According to GetEducated.com, the online masters degree in special education offered by Texas Tech has recently been ranked No. 11 in the country as a best buy.

Robin Lock, a professor in special education at Tech, said GetEducated.com looks at online programs in many different areas.

She said the website ranks programs based off two criteria, affordability and credibility.

Credibility is where we really like to hang our hat because that is whats most important to us, Lock said.

Although the online program is affordable, she said she does not want the recognition of affordability to detract from the quality of the program.

We want it to be affordable, she said. We want it to be accessible, but we really want to produce quality educators who go out and actually make a difference in their classroom tomorrow.

Scott Ridley, dean of the College of Education, said the website does not get paid by the schools it ranks.

Lock said the special education masters program offers many different areas of specialization.

The areas of specialization are split in two different branches, she said. There is a sensory impairment and low incidence branch, and there is a generic special education branch.

Within the special education branch, Lock said they prepare students for many different career paths.

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ARLINGTON, Texas Dee Milliner and that Alabama defense showed they can still dominate.

Even after sending three starting defenders from last year's national championship team to the NFL as first-round draft picks, the second-ranked Crimson Tide threw around eighth-ranked Michigan while pounding Denard Robinson in a season-opening 41-14 victory Saturday night.

C.J. Mosley returned an interception 16 yards for a touchdown for the Tide. AJ McCarron, no longer with third overall draft pick Trent Richardson to hand the ball off to, threw two touchdowns as Alabama won its 11th consecutive season opener.

Milliner, the primary nickelback last season now in a starting role, deflected four passes in the first half, and had an interception after shoving intended receiver Roy Roundtree to the ground and into the Alabama sideline. That set up a touchdown for the Crimson Tide, which shot out to a 31-0 lead.

While Michigan still can recover to contend for a Big Ten title and possible Rose Bowl bid, this could be a confidence-shaking performance.

Other Top 25 games

At No. 3 Louisiana State 41,

North Texas 14

Kenny Hilliard rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns, and LSU opened its season with a victory over North Texas.

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KOTAS SWIMMERS: Kotass coach Jeffery Ho (right) poses with, from left Angela Chieng, Annie Chieng and Welson Sim.

KUCHING: Kota Samarahan Amateur Swimming Association (Kotas) swimmers have expressed their desire to train under Kuching Amateur Swimming Association (Kasa) swimming coach.

Kotas swimmers Angela Chieng, Annie Chieng and Welson Sim who collected a total of five gold, three silver and four bronze medals during the last Sukma in Pahang have intended to train with their former coach Ren Xiao Shun who is currently coaching Kasas swimmers.

The assistant coach from Kotas Jeffery Ho said that the former coach, Ren had greatly improved their swimmers basic swimming styles.

As soon as he was assigned to Kotas he quickly required all the swimmers to revert practicing the basic styles of swimming, whose actions initially drew some complain from the swimmers parents as time wasting because they have gone through the sessions earlier in training, Jeffery commented to The Borneo Post yesterday.

Jeffery recalled that Kotas swimmers were required to practice the backstroke basic techniques-floating on their back and keeping horizontal as they propelled their body through the water.

And the former coach will continues to take days to practice the butterfly stroke, by introducing the dolphin-style kick, the breaststroke uses a frog-style kick and the sidestroke which holds importance for swimmers because you can use it to rescue someone, since it only requires one arm, he informed.

In another development Jeffery revealed that at the moment they are 28 young swimmers under Kotas Elite Development Programme with the newly MSNS appointed Chinese coach Li Guo Bing.

And in the programme he added, Kotas always adopt coaching strategies of balancing coaching to win and coaching for learning as a developmental issue for their young swimmers.

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New Video Training Provides Strategies for Life and Fitness Success with Fitness Experts Todd Durkin and John Spencer Ellis

Fitness and coaching expert shares his top tips for success in both fitness and life in a new video interview. The video training is now available for free online at http://johnspencerellis.com/todd-durkin-interview-video-training-life-and-fitness-success/.

Durkin is the strength and conditioning coach for both Brees and NFL legend LaDainian Tomlinson as well as a business owner, author and mentor.

Im in the trenches myself, and the same principles Drew Brees uses for success on the field are the same ones we need to use as fitness pros, said Durkin. Sometimes you have to take things that are going on and put them aside so you can really get the job done.

In the video training interview, Durkin and Ellis discuss what makes people rise to the next level, a host of life lessons, several icons in the fitness and personal development industries, the importance of the people you surround yourself with, achieving success on a holistic level, overcoming adversity, nutrition, taking risks and taking advantage of opportunities, the importance of mental training, getting organized in the fitness industry, how to live a life worth telling a story about and much more.

This is truly an all-access, in-depth interview with one of the top coaching and fitness experts in the world, said Ellis, founder of John Spencer Ellis Enterprises, a fitness and personal development solutions company. Todds experience, knowledge and passion are unparalleled, and he offers a wealth of great insights, ideas and inspiration.

The free online video training can be accessed now at http://johnspencerellis.com/todd-durkin-interview-video-training-life-and-fitness-success/.

About John Spencer Ellis Enterprises John Spencer Ellis Enterprises is a solutions provider for fitness and coaching professionals around the world, providing education, turn-key business programs, coaching and resources for new and advanced fitness and coaching professionals. For more information about John Spencer Ellis Enterprises or to watch the free video training with Todd Durkin on success in fitness and in life, please visit http://johnspencerellis.com/todd-durkin-interview-video-training-life-and-fitness-success/

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By Ben Smith Former professional footballer

I always wanted to leave football on my terms but in the end I suppose it was mutual.

After 17 years as a professional player with Arsenal, Reading, Yeovil, Hereford, Shrewsbury and Crawley, today is the first day of the rest of my life. Today I am starting work as a teacher.

It is actually the same school that I attended - I am teaching business and ICT at the Maltings Academy in Essex - so it's not completely alien territory, but it still means going from being a 33-year-old, respected member of a dressing room to being the equivalent of a 19-year-old starting a new job.

I have known this time was coming, of course, so over the past four or five years I have completed a business management degree and done my Uefa coaching badges. During the last year I've been going into a school on my day off on a voluntary basis and they have offered me a job.

The point that triggered all this for me was buying a house in my mid-20s because before that I would join a new team, go off in my car with a bag of clothes and rent a room off another player.

It was as simple as that.

But having a mortgage meant that if I left a club, I could not just go back to living in my dad's spare room and see what happened. I knew I needed to plan ahead.

I had not been involved in education since leaving school with no qualifications at 16 but I decided to start a flexible access course. There were 10 of us in the room and we were asked to write down an introductory paragraph about ourselves. I just spent 15 minutes staring into thin air.

1995 - Signs professional contract with Arsenal.

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02-09-2012 17:34 Absolute Fitness love Otago Polytechnic graduates. The Dunedin-based gym is owned and operated by two graduates and the majority of their trainers are also graduates from the Otago Institute of Sport and Adventure. Watch this video and see where an Otago Polytechnic qualification can take you. To find out more visit

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When executives step into Dr. Robert Gleeson's exam room, they get a whole lot more than a standard blood pressure reading and a slight tap to the knee.

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Gleeson, a physician at Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin in Wauwatosa and a guest speaker at the 2012 BizTimes Milwaukee Fittest Execs program, specializes in executive health, preventive health care, adult health maintenance and prevention, and lipid and preventive cardiology.

As a member of the medical team for the past four years, Gleeson directs the Executive Health Program and also spearheads the preventive cardiology and lipid management under the medical center's cardiology unit.

In overseeing the Executive Health Program, he evaluates the health of corporate management teams both members who are in shape and others who are struggling and anyone interested in his extensive physical exam and consultation services. For each patient, Gleeson offers individualized advice on lifestyle changes to promote fitness and nutrition. To him, lifestyle makes all the difference in the world.

Most of Gleeson's patients are men, each of whom he meets with face-to-face for 75 to 90 minutes.

"I go into a lot of detail," Gleeson said. "Companies that really understand how much money they have invested in their key executives understand the value of finding and preventing disease."

Preventive health care is particularly important in today's market, when many companies have trimmed their staffs so that the management teams vital to their success consist of as few executives as possible, Gleeson said. These executives need to maintain their health in order to continue contributing to their companies' progress.

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Top executives are tasked with leading their companies by example, and that can be crucial when it comes to making time for fitness.

Cathy Buck, president of Froedtert Hospital, was a finalist in the Fittest Execs competition.

While the finalists in the 2012 BizTimes Media Fittest Execs competition all lead busy lives, they find time in the morning, evening, or even between meetings to squeeze in workouts.

The Fittest Execs program recognizes executives who are leading the charge in encouraging wellness in the workplace.

"It's a celebration of a commitment to fitness for not only the participants, but really the companies who they represent," said Dan Meyer, owner of BizTimes Media. "What you do with fitness is one of the few things you can control with your health."

The competition included both individual and team entries. Individual qualifiers had to work as a CEO, CFO, COO, CIO, president, executive vice president, owner, partner, executive director, mayor, city manager, or city council member at a company or government organization with at least 20 employees in southeastern Wisconsin. Retired executives could also participate.

Teams were made up of four people, with an executive team leader and no other title limits. Companies could enter more than one team, and member scores were tabulated cumulatively.

Participants, who could be from any fitness level, were divided into categories based on gender and age and underwent fitness testing at the Wisconsin Athletic Club.

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Jack Bauerle was recently appointed as Chancellor of Wexford University. Wexford offers 100 percent online associate through doctoral degrees in a variety of health, fitness and nutrition fields.

An Orange County native and current resident of Yorba Linda, CA, Bauerle has more than 25 years of progressive healthcare leadership experience. In addition, he is recognized as an engaging educator, tapped to regularly present at a variety of sports medicine and performance-based seminars and symposiums.

Bauerle has both a bachelors and a masters degree in Sports Medicine from Chapman University. A Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC), he is currently an adjunct professor at Chapman, teaching theoretical performance training courses for the universitys sports medicine curriculum. Likewise, he previously served as athletic training program director, head athletic trainer and head strength and conditioning coach for Chapman, while teaching a variety of courses in the Movement and Exercise Science department.

As a coach, teacher, mentor and expert in so many areas of sports medicine and kinesiology who is known for his energy, intelligence and inspiration, Jack has the practical and academic background that made him the ideal candidate for this position, said John Spencer Ellis, founder of the National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association (NESTA), which includes Wexford University as its higher education division. As Wexford continues to grow across the globe, we are thrilled to have Jacks experience, expertise and passion for wellness guide the university and its students.

Wexford University offers degree programs including an associate of arts degree in Fitness Training, a bachelor of science degree in Health and Fitness, a master of science degree in Nutrition and Exercise, a master of arts in Applied Sports Psychology and a doctorate degree in Applied Sport Psychology. Registration for classes beginning in January starts on Sept. 15.

About Wexford University Wexford University is dedicated to providing world-class education through cutting-edge technology, offering direct application degree programs in an accelerated format with 100 percent online learning to save time and money. Programs include an associate of arts degree in Fitness Training, bachelors degree in Health and Fitness, masters degree in Nutrition and Exercise as well as masters degree and doctorate degree in Applied Sport Psychology. Wexford University is the higher education division of NESTA (National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association). For more information, please visit http://wexford.edu/.

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The Shelby Fit app is customized for Shelby residents. It can help them meet fitness goals, and provide information about health and fitness-related events.

Baptist Memorial Health Care and the Shelby Farms Park Conservancy share a common goal for the residents of Shelby County to promote the health and well-being of its citizens.

"The park is all about health and nutrition, and we're right next door to Baptist, who shares the same goal, so we have a really natural partnership," said Jen Andrews, director of development and communications for the park.

As a way to facilitate that goal, the two recently collaborated to create the ShelbyFit app.

The free downloadable mobile app, customized for Shelby County residents, was launched by the partners in early July. Go to baptistonline.org/shelbyfit for more information, download from there, or go to the Apple App Store at bpt.st/ShelbyFit.

"We are celebrating our centennial this year and are working with several community partners, like Shelby Farms, who is our neighbor and gives us a lot of information," said Ashley Compton, public relations coordinator for Baptist. "We were trying to think of products that would benefit people in our community and promote wellness."

"We are a nonprofit, and we raise 75 percent of our operating costs privately every year," the park's Andrews said. "We count on strong community partners like Baptist, who have shown their support from early on."

As of last week, 1,600 Shelby County residents have downloaded the app.

And so far, 1,215 hours of exercise have been logged by these users.

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