ten of these to get the Covert Ops Perk at the end of the simulation. Head over more catwalks, kill another soldier and go over the ropeway. Up ahead are a few more soldiers; after killing them make your way over the long ropeway and kill a few more. The Field Storage chamber (with a Very Easy lock) holds the [GOODBYE HOLOTAPE] and an [INTEL SUITCASE]. Head back outside and make your way through the western walkways, which house an [AMMO DISPENSER]. You don't want to head all the way west towards the bunkers unless you want to get slaughtered. Instead, head into the Cave Passage. Kill the soldier, go upstairs and you're outside again, except this time you can approach the bunkers from the side. The first bunker holds two soldiers but also a well-placed [HEALTH DISPENSER]. The other bunker holds another two soldiers, of whom one uses a flamethrower for a change. Chinese Artillery Outpost: -------------------------- Head inside Chinese Artillery Outpost and kill two soldiers in the main hall. East of the main hall is a large stack of supplies, but you'll need to take out two more soldiers first. Look around for a [HEALTH DISPENSER], [AMMO DISPENSER], [SNIPER RIFLE], [FRAG GRENADE x2], [FRAG MINE], [MICROFUSION CELL x4] and [MISSILE x2]. If you head upstairs, which is essentially an alternative route, you'll encounter three more soldiers. A [CHINESE ASSAULT RIFLE] can be found behind a flipped table (just for the ammo). Make your way through the hall and look for a locked door (with a Very Easy lock) just around the corner, which has a little shade over it so it can be difficult to spot. Inside is an [INTEL SUITCASE], [FRAG GRENADE x2] and a [HOLOTAPE: INVASION]. From the room up ahead, continue north through the hangar and waste a few more soldiers. Up ahead is another stack of goodies: An [AMMO DISPENSER], [MISSILE x2], [FRAG MINE], [FRAG GRENADE x2], and [MICROFUSION CELL x4]. In the nearby room (Very Easy locked door) you can find another [INTEL SUITCASE], [FRAG GRENADE x2] and the American Artillery Protocol terminal that makes for an interesting read. Head east and dispose of around six soldiers. There's also a [HEALTH DISPENSER] and two [FRAG GRENADES] here. If you want to restock on ammo you can just backtrack a few steps to the Ammo Dispenser. Make your way through the missile hangar and expect to encounter around 7 soldiers in total. Head upstairs and unlock the Very Easy door in the hallway up ahead. In this storage room you can find the [HOLOTAPE: OVERRUN]. Make your way through the hallway and kill a single soldier. You'll find yet another stock of supplies with a [HEALTH DISPENSER], [AMMO DISPENSER], [FRAG MINE x2], [MICROFUSION CELL x3], [FRAG GRENADE], and [MISSILE x2]. Make your way to the Missile Hangar and the Sergeant will make a witty comment. There's not much time to laught, because three Crimson Dragoons with Stealth camouflage are luring in this hangar. Spot them on your compass and kill them. Go upstairs and find yet another stock of supplies, making this DLC too easy in my humble opinion: [HEALTH DISPENSER], [AMMO DISPENSER], [FRAG MINE], [MISSILE], [MICROFUSION CELL x5], [FRAG GRENADE x2]. Enter the Artillery Overlook. Artillery Overlook: ------------------- Directly to your right is another supply, but soldiers are also on the lure. Find [FRAG GRENADE x2], [MICROFUSION CELL x6] and the standard [HEALTH and AMMO DISPENSERS] near the cliff. Continue your way south and dispose any soldiers and snipers you come across. There's even another [HEALTH DISPENSER] for some reason. Head upstairs and approach the bunker in which two soldiers reside. Kill them and loot yet another generous supply consisting of: [HEALTH DISPENSER], [AMMO DISPENSER], [MISSILE x2], [MICROFUSION CELL x6]. Head outside and plant an Explosive Charge at the Controller of the gun. Keep your distance and watch it blow after 20 seconds. Make your way to the second cannon and kill a soldier and Inferno Unit. Yet another stack is ripe for the taking here: [HEALTH DISPENSER], [AMMO DISPENSER], [FRAG MINE x2], [MISSILE x2], [FRAG GRENADE x3], [MICROFUSION CELL x5]. Make your way to the third cannon and kill the two soldiers in the bunker. There's, of course, another [HEALTH DISPENSER], [AMMO DISPENSER], [FRAG GRENADE x2] and [MICROFUSION CELL x4]. Set the next charge at the third canon and the mission will succeed. You are automatically brought to the headquarters. _____________________________________________________________________ |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |[DLC-1.3] Paving the Way | |_____________________________________________________________________| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |ITEMS: [] Psycho x2, [] Holotape: I'm Okay, [] Custom Equipment, [] Psycho x5,| | [] Gauss Rifle, [] Missile x3, [] Frag Grenade x3, [] Frag Mine, | | [] Microfusion Cell x5, [] Missile x2, [] Frag Mine, [] Frag Grenade x3| | [] Microfusion Cell x6, [] Intel Suitcase, [] Missile x3, [] Frag | | Mine x2, [] Frag Grenade x3, [] Microfusion Cell x5, [] Missile x3, | | [] Frag Mine x2, [] Microfusion Cell x5, [] Frag Grenade x3, [] Intel | | Suitcase, [] Missile x2, [] Frag Grenade x2, [] Frag Mine, | | [] Microfusion Cell x3, [] Frag Grenade x3, [] Frag Mine x2, | | [] Missile x3, [] Microfusion Cell x5, [] Intel Suitcase, [] Missile x3| | [] Frag Mine, [] Frag Grenade x2, [] Microfusion Cell x4. | | | |ENEMIES: o Chinese Soldier o Chinese Sniper o Chinese Launcher | | o Chinese Inferno Unit o Crimson Dragoon o Chinese Technician | | o Spider Drone o Chimera Tank | | | |QUEST REWARD: 100 EXP. | | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ The Headquarters: ----------------- Get a debrief from General Chase, after which you can head over to Lieutenant Morgan who can tell you literally everything about your mission objectives. Lieutenant Morgan will also hand you 5 Recruitment Markets and 2 Explosive Charges. Loot the room for [PSYCHO x2] and a [HOLOTAPE: I'M OKAY]. Use the Requisition Terminal to choose your weaponry. Pick from: Fire Team: Close Assault: Sniper: Heavy Weapons: ---------- -------------- ------- ------------- 1x Assault Rifle 1x Power Fist 1x Sniper Rifle 1x Missile Launcher 1x Combat Knife 1x 10mm Pistol 1x 10mm Pistol 1x 10mm Submachinegun 12x Frag Grenade 1x Combat Shotgun 8x Frag Grenade 8x Frag Mine You can use the Patterson's Terminal to assemble your team. You have 5 Markers and units cost a certain amount of markers. You have three unit slots that you can use. Here are the available units and their cost: Infantryman = 1 Marker Grenadier = 1 Marker Missile Unit = 2 Markers Sniper = 2 Markers Mister Gutsy = 3 Markers Sentry Bot = 4 Markers Needless to say it's a personal preference which one you take, but since you only have three slots it wouldn't be wise to use three Infantrymen as it leaves you with a leftover of 2 Markers. I personally go with a Sentry Bot and an Infantryman, simply because a Sentry Bot is just that powerful. Head outside and speak with Doctor Adami in the sickbay tent on the south. She will hand you [PSYCHO x5]. There is also a [HEALTH DISPENSER] here. Speak with the Quartermaster to retrieve your gear. If you pass the Speech Challenge, he will hand you a [GAUSS RIFLE] and ammunition. Also check his tent to find an [AMMO DISPENSER], [HEALTH DISPENSER], [MISSILE x3], [FRAG GRENADE x3], [FRAG MINE] and [MICROFUSION CELL x5]. Speak with Sergeant Benjamin when you're ready to move out with your team. I will cover the Listening Post first. Note: If you lose troops, speak to the Sergeant and you can have them respawn. The Listening Post: ------------------- Exit the camp and head east. When you reach the train tracks locate your troops and head inside the not so Abandoned Mine Camp. On the SE is a Chinese Launcher that fires missiles at your squad so take care of him ASAP. There are also Snipers around the area, as well as a bunch of soldiers. At the SE area where the Chinese Launcher resides is a stock of goodies. You can find a [HEALTH DISPENSER], [AMMO DISPENSER], [MISSILE x2], [FRAG MINE], [FRAG GRENADE x3] and [MICROFUSION CELL x6]. An [INTEL SUITCASE] can be found near the crates on the other side of this room. Head towards the NE building and clean the place out. There is another supply here: [HEALTH DISPENSER], [AMMO DISPENSER], [MISSILE x3], [FRAG MINE x2], [FRAG GRENADE x3] and [MICROFUSION CELL x5]. Free the captive U.S. soldier here. Make your way NE and take a close look at the container. It's a Stealth Sniper on top of it ... Kill him before you proceed. Three more Stealth Snipers are hidden in this area; There's one on top of the two containers in the distance, and two on each corner on the wall to your right. Make your way to the Listening Post, which is guarded by several Crimson Dragoons. Once inside, make your way though several halls and kill the soldiers hidden away around corners and behind barrels. When you reach a room with stairs, look in the cabinet under the stairs to find an [INTEL SUITCASE]. Head upstairs and you'll get to a supply room. There are however a few Snipers in this room, so be on your guard. The stock holds a [HEALTH DISPENSER], [AMMO DISPENSER], [MISSILE x2], [FRAG MINE], [FRAG GRENADE x3] and [MICROFUSION CELL x5]. Make your way through the door, go upstairs and deal with several Dragoons in the office up ahead. Go through the double doors and deal with two more Stealth Dragoons near the bunker. You can grab the usual goodies from the stock unless you kill the last two soldiers, in which case you're automatically transported back to H.Q. The Chimera Depot: ------------------ Talk to Sergeant Benjamin again and follow them to the Ice Camp, which is to the NE of H.Q. Send your troops in to attack and help them dispose of several soldiers in the camp - this is easily done. One of the tents holds a supply with the following: [HEALTH DISPENSER], [AMMO DISPENSER], [MISSILE x3], [FRAG MINE x2], [MICROFUSION CELL x5] and [FRAG GRENADE x3]. The NW part of the base houses two outposts with soldiers and a couple of tents. It's not difficult to secure the area, especially not with backup. The NW tent contains an [INTEL SUITCASE] on the desk. Make your way to the building on the north and free the two captive US soldiers after killing the Chinese Soldier. There's, naturally, also an [AMMO DISPENSER] and [MISSILE x2], [FRAG GRENADE x2], [FRAG MINE] and [MICROFUSION CELL x3] here. Make your way through the valleys and kill any Spider Drones you come across. These are extremely weak, so that shouldn't be the slightest problem. When you reach two outposts, kill the soldiers and make your way to the depot by opening the gate up ahead. The cabin to your left contains the usual [HEALTH and AMMO DISPENSERS] along with [FRAG GRENADE x3], [FRAG MINE x2], [MISSILE x3] and [MICROFUSION CELL x5]. More importantly there is an [INTEL SUITCASE] on the desk here. Head west and expect resistance from many soldiers. Plant explosives at the large fuel tank and take your distance. The second one is all the way to the west, and there is also a Chimera Tank doing patrols on the far west but with backup it shouldn't be too much of a problem. In the cabin to the SW is another goodie supply, as well as two more soldiers. Find a [HEALTH and AMMO DISPENSER], [MISSILE x3], [FRAG MINE], [FRAG GRENADE x2] and [MICROFUSION CELL x4]. As the last fuel tank blows up, you'd taken back to H.Q. and (if you took care of The Listening Post as well) this quest ends. _____________________________________________________________________ |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |[DLC-1.4] Operation: Anchorage! | |_____________________________________________________________________| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |SIM: [] Intel Suitcase, [] Missile x2, [] Frag Mine x2, [] Frag Grenade x2, | | [] Microfusion Cell x3, [] Missile x2, [] Frag Grenade, [] Frag Mine, | | [] Microfusion Cell x3, [] Missile x2, [] Frag Grenade x2, [] Frag Mine| | [] Microfusion Cell x3, [] Missile x2, [] Frag Grenade x2, [] Frag Mine| | [] Frag Grenade x3, [] Missile x2, [] Frag Grenade x3, Microfusion | | Cell x4, [] Frag Grenade x3, [] Intel Suitcase. | | | |ITEMS: [] Winterized T-51b Power Armor, Winterized T-51b Power Helmet, | | [] Gauss Rifle, [] Chinese Stealth Armor, [] Jingwei's Shocksword, | | [] Trench Knife, [] Chinese Assault Rifle, [] Plasma Mine, | | [] Microfusion Cell x7, [] Electron Charge Pack x7, [] Flamer Fuel, | | [] Missile x2, [] First Aid Box x2, [] Mini Nuke, [] Energy Cell x12, | | [] Frag Mine x2, [] Pulse Mine x2, [] Plasma Grenade, [] Pulse Grenade,| | [] Frag Grenade x5, [] Missile Launcher. | | | |ENEMIES: o Chinese Soldier o Chinese Launcher o Chinese Inferno Unit | | o Brotherhood Outcast | | | |QUEST REWARD: 100 EXP. | | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Take the sergeant with you and proceed north. Make your way through the walkway that curves east. Kill the soldiers and free the american soldier. There's also a [HEALTH DISPENSER] and an [INTEL SUITCASE] here. Near the stairs are more soldiers, and you can replenish your ammo at the [AMMO DISPENSER]. Head up and proceed to the next walkways on the NW where you'll encounter a soldier and an Inferno Unit. Right around the corner are supplies, so don't worry about a thing. Find a [HEALTH and AMMO DISPENSER], [MISSILE x2], [FRAG MINE x2], [FRAG GRENADE x2] and [MICROFUSION CELL x3] before you continue. Rush to the bunker - from which you can expect heavy gunfire - and the path splits up; That's a new one for Anchorage! Take the right (east) path first and kill the soldiers. The path leads to a dead end with another supply stock: [HEALTH and AMMO DISPENSER], [MISSILE x2], [FRAG GRENADE], [FRAG MINE] and [MICROFUSION CELL x3]. Back at the intersection, Hhead north and the path splits once more. The NW path leads to barracks with a [HEALTH DISPENSER] and many soldiers, as well as a terminal with some regular info. The eastern path continues the game, so expect many encounters with all kinds of soldiers. At the end of the walkways you'll stumble upon yet another supply: [HEALTH and AMMO DISPENSER], [MISSILE x2], [FRAG GRENADE x2]. [FRAG MINE] and [MICROFUSION CELL x6]. At the front, push west and deal with several soldiers before continuing into a building with a [HEALTH DISPENSER]. More enemies assault you so keep at it. On the east is the bunker that was firing at you earlier, you can take out the soldiers and turrets now, and three [FRAG GRENADES] are lying on one of the crates. The building to the NW holds another supply: [HEALTH and AMMO DISPENSER] and [MISSILE x2], [FRAG MINE x2], [FRAG GRENADE x3] and [MICROFUSION CELL x4]. In the area up ahead you're assisted by several Power Armored Soldiers. Look around for the building with the [HEALTH DISPENSER] and [FRAG GRENADE x3], or you can just press forward and head inside the cabin. From here, head all the way east (don't walk into the pulse field itself) and enter the building. You can find the last [INTEL SUITCASE] here, as well as the switch to deactivate the pulse field. Head to the main gate of the refinery in the distance and destroy the two Mark II Turrets to blow the entire gate to smithereens. Just be sure that you're not standing right next to the gate when this happens, or you'll lose a lot of your health. Enter the refinery and meet General Jingwei. He executes a soldier in front of your eyes and assaults you if you fail the Speech Challenge. If you succeed he will commit suicide. He's got a LOT of HP, possibly around 1500 or so (and a Behemoth has 2000, for comparison). Watch out for his Shocksword attack, it hurts. Keep at it and he'll drop eventually - this will end the simulation. Back in the real world: ----------------------- Enter the armory and grab whatever you like .. Wait a minute! That son-of-a Sibley doesn't want to share and starts a fight with McGraw. The mutineers also turn against you, and only McGraw and Scribe Olin will be on your side. After dealing with the Outcasts, McGraw (if he's still alive) will thank you. When you've entered the armory, the quest concludes. Note: If Scribe Olin survives the fight, she offers you to repair your weapons, but her repair skill isn't all that great, and can't go beyond 51%. As for the armory, it contains the following unique items: [WINTERIZED T-51B POWER ARMOR], [WINTERIZED T-51B POWER HELMET], [GAUSS RIFLE], [CHINESE STEALTH ARMOR], [JINGWEI'S SHOCKSWORD] and a [TRENCH KNIFE]. The armory also contains the following generic items: [CHINESE ASSAULT RIFLE], [PLASMA MINE], [MICROFUSION CELL x7], [ELECTRON CHARGE PACK x7], [FLAMER FUEL], [MISSILE x2], [FIRST AID BOX x2], [MINI NUKE], [ENERGY CELL x12],[FRAG MINE x2], [PULSE MINE x2], [PLASMA GRENADE], [FRAG GRENADE x2], [PULSE GRENADE], [MISSILE LAUNCHER], [FRAG GRENADE x3]. Note: Upon completing the quest, you are automatically granted the Power Armor Training Perk and the Covert Ops Perk (the Covert Ops is only given if you found all 10 Intel Suitcases). The former allows you to equip any Power Armor in the game, including the freshly acquired Winterized Custom Power Armor, and Cover Ops is a lame perk that increase your Science, Small Guns and Lockpick Skills by +3 points. ________________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ II) EXCLUSIVE EQUIPMENT [EQP] ________________________________________________________________________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Operation Anchorage Exclusive Weapons: ====================================== .--------------------.----.---.---.---.---.----.----.----.----.----.-----------. |Name: | VAL|WGT|CPC| AP|DMG|AUTO| ROF| SPR|CRIT|CDMG|Weapon Type| |====================|====|===|===|===|===|====|====|====|====|====|===========| |Jingwei's Shocksword| 358| 3|---| ??| 23|----|----| 0 | ? | ?? |Melee | |Gauss Rifle | 358| 12| 1| ??| 56|----|----| ? | ? | ?? |Energy | |Trench Knife | 41| 1|---| ??| 8|----|----| 0 | 0 | ?? |Melee | '--------------------'----'---'---'---'---'----'----'----'----'----'-----------' Operation Anchorage Exclusive Equipment: ======================================== .-----------------------------.----.---.------.---.----------------------------. |Name: | VAL|WGT|HEALTH| DR|Added Effects: | |=============================|====|===|======|===|============================| |Winterized T-51b Power Armor |1000| 40| INF | 40|+25 Radiation Resistance | |Winterized T-51b Power Helmet| 120| 4| 100 | 10|CHR +1, +8 Rad. 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Oklahoma City, OK 73131
Record: 0-0 | Unranked
'SOONER' RATHER THAN LATER: Kingfisher's Cortes commits to OU
| Michael Swisher
Less than 24 hours after helping lead his team to another tournament championship, Bijan Cortes announced a big decision about his future.
The Kingfisher High School junior made it public early Sunday evening that he had committed to play basketball for the University of Oklahoma.
[Photo by Russell Stitt/www.stitt.smugmug.com]
�I want to thank my friends and family for always pushing me to be the best person I can be. I would like to say a big �thank you� to Kingfisher and all the great people in it for always coming out and supporting me,� Cortes wrote in a statement on social media.
He continued: �Thank you to Coach (Lon) Kruger and the University of Oklahoma staff for believing in my talents. I�m proud to say that I am officially a Sooner! 110% COMMITTED.�
Cortes scored 26 points the previous night in Kingfisher�s 85-42 win over Guthrie in the finals of the Buckle of the Wheatbelt Invitational.
The Jackets have won 38 straight games and are 72-2 since Cortes began starting as a freshman. During that stretch, they�ve been a 4A state runner-up (2018) and state champion (2019).
KHS is 16-0 this season, during which Cortes has averaged 21.0 points, 4.1 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 2.4 steals. He�s shooting 62.1 percent overall, which includes 56.9 percent from 3-point range.
Rivals, a national recruiting service, has him listed as the 150th-ranked player in the country for the Class of 2021 and the 31st-ranked point guard.
Anther service, 247, has him listed at No. 230 and 37, respectively.
Cortes, who is 6-foot-2, received an offer from OU last April. He also hauled in offers from Oklahoma State, Tulsa, Oral Roberts, North Texas and Texas-San Antonio.
�OU just felt like home and the coaches there made me a main priority and they always text me telling me that I can be �that guy,�� Cortes told Michael Swisher of Skordle and the Kingfisher Times & Free Press.
Cortes was primarily recruited by OU assistant coach Carlin Hartman, as well as head coach Lon Kruger. Both were in Kingfisher to watch Cortes practice earlier this month.
He said Norman�s proximity did play a role in his decision.
�Why not do it in the home state close to family?� he said. �That made me want to be a Sooner.�
Cortes knows he could have waited to see if other offers came in, but felt the timing was right to commit.
�I wasn�t like �I�m ready to get it over with,�� he said. �But I also knew for sure this was my favorite school and staff, so why wait?�
Sources: Brown to take over at Booker T. Washington
| Ben Johnson
Booker T. Washington�s head-coaching vacancy didn�t last long. The Tulsa World reported that Brad Calip would be vacating his post as Hornets head coach for an assistant coaching job at Owasso on Sunday.
On Monday, Tulsa Public Schools is expected to formally announce Jonathan Brown as the Hornets new head coach at Booker T. Washington, according to multiple sources. Brown will be elevated from his current defensive coordinator role.
Calip leaves after going 32-15 during a four-year run as head coach. During that time, Booker T. Washington won the 2017 Class 6AIi state championship.
Brown is a former Booker T. Washington standout who graduated in 1994. He played college football at Tennessee and spent time during his professional career in both the NFL and Canadian Football League.
Q&A with state senator J.J. Dossett
| Ben Johnson
Owasso recently knocked off Jenks, 14-6, for the Class 6AI championship in Edmond on Dec. 6. It had been determined several weeks before the playoffs started that all 11-man football title games would be played at the University of Central Oklahoma�s Wantland Stadium.
But now that the season is over, one state senator is sounding off on the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association�s decision to force Jenks and Owasso play in a championship game at the other end of the Turner Turnpike.
Sen. J.J. Dossett (D-Sperry) has proposed a bill that he hopes will generate conversation in next year�s legislative session that would allow school districts to determine their playing destination.
Skordle contacted Dossett this weekend and wanted to ask Dossett a few questions.
What made you want to put together the legislation to present it when the legislative session starts in 2020?
Basically, it was the outcry from my community. There are some people that don�t like the idea, or the ideas that I have brought up. I purposely wanted until after the game had happened. I filed it on Monday after the game, because I didn�t want it be become a distraction. There�s enough of an outcry and a complaint that have a good point on why we played the game where we did and why we didn�t play it where we had the last five, six or seven years. It worked out great for everyone involved when it was played at the University of Tulsa. I had to bring it up; I had to bring up the discontent that my community, Jenks and a lot of the Tulsa area have with the decision that was made by a state-wide group -- that forced this decision on us and did not seek our input.
It was basically left to the football coaches association to make this decision, and most of the people involved weren�t going to face the ramifications of their school�s decision. It was made against the two schools that were playing and were against the decision that was made.
There should be a way for more flexibility with your local school districts that are competing in this situation to be able to not have to go play at a place that was deemed �this is the state championship site,� especially when there were all the problems of playing late on a Saturday night. There were going to be how many teenage drivers on the turnpike late on a Saturday night in December? And, the stadium was nowhere near able to hold our crowd.
All of this put together, in my mind, says we need to do this better and there needs to be a way to do this better. There needs to be a way that we can go play this game somewhere else. I mean, we could have played at Broken Arrow and it would have been able to hold our fans. We could have played in a bunch of different stadiums here in the Tulsa area.
I heard there were 8,000 fans at the game at UCO, and at TU there would have been 20,000, so we stopped people from coming to the game by putting that distance barrier there. Nobody wants that; we want the community to come to the game, if possible.
What would you say to the people that say Senate bill 1111 is a waste of everyone�s time and could be spent discussing something else?
There are thousands of bills filled every year -- some of them get picked up and some don�t. It doesn�t waste any more time in committee or on the floor. It�s the legislator�s job to conduct the people�s business, so if a community has an idea or wants to change something, it�s the job of the legislator to consider it and go forward from that. And I agree, this is not the most pressing issue in the state of Oklahoma -- I 100 percent agree -- but if there�s a problem, it�s the job of the legislator to address an issue that their community is considered about. Senate district 34 up here in north Tulsa County, where we live, we definitely had a concern on this issue. Therefore, it�s my job to bring forth such ideas, if the people of my district are concerned about it.
As a former coach, I would like to mention this: I absolutely do not care where we�re playing. We don�t care where we play because we were going to win, and that�s the mindset they have. I speak only, and exclusively, from a community standpoint. The community has an opinion on this, and I happen to 100 percent agree with them. If I were still coaching for the Rams, I wouldn�t care one bit.
So you�re advocating to play the games at the University of Tulsa, if that�s a viable option?
You have to ask, �is this the best we can get?� and I don�t think the current option is the best we can get. We�ve seen what good looks like, and it was last year, the year before and the year before, when two Tulsa teams make the championship game and we fill up Chapman Stadium. In my opinion, the OSSAA wins unless something crooked is going on over there. Because if we�re doubling the amount of people going to the game, they make more money -- or that�s how I understand it. I don�t understand at all why you wouldn�t let local school districts make the best decision for them. If Idabel and McAlester were playing for a championship, then they need to go play that at Eastern (Southeastern Oklahoma State) in Durant. No sense in making those schools drive to Edmond. There needs to be a way out for those schools to be play, and play where it makes sense for the fanbase and a public safety standpoint.
What are your thoughts on playing the Class 6A championship games in Tulsa during the week that they currently use as a bye week?
Sure, that would be an option. They�ve done the bye week because of the amount of teams in the playoff. Honestly, the whole 6AII thing has been a disaster. It�s handed Bixby a bunch of trophies, and it�s been really messed up for my community and I was still coaching when all of it went down. I was still coaching at Owasso at the time. It�s ridiculous for us to travel to Moore -- to play Southmoore or Moore -- and a team that can�t even fill up the home stands and play on a Thursday night. Like, why are we doing this? Why aren�t we playing Sand Springs or Bixby or Muskogee during the regular season, and then do something different for the playoffs, if necessary?
The initiative to have all the championship games played at one site was pushed by the Oklahoma Football Coaches Association, but it�s sounding like not all coaches were onboard with that proposal. How do you think that could have been handled differently?
On how the coaches association makes decisions, I do not know. I hear a lot about Texas, and they like it and that�s fine. From my point of view, if two Houston teams make the championship in any given class, for them to go all the way to Dallas is wrong. I don�t buy into the notion of �well, Texas does it this way, so we should do it this way.� It�s the same way with basketball and the big schools playing in Tulsa. If Edmond and Putnam City are playing in the finals, then that�s the wrong decision. I�m not trying to whine; I�m trying to do what�s best for our kids.
What kind of reception do you think this will get when you present it to committee?
Who knows. On these things, you never know. We have these kinds of battles: Tulsa vs. Oklahoma City or urban vs. rural. I will approach other legislators from a straight forward standpoint and say our local school districts are better off when local school districts are making decisions. We don�t need state-wide entities or state agencies making blanket decisions for everyone. I have 100 percent faith that the Owasso administration, athletic director, superintendent and all of the above -- and same at Jenks -- would make the right decision for their kids. But when we had that responsibility over to a group of people that aren�t in our community, then you don�t get as good of an outcome. That�s the way I see this situation playing out here.
There are some that say the Oklahoma legislature should stay out of high school sports. How do you feel about that?
I absolutely agree, if everything is running properly. The legislature cannot determine how the OSSAA operates within, because it�s an agency with it�s own control. There are three things in the statute that says schools will not be part of an association that does this, this or this. What I�ve done is adding a fourth. All my bill does is add language that school districts would have flexibility to pick their own locations for championship games.
BREAKING: Brown out at Shawnee
| Ben Johnson
Shawnee is searching for a new head football coach for the first time in almost two decades.
Billy Brown is out after 16 season as the Wolves� head coach, a source with direct knowledge has told Skordle.
Shawnee was 92-84 in Brown�s tenure and reached the playoffs 10 times.
That included a trip to the 5A semifinals in 2004, Brown�s second year. The Wolves reached the quarterfinals five other seasons.
The production dipped the last two seasons as Shawnee went 2-8 both years and missed the playoffs.
After reaching the playoffs three straight seasons from 2012-14, Shawnee has missed the postseason three of the last five years.
One Location For ALL Football Title Games is the Right Choice
| Michael Swisher
I respect the hell out of the Tulsa World.
Any publication that dedicates the resources it does to high school coverage and employs the likes of Barry Lewis and Mike Brown for those purposes gets more than a tip of the cap from me.
Heck, even its managing editor - Mike Strain - is a one-time preps writer for The Oklahoman who once donned football pads and practiced with the Bray-Doyle Donkeys for a story.
It�s good people.
With that said, I�m going to disagree - quite respectfully - with an editorial the newspaper ran Dec. 2 regarding the state high school football championships.
In case you weren�t aware, the OSSAA announced last month the University of Central Oklahoma�s Wantland Stadium in Edmond would be the host site for all 11-man football title games this year.
Five of those games will be played this weekend, two on Friday and three Saturday, in what will be a long-awaited buffet of football for Oklahoma fans.
Photo by Russell Stitt/www.stitt.smugmug.com
It will be reminiscent of the years when Boone Pickens Stadium was the host for all the title tilts.
However, Wantland might prove an even better atmosphere as the size of the fan bases won�t be engulfed in an oversized stadium.
It�s the OSSAA�s well-played response to public outcry - from coaches, member schools, fans, etc. - to �do it like Texas.�
In the Lone Star State, AT&T Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboys, is the host site for all of its title games. The stadium will host three championship games a day for four straight days beginning Wednesday, Dec. 18.
The attendance for last year�s 12 championship games was 228,105, which was an average of just over 19,000 per game.
Now, Oklahoma isn�t going to touch those numbers.
Population differences alone tell us that.
The fact high school football is a different beast in Texas than anywhere else in the world is another reason.
However, that doesn�t mean Oklahoma can�t strive to at least be �like� Texas.
OSSAA Executive Director David Jackson said as much in the press conference announcing the deal with UCO.
�A lot of our members see what goes on in Texas at AT&T (Stadium),� Jackson said. �Where they (the membership) understand we don�t have an AT&T�they still wanted to at least pursue something that might work for us.�
The OSSAA approached UCO, a central location, and the university apparently jumped at the chance to bring in thousands and thousands of fans to its campus over two weekends.
What�s important for this to work is that everyone is on board.
That means no �but if� scenarios.
In some instances when the games were to be played in Stillwater, IF two Tulsa-area teams were matched up against one another, they sometimes met up at Tulsa University�s Chapman Stadium.
That�s not the case this year.
Jackson said the OSSAA�s talks with the Oklahoma Football Coaches Association, one of the strongest groups pushing for this, led them to this path.
�One of the positives that went in pursuing this was working with the OFBCA and those are a part of that,� Jackson said. �So when we hear from the OFBCA that �we�re interested in that,� we take that as everyone is interested in that.�
So when Jenks and Owasso play at 8 p.m. Saturday, they, along with their fan bases, will be making the trek down I-44 to Edmond...not the much shorter drive to the Tulsa campus.
The World feels it�s unnecessary.
�The unified, central location makes sense, except when it doesn�t,� the editorial states.
The World�s piece brings up some good points, which you can read for yourself in the link above.
But I feel it misses the point as a whole.
(Ed. note: Michael Swisher is speaking solely for himself in this column. His views don't necessarily represent those of the entire Skordle staff nor would he dare speak for fellow Skordler Ben Johnson who lives in the Tulsa area and might very well be violently shaking his head while reading through this column.)
To build Oklahoma�s state title games into an event in which even the casual fans want to attend, we�ve got to start somewhere.
This is the start.
If that means two Tulsa-area teams need to travel to Edmond to serve the greater good, then so be it.
This is good for football in the state of Oklahoma.
We�ve clamored for this.
It came to a head last year when title games were spread all across the Sooner State and played virtually at the same time, giving nobody a chance to take in multiple games.
Now we can.
It�s our chance to inch closer to the Texas model.
Heck, it�s our chance to inch closer to our own basketball model.
Small schools don�t care who they�re playing if they make it to the Big House in March.
Large schools aim to get to the Mabee Center, which appears to have cemented itself as the long-term site for 5A and 6A.
There wasn�t an uproar when the El Reno and Piedmont girls - representing schools separated by 20 miles in western Oklahoma - met up in Tulsa to decide last year�s 5A roundball champ.
Heck, Norman and Norman North girls met for the 6A state championship. I think they�re fairly close, yet in Tulsa they played.
Hennessey and Rejoice Christian played for the 2A boys gold ball. Stillwater would have been a great location.
But of course not�because The Big House is an experience.
We�ve made it that way over years of tradition building.
That�s why I support the move by the OSSAA, even if it inconveniences a few of our larger brethren.
This is a step in the right direction for fans, for football, for Oklahoma.
I hope we keep moving in this direction for years to come.
Player of the Week Poll: Playoffs Week 2
| Ben Johnson
Michael Marin (Barnsdall) - Senior tailback rushed for 284 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries in the Panthers� 29-26 win over Gore in the second round of the Class A playoffs.
Connor Johnson (Lincoln Christian) - Senior tight end had nine receptions for 220 yards and three TDs, and he had 3 interceptions on defense, including one for a TD in the Bulldogs� 55-14 win over Kingfisher in the 3A quarterfinals.
Blake Skidgel (Pawnee) - Junior quarterback rushed 22 times for 231 yards and four touchdowns, and he also added three two-point conversions (two throwing, one rushing) in the Black Bears� 44-21 victory over Wayne in the second round of the Class A playoffs.
Lance Spaulding (Washington) - Senior running back totaled 262 yards and a touchdown on 32 carries in the Warriors� 17-14 victory over Holland Hall in the second round of the Class 2A playoffs.
Dylan Hampton (Piedmont) - Senior quarterback accounted for 212 yards and three touchdowns on eight carries, and he added 129 yards and three touchdowns while completing 3 of 5 passes in the Wildcats� 62-21 victory over Coweta in the 5A quarterfinals.
Toby Willis (Verdigris) - Senior wide receiver hauled in seven catches for 191 yards and three touchdowns in the Cardinals� 42-28 victory over Perkins-Tryon in the Class 3A quarterfinals.
Braylin Presley (Bixby) - Sophomore tailback logged 211 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries in the Spartans� 47-19 win over Del City in the Class 6AII semifinals.
Cole Dugger (Owasso) - Senior quarterback completed 19 of 24 passes for 354 yards and five touchdowns in the Rams� 42-27 victory over Broken Arrow in the Class 6AI semifinals.
Trey Gause - 16 tackles and a school-record six sacks on defense
Bryce Drummond - 22/33 passing, 351 yards, 2 TDs + 18 rushes, 41 yards, 2 TDs
Kendal Daniels - 9 receptions, 114 yards, 1 TD // 10 tackles on defense
Carl Albert
Ben Harris - 18/23 passing, 300 yards, 3 TDs
Rejoice Christian
Nate Anderson - 20 rushes, 216 yards, 5 TDs // 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks and an INT on defense
Bishop Kelley
Owen Heinecke - 13 rushes, 136 yards // 5 tackles and an INT on defense
Bryce Carter - 13 rushes, 167 yards, 1 TD // 6 tackles and a sack on defense
Nate Ratcliff - 8/15 passing, 240 yards, 2 TDs
Metro Christian
Blaze Munoz - 4 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TDs // 6 tackles (1 for loss) on defense
Asher Link - 14/30 passing, 393 yards, 6 TDs + 23 yards rushing
Javyn Wright - 2/3 passing, 64 yards, 1 TD + 8 rushes, 64 yards, 1 TD // 2 INTs on defense
Qwontrel Walker - 31 rushes, 256 yards, 5 TDs
Kobe Holley - 3 INTs on defense
Jadyn Frazier - 200 yards and 3 receiving TDs
Brock Parham - 12 rushes, 108 yards, 1 TD
Dylan White - 16/22 passing, 384 yards, 4 TDs
Justin Murphy - 6 receptions, 172 yards, 1 TD
Heritage Hall
Gavin Freeman - 4 receptions, 62 yards, 1 TD // 12 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 46-yard fumble recovery and return for TD
Mason Barcheers - 162 yards rushing, 2 TDs
Kagan Stockton - 12 tackles
Steve Edwards steps down at Glenpool
| Ben Johnson
GLENPOOL -- When Glenpool starts the 2020 season, the Warriors will have a new head coach for the first time since the mid 90s.
On Thursday, Steve Edwards told Skordle he�s stepping down as the Warriors� head coach after a 24-year run.
�Been going up and down the sidelines for 35 years,� he said. �It�s time to take a break.�
After serving as an assistant coach in Hominy, Edwards took over at Glenpool in 1996 and led the Warriors to the most successful years in the program�s history.
Glenpool had won only one district championship before Edwards arrived, and he now departs with eight district titles and two state championships (2002 and 2008).
�Through those 24 years at Glenpool, it�s been a really good run,� Edwards said. �Class 4A was good to us for a while.�
Edwards enjoyed a vast amount of success after his father questioned his profession a long time ago.
�I remember my dad asking why I wanted to be a football coach and having to move everywhere,� Edwards recalled. �But that wasn�t the case for me because I�ve ended up being at Glenpool for a long time.�
During his 24-year run at Glenpool, Edwards went 167-109, including a 2-8 season in 2019 to close the book on his tenure with the Warriors.
�Since 1996, we�ve followed the same coaching mantra, �make better players, not better plays,�� Edwards said. �It�s been so much more than developing good football players. We�ve always wanted to make sure the young boys turn into great men.�
As for Edwards, he�ll still be in Glenpool as the Warriors� assistant athletic director. It will allow him more time to watch his sons, Gus and Michael, play football and wrestle.
�I want to sit back and watch them,� Edwards said. �Both have really promising futures in both football and wrestling, I want to be able to watch them.�
And what about coaching? Edwards wouldn�t totally close the book on a return in the future.
�If I still have a hankering to get back into it,� he said, �hopefully I�ll be able to do that.�
Steve Edwards� career
Record: 167-109
Seasons: 24 (all as Glenpool head coach)
District titles: 8
State titles: 2
Burlington honors former coach with 'Randy Turney Court'
| Michael Swisher
For years and years, Burlington basketball players ran up and down the court at the demand of a man named Randy Turney.
From now on, they�ll be running all over that name.
The Burlington Public Schools gym now is home to �Randy Turney Court,� a fact that will be cemented - or floored - during a ceremony Friday night when the Elks basketball teams host Buffalo.
�It�s definitely an honor,� said Turney. �I don�t really know if I deserve this or not.�
Just about everyone else disagrees.
�If there was one person who should have the Burlington court named after them, it�s 1,000 percent him,� said Garrett Butler, one of the dozens of former players who supported the measure to name the court in his honor.
�Nobody has done more for Burlington, especially for athletics and probably for the entire school, than him.�
Nestled just a few miles south of Kansas in northwest Oklahoma, Burlington became the third stop in Turney�s hall of fame coaching career in 1982.
He started out at Drummond in 1977 and won 57 games in three years before claiming 37 victories in two years at Dover.
The next 10 years were spent coaching the Elks as he guided them to a 213-74 record and reached state four times.
The 1990 Burlington Elks finished as the Class B runner-up.
�I�d say that was the highlight of his first tenure at Burlington, but my sister and I were both born during that time, so it was a close second,� said Tasha Turney Diesselhorst, now the women�s coach at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, when addressing the board of education earlier this fall.
Making much of that career trek with Turney was Joe Feely, a hall of famer in his own right on the girls side of the sport.
Photo by Bonnie Vculek/Enid News & Eagle
�We were together at Drummond and at Dover and at Burlington,� recalled Feely. �In those years, we had a lot of good times. We had a lot of time to talk about our games, what went right, what went wrong.
�And the playoffs were always special. We had a lot of good times together. They sure outweighed the bad.�
Turney eventually left Burlington for a five-year stint in large-school basketball as he coached Enid from 1992-97, won 67 games and even got the Plainsmen to state in 1995.
His coaching career became a true family affair for the next eight years as Turney coached boys and girls at Medford from 1997-2002.
The girls teams averaged more than 22 wins a season with Robyn by his side as his assistant.
It was there that he coached Tasha through her high school career. She was a senior and Tana a freshman when the Lady Cardinals reached the 2002 Class A semifinals.
His boys teams at Medford averaged 21 wins a season.
David Zachary, now the superintendent at Granite, was his boys� assistant for each of those five seasons.
�For me, a veteran coach of 15 years, it was astounding at what I learned from him in the five years we were together,� Zachary said. �I only wished I would have known what he taught me when I started all those years ago.�
After the 2002 campaign, Tasha went on to a career at Oklahoma Christian while the rest of the Turneys ventured to Cherokee for the next three years.
Finally in 2005, after 27 years and more than 650 career wins, Turney called an end to his career.
Or so he thought.
Feely�s own path had led him back to Burlington as the principal and, in 2007, the boys basketball position was open.
He dialed up his old friend Randy Turney.
�I called to see if he was interested and he was,� Feely said.
Turney un-retired in 2007 to come back to Burlington, the place he called home for a decade.
�There is no doubt in my mind that he wouldn�t have come out of retirement for just any coaching job,� Tasha said in her statement to the board of education.
�Burlington was special.�
Turney said the people of Burlington had the same level of expectations from their own children that he did and that was one of the allures of the job�again.
�It�s just the expectations of the community,� he said �The work ethic. The kids aren�t afraid to put in the extra time whatever they�re doing whether it�s FFA or band or sports.
�That comes from the expectations of the parents and the community.�
Turney spent another six seasons on the sidelines. His Elks won 131 more games and reached state each of the last three seasons.
Butler was on the first two of those.
�There�s no reason we should have been as good as we were,� said Butler, who went on to a playing career at Southern Nazarene University and is now a CPA in Oklahoma City while living in Edmond.
�He got every single ounce of ability out of every single player he had.�
Turney�s demands of his players went beyond the court.
His teams won seven academic state championships throughout his career, including each of the last four years at Burlington.
�He was good for the program, good for discipline,� said Feely. �He made the job as a principal easy because you never had a problem from the basketball boys, which was a majority of the boys in school. He kept a tight rein on them.�
Turney�s daughter said the �old school� mentality was blended with a genuine care for his student-athletes.
�The red face, loud yell and thundering stomp - all trademarks of his - just show one side of Coach Turney,� Tasha said. �The other side is a man that is a teacher of life as well as basketball; a man that loves his kids and would do anything to help them succeed on and off the court.�
For Turney, it was just what he was supposed to do.
�I told my kids that it was my job to make them better than what they ever thought they could be,� he said. �I demanded they put in extra time on the court and in getting good grades.�
Butler is just one of his success stories.
�Just as much as people see him demanding a lot from us on the court, it was a similar demand in our everyday life,� he said. �It was much more important to him that we do the same away from the court.
�Any success his past players have had, I�d say he�s directly had something to do with it.�
Both of Zachary�s children played the better part of their careers for Turney.
�My kids have the utmost respect for Randy and consider him and Robyn as another set of parents that were more interested in them being good people as well as athletes,� Zachary said.
�Randy and Robyn taught much more than basketball, or any other sport; they taught our kids how they should live as a servant to God and their fellow man.�
In all, Turney went 344-118 at Burlington as he won 74.5 percent of his games. He has an overall career mark of 783-290 (.730). That includes 610-245 in 31 years as a boys coach and 173-45 in eight seasons on a girls� bench.
He�s won numerous coach of the year honors and was inducted into the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2013.
Turney never coached a team to a state championship, but he was right there when each of his daughters hoisted the gold ball as coaches: Tasha at Pond Creek-Hunter in 2014 and Tana at Kremlin-Hillsdale in 2017.
He follows both of his daughters at their current positions and is always there with the knowledgeable advice that comes from three-plus decades of coaching, whether it�s Tasha at NWOSU or Tana at Chisholm.
All the while, he still has a thumb on Burlington athletics.
Not only does he still teach junior high math there, but he�s also the athletic director.
His family, former players, former and current colleagues and pretty much the entire town of Burlington will be there Friday night to honor him.
�It�s never one of your goals for something like this to happen when you get started,� he said. �It just sort of happens, I guess.�
Hundreds upon hundreds of others will tell you it�s happening to exactly the right person.
�Randy Turney bleeds purple,� Tasha said. �He loves this little town and the people in it.�
Playoffs Week 1 Player of the Week Poll
| Ben Johnson
Cade Stephenson (Kingfisher) - Junior quarterback completed 20 of 29 passes for 262 yards and three touchdowns, and he also ran for 152 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries the Yellowjackets� 45-42 victory over Marlow in triple overtime. With the win, Kingfisher advances to face Lincoln Christian in the 3A quarterfinals.
Joe Cole (Barnsdall) - Senior quarterback completed 17 of 24 passes for 278 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 165 yards and three touchdowns on 14 carries. Cole also had 15 tackles (four for loss) and a forced fumble in the Panthers� 33-7 road victory over Commerce in the opening round of the Class A playoffs.
Ben Harman (Cashion) - Wildcats� standout quarterback torched Rush Springs by going 22 of 36 through the air for 376 yards and six touchdowns in Cashion�s 45-0 victory in the opening round of the Class A playoffs.
Bryce Drummond (Pawhuska) - Junior signal caller threw for 277 yards and two touchdowns while completing 14 of 19 passes, and he also ran for 119 yards and four touchdowns on 18 carries in the Huskies� 52-6 win over Oklahoma Union in the opening round of the Class A playoffs.
Josh Kaste (Lincoln Christian) - Senior tailback rushed for 211 yards and five touchdowns on 10 carries, and he also hauled in two catches for 57 yards and a score in the Bulldogs� 56-7 victory over Inola in the opening round of the Class 3A playoffs.
Kentrell Bizzell (Carl Albert) - Titans ball carrier recorded 28 rushes for 250 yards and three touchdowns in Carl Albert�s 48-7 victory over Duncan in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs.
Toby Willis - 4 receptions, 100 yards, 3 TDs // 2 tackles, 1 INT on defense
Nick Jones - 8 rushes, 116 yards, 3 TDs // 1 INT on defense
Ridge McClary - 16 rushes, 227 yards, 4 TDs
Jaxson Calhoun - 2 INTs - broke school record with 14 career interceptions
Kyle Edwards - 17 rushes, 148 yards, 3 TDs // 8 tackles, 1 INT on defense
Gus Gaytan - 4/9 passing, 60 yards + 12 rushes, 166 yards, 1 TD // 7 tackles on defense
Weston Shanks - 28 rushes, 215 yards, 1 TD + 1 TD passing
Austin Fisher - 257 yards passing, 2 TDs
Bryce Carter - 9 tackles and a blocked punt // 2 rushing TDs and a two-point conversion
Metro Christian
Asher Link - 23/26 passing, 373 yards, 6 TDs + 4 rushes, 37 yards, 1 TD
Carson Callaway - 8 receptions, 178 yards, 1 TD
CJ Brown - 10 rushes, 181 yards, 2 TDs
Dusty Pendergrass - 13/20 passing, 252 yards, 3 TDs
Easton Davis - 3 receptions, 121 yards, 1 TD
Dakota Shiflett - 22 rushes, 195 yards, 2 TDs // 8 tackles, 1 INT on defense
Ethan Hamberlin - 9 rushes, 220 yards, 3 TDs
Xavin Lackey - 5 rushes, 108 yards, 1 TD
Caden Wolford - 21 rushes, 141 yards, 2 TDs // 5 sacks, 6 tackles on defense
Caden Hendren - Punt return for a TD // forced fumble, 12 tackles (2 for loss), 1 pass break-up on defense
Nate Ratcliff - 7/11 passing, 155 yards, 2 TDs + 12 rushes, 74 yards, 4 TDs
Jacob Lappe - 24 rushes, 234 yards, 1 TD
Gage Hamm - 10/17 passing, 289 yards, 4 TDs + 1 reception, 21 yards, 1 TD
Trey Gause - 16 tackles (3 for loss)
Chris Hilton - 5/7 passing, 98 yards + 22 rushes, 182 yards, 4 TDs
Sam Brandt - 5/7 passing, 139 yards, 2 TDs + 24 rushes, 183 yards, 1 TD // 9 tackles on defense
Jayden Mankin - 61 yards rushing, 45 yards receiving, 3 TDs // 6 tackles, 1 INT on defense
Mason Barcheers - 17 rushes, 157 yards, 1 TD
Jake Barnes - 6 tackles, 101-yard INT return for TD
Bishop McGuinness
Dominic Richardson - 12 rushes, 150 yards, 3 TDs + 4 receptions, 21 yards
Sam Hoffman - 36 rushes, 160 yards, 2 TDs + 2 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD
Gunnar Gundy - 33/41 passing, 380 yards, 6 TDs
Anthony Bland - 19 receptions, 230 yards, 4 TDs
Stephen Kittleman - 16/25 passing, 271 yards, 5 TDs
Will Cox - 20 rushes, 150 yards, 2 TDs
Broken Arrow
Sanchez Banks - 30 rushes, 155 yards, 3 TDs
| Ben Johnson
Michael Swisher6A-I - Union over Edmond Santa Fe
The Redskins were my preseason pick and about a month into the season it appeared to be a foolish one. Even now - as they�ve landed on the tougher half of the bracket - it would seem yours truly is just being stubborn. I think Owasso is the best team, but Union is a different squad than it was early in the season. The Redskins are going to upset Broken Arrow and Owasso on the way to a state title. If I would have written that last sentence four years ago, you all would have sent me in for a brain scan.
6A-II - Bixby over Stillwater
Who�s going to beat them?
5A - Carl Albert over Bishop McGuinness
Every single pundit in the state is going to write the same thing. Some people may have discounted the Titans after the shocking loss to Piedmont. If anything, it ignited them. They proved it last week by hammering McGuinness. The title is again theirs to lose. It�s all true.
4A - Bethany over Tuttle
Obligatory Sam Brandt reference, but it�s warranted. He�s explosive on offense and dynamic on defense. The Bethany run game is exceptional and it sets up the adequate passing game. And if you need proof of how stingy the Broncho defense is, just go look at the Tuttle result. This is a complete team.
3A - Heritage Hall over Perkins-Tryon
I�m not so sure this is as much of a given as last year (or the Chargers� 2017 title in 4A or 2015 title in 3A). Heritage Hall has the versatile Phillip Smitherman leading the way, but a number of Chargers can help get the job done. They know how to win big games and rarely do you see them make mistakes that cost them games. You have to beat them. That said, I�m not convinced that Lincoln Christian isn�t the best team, so watch out for that semifinal. And if you need a sleeper, look at the bottom of the bracket in Perkins-Tryon, although the Demons no doubt have the toughest road to the finals.
2A - Sperry over Metro Christian
This might be my toughest class to pick. I bounced between Sperry and Metro Christian at least a half-dozen times. Two dominant offenses AND defenses. I�m going to go with experience, which is what led me to Sperry. Don�t sleep on Vian, my preseason pick, either.
A - Cashion over Rejoice Christian
The Wildcats would probably prefer I pick another squad. I believe I tabbed Cashion a year ago and the Wildcats were done before the quarterfinals. Cashion doesn�t have a superstar, but it has a TON of stars. It�s got to be a nightmare to prepare for them because if you key on one, two or three players, then one, two or three others can hurt you. There are a plethora of potential speed bumps on both sides of the bracket, so you never know in Class A (who picked Tonkawa and CHA to reach last year�s title game?). I think Cashion and Rejoice Christian are the two best. Either could win it.
B - Regent Prep over Shattuck
They got a taste of the state title game last year and they�re ready to take the next step. Regent has been the most dominant team in the class and it�s not close. Of course Shattuck knows how to get it done. The Bullards have made the western Oklahoma program a dynasty. But not even that dynasty can overcome the talent gap between Regent and the rest of the class this season.
C - Pond Creek-Hunter over Waynoka
The Panthers are tired of being bridesmaids. Four times in the last decade they�ve been runners-up. This is the squad that gets it done. While PC-H piles on the points, it�s the defense that sets the Panthers apart. The potential semifinal with Southwest Covenant is a big one and Waynoka is lurking on the bottom half of the bracket. The Railroaders gave PC-H one of its two close games of the year.
Ben JohnsonClass 6AI
Owasso over Jenks
Edmond Santa Fe is coming on strong late in the season, but the Rams have been the most talented club in 6AI all season long. Oh, and Owasso has one of the best coaches in the state�s history.
Class 6AII
Bixby over Stillwater
This will be an epic rematch. The Pioneers are crazy loaded, but yet Bixby might be the best team in the entire state.
Class 5A
Carl Albert over Noble
The Titans have kicked it into high gear and another title is on the horizon.
Class 4A
Bethany over Bristow
Sam Brandt and Co. missed out on last year�s 4A title but not this year.
Class 3A
Heritage Hall over Plainview
Seriously considered going with Lincoln Christian as the 3A winner, but can�t pick against Heritage Hall until the Chargers actually lose.
Class 2A
Sperry over Metro Christian
It took the Pirates what seemed like forever to claim their first title and now could make it two in a row.
Class A
Stroud over Cashion
I had Stroud from the beginning of the season, so I�m gonna ride with the Tigers. Few problems along the way could be Ringling and Rejoice Christian. But nonetheless, sticking with Stroud.
Class B
Regent Prep over Dewar
The Rams have inched closer to a title every year and now they�ll finally get it.
Class C
Coyle over Southwest Covenant
Bluejackets head back to the finals for the second time and finally pick up their first championship.
Whitt Carter
6A1: Owasso
The Rams have been the best team all year and I don�t see why they don�t bring it home. I doubt it�s a cake walk, but with athletes everywhere and Bill Blankenship in charge, Owasso brings home its� second title.
6A2: Bixby
Is there really another choice? One of the most dominant runs in recent memory, the Spartans haven�t even really been tested this year. And I don�t think that�s changing. The best team in school history and *ducks* maybe the state? Yeah it�s a wrap.
5A: Carl Albert
The Titans had the long winning streak snapped earlier this year in a surprising loss to Piedmont. That did nothing but refocus Carl Albert. The cream of the crop again rises to the top to win its� 4th straight.
4A: Tuttle
The Tigers got back on top last year and have only lost to Bethany this season. The year long favorite Broncos have a brutal path to the title game. I think someone catches them and Tuttle goes back-to-back.
3A: Plainview
A team loaded with talent that is flying under the radar is my surprise pick here. The Indians have what it takes to get it done and are as complete of a team as any in the class. This bracket is full of good teams and it could get wild but I think the Indians win their first title.
2A: Metro Christian
I�m sure I�m following the beat of the drum of our fearless leader Ben Johnson, who�s been a loyal Patriots fan for years now. And rightfully so. The Pats have as an impressive of an offense as you�ll see in many years in 2A. I don�t know that anyone can slow them down. The gold ball comes back to the 918.
A: Cashion
I�ve picked the Wildcats for seemingly seven years now. And one day it�s gonna come true. So I�ll stick with it, as I think they are the most talented and are always so well coached. John Hardaway will be dancing in the streets.
B: Shattuck
How do you pick anyone else? At this point it�s fair to assume that Shattuck wants Bama. But are they better than Bama?? Maybe they want LSU? Or the Patriots? I�m not picking against them ever so we are done here.
C: Pond Creek-Hunter
I�ll take Pond-Creek in an always fun class B. They have been impressive this year and always can put up a ton of points, which is a requirement in this class. The Panthers take the title in 2019.
SKORDLE SAMPLER - Giuseppe's Italian Dining in Marlow
| Michael Swisher
By Autumn Davenport
Former Marlow Outlaw

subset: commoncrawl


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In the previous post, I reflected on various attributes of blended learning. In this and the next post I will focus on tools that can help K-12 teachers organize their classroom content and implement a blended learning model.
About Learning Management Systems
There are many different names for the organizational systems that teachers can use to structure their course content: classroom management systems, learning management systems, and virtual learning environments. Each of these systems does basically the same thing: organize classroom content and learning through the use of online learning objects, discussion forums, and even interactive assessments.
Learning Management Systems, or LMSs, are essential tools for blended learning.
Some LMSs emphasize the organization of content, and others prioritize social networking functions, even going so far as to mimic the look and feel of Facebook. There are also sites that do one thing well, focusing on grading systems, or tracking progress and assessing students based on standards.
Implementation Models of LMS in K-12 Schools
There are several ways that teachers and schools can implement Learning Management systems. Some schools mandate which platform teachers must use to ensure consistency, while other schools give teachers freer reign. Here are some of the most common ways these systems are implemented:
- Teacher creates her own system for her class to address specific classroom needs
- Group of teachers create a shared system for their division or department
- School or district provides consolidated system for ease of use & consistency of student experience
- Teachers or administrators facilitate students' independent progress on an online course taken for school credit.
Evaluation of Classroom and Learning Management Systems
In order to best evaluate learning management systems, I have developed a criteria based on the most common and expected functions of LMSes. I used the Joomla LMS Learning Management System Comparison as a basis for this evaluation. The evaluation includes a weighted column so that teachers can track important software functions. This evaluation is a work in progress, and I hope to revisit this document in future months.
Examples of LMS
Below are just a few of the Learning Management Systems currently available for K-12 schools. These systems range from all-in-one content management resources to systems specializing on a specific function.
District or All-School Managed Solutions
These LMSes require district, or school-wide adoption.
|This industry-standard company offers a variety of solutions for multiple educational markets. Ideal for district-based solutions, or schools willing to invest heavily in a learning management solution
|This open-source learning platform is the major competitor to Blackboard. Ideal for district-based solutions, or schools looking to implement a consolidated system.
|Canvas K-12
|This LMS company offers a variety of services to a variety of markets, including K-12. "Canvas K-12 is a single, integrated system that bundles attendance, assessments, grading, state standards tracking, messaging, learning analytics, and more."
|Desire 2 Learn
|This LMS company offers a variety of services to a variety of markets, including K-12. Ideal for districts or schools looking for specific services.
|Haiku LMS
|This LMS, specifically designed for K12 institutions is another competitor to Blackboard and Moodle.
|Project Foundry
|This LMS is designed specifically to facilitate project-based learning, allowing teachers to monitor progress on student work. Ideal for schools or districts hoping to implement a consistent experience.
|Sakai is a community based "Collaboration and Learning Environment" that provides a core set of functions. Additional modules, such as an eportfolio solution can be installed. The software can be accessed through a hosting services, or managed on in-house servers.
Systems with Varied-Management Options
These LMSes allow for different levels of implementations. Schools or districts may implement these tools to provide a standard system for all teachers and students. Teachers could also use these tools individually to create their own course management system, independent of their school.
|Brain Honey
|This LMS allows teachers to create their own free course. The site offers paid solutions for "a variety of learning settings".
|Edmodo is a social-based LMS, allowing for discussions, collaborations and online grading. While Edmodo is designed for teachers to create and manage their own courses, Edmodo can also be configured by districts and schools for central management.
|Schoolology is a social-based LMS with a variety of features. Teachers can create and manage their own courses with Schoolology, although schools and districts can also implement Schoolology to ensure a consistent experience.
Teacher-Managed Solutions
These LMSes allow teachers to create their own customized courses, independent of a district or school-based solution. Many of these systems are new to the market, or in beta form.
|Collaborize Classroom
|With Collaborize Classroom, teachers can create an online LMS with a strong mobile presence, emphasizing social networks.
|Diipo is in beta, and allows teachers to create an LMS for their particular course, implementing an interface based on social networking sites.
|Lore (Formerly Course Kit)
|While seeming to focus on the higher ed market, this startup allows teachers to create and manage their own courses.
Other Solutions
While the above listed LMS tools have a variety of options, the below systems incorporate some, but not all, functions of an LMS. Many of these systems would be best used in conjunction with another LMS.
|School Loop
|Offering a variety of services, School Loop focuses on achievement management systems, to enhance student learning. They also provide a gradebook system.
|Jupiter Grades
|This online grading system helps teachers keep track and share assessment information with students and families online.
|Active Grade
|This standards-based grading system is designed to help teachers collect effective feedback and manage their classrooms.
|Class Dojo
|This real-time behavior management system advertises a boost to classroom engagement.
|Mastery Connect
|With this system "teachers can effectively assess core standards, monitor student performance, and report student mastery to parents and administrators."
What's Coming Next?
Learning Management Systems have been growing and changing since the advent and mass adoption of social networks. In the upcoming years, many educators expect that much will change in this industry. Many of the new LMS companies focus on higher education, with subsequent roll-outs for K-12 and other markets. With more and more competition from various publishers and start-ups, some of the K-12 web sites listed on this blog post may not be around for long.
Bates, Tony. "e-learning outlook for 2012: will it be a rough ride?"
Joomla LMS Learning Management System Comparison
Watters, Audrey. "Why Every Education Company Needs an API"


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What a super little Festival this is thanks to the hard work of Kay, Sheila, Alan and the Committee.
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Venetians have been coping with tidal flooding, or "acqua alta," for centuries. A recent study suggests the problem may be worsening faster than previously believed.
But a multibillion-dollar system to be implemented starting next year could help prevent major flooding, according to two engineers who presented the project yesterday at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Mass.
According to scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, the University of Miami, and Tele-Rilevamento Europa, an Italian company specializing in ground deformation measurement, the lagoon city is sinking, and won't stop any time soon.
The team, who published their findings in the March issue of Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, a journal of the American Geophysical Union, combined GPS and space-borne radar information on the lagoon over the past 10 years and came to the conclusion that the city is sinking about two millimeters (0.08 inches) per year. This contradicts previous studies, according to which Venice's land subsidence, the scientific term that refers to its slow sinking into the waters, had stopped after the city discontinued groundwater pumping in the 1990s, as reported by the Italian newspaper Il Gazzettino.
"It's a small effect, but it's important," lead author Yehuda Bock said in a press release.
In 20 years, the study says, 80 millimeters (3.2 inches) of the lagoon will be taken over by the sea. But that is not the only thing Venetians should be worried about: The city is also tilting eastward, a problem the authors of the research say wasn't detected in other studies.
So, is Venice doomed? Perhaps not. First of all, some question the study's methodological approach. Pierpaolo Campostrini, director of Corila, a Venice-based research center that studies the lagoon, told Italian daily Corriere della Sera that subsidence may not be constant. "It could accelerate or slow down," he said.
Then there is Mose, a complex 5 billion euro ($6.5 billion) flood-prevention system part of which will be operational in 2013 – 10 years after the project, one of Italy's largest public works, first began. Mose engineers Maria Teresa Brotto and Giovanni Cecconi were at MIT yesterday to present the project, which MIT faculty helped to develop. Mose's four barriers, placed in the water at the lagoon's inlets, are designed to rise with the water level, thus protecting the lagoon from flooding.
The goal, Mr. Cecconi said, is "to keep the water level under 100 centimeters [3.28 feet]" in the city. Critics of the project, however, are concerned about its environmental impact and its maintenance costs, which Ms. Brotto said will amount to 15 to 20 million euros per year.


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|海坊主 Umibōzu
|Naruto Episode #172
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Umibōzu (海坊主, Umibōzu, Literally meaning: sea bonze) was a creature used by Amachi to terrorise the Land of the Sea.
Umibōzu looked pretty much like a giant water formation with spots that looked like two eyes and a mouth. It was light blue in colour and translucent.
Umibōzu itself is nothing more than a gigantic mass of water, that has been gathered, and held together by the summoner's chakra.[2] Being made completely of water, it is virtually indestructible unless it is completely evaporated. The creature can also expand its size with a larger supply of water. Other than being able to morph its form, Umibōzu's main attack method is capturing targets in its water body and drowning them, which, according to Amachi, refers it as a "Moving Water Prison Technique" (動く水牢の術, Ugoku Suirō no Jutsu).[1] It can also shoot powerful bullets of condensed water at its opponents.
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Naruto Uzumaki got swallowed by its indestructible water mass and was completely immobilised, until he gained a burst of chakra from the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox and eventually broke free, shattering it into tiny droplets. During a later encounter, after Umibōzu reformed, Naruto resorted to summoning Gamabunta and it was defeated by Naruto throwing an explosive tag attached to a kunai into Gamabunta's oil, completely evaporating it.
- Umibōzu (海坊主) is a spirit from Japanese folklores.


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Animal lovers must find time to visit Lincoln Park Zoo, where the Regenstein African Ape Centre, the Kovler Lion House and the Primate House will impress. The youngest members of the family will find the sea lions and penguins especially entertaining to watch. Before you leave Lincoln Park, children will love a visit to Adams Playground. If the weather calls for an indoor activity, head for Chicago Children's Museum at Navy Pier with its interactive exhibits. When you feel like a break from the city, spend some time on one of Lake Michigan's beaches, where you can swim, sunbathe, or go kayaking or canoeing.
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