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At long last a really positive set of announcements from the SA office...

1)No more "Site should be done next week by Mr.X", the site is complete,
up and running! My magistrate is busy ASPing the few exams left to go
online and I'll be reviewing and updating the DB CORE exam, if I get a
chance this weekend. I have folio to be in for Uni for assessment so I'll
be busy with that, but I'm sure I can take a few hours over the weekend to
do it.

2)Grail has given me soem really positive feedback on a few ideas, and
furthermore, DJM Shaitan` is still working away on a new 3D image of the
SA. His graphics are unreal and this should be sent my way by end of the
month/start of January. Although relatively unimportant info here, these
additions will greatly improve the site and it's attachments...stay tuned
for news.

3)EMS Maverick has spoken with the AoC and everyone has been instructed to
create a web-page to "advertise and sell" their Clan to SA students. These
guys don't know what each Clan is like and hopefully the detail contained
in these Clan "brochures" will help attract (and maybe even repel!) new
graduate members. CSP's is already on line:
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4)I have recieved a mediocre response from people wishing to mark
examinations. If you are DJK or below, please include a reference from a
member of your Clan Staff (CON,PCON,QUA,AED), also an indication into
which type of course you'd prefer to mark would also help.

5)The SA currently stand at 144 graduates!

6)I realise there has been some commotion about the new SA system, however
if you HAVE graduated as an ACO you will NOT be automatically promoted to
PRT. You should be active enough to deserve promotion within a short
enough space of time. As for Order/General Studies the rules are that no
one under PRT can sit these exams, however if you have the SA:CORE on your
dossier an exception will be made until this transistional phase is over.

7)Finally, Grand Admiral Ronin has been informed of the site and replied
with the following comments:

Looks great to me !

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[o]||||||||||[x]))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
GA Ronin
Fleet Commander/Founder - Emperor's Hammer
FC/GA Ronin/CS-1/SSSD Sovereign
MoH/IC/GoE/OoR/PC/MoI-dc/ISM/MoT-rhx2/MoT-ghx8/LoC-CSx5/DFC/CoS/OV-6E/LoA
[DJP(Sith)/Overlord of Alvaak, SL] {IWATS-Core}

Some of you may not know, but Ronin was in fact the first Head Master of
the Shadow Academy, so it's great for me to hear that he likes what I'm
doing!

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