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John Sangster (* 17. November 1928 in Melbourne; † 26. Oktober 1995 in Brisbane) war ein australischer Jazzmusiker (Komponist, Arrangeur, Vibraphonist und Schlagzeuger). Nach Digby Fairweather war er einer der zentralen australischen Jazzmusiker der 1980er Jahre.

Leben und Wirken
Sangster wurde zunächst als Posaunist bei Graeme Bell and his Australian Jazz Band bekannt, mit dem er zwischen 1950 und 1955 auch in Großbritannien, Deutschland, Japan und Korea unterwegs war; dabei spielte er auch Aufnahmen mit Humphrey Lyttelton ein. Er wechselte zum Kornett und dann ans Schlagzeug und spielte dann bei Ray Price. In den späten 1950er Jahren entdeckte er das Vibraphon und den Modern Jazz. In den frühen 1960er Jahren gehörte er zur Gruppe von Don Burrows, bevor er sein eigenes Ensemble gründete und sich mit der Musik von Sun Ra und Archie Shepp beschäftigte. 1967 trat er während der Expo 67 in Montreal (später auch anlässlich der Expo '70 in Osaka) mit der Band von Burrows auf. 1969 öffnete er sich für die Rockmusik und gehörte zur Progressive-Rock-Band Tully, die die australische Produktion des Musicals Hair begleitete. In seinem Album Ahead of Hair reflektierte er diese Erfahrungen. Während der 1970er Jahre veröffentlichte Sangster eine Reihe von Alben, die durch The Lord of the Rings inspiriert waren, etwa The Hobbit Suite1973. Mit Alex Pertout, Graeme Lyall, Keith Hounslow und den Pro Musica Strings spielte er die Kompositionen von Tony Gould ein.

Daneben schrieb Sangster auch Filmmusik für Dokumentarfilme, etwa für frühe Filme zum Naturschutz, die das Australian Museum 1971 und 1972 produzierte (Australia and all that jazz). 1988 veröffentlichte er seine Autobiographie Seeing the Rafters.

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Diskographie
The Trip (1967)
The Joker is Wild (1968, Festival Records)
Ahead of Hair (1969, Festival Records)
Marinetti (Original Soundtrack, 1969)
Once Around the Sun (Original Soundtrack, 1970)
Australia and all that Jazz. Vol. 1 (1971, Cherry Pie Records)
The Hobbit Suite (1973, Swaggie Records)
Paradise (1973, Trinity Records)
Lord of the Rings (1975)
Lord of the Rings Vol. 2 (1976)
Australia and all that Jazz. Vol. 2 (1976, Cherry Pie Records)
Lord of the Ring. Vol. 3 (1977)
For Leon Bismark (1977, Swaggie Records)
Double Vibes: Hobbit (1977, Swaggie Records)
Landscapes of Middle Earth (1978)
Uttered Nonsense - The Owl and the Pussycat (1980, Rainforest records)
The Last Will & Testament of John Sangster (1997, Move)
Gould Plays Gould (1998, Move)

Schriften
 John Sangster: Seeing the Rafters: the life and times of an Australian jazz musician (1988), Penguin, ISBN 0-14-010928-5

Literatur
 Andrew Bisset: Black Roots, White Flowers (1979), Golden Press, ISBN 0-85558-680-X.
 Ian Carr, Digby Fairweather, Brian Priestley: Rough Guide Jazz. Der ultimative Führer zur Jazzmusik. 1700 Künstler und Bands von den Anfängen bis heute. Metzler, Stuttgart/Weimar 1999, ISBN 3-476-01584-X.

Weblinks
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Jazz-Schlagzeuger
Komponist (Jazz)
Filmkomponist
Musiker (Australien)
Australier
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Gestorben 1995
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Patronyme

 Alain Vasseur (né en 1948), coureur cycliste français ;
 Cédric Vasseur (né en 1970), coureur cycliste français ;
 Didier Vasseur (1946-2002), compositeur français de musique de film ;
 Didier Vasseur alias Tronchet (né en 1958), auteur français de bandes dessinées ;
 Emmanuel Vasseur (né en 1976), footballeur français ;
 Flore Vasseur (née en 1973), écrivain française ;
 Frédéric Vasseur (né en 1968), ingénieur et directeur d'écurie de sports mécaniques ;
 Gaston Vasseur (1904-1971), écrivain et linguiste français ;
 Gaston-Casimir Vasseur (1855-1915), géologue, archéologue et paléontologue français ;
 Georges Louis Vasseur (1807-1851), homme politique français ;
 Isabelle Vasseur (née en 1959), femme politique française ;
 Jacques Vasseur (1920-2009), auxiliaire français de la Gestapo, condamné pour collaboration ;
 Jean-Marc Vasseur (né en 1946), scénariste et musicien franco-américain ;
 Jean-Luc Vasseur (né en 1969), footballeur français ;
 Jean-Philippe Vasseur (1946-2022), altiste français ;
 Léon Vasseur (1844-1917), compositeur, organiste et chef d'orchestre français ;
 Louis Vasseur (1885-1968), haltérophile français ;
 Nathalie Vasseur (né en 1965), athlète française ;
 Paul Vasseur (1884-1971), nageur et joueur de water-polo français ;
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 Sylvain Vasseur (né en 1946), coureur cycliste français ;
 Véronique Vasseur (née en 1951), médecin et femme politique française.

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Amartya Sen has a right to his views
The editorial 'Sen and insane: Criticise Modi, lose award?' (July 27) echoes the feelings and ideas of countless people of this country. We all feel proud of Dr Amartya Sen, who has the ethical courage to speak out his mind in a fearless manner. In a democratic country like ours, if Sen refuses to share the hypothetical belief that Narendra Modi is going to be the next Prime Minister of the country, nobody ought to mind it as he is entitled to hold on to his specific ideas about Indian politics. Some of the top BJP leaders have rightly distanced themselves from their own party MP's rigid and graceless viewpoint that Sen should be stripped of Bharat Ratna for not liking Modi's candidature for the top job.
The editorial has underlined the obvious truth in a very effective manner by saying "Dr Sen perhaps did not realise that these days there is a scramble among the BJP's middle-rung leaders and spokespersons to defend Modi and sing his praises at every available platform." BJP leaders should cultivate the culture of tolerance towards those who do not think like them as India happens to be a big country where common people follow different religions, speak different dialects and have diverse ethnic backgrounds. They cannot be expected to think alike. We must learn to tolerate one another and survive as cultured citizens.
DR RAJ BAHADUR YADAV, Fatehabad
Telangana issue
The decision to carve out a new state, namely Telangana, out of Andhra Pradesh is not a good step at all. With its creation, the government will have to face similar demands. Hyderabad will serve as the capital of two states for the time being. We all know that the issue of Chandigarh as the capital of either Punjab or Haryana could not be solved even after 46 years. So the bone of contention between Andhra and Telangana will remain there. Moreover, the UPA-led Congress government is taking all such pending issues at a time when the elections are a few months away.
I P S ANAND, Chandigarh
Insane remarks
The editorial 'Sen & insane' (July 27) makes an interesting reading. It is true that Narendra Modi does not need enemies outside his party. There are enough of them in the BJP to pull him down as and when such an opportunity arises. To ask Amartya Sen to return Bharat Ratna for his remarks against Modi could dent Modi's rising popularity.
On the other hand, the Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has taken a wise step by asking his party spokespersons to stop making irresponsible statements which belittle the party's image. The BJP should also ask Narendra Modi and other spokespersons of the party to refrain from making unfortunate and shameful remarks/statements so that they do not have to eat their words and feel repentant. A wise enemy is less dangerous than a foolish friend. It is high time all leaders of the Congress and the BJP refrained from making frivolous remarks because these can cost them dear in the elections.
M S Tandan, Ambala Cantt
Next master blaster
Virat Kohli, who scored a ton against Zimbabwe at the Harare Cricket Club last Tuesday, has now become the youngest cricketer in the world to score 15 ODI hundreds. It was his 109th ODI match. He seems to have the potential to score more centuries than Sachin Tendulkar in One Day International matches. The 24-year-old middle order batsman has established himself as a vital player in the Indian cricket team due to his dazzling performance since his debut in 2008 against Sri Lanka. Given his constant excellent performance, he can be the next master blaster of India.
AKHILESH CHOURASIYA, Amritsar
Mid-day meals
This has reference to the editorial 'Food for thought' (July 23). The mid-day meal tragedy has exposed the carelessness and negligence on the part of the school management. The mid-day meal programme was seen as a good strategy to fight hunger, malnourishment and illiteracy. But the fundamental guidelines of the world's largest feeding programme were violated.
To save other innocent lives, we must make food sampling mandatory as well as a routine affair. Quality and hygiene are two important aspects of the scheme which must be ensured while preparing the food. The storage of food grains at a safe and hygienic place is the need of the hour. The guilty must be given severe punishment.
ANDE DEAN ANAND, Chambaghat
Langar, a way out
A repeat of the mid-day meal tragedy can be avoided if cues are taken from the Sikh sangat which runs free kitchens in gurdwaras across the country and even abroad. It goes to the credit of the Sikh sangat that langar has been run for ages without any tragedy or loss of life. The only difference between mid-day meals and langar is that langar is organised with dedication and selfless service.
DR RANBIR SINGH PANNU, Amritsar
Confer Bharat Ratna on Rafi
On the 33rd death anniversary of legendary singer Mohammad Rafi (July 31), an Urdu couplet "Jab bhee main jalata hoon teri yaadon ke chirag, husan kuch suhani raat ka aur nikhar jata hai" aptly sums up the still prevalent intoxicating effect of the songs of Rafi on the hearts and minds of listeners.
The golden voice of Rafi was truly divine which always topped the popularity charts from 1944 to 1980. Rafi sang 26,000 songs in his illustrious singing career with 4,516 film songs sung in 1,960 films in 36 languages and dialects. He had many qualities like he would go to Haj frequently, never smoke or drink and never charged fee for singing religious songs. It is a long overdue demand of millions of fans of Rafi to honour him with the Bharat Ratna.
J S PURI, Chandigarh
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This list of Nobel laureates affiliated with Columbia University as alumni or faculty comprehensively shows alumni (graduates and attendees) or faculty members (professors of various ranks, researchers, and visiting lecturers or professors) affiliated with Columbia University in New York City who were awarded the Nobel Prize or the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. People who have given public lectures, talks or non-curricular seminars; studied as non-degree students; received honorary degrees; or served as administrative staff at the university are excluded from the list. Summer school attendees and visitors are generally excluded from the list, since summer terms are not part of formal academic years; the same rule applies to the extension school.

Alumni or faculty members of Barnard College after 1900 and Bard College by 1944 are included in the list. Physicians and long-term medical staff of the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital are included in the list.

The Nobel Prizes, established by the 1895 will of Alfred Nobel, are awarded to individuals who make outstanding contributions in the fields of Chemistry, Literature, Peace, Physics, and Physiology or Medicine. An associated prize, the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (commonly known as the Nobel Prize in Economics), was instituted by Sweden's central bank, Sveriges Riksbank, in 1968 and was first awarded in 1969.

As of the 2022 awards, 101 Nobel laureates have been affiliated with Columbia University as alumni or faculty. Among the 101 laureates, 71 are Nobel laureates in natural sciences; 45 are Columbia alumni (graduates and attendees) and 33 have been long-term academic members of the Columbia faculty; and subject-wise, 33 laureates have won the Nobel Prize in Physics, more than any other subject. This list considers Nobel laureates as equal individuals and does not consider their various prize shares or if they received the prize more than once.

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All types of affiliations, namely alumni and faculty members, count equally in the following table and throughout the whole page.

In the following list, the number following a person's name is the year they received the prize; in particular, a number with asterisk (*) means the person received the award while they were working at Columbia University (including emeritus staff). A name marked with a dagger (†) indicates that this person has already been listed in a previous category (i.e., multiple affiliations).

Nobel laureates by category

Nobel laureates in Physics

Nobel laureates in Chemistry

Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine

Nobel Memorial Prize laureates in Economics

Nobel laureates in Literature

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Some visitors not qualified as faculty members
Visiting positions such as the "Global Fellowship" of SIPA and "Earnest Kempton Adams (EKA) Lectureship" at Columbia do not require employment-level duties, and thus are excluded from this list. The EKA Fund was established in 1904, enabling Columbia to invite scientists to deliver a series of public lectures.

Affiliates during the Manhattan Project, the scientific research project which developed the first nuclear weapons, who specifically worked for the military are also excluded from this list.

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As you know, I went to Unites Arab Emirates and Oman during my last holidays, if you remember, we stopped in Khasab during the cruise, this is a small city that belongs to Oman and it is bordering the UAE.
This fort was build by the Portuguese in the 17th century and has been renovated lately, in 2007.
There are various boats, clothing and artefacts placed throughout the structure. The grounds are so immaculate and well kept that you loose some of its old world charm but still get glimpse into its history, it is worth to see the Castle to learn more of the Omani history and the entry is only 1.00€, the Dhow tour last few hours so you will have plenty of time to scape to the Castle while you are in Khasab.
From the port, there are free buses that take you to the castle and the city centre, The city has very few shops and the Mosque, this is the first mosque that I visited on my trip. This is not one of the biggest mosques in Oman, I will show you The Grand Mosque in Muscat in future posts.
This lovely dress was really useful when I visited Khasab so I could wear something long over my legs and it was also perfect to wear for a formal dinner in the ship.
You can get this dress HERE and now it is reduced 70% , really low price!
I loved Oman too, although I didn't look as flash as you do.
Gorgeous photos and I love this modest summer dress, perfect for the location.
Omg!! this is completely amazing!!
woww! amazing place, the pictures are so good! follow on GFC ?
Amazing pictures. I love your dress. Kisses!
Wow! I love to go on that place.
Wishing you happy April days.
If I have the chance to visit, I'll keep in mind your tips.
I hope that this state of things better soon!
¿Y ese precioso vestido como puede ser tan baratoooo!!!
Gorgeous sites and I love that grecian dress!
What a great place, dear, lucky you! What's more, I love your dress!
What a lovely place! Thank you for letting us travel with you:).
I really like that maxi dress, you always look so pretty darling.
Amazing pics, I love your long dress!!!!
Nuria you look stunning in this beautiful maxi dress. Beautiful pics, too. Sorry to hear about your internet problems. I just got that one comment from you, telling me about the probs, tho. Now worries, darling.
So stunning. I want to travel there and your dress is amazing.
Looks like an amazing place and you look beautiful!
Quizás no hay demasiadas cosas que visitar pero lo que muestras parece precioso y muy interesante. Anotado queda!
Wow! So beautiful and interesting photos!
El vestido es muy bonito y muy veraniego!!!
Many thanks for this very interesting post with the adorable pictures and insights! And you wore definitely the perfect dress for the places you visited <3 So beautiful!
these pics are amazing! love your dress!
Qué vestido tan bonito llevas, las fotos son preciosas.
Great post, Id love to visit that place, looks so interesting and charming!
Love your dress, you look fab!
Wow this place is so gorgeous! You look very pretty in this romantic mint dress, very feminine.
stunning views!!! love your outfit and the sights are amazing!
Musandam is full of fun activities and especially with sea adventure. You will find a lot of dhow cruise and boat leaving in the morning and giving an extraordinary entertainment to tourists in this area. The main attraction here is dolphin watching, snorkeling swimming, and visit to historical Islands. Khasab dhow cruise is the most amazing activity to do here.
Khasab city is destination of thousands of visitors across the world. Your article have superb information for first time visitors.. Keep it up.


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Biomerica Announces Year-End Results 2010
IRVINE, CA - August 31, 2010 -- Biomerica, Inc. (OTC.BB:BMRA - News), a global provider of advanced diagnostic products for the early detection of medical conditions, today reported net sales for the fiscal year 2010 were $5,075,222 versus net sales of $4,934,771 in fiscal 2009.
Biomerica announced net loss (including stock options expenses) of $331,455, or $0.05 per share, for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2010, compared to net income of $354,180, or $0.05 per share, in fiscal 2009.
During fiscal 2010 the Company moved its facilities from Newport Beach to Irvine, California. This move impacted expenses in every department. The Company incurred direct moving costs of approximately $225,000. This included overlapping rent and related expenses during the transition. Cost of goods as a percentage of sales also increased due to various factors many of which were non-recurring.
Research and development expense was $455,171 in fiscal 2010 as compared to $278,308 in fiscal 2009. This is an increase of $176,863, (63.5%). The Company expended considerable funds in the effort to ready certain new products for market. Biomerica has recently eliminated two scientists from its internal research and development group. The Company has shifted its focus to licensing in new technology from universities and other outside institutions as it aims to more rapidly expand its product offerings, build intellectual property and speed its time to market.
"We planned for and expected a loss for this fiscal year due to the move into our new state of the art facility," stated Zackary Irani, Biomerica CEO. "While the move impacted our expenses this fiscal year, it is a major step forward for our Company in terms of work flow, quality, capacity and ability to partner with other companies. The monthly cost of the new facility is not significantly higher than the cost of our old facility. Our shift to licensing in new technology from universities and other institutions has resulted in a much larger product pipeline. It also allows us to seek out products with potential patent coverage. We are looking forward to this fiscal year as we focus on increasing our sales and bottom line."
About Biomerica (OTC.BB:BMRA - News)
Biomerica, Inc. (www.biomerica.com) is a global biomedical company that develops, manufactures and markets advanced diagnostic products used at the point-of-care (in home and in physicians' offices ) and in hospital/clinical laboratories for the early detection of medical conditions and diseases. The Company's products are designed to enhance the health and well being of people, while reducing total healthcare costs. Biomerica primarily focuses is on products for Diabetes, Gastrointestinal Disease and esoteric testing.
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for forward-looking statements. Certain information included in this press release (as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements made or to be made by Biomerica) contains statements that are forward-looking; such as statements relating to intended launch dates, larger product offering, its aims, sales potential, significant benefits, market size, growth of business, favorable positions, expansion, expected orders, leading market positions, anticipated future revenues or production volume of the Company, success of product and new product offerings. Such forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future, and accordingly, such results may differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of Biomerica. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, fluctuations in the Company's operating results due to its business model and expansion plans, downturns in international and or national economies, the Company's ability to raise additional capital, the competitive environment in which the Company will be competing, and the Company's dependence on strategic relationships. The Company is under no obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this release.
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Folkbildning refers to the tradition of non-formal, popular adult education in Sweden, which is based on a citizen-centred philosophy, and has as its core objective the building of democracy. This booklet focuses on the lessons and insights from this tradition that are of interest to South Africa today as we reshape our education system. The four essays in this short publication arise out of a study tour to Sweden undertaken by South African educators, under the auspices of The Institute for Democracy in South Africa, to investigate Swedish traditions of popular adult education and how these could stimulate non-formal education in this country.


We had a little back garden camping adventure, thanks to Blacks and Millets.
Would the girls' Berghaus parka-style waterproof coats withstand the riguers of meeting an actual real(ish) Gruffalo?
Here's your chance to win this fab Discovery Kids digital walkie talkie set, worth £24.95!
The girls try out their Hi-Tec kids' walking boots with some exploring in our local woods.


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What Increasing Streaming Options Mean for New Streaming Services
By Sanmit Amin
Apple's new streaming service will roll out this fall
Apple (AAPL) recently unveiled its own streaming service, which will be launched later this year. The iPhone maker has already roped in a number of Hollywood giants, including Steven Spielberg, J.J. Abrams, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Carell, Jennifer Aniston, and Reese Witherspoon, to participate in its original content.
Apple's streaming service will add to the list of streaming options consumers will have and likely lead to more cord cutting. This trend has already caused a number of traditional pay-TV service providers, such as Dish (DISH) and Comcast (CMCSA), to offer their own over-the-top streaming options to make up for declining subscriber numbers.
The streaming space is a crowded one
However, according to Deloitte, the ever-increasing number of options viewers have is causing subscriber fatigue. While subscribers will continue to have multiple subscriptions, they'll be limited to a few.
Apple's streaming service, which will be available on its TV app, already has the advantage of a massive global user base.
Meanwhile, the likes of Netflix (NFLX) and the Walt Disney Company's (DIS) Hulu have the first-mover advantage. Netflix has already garnered a massive loyal user base in the United States, and these users are not likely to budge. Meanwhile, Hulu's unique bundle of original content, its library of tens of thousands of movies and shows, and its live-TV streaming also mean that it might not lose its user base.
Other newcomers Disney+ and NBCUniversal's upcoming streaming service may find it more difficult to reel in a huge user base.


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Norwegian Aviation Company Orders 60 Electric Planes
Norway's OSM Aviation Academy is committed to fully electrifying its fleet of planes. OSM is a company that specializes in recruitment and training for the aviation industry. They have ordered 60 all electric planes from Colorado-based electric aircraft manufacturer Bye Aerospace. This is the largest single order for commercial electric planes to date. Recently Canadian company Harbour Air made history with its first test flight as part of its bid to be the world's first all electric airline.
Bjørn Granviken, Managing Director of the OSM Aviation Academy supports sustainability focused innovation. "It's important that the airline industry steps up to the challenge of developing more environment-friendly transport. At OSM Aviation, we're committed to pursuing a socially responsible and sustainable business," Granviken said. However, this groundbreaking move is also good for the bottom line. Lower maintenance and fuel costs are expected to cut operating expenses by 80 percent. While it costs $110/hr. to operate a conventional training plane, the all-electric planes will cost only $20 per hour.
The eFlyer 2, formerly known as the Sun Flyer, uses a Siemens propulsion system: a 57 lb. SP70D motor with a 90kW peak rating (120 HP), and a continuous power setting of up to 70kW (94 HP). The eFlyer 2 successfully completed its first official flight test on February 8, 2019. Each two-seater aircraft will cost $350,000.
OSM is a test case for numerous other possible commercial applications for fully electric aircraft. It is also an opportunity to take well warranted pride at advancing emissions free flight. "We're proud to take the lead in the future of green aviation," said Espen Høiby, CEO of OSM.
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Didemnum immundum är en sjöpungsart som beskrevs av Romanov 1974. Didemnum immundum ingår i släktet Didemnum och familjen Didemnidae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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All of our staff work very hard each and every day to help Hickman kids succeed. Every staff member's job is important and we all work together to maintain the vision that we want to always do what is best for kids. Working with the Hickman staff is such a blessing!


Sunday, February 24, 2019 at 10:15 a.m.
The 4th Edition of the Granite Tors half-marathon. The Hameldown Hammer and the Hameldown 7EVEN - 'The Long 10k' are back.
The races start and finish in the village of Widecombe-In-The-Moor, at the foot of the Hameldown 'massif' and surrounded by some of Dartmoor's most iconic granite tors.
The Hameldown Hammer, like our Dartmoor Volcano race, is another tough, challenging trail race, designed to be a serious test of endurance. The Hammer has a total ascent of over 600m. It is 98% trail, over a series of well defined, grassy, rocky, sometimes muddy tracks and through forestry glades. Most significantly, there is a double ascent of the Hameldown Ridge….
The Hameldown Hammer rises high and steep. It affords spectacular views of the Momor and Tors, with some of the best trail running Dartmoor has to offer.
The new race, Hameldown 7EVEN – The 'Long 10k', has in excess of 300 metres of ascent and still includes a double ascent of the Hameldown ridge.
Both courses will be fully marked and marshalled. First aid on course and at HQ.


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Star Wars: Battlefront II (kurz meist SWBF II genannt) ist ein im Star-Wars-Universum angesiedeltes Videospiel. Es handelt sich um den Nachfolger des erfolgreichen Ego- und Third-Person-Shooters Star Wars: Battlefront. 2017 erschien eine Neuauflage des Spiels, siehe Star Wars: Battlefront II (2017). Das Spiel wurde wie der Vorgänger von Pandemic Studios entwickelt und Ende 2005 von LucasArts für Windows, PS2, Xbox und PSP veröffentlicht. Die PSP-Portierung entwickelte das Studio Savage Entertainment.

Im Spiel übernimmt der Spieler die Rolle eines Soldaten im Auftrag einer der vier zentralen Fraktionen der Star-Wars-Filme und nimmt an militärischen Auseinandersetzungen teil. Anders als beim Vorgänger beinhaltet Battlefront II eine zusammenhängende Kampagne, bei der die Hintergrundgeschichte eine größere Rolle spielt. Daher variieren die Missionen dieser Kampagne in größerem Maß voneinander, als sie es in Battlefront taten. Die Kampagne behandelt den Aufstieg des Imperiums und den Galaktischen Bürgerkrieg, ist also zeitlich zwischen den Star-Wars-Filmen Episode 3 und Episode 5 angesiedelt. Weitere Neuerungen umfassen neue Waffen, spielbare Helden-Charaktere und ein Medaillen-System.

Die Entwicklung des Spiels begann kurz nach der Veröffentlichung von Battlefront. Eine frühe Version wurde auf der Spielemesse E3 im Jahr 2005 demonstriert. Technisch basiert der Titel stark auf dem Vorgänger. Der Mehrspieler-Modus erfuhr dabei eine Erweiterung, da er es ermöglicht, mit bis zu 64 Spielern an einer Partie teilzunehmen.

Battlefront II wurde insgesamt gemischt bis positiv von der Fachpresse aufgenommen. Tester lobten die Erweiterung der aus dem Vorgänger bekannten Inhalte. Im Gegenzug kritisierten sie zu schwache Computergegner und unspektakuläres Level-Design. Auch unter kommerziellen Gesichtspunkten war der Titel erfolgreich. Mit über sieben Millionen verkauften Einheiten zählt der Titel zu den verkaufsstärksten aller Star-Wars-Videospiele.

Seit dem 26. April 2018 ist es dank Abwärtskompatibilität auch auf Xbox One spielbar.

Handlung
Star Wars: Battlefront II spielt im Star-Wars-Universum und verbindet die Handlungen zwischen den einzelnen Star-Wars-Filmen. Der Handlungsstrang orientiert sich dabei weitgehend an der filmischen Vorlage, nimmt jedoch ein anderes Ende als diese. Die Kampagne, die aus 17 Missionen und einem Trainingseinsatz besteht, erzählt die Geschichte einer Einheit der 501. Legion, einer Elite-Legion der Republikanischen Klonarmee. Den Namen verdankt diese Legion der 501st Legion, einer großen Star-Wars-Fanorganisation. Die Einsätze werden auf abgesperrten Kampfgebieten ausgetragen, die auch in anderen Bereichen des Spiels Verwendung finden.

Die Kampagne beginnt mit einem Angriff der Republik auf einen Außenposten von gegen die Republik gewandten Separatisten auf Geonosis. Dort wird der Spieler mit den grundlegenden Spielmechaniken vertraut gemacht. Nach dem Abschluss des Einsatzes wird der Spieler in eine Ruinenstadt auf dem Planeten Mygeeto entsandt, wo er eine leistungsstarke Energiequelle der Konföderation sichert. Darauf folgt eine Raumschlacht über der Hauptstadt der Republik, Coruscant, in welcher der Spieler den Jedi den Weg zum feindlichen Flaggschiff durch die Zerstörung feindlicher Geschütze und Jäger ebnen muss.

Bei einem Einsatz der 501. auf Felucia wird diese damit beordert, die Jedi Aayla Secura beim Angriff auf eine Basis der Separatisten zu unterstützen. Auf dem Waldplaneten Kashyyyk wird sie damit beauftragt, den Planeten vor einer feindlichen Invasion zu bewahren. Dazu zerstört sie zunächst die feindliche Flotte im Orbit des Planeten und unterstützt die Einheimischen am Boden bei der Verteidigung des Planeten. Während des Gefechts haben Spione der Republik inzwischen den Aufenthaltsort der Führungsspitze der Separatisten gefunden. Die 501. wird nach Utapau geschickt, um diese an der Seite von Obi-Wan Kenobi auszuschalten. Während dieses Einsatzes, der erfolgreich verläuft, findet auf Coruscant ein Umsturz statt, bei dem die Jedi zu Staatsfeinden erklärt werden und die Republik zu einer Diktatur, dem Imperium, umgestaltet wird. Als Teil des neuen imperialen Heeres wird die 501. Legion nach Coruscant entsandt, um den Jedi-Tempel zu besetzen und den verbleibenden Widerstand auszuschalten.

Durch die Elimination der Opposition etabliert sich das Imperium als neue Regierung und organisiert das Militär um. Im Zuge dessen erhält die 501. Legion neue Ausrüstung. Den ersten Einsatz unter dem Banner des Imperiums stellt ein Angriff auf das Königshaus des Planeten Naboo dar, das sich gegen das Imperium positioniert hat. Dort eliminiert die 501. die Königin und deren Leibwächter. Anschließend wird die Legion, die inzwischen den Beinamen Vaders Faust erhalten hat, damit beauftragt, die letzten Anhänger der Separatisten und andere Unruhestifter zu eliminieren.

Inzwischen kommt es auf dem Todesstern, einer imperialen Kampfstation, zu einem Gefängnisausbruch, bei dem es einer Gruppe von Rebellen gelingt, Konstruktionspläne der Station zu entwenden. Die 501. wird geschickt, um diese auszuschalten, was ihr allerdings nur zum Teil gelingt. Der Großteil der Aufständischen fällt zwar im Gefecht, die Pläne können allerdings noch an ein entferntes Rebellenschiff übermittelt werden. Dieses Schiff mit Namen Tantive IV wird von den Imperialen bis zum Planeten Polis Massa verfolgt. Nach einem dortigen, nur teilweise erfolgreichen Einsatz gelingt es imperialen Aufklärern, das Schiff wieder aufzuspüren und festzusetzen. Die Truppen der 501. Legion nehmen an einem Entermanöver teil, bei dem die Schiffsbesatzung überwältigt und Prinzessin Leia, eine der Anführerinnen der Rebellen, verhaftet wird. Allerdings gelingt es ihnen wieder nicht, die Baupläne des Todessterns zu sichern.

Die Rebellen-Allianz analysiert diese Pläne schließlich und führt einen Angriff auf die Kampfstation im Orbit des Planeten Yavin IV, bei dem diese vernichtet wird. Die 501. Legion, die dem Tod auf der Kampfstation durch den Einsatz auf Polis Massa entging, wird für einen Vergeltungsschlag auf den Planeten Yavin IV, auf dem sich die Basis der Rebellen befindet, entsandt. Es gelingt ihr, einen Großteil der Rebellen auszuschalten. Allerdings gab es auf Seiten des Gegners einige Überlebende, die zur arktischen Welt Hoth fliehen konnten. Daher werden imperiale Truppen, darunter die 501. Legion, nach Hoth geschickt, um die Rebellion endgültig auszuschalten, was ihr schließlich gelingt.

Spielprinzip

Allgemein
Battlefront II baut auf dem Prinzip des Vorgängers auf. Es ist ein im Star-Wars-Universum angesiedelter Shooter, bei dem die Armeen der vier großen Fraktionen der Star-Wars-Filme gegeneinander antreten. Das Spielgeschehen findet auf verschiedenen Karten statt, die Orte aus dem Star-Wars-Universum repräsentieren. Für die einzelnen Karten stehen mehrere Spielmodi zur Verfügung. Eine Neuerung in der Battlefront-Reihe stellen die Karten dar, die im Weltall angesiedelt sind. Dort kämpfen die Spieler überwiegend mit Sternjägern gegeneinander. Sternjäger sind fiktive kleine Raumschiffe, die mit Kampfflugzeugen vergleichbar sind.

Zu Beginn eines Gefechts kann der Spieler aus einer der vier Einheitenklassen Frontsoldat, Panzerabwehr-Truppe, Scharfschütze und Techniker wählen. Zwei weitere werden freigeschaltet, sobald der Spieler im Kampf genug Punkte gesammelt hat. Punkte erwirbt der Spieler durch das Ausschalten feindlicher Soldaten und das durch das Einnehmen feindlicher Kommandoposten. Der Spieler kann jederzeit per Tastendruck zwischen der Ego- und der Third-Person-Perspektive umschalten. Lediglich reine Nahkämpfer, etwa Jedi, können ausschließlich in letzterer gespielt werden.

Fällt der Spieler im Verlauf einer Schlacht, so kann er direkt danach wieder im Spiel an einem Kontrollpunkt einsteigen. Kontrollpunkte sind auf der Karte verteilte Orte, an denen Truppen und Fahrzeuge eintreffen. Eine Neuerung gegenüber dem Vorgänger ist die Möglichkeit, an Kommandoposten, die von der eigenen Fraktion gehalten werden, die Einheitenklasse zu wechseln. In Battlefront war dies nur durch einen Neueinstieg des Spielers möglich, was zulasten der Verstärkung des eigenen Teams ging.

Weitere Neuerungen in Battlefront II, die das Spielgeschehen unmittelbar betreffen, sind die Fähigkeit der Figuren zu sprinten, neue Boni, die auf den Karten aufgesammelt werden können und die Option, selbst als ein Held zu spielen. Als Held, etwa Luke Skywalker, Darth Maul oder Boba Fett, besitzt der Spieler durchschlagskräftigere Waffen und besondere Begabungen, wie verbesserte Sprint- oder Sprungleistungen.

Spielmodi
Das Spiel ist in drei zentrale Bereiche geteilt. Der Kern jedes Bereiches, das Bestreiten von Gefechten, folgt dabei stets der gleichen Struktur. Es sind vielmehr die Rahmenbedingungen, die variieren.

Die Kampagne erzählt die Handlung des Spiels. Sie besteht aus 17 aufeinanderfolgenden Missionen, bei denen der Spieler Raumgefechte allerdings überspringen kann. Im Verlauf einer Kampagnenmission erhält der Spieler eine Reihe von Einsatzzielen, die er erfüllen muss. Dazu zählen das Erobern bestimmter Gebiete, das Ausschalten bedeutender Personen oder das Sichern von Datenmaterial.

Im freien Spiel, welches als Soforteinsatz bezeichnet wird, kann der Spieler die Einsatzparameter selbst bestimmen. So kann er den Schlachtort, die Armeestärke und den Einsatztyp anpassen. Als Kampfgebiete stehen dabei die in der Kampagne verwendeten Karten zur Verfügung. Pro Einsatz wird nur ein Ziel herausgegeben, sodass dieser Modus weniger linear gestaltet ist als die Kampagne. Das freie Spiel kann sowohl einzeln gegen computergesteuerte Gegner aber auch über ein Netzwerk gegen menschliche Gegner gespielt werden.

Der vierte Teil wird als Galaxis-Eroberung bezeichnet. Die Galaxis-Eroberung kombiniert die taktischen Gefechte mit strategischen Elementen. Gespielt wird auf einer dreidimensionalen Karte, die zahlreiche Planeten abbildet. Der Spieler erhält das Kommando über eine Flotte, mit der er die feindlichen Planeten angreifen kann. Ein Angriff ist wie einer der Einsätze des freien Spiels gestaltet. Das Spiel läuft rundenbasiert ab, das heißt die beiden Spieler führend abwechselnd einen Zug aus. Für die einzelnen Einsätze können beide Parteien Boni erwerben. Diese umfassen erweiterte Munitionsvorräte oder zusätzlichen Truppennachschub. Das Geld für Boni erwirtschaften die Spieler durch erfolgreiche Eroberungen. Die Partie wird von dem Spieler gewonnen, der alle Stützpunkte des Gegners besetzt hält.

Einsatztypen
Die Spielmodi von Battlefront II besitzen Parallelen zu anderen Shootern wie Battlefield. Bei den meisten Spielen besitzen die verschiedenen Teams annähernd gleichwertiges Material, sodass die Chancen stets ausgewogen sind. Speziell für die PSP-Version wurden zusätzliche Spielvarianten implementiert.

Bei der Eroberung (engl. conquest) geht es darum, dass zwei Teams in einem bestimmten Gebiet gegeneinander antreten und versuchen, alle strategischen Punkte einzunehmen. An diesen Punkten können Truppen derjenigen Seite eingeflogen werden, der der Punkt gehört. Eine zweite Möglichkeit zu siegen stellt das Aufreiben der gegnerischen Armee dar, denn beide Seiten verfügen nur über eine endliche Anzahl an Verstärkungstruppen. Sobald eine Seite aufgrund zu hoher Verluste im Kampf keine Reserven mehr besitzt, hat sie das Gefecht verloren.

Bei der Jagd treten ebenfalls zwei Teams gegeneinander an, doch eines von diesen ist keine der üblichen Armeen, sondern besteht aus einheimischen Spezies. Das Ziel in diesem Modus ist, die gegnerische Verstärkung aufzureiben.

Im Modus Sichere die Flagge (engl. capture the flag) werden zu Beginn einer Partie eine oder zwei Flaggen auf der Karte versteckt. Die teilnehmenden Armeen versuchen, diese Flagge zu finden und in ihre Basis zu bringen. Sobald dies einem gelungen ist, erhält das Team, das die Flagge sicherte, einen Punkt und die Flagge wird erneut versteckt. Es gewinnt das Team, das entweder nach einem bestimmten Zeitraum die meisten Flaggen gesichert hat oder eine im Vorfeld festgelegte Anzahl an Flaggen gesammelt hat.

Der Modus Angriff wird auf Schlachtfeldern im All ausgetragen. Beide Teams versuchen dort, Punkte durch das Abschießen von Gegnern, aber vor allem durch das Zerstören kritischer Systeme der Schlachtschiffe zu erzielen. Allerdings gibt es in jedem Schlachtschiff auch einen Bereich, in dem Kämpfe zwischen Infanteristen ausgetragen werden können. Dabei handelt es sich um den Hangarbereich, der durch Entermanöver angegriffen werden kann.

Bewaffnung
In Battlefront II kann der Spieler aus einer großen Anzahl von Waffen wählen. Zur Verfügung stehen etwa Pistolen, Sturmgewehre, Scharfschützengewehre, Granaten und Raketenwerfer. Die Waffen wählt der Spieler indirekt bei der Auswahl seiner Truppe aus. Jede Truppe verfügt über ihre individuelle Bewaffnung, die sie auch nicht zum Beispiel durch das Aufsammeln von Waffen auf dem Schlachtfeld wechseln kann. Die meisten Truppen führen drei bis vier Waffen mit, eine primäre, eine sekundäre und zwei unterstützende. Primäre Waffen sind die stärkeren Waffen einer Einheit, die überwiegend zum Angriff verwendet werden. Ein Beispiel für eine solche ist das Scharfschützengewehr des Schützen. Die sekundäre Waffe einer Truppe dient eher zu Verteidigungszwecken und ist für den Kampf auf kurze Distanz ausgelegt. Ein Beispiel dafür ist die Pistole. Unterstützende Waffen führen die Soldaten nur in sehr begrenzter Menge mit sich. Sie können zum Aufbau von Defensivstellungen oder zu großflächiger Zerstörung dienen. Beispiele dafür sind Granaten und Minen.

Fahrzeuge
In Battlefront II stehen den Spielern einige Fahrzeuge zur Verfügung. Zu diesen zählen Schlitten, Panzer und Sternjäger. Fahrzeuge werden an Verstärkungspunkten in regelmäßigen Abständen eingeflogen und können von beinahe jeder Einheit verwendet werden. Viele Vehikel bieten Platz für mehr als eine Einheit, da sie über zusätzliche Schützenpositionen verfügen. Im Unterschied zum Vorgänger verfügen alle Fahrzeug-Geschütze über unendliche Munitionsvorräte. Besonders große Gefährte, der AT-TE und der AT-AT, besitzen außerdem die Funktion eines mobilen Kommandopostens, sodass neu einsteigende Truppen direkt bei diesen Fahrzeugen abgesetzt werden können. Diese Fahrzeuge sind einer bestimmten Fraktion zugeordnet und können, anders als die übrigen, nicht von feindlichen Truppen übernommen werden.

Auszeichnungen
Eine Neuerung in Battlefront II stellen die Medaillen dar, die besondere Leistungen des Spielers auszeichnen. Medaillen können im Lauf eines Gefechts gesammelt werden, indem der Spieler hohe Punktzahlen erreicht oder viele Abschüsse mit einer speziellen Waffe erzielt. Erringt der Spieler eine Medaille, die durch Abschüsse erzielt wird, wird dem Spieler zur Belohnung eine verbesserte Version der Waffe zur Verfügung gestellt. Die anderen Medaillen schalten verbesserte Rüstungen frei. Diese Boni stehen dem Spieler zur Verfügung, bis er von einem Gegner abgeschossen wird oder eine Partie endet. Hat der Spieler eine Medaille außergewöhnlich oft erhalten, erhält er den entsprechenden Bonus automatisch zu Beginn eines jeden Gefechts.

Neben den Medaillen kann der Spieler außerdem mit Beförderungen ausgezeichnet werden. Beförderungen erhält der Spieler, indem der Wert seines globalen Punktekontos bestimmte Schwellen erreicht. Der Dienstgrad des Spielers bestimmt darüber, wie viele Truppen er kommandieren darf.

Kommando-Funktion
Battlefront II beinhaltet wie der Vorgänger eine Kommando-Funktion. Diese erlaubt es ihm, Befehle an die KI-Mitspieler zu erteilen. Insgesamt stehen vier Befehle zur Verfügung, wovon zwei für normale Kampfsituationen und zwei für die Steuerung von Fahrzeugen von Bedeutung sind. Im Kampf zu Fuß können die computergesteuerten Mitspieler angewiesen werden, den Spieler zu begleiten oder auszuschwärmen. Steuert der Spieler ein Fahrzeug, kann er die Teammitglieder anweisen, in das Fahrzeug zu steigen, sofern es mehrere Personen aufnehmen kann. Befindet sich bereits ein Kamerad im Fahrzeug, so kann er diesen auffordern, das Gefährt zu verlassen.

Entwicklungsgeschichte

Entwicklung

Für die Entwicklung von Star Wars: Battlefront II zeichneten die Studios Pandemic und Savage Entertainment verantwortlich. Als leitende Designer fungierten Eric Gewirtz, der bereits an Battlefront mitwirkte, sowie Peter Dellekamp Siefert.

Das Spiel wurde erstmals am 21. April 2005 auf einer Star-Wars-Veranstaltung in Indianapolis vom Publisher LucasArts angekündigt. Als neue Elemente wurden neue Schauplätze und Raumkämpfe erwähnt. Als voraussichtliches Erscheinungsdatum wurde der Herbst desselben Jahres angekündigt. Das Spiel sollte möglichst zeitgleich mit der DVD-Veröffentlichung des Films Die Rache der Sith erscheinen. Die erste Vorstellung einer frühen Version des Spiels erfolgte auf der Spielemesse E3. Dort erfolgten weitere Einblicke in die neuen Spielelemente. So wurden etwa die spielbaren Helden bei der Präsentation in den Vordergrund gestellt. Auch der Mehrspieler-Modus wurde thematisiert. Dieser werde in allen Versionen von Battlefront II enthalten sein und in der Windows-Umsetzung das Spielen von bis zu 64 Spielern, 32 mehr als im Vorgänger, in einer Partie unterstützen. In einem späteren Interview mit einer Vertreterin von LucasArts, Shara Miller,beschrieb sie Battlefront II als eine Weiterentwicklung des ersten Teils, daher würden viele bekannte Spielelemente in verbesserter Form im neuen Spiel zu sehen sein.

In technischer Hinsicht wurde Battlefront II ähnlich wie der Vorgänger entwickelt. Es wurde die gleiche Engine, die Zero-Engine verwendet, die bislang in mehreren Titeln von Pandemic verwendet wurde. Als Programmiersprache wurde erneut zu großen Teilen die Skriptsprache Lua verwendet. In einem Rückblick sprachen die Entwickler davon, dass die Umsetzung des technisch anspruchsvollen Spiels für die PlayStation Portable mit besonderen Schwierigkeiten verbunden gewesen sei.

Ton und Synchronisation
Für Battlefront II wurden einige Schauspieler und Sprecher angeworben, die auch an anderen Star-Wars-Projekten mitwirkten, etwa Temuera Morrison (spielte Jango Fett und die Klonsoldaten in allen Veröffentlichungen), Corey Burton (vertonte Count Dooku in der Serie The Clone Wars) oder Bob Bergen (sprach Luke Skywalker in der Videospielreihe Star Wars: Rogue Squadron). Die Spielmusik setzt sich aus Ausschnitten der originalen, in den Filmen verwendeten Musikstücke zusammen, die von John Williams komponiert wurden. Die Auswahl übernahm Jesse Harlin.

Die folgende Tabelle gibt einen Überblick über die Sprecher der Hauptfiguren und der wichtigsten Nebenfiguren.

Veröffentlichung
Am 31. Oktober 2005 erschien Battlefront II in Europa. Einen Tag später wurde der Titel auch in Nordamerika veröffentlicht. Auf japanischen Märkten erschien der Titel am 26. Januar 2006. Der DVD-Veröffentlichung von Die Rache der Sith wurde ein Zugangscode für eine auf der Xbox spielbaren Demo-Version des Spiels hinzugefügt. Dies ist insofern eine Besonderheit, da LucasArts bislang nur selten kostenlose Spiel-Demos im Internet veröffentlichte.

Am 19. Dezember 2005 und am 31. Januar 2006 erschienen zwei kostenpflichtige Erweiterungspakete exklusiv für die Xbox-Version über Microsofts Netzwerk Xbox Live. Diese fügten neue, spielbare Helden und einige Karten aus dem Vorgänger ein. Mittlerweile sind diese Download-Angebote nicht mehr verfügbar, da die zuständigen Server am 15. April 2010 abgeschaltet wurden.

Am 15. Februar 2006 veröffentlichten die Entwickler einen Patch für die Windows-Version, mit dem von Spielern erstellte Mods unterstützt werden. Eine Woche später, am 21. Februar, erschienen offizielle Programme, die die Entwickler des Spiels für ihre Arbeit verwendeten, für Battlefront II unter dem Titel ZeroEditor. Dieser ermöglichte es technisch versierten Nutzern, eigene Karten, Modelle und Skripte zu erstellen und ins Spiel einzubinden. In den folgenden Monaten gaben verschiedene Entwickler-Gruppen zahlreiche Modifikationen mit teilweise sehr großem Umfang heraus.

Am 30. Mai 2014 schaltete GameSpy mehrere Server ab, darunter auch den, der für den Mehrspieler-Modus von Battlefront II zuständig war. Das Unternehmen Electronic Arts, welches inzwischen die Rechte an der Battlefront-Reihe erworben hatte, kündigte zum Ausgleich an, eigene Server bereitzustellen, die bis Ende Juni desselben Jahres laufen würden.

Rezeption

Rezensionen
Battlefront II wurde insgesamt positiv von der Fachpresse aufgenommen. Metacritic, eine Online-Datenbank für Testberichte berechnete dabei für die Versionen für die Xbox und die PlayStation 2 die höchsten Metawertungen mit 83 bzw. 84 %. Die Versionen für Windows und PSP schnitten schwächer ab, sie erhielten 78 und 69 Punkte.

Einer der am häufigsten kommentierten Punkte, sowohl auf positive als auch auf negative Weise, war die große Ähnlichkeit zum Vorgänger Battlefront. Ein Autor des Online-Magazins IGN, Ivan Sulic, kommentierte, dass das Fehlen großer Innovationen, nicht nur gegenüber dem Vorgänger, aber auch gegenüber anderen Titeln des Genres, für Battlefront II ein ernstes Problem darstellen könnte.

Redakteure von IGN wohnten der Präsentation des Spiels auf der E3 bei. Sie bewerteten Battlefront II als einen der besten Mehrspieler-Titel, der sich in diesem Bereich lediglich SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs geschlagen geben müsse. In einem separaten Testbericht lobte der Autor Ivan Sulic zwar die Erweiterung des Spiels um Raumschiffe, Jedi und neue Spielmodi, allerdings kritisierte er, dass diese nicht optimal in das Spiel eingebaut seien. Außerdem leiden die übrigen Elemente, die aus dem Vorgänger übernommen worden waren, unter den gleichen Mängeln, wie sie es bereits in Battlefront getan hatten, etwa einer zu schwachen künstlichen Intelligenz. Dazu besitze der Mehrspieler-Modus, welcher als bestes Element des ersten Teils eingeschätzt wurde, inzwischen zu viele Fehler, zu denen Grafikbugs und Performanceeinbrüche zählen. Ansonsten wurden Grafik aber auch die Vertonung sehr gelobt. Die höchste Bewertung erhielt die PSP-Version. Der Autor lobte die Konzeptionierung des Spiels, die keine tiefgreifenden Abstriche gegenüber den anderen Versionen von Battlefront II vornahm. Kritik übte er an technischen Mängeln, insbesondere an Geschwindigkeitseinbrüchen beim Bildaufbau.

Bob Colayco von GameSpot lobte die Erweiterung des Vorgängers Battlefront um Elemente wie den Raumkampf und neue Truppentypen. Auch die Neuerung, dass Helden spielbar gemacht wurden, hob er positiv hervor. Bemängelt wurde, dass es kaum Unterschiede zu Battlefront gäbe, die beiden Titel sich also zu ähnlich seien. Des Weiteren sei das Spiel zu stark auf den Mehrspieler-Modus ausgerichtet, der Einzelspieler-Part komme daher zu kurz. In einem Vorab-Test der PSP-Umsetzung beurteilte die Redakteurin das Spiel von der Gestaltung her als den anderen Versionen ebenbürtig. Die Grafik sei deutlich schwächer, allerdings für ein Handheld-Spiel vertretbar.

Jim Rossignol von Eurogamer testete die Windows-Version des Titels und vergab mit sechs von zehn Punkten eine der schlechteren Bewertungen. Er lobte den großen Umfang des Spiels, kritisierte aber die schwache optische Erscheinung, die das Spiel mache. So wirken die Level meist leblos und erzeugten keine wirkliche Star-Wars-Atmosphäre. Dadurch mangele es dem Spiel an herausragenden Eigenschaften, sodass es sich nicht wirklich von der Konkurrenz absetzen könne.

Die Redaktion von GamePro verfasste kurze Testberichte zu mehreren Versionen von Battlefront II. Im Vordergrund standen dabei stets die Mehrspieler-Fähigkeiten. Die nahezu identischen Umsetzungen für Xbox und Windows wurden dabei als abwechslungsreich gestaltete Shooter beschrieben, die allerdings mit Verbindungsproblemen und ähnlichen Schwierigkeiten zu kämpfen haben. Die mobile Version des Spiels schnitt deutlich schwächer ab, da die Steuerung zu umständlich und der Mehrspieler-Modus nur sehr beschränkt verfügbar sei.

Das Magazin 1Up.com testete Battlefront II auf allen Plattformen, am besten schnitten dabei die Umsetzungen für Windows und die PlayStation 2 ab. Die Tester schätzen sie als überzeugende Star-Wars-Spiele ein, auch wenn die Neuerungen gegenüber dem Vorgänger nur gering seien. Die Xbox-Version wurde zwar als nicht schlecht eingestuft, sie leide allerdings unter der starken Konkurrenz, zu der SOCOM und Halo zählen. Bei der PSP-Portierung kritisierte der Autor den schwachen Mehrspieler-Part, der an starken technischen Mängeln kranke.

Auszeichnungen
Neben der Nominierung von IGN als besten Mehrspieler-Titel wurde Battlefront II für den Satellite Award des Jahres 2005 vorgeschlagen. Darüber hinaus gewann es den von der Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films jährlich vergebenen Saturn Award in der Kategorie des besten Science-Fiction-Videospiels.

Verkaufszahlen
Gemäß Angaben der NPD Group belegte Battlefront II den sechsten Platz der kommerziell erfolgreichsten Titel des Jahres 2005 und erzielte allein in der PS2-Version Einnahmen von 47 Mio. US-Dollar. Im November 2005 konnten von den Xbox- und PS2-Ausführungen 467.000 beziehungsweise 447.000 Einheiten in den USA verkauft werden. Insgesamt wurden weltweit schätzungsweise über sieben Millionen Einheiten abgesetzt, wobei die PS2-Version und die Xbox-Version mit Abstand am erfolgreichsten waren. Damit übertraf der Titel die Absatzzahlen des Vorgängers deutlich und bekräftigte die Rolle Battlefronts als umsatzstärkste Star-Wars-Spielereihe. Bislang konnte nur das 2008 erschienene The Force Unleashed einen ähnlichen Verkaufserfolg vorweisen.

Noch im August 2006, knapp ein Jahr nach der Veröffentlichung, hielt Battlefront II den neunten Platz in den britischen Verkaufscharts. Auch in den Jahren 2007 und 2008 wurde das Spiel noch als einer der am meisten über das Xbox-Live-Netzwerk gespielten Titel geführt.

Nachfolger
Battlefront II war vorerst der letzte Titel der Battlefront-Reihe, der für Windows entwickelt wurde. Die nachfolgenden Titel Renegade Squadron, Mobile Squadrons und Elite Squadron wurden ausschließlich für mobile Konsolen wie den Nintendo DS oder die PlayStation Portable konzipiert.

Allerdings gab das Magazin Computer and Video Games im Jahr 2006 an, dass das Studio Free Radical Design an einem Battlefront III arbeite. In den nächsten Monaten gelangten weitere Informationen an die Öffentlichkeit, die die Entwicklung bestätigten. Im Oktober 2008 beantragte LucasArts eine PEGI-Einstufung. Dennoch gab Free Radical Design im selben Monat bekannt, dass LucasArts das Projekt nach zweijähriger Entwicklungszeit aufgrund von Uneinigkeiten zwischen LucasArts und dem Entwickler eingestellt hat.

Neuauflage
Nach dem Erwerb einer Star-Wars-Lizenz kündigte der US-amerikanische Spiele-Publisher Electronic Arts an, dass das schwedische Studio DICE, das für die Entwicklung der Battlefield-Serie verantwortlich zeichnete, einen neuen Star Wars: Battlefront-Titel für mehrere Plattformen entwickeln werde. Dieses Spiel ist im November 2015 erschienen.

Ende des Jahres 2016 wurde bekanntgegeben, dass eine Neuauflage unter dem identischen Titel Star Wars Battlefront II erscheinen soll. Im Gegensatz zum Vorgänger wird eine komplette Einzelspieler-Kampagne enthalten sein. Entwickler sind neben Digital Illusions CE Criterion Games und Motive. Dieses Spiel erschien am 17. November 2017.

Weblinks

 Star Wars: Battlefront II in der Jedipedia.net

Einzelnachweise

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TTU comes up short to Austin Peay in first home loss
Austin Peay (10-10, 5-4) 20 15 20 17 72
Tennessee Tech (15-5, 7-2) 14 18 18 15 65
Pts: FERBY, Brianah - 20
Reb: TEAM - 9
Ast: FERBY, Brandi - 5
Pts: Kentoria Alexander - 14
Reb: Anacia Wilkinson - 9
Ast: Akia Harris - 5
By Nate Perry, TTU Sports Information
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's basketball team's streak of dominance inside the Hooper Eblen Center came to an end on Thursday night, as the Golden Eagles suffered their second conference loss of the season to a scrappy, upstart Austin Peay club, 71-65.
"Obviously a disappointing night," said head coach Kim Rosamond. "I thought Austin Peay was the tougher team tonight. They outhustled us, out-toughed us, and at times, just played a whole lot smarter than we did for three and a half quarters. The last three minutes, we showed a sense of urgency that we hadn't showed the entire game."
Tech fell to 15-5 and 7-2 in the OVC with the loss, which saw the team post season lows for field goal percentage (35.8 percent) and 3-point field goal percentage (30 percent) in the Hoop, and get outrebounded by the Governors – a team not known for their prowess on the glass – 40-34.
"We didn't shoot the ball well," Rosamond said. "We started the fourth quarter 1-of-11, got outrebounded by six, and only got to the free-throw line 15 times. That is a recipe for a lack of success."
"In this league, teams are able to put up points, and we have to be able to finish on both ends of the floor. We didn't finish tonight. We left probably 10 to 15 points on the court, and I'm talking about bunnies right around the basket that we normally make."
The tilt was close throughout, as it featured just one double-digit lead. The Golden Eagles' deficit would hover around five points for most of the second half, but a furious rally in the closing minutes was not enough to get over the hump.
"Our kids just kept fighting," said Rosamond of her team's comeback bid. "We got some turnovers, got some stops, started shooting the basketball (better), and started finishing a little bit better. We started being the aggressor, which we weren't the entire game.
"Give Austin Peay credit. They were the aggressor from the start until the last three minutes. We talked about it for the last three days. We knew their strengths were their toughness and grit, and we knew we had to attack them, and for whatever reason, we didn't do that. We started doing it toward the end of the game, but it was too little, too late at that point.
Kentoria Alexander was Tech's leading scorer in the game with 14 points, the second-best output of her career. She connected on 2-of-3 3-pointers, with one of them beating the halftime buzzer and temporarily swinging the momentum back in TTU's favor.
She also grabbed six rebounds and doled out four assists, which were the team's second-highest totals in each category.
The senior from Tullahoma now has 14 games this season with six or more rebounds, 12 games with eight-plus points, and 10 with at least four assists.
"I think Kentoria has been playing the way a senior should play – not just tonight, but all year," said Rosamond. "I think she is a burst of energy for us. She's a kid that can get to the rim and create a lot of havoc on both ends of the floor. I thought she did some really good things tonight."
"As a senior, Coach Rosamond has been teaching me a lot about leadership, and about having energy when nobody else has it," Alexander said. "I was just trying to keep everybody up, keep them going."
Tech got two solid scoring performances off the bench as well, as Kesha Brady poured in 12 points and Anacia Wilkinson had 10.
Brady finished 4-of-7 from the floor, and hit a pair of 3-balls that gave the Golden Eagles a lift in the first half. She also recorded five rebounds and three assists.
Wilkinson's 10 points marked her seventh game in double figures this season, and her team-high nine rebounds left her one short of a double-double.
After failing to record a blocked shot for the first time this season at EKU, the best eraser in the OVC was a major defensive factor on Thursday night, swatting five Austin Peay shot attempts.
Her quintet of blocks put her over the century mark for her career with 102, and moved her into the No. 7 slot on Tech's all-time career list.
Jordan Brock played a season-low 20 minutes in the contest, as early foul trouble forced her to spend a significant amount of time on the bench. The sophomore endured a tough shooting night when she was on the floor, riding a 1-for-6 performance until the final two minutes of the game.
Brock then played a significant role in the last-minute comeback, burying two triples under heavy pressure that gave her team a chance in the late stages.
She finished with 11 points, giving her double-digit outputs in each of her past 11 games.
Akia Harris put up decent numbers in several columns of the box score, contributing eight points, a team-high five assists, and three steals.
Lacy Cantrell had six points, and Abby Buckner and Taylor Lamb each had two to round out the scoring.
"I've got a locker room that's hurting right now because these kids want to win," Rosamond said. "We just have to take this and respond from it. We have to let it teach us some lessons about how we have to play for four quarters.
"We have to get our fire back, and our fight. I believe in these kids, and I know we'll do that on Saturday in another big game against Murray State."
TTU will return to a 5:30 p.m. start time for that matchup with Murray, which will also be the program's annual Play4Kay game.
Guests are encouraged to wear pink in support of those affected by cancer.
Photo by Thomas Corhern, TTU Sports Information


April 5, 2018—On the edge of Chengdu, in China's Sichuan province, a ceremony at a historic site honors a genius whose engineering legacy remains after more than two thousand years. The place's name, Dujiangyan, meaning "dam on the capital city's river" is a modest title for an undertaking of incredible scope. The great rivers of China helped the civilization flourish, but also brought devastation during years of severe flooding. In the third century B.C., Li Bing, serving the ruling Qin state, devised this system of weir works—levees, partial dams, and waterways—to regulate the flow of the Min River, the largest tributary of the Yangtze. Upriver from the Chengdu Plain rise the high Longmenshan—Dragon's Gate Mountains. In springtime, meltwater pours down. By diverting part of the Min at Dujiangyan, Li Bing's system prevented floods and provided consistent irrigation for farming. On the eve of China's Qingming Festival, a day to celebrate ancestors, Dujiangyan hosts the Water Releasing Festival with traditional costumes and events honoring Li Bing, whose historical impact is as clear as the azure water of the Min River.


Did Fake News Affect the Development of Christian Culture?
We hear a lot of fake news, big and small. It should be no surprise then that fake news has real world consequences. One recent example in the United States is the fake news surrounding vaccinations and the belief that they cause autism. As a result, unvaccinated children are getting the measles virus unnecessarily. Social… Continue reading Did Fake News Affect the Development of Christian Culture?
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Prices Offering of Common Stock
WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) announced that it has priced its underwritten public offering of 8,771,930 shares of common stock at a price of $171.00 per share for expected gross proceeds of approximately $1.5 billion, before the underwriting discount and expenses. Thermo Fisher has also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,315,789 shares of its common stock.
The issuance of the shares is expected to close on August 11, 2017, subject to customary closing conditions.
Thermo Fisher intends to use all of the net proceeds of the offering to fund a portion of the consideration payable for its acquisition of Patheon N.V. (NYSE: PTHN), including the repayment of indebtedness of Patheon N.V. to be assumed by Thermo Fisher. As previously announced, Thermo Fisher now expects to complete the transaction around the end of the third quarter of 2017, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including the receipt of applicable regulatory approvals and completion of Thermo Fisher's tender offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Patheon N.V. The offering is not conditioned upon the completion of the acquisition of Patheon N.V.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is acting as lead book-running manager for the offering. BofA Merrill Lynch and Citigroup are acting as joint book-running managers.
The offering is being made pursuant to an effective registration statement on Form S-3, as amended by the post-effective amendment thereto (including a prospectus), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Prospective investors should read the prospectus forming a part of that registration statement and the preliminary prospectus supplement related to the offering and the other documents that Thermo Fisher has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Thermo Fisher and this offering. These documents are available at no charge by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, Thermo Fisher, the underwriters or any dealer participating in this offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by contacting one of the following:
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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements about the company's intended use of proceeds and the expected closing of the acquisition of Patheon N.V. These statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from currently anticipated results, including risks and uncertainties relating to capital markets conditions and completion of the offering. Additional important factors and information regarding Thermo Fisher's business that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are set forth in the prospectus, which is on file with the SEC and available in the "Investors" section of our website under the heading "SEC Filings," and the documents incorporated by reference into the prospectus and prospectus supplement. While we may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, even if circumstances change and, therefore, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as representing our views as of any date subsequent to today.
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Last year (2009) I made a NY resolution to run a half marathon. In October, right after I completed my first half marathon (Run Like Hell in Portland), I got excited and immediately registered for the 2010 Portland Marathon. No need to make a full marathon my resolution for this year, I'm obviously going to do it because I paid something ridiculous like $100 for it, but I would like to be in shape for it. And to beat everybody. So this year my resolution is to run at least 25 miles a week, for the entire year. So far it's going pretty well, I ran 4 miles on Sunday, so just 21 miles to go for the week. I'm probably going to take care of about 12 of those tonight also, on the treadmill at 24 hour fitness while I watch the Biggest Loser with Laura for two hours. Yesterday I meant to go outside and run but it was raining, and why run in the rain when you can run in not-rain and watch motivational tv at the same time?
I asked for books on running for Christmas, and one of them that I got was My Life On the Run, by Bart Yasso, who has some fancy job at Runner's World Magazine. It's a pretty terrible book. At least it's ter rible writing. Which I guess is fine, because apparently he barely graduated from high school, but it says that somebody named Kathleen Parrish helped him, which is too bad for her, because I would not want my name on that book. The whole book is about all the awesome runs he went on and little anecdotes that all involve other people coming up to him and telling him how great he is, so he doesn't have to come outright and say it, but can still slip it in there. He has done some pretty cool stuff, but the writing is so boring that it's hard to get too excited about it, and just sounds like bragging. Then every once in a while he'll end a chapter with something like "running isn't about how far you go but how far you've come," or "the experience has been etched in their minds as a shining moment of possibility," in some sort of attempt to convey how meaningful running has been for him. Which is helpful, because otherwise it's hard to pull any profound thoughts out of My Life On the Run. Mostly the message sent is that Bart Yasso is a really good runner. Not great, like Olympics great, but really, really, good. None of this really bothers me though, because I still like hearing about other runners' stories and races they've done, even if they're not the best at writing about it – it's inspiring either way.
I'm a little concerned about writing a blog about my running experiences, because I just saw the movie Julie and Julia, and what it did to Julie's personal life. I had no idea that blogs could be so disruptive to someone's personal life – breaking up their marriage, almost getting fired… Good thing I have no marriage or a full time job to get fired from. But who knows what else might happen – if I learned one thing from that movie, it's to never underestimate the destructive powers of a blog.
I wish there was an "I like this" button because I am super lazy.
P.S. What does uhb-etc mean?
uhb means ULTIMATE HARD BODY. etc is short for et cetera, which means "other stuff." and now you know.


NEW MIXTAPE COMING SOON from Yung Martez call "Struggle 2 Success Reloaded" hosted by HollyHood BayBay (@Hollyhoodbaybay ) & Kiotti ft Young Dolph, Scarface, Slim Thug, Paul & More.
Like this track...will be looking to get this in every mix! Drops are appreciated!
Very good flow and an easy / catchy hook.
nice track will give a few spins and see how it goes.


How can Korea Boost Potential Output to Ensure Continued Income Convergence?
Korea's rapid growth has slowed in recent years, suggesting lower potential growth. This paper uses an array of techniques, including statistical filters, a multivariate model and the production function, to estimate Korea's potential growth. The main finding is that trend growth has fallen from around 4¾ percent during 2000-07 to around 31/4 -31/2 percent by 2011-12. Absent reforms, it is projected to fall further to around 2 percent by 2025, primarily due to declining working-age population. However, Korea's potential growth can be maintained at a higher level by putting in place a comprehensive structural reform agenda, including increased female and youth labor force participation, liberalization of product and labor market regulation. Staff simulations suggest that such reforms could lift potential growth by around 11/4 percentage point over the next decade, maintaining potential growth at around 31/4 percent, counteracting the effect of population aging, and enabling Korea to continue to converge to income levels of the United States.


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Take the Class
If you are a student at Colorado State University, one of the best ways to get involved in the work of the Queer Memory Project of Northern Colorado is to take our undergraduate classes on campus. The course will be offered for the second time in FALL 2022. It was previously offered in Spring 2022.
SPCM 380.A5: Communicating the Queer Past
For students enrolled at Colorado State University, the Department of Communication Studies offers an undergraduate course linked directly to the theories and practice of the work of the Queer Memory Project of Northern Colorado: SPCM 380A5: Communicating the Queer Past.
In this class, we ask questions like: how do we discover LGBTQ+ people in the past? What systems, practices, and beliefs make these pasts hard to find? Who benefits when the LGBTQ+ past is lost or forgotten? How do LGBTQ+ people–particularly LGBTQ+ youth–benefit from learning their past? How do issues of race, class, sex, gender, gender identity, sexuality, nationality, and ability shape what versions of the LGBTQ+ past is told and remembered? And in what forms can LGBTQ+ pasts be communicated to drive social, political, and cultural change? We consider these questions through selective readings, class discussions, and short writing exercises.
However, this class is not limited to reading other people's work in a classroom.
Rather, during each semester in which the course is taught, students focus on an engaged research project on the queer past of Northern Colorado. That means that students will be expected to spend time researching, discovering, creating, debating, and communicating new evidence of the LGBTQ+ past during the semester. This work will include visits to digital and/or physical archives, guest speakers from the local community, building digital tools, and talking to audiences outside the class about our work. The work is for and based in the class; however, students also have the opportunity to contribute their revised classwork directly to the Queer Memory Project of Northern Colorado and help share the region's LGBTQ+ past with public audiences. In this way, the class is an outstanding combination of the study of communication with local LGBTQ+ subject matter.
SPCM 380.A5 is taught by Dr. Tom Dunn. Dr. Dunn identifies as a cisgender gay man, his pronouns are he/him/his, and he is an Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Colorado State University. He is also the founder and director of the Queer Memory Project of Northern Colorado, a project that was made possible by his appointment as one of the university's prestigious Monfort Professors from Fall 2020-Spring 2023. Dr. Dunn has also been recognized as a highly regarded teacher and mentor, having won a CLA Excellence in Teaching Award in 2015 and served as the coordinator of the Master Teacher Initiative in the College of Liberal Arts from 2019-2021.
Tom Dunn
Dr. Dunn has been studying the subject of "queer memory" since 2005. In particular, Dr. Dunn's research focuses on how LGBTQ+ people, communities, and institutions tell stories about their shared pasts in order to advocate for social, political, and cultural change in the present. He is the author of the 2016 book Queerly Remembered: Rhetorics for Representing the GLBTQ Past, which was named the "book of the year" by LGBTQ Communication Studies Division of the National Communication Association. He is currently at work on a new book on memories of the "pink triangles" in U.S.-American memory before HIV/AIDS. In addition, he has written several award-winning essays and book chapters on different figures and features in the queer past. These include writings on the memory of LGBTQ+ people like Matthew Shepard, Alexander Wood, Natalie Barney, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Oscar Wilde, David Bowie, and participants in the ballroom film Paris Is Burning. He has also written on subjects like LGBTQ+ textbook representation, bi-invisibility, transgender public memory, lesbian memory strategies, queering cemeteries, and queer rhetorics in Ancient Egypt.
In addition to his scholarly work, Dr. Dunn has been an active part of several LGBTQ+ communities during his career. He was a member of the first LGBTQ+ student organization as an undergraduate at the University of Richmond and president of the graduate student LGBTQ+ organization at Syracuse University. He also lead the REEL QUEER Film Festival in Upstate New York in 2005. In Boston, he was a trained speaker for Speak Out Boston, the nation's oldest LGBTQIA speakers bureau. Dr. Dunn has also been an active LGBTQ+ leader in different academic organizations, including as Publicity Chair and Chair of the Archive Committee for the National Communication Association Caucus on GLBTQ Concerns. He has been invited to serve in an advisory role to a Colorado historical institution, as well.
Dr. Dunn has lived and worked in Fort Collins for a decade with his partner/husband. Together, they have a two-year-old daughter and a dog.
Who can take the class?
The current version of the course is open to CSU undergraduates from across the university. That means you can take the course regardless of your major or minor. However, as a 300-level course, enrollment is restricted to second year students and higher at CSU. In other words: first year students (i.e. "freshmen" ) cannot enroll in the course.
Graduate students also cannot enroll in this course as part of their degree programs. Graduate students enrolled in the M.A. or Ph.D. program in Communication Studies at CSU may be able to join the class as a volunteer GTA. Interested graduate students in the Department of Communication Studies should speak with Dr. Dunn directly about such possibilities.
While there is not currently a graduate-level class approximating SPCM 380.A5 on the books at CSU, graduate students might consider enrolling in Dr. Dunn's SPCM 792: Queer Rhetoric(s): Theory, Criticism, and Production, which is currently scheduled to be taught in Spring 2023.
How do I enroll?
CSU students should follow the typical enrollment process to register for SPCM 380A5. More information on how to register for class is available from the University's Registrar website. Students with additional questions about registration should speak with their Academic Advisor or their home department.
Some useful information to keep in mind as you register for the FALL 2022 version of the class:
Course Number: SPCM 380A5
Course Section Number: 01 (there is only one section of the class)
Course Registration Number (CRN): 73125
Instructor's name: Thomas Dunn
Department the Class is Taught in: Communication Studies (SPCM)
The course is capped at 40 students. If the class fills prior to your chance to enroll in the course, you should join the class waitlist. If students drop the class, students on the waitlist will have the opportunity to join the class in the order in which they joined the waitlist. You can find out more about waitlists on the Registrar's website.
When will the class be offered again?
The class is currently enrolling for Fall 2022. A graduate version of the class will be taught in Spring 2023.
I still have questions…
If you've reviewed the information above and you still have questions about the class, please contact Dr. Dunn directly at thomas.dunn@colostate.edu. E-mail is the best way to reach him as he is in the office less frequently due to COVID-19 restrictions.
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An application for the immediate execution of alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav was filed in the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Saturday.
The applicant argued that as Jadhav has "pleaded guilty in front of military courts and has not appealed against his death penalty hence he should be hanged immediately," the Nation reported.
The decision of awarding him the death sentence and refusal of diplomatic access were according to Pakistani law, said the applicant. The application stated that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) did not hold binding jurisdiction over Pakistan.
Pakistan is free to act according to its domestic law, the applicant said.
On May 18, the UN's top court ordered Pakistan to stay the execution of Jadhav who has been convicted of spying and running a terrorist network, in a decision hailed by New Delhi.
Pakistan, on the other hand, said the ICJ decision has not changed the status of Jadhav's case in any manner, and India has no substance in the case.
Judges at the ICJ ruled in a unanimous and binding decision that Jadhav must not be put to death by Islamabad until they have had time to pass final judgment in the case.