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Parent institution
UNC System
ORAU
122.4 Million[2]
Dr. Sheri Everts
19,280[3]
1,762[3]
College town (Rural), 1,300 acres (5.3 km2)[4]
Black and Gold[5]
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I (FBS) – Sun Belt
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www.appstate.edu
Located in Boone, North Carolina, Appalachian State University /ˌæpəˈlætʃən/[6] (Appalachian, App State, App, or ASU) is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System[7]. Appalachian enrolls more than 19,000 students and has a low student-to-faculty ratio[8]. It offers more than 150 bachelor's degrees and 70 graduate programs, including two doctoral programs[9]. The university was founded as a teachers college in 1899 by brothers B.B. and D.D. Dougherty and D.D.'s wife, Lillie Shull Dougherty. The university expanded to include other programs in 1967 and joined the University of North Carolina System in 1971[10].
3.1 Presidents
3.2 Chancellors
4 Academics
4.1 Rankings and recognition
4.2 Library
4.3 Colleges
4.4 Off-campus centers
4.5 Publications
4.6 Centers and institutes
5 Student life
6 Sustainability
7.1 Football
7.2 Athletic bands
9 Notable alumni
9.1 Academia
9.2 Arts and entertainment
9.3 Athletics
9.4 Business
9.5 Economics and finance
9.6 Government and law
9.7 Ministry and religion
9.8 Science
11 Other sources
Appalachian State University began in 1899 when a group of citizens in Watauga County, under the leadership of Blanford B. Dougherty and his brother Dauphin D. Dougherty, began a movement to educate teachers in northwestern North Carolina[11]. Land was donated by Daniel B. Dougherty, father of the leaders in the enterprise, and by J. F. Hardin. On this site a wood frame building, costing $1,000, was erected by contributions from citizens of the town and county[12]. In the fall of 1899, the Dougherty brothers, acting as co-principals, began the school named Watauga Academy. The first year saw 53 students enrolled in three grades[11]. D.D. Dougherty's wife, Lillie Shull Dougherty, taught classes and contributed to administrative decisions.
In 1903, after interest in the school had spread to adjoining counties, D. D. Doughterty was convinced the state would fund institutions established to train teachers. He traveled to the state capital, Raleigh, after drafting a bill.[11] W. C. Newland of Caldwell County introduced the bill in the North Carolina Legislature to make this a state school, with an appropriation for maintenance and for building. Captain E. F. Lovill of Watauga County, R. B. White of Franklin County, Clyde Hoey of Cleveland County and E. J. Justice of McDowell County spoke in favor of the measure. On March 9, 1903, the bill became law, and the Appalachian Training School for Teachers was established. The school opened on October 5, 1903 with $2,000 from the state and 325 students.[11]
For 22 years, there was a period of steady growth, academic development, and valuable service to the state. In 1925, the legislature changed the name to the Appalachian State Normal School and appropriated additional funding for maintenance and permanent improvement. Four years later, in 1929, the school became a four-year degree granting institution and was renamed Appalachian State Teachers College. Over 1,300 students were enrolled in degree programs offered for primary grades education, physical education, math, English, science, and history.[11]
Appalachian State Teachers College Seal
Appalachian attained national standards by becoming accredited by the American Association for Teacher Education in 1939, and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1942.[11] In 1948 a Graduate School was formed. Dr. Dougherty retired in 1955, after 56 years of serving the school. J. D. Rankin became interim president until Dr. William H. Plemmons was installed. Plemmons lead from 1955 to 1969, and his administration oversaw the addition of new buildings as the campus expanded and enrollment grew to nearly 5,000 students.[11]
Appalachian was transformed from a single-purpose teachers' college into a multipurpose regional university and Appalachian State Teacher's College became Appalachian State University in 1967. Growth continued in the 1970s to around 9,500 students and 550 faculty. Afterward, four degree granting undergraduate colleges were created: Arts and Sciences, Business, Fine and Applied Arts, and Education. Dr. Herbert Wey succeeded Plemmons as president in 1969 and was named chancellor in 1971.[11] In 1972, Appalachian State became part of the University of North Carolina system.
Campus[edit]
A view from Sanford Mall. From left to right is D.D. Dougherty Hall, Belk Library, and Plemmons Student Union
Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northwestern North Carolina, Appalachian State University has one of the highest elevations of any university in the United States east of the Mississippi River, at 3,333 feet (1,016 m). The university's main campus is in downtown Boone, a town of 19,205[13] compared to an ASU enrollment of 19,108 students.[3] The campus encompasses 1,300 acres (5.3 km2), including a main campus of 410 acres (1.7 km2) with 20 residence halls, 3 main dining facilities, 30 academic buildings, and 11 recreation/athletic facilities.
The center of campus is nicknamed Sanford Mall, an open grassy quad between the student union, dining halls, and library. Sanford Hall, located on the mall's edge, is named for Terry Sanford, a former governor of the state. Rivers Street, a thoroughfare for town and university traffic, essentially divides the campus into east and west sections with tunnels and a pedestrian bridge connecting the two halves. The eastern half includes Sanford Mall, Plemmons Student Union, Roess Dining Hall (formerly known as Central Dining Hall), and Belk Library, along with two communities of residence halls. The west side has Trivette Dining Hall, the Student Recreation Center (or SRC), the Quinn Recreation Center, Kidd Brewer Stadium, and Stadium Heights and Yosef Hollow, the two remaining residence hall communities. At the north end, Bodenheimer Drive crosses over Rivers Street and leads to Appalachian Heights (an apartment-style residence hall), Mountaineer Hall, the Chancellor's House, the Living Learning Center, and Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium. The George M. Holmes Convocation Center at the south end of Rivers Street is the gateway and entrance to campus.
The campus seen from the summit of Howard Knob
The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts on the edge of main campus is the university's visual art center. The Turchin Center is the largest visual arts center in northwestern North Carolina, eastern Tennessee, and southwestern Virginia.[14] It displays rotating exhibits indoors and outdoors, some exhibits being culturally specific to the Appalachians, and offers community outreach programs through art courses. The center was opened by Appalachian State in 2003. The newly renovated Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, a 1,635 seat performance venue,[15] hosts artists from around the world.
Administration[edit]
The University of North Carolina's Board of Governors plans and develops the coordinated system of higher education with the state. They set university policy but delegate Appalachian State's daily operations to a chancellor.[16] The chancellor likewise delegates some duties to the provost, several vice-chancellors, and other administrative offices. These administrative offices are advised by several university committees on the needs of campus constituents, as represented by a Faculty Senate, Staff Senate, Graduate Student Association Senate, and the Student Government Association.
Presidents[edit]
Dr. B.B. Dougherty (1899–1955)
Dr. J.D. Rankin (1955, Interim)
Dr. William H. Plemmons (1955–1969)
Dr. Herbert Wey (1969–1971)
Chancellors[edit]
Dr. Cratis Williams (1975, Acting)[17]
Dr. John E. Thomas (1979–1993)
Dr. Francis T. Borkowski (1993–2003)
Provost Harvey Durham (2003–2004, Interim)[18]
Dr. Kenneth E. Peacock (2004–2014)
Dr. Sheri Noren Everts (2014–present)[19]
Academics[edit]
Rankings and recognition[edit]
Forbes[20]
Times/WSJ[21]
U.S. News & World Report[22]
Ranked 22nd in Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine's 2009 edition of '100 Best Values in Public Colleges'.[23]
Ranked 28th in Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine's 2016 edition 'Best College Value'.[24]
Ranked in Forbes' "America's Top Colleges 2016".[25]
Ranked 9th in U.S. News and World Report magazine's 2017 'Best Regional Universities in the South'[24]
Featured in Money Magazine's "2018-19 Best Colleges Ranking[26]
Ranked 6th in the College Factual 2018 rankings for universities in North Carolina for veteran friendliness.[27]
Featured in Kiplinger's "Best Values in Colleges" for 2018[28]
Featured in Forbes' "America's Top Colleges 2018"[29]
Ranked 23rd in SIERRA magazine's "Coolest Schools" for 2018[30]
Featured in The Princeton Review's 2018 "Guide to Green Colleges"[31]
Featured in Open Doors 2018 report on the nation's top institutions for the number of students who study abroad[32]
Ranked 3rd for Best Southeastern in The Princeton Review's "2019 Best Regional Colleges[33]
Ranked 8th in Regional Universities South in the U.S. News and World Report's 2019 rankings[34]
Ranked 3rd in Top Public Universities in North Carolina in Niche's 2019 Best Colleges in America rankings[35]
Library[edit]
Belk Library rotunda
In 2005, the Carol Grotnes Belk Library & Information Commons opened in a new 165,000-square-foot (15,300 m2) five-story building. Belk Library holds over 1.871 million bound books and periodicals, 1.5 million microforms, 24,000 sound recordings, and 14,000 videos.[36] The Library holds varying collections, including the W.L Eury Appalachian Collection for regional studies and the Stock Car Racing Collection. With the opening of the new library building in 2005, Bill and Maureen Rhinehart of Long Island, New York, donated a large collection of rare books in English history, spanning from the 16th to the 19th centuries. The university created a special collections room for this valuable donation which includes some 900 volumes comprising nearly 450 titles. The entire collection was published in two volumes of an annotated bibliography, comprised by retired English professor Dr. M. John Higby. Both volumes comprise almost 240 pages and are excellent in both scholarship and thoroughness. It was the last major endeavor of his career in education. The library is also home to an impressive stock car racing collection including a donation from the family of Richard "The King" Petty.[37] Besides serving university patrons, the library also serves the local community with circulation available to registered patrons.
Colleges[edit]
Appalachian State offers 176 undergraduate and 42 graduate majors.[38] The average GPA for incoming freshmen in 2017 was 4.20.[39] Courses at Appalachian are organized into eight colleges and one graduate school:[40]
Off-campus centers[edit]
Appalachian State University offers off-campus courses through three off-campus centers and online. These centers are:
The ASU Center at Hickory
The ASU Center at Burke in Morganton
The ASU Center at Caldwell in Lenoir [41]
Off-campus programs offer students the ability to maintain family and careers while working toward a degree. Full-time undergraduate programs are available in Elementary Education, Advertising, Criminal Justice, Management, Social Work and Psychology. Appalachian provides a variety of off-campus, part-time undergraduate and graduate programs.
The history department of ASU publishes History Matters: An Undergraduate Journal of Historical Research (ISSN 1934-4651), an undergraduate research journal.[42] It was established in 2003 by Eric Burnnette, an ASU undergraduate student of history.[43] The journal accepts submissions from all undergraduates nationwide and internationally, with special attention to papers that utilize primary sources.[44] The editorial board consists of undergraduate and faculty advisors at ASU.
Members of the ASU Department of Physics and Astronomy serve as editors for the journal The Physics Teacher.
The university publishes or holds copyrights to several other periodicals, including:
IMPULSE: The Premier Undergraduate Neuroscience Journal, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
Appalachian Business Review, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Walker College of Business
Appalachian Journal, Center for Appalachian Studies, College of Arts and Sciences
Appalachian Today, University magazine
Cold Mountain Review, Department of English
The International Comet Quarterly, Department of Physics and Astronomy (ceded to the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in 1990)
Journal of Developmental Education, Center for Developmental Education, Reich College of Education
Journal of Health Care Marketing, Center for Management Development, Walker College of Business
The Appalachian, student newspaper
The Peel Literature & Arts Review, yearly student arts publication
Centers and institutes[edit]
The university houses several academic centers and institutes related to its mission. These include:
Adult Basic Skills Professional Development Project
Appalachian Energy Center – Includes the following:
Collaborative Biodiesel Project
Renewable Energy Initiative
Small Wind R&D Site
Center for Appalachian Studies – Includes the Appalachian Collection held by Belk Library, the Appalachian Cultural Museum, and publishing editor of the Appalachian Journal
Center for Judaic, Holocaust, & Peace Studies
Center for Management Development
Goodnight Family Sustainable Development Program
Institute for Health and Human Services
Math and Science Education Center
National Center for Developmental Education and the Kellogg Institute
The Human Performance Lab at the North Carolina Research Campus
Student life[edit]
Students at ASU enjoy a variety of outdoor activities. The mountains offer snowboarding, skiing, tubing, rock climbing, hiking, rafting, camping, and fishing on and around the Blue Ridge Parkway. ASU also has over 400 clubs and organizations run by the McCaskey Center for Student Involvement and Leadership, such as Greek organizations, academic and diversity clubs, and sports clubs.[45] Before the start of every semester, the University hosts a 'Club Expo' featuring all the clubs and organizations on campus. This event is for students to find an organization or club that suits them and to become involved. The university also has volunteer centers including the Multicultural Center, the LGBT Center, and the Women's Center (which is the only completely volunteer run Women's Center in the state of North Carolina).[46] All three centers are under the supervision of the Multicultural Student Development Office.[47] On November 11, 2016, ASU opened a fourth center in their student union; the Student Veterans Resource Center.
The Appalachian Popular Programming Society (A.P.P.S.) is a university funded organization that exists to plan and provide diverse educational, enriching, and entertaining events for the community and student body of Appalachian State. Through its seven programming councils, A.P.P.S. members select, plan, promote, and present a diverse variety of popular entertainment programs and films which enhance the social and cultural life for Appalachian students.[48] A.P.P.S. was founded in 1985 to help with the student nightlife and to support retention. APPS plays a vital role in fostering and developing an inclusive Appalachian State University community.[49] The seven councils include Appalachian heritage, club shows, concerts, cultural awareness and student engagement (CASE), films, special events, and stage shows. Students can enjoy shows, dances, and concerts at Legends, an entertainment facility located on campus.
Sustainability[edit]
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Appalachian has invested in several sustainability projects in recent years such as:
A 100-kilowatt (130 hp) wind turbine was installed at the Broyhill Inn and Conference Center in 2008. The wind turbine has become the most visible symbol of Appalachian's projects in renewable energy. Situated at the highest point on campus and standing more than 153 feet (47 m) tall, it was selected specifically to depict an industrial-scale wind turbine. As of May 2012[update], the turbine had produced over 311,000 kilowatt-hours (1,120,000 MJ).
Both Frank Residence Hall, renovated in 2009, and The Mountaineer Residence Hall erected in 2011 have LEED® Gold Certifications. and received a total of 68 points based on its energy saving and sustainability features. 65 points are needed to receive gold certification. Mountaineer Residence Hall houses a 40-panel solar thermal system to provide hot water needs. Buildings on ASU's campus that utilize solar energy include the Varsity Gym, Plemmons Student Union, Raley Hall, and Kerr Scott Hall. Kerr Scott Hall also has the first green roof on campus. The green roof works to conserve energy by providing shade and removing heat from the air through evapotranspiration.[50]
Appalachian Food Services is working to reduce food waste on campus by sending pre- and post-consumer food waste to a composting facility whose compost is used by Appalachian's Landscape Services as fertilizers.[51]
The AppalCART is a transportation service that services the campus and surrounding community members.
Four BigBelly Solar Compactors were installed around Sanford mall in 2010. The BigBelly Solar Compactor is a patented compacting trash receptacle that is completely self-powered. Instead of requiring a grid connection, BigBelly uses solar power for 100% of its energy needs. The BigBelly unit takes up only as much space as the footprint of an ordinary trash receptacle, but its capacity is five times greater which saves money on labor costs.[52]
Outside of the Living Learning Center sits The Edible Schoolyard which is a community space where students, faculty, and staff can maintain a garden plot to learn gardening practices. At this garden space, small-scale farming and gardening principles are pursued in an effort to teach productive maintenance of agricultural ecosystems, self-sufficiency, and permaculture.[53]
The Environment-Economy-Ecology, or the E3, house sits outside of the John E. Thomas Building on Campus. The E3 house was built by students in the building science and appropriate technology programs at Appalachian State University. The ASU Renewable Energy Initiative allocated $30,000 towards the photovoltaic (PV) rooftop array. The 500-square-foot (46 m2) house is used to test new technologies in building practices. Unlike most compact and transportable shelters, the structure is designed to be self-sufficient and adaptable to a variety of environmental and cultural situations. The design incorporates a blend of structural insulated panels for assembly speed and strength, combined with local construction techniques to create an energy-efficient envelope. It can accommodate up to five occupants. The building's energy-efficient features include use of structural insulated panels (SIPs) for the building's exterior walls and roof. The panels have an insulation R-value of 30, compared to R-19 in typical home construction. The building also has solar panels, which generate energy needs for the occupants, a system to collect rainwater from the roof, and low-flow plumbing fixtures. The PV array uses 16 panels to produce an estimated 3,745 kilowatt-hours (13,480 MJ) per year.[54]
Bee Campus USA- In 2018, Appalachian State was awarded the title of Bee Campus USA. This certification assures that it is important to our students, staff, and faculty to provide safe habitats for pollinators and education about the pivotal role they play in ecosystems.[55]
We Are Still In (2018)- Over 3,500 organizations, representative of the United States' economy and society, are showing the world that we stand by the Paris Climate Agreement and are committed to meeting its goals.[56]
Tree Campus USA certification- Appalachian State University has received Tree Campus USA certification from the Arbor Day Foundation. The certification process was a collaborative effort between the Department of Biology, Department of Geography and Planning, Physical Plant and New River Light and Power. "This certification demonstrates Appalachian's commitment to environmental aspects of sustainability,"[57]
American Campuses Act on Climate Roundtable invited participant (2015)- Appalachian State University was one of 38 institutions of higher learning invited to participate in the American Campuses Act on Climate Roundtable Nov. 19 at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. The event was hosted by the White House Council on Environmental Quality.[58]
Climate Leadership Award- In October 2015, the university was a recipient of Second Nature and the USGBC's Climate Leadership Award, which recognized Appalachian's commitment to climate action.[59]
Climate Pledge- In addition, Chancellor Everts visited the White House for the Day of Climate Action and signed the American Campuses Act on Climate Pledge. Chancellor Everts also signed the newly revamped Second Nature Climate Commitment.[60]
Received Carolina Recycling Association award- Appalachian State University's composting program has received the Outstanding Composting or Organics Program Award from the Carolina Recycling Association.[61]
Athletics[edit]
Main article: Appalachian State Mountaineers
Appalachian's sports teams are nicknamed the Mountaineers. The Mountaineers compete in NCAA Division I and are members of the Sun Belt Conference. Appalachian fields varsity teams in 20 sports, 10 for men and 10 for women.[62] The Mountaineer football team started competing in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision in the 2014–2015 academic year.
Kidd Brewer Stadium is the 30,000-seat home of Appalachian football. Nicknamed "The Rock", the stadium is located at an elevation of 3,333 feet (1,016 m). In 2017, App State added a new video board, sound system and LED ribbon displays. Kidd Brewer Stadium also offers additional stadium seating with 18 luxury suites, 600 club seats, and the Chancellor's Box areas that offer a great view of the field and campus.
Holmes Convocation Center
The George M. Holmes Convocation Center is the home court for Appalachian's basketball teams. The 200,840-square-foot (18,659 m2) arena, with seating for 8,325, is also the home for volleyball and indoor track and field. In 2017, a new Daktronics video board was installed. The board is made up of nine displays totaling a square footage of 1,200.
University Recreation (UREC) also offers 20 club sports that compete with other regional institutions on a non-varsity level: lacrosse (men's and women's), rugby (men's and women's), soccer (men's and women's), ultimate frisbee (men's and women's), volleyball (men's and women's), climbing, cycling, equestrian, fencing, ice hockey, skiing, racquetball, snowboarding, swimming, and triathlon.
The university's cycling team has had success at the regional and national level; they compete within the Atlantic Collegiate Cycling Conference. The team competes in every discipline of bicycle racing that is acknowledged by National Collegiate Cycling Association within USA Cycling. This includes road bicycle racing, Mountain bike racing and Cyclocross. The team won the Division 2, as established by USA Cycling, collegiate team mountain bike national championships in 2008. They won the Division 2 collegiate team cyclocross national championships in 2008 and 2009.[63] The team is now recognized as a Division 1 team.[by whom?]
On February 19, 2011, the Appalachian State Mountaineer women's basketball team won the 2011 Southern Conference regular-season title. The last time they had won the title was 1996. This is a first for Head Coach Darcie Vincent. On May 18, 2012, the Appalachian State baseball team beat Western Carolina University, becoming Southern Conference baseball champions for the first time since 1985.[64]
Main article: Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Appalachian won three consecutive Division I FCS (I-AA) national championships in 2005, 2006, and 2007, over the University of Northern Iowa, the University of Massachusetts, and the University of Delaware, respectively. The Mountaineers are the first FCS football team to win three straight national championships since the playoffs began in 1978. They are also the first Division I program to win three consecutive national championships since Army accomplished the feat in 1944, 1945, and 1946.[65]
In a milestone for ASU athletics, on September 1, 2007, the Appalachian State football team played their season opener at the fifth-ranked University of Michigan in front of the largest crowd to ever witness an ASU football game. Appalachian State beat Michigan in the game that would become known as the "Alltime Upset" by Sports Illustrated with a final score of 34–32 and became the first Division I FCS (I-AA) football team to defeat a Division I FBS (I-A) team ranked in the AP poll.[66] On October 21, 2018, the Mountaineers became ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll, ranking at number 25.[67]
On September 21, 2019, Appalachian State beat the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 34-31, representing the Mountaineer's first Power Five conference win since the victory at Michigan in 2007. On November 9, 2019, Appalachian State followed up their victory over the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a victory over the University of South Carolina, beating the Gamecocks 20-15. The 2019-2020 Mountaineer football team represents the first time in school history that the football team has beaten two Power Five conference teams in one season.
Athletic bands[edit]
Main article: Appalachian State University Marching Mountaineers
The Hayes School of Music provides support for the Mountaineers at all home football games with the Marching Mountaineers, and at all home basketball games with the Appalachian Pep Band. The Marching Mountaineers travel to a select few away games each football season. The director of the athletic bands is Mr. Donald E. Peach (interim). In addition to supporting the athletic department, the Marching Mountaineers have assisted the Rho Tau chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia in hosting the Appalachian Marching Band Festival annually.[68]
In media[edit]
In 2004, a committee for the Appalachian Family Caravan tour created a promotional video titled "Hot Hot Hot", shown throughout the area by Chancellor Kenneth E. Peacock. The video became an inadvertent internet phenomenon and was featured on VH1's Web Junk 20 program in early 2006.[69] The video was never intended to promote Appalachian State to anyone but the Family Caravan, much less as a recruiting tool for prospective students. The video is no longer used by the university, due to student and alumni protests.
In 2002, MTV's program Road Rules visited ASU to produce an episode called Campus Crawl, aired on-campus during an annual, winter student swimming event called the "Polar Plunge". The shows participants also crossed a high-wire strung between Coltrane and Gardner Halls.
On March 16, 2012, Appalachian State placed a tenured sociology professor on administrative leave for a variety of charges, which included showing an anti-pornography documentary, The Price of Pleasure. This move gained national attention from the academic community.[70]
Notable alumni[edit]
Academia[edit]
Laura Wright - founder of academic field of Vegan Studies
Arts and entertainment[edit]
Eric Bachmann – musician and producer; principal member of groups Crooked Fingers and Archers of Loaf
Carlton Bost – musician, composer, producer; member of groups Berlin, Deadsy, Orgy, and Stabbing Westward
Eric Church – country music singer[71]
Luke Combs – country music singer
Eustace Conway – naturalist, focus of book The Last American Man, one of subjects featured in History Channel series Mountain Men
Charles Frazier – novelist, author of Cold Mountain
Michael Gregory – of The Gregory Brothers and creator of Auto-tune the News series.
Byron Hill – country and pop music songwriter[72]
Lisa Lynn Masters – actress[73]
Jason Roberts – guitarist known for collaborations with Norah Jones
Douglas Sarine – co-creator of Ask a Ninja
Mary Ellen Snodgrass – author, two-time New York Public Library award winner
Whitney Thore - TV personality
Gary Wheeler – film director and producer[74]
Gene Wooten – Nashville Dobro player and session musician[75]
Michael Alvarado – member of American folk pop group Us the Duo
Jennifer E. Alley – former North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball head coach[76]
Isaac Anderson – Olympic wrestler (1988 Summer Olympics)
Dexter Coakley – NFL Dallas Cowboys and St. Louis Rams (linebacker)
Jamie Coleman – Arena football player
Jaylin Davis - Major League Baseball player for the San Francisco Giants
Armanti Edwards – NFL Chicago Bears, CFL Toronto Argonauts (wide receiver)
Ashley Fliehr, better known as Charlotte Flair – WWE professional wrestler (transferred to North Carolina State University)
Ed Gainey – football player
Alvin Gentry – NBA New Orleans Pelicans head coach, former head coach of Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns
Dino Hackett – NFL Kansas City Chiefs (linebacker)
Mary Jayne Harrelson – track athlete, two-time NCAA Outdoors 1500 m Champion[77]
Jason Hunter – NFL Denver Broncos (defensive end)
Daniel Jeremiah – analyst for NFL Network, writer with NFL.com, host of Move the Sticks podcast (QB for Appalachian State from 1998 to 2000)
Daniel Kilgore – NFL San Francisco 49ers (center)
Frank Leatherwood – football player, Arena Football League
Rico Mack – NFL player (linebacker)
Sam Martin – NFL Detroit Lions (punter)
Demetrius McCray – NFL Jacksonville Jaguars (cornerback)
Doug Middleton – NFL New York Jets (safety)
Melissa Morrison-Howard – two-time Olympic hurdler bronze medalist (2000 & 2004)
Dexter Jackson – NFL Carolina Panthers (wide receiver)
Paul Johnson – head coach, Georgia Tech football
Corey Lynch – NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers (safety), son-in-law of Franklin Graham
Marques Murrell – NFL New York Jets (linebacker)
Ron Prince – NFL assistant coach Detroit Lions, former head coach at Kansas State University
Mark Royals – NFL punter from 1987–2003
Brian Quick – NFL Washington Redskins, St. Louis Rams (wide receiver)
John Settle – NFL Atlanta Falcons player, running backs coach of Carolina Panthers
Belus Smawley – basketball pioneer, one of inventors of jump shot
Coaker Triplett – two-sport star and baseball team captain, MLB outfielder for Cubs, Cardinals and Phillies from 1938–45, player-manager for Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, member of Appalachian State Athletic Hall of Fame since 1976
Daniel Wilcox – NFL Baltimore Ravens (tight end)
Steve Wilks – NFL head coach, Arizona Cardinals
Everett Withers – football head coach of Texas State Bobcats, former head coach of James Madison Dukes and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[78]
Business[edit]
Chuck Gallagher – entrepreneur, speaker and author
Economics and finance[edit]
Stephen J. Dubner – writer, co-author of Freakonomics[79]
Chris Swecker – Head of Corporate Security for Bank of America and former Assistant Director, FBI[80]
Government and law[edit]
Lt. Gen. Robert P. Ashley – 20th Director of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency[81]
Chad Barefoot – North Carolina Senator representing 18th District
Ted Budd – member of U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 13th district [82]
Howard Coble – former Republican 6th District US Congressman from Greensboro, North Carolina (only attended Appalachian for one year)[83]
Andy Dulin – North Carolina House representing 104th District
Larken Egleston – Charlotte, North Carolina City Councilmember
Allen Joines – Mayor of Winston-Salem, North Carolina [84]
Brock Long – FEMA administrator
Ministry and religion[edit]
Franklin Graham – evangelist and missionary, son of Billy Graham, CEO and president of Samaritan's Purse
Science[edit]
Stanley South – archaeologist, author of Method and Theory in Historical Archaeology
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* Quality, efficiency of economic development matters - Wang
* China's economy not approaching end of expansion
* Calls on countries to uphold multilateralism (Adds quotes from securities regulator)
By Leika Kihara
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 23 (Reuters) - China's economy can maintain sustainable rates of growth despite global uncertainties, Vice President Wang Qishan said on Wednesday, days after the world's second-largest economy posted its weakest expansion in nearly three decades.
In a remark apparently aimed at the United States, Wang also urged countries to uphold multilateralism and "respect the independent choices" of each other on technological innovation.
"There will be a lot of uncertainties in 2019, but China's economy will continue to achieve sustainable growth," Wang told delegates at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
"Speed does matter. But what really matters is the quality and efficiency of our economic development," he said.
China does not see its economic expansionary cycle coming to an end, Wang added, seeking to dispel market concerns that faltering domestic demand and bruising U.S. tariffs could spark a major slowdown ahead.
Growing signs of weakness in China - which has generated nearly a third of global growth in recent years - have fueled anxiety about risks to the world economy and overshadowed the gathering of business and political elites at the Alpine resort.
"Now, we do face a lot of imbalances," Wang said, urging countries to take measures to combat them. "What we need to do is to make the pie bigger" instead of bickering over how to divide it, he said.
CONFRONTATION HARMS BOTH
His comments came after data on Monday showed China's economy cooled in the fourth quarter, dragging 2018 growth to the lowest in nearly three decades and pressuring Beijing to roll out more stimulus to avert a sharper slowdown.
With no quick end in sight to U.S.-China trade frictions, Chinese finance ministry officials said on Wednesday they would ramp up fiscal spending this year to spur growth.
With a March 1 deadline approaching to reach an agreement or risk an escalation of U.S. tariffs on another $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, the two sides are still far apart on key structural elements critical for a deal.
The United States, for one, accuses China of stealing intellectual property and forcing U.S. companies to share technology when they do business in the country.
In an apparent retort to such accusations, Wang said it was "imperative to respect national sovereignty and refrain from seeking technological hegemony, interfering in other countries' domestic affairs, and conducting, shielding or protecting technology-enabled activities that undermine other countries' national security".
But, in more conciliatory comments, he said the two economies had become "indispensable" for each other and that confrontation would harm both sides.
"We need to uphold multilateralism, engage in extensive dialogue and cooperation based on mutual respect and mutual trust, and jointly build a system of rules for technology," Wang said.
Fang Xinghai, vice chairman of China's Securities Regulatory Commission, told a separate seminar he was hopeful Beijing and Washington would reach a deal on trade.
"I think there will be deal. (U.S. President Donald) Trump measures success of his measures by the rise and fall of the Dow Jones average," Fang said.
"Whenever you have difficulties in trade negoations, Wall Street stocks fall," he said. "That indication is so strong, I believe it's in the (U.S.) adminsitration's interest to have a deal." (Additional reporting by Meg Shen in Hong Kong and Lee Chyen Yee in Singapore; Editing by Mark Bendeich, Gareth Jones and Mark Potter)

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// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.

using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Test.Utilities;
using Xunit;

namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Editor.CSharp.UnitTests.Recommendations
{
    public class ReturnKeywordRecommenderTests : KeywordRecommenderTests
    {
        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestNotAtRoot_Interactive()
        {
            await VerifyAbsenceAsync(SourceCodeKind.Script,
@"$$");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestNotAfterClass_Interactive()
        {
            await VerifyAbsenceAsync(SourceCodeKind.Script,
@"class C { }
$$");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestNotAfterGlobalStatement_Interactive()
        {
            await VerifyAbsenceAsync(SourceCodeKind.Script,
@"System.Console.WriteLine();
$$");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestNotAfterGlobalVariableDeclaration_Interactive()
        {
            await VerifyAbsenceAsync(SourceCodeKind.Script,
@"int i = 0;
$$");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestNotInUsingAlias()
        {
            await VerifyAbsenceAsync(
@"using Goo = $$");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestIncompleteStatementAttributeList()
        {
            await VerifyKeywordAsync(AddInsideMethod(
@"[$$"));
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestStatementAttributeList()
        {
            await VerifyKeywordAsync(AddInsideMethod(
@"[$$Attr]"));
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestLocalFunctionAttributeList()
        {
            await VerifyKeywordAsync(AddInsideMethod(
@"[$$Attr] void local1() { }"));
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestNotInLocalFunctionParameterAttributeList()
        {
            await VerifyAbsenceAsync(AddInsideMethod(
@"void local1([$$Attr] int i) { }"));
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestNotInLocalFunctionTypeParameterAttributeList()
        {
            await VerifyAbsenceAsync(AddInsideMethod(
@"void local1<[$$Attr] T>() { }"));
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestEmptyStatement()
        {
            await VerifyKeywordAsync(AddInsideMethod(
@"$$"));
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestAfterAwait()
        {
            await VerifyAbsenceAsync(
@"class C
{
    async void M()
    {
        await $$
    }
}");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestBeforeStatement()
        {
            await VerifyKeywordAsync(AddInsideMethod(
@"$$
return true;"));
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestAfterStatement()
        {
            await VerifyKeywordAsync(AddInsideMethod(
@"return true;
$$"));
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestAfterBlock()
        {
            await VerifyKeywordAsync(AddInsideMethod(
@"if (true) {
}
$$"));
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestNotAfterReturn()
        {
            await VerifyAbsenceAsync(AddInsideMethod(
@"return $$"));
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestAfterYield()
        {
            await VerifyKeywordAsync(AddInsideMethod(
@"yield $$"));
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestNotInClass()
        {
            await VerifyAbsenceAsync(@"class C
{
  $$
}");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestInAttributeInsideClass()
        {
            await VerifyKeywordAsync(
@"class C {
    [$$");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestInAttributeAfterAttributeInsideClass()
        {
            await VerifyKeywordAsync(
@"class C {
    [Goo]
    [$$");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestInAttributeAfterMethod()
        {
            await VerifyKeywordAsync(
@"class C {
    void Goo() {
    }
    [$$");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestInAttributeAfterProperty()
        {
            await VerifyKeywordAsync(
@"class C {
    int Goo {
        get;
    }
    [$$");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestInAttributeAfterField()
        {
            await VerifyKeywordAsync(
@"class C {
    int Goo;
    [$$");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestInAttributeAfterEvent()
        {
            await VerifyKeywordAsync(
@"class C {
    event Action<int> Goo;
    [$$");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestNotInOuterAttribute()
        {
            await VerifyAbsenceAsync(SourceCodeKind.Regular,
@"[$$");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestInOuterAttributeScripting()
        {
            await VerifyKeywordAsync(SourceCodeKind.Script,
@"[$$");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestNotInParameterAttribute()
        {
            await VerifyAbsenceAsync(
@"class C {
    void Goo([$$");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestNotInPropertyAttribute()
        {
            await VerifyAbsenceAsync(
@"class C {
    int Goo { [$$");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestNotInEventAttribute()
        {
            await VerifyAbsenceAsync(
@"class C {
    event Action<int> Goo { [$$");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestNotInClassReturnParameters()
        {
            await VerifyAbsenceAsync(
@"class C<[$$");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestNotInDelegateReturnParameters()
        {
            await VerifyAbsenceAsync(
@"delegate void D<[$$");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestNotInMethodReturnParameters()
        {
            await VerifyAbsenceAsync(
@"class C {
    void M<[$$");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestInInterface()
        {
            await VerifyKeywordAsync(
@"interface I {
    [$$");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestInStruct()
        {
            await VerifyKeywordAsync(
@"struct S {
    [$$");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestNotInEnum()
        {
            await VerifyAbsenceAsync(
@"enum E {
    [$$");
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestAfterElse()
        {
            await VerifyKeywordAsync(AddInsideMethod(
@"if (goo) {
} else $$"));
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestAfterElseClause()
        {
            await VerifyKeywordAsync(AddInsideMethod(
@"if (goo) {
} else {
}
$$"));
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestAfterFixed()
        {
            await VerifyKeywordAsync(AddInsideMethod(
@"fixed (byte* pResult = result) {
}
$$"));
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestAfterSwitch()
        {
            await VerifyKeywordAsync(AddInsideMethod(
@"switch (goo) {
}
$$"));
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestAfterCatch()
        {
            await VerifyKeywordAsync(AddInsideMethod(
@"try {
} catch {
}
$$"));
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.KeywordRecommending)]
        public async Task TestAfterFinally()
        {
            await VerifyKeywordAsync(AddInsideMethod(
@"try {
} finally {
}
$$"));
        }
    }
}

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Apple is suing an electronics recycler for reselling thousands of iPhones
Roughly how many Apple devices Geep sold instead of recycling.
Tom Maxwell
10.2.2020 12:44 PM
Apple is suing the Canadian electronics recycling company Geep after it was found reselling Apple devices that were supposed to be recycled as per their agreement. For its part, Geep says that three of its executives were selling the devices in secret and that they alone should be liable for damages.
The lawsuit by Apple seeks compensation totaling the profits of all the resold devices plus an additional CAD $31 million (USD $23.3 million).
Recycle vs reuse — While Geep did violate its contractual agreements, it's worth pointing out that the consensus in the sustainability field is that reselling is much more environmentally friendly than recycling. By lengthening the life of an item, you're saving the energy required to dismantle and produce items from the new raw material.
But Apple probably doesn't want to support that because, you know, extending the life of an iPhone means selling fewer new iPhones today. Saying that it's recycling sounds nice but it's not going as far as Apple could. It'd rather you send your old phone to the company and receive a credit towards a new one rather than selling it into the used market.
So yes, two things can be true here at once: Geep should pay back the money since it didn't recycle the devices as promised. Someday these devices will need to be recycled when they really are at end-of-life, and Apple needs someone it can trust. But it should also try reselling before sending to a recycling facility. Apple said it found many of the iPhones it sent to Geep ended up connecting to a network again, so clearly they were still good.
Apple isn't a saint — The company, it should be noted, also has a notoriously bad history with repairs that could extend your device's usable life. Apple makes repairing onerous for third-parties like small independent shops. The new T2 chip means that many new MacBooks and other hardware cannot easily be fixed by anyone except an authorized repair shop that's required to pay Apple a fee and adhere to specific guidelines, therefore raising prices for everyone.
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Castlevania Dracula X (SNES) VS Chronicles (PS1)
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Castlevania Dracula X (SNES)
Castlevania Chronicles (PS1)
by Ziggy587 Sat Jun 20, 2020 3:53 pm
Which is better? And why?
Why compare these two games? Well, they're often said to be the worst of the 16-bit era Castlevania games. So of these two black sheep, which is better?
There's always been something that I don't like about Castlevania Chronicles, but it's hard to put my finger on it. I've beaten it once on arranged mode, but usually on a playthrough attempt I quite out of lack of interest. I can nit pick things... I hate the whip sound effect and the noise that the boomerang makes. The graphics in some of the levels look ugly. Some enemy designs don't look that good, especially the fleaman. Some of the tracks are the worst of any Castlevania game. But I think what I like about the game the least are the controls. They feel horrible, and I think it's what keeps me from enjoying the game. There's something distinctly not fun about controlling Simon for me. And if a game doesn't feel good to play, then nothing else matters!
Castlevania Dracula X on the SNES, I've put this game down many times on this forum. I played it long before playing Rondo of Blood for the first time, I so I can't say I ever felt like it was a "watered down version" or anything like that. The first time I played this game it was completely unbiased with nothing to compare it to but CV 1-4 and Bloodlines (the only other CV games I had played up to that point). But even then, I was a let down by boring and uninspired level design, some really flat and bland looking graphics in some stages (mostly boring backgrounds) and overall something that just didn't feel polished. It has probably one of the dumbest Dracula fights. Castlevania Chronicles actually has a really awesome Dracula Fight, so I'll give it that. And those fucking Spear Guards! Once you realize that if you had the backflip from Rondo, they wouldn't be so hard, it makes their overuse that much worse! I was wrong, you DO have the backflip in Dracula X. But there's still a miserable amount of Spear Guards and some of their placement is just cruel.
But I just recently played each game for the first time in a while. I feel like Castlevania Chronicles will just never grow on me. A game that I dislike this much I would never pick up and try again, I feel like the only reason I keep giving it a try is because it's a Castlevania game. Dracula X pisses me off because I know that the game could have been so much more awesome if it just spent some more time in development and they polished it up. But even as it stands, and even with the missing backflip, it still FEELS good to play. And it does have a lot going for it. Although a lot of the level design is boring, it's still fun to play. And although some of the graphics are bland or flat, I still think it's a better looking game than Chronicles. And people can put it down because doesn't have the CD soundtrack that Rondo had, but on it's own as a SNES game it has a really awesome soundtrack! The Dracula fight is really, really dumb. But overall, I'd say it's a much better game than Dracula X.
So in short, Dracula X isn't nearly as bad as I remember it. And I don't think it's as bad as some people make it out to be. Chronicles, on the other hand, I'm always wondering why some people think it's great.
PS, for anyone that missed it, I had made a similar thread comparing Castlevania III and IV - viewtopic.php?f=50&t=52995
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Re: Castlevania Dracula X (SNES) VS Chronicles (PS1)
by Jagosaurus Sat Jun 20, 2020 5:33 pm
I think Castlevania Chronicles suffers from being a PC port/remake of an older game. Honestly, coming off the Sharp X68K, this is one those games that's a cool oddity, but I'm surprised it exist.
I've played both, but not recently enough to comment in depth.
A bit off topic & yet related ... but did you see there's patch out for Saturn's SOTN improving performance?
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Jagosaurus wrote: I think Castlevania Chronicles suffers from being a PC port/remake of an older game. Honestly, coming off the Sharp X68K, this is one those games that's a cool oddity, but I'm surprised it exist.
IDK, I mean, Rondo of Blood was on a console with an 8-bit CPU and it's hailed as the best of the era. I don't think Chronicles suffers because the platform wasn't up for it. I think the controls are stiff, the graphics are ugly (in a way that isn't the system's fault) and the music sucks (the composition, nothing against the X68k).
Jagosaurus wrote: A bit off topic & yet related ... but did you see there's patch out for Saturn's SOTN improving performance?
Oh, yeah, I did stumble across that. Very cool stuff. I posted about it in the Castlevania thread: viewtopic.php?f=50&t=35158&p=1158422#p1158400
Yeah, Rondo is on another level. I've admittedly only played via emu & the PSP port, but it's amazing. Chronicles is an odd mash up. I remember having no regrets selling it off lol.
I think I'm on my third copy of Chronicles. It's definitely not my first copy, but I seem to remember selling my second copy too lol.
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by Anapan Sun Jun 21, 2020 3:28 am
I voted for Dracula X SNES. I played through much of both the original X68K emulated, and PS1 enhanced port of Chronicles, as well as most of SNES Dracula X. I think the SNES game is more enjoyable and better all-around. It has better music, graphics and effects. It might not be as polished as the game it was trying to clone, but it does away with the weird lumpy character, awkward movement, and all the things that turned me off of CV4. IMO neither DX SNES or Chronicles are bad games, but I found myself having a better time in DX. I think it only got a bad rap because of the (deserved) hype of Rondo. 4/5 - would attempt again. Can't say the same of CV4 or Chronicles.
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by Nemoide Sun Jun 21, 2020 9:49 am
I'm voting for Chronicles even though I've never played the SNES version of Dracula X.
Chronicles always struck me as being an interesting game that I actually like. It's like original Castlevania only different, and being a port of an obscure PC format gives it a kind of exotic flavor, especially now that we've seen the PC Engine version of Dracula X released multiple times in the US. I wouldn't say that Chronicles is my favorite game in the series or anything, but I would recommend it to curious fans of the series to try out (at least I would if it wasn't expensive).
Dracula X on the other hand, I've just never heard good things about the SNES version. Usually it's people saying "well, it's nowhere close to the PC Engine version, but it's actually kind of okay once you get used to it" - that paired with an obscenely high price tag (and the fact that I don't even have an SNES) have always kept me away and made me feel like I'm not missing much.
by opa Sun Jun 21, 2020 9:51 am
I am not really familiar with either game to be honest. After reading the thread I sat down and played Dracula X for a little bit. Got to some of the aforementioned spear-wielding a-holes and gave up for the evening. The music was pretty awesome but the graphics were strange. I guess my question is: Is this a full remake of Rondo? Was this just a quick port to make another SNES game because they had the assets laying around? It certainly isn't as good as Rondo but I'd be willing to play a little more if I can get by the spear guys.
Chronicles... is insanely expensive. If I check it out I'll probably get the $6 download on PSN. I've never even watched gameplay so I'll have to research it first.
Bloodlines is my favorite 16-bit CV. The unique level design really impressed me.
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by nightrnr Mon Jun 22, 2020 2:06 am
I vote Chronicles.
Take that with this grain of salt though:
I might play Castlevania more for atmosphere than play control (and I think Chronicles wins in atmosphere).
Most might have a better time with DracX.
But Chronicles also had 4 different versions of the soundtrack (1 remixed and 3 different soundcard options in the original mode, via secret option).
That is beyond awesome and encourages replay more than anything else for me.
To be fair, I greatly enjoyed DracX too and played it through back in the day on my friends copy (the brief time he owned it).
Also, doesn't DracX have a backflip move (am I understanding that some don't think so)? Or is it different than Rondo' s backflip?
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by Ziggy587 Mon Jun 22, 2020 7:53 am
I just dug up this old post. It seems my opinion of Chronicles hasn't change over the last decade!
http://racketboy.com/forum/viewtopic.ph ... 75#p380875
Nemoide wrote: Dracula X on the other hand, I've just never heard good things about the SNES version. Usually it's people saying "well, it's nowhere close to the PC Engine version, but it's actually kind of okay once you get used to it".
That's pretty much what it is, though. I maintain that it could have been an awesome game if they just spent a little more time in development to polish it up a bit. But as-is, it's not a horrible game. Rondo of Blood it is not, but it's still worth playing. It has a few platforming sections that are really rough that I feel shouldn't have made it into the game (if only it was polished) and some screens that are just flat out BORING, but it's still an enjoyable playthrough.
opa wrote: The music was pretty awesome but the graphics were strange.
I always thought the graphics looked flat. For example, look at the title screen to Super CV 4, the stones really pop will dimension. Then look at the title screen to Dracula X, it has stones but it just looks very two-dimensional by comparison.
The CV4 title screen also has lots of animation. There's critters that peak out of the gaps between stones and go back in, bats that fly overhead, thunder and lightening (and now that I think about it, CV4 title screen has music while the Dracula X title screen is dead silent). The Super Famicom version of CV4 has even more animation, the game title logo is dripping blood and pooling on the bottom.
But I realized something while just recently playing through Dracula X. I think it's suppose to look like that. I think the art direction is trying to mimic a more hand drawn cartoon/anime look.
opa wrote: I guess my question is: Is this a full remake of Rondo? Was this just a quick port to make another SNES game because they had the assets laying around? It certainly isn't as good as Rondo but I'd be willing to play a little more if I can get by the spear guys.
Well, it's not a full remake of Rondo. I really don't think they were going for a quick port, though. It's easy to make the assumption that they decided to just churn out a crappy game real fast, but I really think that they were attempting to remake Rondo of Blood for the SNES but it ended up getting rushed out of development. Although some of the level design and overuse of Spear Guards are questionable, I still think it's worth playing. My suggestion to you for the Spear Guards is to take it slow and hang back. They're actually not that tough, but they will eat you alive if you try and just Rambo past them.
nightrnr wrote: Also, doesn't DracX have a backflip move (am I understanding that some don't think so)? Or is it different than Rondo' s backflip?
Yeah, I was wrong. Dracula X on the SNES does have the backflip move. I guess I never realized that it has it because I didn't have the instruction manual the first time I played the game, and you would never think to double tap B. I knew Rondo of Blood had it the first time I played it (which was The Dracula X Chronicles for me). It's not as easy to pull off on the SNES version though. You have to double tap B pretty fast, you can definitely do it more casually in Rondo.
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Sharon Osbourne Opposes Marijuana Legalisation
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Sharon Osbourne Is Against Legalising Marijuana Because She Fears It Will Be A Disaster For Society In The Long Term.
Picture: Sharon Osbourne - US premiere of 'Amy' in Hollywood at Arclight Hollywood - Los Angeles, California, United States - Friday 26th June 2015
The music manager-turned-TV host has seen her husband Ozzy and children Kelly and Jack battle and overcome drug addictions, and she has now spoken out against the legalisation of marijuana in four U.S. states, admitting she hopes the rest of the country does not follow suit.
She tells CBS TV, "I have big resentments that this is happening (sic). Anything that alters your mental state I don't think should be allowed... You can say prescribed medication can alter your mental state but I don't agree with it all.
"The next thing I am waiting for is when someone is working heavy machinery, when they are driving a car. It is all going to end in tears."
She believes the legalisation will one day be overturned, adding, "In years to come there will be new laws for those who are smoking and using marijuana... This will end not the way everybody thinks it will."


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DROWNING PREVENTION PROGRAMMES VOLUNTEER
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THE children of Bimini can now enjoy the stunning marine environment that surrounds them with increased safety and confidence thanks to a groundbreaking partnership led by Save The Bays.
The environmental advocacy group partnered with SwimTayka and Waterkeepers Bahamas to offer free swim and lifeguard training to young Biminites, who responded enthusiastically and in considerable numbers to the opportunity to increase their self-assurance in and around the water.
"All Bahamians should enjoy the ocean, which is a sacred gift that has been bestowed upon our people," said Joseph Darville, chairman of STB. "At the same time, we want to ensure that people, and especially children, can swim, play and get to know their precious marine environment in conditions that are as safe as possible.
"So many times in the past, enjoyment of the water has been marred by tragedies that could so easily have been prevented had the proper training and life-skills been in place."
International group SwimTayka sends qualified instructors into developing communities around the world to not only to teach both children and adults how to swim, a skill that could one day save their life, but also to educate them about caring for the open water and how to preserve it for future generations. They also teach skills that open the door to future jobs as lifeguards and swimming instructors.
The group sent qualified volunteer swimming instructors from around the world to lead the free swimming classes for the children of Bimini. The programme included instruction in basic water safety, first aid and environmental education, while important classes were also led by SwimTayka's lead drowning prevention volunteer.
Nathalie Vallieres Martin, SwimTayka board member, said: "This week has been an incredibly enriching experience, not only for the kids but for us as volunteers as well. The kids have learnt a life skill, and they will be able to contribute to the island's drowning prevention message. We are so grateful to our partner, Save The Bays."
The event was hosted by Rashema Ingraham, the Coastal Waterkeeper for Bimini and executive director of Waterkeeper Bahamas, which is part of a global network of organisations that aim to make as much of the world's water as possible fishable, drinkable and swimmable.
Ms Ingraham said: "Most of our efforts centre on monitoring water quality levels and regular reporting. We recognise however that the human element is central to all of our work and that the point of swimmable water is that the community has the skills and opportunity to take advantage of it."
She said the great response from the people of Bimini has encouraged them to seek to conduct similar exercises in other communities around the Bahamas, and that she hopes that SwimTayka will continue to partner with STB and Waterkeeper Bahamas to make this a reality.
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'Wine inspectors will find themselves drowning in paperwork!' Wine association's no deal Brexit fears
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The UK has just four weeks left until Brexit on March 29. Pic:getty/tanaonte
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A no deal Brexit would create added red tape for the wine industry: generating more than 600,000 additional forms and costing the wine industry £70m ($93m), according to the UK's wine association. Ultimately this could lead to increased prices for consumers.
A no deal Brexit would mean UK wine businesses have to 'jump through hoops to import wine into the UK' thanks to the introduction of new forms and laboratory test demands, says the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA).
Miles Beale, Chief Executive, WSTA, said: "The reality is that if we leave the EU without a deal wine businesses, big and small, will be facing a catalogue of extra costs which will ultimately be passed onto the British consumer."
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The UK is set to leave the EU on March 29. If a deal is reached, this will put mechanisms in place for a transition period. Without a deal, however, the UK will 'crash out' of the EU.
Pressure is mounting on the government to set out a clear path forward. Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal was rejected by MPs last month; and MPs are due to vote on a revised deal on March 12.
The WSTA has been campaigning for the government to find a deal, and its 'Don't bottle it' campaign has already highlighted the threats from a no-deal scenario - such as the uncertainty created for business, issues over cash flow, staff shortages and delays of products at the border.
It has now written to members of parliament Michael Gove, Liam Fox and Philip Hammond to highlight mounting costs facing the UK wine industry, particularly with regards to the potential of extra red tape from a no deal Brexit.
The WSTA says that the combination of additional forms, wine duty hikes, wine tariffs and rising inflation will likely mean a rise in price for consumers.
'Real blow to exporters and importers alike'
Around 55% of the wine drunk in the UK is imported from Europe. The industry is largely made up of small winemakers and independent merchants, which feel the pressure of extra paperwork more acutely.
Wine entering the EU must be accompanied by a VI-1 form. If Britain leaves the EU without a deal, an estimated 500,000 new VI-1 forms - all accompanied by a lab test - will be required for wine that enters the UK from Europe.
Wine from the UK which is destined for the EU will also have to use a VI-1 form, adding around 150,000 forms.
It costs in the region of £20 for each two-page document, which has to be filled out by hand.
"The additional form filling and laboratory tests required for a no deal scenario will come as a real blow to exporters and importers alike. Wine inspectors will find themselves drowning in paperwork and - unless they can double their workforce - wine consignments are going to be held up by unnecessary additional red tape".
Miles Beale, WSTA.
In addition, wine inspectors will feel the pressure of the extra paperwork, argues the WSTA.
"Every handwritten VI-1 form will have to be scrutinised and stamped before wine from Europe is allowed into the UK.
"It is estimated that it would take 12 full time wine inspectors a whole year to process the half a million new VI-1 forms expected to mount up after a no deal Brexit. This does not take into account the other work carried out by Wine Standards who currently consist of a team of six regional inspectors."
A no deal Brexit would mean that the UK would lose the EU's Excise Movement Control System (EMCS), which tracks alcohol coming in out of the country with electronic documentation. This would 'likely to see ports descend into chaos', says the WSTA.
Whitehall officials are holding emergency meetings to discuss the rise in paperwork - which is predicted to 'treble their workload overnight', according to the WSTA.


Aegis Graham Bell Awards in association with India Mobile Congress felicitated companies in the telecom and mobile domain on October 26 at New Delhi. Accenture, Aayuv Technologies, Mahindra Comviva were announced as winners for the 'Telecom and Mobile Categories'. The award is a joint initiative of Aegis School of Business and India Mobile Congress to recognize innovators and their innovations in Telecom and Mobile industry.
Chief Guest for the award ceremony was Shri Manoj Sinha, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Communications and Minister of State for Railways, Government of India.
Accenture secured the award in 'Bringing Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid' for their innovation 'Grameen'. Aayuv Technologies bagged the award in 'Innovative Mobile App for Enterprise' for their innovation 'eKincare'. Mahindra Comviva won an award in 'Innovative Telecom Solution' category for their innovation 'Comviva's IRIS Solution'.
Accenture's Grameen Guru – a smart phone-based multi-lingual chatbot that leverages AR technology to help clients who can't read and understand written materials.
Aayuv Technologies' eKincare is India's first personal health assistant, (patented) that leverages deep learning algorithms to read medical data from health records and various healthcare interventions. It can predict future health risks and provide timely personalized recommendations to beat those risks.
Mahindra Comviva's MobiLytix is a real time marketing platform that aims at mitigating real time challenges that are faced by telecom operators. Mahindra Comviva IRIS is a module of MobiLytix which stands for Incremental Revenue through Incremental Sales, and as the name suggests it is responsible for increasing profitability for the operators.
The giga event was held jointly by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Cellular Operators Association of India(COAI) and is supported by Government departments such as Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
IMC-Aegis Graham Bell Awards aims to promote innovators in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and to recognize their outstanding innovations with a vision to make India an innovative hub for rising brilliance and virtuosity. This platform shares a common knowledge partner KPMG, who takes care of the entire certification process. The decision matrix for the award is prepared by KPMG.